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There's an old comedy bit where the comic offers to teach you "everything you're going to remember from college, ten years after graduation." The crash course is offered at a hefty price, but much less than four years of actual college tuition. There's a little of that in what we're going to discuss here today, except for the hefty price of course.
In more than 20 years of advising business owners in the area of trademark law, I've noticed many little tidbits of knowledge that I find myself passing along to client after client. These are things that most business owners and marketing people either don't know at all or have enduring misunderstandings about.
Thing 1: Trademark rights are created by use of the mark on your goods or services. Registration of your mark is an important way to increase and extend those rights.
Thing 2: There is no functional difference between "trademarks" and "service marks" – trademarks identify goods (for example, BUDWEISER® for beer) and service marks identify… that's right, services (e.g., HOLIDAY INN® for hotel services.) So for the rest of this post, let's simplify things by calling them all trademarks, or just marks.
Thing 3: You don't register a trademark for "everything," you register it for specifically identified goods and/or services that are spelled out in your application. The more types of "things" you want to cover, the more you'll pay in filing fees for the application.
Thing 4: Give a lot of thought to what goods/services you want to cover before filing your trademark application, because once the application is filed you cannot broaden its coverage (you can only narrow it, by taking things out.)
Thing 5: New trademark applications literally are filed every minute at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Once you decide on a mark and goods/services, file your application as soon as possible to minimize the chances that someone else will "beat you to the punch."
Thing 6: No, you cannot file a trademark application or keep alive a registration for a mark you have no current intention of using, just to "keep people away from it."
Thing 7: The designations TM and SM that you see everywhere really have no official significance. They are used unofficially, to indicate that the user regards the name as proprietary.
Thing 8: You may not use the ® symbol with your mark until your mark is actually registered (not just filed.) After the registration issues, you should always use it at least once on every package, advertisement, marketing piece, etc.
Thing 9: You should always search a new product name (the earlier the better) before committing to it or using it. Not doing so is a dare to the Trademark Infringement Gods.
Thing 10: Because trademark rights arise from use (see Thing 1 above), trademark searching is an art and not a science. When searching for potential users of conflicting marks in the vast universe of information out there, you have to choose some logical place to stop. Always remember that, for these reasons, no trademark search is perfect – just the best search reasonably feasible at the time it's conducted.
Thing 11: Minor differences in spelling and inventive spellings won't make an otherwise infringing mark "safe" to use or register.
Thing 12: In a similar vein, you probably attach a much greater significance to small product differences within your industry than the general public (or a judge) will. This means that when comparing products to determine whether you infringe someone else's mark, the judge is not going to be swayed by the argument that "no one could be confused because the products are totally different – theirs is a 6-pin device and ours is an 8-pin device!"
Thing 13: When choosing a new name, remember that the more closely it describes the product (or some feature or function of it), the more likely you are to have problems with availability and/or protection. I could give you a half hour on why, but just trust me on this. You're much better off picking a name that is not descriptive.
Thing 14: Word mark registrations are inherently more flexible than logo/design marks, because use of a registered word mark as a part of your logo is covered by the registration. The reverse is not true.
Thing 15: Because of Thing 14, when first starting down the registration path (and anytime cost/budget is a large factor), it's usually advisable to register the word form of your mark first and register the logo version when finances allow.
Thing 16: It can take many months for an application to mature into a trademark registration, but there's no reason to hold off on using the mark in the meantime. Quite the opposite, in fact – usually you're better off starting use as soon as possible.
Thing 17: The time to think about whether your new name will actually be available for you to use is as soon as possible. Yesterday, if possible. A month ago, better yet. Leaving that issue until the last minute invites bad decision-making and disaster.
Thing 18: Most trademark infringement disputes are resolved through negotiation before any suit is filed, usually with the "junior user" being provided some time period to shift over to a new name. But don't take this as an excuse to go forward with a name you know is questionable, because the first sentence often doesn't apply where the infringement appears intentional. In those cases, the aggrieved party may go straight to court.
Thing 19: Using or registering your new name as a domain name does not create trademark rights, unless you use that domain name in a trademark-like way on your website.
Thing 20: Similarly, merely registering your corporate name with your state's secretary of state does not create any trademark rights or constitute any type of government approval for you to use the name as a trademark.
Thing 21: In the trademark world, as elsewhere, what goes around comes around. Don't try to nestle up to a competitor by using a similar mark. You wouldn't want anyone doing that to you. Don't make me be your mom on this – Golden Rule, and all that.
This is not, of course, intended as a complete list. Hopefully it is helpful, though. If I get good response on this article, I'll think up some more bits of important knowledge. And then, dear reader, together we can venture down the uncertain path of the sequel.


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Competition Heats Up in Central Ohio Market
August 23, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Competition Heats Up in Central Ohio Market
A battle for central Ohio's recreational vehicle dollars has begun, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
On one side is RCD Sales, an established local dealer with stores near Hebron and Pataskala. It's a family business run by twin brothers.
On the other side is Tom Raper RVs, an Indiana-based superstore that just opened a showroom in Madison County.
The battle will be fought with swivel entertainment centers, inner-spring quilted mattresses, foot-flush toilets and at least one inflatable monkey.
Both companies downplay the rivalry.
"Columbus is a big market," said Chuck Haire, co-owner of RCD. "There's room" for several competitors.
Like the auto industry, RV sellers have suffered through years of low sales and tight credit. Many of the retailers have shut down or scaled back. For example, the region's oldest outlet, Post Traveland on the north s ide, is relying more on parts and service and used-RV sales.
RCD and Tom Raper are two of the exceptions, among the few that have expanded. They both stock hundreds of RVs, from palatial motor homes that cost more than $300,000 to used tent campers that sell for as little as $2,000.
The RV industry considers people 55 to 64 years old its "sweet spot," and that group is projected to grow 15 percent between 2008 and 2013, a sign of better times to come for the industry, according to a July research note from Robert W. Baird & Co.
Because of this, leading manufacturers such as Thor Industries Inc. and Winnebago Industries Inc. are optimistic, although they are bruised by recent challenges. Thor, which includes the Airstream brand, is based in Jackson Center, Ohio.
The customers are people such as Sharon Mullinex of Dresden, who was browsing at RCD's Hebron store recently. She and her husband visit their children and grandchildren across the Midwest and vacation in Florida. They save on hotels because they've found that Wal-Mart stores and Flying J gas stations allow RVs to park overnight for free.
"When you travel, it's like your little home on the highway," she said.
Family business
The business that became RCD began in 1974 selling various types of used vehicles, but not RVs. Charles Haire, the father of the current owners, hoped for a fresh start in central Ohio after he had moved his family out of the Cleveland area. The name RCD was chosen almost at random; it was the initials of one of the people involved in the venture, Ronald Charles Davidson.
In 1983, the business began selling new travel trailers. By that time, Charles' identical twin sons, Chuck and Tom, were full partners. The RV part of the business took off, and RCD began selling larger towable trailers and even motor homes.
The company persevered because it was frugal, Chuck Haire said. The owners reinvested profits in inventory and reduced debt.
