text:
Sure,why not?
Would you be interested in a water resistant iPhone? [Poll]
Would you be interested in a water resistant iPhone? Samsung has just launched a rugged, water resistant version of their flagship Galaxy S4 – be sure to check out Android Central's review – but they aren't the first OEM to dabble with a high-profile water resistant device either. Sony's recent high end offerings the Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z have both had this ability, along with a host of 2012 devices. Using a phone in or near water seems like a strange notion for many, but for some folks being able to withstand the wet stuff is essential. Previously, those people would have to settle for a lower end offering in some chunky, rough and tough package. With Samsung and Sony leading the way, would water resistance be a welcome addition to the iPhone?
While Samsung has altered the physical appearance of the Galaxy S4 with the launch of the Active, Sony's Xperia Z is a very different affair. It's all glass and metal, very sleek, with no hint of it's water repelling abilities. Both manufacturers are pretty serious about the capabilities of their respective devices too. Back at IFA 2012 in Berlin, I recall vividly a Sony display at their booth where some of their then current devices were sat under what's best described as a waterfall. Then, at Samsung Premiere in London, the Active was happily displayed sitting at the bottom of a tank of water.
There are certain design compromises that need to be met to keep water from entering a smartphone, but as Samsung and Sony have both proved, it's doable while still creating an attractive looking device. Apple could no doubts easily achieve similar results, but the Lightning port for example would probably need covering with some kind of flap. But for those outdoors types, the iPhone isn't a sensible choice at the moment, so add in a little water resistance and Apple could have a whole new type of customer. What do you guys think though? Would you get excited if future iPhones were water resistant, or is it something you could care less for? Drop your vote in the poll up top and your thoughts in the comments below!
Have something to say about this story? Leave a comment! Need help with something else? Ask in our forums!
Reader comments
Would you be interested in a water resistant iPhone? [Poll]
This is exactly what I was thinking. Any extra protection against the water would be a good thing in my book. Even if you don't plan on using your phone actually in water.
It's nice to have some resistance against splashes and such.
Meh.. There are nice water tight cases for the iPhone that work well.. Bulky is the only reason most hesitate.. other than that, I don't think it's all that special..
It's a VERY niche market.. It's one of those oooooooo, me to, features.. Reminds me of all those features on the Galaxy S4 that most wont use, but 'nice to haves'... kinda.. At least it would be slightly useful if I dropped mine in a toilette. It does happen..
I don't expect Apple to jump on this one.. could be wrong..
People who live where it rains are not a "niche" market. Sorry for all you folks in the desert, but rain & snow happen...
Also - some places have beaches and lakes and rivers too. And pools. Just because I am *near* water doesn't mean I am using my phone under water. But I am prone to splashes.
On top of that, I have had a phone just barely miss being destroyed by a spilled glass of water at a restaurant.
Just because I wouldn't mind water resistance in my iPhone doesn't mean I want to water ski and scuba dive with it.
Less worry = less worry
"It's a Very niche market..."
lol, what a joke. You think a phone that isn't destroyed when water hits it only caters to a niche market. You don't drink water? You don't take showers, wash your hands, cook, clean with water, have friends who spill things at restaurants or your house, live in a place where this thing called rain happens, ever go outside...???
It's amazing how your distaste for Samsung leads you to say that a feature as useful as the phone being resistant to water damage only caters to a niche market and that there's already a case for that!
A more durable iPhone is a better iPhone, period.
Hell yeah
Poll answers have needless qualifiers. Just ask "Are you interested?" and give the answers "yes" or "no." My answer is yes but it's not changing how i use the phone. It's not "possibly i'd have to use it first." I don't have to use it the answer is"yes." But it's not gonna change the way i use the phone. I passed on the poll. lol.
Agree. The second and fourth answers are stupid. You would have to "try it first" to determine if water resistance is a good feature??? And just an FYI, just because a person wants his/her phone to be water resistant, doesn't mean they plan on swimming with their iPhone in their pocket!
This is the dumbest poll ever!! Why wouldn't u want a waterproof phone?? Geez
Sent from the iMore App
Rain? Snow?
I think the voting result speaks for itself, and the option "Definitely! Would change how I use it!" is definitely apt. By changing the way I use it, I don't mean I'll start using it in the pool. I mean more basic things. Like being able to use your phone without worry when you're caught in pouring rain without shelter for one.
I think Sony with the Xperia Z has proved that it is possible to make a phone water resistant and still look good. If anyone can do it better, it's probably Apple. (Sorry, but I'm not digging the S4 active) And frankly this is something I hope more manufacturer will do for their flagship devices.
Wait...you've offered me a feature with no engineering trade-off or downside? Then the answer is of course I want it! However, in truth, there's always some sort of downside. What is it; price weight, look...it's something.
Maybe a better question would be how much would I pay for it? For me, of course I'd take it, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to pay anything for it.
One downside is mentioned in the article. Having some sort of flap covering the lightning port is a downside. I've had phones/protectors that have a flap to keep out dirt and it is a slight pain whenever you want to charge. A wireless charging option like my old Palm Pre would be a most welcome addition. Takes a bit longer to charge, but it is sweet!
Another potential downside is possible lesser sound quality or volume from speakers/microphone. Or maybe even the size of the phone, although I don't think that would be an issue.
I hate using my phone in the rain, water resistance would change that. People who work outside would certainly find this attractive. For now it sucks when it's raining and I have to go somewhere, I have to think about where to best protect my phone from the water before I get out of my vehicle and head to the house, store, work, etc.
Also, I do a lot of fishing. It'd be nice to not be so paranoid then too.
How about people who live in high humidity climates? Helpful there too, like south/central and east and costal Texas areas (where I live).
If jump all over a water resistant iPhone and never look back!
Sent from the iMore App
The iPhone is obviously design in California where it's sunny and warm. Just compare it to Lumia 920, a phone that is designed in Finland with winter in mind (sensitive to gloves and a low-light camera for the long winter nights).
I don't see Apple every implementing anything against the cold or anything extreme. Not their style. But I'm fine with that.
Seriously dude? I think that's a very dumb assumption.
Other than cost, what ARE the compromises of having a water resistant phone? As it stands, why wouldn't you want a water resistant phone, it's not like you HAVE to use it in water because of this feature, but just acts as a safeguard.
Weight and looks, probably.
A water resistant version would probably be thicker, and might have a slightly clunkier design.
Unless something like the liquipel coating actually works to the point that phone designers would guarantee it.
Given the trouble Apple got itself into not all that long ago (refusing to honour warranties because the water sensors on iPhones were recording false positives - and then losing in court), I'd think Apple would be keen on this too.
As noted above, this feature isn't because people might be using their phones while swimming or showering or whatever, but because sometimes we find ourselves outside - or just in a humid climate. If the technology is there to protect our investments, why not include it?
I guess with Lifeproof and Otterbox it's a moot point but I would still like to see them do it.
Sent from the iMore App
Waterproof? Not if the trade-off is a bulky, heavy, ugly phone. I have used many cases, but always go back to naked... I just like the look and feel of the iPhone as it is. Most of the time, my phone is not in a case. When I am going somewhere where my phone is more likely to be exposed to drops or spills (camping, hiking, kayaking, bars, etc) I throw it in my LifeProof case. If Apple can provide the same protection without sacrificing design, count me in. Hell... I'd even pay for it.
I bought LifeProof cases for both myself and my wife after I heard our niece's kid dunked their iPhone in a glass of water. We have two toddlers, and one loves to experiment with water. The side benefits: being able to photograph them at a splash pad, or when we take them swimming; using the iPhone when it's raining or snowing. ...and better than having to go to the Genius bar and paying $200 for a refurbished replacement phone.


