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I have always thought that age is relative. You can make yourself feel old or young depending upon the situation. As a nurse I have cared for all extremes: a 113 year old man who remembered everything, walked, and dressed himself, to very ill and dying people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s.
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Well I think some of us would agree that inside our head we are in our prime late teens, early 20's? But it hit me when I was dancing to some great music from the 70's and my kids said, " mom, stop it, you are embarrasing me!"
And after 40 my perfect vision started to take longer to re-focus when I was hand-sewing (reenacting clothing) and quickly looked up to the tv. Uh oh..
and in the last few years, I started feeling like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz. Needed an oil can for everything. I "felt" my leg muscles, back, knees. Now I really had to exercise to keep limber!
But it hit me when I was dancing to some great music from the 70's and my kids said, " mom, stop it, you are embarrasing me!"
That's funny!
I just turned 3 times 25 and think you are as old as you feel. Dating at this age is different and yet the same. Life is what you make it and it is how you share. Enjoy each day as a great gift and you will be amazed and astonished with what you are able to do! I am looking forward to swimming and boating and eating lunch with my friends both Male and Female. Yep, I am dating and it is fun and silly and makes my world go around. I do feel the men on the site are very shy
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Knight Online is a popular 3D Fantasy MMORPG that chronicles the on going war between the Human nation of El Morad and the Orc like Tuareks of Karus. Players chose which side they wish to fight on but start their adventures in the neutral territory of Moradon City to lean the basics. Take part in large battles, gain titles and earn the rank of 'Knight' in this classic MMORPG.
Publisher: NTT Game
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: Low
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Arena / Guild Wars / Factions
Filesize: ~1 GB
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Cons: -Many foreign, non English speaking players. -Dated graphics. -Poor translations. -Limited customization options, only 4 classes.
Knight Online Overview
Knight Online is one of the most popular free MMORPGs in the world, the main element for its enduring success has the game's PvP elements. Besides the ongoing battle between the two races; humans and Tuarek (orc like creatures), players can form clans and wage war against one another. Players earn ranks by killing members of the opposing race and can earn special Knight titles, cash rewards, and other benefits. Each of the two nations has several race choices but both share the same 4 class options. Those who chose the El Morad faction can pick between a Barbarian, a Male Human, or a Female Human. The Karus nation is a bit more interesting and has four unique race choices; Arch Tuarek, Tuarek, Wrinkle Tuarek, and Puri Tuarek. The 4 classes of Knight Online are:
Warrior - Warriors are the main melee fighters of Knight Online and possess the highest HP and defense, making them the ideal tanks.
Rogue - Rogues are a versatile class that can specialize in either melee (daggers) or ranged (bows & arrows) combat. Rogues can learn an assortment of skills such as healing, invisibility, and speed boosting abilities.
Mage - Mages are offensive casters who have powerful direct damage and damage over time spells. Mages also have abilities that stun or slow enemies as well as teleport allied players.
Priest - Priests play the supportive role in Knight Online with spells that both heal and buff. Priests also have offensive abilities such as curses which lower their enemies stats.
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First released in Korea back in 2004, Knight Online has gained an international popularity. Now played by over 4 million users across the globe, Knight Online shows that good gameplay and a well made PvP system can trump flashy graphics and hyped gimmicks. But there is a complication to the game's success; most users, even on the official North American servers are foreigners which makes communication difficult. Knight Online seems to be one of those games that veterans continue to enjoy but new players have a difficult time penetrating.
Join a Nation
While creating my character, which involved choosing between the two available nations and among the few races and classes, I was surprised to find my usual character name taken. Altay is a common Turkish name but it's usually always available in MMORPG games. I quickly used a different one, Aludar, and completed my character creation process. Being a relatively old game, I wasn't expecting much in the way of appearance choices. There are around 3-4 different face and hair styles to chose from for each of the races. New players are given 10 stat points to distribute among the game's 5 stats; Str, Dex, Hp, Int, and Mp. Luckily, the game informs players which stats are important for each class. For example, when you select the rogue, only Dex and Hp are highlighted which means they are the primary stats for that class.
The Basics
All players start their adventure in the neutral city of Moradon but Knight Online has no formal tutorial. Instead, an odd screen will appear with a little boy whining about being eaten by a worm. Head outside town (hit 'N' to open minimap), kill a worm and you'll have freed the young boy who will serve as your quest/help manager for the rest of the game. He'll pop up whenever there's a new quest available, when you're running low on HP, and when you level up. The experience rate in Knight Online is about average and players will be able to make their first job change at level 10, their second at level 60. The game has an interface that should be familiar to anyone who's played a MMORPG before; movement is done via the keyboard or by point and click through the mouse. Double click to target a foe, drag skills and potions to the toolbar for easy access and so forth. Even low level monsters drop magic equipment and other useful items which is a huge plus in my book. The equipment system is well done, items have random attributes such as +3 strength on a ring or +2 dex on a leather belt.
