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Pianist joins Adrian Symphony Orchestra for concert at CroswellWritten by Renee Lapham Collins | | email@example.com
Although the stereo in the background isn't playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550, the melody and rhythms are ringing in John Thomas Dodson's ears. He's punctuating the rising and falling musical notes with his hands, maestro-style, as he hums them, describing one of Mozart's most recognizable works.
"This is a very unusual symphony," said Dodson, music director and conductor of the Adrian Symphony Orchestra (ASO). "It was written in the later part of Mozart's career — just three years before he died — and even though its composition is solidly classical, one part of it is aimed forward at what might be — a new era of music."
At the performance, the ASO will present the Mozart symphony along with Ludwig van Beethoven's "Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major" and a premiere of a work by American composer Robert Jager titled "Of Things Remembered," from which the March 10 concert takes its name. Curtain time in the historic Croswell Opera House is 8 p.m. An hour beforehand, Dodson will talk about the music at a free classical conversation presentation in the theater. Dodson said he got the idea for the concert after receiving the composition in the mail from his mentor and friend Jager, who lives in Tennessee. The work was written for a couple Jager knows and who are known in classical musical circles for their piano virtuosity. Jager's composition will be sandwiched between the works of two of the world's most beloved composers. All three share symphonic themes.
"Mozart wrote two versions of the Symphony No. 40," Dodson said. "We're doing the original version, which has the flute, oboe, bassoon and horn. Most people never get to hear it because the second version, with clarinets, is more widely performed. The clarinets change the symphony — they darken it, but I wanted to connect the original scoring to the Beethoven concerto we'll also have on the program, so we'll perform the first version."
Beethoven's second piano concerto was the composer's first major orchestral work, Dodson said.
"It has the same orchestration as Mozart's 40th Symphony, so having them juxtaposed one against the other makes for an interesting concert," he said.
Mozart and Beethoven both composed their works in 1788. Dodson said Beethoven's piano concerto and Jager's composition contain nods to classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Mozart's concerti were the model for the Beethoven work, which gives the March 10 show an added dimension of musical history.
The Mozart symphony, Dodson said, "is very condensed in the materials Mozart uses.
"In the beginning, the famous little sighing phrase with a leap up that is then filled in with descending notes — that material pervades the whole first movement," he said. "You hear its rhythms, its melodic shape throughout, even while he makes every measure sound fresh and new. It's never predictable, and a closer look at the remainder of the symphony reveals that he never really leaves any of that behind. It's the same DNA throughout the symphony — truly remarkable, innovative and unique."
In the same way, Dodson hopes to show a progression from the all-strings sound of the Feb. 11 concert, adding winds, horns and a piano soloist for the March 10 event. This will lead to a final full complement, with brass, percussion and harp April 28 with the "Enchanted Garden" concert featuring works of Prokofiev, Williams, Respighi and Ravel. Having all three of the concerts in the Croswell, Dodson said, is icing on the musical cake.
"The dimensions of the Croswell correspond to what Mozart and Beethoven would have hoped to have had for these works," Dodson said. "This repertoire really shows off the theater."
Guest soloist Rieko Aizawa will make her fourth appearance with Dodson and her second with the ASO.
"She was the pianist for my first concert here as music director," Dodson said. "She has a fabulous technique; it is very elegant and clean. She has a real sense of the classical style, it fits her temperament and what she does well."
Even after 11 seasons with the ASO, Dodson continues to develop awareness and knowledge of the people he works with.
"I wish the audience could see the instrument cases of all the musicians," Dodson said. "Their open cases are filled with 3 by 5 photos of kids, cats, cousins. This is a unified orchestra, but also one full of individual stories and relationships. That's one of the gifts of this field. I'm mindful when I make music that it is steeped in the matrix of people, relationships and human beings."
Piano virtuoso Rieko Aizawa to make second ASO appearance
Piano virtuoso Rieko Aizawa will make her second appearance with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra on March 10.
Aizawa, born in Kobe, Japan, moved to the United States just after her 15th birthday to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she completed her undergraduate degree. She earned her master's degree from The Juilliard School in New York City, entering graduate school at the age of 19.
"Because of visa restrictions I had to finish high school and Curtis at the same time," she said.
Although her aunt was a piano teacher, Aizawa is not from a family of musicians and really didn't plan to be a concert pianist.
"I actually wanted to quit piano when I was about 13," she said. "I'm glad I didn't. Coming to the states and working with wonderful teachers and colleagues definitely changed my life. It made me realize how inspiring music is for me; it allows me to keep working and growing."
Aizawa said music is "a big palette of colors which you don't see but which let you feel emotional nuances."
For the March 10 concert, Aizawa will be playing one of her favorite composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G-minor, Kv. 550, along with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2. The Mozart symphony, one of the last three he would write, was composed for piano
and orchestra.
"I love Mozart," she said. "I also love Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, especially his chamber music. I enjoy listening to Stravinsky, too."
Aizawa said when she prepares for a concert, such as the one on March 10, "You can't avoid actual physical practice, of course, but even if I'm working on a piece I've already performed before many times, I always try to find ways to experience it in a fresh way."
Her gigs take her around the world. Each year is different, but she said, she usually performs 50-60 times a year, as far away as Japan, where she will visit her parents and as close as New York City, where she now calls home. One of her most memorable concerts was performing a Mozart concerto in Vienna's Konzerthaus. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria.
"It was a wonderful experience," she said. "I've also performed Ravel's concerto in Russia with [ASO] Maestro [John Thomas] Dodson several years ago and that was a memorable country to visit in many ways.
"I'm looking forward to collaborating with him and his orchestra again in Adrian," she said.
If you go:
- What: "Of Things Remembered" concert
- Who: The Adrian Symphony Orchestra
- When: 8 p.m. March 10.
- Where: Croswell Opera House, Adrian
- Tickets: Premium seating: $25 adults, $23 seniors, $13 students; General seating: $22 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students. For ticket information and to purchase tickets, visit www.adriansymphony.org.
