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WoLK is approaching and our hard earned level 70 epics will soon be worth nothing bu the price of a shard, or small vendor change.
Arguments are erupting across the Blogsphere over "welfare epics", whether PvE via badges or PvP via honor.
Is it worth running Kara week in week out, hitting every daily heroic to pickup the badges to buy the gear to run the raids that had the gear that isn't as good as the gear you just bought with your badges?
Or, if you are like me and so many others, is it worth busting a gut (yeah Taurens get two) to get the badge gear so you can run the 10 man raids, or heroic instances (maybe saving 5 minutes and a wipe off the run)?
Is it worth the PvP vs. PvE rants about who deserves the gear, and if so what level of effort should be required to overuber the epeen?
I don't know the answers I must admit (Much better at asking stupid questions than providing intelligent answers), but I must admit I feel like a rat (although some rats are bigger) on the proverbial Blizzard treadmill.
I want the gear, don't get me wrong
I want the gear, don't get me wrong. I am prepared to pore over spreadsheets and theory crafting forums for hours, but I don't need the gear – theoretically I am already geared past my current (and most likely future) progression point.
In fact I wonder whether my efforts to do uber dps are becoming a constraint – am I out gearing our part-time tank? is being able to go all out for 30 seconds, then nick off to make a coffee while my aggro drops back below the tank, a limitation rather than an advantage?
I begin to wonder now, while others ponder preparations for WoLK (links below), whether I would be better off adopting a more casual attitude to go with my casual play times. Maybe spend 1-2 hours thinking about WoW outside of the game, rather than spending the rest of the week on it.
It occurred to me while reading about other's WoLK preparations that (assuming it is released anywhere from Nov-Jan) I will be overseas, backpacking my Wife and Son around India. So even when I do return to WoW (and find the post-trip money to buy the expansion), I will potentially be 2 months behind my mates in gathering gear, reputation, levels, instances and raids.
What will my badge, honor and reputation gear grinding have amounted to then? Nothing!?!
I might as well spend the next few months grinding the Auction House
I might as well spend the next few months grinding the Auction House, so I can afford to buy myself a new set of gear every level, upgrade my enchanting and tailoring to level 450 (or whatever it is). buy my new (but for everyone else passe) mount(s).
I guess in reality, as long as I enjoy the methods for collecting the loot (or loot currency), I might as well keep on playing. Not for the loot, but for the experience – a less Loot-Whoring, more Fun-Whoring attitude.
How do you feel about this? If Blizzard released a new set of "T6" equivalent gear tomorrow, for little more than the current badge cost – would you hardcore badge collect, or just make do until the 1st set of WoLK T7 gear comes to the market?
On a side note, does anyone know if the current badges + honor will have any value in WoLK? Would someone be better off hoarding badges for the release, or will Blizzard introduce a new loot currency. eg: platinum ice shards?
Tell me please..
- Time to relax, or rev up?
- Time to change forms to a squirrel, or though my not-considerable gnome weight (and wealth) about?
Gnomer and Out!
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- Resto 4 Life
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- Mama Druid
- For Teh Fite
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- Azeroth Is Burning
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- Naissa's Rage
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Anthony H. Smith is an associate professor with the Computer and Information Technology Department at Purdue University. He has more than 15 years of experience in various technical roles, as well as 10 years experience with computer technologies including LAN, WAN and wireless network design and implementation. After graduating from Wittenberg University, Anthony spent several years in general management positions. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 5 years in a number of technical, management, and law enforcement roles. He left the Coast Guard to pursue a Masters in Technology at Purdue, which he received in 1994. Since then, Anthony's industrial experience includes both large corporate and small business environments serving in management and systems engineering roles. He has designed and consulted on numerous corporate and municipal networks, and has extensive application development and project management experience. Professor Smith currently teaches and conducts applied research in the areas of local and wide-area wireless network design, implementation and security. In addition, he has an active consultancy dedicated to local and wide area wireless networks, currently focused on wide-area wire-line replacement strategies.
