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Chattanooga Head Coach John Shulman
Thoughts on pressure
"There is pressure to play the 7 p.m. game in your own tournament and I didn't know if we could do that. I really didn't know if we could go 2-for-21 from the three-point line and getting out-rebounded by 13. You are going to see an awful lot of things in the next two months that you never thought you would see at Chattanooga. We'll be playing zone, switching up defenses, and we're going to have to do that in a very creative way. We've lost our three best defenders and when that happens you're not going to be great defensively. You're not going to be great on the glass. I am awfully happy and you've got a lot of happy kids who have had a lot of things happen to them that get to play for a championship tomorrow night. We are thankful, we are excited and we're playing at seven."
Thoughts on what this win meant after losing Jones
"We needed to win. We needed Rico to make big shots. We needed to make big free throws. We needed to get a big rebound. We needed to win a tight one like that. It feels good to be in a tight one, and it feels good to win a tight one. I told them the harder you work the luckier you get, and we're just going to have to work really hard. I saw some leadership out there from Z. Mason. I saw a lot of positive things out there. We are not in a comfort zone at all. I didn't think we were very good. I thought we made some shots and gutted some stuff out, but hopefully this gives us a little confidence. We can take a deep breath and play a little bit. We still don't look like we do in practice and that's uncomfortable- not only for me, but for the kids. They have to start playing in a game like they do in practice and then the game will be easier for them. Right now it's not real easy for them."
Thoughts on switching the defense up
"We are just going to have to keep people off-balance. We went man-to-man and we went zone late, and I thought it really helped us. It caused them to take a little off the clock and we went back to man-to-man late and then back to zone, and we just need to get better at a variety of things. We will have a couple of days after the tournament to work on a few other things."
Thoughts on freshman experience
"We have made a commitment and we are going to go with Farad and Alex and they just have to get better, which they will. They will get more comfortable. Farad is a great shooter. Right now he's thinking about it and he's struggling, but he will get through it."
Thoughts on Utah Valley
"I know they are big, I know they are physical and we played them last year. I know that the coach's son always likes to come here to get his game off. I don't know a whole lot about them. I know they are well coached, big, strong and physical. I know the big kid had a good night tonight and I'm going to go watch him right now."
Ronrico White, guard, sophomore
Thoughts after getting the win
"I stopped everybody in the locker room, because if was pretty rowdy. I asked them how good it felt, and I said we need to make it happen every night. They responded with, 'Let's do it, let's do it,' and we're going to make it happen."
Thoughts on adjusting to a floor without Casey Jones
"I felt pretty comfortable tonight. I played a little bit of wing last year and a little bit earlier in the season, so Coach Shulman feels like he can switch me up a little, but I have to respond."
On what helped the Mocs win the game
"We made consecutive stops. High Point was scoring early in the game and we weren't, but we did a good job of stopping each other. It was a great victory. It was a collective team effort."
On how it feels to win the first game of the Dr Pepper Classic
"There is no feeling. This is our house and we have to win this championship."
On what the Mocs have to do to win the Dr Pepper Classic
"Everybody is going to have to step up. Coach needs me to step up at the three, Farad is going to have to step up at the one, and to win it's going to be a team effort."
Z. Mason, forward, junior
Feeling on the win
"It feels good because that's a good team. For us to come out and get a big win like that feels good. We have another one tomorrow, but we will definitely celebrate this one."
On what was hardest about tonight's game
"It was tough because we had only had two practices coming back from Christmas break. For us to come out and playing like that after the break on two practices says a lot about our team. It was the first two practices since Casey got hurt. We're hungry and we just want to continue to play hard. We want to string some wins together."


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Arbeitspapiere des EVS-Projekts Personelle Einkommensverteilung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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- The development of the income distribution in the Federal Republic of Germany during the seventies and eighties (1994)
- Revised version of a paper presented at the Conference "The Distribution of Economic Well-Being in the 1980s - an International Perspective", June 21 - 23, 1993, in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. This paper sketches changes in the distribution of well-being during the period from 1972 to 1991 against the background of West Germany's economic and demographic development, and compares the distribution of well-being in East Germany before and after reunification. We rely on equivalent income of persons as the main indicator to measure well-being, but we also look at the distribution of gross wage income of workers and employees. Estimates of the Federal Statistical Office referring to the mesolevel of average equivalent income of socio-economic groups as well as various distributional measures computed by us at the micro-level are used to gauge changes of the distribution. The computations are based on two sets of micro-data available to us, the official Income and Consumption Surveys (1973, 1978 and 1983), and the German Socio-economic Panel (1983 to 1990 for West Germany, 1990, 1991 for East Germany). At the meso-level we find substantial changes in the relative welfare positions of the ten socio-economic groups distinguished, but a nearly constant ranking of the groups during the whole period under review. At the micro-level our computations indicate slight increases in the inequality of gross earnings during both decades. The distribution of well-being as measured by equivalent income of persons seems also to have become slightly more unequal during the whole period but the changes are very small, and partly reversed during subperiods. A decomposition of overall inequality by occupational status of the heads of household using the Theil measure shows that more than 80 percent of overall inequality is due to within-group inequality with rising tendency. This result is mitigated a little when dis aggregating the heterogeneous group of not gainfully employed with regard to the main income source of the household.
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- Labor earnings and household income mobility in reunified Germany : a comparison of the Eastern and Western states (1998)
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- The changing effects of social protection on poverty (1999)
- This paper fits within a broader research programme concerned with the processes that link labour market precarity and social exclusion. Labour market insecurity manifests itself most directly in the form of unemployment, and other elements in the programme seek to measure the impact of precarity, and unemployment in particular, on poverty and social exclusion in the eight countries covered. One of the principal concerns of the programme is however the extent to which institutional differences across countries with respect to the labour market and social protection are a significant factor mediating the relationship between labour market precarity and social exclusion. This paper focuses on the effectiveness of cash transfers, the central element of social protection systems, in alleviating the effects of unemployment on income poverty. The structures of social protection systems vary greatly across European Union member states, and in many cases have altered significantly in recent years in response to high unemployment (see Hauser et al, 1998). Using data from the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s for six member countries, the paper compares the effectiveness of different systems in lifting or keeping the unemployed out of poverty, and how this has been affected by the way systems have responded to the challenges produced by developments in the labour market in the past decade. The specific role of social insurance-based unemployment-linked transfers versus other cash transfers is also considered, to assess the extent to which social insurance has been able to cope with changes in the labour market over the period. The data come from a variety of national large-scale household surveys. The paper is structured as follows. Section 2 discusses the data and methods to be employed in measuring the impact of cash transfers on poverty risks for the unemployed. Section 3 looks at the overall risks of poverty for the unemployed before and after cash transfers, and how these changed between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Section 4 looks at the role of social insurance-based unemployment payments versus other cash transfers. Section 5 examines the extent to which the impact of transfers varies by gender and by duration of unemployment. Section 6 highlights the key patterns identified and what these tell us about the relationship between the type of welfare regime a country operates and effectiveness in alleviating poverty among the unemployed.
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- The dynamics of labour market participation, unemployment and non participation in Great Britain, Germany and Sweden : similarities, differences and changes over time (1999)
- This paper aims to provide a descriptive analysis of the changing patterns of labour market participation, non-participation and unemployment in Great Britain, Sweden and Germany. Since the mid 1970s, most European countries have experienced two parallel developments: on the one hand they have witnessed a huge growth in the proportion of women participating on the labour market. On the other however, they have experienced the return of mass unemployment and a growing insecurity of employment for those in work. In this paper, a typology of work histories is constructed using decade periods. Retrospective and panel data from Germany, Britain and Sweden are then used to compare the effects of different employment and welfare regimes on the proportions of respondents with different types of work histories and how these are combined with unemployment.
