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Posted 23 July 2012 - 16:21
Permit me one question, though: what's your evidence that the Burman Peugeot was fitted with a single-cam Miller engine (in late 1916 or early '17)? I don't think I have ever seen this possibility mentioned in any sources, whether contemporary or secondary, and the only actual reference to the engine in contemporary sources that I could find stated that it had a DOHC engine at the 1919 Elgin races!
Posted 23 July 2012 - 20:10
OFF THE CUFF (IMMEDIATE) RESPONSE: There were two EX3 type 1913 Grand Prix Peugeots in the U.S. after May 1914. Peugeot sent the two cars (i.e. Goux's and Boillot's) over for the 1914 Indianapolis 500, and sold them both after the race. One went to Kauffman and the other was purchased by Erbes. After Burman's wreck at Corona in April 1916, the Erbes EX3 car (or chassis) was rebuilt in late 1916 at Miller's shop and a new Miller 289 motor was installed in it. This vehicle then ran as the Erbes Special during the 1917 AAA season. Then it seemingly disappears. Erbes probably got out racing and retired from the sport.
Now your 1919 Elgin posting lists two Peugeot cars. The Art Kline car is a 1914 EX5 type Grand Prix model while Paul D. Harvey's is an EX3 1913 Grand Prix model. The Klein car doesn't apply, so you must be referring to Harvey's EX3 1913 Peugeot. My conclusion is that Harvey's Peugeot is the ex-Kauffman EX3 owned machine. It's engine is thus correctly listed as having a dual cam motor, because this Peugeot was still intact, and thus still contained its original EX3 dual cam Peugeot engine.
In September 1916 the MOTOR WEST journal has a photograph of Earl Burman, the son of Bob, working on a single cam 289 Miller motor. It seems that after Bob's death, his son wanted to work on, and continue his father's abandoned project. The whole Erbes/Burman/Miller connection and the idea that the Erbes Special of 1917 was a Miller/Peugeot hybrid are discoveries (or mistakes) of mine. I don't think there is any clear statements about the situation however. It's been so long since I worked on this 1914-1920 Miller stuff that I don't quite remember what source material I used or what I looked at. But I think a cogent and logical case can be made out for my statements.
Both Dees and Borgeson, I believe, got things wrong here. Partly this was due to Fred Offenhauser (1888-1973) himself, who remembered the situations wrongly. Fred rightly remembered however the installation of a single cam Miller 289 in the Burman-Erbes 1913 EX3 Peugeot chassis, but got the time and context mixed up. Fred thought it occurred after the Peugeot motor had exploded and needed a repair, (i.e. late 1914 or early 1915), but in reality it occurred when Burman's wrecked EX3 chassis was rebuilt in late 1916 and/or early 1917. Dee's has a photo of Offenhauser sitting in the newly refurbished 1917 Miller/Peugeot hybrid, but Dees had the dating incorrect of early 1915. For this reason (i.e. Offenhauser's false testimony) Borgeson always maintained (incorrectly) that the original "blown" EX3 dual cam Peugeot motor was replaced by a newly designed Miller 289 single cam motor. See pages 109-110 of the first edition (1966) of the GOLDEN AGE. Griffith even states that the new single cam Miller motor delivered 10 additional horsepower. I deem this all total nonsense.
I don't have immediate access presently to my source material or to the Dees or Borgeson books. That will have to wait until September, when I may look the situation over again. Borgeson never mentions Louis C. Erbes at all, while I can't remember whether Dees does or not. I actually talked to Mark Dees on a couple occasions, when he was at the Speedway, and before his Miller book was published. At the time I talked to Dees I had never heard of Erbes either. I was then trying to clear up the 1920-1922 Miller/Durant/Milton situation. I found out about Erbes from going through the old newspapers.
Edited by john glenn printz, 06 August 2012 - 13:23.
Posted 24 July 2012 - 09:23
The doughboys are expected to cheer for Sergt. Paul Harvey, motor transport corps, who will pilot a Peugeot that Bob Burman formerly drove.
As always, with newspaper reports, that is to be treated with caution, but pictures of the car seem to support the notion.
Also, wasn't Earl Burman a brother of Bob, rather than his son? (See http://www.motorspor...ph...=ct&n=9261)
Edited by Michael Ferner, 24 July 2012 - 09:28.
Posted 24 July 2012 - 18:40
Well everyone is working with very skimpy information sources, which may in many cases be misleading and/or incorrect. Everyone has different ideas and interpretations greatly differ. I was particularly interested, for example, as to how you linked up the ex-Erbes 1913 Peugeot with Paul Harvey's car used at Elgin in 1919.
I still maintain (against Borgeson) that Harry Miller (c. early 1915) built a two cam replica of Burman's blown EX3 Peugeot motor. And between that project and Miller's motor for the new 183 cubic inch formula built for Cliff Durant during late 1919-early 1920; Miller only had ONE ENGINE DESIGN manufactured and in use for racing cars proper. That was the Miller 4 cylinder 289 motor which had a single cam (against Ferner). This would make for much simplicity in the entire problem and actual historical situation, which might be a virtue in itself. The simplist explanation is often the correct explanation, i.e. Ockham's razor again. Thus I maintain that anything that varies from my reconstruction, is probably confused and incorrect data. Perhaps its a case of the Gordian knot. But I do see your research, reasoning, contemporary evidence, and your conclusions from it. It is all perfectly logical.
