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Carroll County opened the Fort Chiswell Christmas Tournament with a block party Thursday in a 71-42 dismantling of George Wythe.
Like a lot of teams, George Wythe had problems handling the ball against the feverish press of Carroll County (7-0). But it was the Cavaliers' post defense that set the tone from the start.
Carroll's big men made life tough on 6-5 George Wythe center Hardy Lester, a big and physical tight end on the football team who will be playing for the University of Richmond next year. The Cavs blocked three of Hardy's shots in the post in the first quarter and continued to harass Lester all night long. Lester finished with eight points, six of them coming on free throws.
"I think Austin (Horton) and Duncan (Reece) and Cody (Keith) and Lucas (Holder) did a heck of job inside. Really, all our post guys did a good job bodying up on Lester," Hawks said. "He is a big, strong, physical kid and none of our kids backed down. I was real pleased with that and we rebounded well, too."
With Carroll locking Lester down inside, the Cavs jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead. George Wythe's only basket in the first four-and-a-half minutes was a 3-pointer by Isaac Baltazar. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers got hot from the outside, knocking down three 3-pointers in the first quarter and 10 for the game. Gunnar Beamer's trifecta late in the opening quarter put Carroll ahead 19-10 after eight minutes.
Connor Lundy finished with a team-high 14 points while nailing four 3-pointers. He hit a pair of triples in the second quarter, the first giving his team a 31-17 advantage, and the second tickling the twine as time expired on the first half to increase the Cavalier lead to 38-23.
While Carroll County didn't force as many turnovers as usual with 16, the Cavalier press still made life tough on the Maroons all night long.
"When we came out and put the press on them and got the tempo where we wanted it to be, even though we didn't get the steals we usually do, we still forced some turnovers and quick shots, which is ultimately what we are trying to do," Hawks said.
Although Horton finished with just four points, he collected eight rebounds and keyed an aggressive interior defense that frustrated Lester and 6-8 sophomore center Dylan Ray.
"We are fortunate to have a number of big guys we can throw in at people and wear them down," Hawks said. "We can wrestle teams in the post that only have one or two big guys where we have three or four."
With Ryan Gravley leading the way with eight assists, Carroll outscored George Wythe (0-3) 13-5 in the third quarter to up its cushion to 51-28. Horton scored three points in the frame, while Gravley and Beamer each drilled a 3-pointer in the third.
The Cavs didn't take the foot off the pedal in the fourth when players such as Blake Dalton and Nathan Snow came off the bench. Dalton went wild in the final eight minutes, making 5-of-7 field goal attempts, including a 3-pointer, for 11 points. Snow scored three consecutive Cavalier baskets at one point as Carroll's lead stretched to 60-33.
Dalton's 3-pointer with a little over three minutes to play made it a 30-point game at 65-35.
"Blake played very well, scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter," Hawks said. "And Nathan Snow ran the floor and rebounded, just doing the kinds of things he usually does for us."
Lundy was one of four Cavaliers in double figures, joining Gravley (12 points), Dalton (11) and Beamer (10). With the win, Carroll advanced to Friday's semifinal against Fort Chiswell.
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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:
--Coy Burrows, doing business as Palmareal Produce Corporation, operating out of McAllen, Texas, for failing to pay a $14,283 award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Coy L. Burrows was listed as the sole proprietor of the business.
--California Produce Procurement Inc., operating out of Visalia, Calif., for failing to pay a $51,282 award in favor of a California seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Crespin Rodriquez was listed as the officer, director, and major stockholder of the business.
--Glacier Valley Produce Inc., operating out of Kent, Wash., for failing to pay a $6,466 award in favor of an Oregon seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Timothy J. Laughlin was listed as the officer, director, and major stockholder of the business.
--Uno Marketing Group LLC, operating out of Santa Ana, Calif., for failing to pay a $15,445 award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Edith Bejar and Angel Bejar were listed as members of the business.
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Drunken, wrong-way driver gets 18 months in prison
A recent college graduate who was driving drunk the wrong way on I-94 last fall when she struck and injured an off-duty police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of extended supervision.
Circuit Judge Michael Goulee said he believed Erin Salmon, 24, was sorry and unlikely to reoffend, but said the seriousness of the crash, and its consequences demanded prison time, a message he hopes will warn other young people about the dangers of binge drinking.
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J.J. Redick debut falls flat
J.J. Redick knows the score.
The shooting guard acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks in a trade deadline deal Thursday is fully aware he was brought in to help the team secure a playoff spot.
So Redick couldn't help but be disappointed when the Bucks squandered a late lead and lost to the Atlanta Hawks, 103-102, on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. »Read Full Article(46)
Sloppy Marquette blows chance at important victory
Villanova, Pa. - Before stepping on the Pavilion floor Saturday night, Marquette had gained a measure of Big East clarity.
Georgetown had beaten Syracuse in the afternoon to unclog a three-way tie atop the conference. Beat Villanova, and the home game Monday against Syracuse would have had a deeper meaning for the Golden Eagles.
It's still a huge game, of course, but some of its impact was lessened because Marquette fell back on a nasty road habit at an inconvenient time. »Read Full Article(12)
Braun homers in first at-bat in victory
Phoenix - Ryan Braun said he is game-ready earlier than ever in spring training, then went out and proved it.
Braun socked a home run in his first at-bat Saturday as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 2-1 victory over Oakland in their Cactus League opener at Maryvale Baseball Park.
Because he will be leaving in a week to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, Braun accelerated his pre-camp workouts and plans to get more at-bats than usual in the interim. »Read Full Article(26)
Dorothy Sanders was advocate for diversity in art
The sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta and the ladies of the garden club sat in Dorothy Nelle Sanders' living room and heard the pitch.
"I was the only white person there, and I gave this impassioned speech. I said, 'I'm tired of our children having to look only into white faces, and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. We need your help, for the children,' " the Milwaukee Art Museum's Barbara Brown Lee told them at the coffee gathering organized by Sanders. The ladies answered the call - many became guides for the museum's exhibition "Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African-American Art."
It was the beginning, too, of the museum's African-American Art Acquisition Committee - founded in 1990 by Sanders. »Read Full Article
Teacher settles claim over forced union dues payment
A former teacher in Greenwood who had $750 deducted from her pay for union dues, even after she declined to join after the passage of Act 10, has won the money back after filing complaints against the union and her former employer.
