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5.3 is today! Generally, I don't care about patches that don't include new raid content, but Druids are getting a fair number of buffs. Here are the changes that resto Druids need to know about.
A number of Resto Druid abilities have been buffed, or improved in some way.
Tranquility now targets 12 raid members (up from 5) each time it heals when used in a 25-player instance. This change also applies to players using the Symbiosis version of Tranquility.
This is a nice change for 25s. During times of really heavy raid damage, sometimes Tranq doesn't seem to make much of a dent in healthbars, so this should improve. Holy Priests are receiving the same buff for their Divine Hymn (so they'll still be better than us).
Force of Nature is no longer on global cooldown and summons a single Treant. The Treant immediately casts Swiftmend (which does not require or consume a HoT) on the Druid's current target when summoned, and accumulates 1 charge every 20 seconds up to a maximum of 3 charges.
This talent will now be completely under the player's control, and no longer subject to dumb pet AI. Still, it doesn't compete with Soul of the Forest or Incarnation.
Ironbark now has a cooldown of 60 seconds, down from 2 minutes.
This is great. You are now able to keep IB up on someone (like the active tank) for 20% of any encounter. The shorter cooldown should also make you feel more free to use IB on non-tanks when needed.
Swiftmend area-of-effect component now heals injured allies within 10 yards, up from 8 yards.
Swiftmend will now heal within a much larger area. Hopefully more people will stay in it for heals if the green circle is bigger.
Wild Mushroom: Bloom: Healing from this spell has been increased by 100%, which includes all bonus healing from Rejuvenation overhealing. In addition, the radius has been increased to 10 yards (up from 8).
For the fights that mushrooms excel on, they will now be even better. For the fights where people are spread out or moving frequently they'll still be clunky and of limited use.
Mark of the Wild had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 10%.
Not a huge deal, but will make rebuffing someone after they're rezzed less easier on your mana bar.
My Resto Druid Guide has been updated to reflect these changes.
Some of these, like the reduction on the Ironbark cooldown, are nice quality of life changes. The buffs to Tranquility in 25s, and the range on Mushrooms and Swiftmend are really just band-aid solutions for our outdated, outclassed toolkit though. More numbers are nice, but don't solve the problem that the other classes can put out healing faster and more efficiently than we can.


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News Release 2009-16 | March 2, 2009
Comptroller Dugan Urges Less Pro-Cyclical Approach to Reserves
WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan said today that the current approach to determining the loan loss provision forces banks to build reserves when it is most difficult, and urged a more counter-cyclical approach that would allow provisions to be made earlier in the credit cycle, when times are good.
"Perversely, as the banking industry experienced a prolonged period of rising and record profits in the booming part of the economic cycle in the earlier part of this decade, the ratio of loan loss reserves to total loans went down, not up—even though there was broad recognition that the cycle would soon have to turn negative," Mr. Dugan said in a speech to the Institute of International Bankers.
"Conversely, when the turn finally did come, and the tidal wave of losses began hitting shore, banks have had to recognize losses through a sudden series of increased provisions to the loan loss reserve, which in turn has more than offset earnings and eaten into precious capital," he added. "Stated differently, rather than being counter-cyclical, loan loss provisioning has become decidedly pro-cyclical, magnifying the impact of the downturn."
Current accounting standards for loan loss provisioning, both here and abroad, are based on the so-called "incurred loss" model, Mr. Dugan said. Under this model, a bank can make a provision to the reserve only if it can document that a loss has been "incurred," which means that a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. The easiest way to document those conditions is to refer to historical loss rates and the bank's own prior loss experience with the type of asset in question.
In a long period of benign economic conditions, it becomes difficult to use acceptable documentation, based on history and recent experience, to justify significant provisioning, and when bankers were unable to produce acceptable documentation, auditors began to lean on them to reduce provisions or even take the more extreme step of reducing reserves — so-called "negative provisioning."
The result, he said, was that the industry went into the current downturn without adequate reserves to absorb the wave of loan losses that are now being recognized.
"Given where we are in the credit cycle, and taking into account all the competing considerations, I think it's high time to ask and answer some hard questions about loan loss provisioning," Comptroller Dugan said.
