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Ten draft day moves that may dramatically affect the '07 season
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It's commonly known the NFL Draft shouldn't be graded until the rookies have completed at least their third professional season. With that said, there's no use grading teams unless it's based on selection value and filling needs.
However, that doesn't mean certain draft day moves won't have an immediate impact on the upcoming season. In fact, most teams that find themselves smack in the middle of a playoff push usually can site specific moves they made on draft day as having a significant impact on their success.
Below are 10 – five good, five not so good – draft day moves that may dramatically affect the upcoming 2007 NFL season.
One move most expect to see among the poor is the Miami Dolphins selecting Ted Ginn Jr. ninth overall, passing on potential franchise quarterback Brady Quinn. But you won't find it. Unlike Mel Kiper Jr. – who had a panic attack on live television when he heard Ginn's name announced – and other national analysts, I'm not going to criticize the selection of Ginn over Quinn.
First of all, I didn't think Quinn was a top-10 prospect to begin with. Sure, he played in a "pro style offense" at Notre Dame and seemingly has everything you look for in a quarterback. But he also never beat top-ranked opponents even though he had the surrounding talent to do so, and he has mechanical problems with his footwork that some scouts seem to ignore. He often doesn't shift his feet and weight properly when throwing the short to intermediate passes, instead relying on his arm strength to guide the ball to his receiver.
Don't get it twisted, however, because I still think Quinn is a solid prospect, just not worthy of a top-10 selection. People were outraged when Miami passed on the Domer, but what most forget is how NFL teams rank prospects on their "Big Board" before the draft. If the Dolphins had Ginn rated higher than Quinn on their board and BYU quarterback John Beck – whom they drafted in the second round – just below Quinn, then they were justified in taking Ginn ninth. All teams go by their "Big Board" and if both Ginn – whom everyone has seemed to forget is an explosive playmaker – and Beck pan out, then Miami's scouts were the ones who got it right and Kiper can go comb that mane of his.
On the flip side, if Ginn and Beck don't pan out and Quinn resurrects Cleveland's franchise, then the Dolphins are going to be on the wrong side of draft day history. Hey, no pressure right?
Five positive draft day moves that will impact the '07 season
1. The Browns oust all other teams with their top-three selections
The Browns selected two top prospects in Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn in the first round, then landed UNLV cornerback Eric Wright in the second, who arguably could've been a first-round pick if not for prior off-field issues. Thomas should start immediately and could instantly make top free agent signing Eric Steinbach better. Maybe Thomas will lift the play of '05 free agent splash Kevin Shaffer as well, giving the Browns one of the most improved offensive lines in football. Quinn shouldn't start right away, but like Thomas, Wright will get the opportunity to compete in an already underrated Cleveland secondary. Most importantly perhaps is the impact the selections of Thomas and Wright could have on the Browns' 2008 draft. A 7-9 or 8-8 season isn't out of the question for Cleveland, making the compensation given up for Quinn (a first rounder in '08, among other picks) more than justified.
2. The Patriots acquire Randy Moss from the Raiders for a fourth-round pick
Many can argue Moss' on-field ability checked out shortly after his mental mind frame did in '06. However, giving up a fourth rounder for a five-time Pro Bowler and paying him minimum wage is hardly a risk. New England took a shot on a supposed clubhouse cancer named Corey Dillon three years ago and he helped lead them to a Super Bowl. Dillon was motivated by the fact he could potentially win a tile, and Moss apparently is too. It's hard to argue Moss' talent hasn't declined after watching him play the last two seasons in Oakland, but winning and proving people wrong is the ultimate revenge. Plus he'll pair with Donte' Stallworth in the most improved wide receiver unit in the NFL.
3. The 49ers follow up a productive offseason with a solid draft
In the offseason, the 49ers added one of the games' best young cornerbacks in Nate Clements, a productive pass-rushing linebacker in Tully Banta-Cain, a hard-hitting safety in Michael Lewis and a speedy deep threat in Ashley Lelie. The 'Niners followed up their offseason shopping spree by adding the draft's best middle linebacker prospect in Mississippi's Patrick Willis, a top offensive tackle in Central Michigan's Joe Staley, and three potential sleeper defensive ends in Florida's Ray McDonald and Joe Cohen and Nebraska's Jay Moore. Looks like San Fran will be a chic pick in '08.
4. The Falcons land four starters in the first four rounds
Despite losing out on LSU safety prospect LaRon Landry (selected sixth overall by the Redskins), the Falcons were able to fill huge holes in the first four rounds. Arkansas' Jamaal Anderson should immediately start at defensive end, replacing Patrick Kerney who signed with the Seahawks. In the second round, Atlanta struck gold with Texas' guard Justin Blalock and Arkansas' cornerback Chris Houston. Blalock has a tremendous chance to start at left guard in the season opener and Houston will push for the starting cornerback position opposite DeAngelo Hall. In the fourth round, South Florida's Stephen Nicholas will get the chance to start at outside linebacker with Demorrio Williams suffering a torn pectoral muscle that will sideline him for the rest of the offseason. Throw in last year's second-round pick Jimmy Williams' move from corner to free safety, and the Falcons got five potential starters in just four rounds.
5. The Bears finally get their pass-catching tight end
Criticized for passing on top tight end prospects Leonard Pope and Mercedes Lewis in the '06 NFL Draft, the Bears landed one of the best receiving tight ends since Jeremy Shockey. While not as tough as Shockey, Miami's Greg Olsen has the soft hands and explosiveness to give quarterback Rex Grossman an immediate third-down target. Olsen is also a fantastic route runner, which is only going to help the Bears' methodical offense. Chicago just added a key piece to an already solid team.
Five poor draft day moves that will impact the '07 season
1. The Titans fail to address their wide receiver need in the first round
The Titans had their pick of top receiver prospects with the 19th overall pick in the first round, yet they passed on hometown product Robert Meachem of UT, LSU's Dwayne Bowe and USC's Dwayne Jarrett in order to select Texas' safety Michael Griffin. Not that Griffin is a bad prospect, Tennessee just had bigger needs and franchise quarterback Vince Young would have benefited from a true deep threat like Meachem or Bowe. Plus, one could argue Florida safety Reggie Nelson was a better prospect than Griffin, yet the Titans passed on Nelson, who wound up in Jacksonville. NFL analysts will be quick to assume the Titans are a playoff contender heading into next year with the way they finished in '06, but the truth is they haven't had a very productive offseason.
2. The Eagles allow the Cowboys to get their man and then reach with their first pick
ESPN's Chris Mortensen hammered this move on draft day and I absolutely agree. Late in the first round, the Eagles traded their first round pick (No. 26 overall) to Dallas for multiple selections later in the draft. The Cowboys selected Purdue' defensive end Anthony Spencer with the No. 26 pick, a player they coveted at No. 22 when they traded it to the Browns, who drafted Brady Quinn. Philly's next move was drafting Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb with the first of the three picks they acquired from the Cowboys. The kicker with Kolb is that most scouts had him going one or even two rounds later than the Eagles chose him. But the real issue is the Eagles trading with a division rival. You don't ever make a move that could potentially help a team in your division, even if it might help you in the process, period. Andy Reid and the Eagles broke one of the NFL's cardinal rules, and then didn't even get max value with the selection of Kolb. Good luck facing Spencer twice a year, Philly.
