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Italy's center right must push through justice reform or withdraw from the coalition government, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi told his People of Freedom (PDL) party on Friday after his conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.
Just three months after center-left Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta took office at the head of an uneasy alliance with Berlusconi's PDL, the eurozone's third-largest economy faces deep uncertainty that may further hinder efforts at reform.
Struggling to contain divisions over tax and economic policy, the coalition's lifespan may depend on when Berlusconi's party considers it most politically expedient to try to force an election.
"If there is no reform of the justice system, we are ready for new elections," Berlusconi told PDL lawmakers at a party meeting on Friday, according to a source who attended and who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The media mogul and his supporters maintain the justice system is biased against him.
Five PDL government ministers told the party leadership they were willing to resign if needed, Senator Lucio Malan told reporters after the meeting, saying: "They entrusted their mandates to Berlusconi...We agreed to decide what to do in the coming days."
Yet how imminent a threat such talk may pose remains uncertain, with the 76-year-old billionaire apparently cautious about rushing into action before he is ready.
"Berlusconi said not to take any hasty decisions and to think of the interests of the country," PDL Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi told reporters.
Officials at the meeting also said that senior party members may ask Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to pardon Berlusconi — an idea the president rejected last month.
Letta repeated on Friday that Italy must have a stable government, saying the last thing it needs is to be worn down by partisan battles.
Berlusconi faces the threat of a year under house arrest or in community service as well as losing his seat in parliament over the first definitive sentence he has received in dozens of trials during his two decades in politics.
While he is unlikely to spend any time in jail due to his age, the verdict was an unprecedented blow and a Senate vote on expelling him from parliament could come next month.
He has declared he will continue his political activities under the Forza Italia (Go Italy!) name of his first party, with speculation growing that his daughter Marina may succeed him as party leader.
The upheaval means the already dim prospects of significant reforms to revive Italy's economy and cut its debt have receded further.
Agreement over thorny issues such as privatizations due in the autumn, or the much-disputed IMU property tax which Berlusconi wants to scrap, but which would blow a hole in already strained public finances, will be difficult.
"It depends on the PDL," said Italian Deputy Economy Minister Stefano Fassina, of Letta's center-left Democratic Party (PD).
"It's not something which can be settled in the next few hours, but over the next few weeks, we'll have to settle the IMU issue and on an issue like this, it can't just be about Berlusconi's personal interests," he said.
Problems just as serious could also come from Fassina's own fractious camp, with many in the center-left unhappy at the prospect of remaining in alliance with a convicted tax evader.
To add to the problems facing Letta, Matteo Renzi, the ambitious young mayor of Florence, is widely expected to mount a bid to lead the party.
Letta said the situation was "politically very delicate" and called on all sides to show responsibility in the interests of the country, but he acknowledged there were limits to what was acceptable.
"I don't consider that continuing at any cost is necessarily in the interests of the country," he said.


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Published Sunday November 18, 2012 at 6:00 am
For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses. It's also about building his legacy.
Fresh off re-election, Obama will make a significant investment in that effort during a quick run through Southeast Asia that begins Sunday. In addition to stops in Thailand and Cambodia, the president will make a historic visit to Myanmar, where his administration has led efforts to ease the once pariah nation out of international isolation.
The trip marks Obama's fourth visit to Asia in as many years. He kicks off his schedule in Bangkok. With a second term now guaranteed, aides say Obama will be a regular visitor to the region over the next four years as well.
"Continuing to fill in our pivot to Asia will be a critical part of the president's second term and ultimately his foreign policy legacy," said Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser.
The president's motivations in Asia are both personal and strategic.
Obama, who was born in Hawaii and lived in Indonesia as a child, has called himself America's first "Pacific president." The region gives him an opportunity to open up new markets for U.S. companies, promote democracy and ease fears of China's rise by boosting U.S. military presence in area.
The president, like many of his predecessors, had hoped to cement his foreign policy legacy in the Middle East. He visited two major allies in the region, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, on one of his first overseas trips as president and attempted to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
But those talks stalled, and fresh outbursts of violence between Israel and the Palestinians make the prospects of a peace accord appear increasingly slim. The Obama-backed Arab Spring democracy push has had mixed results so far, with Islamists taking power in Egypt and progress in Libya tainted by the deadly attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Obama hasn't been back to the region since 2009.
In Asia, however, Obama will be viewed as something of an elder statesman when he returns less than two weeks after winning re-election. The region is undergoing significant leadership changes, most notably in China, where the Communist Party tapped new leaders last week. Japan and South Korea will both hold new elections soon.
"Most of the leaders he'll meet with will not have a tenure as long as he will as president," said Michael Green, an Asia scholar at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. "So he'll go into this in a very strong position."
The centerpiece of Obama's whirlwind Asia tour is his visit to Myanmar. It will be the first time a U.S. president has visited the former pariah state.
Myanmar has become something of a pet project for Obama and his national security aides, who have cheered the country's significant strides toward democracy. Obama lifted some U.S. penalties on Myanmar, appointed a permanent U.S. ambassador and hosted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House this year.
Many of the same strategic motivations behind Obama's larger focus on Asia are at play in Myanmar, which is known by the U.S. as Burma.
The country long has oriented itself toward China, but the easing of sanctions gives American businesses a chance to gain a foothold there.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - At the close of the first day of competition at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, the Bulldogs are in fourth place with a score of 24 points, trailing Cornell (50), Princeton (48) and Dartmouth (26). But the score hardly does enough justice to the strong showing by Yale's athletes today, which included four regional-qualifying performances and a win in the pole vault by sophomore Eric DePalo. The two-day meet, held on Yale's Dwyer Track, will conclude on Sunday.
DePalo vaulted 4.95m in the pole vault, brining in ten points for the Bulldogs with his win. By virtue of winning the Heptagonal Championships, he also earned an automatic bid to compete at the NCAA regional meet. Also securing a spot at the NCAA regional meet at the end of the month was sophomore Reynolds Holmes, who placed second in long jump with a personal-best leap of 7.39 meters (wind-aided), moving up to No. 7 on Yale's all-time outdoor performance list.
The other point contributors in the first day of the meet were juniors Kevin Hickenbottom and Jeffrey Lachman. Hickenbottom placed fifth in javelin throw with a distance of 59.37 meters, and Lachman took fourth in the shot put with a personal-best effort of 16.02 meters.
Yale also saw significant performances in the preliminary running heats. Senior Victor Cheng and junior Brandon Giles were the top qualifiers of the day in the 100-meter dash, both running faster than Yale's school record. Cheng's personal-best time of 10.39 in the race was also under the regional-qualifying standard of 10.55. But because the wind speed measurements were above the legal limit of 2.0 meters per second (Cheng's race had a wind of +2.9 m/s and Giles' race had +2.2m/s), the new records will not stand. This is the third time this season that Cheng has been denied the new record due to wind measurements after running faster than the current record of 10.61.
Cheng and Giles returned in the 200-meter dash later in the day, with Cheng once again qualifying for the NCAA regional meet. Both athletes ran personal best times (with legal wind), with Cheng's time (21.33) moving up to No. 7 on the all-time list, and Giles' time (21.48) moving him up to No. 9. Cheng's time was also the fastest time ever run by a Yale athlete on the Dwyer Track (the former record was 21.48, set by Nigel Malcom in 1996).
