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NEW YORK – Junior Emily Caruthers stole the 28th base of her career in game one of a doubleheader at Princeton on Saturday to set a new Columbia record, but the Lions were swept to open a four-game Ivy League South Divisional series. The Lions fell in game one, 3-0, and dropped the nightcap, 2-1, in nine innings.
The Lions (20-20, 6-8) wrap up their series with the Tigers on Sunday, April 21 for a twinbill beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Game One
Columbia 0, Princeton 3
The Tigers (23-17, 8-6) went ahead 1-0 in the first, putting runners on the corners with one out after two consecutive hits. Alex Peyton followed with an RBI groundout to put Princeton in front.
In the third, the Tigers added two more after a Maddie Cousens RBI single and an error on a first and third double-steal situation to make it 3-0.
Columbia's best opportunity to get back into the game came in the top of the sixth after singles by Caruthers and Alix Cook brought the tying run to the plate. However, Peyton, who started the game in the circle for Princeton, induced a ground out to third to end the threat.
Alix Cook went 2-for-3 in the contest, continuing her excellent sophomore campaign. Emily Kenyon took the decision (8-9), but the Lions received strong work from Kalli Schultea and Tessa Kroll out of the bullpen. Neither pitcher allowed a run in the final four frames.
Game Two
Columbia 1, Princeton 2 (9 Innings)
Princeton scored in the bottom of the first again in game two, plating the go-ahead run on another RBI groundout by Alyssa Schmidt.
With two outs in the top of the second, Kayla Shimoda was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Mackensy Lakian drove Shimoda in with a double to left-center to tie the score, 1-1.
Neither team was able to generate much offense until the game moved into the ninth when a pair of errors to start the inning opened the door for the Tigers. The next batter was Tory Roberts who singled just in front of the catcher to load the bases, and Rachel Rendina worked a walk to drive in the walk-off run.
Brooke Darling (8-8) went the distance, allowing just one earned run on 10 hits.


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2. But we do have the wild card. And so it is a virtual certainty at this point that both the Red Sox and Yankees will make the playoffs. So what exactly is being "choked away"? Not a whole hell of a lot, even if you subscribe to the "choking" theory -- and I do not. The dubious edge of home field advantage? Bragging rights for the AL East? I remember joking at SoSH about the Yankees proudly holding a 2004 AL East parade and wondering how many fans would have shown up for that.
3. There's not a whole hell of a lot you can do when your main rival plays .656 ball for four months (63-33). If the Yankees stay hot for another week and a half, well, bully for them. All we have lost is the massive cushion we built to prepare ourselves when the Yankees finally got their heads out of their asses. We are in first place and I expect us to be in first place on October 1.
4. Of course, if the Yankees do win the East, all you will read and hear about is how the Red Sox "choked away" the division, but since when have we given the time of day to misinformed media writing stuff that has no basis in reality? Since never, that's when.
5. As Newsday (and JtC, apparently) proclaims:
If you care about winning the East, yes, it's a race. As we expected way back in March. If you care about making the playoffs by any means necessary, then, there is no race. As we kind of expected before the season began. (Blame or give thanks to the wild card for that.)
6. We have nine games left. New York has 10. Both Boston and New York will be playing playoff baseball -- so what's the big deal?
7. The 1997 Florida Marlins finished the season 2-7 -- and won the World Series.
8. The 2000 Yankees lost 18 of their final 21 games -- and won the World Series.
9. The 2002 Anaheim Angels finished the season 4-7 -- and won the World Series.
10. The 2005 White Sox saw their 15-game lead on August 1 shrink to 1.5 -- and won the World Series.
11. The 2006 Cardinals were 7 GA on September 20, saw their division lead drop to .5 GA in only eight days (and with three games remaining) -- and won the World Series. (The 2006 Tigers were 10 GA on August 7, went 19-31, finished 1 GB the Twins, and won the AL pennant.)
12. Playoff bound teams fall into four categories:
Suck in September, dominate in OctoberWhat category do the Red Sox fit into? What about the Yankees? We have no idea. All we can do is watch the games (and live and die by their results). The games in September -- and the upcoming games in October.
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The Anti-Defamation League's Mountain States Region today issued a statement condemning the swastikas drawn on the windows of three Boulder stores on the Pearl Street Mall this week.
"The Anti-Defamation League condemns all vandalism, and in particular the use of swastikas," Scott Levin, regional director, said in a statement. "The use of swastikas sends a strong message of hate and goes against the spirit of inclusivity and respect valued by the overwhelming majority of Boulder residents. We deplore this despicable act that affects the entire Boulder community. In times like these and always, we must join together to declare Boulder, and all of Colorado, no place for hate."
Employees confirmed the swastikas -- which appear to have been drawn by the same person -- appeared on windows at Lindsay's Boulder Deli at Haagen-Dazs, 1148 Pearl St.; Weekends, 1200 Pearl St.; and Installation, 1955 Broadway. Employees believe the drawings were made sometime late Monday night or Tuesday morning.
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No. 16 NU Faces Minnesota in Quarterfinals
2012 Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament
Teams Participating: Northwestern, Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Purdue, Minnesota, Indiana, Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State
Dates: Thursday, April 25 (First Round)
Friday, April 26 (Quarterfinals)
Saturday, April 27 (Semifinals)
Sunday, April 28 (Championship)
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Venue: Varsity Tennis Courts
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
TV: BTN on Monday, May 6 (5 p.m. CT)
Huskers Claim Big Ten Title, Headed to Tournament
The No. 16 Nebraska Huskers women's tennis team (21-4, 10-1 Big Ten) head to the Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Ind. as the No. 2 seed after sharing the Big Ten regular season conference title with Michigan on a 10-1 record. The Wolverines handed the Huskers their only conference loss en route to the first conference title for Nebraska since 1978 when the scarlet and cream were still a part of the Big Eight.
The Huskers clinched the first round bye and will face Minnesota (10-14, 3-8 Big Ten) on Friday, April 26 at 1 p.m. CT. No. 10 seed Minnesota and No. 7 seed Penn State battled it out on Thursday, April 25 at 1 p.m. where the Golden Gophers edged out the Nittany Lions 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals to face NU.
Huskers In The ITA National Rankings
Nebraska is currently ranked 16th after dropping two spots in this week's rankings. The ITA Division I women's tennis rankings were released Tuesday, April 23 and Nebraska slid to the No. 16 spot in the nation this week. The Huskers have remained in the top 25 of the nation the entire 2013 season to date peaking at No. 6, the highest in school history.
Mary Weatherholt remained at No. 11 in ITA singles holding a record of 22-1 (10-1 against ranked opponents) on the season, including victories against then-ranked No. 16 Ema Burgic of Baylor, No. 23 Brynn Boren of Tennessee, No. 58 Britney Sanders of Notre Dame, No. 41 Kelsey Dieters of Ohio State, No. 17 Petra Niedermayerova of Kansas State, No. 120 Melissa Kopinski of Illinois, and No. 55 Kate Turvy of Northwestern, No. 111 Leslie Hureau of Indiana, No. 57 Petra Januskova of Penn State, and No. 28 Emina Bektas of Michigan. Her only loss to a ranked opponent came at the hands of No. 83 Malika Rose of Oklahoma State.
Mary Weatherholt and partner Patricia Veresova climbed another spot in the ITA doubles rankings to No. 3 this week. The two are 18-1 on the season, including six victories against ranked opponents over then-ranked No. 12 Brynn Boren and Kata Szekely of Tennesse, No. 31 Petra Niedermayerova and Karla Bonacic from Kansas State, No. 8 Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton of Northwestern, No. 75 Petra Januskova and Chelsea Utting of Penn State, No. 39 Krisztina Kapitany and Mara Schmidt of Purdue, and No. 2 Brooke Bolender and Emina Bektas of Michigan.
