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Q:I love the product but have found it is drying out and hard to apply. How can I get it back to a softer state so it can be applied easily? Is there something I can add back to the bar? I store it in the original plastic and sandwich bag.Asked on 7/31/2015 by Jeni from Newville, PA
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A:Unfortunately, there's no way to soften the bar once it has hardened. The best way to store your deodorant is in a Ziplock-type bag. What you want is to keep it out of the air.Answered on 8/1/2015 by Myriam from Lush Direct
Q:how long is this product's shelf life?Asked on 7/23/2015 by Sara from Pennsylvania
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A:12-14 months :)Answered on 7/24/2015 by Anonymous
A:That's a great question!! I am pretty sure that it should be good for about
a year. I usually buy about $20 worth at a time and it tends to last me a
good while, but I've never had it turn on me.Answered on 7/23/2015 by Nico from Los Angeles
Q:What does it smell like? Is it at all like any of the karma products?
ThanksAsked on 6/16/2015 by Erika from Florida
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A:Yes Erika, it smells like a hippie, just like the description states! If you like the KARMA fragrance, you will like this deodorant's smell. It is more of a singular patchouli, not as complex as KARMA, and very very nice!Enjoy! ~JamineAnswered on 6/16/2015 by rinsed clean from central indiana
A:Aromaco has a light and pleasant Patchouli scent! Similar to Karma but spicier.Answered on 6/16/2015 by Alexander from Lush Direct
Q:is this a gentle or harsh deodorant because I have sensitive armpits and usually end up with rashes.Asked on 6/5/2015 by megan
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A:It gave me a rash after a few days of use. I've noticed this is a pattern for me with deodorants containing baking soda though.Answered on 7/2/2015 by Emmy from Covington, Ga
A:Aromaco is the more gentle option of the solid deodorants, but our powdered deodorants are even more gentle! The Greench might be a good option for sensitive skin, and uses sodium bicarbonate to absorb excess moisture as well sooth skin.Answered on 6/7/2015 by Emily from LUSH Direct
A:I have sensitive skin as well and it didn't cause me to break out or develop a rash and it smells great. Not too strong but not too light. You will definitely enjoy this.
Sent from my iPhoneAnswered on 6/5/2015 by Anonymous
A:I would say that its on the gentler side. I cant speak for your specific
body chemistry though. Note that it is a little rough the first couple of
times you use it. It smooths out though and lasts a long time.Answered on 6/5/2015 by Anonymous
Q:How/where do I store it in my home since it does not come packaged?Asked on 5/10/2015 by Carla
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A:I recommend a baggie. It will keep air our and freshness in.Answered on 5/15/2015 by Lana from Lush Direct
A:I put it in a ziplock bag
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Q:Will Aromaco fit into the LUSH massage bar tin or the body butter tin?Asked on 1/16/2015 by V
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A:No it will not. I keep mine in a zip lock Baggie.
Sent from my iPhoneAnswered on 1/17/2015 by Anonymous
A:Hi there! Thanks for your question!
Unfortunatley, Aromaco will not fit into it unless it has been worn down to a smaller size- or unless you slice it when its a new bar to fit the size of the massage bar tin :) Hope this helps!Answered on 1/21/2015 by Anonymous
A:I've tried fitting it into the shampoo bar tin. But it will only fit once it's been used a bit and has worn down to a smaller size.
*I've considered slicing my new bar of Aromaco in half lengthwise, while it's still really soft, so that I can store one half in the tin and the other in a ziploc bag or cellophane.
Hope this helps! Keep smelling Lushly!Answered on 1/21/2015 by DentalHygieneRules from Davenport, IA
Q:I am a college student, a dancer and a theatre major. I am sweaty and very close to people quite a lot. I have looked into T'eo and Aromaco. I want to make the switch to a natural deodorant, but don't know which matches my needs. I need a long lasting deodorant that can withstand a lot of sweat.Asked on 2/23/2014 by Maddie
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A:T'eo and Aromaco are both really great choices, T'eo being a bit stronger of the two. As others have suggested, it might be most effective for you to try Aromaco with the Guv'ner over top for some extra protection!Answered on 3/21/2014 by Melissa S from LUSH Direct
A:While I normally like the hippie smell of patchouli and the like, the aromaco has an undercurrent sort of smell that sorta smells like funky BO to me.
I do like The Guv'ner though. Not as convenient as the blocks, but it workS
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A:I first put on Aromaco then follow it up with The Guv'ner deodorant powder if I need something stronger. If I'm wearing something sleeveless or light in color I will use Coconut deodorant powder instead of Guv'ner as it makes your underarm a bit dark until it soaks into your skin. The Guv'ner gives the strongest protection though, but I love the scent of the Coconut!
Sent from my iPadAnswered on 2/23/2014 by Anonymous
A:I put this on before work, do not reapply all day, go straight to work out
and it is still effective. It's the best natural deodorant I have found.
I feel a little guilty for smelling like patchouli in the gym but I'm not
giving it up as long as it continues to work this well.Answered on 2/23/2014 by Anonymous
A:I prefer T'eo AND the coconut powder combined to help keep stink at bay while pits stay dry.
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A:I really loved the Aromaco deodorant. It worked better than any
supposedly-long-lasting stick deodorant I have used in the past, and it
smelled better - less noticeable, but improved odor. I sweat a ton despite
not doing much all day, and it held up very nicely.
I haven't tried the other one, but the Aromaco is worth the money.
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A:Aromaco is definitely good for every day use but I don't think it can withstand a lot of sweat in my opinion. It kinda wears off after a while and makes your pits feel kind of slimyAnswered on 2/23/2014 by Anonymous
Q:i've actually stopped shaving my armpits and have been having trouble finding a deodorant that goes on clearly. does this make a white mess or it's clear? thanks!Asked on 12/7/2013 by britt
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A:If you're used to using a roll-on deodorant and want to make the leap to a natural alternative, Aromaco is an easy transition. This would be your best choice if you are looking for a product that applies clear.Answered on 12/8/2013 by Anonymous
A:Dear Britt,
In my experience with Aromaco, it does go on clear without a mess; however,
I would test this product first. Although I loved the smell, the deodorant
didn't work for my sweating or odor needs. Fortunately, Lush has various
deodorant products to choose from.