3. The Packers miss out, and then reach
When longtime running back Ahman Green signed with the Texans in the offseason, the Packers turned their attention to the draft to address perhaps their biggest need. Vernand Morency is expected to see significant carries in '07, but Green Bay was out to add yet another runner, and focused on California's Marshawn Lynch. Unfortunately, Buffalo chose Lynch with the 12th overall selection, four picks ahead of the Packers. With Lynch off the board, Green Bay easily could have addressed its receiver, tight end or safety positions with various prospects, but instead chose Tennessee defensive tackle Justin Harrell. While Harrell was regarded as a first-round prospect, he was a reach at No. 16 and might not have the impact Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem, Miami tight end Greg Olsen or Florida safety Reggie Nelson would have had in Green Bay for '07 and beyond.
4. The Lions fail to address defense with top picks
It's hard to argue with Detroit's selection of Calvin Johnson with the second overall pick considering he was the best prospect in the entire draft. However, the cold hard fact of the matter is the Lions still failed to fill immediate needs with their top two selections. There are huge holes still at middle linebacker and at cornerback that weren't addressed when Detroit selected Johnson and Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton. One could make the argument the offense got dramatically better with the addition of Johnson, but the defense still has glaring needs, making the '07 Lions looking awfully comparable to the '06 version.
5. The Chargers' questionable first-day decisions
One of the better drafting teams in the past decade has been the San Diego Chargers, but with their first pick in the first round (No. 30 overall), the Chargers selected LSU's Craig Davis, a second-tier wide receiver who was viewed as a late second-round pick. There's no arguing San Diego needed a receiver, but one has to wonder if they passed on a better prospect in Dwayne Jarrett, who played in their own backyard at USC. With their second pick, the Chargers traded the Bears four draft picks – including a third rounder in '08 – for the rights to draft Utah safety Eric Weddle. Much like Davis, Weddle could be a sleeper, but four picks to acquire a jack of all trades, master of none safety is a steep price. The Chargers are still going to be a playoff contender at the start of the regular season, but they made some questionable moves on the first day of the draft.
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UEFA to open disciplinary proceedings against Bayern Munich for the behaviour of their fans and an illicit banner during the second leg of their match against Arsenal FC.
Defending champions Bayern Munich knocked out Arsenal in their round-of-16 tie with an aggregate score of 3-1, after they drew with the Gunners in the second leg of this clash last night. But the German giants seemed to have run into trouble for the behaviour of certain section of the fans for two banners which was displayed during the game.
One of the banner read: "Say no to racism, yes to Kosovo". Kosovo played their first friendly last week against Haiti, but the match wasn't deemed official as they are yet to be recognized by FIFA as a member nation. The above banner was in connection with the campaign to urge FIFA to recognize them and Bayern are likely to face disciplinary proceedings due to this.
The other banner that made a lot of noise, especially in social media was one that mocked Arsenal and Mesut Ozil. The banner which had the words "Gay Gunners", featured Mesut Ozil with an Cannon, Arsenal's emblem. UEFA spokesperson Pedro Pinto later tweeted that the governing body has received a complaint regarding the second banner from FARE and will look into the matter. He was confirmed that there was a later kick-off and the Bayern fans have been charged with "discriminatory behaviour".
Later an official statement was released by UEFA which confirmed the above.
"Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against FC Bayern München for discriminatory behaviour of their supporters (Article 14 UEFA Disciplinary Regulations), display of an illicit banner (Article 16(2e) DR) and late kick-off (Article 11(2g) DR) at their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against Arsenal FC, the 1-1 draw in Germany on Tuesday. The case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on 20 March." – Read the official statement.
Classy: Bayern Munich fans unfurled 'Gay Gunners' banner with crude Özil caricature v Arsenal http://t.co/0eSV1CFhET pic.twitter.com/njeKIxeUGm
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) March 11, 2014
Bayern Munich are likely to be fined heavily by the disciplinary committee. Celtic were fined 50,000 euros back in December under similar charges brought against them during their Champions League encounter game against AC Milan. The German club are yet to respond to these reports.
Clarification – UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Bayern for banner about Kosovo. — Pedro Pinto (@PedroPintoUEFA) March 12, 2014
Regarding other banner regarding insult against Arsenal, UEFA has received report from FARE and will communicate shortly.
— Pedro Pinto (@PedroPintoUEFA) March 12, 2014
UEFA confirm disciplinary proceedings have been opened against FC Bayern München for discriminatory behaviour of their supporters…
… display of an illicit banner and for late kick off during their UCL match against Arsenal. Statement to come shortly on official website

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This Manhattan cocktail isn't to be confused with the contemporary Manhattan cocktail (usually 3 ounces of bourbon to 1 1/2 ounces of vermouth plus bitters and cherries). This classic recipe first appeared in the latter part of the nineteenth century and is referenced in later editions of How to Mix Drinks or the Bon Vivant's Companion as well as Harry Johnson's 1882 Bartenders' Manual. This forgotten formula has a higher ratio of sweet vermouth to rye whiskey, with an accent of Curaçao and Boker's bitters, served straight up with a lemon twist. Cherries in Manhattans came later as the mixture evolved into a different cocktail. The subtle mingling of flavors in this version illustrate an older style of drink making.–Jason Kosmas
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Born in New York, George Rogers Clarke (b. 1828) moved to California and New Mexico as a young man, seeking a drier climate to alleviate his poor health after contracting tuberculosis in his youth. Following his service in the U. S. Army during the Mexican War, Clarke lived briefly in Galveston, Port Lavaca, and Powderhorn, Texas, engaging in the cattle trade. In 1858, he drove cattle from Indianola, Texas, to the Santa Anna River in California, though eventually found the enterprise unprofitable. An amateur inventor, Clarke crafted printing press machinery and breach loading guns, among other inventions. After Clarke's service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he married Elizabeth M. Moran, with whom he had two daughters.
Comprised of a typescript of a journal, correspondence, and a photograph, the George Rogers Clarke Papers, 1858-1862, 1959, document Clarke's cattle drive from Indianola, Texas, to the Santa Anna River in California, and his family history. The journal describes the cattle drive, various locations in Texas, and weather conditions (1858), while correspondence concerns Clarke's inventions (1862) as well as his family history (1959). Additionally, the collection contains a photograph of Clarke.
This collection is open for research use.
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John Thulis
John Thulis (Thules) (c. 1568 – 18 March 1616) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
Thulis was born at Up Holland, Lancashire, probably about 1568. He arrived at the English College, Reims, 25 May 1583, and received tonsure from Cardinal Louis de Guise on 23 September following. He left for Rome, 27 March 1590, where he was ordained priest, and was sent on the English mission in April 1592.
He seems to have been a prisoner at Wisbech Castle, Cambridgeshire, when he signed the letter of 8 November 1598, in favour of the institution of the archpriest, and the letter of 17 November 1600, against it. Later he worked in Lancashire, where he was arrested by William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, and was committed to Lancaster Castle.
There Roger Wrenno, a weaver, was confined. They managed to escape one evening just before the Lent assizes, but were recaptured the next day. After that he was imprisoned with thieves, four of whom he converted. These were executed with Thulis and Wrenno. Thulis was hanged, drawn, and quartered; the quarters were set up at Lancaster, Preston, Wigan, and Warrington. Wrenno was hanged next, and, the rope breaking, he was once more offered his life for conformity; but he ran to the ladder and climbed it.
A metrical account of their martyrdom, as well as portions of a poem composed by Thulis, were printed by John Hungerford Pollen in his Acts of the English Martyrs (London, 1891), 194-207.
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- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. John Thulis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.


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Dwahvel Tiggerwillies was a halfling woman and a cousin of Dondon Tiggerwillies. She was the guildmistress of a halfling guild based in Calimport, and the proprietor of the Copper Ante. She did not entertain many who were not halflings.
