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Originally posted by Gholos
You are 100% correct. Without agro management and agro skills, spells....the game would not be as fun.
I liked the idea of having to watch what you were doing closely with how you put out heals or damage etc. If you got over the agro table of the tank with summoning mobs, you could get summoned and smacked hard. It also made agro a useful tool in kiting mobs around for me and a group. I would use a low cost high agro spell and snare and dots while my group sent pets and did melee damage from behind until the huge creature died.....sometimes taking several minutes. But it was this agro management that made this style of play and many many others possible and fun.
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Originally posted by Gallus85
I want to talk about EQnext in the EQnext forum, not GW2.
Thank you very much.
You are just giving me more reasons to avoid you and going from your posts thats actually what you want.
So be well and best of luck.
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Voted yes
I think people griping over the word "taunt" is just a gripe over semantics. What if the ability was a mental-magic attack that forced the mob to turn towards the tank? All better. Now it's not "insults", but "magic".
There are many ways to do an agro management system that could be considered "realistic" in a fantasy setting. For example, maybe all classes get a de-agro ability that is on a short cooldown. Unfortunately, that would still be chaos because de-agroing a mob from yourself doesn't mean it goes back to the tank.
Instead, maybe certain classes have various ways of tricking a mob to fight a certain target (tank). Like, maybe the attack appears to come from the tank, so his agro builds more. For example, a wizard has a type of fireball that emanates from the tank, and gives the tank the agro, or a rogue's sneak attack is actually that: an attack that makes the mob think it came from someone else.
The problem with not having tanks is that everyone has to become more of a generalist. I've always liked the wide selection of specialized classes that EQ2 had. If everyone can heal, and everyone can cc, and everyone can tank, where is the excitement in the combat? In my opinion, there is none.
Originally posted by Karble
I'm going to agree with that, crowd control is something that has been lacking in pretty much all of the "2nd generation" MMO's.
Though I don't want to get thrown back into a system where I need to watch agro meters.
I want all of that information by looking at the battle and not some artificial counter.
Watching cast bars isn't really that fun, IMO.
Originally posted by SethiusX
Fair observations, but your basing a lot of what you say on anecdotal evidence (Your team did fine with little work). This can be explained by chance (just how you guys each decided to spec happened to fall into the right roles or were using the good fields just by chance).
In a PUG group, you have a chance of getting all glass cannons, or a buncha of non-complementary players. The dungeon would result in lots of downs and wipes and people would get frustrated and run to the forums, complaining about the dungeon being too hard. Your team may have had little problems, but it was clear from the outcry on the GW2 forums that many people did in fact not understand the game mechanics and it did cause problems for them.
Your group was probably not all glass cannons and were performing the roles and playing correctly, just by accident or a little instinct.
As for not having a large effect that you would notice, I can see that reasoning.
However, when my group is all down under 25% hps, and my wife drops a water field, I do 2 blast finishers into the water field, pop my group heal, swap to my staff and use empowerment (heal / might AOE), and everyone is back to full health, people tend to notice that quite a lot.
Same with doing 3x blast finishers in fire + empowerment. When people have max +25 might buff and the DPSers are pulling a lot bigger numbers, they notice that.
I agree some effects weren't as noticeable though.
But core argument still remains. GW2 required roles and coordination on top of requiring everyone to fight, dodge and have a foot in combat. People simply didn't understand what was going on and many cases they suffered for it.
I do like having more rigid roles, it's novel and reminiscent of fun times in original EQ. But I feel that we're going to be moving away from that kind of combat. It's just not cinematic. It's not realistic. Realistic combat is where everyone is a part of the fight. Not just 1 person "taunting" and 5 other people laying into the monster that is somehow oblivious to the rest of the team.
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Originally posted by Pandamin
Seriously, I was just picking on you.
And comparing and contrasting mechanics and features of other games to future games is common sense. That's how the gaming industry moves forward. We don't reinvent the wheel every time for every mechanic in every game. We build on top of what previous programmers, artists and designers have done in the past. Keep what works, fix what doesn't and improve on what we can.
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Originally posted by Gallus85
See if you talk like a normal person I have no problem going into it.
Yes comparisons are good but you were not merely comparing.....lets leave it at that.
And GW2 did not remove the trinity....it only removed the agro system. See? There is no reason to be so confrontational with me. We are not on opposing teams, I already feel yukkie :) for even typing this. Because there was no need to drag this out.
