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As RIFT and Cataclysm were released very close to each other, it's interesting to compare similar systems from both games. One such comparable mini-game is Archeology in WoW and collecting Artifacts in RIFT. In a lot of ways, Archeology reflects current WoW design, while Artifacts reflect RIFT and perhaps Vanilla WoW design.
First a quick description of the two systems. For Archeology, you have four dig sites marked on your world map. You fly to a digsite, and start surveying. Surveying is essentially a Hot Cold game. Your survey tool tells you when you get closer and provides a rough direction. When you find an archeology node, you collect fragments. There are three nodes per dig site. Collect enough fragments and you assemble an artifact. Most WoW artifacts are sold for gold, but there are a lot of pets and non-combat items.
Artifacts in RIFT are more like resource nodes. They're bright, sparkling white balls that are stuck all over the map, often in hidden or out of the way locations. When you click on an RIFT artifact node, you get a random artifact for the zone you are in. Each artifact belongs to a set. When you collect an entire set, you can turn it in to an NPC for tokens. You can then exchange these tokens for various non-combat rewards. The best analogy to this is collecting baseball cards or collecting CCGs like Magic: the Gathering.
What I've found is that Archeology in WoW is very grindy. Fly to digsite, survey, survey, survey, fly to next digsite, repeat. But it also offers guaranteed results. If you put in the time, you will complete the artifact that you are working on. The only randomness is where the digsites appear, and what artifact you are currently working on.
In contrast, Artifacts in RIFT are extremely random. Nodes spawn in random places, so you can go hunting and not find any. Every node is a random artifact. You can get lots of duplicates, while not finding the ones you need to complete your set. You can, however, sell or trade your duplicates. On the other hand, the final reward is not random. You just have to collect X sets to get the specific reward you want, while in WoW you have to wait for the correct Archeology project to pop for you.
It should be noted that in my time playing RIFT, I only ever managed to complete 1 Artifact set. I had like 20 or so partially finished, but only one complete set.
Archeology in WoW is very interface-driven. The dig sites are marked on your world map, and aren't shown in game at all. When I'm flying to a dig site, I have to have the map open so I can tell if I'm in the right spot. And surveying is entirely done using an interface button.
Collecting Artifacts in RIFT, on the other hand, are in the game world. Picking one up often requires maneuvering your character out on a ledge, or doing fancy jumping to just the right spot. The only interface action is actually putting the artifact into a collection.
Archeology in WoW is entirely independent of other players. You don't share nodes or dig sites with other people. There's no real competition or cooperation with them.
While in RIFT, other people can beat you to the Artifact node. It's like herbing or mining. You're busy clearing out the enemy mobs, and they sneak in and grab the artifact.
Archeology in WoW is also aimed at endgame, and is also not really something that you can do in between quests. It's pretty much impossible to level archeology without a flying mount. In some respects, it feels like Archeology was designed as something to do while waiting for a dungeon queue to pop.
Whereas it's perfectly possible in RIFT to see and collect an artifact while out questing. Even low levels will collect many artifacts.
In a lot of respects, I like RIFT Artifacts better than WoW Archeology. I love the fact that Artifacts are in the game world, scattered in obscure corners. I like trying to figure out how to get that artifact which is stuck in the tree. In WoW, I really dislike flying from dig site to dig site with my map open, trying to tell if I am flying in the correct direction.
I like the whole rush of opening the Artifact node and seeing what you get. It reminds me a lot of my days of playing Magic, and opening packs to see what rare I'd pull. While a dig site in WoW is terribly boring. Survey, survey, survey, but I know I'm getting 3 nodes of 3-5 fragments each. The only moment of excitement is finishing a project and seeing what the next project is.
In some respects, it sort of feels like the WoW devs spent too much time trying to simulate the profession of Archeology, rather than coming up with a mini-game which was actually fun.
But then again, I don't like the randomness of RIFT Artifacts. As I mentioned above, I only ever completed one set. And the more sets you finish, the harder it becomes to finish the remaining sets. Like Magic, getting the last few cards you needed to finish your collection can be a killer. On the other hand, if you removed the randomness, it might lose its luster and become a straight grind.
