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0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Sunday 25/11/2012, 11:05
Hi guys! so because I have seen some inactivity in the forum, I have decided to do this. Basically, I am going to name a clan and a * number and can u guys please contribute to nmbering the best to worst card for that star number. Lets start off with Junkz, 4 stars.
imo: Rowdy, Qubik, Eibeza, Gibson, fizzle, nobrodroid, malmoth,(and then rest are pointless)
ok lets see what you think of this tier
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Sunday 02/12/2012, 20:04
@Abnormal: Just because people have opinions on a subject, it does not mean that the subject is a matter of opinion. This is a common logical fallacy.
There are two kinds of opinion:
1) Vortex is my favorite clan
2) Vortex is *the best clan* in ELO
While the first kind can't possibly be wrong, the second one can. We could find out which clan wins the most games in ELO, and THAT would be the best clan in ELO.
TLDR: What Oracle is doing is 100% fair game. There may be cases where people have posted opinions that are simply incorrect, so there's nothing wrong with debating them.
Cyber Colossus E X C A L I B U R Monday 03/12/2012, 03:43
Quoted from Oracle: "EXACTLY you can control the cards in your deck, but not your opponents so that is why there is a point in discussing about how useful each and every card is."
That proves that you fail at giving appropriate examples. Try again. And how useful a card is depends on the other 7 cards in your deck. Of course there are cards that are obsolete. If you compare Striker and Alexei for example. It is obvious isn't it?
Quoted from Ghelas: "TLDR: What Oracle is doing is 100% fair game. There may be cases where people have posted opinions that are simply incorrect, so there's nothing wrong with debating them."
Oracle is asking for opinions. I stated mine and I told him bluntly this is pointless. He asked me to go away since I'm ruining this forum. I still don't understand how I am ruining it. Can you please tell how is it 100% fair to me? Is there any thing wrong with my input? After seeing his posts, I doubt he understand my point of view which is fine. He asked for opinions. I gave mine about this whole tier system. I even gave appropriate examples to support it while he gives inappropriate ones. Indeed, everyone have their own opinions but please don't go to the extend of saying xxx is ruining this thread. This is still on topic to be honest. It seems like public approval is more important than public opinion.
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 03/12/2012, 04:52
Not playing favorites here, since all of UR are my precious children (eww... kidding) but, your opinion was that the discussion is pointless. But the fact is that Oracle never asked for opinions. What I think Oracle was trying to initiate is a discussion about how useful what cards were, based on facts.
The truth is that there aren't just obsolete cards and not-obsolete cards. Some cards are very debatable. These debates can be backed up with thought experiments -- demonstrating if Card A is weaker in more situations than Card B.
I'm not just trying to be a jerk or browbeat anybody, but IMO what ELO really needs are players who are willing to consider different styles of play, look for synergies, etc. Too many players these days have developed a very defeatist, negative sort of attitude, valuing strong individual cards instead of considering how an average card might really shine in a certain deck. So, I personally am all for this kind of discussion -- it helps the entire mode develop, and it's certainly beneficial (and entertaining!) for many players to read it.
Saying that you're ruining the forum is a little out of line, of course... But maybe bashing this discussion by saying it had no meaning was, too.
KitsuneKatsumi Imperator XiongDang Monday 03/12/2012, 06:17
2*: Cyb Lhia, Negodz (C Wing is really vulnerable to both SOA and SOB, Neloe's damage is too weak and she also has to be played early just like Cyb Lhia)
3*: Deea, (I like both Onyx and Qorah, but X-0DUS invalidates both of them)
4*: X-0dus, Dagg, Heegrn Cr
5*: Oflgn, Sekutor, C Beast, Dregn, Shaakarti, Naele (Sorry, but Vortex is the one clan where 8 power isn't a priority. Versatility is though, so Naele's conditional is a huge detriment, and Shaakarti again is invalidated by X-0DUS)
The best Vortex hit hard. This is why C Beast, Heegrn Cr and Sekutor are better than they may appear to be in theory.
When Shaakarti doesn't have her ability, she is still 7/7. When Naele doesn't have her ability, she is 5* Lohvak, and Lohvak isn't even playable at 4*. In Vortex, you would always take 7/7 over 8/5.
KitsuneKatsumi Imperator XiongDang Monday 03/12/2012, 06:36
Tula only continues to be useful because Piranas desperately need damage. However, she is only a blowout against 6 power characters, and pretty much any Piranas character is a blowout against 6 power characters. If my opponent throws out a 6 power character, I'd hit that with Tyd or Scubb or anyone... Piranas have no lack of characters to fight 6 power.
And now, if you need 4 damage on a 2*, you have Kalder.
2*: Hawkins, Kalder, Puff, Tula, Trey
3*: Tyd, Taljion, Deadeye
4*: Scubb, Coleridge, Sting, Raeth, Sheryl
5*: Dalhia, Lizbeth, Ahkab, Bloodh, Selma, Slimian, Pesth
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 03/12/2012, 07:05
Good observations -- but you're overlooking a few things. Vortex has enough good round-winners that you're pretty much destined to land a hit in turn 1 or 2 (if you didn't, you are doing something wrong.) That makes Naele a powerful fork by turn 2 or 3. If you have another big threat card in your hand, that can often be an automatic win.
As for courage cards being invalidated by X-0... X-0, Shaakarti, and Qorah have good enough base stats to sneak in a surprise hit in an off-courage turn, and recover pills if your opponent called your play. I don't feel like putting two Courage cards in your deck is necessarily bad, and that is especially true of Vortex cards.
LB_Abnormal Titan Monday 03/12/2012, 09:04
First, @ ghelas: unless you can provide me hard factual evidence that one card is indeed always better than another, this thread is 100% based on opinion. Don't try to pull "logical fallacies" on me. No evidence = matter of opinion. Moving on....
The point that cyber is trying to make, and you're all arguing over (and hissing witch over) like fools, is that usefulness is CONDITIONAL. If you value the same ability the same way on every card, in every situation, in every deck, you're doing it wrong, and you're missing the key point of deck building. Since this is a thread focused on deck building, what he gave was the most valuable advice.
These threads pop up every month or two, and it's just a place for people to spit out the same 3-4 names of staples and then bicker pointlessly about 1-2 cards that differ depending on deck composition, and playstyle, and the ban/unbans that week. For example, we all know that Jessie is a great 2 star all stars. But what about kang vs karen vs robb cr? obviously, you'd look at the rest of your deck, and the bans/unbans, and fill in according to your weakness.
trying to make a tier list is just worthless pontification, and you could all spend your time much better doing something constructive (like actually building a deck/playing elo) than sitting here bickering when you disagree/slapping epeens when you agree, when in all honesty any card's usefulness is CONDITIONAL.
slav.georgiev.3 Senior Monday 03/12/2012, 09:08
Comparing Alexei and Striker is not obvious at all, considering that in ELO mode Striker is perma banned, meaning Alexei is actually the better card in ELO mode.
