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I enjoy public broadcasting and I value public affairs programming, but I reach for the knob as soon as a political show brings in callers. Rarely are they interested in continuing a discussion or offering a point that starts a new one. They're more likely to disguise an opinion as a question, show off in front of a guest expert, or regale the audience with their self-taught constitutional scholarship.
So, give it up for this guy from Indiana, going out to the ozone layer with this rant against "the video industry" and "shoot-em-up gun games," to which his estranged brother was addicted "30 years ago. Make it 20 years ago. Over 20 years ago." It's not mentioned in this clip, but video editor Chris Person says the guy identified himself as a Democrat, too, proving that the rhetorical diarrhea in this so-called debate has bipartisan parentage. It should be pointed out C-SPAN simply wanted callers' opinions on states taxing guns and ammunition as a passive form of gun control.
"I want to tell you America, and especially those people that play video games. There is more, there is less blood on the killing room floor in a slaughterhouse, you go in there to any slaughterhouse, and you have somebody that's addicted to video games, take them to a slaughterhouse on kill day. You'll see how humanely our food chain works."


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Acknowledgment. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this notice, your DMCA notice may not be valid. Smarterer, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, October 30, 2014.

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The company is an international retailer offering apparel and accessories for men and women under the American Eagle Outfitters brand, and intimates, apparel and personal care products for women under the Aerie brand.
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A company creates wealth for its long-term shareholders in 2 main ways - through dividend payments and through the accumulation of retained earnings. This graph shows the accumulation of per-share equity of long-term shareholders (green bars), which consists of the retained earnings plus all capital invested in the company, and the cumulative dividends the company has paid over time per share of its stock (blue bars).
In the words of Warren Buffett: "We're looking for... businesses earning good returns on equity while employing little or no debt."
Return on equity is a key metric of financial performance, indicating a company's ability to generate earnings using shareholder capital. Over time, ROE is one of the major determinants of the rate at which a company creates shareholder wealth. The average ROE for large U.S. companies is 12%, and many investors use it as a threshold for attractive investments.
Companies can boost ROE by increasing leverage, which reduces the safety of the investment. Therefore, it is useful to look at the return on assets (ROA), which measures a company's earning power regardless of its capital structure. A widening gap between ROE and ROA may be a warning sign that should be thoroughly investigated.
Earnings per share is a popular metric used to value a company (using P/E ratio); growth in EPS is often used to judge company growth potential. However, many investors believe that EPS is an inferior metric to ROE, because it ignores the amount of capital the company used to generate earnings.
Free cash flow shows how much cash a company generates from operations, above and beyond what is required to maintain or expand its productive assets. This cash can be returned to investors, or spent by management on growing the company or paying back its debts.
Balance sheets of many companies contain intangible assets such as goodwill, trademarks, patents, etc. Many investors consider intangibles more difficult to value than physical assets. If intangible assets had been valued incorrectly, they must be impaired, resulting in a loss charged against shareholder equity. This chart demonstrates the potential loss to shareholder equity from such impairments.
Companies often use debt financing to increase their return on equity. However, as the amount of debt financing increases relative to the amount of equity financing, the company becomes more sensitive to down turns and other negative events. As a result, many investors use the ratio of debt to equity as a measure of a company's financial risk, and avoid companies that have this ratio above 1.
This chart shows shareholder equity as a percentage of total assets, allowing investors to judge the overall leverage. Companies with a higher proportion of equity can be viewed as safer investments. This metric is particularly important for highly leveraged institutions, such as banks, where it must be at least 4% according to government regulations.
The ratio of current assets to current liabilities is known as the current ratio. This metric is a quick measure of the company's ability to pay its short-term obligations. A current ratio below 1 is a warning sign that should be investigated, especially for companies that cannot count on adequate cash flow from operations.
This chart shows the cumulative dilution of investor ownership in a company over time. Dilution reduces an investor's participation in the future earnings. Dilution increases when a company issues new shares, and decreases when a company buys its shares back. Many investors avoid companies with large chronic dilution.
