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|Jennifer Aniston
Aniston at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2012
|Jennifer Joanna Aniston
February 11, 1969 [1]
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Actress, producer, director, businesswoman[2]
|Years active
|Brad Pitt (m. 2000–05)
|Jennifer Aniston
Aniston at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2012
|Jennifer Joanna Aniston
February 11, 1969 [1]
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Actress, producer, director, businesswoman[2]
|Years active
|Brad Pitt (m. 2000–05)
Jennifer Joanna Aniston[3] (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, producer, director and businesswoman. She is the daughter of actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow. Aniston gained worldwide recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the popular television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and became recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in United States television.[4][5]
Aniston has played the female protagonist in a number of comedies and romantic comedy films. Her box office hits include Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011) and We're the Millers (2013), each of which have grossed over $200 million in worldwide receipts.[6] Her most critically acclaimed roles were in The Good Girl (2002), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, and the drama Cake (2014), for which she received Best Actress nominations at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award ceremonies. Her other notable films include Along Came Polly (2004) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009). She is the co-founder, in 2008, of the production company Echo Films.
In 2012, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Aniston is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.[7][8] In 2007, she was ranked as the 11th richest woman in the entertainment industry with an estimated fortune of $110 million.[9] In 2004, Aniston was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine and in 2011 Men's Health magazine voted Aniston as the "Sexiest Woman of All Time".[10] She has also been included in other magazines' lists of the world's most beautiful women.[11][12][13]
Jennifer Joanna Aniston was born on February 11, 1969,[14] in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California[15] to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.[15] Her father is Greek and a native of Crete, while her mother was born in New York City. One of her maternal great-grandfathers was an Italian immigrant,[16] and her mother's other ancestry is Scottish, Irish, and a small amount of Greek.[17] Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick, her maternal older half-brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother.[15] Aniston's godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.[15][18]
As a child, Aniston lived in Greece for a year with her family. They moved to Eddystone, Pennsylvania, then to New York City.[15] Despite her father's television career, Aniston was discouraged from watching TV, though she found ways around the prohibition. When she was six, Aniston began attending the Rudolf Steiner School, a Waldorf educational school that applied the Rudolf Steiner philosophy.[19] During that time, Aniston's father and mother split when she was nine years old.[3] Her father is best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, which he originated in 1985. Her mother appeared in two 1960s TV series, The Wild Wild West and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Meanwhile, after discovering acting at eleven while attending Rudolf Steiner,[3] Aniston enrolled and graduated at Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she joined the school's drama society.[20]
Aniston worked in Off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave,[15] and supported herself with several part-time jobs, which included working as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike messenger.[15] In 1989, Aniston appeared on The Howard Stern Show, as a spokesmodel for Nutrisystem.[21] That year, Aniston moved back to Los Angeles.[22]
Aniston was cast in her first television role in 1990, starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy. She then co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and like Molloy also quickly canceled. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy series, The Edge and Muddling Through.[23] Other roles included the 1993 horror film Leprechaun,[24] the TV movie Camp Cucamonga, and guest roles on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law.[25][26]
Depressed over her four unsuccessful television shows, Aniston approached Warren Littlefield at a Los Angeles gas station asking for reassurance about her career. The head of NBC entertainment encouraged Aniston to continue acting, and a few months later helped cast her for Friends,[27][23] a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC's 1994–1995 fall lineup. The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller,[28] but Courteney Cox was considered to be better suited to the role. Thus, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green. She was also offered a spot as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, but turned it down to do Friends.[29] She played the character of Rachel from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.[30][31] The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained world-wide reputation among television viewers. Aniston received a salary of $1 million per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress),[32][33] including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[34] She was also nominated for two Golden Globe Award and won, in 2003, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.[35]
