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I picked up Wrath at lunch today. After installing I logged on to an 800-person queue for Sargeras. I quickly switched to Skywall, which only had an 80-person queue. I took my hunter to Howling Fjord and did a few of the quests. Then I realized that I really wanted to play my paladin first, so I went back to Sargeras. By this time the queue had grown to 1300 people.
A long time later, I logged in with Coriel and started doing the Borean Tundra quests. Borean Tundra is a bit more crowded than Howling Fjord, but not too bad.
For now, I've decided to go with Retribution and mostly solo. I've decided not to rush to 80, but take my time. To that end, I've turned off Instant Quest Text. It actually does make a difference in immersion, I find. With Instant Quest Text, I barely read the quest, but having the text fade in forces me to slow down, to actually read the backstory behind the quest.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
First Day in Wrath
I picked up Wrath at lunch today. After installing I logged on to an 800-person queue for Sargeras. I quickly switched to Skywall, which only had an 80-person queue. I took my hunter to Howling Fjord and did a few of the quests. Then I realized that I really wanted to play my paladin first, so I went back to Sargeras. By this time the queue had grown to 1300 people.
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- Kadomi said...
That's actually an awesome idea. I promised myself I would take it slow and enjoy the ride, but yesterday I found myself quickly clicking Accept Quest without fully reading the text.
With all those new quests being full of lore, it's such a waste to do that.
- 11:46 PM, November 13, 2008
- wtfspaghetti said...
lol...I had to turn my instant text off as well. I kept on getting losted. Sagaras was my first first server I played on before I rerolled horde.
Did you play the original WoW on Sagaras?
Guilds that I remember off hand are Noob Slayers, Blood Pact, G.O.D.S, Scared Storm....good memories lol
- 11:49 PM, November 13, 2008
- Lance said...
I am keeping a medium pace tbh while leveling. Even if you try to rush things, there are lots of quests to take you back and forth. A few trips and you will register the are, get in grips with the quests, enjoy the scenery etc. I am in no rush to go to the next bit of content but I won't stay idle for long.
I had the chance to do Utgarde and Nexus with some guildies while specced retribution and it was quite fun. We actualy did UK twice :p
Both starting areas are quite nice. Sit down and `learn' the map, enjoy the scenery. I take screenshots for future reference. But at the same time I do want to keep leveling up to be on par with my gmates and avoid dead periods while they group and raid and I am hunting boars :p
- 1:05 AM, November 14, 2008
- Merlot said...
Brilliant idea! I'm going to do the same now. I really want to spend more time on the storyline in Wrath than I did in BC, but I know how easy it can be to slip into grind mode. Thanks for the tip.
- 3:18 AM, November 14, 2008
- Faradhim said...
That is pretty short queue. My server earthen ring had queues over 1000 and wait time over 1 hour. I had so much free time on my hand I redesigned my blog and posted a couple entries. Blizzard fail!
- 4:56 AM, November 14, 2008
- Rohan said...
wtfspaghetti, I just moved to Sargeras a couple months ago. I don't really know many people there.
- 9:25 AM, November 14, 2008
- Kaziel said...
I'm still waiting for my CE WotLK to arrive, but even if it was already here, I'm probably not going to start running in right away. While I'm psyched about the new content, and rolling my Death Knight, I really don't feel like dealing with lag (which I really expect in the DK starting zone), or queues, or any of that crap. I'm going to be busy playing Fallout 3 (which I just picked up today), and finishing off Red Alert 3. I'll see about poking around Sunday... maybe Saturday night at the earliest.
- 4:53 PM, November 14, 2008
- Klepsacovic said...
I've been taking my time, at least a little bit. Early on I did a lot of "ooh what's over there?" Now I'm being more 'efficient', but only because the new quests are so well laid-out.
It's quite fun leveling up without feeling rushed. The funny thing is, even though I'm not rushing, it's still going by very quickly.
This really is a good place to be a paladin. Now if only we had a spell to reduce queue times, it took me over an hour to get on tonight.
- 11:18 PM, November 14, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I'm a natural speed reader and I can't stand to have instant quest text off. I do read quests the first time around though.
- 1:28 AM, November 29, 2008


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Kobe's really embracing this old-man role he has on the team. Between the khakis, the shades, and the breezy white linen-resembling shirt, he looks like he's en route to see the Neville Brothers at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.
anyone know how to get the link for the fibalivestats thing? doesnt seem to be any type of navigation through the website.
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Spain's first shot is an airball. USA's first shot is a made 3 pointer by Paul.
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USA still on 3pts while Spain is on a 10-0 run.
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Coach K will cost this team because of his refusal to play his bigs.
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Ibaka 6-6. Killing us in the paint. Team USA needs Davis or Chandler in
How many dunks is that yet by Spain? Embarrassing.
I'm sorry but Team USA needs Davis to be in the game. Playing Melo, Durant, and Lebron at 5 is not the answer against spain.
Serge is beasting.
Try Tyson and Davis in the game together for a bit and see how that works.
USA is getting dominated down low. The team is so much better with Anthony Davis on the floor. Coach K has to put his bigs in.
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There is an unprecedented level of expectation on the Springboks and a measure of how good this current generation is will be revealed in how they respond to that expectation.
The Springboks have been lavished with praise in recent weeks, from former Springbok coach Nick Mallett predicting that they would defend their Tri-Nations crown, to All Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick writing in his New Zealand Herald column that the Springboks' form, depth and experience scares him.
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Edward "Chef Rocky" Trabue and wife Sylvia are serving up soul food at Ole Soul Southern Creole restaurant on 1105 Hewitt Ave. in Everett.
Edward "Rocky" Trabue took a beating when celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay came to Prohibition Grille last December to shoot an episode of "Kitchen Nightmares."
