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State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt announced the charge Thursday against Wendy Rosen, who was the Democratic nominee this year for Maryland's First Congressional District.
The 58-year-old Rosen dropped out of the race in September after the state party said she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 general election and in the 2008 presidential primaries. She cited "personal issues" in announcing her departure from the race. Court documents allege that Rosen voted in Baltimore County despite "having abandoned her Maryland domicile."
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She's still on 10 mg of Fluoxetine. We find her Thundershirt and Composure liquid very helpful. She takes Clonidine for the really bad days. Twice this month, but only once last month so that's a huge improvement from last year at this time.
Biochemically I don't know what the change is, other than time on the meds and our Real Life is significantly less stressful in many ways. Training wise we still work counterconditioning and desensitization to her triggers when I can pin them down. It's extremely hard to desensitize to rain on the windows or wind, but we use the chicken rains from the sky method and it's slowly helping. We haven't worked on the dog reactivity at all. One change for the worse is she's shown a slight in inclination to human reactivity at the park. We have used lots of mat work to condition safe spaces for her to retreat too all around the house. Her stroller is now a piece of furniture in our house. Not the most normal looking "chair" but it gives her a Calvin free zone and safe place that can go wherever I go. We minimize stimulation as much as possible on the bad days. Closing blinds and playing Through a Dogs Ear to cut down on the outside sounds that trigger her. Her recovery time is down to hours instead of days.
Writing it that way it may sound as if she's deprived, but she's really not. We have fun together at home, she plays with Calvin and Magnus now. She even asks to play with toys sometimes, though she doesn't seem to know quite what to do with them. Silly goose! We train lots of tricks. She can be outside now without being over threshold. Even her recall from the front yard and off the neighbors pit bulls is about 90%! That's something I am so proud of. She also shows some ability to leave the cat alone, which used to be a major trigger. I know she has more thinking brain than fearing brain when she can call off those hard triggers and recover quickly.
She doing so well I'm considering taking the next step to desensitize her to being at work. We finally have a trainer I feel understands us enough and that I trust enough to start working on some other issues. After a loooong talk (Thanks Jamie!) we decided she won't be able to make progress in training the reactivity until I can manage my worry and anxiety of taking her to the training room with me. So our next step is as much about desensitizing ME.
I guess there's no one biggest thing that has made a difference, but for me the thing that's most helpful is having the knowledge and tools to help her when it does get hard. She's always going to have hard days, but now we both have enough training to handle it and recover.
My main message to people with fearful dogs is this: It starts at home. You are your dogs protector, advocate, doctor and trainer. You MUST make their homes a safe, trigger free zone. If you can't create an environment for their bodies to recover from stress they will never be able to desensitize to their fears. Don't push them, be patient. Protect them, speak up for them! Don't let people approach them, be willing to change your environment, close the blinds, play the music loud, don't let them go out in a yard alone, do whatever it takes to help them have at least one safe space, even if it means being that crazy lady with the dog stroller. Don't ask too much of them just to fulfill your needs or wants. The rewards are worth it! Your fearful dogs' journey is a serious of small climbs and an occasional fall. Love them through it, don't give up! but most of all protect them!