Amy Ayana filed complaints last fall with the Wisconsin Employee Relations Commission with help from lawyers at National Right to Work Foundation. The foundation announced on Thursday that the complaints had been settled.
According to the foundation, when Ayana was hired in August, she told officials she did not want to join the local teachers union. Greenwood Education Association officials twice told Ayana she had to join the union, in September and December. ASpanish teacher, Ayana resigned in 2012 at the end of the school year. »Read Full Blog Post(77)
Court action in Derek Williams' death has only just begun
A year and a half after Derek Williams' death in Milwaukee police custody, the justice system's involvement in the case is just beginning.
An inquest jury's ruling Thursday that three police officers should be charged with misdemeanors in connection with Williams' death marks the first formal decision in what could be a very long process. The case could take many more months - or even years - to wind its way through the courts: state and federal, criminal and civil.
"This is our first big step," Williams' aunt, Mayleen Jordan, said after the inquest verdict. »Read Full Article(92)
Fans injured by Daytona Nationwide crash debris
Daytona Beach, Fla. -- Twenty-eight fans were treated for injuries on and off site Saturday when a massive crash just before checkered flag flew on the NASCAR Nationwide Series opener threw debris through and over a safety fence at Daytona International Speedway grandstand.
Joie Chitwood III, Daytona International Speedway president, and Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations, made the announcement about three hours after the race. Chitwood would not comment on the severity of injuries, deferring to Halifax Hospital, where he said at least some of the 14 taken off site were seen.
Both expressed confidence that the fence could be repaired in time for Sunday's 55th Daytona 500, and Chitwood said the area where the fans were hurt would be open. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Sergio Bonaldi wins Birkebeiner in photo finish; Caitlin Gregg wins women's race
Hayward - Italian skiers won six consecutive American Birkebeiners from 2001 to 2006 and reasserted themselves at the front of the 40th anniversary race Saturday.
The five-man skate sprint in front of cowbell-clanging fans on Hayward's Main St. was a blue wave, four Italians and Czech Martin Koukal. After a lengthy review of the finish photo, Sergio Bonaldi grasped the victor's bouquet and a check for $7,500.
The photo showed that Bonaldi, 34, had a ski tip across the line just ahead of Fabio Santus, his Italian teammate and the course record-holder. Alan Martinelli was in third, three-tenths of a second from victory. »Read Full Article(2)
Auto show's rare vehicles and muscle cars get attention
By noon on Saturday, auto show novice Adam Schultz had viewed a gunmetal-colored Lamborghini and ordered a fully loaded Bloody Mary.
Ben Skretta, whose even more decked-out drink included a cheese curd and a stuffed olive, had test-driven a Dodge Challenger and was making his way with some friends up to the third-floor exhibit hall.
"We're really excited about the new Chevy vehicles," Skretta said. »Read Full Article(2)
Dock company ordered to pay in coal freighter's partial sinking
Duluth, Minn. - A Duluth dock company owes nearly $4.7 million for repairs and lost profits to the owner of a coal freighter that partially sunk in the Duluth-Superior Harbor.
The Duluth News Tribune reports the jury made the decision Thursday, after a trial that began Feb. 5.
In a 2009 lawsuit, American Steamship Co. claimed negligence by Hallett Dock Co. and Fraser Shipyards Inc. of Superior, Wis., caused the 1,000-foot-long Walter J. McCarthy Jr. to sink in January 2008. The McCarthy hit a submerged concrete structure, which tore a hole in the hull, causing it to take on water. »Read Full Article
Judge lets man stay next door to girl, 8, he's accused of assaulting
Racine - A Racine County judge is allowing a man accused of assaulting an 8-year-old neighbor to stay in his home.
Sixty-year-old Robert Lambkin is charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child. He allegedly molested the girl Feb. 12 while she was walking through an alley near her Racine home.
A court commissioner set a $10,000 signature bond for Lambkin Feb. 13 and ordered him confined on house arrest, noting Lambkin walks with a crutch and has heart problems. »Read Full Article(22)
Authorities identify 13-year-old who died in snowmobile crash
Town of Brussels - Door County sheriff's officials have publicly identified the teen who was killed when his snowmobile collided with a truck.
County Sheriff Terry Vogel says the boy is 13-year-old Brett Buhr of Brussels.
The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday in Brussels and the boy later died at a Green Bay hospital. »Read Full Article
Why Wisconsin is a hotbed of political participation
With almost three-quarters of eligible voters going to the polls, Wisconsin not only ranked second in the nation in turnout last fall, but was one of only three states where turnout was higher in 2012 than it was in 2008.
Why are people in some states more apt to vote than people in others? »Read Full Blog Post(68)
Te'o says Packers are one of two teams with which he has visited at combine
Indianapolis - Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, the subject of much controversy surrounding a fake girlfriend and a prank, said at the NFL scouting combine Saturday that the Green Bay Packers were one of two teams he had visited with so far.
Te'o said he had 18 visits set up and planned to be honest about the incident that has drawn national attention and forced Te'o and his family into hiding.
This was only the third time since news of the incident broke that he has spoken publicly about his ordeal. He declined to get into specifics of the hoax played on him or why he helped perpertrate a story that he had a long-distance relationship with a woman who died of leukemia. »Read Full Blog Post(26)
Parents fractured hands, feet of girl, 3, police say
Two La Crosse parents fractured the hands and feet of their three-year-old daughter, limited her to three drinks a day so she wouldn't wet her pants and gave her 90-minute time-outs without letting her sit, the Chippewa Herald reported, citing police reports.
A medical exam found old and new fractures consistent with being hit with a blunt object, the paper reports on its website.
"Mommy and Daddy hit," the child told investigators, according to the paper; it cited the La Crosse police reports.
The child's father, 23, and mother, 20, are due Monday in La Crosse County Circuit Court on charges of child neglect resulting in bodily harm, causing mental harm to a child and failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, the paper says. Both are in the La Crosse County Jail, according to the Herald. (13)
Actor Cromwell, associate charged with disrupting UW regents meeting
Actor James Cromwell and another animal rights activist were charged Friday with civil ordinance violations, accused of disrupting a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 7, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Cromwell, 73, of Studio City, Calif., and Jeremy Beckham, 27, of Salt Lake City, face fines after they were charged with disorderly conduct for protesting cruelty to cats used in research at the meeting.
Cromwell is known for his film roles in "Babe," "The Queen" and "L.A. Confidential," among others.
