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Before the days' Union became a town Indians camped on the site. When the white man moved in, the Indians moved out. First settlers of Union were, Miller, Nodine, Lewis, Chapman, Henry, Busick, Coffin Clark, Hinkley, Hendershott, Perley, and the Woodells. The population in the Grande Ronde Valley – 35 whites and 1 halfbreed. The first settlers built cabins here in 1862 and there became a general need for a trading post. The winter of the following year John Andrew Jackson Chapman established a small store on his Catherine Creek property. Union grew from that beginning and in 1864 a surveyor by the name of David Thompson laid out twenty-five platted blocks on Chapman's land. A blacksmith shop was added to the town and then two more stores and a drugstore. The same year a man named James Pyle established a toll road through what is now known as Pyles canyon and a county road was built between Union and La Grande. This gave Union the advantage of two roads, the other, older road went across the valley to Summerville and then to Walla Walla. Union was the hub of the freighting business.
|The Union Hotel was built in 1921, this imposing three story brick building is the largest commercial structure on Union's main street. The red brick walls are accented with white brick, which is used for quoins, corbelled beltcoursing, parapet decorations and flat arches above the windows. With a grande entrance approached by a wide central staircase leading to a broad covered porch and entrances containing french doors, the Hotel is an excellent example of an early twentieth century hotel. In 1919 the businessmen of Union recognized the need to provide modern accommodations and dining facilities for motorists going through town on Highway 30, at which time was the main route of travel through Eastern Oregon. After its initial heyday the Hotel declined, restoration began in the 1990's and continues even today. The Union Hotel is renowned for it's beautiful theme rooms and excellent food.
|The Wright House, on N Bellwood Street, was built in 1882. William T. Wright came west at the age of seven and moved to Union in 1865. Mr. Wright combined Italianate Villa and the Renaissance Revival styles in this impressive two story brick home. The interior was luxurious with touches of marble, sterling silver lockplates and a combination of gas and electric light fixtures. A large two story wrap around porch greeted visitors and offered the Wright's a peaceful evening resting place. Originally the home had its own water tower as well as a cottage house and gazebo. Mr. Wright was involved in many businesses including merchandising, milling, banking and gold mining. He was president of the First National Bank and served a term as county clerk.
By 1865 the population of Union had grown to over a hundred inhabitants and it forced David Bivens and Samuel Hannah to lay out a large tract of land west of Main Street which became known as West Union. Nine years later North Union came into existence on land that had once belonged to the original claim of homesteader Fred Nodine. Union received its charter from the State of Oregon on October 19, 1878, and seven years later the first telephone system was installed. It ran between the train depot and Dr. Drake's office up town.
|W.J. Townley built this large Victorian in the Queen Anne style in 1892 on N Fifth. The twin to this house, the Gale home faces onto Delta. At one time these houses were on the same tract of land. The Townley and the Gales were related as a brother and sister married a sister and a brother, both families were active and prominent members of the early settlement and growth of Union. This home, listed on the National Historical Register, has three floors with a full basement, and features four tiled fireplaces with large Tudor chimney and an enormous Povey stained glass window in the stairwell. A spacious front porch graces the front entrance.
Union was one of the first towns in eastern Oregon to gain electricity. The Union Electric Power and Light Company was organized in the Spring of 1890 with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars. The company purchased the flouring mill site, gained water power and within a matter of months incandescent electric lights were being burned. There were even a few street lights that made day from night.
|The Methodist Church, built in 1905, is a one-and-one half story brick building with eaveless steep gables surmounting Gothic windows. The two-and-one half story spire is covered with shingles and capped with finials. The spire caps a square bell tower, its belfry is open and gabled. The church was erected at a cost of $10,000.00 and was dedicated as debt free. A contemporary brick annex has been added, it houses a kitchen and activity hall. It's brickwork has been done to complement the original structure.
|In August of 1932 ground was broke and the corner stone was laid for this Old English architecture church. It is fashioned in a patchwork or crazy bond pattern in stone. The stone was quarried from a farm east of town on Little Creek near High Valley, and hauled by team and wagon some three miles. Oregon Trail Lumber Company donated the stumpage, and ward members cut the trees and prepared logs for the mill. Logs were skidded to landings by teams of horses and the work began in January. In 1940 work began on the adjacent recreation hall. The attack of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 caused a halt to the building efforts, and was not resumed again until November of 1945. Today this church is the only Latter Day Saints church located on the Old Oregon Trail.
In 1891 a new charter was granted to the City of Union. This enlarged the corporate limits of the city to one square mile and empowered the mayor to establish a water system from Catherine Creek. Among the most important industrial enterprises undertaken in Union have been the Union Woolen Mills, the Oregon Roller Mills, the Union Creamery and the Allen Fruit Evaporator. The woolen mill got off the ground in 1897. There had been attempts before to tap the area's sheep resource but not until 1897 did anyone make a go of it. And then it was a success because of one man – Abe Eaton.
Union had its fifty-year birthday in 1928 and though the population of the town was over a thousand there wasn't a huge celebration. In the next fifty years the town doubled and for the centennial there are two thousand people to celebrate a hundred years of Union.
After spending time in Union and talking with some of our oldest residents you can hear a bit of hidden hostility between the towns of Union and La Grande. The following was found in the Union Centennial Album 1878-1978. Union County was created by legislative act of 1864 and La Grande was named temporary county seat. The matter went to a vote in 1872 but no town in the county received the required majority so two years later there was a revote between La Grande and Union, Union won. You might think the matter would end there – it didn't. La Grande played bully and threw its weight where it did most good. La Grande helped lose the railroad for Union, then the sugar beet factory and finally the main east-west highway. In 1890 a group of residents from La Grande were able to bring the issue to another vote. Union won this again, fair and square, but still they quibbled about it in La Grande. In 1901 La Grande was successful in getting the legislature to act. They changed the boundary of the county, carving away the Sparta-Cornucopia panhandle and adding it to Baker County. There are those who believe that panhandle resident Kelsay Porter was tried for murder and hung in Union just to weaken the town's hold on the county seat. At any rate, by then the balance of power had shifted to La Grande and in the election of 1904 La Grande finally won.


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By: Nic Dezinski
Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2017
Article by Air Force Airman 1st Class Gwendalyn Smith, 51st Fighter Wing
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Oct. 24, 2017 — One of the largest joint combat search and rescue exercises in the Pacific region, Exercise Pacific Thunder 18-1, kicked into full swing yesterday at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
This year, the exercise is the largest it has ever been. More than 20 U.S. Air Force squadrons and nine South Korean air wings are involved, giving the 25th Fighter Squadron and the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons opportunities to train in simulated combat search and rescue missions all while working alongside their South Korean counterparts.