German Huskers duo made up of Stefanie Weinstein and Janine Weinreich also held out in the ITA doubles rankings this week dropping to No. 82. The pair has earned an impressive 24-0 record this spring including two victories over ranked opponents. The ranked victories include then-ranked No. 41 Caitlyn Williams and Joanna Henderson of Tennessee and No. 45 Ronit Yurovsky and Sarah Lee of Michigan.
Nebraska is currently 12-3 against teams ranked in the ITA top 75, with six victories against opponents ranked inside the top 25. The Huskers have knocked off No. 7 Northwestern, No. 15 Baylor, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 19 Purdue, No. 21 Vanderbilt, No. 23 Tennessee, No. 30 Penn State, No. 32 Kansas State, No. 32 Indiana, No. 37 Illinois, No. 55 Ohio State, and No. 64 Wyoming. Nebraska's losses came from No. 10 Miami at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 8, No. 35 Oklahoma State on March 21, and No. 7 Michigan on April 13.
The Huskers are the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten behind No. 6 Michigan and No. 15 Northwestern. Eight teams from the Big Ten are in the top 75 this week, with a total of three in the top 25. The remaining ranked Big Ten teams are No. 28 Purdue, No. 38 Indiana, No. 43 Illinois, No. 44 Penn State, and No. 70 Ohio State.
Mary Weatherholt Earns Athlete of the Week Three Times
The Huskers senior from Prairie Village, Kan. won the Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete-of-the-Week honors on March 13 following her impressive undefeated record, including several victories over ranked opponents in both singles and doubles. This marks the third time that Weatherholt has earned the award this season thus far, after claiming the honors the week of Jan. 30 and Feb. 13.
Huskers in the Record Books
Weatherholt, with her 22 singles victories thus far this season, has set the record for Career Singles wins at 115, previously held by Sandra Noetzel from 1996-2000. She set the record on Friday, Feb. 22 with a victory agaisnt UALR.
Weatherholt, with an impressive record this spring season at 40-2 combined record (22-1 single, 18-1 doubles), has reached 196 combined victories become the winningest women's tennis player in Huskers history, formerly held by former teammate Madeleine Geibert with 181 total career combined wins. This pushes Geibert down to No. 2. With a good portion of the season remaining, Weatherholt will easily stretch this record even further with the remaining matches.
Stefanie Weinstein has notched 46 combined victories this season which notches her tied with Madeleine Geibert at No. 2 on the Career Combined wins record board (with 181). She matched Geibert on Sunday, April 21 with her two victories against Wisconsin. Weinstein only needs one more win to topple Geibert and fall right behind teammate Mary Weatherholt.
Weinstein also has 25 individual doubles wins this season which puts her at the No. 1 spot on the school's Career Doubles Individual Wins list at 94. She surpassed former teammate Madeleine Geibert at 91 with her victory against Michigan State on Sunday, April 14 to achieve the top spot.
Mary Weatherholt has accumulated 18 doubles individual wins this season putting her at No. 3 on the Career Doubles Individual wins with 81.
Janine Weinreich has amassed 26 doubles individual victories this season notching her tied with Imke Reimers at No. 4 on the Career Doubles Individuals wins list with 74 total. One more would see her past Reimers to take the No. 4 spot behind teammate Weatherholt pushing Reimers to No. 5.
Weinstein and Weinreich, as a doubles team, have climbed onto the Season Doubles Team wins list at the No. 4 with their 25 victories this season. The duo would need two more to put them ahead of No. 3 Madeleine Geibert and Weinstein's 2011-12 season tally of 26.
Looking Ahead
Nebraska hopes to continue their season's success at the Big Ten Tournament and win the title. Nebraska has earned their fourth straight at-large bid to participate in the NCAA Team Tournament. The tournament's first and second regional rounds take place May 10-12 and if the scarlet and cream snatch the Big Ten Tournament title to remain in the ITA top 16, they have a possibility of being one of the regional hosts for the tournament.
The Big Ten Tournament
The Big Ten Tournament is a prestigious and exciting event possessing some deep talent and top programs from around the nation. It displays excellence and is a fantastic preparation tool for the teams heading to the NCAA Tournament.
Eight teams enter the bracket ranked in the top 75, with the charge led by regular season conference co-champion Michigan on a 10-1 record shared by Nebraska. The Wolverines and Huskers met on April 13 with Michigan escaping triumphant 5-2 handing Nebraska their only conference defeat. As the No. 2 seed, Nebraska could have a chance at revenge against the Wolverines in the tournament finals if they can see their way past the quarterfinals and semifinals with Michigan doing the same.
Nebraska's next closest scare came from a narrow victory over Northwestern on March 10 (4-3) and the two teams could be duking it out in the semifinals if the No. 16 Huskers find their way past their quarterfinal opponent Minnesota and if the No. 15 Wildcats scrape a victory together over No. 38 Indiana.
Tournament play began on Thursday, April 25 at 9 a.m. (CT) from the Varsity Tennis Courts in Bloomington, Ind., home of the Hoosiers. The morning matches saw No. 8 seed Iowa defeat No. 9 Ohio State while No. 5 Illinois toppled No. 12 Michigan State. The afternoon matches saw No. 10 Minnesota defeat No. 7 Penn State as well as No. 6 Indiana sweeping No. 11 Wisconsin.
Matches resume Friday, April 26 on the same schedule for the quarterfinals in which No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Northwestern, and No. 4 Purdue enter play. The Wolverines face the Iowa and the Boilermakers take on the Illinois at 9 a.m. (CT). The Huskers battle Minnesota and the Wildcats clash with Indiana at 1 p.m. (CT).
The semifinals matches are set for Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. (CT), then the final match is set for Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m. (CT).
Big Ten Network Tournament TV Coverage May 6
The Big Ten Network will provide Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament coverage on a delayed schedule on Monday, May 6 at 5 p.m. (CT). The men's tournament follows at 6 p.m.
Huskers Win the Herman, Weatherholt Grabs Top Honors
The women's tennis team earned Nebraska's Herman Award, which goes to the team with the highest team GPA of all the Huskers sports, with a GPA of 3.793. The team won the award last season in 2012 as well.
Weatherholt also earned Nebraska's Student Athlete of the Year award. The award only goes to one male and one female student athlete from all Huskers sports every year and Weatherholt's hard work and success both on and off the court was able to see the senior attain the honor in her final season as a Husker student athlete.
Scouting Minnesota
Head Coach: Chuck Merzbacher
2012 Record: 16-9, 5-6 Big Ten
National Ranking: NR
Big Ten Tournament Seed: 10
Minnesota entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed and faced seventh-seeded Penn State, winning 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. The Golden Gophers were able to topple the Nittany Lions in regular season play with a 4-3 victory on April 5 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Minnesota suffered a 6-1 loss to Nebraska on April 19 at home. The only point for the Gophers came at the No. 4 singles where Jessika Mozia was able to edge out the Husker's Maggy Lehmicke.
Minnesota is currently 10-14 overall. Minnesota currently aren't ranked have no players in the singles rankings and no duos ranked in doubles. Last season Minnesota went 16-9, 5-6 Big Ten. Minnesota and Nebraska have met 15 times throughout history with the series led by the Golden Gophers 11-4.


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We Win the Jackpot! Maryland, Maine, Iowa, Washington State, Minnesota
If tonight proves anything, it's that American voters have definitely, decidedly and determinedly rejected the religious right on the subject of same-sex marriage.
Adding to the big victory in Maine, where voters reversed themselves and approved same-sex marriage was the vote in Maryland.
The Free State's Democratic (and practicing Roman Catholic) governor, Martin O'Malley, had taken a determined stand on the issue. He helped pull it through the State Legislature in Annapolis, but anti-gay groups forced the issue on the ballot.
Several black pastors came out against same-sex marriage. The controversy even reached into the National Football League. When one black state legislator rebuked a player for the Baltimore Ravens, he was slapped down in the media, social media and just about everywhere else before he beat a hasty retreat.
