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Hailing from Sunderland, England, indie/art rock trio Field Music consist of siblings Peter and David Brewis as well as founder/director Andrew Moore (who departed after the recording of Tones of Town). Their colorful blend of Beach Boys melodies filtered through a post-rock aesthetic has drawn comparisons to the New Pornographers and the Futureheads. Drummer Peter Brewis was a founding member. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005 on Memphis Industries Records, followed by Write Your Own History in 2006 and Tones of Town in 2007. After putting Field Music on hiatus and starting new bands (School of Language for David, the Week That Was for Peter). The brothers released a new album, Field Music (Measure), in early 2010. 2012's Plumb, the band's fourth full-length outing, crammed 15 tightly wound, cleverly arranged and impossible-to-ignore pop gems into just 35 minutes; the brothers also formed a touring edition of Field Music with Kev Dosdale and Ian Black.


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There's a reason he's called Johnny Football and not Johnny Bowling.
Days after becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel went bowling with his girlfriend, Sarah Savage. How did it go for Manziel? About as well as Missouri's first season in the SEC.
As Savage's Twitter picture shows, she and another bowler, probably named Michelle, both beat Manziel with ease. The 20-year-old football sensation could only muster a 103.
The only good thing you can say about a 103 is that it makes him a much better bowler than the president. That's about it.
Manziel's frames kind of resemble his season.
The first big spare is the SMU game, his strike/spare/strike run in frames six, seven and eight are the three straight conference games against Mississippi State, Alabama and Missouri and those mark-less stinkers in frames four and five represent the LSU game.
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This museum preserves Henderson County's rural American heritage, with the primary focus of the exhibits on the first half of the 20th century.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, an American hero who helped tame the Wild West, was born in Monmouth in 1848. Visit his birthplace and see historical documents and artifacts that tell the story of this great American hero. Tours by appointment only.
This two-story brick home, owned by town founder Joseph Blandin, is said to have been visited by Abraham Lincoln during his 1858 campaign against Stephen Douglas. The museum features artifacts from Blandinsville's rich history.
Located in the former home of Justus Schlotzhauer, advance man for Ringling Brothers Circus, this museum focuses on local river history.
The museum offers agricultural history exhibits and programs from the period 1820-1920 when horses were the man source of power for farming and transportation. With 6000 square feet of display area featuring eight interactive touchscreen kiosks with 80 video clips making Henderson county horse era come alive again. Over 50 equipment pieces are on exhibit.
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Be forewarned, being a parent is not for the fainthearted or those with weak constitutions! Changing your baby's diapers will always be a journey into uncharted territory. The contents of that tiny diaper will change daily, if not hourly. You will make shocking discoveries and, though occasionally unsettling, they will be for the most part completely normal.
The first diaper you change for your new baby will leave you with your mouth open and wondering to yourself, "What have I gotten myself into?" During the first 24 hours of life a baby will produce one or more bowel movements of meconium.
Meconium is the tarry, greenish-black substance that gradually fills a baby's intestines during the time in the uterus. Don't be alarmed, the appearance of meconium is a good sign and will be welcomed by the pediatrician. The passing of meconium is a sign that the baby's bowels are unobstructed and functioning properly. Don't be surprised if you think you're hearing tiny cannons ignite and fire in the bassinet because the physical characteristics of meconium can only be surpassed by the sometimes loud entrance it may make.
Another sign of meconium can arrive before that first diaper and even before your baby. Sometimes at the stage of labor when the amniotic sac ruptures the fluid may be a greenish-brown as opposed to a pale, straw colored fluid. This is most often a sign that the baby has passed some meconium while still in the uterus. This will happen particularly when the baby has been under stress in the womb, and very often when a baby is post-mature (technically 42 weeks gestation or beyond). By itself meconium staining is not a sure sign of fetal distress but because it does suggest the possibility, you will want to report this your doctor immediately.
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EAST CARBON-Lois Jean Brewer Brinkley, age 78, returned home to her Heavenly Father surrounded by her children on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at Castle Country Care Center after a lengthy illness.
She was born July 30, 1931 in Athens, Ohio to George Henry and Myrtle Grace Brooks Brewer.
Married James Albert Brinkley on Dec. 10, 1947 in Sunnydale, Utah.
They made their home in East Carbon and raised six children, her passion was her family. She loved baking and having family dinners. She was a dedicated bowler and participated regularly in region and state tournaments. Lois enjoyed camping trips and summer vacations were a real treat when she traveled to Ohio and Oklahoma with her family.
Survived by husband, James "Doc" Brinkley, East Carbon; two sons and four daughters, Kenneth (Marion) Brinkley, East Carbon; Sandra (Larry) Westbrook, Green River, Wyo.; John (Debbie) Brinkley, Karen (Jerry) Stillson, both of Wellington; Sherri (Robbie) Allan, East Carbon; Shawna (Justin) Brinkley-Lehman, Tooele; 19 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her parents, and infant son, James Lynn Brinkley.
Funeral service was Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, 11 a.m. Living Water Baptist Church, 165 Circle Way in Sunnyside. Family received friends Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home and at the church Friday one hour prior to service. Interment, Cliffview Cemetery, Price. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price.


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Eat Like a Local: Dublin
And with the new smoking ban, you can actually taste the food
Dublin restaurants have come a long way since the days of boiled potatoes and salted cabbage.
Tis a different place altogether than when I was a young lad, so it is." My taxi driver was talking about how his "dear auld Dublin" had gone from an unassuming, scruffy town to a cosmopolitan city of juice bars, fusion restaurants, and Mercedes-Benz dealerships. In the heady '90s, Ireland was the fastest-growing economy in the European Union--today, it's the E.U.'s second most expensive country after Finland--and Dublin was the epicenter of the boom. Like so much in Irish culture, eating out was transformed.
Temple Bar, a cobbled enclave of boutiques and pubs next to the River Liffey, is often described as Dublin's Left Bank. It's also Dublin's most overpriced place to eat. One blessed exception is Café Gertrude, with its buttercup-yellow walls, pine floorboards, and folk guitar playing on the stereo. The tables, all 14 of them, turn over briskly, and the menu is simple stuff: potato cakes grilled with herbs and onions and topped with bacon, smoked cheddar cheese, and salsa; and chicken breast focaccia sandwiches with roasted sweet peppers and mozzarella, grilled until gloppy. Desserts, like the hot apple-and-cinnamon crumble, are deservedly popular.
