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shitting my pants over the environments...
Absolutely amazing artworks people !
Respect to all your hard work, and looking to see the art book in my hands))
..and to play the game !
Oh man... GREAT NEWS!!!!"The Art of Guild Wars 2 is a hardbound book packed with 128 pages of eye candy by ArenaNet's award-winning artists. The vivid collection of concept art offers a long-awaited glimpse into the world of Guild Wars 2. Within these pages you'll visit the undead realm of Orr, meet the mysterious sylvari, and behold the fiery war machines of the charr. This book is a must-have for any Guild Wars fan."
Here's the cover to the art book, and it's quite neat! Daniel (Tinfoil) composed it. It's made up of a ton of cool line art and sketches by a lot of the guys and gals here... maybe they'll post some for ya!!! (Matt, Levi, Jaime, Rich...) The text stuff as well as the entire book layout was done by the super talented Mr. Andrio Abero! The book really does look fantastic and Andrio took the art direction and ran with it keeping the layout both stylish and clean. We'll post a couple of product shots soon as we get a release date!
Show up to PAX if you can, we're signing and handing out a lotta books!
I was hoping for this book... I´ll be saving my money and keeping an eye on Amazon for it.
I'm sure it will be a success, you guys deserve it!
Man, this definetely raised my mood...
ive been playing guild wars alot recently, and noticing that tranfer from concept visuals to 3d visuals is pretty close, the 3d team do a good job of capturing the concepts, also evidence in the gw2 teaser the transfer from concept to ingame is insane
cant wait for this release
You guys make me want to:
-buy an art book [which hasn't ever happened, because I'm cheap]
-buy a new computer for Guild Wars 2
Just ... I saw the first thread here. And this work is better. I didn't think it was possible to progress from the first one, either.
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great news about the book, can't wait to put my hands on it!
personally i'm really looking forward to seeing what MC Barrett has been doing for the game as well!
Awesome work guys!!!
Thanks for the inspiration!!
For some time I have recented Guildwars 2, the reason is because I learned of its coming just when I started to get good at Guildwars. The fact that Guildwars is going to be K.O. by GW2 is quite annoying for those of us that have worked so hard on the first game. It's sort of what you have invested in was for nothing and that has made GW2 somewhat impopular to many GW players.
Just by looking at this trailer I realized how wrong I was, this is going to be one hell of a game featuring a mind blowing world that surpasses any game out there so far, well worth to be called Guildwars 2 and just by the looks of it I dare to say I'll trade Guildwars for Guildwars 2, evolution must take place and the next face of Guildwars evolution is near, so sweet!
The art works in the current Guildwars campaigns are impressive and it is a relieved for me to see the second part looks even better, good job.
This artbook will be mine, those concepts are mind blowing
If it wasn't for the beautiful art of guild wars, I would not have play it.
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Stunning art. Amasing design and colors. Thanks for this inspiration. Loved your works all the time.
Don`t give up!
the artwork is awesome... compliments!!!
wow, never thought I would see game are on par with the new blizzard stuff but seems I was wrong! the pure artistic vision of this will make me get the game. sensational!! :o
wow...and I thought the art for GW 1 was mindblowing, it seems you guys have gotten even better, GW2 is looking incredible!!
Ill buy any products you guys release...especially the art book, Im totally sold to the art shown here.
Here's a bit of stuff I did...
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Will be to arrive where we started
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Holy smokes I cannot wait for this book.
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i LOVE it when you make stuff like that Matt! All those honeycomb-like organic patterns, you did some landscapes like that for the other games as well, right?
Some of the most original enviroments I have seen anywhere! Fantastic work guys!
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Looking at these images brings back the thrill I had as a child when first looking at The Art of the Empire Strikes Back in the early eighties. I wanted to sit in that bookstore studying the book all day, and hoped my parents would never take me away to our next shopping destination. It's inspiring to see the different directions a design could have gone in, and especially so when the subject is science fiction or fantasy (or the hybrid between the two that the Asura represent). Great work M.C. Barrett!
Incredible! I'm developing http://www.ratasum.com (Community site) at the moment; these will definitely help inspire the design of it.Originally Posted by M.C.BarrettHere's a bit of stuff I did...
The trailer in-game shots of the Asura locations are awesomely epic.
Asura, Rata Sum!
man you guys are so awesome!!! The World of Guild Wars is so fantastic and so full of inspiration. Thanks for all you hard working guys.
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Really fantastic artwork there guys. Though for some reason I'm suddenly having issues seeing images on ConceptArt.org.
Nebunie frate ! haha pura nebunie!!
