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Joined: 9/11/12
The problem with virtually every MMORPG: too much Pavlov and not enough Maslow.
My record with MMORPGs is such that when I start in one I usually stay for years – at least this was my experience with the first two I played.
Recently, however, I haven't been captivated long enough to remain for more than a few months.
In truth, I don't think any of the foregoing six are bad games; instead, I'm beginning to question if I'm simply burnt out on MMOs. And, though I'm certain the question has been asked here often, I wonder how much the "burn out" factor is reflected in our general antipathy towards current MMOs.
At the moment, I'm not playing any MMO, and I've been pondering the additional question: what will it take to really excite me again? I remember my first few months playing MMOs, when I simply could not stop playing them – I thought about them constantly, was totally enamored by their alternate realities. I haven't felt that sense of excitement about any MMO in a very long time.
So, these are the two questions I want to pose to this forum:
And for those who've answered in the affirmative to number one, who can also conceive of some game aspect(s) that would spin up their interest again, I'll ask a third question:
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Joined: 6/16/10
Real Animal lovers are ONLY the vegetarians
SWG 6 years
Tabula Rasa 1 year
SWTOR 8 months
Global Agenda 1 year
i hate BoP and like to finish collections, only SWG gave that to me so far, dont know any other sci-fi game that i can do that
Novice Member
Joined: 8/08/12
1. No, much more gaming left in me.
2. Think the key words there would be "game world." I want a game that has more focus on the world and developing that allowing the player to develop their character as they see fit instead of focusing on these lame dev driven character storylines that (IMO) don't really belong in an MMORPG. Let me define what my character is through his actions and decisions, not discover what that is through poorly written and quested storylines.
The next MMO I see me really spending a lot of time in will hopefully be EQN, as it's been said a few times that they will be getting back to the roots of MMO gaming more than this recent batch of MMOs since WoW.
Played: EQ1 (10 Years), Guild Wars, Rift, TERA
Nytlok Sylas
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Joined: 10/07/03
Almost all the MMO's today share the same basic gameplay. The games you listed are no exception. The MMO community got what they asked for and are now regretting it.
What would get me excited is a truely new MMO. Sure, itll have somethings in common with other MMOs/Games, but no more of the same thing with minor changes and different graphics/setting. Sadly, everytime a post on here comes up with new ideas you have a few that come on here and say the ideas are bad because it doesn't revolve around THEIR play style.
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Joined: 10/24/04
Draw Something is now an MMO. God has forsaken us.
pretty much it would have to be incredibly similar to an MMO I once described in a series of threads on these boards to interest me. until then i will play me some city building and rts mmos.
Better gameplay.
I would need a mix of Vinductus free manual combo mixed with the amazing looking skill animation of Blade and soul :P.without the game resorting to being a insane grind fest of any kind.
So you basicly fill up a combo metter using manual combos and BAM you hit them with intense animated action.
Also the game would need to be hard enough so every dodge/block means something instead of the ususual ill just tank it approach.Hell id love a difficulty a la Dark Soul.:p
Sure all the rest is important too but right now...gameplay in mmos is just really...boring...and that whats killing me..
Thing is.. many mmo are coming with fairly good new ideas but they are scattred over many game.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/11/11
I'm currently enjoying SWTOR. But i would like a next-gen MMO to have these features:
- Huge seamless world (no loadings). Not a sandbox but not a themepark either. A mix between the two!
- Open world PvP zones, something similar to warhammer online. No instanced PvP.
- A new type of combat. It could be either an MMORPG with FPS elements, something similiar to borderlands and firefall. Or maybe something similitar to TERA but alot more polished!
- Meaninful crafting, were players would have to cooperate in order to get things done. With a market place where people would be able to rent buildings and then after create shops to sell their items, instead of an AH.
- PvE with a mix of classic quests, dynamic events and open world dungeons. No more instances.
These are some of the things i would love to have in future MMO's. Unfortunately nowadays, everything is instanced. And sandbox MMO's aren't fun for me either. Like i said a mix would be perfect.
Elite Member
Joined: 8/21/04
Logic be damned!
I'm still waiting for the AAA PvE/PvP balanced sandbox MMO that is able to solve the current design limitations of the MMO genre and specifically sandbox sub-genre.
I'm either going to be waiting A) forever B) for a long time.
People think there is stagnation and no new ideas in the themepark space? Every sandbox MMO is like a copy-paste of UO pre-Trammel.
Talk about lack of innovation!
Even EvE has really stopped trying to innovate and advance the genre - they are just using their playerbase to finance Dust 514 and their other projects.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/30/11
Build Customizeation and PvP that mattered.
I will fully admit that i love the freedom in builds for TSW. sure there is a specific way to have the best DPS but you can potentially play it however you want. i bite a bit of a bullet on DPS to enjoy myself more. Other people seem to be quite whiny when they cant have Their build have the most DPS. But still the freedom from classes is something that needs to be kept around.
PvP that matters. I have played afew games where PvP actually means something and they are the best experiances ive ever had. But PvP tends to constantly land on the back burner because in most games. its just a time waster, doesnt mean anything, Doesnt change anything.
Because i can.
Oh yes build customization how i miss that.If you been playing mmo for a long time and remember the UO and asherons call era where you could select the skills you wanted to build your character with.
I think i must have restarted My archer like 5 time in Asherons call tweaking wich skills i wanted ot be specialized in to make the most of my character and hell it was fun!.having to actualy research your spell to use them that was so nice too haha.
in the end my Archer was OP and i had fun finding my own way to make him so powerfull.
Advanced Member
Joined: 9/21/12
Originally posted by sleepr27
You are pretty much describing Darkfall (Unholy Wars) in almost all the points
on that note. I've played DF for over 3 years now and it's the most satisfying MMO that has come out the last 10 years
Novice Member
Joined: 9/22/11
Originally posted by Simphanatic
alternate realities.
That is basically problem for me. LACK of good quality alternate realities mmorpg's.
I am bored of mmorpg's with gameplay that consist of 'completing series of maps' in very fast conveniant way and quickly after playing matchmaking co-op game in instances.
Mmorpg's are not worlds anymore and that's a problem for me. Mmorpg world consist of zoned maps that look like carved out instanced part of bigger world where players are always self-sufficiant bubbles. Game is filled with some abstract concepts like points, karma or tokens that seem to appear out of nowhere and I am given a task to get them like in some kind of platform game in Commodore where you collected crstals.
Game server is not creating a world, weird pockets of terrain called zones and instanced dungeons and arenas connected through loading screens. + mmorpg's nowadays are all "combat combat combat" everything else is not existing or simple side mini-game.
Worlds are not separated but connected to each other via LFG / matchmaking / AH and connected ro real world via cash shops or gold selling or rmah.
So called "end-game" is not much difftent than playing a Battlefield or League of Legends. Push a button and enter instances.
That's why - I am just not interested and if my nostalgia get better of me and I try some new mmorpg in beta or buy new one (bought one in last 2 years recently) I get bored VERY quickly.
"What would you excite about MMORPG"s again?"
About whole genre? Mmorpg's are insanely big genre right now, so about whole genre = nothing.
What would me excite about an certain mmorpg?
Basically return to virtual world idea, just do it better, cut old grind in about half not more not less, get rid of macroing (was awful thing in UO / SWG) and solve some old prolblems like a good way to get rid of abandoned houses and cities. + no cash shop AT ALL, no currency selling and no rmah's and similar things. Game would have to present at least average quality in terms of graphics, polish and support. Don't have to be cutting edge. Just no trash / tiny budget pls. No underfinanced trainwrecks like Mortal Online.