Since opening last summer, the Market Bar has been hopping every night. The premises are stunning: a former sausage factory with 100-foot warehouse ceilings, located a block from the Asian Market. The menu is tapas, so figure on ordering three small dishes (about $7 each) for two people. Options include zarzuela (Pernod-infused fish stew with mussels, calamari, and salmon); escabeche of mackerel (the fish is pickled and served in a tomato sauce); and chorizo stew.
Steps from Trinity College is an unpretentious find on a street otherwise known for its bookstores. In the evenings, Caifé Trí-D (3-D Café) is a gathering place for trendy young Dubs in search of some Gaelic conversation. Ceapairí and fillteáin (sandwiches and wraps) come in winning mixtures, such as sharp Dubliner cheese and tomato relish. Try Brie and cranberry sauce on toasted brown bread, and you'll be dying to re-create it in your own kitchen. As always, the little things make a huge difference, like how the soups come with a slab of chunky, homemade soda bread, and how a $3.25 order of iced tea buys an ice cream parlor-style goblet with a silver teapot and enough tea for two refills. If you can't express gratitude Irish style--"Go raibh maith agat!"--then "Thanks" will do nicely.
James Joyce made Davy Byrnes, off busy Grafton Street, a haunt of Ulysses hero Leopold Bloom (the novel describes it as a "moral pub" and a "nice quiet bar"). Locals--joined by literary tourists--flock here for food that's a cut above the rest. Start with a bowl of hearty soup (perhaps tomato and basil or seafood chowder). Although seafood--oysters, prawns, cod, salmon--is a specialty, the traditional fare is as good as any Irish granny's. Try the sautéed lamb's liver and bacon or the classic beef-and-mushroom pie with mashed spuds, cauliflower, and cabbage.
The Vaults is perhaps the most dramatic dining space in town. In the original storage underbelly of Dublin's largest train station, the restaurant is a cavernous maze of stone archways with black leather chairs and sofas clustered around dark-wood tables. There are alcoves everywhere, making the enormity feel quite private. Even the portions of finger foods are big: About two dozen spicy chicken wings are $9. More sophisticated dishes include a sublime duck confit floating in a pool of Madeira jus with garlic creamed potatoes.
At Aya @ Brown Thomas, an annex to Ireland's poshest department store, take a seat at the country's first conveyor-belt sushi bar. Chefs prepare dishes in the open while you choose from a neverending procession of raw fish, salads with carrot-and-ginger dressing, and spring rolls. Prices dive during "Happy Time"--generally any time other than 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.--when you can have five plates and as much green tea as you like for $18.
Situated against the backdrop of a skylit Georgian courtyard at the city's most elegant mall, Mimo exemplifies contemporary chic with silver pendant lights, wooden bars buffed to a sheen, and enormous vases of orchids. Sink into an espresso-colored leather banquette and order the salad of marinated mushrooms piled atop crisp green beans and drizzled with lemon-and-thyme dressing. It's also hard to resist the open-faced goat cheese crostini sandwich with wild honey, caramelized figs, and beets.
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Whatever the cause or severity of brain injury, our goal is to get our patients back to their lives and families—as much as possible, back to the people they were before the injury. More than 50 years of experience and research has given us a unique understanding of the brain's complexities and its capacity for healing. Every year, we help more than 700 brain injury patients from around the world relearn physical, intellectual, communication, psychosocial and work-related skills. This high volume translates directly into better outcomes for our patients.
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Skip to comments.'UFO' Videotaped From Airplane: What Is It?
Posted on 12/30/2012 6:39:59 PM PST by BenLurkin
A home video allegedly taken just before Christmas during a late-night flight appears to show a UFO flying next to the plane. The video, posted to YouTube by a man named Mauricio Ruiz, has the Internet buzzing.
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looks like a reflection in the window of the lights above the seats but hey, I'm sober so it might be a ufo.
That PROVES it!!!
...and you guys all thought that Art Bell was mad.
Looks like a reflection of the interior ceiling lights...
I never saw a flying saucer until I got married.
I guess it could be some kind of reflection, but I doubt it.
Doesn't look fake either
Check YouTube...this isn't the first video of this nature that this clown has posted...BS alert.
No one likes a buzzing internet. It's annoying and jacks up my beeper.
(an old school Project Blue Book participant)
This one is easy...
It is a Romulan vessel...
This plane is lucky that it made it home.
Next question...
Weather Balloon.
And to think they made that nut a star ship captain :)
Fake...no commotion from other passengers and the vid keeps zooming in and out. If you were seeing something amazing wouldn't you lock the camera on it and keep it zoomed in?
Looks like overhead cabin lights reflecting on the window. Not much rocket science here!
Not from that angle. (Says the optical engineer after doing some quickie ray tracing in his head.) For that to be something inside the cabin, the source would have to be in the seat back in front of photographer.
And then the fight started...
"Not vessel. WESSEL!"
It is a reflection of the panel ~ not just the lights ~ there are all sorts of designs but this is the idea http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/siwasasil/siwasasil1210/siwasasil121000022/15597385-overhead-console-in-the-passenger-aircraft.jpg
You'd be able to see this from the A seat looking toward the F window seat
Yes, of course, "Wessel"
It was a Chinese ICBM rocket with a nuke warhead which had been fired from a North Korean Submarine just off the coast of Hawaii.
If it were something within the cabin, you would see 2 images of it; one from the interior pane and one from the exterior pressure window. There are no 2nd ghost images of any of the object's features. The clincher is when he places his hand next to the window. You see the image of the object superimposed on the image of his hand. At that moment, the source would have to be in the palm of his hand. It clearly isn't something inside the aircraft.
That would have to be my favorite episode of Twilight Zone that I can remember. (didn't watch it until late 80's on reruns)
I already did.. He's got one of a cloud forming and he thinks it's a UFO. LOL Clouds can form quickly under the right conditions.
