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"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
Originally posted by maccarthur2004
Because they like to try to ruin MMO for the people who want to play an MMO for what it is...
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
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Originally posted by Deleted User
Pot calling the kettle black? You don't think you sound arrogant in your post talking about how great you are, and calling people kids when you have no clue how old they may be until they tell you? If you're really so great, you would be wise and just rise above the rabble without needing to draw attention to your greatness. People will just see it and honor you for it.
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Originally posted by m0lly
I think this is the second time I've had to ask this on this thread. WTF does this mean????
Originally posted by nate1980
Little children and adults with the mind of children, trolls, and all that are mentioned will never honor anyone for anything.
If you actually read this deleted user's post, he makes some great points and I personally applaud him. How many times are arrogant trolls, mean gamers, or abusive people getting away with their negativity scott free? At least this user states that he typically beats them in PvP. Why is this so hard for you to believe?
Last time I checked, if someone states they're good at PvP and win most of the time, they're either lying or telling the truth. Since people exist in the world that are far superior to all of us in every subject and skill, I see no reason why he would be lying. He has nothing to gain from sharing his feelings that he feels satisfied and justified when he puts an abusive player to a more humble level.
Sounding arrogant and being arrogant are quite different. Would you call a NFL player arrogant if he claimed to be good at football? Unfortunately, you would, as you are calling what is most likely a good PvPer arrogant simply for stating he is good at PvP. If he isn't a good PvPer and is lying, that would just be silly as well as irrelevant. Somewhere, some place, there are good PvPers who put jerks in their place. Why do you object so vehemently to this? Why argue with someone who claims to do good?
My last remarks are about the "kid" reference. If you would take the time to read other user's posts for what they are, you would clearly see that this user states a kid can be a fully grown adult, and the user's definition of a "kid" is that of an immature mind, not a person of young age.
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The Critical Hit Pretzel!
In a way this kind of brings up a reason why GW2 feels less social. Sure, you work with groups, but your not needing to actually 'party' or talk with them. This ends up making it feel like your alone despite playing around with a raid of people (ignoring the bots for this point). It 'benefits' you having a large group (or zerg) to trivialize the content, yet at the same time you really have no reason to actually 'group' and play together. It shows human nature in this regard to just how we percieve interaction.
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Draw Something is now an MMO. God has forsaken us.
Wow, lokto really called it on magnus be disastified9. Solid work.
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While I did like Guild Wars 2, I felt like I was soloing in a large group most of the time, rather than really playing with other players. The events were also scaled down to the point that you really shouldn't fail many of them, which sort of removes any comparison of them to a real raid.
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Originally posted by maccarthur2004
I play an MMO mostly solo because I like the thought of an every changing world where I am not the "hero" and the world isn't solely centered around me. In any single rpg whether the game hints at you being the hero or not you are the hero. You will be the sole reason the world is saved and you will look damn good doing it. Online in a world influenced by other players this is not the case. Just because I adventure solo and progress my character the way I want without having to submit to a group doesn't mean i should be punished by force grouping or limited content. George Carlin, one of m favorite comedians, once said " I like people I really do, but I like them in short burst." This could be used to sum up my social tolerance with people as I explore and progress my character in an MMO world. Solo minded players add just as much to an MMO world as group players and shouldn't be singled out every time they don't want to be handicaped by required group content to progress and have fun. I don't mind grouping from time to time, but I shouldn't be forced to to enjoy game content and character fulfillment. No other person should have control over my character.