I imagine it might be very hard to do.
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Joined: 9/29/12
What would excite me is an mmorpg where I build my char from scratch, all stats start at zero and I allocate them as I level. No classes, just one bigass skill web and a heap of armour, weapons and craft that I can build whatever the hell i want out of. 1 hugely expensive skill/stat reset in entire game, screw up twice and you have to live with it or start over, and max level should take longer than a week. So people take pride in thier creations!
Also, everytime someone says "pvp is unbalanced" in an mmorpg chat/forums, tech support should helpfully delete their charactor for them, and start them over at level 1 so they can create the "OP" build they are complaining about. Or maybe flag them for pvp, even in cities and safezones, and put a giant multicoloured tag on them saying "kill this tosser", so other players can teach them how to pvp.
Good times. :)
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this.
For the market to collapse, MMORPGs to fall off the radars of the super casuals and the entitled, and the carpet bagger VCs, and to return to the domain of the nerd.
I love GW2, but I cannot pretend it is where I said I wanted to see MMORPGs in 2012. TBH, I would have been as happy with it if it had launched as a single player game with player hosted PvP servers. That dosen't mean it's a bad game, it simply isn't, it's a lot of fun, it just means that it isn't the invested long term PvE social experience I am looking for.
I just do not give that much of a crap, when it comes down to it, about AAA production values, cutting edge GFX, or 'action' style ADHD combat. They are all good to start, sure, but they wear thin fast in my eyes.
I just want something more.... nerdy.
It might be why I am more interested in http://roll20.net/ then any upcoming MMORPG in all truth.
I also need maybe the complete and utter awakening of the playerbase to the truths of cash shop 'gaming', but I suspect that's another thread :P
Advanced Member
Joined: 2/28/04
This "burned out" excuse is getting old.
People are not burned out, simply the MMOs have become shallow, focus on instant gratification, they are too politically correct and they are anti social
MMOs were born to be played by players with players, now people just play the game. Playing with others is just an option, sometimes an annoying option.
All MMO pre-WoW were real MMOs, with all defects and faults, but they were very social, because no one felt like "the hero" but more like a member of a community
Today MMOs is all about mememe, therefore they lose the MMO appeal, and it feels like people are playing a single player game.
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Joined: 1/28/05
Correcting wrongs on the Internet...
Why do people always blame the games and not themselves?
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
Novice Member
Joined: 8/21/09
No longer want an MMO but rather a stricter lean towards Forced Grouping Online Role Playing Game where death is acceptable practice and strict penalties are forced on the players who make poor choices - (nothing is fun about beating a game on easy mode anymore and we shouldn't have to wait until endgame).
Problem is - need to convince others and myself to stop following the Hype of the MMO's and go with the games developed out there that offer this type of challenge.
Recently came to the realization that EQ1 never had 10million subscribers but rather a much smaller subscribtion base during its best years of about 400k. WoW never felt as full of a game as EQ1 did, even with 10million subscriptions. http://users.telenet.be/mmodata/Charts/Subs-2.png
What made the MMO fun was the aspect of Challenge / Frustration / Community / Achievements. Not million of Subscriptions.
until then - SWTOR has a great stories atleast
I feel burnt out on themepark games with tab-target combat
Action combat, better crafting, open world PvP with objectives.
Blade&Soul because of the combat, archeage because of crafting, Elder Scrolls Online because of RvR.
It seems to me that games right now have hit some sort of plateau... where every game is just a clone of another one bringing very little new concept, design,gameplay...(CoD anyone?).and when someone comes up a fair new mechanic it gets super cloned and milked right away.
And sadly mmos are no exception.
How many more WoW clones do we need to see...
In the recent years i can say that the only devs that are impressing me are the INDIE devs.
And thats where the inovation is coming from right now...but thats another debate entirely :P
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Joined: 11/11/11
Originally posted by naljeja
Maybe i'll give it a try when it comes out! Thanks. ;)


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Brackets Set for 2013 NJCAA Wrestling ChampionshipFebruary 18, 2013
NJCAA National Wrestling Preview: Cardinals are favored to win the title
Cover Photo: Returning Labette All-American for 2013 Devin Aguirre
There will be numerous Cardinals descending on Des Moines, Iowa's Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Feb. 22-23, 2013. Not to hold a conclave to select a new leader of a church, rather these Cardinals will be meeting to determine who will be crowned the NJCAA National Wrestling Champions!
The NCAA Division III Championships have had over numerous years what has been termed the "Battle of the "Burg's" for the team title between Augsburg and Wartburg. The 2013 NJCAA Wrestling Championships could be termed "Battle of the Birds," as the top two teams favored to take the title are the Cardinals of Labette (Kansas) and North Idaho. Labette, under the direction of coach Joe Renfro is looking to take his Cardinals to Des Moines and defend the title they won last year in Rochester, MN. Besides being the defending champions, Labette is also ranked second in the nation heading into the championship finals, and are the NWCA National Dual Champions. Pat Whitcomb and his Cardinals from North Idaho are currently ranked first in the nation and are hungry to reclaim a title that they have not owed since 2003.
A total of six schools will be bringing the maximum number of wrestlers, which is 10, one per weight class, in quest to claim the NJCAA title. It is interesting t note that the six teams that are bringing all ten wrestlers are also the same six teams who were crowned district champions. Those schools with full teams are North Idaho College (Idaho) ranked 1st, Labette Community College (Kansas) ranked 2nd, Nassau Community College (New York) ranked 5th, Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) ranked 6th, Niagara County C.C. (New YORK) ranked 8th, and Lincoln College (Illinois) who are currently unranked, but were ranked 19th in the previous NJCAA coaches poll.
Other teams that could make a run for the title include 3rd ranked Northwest College with 7 qualifiers, 2011 champions Clackamas ranked 4th, 7th ranked Colby, and 10th ranked Ridgewater, all with eight qualifiers. There are numerous other teams with 9 qualifiers who will have a say in the national title, including four Iowa teams. Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Iowa Western, and North Iowa Area Community Colleges have nine qualifiers and their home state to help them battle to the top at the NJCAA's.
Any of these teams with seven, eight, nine, or ten qualifiers could be considered contenders for the title if they have a good run at nationals, but the pure balance and strength of North Idaho and Labette make them the strong contenders to fly away with the tile in Des Moines.
What makes North Idaho and Labette such strong contenders prior to the tournament? Tradition, coaching, returning all-Americans, and the maximum qualifiers put the two Cardinal teams at the top as title contenders. North Idaho College enters the tournament with the national record for most national team titles (13), and most individual champions (51), 33 Top 3 finishes in the NJCAA team race, and 209 NJCAA All-Americans. When you couple the fact of NIC's history with the fact that they have ten qualifiers, five returning all-American's, and eight wrestlers ranked in the top 4 nationally, the Cardinals from Idaho look like the team to beat. NIC's strength comes from 125-pounder Brock Banta who is ranked 3rd; (133) Mike Carreon who was 4th in 2012, is currently ranked 2nd; (141) Jarrett Morrill 8th in 2012, is ranked 7th; 149 Jeremy Golding is ranked first; (157) Nico Moreno is ranked 4th; 165 Ryan Zumwalt 3rd at 157 in 2012; 174 Kyle Sweedman 2nd in 2012, and currently ranked 2nd; 184 Caleb Rivera 7th in 2012, is ranked, 197 V.J. Giulio is ranked number one; and Curtis Berger (Hwt) is not currently rated.