Now, the Washington Post has called the vote for marriage equality. This marks the southernmost state (not counting the neighboring District of Columbia) to approve of same-sex marriage.
"It takes away the talking points that anti-marriage activists use day in and day out: that this issue can't win at the ballot box," Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Coalition, told the Post.
Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, fought hard for his side here and in Maryland. But instead of conceding that the electorate nationally has changed, he blamed parochial politics.
"The big difference is that we are in four deep-blue states," he told the Post.
Mirroring what apparently happened in Maine, the densely populated suburban and relatively well-off Montgomery County went heavily for the measure, countering more conservative rural areas. Neither the Post nor the Baltimore Sun gave reports on the vote in Baltimore, by far the state's largest city.
The vote became a de facto referendum on attitudes in the African-American community. Many black pastors were fierce in their denunciations but it apparently had little effect on parishioners. The fact that President Barak Obama spoke forcefully for marriage equality effectively blunted the anti-gay message in the black community.
"We were well outspent," said the Rev. Derek McCoy, executive director of the Maryland Marriage Alliance.
Meanwhile, in another significant victory for our side, the Human Rights Campaign has sent out an email claiming victory in Iowa.
Voters there were deciding whether Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins would suffer the same fate as his colleagues in the last election. But voters apparently decided to keep him at his bench in the state's highest court.
Anti-gay forces marshaled against Wiggins because of his forceful decision to allow same-sex marriage in the Hawkeye State. Civic groups were unanimous in deriding the recall election as a dangerous interference in the constitutional theory of separation of powers and an independent judiciary.
In the end, most Iowans seemed to agree. Iowa thus looks secure to be the only state not along a seacoast to have legalized same-sex marriage.
As of this writing, pollsters are predicting that Washington State will pass its own same-sex marriage referendum. And Minnesota appears to have defied expectations and defeated an amendment to the state's constitution banning same-sex marriage.
The American electorate has spoken. Whether the GOP will listen or be relegated to minority status remains to be seen. The Democratic Party platform came out for same-sex marriage. The GOP's rejected any form of legalized partnership for same-sex couples.
Pundits predicted that the issue wold become a millstone around the Democratic Party's collective neck and would bring out social conservatives in droves for the GOP.
The pundits were wrong (as they so frequently are). The GOP, meanwhile, continues to be in thrall to the "Moral Majority" religious Right that propelled Ronald Reagan to the presidency. A few voices in the GOP wilderness, such as Meaghan McCain, the daughter of the last failed GOP nominee for president, have been trying to get the party to move to where the American electorate has already gone on the issue. But the party seems to be continuing its ride along the river called Denial.


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I've paid some hefty duty fees on packages from BBTS before.
I've paid some hefty duty fees on packages from BBTS before.
In your user options did you ask them to mark as gift?
crap nothing.
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Import charges are more or less random from any foreign destination, from what I've seen. If you're looking for "logic" or "sense" out of Canada Post's processes and policies.... Best of luck to ya.
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EDIT: I didn't find it on a the Canada Post site [today at least], but I posted a thread on another site a year ago maybe from the FAQ on Canada Post:
For an item to qualify as a "gift", a friend or relative must send it to you personally and include a card or other notice indicating that it is a gift.
If you receive an imported gift by mail that is worth CAN$60 or less, you will not have to pay duty or tax on it.
If the gift is worth more than CAN$60, you will have to pay any applicable duty and taxes on any amount over CAN$60.
For example, if a relative sends you a gift worth CAN$200, you must pay any applicable duty, GST or HST and PST on CAN$140.
Items that do not qualify for the CAN$60 gift exemption include the following:
alcoholic beverages;
advertising material; and
items sent by a business
So it seems it doesn't matter but I have never been charged Duty fees on anything from BBTS so I am just confuzzled...
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Personally, it shouldn't matter. Canada Post needs to fix their rules or just get rid of gift all together. If the option is there I don't see any reason for myself or BBTS not to use it.
Because it's not a gift lol. They're a business selling you stuff. It'd be no different than Walmart "gifting" you merchandise to avoid the tax man.
Anyway, the charges are, indeed, quite random. It really boils down to the declared value, which they'd definitely get in trouble lying about.
It's actually Canada Customs that makes the rule. Canada Post is just relaying the rules given to them. It's not like Canada Post is the one keeping the taxes. Just sayin'
.... I use that BBTS gift feature too. I use the Pile of Loot to save a bit on shipping...... although it doesn't save too much when you've got to ship less than $60 at a time. But every little bit helps.
My last order was over 100 bucks and it was duty free sooooo who knows.
It is truly a gamble. I have had orders over $200 get missed and a $70 get hit.
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It's as simple as that.
Just like driving across the border to do some shopping. They never pull everyone over and inspect everyone's purchases in order to collect all applicable taxes. No way they could handle all that. Same goes for parcels crossing the border.
*Only exception to being pulled off the conveyor belt to be inspected for tax collection purposes are regular purchases under $20, or 'gifts' under $60.
With this month's seemingly quicker shipping, have any day-of purchases arrived yet, or just subs so far?
Haven't seen my day-of stuff yet. And what marndt8448 says is quite true. I've had a padded envelope containing a single GI Joe get nailed before but huge boxes worth $200 or more sometimes get through ok.
Having said that, it is a 100% guarantee that you will get hit with import charges from any other method than the postal service. UPS, FedEx, etc. are all obligated to charge importation fees & taxes for any shipments crossing an international border. Canada Customs thankfully can miss some, so while it's a gamble in my opinion it's worth it most of the time.
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Good discussion. I have only been charged once on a Mattycollector order but it ways always under 100.
I've been hit a couple of times, but my purchases are usually under the $40 or $50 limit, whatever it is.
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I went with DHL for the sub next year, so I know I'm going to get hit with customs charges every month. Hopefully it's not too terrible.
And while it doesn't happen anymore, until about a year ago I only paid either $2-3, or nothing, to UPS at the door. They've raised their prices though substantially. And they never deliver my stuff until the evening anymore, even though it's been out for delivery since they've opened and I just live a few blocks away. I'm no longer happy with their service, but I'll still use it this year b/c it beats the alternative for now (I'm not locked into a sub). I'm locked into the 2013 sub though, so I chose the cheap method for the year. Hopefully we'll be able to switch from month to month with a my subscription page.
nothing as of yesterday
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I have had a few things coming up from the US over the last month and on that side of the border things are really slow right now, not sure why, but with tracking priority parcels I have been watching they are 6 - 7 days in US - and averaging 4 days in Customs and 1 - 1 1/2 days once they hit Canada Post. CP is on the ball. I am guessing the going to Sweeden has taken longer on the US side.
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EDIT, so I'm back home and STILL nothing. DR is ridiculous, the package I was waiting for from staten island is here, and still none of my subs. I mean I am used to it but sometimes it gets annoying, it's almost arrogant in a way, and the fact that Scott hasn't revisited this concern, even popping in to say hey I'm still on the case. as mych as Iw ant CG it's annoying that he doesn't give concern to these other issues.
Got my shipping notice for November already, still haven't received ANYTHING from October.
Hey Scott, we got Grayskull through, yes it's for the fans but it helps you out too, so help us out on these ridiculous shipping times. LOOK INTO IT AND REPORT WHY ITS SO INEFFICIENT!!
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nothing for me too we are now 30+ days china has faster shipping
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i just posed this question for the 100th Time..here and on the matty board, i'm getting annoyed..
I've personally asked this question 4 times on the matty boards along with many other Canadians. We just received our shipping notice for Nov still have not received anything for Oct.. many Canadians are in the same boat.. why!!!! because our shipments are in Sweden.. My god.. do we have to stand on our heads and spit nickles to get some answers ???
Please can you tell us what is going on.. and your CS is saying it's USPS. Digital river uses Mail on the move not USPS. and i've dealt with USPS they work in connection with Canada Post.. they are well aware that Canada is beside the US
Mail on the move.. well who knows.. maybe they thing Canada is on the moon.