No one has done Jungo yet I am a rookie and I was hoping for opinions on Jungo tier for ELO. Here's what I've gathered so far:
2*: Pegh > Jean > Mindy > Borss, Ashiko, Elea, Wendy for mono Jungo, Jean > Mindy > Pegh for half deck if backed by better 2 star DR such as Pussycats or Spiaghi, for example.
3*: This one is really tricky for me. The useful 3* cards in Jungo are plenty and they shine individually in different strategies and half deck or mono deck setups. Overall, I would say Rodney and Gerald come first, Radek, Nyema, Scopica and Odile are second tier, Jalil, Hystrix, Dagouba and Boohma third tier because they are either a tiny bit worse (Jalil is essentially Nyema with less gap potential, Hystrix's poison is too weak, Boohma is unreliable, Dagouba is conditional and trickier to come through than Gerald).
4*: Here it comes down to personal preference. My personal opinion is Buba > Chill > Niva > the rest in no particular order. Sylth is of course perma banned, and this discussion is about ELO. In more defensive oriented decks Niva, Greow, Scotty, Ronald and Psylo can be more valuable, of course. The meta game plays a vital role in which card is currently preferable.
5*: Ongh, followed closely by Troompah and Askai (Askai is better in half decks, Troompah in mono). Nahema is just a tiny bit behind.
0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Monday 03/12/2012, 11:50
@Kitsune I just covered vortex actually hahaha and I completely disagree with you on 2*s tho
also amiral coco takes second place def... kalden is almost last place
ector takes 1st or 2nd also
raeth takes second....
5*s again read first page very debatable
Jean>pegh jean is actually on borderline of getting banned 8 power soa too good ashiko takes 4th place
agree with you on 3* but i actually go with scopiga/radek/rodney first gerald is underrated tho but 6 power is terrible
wow chill is terrible what are you saying I personally like benicio in half decks havnt tried the others
ummmm WOW askai is first in half decks i think ongh comes close tho. in mono troompah is the first place.
slav.georgiev.3 Senior Monday 03/12/2012, 12:28
My reasonings are the following:
Jean vs Pegh - I use both in my Jungo Mono deck, so I never had to choose between them, but Pegh is the only good DR option for mono Jungo, that's why he's absolutely a must in said mono Jungo decks while Jean can be substituted if SoA is covered by other cards, even though I agree he is my favorite hands down.
On the 3*: Scopica is really good but Radek and Rodney both come through more often, so they are more reliable, as for Gerald, he is extremely resourceful because he always gives the opponent a piece of his/her own medicine, while usually being potentially a 6/7.
On the 4*, I am going to admit that I haven't played Chill or Benicio, so I will trust your judgment and I stand corrected.
On the 5*, I said exactly that: Troompah is better in mono decks, Askai in half decks, and Ongh is a beast in both. To me he comes first primarily because he's better when facing SoA and because he's better in high pill rounds. But to me the three are really close.


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Donald attended Middletown High School. He was employed for many years by both Beverly and Dairylea Dairy Distributors. Donald retired in 1989. He was also a divorcee to the late Helen Marie Walsh.
A family statement read, "He was a loving father, grandfather ("Poppy"), brother, and uncle. A strong man, who raised his three children, while facing some incredible challenges throughout his life. His family was everything to him. He was an avid collector of vinyl records, and for many years followed the weekly charts of Billboard Magazine and listened to Casey Kasem's "American Top 40." His love of music has influenced and inspired all of those that knew him. And, for a number of years, he also enjoyed playing in the bowling leagues at Middletown Lanes."
Donald is survived by his father, Ronald Bennett Sr. of Goshen, N.Y.; his sister, Joan Bennett Klein of Waverly, N.Y.; brother, Ronald Bennett Jr. of Howells, N.Y., and sister, Nancy Bennett Banks of Winchester, K.Y.; his children: Kimberly and husband, Ron "Grumpy" Ervin of Westtown, N.Y., Justine and husband, Robert "Skip" Dooley of Otisville, N.Y., and Gregory Bennett of Middletown, N.Y. He is also survived by grandchildren: Jessica King McDevitt and her husband, Will McDevitt of Warwick, N.Y., Christopher Bennett of Middletown, N.Y., Krista Dooley of Wallkill, N.Y., Alexandria Dooley of Middletown, N.Y., Savannah Dooley of Otisville, N.Y., Steven Dooley of Otisville, N.Y., Chance Ervin of Westtown, N.Y., and Dale Ervin of Westtown, N.Y.; great-grandchildren: Rebbeca McDevitt of Warwick, N.Y., Michael McDevitt of Warwick, N.Y., Jake Holmes of Wallkill, N.Y., and Aydan McDevitt of Warwick, N.Y., as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother and sibling, Janice Bennett Williamson.
Mr. Bennett's children would like to extend their sincere thanks to the Emergency Room staff at the Orange Regional Medical Center and Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps. for the special care and compassion extended to him in his time of need.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Bennett's children have decided to establish the Donald E. Bennett Memorial Music Scholarship, which will benefit a graduating music student at Middletown High School. Donations may be forwarded to c/o 249 Cottage Street, # 2, Middletown, N.Y. 10940.
Visitation will be Sunday, January 20 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, N.Y. A Funeral Service will also be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m.
Arrangements are by the Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc. 845-343-6309 www.applebee-mcphillips.com


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Temporary overnight lane closures are scheduled on the Niagara Thruway for both the northbound and southbound South Grand Island Bridge through Friday, Jan. 14, the New York State Thruway Authority announced.
The northbound lane closures will facilitate electrical work and installation of a new electrical system of lane designation signals on the northbound South Grand Island Bridge, left or right lane. The southbound closure will allow for survey work to be conducted.
•Friday, Jan. 11, 10 p.m. through 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12.
Survey work will likely require lane closures on the southbound South Grand Island Bridge:
•Monday, Jan. 7, from 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
•Tuesday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9;
•Wednesday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10;
•Thursday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11;
•Friday, Jan. 11, 10 p.m. through 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12.
The traffic impact is expected to be minimal, according to the Thruway Authority.
This work is part of a two-year, $14 million rehabilitation project, which also includes deck joint repairs and a new driving surface for the southbound South Grand Island Bridge. Bridge deck work is scheduled to begin in spring 2013.