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The Costco food court is getting a healthy makeover - and shoppers aren't happy. The fan favorite Polish hot dog is getting the ax in favor of options like organic burgers and açai bowls.Costco's regular all-beef hot dog will stay on the menu, no doubt because the warehouse chain sells over 100 million of them annually. The chain, known for its food and drink bargains, hasn't raised the $1.50 price of the hot dog and soft drink combo since its launch in the mid-1980s. They're likely to keep that deal in place as a way to retain regular costumers.But that news hasn't done much to appease enraged Costco shoppers. Fans of the Polish hot dog (also known as kielbasa) took to Twitter and Instagram to express their feelings, telling the store (dramatically) "You are ruining my life." Many noted the nostalgia factor, writing "Shame on you for destroying the 30year tradition" and "My entire childhood is eating a polish hot dog after shopping at Costco." Social media users rallied around the hashtag #SaveThePolishDog, with some threatening to cancel their membership unless it's brought back.
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Competitors were quick to court Costco fans with their own spicy meat offerings. Sam's Club took advantage of the news to announce that they'll be selling Polish hot dogs in their cafes for 99 cents starting July 23. Hot dog chain restaurant Wienerschnitzel wrote on Twitter, "Costco may be taking away their polish dog but we would never do that to you guys... Polish Dogs have been at Wienerschnitzel for over 50 years and aren't going anywhere."
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All hope is not lost for Costco-shopping Polish hot dog lovers; the warehouse store will still sell them in bulk. And if you're taking a trip north, Costco Canada has confirmed they won't be making food court menu changes.Gabriel Galapate of Vallejo, California, started a Change.org petition to bring back the Polish hot dog that's garnered over 11,000 signatures. He told The Daily Meal he's been eating the sausage since he was a kid during his family's weekly trips to the bargain store. "The go-to for me was always the Costco Polish dog because it had more taste than the regular hot dog. The removal of the Polish dog leaves a void in the menu," he said.If you can't quite get over this food court change, you can always pick up some boozy popsicles the next time you're at Costco. They may not remove your hankering for a Polish dog, but they're sure to brighten your mood along with these other Costco food court secrets and menu items.


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Stress caused by a traumatic pregnancy and delivery can often override the ability to emotionally cope, leading to psychiatric complications such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-partum depression (PPD). Suffering a serious illness, combined with an unexpected caesarean section, birth of a premature child, or infant loss, is a heavy burden to bear both physically and psychologically.
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Hopefully this thread will become a great resource built by the members of the community. I propose that each contributor post a link or three to utilities that you have found to be very useful. Please try to list at least ONE pure security utility if you can. It doesn't matter if it's for Windows, *nix, or Mac....lets not be OS specific so we can try to help as many people as possible. So here goes....
Outpost is possibly one of the best free software firewalls out there, although I'm sure we will see many other options appear in subsequent posts.
Total Commander is a file manager that is so awesome it will make you want to reach insde your hard drive and rip windows explorer out and toss it in the trash. It has built in compression utilities as well as FTP capabilities....I refuse to own a box without it.
X-Setup is a FANTASTIC tweaking tool for ALL versions of windows. As I told Deb in IRC, you can make Windows dance and jump thru hoops with this tweaking tool.
Mailwasher has kept 99% of the SPAM out of my inbox. I am eternally indebted to my buddy Paul for turning me on to this one.
I could probably list quite a few more, but 4 is enough for now. If you try any of the above, I hope you find them as useful as I have.


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You will only be able to use this after you have filled out the proper form from the Corrections Staff.
You will only be able to use this after you have filled out the proper form from the Corrections Staff.