Good luck with your deodorant needs,
JoleneAnswered on 12/7/2013 by Anonymous
Q:I'm looking to find replacements for the liquids that I take on travels with me. Does anyone know if taking this deodorant will cause issues with TSA?Asked on 11/27/2013 by Anna from Wisconsin
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A:You should be able to take this without any problems. TSA is only
interested in liquids for gels and this is definitely a solid. I haven't
had any trouble.Answered on 12/2/2013 by Anonymous
A:With the TSA, they follow a 3-1-1 rule for carry on travels; 3.4 ounce (100ml) bottle or less (by volume); 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin.
This does not apply to our Aromaco Deodorant, as it is a bar and not a liquid. It would be perfectly fine for travels!Answered on 11/28/2013 by Anonymous
Q:About a week and a half ago I threw my traditional deodorant/anti-perspirants away and decided to take a more natural approach. I purchased the Aromaco and have been using it together with my Karma powder dusted on top. I slightly dampen the Aromaco so it glides on easier. I've been loving it, however I now have not one, not even two, but 4 clogged sweat glands! It's extremely painful and irritating. After the first one appeared I thought perhaps it was a good sign that I was detoxing from the use of anti-perspirants, but now after the fourth has appeared I can't help but think maybe it's the new products. Should I discontinue my beloved new lush cocktail? Please help!Asked on 4/22/2013 by Nina loves Lush! from Santa Barbara
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A:Oh dear, it definitely sounds like something has gone wrong here! If a product is causing irritation, it's definitely best to discontinue using it and switch to something else. In this case, it might be a good idea to take the dusting powder out of the mix to see if that improves things, as Karma dusting powder was not designed to be used as a deodorant powder.Answered on 9/24/2013 by Brandy from LUSH
Q:How should this be stored? I was keeping it in the baggie it was wrapped in but the bag ripped, so I was forced to recycle it. I started keeping the deodorant on my bathroom counter but I've found that it is really drying out. Should I be keeping it in a plastic bag or tupperware of some variety? Or is the drying normal?Asked on 11/13/2012 by Skye from Pennsylvania
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A:It is best to store Aromaco in a sandwich bag or container, as you suggest. When it is purchased, it comes in one of our baggies or in a resealable deli container, so if these ware out, it is best to find a similar, suitable replacement to store it in.Answered on 11/22/2012 by Anonymous
Q:I have a red rash that slightly burns after 4 days, should I keep using? Discontinue? Will I get over it?Asked on 7/22/2012 by Lucy from Houston, Tejas
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A:Any time you experience discomfort or a rash from any product (LUSH or otherwise!) please discontinue using it right away, and consult your physician.Answered on 8/28/2012 by Megan from LUSH Direct
Q:What's the best way to apply this product without getting it all over your hands/fingers? I love it, but as a first time user, and as the bar dwindled down to a little ball, I found it more and more messy to work with. Any suggestions?Asked on 5/29/2012 by Frisby0 from Wisconsin
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A:These bars can be a little bit messy to work with because they are naked, meaning they do not contain any packaging. Some customers find success with picking off a small piece of the bar and using one finger to apply it.Answered on 9/5/2012 by Melissa S from LUSH Direct
Q:Tried a sample of this product and it was very easy to apply -- responded to body heat and glided on easily. Got the full-size and it was not soft at all -- almost unusable because it doesn't respond to body heat, stays solid and is actually pretty abrasive and painful to apply. Is there something wrong with the bar I got? Is there something I can do to soften it up?Asked on 5/16/2012 by Anonymous
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A:The Aromaco deodorant is designed to be applied directly onto the underarm but you can also break off a small, pea sized amount and gently melt this into the skin as well. As applying the bar directly onto your skin is not working for you I would recommend trying this method instead.Answered on 8/30/2012 by Anonymous
Q:I have a huge concern with the use of propylene glycol in this product. I stopped using over the counter products because of the aluminum. I tried your product...loved it. But realized it works almost like over the counter products. I don't sweat...yeah. So I decided to look up the ingredients. I found propylene glycol and did a bit of research. This product to me is just as dangerous as aluminum. Here is what I found...In the skin and hair products, propylene glycol works as a humescent, which causes retention of moisture content of skin or cosmetic products by preventing the escape of moisture or water. I don't see this as "natural". Please explain why you use this product and how its ok to replace aluminum with propylene glycol?Asked on 5/8/2012 by Anonymous from Indianapolis, IN
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A:At LUSH we only use ingredients we feel confident in, as we use the products on ourselves and our families.
Propylene glycol is generally recognized as safe for use in foods, cosmetics and medicines. In the way we use it in our deodorants it does not pose health concerns and our inventors spend a lot of time carefully researching and selecting safe ingredients. Ingredients are chosen primarily based on whether or not they have long records of safe use for cosmetics purposes.
Propylene glycol is a humectant, meaning it attracts and holds moisture from escaping out of the skin. Lots of ingredients- both synthetic and natural- are humectant. This makes sense, for instance with body moisturizing- no one would want to use a body lotion that wouldn't keep their skin hydrated for more than a couple of minutes, right? Other examples of humectant ingredients are things like glycerin, lanolin, and coconut oil.
In Aromaco, we use this particular humectant to help carry the water-based ingredients (like the chamomile vinegar and witch hazel infusion) into the skin. We only use propylene glycol in safe concentrations and are confident in our inclusion of it in products such as solid deodorants and bar soaps for making the products perform in a desirable and safe fashion.
