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Grove Consulting and Design Services
- If we can't afford a graphic facilitator, what other options are available for support from The Grove? View Details Hide Details
- The Grove offers do-it-yourself products, both public and customized training workshops and coaching services.
- How does The Grove's way of working differ from that of other facilitators and consultants? View Details Hide Details
- Our large-format graphics are at the heart of our facilitation and consulting services. We create panoramic visual environments that are productive, creative and highly memorable. In addition, The Grove's products for group-process design and facilitation are unusually adaptable and the most comprehensive in the industry.
- What are Grove Storymaps™? View Details Hide Details
- See Glossary.
- Why would I come to The Grove for a Grove Storymap™ instead of simply hiring a design agency to illustrate my vision? View Details Hide Details
- Grove Storymaps are more than just visual artifacts. The value of our Storymaps is as much in the collaborative development process of the maps as in the maps themselves. Everyone who is involved in developing a Storymap gains a sense of ownership, which is invaluable to realizing any vision.
- What is the difference between graphic recording and graphic facilitation? View Details Hide Details
- See Glossary.
- If I already know how to facilitate a group, is it just the graphics I need to learn in order to become a graphic facilitator? View Details Hide Details
- No. Graphic facilitation combines facilitation and interactive graphic recording skills. It requires above-average competency in listening, knowing how graphic work affects other activities, and knowing how to design both the process and the physical environment so that panoramic visualization is effective. The Grove offers a variety of public and customized workshops to teach these skills.
- Who first developed graphic facilitation? View Details Hide Details
- In the 1970s, Grove founder and president David Sibbet, Geoff Ball, Fred Lakoff, Michael Doyle, and Jennifer Hammond Landau began experimenting with the application of the visual techniques used by architects and designers. Originally branded "Group Graphics®" by The Grove, the general name for this highly visual method of leading groups gradually evolved into the term "graphic facilitation."
- What is the value of creating a meeting report from a meeting that has already been graphically recorded? View Details Hide Details
- A meeting report helps participants to remember the event, to tell others the story, and to do follow-up work. An 11-by-17-inch reproduction of a wall chart looks virtually identical to the original, increasing retention dramatically. Add pictures of people and annotations next to the original charts, and you have a complete capture of information.
- Why do you emphasize models so much in your work? View Details Hide Details
- We believe that models—frameworks that guide the design and implementation of any level of group process—work like lenses and mental "keyboards": they help people to see things from different angles and invent new ways of looking at things.
- What is involved in a typical Grove Strategic Visioning™ process? View Details Hide Details
- Strategic visioning combines the best of strategic planning and visioning, employing The Grove's Graphic Guides® to lead users visually through the planning process. Each planning process is customized to each client's unique circumstances, but usually involves facilitating a group by assessing its past, understanding its current situation, imagining a desirable future state and planning to reach that end.
- Who from my organization should be involved in a visual planning process? View Details Hide Details
- At the beginning of a planning process, participants should include key leaders seeking results from the process and operational leaders and mid-level managers who will be involved in implementing visions and goals. Outside experts with macro-economic or other industry information can also be useful. Eventually, others in an organization will need to be included in the process as is appropriate.
- How long is a typical engagement with The Grove? View Details Hide Details
- A project with The Grove can range from a half-day design session to an organization-change process that entails multiple meetings over several months. We work with many of our clients on a variety of different issues year after year.
- Can graphic facilitation be used in a Web conference? View Details Hide Details
- Yes! Tablet PCs allow live facilitation/recording, with graphics appearing on the screen as people speak. Most Web-conferencing software also includes whiteboards that allow for simple interactive recording.
- Isn't it distracting to have a graphic recorder at a meeting? View Details Hide Details
- No. A graphic recorder helps people to remember complicated information. If presenters are using presentation software, the graphic recorder usually stands off to one side. In planning discussions, the charts are the focus, not the graphic facilitator.
- How can I make sure the valuable work done during a visual planning process lives on after the meeting? View Details Hide Details
- The ultimate success of strategic visioning and other visual-planning processes relies on the commitments of the participants. That is why it is so important to involve people in the design of the process, and to make specific follow-through agreements. Visual meeting reports help a lot!
Grove Tools
- If I cannot attend a workshop to learn graphic techniques and skills, which products will help me get started? View Details Hide Details
Here are several Grove tools we recommend for beginning graphic facilitators:
- Strategic Visioning Agenda Planning Kit:
Comprised of four key toolsAgenda Cards, Best Practice Cards, an Instruction booklet, and a detailed Strategic Visioning Process Outlinethe Strategic Visioning Agenda Planning Kit makes it easy for leaders to plan effective one-day and two-day meetings, and a series of virtual meetings.
Fundamentals of Graphic Language Practice (book):
Moves step-by-step from basic strokes and lettering to improvisations.
- Pocket Pics (book):
Contains more than one hundred icons for some of the more difficult-to-draw concepts.
- Graphics—Just in Time (video or DVD kit):
Teaches you the basics of flipchart graphics, lettering and simple icons.
- Graphic Improvisations (video or DVD kit):
Teaches you how to combine simple shapes to create a lexicon of graphic images and icons.
- Charters® Markers and paper:
For practicing your newly learned techniques.
- I am interested in becoming a graphic facilitator. What products will be useful? View Details Hide Details
The best place to start is with The Grove's Facilitation Guide Series, written by Grove founder and president David Sibbet.
- Principles of Facilitation (book):
Includes forty basic principles, organized around the four flows of activity that a facilitator needs to manage in any group process.
- Graphic Facilitation:
Transforming Group Process with the Power of Visual Listening (book with CD-ROM): The definitive guide to this methodology.
- Best Practices for Facilitation (book):
A collection of 175 activities that a facilitator can suggest to a group to help achieve its goal together.
- I've never used a Graphic Guide before. Which one should I start with? View Details Hide Details
- If you're new to graphic facilitation, we suggest you begin by using one of our less challenging templates, such as Meeting Startup, Graphic History or Cover Story Vision.
- What is the difference between the Team Performance Model Overview and the Team Performance Abstract? View Details Hide Details
- The Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance™ Model Overview is a four-page brochure designed to orient teams to the Model. The Team Performance Abstract is a twenty-four-page booklet that provides an in-depth description of the Model, including its history, background and theoretical foundations.