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Trabue, 47, said he's always wanted to have his own restaurant. The flames in the logo of Ole Soul are a tribute to Ramsay. "Our thing is to thank Gordon for lighting a fire under me," he said.
The menu has grits, greens and other Southern fare that was the Prohibition's mainstay before Ramsay intervened and changed the menu and the name from Grille to Gastropub, in part because there was no grill.
"I have a grill. A big, brand-new grill," Trabue said. "When we first got this place it had two giant woks and I go, 'I can't make any Southern food off woks.'"
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The first team to skate, the RedHawks seized the moment and set the bar high, amassing a score of 96.80 with a technical element score of 42.14 and a program component score of 54.66. By no coincidence, the RedHawks' program themed "Moments" was just that as Miami captured the program's 16th collegiate national title by a dominant margin of 18.03 points over its nearest competitors in the 12-team field.
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This concludes the competitive season for the RedHawk collegiate team. Miami's senior team competes in the free skate event later tonight at the U.S. National Championships.


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It wasn't the start Jeff Cobb wanted, but it certainly was the finish the Northside girls' soccer coach sought from the Monarchs.
After falling behind 1-0 just 1:13 into the match, Northside scored 10 unanswered goals en route to a 10-1 win over South Lenoir on Friday in an East Central 2-A Conference match called with 28:35 left in the game because of the nine-goal mercy rule.
But the victory itself for the Monarchs (8-5-1, 7-2) over the Blue Devils (3-9-1, 0-9) wasn't the story.
Instead, it was Northside rebounding from its early deficit to take care of business against an inferior opponent and continue its good play that stood out.
"Even though you might have a lapse in judgment and fall behind, good teams come back," Cobb said. "At this point we should be on autopilot and they should know what to expect."
And what Cobb expects during his first season as coach is for the Monarchs to continue to play well and hopefully make a name for themselves on the pitch.
Northside, which hasn't typically been one of the strongest teams in soccer-rich Onslow County, is one of the area's hottest teams right now. The Monarchs have won seven consecutive games after a 1-5-1 start. They won just three games last year.
"We were losing and we were the team everybody wanted to play," said junior forward Emani Stewart, who had three goals and an assist against South Lenoir. "Now we are a team that everybody is watching."
Junior forward Ashleigh Fairow agreed that Northside is starting to get on the map.
"I feel like everyone is watching out for us now," said Fairow, who had four goals and an assist. "It's exciting and rewarding."
The Monarchs now sit in second place in the ECC, a half of a game behind leader Swansboro, which plays host to Northside on Monday.
So why are the Monarchs winning now?
"Hard work I guess," Stewart said. "We are staying focused."
That maybe true, but there have been other factors leading up to Northside's success.
The first is Fairow, a first-team all-area player by The Daily News last year. She entered the game with SLHS with 18 goals and three assists. Fairow is quick with the ball and can take defenders on 1-on-1.
"Her skills are the best we got out here right now," Cobb said. "She works well and she's hard to stop 1v1. She's got it all."
Yet the Monarchs will tell you that they aren't one-dimensional.
Stewart and freshman midfielder Kayla Boudreau complement Fairow on the attack. Boudreau added a goal and an assist and now has 11 goals and three assists for the season.
"We have some freshmen, Kayla Boudreau and Sam Provencal, who work real well and having Emani in the middle helps," Cobb said. "Courtney Almon is probably one of the best goalkeepers around. One person can't do it all. It helps (having Fairow), but it takes a team effort."
And this team is quite young. There are no seniors in the starting lineup.
"That is exciting," Cobb said. "If we can keep these girls playing year-round (the program can progress)."
Cobb certainly has reason to be excited about the future as he continues his first season leading the Monarchs.
Known more for his days as Richlands' head football coach and now as the offensive line coach for Northside's football team, the 42-year-old Cobb has a history with soccer.
He was head soccer coach at Southwest last decade, helping the Stallions become a competitive program.
"Everybody sees me as a football coach because I've been out of soccer for a while, but people don't realize I grew up playing soccer," Cobb said. "I love it. Soccer is a great sport."
It did take some time for Cobb to prove he knew his soccer, he said.
"The girls didn't know me, but I think now they understand that maybe he's just not a dumb football coach," he said with a laugh. "The biggest thing is getting the girls to buy into what you are doing."
But while Cobb enjoys being back on the pitch, he appreciates his soccer experience now more given he gets to share it with his son Greg, who graduated from Richlands in 2011 before joining his father's coaching staff.
"To be able to coach with your son, it's awesome," Cobb said. "Hopefully I can teach him a couple of things. He wants to be a teacher."
Until then, however, the older Cobb is looking for his team to continue its solid play. The Monarchs face a daunting task Monday when they visit Swansboro.
"I want to be competitive," Cobb said. "It's not a (make or break) game, which is good, but I'd love to compete with them."
The Monarchs will enter Monday's game like they always do," Fairow said.
"I don't think we go into a game thinking we are going to win," she said. "We go in as if we are still the underdog."
South Lenoir 1 0— 1
Northside 9 1—10
GOALS—S: Croom. N: Fairow 4, Stewart 3, Boudreau, Getchel, Clarke. ASSISTS—N: Fairow, Boudreau, Stewart. IN GOAL—S: Weatherington (5 saves). N: Almon (0 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL—S 1, N 15. CORNER KICKS—S 1, N 7. RECORDS—S: 3-9-1, 0-9, hosts Swansboro on Tuesday. N: 8-5-1, 7-2, at Swansboro on Monday.


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. Pfeiffer University went 1-1 over the weekend in mens tennis action, stopping the final match on Sunday due to rain. The Falcons dropped a 6-1 decision at division one Gardner-Webb before knocking off North Greenville 5-3. Pfeiffer was in a 3-3 deadlock with Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon with rain forced the cancellation of the match. The Falcons stand 5-3 heading into Mondays conference tilt with Mount Olive.