We know that such a single cam motor 289 design powered the Cadwell and Oldfield Millers of 1917. Other examples were used in Oldfield's 1914 Delage, the Ogren, and the Pan-American (later called the Bender). I also think such a unit powered the 1917 Erbes Special. Nor do I think it likely that Miller was trying to develop two different (i.e. both a one cam and a two cam) motors for the 301 AAA cubic inch formula at the same time. Harry had his hands full, just as it was. And at the same time period Miller also was trying to build high performance aviation motors! I also opine that probably the "The motor that Bob Burman never saw finished" was the 289 single cam engine which was not operational in April 1916 and wouldn't be until early 1917. The earlist actual use of it in actual competition seems to be Oldfield's Delage and Burt's Erbes Special at Uniontown on May 10, 1917. Oldfield's Golden Submarine first appeared at Chicago on June 16, 1917 and Cadwell's Miller at Minneapolis for July 14, 1917. The only major win for the Miller single cam 289 motor was Frank Elliott using Oldfield's "Miller/Delage" at the Uniontown 112.5 run September 3, 1917. Tom Alley won a 20 mile sprint with it at Chicago on September 13, 1917 and Roscoe Sarles was victorious at Uniontown (in a 22.5 mile sprint) on July 19, 1919 using Oldfield's former 1917 "Golden Submarine".
But there are certainly more good questions about Miller during 1914-1920, than accurate and concrete answers for them. A lot of the current findings and conclusions, including mine, are really just guesswork. What is needed are photographs, blueprints, and contemporay unequivocal testimony from people who were in the know. Presently we are far from all that.
P.S. As to Earl Burman's exact relation to Bob, I most likely am mistaken here, due to a faulty memory. In any case I didn't ever find any more connections that Earl had with Harry Miller after September 1916.
Edited by john glenn printz, 27 July 2012 - 20:30.
Posted 25 July 2012 - 17:01
In rebuilding his car, Harvey was asisted (sic) by Bob Burman and the latter's mechanician, Jack Gable, now a member of the Hudson racing team.
Posted 30 July 2012 - 18:43
The three car tribute to Burman scheme, may have at first have originated from Louis Erbes himself and Bob's widow! Compare with my July 8, 2008, posting No. 127, and July 14, 2008 posting No. 133 above. This would account for the long time lapse during the 1916 season. The title of the Piqua newspaper article is "WILD" BOB BURMAN'S CONTRACTS WILL ALL BE CARRIED OUT BY RELATIVES AND HIS CAR IS ENTERED IN CINCINNATI RACES. It seems then that the Burman family in late July 1916 were about to take over all the old Erbes' contactual agreements made with constructor Harry Miller. A LOS ANGELES TIMES notice of June 4, 1916 states that the proceeds from the three car team would go to the two little daughters of Burman, for their support and education.
Another source of information on the three car tribute team to Burman is the LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1916, p. III, 1. It may be too, that Harry Miller claimed his single cam 289 cubic inch motor was of the "Peugeot type", to enhance the sale of his new motor. Both engines, the Peugeot and the Miller single cam 289, featured four overhead valves per cylinder.
Burman's 1913 EX3 Peugeot seems to have been rebuild and repaired soon after its being wrecked on April 6, 1916 at Corona, as Jack Gable ran it at Chicago on June 11, 1916 as a Peugeot. Probably it was then still powered by the 1915 Miller built replica of the EX3 Peugeot double cam motor. This same car first ran under the name "Erbes Special" at Cincinnati on September 4, 1916. Jack Gable used the car exclusively in 1916 after Burman's death, while Andy Burt replaced Gable as its pilot during the 1917 AAA season.
The LAT (June 1, 1916) contains the following information:
"The Bob Burman estate is to race three cars to be known as the Bob Burman specials."...
"HOME PRODUCTS. The Burman specials are Los Angeles products. All three cars have been built in the shops of the Harry A. Miller Manufacturing Company."
"For several weeks a corps of mechanics has been kept busy night and day at the Miller plant. Mrs. Burman has been in the city and taken a personal interest in the finishing of the three cars that are to be driven in the great speed contests of the season as a monument to the name of the late speed king, Bob Burman."...
"One of the cars is the Peugeot which was wrecked at Corona, killing the driver, Bob Burman and his mechancian Eric Shrader."...
"The motors of the other two cars are copied to a certain extent after the original Peugeot motor and were built by Harry A. Miller of this city."
This plan was not to be fullfilled. So what eventually happened to the "other two cars"? My guess and idea here was that they became A. A. Cadwell and Oldfield Millers of 1917.
Griffith Borgeson always maintained that the Burman-Erbes 1913 Peugeot had had its original double cam Peugeot motor replaced by the new Miller single cam 289 engine, during early 1915. Compare with post 40 above. I think this idea is in complete error. My idea or hypothsis is that Louis Erbes, after his fallout with the Wisconsin Motor Manufacturing Company in early 1915 over the racing motors delivered to Harry Stutz, then commissioned Harry Miller to construct two 301 cubic inch formula racing cars for Burman in mid- or late-1915. At first Erbes tried to arrange a deal with the Duesenbergs for new motors. When that fell through he then went to Miller. The single cam 289 Miller motor for them was thus of later origin than early 1915 (i.e. Borgeson's idea), and was not actually ready for actual use until late-1916 or early 1917. Compare with the August 28, 2009, Post No. 238 above.
Eventually Burman's machine had its Miller built twin-cam replica replaced with the single cam 289 I believe, but if that did actually happen, it had to be in either late 1916 or early 1917. It is still a real possibility that the replica 1913 Peugeot two cam Miller copy motor was never replaced at all, which would make both Borgeson and myself, in total error on this specific question. That is to say, that perhaps when Paul Harvey used the ex-Burman/Erbes Peugeot in 1919 at Elgin, it still contained the Miller double cam Peugeot replica motor made in early 1915.
Borgeson's ideas about Harry Miller's doings for 1915 and 1916 probably came mostly from Fred Offenhauser's (1888-1973) direct oral reminiscences and testimony.
Edited by john glenn printz, 09 August 2012 - 17:20.
Posted 30 July 2012 - 19:21
Posted 30 July 2012 - 20:05
Indeed so. This is a topic about which I (used to) know very little, but it's fascinating and enlightening to watch two such eminent authorities working together to get to the truth. TNF at its best.
... and I hope I speak for others ...
Posted 01 August 2012 - 13:14
Well said Tim and David.