- I'm starting a new team. Which Team Performance System products should I purchase? View Details Hide Details
- The Comprehensive Kit includes tools to support you as a leader, plus tools for conducting your initial meeting and action plan. The Team Startup Kit provides only planning tools, such as the Graphic Gameplan Graphic Guide. You can also start with just the Team Leader Guide from the Comprehensive Kit.
- Can I use LearningConnect® templates for something other than focus groups or market research? View Details Hide Details
- Absolutely. For example, "Success Looks Like" is a great icebreaker for a team kickoff. Or, you can use "Side-by-Side" to examine what worked and what didn't when debriefing a meeting or to compare and contrast ideas.
- What are the benefits of using The Personal Compass with my team? View Details Hide Details
- The Personal Compass can help team members first understand their own vision and then develop a shared vision for the whole team. Coaches and career developers also use The Personal Compass.
- What are the benefits of using The Personal Compass in my organization? View Details Hide Details
- The Personal Compass can help individuals understand where they fit within an organization and what their future direction might be. It can also help individuals understand their own goals and aspirations prior to any work done at the organizational level.
- What makes your Charters Markers better than other markers? View Details Hide Details
- The nib and the ink. Sturdier-than-usual chisel tips allow for variable line thicknesses and retain their shape. The inks are vibrant, nonpermanent and odor-free. We have also increased the ink-carrying capacity so that our markers last longer. A triangular base keeps them from rolling off tables.
- What is the benefit of using large sticky notes? View Details Hide Details
- Our large sticky notes work well for brainstorming sessions and for getting a group engaged. On these oversized Post-its®, words and drawings are more visible from a distance, and more readable in follow-up meeting documentation.
- Do you recommend the 25-yard roll or 50-yard roll of paper? View Details Hide Details
- The 50-yard roll of paper is more economical but heavier than the 25-yard roll of paper. The 25-yard roll is easiest to manage. It will support a full day of recording and approximately nine 8-foot displays.
- What are templates? View Details Hide Details
- See Glossary.
- Why use Graphic Guides? View Details Hide Details
- Graphic Guides provide simple, flexible visual workspaces for planning. Their clear headings support easy scanning of a day's worth of work when posted around a room. Their field-tested categories guide inexperienced facilitators through important topics. And they make your follow-up meeting documentation a critical visual synopsis of the meeting!
- What are Digital Graphic Guides and how do I use them? View Details Hide Details
- These are Microsoft® PowerPoint® versions of the Graphic Guides that enable you to type in the information from your meeting charts and create digital documents that you can then share with your organization by e-mail. They are useful as templates for virtual meetings. They also serve as presentations of research and as a way to capture ideas and plans.
- Does my Digital Graphic Guide user license allow me to share these with others? View Details Hide Details
- Yes, you can e-mail filled-in Digital Graphic Guides or post them to a companys internal web page. If there will be multiple people using slides by typing into or editing them, each user will need his or her own license. We would be happy to discuss a multi-user license. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com, or call +1.415.561.2500.
- Does my user license allow me to print the Digital Graphic Guides? View Details Hide Details
- Yes, you can print the slides in sizes up to 11" x 17."
The Digital Graphic Guides were not designed to be printed larger than 11" x 17."
We have several options for you to obtain wall-size prints:
1) Purchase our wall-size Graphic Guides� from our website, www.grove.com, or by calling us at +1.415.561.2500.
2) Send us your filled-in Digital Graphic Guide and we can convert it into a format that will yield a high-resolution print.
Please contact email@example.com for pricing and turn-around information.
3) Sign up for a licensing agreement with us for printing our wall-size Graphic Guides. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
- How can Graphic Guides help me develop a strategic plan? View Details Hide Details
- In meetings, Graphic Guides support panoramic visualization, which is the most effective way to present the big picture in order to think and plan strategically. Developed in conjunction with The Grove's Strategic Visioning Process, our Graphic Guides are now the key elements in our Visual Planning Systems.
- My organization tends to get stuck in the vision and can't get to the action stage. What do you suggest? View Details Hide Details
Make sure you develop an action plan as well as a vision. We have developed several Graphic Guides expressly for that purpose:
- Use Five Bold Steps to help determine key initiatives.
- Use the Graphic Gameplan to identify objectives and a high-level set of tasks to reach them.
- Use the Graphic Roadmap to depict commitments and milestones on a detailed timeline.
- What should we do with all the paper used during our graphically facilitated meeting? View Details Hide Details
- Take digital photos of the charts and create a graphic meeting report. (Grove designers can help you with this, if you like). If you need to use the charts again, roll them up, tape and label them, and store them for use in your next meeting. You can also covert the information into a digital format using our Digital Graphic Guides. Recycle any unused materials once you are finished.
Grove Workshops and Training
- Which workshop should I attend? View Details Hide Details
- Introduction to Visual Planning Systems is a good introductory workshop if you want a one-day "quick start" with Graphic Guides, starter agendas and an overview of visual tools. Visual Planning: The Art of Strategic Visioning is ideal for those who want to incorporate large-scale visuals in their work and want real skill development in using Graphic Guides. You'll practice using six basic templates over 2 1/2 days. Principles of Graphic Facilitation is a three-day immersion in graphic recording, facilitation and design skills for people who want to learn to draw and work professionally with a wide range of media. Team Performance Workshop is for team leaders, managers or consultants who want an introduction to the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance System.
- Can The Grove run a customized workshop for my team/organization? View Details Hide Details
- Certainly. We believe that the best way to develop Grove skills within your organization or team is to have an internal group that is learning together and sharing best practices. The advantage of running a workshop within your organization is that participants can tackle real challenges while learning Grove skills.
About The Grove
- Whom should I contact to discuss my organization's various needs and to see whether The Grove is a good fit for us? View Details Hide Details
- Please call us at 1.800.49.GROVE, or 415-561-2500 if you are outside the United States, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. We will be happy to discuss your needs and make recommendations based on your specific challenges and situation.
- How did The Grove get its name? View Details Hide Details
- The Grove used to be called Graphic Guides, Inc. and shared offices with CoVision, now a leading groupware consultancy. Informally, we called the combined group "The Grove." With an increased emphasis on consulting in the 1990s, we sought a new name, and everyone loved "The Grove" as an apt metaphor for the way in which we collaborate with like-minded organizations in a business "ecology." We added "International" to signal our intention to work globally.
