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Untitled from the Passage on the Underground Railroad Series by Stephen Marc (2007, digital montage).
Although artists had sketched battlefield images for centuries as journalistic renderings, it was not until the American Civil War that photography came into its own as the most vivid and immediate means of chronicling a large-scale human drama.
"The Civil War was the first extensively photographed event in world history, with photographers actually going onto the battlefields and into the camps," says Richard Hatcher, the historian at Fort Sumter National Monument. "Photography had become relatively cheap to do by this time, and thousands upon thousands of images were taken during the war. The Library of Congress alone has some 9,000 photographs in its collection."
The reality of the carnage, shorn of all romantic illusion, was brought home to newspaper readers for the first time. But the photographer's eye was not confined solely to the battleground.
The homefront, during and after the conflict, was likewise depicted.
Two local exhibitions of Civil War-era photography, one a contemporary interpretation, will be augmented by dual exhibits of paintings reflecting the period beginning April 8 at the Gibbes Museum of Art and the City Gallery. The exhibits are being held in observance of the sesquicentennial.
Running through May 8 at the City Callery, "Post Civil War Charleston -- 1865: A Photographic Retrospective" showcases large-format images from the archives of the Library of Congress that were taken in Charleston in 1865, revealing a war-ravaged city in the immediate aftermath of the War Between the States. Many of Charleston's most familiar landmarks are documented, among them The Battery, City Hall and Fort Sumter.
Some of these images were taken from large glass plates, others with twin lens stereoscopic cameras. In recent years, the photographs have been painstakingly restored by Charleston native Rick Rhodes of Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging.
"All of them had some degree of damage," says Rhodes. "Some were just faded. When I came across the images several years ago, I saw their quality. I knew that when I had the correct machines to print them and the knowledge to restore them that I would want to do this project. We're at that point now. We were able to enhance and bring out as much detail as possible, and the quality of the scans allowed us to enlarge the images."
Also to be presented at the City Gallery through May 8 will be "Civil/Uncivil: The Art of Leo Twiggs," composed of artistic interpretations of the impact that the war had on American society in the late 19th and 20th centuries. It features works by Orangeburg native Dr. Leo Twiggs, who documents the continuum from the Civil War to the civil rights movement.
Twiggs addresses broader themes as well, including race, black culture, politics and relationships between generations.
" 'Civil/Uncivil' provides a different perspective on the impact on Southern society of slavery, the war and race issues," says Wim Roefs of If Art Gallery in Columbia, curator of the Twiggs exhibit. "Right now, with all these other Civil War observances going on, it offers a counterpoint. Twiggs does this in a subtle, intelligent and sophisticated manner. He takes away the monopoly on talking about Southern heritage from those who always tend to look at it as a white affair, treating the experience of African-Americans as an afterthought."
The public may attend a gallery reception in honor of Rhodes and Twiggs 6-8 p.m. April 8. Rhodes, accompanied by Charleston historian Robert Rosen, will discuss the subject of post-Civil War Charleston at 2 p.m. April 9, while Twiggs will be on hand to discuss his exhibit and the issues it raises at 2 p.m. April 10.
Running through July 10 at the Gibbes' Main Gallery will be "Stephen Marc: Passage on the Underground Railroad," a collection of the photographer's images and digital montages exploring the history of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad. Organized by the University at Buffalo Art Gallery, the exhibit combines modern images with historic documents and artifacts to "create richly layered objects that bring the past palpably into the present."
"Marc is a trained photographer who takes documentary photos and weaves together a story from them," says Pam Wall, curator of collections at the Gibbes. "Each work uses as few as four and as many as 20 photographs for his final montages. In addition, he incorporates documents and objects and other ephemera that he finds in his research."
The most distinctive aspect of the work, says Wall, is Marc's ability to twine past and present to challenge how we think about history.
Also at the Gibbes through July 10 and on view in the Rotunda Gallery for the first time will be "A Soldier's View of Civil War Charleston," featuring 32 paintings by Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910).
The American-born artist always considered himself a Southerner despite having lived his formative years in Rome.
In 1861, he left Italy to enlist in the Confederate Army and, while serving under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, created a remarkable array of paintings of the forts and batteries in and around Charleston Harbor. His works for this exhibition are on loan from the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va.
Curiously, Chapman's paintings of Charleston scenes remained in Rome for close to 30 years after they were completed.
"We're really excited that this is the first time the entire group of paintings will be shown in Charleston," Wall says. "We also have one large-scale painting of his in our collection, depicting the bombardment of Fort Moultrie.
"Pairing these two exhibits reflects our desire to offer a broader picture of the Civil War: historical paintings alongside the work of a contemporary artist."
If you go
What: 'Stephen Marc: Passage on the Underground Railroad' and 'A Soldier's View of Civil War Charleston.'Where: The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St.When: April 8-July 10.Admission: $9. Call 722-2706 or visit gibbesmuseum.org.
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Power outages affected numerous areas in Aiken County this morning.
Bill S. Inman, vice president of Customer & Strategic Services with Aiken Electric Cooperative, said the outage was caused by a fault in the Santee-Cooper transmission line.
Inman said the outage occurred around 10:30 a.m., affecting 15,000 members.
Inman said power was fully restored by 12:30 p.m.
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Is anyone planning on upgrading their iPads or are they happy with the current model?
I love my iPad but apple always makes my new toys feel old.
Landscape dock port, smart bezel for iPad [patent watch]
Some Apple patents were made public this weekend giving possible hints at the the future of the iPad, include a landscape dock port and "smart-bezel".
The first one shows a second 30-pin dock connector on the left side for landscape docking. I'm sure this will make the keyboard dock and bluetooth keyboards even easier to use with some apps.
The second patent is for something called "Smart Bezel" which isnt really described well but by the pictures it looks like you touch a part of the bezel and and you can assign that part to a particular action.
Neither of these are bold re-designs, but are they features you want to see in a refresh? Oh, and let us know if you think that's a front-facing camera in the smart-bezel illustration after the break, or just the ambient light sensor...