The ordinance violations, which are not criminal charges, instead carry fines of up to $1,000, the paper reports. (3)
Ridge mesmerizing in Chamber Theatre's 'Underneath the Lintel'
Midway through his extraordinary solo performance in Glen Berger's "Underneath the Lintel" - being staged by the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre under C. Michael Wright's direction - James Ridge asks the audience whether we'd recognize a miracle if we saw one.
I know I've missed a few - "Lintel" suggests we all have - but I have no doubt I saw something akin to one Friday night, in watching as good a one-person show as I've seen anywhere in a long time.
"Lintel" begins humbly, on a mostly bare stage. There's a desk and a table. A slide projector. Scattered props and costumes from shows now past, many of them bearing a suspicious resemblance to items Ridge used or donned in other roles. »Read Full Article(2)
Scott Walker prefers adjustments to Social Security, Medicare over federal 'sequester'
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tells Bloomberg TV that he'd rather the federal government reduce its deficit by adjusting entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare than through across-the-board cuts that are scheduled to take effect March 1.
Walker's in Washington for a meeting of the National Governors Association. His interview with Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt," available online and via cable TV this weekend, is here. He's also scheduled to appear on "Fox News Sunday."
Walker also says that if the proposed across-the-board cuts, or "sequester," do go into effect, they have a significant impact on Wisconsin, but won't hurt the state as badly as they would some other states such as Virginia.
Politico finds evolution among GOP governors
Politico's James Hohmann has an interesting piece on the evolution some Republican governors - including Wisconsin's Scott Walker - are experiencing since President Barack Obama was re-elected in November.
Hohmann writes that governors such as Walker and Ohio's John Kasich are "swearing off polarizing battles over union power and budget cuts and presenting a softer side to voters."
Here's the link to the story. (5)
Hunter Morris in exhibition opener lineup
Phoenix -- It didn't take Hunter Morris long to find his way into the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup.
Morris, the organization's minor-league player of the year for 2012, will serve as designated hitter and bat ninth in the exhibition opener against the Oakland A's at Maryvale Baseball Park this afternoon.
Oakland called over to ask Milwaukee if it would be amenable to using the DH, and it was. Morris will only serve as DH today, manager Ron Roenicke said. »Read Full Blog Post(12)
Mel Laird defends the all-volunteer military
Former Wisconsin congressman and onetime defense secretary Melvin Laird wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post this past week arguing against the idea of re-instituting a military draft, since "some are once again suggesting a draft force could be better."
At the Pentagon, Laird oversaw the move in the 1970s from the draft to the all-volunteer force.
He argues that a volunteer military is "more intelligent, fit, committed and representative than ever." »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Armstead breaks Barbre's combine 40-yard dash record
Indianapolis - Allen Barbre doesn't have much to show for six years in the NFL, but one thing people couldn't ignore is that he was the fastest offensive lineman in NFL history.
The Packers 2007 fourth-round pick was a superb athlete with great testing numbers. At Southern Missouri State he actually was a gunner on the punt coverage team.
In '07, Barbre set the combine record for an offensive lineman by running the 40-yard dash in 4.84 seconds. »Read Full Blog Post(12)
Missing woman located, thanks to news reports
Police say they've found the 75-year-old woman who was missing on the north side overnight.
The woman, Alma D. Ross, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia, was found in the area of N. 35th and W. Galena streets, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, a Milwaukee police spokesman, said in an email Saturday morning.
He said the woman who found Ross had seen a newscast about her disappearance. »Read Full Article(3)
Will Bo Ryan be named Big Ten coach of the year?
Madison – With four Big Ten games remaining and a share of the men's basketball title still within reach, Wisconsin returns to action Tuesday against visiting Nebraska.
Although the final two weeks of the regular season could bring surprises for both individuals and for teams vying for the Big Ten regular-season title, enough evidence has been compiled this season to share a few observations about UW.
The most likely scenario is that the Hoosiers hang onto their one-game lead to win their first regular-season title since – wait for it – the 2001-'02 season -- and Tom Crean is named coach of the year.
Yet UW's Bo Ryan deserves the honor this season.
Crean has wisely tapped into the state's AAU pipeline and retooled the Hoosiers' roster with talent.
However, Indiana was the preseason No. 1 in the nation, not just the Big Ten. UW wasn't expected to finish in the top three of the league and that was before the Badgers lost point guard Josh Gasser to a season-ending knee injury before the first game.
Yet UW (19-8, 10-4) entered the weekend in sole possession of third place, just one game behind Michigan State (22-5, 11-3) and two games behind the Hoosiers (24-3, 12-2).
When the all-conference teams are announced next month fans could see Indiana with two first-team picks (Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller), Michigan State with one (Keith Appling) and no UW player to be found.
The Spartans likely will have the freshman of the year, too, thanks to the play of guard Gary Harris.
Ryan has been named Big Ten coach of the year twice – in 2001-'02 and 2002-'03. He came up short in 2007-'08 when UW won the title outright with a 16-2 record.
The honor that season went to Purdue's Matt Painter, who led the Boilermakers to a 15-3 mark. That included two victories over UW.
Ryan and his staff faced a difficult task having to replace point guard Jordan Taylor. That task was exacerbated when Gasser went down and UW has since had to rely on inexperienced players (Traevon Jackson and George Marshall) to run the offense.
Factor in the slow start Mike Bruesewitz endured after suffering a leg injury in preseason practice and a concussion during the season and it is remarkable to see UW still in the running for a share of the title.
Jackson has hit several critical shots and displayed mental toughness and the ability to play through mistakes. He has gradually settled in despite being a natural off-guard.
UW, the only Big Ten team to win at Indiana this season, for the most part has relied on defense and rebounding to compensate for inconsistent offense and sometimes awful free-throw shooting.
Ryan has deftly juggled the playing time of Ryan Evans (7.6 rebounds per game, 40.5% free-throw shooting) and freshman Sam Dekker (9.2 points per game) to maximize each player's strengths.
Dekker's defense, shaky early in the season, has gotten better but he still makes mistakes even he can't explain.
For all of Evans' shooting woes, his defense and rebounding have been invaluable.
Dekker likely will be named to the league's all-freshman team. In my view senior forward Jared Berggren and junior guard Ben Brust are worthy second-team picks and Bruesewitz should be named to the all-defensive team.