"Pacific Thunder originally started in 2009 as a one-week exercise between the 25th Fighter Squadron and the 33rd Rescue Squadron, and has since grown into a [Pacific Air Forces]-level exercise," said Air Force Capt. Travis Vayda, the 25th Fighter Squadron Pacific Thunder 18-1 coordinator.
Although the annual exercise now has a vast range of units participating, it is still centered on the 25th Fighter Squadron, which operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, and the 33rd Rescue Squadron, which operates HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.
"Combat search and rescue is one of the most important mission sets we have in the A-10 community because we are really the only fixed-wing asset in the Air Force who trains to the CSAR mission," Vayda said. "We are the close muscle, so essentially we are the bodyguards of the person on the ground and the helicopters that are rescuing them. Obviously in a CSAR [situation], you don't want to have another type of shoot down or anything happen."
For full article from www.defense.gov click the "Article Source" link below.
Photo Caption: An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares for a combat search and rescue mission during exercise Pacific Thunder 18-1 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 23, 2017.
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TitleGwen Bell with vacuum tube display
Catalog Number102680104
TypeStill Image
PublisherComputer History Museum
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DescriptionBlack and white image of Gwen Bell holding a vacuum tube module in front of a display. The display contains several artifacts relating
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The Epiphone Company is a musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos. Epiphone was bought by Chicago Music Company, which also owned Gibson Guitar Corporation, in 1957. Epiphone was Gibson's main rival in the archtop market. Their professional archtops, including the Emperor, Deluxe, Broadway and Triumph, rivaled (and some contend surpassed) those of Gibson. Aside from their guitars, Epiphone also made upright basses, banjos, and other stringed instruments. However, the company's weakness in the aftermath of World War II allowed Gibson to absorb it. The name "Epiphone" is a combination of proprietor Epaminondas Stathopoulos' nickname "Epi" and "phone" (from Greek phon-, "sound"/"voice"), as well as a play on one meaning of the word "epiphany," namely a sudden inspiration frequently presenting itself as supernatural in origin.
All Epiphone instruments made between 1957 and 1969 were made in the Gibson factory at 225 Parsons Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. These 1959–1969 Epiphone instruments were, effectively, identical to the relevant Gibson versions, and made with same timber, materials and components. The overwhelming majority of Epiphone-branded instruments made since 1969 are, in essence, exploitation instruments are and are basically facsimilies of either Gibson (most commonly) or Epiphone guitars of the past. The vast majority of these facsimilies are very decent, budget-versions of the iconic instruments that they replicate and are, in may cases, exactly what a student guitarists needs.


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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Alexander Sanchez, 19, was trying on pants at Macy's in the Mall of America on Sunday. When he left the fitting room, a man confronted him with an 8-inch knife. Sanchez tried to push past him, but the man began cutting and slashing him, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.
On Tuesday, 20-year-old Mahad Abdiaziz Abdiraham of Minneapolis was charged with two counts of first-degree assault in connection with an attack that left Sanchez and his brother wounded, according to the complaint said.
Sanchez had been shopping with eight family members around 6:30 Sunday evening. He tried on some pants and went to show them to his family. When he returned, he noticed Abdiraham standing outside the fitting room, "looking as if he thought about going inside," according to the complaint.
When Sanchez exited the dressing room with his things, Abdiraham took a knife to him, according to the complaint. His family heard him screaming and tried to help. Sanchez's brother John Sanchez, 25, was stabbed while trying to grab the knife from Abdiraham, the complaint said.
Eventually, the victims and witnesses subdued Abdiraham until police arrived. Officers found "a chaotic scene and a lot of blood," according to the complaint.
Alexander Sanchez suffered cuts across his face, head, and arms, some to the bone. He later required a blood transfusion and will most likely have permanent head scarring, medical personnel told authorities. John Sanchez's back required 42 stitches to repair, the complaint said. He has been released from the hospital, police said.
Abdiraham has been previously arrested for stabbing two staff members with a pen at an in-patient psychiatric unit, according to the complaint. He is in custody, and his first appearance will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.


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Gluing Solid Wood Edging to Plywood Shelves
Forum Responses
From contributor B:
I think Harbor Freight had some, and maybe even Woodworker's Supply.
From contributor C:
I do it the same way as contributor A except for gluing the same piece of wood to two different plywood pieces. I recently did a set of bookcases and I needed ten full 96" lengths of 3/4" plywood edgebanded with 1/4" thick solid wood to net the 42 shelves required. I edgebanded five 8 foot long shelf blanks at a time using pipe clamps and edge banding that was left at 15/16" but planed both faces to 1/4". In my experience, using a method similar to this or using pipe/bar clamps and a caul to edgeband gives better pressure to the glue line than single edgeband type clamps do.
From contributor A:
I don't ever try to glue long lengths of shelving to make shorter lengths. I find it is harder to get the joints perfect because of the time it takes to glue, and length of the board. I get two shelves out of my system at a time and have enough clamps to have the operation go in circles until I am done. Then I set up my table saw to split them and to cut the extra length off of the solid strip. Cutting the extra length off the strip is the only part of the job you don't have to do because when you cut your shelf you cut both solid and ply at the same time. I use the single piece of wood for a couple of reasons. I only have to cut one piece of wood instead of two - you don't have to worry about the two separate pieces of solid sliding around and becoming unaligned, and it uses half the clamps to make the same amount of shelves.
On another note, when you make pairs of doors, do you clamp them together with the same set of clamps and take the square reading corner to corner across the pair or do you make two separate doors and clamp them separately and hope the square errors are minimal? My pair of doors are ship lapped and beaded (on one door) at the center so this makes good sense for me. It protects the shiplap and bead from the clamp marks.
From contributor C:
I use regular old Franklin Titebond yellow glue. The glue joints I get are perfect. On a tall 4' x 8' work bench I lay out pipe clamps at the ends and on about 16" centers in between them with the length of the clamps spanning the 48" dimension of the work bench.
On top of those pipe clamps are 3/4" wide strips of 1/4" thick plywood running with the 96" dimension of the bench. These plywood strips are placed to be about 1" in from the edge of each shelf blank you are going to place on the clamps.
On a nearby table I rig a couple of gussets to loosely hold a 96" shelf blank on edge to receive a bead of glue. A stack of 1/4"" thick x 15/16" x 97" long solid wood edge banding strips planed on both faces is at hand on the same table.
I quickly run a fat bead of glue on the plywood edge followed by a glue brushing to even the coverage. A strip of edgebanding is then placed in the glue and rubbed in a bit. That shelf blank is then placed on top of the pipe clamps with the banded edge away from the clamp feet. The next blank is placed edgeband to edgeband with the first after it is put in glue.
The 1/4" plywood strips on top of the clamps are there so that you can push down on the edgebanding and leave it proud of the shelf's top side about 1/16", and rest assured that you have coverage on the bottom side that you can't see. Keep the pairs of shelf blanks tightly together and the glue will keep while you finish loading the clamps.