Forced grouping can lead to needless time sinks forming a group to level, while you should be out there leveling and having fun with your character.Being LFG for 2 hours - 2 days(depending on what game or server you play on in said game) is not fun, nor is trying your luck at chat spam to get a group. Force grouping can deny users story driven content and can cause imbalances in gear. Force grouping can promote people to power and twist the game in bad direction. I will elaborate on my last point. My first example is small scale dealing with something minor like WoW's dungeons needing tanks and healers when these 2 roles began to wane. The need for tanks ushered in a new age of whiny, obnoxious and flat out rude tanks/healers. Being that they were in demand you either had to bite the bullet, while trying to combat these awful personailties or you leave and try your luck again and again until you luck out with a reasonable party. This had negative effect on my gaming experience, but it was forced so there was no way around it. Now let's talk large scale with a game called Anarchy Online. AO had a terrible raid system where loot roles were not supported and there were 0 ways to organize your huge raid to take on the end game content( I think it would result in 100+ people to get in order with nothing but a public chat window. I'ts been years for me now though). Jump forward and enter the era of player made Bots. 3 or so private Bots made by players were put in the game run by a few select people. They could do die rolls for lot, make a point system for raids done, organize people in roles etc. Ok great, but put simply if you didn't raid with these bots you didn't raid. The entire endgame of your toon was in the fate of maybe 4 people. I won't go into any ugly details, but having an entire endgame pretty much run by a handful of players can have very nasty consequences. WoW's end game raiding is handicapped like this to a lesser degree.
I am a solo player that doesn't mind grouping on occasion to break the monotony of the solo grind. I enjoy open market competition vs other people and I can enjoy competing in pvp from time to time. I don't like it when the power of the group has say on how i play my charater, how far I will advance, and how I enjoy the game i am playing. I play MMORPs to become apart of the world not to be controlled by it.
"Do not speak to me of fate!" ~ A fairy tale for the Demon Lord
ExiledTyrant, so why to play a mmo instead of a single-player game. The single-player game "solo" content is far better, richer and complex.
These "forced grouping" versus solo content issue only exists in themepark mmos. In sandboxes, that question haven't even place to be made.
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Originally posted by maccarthur2004
I would go as far as to say you didn't even bother to read my first paragraph o_O. my argument is that single player games are not far richer or complex. MMOs have their own charm in that you are not the center of the world, can go beyond the complexity of scripted events, things may or may not play out the same. The difference is the multitude of people shaping the world vs a stagnant story driven npc world. You don't need to group all the time to see the differences.
"Do not speak to me of fate!" ~ A fairy tale for the Demon Lord
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Interesting point of view, OP. I think that when MMOS first started, the internet was new, so it was like a bunch of people coming out of thier shells for the first time. You could suddenly interact with thousands of people you would never have had the chance to before.
I belive modern MMO players, even the old schoolers, pretty much take that for granted these days, and so the social interactions that used to be popular in the past have largely fallen by the wayside.
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Anyone who disagrees with forced grouping is an idiot and not worth talking to. There's not even an alternative in MMORPGs. These games will never evolve without introducing complexity and dynamics to the game. As an example of how stupid these people are, there have been 5 or more high profile MMORPGs released since WoW, with budgets in the millions, and every one of them has failed. DAOC, FF XI, WoW, EQ2, EQ, UO--all can be considered successes. This is the difference between creating a good game with an ideal and trying to rekindle a waning trend, an indistinct bit of nostalgia. Ask the idiots what they want in a game and they won't know, ask them what they like in a game and they'll describe a game they didn't like. This is why you don't consult idiots when you make a game. Designing worlds, just like ruling them, is the business of the intelligent elite.
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Originally posted by pkpkpk
This. More of this please!
Originally posted by ExiledTyrant
Is the contrary. MMOs pve-based have a world far more stagnant than single-player games. In single-player games, the world changes with each action you do. In pve-based mmo, the scenario is completely fixed, with thousands of players completing the same quest (Ex: the son of npc X is rescued thousand of times) and absolutely nothing changing. MMOs based only in single-player contents necesserarily will suck if compared with single-player games, since they can't change the scenario with each player action because others players will need do the same role and pass through the same experience.
Thus, if you wanna a dinamic world, you will play either a single-player game or a sandbox mmo.
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Originally posted by maccarthur2004
Yes. AH? Showing off gear? PvP? They like the combat mechanics (i mean which SP has 10 classes with 3 talent spec like WOW?)