Following a four-year hiatus from cinema, Aniston returned to film work in 1996, when she performed in the ensemble cast of the independent films She's the One and Dream for an Insomniac.[36] Aniston's first starring vehicle was the film Picture Perfect (1997), in which she starred opposite Kevin Bacon and Jay Mohr. While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston's performance was more warmly received, with many critics suggesting that she had screen presence.[37] In 1999, she starred in the cult film Office Space for director Mike Judge.[38] She gained critical acclaim for her performances in The Object of My Affection (1998), a comedy-drama about a woman who falls for a gay man (played by Paul Rudd),[39] and in the low-budget 2002 film The Good Girl, playing an unglamorous cashier who cheats on her husband. The latter film opened in relatively few theaters – under 700 in total – taking $14M in the U.S. box office.[40]
Aniston's biggest box office success to date was her appearance in the 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of Jim Carrey's title character.[41] Aniston then starred in the 2004 romantic comedy film Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller.[42] In late 2005, Aniston appeared in two major studio films, the thriller Derailed and the rom-com Rumor Has It....[43][44] In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release.[45] Aniston's next film, the rom-com The Break-Up alongside Vince Vaughn, was released on June 2 and grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend, despite lukewarm reviews. The film was successful at the box office grossing $204 million worldwide.[46]
In 2006, Aniston directed a hospital emergency room-set short film called Room 10, starring Robin Wright and Kris Kristofferson as part of Glamour's Reel Moments film series.[47] Aniston noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who also directed a short film in 2006.[48] In 2007, Aniston guest starred in an episode of Courteney Cox Arquette's series Dirt, playing Arquette's rival, Tina Harrod.[49] She appeared in the third episode of Season 3 of NBC's 30 Rock playing Liz Lemon's old college roommate who stalks Jack Donaghy.[50]
On December 25, 2008, the comedy-drama Marley & Me, in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson, was released. It set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales. It earned a total of $51.7 million over the four-day weekend and placed number one at the box office, a position it maintained for two weeks.[51] The total worldwide gross was $242,717,113.[52] Her next film in wide release, the romantic comedy-drama He's Just Not That Into You, where she starred opposite Ben Affleck, opened in February 2009. The movie made $178,390,243 globally[53] and ranked at number one at the United States box office for its opening weekend.[54] While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly, were often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.[55][56]
On July 16, 2009, Aniston received an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on 30 Rock.[57] Aniston was a guest star on the season 2 premiere of ABC's sitcom Cougar Town, playing a psychiatrist.[58]
In March 2010, Aniston appeared in the romantic comedy action film The Bounty Hunter, which costarred Gerard Butler. While the film received scathing reviews from critics, it was a modest box office success, garnering over $130 million worldwide.[59] A lukewarm box-office reception greeted her next film, the rom-com The Switch, in which she co-starred with Jason Bateman. The film's opening weekend drew what The Hollywood Reporter dubbed "a dispiriting $8.4 million".[60] The film received generally mixed reviews, with review site Metacritic showing 13 out of 30 critics delivering a positive verdict.[61]
By June 20, 2010, Aniston's movies had grossed more than $1 billion in the United States and over $1.7 billion worldwide.[62] Aniston's rom-com Just Go with It, with Adam Sandler,[63] was released on Valentine's Day weekend in 2011.[64] The story is about a plastic surgeon, played by Sandler, who asks his office manager, played by Aniston, to pose as his wife, to prove his honesty to his much younger girlfriend, played by Brooklyn Decker.[65] Also in 2011, Aniston starred in the comedy movie Horrible Bosses, with Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jamie Foxx, directed by Seth Gordon. The film focuses on a trio of employees who plot to murder their titular tyrannical supervisors. Aniston played one of the bosses, a sexually aggressive dentist who harasses Charlie Day's character.[66]
In 2012, Aniston appeared in the comedy Wanderlust with Paul Rudd,[67] with whom she co-starred in the 1998 movie The Object of My Affection and also Friends.[68] The script for Wonderland, bought by Universal Pictures,[69] was written by Rudd, Ken Marino, and David Wain, with the latter also directing the film, and was produced by Judd Apatow.[70] The movie was about a married couple who join a commune after losing their money and deciding modern life is not for them.[71]
Aniston starred with Jason Sudeikis in EUE/Screen Gems Productions' We're the Millers, filmed in summer 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina and in the state of New Mexico. The film, a comedy about a drug dealer with a fake family,[72] was released on August 7, 2013, receiving mixed reviews from critics.[73] We're the Millers was a financial success grossing $269 million against a budget of $37 million.[74]
In 2013, Aniston played the role of Mickey Dawson in Life of Crime, a film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1978 novel The Switch.[75] The movie was released in the US on August 29, 2014, to positive reviews.[76]
In 2014, Aniston starred in the film Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz, portraying an astringent woman named Claire Simmons who struggles with chronic pain.[77] The film received mixed reviews, however Aniston's performance was highly praised, dubbed by some critics as "Oscar-worthy."[78][79][80][81] The Toronto International Film Festival called her performance "heartbreakingly good",[82] Gregory Ellwood of Hitfix stated, "It's really on most people's radar for being a rare dramatic turn for Jennifer Aniston, and she doesn't disappoint." He further stated, "Aniston makes you believe in Claire's pain. She makes you believe this character is at her lowest point and only she can pull herself out of it. [...] It's a complete performance from beginning to end and she deserves the appropriate accolades for it."[83] For her role, Aniston has been nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Performance in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.[84]