Tags: Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Croswell Opera House, Franz Joseph Haydn, John Thomas Dodson, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rieko Aizawa, Robert Jager, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


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Did you ever get a reamer? A 9x reamer is one of the reasons I pulled off this duild and started eyeing the .45 with 30-06 brass for a starting point. Muttman
Did you ever get a reamer? A 9x reamer is one of the reasons I pulled off this duild and started eyeing the .45 with 30-06 brass for a starting point. Muttman
Yes I did And a headspace no-go gauge.
The one thing I don't have that may be a good thing to get is one of the Lee collet-style crimp dies. I have one for the 7.62x39 which I can drill out if I measure the others to see how much to drill out the collet. May not need it, just have to see how it loads. This round is not going to be a long-distance round with the subsonic loads, so everything I can do to help improve accuracy is going to help! Also thinking about picking up one of those Hornady bullet concentricity run-out gauges.
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This thread is a great find....I've been wanting to do this for some time. My dad is a Bear ammo dist. and has been trying to get me the ammo to no avail. So, I should be able to call up both Pacific and Hornady to order reamer, no-go, and dies???
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Just to be the Devil's Advocate....
if Green Mountain has been making 7.62x39 barrels, has anyone thought about approaching them with a group buy idea in 9x39mm?
Not enough demand. With no commercial ammo supply there never will be. Oh and besides, the power numbers make it about as powerful as a .45ACP. Without a suppressor it is a pretty crappy caliber.
Hell, I'm surprised reamers will be made, but then again, wildcat reamers are commonly made...
That said, it is still a really cool caliber IMO, if only for the almost silent armor piercing capability.
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I disagree with the idea it will be a 'crappy' caliber. I am not bound by the requirements to make it subsonic, so I can bump up the velocity to make it more of a 'thumper' round.
It is definitely a niche round, however. Two different audiences - those who want the 'original' subsonic flavor for a 9mm Whisper, and those who want a brush round - slow and heavy but definitely more than a .45 ACP. The original subsonic won't be enough to deform the bullet. 250gr is the original. The retrieved bullet I have is barely deformed after shooting into a dirt berm, thus little to no expansion.
"Hot" loads could be described as a 9mm PPC. The PPC-level performance should be more like a .45 WinMag, or even a .357/44 Bain & Davis or a .357 AutoMag. Think 9mm PPC and you have a very good approximation.
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I hadn't thought of the case capacity with shorter bullets, and the ability to load to higher pressures... I should think more before I post sometimes, lol.
is their a chance of some outsorce barrel work? muttman
this is awesome. I'd like to see someone do a recreation of the chinese 5.8x42mm round.
if this round ever does take off commercially, i bet we will start to see a lot of 9x39 clone weapons being worked up. i am definitely interested. i always did want to fire a VSS.


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The importance of crafting to the game is more of an issue. If it takes one step or 100 it does not matter if what you craft is no better than a drop. But yes I prefer complexity but as someone who is not a big crafter not too complex, a matter of taste I think.
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I doubt crafting will ever be important in combat centric games .. just because of focus. I don't think many who are attracted to combat games want to spend a lot of time doing carpentry, or blacksmithing. In fact, in a game like WOW, blizz practically have to "bribe" players to max their trade skill sby offering perks (like special enchantment, or out right stat increase).
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It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can have both complex crafting and a deep combat system. The result would be a more diversified community.
Originally posted by Foomerang
You *can* but why should you? I doubt many of the combat centric player would spend much time in complex crafting. And devs who don't focus may not be successful in either combat nor crafting.
You don't have to cater to everyone in a single game. And do we really need a more diversified community? The "community" of gamer is already so huge that you will never be short of people to play with.
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I come from the mmo school of thought that the point of these games is to grow a community through multiple game systems. We've had this convo before. I knwo we don't see eye to eye on the subject.
Originally posted by Foomerang
Yeh. And i come to realize that games are about good gameplay, and a single game does not need to have it all. And that therei s a community across games.
Frankly i care very little about a community on a single game, or single server. I prefer a game let me play with anyone (like asking a friend who is on SC2 now to join me in a D3 dungeon). I found restricting my interaction with a community on a single server/game very limiting.
I do not see a reason for that limit.
I also believe focus is where devs can make better games. Planetside 2 will not be as good if the devs try to do crafting or pve. Diablo will not be so good if it has branching dialgue and real story.
I suppose we disagree, and we vote with our wallets.
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Joined: 7/16/09
I don't understand the point in crafting (actually I do, as a non-combat activity). Thus I doubt there will be a need for elaborating such game aspects in the future. Especially with all those contradicting requirements/expectations different players have.
Let's face it. In a themepark MMO this is just a waste of dev and player time. With all those restrictions on tradeability it's mainly useful to the crafter himself. Additionally better equipment can usually be found while doing group content and pvp. Anything you can possibly sell for a profit is a nice perk, but it will not last forever (this is hardly the case because of a high competition between crafters).
I understand the rationale behind rising resource requirements for higher level crafting recipes. In the beginnings it might have been used to keep stuff rare (which doesn't work in an MMO environemnt in the long run). It was always a timesink. Later it turned more into a moneysink, which is a remedy for a big flaw. Namely being able to increase in-game wealth indefinitely (leading to mudflation).
How does crafting look like most of the time?
1) You have to acquire crafting recipes.
2) You collect ingredients
3) You craft the items for which you know the recipes (requires steps 1 & 2).
4) Repeat step 3 to increase your skill with the crafting profession and raw material gathering skills.
There is nothing creative in this process (except for trying to optimize the crafting process). You can't experiment (i.e. use alternative ingredients and see what happens then). You can't determine how the crafted item looks like.
The creators of MMOs used equipment as an additional motivational factor (carrot on a stick). By this they made crafting obsolete, especially since other in-game activities offer better rewards. Equipment doesn't really last a long time. After gaining a few levels you usually can throw away your old stuff. Why craft at all under such conditions?