I watch CNN. It's an AK 47.
TRUE. However, answer this. Why does it seem that in both segments, the 'object' is in a fixed position w/regards to the window ? If the 'object' were outside the plane, you would expect it to move some within the perimeter of the window.
Note also that in this video there were two different 'views' of an 'object'. The first one had the look of an artificial source. The second left me clueless.
Both seemed to actually be a gimmick to make money off YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
I had that same problem. Found out my phone was plugged into the INTERNET jack and the DSL box was plugged into the PHONE jack on the line splitter. Reversed them and the buzz on BOTH went away.
It is an ice light reflecting of the engine nacelle. It is way to fixed in relation to the aircraft to not be coming from the aircraft.
Ice lights are cockpit controlled lights to see if ice is accumulating on wing or engine nacelle leading edges.
I'm just glad the universal language of the known and unknown Universe is english.
I thought along the same lines as you. Perhaps it's the reflection of the light in the window from across the aisle.
Paging Louis Farrakhan, your ride has arrived.
Nein? Sehr gut, zurück in die Hölle...
Hard to beat the old Twilight Zones, probably saw every episode several times.
Rod Serling's intros really set the mood for each episode.
That's what I wondered. He just sat there, and took a picture, and didn't tell anyone? No one else saw or noticed? Baloney.
The image does move relative to the window frame, as it would whether the source were inside the aircraft or outside of it. However, without any reference images such as stars visible, we cannot tell whether the apparent movement is consistent with a source dozens or hundreds of feet away from the camera. The camera's autofocus system doesn't seem to be having any trouble with the image, which argues for something relatively close; a distance similar to the the distance to the window frame (i.e. inside the cabin).
But as I said before, the guy puts his hand next to the window so that the image is superimposed on the image of his hand. This wouldn't be possible for a source inside the aircraft.
when i was a kid, they scared me. ole ex-husband made me watch them after we got married. i still can't watch the ones that creeped me out as a youngster.
sorry, but it's an obvious attempt a fooling the public?
Why do I say so?
because the person filming KNOWS the trick of reflections being used to fake a video, and shows it's not a reflection in the window by moving his hand such that you can see the reflection overlapping the image.
To demonstrate this activity DURING the filming means you are thinking ahead about making the video seem realistic.
Possibly the planet Venus?
It's the backbones of the Republicans in the Senate.
I think it is some kind of clearance/marker light on the wing. If you look right at 1:00 or 1:01 there's a blink of the top AC light. It shows the wing briefly and it looks like this light is right on the leading edge.
...I received an A plus plus and the grade lifted my lazy underachiever borderline failure school history to about damn time he showed some effort passing...odd thing, not long after my term paper, Project Blue Book, after three decades and half a billion dollars spent ended with the official conclusion being that everyone was either nuts or seeing things.
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By JAMES L. DAVISEditor, Emery County Progress
The proposal for a national monument would encompass 621,000 acres of the Swell and the language of its management would harken back to the 1998 legislation that Emery County citizens agreed upon in a series of public meetings.
� The monument would be managed by the Bureau of Land Management, not the National Parks Service. There would be no federal reserve water right and the state of Utah would continue to manage and administer wildlife as if the monument did not exist. The monument would be wilderness neutral and wilderness study areas in the San Rafael would remain intact. Only Congress can designate wilderness areas.
� There would be established a monument advisory council with local representation. A monument management plan would be established within three years of its designation with local and state input.
� Wildlife in the monument would continue to be managed and administered as if the monument did not exist.
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The proposal to have the San Rafael Swell declared a national monument was met, for the most part, with cautious support by those who attended the Emery County Public Lands Council meeting on Saturday.
In detailing the events which had led the lands council to make such a proposal, Wes Curtis said that the council had gone forward on the premise that "you control your own destiny or someone else will."
After years of struggle to create a San Rafael National Conservation Area the county's attempts have only met with failure after continued battles with environmental groups who are well organized, financed and connected to those who make the decisions in Washington.
But with a friendly administration which is supportive of the proposal, county leaders tried to persuade local citizens that the national monument proposal might be the county's last, best hope for the San Rafael.
"This is a unique opportunity and something we will have to move on quickly or it will disappear, which is why we wanted to include the public as soon as possible so we can hear from you," Curtis said.
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The fact that the language of the proposal would mirror the language of the first bill proposed by the county in 1998 seemed to allay a great many concerns from the audience, while others were concerned that the proposal might be something other than it appeared.
"It looks like a sheep to me, but I worry that somewhere under there, there might be a wolf," said Bruce Funk during the public comment period of the meeting.
The input of consideration of public comments was an area of concern for many as well. If the proposal is to go forward there would be a 90 day comment period before any proclamation is made and, according to county leaders, if the comments were negative, the proposal would be stopped.
The greatest concern for many is that the monument would not stop any wilderness designations. Wilderness designations would still be a possibility because Congress, not the president, is the only governmental body which can designate wilderness.
"If you leave everything to chance I'm not sure I like our chances. The monument does not resolve wilderness issues, but it takes away the urgency," said Commissioner Ira Hatch.
Others voiced opposition to the proposal because they feared it would lock up the land from public access, a viewpoint the council and county commissioners did their best to dispel.
Even if the proposal is sent forward exactly as the county wanted, commissioners cautioned that things could change and if that were to happen the county would have the option to stop the monument proposal from moving forward.
"The president will not declare a monument unless Emery County says so. It will continue to come from the ground up," said Commissioner Randy Johnson.
That possibility for changing the language of the monument is what concerned some. "I just want it to be done exactly as we set it out," said James Gilson.
Still others were of the viewpoint that something needed to be done and after years of effort it was time to act.
"It's time we settled in on a program. We must face the fact that there are other people involved in the use of Emery County. We've tried everything else, let's do it," said Eugene Johansen.
During the meeting Governor Mike Leavitt said that whatever the county decides, he would support them. "In making this proposal we would be making a proactive statement to a problem. You are wise to go forward and if you choose to go forward I'll be with you," he said.


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Skip to comments.Esther Pollard Appeals to Obama for Her Husbands Release
Posted on 06/04/2009 9:39:21 AM PDT by Avi Kane
The wife of Jonathan Pollard read a letter to American President Barack Obama appealing for her husband's release during a protest rally opposite the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem Wednesday night.