"We need to do a better job of telling banks and their auditors, both in the United States and elsewhere, the degree to which they are permitted to use non-historical, forward-looking judgmental factors to justify provisions to the loan loss reserve," he said. "We also need to clarify that the documentation requirements for doing so are not a case of 'mission impossible.' "
"While some may believe that this message is already out there, I can assure you that many banks and their auditors thought otherwise when we were at the height of the last credit cycle," he added.
In addition, disclosure of bank reserving methodology and practices should be made more robust. "If banks believe they need more flexibility to use their expert judgment to recognize losses in the credit cycle, then that judgment should be able to withstand the glare of investor scrutiny as an important check on the process," Comptroller Dugan said.
Mr. Dugan said that current regulatory rules, which limit the use of reserves in Tier 2 capital to 1.25 percent of risk-weighted assets, should be revised to remove disincentives to building reserves.
The Comptroller said changes to the incurred loss model itself may be needed. "I think there are particularly strong arguments for a more forward-looking 'life of the loan' or 'expected loss' concept, where permissible provisions would focus on losses expected over a more realistic time horizon, and would not be limited to losses incurred as of the balance sheet date, as under the current regime," Mr. Dugan said.
The Comptroller noted that a Financial Stability Forum working group, which he co-chairs along Commissioner Kathleen Casey of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is exploring a number of questions with respect to reserves, and expressed hope that the work of this group will help inform the work of standard setters, supervisors, and policymakers in this area.
Mr. Dugan also said that it should be recognized that provisions banks have made recently, while a drag on earnings, have not only offset current charge-offs, but have built reserves to substantially higher levels that will help with future loan problems.
"We ought to be talking about capital and reserves, and we ought to be recognizing the fact that, where quarterly losses are caused by reserve-building, that's a net result that is positive, not negative. When a bank takes a loss to build a reserve, it is appropriately recognizing problems that they will see on the horizon, which is all to the good."
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In December of last year, the Copenhagen Conference failed to achieve the treaty intended by conference planners; the intended goal of mandating hundreds of billions — eventually trillions — of dollars in wealth transfers from the First World to Third World nations was put on hold.
But the failure of the conference is now seen as simply pushing implementation of the UN's agenda to the 2012 meeting, according to one press report.
An article from Asian News International (ANI) declares that the three year delay in implementation will also witness a massive increase in cost:
Despite the doomed Copenhagen climate change conference last December, the United Nations is moving forward with a multi-trillion-dollar plan economic transfer scheme at full speed in order to ignite the creation of a "global green economy."
The world body even has chosen a time and a place for the culmination of the process: a World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.
The new Rio summit will end with a "focused political document" presumably laying out the framework and international commitments to a new Green World Order, Fox News reports.
The structure of the environmental order and the extent of the immense financial commitments needed to produce it will be discussed in Bali this week at the United Nations Environment Program's 58-nation "Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum (GC/GMEF)."
A delay to 2012 would be telling. Rather than pushing for implementation at this year's COP 16 meeting in Mexico, the ANI story seems to indicate that conference planners will take a slower approach in the aftermath of public skepticism fueled by Climategate and other scandals and a the potential for outrage in the nations of the First World over a scheme to extract tens of trillions of dollars from their economies.
The 2012 plan would also move the agreement away from the scheduled COP 18 summit, which is presently scheduled to take place in Asia (where several nations are still competing to host the meeting), and thus would endeavor to avoid associating the agreement with the failure of COP 15 in Copenhagen.
According to the Earth Summit 2012 website, the goals of the conference will be in line with the Copenhagen agenda: Wrapping economic redistribution in a green mantle.
The United Nations General Assembly agreed to a new Earth Summit in December. The Summit will be in 2012 and will be hosted by Brazil. The themes are the Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, the institutional framework for sustainable development, emerging issues and a review of present commitments.
The term "sustainable" in such a context is usually a buzzword for "governmentally controlled." Although the plan is still wrapped in green, the dream of "poverty eradication" is coming to the fore.
And what will be the cost to the industrialized world for such "poverty eradication"? The inconceivable price tag is already at $45 trillion—and the conference is still years away. The ANI reports:
Documents written in advance of the meeting assume that the goal of the green economic transformation is the same as that of the ill-fated Copenhagen conference: a 50 percent reduction in global carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
That, the paper says, will require a staggering 45 trillion dollars to accomplish.