- Your current location, in the Presidio of San Francisco, seems to fit your name and brand. Is this just a coincidence? View Details Hide Details
- No. When the Presidio Army Base was first turned over to the National Park Service in the early 1980s, The Grove facilitated the visioning process. As part of this transition, The Tides Foundation created the Thoreau Center for Sustainability at the old Letterman Hospital for some forty environmentally oriented organizations. During its later expansion, Tides recruited The Grove as a tenant, knowing that our work would be compatible with this community.
- How big is The Grove? View Details Hide Details
- The Grove is at the center of a worldwide network of more than 100 consultants, associates, collaborators and strategic partners. This network includes 18 full-time staff at our Presidio offices, another six senior associates who work on contract, and a growing number of affiliates who sell Grove products on their web sites.
- What is the most common feedback you hear from your clients? View Details Hide Details
- "We love your people," and "we love your tools."
- How can I get into this business? View Details Hide Details
- To run more effective meetings and processes, just start incorporating Graphic Guides into your work. For graphic facilitation, take a Grove course and practice in low-risk settings, such as PTA meetings and community events. For organizational development work and team development, a good starting point is to enroll in a Grove course. It's a learn-by-experience business, so don't be afraid to start.
Communicating The Grove's Products & Methodologies
- I worry that groups will think Graphic Guides templates are "cartoony" or not serious enough. How can I overcome that kind of resistance? View Details Hide Details
- Remember that visual thinking is the key to whole-systems thinking, which is very serious work indeed, and the reason computers moved to graphic interfaces. Point out the value of seeing patterns in information and the links between major steps in planning. Remind your colleagues and teams that visuals (especially fun, engaging visuals), are much more memorable, and that remembering is key to implementation.
- How do I sell this way of working inside my organization? View Details Hide Details
- Focus on needs and how you can address them. Some standard needs are for group engagement, big-picture thinking and innovation, and productive implementation. The Grove's products deliver on all three. If you can, tell a story about a situation where you saw these methods work, or guide others in your organization to The Grove website and walk them through some examples.
Ordering and Shipping
- Do you accept corporate purchase orders? View Details Hide Details
- We can provide an estimate including accurate shipping costs to help facilitate your request. Once we have received your P.O. by fax or email we will process your order. Please provide complete billing and shipping information.
- How soon will you ship my order? View Details Hide Details
- All Next-Day, 2-Day and 3-Day orders submitted before 3pm Pacific Time will be shipped the same business day. UPS Ground orders will be shipped no later than 2 business days after receipt. Customers wanting to pick up orders can visit our warehouse in Novato, CA between the hours of 9am and 4pm. Please call before arriving to make sure we have your product available: 1.415.561.2500 ext. 1.
- Is UPS my only shipping option? View Details Hide Details
- While we strongly recommend choosing UPS shipping, we are flexible and can make alternative arrangements for some orders. Contact us at (800) 494-7683 or email@example.com for more information.
- If I am in San Francisco, can I pick up my order directly from The Grove? View Details Hide Details
- Yes. Orders are available for pick up between 9 AM and 4 PM PT. Please call ahead to guarantee that your products are in stock, or simply place your order online and contact us to confirm that you will be picking up your order: 1.415.561.2500 ext. 1.
- Are there any special things to consider if I am ordering from outside of the United States? View Details Hide Details
- International orders arrive in 2 business days to most European destinations, 2-3 business days to most Canadian and Asian destinations, and are traceable via UPS. International shipping charges shown on your sales order are an estimate. Many orders cost less to ship than the total shown at checkout, and in these cases ship costs are adjusted. We will contact you if the shipping amount is more than what is shown. If you would like an exact shipping cost, please contact us at (800) 494-7683 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
NOTE: Import tax, brokerage & additional fees will apply at time of delivery. Canadian customers may calculate these charges in advance, here: http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html
- If I'm ordering from the United States, how soon will I receive my order? View Details Hide Details
- Orders must be received by 3 P.M. Pacific Time to guarantee same-day shipping of in-stock products.
• UPS Ground shipping will arrive in 1-5 business days depending on your location. Contact us at (800) 494-7683 or email@example.com for more information.
• UPS 3-Day Select will arrive in 3 business days following the date of your order, by the end-of-day (i.e., an order placed on Monday will arrive on Thursday).
• UPS 2-Day Air will arrive in 2 business days following the date of your order, by the end-of-day (i.e., an order placed on Monday will arrive on Wednesday).
• UPS Next Day Air will arrive the following business day by 10:30 A.M. to any business location, and 12:00 P.M. to residential addresses.
UPS does not deliver to P.O. Boxes. Please use a street address when entering the shipping address.
- If I'm ordering from Canada, how soon will I receive my order? View Details Hide Details
- Please choose either the "Canada Express" (arrives in 2 business days) or the "Canada Ground" (arrives in 5 to 10 business days) shipping option.
- If I'm ordering from Hawaii or Alaska how soon will I receive my order? View Details Hide Details
- UPS Ground delivery is guaranteed to arrive within 6-10 business days. UPS 2-Day Air and UPS Next Day Air are available to all Hawaiian and most Alaskan locations. For small items (i.e., Charter Markers, etc.) UPS 2-Day Air is often the same price as UPS Ground shipping.
- What is The Grove's return policy? View Details Hide Details
- We offer a full refund on products returned within 30 days of purchase as long as they are received in saleable condition.
Terms and Policies
- What is The Grove's copyright policy? View Details Hide Details
The Grove is committed to sharing our ideas, processes and tools in order to foster collaboration. Anyone can use the ideas in the ways described below. Digital and print versions of our models, templates and other tools are the intellectual property of The Grove, and cannot be reproduced beyond one use by an individual without written permission or an explicit licensing agreement. We expect anyone who uses our tools and concepts to acknowledge their source and to purchase any materials that display a Grove copyright from us or from one of our Affiliates.
We permit reproduction of our Graphic Guides and models in the following situations:
- Reproduction under the provisions of a licensing agreement with The Grove.
- Reproduction of Graphic Guides purchased from or licensed by The Grove that have been filled in with relevant information you wish to share with others. However, such reproductions may not be offered for sale.
- Tracing or drawing Grove templates on a trial basis for the purpose of experimenting with using them or practicing your recording skills. However, you may not draw or otherwise reproduce the templates for actual work with groups without an explicit agreement from The Grove.
