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wow...that's awesome!
wow...that's awesome!
"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."
rick barr aced holed 3 with a glow buzz at the Louisville Champion Series Event 7 - 15 -12
i also aced it with a champ krait before leagues on 7 - 12 - 12
Aced hole 6 but sadly no witnesses, so you guys probably won't believe me. Too bad.
But i have aced hole 10 with a buzz, forgot what I threw though. (Witnesses on that one.)
I believe you.
Acts 4:12
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.
I don't believe you. Lies, lies, lies I tell you.
Yea I know Will he tends to exaggerate ALOT LOL
Pretty sure I'll be able to go down in history as the only person who'll be able to legitimately claim I've aced #6 at Seviren Lang.
"That's what she said."----Michael Scott
2 16 today playing skins with Rob W and Jim Ferrara safe shot to the 1st opening then a sidearm over the top and in.Got me 8 skins.
First time anyone has eagled 16...Congrats James
I aced 15 at seviren the other day with a champ roc..8/24
I also eagled 2 back on 8-2-12, best drive ever with a firebird, putted in from 60 feet
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I aced #14 with a KC Roc April of 2011. It was one of the league nights playing with Martin. It was the original hole 14.
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Seinfeld star Michael Richards committed career suicide at a Hollywood comedy club, when he said to two black audience members during a stand-up set: "Fifty years ago, we'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass.You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf****r. Throw his ass out. He's a n****r! He's a n****r! He's a n****r! A n****r, look, there's a n****r!"
Duane "Dog" Chapman was captured spewing foul-mouthed racist slurs on a tape. The star of the A&E reality show Dog, The Bounty Hunter directed his racist hatred at his son Tucker's girlfriend Monique Shinnery, who is black, in a filthy bigoted attack, littered with the N-word and other disgusting racial insults.
Mel Gibson tells his baby mama Oksana Grigorieva she could get "raped by a pack of n***ers." He later referred to a Latino worker as a "wetback" during an argument with his ex.
John Mayer used the N-word in an interview with Playboy. He said, "Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?' And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a n**** pass." After the article came out, Mayer frantically apologized on his Twitter account.
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Charlie Sheen left a voice message for his ex-wife Denise Richards, in 2008, saying: "I hope you rot in f****n' hell. You're a piece of s***, f***in' liar. … I hope I never f******' talk to you again you f****ng c***. You're a coward and a liar and a f****ng n*****." Denise is white. He later issued an apology for his "choice of words."
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Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes. Vigilantes. Crusaders for justice, using their superhuman abilites to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Despite the best efforts of the superheroes, the police, and the military, the hungry corpses rose up and overwhelmed the country. The population was decimated, heroes fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland like so many others.
Now, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions must overcome their differences and recover from their own scars to protect the thousands of survivors sheltered in their film studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. The heroes lead teams out to scavenge supplies, keep the peace within the walls of their home, and try to be the symbols the survivors so desperately need. For while the ex-humans walk the streets night and day, they are not the only threat left in the world, and the people of the Mount are not the only survivors left in Los Angeles. Across the city, another group has grown and gained power. And they are not heroes.
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I am a blind lawyer and aspiring writer, trying to read a little bit of everything but partial to sci-fi and military fiction.
"Superheroes vs. Zombies? Sure, why not..."
Okay, so the zombie genre has gotten a bit bloated as of late, with everyone having a crack at it and employing the poor undead corpse as a vehicle for everything from pointed social commentary to gritty military science fiction. What we have here, I am happy to say, is something more in line with zombie entertainments of yesteryear, something you can and really should just take in as light entertainment. Don't get me wrong, I loved Day by Day Armageddon, and zombie apocalypse as medium for social expression is all well and good, but sometimes you just want a story in which people fight hordes of the undead and live to tell the tale. And there are superheroes? What? This should be good for a laugh or two, right? And it is.
I'm blind, so the primary media for superhero fiction (comic books, summer blockbusters, etc) are a bit beyond my easy reach. So the story of person learns to employ superhuman powers, meets naturally or artificially imposed limitations, circumvents same, repeat, is not as tired for me as it may be for some. And the same goes for the entertainment had when the good guys get to cut loose and finally save the day, inevitable as that turn in fortune might be. There are some rather big gaps in this plot, to which you must just nod and go, "Okay, well I guess that's what they have to deal with," and move on. If you're like me and just want to be entertained, these qualifications shouldn't matter all that much, as you just enjoy the ride to its conclusion.
I was very excited by the use of two narrators at the outset, then a little concerned as the editing of some conversations and mismatch of tone occasionally suggested to me that the presentation would have been cleaner and more coherent with just one. But in the end, when asking myself if having both made the experience better, I'd say the choice was a good one.
I did wonder whether the reduced price I paid for this book during a sale played a part in my opinnion of the experience. I have to conclude that it did, given that on sale it was about half its typical member price. All the same, what I think was a great short listen at the price I paid would more than satisfy in exchange for a credit.
"A great read if you like heroes or zombies!"
Ok, I am writing to recomend this book to anyone who can lose themselves in a new world.
I loved it.
It has a great mix of superheros, their origins, classic coming of age sections, along with the end of the world. I like the way zombies come to be.
I have read the second book as well and it only gets better.
If you are someone who likes to follow characters over more than one book I can reccomend this one for sure.
Full of realistic dialogue and some great pop culture references, this book says what we all would be thinking if the zombies started taking over.
I can't recommend it enough
The cast gives a great audio performance and never crosses into the dreaded "Acting" that seems to hurt some audio books.
Great job Mr. Clines.
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fan
"Comic book style post-apocalyptic fun!"
