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Pragma Group SAL, a Lebanon-based holding company that has the franchise for Cavalli Club, has mandated Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd to raise money and look for a partner to launch the club in India.
"They are looking to raise money to partner with someone in India," said Avinash Gupta, head, financial advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd.
The amount sought to be raised is $20-25 million, he said.
Prospective investors include high networth individuals (HNIs), apart from Bollywood and sports personalities.
Pragma, which has the exclusive franchise for the club in the Middle East, North Africa, South-East Asia, Turkey, Armenia, India and Brazil, has interests in retail, technology, food and beverage and leisure. Investment partners are being sought for Mumbai or Delhi.
The Dubai club has prompted the move to exploring India.
The club is located in the Fairmont Dubai Luxury Hotel.
Pragma may also be starting Cavalli Cafes in several cities in India, the spokesperson said.
India's luxury market is worth about $3 billion and is home to brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Versace and Jimmy Choo.
"There certainly is a market for this luxury concept," said restaurateur Rahul Akerkar, who runs the Indigo chain of restaurants.
Clubs, however, thrive on novelty. "In restaurants, it's different," he said. "Consumers form loyalty."
Besides high operating costs, which include getting close to 20 licences and paying 25% value-added tax, clubs also need permission to stay open late, integral to their success.
"Not too sure if it is the right time yet, maybe a couple of years down the line there will be more takers," said Sanjay Kapoor, managing director, Genesis Luxury (part of Genesis Colors), which sells brands such as Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Canali, Etro, Just Cavalli, Jimmy Choo, Paul Smith and Tumi in India.
India was estimated to have 4.5 million affluent households, with an annual income of $16,000 in 2010, which is expected to double to 9 million by 2015, according to McKinsey and Co.
Despite growing affluence, "India is still a very, very price-sensitive market," said Jay Singh, co-founder and executive director of JSM Corp. Pvt. Ltd, which has the Hard Rock Café franchise in India.
Singh also ran the FTV clubs in Delhi and Bangalore for two years before shutting them in 2004 as the format was not sustainable.
The market does have room for such concepts, said Keenan Thams, who runs Triology, an eight-month-old upscale club at the Sea Princess in Mumbai. "There is a large enough market for many high-end clubs to be there in the market," he said.
To sustain itself, a club requires 600-700 people on a weekend with an average bill of Rs.3,000-4,000, which is not a difficult threshold to achieve, Thams said.
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Kidrobot x Street Fighter Mini Figure 2-Packs ($17.95). Estimated to release in April 2013.
Capcom's Street Fighter, now in its umpteenth iteration with over 29 million copies sold worldwide, teams up with Kidrobot to take you back to the arcade with the characters who kick-started it all! Your favorite fighters come in a 3′ tall vinyl format in 2-packs that include characters like Balrog, M. Bison, Sagat, and Vega. These figures feature articulated arms just itching to deliver that final sonic boom!
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Positive reinforcement means longer living relationships
Some believe that the relationships you have with your children are the only "required" relationships, in that one must keep working on them for the rest of their lives. They are the only ones we're not allowed to give up on. Some believe that parenting is a constant try and re-try. Some believe that a good parent is constantly evolving so that the connections we have with our sons and daughters remain strong.
I disagree. Not with the sentiment that as a parent we must work and work each day at the relationships that we have with our children. Not even with the idea that we shouldn't give up on or break up (so to speak) with our children. Hindsight has taught me that our connections with them must remain the most important things that we hold on to as parents. As a parent, I do believe these things to be true.
What I don't believe is the statement that your children are the ONLY relationships that one isn't allowed to let go. I believe that marriage, one's relationship with your child's parent, also needs to be a priority and should be a relationship that we not only nurture, but hold on to, cherish, and work on, work on, work on. Now of course that isn't to say that there aren't toxic relationships; abusive, detrimental or one-sided that must be let go of immediately. But the OTHER kind of marriage; the-leave-the-toilet-seat-up-beer-cans-in-the-living-room-sticky-jelly-on-the-cutting-board-stop-yelling-at-me-did-you-just-flirt-with-that-waitress?-can-we-do-something-besides-watch-tv kind of marriage must not be given up on. I believe that like the relationship you have with your children, a marriage should be a perseverance for the long haul. Read the rest of this entry »


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How to compress SVG files
Binary-encoding and compressing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image files is possible with the SVGTBINENCODE.EXE utility found in the S60 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 3 SDK (or later).