While the Copenhagen agenda was declared dead in December, the green road that leads to enormous cuts in carbon emissions by 2050 will require wealth tranfer [sic] from developed to developing country - same as the Copenhagen summit, according to documents.
Such expenditures, combined with crippling the industrialized world with reductions in carbon dioxide emissions which essentially mean the end of the industrial world as we have known it, are the agenda for the UNEP meeting in Bali. Again, according to the ANI report:
The structure of the environmental order and the extent of the immense financial commitments needed to produce it will be discussed in Bali this week at the United Nations Environment Program's 58-nation "Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum (GC/GMEF)."
As anticipated, the internationalist elites who would reshape the world according to their ideological agenda have not been deterred by the collapse of the Copenhagen Conference. Instead, they are simply regrouping to try again in several years. And now the "price tag" is vastly higher than what was discussed in Denmark. For all of the language about a "green economic transformation" what seems certain is that any such agreement will devastate what remains of the economies of the First World, looting them for a massive transfer of their wealth to the Third World.
The need to end American entanglements in the hydra-headed agencies of the United Nations is now clearer than ever before.
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With the fall 2012 US national elections on the horizon, there are more and more conversations in the media about power. On the most basic level, the election is about who should set the country's policies and direction. However, in the run-up to the election, organized groups are harnessing and wielding their influence and power as already seen through the primaries, advertising, and voting registration drives. But elections are hardly the only way people gain power and use it.
In honor of this year's national election, Anthropology News invites proposals for a series on power. While stemming from the US elections, this series will go beyond politics and power. AN seeks proposals that may include, but are not limited to, explorations on power in terms of: governance; policy development; institutional power; activism; language; inequality; influence; gender; economic development; colonialism and imperialism; and in specific contexts, such as at the local, state, national, and international levels. Proposals may also focus on specific empowered or disempowered groups, or investigate interpersonal dimensions of power, such as among family, colleagues and community members.
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Merry Christmas to all...
i am about to watch... The Greatest Store in the World
I watched Mr. Bean's Christmas last night. Going to watch Frosty on the tele tonight.
I watched Alvin and the chipmunks christmas film on TV and the Greatest Store in the World on dvd.
Christmas Angels are watching over you
Latest Indiana Jones sequel.
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
Watched 'The Family Stone' and 'Christmas with the Kranks' last night. Both are holiday favorites of mine
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'I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!' Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. 'The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!' (Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol)
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Dalek appreciation thread
How about a thread full of Daleks? Where can I find some so I can render them with Genesis?
Anyone up to some Dalek fun?
Fixmypcmike Posts: 17,301
Appreciate! Appreciate!
Sam Therapy has a selection of Daleks at www.renderosity.com - just do a search in freestuff for exterminate.
Mechmaster has an excellent set of daleks at his site - http://www.mechmaster.co.uk/cg-lair/downloads/index.html
I have a couple of dalek props & other Doctor Who stuff at ShareCG - http://www.ShareCG.com/pf/full_uploads.php?pf_user_name=aldemps
I used Sam's daleks in this pic...12-05-17_daleks.jpg600 x 791 - 351K
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First image test on the new forums!
The Daleks are ... Emoting!
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Love those Steampunk Daleks.
Do you have a steampunk Davros?
bluto said:very kool thread
Kool thread but not much notice due to the bug that does not allow one to bump the topic to the first page.
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Some really cool images here, folks. Keep 'em coming. Here is another pic of my new Dalek, STLB GS, as it's catchily known. The GS is for Geometry Switching. You can get thousands of variations from one model with this setup, so you'll never run out of Daleks.STLBGS4R.jpg640 x 960 - 99K
no steampunk davros yet , but i hope to have something soon
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ald , seems to me you are getting much better at messing about
Thanks, but there's still a lot of luck involved.
For every image that I post, there are 3 or 4 images that didn't work out for one reason or another - usually lighting problems.
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Is this the closest we have to an official Doctor Who thread at this time, or is there one I haven't been able to find?
Is this the closest we have to an official Doctor Who thread at this time, or is there one I haven't been able to find?
Exterminate! Exterminate!
I do not know of any Doctor Who threads at the moment.
Exterminate! Exterminate!
Is this the closest we have to an official Doctor Who thread at this time, or is there one I haven't been able to find?
If it's not then perhaps it should be - not everybody appreciates Daleks.