When all 5 blanks are in glue and on the clamps, a key to prevent slippage of the glue line is to apply small amounts of pressure to each clamp in turn in 5 or 6 tightenings, until you reach full clamp pressure. Just before I get to full clamp pressure I add clamps to the top side in between the other clamps to prevent buckling.
After an hour or so I can unclamp five 8 feet long fully edgebanded shelf blanks and glue up another batch. To contributor A: Your clamping method for pairs of doors sounds like a great idea! As to your shelves, do you run them over the jointer to get the saw marks off of the banding faces?
From contributor A:
Of course I do. I do have one cutter that I use where I don't need to use the jointer because it takes a smidge off and is self cleaning. Lately I've been lazy and have been using the hot glue-on edge banding when the shelves require a square edge, mainly because I don't have any birch around to match the ply when I spray the natural insides of my cabinets. But when I need a profiled edge on the ply I use the double glue up method. How do you get rid of the solid wood that sticks up beyond the edge? (15/15-3/4=3/16 /2=3/32) 3/32 is kind of big to get rid of by sanding. For my banded edging I have a small router setup that I use for flushing the two. For my ply/wood glue-ups I use 13/16 solid against the 3/4- ply and sanding is a breeze.
From contributor C:
Over the past few years I have almost completely weaned myself from using a portable belt sander. I flush the edgebanding to the shelf faces with a table saw set up.
I attach an auxiliary fence to my saw's fence, spaced up off of the saw table/throat insert about 5/16" for 1/4" edge banding. This allows the edgeband overhang on the first rip to slide under the auxiliary fence. I use a shop made feather board setup that locks down in the miter gauge slot to keep the shelf pressed tightly against the fence during the cut. Also, the shelves are crosscut to rough or finish lengths at this point. I use a second feather board setup on the outfeed side of the blade.
I set the saw to a point where it almost whispers on the veneer and is maybe set 1/16" higher than the banding thickness. To finish up after the saw trim, I find it faster than belt sanding to take a swipe or two with a well tuned block plane and then finish up with orbital or random orbital sanding.
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I know you've heard a lot of statistics, but I'm going to give you two more. First, 1 in 6 Americans doesn't use a seat belt. Second, of the 23 and a half thousand people who lost their lives last year in passenger vehicle crashes, more than HALF were NOT wearing a seat belt.
We hear a lot these days about cancer and heart disease because they kill too many Americans every day. What if we thought about highway deaths as a serious public health problem too? If you could take a pill every day that you knew would keep you from getting cancer or having a heart attack, you would probably take it. There are no magic pills for surviving these two diseases, but there is a guaranteed way to improve survivability in a car crash: buckle up.
I'd like to show you a video that graphically displays the danger of riding in a car without your seat belt.
Seat belts save lives – almost 13,000 lives in 2009 alone. Seat belts can also mean the difference between life and death for other occupants in the vehicle with you.
The Safety Board recommends that states enact primary enforcement seat belt laws. A 2010 survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that seat belt use is 12% higher in states with primary enforcement laws, than in those with secondary enforcement.
As you can see, indicated in green on the map, only 31 States and the District of Columbia have primary seat belt laws. There are still 19 states that need to take action.
Seat belts save lives and prevent injuries for adults, but we must properly protect our smallest passengers too.
For 14 years, the NTSB has been asking states to mandate that children under 8 travel in child safety seats or booster seats.
We've made great strides in amending our child passenger safety laws to better reflect best practices. But we still have work to do – 18 states need to strengthen their child passenger safety laws, and 3 states – Arizona, Florida and South Dakota – have no laws in place regarding booster seat use.
As you can see, we get some great help with PSAs in getting our message out. And because of those educational efforts, parents are putting their youngest children in child safety seats, and the statistics show that this is making a difference. Since 1997, crash fatalities for children under age 5 have dropped by 25%. Unfortunately, the statistics don't show the same gains among children ages 4 to 8. We need to get out the message – booster seats are simple, affordable and they can reduce fatal injuries by 54%.
This is Jayden, and he is 7-years-old. As you can see, the adult seat belt does not fit Jayden properly. It is cutting him across the neck and sitting over his stomach. If we give Jayden a boost using a booster seat, the shoulder portion of the seat belt fits comfortably across his chest and the lap portion of the seat belt fits low across his hips – NOT on his belly. In a few months Jayden will turn 8, but Jayden still may not be ready to move out of his booster seat until he is a little bit taller and the seat belt fits him properly. Thank you, Jayden.
As part of our continuing focus on children's safety, on December 9th, the NTSB is holding a one-day public forum on Child Passenger Safety in the Air and in Automobiles. We hope this forum will empower parents and caregivers to use size appropriate child safety seats every time their children travel – whether in the air or on the roadways.


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Two more charged in Toone double homicide
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine confirmed Javarrie Robertson, 13, and Joe Robertson, 38, were killed in a home on Naylor Road in Toone. DeVine said the Robertsons are believed to be victims of a double homicide early Friday. C.B. SCHMELTER and MARANDA FARIS/The Jackson Sun
TOONE — Two more people have been charged in a shooting in Toone last year that left a father and his 13-year-old son dead.
Marquenton Williams, 28, and Erica Beard, 42, have been charged in connection with the deaths of Javarrie "Joe Joe" Robertson and Joe "Joe Duke" Robertson, 38, in October.
Three others were previously charged in the double homicide.
The father and son were shot and killed inside Robertson's home on Naylor Road on Oct. 11.
Andrian Bullock, Damein Hamer, and Jeremy Hamer were indicted on charges of first-degree murder and are awaiting trial in Hardeman County.
During the ongoing investigation, agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified Williams and Beard as two suspects with involvement in the deaths.
Williams was arrested Monday in Tippah County, Mississippi, and waived an extradition hearing. He has been brought to the Hardeman County Jail and is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
He is currently held without bond.
Beard is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and aggravated robberyand one count of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. She is held on $1 million bond.


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Does your car need fixing? Even if you're not currently in need, you know the feeling. You also know the feeling of not being sure you're making the right move. Take the time to educate yourself. Keep reading if you would like to know more about what your auto repair options are.
Prior to letting a mechanic touch your vehicle, ensure that they are A.S.E certified. This type of certification means two years experience and also a passed written test. This is one good way to separate the wheat from the chaff when picking a good mechanic.
Get referrals to find a great auto mechanic. Get recommendations from family and friends. You can find out about a mechanics quality of work, their price, and overall satisfaction. People will tell you about the mechanic's honesty and if their experience was a good one.
Whenever you have your vehicle repaired, ensure you maintain an adequate record, regardless of the reason why you are having repairs. If you have problems later, it may help the mechanic to see these notes. Without records, you might have to pay higher costs due to taking longer to find the problem.
Your repair person should be upfront and honest with you. If they give you the runaround or ignore any questions, you may not want them. It is important to have full confidence in the competence of your mechanic. If you don't, then move on to a better choice.