Indeed so. This is a topic about which I (used to) know very little, but it's fascinating and enlightening to watch two such eminent authorities working together to get to the truth. TNF at its best.
Posted 06 August 2012 - 18:13
A small side note:
The new Los Angeles Speedway also staged three 50 mile sprint races, under the 301 cubic inch class limit, on March 28, 1920. This was an invitational program with two heat races and a final. Here the Beverly Hills track invited 14 contestants to take part. The 14 car/driver combinations were divided into two groupings and these two separate entities would compete in their own heat race or qualifying preliminary; i.e. with the top four finishers in each heat going into the 50 mile final.
These three 50 milers gave no AAA Championship points as Edenburn (DETROIT NEWS, March 7, 1920, Autos, page 5) points out (quote), "It will have no bearing on the A.A.A. season's championship." This three contest sprint meet was scheduled for March 21, 1920 but was rained out and was staged on March 28, 1920. The fact that it was an "invitational" and thus not open to all possible qualified competitors was probably one reason at least, why it had a non-Championship status.
Heat I was won by Art Klein driving a EX5 Peugeot, with a 110.769 mph average. Seven years after its construction the Grand Prix 1914 Peugeot was still capable of a win! This same EX5 design had won at Indianapolis in 1916 and 1919; at both the 1916 Vanderbilt Cup and American Grand Prize events; and placed 1st and 2nd in the 1916 AAA National Championship Title with Dario Resta and Johnny Aitken as its chauffeurs. In Heat I Milton (Duesenberg) placed 2nd, Boyer (Frontenac) 3rd. Jimmy Murphy won Heat II in a Duesenberg 8, at 110.399 mph; with Pullen 2nd (Richard's Hudson); and DePalma 3rd (Ballot). Tommy Milton won the final with his Duesenberg 8 by posting a 50 mile average of 111.649 mph; followed by Klein (Peugeot) 2nd and Pullen (Richard's Hudson) 3rd.
While watching one of these races automobile manufacturer & 1911 Indy 500 co-entrant Elmer Apperson died of a heart attack at the age of 58.
Posted 28 November 2013 - 18:01
Just came across this rather interesting document regarding the Mueller Manufacturing Co. and the 1895 races :
Posted 18 January 2014 - 14:25
A footnote for you. Paul Harvey had apparently entered for the 500 in 1919. As he was in France with the AEF, he couldn't get home in time, but he did put his experience to some use:
So there was at least one race meeting in France in 1919 ...
Posted 01 April 2014 - 18:52
John, I hope you're still following this thread, as I have made a few discoveries about the fate of the "Burman estate" cars in 1916!
The first trail turned out to be a cold one, nevertheless I shall mention it to set the stage once again - the Indianapolis News of July 15 in 1916 reported on page 12:
Bob Burman's three racing cars will be campaigned on the speedway circuit by the Burman estate as a monument to the famous driver. Teddy Tezlaff will drive one of them, Tony Jennette [sic] another, and the third driver is to be named. The cars are of Los Angeles manufacture, having been built by Harry A. Miller, a great friend of Burman. One of the trio is the car rebuilt and originally known as the Peugeot, in the wreck of which Burman and his mechanic, Eric Schroeder, lost their lives at Corona. The motors of the two other cars built by Miller are duplicates of the Peugeot motor.
Tetzlaff had publicly announced his retirement from the sport in September of 1915, only to turn about and partake in the California racing season that winter, driving an assortement of different cars, amongst them the interesting Milac, a 200 CID car of Californian manufacture (Milac stood for Manufactured in Los Angeles, California). Plans for a Milac campaign "in the East", with a three-car team, were hinted at, but the project fell through, and nothing was heard of the Milac again after an unsuccessful run at the first Pikes Peak hill climb in August. Nor did Tetzlaff and Janette continue their respective careers after that announcement made in July, which makes one wonder what it was all about - especially in the light of the fact that the ex-Burman Peugeot was unquestionably already racing in the East for about a month, and just taking part in the Omaha Speedway races the very same day that article appeared in the Indianapolis newspaper! Quite possibly, the idea of Tetzlaff and Janette getting back into the Speedway racing circuit was a bit of West Coast wishful thinking, perhaps an attempt to remind the Midwestern owners of the cars of the fact that, after all, this still was a West Coast project. Until Harry Miller effectively reset the parameters in the twenties, California car people always suffered from an inbred inferiority complex!
Next, the same newspaper reported on August 30, 1916, on page 12, about the upcoming Indianapolis Motor Speedway "Harvest Classic":
The latest entries were received from L. C. Erbes, of Waterloo, Ia. He nominated two cars, the Burman Special and the L. C. Erbes Special. These two cars were built in the Erbes factory in Waterloo. The Burman car is the racer in which the late Bob Burman lost his life in the Corona races. It was rebuilt by Mr. Erbes. Both cars are four-cylinder, with a piston displacement of 298 cubic inches. Art Kline, who formerly drove the Kline-Art car, will be at the wheel of the Erbes Special, while Jack Gable, of Williamsport, Pa., will be at the wheel of the Burman Special.
Here, we can see first hand how the Midwesterners claimed the West Coast cars as their own - remember how the Ogren Special was always billed as a Chicago car? Quite typical PR BS of the time... Anyway, the interesting part is the last sentence: Art Klein??? Yes, he did eventually drive a Duesenberg in the Harvest Classic (actually Charley Devlin's privately owned 16-valve), but he was originally entered in his Kleinart Special - hold on, what do we know about that?
Klein first appeared at Indy in 1914 with his "King Special", a homebuilt racer with cantilever rear springs and a 450 CID Wisconsin engine, apparently based on a stock King chassis (King was a small-time manufacturer from Detroit, hoping to generate sales for its new V8 model). The car was quite competitive, and later that year Klein campaigned it on a number of Ernie Moross promotions, and during the winter racing season on the West Coast. At some point, he rebuilt it with a Duesenberg engine, and ran it as the "Kleinart Special" in the 1915 Five-hundred, with a marked improvement in performance.