Please get us some answers.. this is getting to be too much!
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Same boat for me. Some Cell phone batteries i ordered from China 12 days after my October matty package "shipped", came in last week. 2 weeks from China.. sounds reasonable to me. I am so glad i decided to go with DHL for my sub shipping next year. I may end up paying an extra $10 on a single figure but I wont have to wait 5 weeks to get them, and wont have to worry about them being lost in the mail. Its getting ridiculous, I have 3 packages from matty that i have been waiting for, for a month. My sub, my He-Man/Battle cats from He-Mans birthday and weapons pack. That's $200 worth of product in Sweden somewhere.
Got my shipping notice last night as well, and I plan on making a purchase at tomorrow's sale (If i dont forget I need to make sure to choose UPS).
I sent this to Mail on the Move
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A Leavenworth County official Thursday said the county's plan to start ticketing code violators code could be up and running as soon as May.
A Leavenworth County official Thursday said the county's plan to start ticketing code violators code could be up and running as soon as May.
County Counselor David Van Parys said details are emerging on a codes court run through Leavenworth County District Court, "piggybacking" off of the existing traffic court but used to enforce the county's planning and zoning regulations instead.
The county's planning and zoning department, according to Leavenworth County commissioners, have had some code violation cases open for close to a decade because, aside from sending letters to the property owners, they have had little enforcement powers.
"Currently, to enforce regulations, we have to file an action in civil court," Van Parys said. "It's not difficult to to do, but it is somewhat more complicated than simply issuing a citation, which is what initiates a codes court proceeding."
The county already has a code enforcement officer and Van Parys said the codes court would empower that officer to issue citations, which would also be filed with the clerk of the district court. Though he said the officer would likely contact the property owner and ask for the nuisance or code violation to be abated.
"That generally resovles the case," he said.
If it doesn't, the matter would proceed much as it would during a normal court case ― Van Parys said the individual could enter a plea, request a trial or even appeal the decision.
Negotiations have been ongoing for some time on exactly how the dedicated codes court would work ― it needs a judge, a courtroom and resources in the court clerk's office. Van Parys said he would be meeting again with court officials next week to finalize some of the details in regard to the courtroom and judge used. In the meantime, he said the commission would need to adopt a fine schedule, capped by state law at $500 per offense.
However, though Van Parys said the county has not had a codes court until now, he did not anticipate a flood of cases following the start date, nor did he anticipate planning and zoning to take a proactive role in finding violations.
"It's not contemplated that we would have a code enforcement officer out driving around looking for things," Van Parys said. "It's mostly items brought to our attention by neighbors and people who live nearby."
Van Parys anticipated a May 1 or June 1 starting date for the codes court.


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How to Ruin Hockey for Yourself: Part 2 – Follow the Lockout
Finally, it's Part II of my ongoing series on how to ruin your hockey experience. Part I dealt with learning how to watch the game in such a way that you just-…you just wanna wreck something. Just wanna break something. Well this time, we're going to be exploring that which currently ails hockey fans, but seems to be doing a bang-up job of making sure that their un-enjoyment holds up.
2 – Follow this stupid lockout
I don't know if you are aware, but they are locked out of hockey right now. "Who is they?" you might ask. I would correct you with, "You mean who are they?" and then I would indulge you by saying "anyone" unless you count the KHL, ECHL, AHL, CHL, SPHL, LNAH, FHL, some IIHF games here and there, some crazy Russian league I can't pronounce or spell, a bunch of places in Asia, Europe, a league in Mexico, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Hungary, college hockey, high school hockey, bar leagues, and anything else on this page that I don't feel like typing out. Other than those outliers, everyone in the world is banding together and locking out their teams.
Now I could rant and rave and get into how Gary Bettman is now overseeing the third lockout of his career. Or I could talk about league revenues and how their profits have absolutely skyrocketed since 2006 as though they were laughing in the face of a recession. I could yap all night about revenue sharing or honoring contract lengths or being happy with climbing out of the basement and back into the running as a legitimate sports league or I could go on and on about how they insist on putting an ice hockey team in the middle of the desert and now they're all shocked that they can't get anyone to buy it.
But that would all be pointless. Because anything I do in that regard is just adding to the noise. All the noise noise Noise NOISE! If you haven't ventured into the veritable hellhole known as Twitter in a good long while, go ahead and stick your head through this peephole. Upon glancing while writing this, the search "nhl lockout" gave me the following to digest:
- The Sabres' goaltender stating that the lockout is to satisfy egos. Nice job Millsy, that'll sure calm down the flames.
- About twenty reporters giving me updates. Twenty reporters giving me updates on how there is no hockey. Twenty reporters telling me that there won't be any hockey. Reporters. Whose full time jobs currently consist of saying, "Nope. Still no hockey." Samuel Beckett wrote a play about what these reporters are doing.
- No less than four astute individuals offer the following advice to end a labor agreement: "JUST DROP THE PUCK ALREADY!" They must be lawyers.
- An election ad. Because why not.
- A rumor source saying that the league will cancel all games through November.
- A rumor source saying that the sides are close to an agreement to start playing games November first.
- Oh look…something I tweeted. That's embarrassing.
- Poll results that give us a very telling tale:
We can't even agree on who to be pissed at! But I'll guarantee one thing. Everyone that took that poll is pissed at everyone else that took that poll because there's a poll to take because we aren't getting our fix. And we're watching this big ol' pot of water all damn day, and it's just not boiling because the NHLPA wants owners to honor existing contracts and the owners think the contracts are absurd and the players want their millions and the rest of us just want it to end.
It's a lifeless whirlpool of vitriol. There aren't any gladiators in the arena. There is nothing for us to hang over people from other cities and taunt them about, or hate on them for overlooking. There is nothing for hockey fans (except for a whole bunch of hockey leagues that aren't the NHL). Sure, we can watch other sports, but it's not quite the same if you don't burn with that passion. Without an outlet for what we want to tune in to see, we've started to turn on each other and hate anything that isn't an end to this nightmare.
We've tried to cope, I know. I've watched. I've listened to radio hosts yell at fans over the phones, and I've seen the ugly result when they are called out for their actions. Did I say ugly? Because that was awesome.
Here's a heartbreaking picture of a small child whose dreams are being crushed. The player on the ice is his love of the sport. The glass is the expired CBA that really needs to last more than seven years. Notice the gleam in his eyes. Notice his hand reaching out. That was us, all of us, back in July. This is a fact: that child is now 82 years old.
For God's sake, we're simming the season. I appreciate all the effort that some people are putting in, and they're keeping great track, but that's just sad. Not sad in a "wow, you have no life" way. It's sad in the way this video is sad. <~~ DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK!
The farther and farther we go into it, the more pathetic the examples of coping with the lockout become.
Once you start down this road, hockey fans, that's all it is…a road. It's barren. There isn't an end in sight. There certainly aren't a ton of leagues playing that you could find a way to watch on the internet. Every time the league and the player's association teases at reaching an agreement, it's a cruel joke on your behalf. We are doomed to forever roam the earth, seeking nothing but the life that was. But it's gone now. Now it's a fight for survival.
What happens when our gladiators aren't in the arena? What happens when we cannot sate our blood lust? We turn on each other. Fight the lockout, fear the locked out. Every direction you turn, you're going to meet someone else with a different view of who's wrong in all this. Good friends of mine side with the owners, others with the players, still others with neither. They start snarling at each other, clawing and biting, picking each other apart. Tearing each other down.
Oh sure, maybe those feelings have always been there. I've always felt that The Buffalo News and WGR are a bunch of hacks, just like most fans in most cities can't stand the fact that somebody gets paid to watch their games. Except now, they're getting paid to tell us there isn't a Santa Claus. In some cases, they aren't getting paid, and so that anger's getting channeled right back at us.