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Admission to Nursery
Children can be admitted to Nursery (part time - half day) at the beginning of the term after they become three providing that there is a place available. Please note, children can attend either the five morning sessions per week or the five afternoon sessions per week. Children are admitted purely by age.
Applications for Nursery places can be registered once your child is two years of age.
Application forms can be obtained from the school office.
Under rules issued by the Government, parents have the right to apply for a place at any school in Barnsley or the surrounding district regardless of their address. It is necessary to apply during the Autumn Term for children of statutory school age who will be eligible for primary school starting the following September.
Information on the school's admissions policy and procedure for applying for a school place can be found online at:
Please note that attendance at our Nursery does not automatically guarantee a place in our school.
Where the Governors are unable to offer a place because the school is over subscribed, parents have the right to appeal to an independent admission appeal panel, set up under the School Standards and Framework Act, 1998, as amended by the Education Act 2002. Parents who intend to make an appeal against the Governing Body's decision to refuse admission must contact the Independent Appeals Clerk to submit a notice of appeal within twenty one days of receiving the refusal letter to:
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Normally appeal hearings will be held within six weeks of the closing date for receiving the notice of appeal.


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Mesoscale physical–biological–biogeochemical linkages in the open ocean : an introduction to the results of the E-Flux and EDDIES programs
Benitez-Nelson, Claudia R.
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As publishedhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.03.001
Mesoscale currents, fronts, and eddies are ubiquitous and energetic features of ocean circulation. These phenomena, sometimes referred to as the "internal weather of the sea," accommodate a diverse set of physical, chemical, and biological interactions that influence marine biogeochemistry on a wide range of timescales. These biogeochemical processes include the "biological pump", i.e. the transfer or flux of biologically produced organic matter and associated elements from the surface ocean to depth (Ducklow et al., 2001; Volk and Hoffert, 1985). Within ~ 80% of the world's oceans, the productivity and species composition of the autotrophic organisms that contribute to the biological pump are typically limited by major nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica), or trace metals (e.g. iron). Primary production in such oligotrophic regions therefore depends mostly on intense recycling of nutrients within the surface sunlit waters, with only a small fraction supported by that entering from the atmosphere, or from the physical transport of nutrients from nutrient-rich deep waters below. Evidence that mesoscale and submesoscale phenomena play a role in the latter process dates back more than two decades (Angel and Fasham, 1983; Franks et al., 1986; Ring Group, 1981; Tranter et al., 1980; Venrick, 1990; Woods, 1988).
Author Posting. © Elsevier B.V., 2008. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 55 (2008): 1133-1138, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.03.001.


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Spay and Neuter
Welcome to Poquoson Veterinary Hospital's operating room. Our surgery area is the most heavily equipped area in the hospital. There are patient monitors, warming blankets, fluid pumps, anesthesia machines and radio-surgery equipment not to mention the hundreds of surgical instruments. We employ three licensed technicians to keep a close watch on our surgical patients. A thoughtful design and a lot of hard work have gone in to setting up our operating area so that your pet will receive top-notch care.
It is important to consult with your veterinarian to determine the best age to spay your pet. You can reduce the likelihood of certain cancers and tumors simply by spaying at the right age.
A typical day in surgery:
- Our surgery patients typically are admitted by 8:00 am. Consent forms are completed and your pet is given a comfortable place to stay in our treatment room. Our technicians and assistants will get any pre-surgical lab work underway.
- Prior to anesthesia, the veterinarian will perform a physical examination. This exam is done to be certain your pet is healthy prior to having surgery. Following the exam we may administer sedatives, pain relievers and other drugs that help your pet remain calm and comfortable before and after anesthesia.
- A licensed technician prepares the surgery suite and the patient for its procedure. Our licensed technicians use EKG's, pulse oximeters, breathing monitors and other equipment to assist their monitoring of the anesthesia. Anesthetic safety is a priority for all patients.
- Our surgery table is padded and uses a warm water blanket to keep our patients warm during their procedure.
- Surgery is performed in accord with the high standards established by the American Animal Hospital Association. Our veterinarians wear caps, masks, sterile gowns and sterile gloves to keep your pet safe.
- Following surgery, patients are closely monitored to ensure a smooth recovery. Pain evaluations and additional pain medications may be given if necessary.
- At discharge time, the veterinarian will meet with our patient's family to discuss the surgical procedure and review instructions for care at home after surgery.
Pre-surgical Checklist (for healthy cats and dogs):
- Ask us for an estimate for your pet's procedure if you have not already received one. Our estimates give you an idea of what procedures are to be done as well as their costs.
- You will need to fill out an anesthesia/surgery consent form. We recommend bloodwork, an IV catheter and IV fluids for all procedures to make anesthesia as safe as possible. If you have questions about your choices ask us to assist you.
- It is best to do any labwork a few days prior to the procedure.
- DO NOT FEED your pet after 10:00 p.m. the night before surgery. Withhold water after 6am the morning of the procedure.
- Patients are admitted to the hospital either the night before their procedure or between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. the day of surgery.
- On the day of surgery, we will call you (usually after 2:00 p.m.) to update you on your pet's condition.
- Please leave one or more telephone numbers where you can be reached on the day of surgery. If there is a problem during or after the surgery, you will be contacted immediately.
- Most patients will be discharged after 4:30 pm on the day of their surgery.
Why should I have my pet Spayed or Neutered?
- Spayed or neutered pets live longer and healthier lives
- Behavioral problems such as aggression and inappropriate urination are more likely in pets that have not been spayed or neutered.
- It is a responsible thing to do. Our shelters are filled with unwanted cats and dogs who can not find good homes.
- The risk of serious cancer of the uterus, ovaries, testicles and breast tissue is reduced or eliminated by spaying or neutering your pet
- Rabbits, Rats and other Exotic pets also benefit greatly from spaying or neutering


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Cindy Howard, home buyer
"I relocated from out of state and Jill went above and beyond to help me find the perfect home. We had multiple calls in preparations of my trip to the Houston area and Jill really took the time to understand my needs and desires. Once I had decided on my home she continued to take time out of her personal schedule to show me the area. Jill focused on activities and areas that were kid friendly and we gathered documentation that I was able to share with my children to help get them excited about the move. Jill negotiated additions to my home that I did not think were possible and she held the builder to high standards."


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Entering the 2014 season, the expectations were high for the women's lacrosse teams at Maryland and Salisbury. Maryland had lost a double-overtime 2013 championship game to North Carolina, while Salisbury had gone undefeated en route to the program's second national championship.
The Terrapins and Sea Gulls didn't disappoint, becoming the only teams from the state of Maryland to capture NCAA lacrosse championships in 2014. On May 25, Maryland concluded its 23-1 campaign and final Atlantic Coast Conference season with a 15-12 win against Syracuse during the NCAA Division I championship game at Towson University. Earlier that same day, Salisbury rolled past Trinity, 9-5, at Gettysburg College to win the school's third NCAA Division III title out of the last five years.
