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Comprehensive SMG to 6MT Conversion Thread
Before I begin, I would like to thank everyone on the forum who has performed this swap before me. In particular, thank you to wrxnoob (the original!), RAZ M3, Performance Technic, M3SMITHNWESSEN, and especially beomoua, see.m3.go, and Abad46 for answering my specific questions and making themselves available to me whenever needed! I would also like to thank the few people who's pictures I have "borrowed" for the steps at which I was either too frustrated or too short on extra hands to take pictures
So, how difficult is this to take on by yourself on jackstands? Well, looking back at it now that it's done, it is hard to claim that it is all that much more challenging than doing a clutch replacement. Sure, there are a few extra steps- however, if you are capable of doing everything that leads up to the point where the projects differ, then you are capable of getting through the whole thing.
The Parts List:
There is a fair amount of hardware included in the list that will not absolutely be needed, but is nice to have in case of damage to existing hardware during the disassembly process. There are kits available, but I chose to source the parts myself. Doing so built confidence, as I became very familiar with the OEM parts diagrams and how everything is intended to fit together. Again, sourcing the parts yourself will allow you to truly tailor your job and guarantee that you can replace anything you deem necessary, rather than the bare minimum to get it done.
It is common knowledge that one of the physical differences between the SMG and manual transmissions is the bellhousing. Specifically, the SMG bellhousing is missing the spring and detents that give the self centering function to the manual version. Although it can take quite a long time, I would recommend making an effort to find a factory manual transmission bellhousing. It not only allows you to immediately make the swap when you get to that point, but also guarantees OEM functionality and eliminates the possibility of human error during modification of the SMG BH at a machine shop. If you can find one, it will also probably save a fair amount of money versus paying a shop to modify yours.
Recommended Tools:
-M14x1.5 thread tap for the gear recognition switch. If you're having a machine shop modify your bellhousing, perhaps it would be easier to have them tap this hole in the gearbox as well.
-Array of 3/8" drive extensions. You will need between 3 and 4 feet in order to reach some of the top bolts on the transmission bellhousing.
-Several universal joints. I would suggest impact rated joints, as I managed to grenade several non-impact joints trying to break bellhousing bolts loose.
-Female torx sockets.
-Lisle earless CV boot pliers for intake manifold clamps.
-Impact wrench.
-Transmission jack. Again, trannys have been dropped using a standard hydraulic jack… This job is involved enough that it is well worth the $70 for a solid low profile transmission jack. Harbor freight makes an excellent product for this.
-Oil resistant black RTV for sealing the new bellhousing to the transmission.
-White lithium grease (no, not the spray on kind) for the throwout bearing guide tube and contact points on the clutch fork.
-Either a welder or ¼" rivets and a riveting gun.
OEM Parts Diagrams:
Do yourself a favor, and study these parts diagrams! It will also be very helpful to have a printed version of each of these on hand for both assembly and disassembly. Again, it was massively helpful for me to "build" my own parts list by working my way through these exploded diagrams! The original version of these is available on realoem.com.
Procedure (Mechanical):
1. Open the fuse box in the driver's side corner of the engine bay, and remove the SMG salmon relay. Make sure the transmission is in neutral! Disconnect the battery from the car.
2. Remove the intake manifold. There are several DIY's available for this. Personally, I chose to use the highly detailed starter motor replacement DIY seen in the link below. Using the Lisle earless CV clamp pliers will save a huge amount of time and effort here. Once the manifold is out, open the SMG fluid reservoir and empty it into an oil drain pan or equivalent.
With the intake manifold removed, the SMG pump will be exposed. I chose to leave the pump connected for now to hold the hydraulic lines out of the way, and to allow the system time to depressurize as I continued to work on the other aspects of the conversion. It is suggested that you cover your intake throttle bodies with painters tape to prevent random debris from falling inside. For reference, this picture does a good job showing the full mechanical layout of the SMG system.
3. Put the car up on jack stands at all four corners. There are plenty of write-ups on how to do this, but just as a quick reminder: DO NOT support the rear of the car by the factory jack pad points. They will bend. Instead, use the spots just to the inside of the jack pads where the "V-shaped" chassis brace bolts in. Also remember to lift the rear of the car by the subframe, NOT by the differential! The front jack pads are fine to support the car by. My only other suggestion in lifting the car is to get it as high as safely possible. You will be eternally grateful for every bit of space available to you.
4. Remove the skid plate (17mm hex bolts), and all of the plastic splash guards you can get out of the way (combination of 10mm and 8mm hex bolts, and plastic rivets).
5. Remove the entire exhaust by disconnecting first at the flange where the headers mate with section 1, and then by removing the 4 copper nuts that secure the muffler to the rubber mounts under the rear bumper. Keep in mind that you will also have to remove the two rectangular exhaust braces, and the one V-shaped chassis brace. Your impact wrench will save you a huge amount of time. Use a jack to support under the muffler, and slowly lower / manipulate it so as not to put any weight on the rear bumper diffuser. It will help to keep the front of the exhaust (at the headers) supported by a jackstand so that it does not drop.
6. Remove the metallic exhaust heat shields to expose the drive shaft.
7. Support the transmission behind the drain bolt, and remove the transmission support brace.
8. Mark the outline of the center support bearing mounting flange using a sharpie. The bearing is preloaded and will need to be mounted in the exact same place during reassembly to prevent premature bearing wear.
Use a 13mm socket to unbolt the center support bearing. Using an 18mm wrench and an 18mm socket, disconnect the six nuts and bolts from the guibo. Lower the driveshaft, and support it behind the universal joint with a jackstand or tie it up and out of the way with some string. Do not allow the driveshaft to hang by the CV joint at the interface with the differential. There is no need to separate the driveshaft at the universal joint or to unbolt it from the differential for this job.
9. Remove 17mm drain plug to drain transmission fluid (replace plug once empty to prevent contamination), unplug all electrical connectors, and remove the SMG hydraulic lines from their clips. Unplug each of the electrical connectors going to the transmission. Unbolt the SMG slave cylinder from the transmission with a 13mm socket on an extension.
