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Premier League: West Brom 1 Fulham 1
Maarten Stekelenburg's late error spoiled Felix Magath's bow as Fulham manager as the visitors were held to a 1-1 draw by West Brom.
Stekelenburg initially pulled off a number of fine saves to keep Fulham ahead, but proved to be the villain of the piece as he allowed substitute Matej Vydra's shot to squirm under him and roll narrowly over the line with four minutes to go.
It had looked as though Magath was going to be indebted to a familiar face in Ashkan Dejagah, who won the Bundesliga title with the German in 2008-09 in his spell at Wolfsburg and put Fulham ahead after 28 minutes.
But the Premier League's bottom club were denied a first win in seven league games when Stekelenburg blotted his copybook in the closing stages.
The result leaves Fulham four points adrift of safety at the foot of the division, while West Brom are a point above the drop zone in 16th, although Pepe Mel is still waiting for his first win since taking over last month.
January signing Konstantinos Mitroglou was named on the bench for Fulham, who started brightly and should have gone ahead when two other new recruits combined as Johnny Heitinga headed over from Lewis Holtby's left-wing cross.
Fulham continued to dictate play without creating too many chances, although Steve Sidwell did blaze over from point-blank range after 21 minutes following good work down the right from Hugo Rodallega.
But for all their pressure, the visitors were thankful to goalkeeper Stekelenburg for keeping them level, the Netherlands international standing firm to deny Thievy Bifouma after the Frenchman had combined brilliantly with compatriot Morgan Amalfitano on the counter-attack.
Magath's men were undeterred, though, and deservedly took the lead just before the half-hour mark when Dejagah collected Kieran Richardson's delivery before powering a right-footed finish beyond Ben Foster.
West Brom struggled to mount a response and would have fallen further behind had Foster not pulled off a fine diving save to keep out Rodallega's long-range drive.
And the hosts' cause was further damaged when defender Billy Jones was withdrawn through injury and replaced by Victor Anichebe.
Mel's men appeared reinvigorated after half-time, though, with Stekelenburg forced into another impressive save to prevent Chris Brunt from levelling matters.
The Hawthorns outfit were dominant throughout the second period but Steklenburg's inspired performance continued as he prevented James Morrison from equalising after 66 minutes with a vicious effort from the edge of the area.
It looked as though West Brom's effort were going to be in vain, but the Midlands club salvaged a point in dramatic fashion when former Roma keeper Stekelenburg somehow let an effort from Vydra, who came off the bench only 11 minutes earlier, roll under his body.
Stekelenburg did redeem himself with a brilliant save to keep out an injury-time strike from Brunt, with Anichebe firing wide on the rebound, missing a gilt-edged chance to complete the turnaround.


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In the 1650's, fifteen families from Barbados became the first Jewish families in Newport. Like so many other Caribbean families they were descended from families who came from Amsterdam and London and had found new homes in places such as Suriname, Jamaica, Barbados and Curacao. They quickly formed "Yeshuat Israel" the second oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. The congregation prospered and grew, until such time that they built what is today "America's Oldest Synagogue", the Touro Synagogue which was dedicated in 1763. On December 1st of this year, the synagogue will be re-dedicated as part of its 350th birthday celebration.
The incredible history of this treasure can be found at tourosynagogue.org.

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Borneo Global Sipadan Backpackers is located in Semporna, situated in the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. We are within walking distance to Banks, Seafood restaurants and Entertainment outlets. Just a stone throw away from the Jetty to all Islands
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MN Officials Link Illnesses to Farm's Raw Milk
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota health and agriculture officials say at least six illnesses are linked to raw dairy products from a Cambridge area farm.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a consumer advisory for anyone who may have bought raw milk from the Dennis Jaloszyski dairy farm. Officials say the raw milk should be thrown away.
The Minnesota Department of Health says the illnesses include three people with laboratory confirmation of a bacterium known as campylobacter. People with the illness had consumed raw milk from the Jaloszyski farm.
Inspectors visited the farm to determine how many customers were buying the milk to notify them of the outbreak, but the owner did not have a customer list.
Campylobacter can cause diarrhea, cramping and fever. A phone number for the farm could not be found.


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Thu Jul 16 1998 12:00: Man, I hope Peter is okay. I haven't heard from him in a week.
Sorry about all the tiny entries lately. I've been busy.
For instance, on the 14th Adam and I went
to install Red Hat on Kris' computer. Except it's not his computer,
it's his laptop. We all know about the hazards of installing Linux on
laptops (cough cough proprietary hardware), and Kris' laptop is the
cheapest, lousiest, most Taiwanese-clonish laptop in existance. He
bought a new hard drive to put Linux on, but the BIOS would halfway
recognize it and the installation wouldn't recognize it at all. And I
ask him if it's a SCSI drive and he says "Oh yeah, it is." So we try
SCSI autoprobing and it doesn't work (for reasons we will soon
discover), and we try some drivers and none of those work, so we
decide to put the W95 hard drive back in and see what SCSI driver
that's using. And as Kris unplugs the hard drive I see that it's not a
SCSI hard drive but a PCMCIA hard drive. Geez.
Stupid Kris. So we try
it with PCMCIA but it still doesn't work and so I try to get the BIOS
to recognize the hard drive in the first place, and at that point I
had to leave so I don't know how it went. Adam was there too, he took
over for me.
Speaking of Adam, Coffee Junction is a week from today.
Speaking of today, it's Jake's birthday. Happy birthday Jake. I have written a birthday extravaganza for Jake which will go on a tape, hopefully tonight, and over mail to Jake. I will post the lowdown on the tape after Jake hears it, as it may be of general interest. Also tonight Darius is coming over and he wants me to look at some Web thing he's doing. I also have to get my landlord's W95 to recognize his modem. I think the modem may be broken.
And also I have physics lab today. So I'm busy. I'm going to miss a physics lab on Thursday because Coffee Junction interferes with it.
I don't have a setlist for Coffee Junction. Adam, you already have about 20 messages from me in your mailbox so I'll just ask you this on the Web: if we don't get my guitar fixed in time for the gig, can I borrow your electric for songs like Asia Carrera and Arbitron that require the use of a top string?


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judge needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 6 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
We need a web design to energize people to get more involved with the issues in their community and world. A social networking type feel that creates accounts for individuals. They come up with ideas to address humanitarian challenges and challenge others to fund the best ideas.