There are many reasons.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
PVP in mmo that allow highly viable single-player gaming usually sucks (themepark pve-based mmos). Who like pvp or combat mechanics will more likely to choose sandboxes mmos (provided that have a minimal of technical quality).
Remain only AH (whats is this, auction house?) and "showing off gear". I dont believe much because these are very silly and asshole motives to play a game. :I


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Friday, October 18, 2013
With 26 years in the Air Force Security Forces, an Associate's in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor's in Workforce Education, a Masters in higher Education and 19 years with the Summerville Police Department, 63-year-old Lt. Ron L. Thomason of Summerville has done a lot with his life.
He grew up in Detroit and joined the Air Force after high school. He received his degrees from Northern Michigan, Maryland and Southern Illinois universities.
Retiring from the Air Force in 1994, after two tours of duty in Viet Nam, he came to SPD and has been here ever since, he says.
In addition to his police academy training, he has completed detective school, training in police photography, narcotics surveillance, elder and child abuse and traffic school.
He started in patrol, then became a detective, then a School Resource Officer, then back to patrol and, finally, traffic.
"They were all good," he says, "but I like traffic best…you get out more."
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His next step up the career ladder would be captain, he says. "If I get promoted, great - I just do the best job I can."
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The bridge is fine, but it could be more attractive if a scene or something related to Aiken were painted on it. It might be a nice project for art teachers or artists to submit their ideas to the Aiken Center for the Arts or City Council for approval.
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Guns kill people like spoons cause obesity and cars cause drunken drivers.
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have gone their separate ways.
They broke up about a week ago, a source exclusively told E! News.
"Because of their crazy schedules, it was getting harder and harder to maintain a relationship," the source says.
Rumors that the adorable twosome had split started gaining traction in the last couple of weeks, but hit a high note just last night when Bieber, 18, was spotted seeing The Lion King on Broadway with a group of people that included 19-year-old Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin.
Gomez, 20, and the Biebs went public with their romance in February 2011 when they attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party together.
"I am happy," she told us a few months later about their romance. "I'm really happy."
No surprise, but many rabid Bieber fans have had it in for Gomez since day one, frequently attacking her via the Internet.
"It hurts, it really does," she once told Z100 radio in NYC. "I don't feel like I'm doing anything wrong. I've been best friends with him for a very long time. It does hurt my feelings a lot, but I try not to focus on it."
Here's hoping they can still be friends.
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Nicole and Eric get into a heated argument, Eric goes to Daniel for advice, and Jennifer finds out her son was arrested.
In Abe's office at SPD, Justin tells EJ and Sami that new evidence has come to light. He tells them Adrienne saw a rather large balance in Timmy Bernardi's account and tipped off Abe. EJ leaves and Sami considers this could clear her name. She hears Marge had no idea about her kid's inflated account.
Kate tracks Kayla down at the pub to gripe about Stefano getting access to Rafe's room. Kayla suggests she get a guard outside his room. Since Stefano's on the board and is the hospital's top donor, she can't ban him from Rafe's floor.
Jordan stops Rafe from over-exercising at the hospital, worried he'll risk a serious setback. Near the hub, Jenn proudly tells Maxine and Daniel that JJ did really well on his summer exam. Daniel's glad. He leaves and Jenn calls JJ. Kayla goes to Rafe's room just as 'Drill Sergeant Ridgeway' leaves. Kay talks about patient safety, causing Rafe to become annoyed that Kate spoke up about Stefano's visit. He won't let her put a guard outside his door. Kate goes to Jordan at the hub for an update on Rafe's progress but is met coldly. Jordan can't discuss a patient's privileged information. She leaves and Maxine finds Kate sipping the 'vile' hospital coffee and they talk about Rafe's safety. Maxine's had a run-in or two with Stefano in her time. She gave him a run for his money. She comforts Kate. Kayla walks up and when Kate complains that Jordan wouldn't give her an update on his progress, Kayla suggests she get Rafe to give Jordan permission to check in on him. Kate goes to see Rafe who gets on her case about babying him. She feels responsible but he assures her she's not.