Today, a third generation does much of the day-to-day management. Chuck's son, Ryan, is at the Pataskala store, which opened last year. Tom's son, Brad, is at the Hebron store. The stores have more than 200 units in stock.
The business keeps them so busy that this RV family almost never goes camping, Chuck Haire said.
While RCD grew, many of its competitors came and went. One of the largest, Farber RV Superstore in Reynoldsburg, closed its showroom during the recent recession. The company chose to focus on its other product line: specialty vehicles for commercial use.
Several local car dealers opened RV lots, only to close them in the past few years. Examples are Ricart Automotive in Groveport and Bob Caldwell Automotive on the North Side.
Rhett Ricart, co-owner of Ricart Automotive, found that customers were willing to drive across the country to get a good price or the right features on an RV — much farther than they might drive to buy a car. This meant that dealers needed to have a gigantic inventory and the room to display it.
"You can't possibly stock enough units," he said.
Have monkey, will travel
In this nationwide market, a few superstores are willing to pay to offer customers a huge selection. Among them is Tom Raper RVs, which was started in eastern Indiana.
The namesake founded the business in 1964. He initially sold used cars, but then found he had a special talent for selling RVs, said Jim Leep, general manager of the central Ohio store near London.
"He built something from absolutely nothing," Leep said.
And he built it on a memorable name, one that ended up seemingly everywhere, particularly on billboards and the radio.
The founder sold the business to a group of investors in 2002, and he is retired in Florida. The new owners could have changed the name, but they found it was a valuable brand.
Today, there are three
Tom Raper stores in Richmond, Ind., in the Cincinnati area and now in central Ohio have a total inventory at the three of more than 500 RVs.
Many central Ohio customers were willing to drive to Richmond, off I-70 just across the state line, to shop, Leep said, but he hopes the new store will enable the company to get a larger share of local sales and parts and service.
The Madison County store opened early this summer. It doesn't have a permanent sign installed yet. The best way to spot the place is the giant inflatable monkey, put there to get the attention of drivers on I-70.
Like the monkey, some of the high-end motorhomes are a jarring sight, almost like spaceships on wheels. The Allegro brand features swivel captain's chairs up front and top-of-the-line furniture and cabinets in the back.
The tag line: "Absolute power delights, absolutely."
Low sales, tight credit
As RCD and Tom Raper have grown, the industry has shrunk. The nation has about 2,700 RV dealers, down about 180 from two years ago, according to the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA).
This is because of a decline in sales and reluctance by banks to maintain dealers' credit.
"When it comes down to it, RVs are a discretionary purchase," said Phil Ingrassia, spokesman for the association. "When people feel better about their job situation and feel better about the stock market, they invest in an RV."
There are early signs of a rebound. Through June, dealers had sold 92,227 units this year, up 3.2% percent from a year earlier, Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) reports.
The credit problems have been particularly troubling for smaller dealers such as Post Traveland, which has been around since 1956.
"Last year was as bad as you can imagine," said Wayne Post, the semi-retired owner.
His lender, Bank of America, raised the cost of credit to the point that it no longer made sense to borrow to pay for new inventory, he said. This was frustrating to Post because Bank of America and other lenders have gotten government aid, and he sees little reason for the restrictive lending terms.
Last year, he sold 59 new RVs, the fewest in company history. His company is still profitable, though, because of other profit centers, such as parts and service, sales of used RVs, RV rentals and propane sales.
Like his larger competitors, he has benefited from the closings of other dealers. He is now one of the only options for RV service in Franklin County.
Post is staying in business because he enjoys it. At heart, RVs are fun, he said.
That is a common sentiment among all the dealers interviewed, and one that makes the last few years a little more bearable.

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Arden Hills, Minn. - Bethel stepped onto the
turf at Royal Stadium Saturday as significant favorites over
Carleton College, but the Knights came to play and did not go
quietly. The Royals have defended their home soil proudly, not
giving up a win at home in nearly two years. Bethel added to that
streak today, winning by a final of 27-9.
The Knights got on the board first on a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Hartwell to wide receiver Chase Gottshalk, only taking 2:33 off the clock. The Royals were able to get things rolling as they made it a 7-7 game early in the second quarter, scoring on 3-yard quarterback keeper by Josh Aakre (Sr. Dawson, Minn.).
Late in the second quarter with the game still tied the Royals failed to field a punt giving possession to the Knights inside the Bethel 20-yard line. With the Knights threatening to take the lead once again, the Royals defense came up big when senior linebacker Billy Morgan (Rosemount, Minn.) snagged his first career interception off a tipped pass in the end zone. "It felt pretty good to finally get an interception and to see the emotion that everyone had." said Morgan. The play energized the crowd, and proved to be a significant swing in the momentum as they entered the second half.
In the third quarter the Royals came out invigorated and went to work quickly. With just over ten minutes to go in the quarter Aakre connected with Alex Wright (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.) for a 26-yard touchdown. The score gave the Royals their first lead of the game 14-7.
Going into the fourth quarter the Royals size began to wear down the Knights defense. Aakre found the end zone again on a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Royals a 20-7 lead. The ensuing Matt Wetherell (Sr., Glen Ellyn, Ill.) extra point attempt was blocked and returned Carleton's Justin Rotman for two points to slice the Royals lead to 20-9. The Knights made things interesting but in the end the Royals running game was too strong. Freshman running back Brandon Marquardt (Chaplin, Minn.) found the end zone on a 13-yard run with just under four minutes left of the clock to end any hopes at a comeback by the Knights.
The Royals finished Saturday's contest with 244 yards rushing on 49 carries. Aakre lead the Bethel ground game, compiling 96 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns. Marquardt added 71 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Jesse Phenow (So., Richfield, Minn.) finished with 82 yards on 13 carries for the Royals.
The second half was key for the Royals as they ratcheted down the defense to hold the Knights to just 76 yards of total offense and zero points. Morgan complied 13 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, one sack, and one interception. Outside linebacker Eric Smith (Jr., Henning, Minn.) had 5 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, and one sack. Gavin Maurer (Jr., Morgan, Minn.) wreaked havoc in the Knights backfield contributing two sacks.
The Royals will be off next weekend as they use their bye week to prepare for several difficult games that are on the schedule in the coming weeks. The Bethel football squad will be back in action on October 1st for their homecoming matchup vs. St. Olaf.
Bethel Opens MIAC Play With 27-9 Victory Over Carleton
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Arden Hills, Minn. - Bethel stepped onto the
turf at Royal Stadium Saturday as significant favorites over
Carleton College, but the Knights came to play and did not go
quietly. The Royals have defended their home soil proudly, not
giving up a win at home in nearly two years. Bethel added to that
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Guys , colonel Parker has advised me not to do interviews unless I see 50 big one's first
Don't you have better thing to do than read this stupid signature
Tony Clifton : Kaufman was a hack....hack sack pack nack !
Just wanted to throw this out there...
I just found a wonderbread mixed in with a box of MOTU that I bought at a yard in New Jersey, The guy I got it from said it was from a mail away that his Dad mailed in. He is going to talk to his Dad about which mail in it might have been....