The demonstration was aimed at Obamas cold shoulder towards Israel. Pollard is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison for spying for Israel.
Mr. Obama, my husband Jonathan Pollard has now served more than six times the usual sentence for the offense he committed," Esther Pollard said. "After more than two decades of the harshest afflictions in prison, including seven years in solitary confinement, it is time to release him, before it is too late for America to make amends before the Almighty G-d of Israel."
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a traitor is a traitor - he got off easy
I don't get it - what did he do wrong?
As others write, Pollard is a traitor and deserves far worse than he got. From my perspective as an American, he should have been hung or shot for his treason. Rotting in jail for the rest of his pathetic life is second best.
Sorry, a traitor is a traitor. A spy is a spy.
My support for Israel is strong, but Pollard has nothing to do with supporting Israel.
The protest organizers lose a little credibility when they allow Pollard's wife to interject her unrelated claims.
Like, I'm sooo sure 0bama will like, totally pardon him, yaknow?
Israel does not necessarily have the same foreign policy
as the US. If trading info stolen from us to China or Russia
were in Israels interest, they would do it. Its easy to get the impression that they are one of the 57 states instead of an independent and somewhat stiff-necked country.
This is one good treason for keeping Pollard in the cells.
Pollard gave information on many things...not just the Iraqi nuke site...he was also caught giving info to SAfrica and to Pakistan.
No, he is where he needs to be.
I'm actually very curious as to why the Israeli government is so interested in him. He wasn't purely ideological, he did it for money and he spied for Muslim countries as well.
He was not a citizen of Israel until after he was caught spying.
I would have waterboarded him long ago to find out what else he disclosed.
If I had my druthers, every single person who betrayed American secrets to a foreign power - ANY foreign power - would either receive a death sentence or life with no parole (save trading them for one of our people that got caught).
HOWEVER, that's not what we do. As Mrs. Pollard mentioned in her letter, we usually let these people off considerably earlier. We do, for example, let people off who spied for (otherwise) friendly powers (or non-hostile ones, whichever term you prefer) in a considerably shorter period of time than those who spied for outright hostile powers like Russia, China, etc. But even spies for hostile powers serve, on average, far lighter and less harsh sentences than Pollard already has served. Again, I don't like those light sentences, but facts are facts.
Which brings me to my conclusion: if there is to be anything approaching "Equal Justice Under Law" (you know, that phrase that is supposed to actually mean something, and which is carved into the front of the Supreme Court), then Pollard must be released immediately. Frankly, he should have been released a long time ago. Virtually equal treatment for virtually equal crimes - that's what "Equal Justice Under Law" means.
Another factor to be considered here is that there was a deal between Pollard and the US government before sentencing, under which Pollard would provide as complete an account of what he took and how he did it, in return for a recommendation of a lenient sentence. Pollard abided by his part of that agreement...but the government did not. First off, there was no recommendation of leniency made. Second, and very disturbingly, Caspar Weinberger (then Secretary of Defense AND AN AGENT OF ONE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CASE) met with the judge ex parte (i.e. by himself, outside of the courtroom, and without the knowledge of the other party) and made a very strong recommendation that Pollard be given life without parole. Aside from the horrible impropriety of the action itself (and Weinberger was a highly intelligent and experience attorney, so he KNEW better - and should have been disbarred for doing this), is the fact that he was descended from Jews...and had, throughout his career, bent over backwards to prove that his family history had no effect on his job, policy positions, etc. While otherwise admirable, in this case his own insecurity has led to the excessive punishment of a person who had nothing to do with Weinberger's imagined problem ("imagined" because I'm not aware of any problem he ever encountered regarding his family history). So you have excessive punishment combined with extremely bad faith on the part of the government - Pollard should be released, since his continued incarceration is a stain on our system.
"then...Pollard must be released immediately"
We know he spied for Israel, SAfrica, and for Pakistan...
...due to secred classification, we the public, do not know the extent of what he released.
He is where he should be but if anybody let's him go it will be a weak on security President like Obama, who will be hardline on Israel and then throw them a bone with Pollard.
What Pollard knew is 24 years old - and of little or no consequence now. The fact that he is still in prison reeks of either anti-Semitism OR a vendetta (or both).
I don't give a damn who releases him - such a release will end a serious injustice.
Again, as I stated in my first post on this thread, it is my absolute preference that anyone who spies for any country against this one be executed or put away for life without parole. But we MUST be consistent. Pollard, for all the wrong that he did (and he DID do a lot of bad things) does not deserve this treatment while others who did similar or worse are freed in 1/3 or less of the time. More importantly, WE do not deserve a judicial system that can abuse human rights to such an extent.
Free Pollard. NOW!
If believe that if Pollard had been a Muslim terrorist, he would have been released already.
Maybe this has something to do with it.
"Ron Olive, the agent in charge of counterintelligence for the NIS at the time of Pollard's arrest, published a book about the case in 2006. Olive told the BBC that the incident was "one of the most devastating cases of espionage in US history" during which Pollard stole over "one million classified documents".[13]
Sentencing and incarceration
Pollard was sentenced to life in prison on one count of espionage on March 4, 1987. The prosecutor complied with the plea agreement and asked for "only a substantial number of years in prison"; Judge Aubrey Robinson, Jr. imposed the life sentence after hearing the statements of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and other U.S. government officials (plea agreements are not binding upon judges).[23] In 1987, Pollard began his life sentence, which he is still serving. Pollard's wife, Anne, was sentenced to five years in prison but was released after three and a half years because of health problems.
At the time of Pollard's sentencing there was a rule that mandated parole at thirty years for prisoners like him if they had maintained a clean record in prison. That parole date would be November 21, 2015. Also, Pollard was eligible to apply for parole after eight years and six months, though he has never done so.[24]
Pollard is federal prisoner #09185-016 and is incarcerated at the Butner Federal Correction Complex in Butner, North Carolina.
A sane country would've hanged this pucker.
As it is, we're spending too much money keeping him alive.
Why inject anti-simitism into Pollard's treason? How does this apply for his spying for Pakistan and South Africa?