If equipment would last longer it would help. Of course some players would start to moan that they don't get rewarded as often as they'd like for playing a game. Crafting doesn't really need to be complex or difficult or time consuming. It would suffice to make standard equipment (with the chance on a few extra traits while experimenting with ingredients). Other in-game activities should also give standard equipment as reward. Why not allow the players to design the looks for their items themselves? Fashion trends change over time. So players would be constantly engaged in crafting (at least the dedicated crafters). Trade restrictions are really getting ridiculous in those games as well.
Developers complain that they don't have the resources to create all the content that players crave for. Why not let the players care for such in-game aspects themselves?
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Joined: 7/29/11
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Originally posted by Cecropia
To add to this, here are some stats from Eve: Over 9000 different "things" you can own, at least half of them are only player crafted, some take several days to build (Quick question to someone who knows: If all the required subcomponents plopped in your lap, how long does it take to build a Titan? I've been curious about this).
Where's the any key?
Will we ever see complex crafting again?
Now that pretty much every single MMO developer has dumbed down their products to the point that there is nothing left to be dumbed down anymore,we can say that MMO genre is dead.
and we can say long live MMORPGs.
Theres plenty of new MMORPGs coming where players can ,not just craft their characters but also craft the whole world with their hands.
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last 24 hours to jump in in the alpha of GreedMonger scheduled for April 2013.
If you are looking for a crafting mmorpg , this is the way to go *smile*
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Originally posted by Arezon
Fallen Earth's crafting is far from complex. It is just simply a very long list of assembly recipes, no experimentation and resources are just about nodehunting. The crafting system is straightforward as it can be. I like it though, but it definately doesn't offer SWG complexity.
The placable harvesters in FE that can only be placed in PVP areas, is something that many exSWG crafters like the OP, wouldnt like at all.
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I'd like to see a system where crafting went through the entire life cycle of an item design as continuous part of the game rather than something you encounter as you level each alt up through tiers of gear.
Stage 1: players at the bleeding edge research a new tier of item prototypes. Each item's stats and appearance are actually constructed from a whole points/materials system of costs and benefits and is unique.
Stage 2: over time, as power inflation ticks on, players can teach their epic design to other master craftsmen who can reproduce it with a few less exotic resources required. It's still a non-trivial commitment of time and resources to make one of these. The bleeding-edge craftsmen move on to researching the next tier of gear to come.
Stage 3: the most popular few recipes for this tier become craftable with more generic materials ("iron" instead of "blessed, lightning-touched iron") and by ordinary craftsmen of the appropriate culture/guild. Recipes for these designs begin to become available from NPCs/loot. There's still a small commitment of time and resources, but it's not huge.
Stage 4: as item inflation continues, the item is made available from NPC merchants and/or quests request copies of the item in bulk. Item is now considered an ordinary common, is obtainable by new players and can be manufactured in bulk..
Stage 5: the item is now obsolete (below the norm for new-player gear) and appears only as junk or as a template for archelogical relics.
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Sigh I really wiah we had a Galaxies like crafting system. I CANNOT believe I am not playing any MMOs currently. What a shocker. As crappy as people make Galaxies out to be, it was such a damn cool game particularly when you had an entire economy created by players who actually LOVED to make stuff.
Of course I am waxing fondly. THe game had a million flaws even pre NGE. But it was fun just the same.
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Originally posted by Quizzical
Not sure if I get you correctly. Feel free to correct me, but isnt specialization more realistic way to go? If allowing player to choose only 1 profession is artificial restriction as you mentioned, then I believe that complex crafting where you are not allowed to touch most of it is the way to go.
I find it so unrealistic when a person is a walking manufacture.
Make one person cut the tree, another person make the planks and third person build the house.
You want a horse?Find a guy that specializes in breeding animals.
The fact that there are hardly any restrictions in current MMOs is one of the problems in my eyes. Why dont MMOs try to go with realistic crafting like it would probably work in the time setting used for that MMO. I doubt there were people who were doing 10 professions and were able to make 100s of products. Furthermore, specialization would bring the community together since people would need one another. It would likely lead to urbanization. People would have a reason to build cities in order to bring various professionals together.
I described my idea of a sandbox game built around crafting in my signature, but I doubt you would want to waste your time to read that wall of text :oP
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No. We won't. Not an AAA American game, anyway.
Star Wars Galaxies' crafting system should be the minimum of all crafting. However, it's more about the dollar now than it is about creating a good game. MMO depth, complexity, and innovation is devolving while marketing ploys and bs gimics are evolving. It's garbage.
The Elder Scrolls Online is not going to be any different. I don't know why some of you are so hyped up. Been there, done that.
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The Repopulation will have a very engaging crafting system. Saga of Ryzom also has a very good one.
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Repopulation does look like it will have a great crafting system.
If you want page long recipes with many many steps -- EQ had that over a decade ago and EVE from what i hear is sort of like that. But those are just long recipes where you gather the mats and plug the mats in.
If you want recipes where you can choose from many different mats with different characteristics and plug them into a basic recipe that has many factors affected by the different stas of the different mats used to produce a piece of equipment with different stats based on the mats used -- Ryzom has that. You can even sort of play with the system out of game as a player made a crafting simulator called "Kipee Craft" ( just google it ).
As an example -- if i was going to make a piece of Heavy Armor -- I would normally want the parry to be high so i would add mats that had good parry stats to get higher parry -- i might also try and get the mitigation vs piercing high if I knew i would be fighting Kitins a lot as they mainly use pierce attacks :: however if i was going to make Heavy Armor for PvP and was going to wield a Pike, I might want to go in dodge mode rather than parry mode so I would use high dodge mats and maybe even out mitigations or nudge up the mitigation vs slashing as most Weapon wielders use Axes or Swords. This example is pretty simplified though - its much deeper than this. High end crafters often spend weeks just working on recipes.
A not too complicated specific recipe for Heavy Armor Vest that i have used
armor shell :: 12 Supreme Tama Wood
Lining :: 12 Supreme Dung Resin
Stuffing :: 3 Supreme Koorin Oil + 5 Supreme Irin Oil
Armour Clip :: 3 Supreme Silverweed Sap + 4 Excellent Kirosta Tail
It does however take a long time to master a crafting skill line -- of Ryzoms 63 skills -- 39 are craft. For instance its not just Heavy Armor Master Skill -- Its Heavy Armor Vest Master skill -- with 6 heavy armor pieces thats 6 skills to master to be able to craft a Heavy Armor Set as best as can be done ( all else being equal ).
