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Odds for Week 10 in the college football season are out. Here's what you need to know.
The Week 9 slate of college football action sandwiched itself between two important events for bettors: Friday's court ruling temporarily preventing an Oceanport, N.J., casino from being the first book outside Nevada to offer parlay-free wagering on major American sporting events, and Tuesday's anticipated release of the first rankings from College Football Playoff's selection committee.
The former kept potentially thousands of gamblers from capitalizing on some significant values (45-point victors Wisconsin at -10? An 82-point scoring TCU team at -24? Check, please!) and, of course, from getting burned. 'Bad Bo' disinterred himself for an Ole Miss team that hadn't failed to cover all year, throwing an interception in the closing seconds when a Rebels touchdown would have covered for some and at least pushed the game for others.
The committee's rankings will give players, coaches and fans their first glimpse into the new postseason evaluation process, including a system of rankings which might compel some teams to play out the year more conservatively and others to rack up some line-busting style points (we're looking at you, Oregon and Baylor).
Whether you're looking to bounce back or continue your season-long string of ATS dominance, here's what you need to know about Week 10's opening lines.
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No. 4 Auburn at No. 7 Ole Miss (-3)
Ole Miss opened both offshore and onshore Sunday afternoon as a field goal favorite, and this line stayed rigid through Monday morning. Auburn presents a regressing cover-master Gus Malzahn, who was 20-6 ATS in his first two head coaching seasons but 3-4 ATS in 2014. Ole Miss covered seven straight games to open the year and, until Saturday night in Baton Rouge, had proven measurably more Jekyll than Hyde.
The Tigers have won 15 of their last 17 games but are coming off of a seven-point, non-covering win against Steve Spurrier's schizophrenic Gamecocks. Curiously, six of the past seven games Auburn has played in Oxford, Miss., have exceeded the OVER, according to OddsShark.com. That could suggest a shootout Saturday; however, the game will feature a stingy Ole Miss defense far better than any the Tigers faced in that time span. The Rebels have hit the UNDER in seven of eight contests so far this season.
This game comes down to the trench battle between Auburn's offensive line and Mississippi's front seven, whether Ole Miss can bounce back after looking sluggish last weekend, and as always, which Bo Wallace shows up to play.
For a game of this magnitude, don't expect books to fade -3 and straddle the field goal line indefinitely. Auburn money isn't usually in short supply: Look for Wildcats bettors to push this line down to the -2.5 threshold critical for Rebels enthusiasts and then for a second wave of Ole Miss money to push the line back up.
No. 18 Utah at No. 15 Arizona State (-4.5)
Some books held off offering a line for this game altogether over questions surrounding the status of Sun Devils quarterback Taylor Kelly as he heals from a foot injury. The Stratosphere was the first onshore book to take action on the game, opening up with Arizona State as 4.5-point favorites at home. Other Vegas books had yet to follow suit as of Monday morning.
Kelly returned to the field Saturday for the first time in three weeks in an ugly game against Washington that was played in even uglier weather. Although he was hit hard on a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, there hasn't been any official indication bettors should expect him out against Utah. That said, sometimes Vegas' information on these things seems even better than the coaches'.
Utah is coming off another run-of-the-mill, late-night, last-second come-from-behind victory in the Pac-12. More importantly, it is a fantastic 6-1 ATS this season.
The Utes' formidable defense will face a strong test on the road against a balanced Sun Devils attack. If Kelly is out, super-sub Mike Bercovici -- who recently orchestrated a come-from-behind-win against USC of his own -- would likely take his place.
The central question therein is how much trust bettors have in Bercovici. Those that do trust him might wait: If Kelly is listed as out, bettors will surely be able to get Arizona State more cheaply than -4.5.&
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No. 2 Florida State at Louisville (+7)
Two thoughts immediately jump out here: Louisville coach Bobby Petrino is 39-18 ATS at home in his career, and the Cardinals specialize in making ACC games low-scoring slugfests. The Seminoles are likely to attack Louisville through the air as the Cardinals are the best team against the run in the country. Louisville could be hard-pressed to find any offense at all.
The second-ranked Seminoles only laying seven points to Louisville feels like Vegas is practically begging people to wager on Florida State. Sure enough, 62 percent of the action on the game so far is on the Seminoles at -7, according to OddsShark.com.
Interestingly, there has been some correction to date against Florida State-mania: When the Golden Nugget announced its games of the year earlier this summer, Florida State was listed as a -17-point favorite. The market's correction is justified. Florida State has failed to cover in all but one game this season, and that was during Week 6 when it barely covered against an abysmal Wake Forest team.
This has no bearing on whether Florida State is an incredible team. Rather, it has a huge bearing on the public's perception of Florida State in relation to other teams. Don't be surprised if sharp money comes in on Louisville on Wednesday and Thursday, especially if the line pushes to seven-and-a-half or eight. While the Seminoles are likely to win this Thursday night matchup, spread betting is a different animal than straight-up betting. Be very, very careful here.
No. 10 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia (+5)
Trevone Boykin and the Horned Frogs put up 82 points against a Texas Tech team they were favored to beat by three touchdowns and change. They won by 55. Nothing could be more emblematic of TCU's season. The Horned Frogs are the only FBS program that has covered in every game it's played this season.
The line on Saturday's game against West Virginia adjusted slightly Sunday night to reflect this but certainly not as much as other Sunday night lines have shifted over the course of the season. TCU opened offshore and at the Wynn as four-point favorites, lines which corrected to five and 4.5 points respectively. The Stratosphere jumped the trend and put the margin at five.
While West Virginia is certainly winning more recently, that winning hasn't necessarily translated into covering. Dana Holgorsen had the worst ATS record of any FBS head coach with at least two seasons under his belt coming in to 2014, according to The Linemakers at SportingNews.com. This year, he is 5-3, although the Mountaineers failed to cover in the three games before their recent wins against Baylor and Oklahoma State.
TCU makes a compelling case for bettors to not even think about it and lay the points, until you consider this point: West Virginia has squeezed in the second-most plays of any team in the entire FBS. That TCU defense that's supposed to be so good at stopping up-tempo offenses has given up a lot of yards through the air against similar teams. In fact, the last time TCU played a top-ten passing team like West Virginia on the road, the Horned Frogs gave up 61 points and 510 yards through the air as they lost to Baylor.
No. 14 Arizona at No. 25 UCLA (-4.5)
A UCLA team that required double overtime to defeat a woeful Colorado Buffaloes squad is favored by more than a field goal at home on Saturday against an offense that has racked up the third-most yards per game and tenth-most points per game of any Power Five team.