Aniston has appeared in various commercials and music videos throughout her career. In 1996, she was in Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music video for "Walls". In 2001, Aniston was in Melissa Etheridge's music video for "I Want To Be In Love".[85] She was cast in a Heineken commercial which was later banned in the U.S. due to branding issues.[86] Aniston has also been in commercials for L'Oreal hair products.[87] In 1995, Aniston and her Friends co-star Matthew Perry shot a 60-minute instructional video for the release of Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system.[88] Along with Brad Pitt and Brad Grey, CEO of Paramount Pictures, Aniston founded the film production company Plan B Entertainment in 2002,[89] although she and Grey withdrew in 2005.[90][91] In 2008, she and Kristin Hahn formed the production company Echo Films.[92]
Aniston worked for over a year on a new perfume, which was released on July 21, 2010, at Harrods in London.[93][94] Original plans called for the perfume to be named Lolavie by Jennifer Aniston, but to avoid confusion with a similarly named perfume, the name was changed to simply Jennifer Aniston.[95] In an interview following the launch, Aniston said that she would also like to create a fragrance for men.[96] In 2014, she launched her second perfume named J by Jennifer Aniston.[97][98]
Since 2007, Aniston has worked in a publicity campaign for the drink SmartWater; on March 7, 2011, she released a YouTube video, titled "Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral", for SmartWater, which tripled online interest in the product within 24 hours of its release.[99][100][101] In January 2013, Aniston became the new spokesperson and face of Aveeno Skincare.[102] The commercials began airing in May 2013.[103]
Aniston is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots non-profit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. She has appeared in many TV commercials for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, which she supports. She also hosted September 2008's Stand Up to Cancer show.[104] In the "It Can't Wait" campaign to free Burma, Aniston directed and starred in a video.[105]
On April 14, 2007, Aniston received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.[106] On Earth Day 2010, she joined Courteney Cox, Woody Harrelson, Ben Stiller and others in "The Cove PSA: My Friend is..."[107] an effort to stop the slaughter of dolphins and protect the Japanese people from the toxic levels of mercury found in dolphin meat. Other charities that Aniston has supported include AmeriCares, Clothes Off Our Back, Feeding America, EB Medical Research Foundation, Project A.L.S., OmniPeace, and Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.[108]
Aniston donated $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Haitian health care provider Partners in Health and AmeriCares,[109][110] and also participated in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon.[111][112]
In 2013, she was named the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) ambassador for the Saks Fifth Avenue Key To The Cure campaign, which raises funds for the EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund to support research into the detection, treatment, and cures for women's cancers.[113]
Aniston's high-profile relationship with actor Brad Pitt was frequently publicized in the press.[114][115] She married Pitt on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding.[116] For a few years, their marriage was considered the rare Hollywood success.[15] But on January 7, 2005 they announced their separation.[117] A divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.[118] During this period there was intense speculation in the media that Pitt had been unfaithful to Aniston with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star, Angelina Jolie.[119] In the following months, the public's reaction towards the divorce was reported in the press.
The story became the headline news of media shows such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood, and made the front-pages of tabloid magazines for years. "Team Aniston" and "Team Jolie" T-shirts appeared, with "Team Aniston" shirts out-selling the "Team Jolie" shirts four to one.[119] Media reports speculated that the split was due to Aniston's refusal to have children with him. Aniston denied that this was the cause of their split in an August 2005 Vanity Fair interview, stating, "... I've always wanted to have children, and I would never again give up that experience for a career." Aniston also revealed that her divorce prompted her to reach out to her mother, Nancy, from whom she was estranged for nearly a decade. They initially became estranged when Nancy talked about her daughter on a television show and later wrote a book entitled, From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999).[120][121] Aniston has also stated she was devastated by the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped make her separation from Pitt easier.[48] Aniston said her relationship with Pitt, which she does not regret, was "seven very intense years together" and that "it was a beautiful, complicated relationship".[122]
Aniston has been having a relationship with actor, director and screenwriter Justin Theroux since May 2011. In January 2012, Aniston and Theroux purchased a home in Los Angeles's Bel-Air neighborhood for roughly $22 million.[123] On August 12, 2012, Aniston and Theroux announced their engagement.[124]
She previously dated musicians Adam Duritz,[114] John Mayer,[125] actor Vince Vaughn[126] and was engaged to actor Tate Donovan.[127]