It's entirely possible that because I treated RIFT Artifacts as a side-game--only collecting them as I came across them in the course of questing--that I never saw the real flaws and frustrations. I imagine that trying to complete the Achievements for collecting all the sets would be mind-numbing, and you'd eventually resort to the Auction House to purchase the few artifacts you are missing. To me, the idea that a mini-game would force you to do that is something of an admission of failure on its part.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Archeology versus Artifacts
As RIFT and Cataclysm were released very close to each other, it's interesting to compare similar systems from both games. One such comparable mini-game is Archeology in WoW and collecting Artifacts in RIFT. In a lot of ways, Archeology reflects current WoW design, while Artifacts reflect RIFT and perhaps Vanilla WoW design.
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- spinksville said...
"I imagine that trying to complete the Achievements for collecting all the sets would be mind-numbing, and you'd eventually resort to the Auction House to purchase the few artifacts you are missing."
I'd think of it more like filling out your collection of Magic cards by selling off your own dupes and buying the singles that you need. But then, I think you'd have to be crazy to try to get the Achievement for collecting all of them anyway.
Agree with your summary though. I don't dislike Archaeology but I got bored of it, so I assume it's intended for people with a more patient temperament than me. On the other hand, seeing the sparkle of an artefact while wandering around is still kind of fun. And I like that there are zone specific artefact collections with lore around them.
- 10:35 PM, May 30, 2011
- johnliu.net said...
RIFT's artifact system rewards the EXPLORER player archtype. If you liked to explore the nooks and cranny and find little bits of books, out of the way NPCs, scenery, and pick up some artifacts.
I think the use of AH to complete a collection is identical to how a trading card game works. You buy booster packs until you have 80% of the cards you wanted, with lots of duplicates, then you take your duplicates - some of them may be rare, and trade them for other pieces that will complete your set. AH gives you a place to do this using just in-game gold, but you can also frequently see players wanting to /trade on the weekends.
You mentioned you only have 1 completed set with many "near-completes". I'd counter this:
Head over to an AH, set a price point in your mind (say 60g). Open the AH interface and the collection interface, right-click on your missing pieces so it queries the AH for it. Buy anything cheaper than the price you've set - e.g. 60g.
I'm sure you'll have at least 10 completed sets.
- 10:40 PM, May 30, 2011
- Rohan said...
I dunno. Using the AH kind of feels like cheating to me, the same way that buying the last few rares you need in Magic would be.
I wouldn't mind trading, though. I actually had the thought that there should be ways we can see the other person's "binder" and pick out artifacts to trade. And yet, since there's no inherent value in artifacts, a trade would be straight one-for-one, where you pick out all the dups I have that you are missing, and I do the same with your collection.
It's not like weighing the trade of a "good" rare for two or three "bad" rares would be in Magic.
- 10:45 PM, May 30, 2011
- Carson 63000 said...
Comparing Rift's artifacts to WoW's archaeology seems a bit strange, the two really aren't very similar. But aren't Rift's artifacts pretty much a clone of EQ2's collections? I didn't spend very long playing Rift, but it seemed that way to me.
- 10:51 PM, May 30, 2011
- johnliu.net said...
A guild can always have people throwing unwanted artifacts into a shared account and an open day on the weekends where the GM can give them away to people that wants them.
Also, I think Triton realizes that only a minority of the players are out there collecting rare artifacts - the most recent 1.2 world event seems to be solely designed to improve the distribution of additional rare artifacts in the game. (Most of them ends up on the AH).
Finally, a collection tip: snake tears (from killing a snake) is very rare and commands a fairly high price on the AH. The rest of the tears are very cheap. So if you see a snake in the world, kill it.
- 10:58 PM, May 30, 2011
- Rohan said...
Really, Carson? Both WoW Archeology and RIFT Artifacts are a solo collecting mini- or side-game which rewards cosmetic items. Indeed, note that both systems use the word "artifact" to describe a central element.
Their implementations are very different, but I think they both occupy the same "design space" in the game.
- 10:59 PM, May 30, 2011
- Kring said...
Archaeology also rewards raid quality epic.
- 12:52 AM, May 31, 2011
- flosch said...
Carson has a point though. I haven't played RIFT much, but from your description, it sounds pretty much like a carbon copy of EQ2's collections, down to the glowing ball on the ground.
That's not a judgment on the quality: you can make good carbon copies, or bad carbon copies. And then there's of course people who don't like carbon copies at all, regardless of their quality. RIFT, from all that I've read so far, seems to have perfected the carbon copy principle.