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Yes. But unless the current trends break, we won't see it in any mainstream game.
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I don't see how a themepark game can incorporate complex and time consuming crafting. It would be great if you could get BiS gear from raids or crafting. I just don't see it working well as one path will always be the easier/faster one. If that turns out to be crafting then people wouldn't raid.
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Originally posted by FrodoFragins
One solution for this would be to put rare crafting materials in as raid rewards. Then players would have to raid in order to generate mats for crafting in order to get raid quality gear. However, I doubt the raiders would like it.


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Not what I expected. I normally buy the Radical but…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $295
Not what I expected.
- Look good
- Easy to lace
- Very very hard to break in
- Hard soles. Need Dr. Scholls
- Tongue is weird
I normally buy the Radical but decided to cough up the big $$$ this time. Bad decision. I wore these boots for two weeks at work and my feet could not take it anymore. Had to switch to a new pair of Radicals.
Much easier on my feet. I drive commercial garbage truck and push and pull containers every day so they got a workout. So did my feet. New callouses started on my left foot. They are a super cool looking, waterproof boot, but for the price I will be sticking with the Radical from now on.
Best hiking boot ever. Bombproof, replaceable sole.
Best hiking boot ever. Bombproof, replaceable sole. DANNER!
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- Comfort (eventually)
- Hard to break in.
- Laces broke quickly.
Danner boots are pretty rad. I have three pairs now, so I am a little biased. They are also right down the street from me in Portland, so repair is easy.
The fit is kinda weird at first. The leather is super tight, and almost painful, but I listened to the shoe salesman and just went with what I felt was too tight. There is a long break-in period. I could only walk to the store, about 3/4 of a mile round trip, and it felt like my shins and arches were bleeding.
But after about a month of this, they got super comfy. The laces broke, but to be fair, I rode my bike in them and they were caught in the chain. User error.
I have been on numerous hikes the past summer, in and around Hood, St. Helens, the Gorge, out in Bend, in all types of terrain. Wet, snowy, hot. These boots are rad. I have tromped through rain forests, and my feet stay dry. I am not suggesting that you go swimming in them, but they are pretty water resistant.
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So far these boots have been fairly good to me. Bought…
Price Paid: $75
So far these boots have been fairly good to me. Bought them slightly used on eBay for $75. The Gore-Tex liner keeps water out and the soles are nice and stiff.
- The soles are pretty stiff when new and the waffle sole does keep mud, so not a good boot if you're going to be going in and out of your house a lot.
- The tongue is gusseted to about an inch and a half from the top of the boot, so at first I did have some problems getting it to stay smooth while lacing it up, but once you hike in them it sort of "sets" and the leather stays put
- They can be very pricy and hard to find in retail stores for sizing. (I bought them on the hope that at my price they would be easy to sell back for at least as much.)
- There was absolutely no toe bang going down a very steep deer trail and almost no heel slip going up (only if you continually walk on your toes).
- The nylon panels on the side are very tough and help the boot to breath, which was nice.
- You will want to get some insoles like the Dr. Scholls ones because the Airthotic ones that come with the boots only go half way and are nice feeling, but the rest of your foot is right on top of the footbed with very little cushioning.
I have heard about the quality of Danner from a friend…
Materials: Leather
Use: backpacking
Break-in Period: not much, but give it some for better comfort
Weight: not light-weight
Price Paid: $200
I have heard about the quality of Danner from a friend who has owned his boots for over 20 years. I tried on others at the store but these felt the best right out of the box. I got the 12 EE and they were just big enough for me. I didn't have much time for break-in and it turns out, I really didn't need any.
I set out for a 35 mile hike. The first couple trail days I spent more time than usual adjusting the laces and sock combo to get the right feel. The laces and studs are an excellent features of this boot, making lacing up in the morning easy. By day three I had a good sense of tightness and they felt as good as they could for 13 mile days. I will admit I had a few blisters, but they were minor and more of my issue rather than the boots. My right foot is about a half size different so it took me a while to dial in the laces and socks. My feet were refreshed every morning and boots felt more and more like slippers with every new step.
I crossed several streams and never once got my feet wet. I also hiked in some wet, mucky terrain after rain and never felt a drop on my feet, nor slipped. I had about 6500 feet of elevation gains and never had toe jams or bad heel lifts. This was a huge PRO in my book.
Overall the boots took a solid beating right out of the box. I wouldn't recommend no break-in, but they performed as I expected. At the end of the trail the boots had a few scars but otherwise still looked fairly new and I actually look forward to wearing them more often.
A boot I can grow old with and made in the USA, nice.
Perhaps the only CON - they are a bit heavy despite the name.
Update: September 27, 2010
This is merely an update to a previous review.
After another 35 miles or so in the Yosemite wilderness these boots just get better. I didn't have one major foot issue this trip (which is rare for me). Yes, I got a few hot-spots on my toes (edge of big toe and pinky toe) but those were quickly averted with some quick duct tape patches. More of my fault for being a bit loose on a steep downhill.
Perhaps my only issue would be a larger, more protected toe box. Larger because this seems to be the only area I have any significant issues (and those were minimal, I was going down 4k feet in an afternoon). I am sure a cobler can stretch the toe box a bit for me.
As far as protection in the toe box, I simply mean the front of my boots have a few battle scars that perhaps some material over the leather might help reduce potential problems. I am a bit lazy with my feet sometimes and I never once hurt my toes or did an ankle-bender (the boots saved my ankles more than once). I do wear gaters which help a lot, both in terms of hitch-hikers and water penetration.
Besides the weight, which I am used to, these are very comfy boots and they only seem to get better. (laces are excellent and stick right where you set and tie them, wow).