Yale had two athletes qualify for the finals in the 1,500-meter run, with juniors Jake Gallagher and Murat Kayali posting times of 3:54.51 and 3:51.56, respectively. Gallagher's time was good enough to win his heat, and Kayali ran a personal best and IC4A-qualifying time. Other qualifiers for tomorrow's finals are sophomores David Soiles (49.04, 400-meter dash), Ted Galligan (54.42, 400-meter hurdles) and Chris Labosky (1:52.06, 800-meter run).
Tomorrow's competition will begin at 11:00 a.m with the men's triple jump. The first men's running event will be the 400-meter relay, which begins at 11:50 a.m. Buses will be available to transport spectators to the track, leaving Payne Whitney Gym every fifteen minutes.
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text: Just a little concerned, it would be great to hear from mothers of older babies and find out what worked for you. I am ebfing my 3 month old, and we have been co sleeping since he was a few weeks old. But he does not nap during the day. You can tell he is overtired, but he can only sleep in my arms or if I am napping with him there to give him breast any time he wakes up. Any time he stirs at night or starts to get fussy I just give him the breast. So pretty much he gets full access all night. Is my co sleeping causing him not to nap?? he gets a few 15-30 min naps in a whole day. Any tips on getting him used tocrib after co sleeping so long. He doesnt know how to soothe himself... He cannot fall asleep unless nursing, for example if we are in the car he screams from being overtired but he needs to be eating to fall asleep. We get home and I give him the breast and he is out right away. I lay him down after that and he is usually awake in 15 minutes. Any mothers out there nursed to sleep every time?? or any mothers have infants that would not nap?? Did baby eventually learn to soothe and fall asleep by themselves. i dont believe in cry out method. Also, are there any good books on getting baby on good nap/sleep schedule?? He is a happy baby other than the times I can tell he is overtired and sometimes just howls with red eyes until I nurse him.


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- Between the Lions: this early literacy site, for children ages 4-7, is a tie-in for the award-winning television program.
- Curious George: mazes, games, activities, etc. featuring Curious George
- Julia's Rainbow Corner: preschool games and activities with sound.
- Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes : nursery rhymes with rebus pictures and printable coloring sheets.
- PlayKidsGames: math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
- Sesame Street Workshop: activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.
Books & Reading
- Bookhive: a reader's advisory tool for infants through sixth graders that can be searched by topic or reading level.
- Children's Literature Web Guide: a collection of internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
- Curious George: curious George, the Man with the Yellow Hat, games, activities, mazes and more.
- Goodnight Stories: variety of story activities for children up to age 6, including audio stories.
- KidsRead: coverage of children's books, series and authors, including games and trivia section.
- Marc Brown's Arthur: games, coloring sheets and more relating to Marc Brown's Arthur character.
- Meet the Authors: links to popular author and illustrator's websites from Baltimore County Public Library.
- Moonlit Road: ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers.
- Mythweb: encyclopedia of mythology for young people.
- Novelist PLus : allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.
- PBSKids: visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa).
- Scholastic: visit the official sites for your favorite Scholastic books: Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, Deltora Quest, and more.
- Seussville: everything Seuss.
- StoryPlace: in English and Spanish. Includes links to preschool and elementary school stories, as well as online and other activities.
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- Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids: basic information on how our government operates for kids in grades K-12.
- Biography: has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names, past and present.
- Building Big: explore construction with interactive labs and challenges.
- CountryReports: concise, readable, current guide to basic country information.
- Figure This! Math Challenges: math activities by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Marilyn's Imagination Factory: offers art activities using recycled materials.
- NASA Kids: sections include space and beyond, rockets and airplanes, and the earth.
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She's 8. A boy was teasing her on the bus yesterday afternoon. He was saying stuff like "Is so and so your boyfriend?" She says she turned around, looked straight at him and said, "What an interesting assumption." The boy was quiet for awhile and then said, "What does that even mean?" She told him he needed to figure it out for himself and he was still puzzling it out when the bus reached her stop. He may not have known what it meant, but it ended that episode of teasing.
She's 8! The point is that she handled the situation without getting upset or getting into trouble. Who cares if it doesn't quite match the question? Does it really matter?
It's interesting that he assumed it was any of his *business* It's interesting that he assumed she had a BF at 8 YEARS OLD!!It's interesting that he assumed he could bother her on the bus....
I think your DD did a great job. Now it's up to you to teach her the correct usage of 'assumption', lol! I know when I was her age I was using a lot of words I didn't quite understand That's so awesome that she deflected him like that. I'd be proud too Editing to add perhaps the conversation wasn't relayed accurately to the OP. If I remember correctly, most 8 year old boys don't casually say "So is John your boyfriend?". They say things like "Jane looooovveeees John. They're gunna kiss! Jane has a boyfriend and she's in looooooove!" If that were in fact the case, 'That's an interesting assumption" would be correct. Just sayin'.
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I am new here and my english is not the best, so first of all sorry for that
Now my question:
I heard that Twitter would use for twitter.com their own API which all developers can use.
I dont know its true or not, but it sounds good for me to build one API and use it internal and give other people the chance to use a part of it for their own sites like the API of Facebook or Twitter.
So you only have to create one API and this API is maintained as well as the site itself, because you use it for your own site too.
But my problem is how I should use this API on the same server. A Request over cURL or something like that would make no sense for me.
Is there any "best practice" or any good patterns to solve this "problem"?
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Watch The ::God Is Imaginary Videos On YouTube ::
Yes everything you've said sounds reasonable and possible. But what are you thoughts on more recent events? Please allow me to use the Bible and the time of Jesus as an example. There are some pretty fantastic things recorded about his life a ministry.
Why are there no ancient critics?
In the Bible record many Jews did not accept him as the Son of God. However, the did not reject that the miracles occured. They said "it's the devil", but they didn't deny they happened.
Why iare there no outside (of Christianity) records to set things straight?
How did these similarities originate and is there any foundation of truth? It could be said that religious flood stories originated because of local flooding so there would be at least some grain of truth. On what grain of truth did belief in all these spirits originiate?


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I, too, am glad to see that CF finally has a spot on webdeveloper.com; it's long overdue, I think.
Is there anyone here who has used the Amazon AIM module? The documentation is not very explicit, and offers no code samples. I'm looking for CF examples that show how to use the AIM module to get bulk pricing data.


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An investment company sells 3 types of pooled funds, Standard (S), Deluxe (D), and Gold (G). Each unit of S contains 12 shares of stock A, 16 of Stock B, and 8 of Stock C. Each unit of D contains 20 shares of Stock A, 12 shares of stock B and 28 of Stock C. Each unit of G contains 32 shares of A, 28 of B and 36 of Stock C.
Suppose an investor wishes to purchase exactly 220 shares of Stock A, 176 shres of stock B and 264 sharss of Stock C by buying units of the 3 funds. Determine those combinations of units of S,D and G which will meet the investors requirements exactly.


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Howard Weston
Dec. 7, 1926-May 15, 2008
Howard C. Weston, 81, of Detroit Lakes, died peacefully on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at St. Mary's Innovis Health, Detroit Lakes, surrounded by his family.