Arizona has outright won seven of its last eight games, which should always raise a flag when that team is a dog. Making matters worse for Bruins fans: UCLA has the worst record ATS of any team in the FBS at 1-7.
The line opened at -4.5 but bounced all around Sunday afternoon giving Arizona even more points -- as many as 6.5 -- before settling back at the original number.
Rich Rodriguez's Arizona squads have had their fair share of ATS struggles and are 9-13 versus the spread in Pac-12 games. But unless the Bruins team that dispatched a beaten up Arizona State by 35 points shows up, it is hard to envision a scenario in which Anu Solomon and Arizona don't gain yards through the air and put up a lot of points. While oddsmakers are putting a lot of weight on the game being in Pasadena, location hasn't mattered to UCLA covering.
The value in this line shouldn't last long: 69 percent of wagers at 5Dimes have predictably come in on the Wildcats, according to OddsShark.com.
ATS records are provided by SportingNews.com and VegasInsider.com. Wagering percentages are applicable to 5Dimes Casino and provided by OddsShark.com
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It's all very well debating the pros and cons of Mr Gove's educational reforms among adults, but no-one seems to have taken into account the views of the students whom these changes will be tested upon, and playing the role of guinea-pig in an educational experiment is not something that I have opted in for. What about the changes that we feel are needed? I want change based upon our ideas, and what we feel is important.
Currently in my first year of GCSEs, I have spent the past year or so learning about how to answer exam questions in varying subjects, and how to twist my words in order to achieve the maximum amount of marks. I have been studying exam questions and answers - not subject knowledge. Simply how to use the necessary knowledge to score points, and impress the examiner. It seems obvious that an overall subject knowledge should be more valued than an ability to write in a certain style that will win you the most marks.So why is it so important that we score maximum points on these exams? Because they're all we've got; there's no second chance, and with the possible eradication of resits looming over us, things are only getting worse. So answer me this: are linear exams really the way forward?
Whilst exams are suited to the abilities of some students, there are hundreds of others that will most likely struggle to remember two-years worth of knowledge in 10 different subjects, and then be able to successfully transfer all of this information into multiple pieces of writing all whilst bearing the weight of exam pressure. As well as that, all of this takes place over the space of around two weeks. Seem reasonable? Some students will be able to cope with this, but others can't, and it isn't fair to assume that they are less intelligent because of this. As a student myself, and as a member of society, I know many people who struggle or have struggled with exams, but are no less intelligent or insightful. What if a student has an excellent knowledge of history but is not confident enough in English skills to be able to fully portray their knowledge in a piece of writing? It hardly seems fair to suggest that this student is less intelligent just because they are less able in their writing skills. This is just one example of a situation that really emphasises the fact that all-linear exams are not a fair way of determining the grades of all students, and should certainly not be the only form of examination.
It is fully understood that exams are not supposed to be easy, and that they should test a student's ability. But as well as this, they should be fair and provide opportunities for students to showcase all sorts of knowledge and ability - not just test a pupil's ability to answer exam-style questions. Linear exams largely exclude the possibility for expression and creativity, factors that are highly valued in later life, and certainly seem more important than the ability to answer an exam question without losing marks. The format of these exams also means that if a student is having a bad day then they are lost; there is no flexibility. What if the hamster dies the night before my physics exam and I'm too stricken with grief to revise? What if the neighbours had a party & I was kept awake all night before my economics exam? There are so few assessments throughout the year that students simply can't afford to have a bad day.
Aside from this, what about the other vital life-skills that we aren't tested on? There are many A* students that can successfully solve linear equations but may be unable to uphold a topical conversation or act responsibly in a dangerous situation. Linear exams prevent the possibility of expression and leave no room for students to showcase other talents and abilities. Even without linear exams, we are not tested on many valuable life skills and talents that may therefore be missed by the current exam system.
As a student studying in the midst of all of various educational reforms, I have firsthand experience of the problems with the current exam system. Does Mr Gove have this? No he does not. Whilst experienced ministers such as himself have every right to make decisions about education, I see no reason why students and teachers shouldn't have more say in the matter. After all, we're the ones that really know what we're talking about.


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Comcast, Verizon and AT&T want to end net neutrality so they can control what we see & do online. First, they want to gut FCC rules. Then, they plan to pass bad legislation that allows extra fees, throttling & censorship. The clock is ticking!
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Do you have a popular website or a personal blog? You can help, too!
See, it doesn't matter if your website isn't very popular. LibHunt has around 60k visits a month, and I know that isn't too much. Yet, I believe that even if a few persons take action, that will be something.
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And at that point of time we all need a magic to just to feel right. Whenever I feel low, I recall a small conversation of a wise soul 'Sola'. She is most positive and joyful soul I ever know.
That day I went shopping with Sola. We have a small soap store here. They sell handmade colorful soaps with very reasonable price. Sola picked around seven soaps instant with various colors and fragments. Looking at my rolled eyes she smiled and said 'Oh! You needn't to give that look my dear, you see, I love smell of soaps but once you get used to it for long then suddenly you can't feel the smell anymore. Off course the smell is there but for our nose it is just monotonous that we almost don't smell it. See, I love to have a good fragrance around especially when I have bath, so I switch to different soap for a change. And it works. You see a different scent of soap cut the monotonousness. In that way my bath is always refreshing.'
And I got my lesson, next time if I feel bad about a situation I immediately start thinking about all good things I have in my life and that's help.
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Since Donald Trump said "voter fraud is all too common," several have tried to tamp down his allegations.
BARACK OBAMA: It happens to be based on no facts. Every expert, regardless of political party, regardless of ideology, conservative or liberal who has ever examined these issues in a serious way will tell you that instances of significant voter fraud are not to be found.
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JOHN DICKERSON: There are irregularities in elections, sure. But Donald Trump is overstating the case to undermine the legitimacy of the election either to get himself out of what he thinks might be a bad result or to whip up his supporters and say this election's being stolen from you, watch out.
MICHAEL WALDMAN: The supposed widespread voter fraud is not a reality. You are more likely to be hit by lightning in the United States than to commit in-person voter fraud. So you know what we should be focusing on, I think, is actually making sure that everybody know they have the right to vote, and be able to get that vote counted and not be scared by all this stuff.
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Is it a Class? Is it a Party? Actually, It's Both!