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- The subject of this work are orbital functionals in density-functional theory (DFT). After a short introduction the basic ideas of static and time-dependent DFT are presented in Chap. 2. In this chapter the advantages and disadvantages of common approximations for the exchange-correlation (xc) functional are also discussed as well as the basic ideas behind orbital functionals. In the first part of Chap. 3 the ground-state formalism of the DFT for fractional particle numbers is recapitulated. In the second part the concept of fractional particle numbers is extended to time-dependent situations and physical consequences are discussed. In particular, it is shown that under certain conditions the time-dependent xc potential must change discontinuously whenever the particle number crosses an integer number. The subject of Chap. 4 is the static and time-dependent optimized effective potential equation. This integral equation must be solved to obtain the xc potential corresponding to an orbital-functional approximation for the xc functional. It is shown that the integral equation in the time-dependent case can be transformed into a set of coupled differential equations. Based on this set of differential equations an approximate solution for the xc potential is developed. In Chap. 5 the set of coupled differential equations obtained in Chap. 4 is studied from a numerical point of view. It turns out that instabilities spoil the exact numerical solution, however, the approximation developed in Chap. 4 is found to be stable and can be used to go beyond the commonly used Krieger-Li-Iafrate (KLI) approximation. Exact properties of the xc potential are studied in Chap. 6. In particular, it is shown that the widely used KLI approximation for the xc potential violates the Zero-Force theorem. As demonstrated in Chap. 6 this violation can render the whole approximate solution useless. In combination with the fact that the KLI approximation satisfies the Harmonic-Potential theorem this observation also shows that the xc potential obtained from the KLI approximation is not a functional derivative of some xc functional. In Chap. 7 and 8 the photoelectron spectra from small anionic sodium clusters are studied. In Chap. 7 the Kohn-Sham eigenvalues obtained from different approximations for the xc potential are compared to the experimental results. It is found that although the more weakly bound peaks are well reproduced in all approximations the more strongly bound peaks are not. In Chap. 8 the theoretical photoelectron spectra are extracted from the excitation energies of the clusters with one electron less. It is found that the general agreement between the experimental and theoretical spectra is considerably improved. Especially the more strongly bound parts of the spectra are reproduced much better. This result shows that even for sodium clusters effects beyond the independent-particle picture must be taken into account in the interpretation of photoelectron spectra.


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Libya and Iraq: The Price of Success
This was a week in which announcements about the ends of wars was the
major theme. More precisely, in a week when the European crisis continued
building, it was what the White House publicly focused on. The Libyan
conflicted was said to have ended with the death of Muammar Gadhafi and
excitement about a new democratic Libya abounded after the main rebel
leadership declared their country to have been liberated. In Iraq, the
White House turned the refusal of the Iraqi government to permit U.S.
troops to remain, as a deliberate decision by Washington rather than a
rebuff. In both cases there was an identical sense of "mission
accomplished." In neither case was the matter nearly as clear cut as
that. Indeed, in the case of one of them, the withdrawal raises enormous
strategic complexities rather than closure. well said In the case of the
other, Libya, the complexities are real, but hardly strategic. Still the
two events share certain characteristics and are instructive.
Let us begin with the lesser event, the death of Muammar Gadhafi. After
seven months of NATO intervention, Gadhafi was killed some two months
after he had been reduced to the status of a non-state actor back when
rebels took the capital. When we consider that the intervention involved
far more than air strikes, but included special forces on the ground
targeting for air strikes, training Libyan troops, managing logistics,
overseeing communications, and both planning and frankly at times
organizing and leading the Libyan insurgents in battle, one would think
that NATO-or the major contributors of Britain, France and the United
States-would be able to achieve this goal. What was interesting was not
that he was killed, but that it took so long to do it. Perhaps this was a
strategy designed to prolong the war in order to minimize casualties. It
is not clear that this strategy succeeded. It might simply have been that
the insurgents were so divided, poorly trained and incompetent that even
with massive NATO intervention, it took seven months to achieve this
goal. But the real question is precisely what goal NATO thinks it has
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The NTC, the umbrella organization crafted to contain the insurgents, is
in no position to govern Libya by any ideology, let alone through
constitutional democracy. Libya has been government by Gadhafi and his
supporters for forty two years. The only people in the NTC who have any
experience with government gained that experience as ministers and lesser
officials in Gadhafi's government. Some may have switched sides out of
principle, but I suspect that most saw the handwriting on the wall and
defected to save themselves. In any case, while many of these ex-ministers
have been presented by the media as opponents of Gadhafi, no one served
him who was not complicit in his crimes and who didn't not learn their
principles of governance from him.
The problem is that these are the least likely to bring reform to Libya
but the most likely to constitute the core of a new state. They are the
only ones who know what it means to govern. We should mention that these
members of the ancien regime face significant opposition from within the
rebel landscape
Arrayed around them are a vast complexity of tribes living in varying
degrees of tension and hostility with each other, and radical Islamists,
the number and capability of which are unknown, but whose access to
weapons can be assumed. And it can also be assumed that many of those
weapons, of various types of lethality, will be on the black market of the
region in short order, if not there already.
Add to this Gadhafi's supporters. Gadhafi did not rule for 42 years
without substantial support. The fighting in the past months gave an
indication of the degree of support and its tenacity. The defense of
Sirte could well be describe as fanatical. Gadhafi is dead, but not all
of his supporters. As with the conquest of Baghdad in 2003, what was
unanticipated but should have been was that a variety of groups would
resist the new leaders and wage guerrilla war.