These guys don't..... Except as target practice.12-06-11_sontarans.jpg796 x 1050 - 368K
Fixmypcmike Posts: 17,301aldemps said:not everybody appreciates Daleks.
These guys don't..... Except as target practice.
Hey! Them's fighting words!
Oh, wait, they're Sontarans. All words are fighting words.
Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!
on the old forums there was a doctor who renders thread,
i dont think its quite made the transition over here yet .
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:coolsmile:Added some new dalek & cyberman stuff to my DA gallery:
Enjoy! :D
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Found this on an old external drive.
May as well post it!cyberpharaoh2.jpg1024 x 768 - 414K
Just messing about with SamTherapy's latest Dalek.
The red skirts always die first.12-07-29_daleks.jpg796 x 1050 - 193K
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You know, for an appreciation thread this isn't exactly being kind to our pepperpot friends....
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Now I've seen it all... chibi daleks. :gulp:
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Since close-up, or macro, photography offers unlimited possibilities of exploration. Consider the world view from the perspective of an ant and it soon becomes apparent that the world has just gotten bigger-much, much bigger. And when this new ground is explored solely with the vision of the close-up or macro lens, it is no surprise that, even in one hundred lifetimes, one would have barely scratched the surface.
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We love feedback from our customers and are excited that you want to submit a product review! You can do this easily, here is how:
- Log into your account by clicking the "Login" button in the top menu bar.
- Find the product you want to review.
- Click the product and you will be taken to the product page.
- Type your name, your review, and give the product from 1-5 stars.
- Click, "Save Product Review."
- The browser will bring you back to the product page (you will not immediately see your review). You can continue reviewing other products or go back to shopping.
- Once we receive your review we will approve it within a day.
Buying Options
Can I place an order over the phone?
Yes. Call us at 910-428-2647 and we will take your order over the phone. Our office hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET), Monday through Friday.
Are you open to the public?
At this time, we do not have a brick & mortar storefront for you to visit, but you still may be able to purchase our stamps locally by visiting one of our retailers. You can use our Retail Stores link to see if there is a retailer near you that carries our stamps. Selections vary from store to store, so be sure to call ahead to check for the products you are interested in purchasing.
Ordering Questions
How do I add items to my cart?
Adding items to your cart is fun and easy! All you have to do is click the + or – button located beside each item. You can continue to add to multiple quantity (qty) boxes on that page. Then, just click the orange "Add to Cart" button located at the top or bottom of the page (when you scroll) and all your items on that page will be added to your cart at once.
Do you allow double coupon usage?
Our system will only allow the use of one coupon at a time. We have a free shipping coupon for orders over $75 shipped within the USA (FREESHIP75) and we often offer coupons via our newsletter and YouTube sponsorships. So, when choosing between two coupons, you will have to determine which will give you the most savings.
How do I find out more about a product? For each item, all I see is a product photo with a small amount of information. How do I find out more about a product?
There is a whole world of information we are excited to share with you about our products. Simply click on the actual photo of the product that you are interested in and it will take you to a more detailed product listing page.
In the case of an individual peg stamp, after clicking the product photo, you will find information about the size of the image and whether or not that stamp it is included in a set. If it is, a link to that set will be listed. This very helpful to prevent duplicate purchases.
In the case of a peg stamp set, after clicking the product photo, you will find pictures of all the stamps in that set, a link to projects using that set, a printable version of the instruction card, and in many cases, a video showing you the basics of using the set!
From the product page you will also be able to submit a review, share the product on your favorite social media sites, and add it to your wishlist!
How do I know that ordering on your site is safe?
Protecting your personal information is extremely important to us. Our site is PCI compliant, which means that we comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
We use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to keep your information safe, which means that your personal information is encrypted when it is sent to/from our website. Every page on this Web site is secured with a Starfield Technologies Web Server Certificate purchased through GoDaddy.com. Transactions on the site are protected with up to 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption. In addition, we do not keep credit card numbers on file and never share your personal information, ever.
How do I cancel an order I just placed?
If you need to cancel an order in whole or in part, just email us or call us and we will take care of it and issue a refund if needed. We ship orders super fast, so let us know immediately is important. We check email often and that is usually the best way to reach us.
How is sales tax calculated?