Nicole walks into the rectory where Eric looks glum. She asks what's wrong but he brushes off her concerns and she starts in on Brady's love-life. He changes the subject. He owes her money for taking care of his hotel bill at the capital in June. She ignores him. She can tell he's tortured but he continues to freeze her out so she walks out, pissed. He calls Daniel to meet.
In the park, after JJ sells drugs to some guy, the cops show up and arrest him and Rory. Cole walks up and smirks knowingly. Hope runs up, gun in hand, and JJ gasps. This isn't what it looks like. Hope doesn't believe him even though he plays on her sympathies. He's hauled to jail. Later, EJ finds Mr. Stollar on a bench reading. Stollar tells him it could be a week or two until an FBI expert finds out the money was placed in Timmy Bernardi's account after his father died. Stollar doesn't think that'll happen. They go their separate ways and Nicole walks up and sees crime tape. Some passerby tells her about the drug bust. Nicole leaves a message for Marlena, about crashing Kristen and Brady's wedding. "Tick tock Doc. Call me," she says.
Back at SPD, the cop tells Hope some kid tipped him off about JJ selling drugs. She calls Jenn, who boasts about JJ's grades. Hope tells her to get to SPD as soon as she can. EJ returns to Abe's office and asks Justin to go full steam ahead. He wants no continence. This evidence is enough to get her acquitted. Justin will see what he can do, but he's not thrilled about this strategy. In another room, Jenn arrives and is told JJ's arrested for selling drugs. JJ goes to get printed and Hope goes to find Justin. JJ returns and tells Jenn he did something 'really dumb'. He claims this came about because he was so upset after they fought. "It happened one time," JJ lies. She calls him a criminal and a liar but the lying has come to an end.
Father Eric visits Daniel at home, and asks if there's another way they can figure out what happened to him in the capital that night he became ill. Eric feels bad, knowing he has enough on his plate. Daniel tells Eric about the clarity he has which allowed him to let go of Jenn so they could focus on their kids.
Eric returns to the rectory. He reimburses Nic for the hotel room and apologizes for being distracted. He has something on his mind. She takes a walk and he flashes to sex with Kristen.
Back at the hospital, Maxine tells Daniel Jenn took off for the police station.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Stories about grandmothers are generally awesome. Maybe it's their attempts to use Twitter or the difference between their high school clothes and those of a typical 16 year old today.
Stories from grandmothers are better. And, Mount Pleasant resident Carol O'Connor has loads of 'em.
"I like baking and giving out chocolate chip cookies and telling corny jokes," the 78 year old said, flipping through about a dozen photo albums from decades of U.S. Open tennis tournaments and Family Circle Cup events.
Tennis superstars like Billie Jean King, Andre Agassi, the Williams sisters, Martina Navratilova and Andy Roddick make multiple appearances. Celebrities such as Chevy Chase, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Jenner, Jackie Kennedy, Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Irving can also be found.
"Autographs don't mean anything to me," she said. "I just enjoy taking pictures."
Since the Family Circle Cup has arrived in Daniel Island from Hilton Head in 2001, O'Connor has volunteered during the prestigious tournament every year. She's also attended the U.S. Open every year since 1975 with only three exceptions.
Nearly 600 volunteers are accepted for roles in guest services, player lounge, transportation, ticket office, food and beverage, court maintenance and others.
O'Connor will report to the player's lounge this year just as she has done for 12 years. "I died and went to tennis heaven," she said, trying to decribe being up-close to so many tennis greats.
"I call it 'Mommy duty,'" she said. "We clear the tables, fill the soda machines, bring tickets to will-call."
As you might expect, some professional athletes are especially grateful, while others don't seem to notice. O'Connnor's personal favorite was Justine Henin, a former No. 1 ranked women's player in the world.
"One of my biggest thrills was Justine Henin because I got to know her," O'Connor said. "She said hello to me and gave me a hug. Here I was hugged by No. 1 in the world."
