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LAS VEGAS (AP) Webb Simpson got the fast start he has looking for - in the final round at TPC Summerlin and in the PGA Tour's new wraparound season.
Simpson birdied two of the first three holes Sunday, pulling away for a six-stroke win in the second event of the season.
"One over through three yesterday and 2 under today felt like a huge difference," Simpson said. "And it was because it really let me slow down and pace myself, and you know, try to let the guys come after me."
Winning for the first time since the 2012 U.S. Open, Simpson closed with a 5-under 66 in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He finished at 24-under 260 after opening with rounds of 64, 63 and 67 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round.
"As we were going kind of middle of the round, pins were tough, greens were drying out and I knew it would take a really special round for somebody to shoot 7, 8 under," Simpson said.
"So, I felt like I was in control, and I asked my caddie, once I hit it on the green on 17 where we stood. And I was just thankful that I was able to kind of manage my golf ball the last couple rounds."
Simpson earned $1.08 million for his fourth PGA Tour title. In addition to the U.S. Open last year at The Olympic Club, he won the Wyndham Championship and Deutsche Bank Championship in 2011.
Ryo Ishikawa and Jason Bohn tied for second. Ishikawa, the Japanese player who had to play the Web.com Tour Finals to regain his PGA Tour card, shot a 65.
"I wish I could made a couple putts, like three putts," Ishikawa said. "I missed a lot of putts this week, like 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet. I missed a lot. But still, I'm pretty happy with that result."
Bohn had a 66.
Charley Hoffman was fourth at 17 under after a 64.
"When you get that far up the leaderboard every putt you make is worth big dollars and big FedEx Cup points," Hoffman said. "So, to get the year started off on the right foot, you always want to make those putts."
Chesson Hadley, second entering the final round, had a 70 to drop into a tie for fifth at 16 under with Luke Guthrie, Troy Matteson and Charles Howell III.
"I was certainly nervous out there today, but I was able just to kind of hang in there," Hadley said.
Guthrie and Matteson shot 64, and Howell had a 65. Matteson had seven straight birdies - on Nos. 9-15 - to fall one short of the tournament record set by Jerry Kelly in 2003.
"It was a really good ball-striking round," Matteson said. "As a matter of fact, when I got to 16, I thought I was going to get that eighth one and I ended up hitting the pin and almost going into the lake, so I would have had a tap-in there. But you know what, all in all it's a great end to my week. I didn't quite figure it out in the middle (of the tournament), but I certainly put it together today."
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I crashed it up and put it in my cats wet food and she would not eat it. So I will be going back to the other one that has white powder in a gelcap. I did give the Get Up and Go to my girlfriends dog. Dogs will eat any thing you give them. My cat Tasha is very fussy.
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I started giving this to our 12 year old Weimaraner who has degenerative myelopathy and arthritis. He was on Deramaxx and Tramadol. I'm always looking for a supplement or anything that might help him feel better and help relieve pain. I started trying this after reading the positive reviews. With his weight, he could be taking 3 a day, but because he also has a very sensitive stomach, I started him on 1 a day. It seems to be helping! Even on 1 a day, I have basically stopped using the tramadol. I give him this in the morning, and the Deramaxx at night. He seems peaceful during the day, and has had more energy lately. I'm not saying it's a miracle worker, he still stumbles and is clumsy with his hip issues, but he does seem to feel better. Also, I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but his appetite has greatly improved/increased. This is good, since he was not eating much at all. Of course, now I'm afraid he'll get too heavy, if I don't monitor his food. But that's a good problem :-) So maybe it helps his stomach too... I would recommend anyone trying this who has a dog with arthritis or hip issues.
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I bought this for my little Marley a 10 pound York also mix. Who was born with a bad leg. Marley is turning. 10 come December. And I noticed a slow down. She was also not use ing her bad back leg as much. Marley was always the head of the other dogs. Always had to be first. And when she saw a squirrel you would never know she had any problem Well like I said she was slowing down. I bought this about 3 weeks ago just thought it couldn't hurt. I try to give my dogs all natural everything So with in a week. I noticed more energy in her walks now 3 weeks later. She is like she is 5 again. The head of he pack. I am so very happy I found this product. Thank you
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WALNUT, Calif. - Cal State Northridge opened competition at the 2009 Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday with senior Cody Pearce finishing 10th in the hammer throw and Bobby Olivera competing in the 10,000 meters.
In the men's hammer, contested at Cerritos College, Pearce posted a mark of 186-3 (56.76) which is just .13 meters off his season-best of 186-8.
In the 10,000 meters, Olivera ran the fastest Northridge time of the season at 30:57.65 to finish 38th in a large field.
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Tara Prier ran her first 100 meter heat of the season and clocked a personal-best 11.85 to win her section. Precious Watkins, also in the same heat, matched her career-best after running 11.90 to finish second to Prier. Dominique Calvin also competed and ran 11.90 to eclipse her previous season-best of 12.00.
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Kevin Nious ran the best 400 meters of his Northridge career as he defeated the field in a time of 47.48. Nious bettered his previous lifetime-best by .10. In the women's 400, Jackie Harrison won her heat in a time of 55.70 which was ninth-best overall. Brenna Hoffman finished 25th in a time of 58.64.
In the relays, the men's 4x100 team of Santos, Waters, Nic Taylor and Reindell Cole ran the Matadors' fastest time of the season at 40.49. Northridge came in with a season-best of 40.70 set at the Cal-Nevada Championships three weeks ago.
The Matador hurdlers struggled on Friday as Lance Gonzales finished 17th (15.09) and Michael Woodham was 23rd (15.27) in the men's 110 hurdles. Stella Dugall finished 13th in the women's 100 hurdles in 14.42,which was well off her season-best of 14.25.
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Herd's National Signing Day
HUNTINGTON - On Wednesday, Marshall University's football staff learns the fruition of nearly two years of work when players sign during National Signing Day.
Below will be the list of recruits.
12:59 p.m. - Justin Hunt, WR, 6-2, 180, Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven)
11:48 a.m. - Michael Johnson, DB, 5-10, 165, Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
11:47 a.m. - Tiquan Lang, DB, 5-9, 174, Port St. Joe, Fla. (Lowndes, Valdosta, Ga.)