10. Disconnect the 4 hydraulic lines from the SMG pump from inside the engine bay. I was lucky and these came off with very minimal effort, though some for some people they can be seized on pretty tightly. If they are stuck, it is not a problem. The transmission can be lowered with the pump still attached, enough to remove the hydraulic lines at the shift actuator and slave cylinder. Either way, the SMG pump will be removed from the top, and now is a good time to do that. For more information on removing the SMG pump, refer to the following link:
11. Place a jack under the front of the engine (in front of the sway bar) and raise it high enough to support and prevent the motor from tipping forward once the weight of the transmission is removed from it. It is easy to see that it will rock forward and crack your fan due to the rearward location of the motor mounts.
12. Now it is time to drop the transmission. Keep in mind that it IS POSSIBLE TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE SHIFT ACTUATOR STILL INSTALLED ON THE CAR. Do not bother wasting your time removing circlips and pressing out pins with everything still mounted up. Refer to the diagram below for the location of each of the bellhousing bolts. There are three different size bolts (M8, M10, and M12) each with a different size external torx head. USE A SHARPIE TO LABEL THE HEAD OF EACH BOLT WITH THE CORRECT NUMBER AS YOU REMOVE THEM! Also note that during reinstallation, each size screw will have a unique torque spec.
This is where the female torx sockets will be used. In order to reach the bolts on top, I taped together between three and four feet of extensions with a universal joint on the end and snaked them through over the top of the transmission. This will require some serious patience, and a helper who can guide the socket onto the head of the bolt from the engine bay will be of huge help. Once the socket and extensions are in place, go to town with your impact wrench and/or breaker bar. You will likely have to adjust the angle of the transmission and engine by lowering and raising your transmission jack depending on which BH bolt you are trying to remove. After all of the bolts were removed, I had a very difficult time pulling the starter motor off because of the alignment pin that extends from the BH into the starter flange. Be patient wedging a flat blade screwdriver or similar in there, and let some PB blaster soak into the joint to help break it loose.
Once the starter motor is removed, pry the transmission away from the block being extremely careful not to let the input shaft hold the weight of the transmission while lowering it (make sure to pull it beyond the clutch spline!). Once the transmission was away and lowered, I had to lift it off of the tranny jack and onto a piece of cardboard to slide out from under the car.
13. Remove the SMG shift actuator from the car. There will be three bolts that the arms hard mount to. To remove the actuator the rest of the way, use a flat blade screwdriver to push the circlip on the shift rod joint out of the way, and use a thin punch to knock the pin out of the joint. Remove and inspect your throwout bearing, clutch fork, and throwout bearing guide tube.
14. Remove the bolts holding the BH to the gearbox using a 13mm wrench. Once all of these are removed, lightly tap on the bellhousing with a rubber mallet until it separates from the gearbox. Do not attempt to pry the faces apart, as these faces need to maintain a good seal when reassembled. If you gouge them, you will leak transmission fluid. Pull the BH the rest of the way off, being very careful not to pull off any loose transmission components with it (several small bearings/washers can fall off the end of one of the shifter rods). The following is a picture taken by Performance Technic, which shows the washers and pins that they ride on, which you'll want to make sure are firmly in place before continuing. You'll also want to be careful not to damage the input shaft seal if you are not replacing it at this time.
15. Making sure that all of the inner gearbox pieces are where they should be, install your new manual bellhousing on the SMG transmission. Remember to apply a bead of black RTV sealant all the way around the face of the flange and each bolt hole. The RTV should "dry" within an hour, and be fully cured within 24 hours. To be safe, I did not fill the transmission with new fluid until after the 24 hour period.
16. Remove the pressed in plug on the back of the transmission- this is where the gear recognition sensor will be installed. I was able to do this by lightly prying on it with a flat head screwdriver- it should not put up much of a fight. Be c[areful not to damage the inner diameter of the hole. Also remove the bushing and compression spring. My compression spring, as seen in the picture, was cracked!
It must have only been a matter of time before the transmission was no longer capable of shifting or staying in gear. This is a perfect example of why you should go ahead and replace all of the compression springs while the transmission is off of the car. Use the M14x1.5 tap to thread the hole (the pre-drill diameter is already correct for use with this tap). I used a heavy grease on the tap in order to collect chips as I went. Besides for following the conservative "one turn in, half turn back" pattern for cutting the threads, after every two full revolutions I backed the tap completely out to clean any chips that may have not stuck in the grease with a cue tip. The key here is to TAKE YOUR TIME. The last thing you want to do is to have to fish out small metal chips from the back of the gearbox.
Once the threads are cut as deep as they will go (the tap will stop when the end contacts the pressed bushing inside), clean out any excess grease and install your new shift detent, spring guide pin, and compression spring. Yes, these parts are different between the SMG and manual cars- do not try to reuse those from the SMG. Finally, screw in your new gear recognition sensor. Once the transmission is installed in the car, a now unused SMG connector will hook up to this sensor. In order to mate these connectors, the center plastic tab on the outside of the gear recognition sensor will need to be sliced off with a razor. Again, looking at the connectors side by side, it will be very obvious what needs to be cut off in order for them to work together.
17. Reinstall your throwout bearing guide tube (lubricate with white lithium grease), clutch fork (lubricate contact areas on back side with white lithium grease), and throwout bearing.
Then go ahead and install your slave cylinder, bracket, and the soft hydraulic lines that attach to it. No need to overtighten these fittings!