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- Smith, A.H., & Hansen, R. A., Wireless Wide Area Networks. (2007) H. Bidgoli. Handbook of Computer Networks John Wiley & Sons.
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- Smith*, A.H., Hansen*, R.A., & Mariga, J.R. (2009). An updated wireless network curriculum based on current industry trends.. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education
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Playing UFC Personal Trainer is painful. If you are looking for a simple workout game that won't push you very far, then you should stick to the mini-game mode on Wii Fit. Even on the "Beginner" setting, I found UFC Personal Trainer to be a very challenging exercise game. And that is one of its best qualities. UFC Personal Trainer makes no bones about the fact that getting in shape is tough business. But if you stick with it, you'll certainly reap the rewards. Just be prepared for a little bit of pain in the meantime.
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Once you've finished the preliminary setup, you can jump headlong into training. The game advises that you don't play for too long, and I have to agree that between 30 minutes and an hour with UFC: Personal Trainer is probably a good time limit. So what will you do with your workout time? The good news is UFC Personal Trainer gives you plenty of options. The main mode is the workout mode, which allows you to select from a list of specially targeted workouts, or launch into a program for either 30 or 60 days to either build strength or cut weight.
Being the ambitious girl I am, I selected the 30 day workout routine and launched headlong into a series of both aerobic and fighting based exercises. Because I was on the beginner level, the intensity was low, and nothing got more intense than some alternating punches and simple exercises like mountain climbers and leg lifts.
However, even though the exercises were very simple, I found myself working extremely hard at them. The Kinect version of the game uses body tracking to make sure you are doing the exercises correctly, and definitely won't let you slouch. For instance, while I was doing several reps of leg lifts, I started getting a little bit lazy and tried to lift them a bit lower than I had to and pull them down slowly. However, the game was wise to my slacking, and if I didn't do the leg lift exactly as instructed, I wouldn't get credit for the rep. Though we generally expect exercise games to be precise, I think we've all "cheated" at some point. However, UFC Personal Trainer doesn't let you do that, which is definitely a good thing.
Another good thing about UFC Personal Trainer is that there is plenty of variety in the workout routines. There are over 70 different exercises in the Kinect version of the game (the other versions have less due to technical limitations) and even if you do a 60-day program, you're unlikely to get bored with the variety of content in the game. And if you so desire, you can assemble as many exercises as you want into your own custom routine, so you don't get bored with the game's suggested exercise options.


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In Eagle Rock, in northern Botetourt County, a little church is coming back to life. Parishioners from St. Mark's Episcopal, in Fincastle, are taking an interest in this rural community (about ten miles away) and have decided to try to restore this beautiful white frame church. Built in 1885, a classic example of the style known as Carpenter Gothic, Emmanuel was the first church in Eagle Rock, and served as the heart of the community for many years. By the 1960s, however, the population of this rural town had dropped off, and the decision was made to curtail the services to just twice a year. Then, about two years ago, Fr. Stephen Stanley, Priest Missioner for St. Mark's, pledged to find a way to begin holding services there again and to explore possibilities for his Fincastle congregation to participate in the life of Eagle Rock.
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The diocesan youth coordinator scheduled a "Mass on the Mountain" service in May, and then brought the youth back again in July to help paint the interior. Members of the local Ruritan Club also joined in on the fun, offering us the use of the Fire House, and other forms of hospitality. A new organization has formed, called Friends of Eagle Rock, giving us a chance to better coordinate all the projects as they unfold. The Ruritans, by the way, are working to renovate and reopen a community center that had been scheduled for demolition. Their enthusiasm is contagious!
We are now hoping to find grants to support the next phase of work, involving major repairs to the sacristy and roof, and repainting the exterior. Perhaps you can help. We are looking for historians and architects who know something about the history of Carpenter Gothic Churches. In 1883, church trustees borrowed $250 from the American Church Building Fund, in New York, and paid it back within two years. It would be nice to know if the Church Fund provided plans and materials, and perhaps shipped them to Virginia by train.