I bought a previous version of Light2 in 1991. They…
Materials: leather and gore tex
Use: all outdoors, hiking, recreation, work, snow
Break-in Period: none
Weight: 3 LB
Price Paid: $129
I bought a previous version of Light2 in 1991. They are finally worn out. I won't buy anything else. I don't need to read anyone's reviews or ratings. These boots have done far more than I ever expected.
Trouble is they are brutally hard to find in retail stock. I need to try on a pair since might foot may have changed in 18 years (not that anything else has). I wish Danner put more effort into trying to serve their customers. I'd hate to have to settle for something less but may be forced to do so. Is their plan for me to ship boots back and forth through internet sales until I find the size that's right?
I'm happy to spend $235 on this great boot, I just wish it was possible to do so.
For my feet, Danner fits the best without exception.
Materials: denier and leather
Use: hiking, back-packing, and walking
Break-in Period: right out of the box
Weight: never noticed
Price Paid: $199
For my feet, Danner fits the best without exception. Will last for years and countless miles. I bought my second pair seven months ago after the first pair which I had for twelve years. I finally gave them to a friend who was just getting into hiking with tons of miles left in them.
I am disappointed on this model. I bought these boots…
Price Paid: $178
I am disappointed on this model. I bought these boots because they have a great look to them and my Montrail boots were finally falling apart. Also Danner company is an American company and we should support American companies.
I am disappointed in these boots, because Danner does make a great boot. However the feel of these boots are just weird. No matter how tight I lace them, they feel kind of loose when taking a step. When I take that step, the boot feels like it is filled with water and is hesitant to move with your foot. Or as you are lifting your foot, the boot moves a fraction of a second slower than your foot.
Also when walking, it feels like I am walking on dry sand or wet sponges, and I feel like I am expending extra energy on each step. My Montrail GTX and La Sportiva Glaciers feel more of a part of my foot than this boot, and when you take a step with them, each step feels solid.
Also the soles looks thick, but I seem to feel every stick and rock I step upon. The leather feels a tad soft, and I see myself wearing a hole in them over a bit of time.
Overall, if you like Danner Boots, check on their other hiking boots (I really did like some work boots I bought a couple of years ago). But I am disappointed in the feel of these boots, and I don't see myself wearing them out on the trails, maybe around work, but not on the trails.
Richard in Boise Idaho
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It's all about growing, evolving, progressing. As comedian Carlos Mencia — late of the series "Mind of Mencia" and veteran of over 25 years on the stand-up comedy circuit — prepares to take the stage at Fat Fish Blue in Perrysburg for a four-night gig beginning July 24, he said that what drives his comedy is a desire to never rest on his laurels.
"I mean, it's like anything else. You got to grow, or you remain stagnant. And in comedy, stagnant just means bad and boring," Mencia said in an interview with Toledo Free Press. "It's nothing that I can do. For me, it's really simple. For me it's keep living, keep having fire about life, and everything else comes. As long as I'm able to get really happy, or really agitated, or really bothered by seemingly mundane things, I can be funny."
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Mencia's perspective is certainly colored by his life experiences. Born in Honduras in 1967, the young budding comic was raised an immigrant in East Los Angeles, staying out of trouble under the watchful eye of his aunt and uncle. He said that growing up in such environs has given him a particular perspective on the American dream — but that hasn't gotten in the way of relating to the crowds who he performs for every night.
"I see myself as an American, but I know that I'm an immigrant. I know I wasn't born here, but my perspective has never, ever, ever been, 'Those are not my people,'" Mencia said, referring to his audience. "I have performed in front of every type of crowd, and never, ever have I thought, 'This isn't my audience.'"
Certainly Mencia's experience in media gives him a leg up on interacting with his audiences. His Comedy Central series Mind of Mencia ran for three seasons, putting him in America's homes for over three years. Add in his numerous CDs and stand-up specials, and Carlos has an automatic rapport with comedy club crowds.
"It's like — I go onstage, and I get this feeling of love and happiness. Because audiences are there to laugh. They're all ready to laugh, they've put so much aside, they've already met me — we're beyond halfway there."
Still, Mencia noted, no matter what fans may be prepared for when they come out to see him, he hopes to give them more. Not only in terms of exceeding their expectations, but also in using comedy's natural ability in bringing people a new perspective on life.
"The difference in comedy is, most of the time, we don't pick sides. We make fun of both sides, or whatever side, but when people come to see us, they're not necessarily in that place. I think that they're laughing, their hearts are open, their minds are open, and we just see the world from a curious perspective. And I think if we do anything, we just make people go, 'Oh, wow, I didn't think of it that way before.'"
Carlos Mencia will be performing at the Funny Bone at Fat Fish Blue in Perrysburg from July 24 through July 27.
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Last month, the Surry County Board of Commissioners approved a recommendation from the county's social services director that the county cease its quarterly distribution of food after decades.
The last distribution occurred in Mount Airy and Elkin on Sept. 13 and 14.
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I was looking good high end shoe. This was discounted as last seasons model. Its the most comfortable shoe straight out the box. Easy to adjust on the fly and with a stiff sole for no power loss. I've been riding for 43 years and these are as better than any shoes I've previously owned
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Not good for someone with a high instep.
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I have worth Northwave shoes for both road and cross for years and their shoes are great. When I saw that the Extreme were on sale at great price I had to buy them. The problem with these shoes is the location of the boa dial on the forefoot is a pressure point if you have a high instep. The pressure on my cuneiform bones was there with little tighten of the boa system. Other than that the one issue which I think is a big one for a lot of people the width and length and overall fit was good. The shoe are light weight and appear to be well constructed.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Cris
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I use this shoe for training and competing and they work good for both things. At first I was really worried that they were to slim for my feet but they are finally breaking in and molding to my feet quite nicely. The longest training session I've done so far in them was 95 miles and they didn't bother me once during the whole ride. for the price these shoes are very good value, one thing to keep in mind is to treat them like precious jewels because they scratch not easily but more easily then they should. They are amazing at putting the power down to the pedals aside from how light they are (even with the clips bolted on). Overall good shoe I just wish they weren't so delicate.
