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Please Help me get my account back! Message En Masse, Post on their Forms, anything. There is no reason why they have banned my account and then reactivated it send me an email saying that I can play, but when contacted support they tell me, my account is banned. Why is there no record of this? Why are they being so shady about this?
I have posted on Reddit Tera about the issue and what they have done. If anyone can help I would be so grateful !! I just want to play the game with my friends, with the character that I spend money on and so much time leveling.
Well, it says that you were banned for disruptive posts on the forums as well as "whatever" you said in your previouis communications.
Since I have no idea how you express yourself my advice is to either write a letter of apology and see if that works or else just start a new account and dive right in.
Hi there! I've contacted them and got response from GM:
"Greetings fellow Gamer
This is GM Vassago.
We do not release information on other account for actions involving banned accounts. This information has been released to the person involved as to why he was banned, but it seems that he would just be stirring up problems on other websites about this problem.
Thanks for you concern at this time.
Corin "GM Vassago"
EME Customer Support - Specialist"
It's seems u have been a little bit rude with your forum posts on their forums, judging by your posts. Best thing you can do, as guy above my post said, to try to contact them again and write apology letter and calm down little bit.
I have only gave them criticism on the game, also I can't help that I may sound angry or not very nice on the forms, I have been told that my typing can come across this way to others and I don't mean it to. But also in many of the post I was bullied and attacked from many trolls on the their forms and did they do anything about it. No, they did not. They only let it get out of hand. I also do have a disabiliity (aspergers) and have a lot of trouble keeping my emotions in check when I get mad or am being told that I am stupid, retarted and other wise. And it does reflect in my typing, but they could have stopped it at anytime but didn't. If they also would have taken the feedback and maybe used it. Not just mine but others. The game would be better and may not had to go free to play. But even with the ban from the forms, I was still able to play the game. It was only in july that they banned my account from playing the game and I wasn't even subbed and never logged in to my account until my friends saw that Tera was going free and wanted to play again. This was when, I found out that may account was banned. Was not notified of this and they will not give me any evidence of where I violated their terms of serivce.
In them not understanding me and my situation, I very much feel that they are discriminating me. I do not see how defending myself from trolls and my opinon, submitting feedback, suggestions and criticism is in anyway grounds for a ban. There is evidence of their GMs abosing their power for personal reasons. If they can't take criticism and feedback in a professional manner then why are they in the business of making and maintaning an MMO? No other MMO company does this to their players, that I know of. How would players react to Blizzard doing this to players or a player?
Originally posted by altas
Hi there! I've contacted them and got response from GM: "Greetings fellow Gamer
This is GM Vassago.
We do not release information on other account for actions involving banned accounts. This information has been released to the person involved as to why he was banned, but it seems that he would just be stirring up problems on other websites about this problem.
Thanks for you concern at this time.
Corin "GM Vassago"
EME Customer Support - Specialist" It's seems u have been a little bit rude with your forum posts on their forums, judging by your posts. Best thing you can do, as guy above my post said, to try to contact them again and write apology letter and calm down little bit
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So you critiscise there game then you contradict yourself and want to play the game so desperately, im confused.
Good luck getting your account back tho
[mod edit], i suggest you be more polite when dealing with people you give money to let you access their game. you sign a contract saying they can ban you at any time if you get uppity and out of sorts.
[mod edit]
the moral of the OP story, dont start shit if you arent ready to back it up and take your ban like a man.
I didn't start anything, I was only giving them feedback and defending myself on the forms from pretty much the same people that are posting on here. Yes Tera has problems, what MMO doesn't? I'm pretty sure that if you go to any other MMO forms there are going to be any number of people giving feedback and suggestions on how to fix the issues. Are those players getting banned? I very much doubt it. Does that mean that they are not still playing those games, or maybe want to return? No, they are passinate about the game and what it has and only want to give their two sence. I see no reason why I am any different. Also I don't know why you, well some of you think that calling me stupid and of limitied intellgents is anyway to speak to anyone? This is why people get upset and online bulling is an issue. Why there are shootings in schools and else where. How about you think before you say something. I'm so tired of only using my right to speak my mind and maybe try to get my account back and I have soem people telling me that I am stupid. I don't understand why when you try to speak your mind and opinon that other are so quick to call you a troll and start the same crap that you are starting here. Trolling is just bulling and attcking others online cause you think its funny to make others feel bad for how they think and their opinon. That is not right at all. I'm sorry that I am not the best speller or my english skills in general are not as others my think they should be. But that is no reason to call others names and make them upset when they are only trying very hard to get something back that they lost and only want to play and interact with their friends again. Cause you know what, maybe socializing online is the only way that I can feel safe. But I am seeing that even online I am getting the same hate and harassment.
This is a community with like minded people that all play games and want to talk about them and share their opinons on them. I only thought that maybe I could get some help in my issue. But there is no point if many are just going to call me names and put me down for trying to speak my mind. Last time I check this was a free country and we have freedom of speak. but if you don't agree with an person opinon their is no reason to attack them and hurt them on a personal level. How about have a disscusion about what you disagree with and have examples and evidence for your point of view. But I thnk for some that is to much to ask and they can only call others names, call them a troll, and just try to put that person down so much that they will get so upset. Just because you hide behind a fake name on the internet and think that, that some how gives you the right to attack and put others down; and just act like a horrible person. Know this, there are others out there that don't act differently and those people that you are saying hurtful things to, are other real people with real feelings and maybe if you wouldn't say those things and hurt others that maybe, our culture would be just a little bit better that people wouldn't get so angry at others and the world that they feel the need to go shoot up a school or any other place, or harm themselves because they can never get away from horrible people, even online.
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Also I don't know why you, well some of you think that calling me stupid and of limitied intellgents is anyway to speak to anyone?
of course people shouldn't be saying that. However, in life, there is always someone who feels the need or that they have the "right" to tell someone what they should do, how they should be, or to be critical.