Coincident with the 1915 IMS event, the IMCA "outlaw" tour was inaugurated, attracting at once the most active dirt track "teams" of the AAA, namely Alex Sloan's ex-Case effort, and the Moross operation based around the latest Maxwell racers. In a way, Klein was the ideal target for the IMCA, a veteran dirt track racer with no factory attachments, and already some experience of "team racing" - within a fortnight, he'd switched camps and competed on the IMCA circuit for the rest of the year, first with the Kleinart, then with a 450 CID Maxwell and the Blitzen Benz. What happened with the Kleinart? Well, it was apparently swallowed up by the Moross equipe, and presumably transfered to the Sloan team once Moross retired from the business a year or two later - there's evidence that it was driven by the likes of Lon Lonsbury, Ray Repp and Ted Hill well into the twenties!
Art Klein, on the other hand, applied for reinstatement with the AAA, and was allowed back into the sanctioned fold exactly one year after bolting the club, i.e. after the 1916 IMS event, but in time for the 300-miler at Chicago, an event that posed a real threat to the status of Indianapolis in the racing world at the time. Interestingly, he entered two cars... The Chicago Tribune reported on June 3, page 11:
Little is known about the Klein Specials except that they are new jobs. In his entry blank Klein failed to name his teammate.
Tom Orr was reportedly ready to drive, yet it was the relatively unknown Red Wood(s) who got the assignment, but for one reason or the other never qualified. On race day, the car was still allowed to start from the back of the field, but now it was Tom Alley at the wheel (remember him?), who had left the Ogren team just days before the event! In any case, Alley trundled around for merely five laps, before he was flagged off course because of excessive smoke emanating from the engine, and Klein retired around half distance with unspecified mechanical ailments - not an auspicious debut!
Klein competed all through the summer with a Klein or Kleinart Special, and interestingly, always in competition with the Ogren and Erbes-Burman teams, but apparently never again with the second car - was the engine wrecked beyond hope at Chicago? Or was the car just not competitive enough to attract another driver, inducing Klein to persevere with just one entry in order to make some progress... Truth to be told, he didn't make much of an impact, and soon began accepting drives from other teams, lending out the Kleinart to newcomers like Ora Haibe, who drove the car at Cincinnati on Labor Day, just five days before the Harvest Classic, leading to the amusing story of Klein finishing the race 5th in a Crawford=Duesenberg, then relieving Haibe for the last ten laps or so to finish 7th as well!
That was actually the last race of the Kleinart, which was entered at Indy and Sheepshead Bay later that month, but did not appear at either event. Which brings us neatly to this entry list, published in the Indianapolis News of September 6, 1916, page 10:
There is the Kleinart, right next to the Burman Special, and "both cars are four-cylinder, with a piston displacement of 298 cubic inches..." Remember that sentence? Identical bore and stroke for both cars, almost identical to the dimensions of the Harvey Peugeot at Elgin in 1919 (the small difference of 1/8 inch in the stroke is presumably a result of metric conversion; 3 5/8 * 7 1/4 is actually 299 CID, while 3 5/8* 7 1/8 is 294 CID, and the original dimensions of the L56 Peugeot are 3.937 * 7.087 for 345 CID) - in other words: the Kleinart has a Miller engine!!!
So, the two "surplus" cars of the Burman estate became the 1916 Klein or Kleinart Specials? Perhaps a bit early to say that, but the evidence is quite compelling! What is needed now is a picture of the(se) car(s), and so far I haven't had much luck: though the Chicago Tribune of June 12, 1916, page 13 shows the complete field of the 300-miler of the day before leaving the grid, it is of such a low reproduction quality that you can't even tell if the cars exhaust to the left or the right, or if they are LHD or RHD, for that matter And what happened next? Did the cars return to California, to become the Oldfield and Cadwell cars of 1917? Or were they perhaps "used up" on Midwestern dirt tracks?? Or, perish the thought, did they end up on a scrap heap, because of their disappointing performance??? Who has the answers?
Edited by Michael Ferner, 01 April 2014 - 20:36.
Posted 01 April 2014 - 22:06
Another low resolution pic:
The Kleinart is the last car in the last row.
Edited by Michael Ferner, 01 April 2014 - 22:07.
Posted 20 April 2014 - 16:27
Another interesting titbit of early Miller history - the Tucson/AZ Daily Citizen had this to say on Sep 30, 1916:
Durant, Oldfield's relief driver, is in Santa Monica races
R. C. Durant, the son of W. C. Durant, president of the Chevrolet Motor Company, has been nominated as Barney Oldfield's relief driver in the Vanderbilt and Grand Prix [sic] races, to be held on the famous Santa Monica course in November.
Young Durant, who is vice president of the Chevrolet Motor Company of California, was having a motor built for the Santa Monica classics by a Los Angeles manufacturer, but on account of the scarcity of materials it was impossible for him to complete the motor and chassis in time for the Vanderbilt and Grand Prix [sic]. He therefore cancelled the contracts with the manufacturer, giving him time to complete one motor, which Oldfield is to place in the French Delage chassis.
The manufacturer is, of course, Harry Miller; compare the earlier posts about Oldfield's Santa Monica entries in 1916, and the troubles of getting the crankcase cast in time by Miller and his shop. Here, now, we have a definite account of a linkup between Durant and Miller more than three years before the "Baby Chevrolet" project, and a possible link of Durant to the Golden Submarine and/or Cadwell Miller!
Posted 20 April 2014 - 23:58
Establishing dots and connecting them in early Miller activities is pretty darn exciting!
Thanks to all for pursuing this.
Posted 31 August 2014 - 19:11
So, the two "surplus" cars of the Burman estate became the 1916 Klein or Kleinart Specials? Perhaps a bit early to say that...
