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Star Wars is not so popular brand name anymore. Not for MMO game. SWG has died. SWtOR is heading the same way. I wouldn't count on FTP version of this game. Not under EA/Bioware.
The population decrease is a fact. And it is like an "avalanche reaction" - there are plenty of "ghost" servers around with 3 - 5 ppl in Fleet. Hanging around unable to form a team to WZ. The game is becoming an expensive chat room packed in the Star Wars theme.
I have personally re-rolled a char at the last VERY HEAVY server, but i cannot withstand going through the same contest for x-th time. And Bioware is deaf for cries for server merger/free transfer services.
My subs finishes soon and i wil not renew it.
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I find this to be the most entertaining MMO launch I have ever experienced. Usually I don't give a rip about the story being told by quests and rush straight to max level and look for the end game but with SWTOR it's been a real fun experience to just level up and there have been no lack of that kind of content. I don't just want to see the game through one character either which is also something I never thought I would say for an MMO.
My response to "the analysts" is simple. These games never launch with a full compliment of end game content. Anyone who bought into a freshly launched MMO thinking that was going to have a completely fleshed out end game was stupid frankly. It usually takes 10-12 months to get the meat of an end game going in an MMO. That's just how it goes. That's how long it took WoW and every other MMO I have ever played. To expect otherwise just doesn't make any sense.
BioWare knows that it needs to make some changes along the lines that Blizzard made with WoW to help with server population issues. Blizzard created "battle groups" for PvP and BioWare needs to do something similar. Also Blizzard offered server transfers which BioWare also needs to do. These things are all part of a mature game service and are usually not around in the first several months after the initial launch. Again to expect otherwise just doesn't make any sense.
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
SWTOR is a great game i love it! I just hope Bioware stays focused on the coustomer! that needs to be number 1! And what is up with the Auction House Kiosk in the game its been broke i hope they fix it soon i need some gear!
You can knock probably half or more off those stated numbers, and that will be the real number of real subscribers both in February and now. Bioware has taken fudging subscription numbers and made it a high art form.
The decline may have a bit to do with not enough end game content, but the lack of a cross server LFG tool for Flashpoints is what has really killed the game quick. Why would anyone in their right mind think people would want to keep subscribing to a game where most of your time is spent spamming LFG messages while you stand around on a space station. Bioware didn't get this before release, they didn't get it shortly after release, and given that all they have talked about in the future is a server wide LFG tool, they still don't get it.
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actually EA has come up a new way to calculate sub # that has never been done before, free month = sub .
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
Yeah your right on the Lfg tool! i wounder if Bioware even looks at their surveys that people put in!You can tell that their subs are down just by being in the game,you hardly see anyone anymore!But still i love this game,I just wish Bioware would listen to the people that still play the game.LFG tool would be real nice to have and free server transfers would be nice too.But you would think with all the people that actualy feeled out a survey and told them what they thought that they would actualy listen.I hope they get their act together.
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Originally posted by free4gab
Same here the LFG tool not being implemented is a game breaker for me.
AFter wandering in the lonely planets, questing my own buisness alone, I really wished they had that LFG tool implemented at launch.
They said it come with 1.3 but at that time it's not even sure the game will stay up in the next 2 month.
I would have resub if 1.2 was with LFG tool, and i'm sure thousands of people would have has well.
SO i thought why didn't they do it, they surely not that stupid, shooting their own foot with a lightsaber, but then it occur to me:
I think they don't have the technology to achieve the server transfer / merge / and ofc LFG Tool.
They need more money and time to devellop those but they are out of both.
I'm pretty sure they'll try to salvage the game and sell it to a free mmo publisher to cut their losses. (if the contract with lucasart allow it to be sold to another party)
But for what we know they might have to carry this costly game untill many years before being able to shut it down.
Because Lucasart know that it is bad buisness for the name to close a service with his brand on it.
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
yeah your right!