18. Get inside the car and remove the SMG shift knob (just pull straight up). Next remove the SMG shifter bezel (which simply pops out of its clips). Now that the shifter module is exposed, remove the three 10mm nuts, unplug all of the connectors, and pull the shifter off of the three studs it rides on. You can now see the top of the blockoff plate that is spot-welded underneath the car. Here is a picture borrowed from another forum member who has done the swap:
19. Now it is time to grind off the blockoff plate that the new shift lever will go through to mate with the selector rod. This was by far the dirtiest and most tedious part of the job. I used an assortment of grinders, drills, etc. to try and cut through the spot welds on the plate and remove it. What ended up working best, once I had removed the rubberized undercoating, was a Kevlar cutting wheel on my dremel due to its precision. Again, take your time and let the tools do the work- you will get through it. You may also want to tap down on the plate from the top with a wood block and mallet in order to more clearly define the edge of the plate from underneath. This will make sense when you see it. Here is another reference picture taken from Performance Technic to show where the spot welds under the plate are located. This picture also clearly depicts the proper orientation of the shift arm support bracket:
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20. Now that the plate is off, you have a couple of options. Keep in mind that, regardless of which option you choose, it is very important to prime/paint/undercoat everything to prevent rust in the future since much of the protective undercoating is now ground off. Since I do not own a welder, I decided to try something a little different for attaching the shift arm support bracket. I used quarter inch rivets in tightly clearanced ¼" holes to mount it. First I drilled three ¼" holes in the mounting tabs on the bracket. Next I pushed the bracket up into place, and used a sharpie marker to mark where to drill the receiving ¼" holes. Finally, insert your rivets and attach the bracket. Each of the tabs should sit flush with the transmission tunnel where they mount. After you prime and paint, go ahead and install the cylindrical rubber mount into the bracket that will actually support the rear of the shifter arm. You'll notice that the shifter arm will essentially float in the rubber bushing, and that this bracket is under little to no stress at any given time.
21. At this point, it's time to work on the pedal assembly and routing the new clutch hydraulic lines. One flexible hose will run from the unused nipple on the brake master cylinder reservoir, down through a rubber grommet in the firewall, and onto the supply nipple on the clutch master cylinder. Do not cut the plastic end off of the nipple on the reservoir or try to hook up the feed hose until you are ready to bleed the clutch.
For now, simply route the hose and cut it to length. Snap the clutch module into place on the clutch master cylinder, and bolt the CMC into place on the pedal bracket. The best reference for how to do this will be to use the OEM parts diagram for the pedal assembly.
In order to route the hard hydraulic line from the CMC through the floor to the slave cylinder, remove the deal pedal trim assembly. Do this by removing the hood release latch, and then popping the trim out of its clips. Be careful not to break the plastic clips. This will allow you to peel back the carpet and foam padding enough to get the hose down and through the existing hole under the floor. There is a perforated circle in the sound deadening under the car that you can punch out to reveal the removable grommet through which the clutch line will run. I found that the best way to install the clutch line was from under the car, and to snake it up through the carpet and to the bottom of the CMC that way. The clutch line then simply plugs into the bottom of the CMC with a quick connect.
22. Modify the plastic panel under the dash to work with your new third pedal. There is already an outline of the exact profile molded into the plastic, so just follow that path with a cutting tool on a dremel or similar tool in order to cut the slot.
23. It's time for reassembly! Everything goes back together exactly the opposite of how it came apart. I waited until the transmission was bolted back up to the motor before installing the shift linkage components. Remember to torque each bolt to spec (remember that there is a different torque spec for each bellhousing mounting bolt), use Loctite on your new flex disc nuts (which should always be replaced after they are removed), and to properly preload your center support bearing. Here are some of the important torque specs, per the TIS Manual:
Bellhousing M8 Bolts: 28 Nm
Bellhousing M10 Bolts: 56 Nm
Bellhousing M12 Bolts: 98 Nm
Flex Disc Nuts: 100 Nm (Remember to only physically turn the part that is in contact with the flange, NOT the rubber guibo!)
CSB to body: 21 Nm
24. Cut off the tip of the plastic barbed nipple from the brake fluid reservoir. Before doing this, it is advisable to siphon out the brake fluid to below the level of nipple to prevent brake fluid from running out and down any painted surfaces. Attach the clutch master cylinder supply hose to the reservoir, and proceed to bleed your clutch. Because the lines will be dry all the way through, the manual pump method probably will not get you very far in the beginning. I used a MityVac vacuum bleeder to help draw fluid through the system from the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder. Remember to keep the reservoir full as you do this, or you will be starting from scratch when air is drawn in. Once there is a relatively constant flow of fluid, I was able to finish bleeding the clutch the old fashioned way. Open the bleeder screw, push and hold the clutch pedal down to the floor, close the bleeder screw, and release the clutch pedal. Repeat until each pump produces a steady stream of fluid without air bubbles. You will feel the clutch pedal build up more and more pressure as you eliminate the air from the system.
Procedure (Electrical):
I decided to tackle the wiring completely separately from the mechanical side of the swap. In my mind, this made it a little bit easier to process mentally. Honestly, if you can follow directions and know how to solder there is very little difficulty in the wiring side of this project.
Begin by cut off the two small connectors (blue and red) on the end of the clutch module lead adapter. These will not be needed. The black connector will plug directly into the clutch module mounted on the clutch master cylinder.
Note the male pins that are inserted into these connectors. In order to make the connection to the EWS (pin 3 on the lead adapter), a female pin corresponding to that male pin size will need to be soldered on as pin 8 in the EWS is blank on SMG cars. The same size female pin will also be used in pin 20 on the DME connector in the connection box under the hood, as this is also a blank slot on SMG cars. Note that in order to install the female pins in these connectors, the connectors themselves need to be disassembled. Otherwise, the pins will not "click" into place. Anyway, on to the adapter lead connections:
Pin 1: Br/Sw (Brown w/Black stripe): Ground (tap into the brake light switch on pedal box that has the same wiring colors)
Pin 2: Bl/Br (Blue w/Brown Stripe) -> Pin 1 gear switch -> Pin 2 Gear Switch -> Pin 20 Gr/Bl @ DME x60002.
Connect pin 2 from the clutch switch to the pin 13 wire from the SMG ECU connector (grey 40 pin connector). To do this, you will need to run a length of hookup wire through the same rubber grommet that the clutch master cylinder resevior hose runs through up into the DME connector box. In my case, this is seen as the white hookup wire. I was able to pass it through one of the rubber grommets that another wiring harness passes through to enter the main ECU box.