SVGTBINENCODE usage:
- Take a back-up copy of your .svg file - you will overwrite the original with a compressed version that cannot be edited.
- Copy the source .svg file to a location within the emulator folder structure. For example, to %EPOCROOT%\epoc32\winscw\c\system\temp\
- Run the svgtbinencode compression utility. To do this, at the command line type:
cd %EPOCROOT%\epoc32\release\winscw\udeb svgtbinencode -Dnogui -- c:\system\temp\sourceimage.svg
This will create a binary-encoded version of the SVG image in the same directory, with .svgb extension.
- Copy the .svgb file to the folder where your original .svg is stored
- Delete your original .SVG file because you are about to replace it with the compressed version.
- Rename the .svgb file to have a .svg extension.
- Run the MifConv.exe utility for creating a multi-icon file (.MIF). If an extension makefile (icons.mk) is used, this is done automatically during the build process.'
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100,000 - 500,000 downloadsAdd this app to your listsTweets por @AppsZoom
** Calls are instant - no Dial-in number and no PIN number to remember - press the call button and everyone's phone rings and they are connected.
** With CrowdCall you have group/conference calls with anyone who has a phone number. They don't need to have the app to participate in a CrowdCall - they don't even need a mobile phone!
** No VOIP on your phone so it does not drain battery nor your data network plan.
CrowdCall is very different than any other app or service that enables group calling because:
1. It doesn't require anyone to dial in - instead it makes an outgoing call to all participants as soon as the originator presses the call button. That means that unlike GroupMe or Voxer or any other conferencing service, there are no line or carrier charges for using the service - it is truly free to all. It requires no work on the part of participants to join the conference, they simply answer the call and press "1" and they are in the conference. No dial in or pins required.
2. It doesn't require participants to have the app. If you have the app you can select the people you want to include in the conference from your contact list and hit the call button. Our server dials out to everyone using their regular phone number, they don't need the app or a smart phone or even a mobile phone, they just answer the call on whatever phone they have and they are connected, free of charge.
3. We use regular phone lines not VoIP connections to the phone. VoIP client does not provide acceptable voice quality outside WIFI coverage. VoIP client also drains your phone battery. We use regular carrier lines up to our servers, that means the highest possible quality call and also lets your phone battery last longer.
4. It is spontaneous, you don't need to schedule a call, you can create a group call and start it instantly, no need to send out a dial in number or pin or have participants do anything other than answer the phone!
5. It saves your data network usage. CrowdCall only uses data connection for call setup; the voice is carried over regular phone lines. So it only consumes a tiny amount of data traffic and saves your data plan bill.
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A barricade situation came to a peaceful end Wednesday night as Chandler Police arrested a suspect who ran from them and holed up inside an apartment complex near McQueen and Chandler Blvd.
He was armed, so SWAT was called in to get him to surrender.
The suspect was wanted on a felony warrant. He would not pull over for officers -- and then jumped out of his moving car and ran into an apartment.
In the end he gave up and no one was hurt.
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Botsford News Release
Farmington Hills, Mich. (November 2, 2011)---Shannon R. Schnell, D.P.M., has joined the medical staff at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. This foot, ankle and lower leg specialist sees patients in two locations: Nationwide Foot & Ankle Care, PC, at 10986 Middlebelt Rd. in Livonia, (734) 261-3400; and Sore Feet Podiatry, PC, at 32432 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak, (248) 549-3338. Dr. Schnell is certified as a wound care specialist.
After earning her doctorate in podiatric medicine and surgery from Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences in Miami Shores, Florida, Dr. Schnell served her residency at Botsford Hospital. During her residency, Dr. Schnell served in 2010 as a volunteer with Botsford's medical mission to Guatemala.
Dr. Schnell is a member of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons, the American Podiatric Medical Association, the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association, and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Botsford Hospital is a multi-specialty 330 bed hospital and verified trauma center located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus also houses an imaging center and a comprehensive care cancer center. Botsford Hospital is also home to an extensive medical education program and is part of Michigan State University's statewide campus system. Botsford Hospital each year cares for approximately 16,000 inpatients and more than 60,000 emergency and trauma patients with a team of 2,500 employees, 300 volunteers and more than 600 physicians. A not-for-profit hospital, Botsford provided almost $10.5 million in community benefit during its 2011 fiscal year.
