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CONCORD, N.C. – The roar of engines will come to life this weekend at two more WKA Speedway Pavement Series Divisional tracks, as the quest for the 2012 national championships takes full flight.
With Oakland Valley and King George Speedways already hosting their first rounds of WKA Divisional action recently, the focus will now shift to two more facilities as Sandy Hook Speedway in Street, Maryland, as well as the Poughkeepsie Speedway in Poughkeepsie, New York will take center stage for their first events of the year.
A past host of a WKA national pavement series event, Poughkeepsie returns to the WKA fold, hosting round 1 of their divisional program this Sunday April 22.
For Sandy Hook Speedway, the lone WKA Divisional oval track in 2011, they will be the 3rd of 6 WKA tracks to host a divisional this Saturday April 21. Sandy Hook is also well know for their unique sprint track, home of many of the top competitors on the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series.
Both tracks will also be hosting Super Regional events during the season, Sandy Hook on June 17, Poughkeepsie on July 21, with winners on that day locked in as guaranteed starters in their respective classes for the Aug 10-12 Grand National event at Chapel Hill Raceway in Humphrey, New York. That weekend will mark the crowning moment for all winners as they will earn 2012 national championship honors.
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Everyone knows that Jamestown Island on the north shore of the James was the first successful English colony in America. Less well known is the important role the South Shore played in the success of early Virginia. Within a very few years after Jamestown was settled, colonists began migrating across the river. Industrious farmers cleared land, planted crops and raised livestock vital to the survival and prosperity of the colony.
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Nurturing relationships between brands and publishers is a crucial part of APD's role as the region's leading affiliate marketing network. We recently held an event for fashion affiliate marketers in Sydney. Brands could showcase their wares to bloggers and publishers while cooking up ways to extend and improve campaigns and partnerships.
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In this opinion piece for Campaign Asia, Tobias Wilson (CEO, APD Singapore) urges marketers not to get carried away with technical ins and outs.Whether it is an outdoor campaign or a full scale programmatic display investment, marketing objectives should stay the same, without all the 'gory' technical details.
While we know digital transformation is inevitable, many large companies are not taking heed. Instead they are burying their heads in the sand, much as Nokia and Kodak did, not being able to change at the same pace as technology and consumer demand. In the final of his Digital Tsunami series Chairman, Roger Sharp, asks 'Directors, is this your Kodak moment?'
In the eye of a perfect digital storm – all at once the impact of smartphones + the sharing economy + crowd-sourcing + connected devices + bullish monetary policy – has brewed serious disruption. Following a recent keynote address at the Digital Entrepreneurs Leadership Forum in Hong Kong, APD Executive Chairman, Roger Sharp, tries to decipher the opportunities and the risks. Check out the second installment of his three part series.
With higher rates of engagement, video is often touted as a vital piece of the marketing mix for giant brands and start-ups alike. Yet the sheer numbers of 'views', and bottomless budgets, on YouTube mask the quality of your content in comparison to competitors. It is difficult to attribute traffic as 'paid' or 'earnt' and ignores how that content is received. How much content is shared and how the public regard it, are vital indicators of how your owned media is fairing. After all no video ever became 'viral' if it wasn't rapidly 'spread' aka spread. Chris Greenough talks about measuring the velocity of your content.
In this industry fads come and go almost as quickly as the latest YouTube-sensation. Technologists and marketers go through waves of devotion to 'firsts': mobile-first, search-first, UX-first and so forth. These dictate as a mantra – the guiding principle – under which work is undertaken. Morgwn Shaw wonders which 'first' will be next.
Effective data insights can give companies a competitive advantage across multiple verticals. A data-driven mindset allows you to track and model your business' performance accurately, providing relevant insights to drive successful future strategies. Yet we seem to be wading through an oblivion of tools and technologies, siloing our data without extracting any real insights…or value.