Next connect the ground connector from the SMG ECU to the DME pin 20 at connector x60002 (24 pin black connector) next to the 9 pin power connector on the engine DME. Note that pin 20 on the DME is blank, and you will need to disassemble it and insert the wire with a female pin that will click into place.
*Note that it is NOT necessary to do anything with pin 2 on the clutch switch in order to get the car to run. This connection is purely for the function of the cruise control in conjunction with the gear recognition sensor that was installed in the tapped M14 hole in the transmission. Also note that even wired correctly, your cruise control will NOT function until the car has been recoded with the proper 6MT tune.
Pin 3: Vi/Ge (Violet w/Yellow Stripe): 12V (tap into the brake light switch on pedal box which has the same wire colors). The following picture shows pins 1 and 3 fully wired into the brake switch module.
Pin 4: Bl/Sw (Blue w/Black Stripe): Pin 8 in EWS (white box in upper lefthand side of driver's footwell. Pin 8 is empty). If you remove the two 10mm plastic nuts that hold the EWS module in the footwell, you will be able to see the pin numbering scheme to be sure you make the correct connection. Pin 8 is in the upper right hand corner of the small pins. Again, in order to insert the female pin into position 8 in the EWS connector, you will have to disconnect and then disassemble the connector itself.
Coding will be the final part of this project, and is the only part that I will not be able to answer specific questions on! The VERY good news is that, provided you completed the wiring per the instructions above, your car will start and will run. You will of course have the SES light and SMG cog light on. My car didn't run in a full-on limp mode, but it was down on power a significant amount. I checked my codes just for the fun of it with my Peake tool, and came up with table 1B, codes B1 and 44. Both of these are related to the lack of communication with the SMG module. As everyone knows, any shop with Autologic should be able to do the coding. I, however, was lucky enough to have a local BMW buddy hook me up! He used a combination of WinOLS, NCS Expert, INPA, and WinFPK (if I recall correctly) in order to read, modify, and rewrite each of the different modules. He took care of the DME, the DSC, the cluster (IKE?), and the EWS. When all was said and done, my car had no engine codes, no more cog light, no more SMG LCD display, but was able to add (retain) the SMG shift lights! He did an incredible job, so thanks again if you're reading this!
Coding FAQ's:
1. Will my car run without coding?
Yes, if you followed the wiring instruction for pins 1, 3, and 4 of the clutch module correctly, your car should run. However, you will be left down a significant amount of power and with both CEL and SMG cog warning lights.
2. Will I lose my tune (Dinan, Evolve, etc.) when I have my car reflashed?
No, it can be done without overwriting your tune.
Gear Position Sensor Delete:
If you choose to not install the Gear Position sensor, you need to short the gear position sensor wire together OR wire the clutch switch directly to the DME. Additionally, you need some software modifications
1) Set K_SKRAFTS_CONTROL to 02 (default should be 01). This is located at 0x4028 on the MSS54 and 0x802A on the MSS54HP
2) Set K_S_GANG_LL_ED to 0xFFFF (default should be 0x0032). This is located at 0x35AE on 1701/2101, 0x35DA on 2801, 0x5952 on 2001/2701, and 0x582E on 0301/0401 (CSL)
3) US cars: Set K_MD_MIN_VERH_KRAFTS to 0xA0. It is located at 0x67E0 on 2801 (MSS54). It is located at 0x88A2 on 2701 (MSS54HP). Default value is 0x80 on US cars (Euro cars are already at 0xA0).
Now that all is said and done, I am totally in love with the M3 again. In my opinion, this is hands down the best modification anyone could make to an SMG car! It is a great feeling to have successfully gotten through a project like this, and it is fantastic having the piece of mind that comes with bailing on the SMG pump. The car now shifts absolutely flawlessly, as it should since every 6MT component from the shifter bushings to the clutch cylinders are brand spanking new. Remember, this can all be yours for less than the price of a new muffler
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damn dude. i will never need this thread but I sure appreciate your effort and time spent on this! +1
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Thanks guys! It was a horrible, yet rewarding experience. It deserves an epic writeup!
As questions arise and people realize what I've accidentally skipped, I will make sure to update the original post so that all the information is in a single spot, organized, and easily accessible for the next person to try this!
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Tho I already said thank you just gotta say man this is going to be epic again just to emphasize lol
Mind you I don't even drive an smg lol
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Very nice! After you get the basics in, it would be good to know what parts made it horrible or where you got hung up, that is if there was anything specific past the pain of getting the parts list and steps sorted, which had to be it's own level of hell!
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This again ? Now i almost have to do the swap this summer
OP this is FANTASTIC work my man, nicely thought out with pictures, tables, parts and prices!
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New cuisine on the block
Columbus State Food Services is always looking for ways to make your dining experience better, and over the past year, we have conducted surveys asking for your ideas for additional food options on campus. Many people told us we needed to add more types of ethnic cuisine, with Asian food being top on the list.
Working with our food-cart vendor, Skyward Grille, we have added a whole new type of food cart, the Noodle Bowl, located on the sidewalk between Nestor and TL. Noodle Bowl serves Asian, Mediterranean and All-American favorites.
Cart manager and chef Douglas Harvey was the brains behind the operation – along with this mother Linda. "Between the two of us, we have over 65 years in the food services business. So when my boss asked me to for a new kind of cart, I asked her to help, and we came up with the concept, and the recipes."
Harvey has spent his career as chef in four and five-star restaurants, and his flair for flavor is evident in the many choices at the Noodle Bowl. "So far, the Asian stir fry with General Tso sauce, and the Alfredo dishes are the big sellers," he said.
The Noodle Bowl is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and bowls start at just $6.

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The event: "Spring Break: Destination Education," staged carnival style at Sony Studios in Culver City, was a star-studded affair that had tweens, teens and their families lining up half an hour early on Saturday. The fourth annual event raised a record-breaking $1.5 million for City Year Los Angeles.