Howard C. Weston was born to Howard and Alma (Schwartz) Weston on Dec. 7, 1926 in Detroit Lakes. He grew up and attended District 20 Country School in Lakeview Township, rural Detroit Lakes. He served in the United States Army from 1945-46, during World War II. Following the war he also served in the occupational army. On Dec. 14, 1951 he married Virginia Neske at the Detroit Lakes Methodist Church. They made their home in Detroit Lakes, where he worked for the Fairmont Creamery as a milk truck driver. He also did electric work for Francis Fritz. He then worked as a mechanic for Baker Buick in Detroit Lakes. He later owned and operated Howard's Garage from 1959-70. In 1970, he went to work for the city of Detroit Lakes as a mechanic, retiring in 1990.
Howard enjoyed spending time with his family, gardening, woodworking, reading, and watching Animal Planet on television.
Surviving Howard are his three daughters, Debbie (Steve) Earley, Joy (David) Schouviller and Deanna(Craig) Braun, all of Detroit Lakes; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one sister, Sally (Bob) Lage of Audubon; and one sister-in-law, Betty (Art) Miller of Wadena; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents; wife Virginia (Feb. 16, 1989); a grandson, Andy Braun; two sisters, Betty McDougall and Elaine Weston; and one brother, Donald Weston.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, at Assembly of God Church, Detroit Lakes, with the Rev. Jeff Culver and Rev. Vergil Moos officiating.
Casket bearers are Michael Guhlke, Brandon Braun, Ryan Earley, Rochelle Nustad, Natalie Braun and Gina Schouviller. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Detroit Lakes.
West-Kjos Funeral Home is providing arrangements. Those wanting to share memories and condolences are invited to use the funeral home's online messages of sympathy section at www.westkjos.com.


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I almost forgot about the chat, but I wanted to share my story. I have been searching for family members for a couple of years now. All the time, I have been receiving help from various sources. I joined Afrigeneas, and more recently the African American Genealogy Group of the Miami Valley (AAGGMV). During that time, I met Joyce Dennis who has been a big help to me.She helped me find family members who lived in Greenfield, OH. During this time, we weren't really spending time with obits, because we were trying to find living relatives, and establish a blood line between our families.The first she found was a cousin Winston Morgan. (Flashback) I had tried to get help from the Southern Ohio genealogy society in Hillsboro, OH, but the lady helping me was almost overloaded. She got me started with a lot of helpful information on the Morgan/Stewart line. Strangely enough I had a cousin (Russell Morgann) researching the same names for the same society, but we didn't know of each other. (Fast Forward) Joyce contacted me again, telling me that she had found another living relative,(Russell) and sent me information and a phone number. After we got acquainted, he started sending me vital papers, and I started sending him information and photos. He tells me that there is another cousin living in Georgia that is researching also. While exchanging information, he tells me of the Williams connection. How three sisters married men named Williams. I remembered an obit I had, pulled it out, and went to work on it. since the family member was from Dayton, OH when he died, and had a relative in Yellow Springs, I contacted the AAGGMV. I immediately got a response from Ted Jackson, who knew the living widow of the deceased relative Howard Williams. I wrote her a letter, and now have more living relatives in Dayton, OH, and Sacramento, CA. We all keep in touch, include Joyce in our correspondence, and are currently trying to find more living relatives in the New York, and Detroit areas (the sisters who married Williams men and anotheer cousin). We are dividing up projects to keep our eagerness high, but not having everyone working the same things at the same time. It would take a lot of space to thank everyone, and give advice. However, I can say have a system tht you know, and know how to work comfortably. Join a genealogy group, and provide information and support to groups like Afrigeneas. Members of AAGGMV are helping me with my other surmnames from the Dayton, OH area, and I also received help from Terry T in NJ. All this is coming from the (mustard seed) :-)). Finally, I am so happy and thankful, because I live in Texas, and look at where the help is coming from.
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It's being rumored that RIM is working with You i Labs to develop a new UI for their devices. This Ottawa-based design firm is known for creating Sense-like user interfaces for several different platforms.
You I Labs have worked closely with Teknision (Designer of Playbook UI) recently, & there is chatter that Teknision might be acquired by You I Labs.
With RIM's recent acquisition of The Astonishing Tribe, & this possible partnership with You i Labs, is there a totally revamped UI on the horizon for OS 8?


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FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests a link between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts among people with insomnia.
Every additional hour someone with insomnia sleeps is associated with a 72 percent drop in the likelihood of moderate or high risk of suicide, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.
"We were surprised by the strength of the association between sleep duration and suicide risk," study author, Linden Oliver, clinical research coordinator for the university's behavioral sleep medicine research program, said in a news release from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. "A 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk with a one-hour increase in sleep is interesting given the small sample size."
The study is scheduled for presentation June 4 at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Baltimore. Data and conclusions presented at meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
The researchers merged data from two studies for their analysis and focused on 73 people who were considered at risk for suicide. After taking the participants' gender, race, ethnicity, level of education and age into account, the researchers classified 55 of the patients as low risk for suicide and the other 18 as high risk.
Additional sleep benefitted both groups -- high and moderate risk -- in terms of suicide risk compared to those at low risk, the researchers said. Sleep loss is linked to depression and poor decision-making, they said.
"These results further highlight the importance of obtaining adequate amounts of sleep," Oliver said.
Roughly 10 percent to 15 percent of adults have an insomnia disorder with distress or daytime impairment, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Although the research indicated an association between sleep duration and suicide risk, it did not prove a cause-and-effect link.
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Smell that? The fresh-mown grass, the sweat, the hope filling the breeze? No, not baseball. That is the lovely scent of football's offseason getting up your nose.
Today, you see, is the first day of the NFL's offseason workout programs for some lucky teams. According to the new NFL collective bargaining agreement, teams with new head coaches can take the field starting today under a very specific set of guidelines.
Only teams with new coaches can begin work today and, as the Dolphins have new coach Joe Philbin on staff, they are among half-a-dozen teams able to get on the field and moving starting today. Everyone else must wait a couple of more weeks.
The Dolphins, however, are working by their own schedule. They are not starting today. Their offseason workout program is scheduled to begin April 10. I don't really know why the Dolphins are not getting right to work and instead are waiting until next week.
I don't think it's that big a deal, frankly. But the timing here does suggest Philbin is working on his own clock.
So what happens once the offseason workout program begins?
As Brian McIntyre points out on Mac's Football Blog, Phase One of the offseason workout program limits workouts to strength and conditioning and rehabilitation for the first two weeks. Only full- and part-time strength-and-conditioning coaches with no additional duties are allowed on the field. Quarterbacks may elect to throw to uncovered receivers at this time.
Phase Two is a three-week period that consists of limited on-field work with coaches. Individual drills, offense or defense only drills (no offensive vs. defense), special teams drills (kickoff team only, kick return only, etc...) are allowed. Helmets are not allowed to be worn, so one-on-one workouts pertaining to pass rush, pass coverage, pass protection, etc...are not allowed during this phase of the off-season workouts.
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Wilson never gets drafted as high as he did and doesn't get the opportunity to start as early as he has if Carroll doesn't wield the power he does.
And Carroll never leaves USC without being assured of it, either.
He didn't run away from the ominous cloud hanging over USC.
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Hey now, lets try and stay within the realm of logic here...
Rum and Coca Cola will hide a lot of sins
AT least rum and Coca-cola is one drink. It seems to have escaped the editors that Trinidad and Tobago are TWO islands, but one COUNTRY.