text:
Find the perfect hotel in Houghton Lake using our hotel guide provided below. Search for cheap and discounted hotel and motel rates in or near Houghton Lake, MI for your corporate or personal leisure travel. We list the best Houghton Lake, Michigan hotel and motel rooms. Browse the Houghton Lake area hotels to find the perfect lodging! Please use the provided map of the Houghton Lake hotels. Coordinating a group? Get Houghton Lake Group Hotel DiscountsThe Houghton Lake center point is about 17 miles from Fox Run Country Club and 19 miles from Wellington Farm Park.
Houghton Lake Hotels & Accommodations
Next: See My Houghton Lake Hotels with Pricing >

subset: commoncrawl


text:
AHFS Drug Information.
Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2000: 2306-2307.
Devane J and Ryan MP. The effects of amiloride and triamterene on urinary magnesium excretion in conscious saline-loaded rats.
Br J Pharmacol
Reyes AJ, Olhaberry JV, Leary WP, et al. Urinary zinc excretion, diuretics, zinc deficiency and some side-effects of diuretics.
S Afr Med J.
Wester PO. Urinary zinc excretion during treatment with different diuretics.
Acta Med Scand.
This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.
Copyright ©
All rights reserved.
Go Back : New Search
Disease & Condition Facts
Disease & Condition Topics
Procedures & Surgery Facts
Health and Wellness
Interactive Tools
Hospital Website Design by Brown Parker & DeMarinis Advertising


text:
Find hotels in Lula using the list and search tools below. Search for cheap and discounted hotel and motel rates in or near Lula, MS for your upcoming personal or group travel. We show the best Lula Mississippi hotel rooms. Review the Lula hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. We also have a map of the Lula hotels.The Lula center point is around 17 miles from Tunica Casinos and 17 miles from Tunica Municipal Airport.
Lula Hotels/Motels & Accommodations
Next 20 Lula Hotels > [1 - 20 of 45]
Next: See My Lula Hotels with Pricing >


text:
Find accommodations in Hutchins with the hotel list provided below. Search for cheap and discounted hotel and motel rates in or near Hutchins, TX for your personal leisure or group travel. We list the best Hutchins, Texas hotel and motel rooms. Browse the Hutchins area hotels to find the perfect lodging! Please use the provided map of the Hutchins hotels.The Hutchins center is around 8 miles from BMX Racing Metroplex and 9 miles from Dallas Zoo.
Hutchins Hotels/Accommodations
Next 20 Hutchins Hotels > [1 - 20 of 50]
Next: See My Hutchins Hotels with Pricing >


text:
By RACHEL DOVE-BALDWIN
Staff Writer
HURLEY, Va. - A Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway Locomotive Engineer who was allegedly shot by an unknown assailant while separating three locomotives from a train in the Weller Railroad Yard near Hurley, Va., last Thursday has reportedly admitted to the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department (BCSD) that the gunshot wound he suffered was self-inflicted.
Charges are pending against Mark D. Jarrell, 41, of Canada, Ky., that include providing false information to a police officer by the BCSD based in Grundy, Va. Sheriff Ray Foster told the Daily News that Jarrell had admitted to shooting himself after several details uncovered during the investigation failed to make sense.
"He spoke with our investigators after he went home from the hospital," said Foster. "We discussed evidence with him that we had uncovered and when he was informed of the details, he admitted the gunshot wound was self-inflicted but he failed to tell us why his original claim was that someone else had shot him."
Jarrell was air-lifted to the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn., following the incident, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his chest that resulted in a bullet being lodged in his left shoulder region. He was released from the hospital on Sunday and returned home to recover. Jarrell's original claim was that an unknown gunman had shot him and that he had crawled back onto the locomotive and radioed for assistance.
According to the sheriff, the investigation is ongoing, and there may be additional charges filed after he sits down with the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney to discuss the case.
"A lot of manpower, time and resources went into this manhunt," remarked Foster. "We were prepared for the worst when we were called to the scene, especially due to the fact that we had investigated a similar incident in March of 2011 that resulted in two of my deputies losing their lives and two others suffering severe injuries."
"People fail to realize the circumstances they set in motion when they report a serious crime like this. We even closed the local schools on Friday to protect the students because we thought we had an armed assailant on the loose."
Robin Chapman, a public relations spokesman for NS, said the railroad was fully cooperating with the BCSD and further stated that any criminal charges against Jarrell, who is still presently employed in the capacity as an engineer, would be through the sheriff's department. Chapman added NS would be conducting their own investigation in conjunction with that of local law enforcement.
As far as any disciplinary action against Jarrell for this incident, Chapman said NS would not discuss that topic at this time, saying it was a private personnel matter between the employee and employer.
Attempts to reach Jarrell at his home in Canada, Ky., proved to be unsuccessful.


text:
Gallery: St. Joe girls 73, Hannan 15
Feb. 26, 2014 @ 10:03 PM
Two players already well over 1,000 points for their careers and one now closing in on the coveted total.
Seniors Mychal Johnson and Griffin Dempsey surpassed that milestone earlier in their careers at Huntington St. Joe. Senior Rachel Lee is now within reach of that elite statistic with a maximum of five games left as the Irish seek a sixth straight West Virginia Class A state title.


text:
RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is ESPN 105.1 FM the Zone in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 33rd year as the play-by-play "Voice of the Mocs".
MOCSVISION: Video (PPV) & audio (free) is available online at GoMocs.com via MocsVision. Links for video, audio and live stats are available on the men's basketball schedule page.
PROMOTIONS: Autograph session after the game.
- Youth Day! All youths eighth grade or younger admitted free with paying adult.
- Holiday Flex Plans: 12-game voucher ($99) or 20 games ($199 includes 20 snack vouchers). Vouchers can be used for any game or combination of games throughout the rest of the season for men's or women's contests (i.e. - use 4 for Mercer game, then 2 for Reinhardt and then 3 each for Dr Pepper Classic =12 vouchers). Check out GoMocs.com for more details.
- Call 266-MOCS (6627), click the ticket link above or stop by the McKenzie Arena ticket office (Gate 1 pre-gameday). Gates open at 6 p.m.
The UTC Mocs Club and the UTC Alumni Association are hosting a pregame reception for all fans at STATS restaurant in Atlanta prior to the UTC-Georgia Tech men's basketball game. The event begins at 5 p.m. and concludes at 6:30. The cost to attend the reception is $25 and includes an appetizer buffet of cheeseburger sliders, spinach and artichoke dip, roasted vegetables and spicy buffalo wings, as well as one drink ticket. There is a cash bar during the event. We are also offering a package where you can attend the reception and get a game ticket for $35. To RSVP, contact the UTC Mocs Club office at 423-425-4233, or click here to sign up online. The last day to RSVP is December 28th.
Chattanooga travels to LSU on Tuesday, December 11, before returning to McKenzie Arena Sunday, December 16, to host Mercer at 3 p.m.
- Just the second meeting in the series between the two schools. The first one was December 30, 2009, a 68-54 Chattanooga win in the Dr Pepper Classic Championship game. Series note on page 3.
- UTC owns a rebounding margin of 10.0 per game which leads the SoCon and ranks No. 17 in the country (as of 12/2).
- The Mocs are tough on the glass at both ends of the floor. The team paces the SoCon in offensive rebound percentage (.415) and is second to UNCG in defensive rebound percentage (.753).
- Chattanooga is tied for seventh in the country in offensive boards per game (16.3) with Ole Miss through games of Wednesday, December 5.
- The Mocs have grabbed 12 or more offensive rebounds in seven straight contests to open the season. The last time they did that was in 2010-11 (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) recording 12 or more eight times in a row (Louisville through Reinhardt). The one break was 11 against Montreat on Dec. 28, 2010 for a run of 13 in 14 games.
- UTC has out-boarded opponents by 10 or more four times thus far.
- In the last three games, Chattanooga has attempted just 29 three-pointers, 9.7 per game (10 - LA Tech, 7 at KSU, 12 - Davidson). Last time the team shot as few as 12 was December 20, 2008 at Mississippi Valley State (12). You have to go back to 2007 to find the last occurrence of 29 or fewer three-pointers hoisted in a two-game stretch (27 - 20 vs UNCG, 2/24 & 7 vs. Wofford, 2/28).
- The Mocs turned the ball over just 12 times against Davidson, the second lowest total of the season (10 vs. SEMO). That came after back-to-back games with 20+ (24 vs. LA Tech, 23 at KSU).
- Drazen Zlovaric leads the league and is tied for 48th nationally (thru 12/5) in offensive rebounds per game (3.4).
- Ronrico White is eighth in the SoCon in free throws attempted (38). There is just one other guard (Trey Sumler, WCU, T10, 32) in the top 10.
- Z. Mason has averaged 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game over the last two. He has made 54.5% (12-22) of his shot attempts over that span after starting the year at 40.4% (19-47).
- Freshman Gee McGhee is averaging 12.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game over the last five. He scored in double digits in each of the last three games posting 15.3 points, 2.7 boards, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.
- McGhee opened the season shooting 24.2% (8-33) from the field, 15.4 percent (4-26) from 3pt range and 30.8% (4-13) on free throws in his first four games. In the last three, he's made 14 of 32 shots (43.8%) including five of 12 (41.7%) and 13 of 17 (76.5%) from the charity stripe.
- McGhee has played 24 or more minutes in every game with a high of 31 (Troy). He is the only student-athlete on the squad to do so.
- White is posting 10.5 ppg making 50% (4-8) from beyond the arc over the last four games.
The Mocs have a long history of games with the Ohio Valley Conference. There are two scheduled matchups this year (SE Missouri, Eastern Kentucky) with another possible (Austin Peay) on the second day of the Dr Pepper Classic.
- UTC is 80-77 vs. current OVC opponents. (Austin Peay 10-8, Belmont 5-2, Eastern Illinois 4-2, Eastern Kentucky 1-0, Jacksonville State 15-4, Murray State 2-6, SE Missouri 0-1, Tennessee State 19-14, Tennessee Tech 16-40, UT-Martin 8-0).
- Shulman is 7-6 against OVC squads.
- Eastern Kentucky is 8-0 on the year, 1-0 on the road.
- Jeff Neubauer is 126-102 in his seventh season on the bench at EKU. He is 0-1 against the Mocs.
- The Colonels opened the season with seven straight wins at home before Tuesday night's win at North Carolina Central.
- There is one common opponent to date as EKU toppled Kennesaw State by 14 (85-71) in Richmond, while UTC traveled to KSU for its 14-point triumph, 65-51.
- Eastern Kentucky owns wins over Towson (71-69 OT), Western Carolina (72-70) and 2012 NCAA Cinderella Norfolk State (68-44) among others.
- Glenn Cosey leads a potent offensive attack at 17 points per game making 51.1 percent of his shot attempts including 45.7 percent from three-point range.
- EKU makes 49.7 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range and 73.0 percent from the free throw line.
The Chattanooga Mocs lost a legend on Nov. 14, 2012 as former Head Coach Murray Arnold passed away in Florida. He laid the DI championship foundation coaching for six years, 1980-85, with a 135-46 record. He coached collegiately at four institutions (Birmingham Southern, Western Kentucky and Stetson) amassing a 420-229 mark in 22 seasons. The Mocs captured four SoCon Championships in six UTC campaigns advancing to three NCAA Tournaments and two NITs reaching the Elite 8 (NIT) in 1985 and narrowly missing the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1982.
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ChattanoogaMocs, or on Twitter, www.twitter.com/GoMocs. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here.