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Behind the Scenes at 9 Hot Tech Startups [PICS]
Unsurprisingly, the offices of some of the hottest startups around have just as much personality as the products themselves. Full of killer perks, like ping-pong tables, kegs of beer and endless snacks, startup founders know how to reward their hardworking (and often still small) team with some good old-fashioned relaxation. These tricked-out spaces also reflected much of their own website's designs, including little visual homages to their logos and products in surprising and innovative ways.


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Parking For May Commencement
The Main Commencement Ceremony will be taking place in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (located behind the Sports Complex). Suggested parking for the stadium is South P-Lot accessible from the South Entrance and located off South Drive. Special bus transportation will be available to transport guests from the South P parking lot directly to Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Guests are encouraged to park in this location and use the bus transportation. Signs will be posted at all bus stops. Bus transportation will be available between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. All parking is free of charge.
Parking Arrangements for guests with special needs
The Stadium parking lot is reserved for vehicles with appropriate ADA Permits. Once on campus, permits should be displayed and vehicles will be directed to Stadium parking lot. Guests requiring ADA Transportation Services should call (631) 632-3741 or (631) 632-6418 for more information
Important Information for Families
Families will be sent a map with pertinent information about commencement. If you are participating in your department's program as well, also let your guests know details about the department's ceremony so that they will know the time and location of this ceremony.
Reserved space for wheelchair guests will be available. Guests unable to use the bleachers should ask an usher to direct them to special seating.
Candidates with a disability should notify the Office of Conferences and Special Events so that arrangements for either marching or seating can be discussed - call 631-632-6320.
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1998 Jaguar XJR V8 Supercharged from UK and Ireland
Number 8 piston keeps bashing the electrode on the spark plug, causing it to run on 7, probably crank wear.
Smokes like a chimney on start-up and whilst running.
Air filter box is filling with oil, probably worn bores causing back pressure.
Windscreen wiper parks where it wants to and sets off by itself.
Steering judders and the car has new brakes all round, and has had all bushes checked and steering tracked and wheels balanced.
General Comments:
I have wanted a quick 8 potter for ages and thought that the Jag V8 supercharged would be the one. After having the S-type, I enjoyed the traditional English character and thought of staying with the manufacturer. I am used to running around in run of the mill stuff, for example I had a 180,000 mile 1043cc VW polo and thought now's the time to treat myself, but I wish I hadn't.
The XJR has a full service history up to the last minute, so what the heck is it doing giving me all this grief in so little miles?
My 21 year old 1.0 litre VW Polo was a better workhorse and I treated it like a dog. All I can say is that I am very disappointed and this car has cleaned me out without giving me any fun..
You don't expect to buy a prestigious marque of this calibre and have these types of problems at such a low and well maintained mileage. Beware.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 4th February, 2006
1st Mar 2006, 19:52
Geez! Do you burn the tires off at amy given opportunity or what?
Seems like problems that would be attributed to hard wear.
31st Jul 2006, 14:57
Sounds like Nikasil issues, new engine time!!!
26th Nov 2007, 13:07
I have a 98 xjr with all the typical Nikasil signs: rough starting, smoke on start up, oil in air intake. It still runs well. We'll see how it plays out; probably not well. I wish I had known about this when I bought the car. The cost of an engine replacement is equal to what I paid for the car. That being said, I still love Jaguar. It's just a shame that they used Nikasil lining. 15 pounds lighter = short life span. Not a good equation.


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Nearby schools include Gefion Gymnasium, Sølvgades Skole and Clavis Sprog & Kompetence - København.
The closest grocery stores are Døgn Netto, Irma Nørreport and ALDI.
Nearby coffee shops include Cafe Herkules Pavilionen, Cafe AU Lait and Riccos Kaffebar. Nearby restaurants include Traktørstedet Rosenborg, Restaurant Los Arcos and Brdr. Price Restaurant.
