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A patient navigation program offered through UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center that helps poor, uninsured women and a program that funds the training of breast imaging fellows received nearly $1 million in grants raised during the ninth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
The walk occurred Sept. 17 and 18 in Santa Barbara, California and raised $4.6 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer. The Avon Walk Santa Barbara attracted 2,000 participants from 42 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada, including 241 men and 265 breast cancer survivors, who joined together to raise life-saving funds and awareness for breast cancer.
The Avon Cares for Life Program, offered at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, received $750,000. The program helps poor and uninsured women, mostly minorities, navigate their way through a breast cancer diagnosis. The program also offers participation in breast cancer clinical trials, survivorship services and help with such things as child care and transportation.
UCLA also received a grant of $180,000 to fund a fellowship program in breast imaging. The money will support Avon Foundation Breast Imaging Fellowships at both the Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center on the Westwood campus and the UCLA Santa Monica Women's Imaging Center. The fellowship program, run by Dr. Lawrence Bassett, was the first such program created in the United States and has quickly become the most sought after program on the West Coast, Bassett said.
The grants were awarded during the closing ceremony at Carpinteria State Beach. During the ceremony, a breast cancer survivor from Los Angeles, Jessica Berman, spoke about her diagnosis and journey through treatment.
"I got the stunning diagnosis of stage three breast cancer when I was six months pregnant. Thankfully, I was able to carry my baby to 36 weeks and our little miracle is here with me today," Berman said. "The best advice I received after my diagnosis was that battling breast cancer is like a marathon. Just when you think you're getting to the end, you've got more to go. And when you think your body and spirit will give up, they find a way to keep going. Most of all, you need just as much support at mile one as you do at mile 26. As I prepare to finish my treatments, the Avon Walk is my mile 26."
Berman said preparing for the two-day walk kept her going when times were difficult.
"I knew that thousands of people would be here for me—and for people just like me," she said. "When I crossed that finish line today, I knew I could start the next phase of my life because cancer is finally behind me, and lots of life, love and adventure are ahead."
To ensure the funds raised immediately benefit the community, Carol Kurzig, president of the Avon Foundation for Women, announced more than $2.5 million in grants to 10 Southern California area organizations during the closing ceremony, UCLA's among them. More grants are slated to be awarded throughout the year to breast cancer programs nationwide.
"Our beneficiaries are leaders from your communities in the fight against breast cancer," Kurzig said. "They represent organizations that offer life-saving services to patients regardless of their ability to pay and they're doing cutting-edge research to find better treatments, prevention strategies and, ultimately, a cure. These new grants will literally help them save lives."
During the Avon Walk Santa Barbara, a noncompetitive event, women and men had a choice of walking a marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon and a half (39.3 miles) over two days. The route took first-day walkers through scenic Santa Barbara, concluding at the Avon Walk "Wellness Village" at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. The village featured two-person pink sleeping tents, hot showers, hot meals, entertainment, volunteer medical services and comprehensive support services, along with activities such as yoga and a spa zone with mini back and foot massages. On the second day, walkers completed the walk at Carpinteria State Beach, where thousands of family members and friends greeted them and the closing ceremony was held.
To participate in the Avon Walk Santa Barbara, each walker raised a minimum of $1,800 in donations. Since its launch in 2003, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series has raised more than $400 million through the dedication of more than 150,000 participating women and men from across the country.
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has more than 240 researchers and clinicians engaged in disease research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education. One of the nation's largest comprehensive cancer centers, the Jonsson center is dedicated to promoting research and translating basic science into leading-edge clinical studies. In July 2011, the Jonsson Cancer Center was named among the top 10 cancer centers nationwide by U.S. News & World Report, a ranking it has held for 11 of the last 12 years. For more information on the Jonsson Cancer Center, visit our website at http://www.cancer.ucla.edu.
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Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view the content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display. An 8-megapixel camera and a 1.9-megapixel front camera offer users a variety of intelligent camera features and face recognition related options.
Samsung Galaxy S III is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, with greatly enhanced usability and practicality, the vendor said.
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SELINSGROVE – It was an awards luncheon you wouldn't want to skip. The Adam Smith Leadership Award was presented to Skip Wieder today at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club.
Member of EconomicsPennsylvania and President of Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation, Roger S. Haddon, Jr., talked about his first encounter with Wieder at a United Way meeting in the '90s. He said, "There was one individual who just seemed more concerned about how we were going to make the community a better place to live. So, I leaned over to the guy next to me and asked who the guy was. He said 'that's Skip Wieder'… It was right then and there that I decided that I didn't need to look any further for a role model."
Senator John Gordner (R-27th Berwick) presented Wieder with the award. Wieder accepted, saying, "I think this concept of EconomicsPennsylvania and service to others is so important. I look around at some of the people who are here today who are former recipients of this, and I can't help but feel humbled to be included in a group like this."
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Some tipping tips for non-American GDC/PyCon attendees (and American ones too)
26/02/2012Games Developers Conference and PyCon are both coming up, which means lots of familiar international travelers in the US. A post on G+ asked about how the tipping system works in the US. I'm not going to list the percentages and people (though I will say aim for 20% and always tip taxis and servers), but I will explain three very important things about 'how the tipping system works.'
The first thing to understand is, tips are generally a part of wages. The federal minimum wage is $7.25, but may only be $3 or so for an employee that earns tips, because the rest of the money 'must' be made up in tips. Tipping is never "extra" money to a tip earner (takeaway, baristas, etc., are generally not 'tip earners').
Second is, servers do not generally declare how much they made- there is a standard percentage of sales they must be declare as tips (differs per state but generally something like 10-13%). So if they make $1000 of sales and make $250 in tips, they are allowed to say they only made $130 (%13) in tips and only pay taxes on that (I say allowed, this is 'illegal' but everyone does it and there is no expectation to report everything you earn). However, this has an inverse- if you make $1000 in sales and only make $100 in tips, you pay taxes on the $30 you didn't even make! So if you tip someone 10%, they may be paying taxes on money they didn't make- you are taking money out of their pocket.
Last and most important is, many servers need to 'pay out' to other staff, such as bussers and food runners. This can often be 5% of sales or so. So they may only be taking home 10% of your 15% tip. And the blowback from not tipping is far worse here- if you tip 5%, that server may be earning exactly zero dollars from your table. If you skip on the tip entirely, you are taking money out of your server's pocket.
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Dance Lessons From Broadway Pros
Robert Hartwell's onstage education in "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
The ensemble of Nice Work If You Can Get It is filled with veteran Broadway dancers, so by comparison. Robert Hartwell is a newbie. After all, he's just 25, and this is just his second Rialto job. Still, he's an undeniable scene-stealer, with a joyous movement quality and expansive stage presence that recently earned him an Astaire Award nomination.