The secret there is knowing full well when they are wrong and recognizing where they have a point.
Also, in a perfect world, one would think that you could say anything to anybody and have it be taken in the best possible way.
As you have learned, you can't say anything you want to, in this case, to developers, and not have any repercussions. Also, just like you don't like to be insulted, the developers, community people, etc, don't like being insulted. Now, you have admitted that sometimes your posts have been considered hostile. It's possible that you might have to learn how to phrase things in a way that they come off as constructive as opposed to an attack.
This might be one of your "challenges" in life. That's just life.
As far as your issue in this thread, again, I say that you should write a very earnest and well thought out apology. You should say that you have a hard time expressing yourself in a way that doesn't come off as hostile but that it's something you are working on. you should say that you love the game and your interest and excitment for the game wasn't expressed in a way that was meaningful or taken in a positive way and that you are sorry.
And then going forward, when you have comments that are critical you should think about how you would like criticisms to be phrased when aimed at yourself and then couch those criticisms, comments towards the developers/game in the same way.
And if I were you I would write it up and mail it "snail mail". You will impress them more with your effort.
If it doesn't work then take it as a lesson to think about and create a new account.
Ouch man, I'm actually surprised you wasn't banned earlier!
This is no way to behave on their own official forums:
A simple Google search for your handle/name reveals nothing but negativity towards Tera and even scathing personal remarks towards their director Brian Knox.
Really, you come here with half a story wanting sympathy?
Another lesson to learn in life. Sometimes Google IS NOT your friend!
Originally posted by jacklo
Ouch man, I'm actually surprised you wasn't banned earlier!
Oh my!
That was pretty telling.
Originally posted by Sovrath
Originally posted by jacklo
Ouch man, I'm actually surprised you wasn't banned earlier!
Oh my!
That was pretty telling.
Agreed. Op should feel bad. I do believe the term "not your personal army" applies here rather well.
I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won.
To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
All of my posts are either intelligent, thought provoking, funny, satirical, sarcastic or intentionally disrespectful. Take your pick.
I get banned in the forums for games I love, so lets see if I do better in the forums for games I hate.
I enjoy the serenity of not caring what your opinion is.
I don't hate much, but I hate Apple© with a passion. If Steve Jobs was alive, I would punch him in the face.
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I say, boycott them and show them that you will stand strong in your fight against this injustice.
Freedom for all!
I will say this bluntly [mod edit] - YOU WERE OUT OF LINE. Based on your posts you have blatently and deliberately broken the Official Forum rules.
lesson to be learned here, when in someone else's sandbox, learn the rules before you react.
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This reminds me so much of that "Why Was I Banned?" website that compiles some funny Ban Appeals on the Xbox forum.
Whenever I see a post on other sites about how a player was banned, I'm VERY skeptical and for a good reason. Of course there are some exceptions (WarZ anyone?) but all in all, this one only strengthen my beliefs.
Originally posted by cribett
So you critiscise there game then you contradict yourself and want to play the game so desperately, im confused. Good luck getting your account back tho
Because heaven knows nothing we ever do or say on the internet should have any consequence right?
Originally posted by hkharpster
Yes, I know that maybe I have been a bit harrsh in tone then others, but if you do read many of those, other players are attacking me and I do not repond well to that.
"Don't do it !!! Your only going to waste your time and money, get frustrated and rage about the game like everyone else. Tera hasn't changed and it probably never will, just let it die. Don't give EME your money, and support a horrible company."
A bit of a harse tone? and you wonder really why you have been banned? Really? REALLY? I mean....you know....
Hint...you go on there forums and tell them not to play there game to potential consumers and not to support that company. Meaning they might lose income and that is what makes a company run.
other hint...that is like going into a store and tell people not to buy products from that store
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Most interestingly, she is a middle-aged woman who was born in Cuba and lived there as a child during a period when Che Guevara was Cuba's chief executioner and second in command.
At the time, Cuba had the highest political incarceration and execution rate on earth, far surpassing that of their Soviet mentors and suitors. Pictures have surfaced (see Babalu blog.com) of Maria Isabel at several Obama campaign functions; arm in arm with Barack, in a bear hug with Michelle Obama, and apparently, very heavily involved in the Obama campaign.
Naturally, regarding the Che banner incident, the Obama campaign had nothing to fear from the mainstream media. But conservative sites and talk radio spread the story. Finally there emerged a formal disavowal, of sorts. "We were disappointed to see this picture" read the terse Campaign statement, "because it is both offensive to many Cuban-Americans � and Americans of all backgrounds � and because it does not reflect Senator Obama's views."
Not a hint, notice, that the campaign honchos or candidates themselves found Guevara "offensive," simply "unrepresentative of his views."
Michelle Obama's recent speech at UCLA might provide a clue on the lame tone of the Obama campaign's response.
Here's Michelle Obama at UCLA: "We live in isolation, and because of that isolation, we fear one another . . . [Barack Obama] is going to demand that you shed your cynicism, that you put down your division, that you come out of your isolation."
Here's Che Guevara from the jumble of soporific gibberish titled "Socialism and Man in Cuba" and widely regarded as his Magnum Opus: "The most important revolutionary aspiration is to see human beings liberated from their alienation. Lack of education makes [some] take the solitary road toward satisfying their own personal ambitions . . .
More from Michelle Obama: "Barack Obama will require you to work . . . that you move out of your comfort zones, that you push yourselves to be better, and that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual �uninvolved, uninformed.
More Che Guevara: "The mass will carry out with matchless enthusiasm and discipline the tasks set by the government, whether in the field of the economy, culture, defense, sports, etc. With ideological education the individual will reach total consciousness as a social being."
Michelle Obama: "We have to fix our souls � our souls are broken in this nation . . . We can change the world! We can! We can! We can!"
Che Guevara: "We must create a new consciousness, a New Man. We recognize the individual's quality of incompleteness, of being an unfinished product. The vestiges of the past are brought into the present in one's consciousness, and a continual labor is necessary to eradicate them . . . Society as a whole must be converted into a gigantic school."
