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You can't even keep and Eagle feather if you found one. You have to turn it in. (Unless you are from certain Native American tribes)
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Ambergris is now (mostly) chemically reproduced for the perfume industry, although there are reports I've read of ambergris being sold on the black market to French parfumeurs by Japanese whalers. Whaling isn't illegal in Japan.
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Do Titles Screw Up A Relationship?
I was riding in my car listening to Ryan Cameron on V-103 the other day when he mentioned Oprah's thoughts on her relationship with Stedman.
"Had we made the official marriage commitment, we wouldn't still be together. The reason the relationship works is that we get to define it on our terms. It would be very different if we were in a 'traditional' relationship where I was expected to be a wife and every now and then cook a meal!"
Now mind you, Oprah has been with Stedman for over 20 years but has no intentions on getting married. That's a long time to be in a relationship and not make that "official" commitment. In reading this, I had to wonder if the real reason Oprah chooses to not marry is because she's protecting her assets or is it that her perception of what marriage should be is a bit distorted. Do we still believe that men and women are required to play those "traditional" roles in their relationships…especially with the change of the times. Are married women still required to stay home and "cook a meal" while her husband works to support the family?
…BUT then I realized that maybe it's me that has the distorted perception of what relationships and marriage should be.
I am afraid of commitments and it's not because I think I will cheat. I think at times we, as woman have a habit of forcing men into relationships and situations that they are not ready to commit to. For us, titles become important over time. We need to know if we are the main chick, mistress, girlfriend, fiancee, wife. We need to know our status…
So Does Titles Screw A Relationship up? I ask this because with titles we create limitations and boundaries in our relationships which in turn creates unnecessary (or necessary) pressure. My expectations of a person as my boyfriend are higher than that of a friend I am just dating. My expectations of my husband are higher than that of a person that is just my boyfriend. MzSassy2u said it best on twitter "[It may not be titles that causes the issues in relationships] It's the change that occurs in individuals because of their perspective on what the title means that causes issues". Why is it that my cousin dated her high school sweetheart for 12 years but it wasn't until they tied the knot and she became wife that the problems started to arise.
Also when I think of me in a fully committed relationship, I think of me losing myself to become what my significant other wants me to be. When I think of me as a wife, I think of me giving up my career, my goals, my dreams in an effort to take care of home and help him support his. Distorted I know… but that's how I grew up and what I saw within the relationships of my own family.
I want to break out of that…because I know more than anything it's about compromise. And marriage is about that special union with the person that you love…BUT right now, I am happy with companionship.
Comments on the Oprah post in AJC
It is hard to believe that so many women live their life by this woman. Even though there is nothing wrong with being single but is she sending the right message to young women? You do not have to get married but just find someone you can put up with for the rest of your life. If he messes up, kick him him to the curb besides I am not giving up my half to him but I will take his !!!
Long Term Companion – This is what society has sank to. Young women grow up and prepare themselves to find a Long Term Companion! What kind of foolishness is this? The correct term for this type of woman is an Old Maid!!! How glamorous does that sound?
I'm not going to die an Old Maid, I will promise you that… BUT I do feel Oprah. I will get married when I feel like it and he can keep his half. Well, that's unless he f*cks up…
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As I've noted, continuing to perform a movement singles or reps reinforce poor technique.
Other fact are involved in preforming a movement with poor technique.
Singles are an effective method of performing a movement correctly in an event such as powerlifting where a 1RM is the objective.
Near Maximum Singles
The most effective method of insuring proper technique is in performing singles with near maximum 1RM percentages.
The reason for that is the muscle firing sequence is different with 70% vs 100% of 1RM.
Thus, training singles close to 1RM provide a better training effect for technique.
Singles More of A Chance of Perfection
As Vince Lombardi said, "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."
That meaning that singles do not assure you of performing a perfect set.
Most individuals Paused Bench Press Training is not optimally trained for meets. Too many individuals allow the bar to sit on the chest in training too long.
Paused Touch And Go
The focus on competition bench press training need to be to minimize the amount of time the bar is statically on the chest.
A good competition bench press training program works on timing the pause to the "Press Signal".
Great benchers preform more of a "Paused Touch and Go". The learn to anticipate "Press Signal" on second, third and any fourth attempt they might take.
Stretch Reflex
Research shows that 50% of the stretch reflex is lost in one second. In four seconds the stretch reflex is completely gone.
Thus, the less time the bar remains on your chest the more of the stretch reflex you and elicit in driving the bar off the chest.
Touch and Go Bench Press
The stretch reflex is trained with Touch and Go Benching. It is a vital part of a good bench press program.
Yes, training the deadlift with singles does mimic meet conditions.
The Stretch Reflex
Yes, bouncing the weight does elicit the stretch reflex. Training the stretch reflex in that way allows you to develop the stretch reflex and develop power.
My last post went over power.
Some of the stretch reflex deadlift "Touch and Go" training does carry over to the deadlift, providing you elicit the response before the pulls.
The Bar Bending
The bar bending shortening the distance of your pull. It does NOT bend that much, hoperbolic statement.
Where is the data that support the statement of that "Most coaches recommend rack pulls"?
That is a guess on your part.
Variable Resistance Deadlift Training
A more effective method would be to use/attaches bands and/or chains when performing deadlifts.