Still I feel crowd control is what has been lacking severely.
If CC is added once again as a class on its own, its also no longer a trinity is it?...
edit: remove is perhaps the wrong word, GW2 didn't use the classic spank/tank agro system. Hate, is perhaps a better word for it.
Originally posted by Pandamin
I was comparing. The two systems are variations of the same thing, performed in a different way.
I wasn't being confrontational with you. You misread my comments and took offense where none was given.
I didn't drag anything down. I'm talking about games and how they went about specific mechanics.
CC is lacking in many games. CC needs to be done right though. In a more action pack and frantic way. EQ's CC was too neat and tidy (but good for it's time). I want to see CC take a more active combat role, keep the pressure off the group, but having to be extremely active and reactive to do so. Pushing, stunning, lifting, confusing, all short duration skills that require the CC class to juggle, manage and interrupt monsters. Not casting one "mez" and having the mob stand there for 2 minutes drooling on itself.
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Modern MMOs make Tolkien turn in his grave.
Aggro management is a no-brainer. A system without it is just a bad system.
Originally posted by Gallus85
OK sure, np.
I took offense with all the tough talking yes, as I said I'm a sensible person I just don't want to waste my time on senseless keyboard fighting. So enough already, *shakes hand*
Oh yea I totally agree that the CC needs to be updated into a slightly more action packed combat system.
EQ was indeed very tidy but I think that had more to do with the dial up internet we had back then.
How would CC become a more action packed experience.....
Perhaps CC would only be aplied after performing a succesful combo?
I'm assuming EQnext will have more action oriented combat...they did say they wanted to improve on the tropes and then add ontop of that. I really hope the combat will be more then what we have been playing for 15 years.
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Originally posted by Redemp
Yes, this is Everquest. But it concerns me that the devs feel it necessary to say things like:
(paraphrased): "We are changing so many things - we can't release anything until August 2nd because we want a chance to explain our shenanigans. Note: we might release this in the 5 months following SOE live.".
I want to see the classic system (my concern is that they changed it too much) , but I also want to see new systems that compliment the old and might shock me a bit - or better yet, let me have some input into the combat system, where applicable. I voted yes.
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Originally posted by Gallus85
I'd agree that we are moving away from the slower pace of EQ1, but I don't think roles have outworn their stay just yet.
Sure, we may have been just lucky or just inexplicably skilled (which I doubt very much), but if a system exists where some combinations literally don't even have to think to get through content, then that is not a good thing. We had myself (Engineer), a guardian, a ranger, and a necro. We did actively choose skills that were more group friendly I concede, more aoe heals and aoe buffs, but it certainly was rarely a difficult challenge for us, and we didn't feel pushed.
The truth of the matter though, is that in GW2 there is a ton of inter-play between the classes and roles, and that they very much do help each other. But, it's because the support is mostly AoE skills that people don't realize how important that guardian is to your group. It always seems like you saved yourself with your big heal, which you probably did, but you didn't need to heal very often because the guardian was carrying you and you didn't know it.
What am I trying to say? I think it boils down to that I don't like something about the GW2 system of group play, and I don't really want to see anything similar implemented in other games. I'm sure lots of people will disagree with me, and that is fine by me.
Besides, GW2 made up for its lack of group play in PvE with its exceptional group play in PvP, in my mind. That's where I think their gameplay style really shines.
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Why are these polls even relevant, it's fairly obvious despite everything you post here they are doing whatever they want.
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What I find disturbing is the fact that people are still debating over this hatred towards trinity mechanics even after GW2 showed you the reason the system was created in the first place.
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as long as there is no miracle one button ability like Taunt. Such a horrible feature
what you are asking for is to make fights predictable
Originally posted by SethiusX
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Originally posted by Gallus85
That pretty much sums up why I thought the system was bad. We happened upon a good combination by chance (not all glass cannons) and simply by using lots of aoe heal spells, we could ignore the whole group play element almost entirely, including the combo system, and do quite well. We just dodged around like fools and shot at things. Not good when only the bad class combinations have to actually think about group play.
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I enjoy trying to read the minds of the developers tha tclaim ' we will change the way you think of MMORPGs' so I try to think outside of the box on every question on this board.