Michael Worthington scored the lone point for the Falcons at Gardner-Webb with a 6-0, 6-3 win at number six singles. Pfeiffer took wins at one and three doubles against North Greenville before splitting singles action 3-3. Full box scores from both matches are below.


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This 1960s Edmonds home was a choppy maze of rooms with limited water views before the six-month remodel project by Bristol Design & Construction in Lynnwood. Interior walls and a monstrous stone fireplace were removed to create an open floor plan with panoramic views.
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Folding panels above the new sitting room fireplace now conceal a TV.
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The remodeled kitchen, with the skylight fully revealed, won a first-place award in Seattle Design Center's 14th annual Northwest Design Awards.
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This photo shows the kitchen before the remodel. The old kitchen obstructed a 55-foot-long skylight that spans the home.
They wanted 180-degree views of Puget Sound from all the living and dining areas of their 1960s Edmonds home that was a choppy maze of rooms with a bunch of walls and a monstrous rock fireplace.
They got what they wanted -- and more.
"We took all the walls down from the back of the house to the front," said Sandra Gjesdahl of Bristol Design & Construction in Lynnwood. "Everything interior wasn't bearing. Why someone put all the walls up in the first place we'll never know."
The massive fireplace was removed. An open galley kitchen utilizes the original 55-foot-long skylight that now spans the home in unobstructed splendor.
It was a six-month project for the design and building firm owned by Sandra Gjesdahl and her husband, Scott.
The home's kitchen won the firm a first-place award in Seattle Design Center's 14th annual Northwest Design Awards. The 150 entries in 14 competition categories were judged on proportion, composition, use of space, materials and design solution.
"It's a huge honor and compliment," Sandra Gjesdahl said.
The homeowners, who want to remain anonymous, lived in a back room of the house during the project that remodeled about 1,500 square feet of main floor space.
"We ate out a lot," the homeowner said.
The home, custom built on a cul-de-sac about a mile from the water, had the right bones for the project.
"We wanted to maintain that integrity. We let that drive pretty much everything," Gjesdahl said. "The goals were to embrace the original post-and-beam structure modeled after Pacific Northwest longhouse architecture that emphasizes Asian inspired pavilion style details and joinery."
The house hadn't had much updating since it was built in 1961.
Gjesdahl said the goal was to create a cohesive remodel: blending eras and respecting the original architecture while implementing spatial changes.
"They wanted an open kitchen plan that was aesthetically pleasing as well as functional," she said.
"The firm has a full woodworking shop. It enables us to create more innovative and interesting architectural details. I view all the cabinetry as furniture in this case."
Some old materials were repurposed. Those big stones from the atrocious fireplace found a new life as a garden path at friend's home. "I couldn't wait to swing the first hammer to get that fireplace out," the homeowner said.
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Faithful are reflected in the roof of Pope Benedict XVI's popemobile as he arrives to celebrate his last general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.
I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this Earth. But I would still ... thank you ... I would still with my heart, with my love, with my prayers, with my reflection, and with all my inner strength, like to work for the common good and the good of the church and of humanity. I feel very supported by your sympathy.
Let us go forward with the Lord for the good of the church and the world. Thank you, I now wholeheartedly impart my blessing. Blessed be God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Good night! Thank you all!"
He said he would pray for the cardinals in coming days and weeks as they choose his successor.
Around 5 p.m., Benedict will leave the palace for the last time as pontiff and fly to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo.
There, at 8 p.m. sharp, Benedict becomes the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. The doors of the palazzo will shut and the Swiss Guards will go off duty.
The crowd, many toting banners saying "Grazie!" ("Thank you!"), jammed the piazza to bid Benedict farewell and hear his final speech as pontiff. In this appointment, which he has kept each week for eight years to teach the world about the Catholic faith, Benedict thanked his flock for respecting his retirement, which takes effect Thursday.
Benedict clearly enjoyed the occasion, taking a long victory lap around the square in an open-sided car and stopping to kiss and bless half a dozen children handed to him by his secretary. Seventy cardinals, some tearful, sat in solemn attendance -- then gave him a standing ovation at the end of his speech.
Benedict made a quick exit, foregoing the typical meet-and-greet session that follows the audience as if to not prolong the goodbye.
Given the historic moment, Benedict also changed course and didn't produce his typical professorial Wednesday catechism lesson. Rather, he made his final public appearance in St. Peter's a personal one, explaining once again why he was becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign and urging the faithful to pray for his successor.
"To love the church means also to have the courage to take difficult, painful decisions, always keeping the good of the church in mind, not oneself," Benedict said to thundering applause.
He noted that a pope has no privacy: "He belongs always and forever to everyone, to the whole church." But he promised that in retirement he would not be returning to private life -- instead taking on a new experience of service to the church through prayer.
He recalled that when he was elected pope on April 19, 2005, he questioned if God truly wanted it.
"'It's a great burden that you've placed on my shoulders,"' he recalled telling God.
During his eight years as pope, Benedict said he had had "moments of joy and light, but also moments that haven't been easy ... moments of turbulent seas and rough winds, as has occurred in the history of the church when it seemed like the Lord was sleeping."
But he said he never felt alone, that God always guided him, and he thanked his cardinals and colleagues for their support and for "understanding and respecting this important decision."
The pope's eight-year tenure has been beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, discord over everything from priestly celibacy to women's ordination, and most recently the betrayal by his own butler who stole his private papers and leaked them to a journalist.
Under a bright sun and blue skies, the square was overflowing with pilgrims and curiosity-seekers. Those who couldn't get in picked spots along the main boulevard leading to the square to watch the event on giant TV screens. About 50,000 tickets were requested for Benedict's final master class. In the end, the Vatican estimated that 150,000 people flocked to the farewell.