Originally posted by Denambren
my thoughts.. i think that number is way exagerated.
Their 'scheme' for grabing subscribers offering them a 1 month free sub might be distorcing those numbers and artifitial inflating them.
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Originally posted by EduardoASG
WoW did the same thing for different reasons. How many of WoW's 12 million are paying versus freebies? (Not knocking WoW, just using the example). The problem with SWToRs numbers is that everyone knows they are false, supporters and non-supporters alike.
It's too bad really. They blew it on a potentially long term money maker. Not sure what their 'must maintain' numbers are on the books but I doubt they will hold them for long (if they are now).
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Originally posted by skulldron
I would much rather have the NGE. I am not a SWTOR hater, but SWG was a much better game.
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Originally posted by Digna
That was blown the minute they designed their gameplay. Zero focus on retaining players, lack of community building, lack of social gameplay, lack of quality end game content, lack of quality competitive play. This game was doomed. A focus on themepark driven story? How quickly that got eaten up, I am sure. If they want to retain players, they need to give players a reason to stay. Investment in their character, community, and their creations. Bioware wanted a cheap buck from the start. I am sure they are sitting around someplace today with $ $ in their eyes, already laying out the code and design for SWTOR's F2P cash shop phase.
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
They say they have 1.25 million but it feels way,way less than that! I love the game, the story is great but that is about it right now! Swtor has so much potential to be a greater game if they would just listen to their coustomers and start takeing an aggresive approach changeing things.I know some things can not be changed,but the things that can be changed should be changed.Such as reading their surveys that people put in.I know that their has been rumur that they might be working on a expantion,which would be great!! Honestly at this point it might end up going free 2 play it almost feels like it.It feels that bioware just is not responding to what their coustomers want.LFG Feature would be great but by the time they get around to it they may lose alot more subs to a unforgiveing market. We have so many MMO's comeing out, but not alot of scifi MMO's which bioware could take the market if they want it bad enough.Its their to be taken!!
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
Thats true! seems like when a game goes free 2 play they make more money when realy its not realy free 2 play!! they Make more money from store shops.They make it where you almost have to buy iteams to level etc..Dcuo made a killin from their store shop as well other free 2 play models.
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And the real sweetness of SWTOR is the forum moderation, there is more people working on censorship there than there is actual game designer.
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Meh. The story was fun. Bioware can build a really nice story. They did it with Mass Effect and others. That's what they are good at and they did it well in SWTOR.
Sadly, it runs out of steam after a few play throughs at most (one for me). A lot of people stay with these games for PvP. More so now than ever before. It's the only thing that isn't a carbon copy every time. How many times can you do a quest or run a raid before it's completely predictable???
PvP is the reason I stay, no matter how good the ride to the top was. PvP in SWTOR is crap.
No functional open world pvp (ilum was exploited more than it was fought over) and the limited selection of warzones was ruined by the crowd control CRAZED combat mechanics. They invented "resolve" which was sort of an immunity timer (eventually) to protect you from abusive CC'ers. As far as I could tell, resolve was a myth. I would get stun locked, rooted, force choked, knocked back and you name it, 5 or 6 times per fight and basically not be able to do anything at all half the time. IIt turned into a shadow/assassin or sage/sorc swarm real quick and the other classes became rare to none in pvp.
They have no end game other than endlessly repeating FP's and OP's.. aka raids.
It was the easiest leave I've had in any mmo. Just logged off and don't miss a thing.
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Lol... That's just....
Optimism at it's best... It's impossible they have 1.25 million subs at this time, not to mention how redicilous the 1.7 mill sounds... That would mean ~70% people who bought would still be playing, which can't be true since the servers are drop dead empty at its peak hours...
By 2013 I predict around 300 000 subs and falling.