But Pat Whitcomb is a veteran coach and knows a lot can happen at a national tournament and he is not ready to make claim to the title, all though it is a goal. Coach Whitcomb stated that, "The National tournament will be a great one again this year. Joe (Renfro) always has his Labette team wrestling their best at the end of the year, as I am sure he will again. It will take a great effort for a team to dethrone the defending NJCAA Champions."
Labette Community College won their fourth straight regional championship with 125.5 points to easily outdistance runner-up Colby Community College with 73 points. Labette was ranked second in the latest team rankings, while Colby was ranked seventh. Both of these teams met in the NWCA National Dual meet championship finals with Labette winning handily. Other top twenty teams in this region were Neosho 15 and Pratt 20.
As the defending national champions, Joe Renfro and the Cardinals of Labette (KS) know what it takes to win a title and they want to repeat. Labette showed why they are the legitimate number one and two teams in the NJCAA and why they have an equal claim to the 2013 title as the Cardinals won the West Central Region with 8 finals, three district champions, and 10 national qualifiers. Labette also returns four all-Americans including returning national champion Devin Aguirre who won the title at 157-pounds in 2012. Aguirre is up a weight class to 165 and is ranked 2nd behind Chris Schimek of Niagara who was a finalist at 165 last year. Labette's other three AA's include runner-up Trey Page, Eric Hughes (ranked 5th) and Jeromy Davenport also ranked 5th. Labette has eight wrestlers ranked in the top six in the nation, combined with four returning all-American's, make them the biggest threat to the top ranked North Idaho team and a legitimate threat to repeat as NJCAA champions.
A total of 251 wrestlers representing 40 community colleges across the country will be in Des Moines, to compete in the NJCAA national wrestling tournament Feb. 22nd and 23rd, at the Jacobsen Center. Action begins at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, with the first round of matches, and concludes Saturday evening at 6 p.m. with the NJCAA awards, parade of champions, followed by the championship finals, and team awards.


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MART (December 19, 2012) -- When Mart takes the field against Stamford, it'll be head coach Rusty Nail's fourth state title game at the school and fifth in his coaching career.
"In 2006 when we played for our first state championship, it was my first year as a head coach," said Rusty Nail. "Just, everything was a whirlwind, it happened so fast, I was still learning the job, much less. When the game was over and we won it. I looked back and realized how much I missed out on enjoying all the pageantry and all the great things that surround and playing for a state championship. About an hour into practice this week, I stopped practice and called them all up and then gave them a reminder that we don't miss out on the uniqueness and the special moment of this by stressing out over preparing for Stamford in three days."
The title game this year is a little different. Both his sons, Sophomore linebacker Collin, and Freshman kicker Bryson will experience a state title game for the first time.
"Growing up in Mart and around other places, where teams have been successful, I've seen just how proud the players were," said Collin Nail.
"It's been kind of nerve racking being the youngest one on the team," said Bryson Nail. "But you just got to live up above it and I know my team is going to have my back. I'm going to do my best."
"They've been around football their entire life," said Rusty Nail. "Tonya packed them to the games in infant carriers. They've been ball boys, water boys. They've experienced a lot of great things and to have both them have a role on this team this year has been really special."
"One of the cool things is the ring," said Collin Nail. "And just seeing everybody get them in previous years. That was my ultimate goal whenever I got on varsity I was going to try and get myself one."
To win a ring this season would be special for the entire Nail family.
"I want them to experience being a member of a state championship game," said Rusty Nail. "To experience anything with your kids is special. To experience a championship is extremely special, a moment that doesn't happen for a lot of people."


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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
For more than 15 years, Rhonda Britton has been teaching children the wonders of science and now she is being honored for her efforts.
Britton an eighth-grade science teacher at Rosemary Middle School is one of the five finalists for the title of Georgetown County Teacher of the year.
Before transferring to RMS, Britton was one of the founding teachers at Carvers Bay Middle School, where she taught for eight years. She also taught family and consumer sciences at the former Pleasant Hill Middle School.
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Its the kids, she said.
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We enjoy being there for the kids and helping them to build responsibility and help them motivate, Britton continued.
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Like earthquakes. The students hear about them on the news but it is exciting for me to teach them what takes place inside the earth to make them happen, she said. And as a science teacher, I get to brush up on math skills, something I also love.
Because she has been teaching for so long, she now gets emails and other messages from former students who express thanks for the job she did for them as a teacher.
It really touches me when I see former students now taking care of me because they are a nurse or sometimes they offer to pay my bill because they are working at a restaurant I visit. It is exciting to see them being productive adults, Britton said.
During her career, Britton has seen a lot of changes in the classroom. She said when she began, she was the sole person disseminating the information.
Now, slowly but surely, the kids are taking more interest in gathering knowledge so they can construct an understanding of what is going on, she said.
When she is not teaching, Britton mother of an 18-year-old son, Adonis is part of her familys baking business: Brittons Kake Kreations in the Oatland Community.
I love baking, she said, adding the business makes cakes for all occasions.
As for being named a Teacher of the Year finalist, Britton said it lets her know she is doing what she is supposed to be doing.
It is what I have been placed on this earth to do. Instill moral values and to educate.
Editors Note: This is the third in a series of articles. The 2014 Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet May 8.
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B-Bop Records leads vinyl resurgence with new storeWritten by Brigitta Burks | News Editor | firstname.lastname@example.com
Amjad Doumani, owner of B-Bop Records, has tapped into what he calls the "vinyl resurgence" and opened a brick and mortar version of his online music store.
In the modern world of MP3s and iPods, Doumani said he still believes vinyl has a place.
"[Vinyl] involves some sort of interaction. Whereas on the computer with MP3 files, all you do is push a button and go about doing what you're doing. People can easily stop listening to music and it just becomes a background noise," he said.
B-Bop Records first started out as a brick and mortar store in 1987 before closing in 1994 and going online the following year. The first store mostly specialized in alternative CDs and vinyl records.
Best Buy and Media Play's low-priced CDs were part of what forced B-Bop online.
"We could not compete with those kind of prices. It costs us more to buy wholesale a CD than they would be selling at retail," Doumani said.
Doumani kept his first store in mind throughout the years.
"In my heart and in the back of my mind, I always wanted to reopen the store," he said. "What was driving me to reopen was that I missed the contact with the public, having a relationship with clientele."
In late 2011, Doumani worked as the fundraising manager for the Lucas County Green Party's city council candidates. He realized the space the group rented at 137 N. Michigan St., might be perfect for a store.
"When the campaign was over, we got to talking [and said] 'This is a beautiful space, but it's way too big for an office,'" Doumani said.
The result is Third Space, shared by B-Bop, the Lucas County Green Party and the Media Decompression Collective, which offers screenings of films on political, social and environmental issues. Third Space is also available for meetings, gatherings and events. The new, cheery yellow store now specializes in secondhand collectibles, vinyl, CDs and other memorabilia.
"In the very near future, we're planning on delving into new vinyl, but vinyl only. We may order new CDs, most likely on a special order basis, and we're not gonna carry any Top 40 stuff you hear on the radio," Doumani said.
The store has been open since late January, but will have its grand opening celebration March 26-31. B-Bop Records will offer 20 percent off all purchases throughout the week. Doumani has also organized a lineup of artists for the week, made possible through his Toledo connections.
"Even though I closed the store in '94, I never stopped being involved in the community. Through the arts and activism and over the years, I've built a lot of connections," he said.