It no surprise that a young dancer can shine in this particular show. A collection of classic Gershwin tunes set to a brand new story about gangsters, dames, and cads in the 1920s, Nice Work is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. She's made her reputation on period pieces like this one—Anything Goes, Wonderful Town—and her showstopping dance numbers especially demonstrate that "old-fashioned" stories can feel exciting in the 21st century.
Hartwell has the explosive energy and bright-eyed showmanship that Marshall's choreography needs: As an uptight Prohibition officer in an early number, he slices the air with severe arm swirls and sharp pop jumps. Later, in the rollicking celebration of "Lady Be Good," he delivers showgirl-shaming kicks, spot-on turns, and lunges in which his long legs seem to stretch to both sides of the stage.
Yet despite his achievements—and years of training in acting and dance—Hartwell says he relies on his collaborators for valuable lessons.
During his first Broadway gig in Memphis, the story of a white disc jockey who brought soul music to popular radio, he got an immediate lesson in pushing past his perceived limitations. "When I first saw the show, I was intimidated by the athleticism of the dancing and high octane belting," he says. "So when I got to audition, I decided, 'Regardless of the outcome, I will go in and try and do my best.' When my best friend was hired a week later as my partner, I was even more inspired to be learning alongside my friend. Most people in the cast were enjoying their Broadway debuts, just like me, so we figured everything out together."
In Memphis Hartwell also understudied four roles, and he had to develop a strategy for mastering all that material. "I printed out the score and script four times and put them in four different binders, using different color highlighters with Post-it notes in different colors for stage directions," he says. "Onstage, I could see which color was highlighted right in my head."
Now, Hartwell is studying the habits of the stalwarts who surround him in Nice Work. "This is a seasoned, mature cast, like a band of brothers: I try to soak up as much information as I can from being around them," he says. "They've done so many shows and know how to handle themselves for the long run. They never complain about being tired, even though they have newborn babies and are doing eight shows a week. I've always felt like I have to crank out 200 percent in a wild performance. They've shown me I can give my best, and that's more than sufficient—versus killing myself."
Meanwhile, working with Marshall has been an education in preparation and specificity. "The team didn't have a lot of time in terms of rehearsal, but Kathleen is a master," Hartwell says. "She spent tons of time in preproduction and brought clips and research to show us her vision and style. Then, in rehearsal, she knew exactly what she wanted and wasted no time."
He adds, "She knows all the choreography backward and forward, instead of counting on an assistant. Seeing her do full-out splits in rehearsal for my favorite number, 'Lady Be Good,' I knew I was in a special moment. I learn from that dedication, and hope to keep my spot on Broadway by following that example."
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After a $128 million restoration (and a decade of legal wrangling), the historic Blackstone has emerged as the swankest hotel in Chicago's revitalized South Loop, convenient to Millennium Park, the Art Institute, and the theater district. Behind the redbrick, white stucco, and green copper Beaux Arts exterior are 332 updated rooms whose masculine red, black, and beige decor features Eames chairs and original works by contemporary Windy City artists. In place of the usual tourist bedside reading, the culturally attuned management provides books by local authors, including social histories of the Chicago blues and witty biographies of Chicago firehouse dogs. The lively in-house restaurant, Mercat a la Planxa, dishes up exquisitely presented (and reasonably priced) Catalan grills, tapas plates, and wine flights, conceived by Chicago-born chef José Garces. 2009 Hot ListWhen to go: Early summerthe hotel makes a good base for walking tours of the Loop's architectural landmarks, and is across the street from Grant Park, site of many lakefront festivals.
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UEFA EURO 2012 wins prize for EURO look
Leading sports event branding specialist Icon have been awarded a prestigious sports event management prize for their event look success at this summer's UEFA EURO 2012 final tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
Icon, who are based in the United Kingdom, beat a number of other impressive candidates to win the gold award in the Event Look Category at the International Sports Event Management (ISEM) awards in London.
Icon were rewarded for the implementation of the signage programme for UEFA EURO 2012 – and, more specifically, the integration of the EURO look, and how they captured the spirit and image of the event. The UEFA EURO 2012 brand – the logo and visual identity – was provided by UEFA to Icon, which then made use of its expertise to implement the programme under UEFA's supervision and management.
Icon were involved in their third successive UEFA European Championship, working with teams of local suppliers sourced from within Poland and Ukraine to deliver the complete branding and way-finding programme across all eight stadiums, the International Broadcast Centre in Warsaw, VIP hotels and the team coaches.
Andrew Hodson, sales and marketing director at Icon, said: "This has been an amazing year for world sport, so to win this title this year is very special. The Icon team combines great creativity with vast experience and knowledge of branding and sports events, and is complemented by a highly professional logistics and operations team. "
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If you have ever wanted to know how to shoot beautiful portraits in a studio then you will not want to miss these tips and tricks.
Recently I did a photo session of a friend in the studio. She wanted a simple portrait for her site. I used a few techniques and tricks to not only pose her well, but light the photo in a pleasing way. Studio portrait techniques are not difficult to become skilled at. They simply need an understanding of how much lighting you must use , and, what direction it is coming from.
Studio portrait techniques are not difficult to learn. They just need an understanding of just how much light you require, and, what direction it is coming from. Studio light is so uncomplicated and can be mastered with some practice. It?s important not to hurry these things as you complete an understanding of studio lighting.
The majority of studio lighting is fitted with quite a lot of lights including softboxes. Softboxes are pretty straightforward to utilize. They are lights that have a nonstop mode to them, but fire with a wireless trigger. This means that the lights stay on until you connect a wireless remote trigger to them. This little device sits on your camera. Its counterpart attaches at the rear of the light. When you activate the shutter button that light shoots out a burst of light, similar to the direct flash.
This small device sits on your camera. Its counterpart attaches at the rear of the light. When you press the shutter button this light shoots out a burst of light, comparable to the direct flash. The rationale for this is that we want to capture a well lit portrait.
We can't always do this with soft lighting. The light has the softbox clipped on to it so that you can illuminate your portrait well, but still have the powerful light you need. Its the same principle as using a huge diffuser on top of your flash. Its effective lighting for studio portraits. The direction and output of light are two considerations when creating beautiful studio portraits.
Its crucial to fill in any possible shadow areas on the persons face. We do this by making sure the persons face has the correct amount of light.