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- Changes in the distribution of pre-government and post-government income in Germany 1973 - 1993 (1999)
- To sum up our findings we come to the following statements. - During the period from 1973 to 1993 inequality of the personal distribution of equivalent pre-government income increased to some extent, as was to be expected given the enormous rise in unemployment. - Inequality of post-government income also increased slightly, but was much lower than inequality of pre-government income due to the equalizing effect of the German tax and transfer system. - In 1993 inequality of pre-government income was higher, and inequality of post-government income was considerably lower in East Germany than in West Germany; the West German tax and transfer system that was transferred to East Germany after reunification - with some additional but temporary minimum regulations - seems to have had a stronger equalizing effect in the East than in the West. - A decomposition into three age groups, the young and the middle-aged group sub-divided further according to whether household members were affected by unemployment, showed that within-groups inequality explained by far more of overall inequality than between-groups inequality. - The relative positions of the two young groups as well as of the middle-aged group with unemployed members deteriorated with respect to their equivalent pre-government and post-government incomes. - During the first period with rising unemployment (1973 to 1978), the development of within-groups inequality and of between-groups inequality contributed to about the same extent to the increase of overall inequality of pre-government income. But this was fully compensated by the tax and transfer system as there were only a negligible change in inequality of equivalent net income and very slight effects of the (four) components of change which nearly compensated each other. - During the last period from 1988 to 1993 the equalizing effect of the German tax and transfer system seems to have weakened, at least in the western part of Germany. The increase in inequality of equivalent net income is mainly due to developments of within group inequalities.
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- Changes in income poverty and deprivation over time : a comparison of eight European countries from the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties with special attention to the situation of the unemployed (1999)
- All-over in Europe, unemployment became a growing problem from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. Nevertheless, the effects on the economical situation of the unemployed and the whole population are quite different in European countries. In this paper we first give a brief overview over the development of unemployment rates in eight member states of the European Union and over the different reactions to provide the social protection of the unemployed. Therefore we look at the social security expenditures, the level of income replacement for the unemployed and recent social policy reforms concerning them. In the second section of the paper, we examine the development of income distribution and poverty taking different poverty lines into consideration. There is no general pattern neither for the relationship of inequality among the unemployed to the whole economically active population nor for the development from the 80s to the 90s. But one can say that in countries with increasing income inequality also poverty is rising (especially in the UK) and that where inequality among the unemployed is less pronounced the proportions of the poor went down from the mid 80s to the mid 90s (France and Ireland). In nearly all countries the risk of being poor is ernormously high for the unemployed, Denmark is the only exception.
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- The distribution of wealth and the reform of the compulsory pension system in the Federal Republic of Germany (2001)
- The structure of the compulsory pension system (CPS) in the Federal Republic of Germany has been changed fundamentally. The federal government has decided to introduce a private pension system on a voluntary basis. The payments to this voluntary system are to constitute a capital stock to supplement the payments of the compulsory pension system. Comprehensive fiscal subsidies will be introduced to support this change to the pension system. This paper discusses the special situation of families with children. The second section investigates the extent to which families with children were able to accumulate private wealth in the last ten years in Germany. In the third section the main features of the intended changes to the compulsory pension system are described, and an overview of the planned fiscal subsidies is provided. In the fourth and final section we attempt to evaluate the changes with particular attention to the situation of families.
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- The development of aggregate private wealth and its distribution in Germany since 1970 (2002)
- This investigation of the wealth of private households as a possible indicator for the prosperity of a society indicated a strong increase in wealth for the Federal Republic of Germany since 1970. This applies both to the macro-economic results of the financial accounting of the Deutsche Bundesbank and to the micro-economic results of the Income and Consumption Surveys of the Federal Statistical Office. However, substantial differences become clear in the content expressed by these two different sets of data. While the financial accounting of the Deutsche Bundesbank shows an increase of net assets of around 808 per cent over 27 years (from 1.3 trillion DM in the year 1970 to 12.1 trillion DM in 1997), calculations on the basis of the Income and Consumption Surveys yield a corresponding value of only 280 per cent in a 25-year period, with a substantially lower overall magnitude in later investigations (from 2.2 trillion DM in 1973 to only 8.3 trillion DM in 1998). Investigation of the EVS data pointed out the great importance of property for the wealth situation of private households. However, not every household has property in the form of housing and real estate. In West Germany, ownership rates have increased substantially since 1962. However, since 1993 these rates have stagnated at about 50 per cent. The analysis of the distribution of wealth for West German households yielded a decline in the concentration of wealth in the period from 1973 to 1993, both in terms of the shares of total wealth held by individual quintiles of households, and as expressed by the Gini coefficients. However, this trend did not continue in the years between 1993 and 1998. For the year 1998 it can be determined that the lowest 40 per cent of households in West Germany had practically no wealth, while the highest quintile claimed over 60 per cent of total assets. For East Germany, strong tendencies are established toward adapting to the values in the West German Länder. This concerns first the absolute level of net assets, even though in 1998 these amounted to just 38 per cent of the analogous value in West German households, in terms of the average value per household. Similarly, the ownership rates of housing and real estate also rose dramatically after reunification. The inequality of the distribution of wealth in East Germany was reduced somewhat by this broader basis of real-estate ownership over the course of time, such that the Gini coefficient decreased slightly in the period from 1993 to 1998. However, it is also true for the new Länder in the Federal Republic that the lowest 40 per cent of households have practically no wealth, while the highest quintile of East German households claim over 70 per cent of total assets, even higher than its share in West Germany. Furthermore, the distribution of wealth is remarkably congruous in East and West Germany. Both the distribution of wealth as expressed by the quintile values and the results of the Gini coefficients yield similar results, whereby the trend in both regions is toward convergence. The similarity of these results must be regarded as nothing less than amazing, considering that the two regions followed different economic models for over forty years: the social free-market economy (Soziale Marktwirtschaft) in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the socialist planned economy (Sozialistische Planwirtschaft) in the German Democratic Republic.

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MMO Veterans Gather to Form En Masse Entertainment
Game industry veterans from around the world have gathered together in Seattle to create their vision of the perfect game publishing organization. Working with Korean development partner Bluehole Studio, En Masse Entertainment is preparing to unveil next-generation MMORPG TERA™ to Western audiences next month in San Francisco at the 2010 Game Developers Conference.
Not only is En Masse adapting TERA for gamers in Europe and North America, but the company also oversees every aspect of game publishing, including marketing, localization, community relations, testing, customer support, and game security.
"From day one at En Masse," says Brian Knox, Senior Producer, "there's been this palpable excitement about TERA. After our first Focus Group Test, I saw firsthand how that excitement is spreading. Combine a passionate dev team with an eager community, and I think you've got the recipe for something special in TERA."
About En Masse Entertainment
About TERA
Their Executive Team:
Dr. Jae-Heon Yang – CEO
Dr. Yang's mission as CEO of En Masse Entertainment is to build a company with integrity; one that will strive to bring only the very best games to the Western market. A gamer at heart, he plays TERA every day, and views the company's efforts to launch the game in North America as nothing less than a labor of love. Dr. Yang has contributed to games as a computer science academic, a gaming executive, and an online gaming visionary.
Dr. Yang holds a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park, and taught computer science at KAIST. He transitioned into private industry to help game creators to fulfill their visions without getting in the way of the creative process. From 2005 to 2007 Dr. Yang was CTO of NCsoft. Today he leads the close-knit team at En Masse Entertainment.
Patrick Wyatt – COO
Widely respected as an industry leader, Patrick Wyatt has 19 years in the games industry. Starting as a creator of Blizzard's legendary Warcraft and Starcraft franchises and writing Diablo's multiplayer code, he went on to co-found ArenaNet, launch Guild Wars, and become CTO of NCsoft West. As a programmer, producer, and executive, Wyatt has had key roles in some of the gaming industry's most vaunted franchises. As a developer, he has successfully helped build small companies into big ones, led the development efforts of best-selling game franchises, programmed virtually every aspect of game development, and specialized in developing state-of-the-art technologies required for AAA games.
As COO of En Masse Entertainment, Wyatt is responsible for the technical backbone and expertise that underlies all its properties including TERA, En Masse's inaugural MMO project. He brings not only bountiful technical expertise to the role, but also well-earned business leadership gleaned from executive roles in three leading companies in the interactive industry.