Cool look for "GiveIQ.com" Using the name as the logo - create a dynamic look and feel. A simple to navigate site that allows people to register (like Facebook or Myspace) and create their personal page. Allows general public to see the most recent "winning" ideas around the different GiveIQ challenges. A couple of moving pics or graphics that show what we're trying to do. "Humanitarian Challenges...Give your great ideas to address these challenges...fund the best idea"
- Item 1..great look for GiveIQ.com logo
- easy navigation
- energizes people around humanitarian causes/challenges
- Secure login to create personal page (like facebook)
- moving/motivational pics or graphics to tell the story
- a look that will translate well to t-shirts and other collateral materials to encourage more people to participate/get involved
- Item 1.: need good professional look - no cartoons
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text: This mesmerizing coastal city features an eclectic mix of architectural and cultural influences that come through most vividly in its architecture. From the Portuguese forts of the 16th century to the Arab buildings of Old Medina and the synagogue and cemetery of the Mellah as well as the ever-popular beaches, which host a number of surfers, this vibrant mix old and new forms the background of an important shrine to Morocco's Jews, the shrine of Rabbi Abraham Moul-Niss. To learn more about this site and explore others, visit our exhibit website (http://www.jewishmorocco.org/?page_id=1148).


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http://www.leenks.com/gallery1903.htmFear of heights? Naaawwww.
FF7 wins that one lol
@Yggdrasil Edit: OH GOD! IT'S FROM THE SAME GUY WHO DID THE PRIMARY DESIGNS FOR FE11!!!
Quote from: Yoda on September 20, 2012, 04:27:18 AMMy god! It's full of people morons roadkill.
Fuckign hell, that could have gone 10,000 times worse.


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High court backs arbitration over class actions
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court reinforced the ability of corporations to impose arbitration on their customers Thursday, ruling that merchants could not bring a class-action suit against American Express, even if the cost of arbitrating individual claims is prohibitive.
Businesses generally regard arbitration as a cheaper and more efficient way to resolve disputes. Consumer advocates say the terms of the agreements let companies escape accountability. But the courts, initially willing to grant broad exceptions, increasingly have sided with the companies.
The merchants had argued that the arbitration terms imposed by American Express, as part of a credit card contract, were preventing them from seeking damages. The terms required individual arbitration, but the cost was greater than the potential reward. The claim, they said, was economically viable only as a class action.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled in their favor. The Supreme Court, in overturning the decision, divided along ideological lines, with the five conservative justices in the majority and three liberal justices in dissent. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was a member of the court of appeals when it ruled on the case, did not participate in the Supreme Court decision.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, said that the basic principle was simple: Congress has established the legality of binding arbitration agreements, and even if American Express is in violation of the law, "The antitrust laws do not guarantee an affordable procedural path to the vindication of every claim."
Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the dissenters, said the case was fundamentally about the right to seek redress.
"The monopolist gets to use its monopoly power to insist on a contract effectively depriving its victims of all legal recourse," she wrote.
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BURLINGAME – Sending the clear message that big corporations must pay their fair share at a time when public schools are devastated by state cuts, CTA President David A. Sanchez announced today that more than enough signatures have been turned in to qualify for the November ballot the union's initiative to repeal nearly $2 billion in corporate tax breaks. Sanchez also criticized lawmakers and the governor for wanting to renege on an agreement signed into law last summer to restore $11.2 billion owed to public schools.
"With our schools being slashed by $17 billion over the past two years, and 26,000 teachers potentially facing layoff, now is not the time for the state to be giving tax breaks to large corporations and oil companies," said David A. Sanchez, president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association. "Teachers want big businesses to pay their fair share in these dire times of deep cuts everywhere. And teachers want lawmakers to keep their promise to restore school funding when the economy improves."
In a news conference today at CTA headquarters, on California's 28th annual Day of the Teacher, Sanchez announced that the campaign to qualify the Repeal Corporate Tax Loopholes Act turned in more than 800,000 signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. The measure has not qualified yet, but only 433,971 valid signatures are needed.
The Repeal Corporate Tax Loopholes Act would nullify ill-timed corporate tax breaks approved by the Legislature last year. The initiative would stop a small number of large corporations from receiving additional tax credits, from shifting operating losses to future tax years to reduce current taxes, and from changing the way these companies calculate their incomes in order to reduce their taxes.
CTA's ballot measure news comes as a new study shows corporations' share of the property tax burden has declined since passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 in nearly every county in the state, with more residents shouldering higher payments, according to the report by the California Tax Reform Association. See the study at www.CalTaxReform.org. More information about CTA's initiative and the Taxpayers for Jobs and Against Corporate Handouts campaign can be found at www.PayTheirFairShare.com.
The measure is sorely needed as the state faces a monumental $20 billion deficit and the governor prepares to release a revised budget plan Friday that will likely seek even deeper cuts to schools and state services than his January plan. Waves of education cuts have rocked school districts statewide, causing class sizes to soar and eliminating countless music, art and vocational education classes, as well as many summer school programs – and 16,000 teaching jobs last year.
Two Bay Area pink-slipped educators warned of the impacts of cuts on their students. Art McGaw, a Millbrae School District music teacher for 28 years, said the district's gutted music program may shut down if he is laid off and urged districts to protect music classes to give students a well-rounded education. "If the music dies in our public schools, a key part of learning dies with it," McGaw said. "Children's education should be our top priority, and music should be part of the classroom experience."
Hayward Unified school nurse Bonita Weeks noted that today is also National School Nurse Day. She is one of eight Hayward nurses to get layoff notices – potentially leaving only two nurses for 21,000 students. "A lack or education has a negative effect on a child's future," Weeks said, "but a lack of healthcare may prevent them from having a future."
Sanchez also unveiled a new CTA television ad honoring teachers that declares, in part, that educators and education support professionals are "part of the solution to building stronger schools and a better California for all of us." Watch the ad at www.cta.org.
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Just like mock drafts, grading the picks immediately after the NFL Draft has become an annual analytical ritual. We won't really know for about five years which teams aced the test in 2012, so to be fair in the short term, it's necessary to grade on a curve.
The league's most talented, championship-contending franchises were looking a few immediate contributors while stockpiling talent for a few years down the line. The league's have-nots were attempting to play catch-up with a massive makeover, hoping it won't take more than a few years.
— Full rundown: SN's 2012 draft board has all the picks
From the teams trying to stay on the honor roll to the rebuilding ones trying to get out of remedial work, here's a class assessment:
Last year's playoff teams
Cincinnati Bengals (A-plus)
Key picks: CB Dre Kirkpatrick, G Kevin Zeitler, DT Devon Still, WR Mohamed Sanu, DT Brandon Thompson.
They didn't bungle anything with their boatload of picks, filling all their needs to make defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer and quarterback Andy Dalton very happy.
Key picks: DE Chandler Jones, ILB Dont'a Hightower.
Jones' pass-rush zip and Hightower's run-stopping pop give Bill Belichick two excellent pieces for his versatile front seven.
Green Bay Packers (A)
Key picks: OLB/DE Nick Perry, DT Jerel Worthy, DB Casey Heyward.