Next we must look at the angle of light. Typically studio portraiture relies on front on lighting. This is for precisely the same reason as the first example. If you have just one light to the side of the subject's face you will create deep shadowed areas accross their face. This is great for a theatrical effect but it is not going to work for a relaxed, family studio shot of your friend or family member.
You can light the person from the front with one light or two. If you use two lights they must be placed at like distances on either side of the subject's face. For example, you can position one light two meters away from the persons right side of the face. Next, you can place a light at exactly the same distance on the other side. That will give you an smooth lighting style across their face, getting rid of any shadows completely.
After that, you can position a light at exactly the same distance on the other side. That will give you an smooth lighting style across their face, eradicating any shadows entirely.
Always keep the lighting uncomplicated. Think about what you want to light and position the lights in that spot. I know it sounds a lot simpler than it really is, but with some preparation you will learn the studio in no time.
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Four more. (I took them)
(Your 10 pictures are "copyrighted" according to Flickr, you should change the license.
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Those are great, and the fact the licenses are so liberal are the icing.
Michael Kozakewich
Ha, there's an idea! I'll have to take a high-res photo of a cabbage leaf.
Wow, you must be really getting desperate for content these days. I hope your next post is about the sounds of paint drying.
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Leaf Texture #7 is my favorite, but they're all awesome quality. Thanks for the free resources!
I simply love those photos (not just as textures), thank you very much. Number 3 and 4 are my favorites :)
These are awesome photos, such good detail. Number 10 is definitely my favorite.
Also check image*after search 'leaf'
Some pretty good ones in there too.
These are wonderful, thank you. I'm sure there are many other more valuable uses, but at the very least they are great as a desktop image!
Really helpful!! I'd like to attribute the work to you but how can I do that if I use it, say, for a logo? Thank you
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During the incident, Clark kicked Hammond in the head, causing a cut that required staples to close. After receiving treatment at the St. Cloud Hospital, Hammond was taken to the Stearns County Jail and is being held pending charges of terroristic threats, 5th degree assault and disorderly conduct.
The disorderly conduct charge is from Hammond's behavior at the hospital. Clark was arrested and is being at the Stearns County Jail on charges of 3rd degree assault.
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In the When Will They Learn? department, incoming National Public Radio president Gary Knell seems to suffer from the same misunderstanding that has plagued public broadcasting executives for years.
NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reports that Knell says he hopes to "calm the waters a bit" at NPR after recent political controversies, and to "depoliticize" debate over the future of public radio. Knell is quoted saying, "It's not about liberal or conservative; it's about fairness…. We've got to make the case we're delivering a fair service."
Sigh. It's as if he doesn't see the road behind him strewn with efforts to "depoliticize" the public broadcasting debate, which is code for appeasing public broadcasting's conservative enemies by adding more right-wing content and censoring things they might not like.
But the thing is, politicians are political, and some of them want there to be no more publicly funded…anything, but certainly not broadcasting, which they demonstrate by voting to zero out its resources every chance they get. No matter how calm the waters are.


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There is an event in Seattle tomorrow (May 19) – focused on Aerospace and military, principally airborne systems, where the CHS tools are featured. The URL is http://www.mentor.com/events/transconf/seattle/
There is an IESF event coming up in Paris, FR (June 19th – sorry for getting the date wrong when first posting) which is more geared to Automotive (pun inteneded) for European attendees: The URL to visit for more details for this one is http://www.mentor.com/events/transconf/paris/
Both these events are recommended. There are numerous benefits to attending. First there are some thought provoking, informative presenters. Mentor Graphics puts out some considerable effort in this area organizing and staffing, Mentor joint CEO Walden Rhines is slated to present at both events for example. And from the keynote speakers down you see respected industry figures. Well mostly – I should add from humility – since I myself presented a paper relating to using automated cost caluclation tools focused on Capital Costing at the Dearborn MI event which took place in December last year. That event attracted over 400 engineers, engineering managers and executives to a full day of peer-to-peer networking, technical information sharing. Not by any means all of these attendees battering the doors down to get to hear me speak. Anyway, secondly, it is a great opportunity to test the waters of "best practice" and to see how your industry sector is meeting the prospect of having to do the same only better and faster and cheaper in the next decade and validating your own ideas of what the trendsetting moves are.
Third, it is free. That's always welcome. Fourth it is not a Mentor minutely choreographed event, independant speakers from the domain make major contributions to the tone and the content of these days. It is a lively and productive way to spend your time. Of course there are plenty of Mentor Graphics experts congregated together in the one place to talk with. If you want to have a meeting with someone in particular, it is good policy to make your arrangements early because time fills up quickly.


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Acute, very contagious childhood disease, typically with bouts of coughing followed by a long, loud inhalation (whoop) and ending with mucus expulsion and often vomiting. Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, it initially resembles a cold with a short dry cough. Within one or two weeks, coughing bouts begin; this phase usually lasts four to six weeks. Serious complications include bronchopneumonia (pneumonia involving the bronchi), asphyxia, seizures, and signs of brain damage. Treatment is with antibiotics. The pertussis vaccine is usually combined with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids as part of routine childhood immunizations.
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Frequent or severe coughing usually indicates the presence of a disease. Many viruses and bacteria benefit by causing their host to cough, which helps to spread the disease to new hosts. Coughing is classified as acute (of sudden onset) if it is present less than three weeks, subacute if it is present between three and eight weeks, and chronic when lasting longer than eight weeks. A cough can be dry or productive, depending on whether sputum is coughed up. Most of the times, coughing is acute and caused by a respiratory tract infection. Coughing can be triggered by food entering the windpipe rather than the esophagus due to a failure of the epiglottis in patients who have difficulties swallowing. Smoking and air pollution are common causes of coughing. Provided the patient is a non-smoker and has a normal chest X-ray, the three most common causes of chronic cough are asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease and post-nasal drip. Other causes of chronic cough include chronic bronchitis, heart failure and medications such as ACE inhibitors.
Since cough is a natural protective reflex, suppressing the cough reflex might have deleterious effects, especially if the cough is productive. Nonetheless, coughing might be severe enough (in terms of psychological, physical and social distress) to warrant treatment. This should be targeted towards the cause as much as possible, for example by smoking cessation and discontinuing ACE inhibitors. Some patients may only be worried about serious illnesses, and reassurance may suffice. Cough suppressants (or antitussives) such as codeine or dextromethorphan are frequently prescribed although scientific evidence supporting their use is often of poor quality. Other treatment options may target airway inflammation or may promote mucus expectoration.