She was very good at procuring information, and was used frequently for this purpose by Artemis Entreri. She informed Artemis about his situation when he was "kelp-enwalled", and when Merle Pariso, a battle mage from the Basadoni Guild, sought to kill him.[1]
Artemis Entreri considered her as a friend (his first real friend) and spoke openly with her, sharing opinions and thoughts that he shared with nobody else. She helped Artemis with his plan to escape from Calimport by obtaining information about Cadderly Bonaduce, feeding misinformation to Sharlotta Vespers, and by procuring a copy of the Crenshinibon.[2]
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786929801.
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Methodist church property will be a park
Published 7:41 pm, Saturday, March 2, 2013
EAST NASSAU — United Methodist Church has sold the property where its Brainard church stood until it burned, just before Christmas in 2010, to the village to use as Brainard Bell Park.
The Rev. Stephen Butler of McKownville United Methodist Church, who oversaw the Route 20 property where the church once stood, said Friday he had just signed papers approving the transfer of the one-half acre parcel to the village.
"It was a long process, but it is completed now and the hopes are there will be a memorial there to a church that was once much loved by the community," Butler said.
A year ago community volunteers worked to remove the Meneely bell from the 174-year-old church as well as the belfry in which it hung before the building was razed. Those items are in storage and will be used as the centerpiece for the park, Adam Acquario, East Nassau village trustee, said.
"This is great news," Acquario said. "We have established a nice public/private relationship with the village to see this project through."
Acquario said the volunteer group Save the Brainard Bell Inc. has raised several thousand dollars and will spend $6,000 of it for the property.
"We will then donate it to the village, who will accept the liability for the park," Acquario said.
The volunteers will design and build the park, which will incorporate the working bell, tower and some benches.
"We are hoping to hold farmers markets there in the summer," Acquario said.
Such bells were important items in small communities like Brainard in days past. Church bells were often the only way to gather a village together for services. They also served secular functions such as raising warnings or announcing emergency gatherings, historians have said.
Brainard United Methodist Church was the center of activities in this rural community until it closed on Mother's Day 2010 due to financial concerns because it only had 37 members. Seven months later, the white clapboard structure on Route 20 was destroyed by an electrical fire.
In 1880, Emma Thompkins donated a half-ton bell made by Meneely Bell Co. in Troy to the church that was established in 1839.
Anyone who would like to make a contribution to help build the park may send it to Save the Brainard Bell Inc., P.O. Box 71, Brainard, N.Y. 12024.


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Star Bulk Carriers Corp., the largest U.S. listed dry bulk company, said Friday it has secured up to $227.5 million in financing for seven newbuilds. With this new round of financing, Star Bulk has secured financing for the 30 out of the 32 newbuilding vessels under construction. The company says it is currently on the final stages of negotiating the terms for the financing … [Read more...]
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Star Bulk Acquires 34 Vessels from Excel Maritime
International dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk announced Tuesday an agreement to acquire 34 vessels from recently bankrupt Excel Maritime Carriers. The agreement includes the acquisition of 6 Capesize vessels, 14 sistership Kamsarmax vessels, 12 Panamax vessels and 2 Handymax vessels for a purchase price of $288.39 in cash and an aggregate of 29.917 million shares of Star … [Read more...]
Star Bulk Acquiring Oceanbulk to Create Largest U.S. Listed Dry Bulk Company
Athens-based Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced today an all-stock deal to acquire 15 dry bulk carriers and 26 newbuilds as part of a full acquisition of Oceanbulk Shipping, which will create the largest U.S.-listed dry bulk shipper. The new vessels will add an aggregate capacity of approximately 1.75 million deadweight tons to Star Bulk's fleet and includes five Capesize … [Read more...]
Star Bulk to Acquire Pair of Tsuneishi-Built Bulk Carriers
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) announced today a signed agreement to acquire two Chinese-built Post-Panamax bulkers, the M/V "GL Qushan" and the M/V "GL Daishan," for a total consideration of $60.0 million. The 98,000 dwt vessels were both built at Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding Inc. and were delivered to their undisclosed owners … [Read more...]
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. – A Case Study on Private Equity Groups (Part II)
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|Romance . Drama . Sport
The residents of Tree Hill must deal with the aftermath of the shocking accident that left everyone without words. In the midst of all the chaos, Dan extends his help to Karen now that she is pregnant, Lucas and Peyton's friendship continues to grow stronger, and once rivals Brooke and Rachel move past their differences and manage to become good friends. Brooke has a difficult decision to make about her relationship with Lucas and Skills decides to try out for the Ravens.
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A welcome surprise - an unabashed melodrama that doesn't wink at the audience but doesn't take itself too seriously, either. Every choice it makes, from pacing to photography to music, seems just about right, and the casting is inspired. (I appreciate that it filled its lead roles with two young men who are somewhat credible on the court.) [23 Sept 2003, p.43]Newark Star-Ledger Full Review
The show feels lived-in, making it all the more inviting to dwell there ourselves. [23 Sept 2003, p.B23]Newsday Full Review
A very likable and melancholy drama about high school basketball and patrimony.The New York Times Full Review
This compelling storyline could make the tale of battling basketball brothers a keeper for the WB. [23 Sept 2003, p.E11]Los Angeles Times Full Review
A little overheated, too obvious and too cliche-ridden. But it's still an entertaining yarn. [23 Sept 2003, p.B-1]Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
A mildly gripping pilot involving half-brothers raised on different sides of the tracks in the same small town. I'm not remotely the target demo here - even the parents in this show, who include Moira Kelly, are younger than I - but I kind of liked it. Especially when it made fun of "Dawson's Creek." [23 Sept 2003, p.38]Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
Weep no more for Dawson's Creek, Felicity or Beverly Hills, 90210. That achy yearning in your soul for a mawkish, trashy, over-the-top, slightly dumb but kinda fun teen soap is about to be filled with One Tree Hill. [23 Sept 2003, p.4E]Miami Herald Full Review
There's nothing inherently bad about contrived plots and interchangeable kissing partners ... The problem is 'One Tree Hill' doesn't always find the line between silly fun and total inanity.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
As trite as it sounds, the series plays it all earnestly enough for its target audience, and the show is beautifully shot in North Carolina, the basketball mecca where the fictional town is set. Even the sports scenes are well staged (in the pilot, anyway) and less schlocky than "The White Shadow" norm, with Lafferty, at least, looking like he's actually got game. [23 Sept 2003, p.13]Variety Full Review
The opening hour is too loaded down with cliched angst to stimulate much more than the libido of its target teen audience. [22 Sept 2003]The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
The most dominating cast member of this attractive show is Corbin -- the delightfully rigid Maurice Minnifield on "Northern Exposure." But coming down court fast for a slam-dunk is Sheffer, who makes an outstanding impression as the only male role model who gives Lucas the love and support he needs in the tough game of life. Daddy Dan is an expletive deleted. [23 Sept 2003, p.E-6]San Diego Union-Tribune Full Review
Quick - which is the one to root for, the one you want to make the basketball team and get the girl? If you don't know, One Tree Hill holds all kinds of possibilities for you. Me, I run from jerks. [23 Sept 2003, p.1]Houston Chronicle Full Review
It's not quite up to the level of "The OC." Not yet anyway. [23 Sept 2003, p.41]Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
Hill is terribly hokey. Half-brother basketball wizards compete for hoops and girls, as their alienated parents battle. The West Wing's Moira Kelly, as mom to the poor boy, is the only actor who shows any scope on the show. [22 Sept 2003, p.C09]Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