May 25| 6-8pm| Gallery 510
Jessica Disbrow will lead the class with Andy Warhol's Zebra.
Learn to paint a masterpiece while having a great time. Each month we will feature a different Master artist, and one of our experienced members will guide you as you learn the techniques.
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Shadowrun: A Runner's Legacy
Welcome to the 2050's AD.
You are in a world where magic is as common as the technology that today's techies would drool over. This is an earth where the worlds' governments are hollow shells ruled by massive globe spanning Megacorperations, and Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Trolls (Called Metahumans) walk the world again.
You are a Shadowrunner, a catch all term for the assassins, hackers, thieves, and mages that are hired to perform missions (often illegal) for a variety of clients (including the Megacorperations' employees) who either want to have a smoke screen of plausible deniability or are lacking the abilities to do the job themselves. They contact you through a negotiator usually called 'Mr. Johnson' for the sake of Anonymity, who outlines what the clients want and will pay you when the mission's over.
No matter what the mission is, you had better be sure that you're armed to the teeth and your premiums for DocWagon are paid. After all, if the job was easy or safe, they'd probably cut your fee out of it and do it themselves.
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Arianna : Child Session
I had so much fun working with Ari! She had lots of energy and literally ran circles around me as I tried to capture some shots of her. The only thing that got this little ball of energy to stop and sit for a while was some ice cream and a lolly pop. It makes me smile when I look through her shoot...she is absolutely ADORABLE!! I just wanna squeeze her :).
Such inquisitive eyes, what a gaze!
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We noticed many kitchens with glass inserts in the cabinets over the hood/vent and finally got around to asking about them. So for all you highly organized people who love to show off your cabinet contents or those who are curious, this one's for you! If you opt for the built-in cooktop and wall oven, you're more than likely to get this as a standard feature. (disclaimer: check with your SR early to make sure this is an option in your community and/or house plan)
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Wow. I priced out the replacement oil-rubbed bronze fixtures and accessories. Hefty!
CG Model Let Down
I was excited about the prospect of getting some additional photos of another CG model home. This one has a luxury owner suite but with a different elevation and no attic; it's still the closest to our floor plan. I haven't heard back regarding the photos so I tracked down the SR for another community and am very disappointed with the way things transpired. I suppose that's my own fault for divulging too much information because now that she knows that I am building elsewhere and no longer a prospective customer, I won't be getting any photos from her. She did, however, tell me I was welcome to come and take pictures of my own. :| I suppose I *could* go out of my way to visit. Two states away isn't that big of a deal, right?
Nothing is likely to happen over the weekend--well, at least to our lot--so we'll probably not make the trek out to the community this weekend. (Sorry, no cookies this time, B!) While we were out there for the pre-construction meeting on Monday, I snagged a few shots including this awesome one of my oh-so-stylish shoes. Does anyone else want to walk barefoot in my neighbor's lush green grass too?
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As you can see, RH is making progress on Lot 105. The framing for the second floor is complete or at least the exterior walls. The trusses and windows were delivered last week so there should be lots more to see at my next visit. And here you thought I was blogging about Lot 106--I am so anxious that I need to blog for the house next door! With neighbors on both sides, I wonder where they'll put the materials for our house.
>>Squished<< (but not really)
106 is long and narrow but we should have 14'-15' from the exterior walls to the side property lines. Seeing the lot from this distance makes it seem like such a tight squeeze.
Nuts? My husband thinks so.
Looking at this picture, I am somewhat relieved at the lack of side windows on the neighboring houses. Their first floors are windowless on the sides and there won't be any windows facing our master bedroom. Oh happy day!


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Thursday, 24 November 2011
Please Stop Ruining My Christmas With All Your Complaints
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Merry Christmas Scott! You rock XDReplyDelete
Thanks Jesus! Can you tell my mom that? It would make her holiday.ReplyDelete
Here here! I highly support Xmas, and I don't care what god-fearing people may think about it. It's a free world and we are allowed to say what we want the way we want too..yeah that made sense, right?ReplyDelete
ps: everyone is getting home-made ornaments this year, thanks for the idea Scott! Merry Xmas & Happy holidays people!
No problem Char....please keep the fact that I am responsible for the homemade gifts under-wraps. I don't need that kind of attention.ReplyDelete
Good one Scott! There's a reason many cultures throughout history have a big celebration near the shortest day of the year. Unbeknownst to them, it has nothing to do with the birth of their Deity, but because they're kinda depressed and need a reason to get sloshed. Have you heard of Pagan Christ by Tom Harpur? Might interest you.ReplyDelete
-Jesus and I love you too, Scott
Thanks Laura, I will put that book on my Christmas list.ReplyDelete


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I was truly honoured to channel Tupac Shakur
My abilities are now very much a part of me and I'm so consumed by the revelations I receive. Simply stunned is the description of myself the day I channelled Tupac Shakur. A very strong spirit his is, tears formed in my eyes as I wrote down every word I saw during the session, I'm so private and such a secretive person because of my abilities. I imagine people calling me crazy or something downgrading because they lack spiritual awareness.
''Tupac's back'' is a song that the very famous hiphop artist Rick Ross released this past summer. A huge hit that Tupac's spirit doesn't take to kindly to! Believe it or not Tupac hates Rick Ross because of his utter disrespect as to make a song claiming Tupac's back (basically suggesting he's the new Pac) when Tupac has been dead since 1996.
It took me a while to understand why his spirit would be upset, Rick Ross is not necessarily positive. I know what you are all thinking; why would Tupac's spirit talk to you? It's because I am a seer.... duh lol.
I'm able to channel any spirit at any time and I was truly honoured to channel Tupac Shakur and many others, Tupac's spirit is one of my favourites,...... whoever said that spirits have no feelings lied, whoever said that you can't channel whenever you want to is misinformed. I'm not being a spiritual snob this is a true story!!!
Tupac also came to me once in a very vivid dream one night... I awoke and told my mother about this dream where Tupac stood in my path on a busy sidewalk smiling at me as if he was waiting on me. No one else in the dream could see Pac but me. Everyone else strolled by as if he wasn't there.. That same day I turned on the television and it was brought to my attention that it was Tupac's birthday that day! Weird huh?
I know in my heart that Tupac came to visit one of his biggest fans who just happens to be a seer. He was smiling at me so wide it's so cool to be able to communicate with people so famous without all the worldly drama.......