The common causes of chronic dry coughing include post-nasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease, asthma, post viral cough and ACE inhibitors. When coughing is the only complaint of a person who meets the criteria for asthma (bronchial hyperresponsiveness and reversibility), this is termed cough-variant asthma. Two related conditions are atopic cough and eosinophilic bronchitis. Atopic cough occurs in individuals with a family history of atopy, abundant eosinophils in the sputum, but with normal airway function and responsiveness. Eosinophilic bronchitis is also characterized by eosinophilia in the sputum, without airway hyperresponsiveness or an atopic background. This condition responds to treatment with corticosteroids.
Individuals who smoke often have a smoker's cough, a loud, hacking cough which often results in the expiration of phlegm. Coughing has also been linked to air pollution.
A foreign body can sometimes be suspected, for example if the cough started suddenly when the patient was eating. Rarely, sutures left behind inside the airway branches can cause coughing. A cough can be triggered by dryness from mouth breathing or recurrent aspiration of food intro the windpipe in people with swallowing difficulties.
Cough may also be caused by conditions affecting the lung tissue such as bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases and sarcoidosis. Coughing can also be triggered by benign or malignant lung tumors or mediastinal masses. Through irritation of the nerve, diseases of the external auditory canal (wax, for example) can also cause cough. Cardiovascular diseases associated with cough are heart failure, pulmonary infarction and aortic aneurysm.
Coughing may also be used for social reasons, such as the coughing before giving a speech. Cough may also be psychogenic, which is different from habit coughing and tic coughing. Coughing may occur in tic disorders such as Tourette's syndrome, although it should be distinguished from throat-clearing in this disorder.
Given its irritant nature to mammal tissues, capsaicin is widely used to determine the cough threshold and as a tussive stimulant in clinical research of cough suppressants. Capsaicin is what makes chilli peppers spicy, and might explain why workers in factories with these vegetables can develop a cough.
Research has demonstrated that gargling with a mixture of warm water and salt washes away the layer of mucus on the throat containing bacteria and proteins that cause inflammation, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
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When Creative Conflict is A Good Thing
During your career as a web professional, whether you're a designer, developer or copywriter, you're bound to encounter creative differences either within your team, or between you and a client. These situations can be emotionally taxing, but if you have a better understanding of how to work through them and even learn and grow from them, conflicts can actually make you better at your job.
Here are some tips on getting the most out of your conflict, and when it's best for everyone to just throw in the proverbial towel.
Aggressive Expansion: 8 Tips for Finding More Clients Now
I've covered finding awesome clients before. It's still the ultimate goal for any service business to work with clients that don't just pay you, but also get you. From passion projects to assignments that are truly interesting, there's nothing better than working with great clients.
But sometimes, great isn't an option. For every freelance web designer, there are times when great clients aren't the only type of clients you want to attract; when any client will do. It's easy to panic and think that things are eternally going to be like this, but the simple truth is that client crises rarely end up being anything more than a temporary setback.
20 Questions to Know for Avoiding Website Project Disasters
When working on a new web design project with a client, especially a new site launch, it is vital to have a clear definition of the project's scope and the expectations of the future website owner. It's far too easy for corporate politics and personal preferences to drive the features and processes of a website unless you consciously force the client — and yourself, at times — to focus on the needs of the users and the purpose of the site. Outlining the basic requirements and goals also helps to limit scope creep later on in the project.
8 Tips for Using Virtual Assistants and Personal Outsourcing
Personal outsourcing isn't quite the hot topic that it was two years ago. With virtual assistant firms available left and right, could-be assistants have become less of a unique work accessory and much more of a sustainable, ubiquitous business addition.
What was once a quirky but useful tool for the digital age has become standard — nowadays it's rare to find a small design firm without a personal outsourcing strategy.
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It's a familiar situation for any freelancer — you open your email inbox, scan through the day's spam and auto-responder messages, and come across a request for proposal.
It's the same as the other design requests, aside from one small detail — instead of the standard "we can pay [this much]" message, there's a line at the end asking how much you think the project will cost.
Being asked to name your own price might seem like a miracle situation, but it's rarely a relaxing experience for freelance designers, particularly those without a solid and secure price structure for their services.
That one request can end up triggering anxiety and worry, as even the most skilled designer begins to wonder just how much their work time is really worth.
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When we use social media tools, whether it be updating our status or checking-in to a location, the last thing we ever think about is the repercussions of our actions on social networks.
Little do you know that you're divulging information that could impact your business life a lot more than you think.
Disclaimer: What I discuss in this article was merely an experiment and I hope that no one employs these tactics with malicious intentions. This is a story about the dangers of exposing too much information on social networks.
Reminding Yourself That You Love What You Do
Reminding yourself that you love what you do is an important part of keeping your mind and your work fresh. As creative professionals, it's easy to get caught up in the business end of things and not actually spending much time doing anything for ourselves. If you are freelancing or working at an agency, it's important to have something in your pipeline that's done just for the fun of it.
The first thing to do is look back at your motivation for getting started in this profession in the first place. Why'd you start doing this, anyway?


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NATIV is the brainchild of Mario Ercolino, who is the owner and wine maker of this innovative winery. He created NATIV after a long experience at Feudi di San Gregorio of which he was one of the founders.
The winery's guiding principle is contained in its name, "Nativ" that literally means "that which comes from". Its entire production of wine is from grapes native to the region. The Company currently owns 15 hectares of vineyards in the province of Avellino and the annual production consists of 150,000 bottles.
This wine is produced from 100% Falanghina grapes. Its bright straw-yellow-greenish hue, is immediately supported by what could be described as a great "luminosity" on the nose, with ripe fruity nuances of citrus, pineapple and white flowers and intriguing hints of sage and rosemary.
On the palate, very fresh and persistent with a pleasant and fruity final impression.
Excellent as an aperitif and great with any seafood dishes. Serve at about 10°C
These wines were tasted in a very simple way and no formal notes were taken. The only wine that did not show well was the Prosecco bottled on its yeast; although interesting (it was the original way of producing Prosecco), it does not comply with the current parameters of Prosecco production and it appeared too austere and acidic.
Comelli Sauvignon Blanc 2012 from Comelli in the Colli Orientali of Friuli, displayed rich and well developed tropical aromas of passion fruit and mango, with hints of mint and tomato leaf. Very intense on the palate with a rich mouthfeel and a long refreshing finish.
It can match a great variety of dishes but should certainly be tasted on its own to appreciate its striking characteristics.
Cascina Garitina – Barbera d'Asti Superiore "Caranti" 2011 – intense black and sour cherry flavours and beautifully balanced acidity. Excellent texture on the palate and good, long finish.