text:
January 14, 2013
Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Officials with the Southeast Ohio Region of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) set a goal of collecting 27,000 shoe boxes in 2012. Each of the boxes would be full of items that would be shipped to needy children throughout the world.
When the final tally was being counted for the amount of boxes collected from this region, it was discovered that 35,600 shoe boxes were collected.
"This is wonderful news, we could no be more excited," said, Gaylene St. Leger Cox, OCC spokeswoman. "We know at least a third of the boxes we collected, came from Scioto County last year."
Every year OCC hosts an annual packing party, in which members of the community help fill shoe boxes.
She said the shoe boxes are not just filled with tangible gifts like school supplies and small stuffed animals.
"They are also filled with the message of Jesus. That is an indescribable gift that they are going to get. Some of the children may have never heard of Jesus," St. Leger Cox said.
"In 2011 we only filled 25,000 shoe boxes, our goal for last year was 27,000 and we greatly exceeded it," St. Leger Cox said.
She said Samaritan's Purse delivered its 100 millionth shoe box.
"It was delivered to a little girl who had been abandoned in the Dominican Republic," St. Leger Cox said.
She said work has begun on planing for this year's goals. She said the annual packing party will be held in October.
According to released information, "Operation Christmas Child is the world's largest Christmas project collects and distributes gift-filled shoe boxes for needy children around the world. Since 1993, more than 100 million boxes have been distributed in more than 130 countries. Each year, the project mobilizes more than 100,000 volunteers in the United States."
For more information about Operation Christmas Child visit, www.samaritanspurse.org. For more information about Operation Christmas Child Southeast Ohio region visit them on Facebook.
Wayne Allen may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 228, or email@example.com


text:
Document Actions
RESOURCES: Tabling Reservations
Tabling Reservations
- Student groups and departments are limited to 15 dates per semester.
- Clubs that have not chartered/reactivated are allowed 2 tabling dates.
- Tabling confirmations will be sent to your Hunter e-mail. You must pick up your tabling permit after confirmation is received.
- If you have any questions regarding tabling, please contact Latysha Mckenzie at firstname.lastname@example.com, subject: Tabling Request.