Per North Carolina state law, applicable state & local taxes will be charged for all orders mailed to North Carolina. If your order is being shipped to a different state or country, check with our local government tax laws to determine if you need to report your purchase.
Payment Questions
What payment methods do you take?
We gladly accept Master Card, Visa, and Pay Pal.
Do you accept checks and mailed orders?
Rubber Stamp Tapestry, PO Box 254, Star, NC 27356 and include a check. To prevent delays, please use our online shipping calculator and ensure your check completely covers the cost of the products and the cost of shipping.
What is the conversion rate from US Dollars to my currency?
Google offers a currency converter that will quickly calculate the conversion rate for you. For example, enter 5 US Dollar to British Pound to get the latest conversion rate from dollars to pounds.
Can I pay with an international credit card and have my package sent to a US address?
Do you offer coupon codes?
Yes, our newsletter subscribers enjoy coupon codes and weekly sales. If you have not yet subscribed, you can do so today! Subscribe Now. Great savings are waiting for you!
Shipping Questions
How much will shipping cost?
Our shipping rates are calculated using USPS real-time rates based on the weight of the product and your location. Whether you live inside or outside the US, once you add items to your cart, you will be provided a list of the available shipping methods and real-time rates. We offer a free shipping coupon for orders over $75 shipped within the USA (FREESHIP75). Coupon may not be combined with other coupons.
Where do you ship and what carrier do you use?
We ship worldwide. In the US we ship packages by USPS First Class Mail and Priority Mail and we ship international orders via USPS First Class Mail & Priority International Mail.
How long will it take to receive my order?
Retail orders typically ship from North Carolina the same business day and the shipping method and destination will determine the package delivery speed. Most orders arrive in 3-7 days, although delays at USPS do happen from time to time. While some international orders arrive in as little as a week or two, it can sometimes take as much as six weeks to clear customs and be released for delivery. It all depends on customs. Please contact us if more than 6 weeks have passed and you have not received your package.
How can I track my order?
You will receive an email as soon as your order ships which will have the USPS tracking code. You can refer to that email to see where your package is located. Additionally, you can log into your RST account and track your order there. If you have any questions or concerns, just email us. We are more than happy to track your package for you or inquire at the post office if there is a delay.
Returns Questions
Do you have a return policy?
We want our customers to be happy with everything we sell. In the event that you encounter a concern regarding workmanship, please contact us immediately. We not only want to make it right with you, but we also want to ensure that the matter is resolved for future customers as well. Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you've ordered something and decided you no longer want it, contact us immediately after receiving the item(s). Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us at 910-428-2647. We will be glad to exchange any unused product for an identically priced item(s) within 15 days of purchase. Please note the product number(s) of the item(s) you'd like as a replacement. To pay for shipping back to you, please include a credit card number or email address to which we can bill Paypal™.
To return your product, mail to: Exchanges & Returns Rubber Stamp Tapestry PO Box 254 Star, North Carolina 27356
Angel Policy Questions
Are you an angel company? If so what is your policy?
Yes. Artists that use our stamps can sell their work, as long as the images are stamped by hand. The use of mechanical reproduction of any kind (i.e., copiers, scanners, printers, etc.) of any of our images, is strictly prohibited and is copyright infringement - a violation of US copyright law.
Custom Stamp Questions
I need a custom stamp, can you make it?
We would love to be able to do that, but at this time our manufacturing process is not suited for making custom stamps.
Newsletter Questions
How do I sign up for your newsletter?
Our newsletter subscribers enjoy card ideas, sales, and discounts in our weekly publication. If you are not receiving our newsletter, you may Subscribe Now or enter your email address under, "Join our Newsletter" in the left sidebar of our website.
My email address changed. How do I update my account so I do not miss a newsletter?
To use a different email account to receive our newsletter, just click the "change your contact details" at the bottom of the email newsletter, fill in your name and your new address, then click "Save Changes."
How do I unsubscribe from the newsletter?
We would really hate to see you go, but if you must, the process is really easy. At the bottom of all our emails is an "Unsubscribe" link. Just click that and follow the instructions. If at any time you would like to renew your subscription, we would love to have you back.
Wholesale Account Questions
Do you sell wholesale?
Yes, we would be delighted to partner with you! Additional information about purchasing our products wholesale can be found on our Wholesale Ordering page. We look forward to working with you.
Additional Questions
I have additional questions
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