Recommended to accompany top quality Italian cold cuts and braised beef.
Zanoni – Valpolicella DOC 2011 – small property situated over 6.5 hectares of vineyards in the Valpolicella and spreading over the areas of Avesa, Parana and Quinzano.
Ruby red, bright colour. Rich, variegated aroma, grapey and fruity. Fresh, well-structured mouthfeel, sustained by a balanced acidity and all-rounded tannins.
Good nose-palate finish. What really impresses about this wine is the purity and precision of its fruit.
Recommended for main courses with meat sauces and vegetable dishes of Mediterranean tradition and fish in tomato sauce.
Medium-deep ruby red colour. On the nose, complex and intense scents, with hints of blackberries, blueberries, liquorice and black pepper. Very intense and persistent flavours, with hints of red and black fruit (plums, blackberries, blueberries, red and black currants), liquorice, mint, orange, chocolate and nutmeg. Texturally, this wine is dry but warm, with persistent flavours, good minerality and ripe tannins, which contribute to creating a solid and appealing structure.
It will match to perfection red meat (such as steak and venison), poultry, lamb, pork and pork sausage, medium-aged cheeses, cold cuts such as ham, salami and mortadella.
Following our participation to the recent International Wine Traders Workshop at Peschiera del Garda (21-22 October 2013) in Italy, we have asked some of the participants to forward samples of the wines that most impressed us for a follow-up evaluation.
We shall review such wines as we receive and taste them. In 2014 we shall then decide – based on commercial and quality considerations – on possible extensions to the ranges that we carry.
BENNATI "SOIRAGHE" – The Bennati winery is located in Cazzano di Tramigna, that is, at the boundary between the wonderful Soave hills and the renown Valpolicella region.
The winery was founded in 1920 and it has a long tradition of winemaking: as a matter of fact, four generations have contributed to the qualitative improvement of the wines. Today, the highest expression of this path of growth is the Soraighe line. The name Soraighe is taken from a hilly area not far from the winery, and the objective was to create an assortment of wines with a strong identity, linked to their land (Valtramigna, in the Eastern part of Verona) and to the family style.
Lugana is produced from 100% Trebbiano di Lugana grapes. The name "Trebbiano" is misleading. In fact, this grape bears no relationship to the bland cultivar utilized extensively in many otherwise unremarkable wines from Central Italy. It is in fact a local synonym for Verdicchio, a grape known to produced attractively scented and complex wines in the region of Marche.
The Soiraghe Lugana has an appealing light golden hue and delicate, elegant tropical-fruity overtones on the nose. On the palate it is most satisfying, revealing substantial texture and intense ripe, white peach flavours. What is most interesting is its aftertaste which reveals the wine's minerality and intensifies and completes the fruity perceptions previously acquired on the palate. This Lugana is a breath of fresh air for palates jaded by too many trite Sauvignon Blancs.
It is definitely ready to drink and should not be kept over two years.
This Soave Classico is from 100% Garganega grapes.
Straw-yellow with golden hues. Delicate, very clean nose with overtones of fresh tropical fruit and hints of field flowers. On the palate it display a good structure and excellent balance with ripe fruity flavours, mainly of peach and grapefruit on the close.
Although it may be enjoyed as an aperitif, this wine will definitely shine when matched with the right food, especially eggs and egg-based dishes, cheese soufflés and also fish and pasta dishes with a creamy sauce.
Cantina Colli Euganei brings together about 680 producers, spread over the protected area of the Euganean Hills Nature Reserve. With 7,000 tons of grapes harvested, it produces 5 million litres of wine and distributes 2 million bottles.
This modestly named wine has an unpretentious but captivating label and is the result of an eclectic blend of 4 grapes: Garganega, Tai ("Friulano", formerly known as Tocai), Pinot Bianco and Moscato.
On the nose, it has medium developed soft, appealing whiffs of ripe, white-flesh plummy fruit. On the palate, the entry reveals round, ripe peaches and aromatic tropical fruit. What is most pleasant and unexpected is the crisp twist of flavoursome citrus and cape gooseberry at the end that lifts this wine to a new dimension and provides much drinking pleasure. A happy find, this wine certainly spars above its weight.
Excellent as an aperitif or with hot or cold appetizers, soups, fish and fresh cheeses.
"Dodicettari" is the brainchild of producer Vigna dei Lupi in honor of the 12 hectares of land owned by the company.
Vigna dei Lupi ("Vineyard of the Wolves") was created in 2007 and is located in the province of Avellino. Productions comprises all major varieties-denominations typical of the area: Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino, Falanghina, Aglianico and Taurasi.
It is expected that total production will reach 80/90000 bottles.
The wine is obtained from Aglianico grapes and is bright with clear copper-pink hues. On the nose, it is clean, fresh and with medium developed fruity connotations.
On the palate, there is a pleasant impression of red currant and citrus, rather straightforward and lacking much complexity.
It is ready to drink and should be consumed with sausages, salami, pizza and fresh cheeses.
"A hero's work is never done" – my parting thought after dropping off the last of the Italian craft beer samples at French Toast, in anticipation of our tasting presentation on Monday 20th August. In attendance was a great gathering of like-minded friends and associates…
The event was a swimming success with everyone wholly satisfied at the overall quality of the frosty Italian offering. Suffice to say that we will be looking closely at bringing in some starting stock soon; watch this space for details.
]]>Despite various 3rd party trials and tribulations, we are very excited to announce that we have finally managed to launch Gabba International as a totally independent online wine shop.
In the coming days/weeks/months we will be running down previous private lines and reintroducing them as part of the Gabba International offering.
While you needn't register to purchase, we would encourage you to do so, since apart from storing your personal preferences for future orders, it helps us manage your requests in the event of a problem. Registered members will also be able to add items to their very own wishlist, which they can share with family and friends.
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Mowbray pleased with Boro win
Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray hailed his makeshift side's spirit as they climbed out of the Championship drop zone with a 1-0 Riverside Stadium win over high-flying Cardiff.Boro, whose backline had to cope with the absence of suspended centre-back David Wheater, got their only goal through a first-half Julio Arca penalty, converted after after Gabor Gyepes brought down Marvin Emnes in the box.Mowbray said: "The players put in an amazing shift of 90 minutes and I am delighted."Cardiff are a quality side and with their extra man in midfield and their pace going forward we had to work very hard and we did. We never wavered, especially in the last 20 minutes when they piled on the pressure. Everyone did their jobs."It is nice to get the win but it is about fine margins. We have played well in recent games and not got the rewards. Since I came here apart from the 2-0 win at Scunthorpe there's not been a game with more than one goal in it. It's that type of league."It was close again but we got our reward. Now we have to build on it."