They needed defensive energy and focused all but their last two picks on that intention. More specifically, they turned to boosting the front against the pass to help their secondary.
— Sensabaugh selection brings emotion to long-suffering family
Pittsburgh Steelers (A-minus)
Key picks: G David DeCastro, T Mike Adams, LB Sean Spence, NT Alameda Ta'amu.
With DeCastro and Adams, they got an immediate blocking upgrade. Defensively, they lined up replacements for their aging stalwarts.
Baltimore Ravens (A-minus)
Key picks: OLB Courtney Upshaw, G Kelechi Osemele, RB Bernard Pierce.
Upshaw has a chance to fill the big void of fellow former Alabama star Jarret Johnson, while Osemele was the powerful guard they needed.
New York Giants (B-plus)
Key picks: RB David Wilson, WR Rueben Randle.
The Super Bowl champs don't have any glaring weakness, so they simply gave Eli Manning improvements over Brandon Jacobs and Mario Manningham.
Atlanta Falcons (B-plus)
Key picks: C Peter Konz, T Lamar Holmes, FB Bradie Ewing.
All three picks are about one thing: Establishing more of an attitude up front to better protect Matt Ryan and push around opponents in the running game.
— Head-scratcher: Redskins raise eyebrows by calling Cousins
San Francisco 49ers (B)
Key picks: WR A.J. Jenkins, RB LaMichael James.
The Niners have worked to turn their ho-hum passing offense into something faster and more furious. They better hope Alex Smith is ready to handle the jump-start.
Houston Texans (B)
Key picks: OLB/DE Whitney Mercilus, WR DeVier Posey, DT Jared Crick.
Following up the J.J. Watt-Brooks Reed combination, Wade Phillips should feel very good how his elite 3-4 just reloaded, again.
Detroit Lions (B-minus)
Key picks: T Riley Reiff, WR Ryan Broyles.
Reiff projects as a good pass protector, but the Lions didn't come away with surefire help for their pass defense struggles.
Denver Broncos (C)
Key picks: DT Derek Wolfe, RB Ronnie Hillman.
Wolfe fills their biggest defensive need, and they also had a void for a third-down back. It's just after the Peyton Manning signing, their draft lacks short-term luster.
New Orleans Saints (C-minus)
Key picks: DE Akiem Hicks, WR Nick Toon.
They were hampered by the picks lost in the bounty scandal and ended up with mainly projects.
This year's playoff contenders
Dallas Cowboys (A-plus)
Key picks: CB Morris Claiborne, DE Tyrone Crawford, OLB Kyle Wilber, S Matt Johnson.
What a coup: a shutdown corner, an ideal 3-4 end, an intriguing edge pass rusher and a potential starting safety. Rob Ryan can now get aggressive without getting burned.
San Diego Chargers (A)
Key picks: OLB Melvin Ingram, DT Kendall Reyes, S Brandon Taylor.
The Chargers, similar to the Cowboys, upgrade their 3-4 look, only at a notch lower thank Dallas.
Philadelphia Eagles (A)
Key picks: DT Fletcher Cox, ILB Mychal Kendricks, DE Vinny Curry.
The Eagles plugged nearly all their 4-3 defensive holes. Juan Castillo should be happy.
Carolina Panthers (A-minus)
Key picks: ILB Luke Kuechly, G Amini Silatolu, DE Frank Alexander, WR Joe Adams.
Kuechly and Silatolu bring much-needed physical nastiness to each side of the ball, and Adams was a nice gift for Cam Newton. The minus comes for not getting a top DT.
Chicago Bears (A-minus)
Key picks: DE Shea McClellin, WR Alshon Jeffery, TE Evan Rodriguez.
These are the kind of complementary players to their veteran stars who can push them back into the postseason.
Tennessee Titans (B-minus)
Key picks: WR Kendall Wright, OLB Zach Brown, DT Mike Martin.
Wright gives them another needed playmaker, but inside linebacker and end remain concerns.
New York Jets (C)
Key picks: DE Quinton Coples, WR Stephen Hill, OLB Demario Davis.
Rex Ryan got some 3-4 pieces, but we just don't know if they're the right ones. Hill has explosive potential with the right QB.
Kansas City Chiefs (C)
Key picks: DT Dontari Poe, G/T Jeff Allen.
Their draft hinges on whether Poe will be their latest defensive line bust.
Seattle Seahawks (D)
Key picks: DE Bruce Irvin, ILB Bobby Wagner.
They went for defensive head-scratchers when more reliable prospects were on the board.
Next year's playoff hopefuls
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (A)
Key picks: S Mark Barron, RB Doug Martin, OLB Lavonte David, ILB Najee Goode.
They had a inconsistent rushing offense and bad back-seven play last season. This continues a killer offseason.
Washington Redskins (B)
Key picks: QB Robert Griffin III, G Josh LeRibeus, QB Kirk Cousins.
Really, RG3 is the key to them making an NFC East run in 2013. Cousins may be paired with him as the Redskins' backup for a long time.
Arizona Cardinals (B)
Key picks: WR Michael Floyd, T Bobby Massie, T Senio Kelemete.
They wisely addressed receiver and the edge of their offensive line. It sets up them for when they go after a bona fide franchise QB in the near future.
Buffalo Bills (C)
Key picks: CB Stephon Gilmore, T Cordy Glenn.
Gilmore and Glenn are good picks; there just was nothing overwhelming about their draft as a whole.
They need a few more years
Indianapolis Colts (A)
Key picks: QB Andrew Luck, TE Coby Fleener, TE Dwayne Allen, WR T.Y. Hilton, RB Vick Ballard.
See the Redskins entry. Luck can be that good, and giving him this youthful cast to add to Reggie Wayne is a nice start.
Cleveland Browns (A-minus)
Key picks: RB Trent Richardson, QB Brandon Weeden, T Mitchell Schwartz, WR Travis Benjamin.
They also went for the extreme makeover, offensive edition. It's just Weeden isn't Luck.
Miami Dolphins (B)
Key picks: QB Ryan Tannehill, T Jonathan Martin, TE Michael Egnew, RB Lamar Miller.
They also went for the extreme makeover, offensive edition. It's just Tannehill is a big wild card.
Minnesota Vikings (B)
Key picks: T Matt Kalil, S Harrison Smith, CB Josh Robinson.
They knew what their weaknesses were, but Kalil came at the expense of missing out on Claiborne to help their secondary.
St. Louis Rams (C)
Key picks: DT Michael Brockers, WR Brian Quick, CB Janoris Jenkins, CB Trumaine Johnson, RB Isaiah Pead.
Jeff Fisher has a plan that includes retooling the defense at every level, but points are docked for not putting Sam Bradford better at ease with an elite lineman or receiver.
Jacksonville Jaguars (C-minus)
Key picks: WR Justin Blackmon, DE Andre Branch.