Berggren sometimes forgets he can score inside against any big man in the league but he has scored (11.9 ppg), worked hard on the glass (7.0 rebounds) and has been a defensive intimidator (51 blocks). He could sneak onto the first team.
Brust came to UW as a catch-and-shoot perimeter threat. He has expanded his offensive repertoire, improved dramatically as a defender and developed into a rebounding machine for a guard (5.6) and has five double-doubles this season.
Watching Bruesewitz make offensively skilled forwards work hard for high-percentage shots, draw charges and dive everywhere for loose balls is a joy. More important, his contributions on defense have been critical to UW's success.
No one should be surprised if no UW player is a first-team pick. It is possible that Berggren might be UW's lone second-team pick.
No one should be surprised to see Crean named coach of the year.
But from this seat, that honor should go to Ryan this season.
New Berlin Walmart proposal likely delayed until May
The Walmart Super Center proposed for Greenfield Avenue in New Berlin will not be on Monday's Plan Commission agenda after all because the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has not finished reviewing the traffic study for the proposal.
After that review is done, others will need to review it so Walmart will likely not be on the Plan Commission agenda until May 6, Nikki Jones, New Berlin planning services manager, wrote to Walmart officials Friday.
Walmart officials have asked the city to change its 2020 Comprehensive Plan and its zoning to accommodate the proposed super center at 15205 W. Greenfield Ave.
Walmart also has applied for a one-lot certified survey map. (2)
Brewers open exhibition play Saturday
Phoenix - The Brewers open their 2013 Cactus League schedule with a home game against Oakland on Saturday at Maryvale Baseball Park.
The exhibition opener is set for 2:05 p.m. CT and is being broadcast only as a webcast on Brewers.com.
Right-hander Mike Fiers, one of the candidates to make the starting rotation, is scheduled to start for the Brewers. Others on the list to pitch include relievers John Axford and Jim Henderson.
Manager Ron Roenicke indicated Friday that most if not all of his starters would see action in the game. Ryan Braun wants to see as much action as possible early to get ready for the World Baseball Classic. Aramis Ramirez also wants to play a lot in exhibition season to see if he can avoid his traditional slow start to the regular season. (3)
Cool and cloudy Saturday, with just a little snow
A few snow flurries Saturday -- and maybe a brief period of light snow in the afternoon -- will add just a little to the snow already on the ground from Thurday and Friday's storm.
And this will happen under cloudy skies, with seasonally cool temperatures, says Jesse Ritka, meteorologist at WTMJ-TV (Channel 4).
With high pressure moving in, Ritka predicts a sunny and warmer day Sunday, with highs in the low 30s. »Read Full Article


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Liverpool have released the following ticket update for the clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on August 25.
A limited number of tickets will be available to season ticket holders, Members and fan card holders who recorded 13 or more Premier League away games during season 2013-14.
Tickets will be available from 8.15am on Thursday August 21. Tickets can either be purchased online or in person at the ticket office.
Tickets in this sale are subject to availability.
Disabled tickets are now sold out.
Tickets are non-transferrable and must not be passed on to anyone else.
Random security checks may be carried out on the turnstiles to check your tickets.
If the ticket has been purchased by a different person, the holder of the ticket and the purchaser may be subject to further investigation by the club that could ultimately result in the club pursuing a ban for each person involved from purchasing tickets for future LFC games. Each case will be viewed on its individual merits.
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Year of publication
- 2003 (2) (remove)
- Exploring isospin, strangeness and charm distillation in heavy ion collisions (2003)
- The isospin and strangeness dimensions of the Equation of State are explored. RIA and the SIS200 accelerator at GSI will allow to explore these regions in compressed baryonic matter. 132 Sn + 132 Sn and 100 Sn + 100 Sn collisions as well as the excitation functions of K/pi, Lambda/pi and the centrality dependence of charmonium suppression from the UrQMD and HSD transport models are presented and compared to data. Unambiguous proof for the creation of a 'novel phase of matter' from strangeness and charm yields is not in sight.
- Strangeness dynamics in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collision (2003)
- We investigate hadron production as well as transverse hadron spectra in nucleus-nucleus collisions from 2 A.GeV to 21.3 A.TeV within two independent transport approaches (UrQMD and HSD) that are based on quark, diquark, string and hadronic degrees of freedom. The comparison to experimental data demonstrates that both approaches agree quite well with each other and with the experimental data on hadron production. The enhancement of pion production in central Au+Au (Pb+Pb) collisions relative to scaled pp collisions (the 'kink') is well described by both approaches without involving any phase transition. However, the maximum in the K+/Pi+ ratio at 20 to 30 A.GeV (the 'horn') is missed by ~ 40%. A comparison to the transverse mass spectra from pp and C+C (or Si+Si) reactions shows the reliability of the transport models for light systems. For central Au+Au (Pb+Pb) collisions at bombarding energies above ~ 5 A.GeV, however, the measured K +/- m-theta-spectra have a larger inverse slope parameter than expected from the calculations. The approximately constant slope of K+/-spectra at SPS (the 'step') is not reproduced either. Thus the pressure generated by hadronic interactions in the transport models above ~ 5 A.GeV is lower than observed in the experimental data. This finding suggests that the additional pressure - as expected from lattice QCD calculations at finite quark chemical potential and temperature - might be generated by strong interactions in the early pre-hadronic/partonic phase of central Au+Au (Pb+Pb) collisions.


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Interpretive Handbook
34674 :
Calcium Sensing Receptor (CASR) Gene, Known Mutation
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The extracellular G-protein-coupled calcium sensing receptor (CASR) is an essential component of calcium homeostasis. CASR is expressed at particularly high levels in the parathyroid glands and kidneys. It forms stable homodimeric cell-membrane complexes, which signal upon binding of extracellular calcium ions (Ca[++]). In the parathyroid glands, this results in downregulation of gene expression of the main short-term regulator of calcium homeostasis, parathyroid hormone (PTH), as well as diminished secretion of already synthesized PTH. At the same time, renal calcium excretion is upregulated and sodium chloride excretion is downregulated. Ca(++) binding to CASR is highly cooperative within the physiological Ca(++) concentration range, leading to a steep dose-response curve, which results in tight control of serum calcium levels.
To date over 100 different alterations in the CASR gene have been described. Many of these cause diseases of abnormal serum calcium regulation. Inactivating mutations result in undersensing of Ca(++) concentrations and consequent PTH overproduction and secretion. This leads to either familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) or neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism (NSPHT), depending on the severity of the functional impairment.