Normally the books I listen to are 20+ hours long and I definitely prefer longer stories; however, I decided to give Ex-Heroes a try for a change of pace and I am very glad I did. Combining zombies with super heroes didn't really seem like something I would get into but Peter Clines does so masterfully. I felt like I was listening to a comic book and enjoyed every minute of it.
In any post-apocalyptic story I am a stickler for details about the events that led to the collapse of civilization and I always have a real desire to know why it happened. Ex-Heroes does not disappoint on this front and I found the explanation to be perfect for the material. It added some decent depth to the overall story and good background to some of the characters.
This story has plenty of action, lots of zombies and zombie-killing, and some interesting super heroes with a sense of humor. Combine that with two narrators who do a great job with the characters they voice and you have a winning combination.
"Zombie Apocolypse, Super Heros in LA"
So I needed a quick book for a trip I had coming up. This was on my recommend page, and being a 'hero' fan I read the description. 'Super Heroes... blah blah blah... Zombie Apocalypse... blah blah...' I finished reading the summary and thought this book sounded dumb... very dumb. But I listened to the preview and was very impressed by the both the readers, and thought that its a small price for a couple of hours, besides the reviews were high. While the story plot is over the top cliche, which is even mentioned by the characters in the book, but this only helps drive the story. The character development and interaction makes this book totally worth it. You find yourself laughing, and rooting for the characters every step of the way. Clines does a great job of just plopping you into the story with no real idea whats going on, and letting it unfold around you with the 'Then' and 'Now' chapters. Its worth the listen if you are any type of comic book hero fan.
"WOW! What a pleasant surprise!"
I read the plot summary for this book and thought "CRAP". Later I downloaded it just to have something in my ear while I did yard work. BAM! This book was great! It turned a refreshing corner in the genre. I was like "superheroes, really?" Yes really! It was somehow...feasible! It was like the X Men trying to hold it together after the planet got its ass kicked by the undead. Then to make matters worse, we have a gang problem. The only thing I didn't like about this book was its length (too short) and the fact there isn't a sequel on Audible. If you are looking for a life altering classic treatise on the human condition... keep moving. If you want to have fun, look no further.
"There will be more!!!!!!!!!"
I found this book in the ad they had here on Audible & I have listened to it 2 times so far! Great characters, great story, great narration, great delivery and totally stoked for more. Ex Patriots was great as well, Peter Clines did one helluva job!!!!!!
"Great book!"
Entertaining, fast moving story with really well done characters. It's a unique take on zombie stories, combining the fun of a variety of superheros and their varying super powers with a zombie apocolypse. Loads of fun! The next novel in the series is pretty good too, so if you enjoy this, I recommend that as well... Hope they keep coming!
"Excellent story, concept, writing, and performance"
Past, Presence, Zombies
Excellent blending of 2 genres that normally don't go together.
The flashback of the demon's last moments before turning
It takes the best and the worst of us to survive.
"Clines, What Have You Done To Me?"
As I've stated previously, I LOVE Armageddon and dystopian audiobooks. Let's not forget my predilection for the superhero genre', as well!
Oh, wait, did I mention zombies? AND good writers?
Clines is one of my favorite writers in these genre'. Why? The man can WRITE, people. And write quite WELL, thank you.
Keep in mind that good writing is simple, descriptive, rich, has a destination and moves you toward that destination. No, that's not a dichotomy, It CAN be done, but not by many writers, ESPECIALLY in the zombie genre'. Seems like any and everyone wants to write a good zombie novel or series, but pulling it off? Not so much.
Clines, who's given us his enjoyable and unpredictable "14" and his recent smaller but worthy "Quatrain" audiobook, just keeps giving us good reading and listening, period.
When I first cracked open my wallet, pulled out my Audible credit, and purchased this audiobook, I had my doubts. Well, Clines proved himself worthy of the daunting task. I liked this listen so much, that I listened TWICE. Yes, that correct. I did it. Don't judge me! It was that well written.
Here's what to expect herein:
Great writing (Already said that!), a conceivable storyline, excellent hero origin stories (especially the zombie origin!), wonderfully descriptive plot lines, and a strong interwoven story that punches forward boldly into the following two novels. The zombie aspect of this novel was descriptive, believable, and in the end, enjoyable. In all, a welcome departure from the recent authors that stumble together into a muddled mess of a novel, and therefore a listen . Believe me, I know, because I'll be review a few of those soon, and I won't be gentle, nor will I be forgiving.
But back to Ex-Heroes.
You'll be excited, nervous, thoughtful, sad, mad, and at the end of the listen, satisfied, yet ready for more. I've already purchased and listened to the other two audiobooks in the series, and YES,they are AWESOME listens, if you like these genre'.
Clines, what have you done to me? You've written three great novels in this series, THAT's what you've done.
So, hurry up, and get to writing the next one!
"Not Bad"
This wasn't the greatest zombie book ever, but there wasn't any standout bad parts either. The narration was good, the story interesting, but it wasn't the kind of book you try to find chores to do so you can listen more. I would still rate Day by Day Armageddon and the Morningstar books higher that this one. That being said, this book has action, zombies, and superheroes. What more can I say, other than I am glad I didn't use a credit for it?
"Ex-citing, Ex-traordinary, Ex-tremely entertaining"
If you like the Zombie genre, are open to super heroes and alternative universes this is the book for you.
I loved it, the Super heroes are well thought out and have all the classic powers, and a few that are rather different. The zombie issue has more imagination than most zombie novels making it more realistic and has a great final origin twist.
Ex-Heroes is well paced and full of action with just the right amount of humor. Mr Clines has written a well thought out, entertaining tale, combining two great genres of modern day writing.