text:
|174 posts found
Originally posted by fenistil
May be fun for you, not for me.
The FUN of shopping is to discover a good item at a good price. It is MOOT to know the actual crafter. It is MUCH more efficient to search the item on its stat and properties. If the item is powerful, and that it has a good price, why would i care who make it? It is very boring to run around just to check inventory of vendors. A central AH does that for you.
I would agree the characteristics of the genre change. But genre changes all the time. MMO would not be the first, nor the last.
Login or Register to never see this panel
Hard Core Member
Joined: 10/01/04
Anything easy ain''t worth a damn.
Yea, after a couple of times you knew the best vendors, you had everything way pointed. But there were sometimes that I just loved roaming the planets in search of some good stuff.
Advanced Member
Joined: 4/30/09
Originally posted by nariusseldon
In SWG it is not "moot" to know the actual crafter, because crafting in SWG, unlike other games, has something called experimentation - good crafters really knows how to manipulate this to get the best results.
I used to be a slicer so I used to work with good crafters a lot, because if I bought a case of their good crafted items, and I got good slice on on them, I can sell them for very high price.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/07/07
I agree with the OP. You will communicate with one another more. You will also communicate more, if you need those other players! WhenI played the original EQ, I did not mind paying a Druid or a Wizard to give me a port, if they kept the cost reasonable. I also enjoyed buying jewelry or armor from other players. We did speak to one another more. We did help each other out more. I must admit, I miss that.
Advanced Member
Joined: 3/25/07
this turned into quite a nice little discussion, even one without flames, which is shocking to say the least here.
my history of games does not include SWG, I only have second hand knowledge of that game.
I started really into MMO's in
Asheron's Call- No AH, no crafting, heavy trade services like dyeing, cooking, fletching, tinkering. We used AC Vault as a trade broker and it was superb.
Horizons- They had an AH, but the AH only sold mats, and recipes, you still had to find a crafter to make you everything which was a great community game, as well as community projects, wish the game didnt flop, cause they were really onto something
WOW- Dont know how I played thru WOTLK, maybe it was new and fun, really it was my first themepark, and Vanilla and BC had great communities on my server, then LK everything went south for some reason (Burnout?)
RIFT, SWTOR, TSW, TERA, GW2, just havent been able to get into them at all. Played all of them about 2 months, zero community, zero need for community. Hoping one of the upcoming sandboxes bring the community back to the genre, cause it really is fun just getting a group and going on an adventure. Holding out hope for Origins of Malu, Archeage, Repopulation and The Black Desert
Maybe this topic will catch Murphy's eye
Originally posted by Myrdynn
While I dont begrudge your opinion I still think its wrong. Standing around hawking your wares IMO takes away from things that are fun and the AH is jsut one of the long line of convenience "quality of life" improvements that the modern MMO has innovated on, and for the better. The other misnomer players make regarding the death of the community is dungeon finders, which I too think is false.
Their are only 3 issues which can be attributed to the percieved loss of community and those are:
All those things have culminated in the movement of community from the whole into more niche'ie style groups (guilds). Think about it, whens the last time you walked down a side walk in real life and greeted everyone you saw? Prolly never, yet in the old days it was common. The same sociable interactivity has taken place over the course of the digital age and theres nothing to be ashamed of IMO.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
Of course certain things won't be fun for you while they will be for me and also there are alot of things that are fun to you and are not fun for me. Thing is there is small chance that we'll want to even play same games judging from our discussions in past. I am not trying take anything from you - you should have wide range of games made for you - but I don't care much about their features as much as you seem to care about features of a games you would not even want to play in first place.
Fortunetally video games market is so huge nowadays that you will get endless stream of instanced purely combat oriented games to your liking.
Point of trading and crafting in mmoprg I am saying was not moot, since by knowing your crafters you could make better deals with them than random consumer would. You could coopeate with him / her getting custom made gear.
It is very boring to spend time browisng through list of items. It is much more interesing game to try to get competetive advantage by travelling to vendors / crafters in diffrent parts of game world or by cooperating with them. It is much better mini-game by crafting something that need coopeartion of few people.
You're only interested in conveniant way to get items since you care from what you were saying almost exclusively in combat and at same time you don't have much interest in community, non-combat cooperation, more complex trading or crafting and playing rpg's games that offer wide-array of non-combat features.
We're both interested in games that are technically called mmorpg's but in reality we are interested in totally diffrent TYPE of games.
Do you complain that Civilization or 4x games are not providing you with gameplay similar to Starcraft?
RTS games once were once labbeled as strategies. In time rts went more and more in action and e-sport twich gameplay and there was bigger and bigger diffrences between them and more classic strategies so naturally strategy games have split into two separate genres.
Now mmorpg's are still labelled as one genre but it is already so big and diffrent that it will inevitably divide into separate genres. Absolutely hugest part will be conveniant instanced dungeon / arena runners with matchmaking made for you.
So you should be happy because in future you might have mmorpg's suited more for your taste and diffrent kinds of mmorpgs will be labelled with diffrent genre name and will be made for diffrent audience thus you won't even have to have play games with features made for people like me that make your experience worse by putting some features you don't like.
Novice Member
Joined: 6/16/10
Real Animal lovers are ONLY the vegetarians
Originally posted by nariusseldon
the FUN was seeing so many different and unique decorations in players' houses in SWG. Never stop traveling in all 6 years i played the game. Also i kept many videos with my most loved decorations. Some people made a tidirium shuttle with materials from the game. Some made a complete droid factory. Some Pod Speeders. Some made a family house with vases, fish tank, fireplace, chairs e.t.c. and such
Novice Member
Joined: 8/22/10
Of course it is. Anything done in a virtual world for 'convenience' rather than 'because the original idea was not fun' is bad design. Clearly people liked buying and selling in person, and even if some didn't, they still did. Thus auction houses were done for 'convenience' rather than 'because the original idea was not fun'. Thus it is bad design.
Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG
That is only because there is no AH.
If there is an AH, the attribute of the item will be displayed. So while a good crafter and make better items and charge higher prices, the buyers don't have to care who he is.
If only you can make a +5 sword, and all swords are +4. On the AH, i can see your +5 sword. But i don't care about you or who you are .. i only care the "+5". The identify of the crafter is MOOT on a AH.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 1/25/12
I'm only playing the role chosen for me. Who you supposed to be?
I hear what you are saying but I see it more complex than that. Things never remain the same and the only constant is change.
Years ago before AH were created we didnt have as many games and I'd say our community wasn't as large. The entire fun of playing online back then was connecting with friends. As it was the only way to do it long distance. Fast forward a decade of so and communication is built into almost everything we do. I look at my nephew and niece and they are never without some form of communication cell phone, instant messaging, twitter, facebook, you name it. Can we say if all of this existing back when we played that we play exactly the same? I think not.
I also believe this infusion of instant communication as almost forced our brains to work more efficiently to filter out the information overload. I can find out way more about a game and or movie than I can seeing or playing it. I see AH being a result of that efficiency. I also see gaming age as a factor. Im pushing 40. At 17, 18 I had nothing else better to do than play games. Now I have a mortgage, private school, events, etc. When I sit down to play a game and I want to sell soemthing, sometimes I just dont have the time to go back and forth and haggle. Its *easier* for me to post something on an AH and just collect my money. Hell I even get upset when the AH cant be run offline.
I dont believe games are becoming solo as much as the main aspect that these 'social' games gave us have been superceded by other inventions to the point where its not seen as a necessity in the game. If I want to talk to my friends I can actually do it now WHILE I play a game. I dont think it will ever be removed, as some like to Role Play in the game and some truly enjoy speaking with the people there. But we shouldn't rule out the fact around why it is declining.
Originally posted by fenistil
Novice Member
Joined: 1/30/08
So you mean a bunch of people spamming "WTS XXXXX" like 10 times a minute builds a community heh?
No AH doesn't destroy the community. In fact it helps. At least people would bother reading the channels.......
I miss old school MMORPGs but AH is a nice feature. If the game content is group/social oriented, AH won't "kill" the community. People that don't bother socializing do.
Forgive me that I will not quote whole post.
Anyway - we're getting somewhere.
I think that devs trying to create one game for in. example me and you - are actually huting game itself.
Sure - most mmorpg's went to cater to people with your expectations, but at same time they still try to 'sneak' some features to lure gamers like me (or similar) and some diffrent groups and because of that they may spoil your experience and stall splitting mmorpg into sub-genres.
Fortunatelly merging very difftent philosophies slowly stop to work.
Spotlight Poster
Joined: 6/08/12
"Veni Vidi Vici"
Originally posted by Myrdynn
GW2 didn't have their AH up because of the exploiting issue. Do you really need rewards for having friends? really? really tho? just wow.......
Looking at: The Repopulation
Elite Member
Joined: 10/10/03
AH's and crafting hubs do not make a MMO community, but their loss shows us the way MMO's have gone. MMO's are now being designed where less interaction with other players is needed and you need to spend less time in the same areas with other players. This is so slanted to solo gameplay that the only place they can now go to make it more solo is lobby style gameplay. They won't call it lobby style gameplay when it comes out of course. It will have some trending name using words like dynamic and streamlined.
Elite Member
Joined: 9/27/12
Originally posted by fenistil
This is already happening, just look at the upcoming End of Nations, which calls itself an MMORTS, just as Planetside is an MMOFPS (as was Neocron, more or less).
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
Originally posted by Azaron_Nightblade
That's not what I am talking about. Those games are rts and fps adaptions in mmo genre. Don't mix mmo with mmorpg's - mmorpg's are subgenre of mmo's and games like planetside were never considered as mmorpg's in first place.
I am talking specifically about mmoRPG's.
Take EVE Online and WoW. They are both labelled as same genre (mmorpg) but they don't have almost anythign in common.
Take Star Wars Galaxies and TERA Online still both labelled as same genre but very little in common.
Take Ultima Online ans Swtor. Not so much in common as well.
Ok they all have one thing in common - having a character and developing it (amonst other things).
Heavenly Sword
also have same thing in common, but they are in diffrent genres. Diablo is hack&slash, Skyrim is crpg and Heavenly Sword is action-adventure shasher.
Mmorpg's genre grown alot in size since 1997 and everything in thrown into same label, even games that have totaly diffrtent concept, totally difftent gameplay and just almost everything difftent and are not more similar to each other than Starcraft is similar to Civilization.
nariusseldon is right in one thing : Diablo 3 is more similar to current WoW than current WoW is to EvE or SWG. (of course I am not saying D3 and WoW are one and same since they still have preety fundamental diffrences and are difftent).
Elite Member
Joined: 9/27/12
Ah, I see what you mean now.
Yeah, the only thing we have are broad, general categories like "Fantasy, Sci-Fi, etc..."
Hard to really put them into specific categories like action MMORPG (TERA for example).
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
Joined: 5/21/08
Im still not seeing how AHs have anything to do with lack of community.
Game without an AH:
Someone starts spamming "WTS Epic Sword of Uberness 100G"
Someone replies "Ill buy it"
They meet up, trade, go back to their business.
Do you actually consider that "socializing" and "community". Its not as if people selling items are doing it for another purpose, such as initiating the trade just to sit around and share eachother's life stories.
If you want socializing and community, then just do it. Talk to people, start up conversations, find a niche of people with common interests, etc. You dont need buying/selling to do it. Its not like you go to the local grocery store to find a new best friend. You got here to shop.