The lesson of Baghdad was that unless overwhelming force was bought to
bear crushing all opposition before and after the conquest, opponents of
occupations by foreigners, as well as those with bones to pick with
others, are quite capable of creating chaos. When we look at the list of
members of the NTC and try to imagine who they cooperate with each other,
and when we consider the number of Gadhafi supporters who are now
desperadoes with little to lose, the path to stable constitutional
democracy runs either through NATO occupation (unofficial of course) or
through a period of intense chaos. The likely path of a degree of NATO
presence sufficient to enrage the Libyan but insufficient to intimidate
Libya is not a strategic country. It is neither large nor geographically
pivotal. It does have oil, as everyone likes to point out, and that makes
it appealing. But it is not clear that the presence of oil increases the
tendency toward stability, or actually increases. When we look back on
Iraq, another country with oil, oil simply became another contentious
issue in a galaxy of contentious issues. Even as American forces are in
the process of pulling out the oil has only nominally come back online in
In Libya I have a sense of Baghdad in April 2003. We should make a
distinction here, which is that in Iraq, the Bush admin disbanded the
Baathist military and Saddam had prepared for an insurgency. In the Libyan
case, there was no military institution of any worth under Q's regime and
that institution fractured during the early days of the rebellion. So what
we will have are multiple militais fighting each other in Libya while in
Iraq we had an insurgency against U.S. forces. The President's
announcement of complete U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, gives us a sense of
what lies at the end of the tunnel of counter-insurgency. To begin with
it must be understood that total withdrawal was not what Obama wanted.
Until just a few weeks before the announcement, he was looking for ways to
keeps some troops in the Kurdish region. Leon Panetta, as Secretary of
Defense, went to Iraq wanting an agreement to leave a substantial number
of troops in Iraq past the New Year.
There were those in Iraq who were attracted by the idea, but in the end it
failed. It failed because the decision making structure of the Iraqi
government, that emerged from U.S. occupation and the war, is so
fragmented that it has not been able to craft a law on hydrocarbons,
critical to the future of Iraq, and was in no position to reach consensus
or even a coherent majority over the question of continued presence of
foreign troops. It was not that there weren't many who didn't want the
United States there, particularly those concerned about their fate once
the U.S. leaves, among the Kurds and Sunnis. The most important point is
not that the Iraqis decided they did not want troops. It was that the
Iraqi government was in the end too incoherent to reach any decision.
There is a huge strategic dimension to this. The Iranians have been
developing their influence in Iraq since before 2003. They have not
developed enough power to simply control Iraq. There are too many in Iraq,
even among the Shiites, that distrust Iranian power. Nevertheless they
have substantial influence, not enough to impose policies but enough to
block any policies they really oppose. The Iranians have a fundamental
national security interest in both a weak Iraq and the withdrawal of
American forces, and they had sufficient influence in Baghdad to make
certain American requests to be allowed to stay will be turned down.
Measuring Iranian influence in Iraq is not easy to do. Much of it
consists of influence and relationships that are not visible, or not used
except in urgent matters. The U.S. has also developed a network of
relationships as have the Saudis, but the U.S. is not particularly good at
developing reliable supporters at the grass roots. The Iranians are
better both because they know the terrain better, and because the price
for double crossing the Iranians is much higher than the U.S. imposes.
The Iranians also have deep ethnic, political, and religious relations
with an array of forces in Iraq - a situation in which neither the
Americans or the Saudis can compete This gives the Iranians a more stable
platform from which to operate. As for the Saudis, they have always had
two principles. Maintain influence without generating anti-Saudi feeling.
Not sure what you mean by this in the Iraqi context. There is a
considerable amount of resentment towards the Saudis, especially for
backing Saddam and then jihadist militias after Saddam fell The Saudis
have wanted to have their cake and eat it too. The Iranian position has
been more straightforward in a complex and devious way.
Let us consider what is at stake here. Iran has enough influence to shape
some Iraq policies. With U.S. withdrawal, U.S. allies will have to
accommodate themselves both to Iran and Iran's supporters in the
government simply because there is little other choice for them. Thus the
withdrawal does not create a stable balance of power. It creates a
dynamic in which Iranian influence increases if the Iranians want it
to-and they certainly want it to. Over time, the likelihood of Iraq
needing to accommodate Iranian strategic interests is most likely. The
possibility of an Iranian puppet cannot be ruled out.