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With Northwave, watch out on the sizing. It runs a size larger than most other brands. As for the Extreme Tech model, a nice overall shoe. It's a little delicate on the bottom with the all carbon sole, especially when you stop at a light and put a foot down toe first. A little Shoe Goo applied on the bottom toe area keeps the sole from getting scraped up. As for speedplay installation, it's a bit of work to get the bolts through the bottom. Find someone with small hands to help since you will need to work from inside the shoe.
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Originally posted by Rimmersman
No, I didn't say that and I challenge you to quote that sentence.
I'm sorry you are unable to understand the sentence "GW2 brings MMO into the Open World". even after I explained.
Vanguard and Darkfall those amazing successes - maybe they have some barriers at all...
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Basically it the fact the game is way too easy. Great design choices with a few flaws which destroy the game. WVW needs more investment for long term rewards such as darkness falls. They also should of kept the skill system from GW1 where you need to search for skills in the world.
To be honest i do not see costs or combat as a problem, I think both are implemented well. Exploration is also highly reward and events are implemented extremely well. Questing in GW2 is better than any game to date but its very short lived. The crafting is interesting but the economy is meh.
Originally posted by halflife25
Quate that.
Ah you can't because I never said that.
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Originally posted by TwoThreeFour
Well that is true sure but my point was gaming today not 15-20 years ago when the real gaming revolution took place.
Today in 2012 we have played it all seen it all and experienced it all that was my point.
Only thing that is left to "revolution" the gaming world is true VR MMO but the core MMO mecanics will still be there.
If it's not broken, you are not innovating.
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Ah, but we are not talking about successes, are we? Oh, and you calling people trolls because they question you're open world claim of GW2 kills any credibility you might have had, it's a sign of defeat.
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Yes. It's a good game, one that has a good number of ideas that newer MMO's would be idiots not to implement. And it has addressed nearly every problem I've ever had with MMO's.
That said, it does not ruin older games for me. Still love LotRO, despite some systems that I can't help but snicker about in comparison; some of which they try to address in RoR. See? GW2 is already influencing the genre...
I love Eve.
I'll still check out WoW if they send me a free pass.
But in my book, GW2 fulfilled all its promises, and has as much content, often even more content than most sub based MMO's. And I see myself playing it for a long time.
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Is that why you ignoring the open world games like Vanguard with 'not successful enough' argument? so only if game sells like fast food 'open world ' becomes more relevant? all right. Whatever you say.
Originally posted by botrytis
This is what people keep saying but it is nonsense. Why? Because Asherons Call did it, UO did it, SWG did it and they were not too expensive and they had a good following. AC 1 had a sustained sub. count of over 150k for over two years, that was really good for that time and UO had similar numbers.
So history has shown that it can be done, it wont be too expensive and you will get at least a decent following. Problem is the elephant in the room, i.e. WoW, which did not go sandbox and had more than ten time the sub. base so even now, many years after, companies are still aping WoW (meaning ThemePark). However none of the games have had near the success so far and GW 2 wont either, it sold 2 million copies and nothing shows of any significant growth and this is not even a sub. game.
The future of the genre lies in the evolution of the sandbox genre as ThemePark has reached it end. It has shown that the revenue model is not much different from a single player game. I.e. huge initial spike (if the game is good) and then, over a year or so, an almost equal decline. GW 2 is too young to see that yet but all other ThemeParks have followed that pattern, all of them (except WoW).
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
I dont understand it either. GW 2 does not have an open world, it is zoned, so how can it bring MMO into Open World? It is not instanced but that is in no way the same as an Open World which usually means it is not zoned and mostly not instanced. GW 2 is the latter but not the former.
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Considering GW1 was somewhat similar, you didn't see anyone trying to take what GW1 offered over the past 7 years. So no I don't think there'll be new MMO's trying to take what GW2 offers.
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The whole "open world" debate is pretty entertaining. You guys are arguing 2 different things.
Open world and Seamless. They do not mean the same thing.
Yes GW2 is zoned off with loading screens, making it not seamless. But those zones contain all of the players in that zone playing alongside eachother, making it open world.
An example of non-open world would be stuff like DDo and GW1. There could be a million people in the same dungeon or zone. But they are split off into their own little instances and have no idea whatsoever that anyone outside of their own party is also in the same zone / dungeon. They have no interaction with eachother.
A game can have zones, and be open world, it just isnt seamless.
I believe what he is getting at with the whole "it brought MMO to the open world" thing is the idea of people actually working together to achieve goals and participating in DEs together.
Take nearly any other themepark MMO, and it consists of things like people kill stealing or rushing to tag mobs with ranged attacks (depending on game mechanics) to get their quest done faster or get the loot & xp, or people standing in line waiting for 1 guy / party to finish their quest to kill something.
Just think about launches of some popular games youve been in and all the complaints from people like "OMG they need to increase the respawn rates. I cant get any quests done because there are too many people and they keep stealing all the mobs". Yes youre playing an MMO, but more often than not youre not really playing WITH everyone else, your just kind of there alongside them, or competing against them to get your stuff done faster.
The idea of "bringing MMO back" is about the way content and rewards are shared between everyone. You're all helping eachother and playing WITH eachother, even if youre not in a party or had no intention of helping someone else, youre still helping and impacting eachother.
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Originally posted by Yamota
It is not nonsense - what I stated was fact posted on the developers website so actually do a little research before jumping.
Sandbox games are very specific and the only players who really appreciate them and want them is hardcore gamers, one that eat, sleep, and breathe that type of game. I played several and found tham boring as all get out and not very entertaining. I play games to be entertained, if it doesn't do that, I vote with my pocketbook.
We don't know how GW2 is going to do. You can speculate all you want but until the actual numbers are released by NCSoft or A.Net it is all conjecture.
http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41189/Global/ it is still ranked in the top 20 as of last week so I don't know where you get your information from. You may want to get a refund for your ouija board. Also, Christmas time is coming up and there MAY Be a spike up in sales, one never knows though.
Originally posted by Rimmersman
I said "GW2 bring the MMO to the Open World".
Open world is commonly used in the MMORPG communities to describe everything that isn't a private instance, again commonly used to describe raids and dungeons.