If you prefer not to use any products containing this ingredient, I'd recommend giving the Coconut deodorant, or the T'eo deodorant a try instead.Answered on 5/11/2012 by Megan from LUSH
Q:Is this an antiperspirant as well or solely a deodorant?Asked on 1/7/2012 by Anonymous
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A:Aromaco is a deodorant, but does not contain aluminum salts or ingredients that would block the pores from being able to release sweat. At LUSH we feel it's healthy to perspire to cool ourselves down, but Aromaco and the other deodorants will eliminate odors, and help absorb excess moisture.Answered on 1/13/2012 by Megan from LUSH
A:For me, it doesn't work as an antiperspirant, I still sweat but it just doesn't smell gross. lol It might depend on the person and their body chemicals though. You might want to ask LUSH themselves and see if you can get a real answer.Answered on 2/8/2012 by Bree from Jax,FL
A:Although all Lush deodorants are really effective at masking odor and minimizing sweat, they do not contain aluminum which is what makes antiperspirants prevent you from sweating. Aluminum has been proven to be a carcinogen and blocking sweat from exiting your body is just a bad idea in general!Answered on 2/19/2012 by Missing Aromacreme from Los Angeles, CA
A:It is not an antiperspirant; it only functions as a deodorant.Answered on 2/23/2012 by crazyginger from Jonesboro, AR
A:I feel it works just as well as any name brand antiperspirants as well as a deodorant.Answered on 3/24/2012 by Leeza from WI
A:This is not an anti-perspirant. This is a deodorant which works by killing the bacteria in your sweat which cause odors. I've tried many natural deos and it seems like different things really work for different people depending on their own chemistry. I'd recommend going to a store in person and seeing if you can get a sample if you're worried about shelling out $$ for something which might not work for you.Answered on 4/9/2012 by megan the vegan from Denver, Co
A:I believe it is solely a deodorant. I does not stop perspiration but when you do sweat, you don't stink you smell more natural.Answered on 4/9/2012 by The Afrikandanser from Jackson, Mississippi
A:For me, it didn't eliminate wetness. The ingredients I saw listed are used to tighten pores and kill bacteria. So if you don't sweat much, it may work out for you.Answered on 4/16/2012 by EdieViolet from San Diego


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I played closed beta of TSW almost up to release and have never talked about it - but now that it's pretty much decidedly failed I'll just add my very general 2 cents.
I hated it.
When I logged in for the first time and played for a couple of hours I thought it was amazing. I honestly thought it might become my favorite mmo. Within a few days I found logging in to be a chore. I seriously hated everything about it.
I have reviewed several games on youtube and planned on reviewing TSW but I honestly could find nothing good to say about it. Since I have never had a desire to get into the whole game-bashing thing just for game-bashing's sake, I decided to not review it at all and until this point have said nothing.
You might ask me for specifics, but honestly it's pointless. I felt every aspect of the game was ill-conceived starting with the concept which introduces you into this intriguing world of secret societies and then sends you off to kill zombies for many endless hours of grindy gameplay. Hmmm... I guess I just gave a specific.
Anyway, my two cents. I know a lot of people said they enjoyed this game, which is another part of the reason I just kept my mouth shut for so long, but while the question of, "why did it fail?" is now being asked over and over again - my question was always, "what did anyone find engaging enough that they thought it would succeed?"
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The biggest issue I have with any type of niche game is well...its niche. How long can a player stay engaged in a very specific category? They will always attract a huge amount of interest as they are different and possibly a lot of box sales but inevitably they will fall over after 2 months.
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Originally posted by Rasputin
Well, I think you are partially right. TOR really should have used mechanics made for the IP instead of using the standard mechanics. You should either start with a world and create mechanics for it or take a mechanics and create a world that fits it. Just taking 2 premade things and snap them together is a huge misstake.
TORs use of weapons could till have kept autotargetting I think but it should have have had an advanced cover/duck mechanics at minimum.
The combat in that type of game needs to feel faster and more action oriented, but it also needs to keep some of the strategy.
The trinity system was also a huge misstake, it goes right against the lore. I dont remember Luke tanking or healing in the movies, in fact I remember then replacing his arm instead of healing it and placing him in that bacta bath when he was cooled down. While the old republic had more Jedis it still feels really wrong compared to the movies. Tanking never worked in modern or sci-fi games at all, unless the game actually have panzers.
But another misstake they made is that the game is too close to a singleplayer game, and they never last that long.
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Originally posted by Rasputin
The Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by bcbully
Briefly for MMOs. I did gather some levels :)
My analysis only gives part of the answer (as my headline states), and I focus on basic game mechanics, not the larger game.
Also, I have not yet tried an MMO that changed significantly from the early game and up to (not including) end game. So from my experience, you will have a good idea of a standard MMO from playing the beginning of it.
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My honest opinion as someone who has worked on MMOs...
They went after the elephant in the room. Anyone who works in any consumer industry knows that you don't take on the run away market leader at their own game and win. Whether this is MMOs, FPS, mobile phones or washing machines or anything else. You aim to take a share of the market and you do it by making a product that is similar but different. And different in a way that is appealing to the consumer. BioWare banked too heavily on the Star Wars IP being that different factor.
You can look back to the earliest BioWare Austin interviews, long before they announced the IP to see that they were making a WoW clone because EVERYTHING they said in those early interviews referenced WoW.
Now SWTOR isn't a "bad" game, it just isn't quite as good as WoW at what they do the same and anything it does that is new isn't compelling enough to the MMO consumer to make them want to move to and stick with it. They also completely neglected the need to retain players. This is a mature market, you have to release an MMO with a solid retention feature at launch, you can't add it post launch like you could five years ago.
All in all, BioWare made some bad decision early in the design process and EA, plus a couple of million consumers were fooled by them into thinking that SWTOR was going to be something special. BioWare screwed this one up, not anyone else.
This isn't a bad game, it has a few issues and a few things that some people don't like, but there isn't really anything wrong with how they approached it. It takes the basic MMO formula and does exactly what is needed to step away from the market leader (WoW). The quest system is unique and well done, the setting is different and well thought out and character progression is open and refreshing.
However, TSW is a niche setting. This isn't the FPS market where everyone wants to be a badass US Marine, this is the MMO market where people have grown up on fantasy games. Stepping out of that to something along the lines of Lovecraft, which many MMO gamers have probably never heard of before was a very big risk to take and the sales of the game reflect that. It simply doesn't appeal to enough people.
You can't call out any system within the game for the failing, because the vast majority of MMO gamers never even bothered to try it. They were turned off before that point and the obvious, though probably not sole, reason for this is going to be the setting/theme. It probably doesn't help them that many remember how bad a state Age of Conan was in when it launched too.
You can't paint every failed MMO with the same brush, they haven't all failed for the same reasons.
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It's actually not the tab-targetting that feels wrong, atleast not in my opinion. What feels wrong is that you have a rifle on full auto, hitting the mob and it just doesn't die. The same goes for the shotgun. I see why they have done it gameplay wise, but it feels wrong.
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Originally posted by Blackbrrd
By that logic, it feels totally wrong that in every fantasy game I whack mobs with swords, axes, maces,and all sorts of spells and they just don't die instantly.
You realize we're all just playing videogames to have a good time right ?
Originally posted by Blackbrrd
But you see, it is tab-targeting. At least in-directly. Because with tab-targeting goes the standard formula, where everything is calculated. This weapon is that level and will give this damage to a lvl-that monster. You can have a badass looking lvl1 shotgun being unable to take down a higher level monster. DPS, DoT and all the other mechanics that go with mathematical-formula combat systems like those of standard MMO's (WoW-clones if you like) are like that, and are heavily tied in with tab-targeting. Tab-targeting is anti-playerskill, and needs another way to resolve combat, and that "other way" makes guns feel wrong.