What do you think?
I'm pretty sure the 1-900 advert was about moving that poster and some of the current toy product. You can see Gwildor in the commercial, after all. But hey, ya never know!
I knew a kid who always seemed to get the new figures long before I saw them in the stores. Contacted him recently, and he doesn't remember having a brown-haired He-Man. Which leads me to believe it wasn't available here. Never heard of Children's Palace or Lionel Kiddie City/Playworld until reading this thread. I live in NE Tennessee.
I found a Savage He-Man at a flea market in Jonesborough for only $1 not long after I had been notified that my MOTUC figure Wun-Dar would ship late. Thought it was odd to find an obviously old worn He-Man figure painted like Wun-Dar, so I bought it. Otherwise, I would have thought it was a knock off and left without it. Had no idea what I found until reading this thread.
I really want one of these. What should I realistically pay for one. I see where people pay $150-$250 at toy shows and conventions. That I will do, but I'm not dropping $500 for one on eBay. Is the Marketplace here the best place to buy one reasonably??
"Were does he get those wonderful toys.....Oh, eBay!
I remember the savage he-man. I just can't remember why. I never had one but I remember not being able to get one because we couldn't afford Wonderbread. Sticks in my memory like popcorn stuck in yer teeth. Was the figure ever shown on one of the product boxes or back / middle of the mini comics?
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It's a Doctor Who Ref. Look it up.
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Is there a way to distinguish between true figures and customs that are being sold on Ebay? What is the value of a loose/complete savage he-man?
I've seen some in lots on eBay. It just kinda iffy. Not sure if those are real because the sellers never answer my questions.
"Were does he get those wonderful toys.....Oh, eBay!
I have to think that with all the mystery surrounding this and people just not knowing where it came from, I'm almost certain it has to do with the mail in form for the Buy 3 Get 1 Free promo. Most parents mailed those things in figuring they'd get Man-E-Faces back and got back the Savage He-Man figure. Being a parent, they probably didn't care what figure came back. haha
A lot of people nailed it on the head with the lawsuit with the Conan movie. These were probably figures that were made up and put on the shelf and Mattel figured they would send them out with this promo, but not give any details on it since it could result in another lawsuit. One with bigger ramifications since the MOTU line was starting to take off with popularity.
I remember a guy here that did an interview with his own brother...I think his theory was very convincing and open my mind about the real origin of Savage He-Man...
Some guys even compared the brown weapons that came with him (and Man-E-Weapons too) with last year Keldor's sword ( error production as a gift) !
Also, the Conan thing has been shot down multiple times, as discussed throughout this thread. Even past employees who have no more love for Mattel say the Conan thing didn't have any connection to the plans and production of MOTU.
If it's something Marketing whipped together real quick for a promotional figure, it's easy to understand why many former employees don't know what it is.
There's surely someone somewhere who worked at Mattel that knows, though.
I just went through some of this thread and some googling. What is the verdict on the guy interviewing his own brother about the 3 for 1 giveaway? Is that the truth behind this figure?
Favorite MOTUC
1. Shadow Weaver
2. Evil-Lyn, BG
3. Skeletor, Filmation
4. Mer-Man
5. Orko
Most Wanted: New Version of Sorceress, Filmation She-Ra
If you look at the question posted at the bottom, he got this figure from the 3-for-1 promotion. He seems pretty certain about it IMO.
andYou are bidding on a savage he-man. I cut out my proof of purchases, mailed them in and this is what I received in the mail. I have seen others with different armor or no armor at all. this one came with he-man armor and a weapons pack. There is a small red stain on the armor but the figure is not stained. You are bidding on a portion of my childhood collection of Masters of the Universe. All of them have been played with and many of them have legs that have gotten a little loose, but they still stand on their own. I will try to list any major imperfections by character. In addition to what you see for sale I have several vehicles. Due to size and weight , shipping them can get pricey, so I have not listed them. If there is anything that you are looking for let me know. If I have it and can get it listed right away, we can combine shipping and get you a good deal.
I will ship anywhere in the USA. Hawaii and Alaska please get a shipping quote from me before bidding. I will not ship outside the USA.
Please pay within 48 hours of the auction end. If you need more time contact me.
I will combine shipping so by all means buy everything I have. Let me know if you have won or are bidding on multiple items so I do not miss it and can invoice it with one shipping cost.
I understand that some of these items will be used in collections and condition is important, so if you have any questions or need more pictures just ask. If there is something that I see obviously wrong with an item I will list it.
While this is the exact same figure that wonder bread sent out, I do not remember a wonder bread promotion. I remember a Mattel promotion for a mystery action figure. I saved my proofs of purchase and sent them in for my action figure and this is the one I received. I have heard of others that did this and received different masters of the universe. I just got the "he-man with brown hair". So, yes I have had this one since I was 12years old.
WOW this is a great mystery , my own opinion is that somewhere between the big jim line ,where some ideas were continued on to he man toys ,and masters of the universe actually being made , this figure was a Conan arnold schwarzenegger for either a movie or something ?, its just too likely due to its build and color scheme . i have a few of these, and from sitting at my desk he just looks like an arnold barbarian toy . if the color of these had been blue trunks with a green belt and any hair color different than arnold ,then i would believe it was a mysterious masters figure .or if they had later dates on them .i just think mattel made he man out of the same mold either to save money ?like the re use of the birds screech and the big jim eagle and battle cat and the big jim cats. or it was some kind of slap in the face to the conan franchise . i dont consider him as a fit in figure to the masters of the universe line at all , its a fun mystery and a rare figure that has its value due to its rarity .but i really wouldnt go out of my way to spend the money on this to call your motu collection complete .you decide for yourself ? i have made a few customs from the real ones using the real ones for color matching they sold for $40 years ago and yes i listed them as custom . but only a trained eye could tell . someone will figure this out someday ?????
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Worcester's Edwin Rodriquez has agreed to participate in a four-man super middleweight tournament in Monte Carlo that he hopes will lead to a world title shot.
Worcester's Edwin Rodriquez has agreed to participate in a four-man super middleweight tournament in Monte Carlo that he hopes will lead to a world title shot.
The Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four Tournament will start March 30 in Monaco, with the two winners meeting for a 60/40 split of $1 million July 13.
An added attraction on the same card will see undefeated middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (25-0, 22 KOs) defend his WBA title against Japanese contender Nobuhiro Ishida (24-8, 9 KOs).
The tournament is the product of a partnership between African promoter Golden Gloves and the Monte Carlo SBM Group in association with DiBella Enterainment. The Golovkin fight is being held in association with K2 Promotions.
The undefeated Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) will take on another unbeaten in Osvaldo Maderna (19-0, 13 KOs) in the Super Four semifinals, while the other semifinal pairs former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) and Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KOs), a former two-time kick-boxing world champion, who lost a close decision to former IBF super middlewight world champion Lucian Bute last November in Montreal.
Erdei had contemplated retirement before returning to the ring in 2010 under Lou DiBella's banner.