Except for a very small percentage of cases with no apparent CASR mutations, FHH is due to heterozygous inactivating CASR mutations. Serum calcium levels are mildly-to-moderately elevated. PTH is within the reference range or modestly elevated, phosphate is normal or slightly low, and urinary calcium excretion is low for the degree of hypercalcemia. Unlike patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHT), which can be difficult to distinguish from FHH, the majority of FHH patients do not seem to suffer any adverse long-term effects from hypercalcemia and elevated PTH levels. They should therefore generally not undergo parathyroidectomy.
NSPHT is usually due to homozygous or compound heterozygous inactivating CASR mutations, but can occasionally be caused by dominant-negative heterozygous mutations. The condition presents at birth, or shortly thereafter, with severe hypercalcemia requiring urgent parathyroidectomy.
Activating mutations lead to oversensing of Ca(++), resulting in suppression of PTH secretion and consequently hypoparathyroidism. All activating mutations described are functionally dominant and disease inheritance is therefore autosomal dominant. However, sporadic cases also occur. Autosomal dominant hypoparathyroidism may account for many cases of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. Disease severity depends on the degree of gain of function, spanning the spectrum from mild hypoparathyroidism, which is diagnosed incidentally, to severe and early onset disease. In addition, while the majority of patients suffer only from hypoparathyroidism, a small subgroup with extreme gain of function mutations suffer from concomitant inhibition of renal sodium chloride transport. These individuals may present with additional symptoms of hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia, hyperaldosteronism, and hypomagnesemia, consistent with type V Bartter syndrome.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Confirming or ruling out a suspected diagnosis of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia in family members of affected individuals with known mutations
Confirming or ruling out a suspected diagnosis of neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism in family members of affected individuals with known mutations
Confirming or ruling out a suspected diagnosis of autosomal dominant hypoparathyroidism in family members of affected individuals with known mutations
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
All detected alterations will be evaluated according to American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recommendations.(1) Variants will be classified based on known, predicted, or possible pathogenicity and reported with interpretive comments detailing their potential or known significance.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
The identification of a disease-causing mutation in an affected family member is necessary before predictive testing for other family members can be offered. If a familial mutation has not been previously identified, order CSRSP/34671 Calcium Sensing Receptor (CASR) Gene, Full Gene Analysis.
Analysis is performed for the familial mutation provided only. This assay does not rule out the presence of other mutations within this gene or within other genes that may be associated with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism, or autosomal dominant hypoparathyroidism.
Test results should be interpreted in the context of clinical findings, family history, and other laboratory data. Any error in the diagnosis or in the pedigree provided to us, including false-paternity, could lead to an erroneous interpretation of results.
A previous bone marrow transplant from an allogenic donor will interfere with testing. Call Mayo Medical Laboratories for instructions for testing patients who have received a bone marrow transplant.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Richards CS, Bale S, Bellissimo DB, et al: ACMG recommendations for standards for interpretation and reporting of sequence variations: Revisions 2007. Genet Med 2008 Apr;10(4):294-300
2. Hendy GN, D'Souza-Li L, Yang B, et al: Mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, neonatal severe hypocalciuric hyperparathyroidism, and autosomal dominant hypocalcemia. Hum Mutat 2000 Oct;16(4):281-296. The authors maintain a CASR polymorphism/mutation database: http://www.casrdb.mcgill.ca/
3. Lienhardt A, Bai M, Lgarde JP, et al: Activating mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor: management of hypocalcemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 Nov;86(1):5313-5323
4. Hu J, Spiegel AM: Naturally occurring mutations of the extracellular Ca2+ -sensing receptor: implications for its structure and function. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2003 Aug;14(6):282-288
5. Naesens M, Steels P, Verberckmoes R, et al: Bartter's and Gitelman's syndromes: from gene to clinic. Nephron Physiol 2004;96(3):65-78
6. Egbuna OI, Brown EM: Hypercalcaemic and hypocalcaemic conditions due to calcium-sensing receptor mutations. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2008;22:129-148


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Are you looking for a new game?
Are you looking for something truly different?
Are you looking for something that involves commitment and dedication?
Are you looking for something that doesn't always give the easy way out?
Are you willing to try something different?
Are you willing to try a game that's been obscured and has very few players just for the sake of playing something different?
If you answered yes to more than one, or all, of these questions, look no further, I have some suggestions that you might like.
Blue - P2P or One Time Payment Released (that a game has a trial is safe to assume)
Green - F2P Released (this does not take into account optional subscriptions or RMTs. Any game with an unlimited F2P option is under this category)
Red - In a form of testing under NDA (Alpha/Closed Beta)
Yellow - In an open form of testing
Pernica (www.starfireresearch.com/pernica/pernica.html) - a game focused on community, truly focused on community. You need other players to advance. Not to mention, you're forced to pick a job to make money and determine your lifestyle. John literally lets you do anything. The game still, to this day, with its small player base, has the occasional Developer-run event. John's dedicated to the game. Perhaps with a few more players, he'd be convinced to expand it. Other perks? If you prove you're dedicated to the game and will stay with it, even if only active once a week, John will be sure to have a custom-made house for you. Anything you want. During my first tour of the world, I saw things such as hobbit holes, treehouses and even mansions.
Rise: The Vieneo Province (rise.unistellar.com) - a game that most would compare to EvE, but more sandbox-like and more complex. It's essentially a driving and flight sim, but at the same time a sandbox MMO. It's been dubbed an MMOSIM and has a 100,000,000 km world. You can stay to flying suborbital or leave the atmosphere and visit one of three space stations or even other planets if you so dare. You have the whole world at your disposal. You can buy land and create mines, farms or even develop urban regions. In each city, not only is there a player-run economy, but there are citizens whose happiness is affected by the economy.
Faunasphere (faunasphere.com) - some would argue that it's a children's game. I disagree. It's hosted by BigFishGames and is simply meant to be casual. Look at their record. You'll get it. However, it's got quests-a-plenty and it has a great genetics system for determining what each new Fauna you hatch will be. Not to mention, you've got your own personal Faunasphere where you can tailor the terrain to whatever you want it to be. It also has community projects and a pretty good crafting system. I personally enjoy it.
Knights of Dream City (www.knightsofdreamcity.com) - another sci-fi game. It has a pretty basic quest system, but I personally like it. It's not insanely demanding on time and it feels a lot like a dungeon crawler. A lot might not like the instanced world, but it works for the feel it gives. Plus, with a great crafting system in place, it's well worth the $20 one time payment.