Any other reproduction of our copyrighted material without express written permission from us is a violation of our copyright.
If you wish to use our copyrighted material for uses other than those described above, we would be happy to assist you with a purchase or discuss an appropriate licensing arrangement. Please contact us at 1.800.49.GROVE or (415) 561-2500 between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. PST, Monday through Friday, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Affiliate Sales Program
- How do I get started? View Details Hide Details
- Read and agree to the Affiliates Program Operating Agreement, then complete our brief online registration. Once your application has been reviewed and approved, we'll send you a welcome e-mail with a unique URL and instructions for linking your site to ours.
- What are the benefits of participating in the Affiliate Program? View Details Hide Details
- Benefits include being able to generate revenue through your web site, being able to offer your customers a wide range of innovative Grove products, and being connected with one of the leading visual-thinking consultancies.
- What does it cost to become an Affiliate? View Details Hide Details
- There is no charge to apply, and there is no minimum referral requirement or quota you must reach before earning referral fees with our program. You start earning right away. Please refer to the Affiliate Sales Program Agreement for additional information.
- Can I participate if I live outside the United States? View Details Hide Details
- Yes, we have Affiliates from all over the world and are working hard to add even more. To participate, you only need a web site that does not violate intellectual property rights or promote sexually explicit materials, violence, illegal activities, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
- I have more than one web site. Can I link to The Grove from each site? View Details Hide Details
- Yes, you can participate in the Affiliates Program through multiple web sites. To track the performance of each web site separately, e-mail Affiliates Customer Service to request multiple unique tracking URLs. You can then use each tracking URL to measure the performance of a different site, promotional strategy or layout.
- How does The Grove track orders coming from my web site? View Details Hide Details
- Once your application has been reviewed and approved, we will assign you an affiliate ID. We will then send you a welcome e-mail that includes a unique URL that includes this code. You'll use this to link from your site to ours. This unique URL enables us to track every purchase that comes to The Grove's online store through your site.
- How will I know how much I'm earning? View Details Hide Details
- We will send out an earnings summary at the end of each quarter.
- How often do I get paid? View Details Hide Details
- We will mail you a check every quarter, provided that you have earned more than $100. If your referral fees total is less than $100, we will send you a check once you've reached that level.
- Will I earn referral fees on my own purchases? View Details Hide Details
- No. Personal purchases are not eligible for compensations and should not be placed through your referring links. For additional information, please see our terms and conditions.
- Will I earn referral fees on returns? View Details Hide Details
- If a user returns a product for a refund, or if credit card charges are reversed due to a dispute or credit card fraud, then your account will be debited for any referral fees earned for that transaction.
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- E-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Any number of how and why questions can be answered at Vermont museums that especially cater to children. See our recommendations, and don't forget the Shelburne Museum where kids love exploring a 220-foot long steamboat that once carried people and freight in high style, and the exciting Revolutionary War history at the Vermont State Historic Sites.
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Too close to call: Johnson or Flutie? [9:06 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'No, we're not taking about Al Gore and George W. Bush, but a race far more important to some Western New Yorkers. The Buffalo Bills could announce today if Doug Flutie or Rob Johnson will be the starting quarterback against the Chicago Bears Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.'
It's time for Johnson to take charge [9:05 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'But don't you find yourself wishing Rob had a little more Jim Kelly in him? Regardless of where you stand on the quarterback controversy, don't you feel like shaking the guy and asking him to start acting more like a leader?'
Cowart, Christie gain AFC plaudits [9:04 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"Those two guys especially have done well for us this year," Phillips said. "Steve Christie is the best clutch kicker I think anybody could have. Sam Cowart is playing tremendous football. He, to me, is the top linebacker in the league right now. He backs it up with the number of plays he's made. We've seen him play at a tremendously high level."'
Bears' QB controversy mild compared to Bills' [9:03 AM]
Tinley Park Daily Southtown reports: 'The story quoted a Bills player as saying, "Rob seems distracted by things, like wanting everyone to like him."'
Bears Notebook [9:02 AM]
Tinley Park Daily Southtown reports: 'Buffalo, Pittsburgh and the New York Jets are the only NFL teams to run a 3-4, which consists of three down linemen and four linebackers. The Steelers and Jets are ranked sixth and 13th, respectively, in the NFL in team defense.'
Bills know pain of Gore, Bush [6:43 AM]
D and C reports: 'We still don't know who our next president is going to be, and Flutie and Johnson still don't know for certain which one of them will be the starting quarterback Sunday for the Bills when Chicago comes to Ralph Wilson Stadium.'
Johnson deserves a chance to blossom [6:41 AM]
D and C reports: 'Johnson never will match the things Flutie does best, but he has the physical talent to take a good team a long way. The sooner he returns to the lineup and the more he plays, the more prepared he'll be when the Bills become a serious Super Bowl contender.'
Christie honored again by AFC [6:40 AM]
D and C reports: 'Place-kicker Steve Christie, who has four winning field goals this season and was 3-for-3 in last week's 16-13 overtime victory over New England, yesterday earned his third AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Award.'
NFL not the football Christie longed to play [6:39 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: '"I'm still waiting to get a tryout with some premiership soccer team," Christie said with a laugh.'
Bills stop short of naming starter [6:38 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: 'If Al Gore and George W. Bush can wait, why not Doug Flutie and Rob Johnson?'
Too close to call [6:37 AM]
Chicago Tribune reports: 'The more Buffalo coach Wade Phillips insisted Wednesday that there is no quarterback controversy on the Bills, the more controversial it became.'
Bears' Smith faces old teammates [6:36 AM]
Chicago Tribune reports: '"I'm going back to a stadium where I played seven years and that was home to me," said Smith, the Bills' No. 1 draft choice in 1993. "It's definitely going to be emotional. It's going to be different coming into that stadium and not being on the home sideline, being on the visiting sideline. I have some emotional ties to it because Buffalo gave me an opportunity drafting me and I've been there my whole career."'
Bills deny rift at QB [6:34 AM]
Chicago Sun Times reports: 'And he's got a point. The Bears have three quarterbacks who get along and are 2-7. The Bills have two quarterbacks who don't and are 5-4 and alive for a playoff berth.'