And the worst part of all? After we're done fighting it out, there still won't be a season until those millionaires that we love to hate and those billionaires that we don't even know reach some sort of agreement. And at the end of the day, that agreement will be how to divvy up our money.
…or you could just not follow the lockout. Go outside!
For the price of taking my kid to one NHL game, I can get season tickets for two local college teams. I'll do that instead, and actually enjoy myself.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Junior Christine Wixted made her NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships debut Friday on the second day of competition at the IU Natatorium and the IUPUI Sports Complex in Indianapolis.
The program record holder and a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer in the 100-yard breaststroke, Wixted competed in the event trials Friday morning in the first NCAA Championships swim of her career. The Greenwood Village, Colo., native clocked 1:01.37 to finish 38th overall in the field of 48 competitors.
Wixted is also qualified to compete in the 200 breaststroke, which is slated for the final day of competition in Indianapolis Saturday, March 23. Trials get underway at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by the finals session at 7 p.m., which will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Live results will also be available throughout the day.
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[Note 2: The 1,650-yard freestyle event will begin at approximately 4:45 p.m., with the last heat of the preliminaries to end at approximately 6 p.m.]
[Note 3: Preliminaries for both men and women will begin at 11 a.m. Finals for both men and women will start at 7 p.m.]
[Note 4: Awards ceremonies will be held immediately after the championship final of that given event.]
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Forever! We'll Fight-Fight-Fight!"
The music was composed by former music faculty member Dr. Harry Bulow in 2001 and performed for the first time during basketball season that year. It replaced one which belonged to the University of Texas at Austin, entitled "Texas Fight," which had been used since the late 1960's.
The new fight song was played for five years before Dr. Laurence Marks, UNC Charlotte's director of bands, composed a set of lyrics in 2006. Minor changes suggested by the campus administration, Athletics, and students were accepted by Marks and submitted for final approval by the Chancellor and the 49ers Fight Song, refelcted above, was born.


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Since no one was around to enforce my self-congratulatory inhibitions, I jumped up and did a little dance, a moment to which I happily confess but remain glad no one else had to witness.
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On the screen, Chris Hemsworth battles aliens as superhero Thor. But this day, his wounds are of the domestic variety.
"I was trying to grate ginger," said the 30-year-old actor, holding up his right hand to display bandaged fingers. "The grater came apart, so I was positioning the blades back in and cut my fingers. I wish I could say I was rescuing some old lady who was being robbed. But, really, I was just cooking in the kitchen."
In-person, Hemsworth's robust frame is impressive. But, he's not as massive as he appears on film.
"I don't naturally sit at that weight," he said of his on-screen appearance. "I spend four or five months eating protein and lifting weights. Then I spend months getting rid of it."
His routine has definitely paid off. Overseas, Disney's "Thor: The Dark World" earned a summer blockbuster-like $109.4 million when it opened overseas last weekend. On Friday, the Marvel sequel hit domestic theaters, with predictions it could earn more than $95 million in North America alone, toppling "Ender's Game" from its No. 1 box-office spot.
"Each time these films continue to work — whether it be 'Captain America,' 'Iron Man,' or 'Avengers' — you think, 'Oh god!' You don't want to drop the ball," said Hemsworth. (Collectively, the Marvel Studios film franchises have made more than $12 billion worldwide). "I couldn't be happier," he added.
Contractually bound to one more "Thor" film and two more "Avengers" movies, Hemsworth will continue to reprise his role as the hammer-wielding hero.
"I'd do them for as long as they will have me," he said. "I love being a part of this crazy ride that Marvel has set us all on. It's opened up so many doors for me."
In September, Hemsworth starred as Formula One racer James Hunt in the Ron Howard-directed "Rush." The film — a box-office disappointment, in contrast to Hemsworth's superhero movies — marked a new chapter in his movie career.
"'Rush' was a far more intimate setting," the actor said in a recent interview as he tucking a few loose dirty-blond strands of hair under his fisherman hat. "All of the focus is on the story and the characters. You're not competing with special effects and big stunts."
Hemsworth's work in "Rush" led to another role in a Howard picture: The upcoming "Heart of the Sea." The period adventure film, based on the true events that inspired Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick," is currently filming in London.
"Chris won the James Hunt role in a self-made audition that immediately demonstrated he had the range to capture the qualities of a complex character," Howard said in an email to The Associated Press. "He has great instincts and the intelligence and talent to get his ideas onto the screen — and he's a blast to work with. We're halfway through 'Heart of the Sea' and its clear Chris is generating another strong performance."
Hemsworth will also star as a cyber-guru in an upcoming, not-yet-titled Michael Mann thriller. "Chris is ambitious and uninhibited," said Mann in an email. "He's artistically down for the cause. He's there for you. I had been told that by Ron Howard."
When preparing for the role in Mann's film, Hemsworth took computer lessons for two and a half months. "I couldn't be more inept in mathematics and computers," he said, adding with a chuckle, "It was quite a steep hill to climb for me."
Luckily, Hemsworth is always game for a challenge — even if it means taking a pay cut to tackle meatier roles. "Look, it's great to earn money," says the actor, who has a 17-month-old daughter, India Rose, with wife Elsa Pataky. "But it's not why I got into it. There are obvious great bonuses financially, but I don't pick roles on that. You can't. If you do it's a short-lived career and you end up in one type of thing."
Back in 2007, when Hemsworth moved to Los Angeles from his native Australia, his goal was to conquer Hollywood. But he had to struggle to find an audience.
"There was a period of about eight months where I wasn't working and I was pretty close to going back home," said the actor, who's also worked as a bartender. "I was sick of having the door slammed in my face and feeling like I wasn't good enough. But, I knew I loved storytelling and movies. There was nothing else I really wanted to do."
Luckily, appearing in 2009"²s "Star Trek" helped him get noticed. "It was such a small role, but Kenneth Branagh saw it and cast me in 'Thor,'" Hemsworth said.
The actor's 23-year-old brother, Liam, who stars in the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," also auditioned for the part. "But, they said he was a little bit young," said Hemsworth. "Then my manager was like, 'Well, he's got an older brother.' So, if anything, Liam got me in there. It was a team effort. We are competitive, but not in this business. There are too many variables you cannot control."
Despite his success in Hollywood, Hemsworth still fights anxiety on "every set I step on," he says. "I can't help but think, 'Do I have a handle on this? Am I going to be able to make this truthful?' But I like that question mark. It keeps you alive. There is a danger to becoming too comfortable."


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BOULDER -- On Tuesday, Boulder County commissioners are to revisit the issue of whether they'll once again extend their current temporary moratorium on processing new applications for drilling for oil and gas in unincorporated parts of the county.
Meanwhile, commissioners on Thursday night gave dozens of people the opportunity to try to make their case, during a 2 1/2 hour-long public hearing, about why the county should continue to hold off on considering such applications, particularly for wells that will use the process of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" -- the injection of mixtures of sand, water and chemicals to free up underground oil and gas deposits.
The current moratorium, which started in February 2012 and has already been extended twice, is set to expire June 10.
More time is needed, several people told commissioners at Thursday night's hearing,
"A moratorium is essential until more is known about health, community and environmental impacts," said Ken Bonetti of Boulder, who said he was a member of the Indian Peaks chapter of the Sierra Club.
Lauren Swain, a representative of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Sierra Club, said a two- or three-year extension could give the time that's necessary to study the impacts that fracking has on air and water quality.
"We have a wonderful opportunity here to stand up against these hazards," said Swain, urging the county commissioners to "give Boulder County a fracking break, please."
Kaye Fissinger of Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont, said that as a result of that group's sponsorship of last year's voter-approved city charter amendment, "for now, and hopefully forever, Longmont is frack-free."
Fissinger urged the commissioners to keep Boulder County's moratorium in place "until such time that studies reveal that fracking is safe."