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Thanks to the fine doctors at The Med! From KBTX.com: For the first time in Brazos Valley history, doctors with the College Station Medical Center have performed Cochlear Implant Surgeries on two deaf children from Brenham in hopes of restoring their hearing. Before now, parents of hearing impaired children had to go to out of […]
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The White Pass
Photo courtesy of the George and Edna Rapuzzi Collection, Rasmuson Foundation, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
The White Pass Trail is a unit of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and with the Skagway Historic District makes up a National Historic Landmark. Parts of the the historic White Pass trail can be seen from the Klondike Highway or from the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. Much of the old trail has been dsiturbed by the creating of wagon roads, railroads and highways, however a portion of the original White Pass Route that stampeders traveled on in 1897-1899 are still in situ (left undisturbed) today. Most of the areas are difficult to reach spread throughout the wilderness of the Sakgway River valley and into the Yukon over White Pass. It is not reccomnded that visitors attempt to hike or gain access to the original route, as it is not marked, maintained or currently used.
The White Pass was the "new" route to the Klondike in comparison to the Chilkoot Trail. In 1887 Captain William Moore, with the guidance of Skookum Jim, carved a path out of the vast wilderness of what would later become known as White Pass. Moore had a vision that Skagway and the White Pass would one day become the gateway to the gold fields of the Yukon. He was right, however his original White Pass Trail proved to be a nightmare for some during that first winter of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897-1898. Although the pass did not climb as high as the Chilkoot and did not experience the severe steep slopes of the Chilkoot it had its own struggles. Mainly the pass seeped with mud during the wet fall months of 1897, and the mass of stampeders attempting to move through muck and bogs were stalled. The mud made the trail imapssible and caused a sort of traffic jam of stampeders. People and their pack animals were stuck along the trail and some ran out of supplies. The animals, particularly horses, suffered the most. It is estimeated that 3000 horses died along the trail, and this earned the trail the the nickname of "The Dead Horse Trail." This mess eventually closed the pass until the ground and river were frozen making the pass once again a viable option for travel. Later a wagon road was created, followed by a the construction of an engineering feat, the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad.
This publication available on-line at:http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/klgo/klondike.pdf
Johnson, Julie
2003 A Wild Discouraging Mess: The History of the White Pass Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Anchorage, AK: National Park Service. (In Print)
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The mystery of why these canvas boats were left behind at the Chilkoot summit of Klondike Gold Rush NHP, remains unsolved. One theory reports that it was too costly to pay the customs to take them over the border. Perhaps they were too flimsy for the rough waters of Bennett Lake?


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If you were tuning in to the NFC Divisional Round playoff game between Atlanta and Seattle, you might have seen Jay Small on your screen.The Hinton teen, won the 51st Punt, Pass and Kick competition in the 14-15 year old age range Sunday night in Atlanta.
Small was honored during the game, winning the title with a combined total of 417 feet 7 inches. The 14-year old punted the ball 136 feet, tossed it 154 feet 11 inches and kicked it 126 feet 8 inches to win.
It's the second time Small has reached the national finals. He placed second in the 10-11 year old bracket when the competition was held in San Diego.


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"Our goal is to fulfill the dreams of dogs who find themselves abandoned in shelters. Sadly, without your help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia – usually within days or hours of arriving at the shelter. Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters by no fault of their own. We work hard to unite them with forever families who will give them the life and love they deserve."
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Swedish Cancer Institute has a long history of fighting lung cancer through research, early detection via low dose CT screening, staging of lung cancer, surgical and medical therapies, and palliation of lung cancer.
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Swedish Cancer Institute has changed the way early stage breast cancer patients are cared for by adopting new surgical margin guidelines. These guidelines will reduce the need for taking women back to the operating room if cancer cells are found at or near the specimen edge, also known as the margin. Following extensive review of the data, this new guideline was established by breast experts from the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society of Radiation Oncology and has been endorsed by the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Fact: Damage to genes, particularly those involved in the regulation of cell division and cell death, is the key event in the development of cancer.
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Fact: Our bodies' oxidants can contribute to cancer.
Half-fact: Antioxidants are chemicals we ingest that then run around neutralizing oxidants, rendering them powerless to promote cancer. The so-called antioxidant vitamins, of which vitamin C, E, and beta-carotene are the most well known are more properly called redox agents. In a particular environment, they prevent or reverse oxidation, called reduction. But they may change the acidity or even just the concentrations of the components of the reaction, and they may facilitate just the opposite. For example ....
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I'd agree that Romney did not articulate a message on the social issues. In hindsight, perhaps that was an error. However, he wanted to focus everything on the economy. Many believed that was the best strategy because if the election was about the economy, Obama shouldn't have been reelected. All the things you mentioned are social issues. They don't explain how over half the country blame Bush for the past 4 years. Perhaps Romney should have hit the social issues more. Who knows?