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OMG Apple, get rid of them freaking 30 Pin connector. I'm getting tired of carrying around your proprietary connector to charge/connect my iPad/touch. Go micro USB and I'll be happy having one connector for my iDevices/Pre/Android. Arrrghhhhh >.< On topic though, nice seeing landscape dock, be like a mini computer screen :)
Sounds like the have other things in mind with a side connector. The keyboard is wireless. I also agree, there needs to be across the devices connectors. What good Is having say guitar jack, and now it want fit an iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4. You have to wait for the company to make a second version to connect. There are other products out there with the same problem. Back to the subject, if this iPad was a reality now, guess you would have to buy a new case/cover. Pretty soon there will be so many holes, and cutouts on a cover, the thing will never really fit right.
I definitely think that's a camera, considering the placement and size/shape. I'm a little cofised about the smart bezel though. Why in the world would it be necessary?
Possibly a "buttonless" volume control feature?
I believe they might be implementing some sort of hot corner system for iPad, similar to hot corners for Apple computers. This might control multitasking features that show a preview of the running app instead of just a picture of the app.
I don't see where people are getting the "this is the same frame as the iPhone 4" from. The designs above look identical to the current iPad, no difference except for the side dock connector.
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SALISBURY Elaine Annette Holbrook, age 75, died Monday, February 4, 2013, at her home in Salisbury.
Elaine Holbrook was born in Middlebury on August 12, 1937. She was the daughter of Concetto and Dorothy (Bigelow) Poalino. She grew up in Middlebury where she received her early education and had attended Middlebury High School.
September 4, 1953, she married the love of her life, Charles Holbrook I, in Middlebury. They moved to Salisbury in 1955, where they lived and raised their family. Charles predeceased Elaine on November 1, 2002. In her earlier years, Elaine had worked at Abrams Department Store in Middlebury. She had been an Avon Representative over 40 years, proudly winning many awards for her sales. Elaine was a cancer survivor who had been a member of the Ova Chicks Relay for Life team at Middlebury College since 2004 with her daughter, Amy. Elaine proudly raised thousands of dollars each year for the American Cancer Society. Elaine loved gardening so much, in fact, that a double-knee replacement did not keep her from it. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Middlebury where she loved singing in the church choir. But, what Elaine loved most in life was her children and her grandchildren.
Surviving are three sons, David S. Holbrook and his wife Lynda of East Middlebury, Charles E. Holbrook II and his fiancée Louise Smith of Ripton, James P. Holbrook and his wife Mary of Colchester; three daughters, Cheryl A. Holbrook of Tampa, Fla., Amy R. Holbrook of Salisbury, Becky L. Holbrook; a stepson, Everett C. Holbrook and his wife Denise of Otisfield, Maine; three brothers, Concetto Junior Poalino and his wife Shirley of Fair Haven, Robert Paulino and fiancée Marci Mends of Hamburg, N.Y., and Richard Paulino of Chicago, Ill.; two sisters, Dian Fiegl and her husband Eugene of Williamsville, N.Y., and Irene Stoller of Corfu, N.Y. Eighteen grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by an infant son, Gary Michael Holbrook; a brother, Carl Paulino, who was killed in action in Viet Nam; and a grandson, Raymond Charles Holbrook.
A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 8, 2013, at 11 a.m., at St. Marys Catholic Church in Middlebury. The Reverend Justin Baker, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church in Rutland, will be the celebrant. A private graveside committal service and burial will take place at a later date in St. Marys Cemetery.
Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends at Middlebury American Legion Post #27, for a time of fellowship and remembrance.
Friends may call Thursday, February 7, 2013, from 4-7 p.m. at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.
Memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be made in her memory to Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association, 19 Elm St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or to the American Cancer Society, via her Relay for Life teammate and daughter, Amy Holbrook, PO Box 707, East Middlebury, VT 05740; or Relay for Life Vermont Division, 43 Swift St., South Burlington, VT 05403.
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12 NJCAA Baseball Players Recognized by Canadian Baseball NetworkJanuary 3, 2013
From Bob Elliott, Canadian Baseball Network
Tyler Hollick, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NJCAA Division II Player of the Year, has been named to the 2012 Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian college team.
The Chandler-Gilbert CC (Ariz.) outfielder was joined on the First Team by a pair of Lamar CC (Colo.) Runnin' Lopes: outfielder Jackson Gooch and shortstop Pier-Olivier Dostaler.
Lefty Keegan Hucal of Seward County CC (Kan.) shared honours as the left-handed starter on 13th annual CBN All-Canadian team which honours the best of the 745 Canadians playing south of the border.
The Stony Brook Sea Wolves, Cinderella story of the NCAA DI College World Series were not ignored by the 58 voters as clean-up hitting second baseman Maxx Tissenbaum earned Player of the Year honours finishing one first-place vote ahead of Arkansas-Little Rock's Sean Bignall and three up on Gooch.
The other three Canadian Sea Wolves recognized were: outfielder Tanner Nivins and shortstop Cole Peragine were named to the CBN Second Team, while reliever Jasvir Rakkar picked up Third Team honours.
Trevor Edwards of North Carolina-Greensboro and Tissenbaum were the only repeat First Teamers.
Sharing southpaw honours with Hucal was David Otterman of the University of British Columbia, while LSU-Shreveport's Jared Mortensen was the top right-hander and Canisius closer Jon Fitzsimmons the best reliever.
Maine's Tyler Patzalek and Siena's Larry Balkwill shared catching honours.
The infield consists of LSU-Shreveport first baseman Greg Friesen, third baseman Andrew Firth from UBC, Tissenbaum and Dostaler.
In the outfield were Hollick, Bignall and Gooch.
Edwards was voted the DH.