Chris Lee – Publishing VP
Chris Lee is a respected games industry veteran of more than ten years who successfully managed the marketing for packaged goods and MMO franchises including Halo, Need for Speed, Age of Empires, and Aion at companies including Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and NCsoft before joining En Masse Entertainment in 2009. As Publishing VP, Lee is responsible for overseeing all facets of publishing, business development, and marketing. He is an integral part of the senior executive team and reports to En Masse CEO, Dr. Yang.
Throughout his career, Lee has been involved with the launch efforts of a series of hit franchises, and he brings savvy decision-making, great team leadership, the ability to create effective processes, and a wealth of experience developing very successful marketing campaigns that he will bring to bear on TERA, En Masse's inaugural MMO project that will launch in North America and Europe in 2010.
Brian Knox's MMO career has run the gamut from QA tester to game producer. Today he dedicates himself to bringing Korean games to western markets by employing the highest standards of quality in localization and testing. As Producer of Aion at NCsoft, Knox led the team that published the company's first true Western title, which became 2009's largest and most anticipated MMO launch and secured dozens of industry awards and critical accolades.
As Senior Producer at En Masse Entertainment, Knox is responsible for production, project management, localization, and testing for all titles starting with the company's inaugural MMO project, TERA. As En Masse ramps up, he looks forward to applying his passion and commitment to bringing TERA to the eager western audience. His goal is to put as much time and effort into localization and publishing as the talented team at Bluehole Studio has put into developing TERA.
* Q: What is En Masse Entertainment?
* Q: Who are you and what do you do at En Masse?
* Q: What did you do before working on Tera Online?
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* Q: What sort of character/class customization features (like talent points or skill points) will be available to players as they progress through the game?
* Q: Is player housing planned for TERA's release?
* Q: Will there be anything other than looks to distinguish races from one another?
* Q: Can you tell us more about the planned PvP system for TERA? Will it be entirely free-for-all in most areas? will there be safe areas?
* Q: Will there be any instanced PvP areas?
* Q: Does the company plan to support servers where PvP is everywhere (PvP servers) as well as servers where you have to flag yourself to be part of PvP (PvE servers)?
* Q: What is the planned level cap for TERA?
* Q Will players have the option to reach max level by both soloing and grouping?
* Q How many zones (regions) will TERA release with?
* Q: Will TERA have an auction house system, a broker system or just personal shops?
* Q: What can you tell us about the crafting system?
* Q: What can you tell us about the political system?
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Nice stuff there to get excited about. From what I read here it sounds like a core mix between L2 and WoW. Hopefully it is nothing like Aion at endgame though, which was very boring and unrewarding. I am trying to keep my expectations low for this one, but it is getting hard to do so.
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So TERA will not move the MMO genre forward. We have seen this before... instances, zones, levels, duels etc and WoW clones (as proven over and over) just DO NOT work.
Nothing new and nothing different, I just don't understand these game developers anymore. :(
I just don't understand this part:
* Q: Can you tell us more about the planned PvP system for TERA? Will it be entirely free-for-all in most areas? will there be safe areas?
I think I can safely say that when a player ganks another player that they are most assuredly "declaring pvp" on that player.
Originally posted by Sovrath
I think they mean you have to ask someone for a duel/PVP match before you can PVP, like in LOTRO, WoW and the rest
Basically, you select that you want to attack someone, wait 5 seconds, and then you can attack them. Once you've decided to "declare PvP" on someone, they get a warning message that is up for 5 seconds letting them know they're about to be attacked.
edit: SgtFrog, its not quite challenging someone to a duel, as they don't have the option to decline it. Its just a system to give people a warning that they're about to be attacked.
Originally posted by Vorruga
That actually makes sense so that there are no surprises.
However, I don't think that's going to work the way they want it to. Person A stands next to someone, declares pvp, Person B runs because they are much lower, Person A follows for 5 seconds and "whammo!"
Free port to town with all the dirt you can eat!
Some people may not like it, but its necessary in the game. Since TERA doesn't have a targeting system, a lot of the abilities that you see have an area of effect (ie, when a Slayer swings his big ol' 2-hand sword, it'll hit everyone in his swing arc, not just the person right in front of him). There's a lot of opportunity to accidentally hit people running by while you're fighting if you didn't have to intentionally say HEY, I'MMA KILL YOU NOW
Originally posted by Vorruga
That's a very good point!
Didn't think of that.
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Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
There is one very big flaw with a publishing company.They claim to run customer support,i have seen this customer support before from publishers,it is a large fail.The reason is that no matter what they want,the owner of the game Bluehole makes ALL decisions.If you have any problems,it is their job to decide if it warrants being sent on to Bluehole.From my past experience in many games like this,MOST do not get past on,it takes a large proportion of the players to have the same issues before they act.
Another thing you can expect is that Publishers usually sign some form of Event contract,however they will only meet the fact that they actually run an event,the actual event will be something that takes 5 minutes to prepare and be as fun as going to the dentist.It really is a bad picture i am painting but i have been in all these types of games and this is based on F2P where the Publisher might have some incentive to keep customers happy.This will be a P2P game,so the publisher will do only the minimum their contract calls for.They will run a forum,expect tons of bans,they will operate a support ticket,but never follow up on tickets,except to send an automated confirmation to your email,and the boring events,expect lots of frustrated players trying to deal with a publisher.
I really am looking forward to this game,but if and when we find problems,don't expect any changes or fixes.
Originally posted by Vorruga
ah, thanks for clearing that up ^^
Originally posted by Vorruga
Hmmm, sort of like when I was younger and my mother would announce that because we were misbehavin' she was going to come in and give us a beatin'.
I couldn't decline it but it would give my brother and I enough time to stick magazines down the back of our pants.
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I'm really looking forward to this game. I hope it's out before 2011, but to say that is mostly just me dreaming. Characters look great, the world looks gorgeous, and there seem to be lots of customization for both characters and skills. My only complaint? The group focus of the game. It is my opinion that group focus games generally don't do so well from Korean games as they tend to decline in numbers after a while, making it difficult to find groups unless some form of system is in place that allows high levels to "Shrink" levels to party with low levels.
I hope they decide to allow for a full advancement via single player while allowing people who group faster leveling. That would keep both people happy.
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Originally posted by drumchannell
Nobody cares about moving the genre forward. All we want is a polished mmo thats full of content and fun to play.
This was taken from a recent interview done by TeraFans.com with En Masse:
"Q Will players have the option to reach max level by both soloing and grouping?
A: The development team's main goal is to provide the most enjoyable and rewarding experience possible. That means we're focused on ensuring that the content that is the most rewarding is also the most enjoyable. Right now, we're concentrating on group play and balance, but we do understand that you can't always find a group that suits you. To address that, we're working hard to ensure that you'll have the ability to solo and still make substantial leveling progress. Grouping will be the fastest way to advance in TERA, and we're looking at ways to make it easy for players to find groups that fit their preferences."
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Originally posted by Vorruga
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Originally posted by Mannish
Nobody cares about moving the genre forward. All we want is a polished mmo thats full of content and fun to play.
I agree!!! I don't need to have some earthmoving monumental new take on the genre.
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Originally posted by Sawlstone
I agree!!! I don't need to have some earthmoving monumental new take on the genre.
Things improve incrementally, with very occasional bursts of innovation.
The combustion engine has remained fundamentally the same for the last hundred years, yet no-one looks at a Bugatti Veyron and says "Nothing new and nothing different, I just don't understand these car manufacturers anymore".
If you need something totally different to entertain you, you probably need to look elsewhere entirely.
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I don''t know...
I have to disagree a bit with the whole engine analogy. Alot of manufacturers have been trying to make alternate engines to run their cars today because of the fact the the combustion engine isnt all that great. So there are a mass of people out there saying, "What are those car companies thinking, making the same thing again?"
The mmo genre has be trying to improve just as cars have been trying to improve. Some people are just afraid of the change and say i just want to play the same game over again. While others say they want something new.