Thanks for all the wonderful posts , we might get brain-diabetes from all the eye-candy you gave us!
Cheers Dan , Horia and all of the other 170+ people that were involved into this !
is it just me? or I cannot see the pictures??!!
me2wired and bombertaylor... Same here all of a sudden. Maybe a temporary problem with the server. An art site isn't very useful if you can't see the art.
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(From the article): Knowing what you want is the single biggest factor which will help you become more decisive. When I work with several stakeholders on a project, the best thing to do when we face an obstacle and a decision needs to be made is to revisit the initial objective.
In the same way, you need to figure out what life you want for yourself. You need to sit down with a pen and paper and write and write and write until the answer starts becoming clearer. That's the way I do it. At first, its really vague statements that come out (e.g. I want to draw but then keep digging, draw what? Write what, for whom). Set aside a time everyday for 3 days. If it's still not clear, give yourself a break and spend another 3 days the following week at it.
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Coldplay and Alt-J are among the nominees for the U.K.'s prestigious Ivor Novello Awards, which salute the best in British and Irish songwriting each year.
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RIGHT NOW ON WYFF NEWS FOUR ... THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING A WOMAN'S BODY FOUND INSIDE A HOME THAT BURNED IN ANDERSON COUNTY... TONIGHT...INVESTIGATORS CALL HER DEATH "SUSPICIOUS"... THAT FIRE STARTED JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY... TONIGHT...ONE MAN IS BEING QUESTIONED... WYFF NEWS 4'S MANDY GAITHER IS LIVE AND LOCAL IN ANDERSON COUNTY... MANDY...WHAT CAN YOU TELL US... THAT MAN BEING QUESTIONED IS DETAINED TONIGHT BY ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES... WE WATCHED OFFICERS DRIVE OFF WITH HIM ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO...FROM THE SCENE. BUT, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. ONE VICTIM BELIEVED TO BE A WOMAN... WAS FOUND AT THE FRONT OF THE HOME ON MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD... HER DEATH IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS SUPICIOUS. ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTY CORONER DON MCCOWN WHEN FIREFIGHTERS GOT HERE... A MAN WITH BURNS ON HIS HANDS TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE BELIEVED HIS WIFE WAS INSIDE THE HOME... THE MAN TOLD THEM HE WAS WITH HIS WIFE...LEFT HER TO GET SOME COFFEE...CAME BACK...AND FOUND THE HOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. we are basically exploring all the avenues of what could have happened from what we understand from our investigaiton at this time this residence is unoccupied and the tentative identification of the decedent her husband said they were here to do some cleaning on the property we're still in the midst of trying to investigate that and confirm that information I DID TRY TO TALK TO THE HUSBAND ON SCENE, BUT WAS TOLD I COULDN'T... AGAIN...HE IS BEING QUESTIONED AT THIS HOUR... BUT, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED... THE NAMES OF THE HUSBAND AND THE VICTIM ARE NOT BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME. AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR THE MORNING... AND THAT WILL HELP DETERMINE WHICH WAY THIS INVESTIGATION HEADS. MANDY GAITHER WYFF NEWS 4 LIVE IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THE CORONER WAS ALSO CALLED TO THIS FIRE IN ANDERSON COUNTY.. THIS AFTERNOON. SKY 4 WAS SOON OVER IT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS BURNING LEAVES ... ON CHUCK ROAD. WE'RE TOLD A NEIGHBOR SAW THE YARD ON FIRE AND FOUND THE MAN LYING FACE DOWN. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE NEIGHBOR TRIED CPR. AN AUTOPSY WILL BE DONE IN THE MORNING. AN UPSTATE MAN WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON AFTER A DEADLY SHOOTING THAT ALSO INJURED SWAT OFFICERS AND THREE MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY. WYFF NEWS FOUR'S MYRA RUIZ IS LIVE AND LOCAL IN GREENVILLE. MYRA... 31-YEAR-OLD SHANE YOUNG RECEIVED TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR MURDER AND BURGLARY...IN ADDITION TO A TOTAL OF 240 YEARS FOR 8 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. WHAT HAPPENED ON SKYLAND DRIVE IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR...IS A MEMORY THAT CONTINUES TO HAUNT THOSE WHO WERE ON THE WRONG END OF A 30-30 HUNTING RIFLE. "This horrible night has affected me more than I can say. I feel as though my whole family has been destroyed." SHANE YOUNG SHOWED UP AT THE HOME...LOOKING FOR HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND..AND FATALLY SHOT FAMILY FRIEND KENNETH HORTON. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE ALSO FIRED AT SWAT OFFICERS WHO ENTERED THE HOME...AND HIS EX'S FAMILY AS HE HELD THEM AGAINST THEIR WILL IN THE BATHROOM. "I would like to say that on the night in question, the defendant showed a total disregard for human life." THE GUNFIRE HIT AND INJURED TWO DEPUTIES...HIS EX'S GRANDMOTHER...AND 10-YEAR-OLD LITTLE SISTER. DEBRIS FROM THE GUNFIRE ALSO STRUCK AND INJURED HIS EX'S MOTHER. DEPUTIES FIRED BACK AND STRUCK YOUNG. "Death would be too quick. He deserves to live his life and think about what he has destroyed by one night of them trying to say he went crazy." THE 13TH CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS HIS CLIENT WAS VERY REMORSEFUL...AND THAT PRIOR TO ALL THIS...YOUNG HAD BEEN IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS THAT AFFECTED PART OF HIS BRAIN. "That is directly correlated with mood disorders relating to anger management, anxiety and black-outs." "From our perspective and from a legal perspective, it doesn't matter. In this particular case, he willingly and intentionally did so all those things that were stated and he's going to pay the price for them." FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE...WITHOUT PAROLE. THE SOLICITOR SAYS HE COULD HAVE PURSUED A DEATH PENALTY TRIAL...BUT THE VICTIMS AGREED THIS WAS THE BEST RESOLUTION. MYRA RUIZ, WYFF, NEWS FOUR, LIVE IN GREENVILLE. THIS WAS A DAY IN FEDERAL COURT ... FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A USC STUDENT FROM GREENVILLE. MARTHA CHILDRESS IS PARALIZED BY THE BULLET. MICHAEL SMITH WAS ARRAIGNED IN COLUMBIA ... ON A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION BY A CONVICTED FELON. DURING THE HEARING .. HIS ATTORNEY TOLD THE JUDGE THEY WERE WAIVING HIS RIGHT TO BOND. ON OCTOBER 13 POLICE SAY SMITH SHOT AT TWO MEN HE WAS HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH. THE BULLET MISSED THEM AND HIT MARTHA CHILDRESS. SHE'S 18 .. AND LIVING WITH THAT PARALYSIS NOW. HER STEPFATHER SPOKE ABOUT HOW SHE'S DOING. "martha is doing remarkably well. She's ahead in her recovery at the shephard center in atlanta. MICAHEL SMITH WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY JAIL AFTER THIS MORNING'S HEARING. HE ALSO FACES STATE CHARGES FOR THE SHOOTING. INVESTIGATORS ARE CONTINUING THEIR SEARCH FOR A CAR IN A DEADLY HIT AND RUN IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THAT WRECK HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH. 36 YEAR OLD VICTOR SMITH'S BODY WAS FOUND ON BROADWAY LAKE ROAD. HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS TELL US THEY'VE NARROWED THE CAR DOWN TO A DODGE CHARGER. TROOPERS SAY THERE SHOULD BE DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FRONT AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. IF YOU CAN HELP.... CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 888- CRIME-SC. A DEER.. OFFICIALS BELIEVE WAS INJURED BY A CAR... WAS PUT DOWN TODAY. IT WAS DONE AT THE HAYWOOD MALL AROUND 1-30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THE DEER WAS LYING IN SHRUBBERY OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD COURT. OFFICIALS SAY ITS INJURIES WERE TOO SEVERE FOR IT TO BE SAVED. CHIEF METEROLOGIST JOHN CESSARICH RIGHT HERE. 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In 2013, Mr. Streitfeld was part of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting "for its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers." He won a 2012 "Best in Business" award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for his stories on fake online reviews.
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The popular image of Spain as a land of bullfights, flamenco, sherry and ruined castles derives from Andalucía, the southernmost territory and the most quintessentially Spanish part of the Iberian Peninsula. Above all, it's the great Moorish monuments that compete for your attention here. The Moors, a mixed race of Berbers and Arabs who crossed into Spain from Morocco and North Africa, occupied al-Andalus for over seven centuries. Their first forces landed at Tarifa in 710 AD, and within four years they had conquered virtually the entire country; their last kingdom, Granada, fell to the Christian Reconquest in 1492. Between these dates, they developed the most sophisticated civilization of the Middle Ages, centred in turn on the three major cities of Córdoba, Seville and Granada.