Tuesday's meeting -- set for 11 a.m. in the commissioners' main third-floor meeting room in the Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, will not include a further public hearing, Board of County Commissioners chairwoman Cindy Domenico said Thursday.
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We were in Jefferson City on Monday for our office selections. Each election, we have the opportunity to change our office location based on seniority within our class.
We were in Jefferson City on Monday for our office selections. Each election, we have the opportunity to change our office location based on seniority within our class.
For the past two years, I have had an office on the first floor, which I found to be a little noisy. This was especially evident during tours by grade schools of the museum which was just around the corner from our complex.
Representative Reiboldt is in a two office complex on the second floor and it is much more quiet.
When his office mate opted to move out, I took over that space. Now Bill and I will be in the same complex and Charlie Davis is just around the corner. This will make it much easier for local folks to visit with us. I also spent considerable time looking at bills to pre-file. I settled on just three to begin with. We are still in need of finishing the legislation on requiring fire sprinklers in nursing homes. We have a law requiring the installation of sprinkler systems by certified installers, but there is no state certification process in statute. We have had an ongoing attempt to repair this oversight in the original bill, but so far there has always been some objection. Hopefully this time will be the charm!
Another bill that keeps making it's way around is a State Income Tax break for installation of a storm shelter. We made some changes to last year's bill and hopefully this time we will be successful. I'd still like to provide fourth class cities the option of electing aldermen that are 18 years old. Many times, there are just not enough qualified people interested in filing for office and this would let young folks take an active part in their community.
We haven't been assigned to committees as of now, but the speaker has asked each of us to notify him in writing what we are interested in serving on. My first choice was to Chair the Workforce Committee, then to remain on Professional Registration, to be assigned to Transportation, Economic Development and Utilities. Committee assignments are usually made by the first week of session so we should know pretty soon what we will be focusing on. I've probably explained before, but committees are where the bills are introduced and where committee members as well as the public have a chance to testify for or against a proposal. After everyone has a chance to voice their opinions and ask questions of the bill handler and witnesses, the committee,either then or at a future time, votes on sending the bill on to the floor leader or killing it. Each committee chairman is normally limited to sending only three bills per year to the floor so they must choose carefully what they wish to be presented. The exception to this is a bill that the speaker wants to be considered. Usually these are bills that mirror the speaker's priorities for the year. For this reason, issues that have been identified as priorities are usually not pre-filed.
Southwest City and Pineville both had their Christmas Parades on Saturday. There were great turnouts at both places. The good weather sure helps people make a decision to take the kids to a parade. There were a lot of older folks lining the parade routes also. I guess the saying "Everybody Loves a Parade" is sure true. Jane has discovered something else. You never get too old to enjoy Tootsie Rolls. We even make sure the police officers directing traffic get a handful!
Next week, we are going to be at Noel and Seneca. I sure hope the weather is as good then as it's been so far.
Racine Christian Church had it's "Journey to Bethlehem" program on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Last year, 3,800 people went through the journey and the church was praying that this year we could get 5,000. Be careful what you pray for: they had 6,720 people go through and the poor cast was totally worn out! The program is well planned and the cast do a wonderful job of portraying the Christmas story. There are close to 200 people that participate in putting the show on. Start making plans to attend next year!
I'm on the way back to Jefferson City for an Abuse and Neglect Committee meeting on Monday and a Local Governance Committee on Tuesday. I'll report next week. Until then, I am and remain, in your service.
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In recent years the market has rolled over and many players are only participating in the sport for 6-12 months. With that short a time span it is hard to get to know your customers and what they want. This forum is my way of understanding some of the most important people in my life, you our valued customers. You can see from my post count that me being here is not a rare event, actually I read the forum 3-4 times a day every day. I make large business decisions based on what you all say here. I give you all a lot of weight and find myself explaining what you have told me to others on my staff.
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Ridership up on Metro-North and LIRRWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Metro-North Railroad had its second highest ridership in 2012, providing 83 million rail rides, despite the lingering effects of Super Storm Sandy.
2012 saw a ridership increase of 0.8 percent over 2011, but not enough to top 2008 when the railroad provided a record-breaking 83.6 million trips.
Metro-North estimates it lost 1.8 million rides in 2012 due to Super Storm Sandy, the most severe weather impact on ridership ever. Had Sandy not occurred the railroad was on track for a new record of 84.9 million rides.
"Our ridership has doubled in the 30 years since Metro-North's inception and was on track to be the highest ever in 2012 before Sandy struck," said Metro-North President Howard Permut. "Nevertheless, by providing consistent and reliable service and good value, we have been able to double ridership from about 40 million a year to more than 83 million now and we expect that trend to continue."
Ridership on the New Haven Line did set a new record in 2012 with 38.8 million rides, up 1.3 percent, breaking a record set in 2011, when the line carried 38.3 million people.
Ridership into Stamford also remains strong. Some 5,300 people get off morning trains from both directions. About 2,400 people get off trains from the west and 2,900 from trains to the east, about the same as the year before.
On the Harlem Line, ridership was 26.6 million, up .8 percent over 2011.
And on the Hudson Line, ridership of 15.9 million was up an even more modest .3 percent over 2011.
West of the Hudson, ridership on the Port Jervis Line, which was hit hard by another storm, Hurricane Irene in 2011, continues to lag.
Overall, West of Hudson ridership was down 4.1 percent compared to 2011. The Port Jervis Line was down 6.8 percent, while the Pascack Valley Line increased 1.1 percent.
In other MTA news, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ridership rose last year. Total ridership for 2012 was 81.7 million, 0.7 percent higher than in 2011. Ridership had risen for 13 straight months until October, when Sandy ravaged the region, forced temporary service reductions and caused hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of damage to the LIRR.
Prior to Sandy, total ridership was up 4.3 percent over the same period in 2011, strongly suggesting that the LIRR would have enjoyed continued ridership growth if not for the storm.
The impact continued through November and early December largely because the LIRR did not have full use of the two Amtrak tunnels flooded during hurricane. LIRR ridership was off by 17.7 percent in November compared to November 2011 and the overall loss of ticket sales as a result of Sandy cost the LIRR an estimated $10.2 million in operating revenue.


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Now it's time for our next-to-last guide on leveling your Protection Paladins. This time we're going to finish up Vanilla, blow through the Burning Crusade content, and get started the Wrath of the Lich King content as well.
Up to this point you have all of the primary tools required for tanking, though you're still missing some of your defensive cooldowns. At the end of this guide you'll also have those cooldowns that you're missing and you'll finally reach the final talent point in your tree, allowing you to finally be able to branch out into the Holy and Retribution trees.
Playing a Protection Paladin
There's not much change at all in how you play your Paladin in this level range compared to how you played it in the last. You now have both of your Holy Power generating attacks as well as both of the spells you'll primarily dump your HP into to use. You've got all the tools you need to be an AoE grinding fiend, and you're virtually immortal so long as you don't over-pull.
While you're getting ready to go to Outlands at level 58 I suggest you go ahead and start testing those boundaries to see just how far you can go. Pull five or six mobs and see how you do. Any problems? If so, then you know that your limit is below that. If not, then go pull a couple more and see if you can still survive it. Keep on doing this until you find out where your boundaries are so that you don't find yourself in situations that you can't handle. Know your strengths, and utilize them.
As you move into Outlands itself you're going to end up in a gear reset though, so be prepared to get hit harder once you get there and likely you'll find you can't pull nearly as many mobs as you could in Vanilla. Well, not until you get your gear upgraded at least. Once you've got the gear upgrades you can start finding those boundaries again.
Prot Paladins truly are a power trip. You have some of the best defenses the game has to offer coupled with some incredible healing and survivability skills, and great damage thrown in as well. You're not going to kill things as fast as a DPS character will, but you'll kill more things in shorter time than they could. You also excel in areas filled with Undead or Demon mobs, which is what much of Outlands is all about.