For me, I am looking for something to move the genre foward toward a bit more of a action mmo something like Phanasy Star Universe or Monster Hunter but a bit more open as this game seems to be. The whole Everquest/WoW thing is getting to be a bit boring. But that is just for me, I cant speak for others.
Hopefully this game delivers! =)
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Tera is going to be more of an action type game. Alot of games are comming that are more action type but all of these games are Asian which I love but most people hate. I dont like Western mmos. I have tried them all and just dont see how people play these go fetch x go kill x type games but then again I know alot of people dont see how somebody like me can play Lineage II for 5 years which is a grind type game.
If you looking for more action look up Mabinogi Heroes, Continent Of The Ninth ( AKA C9 ), Blade & Soul, Berkanix and Dragon Nest. These are the games I am looking forward to because I too am looking for some action.


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MMORPG.com, Perfect World Entertainment, Cryptic Studios and Wizards of the Coast are all co-sponsoring a panel at this weekend's New York Comic Con. Titled "Neverwinter Adventure Zones: From Campaign Guide to MMO World", the panel will discuss the unique challenges of bringing a pen and paper game into being an MMO.
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It all depends on how PW monitizes this game. My guess is people will not like how they implement the cash shop.
Going to take a wait and see attitude until we see how expensive it is going to be to play.
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After an hour or so of work, you finish a dungeon, kill the boss and he drops.... a lockbox. You can now sell it on the auction house for enough money to buy a drink in the game or you can pay a dollar and a quarter to see what is inside.
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War...war never change
If this game will be a D&D table game simulator i will so play it,but
It is starting bad,i just cant log in with my previously created acc,its just refusing it like i never registered
PS: no n00b acc pass or username misstakes
WoW 4ys,EVE 4ys,EU 4ys
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A box price and purely cosmetic cash shop would be better...people will shun this if they try exploiting the players... revive now immediatly here for 2 bucks or.restart from.the.beginning...lol
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Originally posted by Talonsin
The lockbox drop system does not work that way. Lockboxs have the potential to drop from any enemy, which does include bosses, but that in no way means that lockboxs will be the only loot. If my experience with lockboxs tells me anything, its that if a lockbox drops, that does not exclude the possibility of regular loot dropping from the same mob at the same time as the lockbox. I have had lockboxs and regular loot drop from the same mob plenty of times.
Also, Star Trek Online is the only Cryptic game with lockboxs. Champions Online does not have lockboxs, and Neverwinter will not necessarily have them either.
Also, I can't help but notice that people are only complaining about lockboxs in Star Trek Online and not, oh say the Black Lion Chests in Guild Wars 2 that use the EXACT SAME drop system, requires SIMILARLY PRICED keys, and DO NOT have any possibility of dropping rare equipment. In other words, STAR TREK ONLINE LOCKBOXS ARE, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, A BETTER DEAL THAN GUILD WARS 2 BLACK LION CHESTS AND GIVE BETTER INCENTIVES FOR BUYING THE KEYS TO OPEN THEM.
I am not hating on Guild Wars 2. I love it. I play it every day. However, one thing that ticks me off is when people complain about something that not only is something that isn't worth complaining over, but something that is actually better than something done the exact same say in another game that nobody complains about (that and people baselessly thinking said system, that in no way hampers the experience of a game, will be implemented in another game by the same company, and will be used to hamper the gaming experience of the new game).
Since when is Tuesday a direction?
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@ MadDemon64
Well said bro, most won't bash there favorite game, and turn a blind eye to the fact that there favorite game has the same cheeky scheme also.. But you know what they'll say? They'll say oh, its not pay to win but if a system like that is in neverwinter, its gonna come down to it being paid to win because stats matter alot...
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Originally posted by MadDemon64
I get what you are saying, but you have to appreciate that it's the fact that the GW2 boxes do *not* have anything that's really that desirable in them that makes them a 'lighter' version of the model?
If the BL boxes had a chance to drop rare gear or whatever then that would actually make them more exploitative, not less.
And I have to ask... do the keys drop in world off mobs or 'quest' rewards (and in the boxes themselves) in STO like they do in GW2?
Because in GW2 I have opened a ton of boxes and never once purchased a key...
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The point many of you above are forgetting is PW now owns Cryptic. That changes the cash shop dynamics drastically. PW is well known for having some of the most expensive cash shops in the genre.
I have no problems putting money into a game that I like. I put some money into Perfect World until I realized what a huge money sink that game was. That is what I have trouble with and why I am going to take a wait and see attitude. If they make the cash shop mandatory, like it is in their other games, then they can take their game and shove it.
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I still don't understand the F2Player mentality. I'm seeing more and more of these types that:
1. Want a high quality F2P game
2. Complain when too much emphasis is placed on a cash shop
3. Complain a lot!
If the price of the software is free, and the cost of access is free. How is the developer supposed to make money so that the service can continue to be free? Money has to be made somewhere... and if its not ads... then its going to be from YOU the player. So doesn't it make sense that they fill the cash shop with all sorts of goodies and run all sorts of promotions to encourage you to actually spend money? Of course it does!
Just the other day, I was reading an AION news bit and in the comments alone, some claimed the game had the best cash shop and some claimed it had the worst! You guys don't even know what you want! I just don't understand it. If anyone deserves blame for ruining this genre, its us... the players (and yes, some devs have had their part)!
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i would rather pay a sub any day than have to dael w/cash shops. I want to pay my 15 buck and not worry about it.
F2P ends up costing more in the long run.
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Why is it said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Is there a shortage of bad ones?
Originally posted by rwyan
Think of it this way:
Yes the game is F2P
Yes the game has a cash shop. and ther is a huge difference between Cryptics/PWs Shop and others.
I play eden Eternal, Perfect World, Star Trek Online, and World of Tanks. I have seen several shops nad have to say that yeah a 15 buck a month sub isnt missed but when you start to add up the cost of the points you purchase and then the amount of points needed to purchase a said item it gets to cost far more than a 15 buck a month sub. and thats the real side of it.
Consider this: In WoW you want to collect a hell of alot of mounts, vanity pets, even Legendaries you can go out and do it either solo or in parties. Some require quests, others are drops/reps. All youve invested is Time... And the 15/month sub as stated previously.
oh and for those who dont know the math Ive played WoW since the release of Vanilla.. My total investment to date: 1440 - 60 (Hospitalization) so.. $1380 over 9 years. oh and 2 bucks for the authenticator.. sorry :p
So now we get to the F2P games I played STO for about 3 months collected over 500 lock boxes.. first ferengi then the veloren? not sure what the new ones are... i trashed them immediately... anyway so what was it a buck or two per key for those lock boxes? damn thats 500-1000 in 3-4 months of play....and that still doesnt count the constitution class Enterprise I bought, nor the Tri Vector assault Cruiser.... well lets just say if I played STO for 9 years and tried to keep up with it and Open the lock boxes for the chnce of getting a new ship or pet ... hell itll cost far more than the 1300+ I spent for WOW..
In the end If you are whining about Subs you have no clue what you are talking about .. Its a simple fact.. F2P games tend to be far more costly when you dont have that reminder of how much youve spent...
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I'll try my best not to monopolize the league next year
I'll try my best not to monopolize the league next year
I would have won if I was still in the league.
Jk, but I want to join next year.
yeah congrats you dominated this year
2014 season
23 rushes for 255yards 3td
39 pancake blocks
50 tackles 3 sacks (3 td saving tackles including final tackle as time expired to clinch win, hit of the game 9/14 & 10/26 )
9-0-1 record///// invited to play in tiny mite bowl and beat the team we tied in regular season
youtube (youth football Iselin Giants and look for video that's 4 mins 19sec)
and hope to dominate again next year. Happy New Year everyone.
Check out this website I found: http://www.leaguesafe.com
I definitely see this being the manner in which payments will be collected for next season's GMB league. Most importantly, you can withdrawal winnings from this site immediately following the season, which is huge, since I only got around to getting my entire winnings from this year just last month; real pain in the ***.