After Blackmon and Branch took care of their wants, they didn't stock up like the teams at the top of this category.
Oakland Raiders (D)
Key pick: T/G Tony Bergstrom.
The Carson Palmer trade has really handcuffed them from upgrading the right way.


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Coming off back-to-back two-win seasons, Tulane is poised to play in its first postseason game in over a decade.
The Green Wave announced Tuesday that they have accepted an invitation to play in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Tulane will face Louisiana-Lafayette in the Dec. 21 game scheduled to kickoff at 9 p.m. ET in the Superdome.
"We are excited about the opportunity to participate in the New Orleans Bowl and to play one more game in the Superdome," head coach Curtis Johnson said in a statement. "This game is a great reward for the hard work and dedication our coaches and players have demonstrated throughout the 2013 season. We look forward to playing an in-state opponent and cannot wait to begin our bowl preparations."
At 7-5, Tulane finished a regular season above .500 for the first time since 2002 and just the second time since 1998. The former was the year they last played in a bowl game, a 36-28 win over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl.
The Green Wave has played in 10 bowl games all-time in the 111-year history of the football program.


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Margaret Carroux (died 1991) was a german translator. She translated many french and english literary works into german, sometimes under the pseudonyms Emmi Heimann or Martin Boor. Her most famous translation is that of The Lord of the Rings (published as Der Herr der Ringe, 1969/1970), which she translated with the poetess Ebba-Margareta von Freymann.
The "Carroux-Translation" of The Lord of the Rings was the first german translation of the book. A second was made by Wolfgang Krege, published in the year 2000.
Margaret Carroux tried to capture the literary style of Tolkien's original work, to create the same atmosphere in the german version. During her translation work, she used the Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings. In the original books, all characters differ from each other through different levels of language, from the formal archaic speech to the everyday speech. Some critics of Carroux accused her of standardising this linguistic features too much, for a nearly constant old language-style. But many fans like her old-fashioned rendering, because it follows the original text's flow and style very closely.
Works by J.R.R. Tolkien translated by Carroux
- The Lord of the Rings (as Der Herr der Ringe 1969-1970)
- The Fellowship of the Ring (as Die Gefährten 1969)
- The Two Towers (as Die Zwei Türme 1970)
- The Return of the King (as Die Rückkehr des Königs 1970)
- Appendices (as Anhänge und Register (uncompleted) 1970)
- Leaf by Niggle (as Blatt von Tüftler in the book Fabelhafte Geschichten 1964)
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One area D.C. isn't looking past, however, is the chance to play for a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship when it travels to Utah to face Real Salt Lake on Tuesday (7 p.m. MT, GolTV).
"Anytime you have the opportunity to play for a trophy, that's pretty cool," Doyle said. "That game is coming around soon. The focus will be tough because we have a game against Toronto FC on Saturday, so it will be a quick turnaround. It will mean having double the homework for two teams. The mood has been great around the club despite the struggles. That's our season since we beat Chicago in the semifinal."
The Texas native and former Dallas Texans Academy player signed with Derby County in 2010 at age 18 and made 13 appearances in his rookie season in the Championship. That early success was followed by a couple seasons with multiple injuries and limited playing time.
"I've had loads of ups and downs," Doyle said. "My dream was always to play in England, so getting signed over there and having the chance to do that was fantastic. The first year was pretty good and I had quite a few appearances as an 18-year-old. But my playing time dwindled, I've had a few injuries, so that makes it hard to get better."
In July of this year, D.C. United acquired Doyle on loan through a lottery process after he had been training with the Colorado Rapids. Several days after the lottery, Doyle was bound for D.C., where he scored two goals in his first four games.
"It's all about playing time for me right now," Doyle said. "These games mean something for me, and I was glad that I scored a couple goals near the start. That part of it's been great, and I've been able to help the team. They trust me enough to bring me off the bench when I haven't started. It's been a good progression."
Since returning to the States for his first season in MLS, Doyle has certainly taken notice of the culture in the league and the immediate impact of former Development Academy players on many first teams throughout the league.
"There are not only kids coming up through the Academy, but they also have an effect on the teams that they're playing for, almost right away," Doyle said. "That just shows how much the Academy has improved and how the levels of American soccer have risen. They're able to produce and make an impact right away."
While still early in his career, Doyle looks back fondly on the road he took to get to this point, going through the growth of the Development Academy structure and his international opportunities with the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team.
"The Academy had just started, and I was in the beginning of when everything was formed," Doyle said. "The competition was so much better than anything else you were around before then. Everyone was really good. Then you go from that to a professional environment. It really molds you. At the Texans, we had a really professional environment. We were brought up to be good professionals if that day ever came. You learn to be professional both individually and as a team, and you learn a lot from the other guys who go through that process. Being around the Academy and National Team, you get some good coaching and great training."
Now Doyle has become a viable game day option for D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen as the team prepares for its most important match of 2013 with the title game of the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. D.C. United is in search of its third U.S. Open Cup crown after winning the 1996 and 2008 titles.
"It's been great," Doyle said. "D.C. United has an unbelievable fan base. The season hasn't gone the way we expected it to or wanted it to, but it's been awesome, and the guys are great. The lottery was a little crazy, but it's interesting how everything all worked out."


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RICHMOND — In the end, Raul Ochoa was tricked by the relative he had physically controlled and sexually assaulted for more than a decade.
On Aug. 16, 2012, the victim of his emotional and sexual abuse — who had helped build a plywood shed in their Richmond backyard where he repeatedly raped her — told him she was using the restroom, and when Ochoa left the room, ran to a waiting car that whisked her to the Richmond police station.
The woman, who this newspaper is not naming because she's the victim of sexual abuse, told police she was a runaway and needed help, initially confusing officers. They do not often come across 27-year-old runaways, said Contra Costa deputy district attorney Ryan Wagner.
"Basically, her entire childhood was more or less stolen from her," Wagner said of the case with striking resemblances to the tragic tale of Jaycee Dugard, the abducted girl who was held captive as a sex slave near Antioch for 18 years. "From 1998 when she was 12 until 2012 she was under his control the entire time."
On Wednesday morning in a Martinez courtroom, Ochoa, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of forced lewd acts on a child and two counts of forcible rape. As part of the deal, he will receive 22 years in state prison. His formal sentencing is Feb. 11.
Years before the abuse started, Ochoa asked his wife if he could have sex with the girl. Confused, the wife refused and Ochoa told her, "I was just joking," Wagner said.
By age 12, however, Ochoa started to force intercourse with the girl, he said. It's unclear whether the wife and other children in the house knew the extent of the abuse, Wagner said.
"The wife was scared to death of him," he said. The girl and Ochoa's wife endured "significant violence" from him, the prosecutor said.