text:
Joint Notice of Privacy Practices
Palmetto Health Joint Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Palmetto Health participates as an organized health care arrangement (OHCA), which is a clinically integrated care facility where individuals typically receive health care from more than one health care provider, some of which may not be employed by Palmetto Health. Palmetto Health's medical staff, practitioners and non-practitioners who provide services in any Palmetto Health facility may fall under the Joint Notice of Privacy Practices and may use and/or share your health information for treatment, to obtain payment for treatment, for administrative purposes, to evaluate the quality of care that you receive and for any and all other purposes described in this notice.
Understanding Your Health Record/Information
A record is created each time you receive services from Palmetto Health, a physician or other healthcare provider associated with us. Typically, this record contains your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment, and a plan for future care or treatment. This information, often referred to as your health or medical record, serves as a basis for planning your care and treatment. It is communicated among the many health professionals who contribute to your care and enables you or a third-party payer to verify that services billed were actually provided. Your medical record is a legal document describing the care you received. It is a tool we use to educate health professionals and to assess and continually work to improve the care we provide and the outcomes we achieve. Your medical record may be a source of data for medical research, public health initiatives and facility planning.
The purpose of this Notice of Privacy Practices is to assist you in understanding what is in your medical record and who, what, when, where and why others may access your health information. This document will assist you in making more informed decisions when authorizing disclosures of your health information.
Your Health Information Rights
Although your health record is the physical property of the healthcare practitioner or facility that compiled it, the information belongs to you. You have rights afforded to you by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a federal regulation (42 CFR Part 164). These rights include:
- The right to request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information. Palmetto Health is not required to agree to a requested restriction, unless related to payment. Requests for restrictions should be sent to the facility's Health Information Management department or the specific department maintaining your health information.
- The right to obtain a paper copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices upon request. The Notice of Privacy Practices may be obtained from Palmetto Health's registration areas.
- The right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical record in any requested format supported by the organization. Palmetto Health charges a fee for copying medical records in accordance with South Carolina law. Copies may be obtained by contacting the facility's Health Information Management department or the specific department maintaining your health information.
- The right to amend or correct your medical record. However, Palmetto Health is not required to agree to the requested amendment under certain circumstances. Requests for amendments should be sent to the facility's Health Information Management department or the specific department maintaining your health information.
- The right to obtain an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information. An accounting of disclosures can be obtained from the facility's Health Information Management department. We will provide you with one free accounting each year. For subsequent requests, we will charge a $25 fee per request.
- The right to obtain an access log detailing up to three (3) years of electronic transactions related to your medical record beginning January 1, 2014. An access log can be obtained from the facility's Health Information Management department. We will provide you with one free accounting each year. For subsequent requests, we will charge a $25 fee per request.
- The right to request communication of your health information by alternative means or at alternative locations.
Requests for alternative communications should be made to The Health Information Management department or the specific department maintaining your health information. Palmetto Health only will agree to send information in a secure manner.
Our Responsibilities
Palmetto Health is required to:
- maintain the privacy of your health information
- provide you with a Notice of Privacy Practices describing our legal duties and practices with respect to information we collect and maintain about you
- abide by the terms of the Notice of Privacy Practices
- notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction
- accommodate reasonable requests you may have to communicate health information by alternative means or at alternative locations
- notify you that you must opt-in to receive electronic privacy notices, such as via e-mail
Palmetto Health reserves the right to change our health information practices, policies and/or procedures at any time and to make the new provisions effective for all protected health information we maintain. You will be informed of such changes at the time of your next visit when you receive our Notice of Privacy Practices. The most recent version of our Notice of Privacy Practices will be posted in each of the facilities.
We may use and disclose your health information for purposes of treatment, payment and health care operations.
For example: Information obtained by a nurse, physician, or other member of your healthcare team will be recorded in your record and used to determine the course of your treatment. Your physician will document in your record his or her expectations of the members of your healthcare team. Members of your healthcare team will then record the actions they took and their observations. In that way, the physician will know how you are responding to treatment. We also will provide your physician or a subsequent healthcare provider with copies of various reports that should assist him or her in treating you once you are discharged from this facility.
For example: A bill may be sent to you and/or a third-party payer. The information on or accompanying the bill may include information that identifies you, as well as your diagnosis, procedures and supplies used. This information will be used for billing, claims management and collection activities to obtain payment for services provided to you. You may request that Palmetto Health withhold health information from your insurance provider if you make payment in full and not via another payment source, such as insurance.
Health Care Operations
For example: Members of the medical staff and the risk management and quality improvement teams may use your health information to assess the care and outcomes in your case and others like it. This information then will be used in an effort to continually improve the quality and effectiveness of the healthcare and services we provide.
Other Permitted or Required Uses and Disclosures of Your Health Information
Appointments: Palmetto Health may call or send information to remind you of an upcoming appointment or to reschedule an appointment. When appropriate, a message will be left on your answering machine. The content of that message will be kept as generic as possible to protect your privacy.
Business Associates: There are some services provided in our organization through contracts with business associates. Examples include answering services, collection agencies, medical record storage companies and a copy service we use when making copies of the medical record. When these services are contracted, we may disclose your health information to our business associate so that they can perform their job and bill you or your third-party payer for services rendered. To protect your health information, however, we require the business associate to appropriately safeguard your information.
Communication with Family: Health professionals, using their best judgment, may disclose to a family member, other relative, close personal friend or any other person whom you identify, health information relevant to that person's involvement in your care or payment related to your care. Generally, we will provide you the opportunity to object to such disclosures; however, in certain circumstances, we may use and disclose your health information for these purposes without providing you the opportunity to object.
Coroner: We may disclose health information to coroners, consistent with applicable law, to carry out their duties.
Correctional Institution: If you are an inmate of a correctional institution, we may disclose to the institution or agents thereof health information necessary for your health and the health and safety of other individuals.
Decedents: A decedent's health information is under privacy protection for 50 years after death. Palmetto Health may continue communicating with relevant family and friends after an individual's death to disclose health information to those involved in a decedent's care or for payment.
Directory: Unless you notify us that you object, we will use your name, location in the facility and general condition for directory purposes. This information can be provided to people who ask for you by name, including the media. If you provide us with your religious affiliation, we can provide that to members of the clergy.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): We may disclose to the FDA health information relative to adverse events with respect to food, supplements, product and product defects, or post marketing surveillance information to enable product recalls, repairs or replacement.
Fundraising: We may use your information to contact you to raise funds for the benefit of Palmetto Health. Palmetto Health is required to offer the option to decline or opt-out of fundraising. Palmetto Health may not make fundraising communications after an individual opts out, but may provide a method of opting back in.
Funeral Directors: We may disclose health information to funeral directors, consistent with applicable law, to carry out their duties.
Genetic Information: Palmetto Health may provide genetic information to your health insurance plan, but genetic information may not be used by health insurance plans for underwriting purposes. Examples of genetic information include the individual's genetic tests; genetic tests of family members of the individual; manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of the individual; or any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research which includes genetic services, by the individual or any family member of the individual.
Government Functions: Your health information may be disclosed for the purpose of protecting public officials, national security and intelligence activities and other specialized government functions, as necessary.
Immunization Records: Palmetto Health will obtain your permission to release student immunization records to schools, but a formal authorization is not required.
Marketing: We may use your information to contact you to provide information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you. From time to time, your health care provider or designee may contact you to request your permission to participate in health education and/or promotion. If Palmetto Health receives compensation for a marketing-related activity, your authorization is required.
Military and Veterans: If you are a member of the armed forces, we may release medical information about you as required by military command authorities. We also may release medical information about foreign military personnel to the appropriate foreign military authority.
Notification: We may use or disclose information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative, or another person responsible for your care, and inform them of your location and general condition.
Organ Procurement Organizations: Consistent with applicable law, we may disclose health information to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking, or transplantation of organs for the purpose of tissue donation and transplant. This is to facilitate a patient or family's request to be an organ or tissue donor.
Post-Treatment Follow-up: Palmetto Health may contact you to check on your health status or to ensure we have answered all of your questions. If you participate in post-treatment support groups, you may be given tools for your convenience that inform others of your diagnosis and/or treatment.
Public Health: As required by federal, state and local law, we may disclose your health information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing, reporting or controlling disease, injury, disability or for other health oversight activities.
Required by Law or Law Enforcement: Palmetto Health may use and disclose information about you as required by law. Your information also may be used and disclosed for law enforcement purposes, as required by law or in response to a court order. For example, we may disclose information for the following purposes:
- for judicial and administrative proceedings pursuant to legal authority,
- to report information related to victims of abuse, neglect and/or domestic violence,
- to assist law enforcement officials in their law enforcement duties and
- for purposes of governmental investigation.
Research: We may disclose information to researchers when their research has been approved by an Institutional Review Board and/or Privacy Board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your health information.
Serious Threat to Health or Safety: To avert a serious threat to health or safety, we may use and disclose medical information about you when necessary. Any disclosure, however, would only be to someone able to help prevent such a threat.
Telephone Contacts: We may contact you by telephone to provide you with test results, return your call, answer questions or obtain additional information.
Workers' Compensation: We may disclose health information to the extent authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to Workers' Compensation or other similar programs established by law.
Other uses and disclosures of your health information will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information at any time except to the extent that action already has been taken.
Breach Notification: Palmetto Health is required to protect the privacy of your health information. In the unfortunate event that your health information is breached, Palmetto Health will provide notification to you without unreasonable delay.
For More Information or to Report a Problem
If you have questions or concerns about Palmetto Health's health information policies or practices, you can contact Palmetto Health's Privacy Line at 1-800-883-0844. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with Palmetto Health using the phone number listed or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services via the Office for Civil Rights. There will be no retaliation by Palmetto Health for filing a complaint.
Effective Date: April 14, 2003
Revised: October 6, 2009
Last Revised: August 29, 2013