Aggro management - as a healer I love it. But if I were ti create a game that is unlike otehrs I would incorporate the following ideas:
Have the PvE mobs follow the strats fo PVP warfare. I dislike PVP because as a healer I am targetted first. Make the mobs in EQC have different levels of hatred for different classes before you even aggro. Would make it fun and a roll of the dice on what you have to do group wise as a strategy.
Have mobs attack the players furthest from the action - similar to my first though but again again, casters and healers stay back.
Have mobs surrender if they are outmatched and perhaps your group surrender if the same occurs. Faction would take a hit as well as some form of 'glory' status. I dunno - just spweing.
August 2 will be fun.
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Originally posted by Masterfuzzfuzz
I couldn't agree with the both you more. I really dislike group play in Guild Wars 2 as it ALWAYS feels disorganized with people running around dodging and dps'ing. It looks and feels ridiculous to me. To the point that I can't even play the game. I've always been a big fan of the trinity as I love to have a purpose. I really hope they don't go the gw2 route.
Originally posted by SethiusX
I don't see your point. You guys created a system that was group friendly with heals and buffs and such (That's not "ignoring" the whole group play") You were thinking about the group when you made your character builds. That's good. I don't see how that's bad.
That's the same as saying "We shouldn't go into this dungeon unless we have a healer". You're thinking about the group, it's just done in a different way, to achieve the same effect, in GW2.
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Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Research Interests
Brain Neoplasms; Epidemiology
Public Health Interests
Cancer Epidemiology; Cancer Survival; Glioma; HIV/AIDS
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School of Public Health: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS | Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Research Summary
Dr. Dubrow's research focuses on two separate areas: glioma and HIV-related malignancies. He has published on the descriptive epidemiology of glioma, dietary and gentic risk factors for glioma, and glioblastoma outcomes. With regard to HIV-related malignancies, he has published on liver cancer, anal cancer, and lung cancer in HIV-infected persons. Current projects include studies of patterns of care and outcomes for glioblastoma patients, time trends in cancer causes of death among HIV-infected persons, and HIV-induced immunosuppression and inflammation in relation to cancer risk.
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- Patterns of care and outcomes for malignant glioma
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wow..Look what I just googled:The Lakota Myth of the White Buffalo WomanBeing part Native American myself, I treasure the myths and legends of all Native American tribes. One that I find particularly interesting and heart warming comes from the Lakota tribe. It is the myth of the White Buffalo Woman. The Sioux also embraces a similar myth.The Lakota believe that the White Buffalo Woman came in answer to their fervent prayers. It was a time of famine and the tribe was suffering greatly. Many were on the verge of starvation and all were praying for salvation and hope.White Buffalo Woman showed herself to them some 2,000 years ago; not only as a symbol of hope but also to teach the Lakota people how to live. She first made herself known to two warriors who were hunting for food in the Black Hills of South Dakota. As the warriors were hunting, they watched as an unusual storm rolled in. They were caught off guard by the beauty and brightness of the enormous white clouds, which did not resemble anything they had ever seen in a storm before. As they watched, one huge cloud came close to the earth and formed into what appeared to be the image of a white buffalo calf. As they stared in awe, a beautiful Indian maiden dressed in white buckskin upon which was embroidered many sacred symbols, stepped out of the cloud. They were struck by her beauty and the light that beamed radiantly from her face.One of the warriors was pure of heart, brave, and kind hearted, but the other held evil thoughts, was cowardly, and selfish. As the White Buffalo Woman asked the warriors to step forward, the one warrior pushed the other aside and attempted to embrace the holy woman. As he did so, a black cloud formed directly over him and a lightning bolt sprang from the cloud hitting and killing him instantly.The girl looked at the second warrior, who merely knelt at her feet and began chanting a prayer. She was touched by his actions and bade the warrior to arise. She told him to go back to his people to warn them that in four days she would return to give them a very special gift - - a sacred bundle.The warrior did exactly as he was told. Some of his people believed his words, while others laughed at him. But, once four days had past a giant white cloud rolled in and the young maiden, once again, stepped out of the sky.In her arms she carried a sacred bundle, which she shared with the Lakota people. It included the chunurpa, or sacred pipe and instructions for seven sacred ceremonies, which included the following ceremonies:purification, naming, healing, adoption, marriage, vision quest and sun dance. The pipe was made of red stone to represent the flesh and blood of the red man; those who had already passed on and those who would continue to die at the hands of the white man. A buffalo and seven circles of varying sizes were carved