It's just pathetic how EA thinks by doing stuff like this will help them keep their stocks rate... Pathetic :D
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Yet national housing policy isn't reflecting those changing preferences, say some advocates. These advocates are pushing the federal government to do away with practices they say discourage the type of walkable, sustainable communities – think condos and apartments on top of coffee houses, clustered around transit stops – that a growing number of Americans desire.
As it stands, the Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and several Housing and Urban Development programs each limit the non-residential portion of projects they insure to anywhere from 15 percent to 30 percent of its value. Since private lenders take their cues from the federal requirements, those policies may be preventing the planning of walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use developments championed by those in the New Urbanism school of planning.
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Eager to better our station, she studied in her spare time to be a nurse, with a specialty in physical therapy. The bump in pay allowed her to enroll Walt and me in a private school. Nothing was more important to our mother than a good education: "What you learn," she declared, "no one can ever take away from you."
We'd almost get used to her prolonged absences, when some little thing would hit like a hammer. "Take this note home and have your mother sign it," a teacher told me one day. I almost burst out crying. Another time, Walt and I were horsing around outside when he tore his pants leg wide open. We exchanged frightened looks, anticipating the scolding we were in for -- until we realized there'd be none. Mother wasn't due back for another three weeks.
Barely school-age, Walt and I had some adventures straight out of Tom Sawyer. We wandered near Fisherman's Wharf, where we got too adventurous and lost our shoes in the muddy shallows of Aquatic Park. Not wanting to trudge home barefoot after dark, we dug up a mess of worms, which we sold to a charitable fisherman. That's how we made carfare home. Naturally, it was one of the rare times Mother was ashore. We got a thorough lashing when we slogged in, shoeless.
Mother tried to make the most of our limited time together. Once, she took us to Pier 35 to watch the Lurline sail for Hawaii -- cheap entertainment during hard times. I was seven years old and thrilled by the pomp and pageantry, the brass band and colorful streamers and billowing waves of confetti. We got as close as we could to the gangplank, where I stared at an adorable little girl with shiny blond curls and huge dimples, bundled up in a white fur coat -- a doll come to life. Photographers swarmed around, flashbulbs popping like crazy. All this fuss over a kid my age -- I couldn't believe it.
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|Reviews for Darker Than You Think
| Frakking Toasters chapter 1 . 2/19
The imagery is fantastic. I like getting to see these other sides of Tony. xo
| ferryboat George chapter 1 . 1/27/2012
Poor Tony
| Doni chapter 1 . 11/14/2010
You capture the angst and emotion well! Nice work.
| wild wolf free17 chapter 1 . 4/12/2010
Oh, wow. This is so interesting, and shivery.
| Rose DiVerona chapter 1 . 10/22/2009
Can't believe I didn't find this before. Absolutely loved it. Dark and perfect.
| Azamiko chapter 1 . 3/31/2009
| CryingTearsOfBlood chapter 1 . 6/18/2008
I love this story! I also enjoy seeing a more darker, mature side to Tony than what we see.
| bebe-malvado chapter 1 . 6/12/2008
Are you going to write more of this story or is it a one-shot? it seems really interesting plz write more :)
| Darkness Be Mine chapter 1 . 5/27/2008
Yikes! That really IS dark. Great, and once again entirely too awesome... but REALLY dark.
| Obsessed Pam chapter 1 . 4/20/2008
This was powerful in describing Tony's pain and the contrast of McGee in all his innocence made the description all the harsher.
| supergirl3684 chapter 1 . 1/17/2008
poor tony! I have to ask cuz it's killing me: what episode is tony in jail?
| KittyHill chapter 1 . 6/20/2007
Very intense and very dark. I liked it. Seeing that Tony really was worried underneath his outer calm.
| Laura-trekkie chapter 1 . 2/16/2007
Great look at Tony and McGee here. Tony, because it shows how he's dealing with his lack of control over his own fate and the feeling of helplessness that must have given him. McGee, because he was seeing a side of Tony he'd not ever considered and it threw him, but not so much that he didn't adapt and stay to keep an eye on Tony, without being stupid enough to get in the ring with him.