text:
|5.5 in.
|3.3 lbs.
|Batteries Included:
|Battery Amp Hours:
|3.0 Ah
|Battery Type:
|Drive Size:
|1/4 in.
|Drive Type:
|Handle Style:
|Pistol Grip
|Maximum Torque:
|1,420 in-lbs.
|No-Load Speeds (IPM):
|0 - 3,400
|No-Load Speeds (RPM):
|0 - 2,600
|Power Settings:
|Makita 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Impact Driver Kit with FREE Impact Gold 11 Pc. Bit Set
|View »
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®by PowerReviews
Best Uses
Reviewed by 3 customers
Sort by
Best Uses
Comments about 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Motor 1/4 in. Impact Driver Kit:
Impact drivers have sort of revolutionized consruction over the last 20 years. The ability to drive screws without stripping the head or snapping the shaft while going into solid wood is really great. I still own Makita corded and 9.6V cordless drills from the early 90s. They're well made but they don't do what impact drivers do.
This model is an improvement over older impact drivers. The brushless motor is smoother and quieter. My workmate has an older non-brushless 1.5h model and while a great tool, this new one is more powerful, faster, and the battery lasts longer. The multi speeds are very convenient and I'm glad I got them but they're not absolutely necessary. Especially if you can press lightly and operate your variable speed driver at low rpms. (The speed change button seems like another thing to fail over time but so far so good.) The only thing about the Makita is it's a bit more expensive than comparable models but that's because Makitas are built as well as can be.
Best Uses
Comments about 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Motor 1/4 in. Impact Driver Kit:
Hoping this reconditioned tool holds up. If so it's a huge improvement over my current drill, especially when it comes to driving screws, nuts, bolts. I have much more control and strip less fastener heads.
The speed control is great. Love the light and the glow in the dark ring is handy for attic and crawl space work when I set the tool down.
Best Uses
Comments about 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Motor 1/4 in. Impact Driver Kit:
The latest, portable impact drivers are amazing, and this one is a versatile, impressive tool. Lightweight and compact, fits hand and is balanced. Versatile, powerful, brushless motor. Three settings enable driving smallest screw to big bolts. In fact, have to watch the power on high. Had 3/8" dia. framing bolts set in basement concrete since the 1940s. On high, twisted the first bolt in half. Zip. Dropped down to medium and easily impacted out the rest. Works fine as drill, with (more costly) driver-based drill bits. LED light is good but wish there were a second LED underneath for full coverage from any working angle. Suggest buy quality, hardened impact screwdriver and socket accessories that can handle the impact torque. Have found Makita tools and battery systems to be excellent, going back 15 years to original, puny 9.6V nicads. Currently have four LXI batteries and six LXI power tools, all through CPO. Very satisfied with the system. In fact, hafta smile at my good judgement on this one. (Doesn't happen often ;-}
Do you have questions about this product?
get answers from real customers and in-house experts with AnswerBox.
Q:Is make from japan or china ?
1 answer
A:This kit is manufactured in China.


text:
Beginning September 15, 2014, paid school employees will register for the National Geographic Bee (Nat Geo Bee) online!
Public schools, private schools, and homeschools with students in any of the grades four through eight in the United States and its territories, as well as Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) are eligible to participate in the Nat Geo Bee.
A minimum of six (6) students from the eligible grade levels must participate in the school competition in order for the school champion to be eligible to qualify for the state competition.
Participating students must not have reached their 15th birthday on or before September 1, 2014.
Students are eligible to compete in any level of the Nat Geo Bee for a period of five years only.
Any paid employee at a public or private school can register the school for the Nat Geo Bee. In the case of homeschools, an individual affiliated with the homeschool group can register the school. In both cases, a School Bee Coordinator must be identified, and that person cannot be a relative or guardian of a student participating in the Nat Geo Bee at their school or any other school.
The school Bee coordinator will receive emails from National Geographic regarding the Bee materials, conduct the school competition, administer the qualifying test to the school winner, score the test, and communicate with National Geographic about the school champion. Registration information needed to register the school includes the school Bee coordinator name and email address, school phone and fax number, the principal's name and email address, estimated number of years the school has participated in the Nat Geo Bee, and school Bee coordinator position at the school. A username and password must be created on the registration site so that the school Bee coordinator can return to the site and download materials, administer the qualifying test, and report the champion's score to National Geographic.
The Nat Geo Bee registration fee is $100, and it may be paid by credit card or check. Registering by credit card ensures faster access to the downloadable materials. School competition materials are ready for download beginning November 3, 2014. School Bee Coordinators who have registered prior to November 3 will receive an email notifying them that materials are available. Schools paying by check will receive an automatically generated invoice and address to remit payment. Schools paying by check must submit their payment by January 9, 2015, to ensure check processing and adequate time to administer their school competition and qualifying test. Purchase orders are not accepted.
The school competition must take place by the first week of February 2015. February 6, 2015, is the last date that qualifying test results may be submitted for consideration for the state competition. All qualifying test results must be reported by 11:59 p.m. EST on February 6. No exceptions will be made.
Once all qualifying tests are reported, the student scores are ranked to determine the qualifying students (up to 100) for each state competition. Schools and parents/guardians will be emailed to let them know whether or not their student/child qualified. State competitions will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015.
The champion from each state is invited to compete in the Nat Geo Bee National Championship in Washington, D.C., May 11-13, 2015.
Photo Galleries
For Teachers and Parents
How Schools Register
Learn more about the new online registration process for qualifying schools: U.S. schools with any grade 4-8.
Every competition has rules—read ours, then let the fun begin!
Frequently Asked Questions
Wondering how to register for the Bee or how to prepare? Our "Frequently Asked Questions" have the answers!
Study Corner
What's the best way for students to prepare for the Bee? Here are some tips from the National Geographic Bee.
Sample Questions
Answer sample questions from the National Geographic Bee, and get ideas on how to look for clues within the questions that can help you figure out the right answers.
Bee Study Shop
The latest from the National Geographic Store will help you prepare for the Bee.
More Travel Quizzes
Student Activities
Teachers can use these activities in the classroom to prepare students for the bee!
Geo-Scavenger Hunt
Simply memorizing terms and place locations can be tedious and even boring. One solution is to make the task fun with an atlas-based scavenger game.
Exploring Diffusion
The movement of people, goods, or ideas from one place to another is a process known as diffusion, which plays an important role in shaping the characteristics of where we live.
Tracking Violent Storms
Springtime brings the possibility of extreme weather, including violent thunderstorms and tornadoes.