Then getting Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam, to take you to Clines besieged Hollywood Lot and infected LA with their remarkable acting and story telling techniques is a stroke of genius. All of Clines exciting characters spring to life from the speaker. St George (Brilliant idea,) is voiced so you know he's a cool hero and a nice guy. With Stealth a sexy mysterious genius leader and Lady Bee leaving a mans blood pressure up. The whole narration of this brilliant novel leaves you with a desire to hear more, more, more.
"Really Enjoyable"
I am a big fan of the Walking Dead and Science Fiction in general, this is why I was attracted originally. The story is set in L.A the not so distant future, millions are infected by a virus that has turned them into flesh eating Zombies. The heroes battle daily along side the non infected for survival and there are some great heroes in this tale. A gripping story line well narrated with great characters.They could turn this into movie and I would really like a sequel.
"Good and enjoyable"
Granted you like like superheroes and/or zombies you'll like this release. It's quite humorous at times and a nice mixture of genres. The characters have interesting backgrounds (how they got their superpowers etc) and the narrative works really well and the obligatory final battle contains an interesting twist or two.
The two narrators are also doing a very good job. All in all a good buy, if you ask me.
"different take on the zombie world"
As I do do a lot of travelling , audio-books are an essential part of my travel kit. its nice occasionally to hear something a little bit different and slightly off centre . mixing two genres is difficult at best but is done with skill and with obvious affection for the leading characters, enjoyed this and the follow up immensely.
"Loved it!"
Peter Clines is my new favourite author, after listening to 14 and now Ex-Heroes. This is the 1st book in a series, and I can't wait to get stuck into the next!
Not only has LA been taken over by zombies, but a while before, people started to discover superpowers. These new superheroes are now helping to protect a group of humans from the zombies, and a nasty gang.
The heroes are all brand new, and well thought out, and as the book progresses we get to know a lot more about them, as well as how the 'zombie invasion' came about.
The writing is clear and easy to follow, and it's so easy to picture this as a film or mini-series. In fact, I'm amazed it's not been snapped up already!
A note about the narration - some of the chapters give the backstory of a female character, and these are read by a female narrator. In other chapters though, the bulk is read by the male narrator, with the female speaking just female line. This is a little unusual at first, but soon sounds quite natural - if you find it off-putting, give it time.
"A nice take on the zombie apocalypse."
This is one book where the narration adds an extra layer to the story itself. No spoliers from me, just listen to it!
"An interesting take on Zombie Apocalypse"
I have to say, although the subject matter has been done time and time again in books and TV, this version gave it a bit of a twist by introducing Heros - reminding me a bit of "First of the North star" for those of you who know your Manga. I would read another for a bit of fun / mindless entertainment, but not top of the list.
The ending was dramatic and about what you expect from the way the story was set up.
Not listened to any others.
Not really.
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St George's: Ships and Buses
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The Administration team is a small one with only three staff comprised of the Permanent Secretary, the Office Manager (vacant), and an Administrative Assistant.
This section oversees and co-ordinates long range planning within the Ministry and ensure that policy directives are carried out effectively and efficiently. The office also ensures that clear lines of communication are maintained between the Ministry and the Departments so that the Minister can receive feedback from all areas of the Ministry.
The diversity of the Transport Ministry is apparent when one considers the types of activities underway in Civil Aviation, Airport Operations, Marine & Ports, Department of Maritime Administration, Transport Control Department and the Public Transportation Board.
The Administrative team is responsible for coordinating the Ministry's legislative programme, assisting the Minister in developing strategies on various initiatives and handling procedural matters which fall outside the realm of specific Departments.
The Ministry of Transport Headquarters acts as the hub of the complex wheel that is the Ministry of Transport, ensuring that there is an efficient operation of the six departments within the Ministry.
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About Dr. James A. Quintessenza, M.D.
Dr. Quintessenza is the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute and Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at All Children's Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine. He joined the All Children's medical staff at in 1988 and was one of the cardiothoracic surgeons who performed All Children's first pediatric heart transplant in 1995. He is an Attending Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon with Johns Hopkins Children's Heart Surgery and serves as the program's site director for All Children's Hospital.
After receiving his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine through the Junior Honors Medical Program, Dr. Quintessenza completed a five-year General Surgery residency at University of Florida and also served as General Surgery Chief Resident. He spent an additional two years completing a residency in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of California, San Diego, where he received the Chairman's Prize in the Department of Surgery.
In addition to an extended pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship experience under Dr. George Daicoff, Dr. Quintessenza studied pediatric cardiac surgery at a number of well-known international centers including Boston Children's Hospital, Hospital Marie-Lanelonge (Paris, France), UCLA Medical Center, USC Medical Center and Loma Linda Medical Center.
Dr. Quintessenza is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, with Certification in Congenital Heart Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA), and The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS).
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In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Quintessenza has expertise and interest in healthcare leadership and alignment between medical institutions and physician.
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- Design The structure of Mapbuilder, a good starting place for understanding how Mapbuilder works.
Configuring Mapbuilder
- Modifying the Basic Examples How to modify the basic examples in the 1.5 release.
- Controlling Widget Output How to use configuration properties for widget output.
- Add WMS Tutorial Adding a new WMS layer to your map.
- WFS Tutorial Creating a Web Feature Service (WFS) client for feature entry.
- Changing Install Directory How to install Mapbuilder into another directory sturcture.
- Using template models Using template models for dynamic configuration.
- Using the WebServiceRequest tool How to use the WebServiceRequest tool for generating OGC web service requests.
- Using OGC Filter models How to use OGC filter expressions for generating requests.