| Ivy3 chapter 1 . 1/22/2007
Nice followup, short and dark, but it feels unfinished, unresolved. Maybe that's how it should be.
| celestial1 chapter 1 . 10/11/2006
I can't watch 'Frame Up' without having to read this fiction, afterwards. A perfect tag for, in my opinion, one of the best episodes they've ever done. You have such a great handle on the characters, and I love how you've told the story from McGee's perspective and not Tony's. Because McGee was only a minor participant in the events, so perhaps he has a more unbiased view of Tony's reaction.
"He thought about Tony sitting alone in that empty cell. Tony, with nothing to do but shred the pepperoni on his cooling slices of pizza. Tony, with no one but his thoughts for company. Knowing that outside of the walls he could no longer leave, his fate was speeding on without him, entirely beyond his reach." That is so, so awesome! You write ANgsty Tony really well.


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All's quiet on the al Qaeda communication front, which is making some U.S. intelligence officials nervous and "causing some analysts to believe [Osama bin Laden] may be executing a ruse to convince Washington he is dead." No evidence has surfaced to suggest that he's truly been, uh, eliminated. ( http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020124-11575390.htm )
Several papers report on growing reason for concern that Iran is trying to undermine the new Afghan government. ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28058-2002Jan23.html ) and ( http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-000006154jan24.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dfrontpage )
Despite all the rhetoric and back-and-forth about whether or not to target Iraq, White House policy toward the country remains pretty much as it was during the administration of 42. "After a year of top-level internal review, the administration has yet to lift a Clinton prohibition against lethal aid for Iraqi opposition groups. The opposition, principally the London-based Iraqi National Congress (INC), continues to be barred as a matter of policy from using U.S. funds to carry out activities inside Iraq. A State Department slot designated to coordinate with the Iraqi opposition has been vacant since last summer." ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28324-2002Jan23.html )
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Be they Republicans or Democrats, the relationship between White Houses on the one hand, and governors and mayors on the other, is as immutable and tension-riddled as, say, mother-daughter or tenant-landlord. Washington always wants to send less money with more strings attached, and state and city officials always want more money with fewer strings. In the latest incarnation of the Story as Old as Time Itself, the mayors in Washington already are grousing about the terms of the administration's homeland security spending plans. ( http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/national/24RIDG.html )
The Army secretary announced Wednesday that if all goes according to schedule, National Guard troops should be pulled out of U.S. airports within the next 60 to 90 days. ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27891-2002Jan23.html )
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Reports that the U.S. delegation to the IWC may be supporting a proposal to overturn the ban on commercial whaling would run counter to campaign pledges made by then presidential candidate Barack Obama. Despite refusal to honor the moratorium by Japan, Iceland, and Norway, the moratorium has proven to be the most important whale conservation agreement in history. A working group of the IWC is meeting in St. Pete Beach Florida this week to discuss the controversial proposal.
As a candidate, President Obama said, "As president, I will ensure that the U.S. provides leadership in enforcing international wildlife protection agreements, including strengthening the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Allowing Japan to continue commercial whaling is unacceptable." (March 16, 2008 - Greenpeace candidate questionnaire)
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In the last 24 hours, more than 26,000 people from across the nation have emailed President Obama to ensure that the ban on commercial whaling is not overturned.
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In an improbable move, Democratic donor John Coale urged Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to use her political action committee to help retire Hillary Clinton's $2 million-plus presidential campaign debt.
Coale, a wealthy trial lawyer, approached Republican Palin with the plan in February, when he traveled to Alaska with his wife, reports Fox News talk show host Greta Van Susteren, who was taping an interview with the former GOP vice presidential candidate.
Coale was a staunch Clinton supporter during the Democratic primaries, and made $85,300 in political contributions in 2008, almost all of it to Democratic candidates, according to CampaignMoney.com. But he switched his support to the Republican ticket for the general election, and helped Palin set up her PAC in January.