That because the Deadlift has an "Ascending Strength Curve". Thus, the bands and/or chains would allow you to perform a "Regular Deadlift" and overload the movement at the stronger part of the movement.
Touch And Go Deadlifts
Touch and Go Deadlifts allow you overload the upper end of the Ascending Deadlift Strength Curve in a similar way that bands and/or chain do.
That is because there is no proof.
Where is the Force Going?
The majority of the force is going into the floor.
Spine Loading
The squat causes more spinal loading than Deadlifting or Touch and Go Deadlifts.
The amount of spine loading that occurs with Box Squats is off the grid.
So, the take home message is if you have any concerns with spine loading...Don't Squat!
Dr Fred Hatfield
Hatfield adovcates Touch and Go Deadlift Training in his book, Power: A Scientific Approach, a great strength training book.
Hatfield was one of the lightest men to squat over 1,000 lbs (1014 lb @252 lbs). Hatfield is also renound for his expertise on strength training.
Charles Staley (Strength Coach)
Staley has found Stiff Leg (Slight Knee Bend) is a very effective method of training the hamstrings. Staley has an online article on it.
My Experience
As someone who trained for decades with Touch and Go Deadlifts, I can assure you are no more unsafe than singles when performed correctly.
"I think..."
The information you have is based on your conclusion rather than experience.
The only way to know if something works or doesn't is practical experience, you've go to try it.
It Doesn't Work
The reason many things don't work is that individuals write and/or perform the program incorrectly.
As the saying goes, "Garbage in, garbage out".
Kenny Croxdale
I guarantee it will never work if you never try it.
"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't."
Competition PRs-
Squat: 463 Bench: 275 Deadlift: 529 Total: 1262
"Technique is always the first place to begin when striving to improve at a specific skill."
My YouTube Page
I wonder the same about you because I keep having to go back over the same information.
Rather than go back over things, again. You might try reading and absorbing some of the information posted.
"I think..."
Your postings tell me you are guessing about things. You haven't use or tried them. All you done is think can come up with your conjectures.
Thinking is a start. You just need to follow it up.
They are both pretty and functional. They allow you do identify the topic cover it in an economy of words.
Reserach Resources
I have provided you with research information from two PhD who were also power lifter and another strength coach. They provide you with more than "I think..." conjectures.
Read. Implement. Learn.
Kenny Croxdale
I guarantee it will never work if you never try it.
Last edited by Kenny Croxda; 11-10-2012 at 05:44 PM.
Lets see:
I say singles for deadlifts are important (because the subject of this thread is on deadlifts)
You post a bunch of information about singles are important for every lift (and go off topic)
I say I never said it wasn't important for other lifts and agree with you.
You post a bunch of information about singles are important for every lift.
I agree with you again.
You post a bunch of information about singles are important for every lift.
Yea, I'm the one not absorbing the message.
Okay, show me your thoughts being applied:
1) Post a video of you deadlifting for a single at 80+%
2) Post a video of you deadlifting for reps.
This way I can see how your form looks in both.
"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't."
Competition PRs-
Squat: 463 Bench: 275 Deadlift: 529 Total: 1262
"Technique is always the first place to begin when striving to improve at a specific skill."
My YouTube Page
No one should have a problem with performing a single with good technique at 80% of their 1RM, unless their lower back is overtrained.
Thus, I don't see the point in examining a video of someone performing a 80%of 1RM Deadlift.
Deadlift For Reps
Derek Poundstone does a nice job for the first 6 reps on this deadlift.
Again, once technique falls apart, STOP. Poundstone SHOULD have stopped at rep 6.
Benedikt Magnússon
Benedikt Magnússon's best pull is 1015 lbs. This video demonstrates him bouncing 880 lbs X 5 reps in the deadlift with room to spare.
Magnússon uses good technique with all his reps. Magnússon stops before his technique break down, unlike Poundstone.
The Bounce
Poundstone and Magnússon get a nice bounce off the floor. This does two things.
1) Trains Power. The revelance of power is generating enough speed to slide through the sticking point.
For a Conventional Deadlifter, that sticking point is traditionally in the knee area.
2) Overload the Top End.
Since Conventional Deadlifters usually stall at the top end, they do not get as much overload training at the top end.
Thus, "Bounce Deadlifts" (Touch and Go) allow you to overload the top end.
Reverse Band Deadlift
Dr Layne Norton (PhD in Nutrition, Bodybuilder and Powerlifter) who's articles you be found on this site, demonstrates Reverse Band Deadlifts in the video above. Norton's best pull is 695 lbs.
Peforming Deadlifts with Bands allows you to:
1) Overload the Top End.
The Conventional Deadlift (Sumo, as well) has an "Ascending Strength Curve". The bump in the road (Sticking Point) is the knee area.
One of the objectives with Conventional Deadlifter is to learn to generate enough power to "Slide through this mudhole" knee area.
Specific Power Movement Exercise (Bounce Deadlifts) allow you to train this. Other exercise are effective in developing power, as well. A different topic for another time.
2) Maintain Technique.
Reverse Band Deadlifts allows you to gradually overload the muscles involved throughout the movement. Thus, maintaining good technique is easier to do compared to Rack Deadlifts.
Something else Norton displays in is deadlift is a...
Minor Stretch Reflex
Norton elicits a minor stretch reflex in breaking the weight off the floor. Norton does this by pumping his legs prior to initiating the drive off the floor.