BTW, rather than reducing Pollard's sentence because others got lighter sentences, why not seek similar just sentences for others found guilty of treason against the US?
While his case is certainly not a shining example of American justice, the fact is he did the deed as evidenced by his guilty plea, and got the maximum sentence. Not what he expected, but that's life, which he gets to spend in prison.
Call me biased but I could give 2 shits what the wife of a traitor and Israeli spy has to say about our country
That is the crux of the problem. The Justice Department and the NIS have acknowledged for years that all information in the Weinberger pre-sentencing letter has been declassified. But they refuse to declassify the letter itself, or let his lawyers, who have the necessary clearances, to see the letter. It should be declassified, then we can see what he did, and what he didn't. Particularly significant given the fact that the damage assessment, which Weinberger relied on, was written by Aldrich Ames. Who obviously would have motivation to cast blame on someone aside from himself. Better to do it now when, if he was sentenced based on Ames crimes, he could be released after serving a reasonable sentence than waiting 30 years and finding out he was sentenced based on faulty information.
Note my post 20. You can't possibly know the basis of his sentencing unless you have access to classified documents that neither his lawyers nor Pollard himself have. It's possible there's a miscarriage of justice here, and there may not be. The only way we'll know is if the sentencing letter is released.
Someone mentioned to me that the damage Pollard caused was worse that Ames, Jannsen, the Walker Family and others COMBINED.
Crown Jewel type stuff.
That could be true, he's accused anecdotally for damage also attributed to others, but until the basis of the sentence is declassified, we'll never know. You might note my prior posts, the damage assessment on Pollard was done by Aldrich Ames who obviously had a motivation to lie.
>>basis of the sentence is declassified
I do not believe that in cases involving espionage and treason, there is any stipulation for the declassification. Why should Pollard's betrayal be subject to special treatment. Anyway, its moot til 2015.
IMO, it shows how bad his damage was that the bigwigs of the Reagan Administration, no enemy of Israel after all, came all out for throwing the book at him.
I love Cold War espionage and spy stories and I intend to read the book by Olive (headed Counter Intel) during this time. Have you read the book? If you have, curious as to your impression.
It tells me something that the Judge did an extraordinary thing. After the plea agreement (which intel people say Pollard did not uphold his side of the bargain by giving comprehensive info) the Judge was going to give Pollard a fairly mundane light sentence.
But Cap Weinberger, interceded with strong enough of a case that the Judge gave him Life.
Since then 4 Chiefs of Naval Intelligence have went public and private to strongly advise that Pollard not be shown leniency. 7 Secretaries of Defense have done the same.
The guy let out some bad info to include the actual Manual of electronic intelligence/surviellance around the world. That was huge. There are also Intel claims that some Intel people behind the Iron Curtain were killed and methods compromised permanently and severely.
George Tenent interceded when Clinton was going to pardon him after a promise was made to Bibi at Wye River. We will never know the whole story but something was up with this guy.
Declassifying documents isn't a matter of special treatment, particularly when the government acknowledges the contents have been declassified. And making the information, in this case a two decade old letter, available to the defendents attorneys, who have the necessary security clearances, is quite common. As to it shows how bad his damage was that the bigwigs of the Reagan Administration, no enemy of Israel after all, came all out for throwing the book at him., that might be true. But at the time thoses bigwigs of the Reagan administration didn't know that the assessment of that damage was done by a Soviet spy, Aldrich Ames. Today we do, so it's reasonable to be certain those extrajudicial charges were legitimate by allowing him an appeal. As to the bigwigs, you'll note that although Weinberger considered it a major case at the time, when asked why he left it out of his autobiography, he noted it was an insignificant footnote to his life. He may be guilty as sin, but it wouldn't be the first time government has covered up an error.
Anyone who has worked in U.S. counter-espionage over the last 50 years will tell you that they've had as much trouble dealing with Israeli spies as they did with Soviet spies during the height of the Cold War.
I haven't. What I find troubling is the fact that he was sentenced based on essentially extrajudicial evidence which he didn't have the opportunity to confront, for all practical purposes doesn't even know the contents. And the fact that the assessment was done by a Soviet spy. Adding in the fact that his lawyer "forgot" to file an appeal, his case reflects poorly on our justice system, irrespective of the level of his guilt. I wouldn't expect the NIS or the DD to support leniency, I don't support a pardon either. I do think the letter should be made public, and he should have an opportunity on appeal to address the evidence. I don't want to address all the claims because obviously we don't know, but many of those compromised agents were the reason Ames went to jail. If Pollard did it, well maybe Ames is unjustly imprisioned. It is fodder for a spy novel, except these guys would get killed off instead of clogging the legal system.
>by allowing him an appeal
That has the potential to open a Pandora's box, and reexamine all that has transpired so far.
I doubt there is ANYONE in the Israeli or American governments who wishes to revisit L'Affaire Pollard.
He will no doubt remain in jail. Where he belongs.
That's true, though the story will be known one day. Pollard could save everyone a lot of trouble by applying for a parole, which I'm sure he'd get, and it would be over with. But he won't.
Assuming that story is true, I'd say his actions are a pretty strong indication that the government's rationale for keeping Pollard in prison is based on some extraordinary circumstances.
Bill Clinton supposedly promised the Israeli government that he would issue a clemency order for Pollard before he left office. The fact that someone as unprincipled and emotionally stunted as that moron felt a need to keep him behind bars is a very telling sign, too.
It's an amazing and tragic case. I'm not certain, though, that it's just Ames provided info. Here is a link to a Jewish author commissioned by the Jewish Investigative Journalism Fund for Jewish Journals and newspapers http://web.archive.org/web/20060107223010/http://www.forward.com/issues/2002/02.06.28/news.pollard.html , who agrees that there are some legal questions in the case, yet admits that the damage that was done was above content to the heart of the sources and methods of which the US relies, mainly it's electronic eavesdropping and surveillance system around the world.
an excerpt,
"Although the declaration was signed by Weinberger and submitted as the Secretary's personal affidavit, the damning document was in fact assembled piecemeal by an inter-agency group of intelligence officials independently assessing Pollard's damage to their own operations. A redacted copy of that sworn 46-page declaration, obtained by this reporter, together with information and analysis reported by several of the actual contributors, indicates that Pollard indeed compromised the most sensitive aspect of American intelligence. More than just intelligence substance, Pollard revealed the carefully guarded aspect of American intelligence, known as "sources and methods."