11:29 a.m. - Gerald Wright, OL, 6-3, 320, Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
11:04 a.m. - Jeremiah Benjamin, LB, 6-2, 215, Hollywood, Fla. (McArthur)
10:56 a.m. - Cody Collins, OL, 6-2, 280, Trotwood, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)
10:06 a.m. - Arnold Blackmon, DL, 6-2, 245, Bellaire, Texas (Navarro JC)
9:56 a.m. - Brandon Byrd, RB, 6-0, 198, Gibsonton, Fla. (East Bay)
9:40 a.m. - Neville Hewitt, OLB, 6-2, 220, Conyers, Ga. (Georgia Military)
8:56 a.m. - Josh Knight, WR, 6-1, 180, Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central)
8:43 a.m. - De'Andre "Chocolate" Wilson, DB, 5-10, 170, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach H.S.)
8:36 a.m. - Chris Huhn, OT, 6-6, 275, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
8:34 a.m. - Tony Pittman, RB, 5-11, 200, Hampton, Va. (Phoebus)
7:56 a.m. - Shykeem Pitts, DB, 5-11, 175, Davenport, Fla. (Ridge Community)
7:51 a.m. - Sandley Jean-Felix, OL, 6-5, 292, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)
7:45 a.m. - Aaron Plantt, LB, 6-1, 202, Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale)
7:30 a.m. - Michael Selby, OL, 6-3, 280, Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County H.S.)
Announced as early (January) enrollees at 7:10 a.m.:
Kevin Anderson, QB, 6-2, 190, Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton)
Angelo Jean-Louis, WR, 6-0, 185, Palm Beach (Central), Fla. (Fork Union Military Academy)
Josh Brown, DL, 6-5, 273, South Aiken, S.C., (Clemson)
Stefan Houston, LB, 6-2, 192, Clarksburg, Md. (Fork Union Military Academy)
Shawney Kersey, WR, 6-1, 197, Woodbury, N.J. (Penn State)
Taj Letman, DB, 6-3, 195, Elbert County, Ga. (Holmes C.C.)
Deontay McManus, WR, 6-2, 215, Baltimore (Dunbar), Md. (Atlanta Sports Academy)
Devon Smith, WR, 5-7, 147, White Plains, (Westlake), Md. (Penn State)
Marshall also had four players who signed last year, but will count toward the Class of 2013.
Tyler Combs, OL, 6-5, 275, Louisa, Ky. (Lawrence County)
Kent Turene, LB, 6-3, 230, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)
Gary Thompson, LB, 6-3, 206, La Mesa, Calif. (Helix)
Corey Tindal, CB, 5-10, 175, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)
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Three Northwest Ohio communities receive $100,000 grantsWritten by Duane Ramsey | | email@example.com
Three Northwest Ohio communities have received grants of $100,000 each. Ten grants and three loans totaling nearly $2.5 million from the Local Government Innovation Fund were awarded by the Ohio Development Services Agency to assist efficiency and collaboration projects across the state.
The Henry County General Health District received a grant for the shared public health services project in Northwest Ohio. The Putnam County Commissioners office was awarded a grant for the establishment of a regional water & sewer district. The Wood County Port Authority received a grant for the Rossford city and schools shared administrative offices and services project.
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Veterans matter: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill says fun is what keeps ZZ Top motoringWritten by Brigitta Burks | News Editor | firstname.lastname@example.com
In an interview with Toledo Free Press Star, Dusty Hill, the bassist and co-vocalist for ZZ Top, didn't bring up the fame or fortune associated with being a rock star. Instead, he wanted to talk about a cause close to him: Veterans Matter.
The Toledo-based nonprofit provides rent deposits for veterans who are screened and aided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program (HUD-VASH). Many unhoused veterans don't have the means to pay the deposit or first month's rent upon moving into new homes, something required for HUD-VASH housing programs.
"As a citizen of the United States, I just think that it's a shame that men and women in the service are having a hard time getting housing when there's definitely something that we can do about it," Hill said.
He recently made a video to support Veterans Matter's "60,000 Soldiers Housed" campaign.
"They told me the best thing I could do is to use my face a little bit or whatever, so I'm more than happy to do that," he said.
Along with bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard, Hill has been rocking out (and rocking a long beard) for quite some time. ZZ Top has sold 25 million discs since 1970, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Hits include "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs," "La Grange," "Got Me Under Pressure" and "Gimme All Your Lovin."
The band will play an 8 p.m. show Nov. 1 at Stranahan Theater. Tickets are $48-$68.
Hill, a Dallas native who resides in Houston, said the Texas attitude has influenced the group's music.
"It's hard to say how Texas has influenced our music, because how could it not?" he said.
Hill said he, Gibbons and Beard listened to the same radio stations coming out of Mexico while growing up. When they met, they learned about their common pasts.
"We had a lot of the same exact influences. It's kinda like when you hear those weird stories about twins who grew up separate and when they met they went, 'Wow,'" Hill said.
What keeps the group together is its sense of fun, Hill said, adding that he hopes that feeling extends to the audiences.
"This sounds clichéd, but we really enjoy playing music together, the three of us," Hill said. "I hope that feeling is contagious. I mean, we're having fun. I hope that allows people in the audience to have fun.
"Our audience is actually pretty mixed in age. [There are] people my age (63), but I see people in their early to mid teens out there," he said, adding, with a chuckle, "We do have a new record out, but I don't know how many people have heard it."
Modesty aside, the September-released "La Futura" debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The album has some new influences — the single "I Gotsta Get Paid" is based on the rap song "25 Lighters" by DJ DMD with Lil' Keke and Fat Pat.
"The original form, if you heard it, you wouldn't think ZZ Top would get a hold of that, but there was something about it," Hill said. "We made it our own."
Rick Rubin, a record producer who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to Sheryl Crow, lent his talents to the album too, Hill said.
However, Hill noted that the album does not signify a career revival.
"I don't like this resuscitate-career-type talk. There's nothing wrong with our career because we've always worked," he said.
Hill also said he may bring a program similar to Veterans Matter to Houston.
"I'll talk to the people [while in Toledo] and try to get something going on where I live. You do what you can," he said simply.
Veterans Matter started in February after a conversation between Ken Leslie, founder of homeless advocacy group 1Matters, and Shawn Dowling, the coordinator of Healthcare for Homeless Veterans of the Ann Arbor VA Health System. They were discussing what was missing from housing programs: rent deposits. Leslie approached ProMedica for support and was granted $26,250 from the health care system's Advocacy Fund. Just 11 days after the project's conception, a couple was able to move out of a shelter and into a home.