In 2013, The Huffington Post described Aniston as "a long-time yoga practitioner" and quoted her as saying, "If I don't do it then my spirit sort of goes."[128] In 2014 Aniston spoke of her Transcendental Meditation practice: "When asked what the number one thing which has kept her looking so amazing is, Jennifer replied: 'I'd say a little over a year ago I started doing TM and that's really changed everything. Starting your day off with that and ending with that is pretty powerful.'"[129]
In 2007, Forbes rated Aniston as one of the top 20 richest women in entertainment and estimated her net worth to be about $110 million.[9] Aniston was also included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter for 2006.[130] According to Forbes, in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.[131] She was also Hollywood's most profitable actress. Aniston has been on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, based on "earnings and fame", every year since 2001, topping the list in 2003.[132] For the year of 2008, Forbes listed Aniston's earnings as $27 million.[133]
In 2005, Aniston became the first-ever GQ Woman of the Year. She has frequently appeared on People's annual list of The Most Beautiful, and came in at number one in 2004. She also topped the magazine's Best Dressed List in 2006. She has been a regular on FHM 's 100 Sexiest Women list since 1996, ranking at number 79 in 2012, number 81 in 2010, number 24 in 2009 and number 27 in 2008.[134] In 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported the most sought after body parts of the rich and famous revealed by two Hollywood plastic surgeons who carried out a survey among their patients to build up the picture of what the perfect woman would look like. Under the category of the most sought after body shape Aniston was voted in the top three alongside Gisele Bündchen and Penélope Cruz.[135] In the same year, readers of Men's Health magazine voted Aniston the "Sexiest Woman of All Time".[136]
Although Aniston disliked the hairstyle she wore during her first two years on Friends, "The Rachel" became and remains very popular among women.[137][138] Aniston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 22, 2012. The star is located at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of The W Hollywood Hotel.[139] It is recognized as STAR 2, 462nd.[140] On Forbes ' list of the 100 Most Powerful Actresses in Hollywood, Aniston was ranked number 8 in 2009,[141] number 2 in both 2011 and 2012,[142][143] and number 3 in 2013.[144]
Jennifer Aniston is a long-time yoga practitioner – she's appeared in a Yogalosophy DVD and even given Oprah a yoga mat – and she's one of the most famous devotees of TM. The 43-year-old actress has said of her yoga routine, 'If I don't do it then my spirit sort of goes.'
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Thank you all for responding to my last blog. Nothing of interest (that you haven't heard before) has gone on since I last posted here. Oh, Aunt Juanita seems to be doing REALLY WELL! She can walk now without the use of a... Read more
Sunday, March 22, 2015
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THANK YOU all for responding to my last blog. It has been an OK day, although we've had light rain all day. That was OK with me though because I am so thankful that it wasn't snow. Of course with the weird weather that we have in this area, w... Read more
Saturday, March 21, 2015
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Been a week since I've posted anything. I've had so much going on that my Spark Time has been limited. I've done everything that I need to do for the two teams that I co-lead, and I have done other things, but not much of any... Read more
Sunday, March 15, 2015
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THANK YOU ALL for your responses to my last blog. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who procrastinates on getting all of the information done for the taxes. I keep everything together all year long, so that is a good start, BUT now ... Read more
Saturday, March 14, 2015
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Just checking in real quick because I have to get caught up on so many things on here that I have not had time to do this week. It has been a very busy week for me, (but aren't they all?) Read more
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Thank you all for your comments. It sounds like things may be warming up in most of your areas, as well.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Hello Everyone, Thank you for commenting on my Saturday's blog. Things have happened since that time. Sunday was unseasonably warm, and the ice on "THE HILL" melted. What a relief. When I left around noon for my classes, it was still somewh... Read more
Saturday, March 07, 2015
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Saturday, March 07, 2015
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Rushing in here with my today's blog. The driveway and our street are still frozen, but we were both able to get out today. I got to work all of my classes except one, so I still got in an 8 hour day. Thank you all for your comments. The sno... Read more
Thursday, March 05, 2015
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Thursday, March 05, 2015
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Tuesday, March 03, 2015
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Sunday, March 01, 2015
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You are ALL very kind and thoughtful to continue to keep Aunt Juanita in your prayers. I really don't know, actually no one knows what the future will hold for her. She is the only one left of her brothers and sisters (there were 8 in all), an... Read more
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Friday, February 27, 2015
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We did NOT get the bad weather that was predicted, although it has been extremely COLD. So, I only had to miss one class this week, which was GREAT considering I had to miss quite a few last week.