1. Please Click Here
2. You will then be re-directed to our scheduling page
a. Please use your email address you provided to the correction staff
b. Your password will be password you can change this at any time.
c. Then click Log On to get access to your vistation selection
3. After you have had a successful login you will display the below photo.
a. You will only have access to the inmates that are shown under My Inmates. Inmates must have you on their list of 5 inmates otherwise you are not authorized to visit with an inmate at this time.
4. If you do have access to an inmate you may now click visit next to the inmate you would like to visit.
5. When scheduling the visit you must be 24 hours in advance to be able to get an approved visit. You also can only schedule up to 7 days in advance.
a. Please Select the date you would like to schedule and the time of day then click Search
6. After clicking search from step 5 you will get the list of available times for the specified date. Please click select next to the time you would like to visit.
7. After you have selected you time from step 6 you will receive the below screen please confirm everything is correct.
a. You must fill out your relationship to inmate.
b. Then click Reserve after everything is correct.
8. You should now get an email and the below screen stating it was successfully scheduled.
9. If for some reason you cannot make the scheduled time please either call to cancel the appointment or click cancel as seen in below photo. If this is not done the inmate will lose those 15 mins of visitation for the week.


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Yield 10-12 pieces
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That looks perfect for my vegetarian son. What other bean can I use for this dish?
Never had these before...looks like a great snack.
How I wish I can try this, looks so yummy with full of ingredients in it.
I grew up in Malaysia but can't remember whether I have tried these. They look very delicious. Thanks very much for sharing.
This is one of my favourite snacks! I remember I learnt making this through an Indian lady who used to work for my parents...
I like this type of nutty vadai too. The old sold here has a hole in it and it's just like a savory dounuts. Wah you curry plant is growing very nicely. Mine is ok. Growing much taller but not too much of leaves.
yes it's a great to eat as a vegetarian..I dunno what bean for alternative but you can easily find channa dahl bean in any asian store..good luck!
it's great to munch when watching TV or tea time..
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Thank you for your kind lovely words..well I guess you left Msia long time ago..even today you still can find vadai in food court or road side vendor..
you have learn how to make vadai from Indian lady? hmmmm that great!! why don't you post and teach us the authenic vadai? I will love it♥
I know what you talk about the one in hole..I saw that kind of snack at Indian store but afraid to buy coz I didn't see any nuts on the outer layer..Anyway I place my curry plant facing sunlight all the time..
Where did you get the curry plant? Will it survive the cold winter. I brought back some pandan plant, somehow it did not survive. Any tips?


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Why is the International Olympic Committee wasting its time on introducing new events like Kitesurfing at the 2016 games in Rio when any sport played on this 52m long trampoline would be far more entertaining to watch?
Created by Salto, a Russian architecture firm, the Archstoyanie art festival installation looks like just about as much fun as anyone can have on two feet — until you sprain your ankle. And it doesn't have to only be limited to use at the Olympics. If airports replaced those moving sidewalks with an extensive network of long trampolines, flying would be far more enjoyable too.


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Negative Reinforcement
by Chuck Palahniuk
Printed in Modern Short Stories
August 1990
Audrey is a sexual outlaw, slave to a Latin rhythm, a C-section child of the seventies. She's a rabid panther trapped in the fetid, jungle heat of the Number 14, Bonnedale bus.
And she's sitting right behind you for the third time this month.
This can't be chance. She's there for a reason. She smells your fear like a dog would.
She's not just another white girl with damaged hair. She's a python sweating off the dead skin of a black spandex tube dress. Her headset is full of Bob Marley reggae, and she has a crude, deliberate way of letting her hem roll up her legs. Audrey makes her own way in this world, without women's rights or affirmative action or a breath deodorant. She is high and free and has all her own teeth, which is a warning.
You can't see her because you don't have the guts to turn around and look. You know she's sitting with her back against the warm steel wall of the bus, and her feet drawn up on the seat beside her. She's not a big fan of daylight. She should never be seen in color. By day, she's a grainy black and white image: a discarded blow-up doll of a back-up singer from a heavy-metal music video. At night she's a fourth-generation photocopy of a Margaret Bourke-White photo luridly animated to Euro-pop dance music. She'll never live long enough to become sepia-toned.