"It's difficult -- the emotion is so big," said Jan Marie, a 53-year-old Roman in his first years as a seminarian. "We came to support the pope's decision."
With chants of "Benedetto!" erupting often, the mood was far more buoyant than during the pope's final Sunday blessing. It recalled the jubilant turnouts that often accompanied him at World Youth Days and events involving his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
Benedict has said he decided to retire after realizing that, at 85, he simply didn't have the "strength of mind or body" to carry on.
"I have taken this step with the full understanding of the seriousness and also novelty of the decision, but with a profound serenity in my soul," Benedict told the crowd.
Benedict will meet Thursday morning with cardinals for a final time, then fly by helicopter to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome.
There, at 8 p.m., the doors of the palazzo will close and the Swiss Guards in attendance will go off duty, their service protecting the head of the Catholic Church over -- for now.
Many of the cardinals who will choose Benedict's successor were in St. Peter's Square for his final audience. Those included retired Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, the object of a grass-roots campaign in the U.S. to persuade him to recuse himself for having covered up for sexually abusive priests. Mahony has said he will be among the 115 cardinals voting on who the next pope should be.
"God bless you," Mahony said when asked by television crews about the campaign.
Also in attendance Wednesday were cardinals over 80, who can't participate in the conclave but will participate in meetings next week to discuss the problems facing the church and the qualities needed in a new pope.
"I am joining the entire church in praying that the cardinal electors will have the help of the Holy Spirit," Spanish Cardinal Julian Herranz, 82, said.
Herranz has been authorized by the pope to brief voting-age cardinals on his investigation into the leaks of papal documents that exposed corruption in the Vatican administration.
Vatican officials say cardinals will begin meeting Monday to decide when to set the date for the conclave.
But the rank-and-file faithful in the crowd weren't so concerned with the future; they wanted to savor the final moments with the pope they have known for years.
"I came to thank him for the testimony that he has given the church," said Maria Cristina Chiarini, a 52-year-old homemaker who traveled by train from Lugo in central Italy with about 60 members of her parish. "There's nostalgia, human nostalgia, but also comfort, because as a Christian we have hope. The Lord won't leave us without a guide."
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Before it even premiered, The New Normal was "cancelled" by an affiliate station in Utah. NBC is hoping that some of the "controversy" surrounding this show will draw big ratings week after week.
Revolving around a gay couple and their surrogate, The New Normal features the talents of Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Georgia King, Ellen Barkin, NeNe Leakes, Bebe Wood, and Jayson Blair.
These are the TV show's ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if The New Normal is going to be cancelled or renewed for a second season. The show typically airs on Tuesday nights and NBC has ordered
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Final season averages: 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.10 million total viewers.
Episode 01-22: Tuesday, 04/02/13 (series or season finale?)
1.4 in the demo (-18% change) with 3.39 million (-24% change).
Season averages: 1.55 in the demo with 4.10 million.
Episode 01-21: Tuesday, 04/02/13
1.7 in the demo (+31% change) with 4.46 million (+34% change).
Season averages: 1.56 in the demo with 4.14 million.
Episode 01-20: Tuesday, 03/26/13
1.3 in the demo (+86% change) with 3.32 million (+57% change).
Season averages: 1.55 in the demo with 4.12 million.
Episode 01-19: Tuesday, 03/19/13
0.7 in the demo (-22% change) with 2.11 million (-14% change).
Season averages: 1.57 in the demo with 4.16 million.
Episode 01-18: Tuesday, 03/05/13
0.9 in the demo (-10% change) with 2.44 million (-7% change).
Season averages: 1.62 in the demo with 4.28 million.
Episode 01-17: Tuesday, 02/26/13
1.0 in the demo (+11% change) with 2.62 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 1.66 in the demo with 4.39 million.
Episode 01-16: Tuesday, 02/19/13
0.9 in the demo (-18% change) with 2.80 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 1.70 in the demo with 4.50 million.
Episode 01-15: Tuesday, 01/29/13
1.1 in the demo (-8% change) with 3.08 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 1.75 in the demo with 4.61 million.
Episode 01-14: Tuesday, 01/22/13
1.2 in the demo (-14% change) with 3.28 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.80 in the demo with 4.72 million.
Episode 01-13: Tuesday, 01/15/13
1.4 in the demo (+8% change) with 3.33 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 1.85 in the demo with 4.83 million.
Episode 01-12: Tuesday, 01/08/13
1.3 in the demo (-24% change) with 3.23 million (-29% change).
Season averages: 1.88 in the demo with 4.96 million.
Episode 01-11: Tuesday, 12/04/12
1.7 in the demo (0% change) with 4.55 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 1.94 in the demo with 5.11 million.
Episode 01-10: Tuesday, 11/27/12
1.7 in the demo (+13% change) with 4.04 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 1.96 in the demo with 5.17 million.
Episode 01-09: Tuesday, 11/20/12
1.5 in the demo (-17% change) with 4.29 million (-8% change).
Season averages: 1.99 in the demo with 5.29 million.
Episode 01-08: Tuesday, 11/13/12
1.8 in the demo (+6% change) with 4.66 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 2.05 in the demo with 5.42 million.
Episode 01-07: Tuesday, 10/23/12
1.7 in the demo (-15% change) with 4.33 million (-11% change).
Season averages: 2.09 in the demo with 5.53 million.
Episode 01-06: Tuesday, 10/09/12
2.0 in the demo (+18% change) with 4.86 million. (+8% change).
Season averages: 2.15 in the demo with 5.73 million.
Episode 01-05: Tuesday, 10/02/12
1.7 in the demo (-15% change) with 4.50 million (-12% change).
Season averages: 2.18 in the demo with 5.90 million.