Protection-Specific Tips
The first thing you need to know about this level range is that level 50 opens up your Plate Specialization. Since you've chosen the Protection spec, this means that you get a 5% bonus to your Stamina for wearing Plate armor in all of your armor slots, so make sure you're not still carrying around any Mail pieces that might have been left over; upgrade them as soon as possible. You can probably drop under 50g on the auction house to replace any Mail pieces that you're still holding onto.
The next thing you need to know is that at level 62 you get access to Crusader Aura which increases your mounted speed by 20%. You're probably going to have this ability turned on all the time when you're out running around the world, especially if you have a gathering profession. But remember, you can only have one aura active at a time and having this active while running dungeons is a complete waste. So don't be a nubcake by leaving your Crusader Aura on or else you'll make me a sad panda, and I don't want to be a sad panda. :(
Important Spells & Abilities
There are a lot of spells and abilities that come with being a Paladin, but I'm going to try to keep it simple and limited to only the most important ones for a Protection spec. There are other spells that you'll get in this level range as well, I leave them out only because I do not find them critical to playing a Prot Paladin.
Level 50-69:
- Hand of Freedom: Places a Hand on the friendly target, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 6 sec. Players may only have one Hand on them per Paladin at any one time.
- Blessing of Might: Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing attack power by 10% and restoring 326 mana every 5 seconds for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
- Crusader Aura: Increases the mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
- Hand of Salvation: Places a Hand on the party or raid member, reducing their total threat by 2% every 1 sec for 10 sec. Players may only have one Hand on them per Paladin at any one time.
Hand of Freedom is by no means a critical spell, unless you're a big fan of PvP. However, there are going to be some mobs that start to use some slowing effects on you in this level range were before it was very rare. If you find yourself slowed or rooted in place, then this is the spell that you use to free yourself (or another friendly target). I use this a lot when I'm body pulling several mobs for an AoE grind, especially when there are casters using Frost spells on me.
Blessing of Might is our second blessing. Generally speaking I like to use Might when I'm soloing, and Kings when I'm in a group (unless there's a Druid in the group, then I'll Might). It's an Attack Power buff and it also restores mana, making it a very useful buff, especially when you don't have any DPS there to provide you with extra firepower.
Crusader Aura, like I mentioned above, is a fantastic buff that gives you an extra 20% mounted movement speed, which makes Paladin an excellent gathering class, and that movement is very useful when you're leveling by cutting down your travel time between questing hubs and locations. Just don't forget to turn it off when you're in dungeons since it does nothing for you there.
Hand of Salvation is a spell that you need to get familiar with as soon as you get it. It reduces threat over time of the target you cast it on, lowering their threat by 2% every second up to a maximum of 20%. If you see someone getting close to you on threat then you want to cast this on them early to be sure they don't steal it from you. If you're in a dungeon and you find someone who's consistently pulling threat, just get used to casting this on them before it becomes an issue each time. Different classes build threat at different speeds so it's hard for me to tell you when to cast it, so just pay attention and adjust as needed. If they're stealing it early then cast it right when they start to become an issue, if it takes them a few moments to get it then cast it at the end of your rotation or something to knock them down before it becomes an issue.
Leveling a Protection Paladin
Buffs List: Righteous Fury, Seal of Insight/Truth, Blessing of Might/Kings, Retribution/Devotion Aura
Multi-Target Rotation: Avenger's Shield, Hammer of the Righteous, Holy Wrath, Hammer of the Righteous, Judgement, Hammer of the Righteous
Single-Target Rotation: Exorcism, Avenger's Shield, Crusader Strike, Judgement, Crusader Strike, Holy Wrath, Crusader Strike, Shield of the Righteous
Boss Rotation: Avenger's Shield, Judgement, Divine Plea, Shield of the Righteous, Crusader Strike, Holy Wrath, Crusader Strike, Judgement, Crusader Strike, Shield of the Righteous
Not much change here except that I've added in the Boss Rotation and the Buffs List.
The Buffs List contains the buffs you should have up at all times. You'll notice that most of those have a This/That option as well. I tend to use Seal of Insight at all times while I'm leveling. Most mobs aren't going to live long enough to make SoTruth worth it, and it's better to keep your life and mana topped off instead. For Blessings I generally use Might when soloing and Kings when I'm in a group or a Battle Ground. The Aura is up to you, though I lean towards Retribution unless I'm taking a ton of damage.
The reason why the boss rotation changes from everything else were doing is because you want to start off as strong as possible on the threat front. Avenger's Shield and Judgement give you a decent start on threat but the real kicker is using Divine Plea which your talents trigger to give you 3 Holy Power and Shield of the Righteousness burns those three for a big burst of threat as well. Doing this should put you far enough ahead of all your DPS that you won't have to worry about them pulling off of you. Also, if you have your Avenger's Shield cooldown reset from your talent procs go ahead and fit it in whenever you have a moment to do so.
Talent Spec: Protection 69
- Vindication 1/1: Your Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous reduce physical damage done by their primary targets by 10% for 30 sec. In addition, your Hammer of Justice will interrupt creatures that are immune to stuns.
- Guarded by the Light 2/2: Increases your Word of Glory by 10% when used to heal yourself, and allows your Word of Glory to grant Holy Shield. In addition, any overhealing will create a protective shield equal to the amount of overhealing that lasts for 6 sec.
- Reckoning (+1) 2/2: You have a 20% chance after blocking an attack for your next 4 weapon swings within 8 sec to generate an additional attack.
- Shield of the Templar 3/3: Reduces the cooldown of Avenging Wrath by 60 sec and Guardian of Ancient Kings by 120 sec. In addition, your Divine Plea will generate 3 Holy Power.
- Sacred Duty 2/2: Your Judgements have a 50% chance of making your next Shield of the Righteous a critical strike. Lasts 15 sec.
- Ardent Defender 1/1: Reduce damage taken by 20% for 10 sec. While Ardent Defender is active, the next attack that would otherwise kill you will instead cause you to be healed for 15% of your maximum health.
Vindication reduces the damage we take from the primary target of our CS and HotR attacks by 10%. It also turns Hammer of Justice into a spell interrupt for us to use against targets that are immune to stuns, which are typically elites and dungeon bosses, but also some mob types who are generally immune to stun as well. The main thing though is the damage reduction.
Guarded by the Light is another great defensive tool, increasing the healing we receive from Word of Glory and also allowing WoG to proc Holy Shield for us, so that we can get the defensive buff from HS even when we're in AoE grinding mode and spending our HP on heals rather than single target DPS from Shield of the Righteous. It also has the added benefit of providing us with a bubble whenever we overheal ourselves with Word of Glory, allowing us to dump HP for addition defense in cases where WoG heals you to full but your other talents make that WoG cast cost no HP, you can cast it again to get a bubble if you need one.
Reckoning we already had one point in, and now we've just finished it off. It's purely a Threat/DPS increase, giving us a chance to get free melee attacks after we block an enemy attack. The best way to (ab)use this talent is by fighting multiple melee mobs at once, so always strive to do so when it's convenient.
Shield of the Templar reduces some cooldowns that we don't even have yet which is kind of wasted for right now, but it also provides us with 3 Holy Power instantly when we cast Divine Plea. You can either turn that into an "oh crap-heal!" opportunity to get a full powered WoG cast (or as a bubble from the talent above), or you can use it offensively by popping Divine Plea before you rush in to attack a boss and start the encounter off with a full powered Shield of the Righteous (see the Boss Rotation in the section above).
Sacred Duty is another potential Threat/DPS increase. Every time you cast Judgement on the target you have a 50% chance to ensure your next Shield of the Righteous is a critical strike. The buff lasts for 15 seconds, so if you're about to cast SHoR and your Judgement is off cooldown, but you don't have a Sacred Duty proc, start with the Judgement cast first for a chance to score a free crit with your most damaging spell.