That is why there is no confusion about the question "Does GW2 have open world PvP?".
The answer is "GW2 doesn't have open world PvP". It isn't "GW2 doesn't have a open world, because according to the game design theory Open World is a world without movement restrictions".
Since people can't refute the fact that what MMOPRG community generally describes as Open World is in most games desert/single player/duo zones, hardly a Massive Multiplayer Experience at all, they MODIFY WHAT I SAY and keep doing it, trying to distract away from the most revolutionary aspect of GW2 - how people play and interact with each other in what is commonly called the open world by the MMORPG community (except in GW2 forums by Gw2 haters because GW2 has to obey special standards).
I'll say it again and I'm not alone in that - some of the links of reviews/previes posted in this thread calling Gw2 revolutionary point the same - "GW2 brings MMO to the open world".
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Originally posted by grimal
It may not be a true MMORPG but a MOCOG (multiplayer online cooperative game) and I think no less of it for being so.
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Originally posted by Yamota
i dont think anything has reached its end
I used to think similar with pen and paper RPG systems
I have never been a fan of the stict level progression in dungeons and dragons
had hopes for RuneQuest, Champions/Fantasy HERO, GURPS, and others
all had their share of popularity for the last 28 years
but which system has held out the most ... D&D, now forthcoming with a 5th edition
there never was a revolution in PnP RPG games - I dont expect one in online games
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A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.
I never thought it was to start with. But that's not a choice on your poll. Still fun for a themepark all the same.
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Originally posted by halflife25
It's not just high budget - it's high production value.
Say what you will about TOR, it has/had a very high production value - as does GW2. TOR also had a massive budget but that didn't = success.
Then you get a game like RIFT without the high budget, but with very high production value and (generally) a success.
What sandbox needs is high production value, AAA production, not necessarily budget because creating content for consumption is expensive and time consuming. Creating amazing systems and features that create content through meta gaming and immergant gameplay requires high production value, but not necessarily budget.
It just takes skill and vision and one hell of an amazing designer. Something sandbox hasn't had yet.
Even the greatest of the sandbox is / was quite stagnant is the innovation/evolution department.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
Originally posted by halflife25
I'm ignorining Vanguard because people are trying to say I said something i didn't say?
So you are saying in Vanguard everyone is on the same team without partying? That everyone is doing "quests" together without having to share them? That resources are shared? That there is no loot and resource competition?
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
You did bring up 'success' or didn't you? that is why i disagree with you. Since when Anet gets to define what is MMO? i didn't know they suddenyl patent the term which excludes games like Vanguard when it comes to open world MMOs or the games that brought MMOS to open worold. Which ever way you want to put it.
Originally posted by botrytis
What is a fact? That big budget is not important when creating an MMO? Please link me the resource to the dev site which is saying that.
That sandbox only caters to hardcore? Again, where do you get this fact. Just because a (ThemePark) dev may have said so does not make it a fact.
And I said it is too early to say that GW 2 will follow suit of other ThemeParks but the fact that it is 20th and only sold 30k the last week shows that the sales are slowing down alot (it sold almost 1 million the first week). Also, what that list does not tell you is how many people, of who bought it, are not playing it and that is a big unknown and you can only get hints of that by looking at charts like XFire to see the trends (which is downwards more than SW:TOR was the first two months).
Also a way to predict the future is to look at the past and the fact is that every single ThemePark, since WoW, has plummeted within the first year. AoC 1.5 million to 200k, WAR, 1.3 million to 200k, SW:TOR 2 million to < 400k in less than a year, TERA, SecretWorld, Rift have also big downward trends. So seeing as all of those were ThemePark and GW 2 is a ThemePark, it is safe to assume that GW 2 will follow suit. And the reason is simple, dev. created content cannot keep up with how fast players chew through the content and the only exception to that is WoW, which is a big exception and got the giant Blizzard supporting it with the huge income they get from the millions of subs.


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NPD and comScore released quarterly research figures over the last few days which suggested that Android was beating out iPhone in the U.S. marketshare. However, some digging into the numbers show that might not be the case. According to the financial results directly from the major carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint (who account for 80% of all U.S. smartphone sales according to Yankee Group), iPhone should have around 50% of the pie, not 29% as NPD suggested, or 30.7% by comScore's calculations. In light of the questioning, comScore commented that among the top three carriers, iPhone growth beat Android's (13% versus 11%) but sales from regional carriers and T-Mobile closed the gap. NPD meanwhile explained that they track sales, which is separate from activations reported from carriers, and can include prepaid and refurbished phones. Plus, NPD figures Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint account for 60% together, not 80%, and "significantly below 90%".
All of that said, there's significant debate as to who's in the lead in the U.S. Internationally, IDC reported that Samsung claimed 29.1% of all smartphones last quarter compared to 24.2% from Apple. Unless IDC's numbers are skewed too, it's hard to imagine the U.S. iPhone market share being twice that of the global rate, but really, it's hard to know who to believe at this point. One thing is for sure though -- Apple is still the most profitable of all of the smartphone manufacturers, and that's a significant measure of success. The latest numbers from Asymco suggest Apple snagged 73% of the smartphone market's total profits, followed by Samsung with 26%. HTC was the only other company to show a profit, at 1%. Everyone else lost money, some by staggering amounts.
Do you see more iPhone or Android devices out in the wild? Is it a overwhelmingly one way or the other? Do you see Android taking up a significant bite of the U.S. market share as NPD and comScore are suggesting, or is it more of an even split with iPhone?
Source: TechCrunch, BusinessInsider, Asymco
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iOS might not be behind Android in U.S. smartphone market share after all
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PS Troll term is becoming overly & improperly used...perhaps you're a troll
May not be denying him the right but his is trying to stiffle his right to free speech, which is worse. If he doesn't care about him not caring then he should take his own advice and not comment on his comment.
Yes, very funny how MG, Gruber and even one of TipBs own I think we're quick to highlight theses same surveys earlier this year or late last year when they showed the iPhone picking up steam, but once the trend went back to normal, well now they have to attempt to discredit the same surveys they were touting.