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One of the great Stockton success stories born in the Great Depression is that of the multitalented and commendable life of someone who always had the "right stuff:" a former captain in the Stockton Police Department in the 1960s, Ivo Pesetti.
One of the great Stockton success stories born in the Great Depression is that of the multitalented and commendable life of someone who always had the "right stuff:" a former captain in the Stockton Police Department in the 1960s, Ivo Pesetti.
I will leave all the details of his rise from one of the most impoverished, immigrant areas in Stockton's west side bordered by the Mormon Slough to the reporter who, I hope, will interview Ivo.
If this letter avoids fluttering into an ever-ready wastebasket, and someone is assigned to cover the commendable life of a person who persevered through many mental and physical trials - more than the usual for that walking complication called man - to work in clothing stores, to lay carpets and linoleum, to install wiring expertly, to design and build homes from the foundation up, to pass lung-bulging submarine training to serve in the Navy during the Korean War, to operate a driver-education school as a last hurrah, and in the midst of these decades, undergo a multitude of critical surgeries, and still manage to percolate, then, perhaps that unknown reporter can do a long-overdue justice to a true achiever!
So, move over, John Wayne, for this, indeed, is a tale of "True Grit!"
Nick Volpi
In my opinion, the cartoon (?) shown on the Opinion page of the July 17 Record shows very poor taste and judgment.
For all involved, this event was a tragedy. Civil people do not make light of tragedies.
Stan Adams
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We have the best system in the world for determining justice. When it acts, we should accept its conclusions. That should apply whether it is O.J. Simpson or George Zimmerman. The jury has spoken. In some countries, there is no independent jury. In our country, there is.
We should respect the jury's call.
Burton B. Haviland
Mountain Ranch
I hate all fireworks in San Joaquin County, legal and illegal, because July 4, 2012, someone threw a firecracker at my little dog that was in our yard behind our locked chain-link fence. She has been deaf for one year now. She has learned to respond to our hand signals, but it is very sad.
I'm so glad the firecracker was not thrown at our little grandson. What is wrong with people nowadays? Fireworks, legal and illegal, should be outlawed.
In our neighborhood, someone starts shooting fireworks about 9 p.m. every night a couple weeks before the Fourth of July and continue until a couple weeks after the holiday.
I called the sheriff's nonemergency phone line, and a woman dispatcher told me "Well, they're legal, you know!" How do I know they are legal? Some of them rock my house to its foundation. I think they are too big to be legal.
Please, starting next year, let's make all fireworks illegal for the sake of our animals.
Virginia Marion
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The word campus comes from the Latin word campus (a plain, open field) that derives from the Greek word campos (from campe) [bend, turn(ing), curve]. It was used in Sicily to describe a plain, level place, an expanse surrounded by woods, higher ground, etc. from the notion of the circus or riding-course, the act of bending or turning round horses. First used in college sense at Princeton.
From the same root: camp, camper, campaign, campaigner.
In modern Greek:
a) campos: an open field, a level place, a valley
b) campe: bend, curve
c) campyle: curve, curved line
a) campto: to bend, curve
b) camptome: to give in, relent
campe --> campos --> campus / camp
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It was cool when the dinosaurs were freaking out because the humans were scared of them. I liked this book because I liked the movie. The movie is better because it shows the dinosaurs better. There's also a boy and girl and more story to the movie.
I'd recommend this book to others because it had a great story with dinosaurs. Everybody loves dinosaurs.


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Eagles coach Andy Reid told reporters Wednesday that quarterback Michael Vick is resting at home and that his concussion headaches have subsided. Reid refused to declare Vick out for Sunday's visit with the Redskins, although Vick playing seems pretty much impossible, given the significance of the blow Vick received in last Sunday's loss to the Redskins.
Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin said he spoke with Vick Tuesday. Maclin said they didn't discuss football, just personal matters. He said Vick was able to carry on a normal conversation, wasn't "in la-la land."
Rookie Nick Foles will take the starter's reps today and probably all week. Reid said Foles will "handle it like he's going."
Reid said he does not anticipate Vick will miss the rest of the season, but until Vick undergoes testing, it's impossible to say.
Reid said his message to the team was to "just go play," have fun, don't succumb to pressure.
Maclin, who suffered a low-back strain against the Cowboys, said he will play this week. Right guard Danny Watkins is back; Reid said Dennis Kelly will alternate with tackles Demetress Bell and King Dunlap this week in practice.
Slot receiver Jason Avant (hamstring) is out for the Redskins game, as is RB Chris Polk (toe).
New guard Jake Scott said he wasn't sure how long it might take him to get up to game speed, but he said he intends to be ready to play this weekend if he's needed.
Reid reiterated what everyone knew during the draft process - that the Eagles certainly kicked the tires on Robert Griffin III, the quarterback the Redskins ultimately traded up to draft second overall, who looks like a budding superstar. But -- though Reid didn't say this Wednesday -- the Eagles didn't have the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft to trade, as the Redskins did, along with two other firsts and a second, to make the deal with the rebuilding Rams.
In a conference call with Philadelphia reporters, Griffin recalled that time.
"I met with the Eagles and coach Reid told me they were very interested in me. You never know what can happen, but I really enjoyed my meeting with them. Obviously, things didn't work out," said Griffin, who of course said he is very happy in Washington.
Griffin also got to know Nick Foles at the combine.
"I was able to be in the same group, be around him at the combine. He's a really cool guy. All the rookie quarterbacks I've had a chance to meet have all been good, down-to-earth people who seem like they're pretty good leaders," Griffin said. "I don't know what it is about this class, but every now and then you get a group of guys in the same claas – quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, whatever it is – and things just seem to click with those guys. We're definitely, as a group, just clicking right now."


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Man stabbed in hand, iPhone stolen outside Manchester club
September 30. 2013 11:34AM
MANCHESTER - A robber stole a man's cellphone and stabbed him in the hand in an incident early Sunday morning outside an Old Granite Street club.The Springfield, Mass., resident, who was injured, said he and a friend had just left Drynk at 20 Old Granite St. about 1 a.m. Sunday when a man he didn't know approached them and ask them about going to a party. Police said the victim did not trust the other man, tried to walk away and end the conversation.It was then he realized he'd been stabbed in the hand and robbed of his cellphone.Police said the man does not recall being stabbed, but he sustained an injury consistent with a stab wound. He described his assailant as a black man, about 5-foot-9 and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen running in the alley east of Drynk wearing a black hat, but there is no description of his clothing.A short time later, police said they located a crime scene and identified a solid suspect. Police are preparing warrants for the man's arrest.The injured man was treated at the Elliot Hospital for a non-life-threatening cut to his hand.