The connection results in many brooding stares, nasty arguments and expert shots. The WB's scheduling the show after Gilmore Girls suggests that programmers believe that girls just want to have fun while boys want a good cry. They won't get it from One Tree Hill. [23 Sept 2003, p.E1]Orlando Sentinel Full Review
Impressive photography and a good-looking cast add up to a drama that is at least pretty to look at. But it doesn't have quite the sizzle of Fox's new teen drama "The O.C.", the new series young viewers seem to be in love with this fall...Maybe, if you're 14, this is epic enough. [23 Sept 2003, p.1E]Baltimore Sun Full Review
Murray is more interesting here than in last season's laughable The Lone Ranger, but the writing... is junior-varsity stuff.People Weekly Full Review
One Tree Hill isn't the worst show you'll see this season, but it may be the most depressingly superfluous. As too often happens with WB shows, Hill reminds you of every other WB show you've ever seen. It's as if the network has done away with original programming and gone straight to scheduling reruns. [23 Sept 2003, p.4D]USA Today Full Review
The young audience for which One Tree Hill is aimed may swallow all this unflinchingly. Yet if they learned anything from "Dawson's Creek," a much better and smarter show, they're more likely to gag. [23 Sept 2003, p.83]New York Daily News Full Review
One Tree Hill needs a lot of work. The characters are painfully one-dimensional, as they fall on either the good or the bad side of the fence. Their actions are predictable based on whether they've been designated as angels or devils. The writers need to humanize them - especially the brothers - by giving them mixed feelings and unexpected lines. Also, some humor please. [23 Sept 2003, p.D14]Boston Globe Full Review
The title of this attempt at teen high drama is one of only several unintentionally comical elements in a series that gets some of the big notes right, but squawks out all of the little ones.[23 Sept 2003, p.C7]Chicago Tribune Full Review
One Tree Hill is more like "One Ill-Conceived Idea" or "One Note Hill." It just sits there, like desperate mush, a recipe for success that is bland and unsatisfying. It's like they came up with the concoction -- teen angst and pouting and brooding and raw emotions and shirtlessness -- then mixed it all together with lumpen writing and overarching themes.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
In some way or another, this show is trying to be "Everwood," "Dawson's Creek," "Eight Mile" and "Hoosiers" all rolled into one. It would be a whole lot more accessible if it would just try to be One Tree Hill, whatever that is. [23 Sept 2003, p.79]New York Post Full Review
A standard-issue WB teen soap opera about love and basketball that promises to get better because it can't really get much worse...It has no distinguishable stars and worse, for all its dramatic story lines, no real passion. [23 Sept 2003, p.E1]Kansas City Star Full Review
The show is pure hooey. [21 Sept 2003, p.N01]Washington Post Full Review
This behavior might make for a juicy melodrama if the rest of the characters weren't so predictably earnest. In the pilot, the stakes in a one-on-one showdown turn out to be meaningless, making any emotional investment in the outcome worthless. [23 Sept 2003, p.10E]Dallas Morning News Full Review
Say what you want about WB's late teen soap "Dawson's Creek," but even the worst episode was infinitely better than the network's dreadful One Tree Hill. [23 Sept 2003, p.46]Boston Herald Full Review


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posted: 6/28/2006 10:04:00 PM
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A teenage spy's ultimate gaget is none other than the DS in the new movie Stormbreaker. Supposedly this is a specialized DS, modified by MI6 to use flash cards that give it Bond-like abilities. This will be some nice publicity for the DS (like it needs any more), I just hope it isn't another "Wizard." That little 1980's gem nearly destroyed the Power Glove's reputation, so let's hope "Stormbreaker" isn't another 90-minute Nintendo commercial.
The hot-selling Nintendo DS(TM)
will make its motion picture debut in the upcoming teen spy thriller
Stormbreaker. Nintendo has signed an agreement with the film's producers
that will turn the Nintendo DS into the ultimate spy gadget. Stormbreaker is
based on the first in the popular Alex Rider series of books by Anthony
Horowitz, which have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
After the murder of his uncle and guardian, the MI6 British spy agency
recruits the reluctant 14-year-old Alex Rider to take over his uncle's
mission. Like any good spy, during training he receives his key piece of
gadgetry: a Hot Rod Red Nintendo DS. He also gets several game cards that
transform his DS into an eavesdropping device, a wiretap detector or a smoke
"Along with writer Anthony Horowitz, we asked ourselves how the Secret
Service would get secret tools into the hands of a 14-year-old spy," says
Peter Samuelson, who, with his brother Marc, produced the film. "Nintendo DS
is the perfect fit: Alex's spyware hides in plain sight. Audiences will be
thrilled to see how it helps Alex get out of a host of heart-pounding
Stormbreaker is scheduled for release in the United Kingdom on July 21 by
Entertainment Film Distributors, in the United States on Oct. 6 by The
Weinstein Company and worldwide from August by leading local distributors.
The film stars Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, with Sarah Bolger, Robbie
Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Sophie
Okonedo, Missi Pyle, Andy Serkis, Alicia Silverstone, Ashley Walters and
Mickey Rourke.
"The agreement is a perfect marriage of two hot entertainment
properties," explains George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice
president of marketing and corporate communications. "And while the Nintendo
DS is one of the most versatile gaming systems available, we unfortunately
have no plans to make any DS spy-related functions available to the general
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment,
Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and
software for its Nintendo DS(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo
GameCube(TM) systems, and upcoming Wii(TM) console. Since 1983, Nintendo has
sold nearly 2.2 billion video games and more than 375 million hardware units
globally, and has created industry icons like Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(R),
Metroid(R), Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
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Madison faculty members say a massive new donation to establish endowed chairs could help keep top professors in the state, despite Wisconsin lawmakers' ongoing funding cuts and attacks on tenure.
Some say it's bad form for colleges to actively recruit faculty members from neighbor institutions. Antitrust lawsuit alleges that agreement between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill essentially barred Duke from hiring UNC faculty.
Faculty layoffs in the absence of financial exigency at Valdosta State U spark ire, questions.
One might assume a full-time faculty member at an elite institution would have his or her medical needs, and those of family members, covered. A Twitter campaign suggests that's not always the case.
With faculty members saying she hasn't done enough to fight legislative attack on tenure, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank reaffirms her commitment to academic freedom. But with many questions still unanswered, will her words be enough to prevent a flight of talent?
Experts weigh in on how to get a class back on track once the professor feels he or she is no longer in control. Preventive classroom management can go a long way in never getting to that point, they say.
Should U of Minnesota have investigated and questioned the judgment of professors whose poster promoting a panel discussion on the Charlie Hebdo murders offended Muslim students?
Hiring faculty around interdisciplinary themes appears to have a positive impact on diversity and scholarship, report finds.
Both individual scholars and departments are responsible for bringing digital scholarship into the mainstream, according to draft guidelines for evaluating such work published by the American Historical Association.
McMaster U addresses gender pay gap by giving $3,500 raises to female faculty members.
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In a world where too many people have forgotten the aesthetic and tactile pleasures that a really fine-quality print publication can offer, luxury publisher Assouline reminds us why neither Web nor the fanciest mobile device will ever be a substitute for a great coffee table hardcover. Since 1994, the company has released dozens of books in the fashion, travel, architecture/design, art, photography, epicurean arts, and spirituality sectors—but no matter what the theme might be, the product itself is always a work of art.