The Hollywood hosts: Shemar Moore of "Criminal Minds" posed nearly nonstop for photos, hoisting one guest on his shoulders for a shot. Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" sang the praises of City Year corps members, who devote a year of their lives to serve as tutors, mentors and role models to students who might otherwise drop out of school.
VIP hosts, many of them slipping into City Corps jackets, included Jason Bateman of "Bad Words," Aaron Paul and Betsy Brandt of "Breaking Bad," Jenna Elfman of "Dharma & Greg," Octavia Spencer of "The Help" and Sean Hayes of "Will & Grace."
The crowd: Aloe Blacc performed a mini-concert for partygoers, who included Usher, Timothy Olyphant of "Justified," Minnie Driver of "About a Boy," Taylor Kinney of "Chicago Fire," Katie Lowes of "Scandal," Chord Overstreet of "Glee," Claire Holt of "The Originals," singer/songwriter Christina Grimmie, Danny Pudi of "Community," Jaimie Alexander of "Thor: The Dark World," Jake T. Austin of "Wizards of Waverly Place," KaDee Strickland of "American Gangster," Isabelle Fuhrman of "Orphan," Sarah Chalke of "Scrubs," Diego Boneta of "Rock of Ages," Nolan Gould of "Modern Family," Jason Behr of "Roswell," Hill Harper of "CSI: New York," Jean-Luc Bilodeau of "Baby Daddy," Teddy Sears of "Masters of Sex," Max Schneider of "Veronica Mars," Colin Egglesfield of "The Client List," Angela Kinsey of "The Office," Jake Busey of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series," Greer Grammer of "Awkward," Avan Jogia of "Twisted" and Benjamin Stockham of "Quarantine."
Also attending were event co-chairs, who included Stacey Snider, co-chair and chief executive of DreamWorks; Ellen and Andrew Hauptman, co-chairs of Andell Holdings; Rich Battista, chief executive of Mandalay Sports Media; Robert Greenblatt, chair of NBC Entertainment; Michael Lewis, chief executive of RealD; Hannah Minghella, president of production at Columbia Pictures; David Shaheen, managing director of J.P. Morgan's Entertainment Industries Group; and City Year Los Angeles board member Laura Fox.
The scene: Guests played video games at the Xbox One station, competed for Dodgers tickets at an Aramark apparel booth, got their hair chalked and braided by JC Penney's stylists and participated in an abundance of other activities surrounding the commissary lawn.
Quotes of note: "It's gratifying to me to see families come out with their teenagers and tweens, and to see that the teens and tweens are willing to come with their parents to a great party that celebrates City Year," said Snider, who was there with her 15-year-old daughter. She added that her goal has always been to attract young people so they can see "that service is important and that service is cool."
The numbers: More than 1,400 people packed the party, which offered tickets from $375 and specially priced packages for bigger families.
Olivier is the founder of Society News L.A.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta's leading newspaper), July 6, 2016
Posted: 2018-07-22 17:52:26
In public, Louis William Bair was brilliant, warm and engaging. In private ... women would later tell of groping, of vulgar comments and of aggressive, closed-door sex in his office. Bair was a doctor, and the women were his patients. Sexual contact between doctors and patients in Colorado, as in other states, is prohibited. But when Bair drew the attention of the Colorado Medical Board in 2002, it wasn't because of violations. It was because the governor chose him to serve on the board, where he could help judge disciplinary cases for other physicians. Bair's dual existence illustrates one of the most surprising findings of an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation of sexual misconduct by doctors. Among those found to have sexually abused patients are some of the most accomplished and admired – revered, even – physicians in the country. Their violations range from subjecting patients to lewd remarks ... to rape. Often, despite significant evidence to the contrary, doctors balk at acknowledging they have done anything wrong , whether they have victimized a sole patient or hundreds. They may say they were helping their victims, or that they weren't even doing anything sexual. Bair ... liked to revel in his sexual exploits, sipping scotch with his friend Kent Black, bragging about how good he was in bed. Black recounted to the investigator that he once warned Bair that someday, someone would turn him in. But ... Bair had a ready response: That was "'the benefit of sitting on the board,'" Bair quipped. "'You can quash this stuff'."
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U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
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Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
Note: Why is this meeting of top world leaders kept so secret? Why, until a few years ago, was there virtually no reporting on this influential group in the major media? Thankfully, the alternative media has had some good articles. And a Google search can be highly informative. Explore many other revealing major media news articles on powerful secret societies. And for those interested, check out reliable, eye-opening information covering the big picture of how and why these secret societies are using government-sponsored mind control programs to achieve their agenda.
[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
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US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people
2019-11-20, Yahoo! News
Over the last few weeks, the Rodney Reed case has ignited a firestorm of interest, as celebrities, activists, and politicians worked to delay his Nov. 20 execution on the basis that he might be innocent. According to the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), since 1989, 2,515 men and women have been exonerated after proving their innocence. In total, among all known exonerees, Americans have shelled out a staggering $4.12 billion to incarcerate innocent men and women since 1989. That's largely money spent on trials, and the cost of housing inmates in prison. According to the Bureau of Prisons, in the fiscal year 2017, the average cost to house a prisoner was over $36,000 a year in federal facilities. But black men make up the majority of those wrongfully convicted — approximately 49%. And since 1989, taxpayers have wasted $944 million to incarcerate black men and women that were later found to be innocent. That number climbs to $1.2 billion when including Hispanic men and women. On average, from the time a person enters the criminal justice system until they are exonerated, $1.26 million is spent per inmate who is facing the death penalty. The total sum — $4.12 billion spent on all known exonerees — also includes $2.2 billion that taxpayers have paid the innocent in compensation since 1989 for the time they were imprisoned, according to a 2018 NRE study. But while a large sum, only 44% of exonerees have ever received compensation.