Hill said he appreciates the program's straightforward approach.
"Money's taken, money's given and money's paid and people are housed," he said. "If I were in their place and I were coming home, it would be nice to have a place to go right away."
Toledo also holds memories for ZZ Top.
"We played a lot of places. Toledo early on was just something that … felt comfortable," Hill said. "It was always good to us. It's always been fun playing Toledo."
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if I took a pregnancy test today and it was negative that there is still a chance that I could be pregnant or would you not worry?
If you are already a little late I would guess you are not pregnant. At least for me, the two times I was pregnant I was even able to test a few days early and get a positive. So, if you were pregnant, most likely you would have gotten a positive test by now, though I realize for some people it takes longer.
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A report from the Texas Workforce Commission released shows the jobless rate slipped for the fourth straight month, which is now 6.1%. Reports state that during 2012 a total of 260, 800 jobs were added.
In Brazos County, the unemployment rate is about 6.1% which matches that of the state as a whole. Although the numbers are looking up as a whole, there are plenty of those left that are still looking for a foot in the door.
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"Looking for a job is a full-time job, I've never spent so much time on the computer in my life," Candice Pellegrino.
Candice Pellegrino has been a Physician Assistant for more than 30 years, but has been out of work for the past year and a half.
She has two interviews scheduled today.
"I'm looking forward to getting a job and have the opportunity to take care of patients, which is what I enjoy doing the most," said Pellegrino.
In Bryan-College Station the Texas Workforce Commission reports that the unemployment rate is down from 5.1% in November to 5% in December 2012. Which means that $5,800 people are unemployed.
Tom Wilkinson with the Brazos Valley Workforce aims to train and employ those without jobs.
"As the economy improves and those employers create those jobs then we will prepare the people for it. That's why we only spend money for jobs that are available, coming in this area," said Wilkinson.
Clifton Walter received his Commercial Driver's License through the workforce. The license allows him to operate large vehicles and buses. After being unemployed for three weeks, things are looking up.
"Recently I had an interview with Pepsi. I think the process went pretty good, I answered all his questions. I think it was a positive outlook, but I'm just waiting on them to give me a call back and if they do I'll just further my career," said Clifton Walter.
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Here's a great new addition to the expanding battery-operated G Gauge line by Lionel. The Pennsylvania Flyer freight set features a realistic steam locomotive and a colorful assortment of cars that can be run on rechargeable batteries. Operate this ready to run train using a 9.6 volt rechargeable battery (not included) or use six conventional C batteries (which are included). This set also comes with an easy to operate RC remote controller (with two AA batteries included).
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- One gondola with crate load
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- Authentic train sounds, including bell and whistle
- Working headlight
- Requires 6 C batteries or 9.6v rechargeable battery pack (not included)
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The Oeuf Changing Station is a practical, space saving asset in the nursery. It attaches securely on top of the Oeuf Crib as well as on most other standard size cribs. This changing station not only eliminates the need for a changing table, but also positions your baby for safer and more convenient changing.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Most often when our family gets together for a meal, the menu is pot luck. This is not only easier on the hostess, but gives us all variety and often results in recipe exchanges. We met last Friday night at our daughter Cathy and her husband Todds for a casual supper to watch the Olympic opening ceremonies in London. There was lots of nostalgia to go around. We visited that city many times during Jims USAF assignment in England and delighted in seeing familiar sites. We supped on English bone china. Todds father Tom, while working in London, picked this blue and white floral pattern for his wife, Dorie.
Keeping to the British theme, Cathy served beef. Her main course was not the traditional British joint with Yorkshire Pud, but an Americanized version of hot sandwiches, so flavorful that I had to find out how she did it. As I alluded to Todds tamponade last week and have gotten requests for same, a recipe sharing is in order.
Todd is a wonderful cook and like others of his ilk, often originates and adapts recipes and (sigh) less often writes them down. So here in his own words, I give you:
Gather equal amounts of olives: black, Greek (seeded) and Spanish. I remove the pimento stuffing but thats just a personal choice. Add a head of cauliflower, and a roasted red pepper (jarred or homemade). Then I chop up these ingredients with my handy new mini-chopper (here he paused to give me a hug because we gifted him with this recently). After all the ingredients are chopped and placed in a large bowl, bathe the whole shootin match with olive oil enough to bind. Then he places the tamponade in jars and keeps a stock in his fridge, presenting them frequently to appreciative family and friends. As the Brits would say, its brilliant on crackers or toasted bread. I particularly like to use it as a spread on cheese sandwiches, cold or toasted.
Beef roast, chuck or shoulder, 3-4 lbs
Beef broth, about 2 cups
3 heaping tablespoons Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup water
½ 16-ounce jar pepperoncini peppers, with ½ the juices
Buttered, toasted deli rolls (Cathy used Earth Grains French Rolls)
Provolone cheese slices
Place beef in crock pot, add broth and water to nearly cover. Add peppers and juice. Stir liquids to mix. Cover and cook until meat is fork tender and falling apart. (Cathy made this dish the day before and put in the fridge, then removed the hardened fat before shredding and reheating.)
Slice buns lengthwise, butter and toast under broiler. Remove meat with slotted spoon, place on buns, and top with cheese. Return to broiler to melt cheese. To serve, split buns in half diagonally for easier handling. (I think the leftover meat juices could be frozen and would make a grand soup or stew base.)
The meat was so flavorful and so tender. This was easy and delicious two of my favorite culinary attributes. Its the kind of thing that can be served all year long.
*This recipe began with the website: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/02/drip-beef-two-ways/, which includes two versions. Cathy made both, preferred the spicier one and naturally adapted each.
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At Big River, they brew their beer on site and provide seasonal options with unique flavors. Foodwise, everything is pretty standard for brew pubs. To guests from the West Coast, Big River may have a familiar feel to it, which would be because Big River is owned by Gordon Biersch, making the restaurant very similar to Gordon Biersch restaurants. The restuarant serves an almost identical menu for lunch at dinner, with the dinner menu eliminating most of the lunch sandwich options except the burgers.