Donations are accepted, but the free events include:
- Poet T. Miller will sell and sign copies of her new book "Coming Out of Nowhere" at an open mic event at 7 p.m. March 26.
- Area DJs Todd Perrine and DJ Psycho will spin tunes 7 p.m. March 27.
- The Media Decompression Collective and Miserable City present films celebrating Toledo's art scene at "Toledo Art: Past, Present & Future" at 7 p.m. March 28.
- Puppeteer Joyce Davis presents "Who's in Rabbit's House?" an interactive, all-ages story 7:30 p.m. March 29.
- Slumberjack, a Toledo singer-songwriter, and Nadwy Auddy, an emcee, jam at 7 and 8:30 p.m. respectively March 30.
- Artist Melanie Harris has her opening reception and exhibit kickoff 4 p.m. March 31 with light appetizers.
- Soul Fingers, a jazz/blues act, plays at 7 p.m. March 31 followed by The Socialist Party at 8:30 p.m. and Phantom Limb Syndrome at 10 p.m.
B-Bop Records is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit http://www.thirdspacetoledo.org or www.bboprecords.com.
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Have yourself a merry Bubble Writer Christmas with this fantastic book! Bubble writers everywhere will find a wealth of Christmas bubble writing activities in this fun, festive book. There are new alphabets to copy, Christmas place settings, gift tags and tree decorations to make, ideas for family games and much more. It also includes jolly Christmas characters to help you make and decorate your creations. It's sure to keep every bubble writer busy for the entire holiday season.
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Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression
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Released to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the coolest and best- known label in jazz, this book celebrates over seven decades of extraordinary music from a company that has stayed true to its founders commitment to Uncompromising Expression. Tracing the evolution of jazz from the boogie- woogie and swing of the 1930s, through bebop, funk and fusion, to the eclectic mix Blue Note releases today, the book also narrates a complex social history from the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany to the developments in music and technology in the late 20th century. Blue Note is not only known as the purveyor of extraordinary jazz but is also famous as an arbiter of cool. The photography of co-founder Francis Wolff and the cover designs of Reid Miles were integral to the labels success and this highly illustrated, landmark publication featuring the very best photographs, covers, and ephemera from the archives, including never-before-published material commemorates Blue Notes momentous contribution to jazz, to art and design as well as to revolutionizing the music business.
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Today we welcome author Noriko Tsuchiya to our blog to talk about her book Netsuke: 100 Miniature Masterpieces from Japan. Noriko is also the curator in the Japan gallery at The British Museum. She has five fascinating netsuke stories to share, so get ready and give her a warm welcome!
In Japan netsuke were used to fasten a man's sash, an integral part of Japanese costume. Skilfully worked, these miniature carvings are of great artistic value, but they also provide a window into Japanese culture and society. The book brings together one hundred of the most beautiful and interesting netsuke and uncovers the stories behind them, featuring stunning photography.
Aubergine with Mount Fuji and a hawk
Boxwood, partially lacquered, mid 1800s. H. 5.2 cm
British Museum HG.215
Given by Professor John and Mrs Anne Hull Grundy
This clever, playful netsuke when closed represents a round Japanese aubergine, but once opened into two halves it reveals Mount Fuji and a hawk. The subject is based on a Japanese proverb about the first dream of the New Year, 'One: Fuji, two: hawk, three: aubergine' (ichi Fuji, ni taka, san nasubi). Traditionally, it is believed that the contents of the first dream will foretell the luck of the dreamer during the coming year. It is considered particularly good fortune to dream of (in order) Mount Fuji, a hawk and then an aubergine.
Dutchman holding a cockerel
Ivory, about 1780. H. 11.8 cm
British Museum F.558
Given by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
During Most of the Edo period (1615-1868), Japan adopted a policy of relative national isolation. Dutch merchants were the only European permitted to live in Japan, and they were confined to Dejima, a small man-made island in Nagasaki Bay. It would have been rare for a Japanese person to see a foreigner, so the Dutch became the object of great curiosity and a perfect subject for netsuke carvers. Most Dutchmen were portrayed with set characteristics: a large nose, curly red hair, long buttoned-up coat and wide-brimmed hat. The ivory Dutchman pictured here holds a fighting cock; the sport was a popular entertainment at that time.
Meditating skeleton
Silver set in stag antler, late 1800s. H. 4.2 cm; W. 4 cm
British Museum HG.290
Given by Professor John and Mrs Anne Hull Grundy
This eccentric netsuke portrays a skeleton in a meditative pose with its hands clasped in prayer and feet placed together. The netsuke employs an unusual combination of materials, silver at the fron and stag antler at the back. The motif of meditating skeleton has been depicted in various artistic forms in Japan, evoking the fleetingness of life. Although there are many interpretations of the subject, it might simply be a humorous statement on the human fixation with earthly life and the transitory nature of existence.
Sleeping rat By Masanao of Kyoto
Ivory, Kyoto, late 1700s. W. 5.7 cm
British Museum F.782
Given by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
This is one of star netsuke in the British Museum collection. It was carved by a great netsuke carver, Masanao, who was active in Kyoto in the late 18th century. It is so realistically carved that some people even say that it is not sleeping but it is dead! However, if we look at it closer, we can almost feel its fur and we can also see its paws clenched as if in the middle of a dream. This netsuke was probably worn by a man born in the year of the rat, or it may have served as a talisman for attracting prosperity, since the rats are associated with Daikoku, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune.
Goldfish By Masanao I of Ise (1815-1890)
Boxwood, with eyes inlaid in light and dark horn, Ise, early 1800s
W. 5.5 cm
British Museum F.1074
Given by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
This ugly – yet adorable – goldfish with puffy face is called the 'lion-head goldfish' or ranchū, and has been highly regarded and specially bred in Japan. Keeping goldfish as pets became popular among the general population from the later Edo period (1615-1868). At that time, a glass bowl would have been a luxury and quite expensive, so goldfish were usually kept in a wooden basin or a ceramic bowl. Therefore, they were viewed from above, and not from the side as they usually are today. Because the fish were viewed in this way, the most appreciated goldfish were ranchū, and they were referred to as the 'king of goldfish' mostly because they look like the shape of a koban or gold coin when viewed from above.
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Copeland wants to resurrect interchange plans
Last updated at 10:55, Friday, 30 March 2012
WHITEHAVEN'S ambitious but controversial transport hub is back on the cards.
The £2.5 million scheme was suddenly scrapped when the county council felt it was no longer viable.
Three months later, moves are afoot to resurrect the interchange at the railway station. The aim is to improve rail and bus links, provide park-and-ride facilities linked with harbourside developments and the rest of the town.
Talks are under way between Copeland Borough Council and the county council. Copeland Executive councillor Phil Greatorex said: "We are working to re-establish the transport interchange as one of our priority regeneration projects. It is not off the radar."
Britain's Energy Coast was ready to invest a sizeable amount of the estimated £2.5million coast when the county council pulled the plug – a blow to Copeland Council's wider town renaissance.
Yesterday its chairman, ex-minister Brian Wilson said: "The transport hub has always been in our programme but we were told it had run into problems. It now seems to be back on track but it is something for the local authorities to work out."
In deciding to abandon the scheme, Cumbria County Council raised doubts over funding and whether the hub represented value for money in difficult financial times. However, The Whitehaven News understands, that the presence of the nearby Station Garage which the county wanted to demolish was the major stumbling block, along with the costs of making a compulsory purchase order.
Owners David Bowick and Bob Stephenson wanted their garage to stay put as part of the scheme. And when they gained planning permission for a major refurbishment, the county council said it would not be in the public interest to serve a CPO.