Puzzle Pirates (www.puzzlepirates.com) - everyone might know this game, but how many have actually played it? How many have simply looked at it and cast it aside? Exactly. With it now being an F2P with RMT on some servers and an optional subscription for more content on others, why wouldn't you try it now. It's the best pirate MMO we have right now, in my opinion, and before it went F2P (not sure anymore), it had one of the best communities I'd ever seen. Sure, everything involves a puzzle, but where can you go wrong with every station on a ship needing to be manned in combat?
Mytheon (www.mytheongame.com) - a game based on Roman and Egyptian mythology. It seems to be daring to do something different with a clear strategical element to go along with the MMO-style gameplay. It also features summons that are rooted into stones that one collects throughout the game.
Dark Solstice (www.solsticeserver.com) - a game that seems to take things back to the days of The Realm Online. It seems to be much more in-depth but I don't know enough about the game to say. I'd keep an eye on it though. It could always end up being a hidden gem.
Darkwind: War on Wheels (www.dark-wind.com) - a turn-based car combat, reminiscent of Car Wars, in a persistent online world. Duke it out against the AI, fight in PvP and even own your own town! It's a pretty neat experience that truly takes some skill to master. Just try the tutorial match. It gets insane.
Face of Mankind (www.fomportal.com) - a fully player-run MMOFPS-style game with absolutely no NPCs. It's based on cooperation among your faction, politics, and blowing the hell out of each other when things go south. Combat can be insane and there's a great group of people dedicated to their role in most factions. Don't let the MMOFPS feel misguide you. It's got a lot of depth that's left to the individual willing to go the extra mile to get to it. One of the big complaints is the limited scope of maps.
Roma Victor (www.roma-victor.com) - a PvP based MMORPG set in ancient Rome featuring a war between Romans and Barbarians. It features strategic twitch-based combat and a dynamic skill system that changes based on how often a skill is used. Friendly player base dedicated to making sure you have everything you need and never have to spend extra Sesterces to have a good time.
Vendetta Online (www.vendetta-online.com) - I'm pretty convinced Jumpgate played a big role in influencing the style of this game. However, it's a little more mouse and keyboard friendly and is based more on PvP than anything else. There is mining and trading, but it's been suggested that that be an after thought. Everyone in-game is helpful, as well. Not to mention, Mac and Linux native!
MegaTen (megaten.aeriagames.com) - one of the greatest F2P games I have ever played. It allows for capturing demons and then combining them and using some as mounts. It has one of the better, more hack and slash-esque combat systems with a little more depth. However, it is a bit of a grind at times.
Wurm (www.wurmonline.com) - a complete sandbox based in medieval times. The game isn't the most popular, due to the MUD-like interface and being forced to hold down a mouse button to look around, but it's got a great community that will help and even house you.
Craft of Gods (www.craftofgods.eu) - a fantasy/mythological MMORPG featuring free, no-loot PvP with a player protection system, with 3 factions (2 opposing and 1 neutral) with no chat between opposing factions and the ability for the neutral faction to act as a mediator. Any animal can be used as a pet and a mount. Features 14 skills and 15 abilities per skill, and a level cap of 100. Has in-depth crafting with over 1500 items available to craft, as well as housing, families and guilds. Dungeons are tailored to your level.
Hostile Space (www.hostilespace.com/Portal/login.asp) - a cool sci-fi MMORPG from about a decade ago. It's actually pretty interesting and features you piloting a spaceship and fighting in a pseudo-arcade game combat setup. I was in for a bit of a surprise. I don't have much of an opinion formed yet, but will be working to get one and hope that someone else might write a description for me. (Thanks Hatter!)
Project Visitor (www.projectvisitor.com) - the fan-made reincarnation of the first MMOFPS ever, 10six, that also served as an MMORTS. The game allows you to choose one of 6 factions and create a base, all the while ranking up through funds. After reaching a sufficient rank, you create an army of rovers and take them to war with other factions. It's actually quite a bit of fun and is one of the few persistent MMOFPSs out there. Worth a look at the free trial at the very least. It was originally made by Sega, after all. That is, Sega in their heyday. ;)
Underlight: Shades of Truth (underlight.ixios.net) - a completely player run first-person MMORPG set in a dreamscape. The game features no NPCs but has one of the best and friendliest RPing communities I've ever seen. There are strict RP rules instilled, but it's for the better. You'd know why once you've played. It's older and has graphics that are reminiscent to the quality of Doom or Duke Nukem 3D, but it's well worth a look. One of the best features is the Teacher system, which forces you to choose a mentor for leveling. Once you hit the 9th, 19th, 29th, etc Orbit (level), you cannot advance without your mentor giving you a task and then, once completed, having them approve you reaching the next level. The task could be anything. The task I got during my time playing was to "Find four people that you think are helpful and tell why."...in a little more detail than that. The tasks could literally take weeks to complete, but it's engaging, nonetheless.
Puppet Guardian (www.puppetguardian.com) - a game that seems to focus on dungeons. It has stylized but simple cartoon-esque graphics. The dungeons have a twist though. In the dungeons, you're in a sort of board game and at each spot, you gather items, fight enemies and roll dice to move to the next one. It has some pretty crazy bosses. Not to mention, despite cosmetics being based on RMTs, you can craft pretty much any useful item out of what you gather in the dungeon. The one huge con I see is that you have a daily limit of 99 dice rolls. It also seems to only universally work for everyone in IE7.
Ghost X (ghostx.gamekiss.com/main.jce) - Ever remember going to the arcade and playing games till your pocket money was gone? Well this time you can play for free. The game has a very arcade style gameplay, its really an action MMO. Besides combat there's some fairly fun quests to do but there not out of the ordinary and can get repetive. The game is a grind based game as many others of its kind, but if you want to just log in smash some things around and go to your daily routine its an excellent game. (Thanks Gabby!)
WWII Online (www.battlegroundeurope.com) - another of the few persistent MMOFPS games set in a 1/2 scale digital replica of Europe as it was during WWII. The main gameplay involves conquests over different cities and expansion of your military's influence. The game involves a heavy amount of realism, including in the air force branch of things. It's often recognized by its players as a massively multiplayer online wargame, rather than simply an MMOFPS.
