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Emery High sent a talented group of students to the state technology students competition on March 15. The state competition was at West Jordan Applied Technology Center. There were more than 500 contestants competing in 34 different competitions.
In the architectural modeling competition students had to design plans and a scaled model of a museum that displayed the history of industrial arts. They used Google SketchUp, Solidworks, and AutoCAD to design the plans. More than 100 hours of work went into it. They used the CNC laser to cut out all of the walls.
In the transportation modeling competition, Kraymer Kemple had to design and build a scaled model of a golf cart. Kemple designed a Ford Model T golf cart. He used a CNC laser, a CNC router, and hand tools to build it. He utilized SolidWorks and AutoCAD to design it.
The Technology Student Association fosters personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, design, and engineering. Members apply and integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts through co-curricular activities, competitive events and related programs.
Those students qualifying for nationals include: Gabe Mouritsen, Aaron Knighton, Josh Knighton, Kraymer Kemple. They will now travel to the national competition to be held in Texas. These students are in need of help with their fund raising activities so they can attend nationals. Donations can be made at Emery High for these students. The following students represented Emery High in the following categories: Tyrell Clement, Digital Video Production
Jake Gordon, Dragster Design; James Holland, Dragster Design; Nila Keele, Digital Video Production; Kraymer Kemple, Transportation Modeling; Aaron Knighton, Architectural Model; Josh Knighton, Architectural Model-Technology Problem Solving; Gabrel Mouritsen, Architectural Model-Technology Problem Solving; Lexie Stokes, Digital Video Production.
The officers of the TSA club include: Lexie Stokes-President; Jake Gordon-Vice President; Nila Keele-Secretary; Aaron Knighton-Reporter; Tyrell Clement-Sgt. At Arms; Kraymer Kemple-Treasurer.
The Technology Student Association is the only student organization devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in technology. Open to students enrolled in or who have completed technology education courses, TSA's membership includes more than 150,000 middle and high school students in 2,000 schools spanning 48 states. TSA is supported by educators, parents and business leaders who believe in the need for a technologically literate society. Members learn through exciting competitive events, leadership opportunities and much more. The diversity of activities makes TSA a positive experience for every student. From engineers to business managers, our alumni credit TSA with a positive influence on their lives.
Imagine an activity so captivating that your students spend hours working on it after school for weeks at a time. That's what happens when TSA members engage in TSA's competitions. Only TSA members have the opportunity to compete at exciting state conferences and then at the annual National Conference. Expert judging by technology educators and industry representatives inspires the best from participants. Members are rewarded not only with medals or trophies, but also with memories of the camaraderie and the challenge of a TSA Conference.
Students can work individually or as a team in such areas as agriculture and biotechnology, website design, dragster design, flight challenge, film technology, CAD with 3D modeling, desktop publishing, extemporaneous speaking, radio controlled transportation or scientific visualization.


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Skip to comments.Cruz promises Republican victory in shutdown fight
Posted on 10/05/2013 10:45:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, blamed by Democrats and some of his fellow Republicans as a chief architect of the ongoing government shutdown, struck back on Saturday, faulting President Obama and Senate Democrats for the political stalemate.
Let me be very clear, I dont think we should be in a shutdown, Cruz said in a speech to conservatives in the Virginia state capital. Throughout the course of it, I have said we should not shut down the government. But sadly this is Harry Reids and President Obama's shutdown.
The government shutdown began Tuesday when the president refused to give in to Republican demands that he delay or change the Affordable Care Act, the signature achievement of his first term that began enrolling patients on October 1, in exchange for passing a routine spending bill.
In the run-up to the shutdown, Cruz - whose profile has risen considerably among conservatives since taking office this year - had lobbied Republicans in the House and Senate not to relent, even as the president was promising not to sign any bill that would alter "Obamacare."
Cruz reminded the audience that House Republicans have passed multiple narrowly targeted continuing resolutions to fund parts of the government as negotiations continue, but he criticized Democrats for refusing to pass them.....
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
That's a mighty big promise to extract from a party of cowards.
Hold the line Ted!
Americans need someone to represent them on Capitol Hill. If the Republicans can't or won't do it, we'll find somebody who can.
Ted has made it clear that the only way to win is for the people to lean on the weasels.
The headline said promise, not Cruz. He said how we can win.
How do we win? he asked. If you trust the media, if you trust the voices in Washington, if you even trust, god forbid, some of the elected Republicans in Washington, they say we cant win this fight. The only way to win this fight is the way we won every other fight throughout the history of the republic, which is solutions dont come from Washington, D.C., they come from the people.
"The only way to win this fight is the way we won every other fight throughout the history of the republic, which is solutions dont come from Washington, D.C., they come from the people.
His message has never wavered.
Sadly the people are complacent at best.
Hold the line Ted, let them feel the promise of Obamacare in their wallet.
Call Your Congressman! Call Your Senator!
Give 'em both barrels Senator Cruz.
Has Boehner seen this?
Until five years ago, the government was funded through the appropriations process, called Regular Order (piecemeal). Around a dozen separate appropriations bills, each covering one or two federal agencies, made their way through Congress. Some passed through Congress easily. Others took much longer and witnessed more sustained and impassioned debate, and sometimes a government shutdown, as occurred 7 or 8 times when Tip O'Neil was Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The partial government shutdown of 1995 was another example where piecemeal appropriations bills were passed by both houses.
Do you suppose that Reid can justify why he does not follow the normal protocol? Why is he insisting on an Omnibus bill when that is not the normal way to do business? Why is not the main stream media on this egregious error by the Senate Democrats?
The headline is misleading, and intended to put Cruz in a negative light.
We should be pressuring the oppositional congress members, supporting those taking a stand, AND calling out the media for their bias all at once. Send emails, letters, make phone calls. Then do it again.
This is INDEED Obama Reid ALL DEMOCRAT SHITDOWN!! BARRYCADES have been put up BY DEMOCRATS!!!
Call your Congressman and Senators...both Democrat and Republican, but call their LOCAL OFFICES ALSO!!! They ALL have LOCAL OFFICES....CALL THEM ,and CALL OFTEN!!
Get 'em Ted.
He sure looks and sounds like a great leader in the making to me. I observe him getting better and better - a one hour, no notes, extemporaneous speech. Wow! No handlers needed, writing and controlling through teleprompter his every words. He may even rival Reagan before it's over. He is fully engaged in the good fight to the end while espousing encouragement along the way to his followers, he is out campaigning and speaking in glowing terms of fellow Conservatives even when those Conservatives do not have the guts to fully embrace him. He is a man who knows who he is, a man of the people and not Washington.
What more can we ask from the next Republican presidential nominee? It's the Collaborators against the Good Guys.