Buffalo's 3-4 defense presents a rare challenge for Bears [6:33 AM]
Chicago Sun Times reports: '"Their two nose tackles present a challenge for any center in the league," coach Dick Jauron said. "Washington is a giant man. And he's a very talented athlete for that size. They're not asking him to cover a lot of field, but the field that they ask him to cover, he does it very well. He takes two [blockers] at least, and lets their guys run."'
Two Bills cop NFL weekly honours [6:32 AM]
CP reports: 'Christie (special teams) and Cowart (defensive player) earned AFC weekly player awards, the first time in club history two Bills were recognized in the same week.'
Bills pose new challenge for Bears' offensive line [6:31 AM]
Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports: '"It's very, very difficult to single (block) them. The linebackers run; the linebackers are very active. (The 3-4) is a defense that dares you to run laterally and runs you down. And if you try to run inside, you have to deal with that nose tackle, who makes it very difficult."'
No love loss between Bills quarterbacks Johnson, Flutie [6:30 AM]
Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports: 'A teammate entered the fray earlier this week, saying, "No question we're a better team with Doug in there. All Doug thinks about is helping the team win and how he can do that, while Rob spends a lot of time wanting everybody to like him."'
Johnson still not sure if he's ready to start for Bills [8:50 PM]
AP reports: '"I don't think I'm throwing as well since I got hurt," Johnson said following the Buffalo Bills practice on Wednesday. "But it's only been three practices. You never know by Sunday."'
Christie, Cowart named AFC players of the week [8:48 PM]
AP reports: 'The pair became the first Buffalo Bills teammates to earn AFC Player of the Week honors in the same week following Sunday's 16-13 overtime win over New England.'
It's time for a Flutie-Johnson "death match" [1:24 PM]
Olean Times Herald reports: 'The winner gets to lead the Bills on their run for the playoffs, while the loser can hang out with Michael Peca all day, wondering why Buffalo has deserted them.'
Bills stick to job-sharing on right side of offensive line [9:00 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'All of the players would much prefer having all the snaps to themselves, but it looks like the Bills will continue rotating the linemen for the rest of the season.'
Nails faces NFL fine after arrest on DWI charge [8:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Jamie Nails, arrested on a driving-while-intoxicated charge Monday, could face a fine of up to half of one week's salary if convicted of the offense, according to the National Football League's policy for alcohol-related offenses.'
Brouhaha of Buffalo: Johnson or Flutie? [6:55 AM]
CP reports: 'There's even a Canadian element to the Flutie v. Johnson debate with some at WGR pointing a finger at Canadian callers for fanning the Flutie flames.'
Flutie or Johnson? Hey, use 'em both [6:16 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: 'The irony of the whole slimy mess is that if everyone involved would take a deep breath and assess the situation calmly and rationally, they might see what a complementary tandem Flutie and Johnson present.'
Bills just keep wading through QB controversy [3:03 PM]
Olean Times Herald reports: 'There's a better chance of O.J. Simpson finding "the real killer" than there is of Phillips making a definitive statement about his starting QB.'
Source: Rutgers can forget about Cottrell [1:36 PM]
Trentonian reports: 'Cottrell was in Providence, R.I. for meetings with the Bills prior to the New England Patriots game last Sunday. He has made no secret of his desire to become a head coach -- in the NFL.'
No Stopping Word War Between Flutie, Johnson [1:34 PM]
Los Angeles Times reports: 'If it comes down to winning and making plays, it would be hard to argue against Flutie.'
This week at Buffalo [9:12 AM]
Bear Report reports: 'The Bills' pair of inside linebackers rank among the League's elite in second-year pro Sam Cowart (weakside) and former-Illini John Holocek (strongside).'
The great debate [9:08 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Even though Flutie continues to deny he anonymously made negative comments about Johnson in a recent article in Sports Illustrated, Johnson doesn't seem to buy it.'
'Uncle Sam' deserves your vote [9:08 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'I suggest to you as Americans, as Buffalonians, as people who care about great injustices in the free world, that before deciding on the less worthy and voting for his opponent, to visit NFL.com and pick a candidate who has made a better case and campaigned more diligently than anyone. Uncle Sam. Sam Cowart. He wants your vote.'
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By the way, nobody is saying that, as we can clearly see in the benchmarks with the newer versions there are cases where GCC is better and other cases where Clang/LLVM is better.
The only one insisting that one of them clearly is better are you.
By the way, still waiting for an answer from you in the thread where you claimed that Apple has implemented surveillance technology into Clang/LLVM (although I doubt I get one, since all your claims are made up).
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Also, because clang produces crap binaries, FreeBSD is going to be crap and may crash even more thus making BSDtards look silly when they say their OS is stable and reliable.
The time will come soon when the number of BSD users will shrink considerably as they move to Linux cause BSD will be unreliable. This will quicken the end of BSD. Also, BSD will become even more fragmented as devs will start blaming each other for the loss of users and split.
BSD is already heavily fragmented.
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Then doing a comparison of different compilers against each other one should use the highest optimiztion level each offers and specify the CPU-architecture.
What you do want to know is which compiler can produce the best machine code and best utilize the processors functionality like AVX/XOP/FMA3/FMA4/SSE.
Then compiling with -O2 and not specifying the arch you do not get the best and fastest machine code, and the corresponding result is not reflective of reality.
Unless FreeBSD switches on the maximum optimisations available to LLVM/Clang and gcc, by default, it would not have been appropriate to do so for this benchmark. This was to test the 2 base system compilers in the manner in which they would be used.
I think the comparision is a nice one: Its the practical test of the cost BSD incurs on itself by shunning GPLv3.¹
I would have liked to see as third option a fully optimized GCC 4.8 to make a stronger point of that, though. But the benchmark itself is interesting.
Also I think its interesting (and you wrote that), that LLVM cannot yet build all packages which can be built with GCC 4.2.
¹: we do not use GCC after 4.2, because it is GPLv3+ - So you choose the inferior technology because when you used the better one, you could not shackle your users as badly? Are you serious??? They dont even have to ship GCC to give their users the packages. So they can actually still give them locked-down devices, they just cant hand out the compiler and still lock down the whole device. So this is a clear political move against copyleft - and against their users. And I think it about sets the deathblow to any ideas I had to test the freebsd kernel in Gentoo. Their² reason: http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-current&...9688809480&w=2 → gcc couldn't be used as a convenient front end for a proprietary code generator.