Over the years, Ochoa forced the victim to work for his landscaping business and home-schooled her. She rarely was allowed to leave the house by herself and he constantly checked her cellphone, Wagner said.
"She felt she couldn't leave, and he would threaten that he would harm her or harm himself if she left," Wagner said.
As she got older, Ochoa would not let her date other men. She went to one dance, and when she returned, he threw her dress away and said she could never go again.
In recorded phone calls, Wagner said, Ochoa told her, "We're like husband and wife." Ochoa also made comments in recorded phone calls set up by police that implicated himself in the abuse.
"What this guy did to her for that long of a period of time was as horrific as I've seen," Wagner said.
In the years before his arrest, Ochoa had her help build a backyard shed.
"He convinced her it was going to be a place to watch movies together and a place for the family to hang out, but it turned into something much worse," Wagner said.
In 2012, the girl's siblings convinced her to escape.
"She's an extremely courageous and strong woman," Wagner said. "She was basically under emotional, physical and psychological abuse her entire childhood."
The Richmond girl's plight had similarities to the case of Dugard, who was abducted at age 11 and forced to have sex with her kidnapper, Phillip Garrido, for more than 18 years, fathering two children. Garrido also constructed a den in the backyard where Dugard was kept and hidden from authorities.
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I talked to Dez before about some kind of transportation but he left before i could suggest this.
The exo bunny suit is an suit that bunnies/controller can purchase and put on to make them able to carry more stuff. It has a slow effect but not to much of a diffrence you cant walk in to the robosaurus with it and its always marked with a special kind of marking so you know where it is instead of searching every orange marking.
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One item is based on a significant difference between how vendors view license fees for marginal users, versus customers viewing those fees (years after the contract is written) based on average price. Let's eavesdrop on a typical enterprise software sale to see the roots of this later dispute.
"So, I think I will need about 1000 users licensed for your CRM product this year, and then the population will grow by about 500 users next year, 1200 call center agents the year after, and then all international users in year four, which would be around 2500 additional users," said Carol Cio.Perhaps I'm exaggerating what is going through Vince Veep's mind, but you get the point. To the customer, in economic terms, the marginal utility of a license in the future is about the same as the marginal utility of a license in the present, so that customer feels like she is getting a real bargain by getting that future license at a greatly reduced price, and often doesn't stop to think that there is a contract - that must be honored - underneath that price.
"I don't know if I'll still be on this account next year, let alone in four years," thought Sam Salesguy to himself. "Let's see if I can move this deal into this quarter."
"I'll tell you what," said Sam Salesguy, this time out loud. "How about if we do all 5200 licenses this year. If you can move that through procurement, I think can get you an additional 40% discount overall, and we'll phase in the maintenance on those licenses according to your schedule."
"I don't know if I'll still be in this job next year, let alone in four years," thought Carol Cio to herself, "but getting such a great concession from this vendor will improve my chances, make the CFO happier, make budgeting for the next few years easier, and will leave a little money on the side for us to bring that tablet roll-out for executives into this budget year."
"Let's do it," said Carol to Sam. "I'll push this through the CFO and procurement, as soon as you get approval from your sales management on the discount."
Later, Vince Veep said to Sam, "If we can pull in the deal this year, we can do the increased discount because we'll have reduced costs of administering contracts, we'll be sharing the risk with the customer, and because you and I will both be getting paid more for the deal." Vince thought to himself, "Of course this is what the company wants, because that's how they write our comp plans. If they wanted something else, they would compensate us differently. And it totally makes sense to share the risk with the customer, taking less money overall in exchange for a contractual commitment now by the customer. If the customer only wanted 1200 licenses now, they would pay more now for those licenses per user, and they would also pay more later for the other 4000 users. I would never offer this discount if the customer wanted an "out" clause, because then there is no shared risk. In fact, my friend Ed Economist would point out that the marginal price for the last 4000 users is lower than the unit price for the first 1200, so of course the maintenance price for those 4000 users is also lower. If the customer ever wanted to negotiate a cancellation of those last 4000 users, we'd have to go back to the higher price, plus we'd have to somehow be compensated for the commissions we already gave out and can't get back, plus also get compensated for the extra costs we have in contract administration and perhaps other areas of the company."
To the sales rep, the marginal utility of a deal in the future, when he may not have this account any more, is close to zero, so he would like to pull the largest check possible into this quarter, regardless of the interest of the vendor. The vendor's interest is enforced by a contracts and discount policies process, ensuring that the sales rep doesn't give away the farm, and that the customer gets a reasonable discount for taking on the risk of acquiring additional licenses.
If the customer needs to return those licenses in the future, the customer may be thinking about the average price of those licenses, but most likely the vendor is thinking about the marginal price of those licenses, plus a "restocking fee."
Obviously, in this short blog post, I'm oversimplifying a lot of things, and I'm not trying to fully represent the buyer's point of view, since that is widely covered elsewhere (e.g. at Constellation Research Group). I just want to communicate why it might be worthwhile to think about the marginal, rather than the average, price when thinking about license returns or exchanges. After all, understanding how your vendor is thinking might help you to better negotiate the best possible outcome for you and your enterprise.