Henin won the Cup title in 2003 and 2005. She earned a sizeable trophy and paycheck – this year's purse is $750,000 – and she got some extra sweets from the tournament's unofficial grandmother.
Before the Belgian phenom played a match, she told O'Connor, who bakes more than 600 cookies to privately disperse throughout the week, to bring her a bag of the chocolate chip variety after she finished playing. O'Connor happily obliged and met her as she was being driven back to the player's lounge in a golf cart.
Henin asked O'Connor to hop in the cart with her. O'Connor said she was reluctant because that wasn't allowed of volunteers, but adhering to player requests is one of the ultimate goals.
Henin retired in 2011 due to an extensive elbow injury, so O'Connor will quietly root for Christina McHale this year, because they're both from New Jersey. Although McHale isn't favored, being under the watchful eye of O'Connor has a potentially sweet benefit.
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Do you love Italian Cuisine? In this hands-on cooking class, we will go back to the basics and see just why it's one of the most beloved foods. Learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch and turn those noodles into Italian classic, accompanies by sauces like fresh Pesto, Alio Olio and Sauce Carbonara.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team won three doubles matches and had another solid win in singles action on the final day of the Memphis Collegiate Invite. Sophomores Alison Storie and Jovana Pecovski led the Lady Mocs with a third place finish in the Gray Doubles Draw.
Storie and Pecovski defeated Abilene Christian's Emily Conrad and Nada Marjanovic (8-1) in the Gray third place match. Juniors Kaylene Chadwell and Claire Mulyadi won the Gray Consolation Draw with an 8-4 win over Tulsa's Carol Benito and Abilene Christian's Ansley Boarman.
Junior Kayla Jones had another strong showing with a three-set win over Miami's top player, Christina Raymond. After dropping the first set 5-7, Jones fought off a match point in the second frame. She took the third 6-4 to score the win (5-7, 7-5, 6-4).
"There were a lot of good teams here this weekend and we competed hard against some great competition," stated head coach Jeff Clark. "We played well in doubles today, winning three of four matches, and Kayla had another great weekend."
UTC wraps up its fall schedule and will now look toward spring dual action. The Lady Mocs went 18-5 in dual action last spring, their most wins since 1991. Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com in thecoming weeks for a full schedule.
Memphis Collegiate Invite Sunday Results
Blue Draw
Kayla Jones (UTC) def. Christian Raymond (Miami) - 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Gray Draw
Alix Thurman (Miami) def. Kaylene Chadwell (UTC) – 6-2, 6-0
White Draw
Maria Sant'Anna (Tulsa) def. Alexa Flynn (UTC) – 6-4, 7-5
Black Draw
Laia Hernandez Soler (Marquette) def. Kelsey Coots (UTC) – 6-2, 6-4
Pink Draw
Chloe Heerden (Miami) def. Jovana Pecovski (UTC) – 6-1, 6-4
Orange Draw
Rocio Diaz (Marquette) def. Alison Storie (UTC) – 6-4, 6-3
Emily Conrad (ACU) def. Claire Mulyadi (UTC) – 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)
Blue Doubles Draw
Mikesz/Wind (Memphis) def. Kayla Jones/Katie Polk (UTC) – 8-3
Alexa Flynn/Kelsey Coots (UTC) def. Walker/K Hermsdorf (ACU) – 8-7 (2)
Gray Doubles Draw
Kaylene Chadwell/Claire Mulyadi (UTC) def. Carol Benito (Tulsa)/Ansley Boarman (ACU) – 8-4
Alison Storie/Jovana Pecovski (UTC) def. Emily Conrad/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) – 8-1


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Cutting debt won't be easy
As a liberal, I agree that some entitlement reform has to happen together with other measures to reduce the nation's debt and it isn't going to be easy. Suppose we raise the eligibility age for Medicare over a five year period, to 67, we eliminate the cap on wages on which social security must be paid, we reduce the defense budget by 10 percent, we charge a group of experts to reform the tax code so that additional 2 percent revenue is realized by elimination of loop holes, and lastly we reform the welfare system to reduce the cost by 2 percent.