There are now hopes that Station Garage might play a part in a revised scheme.
For Copeland, Coun Greatorex said the original scheme was being reviewed. However, if it was still not feasible then other options would be explored.
"Having a transport hub including park-and-ride facilities can attract more people into the town, create vibrancy, increase footfall, and reducing traffic congestion," said Coun Greatorex.
"What might have been a funding issue a while ago may not be in the future and in terms of economic development that's what you have to look to. We have to work with the county council to see what can be pulled together."
First published at 11:09, Thursday, 29 March 2012
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its probably been said before.. but it could save a fortune.. how about the energy coast and friends buy the erm bus station for a million pound put a descent carpark/taxi rank by the train station and posssibly a covered pedestrian walkway with a zebra crossing to get you over the road to the erm bus station that we already have or had until it was closed many moons back.. or is that too silly and easy of an idea.. it would also free up a good part of road were the buses park and sometimes double park making it dangerous for drivers and the public.. sometimes change isnt the best answer just a lick of paint & a bit of common sense wins..possibly?? maybe?? probably not!!! what would i kno im only a tax payer & resident at the end of the day..im sure workingtons bus station was supposed to close the same time as ours but somehow those jam eaters kept hold of theirs so why didnt we.. it should have been kept open as a going concern until a buyer was found for the land and not left to rot..rant over.
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Match Preview: LA Galaxy vs. New England Revolution
Landon Donovan plays his first official game since returning from England
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Galaxy vs. New England Revolution at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
lead all-time regular season series 13-12-4.
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Fourth of July comes early for both sides. The last two seasons New England has
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Revolution have never won an MLS Cup before, and the Galaxy have played a large
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the Galaxy won. In both 2002 and 2005, the Galaxy beat the Revolution 1-0 after
extra time. Both games were scoreless going into the extra session and a Guatemalan
did the Revs in each time. Carlos Ruiz scored a golden goal in 2002 while
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years later.
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Preston Burpo vs. Landon
Donovan: You've got to figure Donovan will get past New England's defense
at some point. Whether he is able to score a goal will depend on Burpo, who
figures to start with Matt Reis injured. Burpo has some success against Donovan
and the Galaxy. Chivas USA's first-ever shutout against the Galaxy was in July
2006, with Burpo in goal for the Goats.
Stat that makes you go, "Hmm …"
probable forward combinations: the Galaxy's Donovan and Edson Buddle have
combined for 169 MLS goals. New England's Kheli Dube and Zach Schilawski have
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Michael Young has grown accustomed to winning in the past three years with the Texas Rangers. He expects no major changes in that department now that he is with the Philadelphia Phillies.
"This is a team with a really strong history of winning the past five or six seasons," Young said upon being introduced as Philadelphia's new third baseman. "Great history and a great fan base. A loud, intense and fun ballpark. All those things really appealed to me."
Citizens Bank Park wasn't much fun last season when the Phillies limped to a .500 finish, ending their five-year run atop the NL East.
Young, an All-Star in seven of the past nine seasons, believes he can help the Phillies bring back the good times even as he plays out the back end of his career and returns to playing third base regularly for the first time since 2010. At 36, he will be the oldest player in an infield that will start no one younger than 33-year-old Ryan Howard.
The Phillies did bring in some youth in 24-year-old center fielder Ben Revere, acquired from the Minnesota Twins for starter Vance Worley and prospects. Revere is coming off his best season, with 40 stolen bases, a .294 batting average and only 54 strikeouts in 553 plate appearances. The 5-9, 170-pounder is strictly a slap hitter, though, without a homer in 989 big-league at-bats.
Revere will be in the center of a revamped outfield that lost Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence at the trading deadline last summer. Home-grown Domonic Brown, John Mayberry Jr. and Darin Ruf plus holdover Laynce Nix all figure to be in the left-field mix, with newcomer Delmon Young starting in right.
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The Phillies need to crank back up the offense and play sounder fundamentally to have a chance of reclaiming the division.
"After you watch it for a while, I question our knowledge of the game," manager Charlie Manuel said at the winter meetings. "Like, if we actually knew how to play the game right."
Philadelphia's chances for doing things right took a hit in the offseason when catcher Carlos Ruiz was suspended for the first 25 games of this season after testing positive for Adderall.
The Phillies figure to go as far as their three $20 million starters, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, take them. With Halladay pitching at less than 100 percent and Lee going three months without a win, Philadelphia's rotation dropped to seventh in the NL last season with a 3.82 ERA.
Kyle Kendrick secured a rotation spot with a strong second half (9-4, 2.87 ERA) last season. To fill out the rotation, Philadelphia signed John Lannan.
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The bullpen endured its own struggles in 2012, finishing ninth in the NL with a 3.85 ERA. To give Jonathan Papelbon a more reliable setup man, the club signed Mike Adams.
While age and injuries have taken a toll on the Phillies, Manuel isn't lowering his expectations.
"I want us to have the best team in baseball," he said. "I want us to play the best baseball."
It is fair to wonder, though, if this highly successful group—or what remains of it—still has that capability.
1. SS Jimmy Rollins
2. 2B Chase Utley
3. 3B Michael Young
4. 1B Ryan Howard
5. C * Carlos Ruiz
6. RF ** Delmon Young
7. LF Domonic Brown/Darin Ruf
8. CF Ben Revere
* Suspended the first 25 games of the season
** Likely to begin the season on the disabled list
LHP Cole Hamels
RHP Roy Halladay
LHP Cliff Lee
RHP Kyle Kendrick
LHP John Lannan
RHP Jonathan Papelbon
Mr. Dependable: Cole Hamels. On a club known for its three aces, Hamels has stepped into the top spot. As Halladay struggled with injuries and Lee went winless until July, Hamels kept grinding out quality innings last season. He went a career-best 17-6 with a 3.05 ERA while working 200-plus innings for the third consecutive season. No less an authority on aces than Halladay has endorsed Hamels as the team's opening-day starter.
X-factor: Chase Utley. Limited by knee problems the past three seasons, Utley reported this spring ready to go. Now he needs to stay healthy for an entire season. With a productive Utley, the Phillies' chances soar from so-so to so strong. He has the added incentive of playing for a contract as he enters the final year of a seven-year, $85 million deal.
On deck: Darin Ruf. He wowed the Phillies last season by blasting 38 homers in the minors and hitting well during a late-season call-up. Now he is being given a chance to win the left-field job. A first baseman in the minors, Ruf must prove he can play in the outfield. The staff already is confident his bat can make an impact in the majors.
— Stan McNeal
OFFENSE: The Phillies have fallen back to the middle of the pack in runs in the NL for the past two years. That doesn't figure to change in 2013.
DEFENSE: Only the last-place Miami Marlins allowed more unearned runs than the Phillies' 62 in the NL East. Another year of age plus the addition of the aging Young at third base doesn't figure to help.
ROTATION: Halladay, Lee and Hamels are as accomplished as any trio in the game, but there's a drop-off at the back with Kendrick and Lannan.
BULLPEN: Papelbon was overpriced but largely effective in his debut season with the Phillies. Adams is a proven setup man, but nobody else in the bullpen puts much fear in opponents.
BENCH: Nix and third baseman Kevin Frandsen bring experience, and journeyman catcher Erik Kratz supplies some pop. Freddy Galvis needs to improve on his .232 average in his utility infield role.