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A forum with Paul Bloom, Peter Singer, Jack W. Berry, Lynn E. O'Connor, Marianne LaFrance, Nomy Arpaly, Christine Montross, Barbara H. Fried, Leslie Jamison, Leonardo Christov-Moore, Marco Iacoboni, Simon Baron-Cohen, Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig, Sam Harris, and Jesse Prinz
Response to Controversy
A few of the subjects I explore in my work have inspired an unusual amount of controversy. Some of this results from real differences of opinion or honest confusion, but much of it is due to the fact that certain of my detractors deliberately misrepresent my views. The purpose of this article is to address the most consequential of these distortions.
The Power of Bad Incentives
The Edge Annual Question — 2013
The Free Will Delusion
The atheist author and neuroscientist on why we're not as free as we think.
Faith No More
Earlier this year, Andrew Zak Williams asked public figures why they believe in God. Now it's the turn of the atheists. Philip Pullman, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, Steven Weinberg, Roger Penrose, and others respond.
Honesty: The Muslim World's Scarcest Resource?
Response to Critics of The Moral Landscape
Among the many quandaries a writer must face after publishing a controversial book is the question of how, or whether, to respond to criticism…
We are Lost in Thought
The Edge Annual Question — 2011
A New Year's Resolution for the Rich
American opposition to the "redistribution of wealth" has achieved the luster of a religious creed. As with all religions, one finds the faithful witlessly espousing doctrines that harm almost everyone, including their own children.
Can there be a science of good and evil?
The Science of Good and Evil
The Moral Landscape: Q & A with Sam Harris
Sam Harris answers 12 questions about his forthcoming book, The Moral Landscape.
Silence is not moderation
The true scandal here is that Muslim moderates have been so abysmally lacking in candor about the nature of their faith and so slow to disavow its genuine (and growing) pathologies—leading perfectly sane and tolerant people to worry whether Muslim moderation even exists.
The Mosque
Should a 15-story mosque and Islamic cultural center be built two blocks from the site of the worst jihadist atrocity in living memory? Put this way, the question nearly answers itself….
Bringing the Vatican to Justice
I confess that, as a critic of religion, I have paid too little attention to the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. But I have been awakened from my unconscionable slumber on this issue…
Toward a Science of Morality
Over the past couple of months, I seem to have conducted a public experiment in the manufacture of philosophical and scientific ideas…
Moral confusion in the name of "science"
Sam Harris responds to some of the criticisms he has received on his recent TED Talk.
The Upload Has Begun
The Edge Annual Question — 2010
The God Fraud
Sam Harris pushes back against Karen Armstrong's sympathetic take on religion.
Reply to Stanislas Dehaene
This was a very interesting talk, and Dehaene and colleagues are doing fascinating neuroscience. But as is often the case with neuroscientists engaged in fascinating research, Dehaene seems impatient with related problems in philosophy. Finding such problems boring is not the same as solving them, however. Dehaene may have added a few bars to the tune, but he is still whistling past the graveyard on the deeper problem of consciousness….
Reply to Nicholas Wade
The tension between atheism and biology suggested in the article does not exist. In fact, there is no logical space in which it could exist…
The Neural Correlates of Religious and Nonreligious Belief
Sam Harris, Jonas Kaplan, and colleagues publish the first study to compare religious faith to ordinary belief at the level of the brain.
The Strange Case of Francis Collins
My recent op-ed in the New York Times, in which I questioned the appointment of Francis Collins as head of the NIH, inspired a fair amount of discussion in the media and on the Internet. As many of Collins' defenders do not seem to be fully acquainted with his beliefs, or take it for granted that others won't be, I have written a longer essay on the subject.
Science Is in the Details
Francis Collins is an accomplished scientist and a man who is sincere in his beliefs. And that is precisely what makes me so uncomfortable about his nomination. Must we really entrust the future of biomedical research in the United States to a man who sincerely believes that a scientific understanding of human nature is impossible?
It's All True
Jerry Coyne has published another wonderful demolition of religious faith in The New Republic:
Sam Harris has contributed a satirical response to the discussion about it on Edge.org.
True Lie Detection
The Edge Annual Question — 2009
"What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?"
In Defense of Elitism
Let me confess that I was genuinely unnerved by Sarah Palin's performance at the Republican convention. Given her audience and the needs of the moment, I believe Governor Palin's speech was the most effective political communication I have ever witnessed. Here, finally, was a performer who—being maternal, wounded, righteous and sexy—could stride past the frontal cortex of every American and plant a three-inch heel directly on that limbic circuit that ceaselessly intones "God and country." If anyone could make Christian theocracy smell like apple pie, Sarah Palin could.
Brain Science and Human Values
Jonathan Haidt's target article:
Harris' response:
Sam Harris: Sexist Pig and Liberal Shill
I've received more than the usual amount of criticism for my recent opinion piece on Sarah Palin, most of it alleging sexism and/or an unseemly infatuation with Barack Obama. For those who care, I'd like to briefly respond:
Palin: Average Isn't Good Enough
By Sam Harris
September 3, 2008
So let us ask the question that should be on the mind of every thinking person in the world at this moment: If John McCain becomes the 44th president of the United States, what are the odds that a blood clot or falling object will make Sarah Palin the 45th?
Survey: What Do Atheists and Christians Believe (and How Strongly Do They Believe It)?
On May 5, 2008, I posted links to four online surveys on this website, seeking the opinions of atheists and committed Christians on a wide variety of topics. Results can be found here.
The Boundaries of Belief
According to a recent Pew survey, 21 percent of atheists in the United States believe in "God or a universal spirit," and 8 percent are "absolutely certain" that such a Being exists. One wonders if they were also "absolutely certain" they understood the meaning of the term "atheist."
Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks
In a thrillingly ironic turn of events, a shorter version of this essay was originally commissioned by the opinion page of the Washington Post and then rejected because it was deemed too critical of Islam.
What Barack Obama Could Not (and Should Not) Say
Like every candidate, Obama must appeal to millions of voters who believe that without religion, most of us would spend our days raping and killing our neighbors and stealing their pornography.
Mother Nature is Not Our Friend
The Edge Annual Question — 2008
Science is based on evidence. What happens when the data change? How have scientific findings or arguments changed your mind?"
Functional Neuroimaging of Belief, Disbelief, and Uncertainty
Sam Harris
Sameer A. Sheth, MD, PhD
Mark S. Cohen, PhD
: The difference between believing and disbelieving a proposition is one of the most potent regulators of human behavior and emotion. When we accept a statement as true, it becomes the basis for further thought and action; rejected as false, it remains a string of words. The purpose of this study was to differentiate belief, disbelief, and uncertainty at the level of the brain.