First Team
LHP David Otterman, Coquitlam, B.C., UBC, 5-3, 2.57
RHP Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, B.C. LSU-Shreveport 12-2, 1.67
RP Jon Fitzsimmons London, Canisius 3-2, 1.42 11 SV
C Larry Balkwill Chatham, Siena .281 6 HRs 29 RBIs
C Tyler Patzalek, Burlington, Maine .286, 3, 35
1B Greg Friesen, Regina, LSU-Shreveport .391, 15, 68
2B Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, Stony Brook .390, 3, 51
3B Andrew Firth, London, UBC .360, 4, 50
SS Pier-Olivier Dostaler, Mont-Carmel, Que. Lamar CC, .437, 3, 43
OF Shawn Bignall, Brampton, Arkansas Little Rock .346, 18, 64
OF Jackson Gooch, Delta, B.C. Lamar CC, .415, 18, 72
OF Tyler Hollick, Calgary, Chandler-Gilbert CC, .457, 1, 29
DH Trevor Edwards, Toronto, North Carolina-Greensboro .289, 14, 35
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LHP Rob Zastryzny, Edmonton, Missouri 3-5, 3.80
2B Scott Jones, Victoria, B.C. Colby CC, .358, 8, 37
3B Alex Calbick, Burnaby, B.C. Maine .287, 5 43
SS Cole Peragine, Belle Ewart, Ont. Stony Brook.304, 0, 39
OF Blake Carruthers, Calgary, UBC, .356, 5, 39
OF Austin Russell, Victoria, B.C. Colby CC, .402, 1 , 37
OF Tanner Nivins, Kitchener, Ont., Stoney Brook .306, 2, 34
OF Byron Reichstein, St. Thomas, Ont., Texarkana.364, 5, 36
DH Ricky Alvernaz, Victoria, B. C. Mayville State .372, 3, 43
Third Team
RHP Mike Ellis, Surrey, B.C. Florida International, 3-2, 3.13
RP Jarvis Rakkar, Brampton, Ont., Stoney Brook 6-2, 3.68, 3 SV
2B Ryland Chin, Strathmore, Alta. Campbellsville .392, 2, 27
OF Emmanuel Forcier, St-Hyacinthe, Que. New Mexico Jr. College .389, 3, 26
OF Peter Bako, Mississauga, Southeastern Oklahoma State .336, 4, 21
OF Jon Mihic, (Langley, B.C. Kansas Wesleyan .370, 5, 48
DH Tyler Barlow, Maple Ridge, B.C. Midland, .336, 0, 33
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MIDDLE CREEK — Faux tragedy struck Thursday at the Middle Creek Battlefield, as emergency personnel simulated a gas line explosion leading to a mass casualties, during Floyd County Emergency Management's Mock Disaster.
The scenario that played out was that a gas line had erupted while a Carl D. Perkins Job Corps group was visiting the battlefield site. The alert was sent out and 9:30 a.m. and fire, EMS, police and rescue units all responded to the scene to control the accident and see to the wounded.
Scott Young, enviromental officer with the Floyd County Health Department said the training exercise was beneficial to everyone involved, and would continue at St. Joseph Martin, where they would test their ability to handle a mass casualty flooding their emergency room. "We try to do this one thing so that everyone can test their systems," Young said.
Young said Prestonsburg Elementary also used the event to test their lock-down procedures and protocols.
The nature of the mock disaster immediately drew comparisons to a 2004 explosion that rocked a residential neighborhood in Ivel, injuring several people.
Tim Gagle, area supervisor for Spectra Energy, was on site during the mock disaster. He said the transportation of natural gas by pipeline is one of the safest modes of transportation and the likelihood of such a rupture is extremely remote.
"What's more likely to occur is someone not using the 811 hotline, and digging into a line," Gagle said. He added that people should use the hotline before any digging. "Even setting a mail box post, there are telephone lines, power lines.."
"The 811 service is free, and its the law."
Participants in Thursday's mass casualty mock disaster included Prestonsburg Fire and Police, Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad, Transtar Ambulance, the Floyd County Coroners office, Floyd County Emergency Management, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps, Prestonsburg Utilities, Spectra Energy, Prestonsburg Elementary School, and St. Joseph Martin Hospital.


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FRANKFORT — A bill which would hold the state's special districts more accountable for financial reporting was filed Tuesday in the House.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Kentucky Auditor Adam Edelen introduced House Bill 1, which was brought to the floor Wednesday for consideration by the House Local Government Committee.
"This is an important piece of legislation, one that will go a long way in ensuring that Kentucky taxpayers know how their hard earned money is being spent," Stumbo said.
Stumbo started working with Edelen on the bill after the auditor's office issued a report in November 2012 titled "Ghost Government: A Report on Special Districts in Kentucky" which highlighted the inadequacies of the commonwealth in giving its citizens ways to see how the estimated $2.7 billion in taxes are being spent every year by these districts. The report found that even basic information about the special districts, like phone numbers or addresses, was often difficult or even impossible to find.
"My effort to answer basic questions about special districts was a significant first step toward shining light on a $2.7 billion layer of ghost government in the commonwealth," Edelen said.
In the report, Edelen wrote: "This is an enormous opportunity in legacy building for a state that has often been marred by shortcomings in public integrity. We have a historic opportunity to make Kentucky a national leader in good government with modernization and reform of our system governing special districts. In doing so, we also provide hope for addressing other great challenges."
Stumbo's bill would essentially address confusion of what is and is not a special district by creating a new term, "special purpose government entities," and would streamline financial reporting. To do this, the bill asks the Department for Local Government to create an online database to make it easier for taxpayers, auditors, and the districts themselves to keep track of where and how taxpayer money is being spent by the districts. It would also create ethics provisions to ensure the districts are acting in the best interest of the public, and give auditors the authority to make sure the districts keep up with the law.
There are 1,268 special districts in Kentucky, 776 of those are taxing districts, according to the report; Perry County has 17, with taxing districts including the Perry County Extension Office, the soil and water conservation district, and the public library.
Bobby Brown, chairman of the soil conservation board and a member of the county's sanitation board, said he's not sure what more his districts can do to be transparent.
"We're as transparent as transparent can be," Brown said. "I don't know what else that they could do that could make us more accountable, as far as the conservation district is concerned."
Brown said his main concern going forward, if this bill passes, is what would be the cost for the districts to implement and follow these new regulations and changes.
"This year is our turn to do the audit again, but we end up having to pay for that audit. When you start shoveling out $5,000 or more for an audit … we can't stand anymore costs, we really can't," Brown said. "That should be one of the things that they consider. I don't think the audit department or the state has the money, the staff, or the time to audit all these special districts."
Matt Erwin, a spokesperson for Stumbo's office, said the bill will initially need $250,000 to start up, $63,000 of that will need to come from the general fund and the rest will be paid for by annual regulation fees from the districts themselves.
Erwin said the regulation fees would be determined based on the size of the district, and would pay for any maintenance of the accountability tracker and site. A district making more than $500,000 a year will have to pay $500 a year in regulation fees, a district making between $500,000 and $100,000 will have to pay $250, and a district making less than $100,000 a year will have to pay $25.
The bill has been supported by numerous legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, and organizations, including the Kentucky Library Association, the Kentucky Fire Commission, and the Kentucky County Clerks Association.