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Benet completes championship repeat
NORMAL -- Call it two the hard way.
Counted out at the beginning of the year, down a game in both matches this weekend at Redbird Arena, No. 1-ranked Benet stormed back Saturday to beat New Trier 21-25, 25-22, 25-17 to repeat as Class 4A champion.
Redwings senior outside Cara Mattaliano, who didn't even dress at state last year, carried her team home with 21 kills -- including Benet's last 4 points of a riveting second game and match point in the third.
"I wanted to win, I knew my teammates wanted to win and I gave it everything I had," Mattaliano said. "Nobody thought we would do anything this year."
Benet (40-2) graduated four Division I players, lost 10 seniors and 95 percent of its offense from last year's state champs.
Repeat? Well, yes.
Benet becomes the first back-to-back champion of the state's largest class since Mother McAuley in 1994-95, and the first 4A repeat champ since the state expanded to four classes in 2007. The Redwings won their last 24 matches and didn't drop one all year when at full strength.
"We graduated everybody. Nobody expected us to be here," Benet coach Brad Baker said. "Nobody except the kids who are here today. They made it happen."
Benet had not dropped so much as a game since Oct. 13 until Friday's semifinal against Libertyville, when the Redwings rallied from down a game and 15-10 in the second.
Saturday's situation seemed even more dire.
Against a big New Trier team after its first title since the state's inaugural tournament in 1975, Benet seemed tentative in committing 8 errors to drop Game 1. Then it trailed 20-16 in the second after a kill by Trevians' 6-foot-3 Virginia-bound middle Haley Fauntleroy.
Kills by Rachael Fara and Mattaliano allowed Benet to creep closer, and the Redwings took a 21-20 lead on a kill by sophomore Natalie Canulli.
With senior Nicki Barnes unable to go most of the match because of a foot injury suffered Friday, Canulli came off the bench with 4 big kills.
"When you have an opportunity, you want to take advantage of it," Baker said, "and she did."
Fauntleroy tied it again at 22-22, but Mattaliano followed with a kill, then dropped in a pair of off-balance tip kills that somehow dropped just in over the block.
"That was luck," Mattaliano admitted. "I don't know. I knew it was open."
Benet became the first team to beat New Trier (39-2) in a full match this year. The Trevians dropped a three-gamer played to 15 against Lyons Twp. during the season. Brittani Steinberg, who had 15 kills Friday against Mother McAuley, put down 17 Saturday.
Eight of New Trier's 20 errors came in Game 3.
"We weren't making the adjustments we needed and then we started playing tentative," New Trier coach Hannah Hsieh said. "They started to play with more confidence, with more rhythm."
Baker had a hard time explaining his team's slow starts, which dated back to the supersectional win over Edwardsville. He even adjusted his lineup Saturday to compensate.
"It was like Jekyll and Hyde," he said. "We were going to lose that match. And then our kids wouldn't let us lose."
Indeed, much like Friday against Libertyville, Benet controlled Game 3 from the get-go.
A block by Fara was followed by a Mattaliano kill and a New Trier hitting error. Consecutive kills by Benet setter Hannah Kaminsky made it 5-0. The margin grew as wide as 16-7 on another Mattaliano tip kill and a kill by Brittany Pavich, one of her 9, made it 23-15.
Kaminsky, remarkably, finished her Benet career undefeated in tournament matches dating back to freshman year.
"It's like I said Friday, we have that fight in us that we're not going to lose," said Kaminsky, who had 33 assists. "Everything we worked for happened. We proved everybody wrong and I'm so happy."
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Confession #2: I love creating sensory bins and other creative learning activities for my sons.
Confession #3: I no longer go to the Dollar Store, glance through the Target Dollar Spot or go to crafting stores.
I've discovered that I often spend more money when I'm trying to save money because it's so easy to buy things I really don't need at a dollar store or the dollar spot or sale area of a crafting store. Instead, I look at what I have (like milk caps, cardboard, toilet paper rolls, etc.) and then I find ways to make it work.
During the Summer, finding ways to save money can make a big difference. Food costs often increase, gas prices go up, and there can be expenses for summer camps, vacation, etc. So why not highlight some fabulously fun art, craft and play ideas that you can do with things you most likely already have? Plus, you reduce waste and environmental impact as well, so it is really a win-win. Oh - and if you get your kids in on the creation part of it, you ignite their imaginations as they begin re-purposing common household items or recycled materials too. What's not to love about all of that?
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What's your favorite item to repurpose/reuse/recycle?
How do you save money on activities with your kids?
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Vlad Savov at The Verge: "Today's been rather a momentous day in the UK mobile arena, following local regulator Ofcom's approval of Everything Everywhere's plans to use existing spectrum to roll out LTE service early. Vodafone, O2 and Three have complained in unison against the market distortions that would result from one carrier having 4G while everyone else waits for an oft-delayed auction, but their biggest fear may yet remain unspoken: a de facto exclusive on the next iPhone."
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I still use my old NMT450 phone, as it is the only one i have tried with coverage on the ocean and in the mountains. Oh well.. It would be nice with faster calling and SMS =P
No really, i got internet at home, i do not need it on my phone as well. I might get antisocial. (Or should i say even more so) But i do understand people that want it.
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(Oh, and today is my birthday Nothing better than spending it coding. )
I am working on that change now. Should be about 10 minutes till I push it public. That is annoying isn't it?
I had to remove that due to a query change. I tried to fix it for a little but couldn't get the new syntax right so dumped it for now. Until I learn the new database query format that will be missing. Same with the shoutbox, have to learn the new stuff before I can use it.
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Have you noticed an increasing number of organic foods and beverages at a variety of retail stores? The number of organic products and distributors has grown substantially in the past few years, with some grocery chains now offering their own brand of organic foods.
In addition to these standards, the USDA developed strict labeling rules. Single-ingredient products, such as fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, or milk, may be labeled "organic" if grown and processed according to USDA standards. Multi-ingredient products, such as cereals and snack bars, can be labeled "organic", if at least 95% of the ingredients are organic. They may be labeled "100% organic", if indeed all of the ingredients are organic. A product that is at least 70% organic may use the term "made with organic ingredients" on the front of the product, and may list the organic ingredients. Lastly, a product with less than 70% organic ingredients may list those ingredients on the side panel of the package, but may not make any organic claims on the front of the package.