: We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brains of 14 adults while they judged written statements to be "true" (belief), "false" (disbelief), or "undecidable" (uncertainty). To characterize belief, disbelief, and uncertainty in a content-independent manner, we included statements from a wide range of categories: autobiographical, mathematical, geographical, religious, ethical, semantic, and factual.
: The states of belief, disbelief, and uncertainty differentially activated distinct regions of the prefrontal and parietal cortices, as well as the basal ganglia.
: Belief and disbelief differ from uncertainty in that both provide information that can subsequently inform behavior and emotion. The mechanism underlying this difference appears to involve the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the caudate. While many areas of higher cognition are likely involved in assessing the truth-value of linguistic propositions, the final acceptance of a statement as "true," or its rejection as "false," seems to rely on more primitive, hedonic processing in the medial prefrontal cortex and the anterior insula. Truth may be beauty, and beauty truth, in more than a metaphorical sense, and false propositions might actually disgust us.
Read the editorial by Oliver Sacks and Joy Hirsch (PDF)
Response to Paul C. Davies
November 28, 2007
I have long thought that someone should perpetrate a Sokal-style hoax on the New York Times opinion page…
Response to Theodore Dalrymple
First, let me confess that I have long enjoyed Theodore Dalrymple's writing. This only became an inconvenience yesterday, in fact, when I learned that Dalrymple had subjected my first book, The End of Faith, to especially malicious treatment in the pages of this magazine.
The Future of the American Idea
November 2007
As The Atlantic celebrates its 150th anniversary, scholars, novelists, politicians, artists, and others look ahead to the future of the American idea
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: abandoned to fanatics
By Sam Harris and Salman Rushdie
October 9, 2007
As you read this, Ayaan Hirsi Ali sits in a safe house with armed men guarding her door…
Response to My Fellow "Atheists"
October 8, 2007
As several prominent atheists have now criticized the speech I gave at the Atheist Alliance conference in DC—without, apparently, understanding it—I thought I would take a moment to clarify the point I was making about the use of the term "atheist."
The Problem with Atheism
We should not call ourselves "atheists." We should not call ourselves "secularists." We should not call ourselves "humanists," or "secular humanists," or "naturalists," or "skeptics," or "anti-theists," or "rationalists," or "freethinkers," or "brights." We should not call ourselves anything. We should go under the radar—for the rest of our lives. And while there, we should be decent, responsible people who destroy bad ideas wherever we find them.
Religion as a Black Market for Irrationality
Faith enables a person to fool himself into thinking that he is maintaining his standards of reasonableness, while forsaking them… As is well known, such cognitive gymnastics can be greatly facilitated by the presence of others, similarly engaged. Sometimes, it takes a village to lie to oneself.
Response to Jonathan Haidt
September 12, 2007
[R]eligion remains the only mode of discourse that encourages grown men and women to pretend to know things they manifestly do not (and cannot) know. If ever there were an attitude at odds with science, this is it. And the faithful are encouraged to keep shouldering this unwieldy burden of falsehood and self-deception by everyone they meet—by their coreligionists, of course, and by people of differing faith, and now, with startling frequency, by scientists who claim to have no faith…
The Sacrifice of Reason
Mother Teresa's response to her own bewilderment and hypocrisy (her term) reveals just how like quicksand religious faith can be…
Scientists should unite against threat from religion
It was genuinely alarming to encounter Ziauddin Sardar's whitewash of Islam in the pages of your journal ('Beyond the troubled relationship' Nature 448, 131-133; 2007). Here, as elsewhere, Nature's coverage of religion has been unfailingly tactful—to the point of obscurantism…
Nature 448, 864 (23 August 2007)
In Defense of Witchcraft
Imagine that the year is 1507, and life is difficult. Crops fail, good people suffer instantaneous and horrifying turns of bad luck, and even the children of royalty regularly die before they have taken their first steps. As it turns out, everyone understands the cause of these calamities: it is witchcraft.
The Empty Wager
The coverage of my recent debate in the pages of Newsweek began and ended with Jon Meacham and Rick Warren each making respectful reference to Pascal's wager…
God's Dupes
March 15, 2007
PETE STARK, a California Democrat, appears to be the first congressman in U.S. history to acknowledge that he doesn't believe in God. In a country in which 83% of the population thinks that the Bible is the literal or "inspired" word of the creator of the universe, this took political courage.
God's Hostages
For millennia the world's great prophets and theologians have applied their collective genius to the riddle of womanhood. The result has been polygamy, sati, honor killing, punitive rape, genital mutilation, forced marriages, a cultic obsession with virginity, compulsory veiling, the persecution of unwed mothers, and other forms of physical and psychological abuse so kaleidoscopic in variety as to scarcely admit of concise description.


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By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
A New People's Army (NPA) member died, while an improvised explosive device (IED) and two high caliber firearms were recovered by the government troops in two separate clashes between soldiers and the rebels here in Caraga region Wednesday and Thursday.
Report from 1 Lt. Joe Patrick A. Martinez, commanding officer of the Philippine Army's 42nd Civil-Military Operations Company, 4ID, said that Army troops under the command of Lt. Col. Adonis Ariel G. Orio of the 29th Infantry Battalion, conveyed that his troops encountered some 20 rebels in Sitio Camarin, Barangay Tagmamarkay, Tubay Agusan del Norte at 8:45 a.m. Thursday.
Reports said that a concerned civilian tipped off the soldiers on the location of the NPAs in their area.
Lt. Col. Orio, upon receiving the report, dispatched a team to proceed to the said area. While on their way to the said place, the Army troops were fired upon by the NPAs, "who were unmindful of the civilians in the vicinity."
This accordingly caused the soldiers to maneuver to a place which will keep the civilians away from the crossfire. A twenty-minute firefight accordingly ensued, after which the NPAs withdrew to some unknown directions.
The government forces overrun the place where the NPAs had positioned themselves and recovered an Ak 47, an improvised explosive device (IED) and three backpacks containing personal belongings and some subversive documents.
Bloody tracks were also observed by the pursuing troopers at the encounter site where the rebels had positioned themselves. "Using IEDs and employing indiscriminate strafing are violations of the provisions under Art. 2, Sec. 15 of the Comprehensive Agreement On Respect Of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL). Because of this, the people in the area are living in fear (of the rebels)," Martinez quoted Lt. Col. Orio as saying during his interview with the official.