;-) Olivia
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I must hand it to Six Elements Theatre, if you have any questions at all about what you're going to see in their interactive evening they have pretty much everything outlined and articulated in their informative program: the teams, the players, the rules of gameplay, the expectations of combat, the weapons and their origins, and the history of the company and the six years of production. The attention to detail is super helpful and greatly appreciated.
Walking into the spacious downstairs of Christ Church Lutheran in Southern Minneapolis, it is quite the medley of a motley crew. There is unicorn hair, goths and hipsters, suburban dads with kids, discussions about rugby in the seats and those of "sailor moon" coming down the stairs, lots of braids and beards and a ton of excited energy! The life size board is intimidating and the sound system is pumping, and appropriately so, upbeat pre game music, (Black Sabbath Crazy Train and Europe's The Final Countdown, to name a few choice pieces). The kinetic anticipation is visceral and you can feel it raising your adrenaline.
Speaking of "pieces"...it's a whole nother thing when discussing chess. Okay, here's the deal, I'm an athlete, an actor (who was luckily to have an entire semester on stage combat in grad school), AND I do know how chess works. The bottom line, it really doesn't matter. These folks get your heart racing! The fights are one on one attacks based on actual chess moves. When one pices wants to occupy a square that they would "take" or remove in the board game, here they must fight to win and earn occupation of said square, very clever. The first few were on the weaker side but as the game went on there was some amazing and nuanced movement! Mortuary sword and buckler, black wins the square. Rapier and dagger, white wins. Hand to hand combat (this was awesome, the white bishop got the black queen in an arm bar and she got out of it), black wins. Sword and shield, white wins. Quarterstaff, black wins. The enthusiasm is unadulterated and contagious. The dialogue, which seems somewhat scripted, was a little cheesy but it's very clear the players and audience alike aren't here for the quips but for the battle and EVERYone is having a good time.
Black won the first game, white took the second (two out of three of course there was a tie breaker), and I left before the last because although the fights are darn entertaining, the breaks in between are very long and it was going on three hours, I was tired and had had enough. Or maybe I was just too fond of both teams to see only one take home the proverbial trophy! Sure, let's go with that.
Ultimately it was an entertaining night of skilled fighting and the noise and commitment by everyone involved lent itself to a throw back gladiator match, players had fans and were cheering for specific teams, there were refreshments and swag, it was a good time. Sadly, I was out of town and too late to get this review out before their final night this past Saturday the 1st, BUT know that this group does this every year and I'd recommend keeping up with their calendar to see whether they're making any appearances at the Renaissance Festival or anything of the like. It is a quirky unusual night out and is just nice to sit back and watch some good ol' combat...where nobody actually dies.


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After a holiday season that saw ECAC teams go 19-5 outside the conference, including tournament championships for Cornell in the Syracuse Invitational and St. Lawrence in the Grand Rapids Tournament, plus all-ECAC title games in the Rensselaer Invitational and Auld Lang Syne tournaments, the league returned to conference play this weekend.
The Colgate Red Raiders were the big winners, pulling off this season's first North Country sweep with a 3-2 overtime win over Clarkson followed by a 4-2 victory at St. Lawrence. Their travel partners Cornell had a tougher time on their North Country road trip, tying St. Lawrence at 1 and giving up a 2-0 lead to lose 5-2 to Clarkson the following night. Golden Knight Chris Clark scored an empty net goal with one second left in that game to complete a hat trick and finish the weekend with five of the seven goals in Clarkson's split.
Vermont got four badly needed league points with a home sweep, shelling Harvard 5-1 and coming from behind to edge Brown 4-3. Dartmouth managed a split with their Ivy League foes, beating hapless Brown 6-4 and falling 3-2 to Harvard in overtime. Union, also at home, managed the other weekend sweep, downing Yale 2-1 and upsetting league-leading Princeton 6-4. RPI were shut down by Princeton 6-0 and took out it out on Yale the following night with a 7-2 win.
With the two leaders combining for only three points on the weekend, the standings have tightened up a great deal. Princeton gained sole possession of first place at 15 points, while Cornell's one-point weekend dropped them to 14. Colgate's sweep puts them within striking distance at 13, followed by Harvard at 12 with an extra game played. Rensselaer are in fifth place with 11 points, but converting all three of their games in hand would rocket the Engineers to the top. Clarkson with 10 points and Union with 9 each have two games in hand. Vermont and St. Lawrence each have 8 points thus far, but the Cats, with four games in hand, move above .500 for the first time this year, while the Saints, with only two games in hand, are below the break-even mark. Yale are in tenth place with 7 points, Dartmouth have 6 points and four games in hand, and Brown seem to be getting comfortable in the cellar with a mere 3 points.
Eight of the twelve ECAC teams see conference action this weekend, with the game to watch in New Jersey, as the resurgent Vermont Catamounts, along with Dartmouth visit league-leading Princeton, as well as Yale. Elsewhere in the league, Union and RPI visit Harvard and Brown, with Saturday's contest between the Engineers and Crimson being the first televised ECAC game of the season, on New Hampshire's WNDS. Cornell kicks off the non-conference play Tuesday night at defending National Champions Michigan; Colgate and Cornell play host to ECAC refugees Army over the weekend, while St. Lawrence and Clarkson visit Hockey East's Lowell and New Hampshire.
With the ECAC hockey report, I'm Joe Schlobotnik.
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Android Cyberpunk
A human Android Cyberpunk character's Lifepath is determined with the tables beginning on CP2020, pg. 35.
Bioroids and clones do not roll during the Family Backgound step. They have neither identifiable parents nor siblings. Their Childhood Environment is always set in a Corporate research facility.
Bioroids begin their lives in an artificial body that has the appearance of a mature adult. Roll 1d6 for a bioroid's starting age and number of Life Events.
Clones are force-grown from living tissue. They reach physical maturity at three years of age. Roll 1d6 to determine the number of Life Events a clone has experienced, and add the die roll to 3 for their starting age in years.
Both clones and bioroids are considered valuable property. As such, they are normally under the watchful eye of their parent corporation and subject to very heavy scrutiny. They invariably have biomonitors and tracking devices installed somewhere in their bodies. Bioroids and clones replace entry #2 in You Get Lucky (CP2020, pg. 37) with the following:
2. Freedom!: Somehow, you have managed to escape out from under the thumb of your parent corporation! Any tracking devices they might have installed in your body have been either removed or rendered inert. (Note that this does not allow any bioroid to overwrite the programming of the Three Directives.)
A player who wishes for their bioroid or clone character to have escaped or gone rogue at the beginning of the campaign must deal with such devices if they do not roll this Life Event.