- 1:36 AM, May 31, 2011
- lancore said...
Imo the Rift system is way better then the WoW archaeology grind.
But then again, those rift nodes wouldn't really work in a world were you just mount up on your dragon and fly on a direct line to whereever you want ignoring everything that's on the ground.
And those "Damnit, how do I get to that glimmering thing at the top right there?" moments also just don't exist with flying mounts.
- 2:11 AM, May 31, 2011
- doxxxicle said...
Regarding trade value, you get uncommon and rare artifacts, green and blue respectively. Those usually sell for more on the AH. Quite a bit more sometimes, in the platinum range.
- 5:10 AM, May 31, 2011
- Indy said...
I loved doing Archeology during the first few days of Cataclysm... *because* it's independent of other players, and awards some reasonable xp. I was able to level up without facing the teeming hordes swamping the 80+ zones in the initial expansion surge.
Some people might like crowded zones, personally I hate that. Give me a zone all to myself, that makes me happy! Now for archeology, I'll admit I haven't gone back to it after hitting cap; I could see doing it on an alt to level instead of questing, though. And I'd absolutely do it again when the next expansion hits. (Possibly it helps to don a Weather-beaten fishing hat and pretend to be Indiana Jones...)
I'd also agree Rift's artifacts have more in common with EQII's collections from what I recall (did a trial back when EQII/WoW had recently been released). I suppose there's a good argument that all three game systems occupy similar 'design space' in their respective games.
- 5:55 AM, May 31, 2011
- Winged Nazgul said...
Get into a good guild that loves to give stuff away.
In my guild chat, you can always find someone linking their extra artifacts to give away. Sometimes, an uncommon or even rare artifact can be snagged this way gratis.
- 6:40 AM, May 31, 2011
- kadaan said...
Rift's Artifacts are 99% identical to EQ2's collections. The interface is almost the same, they're both tiny glowing orbs, they both are zone-specific sets, etc. The main difference is you actually got good rewards in EQ2. That's also the reason why, as a whole, I prefer WoW's archaeology over Rift's.
Rift only rewards you in pets (and one mount.) WoW rewards you with epic items you can send to your alts, pets, mounts, and random toys. The actual system for finding artifacts is far more fun in Rift, but I eventually stopped just because there wasn't really a goal other than OCD. I even made a checklist spreadsheet for Rift. When I stopped playing I had 594/1227 artifacts and could spend an entire 3-4h play session finding nothing but dupes.
- 8:35 AM, May 31, 2011
- Anonymous said...
For Wow, try the addons Archaeology Helper and Archy.
Not sure which, but one of them puts an arrow on your minimap to tell you where the nearest archaeology spawn is, amongst other things.
I found the one that does that very useful.
- 11:00 AM, May 31, 2011
- Saunder said...
The Archy addon gives you dig sites highlighted on your minimap, arrows tot eh next nearest site (integrated with TomTom) a window of current sites for the continent, and current artifacts being solved. Highly recommended to help the grind.
That said, the randomness of solving 4 gazillion, 900 million, 364,553 night elf artifacts trying to get Trande's Doll to pop gets old very quickly :D
- 8:16 PM, May 31, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Using the AH is an intended part of artifact collecting, not a flaw. Working as designed.
The bigger flaw was that the "white" artifacts are nearly irrelevant, since you get them long before the "blue" ones show up. Kind of like collecting letters under bottlecaps in those soda contests -- one of the letters is always much rarer than the others, so the game is basically "who can get the rare letter?" But, they seem to have addressed this by having rarer artifacts drop from daily quests in 1.2.
- 6:48 AM, June 01, 2011
- Evrett said...
Rifts artifacts are Eq2s collections..not anything wow cooked up
- 7:46 AM, June 01, 2011
- Lynesta said...
RIFT did indeed copy their Artifacts system from EverQuest2, but that's what happens when Scott Hartsman leaves one game and goes to another.
As far as whether or not you get useful items...well that can be argued. Generally speaking in EQ2 the number of useful items gained from Collections were few, far between, and extremely expensive. I would have rather got vanity items tbh.
Although...we would stop groups, kill raids, or even kill ourselves just to grab a "shiny" back in the day.
- 10:32 AM, June 02, 2011
- Rohan said...
I've never played EQ2, so I didn't realize that the similarity between collections in EQ2 and RIFT.