into the pipe's bowl. The buffalo represented the four ages of man because it stood on all fours. The circles represented the seven ceremonies that White Buffalo Woman would teach them. The stem of the pipe was made of wood to represent everything that grows on earth. From it hung twelve hanging eagle feathers to represent the Great Spirit's sacred messages to his people.White Buffalo Woman explained that all of these things - - the earth, wood, the buffalo, and the birds - - were precious gifts from Mother Earth. She told the Lakota that as long as they remained one with the earth, took care of and protected it, like the pipe, that their people would increase in number and prosper.She further explained that the pipe should be instrumental in all Lakota ritual to symbolize the exchange between humanity and the spirit world. When smoked, it must be offered to all four directions - - east, west, north, and south - - to encompass all that is and all that will be.White Buffalo Woman stayed with the people to teach them the ceremonial songs and the important traditions that they were to follow. Once finished, she returned the way she came, stepping back into the clouds. But as she once again transformed back into a white buffalo and left, she told her people that one day she would return for the bundle. She further prophesized that just before her return, a white buffalo calf would be born and that he was meant to purify the world. She said that he would bring balance and harmony back to the world and ensure a time of great spirituality.Although the Lakota, like all Native American tribes, have suffered greatly at the hands of the white man, they have never lost their faith and belief that someday the earth and mankind would once again become one. And when they do, many believe that the one prophesied by White Buffalo Woman will arrive to bless the land and all that live in it.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/446430/the_lakota_myth_of_the_white_buffalo.html
"The Religion that HAS Christ, doesn't even SEE Christ!!! "is this really true?? can you absolutely know that this is true?? (rhetorical)ever read any Phillip Yancey, Brennan Manning? Larry Crabb?
Hi Sparrow,I agree with you. I see God in all things. I have said many times "everyone has some of the truth, but no one has all of the truth". That includes those who believe in the salvation of all. Some have been given a little more of the truth than others but even they don't know it all. There is a reason for this that God only knows. My belief is, that God Himself will have to teach us ALL at some point in time. If even one of us knew everything, don't you think that person would be so puffed up with pride their head would almost explode? I think Paul knew more than any one else in his day and God gave him a thorn in the side to keep him humble. Just some thoughts.CHB
I agree God speaks to people where they are at, and He can and does use all things. Incidentally, one of the most astounding spiritual things of my life, happened with some Native Americans the Lord sent me to. Blessings....
Oh absolutely!! I'm not saying that those who believe in the salvation of all know everything! I hope you see that I never even came close to implying that...
Quote from: CHB on February 17, 2009, 06:19:03 PMHi Sparrow,I agree with you. I see God in all things. I have said many times "everyone has some of the truth, but no one has all of the truth". That includes those who believe in the salvation of all. Some have been given a little more of the truth than others but even they don't know it all. There is a reason for this that God only knows. My belief is, that God Himself will have to teach us ALL at some point in time. If even one of us knew everything, don't you think that person would be so puffed up with pride their head would almost explode? I think Paul knew more than any one else in his day and God gave him a thorn in the side to keep him humble. Just some thoughts.CHBThere is truth in the most unlikely of places. And beauty and love.
This reminds me of a story I heard once about a missionary working with the natives in Canada. He wrote "God Is Love" on a rock as he was trying to teach them to read and write English. One of the natives with him said something like, "I sort of knew that all along when I experienced the Great Spirit, but I never really knew that until just now".God is Truth as well as Love, and He can reveal Himself however He wishes to.


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18 comments:
- Ti said...
Sigh. I so love To Kill a Mockingbird. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a real treat too. I envy those students.
You sure are a busy lady. Hang in there.
- October 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- Mystica said...
Its a wonderful mix! So nice to be able to read different genres....
- October 3, 2009 at 11:44 PM
- Lisa said...
I was feeling like your students were all kind of lucky to have a teacher that gives them such great books to read. Except those poor British Lit students!
- October 3, 2009 at 11:48 PM
- fantaghiro23 said...
I love how you talk about the books and your teaching with a passion. And those are all truly wonderful books!:)
- October 4, 2009 at 2:09 AM
- Nan said...
I really liked this post. Thanks for sharing what you are doing in your classroom. I really find it interesting to read about what kids in high school are doing since I am at the other end with first graders. I also wrote about my kids in my class this week for my Sunday Salon.
Have a good week and good luck grading all those papers!
- October 4, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- rhapsodyinbooks said...