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Fairfax, VA -- The Old Dominion mens and womens swimming & diving teams wrapped up the 2001 CAA Championships over the weekend. The women finished in third place while the men took fourth. James Madison won both championships - the third in a row for the men and the fifth overall for the women.
Although the Monarchs didnt bring home the championships, they found individual success in numerous events. Sophomore Ashley Kirchner (Arlington, VA) swept both the 1 meter and 3 meter diving events, and Jamie DAgostino (Ardsley, NY) took first place in the 500 free and 1650 free. Sophomore Kara Fichthorn (Landsdowne, PA) was named the Womens Outstanding Performer after picking up victories in the 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM. Her 400 IM time set a CAA meet record and met the NCAA "B" qualifying standard.
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Women 1. JMU 840.5 2. W&M 550 3. ODU 531 4. UNCW 481 5. GMU 406 6. Davidson 365 Men 1. JMU 721 2. UNCW 666 3. W&M 623 4. ODU 433 5. GMU 395 6. Davidson 321
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At least the stereotype of Japanese and German education being composed of strict, wrote-memorization and regurgitated facts isn't all bad: As I told a German friend, we lazy Americans need some one to take our inventions and then build them right.
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Location: Tesla Leicht Institute
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Only thing that I will criticize on Japanese education will be with their histroy. Though I do think that the way they teach history in East Asia is kind of bad since it only teaches them to only to learn and not to think on the subject as much.
|2007-11-09, 00:10
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How is the west's teaching more pro-learning?
I've taken history from both sides. They're about the same.
And really, pre-high school, the classes are pretty much taught the same way. Massive data cramming comes from college entrance, which is high fucking pressure because of what it is in Japan.
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Hmmm, I believe the thread is about japanese culture (not just their educational system) so we shouldn't steer to far into one specific aspect or another... for very long at least.
I've seen some pretty lame teaching of history in the West (no thinking! only rightthinking and regurg!) so sweeping generalizations can be inaccurate. On the other hand, the Okinawans recently demonstrated that not everyone agrees on history even within Japan.
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He was very subjectively pro-confederate while teaching the American Civil War, and when covering the Vietnam War, he repeatedly insisted that US did not "lose" the war, they simply retreated.
The man's real job was a coach for the school's football team, btw.
So to hyperlion:
Western history classes does not "do better job" than those in the east.
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I have taken history lessons in both Japanese and American and both seemed biased to each other's advantage and debating pre-WW2 history it is a complete bi-polar argument.
Japanese education does not handle much of it and the US handles it so much from the American's view it really is narrow from my point of view. The western side ignores on how white supremacy affected judgement during that period. Yes it teaches what had happened but it does not go into depth on why it happened.
I know I am basing my opinion on knowlege I accumulated 20 odd years ago but I really do not think it had much changed.
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The japanese style of long and patient consensus building has its advantages and disadvantages (in meetings ). I do work with japanese national customers and partners in some of my contract work and end up having to advise my american peers at times on their "loud, rash, and noisy" techniques that alarm the japanese
(and vice versa). Consensus building always takes longer... and more frequently results in nothing but turf being protected rather than innovation. But then I've seen a parallel problem in large American corporate structures. The smaller corporations and such tend to be more nimble creatures who succeed more famously (but also fail spectacularly).
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I've spent half my life in Japan, and half my life in US. (about 16 years each in both)
So I have good understanding of both cultures, and its advantages and shortcumings. Probably more so than most people in either countries.
When I make fun of Americans OR Japanese, I'm really making fun of myself.
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The schools in my district (a small town in north NJ) have been a lot more about writing/thinking than about testing/memorization. History classes are largely about testing during earlier grades but by high school testing is a much smaller part of the class and the tests we do have are usually more about writing. I think I've written more essays in my history classes than I have in my English classes.