Originally posted by Dreskest
This is what I addressed in my OP, when I said, that I wasn't sure why we accept it in fantasy MMOs. Maybe we are just used to it from decades of fantasy games, that resolved combat that way. Or we don't really know how potent medieval weapons are, because we have no experience with them, so we accept what we are being presented with. Also, it is not unusual to see movies where a sword fight takes a while and inflicts several wounds on the combatants (even if that may be unlikely in a r/l situation - I don't know if it is). On that background, it is easier for players to accept a sword fight that takes a longer time and deals several blows to the opponent before he dies.
Everyone has one-shotted soldiers in CoD or BF, everyone has mass-slaughtered zombies in Left for Dead and everyone has seen what guns do in countless movies.
It is really hard to accept, when it does not react as we expect - even if those expectations are based on false premises.
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I was surprised as a big SW fan that I just couldn't get into SWTOR. It didn't captivate me.
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Joined: 11/11/06
TSW is not fail ,that game is not atractive for childish action based mmorpg players,comunity is ok,now with nice number active players.TSW not need milions players.
I hate fps action targeting mode in an mmorpg games , look STO ,it is crap in fps mode.
Go play shooters,rpg games are diferent concept.You know ME serial is not an rpg it is shooter.
only EVE is real MMO...but I am impressive with TSW
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AoC had twitch melee but tab target ranged if I remember right. I have seen various MMO's struggle with this one and come down on the fully twitched side myself. But the issue there is player ability comes to the fore and MMO's do not want any player to feel they are failing somehow.
The industry thinks that players will not feel bad and leave B3 because they are not so good, but will in a MMO. I am not sure the industry is right here, as long as players are not getting ganked I think they will still play in MMO's even if they are not as good as the next guy.
Make sure it is zoned PvP and most players would accept it. Problem is they are not after most players, they want every player so it is easymode play once again.
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The only reason why I haven't continued playing TSW after the trial is that ranged combad didn't feel ranged at all.
I was running around with an M4 machine gun but I still had to kill every mob at point blank range.
This is how TSW failed me personally as a range player.
As for SWTOR... what can I say. They took a huge dynamic universe and crammed into tiny instanced playgrounds. What good to have 8 planets when your total game area is the size of my pool...
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Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
My own theory is the world economy was pants after collapsing and people were more cautious with their penny's than they might have been in more plentiful times. F2P, especially games like LOTRO, is popular now, teeming even. Price drove people away. It will be WoW next, I feel, with their business model taking a bigger hit in the future unless they change their ways and go freemium, f2p or b2p without a sub.
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SWTOR for me was all about when you got to 50 it felt like a differnt game, and not an enjoyable one.
The secret world on the other hand I don't think it was a failure, funcom just overestimated the market for the niche and still had a poor rep from AoC.
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Heroes are about character - not gear.
Originally posted by ShakyMo
Um... no.
GW2 Aug 2012:
TSW Jul 2012:
The min specs for TSW require both a faster CPU and a better GPU. You could have a machine capable of running GW2 and you could not run TSW.
I copied that from another thread where we were discussing the min specs for PS2 - which - make the TSW specs not look so bad...lol. But then again, PS2 is a MMOFPS and one could say it would be expected that FPS players are going to upgrade their machines more frequently than MMO players. So one can cut SOE some slack, while just doing a /facepalm at Funcom.
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
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Originally posted by VirusDancer
I definitely agree on the system requirements. I know some people constantly upgrade their puters for games but are the sort of people who do this the sort of people who'd particularly like a game like TSW? If i had to guess the sort of person who'd most like a game like TSW i'd imagine they would be more likely to spend spare cash on a collection of Poe stories than a new video card.
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Originally posted by Rasputin
This is what I addressed in my OP, when I said, that I wasn't sure why we accept it in fantasy MMOs. Maybe we are just used to it from decades of fantasy games, that resolved combat that way. Or we don't really know how potent medieval weapons are, because we have no experience with them, so we accept what we are being presented with. Also, it is not unusual to see movies where a sword fight takes a while and inflicts several wounds on the combatants (even if that may be unlikely in a r/l situation - I don't know if it is). On that background, it is easier for players to accept a sword fight that takes a longer time and deals several blows to the opponent before he dies.
There are plenty of popular modern/sci-fi games where guns don't act realistically at all, so no, I don't think thats much of an argument on its own.
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I am currently playing Secret World.
I enjoyed the game initially. Having the potential to learn all skill sets is an interesting variation on leveling/skills used in other games.
The video sequences for missions added to the immersiveness.
However, there were a number of features I disliked:
The drab landscapes remind me of Hellgate London when it was released.
The Secret World has potential.


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Jack Frost nipping at your nose…"
Nothing means Winter – and Christmas - quite like chestnuts. Yes, yes, you can say that pumpkins start the season rolling, deep orange pumpkins with their jack-o'-lantern grins and afternoons spent kicking piles of golden and red and violet leaves, strolling through the forest looking deep into the lush olive green moss for mushrooms and coming home, hands chilled, noses the color of Rudolph's, to a steaming bowl of savory sweet pumpkin soup and a slice of homey pumpkin pie. Or you can tell me all about cranberries, that ruby red jewel of the season, all that tangy excitement bursting forth from muffins and coffee cakes, glistening bowls of relish gracing the holiday table, the perfect marriage with that other winter fruit, the orange, a wonderful love affair of tart and sweet. Or strung up by children, wrapped gaily around the tree, adding the jolliness to the otherwise glamorous fir all aglitter with silver and gold.
Dark chocolate truffles nestling in tiny paper cups offered like precious gifts, dusted with icing sugar or dense with cocoa. Or gingerbread men dancing along the countertop, glazed and bespeckled with sugary treats, or shaped like elfin houses decked out in candy cane and gumdrop glory, winter's first snow of icing sugar powdering a candy-tiled roof. Or pears turned into spicy sweet delicacies, homey and warming after a day in the snow, served up with mugs of hot cocoa or warm mulled wine. Sensuous pears, or maybe even the sophisticated fig, all sugar-and-spice Christmassy, their elegant, coy dew-drop shape dripping with chocolate or drenched in golden cinnamon and nutmeg spiked syrup, caramel or maple, snuggling down deep into a blanket of soft fragrant cake or lavishly adorning an otherwise any-season dessert.