Those fated to attend Che's "gigantic school" recall it as a gigantic prison ringed with overflowing execution pits.
In the words of late James Burnham: "The liberal cannot strike wholeheartedly at the Communist for fear of wounding himself in the process." In brief, their hearts aren't in it.
A liberal cannot put his shoulder to the anti-communist wheel, knowing it will roll over his own toes. Their beliefs share too many premises with those of Marxists. They simply cannot work up the same dudgeon against mass-murdering Stalinists who craved (and came close to) the nuclear obliteration of their homeland, as they can against, say, Rush Limbaugh.
By many media accounts, the Obama campaign somehow plans inroads into the traditionally and overwhelmingly Republican voting habits of Cuban-Americans. Apparently these insufferable Cuban-Americans must � in the words of Michelle Obama � "move out" of their Republican "comfort zones."
Fidel Castro has already endorsed his dream ticket for 2008: Obama/Clinton. Nicaraguan Sandinista "leader" Daniel Ortega has endorsed Obama. "(The U.S.) is laying the foundations for a revolutionary change," he predicted.
The Sandinista anthem, by the way, contained the line "We will fight the U.S., the great enemy of humanity." The Communist Sandinistas lifted the line straight from Che Guevara. Michelle Obama's paraphrasing -- we sure hope! -- was unwitting.
Humberto Fontova is the author of "Exposing the Real Che Guevara." Visit. www.hfontova.com.
I like that.
Newsmax just discovering this? FReepers have long since discussed the Che links with Obamaniacs...
Che is a myth (like Obama). His image of "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees" is a rallying cry for immature youth who want to rebel and haven't learned about tradeoffs.
"Motorcycle Diaries" is a wonderful movie, expect that it is about Che. It seems to be a different Che than the murderous thug who was Fidel's compadre.
By the way, the same actor that portrayed Che is also the same actor that portrayed Fidel in a Mexican film portraying Fidel in a justified cause. Sure, Fulgencio Batista was corrupt beyond belief, but the "revolution" replaced the corrupt and twisted Batista with the ... corrupt and twisted Fidel.
Nice revolution. So many deaths and suffering to achieve an even more repressive and twisted place. Thanks a lot, Che!
Che isn't his only hero. His associations with the Weathermen, Farrakhan, and others show his true colors. Obama will turn the stars on our flag to his preferred color, red.
Will we be protected from such thinly veiled treachery or will the left's lust for power be the undoing of us all?
You know, Hillary might actually be better than this bozo.
Maria Isabel apparently is being groomed for... Chief of Staff? Secretary of State? Secretary of Defense?
We need that with the skull instead.
To tell a "liberal" about this issue, use this tactic:
Hey, did you hear about the McCain campaign headquarters that had the confederate flag prominently displayed behind the desk?
(wait for outrage and condemnation from leftist)
Oh, wait, that wasn't McCain's HQ, nor was it a confederate flag - it was Obama's HQ and it was a huge Cuban flag with Che Guevera's picture on it.
Che what?
Oh Che can you see?
You know, Hillary might actually be better than this bozo.
I NEVER DREAMED I would find a candidate that I would rather see Hillary as prez than that one. And this is not some freak out of the way candidate, this person might (and could probably) WIN!
Oh, wait, that wasnt McCains HQ, nor was it a confederate flag - it was Obamas HQ and it was a huge Cuban flag with Che Gueveras picture on it.
You expect too much out of people. Most people would go "Who?" and "SO?"
This is a non-issue in the MSM and among the Democrats because they AGREE with the Che supporters.
Is is accepted. Socialism has become acceptable. Revolution for the sake of liberalism is acceptable.
Flush the Koran? Bad. Burn up an SUV? No big deal.
The Left controls the Media, the Labor Unions, the Education System, and the vast majority of state and local Governments in this country. Liberal bureaucrats actually run much of all governments, including the Federal government.
Now, they are attempting to take over Religious institutions and many Corporations.
It is Liberal Facicsm.
We will be if the purist "true believer" conservatives stay home in November because McCain "ain't perfect enough".
I find all that crapola from them a lot like a spoiled little kid threatening to "take my ball and go home" because they didn't get their way.
Anyone else get a REALLY creepy feeling about Obama? All this stuff just bubbling beneath the surface of his life, waiting for a chance to come forth.
I never dreamed I'd say I would crawl over broken glass to vote for McInsane.
Have to say it isn't a new feeling for me. Gut feeling from the beginning he is bad news for the USA.
John McCain can beat BHO in the general election, not sure he can beat Hillary. She's as scary as Barack Hussein Obama, she just hides it better.
Tune: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"
She's on TV and there we see
"Obama in '08";
So far, so good, but then we see
How else she decorates:
Guevara's mug, that brutal thug,
And a Cuban flag--oh, great!
And all of this is sticking to Obama!
She's always seen campaigning,
But her presence is a pain;
She's always doing one more thing
We have to then explain.
I hate to have to say it,
But I think it's very plain:
Maria's not an asset to Obama!
Each time she's seen as being with our staff,
Maria makes a gaffe!
How do you free Obama from Maria?
How do you stop the news from being spread?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A Commie campaigner! A Bolshevik babe! A Red!
Many a Marxist goal you'd like to further,
Many a thing to tax across the land;
But how do you take away
The picture of her and Che?
How can you let her ruin what you planned?
Oh, how do you free Obama from Maria?
How do you make a moonbat understand?
When she's answering the phone,
Chanting, "Revolución!"
This is maybe not the image that we need.
I'm afraid our "Si, se puede!"
Could be changed and even made a
Slogan saying, "Yes, the struggle will succeed!"
She is campaign suicide,
Driving voters from our side;
She could throw our poor Barack beneath the bus.
She's an early spring surprise
From the Workers' Paradise.