Link http://web.archive.org/web/20060107223010/http://www.forward.com/issues/2002/02.06.28/news.pollard.html
>>Pollard could save everyone a lot of trouble by applying for a parole, which I'm sure he'd get, and it would be over with.
Why, in your estimation, is he not doing so. And how come the certainty that he would get it....
And why ask for his release when he's not willing to go on a parole hearing himself.
>>the most sensitive aspect of American intelligence. More than just intelligence substance, Pollard revealed the carefully guarded aspect of American intelligence, known as sources and methods.
Yup, the Crown Jewels summation.
I don't care what the reasoning is behind the "other side" .
I don't know, I can only assume he want's to be "vindicated", though you can't be vindicated after pleading guilty. Can't be certain, but I've never heard of him causing trouble in prison, and he'd be leaving the country, I'd be surprised if he didn't get out, particularly when the parole is mandatory in another 6 years.
You can find credible people who say he deserved the sentence, and credible people who say it's a miscarriage of justice. While I recognize attorneys represent all sorts of people, I'm tempted to believe that Theodore Olson wouldn't have represented him for years if he didn't believe he was denied justice. It's not the kind of case you pad a political resume with. We simply won't know until the sentencing letter is released. As I noted before, I think the judicial record is problematic.
If getting caught spying for Israel results in a life sentence, it sets a high cost to the activity, and it reduces the number of people willing to take the risk of passing info to Israel.
They're not. Israel goes to great length to recover prisoners. Pollard has been denied status as a prisoner of Zion, which would obligate Israel to go to great lengths to secure his release, on several occasions. Israel doesn't consider him an Israeli agent, simply someone they paid for information. His wife is quite outspoken as are many politicians on the Israeli right, so pressure is periodically brought to bring the issue up.
"...some people say it's a miscarriage of justice..."
That claim can be made within our judicial system because our system takes such precautions to rightfully make the government prove it's case to a high state of probability.
However, specifically in this case, one of critical spying and intelligence methods, every government will have security protocols that are going to come out of high ranking government officials. So, the defense claim is nearly guaranteed due to national security.
A defense claim of "release the classified documents" so I can defend myself is almost prerequisite in any spying case. It's also certain that the documents won't be released. Everything I've read on this case points to not just the highest security classifications but executive intervention to protect national security. I haven't seen anything that supports the claim that there has been declassification of ALL of the information.
Just as the Bush Admin, imo, rightfully waterboarded/tortured high level terrorists to protect the nation...there are circumstances where unique intervention in a national security spying case gets intervention.
Civil Rights and Libertarian complaints aside, sometimes you have to trust your government. I'm sure you're aware that Israel does the same thing and probably to a greater extent due to their precarious and vulnerable position in the Middle East.
This tension has played out throughout American history - between total freedom and limits on that freedom, as it does in other countries.
>>Im tempted to believe that Theodore Olson wouldnt have represented him for years if he didnt believe he was denied justice.
Oh, come on, you really believe that.
Lawyers do it for the money.
Who paid Olson's fees? Only if he did it pro bono would his representation mean anything else.
In general I'd a agree with you, but Ted Olson is a political animal, and it's odd to go from representing Ronald Reagan in Iran-Contra. But he represented Wen Ho Lee too, so maybe spies interest him. I wouldn't base a decision either way on Olson's presence, his interest could be primarily a function of the unusual legal issues.
Well right now Olson's involved in litigation to overturn the voter ban on homosexual marriage in California.
Anyway, don't think the Pollard issue works to the benefit of Israel or the American Jewish community.
Let bygones be bygones, let sleeping dogs lie.
Easy for me to say, eh.
But part of the reason for the book being thrown at him was specifically that a friend, Israel, had been running such an OP against its best friend and benefactor.
I think there was tremendous anger in the Defense and Intelligence state organs of America against both Pollard and Eitan.
Pollard (among others) should have hanged, and I'd be happy to urinate on his grave.
Not really, attorneys (and judges) have necessary security clearances, and when necessary proceedings are non-public. You may recall discussions of the process relative to GITMO trials. In any case, that's no longer an issue, the information in the letter is declassified, there's no reason not to declassify the letter, certainly no reason not to let his attorneys read it. As I understand it the primary legal issues revolve around the fact that he was presumably sentenced based on the letter, the content of which was in all liklihood unrelated to the crime he plead guilty to. The fact that other than 60 seconds in the courtroom, neither he nor his attorneys know what the basis of his sentencing was, thus were unable to contest the facts. And the fact that his attorney "forgot" to file his appeal, thus it was denied. A decision (not to get an appeal) upheld 2-1 on appeal. It may not be a miscarriage, we can't know, but the system was clearly abused. I'll note if he'd received the death penalty as many suggest, he'd have gotten his appeal.
>>Ill note if hed received the death penalty as many suggest, hed have gotten his appeal.
Ah, now the sentence makes sense. No one wanted any more dirty laundry aired.
There's another one who should have been treated to a short rope and a long drop.
Yes, but we don't execute people much any more.
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Games seem to fall into three basic camps now on this issue.
In one you look however the gear you use makes you look. E.g., EQ 1 (though they later introduced dyes and such).
In another you get to design your look, and gear does not really influence it. E.g., City of Heroes (at least when I played it).
In a third gear influences your look, but you can wear "appearance armor" that let's you look cool, even if your stat gear is not so cool. E.g., EQ II.
Personally I have come to enjoy designing how my character looks, or at least being able to choose from some decent looking appearance armor (if my regular armor is ugly or silly looking).
What do you think? Is appearance important to you? Do you want a say in how you look?
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Tough choice...I want freedom in making my character but then too much control over it will probably make the game lose immersion. Imagine SWTOR. Now look back at me! Now see a young Jedi female with a lightsaber! BUT WAIT! LOOK AGAIN!! Shes wearing a bikini and fighting sith!! No go somewehre else! You see World of Wa...Oh nvm that game has modded appearance things anyways that only you can see...