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We caught up with Michquel McCullough before he met with a group of people who want to hear what he has to say about staring a charter school in Canton. McCullough grew up in the Canton Public School District. His children attended Canton Public Schools until he moved to Ridgeland.
"I didn't like the teaching style, teaching methods. I noticed there was too much testing going more than anything else," said McCullough. "Tried to go to the school board meetings, tried to voice my concerns, I didn't deem them open to that process with me."
A charter school is a public school, and publicly funded, but is free from some of the strict guidelines of the local district. The Canton School District is low-performing, and scored an "F" in the most recent round of MCT tests, so McCullough won't have to get Canton School Board approval to submit a charter school application. But he does have to get lots of other people on board.
McCullough is one of a handful of people statewide beginning the process. The State of Mississippi first has to appoint a charter school authorizing board. Kimberly Smith-Russ, Mississippi State Director of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, explains what happens next.
"The RFP (request for proposal) would have to come out, and then people can actually start applying, getting their information ready to start applying to the authorizing board," she says.
Smith-Russ has this advice for Mississippians who are interested in charter schools.
"To be patient with the process. To learn what charter schools are," she says.
Mississippi's first charter school is at least a year away, if not more. McCullough wants to take each step and do it right.
"The parents want an option, I want an option," said McCullough. If they embrace it along with me, I will do all I can to make this happen. But again it's about the political support, the community wanting this."
If you want to learn more about starting a charter school in Mississippi, contact the Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools or the Black Alliance for Educational Options.
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You have them all downloaded, right? You could upload them to mediafire. I could help with that, as i have some of the folders
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Raventree Hall is the seat of House Blackwood. It is located in Blackwood Vale in the Riverlands.
George R. R. Martin has not published the location of Raventree on maps yet, but the non-canon map for HBO's Game of Thrones places Raventree north of Riverrun and the Red Fork and south of the Whispering Wood.[1] The Lands of Ice and Fire indicates the castle is north of Riverrun, west of Fairmarket, and southwest of Oldstones.[2]
The castle has high, ancient stone walls with moss climbing up them. There are two huge, square towers flanking the gate and a square tower at each angle in the wall. It is also defended by a deep moat lined with stone. Inside the walls there is a muddy outer ward, a cavernous timber keep and a godswood. Lord Blackwood's solar is large and airy, with great beams of dark oak. Wool tapestries adorn its walls, while latticework doors with panes of diamond-shaped yellow glass overlook the godswood.[3]
Raventree's godswood contains a dead, ancient weirwood of colossal size. Every evening at dusk hundreds of ravens come and roost all night on the dead weirwood as they have for thousands of years. It is claimed to have been poisoned by the Brackens.[3]
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During the War of the Five Kings, the stronghold is taken by House Lannister due to the absence of Lord Blackwood.[4]
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At some point, the northern army gains control of Raventree Hall. Ser Garth Greenfield is held captive there.[5]
A Feast for Crows
Raventree is under siege by Lord Jonos Bracken. Lord Karyl Vance implores Ser Jaime Lannister to intervene, knowing that Lord Tytos Blackwood would never surrender to Lord Jonos.[6]
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In the wake of the Red Wedding and the following submission of Riverrun and Seagard, Raventree Hall is the last castle in the Riverlands refusing to declare for King Tommen Baratheon. Jaime Lannister goes to Raventree and negotiates the surrender of Lord Tytos, taking his son Hoster as a hostage to ensure Tytos's good behavior.[3] Tytos intends to have the bones of Lucas Blackwood, another son who was killed at the Red Wedding, buried beneath Raventree's great weirwood.[3]
Chapters that take place at Raventree Hall
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Game of Thrones Viewer's Guide
- ↑ Jaime Lannister's route on the "Journeys" map from The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
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Some things I can understand, but using the "Time is of the essence, we don't have enough people" for something like art is a bit excessive. Blizzard you are huge, you rake in insane amounts of money. Im sure there are many many artists who will work for even min wage to work at blizzard. Hire more people for those sectors. Its not like its something that needs to be constantly overseen like game balance.
MusedMoose said...