She's rebelling! She's revolting! She's with us!
How do you free Obama from Maria?
How do you stop the news from being spread?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A Commie campaigner! A Bolshevik babe! A Red!
Many a Marxist goal you'd like to further,
Many a thing to tax across the land;
But how do you take away
The picture of her and Che?
How can you let her ruin what you planned?
Oh, how do you free Obama from Maria?
How do you make a moonbat understand?
[Snip] By many media accounts, the Obama campaign plans inroads into the traditionally and overwhelmingly Republican voting habits of Cuban-Americans. Apparently these Cuban-Americans must -- in the words of Michelle Obama -- "move out" of their Republican "comfort zones."
It seems, however, that Obama wants Cuban-Americans to move very far out of their comfort zones, indeed. Besides proposing to meet Raul Castro without pre-conditions as President, Obama also proposes to lift the limited U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba. "Lifting the travel ban to Cuba would be a gift to the Castros," explained Cuban defector Alcibiades Hidalgo, who until 2002 served as Raul Castro's Chief of Staff.
Fidel Castro has already endorsed his dream ticket for 2008: Obama/Clinton. Nicaraguan Sandinista "leader" Daniel Ortega has also endorsed Obama. "(The U.S.) is laying the foundations for a revolutionary change," he predicted. So far, Obama indicates that he does plan a revolutionary change in regard to Cuba. And Michelle Obama's eerie depiction of her husband as a type of socialist strongman requiring the American people to work doesn't suggest that the Cuban people can expect that it will be change for the better. [Snip]
I guess that's a matter of opinion.
And just like her idol Che, Obama's candidacy got shot full of holes yesterday.
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Please do not confuse climate change/global warming with occasional or temporary weather changes. Climate change refers to something far beyond that. We are referring to CLIMATE changes, not an abrupt weather change, or big snowstorm, or heavy rain, though any of those things can be indicative of climatic changes and global warming caused by human activity.
And it does not mean that just because the weather may be especially warm one year and especially cold the next year has anything to do with climate change. But when an area experiences a hundred-year rainfall six times in one decade, it should attract our attention.
Nobody has any idea how deep or how serious or perilous we are now on this earth. But it could threaten our very existence as a species, and our very existence as a planet supporting various forms of life. If you care about your children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, then take the time and read as much as you can about the nature and specifics of climate change. It is here, it is evolving in a much worse fashion, and we MAY still have time to reduce or detain its diasterous effects on earth.
Meanwhile, consider some of the following occurences [some more than others directly prove the existence of climate change/global warming caused by human activity and pollution]:
Well-known and well-respected scholars and scientists in this field are now indicating that as many as 400,000 people a year are now dying because of human impact on our earth's warming. And they are further screaming at us that it will only get worse. Something has to be done ASAP.
Citizens of island nations in the Indian Ocean, realizing that the level of the ocean waters is rising, have made plans to permanently leave their flooding nation and re-establish themselves on a mainland.
Because of ozone levels, people in Australia have had to take very special care and limit their outdoor activities because the sun's rays are pouring through ozone holes in the atmosphere and causing soaring incidents of skin cancer.
Glaciers throughout the polar regions are melting at alarming rates. Aerial photos and on-site scientific finding prove the swiftly receding size of glaciers.
Decades of drought have hit many areas of the world, including the American West.
Unprecdented forest fires are ravaging huge tracts of America. Conversely, other areas are experiencing flooding rainfalls. Both indicative of climate change happening because of human impact. Weather patterns and the flow of weather patterns are changing noticeably.
States in the American West, Southwest, and even Atlanta and the Southeast are expressing desire to ship Great Lakes water to a dangerously thirsty citizenry. Drinking water will become a precious and scarce resource.
Climate change has already affected hundreds of species of plants and animals on earth.
Never-before-seen storms have ravaged "safe" areas in recent years.
Worldwide weather patterns are changing from warm to cold, cold to warm, quiet to windy, record rainfalls, ad infinitum. Weather fronts are changing, the flow of air and weather are changing.
And the indicators are all over the world and in many different and heretofore unknown places. The above is but a tiny sampling of evidence. We ignore it at our own peril, and that of our children. And all these changes are occurring at an extremely rapid pace, unknown in history or pre-history of the earth.
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3rd Mizukage is Yagura
Well, the Orochimaru-lookalike (which looks better than Oro :p), might not even have black hair you know, he might be red haired, like Karin or Nagato, or seemingly some other kind of dark color.
It is possible that the Orolike person have defected and came to Konoha, thus becoming one of the clans and people monitored by Tobirama, since Tobirama did mention that every clan and person that was potential dangerous (like the Uchiha) was being watched, plus it would explain Oro's dislike of Tobirama more than the other Hokages.
Funny enough, the thing on his legs and arms reminds me of Gai's and Lee's costumes... nah, they are probably the same thing that Zabuza wore.
I wonder how many Uzumaki the Sand had at that time, since they already had captured a Bijuu before the village was born, plus their current Kazekage is an Uzumaki (not mentioned, but his hair does suggest that).
Speaking of hair, does this mean that red hair is a result of the Fruit ? Thus the hair becoming white meaning that the Fruit's power is used up ?
It's not stalling, it's setting up for the main event. People were wondering how Sasuke was going to get Sage power to affect Obito, now we know. People were wondering where Naruto was getting this power up from, now we know. In addition, we got a nice little flashback to the first meeting of the Kages, and an "official" comparison of Naruto and Sasuke to Hashirama and Madara. Personally, this was a good transition into the final stages of this battle.
So here's my question, are they going to cut down the tree, or blow up the moon?
Blowing up the moon only works in DBZ, you should know that by now Temper heh
come fight my brute here
Anyone notice that the first Raikage looks like Jimmy Hendrix?
The darkness can't hold me, I am the epitome of light. I have to shine, it's in my nature.
OTE=D.J. Uzumaki;1334242]Anyone notice that the first Raikage
I guess they do look alike. Kudos to Kishi.