"I'm proud we have come up with a bill that takes a huge step toward transparency and taxpayer protection while making sure these organizations can continue to provide vital services to Kentuckians," Stumbo said.


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Jo McGowan April 9, 2012 - 10:36am
The current debate over health insurance and contraception has raised interesting questions for people of faith, particularly Catholics. I'm past menopause, and so contraception is not an issue for me. Yet I'm interested in it—in the same way I remain interested in pregnancy or childbirth. Avoiding or embracing pregnancy is the stuff of real life—the vivid centerpiece of youth and middle age. As a woman, a mother, and a Catholic, I'm part of it. I remember the drama, the excitement, the fear. Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding are intense experiences. For the sustained nature of the physical bond, nothing compares. But it begins with sex, and sex is never simple.
And so it is unsettling when men who may never have experienced sex feel qualified not just to speak about it but to pronounce on it with certainty. In an article in the New York Times (February 18), Fr. Roger Landry, a priest in my old diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, is quoted as saying, "What happens in the use of contraception, rather than embracing us totally as God made the other, with the masculine capacity to become a dad, or the feminine capacity to become a mom, we reject that paternal and maternal leaning."
Well, no, Fr. Landry, we don't. We don't reject it. We make a decision about it. We recognize that pregnancy is a possibility, and we decide whether this is the right time for us to have a baby. We acknowledge that we are more than just potential (or actual) parents. One of the surest signs of youth—in any profession—is an unswerving adherence to literal interpretations. New teachers cling to the curriculum, whether or not the class is getting it. Young doctors focus on the clear x-ray, unable to see the patient in front of them writhing in pain. Parish priests preach the letter of the law, while their parishioners refuse to follow rules created without reference to the reality they know. But the rules aren't just unrealistic. They are often irrelevant, based on incorrect or incomplete information.
Fr. Landry goes on to say, "Contraception…make[s] pleasure the point of the act, and any time pleasure becomes the point rather than the fruit of the act, the other person becomes the means to that end. And we're actually going to hurt the people we love." At one level, this is insightful and nuanced. When he laments how frequently such objectification happens to women in sexual relationships, Fr. Landry sounds almost feminist. And he is right that a relationship that's only about the pursuit of pleasure is demeaning and ultimately hurtful.
He is wrong, though, to assume that using contraception automatically makes "pleasure the point of the act." This is how adolescents think. Teenagers dream of constantly available sex, uninhibited by any possibility of pregnancy. That priests would talk the same way about sex between a husband and wife who have chosen to use contraception reflects inexperience and adolescent projection.
Adults understand that good sex, with or without contraception, goes deeper than pleasure. It is complex and demanding. And pleasure isn't necessarily a part of it. Any human encounter requiring honesty and surrender has the potential for both revelation and pain. The communication, healing, and strengthening that good sex ensures is foundational to a marriage. Pure pleasure the point of the act? What is Fr. Landry talking about?
Distrust of pleasure is one hallmark of the church's teaching about sex. This is odd because, as Catholics, we also believe that "eye has not seen nor ear heard the wonders God has prepared for those who love Him." But that aside, what is the church's antidote to the dread prospect of people having too much fun in bed? Children.
The thing is, children are also a deep source of pleasure, joy, and fun. The bishops, while recognizing this truth, nonetheless focus on babies as natural results of the biological act, as consequences and responsibilities—not as persons who are sought after and gladly welcomed. (Indeed, people who seek too vigorously to have children are also criticized as trying to play God, to control what should be divinely ordained.)
I understand what is behind the bishops' anxiety over designer parenthood—the demand for too much control over what kind of children we have. And I agree that sexual license is a serious threat to happiness, order, and the good of the human community.
But every human activity has the potential to become unbalanced. Having children mindlessly, year after year, as former generations of Catholics did, is just as harmful to the social good as the refusal to connect sex with pregnancy. Visit India, Fr. Landry. Talk with the women here who are treated purely as producers of sons.
To defend contraception within marriage is not to defend sexual license. Married couples who have pledged a lifetime of commitment to each other and their families have the right and the duty to make their own decisions about contraception. The church's role is to help them arrive at the decision that is right for their lives. It is not to dictate one-size-fits-all rules that have no foundation in practical experience.
The church has made a spectacle of itself by promoting an immature version of sexuality that is missing the sinew of lived experience. It used to frighten people into submission. Now it simply makes them smile a little sadly. I'm a prolife Catholic who practiced only Natural Family Planning. But I'm smiling, too. Because I'm sad for my church.
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Thank you Jo McGowan you've put into words what we and so many married couples know. Bishops, for the most part, have no idea what married life is. Many have no pastoral experience at all having come from administrative offices. Even bishops who know better are constrained by threats and very few speak out about Vatican pronouncements.
Edicts on behavior from the Vatican are like a blind man telling an artist she/he must use different techniques and colors.
have love! sex is a means to love and also to creat. Have love, then do what ever you want, said saint Agustine. pleasure is part of love and procreation. the church project Love and procreation. that's great. that is the goal. action and pleasure are means. church wants that the means should not be demeaned. some regulations are said for the beginners. those who are advanced in love, please forget about such teachings. all church teachings are means to reach us the state of pure love. when u reach there, what is the relevance of the means then? In theory and in principle Church opposes many things. Church has to. But in practice Church cares for all. If u find confusion make a confession. that's never a humiliation but a humble step to glory. Halleluia. confession is not for those who are able to obey all the teachings of the Church. (that's impossible),so we can't say there should not be teachings!!! visible church is the human side of the real Church. as there is limitations and lackings in man so in Church. that's why we say Pilgrim Church, growing Church and so on. we are the church. first we the branches reach top then the stem become more strong and more mature, Halleluia, by Saju Avi
This is an interesting opinion. By like most they lend themselves to drift beyond validating ones perspective to misguided slander like the comment about "mindlessly" having kids. I think you portray a general lack of an understanding about how Catholic teaching works. First, a teacher teaches the facts. I get your attempt to link a novice with obedience, but an argument like tht only "preaches to the choir" it rarely convinces anyone of differing perspective. and being an expert doesnt mean i get to change the laws which govern chemistry, for example - a field ive been an expert in for 20 years. no. the fundamentals really dont change.