By Lena Katz
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Three of its early 2012 releases, the historic South Pole, Olympics-timely Light of London and three-volume fashion/art compendium Dior, exemplify the rarefied, intellectual diversity of the publisher—who can still charge around $75 for a single hardcover copy, as its less ambitious competitors are relegated to bargain bins.
Simply titled Dior Perfume, this retrospective title, along with companion books Dior Fine Jewellery and Dior Fashion, captures many of the best moments in the iconic French fashion house's history. Each 80-page volume contains 60 illustrations. Journalist Jérôme Hanover authors Jewellery and Perfume, while novelist and former magazine EIC Caroline Bongrand is the author of Fashion.
This title could refer to so many different sorts of thought leaders, but it's uplifting—for a woman, at least—to realize that the pioneers are actually 20 inspiring women of the past century. From famous creative artists like Martha Graham and Frida Kahlo to business leaders and a bullfighter, the women featured in Pioneers of the Possible broke rules, records and gender stereotypes. This is a necessary library addition for all women, and lovers of women, too.
A "survey of quintessentially American women," this portrait collection is shot by Claiborne Swanson Frank, with accompanying text by Genevieve Bahrenburg. Rather than a mere glossy love note to Ralph Lauren models, the book introduces readers to women who are driving various lifestyle industries in America—such as J. Crew creative director Jenna Lyons, gallerist Sabrina Buell, and American Vogue bookings editor Valerie Boster.
Though it's undoubtedly America's most elite collegiate athletic conference—with unparalleled academic prestige and a mystique that goes well beyond the athletic grounds or the classroom—the Ivy League seems a better subject for a Hollywood film than for an art book. However, with Harvard alum Daniel Cappello as the voice and curator, this book blends historic anecdotes, obscure details about famous attendees, interesting numbers and insider lore—then anchors all that text to compelling art.
Photographers call the first and last hours of daylight "The Magic Hour" because the light is so beautiful, and so conducive to perfectly moody shots. The Light of London is a collection of black-and-white images taken around the city in the first "Magic Hour" of the day—or "the twilight of dawn," to quote the jacket copy. Although Assouline is understandably marketing this book as essential pre-Olympic viewing, it really has nothing to do with the London most Olympics attendees will experience. This is the city before it wakes up: empty streets, misty parks, historic architecture, and hardly a soul in sight.
A gorgeous oversized art book showcasing the million-dollar weddings of celebrity event designer Ziad Raphael Nassar. Limited edition, bound by hand and elegantly presented in a linen case.
An essential library addition for all armchair travelers and eclectic adventurers, this collection of gorgeous getaways runs the gamut from Easter Island eco-lodges to a storybook-gorgeous farm cottage in Cornwall to an Alaska wilderness lodge. The overarching theme (and tag line) is Retreat and Refuge in Nature, and author Francisca Mattéoli has done a great job finding luxury in hardly inhabited parts of the world, from Wyoming and Montana to the flip side of the world: Ayers Rock, Australia and mysterious Easter Island.
One of Assouline's most distinctive and ambitious releases, this is the ultimate retelling of the tragic failed Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913—with excerpts from the diary of expedition leader Robert F. Scott and rare black-and-white photographs by expedition team member Herbert Ponting. The book features forwards by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco and HRH Princess Anne of Britain. It was released in three editions: trade, special edition hardcover, and a stunning oversized Artist's Limited Luxury Edition featuring waterproof pages. Proceeds from the sales of all editions support the Antarctic Heritage Trust.
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TITLE English Language Institute SEVIS Specialist
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IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Executive Director, International Enrollment Management
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Associate Vice President, International Programs
The English Language Institute (ELI) Student Exchange Visitors Information System (SEVIS) Specialist serves as a Designated School Official (DSO) to ensure that the ELI operates in compliance with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations and to advise ELI students regarding DHS and USCIS regulations and all related issues to help them maintain legal status while in the ELI. The ELI SEVIS Specialist processes applications for admission to the ELI and applications for conditional admission to academic programs, assists in maintaining the SEVIS database and the fsaATLAS database, registers ELI students into SEVIS each session, assists ELI students in applying to DHS for change of visa status, processes transfer requests, and assists the ELI Admissions Specialist in evaluating and authenticating application documents. The ELI SEVIS Specialist monitors F and J (ELI students and scholars) visa holders and assists with ELI orientation each session and advisement activities as appropriate thereafter.
Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree and one year of experience in international admissions and services at the university level or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Experience using the SEVIS database is required. Experience serving as a Designated School Official (DSO) is preferred.
Skills: Computer proficiency is required. Knowledge of admission procedures and policies regarding international students and the SEVIS database is required. Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills are required. Interest in and the ability to work with individuals from a variety of U.S. and world cultures is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Familiarity with languages other than English is preferred.
Other: Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, eligible by law to access the SEVIS database.
1. Works with the ELI Admissions Specialist to ensure compliance with DHS and USCIS regulations by keeping current with appropriate regulatory requirements for F and J students and scholars.
2. Advises ELI students and scholars pertaining to their academic, cross-cultural, and financial needs, as well as immigration issues or concerns, while in the ELI.
3. Assists the ELI Admissions Specialist to process all ELI applications, including applications for conditional admission to academic programs by evaluating and authenticating transcripts and other application documents, entering application information in appropriate databases, including SEVIS and fsaATLAS, preparing admission letters and I-20 forms for ELI students, and registering ELI students in SEVIS.
4. Manages the health insurance classification of ELI students and submits a list each session of those students who are required to purchase health insurance.
5. Works with Financial Services for accurate billing of sponsored students in the ELI.
6. Serves as a Designated School Official (DSO).
7. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
8. Remains competent and current by attending professional development courses and attending training and/or courses required by the supervisor.
9. Contributes to the overall success of the ELI by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The ELI SEVIS Specialist is supervised by the Executive Director, International Enrollment Management and may supervise students, graduate assistants, and/or part-time staff.
Factor 1: Educational/Experience Requirements of the Job
Level 6 - 900 Points: A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Level 6 as indicated by the Equivalencies Chart, when permitted by the Minimum Acceptable Qualifications.
Factor 2: Complexity and Technical Mastery
Level 4 - 370 Points: In addition to considerable skill in oral and written communication, the ability to make basic mathematical calculations, the ability to understand and follow instructions, knowledge of moderately complex or other work procedures, and the ability to work independently and coordinate a variety of activities and events, the job requires specific professional skills and/or skills in managing a wide variety of complex processes.
Factor 3: Responsibility for the Work of Others
Level 3 - 60 Points: Supervision of one student or part-time worker or graduate assistant, where the nature of supervision is largely confined to scheduling and assigning tasks and reviewing completed work. The incumbent may provide input into the staffing and evaluation processes, but the final decisions are made by other supervisors. The incumbent does not perform a full range of supervisory activities and spends relatively little time performing supervisory functions.
Factor 4: Guidelines
Level 3 - 220 Points: The work involves carrying out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results indicated by the supervisor. Typically, standard operating procedures, handbooks, and/or reference manuals exist for most procedures, but the incumbent must select from the most appropriate of several guidelines, and make minor adjustments to methods. The incumbent uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as University policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. The incumbent makes decisions regarding most deviations from the guidelines but major deviations from guidelines are referred to the supervisor. Assignments are related in function and objective, but processes, procedures, or software varies from one assignment to another. Based on assignment, incumbents use diverse but conventional methods, techniques, or approaches. Jobs at this level may perform work that is moderately complex, but normally performed within a fairly narrow and specific functional area.