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Welcome to today's You Tube Tuesday. Happy Hannukah to all our Jewish Followers. I thought I would share a fun Hannukah crafting activity you could do with your children during the holiday!
I hope you everyone has a great week. I hope something you see today inspires you to get out there and get crafty!!!


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The cell wall components of L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and L.acidophilus were characterized after hydrolysis with lysozyme and N-acetylneuraminidase. The difference between two species were elucidated.In order to evaluate the biological activity induced by L. acidophilus group lactic acid bacteria which can grow in intestinal tract, induction of interferon by L. acidophilus and L. gasseri was investigated in murine peritoneal macrophage cultures. Four strains in 9 L. acidophilus strains induced interferon in macrophage cultures. Such activation effect by L. gasseri was also formed on 5 strains in 13 strains. Induced interferons were characterized as alpha/beta by treatment with anti-interferon serum.The biological activities of whole cell and hydrolyzed cell component of 9 L. acidophilus strains were evaluated by mitogenic activities using murine spleen cells. Higher activity was observed in only one whole cell, however, the cell wall components from 6 strains showed significantly higher activity. The cell wall component from one strain which showed the highest value was fractionated by ion-exchange chromatography, followed by measurement of the activity and chemical analysis. The activity was mainly found in the bound fractions and it was confirmed to be specific on B-cell of murine spleen cells. Carbohydrate moiety of the active fractions was composed of glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmuramic acid and glycerol. Higher active fraction tends to contain higher N-acetylglucosamine in the ratio against glucose.The results indicate that some strains of L. acidophilus group can act as an immunostimulators in the intestinal tract when dairy products containing such lactic acid bacteria was ingested.
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As a child, world marathon record holder Paul Tergat had a good incentive for going to school every day -- a free, hot meal provided by the World Food Programme (WFP).
The Kenyan double Olympic medallist is already repaying that debt, working as an ambassador for the WFP. Now he is going one step further by setting up his own charitable foundation to help identify and nurture children with sporting talent.
"The foundation was born out of conviction that our society is rich in the potential found in its people," Tergat, Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist in 1996 and 2000, said at the recent launch of the foundation.
"This untapped potential must not only be identified and encouraged but should also be made to flourish through availing of facilities and resources," said Tergat, 36.
"My experience with the WFP's school feeding programme, as a beneficiary and now a promoter, has greatly enlightened me on the enormous needs of millions of children in the least developed and developing worlds."
Tergat, a five times world cross country champion, was one of 17 children born to a family in Kenya's Rift Valley.
"I grew up in a very humble background," he says on the WFP's website. "It was very difficult for us to go to school. Life was very difficult. Poverty was rampant in our area."
Things changed when the WFP began providing free lunches in schools.
"It was the best incentive for us to know when we got to school we would get a meal of hot, steamy food," Tergat said. "We didn't miss a single day.
"I think without this motivation to go to school a lot of us would have dropped out. It is hard to concentrate on an empty stomach."
Tergat, who will make his New York marathon debut on November 6 against a strong field, has long been involved in charity work.
By setting up the Paul Tergat Foundation he is following in the footsteps of a host of African athletes who have used their wealth to help ease problems at home.
Former women's marathon world record holder Tegla Loroupe, one of the guests at Tergat's launch, organises road races to promote her foundation's causes -- conflict resolution, peace building and poverty reduction.
The Tegla Loroupe Foundation targets rural communities in Kenya, Uganda, southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Kipchoge Keino, who won Olympic gold medals in Mexico (1,500 metres) in 1968 and in Munich (3,000 metres steeplechase) four years later, helps to raise funds in Britain for the education of orphans and abandoned children.
Keino owns an international school in Eldoret, some 350 kms north-west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, where the majority of the pupils are funded by donors.
"The best assistance to give a child is education. As we came into this world with nothing, so we shall go back," Keino has said.
Across the border, Tanzania's Filbert Bayi runs a foundation to help promote sporting talent and education.
Bayi, a former world mile record holder, owns several schools in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, with subsidised fees for children from poor backgrounds.
Further south, in Mozambique, former Olympic and world 800 metres champion Maria Mutola funds a programme to help young athletes with food, education and training.
Tergat told the audience at his launch, who included Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi and former Boston City marathon champion Moses Tanui, he wanted to help the next generation of sportsmen and women.
"I want to support children and groups from extremely disadvantaged and vulnerable backgrounds, such as from marginalised rural communities and urban slum dwellers to access life skills and nutritional support," said Tergat.
"This foundation will expand access to affordable healthcare and promote awareness on affordable healthy living."
Tergat added: "As I have traversed the world in my other roles, I cannot cease to be grateful for the many blessings that have come my way.
"As the Holy Scripture says, for whoever much is given, much is expected. It is therefore my privilege to help in any small way in giving back to society."


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Several Indiana counties, including Gibson and Daviess, are under flood warnings as significant stream and river flooding is expected over the next few days. Above average rainfall has combined with melting snow to create earlier than normal spring flooding across Southwest Indiana. Today, flooding forced local officials to close State Road 257 just south of Washington, Indiana.
Stories about flooding in Southwest Indiana have become increasingly common over the last few years. There is, however, more to the story than just flooding and road closures. The flooding that has closed S.R. 257 is less than five miles upstream from where New Terrain I-69 is supposed to cross the East Fork White River. At the location where I-69 bridge is planned, the floodplain is about 2 1/4 miles wide. However, in an attempt to cut costs, INDOT has proposed constructing a bridge that is only about ¼ mile long. The rest of the floodplain will be spanned by building up about 20-25 feet of fill material and laying the highway on top. As a result, flood waters will back up and the regulatory flood levels in the area will be up to a foot higher than they are now. In order to move ahead with this plan, INDOT is trying to buy almost 6,000 acres of flood easements from the local landowners.
With HEC's support, many of the local farmers who grow crops on that land are fighting back. The flood waters are rising fast enough without a multi-billion dollar highway adding to the mess. For them and many other rural Hoosiers, New Terrain I-69 means nothing more than deeper flood waters and local road closures destroying their way of life.


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Wales could have Shane Williams back for Sunday's final World Cup Pool D clash against Fiji. But, as expected, full-back James Hook and flanker Dan Lydiate will not return before a potential quarter-final appointment with Ireland in Wellington on October 8.
Ospreys wing Williams, who missed his side's 81-7 victory over Namibia in New Plymouth on Monday with a thigh strain, is at the running stage of his rehabilitation.