text:
NM State has
faced South Dakota State already once this year, back in Nov., in Brookings,
S.D. The Aggies lost 10-5 in the first meeting. On the season, NM State holds a
3-6 overall record. This weekend's competition will be held at the Student
Horse Center.
"We feel
like we are very prepared for our competitions against Fresno State and South
Dakota State," head coach Robin Morris-Walters said. "We had a team scrimmage
this past weekend that offered some great competition between all of our riders
and I thought our girls rose to the challenge. As a team, we really need a win
to help build up that confidence and as we near Nationals. I feel we match up well
and can compete against both Fresno State and South Dakota State."
Megan Gould,
Jessica Woolsey, Brynn Larson, Clarissa Edgerton and Rianna Storey will
represent the Aggies in Horsemanship, while the Reining team will consist of Tara
Wilson, Stefanie Story, Marissa Bartmann and Brynn Larson. In Reining Jamie
Story and Hayley Newkirk will serve as alternates, while Courtney Cruse will be
the alternate for the Horsemanship team.
On the
Hunter Seat side, Laura Bostwick, Emily McConnell, Amber Tassel and Hannah
Swarthout will handle both the Equitation on the Flat and the Equitation on the
Fences. Sydney Morse will be the Aggies' alternate in the Flat, as Shannon
Dooley was named alternate for the Fences.


text:
A small mountain village in Italy. A long-forgotten son, swarmed by adoring crowds, triumphantly returning to his homeland. It may sound like a scene out of one of "The Godfather" films, but it's what actually happened to Robert Morris University President Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D., when he had to opportunity to visit his family's hometown of Macchiagodena.
At the time, back in 2009, RMU was working on a partnership with the University of Molise in the city of Campobasso, Italy. The key contact during the process was Angelo Iapaolo, the mayor of Macchiagodena, located high in the Apennines Mountains in the Province of Isernia, Region Molise.
After hearing the president's last name, Mayor Iapaolo tells Dell'Omo that his family is actually from his village. Intrigued, Dell'Omo later does some research and discovers the History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1664-1920, Vol. 3, which confirms the mayor's claim. As it turns out, Dell'Omo's great-grandfather, Michael Dell'Omo (1840-1896), was a prominent physician in the town. His grandfather, Louis R. Dell'Omo (1882-1965) came to the United States in 1905 at the age of 23 and worked as secretary to the consul general in the Italian Consulate in New York City.
At the beginning of WWI, Louis was instructed to acquire a contract for Italian Army uniforms to be made in the U.S. He ended up finding a young man who rented a room above a store in Red Bank, N.J. Although he only had two or three sewing machines, at the time, Sigmund Eisner was given the contract and ended up becoming a major military manufacturer, and employed many Italian immigrants in the process. If the last name sounds familiar, Sigmund was the grandfather of Michael Eisner, the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
Eventually Eisner ends up hiring Louis out of appreciation and places him in charge of all records of production at Sigmund Eisner Co. factories, where he works for the next 50 years. "So basically, my family was responsible for the Eisner fortune," says a smiling Dell'Omo.
After Dell'Omo confirms with Mayor Iapaolo that his family is indeed from Macchiagodena, the mayor tells him that they'd like to invite him to the town for a "little celebration." "It was like something out of the movies," says Dell'Omo.
As his van reaches the top of a winding mountain road, Dell'Omo, along with his wife, Polly; Provost David L. Jamison and his wife, Sue; and Joseph D'Andrea, a retired Moon teacher originally from a town near Macchiagodena, come into the town's center square. And they can't believe their eyes.
"The entire town is there along with the mayor and the head of the province," says Dell'Omo. "I get out of the van and a bunch of little Italian ladies in their long coats all come up to kiss me. There's TV cameras and radio stations…it was really amazing."
Throughout the day, the townsfolk make proclamations in Dell'Omo's honor. Inside the town hall, which is located inside an old cathedral, the Macchiagodena City Council holds a special session and makes him an honorary citizen. After that, they take Dell'Omo to his grandfather's house, which is still owned by his father's cousin as a summer home. The entire group follows along for the tour of the home, which also used to house his great-grandfather's pharmacy. They then present Dell'Omo with a framed photograph of his grandparents that was hanging on the wall.
Following a three-hour lunch, Dell'Omo is greeted by his relatives from all over Italy, who have come in for the celebration, and they shower him with gifts. Next they go to a local school for an assembly with the entire town and all the students and teachers. The students – approximately 50 kids in all – sing John Lennon's "Imagine" in English. "It was unbelievable," says Dell'Omo. "There wasn't a dry eye in the place."
That evening, after a visit to the local café, Dell'Omo and his group are treated to yet another program featuring Italian bag-pipers and a big cake with "Welcome Home Gregorio" written in icing. The next morning, he and Polly are in their hotel room watching TV and every station has Dell'Omo on it. "Polly was like, 'Are you kidding me?'" he says. "It was actually a little embarrassing, all the attention."
At the end of his visit, the provincial archivist presented Dell'Omo with a family tree, tracing his roots all the way back to 1719.
"The extent to which the village went to organize all the events welcoming me home was absolutely unbelievable," says Dell'Omo. "I never anticipated this kind of welcome. It was especially exciting to visit my grandfather's home and see all the family pictures and mementos."
Dell'Omo says he still communicates with many of the relatives he met that day. Since then, he has been back to Macchiagodena one other time to bring his sister, and he says the visit was equally special. "Polly and I will never forget this visit and all it meant to us. My dream is to bring my children and grandchild there in the near future. No matter what they say…you can go home again."


text:
Thank you. If a matching email exists we will send you an email in a few minutes with instructions on how to reset your password.
Don't forget to check your spam folder if you cannot find the email. For further assistance please contact us at email@example.com .Okay
Lindsay Corr
Lindsay Corr scours every corner, looking in drawers and closets across the US and abroad for the most beautiful scarves of generations past. Their graphics tell a story about the history, culture, and art from their era. These old and vintage textiles become fresh and current when made into pillows and art.


text:
Angry Birds Seasons updates for 2012 Holiday season
It's December 1, which means the new Angry Birds Seasons update is out with a new level every day until Christmas Day -- like an advent calendar.
It's a snowy winter night, the northern lights are ablaze, and it seems like peace on earth… until the bad piggies show up! The Angry Birds didn't realize that they're walking in a winter wonderham!
The 25 new levels will take place in a snowy winter landscape under the aurora borealis and there is also a new ice element that will surely make you slip and slide. In addition to the 25 levels in the advent calendar, there are also three secret levels that can be unlocked for some special wintry treats. Lastly, there is a special Harbin level in honor of the upcoming Angry Birds area in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China.
It's important to note that in order to access each new daily level, you need to have an internet connection enabled.
We are receiving many reports of the new update only causing the game to crash at launch. I am not experiencing this issue on my iPad 3, so it isn't affecting everyone. If you've updated to the latest version of Angry Birds Seasons and are experiencing constant crashing, please let us know in the comments below as well as which device you are using to play.
If the game is running great for you, let us know what you think! Personally, I love the advent calendar style of Angry Birds Seasons because I'm not tempted to advance to the next level and instead take time to get three stars on them all. Now excuse me while I continue playing the first level as I have only earned 2 stars so far.
- $0.99 for iPhone - Download now
- $2.99 for iPad - Download Now
Have something to say about this story? Leave a comment! Need help with something else? Ask in our forums!
Reader comments
Angry Birds Seasons updates for 2012 Holiday season
I was able to play Day 1 on my iPhone 4 but it said I have a Network Communication Error when trying to play Day 2. Have done a hard and soft reset and even deleted and re-installed the app. Nothing helps.
Angry birds seasons crashes at launch. Using iPad 2.
Seasons was working fine on my iPhone 4S up until this morning. Went to load and it took a while to get past the load screen. I can choose the new levels but it won't load any of them. It says there's a problem with the Internet connection. I can load web pages with ease so it's definitely a glitch.
As soon as I try to launch a bird they simply crash to the ground, one bird will work fine, next one crashes. Using PC, internet connection in working order. Very frustrating.