Jalapeño Spinach Cheese Dip - Spinach and onions blended with melted jalapeño Jack cheese. Served hot with tortilla chips. $9.99
Asiago Artichoke and Crab Dip - Blended with creamy cheese, topped with pico de gallo. Served with crostinis. $12.75
Guacamole and Chips - Fresh, housemade guacamole. Served with tortilla chips. $8.99
Chicken Quesadilla - A large tortilla with ancho flavor, grilled chicken, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and pepper jack cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole. $10.50
Beef Nachos - Tortilla chips, creamy pepper jack cheese, sliced jalapeños, topped with pico de gallo and sour cream. $11.99; Add guacamole $2.75
Chicken Nachos - Tortilla chips, creamy pepper jack cheese, sliced jalapeños, topped with pico de gallo and sour cream. $11.99; Add guacamole $2.75
Fresh cut salads served with your choice of dressing: balsamic vinaigrette, ranch, blue cheese, or honey mustard.
Grilled Chicken Cashew Salad - Marinated and served cold atop a bed of mixed greens with artichoke hearts, feta cheese, tomatoes, and cashews. Dressed with balsamic vinaigrette. $12.99
Grilled Salmon Caesar - Served over romaine lettuce with creamy Caesar dressing. $12.99
Grilled Chicken Caesar - Marinated chicken served on a classic combination of romaine lettuce with creamy Caesar dressing. $11.99
Greenhouse Salad - Fresh mixed salad greens, topped with roma tomatoes, carrots, cheddar and jack cheeses, sunflower kernels and croutons. $7.99
Dinner Salad - $4.99
Beer Cheese Soup - Cup $4.50 / Bowl $5.99
Add a dinner salad for $4.99
Chicken Alfredo - Penne pasta and grilled chicken in a creamy parmesan cheese sauce with fresh vegetables. $15.99
Shrimp & Scallop Penne Pasta - Sautéed shrimp and scallops in pesto cream sauce with penne pasta. $23.99
Signature Ribeye - Char-grilled 12 oz. USDA Choice ribeye steak, served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $25.99
New York Strip - 8 oz. USDA Choice New York strip steak, served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $18.99
Rocket Red Ribs - A full slab of pork ribs, dry-rubbed and basted with Rocket Red Barbecue Sauce. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $23.50
Flame-Grilled Meatloaf - Made with ground beef and Italian pork sausage. Topped with a rich, brown gravy and served over garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $15.99
Hazelnut Crusted Chicken - Sautéed and served in sun-dried cherry sauce. Accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $16.50
Atlantic Salmon - Flame grilled and topped with dill butter. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $22.99
New York Strip & Shrimp Combo - Grilled 8 oz. New York strip with large scampi-style shrimp, served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. $25.99
All sandwiches served with kettle chips.
California Chicken Sandwich (Lunch only) - Grilled chicken topped with Swiss cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and ranch dressing.chips. $10.99
Blackened Mahi Mahi Sandwich - Spicy seared fillet on a freshly baked roll with lettuce, tomatoe, and chipotle mayonnaise. $13.99
Honey Dijon Chicken Sandwich (Lunch only) - Grilled chicken breast basted in honey dijon mustard and topped with smoked bacon and Swiss cheese. $11.50
Roasted Turkey & Swiss (Lunch only) - With lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and Swiss cheese on sourdough bread. $10.50
Blue Ridge Pork Sandwich (Lunch only) - Traditional pulled pork with Rocket Red Barbecue Sauce. $9.99
Kobe Burger - Our premium 8 oz. American-style Kobe beef burger is grilled to order and served with lettuce and tomato. $14.50
Big Brew Cheeseburger - 10 oz. Grilled to order and served with lettuce and tomato. $11.50; add bacon for $1.00
Mushroom Swiss Burger - 10 oz. With Swiss cheese and sautéed mushrooms, served with lettuce and tomato. $12.50
Hickory Bacon Burger - 10 oz. With smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, and Rocket Red Barbecue Sauce. $12.50
Chocolate Confusion - Chocolate mousse layered between Oreo brownie cake with chocolate icing and chocolate chips. $6.50
New York Cheesecake - A traditional New York style cheesecake, served with raspberry sauce. $6.50
Lemonade - $3.25
Strawberry Lemonade - $3.50
Peach Iced Tea - $3.50
Raspberry Iced Tea - $2.99
Arnold Palmer - $3.25
Red Bull Raspberry Rush - Red Bull and Monin raspberry. $4.95
Red Bull Energy Drink - $5.00
Red Bull Sugarfree - $5.00
Fiji Bottled Water - $3.95
Southern Flyer Light Lager
Gadzooks Pilsner
Steamboat Pale Ale
Summer Wheat - Summer seasonal
Rocket Red Ale
Sweet Magnolia Brown Ale - Winter seasonal
Classic Mojito - Bacardi Limon rum, fresh mint, fresh-squeezed lime juice and a splash of soda.
Pineapple Mojito - Malibu pineapple rum, Bacardi rum, fresh mint and pineapple, fresh-squeezed lime juice and a splash of soda.
Pomegranate Elderflower Mojito - Bacardi Limon rum, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur, fresh mint, POM Wonderful pomegranate juice, fresh-squeezed lime juice, and a splash of soda.
Pomegranate Peach Punch - Skyy vodka, DeKuyper Peachtree schnapps, POM Wonderful pomegranate juice, sour mix, and Monin peach fruit purée.
Homemade Bloody Mary - Our housemade bloody mary mix with Absolut Peppar vodka.
Raspberry Bay Breeze - Skyy Infusions raspberry vodka and Monin raspberry syrup with a splash of Ocean Spray cranberry juice and pineapple juice.
Barbardos Rum Runner - Malibu Pineapple rum, DeKuyper Banana Liqueuer, grenadine, fresh-squeezed orange juice and a float of Myers's Dark Rum.
Ultimate Arnold Palmer - Grey Goose Vodka, fresh-squeezed lemonade, and fresh-brewed tea.
Long Island Iced Tea - Svedka vodka, Beefeater gin, Bacardi rum, Cointreau Orange liqueur, and sour mix topped with Coke.
Classic - Your choice of Bombay Sapphire Gin or Grey Goose Vodka. Stirred or shaken, served up or on the rocks.
Cosmopolitan - Featuring Ketel One Vodka, Cointreau Orange Liqueur, cranberry juice and fresh squeezed lime juice.
Lemon Drop - A refreshing combination of Absolut Citron Vodka, Cointreau Orange Liqueur, sweet & sour, with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
Pomegranate - Ketel One Citreon Vodka and our fresh pomegranate juice.