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Afghanistan paedophile ring may be responsible for abuse of over 500 boys
2019-11-13, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
A paedophile ring involved in the abuse of at least 546 boys from six schools has been discovered in Afghanistan's Logar province. Some of the victims of the abuse have since been murdered according to the campaigners who first discovered videos of abuse posted to a Facebook page. Civil society organisation, The Logar Youth, Social and Civil Institution, which has been working in the region for 16 years, revealed the extent of the abuse after discovering more than 100 videos on the social media site. The institution is investigating other high schools in the region, believing thousands more children may have been abused. Mohammed Mussa, a lead social worker at the institution, alleges that teachers, headteachers and local authority officials are implicated in the abuse ring. According to Mussa, some of the teachers were reported to the police but were released shortly after and have not been charged. "The rapists are teachers, older students, authority figures and even extended family members," he said. He and his team have received death threats since exposing the abuse. He added that many of the abused boys have also been threatened. "Many of the victims are blackmailed. They are forced to sell drugs or engage in illegal activities in exchange for their rape videos to not be released," Mussa said. Patricia Gossman ... at Human Rights Watch, added: "There is impunity for child rape because very often the perpetrators are powerful men in the military, police, or other official institutions."
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Judge in Jeffrey Epstein case says jail death was 'unthinkable'
2019-11-26, CNBC News
The federal judge who oversaw Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking case says "it is unthinkable" that any jail inmate — let alone one with such a high profile as Epstein — would die in custody, as the wealthy investor did this summer. Judge Richard Berman also is calling for reforms to be carried out in the U.S. prison system in light of Epstein's death in a Manhattan federal jail. Berman, in a letter to The New York Times, said the indictment last week of two guards there for allegedly covering up their failure to check on Epstein in his cell in the hours before he died Aug. 10 "is not the full accounting to which Mr. Epstein's family, his alleged victims and the public are entitled." "We all agree that it is unthinkable that any detainee, let alone a high-profile detainee like Mr. Epstein, would die unnoticed at the Metropolitan Correctional Center," Berman wrote in his letter to the Times. Berman added, "There is at the very least anecdotal evidence that chronic understaffing, subpar living conditions, violence, gang activity, racial tension and the prevalence of drugs and contraband are the norms in many of our prisons." Federal prosecutors last week said that two M.C.C. guards, Michael Thomas and Tova Noel, failed to conduct scheduled head counts on all inmates in that special housing unit or do other required rounds for up to eight hours before Epstein was found dead. Instead, prosecutors charged, Thomas and Noel browsed the Internet, strolled around a common area in the unit and appeared to sleep for about two hours.
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BALTIMORE – UMBC head softball coach Joe French has set his 2013 fall slate and has announced a clinic, run by the Retriever coaches and players, scheduled for Oct. 13 at the UMBC Softball Stadium. The black and gold's complex will also play host to the 5th Annual UMBC Scholastic Classic Oct. 26-27.
The Retrievers open up their fall schedule with a doubleheader at George Washington on Sunday, Sept. 22, with first pitch set for 1:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 28, UMBC will travel to the Towson Fall Tournament, where it will matchup with Mount St. Mary's at 1 p.m. and Towson at 3 p.m.
The UMBC Softball Stadium plays host to the UMBC Fall Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 5, where the Dawgs will face Coppin State (11 a.m.) and Georgetown (3:15 p.m.). The current Retrievers take the following weekend off, as the UMBC grads make their return to campus during homecoming weekend for the team's alumni game (Oct. 12 @ 2 p.m.).
The black and gold close out their 2013 fall ball schedule at home with a doubleheader against George Mason on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 11:15 a.m.
The Retrievers' fall clinic will go from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct 13 and is for girls, ages 12-17. Attendees will get instruction from French, staff and current UMBC Retrievers student-athletes. Sessions will cover pitching, catching, hitting, bunting and defense.
UMBC will close out the fall with the UMBC Scholastic Classic. The tournament is open to all 16U and 18U travel ball teams, with local college coaches within driving distance in attendance. In its first four years, the Scholastic Classic has had a variety of Division I, II and III universities and numerous community colleges present.


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Hi Nadz,
I was just going through your entry in The Dark Knight Rises contest and loved your design.. Hats off… so simple yet catchy.. Keep up the good work..
You should definitely take part in this Batman T-Shirt design contest.. I am sure you can design something creative and different from other entries.. Would love to see an awesome design from you..
Hello nadz!
I am Wagner Nogueira, Brazilian comics artist. I entered now this difficult and fun world of designs for shirts. I like so much of your designs (already voted and commented) and today, in addition to introduce myself, i came to ask a little help on a challenge that i am participating. See the post on my blog that you will better understand:
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thanks for the support.. :D
Please don't promote your subs on other peoples. Its considered spamming here.
Thanks nadz!
Com'on man, your a decent artist. Don't spam our submission page.
At DBH we don't promote our subs on other people's design pages, and we also don't try to use the forum for "check out my design" pages. You can post your 10k design here though: http://www.designbyhumans.com/forums/show/817704 good luck.
thanks for the comment and support, bay :)
Thanks nadz!
your style…ROCKS!!!
Thanks for your comment and vote! :) Cheers
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Hi I was wondering if you could take a look at my new design "Red Bonzai Sea" your honest thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Looking to network with more artist this year. Thanks


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"Front Line" or "Cutting Edge" or something like that is I guess what they mean, which is technically the same thing really. It's just not how we use it.
What are Burer's again?
Man, I after reading those lists of features I am quite excited about this one now and it all sounds very doable. Indeed most of it already has been done to some extent by the mods.
The feature that has me most excited is the fact it appears that the quests are going to all be hand made. I hated the generated ones and while I'm sure they'll return it looks like their is going to be some actually interesting side quests.
That's actually what worries me the most. One of great things about STALKER was that you were free to do anything you want whenever you want. At any time you could stop following the main quest and wander pretty much aimlessly around the Zone grabbing stashes, artifacts, and - quests. Because they were randomly generated they were extremely formulaic, but infinite.
So the bottom line is, if they're making the hand-made quests on top of randomly generated ones, that's great. If they're making them INSTEAD of the randomly generated ones, that'll suck majorly.