Factor 5: Contacts
Level 4 - 205 Points: The purpose of interactions is to solve recurring and structured problems, to provide specialized or technically precise information to others, and/or to plan or coordinate work efforts with other employees. Contacts involve cooperation and coordination and may involve the organization of activities of programs requiring working relationships among several parties. While contacts may require some level of persuasion, potential for conflicts and disputes are relatively minor. Interactions are moderately structured and routine and may involve employees in different functions, students, and/or the general public.
Factor 6: Work Impact
Level 4 - 475 Points: Work activities normally address conventional problems or situations with established methods to supply other employees with information, services, or products they use to perform their work. Work products or services facilitate the work of other employees and directly affects the ability of other employees to timely complete specific tasks or processes. Work activities may affect the quality of services provided to moderate numbers of employees, students, or the public, and the services, information, or products provided have significant effects on the welfare of the affected groups.
Factor 7: Physical Effort and Work Environment
Level 1 - 25 Points: The work environment consists of exposure to physical conditions typical of a normal office environment. Most of the job is performed while sitting, although the work may require occasional standing or walking and/or the lifting and carrying of small objects.


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- Make a clever sign that incorporates your name with sayings like "Run Like You Stole Something, Jerry!" or "Don't Die, Kathy!" Hire someone to hold it up during the race.
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Benefits of LIPO (MIC+B12): Part 2
Now that you have been introduced to LIPO in Part 1 of this series let's talk about your diet while on LIPO (MIC+B12). Just because you are injecting LIPO twice a week and it may help burn fat, detoxify the body, prevent cholesterol build up and speed up the metabolism it doesn't mean you can eat whatever you want. Part 2 of the series will talk about the correct diet while on LIPO and beyond.
What should you eat?
The easy answer is….EAT CLEAN. Now that is a lot easier said than done. Not to mention what the heck does "eat clean" mean anyway? The short answer is lean meats, veggies, fruit and avoid overly processed foods. Click here for tips and tricks.
How many calories should you eat while on LIPO (MIC+B12)?
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Alex Gianturco doesn't really look like a dictator. Sitting in his chair, arms behind his head, smirking as he talks, his image is more reminiscent of Ferris Bueller than of Stalin. But don't let that fool you. Gianturco commands the loyalty and dedication of over 20,000 armed and dangerous fighters who wage cataclysmic wars across space. He has dismantled empires with a snap of his fingers, plundered vast sums of wealth, and works tirelessly to create a tribe so tightly knit that they threaten others just by existing.
If this doesn't sound immediately familiar to you, it's because it all happened in the virtual world of EVE Online, a vast galaxy where Gianturco, better known as The Mittani, rules with an iron fist.
"EVE Online attracts fascinating people," Gianturco tells me. "It is the hardest game in the world. As a result, to succeed and thrive and have talent in EVE, you must also have talent in the real world."
Since launching back in 2003, EVE Online has become a gaming phenomenon. Its stories of endless wars, crippling betrayals, and vast layers of espionage have become regular kindling for headlines and articles exploring its unique nature. Glancing at a screenshot of the game, it looks like a thoroughly obtuse spaceship combat simulator. And while that isn't necessarily a false assumption, it fails to glimpse the true heart of EVE Online.
Though it might technically sit in the same category as other "massively multiplayer online" games like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV, the truth is that EVE Online is very different from those. Typical online games segment their populations onto separate servers to limit how many players can be in one virtual place at a time (imagine if the millions of World of Warcraft players were able to converge on one town all at once—no server could handle that).
In EVE Online, however, every single player shares the same universe and feels the same ripples as they emanate from the maneuvering of the vast player organizations constantly feuding with each other.
"In most games, the narratives that are constructed and the way in which the game mechanics are set shields everyone from anything that would run counter to the narratives that we collectively tell ourselves about how people in society work," Gianturco says. "In EVE Online, there are none of those barriers."
Part of what propelled EVE Online to the position it holds today is the way the game opens itself to activities that would be restricted or punishable in other games. Players are not only free to lie, steal, and cheat to get ahead but are downright encouraged to do so. The galaxy of EVE Online, which you navigate by piloting one of over two hundred different types of spaceship, is built to be a brutal and unforgiving place where the strong claw their way to the top over the corpses of their enemies. Nowhere is safe, and if someone wants desperately enough to kill you, very little prevents them from doing so—a lesson countless new players learn the hard way when days, weeks, or months of hard work melt under a barrage of unexpected laser fire.
Gianturco plays EVE Online at a level only a handful of the roughly three hundred thousand pilots in EVE will ever experience. While some might stay chained to the relative safety of the game's four computer-controlled empires, where strict rules are enforced by virtual police, The Mittani and the legions he commands set out to build an empire of their own.
The four computer-controlled, main empires are referred to as "High-sec" because of the high amount of security offered by an imposing police force known as "CONCORD". Beyond them exists a vast expanse of star systems known as "Null-sec." Here, there is no police force to restrict what a player can and cannot do. Here, players like The Mittani and countless others form massive alliances and clash in epic campaigns that can last years. Sometimes they fight for resources, sometimes they fight for honor, and sometimes, as The Mittani suggests of his alliance, they fight for survival.
"The moment that we decided we wanted to reach out into Null-sec and get a chance to take some territory," he tells me, "The EVE Online community banded together and said that we were aliens and we were outsiders."
"They didn't just want to take our space away from us or prevent us from taking space, they, quite explicitly, tried to drive our little group of friends out of the game entirely."
Gianturco describes to me a time in EVE Online when his alliance, known as the Goonswarm Federation, weren't at the top of the food chain. Coming from a message board community known as SomethingAwful, Gianturco and his fellow "goons" were seen as outsiders in the world of EVE. During a conflict known as The Great War, Goonswarm fought tooth and nail against the indomitable Band of Brothers alliance. The war was an interstellar conflict unlike anything ever seen before as every major player in Null-sec flocked to one side or the other.
After years of gruelling conflict, Goonswarm, and by extension Gianturco, were given an invaluable gift. A senior leader of Band of Brothers had placed one of his alternate characters within Goonswarm's ranks. Stricken by the difference between his home alliance and Goonswarm's culture, this leader wanted to defect. Even better, he just so happened to have the keys to Band of Brothers.
The Mittani, using this unrestricted access to Band of Brothers, hatched a devastating plan. In the space of minutes, Band of Brothers were disbanded, every member was kicked from the alliance, and the regions of space that the alliance held sovereignty over were suddenly up for grabs. It was pandemonium. At the center of that chaos was The Mittani, sitting with his hands behind his back, no doubt flashing that same disarming smile.
"As an autocrat, particularly when you have other hostile autocrats pointing fingers at you, trying to dissolve your people—to hurt them, you must display strength, you must display ruthlessness," Gianturco says. "You must defend your people with that reputation."
That reputation—his reputation—is perhaps the most infamous in all of EVE Online. His exploits in this virtual galaxy have garnered the attention of the mainstream press, his victories and scandals have reached beyond the borders of the computer monitors where pixels arranged as spaceships fly from one system to another. In many ways, the Mittani is the true potential of EVE Online fully realized: a person, no different from you or me, who has risen to stardom through his virtual exploits.
Understanding how he achieved that, however, could fill the pages of a college textbook. For as exciting as the events in EVE Online undoubtedly can be, the game itself remains a dense and challenging pursuit—one that buckles the will of many players. EVE Online is a harsh meritocracy, where players must earn the right to exist.
EVE Online is a "sandbox game". Instead of giving players a static set of attractions to conquer like in World of Warcraft with its dungeons and highly scripted group content, EVE gives players tools and expects them to build their own fun. As a result, your emotional investment in EVE Online extends far beyond the binary states of whether you're having fun or not. The game is nuanced in ways that have led real world professionals to study it. CCP Games, the developer of EVE Online, keeps an economist on staff to monitor EVE's very real in-game economy.