Patron - Patron Silver Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and fresh-squeezed lime juice.
Pomegrante - Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila, Grand Marnier, and POM Wonderful pomegranate juice.
Grand Reposado - 1800 Reposado Tequila, Grand Marnier, and a splash of fresh-squeezed orange juice.
Sangria Margarita - Milagro Silver Tequila, housemade sangria, fresh-squeezed lime juice.
Strawberry - Patron Silver tequila, Chambord, housemade strawberry purée, fresh-squeezed lime juice.
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Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus leaves Apple
According to a report from All Things D, Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus has now left Apple. Apple launched Siri with the iPhone 4S earlier this month after buying the company back in April 2010.
There were several reasons for the departure, which was amicable and has been planned for a while, sources said. They included Kittlaus' family being in Chicago, a desire to take time off and an interest in brainstorming new entrepreneurial ideas.
Kittlaus was the lead for Apple during Siri's introduction to the iPhone 4S and has been Siri's CEO since April 2007. He apparently left Apple just after the launch of the iPhone 4S.
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Aiken High School students competed in the National Spanish Exam against more than 100,000 students nationwide and scored as follows: at Level 2, Jessica Gomez, received the gold award; Daniella Smith, Israel Gonzalez and Alejandro Negrete received silver awards; Reid DeMass, Ann Marshall Gillam, Max Serkis and Nathan Stephenson received bronze awards; Akira Braxton, Jinny Brown, Eirian Hackenberg, Aaron Harrison, Jason Hightower, Tristan Hurley, Libby James, Cassidy Mulligan, Kayla Sigwald and Mariel Urizar received honor awards; at Level 3, Nathan Onderdonk-Snow received the bronze award; Ambyr Goff, Viviana Gonzalez and Nick Smith received honor awards; at Level 4, Emily Lintner received the silver award; Ian DeMass and Megan Kneece received bronze awards; and Madison Martin and Ben Shumpert received honor awards; and at Level 5, Kevin Rubio received the silver award, and Jessie Good and Jordan Kelley received honor awards.
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Ohio Christian University hosted a bipartisan Candidate Forum on October 9, 2012. The forum included many local and state candidates from the Democrat, Republican, and independent parties. Offices represented at the event included state senator, state representative, county commissioner, sheriff, county prosecutor, county treasurer, and clerk of courts.
The Candidate Forum was developed in conjunction with OCU's new Government Relations major in order to give the students and the public an opportunity to be more informed about the candidates' positions.
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DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Hunters along this side of the field enjoyed a steady flow of birds during both morning and afternoon shoots.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Almost quittin time at the end of Day Two of the South Zone Dove Season at a crop field south of Kingsville.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Opening morning of dove season rewarded me with a dove trifecta made up of a Eurasian collared dove, a white-winged dove and a mourning dove. Mourning doves were the most abundant in our fields.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Rod Felder and Mitch Williams relax while trying to learn the flight patterns of dove. Turns out there was no pattern.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES A nearly cloudless sunset marks the end of Day Two of the South Zone Dove Season at a Kleberg County crop field leased by Coastal Prairie Outfitters.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Kelly Gantt of New Braunfels tries to hide from the sun during an afternoon hunt on the second day of the South Zone Dove Season.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Where there was shade there were hunters. But the most successful wingshooters in our fields were the ones willing to brave the harsh sunlight far from any trees.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This dove season opener marked the return of David Wilkinson of Austin and his son Tate, who is now in college. Tate had not hunted with us since he was 11.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Larry Rice of Houston chose correctly when he hiked out to this milo bale in the middle of a 100-acre field during opening weekend of the South Zone Dove Season this past weekend.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Larry Rice of Houston did better than most by positioning himself at this milo bale in the middle of our dove patch. Waste grain left by the baling process attracted birds throughout the weekend to this field.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Found it! Mitch Williams announces the success of another dove search in a wild pasture adjacent to a much cleaner crop field where we spent most of the weekend.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Day two of the South Zone Dove Season opening weekend began with conditions nearly identical to the previous morning, It was cool with low humidity. And birds were flying,
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Rod Felder levels his shotgun on approaching birds during the opening weekend of the South Zone Dove Season near Kingsville.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Rod Felder of New Orleans watches over his shoulder for doves sneaking into this crop field.
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Originally posted by ArChWind
I definitely remember early in the game them changing the classes around and even getting rid of subclass quests and instead you just started as the class you selected. It was a change but did not ruin the game. Honestly what I think ruined it for some of us (I know the servers are high) is the nerfing of the game + the gouging through the cash shop and subscription. Sure, who doesn't like to make money? But when you're focusing on a in-game shop more than adding regular content + charging for xpacs + charging a subscription this is what pisses me off. They need to pick a route better route like B2P + Shop or Subscription based without a shop. Should not be both.
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Originally posted by Josh007CL
I think you are off base on the gouging remark. Nothing in the Marketplace is required for anything. It is (mostly) cosmetic fluff like mounts, gear, weapons, and housing, with some time saving options like xp boost potions and research reducers. Granted, for the best looking mounts and prestige housing you will pay almost $20, but they are vanity items. You can quest for free mounts in-game, and regular housing is readily available in-game as well. Veteran rewards will give you potion packs for free if you've been playing for long enough to earn them.
Is there a lot of focus on the Marketplace? Sure. Its a huge money maker for them. Has the game content been abandoned with all the focus going to the Marketplace? Well, sometimes it seems like it, with the majority of promo ads being Marketplace and Station Cash focused. However, game content is delivered on a regular basis and weekly improvements are made through updates.
Trust me, I was a very vocal critic of the Marketplace in its first year. After a while, it became evident that it really is just an optional area to buy from if you want to. The core game hasn't been abandoned either. The team is putting out content all the time and fixing (and sometimes breaking) issues that come up. You can ignore the Marketplace entirely and it will not affecet your gameplay at all. Even at "endgame" nothing in the Marketplace is required. The people that do buy items pump in additional revenue that helps improve the game.
So, there is balance, and no one is being gouged. If you buy something its entirely voluntary and not required, so if you feel like its too much ("gouging") then keep your money and spend it elsewhere.
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Joined: 3/19/11
Originally posted by Telondariel
They added healing pots and buff pots but that was for PvE only and only for solo play. The mercs added you bought were suppose to be better than the ones in the agme but I am not sure that worked as intended so yes they did add a bit of pay to win there.