What a great selection of books! Your students are lucky to have you!
- October 4, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Diane said...
I'd love to in one your classes; such great books. The students are lucky to have you Molly.
No need to apologize for "having a life" :)
- October 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Table Talk said...
Molly, I could sit now and writing a comment about every point in your post. Why don't you live just round the corner so that we could get together at the end of each day over a pot of tea and just talk ourselves hoarse? If ever there was a kindred spirit? But, I will have to confine myself to a few questions.
I'm interested in which translation of Beowulf you use. If it's the one in the picture then I don't know it. Earlier in the year I read the Seamus Heaney version aloud to The Bears (it has to be read aloud) and we loved it, but I think that might be hard for younger students. I had a translation that a friend of mine made for my eleven year olds and they turned it into a tape-slide sequence for him. We had a wonderful time with it; it formed the basis for a whole half-term's work in every subject you could think of.
Then there's the Harper Lee. I am horrified to think of 1960 as history - I was there!!!! I really do have to read this book at some point. It just isn't part of the British conscious in the way it is in the US.
I've written about AMSND in my response to your comment on my blog so no more here.
But the thing that I would want to talk about most is the 7th graders writing their own fairy stories. This is my research specialism, the way in which children structure their stories and how much is innate and how much developmental.
We could be at it for hours. A second pot of tea at the very least!
- October 4, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- bermudaonion said...
I'd love to hear the discussions of these books in your classroom!
- October 4, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- JoAnn said...
I love hearing about what's happening in your classroom! You've got a lot on your plate, Molly. Don't fret about the blogging....this is supposed to be fun!
- October 4, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Liz said...
Ditto on Table Talk's recommendation of the Heaney translation of Beowulf, if only for you to check out:
I loved the dual translation format and Heaney just rocks:)
- October 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Sandy Nawrot said...
What I wouldn't have given to have someone like you as a middle or high school teacher. I was ripped off! I didn't get to read any of these classics, and I feel totally inept. So even though you have been busy and haven't been able to dedicate your time to the blog as much, these reading projects more than make up for it! Brava to you!
- October 4, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- Trish said...
Wow--so many different things going on in your classes! Reading through your course summaries really makes me want to be in school again (even though I hated English in high school!). I love that you're also teaching the history in conjunction with the books--I think sometimes as readers we fail to understand the circumstances in which books were written.
And yay for the read-a-thon! So glad you'll be able to participate again.
- October 4, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Literary Feline said...
You sound really busy, Molly! I hope you are enjoying your extra duties. :-)
I really appreciate you sharing your class experiences with us. Your post is bringing back memories. I remember reading Beowulf in high school. And To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my favorites.
I hope you have a great week, Molly!
- October 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Bingo said...
As a retired teacher of reading this past June after 37 years, I SO appreciate your post. ...and I would love to be in any of your classes but mostly your 9th grade to see once again the young minds take in Harper Lee....have a great year and thanks for the lovely post.
- October 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM
- Jenners said...
I'm so glad you find yourself "reaching" some of your blank starers! That must be so rewarding. I'm amazed you have any time to read or blog ... you've got a lot going on!
- October 4, 2009 at 7:15 PM
- Table Talk said...
Molly, a friend told me about this today, it's a link to a fairytale generator based on Propp. I haven't had time to play with it much but I wondered if it would be fun to use with your 7th graders. Let me know if they enjoy it.
- October 5, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Belle said...
Your students are very lucky to have you for a teacher, Molly!
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EL PASO, Texas --- Chattanooga Mocs senior Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) ended up tied for 16th at the Western Refining College All-American Classic at El Paso Country Club. Fox tied Oklahoma's Will Kropp at five-under par 208.
The duo ended up nine strokes behind this year's champion, Kevin Penner of UNLV. Penner shot rounds of 65, 66 and 68 for his 14-under 199. That provided him with a one-shot win over Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas) and two strokes clear of defending champion Corey Whitsett (Alabama).
Fox opened the event shooting 70 and 67 over the opening 36 holes Monday. That placed him tied for seventh. A level par 71 dropped him into his tie for 16th.
He posted 13 birdies over his 54 holes with five in the final round. Fox added 34 pars to counteract six bogeys and one double. He had a perfect second round with four birdies and 14 pars.
Fox gained entry in the 23-man field by virtue of his United States Amateur win in August. The field is comprised almost entirely of 2012 All-Americans who are still playing collegiately.