²: To be fair: This was not the reason of THE BSD folks. It seems to have been the reason of some very vokal GPL haters. But the rest seems to have accepted to live with inferior programs, because some of them dont like GPL.
It's a bit like a benchmark of a Ferrari and a Lambo, but performed in a way a typical daily commuter would drive it in typical city traffic. And then statements like "here we can see that Lambo is faster" and "Ferrari gets better mileage" and stuff.
I mean, who the hell would compile highly specialised scientific computation software using FreeBSD defaults? If you use this stuff, you optimise it. If you don't optimise it, you don't use it. It's not like a typical FreeBSD desktop user who recently switched from a Mac and is afraid of compilers would go and use this stuff.


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C&T 4021 Nature and needs of gifted students
Psychological factors, personal and social, affecting identification and development of gifted children and youth; implications for education, counseling and guidance.
C&T 4022 Instructional models in the education of gifted students
A review and application of special instructional systems for educating the gifted. Special attention devoted to frameworks developed by Bloom, Gordon, Parnes, Renzulli, Stanley, Tannenbaum, and Taylor. Course also offered as summer workshop C&T 4822.
C&T 4023 Differentiated curriculum for gifted students
This course examines the characteristics of appropriate and defensible curriculum for gifted children and youth. Particular emphasis is placed on instructional strategies, curriculum theories, flexible grouping techniques, and meeting the needs of gifted learning in the regular classroom.
Instructor(s): Lisa Wright
C&T 4024 Planning and implementing programs for gifted students
Professor Borland. Examination of factors affecting planning and implementation of programs for the gifted, components of gifted programs, and systems approach to program planning. Students develop written program plans for specific settings.
C&T 4025 Educating young potentially gifted children
Examination of theories and practices relevant to the education of the young (preschool through second grade) potentially gifted child with particular focus on talent development, differentiated curriculum, nontraditional identification techniques, at-risk children, and parent education.
Instructor(s): Lisa Wright
C&T 4026 Giftedness and intelligence: Theoretical approaches
Professor Borland. Theories of cognition as they relate to the issues of intelligence and creativity presented as a basis for conceiving of students as exceptional and for differentiating their curriculum.
C&T 4027 Differential instruction for gifted students
Professor Borland and Dr. Wright. This three-day workshop provides participants with the opportunity to learn about and discuss new challenges and approaches to identifying and educating gifted students. Presentations and discussions will provide the core for each day. Small group work and individual consultations will also be integrated throughout the three days. The emphasis of these sessions will be on the creation of practical products and practices that can be used in the participant's schools. Schools are also encouraged to send both individuals and teams with clearly articulated issues and problems they would like to have discussed. Students enrolled for two credits will attend additional seminars to be scheduled during the class.
C&T 4029 Creativity: Its nature and nurture
An examination and critical appraisal of theories of creativity, test development to measure creativity, and methods designed to enhance the creativity of children and adults.
C&T 5302 Advanced practicum-giftedness
Permission required. Guided experiences for advanced students in Giftedness. Supervised group field visits. Initial internships arranged. Students submit reports analyzing experiences.
Instructor(s): Lisa Wright
C&T 5506 Advanced seminar-giftedness
Professor Borland. For doctoral students in Giftedness. Recent developments in theory and research in gifted education.
C&T 5902 Independent study--giftedness
Permission required. Qualified students work under guidance on practical research problems. Proposed work must be outlined prior to registration; final written report required.


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With the GXR with the GR LENS A12 50mm F2.5 MACRO : Auto resize zoom is available only when [Picture Quality/Size] is set to [L] 4:3 (3776 x 2832) only.
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Scituate, a pleasant seaside town thirty miles from Boston is the most Irish town in the United States according to the U.S census.
All in all 16 communities within the South Shore neighborhoods of Boston have the highest percentage of people of Irish descent in the United States.
Top of the list is Scituate, where almost 50 percent of residents are of Irish decent. At least 44 percent of the population in Braintree, Hull, Marshfield, Avon, Pembroke, and Milton claim Irish ancestry also.U.S. Census Bureau.
Scituate, on Cape Cod bay is also close to Plymouth Rock where the Mayflower arrived. It has a population of a little over 17,000
The data shows that the South Shore's "Irish Riviera" hasn't significantly changed since the last census in 1990.
Irish Americans continue to dominate the large majority of suburban Boston.
According to the 2005-2009 American Community Survey, 19 of the top-20 most Irish communities in Massachusetts are south of Boston.
A decade ago, showed similar results. These same towns were among the top Irish-American communities in the state of Massachusetts, according to the 2000 census.
Richard Finnegan, professor of political science and director of Irish studies at Stonehill College maintains that the South Shore has long been home to a large Irish community.
The migration of Irish families from Boston to the South Shore, dates back to the end of World War II, and continued through the 1950's and 60s.
Professor Finnegan says that many gravitated towards the South Shore because of geography.
"If you live in Dorchester or Hyde Park, you don't think of moving to Swampscott,'' he said. "Where will I move if I can get ahead and move up the social ladder? Quincy, Weymouth, and down the South Shore.," he told the Boston Globe.
He added that for many of the Irish in South Boston, Hyde Park and Dorchester, their natural migration was to move south, because that's where they went in the summer.
"When you're on the south side [of the city] and looking to rent a beach house for a few weeks, you go to the South Shore,'' he said.
This same pattern continues today. "Families move where their family and friends are,'' said Finnegan.
Most-Irish communities named
(The top 16 are all south of Boston)
47.5 Scituate
46.5 Braintree
45.8 Hull
45.6 Marshfield
44.9 Avon
44.9 Pembroke
44.6 Milton
44.5 Abington
44.3 Whitman
44.2 Hanover
43.4 Weymouth
43.0 Walpole
42.2 Holbrook
41.4 Duxbury
41.2 Norwell
40.8 Hanson
17.4 Boston
23.7 Massachusetts
Source: US Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey.
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At a press demonstration today at the State University of New York-Albany, Lieutenant Governor Donohue; SUNY's Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Ed Engelbride, and Karen Hitchcock, President of the State University of New York at Albany; joined Susan Molinari, Chairman of The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, to announce that the State University of New York (SUNY) will include the new program as part of SUNY's ongoing efforts to prevent campus alcohol problems among its 410,000 students attending 64 campuses. Developed by The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers, Alcohol 101 Plus is available free-of-charge and over 2,000 colleges and universities across the country have requested the program to-date.