UPDATE: NBC has given The New Normal a full season pick up.
Episode 01-04: Tuesday, 09/25/12
2.0 in the demo (-9% change) with 5.09 million (-16% change).
Season averages: 2.30 in the demo with 6.25 million.
Episode 01-03: Tuesday, 09/18/12
2.2 in the demo (-12% change) with 6.08 million (-13% change).
Season averages: 2.40 in the demo with 6.64 million.
Episode 01-02: Tuesday, 09/11/12
2.5 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 6.96 million (+1% change)
Season averages: 2.50 in the demo with 6.92 million.
Episode 01-01: Monday, 09/10/12
2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.88 million total viewers.
Season averages: 2.50 in the demo with 6.88 million.
The "special preview" of The New Normal had an okay start in the ratings. It won its timeslot but lost 40% of its lead-in audience. The numbers may have been negatively impacted by the fact that NBC released the pilot online weeks ago and they added this preview to the schedule just last week. Those who read TV Guide were expecting to see a new episode of Grimm.
On the plus side, NBC was up by 56% when compared to the 2011 timeslot occupant, the Miss Universe Pageant. Ultimately, the sitcom's fate will become more clear as the weeks progress. The only thing we know right now is that it's not a big hit or a big flop right out of the gate.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
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JON CARDINELLI writes that Frans Steyn's tournament-ending injury will impact on the Springboks' game plan as well as the composition of the match 22.
The Boks were expected to win Pool D, but there were always going to be casualties. Several players hobbled off injured during the course of a Friday's brutal pool finale, and it was later revealed that Steyn, a player who finished the match, would play no further part in the tournament.
The blow couldn't have come at a worse time for both player and country. While the Boks squandered a series of attacking opportunities at North Harbour Stadium, they showed signs of the structure and application that won them the World Cup in 2007, as well as a British & Irish Lions series and Tri-Nations in 2009.
Over the course of the pool stage, Steyn has shown himself to be a key ingredient to the winning formula, and on Friday he again contributed two outrageous penalties from inside his own half.
Bok assistant coach Dick Muir said in the build up that Steyn had the X factor. Muir explained his statement by referring to Steyn's prodigious kicking game. Be it in the tactical- or goal-kicking department, Steyn can swing a game.
His ability to strike the ball further than any one else can be the difference in a tight finish. He weighed in with some booming tactical punts in the first pool match against Wales, and has over the course of four matches kicked some monster penalties from as far as 60m out.
Which other international player, or indeed which other rugby nation, can boast such a weapon in their arsenal?
Sadly, Steyn's World Cup is over. The Boks will no longer have that cannon of a boot at their disposal, or that versatile player who can excel in several different positions.
Injuries to Jean de Villiers and Butch James forced the selectors to move Steyn to inside centre for the matches against Fiji and Namibia. Steyn impressed as a ball carrier and defender, and managed to make the No 12 jersey his own as the play-offs drew nearer.
His versatility meant that Peter de Villiers could pick five forwards on the bench. Francois Hougaard and Jean de Villiers were the only backline reserves for the Samoa game, because the coaches knew that Steyn could cover flyhalf and fullback in the event of an injury.
Now that he's out of the picture, they have no such luxury, unless of course they reconsider bringing the underplayed Ruan Pienaar in from the cold.
Regardless of where he played in the quarter-final, Steyn would have, as Muir suggested, offered the Boks that precious little bit extra. The Boks' game plan is all about playing in the opposition's half, and they rely heavily on the boots of Fourie du Preez, Morne Steyn and Frans Steyn to win the territorial battle.
The latter player is especially influential when he lines up at 15 and produces those ground-gaining punts. It could be viewed as conceding possession, but it allows the Boks ample opportunity to chase and apply defensive pressure, or contest the opposition lineout if the ball drifts into touch.
If all the players were fit, I would still bank on De Villiers at inside centre and Steyn at fullback. Pat Lambie is the future of Springbok rugby and should be seen as the answer at flyhalf after this World Cup, but at present he lacks the experience to be a success within the Boks' current World Cup game plan.
As it stands, Lambie will continue at 15 for the remainder of the tournament, while De Villiers will resume his role at 12. The Bok brains trust will need to revise their bench dynamic, and adjust their game plan for the upcoming clash.
While Lambie is a talented kicker, he's not yet in the class of Frans Steyn. The Boks will miss Steyn's momentum-shifting qualities, from his ability to nail long-range penalty and drop goals to his raking tactical probes, when they come up against a Wallabies side stacked with players that are as gifted with the boot as they are with ball in hand.


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We regularly advertise vacancies for typical central banking positions, such as macroeconomists, economist-statisticians, research analysts, payment systems experts, operations and back-office experts, risk analysts as well as securities settlement experts and banknotes production and counterfeit experts.
However, we also look for a wide variety of corporate service personnel, e.g. HR specialists, finance experts, auditors, legal counsels, translators and terminologists, lawyer-linguists, communication officers, procurement experts, IT experts and architects. All of these specialists require secretarial, administrative and support services, so we hire in these areas too.
The ECB Graduate Programme (GP) is aimed at highly talented recent graduates with a postgraduate degree, preferably a PhD, in one of a broad range of disciplines and a a keen interest in central banking.
The two-year programme gives participants a unique development opportunity and valuable on-the-job experience, as well as an insight into the ECB's tasks and working methods from the perspectives of different functional areas. The participants also gain an overview of the policy-making processes of the ECB.
Participants are given two challenging one-year assignments each to be carried out in a different division of the ECB, allocated on the basis of their field of expertise and in line with the organisational needs of the Bank. They will contribute fully to the work of the divisions to which they are appointed. During the second year of the programme, they are also expected to write a project paper which will form the basis of their appraisal. GP participants benefit from a number of in-house as well as external training opportunities, such as area-specific technical training, writing skills, IT, personal and interpersonal skills, task and information-oriented skills and languages.