Consider Syria. The Assad regime has not fallen. There is no NATO
attacking Syria and it is hard to imagine NATO intervening in a country
bordering Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon. The possibilities of
chaos across the region is too substantial to risk. Gaddafi was isolated
politically and geographically. Syria isn't. Over the past months the
opposition has completely failed in bringing down the Assad regime. Much
of the reports received about Syria originate from anti-Assad elements
outside of Syria, who draw a picture of the impending collapse of the
regime. This simply hasn't happened, in large part because Assad's
military is loyal and well organized and the opposition is poorly
organized and weak. It might have widespread support but sentiment does
not defeat tanks. Just as Gadhafi was on the verge of victory when NATO
intervened, the Syrians do not appear to be close to collapse.
Syria was close to Iran before the rising and is now more dependent upon
Iran after the uprising. Iran has been the most supportive of the Syrian
regime. If Assad survives this crisis, his willingness to collaborate
with Iran will only intensify. In Lebanon, Hezbollah, a group supported
by the Iranians for decades, is a major force. Therefore, if the U.S.
withdrawal in Iraq results in substantial Iranian influence in Iraq, and
Assad doesn't fall, then the balance of power in the region completely
First, Iranian sphere of influence will run along Saudi Arabia's northern
border. Second, its sphere of influence will run along the length of
Turkey's southern border. Finally, Iranian influence will now directly
impact Israel's northern border. What the Saudis, Turks and Israelis will
do about this is unclear. How Iran would exploit its position is equally
unclear. Contrary to reputation, they are very cautious in their overt
operations, even if they take risks in their cover operations. Full
military deployment through this region is unlikely for logistical reasons
if nothing else. Still, the potential for such a deployment, and the
reality of increasingly effective political influence regardless of
military movement is strategically significant. The fall of Assad would
create a firebreak for Iranian influence, but would possibly lead to a
Sunni Islamist regime.
The point here is, of course, that the decision to withdraw from Iraq and
the inability to persuade the Iraqi government to let U.S. forces remains,
has the potential for changing the balance of power in the region. Rather
than closing the book on Iraq, it simply opens a new chapter in what was
always the subtext of Iraq, namely Iranian power. The civil war in Iraq
that followed the fall of Saddam had many dimension, but its most
strategically important was the duel between the United States and Iran.
The Administration hopes that it can maintain American influence in Iraq
without the presence of U.S. troops. I would argue that the U.S. has
accepted that there will be a disproportionate amount of Iranian influence
in Iraq moving forward but that the United States through its military
disposition along the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula will be
sufficient to keep Iran tied down in Iraq, especially with Iran having to
juggle so many balls in the country to sustain its influence Given that
U.S. influence with the presence of troops was always constrained, this is
a comforting by doubtful theory for Washington to consume.
The Libyan crisis is not in such a high stakes region, but the lesson of
Iraq is useful. The NATO intervention has set the stage for a battle
among groups that are not easily reconciled and who were held together by
hostility to Gadhafi and then by NATO resources. If NATO simply leaves,
that will cause chaos. If NATO gives aid, someone will have to protect the
aid workers. If NATO sends troops, they will be attacked by someone and
when they defend themselves, they will kill innocents. This is the nature
of war. The idea of an immaculate war is fantasy. It is not that war is
not at times necessary, but a war that is delusional is always harmful.
The war in Iraq was delusional in many ways, and perhaps nowhere more than
in the manner in which the U.S. left. That is being repeated in Libya,
although with smaller stakes.
In the meantime, the influence of Iran will grow in Iraq and now the
question is Syria. Another NATO war in Syria would have unpredictable
consequences. The survival of Assad would create an unprecedented Iranian
sphere of influence. The fall of Assad would open the door to regimes
that would trigger and Israeli intervention.
World War II was nice. It offered a clean end. Unless of course you
consider that the clean end of World War II was rapidly followed by the
Cold War and the terror of nuclear war. Wars rarely end cleanly but
either fester or set the stage for the next war. We can see that clearly
in Iraq. The universal congratulations on the death of Muamar Gadhafi is
as ominous as all victory celebrations. It ignores the crucial questions:
now what?