Lets call your opinion what it is. An opinion. You, like all of us fall short of the teaching of the Church. But when my students make mistakes in the lab, I don't change the physical laws of chemistry so their failed experimental setup will work next time. Not like I could change these laws anyways, but if I could...what would I teach them about chemistry. Nothing. And that's what I think you understand about Catholic teaching. It's not about you trying to make your difficult life choices easier. Nor should it be changed to accommodate you. That's arrogant and not what our faith is about. It's tough. I, like anyone reading this, know its tough. But I can't ask God to change because things don't fit in my schedule. Hence prayer. Try asking what you can do for God, and not what God can do for you....and stop blaming those He gives teaching authority.
What started out as a discussion about sex quickly morphed into a debate between the orthodox Catholics and the cafeteria Catholics. It's a debate which can never be resolved through reasoned argument, supported by always debatable appeals to Scripture and Tradition. It goes to the definition of The Church. Who is empowered to define The Church? Who "owns" The Church? What is The Church? I think that this is really the essence of most of the debate on this thread.
I will say that there is a cognitive disonance when people in opposition to the principle of Magesterial authority recite their own "qualifications" ("years of study," etc.) to enhance the credibility of their own pronouncements. It would seem preferable let one's arguments speak for themselves, if one rejects the concept of "authority." I like the analogy between Internet discussion boards and an overheard subway conversation. Both may be valuable for stimulating thought and reflection and further research. Neither should be received as an epiphany.
The following are the ruminations of this particular subway stranger.
My favorite psalm is the 27th. Real goose bump stuff.The things in which I believe are those which speak to my heart. I don't consciously pick and choose; that's a trivialization of what's going on. That in which I believe can either be proven true or else touches my soul in a manner which compels belief. I'm not wired to believe what I'm told when it can not be proven, when it seems implausible, and when it neither speaks to my open heart nor touches my soul. My faith in Catholicism is by now very real, but it is not based on a belief that Magesterial teachings are inerrant. The clergy are essential, but not authoritative. They are guides like a GPS is a guide. They almost always get you to the general vicinity, but you are ultimately responsible for getting yourself where you are trying to go.
Will I ever be a true Catholic? It depends on what the definition of "true" is. It's a definition which may be debated by humans but determined only by God.
I continue to ponder the 1969 quotation by the Fr. Ratzinger:
"Over the pope as the expression of the binding claim of ecclesiastical authority there still stands one's own conscience, which must be obeyed before all else, if necessary even against the requirement of ecclesiastical authority."This emphasis on the individual, whose conscience confronts him with a supreme and ultimate tribunal [God], and one which in the last resort is beyond the claim of external social groups, even of the official Church, also establishes a principle in opposition to increasing totalitarianism." Joseph Ratzinger, Part I, Chapter 1, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Vol. V of COMMENTARY ON THE DOCUMENTS OF VATICAN II, ed. Herbert Vorgrimler (New York: Herder and Herder, 1969, p. 134)
He was only a theologian, back then. But if Fr. Ratzinger could himself be capable of thinking in such terms, then it should be understandable that people like me do receive official Church teachings with varying degrees of acceptance.
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Keeping marriages intact is a priority. If using contraception frees a couple to have good sex often and enhances their closeness then fine. Marriage should include the intent to have children. Have as many as you can within time, economic and physical constraints. Do what you can to keep your marriage strong. Aren't these goals the bottom line?
It is heartening to see so many new voices emerging to challenge the myth that the sexual revolution and contraception have been a good thing for society.Collen Carroll Campbell, "What Women Want" http://www.wf-f.org/12-2-Campbell.htmlRita Joseph, "Serving an Epidemic of Sexual Excess: Free Contraceptive Coverage -- A Bad Joke Played on Women" http://www.wf-f.org/12-2-Joseph.htmlJennifer Fulwiler, "The Contraception Trap":http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jennifer-fulwiler/the-contraception-trap/#ixzz1sixRqAcS1Flesh:http://www.1flesh.org/category/arguments/Mary Eberstadt, "Has the Sexual Revolution Been Good for Women? No.":http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304724404577297422171909202.htmlLila Rose, "Battle hymn of the anti-abortion feminist:"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74739.htmlTom Hoopes, "The Truth About Natural Family Planning:"http://www.kofc.org/en/columbia/detail/2012_07_nfp.htmlMister H, "Why the Catholic Church Opposes Contraception:"http://allhands-ondeck.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-catholic-church-opposes.htmlJanet Smith, with the classic "Contraception, Why not?"http://shop.mycatholicfaith.org/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=17Michael Giesler, "Contracepting America: the real war on women"http://lifesite.net/news/contracepting-america-the-real-war-on-women
Ms. McGowan states that sex is never simple. Actually, it's the most simplistic activity human beings could possibly engage in. For anyone to suggest that another human being must first have had sex in order to speak about it is ridiculous. Does one have had to be pregnant in order to deliver a baby; or to discuss what a woman will probably experience during her pregancy? No, because that would eliminate make obstetricians. Likewise, neurosurgeons discuss brain tumors, and have never had one.
Marriage is what is complex, not sex. It's the human relationship between a man and a woman--the two totally different natures representing the two halves of the human race, spending a lifetime together in understanding and appreciating the differences of the other. Love in a marriage comes from a deepening of admiration and respect for the other and a tempering of needs and desires by virtue of the respect for the other's nature. One doesn't have to have been married to understand and counsel a man and a woman in their relationship. Problems they have are not new--they are part of human history.
Part of Ms. McGowan's attitude toward sex seems to come from feminism. Theories of feminism are clueless when it comes to understanding a woman's relationship with a man or visa versa. If one believes these theories, one is likely to create problems where none exist. The operative word when it comes to feminism is believe--those theories are all wrong and wrong because they seek to make a woman equal to a man.
Women were never equal to men. In order for a woman to be equal to a man she would have to be dragged backwards down twenty-five steps of a ladder. If you're a feminist, you believe that women were twenty-five steps below a man--that's just insulting. No man believes that--boys and girls who never mature believe that. And, there's the disconnect. Fr. Landry is a man, not a boy and Ms. McGowan is a girl not a woman.
Contraceptives should be a private issue, she says, for a married couple to decide. Although Ms. McGowan thinks her sex life is private, it's not. Every word one utters and every gesture made in public towards your husband and/or wife lets the entire world know how much you actually care for each other. For Ms. Gowan's focus of marriage to be on herself, women. pregnancy is an indication that her husband is lost in her shuffle for center stage. If he's even still around--she didn't mention him, just used the royal "we."