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this will work for setting up raid controller when loading winxp pro 64. When you tap f6 to install raid card, select both items that come up in order to stripe. When it starts to load windows it will say its missing a file off the floppy disc twice, hit skip file both times and it works anyway. It would have been nice if nvidia would have made this for us.
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The Ocean Sunfish or Mola (Mola mola) is the world's heaviest bony fish. The distinctive body shape is laterally compressed and appears bluntly terminated to the rear, as if the tail had been lopped off. Molas have a reduced skeleton, with fewer vertebrae than any other fish. Metamorphosis from larva to adult is remarkable in that, unlike most fish, Molas pass through two distinct larval phases—a typical Tetraodon pufferfish-like larval and another highly transformative stage resulting in the complete absorption of the tail (Fraser-Brunner 1951). Molas have been claimed to be the most fecund vertebrates known, with a single female reportedly producing several hundred million eggs at once (Schmidt 1921).
Molas have a very broad global distribution, occurring in both temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Due to their primarily pelagic (open water) distribution, studying their ecology and behavior is challenging. They are most easily observed basking at the surface, a behavior for which several functions have been proposed, including warming themselves after deep dives into cold water and presenting themselves to seabirds and other fishes that remove parasites (such as Pennella copepods) from their bodies (Abe et al. 2012; Pope et al. 2010 and references therein). Although Molas were long believed to be sluggish swimmers, drifting passively in ocean currents, based on investigations in recent years (e.g., Cartamil and Lowe 2004; Sims et al. 2009; Dewar et al. 2010) it is now clear that Molas do not necessarily travel with prevailing currents and instead appear to be relatively active predators that are capable of migrating at least moderate distances, perhaps in response to shifts in regional productivity and temperature. Gelatinous zooplankton (such as jellyfishes, salps, and pyrosomes) comprise a large fraction of the diet of these fish, although Syväranta et al. (2012) have used stable isotype analyses to argue that the extent of dependence of Molas on gelatinous zooplankton may be overstated, as was suggested by Pope et al. (2010) (but see Logan and Dodge 2013 and Harrod et al. 2013). Stable isotope studies of Molas in the Mediterranean Sea by Cardona et al. (2012) supported the assertion that gelatinous zooplankton are at least a major component of the diet. Hays et al. (2009) compared foraging depths for Molas and Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)--the heaviest bony fish and the heaviest sea turtle, both of which are believed to feed heavily on gelatinous zooplankton. They found that while Molas can feed from the surface to depths greater than 500 m, Leatherbacks are limited to relatively shallow waters (<200 m), presumably because of the constraint that they must return to the surface to breathe air.
Although Molas are caught and sold in only a few parts of the world, such as Japan and Taiwan, in recent years they have been taken incidentally in substantial numbers in many fisheries, including the swordfish drift gillnet fishery off California and Oregon (U.S.A.), the illegal Spanish driftnet swordfish fishery off the Gibraltar Straits in the Mediterranean, and the the tuna and swordfish longline fishery off the coast of South Africa (Dewar et al. 2010 and references therein).
The taxonomic treatment of fishes in the family Molidae has fluctuated considerably through time. Current molecular, morphological, and distributional data appear to support the recognition of at least two species in the genus Mola: M. mola and the far less familiar M. ramsayi (which is likely limited to the southern hemisphere), as well as possibly at least one more. Because of the unresolved taxonomic issues in the genus Mola, it is possible that some studies supposedly done on M. mola may actually apply to a different closely related species. Two additional species are included in the family Molidae, Masturus lanceolatus and Ranzania laevis. The Molidae are closely related to the Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes) and Diodontidae (porcupine fishes). (Bass et al. 2005; Yoshita et al. 2009; Pope et al. 2010 and references therein)
Pope et al. (2010) provide a wide-ranging and thorough review of the limited available data on the taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and conservation of Molas.
(Bass et al. 2005 and references therein; Pope et al. 2010 and references therein)
- (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) occurring around the coast of Japan, with notes on their geographical distribution and morphological characteristics. Ichthyological Research 56: 232-244.
- Abe, T., K. Sekiguchi, H. Onishi, et al. 2012. Observations on a school of ocean sunfish and evidence
- Bass, A.L., H. Dewar, T. Thys, et al. 2005. Evolutionary divergence among lineages of the ocean sunfish family, Molidae (Tetraodontiformes). Marine Biology 148: 405-414.