I think the best way to go is to have your armor set the general look of your char but then allows you to alter it as much as you want but limit it so that it doesnt make the plate armor-wearing, 2 handed mace smashing, big voice yelling, always charging tank look like hes wearing THIS!!!
So yah! Controlling how your character appears while relying on gear to set the general look of the stuff.
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The first choice would be the one I would prefer. I'm not really the type of player that focuses on how I look, I wear whatever is best. As long if it can help me on my daily grind I can care less about how I look. I dont play a game to have brag rights or to make people jealous of what I have.
Although for PvP purposes in many MMOs, changing the appearance of your armor can play a major role in winning or losing. For example in Aion, people usually target players that are weak and poorly geared. But I had a level 30 templar running around in Eltnen wearing what should be level 10-15 gear. People that usually attack me gets surprised at how well I fight against them, and I'm sure its a surprise for them when they lose. So sometimes it can affect your gameplay in PvP situations.
Also, getting these so called armor / weapon appearance change items will make game companies rich. These are one of many items you can acquire through RMT purchases. I for one will never pay extra for any game other than the monthly payments. Whatever is offered through that payment is all the stuff I need.
My first choice would be to be able to design the appearance of my character, with gear that influences stats, but not the appearance. Having appearance slots where the armor looks like what I want, but has stats for whatever I've collected would be acceptable as well.
I think whatever system is used should make some sense in the context of the game. i.e. if it makes sense for you to just pick out an outfit, then just pick out an outfit. If you should have to "buff" your outfit with stats, then do so. If you have to craft armor with the appearance and stats you want, fine. As long as it fits with the rest of the game.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
Depends on the game, I think in a sci-fi or super hero setting like Star Trek, CoH/V, where your character wears some sort of unique uniform, then full customization over that is a much better choice. I really liked STO's method, you customzie your look at creation, but can toggle whether kits and armor effect your appereance once you get them.
I'n fantasy settings I prefer seeing armor that i've equipped. I'm fairly neutral towards dyes and appearance sets, though I really can't stand silly stuff like Tuxedo's or Bikini's.
I think something like the approach Aion did would be good.
You only can put on what you already looted. Let's say you have a complete set of Dark Armor but the stats is not good. You save this armor and then use it on your current gear to make you current gear looks like the Dark Armor. The process costs money AND consumes the armor you had. Which means 1 Armor = 1 Use. The skin remains on the armor and not the character, meaning if you upgrade your armor then you don't keep the Dark Armor look.
"What do you think? Is appearance important to you? Do you want a say in how you look?"
I want it just like I had it back in Aion.
In my mind I deduct major points for any new MMO I pick up that doesn't give me more or less what Aion showed us is possible.
Heck, I'm not a PvPer and it's the only reason I enjoyed my time in Aion all through Korean retail, Chinese retail and then our Western version all the way from the very first beta to end of last year.
I'll definitely be back for 2.5.
I'll chime in and say that I liked Aion's system too. Previously, I had never cared about wearing a matching set of anything on my MMO characters and would walk around in whatever hodgepodge of mixed pieces. But in Aion I went through the cost and trouble of reskinning new equipment to keep the look of a set that I liked. It's a cool option.
I couldn't really complain about games failing to include this feature; I don't see it as a must-have and I don't miss it when it's not implemented. In fact, you might say that playing in Aion gave me an appreciation for carrying around a social set of equipment. The fun of walking around in something that looks cool would be diminished a bit if the system allowed you to do that all the time effortlessly. It's probably more fun to do in games where it's a tradeoff because you have to make the sacrifice of carrying around two sets of equipment—one for stats, one for looks.
I absolutely hate games that are gear dependant for good appearance when half of the people who are raiding and getting that gear won't even let you into their raids and such because they think they are all better than you. So due to this absolutely I want appearance tabs.
A game that is stat gear dependant for looks is shallow and unfriendly because as soon as someone gets the first piece of that gear they think they are better than everyone else in life and no matter how old they are they act like teenagers adn treat people like they are still in JR highschool.
A game that has an appearance tab has nice friendly players who help each other instead of trying to keep someone else from trying to get the piece of gear that they want off of a boss because they are going to look better than anyone else in the game. Also no gear greed as much. I really can not stand gear greed.
I started to have an issue with it on a game once and pretty soon everyone started telling me that I was acting like an elitest jerk. So I quit raiding all together for a while. I have since quit that game because that is almost all I see in it is gear greed. There are a few nice people but not enough to even be able to form a raid group of nice players who do not look downon one another and boot people out because they don't have just what the raid leader thinks they should have on.
I play a fun game where I can make some awesome looking gear without having to get gear greed and still look really cool and enjoy myself and not feel like everyone is telling me what to do and I get to play at my own pace and not feel like I am getting burnt out trying to make everyone else happy by helping them get gear. It's an awesome new concept I have found when I don't play games that only concentrate on end content and that is the only way you look good I actually enjoy the game I play and have fun.
Ideally, I'd like to see a selection of appearances when crafting a single item be available. On top of that I'd like color customization on the operator's level to include patterned paints like various types of camouflage and solid colors.
I'd also like to see further customization through crafting system similar to how SWG's optional item components could change the visual appearance of a weapon (i.e. you take a base E-11 carbine that looks one way and then throw on a scope, special handle, extended barrel, butt stock, et cetera and they all uniquely alter the appearance of the item).
I definitely want full control over my characters looks, and I want them to look extremely cool.
Apperance slots are a good solution for that.
Another would be to have full crafting in your game, i.e. everyone can craft certain things and to get into good gear, you cant help but to cooperate with other players to create and improve your future gear. Thus you can also gain control over how your gear will look like.
P.s.: That Aion solution doesnt sound so bad, either.
My char look should be determined by my gear aka your first example. EQ2 system is neat but it makes absolutely no sense.
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I'm somewhat between first and third
I want like, two sets of equipment, when the first stat is the gear for stats, and the one with the numbers. Then one set that is the look of your armor, like fashion tab, this includes normal gears and fashion gears, with dyes and decorations to change my look even further.