Cities XL (www.citiesxl.com) - a game that you could call the closest thing we're getting to a Sim City MMO any time soon. The game features the creation and interaction of player created cities with real-time interaction between its NPC citizens. From what I hear the game is constantly expanding and growing to become a better experience.
Gatheryn (www.mindfusegames.com) - one of the few steampunk MMOs available. It's a game that focuses on adventure, socializing and a lot of puzzles, rather than more common features like combat.
Istaria (www.istaria.com) - one of the earlier 3D MMOs that often got, and still gets, overlooked for its more popular counterparts such as Everquest. The game advertises itself as a community game and as family friendly. It features player housing and from what I hear, a pretty neat crafting system. You can even play as a dragon (if you subscribe)! Along with the change in management, an unlimited free trial was introduced, but the trial is limiting in a few ways, such as you can only be human and no lair/plot of land.
Spellborn (spellborn.acclaim.com) - one of the few twitch-based fantasy MMOs on the market currently. It never saw much popularity, probably due to undermarketing, but I wouldn't take my word on it. It recently went free and is shifting to a cash shop model. I personally don't know much about the game and would appreciate someone else putting a description in. (Thanks Gabby!)
Golemizer (www.golemizer.com) - another of the few steampunk MMOs we have on the market currently. It was made by one guy over the course of a year in Javascript on nights and weekends. It focuses on crafting, mainly of golems, but recently has added more in the ways of combat other than just sending your golem to do it. I also hear that customization of golems has gotten better since release and that player-made content is allowed now, too!
Ace Online (ace.subagames.com) - a space flight MMORPG that has features such as leaving your plane, leveling, and interchangeable parts. (Thanks bloodaxes!)
LinkRealms (www.linkrealms.com) - an indie sandbox MMORPG that is going to feature player-created content. It uses an isometric viewpoint. I don't know much about the game but I hear from Ultima Online vets in Closed Beta that any UO fan won't be disappointed. (Thanks qombi!)
A Tale In the Desert (www.atitd.org) - a sandbox MMORPG set in ancient Egypt. Involves an in-depth crafting system, worship, all sorts of player tests, and a great politics system. Players can get elected to be Demi-Pharoahs and any laws passed by the players will be hard coded into the game by the developer himself! Has been called the ultimate crafter's game before and is very community oriented.
Perpetuum (www.perpetuum-online.com) - a mech MMORPG that boasts a complex economy and destructible terrain. Description needs more detail.
Force of Arms (www.forceofarms.com) - description needed. (Thanks Cerion!)
Afterworld (www.afterworld.ru) - a first person sci-fi/post-apocalyptic MMORPG. It starts out slow, but provides all you need in the beginning and has a pretty in-depth crafting system. It also features twitch-based FPS style combat. Also boasts the first real free market economy.
Haven and Hearth (www.havenandhearth.com/portal/) - a wilderness survival MMO with 16 bit graphics. Similar to Wurm, but a whole lot different. In my experience, staying anywhere near the starting point isn't a good idea.
Pirates of the Burining Sea (www.burningsea.com) - a pirate MMO with more moden graphics. The game features a robust economy, the ability to raise an empire of production and a combat system like you've never seen before. Land and sea combat are both realistic and most of the game is based on player skill. In sea combat you even have to line up the enemy ship with one of the sides of your ship! It should be noted that it's been said that a level 15 in PotBS can be viable against level 50s if they manage their character correctly.
Myst Online: Uru Live Again (www.mystonline.com) - a very unique MMO based on the Myst/Riven series. You can expect all the fun, challenge, and possibly even frustration of those games here in MO:ULagain. The game features a persistent, dynamic world, which to describe, they cite the example that if you kick a rock in one player's world, it will stay that way when the next player enters the room. The game is also going open source soon and players will be able to build their own worlds from the ground up for MO:ULagain!
Other online multiplayer games:
LOVE (www.quelsolaar.com) - a game about cooperation and working together to achieve a common goal. It's got it's roots in FPS gameplay and allows 500 people per server. The game focuses on working together to make the best base possible and fending off the AI. Not to mention, it has a procedurally generated world and one of the craziest visual experiences I've ever seen. Alpha has been open for some time and with content being added all the time and beta getting ever closer, you'd be hard pressed not to at least check it out.
Mount and Blade (www.taleworlds.com) - one of the greatest indie projects ever. It's a sandbox RPG and allows for near endless possibilities. Combat is instanced but it also is twitch-based and provides the best horseback combat I've seen, by far. The sequel, Warbound, will feature a multiplayer component, that with any luck, might go the way of Neverwinter Nights and allow for a psuedo-MMO to come out of it.
Savage 2 (www.savage2.com/en/main.php) - a recently gone F2P MMOFPS style game with a significant number of troops to choose from and a bit of a learning curve. It is a great game and harbors quite a bit of an online community, still.
League of Legends (www.leagueoflegends.com) - the most recent DOTA game and arguably the best. There's not much to say about it other than it's an F2P DOTA game done right.
Gods and Idols (http://www.godsandidols.com) - a 3D 4x strategy game set in space. Easy to learn, no complicated micro-management. Join alliances, expand your empire and defend against invaders. Also has a leaderboard and the ability to check your empire's stats from the game's website. (Thanks Lynx!)
KrabbitWorld Origins (www.krabbitonline.com) - a game featuring a crazy race of colored people with huge ears, dubbed "Krabbits." The game has one of the most insanely strategic combat systems I've ever seen in an RPG and there's a multiplayer expansion to the game coming out soon which I'm pretty sure will make the game borderline MMO, though I could always be wrong.
Terra: Battle for the Outlands (www.terracorps.com) - description forthcoming.
...for those that couldn't tell, yes, this list is slowly growing as I find/remember and add more underrated MMOs. Feel free to suggest additions. =D
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May i suggest adding roma victor, mount&blade, league of legends, GhostX, savage 2,face of mankind,vendetta and megaten? I would list all others people like you have suggested to me over the years but busy time right now so maybe if you want i could do that some time tomrw.
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Yeah, sure, go ahead, Gabby, it'd be appreciated. I'm working on making this a comprehensive list of these sort of games, so any addition is welcome. =D
Posted here so that people can see it and see if they find anything they like. Maybe if it gets big enough, it'll get pinned. ;)
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Added Wurm and fixed where LOVE was.
Added Craft of Gods.