Poundstone and Magnússon also "Drop before the Drive" out of the hole.
This allows them to produce a little more power in coming off the floor.
Deadlift Singles
Performing Deadlifts for singles is an effective method of developing technique and increasing strength.
However, to maximize the Deadlift, other axuiliary movements to increase strength and power need to be employed along the way. The "Bounce Deadlift" is one such movement.
Kenny Croxdale
I guarantee it will never work if you never try it.
And its funny that you post videos of Dr. Norton because he doesn't bounce off the ground and I know for a FACT that he is doing singles for deadlifts right now. How? Because the same person who is writing programs for him, Dr. Zourdos, writes programs for me. The same one that I posted in this thread earlier. The same one that has Dr. Norton squatting and benching like 4x a week and deadlifting for singles 3x a week.
You are a joke. I'm sure you won't even listen to this post either. You remind me of another poster that use to post here, Charles Izzo. You should go look up some of his posts, you two are very similar. He was the reason why alot of the smart scientists left this site. I hope you don't do the same, though there really isn't anyone left here for you to scare away with your bs.
"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't."
Competition PRs-
Squat: 463 Bench: 275 Deadlift: 529 Total: 1262
"Technique is always the first place to begin when striving to improve at a specific skill."
My YouTube Page
I at one time trained my deadlift with "Bounce Deadlifts".
Using that method my best pull was 575 lbs at 181 lbs.
You best pull at the same weight is 501 lbs.
My Present Deadlift Training
My Deadlift training now does not involve any Deadlifts.
Bill Starr
My trainng revolves around...
1) Heavy Partial Good Mornings as a means of increasing strength.
2) Hang Power Cleans to develop power.
Bill Starr promoted this method decade ago.
Another powerlifter, Loren Betzer applied this method a bit differently.
Louie Simmons' utilizes Good Mornings and quotes from Starr, at times.
The "No Deadlift, Deadlift Program
The foundation of my training and the above article is based empirical data and research from Starr, Betzer, Simmons and Dr Tom McLaughlin, Dr John Garhammer and Dr Fred Hatfields.
617 lb Deadlift
My best Deadlift is 617 lbs at 210 lbs. I did NO deadlifts prior to the meet.
My 617 lb Deadlift is a State Record in my Weight Class/Age Group.
My 562 lb squat and 375 lb bench press is, as well.
My records are posted online. So, feel free to google them.
The point of the Norton Deadlift video was to demonstrate a more effective method of overloading the top part of the deadlift WITHOUT performing Rack Deadlift, as you suggested.
Poundstone and Magnússon
I find it interesting that I posted vidoe of two great deadlifters performing "Bounce Deadlifts" and you failed to respond.
That definitely say something.
In plain English, that means that just because Norton's training may resemble some aspects of Zourdos', I doubt that Zourdos's write Norton's program.
I am sure Zourdos does influence Norton's training to some extent.
However, Norton knows enough to write his own.
New Training Methods
When new training method/ideas are presented to individuals, the initial response is met with skepticism.
The skepticiam comes from a lack of knowledge.
New methods/ideas should be scrutinized with great care. That means you need to examine them in more depth, especially when they have produced results for others.
Doing so, will take you much further down the road.
We be done.
We have exhausted this topic.
I have provided you with information. What you decided to do with it is up to you.
Good luck with your lifting.
Kenny Croxdale
I guarantee it will never work if you never try it.
wow .... just 'WOW'....
so i was away over the weekend and i come back to find...this???
i can't help but agree with arian11, your (Kenny Croxda) writing style is quite unique... reading your posts i feel as if you are an auto-bot or something... you know that thing which responds when we call some body and they are not there to answer .... lol... i am sorry... i just had to spill this out. i had been holding on to this ever since ur 2nd post in the same manner.
by the way where's Charles Izzo...his posts were very typical.... 'looooong'
for starters i think we should all put up our pics (at least in avatar) so readers should have a better idea of the person behind key board.
If you go back to his first posts here, you see Arian was eager to learn and apply what he learned. Further, he followed programs based on science created by Dr. Zourdos. As a friend of Dr. Zourdos, I can tell you he is not interested in any garbage. He is interested in making his programs as efficient as possible.
Arian is a great success story on this site, taking his maxes from measly to respectable in a very short time. He also went from someone who had to ask many questions to someone who gives back and tries to help others.
You were really hard on Arian for using the term "I think." However, it is not a fault to admit when something is your opinion. Some of your comments were anecdotal, yet you stated them as if it were set in stone.
Finally, you may be stronger than Arian, but that doesn't make you any more correct when you state a point. And if Arian were stronger, it wouldn't make him any more correct either. Facts are facts regardless of who is stronger. You definitely appeared be rubbing that in and using your strength to back up your points when strength has many factors; training experience, age, non-weightlifting injuries, family factors, life stress, etc.
I hope if you continue to post here you take this to heart.
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Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights
With God's help...Mens sana in corpore sano
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I have actually had some of my best benches a day after deadlifting but if you think that is a problem then give yourself adequate rest between the two of them.
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We sometimes make component changes which require an updated model number for regulatory approval. The component changes we made don't affect product features and Apple TV customers will continue to have the same great user experience.