Rodriguez, whom local fight fans might remember from his days in the Southern New England Golden Gloves tournament in Fall River, stopped previously unbeaten Jason Escalera in his last fight in September. He is ranked No. 2 by the WBC, No. 3 by the IBF, and No. 7 by the WBA.
Maderna is ranked sixth by the WBO and 13th by the IBF.
The Super Four final July 13 will be held in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela 95th birthday celebration and to help raise awareness to the Mandela Children's Hospital.
Abner Mares, unable to secure a unification match with WBO super bantamweight champ Nonito Donaire, has vacated the WBC super bantam title to move up to the featherweight division.
This was one of those situations where both fighters wanted the fight, but their feuding promoters, Top Rank (Donaire) and Golden Boy Promotions, got in the way.
Arum, who won't do a co-promotion with Oscar De La Hoya, initially offered his promoting rival an undisclosed sum of money for Mares' "services." De La Hoya then came back with an offer of $3 million for Donaire's "services," which of course was rejected by Arum.
Arum, meanwhile, is close to closing a deal with WBA super bantamweight champ Guilermo Rigondeaux, whom he also represents, for an April 27 Donaire-Rigondeaux unification bout.
If Donaire, the 2012 Fighter of the Year, gets by Rigondeaux, he will likely move up to featherweight, where a match with Mares could still happen.
Forget Pacquiao-Marquez V. It's not going to happen, according to Juan Manuel Marquez.
"I think for me, there is no point," said Marquez. "The business that we had pending is already settled. So then for what? Before that fourth fight, I said, 'Regardless of how this fight ends, there cannot be a fifth.'"
And he's sticking to that.
That fight we told you about between Shane Mosley and WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi fell through over — what else — money. Malinaggi wanted more and didn't get it.
In the meantime, here's hoping someone can talk Mosley out of his decision to come out of retirement. The future Hall-of-Famer is 0-3-1 in his last four fights and the draw was with the light-hitting Sergio Mora.
Time to turn the page, Shane.
Perennial contender Sam Soliman (43-11, 17 KOs) shocked former middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-4-2) last Friday in Duesseldorf, Germany, by coming off the deck in the second round to win a unanimous decision in Sturm's backyard.
The postponed title fight between WBA super lightweight champ Danny Garcia and former two-division champion Zab Judah has been rescheduled for April 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Timothy Bradley is expected to make the first defense of his WBO welterweight title March 16 against Russian Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs).
IBF middleweight champion Daniel "Real Deal" Geale (29-1, 15 KOs) avenged his only loss with a unanimous decision over fellow Aussie Anthony Mundine (44-5) in Sydney last week.
Undefeated WBC lightweight champ Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KOs) makes his second title defense Feb. 16 on HBO against Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KOs), while Jonathan Banks (29-1-1) tries to do it again to Seth Mitchell (25-1-1) in the heavyweight co-feature.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Graylo is "Of the Nightfall"
I when in to Normal OS tonight with a Caster DPS stacked raid and downed Sarth3D in 10man. Stacking the groups to favor physical or casters is definitely the way to go. Tonight felt a lot smoother then our mixed group runs the DPS just went quicker. Funny how 13% extra crit from a mage and Ele shaman can do that.
Its not a guild first but it is still awesome. Grats to everyone that got the title with me.
Now the main goal before Uldar is the Immortal. I am sure we can do it. Everyone just needs to stay focused and get it done.
On a side note, I'm sure many of you have seen this already but incase you hadn't, Phae over at Resto4Life is closing down her blog. While her reasons for leaving are the best possible it is still a sad day for WoW bloggers new and old.
I just want to say that if it wasn't for Phae and her Blog, Gray Matter wouldn't be where it is today. She was the first blogger that got me thinking about theorycrafting. My "versus" posts were modeled after her comparisons of the different mana regen buffs and talents. When I asked for advice on my blog she offered it freely. She was one of the first people to link me and promote my blog, and I was honored that she would ask me to write a guest post for her blog. Since I started using google analytics almost 8 months ago almost 10% of my traffic came from her blog, by far the biggest source.
I'm know she knows this already but she will be missed.
2 comments:
- February 24, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Keeva said...
Well done Gray, we're still working on it (on and off, people haven't been available much). Hopefully get it soon.
- February 24, 2009 at 3:35 AM
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I'm in the process of redesigning a website and this article has basically stopped me in my tracks. I always start with a rough outline of what is needed on a page, but never really look 'deeper'.
Analysing exactly what the user wants is one thing, but you have to make sure you design so that the user does what you want.


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Is it all bad news? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Is it all bad news? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Italy View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:59 am Post subject: Is it all bad news? ESLCafe's Job Information Journal makes for grim reading. Italy seems no different from any other country with teflists' stories of woe. How do I distinguish a good tefl opportunity from a bad one. I'd like to teach in the North of Italy but I am apprehensive after reading so many tales of being ripped off. Is it really that bad? Back to top avahanianJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 123 Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 1:18 am Post subject: Re: Is it all bad news? andrew murphy wrote: ESLCafe's Job Information Journal makes for grim reading. Italy seems no different from any other country with teflists' stories of woe. How do I distinguish a good tefl opportunity from a bad one. I'd like to teach in the North of Italy but I am apprehensive after reading so many tales of being ripped off. Is it really that bad? I haven't taught in Italy but I have in Spain...and as you will notice, there are many stories of woe in the Spain forum as well... But I can say I had a great experience in Spain. So it really matters on each person and whether they approached their journey with an open mind or expected it to be just like their home country. I know people who have taught in Italy and have had a very good experience, and I know others who haven't had such a good experience. Here is the advice I can give you: 1. be sure to have the necessary qualifications (BA degree, TEFL, etc.) 2. decide on a city or cities and learn as much as you can about them from native Italians. Venice and Milan are VERY expensive and 700 Euro a month salary won't be enough! Try to avoid those cities and go to Florence or Bologna for the true Italian experience! 3. learn from the mistakes of other teachers (very important!) 4. go there with a sufficient amount of money (as I mentioned the north of Italy is not cheap!)....do not go there with less than 5000 Euro.....the more you take with you the easier it will be and the more options and time you will have in case it takes a long time to find a job or flat 5. advertise yourself and teach private classes (pay is higher and you get a more flexible schedule....of course, cancellations are more common) 6. realise that it won't be like your home country....some things will be different and that is a fact of life 7. learn Italian before you go 8 learn Italian before you go there are of course more pieces of advice to dispense but this should be a good start for you cheers Arin Back to top CarolineJoined: 23 Jan 2003Posts: 29Location: USA Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 12:12 pm Post subject: Teaching in Italy I have been teaching in Italy for four years. I agree with most Andrew's reply - especially the value of learning some Italian before you go. A few minor differences of opinion, though. 1. You should stay out of the expensive cities, but I would place Florence in that group. The rents are very high and there are tons of Americans studying in university exchange programs. I was offered a job at a good school in Florence when I first came over and I turned it down due to the high rents. I would suggest looking at less-known regional centers, preferably a town with a university. 