- Cardona, L., I Álvarez de Quevedo, A. Borrell , and A. Aguilar. 2012. Massive Consumption of Gelatinous Plankton by Mediterranean Apex Predators. PLoS ONE 7(3): e31329. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031329
- Cartamil, D.P. and C.G. Lowe. 2004. Diel movement patterns of ocean sunfish Mola mola off southern California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 266: 245-253.
- Dewar, H., T. Thys, S.L.H. Teo, et al. 2010. Satellite tracking the world's largest jelly predator, the ocean sunfish, Mola molaM/i>, in the Western Pacific. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 393: 32-42.
- Fraser-Brunner A. 1951. The ocean sunfishes (family Molidae). Bulletin of the British Museum 1: 89-121.
- Harrod, C., J. Syväranta, L. Kubicek, et al. 2013. Reply to Logan & Dodge: 'Stable isotopes challenge the
- Hays, G.C., M.R. Farquhar, P. Luschi, et al. 2009. Vertical niche overlap by two ocean giants with similar diets: Ocean sunfish and leatherback turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 370: 134-143.
- Logan, J.M. and K. L. Dodge. 2013. Comment on 'Stable isotopes challenge the perception
- Pope, E.C., G.C. Hays, T.M. Thys, et al. 2010. The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future research perspectives. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 20: 471-487.
- Schmidt, J. 1921. New studies of sun-fishes made during the ''Dana'' Expedition, 1920. Nature 107: 76-79.
- Sims, D.W., N. Queiroz, T.K. Doyle, et al. 2009. Satellite tracking of the world's largest bony fish, the ocean sunfish (Mola mola) in the North East Atlantic. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 370:127-133.
- Syväranta, J., C. Harrod, L. Kubicek, et al. 2012. Stable isotopes challenge the perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators. Journal of Fish Biology 80: 225-231.
- Yoshita, Y., Y. Yamanoue, K. Sagara, et al. 2009. Phylogenetic relationship of two Mola sunfishes
- for a symbiotic cleaning association with albatrosses. Marine Biology 159:1173-1176.
- of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators'. Journal of Fish Biology 82: 1-9.
- perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish
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RALEIGH — Carlos Rodon answered the call for North Carolina State as the Wolfpack defeated North Carolina 7-3 on Saturday night at sold-out Doak Field.
Rodon, the All-American left-hander, kept the Tar Heels in check as N.C. State evened the highly anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference baseball series at one game apiece.
"This win means more than any other win," Rodon said, noting the rivalry.
The teams meet in the series final at 7 tonight. A record crowd of 3,123 was on hand for the middle game of the series.
"Rodon was very, very special," N.C. State coach Elliot Avent said. "He kept a great-hitting lineup at bay."
Rodon (5-2) threw 6 2/3 innings, using 129 pitches. He left without surrendering a run. But North Carolina first baseman Cody Stubbs greeted reliever Grant Sasser with a three-run home run, with two runs charged to Rodon.
That closed the margin to 7-3, but by then the Wolfpack (34-11 overall, 15-8 ACC) had done enough damage.
"Either way, we didn't score when (Rodon) was on the mound," North Carolina shortstop Michael Russell said. "He was lights out."
Top-ranked North Carolina (41-4, 19-2) which halted N.C. State's 15-game winning streak in the series opener a night earlier, collected 12 hits and left 14 runners on base.
"You get runners on and he's still out there," North Carolina coach Mike Fox said of the Tar Heels' chances. "It's a 1-on-1 battle and he made some big pitches when he needed to."
And he had some help.
N.C. State center fielder Brett Williams threw out Colin Moran, who was trying to score from second base on Mike Zolk's two-out single, in an awkward play at the plate to end the top of the fourth.
Moran appeared to take the wrong route toward the plate as he reached the dirt area, essentially running into the tag of catcher Brett Austin in what amounted to a mini-collision. Austin held the ball as the players were tangled in what was otherwise polite contact. Avent called Austin's maneuver one of the best defensive plays he had ever seen by a Wolfpack player.
The Tar Heels threatened again in the fifth, putting two runners on board with one out. Rodon struck out Landon Lassiter and Moran.
"I reached back for that one fastball against Moran," Rodon said.