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Roman Zolanski (pronounced roh-mun zo-lan-skee or zo-lan-sky) is one of Nicki Minaj's alter egos; he is Minaj's most well-known and utilized alter ego, as
Unlike in his first appearances, Roman's personality on later tracks such as "Where Them Girls At,"[1] "Dance (A$$) (Remix),"[2] "Stupid Hoe," and "Give Me All Your Luvin'" ''Raining Men were significantly less violent and more carefree and fun-loving. This has given an overall view of Roman as a rebellious and comical character that is not necessarily maleficent. These songs show the happier side of Roman and that he is not always as violent and angry as he was earlier portrayed, since Minaj stated that Roman does not care anymore.[2]
Roman is typically portrayed as blond and wears mostly dark clothing. An exception to this was in the "Monster" music video when he had black hair, although Minaj said that he is likes to experiment with pink and green wigs and wear lipstick. Roman has been compared to Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady.
Abandonment Edit
After Minaj released Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up, fans and critics alike noticed the absence of Roman. Over the course of 2013, there was no mention of Roman, n On February 14, 2014, Nicki declared that she "got tired of him" so he "died".[3] She did not mention anything else.
In the "Moment 4 Life" music video, Martha tells Minaj that Roman has been sent away to a Russian boarding school with Slim Shady (Eminems's alter ego), apparently as punishment the events of "Roman's Revenge" and to rehabilitate him.[4] In late 2011, Minaj announced that she was going to pick him up from the school in two weeks.[2]
Since being released from Moscow, Martha attempted to have Roman exorcised, as played out during her performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards. Though Roman did appear to have some sort of supernatural power, it is unclear whether or not he was actually possessed. It is unknown if the exorcism was a failure, as Roman broke free from his restraints, but was later raised into the air by the priest. At the close of the performance, Zolanski asks his mother for forgiveness. The next chapter of Roman's story is yet to be told.
Roman was also a warrior which fought and defeated an evil force known as "Nemesis," as narrated in "The Legend of Roman" which tell the prophesied story of a warrior who traveled from the world known as "Pinkslam," which is in complete devastation, to planet Earth to fight Nemesis.[5]
Roman appears mostly on songs where at least an adequate amount of anger is displayed, or where heavy lyrics are used. He is famously known for his appearance on "Roman's Revenge", introducing himself to Minaj's fans.
Pink FridayEdit
Pink Friday: Roman ReloadedEdit
- "Beez in the Trap"[7] (verses only)
- "I Am Your Leader"[7]
- "Pound the Alarm"[8]
- "Roman Holiday"
- "Roman Reloaded"
- "Stupid Hoe"
- "Come On a Cone
- HOV Lane
- Starships
- "Born To Be Wild" (along with his mother Martha)
- "Bottoms Up"[9] (along with The Harajuku Barbie)
- "Dance (A$$) (Remix)"[2]
- "Dem Boys[10]
- "Give Me All Your Luvin'"[11]
- "Monster"[12] (along with The Harajuku Barbie)
- "Roman in Moscow"
- "Where Them Girls At"[1]
- My Chick Bad
- Out of My Mind
- Hello Good Morning
- Raining Men
- Make Me Proud
Pictures of RomanEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nicki Minaj Debuts Hybrid Character on 'Where Them Girls At'." Accessed August 6, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Nicki Minaj to Unleash New Music from Alter Ego Roman." Accessed May 13, 2012.
- ↑ Nicki Minaj Calls The Streets Iz Watchin' with DJ Drama Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ YouTube. Nicki Minaj - Moment 4 Life (Clean Version) ft. Drake. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ↑ YouTube Nicki Minaj - Legend of Roman Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Rap Genius Nicki Minaj – Wave Ya Hand Lyrics Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 YouTube Nicki Minaj talks about alter egos performs I am your leader and Beez in the Trap on the Today Show Retrieved October 28, 2012
- ↑ Nicki Minaj – Pound the Alarm Lyrics | Rap Genius Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Harper, Rosario. "Nicki Minaj Playfully Denies Trey Songz 'Bottoms Up' Collabo, 'That's Not Me, It's Roman Zolanski'." Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ↑ The Real Daytime. "Nicki Minaj Plays a Game of Rapid-Fire." Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Madonna – Give Me All Your Luvin Lyrics | Rap Genius Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "yes, that is roman on monsta. mixed with barbie, & nicki. can u tell who's who?" Oct. 18, 2010, 3:45 PM. Tweet.


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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunte
They are over 300 emplayees now ;)
Originally posted by maskedweasel
Except ANet just hired more people last week.
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Originally posted by Crunchy222
I read shallow here I read shallow there do PLEASE explain to me WHAT makes the game shallow, what aspects of it and what did you do when you played it.
If you can't anwser any of these questions I have then your post is shallow and pointless.
If it's not broken, you are not innovating.
Originally posted by Torgrim
I don't know bro but i thought you would be the one who would understand what he meant by GW2 being shallow..
Originally posted by Torgrim
Originally posted by Torgrim
Originally posted by Torgrim
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
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Originally posted by LoverNoFighter
Made me lolz......GW2 is bland while SWTOR is a cool game now?
Glad you enjoy it.....and thnx for the laugh.
Originally posted by Distopia
Your personal subjective definition of success is irrelevant. I can produce anything i want as a measure of success or failure and proclaim it success or failure.
Example: WoW is failure because it has gnomes.
ANet set their goals and if that goals were reached its a SUCCESS (and its pretty obvious they DID reach them)
Next step will be how well expansion sells. But for now and until expansion its a SUCCESS.