Each one preserves extraordinarily brilliant and beautiful monuments, of which the most perfect is Granada's Alhambra palace, arguably the most sensual building in all of Europe. Seville, not to be outdone, has a fabulously ornamented Alcázar and the grandest of all Gothic cathedrals. Today, Andalucía's capital and seat of the region's autonomous parliament is a vibrant contemporary metropolis that's impossible to resist. Córdoba's exquisite Mezquita, the grandest and most beautiful mosque constructed by the Moors, is a landmark building in world architecture and not to be missed.
These three cities have, of course, become major tourist destinations, but it's also worth leaving the tourist trail and visiting some of the smaller inland towns of Andalucía. Renaissance towns such as Úbeda, Baeza and Osuna, Moorish Carmona and the stark white hill-towns around Ronda are all easily accessible by local buses. Travelling for some time here, you'll get a feel for the landscape of Andalucía: occasionally spectacularly beautiful but more often impressive on a huge, unyielding scale.
The region also takes in mountains – including the Sierra Nevada, Spain's highest range. You can often ski here in March, and then drive down to the coast to swim the same day. Perhaps more compelling, though, are the opportunities for walking in the lower slopes, Las Alpujarras. Alternatively, there's good trekking among the gentler (and much less known) hills of the Sierra Morena, north of Seville.
On the coast, it's easy to despair. Extending to either side of Málaga is the Costa del Sol, Europe's most heavily developed resort area, with its poor beaches hidden behind a remorseless density of concrete hotels and apartment complexes. However, the region offers two alternatives, much less developed and with some of the best beaches in all Spain. These are the villages between Tarifa and Cádiz on the Atlantic, and those around Almería on the southeast corner of the Mediterranean. The latter allow warm swimming in all but the winter months; those near Cádiz, more easily accessible, are fine from about June to September. Near Cádiz, too, is Parque Nacional Coto de Doñana, Spain's largest and most important nature reserve, which is home to a spectacular range of flora and fauna.
The realities of life in contemporary Andalucía can be stark. Unemployment in the region is the highest in Spain – over twenty percent in some areas – and a large proportion of the population still scrapes a living from seasonal agricultural work. The andaluz villages, bastions of anarchist and socialist groups before and during the Civil War, saw little economic aid or change during the Franco years, and although much government spending has been channelled into improving infrastructure such as hospitals and road and rail links, the lack of employment opportunities away from the coastal tourist zones persists. For all its poverty, however, Andalucía is also Spain at its most exuberant – those wild and extravagant clichés of the Spanish south really do exist and can be absorbed at one of the hundreds of annual fiestas, ferias and romerías.Read More
Andalucia's fiestas
Andalucia's fiestas
1: San Cecilio Fiesta in Granada's traditionally gypsy quarter of Sacromonte.
Week before Lent: Carnaval An extravagant week-long event in all the Andalucian cities. Cádiz, above all, celebrates, with uproarious street parades, fancy dress and satirical music competitions.
Easter: Semana Santa (Holy Week) You'll find memorable processions of floats and penitents at Seville, Málaga, Granada and Córdoba, and to a lesser extent in smaller towns such as Jerez, Arcos, Baeza and Úbeda. All culminate with dramatic candlelight processions at dawn on Good Friday, with Easter Day itself more of a family occasion.
Last week of April: Feria de Abril Week-long fair at Seville: the largest fair in Spain.
First week: Cruces de Mayo Celebrated in Córdoba and includes a "prettiest patio" competition in a town full of prize examples.
Early May (week after Feria de Abril): Feria del Caballo A somewhat aristocratic horse fair is held at Jerez de la Frontera.
Pentecost: Romería del Rocío Horse-drawn carriages and processions converge from all over the south on El Rocío (Huelva).
Last week: Feria de la Manzanilla Prolonged binge in Sanlúcar de Barrameda to celebrate the town's major product, with flamenco and sporting events on the river beach.
13: San Antonio Fiesta at Trevélez (Las Alpujarras) with mock battles between Moors and Christians.
Third week The Algeciras Feria Real is another major event of the south.
End June/early July: International Festival of Music and Dance Major dance/flamenco groups and chamber orchestras perform in Granada's Alhambra palace, Generalife and Carlos V palace.
Early July: International Guitar Festival Brings together top international acts from classical, flamenco and Latin American music in Córdoba.
End of month: Virgen del Mar Almería's major annual shindig, with parades, horseriding events, concerts and lots of drinking.
First week The first cycle of horse races along Sanlúcar de Barrameda's beach, with heavy official and unofficial betting; the second tournament takes place two weeks later.
5: Trevélez observes a midnight romería to Mulhacén.
13–21: Feria de Málaga One of Andalucía's most enjoyable fiestas for visitors, who are heartily welcomed by the ebullient malagueños.