Mission Mode
Questing isn't one of Knight Online's strong points. Most quests are standard kill or item collection quests but besides quests done alone, there are instanced missions that can be activated. Those in the surrounding area can chose to join your mission and when enough players accept, you are all teleported to the instance. Here, it's best to party up and work together to defeat the boss at the end. Experience and item drops seem to be higher in these missions and I found myself leveling up much faster while participating in instances. Another interesting feature in Knight Online is a small button labeled Town on the bottom of the screen that, when pressed, will teleport you back to the nearest town. There doesn't seem to be any cool down or costs involved with its use, so use it as much as you please. Unlike many other games, the towns of Knight Online are bristling with activity. There are player run shops all over the place and plenty of spam in the chat boxes.
Turkish Invasion
Knight Online has a huge community, there are 15 servers, each with 2 or more channels. The trouble is, many of the players you'll encounter are Turkish. I'm not sure how or why Turkish gamers decided to flock to Knight Online but a large majority of all players on the Gamers First run servers are Turks. This explains why my usual online name 'Altay' was taken. The developers and publishers don't seem to know what to do with this odd demographic change — the game is localized in English but with poor grammar. Some of the in-game text is still in Korean and after you log in, you'll be greeted with Turkish game updates. All this isn't that big a deal but it sure struck me as odd. If you don't mind playing alone or communicating on instinct, none of this should be a problem but late game PvP coordination may be difficult if you're not willing to pick up a few words of this middle eastern language. Here's a few words to help you get started: Merhaba means 'hello', Nasilsin is 'how are you' and iyi is 'good.'
To The Barricades!
As I mentioned in the Overview, it's the PvP elements of Knight Online that have kept this aging game popular across the world. There are special arenas where players may battle one another for sport, a special dungeon with open PvP, and several zones where the two factions battle it out for 'national points' which can earn players special ranks and cash bonuses. Special PvP events are also hosted on occasion where a limited numbers can participate. Combat itself is simple enough but with enough people, things can get complicated. Healing items such as potions don't seem to have cool downs so be prepared to carry a ton with you to chug at all times. Besides PvP, Knight Online has an item upgrade system that's pretty standard among Korean MMORPGs. Items can be upgraded up to a maximum of +10 which the chance of failure increasing at each stage. Players can also craft special weapons and armor sets with material collected throughout the game world and during special events.
Final Verdict: Good
Knight Online's continued success is nothing to shrug off but it isn't easy for a beginner to 'get into' a game like this. The large foreign population, aging graphics, and lack of a formal tutorial are all stumbling blocks for new players. But for those who put in the effort, Knight Online can be a rewarding experience.
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ATM, VP8 doesn't have hardware decoders that support it, so, without using a high-end CPU (for instance, if I play a WebM/VP8 full HD video (1080p) on Youtube, my core2duo CPU goes to above 50% (which is about 100% CPU in a single-threaded app) and videos stutter quite a lot) you're out of luck...
Furthermore, its quality is no better than H264 baseline, whereas in IPTV video we prefer to use H264 because of its portability and hardware compatibility.
Its not a duplication of resources this google's decision, its what we can call hipocrisy, by allowing third-party plugins to live more time and giving us more bugs and security exploits... :bad:
They fund the content creators and own the distribution rights. They don't actually create anything, just like music studios don't.
But you're right, you won't change their mind, just like you won't change the organized crime's position on protection money.
If you're a SINGLE HOME USER, you can use the H264 codec FREE-OF-CHARGE to encode your OWN videos, but, IF YOU'RE A CORPORATION, like Google, you have to PAY royalities in the future, so, that is most probably the main reason why Google is dropping H264 support from Chrome (I don't know it, I'm not a Chromium/Chrome developer)... (The other one is hipocrisy... )
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Thirteen years ago I attended a press junket for the film "Anna and the King" and was given what turned out to be a very special gift. Directed by Andy Tennant, the film is set in Siam during the 1860s and tells the story of how King Mongkut (played by Chow Yun-Fat) falls in love with a British school teacher named Anna Leonowens (portrayed by Jodie Foster). I had to look up most of the facts in that last sentence because I can't remember a single line of dialogue or a specific scene from the film. What I can recall is how ornate and lavish the sets and scenery were, mostly because of the props Twentieth Century Fox handed out to journalists during the press event.