Welsh Rugby Union national medical performance manager Prav Mathema said: "Shane is recovering well.
"He is back up and running and we are pleased with his progress, but the next 48 hours will be essential in determining whether he may be available to us this weekend."
Dragons back row Lydiate, who injured his ankle during Wales' 17-10 win over Samoa, remains on target to return in the next fortnight.
"Dan is now back running again after suffering an ankle ligament strain in the Samoa game," added Mathema.
"He has been incredibly diligent with his rehab and his self-management, and as a consequence has given himself every opportunity to be available for selection within the next two weeks.
"He still has a number of stages to complete within his rehabilitation but we are confident that he will continue to make a swift recovery."
Hook also injured his shoulder in the Samoa match, and he is progressing at a similar rate to Lydiate.
"James has also been extremely thorough with his rehabilitation and is recovering well from the A/C joint injury to his shoulder," added Mathema.
"We are hoping to integrate him into full training towards the start of next week."


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Known throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, Chuck is a much sought-after investment advisor and counselor. Chuck's clients rank among the top 1 percent of the nation's wealthiest individuals, businesses, and organizations. He is a dynamic and exciting speaker who has shared the platform with the likes of Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, and General Norman Schwarzkopf, and his appearances throughout the year are always attended by packed, sell-out audiences.
Still very much an active investor himself, Chuck resides most of the year in Thailand, but vacations frequently in many diverse parts of the globe.
If you're one of the lucky folk who've attended his seminars and heard Chuck speak live you'll understand how compelling he is and how he empowers and enthuses you to profit in the stock market. His techniques range from the simplicity of "Channeling" to the sophisticated and powerful Options strategies, yet Chuck makes them easy to master. His products are only available through this site, so take a look at the product page, listen to the sample audio clips and resolve to be pro-active with your financial future!


text: FLIR Systems Inc. announced it has been awarded a $1 million contract from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for more than 100 ThermoVision Scout handheld cameras, to be used by state and local law enforcement agencies in antidrug efforts. The cameras enable law enforcement to view subjects through obstacles such as darkness and fog from up to 1200 feet away. Deliveries will begin in the fourth quarter of 2003. The purchase is part of the ONDCP Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center's Technology Transfer Program. . . . Kopin Corp. is providing microdisplays for Eyetop, described by its French manufacturer, Ingineo, as fashion sunglasses that display multimedia images. Eyetop integrates Kopin's 320C (0.24-inch diagonal) color CyberDisplay in one of the sidepieces, enabling the wearer view digital video "while maintaining visual contact with the world around them," the companies said. Kopin said CyberDisplay displays color and image quality comparable to that of a full-sized PC monitor, even in bright sunlight. . . . Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc. will launch its Tricam 3-D imaging system during a live telesurgery transmission to the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons' (SLS) 12th International Congress and Endo Expo 2003, to be held Sept. 22-25th in Las Vegas, from Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. It will be transmitted via a fiber optic network to an estimated 600 endoscopic surgeons attending the SLS plenary session at the Las Vegas Paris Hotel on Sept. 24.


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A divided Venezuela is in mourning, following the death of their charismatic president, Hugo Chavez, last week. Chavez, who loved to blame the United States for many of his country's challenges, succumbed to the ravenous cancer that had pummeled him since June 2011. Like the fabled Don Corleone in the The Godfather by Mario Puzo, the followers of Hugo Chavez, known as the Chaveniters believed that a mortal enemy like the United States could induce a natural disaster against their country. Just last October, 2012; Chavez won a new term, having told his country men that he was completely recovered from the cancer. No doubt, majority of his country men surely wished it was so.
This is because Chavez was adored, and had a huge followership in Venezuela; enabling him to hang on to power for 14 years. An admirer and follower of the fiery Fidel Castro of Cuba, Chavez had President Ahmedinajab of Iran and late Moummar Ghadaffi of Libya, among his staunchest friends. Chavez came into limelight in 1992, when he led a botched coup against his country's President, Carlos Adres Perez. Arrested and subsequently retired, Chavez came from behind to win the presidential election in 1998, and went ahead to secure approval in a referendum to rewrite the country's constitution after his own image, abolishing the Senate in the process. He was temporary shoved aside from power in April 2002, but following massive protest by his followers was restored to power by loyal army officers, two days later.
While Chavez was charismatic and created many populist programs in support of the poor in Venezuela, he was not a Luiz Inaco Luca Da Silva, the former President of Brazil, who lifted many of his countrymen out of poverty. But this was not for lack of trying. In 2007, Chavez was granted sweeping powers to legislate by decree for 18 months, and shortly after, he began a nationalization policy that enabled Venezuela to take over the major co-operations and infrastructure assets in the country. In the process major foreign multinationals dominating the oil industry, electricity, telecommunications, cement, steel and banking were taken over by Venezuela, through a process akin to Nigerian's indigenisation policy of the 70s.
In his fight against the overbearing economic influence of the United States and European powers, he teamed up with Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina to set up the Bank of the South, as a counterpoise to the International Monetary Fund and similar multilateral agencies. In 2006, Chavez ordered the American Ambassador to leave his country, and though the Ambassador later came back to serve out his term, he could not subsequently agree with the United States for the next US Ambassador to take over. Such was the fiendishness of Chaves, particularly in his dealing with the United States which he regarded as the great Satan, that his exit from the political ladder must be a source of hope for a better bilateral relationship for the United States.
Unfortunately for that relationship, Mr Chavez's handpicked successor and now interim President, Nicolas Maduro, has started on the same rhetoric and diplomatic warfare. Considered an unwavering loyalist of Chavez, he and other diehard followers in one of the feet stamping funeral ceremonies, railed at the Chavez's casket: 'Here we are Commandante, your men, in their feet. All your men and women… loyal until beyond death.' He had also swiftly expelled two American military Attaches on the claim that there were spies. Hoping to ride on the overflowing emotion over Chavez's death, he has called for a snap presidential election, believing that he will easily win.
His major opponent, Henrique Capriles, who fought Chavez in the last presidential election, is railing at the Supreme Court's decision allowing Maduro to contest in the next polls. He called the clearance from the court a fraud, since under the Venezuelan law, a sitting Vice President is not allowed to context a presidential election. The Court however ruled that Maduro turned an acting President, following the death of Chavez. In the charged atmosphere, the opposition won a fight to stop Maduro from being sworn in as acting President at a military academy, as they argued that the military were already showing a preference. Interestingly, last December, Chavez, enjoined his countrymen to vote Maduro, after informing them, that he will be unable to continue as the country's president, because of the reoccurred cancer.