A similar situation developed in the sixth, then North Carolina leaving the bases loaded when pinch hitter Tom Zengel struck out. That came a batter after a full-count walk that made the home crowd restless.
"That's where the competitor came out," Avent said of Rodon. "I told him (after that inning) that's as good as I've ever seen you in handling that situation."
That added to the Tar Heels' frustrations.
"He is who he is, he's tough to hit," Russell said. "We had a few chances. We put up a fight late."
The Wolfpack opened the scoring when Trea Turner singled to lead off the third, stole second and scored on Austin's single to left-center field.
"That helped us gain some confidence," designated hitter Jake Armstrong said of scoring first.
The Wolfpack loaded the bases without the ball leaving the infield in the fourth, then scored when Matt Bergquist's chopper was knocked down by Russell. Another run scored on a passed ball before Turner's fielder's choice squibbler in front of the plate brought in the next run for a 4-0 lead.
In the fifth, Grant Clyde's double in the right-center gap drove in Jake Fincher from first base, causing the exit of Tar Heels starter Benton Moss (7-1). Two batters later, Armstrong laced a two-run single.
"Absolutely atrocious," Moss said of his stint. "It was a terrible outing."
Turner, the Wolfpack's all-time leader in stolen bases, was picked off second base with one out in the first inning. He led off the inning with a walk and went to second on an errant pick-off throw.
-- EXTRA BASES …: The four-run margin was noteworthy because North Carolina's previous three losses came by a combined five runs, including one setback in 11 innings. … When Williams threw out Moran at the plate, it was the fifth time this year that an N.C. State outfielder registered an assist on a play at the plate. Williams did it for the third time. ... Stubbs' homer was the first long ball allowed by Sasser in 30 2/3 innings this season.


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2 g fiber
74 mg cholesterol
104 mg sodium
30 mg calcium
2 mg iron
Diabetic exchanges:
½ carbohydrate exchange
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.
Variations and suggestions:
Serve with brown rice. Be sure to count your carbohydrates in the side dishes.
Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, CNSC, LD/N
Date reviewed: July 2012
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Over the past few weeks, Federal News Radio conducted a survey of the 25 largest agencies to get feedback on what actions are being taken to prepare for a potential shutdown, furloughs and budget constraints in 2011.
The survey found that eight of the 10 agencies who responded, had no formal or informal hiring freeze in place. Only the Justice Department said they have a freeze and the Commerce Department said they have slowed hiring to "conserve resources for high-priority needs." The respondents did not give any details on their efforts to prepare for possible furloughs and budget cuts.
Fortunately for them, their preparations will go unused - at least for the time being. Congress passed and the President signed a two-week continuing resolution to fund government through March 18.
However, agencies once again could end up facing a potential shutdown if Congress doesn't pass a longer-term spending measure.
Federal News Radio's survey asked agencies to describe any preparations being taking to limit the impact of a shutdown and how they are going to handle any 2011 budget constraints.
Across the board, agencies surveyed said they do have plans in place and are constantly reviewing them.
Department of Commerce
"The Department of Commerce, along with all its operating units, is carefully managing resources under the current funding level to ensure its most important work can be carried out. To this end, the department has slowed hiring to conserve resources for high-priority needs - working within its budget to ensure that critical open positions are filled," said a Commerce official. "We strongly agree that we have to make tough choices to bring down the deficit and get the country back on a sustainable path, which is why the President proposed a five-year, non-security discretionary freeze, saving more than $400 billion and reducing non-security discretionary spending to its lowest level as a share of the economy since President Eisenhower. But to win the future, we cannot make cuts that undermine our ability to create jobs, drive innovation, and compete in a global economy."
Department of Energy
"We do not have a hiring freeze in place, and I can't speculate on what may happen with the budget or the CR," according to an Energy official. "As a matter of course, our agency plans for contingencies. In fact, since 1980, all agencies have had to have a plan in case of a government shutdown, and these plans are updated routinely. But all of this is besides the point since, as the bipartisan congressional leadership has said on a number of occasions and as the President has made clear, no one anticipates or wants a government shutdown. The department is working with both sides on Capitol Hill to fund the government and keep its vital services and functions operating."