text: Latest Israeli border guards show random acts of brutality [VIDEO] It is things like this that undermine any argument about Israel being a haven for people who want to be free to worship their God Published 1 year ago on March 4, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch 832 Views Share Tweet This headline has a couple really strong statements. But it would seem that they are justified. See for yourself the behavior of Israeli border guards towards Palestinians: This was reported on March 3rd. There are two actions – one shows one of the guards throwing a stun grenade at a man and his wife who are carrying an infant and running away from the guards. The second is one of the guards pointing his machine gun at something going on near the ambulance. It is things like this that really bother Mahmoud Abbas, for sure, and they give a lot of credence to his anger about Jerusalem being recognized by the United States as the official capital of Israel. The way to peace in the region is complex in some ways, but a great start would be to stop abusing people that have no hostility in them. This is a brutal, cruel scene, and it is not the only one. The story that surrounds this appears in the Jerusalem Post, but it is poorly written and gives no justification for this action taking place. The most it offers is the claim that the soldier who threw the grenade didn't see the baby, and would not have done so if he had seen it. But if there was a security threat from these people, would not the guards have stopped this couple, at least to ask them what is going on? Rather, it looks like an attempt to "drive the cockroaches away" in terms of the way the Palestinian people are regarded. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! 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The Special Counsel delivered his final report to Attorney General William Barr for review on Friday, with the Justice Department confirming that there will be no further indictments related to the probe. The news dealt a devastating blow to the sensational prophesies of journalists, analysts and entire news networks, who for nearly two years reported ad nauseam that President Donald Trump and his inner circle were just days away from being carted off to prison for conspiring with the Kremlin to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Showing true integrity, journalists and television anchors took to Twitter and the airwaves on Friday night to acknowledge that the media severely misreported Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia, as well as what Mueller's probe was likely to find. They are, after all, true professionals. "How could they let Trump off the hook?" an inconsolable Chris Matthews asked NBC reporter Ken Dilanian during a segment on CNN's 'Hardball'. Dilanian tried to comfort the CNN host with some of his signature NBC punditry. "My only conclusion is that the president transmitted to Mueller that he would take the Fifth. He would never talk to him and therefore, Mueller decided it wasn't worth the subpoena fight," he expertly mused. "My only conclusion is that the President transmitted to Mueller that he would take the 5th. He would never talk to him and therefore, Mueller decided it wasn't worth the subpoena fight." @KenDilanianNBC on Mueller concluding his report. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/MjQYCj13AD — Hardball (@hardball) March 22, 2019 Actually, there were several Serious Journalists who used their unsurpassed analytical abilities to conjure up a reason why Mueller didn't throw the book at Trump, even though the president is clearly a Putin puppet. "It's certainly possible that Trump may emerge from this better than many anticipated. However! Consensus has been that Mueller would follow DOJ rules and not indict a sitting president. I.e. it's also possible his report could be very bad for Trump, despite 'no more indictments,'" concluded Mark Follman, national affairs editor at Mother Jones, who presumably, and very sadly, was not being facetious. It's certainly possible that Trump may emerge from this better than many anticipated. However! Consensus has been that Mueller would follow DOJ rules and not indict a sitting president. I.e. it's also possible his report could be very bad for Trump, despite "no more indictments" — Mark Follman (@markfollman) March 23, 2019 Revered news organs were quick to artfully modify their expectations regarding Mueller's findings. "What is collusion and why is Robert Mueller unlikely to mention it in his report on Trump and Russia?" a Newsweek headline asked following Friday's tragic announcement. What is collusion and why is Robert Mueller unlikely to mention it in his report on Trump and Russia? https://t.co/DPwbGLJhP2 pic.twitter.com/Ukeer48R8r — Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 23, 2019 Three months earlier, Newsweek had meticulously documented all the terrible "collusion" committed by Donald Trump and his inner circle. "No collusion"? Here are all the Trump associates who had contact with Russians during the 2016 campaign https://t.co/A4LS47igii pic.twitter.com/mh4YZesOPJ — Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 12, 2018 But perhaps the most sobering reactions to the no-indictment news came from those who seemed completely unfazed by the fact that Mueller's investigation, aimed at uncovering a criminal conspiracy between Trump and the Kremlin, ended without digging up a single case of "collusion." pic.twitter.com/nIuJon5TN8 — Dave 🌹 Jackson (@DerAnwalt83) March 22, 2019 This is scary. Hope she finds some help — Chad Wensloff (@cwens70) March 23, 2019 None for colluding with Russia — Troy Pallotto 🇺🇸 ⭐⭐⭐ (@TroyPallotto) March 22, 2019 For the last two years your network has engaged in a ceaseless, error-ridden, and unhinged effort to tie Trump to a conspiracy w/ Russia. It hasn't panned out. If you're not going to own up to that, why say anything? — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) March 22, 2019 The denials, evasions and bizarre hot takes are made even more poignant by the fact that just days ago, there was still serious talk about Trump's entire family being hauled off to prison. "You can't blame MSNBC viewers for being confused. They largely kept dissenters from their Trump/Russia spy tale off the air for 2 years. As recently as 2 weeks ago, they had @JohnBrennan strongly suggesting Mueller would indict Trump family members on collusion as his last act," journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted. You can't blame MSNBC viewers for being confused. They largely kept dissenters from their Trump/Russia spy tale off the air for 2 years. As recently as 2 weeks ago, they had @JohnBrennan strongly suggesting Mueller would indict Trump family members on collusion as his last act: pic.twitter.com/nPlaq5YVxf — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 23, 2019 While the Mueller report has yet to be released to the public, the lack of indictments makes it clear that whatever was found, nothing came close to the vast criminal conspiracy alleged by virtually the entire American media establishment. "You have been lied to for 2 years by the MSM. No Russian collusion by Trump or anyone else. Who lied? Head of the CIA, NSA,FBI,DOJ, every pundit every anchor. All lies," wrote conservative activist Chuck Woolery. The Mueller report is in and there will be no more indictments. You have been lied to for 2 years by the MSM. No Russian collusion by Trump or anyone else. Who lied? Head of the CIA, NSA,FBI,DOJ, every pundit every anchor. All lies. — Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) March 23, 2019 Internet mogul Kim Dotcom was more blunt, but said it all: "Mueller – The name that ended all mainstream media credibility." Mueller – The name that ended all mainstream media credibility. No matter what you think of Donald Trump. His unexpected rise to power has educated the entire world about what's wrong with US politics, the fake news media and the deep state. — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 23, 2019 Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Canadian Lawmaker Accuses Trudeau Of Being A "Fake Feminist" (Video) Rempel segued to Trudeau's push to quash an investigation into allegations that he once groped a young journalist early in his political career Published 9 hours ago on March 23, 2019 By Tyler Durden Via Zerohedge… Canada's feminist-in-chief Justin Trudeau wants to support and empower women…but his support stops at the point where said women start creating problems for his political agenda. That was the criticism levied against the prime minister on Friday by a conservative lawmaker, who took the PM to task for "muzzling strong, principled women" during a debate in the House of Commons. "He asked for strong women, and this is what they look like!" said conservative MP Michelle Rempel, referring to the former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, who has accused Trudeau and his cronies of pushing her out of the cabinet after she refused to grant a deferred prosecution agreement to a Quebec-based engineering firm. She then accused Trudeau of being a "fake feminist". "That's not what a feminist looks like…Every day that he refuses to allow the attorney general to testify and tell her story is another day he's a fake feminist!" Trudeau was so taken aback by Rempel's tirade, that he apparently forgot which language he should respond in. She