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Nico Rosberg has hailed Mercedes' efforts, saying his W04 is a "pleasure" to drive and is "closer" to the front runners.
Rosberg was in action at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday, his fourth day behind the wheel of Mercedes' W04.
The German completed 108 laps with a best time of 1:22.6111, which he set on lap one of a seven-lap run on the medium Pirelli tyres.
His best put him fourth on Thursday's timesheet, 0.736s off the pace, with the 27-year-old encouraged by the car's performance.
"Definitely progress from last year and for sure we are going to be closer to the top guys," he said.
"That's important because it's going in the right direction.
"The team has done a really good job over the winter and it really looks like all their hard work and effort has been worthwhile.
"It's a pleasure to drive at the moment because the balance is quite good and there are a lot of positives."
However, the one issue Rosberg concedes Mercedes still need to work at is the car's reliability.
"Of course we need to improve reliability because we are having a few issues, but it's nothing major," he told ESPNF1.
"What's also looking good is our development rate at the moment. That was our weakness last year and that's what we really have to improve and that's going in the right direction too.
"There all these factors which are going well at the moment but are not quite there yet."
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Pedro: Yankee Stadium's most influential player?
Pedro Martinez held an epic press conference here in advance of his Game 2 start in which he said, among numerous other things, that he may have been the most influential player to set foot in the old Yankee Stadium. He took on the New York media for abusing his name over the years when he was with the Red Sox, and looked back on Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.
Say what you want to about Pedro, but he remains one of the most entertaining and brightest players I've ever had the opportunity to cover. That mango tree quote still remains an all-time classic, as does his comment about hitting Babe Ruth in the backside. I had a chance to get to know Pedro a little better during his time with the Mets and one thing that was always constant was he could make you laugh when you least expected it.
Some highlights from the transcript:
Q. You've had a unique relationship with the fans in the Bronx over the years. Why do you think that is? Have you thought about that over your career? And what about it do you enjoy?
'PEDRO MARTINEZ: I don't know if you realize this, but because of you guys in some ways, I might be at times the most influential player that ever stepped in Yankee Stadium. I can honestly say that. I mean, I have been a big fan of baseball for a long time, since I was a kid. My first ball I ever got from a Big League player I actually got to purchase in Dodger Stadium in a silent auction, was Reggie Jackson. I was actually a big fan of the Yankees, too.
For some reason with all the hype and different players that have passed by, maybe because I played for the Red Sox is probably why you guys made it such a big deal every time I came in, but you know, I have a good bond with the people. After playing in New York, I went to realize something: New York fans are very passionate and very aggressive. But after it all, after you take your uniform off and you deal with the people, they're real human beings. It's all just being fans.
I have all the respect in the world for the way they enjoy being fans. Sometimes they might be giving you the middle finger, just like they will be cursing you and telling you what color underwear you're wearing. All those things you can hear when you're a fan. But at the end of the day, they're just great fans that want to see the team win. I don't have any problem with that.
Q. Two things: One, when you say you're one of the most influential players to come in here, do you mean as a visiting player or
PEDRO MARTINEZ: I think in every aspect, the way you guys have used me and abused me since I've been coming to Dodger Stadium (sic), just because I wore actually a red uniform just like this one while playing for Boston, it's been like I remember quotes in the paper, "Here comes the man that New York loves to hate." Man? None of you have probably ever eaten steak with me or rice and beans with me to understand what the man is about. You might say the player, the competitor, but the man? You guys have abused my name. You guys have said so many things, have written so many things.
There was one time I remember when I was a free agent, there was talk that I might meet with Steinbrenner. One of your colleagues had me in the papers with horns and a tail, red horns and a tail. That's a sign of the devil. I'm a Christian man. I don't like those things. I take those things very serious.
Those are the kind of things that the fans actually get used to seeing, and actually sometimes influence those people to believe that you are a bad person, that you are like an ogre. I see Mariano, and that's probably the player I admire the most because of how he goes about his business, how he does it, and he remains a humble Christian man admired by everyone in baseball.