For more information about organic foods, visit the USDA website.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – For many of us with pets, a dog or cat is lovingly treated as a member of our family. For some, an animal is seen as a target for maltreatment or physical abuse.
Abusive behavior toward any animal is not only cruel and disturbing – it is illegal. As district attorney and chief law enforcement officer in Westchester County, I would like to share with you the work my office is doing in cases of animal cruelty.
Animal cruelty is defined in New York law as any act of violence or neglect that results in unjustifiable pain and suffering of an animal. This not only includes denying a companion animal or pet the basic necessities such as food, water and shelter, but leaving a companion animal in a vehicle exposed to extreme weather, hot or cold, without protection. New York's aggravated cruelty to animals law makes it a felony when a person intentionally kills or causes serious physical injury to a companion animal with no justifiable purpose. Engaging in animal fighting, which includes training, breeding, selling, owning or possessing animals for the purpose of fighting, is also a felony under New York law. And our New York State laws against sexual misconduct include the sexual abuse of an animal.
As district attorney, I pay close attention to cases of animal cruelty, not only because the behavior is inherently cruel and repulsive, but because these cases raise important public safety concerns. Research tells us that a person's mistreatment of an animal is associated with a likelihood of his or her committing further violence or criminal acts against humans. We also know from research that a child who abuses an animal may have either witnessed or experienced violence at home. For these reasons, I consider it extremely important to identify, thoroughly investigate and appropriately prosecute animal cruelty cases that occur here in our county.
On my staff, I have a specially trained assistant district attorney who is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of these cases. This assistant collaborates with local police departments and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Westchester (SPCA) to maximize the effectiveness and impact of the work in this area. Her expertise also extends to police training rooms, where she teaches officers and veterinary personnel throughout the region in identifying, investigating and collecting evidence, including DNA, in animal cruelty and animal fighting cases. This assistant district attorney also speaks to children in local classrooms about animal cruelty and the cases we prosecute in this area, with the ultimate goal of promoting kinder treatment of animals and each other.
Recent cases that have resulted in convictions and jail sentences show the importance of our work. In Rye, a concerned resident set up a concealed security camera in his apartment and recorded the building superintendent unlawfully entering the apartment and sexually abusing the resident's dog. The superintendent was arrested, prosecuted and convicted of burglary and sexual misconduct against the dog. The defendant was sentenced to 6 ½ years in state prison.
When a Yorktown man intentionally killed his girlfriend's dog by yanking the dog's collar so hard that he snapped the dog's head off its spine, the Yorktown Police and the SPCA investigated. DNA evidence was recovered and linked the defendant to the crime. This man was convicted of aggravated animal cruelty and sentenced to 13 months in the Westchester County Jail.
In another crime, what began as a drug investigation by Yonkers Police resulted in the discovery of a dog fighting ring run by a Yonkers man. Sixteen dogs, some emaciated and some severely injured, were found in a garage behind his home. In the end, three of these dogs had to be euthanized and 13 were taken to shelters. This defendant was prosecuted and convicted on drug and animal fighting charges, and was sentenced to five to nine years in state prison.
Our work in the area of animal cruelty is an important priority for us. If you see an animal being mistreated or you are aware of a case involving animal cruelty, please help by contacting your local police department.
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Albatron is one of those companies that is a quiet player in the market. Not quiet in the fact that they do produce some great performing products, but quiet in the fact that you just do not hear a lot about them. They are not a flashy company. They do not send press releases out for every time the CEO goes to the bathroom. They just do what they do, and then leave it up to the consumer to buy their products, plain and simple. They are kind of like the blue-collar players in the industry. In all the years that I have dealt with Albatron products, I cannot remember a time that I had an issue with one. Grant it, most of my experience has been with their motherboards, and not their video cards like what I am looking at today. In fact, let's just get right to it. Today we have the Albatron GeForce 9600GT-512x video card. Let's take a look at the specs from their site.
As you can see, this is a card built on the 9600GT graphics chip, with 512MB of memory. The memory clock runs at 900MHz, the engine clock runs at 650MHz and the shader clock is at 1625 MHz. The card has a 256-bit memory bus.
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Contact: David Lucas
Chief, Budget and Finance
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mountain-Prairie Region
(303) 236-4456 Contact: Rob McDonald
Communications Director
Salish-Kootenai Tribes
(406) 675-2700 ext. 1222
Cell phone 249-1818
June 19, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation today signed an Annual Funding Agreement for the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation. The agreement was negotiated over the past six months by professional natural resource management staff from both parties with support from Service, Department of the Interior, and Tribal leadership, and outlines the activities the Tribes will perform at the Bison Range during fiscal years 2009 through 2011.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CKST) Chairman James Steele, Jr., signed the agreement earlier today during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Also participating in the signing ceremony were Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Lyle Laverty, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development – Indian Affairs George Skibine, Regional Director of the Service's Mountain-Prairie Region Stephen Guertin, and members of the Montana congressional delegation.
"With this agreement, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are entering into a new era of partnership and cooperation that will enhance the National Bison Range and its fish and wildlife resources for all Americans," said Secretary Kempthorne. "I commend Service and Tribal staff for moving forward and building on the expertise and strengths of both organizations to conserve this special place."
"The Bison Range occupies a special place in the hearts of Tribal members. I know the passion that they have for the land of their ancestors, and for the wildlife that sustained them. Fish and Wildlife Service employees also care passionately about the future of the Bison Range, and I strongly believe this agreement will serve to bring everyone together to accomplish great things for the refuge," said Service Director Hall.
"This represents the latest step in the Tribes' fourteen-year journey towards partnering with the Fish & Wildlife Service at the National Bison Range," Steele, CSKT Chairman, said. "We believe that, as partners, we can make a special place even more special. Our Tribes' unique history with this particular bison herd, and our ownership of the land upon which the ancillary Ninepipe and Pablo Refuges are located, provides both our motivation for stewardship and our ability to add another dimension to the National Bison Range Complex."
The annual funding agreement was negotiated pursuant to the 1994 Tribal Self-Governance Act. The Act provides qualified self-governing tribes who demonstrate a significant cultural, geographic, and historical connection to facilities managed by the Department of the Interior with the opportunity to assume certain programs, services, functions, and activities at those facilities, including units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
The CSKT is assuming a substantive role in managing mission-critical programs at the Bison Range. The Bison Range Manager will remain a Service employee and have final decision-making authority on management direction, approval of plans, refuge uses and priorities. A Refuge Leadership Team, comprised of wildlife and land management professionals from both organizations, will inform those decisions.