"I have swum in the water on the surface of the pitch lake."
I believe you.
Apparently the poison is in your system so much so that you are the only person in the world who knows the linkage between swIm, swAm, and swUm.
they found life even there?? what's next, finding living organisms on C-SPAN?
Whoah, there. Let's take baby steps. I'd say the next logical step would be to determine whether Larry King is actually alive. Then Elvis, and then C-SPAN.
I still haven't found a life down at Games Workshop.
i wonder how their average cell mass compares to some of the more usual critters we know and love.
Well, they're most probably smaller than panda bears.
Well, they're most probably smaller than panda bears.
I didn't know he was going to talk about bears. Maybe we should leave.
Depends on where you sample your seawater. But the cells here are much smaller. And Titan is unlikely in my mind given the 200K+ thermal difference. Life is clever, but the laws of physics catch up to you. Besides, we're talking long chain vs short chain hydrocarbons.
Life is clever, but the laws of physics catch up to you.
Life, as we know it.
Forms of life we've never seen may well be atermal.
My new meme: If google doesn't know the definition of a word is, it's not a word...
First corallary - if you can't find your word as a domain name with
Define "atermal"
I meant "athermal".
Mea Culpa... Makes sense now.
I meant "athermal".
Meaning what, exactly? I'm not sure that the concept is even possible. Everything has a temperature, even if it's zero Kelvin.
What do you think that you mean by "athermal"?
"Forms of life we've never seen may well be atermal." means "Forms of life we've never seen may well not depend on temperature"
"Forms of life we've never seen may well be atermal." means "Forms of life we've never seen may well not depend on temperature"
That's still a pretty
Of the one biochemistry that we're familar with ("CHON"-based, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen ; nucleic acids as polymeric information carriers and amino acid polymeric chains as catalytic molecules), all forms require the presence of liquid water for active life (growth, reproduction) ; unsurprisingly then these life forms are restricte
What if Google "recognizes" the meaning of misspelled words? In that case, you can get by with "corallary" and he can get by with "atermal".
On a related note, it was fun to read the comments after TFA at Technology Review and to see the grammar nazis finding all the errors there, too.
Forms of life we've never seen may well be atermal.
Since absolute zero is unattainable, nothing in this universe is "athermal".
The question is: at these temperatures where water ice is as hard as rocks are on earth, is there enough energy available to the molecules for any interesting chemistry to happen at all? Any life form is going to require interesting chemistry.
Space is cold, but the rocky planets and most of the planet-sized moons of the gas planets have geothermal activity. So while the atmosphere and surface may be cold, subsurface temperatures can be much higher--high enough to allow for life.
To the best of my knowledge all life on earth (at least all life that has been investigated at the DNA/RNA level) seems to have considerable similarities, which implies a relationship, perhaps a common origin point.
I wonder. Will this life, which on the surface seems to be fairly different from most of what we know/understand as life will also have such similarities with life as we know it?
If it does, it seems to show a remarkable level of flexibility, beyond what many may have imagined. If not, that may even be more exciting as it may provide support for the idea that the creation of life may not be an exceedingly rare event.
If not, that may even be more exciting as it may provide support for the idea that the creation of life may not be an exceedingly rare event.
I wouldn't get too excited about that last bit. We need proof that life can originate in an environment commonly found on other planets. Right now all we're finding is that some life on an ecologically rich and abundant planet can evolve into a hostile environment. To use a poor metaphor: There's a difference between us breathing this atmosphere and putting on a scuba tank and going underwater.
To the best of my knowledge all life on earth (at least all life that has been investigated at the DNA/RNA level) seems to have considerable similarities, which implies a relationship, perhaps a common origin point.
Which is of course what the theory of evolution tries to explain, with considerable success.
While it is certainly remarkable how flexible life on Earth is, we also have to keep in mind that it has evolved from a common, water-based origin, and the fact that archaea can adapt to living in tar with access to very little water does not mean that life could have started in such an environment.
The thing about water is that it is an altogether remarkable substance; it has a number of properties that are not found together in many other substances - I am certainly not aware of any - and there are reasons to believe that life (at least chemical life as we know it: with DNA/RNA, proteins etc) needs this constellation of properties to arise. We simply don't know if life can arise in other environments; our understanding of what life is at the deepest level is still very patchy.
It still should be possible for life to emerge in a more "emergence-compatible" place like Earth (or some even suggest some comets, under specific circumstances), and then be carried to other planets by meteorites impacts, etc.
Imagine a meteorite hitting Earth and ejecting a small amount of tar-growing Titan-compatible bacteria : with an enormous amount of luck, a few surviving spores could end up landing mostly intact on a Titan-like planet.
Actually, we don't have a definite answer on how life started on Earth at all (if it started here). For all we know now, it might as well have been in such tar pits. It might even have been quite hydrophobic initially. Almost certainly oxygen-rich enviroment wasn't a friendly place for it, and look where we are now...
I'm sorry? Life did start out oxygen- and water-free. Where do you think all that stuff comes from? It's processed poop. Nothing else.
I'm sorry? Life did start out oxygen- and water-free.
Here? Oxygen-free, yes. Water-free hell no. Elsewhere? Well, we'll talk about that when we find some.
Where do you think all that stuff comes from? It's processed poop. Nothing else.
Uhh, stars? Oxygen is a fusion end result, the third most abundant element in existence. I probably don't need to go into hydrogen, and the conditions for combining the two aren't exactly rare either. Water is one of the most common molecules in the universe, it's everywhere, and certainly predates any life by far. And unlike oxygen which is so reactive it tends to end up as a part of something else, water s
Three points:
"There is also evidence that liquid water may not be as important for life as everybody has assumed, since some microorganisms can make their own water by chewing on various hydrocarbons."
- Um, I have a theory that these organisms evolved from water-loving organisms. It seems Titan is likely to have surface water, and at least some of it is liquid at some time or another. So similar processes could work there. But these bacteria etc. need not have sprung forth without access to, and dependen
"since some microorganisms can make their own water by chewing on various hydrocarbons"
It's a chicken-and-egg issue. Why should something evolve that can create something that it needs to exist in the first place? It doesn't seem to be very likely that something organism evolves out an environment without water, that later needs water. But, it may evolve from a wet environment to a state where it later no longer depends on pre-supplied water.
Why should something evolve that can create something that it needs to exist in the first place? It doesn't seem to be very likely that something organism evolves out an environment without water, that later needs water. But, it may evolve from a wet environment to a state where it later no longer depends on pre-supplied water.
Have you thought of the possibility of an organism that doesn't need water, and still dumps it as byproduct of one of its processes?
A small part of those organisms could then evolve to use that water for a more optimized way of transport, for example. Some coule even evolve so much, they'd require the water, and still produce it.
An Oryx doesn't drink water, but it pees.
A chicken does drink water, but it doesn't pee.
All oryx species prefer near-desert conditions and can survive without water for long periods.
>implying they still need water to live.
An Oryx doesn't drink water, but it pees.
A chicken does drink water, but it doesn't pee.
Minor nitpick: chickens release urine at the same time as their poop, which is why it's always wet.
They don't drink but they do ingest water as a constituent of the solid foods they eat. Dessication works as a form of preservation or mummification precisely because practically nothing in nature will eat anything devoid of water.