I have to agree with Koki - randomly generated quests are great for replayability and just making the world feel like it's a bit broader than the narrow experience of playing through the campaign. However, they tend to be a little soulless. So they could be supplemented by a smattering of hand-made quests, but not totally replaced.
There are no random generated quests or stashes in any unmodded Stalker game.
It's just that the generic artifact/monstercamp ones that are there seem generated because they might as well be due to their simplicity, they just didn't go that extra mile.
Another thing I would like is to not have all the stashes only pop into existance once you find the log detailing it's location. It kind of ruined the exploration a little for me since I knew I couldn't really go off and explore in areas I didn't have stash markers because if I found a backpack/stash it would have nothing in it. At the same time I don't want their to be hand-made stashes so that I always know that I can get Gun-A at a certain location everytime I play. What would be great would be that as well as the current stash system there were certain number of stashes randomly generated and populated upon game start or level load. That way there is some reward for unchartered exploration as well as avoiding the pitfall of players memorizing where all the good items are.
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Wait you guys are actually worried that they might put some thought in designing their quests ? That they might actually take some time to write some backstory and dialogues that's relevant to your actions ? You guys are worried that the game might actually be fun and immersive ?? When did mmo style quests become the standard in single player games, did I miss the memo ? If I want stupid repeatable quests with a huge empty open world, where nothing ever happens except what I imagine in my head cause the developpers were too lazy to actually design missions, I'll just go play wow on a roleplay server.
Anyway that's just my opinion. Personally I can't stand the random feel of certain games lately like stalker, mass effect or farcry 2. Some of the level and mission design is so boring and repetitive it feels like it's computer generated. So for me this is the best news ever. I don't mind if they keep repeatable sidequests on top of the more carefully designed ones if that makes some of you happy. As long as the focus is on the latter one.
Hand-made quests are not bad, nobody has said that. The point is, there is a finite amount of content developers can put into a game before it is released. If CoP relies on a small number of premade quests, then once you've done ll those, the Zone will not just feel lifeless - it will be lifeless. With dynamically added quests, there is never nothing to do.
That said, you're right that nothing can replace the feel of a quest designed by a human, and we're glad that these will be featured. However, replacing random quests entirely would be of arguable benefit to the game's replayability and dynamism.
Nothing is being 'replaced', what you want would have to be added in the first place.
The text files specifically say 'kill herd of fleshes at Wild Territory' or 'kill controller at Yantar' or 'bring me this and only this'
They are only upping the quality on the exact. same. thing.
Okay, sorry for ignoring that ;P. But would it be fair to say that you can keep doing these quests repeatedly? They're not the type of quests that you can do once and then they're finished and there's no replay opportunity.
Random are only quests emerging upon re-entering a map (I personally usually just ignore them and pretend they don't exist), there is no special rewards for doing them.
Quests that you pick yourself aren't random in SoC.
Each major quest giver (Sid, Barkeep, Sakharov, Freedom/Duty leader) has a set amount of quests like 5-15, they aren't picked randomly of the row but rotate (endlessly), some of them usually become available only after a certain point in the game. The row may be finished and a quest giver will not have new quests for you, but after a while the quests will be reset except special cases like killing certain characters. When you finish certain quests in the row, you're given a special reward - unique or valuable item, not just usual stuff like money or ammo.
Bottom line is that you technically quite easily can accomplish all quests in Stalker (I did that each time I played), I just ignored "auto-quests".
EDIT: Oops. Didn't realise that Johnny had already posted up the translation...
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The most important is that this level won't be corridor-like as Limansk in CS or Pripyat in SoC
Pripyat in SoC was not corridor-like at all in terms of map design. I spent 3 hours exploring it, unlike Limansk.
There were a few invisible walls and it was corridor-like in a few spots, I mean it's a bit annoying how often you can only move in a straight line to get anywhere, like at the start where you're entering the city.
It's obvious why it was done, so you could get shot at in the scripted fight more in the instead of getting off too easy, but most of that could still be done away with especially if there's less things that are fully scripted down to exact location.
What about that wall of text?
The first, that you note - complete freedom. We with the simple outfitting start on the edge of creek, first location, and you here already expect something customary in the spirit marked, run to here kill villains! , but no - no commissions are given to us. And generally, no corridor tasks evidently. In PDA it hang reminding that it is necessary to find the broken helicopters, and all. Our freedom no one limits.
Quite interesting.
There are no random or typical Stalker quests anymore. At all. All 70 quests are hand made, varied, and, as a rule, have several solutions.
Lots of special/interesting/memorable characters.
4 'quick access' slots for items added to the inventory (at last), it became more convenient too. HUD became more practical/convenient as well.
Monsters became considerably more dangerous. F.e. poltergeist managed to elevate about 20 items simultaneously, bloodsucker now grabs his prey and really death-kisses sucking blood, and then throw it away - it's hard to survive that.
Anomalies now degrade all items that player has equipped, including weapon.
Many hand made gameplay-related details on the map (like f.e. interesting places where some special monster or character lives)
Healing is not instant anymore, the process takes about 10 secs.
Freeplay after the main plot.
Overall, more 'sandbox-ish' than before.
The demonstrated location (Zaton) was far from finished state in terms of graphical details and objects/flora.
Well that sounds awesome, particularly the bit about bloodsuckers.
I'm concerned though that they might become too hasty. I mean it's almost impossible to make a quality game of Stalker type in just 1-1.5 years even with engine and assets at hand, especially for a not so big company.
Other than that, it all sounds good. I don't have much faith in GSC living up to their promises, but I can live in hope.
Who keeps promises these days concerning games in development. Anyway, it was impressions of the current build they showed at a game show, not promises
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Lewis' pride will make him resist this course. He'll restore his arm. He'll want to rewrite the final chapter, not ending on a meaningless tackle of Cowboys runner Phillip Tanner.
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It's too early for Ray Lewis to determine if he should retire. There's still a chance he could even play again this season.
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No way. Although he's well past the age when multiple body parts start breaking down for NFL players, Ray Lewis has remained remarkably productive. Last season, for example, he led the Ravens with 95 tackles despite missing four games with injuries.