Yes, a bit early! I found a table with technical data of the contestants in the June 1916 Chicago race (Motor Age, June 15, 1916), and am suitably disappointed to find that the data appears to indicate that both "Kline Specials" had 8-valve Duesenberg engines. Sure, the cars had Miller carburettors, but so did practically everybody else. Hm. Not sure what that means, it could be that one of the two (or both?) sources are mistaken, or maybe they changed the engines in between (three months is a long time), but at the moment I'm stumped. To be continued...


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|The Colorado Rockies deserve their fair share of criticism
When I started this blog, it was because I felt that I had different viewpoints on the Colorado Rockies than many of the people who were commenting on Denver Post articles, or in other forums on the internet. It was my way to express my viewpoints, and in-turn, give others like myself an avenue to see some different Rockies perspectives.
Over the course of time, as the Rockies have gone from good, to mediocre, to bad, to really bad and have started the road to recovery. I have read plenty of blogs. Many are very good. Purple Row, the biggest Rockies blog, is a phenomenal blog full of more information than most people have time to digest. Other blogs are full of bias and can't see their team objectively. My goal was to provide a viewpoint different than a fan, who falls in love with every player and dismisses their faults, and provide an honest look at the Rockies from someone who follows every move.
Writing a blog quickly makes the author realize that there is a wealth of evidence against him. It serves as a the greatest source of accountability that is possible. Wavering, perhaps the way a fan would, is something that quickly gets spotted and called out. It forces the writer to take an objective viewpoint.
That means that, regardless of loyalties, opinions or other feelings about players, front office members, or owners, I strive to view each move independently. I force myself to see through my feelings and write from a logical perspective.
During 2012, the Rockies deserved all the criticism that they received. The organization reeked of mediocrity. The front office was in disarray. They instituted a pitching theory that couldn't have been more ridiculous. When they were questioned about it, they got very sensitive. As bad as the team was, there was no accountability taken, from the owners to the coaches to the players, no one mentioned a lack of hustle, lack of heart or lack of talent on the field, everyone made excuses. They made excuses about injuries, the altitude, and anything else they could use as an out for being a terrible team.
Fans had every right to criticize the team that they rooted for and paid good money to watch.
However, at some point, a fan has to decide if they are going to continue being upset, or if they are going to allow the process to take place and see if their team's front office can figure it out.
That is where I feel the current fan base sits right now.
Fans don't trust Dan O'Dowd and Dick Monfort. They shouldn't. Those two have done nothing to earn the trust of their fans, and skepticism is acceptable until the Rockies prove they are respectable. As the trade deadline approaches though, Rockies fans, and even some in the media, are screaming for the Rockies to make a move and go out and get an "ace" to shore up the pitching.
That theory is generally met with cynicism and a snarky comment about how cheap the Rockies owners are and how they don't care about winning.
Here is the reality. Aces don't grow on trees. There isn't a team in the league that doesn't want to improve their starting pitching. No one is going to trade you their ace, unless they are so far out of the race that they don't believe they have a chance to go to the postseason not only this season, but next season as well.
The Rays aren't going to trade David Price to the Rockies. The Yankees aren't going to put CC Sabathia in purple pinstripes any time soon.
Why won't those moves happen? The answer is simple. The Rockies would have to trade not only prospects, but major contributors at the Major League level to those teams to even attempt to convince them to think about dealing one of those guys. In all reality, those teams probably wouldn't even consider that.
Fans have started to clamor for the Rockies to trade Michael Cuddyer for a couple of starting pitchers. Well, this isn't fantasy baseball. As hot as Cuddyer has been, he is still a 34-year-old outfielder with about $15 million remaining on his contract through 2014. Cuddyer isn't going to net an ace, let alone a No.3 starter.
A good example of what teams are willing to give up for an "ace" is what the Indians traded for Ubaldo Jimenez in the 2011 season. Even though they haven't panned out, Cleveland gave up their two previous first round draft picks, two guys who had absolutely dominated the minor league levels and had every scout in baseball talking about the pitching future of the Cleveland Indians. These guys weren't good prospects, they were two of the best prospects the Indians had seen in 10 years. By the way, it took two additional players to get Jimenez to Cleveland.
With all due respect to Jimenez, calling him an ace after his struggles in the first half of 2011 and then following the trade would be a huge stretch.
That trade underscores the difficulty of a team wanting to acquire an ace.
Trading Cuddyer has been a topic oft-discussed by Rockies fans. If the Rockies were to deal their Charlie Hustle veteran, it would be a bad sign for the club. Any trade of Cuddyer will only come if the Rockies don't view themselves as contenders and want to sell some pieces for prospects. Cuddyer won't bring back a Major Leaguer, the Rockies would likely get a good, not great, prospect, and an additional fringe prospect for him. Neither guy would be ready for big league action in 2014.
When clamoring for a trade, no one seems to suggest names. No one suggests a pitcher who might be on the market. People just want the Rockies to make a trade to bring someone in. The heart of the matter is respectable. These fans want their team to win and win now. However, realism has to be a part of that.
The names being talked about on the trade market are Ricky Nolasco and Matt Garza. Both pitchers are very good. Calling them aces might be a big stretch. Garza is a career 60-62 pitcher with a 3.84 ERA. Good, not great. Nolasco is a career 80-72 pitcher with a 4.45 ERA.
Would either of those guys make the Rockies the favorite to win the NL West, let alone the pennant? Doubtful.
It is fine to want the Rockies to make a move to get better. There isn't a fan who doesn't want their team to get better. But take the next step. Propose a trade. Talk about some prospects that might be ripe to bring back a contributor at the big league level, and talk about who that contributor might be.
At some point, however, getting upset that the Rockies haven't traded a fringe minor league prospect for David Price is just as ignorant as the front office blaming Coors Field for pitchers needing to throw only 75 pitches.
Be a fan, be slightly ridiculous, but be educated. Be ready to bring some names to the table when talking about trades, especially if there is going to be criticism of the guys who haven't made that trade yet.
If I am wrong, please talk some sense into me. Please let me know. I love hearing other opinions, but please be ready for a rebuttal. I can be convinced, and I respect a good argument.