- Compressing Mapbuilder How to use the rhino compressor (/lib/util/custom_rhino.jar)
- SLD Editor tutorial How to use sld editor
- Using Google-layers How to add Google, Virtual Earth or Yahoo layers to a 1.5RC1+ application
- Upgrading from pre-1.5 How to upgrade configurations file when updating from pre-1.5 releases.
Extending Mapbuilder
- Add Widget Tutorial Create a new Mapbuilder widget.
- Add Button Tutorial Create a new Mapbuilder button (also known as a tool).
- Adding a new projection A bit of information from email about adding new projections.
- Add a new library How to add an external library.
- Add Translations Add new translations to Mapbuilder.
- Search Datasource Search a new datasource or capabilities document in the Catalog demo.
- Debugging
- Acceptance Tests using Selenium
- Building a Web App from Scratch details the entire process of building a full map-enabled web page.
General Mapping Resources
- Open Web Mapping Course Notes from PennState University. Covers WMS, WFS, GML, SLD and building a Webmapping application using Geoserver and Mapbuilder.
System Administration
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Imprinted products are often used to motivate sales teams toward more sales, production workers toward greater efficiency, credit departments toward more collections, etc. But they can also be used as incentives to get store managers to give you better shelf space for your products, dealers to load up on your product so they actually have to push it, consumers to purchase more of your product, delinquent library-card holders to return books and so on.
Recognition/Service Awards
Employees, customers and vendors are recognised for years of service, performance, volume or frequency of business, etc.
Traffic Building
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Author and global justice activist, Starhawk, one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality, talks with host Stephen Dinan about permaculture, spiritual activism, and our sacred connection to the environment. She recommends taking at least five minutes each day to simply observe nature and deepen our sense of reverence for life around us.
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Fields of Form
The hypothesis of morphic fields continues to be a fascinating and controversial theory of how organization occurs in the natural world. Sheldrake's theory touches on a wide variety of ...
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The Dance of Choice and Choicelessness
Kumar offers a personal perspective on the paradox of choice.
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Biology Revisioned presents an engaging look at the changing state of biology and proposes that we reconsider our views of science and life. Harman and Sahtouris suggest that it is an historical accident that physics came to be the generally accepted root discipline of science ...
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There are archetypal patterns behind every material thing in the universe. A new holistic science that understands those patterns will help us resolve some of our most pressing environmental and ...
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In his new book, Nature and the Human Soul, depth psychologist Bill Plotkin introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when ...
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Our loss of deep intimacy with the natural world has had a devastating impact on human flourishing, perpetuating a vicious cycle of personal violence and ecological destruction. Restoring a felt ...
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The Science of Peace
This project proposes a comprehensive strategy to form a new multidisciplinary "science of peace."
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In a glorious new memoir, a prize-winning natural science writer meditates on the history and meaning of pantheism.
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International photographer Marian Kraus published his first collection of photography and writings, entitled Inspirationals. The content, divided into four chapters - stone, sand, tree, and water - captures and conveys the interconnectedness of all that is in and around us in its most essential and purest form ...
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To seize the opportunity to work with rather than against emerging forces of change, a higher level of consciousness is needed.
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The consequences of our 500-year-old model of consumption, profit, and externalized costs in the form of environmental degradation and natural system collapse are mounting. The old story we keep telling ourselves...is evaporating, leaving in its place the frantic question "What comes next?"
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Morphic Fields and Morphic Resonance
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Dawkins, Darwin, and Other Dogma: How the Tenets of Biology Are Crumbling
For the first time in modern human history, the cycle of knowledge is returning to what we knew in our distant past: we are connected to something deeper. We are not machines. Intelligent information flows through us and communicates with our environment, and this means that human survival is much more likely when we cooperate.
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Like the mayfly, which lives but one day a year and knows nothing of the seasons, the human being has an average life span that comprises only one-360th of the roughly 24,000-year precessional cycle. And just as the mayfly born on an overcast, windless day has no idea that there is anything as splendid as sunshine or a breeze, so do we, born in an era of materialistic rationality, have little awareness of a golden age or higher states of consciousness – though that is the ancestral message.


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Development of Archetypes of International Marketing Strategy
2006, Journal of International Business Studies
Lewis K.S. Lim, Franklin Acito, Alexander Rusetski
The extant business literature contains three separate characterizations of international marketing strategy: standardization–adaptation, concentration–dispersion, and integration–independence. These characterizations have, for decades, informed researchers, students, and practitioners alike of the strategic options a multinational firm might have in formulating its cross-border marketing approaches. Although useful, these characterizations have yet to be unified within an integrative classification scheme that considers the gestalt combinatorial patterns along multiple strategy dimensions. Toward creating such a classification scheme, this paper proposes a holistic conceptualization of international marketing strategy grounded in configurational theory, whereby strategies are viewed as multidimensional archetypes. We present evidence of three distinct international marketing strategy archetypes obtained through an exploratory case coding/clustering study. After discussing the characteristics, possible drivers, and contingent performance potentials of these archetypes, we offer directions for future research.
Lim, Lewis K. S., Frank Acito, and Alexander Rusetski (2006), "Development of Archetypes of International Marketing Strategy," Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 499-524.


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Plans are underway for Lenoir Community College's 17th annual Broadway and Beyond to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment provided by LCC Music faculty Timothy Maddox. Admission at the door is $7. The show is produced and directed by LCC Music Faculty Carolyn Crossland. Crossland and Rick Vernon will co-host the event.
According to Crossland, there will be plenty of surprises throughout the evening, so you will want to be a part of this high-energy, fast–paced musical event that is sure to be fun for the entire family.