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The first time I set out to hike Jay Mountain a few years ago I remember thinking that if it hadn't been for the cars parked along the shoulder of the road, I would have driven right past the beginning of the unmarked, unmaintained trail. Since then I have visited Jay in every season, and probably at least 10 times, and I have never been the only one on the trail.
In early November I learned the DEC had created a new, marked route to Jay's summit ridge, and I had to check it out to see if a new path up an old, local favorite could stand up to its predecessor.
The new route begins about 300 feet north of the start of the old herdpath, near the intersection of Jay Mountain Road and Upland Meadows Road in the town of Jay. The parking area, which can accommodate five cars, now sports a big brown sign with yellow letters, making it all but impossible to miss. Mileage to Jay's western ridge isn't indicated on the new sign, but the DEC calls it two-and-a-half miles, which adds a mile to the hike.
The new path starts off at a gentle grade and never really gets steep, not by High Peaks' standards, anyway. Gone is the steep, eroded pitch that ascends straight upslope through a red pine forest. Gone too is the short stretch of open rock about three quarters of the way up the shoulder of Jay. I do miss that last section, as I enjoy any exciting change of scenery that involves rock scrambling, but there is plenty of that to be had elsewhere in the High Peaks.
The trade-off in diverting the trail around these sections is that the new path is laden with switchbacks and is therefore much easier, no matter which way you're going. As one fellow hiker commented: "It's a lot easier on the legs going up and a lot easier on the knees coming down." True and true.
Shaun Kittle is a reporter at Denton Publications, editor of North Country Living Magazine and an avid outdoor enthusiast. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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I owned a restaurant before Amy's. My restaurant was named Scala's, which specialized in Southern Italian cuisine. It was located in Graton, California a small hamlet located in west Sonoma County, only about 15 minutes from the Amy's Santa Rosa plant.
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I've been with Amy's for over four years now.
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My current job is, Corporate Sensory Manager, essentially I am responsible for overseeing the quality standards of our raw materials all the way through to the finished product from a sensory perspective. Sensory to us means everything having to do with taste, smell and appearance. Sensory at Amy's is very important, since we don't have a traditional advertising budget the quality of our products must be exceptional at all times. Our food is our advertising.
Explain the work you did prior to your work in Sensory.
Prior to working in Sensory, I was a Project Manager in Technical Services. This meant I was responsible for all of the technical input and approval of the Amy's food package labeling…determining the nutritional analysis, proof reading and editing, verifying nutritional claims, that sort of thing. It was a fun and challenging job, which I learned a lot from.
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The challenges and rewards are many at Amy's. Andy often says, "Amy's is like a big restaurant, not a highly mechanized food company". Can you imagine firing (restaurant lingo for "cooking") 500,000 meals a day in a restaurant? That's how many meals we make a day in our Santa Rosa and Medford facilities. We have such high standards and our food is truly hand made, which means many hands and eyes are on all parts of the process. Traditional food companies use pipes, fillers and machinery to process their food. We hand roll burritos and tamales, hand shape pizzas and tortillas, we hand mix a lot of things because it delivers better flavor and texture. People are a critical ingredient to why our food is so special, but as we all know with people sometimes com e mistakes. We do our best to minimize those mistakes, but no one is perfect. We have a very complex process as you might have already imagined already, which keeps me, and my team constantly on our toes.
Why is it difficult to work with hand made products?
There are inconsistencies in hand made products. It's something you just can't avoid. We've all experienced it, you try a recipe out at home and it turns out great. Then you invite your friends over to cook them a wonderful meal and it just isn't as good as the first time, you try it on another occasion and it's great again. Not only do we have the challenge of working with hand made products, but we also have the challenge of working with natural and organic ingredients. We do not use food stabilizers or emulsifiers, like maltodextrin, flavor enhancers, like MSG, dough conditioners or any modified foods. These types of food additives produce more consistent predictable products and that's why large food companies use them. However, they do not produce clean, healthy, delicious and fulfilling food like Amy's.
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Andy refers to me as Stormy's "office mom", because when she comes to the office I get the incredible privilege of looking after her. She is such a sweet and smart dog, she's amazing. I'm always very busy, so when Stormy comes it's a big treat because it forces me to get out and take a walk. I like to think Stormy and I have a special relationship, she's like my dog surrogate.