Bring it on!
"The headline is misleading, and intended to put Cruz in a negative light."
It's the Clinton News Network. And you expected...?
I know. The only way to win is to go around the media and take the message straight to the people.
"I know. The only way to win is to go around the media and take the message straight to the people."
I find it ironic that most breaking news on FR is from lamestream media sources.
I would guess that you meant to type "SHUTDOWN," but what came out was actually a fitting term for what's going on in Washington.
My oldest daughter works for the federal government and is supposedly non-essential. She is telling everyone that she will take one for the team. Anything to reign in this federal government.
yes...the only thing worse than known enemy is a forced ally.
Its surprising to see that the GOP lasted this long.
Hey RINO's, primary time is coming:
Yes, very impressive this man Cruz...a one man Wrecking ball of the DemonRats :))
Because lamestream media sources sometimes get treated better here by some than say blog sources.
Sounds to me like some cultural re-assessments are needed.
Why? Reid plainly stated that if regular order were followed with each department being funded in its turn then he knew he would never get money for Obamuzziecare.-—(and you just can't run death panels without big bucks in the slush fund.) And that's the definition of a gutless bleephole that knows he's backing a loser.
[In the "oom-pah" spirit of Oktoberfest, an old classic:]
(Tune: 'Who Stole The Kishka?')
Someone caused the shutdown,
Someone caused the shutdown,
Who caused the shutdown,
And made the spending shop.
Who caused the shutdown?
Cruz caused the shutdown!
Cruz caused the shutdown,
Someone call a cop!
Fat with bloat & pork it's packed
That's the stash from ol' Barack.
Someone caused the shutdown
When we turned our backs...
Cruz caused the shutdown!
Cruz caused the shutdown!
Cruz caused the shutdown-
Bring the spending back!
Reid loves Omnibus bills, just one vote and its over! Maybe this congress is not so malleable! We shall see!
The Democrats know that the Affordable Care Act is a loser. It's passage was contentious and characterized by coercion, bribes, threats, and promises to many Democrats. Few, if any, read or fully understood what was in the law. Now, as Pelosi, says it is opening like a flower so we can all see how the economy and health industry is being destroyed. President Obama has unilaterally delayed portions of the bill.
Yet, there is no acknowledgement that this is happening by the current Obama Administration or Harry Reid. The Main Stream Media have their heads in the sand. Administration officials are tight lipped about its "IPO" problems. Problems the administration has had three years to solve.
But, not to worry, the low information voters have their Obamaphones, as do the implementers of Obamacare!
This is a man even greater than Reagan. Reagan had 251 marines killed in Lebanon and did nothing!! Reagan signed the bill declaring king day a holiday? Reagan signed AMNESTY? ? Cruz is far beyond reagan !!! GO MAN GO!!
There's only one way to reestablish backbone, and that's one vertebra at a time. I'll accept a belated assertion of cojones as better than none.
He needs enough of the American public behind him to get what he wants done. I have no doubt that he has much more public support than any of the MSM want us to believe, but he may need more to get the likes of Boehner to stand with him instead of folding and crumpling.
The MSM and the democrats fear Cruz. The Republicans are holding the line and Cruz is leading the charge.
Cruz was very impressive today in the interview with Crowley and Boehner did real well in the interview with Stephanopoulos.
Billy Boy was grinning like a simpering fool at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative Foundation....notwithstanding the bombshell news that Clinton had employed a Muzzie terrorist....and the Clinton Foundations were outed for shady dealings. Read on.
THE CLINTON FOUNDATIONS / MUSLIM TERRORISM CONNECTION --- The recent story that a Muslim terrorist was working at the Clinton Foundation AND conducting terrorist activities at the same time, explains why the Clintons just remade themselves into the hallowed "Clinton Family Foundation."
The "Holy Family."
The Clintons' 24/7 self-promotion--a familiar do-good liberal schtick: whining about "helping" the needy, and hoping to make a buck on it.
The Clintons' shady proclivities are unveiled in the recent NYT story. Corruption, greed, entitlement, nepotism, cronyism. The Clintons didn't have a pot to *** in in Arkansas---never even had a home to call their own. Now they're multi millionaires.......the connivers have perfected the scam WRT gaming the govt system for themselves.
There needs to be a thorough going-over of the three Clinton Foundations. We need to know who pays/funds the Clinton's lifestyle/political ambitions---- especially b/c Hillary is running for prez. It is important to know to whom the Clinton's are truly indebted.
NY POST EXCERPT ----The Bill Clinton Foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses Bill Clintons foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, an analysis of the nonprofits tax forms reveal.....includes $4.2 million in 2011 for the William J. Clinton Foundation (to which Hillary and Chelsea are attached); $730,000 for the Clinton Global Health Initiative; and $7.2 million for the Clinton Health Action Initiative (CHAI).
How many ways can the conniving Clintons use their name to launder money?
<><> The William J. Clinton Family Foundation......
<><> the Clinton Global Health Initiative......
<><> the Clinton Health Action Initiative (CHAI).
More importantly, what is the connection between Corzine's MF Global, Teneo (which paid Bill Clinton $50,000 per month), The Clintons multiple tax-exempt foundations, and Muslim money-Laundering?
The more cynical among us might wonder about : and the Clintons' Foundations are money laundering for the Muslim Brotherhood.
<><> Teneo Holdings---Clinton is Bd Chair---hirted out as strategic advisors,"
<><>Huma Abedin had State Dept special status" while a private contractor for Teneo Holdings,
<><> Obama pal Jon Corzine and his failed investment company (MFG "misplaced" $1.4 Billion)
<><> Corzine hired Teneo and Bill Clinton @ $50,000 PER MONTH.
LET'S STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH BILL AND HILL As President, Bill Clinton made policies that raised hundreds of billions (if not trillions) of dollars for his obscenely-rich donor/pals.
His North American Free Trade initiative made it easy for, and even encouraged, corporations to outsource jobs and then import their products back into the U.S...... The repeal of Glass-Steagall on his watch sent Wall Street into the money-making frenzy that led to the Great Recession/Depression of 2008......and subsequent taxpayer bailouts.
In exchange for these obscene gifts of corporate welfare, at the expense of America's middle and working classes, you'd think the Clintons' rich friends would have no trouble coughing up a mere $250 million endowment for the foundation.
Now it seems, the captains of crony capitalism are begging off....they just don't feel they have enough money to help their old friends Bill and Hillary secure their so-called "legacy."
Sen Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is probing Hillary aides employment status, asking how Huma Abedin got a sweetheart deal as a private six-figure consultant while at the State Department. Abedin and hubby, disgraced sexter/loser ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, hauled in some $350,000 in outside income on top of Abedins $135,000 govt salary.