Along with seeking a financial contribution from Palin's PAC, Coale's broader aim, according to Palin camp insiders, "was to help Palin develop a relationship with the former first family that he thought could bolster the polarizing governor's standing with Democrats and independents," Politico reported.
Several days after Coale approached Palin, a Palin aide told him that the governor would not help retire Hillary's campaign debt. But Republican sources told Politico that Coale continued to seek help from Palin's PAC in conference calls and e-mails with Palin advisers.
Coale acknowledged that he asked Palin and her advisers to help Clinton, but stated: "It was a women thing and not a Hillary thing."
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The Sword of Rome is the latest in GMT Games' acclaimed line of Card-Driven Games (CDG). The game enables up to four players to recreate the climatic struggles among the peoples of Italy and Sicily, Romans, or Gauls will dominate the western Mediterranean and with it earn the right to vie for control of the known world?
Through a unique adaptation of the event-card system, players can also take on the roles of additional contenders such as Gallic tribes from across the Alps or the mighty naval power of Carthage. You will command the great figures of the age: Rome's military savior Marcus Furius Camillus; Syracusan tyrant Agathocles, who dared to assault Carthage itself; or Pyrrhus of Epirus, the adventurer king who sought to unite the western Greeks.
Each player has their own customized deck of strategy cards containing a total of 152 events that lend specific flavor and personality to the different factions. Additionally, each faction also has special powers that emphasize its historic strengths
* The Romans can create new colonies, improving the defense of their budding empire and increasing their manpower through diplomatic assimilation of the local peoples.
* The Etruscans may utilize their great wealth to bribe greedy foreign leaders to avoid battles they would rather not have to fight, while the Samnites can use the paths among their mountain homelands against invading enemies.
* The Greeks have outstanding mercenary forces at their disposal, but at the cost of diminishing loyalty of their colonies as their generals seek to establish their own little kingdoms
* The Gauls can move swiftly and claim victory in unexpected ways while raiding and plundering their enemies' strongholds.
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COUNTERS Two full-color Countersheets
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CARDS Four Decks of 39 Playing Cards each
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Merlin nurses have been treating men, women and children who have been victims of cholera over the last four months. Around Port-au-Prince (Haiti's capital), response teams led by Merlin staff have treated:
- 80 patients in April
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- 111 patients in June
The UK based Disasters Emergency Commission gave over $150,000 to fund Merlin's emergency work towards prevention activities, helping to reduce further outbreaks and spread of the disease. The funding also paid for the treatment of cholera victims. As the outbreak escalated, Merlin employed more local staff, to ensure that all those affected were given rapid and effective health care and treatment.
In Jan 2012 Merlin completed the rebuilding of Basboen clinic (it was practically turned to rubble during the earthquake). Merlin staff took part in an opening ceremony with the Ministry of Health (MoH), carrying out support services with MoH health workers as part of a plan for the MoH to take over the full management and care of the clinic. Merlin continues to supply drugs, equipment, salaries, training and supervision, while also building the skills and experience of MoH staff in time for the final hand over in 2013.
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This specific cholera response in now over and Merlin are ready and prepared if the number of cases rise, with the next rainy season. It is hoped that deaths from cholera victims will fall over the next few years, due to the increase in response capacity in many of Haiti's newly rehabilitated clinics. These include those rebuilt, equipped and stocked by Merlin as part of our longer term emergency response after the earthquake in January, 2010.
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Love this belt.
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I've done deep water work out for years and this belt is the best.