Then she moves in for the kill with this gem: "Distrust of pleasure is one hallmark of the church's teaching about sex. This is odd because, as Catholics, we also believe that "eye has not seen nor ear heard the wonders God has prepared for those who love Him." But that aside, what is the church's antidote to the dread prospect of people having too much fun in bed? Children." Is she equating sexual pleasure with the wonder of God's love? Dear God, I hope I misunderstood that one because equating love in that sentence with a basic physical act similar in nature to eating is grotesque--unless one worships the act to the point of believing it's the whole purpose of life and thast all we are is sexual beings. That too is an insult to any thinking human being--especially a woman.
So, contraceptives. What do I think? I'm married 20 years, three teenagers--they're a blast. We have the coolest family and the greatest relationship, T.G. I've never taken the pill or used contraceptives--tmy husband either. No, we don't do NFP. We know biology--it's pretty basic. The magic numbers are 24 hrs, 72 hrs and that's about it.
Sex, like any other behavior--sucking your thumb, picking your nose, scratching your body in public--requires awareness and self control. Contraceptives are marketed by advertisers to simple minded women who they've convinced need to constantly entice men with sex in order to be loved. These women do not know why men fall in love with women--it's never about sex.
Sex is nice--but it's certainly not what life is about. That this is a Catholic forum and women are shouting about their contraceptives is actually pretty funny. Isn't the point of life in Catholicism to direct your mind, spirit and body towards a more spiritual plane? Isn't our body a sacred temple--a woman's to a greater degree than a man's even, because she potentially houses the development of another temple to God--a child?
Where's the self-respect for being a woman--where's women's God given wisdom gone?
I think the misunderstanding Ms. McGowan has with the Church is that she is hearing consequences and responsibilities of sex as if they are talking about children. They are talking about her formation of her conscience and character--that's the consequence of thinking of sex as she does.
We all have free will and choice--I refuse to pay for, be a party to or condone women's irresponsible behavior, irresponsible and disrepectful behavior towards themselves, towards men, children, pregnancy, the Church, religion in general, neighbors and God.
On a final note, she mentions India and the women having boys. How about the fact that people in the US are buying a woman's uterus in India for $5,000 to house a baby and then treating that woman like dirt? Where are the feminists voices there? Where are they when women have abortions are suffer from depression? Contraceptives don't prevent diseases, heartbreak, or self-hatred--they increase the possibility x 100.
The Church has never been against family planning (or contraception) as long as it is done "naturally." That is better known as Vatican Roulette.
I am very "pro-life" but I can assure you that there is nothing "natural" about natural family planning.
My wife and I have nine children.
That should be proof enough that natural family planning is not natural.
It might be more persuasive if the discussion were elevated above -- or perhaps might resist the temptation -- name calling. Characterizing the clergy as immature does not address the issues. This may or may not be the case, but it adds little to the dialogue. And the notion that one must have subjective experience in order to have a point of view is pitch perfect for the age of narcissism.
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Apple uses massive cash reserve to tie up supply chain... and lasers
Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows of Businessweek describe how Apple chooses to invest its huge stockpile of cash in securing everything from transportation to components, often early enough and in such vast quantities that less forward-thinking rivals are left frozen out.
Apple began innovating on the nitty-gritty details of supply-chain management almost immediately upon Steve Jobs's return in 1997. At the time, most computer manufacturers transported products by sea, a far cheaper option than air freight. To ensure that the company's new, translucent blue iMacs would be widely available at Christmas the following year, Jobs paid $50 million to buy up all the available holiday air freight space, says John Martin, a logistics executive who worked with Jobs to arrange the flights. The move handicapped rivals such as Compaq that later wanted to book air transport. Similarly, when iPod sales took off in 2001, Apple realized it could pack so many of the diminutive music players on planes that it became economical to ship them directly from Chinese factories to consumers' doors. When an HP staffer bought one and received it a few days later, tracking its progress around the world through Apple's website, "It was an 'Oh s—' moment," recalls Fawkes.
Ive and his design team sound like they pretty much move into the factories for a while to make sure the production is done right. Apple already spends a fortune on this, and plans to double their spending going forward.
For more on the process, and the elaborate agreements and shipping and monitoring tactics Apple uses -- and yes, the lasers -- hit the link below.
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Apple uses massive cash reserve to tie up supply chain... and lasers
When Henry Ford introduced assembly line technique of mass production, everyone must have said Ford was going to far and dominating the industry. However, in his mind this technique made sense given the numbers he wanted to achieve, and now we all see assembly lines, even in the simplest of production environments.
kinda like mcdonalds buying up all the coffee beans a couple years before mccafe rolled out! LMAO! I think its their fault coffee has gone up in price!
Who needs anything else when there is Apple? Am I the only one thinking of that question?
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Nebraska Wesleyan junior Hannah Husmann has been on a mission to save lives since her freshman year of high school, when a classmate died of cancer.
March 27, 2013
The men of Zeta Psi Fraternity will honor the lives of two former members with its annual Patty Zach Pancake Fundraiser.
March 22, 2013
The Weary Center will be offering some limited hours over Spring Break (March 18-22). Those hours will be: Monday-Thursday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
March 21, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University will present two one-act operas: "Il Signor Bruschino" and "Suor Angelica."
March 20, 2013
Relay For Life 2013 "Making Cancer History" Will be taking place on Friday, April 12th and run through the night until the morning of April 13th.
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The musical talents of two Nebraska Wesleyan University students are featured in a new NET Television documentary, "Devil Clouds: Tornadoes Strike Nebraska."
March 18, 2013
Join Assistant Professor of Theatre Dan Hays for a discussion of "Broadway in the New Millennium" and let NWU students take you behind the scenes of a cabaret show.
March 17, 2013
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March 15, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University's Touch of Class Jazz Choir spent its spring break performing concerts in Iowa and Missouri.
March 13, 2013
Hilary Krantz spent much of the past year researching and applying for internships to help satisfy the requirements for her accounting degree.
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The residence halls will close for spring break at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 15.
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March 5, 2013
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March 5, 2013
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Nebraska Wesleyan University's spring Visiting Writers Series continues this month with a reading and performance by John Walker, a retired NWU philosophy professor.