Abedin held special government employee status, and worked a sideline---as a private contractor. One of her clients was Bill CLinton's Teneo Holdings, a consulting firm that calls itself the next chapter in strategic advisory.
HUMAN EVENTS: Last Dec, a former employee of bankrupt MF Global accused former president Clinton----chairman of Teneo's advisory board----of collecting $50,000 per month through his Teneo advisory firm in the months before MFG careened towards its Halloween filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as hundreds of millions of investor funds disappeared.
Teneo was hired by MF Globals former CEO Jon S. Corzine to improve his image and to enhance his connections with Clintons political family, said the employee, who asked that his name be withheld because he feared retribution, according to HE.
The Teneo contract with MF Global lasted at least five months, the souce said. The board cancelled it after Corzine resigned. The source, who is no longer associated with MF Global, said Teneo is a dual-track company with one side devoted to merchant and investment banking and the other side set up to provide image and strategy consulting services.
CAN YOU SAY MONEY LAUNDERING? The trustee for screwed MFG investors later sued JPMorgan bank for return of about $450M that MFG had transferred to the bank.
HOW MANY MONEY LAUNDERING SCAMS ARE THERE? LET US COUNT THE WAYS------Ponzi King Madoff screwed many but he also laundered money for tax-exempt foundations/groups that handed him millions of dollars.
When he went to jail, investigators found Madoff had stashed billions offshore---into a labyrinth of financial entities. Some $8.9 billion was funneled to Madoff through a dozen so-called feeder funds based in Europe, the Caribbean and Central America......a labyrinth of hedge funds, management companies and service providers that, to unsuspecting outsiders, seemed to compose a formidable system of checks and balances.
But the purpose of this complex architecture was just the opposite: the feeder funds provided different modes for directing/laundering money to Madoff in order to avoid federal scrutiny.
Read later
A deliberately untrue title by CNN.
Hang in there Ted. Most of America will sign on to you in future elections.
It's working, Obama is responding.
Regardless of how hard it will be I think this statemet will upset the RINOs. You are not allowed to talk about winning.
Reid's Freudian slip was a huge victory. You think the RNC is going to be able to stop every Superpac from pounding red state Dems who refused to condemn Reid?
Cruz understands what a monkey wrench can do to machinery, even if it's only a fraction of the size. Let's see what he can do.
The Senate operates a lot of times with "Unanimous Consent." They usually enforce it by making backroom threats to a Senator's personal projects. I always wondered what would happen if one Senator stood up and said, "I object!" Before he went turncoat on us, Jeff Flake could have done this. He blew his chance.
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The founding wine-maker at Chateau Julien in Carmel Valley, California, William Anderson, and his wife Carolyn made it to Club Salviatino this spring for a week of studying the creation of Super Tuscan wines, and sharing their own vintages of the components for them with journalists and guests.
It was clear and cool this spring in Florence when William and Carolyn Anderson spent a spectacular week as guests of Club Salviatino at villa il Salviatino. Bill presented his superb wines to a group of guests from Great Britain and Italy, and featured his 100% Sangiovese, 100% Merlot, and 100% Cabernet grown in the micro-climates of Monterey County California. These are the precise components of many Super Tuscan wines, and Bill had prepared gifts of a blend from California to taste in comparison with local, Italian Super Tuscans. The tasting on the terrace of il Salviatino overlooking the Duomo was a terrific event as the sun set casting everything in golden hues as only the Arno valley permits.
Bill and Carolyn took a bicycle tour of Florence, claiming that it was the only way to go. They also visited Albergaccio del Machiavelli for a wonderful lunch in front of the fireplace.
In fact, I was first introduced to the wonders of fettunta at Machiavelli's in 1969 by a couple of Italian friends of mine, Marcello Macherelli and Marcello Mascagni. We were frequent visitors back in those days enjoying the wine, panzanella, and grilled sausages:
The last day of the Andersons' stay saw royal treatment from the proprietors of Tenuta La Gigliola, maker of the finest and rarest vin santo I have ever tasted. That visit inspired Bill to consider trying his hand at a vin santo in California. The cross-pollination of ideas resulting from Club Salviatino events never ceases to amaze me. We were given a complete tour of the vineyards and property of La Gigliola.
Bill and Carolyn handled some of the exquisite merchandise.
We were all treated to an incomparable mid-day meal outside, in front of a fire-place with the most amiable company we could have hoped to find. From this estate we could see the towers of San Gimignano on the distant horizon. The whole day was spectacular. We are grateful to the owners, Anna Piazzini and Paolo Martinelli, for their generous hospitality.
What strikes me most profoundly about our Club Salviatino events is that they have managed to ignite some of the most intense feelings among participants that I have ever been privileged to witness. Bill and Carolyn sent me an email of appreciation with the Subject: "Italy dreams never end." There is that recurring theme: il Salviatino is undoubtedly one of the most powerful dream-machines in Italy. Its luxury, its elegance, its validation of the finest in the world make it a very special place.
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Standard Operating Procedures: Developing AUA White Papers [pdf]
The American Urological Association (AUA) is the premier professional association for the advancement of urologic patient care. Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives are important parts of the AUA's mission to promote the highest standards of urological clinical care through education and research. To this end, the AUA develops a variety of publications for its members, such as clinical practice guidelines, best practice statements, policy statements and white papers coordinated by the Science and Quality Division. The Quality Department within the Science and Quality Division develops white papers on patient safety and other critical issues and also serves as a clearinghouse for white papers developed by other AUA departments. The management of clinical practice guidelines and technology assessments fall under the purview of the Guidelines Department. Each publication has been clearly defined by the AUA; for more information on standardized definitions, please see Standard Definitions for Clinical and Technology-Related Recommendations/Statements (2008) or a summary table in Appendix A. This overview of white papers is intended to describe the AUA's process of developing white papers.
A white paper is a comprehensive qualitative assessment of a topic or topics that are approved by the Science & Quality Council and the AUA Board of Directors for development by a panel of experts that include urologists and may include other subject matter experts. It states the AUA's position or philosophy on a topic, often focusing on issues of patient safety or other issues of importance to urology. It can also be a brief explanation of an available technology in the field of urology. A white paper may present a policy statement on the topic. The process, use of evidence and expert opinion, and scope and length of a white paper are the focus of this document. For a list of stages in the process and approximate time required for each, see Appendix B.
The AUA's process of developing white papers begins with identification of the key issue(s) by the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee or other sources, such as the AUA guidelines, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Urology Research Agenda. When a topic is being considered, QIPS will also ascertain the opportunity for collaboration opportunities. Recognizing the expertise of ancillary professionals as well as the collaborative nature of healthcare delivery, the AUA is committed to multi-disciplinary panels, if appropriate based on the topic, and partners with other subspecialties and specialties to populate the panel and develop the white paper. A memorandum of understanding between the two societies is drafted to ensure clear roles and responsibilities. Additional layers of review may be required to ensure that the leadership of both organizations approves the final document.