Like in a dream, you're sure her name is Audrey, but you don't know why. Maybe because it sounds like "tawdry," name. You know that August is her favorite time of year--in August. She likes spring in spring, winter in winter. She can deal with anything.
You hope she gets off the bus while it's still downtown. You can't turn around, but you want another chance to look at her. It would break your heart if she rode with you out into the stability of the suburbs.
She has a British accent, or a Southern drawl, and she can speak with her mouth brimming full of cigarette smoke.
You know she killed her parents because they physically abused her; but if they're alive, she's disowned them because they're billionaires. She has no one to answer to. She does not have her G.E.D. or a beautician's license. There's no canopy bed crowded with stuffed animals where she's going. Audrey's not trying to lose weight, or quit smoking, or pull her life together and make it count for something in the world. "I'm perfect. Always have been. If you can't see that, then you've got the problem," she'd tell you if you asked.
She doesn't own a car. If she did, she wouldn't have any insurance. She doesn't have a career, she just has a job. If you asked her what she was, she wouldn't tell you what she did for a living. She defines herself as undefinable, and she's not working or studying to become someone else. she's not going to be an actress, nor is she impressed by the fact that you're a financial counselor. If you tried to tell her about your congenital dry skin problem, she'd show you the infection she has from trying to wipe off a botched tattoo with hot laundry bleach.
Each time the bus stops, you glance out the window to see if she gets out the back door.
Even if you did meet her, Audrey would never marry you. She would probably consent to date you, for the contrast. She would insult your friends. Her friends would insult you. Der Blau Engel. A moth to the flame. You'd lose all control.
Your mother would hate her.
You'd take her to dinner at your parents' house. Audrey would smoke unfiltered cigarettes while she ate, if she ate.
"Melmac...," she'd say, wryly, holding her plate up, like a vampire looking for the reflection that won't be there. "Your folks are perfect."
Your mother would smile awkwardly, desperate enough to take this as a compliment. Audrey wouldn't even offer to help clear. She would read your mind like a witch.
"Help your mother," she'd order. "It will give you both a chance to talk about me in the kitchen."
"You know you really could do better," your mother would admonish, while you scraped dishes at the sink.
"She's really very sweet," you'd lie.
In the dining room, your father would be treading water with polite conversation while Audrey stared back unblinkingly, her pupils dilated. Suddenly, she would laugh at an inappropriate point in his Korean War monologue. Then she would lean forward and show him the ringworm scars between her breasts. "I've always had cysts myself," your father would offer weakly.
Finally, months after that dinner, after your parents had broken all contact with you and you'd lost your job, you'd recognize your misery. When you considered leaving her, she wouldn't threaten to kill herself, she would threaten to kill you. Nobody leaves Audrey. Got it? When you came back from the bathroom, she'd be gone, but there would be a knife stuck up to its handle in your side of the mattress. The next day, everything you owned would be in the dumpster.
Something slams into the back of your bus seat.
You jump with the thought that she's already trying to stab you through the foam-rubber cushion. There you'd be, still sitting upright, impaled on five inches of a tempered steel switchblade, like an entomologist's wet dream. Your eyes would glaze over, and everyone would think you had a substance abuse problem. You'd jiggle away on the blade for hours before they discovered you were dead.
Maybe the bus just hit a bump.
Maybe a car just hit the bus.
"Hey..."a voice insists, followed by another bump.
"Hey!" the voice comes again, not waiting for an answer,
"Shut your window."
"Excuse me," you say, sliding the window closed.
"Thanks," the voice says sullenly. You turn to apologize.
This is the special, magic moment that will change both your lives. It looks like Audrey all right. She's wearing too much make-up, like she's been in a fight. Her eyes look like two dirty ashtrays.