Oh, and word of mouth?
Originally posted by oubers
Its not the game you are looking for ;P
Originally posted by mikahr
Actually according to Mike O brian he wants to beat WOW and become number one so nope if we are talking about goals set by Anet then GW2 isn't a success yet.
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
Originally posted by Doogiehowse
Except that is exactly why it is a success for now until the expansion.
How many copies did MOP sell till now again?
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All things come to those who wait. As long as Anet learns from the mistakes made in the past few months and the Jan 28th update brings all the fixes and upgrades to the content already part of the game. Patients may just pay off.
Originally posted by Doogiehowser
I know you feel quite proud of yourself and though hahaha got him when you posted this with my quotes.
The word shallow means absolute nothing if you can't explain what is is that makes it shallow.
I really don't know why you thought you were smart by making those quotes about me liking GW2, as also quoted I have a sub running in Vanguard for my oldschool fix and I play GW2 because I find that form of gameplay refreshing and I find the dungeons challengeing and I like the WvW PvP so my quotes somehow in your troll mind should answer my question why he feels GW2 is shallow
If it's not broken, you are not innovating.
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Really great game, beyond all my expectations. First "free" to play (have no problem with purchase of client) that i would gladly pay sub. My best trio ever it loosk is swtor/wow/gw2 so far.
Originally posted by Torgrim
i simply quoted you to answer your own predicament regarding how GW2 is not shallow. But your quots do make for very interesting read . But if we go by dictionary meaning shallow means somethign which lacks depth.
Granted it will vary from person to person but keeping your other posts in mind and your rant about modern games being easy and lackign depth i was hoping you would understand his post better and what he meant when he said 'GW2 is shallow'.
You mentioned that games after 2000 to 2012 and you can clearly see the games have gone from difficult and challenging to fast food industry gameplay with little brain activity needed to be able to play.
Your words not mine. Then you talk about lazy gamers who want everythign handed to them on silver platter. Who and which demographics do you think GW2 devs were aiming for? yes people with jobs, wives and kids who can hop in and out of the game on their own terms.
Why do game developers listen to these punks who want everything served on a golden platter with little effort needed and in the same time these people will leave after the first month anyway to scourge the forums for the next big hit.
Since when did the lazy carrot on a stick kids and I got a job,a wife and 2 children gamers have more power than the average gamer?
Again your words not mine. So yes actually you have already answered OP's question in past i just believe you have a very bi polar thing going on here. But to make it easier i will list the reasons based on your own posts.
1;) Fast food industry gameplay with little brain activity needed. (Check)
2;) Focusing on players who want everything served to them on silver platter. (Check)
3;) Catering to lazy carrot on stick kids and i got a job, wife and 2 children gamers. (Check)
4.) Games like Vanguard the only game which gives old school feeling these days somethign missing from games like GW2. (Check)
I can go on but isn't that what OP is trying to say but in different words? if this doesn't scream shallow than what does?
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
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As usual the 'shallow lacks complexity' crowd confuse mindless repetition (grind) with 'hardcore gameplay'.
I don't play much but hop in and play with my son or a couple of mates and we always agree we should do this more often. The game has a lot of charm IMHO.
Originally posted by Doogiehowser
Meaningless ultra long grinds+forced grouping isnt depth. And thats all that "old school" games had. Yes i played them, i just dont wear rose colored glasses.
The only game i would charcterize with "deep" is EvE atm.
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Quoting the "opponent" out of context without any kind of argument - one of the many way to make one feel he "won" on forums - but it's only a feeling, not reality.
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Originally posted by mikahr
I am just playing the devils advocate here i honestly belong to neither camp. because i am casual as well as hardcore gamer based on how much free time i can spare for gaming. However i do hate double standards.
Saying that modern MMOS cater to casuals and have very less depth, even go on to call them 'punks' and then if someone dares question GW2's depth the same guy jumps on him forgetting that in past that is all he has been doing ..complaining about modern MMOS being 'shallow'.
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
Originally posted by Doogiehowser
I didnt find any staggering complexity in those games.
MMOers have a tendency to proclaim "taking long time" as "complex" or "hard"
Going to max level in those games wasnt hard or coplex, it was just freaking long and ultra boring from todays perspective and had an added annoyance of needing 5-ish other people to do anything. Thats why those arent produced any more because they wouldnt survive a year in the market.
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Originally posted by mikahr
FUN FACT: Bioware was hiring for Austin (ie. SW:TOR development) until ***DAYS*** before the layoffs. The studio saying "hey we need a few more artists", and some HR person approving that, is VERY VERY different from the CFO of NCsoft or whatever, having looked at the spreadsheets in a few months, saying that he wants the studio cut by a third.
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Originally posted by mikahr
GW2 isn't deep because the loot, customization, rewards are SO simple. I'm not on edge during a story bossfight because I KNOW the boss isn't going to drop any cool gear, because hey, I don't have 50,000 tokens or a trillion karma or whatever, because gear has to be bought from the vendor.
I know that when I level up I won't get that awesome ability, because HEY I'm level 35 and, as long as I want to play this general build, I'm using the same skills for the rest of the time i ever play this character.
I know that when I finish that challenging dungeon with my friends, I won't be able to go out into the world and FEEL more powerful, killing mobs with ease, because endgame gear doesn't give you much advantage in the open world and zones scale to your level anyway, so you never feel truly powerful.