15: Ascension of the Virgin Fair With casetas (dance tents) at Vejer and elsewhere.
Noche del Vino Riotous wine festival at Competa (Málaga).
23–25: Guadalquivir festival Bullfights and an important flamenco competition, at Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
September & October
First two weeks Sept: Feria de Ronda Ronda's annual feria, with flamenco contests and Corrida Goyesca – bullfights in eighteenth-century dress.
First/second week Sept: Vendimia Celebrating the vintage at Jerez.
27–Oct 1: Feria de San Miguel In Órgiva (Las Alpujarras) featuring traditional dancing and a huge paella cook-up.
Andalucía's cuisine
Andalucía's cuisine
The most striking feature of Andalucía's cuisine is its debt to the Moors. In their long period of hegemony over the region the North Africans introduced oranges and lemons as well as spices such as cumin and saffron and refined techniques for growing olives and almonds. Their chilled soups such as ajo blanco (made with ground almonds) and gazpacho are still a welcome refresher in high summer temperatures. Of course, gazpacho is today made with tomatoes and green peppers, both brought back from the Americas by Columbus, who sailed from Andalucía.
The region is also the birthplace of tapas, the classic tidbits that Spaniards love to tuck into as they drink. Between 6 and 9pm most evenings city bars are humming with conversations of tapeadores (as aficionados are termed). One of Andalucía's favourite tapas is jamón serrano, mountain-cured ham from prime producing zones in the Sierra de Aracena and the Alpujarras. The most prized ham of all is jamón ibérico from black Iberian pigs, and in the curing village of Jabugo this is graded into five levels of quality with the very best accorded five jotas or "j's" (for Jabugo). If you can afford it, the taste is mouthwateringly delicious and far superior to the standard white-pig jamón sold in supermarkets.
Andalucía is also known in Spain as the zona de los fritos (fried food zone) and fried fish is a regional speciality. Chanquetes (whitebait), sardines, calamares and boquerones (anchovies) are all andaluz favourites and the seafood chiringuitos (beach restaurants) of Málaga are famous for their fritura malagueña (assorted fried fish).
Inland, Andalucía is a mountainous region and the specialities here are carnes de caza (game). Jabalí (wild boar), venado (venison), cabrito (kid) and perdiz (partridge) all make memorable meals in the hands of a competent chef.
The wine par excellence of Andalucía – particularly to accompany tapas – is fino (dry sherry) from Jerez de la Frontera, although nearby Sanlúcar de Barrameda's manzanilla and montilla (produced in Córdoba) are similar and display their own prized characteristics.


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This is wallsssssss of text, but seriously...it's fucked up stuff.This Thursday, there will be a boycott of The Vampire Diaries episode and I encourage you all to join us. It's time that we collectively made a decision to stand up for ourselves against the showrunners. It's time that they understood that we, as fans, are in control of the ratings and that they can not mistreat us. For all those wondering what grounds we have for a boycott, let me explain:
1. Incident One- Matt Davis Insults A Deceased TVD Fan
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what started the Twitter drama yesterday. It began because of Matt Davis and his dismissive tweets about a death of a beloved TVD fan. Her name was Leah (@leahmasliah). She was 17 years old and she lost her battle with cancer. People began posting tweets about her, telling her to rest in peace. Eventually a trend was started for her and people began tweeting the cast and crew of TVD for help. All it would have taken was a simple retweet, less than one second. But Matt Davis seemed to be annoyed by this and posted a truly damaging and hurtful tweet disrespecting Leah's death. Matt could have easily just ignored the tweets that were asking for help with the trend or blocked the people who were sending them or simply sign off Twitter for a while. But he chose to get nasty about it. His tweet was so uncalled for that Leah's family was forced to respond. Matt later deleted his tweet because too many people were upset by it. Later on in the day though, he issued a more reserved statement.Incident Two- Julie Plec Insults Bonnie Fans
Later on in the day, a Bonnie fan tweeted Julie expressing dissatisfaction at Jamie being Bonnie's new love interest. When Julie asked the fan what the problem with that was, the fan went on to explain that a lot of people view Jamie as Bonnie's step-brother (which isn't at all an incorrect assumption.) Rather than kindly explaining why Jamie shouldn't be seen this way, Julie decided to insult that fans "logic." Not only did she make the fan out to seem as if she was crazy, but Julie then proceeded to insult the ENTIRE BONNIE FANDOM by bringing up one of the more popular crackships for Bonnie (Kennett) and shutting it down. View the tweets below.Needless to say, people were enraged. And with good reason. For one, Julie's lack of respect for the Bonnie fandom was evident. For every other