"I've got three bucks worth of gel in this hair and the wind's gonna screw it up," she snaps.
She raises her hands to rearrange a few strands of her investment. You notice a heavy five o'clock shadow under her arms as you hold your breath, waiting for the black spandex tube dress to slip off her chest and roll slowly down to her waist.
"Huh?" Her eyes are rolled back in her head as though she's looking straight up through her brain as she mauls her hair. She looks like a zombie in drag. You notice the white glaze of a roll-on deodorant on the five o'clock shadow.
"Is your name Audrey?"
"No," She smiles to show yellow teeth canted over to one side like old ivory dominoes. "My name's Sheila."
"Sorry," you say, turning away. "I thought for a minute I knew you."
Author Bio: Technical writer Chuck Palahniuk enjoys writing stories that revolve around humor and relationships, particularly situations that illustrate that ironic "contrast between what people do and think and say." Chuck says that he "takes (almost) nothing seriously--especially writing.


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I have a public static int as one of my member variables for a class, but when I go to increment it (I can only have 8 instances of this class) the compiler gives me a LNK2001 error.
I have written the code exactly how it is written in a C++ book but for some reason it still will not work;
That is the class interface file, and the constructor simply increments it. Please help me fix this stupid little problem.Code:class Light { public: Light(); //DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR, THIS WILL MAKE THE LIGHT FULLBRIGHT, MEANING COMPLETELY WHITE Light(color_t*, material_t*, location_t*); //THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTOR THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE LIGHT TO BE SET void Activatate(); void Deactivate(); short Number; static int NumberOfLights; //FOR NOW WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE ANY MORE THAN 8 LIGHTS UNTIL WE CAN CULL THE REST private: color_t *Color; material_t *Material; location_t *Location; };


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Becca Haraf will receive the prestigious George A. Christenberry Award.
Big South Release The Big South Conference has honored Liberty volleyball student-athlete Becca Haraf with the prestigious George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence. The Christenberry Award is given annually to the conference's graduating male and female student-athletes who attain the highest GPA during their college careers. The conference honor is named for George A. Christenberry, the former president of Augusta College (now Augusta State University) and one of the founders of the Big South Conference. One male and one female student-athlete from each member institution – regardless if the sport is sponsored by the Big South – are nominated for the Christenberry Award. This year, the award was presented to a conference-record seven student-athletes. Haraf is the 15th Liberty student-athlete, and first Lady Flames volleyball player, to receive the Christenberry Award. In addition to Haraf, this year's recipients are Presbyterian College women's soccer player Emily Boggus, Campbell softball player Shaela Churchill, Radford women's soccer player Rachel Conway, Coastal Carolina women's tennis player Dominique De Wit, Winthrop women's track & field athlete Hannah Hadaway and Campbell baseball player Brandon Wilson. All seven student-athletes will graduate with 4.0 GPAs this month. The conference will formally present the awards on May 29 at The Marriott Resort in Hilton Head, S.C., as part of the league's Spring Meetings and Hall of Fame Dinner. Haraf, a defensive specialist from Arlington Heights, Ill., will graduate with a 4.0 GPA as a biology/pre-med major. She was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball second team. Haraf is a two-time member of the Big South All-Academic Team, and was voted the 2012 Big South Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In 2012, she earned inclusion on the VaSID Academic All-State team. Haraf has received Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention three times during her career. On the court, Haraf helped the Lady Flames capture three Big South regular-season championships, while claiming the conference tournament title and subsequent NCAA postseason berth in 2011 and 2012. She finished her senior season ranked third on the team with a 2.37 digs-per-set average. For her career, Haraf totaled 767 digs and 76 aces.
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We are sorry to learn of the loss of Colwyn, one of our founder members and our principle case officer. A tower of strength in the fight for academic freedom and equality with a formidable intellect, passion and integrity, he is a great loss but remains an inspiration to all who encountered him.