Take a look at the rest of the blue posts. Nethaera addresses your suggestion with a simple fact: it's never that easy. I know that the hiring process in my office to get just two new people took months, and our new hires don't need the graphical and artistic skills that people hoping to work at Blizzard's art department would need. My guess (and it's only a guess) is that by the time Blizzard found a bunch of new artists, their current artists probably could get the job done themselves.
Also, and this is a general statement, *not* directed at anyone here: I really wish the obnoxious person who got the last blue reply in that thread hadn't received one. An accusatory, demanding, and generally bratty post deserves only to be ignored. -_-
Then they need to put the information out that they are infact hireing new artists. If they proverbially whore the information out, then more people would apply. Most people see something like blizzard as something huge, with no possible way of getting in, so they dont bother. If they make it obviously apparent they are hiring then they would get astronomically more aplications. When talking about it they make it seem like they have a art team of 3. They give new models to things that could easily go without them. 25 bosses each patch get a model, yet the ones we see often are stuck without necks, and have a poly count of a piece of dirt in minecraft
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Mused - Yes the response is bratty, and I think they could have found a less vitriolic post to respond to on this topic...but I think people are just getting really frustrated. I don't entirely blame them.
Yes, training new art asset creators can take a time - but I am sure there are plenty of people out there with the necessary degree and skill set to do so once they're oriented with whatever proprietary software Blizz is (likely) using.
I've worked in animation -- having the basic skill-set needed goes leaps and bounds into helping one learn the ropes of a company really quickly. Blizz isn't going to hire concept artists to train how to do model work / rigging -- they're going to hire the animation / game design students that already have that prior knowledge.
And damn if I don't know plenty of people in those industries that would kill for a job right now!
Didn't Blizz try some remodels of faces once before WOLK came out? I forget the details, but I recall seeing pictures on WoW Insider. They were hideous.
That doesn't mean any future revamp is doomed to be hideous. Just a past experiment went wrong (if I don't have my facts wrong)
Why do Blizzard have such a hard time finding people with the skills to create models when Valve have stacks of professional-looking models submitted to the 12-man TF2 team for free? If they can't find artists, the problem is with their hiring process. Skilled artists exist, and Blizzard is choosing not to hire them.
More likely, they just think the money lost from using low-quality models is less than the cost of updating them. That's fair enough; it beats the common 'graphics are the entirety of the game' mindset.
The idea that players would complain is a pretty obvious excuse. It's just not a good enough reason; Blizzard are a game company, and every single change they make will drive idiots to tears. Given that they worked up the courage to implement the sweeping gameplay changes made in Cataclysm, I can't see how they might think the backlash from updating character models would be too much to bear.
I know it's probably a major undertaking but they gave us 2 new races. It can't be fricken impossible. I am tired of hearing "we would like to do this, but..." That is just not acceptable. And as far as the hiring process, I'm pretty sure blizzard hires sub contractors or vendors to do work for them all the time. I worked at a company that hired lots of temps, it doesn't take 2 months. Most places I have worked for I was interviewed, hired, drug tested, and working in less than a week. Blizzard is no small company, I'm sure they can handle hiring/training people in a timely fashion. Either come out and say there's no way they want to put the resources in updating the old models or do it. Quit jerking people around.
I've been a professional cook for 28 years, and Blizzard's tired answer on this topic is very similar to what I've seen over and over again in my industry. Restaurant owners "just can't afford" to fix or replace the aging, beat-to-death, falling-apart equipment in the kitchen, but somehow they can find the money to keep remodeling the damn dining room every couple years.
I think this part's kind of a sad excuse too.
"... We've made changes in the past to various characters and had some people be a bit upset that it was changed on them as they had made very specific choices about the look of their character."
Just do the changes and give everyone a single chance to refurbish the look of their characters, like what you can do when you do a race/faction change.
Problem friggin' solved.
Hell, they could probably go and charge five bucks for it and make money of off it after the fact.
Drakkenfyre said...
Kadamon, one of the things they are referencing is when they remodeled the human female face. People logged in, and saw their character's face completely changed. Their eyes now looking different, and their cheeks thinner. It made some people upset.
Never think that someone couldn't be attached to a lower-quality model. People get attached to the way something looks, and even if it's low-poly, they can get upset when it gets changed without the ability to change it back. Imagine the new Druid Tree form. Technically it's higher-quality, but the majority of the people think it's ugly. The demand for the old tree form was so great, they put in a Glyph to use it instead.