character on the show, Julie encourages the fans to be passionate and to ship him/her with everyone. But for a ship involving Bonnie, it's immediately a "no" in her eyes. Why are other people allowed to be passionate, but Bonnie fans are not? People were also upset for another HUGE reason. The blatant HYPOCRISY of Julie's tweets and her favoring of the other characters for simplistic reasons. Julie said that beautiful and strong Bonnie wouldn't be with a murderous vampire like Kol, forgetting that she wrote a love interest for Caroline who also happens to be a murderous vampire. Are Caroline and Elena not beautiful and strong? Her reasoning for why Kol/Bonnie could never happen was flawed. I do not, in any way, ship Kol/Bonnie, and I actually like Jamie from what I've seen so far, but I was upset by these tweets. Julie never answers Bonnie related questions on Twitter. Fans have always tweeted her about Bonnie and she ignores it. But the one time she does respond, she not only gives shade to the person asking the question but she insulted the entire Bonnie fandom by disregarding anything/everything they desire for her character. No simple "never say never" or "give Jamie a chance." We were just encouraged to not ship Bonnie with anyone other than guest stars who will die in a few episodes and be okay with it. Because of the nature of the tweets, the fandom went into uproar. Even non-Bonnie fans were questioning the tone of Julie's response to the Bonnie fandom. About an hour later, the tweets were deleted. But the damage had already been done.Incident Three- Matt Davis Comes To Julie's Defense And Makes A Racist RemarkLater on that night, Matt Davis issued a Twitlonger post about how the fandom needs to get off Julie's back because we would never be able to write a show like she does and she is the reason why TVD is even on. On the contrary Matt, the fans are the reason why the show is still on TV and you're a fanfiction writer so you should know that people can and do write interesting storylines for this show. Once again, Matt insults the fans. He blindly supported Julie Plec's remarks to the fans without understanding why we were upset or trying to sympathize with us. All the while, Julie was thrilled to have his support. Clearly, not having any remorse for what she said earlier.
Calling Matt Davis a hero for defending her after he had insulted a dead 17 year old girl earlier in the day and yet again, insulted the fans of the show. Well, does that say something to you? But things did not stop there. No. It just got progressively worse. When a Bonnie fan tweeted Matt about his pro-Julie rant, he got so unprofessional that he called her "an asshole."But alas, my friends, that was not even the worst of it. When that Bonnie fan brought up the fact that Bonnie/Kat Graham was a woman of color on the show and that she is neglected by the writers, Matt Davis, in all his class, did just about the LOWEST thing he could have done and posted an extremely racist tweet.I was floored. I could not believe that those words were actually typed from his fingers. To insult the fans, but no, not simply the TVD fandom, BUT TO INSULT, SPECIFICALLY, BLACK FANS AND VIEWERS OF THIS SHOW, is one of the most despicable things I have ever seen. Matt deleted all those tweets quickly afterword. But again, a lot of people had already seen them and were furious.So TVDfamily, do you see what is happening here? The showrunners think they can treat us this way. But they can't. Matt can not get away with tweeting something like that. This isn't about being upset that a character is not getting a love interest. This is about something PERSONAL. This is about the fact that the cast and crew think they can disrespect us when we are the ones who watch the show and put them in the position they are in right now. Are you going to sit by and support people who make statements like this? Do you support racism? Do you support disrespect of the deceased? Do you support someone insulting your intelligence? No? Then JOIN US. The only way we are going to get the showrunners to see that we mean business is to get the ratings of the show to slip. Let them know that if they don't stop treating us like shit, we won't be watching!
DO THIS FOR LEAH. DO THIS FOR YOUR BLACK FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SHIT LIKE WHAT MATT DAVIS SAID ON A DAILY BASIS. DO THIS FOR YOURSELF. ACT NOW. TAKE A STAND FOR SOMETHING. DON'T JUST SIDE WITH THE WRITERS/CAST SO BLINDLY JUST BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE SHOW. YOU ARE A PART OF THE FANDOM. THESE PEOPLE ARE YOUR FRIENDS. THESE PEOPLE ARE YOUR EXTENDED FAMILY. AND THEY ARE BEING DISRESPECTED. DO THIS FOR THEM.Please understand that this is not an attack on the other cast and crew of the show who are guilty of nothing. It is not our intention to get the show canceled. All we want is for the ratings to slip enough for Julie and Matt to issue an apology to the fandom.
If you want to join, all you have to do is not watch the TVD episode on your TVs this Thursday. You also can not DVR it because those numbers count for the ratings. Please watch the episode online after it has aired if you like.