Examples of the activities CSKT will perform on the Bison Range under the agreement include the annual Bison Round-up; migratory non-game bird surveys; waterfowl pair counts; bird banding; vegetation monitoring; geographic information system mapping; invasive plant control; wildfire suppression and prescribed burning; dissemination of oral and written information to visitors about the Bison Range, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Service, and the CSKT's relationship to the Range and its resources; and, other biological and related activities.
It is important to note that the emerging partnership between the Service and CSKT is a government-to-government relationship and is not a move toward privatization of the Bison Range. The Bison Range will remain a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service will maintain ownership of and management authority over all lands and buildings at the Bison Range and will retain law enforcement authorities on Bison Range lands and waters.
The annual funding agreement will be transmitted to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee for a 90-day Congressional review period. Following review by the committees and any other interested member of Congress, the AFA will be phased in during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2009.
The National Bison Range Complex, part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consists of the National Bison Range, Pablo and Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuges, and a portion of the Northwest Montana Wetland Management District. Established in 1908 to conserve the American Bison, the Bison Range and ancillary properties provide important habitat for a variety of other species such as elk, pronghorn antelope and migratory birds. This agreement applies only to those units that lie within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation, including the National Bison Range; Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge and Pablo National Wildlife Refuge. Ninepipe and Pablo are overlay refuges on CSKT land and the Service operates those areas through conservation easements from CSKT.
Notice of the agreement will be published in the Federal Register in the near future. The agreement may currently be obtained on-line at: http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/cskt-fws-negotiation or by contacting the Bison Range at: National Bison Range, 132 Bison Range Road, Moiese, MT 59824; (406) 644-2211; or the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855; (406) 675-2700.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service is both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for its scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on the Service's work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are comprised of the Bitterroot Salish, the Pend d'Oreille, and the Kootenai Tribes. The Tribes occupy the 1.3 million acre Flathead Reservation in northwestern Montana.
CSKT is a leader in environmental protection and conservation. CSKT is the first tribe in the U.S. to establish a designated wilderness area; manages large herds of wild elk and bighorn sheep and oversees hunting and fishing programs on the Reservation for both Indians and non-Indians; administers a comprehensive mitigation program to offset the impacts of local hydropower operations on fish and wildlife resources; and, has for two decades partnered with the Service to conduct migratory waterfowl surveys and rebuild regional Canada goose populations.
For more information on the Tribes, visit www.cskt.org.
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Fatih Terim says Galatasaray's morale was damaged by Schalke's leveller on the stroke of half-time after they drew 1-1 in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League clash.
After Burak Yilmuz opened the scoring, the home side had chances to go 2-0 up in an open and entertaining first half, but Jermaine Jones equalised in the 45th minute to ensure the tie remains in the balance ahead of the second leg.
"We created two great oppurtunities to make it 2-0, then the equaliser damaged our morale just before half time," Terim told reporters after the game.
"We went in front with a great goal, but after that made too many sloppy mistakes. We were not at our best and we know there will be no excuses in Germany."
Yilmaz's goal was his seventh of Gala's Champions League campaign and somewhat overshadowed Didier Drogba's return to the competition in the process.
He added: "I'm ecstatic with Burak's form, he keeps working and tries to improve."
The 59-year-old will hope the striker's scoring run continues when the two sides meet for the return fixture at the Veltins Arena on March 12.


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Sheibley, R.W., Morace, J.L., Journey, C.A., Van Metre, P.C., Bell, A.H., Nakagaki, Naomi, Button, D.T., and Qi, S.L., 2017, Design and methods of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA), 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1103, 46 p. 10.3133/ofr20171103 Available Online
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Mount St. Helens: Return to Life
DateMay 2011
LocationMount St. Helens Interpretive Centers, Washington
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Since the historic eruption at Mount St. Helens scientists have been observing how life has returned to a devastated landscape; this interactive kiosk collects, preserves, and presents highlights of their ongoing discoveries.
The catastrophic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens transformed a mountain and many of its surrounding landscapes, ecosystems, and habitats while at the same time clearing the stage for entirely new creative productions to unfold. The equilibrium of a mature ecosystem was disrupted providing new opportunities for flora and fauna. While the eruption is often described as a single event it was in reality comprised of a series of discreet geological events that each gave rise to distinct "disturbance zones." The zones are captured in a custom-built, interactive 3D model of the mountain which forms the foundation for the storytelling in this experience. Layered on the map is a timeline of three decades of vegetative regrowth, which shows how quickly plant-life is recovering and where.
The unique biological responses in each zone are revealed through a collection of stories recounted by field scientists. While watching and listening to the video interviews visitors can navigate through archival photographs and footage that help illuminate the return to life. The hundreds of images in the program show the mountain from all angles, from each disturbance zone, and from each distinct phase of biological recovery. As new discoveries and research are collected, they can be added to the program to keep it fresh and accurate. From woodpeckers finding homes in trees killed by the blast to vines that survived for seven years buried beneath tephra, the mountain continues to tell a story of transformation, resiliency, and rebirth.
Press & Awards"On the web: Mount St. Helens goes online to reach the masses," Earth Magazine, September 2013
The new website explores the anatomy of this and older eruptions with a clean, appealing aesthetic that is light on words and heavy on imagery — an effective combination. But the site also allows users to observe something they could not see by visiting the volcano in person: the slow return of life that has proved to be the enduring scientific gift of Mount St. Helens over the last three decades.NAI Media Awards, National Association of Interpretation, Winner, Interactive Design Award, October 2012KGW TV, Featured Video, May 10, 2011
The new touchscreens showcase lots of never-before-seen photos and much more."Mount St. Helens exhibits spotlight return of life after 1980 eruption," The Columbian, Kathie Durban, May 10, 2011
Looking for a reason to visit Mount St. Helens on the 31st anniversary of its cataclysmic 1980 eruption? Here's one: A new interactive touch-screen exhibit that lets you track the phenomenal return of plants and animals to the ash-gray landscape surrounding the volcano in the past three decades.
Part of SapientRazorfish /© 2018 Second Story, Inc.
- Lead Designer
- Chris Dewan
- Information Designer
- Michael Godfrey
- Map Designer
- Matt Sundstrom
- Art Production
- Sara Siri
- Technology Director
- Thomas Wester
- Developer
- Zach Doe
- Technology Coordinator
- Sam Jeibmann
- 3-D Modeling
- Matt Arnold
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- Michael Neault
- Quality Assurance
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This is a collection of posts made by Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi relating to Erfworld on the Giant in the Playground Forums. It is copied here for easier reference and to save the valuable information. It is... well, the Word of the Titans.
Newer posts first. References to forum posts are mandatory.