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First off, I definitely approve of the new LFR loot system. Taking all the drama out of LFR loots was probably one of the best ideas Blizzard had in ages. It's a good system and seems to be working well for many players. On the other hand, there is always room for improvement.
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Some people can't seem to get any gear, some get all the gear in the world. The underlying problem is: you have the same low chance to get gear every week you run. Sometimes you get gear you don't even need and it gets vendored.
Back during Deathwing LFR raids before the loot change, getting geared seemed to be easier. The reason is because (considering you were with a few nice players and not complete jerks) people who had better or equivilent gear could pass or trade to someone who needs it.
Yes this also created drama but as everyone became really geared, it WAS easier for a new person to get gear.
My solution:
Create an option to pass.
Players that do not need gear from that boss should be able to automatically pass on the loot. When a player passes, the rest of the raid's chances (those who need gear) goes up on the actual roll.
Of course there will need to be an insentive to pass. So give those players who pass more gold (it has to be more than vendor value of the gear for sure) or give them a coin to increase their role chances for on a boss they actually need loot on.
I have read a few suggestions for LFR but I think this one would make almost everyone happy. The result: You stop getting gear you absolutely do not want/need and someone else has a better chance of getting it. You have a better chance of getting the gear you need by other players passing their role if they do not need the gear.
This brings back the idea that when people begin to get geared, other people get gear as well.
Please offer feedback and don't be a troll :)
Here are some problems with your suggestion:
1. It is still a "black box." Players wouldn't know if others passed, and there would still be plenty that "never get loot in LFR." And then they'd go to the forums and make one of a thousand threads about how LFR loot is broken. As I write this, there are seven topics on page one that are about LFR loot.
2. If you could see who passed on loot and who didn't, it would add drama back into the loot system as people complain that a well-geared player should have passed but didn't. If you could not see who passed on loot, it keeps the system a "black box" as described in #1.
3. Guilds could exploit the system to funnel gear to specific raiders. Run an LFR with one main character and 24 alts (yes, some top guilds did this in Dragon Soul), and have all the alts pass on loot to maximize loot chances for the main toon.
4. If your loot % is dependent on others passing or not passing, then LFR is back to the situation where everyone is waiting for all the people to roll. One person leaving the raid without rolling will hold everyone's loot hostage until the roll timer expires.
Edited by Grumchuck on 12/4/2012 12:26 PM PST
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I think that's a great idea.
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ANYTHING -ANYTHING- would be better than the current state, i know people who don't even do LFR because they're so discouraged by the loot, or lack there of.
People like you who've gotten at least 8 pieces from the loot system but they haven't yet gotten that one piece that they really really want?
So discouraged plz fix.
1) It will still be anonymous if a player passes, it's still personal loot system and will be exactly how blizzard wants it - no drama.
2) Who cares if guilds try and gear their buddies? It will increase the chance of a piece won by everyone in the raid. Not just the guildies. I'd love to be in a raid with a geared guild trying to gear someone so my chances are better.
3) Your loot % would remain the same and could only go up if players passed on looting the boss.
It's just a suggestion to help people get gear without the same people getting the same gear that they do not need.
It's not a problem, the people who are getting gear just cry on forums about it, and we point out 3+ lfr items they received in their post.
Don't be a troll. Only a troll would make it personal. Discuss the suggestion. You don't like it. Say why not without being a troll.
I am a dwarf good sir, and I'm not making anything personal.
The one thing that should be done is a streak breaker at 12 or so failure to get loot, it should force a loot win.
its mildly exploitable but you would have to get 11 failures to even think of exploiting it.
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That wasn't a troll. Jeez look up the term people.
And as for the topic, it would be a good idea BUT once people get the gear they want from said LFR, he/she will not bother to queue again for that content. And since picking up LFR gear is going to be easier, lesser players would queue for LFR hence longer queue times for others and players who don't raid or pvp will find lesser reasons to log in.
You'll also have more players up and leaving after specific bosses just like how LFD is now. How many heroic dungeons have you completed without at least 1 member leaving after a certain boss?
Last but not least.... *drum roll* LFR wasn't intended to gear people from heroic dungeon blues to full erhmergerd epixx.
The one thing that should be done is a streak breaker at 12 or so failure to get loot, it should force a loot win.
Time Tables to quit the game, good idea
The one thing that should be done is a streak breaker at 12 or so failure to get loot, it should force a loot win.
The average over the game is still 1 loot in 8, this will keep that 1 in 10000 player from quitting because they never get a drop.
The one thing that should be done is a streak breaker at 12 or so failure to get loot, it should force a loot win.
VP is much better spent on upgrades rather than gear.
I mean this really isnt a major major issue.