Performing are Josh Allen, "I'm Not That Smart" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and "Lullaby of Broadway"; Shanda Maddox and Chris Raines, "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors; Clay Raines, "What Do I Do?" from Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza; Noteworthy, "The Magic Touch" and "Sherry" from Jersey Boys; Antuan Hawkins, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel; Shanda Maddox, "I Get a Kick Out of You" from Anything Goes; Kimmie Scott, "The Girl in 14G"; Micah Fields, "Wall Lovin' " and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Miserables; Chris Raines, "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha; L'Academie de Danse members Cara Jett and Gracie Jett, choreographed by Nora Parker, "Sisters" from White Christmas; and Susan Leigh, "I'm Not That Girl" from Wicked.
Crossland joined the LCC faculty in 1992. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Campbell University, and Masters of Music degree from East Carolina University. In addition to postgraduate work in the United States, Crossland has studied at the Royal School of Church Music in London, England; the Italian Organ Academy in Pistoia, Italy; the Classical Music Conservatory in Eisenstadt, Austria; and at King's College, Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
Previous work experience includes positions on the music faculty at East Carolina University and Mount Olive College, and Choirmaster/Organist at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Raleigh, and Minister of Music at Westminster United Methodist Church in Kinston.
Crossland is listed in the "International Who's Who in Business and Professional Women." She has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Leadership Award in the Teaching Profession, LCC President's Award for Service and Innovation, the Phi Theta Kappa International Paragon Award, and the 2002 Teaching Excellence Award at LCC.
Crossland is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Hymn Society of America, and the National Pastoral Musicians. For 10 years, she performed and managed "The Fabulous Four," a beach and oldie rock and roll group that performed to large and enthusiastic audiences in the US and abroad. The group recorded two albums, "Take One!" and "Finally Four."
Vernon has enjoyed the stage for more than 40 years performing professionally and semi-professionally for local, regional and national stages and television audiences. Retired, he was the minister at Southwood Memorial Christian Church in Kinston and served the church for more than 10 years.
He still performs professionally for the dinner theatre at the Duplin Bistro where he appears monthly with a troupe of seven musicians and five singers. Vernon performs a variety of styles of music including popular songs and songs of the great crooners from Frank Sinatra to Bobby Darlin; stage musicals such as "Hello Dolly"; Country Classic; Rock n' Roll greats and Gospel. He currently hosts the local morning television talk show "Down East Today" which airs on NBC affiliate WITN-My TV Channel 7.2; TACC-9 TV and on several cables television markets across 27 counties in eastern North Carolina. He is married to Jane Vernon, a retired elementary school music teacher, who also performs with Vernon on many occasions. They have two married sons and three grandchildren.
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The O2 XC helmet from Lazer combines crash protection, good looks and comfort to create the perfect fitting helmet that will protect you on every ride. The O2 comes to the table with the patented Lazer Rollsys retention system that uses a thumbwheel at the top of the helmet to adjust the fit of the helmet. Rbs or rigidity brace system reinforces the protective foam in the event of a multiple impact collision. The 24 vents on the Lazer O2 streams air into the internal ventilation channels for more comfort in warmer weather. The universal size fits heads up to 61cm and an oversized Lazer O2 XC for heads measuring 61-64cm.
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Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s, human activities (e.g. burning of fossil fuels and deforestation) have dramatically increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. High CO2 levels in the atmosphere contribute directly to climate change. In 2005, global atmospheric concentrations of CO2 were 35 percent higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution. (Source: EPA / Photo: Flickr)


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Situated in Sooke, this romantic bed & breakfast is within 9 mi (15 km) of Sooke Region Museum, Mercurio Gallery, and Metchosin Golf and Country Club. Luxton Park and District of Sooke Municipal Hall are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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Earlier this year, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine unveiled a very special Dean guitar for his "Symphony Interrupted" performance with the San Diego Symphony at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, California: the StradiVMNT. At the time it was a one-off special item for Dave to play at the show, but now you'll be able to own a StradiVMNT of your very own (if you're quick): Dean has announced that they're building 50 limited edition StradiVMNTs which are available for preorder now. shop.deanguitars.com
New 20th Anniversary Youthanasia merchandise is now available for purchase in the Official Megadeth Shop. Check out the new Youthanasia Tee, Youthanasia Raglan, and a new Megadeth Baseball Jersey and Megadeth Vic Tee all at Megadeth's online store! smarturl.it/megadethstore
Megadeth will perform at Artpark's "First Niagara Presents Tuesday in the Park" concert series at the Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater in Lewiston, NY on July 15. For tickets and more information, visit artpark.net.
Megadeth is featured in the USA West Playlist in the World Music Challenge. The more you listen the further USA West will advance! Get in on the game now www.worldmusicchallenge.com.
David Ellefson's autobiography, "My Life With Deth", which was originally made available last October via Howard Books (a division of Simon & Schuster), will be issued as a paperback on July 8. You can order the hardcover edition at mylifewithdethbook.com.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — In the neighborhood of Laranjeiras, in the South zone of Rio De Janiero, a black van with a silver "Megadeth" nameplate on its Volkswagen emblem pulled up to the side of Praca Sao Salvador (Sao Salvador Square), opened its doors and pulled out a speaker, a flatscreen, a grill and a keg. It was a one-stop party. Read the entire article at sports.yahoo.com.
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Meet the Artist is back! Children from grades K-3 have the opportunity to learn hands-on the styles of some of the great artists. Kids are introduced to a different artist each class, followed by a lesson in the artist's style and media, ending in a hands-on creative project. All participants receive a free copy of the book presented at each session! To register stop by the Children's Desk or call (717) 243-4642 ext 2231.