Government Printing Office
"GPO, like every other federal agency, is reviewing policies and procedures to be prepared in the event of a government shutdown. As you know, GPO is operating under a continuing resolution since a fiscal 2011 budget has not been passed. As Congress works on passing a budget, GPO is reviewing all programs and projects so that the agency continues to meet the needs of Congress, federal agencies and the American public," according to a GPO official.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
"HUD is currently not operating under a formal or informal hiring freeze. Hiring offices are reviewing their budgets carefully and decisions related to hiring are approved by senior leadership. At this time, we do not plan to impose a hiring freeze," according to a HUD official. "At this time, we will not be commenting on the possibility of a government shutdown. At this time, we will not be commenting on the impending budget cuts for 2011. Please refer to President Obama's statement on HR1 on Feb. 15, 2011."
Department of Justice
"We do [have a hiring freeze in place] . The Attorney General has ordered a departmentwide temporary freeze on hiring and reductions to non-personnel spending," according to a DOJ official. "The actions taken by the Attorney General are designed to keep the Department operating effectively within constrained funding levels. They will also help us avoid more severe measures such as employee furloughs."
"No, the agency does not [have a hiring freeze] ," according to a NASA official. "We believe an agreement will be reached to prevent a government shutdown. The safety of our astronauts is our top priority, and we will take the steps necessary to ensure they have the proper support. For other information concerning government-wide procedures under a Shutdown scenario, we refer you to the Office of Management and Budget."


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ANAHEIM – Justin Cobbs scored 17 points Richard Solomon got six of his 12 points down the stretch to help fuel a pivotal rally as Cal beat Georgia Tech 68-57 on Friday night to advance to the championship game of the DirecTV Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Allen Crabbe added 13 points and five assists for Cal (5-0). Cal's opponent in Sunday's title game will be Pacific, which beat St. Mary's 76-66 earlier Friday and topped Xavier 70-67 in Thursday's first-round game. The Golden Bears got to the semifinal round with a 73-70 win over Drake.
Mfon Udofia had 16 points and Kammeon Holsey came off the bench to score 14 for Georgia Tech (3-1), which shot 39 percent from the field, was 2 of 15 from 3-point range and was outrebounded 41-29.
Neither team led by more than six points during a fast-paced first half that ended with Cal leading 34-33 on Robert Thurman's buzzer-beating dunk — his first points of the game.
Crabbe's layup with 12:31 left in the game snapped a 42-all tie and triggered a 12-2 run that helped Cal pull away to a 54-44 lead with 8:09 remaining. Cobbs had a fast-break dunk after stealing the ball from Robert Carter Jr. at the other end just 37 seconds after Crabbe's basket, and freshman guard Tyrone Wallace — playing extra minutes because of Ricky Kreklow's foot injury — capped the deciding rally with a three-point play after Solomon made a layup and a pair of free throws.
Crabbe and Wallace helped put it away with 3-pointers in the final 5:34 after the Bears had missed 11 of their first 12 attempts from behind the arc. Since the start of last season, Georgia Tech is 0-20 when trailing with 5 minutes remaining.
Cal scored the game's first six points and maintained its lead until Holsey scored nine consecutive Georgia Tech points in a 2:53 span to help the Yellow Jackets tie it at 17 with 10:48 left in the half.
A couple of sloppy turnovers by Cobbs and Crabbe on back-to-back possessions resulted in a go-ahead three-point play by Carter off a fast break. Another fast-break layup by Udofia gave Tech a 22-17 lead with 9:43 left before halftime and convinced Cal coach Mike Montgomery to call a much-needed timeout.
Cal is 3-0 all-time against Georgia Tech, with the other two meetings coming a day apart in December 1950.
Pacific 76, St. Mary's 66: Lorenzo McCloud scored 18 points, including 5-of-10 shooting from the field and an 8-for-9 performance from the free-throw line, to lead Pacific past Saint Mary's 76-66 on Friday afternoon in the DirecTV Classic.
McCloud was one of four players in double figures for the Tigers. Ross Rivera scored 14 points, Khalil Kelley had 12 and Sama Taku added 11.
Pacific (3-2) shot 53.1 percent from the field and was 21 of 26 from the free-throw line.
The Tigers led 32-29 at the break and opened the second half with a 26-10 run capped off by Andrew Bock who sunk two free throws with 6:06 to play to make it 58-39, giving Pacific its largest lead.
Matthew Dellavedova had 16 points for Saint Mary's (4-1) while Stephen Holt and Beau Levesque each had 15. The Gaels were 11 of 27 from beyond the arc.