Ardent Defender is purely a defensive cooldown. You want to use it when you think you're about to die. It provides a 20% damage reduction so it's good to cast at any time, but it's best used when you really are going to die because it will stop you from dying and instead heal you back up to 15% of your maximum health. If I'm going down I try to pop this when I know I'm a few seconds away from dying and I'll follow up the Ardent Defender heal when I "die" with either a Lay on Hands for a full heal, or a Divine Plea-fueled Word of Glory heal to try to get myself back on my feat as best I can.
Now that we have access to two of each glyph slot I'm going to include a third option for you to choose from in each category. Glyphs are listed in the order I would suggest you take them.
- Glyph of Hammer of the Righteous: Increases the damage of both the physical and Holy components of Hammer of the Righteous by 10%.
- Glyph of Crusader Strike: Increases the critical strike chance of Crusader Strike by 5%.
- Glyph of Shield of the Righteous: Increases the damage of Shield of the Righteous by 10%.
Now that you have two slots to fill you need to decide which two are going to be the best for you. I suggest Hammer of the Righteous no matter what. Of the other two I suggest Shield of the Righteous if you're going to do a lot of dungeon running, and Crusader Strike if you're more focused on solo questing.
- Glyph of Dazing Shield: Your Avenger's Shield now also dazes targets.
- Glyph of Holy Wrath: Your Holy Wrath now also stuns Elementals and Dragonkin.
- Glyph of Consecration: Increases the duration and cooldown of Consecration by 20%.
Dazing Shield is the one I suggest you get first as it has the most potential for being useful. Holy Wrath is a close second since you're going to start running into more Dragonkin and especially Elementals as you continue on. As I've said before, Consecration is quickly becoming a thing of the past, so I'm not too fond of it. As my 85 Prot Paladin is currently AoE grinding the crap out of mobs left and right I'm actually using it more and more, but that's really the only situation where it's a big deal. Pick up Dazing Shield and then go with whichever of the other two appeals to you more, or pick another one that I didn't mention if you don't like the sound of either.
- Glyph of Blessing of Kings: Reduces the mana cost of Blessing of Kings by 50%.
- Glyph of Insight: Reduces the mana cost of Seal of Insight by 50%.
- Glyph of Blessing of Might: Reduces the mana cost of Blessing of Might by 50%.
Pick two and go with it. Since seals only have a 30 minute duration where Blessings are 60 minutes, I suggest you take that as one of them just because you'll cast it more often, but otherwise it really doesn't matter.
Protection Macros
Only one new glyph this time, and it's up to you whether or not you use it.
/castsequence reset=10 Judgement, Divine Plea, Shield of the Righteous
This macro is one I use when I'm charging in on a boss. Rather than pressing all the buttons I need to cast the spells individually, I just spam this one while I'm running in to face the boss until SHoR goes off. I've played around a bit with adding Avenger's Shield either before or after Judgement, but I prefer to just have it off on it's own to add it in when I want it or leave it out otherwise.
The idea here is to use Judgement hoping for a Sacred Duty proc to force SHoR to be a crit, then using Divine Plea to get 3 Holy Power for free, and following that up with the actual SHoR cast. It's the single best way to establish threat on a boss early on. The only thing you can do to improve it is to throw Avenger's Shield into the mix as I said, though I'd probably start off with it and then spam this one. Whether or not you need that much threat starting off is something you'll have to decide on your own.
I only use this on bosses though, as it's not really needed during trash pulls or when soloing.
Gearing Up as Protection
As a melee class we're looking for stats that impact our melee performance such as Strength, Attack Power, Hit, Crit and Haste. As a tank though, you also want to look for survival stats such as Stamina, Dodge and Parry.
Stat Priority: Strength and Stamina, Dodge and Parry, Other melee stuff
In short, we're going to stack Strength and Stamina first and foremost, followed by our avoidance stats of Dodge and Parry, and then on to any other DPS stats (attack power, hit, crit, haste, etc). Most of the stats that you want to cap at end game are still rare for us to find even in Outlands (though not as bad as Vanilla was), so this is really all you need to watch out for for the time being.


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Huskers Travel to Denver to Take on Pioneers
Denver, Colo. - The No. 40 Nebraska men's tennis team (6-3) will travel to Denver Saturday, March 2, to take on the No. 65 Denver Pioneers. The match will begin at noon at the Gates Tennis Center. The Huskers will be seeking their sixth consecutive win, and fourth victory over a ranked team.
Nebraska defeated Wichita State earlier this week for their fifth consecutive win. The Huskers played well from start to finish. In doubles play they were ahead on all three courts throughout the match. The Huskers came out with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, with the No. 2 spot no finish.
The Huskers faired well in singles play coming out with three wins. The first was Dusty Boyer's victory over Tomislav Gregurovic 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 3 spot. This win improved his record to 7-2 for spring. The next win was at the No. 4 spot, as Eric Sock knocked off WSU's Guillermo Nicol 6-4, 6-1.
"In singles we got the first sets in 5 out of 6 singles, and that really provided some room for our kids to stay aggressive and dominate in singles," said Head Coach Kerry McDermott. The victory that clinched the match was at the No. 2 spot. Marc Herrmann won a hard fought match against WSU's Llija Cuic 7-6 (3), 6-4.
"It was a good team victory from start to finish today," McDermott said. "We played about as good as I have seen in doubles today, and it set the tone for the match."
Nebraska Rising in the National Rankings
Nebraska began the spring season at No. 74 in the ITA Divison I Men's Tennis Rankings. After falling at No. 36 Louisville, the Huskers slipped out of the top 75. After upsetting 3 ranked teams the Huskers are back in the rankings at No. 59. Following this weeks victory the Huskers rose to No. 40.
Scouting the Denver Pioneers
2013 Stats: Overall Record: 3-5
Head Coach: Danny Westerman
Assistant Coach: Chris Lam
Rank: No. 65
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Following this weekend's play, the Huskers will have a week of practice before heading to Evanston, Ill. to take on Northwestern. The match will begin at noon. Results will be posted to Huskers.com.


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Proposed changes for the unemployment compensation program awaiting action by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon are designed to avoid a several hundred million dollar price tag, and they could make it harder for workers to receive jobless benefits if they are released from their positions after having unapproved absences or violating company rules.
Proposed changes for the unemployment compensation program awaiting action by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon are designed to avoid a several hundred million dollar price tag, and they could make it harder for workers to receive jobless benefits if they are released from their positions after having unapproved absences or violating company rules.
Legislation that was needed to comply with recent federal requirements was combined with an effort to broaden the definition of "misconduct" in the workplace. Jobless benefits can be denied to workers released because of misdeeds that qualify as misconduct.
Tracy King, vice president of governmental affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said expanding what constitutes misconduct would help protect the integrity of the unemployment system.
"This isn't a social program for people who get fired from work," King said Wednesday. "There is a very definitive reason that this program was set up. And through the court system (the definition of misconduct) has been narrowed to the point that it is seen by the employer community to be severely abused."
Misconduct would apply when workers knowingly disregard their employers' interests, violate no-call and no-show policies or break a company rule unless it can be demonstrated the rule is unlawful or that the employee could not reasonably have known about the rule.
State law currently defines misconduct as "wanton or willful disregard" of an employer's interest, a deliberate violation of an employer's rules and a disregard of standards of behavior which an employer has the right to expect.
Opponents of broadening the definition of misconduct said it could cause some workers to lose unemployment benefits if they are fired for less significant reasons.
Lawmakers passed the unemployment measure, HB611, before their mandatory adjournment last week, and Nixon has until mid-July to take action.
He can sign the measure, veto it or allow it to take effect without his signature.
Other parts of the unemployment legislation were proposed to meet federal requirements created when President Barack Obama signed the Trade Extension Act of 2011.
Failing to comply with those requirements could carry a financial cost.
Officials said Missouri businesses could lose $859 million in federal tax credits and that state government could lose federal funds for programs such as the administration of the unemployment system and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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