Participants in the programme are assigned a mentor (an experienced staff member) who will provide them with support, advice and guidance.
The successful completion of the programme by each participant will be assessed by a GP Committee.
The Graduate Programme is one way of starting a career at the ECB. However, we do not automatically offer contracts to successful participants at the end of the programme. Graduates who wish to start a career at the ECB have the possibility to apply for available vacancies advertised both internally and externally.
The ECB offers traineeship opportunities for students with at least a bachelor's degree, including PhD students, or for recent graduates in areas such as economics, finance, statistics, business administration, law, human resources and translation.
These traineeships give students and job entrants an opportunity to put their learning into practice, gain an insight into the ECB's activities and operations, and to contribute to the ECB's mission. The tasks performed by trainees are supervised and depend on the unit they join. It can consist of research tasks, the preparation of draft reports, the compilation of statistical data, the execution of operational tasks and the participation in ad hoc studies.
Trainees registered in this programme are subject to the Rules governing the ECB traineeship programme ( download ). The overview below also outlines the conditions of admission, the supporting documentation, the selection process, the contract, the grant, and the possibilities regarding residence and reimbursement of travel.
Candidates must meet the following conditions:
As a candidate you may submit supporting documentation i.e. letter(s) of recommendation from employers or professors. If you do so, please upload them directly in the electronic application form.
The selection process starts after the closing date of the vacancy notice. It takes usually around two months, unless the number of candidates is very large. When the selection is completed, you will be informed by email of the outcome. At that stage you may either (i) receive a traineeship offer, (ii) be notified that you are on a reserve list as you have been assessed as a suitable candidate, or (iii) be informed that your application has not been successful. In cases (ii) and (iii), you may still apply for further traineeship vacancies.
If you are selected we will offer you a contract for a period between 3 to 6 months, which may be prolonged once up to a total of 12 months.
We will also offer you a grant of either €1050 or €1900 per month, depending on the tasks you will be expected to perform and on your relevant qualifications (unless otherwise stated in the vacancy). For example, trainees who have completed at least 2 years of PhD study and who apply for a traineeship vacancy that requires such a level of qualification may be granted €1900. If your place of recruitment is more than 50 km from the ECB, we will also offer you residence (or equivalent reimbursement), and will reimburse you for your travel expenses at the beginning and end of your traineeship.
The residence consists of a single occupancy self-catering apartment (including kitchenette and bathroom). Alternatively you may be reimbursed for private accommodation, for rental costs up to €750 (including utilities) per month, against presentation of a signed rental contract and proof of payment No additional costs such as agent's fees/deposits/cleaning will be reimbursed. In case of shared apartments, costs will be divided by the number of occupants.
The travel expenses at the beginning and end of their traineeship are reimbursed under the following guidelines:
Traineeship vacancies are published from time to time throughout the year. Please note that interviews for traineeships will take place via telephone.
This programme is aimed at young, highly promising economists who have completed a first degree and are aiming to enrol in a Masters/PhD programme in economics or a related field at a leading international university. Participants have the opportunity to cooperate closely with the economists in the Directorate General Research and are involved in research projects at all stages. Project findings are usually published in international academic journals.
Trainees registered in this programme are subject to the Rules governing the ECB traineeship programme ( download ). An overview is given in the section "Traineeships" above.
This programme is aimed at recent graduates or students who are close to finishing their graduate studies in economics, statistics, finance, business administration or related disciplines. Participants gain exposure to conceptual and operational statistical work in a policy-oriented environment that contributes to the decision-making processes at the ECB. They are also responsible for one or several tasks including information management, quality control of data transmitted to the ECB as well as statistical analytical tasks relating to time-series analysis and the assessment of banking industry and financial market developments. Trainees are required to complete a self-contained conceptual or empirical study or to develop an operational application suitable for presentation at seminars.
Trainees registered in this programme are subject to the Rules governing the ECB traineeship programme ( download ). An overview is given in the section "Traineeships" above.
The ECB offers short-term assignments which are open exclusively to staff of:
Positions of this type are offered at one the following levels.
The specific expertise and skills sought depend on the needs of the recruiting division. The positions cover the full range of functions.
Candidates recruited for ESCB/IO assignments perform the same work as the division's usual staff members. They are seconded to the ECB by their current employer on the basis of a short-term ECB contract for a minimum period of three months to a maximum of 36 months (including extensions). Fixed-term ESCB/IO contracts for specific project-based work are awarded from time to time. Candidates shall have a contract of employment with the home institution for a period of at least one year beyond the duration of the ECB contract being offered.
The Wim Duisenberg Research Fellowship Programme, which is organised by the Directorate General Research (DG/R), welcomes applications from leading economists in academia, central banks and top research institutions.
The programme aims to:
Research fellows produce papers of a theoretical or empirical nature for presentation at internal and external conferences and for publication in the ECB Working Paper Series and, possibly, a refereed journal. The research project must focus on issues of relevance to in the work of DG/R.
Participants in the programme exchange opinions, insights and experience with ECB staff members, both in DG/R and in other business areas.
The Language Services Division, the Secretariat Division (English Translation and Editing Section) and the Legislation Division draw on the services of professional translators and lawyer-linguists with experience in the ECB's fields of competence to translate from English into other official languages of the EU – and vice versa – on a freelance basis. The Language Services Division and the Secretariat Division's English Translation and Editing Section also use professional freelance linguists for terminology-related work and for editing and proof-reading assignments in English.
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All job openings at the ECB are published via our online recruitment system, which is accessible from this page. Applications are only accepted via this system.
When considering whether to apply for a position, make sure you read the vacancy notice carefully and apply only for those jobs that suit your experience, strengths and aspirations.