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Hey John
Tried to download FoM. and both times the download stoped. any ideas what up or where did you DL it? i went Fileplanet and filefront.
you prolly ain't tied to the game, if that's true, srry m8, i'll try contactin them.
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Originally posted by joojoo1975
LOL, I'm still in high school dude. I'm in no way affiliated with DPS. However, I personally got it off of the Filefront link they have on their site under Download.
However, there's also the fact that they're not directly affiliated with either FP or FF so you might wanna contact FP or FF, or even check your own network for errors before contacting DPS. =]
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thanks for this list, there is a couple I havent heard of....
I am going to keep Craft of Gods on my radar for sure, that game looks cool.
EDIT: I meant AM going to keep Craft of Gods on my radar.
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Puzzle Pirates is a really good one ... just gotta give it some time!
Wish more peeps subscribed than played on the free servers though.
You should check out Hostile Space. it's an older but unique game made by one guy. I heard it's changed since I played, but it had some really good fundamental ideas about leveling, races, and classes. I hooked me for quite a while, till it became a boring mat farmer. It's been about 4 - 6yrs since I Played, but it's still Exists.
Really great thread btw. Any true gamer should start checking out some of the games you listed, I know I will. Some of the smaller games can be really inspiring, even if they can't keep your attention long.
Excellent list!
Here's another one:
Gods and Idols ( http://www.godsandidols.com ) - a 3D 4x strategy game set in space. Easy to learn, no complicated micro-management. Join alliances, expand your empire and defend against invaders. Also has al eaderboard and the ability to check your empire's stats from the game's website.
Very good list. Doing a good service for listing underrated games.
Though if I could make one suggestion to your list; perhaps bolding the names of the games or changing the color to make it a little easier to read and navigate.
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Killerham, I agree. I played for a few months back when it was a P2P only game. It was a great game. However, getting into the game now can be difficult due to there being an even smaller community now than there was then (as far as I've seen) and near everyone having tons of PoE to blow on Parlor Games where the bet is often close to 500! =O
TheHatter, yeah, I agree. I'm into a lot of the smaller games though. Idk why. I'm hoping that with some luck, a mod will see and pin this thread or something of the likes just so it's there for anyone that's bored with the same old same old and wants to try something different. Not many people that I know can say they've personally played every single one of the games on this list. Due to not ever playing LoL, I personally can't either, but I've definitely played all of the MMOs that are currently on the list.
However, I'll be sure to add Hostile Space as soon as I can get a good description. =D
Gabby, if you read this, a description for Ghost X would be nice. I'm strapped for space at the moment (only a few hundred megs I can use on my partition left) and can't play it myself.
bani, have fun trying them out. Be sure to post back what you think! =D
Angorim, will do. =]
Lynx, I looked into that. Never got around to playing it because the server was down the day I wanted to, however adding your description. =D
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Good job and really well put together. I'm probably going to try Face of mankind soon looks very interesting. Also does anyone know about the state of the game with pernica? their forums are sort of nonexistent and some of site didn't look like it was updated in a while. I hope its still running and at least sort of active its really interested me. =)
uhhh... dang.
Originally posted by johnmatthais
PLAY IT! lol
I tried to play it, not too long ago and I just couldn't log on. I guess I just wanted to remember the fun I had in it years ago and not what it would be like today.
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I personally play Pernica on and off. Due to a few bad decisions made on John's part (stating that there would eventually be a $25/month subscription fee [don't worry, it's completely free], having to email John personally to get an account and just generally not keeping the site in very good order) there is an extremely small community of about 10 players that often only play once or twice a week, such as myself. This could also be due to it being more of a graphical MUD and never really being publicized. However, I would not have posted it if it were dead, I'm personally helping John run the forums and pushing him as much as I can to start working on new content for Pernica again and supporting the game in any way I can.
Despite all this, to anyone who decides to play, you can find Lilac in the mornings (some US timezone, I'm not sure which) nearly every Saturday and Sunday, as well as John himself pops in every now and then to do some Dev run events as I've said.
My own play times are sporadic and I've hardly played games at all for a few reasons.
No matter, John is a dedicated developer. In keeping his game running and free for as long as he has, he's shown more dedication than most developers I've ever seen. He just needs a few more active players as motivation to really get things going. I've been told there once was a time, and perhaps a few people will start playing due to this. =]
Hell, with my joining and just mentioning it elsewhere, I recall getting at least 3 new players and those weren't recommendations. =D
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Originally posted by TheHatter
PLAY IT! lol
I tried to play it, not too long ago and I just couldn't log on. I guess I just wanted to remember the fun I had in it years ago and not what it would be like today.
Lol, I'll try it soon. Tonight for sure. If you wanna join me, feel free. I'd have no idea what I was doing. xD
Added Hostile Space and Terra. Working on descriptions.
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What a great thread!
Two nights in a row now I've found something truly fascinating to read on these forums. I really appreciate it, ty OP.
I check out a lot of games, more than I really should. Played a few on the list, and now I have lots more to check out. Looking forward to seeing how the list shapes up. Cheers.
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With all the social media available, I would absolutely take a payday over a high school reunion.
With all the social media available, I would absolutely take a payday over a high school reunion.
You have to know what you don't know.
It's definitely possible. But man, that's a pretty weak excuse. I'd try to come up with something a little more fun sounding than that.
You have to know what you don't know.
Dana White responds to Nate Diaz tweet about skipping TUF 18 Finale for reunion
On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White told a small group of reporters in Las Vegas that he's not necessarily buying into Diaz's Twitter story.
"I'm shocked," White said with more than a hint of sarcasm. "The Diaz Brothers are doing something crazy? I'm shocked. I heard about it yesterday. Somebody told me about it. But I haven't talked to (UFC matchmaker) Joe (Silva) or Nate or anybody. I don't even know if it's true.
"I didn't even know Nate did this, that he tweeted it. Did he talk to Joe Silva? If he really tweeted that he's going to his high school reunion and didn't call Joe and those guys and say (anything) ... I don't take Twitter for news. It's not an official statement."
Diaz hasn't tweeted since raising a few eyebrows with the high school reunion message. But it might be safe to assume that Maynard isn't calling the UFC asking who his new opponent is going to be.
Haha, fucking Nate. Just lets everyone know via twitter. What a goofball.
If they want the fight to happen they can just fly Gray to Nate's high school and they can fight in the gymnasium surrounded by Nate's old classmates. No gloves, no rounds. Goes on until someone gets finished.
I hope this isn't too big, because it's awesome.
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