I think everyone would find something they didn't like about such a plan – and that's the point.
We can't all keep our sacred cows and achieve any results. The Congressional Budget Office would have to calculate the impact on the national debt – I can't. In some cases, an action is justified by the politics – not by any financial gain and that's OK if it garners enough votes to pass. We have to do something.
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PITTSBURGH, PA – The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released the 2012-13 women's basketball All Conference selections on February 26. Hilbert College's Natalie Whitman earned a spot on the 3rd Team after leading the Hawks to a 3-22 overall record.
Jessica Pitts (La Roche) was recognized as the Player of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year, both honors she garnered one season earlier. The Newcomer of the Year was given to Alexis Smith (D'Youville) and Kamela Dissenganner (La Roche) and Patrick Daniel (Pitt-Bradford) shared the Coach of the Year award.
Whitman completed her first full year for the Hawks. The junior forward averaged 13.6 points (#9) and 8.8 rebounds (#6) for Hilbert which ranked her as one of the Top 10 league performers. She finished the season with a .415 field goal percentage even when opponents keyed on her as the primary Hilbert player to defend. Whitman earned 9 double-doubles this year and her most impressive game was in the Hawks road win over Cazenovia when she scored 21 points and grabbed 21 rebounds.
The women's basketball All-Conference teams are young, with seven juniors dominating the 15 slots making up the three teams. Only three seniors were selected and those athletes were on the 2nd and 3rd teams.
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Goal Size
The goals will be 6 feet high by 18 feet wide (6ft. x 18ft.) or 7 feet by 21 feet (7ft. x 21ft.). There will be a goal at each end of the field.
Penalty Area
A penalty area will be placed on the field in front of each goal that will extend 12 yards into the field and 12 yards from the inside of each goal post.
Penalty Spot
The Penalty Spot will be ten (10) yards out from the goal line, equidistant from each goal post.
Center Circle
The Center Circle will be eight (8) yards radius from the center mark.
Ball Size
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Number of Players
Each team shall consist of no more than twelve (12) total players. Boys and Girls will teams will be formed separately.
Play on the field will be six on six (6v6) one of whom is the goalkeeper.
Goalkeepers will be used.
Required Playing Time
Each player is required to play 50% (half) of each game they attend.
Substitutions will be made at the Quarter and Halftime breaks. Substitutions for injured players will be allowed.
Team Formation
Teams will be formed in two year age groups and placed in one of the three geographic sub-pools.
Game Length
Games will consist of four quarters. Each quarter will last twelve (12) minutes. The first and second quarter will be separated by a two (2) minute break. Half time will be five (5) minutes and start at the end of the second quarter. The third and forth quarters also be separated by a two minute break. Total playing time is fifty-seven (57) minutes.
Season Length
The season length will vary year-to-year. A typical season will start with practice starting in October and finishing in March. The number of games will be between 12 and 15. Outside factors such as Hurricanes may alter the season schedule drastically.
Uniforms will be supplied by SMSC at the beginning of the season. Coaches will receive them to distribute to the team. Players are required to wear the supplied jersey to games. Exceptions will be made to the use of the shorts during cold/inclement weather. Dress your child for the expected conditions and pull the jersey over the top of what they are wearing to play the game(s). All players are required to shin guards under their socks.
Referees & Coaching
Coaches will not be allowed on the field during the games. Each team will be allowed only 1 Coach and 1 Assistant Coach. Parents are asked to sit on the opposite side of the field from the coaches. Coaches will be required to stay within a ten yard area in front of their bench. The area will not cross the midfield line. A referee will be assigned by the head-referee. Any infractions should be briefly explained by the referee to the players and if need be, the coach. Assistant referees will be assigned to call offside and out balls.