"Last year, we sat up here after a heartbreaker," Maryland head coach Cathy Reese said. "I think that fueled their fire all season long. They didn't want to have that feeling again. They worked hard and just continued to get better."
The NCAA title may be just the beginning for a Maryland team that will lose one senior starter. The Terrapins, who have made the NCAA tournament for 25 straight years, including six consecutive Final Four berths, will return their entire starting attack and defensive unit.
Leading scorer Kelly McPartland, attacker Brooke Griffin, midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and defender Megan Douty should make Maryland a force again. Another returnee will be Tewaaraton Award winner Taylor Cummings.
A midfielder, Cummings was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. With an ability to win draws, score goals and find teammates for scores, Cummings is an all-around player.
The Salisbury women will try to win a third consecutive title in 2015. The Sea Gulls' 39-game winning streak, which dated to the beginning of the 2013 season, ended April 20 with a 12-8 loss to SUNY-Cortland. But coach Jim Nestor's club completed a season-ending seven-game winning streak to finish at 23-1 by beating Trinity during the NCAA final for the second straight year.
Salisbury will lose two-time All-America goalkeeper Ashton Wheatley (.514 save percentage) and leading scorer Shannon Carta (42 goals, 35 assists). But the Sea Gulls will return a solid offensive core, including attacker Shelby Nemecek, attacker Kate Haker and midfielder Bethany Baer.
Men's Lacrosse Teams Fall Short
While the Maryland and Salisbury women each brought home a championship trophy, their male counterparts didn't get to take a victory lap.
Maryland lost an 11-6 decision to Notre Dame during the national semifinals. The Terrapins, who reached the NCAA title game in 2011 and '12, were held to their second-lowest goal total of the campaign by a stout Fighting Irish defense.
Maryland should contend again next year, when it will compete in the Big Ten conference for the first time. Coach John Tillman's squad, which finished with a 13-4 record and won the ACC regular-season title, must replace leading scorer Mike Chanenchuk and four-year starting goalkeeper Niko Amato.
Salisbury's 21-2 season ended with a 12-9 loss to Tufts during the NCAA Division III championship game at M&T Bank Stadium. The Sea Gulls, who have won 10 NCAA titles since 1994, had trouble halting an efficient Tufts team, which had beaten 2013 national runner-up RIT during the national semifinals.
"I thought we had a great year," Sea Gulls head coach Jim Berkman said. "We beat Washington College twice, which was their only two losses of the season. We beat Cabrini, and won at Stevenson and Gettysburg. Most of those teams were undefeated when we played them."
Berkman will have to replace several key seniors, including goalkeeper Alex Taylor. But the returning core of midfielder Mike Kane, midfielder Sean Fitzgerald and defenseman Josh Martin should help Salisbury make another run at a national championship in 2015.
Strong On The Diamond
When the Maryland baseball team made an appearance in the 1971 NCAA tournament, Richard Nixon was the nation's president and Frank Robinson was leading the Baltimore Orioles to their third straight World Series appearance. After that NCAA experience, the Terrapin program went through a dry spell, which ended in May, when Maryland advanced to the ACC championship game for the first time since 1976 and earned an NCAA tournament berth.
Coach John Szefc's Terrapins defeated Old Dominion and host South Carolina twice to sweep the Columbia Regional, and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional round for the first time. The three-game sweep in South Carolina extended Maryland's hot streak to 14 wins out of its last 16 games.
Maryland lost two of three games against the University of Virginia during an NCAA Super Regional June 7-9, ending the year with a 40-23 overall record.
It was another productive spring for Salisbury's softball and baseball teams. The Sea Gull softball team advanced to the NCAA Division III championship round for the third time out of the last 12 seasons, before losing to defending national titlist Tufts during the three-game final round.
Coach Margie Knight's team finished with a 44-5 record. The Sea Gulls received standout offensive efforts from sophomores Paige Knussman (.516 batting average, 11 home runs, 61 RBIs) and Kim Dorsey (.422 batting average, team-leading 15 homers, 61 RBIs). On the mound, junior Rachel Johnson pitched to a 29-4 record, which included 22 complete games and 295 strikeouts. Senior Kathryn Larson finished with a 15-1 record and 1.70 ERA.
The Salisbury baseball team continued to build its reputation as one of the best Division III programs in the nation. Under the direction of retiring coach Doug Fleetwood, the Sea Gulls advanced to the NCAA College World Series for the fourth time in program history before losses to SUNY-Cortland and Southern Maine ended their season at 37-9.
The leaders of the Sea Gull offense were Kyle Hayman (team-leading .426 batting average), senior Quinn Griffith (.400, three home runs, 35 RBIs) and junior Bobby Sanzone (.350, three homers, 39 RBIs). Junior right-hander Brett Collacchi was the team's top pitcher, posting a 12-2 record with a 2.57 ERA.
New Men On The Bench
Three Maryland schools compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and two will enter the 2014-15 season with new head men's basketball coaches.
Michael Grant is the new head coach at Coppin State. Grant, who succeeds longtime coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell, comes to Coppin State after a six-year stint at Stillman College. He guided Stillman, an NCAA Division II program from Tuscaloosa, Ala., to a 100-73 record. Grant also helmed the men's basketball program at Southern University in Louisiana from 2003-05, and he led Central State of Ohio to three 20-win campaigns during seven seasons at his first head coaching stop.
Grant will try to resurrect a Coppin State program that has endured nine losing seasons out of the last 10 years. The Eagles, who went to the NCAA tournament four times during Mitchell's 28-year tenure, had a 12-20 mark and seventh-place finish in the MEAC during the 2013-14 season.
After finishing with a 6-24 record for 2013-14, Maryland-Eastern Shore also made a change. The school hired Bobby Collins to replace Frankie Allen, who guided the Hawks to 42 wins during his six seasons. Collins spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at Winston-Salem State, and guided the Hampton University program for four years. He steered the Pirates to the MEAC championship and an NCAA tournament berth during the 2006-07 season.
Strikeout Artists
It wasn't enough for Nicole Pagano to become the all-time wins leader at Mount St. Mary's. She had to throw a no-hitter, too.
Pagano collected her record-breaking 47th-career victory with her third no-hitter, a 2-0 triumph against Sacred Heart April 5. A senior right-hander, Pagano earned 15 of her team's 19 victories in 2014, and set the school's career records for wins (53), strikeouts (662) and innings pitched (641.1). Pagano, who threw a fourth-career no-hitter April 18, against LIU-Brooklyn, established school single-season marks for victories (15), strikeouts (209) and ERA (1.18).
Pagano wasn't the only standout pitcher in the area. McDaniel's Caroline Brehm dominated opposing hitters and carried the Green Terror to a 29-17 record. A junior right-hander, Brehm finished with a 26-13 record, a 1.41 ERA, 38 complete games and 13 shutouts.