In New Eden, the galaxy where EVE Online is set, you're not just building your own fun, you're building the story of your virtual self and those you fly alongside. The big catch is that, for a sandbox, EVE Online only has so much sand to pass around. If you want some, you'd better be prepared to take it.
"A lot of times people will come into EVE with notions and those notions will become violently disabused," Gianturco says.
Death in EVE can be catastrophic. When you die in other online games, the armor and equipment you have on you often survives to fight another day. Death is merely a slap on the wrist. In EVE, the loss of a ship can be a financial disaster that has forced more than one player to abandon the game in a fit of rage. Perhaps the most important rule a new pilot can learn is to "never fly what you can't afford to lose."
One aspect of EVE that can never be adequately expressed by its developers is the way the game has given rise to secondary professions in the game. Though a character might consider themself a miner or a trader, a pirate or a soldier, the community surrounding EVE has given rise to a host of specialties that have very little to do with the game itself. The Imperium has players who act as diplomats to other alliances, accountants who track the spending of the in-game currency known as "ISK", and even graphic designers who create propaganda to inspire the frontline troops.
The list goes on and on, but one thing is always true: People with real talent, whether that is crunching numbers or being a good leader, can find a meaningful place to explore that talent in EVE. With a median player age of 31 years old and an overwhelming 96% of those players being male, EVE attracts a very specific audience. As Gianturco bluntly puts it: "If you do not have ambition, you will not play EVE."
The Mittani's ambition is so great that, somewhat ironically, he barely even has time to play the game. "I'm known in some circles as having only really played EVE within the client back in 2006 and 2005. I very rarely log into the game itself and fly around because I just deal with people," he tells me. As it turns out, leading a coalition comprised of more players than the average American town can be quite time consuming.
"Every day is different, but the one thing that is consistent is talking to people," Gianturco says. He tells me that an average day consists of him talking to allied leaders in other alliances and his own directors, and working on new projects and initiatives for his own people. Hearing him talk, it is hard to remember that Gianturco is discussing a video game. But therein lies the true beauty of EVE Online: though it might be an aging game about spaceships, it is also the foundation for a virtual reality that intersects our own in a very tangible way, a phenomenon of people dedicating their time and energy to contribute to a living, breathing work of science fiction.
While some might view EVE Online as an alarmingly organized game of "make believe," it is so much more than that. For Gianturco, it is also a career. Earlier this year he managed to turn his dictatorship into a business. Dissatisfied with the manner in which the traditional gaming press covered EVE, Gianturco in 2012 launched TheMittani.com, a website dedicated to covering the events that happen daily in EVE Online. Since then, it has grown into more than just a blog but a profitable business and brand aiming to connect EVE Online and its audience.
But the question remains: What can inspire a player to dedicate so much of their time and effort to existing in a virtual world? For Gianturco, the answer is simple: "The community—the bonding that comes from EVE. The fact that you succeed or fail based upon your ability to have a tribe look out for your fellow man," he says. "The experiences that you get in EVE Online are unlike any other game."
"People who are engaged in the EVE community want to befriend their [virtual] friends in the real world because they have gone through hell and back together," he continues. "They've won, they've lost, they've had a unique experience with a great deal of adversity and risk, and that forms a bond unlike anything in the gaming community…It has nothing to do with EVE Online at all. It has everything to do with their friends."
Gianturco knows this experience firsthand. Those bonds are what pushed him before EVE Online was ever a career. But even though EVE's reputation as a cutthroat social simulator can lure you into thinking that its community is filled with nothing but ruthless egomaniacs, that assumption would be profoundly wrong. Though EVE Online's influence can extend well beyond the screen that you play it on, the community playing it has always retained a sobering humanity and compassion in moments of tragedy.
On September 11, 2012, EVE Online lost one of its most renowned pilots to the Benghazi Attacks in Libya. Sean Smith, known in EVE Online as Vile Rat, was one of four Americans murdered in the attack. He was online using a communication program known as "Jabber" to talk with his friends in EVE when the attacks happened. After making a statement about gunfire, Vile Rat disappeared from the chat channel. It wasn't until the next day that his friends learned of his death.
Vile Rat was one of the most famous players in EVE, the diplomatic "yang" to The Mittani's spying "yin". In the aftermath of the attack, pilots of every affiliation stopped their conflicts to honor Sean. Across the galaxy, player-owned space stations were renamed to honor him. You couldn't fly very far before finding some sort of memorial, no matter how small, paying tribute to Sean. But outside, in the real world, players weren't sitting still. A charity was organized that raised over $127,000 for Sean's family. And that's only one example of the generosity of the EVE community.
"We band together because, in this game, we are in it together."
There are times when the strangeness of EVE can eclipse every aspect of it, when you stare at your lone ship floating in space and wonder what the point of it all is. It's a question that, like the sandbox nature of EVE, is up for you to decide. Some will scratch at the surface of the game's depths and shrug their shoulders, mystified by those who could ever waste their time on such a seemingly boring game. But for people like Alex "The Mittani" Gianturco, EVE Online is a crucible in which a purpose isn't given but forged, a game where the right to exist isn't an expectation but something to be earned. For those willing to fight for it, a whole galaxy of opportunity awaits.
Steven Messner is a freelance writer with a zealous passion for good beer and good video games. He also enjoys taco night, games about space, and forgetting to take out the garbage. You can find his work at GamesRadar, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and Paste Magazine. Alternatively, you could just add him on Twitter @stevenmessner and say hello. He likes that.
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The quirky settlers MMO with permanent death for your character has changed a lot in its beta phase.
An MMO centered around being a settler in the New World, stepping off the boat in Boston into an unsettled land with equal parts opportunity and danger, tickles all my funny parts. Add in the mystical-Cthulu-witchcraft-occult stuff with the fact that your character can die - permanently - in Salem, and you've seriously got me piqued. The development of Salem has continued apace since I first heard about it back in 2010, and an open beta recently, erm, opened up earlier this year. I tracked down Björn Johannessen, the Lead Designer of Salem and cofounder of Seatribe, to see how the beta has been going. Of course, I asked him how the permanent death feature has been received and he surprised me by boldly stating that having a fail state is part of his definition for a game. In fact, he doesn't think most MMOs are technically games.
Johannessen feels pretty strongly about permanent death in Salem. "It was always intended to be a means of conflict resolution with finality, as well as establishing a definitive fail-state for the game," he said. "In a context where players can establish competing claims on limited resources, conflict resolution becomes important.
"I also feel that a game without a proper 'You lost!' state is more of an interactive movie than a game proper," Johannessen said.
Based on that definition, pretty much every MMO out there is an interactive movie - from Allods Online to World of Warcraft - and Salem is the only true game among them. I asked Johannessen to clarify his statement, because that's a pretty bold assessment of the genre.
"I wouldn't speak disparagingly of someone else's baby. It's more of a general trend in modern gaming than an issue I have with any particular title," he admitted. "I grew up with the old generation of NES and Amiga games - often times repackaged arcade games - that made you play through the entire game again from level one and scratch if ever you failed, lost the three lives you did have, or whatever, even if you had made it to the proverbial final boss. No save points, no anything.