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Mary Ellen in Texas
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on 8/7/2011
This jogging belt is fabulous. I got 2 - the Agua Jogger Classic belt and the Aqua Jogger Shape Belt for wider waists (for my daughter who is pregnant). Both belts are extremely well made and fit perfectly, however, the Shape Belt fit me a little better because I have a long torso (I am 5'10") with a normal waist. You can adjust both belts to fit a wide variety of waists. My friend (who is around 5'6") loves the Classic belt. I have never "aqua jogged" before, but I can tell you that this is a fabulous workout, especially for your thighs. Both belts are extremely comfortable on (you need to tighten them pretty tight, but they don't pinch or feel uncomfortable at all!). I highly recommend both belts and the colors (aqua and lavender) are really nice.
AquaJogger classic belt
from Goose Creek, SC
on 5/23/2011
The belt fits perfectly and works like it states it is to work. Easy to put belt onto aquajogger. It pinches a bit on one side when wearing it since it only goes around half of your body. I do not notice the device slipping up as others had said. You must make belt tight, but it is still comfortable. I use this 5x a week and have found no flaws to it. I am very glad I purchased it. Its a must for water aerobics, no matter if you go to a class or do it in your own pool.
Makes exercise fun
Gracie Taylor
from Albuquerque, NM
on 6/26/2010
Ever since its arrival, I have been using the AquaJogger classic belt almost daily, and loving it. It is much more comfortable than a belt I had purchased at a pool, which dug into my hips every time I used it. It. I have a small waist and am short-waisted, so this belt still tends to ride up as I move my hips...the reason I give it four rather than five stars. But wearing it upside down helps this problem, as does the stretchy belt, which allows me to cinch it tight so it grips the waist better. Overall, a great purchase, and I love the laminated exercise card that comes with it.
AquaJogger Classic Belt is Fabulous!
Kat Larsen
from Beaverton, OR
on 12/2/2009
I use the AquaJogger for my morning exercise workout.I have severe disc degenerative disease in my upper and lower spine. Using the AquaJogger has helped to alleviate almost all of my pain throughout the day. I feel absolutely NO pain when I am in the water. Using this product on a regular basis has helped to strengthen my muscles that support my spine. I feel GREAT for 60 and remain very active.My partner, Terry, and I both have had spinal disorders due to disease and/or trauma. Since both of us have been swimmers and active in many water sports throughout our lives, our Doctor recommended we go to a local pool for our workouts. Terry was introduced to the AquaJogger by other swimmers at our Tualatin Hills Community Aquatic Center where we workout. He now has been using the product for several years and it has helped his knee replacement recovery quite effectively.We love our AquaJoggers!Kat and Terry
AquaJogger Classic Belt
from Honolulu, HI
on 7/1/2009
Great product!! Has made recovering from 3rd back surgery so much better this time around.
Isn't as helpful as expected
Marcia Brandt Frezza
from Hilton Head, SC
on 6/7/2015
I am healing a broken knee cap and water exercises were recommended. I am not finding the AquaJogger as helpful as I had hoped. It does not help me with bouyancy which means I am putting too much strain on my affected leg.
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from Nevada
on 2/24/2015
We've had our new belts now for about two weeks and are very satisfied with them. The elastic belt exceeds my expectation as I thought it would make the belt looser. But hasn't affected it in any way. I highly recommend this to anyone.
Great belt
from Harrisburg, pa
on 7/2/2014
I have used the belt for deep water class for 4 classes so far. I like this belt better than my last one because it is not as bulky as my last one at my sides. also, it does not ride up during exercise.
It Works for ME!
from Fort Washington, MD
on 7/29/2013
I use this for water aerobics and love it because it fits me well and I am comfortable that it is a great flotation device. I bought the medium although I could have used a small. Yet it fits just fine because I can adjust the belt.
Yikes! It's so thick!
Barbara M.
from San Diego, CA
on 7/12/2013
I haven't used the product and am returning it because it is just bigger than I thought it would be. Looks very functional and those who are less self conscious will use it well. My water exercise class turns out to be in shallow water, so I won't be needing this.
Easy to wear and works better than older belt!