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Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
The Mizukage (水影; Literally meaning "Water Shadow") is the leader of Kirigakure. There have been five official Mizukage, though the Third has not been seen in the series thus far.
Of all the new Kages revealed I'm most curious about his fighting style. I think he was probably mix between the other Raikages speed and Killer Bees Dancing Sword style.
Anybody else notice it looks like Sasuke is facing backwards in his Sasunoo http://readms.com/r/naruto/648/2073/6 ?
Also I agree that everyone knew he was going to use Juugo to help him out, but I really did enjoy the back story with Hashirama. I mean he was basically a god amongst shinobi and here he was practically begging the leaders of the other village for peace. This just shows how much he really cared for peace in the shinobi world. We all knew he distributed the Bijuu in order to maintain the balance of the shinobi world; but I think it is better knowing that he did it as a way to create peace with all of them. And finally his flashback was as good as Gaara's speech when it comes to rallying all the shinobi to fight.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- As Shug McGaughey prepares to run Florida Derby winner Orb in Saturday's 139th Kentucky Derby — his first appearance since 2002 in America's most revered horse race — the Hall of Fame trainer has frequently told of a seminal moment 25 years ago on a cold rainy evening at Churchill Downs.
McGaughey brought to town what was nicknamed Murderers Shedrow for Louisville's first Breeders' Cup. Favorite Easy Goer finished second in the Juvenile. Sprint standout Mining never hit the board. Personal Ensign got past Derby winner Winning Colors in the Distaff's final stride to retire unbeaten. Seeking the Gold concluded McGaughey's day as runner-up in the Classic.
As McGaughey headed to the barn dejectedly, someone behind him asked how he'd done. "I said, 'Well, I had a winner and two seconds and no good,'" he recalled. "The guy said, 'Boy, you had a good day.' I looked back, and it was Mr. Whittingham."
PREDICTIONS: Experts weigh in on Derby
AT A GLACE: How the 139th Kentucky Derby stacks up
That would be the great West Coast trainer Charlie Whittingham.
"That was a huge, huge learning curve for me," McGaughey said. "Because I did have a good day, and I wanted to have my head down. … I've thought back, sometimes when I've had my head down after a big race, when we ran second or something, that you did the best you can. That's all you can do. That really stuck with me."
He has accepted that he can't win every race. "I'd walk out there and If they didn't win, I'd feel like I was embarrassed," he said. "Like I'd failed, that I hadn't done something. I needed to do… I'm very competitive. I hate to lose. But if you win 25% of the time, you're doing really good. If you're a football coach, you get fired. … Sometimes the best horse doesn't win. And sometimes you don't run the best horse and they do win."
McGaughey, 62, has been in Kentucky for a month, first at Keeneland Race Course and now at Churchill, a longer stretch than he has stayed since leaving his home state for New York and a private training job with the Phipps Stable in 1985. He's back in Barn43, his old Churchill barn.
The Lexington Tates Creek graduate He says he's enjoyed it as much as anything he's done in a long time, speaking of pride about his staff and horses.
PHOTOS: Friday at Churchill Downs
McGaughey, who has Point of Entry in the Grade I Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and defending winner Hungry Island in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile, says his approach is to have fun this Derby. His serenity comes from life lessons, such as from Whittingham, and from how Orb has thrived since shipping from Florida.
"All we want is the opportunity," he said after Orb worked a half mile in 474/5 seconds with exercise rider Jennifer Patterson.
McGaughey's confidence is reminiscent of Carl Nafzger before Street Sense captured the 2007 Derby.
"He is very relaxed; I'm surprised," wife Alison McGaughey said. "He is very competitive. He doesn't take defeat so good, but he handles it better. He doesn't get as mad, but it's a disappointment when things don't work out as planned. But right now everything is going as planned. The horse is doing great; Shug is doing great.
"He's like ecstatic. He is very pumped up."
Asked how big a Derby victory would be for her husband, she said, "I can see right now he's getting a little emotional. I know I am."
READY?: Diverse personalities set for ride of their lives
McGaughey has run six horses in the Derby, dating to 1984. Saarland, 10th in 2002, is his only Derby horse since 1989, when he had Easy Goer and Awe Inspiring. They were second and third, respectively, on a cold, muddy day, beaten by Whittingham-trained Sunday Silence.
Expectations were that McGaughey would be back regularly. "Whenever you're not participating in the big races when you want to be, you kind of sit there with an empty feeling," he said. "But I always felt like we were going to get the opportunity."
A lot of people are rooting for Orb. McGaughey remains popular at Churchill. Orb was bred and is co-owned by two racing titans: Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, head of the Phipps Stable, and his cousin, Stuart Janney III. Born and raised at Claiborne Farm, Orb's female family goes back 65 years and seven generations with Janney breeding – his relatives including the star-crossed Ruffian. Dinny Phipps' sole Derby starter was Awe Inspiring.
Saarland was the only starter for his late sister, Cynthia. Their father, Ogden, had three Derby horses: runner-up Dapper Dan in 1965, seventh-place Seeking the Gold in '88 and Easy Goer. The Wheatley Stable of Ogden Phipps' mother had four from 1928-1967, the best finish being a trio of fourths, including by the great Bold Ruler in 1957.The Janneys had 1988 Derby favorite Private Terms, a relative of Orb's, who finished ninth.
"The Derby isn't our goal every year," said Daisy Phipps Pulito, Dinny Phipps' daughter and racing manager. "We'd rather not rush horses; we'd rather have them around a little bit longer. And a lot of our pedigrees are later-developing horses."
McGaughey's only Triple Crown victory was Easy Goer's Belmont romp over Sunday Silence. "I'm probably not satisfied that we haven't been more competitive in Derby and Triple Crown-type races," he said. "But I do think I know what you can do to them when you are wrong. With our limited number of horses, I'd rather not be wrong."