The way people perceive me in New York, I don't know if they got to know me a little bit better after I got to the Mets. It's totally different than the way I am; I just compete. And yes, I will do whatever it takes to beat you. But I'm a human being after I take my clothes off. A lot of people can witness that any time, anywhere, any moment.
Q. The other thing is going back to 2004, Game 7, the old Yankee Stadium, what do you remember when you came into that game from the bullpen? What do you remember about that scene?
PEDRO MARTINEZ: I remember being calm, really calm, ready for anything. Actually I had a little bit of anger inside of me, not towards the Yankees or towards whoever, towards the tweaking that the whole scenario took. Actually, and I'm sorry I'm going to recall this because it was an ugly scene this is probably the first time I'm ever going to talk about it publicly. But when Zim came over to me, I thought he was going to just give me advice or something, just "Go, Pedro, you need to slow down or something," or try to make it look a little bit different.
But at that time, I'm going to be honest right now, my shoulder was barking. I was pitching on three days' rest, I think. It was two men on. I loaded the bases with a hit by pitch that wasn't a hit by pitch. The ball hit the bat on Karim Garcia, and Zim charged me, and I think he's going to say something, but his reaction was totally the opposite, was trying to punch my mouth and told me a couple of bad words about my mom.
I just had to react and defend myself kind of. But the tweak that it took made me look like a monster that just came in to play Yankee Stadium. And you know what I did, go out there, compete, and nothing else. I remember getting back to my dugout and seeing middle fingers. My mom, poor mom. I'm glad she's blessed by God because all those curses were, I mean, unbelievable.
I remember going back, and I blew up the lead, yes, I blew up the lead, but I don't regret it. It was a great moment. It was a great game. I competed. I did everything I had to do to actually win a ballgame. Fell short. So what? I'm not the last one. It's not going to be the last one. It's not going to be the first time ever. That's why you go out there, to try to survive a game, win it or lose it. I had the great honor to pitch one of the biggest games that a player has ever played in the whole stadium. And that's a good memory for me to have.
But I didn't like the tweaking that you guys gave to the whole scenario, because I don't feel like it was my fault. And at that time when I threw that pitch, I was just trying to jam Karim Garcia. But when you're struggling, no, you don't know how it feels. Shoulder barking, it's a hard thing to deal with.
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Wow, what a great press conference. I wish I got to see that on TV.


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Gambling makes its EQ2 Debut
A new gambling meta-game is included free-of-charge with today's EverQuest 2 update; it's sort of a slash between the lotto and a slot machine. I got to see it in action last weekend and it's a lot of fun. Other popular changes include 100% run speed while in stealth mode (balanced by the addition of more "see invisible" mobs in the world) as well as tradeskill and UI enhancements.
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- Try your luck at the Gigglegibber Goblin Gamblin' Game!
- No more run-speed reduction with stealth and invisibility!
- Tell at a glance if you don't have enough power to use a spell or art!
- Imbued item recipes now available for level 50+ crafters!
- Many user interface windows have a new look! "
Read the Everquest 2 Live Update #14 notes here.
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It's an adventure, not an expansion.
MMORPG.com has reviewed the second adventure pack of EverQuest 2, The Splitpaw Saga. Our calls to Anna Nicole Smith were met first with confusion as she thought we were the local Burger King calling her back about her order, to outright hostility. We are confident that had she not ordered the four-dozen whoppers she would have said this:
" Released nearly three months ago, The Splitpaw Saga is Sony Online Entertainment's second adventure pack for EverQuest II. Since that initial launch, several nasty bugs have been sorted – including one particularly nasty bug that would cause an entire 'zone' to crash – to go along with some minor general changes. "
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Because you only get one chance to make a first impresson.
GameSpy has posted a first impressions look at EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames. When asked if he had read the article, Christian Slater looked hard and long at us, pursed his lips and stated:
" SOE has been pretty aggressive when it comes to updating EverQuest II: two adventure packs, a busload of patches, and dozens of gameplay updates and refinements. At this point, a full-on expansion pack almost seems like overkill, but lo and behold, it's Desert of Flames! The first expansion to EverQuest II, from where we're standing, seems like it's jam-packed. It ups the level cap, introduces the first real PvP elements to game, and adds a whole new continent for players to adventure in. EQ veterans will know it well: the Isle of Ro, the desert region that served as a central hub for much of the original game's life. EQII finds a changed place, to be sure, but fans of the first game will find much to stir up the nostalgia. "
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Going to court without a lawyer.