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We rock the business and technology world!
We are BPA, and we'd love to have you be part of our student organization.
Davenport BPA Leaders
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A national organization for college, high school and middle school students preparing for careers in:
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There are 51,000+ BPA student members nationwide and 2,300+ BPA chapters in 25 states. As a BPA member, you will participate in local and regional professional development events that culminate in an annual National Leadership Conference each spring. The conference features amazing competitions, workshops and prominent speakers.
Davenport Dominates 2012 BPA Competition!
More than 5,000 university students from 25 states participated in business competitions at the 2012 BPA National Leadership Conference in Chicago, IL.
Davenport BPA students took the conference by storm with:
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After completing a successful four-year career on Miami's cross country and track teams, Jarrod Eick will serve as a volunteer assistant coach for Miami's women's cross country and track & field teams in 2013-14. While finishing his bachelor's degree in engineering management and manufacturing engineering at Miami, Eick will help coach the cross country girls and distance runners on the track team.
2012-13: Cross Country – Second-Team All-MAC … MAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 5) … ran in five of Miami's six races, scoring in the top two for the RedHawks in each … won the season-opening Dayton Flyer 5K Challenge (Sept. 1) for the second straight year with a time of 15:19.7 … placed eighth at the MAC Championship meet with an 8K time of 25:02.3 … ran a season-best 24:35.2 8K at the Pre-Nationals meet (Oct. 13) … crossed in 38th at the 10K Great Lakes Regional Championship in 32:06 (Nov. 9) … was 11th overall at the Commodore Classic (Sept. 15) in 25:00.85. Track and Field – First-Team All-MAC … NCAA East Preliminary Rounds Qualifier … MAC Track Athlete of the Week (May 7) … MAC champion in the 1500m, clocking 3:51.66 … placed seventh in the 5000m run at the MAC Championships as well … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1500m run at the NCAA East Prelims, placing 21st in the first round in a personal-best 3:44.12 … his time of 3:44.12 ranks him fifth in school history … finished 20th in the 1500m NCAA East quarterfinals (3:51.58) … won the 5K at Cincinnati's Nikoloff Invitational in a season-best 14:35.27 … took first in the 1500m at the Miami Invitational (3:53.61) … posted a season-best 800m time of 1:51.85 to earn runner-up at the RedHawk Invitational.
2011-12: Cross Country -- First-Team All-MAC ... MAC Runner of the Week Sept. 13 ... ran in all seven races for the RedHawks, placing as Miami's top finisher in four of them and as the team's second scorer in the other three ... posted a career-best 8K time of 24:38.9 at the MAC Championships where he was Miami's top finisher and fifth overall ... won the Dayton 5K Challenge in 15:23.4 to start the season ... was victorious for a second straight week, winning the Miami Open for the second straight year in 25:39, earning the MAC Runner of the Week award ... was Miami's top finisher at the All-Ohio Championships and took seventh overall in 25:19.36 ... finished second for the RedHawks and third overall at the LSU Invitational to help Miami win the meet ... was Miami's second scorer and placed 62nd overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a 10K personal-best time of 31:42.9. Track and Field -- Two-time MAC Track Athlete of the Week ... NCAA East Preliminary Rounds qualifier ... placed third in the 1500m at the MAC Championships (3:51.07) and was 14th in the 5K at the MAC meet (15:46.97) ... finished 37th at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in the 1500m (3:53.80) ... recorded a personal-best time in the 1500m at the Jesse Owens Track Classic with a time of 3:46.32 ... took first place in the 1500m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational with a time of 3:49.61 ... his 800m personal best time of 1:51.75 came at the Billy Hayes Invitational where he placed sixth ... set a personal best in the 5000m early in the season, running a 14:19.85 at Cincinnati's Oliver Nikoloff Invitational to earn runner-up ... finished the season in sixth place for the 1500m run on the Miami Track & Field all-time list with his 3:46.32 time and in 10th on the 800m list with a time of 1:51.75.
2010-11: Cross Country -- MAC Runner of the Week Sept. 8 ... competed in all seven races, scoring in each and finishing no worse than fourth on the team in any race ... won the Miami Invitational for his first-career win in 25:38 and was also the team's top finisher at the Flyer 5K Challenge, taking third in a 5K personal-best 15:14 as he won his MAC award ... finished 21st at the MAC Championship as Miami's third finisher in 25:23.6 ... posted a career-best 8K time of 24:57.7 at the All-Ohio Championship where he was second on the team, taking 15th ... placed 101st at the Great Lakes Regional in 32:37.58, a 10K personal best ... was second on the team and 19th overall at the Spartan Invitational and was 15th at the Falcon Invitational. Track and Field -- Second-Team All-MAC ... two-time MAC Track Athlete of the Week on 3/29/11 and 5/10/11 ... placed second in the 1500m run with a time of 3:55.85 at the Mid-American Conference Championships ... also snagged sixth place and posted a time of 15:19.11 in the 5000m run while at the MAC Championships ... at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational, won the 800m run in 1:52.98 and placed first in the 1500m run after recording a time of 3:51.43, earning him MAC Track Athlete of the Week ... took first place in the RedHawk Invitational's 5000m run after a time of 14:58.34 ... set a career-best 1500m time of 3:48.56, which ranks eighth in school history, at the Miami Invitational finishing in third place ... posted a career-best 800m time of 1:52.48 to take eighth at the Billy Hayes Invitational, earning him his second MAC Track Athlete of the Week ... was the runner-up and set a personal-best time of 14:41.63 in the 5000m run at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational ... indoors, was the winner of the Rick Meindl Last Call 1000m run with a time of 2:31.83 ... was the first-place finisher in the mile run at the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational (indoors) in 4:18.55.