After Orb won a mile maiden race at Aqueduct Racetrack in his fourth start, McGaughey never thought he was shipping a Derby horse to Florida for the winter. Then Orb won three consecutive races, including the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby.
Said Phipps Pulito, "Now we'll see if the Derby gods, or whatever they call them, like us on Saturday."
Rees writes for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal, a Gannett property.


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Open Debate Security Council on Children and Armed ConflictStatement on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
By Karel J.G. van Oosterom, Permanent Representative
Open Debate Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
New York, 7 March 2014
Mr. President,
The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement of the EU. I would like to use this opportunity to thank Luxemburg for organizing this important debate, and to commend Special Representative Leila Zerrougui for the important role she plays in promoting and protecting the rights of children affected by armed conflict. The Netherlands also highly values the work done by UNICEF in contributing to a world where the rights of every child are realized, including those who suffer from conflicts.
Since the adoption of SC resolution 1261 in 1999, thousands of children have been killed in conflicts and many more have been left disabled, homeless, or separated from their parents. The civil war in Syria stands out for its catastrophic scope and human cost. The images of widespread destruction and indiscriminate killing of civilians are a tragic reminder of the devastating effects of conflict and war. Especially on the lives of children. In Syria alone over 10,000 children have been killed and approximately 3 million children are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Let me underline the importance of the "No Lost Generation" initiative and other efforts to alleviate some of the suffering of Syrian children and offer them a future.
Wars are increasingly fought within states and increasingly involve non-state actors, such as rebel or terrorist groups, which are less likely to be aware of, or abide by, humanitarian laws providing for the protection of civilians. The changing tactics and technology of warfare have also magnified hazards to children.
In view of the continued violence against children in conflict and the use of child soldiers in conflict, more should be done by the international community. Let me address prevention, protection and prosecution.
First of all, we must strengthen the prevention of conflicts and the prevention of use of child soldiers in conflict. The further focusing of our common international norms in today's SC resolution is of great importance to this effect. Establishment of legal frameworks, strengthening governance and rule of law in countries, age verification in recruitment mechanisms and raising public awareness are some examples of concrete action. We therefore welcome the important report published by the Global Coalition to Protect Education recently, and the launch of the "Children, not Soldiers" initiative.
Full implementation of the action plans by parties in conflict, as listed in the annual report of the Secretary General, is called for. It must be clear: children belong in schools, not in armies, as the SG this morning rightfully mentioned.
Secondly, together we should strengthen protection of children in conflict. In this regard, the Netherlands is especially alarmed by the widespread and deliberate attacks against schools, teachers, and students as a tool of war. Nearly 50 million children and young people in conflict zones face enormous barriers to education every day, keeping them out of school and preventing them from reaching their true potential. The consequences are disastrous, and not just for the children themselves. It will affect the potential for growth and development of the country as a whole, long after peace agreements have been signed.
My government is also alarmed by the rise in the use of school buildings for military purposes, including as barracks, fighting positions, detention centers, interrogation or torture sites, and weapons depots. We strongly oppose such practices, and in line with Security Council Resolution 1998 urge everyone to take steps both within their own legislation and military policies and doctrine, as well as internationally, to end the military use of schools and protect children's rights to safety and education. schools are protected under international humanitarian law. Nevertheless, as Valerie Amos has told us, in Syria they are used for military purposes. This must stop.
Mr. President,
And my third point: if prevention and protection have not had sufficient result, prosecution and fighting impunity are called for. Together we must bring perpetrators of grave violations against children to justice, as raised in your concept-note. It is the responsibility of every State affected by violence to do its utmost to prevent crimes against children. And if those crimes do occur, it is first and foremost the respective State that should be striving for perpetrators of human rights violations against children to be brought to justice.
But if a state is unable or unwilling to do so, the International Criminal Court should step in and investigate and prosecute violations and abuses against children in armed conflict that fall within its jurisdiction. The verdict of the ICC against Thomas Lubanga for recruiting and using child soldiers in hostilities was a welcome step in bringing justice to the tens of thousands of children forced to fight in conflicts. For children who were the victims of armed conflict it is important to see that justice will be done. In this respect, I refer to the conviction of Mr. Katanga by the ICC earlier today.
In short: Impunity is not only a denial of justice—it's a denial of the truth. Fighting impunity therefore is a prerequisite for durable conflict solution and stable and peaceful societies. Something we all want for our children.
The preamble of the UN Charter opens by stating the goal "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This is about our children, and their children. Let us engage in this task knowing that they are the promise for a more peaceful future.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands will continue to be a partner in this endeavor for peace, justice and development.
Thank your Mr. President.


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It seems like I never have enough time to read. for me, anyway. My mom seems to think I spend too much time reading. (what?) it feels like, because I have so much schoolwork i can't seem to read everything I'd like to.
so I've decided that over Christmas Break (which is short for me, because I'm homeschooled :/) I'm going to read a book a day. (and hopefully write a review on it.) So I figured, why not host a challenge?
that's 15 books. I think I can do that…
so here's my list. I'll probably add/change it as I go.
- 12/14 A Christmas Carol (Special Edition)
- 12/15 A Blue and Gray Christmas, The Ghosts, The Eggheads, and the Babe Ruth's Piano
**due to funky college stuff, it might be impossible for me to do this because my Christmas break was canceled. Yeah, Canceled… oh well. I can still try ;)**
You are more than welcome to join in this challenge! post it on your blog and leave a link in the comments, and I'll start a list of who is participating with me right down here.
Good luck guys!!
And it's not too late to join in!! if you join in late, just try to read a book a day, however many days that ends up being ;)
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Moments ago, SOE president John Smedley announced the release date for PlanetSide 2 during the keynote address of the SOE fan gathering, SOELive.
PlanetSide 2 will launch on November 20, 2012.
Additional PS2 highlights from the keynote address:
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Definitely too soon.
The game has some serious issues at the moment. Issues that I highly doubt will be corrected by the 20th of next month. Bad move imho.