Everquest 2 developer Sony Online Entertainment gives some background on the 3 rival courts vying for control of the "Desert of Flames" expansion city, Maj'Dul. With an estimated 12 quests to complete averaging 45-minutes to one hour a piece to gain membership in one of these courts (one can kill an indeterminate number of mobs opposed to your chosen faction for "coins" to turn in for positive faction, too), let's hope the Courts are more than just a pretty screenshot.
" The courts of Maj'Dul are three separate factions within the city that vie for power over the remnants of the Dervish empire. They have each established an outpost at the docks, and their goal is to attract new arrivals to their competing causes. Asim Jul represents the Court of the Blade, Shahid Baligh represents the Court of the Coin, and Atyaf Nasiha represents the Court of Truth. You are encouraged to converse with these individuals, as collectively the courts are the most powerful political force in these lands. "
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A flying carpet ride.
GameZone has reviewed EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames. In other news, 99% of SoE customers complained about the changes, but continued to play after reading::
" Now it should be noted that while DoF adds content tailored specifically for upper level players (which anyone who has a lower level toon can access if they have the expansion and a bit of a death wish), the upgrade also affects those without the expansion. "
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It's a Desert of Fun.
GamerGod has reviewed the recent EverQuest 2 expansion, Desert of Flames. We called Richard Pryor to ask if he was still afraid of flames, but his agent told us to:
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With gas prices as high as they are, who wouldn't want a flying carpet?
Stratics shows off some highlights of the new EverQuest 2 expansion area. They might have the fancypants screenshots, but TTH has the lowdown (check out the TTH Desert of Flames coverage while you're at it!). The scoop from Stratics:
On a recent tour of Desert of Flames, I was able to capture some pictures of various locations we visited. I have recently received these images back from the photography studio, and would like to share them with you.
Take a tour of the Desert of Flames with Stratics, Part 1 and Part 2!
Can you spare some change (descriptions)?
On EQ2's official site, the developers highlight some of the more blaring changes to characters' spells and combat abilities in the wake of the recent "Combat Changes." Now everyone can learn about the fun, new abilities no one really wanted!
In this article, we take a closer look at how some of the abilities have changed for each class and how to integrate them with your play style. Utilizing the tactics and knowledge within and combining that with in-game experimentation and ability analysis will lead to success with your character.
I guess the changes are good for us even if not particularly pleasant for some classes, like the Vegan junk our significant others might force upon our meat- and beer-craven mouths. See the Combat and Spell Changes at the Everquest 2 official site!
The big day has arrived for EQ2 fans
Today marks both the release of the "Desert of Flames" expansion, Everquest 2's first large-scale expansion, and the implementation of the combat revamp.
Check out the complete update notes at the TTH Everquest 2 site!
Crazy Overlord hijinx!
Apparently Everquest 2's nutty prince of evil is messing with the weather again. What are we gonna do with him? Coming on the eve of the Desert of Flames expansion, there seems to be a strong hint of something else going on here. Hmm...
He turned to the cloaked Teir'Dal standing behind him. "Now," he commanded.
The Foci raised her staff and pointed it at the sky. An arcane fire glowed within her eyes for a moment as she uttered a single word: "Rain."
The clouds began to slowly swirl and gather as a low thunder rolled in the distance. He turned back to the crowd below.
"Now, citizens of Freeport, watch as I cleanse our kingdom of the last remnant of a distant past. Today, as we stand on the threshold of a new frontier, know that it is my will, not the faded memory of long-dead gods, which sustains us. Give me your loyalty and I will give you... the world!"
He turned to the cloaked Teir'Dal standing behind him. "Now," he commanded.
The Foci raised her staff and pointed it at the sky. An arcane fire glowed within her eyes for a moment as she uttered a single word: "Rain."
The clouds began to slowly swirl and gather as a low thunder rolled in the distance. He turned back to the crowd below.
"Now, citizens of Freeport, watch as I cleanse our kingdom of the last remnant of a distant past. Today, as we stand on the threshold of a new frontier, know that it is my will, not the faded memory of long-dead gods, which sustains us. Give me your loyalty and I will give you... the world!"
Read the Everquest 2 lore piece on the SOE official site.
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