Going back to the point, water-based life can only evolve in the presence of water. Water-based life faced with an scarcity of water may evolve the ability to synthesise its own water. It could then slowly adapt to survive in a complete absence of water. (Compare with trees, w
Unlike hot-vent extremophiles, it's hard to argue that these bacteria could be the source of life as they live in hydrocarbons, which are the result of a not-yet-fully-understood process involving dead organic matter.
Not quite; you can find a lot of hydracarbons beyond Earth.
It doesn't seem to be very likely that something organism evolves out an environment without water, that later needs water
Why does it seem unlikely?
It's ancestors could feasibly have not needed water to exist but produced it as a by product to some other useful function.
Our (very) distant ancestors evolved and thrived in an enviroment without significant amounts of oxygen; heck, it was most likely a poison to them. But then a group dumping it in large amounts showed up, and the rest is history...
Now, it even seems it's quite possible that, what was once a dangerous byproduct, enabled explosion of life later on.
It's a chicken-and-egg issue.
Well duh, eggs came first*. I mean, who has chicken for brealfast?
Why should something evolve that can create something that it needs to exist in the first place?
It doesn't need it in the first place; its decendants evolve to use and then need the poisonous byproducts of its existance. Oxygen would have been poisonous to earth's ealy life, but that life filled the atmosphere with it.
* Less humorously, here's a hint -- Chickens only come from eggs, but eggs don't have to come fro
My mother-in-law is from Trinidad, this explains everything. I always thought there was something a little odd about the way she spent so much time filling up the petrol in the car. I thought that odd sulphurous smell was the cream she used for a skin condition.
And all along, she was just a hydrocarbon sucking pitch lake alien!
... why do you have to base it from whats abundantly around you in your tiny micro speckle of the universe and project it on everything?
You don't. However, if you're going to theorize life without this chemical that plays a crucial role in so many chemical processes that are used by life as we know it, and expect to be taken seriously, you need to find replacements that are likely to exist instead of water in there alien environments and will be able to serve in its stead, or you need to come up with replacement life processes.
Presumably, you've done neither... which would make your speculation on life without water about as scientific as
it has everything to do with water's unquie properties. it's non corrosive, non reactive, is liquid at reasonible temperatues and is able to transport other elements without contamination.
life isn't going to exist at 1000c or -200c, and the mechanics of life ie. a fluid transport mechanism, won't work with solids.
if you can offer a viable alternative i'm all ears
it has everything to do with water's unquie properties.
... as currently assumed by man. Why can't there exist something with simular properties?
There IS a projection though, regularly they find life in a place they did not anticipate. Sulfarlake caves without any sunlight or water? Yep, there's an abundance of life there too.
All the reasoning from on our little sphere and feable concepts mostly very limited to personal understanding and ability to absorb and conceptualize.
The thing which strikes me the most
For starters: The GP assertion is based on a faulty perspective.
Water is valuable because it is corrosive and reactive. Water is a near universal solvent, one that can dissolve small amounts of nearly any mineral. Water is a magnetic polar fluid with high surface tension. This is valuable for forming membranes. It is also near the triple point of temperature on earth and its most common solid form is lighter than its liquid form.
The closest alternative to water that we know of is ammonia, it has similar pot
... as currently assumed by man. Why can't there exist something with simular properties?
Any substance with similar properties is likely to be a small molecule, simply because large molecules tend to be solid at low temperatures while dissociating or reacting violently at high temperatures. There are few enough stable arrangements of small numbers of atoms that scientists have done a basic investigation of most or all of them, and only a few have properties similar to water: polar, with a wide liquid range
I don't know what's more amazing - that you can post something that is so wrong, or the fact that someone modded you up.
the reason for us assuming the need for water has nothing to do with projecting our requirements on the rest of the universe.
This is hilarious - you say that projection has nothing to do with it, then you proceed to try to prove this point by projecting human requirements.
it's non corrosive, non reactive
BZZT. Water is very corrosive and reactive. It is known as "the universal solvent" for a reason.
is liquid at reasonible temperatues
How does one define "reasonible"[sp]? Oh yeah - by projecting our own requirements.
life isn't going to exist at 1000c or -200c
More projecting.
the mechanics of life ie. a fluid transport mechanism, won't work with solids.
Aside from the fact that this is just still more projecting, why exactly is water the only substance that fits this bill? Why could another compound not fill the same purpose?
if you can offer a viable alternative i'm all ears
I'm picturing a space alien that's constructed solely of ears.
It's everywhere, not just in our "tiny micro speckle of the universe"; it's what you get when first and third most abundant elements meet.
> That may make Titan an even better place to plant the life than previously thought.
I suppose our own microbes that live in such lakes are descendants of otherwise diverse ecosystem which existed in primordial times and Titan "weather" conditions are far less favourable to life.
> Could life on Titan have established itself in those conditions?
If we find life on Titan we will know that it could and did, won't we?
> The question seems to have been missed.
No it hasn't. How do you propose to answer it?
The whole problem about comparing this place to Titan is that Titan is extremely cold. Titan's got the materials (except for Nitrogen maybe?), for sure, but, it doesn't have the heat. Life is more of an energy problem than a materials problem. You need energy to roil things, to drive all those chemical reactions and to keep stirring the pot so evolution can take place. I would be more than willing to bet that you would find single cell life on Venus more than on Titan just because Venus has plenty of heat.
You don't need a high temperature to drive the chemistry of life - you need a temperature gradient so that work can be done by transferring heat energy from one location to another. Titan has this due to internal heating from tidal forces, as has Europa. Life may operate at a slower pace in a cold environment, but the right catalysts could improve this.
I assume then that the interior of the sun would be a good place to look for life, because of all the heat?
You can take anything to extremes and make it silly.
Is it silly? If variable self-replicating patterns can be generated by plasma, you'd have the prerequisites for evolution even in the center of the sun.
So it seems to be a living entity, demonstrably fussy, finding it a hard time getting a decent meal and likely depressed.
Hmmm... In that case, I wonder what its
"this photo of him peeling back the hardened skin of the lake." "The lake seemed to me more than anything to be like a large creature with no face, only arms and guts in which it slowly swallowed everything around it." "If it swallows some things, then it also spits others out"
Hey, somebody warm Denise Crosby not to visit this lake. We might still avert that misfortune [nocookie.net]!
If this is true: "respiring with metals", then it seems more like just a few evolutionary steps to the Horta [nocookie.net]as in"Devil in the Dark" [wikipedia.org] from the original series.
(But then my understanding of the term "respiration" has probably been impoverished by watching too much sci-fi tv.)
I bet that in a thousand years from now we will consider life as anything having a)enough presence of nonequilibrium thermodynamics states, and b)the ability to perform universal computation (either classical or quantum, or maybe another yet undiscovered more general thing). This could include, as foreseen by Asimov, lakes of superconducting metals in remote planets. Will vegetarianism in the future include moral attitudes for superconducting helium inside high field magnets? Will we see an invasion of Eart
Maybe in Pluto there is a colony of intelligent robots (which communicate through gravity waves, i.e. civilizations withouth a theory of quantum gravity wouldn't detect their communications) and they are waiting for our civilization to build enough autonomous electronic components, so that at a given point they will send a signal/virus, take control of all our electronic infracstructure and take on planet's control. The threats of civilization always come from possibilities that we weren't able to imagine.