Brehm captured the Centennial Conference's Pitcher of the Year honor for the third straight season. She also led all Division III hurlers with 396 strikeouts, a McDaniel single-season record. She will enter her senior year with a program-record 1,118 strikeouts.


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Faculty and Staff
Susan Kellogg
Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor Kellogg is a scholar of Mexican and Latin American history whose research focuses on indigenous peoples, law, and women in Latin America, particularly Mexico. She also studies colonialism and cultural change and the impact of each on Latin American history. Prof. Kellogg received her doctorate (in anthropology) from the University of Rochester. She has been both Chair and Director of Graduate Studies in the History Department and currently serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies in History and of the Latin American Studies Program.
Prof. Kellogg's teaching has centered on offering undergraduate courses on colonial Latin America and Mexico as well as a course on women's history in Latin America, past and present. She developed a course on Latin American history through film, and at the graduate level, she teaches about colonial Latin American historiography and ethnohistory. Her most recent teaching focus has been on developing an interdisciplinary introductory Latin American Studies course (LAST 3300) as well as a History capstone course, Researching Mexican History (HIST 4373) and another capstone, The Aztecs Before and After the Conquest. She has also traveled with students to Mexico City, Costa Rica, and Cuba in courses designed to expose undergraduate and graduate students to the histories and cultures of these countries and regions.
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Research Interests
Prof. Kellogg is author or editor of five books and numerous articles. Her book, Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700, received Honorable Mention for the Howard Francis Cline Memorial Award from the Council on Latin American History. This book, based on Spanish and Nahuatl documentation, discusses law and social and cultural change among the Mexica of central Mexico in the pre- and post-conquest period. Her book, Weaving the Past: A History of Latin America's Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present, was published by Oxford University Press in 2005. She is researching Aztec emotions in the late prehispanic and early colonial periods, with a special focus on the role of emotion during conquest. She has co-edited several volumes, including Dead Giveaways: Indigenous Testaments of Colonial Mesoamerica and the Andes (with Matthew Restall), Negotiation within Domination: New Spain's Indian Pueblos Confront the Spanish State, (with Ethelia Ruiz). She also recently co-edited (with María Rodríguez-Shadow), a volume honoring the work of feminist archaeologist Rosemary Joyce, Género y arqueología en Mesoamérica. Homenaje a Rosemary A. Joyce, published by the Centro de Estudios de Antropología de la Mujer in 2013. Her article, "The Mysterious Mothers of Alva Ixtlilxochitl: Women, Kings and Power in Late Prehispanic and Conquest Tetzcoco" appears in that volume. The latter two were bi-national projects that included work by scholars in Mexico, the U.S., and elsewhere.
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Selected Publications
"Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Marina and Other Women of Conquest," in Indigenous Historiography inColonial Mexico: Fernando Alva Ixtlilxochitl and His Legacy, eds. Jongsoo Lee and Galen Brokaw (University of Arizona Press, 2016).
Género y arqueología en Mesoamérica. Homenaje a Rosemary A Joyce, eds. María Rodríguez-Shadow and Susan Kellogg (Centro de Estudios de Antropología de la Mujer, 2013)
Negotiation within Domination: New Spain's Indian Pueblos Confront the Spanish State, eds. Ethelia Ruiz Medrano and Susan Kellogg (University Press of Colorado 2010).
Weaving the Past: A History of Latin America's Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2005).
"Conflict and Cohabitation between Afro-Mexicans and Nahuas in Central Mexico," co-authored with Norma Angélica Castillo Palma, in Beyond Black and Red: African-Native Relations in Colonial Latin America, ed. Matthew Restall, University of New Mexico Press, 2005).
- Dead Giveaways: Colonial Testaments of Spanish America ed. by Susan Kellogg and Matthew Restall (University of Utah Press, 1998).
"From Parallel and Equivalent to Separate but Unequal: Tenochca Women, 1500-1700," in Indian Women of Early Mexico (ed. Susan Schroeder, Stephanie Wood, and Robert Haskett, University of Oklahoma Press, 1997).
Law and the Transformation of Aztec Society, 1500-1700 (University of Oklahoma Press, 1995).


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My Dream Sandbox
Defining my perfect MMO Sandbox ...
Brief Intro
Hi, I'm a gamer, like probably any of you who've bothered reading this article. I'm also a fantasy fan. I've been looking for an MMO I can immerse myself in, and to me that would need to be a Sandbox game. If I had the budget and the motivation, and for no logical reason I felt the need to describe my perfect MMO.
Some of the biggest immersion breakers to in an MMO are loading screens, invisible walls, etc.
I'm aware their some real hardware/performance issues in having a seamless open world, but I also know it can be done. Take Darkfall for example, if nothing else can be said for it, you cannot deny it had a HUGE world map with no loading screens. Not perfect mind you, but it says a lot of the potential size of a seamless world.
Also, invisible walls, nobody likes them. Especially the exploring kind of players. Explorers want to find rooks and crannies which no else knew about. A cool hang out for them and their friends, or some forgotten ruins, possibly with some "wtf" monsters lurking within, an underwater dungeon? or maybe even the perfect plot for building a secret hideout ...
They don't even need a greater reward than a new horizon that no one's seen before.
Which brings me to the edge of the world. Yeah, the world has to have an edge. But still, it doesn't to be in the form of an invisible barricade. I would make the world end in a never ending waterfall into oblivion where players who don't drown on the way can swim or sail off the edge to their deaths!
No world map should EVER be leaked to the public. NEVER!!
Yes, there will be multiple humanoid races with various physical perks: Endurance, strength, agility, speed, intellect, yada yada
Also different races can have different languages. And no, there won't be a convenient common language. Not readily available anyway...
I know I talked about it earlier. So yeah, the gist of it is exploring needs to be a rewarding, or at least "potentially" rewarding experience.
The following are the kind of rewards I had in mind:
· A travelling sailor comes across a vanishing isle, on which live a temple of secretive monks, who teach him a skill no one can learn anywhere else.
· An exploring entrepreneur can discover a remote tribe who offer a rare items, gains their trust, and establishes a trade agreement for his guild gaining a monopoly on the goods. (for so long as caravans or guild city don't get raided)
· A wandering hobo discovers an educated hermit of another race living in the middle nowhere who has nothing better to do, so he offers to teach him his race's language
· A guild scout goes searching around for a good plot to start a city. Does the guild prefer a remote city on a cliff face, hard to attack and hidden from prying eyes? Or do they prefer an accessible city by a river to have access to river trade and land routes?
Another thing I would add is Cartography (Map-making). Maps will be an item that a player carries around. No map on you? Tough luck, no map!