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lol the one time cam has looked good is when he faced the giants. matt cassell can look like peyton manning against our defense.
Point is though that a starting RB who gets 80% of the carries is a safe pick.
Witten has killed me a couple games this year. But his upside is better than Willis.
Lifetime member of the "specific element" and proud of it.
I like McGahee more if Calvin is out. If Detroit manage to go up early, it could get ugly with Weeden throwing ducks everywhere.
Witten is ok... Seems like more of a WR game vs Washington, though.
I think Megatron will play at CLE but not at 100% or should I play Josh Gordon vs DET..?
I went cam and he blew up
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Sat., March 15
vs. Peoria Rivermen (32-24-4-4)
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The Wolves, who lead the 29-team American Hockey League with a .742 winning percentage, play all three of their games this week at the Allstate Arena, where they have registered a 23-7-1-1 record this season, outscoring opponents, 116-83 along the way.
--- Jason Krog: Racked up 10 points (6G, 3A) in the last eight games, which includes potting both of Chicago's goals in Sunday's 2-1 win over Peoria ... Leads the AHL with 84 points in 62 outings, a career-high and 10 more than the next-closet player ... Ranks second in the league with 54 assists and is tied for second with 30 goals, both career highs ... Netted multiple points 25 times this year, which includes posting a season-high two goals on seven occasions
--- Ondrej Pavelec: Has not been defeated in regulation in 14 consecutive starts, racking up 11 wins, one overtime loss and two shootout losses during that span ... Surrendered just 18 goals in his last 14 games (411 saves on 429 shots) ... Leads AHL rookies and ranks second overall with 26 wins (26-9-2) in just 37 appearances this season ... Named the AHL's goaltender of the month for February
--- Brett Sterling: Leads the AHL with 32 goals and shares third on Chicago and 15th in the league with 54 points in 52 games this season ... Ranks fourth in franchise history with 87 markers in just 129 career games in a Wolves uniform, which includes a league-best 55 tallies last year
--- Colin Stuart: Registered four assists and a +5 plus/minus rating in the last two games, which includes tallying a career-high three assists and a +4 rating on Saturday ... Recorded eight helpers and 12 points in 42 games with the Wolves and three goals and five points in 18 games during his NHL debut with the Atlanta Thrashers this season
--- Joe Motzko: Held without a point for the first time in a Wolves uniform on Sunday after racking up seven points (2G, 5A) in his first five tilts ... Assigned to the Wolves on Feb. 26 after being acquired by the Atlanta Thrashers from the Washington Capitals ... Ranks second on the Wolves and is tied for 13th in the league with 55 points, 48 of which (21G, 27A) were recorded in 48 contests with the Hershey Bears
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--- Chicago's 44 wins and 92 points are the most in franchise history through 62 games; the squad's 44 victories share the AHL lead with Providence while its 92 points rank second behind the Bruins, who have played two more contests.
--- The Wolves hold a 12-point cushion for the West Division lead and an eight-point advantage for the top spot in the Western Conference.
--- The Wolves and Hamilton Bulldogs will square off at the Allstate Arena
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--- Forwards Jason Krog and Brett Sterling share the AHL lead with eight game-winning goals, two shy of matching a single-season franchise record.
--- Despite playing in just 62 games, tied for the third-fewest in the AHL, the Wolves have registered a league-high 233 goals this season.
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Sun, March 9
Chicago 2, (at) Peoria 1
--- The Wolves used two first-period goals from Jason Krog to earn a 2-1 victory over the Peoria Rivermen at Carver Arena
--- Netminder Ondrej Pavelec registered saves on 32 of the 33 shots he faced
Sat., March 8
(at) Chicago 5, Quad City 3
--- Trailing 3-1 midway through the second period, Chicago staged a comeback with four straight goals to earn a 5-3 win over the Quad City Flames at the Allstate Arena
--- Linemates Andre Deveaux (2G), Kevin Doell (2A) and Colin Stuart (3A) all posted multiple points in the tilt
--- Goaltender Robert Gherson notched 25 saves on 28 shots
Fri., March 7
Iowa 4, (at) Chicago 3 (SO)
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CCP #3 – Medellin, Colombia
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One of the most enthusiastic paintball communities I have been to. My trip to Colombia was nothing short of amazing. It started out with an over night flight to Miami where I had a nice 6 hour layover, those are always fun. I took a nap in the Lounge and tried to hold in my excitement of getting to South / Central America for paintball for the first time. I didn't know what to expect, what sort of venue they would have, the talent level, how friendly the people were, this was all a new experience for me and I couldn't wait to see what was in store. After my long wait I finally got on the plane, here we go, next stop, COLOMBIA!
I landed Wednesday night around 8pm and got picked up by our friend Tito who plays for one of the DYE teams down there. He took us back to our massive house, I was amazed when we pulled up. This place was a Colombian mansion villa style that I fell in love with. We had juke boxes, pool tables, outdoor verandas with fountains and everything. This was the real deal. It had been a long travel day so I set my things down and decided to take a shower. I was in for a rude awakening when I was told that we didn't have any hot water! So, I say whatever, when in Rome right? Or Colombia.. So I turn the water on and hop in. This must have been the coldest shower I had ever taken in my life. It felt like jumping into one of my ice baths that I prepare for my knee. Nonetheless it felt good to get clean and go eat some authentic Colombian food.
We spent a few days traveling the city and seeing Medellin. I must say, it was pretty cool being able to walk freely in a city that was once ruled by Pablo Escobar. What they had to overcome is astonishing and I feel blessed to have had such a safe trip to this beautiful country. The team took us all around the main spots of downtown Medellin and let us fulfill our wanderlust for the night, but work would start early the next morning.
Friday I woke up, excited to meet everyone at the clinic. I always love to see what type of players show up because there is so much talent across the world. I always go to a clinic hoping to find at least 1 kid that really has what it takes to become a pro. This clinic was filled with them. Everyone was dedicated to learning our program and using the techniques we gave them to improve.
We must have had about 20 participants and 100 spectators. It was crazy how involved everyone down there was and it was an honor to have people so interested in what I do. We wrapped up the day with some autographs and giveaways and everyone was more than thankful. I had an awesome time after we were done just hanging around the field with the players. Everyone there was really friendly and made us feel at home. Now that the clinic was over, it was time to win a tournament.
We went back to the house for a mellow night because we wanted to be fresh for the event. The league ran fairly smooth, although they could absolutely use some improvement with organization I thought everything went pretty well. The CCP seems to be a growing league down in South America and I'm excited to see how far they've come. We got through our two days of play and were in the finals, only dropping 1 point the entire tournament. Sure enough the team that beat us that 1 point would be the team we faced in the finals, where they scored another point but still lost 1-4 against us.
We won the tournament and suddenly the stands had completely emptied. Every single person inside the stadium was lined up to take pictures and have me sign autographs. It was truly an overwhelming feeling and it made me really think about how thankful I am to be in a situation where I can have such a positive influence on people because of paintball. I take my responsibility very serious and Colombia was an event that reminded me of everything this sport has given me. Traveling the world and doing what I love, cant beat that. Cant wait to get back down there and see how much it continues to grow in South America. Gracias amigos!
-Marcello #33
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Gov. Scott Walker's approval numbers dip, poll by Democratic firm shows
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's approval numbers saw a modest dip in the latest numbers from a Democratic-leaning polling firm.
The Republican governor's ratings are 48% approval to 49% disapproval, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling. In November, the firm found that 51% of Wisconsin voters approved of Walker to 46% who disapproved.
Walker leads all but one of the possible Democratic candidates included in the survey, running ahead of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, former U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, and Madison firefighter and union leader Mahlon Mitchell. »Read Full Article(82)
Charge three officers, Derek Williams inquest jury recommends
In a historic verdict, an inquest jury recommended Thursday that three Milwaukee police officers be criminally charged in connection with the in-custody death of Derek Williams in July 2011.
"I feel like Martin Luther King. I feel like Malcolm X. I feel like Rosa Parks," Williams' aunt, Mayleen Jordan, said after she and other family members walked out of the courtroom chanting Williams' name. "I feel great today. I feel like a winner."