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Joined: 5/24/10
Originally posted by tixylix
Honeslty man, you were wearing some serious rose colored glasses back then. I too pre ordered EQ2, i was 21 at the time it came out and played it for almost a year after it came out. Were there some fantastically great things about it? Yes. Many of the things you listed (crafting for example, awesome cities, etc).
But the bad FAR FAR outweighed the good. For example. Level limitations to enter zones. This COMPLETELY hindered any kind of exploration. You couldnt leave your first zone area until you were almost level 20. Then you got to go to one new zone, etc.
The graphics engine was extremely poorly optimized. I spent $1000 on a new computer and $360 dollars on a new GeForce 6800GT specifically to play EQ2 with and at max setting i would regularly drop into the teens as far as framerate.
Thats just off the top of my head. There were tons and tons of issues with the game and as a result i quit to play WOW (despite not wanting) because ALL of my friends, and i do mean ALL of my friends quit EQ2 way ahead of me because of the issues.
Now, the changes they made in the 1-3 years afterwards made the game SO SO SO SO SO SO much better. I actually came back and played it for another 2.5 from late 2006-2008 ish until Age of Conan came out.
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Joined: 10/02/11
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The biggest problem with EQ2 was I feel its desire to just push out everquest 1 without really doing major expanding from it. It competed with WoW which, lets face it, wasn't exactly the smoothest launch ever. I really think the big issue came to...
1.) Marketting
2.) Namebrand
3.) Graphics
Blizzard itself at this point was recognized for its Warcraft 3, Starcraft, and Diablo 2 games. It sparked interest from non MMO players which helped to build population up. This was further increased by how they marketed the game out. The graphic style of WoW wasn't astonishing (though it was nice at the time of release) but it had graphics that really snapped, using a particular art style to help make a game look slick without needing heavy graphics work done. This likely drew in more wandering eyes during WoW and EQ2's early years.
What really helped to put a nail in the coffen is Blizzard pushed for more casual friendly gameplay (which truthfully wasn't that bad, in many ways it was more taking out tedious parts of the game without trivializing the gameplay and experience) which in TBC ended up launching it above Everquest 2. The expansion and the patches before it helped to bridge the gap in which MMos were for the hardcore, providing an 'easier' time so to speak for new players and just really as mentioned above cutting out tedious gameplay aspects that other games had and making it more about gameplay then spending 2 hours before raiding stocking up and making food just to do 1 night of raids.
Once you get established numbers, it makes it quite difficult to surpass a game. Ignoring the very iffy F2P model of Everquest 2 right now, it has some great gameplay mechanics still in play and has a class system I actually really like with the AA. I just think its desire to be complex ended up being a downfall. A game needs to keep the middle ground, which if you see WoW currently, that middle ground is being slipped on and face planted right now as the numbers drop very quickly even after an expansion due to both content feeling stale and the game itself having went off the scales in terms of being 'idiot proof' so to speak.
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Originally posted by Wolfenpride
I have no faith in SOE. They took Eq2 which had a decent following and dumbed it down way past stupidity. No player was ever saying stats like Dex and Strength are too hard to understand pls do away with them. Yet SOE decided that removing all those stats and having just a health and power stat was the way to go.
If you check what they did with SWG it was the exact samething. No one was saying I want all these choices and options removed and be giving a "more Iconic" Han Solo cookie cutter class, yet once again SOE who knows way more what there players wanted again went and slashed their own wrists.
EQ next won't be any different. SOE is giving mouth service saying what the players want to hear. They will run the demographics with the PR people and the Suites to see how they can make a super casual farmville sandbox that probably will have player housing and guilds (as EQ2 has) but anything complex, Deep, or hard to balance will be tossed to the way side as they seek the short attention span of the ultra casual heard like masses as their player base.
To the point SOE's maim history of improving or refining its games has always been to streamline them by removing features and making them easier (dumbing them down) so they are playable to the masses ie 8 years old and up.
If your happy playing the same game as the avergage American 8 y/o (can't speak for 8 y/p's in other countrys) Then SOE is the Developer for you.
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Joined: 6/30/05
I use to post here at mmorpg and the EQ2 forum all the time. I stopped awhile back because of all the attacks and trolling of my threads. There was even a few people that claimed I was actually John Smedly. I got tired of that stuff but not EQ2. I have some problems with SOE mainly because of what they did to SWG. However I have no problem with EQ2. Not sure how many of you have played EQ2 since day one, I have. I have seen and worked with all the changes. EQ2 is not a failure. It is better then ever. I think the op states what really happened to him. He grew up during the time of EQ2, I did not. He changed a lot during the time frame he talks about so his feelings about the games he played also changed. I was 45 years old when I started playing. I also started mmos in 1996 with Meridian 59, at the age of 36. You do not change as much then when you are in your teens and twenties so your tastes and opinions are a bit more stable. I have learned to play the game as is not as what I want it to be or what it was. If a games changes in a negative way for my taste I simply leave as I did with swg-nge. I can not tell you how much I loved SWG but I just moved on.
EQ2 has changed and moslty for the better. I do not agree with all the changes. No other game has held me for over 8 years and believe me I tried them all. WOW is the closest with 7 years. If SWG had not changed and was still available I would still be playing that. I am not sure how long EQ2 has but I hope to make my 10 year veteran reward. SOE has made some huge mistakes but they have also delivered a ton of entertainment to me and I doubt that I am the only one who feels this way. Just play an mmo for what it is not what you want it to be or simply move on. If you do that no game will sadden you. EQ2 is a wonderful mmo and is still alive and more then that it is fun.
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Joined: 7/01/04
I think the biggest hurdle that EQ2 faced, was that it wasnt really a successor to Everquest, but then, SOE didnt actually create Everquest, they bought it, and then went all expansionitis with it, never seen a game with so many expansions, and its something they also tried to do with Everquest 2, the problems in Everquest 2 were effectively there even in the beta, which i did try, and later when it actually released, but at no time did the game have that Everquest 'feel' despite everything they attempted with it, it just wasnt Everquest, but it was trying to be, only not in a good way. Perhaps Everquest 2's ultimate failure was inevitable, its not so much that the game had lost direction, but that the direction was never really there in the first place, and, again, it was a game that relied heavily on instances, something Everquest itself did not. But what ultimately hurt Everquest 2 the most, was really the gameplay, they would really have been better off just copying Everquests gameplay, but in trying to create something new, they managed to ruin what they had, it just didnt work, and several reworkings of the system later, it still doesnt. It would have helped if they had understood the original more, but after they gradually ruined Everquest from planes of power onwards, although personally i saw the writing on the wall when shadows of luclin released, i have no confidence in SOE's ability to create a credible MMO based on Everquest in any form.