Karen B.
from Yachats, Oregon
on 4/9/2013
I have an artificial hip and have worn out two liners in the socket, so now there is NO impact workouts so I won't need another repair! I was using my old Hydro-Fit anklets strung together for my belt and the instructor recommended this belt so I am trying it out.
Love it!
Caren C.
from San Diego, CA
on 8/31/2012
I had one of these 20 years ago and this one is just as good. Can't improve on a great design! Their original and is the best!
Best belt.
from Silver Spring md
on 6/24/2012
Good quality. Get this one over cheaper version. Nice flexible material. If you are small, get FIT belt. Helps you maintain alignment to let your body work. Much better than other brands in design shapeI recommend this to my students
from MA
on 2/3/2012
I just started running in the pool and I already love the aquajogger. I would recommend watching the video first, very informative
Barbara Lewitt
from Tarzana, California 91356
on 7/13/2011
Love this product......easy to use and a great way to exercise in the pool at home....
good product
from Ohio
on 7/2/2011
I got this to exercise in pool I recently had knee replacememt and surgery on my ankle opposite legs I felt this might help me with my exercising my joints as they tend to get stiff and I love the water. Easy to use I ordered the Classic but i am of average size and I think maybe the larger one may have been better this one comes around to my sides but nothing in front hardly not sure where it is supposed to come in the front but it works so maybe its right
Great Product!
Mary J.
from Roseburg, OR
on 5/2/2011
My doctor suggested I get something to support my back in the pool. This product really helps. I'm not in near the amount of pain I used to be.
Money Well Spent.
from Utah
on 1/25/2011
I almost went with a cheaper version of this belt. I am so glad I didn't. This belt is perfect in every way. I love it. I have had two major back surgeries and am preparing for my third in two weeks. This belt allows me to be in the pool without fear. It does not hurt my back but rather provides excellent support.
Aqua sucess!
from Skokie, IL
on 1/22/2011
I love my Aqua Jogger! The Aqua Jogger has opened up a whole new route for me to persue physical fitness as I allow the disc problems in my lower back to heal. There is no impact on my joints or lower back as I go through a truly aerobic routine in the water. I started out a size 16 and have dropped a size since I've been using the Aqua Jogger. The belt adjusts to different body sizes very easily. The instructional video helped me adapt to moving properly in the water. Since I have waterproof music gear, it might be nice to be able to attach that to the belt, otherwise I love eveything about my Aqua Jogger.


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I am going to be making exposed hinges out of brass using Jairus Watson's method found here: http://www.modelcars...om/door-hinges/
It requires soldering the brass and I was wondering, which is better, a soldering iron or a soldering torch? More brass work could be in the future of my model building so that might effect which is the better tool.
Soldering Question
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 03:44 PM
Posted 21 November 2012 - 03:52 PM
I prefer a good soldering iron over a torch just safer for me
Posted 21 November 2012 - 04:26 PM
You have MUCH more control with an iron. A torch is for plumbing, or large sweat-soldering joints, not precision work like hinges.
Posted 21 November 2012 - 04:28 PM
I just saw that how to in the same issue the other day and am going to try making a set for a a couple of cars which are in the gathering parts and planning stages. You could really use either method. Just be careful if you use a torch that you don't get the hinge over heated, I wouldn't use anything more than a small pencil torch. That said, how well can you solder? First time? If so go with a soldering iron. Those hinges are pretty thin and small they will heat up quickly, can't remember if Jairus' instructions were to leave the hinge pin in or out when you solder it. Pin could get stuck in the hinge if it is soldered with it in the hinge, it would be a simple clean up with a small drill bit.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:57 AM
In regards to the illustrations.One of the most difficult parts is to get the slight bend at the hinge,so that you are able to overlap them like the 1-1, as shown in the second picture while mounted in the vise.During that process the brass usually cracks while attempting to move it over, even after it has been Annealed. http://www.modelcars...om/door-hinges/


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