wiped the parliament's floor with him, he didn't know in what language to respond. pic.twitter.com/GPkbyiyH5t — Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) March 21, 2019 But Rempel wasn't finished. She then segued to Trudeau's push to quash an investigation into allegations that he once groped a young journalist early in his political career. This from a man who once objected to the continued use of the word "mankind" (suggesting we use "peoplekind" instead). The conservative opposition then tried to summon Wilson-Raybould to appear before the Commons for another hearing (during her last appearance, she shared her account of how the PM and employees in the PM's office and privy council barraged her with demands that she quash the government's pursuit of SNC-Lavalin over charges that the firm bribed Libyan government officials). Wilson-Raybould left the Trudeau cabinet after she was abruptly moved to a different ministerial post – a move that was widely seen as a demotion. Trudeau has acknowledged that he put in a good word on the firm's behalf with Wilson-Raybould, but insists that he always maintained the final decision on the case was hers and hers alone. Fortunately for Canadians who agree with Rempel, it's very possible that Trudeau – who has so far resisted calls to resign – won't be in power much longer, as the scandal has cost Trudeau's liberals the lead in the polls for the October election. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Why Joe May be Courting Stacey Joe Biden has a history on compulsory integration dating back to the 1970s that Sen. Jesse Helms called "enlightened." Published 9 hours ago on March 23, 2019 By Patrick J. Buchanan Authored by Patrick Buchanan via The Unz Review: Of 895 slots in the freshman class of Stuyvesant High in New York City, seven were offered this year to black students, down from 10 last year and 13 the year before. In the freshman class of 803 at The Bronx High School of Science, 12 students are black, down from last year's 25. Of 303 students admitted to Staten Island Technical High School, one is African-American. According to The New York Times, similar patterns of admission apply at the other five most elite high schools in the city. Whites and Asians are 30 percent of middle school students, but 83 percent of the freshman at Bronx High School of Science, 88 percent at Staten Island Technical and 90 percent at Stuyvesant. What do these numbers tell us? They reveal the racial composition of the cohort of scientists and technicians who will lead America in the 21st century. And they tell us which races will not be well represented in that vanguard. They identify a fault line that runs through the Democratic Party, separating leftists who believe in equality of results for all races and ethnic groups, and those who believe in a meritocracy. Mayor Bill de Blasio has expressed anger and frustration at the under-representation of blacks and Hispanics in the elite schools. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature have ignored his pleas to change the way students are admitted. Currently, the same test, of English and math, is given to middle school applicants. And admission to the elite eight is offered to those who get the highest scores. Moreover, Asians, not whites, are predominant. Though 15 percent of all middle school students, Asians make up two-thirds of the student body at Stuyvesant, with 80 times as many slots as their African-American classmates. The egalitarian wing of the Democratic Party sees this as inherently unjust. And what gives this issue national import are these factors: First, the recent scandal where rich parents paid huge bribes to criminal consultants to get their kids into elite colleges, by falsifying records of athletic achievement and cheating on Scholastic Aptitude Tests, has caused a wave of populist resentment. Second, Harvard is being sued for systemic reverse racism, as black and Hispanic students are admitted with test scores hundreds of points below those that would disqualify Asians and whites. Third, Joe Biden has a history on compulsory integration dating back to the 1970s that Sen. Jesse Helms called "enlightened." Here are Biden's quotes, unearthed by The Washington Post, that reflect his beliefs about forced busing for racial balance in public schools: "The new integration plans being offered are really just quota systems to assure a certain number of blacks, Chicanos, or whatever in each school. That, to me, is the most racist concept you can come up with. "What it says is, 'In order for your child with curly black hair, brown eyes, and dark skin to be able to learn anything, he needs to sit next to my blond-haired, blue-eyed son.' That's racist! "Who the hell do we think we are, that the only way a black man or woman can learn is if they rub shoulders with my white child? "I am philosophically opposed to quota systems. They insure mediocrity." That was 44 years ago. While those views were the thinking of many Democrats, and perhaps of most Americans, in the mid-'70s, they will be problematic in the 2020 primaries, where African-Americans could be decisive in the contests that follow Iowa and New Hampshire. Biden knows that just as Bernie Sanders, another white male, fell short in crucial South Carolina because of a lack of support among black voters, he, too, has a problem with that most loyal element in the Democratic coalition. In 1991, Biden failed to rise to the defense of Anita Hill when she charged future Justice Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment. In the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was a law-and-order champion responsible for tough anti-crime legislation that is now regarded as discriminatory. And he has a record on busing for racial balance that made him a de facto ally of Louise Day Hicks of the Boston busing case fame. 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Our organization (International Center for Traditional Childbearing) has possession of the "Fruits and Vegetables on the Color Way Produce Wheel". We need more of these for our upcoming Doula trainings. Please advise how to obtain them. Thank you for all you do.
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joshklein needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 115 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
We are a business that helps high school students get into college. We are: playful, engaging, smart, friendly. We are NOT: stuffy, condescending, prim, traditional.
The logo for a new website to help highschool students (and their parents) with college admissions - a membership site where students can read articles, watch videos, and communicate directly with each other and advisers.
It needs to convey "take us seriously, but lighten up a bit."
The brand is personified by a helpful goblin creature. We feel that in tone, the goblin is less Lord of the Rings, more Where the Wild Things Are, but we're open to see what sort of interesting ideas you come up with!
- should fit with the template at http://www.collegegoblin.com/ (replacing where it says "PNT The Gazette Edition")
- colorful (template colors will be changed to match logo, and the possibility of a future redesign of site based off logo)
- unique, original work
- use the phrase "CollegeGoblin.com"
- deliverable: vector-format (original photoshop or illustrator files)
- ultra-cute
- corporate
- too geeky
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Quick Announcement: I'm trying to be more active on twitter. If you want to follow me, my ID is @graylo.
Last night my guild killed Heroic Hagara for the second time and not one, but two [Girdle of the Grotesque] dropped. As I'm sure most of you know, this is the BiS moonkin belt, and I was quite happy when I was awarded one of them. Then I had a revelation.
The GotG has two Red sockets and gains a prismatic socket once you apply the belt buckle. Since it is a BiS item I would expect it to be gemmed with epic quality gems even if they are a bit expensive, because I'm not going to replace it. Then I have to consider the reality of the situation.
The mean price of Queen's Ruby's on my server is 7,000g. Sure the price varies a little bit, but even the lowest I've seen them on my server is still 5,500g and that is in no way common. In short, I have to spend at least 16,500g just to gem my belt the way it should. You can buy epic items for less then that.
It's clear to me that the current system is broken. So, how did we get here, and how can we fix it?
A Quick History:
In The Burning Crusade (when the JC profession was introduced) epic gems were mined from special mining nodes in the Black Temple and Mount Hyjal raid instances. Eventually they could be purchased with badges.
- It supplied epic gems directly to the main group of players interested in having epic gems: hardcore progression raiders.
- Allowed the guild to allocate gems based upon need.
- PvPers had extremely limited access to the epic gems, and but they were pretty much required at the higher levels of competition
- Aquiring the gems was a 25man effort, but single players could cause havoc with ninja looting and favoritism
In Wrath of the Lich King, epic gems were prospected from uncommon ores. Alchemists could also transmute superior gems in to epic gems once a day with some additional mats.
- Epic gems were highly accessible for all players.
- Players controlled both the supply and demand sides of the gem market.