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CAFAS faces the fact that the British educational system is decaying. The Council will not collaborate with the pretence that this is not happening nor will it compromise on the right to say so. The principle of academic freedom enshrined in the Education Reform Act (1988) – that "academic staff have freedom within the law to question and test received wisdom and put forward new ideas and controversial or unpopular opinions without placing themselves in jeopardy of losing their jobs" – is increasingly under attack, particularly when staff expose instances of corruption and shoddy standards.
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The University of Virginia board member whose attempt to fire the school's president prompted a two-week campus revolt moved a step closer to reappointment to a second term Tuesday.
The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee voted 12-3 to confirm Gov. Bob McDonnell's reappointment of U.Va. Rector Helen Dragas to the Board of Visitors. The appointment still must be confirmed by the full Senate and the House of Delegates.
Dragas orchestrated the surprise ouster of university President Teresa Sullivan last summer. After protests by alumni, students and others, the board reinstated Sullivan, and she and Dragas have publicly reconciled. However, concerns over the way the matter was handled -- particularly a perceived lack of transparency by the board -- led to an accrediting agency putting the university on warning.
Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, led the Senate panel's opposition to Dragas. Howell said she has received more than 200 emails about the reappointment, all opposed. People are concerned about damage to U.Va.'s reputation and fundraising ability, she said.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, whose district includes the university, agreed.
"The public trust in this institution has been broken," said Deeds, D-Bath.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Kelly, who oversees gubernatorial appointments, told the committee that the university is healing. Steps are being taken to correct the problems that caused last summer's campus drama, she said, and Sullivan wants everyone involved to look to the future.
Kelly said McDonnell met with Dragas and Sullivan and "is convinced they will continue to work well together."
Sen. A. Donald McEachin, D-Henrico, asked chairman Mark Obenshain to delay a vote and invite Dragas to appear before the committee. But Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, said he opposed "Washington-style hearings on these appointments" and McEachin ultimately voted to confirm Dragas.
Obenshain said in a statement after the meeting that he and other committee members were swayed by Sullivan's desire not to rehash last summer's events.
"University boards of visitors are called upon to make difficult decisions, and we cannot punish board members for decisions merely because they are unpopular," Obenshain said.
Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Northam, joined Howell and Deeds in voting against confirmation.
Former Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, initially appointed Dragas in 2008.
Dragas Reappointment Passes 1st Test in Richmond
The University of Virginia board member whose attempt to fire the school's president prompted a two-week campus revolt moved a step closer to reappointment to a second term Tuesday.


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I've been swamped with Cataclysm and finals preparations…despite what Kurn may say, for me, Cataclysm preparation has very little to do with in-game stuff and a lot to do with pre-studying for finals so I can actually play the expansion without ruining my GPA. However, like Kurn, I'm a team player and I did contribute to my guild's Cataclysm preparation by pitching in with policy updates.
That's right, guild policy update. This post is going to be about guild policy updates.
I know the term policy has a tendency to trigger an irresistible urge to sleep, especially if guild politics aren't your thing. Just grab some coffee and I promise I won't be too dry.
As a matter of fact, I think this is such an exciting and fascinating topic that I've split it into two parts! The first part (this one!) is about my experience and my attempts to convince you that guild policies aren't horrible, scary things. The second part will go into specifics with some examples of how I handled the wording. (I freely admit part II exists for the sole purpose of showing off quotes I'm proud of.)
I like knowing what's expected of me, don't you?
I volunteered to update our guild policies. I'm not an officer, heck, with my crazy lifestyle, I struggle to keep my raider status. But I've disliked my guild's website since day 1. Rules, details about guild functioning and culture, loot system explanations, etc., were scattered throughout individual threads in several forums, mixed in with regular chitchat threads. Some information about the guild wasn't available at all.
Had I not heard and read about the workings of Conquest from Matticus (our GM) and Sydera, had this been a random guild website, I wouldn't have applied. (And I would have missed out.)