You Only Launch Once.
and this won't go well in the long run.
made a thread about this...
me being a fan of the game, im leaning towards too soon. if they stay on this release date, well......i dont think it will be ugly, but it wont be pretty either.
still optimisitic overall
Same day Darkfall:Unholy Wars releases.
Maybe they know something we don't.
I too agree that the PS2 launch will be too soon.
Don't get me wrong, the beta feels quite polished and is extremely fun to play 90% of the time (When patches like the last one don't break everything =P), but they've still got a LOT of work to do before it could even be considered ready for launch anytime this year.
*shrugs* I'll just cross my fingers and pray to the MMO gods that pushing EQ:N back will give them more resources to focus on producing the quality game that they promise by that time.
ill paraphrase from what i said earlier:
weighing the pros and cons, its a no win situation unless they push the release date back to at least 5 more months or more.
1. competition is lukewarm when going against planetside 2, what else is there?
ww2online ? - showing its age
planetside1? - old vets like me can bark all day about nostalgia, but they are going to put that old dog to sleep once ps2 hits
firefall? - openworld pve with instance pvp?
dust514? - ps3, consoles
tribes? - solid game but the numbers arent there
Tribes Universe? - when was the last time this game blipped on the radar?
Global Agenda? - game is showing its age and doesnt have the numbers/scale against said competition
Defiance? -- game probably will be fun, but its getting the red head step child treatment by the press (see planetside 1)
Line of Defense? -- too much butt hurt, old scars, lack of budget and drama.
2. Marketing is much bigger compare to the first planetside
Even if the launch some how..in some miracle fashion that it Bombs bigger than SWTOR and DarkFall combined..Smedley will milk PS2 just so he can get the Forgelight data , and get it ready for his baby Everquest Next, im certain he'll do just enough hyping and funding just for that.
3. Content , playerstudio content and game content
Content for planetside 2 will help move the game and mitigate some of the bad launch taste.
new continents, player owned bases -- ya, the self explaintory "it should of been there at launch" will be screamed at the highest mountain but cant have everything.
Overall, im already getting my canned goods and shotgun shells for the coming bad launch armageddon that will hit Ps2, but me personally from what i have played in beta i will enjoy every bit of it, and if the lack of competition and continued SOE support pushes the game forward, then in the long run planetside 2 will be around for a while.
Originally posted by MikeB
Moments ago, SOE president John Smedley announced the release date for PlanetSide 2 during the keynote address of the SOE fan gathering, SOELive. PlanetSide 2 will launch on November 20, 2012. Additional PS2 highlights from the keynote address: PlanetSide 2 will debut its own internal live-streaming feature (Twitch.tv based) on November 1. SOE Player Studio support. Partnership with Wikia to develop official wikis for SOE games, including PlanetSide2. Name reservations for Alpha Squad members. Players will be notified by e-mail when reservations begin. Alpha Squad will only be available until November 15. Amerish continent announced. Lot of forested area for infantry to hide. Game will ship with all three continents. Searhus, Oshur, Hossin continents announced for post-launch. Additional vehicles, including buggies, snowmobile, coming soon. Outfits 2.0: Uniforms, decals, specialization, recruitment, and browsing. Player-owned bases (non-instanced): Coming post launch, players can attack/defend.
I am pretty excited about this game. Been playing beta for a while. Not as enthused about some of the more recent changes (base capture mechanics particularly) but I can get by on that. While I think the game is "close" to being ready I am concerned it is not fully balanced as of today. Perhaps things will change in the coming weeks that changes that thought. Regardless, I will be there.
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Originally posted by Lustmord
Same day Darkfall:Unholy Wars releases. Maybe they know something we don't.
The world will be ending a month after, so they're trying to make as much money as possible before that happens.
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Originally posted by Lustmord
Same day Darkfall:Unholy Wars releases. Maybe they know something we don't.
The world will be ending a month after, so they're trying to make as much money as possible before that happens.
True story ^
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I thought PS2 would be pushed back to Jan or Feb next year with recent big changes said to be coming, and hint of Cont Locks. That's a lot of work for them to crunch in the new big changes test them, then launch. Ah well, Nov 20th it is then, I've had good performance with the game since playing in the beta for the last 3 months. I'm all good to Alpha squad all the lagging 4 year old Pc users on launch day and get some nice cert points.
What happens when you log off your characters????.....
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I think they have set themselves up with an unrealistic date. This is going to be a rough launch, and folks are going to remember that and use it as talking points for the next few years.
Hey it is SOE, and they are know for making questionable choices.
Originally posted by Sirca
Epic failure incoming I am afraid.
without doubt, huge epic fail, planetside 2 isnt as good as planetside, it has fewer features, its less open ended, it has far too many limits on players ability to develop their toons compared to planetside1 .. so why would you play planetside 2 instead of 1 ? i really can't see f2p being that much of a draw tbh, especially as the game is extremely heavy on the microtransaction side. But have to say, ding.. SOE just got better at failing 99
I am used to bugs now and if i can survive through ORR in GW2 without losing my sanity i am sure PS2 will be fine. lol
1st november here i come.
They have 1/3+ more of the game to test and almost no time to exterminate every bug. It's gunna be close!
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Originally posted by Boognishe
Too soon..
Way too soon!!! Not even released the 3rd continent yet and so much work left to be done....
This is a stupid move by SOE. The engine needs major work. You get into any kind of a firefight with more than a few people the game slows way down, even with a good graphics card. The game is just NOT ready for release.
Nothing worse than a FPS that runs like a snail in big battles.
I remember when SOE released EQ2 a week before WoW with an unoptimized engine, took them a year to get it working right. Typical Smedly move, he does not care one iota that the game is not ready, he wants it out during the xmas season.


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ATLANTA Since Thanksgiving, a span covering seven games, he had caught just seven passes totaling 105 yards.