Comparing the Venezuelan political landscape with Nigeria, one wonders why none of the current political leaders, except perhaps General Muhammed Buhari, evokes such charismatic tendencies as Hugo Chavez. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who recently celebrated his 76th birthday, ordinarily had the best chance for such hero worship, considering the number of years he spent in power. Unfortunately Obasanjo is considered dour, while the current President Goodluck Jonathan, is considered drab, and without any charisma. Buhari merely evokes hero worship among the peasant Muslims in the North. As the 2015 general elections approaches, here is wishing Nigeria, their own Luiz Inaco Luca Da Silva, to lift Nigerians out of poverty; while wishing the bombastic Hugo Chavez, a deserved rest.
Unfortunately here at home, a Commissioner of Police serving in Kwara State, Mr. Asadu, was gunned down on a private visit to Enugu State. It will be a shame if the Nigerian police allow the murderers of one of their own, to rest in peace.
My Error: Last week, I erroneously mentioned Gombe State, instead of Nassarawa State University, Nassarawa, as where the protesting students were murdered, allegedly by soldiers. The error is regretted. More regrettable however is the on-going blame game, as if the students were killed by gun wielding spirits.


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Lazy Sunday
Accent: A small bit of back East (Maine) mixed with California. If I get lucky enough to go back to Maine, the accent returns after a week. I hung my head in shame when I accidentally called my sister Mona, "Moaner."
Booze: Mix me up a margarita minus salt on the rim and I'll be happy. So I guess my booze is tequila or agave. And don't margaritas sometimes have triple sec? I don't know 'cause I'm not mixing it.
Chore I Hate: Every single darn one of them.
Dog or Cat: It depends on the personality of the animal. I've had some great dogs and some great cats. I've also had some that were less than loveable. Either way, the whole cleaning up the poop thing sucks.
Essential Electronics: Computer, MP3 player, VCR (for the kiddies)
Favorite Perfume: I like the vanilla body spray from Bath & Body Works
Gold or Silver: Neither. I don't wear jewelery. It only calls attention to my fatness.
Hometown: Stupid Town, CA - It's near Sacramento
Job Title: Resident Grouch
Kids: Three.
Living arrangements: House with kids and hubby.
Most admirable traits: Loyal friend, unless your name is "Stalker Stacey."
Number of sexual partners: A lady never tells and neither do I.
Overnight hospital stays: I don't know. I had my tonsils out as a kid. I had some surgery on my lazy eye as a kid. I've also given birth three times. So five or so?
Phobias: Moths
Quote: "Because I said so."
Religion: Scientologist. Heh heh. Just kidding.
Siblings: Two sisters, neither of which I get to see enough.
Time I wake up: About an hour after I get up.
Unusual talent or skill: Does burping on command count?
Vegetables I love: Onions, garlic, mushrooms, acorn squash, yams, zucchini, tomatoes fresh from a garden - not the nasty ones from the grocery store.
Worst habit: Procrastination.
X-rays: Two - One for a torn ligament and one for the thyroid that went to heck.
Yummy foods I make: Comfort-style foods
Zodiac sign: Aquarius - but I don't fit the stereotype


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Nude and black off the shoulder prom dress, £59 from Rare London* / Lace detail shoes, £20 in the River Island sale / Mint green bow belt, £2 from Primark / Feather clutch bag, Fiorelli / Fur stole, £4 from H&M
Good evening
Here we are once again, a week has gone by and I haven't blogged once. The past week was filled with a fair few ups and downs, and I have to say, I was glad to see the back end of it by the time Friday came round. Those of you following me on Twitter / Instagram will probably know that my cat was put to sleep last Tuesday as he was diagnosed with liver cancer and was generally very poorly. I was, and still am, pretty devastated about the whole thing as he was an absolute hero. He was like my little furry cat brother. Sad times indeed. Rest in peace Coco pop.
There were some high points of last week too, I attended an exciting job interview (although that was on the same day that Coco was put to sleep) and had a fair few stories published on elleuk.com alongside generally having an awesome time interning there. But then I also got majorly splashed by a lorry (it was a true FML moment) and ripped a huge hole in my new Zara shirt by getting caught on a kitchen door handle. You win some, you lose some. It was a week of mixed emotions.
On a more positive, clothing-related note, I've been meaning to show you guys this lovely prom-style dress from Rare London for a while now but it's been difficult to try and get photos of it as a) I'm living in London temporarily without a SLR and b) the weather is always pretty naff. When I went home at the weekend I took the opportunity to take some snaps... I have to say I really like the whole off the shoulder look on this dress as it makes everything far more elegant looking, it's very 'Audrey'. The contrast between the black bodice and nude skirt is a winning factor too! I just need a fancy event to wear it to now...
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Beavis & Butt-Head's best episode was their 1995 Christmas show, a 1 hour installment in which the dimbulbs parody Charles Dickens' oft-adapted A Christmas Carol and the film classic "It's a Wonderful Life" as only they can. It was Mike Judge's finest hour----until he created King of the Hill, that is.
Unfortunately, the entire hour is not available intact on YouTube. There are scattered pieces, and the individual parodies were posted off a phone. Not my idea of fun. Anyway, following is a compilation of the "Letters to Santa Butt-Head" skits, in which Beavis is abused while wearing a reindeer suit & bridle. Well, then again, Butt-Head always seemed to be the brighter of these lesser lights. Mind the Spanish subtitles.
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World of Warcraft has lost it's Soul
Published on November 16, 2005 By
I played WOW for about 9 months and got my warlock up to level 60 finally.
I had tons of fun XPing, doing some instances and of course getting some good weps
Some of the very best times were getting Ganked and defending TM against the nightly Alliance rush!
Dieing a million times and having a blast while interacting with people in town
Grinding the XP away to better PvP.
Around the time I reached 60, Blizz changed the direction of the game.
+ Game became more Gear oriented
+ PVP was herded into battlegrounds
Since they installed battlegrounds the towns are dead and there is no longer much raiding between cities. Everyone now goes and waits in a line to PvP in BG.
To keep up witheveryone else you need gear. Casual gamers like myself have no chance to keep up and now slip behind the other gamers with more time to do the 40 man instances to get the Phat'est loot.
Players now wait in line in the BG so they can gain Faction points and get the Uber Faction loot.