For the past thirteen years a wooden "book" has sat on my desk holding up whichever real literary volumes and papers stood next to it. It is nothing more than a hunk of wood carved and painted to look like a 19th century gilded book. To make it appear to be a best seller the king of Siam might own, rather than an airport paperback, it's spine is painted in gold and decorated with a few plastic jewels. The glitter that once sparkled on its surface has long since eroded after a decade of contaminating an unending stream of tax forms, bills and miscellaneous paperwork that makes its way across my desk.
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ATLANTA (CNN) — A Senate committee voted this week to move forward with a Democratic-backed education plan, but Republicans argue the proposal forces the country's school systems to further rely on the federal government.
"Over the last decade, the United States Department of Education has become so congested with federal mandates that it has actually become, in effect, a national school board," Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, said Saturday in the GOP weekly address.
"If you remember the childhood game, 'Mother, May I?' then you have a pretty good sense of how the process works-states must come to Washington for approval of their plans to educate their students," he continued.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved a bill called "Strengthening America's Schools Act," which was filed by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Education is also a hotly debated item on another front this summer, as Congress has until July 1 to reach a deal in order to avoid a doubling of the interest rate for undergraduates borrowing new subsidized federal student loans.
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A long way from her home base in Akron, microbiologist
Hazel Barton
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Bloomberg reports that Ms. Baron, an associate professor at the
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who is working with Lexington, Mass.-based
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"There are no hard statistics on the scope of the problem. Law enforcement officials don't track how sex workers are recruited into the field, and unless the victims are underage, prostitution is typically a low-priority crime," according to the story. "But recent prosecutions in California, Virginia and Washington, along with interviews CNNMoney conducted with victims and those investigating these crimes, illustrate how social networks are helping traffickers" lure in victims.
"Pimps are professional exploiters," says Andrea Powell, executive director of Fair Girls, an organization that helps victims of sex trafficking. "Often they're just spamming a whole bunch of girls with messages like, 'Hey, you look cute. I could be your boyfriend.'"
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- 2/3 cup vanilla frosting
- 30 large marshmallows
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- Red and pink heart-shaped decorating sprinkles
- 60 miniature marshmallows
- Frost the tops of 12 large marshmallows; stack a large marshmallow on top of each. Quarter the remaining large marshmallows; set aside for ears. Tint 1/4 cup frosting pink. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; place pink frosting in bag.
- Pipe a ribbon between the stacked marshmallows for bow tie. With white frosting, attach red hearts for eyes and a pink heart for nose. Pipe pink whiskers and smile.
- For ears, pipe the center of quartered marshmallows pink; attach to head with white frosting. With the remaining white frosting, attach the miniature marshmallows for legs and tail. Let stand until dry. Yield: 1 dozen.
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Pixie Hollow
Free Trial Restrictions: Cannot cook or tailor for personal use. Cannot purchase new clothes of furniture. Cannot start Parties. Many quests are member-only.
Pixie Hollow Overview
Pixie Hollow is Disney's first virtual world aimed specifically at a female audience. Named after Tinker Bell's home from the the popular franchine, Pixie Hollow allows players to explore the world as miniature faeries while making friends, cooking, tailoring, and playing an assortment of other mini games. Gameplay is similar to other browser based games with players earning items depending on how well they perform in various minigames. New clothing and furniture can be purchased to customize your appearance and home but these features require a paying membership to unlock.
Fairy Talent Types
Light - Light-talent Fairies are responsible for keeping Pixie Hollow aglow once the sun sets, and train fireflies and glowworms to work as torches and lanterns. Light-talent Fairies also love to make rainbows in the day.
Water - Water-talent Fairies can manipulate water in astonishing ways. They can mold it like clay, make it freeze or boil, or create waves in puddles and ponds with just a flick of pixie dust.
Tinker - Tinker-talent Fairies are the builders and fixers of Pixie Hollow. They use their vivid imagination to make things work and invent new gadgets!
Garden - Garden-talent Fairies have a special relationship with all things that grow. They can sense what a plant needs and have an intuitive understanding of how to help them blossom and grow.
Animal - Animal-talent Fairies have the unique ability to speak with any animal, whether it be Raccoon, Bird, or Squirrel. They are very sensitive and can "read" an animal's thoughts or emotions.
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Pixie Hollow Full Review
By, Erhan Altay
Pixie Hollow is a browser based MMORPG based on Disney's Fairies franchise. Named after Tinker Bell's home from the movies, Pixie Hollow allows young girls to create unique pixie characters and hang out in a safe environment. Gameplay involves playing various cooking, tailoring and other mini games along with decorate your home and styling out your fairy.