But my high school is probably in the top 10 or 5% in the country for public high schools because my town is rich, which brings me to my next question about schools in Japan...
In America, how good schools are in a school district is largely about how rich the school district is. Towns with lots of wealthy people will usually have lots of money going into the town's schools, so the schools will consequently be among the best of public schools. Towns with mostly poor people will usually have small amounts of money going into the town's schools, and consequently the schools will usually be of poorer quality.
The difference between good public schools and bad public schools can be GIGANTIC within the same state, and consequently the achievements gaps between the rich and poor are huge in education.
Does Japan have an educational system like this where children of richer people are given better education than children of poorer people? I'm asking about public schooling foremost; but am also interested to know what private schools can do for people of the various socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Also the education curriculum is fairly regulated by the national board of education so what is taught should not vary from one area to the next. In other words, it is much a cookie cutter type education system.
One thing I like to say in defence about history classes in Japanese schools is that Japan has a long history, about 1500 years in recorded history so it takes time to cover it and then we have to spend about the same time to cover world history again 1500 years so you don't get much time to do in details of a certain era.
Memorizing all the dates, names of people, places, treaties and so on, is a pain and more over it is completely a rushed job but I guess it can't be helped if you want to give an overall view of history.
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Or are you saying this from completely western standpoint?
If it's the former, I would repect it. But if it's the latter, it would be bit of an arrogant form of prejudice. Not that I'm any less guilty of it.
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Ahh, John Locke reminds me of IPR laws and how it has problems when it comes to joint inventions, but that's another story.
I guess it is only natural for a country to paint itself as good an image as possible. I don't agree with this at all but it is the reality. I was in the Japanese education system until Primary 2 and we were told/watched various stories based on the "war". Basically, all us kids knew was that Japan was in a war in the past and got bombed badly, killing lots of families and civilians.
Me, being a cynic take this to be the start of the "brainwashing" process (which I hear so much about but never had the chance to experience it myself) by first invoking the emotional feelings of little kids. What we see and learn as kids unconsciously form our adult personalities and opinions in the future.
Now, I like Imperial War Museums and checking out controversies. My parents were far less than amused when I felt like checking out Yasukuni so I didn't.
Since this seems biased against Japan, let me remind you of an earlier post about the USA simply "withdrawing" from the Vietnam War. Another form of "brainwash". Happens everywhere.
For the record, I'm a Hong Konger who grew up in Japan for 5 years, UK for 2.5 years, and Hong Kong for 10 years. I'm now back in the UK, as an undergrad.
Edit: To add to the topic, the world is a whole mix of a countless number of people, races and culture with a hugely diverse history. I believe no one culture is superior to the other. Every country and culture has its pros and cons. Hong Kong is a highly efficient city criticised for its lack of innovation. The UK on the other hand is very artistic, "loose" and more creative but nowhere near as efficient as Hong Kong.
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I detect some lack of critical thinking here.
Oh, and if you asked a German in the street about education in Japan then his very loosely fact-based prejudice would probably be that it is "being composed of strict, wrote-memorization and regurgitated facts". And depending on if he's more right-leaning or more left-leaning he'd probably add that it is a shame that Japanese kids learn so eagerly while ours slacking around or that it is a shame that the Japanese only teach useless facts to their children instead of teaching them how to think. That all looks pretty familiar to you, I guess.
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DOLLAR SALES Icy Hot - X.X% XX.X% Bengay + X.X% XX.X% Total* Salonpas + XX.X% X.X% $XXX mil. Tiger Balm + X.X% X.X% (+X.X%) Aspercreme + X.X% X.X% Biofreeze - XX.X% X.X% Drug stores Perform + XX.X% X.X% $XXX.X mil. Stopain + X.X% X.X% (+X.X%) Precise + XX.X% X.X% Zim's Max-Freeze + XX.X% X.X%
For the XX weeks ended March XX, 2012. In drug stores,
private label products account for a XX.X% dollar
share and a XX.X% unit share.