Thursday marked the first time an inquest jury in Milwaukee County has recommended charges against a police officer in at least 25 years. »Read Full Article(588)
Treacherous morning commute predicted in Milwaukee area
Wind gusts as high 30 mph early Friday were expected to whip up a 2-to-4 inch overnight snowfall, creating treacherous driving conditions for the morning commute, according to the National Weather Service in Sullivan.
A winter storm that made its entrance into the upper Midwest on Thursday night was expected to drop a total of between 4 and 6 inches of snow on the Milwaukee area before Friday night, the weather service said.
A winter weather advisory issued by the weather service was to remain in effect for the entire state until 6 p.m. Friday. »Read Full Article(13)
Man shot during attempted robbery on south side
A 45-year-old man was shot in an apparent robbery attempt shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday in an alley in the 2400 block of S. 9th Place, police said.
The man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
No further information on the shooting was released.
No injuries reported in south side fire
Milwaukee firefighters were still on the scene of two-alarm fire on the south side late Thursday.
There were no reports of injuries, authorities said.
The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m. in the 2500 block of S. 29th St., authorities said.
An investigation into the origin and cause of the blaze had not yet begun late Thursday.
Bucks acquire Magic guard J.J. Redick
A hectic trade deadline day had the Milwaukee Bucks as the last team standing with a chance to land Atlanta forward Josh Smith.
But the Hawks ultimately decided to keep Smith as negotiations went down to the final minutes before the 2 p.m. Thursday deadline.
Bucks general manager John Hammond didn't come away empty-handed, however. »Read Full Article(57)
No rubber stamp for Walker budget
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's fellow Republicans are embracing most of his proposed budget but also signaling they may scale back his plan to borrow more than $1 billion and hire 700 employees.
In another sign that significant changes to the budget could be coming, an Assembly leader said Thursday that Republicans are considering cutting taxes beyond what Walker proposed. Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette), co-chairman of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, said Assembly Republicans will review the tax code and are looking specifically at making changes to at least some of 52 tax credit programs.
Some of those credits could increase, while others could be reduced or eliminated, he said. But the overall goal is to further reduce taxes beyond what Walker proposed, Nygren said. Those tax reductions would require cuts to other parts of the budget. »Read Full Article(339)
Walker's budget paves way for I-94 lanes
Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill includes a provision that would repeal a law that prohibits a freeway rehabilitation project from adding vehicle lanes on I-94 adjacent to Wood National Cemetery.
Like other parts of the region's freeway system, the stretch of I-94 between N. 25th and N. 70th streets is deteriorating. But planning for that stretch of roadway, including plans for widening, was met with opposition from neighbors living in the Story Hill neighborhood.
Many grave sites in Wood are adjacent to the shoulder of the freeway. Widening the freeway in that stretch would require moving the graves. »Read Full Article(152)
Man charged with intimidation in Mazomanie homicide
Madison - Prosecutors have charged a man accused of killing his half brother with intimidating a witness.
According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, Jeffrey Vogelsberg threatened his grandfather, James Robar, in a letter from jail last week.
Robar called police in July to report that Vogelsberg's half brother, Matthew Graville, was missing. Detectives eventually found Graville's body buried in the woods. Prosecutors charged Vogelsberg in November with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse. »Read Full Article
New website to focus on health, wellness for African-American men
Two veterans of the Milwaukee media market have launched a website - Brain Brawn & Body - that focuses on health and wellness for African-American men.
Eric Von, a former television reporter and host of The Morning Magazine on WMCS (1290 AM), got the idea for the site about three years ago.
"The information is out there," Von said, "but no one has taken the time to present it to an audience that really does want it." »Read Full Article(22)
Brady Corp. announces global reorganization as loss narrows
In a move that will eliminate 5% to 7% of its worldwide workforce, Brady Corp. Thursday announced a broad reorganization meant to cut costs and integrate the global operations of the Milwaukee-based manufacturer.
Brady announced the new measures as it released its latest quarterly earnings, which showed that Brady narrowed its losses but still fell short of Wall Street expectations. The stock closed down $1 or 2.8% to end at $34.46, recovering from a low of $31.42 at the opening of trading.
The company, with operations across Asia and Europe, did not specify how the measures would affect its workforce in metro Milwaukee. »Read Full Article
Masters spent life promoting the voices of children
Jared Masters was just a toddler, but he had a problem. "I couldn't say anything with the letter S," he says now, saying the S just fine.
He went to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to deal with his S problem, and his older brother Cash went there for speech problems, too. Their father, Joseph Masters - who also had speech problems as a child - watched as his sons got better.
The president of The Kinetic Company, a manufacturer of industrial knives, Joseph Masters decided to give. That was more than 30 years and $1 million ago, and the hospital center where such problems were treated became the Masters Family Speech and Hearing Center in 1996. »Read Full Article
Wausau Paper to close mill in Brainerd, Minn.
The same pressures that's been forcing the closure of paper mills across the Midwest which produce book and magazine grade paper, has begun to spill over to mills that make packaging and other non-publishing paper.
That latest evidence came Thursday when Wausau Paper Corp. abruptly announced the closure of its second paper mill in a year.
Under hostile pressure from a Manhattan hedge fund called Starboard Value LLC, the Wisconsin paper maker said it would shut its mill in Brainerd, Minn., leaving 130 without a job. One year ago, also under pressure from Starboard, Wausau closed its mill in the Wisconsin village of Brokaw, which made paper for printing and writing. Founded in 1899, Brokaw was the mill that launched the 114-year-old paper company and its closure eliminated 450 jobs. »Read Full Article(9)
Budget plan puts county in tight spot
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed two-year freeze on local aid wasn't exactly cause for joy among Milwaukee County officials Thursday, but the governor's budget announcement didn't prompt the fear and dread generated by major cuts in Walker's first state budget two years ago.
"I wouldn't say I'm happy about it," Budget Director Craig Kammholz said. "They've lowered my expectations."
The lack of funding in the governor's new budget to backfill a $14 million transit aid cut the state handed the county two years ago remains a key concern and focus of county lobbying efforts. »Read Full Article(4)
Lines drawn over debate on residency requirement law
One day after Gov. Scott Walker proposed ending residency rules for municipal and school district employees statewide, both sides of the debate moved quickly Thursday to stake out their positions.
The powerful Milwaukee Police Association and the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 emerged publicly to praise Walker's plan, and were joined by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, the state's largest police organization, and Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.
"Governor Walker's proposal to end stringent residency requirements will allow law enforcement agencies to draw from a larger pool of candidates," said Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association. "This change in the law will substantially provide law enforcement agencies around the state with the flexibility they need to ensure Wisconsin's success in remaining a safe place in which to live, work and raise a family." »Read Full Article(232)
Bird flu research gets new guidelines
The federal government Thursday unveiled broad new guidelines for funding future bird flu research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and elsewhere.
The new guidelines "suggest we're moving closer" to removing a voluntary moratorium on the research in the U.S., Rebecca Moritz, research compliance specialist for UW-Madison's Select Agent Program, said Thursday.
Under the guidelines, UW-Madison would not be required to make any structural or procedural changes at its Influenza Research Institute to resume studying how the H5N1 avian influenza virus could become transmissible among mammals, and possibly people. »Read Full Article(1)
Ron Johnson, Tammy Baldwin: No pair of senators are further apart
If congressional voting records are any guide, no state has two U.S. senators who are further apart politically than Wisconsin's Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin.
Johnson, a Republican, ranks to the right of roughly 95% of his Senate colleagues in two well-established nonpartisan rating systems, one by the National Journal and one by political scientists Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. He was rated the fifth most conservative senator in 2012 in ratings released this week by the National Journal.
Baldwin, a Democrat, ranked to the left of the vast majority of her House colleagues in the same rating systems before she arrived in the Senate last month. »Read Full Blog Post(231)
HUD secretary touts 'promise zones' project in Milwaukee visit
As part of President Barack Obama's State of the Union call to help the nation's middle class, the government plans to create "promise zones" in as many as 20 distressed communities across the country, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Thursday in Milwaukee.