Let me explain. Your inventory will a new slot just for maps. This will store your world map. A basic one can be purchased from the local NPCs. However, an explorer armed with ink and parchment can actually produce a more detailed map. He will also have the ability to add annotations to this map like "Great Mining Spot!", "Deer grazing ground", "Mean Bugger Player City", "Ambush Prone".
And most importantly, a cartographer can make copies of his work and sell them for profit! The information on them might be useful for resource gatherers, strategists, empire builders and tradesmen. For example a tradesman might set up a trade route to avoid any potential hot spots with such information.
An important factor to any MMO. First off, I'd like to rule out any target-based or arcade style combat systems. They're either overly causal or overly fanciful. I prefer a more engaging kind of combat, a case in point is Mount & Blade: Warbands (e.g. tutorial, PvP fight). If you like realistic medieval combat, you gotta try this!
For those of you who have already tried this, you know what I'm talking about! I would happily put up with WB graphics in exchange for their combat system.
Now take that combat system, and sprinkle with some magic fireballs flying back and forth and some monsters which can pick up players and lob them over a cliff. Chaos! Beautiful chaos!
Now for Magic. Today's typical fantasy mage has been reduce into bunny hopping COD teenagers. My thoughts? Fuck that!
Magic will be split down into various branches, ranching to the elemental shaman to the arcane wizard. Now as to how will they diverge from the current norm?
· Spell Intensity - Most spells won't have a fixed casting time. For example a mage player can tap the fireball attack, which would only spit a few licks of flame no more than a foot away from him. Or he could keep holding the fireball attack, which will be basically let fireball grow to a size where he can't launch it far enough, it goes out of control and blow up in his face. OR he can find the perfect balance and cast a well balanced fireball.
· Casting Times - For their more epic shit, mages will need the support and protection of his mates. For example, a necromancer trying to summon a handful of skeleton warriors to his friends' aid. He can't protect himself while summoning them, and his movements/abilities or limited while keeping them summoned. Killing or knocking out the caster might make the skeletons drop to the dirt, or go berserk.
· Group Spells - There will be some super epic spells which can only be done with the joint effort of a circle of skilled casters. E.g. A circle of shamans summon together a huge rock elemental to go bash against the walls of an enemy city or summon a fog to engulf the area around them. Ofc, in casts like these the circle of mages are unable to move or defend themselves.
· Error Factor - There will also be an error factor. The more skilled, the less likely this will happen. But essentially the bigger the spells, the more horribly wrong it can go. In group spells one must consider that error factor can rise drastically if there a poorly skilled caster in their midst.
How can it go wrong? Instead of summoning a rock elemental you erupt the earth beneath your feet. Or instead of summoning a thick damp fog you bring about a dozen angry water elementals!
· No Running - There spells that can be used whilst running will be few, some even limited.
You're probably thinking I'm making caster skills sound highly undesirable. Well that's the idea. Casters are a double edged sword. They can have a huge effect on a battle, but there's also a chance that they can screw your odds of winning as well.
Basically, casters have to choose whether focus on grander magic, which can player a big difference. Or else to focus on smaller, faster spells. You can try learn both ofc. Cough*
Also there will be Spell Cocktails, i.e. casters can make a kind of spell macro.
For example,
A cast that first casts non-slip feet on yourself, and then freezes the ground around you to make your enemies slip unless they walk real slow.
or You first cast fire immunity and then summon a flaming sword so you don't burn yourself.
Anyway the gist of it is that casters can come up with their own combinations.
Nay to hard-coded limitations! You cannot equip and wield what you like. The only thing is that your character skills will affect or be affected accordingly.
For example,
Spent all your time flipping pages and learning spells and don't have enough strength in your palms to crack a walnut? Sure you can dress up in full plate and wield a two-handed great sword as tall as you are, but you'll be lucky if you can move and you'll be dragging that sword behind you, and any swings you throw (if you can at all) will be so slow that the enemy will see them coming a mile off.
or Just learnt a spell, picked up a wand and think you control the elements? Sure you can cast a spell, but rather than an error factor you'll be lucky to have a success factor!
Your backpack will be limited in volume. So no, you can't fit ten full suits of armour in your backpack. Also there are weight limits. If it fits, you can put in your backpack, but the more you carry the slower you move and the more easily you get fatigued. The weight factor will also include the weight of your gear. To pre-empt the question, if you're too heavy you don't float.
There will be items you can't fit in your backpack but will want to carry, eg. a log. You can either use a mule or other beast of burden to drag it back to the lumber mill or else you can find someone to help you haul it back. Bigger log = More help needed.
Players will be able to carry gear in their backpack ... but this will visibly show as strapped to their backpack.
As interesting as it might be, I'm near or certain this will sooner or later lead to monuments of penises or other profanity dotting the countryside. However I'd like to think terrain destruction might be possible. For example chopping a tree at an angle that will make it fall across the road ...
I think we can all agree that the average MMO mob has the intelligence of a fencepost. With the awareness of a walking land mine.
This I would change drastically.
First thing that would need to change is the detection method. A mob should detect either through a cone of vision, or a circular area of hearing. There will be exceptions ofc for mobs that are blind, etc.
This would allow players to creep up on them. Their vision would work like it did in commandos. At a certain distance, mobs won't see you when you're in prone position. Also obstacles will limit their cone of vision.
Their range of hearing will work similarly, you will be able to creep up on them to a point. If you're mail you can only get so close though. Leather and cloth are a different ball game though.
Here are another important points:
· Mobs can level up. If they kill players or other mobs often enough they will gain skill and "level up"
· Mobs can loot. Yup, humanoid can loot your shit. They will keep what they like or can use and they'll stash the rest in their hoard. And ofc leave anything they deem useless on your corpse.
· Mobs can harvest. When you're off in some happier place, mobs will be hunting deer and what not to gather food or leather.
· Mob spawns can level up. What this means is that with enough time passes a mob spawn point can level up.
For example, in the case of a Cave Goblin Spawn
Level 1 - Mobs wield clubs and spears of stick and stone and defend their cave.
Level2 - Mobs start using cheap iron weapons, build a wooden rampart at the entrance of their cave. Start sending out scouts in the vicinity
Level3 - Scouts now mounted on giant cave spiders. Mobs also built a forward camp outside their cave.
Level4 - Mobs start attacking nearby NPC or player settlements
Level5 - Mobs will ally with Cave Trolls and attempt capture and occupation of NPC or player settlements. This will turn them into Level 2 spawn points.
So far I've only spoken about hostile mobs though. There will also be more civilised mobs that, once you have their trust, will be open for trade of goods or information. Other services may also be available. For example, possible military support or alliance.
No MMO would be complete without a Guild/Clan to bring players together.
Guilds will a customisable hierarchy by the Guild Master. Stuff like rights etc will be managed from here. These include, but are not limited to, guild bank access, city guard management, guild trade agreements, etc.
Now most guilds will want an HQ. The smaller or more secretive guild might want nothing bigger than a rented apartment, or maybe some sprawling mansion if you have the coin. The empire builders will want an entire city for their HQ.