The QIPS Committee submits the topic to the Science and Quality Council for approval and then on to the AUA Board of Directors for review and final approval.
To initiate the project, the panel chair is selected by the QIPS chair with input from other experts, as necessary. The panel chair and QIPS chair then select additional members of the panel with expertise in the topic area under consideration; in all, the panel should not exceed 10 members, which allows for adequate expertise and diversity of opinions without becoming cumbersome for scheduling and discussion purposes. All panel members are required to adhere to S&Q's guideline principles on conflicts of interest (COI) and disclose any potential COIs through the AUA's electronic submission process and sign non-disclosure agreements. These relationships are reviewed by staff to determine eligibility for panel inclusion.
The white paper panel accomplishes most of its work through conference calls and webinars, as needed. If necessary, an in-person meeting can be held if there are issues to be discussed. During the white paper process, the panel will likely work with a medical librarian, methodologist, and medical writer. A medical librarian conducts literature searches to identify appropriate articles and saves the results in a format previously approved by AUA staff. If requested by the chair or panel members, the methodologist then reviews the abstracts to appraise the relevance and requests full-text articles of key studies. AUA staff assists in obtaining the full-text articles. If requested, the methodologist qualitatively analyzes the available evidence and develops a findings report for panel review that summarizes the literature and provides data, as available.
After careful review of the evidence, the panel develops a summary of findings with conclusions and drafts the white paper with assistance from a medical writer. Through email and conference calls, the panel revises and finalizes its document. Once the panel has developed a draft of the white paper, it is reviewed by the QIPS Committee and the Science & Quality Council, and peer reviewed by external reviewers, including UP editors. The panel revises the document to incorporate feedback, as appropriate, and it is then sent to QIPS and the BOD for final approval. In addition, a summary manuscript is developed by the chair and medical writer for submission to Urology Practice.
Literature-Based Evidence
A white paper includes background information on the topic and discussion of the key findings in the literature. Under direction from the panel chair, a medical librarian conducts searches of online databases, such as PubMed and EMBASE, to identify relevant literature on the topic. To ensure no key articles are overlooked, the panel chair, along with the panel, provides guidance on relevant literature and the literature search timeframe that should be included in the white paper. A methodology consultant and, frequently, panel members conduct a qualitative analysis of the available evidence, and the panel ultimately bases its white paper on this analysis. References are cited in the document, and evidence tables may be included as well.
Expert Opinion
The panel's expert opinion is critical to a white paper. Often the scarcity of the literature does not allow for a more rigorous evidence-based document. Therefore, the panel must review the qualitative analysis and employ expert opinion to provide guidance on the selected topic. AUA panel members represent the leading experts in the field; therefore, their years of clinical and research experience are invaluable in assessing the literature and drawing conclusions that will be beneficial to the field of urology. In addition, the appropriate committees and councils review the white paper and provide valuable feedback; ultimately the AUA Board approves the final document.
Scope and Length
AUA white papers are limited to a narrow topic of immediate interest to AUA membership and should be focused on the needs of the audience. The development of a white paper is often initiated in an effort to be responsive to emerging issues of critical importance to the membership or to address issues of patient safety. For example, the AUA has developed the following:
While other more rigorous projects take a considerably longer period of time to develop (2+ years), white papers, which are approximately 10-20 pages in length and not intended to be comprehensive, can be completed within – 12-16 months, thus providing the membership with an assessment of the literature and AUA expertise on a particular topic in a quick timeframe. This is very important when an emerging issue needs to be quickly addressed.
The scope of the topic is defined by the panel. The panel may also note the research issues to be addressed, index patient(s), literature search terms, and timeframe of publications to be included so that project consultants can begin their work.
Urology Practice
The chair, with the assistance of the medical writer if needed, develops a summary version (a maximum of 4,000 words and 50 references) of the white paper for submission to Urology Practice (see Appendix C for Urology Practice submission steps).
The white paper is published on the AUA's website, and members are informed through various AUA publications, such as Urology Practice, Policy & Advocacy Brief, AUA News, or other AUA publications. Additionally, a marketing plan to publicize and distribute the white paper is jointly developed by both the Marketing and Communications and Quality staff and may include plenary presentations or educational courses at the AUA Annual Meeting. QIPS, Science & Quality Council and white paper panel members are encouraged to widely disseminate the document. If the white paper is developed through a partnership with another organization, the subspecialty disseminates the white paper to its members. Also, the AUA provides the white paper to the American Board of Urology (ABU) to inform its standards of certification and ensure that its programs are based on the most current evidence-based information.
The AUA is committed to ensuring the accuracy and currency of its publications. Therefore, white papers are assessed by the Quality Department every three years to determine if relevant evidence has been published since the publication of the white paper that would require revisions to the panel's findings. If a topic is of high priority, the AUA may decide to update it earlier than 3 years in order to ensure the incorporation of key articles. To assure currency, Quality staff will evaluate the publication date of a white paper and note when an update review is needed. They will then alert appropriate AUA staff that an assessment and potential revisions are due.
Similar to the AUA's Update Literature Review process for its clinical practice guidelines, the update process for white papers entails a three-member panel comprised of the panel chair, another panel member and a new member not previously involved in the original panel but considered an expert in the subject.
The update is conducted in four stages:
To conduct the review, the medical librarian performs a search of literature published since the cutoff date in the existing white paper. If requested by the chair, the methodologist will conduct a qualitative analysis to provide the panel with information to make a decision about the accuracy of the white paper. The panel then determines whether a limited update is required or if a full revision of the white paper is warranted.
If the update panel decides that a revision or update is warranted, the QIPS chair is notified. If the decision is to revise the white paper, the QIPS chair and AUA staff determine a feasible timeline. If the panel recommends adding a limited update to the white paper, they will develop the new language for the white paper; additional assistance from the medical librarian and methodologist may be required. The panel may also decide against these options and determine that an update should be conducted again the following year. The AUA website will be updated to reflect that the white paper has been verified as accurate.
Since white papers offer the advantage of relatively quick turnaround, they can address important topics in a timely manner. However, the disadvantage is a less rigorous evidence review process often due to lack of available evidence or inadequate time to devote to a thorough systematic review and quantitative analysis. White papers provide the AUA with one more evidence-based resource to educate its members, research critical issues facing urologists and confront challenges facing the field of urology.