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I'm sorry but I just think this is COMPLETELY ridiculous. Tell me, what are these people planning to gain by boycotting? Nothing. If they really wanna boycott, then stop watching the show entirely. One episode that is low in ratings isn't gunna make a dent. If they are so determined to bring down TVD, they better buckle up for a hell of a ride cause for a network to get rid of it's HIGHEST RATED show, drastic things have to take place.
People need to understand that this TWO PEOPLE. TWO. What about all of the actors/actresses on the show? The directors, writers, producers? What about the rest of the cast? Some of these people need their jobs to support themselves and their families and just cause some people got butt hurt over some things said on TWITTER, we're gunna boycott? What are we five? If people think they're going to achieve anything from this, they better wake up and smell the coffee cause nothings going to happen.
I'm sorry but I just think this is COMPLETELY ridiculous. Tell me, what are these people planning to gain by boycotting? Nothing.
Ratings fall.
Ratings = Everything. :)
Some of these people need their jobs to support themselves and their families and just cause some people got butt hurt over some things said on TWITTER, we're gunna boycott?
They are part of the system and I really really doubt any of them will be without jobs.
Please stop trying to paint CW as some indie film studio.
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The TVD fandom is so pressed about this boycott? If you don't want to boycott, don't boycott it. No one is holding you by a leash and telling you not to watch the show. Some people want to boycott it. Good for them. You can't control what they do. What are you so upset over? Do you really think that the ratings will drop because people aren't tuning in? But I thought you guys said that we were insignificant anyways and that we had no control over the ratings. Now you're throwing a hissy fit because we are actually following your advice and leaving the show? Tough.
You don't need to post confessionals about how you'll never boycott the show. We all know you will when your favorite couple isn't happening or your favorite character dies. Because there's honestly nothing but hypocrites in the TVD fandom. I'm pretty sure the Delena fandom threw a boycott after the episode where Damon shoved his wrist down Elena's throat because they were so annoyed with Julie for ruining Damon. The only difference is that this boycott is getting more exposure than yours did. And it's because this boycott is actually a valid reason to boycott…
Why are you so mad that OTHER PEOPLE want to stop watching the show? It just doesn't make sense to me. Your life is not affected by that. You'll still get to watch your show. And for those worrying that us not watching will get the show canceled, I really doubt one episode is going to do that. Calm down.
The immature fans are walking contradictions. One minute they state that bonnie fans are less than one percent of the fandom (not taking into account other fans from OTHER ships who will be participating in the boycott) so who cares if they don't watch, and then they turn around and state how upset they are about the boycott and how this could cancel the show...
Wow, I wake up to find that so much has happened over one night... Well, first of all reading the Twitter messages of these two, I just can't help but wonder, who is the adult here? Cos it seems like we here have more common sense and decency in what we post than those people.
What about the rest of the cast? Some of these people need their jobs to support themselves and their families and just cause some people got butt hurt over some things said on TWITTER, we're gunna boycott?
...and does JP take that into account when she writes the episodes and makes those Twitter comments? Or are we just supposed to consider the cast and the crew's feelings and jobs... just a thought..


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Texting for 911 starts 4-month trial in VermontThe Associated Press | December 03,2012MONTPELIER — As part of a four-month trial period, Sprint Wireless customers in Vermont can send a text message to 911 for emergency help.
The service is starting Monday. Sprint Wireless customers must have mobile phones that are capable of sending text messages. It's part of an experimental trial to evaluate the technology.
David Tucker, executive director of the Enhanced 911 Board in Vermont, said this is the second such trial launched during the year.
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10 U.S. Code § 7677 - Accounts of clerks of district courts
(a) The clerk of each district court, for the purpose of the final decree in each prize cause, shall keep account of—
(1) the amount deposited with the Treasurer or public depositary, subject to the order of the court in the cause; and
(b) The clerk shall draw the orders of the court for the payment of costs and allowances and for the disposition of the residue of the prize fund in each cause.
(c) The clerk shall send to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Navy—
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(2) Act of March 3, 1899, ch. 413, § 13,30 Stat. 1007, which repealed all laws authorizing distribution of prize proceeds to captors;
(3) Act of February 26, 1919, ch. 49, § 1,40 Stat. 1182, which provided that clerks of United States district courts should receive fixed annual salaries; and
(4) Act of May 29, 1920, ch. 214, 41 Stat. 654, which abolished the offices of assistant treasurers and distributed their functions.