OK. Rant over. Thanks for reading. I do often wonder why anyone chooses to read this blog on a daily basis, but the numbers say that some of you do, and even if we disagree, I appreciate you reading Rockies Review. So thank you.
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Hunter Education Program: Provides courses in the safe handling of firearms, and other outdoor activities related to hunting and firearm use. Designed for novices, courses in Basic Hunter Education, Bowhunter Education, Trapper Education and others are offered statewide throughout the year. Certificates in certain courses satisfy hunting license requirements for Massachusetts as well as other states and Canadian provinces. For more information, call (978) 772-0693.
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- Instruction on firearms safety in the field.
- Safe, supervised shooting instruction and practice prior to a hunt.
- Lessons on hunting ethics and behavior.
- Training on hunting regulations and safety.
- Instruction on how to clean and prepare game.
- A safe, supervised hunt under the guidance of an experienced, responsible adult hunter.
- Application of field techniques learned in the hunter education course.
- Programs are offered through sportsmen's clubs throughout the state.
Youth Pheasant Hunts may be conducted on one of the six Saturdays prior to the start of the regular pheasant hunting season. In 2011 these will be the six Saturdays prior to October 15, 2011.
Youth Turkey Hunt: The youth turkey hunting program was developed through a partnership between MassWildlife, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and participating sportsmen's clubs across the state. In order to participate in the mentored youth turkey hunt, youths age 12–17 must attend and successfully complete a pre-hunt youth turkey program workshop. This is an all encompassing educational workshop that stresses firearm and hunting safety, turkey hunting techniques, equipment, regulations, ethics and sportsmanship. Youth hunt workshops are held at various sportsmen's clubs. After completion of the pre-hunt workshop, a special permit will be issued to the participating youths that allows for a mentored hunt on the Saturday prior to the last Monday in April (regular spring turkey season opening date). To find a participating sportsmen club or for more information, call your local club or check the MassWildlife website , and click on "Education."
Youth Waterfowl Hunt: Two days are set aside prior to the waterfowl hunting seasons especially for young hunters ages 12–15. All youth must be accompanied by a licensed adult hunter with a valid Massachusetts waterfowl stamp. The young hunter and accompanying adult may have only one firearm between them. The adult may not hunt and may carry the firearm only when it is unloaded and cased. No license or stamp needed for youths ages 12–14. License and Massachusetts waterfowl stamp needed for youths age 15. No federal stamp required. All other hunting restrictions apply.


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Combo plate: enchilada, tamale, relleno, taco, rice, beans, and finish with a sopapilla.
some kind of combo plate to get a a few different things
Chicken enchilada
Always the Pork Asado plate!
Chicken chalupa compuesta - no sour cream.
I just gotta, have an enchilada.
Carne asada. Taco Bell? Don't even botha.
Arroz con Pollo....yum
Chiles rellenos or enchiladas. Unless it's dollar taco night....
I have certain foods that I'll always order when I go to a new restaurant, since they're always good yet the recipes are always different. Kung Pao, meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs...
For Mexican restaurants, I will ALWAYS order the enchiladas the first time out.
Hot tamales. Hot, hot tamales.
Chile Colorado
Huevos Rancheros
Yeah tamales are definitely up there.. but I use chile rellenos as my litmus test for any new Mexican place.
Enchiladas, Tamales, Chili Relleno
Flautas. My former next door neighbor made the best best best flautas, and I have been on a quest to find their equal ever since!
Gorditas FTW!!
Speedy Gonzales!
chile relleno FTW
whitephoenixeos wrote:taquitos!
I usually get queso as an appetizer, then enchiladas for the entree. Generally I get 1 chicken and 1 cheese enchilada. Sometimes I get fajitas witch are great too
Chicken in mole sauce.
Tamales are a close second, though.
Enchiladas, chilaquiles, and anything with chorizo.
I hate Ohio... No good Mexican restaurants around where I live. Unless you call Taco Bell a 'good' Mexican restaurant.
A Pancho Combination, Guacamole, taco, chile con queso, and your choice of enchilada. I also love fajita (chicken or beef) enchiladas with chile gravy, rice and beans. Classic Tex-Mex.
32oz XX Amber and Huevos con Chorizo... Only served at lunch though
Here's the protocol:
First test -- Rice and beans. If they can't get the most basic items right, what's the point?
Second test -- tamales. Luv em! If they do it right, they move up a notch.
Final test -- Carnitas! Mmmmmmmmm. If they pass the other tests, and have good carnitas too, that, Sir, is a fine establishment!
FigureofAction48 wrote:There is suppose to be lettuce, tomato and cheese on tacos.
Depends. Tex Mex = Fajitas. In an authentic Mexican restaurant tho, fajitas tend to be comprised of flattened meat that's fried, and tastes like greasy shoe leather so I just go for a burrito.
Either way, I never actually eat it, since I always fill up on crack before my meal arrives. (Chips and salsa)
Definitely enchiladas!
I wonder why that wasn't listed in the poll? :/
I feel like a hipster here, but... Ceviche. Bonus of living in San Antonio, I guess.
torturegarden wrote:I voted for tacos. If there is any sign of lettuce, tomato, or cheese the restaurant fails.
Amen, a true connoisseur!
I do Not like Mexican food, this question is not to think of
Carne Adovada, from Los Cuates in Albuquerque, NM.
My standard order is 2 tacos, 2 enchiladas, and either a burrito or chimichanga. No rice a side of beans and a side of flour tortillas, a side or guacamole and a side of sour cream. My favorite restaurant also bings me a glass and a pitcher of diet coke (wouldn't want to get fat) that they keep full.
serengehde wrote:I feel like a hipster here, but... Ceviche. Bonus of living in San Antonio, I guess.
I know a lot of people swear by ceviche but I have never had any I liked. Its not the raw fish (although being a biologist I have a rational fear of liver flukes present in a lot of raw fish) its just generally to mild and the spice is better added during preparation rather than an after thought.