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Posted on 03/29/2013 9:49:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
New research into Thonis-Heracleion, a sunken port-city that served as the gateway to Egypt in the first millennium BC, was examined at a recent international conference at the University of Oxford. The port city, situated 6.5 kilometres off todays coastline, was one of the biggest commercial hubs in the Mediterranean before the founding of Alexandria...
This obligatory port of entry, known as Thonis by the Egyptians and Heracleion by the Greeks, was where seagoing ships are thought to have unloaded their cargoes to have them assessed by temple officials and taxes extracted before transferring them to Egyptian ships that went upriver. In the ports of the city, divers and researchers are currently examining 64 Egyptian ships, dating between the eighth and second centuries BC, many of which appear to have been deliberately sunk. Researchers say the ships were found beautifully preserved, in the mud of the sea-bed. With 700 examples of different types of ancient anchor, the researchers believe this represents the largest nautical collection from the ancient world...
One of the key questions is why several ship graveyards were created about one mile from the mouth of the River Nile. Ship 43 appears to be part of a large cluster of at least ten other vessels in a large ship graveyard, explained Dr Robinson. This might not have been simple abandonment, but a means of blocking enemy ships from gaining entrance to the port-city. Seductive as this interpretation is, however, we must also consider whether these boats were sunk simply to use them for land reclamation purposes.
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The stele of Thonis-Heracleion (1.90m) had been ordered by Pharaoh Nectanebo I (378-362 BC) and is almost identical to the stele of Naukratis in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. The place where it was supposed to be erected is explicitly mentioned: Thonis-Heracleion. ©Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation, photo: Christoph Gerigk
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"The port city, situated 6.5 kilometres off todays coastline"
So has the sea risen or did the port sink? That stele is in remarkable condition. Good post.
This got me thinking about if they ever found chariots in the Red Sea. Appears they found wheels, if true.
Thank you. It's great to see one of these again!
Yes, they found them, along with pillars on both sides of the crossing to commemorate the event: anchorstone.com
Now this really IS a sunken civ...great post...thanks!
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After the inspection by the insurers and the vessel was declared to be un seaworthy, the vessels were placed in the grave yard for salvage of hardware and other items of use.
Wow, awesome stele. You've got to love soft mud!
Wow, seeing the GGG logo again is like the rediscovery of an ancient civilization. It fills me with awe and delight.
It's not known for sure, but the best guess is, a big quake in the Middle Ages (the one that knocked down the Pharos) caused the soil under some of those coastal towns slide north, taking the whole works into the drink.
Thanks! Maybe the pings can resume.
This port is in the Mediterranean, not the Red Sea. And no, wheels have not been found. One of the crockumentary makers had a brass wheel made to take some footage of a chariot wheel on the bottom; there's also some modern machinery from 19th- and 20- century wrecks and things. No chariots.
That many ships, I would guess that they got swamped by the backsplash after the liquefaction slide of the towns. The dating of the vessels will tell one way or the other.
It's in great shape!
My pleasure, maybe it's time to resume the pings. Not sure I'll resume the Digest, but might in an abbreviated different form.
I saw a site that showed what looked like wheels.
As I said, there's some machinery from modern (100-150 years) wrecks. Wood submerged in shallow seawater, even if buried, would not survive 3450 years, and yet a web search will turn up all kinds of claims that even the axles are intact.
Yet fossils survive for millions of years?
I don't believe you understand.
Many fossils are rock formations. Sedimentary stone forms around a portion of an animal's remains, which is usually a bone. The bone often doesn't last, but the rock does.
Bones can also become petrified, essentially becoming stone themselves, although the most common form of petrified organic matter is petrified wood. Bones can be preserved without petrification too. Teeth are more common. But even feathers and skin fragments have been found without any petrification. All these results are completely dependent on local conditions, such as the amounts and types of minerals present in the ground water.
A wooden ship laying on the bottom of shallow ocean water, however, tends to get eaten. There are too many worms and bacteria living in seawater that find wood to be very tasty.
Yes, of course fossils survive millions (and billions) of years, they're rocks. The organic materials were substituted with minerals, which is why they're generally incomplete and rare.l.
This thread isn't about the Exodus, or the Sea of Passage, so knock it off.
And Happy Easter to you, too.
There has never been a fossil in sea water that shows evidence of a wooden origin?
This thread isnt about the Exodus, or the Sea of Passage, so knock it off.
Wow, why so uppity? What is it about biblical archaeology that makes you so rude?
The Med is sea water, the Gulf of Aqaba is sea water. You have a legitimate question.
Thank you.
Many of them have gracefully-curved spokes and/or are "faired" (with spoke ends flared out and blended into the wheel and hub). AFAIK, no ancient wheelwright ever did either of those things; it would simply be too much work for no functional improvement.
Now, if you want to see the exact same things -- out of the water -- go to Google Images and search for "valve wheel". You will be greeted with a page of pictures of wheels that look exactly like those depicted underwater -- complete with curved spokes and "faired" spokes.
Note that many of the similar valve wheels have square or hexagonal holes in the center. It is common for the worker to carry a wheel with him from valve to valve, slip the wheel over the square or hex valve stem, adjust the valve, remove the wheel -- and carry it with him to the next valve.
Unsurprisingly, valve wheels occasionally get dropped overboard or are washed or roll overboard when dropped.
Conclusion: those "chariot wheels" are merely modern valve wheels that fell overboard from tanker ships.
Don't feel bad -- those "sunken chariot wheels" had me wondering at first, too... '-)
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Thanks. I'll do a little more research when I have time. I would think they would probably be buried by now anyway, but you never know.
I never considered that, thank you.
Nice to see a GGG ping. Wow, that stele is in fantastic condition.
Thank you for reviving this list.
If I weren't
A) swamped with a minimum of seven ongoing archaeological projects at any given time
B) over 3/4 century old...
I'd volunteer to help with it -- but -- I might be more hindrance than help... '-)
Looks like it's fine. Thank you for the pings!
All the news that's fit to print?
Actually you are the intruder in this and you are the one being rude. Furthermore, what you said about me is false, iow a lie, making you a liar.
It's interesting that the rulers put up basically permanent proclamations, considering 90 or 95 percent of the population was illiterate, but of course, having it posted in public like that meant that no one could plead ignorance of the law, or claim the law hadn't gone into effect yet. :')
Thanks all for the kind remarks about the GGG list revival. Here's hoping that it assists in some way with the FReepathon, and isn't just a drag on the bandwidth, i.e. the tent where we're holding this revival. :')
Looks like Y'All are back with a bullet- Fantastic!
Intruder? lol I didn't know you had your own exclusive club.
That was in response to your ridiculous lie, and yes, you intruded, because I didn't direct any part of the foregoing conversation to you.
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The month of October hasn't been kind to the biotech sector. The deadlock in Washington that led to the government shutdown and rising worries about the debt ceiling caused investors to lose their appetite for risk, and that includes biotech stocks.