This year he had a team-best 57 tackles, before he tore his triceps. As long as nothing else goes wrong in the interim, he at least has earned the right to try to come back, and the Ravens probably were right not to finish him for the season. That said, he should have been out of the league after copping a plea in a shady double murder case some 12 years ago, but that's a whole different argument.
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EDIT #2: Goes to show how much I have been looking at Elitest Jerks lately. Apparently there is a thread there that details all of the Combat Ratings. You can find it here. Special Thanks to Phae and Erdluf for pointing it out.
EDIT: It appears that the picture I saw is wrong. Here is a link to the picture I was using (link). I posted a question on the WoW forums asking is someone could check it out and I got this response from Wisprunner. Apparently the ratings buster addon had it at 26.231. Of course I don't have any idea if this correct but it does bring it in line with the increases to crit and haste. Wisprunner also said that the ratings buster addon had melee hit at 32.7, so it is likely that addons are having trouble distinguishing between Melee items and Caster Items. Its not all that surprising given that that they have collapsed the melee and caster versions of each stat into one stat. Anyway, crisis averted.
P.S. Wisprunner is a very knowledgeable moonkin if your looking for answers on the WoW forums or Moonkin Repository. However, make sure you read the stickies be for you ask your question.
Disclaimer: I want to say that I have no concrete evidence that Hit is being devalued for casters. I don't have access to the beta and I haven't talked to anyone who does about this. This post is being created using second hand information and addons that may or may not be correct. So, don't get to worked up about this if it disturbs you. I could be completely wrong.
Is Hit Rating being devalued for spell casters?
I was reviewing the new dungeon drops on MMO-Champion when I noticed that one of the items had a crit rating and then a percent chance to crit next to the crit rating.
My first reaction was "cool, I can calculate the new stat values."
If you didn't know the ratings stats decrease in value as you increase in level. This gives blizzard a way to improve gear without increasing crit, hit and haste to unreasonable levels. At level 70, 22.06 Crit rating will give a caster a 1% chance to crit. However at level 80 the same amount of crit rating will give you a far less chance to crit.
So, I looked at all of the items that appeared to be caster items and tried to calculate how much of each stat you would need to give you 1% of that stat.
Currently you need 22.06 Crit rating, 12.6 Hit rating, and 15.7 Haste rating to get 1% of each stat.
According to these pictures from MMO Champion you will need 46 Crit rating, 32.7 Hit rating, and 32.7 Haste rating. If you compare these numbers to the stats at level 70, then there is a 103% increase in Crit rating, 108% increase in Haste rating, and a 160% increase in Hit rating.
160% That's HUGE.
Granted the stat numbers for Haste and Hit are the same, so this could very well be an error.
I'm not spouting any doom and gloom if it is correct. Obviously Blizzard is going to have to itemize for it and it will make Improved FF much more valuable. However, It will change my stat valuations quite a bit. Spell Hit might not be the king of all stats any longer.
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/moonkin dance
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/moonkin dance
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/tree dance
Why are we dancing?
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May 19, 2009 -- Men who take the drug Flomax within two weeks of cataract surgery are at risk of serious eye complications, including a detached retina or lost lens, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Flomax is a commonly prescribed medication used to treat urination difficulties brought on by an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The condition affects nearly three out of four men by age 70, according to background information in the journal report.
Flomax is a type of medicine called an alpha-blocker, which relieves BPH symptoms by targeting receptors that relax smooth muscles along the urinary tract. However, the same receptors are located in the smooth muscle of the iris in the eye. Some small studies have suggested that Flomax may make a man more likely to develop intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS), which increases the risk of cataract surgery-related complications. But data from larger studies are lacking.
For the current study, Chaim M. Bell, MD, PhD, of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and colleagues analyzed medical records of 96,128 men 66 and older who had cataract surgery between 2002 and 2007. They determined which men took Flomax or a similar drug at the time of cataract surgery and who experienced a cataract surgery complication.
They grouped the men into two categories:
- Recent exposure group: Men who had taken Flomax or other alpha-blocker within 14 days of cataract surgery. Most men -- nearly 11,000 -- fell into this group.
- Previous exposure group: Men who had a history of taking Flomax or another alpha-blocker but not in the 14 days before cataract surgery.
The researchers discovered that 284 men (0.3%) had a complication in the 14 days following cataract surgery. Those who took Flomax two weeks before the procedure were 2.3 times more likely to have a serious complication.
Among the complications:
- 175 men had a procedure for a lost lens or lens fragment
- 35 men had a retinal detachment
- 26 men had both
- 100 men had suspected inflammation within or around the eye, a condition called endophthalmitis
Taking Flomax more than 14 days before surgery did not appear to increase a man's risk for cataract surgery complications, nor did previous exposure to other alpha-blockers.
Researchers say it is unknown whether stopping Flomax before cataract surgery reduces the risk.
"Because the combination of cataract surgery and [Flomax] exposure is relatively common, patients should be properly apprised of the risks of drug therapy, and preoperative systems should focus on the identification of [this drug's] use by patients. In this way, surgeons can plan and prepare for a potentially more complicated procedure or refer to someone with more experience," the authors conclude in the journal article.
In an accompanying editorial, Alan H. Friedman, MD, of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, calls for close reassessment of Flomax's safety data to determine if a black box warning is warranted.
"Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the United States today. With nearly 2 million cataract operations performed in the United States each year, the magnitude of [intraoperative floppy iris syndrome or] IFIS associated with [Flomax] cannot be underestimated." he writes.
"Although the prescribing information for [Flomax] includes IFIS as a 'general precaution,' the data on the risk of this complication should be reassessed to determine whether a 'black box' warning should be issued to caution the ophthalmic surgeon and the general public (men in particular) of danger to the eye of taking [alpha-blockers] before cataract surgery."
SOURCES: Bell, C. Journal of the American Medical Association, May 20, 2009; vol 301: pp 1991-1996. Friedman, A. Journal of the American Medical Association, May 20, 2009; vol 301: pp 2044-2045.
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