But with odds the way they are, someone has probably won nothing from every LFR they have been in.
Edited by Sarosha on 12/4/2012 8:50 PM PST
Depends; if you're just doing LFR (because it's an alt, or because you're not a serious raider or whatever), then I don't think VP on upgrades is generally worthwhile. And those are the people who seem to complain about not getting loot.
To someone only doing LFR, Valor gear is still going to be better than LFR drops. So no, it's not better spent on upgrades.
upgrading a 440 to a 489 will be better than upgrading a 489 to a 493
I hate the people who always wait on gear, are perpetually undergeared and whining as a result of "saving" stuff
Edited by Postonforums on 12/4/2012 9:41 PM PST
It depends, if all your doing is LFR your probably right, if your trying to raid though trying to catch up with people getting Sha and LFR drops to get into pugs ... its not going to be good.
An understanding guild might gear you up.
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I am new here..I just left my husband on Friday.Right now I am staying in a hotel until I can save some money for an apartment.. I'd like to get a Mobile Home but not sure if I can do that before the divorce is final..
Is there anyother singles in the lower SE area of Wis?
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Welcome Cabindreamer...if you are going thru a divorce, I highly recommend talking to an attorney. I assume you don't have one or he/she would have advised you about acquiring property while the divorce is pending. I'm looking forward to seeing your posts here.
Hello cabindreamer....tinman is right! Plus, i want you to really give a lot of thought into buying a mobile home before you make that commitment. I'm certainly no better than any of us on this forum, but I speak from experience, and while I realize everyone has their own way of thinking and feeling, and we all have things we like or dont like, AND I know there are a lot of people who are perfectly happy in a mobile home, you have to ask yourself "What is the real reason I am looking at a mobile home." Is it because you feel you can not afford anything else? I truly do not mean to insult anyone out there who does live in a mobile home, please forgive me, that is not my intention. Maybe it's because I too got a mobile home after I left my husband the first time. He actually bought it for me as part of the divorce settlement. I lived there for 2+ years before I went back to my marriage to give it one last try (it did not work, but a mother will do anything for their child and I tried for her sake). The trailor could not sell for what we paid just 2 years before, and even when it is paid off, you will always have to pay rent on the space...it never ever increases in value. Then I left him a second and final time and lived in an apartment for 7 years before I could afford to buy a fixer-upper house.
I know how you are feeling right now, as do many of the women on this forum. (did you have children from this marriage?) Just keep a straight head, try to make the right choices. I dont know what happened in your marriage or why you left, but I can just imagine based on you having to live in a motel right now. It almost sounds like you fled without planning, r maybe you could have been stashing a little money on the side to get you into an apartment. You need to try to get out of that motel as soon as possible or it will suck you dry of any money you have.
You will be ok though. It may not seem like it now, especially if you have a total prick for a husband, but be strong and be smart and you'll survive this. Divorce sux! Good luck, and looking forward to hearing how it's going for you....keep us posted!
I know what you mean by the mobile home...I grew up in them so I know the low market on them.
Hey!!...I resemble that remark, Gabriel!...Just kidding, I know they never appreciate. I own my own land, bought a decent one back in 94 for 3500 dollars after a little negotiation because they had a new one coming and had to have it moved. Back to point though, buying right now should not be the focus. If the marriage is over, like was said, get out of the motel. Yeah, the deposits can be high, but motel rates by the week are nothing to sneeze about either...find a friend, relation to live with until you get back on your feet, so you can save money..get an attorney if you are indeed sure that it's over. Filing first is very important, IMO. Hope things are going well for you cabindreamer.


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How much do you tip at the beginning when you check on your table assignment?
How much do you then tip this same person at the end of the cruise?
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If the Madre'd happens to do somthing for you or does stop by you table every evening, I think $10 would be a fair amount to tip. If you are just going to check and not change any seating arrangements and do not see or hear from him for the cruise, then I don't see any reason to tip. May-be others feel differently???
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Great to hear!
If people have questions feel free to ask hopefully we get alot of info bumps from BH players :)
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This would actually be nice. It'd be nice to have even more alliance to kill on here.
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Hey need more alliance please
When I made the switch to Bleeding hollow, I did the right thing.
Best server I've ever played on. From morning to night there's wpvp going on everywhere.
You can be lvl 10 or lvl 90, and get involved in it. My poor toons on other servers never get any playtime now lol. Glad you made this post Kag. Anyone thinking of coming to BH, you'll end up staying.
@Elbeghast I have seen better trolls but positive troll points for attacking your own server all around I give it 4/10
You are full of it.