Yes, yes, go on, you can tell me the stories, try and convince me, but truly the simple chestnut, that ugly, lumpy, homely fellow, picked up from the ground, out of the dirt, gathered into baskets on a forest adventure, carried home and steamed or grilled or tossed into the fire truly means Christmas. Or bought at street corner stands, large ramshackle tin drums set up haphazardly on grocery carts or bicycle wheels parked under swags of Christmas lights, drawing you through the icy mist towards some magical Shangrila, the fragrant scent of roasting chestnuts like a welcoming hug. Warm your hands over the woodsy, earthy-scented steam while he scoops the perfect quantity of perfectly roasted chestnuts, skins crackling invitingly, and pours out a measure and walk away cradling a paper cone of Christmas.
Chestnuts added to seasoned cornbread stuffing or tossed with sausages and sage then stuffed in your holiday bird, chestnuts married with apples and sweet potatoes adding their nutty goodness to the sweet. Risottos and gnocchi, soups and breads all thrilled to be embellished by this hearty, rich nut, infusing warmth and all the good things of the earth into an otherwise frivolous dish. Chestnuts just have a way of surprising, jazzing up anything, both the savory and the sweet, adding depth and richness and something so earthy and warming, pulling us into a secret hide-away place of forest creatures and elves hidden under toadstools, sitting us down in front of a blazing fire all cozy and warm on the hearth, feeling as if we are all snuggled up in red flannel jammies clutching a mug of steaming hot chocolate and waiting for Jolly Old Saint Nick to slip down the chimney laden with brightly colored packages, gifts just for us.
I know, I have told you that Hanukkah is my holiday; nary a Santa crosses my threshold, no reindeer prance on my rooftop. No fir tree all dressed up in her holiday best adorns my living room, no holiday meal for the family has me frazzled. We set up our Hanukkah menorah and the scene of the great battle won by the Maccabees that the boys drew and cut out so diligently when they were young on a tabletop and we hang a few blue and silver garlands across the wall. Chocolate Hanukkah gelt is strewn across surfaces and presents are hidden in closets to be brought out one by one after the lighting of the candles over the eight nights of this wonderful, magical holiday. Potato latkes and cheese fritters sizzle away on the stovetop and cookies are cut out in Hanukkah shapes: buttery stars and Menorahs and dreidls all glazed in white and sprinkled with blue. The candle lights flicker and dance in the wintry darkness adding romance and mystery to this simple family holiday.
Yet I love the glittery, shimmering, garish, gay side of Christmas. Who doesn't? The streets all aglow in lights, shop windows dressed up in their holiday best or full of silly Santas and snowmen. Wreaths hanging on doors and decorated windows beckoning. "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland" follow you down the street adding music to the bounce in your step and evening after evening those old favorite black & white Christmas films shown year after year on TV still entertain. And I love all the special festive seasonal treats, boxes of chocolates all wrapped up in gold paper and red velvet bows, golden-fried puffs hidden under a shower of powdered sugar or Bûche de Noël, sumptuous in her holiday finery. And chestnuts. Chestnuts in all simplicity, roasted and eaten one by one, or blended into any dish, savory or sweet. But for all those wonderful chestnut this and chestnut that, the soups and ravioli, the stewed and the sauced, what really goes best with chestnuts? Why chocolate of course!
I fell in love with chestnut flour in Italy and once I discovered this moist, incredibly flavored, dense, delicious layer cake recipe from The Cake Bible, Rose Levy Beranbaum's fabulous cookbook, I have never looked back. Slathered with the best chocolate buttercream frosting, this is my very favorite recipe using chestnut flour. I recently offered a small cellophane sack of this most precious of flours to my lovely Deeba of Passionate About Baking as she had never had chestnuts before in her life (the chestnut flour along with a can of sweetened vanilla chestnut cream and a vacuum-packed package of cooked chestnuts) and I promised to post my favorite recipe using the chestnut flour. I make this wonderful cake yearly, usually on my post-holiday birthday, but I wanted to offer it to Deeba and my readers for the Christmas holidays. I also added something especially seasonal and festive: layers of chocolate chestnut cognac cream (based on a recipe found in this month's Saveurs magazine). This fancy yet extremely easy to make cream adds a luscious, very adult, very elegant facet to this beautiful cake. Serve it at the end of your holiday meal with a cold glass of champagne, bien sûr!
From Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible
3 large eggs
1 cup (250 ml) milk
2 ¼ tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups + 1 Tbs (190 g) sifted bread or cake flour
1 cup (110 g) sifted chestnut flour
1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar
1 Tbs (14.5 g) baking powder
½ tsp salt
12 Tbs (170 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (the softer the better)
* I don't sift my flours and I use French regular white flour which is the equivalent of American cake flour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter two 9 x 1 ½-inch (23 x 4 cm) round cake pans, line with parchment paper then butter and lightly flour. ( For this recipe, I used 3 pans for a 3-layer cake and it worked perfectly).
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, ¼ cup (@ 65 ml) of the milk and the vanilla. Set aside.
Place all of the dry ingredients (the flour, chestnut flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) n a large mixing bowl and, using an electric mixer, blend together on low speed for 30 seconds.
Add all of the soft butter and the remaining ¾ cup (185 ml) milk to the dry ingredients and blend on low speed until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. Increase the mixer speed to medium (high if using a hand mixer) and continue beating for another 1 ½ minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
Gradually add the egg mixture in 3 batches, beating for about 20 seconds after each addition to blend. Scrape down the sides and make sure that the batter is smooth and well-blended.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and gently smooth the surface with a spatula. The pans shouldn't be more than half full. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes depending on your oven until the cake is golden, puffed, set in the center and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. I baked mine for 20 to 25 minutes as I had divided the batter into 3 pans instead of 2.
If you must bake the layers one at a time – as I do because my oven is just too small – then loosely cover the remaining layer(s) with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
Remove the cake pans from the oven to wire cooling racks and allow to cool for 10 minutes before loosening and then turning the cakes out of the pans and letting them cool completely before frosting.
From Saveurs magazine Spécial fêtes 2009 issue
6 ½ oz (200 g) crème de marron (sweetened vanilla-scented chestnut cream)
slightly less than 7 Tbs (100 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
6 ½ oz (200 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (I used Lindt dessert 70%)
2 – 3 Tbs cognac or to taste
In a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water melt the chocolate and then let it cool slightly.