(extremophile evolved from life developed in mild, favorable environment) != (extremophile evolved in extreme environment)
But it IS great news, and is at least 'proof of concept' as to the sustainability of life in extreme conditions, even if ultimately we discover that life needs a perfect little petri dish of conditions to get STARTED.
We have all known there has been life on Titan since Iron Man #55.
It is actually a tourist attraction.
Countries such as Germany mandate that their roads, the famous Autobahn, must constitute a certain percentage of pitch from Trinidad. The Asphalt from the pitch lake is internationally acclaimed for its high percentage of asphalt resins and world renowned for its quality.It is also the world's largest and most consistent deposit of natural asphalt.
It is used in New York's Kennedy and La Guardia airports,to line the George Washington Bridge,and as previously stated in the German Autobahn system to name a few.
In the face of all this the cavalier and in some sense derogatory terminology used by the poster is both unfortunate and inaccurate. One suspects the author has never actually visited the Pitch Lake in Trinidad. It doesn't smell, it is not filled with noxious fumes. The area is quite pleasant and forested.
The pitch lake represents a little understood and fascinating eco-system, and it's great that it is finally being researched. It is incredible when one imagines how much of our past can be found in its depths,claimed from the earth tens of thousands of years ago, resting somewhere within it.
harness these guys for toxic superfund site clean ups, oil spills, etc
sprinkle a little of this dioxin-b-gone on the brownfields, and voila!: strip mall and mcmansion ready building lots
Wanna know how you can recognize someone who thinks he is an expert, but isn't?
If he considers water or oxygen essential for life, that's someone like that.
Remember that life on earth also started out with neither. We're basically built of, consuming and endlessly recycling the poop of earlier organisms... and luckily our own poop feeds them again. (This only does sound nasty to us humans.)
I'm not sure where this notion that there was no water on Earth when life evolved comes from. It seems Earth was covered in liquid water from quite an early stage. There was no free oxygen, of course, but water? Lots of it.
I'm no expert and won't pretend to be, but I've read books and it's obvious you aren't an expert, either. Life on earth started out without oxygen, but not without water.
And we're not "consuming and endlessly recycling the poop of earlier organisms". Plants are made of water and sunshine. Many plants can grow in pure sand, and all animal life feeds on plant life either directly or indirectly (by eating animals that eat animals that eat animals that eat plants).
"You could become a Horta-culturalist!" - A.L..
"Was found to inhabit a naturally occurring asphalt lake!"
Cool. We have [three naturally occurring] asphalt lakes, other than our highways and roads!
"Metal Respiration."
Very cool. It's a metal breathing based life form Jim!
The Horta's ancestors! It must be! [:)]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_Dark [wikipedia.org]
"You could beome a Horta-culturalist." - Alan L.
YUM ASPHALT! [:)] Titanic discovery!
Microbial Life in a Liquid Asphalt Desert
http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.20 [arxiv.org]
I was hoping to see photos of the organisms found. Sadly, from my quick skim of the pdf report, it appears they just did an RNA survey from various places in the lake and reported on the various amounts and types of genome sequences at various temperatures (This is how they determined the organisms were bacteria and archea). So unfortunately, no photos of the organisms.
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The Ooltewah, Tenn. native lit up the Hoover Country Club on Monday, carding two identical rounds of 76 for a 152 on the day. Everts sits six strokes behind the leader, Elin Olsson of West Florida (+2), at +8 and is tied with Camila Sevillano, also of UWF.
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Senior Katherine Bell and freshman Megan Williamson struggled in the first round, but improved their second-round scores by eleven and nine strokes, respectively. Bell ranks second on the squad, and 25th overall, with an 87+76=163. Williamson is close behind with an 87+78=165 and is in 28th place. Senior Amanda Randolph (85+88=173) and freshman Allison Geer (90+87=177) round out the Tech unit.
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(Not) The End Of The World was a a videogame developer panel discussion jointly produced by International Game Developers Association-Austin and KLRU on January 4, 2013 in KLRU's Studio 6A. The featured videos consist of the 12 main questions asked of the panel that evening.
The discussion both played with the idea of the predicted end of the world in 2012 and the state of the gaming industry while highlighting the work done in Austin on five very high-profile games DARKSIDERS 2, DISHONORED, PIRATE101, HALO 4 and STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC. Seven panelists from the five studios with a base in Austin representing these games answered questions meant to provide basic understanding about how they were able to enjoy success in a year marked by difficulty, and their foresight into the future in a world that has yet to end.
Thanks to IGDA-Austin, our panelists and moderator, our volunteer staff and our studio audience!
Jennifer Bullard, chair IGDA-Austin
Panelists (from left to right)
Arkane Studios
Harvey Smith, co-creative director, DISHONORED
Raphael Colantonio, co-creative director, DISHONORED
Certain Affinity
Max Hoberman, president/creative director, HALO 4 (Co-development. multiplayer, Forge mode)
KingsIsle Entertainment*
Todd Coleman, creative director, PIRATE101
Vigil Games**
Colin Bonstead, technical director, DARKSIDERS 2
Ryan Stefanelli, producer, DARKSIDERS 2
Bioware Austin
Damion Schubert, lead designer, STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC
Show credits:
Producers – John Henderson, JJ Weber
Director – JJ Weber
Technical Director – Pat Kondelis
Video Engineer – Chris Ostertag
Camera – Michael Emery, Robert Moorhead, Steve Maedl
Jib Camera – Jerin Crandell
Floor Manager – Steve Maedl
Audio – Kevin Cochran, Seph Price
Graphics – Paul Russel
Event Volunteers – Kalu Victor Ude, James Cousar, Lee VanWallene
Jennifer Bullard, chair
Billy Joe Cain, vice chair
Bryon Lloyd, treasurer
John Henderson, secretary
Mary Rose Monkowski, visual officer
*Todd Coleman has announced his departure from KingsIsle and the development team he helped found to pursue "a new company, a new game, a new story."
** Vigil Games' parent company THQ sold its assets as part of their bankruptcy, though Vigil itself was not purchased. Colin Bonstead and Ryan Stefanelli were part of the team that became Crytek USA, led by former Vigil general manager Dave Adams.


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Jame's Alliance Leveling Guide
Now also available as an in-game leveling addon. Please check out the following page to try the WoW-Pro Leveling Addon!
If you need guides for any other level range please check out this page.
If you don't want to try our WoW Leveling Addon, here's how to enjoy the paper guides as much as possible, even if you don't have a 2nd monitor, you can either:
1. Print the guides. There is a "Printer Friendly Version" link at the bottom of every guide, you just have to click on it. However, that might be expansive (and probably expensive), because the guides are big, very big. Another downside is that my guides are updated very frequently, so if you print it you'll miss the latest updates.
2. Playing WOW in Windowed Mode feels very comfortable while following along with this guide.
- Keep the guide opened in an internet window
- Log in to World of Warcraft, press Escape and go to Video Options, tick the following boxes:
Click on "Apply".
Your screen will look exactly as if you were playing wow in full screen mode, besides you will be able to ALT-TAB to the guide INSTANTLY.