Blizzard has said if they change the models, they will give people the option to use either the old ones, or the new ones. I simply hope they only update the original models, because the ones introduced in Burning Crusade look fine. I wouldn't want to enable newer models for everything else, and have to see the Burning Crusade models updated as well, as they are fine.


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Beatphreek said...
I've been getting emails for the past couple of days telling me that my battle.net account has had its password changed. The first time I saw it I freaked out for a second because I know i didn't change it. But only for a second. I have an authenticator so I quickly realized it was a phishing scam.
The email looked completely legit and was a word for word copy of what you get when you change the password. They spoofed the from address as well. There were 3 links in the email, 2 of them went to legit blizzard support links and the 3rd went to a .net domain (I can't believe Blizzard didn't grab that domain name). Also when I scanned the headers for the actual submitting domain it was from spoofed armory domain. One of these were registered with Godaddy.com and the other with some other place in china. The GoDaddy resgistration info had all of BLizzard's info in for its contact stuff.
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Dozens of Queensland families have complained about religious instruction classes in schools to Macquarie University researcher Dr Catherine Byrne.While the Anglican Church of Australia said its curriculum did not mention hell, divorce, Creationism or other contentious topics, parents have complained about their children having nightmares about death and burning in hell. There were also reports in 2010 that Queensland primary school children were taught Creationism; that man and dinosaurs walked the Earth together.Despite RI being optional Queensland, parents complained that children who opt out of the classes are left unsupervised, that children are enticed in with lollies, and one family is considering homeschooling so they don't feel "odd" for opting out of RI. Read more HEREDo your children receive religious instruction at school? Are you happy with the lessons? Do you have the option to opt out if you wanted to?
We are not at school but I have sat through many lessons and I really don't have a problem with them. Many of the bible stories especially the old testament ones do cross religions.
I would admit I would like to see a little bit more focus on some other religions such as buddism. I would be concerned if my kids came back that they would burn in helll but I have never experienced this information in an RE class.
So many of our rituals are based on religion that I actually think it is important that children know how/why certain rituals became a part of our culture including their pagan origins ect.
People also need to remember we are talking about young children so grasping all the aspects of religious difference ect is very complex.
I like the idea of children having a basic idea of what religion is so they can make educated decisions in their lives. I have see adults who think they find religion in some very strange ways and it ruins their lives because they have gotten involved in cult type organisations.
RE provides parents with a chance to discuss different beliefs with their children and ask questions while you are their to guide them. With all the negativity that sometimes comes out in the media with religion it is easy to forget that the majority of people of any religion are kind, caring people and many I know see validity and accept the different opinion of others.
We have a lovely book at home called what I beleive which looks briefly at many religions including Taoist, Shinto, Sikh, Buddism and even talks about native religions.
My kids go to CRE. I'm not religious but want them to learn about it so they can decide for themselves. But at home I teach them that there is other religion and also teach them about evolution.
My kids love CRE (which is optional) and have never come back with anything upsetting. Just lovely artwork and nice things about god and jesus
In our school it's an option for the kids to take CRE (Christian Religious Education), we have to fill out a form if we want them to take part and it has a small cost (about $4 for the year I think it is).I love it, my kids love it. They never come home with stories of death and hell but they do come home with some lovely art works and encouragement awards.I'm glad our school has it as an option, it's not forced on anyone.
I filled out the paperwork last year but they haven't yet had a lesson. I opted in because I didn't want him to be sitting alone in a classroom. However I have sat through many a RI lessons and I really don't want him to have them because personally I don't think they should be in schools. So I have trouble with this as well. I'm a little torn.
When and if they happen I may have to reconsider whether he does go or not.
This is a sore point for me, I'll admit. We've opted out for our Miss 7, last year and this year. We started off last year (Grade 1) letting her go to the first session (ours are set up as a 1 hr lesson once per term) - because we were told it would not be 'just' focused on Christianity, but on the broader themes of religions around the world and the good life lessons to take from their teachings.
So much for that. When Lily came home and told me it was an hour-long session of bible stories and colouring bible-themed Easter pictures, we decided we'd rather educate her on the many, many religions of the world ourselves. I gleaned from other parents that they did indeed only teach Christian bible stories in the RI classes right through til term 4. I wonder when they start to introduce those 'other' religions they mentioned? What's with the cover story, I have to wonder also - I admit I felt almost tricked into letting my child attend the session.