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The Dude abides
The game has some of the best PvP I have experienced in years far as mmos go.
It is also one of the worst games I have ever seen from a PvE perspective. All relates to what you yearn for I suppose.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
Originally posted by Doogiehowser
No I still haven't answerd my own question and I STILL WANT A ANSWER FROM HIM not you and YOUR opinions.
So I really don't care what you have to say and how you feel and how you think the word shallow apply to GW2.
So with your logic I should wait, what to 2050 so I can play a game that YOU aprove?
If it's not broken, you are not innovating.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team (26-21, 10-8 SoCon) downed the UNCG Spartans (33-13, 10-7 SoCon) 13-9 Sunday afternoon at Frost Stadium to claim the series 2-1. The freshman combination of Alyssa Taylor fueled the Lady Mocs offense and Kaisey Carson was untouchable in the circle in the late inning of Sunday's win.
"I saw a lot of positive things today," Head Coach Frank Reed said. "We had 15 hits, we didn't give up and our freshmen really stepped up and helped carry us. The Taylors were great at the plate today and Kaisey Carson threw four innings of shutout softball. I hope we can carry this into next weekend and eventually the tournament."
The Spartans found their way onto the board first in the first inning on the heels of two Chattanooga errors. A fielding error allowed leadoff hitter Aisha Figueroa to reach first and a fielder's choice from Lindsay Thomas gave UNCG one out. Katelyn Bedwell doubled in the following at-bat to place two runners on. A walk issued to Heather Robb loaded the bases and a throwing error would allow two Spartans to score.
Chattanooga answered back in the bottom of the second inning as freshman Sam Taylor (Chickamauga, Ga.) walked and Sara Poteat (Thomaston, Ga.) reached on a fielder's choice and throwing error that allowed Taylor to reach third. With runners on the corners, freshman Anyssa Robles (Lawrenceville, Ga.) gapped a two-run single to right-center to tie the game 2-2. Senior Ninjja Suetsugu (Sao Paulo, Brazil) then reached on an error to score a third run.
Freshman Alyssa Taylor (Orange, Calif.) continued the inning with a two-run, bases-loaded double to right to score two runs and Sam Taylor followed up with a double of her own to score two more runs. The double from the Chickamauga, Ga., native extended her hitting streak to 13 games and gave the Lady Mocs a 7-2 lead at the end of one inning.
The Spartans struck for four runs on three hits and an error to bring the lead within one run. Chattanooga's lead shriveled to 7-6 as a walk and two singles were issued to three of the inning's first four batters. The one-out RBI single up the middle off the bat of Allison Geiner was the only earned run of the inning charged to sophomore starting pitcher Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) as a two-out error extended the inning.
The Lady Mocs added an insurance run in the bottom of the second inning, extending the lead to 8-6, with senior Kasey Tydingco (Fairfield, Calif.) finding her way on base with one out. A wild pitch moved the senior up to second and a single off the bat of Sarah Beth Roberts (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) allowed Tydingco to cross the plate.
The Spartans regained the lead in the top of the third inning as freshman Kaisey Carson (Indianapolis, Ind.) came on in relief of Deason to begin the inning. Back-to-back infield hits put two on base. The two hits were followed up by two outs, but two straight RBI singles from Figueroa and Lindsay Thomas plated three UNCG base runners. Carsopn was able to work out of the tough inning with a groundout to second, keeping the lead with one run.
After back-to-back scoreless halves in the bottom of the third and top of the fourth, Chattanooga tied the game 9-9 in the fourth when redshirt freshman Jenny Garcia teed off on a pitch on the inside part of the plate. The solo home run was Garcia's second of the season, making her the third Lady Mocs to have multiple home runs on the season. As a team, Chattanooga has now hit 14 home runs.
The Lady Mocs added to the lead in the fifth with a sacrifice fly, courtesy of Robles, to score Sam Taylor from third base. Roberts delivered the big hit with two outs and the third baseman drilled a two-run double to the left-center gap two plate Poteat and Tydingco, extending the lead to 12-9.
Suetsugu led off the sixth inning with a single to center and Alyssa Taylor bunted her way on to board two. Sam Taylor followed up with her third hit of the day, a double to the right-center gap, to score UTC's 13th run of the contest.
Carson came out in the seventh and tossed her fourth consecutive scoreless inning to put the Spartans away and earn her fourth win of the season. Carson ended the day with five innings pitched and just three runs scored. No runs were charged to the Indianapolis, Ind., native's ERA.
Alyssa Taylor finished the day 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBI while Sam Taylor was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. The Chickamauga, Ga., native's hitting streak now sits at 13 games.
"I felt good coming to the ball park today," Alyssa Taylor said. "I had been working on my swing at the indoor and came into the game with a lot of confidence that I could hit well today."
The Lady Mocs complete their 2013 home slate next weekend as Chattanooga hosts the Samford Bulldogs at Frost Stadium. Saturday's double-header is set to begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday will wrap up the series at 2 p.m. The home weekend will also serve as senior day for Poteat, Tydingco and Suetsugu.


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Ventura County farm worker donates his dying wife's organs so others may live.
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Antonio Molina's pager went off just as he was heading out to dinner near his Northridge home.
A glance at the message told the organ donation counselor that the meal would have to wait. A heart was available and a 14-year-old Westminster girl, being kept alive by machines at UCLA Medical Center, suddenly had a glimmer of hope.