In a medium-sized bowl, beat the chestnut cream with the softened butter until smooth and fluffy. When the chocolate has cooled slightly, whisk the chocolate into the chestnut mixture, then whisk in cognac to taste.
If the cream is too thin to spread between cake layers, simply chill it in the refrigerator until spreading consistency.
(a double recipe of our favorite chocolate buttercream)
12 ounces (350 grams) powdered/confectioner's sugar
7 tablespoons (100 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
4 tablespoons (50 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
4 tablespoons very hot water
* I used 325 g powdered sugar
Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and the powdered sugar together. Add the cocoa powder and the hot water and beat, scraping down the sides as necessary, until well blended and fluffy.
To assemble the cake:
Place one of the cake layers on your serving platted. Slide wide strips of wax or parchment paper under the edges of the cake all around; this will let you frost the cake while keeping the serving platter clean!
Divide the Chocolate Chestnut Cognac cream filling evenly between the bottom layer of cake and a second layer of cake. Using a spatula gently spread the cream over the tops of both layers to the edges. Gently and carefully lift the second cream-coated layer and place on the bottom cream-coated layer on the platter. Now place the final clean layer on top. You now have three layers with two layers of chocolate chestnut cream filling sandwiched in between.
Using your metal spatula frost first the sides of the cake, evenly covering all around the cake. Then finish by frosting the top making sure to fill in all the gaps along the edge.
Gently pull the waxed paper out from underneath the edges of the cake and voila! frosted and you still have a clean serving platter. Decorate as you like (I kept some chocolate buttercream frosting aside to pipe a decorative border with then I sprinkled gold candy sprinkles all over the top of the cake.


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01Why do you wear the number that you do?
No reason, first year pro didn't have much of a choice and had #9 given to me, I used to wear #21 all through juniors but am liking 9 as well.
02Do you have any tattoos? If so, what?
Yes I have one on my back shoulder blade. (hockey tattoo)
03Do you have all your teeth? If not, how many? When did you lose your first one?
Im lucky so far, I still have all my teeth. I have chipped several before and had them fixed.
04 What is your most memorable goal or save?
Scoring my first professional hockey goal with the Chicago Wolves.
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- (all quotes by Charles Dickens from A Christmas Carol)
There seems to be a pre-holiday grumpfest, a sulkorama amongst the menfolk hereabouts. Husbands slouched on the sofa, remote in hand, sliding from one channel to the next in the hopes of being entertained, losing themselves in a mindless horror or adventure flick or, better still, a rugby match. Or husbands slumped in front of a computer screen, grumbling almost, but not quite, inaudibly about their workload, the need to bring it home with them of an evening or weekend. While we women can rant and rave or moan and wail to our sisters, allowing for that much-needed occasional release of stress and tension, the men, well, they tend to hold it in and go all grumpy on us.
I've been huddling with my girlfriends, keeping low and discreet, out of the way of the husbands. We all seem to have experienced being married to Scrooge lately and have found solace and laughter through our connections with each other. Last week, as the men roamed around our respective houses feeling peevish and discontent, like wayward schoolboys being punished unfairly by a stern schoolmarm or like a Scrooge amongst the gay and giddy holiday preparations, we women gathered together and organized a group movie night. And although we were spread across three different countries and five different livingrooms, we turned on skype, stuck the same film at the same time into our respective dvd players and watched, commented, chatted, gossiped and laughed together. We sighed over the same leading men, cried in sisterly compassion for the same heroines, ogled or booed the same actor or actress as one and felt as if we were all sitting together in the same cozy den sharing this movie night like girlfriends should do. We already have two more films selected, and a date set for our next group skype movie night. And this next time, pizza and wine will be included.
This past Saturday, Mathilde came over for the day to bake macarons for her grandfather's surprise 80th birthday party. Mathilde is all that is sweet and adorable, the daughter I never had, and we measure and sift, stir and bake together amid chattering and laughter. She is as gourmand as I, and we take turns sticking our fingers into the batter and the ganache to taste and we each end our day with sticky batter, dough or filling stuck in our hair, tummies full and content. Our macarons did not, this time, come out picture perfect, but the flavors we concocted were fabulous and worth another day's testing and perfecting. Her boyfriend came over to see Clem's new computer and to pick up Mathilde, and when the boys joined us in the kitchen and I pulled out my Zuccotto with Straccatella Whipped Cream Filling boy oh boy did two pairs of eyes light up! Huge wedges were carefully sliced and placed on plates, forks were pulled from drawers and handed over, and two young men, like ravenous animals falling on their prey, like excited children falling on piles of Christmas gifts, finished off their servings in seconds.
Sunday was slow and lazy. Scrooge had left the apartment and made way for Jolly Old Saint Nick who claimed his spot on the sofa and enjoyed a day of total coziness and relaxation, watching rugby and cracking jokes. The air had cleared and the atmosphere was lighter as I jogged around the apartment cleaning, straightening, making bread dough. We talked about a visit to Paris, purely for pleasure, ordered the books we wanted and even took that long-awaited stroll around town late in the afternoon. We have happily already given the boys their Christmas gifts and only have each other to think about, which, truth be told, is both exciting and nerve-wracking. What does one get a man who doesn't quite have everything but rather has everything he wants? He has so many interests, but when he wants something he often prefers just choosing it and buying it for himself. Yes, books are always on the list as are sweaters. And from there? Well, I have another few days to think about it, don't I? So I shall call forth my inner Mrs. Claus and pray for a little elfin inspiration and will come through with the goods in the end, as I always do.
And I am back doing a bit of baking. Lovely crunchy biscotti, studded with Christmassy red dried cranberries and green pistachios, flavored with a spoonful of holiday spices and drizzled with dark, orangey chocolate ganache, the perfect gift to wrap up all pretty and tie with a bow. And my Zuccotto. A light, just-sweet whipped cream filling full of the crunch of finely chopped dark chocolate and a touch of rum or Amaretto and almond all wrapped up in vanilla sponge like the perfect Christmas gift. Someone broke down from his good resolution to watch his sweet intake as soon as he spied this magnificent temptation and ate a slice. Or two. He just couldn't resist. And Clem, well, I haven't seen Clem attack something I've baked with such glee, such uncontrolled, joyous abandon, for so long! It makes a wife and mother proud.