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AH and gold making is fine, we have a few guildies with well over 200k, even one with 600k.
There are not bots everywhere, LOL i laughed when I read that you troll.
Today me an Chus a friend from another server who likes to group with us so he can be in BH.. found lots of rare's in pandaland.
And you came with guild to a PVP server and you had to farm pvp gear to quest?
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I don't do the PvPs often, but I will say, the PvPs on BH is quite entertaining.
For those PvE minded people:
Top 10 US Server for progression.
Active. Be it PUGs for all instanced raids, or the world bosses.
Yes, I've been ganked. Was I camped endlessly? NO.
The majority of players understand there is a vast cross section of player types on BH. They'll fight you, and when they see you have NO clue what you're doing, they tend to shy away from you. Most of them REALLY want a challenge, not just free kills. *
People fighting over dailies? Yes. But only until they've completed theirs! Very few people take to camping questing areas. Will they kill you while you're questing? Probably. But when they've handed theirs in, they move on. In most cases, you'll get back to your body and be able to continue on your way.
When things get hairy and the wPvP kicks up, it tends to be OUT of quest areas. Will PvP happen IN a quest area? Yes. However, if things kick up to full on battles, they tend to move to areas free of Mobs, which allows you to go back to questing!
The economy is active, take Elbeghast's word for it.. You don't have to be gold capped to support your Raiding or PvP'ing. The AH has a quick turnover. Just remember, relative prices are relative. 20g vs 200g, cause the Ore is much cheaper. ;)
Higher Population server, and you will only find a queue on major content releases. (10 Mins is my max wait, after MoP release, and never again since.)
* You might find some of those players. It happens everywhere.
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<Ironwolf Clan> would like to say 'Hello'. All they do is camp quest hubs.
Very much dislike Ironwolf Clan.
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We transferred here ~3 weeks ago because we were looking for more of a challenge (in regards to WPvP). In that aspect, no complaints. The biggest problem, stemming from imbalance, is the fact that the Horde fall under one 900+ toon guild and the Alliance are split into three that don't get along. Notice how my guild of 325+ wasn't mentioned.
Great server to join, but be warned.
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Nobody likes IWC.
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Must be tough. I'd highly recommend a PvE server.
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I need a small tree
Looking for two nice small trees to plant in my backyard in the Puget sound area, about 15 to 25 feet tall, used as kind of a privacy screen. I have a six food wooden fence, I would like the canopy and screening effect perhaps start above the fence. Would like something small and neat in appearance and shape. Anyone have any suggestions?
I was thinking about getting a Lipan Myrtle, but hear they are hard to grow around here. Now my choices might be Autumn brilliance apple serviceberry, Red Buckeye, Downy Serviceberry or a Pacific Dogwood. Anybody got any dirt on these trees or know of any others I might purchase?
Pacific dogwoods not great under cultivation and highly prone to anthracnose. Also have the potential to get a whole lot larger than 15-25'.
If you are interested in a dogwood, one of the kousa cultivars would fit the bill - most are quite disease resistant. Otherwise, a bunch of flowering crabapples would work. For an evergreen possibility, you could consider a strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo.
Western Redbud grows pretty quickly and will eventually top out at 15' tall x 10' wide. If you want an evergreen, you may want to consider Pacific Wax-myrtle. It's technically a shrub, but grows to 15-20' and takes shearing well. Austin Griffiths manzanita and Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' may also be worth looking into, but they need to be in a spot that has full sun, no soil amendments, and very little summer water.
paperbark maples are pretty nice small trees. amazing fall color and winter bark. great shape, so look good in the summer as well. need some water just the first few years.
cornelian cherry is another nice one. early flowers. edible fruit. need very little water after the first year.
Neither of those last two is inherently drought tolerant so how well they will do without watering here will depend a lot on the soil texture and other conditions of each individual planting site.
My long-established paperbark maple here has been having a pretty bad time since I had a tall hemlock that was overtaking it cut down. Instead of rebounding it has been limping badly, despite occasional sprinklings of many hours - I am not sure it is going to persist.
Where there are still a few of these left in the wild it is often in the woods, under other trees - and this in a climate that rains buckets in summer.