Drake 77, Rice 66: Jordan Clarke set a tournament record with 18 rebounds and was one of five double-figure scorers with 15 points for Drake in a 77-66 victory over Rice in the sixth annual DirecTV Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday night.


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ELON — Whether he's checking Southern Conference basketball scores or standings, whether it's a glance or a deeper look, Ryley Beaumont's attention can't help but gravitate to the Davidson Wildcats.
The reasons, which link the past, present and future, are obvious.
"I know myself, personally, I'm always interested to see what they're doing," the Elon University junior forward said, "because the success that they've had this year and in previous years is what any team is going to want to accomplish in this league.
"You want to win conference championships and you want to go play in the Big Dance. And that's something they've consistently done."
What Davidson has achieved and sustained — nine division titles in the last 12 seasons, 107 victories in its last 128 conference games, six NCAA Tournament berths since 1998 — is what Elon aspires to ultimately become.
And with Davidson again the standard by which the Southern Conference is measured this season, tonight's only meeting of the regular season between these teams could serve as confirmation that the Phoenix can be considered a serious contender in the approaching league tournament.
Elon, the North Division champion, has won 11 of its last 13 games, with the more recent victories defined by dramatic end-of-game situations.
Davidson, the South Division champion, is riding a 12-game winning streak of mostly convincing outcomes (an average winning margin of 18.6 points per game).
"It'll be interesting," Beaumont said. "We're hoping to throw a little wrench in that machine they've got going."
Elon coach Matt Matheny said leading scorer Lucas Troutman (sprained ankle) might be available to play tonight.
But in the next breath Matheny conceded the 6-foot-10 forward, who averages 14.9 points and also tops the team in blocked shots (2.1) and steals (1.3), could be held out of the Phoenix's final two regular-season games this week in an effort to help him back to health.
"That's something we're thinking about," Matheny said. "That's something we're talking about."
Troutman has appeared in two games since suffering the injury Feb. 9. He sat out Elon's 72-68 loss Saturday night at Chattanooga. Two nights prior at Samford, he came off the bench for the first time this season and scored six points in 13 minutes of playing time.
That 63-62 victory last week at Samford, in which Beaumont delivered the game-winning bucket on a backdoor cut with 8.2 seconds left, secured the North Division title for Elon — its second in 10 seasons as a league member.
Beaumont said he didn't realize the Phoenix had clinched the division that night until senior guard Josh Bonney congratulated teammates after the game in the visiting locker room.
"Then when Coach came in, we all got up and got pretty excited about it," Beaumont said. "And we were all happy in the hotel afterwards. It was a good moment. But the season's not over. We've got a lot more important stuff to do."
Matheny said that attitude was taking hold even as Elon was enjoying its newly wrapped up division crown.
"What I liked about that locker room was they had the same feeling that our coaching staff did: 'Great accomplishment, now let's get better,' " he said. "And that's what I saw in our players' faces. You can tell when something's genuine and that was genuinely how they felt."
Tonight brings another reunion for Matheny and Davidson coach Bob McKillop, who Matheny played under for two seasons at Davidson and then coached alongside for 16 years until taking the Elon job in March 2009.
"Mentor is not a strong enough word," Matheny said. "He's like family. He's one of my best friends, not only in the business, but of all time."
Matheny leaned heavily on McKillop's guidance during his first season in charge at Elon. The pair frequently exchanged calls and text messages as Matheny navigated new terrain as a first-time head coach.
"I really needed him in the first year," Matheny said. "He really helped me through just how to go about being a head coach. The more experience I've gotten, I don't rely on him as much on a day-to-day or weekly basis. But I still seek his advice as often as I can."
Now, with Elon one victory shy of its first 20-win season since 1988 (when it competed on the NAIA level), Matheny and McKillop are the frontrunners — and perhaps the only candidates — in the conversation for this season's Coach the Year award in the Southern Conference.
McKillop has collected that honor eight times.
"If somebody says to me I'm a similar coach to Bob McKillop," Matheny said, "then I'll take that as a major compliment."
Who: Davidson (21-7, 15-1) at Elon (19-9, 12-4)
When: 7 tonight
Where: Alumni Gym, Elon
Series: Davidson leads 36-12 and has won eight of the last 10 games
Tip-in: It's these teams' first meeting at Elon since January 2011


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