This is how I play wow while following my guide, when I don't feel like booting up my 2nd computer
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The site is still experiencing some growing pains. I'll be doing my best
to get all the guide re-categorized so you can see them here. In the
meantime, try using the search function to locate your guides. Flash Games
Thank you
This is the first time I have played WOW, and find many of the guides perfectly useless for a noob like me. I stumbled on this, and can honestly say that its PERFECT!
Thanks so much for the months of hard work you have put in, and to any other contributors too! It really is a masterpiece and treasure-vault of much-needed info!
cant view list of Alliance guides
Hey all...i cant seem to view the list of the guides for the alliance side...i can only see the ones for Horde....i am looking for the Alliance guide for level 50-60.....would appreciate some guidance...thnx
Hello! The site is still
Hello! The site is still experiencing some growing pains. I'll be doing my best to get all the guide re-categorized so you can see them here. In the meantime, try using the search function to locate your guides.
Accessing the guides
I can't seem to access the guides. Every link I use sends me to a different page, but I can't seem to find how to navigate to the guide itself (I'm looking for the Alliance guide - I'm trying to find the guide for a level 47 Pally).
Either I'm really screwing it up bad, or I'm a moron (or both!). LOL
why i cant see guide anymore i dont see any guide except low level one
guide francais
Je vois que le site est completement change...
Le guide Francais alliance existe toujours ?? je ne le trouve plus
Je suis occupe a monter mon perso et je suis coince la page a disparu
Je savais que j'aurai du tout imprime ;(
Add on guide not working anymore :(
First, I am really thanks to all of you who are creating this great add on
I been using your guide since few years back (the offline webpage version) and now i am using Add ON version. But since patch 4.01, the online add on seem didn't work perfectly. Here is some detail:
When I complete a task or even accept a quest, it doesn't automatically auto selects it and if I do it manually it will auto select many other steps in the guide without my knowledge. Tried going back to 1.4 but 1.3 but this is still happening. Erased the folders in WTF and the LUA in saved variables but same thing happens. Please help.
Yeah, Blizz ninja changed
Yeah, Blizz ninja changed one of the functions I was calling. Luckily one of the other contributors already found the problem and uploaded a fix, I'll be putting it into the download package ASAP. Thanks Gameldar!
Sincere congratulations to the author!!!!
As a new player (for 3 months now), I have been enjoying these guides on 3 characters.
Not yet any on lvl80 (lvl65 Hunter, lvl61 DK, lvl34 Druid), but that's mainly due to my own time restrcition.
Anyhow, I find the guides very clear, inspiring and fun to read and last but not least: accurate.
Apart from some minor changes Blizzard put in via one their patches: the guide is correct.
Therefor, my sincere congratulations to Jame for putting this together!!!
Zul Drak
This is the most complete leveling guide I have ever found on Zul Drak, I am extremely happy with the quality as well. Thank you.
The Forex Robot Queen
One thing that I think could
One thing that I think could prove invaluable in the guide information is the version number of WoW the guide was written for. This would be a nice and easy way to check the validity of a particular guide as quite a lot has changed in WoW over the last 5 years. As well as giving users a steer on the validity of a particular guide for them it could also allow moderators to easily check and maybe mark guides as out of date for us.
Possibly this is more important for class guides than levelling guides but can still prove to be very useful and could be added into the guide selection screen of the addon e.g. Jame's xyz guide (WoW V3.99). A side benefit of this would be keen guide writers could quickly see the most out of date guides and start working on them, keeping all the guides as up to date as possible.
I realise the guides usually (if not always) have a date on them but I think that this is a more valid and sensible way of noting the relevance of the guide than simply providing a date for the users to look at.
They Are Great
I have printed off all of them 1-80. And 1-12 for human, night elf, dwarf, and dranei. Use all of them to start every character no matter which class they are. Helps level a little faster for each guide. Thanks.......
This is a great guide! Showed it to my brother and followed the guide.. He even asked me to print the guides but when he saw the condition (that is he'll miss the latest updates) and how big the guides are, he instantly changed his mind.
-- Stephanie03
Your Forex Robot enthusiast
I am full of admiration
Jame and co, you have done a stellar job with these guides. I am in the process of leveling 5 toons almost simultaneously (I really really hate STV now) and I have only good things to say about the guides. All toons are at 50, and I've gotta say after bumbling around on my main for, like a year, it is such a joy to scream through the levels - I mean I just (with the help of a couple of instances) went 50 to 53 with out even noticing! Awsome, easy, comprehensive. If I have one thing to say to the folks out there, it's do everything the guide tells you to do; the times I haven't have been the times its all gone Pete Tong.
Thanks again team!
Great Guide. I am glad i
Great Guide. I am glad i found it. Now i hope i can reach some great levels using this guide and also comments seems that people got good results with this guide. However, i am planning to print it ( i know I will miss updates) till i get a hang of this guide. keep up the great work and updation of this guide.
ooze quest - possible with wetlands oozes in ironbeard's tomb
Great guides, thanks so much.
Am getting caught up in the mid-50's and discovered that the ooze quest is doable with the oozes in ironbeard's tomb in the wetlands. And you just have to kill one and then you can fill all 10 bottles. Sure, less total XP, but a quick quest finish to be sure.
Must say that this guide is
Must say that this guide is great. Im at level 54 and stuck because i took up the guide a few levels ago and i had allready been to un goro, and i dont know where too pick up the guide. please shed some light.
I suggest you track back in
I suggest you track back in the guide and start at the beginning, read through it til you find something you haven't done and do it, skipping the parts you have done of course. That way you'll get back on course with the guide no problem
Or, you could move onto the next zone in the guide, though you may not have the earlier quests. Though that shouldn't be a problem - the quests are very easy and it's also easy to catch up with the ones you missed and the exp and such.
At 54 I'd look at starting the Plaguelands or Burning steppes and continue from there.
Hope I've helped
Random groups
Heya Jame. Sorry if I am commenting something that's done or whatever, but can't be arsed to check through all guides atm. Just started to think about.. have you told people to always sign up for random dungeons? And if not, why? I can't see where it wouldn't be profitable. They get great exp and a blue gear part to go along with the questing (everyone don't have a main with to many emblems ya know ) And if you think that there are to many instances that are worthless, just say so that you don't recommend those certain instances and that you think questing is quicker. They can always leave if the instance is to long or not profitable.
For an example, gnomeregan is perhaps not profitable, but SM GY is certainly. There is like 20-30min diff.
Just delete this comment if already done or commented before, I am just to lazy, but wanting to be nice and helpful
Since random dungeons are
Since random dungeons are still relatively new, and since Jame hasn't been working on his old guides much do to lots of new developments here on WoW-Pro and also work on his new site for SC2, I don't think this has been added. However it is an excellent suggestion. Whether or not the old guides get revised before Cata comes out, I'm almost certain this will be added to the Cata guides.
Yes, the addon is brilliant,
Yes, the addon is brilliant, made me fall in love with WoW once again
whats the zone and lvlrange
whats the zone and lvlrange of the guide you are using?
"Around the mountain, on top the mountain, and in both caves."
Well there's yer problem! There are 3 caves, not just 2.
try to target him: /target
try to target him: /target Krom'Grul
Alliance Leveling Guides
Just wanted you to know hubby and I have used the guides to level up 6 toons each and last set used both versions (addon and printed) to compare. We leveled up just as you said very fast! We are on our last set and leveling up to 80. In the quests where at least 2 toons were needed, we breezed thru them. Thanks so much for excellent easy to use guides.