I won't go into Player Cities just yet.
Now guilds can unite in one of two ways:
· Vassal - Smaller guilds can choose to become the vassals of a larger guild. For protection or free rent or access to their resources. Vassals can't conquer territory in their own name. Any strategic land holdings they acquire like resource points or cities, etc will automatically fall under the ownership of their liege guild.
This is a viable option for smaller specialised guilds who are not interested in empire building. Examples: Mercenaries, Tradesmen, etc
Guilds in an alliance cannot become vassals.
· Alliance - This is when two guilds, normally of equal standing/strength, decide to combine forces for both protection as well as added firepower. The union generates a Alliance Council which the GMs can add their own members and their dog into.
However, to add a member on the Council there must be a majority vote in favour.
The majority vote will be used for all Alliance wide decisions. For example, war declaration. A particular member guild might have declared war on an a hostile guild and asked the alliance to match suit. Fellow members can declare war individually, but if the Alliance Council votes favour of war all Alliance members are have no choice in the matter and automatically join the war.
Guilds will have black-lists for individuals and can flag them as a KOS, Untrustworthy, Friendly, etc.
Alliances will also have their own black-list. In case of a conflict the Alliance stance will overrule the guild one by default. The GM can change this setting, though he risks the wrath of the other Alliance members.
Guild Gear & Logo is also important. First off a logo needs to be as customisable as possible. This is important because it represents them.
And for the same reason it is important to show your colours in a variety of ways. Through arm bands, tabards, shield crests. Then there should also be items that can be used in warfare. e.g. war drums or banners that gives nearby guildies a buff and enemies a debuff.
Castle banners also give buff to the local guidlies and vassals.
Guild Reputation is affected by its members, and in turn affects its members.
For example,
Case 1. A guild comprising of 10 PKers and 1 Do-Gooder will not alter the DGer's personal rep. But the negative rep they give the guild will overrule his gd rep from an outsider's point of view. Making it a PKer guild.
Case2. A guild comprised of 10 DGers and 1 PKer. The guild will still have a globally positive rep. However that one PKer will still be flagged as a PKer. i.e. negative rep remains prevalent.
This is something to keep in mind. Especially if you're a trade guild. You don't want a bad rep on you. Just to make it clear
A part of this is a concept inspired by Darkfall's NPC vendor, but improved.
Player Cities will have the ability to construct a Market. In this place individuals or guilds will be able to hire a stall and place an NPC vendor at it. The player/guild will place the goods for sale in the stall and set the prices at which the vendor should sell them. The guild owning the market can choose to either exact a tax on all items sold, demand a single payment for use of the stall or both.
This might seem overboard but it is worth it if the guild owner conducts security properly. As markets can generate a lot of wealth for all involved, it is also a highly desirable target for raiders. A trade city of a serious guild will have guards placed strategically, ban weapons from the market, etc.
In case of a successful raid, raiders can kill the NPC vendor, on whom they'll find a key to the stall goods and the cash of any sales he made.
There will also be markets in NPC towns, though they will charged an undesirable tax rate which will raise the prices of items sold, with the specific intention of discouraging trade outside Player cities.
Advanced Markets will also give the guild owner the ability to create Trade Routes by land, and by sea if a port city. This will work similarly to Caeser 3's trade system. There will be an adjacent warehouse where the guild owner can place goods which he wants to sell or barter for other goods. However this will not be accessible to individuals.
In order to create a trade route the guilds trade representatives need to create a trade agreement with another Player cities or friendly NPC cities where they will establish the agreed rates. If any updates occur to the contract trade will be stopped until the 2nd party accepts the changes.
A point about Advanced Markets. Vassals will also have access to create trade routes from their liege's Adv. Market. Obviously, separate guilds will have their goods stored separately in the warehouse.
Villages are resource points. There are mining villages, farming villages, fishing villages, lumberjack villages ... and so on.
Each village has a happiness meter. This will affect their population regeneration (PR) and their yield.
When capturing or creating a Player city the first thing you want to do is go to the neighbouring villages in your region and gain their allegiance. There are two ways to do this.
· Force - You can threaten the mayor to co-operate. This is by far the fastest and least involving method. However it causes a negative effect on the yield and PR. You could hire an NPC supervisor for the village. It will improve the yield to above average but drop the PR even further.
· Persuade - Winning them over. They would immediately start co-operating but their yield will be very poor. This will improve over time so long as guild presence persist in the area. So basically it means hanging around in the region. In the village would help even more. Doing quests in the region would help even more again! This is a slow process but it will offer the potentially highest yield and once you've hit the happy max very little effort is needed.
Some things to keep in mind. If using Force, threats need to be done every so often or else the yield will drop. If using Persuade, the occasional quests in the area are enough to keep the high yield coming in.
Villages collect their resources locally and every so often they will send a cart off with the surplus goods towards the player city. (Similar to Warrior Kings if you know it)
Also, Villages can revolt, especially if they were happy with their previous liege. This basically turns them into spawn points of rabble and the little yield they generate they will keep. Quelling a revolt involves killing off the instigators and try to kill as little of the rest of the populace as possible.
Note: Both the cart and the local village store are targets for raiders.
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Phillies look to end pre-summer slump against Padres
The most recent slump of the Phillies has a lot of fans scratching their heads. The team has been in this pre-summer funk now for about 2 weeks. It started with the Boston series and with the exception of a couple wins in the middle of this prolonged slump, the Phillies now wake up this morning to start their series at home against the Padres a whole 3 games back in the NL East behind the Atlanta Braves.
The problem has been scoring runs. Batters have been getting on base, but with RISP, the Phillies just can't seem to get any of them home. The Phillies promptly started the month of June with two losses and were swept by the Braves in Atlanta. The Phillies have only scored a total of 14 runs since the slide started on May 22nd, when they were shutout at home against Boston and Dice-K Matsuzaka. It seems like the Phillies have all been affected by this slump, as no one on the team is standing out as doing ok offensively.
All of this can change tonight, and that's the good thing. Roy Halladay is back on the mound after pitching baseball's 20th Perfect Game in Florida last Saturday. It was one of the rarest moments in baseball, and a sure highlight to this year for the Phillies no matter what happens down the road for the team.
The slump has had a devastating effect on players batting averages. No Phillies regular position player has an average over .300 anymore. Jason Werth is only a few points away from .300.
We'll see if tonight is the night they turn a new leaf, there is just something wrong with the Phillies and right now it seems like nothing is working to change that.
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Google went back to the drawing board with Android 4.4. Developers designed it to run fast, smooth, and "responsively" on more devices than ever before, focusing on entry-level devices in emerging markets with as little as 512MB RAM — half that of most higher-end phones and tablets on the market today. In addition to core changes to Android itself, system processes now use less heap and more aggressively protect from apps using up large amounts of RAM.
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