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It is true that the development team did not want to call it Everquest 2, and the game probably had been more sucessfull if they had called it something else. But nevertheless the old EQ gameplay style is a thing from the past, regardless how fun you thought it was (and I did) when you were younger and had a lot of time and everyone played EQ because there was not anything else, that kind of game is simply not marketable anymore. Had there been a easier and more accessible alternative to EQ in the heyday, EQ would never had become as big as it was.
Instead of attacking a game you obsviously do not play anymore why not talk about the hard core old style game you currently play? It will be interesting to see how EQ next turns out, but that is for 2014 most likely.
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Who knew a game could be up and running with 9 expansions for 8 years and still be a failure. I guess you learn something new everyday on mmorpg.com.
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EoF EQ2 was a much better game than launch EQ2
I dont agree with a lot fo the changes they made, but then end result was fine.
Its suffered a bit in the Smokejumper era for sure, but its still better than any other themepark.
Originally posted by ArChWind The mercs added you bought were suppose to be better than the ones in the agme but I am not sure that worked as intended so yes they did add a bit of pay to win there.
are you referring to "COE Collectors edition" mercs?
because mercs were never sold seperately
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Joined: 12/13/12
Originally posted by Knytta
I don't know about all that but I do think they did a piss poor job of tying EQ2 to Everquest. If you want to appeal to players of Everquest you need to make sure SOME places in the game resemble the Norrath that we'd grown attached to and had fond memories of.
Instead of doing that they rebuilt everything from scratch and none of it even remotely resembled the Norrath we had called home for years.
I really hope the EQ Next team realizes how indelible some of those old towns and landmarks were and do the smart thing by simply upgrading the graphical detail without radically departing from the original designs.
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Joined: 12/27/12
I think EQ2 to this day is a very solid mmo.To me it was just the fact of releasing at the same time (within 2 weeks) of WOW.Once that game started to grow,EQ2 started making changes and was more solo friendly and easier.It ended up being too much like WOW,when it should've went more it's own path.However they probably retained more subs by becoming more like WOW.
If EQ2 would have came out somewhere between Lotro and Rift,thing's may have been much brighter for them.The game to me is still gob's of fun and I love the crafting.Just seem's like there was wasted potential here.
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Originally posted by Camaro68
i agree with you that EQ2 felt disconnected from Everquest
there were connections w lore and heritage quests - but EQ2 largely felt like a new mmo world
personally, I didnt mind the new direction but it was a turnoff to some EQ fans
Originally posted by Nadia
I didn't mind that the landscape was different. There was a cataclysm and 500 years of recovery after that event. The world was radically damaged, torn apart, and cities were destroyed. There was a lot of lore that explained everything to tie it all together.
What I do dislike are the silly Marketplace items that really have no place in the game whatsoever. I suppose that was my #2 gripe with the SC system. In reality though, it has such a minor impact that its easily ignored.
I really, really hope that EQNext works out. Its too bad we have to wait until later this year for Fan Faire. My biggest concern is that SmokeJumper has had his paws in it from the ground up. I have fundamental issues with him. He's more of a features guy, in a money-grubbing greasy Walmart way. /sigh Only thing to do is wait and see.
I think if you have to say is EverQuest 2 a more complete game now, then that is true as EQ2 was rushed to launch missing most features and was a complete disaster of a launch that like a week later got forgotten about due to WoW being much more complete.
However like SWG, PS and EQ all games SOE driven into the ground like a year or two later, it was the original concept that I buy into. I play a game I originally like and then SOE always has to then completely change it in the wrong direction. EQ2 is not a successful game, it didn't sell very well, it never had many subscribers after the first month and I have my doubts about how many people actually spend money on their F2P model that is so restrictive you'd rather just not play.
I loved the original concept back in beta, it filled me with such hope, it was mind blowning back then just how good EQ2 was graphically. Sadly though they launched with like 20-40 servers and after a month they were dead, I found myself grinding on crabs and stuff by the beach most the time because I couldn't find groups. However in beta when it was just one server and people were excited for the game, you could get groups all the time and it was the most amazing grouping experience I've ever had in an MMO. It's that promise of a beta that puts people in a mind set that they can allow these things that are wrong with the game, however once launched and people don't want to play and quit, suddenly all that promise is gone and it becomes a depressing experience.
The other thing I don't understand is I loved the original art style of the game back in the alpha shots of like 2002 and then at some point it changed and it didn't look nearly as appealing. I still liked the look of it being a more realistic looking fantasy game, it was much more gritty and a darker more frightening place to be than most fantasy games. Weird things like making the character models so ugly, there was a patch before launch in beta that made Human females look like they've been taking drugs, they never fixed that weird drugged up eye look they've had and still have. They put the Asian models in there but they just look ridiculous..... I don't get why they cannot spend the time to redo some of the character models.
That though is SOE all over, they'd rather rush out new poor content than take the time to create something meaningful. They don't seem to get that an MMO is a service, it isn't just a game, the whole game needs upkeep, you cannot just focus on slapping newer stuff over the old.
I don't like how it's a solo game now, all they ever had to do was merge servers but that time is gone now. I don't like how they got rid of the death penalty, that made things scary, it gave the game tension and made your heart pump, that is what makes combat exciting. Now it is a bore where I can solo 10 mobs at once and if I die, whocares? It is no good putting challenging stuff at the end game in the form of Raiding because I'll never get to it as I'm so bored of the game being so easy that I quit way before then.
What makes Dayz? Perma Death. Now I'm not saying every game needs it or needs a harsh death penalty as games like TF2 would suck if you lost all your items every time you died. However certain games bennefit from it and EQ2 was one of them, without it I just find stuff boring. I'm constantly being rewarded and it means nothing as it wasn't hard to achieve. I remember when a chest drop was an amazing time where everyone in your group couldn't wait to see what was dropped. Now for one you#d be on your own but it's like loot drops over and over and over and it becomes boring to the point you ignore it now. They simplified crafting too which is another gripe because it used to be time consuming and rewarding to make stuff, now it's so bloated and worthless because the process is easy. It used to feel like a whole other part of the game you could devote so much time to, it doesn't have that impact any more.