But I do hope evenually gears will be only for stats, so I don't have to keep grinding for better gears, instead the stats is applied to my character, like tuning or whatever. (something like DCUO or CoH I guess)
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the 'appearance armor' i think is a good idea, but only if armors look good in the game.
for example in asian mmos it wouldnt make any sense. i mean you got the 'almost naked' high stat armors already.
they are gonna make it in guildwars 2 which i think is a good idea since gw1 armors looked pretty good and realistic no matter the tier. ofcourse mages were half nude, but i guess it would make sense that they get their protection from enchantments rather than platings lul.
it also kinda made sense in global agenda.
i think designing armor is a good idea, since not everyone likes the armors they are getting or atleast they cant like every armor... maybe they liked the armor which had worse stats?
ofcourse armor is sort of a tool for bragging...
you know people get into town, bring out their epic looking armors, pets and mounts and like 'whoa look at us we grinded this game for months'. not that im envious, but the games are like that are they not?
adding design feature would remove people looking identical at particular tiers/levels and remove a little bit of bragging.
show your experience through your skill and play rather than items!
Depends on the setting.
Gear changes look for medieval setting.
You customize your look for sci fi and hero settings.
If I'm a superhero, I can have a laster pistol, lasers coming out of my eyes, or my hands, or a floating ball that shoots lasers...
The gear doesn't determine the power, it could just come from me.
IN medieval settings, I'm swinging a magic sword.
Yes, I get good at swinging it, but the magic comes from teh sword.
I"M not flaming, ti's a flaming sword.
So it makes sense that this is what you see, a flaming sword, not me on fire.
Originally posted by yewsef
I think something like the approach Aion did would be good.
You only can put on what you already looted. Let's say you have a complete set of Dark Armor but the stats is not good. You save this armor and then use it on your current gear to make you current gear looks like the Dark Armor. The process costs money AND consumes the armor you had. Which means 1 Armor = 1 Use. The skin remains on the armor and not the character, meaning if you upgrade your armor then you don't keep the Dark Armor look.
You can still have your Dark Armor look. Just reskin your new armor again.
So for example, when you skin your good gear with the original dark armor, it replaces your good gear witht hat look permanently. So when you upgrade your good gear with better ones, the good gear you had on before retains the graphic still and just reskin your better gear with it, if you still wanna keep your Dark Armor set.
I prefer to have my gear determine the way my character looks, as "appearance armor" is misleading and puts me in the mind of those fake coffee-can mufflers on unmodified cars. However, I also feel that in most games there is not enough variation in the appearance of similar gear. Not colors (which I like having the ability to customize), but models. For example, there might be only one style of armor for each defense level, so large swaths of the gaming population will appear identical. Greater variation would benefit everybody, except maybe the art team.
I'd rather control 100% of my appearance. What Blizzard is doing with WoW is wrong. They want everyone to look like clones.
I at least want a wider variety of equal power gear with different appearances so I can pick and choose. Dyes should be a no brainer these days. They were in UO, they should be in every game.
Players create a character, an identity, and that is one of the most important parts of an MMORPG. Forcing people to look a certain way just so you can glance at them in PvP and know how strong they are just just wrong. Any developer that doesn't offer more appearance options should be ashamed of themselves.
I would like the choice of having a "stat" armor and an "appearance" armor. Well, it will make the equipment feature of the game more complex, but hey, different appearances boosts player interests and imaginations right?
I agree to the games that have suits which go with major holidays like holloween and christmas. It gives me the feel to stay playing even though holiday celebrations are ongoing. lol
What I'm thinking about these equipment looks is that developers must design a game that would enable the equipments to be edited before equipping or buying, or whatsoever. It can also be equipped with default appearance. The disadvantage is that it will be time comsuming for players.
I like the option to use either. I know other games have done it but my own personal experience is DCUO's costume feature. Its great being able to change my look any time i want, and i certainly dont mind that theres a requirement of getting gear drops to get cooler looking costumes.
I dont mind if im locked into the games costumes and armor looks as long as the game is fun. Of course i prefer to have my armor all cool and awesome looking tho.
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If I can decide how my character look I think that is better to me. I hate if I have to wear ugly armor. Sometimes if armor is too ugly I dont like to wear even if it is better. 2 different kind of armor is OK. 1 kind for bonus and 1 kind for look.
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Originally posted by yewsef
I think something like the approach Aion did would be good.
You only can put on what you already looted. Let's say you have a complete set of Dark Armor but the stats is not good. You save this armor and then use it on your current gear to make you current gear looks like the Dark Armor. The process costs money AND consumes the armor you had. Which means 1 Armor = 1 Use. The skin remains on the armor and not the character, meaning if you upgrade your armor then you don't keep the Dark Armor look.
You can still have your Dark Armor look. Just reskin your new armor again.
So for example, when you skin your good gear with the original dark armor, it replaces your good gear witht hat look permanently. So when you upgrade your good gear with better ones, the good gear you had on before retains the graphic still and just reskin your better gear with it, if you still wanna keep your Dark Armor set.
I know that, otherwise I'd be broke. But that's something I dont want to include in my system hence I didn't mention it. I want a system that doesn't let you re-skin an armor once skinned. Exactly like some items in Aion that only allow 1-reskin (that hat from the summer event). Having to reskin one armor for infinite amount of time is not a good idea.
I like how LOTRO has appearance gear. They way not everyone looks exactly alike.
Every MMO should come standard with an appearance tab no question.
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Any person who expresses rage and loathing for an MMO is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.
Everyone has had that feeling when you loot a new, really cool looking peice of gear(that also has good stats), thinking "Wow, that looks nice", checking out the stats and the appearance in your inventory, then quickly rushing to to equip it and see how it looks.."Yeah I look awesome"
C'mon, you know you all do it!
Thats part of the fun of MMOs which is why I think your gear should determine how you look. Its more realistic too, and gives you something to work towards. It should be customisable though, so you can dye your armour and possibly do things like add designs to capes, glowy effect runes on armour etc. People like to look individual.
Gear isnt everything though, you also need a good character designer to make a character look how you want, and individual but looking that same way all the time is just dull.
So to answer the question - a bit of both.
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