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Skip to comments.How Microsoft Caused the DotCom Bubble and why their Skype Hail Mary is irrelevant
Posted on 05/11/2011 7:45:01 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
Since the mid-nineties, I have nurtured a thesis about the dotcom bubble, tech bust, and the role Microsoft played in it. The opportunity to discuss it has never came up.
That is, until Microsofts purchase of Skype yesterday.
I have long argued that while Microsoft might have begun life as a software firm, it long ago morphed into something that was more a very clever IP/marketing firm with a huge tactical legal advantage that gave rise to a monopoly, rather than a true technology company.
Microsoft remains hugely profitable today, but increasingly irrelevant. Their purchase of Skype is an attempt to buy back some relevance. They are the rich, uncool fat kid at school, trying desperately to buy their way into some popularity. On a spectrum of relevance, where would you place MSFT: Are they closer to Google or Apple or Facebook or Twitter, or are they more comparable to the Maytag repairman of the tech world?
Lets back up a bit, and look at Microsofts history, including the impact they had on other technology in the 1990s.
The first PC was given to the world in 1980 by IBM. The mainframe giant looked down upon the idea of a personal computer for home or even business use. The PC was insignificant, never to replace the big iron they made. In 1981, they happily outsourced the operating system to Gates geeks, who themselves outsourced the OS code writing. By 1982, MS-DOS was released.
Embedded within that original IBM deal was the seed of Microsofts vast fortunes. Microsofts true genius was in their license agreements of MS-DOS (and Windows) to computer manufacturers. They offered a variety of different licenses, but the version that charged the least per copy included a clever kicker: Microsoft had to be paid for every machine sold, regardless of whether MS-DOS was the operating system.
Of course, the PC makers gravitated to the cheapest option. Hence, that clever licensing trick led to both a monopoly in Operating Systems and an eventual FTC and Justice department Anti-Trust lawsuit.
Thus, Microsoft had their deal with the devil: Their lightning in a bottle was not some awesome technology or brilliant breakthrough it was a legal clause that led to enormous monopoly power. That was the prime basis of their success. They pre-installed Office in Windows, creating a second near monopoly and billions more in profits. They also had all sorts of dirty tricks, like undisclosed APIs that other software developers did not know of and could not use. They bullied competitors and friends alike. But that is another discussion entirely.
[The entire article is very well written - agree or disagree, MS-fanboy or MS-hater - especially the portions about the Cambrian explosion that occurred when the Internet was born and Microsoft's domination ended]
A million flowers bloomed.
All the rest well worth reading. It is an opinion piece, but well done.
"And what of their Innovation today? Microsoft has missed just about every major trend in computing over the past decade. They missed Search, they missed MP3 players, had to buy webmail, missed user generated content, maps,blogging, online video, cloud computing, location sensitive apps, smart phones, Apps, texting, social networking, tablets, micro-blogging (ie, Twitter). On and on goes the list of latest and greatest technologies, with MSFT nowhere to be seen.
"The list of recent Microsoft innovations is astonishingly short. They were always better copiers than they were innovators; even now, they seem to have forgotten how to steal effectively. They may have bought their way into gaming, dropping several billion dollars to become competitive, develop the X-Box and buying Bungie but all in, it is hardly a winner for them.
Heck they practically missed the internet. Gates himself thought it was a fad. They aren't an innovator, they just see what other people have come up with, and then either buy it or do another one just like it.
Built my first PC in 1982. Did lots of Ham homebrew before that. But it was my daughter in here 2nd year in college who introduced me to the web. She took me to the library on campus so I could help her with an Architecture project, while we were there she put me in front of the web of that day. At the time I was doing bulletinboard stuff but no internet. I was hopelessly hooked.
Take the TV out of my house, I would not miss it. (wife would) I could live off the grid easily, (wife could not) BUT if you took the web away, I would be in deep withdrawl. And probably would again spend time on my Ham equipment again.
The anti-trust suit had nothing to do with the that licensing scheme. It was about bundling software such as Internet Explorer with the OS. I was working at Compaq at the time and it was a spat between Compaq and M$ over our inclusion of Netscape Navigator on out PC's that sparked the FTC investigation.
Yet to be told is what these bastards did to ergonomic keyboards.
I honestly think that what Microsoft wanted wasn't Skype's software or userbase, what they wanted was the long series of communications agreements that Skype's made with tier one providers around the world, and those agreements were loose enough to be leveraged by Microsoft. Because, let's be honest, Skype's software is just a gizmo, easily reproduced with dozens of packages out there. They don't hold any magic solutions that aren't available elsewhere. But what they did do was smooze and dine what they felt to be the most critical part of real time communication over the internet - the providers themselves.
And they got some pretty nifty sweetheart deals guarantying quality of service, something that'd cost Microsoft tons to try to reproduce themselves.
Why did Office take off and Word Perfect fail? Because Word Perfect kept putting kludges on their software to try to make it better, rather than going for the WYSIWYG interface that business wanted. Why did Alpha IV fail to Access? Because they decided that they could continue with a non-windows interface rather than adapt. Sure, FoxPro and Alpha IV and even DBASE were rocketships compared to Access, but required extensive learning to do the most basic of things, whereas Access excelled at just being easy. Lotus 1-2-3 bet business users wouldn't go for the fancier interface of Windows, and died.
Could someone come along and topple Microsoft? Absolutely. Will anyone? Probably not, but you never know. Firefox and Google Chrome are massive players in the browser market today, something that Netscape could have done, but they truthfully fell behind.
Anthropomorphizing Microsoft to make a person feel better just is foolish, and completely and utterly ignores the very rich history of computers and the massive amount of companies that made the home computer a must have device. And no, Microsoft didn't create the dot com bubble, that was done by all of us who looked at the Internet as being some magical goldmine that'll simply print money in unlimited quantities. Google came out on top because Excite decided to overload their pages to entice more investors, or AltaVista who decided to reduce the number of results, in the hope of making results more relevant, and instead made it outdated. AOL who decided to control how and what people did on the Internet and virtually cut their own throat as people simply went without their interface to the world. Sure, these companies still mostly exist, but are bit players today compared to the giants.
I'll give Yahoo some credit though, every time I think they're finally dead, they somehow manage to come up with some new idea and stay alive a little longer.
"Bad competition"? LOL. I guess when the Microsoft legal, PR and cutthroat monopolistic infrastructure machine successfully undermined and sabotaged those who dared innovate as undefended startups, one could refer to those many, many, MANY victims as "bad competition."
If, that is, one was an acid-drooling THING, rather than a human being.
Or a lawyer.