A major league scout analyzes SP Roy Halladay:
"Halladay is not the same guy. You could tell a couple years ago he wasn't pitching off his fastball as much. It's not the same heavy sinker that hitters pound into the ground. Don't get me wrong, he's still great, but he throws a lot more changeups and breaking balls. He can't carve you up with that heavy hard fastball anymore. It's just an overall decline in stuff. Even his delivery is not as loose and free and easy as it was. It's slower, more restricted. Whether it's injury-related or there's not as much life in that arm, I don't think he's going to bounce back."
Utley's games played have decreased because of injuries for four consecutive years. He played in just 83 games last season, his lowest total since his rookie season in 2003. Can he stay on the field long enough to make an impact?
What could go right: Young should be energized by leaving the Rangers and returning to everyday duty in the field. The team needs Revere to stabilize center field with his speed and range, and needs to get 700 All-Star quality innings out of the Big Three.
What could go wrong: If an aging group—led by an infield that might have less range than a refrigerator showroom—keeps breaking down and the Phillies get off to another slow start, there will be daily rumors about Manuel's job status, especially with Ryne Sandberg working on his coaching staff.
Bottom line: After improving their wins total for a remarkable five consecutive seasons, the Phillies finally slipped in 2012. Returning to the postseason is something of a long shot, especially in a division with the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves. If Philadelphia falls short, management might be convinced it's time to break up the band.
Mike Berardino covers baseball for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. This feature also appears in Sporting News' 2013 Baseball Yearbook.


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Wait. Isn't that how it's supposed to work? I don't get it. Why don't we just do it that way all the time?
Was that the dynamic duo of Squills and Fabianski teaming up on that goal?
Look at how mad Vermaelen is during that yellow and then look how sheepish Squill looks behind him.
"@piersmorgan: If Arsene Wenger was sent to run the U.S. economy and Barack Obama became manager of Arsenal, might sort a lot of problems."
Also, happy birthday to Robin. Great goal on your day. Enjoy Bouchra tonight if she's there.
Last edited by skipperj; 08-06-2011 at 04:51 PM.
What the $#@! is going on???
I have an uneasy feeling $#@! is about to go down...
Please expound. RvP, Gibbs, and Vermaelen injured today is what I'm seeing. More?
At least our goalies don't give up goals like De Gea just did.
Last edited by Cluttered; 08-07-2011 at 09:32 AM.
I think Cesc is gone, Nasri is staying and will leave next summer.
Whatever happens this week, the effects will remain to be seen. Either way, I'm excited about the season starting up. I'll be watching the Newcastle game at a bar in the San Antonio JW Marriott somewhere hopefully. They have a sports bar, and I hope they have Fox Soccer. I'm calling them this week to verify. If no, it's slingbox by the pool.
Come on you Gunners!
Yeah, I just want all the transfer crap to be overwith. I just hope that Cesc-Nasri transfer saga isn't futher complicated by the CL tie with Udinese. The tie is crucial. But if the duo play and are then cup tied because Arsenal progressed to group play, I can already hear both Barca and Citeh arguing that the two are now devalued.
By the by, Wenger and Nasri are now like two peas in a pod. Per Wenger. there is no "major" problem between the two.
I think Wilshere was saying that too. No major problems between them, right on message.
I have a feeling Cesc will still be "injured", but Nasri is staying and will play.
I can't see Arsenal playing either of those guys in the CL ties if they are really on the block.
Well then, Mr. Wenger really has some tough decisions to make in the next couple of weeks. If this transfer saga wasn't going on and Arsenal wasn't having to qualify for CL, then no problem. But, just look at the fixture list coming up. So, you're gonna put Ramsey and a hurt Wilshere to play? Then to have them sandwiched in to play Newcastle, Liverpool and Man. Utd. Yes, very, very nice. Worst case scenario, but not unrealistic: Arsenal could possibly be out of CL and near or at the bottom of the table at the end of August. The fans are already pissed as it is. Shaping up really well.
Arsenal has inked Chamberlain for fee in the neighborhood of 12 million pounds.
Friendly me: A player with a bright future, way to look ahead. A star in the making.
Not so friendly me: A position we don't need, a player who won't be ready for 2-3 years, and we paid WHAT? We won't buy players we need now, and we dropped eight figures HERE?
I agree with the "Cesc leaves, Nasri stays" prediction. I just fear how awkward some of the home appearances will be for Sami (how will the supporters react?)
I'm still optimistic that another year in an energetic side could rejuvinate his bond with Arsenal (even if he's turning into another Ca$hley) & maybe they could renegotiate over the next few months (he's great, but I have a hard time believing even City would offer him 180lbs/week). I just hope he wouldn't have the audacity to kiss the badge after a goal at the Emirates... And maybe I'm starting to believe that Gallas & Ribery were right when it came out that they both don't seem to like Sami much (when playing for France).
But regarding the new signing... Another teenager. WTF?!?
Mata >>>>>> Oxlade-Chamberlain
Cesc's contract runs through at least 2014. I would hold onto him for another year and sell him next summer to the highest bidder.
I would sell Nasri now to whoever offers 25 million pounds. If he is really interested in City, Arsenal simply can't compete from a wage perspective and will lose him for nothing in the summer.
Spend the 25 million on the Cahills and get ready to spend big in 2012 summer
Arsenal blew the Mata opportunity when they missed his release clause date
My biggest fear with selling people (especially as we're getting deeper into August) is that we either won't spend it at all, or won't be able to find a suitable player and get a deal done in the time remaining. I worry we're going to end up selling Cesc on August 27th or some $#@!, and then we're just going to have to play without him or any suitable replacement.
It wasn't that easy with the Mata situation. Wenger had to wait to see if Cesc and/or Nasri would be sold first before being able to cough up money for Mata. The bitch of it is that Wenger is willing to give in and let Cesc go, but at the right price that Barca won't match. Yet, Wenger wants to hold on to Nasri and City are probably willing to pay what Arsenal would agree to.
Instead, our good friend Arsene buys another 17 year old winger.
Real Priorities
1a. Buy experienced, quality defenders (that may sway at least Nasri to stay)
1b. Deal with the Cesc situation. Get funds from sale to buy, in Wenger's words, a "super quality" replacement
100. Buy 17 year old, still un-proven winger for allegedly £12m (plus 3m more in incentives)
Wenger priorities
1. Buy 17 year old, still un-proven winger at a record price
2. Prolong Cesc-Nasri saga and miss out on valuable replacement (Mata)
100. Nickle and dime for CB although up to £12-15m spent on unproven 17 year old winger could have been used, don't buy back up holding midfielder. Goalkeeper? We need a goalkeeper? I didn't know that.
I found this quote funny from the article:
His arrival will encourage Arsenal fans desperate for manager Arsene Wenger to strengthen a squad that has consistently fallen short of mounting a serious challenge for the title.
Yeah, he's really got us all encouraged.
Last edited by Cluttered; 08-08-2011 at 02:41 PM.
This HAS to win the prize for the rudest statement ever made by a former club. Posted today on the Saints' website:
Alex Chamberlain has joined Premier League side Arsenal for a club record fee.
Alex Chamberlain has joined Premier League side Arsenal for a club record fee, subject to Premier League and FA approval.
The teenager agreed personal terms and passed a medical this afternoon in one of the biggest deals in Championship history, which sees Saints' previous transfer records blown out of the water.
The deal for the midfielder - who had made it clear he saw his future away from Southampton, was done with Saints in the driving seat for the duration of the protracted negotiations and the transfer was completed on our terms.