Please ensure that you meet all the requirements laid down in the vacancy notice by the closing date for applications.
The application form is an extended online curriculum vitae, specific to the ECB, in which you can set out your education, competencies, achievements and professional experience. We use the form to evaluate your eligibility and suitability for the specific position, taking into account the requirements stipulated in the vacancy notice. It is your opportunity to show the selection committee how well you are suited to the job.
If, subsequently, you want to apply for another job, you can update your original application form and change your information in the online recruitment system before submitting a new application.
Each application form contains a question about your reasons for applying for the position. The selection committee will use your answer to gain an initial understanding of what motivates you and whether the job can offer what you are looking for. When answering this question, please focus on your motivation. Information about your knowledge and experience should be provided in other sections, such as education and work experience, and not repeated under this question.
It is in your interest to provide detailed information on your responsibilities in the application form. This accurately reflects what you are doing or have done in each of your previous jobs and will help the selection committee to understand better how your past experience relates to the scope of tasks of the advertised position.
After the closing date for submitting applications, a selection committee consisting of staff from the recruiting business area, human resources and other business areas will draw up a shortlist of candidates.
The selection committee will begin by eliminating any applicants who do not meet all the minimum requirements. Minimum requirements are expressed simply as requirements. For example:
If you do not meet all such requirements listed in the vacancy notice, your application will be rejected.
If necessary, the selection committee may then consider additional criteria in order to further reduce the number of candidates on the shortlist. Such additional criteria will typically be described as assets or an advantage in the list of requirements. For example:
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in the next stage of the recruitment process, typically an interview and written exercise or, on occasion, an additional pre-screening exercise. All other applicants will be informed by e-mail that their application was not successful.
If you are shortlisted, our recruitment team will call you to arrange an interview. Candidates are expected to respond to interview invitations within 48 hours and make themselves available for interviews within 5 working days. Therefore please ensure that you can be reached via the telephone numbers and email address provided in your application form.
We use a range of assessment tools to make sure we find the candidate whose profile most closely matches the requirements of the position. If invited for an interview, we will inform you which assessment tool you can expect on the day. Our assessment tools include:
During the interview(s) you will be asked about your knowledge, experience, opinions as well as how you have handled past situations and how you would handle specific scenarios.
These assessment tools will cover a number of the key technical and behavioural competencies which have been identified in the vacancy notice.
In addition to the standard assessment tools, for all managerial appointments an external provider will assess your managerial and leadership competencies in relation to the level of the position you have applied for. This assessment is designed to provide an insight into candidates' strengths and development needs.
The management assessment includes:
|Before the interview
|Day of the interview
|After the interview
|Optional - after closure of campaign
|Online assessments
|Competency-based interview
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• Motivation (MQ)
• Executive Scenarios test
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• Funnel technique
• Rating sheet
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• Additional information from OPQ and MQ
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• report-related questions
• explaining the process
• report structure
• content, etc.
Prior to the day of the competency-based interview, candidates will receive via e-mail links to three online assessments to complete (approximately one hour and 40 minutes):
During the two-hour competency-based interview, two consultants will ask you to provide specific, behaviour-based examples in order to assess you on six clusters of competencies: managing teams, coaching/developing, guiding people, adaptability/relationship building/influencing, innovation/strategic thinking, and communication.
The nature of the assessment tools used is such that candidates cannot really prepare for the assessment. It is not a technical assessment or a university-style exam; rather, it is about work experience, motivation, and personality. The online assessments are not designed to test your technical knowledge – there are no right or wrong answers – so you should be as discerning and honest as possible. You will need to ensure that you can take the assessments in a quiet environment where there will be no interruptions.
The competency-based interview aims to measure various behavioural indicators around the six clusters of competencies. You should reflect on how your own experiences relate to these competencies and put together some ideas on situations in which you made a difference, how you did that and what the outcome was. You should expect your behaviour to be critically reflected on as part of the interview process. The consultants will look not only at the positive aspects of the situations you describe, but also at aspects where they see scope for development. They will explore both negative and positive behaviour in relation to the assessed competencies.
The external provider will use the results of the online assessments and the competency-based interview to provide the ECB Selection Committee with an assessment of your managerial potential in the form of a report. The individual assessment reports are competency-based and tailor made to the ECB competency model. The Selection Committee will use the assessment of the candidate's managerial potential as additional information when making its decision. The outcome of the management and leadership assessment remains valid if the period between the date of the external provider's assessment and the closure date for applications is less than 12 months.
At the end of the selection process, the recruiting manager will offer you oral feedback on the outcome of the selection process. You may also request, in addition to written feedback on the other parts of the assessment, a copy of the report from the external provider. The report gives interviewed candidates an opportunity to learn from the process. You might consider which points you may have overlooked, which aspects you can relate to, and which areas you would like to work on, for example. You may also wish to have a 30-minute telephone conversation with one of the consultants from the external provider in order to discuss the report in more detail.
One of the recruitment assessment tools used by the ECB is a competency-based interview. The interview may take place via telephone, by video conference or in person. You will be notified in advance of the date, time, duration and means and/or place of the interview as well as of the names of the interview panel members. During the interview, we aim to learn more about your skills, experience and behavioural competencies that are directly related to your likely success in the job.
Competency-based interviews provide us with specific examples of past performance, which are regarded as a better predictor of future performance than theoretical questions. Examples of such competency-based questions are:
One of the best ways you can prepare for your interview is to analyse your performance in your current and past roles in the light of the competencies outlined in the job description. Take some time to think of examples from your previous work that are relevant to those competencies and that provide evidence of your strengths and abilities. You will find it easier to answer the interview questions and illustrate your strengths and experience if you plan your answers in advance. You may find it useful to ask yourself:
You may also wish to do some research on competency-based or behaviour-based interviews. A lot of material on preparing for such interviews is available.