Almost everyone I know under 55 has an Xbox. Though I don't do the gaming I used to, I still use it for DVDs, Netflix and now Hulu+. Thinking about the Kinect as well... When will it get a browser??? I am still waiting for it to carry Youtube...
Utter propaganda. Where was the lawsuits against Word Perfect? The largest business word processor during the 1980's. What happened to Lotus 1-2-3, the biggest spreadsheet program for business? DBASE, FOXBASE? Come on, put up the evidence to back up your empty statements... OH, and big oil is holding back the ultra-special carburetor that will guarantee 100 miles per gallon for your F350 pickup..
Word Perfect and Lotus self destructed from greed, changing their licensing schemes and refused to migrate to Windows until it was too late, DBASE died under it's massive corporate overhead, FOXBASE launched a horribly buggy Windows compiler which they refused to fix. What about Borland? The compiler that built so much of the software? Again, it decided to include a paper on how to get to DOS to run the system, and implemented a horrid semi-windowed system that had probably the worst cut and paste ever, and then later decided to recommend that people use notepad to write their code in, and then use shortcuts to run the DOS compiler.
None of these companies were sued out of existence by the mythical legions of Microsoft lawyers. Apple, on the other hand, was quite diligent about suing just about anyone who breathed near their systems. Such as their most recent lawsuits against Amazon for daring to use the phrase 'appstore' for their...application store.
IBM gave the first PC? No, not at all.
what are you smokin jack?
Not only did IBM make the first PC, THEY INVENTED THE NAME "PC"!
now sit down.
Obviously this pathological Microsoft basher doesn't read much into their quarterly earnings reports lately. So quick to judge and overlook how many billions of R&D they have to use to keep their bread and butter products alive and customers happy. Server and Desktop OSs, SQL, Exchange, Office, Xbox and Xbox live.
For christ sakes, overall sales were 16.4 BILLION this past quarter. They must be doing something right. A lot of things right.
Considering how many tech companies come and go with fads or get bought out by competitors, to compare Microsoft were it is today, with startups is pointless. There is plenty of room for everyone these days.
Maybe a goes a little too far, but there's certainly a ring of truth to it. Microsoft innovates just like Sears did.
They're not even good copiers. And I don't care what experts say. From what I can see of their coding practices, it looks like poop.
Sounds like sour grapes to me. Anyway, too bad they bought Skype, I like that program. MS always seems to buy these one-off things, then forgets about them and they vanish.
I'm curious - can you find an earlier reference by IBM than the 1967 ad for the HP 911A personal computer? Or the Sphere 1 computer systems with integrated keyboards and displays in 1975? Interestingly, three months after Sphere started selling their assembled computers (previously available as a kit), IBM sold it's first 'PC', the 5100 PC, which stood for 'portable computer' - though 55 pounds, I think, is hardly considered 'portable.'
The IBM 5150 PC, or Personal Computer, was in 1981, four years after the Apple II, the Commodore PET and the Radio Shack TRS-80, all of which were a far cry cheaper and rather plentiful by the time IBM got into the game.
But thanks for playing!
Home computing is not the only game in town. Microsoft has a HUGE advantage in businesses and organizations.
Microsoft provides the operating systems for millions of ATT UVerse set top boxes, as well as the ATT business and technical support systems. Multiply this kind of market infiltration across many large corporations and you get an idea of Microsoft's strength.
Most amusing moment of my life, being on a destroyer, in the CIC, and seeing the Aegis system with the blue screen of death. Never figured they'd base the system atop Windows...
No, I think they vanish because Microsoft screws them up with their control freak "we will force people to use our stuff because there will be no alternative" marketing strategy.
Microsofts thinking is not "build a better mousetrap" it's "build the ONLY mouse trap". The problem is that this no longer works as they now have competition they can't bully out of business.
I'm not a MS basher and I do like the company but there is truth to the Microsoft does not know how to innovate theory. I used to think they lost their way when they tangled with Netscape. Now I'm starting to think they were NEVER a true innovative technology company. Just look at the way they responded to the threat of Netscape competition and you quickly realize they were not interested in making a BETTER browser, they wanted to make the ONLY browser.
I agree. MS is good for the basic stuff like the OS, SQL server, Office, and that's about it. Those things serve us all well. They try to branch out, but just never seem to be able to.
"I agree. MS is good for the basic stuff like the OS, SQL server, Office, and thats about it. Those things serve us all well. They try to branch out, but just never seem to be able to."
The good news is MS does have lots of cash and resources to ultimately change their corporate culture and get back on the right track. The sooner the better. Hopefully Apple will bring out the best in Microsoft and vice versa.
because an apple is a PC. GOTCHYA!
you betchya.
I told you to sit down.
Do have to admit, you're terribly amusing. Of course Apple was a PC (and still is.) So was Commodore's PETs and CBMs, along with Tandy's TRS80s (models I to III)
you ever heard the term "PC compatible"???
none of those you mentioned are.
sit boy, sit.
Sure, let's see you run Lotus 1-2-3 on your system. You'll need a 5 1/4" drive, a DOS version of 3.1 or prior (PCDOS, MSDOS, or DRDOS will work), and at least 64kb of ram. Guess what? Nothing's been 'PC Compatible' for a good decade, we do Windows now. Do I get a treat now?
your honor, may I submit one television commercial, written and paid for by apple computers...
"hi, I'm a PC. hi, I'm a mac..."
I rest my case.
do you get a treat??? um, no, you get a rolled up newspaper.
Under 55 and no XBox. FWIW
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UPDATE 2: This is now posted on Steam's site for those seeking a refund:
Those who purchased the title via Steam and are unhappy with what they received may seek a refund by creating a ticket at our support site here: https://support.steampowered.com/newticket.php
UPDATE: According to Kotaku, The War Z has been removed from Steam although a listing for the game remains.
The War Z is under heavy fire from consumers on Valve's Steam gaming platform. According to a report on Develop-Online, players are alleging that the game has been released missing key features advertised on the Steam page and that it is in more of an 'alpha stage'. In response, Executive Producer Sergey Titov has taken to the Steam forums and altered the game's description on Steam.
"We've taken steps to correct this and format information presented on our Steam Store page in a way so it provides more clear information about game features that are present in the Foundation Release and what to expect in the coming weeks," said Titov."We also want to extend our apologies to all players who misread information about game features."
Check out the Steam forums for more.
Given how simple Funcom's statements were about TSW, it really makes the doublespeak that other companies use really stand out.
We also want to extend our apologies to all players who misread information about game features.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
"We also want to extend our apologies to all players who misread information about game features."
Really? That's what happened? It wasn't you who misled with false information?
Misread? Hard to misread it when the details are pretty clear on the damn list, that's not the players' fault.
. . . Misread. . . geez.