The Club had long made it clear that it didn't wish to sell Chamberlain, and would only consider doing so should an offer meet our high valuation of the youngster, who turns 18 next week.
Alex is the club's second youngest ever first team player, having made his debut aged 16 years and 199 days when he made a late cameo against Huddersfield Town at St. Mary's in League One at the start of March 2010.
He scored on his full first team debut at St. Mary's in a 2-0 win over AFC Bournemouth in the first round of the Carling Cup last year and went on to score ten times in total.
However, Chamberlain missed much of the run-in from the team's run to promotion after picking up an ankle injury at Charlton that has resulted in him failing to make another start for the rest of the campaign.
Another knock suffered in pre-season delayed his return to action as he sat out Saturday's opening day win in the Championship over Leeds United, meaning that he moves into the top flight having never played above the third tier of English football.
That, a letter, and access to Arsenal Player for the year. And ticket priorities, one month out I believe.
Ryo Miyaichi granted work permit. "Almost like a new signing" according to Wenger.
I'm very excited about Ryo but I'm undecided on his ability to contribute in more than short spurts this year.
Like your growing cynicism, Skip. Welcome to club soccer!
Yeah, I've seen some good stuff from him in preseason.
Also, Cesc and Nasri both listed on CL Roster. I'm assuming this doesn't mean a whole lot, as it's a 25 man roster and one change can be made up until Monday. Only cup tied if they play, right?
Arsenal's Champions League squad:
List A…
Manuel Almunia
Andrey Arshavin
Nicklas Bendtner
Marouane Chamakh
Abou Diaby
Johan Djourou
Emmanuel Eboue
Lukasz Fabianski
Cesc Fabregas
Kieran Gibbs
Carl Jenkinson
Laurent Koscielny
Vito Mannone
Samir Nasri
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Tomas Rosicky
Bacary Sagna
Alex Song
Sebastien Squillaci
Armand Traore
Robin van Persie
Carlos Vela
Thomas Vermaelen
Theo Walcott
List B...
Aaron Ramsey
Wojciech Szczesny
Jack Wilshere
Benik Afobe
Chuks Aneke
Zak Ansah
Daniel Boateng
George Brislen-Hall
Francis Coquelin
Craig Eastmond
Luke Freeman
Emmanuel Frimpong
Sead Hajrovic
Conor Henderson
Gavin Hoyte
Jernade Meade
Ignasi Miquel
Rhys Murphy
Nigel Neita
Oguzhan Ozyakup
Gilles Sunu
Sanchez Watt
Nico Yennaris
Arsenal Football Club has announced its squad for the Champions League Play-Off Round.
The Club has submitted an A list (List A) and a B list (List B) of players, all of whom will be eligible for the Play-Off Round tie with Udinese.
List A for the Play-Off Round is final, although a single change to the squad can be made by Monday 15 August (the day before the first-leg game).
Should the Club progress to the Group Stage of the competition, an updated List A will be submitted by September 1, which will apply for the remainder of the competition.
Under UEFA rules, Arsenal is eligible to register 25 players to List A for the Play-Off Round and an unlimited number of players to List B.
A player qualifies for inclusion in List B if he was born on or after January 1, 1990 and has been eligible to play for the Club for an uninterrupted period of two years or more since his 15th birthday.
So, in other news as SkipperJ points out, Cesc and Nasri are included in the Champions' League squad. Interesting.
Saw that earlier today. Quite amusing.
Looks like the Cesc to Barc deal might be imminent now.
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is close to signing for European champions Barcelona for a fee believed to be about £35m.
The transfer, one of the most protracted in Premier League history, is yet to be completed but Arsenal expect it to be done by the weekend.
According to a senior source at the club, all the funds generated by the sale will be reinvested in new players.
Arsenal have been linked with Scott Dann, Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill.
Fabregas, 24, would be unable to feature for Barcelona in the Champions League if he plays a part in Arsenal's match with Udinese on Tuesday, motivating both clubs to complete a deal as swiftly as possible.
The BBC understands a fee of £30m, plus over £5m of additional performance-related payments is close to being reached for Fabregas.
It is understood that, if he is sold, the Spaniard will be due £4m in compensation - £1m for each year of his contract he did not complete - but may be prepared to forego that payment in order to facilitate a deal.
The transfer fee is significantly less than the £40m that Arsenal had been holding out for and suggests that Arsenal felt they had no choice but to sell a player who wanted to leave.
Fabregas joined Arsenal from the Catalan giants in 2003 and, since making his name with the Gunners, has been persistently linked with a return to his home club.
If the deal goes through as expected, Fabregas will become Barcelona's second major signing of the summer following their £23m purchase of Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez.
Uh, yeah, I highly doubt Arsenal is going to pay you a million for every year left in your contract when its you who initiated the transfer.
30 $#@!ING MILLION?! ARE YOU $#@!ING $#@!TING ME?! We're gonna sell Nasri for 25 and Cesc for 30? Where in the world does that make any $#@!ing sense. And PERFORMANCE RELATED BONUSES?! He's going to sit on the bench for 80% of the time he's there. I'm okay with him leaving because I'm tired of the ups and downs, but all we're doing is bending over to let Barca give us the shaft like they wanted to in the beginning. This is bull$#@!.
In other news, word is Ramsay got hurt today playing for Wales, but I can't find any details. /rapper
Friday is going to SUCK.
But hey, we got the "new Fabregas"...This is the most pessimistic I've been at the beginning of a season since I've followed the Gunners.
Arsenal Snap Up £12m Jadson as "new Fabregas"
I guess he did ok in the Copa America, but I personally don't remember him standing out. Ugh.Arsenal snap up £12m Jadson as 'new Fabregas'
Nasri agrees five-year deal on £165,000 a week – and City want him to play Monday
By Ian Herbert, Northern Football Correspondent
Friday, 12 August 2011
Arsene Wenger is convinced that the £12m purchase of Jadson, a Brazilian midfielder in the Cesc Fabregas mould, will enable Arsenal to build from their summer wreckage, as Manchester City hold out hope that £22m Samir Nasri could be their player in time to field him against Swansea City on Monday night.
Jadson (right), a tough, compact, 27-year-old attacking midfielder, revealed his capacity for goals in this summer's Copa America, though his arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk as a replacement for Fabregas – who is likely to follow Nasri out of the Emirates next week – will do little to lift the spirits of Arsenal supporters.
The Independent understands that manager Wenger was powerless to hold on to Nasri after a board meeting eight days ago at which principal shareholder Stan Kroenke insisted that it would be folly to sacrifice City's money and see the Frenchman leave as a free agent next summer. Wenger did not put up a fight and City hope to announce the signing of the player imminently.
City must lodge the transfer documents with the Premier League by midday today if they are to field the 24-year-old against the newly promoted Welsh side.
Confirmation is expected today of Nasri's five-year City deal, under which Nasri will earn around £165,000 a week – almost double the £90,000-a-week new deal he was offered to stay in north London.
With Fabregas likely to be on the way to Barcelona for a fee of €34m (£29.8m) paid up front and up to €6m in add-ons, Shakhtar's representatives were in London yesterday to discuss the sale of Jadson.
Though he is the best of the clutch of Brazilians at the Ukrainian club, a £12m deal would make them a £9m profit on the sum paid to Brazilian club side Atletico-PR in 2005. Jadson's spectacular goal against Paraguay for Brazil in the Copa America revealed his goal-scoring prowess and he is likely to be deployed in an advanced role in front of Jack Wilshere and Alex Song in the Arsenal midfield.