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My three girls are proud I work at Amy's. Since their primary years were pretty much growing up in our restaurant, Amy's feels very familial to them as well. Right after they met Amy a few years ago, they all asked in unison, "could Amy babysit us?" It was pretty cute. I think the highlight was last year though, when we had "Bring your Kid's to Work Day", and they got to go on an official tour of the plant. Their favorite part was building a pallet of finished cases. Who knows maybe they'll work at Amy's one day? They certainly love the food and the people!
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Hmmm, that's a hard one since we make so many amazing things…I think I would have to say the Brown Rice and Black Eyed Pea Bowl, because it's light and nutritious. The Mexican Tofu Scramble is another favorite, packed with protein and flavor. Can we talk about products which haven't been introduced yet? I think a new favorite will be the Amy's Lemon Poppy Seed Cake…yum. I could probably pick a favorite in every category, but not just one absolute favorite!


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Posted by LessSugarNaturally on Jun 12, 2013
I only get spices from three sources....my garden, my local amazing tea/spice specialty store or from Simply Organic. Why? Simply Organic does not sell any products or use any ingredients that have been irradiated. They use cryogenic grinding instead of normal grinding where temperatures can reach 200 degrees, damaging heat-sensitive components. This cinnamon is my favourite. Simply Organic uses a high quality Korinjte cinnamon which is the same cinnamon that Cinnabon uses in their buns. Very sweet and fragrant. I love the glass bottles and they have a best before date so you know it hasn't been sitting on the shelf for years.They're the perfect size for freshness. You really need to buy spices in small fresh quantities. I also like that Simply Organic gives 1% of their profits to support organic farming causes. I live in Canada and have received all of my iherb orders within 2 weeks. Feel free to check out my other detailed reviews on products like stevia, baking staples and low-toxicity beauty products and do let me know if you found this review helpful :)
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Great flavor but not the Ceylon Cinnamon!
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I bought this thinking it was Ceylon cinnamon but it's not. I found out this is Saigon cinnamon. Further research has been inconclusive to uncover whether Saigon cinnamon also has high levels of coumarin and is as toxic as cassia (regular cinnamon). At any rate it's the most delicious cinnamon I've tasted and I sprinkle it on all my fruits to counteract hypoglycemia and insulin resistance
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Best cinnamon I have tried ... fragrant and sweet, with no bitter taste at all!
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I think I can use it a long time. The scent is good that I expected.
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While you watch all of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament during March Madness, follow along with a downloadable bracket (link fixed), courtesy of Toledo Free Press Star and presented by Vin Devers Autohaus of Sylvania.
The bracket is updated with all of the winners throughout the tournament, including the championship matchup from April 7 in Arlington, Texas, pitting No. 7 University of Connecticut Huskies against No. 8 University of Kentucky Wildcats. UConn won the championship game, 60-54, which featured the two lowest seeds in NCAA history. It's the teams fourth national title.
No. 11 seed University of Dayton Flyers was the last Ohio team in the tournament, going to the Elite 8 for the first time since 1984. The school won the spot after beating No. 10 Stanford University Cardinals in Memphis on March 27 and — in the previous round — No. 3 Syracuse University Orange on March 22. The Flyers lost to No. 1 University of Florida Gators on March 29.
Also making it to the Elite 8, No. 2 seed Michigan University Wolverines and No. 4 seed Michigan State University Spartans. Both teams lost their respective games.
The road to the championship was not been a predictable one. No perfect brackets remained as of March 22 for both Warren Buffett's $1 billion Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge and ESPN's Tournament Challenge. It was a rough Friday for some teams after Mercer stunned 3-seed Duke and 10-seed Stanford toppled New Mexico.
In the first round of play, No. 12 seed Xavier University Musketeers lost to No. 12 seed North Carolina State University Wolfpack on March 18, 74-59. The Wolfpack will go on to play No. 5 seed Saint Louis University Billikens on Thursday, March 20. On March 20 in the second round, two Ohio teams battled it out to go to the third round. No. 6 seed The Ohio State University Buckeyes lost a close battle to No. 11 seed University of Dayton Flyers 60-59.
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Skilyr Hicks had to wait a few weeks, but her appearance on "America's Got Talent" finally hit the airwaves.
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Hicks will move on to Las Vegas, with the next episode airing today at 8 p.m.
The song, which is a tribute to her late father, has already received 125,000-plus hits on YouTube.