So here is to another holiday season! We raise our glasses in a toast to our best girlfriends, the ones with whom, no matter how close or how far, we can sit down and enjoy a gossip and a movie together to ease the winter blues, chase away the grumpies, forget that we are anything more than a gaggle of giggly 16 year olds at heart and to our men, whom we love with all of our heart no matter whether going through the Scrooges or ho-ho-ho-ing like the pot-bellied, red and white-clad Holiday Dude. I pull out the Chocolate Chip Zuccotto from the refrigerator and cut a slice for myself in the calm of a quiet house this Tuesday morning, pull out a pen and two pieces of paper, one for my letter to Santa and the other for my New Year's Resolutions, and smile to myself as thoughts of the past year rush through my head, the friends I have made, the laughter we have shared, the projects that I have had the great opportunity to see through or participate in, the time I have spent with my family. As I peek over the edge into the New Year to come I see only wonderful things, family and friends, work, projects and plans, yet I am not quite there! I have Christmas and New Year's Eve still to conquer, gifts to buy, cards and boxes to send, meals to prepare.
Find the basic recipe and instructions here. Read below for my Christmas version and find the recipe for Chocolate Ganache at the end of the post:
I made my wonderful, favorite Biscotti studded with jade green whole pistachios and bright red dried cranberries and added a bit of Christmas zing by adding a spoonful of the German Spice Mix I used in my Decadent Chocolate Cake. You can use a mixture of ground cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg (light of the ginger and nutmeg, please) or gingerbread spices. I then drizzled Dark Chocolate Orange Ganache over the top of the finished and sliced Biscotti: simply line the biscotti up (pressed together) on aluminum foil and drizzle with the ganache. Allow to cool and completely set before storing in a metal container or wrapping up to give as gifts or the chocolate will stick and smear.
A Chocolate Chip Zuccotto is an easy treat to prepare and both JP and Clem simply went wild for it! Even though it didn't quite turn out what I had pictured in my mind, they absolutely loved it and devoured it (as did Mathilde and Valentin)! My simple vanilla sponge, cut out anyway you wish, whether in simple strips or in more decorative shapes – I cut out stars for Christmas – lining a bowl or pan then filled with a simple whipped cream filling, stabilized with a dash of powdered gelatin and flavored with chocolate chips or finely chopped or grated chocolate, as milky or dark as you like, a bit of ground almonds and spiked with rum or Amaretto, this is a dessert to please even the grumpiest of souls. And put a smile on his face. Cheers!
A truly simple Zuccotto, no syrup, no complicated filling, just a stabilized whipped cream flavored as you please and a wonderful, simple vanilla sponge cake. Quick and easy, this is a great dessert to have on hand and which will please young and old alike.
1 vanilla sponge sheet cake (find the recipe and step by step instructions here)
Chocolate Chip Whipped Cream Filling:
3 Tbs water, rum or Amaretto or a combination of water + either alcohol
2 tsps powdered gelatin
2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream
2 Tbs sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped or grated chocolate *
½ cup (50 g) ground almonds or hazelnuts
Chocolate Ganache (optional but fabulous!) **
* Feel free to use any chocolate that you like best, bittersweet, semisweet, even milk. Or you can use one of the flavored chocolates (mint, orange, spiced….)
** You can make one recipe of Chocolate Ganache for both your Zuccotto and your Christmas Biscotti
Have a large glass or pyrex mixing bowl and beaters chilled, at least 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
Place the water, rum or Amaretto and the powdered gelatin in a small saucepan and allow the gelatin to soften for 3 to 5 minutes. Place over low heat and, stirring, heat thoroughly until the gelatin is completely dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Pour the cream into the chilled glass bowl and, using the chilled beaters, beat until it begins to thicken. Add the sugar and continue to beat on high until the beaters leave traces in the cream. Add the gelatin in a stream followed by the vanilla as you continue beating until soft peaks hold when the beaters are lifted. Using a spatula, fold in the chopped or grated chocolate and the ground almonds. Cover the bowl with plastic and place in the refrigerator while you prepare the mold.
Line a 6-cup (1 ½ liter) bowl or mold completely and as smoothly as possible with plastic wrap, leaving overhang. If you want a base for the Zuccotto, as I did, place the bowl upside down on one side of the cake and, using a very sharp or serrated knife, cut out a bottom circle. This will leave you less cake to line the bowl and serve as an outside casing for the Zuccotto, so strips will not be possible. Cut either strips of cake or, as I did, decorative shapes from the vanilla sponge and line the bowl, pressing the cake onto the plastic wrap lining the sides of the bowl.
Remove the Chocolate Chip Whipped Cream Filling from the refrigerator and very carefully spoon it into the bowl, careful that the cake pieces don't become unstuck from the sides and fall under the cream. Fill the cream up to the top and smooth, pressing down to make sure your cream completely fills every space in the mold. If you have cut out a bottom layer of cake, press the cake down onto the surface of the cream, trim any overhang and then tuck the edges inside the edge of the bowl. Pull up the overhanging plastic and use it to cover the bottom of the Zuccotto. Place the Zuccotto in the refrigerator for a few hours to set completely before serving.
To serve:
Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and remove the plastic from the bottom of the Zuccotto (the top of the bowl). Flip your serving platter over onto what will be the bottom of the Zuccotto making sure it is centered, then carefully invert the platter and the bowl containing the Zuccotto over in one quick movement. Lift off the bowl, remove the plastic and voilà! You have your Zuccotto.
½ cup (125 ml) heavy cream
¾ cup (about 100 g) chopped dark chocolate (I use Lindt Excellence 70% or Lindt Excellence Doux 70% and sometimes one with flavor such as mint or orange. The Orange-infused Dark Chocolate is fabulous on both the Zuccotto and the Biscotti, giving it a very Christmassy flavor)
Place the chopped chocolate into a medium-sized mixing or other heatproof bowl. Pour the cream into a small saucepan. Slowly heat the cream until it comes just to the boiling point. Pour the cream immediately over the chopped chocolate and stir until it is smooth and creamy.
Once the Ganache has cooled to room temperature and thickened just enough so, while still being smooth and pourable, it will hold its shape when drizzled and will not just run off the dessert or cookies and puddle onto the plate, carefully spoon ribbons of ganache over the Zuccotto and/or the Biscotti, as much or as little as you like.