- Epic gems were so accessible that it crippled the market for blue quality gems.
his is pure speculation but here is what I think happened. In TBC, Blizzard introduced epic gems as a reward for high progression, but in the end weren't accessible enough. First, things first the guilds who mined them horded them for their own needs. On top of that, obtaining the gems was a 25man effort, but one or two people cause big problems by ninja mining the nodes or a GM playing favorites with the gems. There were other issues as well, but I think all of them revolve around the epic gems not being accessible enough.
So in WotLK, Blizzard created an entirely new system that was completely driven by the ingame economy. Players determined the supply by mining/prospecting ore or doing transmutes, and as a result Epic gems were probably too accessible in Blizzards mind. During WotLK, epic gems were fairly cheap. Players completely regemmed gear within a week or two of their introduction and the market for blue quality gems was crippled. As a result Blizzard felt the need to create a new system for Cata which leads us to......
The Current Problem:
The current problem can easily be broken into two sections: Supply and Demand.
Demand side:
The problem with gem demand, is that it is heavily skewed towards red gems at the moment. DPS and Healing are the two most common roles played in the game at the moment and almost all of them favor the stats provided by red gems (Int, Str, & Agi). On top of that, Blizzard likes to give players their best stats in the last tier of an expansion. As a result, the T13 year, has significantly more red sockets then previous tiers which reduces the demand for hybrid gem colors like purple and orange.
In short, 90% of the players in a raid want red gems, but only 17% of them will get one on average (assuming the distribution is equal). As a result, red gems are extremely expensive, but the other five gems are relatively cheap. Here are the mean prices on my server as an example.
Ultimately this is a problem Blizzard created 2 years ago when the started designing the Cataclysm expansion, and can't really be fixed until the next expansion even if blizzard wanted to.
Supply side:
The Cata system for epic gems does have several positives. For example, every player who kills a boss on normal or heroic levels has a chance to get an epic gem. The supply isn't controlled by the guild, and players have a choice to use it them selves or sell it for gold.
This system does eliminate some of the core problems of the previous two systems, but it's too random and inflexible to meet the players needs in a reasonable way. It creates a surplus of all colors except red, and an extreme shortage of red gems which increases prices to unreasonable levels.
The good news is, that changing the supply should be easy, and Blizzard has several options if they so desired to make a change.
- Change Drop Rates: There is no rule that says all gems have to have an equal chance to drop from the Geodes. I bet it wouldn't be difficult for Blizzard to modify the drop rates. They could make epic gems more common on the more common Geode, or they could change it so that red gems are favored over the other 5 options for both types of Geode. My guess is that Blizzard could easily implement this with a hotfix.
- Eliminate the Geodes: Blizzard could eliminate the geodes all together and allow players to buy the gems directly, instead of buying a random chance at an epic gem.
- Enable Gem Transmutes: If I remember correctly there were some transmutation patters for gems in the 4.3 ptr, but they never made it to the live release. This would allow blizzard to maintain the randomness of the geode, but still give players a way to modify supply, even if it's with a weekly cooldown.
As much as I would like them to, I doubt Blizzard will make a change at this point. Prices will come down as people are getting less gear upgrades, and more gems are being created. That said, when I talk to players, this epic gem situation is a common source of frustration. Since we are entering the lull between expansions when burn out among players is high, I think it would be a good idea for Blizzard to take a look at this issue and try and reduce some of those frustrations.


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By Samuel Temblador
From the Mexican restaurants that line its commercial streets to the musicians that roam Mariachi Plaza, Boyle Heights is widely known as a bustling domain of Latino culture. However, this same neighborhood filled with stores and landmarks bearing Spanish names was once home to a large number of Japanese immigrants and their families. Today, Friday July, 13, this little known chapter of Boyle Heights history will be remembered and celebrated by the holding of a traditional Japanese Tanabata festival at Mariachi Plaza.
The event will feature traditional Japanese arts and crafts, such as Tanzaku, wishes written on slips of paper, and Kazari, lanterns. Musical performances will include Mariachi music played by members of the Japanese American community and a set by DJ Gingee. Malissa Strong of the Boyle Heights Historical Society, which is co sponsoring the event in partnership with the Little Tokyo Historical Society, said the festival will serve as an entertaining way to learn about neighborhood history.
"Most people aren't going to read a history book," she said. "History through arts and culture is the best way to educate the community."
The Tanabata or "star festival" celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, represented by actual celestial bodies, who can only come together once a year on the 7th day of 7th month, according to Japanese folklore. Tanabata is traditionally celebrated in Japan throughout July and in mid-August in Little Tokyo.
Inspired by the legend, the aim of today's event is to encourage residents of both Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo, which are separated by the Los Angeles River, to visit and explore each other's communities in the hopes of promoting cultural and communal solidarity.
Adding another layer of symbolism and solidarity to the celebration, the Boyle Heights Historical Society has been collecting Tanzaku wishes from several sites around the community – including Malabar Library, Benjamin Franklin Library and Keiro Retirement home – to be put on display at the upcoming L.A Tanabata festival in Little Tokyo.
Event sponsors Leo Hayashi, a resident of Boyle Heights and local business owner for over sixty years, and Arturo Yoshimoto of Hayashi Realty have committed themselves to promoting the culture and history of the Japanese-American community in the area.
Born in Japan, Hayashi moved to the U.S in 1948 at the age of 17. He can still recall a time when the community's demographics reflected a mix of Jewish, Russian, and Japanese families. He notes that the Tanabata festival is being held as Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo have been reunited in the same council district – Council District 14 – as part of the recent remapping of council lines.
"They try to divorce us … now we are married again," said Hayashi in reference to the re-mapping of the council districts and the symbolic unity of today's festival.
In line with the Tanabata tradition of Tanzaku writing, in which a wish is written on a slip of paper, is hung, and later burned, Strong expressed her hope of bringing the people of both communities together through the festival. "Everyone has wishes."
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* Correction: A previous version of this post said that today's Tanabata festival came about after the Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo historical societies collaborated last year on the "Images and Essays" exhibit. That's wrong. "Images and Essays," an exhibit of the early history of Boyle Heights, was sponsored by Boyle Heights Historical Society alone.


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Product DetailsProduced and directed by star Burt Lancaster, The Kentuckian is a leisurely western occasionally punctuated by spurts of startling brutality. The recently widowed Lancaster heads towards Texas with his son Donald McDonald. Most of the folks he meets, notably winsome schoolmarm Diana Lynn, bondslave Dianne Foster, and Lancaster's down-to-earth brother John McIntyre and sister-in-law Una Merkel, are pretty good souls, despite the raging family feud that motivates the plotline. The same cannot be said of whip-wielding saloonkeeper Walter Matthau (in his film debut), who goads Lancaster into a bloody fight. Matthau wins this round, but he gets his just deserts before the final fadeout. Based on a novel by Felix Holt, The Kentuckian makes excellent use of Technicolor and Cinemascope, as well as the musical expertise of composer Bernard Herrmann.
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