Donovan met with Mayor Tom Barrett, Racine Mayor John Dickert, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and other community leaders to discuss ways to help the middle class and rebuild communities.
Part of that plan calls for the promise zones, which Donovan said could be located in urban neighborhoods or rural counties. »Read Full Article(4)
Politifact Wisconsin takes an In Context look at Scott Walker's speech on Medicaid
New today from PolitiFact Wisconsin:
Our In Context look at Gov. Scott Walker's Medicaid-food stamps-unemployment reform speech, which was ripped by Democrats such as U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and state Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson. (7)
Milwaukee police officer shoots man at crime scene
Police responding to a domestic violence call Friday shot and critically wounded a man they say had just shot and wounded his girlfriend.
The incident occurred about noon in the 5200 block of N. 45th St.
According to Milwaukee Police Department officials, officers were dispatched to a residence after receiving a report that shots had been fired. Two sergeants found an armed 43-year-old man, officials said. The man was threatening to shoot his girlfriend, children and other family members. »Read Full Article
Teagate? Teavana barista confirms stores brew misleadingly strong samples
I KNEW IT! Teavana stores brew misleadingly strong store samples, and now a former barista has confirmed on the record that Teavana uses up to 12 times more tea than the instructions say.
In an anonymous interview with The Consumerist today, a former barista reveals that I was correct when I revealed last Friday that the reason the prohibitively expensive loose-leaf tea you brew at home doesn't taste like it does at the stores is that baristas use several times more tea than what is recommended to customers.
My issue with this is the store isn't honest about it. Consumers assume they will get the same taste as the samples if they follow the instructions. This tricks customers who are hesitant to splurge on the (admittedly wonderful, but overpriced) loose-leaf tea into thinking they can brew tea that tastes like the store samples for 1/3 - or less - of what it actually costs. While that's still expensive, customers think it's acceptable for an occasional treat. »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Bodies of two snowmobilers found in Lake Superior
Bayfield - Crews have recovered the bodies of two men who died after their snowmobile went into Lake Superior near Madeline Island.
The two men were last seen leaving Bayfield heading to Madeline Island at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. A caller to 911 reported them missing 12 hours later.
Searchers found the body of one man next to a partially submerged snowmobile in the water near the South Channel shortly after the 911 call was received. The second man's body was found about three hours later. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee County looking for rightful owners of more than $2 million
Milwaukee County wants your help so it can give back more than $2 million in unclaimed funds.
The 2013 list of unclaimed funds totals $2.05 million.
"Our goal is to return this money to its rightful owners," said county Treasurer Dan Diliberti. The money comes from payments that couldn't be delivered because of incomplete address information, including payments for services, jury duty checks, bail money and refunds, according to the treasurer's office.
A listing of unclaimed funds can be found at the county treasurer's website.
First Stage adds four performances of 'Pinkalicious'
First Stage Children's Theater is extending the run of "Pinkalicious the Musical" by adding four performances.
The show opens 7 p.m. Friday at the Marcus Center's Todd Wehr Theater. First Stage had added 7 p.m. performances March 9, 23, 26 and 27 to the schedule. The March 27 show will close the run.
Adapted from a book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, "Pinkalicious" features a girl who can't get enough pink in her life, with consequences for everyone.
For tickets, visit www.firststage.org or call (414) 273-7206. First Stage recommends this production for people 3 years and older. (1)
4 finalists named for UW-Madison chancellor
Four out-of-state finalists have emerged in a national search for the next leader of Wisconsin's flagship university, including acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank.
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced the finalists for the position of chancellor at UW-Madison on Thursday after a 25-member search and screen committee winnowed the field of candidates.
In addition to Blank, the finalists are: Nicholas P. Jones, dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; Michael H. Schill, dean and law professor at the University of Chicago Law School; and Kim A. Wilcox, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan State University. »Read Full Article(3)
Beloit College remains on lockdown after gun threat
Beloit College continues on lockdown in response to a request by police regarding a situation at an apartment building in the 900 block of Park Ave., college spokesman Jason Hughes said Thursday afternoon.
The college was advised to go on lockdown as a precaution about 12:40 p.m., he said.
The apartment on Park Ave. is about a block from the main campus of the school. Police said there's a person believed to have a firearm in the apartment building, he said.
Students and those at the college were advised to remain indoors until more information is available.
Mortgage delinquency rate in Wisconsin drops
The delinquency rate of mortgages in Wisconsin fell in the fourth quarter as the housing market continued its healing process, a report released Thursday shows.
At the end of the year, 5.84% of residential mortgage loans in Wisconsin were at least 30 days past due, compared with 5.94% at the same time in 2011, according to a quarterly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The delinquency rate includes loans that are at least one payment overdue but not loans that are in the process of foreclosure. »Read Full Article
Extra patrols in Waterford after attempted abduction
The Racine County Sheriff's Department put extra patrols out near schools and was reviewing school video and talking to students Thursday after a 15-year-old Waterford Union High School student reported that someone tried to abduct her, authorities said.
Sheriff's Lt. Steve Sikora said Thursday that no arrests had been made, and that the case remains under investigation.
"We consider it a legitimate incident, and we're following up," Sikora said. »Read Full Article
Absentees may decide GOP race
The results of Tuesday's Republican primary for the 98th Assembly District in Waukesha County - where Adam Neylon emerged the unofficial winner by a slim margin of 30 votes - hangs in the balance as municipal clerks wait a few more days for a total of 154 unreturned absentee ballots.
Clerks in four of five communities in the district are waiting until 4 p.m. Friday to see how many of the absentee ballots show up, Waukesha County Clerk Kathleen Novack said Thursday.
State law requires clerks to count absentee ballots that arrive by the Friday after an election as long as they are postmarked the day of the election. »Read Full Article(16)
Habush law firm loses privacy claim appeal over Internet key words
The state Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a right to privacy claim filed by one personal injury law firm against a competitor over its purchase of the plaintiffs' names as search engine key words to bring up ads for the competitors' firm.
Habush, Habush & Rottier made national news in 2009 when it sued Cannon & Dunphy. The two firms are the largest personal injury practices in Wisconsin.
The Cannon firm had paid to have three major Internet search engines turn up sponsored ads for Cannon & Dunphy whenever users searched on Habush or Rottier. The ads, clearly marked as sponsored, appeared above or near hits for Habush, Habush & Rottier that came up from the organic search. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Fund to help mother of Milwaukee boy who died in fire
A fund has been started to help Eva Graf, an Iraq war veteran who lost her 7-year-old son, Miguel Quintanilla, in a fire at her house Saturday morning in the 3400 block of S. 10th St.
"She has nothing. She has no home. Her clothing was in the home," said Gail Baldwin, who knows Graf.
Graf's son was pulled from the burning house with second- and third-degree burns and smoke inhalation. Although firefighters revived Quintanilla twice outside the building, he died Sunday at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
Contributions to help his mother may be sent to: The Miguel Quintanilla Fund, VA Credit Union, 5000 W. National Ave., Room B-0431, Milwaukee, WI 53295.
Boulevard Theatre tries to connect with 'The Last Romance'
One afternoon, a long-widowed man taking his daily walk decides to "go a little crazy," choosing a different path. He stumbles upon a dog park, as well as "the most beautiful woman I've seen in 20 years."
So begins the unlikely courtship at the center of Joe DiPietro's "The Last Romance," which is receiving its Milwaukee premiere at the Boulevard Theatre, in a production that opened Wednesday night under Mark Bucher's direction.
DiPietro's script envisions its leads - Ralph and Carol - as 80 and nearly so; given that Boulevard actors Michael Weber and Anita Domnitz are younger, Bucher has tweaked the script, making Ralph 67 and Carol 60-something. »Read Full Article(1)
As county executive candidate, Walker supported residency
When Scott Walker was a candidate for Milwaukee County executive in March 2002, he told a voters forum that he was in support of lifting residency requirements for Milwaukee Public Schools employees.