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"Scarlet" is the Jek Tono Porkins of Erfworld. :smallwink:[1]
We'll get this and other details codified and canon-ized in the wiki. Short answer: Cities have a limited menu of unit types they can produce. Gobwin Knob can pop most dwagon types, but couldn't produce, say, a gwiffon.
Many types of units also pop randomly in the wild as barbarians, and that's complicated. We did not see it happen in Book 1 at all, and it is fairly rare (can you imagine the cries of "deus ex machina" if we had seen it happen?)
Warlords can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than heirs and rulers who lost their capitals.
Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting Schmuckers directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.
Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.[2]
You have to understand that the denizens of Erfworld don't see a lot of what a player would see in a game. Including XP. Leveling is a surprise to them, and XP (or the equivalent) is a theory (albeit a pretty solid one). The people are in the dark and guessing, and it's kind of hard to build an XP table by actually finding 10 new level 1 Marbits to croak, discovering that you level, then discovering through experimentation that you need to croak 50 to level again.
From a narrative perspective, the fudge factor is high. But that does not mean there is not one consistent mathematical system governing leveling. It's just opaque to the characters and readers at this time.
The general answer to your question is that power gains are linear and level requirements are exponential. It's not perfectly simple as all that, but to generalize, yes.[3]
The relative combat power by level is NOT logarithmic or exponential.[4]
Higher levels cost more, on a kind of exponential scale that may vary by a large number of factors including the type of unit leveling, the type and number and levels of units croaked, and other activities involving the leveling unit's special abilities that may not even constitute combat. But the main thing is that you should imagine something like a logarithmic curve (not saying it literally is logarithmic), whereby low levels are achievable with a little combat, but levels above 10 or 11 become extremely difficult to obtain, and something like a level 20 unit is completely unheard of. Also notable is that not all of the numbers are available to the units and commanders to calculate, and so the existence of a predicable system of leveling at all is in the realm of the theoretical Mathamancers. Units cannot actually predict when they are going to level (Jillian is being flippant when she tells the Archons, "Cmon, it'll be fun. You'll level." but it would be a reasonable bet they might if they took out a stack of dwagons.)[5]
p64Erf-b1-p064-p3 panel 3 seems to be a major hangup. Wasn't intentional and I agree that it's misleading. We'll clarify that for the book.
For the record, the rule is actually pretty simple and I am amazed it's been such a sticking point for people.
- You can move only on your turn, and you can cast only on your turn.
- When an enemy comes to you on their turn, you can engage, and you can cast. This includes when they are attacking your city.
Why could Parson not have ordered a veil to be cast, even if the Foolamancer had been in the group with the wounded dwagons? It was not his turn, and they were not under attack. Once Jillian entered the hex, a theoretical Foolamancer within that hex could have veiled, but it wouldn't have been very effective at fooling her.
Why could Parson have his casters cast on the Coalition's turn, later in the story? His city was being attacked.
Why could the Archons cast the DDR spell? They were part of the Coalition and it was now technically their turn. But they could not move because all of Charlescomm's units' move went to zero when Charlie ended turn. Move and hits are restored to full at the beginning of a side's turn, and (re)forming an alliance does not count as starting a new turn.
Why could the Archons "cast" the contract, when it was not their turn? Well, why could they still fly? It's not a spell, it's a natural magic. There's also a heavy dose of "talking is a free action" in that scene, another thing about turn based games that is silly but almost universally true. It's no sillier than food popping at the start of a turn.[6]
p129 panel 1Erf-b1-p129-p1, change "leading" to "guiding" or possibly "directing."[7]
Courtyard refers to the portion of the Garrison that is above ground, within the walls, and not in or on the Tower. Wanda is not in the Garrison zone at all in page 122Erf-b1-p122. She's in the Outer Walls zone.
We've been attempting to avoid confusion by keeping it simple and avoiding unnecessary detail (like, for example, the fact that the Outer Walls zone also has parts to it, or that Parson's klog was referring specifically to attacks on the Garrison and that there are other sets of rules regarding movement by friendlies within the city).[8]
Note: p120Erf-b1-p120, Jamie did not draw the uncroaked Jaclyn in Wanda's stack and should have. It will be fixed for the book. She'll be in there in p121 and was in in p119. Just an oversight.[9]
Originally Posted by Godskook
If she is in the Airspace, how can she get close enough to a non-flier to make a contract?
I'll answer this one question as an example of "yes, we did think about this stuff before we started writing." And then I'll stop before I get any farther into the tar pit of explaining the rules while we are telling the story.
Do you remember when Ansom was getting word passed along through the column about the results of Parson's attack? That was not on the Coalition's turn, but physical notes were still being passed between hexes. Did we specifically show a note passed across a hex? No. The story didn't need it. Compared to showing the abortive celebrations of the Coalition's leadership corps, it's dramatically trivial.
But that's what happened. I thought about it. I knew about it. We didn't show it.
Now, if you are seriously hung up on whether or not Ansom could touch a magical button projected in the air by an Archon hovering just above the city wall, then you are not really granting us any license at all for a joke, you know? There's occasionally some humor in this comic. The EULA joke is meant to make you laugh.
But yes, okay. It is absolutely physically possible for the Archons to project an image into the air, which Ansom, standing on the wall top, can see and touch.
We are telling a story set in a whole alien universe here. We have mythologies and character histories and world mechanics backing this up, but it's the story that matters. I care ten times more about Sizemore's emotional state in the heat of battle than I do about whether or not a sourmander could spit acid across a hex boundary. (But I still know the answer.)
As this goes along, some mechanics are going to be unclear at times. Please trust that we've thought about these things to the extent needed to support the story. We're not going to pull any major cheapness in how we tell the tale, and we have not written ourselves into a corner. [10]
Okay, I know it's bad policy to explain as the narrative is going on. Maybe a sign of bad storytelling that I feel like I have to. My fault, if so. But I can't watch you guys squirm any more. Future pages will touch on some of this, but it's very, very simple.
- You can only move when it is your turn.
- When it is not your turn, and someone moves into the space you're on (meaning hex or city zone), then you can engage them.
- Every side gets exactly one turn a day.
- There is a natural turn order. When sides ally, their next turn is shared at the latest slot in the day of any of the allied sides.
On this day, Charlescomm has had their turn. The Archons ended that turn in Gobwin Knob's airspace. If they ally with Jetstone (I am not saying they will), then they do not get another turn until tomorrow, after Gobwin Knob's next turn. If they don't ally, they'll go before Gobwin Knob. Either way, until their next turn, the Archons can only engage units that enter Gobwin Knob's airspace.