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Where I work there are two of us with the iPhone 4S and seven Androids of various types. Interestingly, the both of us with the iPhone had Android before. At home, My wife has a Blackberry and my son has an Android.
So my total unscientific survey goes like: 9% BB, 18% iPhone, 72% Droid. The percentage of iPhone users in this survey has gone up from 0 to 18% in the last 7 months. I expect that my son will go with iPhone when his contract is up, so that percentage will increase.
In the office I work in there are about 9 Android and 3 iphone 1 blackberry and about 4 flip phones and 1 Nokia. There were 4 iphones but one person ditched and switched to Android. So it would appear that Android has a 3 to 1 advantage with flip phones still out numbering iphones. Even outside my office I see at least 2 or 3 to 1 Android to iphone.....For what it's worth.
80% of android users come to imore everyday. How is that for insecure?
Stop grasping for straws, just be happy with whatever device you have.. Don't live your life trying to seek the justification of what you buy according to what others buy.
More and more business are switching to iPhones! I see more and more
Clients that had blackberries or android now have an iPhone and or iPad with them.
Heck my company will be incorporating the iPad into our business in the next 3 months!
I switched from android. Couldn't be happier. Everyone I meet that switched from
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The one phone I have yet to see in the wild..... Is a windows phone!
I live in NYC and when im in the subways going to work or just going to hang out with friends there is always a moment when I look up and %90 of the train passengers have an iPhone 4 ,4s or even may have a 3GS so if in NYC I believe iPhone outnumbers android 10 to 1


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The 2012 West Virginia University volleyball season is now complete … the Mountaineers finished with an 8-22 overall record and an 0-16 mark in the Big 12.
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The Mountaineers fell in their season finale at TCU on Saturday, Nov. 24, 3-0, at the University Recreation Center … junior outside hitter Elzbieta Klein led WVU with eight kills and only one error for a .350 hitting percentage … freshman outside hitter Nikki Attea posted a season- and career-high five service aces, including four in the second set alone … freshman libero Anna Panagiotakopoulos had her 13th double-digit dig match with 13 digs.
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The West Virginia University track and field team opens its 2012-13 season on Saturday, Dec. 1 with the Marty Pushkin Track Classic … the meet will take place in the WVU Shell Building in Morgantown, W.Va.
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The Mountaineers were idle.
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Saturday marks the beginning of the 36th season of track and field at WVU … the Mountaineers are under the direction of Sean Cleary who is in his sixth season at the helm of the program … since taking over the program in 2008, Cleary has coached 12 different Mountaineers to All-America status on 33 occasions including eight by former WVU standout Chelsea Carrier-Eades … WVU returns 32 letterwinners from the 2011-12 season including 2011 second-team All-American Sarah-Anne Brault in the 10,000 meter-run … the Mountaineers also return five athletes who competed at the 2012 NCAA East Outdoor Regional including Sydney Cummings, Jordan Hamric, Stormy Nesbit, Katlyn Shelar and Chene Townsend.
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WVU travels to Las Vegas to compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
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The Mountaineers were idle.
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The Mountaineers look to put a stop to a two-game losing skid, as they head to Virginia on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. ... Sunday's game is the first of three for the week, as WVU will go from Virginia to the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic in Charleston, W.Va., to face Marshall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4 ... the Mountaineers will close out the week with a 7:30 p.m. game against St. Bonaventure on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the WVU Coliseum.
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The No. 12/14 WVU women's basketball team dropped a pair of games at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic in Miami, Fla ... the Mountaineers fell to LSU, 71-63, on Friday and dropped a 79-70 decision to Iowa on Sunday.
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Junior guard Taylor Palmer emerged as the scoring leader for the Mountaineers in each game at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, as she averaged 19.0 points per game … Palmer was named to the FIU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts … Palmer is now WVU's season-leading scorer as she averages 11.0 points per game, followed by senior Ayana Dunning with 10.0 points per game and junior guard Christal Caldwell with 8.6 points per game … the Mountaineers are still gaining much production from their bench players as WVU's bench has accounted for 46.2 percent (159/344) of its scoring this season.
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Select members of the No. 2-ranked West Virginia University rifle team will compete at the USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, at the United States Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Prior to the week-long Thanksgiving break, the Mountaineers (9-0, 4-0 GARC) defeated the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 4719-4670 and 4716-4651, respectively at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range … WVU won in both guns both days shooting 2343-2320 smallbore and 2376-2350 air rifle on the first day and 2346-2312 smallbore and 2370-2330 air rifle the second … the Mountaineers now hold an 8-6 series record against the Nanooks.
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The team's scores were the fifth and sixth time the Mountaineers shot a total of 4700 or better this season … senior Petra Zublasing, junior Daniel Sojka, sophomores Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Kiisk and freshman Garrett Spurgeon counted toward the team score during the first match … Zublasing won both disciplines shooting 597 air rifle and 588 smallbore … Kiisk tied for the smallbore win; the score was a personal best for the Paide, Estonia, native … Kiisk also finished second in air rifle with a career-best mark of 594 … Ciotola tied Kiisk for second place in air rifle… in the second day of competition, Zublasing, Ciotola, Kiisk and Spurgeon counted towards the team's score in both guns, while sophomore Thomas Kyanko counted towards the team's smallbore score and Maren Prediger counted towards the air rifle score… Zublasing again won both disciplines, shooting 596 air rifle and 593 smallbore… Her smallbore score matched the school record set by Nicco Campriani … Prediger shot 594 air rifle for a second-place finish, while Ciotola and Kiisk finished in third and fourth with scores of 591 and 589, respectively … Ciotola finished second in smallbore with a 586 mark, while Kyanko finished in third with a score of 584 … The Mountaineers will return to action at the WVU Rifle Range on Jan. 19 against Nebraska.
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Select members of the WVU swimming teams will travel to the U.S. Winter Nationals from Nov. 29-Dec. 1, in Austin, Texas … the preliminary sessions begin at 10 a.m. each morning.
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Both teams were idle.
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