Sunday, with a Super Bowl berth dangling before both teams, Vernon Davis' five receptions produced 106 yards.
"Opportunity, man," San Francisco's tight end said, and then he turned philosophical. "Without opportunity, you have nothing."
OK, maybe it wasn't exactly Aristotle, but Aristotle never scored a touchdown in the NFC Championship Game, helping his team to a 28-24 victory over Atlanta.
Davis did precisely that and, as he spoke in his deep thoughts afterward, was wearing only socks, a jock and eye black.
Aristotle never did that, either. As we understand it, he was more of a basketball player.
Opportunity. That's what Jim Harbaugh gave Colin Kaepernick in mid-November, and the quarterback rewarded his coach by going from the obscurity of the sidelines to the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Now en route to New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, Kaepernick might be a cover boy again. But why stop at SI? Splash him across Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Men's Health, Women's Day, Playboy, Playgirl or anything else that desires to be sold.
Kaepernick is the hottest thing going in the NFL, his jersey last month outselling Tom Brady's, his tattoos being read more than the Bible from which the words are pulled, and his team climbing to the top of the NFC.
Asked where he'd rank Kaepernick among the NFL's mobile quarterbacks, Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon said: "Well, to my recollection, there's only one mobile quarterback left playing. So, you tell me."
He didn't run wild this time or even throw wild, frankly, Kaepernick finishing with only 16 completions for 233 yards. His lone frantic dash covered 23 yards in the second quarter.
But he didn't panic when his team fell behind 17-0 or when his offense finished the first quarter with minus-2 yards.
At that point, by the way, Harbaugh and the 49ers were having a worse Sunday than even Dwight Howard.
But Kaepernick kept himself and his team together. During a stretch of six drives, the 49ers scored their four touchdowns, missed a field goal, and turned the ball over on a Michael Crabtree fumble at the Atlanta 1-inch line.
That, folks, is seizing opportunity. By the throat.
"He just competes like a maniac all the time, in practice and in games," said Harbaugh, something of a maniac himself. "It's always the same when I'm looking in through the face mask. That's what I'm seeing."
Not only did Kaepernick win this game, he also didn't lose it, and that's no minor consideration for a quarterback making just his ninth NFL start.
He had no turnovers and few poor decisions, while Atlanta's more-experienced Matt Ryan was intercepted once and another time failed to catch a simple shotgun snap, the bobble resulting in a turnover in a game that was just too tight for such loose execution.
"I'm so proud of him, and I thank God for having him part of this team," Davis said of his quarterback. "He's a hard worker. A lot of people don't know he's one of the hardest workers on this team and he's the quarterback."
One of the greatest things about the Kaepernick story is that here we are, with just a single NFL game remaining in a season that raised its first beads of sweat in July, and everything about him still seems fresh.
His resume is so stunted that Sunday reporters continued to line up to talk to someone who has appeared in one game for San Francisco since Nov. 11.
Alex Smith, the quarterback Kaepernick replaced, apparently retains a valuable perspective from the bench, even as the 49ers have downgraded his value on the field.
Then again, after this game, everyone was talking about the quarterback no one was saying a word about as recently as 10 weeks ago.
"He's not one of those guys who is a great runner who can throw a little bit or a great passer who can run a little bit," San Francisco offensive lineman Joe Staley said. "He does both equally great. The main thing is, he's a real threat."
The Falcons limited that threat Sunday and did so quite well. They lost anyway. Kaepernick rushed only twice, after embarrassing Green Bay with 181 yards on the ground last weekend.
The threat of Kaepernick bolting, however, clearly weighed on Atlanta's defensive conscience. Before the Falcons could figure out something better, running back Frank Gore had burned them for 90 yards and game's final two touchdowns.
"What does this game say about him?" Davis said, repeating the question. "It says that his future is really, really bright. I'm so happy for him. He's gonna be a great player, a great player."
All it took was an opportunity, and without opportunity, the 49ers today might have nothing.
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Emery County citizens will have a chance to meet their candidates on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. as the Emery County Economic Development Council along with the Emery County Progress newspaper sponsor the event. It will be held at the Emery High Spartan Center in the Little Theatre. The Meet the Candidate night will begin with a three minute introduction from each of the candidates. Candidates from the local school board, commission race, governor, state senate, congress and the presidential races have been invited to speak.
Lou Sansevero, council chairman said, "Every election we're basically told 'This is the most important election ever.' This year with the economy in dire straits caused by the collapse of the housing market and the irrational energy policies of the past, it is really the most critical election in years and possibly the most important in my lifetime.
"In every election, and especially this election, it is vitally important for each voter to be well informed on the issues and to cast his or her ballot not based on partisan politics but based on which candidate actually addresses those issues.
"This 'Meet the Candidate' event gives the voters of Emery County, and anyone else who cares to attend, the opportunity to acquire the 'facts' needed to make that well informed decision in the voting booth and the opportunity to tell the candidates, in no uncertain terms, what the electorate want them to do. People get the government which they deserve no better no worst. If it's good government, it's because they made well informed choices based on facts. If, however, it's bad government it's because they made ill-informed choices based solely on emotion or party affiliation; in either case the person responsible for the quality of government and the state of the nation isn't the people who are elected to office but the people who elected them. Our problems today are caused by our ill informed choices of the past, let's change that, let's make tomorrow better. Attend this event to get to know your candidates better," said Sansevero.
After the introductions by the candidates a question and answer period will follow with questions from the audience. The questions will be written down and the moderator which is Lou Sansevero will ask the questions. Everyone is welcome to attend this event and bring their questions for the candidates.
The headquarters for the two presidential candidates have been contacted. Local candidates will include: school board candidates, Laurel Johansen, Mike McCandless, Rue Ware, Nanette Tanner, Sam Singleton, Janeal Dugmore. County commission includes incumbent Drew Sitterud, and challenger Laurie Pitchforth; state senate David Hinkins and Brad King. Each candidate who can't attend has been invited to send a representative in their place.