2. Yes, it is a good idea to bring some start-up money, but I don't think you need $5000 (although it would be nice!) In my opinion, $1,000 - $2,000 is enough. A bit more general advice. Italy is a place to come if you're looking for a relaxed lifestyle - but it's a not a place to save money. Prices have gone up quite a bit since the introduction of the Euro and salaries haven't kept pace. Hope this helps. Don't get too discouraged by what you read. The nature of this type of forum is that it attracts a lot of people who are unhappy with their jobs. Caroline Back to top dkcaudillJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 14 Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject: As I former exchange student in Milan, I'll agree that it's very expensive. Venice is unquestionably expensive...Florence too. In fact, most large cities in Italy are expensive...which should be no surprise because cities every where are. For every large city there are dozens of smaller, quieter, nicer towns within range of short train trips. Most all of them have high schools which teach very advanced english classes. From my involvement with Italian organizations I can tell you to expect general disorganization, but very nice people. Friends are what get you jobs in Italy. 100% Personally, I think that the smaller towns would be a more pleasant place to live, dealing with the insanity of traffic and the cost of living in Milano is enough to get to a person after awhile. There are so many gorgeous towns in the north of italy...Como, Vicenza, Bergamo, etc in the prealps are fantastic. Back to top andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 1:25 am Post subject: Genova Thankyou all for the advise. I was suprised by the suggestion of having 5000 Euro. Do I really need to have that much in reserve. I get the point too about the expense related to living in big cities but I have discovered, having done my homework, that working in a smaller city/town means that you will invariably have to do more travelling to lessons. Certainly I would want to avoid large crowds of anglophones too. Therefore what do people think about teaching in a "less fashionable" city such as Genova? Back to top andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 1:42 am Post subject: Italian High Schools David, you speak about advanced english classes in Italian High Schools. Are you suggesting that this might be a possibility? I would have thought that this would be something of a closed shop requiring all sorts of pieces of paper and general Italian beauracratic angst. I have dual Australian/British citizenship and am a recently qualified secondary school teacher here in Victoria, but I don't know that I'd really want to teach in a secondary school in Italy. As to your own desires to teach overseas remember, if someone hasn't already told you, that the European Union is a closed shop for those without a EU passport including wannabes from (greater) Nashville. Back to top dkcaudillJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 14 Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 4:36 am Post subject: I went to Italy pre-EU, so the paperwork, I couldn't tell you about. My exchange student showed me pictures of his english class at school... the teacher was a scrawny, unshaven british man with a cigarette in his mouth at all times. My german exchange student had a teacher by a pretty similar description. oh yes, and the genovanese have a reputation for being cheap. I worked for a construction firm owned by a genovan man and the first thing my exchange family says is "ohhh no!" but of course thats a custom thats ages old. if you want to have fun, sit down with italians and ask them what they think about different groups, esp the french, whom my exchange brother told me were, clearly, all gay.(but avoid the albanians subject, ha) so, by closed door, do you mean totally impossible to get a work Visa? or just "buried under paperwork and fees" impossible? I know that the EU has changed that whole procedure, but no one's yet explained it to me. can someone link me to the topic? "bureaucratic angst" that so well describes anything involving the italian government.[/i] Back to top andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 11:49 pm Post subject: nonEU citizens I might explain that I have previously lived in Italy for some four years. As to nonEU citizens/passport holders working in the EU in general and in Italy specifically the rule is NO PASSPORT = NO RIGHT OF WORK. I'm not sure how this operates within the framework of the 1999 Schengen Agreement on mobility of residency and work rights between EU member states, but Italy does have a miserly quota of work permits for "extracommunitari" = nonEU citizens, but this either relates to highly specialized positions of "importance to the national economy" (which an EFL teacher is not!) or to seasonal (=fruit picking) work. However many people from outside of the EU through parents who were born in the EU have the right to obtain a passport/citizenship and therefore work in the EU. This is the case with many wannabe EFL teachers from the U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand, South Africa & Australia. To see your rights, or lack thereof, have a look at this from the Italian Polizia di Stato, which unfortunately is only in Italian and in beauracratic-speak at that: http://www.poliziadistato.it/pds/cittadino/stranieri/stranier.htm If you are tempted to teach illegally then you expose yourself to being taken advantage of and at the very least likely to be paid considerably less than what is already the standard jejune EFL teacher salary in Italy. An unscrupulous employer, when you are no longer of use to him or her, may at any moment decide to dob you in to the police and you will be deported. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear, but it is the grim reality. Back to top dkcaudillJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 14 Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:11 am Post subject: so do you know much about italy's kaws regarding dual citizenship? I've looked it up, and the US law about it is very lax, they don't require that you renounce all other citizenships. If italy is the same, then both nations would treat me as a member of only that nation..I think Italy is phasing out mandatory military duty, but i'd imagine i'm required to be fluent in italian. it would be tough to be fluent in italian without living in italy. It would be tough to live in italy without getting citizenship. sheesh what a racket. there has to be some international organization to help with this or something...some kind of teacher exchange program maybe? I know that the US department of defense offers great jobs in any NATO nation, including those in the EU. That'd be a great way to get to Europe. oh yes, and thank you Andrew Murphy for being so terribly knowledgeable. I appreciate the help. Back to top Harry SwindellsJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 39Location: Warsaw,Poland Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:47 pm Post subject: dkcaudill wrote: It would be tough to live in italy without getting citizenship. sheesh what a racket. It is just as difficult for a citizen of the USA to get a job legally in the EU as it is for a citizen of the EU to get a job legally in the USA. The laws are designed to mirror each othe. Don't whine because you find yourself on the wrong side of the laws. Lots of Europeans would like to go and work in the USA but are stopped from doing so. Harry Back to top andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:21 pm Post subject: Genova/EU citizenship Thanks for your insights, Dave. I seem to have opened up an inevitable pandora's box on the topic of EU citizenship and if people don't mind I'd like to kill it off in this forum and open up a dicussion in the General Discussion section. I would still welcome further insights into teaching EFL in Genova. Back to top avahanianJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 123 Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Genova - and doing it Italian style! andrew murphy wrote: Thankyou all for the advise. I was suprised by the suggestion of having 5000 Euro. Do I really need to have that much in reserve. I get the point too about the expense related to living in big cities but I have discovered, having done my homework, that working in a smaller city/town means that you will invariably have to do more travelling to lessons. Certainly I would want to avoid large crowds of anglophones too. Therefore what do people think about teaching in a "less fashionable" city such as Genova? hi Andrew, There is not a set amount that you must have, but think about it this way: when renting a room in flat you must give two months' deposit along with your first month's rent, which could be 900 Euro (if rent is calculated at 300 Euro per month). It could be much more if you decide to rent your own flat. and how about hotel/hostel costs when you first arrive? and how about money to keep you going until you find a job? even if you do find a job immediately, you won't get paid until a few weeks later (assuming you are paid on time). and what if your employer