Familiarise yourself with the ECB and its main tasks and objectives and think about how you could contribute to the work of the ECB and to the specific job you are applying for.
Find out as much as you can about the business area you are applying to work in. Information is available on ECB's website. You may take the opportunity towards the end of the interview to ask questions to which the answers are not readily available online.
Listen to questions carefully. Keep to the point. Be as specific as possible.
Be open and honest and communicate your thoughts, views and feelings to the interviewers. We want to get an impression of you as a person and not just of your knowledge and competencies. If you don't understand a question, simply ask the interviewer to repeat it.
Take time to think through your answers, and use relevant examples from your experience in the workplace.
Take the opportunity to ask some targeted questions that will help you to decide whether the ECB and this position are right for you. Try to ask the right questions to get the information you need.
If you travel to Frankfurt for an interview, we will reimburse you for your expenses according to our interview travel expenses guidelines download .
If you are successful, the recruiting manager will call you to provide feedback on your performance at the interview and inform you of our intention to offer you the position.
If you are unsuccessful, you will be informed by the recruiting manager, who will also be in a position to provide you with feedback on your performance at the interview upon request.
You may also ask to receive the feedback in writing by sending an e-mail to email@example.com. Please provide your name and the vacancy number, and send your request from the e-mail address given in your application form.
In the event that you wish to formally challenge the decision of the selection committee, you should follow the procedures indicated in Articles 41 and 42 of the Conditions of Employment for Staff of the European Central Bank or Articles 32 and 33 of the Conditions of Short-Term Employment. This involves requesting an administrative review of the decision within two months from the date on which it was communicated. The request should be sent to the Director General HR, Budget and Organisation. You have the possibility to make a complaint to the European Ombudsman, but this will not affect the above-mentioned deadline.
Applying for a position at the ECB implies sharing your personal information with us. We take the need to protect your data seriously.
The data you submit is processed in order to assess your suitability for a position at the ECB.
The data that you submit (e.g. name, address, education, work experience, skills) will be accessed by the members of the Selection Committee established for each recruitment procedure. In some campaigns your name and e-mail address will be provided to one of our external providers for the purpose of running online assessments. They will also contact you directly on our behalf. In addition, if you are short-listed for a managerial position, your managerial and leadership skills will be assessed by an external provider. For this we will share your application details with them. Our external providers are bound contractually to respect the confidentiality of information as required under data protection regulations.
We do not disclose or sell your data to third parties.
Your personal information is handled in accordance with the IT security and confidentiality rules of the ECB and the confidentiality and security requirements of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. This Regulation concerns the protection of individuals in respect of the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and the free movement of such data.
As an applicant, you can access and update or correct your data on line at any time up to the vacancy deadline. You can also update your data should you decide to apply for another vacancy. We store your data for 24 months after closure of a recruitment campaign.
If you have any further questions concerning the protection of your data you may address them to the Deputy Director General, Human Resources Budget and Organisation, who is the responsible data controller. You may also address your concerns to the European Data Protection Supervisor.


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Women's Tennis Falls 7-2 to Nationally-Ranked Erskine; Krutkina Defeats Region-Ranked Opponents
March 28, 2012
MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to #37 Erskine College in Conference Carolinas action at the Knapp Tennis Center. The Fleet, ranked #8 in the Southeast region, improve to 15-3 overall, 7-0 in league play while the Lady Falcons fall to 6-10, 2-5.
In doubles action, the #1 team of Alena Krutkina and Taylor Lindsay defeated Mika Goyette and Tessa Rheault, ranked #9 in the region, 8-4. In singles competion, Krutkina, the league's reigning player of the week, defeated Hallman in a three-set thriller. Krutkina knocked off the 18th-ranked singles player 3-6, 7-5, 10-8.
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For Christians, Christmas is a day of worship, a day of miracle and mystery, the day the baby Jesus arrived in his unique incarnation as God-made-man. This paradox of Jesus' nature as both fully God and fully human only adds to the sense of mystery, awe, joy and love with which he is worshipped on Christmas.
Philosophers and theologians throughout the ages have observed the seemingly universal human impulse to seek God. The Christian theology of "God-mademan," unlike other religions, uniquely emphasizes God's mission to seek his children.
Equal with God, prophesied as Messiah, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus' prophetic mission called men and women back to God, so they could, as did the Prodigal Son, return home to the father where they belonged. As a man Jesus was acquainted with sorrow and grief so he could comfort those who mourn and heal the brokenhearted.
Christ's sacrifice on the cross and his consequent resurrection gave those who believe in him the gift of eternal companionship with God.
Moreover, the image of God is revived within believers, so they might love the Lord with all their hearts, minds and souls.
The impact, throughout the ages, of Christ's appearance in the world cannot be denied. The birth of this baby in Bethlehem eventually led to an evangelistic explosion, which according to the book of Acts of the Apostles, began in Jerusalem, spread through Judea and Samaria and "even to the remotest part of the world." History tells us that the Roman Empire fell to Christianity under Emperor Constantine.
Today, Christianity is the world's largest religion, with more than 2 billion adherents; it is preached in remote parts of the world never fathomed by the author of Acts.
And so we give due respect to the Christian faith, which has broken beyond the boundaries of whatever may have seemed possible in the first century, while we also celebrate every person's right to freely worship and articulate their beliefs.
Christmas reminds us of the responsibility and necessity to seek and value all that is good in this world.
We pray that, today of all days, those who feel lost may be found, that those who mourn will fi nd comfort and that prodigals may be welcomed home. When genuine love is extended to our families, friends and neighbors, we just may find that the miracle and mystery of Christmas still has the power to change the world.
Merry Christmas.
This editorial originally appeared in The Free Press in 2007.