Developed by The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers, Alcohol 101 Plus is available free-of-charge and over 2,000 colleges and universities across the country have requested the program to-date.
Set on a "virtual campus," Alcohol 101 Plus specifically targets at-risk populations of the student body: Freshmen, Greeks, student-athletes, and judicial policy offenders. Through interactive video scenarios users have an opportunity to make "virtual" decisions for "virtual" characters. For example, users can visit a first-year dorm and choose whether or not the freshman character takes a drink, or visit the off-campus bar and decide whether the basketball star should take a drink, days before "the big game." When the wrong decision is chosen on the virtual campus, students are presented with the consequences of their bad decision.
"The fact that 80% of freshman report that they have consumed alcohol in the past year, consuming nearly 6 drinks a week, is a fact of college life that must be countered with effective education. By systematically incorporating this CD into orientation programs, fraternity gatherings and athletic programs, we hope to have a significant influence on students' ability to make safe and responsible decisions about alcohol," said Molinari of The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. "We are proud to bring Alcohol 101 Plus to the State University of New York System, and we are confident that it will be an essential and effective tool in the fight against the misuse of alcohol."
"College officials know that confronting alcohol abuse on campus is a top priority. Alcohol 101 Plus is an important tool that will help us address this significant problem of alcohol abuse on campus. Alcohol 101 Plus enables us to have a workable strategy to help shape behaviors," said Lieutenant Governor Donohue. "I speak for our entire administration when I say we've embraced Alcohol 101 Plus and are proud to partner with The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility on this proven and effective alcohol education effort."
Representing an over million dollars investment, the creation of Alcohol 101 Plus brought about the broadest alcohol industry-government partnership designed to prevent the misuse of alcohol on college campuses including the U.S. Department of Education; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, more than 50 on-campus practitioners, student focus groups, as well as representatives from; National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); and The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network.
Alcohol 101 Plus is designed to be user friendly, entertaining and informative. In addition to video scenarios and "pop-up" messages, the CD includes an interactive game developed by SONY, b4udrink, which tests a user's knowledge about how alcohol affects the body, friends and school, sex, and the truths and consequences of college drinking. The
"While the percentage of students who reported daily drinking has declined by 41% proportionally from 1982 to 2000, we must continue to fight underage drinking and the misuse of alcohol to keep our students safe and alcohol-free. Cutting edge education tools, like Alcohol 101 Plus, can help coaches, teachers, and administrators help prevent underage drinking among college students. The entire campus community must become involved in this important fight," said Engelbride.
"The health and safety of our students must form the foundation of engaged learning. Therefore, it is essential that colleges and universities maintain state-of-the-art alcohol prevention programs," said University at Albany president Karen R. Hitchcock. "The Alcohol 101 Plus program offers opportunities to use technology as a means to educate college students about alcohol misuse."
The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility's mission is to promote responsible decision-making regarding drinking or non-drinking of beverage alcohol and to discourage all forms of irresponsible consumption through education, communications, research, law enforcement, and other programs. Recognizing over twelve years of progress, America's leading distillers, Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine North America, Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., Brown-Forman, DIAGEO, Future Brands LLC, and Pernod Ricard USA, have promoted The Foundation's mission by investing over $130 million in its programs to fight drunk driving and underage drinking. For more information about Alcohol 101 Plus or The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, or to order a copy of the program free-of-charge, please visit www.alcohol101plus.org or www.responsibility.org.
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I recently switch from OpenRC to systemd on my Gentoo system and the difference is incredible. I don't see why anyone would want to stick with upstart.
I recently switch from OpenRC to systemd on my Gentoo system and the difference is incredible. I don't see why anyone would want to stick with upstart.
Canonical just wait that you mature your work, when it performs good and it is ready, they fork it and continue the work in house.
Why talk with the project leader and his community when you can fork and do everything you want?
The dictator don't ask, the dictator command and conquer.
But if you haven't the people for continue that project in the right direction, after 1 or 2 years, the original project became better than the canonical fork and then they jump on the original and fork it again, or look to another project and fork it as well.
In both cases, no contribution will arrive upstream.
Contribution upstream? Never! This is the canonical's brand mark.
It really sucks that everything is dependent on systemd now.
udev, logind, pam, etc.
It just feels like a big monolithic mess where components cant be interchanged.
I heard some talks before about something about GNOME depend on systemd?
Whats next, PulseAudio depend on it too?
Just one big monolithic stack.
Now we have a central place to handle authentication, session management, automatic multi-seat, screen locking, suspend, hibernate and shutdown/reboot with policy management. A few days ago I tried to shutdown the computer from a virtual terminal and systemd asked me my password. I am amazed that policy management works all the way from the terminal to the graphical interface properly. None of this could be done without a central mechanism.
And don't get me started writing initscripts using hundreds of lines stupid bash script compared to approximately ten lines in a systemd service file.
I am no way affiliated with systemd, but I am sure systemd is one of the best things that has happened to linux, for a very very long while.
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I hope they admit defeat and adopt systemd someday.
Last edited by newwen; 03-07-2013 at 05:57 AM.
Not a big thing, it just shows the integration level. But I guess you don't like policykit either, then you are simply not in the intended audience.
Also, I didn't say that I was amazed because it asked for a password, I was amazed at the "integration level of the policy management". sudo has nothing to do with policy management.
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Monster Forest
UPDATE: This game has been shutdown and is no longer available
Monster Forest Overview
Monster Forest is a pet-themed MMORPG that was published in English by AsiaSoft, a portal based in Singapore. While the geographic distance may cause latency issues, Monster Forest is a feature-rich game well worth checking out. Players head into turn-based random encounters with their pets, but combat is just one of the activities available in Monster Forest. The game is very loose with its fantasy theme; there are cafes to manage, farms to tend to, and airplanes and malls scattered across the world. More industrious players can even look forward to the Investment system in Monster Forest. The main draw is pet training and battling, and Monster Forest has quite an in-depth combat system to keep players hooked.