But candidate Walker also said at the time he was a supporter of Milwaukee County's residency rule.
On Wednesday, Gov. Scott Walker put a provision in the state budget that would end residency requirements for all local units of government statewide. The measure, if approved, would most affect the city of Milwaukee, which has a strict residency rule for all of its employees. »Read Full Blog Post(80)
Gov. Walker would cut labor agency's budget
Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget would cut two-thirds of the jobs and half of the budget from the state commission settling disputes between public employee unions and their employers.
Walker's budget would also attach the free-standing commission to a larger agency, the state Department of Workforce Development.
The Republican governor removed much of the work of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission in 2011 when he repealed most collective bargaining for most public workers. He has added, however, at least a few new duties to the commission. »Read Full Blog Post(25)
Johnson Controls joins U.S. challenge to cut energy waste
Johnson Controls Inc. said Thursday it will cut energy use at its 71 U.S factories by 25% in the next six years.
The Glendale company made the announcement as it joined the Better Buildings Challenge, an Obama administration initiative to cut energy use and provide savings in energy costs.
The announcement came after President Barack Obama set a goal during last week's State of the Union address that homes and businesses should cut energy waste by half over the next two decades. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Kohl's donates $1.5 million to TED
Kohl's Department Stores said Thursday the company is donating $1.5 million in its ongoing support for TED, a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for innovative thinkers to present ideas.
The organization's TED-Ed forum offers free educational content to educators and students. The content is available at the website ted.com.
The donation comes from the Kohl's Cares program, which sells special merchandise, including plush toys and books, and donates 100% of the net profit to benefit children's health and education initiatives nationwide. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Attorney Hannah Dugan to be offered interim CEO post at troubled SDC
Attorney Hannah Dugan will be offered the post of interim CEO of the Social Development Commission for 12 months.
At a special meeting Wednesday night, the commission board voted 7-5 to extend the offer to Dugan to lead the anti-poverty agency that has been in turmoil. The offer is pending standard agency checks and agreement on a contract, salary and other terms.
She was one of four candidates, including Marvin Pratt, former acting Milwaukee mayor and Common Council president, who were considered for the position. »Read Full Article(10)
Universities overtake prisons in Gov. Walker's budget
Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker's budget would start to reverse a more than decade-old trend of Wisconsin's public universities losing ground in the state budget to prisons.
The 26 universities and colleges in the University of Wisconsin System would receive an additional $106 million in state money over the two-year budget to focus on turning out graduates primed for high-demand professions. That would make up much, though far from all, of the $315 million in cuts that universities took during the current budget.
Meanwhile, state prisons are getting less than $5 million in new money.
Over the two year budget the UW System would see state tax money for its operations rise from $1.13 billion year to $1.23 billion. The Department of Corrections would stay at $1.16 billion. (56)
Small town lawyer disbarred over more than 30 counts of misconduct
There aren't many lawyers in tiny Gillett, Wis., and now there are even fewer.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday revoked the license of Joan Marie Boyd after she agreed she could not defend against more than 30 claims of ethical violations. Boyd formerly practiced in Shawano and lives in Gillett, in Oconto County, according to the court.
Boyd (Marquette, '89) faced 28 counts in eight grievances already reviewed by a a committee, plus eight more pending grievances. She consented to the revocation. She had previously been the subject of two public reprimands and three suspensions, dating back to 2000, for a variety of ethical violations ranging from forging a client's signature on a check, comingling client funds with her own, and failing to act with competence and diligence. »Read Full Blog Post(17)
Fire, police unions applaud Walker on ending residency rule
Both the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 and the Milwaukee Police Association issued statements on Thursday praising Gov. Scott Walker for proposing to end the residency rule that requires police officers and firefighters to live in the city.
Walker actually went even further. His new budget calls for the end of the residency rule statewide. The proposal, if approved by the Legislature, affects all local units of government, including school districts and counties.
Here is the statement from the firefighters union head, Dave Seager: »Read Full Blog Post(151)
Germantown superintendent resigns
Superintendent of the Germantown School District Susan Borden is resigning from her position at the end of the school year.
Borden has accepted a position as superintendent of the DeForest Area School District in Madison. Her last day in Germantown is June 30, after which she will immediately begin her position with DeForest.
"It's just a wonderful opportunity personally and professionally," she said. »Read Full Article(26)
Generac announces secondary sale of stock
Generac Holdings Inc., the Waukesha-based maker of portable and standby home generators, has announced a secondary offering of 10 million common shares by funds affiliated with CCMP Capital.
The stock is priced at $35 a share. The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from this offering. The shares in the offering are not being sold by the company or any of its officers or directors, according to Generac.
Generac's shares closed Wednesday at $35.94.
A week ago, the company reported a 28% sales increase in its fourth quarter. Generac said it had $342 million in fourth-quarter sales, up from $267 million a year earlier. It earned $28.3 million, or 41 cents a share, compared with $267 million, or $3.91, in fourth quarter 2011; the year-ago results included a $238 million tax benefit.
Firefighters rescue eight from Janesville apartment fire
Janesville - Janesville firefighters rescued eight people from balconies during an apartment fire early Thursday.
Seven people were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation, officials said.
Officials said firefighters were called to a 12-unit apartment building about 2:20 a.m. Thursday and found heavy smoke coming from one of the apartments. »Read Full Article
Bus driver convicted of sexually assaulting student wins new trial
A Milwaukee school bus driver who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a Whitefish Bay High School girl on his bus was granted a new trial Wednesday by the state Court of Appeals.
The appeals court agreed with Gene Echols that the trial judge erred when she allowed testimony from his supervisor that "he only stutters when he lies," and blocked evidence about the girl's discpline history at school.
According to the opinion, the 15-year-old girl said she was the first student on Echols' bus one morning in 2010 and that he made two unscheduled stops before picking up other students and sexually assaulted her. »Read Full Blog Post
Barrett: Walker is abandoning Republican notion of local control
Mayor Tom Barrett says Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to end residency rules statewide for all units of local government means he is abandoning an ideal Republicans have long subscribed to: local control.
"By abandoning the Republican mantra of local control, he is paying back supporters with a political favor," Barrett said at a late-night news conference Wednesday night at City Hall.
The political favor Barrett is referring to involves the Milwaukee Police Association and the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215. Both unions have pressed for an end to residency rules for years and supported Walker in the recall election last year and in the 2010 gubernatorial election. »Read Full Blog Post(194)
Former Wyndham Hotel near airport to be razed for parking lot
The former Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel will be demolished, perhaps starting in April, the property's new owner says.
Much of the 16-acre site that now houses the sprawling building, 4747 S. Howell Ave., will be added to the former hotel's parking lots to create a long-term parking operation for customers flying in and out of Mitchell International Airport, said Gilad Lumer, a partner at Los Angeles-based L&R Group.
L&R operates off-site airport parking lots in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Its Milwaukee lot, which is projected to begin operations by September, would have spaces for around 1,100 cars, Lumer said. »Read Full Blog Post(27)
On Tap Today: A whole lotta Soul Train
Get your best boogie-down move out of the attic and join in the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Soul Train Dance Line Thursday at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino. If you don't get in the line itself, you can have a blast from the past watching the fun.
Take a different kind of stroll down Memory Lane at the Mitchell Park Domes Thursday night during "Elvis Tribute Night." This is one of the most popular Domes events, and Wisconsin's own Tony Rocker & The Comeback Special will perform. Dress up like The King and you could win $100.
And now for something completely sophisticated. Spend "An Evening with Noel Coward," the world-renowned English playwright, actor and composer who loved to stay in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee police investigating shooting, fatal crash
Milwaukee police are investigating two incidents that happened overnight.
A 22-year-old man was shot about 8 p.m. Wednesday during a quarrel in the 6600 block of N. 60th St. The man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Police also are investigating a vehicle crash that killed a man at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday at N. 30th and W. Clarke streets. Speed was a factor. The man's age is unknown, and he has not been identified.