I think the main thing that's confusing people is this:
- If you own the city, you can move around in it without move cost.
That means even zone to zone, and even when it is not your turn, so the constraint does not apply to the defenders. Sorry if that's confusing, but it was more or less explained in a Klog.
I promise there is no long, complicated set of rules being made up to satisfy plot conditions. It's a simple list, and the plot will play out without breaking them, or inventing new ones.[11]
In Erfworld 39Erf-b1-p039 Jillian heals at dawn, while Erfworld 52/Parson's Klog 6Erf-b1-p046a states that Ansom's forces heal at noon.
Ah, that one's not a blooper. Jillian is captured at that point and shares "turns" with her captors' side. Eats prison meals that pop on Gobwin Knob's expense, etc. [12]
I want to know something a little more mundane from Rob/Jami:
What software did you use to bend the text and tables down toward the spine of the eyebook? That's a really nice touch, but I would think it would be a real bear to accomplish in something like Photoshop. Was it done in Illustrator or some other more vector-based program?
I letter the comic in Paint Shop Pro X, and for the eyebook pages I generally use the Mesh Warp tool. PSPX is way better than Photoshop (the versions I have used) for vector manipulation, so I use it for all the balloons, speech, and SFX words. PSP is cheap and powerful, and has a free downloadable demo. I recommend it highly, and I have done PartiallyClips entirely in it for years.
The only drawback to the Mesh Warp tool is that it's got to be the worst memory hog in the toolbox. Close all other programs![13]
I encourage and appreciate the feedback. I did post something about the pacing a few strips ago, on the order of "I feel your pain but this is the way the story needs to be told to get it across the way I imagine it."
Believe me, I agonize over this issue, but it's a problem with the whole medium of story webcomics. Telling an 80 to 90-page story at the rate of 2 pages a week is just bound to leave a lot of people frustrated, but there's no real way to adjust for it.
Since we're talking about craft, though, I'm willing to open up and talk a bit about the choices I made on this particular page.Erf-b1-p037 Potential spoiler follows, but not so bad. Mostly a sausage-making lesson you might not want to watch.
Yes, I did sit there and stare at that last panel for a long time. "This has no punchline," I said to myself. "This page has some funny stuff on it, but it ends with nothing. Is that what I want?" I considered two possible changes. I could force a punch on the last panel, but any little throwaway I came up with just didn't have as much oomph as the stuff that came earlier. It would have felt forced. Anticlimactic.
I could also have dropped a drama point there, by having Bogroll explicitly point out that if Parson failed to show up in the Situation Room at dawn, he'd have disobeyed Stanley's order and would die. I almost did that, but in the end I decided not to. Reason: Parson already knew it (and isn't really taking it seriously), Bogroll certainly knew it (and is taking it seriously, which shows), and the reader should know it already, too (and should be withholding judgement).
It would be a heavy-handed mood change in what was meant to be a light and personal scene. It would also be petty drama for nothing, since I had every intention of having Parson show up on time. We've got enough "DUM, dum, dummmmmmmmm!" in this story for now, relating to real plot points. No need for pointless foot-dangling when the whole story is set on a cliff edge.
So, in the end, I went with the natural "more to follow" panel that I think will flow quite well in a few months, when the story is one complete block. It wasn't exciting, but it did the job and it was exactly what Bogroll would say and do.
Sorry it wasn't fireworks, but this page really did a lot of necessary stuff. It established the Bogroll/Parson dynamic, did the costume change, began to answer some of the basics of daily life, and helped set a mood/tone we're working hard to establish. We want the comic to have that mundane feel of reality, even against a setting as bizarre and surreal as Erfworld. Jamie, I think, is doing a fantastic job at conveying that with his color choices (orange firelight before, and now ashen pre-dawn chill) and little visual details (the crumpled golem-skin on the bed).
I think I managed to do all of that, and still throw in three pretty decent gags. It just happened that none of them came at the very end. I really don't intend to make the whole Erfworld writing process transparent like I do with PartiallyClips. But I hope you guys can see that I'm actually giving a lot of thought to these choices, and I'm making the best calls I can.[14]
Re: What about Parson's friends?
True spoiler, from the author. Think before clicking, please. Seriously.
I was glad to see this thread, because there are some plans to involve Parson's gaming buddies in the future of Erfworld. If everything goes as we hope it will, then you have not seen the last of those guys.[15]
Sizemore Rockwell, eh? Nice one, Rob. References to obscure yet awesome local bands can only add to the intrigue of the comic. I can see the where the earnest dweeb look comes from, but you could have at least given him a fu manchu.
Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.[16]
Hey hey, friendly neighborhood art monkey here. Most of these will be answered by the end of the first chapter here, some will be left unanswered for future stories, and a few will be answered right now!
I'll answer the ones I can and leave the others out.
3) What are the wiener dog/goat things viewable in the first panels of these pages?
Cute, ain't they! I won't tell you what they are, but we will get to see them again before the Battle for Gobwin Knob is through.
10) Can units willingly leave sides and become Barbarian units?
There's enough information in the comic now that you could make an educated guess about this one.
12) Do the ... extracurricular activities ... of Erfworld's characters have any bearing on royals and nobles "popping" from cities?
Again, you can make an educated guess regarding this one. Remember Wanda's surprise when Parson mentions "children."
16) What's the deal with items just disappearing? Does Erfworld have a Hammerspace? Is this some kind of natural magic? Is it that Jamie doesn't want to keep drawing them?
In some instances, they're honest mistakes on my part. Parson's watch is a good example of this. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. We've demonstrated that magical items like the EyeBooks are resize able. So you can shrink them down and put them in your pocket.
23) What's with those floating balls of light?
They light stuff. And they float.
25) Do Erfworlders bleed... at all?
Seen any spurting blood yet?
27) Do magic items and artifacts dematerialize like garbage? (For instance, would Manpower's sword, if it is magical at all, still be at the bottom of that lake where it fell?)
Remember when Jillian was first nabbed and she dropper her hat and sword? Those were recovered by Webinar's group.
That's probably all I can get away with answering now without spoiling too much. [17]


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Dimon's Cancer Sparks Questions About J.P. Morgan Succession Plan
No One Will Take Over During CEO's Eight-Week Treatment This Summer
James Dimon recently said he plans to remain chairman and chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for an additional five years. But his disclosure Tuesday that he will undergo cancer treatment is raising questions over who is ready to fill in or succeed him and how the largest U.S. bank by assets will handle a sensitive health issue for its most visible employee.
According to Mr. Dimon's memo to employees, the prognosis for his throat cancer is "excellent" and the illness is "curable."...