Wow, why didn't I try this earlier
I've peeked at your guide from time to time just to find out what zone to go to. I finally decided to try your addon and grinded out 2 levels just to make sure I hit HFP without doing any of the quest. I have now finished the HFP part at level 64 and I have to say this guide is amazing! I am a casual gamer and I still went from 60 to 64 in a matter of days. The next alt I work on will be on your guide from Day 1, thank you so much for the excellent work!!!
Thanks for the nice
Thanks for the nice feedback, and I'm glad the guide is useful to you!
So kind of lost now....
Well... just completed you Grizzly Hills guide 100% and i've been following your guides since my late 30's (level)... and now im left with nothing. All complete and im at level 78... now what? .... Im so used to how efficient your guides are and now have to level like a regular person >.<
You can use questhelper, or
You can use questhelper, or there are also some default guides that come with Tour Guide that might help.
Addon not working
I have used and loved this guide but since the new patch it hasn't worked. I tried to re-download it and still didn't work. Where it usually has the check box and the name of the quest there is only the check box and when i try to change what guide im using nothing happens. Any idea what is wrong?
Hey man just saw that picture, did you really get all those chars to 80 with these guides?
Great guide
Just wanted to thank you guys for the great guides in addon format that you created. It used to take me forever to level but following these guides I am levelling from 70 to 80 faster than ever.
Thanks for the guides, Jame and all other guide writers!
Oh, and ding 80!
Lol nice try
Fake look at realm name it says outland pvp...
Is toon like a regular level or winwaker style?-jiruru of the gamfaqs board
lol and Thanks
Lundhlundh, i followed the link in your comment and saw the picture, either your a crazy WoW player or that's a private server....lol, just sayin.
To get to the real point of why i'm writing this comment....I want to thank everyone (not only jame....but mostly jame) For writing all these guides....your the reason i keep playing world of warcraft as much as i do, so thank you
Whoa! Now that is a
Now that is a little crazy! Well done on all those level 80s! ^_^
Where is the guids for 77-80??
Not written yet. Jame has
Not written yet. Jame has decided to prioritize the addon for now, since a lot of people actually get to 80 within the guides he currently has written. He's also been busy with RL of late and hasn't been able to make much progress. But they will be written eventually!
The guides for Northrend should get you almost to 80 though, if you are rested and if you do some instances. I recommend QuestHelper for the last few levels - not as good as the addon, but something!
Guides got me to 78... so
Guides got me to 78... so guess i'll have to QH the rest. >.<
Or you can go through the
Or you can go through the original TourGuide's guides. These actually works very well, I've tried the Storm Peaks guide once, that worked out very well : - )
I didn't think they existed
I didn't think they existed yet either for all zones, but not sure about that.
The TourGuide quests now have Sholo, Storm Peaks and Icecrown available. Haven't had to dig into them yet, but I hear they are pretty good. Currently working through Jame's guides and am 78 (56% XP Bar) and just heading into Grizzly Hills. I expect to ding 80 here, or come very close to it.
BTW, I have yet to run an instance in Outland OR Northrend, simply because PuG's are seemingly impossible to find on my current server.
Oh, and I have been fully rested since 72 (spending time with my alts)
Ever heard of wtbblue? Those
Ever heard of wtbblue? Those questing guides level pretty well also.
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Ty Soooo much Jiamby it
Ty Soooo much Jiamby it worked great now i can level
~ Death Awaitz
~ Death Awaitz
my addons dont work?
I have Curse Client and those addons work fine, but the ones that aren't on there and i download myself don't work for some reason . I've been trying to get this addon but it wont go onto my addons page. plz help me
~ Death Awaitz
~ Death Awaitz
What operating system are
What operating system are you using?
Be sure you are putting them in the right folder, if Curse normally puts them in the right place for you, this could be the problem.
Also, make sure you have "Load out of date addons" selected in the addon selection screen.


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Unrestricted free agency started as a sprint over the weekend when many NFL teams jockeyed for position to immediately land their prize targets or re-sign their best players.
The Dolphins got Karlos Dansby who is an upgrade at inside linebacker. The Dolphins locked up backup quarterback Chad Pennington. And they added by subtracting Joey Porter and Gibril Wilson.
But not all has gone according to plan.
The Dolphins have struggled to land a starting-caliber free safety because fate has not been kind. They put a certain value on Antrel Rolle and the New York Giants placed a higher value on him and got him. Value is defined here by cold, hard cash.)
They placed a higher value on Ryan Clark than his most recent team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, but Clark, a classy, solid dude, had other priorities he had to answer to. So Clark left Dolphins money on the table in order to return to the Steelers.
Some front offices might begin to panic. I trust the Dolphins will not, not with Bill Parcells at the helm.
On the surface, the situation looks uncomfortable if not dire.
A survey of the landscape shows the Dolphins have needs at too many positions to solve all those needs through the draft.
They need a starting OLB, a NT, a starting FS, and, of course, a playmaker at WR. Always a playmaker at WR.
So what to do?
While Cincinnati is hosting both Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens this week, while Seattle is studying Brandon Marshall, after Baltimore traded for Anquan Boldin and Kansas City signed Chris Chambers, the Dolphins have done nothing.
I love Boldin -- a lot. But I cannot criticize the Dolphins for not moving on anyone left. It would be a sign of desperation for them to go after domestic batterer Marshall. Even if the move might be popular with fans and sell tickets, it would be a huge risk.
Owens will be 36 years old. He's better than any wide receiver the Dolphins currently have, no question. But did I mention he'll be 36 years old? And he has a history that rubs Parcells the wrong way. So is the Big Tuna going to basically cast off everything he believes in and chase this player? That would be a sign of desperation.
Bryant? He has had issues with his knees. His career byline is one of inconsistency and wearing out his coaches and his welcome. He also apparently would like a nice payday.
So maybe, just maybe, the Dolphins would best be served by sitting this one out if they have a plan. (God, please let them have a plan!)
The safety position is equally troubling because the Dolphins don't have a starter at the position. By their chase of both Rolle and Clark, the Dolphins have told everyone they don't think Chris Clemons is ready to be a starter and might never be. Remember, they offered those guys multi-year deals so the team was comfortable with Clemons not starting at FS for some time.
The problem is that the free agent options are running out. Darren Sharper is very, very, very productive but also older than Miami typically likes. He's also coming off knee surgery and reportedly isn't taking trips. O.J. Atogwe continues to be out there, but as of this writing, no contact from the Dolphins.
The Dolpins obviously didn't want to draft for this position. They might need to unless they can uncover a double-secret starting FS no one is aware of.
And then there are the other issues the Dolphins haven't even attempted to address in free agency: The team needs at least one starting outside linebacker, but DeMarcus Ware isn't available. They need a nose tackle but Vince Wilfork re-signed with New England. The Dolphins are a team in much need.
So why am I not crying "The Sky is falling" from my house top?
Two years ago, as the Steelers and Cards were preparing for a Super Bowl year, neither team signed a free agent early on. Last year at this team, neither the Colts nor the Saints signed a free agent early on.
Free agency is less than a week old. It is not Labor Day yet. The draft will plug some of these holes. And since this front office doesn't typically show desperation, neither will I. At least not yet. It is way too early for that.