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Summary Report for:
41-9022.00 - Real Estate Sales Agents
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties, such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
Sample of reported job titles: Associate Broker, Broker Associate, Broker in Charge, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Broker Associate, Real Estate Salesperson, Realtor, Sales Agent
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
- Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
- Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters.
- Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
- Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.
- Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds and leases.
- Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
- Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.
- Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Digital cameras
|Laser printers
|Measuring wheels for distance — Measuring wheels
|Notebook computers — Laptop computers
|Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
Technology used in this occupation:
|Customer relationship management CRM software — Agent Business Builder; DataBasix Technologies Lead Commander; PrimaSoft PC Realtor Organizer Deluxe; Top Producer software
|Data base user interface and query software — Argosy Legal Systems Power Closer; Front Desk software; Showing Suite HomeFeedback; Showing Suite HomeFollowup
|Expert system software — CMA Stuffers; Commercial Pro software; ProForce Highlight Flyer Master; RPIS Silent Flyer
|Financial analysis software — In-Hand Pocket APOD; RealData Comparative Lease Analysis; SRC Cash Flow Analyzer Pro; Wheatworks Real Estate Calculator Suite
|Graphics or photo imaging software — ClipEze software; Easypano Tourweaver; Panoweaver software; The IPIX Real Estate Wizard hometour360 Wizard
|Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
|Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
|Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
|Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
|Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
|Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Work Activities
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
|Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
|Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
|Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Work Context
|Electronic Mail — 96% responded "Every day."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 96% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Telephone — 96% responded "Every day."
|Contact With Others — 89% responded "Constant contact with others."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 86% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 75% responded "Every day."
|In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment — 79% responded "Every day."
|Duration of Typical Work Week — 79% responded "More than 40 hours."
|Level of Competition — 61% responded "Extremely competitive."
|Deal With External Customers — 64% responded "Extremely important."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, electricians, agricultural technicians, legal secretaries, occupational therapy assistants, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|High school diploma or equivalent
|Less than high school diploma
|Post-secondary certificate
Interest code: EC
|Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Styles
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Work Values
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Related Occupations
|Administrative Services Managers
|Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
|Loan Officers
|Travel Guides
|Advertising Sales Agents
|Insurance Sales Agents Bright Outlook
|Travel Agents
|Real Estate Brokers
|First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$19.71 hourly, $40,990 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|342,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Average (8% to 14%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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Surf's Up! Our Favorite Celebs Hit the Beach in Style
If you're knee-deep in snow like we are, a tropical vacation may be sounding pretty good right about now. Thankfully, every star-studded getaway from soaking up the sun in St. Barts to lounging in Cabo gives us a chance to draw a little bit of celebrity inspiration into our very own vacation wardrobes. The latest to join the bikini-clad set include Ashley Greene, Rihanna, Katie Holmes, and Olivia Palermo — right before her epic engagement to Johannes Huebl.
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Print your own wrapping paper. For small packages print a single page. For bigger packages, print several and tape them together.
Find the Wonder Pets! on Nick Jr.
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Deck the halls and decorate the tree with "suite" Nutcracker style ornaments!
Print labels for all your precious packages--no peeking!
Here's a "suite" printable your kids can color--courtesy of the Wonder Pets!
A little frog needs help. Will the Wonder Pets be able to "hop" her out?
Join the Wonder Pets as they help a scared sheepdog get a haircut!
Print personalized hats for your preschooler's pals!
Say pretty please to all your party guests!
Be sure to tell your guests how wonderful they are for attending your tea party
Reward your adventurous eater with this super certificate!
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Top off their heads with this wonderfully regal crown!
Color and count the stars and stripes in this patriotic pack!
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Put your child in the middle of the music!
Be the biggest Beetles fan with this full-size poster!
Can your child find all the amazing things Linny, Ming-Ming, and Tuck saw in India?
Meet some of the Wonder Pets' animal friends.
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Fly away to new adventures with the Wonder Pets and Ming Ming
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Save the day--or night--and play this puzzle game.
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The pizza's almost ready, so to speak. The Michael Bay-produced, Ninja Turtles (which had better not lose the turtles' penchant for pizza-gobbling) are assembled and now they've got their fearless leader. Seinfeld alum Danny Woodburn has been cast as their trusty rat sensei Master Splinter, Deadline reports.
Seinfeld fans will recognize Woodburn as Mickey Abott, Kramer's sometimes sidekick with a short fuse, but Woodburn's also been seen in recent flicks like Mirror, Mirror alongside Lily Collins as one of the Seven Dwarves. Of course, we can't count on necessarily seeing Woodburn's familiar mug in the new hybrid live-action/CG flick because, well, he's playing a giant rat who imparts his martial arts knowledge on a group of four giant turtles growing up in the sewers. Maybe we'll be able to sense it's him in the way that the little hairs on Splinter's face bristle in the nonexistent sewer breeze?
Joining Woodburn in the faceless game are the already announced Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo: Catching Fire's Alan Ritchson, character actor Jeremy Howar, Shameless' Noel Fisher, and newbie Peter Plozek. And don't forget, dudes, Megan Fox will definitely be showcasing her pretty face and all its alluring features as April O'Neil, no CG necessary.
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2.) Almost every designer puts something or somethings out there which will guarantee major photo ops and prime placement in magazines, newspapers and on the Net for shock/publicity purposes.
3.) The surprises can wake-up an audience exhausted from running for weeks from collection to collection, country to country. Sometimes spice is nice.
4.) No matter how strange some of these pieces are -- and they are -- if the designer in question did not also create wearable clothes he or she would not be in business to do the weird stuff.
|Oh, puh-leese, where did she find those trousers? Take the blouse and run if you are attracted to the color. If you like the pants, try looking at a Target first maybe (?) From Chloe.
|In a way, including Vivienne Westwood in the group is sort of cheating. After all, weirdly bizarre is her stock and trade. She does, however, after one strips away the nonsense, have some interesting offerings.
|Now really, does one need a designer to stitch-up a house coat? Might be trickier to find matching boots however. What a shame. From Jil Sander.