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MARTIN, Tenn. – The No. 22 University of Tennessee at Martin football team threw for a season-high 370 yards this afternoon against Jacksonville State but it wasn't enough as the Skyhawks fell 41-27 on Homecoming at Hardy Graham Stadium.
UT Martin (3-2, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference) also set a season-high with 493 yards of total offense today. Dylan Favre completed 66.7 percent of his pass attempts (24-for-36) for a career-best 290 yards and two touchdowns. Jarod Neal (5-for-6 for 72 yards and a 29-yard rushing touchdown) and Tyler Rice (2-for-6 for eight yards) also saw time at quarterback today.
Jeremy Butler hauled in a game-high eight receptions for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Chris Thompson also made an impact today, making seven catches for 107 yards – his second career 100-yard receiving game.
OVC rushing leader DJ McNeil tallied 60 yards on 14 carries to lead the Skyhawk ground game today.
Defensively, UT Martin was led by J'vontez Blackmon, who made a season-high nine tackles, including a sack and 2.5 tackles for loss. Bobby Ellis (nine tackles) and Tyler Sweeden (1.5 tackles for loss) also paced the Skyhawks.
Jacksonville State (5-1, 1-1 OVC) was led by DaMarcus James' 184 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Max Shortell threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns while Josh Barge caught five passes for 114 yards.
"We didn't score enough touchdowns," Skyhawk head coach Jason Simpson said. "It doesn't matter about yards, it matters about scoring points. And defensively, we can't give up those big plays. I thought we played hard today but give Jacksonville State credit."
Jacksonville State scored on its first possession of the game, going three plays for 69 yards in 44 seconds to take a 7-0 lead at the 12:23 mark of the first quarter.
The Skyhawks then put together a sustained drive of 13 plays but came up a half-yard short on a fourth-and-two rush play from the Jacksonville State 21-yard line.
A little under four minutes later, the Gamecocks would have to settle for a field goal from 38 yards out after the Skyhawk defense held strong for three straight plays of no gain.
UT Martin's offense then took over, going 75 yards in seven plays to slice its deficit to 10-7. The Skyhawks gained at least five yards on six of the seven plays on the drive, capped off with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Butler in the back left corner of the endzone.
A 47-yard punt return by Kevin Anderson set up a UT Martin score on its next possession, as Jackson Redditt split the uprights from 37 yards out to knot the score at 10-all with 12:03 remaining in the second quarter.
Both teams traded punts on their next possession until two big plays gave Jacksonville State a 17-10 advantage with 5:09 to go in the second quarter.
The Skyhawks threatened to put more points on the scoreboard but a costly turnover occurred at the 1:52 mark. Jacksonville State took advantage of the short field and converted a third-and-four pass play for a touchdown to take a 24-10 lead at the half.
UT Martin's defense made a statement to start the third quarter, holding the Gamecocks to just one yard on a three-and-out in the opening possession of the second half.
The Skyhawks then marched down the field for another lengthy scoring drive, this time a 14-play, 78-yard drive that lasted 5:11. Favre connected with Butler once again for a 17-yard touchdown strike to make the score 24-17 at the 8:54 mark.
UT Martin's defense forced another punt on Jacksonville State's next possession but the Skyhawks would turn the ball over two plays later. The Gamecocks would add another field goal with 4:27 remaining in the third quarter to go ahead 27-17.
Six plays later, UT Martin would answer right back with a field goal of its own, as Redditt drilled a 44-yard attempt for his second field goal of the afternoon. That made the score 27-20 with 2:03 left to play in the third quarter.
Both squads swapped punts again before Jacksonville State scored the next 14 points of the game. UT Martin would add a touchdown late with a 29-yard rush by Neal but time ran out on the Skyhawk comeback effort.
The Skyhawks now face a short week, as they will travel to OVC rival Tennessee Tech on Thursday, Oct. 10. Kickoff for the game, which is the first of three in the Sgt. York Trophy series for UT Martin, is slated for 7 p.m.


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Are reality shows good for society?
Reality shows like Big Boss, Roadies are nowadays became the demand of Indian youth. But this kinda reality shows giving wrong message to our society by the abusive language used in the show.....this entertainment is becoming a curse to the society.....plz share urban views....
Topics: abusive language entertainment
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Mar 5 2013: Youth enjoy what we allow them to. It is the path of least resistance. Reality television is easy; it costs your brain nothing to watch. You need not think or make any symbolic or deep connections what-so-ever when you partake.
Now what if parents decided that youth should only be allowed to watch something wholesome or intelligent? Of all the ideologies and religions parents hold over there children, the media they allow them (or force them) to intake should be the most prevalent.
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