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March 1, 2013
A new Elder Gallery photography exhibit displays the innocence, experiences, and curiosities of childhood.
February 27, 2013
A surgeon and musician who researches the way musical creativity works in the brain will deliver a lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Thursday, March 7.
February 27, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University's fifth annual Bowls for Backpacks was another success, raising over $9,000 for the Food Bank of Lincoln.
February 25, 2013
Forth-five employers will attend NWU's annual Backpack to Briefcase Student/Employer Reception on Thursday, February 28 from 3-5 p.m. in Great Hall.
February 22, 2013
10,087: That's how many hours Nebraska Wesleyan University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends have collectively given in community service since August.
February 21, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Academic Honors List for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.
February 21, 2013
A college student whose testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee regarding gay marriage went viral will share a message about family at an upcoming Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture.
February 21, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Advantage Program academic honors list for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.
February 20, 2013
Robert Zubrin, a world-renowned engineer, best-selling author, and a leading space exploration authority will discuss the case for Mars at an upcoming Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture.
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Provost Judy Muyskens, Dean of CLAS Kathy Wolfe and Dean of Students Pete Armstrong will visit the residence halls this week as part of their annual "Deans in Jeans" conversation.
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Talk to Nebraska Wesleyan University staff and faculty to learn how our accelerated degree programs can help you reach your educational goals. Enjoy great food and prizes too!
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Faculty in the Social Work Department will celebrate the successes of its current students and alumni with a "Celebrate the Power of Social Work" open house.
February 14, 2013
Nebraska Wesleyan University's Panhellenic Council has been recognized nationally for its highest level of excellence in programming and council management.
February 12, 2013
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Can someone PLEASE write an article on SHSH blobs. Like what are they, why are they important, why they need backed up and what to do if you lost them.
Im right there with ya buddy. I really cant seem to find any info on these shsh blobs and whatnot, and im really curious about it all. I bet you are like me, some what newer to the iphone and all this and you just came on board when it came to Verizon, and just feel a little behind when it comes to jailbreaking and all of this. I knew all about rooting android, SBF's, SDK and RSDlight and everything that was involved in that, and now i just wanna get hip to all this jailbreaking stuff.
YES! I jumped onto the iPhone the day it arrived at my local Verizon. I had a droid and knew so much about rooting and doing the whole custom roms and nandroid backups but I am TOTALLY lost when it comes to shsh blobs :(
I left a comment here about a day ago, but it's still "awaiting moderation" because it contains (useful) links, and I doubt it'll ever be reviewed. (And at the same time, one comment below mine is a spammer and no "report spam" button anywhere. Great comment management here...)
So, I'll go the silly route and disguise my URLs in order to give you the information (very mature). Here's what I wrote:
Try semaphore's TinyUmbrella FAQ for a short overview to the subject: thefirmwareumbrellaDOTblogspotDOTcom/p/faq.html
For a very good introduction, read saurik's info page about SHSHs: saurikDOTcom/id/12 It might be a little outdated on certain topics, but this page is essentially what made the jailbreakers aware of the whole SHSH issue initially.
Sn0wbreeze is a Windows application and it cannot be downloaded from Cydia.. If you use Sn0wbreez you don't have the download the patch from Cydia..
To Jailbreak 4.2.7 use sn0wbreeze in Windows or for mac use redsn0w and 4.2.6 to get to tethered mode.. then download the patch from cydia to make it untethered.
I've been looking for this software. Now I found you!
This process seems fair easy to do.
Anyone else having issues with this jailbreak and MyWi? I purchased MyWi with the Greenpois0n jailbreak for iOS 4.2.6 and it worked as advertised as a WFi hotspot with WPA Security but after I reinstalled MiWi after Jailbreaking with sn0wbreeze I have found that the MyWi app will no longer provide an infrastructure hotspot nor will it provide anything other than WEP security. Any thoughts?
iH8Sn0w has just released Sn0wbreeze 2.7.3 to fix PacMan issues. Even though its not a major release which fixes various bugs what it does fix is the PacMan issue.


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Please lord, let us have another game that understands additional roles, some day.
Tank, healer, dps is all right, but so limiting. I'm sure if you asked gamers, we may remember a few other roles...
OTOH, too many roles and pugs do get confused..
The op could only conceive of two possible outcomes, it seems.
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Someone else posted something along these lines but I always considered the holy trinity a EQ style mechanic where every group needed tank+healer+cc then fill in the rest with off tank/dps. This trinity was a pain in the a because instead of just needing a tank + a healer you generally specifically needed an enchanter for cc , a warrior to tank and a cleric to heal. Then you would be left with maybe a rogue for dps, a monk to pull and maybe a shaman for off heals/debuffs/buffs. In WoW on the other hand you could get away with a warrior or a paladin tanking, half the DPS had some sort of cc (rogues could sap, hunters can trap, mages could frost nova etc) and you could get a priest, paladin, shaman or druid to heal.
I feel that considering the holy trinity to be the mechanic of DPS+TANK+Healer is incorrect in that you use lose classifications and to 'break' the trinity they tend to remove the need for a healer. All that does is remove a specific play style that people enjoy from the game and instead place ghetto healing and team work on everyone else.
I think there are 2 styles of mmo, the group style and the solo style. Solo style needs the removal of a specific healer class because healer + tank + dps is what defines a group style game. Personally I enjoy group style otherwise I am paying a monthly fee to play by myself in a room with other people vs playing in a room with other people WITH the other people.
Oh, and for the comments about girls playing healers. I played a healer for the first time in ff11 and it was a great experience always being needed =P. Get online and instantly get 4 messages asking to join a group sure beats getting online and begging to join a group as one of the 3 random dps classes. Also you generally have a more important role in the sense that if you suck at healing the tank dies and everyone dies... if you suck at dpsing the fight just lasts longer and you have 2 other people helping compensate for your suckyness.
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I dont like trinity. Encounters feels artificial and unheroic
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I think Rift did an awesome job of including the trinity but not being restrictive.
Hey you're a rogue, well, we need a healer. OK, you can swap to bard.
Ouch, this fight requires a HoT based healer? OK, our cleric will swap specs quickly.
I think the days of "this is your spec and class, deal with it" are over. Pretty much since WoW mainstreamed the dual spec system, every MMO has duplicated it and often done a better job.