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Dream your own fantasy in Heva Clonia Online, a new casual MMORPG. Create clones of fantastic monsters, adventure through story-driven episodes, and play with friends in a fun-filled world.
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Pros: +Tons of tamable companions. +Two player co-op dungeons. +All monsters are tamable and offer balance to each class' weakness.
Cons: – Limited Dialogue. -Much of the Content Unfinished. -Stale Questing.
Heva Clonia Online Overview
Heva Clonia Online explores a casual, dream-like world. HCO promises a episodic campaign mode, tons of creatures to clone as pets, multiplayer co-op dungeons, job evolution, mini-games, and more.
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Heva Clonia, the Korean inspired game from OGPlanet, introduces something that's generally lacking or only for specific classes in other MMOs, the use of pets. Want to play a Warrior? Great, have a little bouncy blue guy to follow you and heal your wounds. Playing the squishy mage? That's alright; clone a little blue hermit crab to follow you and tank oncoming enemies while you blast them with spells. These are the perks of the upcoming Heva Clonia.
These Aren't Your Dolly the Sheep
Remember playing various games where you go "That enemy would be awesome for my character to have." Sure some titles eventually made a small effort to let you live the dream… except it was only for a select few enemies that are expensive or hard to obtain. Then when you finally had the epic monster by your side, most often you would be disappointed to see your little critter standing around doing nothing but offering moral support while you fight solo. Heva Clonia pushes this feature without limitations. Not only can you have any defeated enemies you come against follow you around, but they actually serve a purpose other than cosmetics. How it works is there's a chance for each enemy defeated to drop a DNA strand. Once the DNA is in the palm of your head, simply grab a life scroll, find the creepy tree guy, and next thing you know you can have your own clone of that defeated enemy!
Each clone fills a specific role, such as Healer, Guardian, or Attacker. Clones also get a bit more customizable because they have different skills and grades. You can evolve your clone to obtain a better grade of Clone as well, so obtaining duplicate DNA isn't actually a hardship. Also, they have a collection book where you can place clones to obtain mechanical benefits, so clones that exhaust their usefulness still offer one last gasp of utility by joining your collection.
Platforming Is Alive
In several of the zones along with the instanced missions, there's actually some platform gaming involved. I found the basic combat and platform-based puzzles and adventuring refreshing compared to the usual MMO where jumping is either extremely limited or nonexistent. Heva Clonia's combat and platforming will offer a familiar experience to Kingdom Hearts and similarly styled games. Though that's not to say it plays quite as smoothly.
The most glaring issue was the camera angle and automatic adjustments it makes. You might attempt to run in a straight path by holding down the W key, only to find yourself slowly drifting off course as the camera readjusts automatically to best fit the background of the level. As one would expect, this is the last frustration you need when trying to line up platforming jumps.
Prospects of the Future
While I know I only tested Heva Clonia's initial beta test, the content on offer here was severely lacking. The number of interesting quests feels sub-par and, to make matters worse, "Coming Soon" pops up while attempting to explore outside the hand-guided regions. Hopefully Coming Soon signifies "Cool Quests and Innovative Content Coming Soon" rather than the continuous barrage of Kill X of Y and Gather A item from B creatures that fills the beta version at every turn. However, if those "Coming Soon" notices decide to stick around or reveal more of the same, then we have a serious critique against this game.
What we have been promised for the future is PvP and another playable class. With their heavy emphasis on platforming and pets, this game's PvP stands to offer some longevity to the game. However much remains to be seen, though I'm optimistic that a few post-launch updates will add the polish this game needs to really shine.
Dialogue the Epilogue
Since OGPlanet has Korean influence, there are no problems with the character dialogue not being in English. What rubbed me the wrong way though was how fairly dull the NPCs were. The enemies even more so than their actionless counterparts. It seemed as if there were only two or three different pieces of dialogue on enemies. It wasn't that each enemy or class of enemy had a few phrases that they said, but all enemies had the same few dialogue boxes, nearly all of them containing "lawl" or other leet speak, which was rather distracting when attempting to get engrossed in the game. Hopefully this is simply a Beta test to ensure that the text is working properly and that they will place the real text for the enemies as it gets closer to launch, but this was something that took away from the veil of belief that the player was in the game and just pointed out the fact that it was indeed simply a game.
Current Verdict: Good
There's always some polishing that needs to be done when you bring out your Beta for the world to tinker with before you actually launch the game. However, for each strong point, such as an emphasis on platforming, you get a negative, such as camera angles constantly changing, which ultimately starts to undo the strong that was brought to the table. They did a decent job with their pet system and making it a centric role in the game while allowing it to be utilized and beneficial to all classes. Hopefully they will revise their enemies' speech to allow for better immersion in their game. Otherwise each enemy is going to just be a bad joke that shatters the veil separating their fantasy world from the Internet culture.
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- OGPlanet releases Episode 2 for Heva Clonia Online - Posted on February 6, 2014
OGPlanet has just released Heva Clonia Online's Episode 2 expansion with tons of new content, including all new regions to explore, new dungeons to battle, new levels to gain and more.
- Heva Clonia Online's Open Beta Test Begins Today! - Posted on October 17, 2013
OGPlanet is extremely excited to announce that their new, Free-to-Play MMORPG, Heva Clonia Online, begins its Open Beta Test Today.
- Heva Clonia Beta Impressions - Posted on September 26, 2013
There's always some polishing that needs to be done when you bring out your Beta for the world to tinker with before you actually launch the game. However, for each strong point, such as an emphasis on platforming, you get a negative, such as camera angles constantly changing, which ultimately starts to undo the strong that was brought to the table.
- Heva Clonia Online First Beta Test Begins Today - Posted on September 19, 2013
OGPlanet is proud to announce the first beta test for the Free-to-Play MMORPG, Heva Clonia Online. The beta testing phase for North America is for a limited time only, and will run from September 19-30.
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