"The recent clash tells us again that violence is not the solution to whatever problems that NPAs have. This is a lose-lose situation when another Filipino loses his life in this nonsense fight," said Lt. Col. Orio as quoted by Martinez.
Martinez also said that the 29th IB chief has called on the rebels to bring to the nearest hospital their wounded comrades for immediate medical attention and even offered the medical facilities of the nearby Army camps "so that their wounded can be saved from their gunshot wounds," Orio accordingly said.
Meanwhile, a rebel was killed and an M14 rifle was recovered in a separate Army and NPA encounter at a hinterland village in Tandag City in Surigao del Sur 11:55 a.m. Wednesday.
Surigao del Sur Police reports that Philippine Army Scout Platoon under 1Lt. Jude Ken Roche, while on a combat operation encountered an undetermined number of the rebels in the vicinity of Carbon, Maitum, Tandag City.
A 25-minute firefight ensued, where the enemies withdrew towards the southern direction after pursued by the government troopers. The pursuing troops recovered the body of a dead rebel and an M14 rifle.
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I want all the youngsters ( those of you younger than 30 ) who play and ruined MMO's to quit...go buy Dungeons and Dragons and actually learn to roleplay. Oh, and I mean the books...those things that require reading. Play with your friends--in person. Learn to generate your own meaning using your imagination within the world's framework. Don't buy a module/adventure... Unfortunately, until folks learn that "end game" and "questing" will never be truly fulfilling the genre is doomed to continue it's cycle. If you can't truly enjoy the game until all the quests and levels are in the rear view mirror, I have to ask...why play in the first place? Why even have those levels and quests? If you have to be lead by the nose and rely on the developers to give your play time meaning you're screwed. The most fun that can be had in MMOs comes from roleplaying and the energy/community you build with others. You may not like it. You may not even know what it really is. Until you do and others embrace it...you'll either run from one MMO to another or sit idle waiting for more "quests" to do ( expansions/raids/whatever ). Course, this why a world, or sandbox, is best if you want an immersive, longterm, experience. |
Can you honestly say that MMOs have not changed? As to the OP, it is a tough call for me. I can point to some vague ideas, but when it comes to specifics, I just don't know. I guess the number one thing would be a world that draws me into it. It has been a long, long while since I have felt that in a MMO. - Al Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. |
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Originally posted by senadin Yep played most of the MMOs that have been created; Especially the earlier ones where they hadn't automated all the features. CoS is a godsend lets hope it , can get funding to push past the Alpha phase. great concept and scale to the game. The Holy Trinity gone forever and NPC elements where A.I is king. ________________________________________________________ |
When I look at what I play and why I play it these days, there are two answers:
Originally posted by Simphanatic In truth, I don't think any of the foregoing six are bad games; instead, I'm beginning to question if I'm simply burnt out on MMOs. Ever notice that the typical gamer's playtime curve looks a lot like yours? Oh, not the specific games or durations, those don't much matter. But the heavy-played games early on, and the later games...not? Yes yes mmorpg.com audience; what's the next response is a predictable one, general degredation of the genre, we're all doomed, the games will all suck forever and ever. But it's difficult to convince William of Occam that the entire genre is really more likely to 'die' than a single person's interest. And Denial is not just a river in Egypt, of course. Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow. |
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Okay, so let's try a different line then since the previous wasn't productive. What does it take for it to feel new? What does a game need to have? You can even relate it to your RTS, since that is your current passion. When you describe your RTS as innovative that infers that there is a freshness about it. What do you think you're delivering in the RTS that will inspire people who've played all the old ones and gave up long ago because they all feel the same? What can make any genre of game feel engaging? Now see the comment below because I find it puzzling that one group of people are looking are looking for something fresh and new (or at least feels that way), while another group is discouraged or disatisfied with change. Maybe both groups are disatisfied with change from different perspectives. With both of those comments in mind (expressing disatisfaction or ambivalence) how are game developers and studios supposed to find something that inspires that wonder if we're not sure what we want (or at least can't find adequate words to express it). Why is it that we expect others to drive our entertainment rather than create our own? Is that even a realistic expectation? Curse you AquaScum! |
Originally posted by Icewhite <rolls eyes> then how do you explain how... I play shallow WoW clones for a couple weeks/a month, but I play really good MMOs for years? DAoC - 6 years WoW - 8 hours LotRO - 1 month WAR - two weeks Age of Conan - 3 hours Vanguard - 2 years Darkfall - 3 years |
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Originally posted by morbuskabis This And I love Chris Robert's attitude "If you make an ass out of yourself, there will always be someone to ride you." - Bruce Lee |
Originally posted by Cuathon I would ask yet another question. Why do people with shitty attitudes never accept personal accountability for what they experience in life, games or otherwise? President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club |
Originally posted by just1opinion Because we the consumers have no control over the quality of the games being made. They have changed. Not us. That much is clear. |
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Originally posted by BadSpock Doesn't that just piss you off, I don't mind the money going to WOD but to spend it on such a total throw away effort like Dust really "grinds my gears" Like you, I'd like to see some real advancement in the sandbox style game world, as my only real experience with one has been EVE so far. Arrogant, Condescending, Dismissive, Elitist, "Meany", you speak as if these are bad things? |
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Originally posted by Kyleran I thought Dust might be cool for EvE integration reasons and then they fucked it up by making it console exclusive. Are they morons? |
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I add coconut milk and chocolate chunks to boost the coconut-chocolate flavor. To offer a visual cue of the flavor, I use coconut frosting and garnish it with large coconut curls, chocolate shavings, and pecan brittle. Recipe from A World of Cake by Krystina Castella/Storey Publishing, 2011. Shugary Sweets: Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake. Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake: two layers of delicious pumpkin cake with a creamy cheesecake center.
Frosted with cream cheese frosting! So, yes, it is only September and I've pulled out the pumpkin. But it had to be done!!! Get my point?
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Chocolate with chocolate. Chocolate with caramel. Chocolate with toffee. Chocolate with coffee. Chocolate with hazelnut cream. Lemonade Layer Cake Recipe. Cinnamon Roll Cake.
Tres Leches Cake. I first made Tres Leches cake about five years ago, when my baby was still a baby and I was trying to find something yummy to make for my friend Ana for her birthday.
Ana's from Mexico and taught me how to make pico de gallo and guacamole, and I asked her what her favorite kind of cake was. "Tres Leches," she said in her sweet Spanish accent. "Tres Leches?" I said. "Three milks?" Momofuku's Butter Cake Bars Some Kitchen Stories Momofuku's Butter Cake Bars. Claude could not sleep.
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