Talented Fairies!
If players already have an account with another Disney MMORPG such as Club Penguin, Toontown Online, or Pirates of the Caribbean Online they can access Pixie Hollow with no delay. Email confirmation is required if players want to enable 'speedchat plus' otherwise chat options are limited to premade phrases. While Pixie Hollow is obviously designed for little girls, I would still encourage parents or siblings to allow players to chat freely if only to get the full social experience the game offers. Since this is a game with a female audience in mind, it should come as no surprise that the character creation process is quite in-depth. Everyone knows girls love dress-up and Pixie Hollow doesn't disappoint on this front. There are five different fairy types each with unique talents. Everything from skin tone, hair style & color, and clothing can be customized so don't be fooled by the starting appearance of the five fairy types — they can all be made to look as you like. Besides the standard set of appearance options, Pixie Hollow allows players to chose the 'pose' of their character along with what accessories such as sashes, necklaces, and wrist pieces they'd like. The game even allows players to save and print out a copy of their fairy, and later their house after decorating it.
On Your Own
After the detailed character creation process players are thrown into the two dimensional world and told to seek out Tinker Bell who has several quests available. Movement is done with the mouse and fairies zip around the screen quickly which makes travel a simple process. The world is broken down into a series of zones with leaf icons on the edges of the map representing teleporters. As I played Pixie Hollow for the first time I didn't get very far in my hunt for Tinker Bell, instead I was distracted by the host of mini games available. As players flutter around they'll run into other teleporters which lead to stores, mini games, the bakery, or tailoring building. Tailoring and Cooking are the two main mini games and each contains dozens of recipes to master. Completing a recipe involves several micro games with a final score awarded based on the players overall performance. While free members can play and learn all available recipes, they cannot actually use them to craft clothes or food for themselves as those features are reserved for premium members. The same holds true for stores, while players are free to browse the clothing and furniture stores they cannot actually purchase any items.
Mini Games and Parties
Players will likely spend the bulk of their time in Pixie Hollow playing the various mini games. The games on offer are simple and similar to those found on 'arcade' sites so even young players shouldn't have trouble figuring them out. The economy in Pixie Hollow operates a bit differently than in other mini-game driven browser games. Unlike Neopets or Club Penguin, players do not earn currency by playing games and are instead rewarded with various natural reagents such as sunflower seeds, spider silk, meadow grass, leaves, pedals and so on. These items are then used in the process of crafting new clothes, food, and furniture. Free players will have to be content simply hoarding these items since they cannot put them to use unless they are willing to subscribe. Subscription prices start are $5.95/month, $29.95/6 months, or $57.95/year. Even without a subscription, free players can do much more in Pixie Hollow than in other Disney games. All fairies start with a small set of furniture which can be used to decorate your home which is accessed through the map tab on the 'leaf journal.' Besides simply dropping furniture and moving it around the room, players can actually use a slider to set the 'depth' of the furniture. Using the slider will either shrink or enlarge the furniture in question but since the game is 2D, this feature gives a sense of depth.
Social Butterflies
Pixie Hollow doesn't have a whole lot of mini games to keep players interested but instead relies on other features to keep players coming back. Badges serve as a achievements and give players incentives to seek out and complete all available quests and other activities. Additionally, players can throw parties at their house. Only paying players can host parties but all players can enter them and participate in party games. The game world it itself is fairly large with four main areas each containing 3-5 zones. The four areas are each named after a different season and include Autumn Forest, Winter Woods, Spring Valley, and Summer Glade. The total zone count is 15 and clicking on any of them from the map menu provides instant travel. There are dozens of servers to chose from after logging but they serve more as channels than separate worlds since players can freely move from one to the other.
Fairly Small
Other long term attractions include weekly poetry and fairy tale contests but I suspect only a small minority of players participate in these tests of creativity. There are several other features in Pixie Hollow such as talent skills but these are reserved for paying members. There aren't a whole lot of games out there that specifically target girl gamers and out of that small pool Pixie Hollow is easily one of the most accessible. For that reason alone I recommend it for the target demographic so if you happen to be a young girl or have a young sister or daughter, this is certainly a game worth a closer look.
Final Verdict: Good
Pixie Hollow is a simple and accessible game that's aim specifically at young girls. An impressive character customization process, in depth cooking and tailoring mini games, and the ability to throw parties at virtual fairy dwellings make Pixie Hollow a great virtual world for girls to explore. The inability to play as a male and the limited number of minigames restrict the game's appeal beyond its target demographic.
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