"Obviously that school of game design grew out of the arcade context where players paid for games on a quarter-per-play type basis, so there was a strong, natural incentive there for the designers to provide replayability, and to make the games hard to actually beat. Save points are the bane of good gaming, and they lead to a very hand-held type of experience with 'success' nigh-on guaranteed for the player. There were some of those old games that I simply never beat because they were just too difficult, and a game like that being released is just nigh-on inconceivable today, at least outside of the more obscure platforms where arcade games still 'work', such as phones and pads and whatnot. A shame, really."
So what is it about a fail state like permanent death that a game needs? "I don't think a game is actually much of a game without one, it's a movie with different endings and interactivity," Johannessen continued. "At no point during an experience like that are your skills ever actually tested against some objective, definitive condition against the standards of which you can ultimately succeed or fail."
Johannessen likes to play games in which he feels challenged, especially by another player. "I much prefer multiplayer games in general for that reason, because where a single-player campaign may fail to deliver, at least multiplayer always offers actual resistance from someone who is actively trying his best to beat you," he said. "In my opinion, that is kind of the essence of what a game is, and also what separates it from a movie. Mind you, I'm not saying that a movie with a couple of different endings and a bit of interactivity is necessarily a bad thing, but it's not what I would be looking to build myself."
Like Ultima Online before it, the beta of Salem has polarized gamers down lines of morality. There's been a lot of player killing and PVP reported for a game that focuses on gathering resources and, with permanent death, losing all your hard work can be quite painful. How has the community responded? "The PvP is one of those things about the game that you either love or hate, so I'm sure it's a factor that both makes and breaks the game with various and respective crowds," Johannessen said.
Despite that, crafting communities and trade networks have formed and lots of great stuff has been built around Boston and Salem. The wilderness is still being populated with small compounds to collect resources like wood or grain. Johannessen doesn't know when the official release date will be yet, but I wondered what the end game for a unique MMO like Salem would be.
"The end game would be something like penetrating out into the farthest reaches of the uncivilized lands beyond the central colonies and hunting for Jersey Devils and such, maximizing the alchemical purity of your fully-slotted Admiral's Uniform, and also PvP, of course," he said.
Salem is set in a fantastical New England and offers free form massively multiplayer gameplay in a persistent, mutable and online world. With players taking the roles of intrepid colonists from the Old World seeking to make lives for themselves in the New, Salem provides them with unique crafting, farming and building systems inspired by 17th century alchemy.
Cast in a mold of cute-gothic Salem's lighthearted art style makes for the perfect contrast to the otherwise grim realities of open player-versus-player combat and permanent death. Experience Squonks, Hidebehinds, Witchcraft and the fullest freedom of a sandbox conceived in Liberty.
Jersey devil? Sold!
For now, Johannessen is content to let the beta run its course without having to shoehorn in anything artificial. "We've had a fair amount of work cut out for us in trying to balance the siege and PvP systems, but that was also always to be expected. Also, some of the more complex crafting interactions have taken a fair amount of effort to establish meaningful feedback-loops for, and that is still a work in progress," he said before stating the value of listening to his players. "I keep rediscovering, or trying to rediscover, the value of communication and player feedback. It's impossible to build a game like this in a vacuum without testing."
Part of that testing will be figuring out exactly how the free to play model will work for Salem. "There are a series of offers in the in-game store where players can purchase gear, in-game currency and whatnot to have a bit of an easier time in the game," he explained. It seems every MMO is adopting that model, so I asked Johannessen if he thinks that bubble will burst any time soon. "All flesh is ultimately hay, but for the foreseeable future, sure I believe F2P can be a nice business model if it meshes well with the particulars of whatever game it is you're building. The model offers a huge amount of flexibility for both customers and developers in that the people who support the game can vote it up by spending more money on it, whereas people who ultimately don't like it can get to try it out without having to put too much into the game."
That's the beauty of free to play, you pay what you want to support the game you love or move on if you don't. But not all games fit that scenario and Johannessen admits there's a lot of games trying to crowd that market right now. "I don't believe in centralization of solutions, and success is, for that matter, usually where the crowd isn't," he said. "If everyone is doing something then that is usually a good cue that you should try something completely different. Also, a lot of free to play games are just really needy and can't be discrete about the fact that they work the way they do, so the model does come with a bit of a bad reputation. That is unfortunate, because I think the model - if implemented correctly - can really work to the benefit of everyone involved."
He also doesn't believe the subscription model or even boxed retail copies of games is a smart way to operate. "There's a part of me that finds it downright incorrect to be charging money on a one-size-fits-all basis when wallets, interest and time spent on a game quite clearly vary vastly in size," Johannessen said.


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Friday, July 25, 2008
Tom Varney's Retirement Party
Tom Varney had a great Retirement party last night. Tom & his wife, June, have always honored their German heritage and what a great setting for his Retirement party -- German Fest. They held it in the VIP area of the Harley Stage, so throughout the party we were entertained by the Schmalzler on stage. Anyone that went home from this party hungary or thirsty... it was your own fault.
Next time you see June, ask her how she likes peeling onions. Its a great story! Tom & June plan to spend retirement traveling and their goal is to visit 100 different countries.
It was a great party and thanks for inviting us.
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Tullow Oil has rushed out a drilling update after spilling good news to a group of investors.
The company said it had hosted a meeting this morning in Nairobi and it was "inadvertently indicated that the Ngamia-1 well was drilling into the primary target and that initial results appeared to indicate the well had intersected further oil bearing sands."
The company clarified it had encountered oil and gas reservoirs at a depth of more than 1,800 metres which were similar to those found in shallower levels. The drilling programme will take another three weeks to complete.
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Small tax hike proposed in New Milford
Published 11:38 pm, Friday, March 21, 2014
New Milford's latest grand list growth of 0.41 percent was nearly stagnant and residents are still struggling economically, according to Town Council Vice Chairman Pete Bass.
In line with that, the council approved only a similar small tax increase -- 0.45 mills -- in its proposed budget for 2014-15.
The $98.53 spending plan will next be scrutinized by the town's Board of Finance.
The council's proposal represents a 1.75 percent tax increase over fiscal 2013-14, bringing the tax rate to 26.30 mills. Taxes would be $2,630 on every $100,000 of assessed property value.
The budget represents a $157,368 reduction from Mayor Pat Murphy's proposal.
The council upheld Murphy's $650,000 cut from the Board of Education's proposed schools budget by a vote of 6-3, with Democratic council members Frank Wargo, Mary Jane Lundgren and Walter Bayer voting against the reduction.
The education budget now stands at $60.96 million, a $1.32 million increase over the present year.
"What we have is a budget that addresses most of what people need but not everything everyone wants," Murphy said.
"The Town Council took a long time on this and made a measured decision that meets the needs of the community while keeping taxes in check," she said.
The cut to education spending was essential, according to Bass, who said fuel assistance requests are up in the town, as is the need for other social service programs.
"We were pleased to see no further cuts were made beyond the mayor's proposed $650,000 reduction," said Danielle Shook, Board of Education chairman.
"However, by following the Town Council's recommendation, we will have to put some major repairs on hold, like the Schaghticoke (Middle School) roof."
The cost of replacing the roof is estimated at $1.7 million.
"We will wait to hear the Board of Finance's decision and move forward from there," Shook said.
The municipal budget now stands at $37.57 million. A cut of one employee was recommended from the Public Works Department budget.
However, $50,000 was added to that budget for hiring an engineer draftsman/technician.
There is good news for New Milford Public Library -- $23,800 remains in the budget for a part-time, non-union, 25-hours-per-week position of digital literacy librarian.
Also, $12,622 remains to increase library hours, allowing it to stay open Mondays and Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Board of Finance will set the date for a public hearing on the budget.
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