Originally posted by cura
Also, I hope you're not suggesting GW2 was an improvement though? It was the worst group-based content i've ever seen in my life.
Infact, show me a (Not GW2) successful themepark MMO that didn't have a trinity system.
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Originally posted by SuperNick
That above.
I like the trinity - I love playing a healer.
Knowing that GW2 was trying to be done with the trinity, the idea intrigued me. And for the most part it was fun and different. However the one thing on top of the above that clinched for me that it has been poorly implented in GW2 was the plinx quest chain in Orr. You know the champ at the end of that chain - he had a hate on for me one time. I played my ranger at the time. He kept coming at me - and ONLY freakin me. I thought, "c'mon someone pull him off me!'" but alas none could. He beat me into the ground. Thats ok, I rezzed in the camp next to the champ and thought he'd fix on someone else. I got back into the fight and the freakin thing made a bee line for me. WTH? OK, someone heal me - nope no healers! Someone pull aggro - nope not happening either. I died (again) it stopped. I got rezed - it freaking came right for me again. Had to be a cruel joke. So I stopped dps'ing and kitted around to see if it was truly just me it wanted - yep. It followed me in circles. Everyone around me was yelling to stop kiting. So I stood there, died, got rezed, died, rezed, died, and so on until it was finsihed. At least everyone got their daily rez completed.
With that happening to me I was concivned that the trinity is almost neccesary. Or at least better implementation of what GW2 was trying to do. Maybe a 'holy crap that guys needs help aggro skill.' ?
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Naw don't like it.
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Role based grouping with aggro mechanics? Yes please.
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There are many things I like more about GW2's combat system, but the game would have been better if the down-state was removed and the trinity system was back.
Perhaps in the future, someone can tweak the "combo field" idea to provide more noticeable benefits, so we can remove the trinity for good. But right now, I prefer tanking / healing, to zerging / rezzing.
Originally posted by XAPGames
Additonal roles please.
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Originally posted by Icewhite
Of course.
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Originally posted by SuperNick
It is less restrictive with so many class builds but still boiled down to someone tanking and someone healing.
Originally posted by XAPGames
Even WoW's near sibling (by opening date) managed at least 5 roles. But I don't see that option on the survey.
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Originally posted by mikuniman
That's what a lot of people enjoy though. They enjoy focusing on a specific role to combine with a group (teamwork) and achieve something. I think the general consensus on people who do like roles is that we could do with more diversity instead of the same old 3.
I guess to me, the role choices of group content is a staple feature of an MMO; it really isn't something you can do away with and hope to achieve the same results as a role system. Much like we seen with GW2 really - sure, it worked somewhat but it really wasn't that enjoyable.
It would be like trying to play an RTS game where you only play as one unit.. well, it's not really an RTS anymore, it's now a MOBA. So in that light, an MMO with no trinity and no real progression suddenly just becomes an action RPG instead that you enjoy for a bit and move on.
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Originally posted by Sodahz
This is what I think also. Without a trinity (especially a tank), you really tie the hands of the developers on how they can develop boss fights.
I think many people dislike the trinity not because of the trinity, but because some early games had problems adopting it. In WOW for instance, tanking was very demanding for the first 3 minutes, then very boring for the next 5. It generally forced people into being leaders, who don´t have the personality for it. Healing was a very thankless job that was only noticed when something went wrong. It is also a little demanding in that you can´t take a breather mid-fight and áutoshoot´ like most dps can. DPS are always considered less important than healer and tanks, and generally always are the ones getting sat for raids, or having long queue times for random content.
For a diable type game, not having a trinity is fine. But for a progressive MMO with pve tiers, boss fights are just boring without a trinity and the intricacies that the devs can throw into an encounter.
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Originally posted by Icewhite
yea just 3 roles is way to restrictive for me.. i like at least adding a support role and at least allow players to play multiple roles with the same character..
also just noticed your sig lol nice:P
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GW2 socialist.
My answer? It's not even gone, and never was, so why would I want it "back"?. So there was a game without the holy trinity. That doesn't mean there can't be games without it, especially since it's been proven they can be more profitable than many games that incorproate the trinity. Variety is a great thing. I'll just play both kinds and be happy.
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Necro Wellmancers and Ele Aura Mastery can be tanky,... you don't need no stinky Guardian.
You need folks who know how to play their professions and how to use their Combo Fields.
Many folks go on to play not knowing WTF Combo Fields are, not understanding what a huge benefit this is.
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Personally, while I like GW2 to a degree, I'm not a fan of it's group mechanics at all. It took playing without the Trinity to realize that I really enjoyed being a certain focus in a party. Thank you GW2 for showing me what I should have known all along, ever since FFXI where party role was pivotal to playing the game and made it awesome and built community.
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Originally posted by Icewhite
Lotro has the rogue and champion class which is a...debuffer/buffer style I suppose, that is one of the more recent western examples of non trinity rolls. EQ had a lot, I remember bards and rangers being very well done. I am playing age of wushu which doesn't have a healer but does have several schools considered tanky and a few considered buffy, but I would say it is mostly trinity free.
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No, I don't like not having any roles at all. It is one thing to have a hybrid class but it's a completely different story when you completely remove roles. I think that MMOs should still focus on the different roles but have one class have more than 1 role. So say your class can be specced as a healer, tank, dps, CC/buffer/support. I think WoW's hybrid classes are a good example of this.
What we have in GW2 is kinda meh PvE wise. In GW2 you have no roles. It's not like you switch between roles in combat in GW2. In GW2 everyone and their dog play DPS. There is no healing in the game in any real form. When playing GW2's dungeons I feel like I am just playing DPS. You pew pew pew pew....throw in some buffs/super minor heals and kite like crazy then pew pew again. That's NOT fun. It is fun for a while but it gets extremely monotonous. What's even more annoying that dungeons revolve around some what I would call "gimmick" mechanics and strategies. Kiting and running away from mobs is just stupid and everyone runs around like a headless chicken while the rest of the party do DPS.
At the end of the day, don't get fooled that GW2 abandoned the roles system. What they did was just give everyone one role - DPS. Everyone in the game is DPS with some minor support/buffs capabilities which is EXACTLY what DPS classes do in other MMOs - aka dps + buffs/minor support. GW2 removed tanks and healers and all that's left is DPS.
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