Monster Forest Screenshots
Monster Forest Featured Video
Monster Forest Review
By Erhan Altay
Monster Forest Online is a pet-themed MMORPG developed by the Chinese studio NineYou. Western gamers can access an English version of the game on AsiaSoft's servers, which are located in Singapore. While geared towards children, Monster Forest has an in-depth pet training system, and even allows players to run their own farm and cafe.
Double the Registration
The only English language servers currently available for Monster Forest are located in Singapore. While this may spell slightly higher pings, it isn't much of a concern in Monster Forest since combat is turn-based (meaning players have ample time to plan their moves). The client download isn't much of a concern either, since the file size is only 1.2 GB. The only real hindrance is the fact that the publisher, AsiaSoft, requires players to create two accounts. The first is an overall AsiaSoft account, and the second is a specific Monster Forest account tied to that overall account. It's a slight annoyance, but it's worth the effort since the game is quite original and well designed. Monster Forest is a new game, but is already one of the best pet-themed, turn-based MMORPGs around. It's actually a more crowded genre than one would imagine. Games like Zodiac Online, Digimon Battle, and Wonderland Online spring to mind, but there are several browser-based ones like Pet Forest as well.
Create a Trainer
Character creation options are limited in Monster Forest, but this is of little consequence since the player character itself won't be the center of attention. Instead, the character serves as a trainer, like in the Pokemon series. Players can still choose their gender, several hair and face styles, along with some starting clothes. There are five starter monsters to choose from, and these too come in both genders. Pets can belong to one of eight types including Beast, Insect, Aquatic, Plant, Dragon, Human, Demon, or Robot. Don't worry too much over the initial pet choice as players can command a large roster as they get further in the game. Monster Forest utilizes a channel system, wherein each server is broken down into several channels that players can switch at any time. The first channel is almost always the busiest and usually preferred for trading or forming parties. Monster Forest has a very attractive and function interface. Vivid menu icons located on the top and bottom prominently display the various menu options. Movement can be controlled with either the keyboard (W,A,S,D) or via point-and-click. Both methods feel fluid, but it is through the auto-navigation feature that players will usually make their way around the world.
Taking Turns Swinging
Monster Forest utilizes a turn-based combat system in which players issue commands to their active pet during random encounters. The beginner experience can be disorienting if players skip the tutorial quests, so be sure to stick to it. Luckily, quests are a breeze to complete thanks to the auto-navigation. Find nearby NPCs with yellow exclamation points over their head, accept their tasks, open the quest menu, and click on the highlighted text. Players will notice that their pet levels up rapidly for the first seven or so levels, and that their character's level is independent of their pet's. Besides leveling independently, each pet and character have their own inventory and equipment slots. It may feel odd equipping swords and amulets to floating sea horses or pink blobs, but rest assured that they don't effect the monster's appearance. Besides equipping weapons and armor, players must arm their pets with skills. Skills are represented by cards and come in many variations. For a game aimed at a young audience, the skill system in Monster Forest is surprisingly complex. The beginner quest line does a good job of easing players into it, but for the most part combat seems to take of it self.
When Do I Play?
Auto-navigation is a great feature that now seems to come standard in Asian MMORPGs, but some games take it a step further. Monster Forest has an auto-attack feature that will handle combat for you. Combined with the auto-navigation, the game practically plays it self. Players simply click on a quest objective in their journal and wait as their character runs in circles waiting for random encounters. Then they wait as their character clears the encounter, and repeats the process until the desired number of monster are defeated or items acquired. The computer controlled enemies in Monster Forest offer very little challenge, and combined with the auto-play features this reduces much of the early stages of the game to a mindless grind. How much this matters will vary from player to player, but it doesn't effect the PvP features. Players who can train a well balanced team of pets will enjoy mopping the floor with rivals.
Land Management
Besides training pets, Monster Forest offers players the chance to run a farm and cafe. Both are additions to a player's 'miniland' which is an instanced, private area that can be visited by other players. Both the farm and cafe serve as a way to earn in-game currency, called shells. These features are pretty involved; players can plant a variety of crops, raise cows, chickens, sheep, and other animals. With Monster Forest's anime-style graphics, the farming aspects reminded me a great deal of Harvest Moon. The background music is well done throughout the game, which helps make the experience that much more pleasant. The only place that could use a musical upgrade are the random encounters themselves. The cash shop may contain some questionable items, but players can use the 'stock market' to buy and sell premium currency (called moncash) for shells. The stock market allows players with a lot of cash, but not a lot of time to buy shells while players who don't want to spend real money can still earn premium items. A simple achievement system is also included. The game shows how many other players have completed a particular achievement which helps gauge how well you've progressed compared to other trainers.
Ups & Downs
Few games aimed at kids are deep enough to warrant much attention from older gamers. Wizard101 is a notable exception, and Monster Forest may one day earn that distinction as well. The over-zealous automation and lack of anything resembling challenge makes it feel too much like a grind. Players should remember that the game was developed in Asia for Asian gamers, so the grind threshold may seem high to us, but may be acceptable over there. Bottom line, if the pet-based gameplay interests you, give Monster Forest a try. It's much better than the handful of browser based titles that try to pull off the same feel.
Final Verdict: Good
Monster Forest is the most in-depth and attractive pet-based MMORPG available. It has attractive 3D visuals, a complex combat system involving hundreds of skills, and a bevy of bonus features including the ability to manage a farm and cafe. It's the nearest approximation to a Pokemon MMORPG, but isn't likely to appeal to an older audience. The fact that it is hosted overseas means players will have to put up with broken English, high latency, and other issues.
Monster Forest Videos
Monster Forest Farming Trailer
Monster Forest Group PvP Trailer
Monster Forest Official Trailer
Monster Forest Links
Monster Forest System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
CPU: 1.6 Ghz Intel P4
HDD: 2 GB Free
Graphics Card: nVidia 5200 or equivalent
Recommended Specification:
OS: Windows Vista / 7
CPU: 2.2 Ghz or more
RAM: 1 GB RAM or more
HDD: 2 GB Free
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 or better


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Color: Blackfriars (Green / Blue / Gray) Color Number: 121 Fiber Content: 50% Wool / 50% Cotton Ball Weight: 50g Yardage: 131 yds Yarn Weight: Light Gauge: 22 (Stitches per 4.0 inches/10 cm.) Needle Sizes: 6 U.S./4.00 mm Care: Hand Wash Cold, Dry Flat


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