decides to give you only 10 hours per week of teaching? the point I am trying to make is that there is no harm in having more money. Someone (whose name I cannot remember at the moment) said you could get by with $1000 or $2000. Clearly, you can (if you are lucky and find employment immediately), but knowing the costs of living as stated above would you want to have only $2000 ? I arrive at my figure of 5000 Euro because it is a "safe" figure. It's clearly not a fortune (and hence easier to come up with) but it will help you get by emergencies and will make things easier on you when you arrive to your destination. You will have a few thousand Euro left after paying for your flat and other expenses, and will have enough money to live on in case you do not find employment immediately. Now, if you want to avoid anglophones, avoid the touristy places and the Irish pubs..... but really, there are anglophones all over Italy. In short, go everywhere an anglophone would NOT go. You mentioned Genova, which is rather interesting as most EFL teachers do not go there.....I haven't ever been there but that just might be a good place for you. most EFL teachers go to Milano, Roma, and Firenze.....fewer of them go to gems such as Bologna and Genova. my recommendation to you is, even if you get a job teaching at an academy, to get as many private classes as you can and earn your money the Italian way - IN CASH !! we say, "IN CONTANTI" !!!! practise that phrase for you will need it....believe it or not most Italians work for cash ! Unbeatable !! remember, it's all about IN CONTANTI......don't be a fool, earn money the Italian way and spend the money you would have paid on taxes on vino (wine), birra (beer), gelato (ice cream), ragazze (girls), and other such things which are exquisitely enjoyable but at the same time hazardous to your health ! (can't live with the aforementioned things but cannot live without them either mind you !) cheers Arin Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 3:47 pm Post subject: private lesson rates Arin, Going to Italy and teaching privately is what I have in mind after getting a bit more experience here in the UK. I came to that conclusion after seeing the rates of pay on offer and knowing someone who has just gone out there and is being crippled by the hours they are working. Do have any idea of the rates that can be charged for private lessons in the smaller Northern cities such as Bergamo, Bolzano, Trento etc? Thanks Sue Back to top karenhJoined: 02 Feb 2003Posts: 4 Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 10:55 pm Post subject: italy is it all bad news? thanks for the advice Andrew? Are you still thinking of going to Genova? I've thought about that one and I'm also going to check out Bologna; Does anybody have any tips/advice on these towns? Is it just as hard to get an appt in Italy as Paris-do you need 3 mths worth of pay slips on top of 2/3 monts rent up front? Is flat-sharing common? here in Paris it's rare! Is basic (and I mean basic!) Italian enough to get a job or had I better start cramming? Back to top andrew murphyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 51Location: Australia Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject: Bologna Good choice Karenh. Bologna is a much underated city, which is a good thing if you want to avoid anglophone tourists! It is not too big. However I believe that it is a little on the expensive side, but not as expensive as Milano. 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If you have ever walked barefoot through your lawn in spring and thought you were stepping on sandspurs chances are lawn burweed has infested your yard. Lawn burweed, also known as spurweed (Soliva sessilis), is a common turf weed easily identified by its low ferny foliage and sharp, spiny seed pods that ripen in late spring. Now is the time to spray this weed to prevent these prickly pods from forming.
If you have ever walked barefoot through your lawn in spring and thought you were stepping on sandspurs chances are lawn burweed has infested your yard. Lawn burweed, also known as spurweed (Soliva sessilis), is a common turf weed easily identified by its low ferny foliage and sharp, spiny seed pods that ripen in late spring. Now is the time to spray this weed to prevent these prickly pods from forming.
What are winter weeds?
Many of the weeds commonly seen in winter are cool season annuals. These weeds come up from seed in the fall, grow through winter, flower and set seed in spring, and then die as temperatures warm up in April and May. Henbit, hop clover, chickweed and lawn burweed are all examples of winter annual weeds that can be found in yards throughout our region
Currently many winter annual weeds are still fairly small, and burweed has not started to produce its sharp, prickly seed pods. Even though they are not very noticeable at the present time, now is the right time to treat lawns infested with burweed and other winter weeds. Once spring arrives it will be too late to control burweed and other winter annuals because their seeds will already have ripened, ensuring a new crop of weeds next winter.
Having a completely weed-free lawn is not very realistic, and weeds do have some benefits. Many winter weeds provide a valuable early food source for honey bees and other pollinators who are already out foraging. Consider leaving weeds in less noticeable areas to help support our local pollinator population.
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For this year, the best way to deal with burweed and other winter annual weeds is to spray a herbicide on your lawn during a week daily high temperatures are expected to be at least in the low 50s. Which herbicide to use depends on your lawn type. In zoysia and Bermuda lawns, most winter annual weeds can be controlled with herbicides containing a combination of the active ingredients 2,4-D, mecoprop and dicamba. Brand names for these products include Weed-B-Gone, Lesco Three Way, and Speed Zone Southern.
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Candida Crasto had a good job lined up with an oil company when she graduated in 2010 from the University of Dayton, Ohio, with a degree in chemical engineering. But first, she wanted to take an immersion trip that she had missed with the university's ETHOS program.
ETHOS stands for Engineers in Technical, Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning, founded in 2001 to take the engineering curriculum beyond the classroom. The program at the Marianist university is described as a "transformational experience," and Crasto was so transformed by her experience in Ethiopia that she declined the job offer without knowing what she was going to do next. "I knew that there would be opportunities to work in appropriate technology without having to make a lot of money," she said.
A few stops later, Crasto, now 26, is the university's adviser for chemical engineering and manager of the ETHOS program.
"You can use your faith to understand that there is a need in the world and that there is a moral obligation to achieve social justice," she said. "You are looking at what you have and what you have been given, and so I have the responsibility to improve the lives of others. That's fostered in faith, and that's fostered in ETHOS."
The program sends students to 19 different countries to participate in 38 sponsored projects and locations.
In Ethiopia, Crasto worked on improving the design of the "injera rocket stove," which runs on the "rocket principle" for cooking injera, the staple flatbread. She went to India to work with another stove manufacturer two months after she returned from Africa. Improving stoves, she realized, was crucial.
"Indoor air pollution kills a woman or child every 20 seconds," she said. "It's the fourth leading cause of death in underdeveloped countries."
According to the Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves, 3 billion people worldwide cook food and heat their homes on traditional cook stoves and open fires. That causes 4 million annual premature deaths to smoke exposure, and tens of millions become ill. Crasto also learned of the deforestation caused by inefficiently burning wood and how traditional stoves were so time consuming that women spent four to 10 hours a day cooking.
"ETHOS lets you experience things in an intense way," she said about what she witnessed and learned. "So it's only a natural extension of the Catholic tradition to give back."
Crasto arranges opportunities for engineering students to use their knowledge in projects like solar panels for electricity, solar cooking, purifying water and wind turbines. Senior Anthony Whaley, 22, of Ironton, Ohio, is majoring in environmental geology. He went to Cameroon in Africa to finish an ETHOS project started in 2008. Before that, the villagers were hauling creek water that was downhill from latrines. Students built a reservoir and three biosand filters (water treatment systems) in the first stage, and Whaley's group made 21 more that filtered out contamination from pesticides.