2009-10: Cross Country -- Ran in all six races in his first season ... placed 41st overall and eighth on the team at the MAC Championship in 27:31.1 ... ran season-best 8K time of 26:14.1 at Pre-Nationals in the open division ... finished 152nd and seventh on the team at the 10K Great Lakes Regional in 34:44.36 ... had a season-best 11th-place finish at the season-opening Dayton 5K in 15:29, placing sixth on the team (also a season best). Track and Field -- Competed in the MAC Championships in the 1500m run, finishing eighth with a time of 3:56:48 ... was Miami's first finisher and was fifth overall with a time of 4:24:53 in the mile run and helped Miami take second in the distance medley relay in 10:35:17 at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships ... won the 1000m run at the Rick Meindl Last Call (indoors) ... recorded a time of 4:01:91 at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 1500m, good for second place ... was Miami's first finisher, placing third overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational ... placed second among Miami runners in the 800m with a time 1:57:05 at the Miami Invitational for sixth place ... placed 10th in the 1500m at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships ... took third in the 800m at the RedHawk Invitational.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country, twice serving as captain on each team as a junior and senior ... coached by Robert Dagenhardt ... three times named All-Ohio, winning the 2008 Ohio Cross Country Championship and finishing as runner-up in 2007 as a junior ... twice named Stark County MVP and was named All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference all four years in cross country ... top 5K time was 15:35 ... helped cross country team qualify for regionals three times and led team to league title as a freshman ... in track, was a five-time all-state performer, winning the state title in the 1600m as a senior ... finished in the top seven in the 3200m as a junior and senior at the Ohio State Championships ... twice named Northeastern Buckeye Conference MVP and was all-conference all four years in track ... also was a state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman ... led team to two conference and district titles as a junior and senior and a fifth-place finish at the state meet in track ... top 800m time was 1:53.1, top 1600m time was 4:16 and top 3200m time was 9:29 ... also competed for Team Ohio at Mideast Meet of Champions in cross country ... competed in wrestling as well, earning four letters and serving as a team captain his senior year.
Personal: Born in September of 1990 in Greenville, N.C. ... son of Craig Eick and Lori Martin ... majoring in engineering management and manufacturing engineering ... cousin, Willy Graham, plays baseball at Muskingum College.


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Pizza Express Apollon turned back a late comeback attempt by Xion Dukes and won their clash on Tuesday evening to seal a place in the EuroChallenge Regular Season.
The Cypriots carried an eight-point lead into the second leg of their Qualifying Round tie and won, 96-90.
The visitors from Austria, who prevailed in their domestic Supercup over the weekend, led Apollon by seven early on Tuesday.
With three and a half minutes remaining, they went in front 87-84 to trail by just five on aggregate.
Daryl Dorsey poured in eight points over the last three minutes to secure victory for Apollon.
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Xion Dukes head coach Werner Sallomon"Congratulations to Apollon and all the best for the next round. The key to this couple of games was the first one in Austria. We did not play well there, and since we dropped the game at home, we had to come to Cyprus and try to turn things around. This was very difficult, but we gave it a shot. At the end we weren't concentrated enough to win."
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As most long-time readers know, I'm not the biggest fan of Loot Council. I much prefer DKP systems that leave the decision-making up to the players. So when my guild decided to switch to Loot Council, I viewed the move with some trepidation. I really did like our previous English-bid DKP system. But a lot of the guild felt uncomfortable with the "adversarial" nature of that system, and so we decided to change it up.
So what has Loot Council been like so far?
First off, I would like to note that I really like the implementation of Loot Council that our leadership came up with. We have three people on the council: our long-time loot officer, the guild master, and one non-officer raider. The non-officer raider changes each raid and is chosen more or less randomly. The guild master only casts a vote if the other two members disagree.
On the whole, Loot Council has worked out more or less okay. Loot distribution is a little bit faster, and there's definitely a much lower burden on the loot officer. There's not a lot of record-keeping to worry about.
But at the same time, I don't really see the Loot Council leading to a "better" distribution of loot than the previous system did. This is the flaw in Loot Council. The council is human, and thus, is likely to make mistakes and be unable to capture every piece of information necessary to make the ideal decision.
It's not like the council makes outrageous mistakes. But sometimes things can be subtle. For example, let's look at one example of loot distribution that I consider a mistake:
An i277 caster/healer cloak dropped. Of the people who wanted it, several had i264 cloaks, and one had an i258 cloak. The i277 cloak was given to the i258 guy because it was the largest upgrade. Certainly it is a defensible decision, or so it seems. But the thing is that most of the i264 cloaks were Emblem cloaks, purchasable from a vendor. So either the i258 cloak was better than than the i264 cloak, in which case the i277 cloak was a bigger upgrade for someone else, or the i258 cloak was worse than the i264 cloak, in which case the i258 guy wasn't willing to spend the Emblems to upgrade. In that case, the people who took initiative to upgrade their gear outside of raiding got passed over in favor of someone who didn't.
Certainly it's a very small mistake. I would have just considered the i258 and i264 cloaks more or less the same and had everyone roll for it.
The other amusing Loot Council folly was counciling 4 i277 tokens in row to a disc priest to help with Heroic Lich King. Said priest promptly quit right after getting the fourth token. Now obviously, the priest could have pulled similar shenanigans in the DKP system, blowing all his DKP right before quitting. But when something like this happens in Loot Council, it's the Council's error, their misjudgment thrown into stark relief, rather than the impersonal nature of DKP earned and spent.