Some Seattle height records (~2005) for trees mentioned in these last two posts:
Acer griseum ... 41'
Cercis occidentalis ... 23 1/2'
Cornus mas ... 32 1/2'
Myrica californica ... 30'
'Ray Hartman' is hardy to 15 degrees F. One I planted on Camano Island froze out almost immediately. While many ceanothus have great visual appeal, here in the north care in variety (and site) selection is critical where a lasting specimen is desired. Multiple commercially prevalent cultivars are only hardy to 10-20 degrees F. - while this may seem pretty hardy to some a lot of local sites actually drop down into this range (and below) rather often - especially when any distance from salt water is involved.
cornelian cherry is inherently drought tolerant. native to iran and central asia. it does need some help for the first year or two, but in NW gardens they survive quite well with no supplemental water in the harsh conditions of the sidewalk strip. many examples of them surviving there with no supplemental watering.
paperbark maple is indeed not inherently drought tolerant, it will need help for the first few years. but like many maples, it is tough and can survive our summers without irrigation once established. it is also common in the extreme conditions of sidewalk strips here.
Mountains in Iran and vicinity are rainy. Like Parrotia persica cornelian cherry shows summer drought effects on many Seattle sites. People plant many other kinds of trees in parking strips etc. here that stop growing or even wilt during the annual summer drought; most forested parts of the world do not have our combination of seasons. Basically if it is not locally native or from California, Chile or the Mediterranean it is not adapted to our precipitation regime in particular. There are notable exceptions of course, such as all the species of Cotoneaster that are reseeding here. And most of our prevalent weeds are Eurasian in origin.
Here is a link that might be useful: 25 Trees that thrive in the maritime Northwest's Dry Summers
This post was edited by bboy on Fri, Jul 26, 13 at 12:53
Define "rainy mountains"?
Looking at a precipitation map, mountains in Iran see about 20 to 30 inches of rain a year. They also experience "summer dry" conditions similar to the Pacific NW. Peak rain in winter, least amount of rain in August.
Perhaps the trees you are observing were not well established-- not taken out of their burlap bag. Not well watered in the first year or two etc. I have observed some minor drought effects on many Cornelian Cherry specimens, but I have seen similar effects on native species like vine maple.
There are lots of plants that are widely adaptable outside of their native range. No reason to assume that a climate has to be identical for a plant to adapt. For example, on your list of 25 trees how many are native to California, Chile or the Mediterranean? I see a lot of central Asian plants on that list. Going down the list, 2 out of the first 3 are from that region.
"'Ray Hartman' is hardy to 15 degrees F. One I planted on Camano Island froze out almost immediately."
I'm sure you're aware that younger, unestablished plants tend to be less hardy than older, established ones. I've heard of mature Ray Hartman being hardy to 10 (but taking some damage). How often does it get colder than that around Puget Sound? Once every 20 years?
Given that Ray Hartman can grow to 10 feet (!) in a few years and is widely available in the trade, I disagree that it's not worthy of consideration. If I'm looking for a fast-growing evergreen screen, it'd be up pretty high on my list. (Though Myrica californica is probably a better choice, IMO, for several reasons.)
This post was edited by OregonGrape on Fri, Jul 26, 13 at 22:35
I've been observing garden plant performance here since the 1960s. I wouldn't be commenting based on a scattering of recent plantings struggling due to lack of establishment. As far as the Parrotia specifically, I would be commenting based on an article describing the tree's natural environment that I read many years ago - in which the writer took pains to point out that it grew in a moist climate along with hornbeams etc. and not in a dry area - in addition to what I am seeing the tree do here.
The 15 degrees F. for the 'Ray Hartman' is from the 2006 Timber Press ceanothus book. 10 degrees F. is only an improvement of 5 degrees. Anyone not in a banana belt neighborhood can be getting down there more often than many might be aware of, and it only takes a few hours below a plant's minimum temperature. When I planted the 'Ray Hartman' on my friend's Camano Island property I likewise thought it would be good for some years. She soon was reporting temperatures in the teens inside her covered porch, and the complete set of the hardiest eucalypts that I had planted there had all frozen down, with most of them actually dying completely. Nandina domestica, which seems to be pretty consistent about being hardy to around 10 degrees F, had also frozen to the roots. Leycesteria formosa died completely. And so on.
You can waste a lot of time and money on plants that really aren't hardy here - or you can instead plant ones that are.
You can also waste several years waiting for a more hardy hedge to grow to 15'. The poster wants a hedge, most likely sooner rather than later. Given that most people only live in a home for 10-20 years, taking a chance on a handfull of relatively inexpensive one-gallon plants that are hardy in the vast majority of winters in this region, grow explosively fast, and look really nice isn't that outrageous of an idea.
You have no idea where this poster lives, what his/her microclimate may be, and you're focusing heavily on weather conditions that may only come into play once every 10-15 years. While your point about hardiness is a good one and will factor heavily into this person's decision, it does not automatically trump other points of view.
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