text:
This is a longer and leaner version of the Strength Yoga Camisole. We have maintained the support, adjust-ability and basic idea of our original camisole but lengthened it about 2.5" and slimmed it down. Our goal is too create a supportive cami that stays in place. The Strength Long Yoga Cami features adjustable straps, an empire line with an intention tag, and an interior bra for support. Wearing black (root) - Power and groundedness. Enhances assertiveness, confidence, independence, and authority. Improves self-image. Provides emotional protection. Represents career, career, life path, the journey.
|92% organic cotton / 8% spandex


text:
Rolling up another Swisha, listening to the beat again
Dranking but we concentrating, smoke another Sweet again
Steadily rewinding trying to make some hot shit
Oh what a job this is
Another all nighter trying to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh what a job this is
[Verse 1: Devin the Dude]
Dranking yet I'm thinking of another rhyme
Smoking, hoping that some bad news will come some other time
Cause I'm trying to do what I love, I love what I do
This music is something mo' different than the weed and the brew
That's why we mashing we ain't asking for nothing we working for it
Push it, peddle it to the people they can't ignore it
This is for all the independents, a few major labels
The big studios who still give niggas favors
On the mixing and mastering
Puzzling and plastering the tracks together
On tapes, CDs, wax or whatever
This is for all the engineers who smoke weed
Can't forget about the production costs and all the hidden fees
For another rhyme written, we spend time spitting in the booth
Sometimes it's like a pigeon coop
But it's all for the cause, so I'm
Gonna continue to MC and smoke weed, you know I'm
[Verse 2: Snoop Dogg]
As easy as it looks to you I make it look so easy
With the music I be making the impression I be leaving
A lot of folks they stop and stare, thinking Im'a trick it off
I roll another bleezy, puff it, pass it and shake it off
Move on to the next phase and it's amazing
The next generation of rappers, big Snoop Dogg raising
That's fifteen years in the game
Still got the fortune and fame, yeah I'm doing my thang
Check this Devin
Somebody said that real Gs to go heaven
So I'mma keep spitting the truth on these fools like a reverend
Stay open like 7-11 that's 24/7
When you need some hot shit stop by and get you a beverage
I'm serving, my rhymes like nickels and dimes
Plug it in, let it play and let me blow your mind
It's the dominant conglomerate prominent and I'mma get
What I gotta get, twist another sweet and bob to the beat
[Verse 3: Andre 3000]
We work nights, we some vampires
Niggas gather round the beat like a campfire
Singing folk songs, but not no Kumbaya my Lord
You download it for free, we get charged back for it
I know you're saying, they won't know, they won't miss it
Besides, I ain't a thief, they won't pay me a visit
So if I come to your job, take your corn on the cob
And take a couple kernels off it that would be alright with you
Hell no, yeah exactamundo
But we just keep recording and it ain't to get no condo
And Candy Bentley fanny with no panties in Miami
And that cute lil' chick named Tammy that you took to the Grammys
See we do it for that boi that graduated
That looked you in your eyes real tough and said 'preciate it
And that he wouldn'ta made it if it wasn't for your CD number nine
And he's standing with his baby momma Kiki and she crying talkinbout
That they used to get high to me in high school
And they used to make love to me in college
Then they told me 'bout they first date, listening to my tunes
And how he, like to finger nail polish
I say hate to cut you off but I gotta go
I wish you could tell me mo' but I'm off to the studio, gotta write tonight
Hey, can you put us in your raps
I don't see why not
Devin it's the Dude you gon' probably hear him talking bout
[Outro: Snoop Dogg]
Yeah, this life we live. What a job this is. Real spit man
A lot of folks want to walk in these shoes but they just don't know man
It's a hell of a job, man
To be a rapper, MC, whatever you want to call it, man
We got a lot to deal with. Family members we gotta always look out for
Baby momma nagging, you knowImsaying kids need this
And then again the public need that, we gotta make hot music
Cause if it ain't hot it don't mean shit
But you know, it's all in a day's work
What a job this is my nigga
What's crack-a-lacking Devin the Dizzude
Snoop D-O dub, J Prince, Jazz Prince
Yeah, Rap-A-Lot still on top. 2007


text:
Discover a selection of top forums definitely present on the internet. Come to share your passion on forums definitely present and meet other fans of definitely present. Then, why don't you create your own forum of definitely present ?
Come and discuss the world of professional wrestling's past, present, and future! Also, join the world of fantasy wrestling, as we rewrite the book. our way!
wrestling, swarm, discussions, world, professional, wrestling's, past, #present, future!, also, join, fantasy, rewrite
Online Forum entertaining fans of V8 Supercars, Greg Murphy and the teams he has belonged to. Past and Present.
club, greg, murphy, russell, ingall, kelly, racing, supercars, fujitsu, paul, morris, forum, fans, supporters, rick, todd
the new generation Of Bleach!welcome to it!where we write the past, present and future!we will make it for we are the creators of it all.
bleach, generations, generation, bleach!welcome, it!where, write, past, #present, future!we, will, make, creators
Free forum : Souls of the Unknown is a melting pot of species varying from the common human to mythical creatures like werewolves, vampires, demons etc. set in the present time.
free, forum, souls, unknown, werewolves, vampires, shape, shifters, supernatural, creatures, role, play, roleplay, mythical, fantasy
A fan forum dedicated to Humongous Entertainment, covering all games from the early 90's to present.
junior, adventures, network, forum, dedicated, humongous, entertainment, covering, games, from, early, 90's, #present
This is the present, but a new age has risen. People have powers, like manipulating shadows, reading minds, and transforming, among others. This is the Age of Power.
power, legacies, risen, people, powers, manipulating, shadows, reading, minds, transforming


text:
Focus ProgramThe Susquehanna Focus programs build a rich web of connections among the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, business and the arts with classroom study, and include short-term, travel/study abroad. The goal is to help students broaden their global perspectives in a way that contributes to planning future study and career paths Programs are usually designed to permit students at every level of their university careers, from the first year up to participate.
Each program typically begins with an interdisciplinary "triad" of courses addressing issues central to a foreign country or region. Participating students, who should enroll in at least two of the associated courses offered in the term, then visit the country with Susquehanna faculty for a two-credit, 14- to 16-day cultural immersion during winter, spring or summer break.
Below are several two of Focus programs currently offered. Additional or alternative sites may be available in the future.
Focus: Caribbean (Trinidad) students take combined studies in Caribbean culture and society, Caribbean literature, Caribbean political systems, and environmental geology and land management. A trip to the West Indies includes visits to sites such as the Caroni Swamp and the island's Bird Sanctuary, various coastal regions, the parliament, a mas camp (display of carnival costumes), meetings with personnel from political parties and trade unions, and a tour of the capital city. Site visits are complemented with workshops on the sociology, politics, literature, and ecology of the region with faculty of the University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Focus: Australia students take courses in biological issues in Australia and environmental psychology. They then travel to Sydney, explore the Great Barrier Reef, aboriginal sacred sites and the Australian rainforest.


text:
Department of Nursing
West Chester University
222 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center
West Chester, PA 19383
Dr. Monturo is an associate professor of Nursing at West Chester University, a John A. Hartford Scholar class of 2002, Associate Fellow of the Institute of Aging at the University of Pennsylvania, and past recipient of a national Veteran Affairs Fellowship. She is currently the Interim Department Chairperson of the Department of Nursing.
With extensive experience in the areas of artificial nutrition and related bioethical issues, Dr. Monturo published several papers on this and other related palliative care and oncology topics, in addition to numerous presentations at local, national and international levels.
WCU Weather Info.
Right-to-Know Policy