* Total of drug stores, supermarkets and discount stores
excluding Walmart
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NEW YORK -- Over-the-counter drugs make up the top-selling front-end category in the chain drug industry, generating more than XX% of storewide volume, or nearly $XX billion.
The broad selection of O-T-Cs in drug stores underscores the essential role the trade class plays in the country's health care system, especially at a time when economic pressures make doctor's visits increasingly difficult to afford.
Consumers and taxpayers could save $X.X billion annually if half of the unnecessary visits to physicians were avoided by more personal health management, including greater use of O-T-Cs, according to a study cited by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. Physicians note that, on average, more than XX% of office visits result from minor ailments that could be self-managed by patients, including by the use of O-T-Cs. This amounts to tens of millions of unnecessary appointments each year that could have been avoided.
Retailers say drug chains' array of nonprescription products helps position them as frontline health care providers. And as more drug chains emphasize wellness, the trade class is seeing strong growth in many O-T-C categories.
According to SymphonyIRI Group Inc., sales in XX of the top XX O-T-C categories increased in the year ended March XX. Of those that experienced declines, only one--nasal products--saw a decrease of more than X.X%. Of the brands that SymphonyIRI ranks as the XX best-selling H&BAs, just five are beauty products.
Drug stores' success in the O-T-C market results in large part from their trusted pharmacists. Their accessibility and recommendations reinforce the sector's ability to provide patients with the medications they need to treat myriad conditions.
Among retailers that are making the most of their O-T-C sections is USA Drug. The weak flu season this past winter notwithstanding, the chain has been ringing up increased sales of O-T-Cs, especially cough/cold products. These include Allegra, which has continued to perform strongly since its switch from prescription status, says USA Drug president and chief executive officer Joe Courtright.
Also driving the gains at Little Rock, Ark.-based USA Drug are expanded O-T-C sections--selling space has been doubled in some remodeled units. The upshot is that O-T-C same-store volume last year climbed X%. As well, the category has been propelled by the retailer's implementation of a new system to predict promotional ad sales, which has reduced out-of-stocks.
According to a report from the market research firm IBISWorld, the O-T-C cough/cold segment is growing at an average annual rate of X.X% and is expected to hit $X.X billion by the end of this year.
Vitamins $X,XXX,XXX,XXX Cold/allergy/sinustablets/packets X,XXX,XXX,XXX Internal analgesics X,XXX,XXX,XXX Gastrointestinal tablets X,XXX,XXX,XXX First aid accessories XXX,XXX,XXX Miscellaneous health remedies XXX,XXX,XXX Toothbrush/dental accessories XXX,XXX,XXX Eyetcontact lens care products XXX,XXX,XXX Sanitary napkins/tampons XXX,XXX,XXX Toothpaste XXX,XXX,XXX First aid treatments XXX,XXX,XXX Adult incontinence products XXX,XXX,XXX Contraceptives XXX,XXX,XXX Cold/allergy/sinus liquids XXX,XXX,XXX Antismoking products XXX,XXX,XXX Home health care kits XXX,XXX,XXX Foot care products XXX,XXX,XXX Gastrointestinal liquids XXX,XXX,XXX Nasal products XXX,XXX,XXX Feminine needs XXX,XXX,XXX Mouthwash XXX,XXX,XXX Weight control/nutrition liquid/powder XXX,XXX,XXX Cough syrup XXX,XXX,XXX Cough drops XXX,XXX,XXX External analgesic rubs XXX,XXX,XXX Family planning XXX,XXX,XXX Moist towelettes XXX,XXX,XXX Baby needs XXX,XXX,XXX Weight control candy/tablets XXX,XXX,XXX Sleeping remedies XXX,XXX,XXX Denture products XXX,XXX,XXX
Vitamins + X.XX Cold/allergy/sinustablets/packets + X.XX Internal analgesics - X.XX Gastrointestinal tablets + X.XX ...