Molina hopped back into his car and sped north on the Ventura Freeway.
Sixty miles away, in the intensive-care unit at Ventura County Medical Center, a young mother lay still, surrounded by a jumble of monitors, tubes and IV drips.
She was brain dead, killed by a complication of late pregnancy so rare and brutal that the Greek word for it means "bolt from the blue." Doctors had earlier delivered her premature infant by caesarean section.
Over the next few hours, Molina and Christina Gray, a nurse working the night shift, would see a family devastated by grief overcome conflicting emotions and agree to donate the mother's organs.
Gray has seen a lot of families make the same difficult decision in her 11 years on the job. But there was something especially powerful about this act of generosity, the nurse said.
A family who had been anticipating one of life's joyous occasions found themselves instead planning a funeral. And as immigrants who had illegally crossed the border from Mexico, they were fearful of authorities, the nurse said.
Still, she said, they were able to put aside those anxieties and quickly make a tough choice.
In doing so, Gray said, the 23-year-old mother  struck down two days before Thanksgiving  became the bearer of incredible gifts.
(PF note: according to the hospital, she died from HELLP Syndrome).
The donor family declined to be identified or interviewed for this article. But Molina and Gray were so touched by the family's generous act that they agreed to recount how it had unfolded.
Driving to Ventura that Nov. 25 night, Molina knew his task would be difficult. Even in better circumstances, the thought of removing vital organs from a loved one's body can be traumatic, said Molina, who coordinates donations for Los Angeles-based One Legacy transplant network.
But tonight he would be approaching a Spanish-speaking family unfamiliar with American customs.
Statistics show that the number of Latino donors in the United States lags proportionally behind whites and blacks, probably due to a cultural suspicion of the practice, Gray said.
While transplant networks do not track immigration status, a One Legacy spokesman said illegal residents frequently are donors locally.
"It's fairly common here in Southern California for immigrants to donate," spokesman Bryan Stewart said. "They are very giving."
As far as Molina knew, the husband had never talked about organ donation with his wife. And to make matters worse, the family was still reeling from the stunning events of the past two days.
The man's wife, entering her eighth month of pregnancy, had gone to Simi Valley Hospital a day earlier complaining of a racing heart and severe headache, Molina said. While there, she went into a seizure and lapsed into unconsciousness.
Doctors decided to transfer her to Ventura County Medical Center, where an emergency C-section could be performed and the premature infant immediately taken to a special neo-natal intensive-care unit, Molina said.
Physicians were able to save the baby boy, but the mother was deteriorating fast, Molina said.
She had experienced a severe episode of eclampsia, a rare condition that causes blood pressure to suddenly zoom dangerously high and can trigger seizures, coma and even death.
In most cases, delivery of the baby relieves the mother's deadly symptoms. But this mother was one of the unfortunate few who could not be saved, Molina said.
Now, as the clock approached midnight, he would have to ask the family to consider donating her organs.
The husband had come straight from his farm job and was wearing dirty jeans and a light-blue work shirt, Molina recalled. Standing ashen-faced but stoic with the couple's other son, a 3-year-old, in his arms, he listened but did not respond, Molina said.
Meanwhile, a sister who looked like she could be the patient's twin was trying to confront the reality before her.
"She said, 'My sister came to the hospital alive and now she is dead? How can that happen?' "Molina said. "There was a lot of denial and anger, which is usual."
Molina explained what brain death meant  there was no brain activity and the heart and other organs were functioning only with the assistance of machines.
He also told them they would have to make a decision fast. The woman's heart had already stopped once, revived only after 24 minutes of effort by doctors, he said.
The family asked Molina to give them an hour to think about it. He agreed and went back to the ICU to wait.
Thirty minutes later they called him into the woman's room. At his wife's bedside, the husband at last began crying and sobbing, Molina said.
"He said they would like to donate her organs and that they would like to have contact with the families that receive the organs so that her kids will know what their mother had accomplished, even at the end," he recounted.
Then, Molina said, the man reached down, kissed his wife's forehead and said, "OK, what papers do I need to sign?"
Vicky Vo gripped her daughter's hand in the cardiac intensive-care unit at UCLA Medical Center. It was Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and doctors had told her that 14-year-old Genevy Pham's chances were slim.
Disease has thickened and enlarged Genevy's heart to the point that it was barely working; the girl was alive only because a machine pumped blood through her body.
Already, Genevy's heart had stopped once, for 15 long minutes, before being revived. Vo was praying for a miracle.
America had been a land of wonder and opportunity since the family arrived from Vietnam in 1991, she said. All four of her daughters had done well in their Orange County schools and her husband, David Pham, had found a stable job delivering newspapers.
Then Genevy, her youngest, started getting sick three years ago. Medications helped initially, but she slowly got worse.
In early November she was placed on the heart recipient list because her condition had grown so perilous. Just a week later, One Legacy called Vo and told her that a heart had become available.
"We thought we had lost her," Vo said. "To hear that news  it was a miracle. Somebody could save her life."
Genevy was too groggy to understand what was happening when she was wheeled into a surgical suite that Wednesday night. The seven-hour surgery went off without a hitch.
On Thanksgiving Day, Genevy awoke with a new heart beating in her chest.