The 14-year-old's mom, Jodi Cronk, was shown backstage with "AGT" host Nick Cannon.
"We didn't realize it was going to air when it did, so we were surprised, too," she said. "I'm very thrilled. It was very emotional, and, even after going back and watching it, it makes me cry. We both just bawled our eyes out from rehashing that experience. It's been amazing, and we've met some amazing people."
Cronk said the outpouring of support from all around the country has been astonishing.
"We have read all of the messages together, and I'll tell you now that we have to bring a box of tissues," she said. "It's both young and old, and all of the experiences they have dealt with. One young girl lost her dad – he hung himself – and Skilyr's song brought her hope. The girl was living with regret from not going to her dad's funeral and so many things. ... It's been amazing to see how people have reached out and connected with Skilyr and her music."
"America's Got Talent" airs on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Scott Rodgers is the news editor at the North Augusta Star and has been with the paper since January 2013 after previously working at the Aiken Standard. He is a graduate of Alvernia University and currently attends Drexel University.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Junior Sherrina Lofton finished 22nd in the Heptathlon Friday as the Cal State Northridge Men's and Women's Track and Field teams concluded their stay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at McDonnell Field. Although the Matadors leave Arkansas without a point, the two programs swept the Big West Championships as the women won their fourth-straight league title and the men took their second league title in three years.
Lofton competed in three events Friday, the long jump, the javelin throw and the 800m. She finished 23rd in the long jump with a mark of 5.10m (16-08.75). She fouled on all three attempts in the javelin and went 2:25.55 in the 800m for 13th.
Lofton concluded the competition with 4,531 points. Brianne Theisen of Oregon won the event with 6,086 points. During the course of the season, Lofton won the Big West Conference Heptathlon title, took the 100m and 200m league crowns and was a member of both the conference-winning 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.
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HUMMMMMM? Sounds much like the "debate we await."
Quote from: micah7:9 on October 26, 2012, 07:52:30 PMHUMMMMMM? Sounds much like the "debate we await." No debates. How about "it's like the discussion to which we're a'rushin'? [although we're slowly rushin'. John'll be in the house soon.]
If you want to live in God's love "under conditions", that's totally fine, but I'm not so sure doing it is something God requires. Love is unconditional. Salvation is a gift motivated by that love. So, if the love is unconditional, how can it be that the gift of salvation is not? Now, on the other hand, I still would continue to add, because people think that believing in UR is still a free pass to live a godless life now cuz we're all saved in the end . . .a totally selfish perspective as far as I'm concerned and it reveals who it is in those people that's truly doing the talking . . .and it ain't the Spirit of God that's in them. But truth is, there are consequences for our actions. That might be what's confusing the matter about "conditions". Like . . ."I can stay dry "under the condition" that I avoid getting caught in the rain. That's really not how salvation works, by "conditions" salvation "is" an unconditional gift poured out of unconditional love. But should we choose to live by "our" selfish choices, it's not conditions that come into play, it's consequences. I can be dry, I can be wet . . .there's no condemnation in either one, but there are consequences. If being wet is a bad thing and I choose to run outside in a down pour . . .the consequences are, I'm gonna get wet. That's how this realm works . . .by consequences. Salvation is still there for us to abide in, it's not a condition that we must accept before we die so afterwards we won't go to hell . . .Salvation is an enablement of forgiving power and a release of heavenly promises for me NOW . . .if I don't give the invitation, the consequences are, I continue going through this life bound and controlled by carnality in me.
John 6:29Young's Literal Translation (YLT) 29Jesus answered and said to them, `This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.' Therefore Col. 1: 20 does not state that all WILL be saved, but all who believe and only those who hold on to the faith will be saved.Ok Refute!
ta panta (the all things, the universe) as if the universe were somehow out of harmony reminds us of the mystical passage in Romans 8:19-23. Sin somehow has put the universe out of joint. Christ will set it right. Unto himself (ei auton). -Robertson Word Pictures
Institutional Christianity. The church is his body is addicted to the idea that for things to work out right between us and God, "we have to do our part," and if we do, then "God will do His part." That makes God dependent upon us "getting it right" before He can get on with His purpose and will. At the heart of our flesh's alienation from God, at the heart of our blindness and ignorance, is the desire to get credited for "holding up our part of the deal." We like the idea of grace, as long as the successful operation of grace is attributable to us "letting God" do what He wants to do.