But so far, Loot Council doesn't lead to obviously "worse" results than the previous system. And the savings on administrative overhead are huge. Plus, the guild seems much happier with this system than the previous one.
And that is a very important part of loot systems. Your guild has to believe in your loot system. You can have the most technically and mathematically sound system in the world (*cough* Vickrey bidding *cough*) and if the guild does not buy into it, it will fail. Similarly, a terribly flawed system can succeed if everyone is willing to work with it.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Living with Loot Council
As most long-time readers know, I'm not the biggest fan of Loot Council. I much prefer DKP systems that leave the decision-making up to the players. So when my guild decided to switch to Loot Council, I viewed the move with some trepidation. I really did like our previous English-bid DKP system. But a lot of the guild felt uncomfortable with the "adversarial" nature of that system, and so we decided to change it up.
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- Gevlon said...
I completely agree. The team must accept the loot system and it will succeed.
But to do so, it must be obvious and stable. I mean it's one of the most important (if not the most important) feature of the guild. If you change DKP overnight to LC (or back), you can end up with leaving members, since the loot rule can change once more against their will.
- 5:18 AM, November 03, 2010
- Infinitum said...
With regards to the two decisions you did not agree with:
1. I feel like there was some relevant information left out about this decision. While giving out loot to a person who needs it(benefits) the most is one factor, there is also attendance, number of items recently received, and performance that I would imagine get factored in as well.
2. If you guys were putting in some serious attempts at Heroic Lich King and your disc priest wasn't up to par then this was really the best/only decision to make in terms of helping the entire raid group as a whole (probably on par with gearing up your tanks). While it sucks that they left after receiving their loot, you can't really blame that on the loot council system itself. It made the best decision based on the facts currently available to it.
- 6:26 AM, November 03, 2010
- Darthregis said...
You also left out the distict possibility that the perso with the "worst" cloak didn't have the Emblem cloak because they couldn't afford it yet. If that were the case, it wouldn't make it an "error in judgement" on the LC's account.
Just sayin'.
- 7:39 AM, November 03, 2010
- Rohan said...
DarthRegis, That's not a serious possibility, given the time span involved. If this had happened much closer to the release of Wrath, or with a newer player then yes, that's a possibility.
- 8:04 AM, November 03, 2010
- Jonathan said...
The most dangerous thing about relying on a loot council instead of on an open and transparent system is that usually the loot council is also in a position of authority in some other fashion, such as raid spots, guild ranks, etc. This can lead to an inefficient system where members that feel negatively about decisions made by the loot council will feel compelled to keep their opinions to themselves. The raid might be negatively impacted at a later date by a group of people "suddenly and unexpectedly" expressing their displeasure by raid-jumping.
A loot council can consider quite a few things, make what they think is a 100% fair decision, not favor themselves at all, and still have bitter and disgruntled raiders who won't even tell them about it. The two easiest ways to get massive raid drama are a change in rules to DKP, and every single time the loot council meets.
- 8:19 AM, November 03, 2010
- Porkchop said...
Have you ever tried the EPGP loot addon system. I am huge proponent of this system. I'd love to hear anyones thoughts on it who has used this system becuase I believe it is very fair and reliable.
- 8:27 AM, November 03, 2010
- Big Heals said...
Loot council sounds horrible.
I think there should always be an effort-reward balance. When very desirable loot drops, it's nice to see the people who have put in the most effort getting that loot. Effort is best measured with some sort of point system.
If a disc priest has enough effort points to get 4 tokens in a row, then they put in the effort and I don't care if they quit afterwards.
My biggest complaint about point systems is the obvious collusion between competitors for the same gear type.
- 9:14 AM, November 03, 2010
- Argon said...
My raid uses loot council, but the council really just decides which people should roll on the item. Generally, almost everybody who linked will end up rolling. For tokens, we just used a list, where people were handed out tokens evenly. It keeps some of the advantages of "pure loot council", while reducing the politics involved. This also makes life easier for the people who are on the loot council. I don't know if you've participated in one, but it can be fairly agonizing trying to figure out who deserves things, even with the roll hybrid I mentioned above.
- 10:30 AM, November 03, 2010
- Dontatsu said...
" If you guys were putting in some serious attempts at Heroic Lich King and your disc priest wasn't up to par then this was really the best/only decision to make in terms of helping the entire raid group as a whole (probably on par with gearing up your tanks). While it sucks that they left after receiving their loot, you can't really blame that on the loot council system itself. It made the best decision based on the facts currently available to it."
This would be persuasive except for the fact that one of the main justifications for the imposition of Loot Council was that DKP was more prone to this problem since a Loot Council would sense the unreliable player who was about to quit and would not give him gear. In fact, people leave with any system and Loot Council is not better than DKP. The advantage of DKP as with any market is that the best person to "value" a piece of gear is the player who knows his needs and desires. When Loot Council was being debated those backing it claimed it was superior to the "market pricing mechanism" not just equal.
- 4:01 PM, November 05, 2010
- Morrighan said...
I think adopting Loot Council towards the end of the expansion is meaning you aren't noticing a factor that will play out later that is to the advantage of Loot Council. Our Loot Council works superbly in 10 man because the item will drop again. With only a month left Loot is an odd creature. When you are just starting out on a new tier there will (hopefully) be more of an attitude of 'ah I'll get it next time'.
@ Dontatsu I agree. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and one of the greatest difficulties with Loot Council for my guild hasn't been drama - its been hindsight.
You also have to accept the Council WILL make errors. They're only human.
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