She and any other kids opting out of RI (and there are lots of them) go to a clasroom together and read their home readers, do their homework or play educational games on the classroom computers - Reading Eggs and the like. I'm much happier with this arrangement, and so is Lily.


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Things seem a little slow so I thought maybe some of you might be interested in this story.
It seems that the Iranians are suffering from delusions ... apparently they think the U.S. is out to get them. How deluded can you be?! The U.S. wouldn't act like that! Excerpts are as follows:
The U.S. intelligence community is worried that mysterious assassinations and bombings aimed at Iran's nuclear program may be spurring the Iranian leadership to pursue attacks inside the United States, according to current and former U.S. officials. ...
"The Iranians feel—and they have said this already—that they are under attack via economic pressure and things blowing up in their country," says Juan Zarate, a former deputy national security for counterterrorism who served under President Bush. "The Iranians seem to be responding by trying to attack the United States and its allies abroad." ...
... There have also been a string of industrial explosions at facilities associated with Iran's weapons programs, such as a Nov. 12 blast at a missile-testing facility outside of Tehran that killed Maj. Gen. Hassan Moqqadam, the head of the country's missile program.
"There's been great deal of speculation about events in Iran surrounding its nuclear program," says a U.S. official who would only speak on background. "Iranian paranoia about these events could lead them to lash out. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's an option people have to consider."
the link is ... http://ca.news.yahoo.com/iran-could-attack-inside-u-062609945.htm
Is this the sort of news "Manufacturing Consent" ?
I have to ask how serious is it really that Iran is angry at the U.S. and is "on the verge" of being able to construct a nuclear bomb when the U.S. has 10,000 of them already to go.
Iran is not a threat. This is part of an ongoing effort to sell "military spending" to the American public. By all that I read Mr. Harper is either participating in this charade or has actually been taken in by it.
That great US diplomat Henry Kissinger once said Even a paranoid can have enemies.
It never ceases to amaze me that governments, like our own, think they can engage in rhetoric against another and then claim surprise when the target responds in kind.
Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
Mario Puzo, The Godfather
The discussions were heating up on CNN tonight and made me anxious to watch the commentators in their panic mode...the fear was being laid on thick. Nothing about it on CBC...they were focused on other world events...too many to cram into an hour I guess. I don't know what to believe anymore--the world is so mixed up and the media sensationalism so often makes it worse. I have been trying not to watch for awhile now because the TV news-o-tain-ment does so much fear mongering, and less and less real reporting--which I believe only creates more problems. I mostly only read the news from a couple of sites now...because I can regulate the content I take in somewhat better, and I don't have to listen and watch all the "urgent" sound and visual effects and often frantic sounding reporters..but my partner stlll watches it sometimes.
Hi LBmuskoka,
That great US diplomat Henry Kissinger once said Even a paranoid can have enemies.
And any 4-8 year old knows that it takes one to know one.
Smiles at RevJohn.
Speaking of paranoia, I just read about the parallels between this current crop of news and the similar drum beats in 2000 ... the connection, US presidential election years.
Oh my, is that my paranoid or conspiracy slip showing ;-)
The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.
Sigmund Freud
i want to know what sort of odds Lloyds of London has made?
who knows, we might see the end of the Middle East as some of us knew it. perhaps Disney is already planning a Disneyworld Tehran?
EDIT: the link seems to be broken -- if so, this is another link http://news.yahoo.com/iran-could-attack-inside-u-062609945.html that may or may not be the original story qwerty produced
*waves to the visiting Canadian furry "lefty"*
Given the threats and rhetoric and patterns of recent history, I'd say the Iranians would have to be in some kind of totally off-the-planet denial to not be very very anxious about Israeli and American intentions: two nuclear-armed bully-boy superpowers with a history of extreme violence singling you out and pushing you into a dark alley? Me worry? You have to be kidding…
The Iranians could attack the U.S., Whimsey? In their dreams. The U.S. said the same thing about Saddam Hussein.
i included that link because qwerty's original one don't work no more (in computerese "it is broken" or the link is "broken") and i think the link i gave led to the same article or at least a similar one
that's all
Here's an idea. If leaders must insist on diputes being solved with violence...they should step into a boxing ring and leave us out of it!...as it is now, they leave us out of the decisions anyway, yet, put citizens in the middle of the battles. Democracy? At the voting booth maybe...after that it's anyone's guess as to what's going on.
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