I don't like the new music, it's very generic, the older stuff had such a distinct stuff. It felt dark, eerie but often magical and it reminded me more of like listening to real classical music. I could imagine it being in the Tudor period or something, where as now the music has changed into that boring generic fantasy drone we have in games today.
I don't like how the art style as gone to this very cartoony and more unrealistic fantasy setting that like Warhammer and Warcraft has made popular. I miss that more realistic style that even EverQuest very crudely had as well. The game has lost that dark gritty look it used to have, it's lost the fear of exploring the game world. It is like I loved the feel of Oblivion, I know a lot of people didn't but it felt much more real, I loved the whole cult story and setting. That didn't exist in Skyrim or Morrowind which felt very alien like and that is how EQ2 has gone now.
For me in the beta I was young, I probably had unrealistic dreams of the game staying in beta another year and SOE working with the community to get it to a place they wanted. I had dreams of them removing the doors in the cities (which recently happen but the new look and music sucks) and traveling by real boats through the water ways. I had dreams of not blicking on bells and having boat travel which the beta did have at some parts before it was patched out. I wanted to travel from island to island like WoWs boat ride between the two conts so it felt much more real. Instead SOE went the other direction for the most part and rushed the game to release with not even having mail in it.
Also what happened to all that amazing armour and clothing that was in the alpha? All that seemed to go by the time the beta hit and we had like 2 or 3 sets of armour and I remember that never changing for years.
I so wish someone other than SOE was in charge of this game and could have taken it down the right direction. I'll miss the heavy grouped based MMO it used to be and hate the solo WoW clone it has become.
I have to say also why weren't the sound effects ever fixed? It always sounds like they were recorded in an echoey studio, they never sound convincing and the footsteps are so loud.
Originally posted by tixylix
much of that is customizable in game options
i agree by default, footsteps are too loud but you can soften them or not have them at all
options > sound > advanced > max footstep distance
Originally posted by Nadia
I know it is a small thing but it is something that has a large impact.
It's another thing though that makes me wonder how soon after a failed launch do SOE give up on their games? Maybe they don't and they just have idiots in charge of their games, I know they have or had the producer of Planetside in charge of EQ2... I mean wasn't releasing an untested poor expansion 3 months after launch, the bending and BFRs warning enough?
I can only funnel the blame down to Smedley though, he's in charge and even though lots of games have started out being these innovative potential filled titles, they quickly become anything but. The odd thing I find is the community always see it and SOE don't listen, they just go for a market that doesn't exist, rather than the one they're hitting. I mean EVE was never a massive hit, however CCP knew their market and they caused it to grow. To this day they're the only major MMO developer at least that has managed their game properly, they've just stuck to the original idea. They've had failures like Walking in stations, however they've accepted that and focused on what people want. SOE however cannot accept their failures and then try to build upon the failures that no one wanted.
You know what I would have done in SOES shoes?
- Seen BFRs didn't work in tested like EVERYONE SAID ON THE FUCKING FORUMS.
- Luclin and PoP wouldn't have even happened.
- EQ2 would have been given more time, which proper management of older games would have allowed for.
- SWG, pushed it unti November 2003 so major features would have been in like mounts and player cities. Never added Jedi until the game is stable, not caused JTLS to destroy the ground game, no CU, no NGE etc etc.
- PS - no CC and no BFRs
- DCUO - Maybe like launch the game with a working UI and content?
It's so obvious and it isn't like things you wouldn't have know till after release of these things, players always complain about them on forums. Planetside 2 is the latest thing about how base design sucks, it's not balanced what so ever, no meta game, too many servers, the hex system sucks, weapons are so boring etc etc.
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SUNDERLAND Evelyn Gudelis, 80, formerly of Sunderland Hill Road, passed away November 19, 2012, at Life Care Center of Hendersonville, North Carolina. Evelyn was born in New York City on April 1, 1932, the daughter of Henry and Eva Groskinsky. She was educated in New York City schools, graduating from Parsons School of Design. She married Frank Gudelis on April 19, 1952. Evelyn and Frank retired to Vermont in 1981, buying a run-down, 250-year-old farmhouse. Through her vision, determination and drive, they opened Evelyns Bed & Breakfast, running it for several years. Evelyn was an accomplished seamstress, winning several medals at the Hildene competitions. Her hand-sewn quilts will be passed down for generations to come.
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The foyer also faces the great room, which includes a fireplace with a dentil carved mantel and brick surround, echoing the colonial style. A wall of expansive 10-foot picture windows provides a memorable wooded view. Most of the rooms overlook the lavish scenery through Andersen double-paned windows for efficient insulation. Both the walls and windows help keep the temperature at a comfortable level throughout the year to save on energy.
Another expansive bay window appears in the breakfast nook, overlooking the hot tub, which conveys. A granite counter divides the nook from the great room. A multipaned glass door leads from the breakfast area to the wooden deck, where steps lead down to the hot tub and the landscaped lot beyond.
The kitchen has a granite work table, a double sink and brick backsplashes. Stainless-steel appliances include a KitchenAid side-by-side refrigerator-freezer.
A hardwood hallway leads past the kitchen to the dining room, which has crown molding, elaborate wainscoting, hardwood floors and a chandelier that conveys. Multipaned windows overlook the pond.
The powder room is located in the entrance hall near the great room, which also provides the stairway to the second floor. The landing exhibits another scenic view through the 10-foot great room windows below.
To the right, the master suite features coffered ceilings and a sitting area. An expansive bay picture window overlooks the hot tub and the landscaping beyond. The bedroom adjoins both an office and a modern luxury bath, where one of three sinks shares a smaller, private space with an enclosed commode. The glass-enclosed shower stands beside the oversized, corner jetted tub.
Across the landing, another bedroom also provides a private bath. Two additional bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath.
The unfinished lower level includes a wall lined with windows, including a bay, and an exit to the deck�s lower level.
The two-car, side-loading garage is accessed across the hardwood side hallway from the kitchen, with convenient counters and pantry. Two miles away, the Shoppes of Lorton Valley include a Giant supermarket and pharmacy. The public schools are Halley Elementary and South County Middle and High.