Few will see Jadson as a like-for-like replacement for Fabregas, despite his physical similarities to the Spaniard, and at 27 he is not the next big thing in Brazil. But Jadson arrives with the advantage of being ready to launch straight into the season, having been heavily involved in the Ukrainian campaign, which is well under way. He said yesterday: "If everything goes to plan, I'll have some news for everyone at the start of next week. Hope it works out."
City have been reluctant to discuss their moves for Nasri. The club are highly sensitive about the image of them using their wealth to take players without the customary diplomacy towards the clubs they are taking them from.
The City manager Roberto Mancini's public discussion of the Frenchman earlier this summer did not help their image. But although Nasri's departure will increase the number of Arsenal players who have moved to Eastlands to four – Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Touré, Gaël Clichy and Nasri – negotiations between the two clubs were said to be amicable yesterday.
Nasri's arrival may not halt City's moves for Fiorentina winger Alessio Cerci. Though a deal to bring in the 24-year-old is not imminent, the player is one whom Mancini has personally pushed to secure, and a Fiorentina valuation of £6m is not considered to represent a major gamble. Cerci is keen to leave the Serie A club following a falling-out with the manager, Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Arsenal have opened preliminary discussions with Birmingham City over the signing of £8m defender Scott Dann. Bolton are working to come closer to meeting Shaun Wright-Phillips' £70,000-a-week wage demands.
Who is Jadson? Lowdown on new Gunner
Part of Shakhtar's Brazilian set
Jadson is perhaps the best of Shakhtar Donetsk's large Brazilian contingent. He was brought to Ukraine from his first club, Atletico Paranaense in 2005. He was joined at the Ukrainian club by compatriots Willian, Ilsinho, Fernandinho, Luiz Adriano and most recently the Manchester United target Douglas Costa.
The architect of their success
Jadson has the characteristic gifts of a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He is well balanced, with a low centre of gravity and has exceptional footwork from either side. For Shakhtar he played as the central attacking midfielder of a 4-2-3-1, similar to Arsenal's current system. In seven seasons in Ukraine, Jadson won the title five times, as well as two cups.
That magical night in Istanbul
Jadson's peak as a Shakhtar player was the 2009 Uefa Cup final at Fenerbahce's stadium in Istanbul. After one of his trademark late runs into the box, he scored the winning goal in extra-time as Shakhtar beat Werder Bremen 2-1.
International recognition
His international career has only just started, but he went to the Copa America and scored the opening goal from distance in Brazil's 2-2 draw with Paraguay.
Where will he fit in at Arsenal?
His skills are perfect to replace Cesc Fabregas as the brain of the 4-3-3 system. Of similar build to Fabregas (and Samir Nasri), he should contribute goals from distance and from inside the box.
more talk of Eden Hazard, too. which i would totally support.
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MADISON — Following a grand jury indictment on one count of second-degree murder, Brian Lee King was in court Tuesday, Sept. 25, to enter his plea to the charge.
"I plead not guilty," King told Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson.
King, 39, remains in jail awaiting trial.
His indictment comes after King got into a fight with Roy "Cheesy" Gilliam, 23, on the roadway in the Jeffrey-Spencer area of Boone County in the early morning hours of Feb. 22, 2012, and allegedly stabbing him to death.
King is apparently claiming self-defense saying the fight was "over a woman" and that Gillam attacked him.
According to a criminal complaint, King had been in the car with Gillam's girlfriend, Lori Stevenson, and Gillam found them. A fight broke out, and he was stabbed once in the chest.
Police testified that King admitted to the altercation with Gillam. He also later admitted to having a knife and striking Gillam once in the chest with it.
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Stevenson has said that she was just giving King a ride to get a cell phone.
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Omya could add four more calcium carbonate plantsBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | September 14,2013Looking to expand its calcium carbonate business in Europe and North America, Omya has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire four calcium carbonate plants from Imerys, a French industrial minerals company.
Headquartered in Switzerland, Omya already operates plants around the world, including Pittsford, home to the companys largest calcium carbonate plant in North America.
The plants Imerys is looking to sell are in Wisconsin, Sweden, France and Italy. The plants make ground calcium carbonate used in the manufacture of paper products.
Company spokesman Wolfgang Weber-Thedy said Omyas desire to acquire the plants is part of a long-term strategy.
Its aim is to strengthen its calcium carbonate business with the paper and (paper) board industry, Weber-Thedy said Friday in a telephone interview from Zurich. This emphasizes its continued commitment to the sector despite the challenging business environment in Europe and North America.
One factor helping to drive the acquisition is the location of the four plants relative to Omyas customers. Weber-Thedy said the acquisition would allow Omya to reduce its transportation costs.
He also said that if negotiations are successful the acquisition of the Wisconsin plant would not affect production in Vermont.
This is a move to optimize, not downsize, he said.
Because Imerys is a publicly traded company on the Paris stock exchange, it was required to disclose the negotiations. The company said that if negotiations are successful, the sale to Omya could be completed in the first quarter of 2014.
According to Imerys, last year the four production facilities generated revenues of nearly $100 million.
Imerys has 250 industrial sites in 48 countries, including the U.S. In Vermont, it operates a talc mine on East Hill Road in Ludlow.
Omya, based in Oftringen, Switzerland, is a privately held company with 100 sites in more than 50 countries and 7,000 employees.
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- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1878, JOHN TUNSTALL murdered near Lincoln, New Mexico, by the outlaw JESSE EVANS; in 1930, ELM FARM OLLIE first cow to fly in aircraft, first to be milked airborne; 1955, nuke test WASP; '79, snow in Sahara.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: Rutland Herald News Editor Alan J. Keays and staff writer Gordon Dritschilo discuss stories planned for the February 18, 2015, edition of the newspaper: Winter budgets maxed, legal marijuana, Springfield bank job, USPS slowdown
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1249 AD, ANDRE of LONGJUMEAU is dispatched by LOUIS IX of France to meet the KHAGAN, ruler of the Mongol Empire; in 1804, during 1st Barbary War, STEPHEN DECATUR scuttles the pirate-held USS Philadelphia in Tripoli.


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STLE Central Illinois Local Section - Social Event
All board members, past and present, are invited to the December Social Event!
When: Friday, Dec. 7 at 6:00pm
Where: We'll meet at One World Cafe on Main St. to enjoy a great dinner, then head over to the Comedy Club on Farmington Rd. for a show which begins at 8:00 pm.
Cost: Tickets for the comedy club are $13 and must be purchased in advance.
RSVP: To Allison Labraaten by Mon. Dec. 3 the number coming (spouses and others welcome) and I will purchase the advance tickets. You may email or call via firstname.lastname@example.com or (309) 578-5644.
We hope to see you there!


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Thank you for visiting Discount Ramps.Com's Blog. My name is Greg and I am the department lead in Shipping and Receiving. I graduated from MATC-Madison in 2003 with an Associate's degree in Fire Science.
I started my career with Discount Ramps.Com on a part time basis in 2008 working during the winter when my other job was on hold. In November 2011, I joined the warehouse team as the lead shipping warehouse member. I joined the team full time because I know that I can grow as a person and my career with Discount Ramps. The crew that I work with is an exceptional group of individuals that make this a truly awesome place to work.
As an avid hunter, I enjoy the wide variety of hunting accessories that Discount Ramps.Com sells. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my wonderful wife, Jackie, two sons, Cooper and Camden, and our newest family member, Bentley, who is a yellow lab puppy. Discount Ramps.Com is a growing company and I am proud to be a part of this exceptional workplace.
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