"I learned that everyone has an innate human dignity within themselves," he said. 'It's amazing how similar their lives are to ours. Parents want to make an income to feed their families and send their children to school so that they have more options. That's fairly similar to us, and it puts everyone on the same playing field, that everyone has dignity and everyone deserves the compassion of the Gospel."
Melissa Taylor, 22, of Willowick, Ohio, graduated in December and is now a master's student in mechanical engineering. Her ETHOS project was in Nicaragua where she and three other students installed solar panels in local homes. They also built a hand-washing station at a primary school to replace a hand-cranked pump at a well. There already was a concrete water storage box near the school, but it had fallen into disrepair.
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The people were welcoming, and they were interested in being self-sustaining and in improving their community.
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Spectacular flowers in shades of lilac, light purple, or lavender make this old-time lilac a garden favorite. The long-lasting flower clusters bloom in April or May and are framed with lush green foliage. Their nostalgic fragrance adds to the "coming of spring."
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AZZA Hurrican 2000 Review
As the computer enthusiast market expands, computer accessory manufacturers must expand to keep up with the trends of technology. AZZA is one of these manufacturers that shares these challenges with other organizations that provide these types of products. AZZA specializes in computer cases and power supplies, all of which are currently available on Newegg, Amazon, and other popular retailers. Unveiled in September, AZZA has designed the Hurrican 2000 computer case with ease of use in mind. The Hurrican 2000 features many innovative accommodations, not to mention the more important aspect of performance. As technology and performance improves, so does the heat output from these components. The Hurrican 2000 is featured in the October edition of Maximum PC, hinting at its rising popularity. The Hurrican series is available with black exterior, and the option between a black or a red interior. This review will provide an extensive overview and evaluation from unboxing, external and internal features, as well as a complete testing and comparison to other cases currently on the market.
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The Hurrican 2000 is packaged in an attractive black cardboard box with the AZZA logo and a full sized top-down picture of the case, as well as a small quarter view in the bottom right. The left and right sides of the case each carry display the extensive list of features and specifications, which I will be exploring in this review. The rear of the box explores a more explicative list of features that AZZA has developed with the Hurrican 2000 layered over a picture of the inside of the case. The list of features that this case provides is quite impressive for its price, compared to other cases boasting similar features.
The Hurrican 2000 is protected in the packaging between two blocks of Styrofoam and is wrapped in a plastic bag with a protective film over the side panel windows to prevent accidental scratching. Thanks to this, the case made it safely to my door. Packaged with the case is the User's Manual in a Ziploc bag, and a plain white box that contains a 5.25" to 3.5" external drive adapter and internal spacers, two Molex splitters, two 12" red locking SATA cables, a set of black accessory screws, motherboard screws, standoffs, zip-ties, and a short PC speaker. After getting the case out of the box, my initial thoughts changed on how I felt about the look of the Hurrican as it is pictured on the box. The case looks great in person, despite the lack of depiction on the packaging since the picture on the front of the box is rather a rather limited view. That being said, my excitement for this case jumped up a few notches after getting it out of the box.
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ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 29/10/2012, 23:56
I hear a lot of complaints about ELO mode these days, what with cards like Kalindra and Askai roaming free.
I think these come from people focusing too much on cards that are individually strong and not enough on which cards have good synergy. Right now, building a good ELO deck is a fun puzzle. Which cards are banned this week? What can I do to counter the strong cards that aren't banned? While everyone is busy complaining, I am having the time of my life.
Let's take a look at Kalindra (the card people complain about most) and then take a look at some possible half-decks in two different clans, FPC and Pussycats. Think about using Fei, Chan, Shifou, and Zhu Tang -- three of those cards can easily beat Kalindra pill-for-pill, and the forth lets you threaten a fairly big life-per-damage gap of your own. Think about using Clover, Charlie, Lucy, and Ella in a Pussycats half-deck... All of these reduce Kalindra's damage so hard, that it's impossible for her to be the huge threat she usually is.
I think the definition of "OP" in this game is starting to change. When most players say a card is "OP" they now mean "I have to work to counter this card, and I don't wanna." A card that forces you right out of your comfort zone and into a creative deck you would have never tried otherwise is *good,* both for you and for UR. IMO, you can complain, or you can step up your deck-building game. The choice is yours.
14/4 with an Ulu/Vortex deck so far this week.
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Friday 02/11/2012, 07:02
"As for what can be done to improve participation in ELO... change the available pool of cards in some drastic manner... sooner or later this will have to happen. eventually there will be enough "newer" cards out there that old ones can be removed from the ELO environment. Balancing this will be challenging. This is good for new and future players, and this is potentially good for veteran players who might regain interest, this will not go well for content players --- so exactly what happens in this community every single time change happens"
Ehh... Similar argument as the one for Standard... I don't at all see the necessity of this. The meta has changed greatly in the relatively short time I've played, just by the natural process of new cards being added and some power creep. Old cards phase out of ELO naturally, without being forced out. For instance, Tula, who was once considered a great 2*, is nearly helpless in an environment with more attack manip, Prot: Power/Damage, ability SoA, and 8 powers added to the game with great frequency. She is not entirely gone, but she is at a point where no amount of great new Piranas cards will make her a 2* everyone will want to use. Soon, she will not be seen in ELO at all... Eventually Piranas will get a much better 2*. I don't see the down side of this naturally occurring process, and don't see the need to give a bunch of cards the axe and have to try to rebalance the rest. Just my two cents.
Elo is a chaos of luck, a maelstrom of nooby proportions. I have hit 1500 several times in this current format, and I will admit, it took a whole lot of luck. Not only are cards overpowered, but the way people play has changed dramatically. Olding and playing for the 50/50 is as much part of elo as oxygen is of water (Which is 16/18 ). Deck building has almost nothing to do with your scores now a days, like you said in your initial post, your 14/4 with an ulu/vortex deck, I don't mean to sound like a prick, but that is a bad deck.. Yet you're having marginal success. It's hard for players to see the flaws with elo when they are either fine floating in the 1300 zone or they have not experienced old elo, where olding was rare, deckbuilding was key, It's not that players are to lazy to adapt to the current elo format, there just is nothing to adapt to. It's impossible. You just have to get lucky, despite your level of skill, in order to get high end elo scores like 1470+. (Or you can just be on all day like Mario Gomez) :S
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Friday 02/11/2012, 23:50
You call ELO "a chaos of luck, a maelstrom of nooby proportions" (kudos for the poetic language, by the way) ...yet you mention hitting 1500 several times.
Now, let's quickly go over the facts.
-UR is a card game.
-The ELO format has 8 card decks, with unequal star counts that must add up to 25.
-A 5* card is, as a rule of thumb, going to be significantly more powerful than a 2 or 3* card.
-Your opponent may not draw the same number of stars as you, may draw cards without bonus, etc. This gives the game an inherent element of luck that *has nothing to do with the meta.*
I'm more of a 1350-14xx player, myself. I know from experience that the best way to get to 14xx without grinding for the entire week is to pull off a good winning streak, or at least a set of games with a very nice win/loss ratio.