You know what's fun about chaos? I do, but I won't tell.
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Hope valve sue the hell out of then
Actually, this also goes to show how little research valve does in regards to games they put on their service. This is partly valve's fault too, as far as I'm concerned. You should test these things, before letting them go up on your shop.
Sergey is a pure liar.
Since october 15th hes been lying...
-Wasnt suppose to be a inventory wipe, yet here was one because of the massive items dupe and exploits. Ok many claims a wipe is normal in alpha and beta YES but it was Sergey who promsied first that there wouldnt be any.
-Game wasnt suppose to be pay to win its on the official game info YET now you can buy , 100 bullets c mags, which are 3 times the avarage ammos on normal magazine, you can bu yhealing items, tactical combat knife which is a great melee weapon, you can be drink/food, you can buy body armor, low grad eones yes but still an advantage over those without, you can also buy many kind of weapons attachment to help with aiming etc... So if thats not pay to win I really dont know what it is.
-The game main info clearly say that there wouldnt be ANY addional fees for the game other then for estetic items YET, they added fees for more clans slots and now they added a 4 hours revive once you die but you can buy a quick revive.
-Also he walwyas defend himself about the FALSE screeshots being showed since october 15th on the game website clearly showing zombie hordes, cars and such YET none of those are in game. HE CLAIMS, that those were not intended to be actual screenshots but scren art! YET NEVER did the website had a note to explain any costumer that those feature were NOT in game yet but were part of a VISION.
-You all know that he lied about number of players on the server, the number of maps, the size of maps etc...and NOW he claims that it was the PEOPLE who didnt understand him. Im sorry but if I was about to add my game info on STEAM id much sure that those infos are CORRECT. So once again he simply tried to boost the game`s sales.
I cannot sadly remember all his lies, ive been playing video game sfor 30 years and bought so many that ive lost the count but NEVER I repeat NEVER I felt so lied to by a gaming company.
YES the game isnt bad it could be a great game in the hands of a decent company, but right now its being lead by a guy who clearly wont hesitate to use any way he can find to lie and get as much money as he can from those who trust him.
BUT Im greatefull to all those including known websites who stood up to ask sergey lots of question and revealing what type of liar he is. I just hope that NEVER again wil lanother game company act this way to get our hard gained money.
I do wish STEAM will take the product away as a warning to all those that would attempt to use unethic ways to make money.
WarZ is a cash grab made on the coattails of DayZs success. The game was hastily rushed into a buggy mess that it is today for the sole purpose of on cashing in on the latest "zombie survival" craze.
avoid, that is all I can say,
ScamZ - yep
Yea...........I can't beleive they advertised the game as a finished product on Steam. It is not even remotely finished........you cant even spend your exp points on anything yet because the skill feature has not been implemented yet. Isnt that a core foundation in every mmo?
They should be catching hell and they should be removed from Stream. I just cant stop thinking that once they see their sales peak and then drop off they will shut down the game. Such a sad way to treat the gaming community.
My english isnt good enough to fully and correctly explain the whole situation, but its not about paying 50$ like I did or 15$ Its how this company got it.
if you want money from me dont lie to me be honest and sadly this is the HUGE problem with this company.
And its a shame because the ideas for the game are GREAT.
Lets hope that Another company will make a decent zombie MMORPG there is a HUGE audiance for it.
Originally posted by lizardbones
Given how simple Funcom's statements were about TSW, it really makes the doublespeak that other companies use really stand out.
"We also want to extend our apologies to all players who misread information about game features."
Lawyers generally don't advise ANY company to admit wrongdoing. I blame the whole "misread" on the lawyers. It's obvious they misrepresented what came with the steam purchase.
Every company carries two buckets - one filled with water and the other gasoline. When a fire starts, they pick which one to throw and man Day Z threw the bucket of gas right on it.
If in 1982 we played with the current mentality, we would have burned down all the pac man games since the red ghost was clearly OP. Instead we just got better at the game.
Originally posted by DMKano
WarZ is a cash grab made on the coattails of DayZs success. ScamZ - yep
Not even talking about all the poeple buying this game thinking it is Day Z because the names are so close...
I wouldnt give any money to that crook Sergey Titov if it was the only game out there. Even Comical Ali has more credibility than this guy.
ok- i ve been following this game from day one. and did purchase it.
Iam not a hardcore player of the game- but they are NOT SCAMMERS, thats a pretty harsh word to use for a company to have delivered a product in development (as they have stated from day one) and i presume the people using this word had either fallen out with them, are juvenille or dont know much about the game.
the game has pretty much delivered what they said in the website packages- further more have listened to the WZ forums and player base .
the angry costumers not statisfied with this game for lack thereof their liking n not beign educated aboutthe game will rage and will most likely be heard the most.
unfortunately as a company they will be force to acknowledge them and refund or put out a statement .
I read what they wrote on steam- and pretty much all is delivered-the video is pretty much the game as well.
I do think the Gold coins are a bit too high priced for purchase via steam but that is their choice you can get GC ingame from loot.
they stated in the steam site other features to come in the new year. I believe it.- beacouse so far everything they have spoken since September pre Alpha-they have deliverd!
There is a simple way to solve this.
Someone have a screenshot of the featured page on steam and compare it to what was actually deliverd... That way we can simply see if it is a case of falsifed marketing or just misscommunication.
This have been a good conversation
People keep saying they will support the game despite all these problems because it has some great idea's. What exactly are these great idea's?
I see nothing in the game that is anything but the standard kill zombies or be killed scenario. Except for the stuff you would think up in about 30secs when thinking of a zombie survival horror mmo what features are worth saving? It sounds to me that people are so desperate for something they are willing to put up with a lot of crap, this recent problem is a highlight. It is the same problem with all the WOW clones that come out. They don't offer anything new worthwhile investing it. They are simply WOW repackaged.
I was in beta very briefly - it's not horrible as many think it is - and they added servers for 100 people (day before yesterday, I think).
The problem with this game (for me) is hard to describe - kinda unfinished at all things that matter in a shooter. I only wonder if they know how to fix it in a timely manner.
I was reading this game's Steam forums yesterday. It made for some good reading as I had my coffee.


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As with the binoculars, Minox has decided not to do anything cute; in addition to a choice of models you have a choice of three reticles, and thats about it. They are all of normal size, weight, and configuration, but there are two things about the line that sets it apart.
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Best riflescope | Minox ZA5
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Test Review of the MINOX HG 8x43 on the Best Binoculars & Binocular Reviews Website
Highlights include the fully multicoated optics and the phase correction coatings on the prisms that do help to produce the very bright and sharp image that is as good as any binocular that I have tested in this class and in my experience you usually have to spend a great deal more money than this to find a brighter binocular.
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