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CAZENOVIA, NY – Rebounding from a 21-7 opening loss, the Hilbert College baseball team came up with a six-run top of the seventh inning barrage to earn a 7-5 night-cap victory against Cazenovia College April 25th. Hilbert improved to 3-26 overall after the non-conference set of games while they hold a 2-14 AMCC record.
Freshman Mark Anderson had a career day against the Wildcats finishing with three hits and two doubles as the Hawks designated hitter.Cody Ashford, John Babosci and Chris Hoak added three hits while Joe Pernick knocked in three runs. Babosci, Ashford and Pernick matched Ryan Ilardi with two runs scored each.
Justin Hulbert carried the Hawks through 5.1 innings, before Cartaginese faced one batter who hit into a double-play in the bottom of the sixth.
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NOTE: As part of the ongoing celebration of its 75th Anniversary, the national headquarters of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) will release nine insightful articles during the 2012-13 academic year that will make up the NJCAA 75th Anniversary Feature Series. Below is the ninth and final installment of the series, which can also be found in the May issue of NJCAA Review.
By Mary Ellen Leicht, NJCAA Executive Director
What a year it has been. I know from the feedback our office has received, our organization has enjoyed looking back at the history, milestones and triumphs during the NJCAA's 75th Anniversary celebration. I personally have relished the opportunity to learn more about the people who envisioned, created and made memorable this great organization. We are reminded of what is possible. I am inspired and driven more than ever as the Executive Director of the NJCAA.
However, as we close this year of celebration the question which begs to be asked is, "Where do we go from here?" What would we see if we were able to look 75 years into the future? Will we be as visionary as our forefathers? What decisions or initiatives will we move forward to further advance the next 75 years of two-year college athletics?
First of all, let's start with what I consider the obvious. Athletics at the two-year college level will continue to provide an avenue for higher education. That statement is as true today as it was in 1938 and I believe it will still be the driving force in guiding the association in 2088. But what changes need to be made to address the current emphasis on completion and student success? I believe our focus will shift from merely earning credit hours to ensuring our student-athletes progress towards a degree. I hope to see NJCAA eligibility certification processes continue to move in the direction of not merely entering numbers but rather educating those on our college campuses in charge of applying academic and eligibility rules for participation by expanding the current Eligibility Seminar concept.
In addition, as college administrators continue to be challenged with ever increasing workloads, the development of an Eligibility Review Center (ERC) will become a reality rather than an item on our wish list.
For as long as I can remember, the association has been tasked with developing marketing opportunities that not only bring revenue into the association but decrease costs for our member colleges. Accepting that challenge has been a daunting task, but one which can be attained in the future if we accept what we have only begun to recognize as our biggest asset -our numbers. As we learn to maximize those numbers, our marketing efforts will focus on presenting a unified front to potential association-wide partners. Our goal being to help member colleges minimize costs for goods purchased on an annual basis. The key to our success lies in our ability to join together and recognize that we are not competing against one another but instead are all on the same team striving for a common goal.
As a result of our ability to negotiate based upon the strength of our numbers, we can begin to reassess the cost of membership in the future. In addition, member services in the years to come will be enhanced and programs developed to recognize the academic and athletic accomplishments of our student-athletes for generations to come.
How will we stay connected and united in our efforts? Technology will continue to be our ally as systems are upgraded to maximize the exposure of our student-athletes both on the field and in the classroom.
Already the NJCAA is working on more efficient modes of communication. We need only look at how we disseminated information a mere 20 years ago to understand the potential technology has for our future.
To an outsider, what will the NJCAA look like organizationally in the years to come? Recognizing that geographical representation will likely continue to be the most desirable model for the NJCAA, will our current 24-region structure continue to work effectively or will it be necessary to create a different leadership model to address the current questions of divisions? We are challenged today with the multitude of options available in our organizational system which allows institutions to choose a divisional status by sport. Looking into the future, colleges could be required to commit to a specific scholarship category by institution, rather than our current declaration by sport. Should there ever be a time when a new divisional model seems appropriate, the NJCAA first would be tasked with developing a solution to address those sports that currently cannot support more than one division or presently participate in only two divisions.
Should the membership in the years to come choose to revamp the association's structure from the ground up...regional alignment, divisional restructuring, a fully functioning eligibility review center? Could this also mean an end to separate men's and women's divisions as we have known them since 1975?
No one really knows what the future will bring. With that in mind, I would like to emphasize that every concept outlined above is purely the ramblings of someone who won't be around 75 years from now!
Rest assured however, should any of these ideas come to fruition they will be built upon the same principles employed by our founding fathers in 1938. Those being the ideals of teamwork, loyalty, ethics and an unwavering belief in who we are and why we are here...to improve the lives of our student-athletes.
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It is budget time again and schools across Vermont are doing their best to balance the dual demands of Vermont taxpayers. We all want high-quality schools, but we also recognize the tough financial times we are currently living in.
Over the past few weeks, the Harwood Union School Board has been grappling with these issues and they will be voting on a final budget Wednesday, January 18. Under consideration for cuts have been teaching positions in English, history, business and computing, English Language Learners (ELL), Next Step, as well as tech support, administration, athletics and facilities.
The Harwood Education Association (HEA) feels very strongly that these proposed budget cuts would have significant negative impacts on the learning outcomes of our students and would not lead directly to any significant decreases to our local property taxes.
The school board's finance committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. on January 18 in the Harwood Union Library. The last chance for members of the Harwood community to raise their concerns before the final budget is voted on will be at the Harwood Union School Board Meeting at 6 p.m. on January 18.
The community is encouraged to attend these meetings.
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4) Our school has already made significant cuts over the past few years, both in programs and personnel.
5) The Harwood community has a long history of supporting the educational outcomes of our students.
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When one silver ring isn't enough, you'll love this stackable 4 ring set with sterling silver and cz bands! This lovely set of 4 sterling silver rings includes two silver bands studded with 1.5 mm diamond cz stones, and two plain silver bands with an attractive brushed finish. Worn separately or all together, this ring set makes a great everyday accessory!
Eve's Addiction.com wants you to be a happy customer. We want you to be completely satisfied with the sterling silver jewelry that you receive from us, as we only sell high quality silver and cubic zirconia cz jewelry. We do understand that you may not like your purchase for some reason.
You may return or exchange your jewelry within 60 days of purchase if you are not satisfied with it. The jewelry must be returned in its original condition for a refund or exchange. Engraved, personalized, photo, monogram, name and initial, chocolate and clearance items are not returnable or exchangeable.


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