So... To get to 1500, you not only need a large set of games with a very high win/loss ratio, but you must achieve it while matched up with some of the best players in the game. You are fighting great decks in the hands of seasoned and skilled players.
Let's try to get this straight. Do you REALLY think that something like a 10-game streak against the best players in UR is "good luck," and that if you handed some 12xx player your deck and gave him enough time, he would be able to do the same? Because that strikes me as an absurd conclusion, which disregards statistics in favor of personal bias.
I think for 1400+, luck is optional, but skill is mandatory.
You mistook what I said :s. You can not achieve 1500 without skill. But you can not achieve it without look. Regardless of how much time I give a 1200 player, he's not going to get 1500, there's not enough luck in the world for that to happen. But as you were saying, winning a 10 streak vs top end players is in no way just luck, it takes skill as well. But I don't care how good you are at elo, you're not going to win all 10 of those with just skill. In the current meta, people love to old their cards round 1 and 2. You can overpill r1 vs any one of those 10 players because you were expecting them to pill, and you would lose or at best earn a 50/50. It takes some skill and some luck to make that opening move, and it takes some skill and some luck to beat good players to get into the 1500's. I guarantee atleast one of the matches vs the 10-12 matches it takes to go from 1400- 1500 will be a 50/50, in which case luck is involved, and if you lose, you get set back 3 matches, thus the cycle repeats. Skill is Mandatory, Luck is too
0_4DPaladin Veteran Saturday 03/11/2012, 03:38
I got over 1400 with FPC. Honestly, if skill was even a remote factor, I'd be number 1 every week.
I'm not going to lie, back when I started to about the middle of my time playing, I thought this game took skill. Although it does, not to the extent I thought.
Dunno if you guys know/remember M-Bison . When I first started I saw him issuing a challenge where he fought any deck with his 20* Piranas deck. I looked through the thread, and he won around 15/17 of the games. Naturally, I had to ask him how thats possible, people were facing him with Ambre and rainbow decks and still losing. And he told me:
"UR is just glorified rock, paper, scissors"
And it made sense. Because you have to guess in a lot of situations when the opponents action is ambiguous. And convienently its the worst on the most important, and opening round: 1. The opponent uses Azel first round. He's either bluffing (Rock) 2 or 3 pilling in case you think its a bluff (Paper) or trying to out-pill you, trying to stop it (Scissors).
Now you either: Call his bluff with a few pills (Paper) Out pill him, or call his few pills (Scissors) or just let him overpill (Rock).
Now it is possible to predict what he's about to do depending on the cards in his hand. But not 100% for sure. That mixed with 50-50s and some days I would rather buy a lottery ticket than credits
0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Saturday 03/11/2012, 05:09
Wow surprised no one has pointed this out yet but the real issue this brings up is why are there so many cards on the perma ban list then? if something like azel is not friggin op then neither is sylth.... arkn with 5 power is pathetic... lou is essentially xu-52... sure not a single card in montana can be directly considered op, but if you dont have SoA, heck if you are not using roots/gheist and you are facing mona/ avola/ pretty much all the good cards life is miserable. SOME clans need a balance and honestly kalindra is the only good card in frozn now she doesnt need a ban (a hand without kalindra is SO weak you guys have no idea....)
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Saturday 03/11/2012, 05:12
@ Czar:
I think you're absolutely 100% right, but what I keep trying to point out is that the degree of luck involved is an element that's inherent in UR itself. People like to blame an "unbalanced" ELO mode... When in reality it sometimes comes down to this:
The other guy drew a 5* against your hand full of 2s and 3s.
Or, your improbable, brilliant play was blocked by your opponent's lucky guess.
In no way do events like those mean that ELO itself is not balanced, that the meta is broken, that "swingy" cards are making ELO a 50/50 fest, that 14 life is too much, etc. But statements like "ELO is a chaos of luck, a maelstrom of nooby proportions" help perpetuate the idea of a broken ELO. (Not trying to single you out by any means... I hear this kind of thing a lot, from all sorts of players!)
The fact is, that it's possible to build a deck and playstyle that helps compensate for bad luck pretty consistently. If that were not true, winning streaks at high level of ELO play, and great scores such as your 1500, would simply be impossible. Because of this, I find ELO to be the most balanced and fair mode of play.
0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Saturday 03/11/2012, 05:27
Oh yah and i am qualified to say that I have gone through the many phases of ELO change. been a player since late 2005 (on another account which i forgot the password to). i say.. solution bring back half the ban list (even shakra isnt even that op)
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Saturday 03/11/2012, 05:49
@4D Paladin:
I think M-Bison unintentionally played a great trick on you. Instead of explaining in detail, I invite you to play Rock-Paper-Scissors with 17 people, and try to win 15 of those games. You will see for yourself how completely inaccurate the comparison is.
The fact is that without a huge element of skill, a 15/17 series is just statistically impossible. UR allows for more than an RPS approach: if you have a good deck and playstyle, you can try to figure out the "safest" strong move -- that is, one that does not significantly reduce your chances for victory even if your opponent happens to read it pill-for-pill, but creates a significant advantage if it works as intended. Learning to play like that is the key to a Top 100 score without excessive grinding.
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Saturday 03/11/2012, 05:57
@Oracle: I agree, a lot of cards could stand to leave the ban list, and some "OP" cards need to be left alone (notice all the people picking Askai over Kalindra because Jungo is overall much more stable?)
Not sure about that Sylth though... His min is lower than Azel's, and he is in a clan with a life gain bonus. Jungo have ridiculously good synergy with poison, because their bonus gap does not contribute to reaching a poison's min.


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Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has claimed he feels "deadly" in front of goal after his latest Premier League strike earned his side a point in the 1-1 draw at Everton on Wednesday night.
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Walcott took his tally for this campaign into double figures with his strike 53 seconds into the game at Goodison Park after he surged towards the box, played a one-two with Aaron Ramsey and fired in a shot which looped up off Tony Hibbert and over goalkeeper Tim Howard.
The England international told Arsenal's official website that his confidence in front of goal has never been higher.
"Those are the sort of positions that this season and in the last few seasons I have been quite deadly in," he said. "When given a little sniff I am able to take it now. I am very happy with the way I have started and it has got to continue.
"I think last season you could see a lot of glimpses of that, a lot of assists but like, but I just want to play and hopefully I've shown everybody what I can do now. I scored 11 last season and 13 the year before, so I want more this time.
"My general play is getting better as well. The assists are coming now, which is fantastic, and I am enjoying my football. Hopefully I can take this form into Saturday's game (against Swansea)."
Walcott's optimism ahead of the weekend fixture against Swansea at the Emirates Stadium was tempered by manager Arsene Wenger's suggestion that his No.14 picked up an ankle injury at Goodison Park. The 23-year-old was making his first appearance since recovering from a shoulder problem that kept him out of the games against Montpellier and Aston Villa earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Wenger has confirmed there is 'nothing to report' in the club's ongoing bid to tie Walcott down to a new contract, with the end of December deadline the Arsenal boss placed on negotiations now little more than a month away.
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