All this is fine but it has killed WOW. There is no more edge to the game. Everything is neatly aligned. Cities are not under attack much anymore. People have no need to interact much now as they grind with their Guildies then wait in line to PvP.
Where has the WAR in warcraft gone? There is almost no need for towns now other than a place to get quests.
What they should have done was instead of implementing instanced Battlegrounds was make the entire world the battleground. Create reasons and incentives for attacking other cities and gaining locations and what not. yeah they did instanced BG to cut own on the Lag but I think it has killed the game quietly.
Wow now is just too plain predictable. These games are at their best when they are unpredictable. The objectives now are very simple:
Grind and instance to get gear
Put on gear to PVP in BG to get rank
Get Rank to get better gear
Rinse and repeat.
The soul has been lost
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on Nov 16, 2005
I hit up the BG Queue and then go raid towns or farm for phat loots while I wait. I also manage to get into the big 40 man raids with my Guild at least once a week. By doing this I have been able to get enough gear to keep up with most people, without ruining my life
on Nov 16, 2005
I've stopped playing Wow since augest, it's just not worth $15 a month for it, for me anyway. I constantily feel that unless I play it everyday for at least 4 hours, I'll never get anywhere in it. I've recentily become addicted to Albatross18 , it's a free online golf game like hot shots.
on Nov 16, 2005
I stopped WOW about 2 months ago.
It's just too hard for casual gamers to keep up.
By the time I get all Blues, everyone is decked in all Purp
By the time I get all Purp, they are on the next tier....
on Nov 16, 2005
it sounds like they just finished turning it into Everquest. Those are the exact, i mean exact complaints I have heard about Everquest for years, you could substitute a couple of words and find this post on numerous EQ websites. It seems odd that when they claimed to be improving on the genre, that they would take steps after to adopt the old problems of the genre...
on Nov 16, 2005
WoW relise on beig able to hook casual gamers even if they don't play that much whil keepingthe hardcore online as much as possible. Given the difficulty in canceling an account they make a ton of money this way.
on Nov 16, 2005
Another game I had similar problems with was A tale in the desert, I loved the game, but realistically, I could never have enough time to get into it. Everything you do and make in the game take real time to do it. So if takes 30 minutes to create one item, that's 30 minutes of actual time. I mean if I didn't have school or work, I would play it, but even with taking classes now I would never have enough time to play that and anything else.
on Nov 18, 2005
I have quit wow for the second time... in the name of having a life. I got tired of feeling guilty for wasting hours on end on that game. 8 hour instances and beyond is crazy... what kind of normal american has that time to dump into a worthless game.
And I agree BG has practically crippled it. I agree they should of went the other direction.. and if they were worried about those just trying to quest.. give the town NPC's with quest an honorless kill status. How hard is that?
on Dec 22, 2005
I have just sold my account on Ebay for 200.00 bucks.
Not too bad for a 60 warlock with no professions and no epics
on Dec 22, 2005
Unless you're on a PvP server, what difference does it make if someone has better gear?
And just as a note, the end-game was always raid and gear focused, you just didn't see it until you hit 60 and ran out of meaningful content to go through.
on Dec 22, 2005
It is a PvP server.
I was level 60 and half my gear was still greens.
on Jan 31, 2006
Sounds like what happened to UO.. thats why I quit playing it. PVP was item based, and the game was just getting ridiculas.
on Jan 31, 2006
PVP is not entirely item based, the best players will still crush people with better gear. Alot of my friends have alts with mediocure gear but still manage to pound on people who are higher with better gear because they know what they are doing.
Good gear isn't always just epics, its the combination of the gear in a certain fashion that gives the biggest edge.
on May 23, 2006
I totally agree with the original poster. I'm also another former World of Warcraft player. The more I played it, the more I realized that WoW missed a huge opportunity with the Warcraft universe; the game's background would have provided the perfect opportunity to implement a world-wide conflict-oriented persistent world, but instead they went the EQ (endless questing) route.
Blizzard certainly hasn't fully realized this, although they are (belatedly) working on adding world PvP back in--to Outlands, for the expansion, of course. The problem they're likely to face is that potential challengers have figured out how important PvP is and are designing MMOs that are PvP objective oriented from the ground up. The most serious potential challenger at this time is probably Warhammer Online, which may end up becoming what World of Warcraft should have been. WH is still a year or so off, though, so Blizzard has a little time yet to fix things, but there's no indication that there's any intention to make any deep changes to the game.
on May 23, 2006
I guess starting over as a new class/race/alignment/personae is out of the question?
A few notes:
1) A Casual Level-60 player is an oxymoron.
2) PVP in an MMORPG has little to do with "skills"!!!
If you want twitch "skills" based competition try: RTS, FPS, fighting games, flight combat....
If you want thought "skills" try TBS, Chess, Go...
If you personally don't care how "good" you are and just want to prove you have the least life then MMORPG is right up your ally.
3) players who don't have the time to run 12 Hour Raids so they can get Gold Master Sword of Wonderment is so sad. No really... where did I put my world's smallest violin. I'll play a few tunes for you.
on May 23, 2006
I left WoW in like March or February or something, several months ago, maybe more actually.
I got tired of the ganking and plus I was getting bored from the constant grinding
I'm glad I left WoW actually, its just a pure dead end at 60 and all you can do is grind the dungeons.
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On the day before Thanksgiving, I decided that I would bake a pie for each of the farm staff. I love baking pies and if you have an assembly line, things go a lot smoother and faster. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
1 I started to gather my ingredients and I'm always so happy to have fresh laid eggs from my chickens. These make such a difference in my kitchen.
2 I like to bake pies in Pyrex dishes because I can see how the bottom crust is baking. I coated these with a thin coat of Pam.
3 I made the pate brisee early in the morning and wrapped each one in plastic wrap. They were placed in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly before rolling out.
4 For rolling out pie crust, I really love this large and heavy maple rolling pin. It saves a lot of arm and back muscle!
5 It's important to roll out the dough quickly, while it's still chilled. I also roll in one direction, turning the dough as I go.
6 When the round of dough is the proper size, I like to use another rolling pin called a baton to roll the dough around.
7 With the baton, I can pick up the round and transfer it to the pie dish. I place it over the dish and gently unroll the pastry.
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9 Here I am cutting off the excess with kitchen shears.
10 My Mom always used it to make jelly tarts. She would re-roll the dough, cut it into rounds, pinch four corners, fill the little shells with homemade jelly, and then bake. Yum!!!!! But I will use these as pie top decorations.
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