Start/Restart of Play
Game play will start with one team "kicking off" from the center line. Who will kick-off is determined by a coin toss or method determined by the referee. All balls that are kicked off the field over the side-lines will be thrown back into play at the point the ball left the field. Opponents must stand eight (8) yards away from any free kick. After a goal is scored, play will restart at the center line.
The offside rule will be applied.
Fouls and Misconduct
All fouls will be assessed with an indirect or direct free kick dependant on the infraction. Yellow and Red cards will be shown and given for misconduct.
Free Kicks
Free Kicks are indirect or direct depending on the infratction, with opponents standing no closer than eight (8) yards.
Penalty Kicks
Ten (ten) yards from the goal line.
Throw in
All balls that are kicked off the field over the side-lines will be thrown back into play at the point the ball left the field.
Goal Kicks
Goal kicks will be taken from anywhere inside the goalie box. Opponents can stand no closer than eight (8) yards.
Corner Kicks
Corner kicks are taken when the defensive team kicks the ball over the end-line on the side closest to the point where the ball went out. Opponents can stand no closer than eight (8) yards.
Refer to SMSCs weather policy.
Protests of game scores will not be allowed. SMSC does want to know if any player on either team did not play 50% of the game when the player was physically able to play and wanted to play.


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Fantastic EW. Thank you
goodreport, not "scientific", but this keeps coming to me;I was born with a hole in my heartI needed a Physician right from the startEverything I longed for ended in lossit just left a big hole in the shape of a crossThere's a God-shaped hole in my heartborn with an empty soul right from the startThere's a yearning that's instilled drawing us to Calv'ry's hillOur hearts have a God-shaped hole only Jesus can fill Blessings.
In the beginning the earth was without form and void. (Also a picture of me without Christ, Col1:21-23)There was a vacuum of love, light and harmony.Darkness covered the face of the deep, but the spirit hovered over the face of the waters(brooded as a mother hen sitting on an egg/seed/logos warming it up for birth) (Also a picture of me walking in the carnal mind)The deep is where the light comes from. The deep is source of the fountain of living waters, "Deep calls unto deep at the sound of Your waterfalls O Lord"Light shines out of darkness to reveal the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Christ.Darkness covers the face of the deep until the Voice of God speaks into the heart of chaos, "LET THERE BE LIGHT" (Hebrews 4:12,13; Isaiah 27:1-3;)Darkness is the veil. The veil is taken away "in Christ".Time, the aions and kosmos, is a bubble suspended in the ether of the all in all-eternity or, all that which TRANSCENDS TIME.The skin of the bubble is the veil. Inside the bubble all is finite. Outside the bubble all is infinite. Inside the bubble all is darkness, outside the bubble is the deep. The deep is where God dwells and FILLS ALL IN ALL.The skin of the bubble, this veil, is growing THINNER AND THINNER, HALLELUJIAH! It is FADING AWAY as DARKNESS BECOMES LIGHT and DAWN BECOMES FULL NOON, AS THE AGES UNFOLD AS A ROSE IN THE SPRINGTIME.(Romans 13:11,12; 2Pet1:18,19)Behold, the heavens will be rolled back like a scroll and the veil in the heavens will be rent and EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM!You could say that the vacuum within the bubble and every individual vaccum within the bubble is BEING FILLED, because nature abhors a vacuum because God CREATED IT THAT WAY, for the creation was not subjected to futility of its own volition but because of the one who subjected it looking forward to the whole creation being SET FREE INTO THE GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE SONS OF GOD.What is this glorious liberty?.......... that you, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ah but, lets look more closely at this precious passage in Ephesians :o)Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ(DEEP CALLS UNTO DEEP); And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery(the TORN VEIL), which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God(THE FOUNTAIN), who created all things through Jesus Christ(IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD): To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers(CHAOS/WITHOUT FORM AND VOID) in heavenly places might be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of God(LET THERE BE LIGHT, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord(APOKASTASIS ,restoration of all Acts 3:19 & ANAKEPHALAOMAI, gathering into one of all Eph1:10; APOKATOLASSO, reconciliation of all Col 1:20) IN WHOM we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man(the Spirit broods over the waters, separation of soul and spirit, making manifest the thoughts and intentions of the heart, filling the soul with the image of Christ); That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love(TREES OF LIFE BEARING FRUIT FOR HEALING THE NATIONS), May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height(you must be rooted and grounded in love for this); And to know the love of Christ, which transcends knowledge(AS REALITY TRANSCENDS RELIGION), that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God(bubble broken/veil in the heavens rolled back/no obstructed view seats HAH). Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end ......(FULL CIRCLE: TIME< AION & KOSMOS>NO MORE BUBBLE, NO MORE VEIL> NO RULE, POWER, AUTHORITY>TOTAL ACCESS TO ALL IN THE ALL IN ALL). Amen.(FOR FROM HIM AND THRU HIM AND TO HIM ARE ALL THINGS TO WHOM BE THE GLORY THROUGHOUT ALL AGES WORLD WITHOUT END(olam olam ad) (Eph 3:8-21)Addendum ;o)The mystery of death........ death is the veil........everyone, at the end of their natural life, is suspended within the skin of the bubble/veil>SHEOL "unknown/unkowable/mist/grave". Some are suspended facing out(paradise) some are suspended facing in(the grave, the depths of the earth, the chaos of their own unrenewed soul).The ones who are not trapped in the bubble/veil at all are the OVERCOMERS.But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead(exanastasis "out-resurrection" from amongst the dead). ...............I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; (Php 3:7-15)The upward call, the mark of the prize..... to be conformed in the likeness of Christ, transformed, renewed in the spirit of your mind, a living sacrifice, a free will offering, acceptable unto God.The veil is death, chaos, the flesh- those who have been rent/torn in the flesh and abide in Christ shall not "lose their reward", they will not miss "the mark of the prize", for them when He appears they will appear with Him, to reign as priests with Christ for a thousand years, in the ministry of reconciliation and restoration, setting the whole creation free from futility.
There is a God shaped vacuum in each of us. We yearn for this vacuum to be filled. Some drink, some are food addicts some are sex addicts, intellectual pursuits, sports, fame, money, power, etc. "it's lookin' for love in all the wrong places" in any case, only God can fill this vacuum within us and he fills us when we give up lookin elswhere and surrender to him completely. The love of God is the only thing that can fill that empty void inside us and make us feel loved, accepted, and whole.


text: It wasn't a robbery, the fight was close, so I have no problem with Davis getting the nod. He did land more strikes total, which does count for a lot unfortunately, don't blame me, those are the rules. Officially Davis had two takedowns and Machida had none, so we can't really say Machida won that department either. Maybe an argument could be made for Machida in terms of Octagon control, but that's hardly enough to say he earned a UD. It looks like two of the judges could have got it right, while Chris Watts seems out to lunch.


text: I bet she didn't pull the slide to the rear completly before trying to chamber the next round. what you end up with is a fired round and live round wedged inside the open action that is now locked up. The shell lifter is trying to raise the live shell but it can't because the fired shell is in the way because it was only extracted and not ejected. I know you can jam up an 870 pretty good by short shucking the slide, so its not just the mossbergs that jam. You only need to have that happen one time before you learn to pump that slide with some authority making sure it comes completely back and hits its stop before pushing it forward.


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I was curious if certain speakers are asked to come to the PF's annual meeting. I rec'd this email yesterday, the reply is in regards to the walk-a-thon, but the second paragraph stood out.
We would be happy to help. I am a member of the foundation, and you
can certainly count on some donations from our group.
We would be also happy to speak to the CT group at a mutually
convenient time. I am sure we can work together to move our
understanding of this disease forward.
This team of doctors in CT have been working on the new tests that you read about in the news and other things. If interested, I can give you the main POC offline, so we don't post the names here. I think the docs are full of lots of info, though this particular doc says he is part of the foundation so you might be one step ahead of me already. [:D]
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Hi Kris,
Can you email me directly with details on the above?
Can you email me directly with details on the above?
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