"I didn't know I was getting a new heart, so when I woke up it was a surprise," she said softly. "I was very grateful. Very happy. Overwhelmed."
Four others from Los Angeles, Northern California and Phoenix also benefited, Molina said.
The mother's left kidney went to a 44-year-old African American man who had been on dialysis since 1998, Molina said.
He started producing urine within an hour of the operation, he said.
The right kidney went to a 40-year-old Latino landscaper who was close to death from renal disease and had been waiting for two years, Molina said.
A 60-year-old white grandmother with cirrhosis received the liver, and the pancreas was transplanted into a 40-year-old white woman suffering from diabetes.
Genevy did so well that she was released from the hospital after two weeks, in time to be home for Christmas. Just a month after her surgery she is breathing better. She has not yet met the donor's family, but has feelings of guilt over the way she received her heart, the teenager said.
At the same time, she is appreciative of the renewed life ahead of her.
Already she is planning the coming year. She will join a dance club at La Quinta High School when she returns to classes in April, she said.
She will resume playing cello and concentrate on her favorite subjects, English and math.
And one day, Genevy said, she will become a nurse, so that she can care for people just as a stranger cared for her.
"I pray for my donor every day," she said. "I just thank her for being so kind. For giving me her heart. And I'm just so happy I have a second chance at life."
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Good morning. I'm David Greene. Christmas came early at Sydney, Australia's Taronga Zoo. Late last week, zookeepers delivered some tasty presents. You might say the animal equivalent of holiday cookies but without sprinkles. Sun bears dug into pinatas stuffed with fruit and vegetables. Giant tortoises indulged in watermelons carved to look like Christmas trees. And the meerkats, well, they received toy houses full of a favorite snack - live crickets. Hmm. Bon appetit. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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MLK organizers in Austin scheduled a program at King's statue on the University of Texas campus, to be followed by a march to the Texas Capitol. Participants are also encouraged to donate items to a food bank.
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COLUMBIA CITY — Indiana House Bill 1006 would be expected to have an impact on the inmate population at state prisons and local jails.
It could also bring changes to the justice system inside the courtroom.
If the bill is passed, felonies will move from four different classes to a level system. Felony convicts will also be required to serve a greater percentage of time in the system. Provisions will be in place as well for greater sentencing on the local level.
While the exact impact is not known, some inside the courtroom believe reviews of the current code are necessary.
"I do think it's always good to review the criminal code. We often get disjointed criminal statutes," said Whitley County Superior Court Judge Doug Fahl. "One statute may be enacted in one year and another eight to nine years later. For those of us that have to enforce it there can be an inconsistency."
Whitley County Prosecutor Matt Rentschler was in favor of the level system.
"I don't think four was enough," he said. "There were a lot of occasions where a crime was not quite serious enough to be say, a B felony, but was too serious for a C felony. We would be looking for an intermediate level. Now I think it will provide a greater amount of flexibility within the criminal justice system and will give more appropriate sentences."
While some counties may not be ready for alternative sentencing, Whitley County has infrastructure in place for such decisions.
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The Millikin University percussion studio and ensembles represent one of the finest undergraduate programs of its kind. Through a diverse selection of degree programs and course offerings, we are committed to providing students with the training and facilities necessary to achieve success in the professional world. Percussion studies at Millikin University are designed to develop the whole musician--artistically, intellectually, technically--through the integration of theory and practice. Our goal is to develop the highest possible level of musicianship and an appropriate proficiency in performance, teaching, technology, or program administration depending on the curriculum of study chosen by the student.
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MU Percussion Ensemble records film score (percussion) for Lucas Martell animated film, OceanMaker.
Dr. Jeremy Brunk, MU percussion faculty and Acting Principal for the Illinois Symphony Orchesta, presented a concert of original works as part of the ISO concert series entitled, "Music for a Summer Night." The event took place on July 27 at the Heartland Theater.
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The MU World Percussion Ensemble "Latin Jazz Project" was selected to perform at Drum Fest, a regional event featuring performances by drummers Dave Weckl & Paul Wertico. The group was recently invited to perform at the Jazz Educators Network National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on January 2, 2013. Their new CD is available from First Step Records.
The MU Chamber Percussion Ensemble recently released its new CD on First Step Records. It features works premiered by the ensemble, exclusively.
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MU Percussion Coordinator, Brian Justison, has published the 2nd edition of his Jazz Drumming Workbook with First Step Publishing. The new edition features all the great "systems" from the past with a revised 3/4 section.
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Biering, a Berkeley County Sheriff's Office jailer, appeared for a Berkeley County Magistrate Court hearing on Sept. 12 in Moncks Corner. Judge Whilden V. Baggett
granted the continuance.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents were present as prosecutors, along with Biering and his defense attorney Edward Phipps. Other uniformed BCSO officers were also present. Biering was not wearing a uniform at the hearing.
SLED charged Biering, 49, with one count of assault and battery, third degree. He was arrested Aug. 13 and booked into the Hill-Finklea Detention Center, where he worked.
On May 12, 2012, Biering struck a restrained inmate with a closed fist several times at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center, according to an affidavit.
The affidavit continues that the charge against Biering is based on information obtained from interviews, witness statements, digital video records and admission by Biering.
SLED conducted the investigation at the request of BCSO, according to a SLED press release.
If convicted, the misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to 30 days in jail a fine of up to $500, or both. Biering's next court appearance is set for Oct. 3.
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