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A big spike in flu cases across the nation and here in our area is putting a strain on hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
And some local pharmacies ran out of the flu vaccine this week, doing a brisk business giving shots.
News 3 spoke with patients and pharmacists about the flu outbreak and area stores are seeing a steady stream of people getting vaccinated.
We've been talking about how flu season came a month early and now the illness is widespread in all but three states. Healthcare experts say it's not too late to get vaccinated, but some pharmacies are now running out.
"Have you had a flu shot before? You've never had any trouble with it?," asked Heather Davis, a pharmacist at H-E-B.
It's a common request at pharmacies across Bryan - College Station these days.
People like Richard Pitts of Bryan are rolling up their sleeves to fight the flu.
"I seen it last night on the news and it's saying if I get the flu it's still gonna be better than not having the shot at all," said Pitts.
Christina Russell and her 7-year-old daughter Isabella were getting their flu shots for the first time.
"Oh just being sick. We don't want to be sick, we have plenty of things to do this year, so anything to help out that," added Russell.
Heather Davis is the Pharmacy Manager for H-E-B in north Bryan. They still have plenty of vaccine but gave more than a dozen today.
They also are filling prescription orders for Tamiflu for those who are already sick.
"If they've been exposed the flu shot won't help them all that much. It does take two weeks for your body to build immunity once you get the flu shot," said Davis.
Some stores are running out though.
Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy in Downtown Bryan ran out of flu shots Friday and they don't think they'll get any more.
The Target in College Station turned down 11 people after running out.
They are ordering more.
"Have you been feeling well the last few days?," questioned Judy Voyles, before giving a flu vaccine to a patient.
She is a Staff Pharmacist at the Walgreens on 29th Street in Bryan.
"There's pretty much traffic from morning 'till night. All of our pharmacists are licensed immunizers, so we give 'em in the middle of the night if somebody gets off work and needs one. They can come in any time of day or night," Voyles said.
"I understand it that that flu that's going around is really bad so I hope everybody takes precautions," said Kenny Mallard, a Brazos County Commissioner for Precinct 3.
Mallard just got his flu shot at Walgreens.
The places we went to Friday sold flu shots from between $27 and $32 but there may be a discount depending on insurance.
The Brazos County Health Department tells us they still are well stocked.
Flu vaccines there go for 20 bucks.
Children under 7 will need a prescription from their doctor to get vaccinated at area pharmacies
There are signs the flu may have already peaked in some states.
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LOL I was too.Been banned from there -- is there a thread elsewhere?
LOL I was too.Been banned from there -- is there a thread elsewhere?
I got a bolt weight from an open bolt gun in x25 - it's 1 lb 10 oz. My current BC is 1 lb 2 oz so I know how far I need to go. Have a leftover BC ext which was too heavy for my first MG47; it almost exactly duplicates that weight. Best thing about it is, a rubber buffer can be used behind it on the bottom. If it's still too light, a heavy sleeve can be added around the useless piston shank to beef up the weight. Will keep you posted - I AM CLOSE to an MG47EC which is RELIABLE. But the next one will have a rotating bolt
If someone would post the weight of a PPS43 or PPS41 bolt, it would be usable information
Thanks -
Steve in El Paso still trying
Coils -- Thanks
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Your welcome Winn.
I got both but don't have an accurate scale at the house, if your not in a rush or no one else gets the info before Monday, I'll take them into work and weigh them.If someone would post the weight of a PPS43 or PPS41 bolt, it would be usable information
Brought my BC up to 1 lb 10.2 oz and just about to go give it a whirl. Ran out of space on places to weigh it down
I hope you guys have seen Doubletapme's latest build: http://www.gunco.net/forums/f252/xt74-belt-fed-40257/
It's amazing
I ran into a real curve ball on EC. After welding the bolt to the carrier (several times) it eventually WARPED THE BOLT. Created several problems: I could feel resistance when hand-cycling (tried correcting it with various springs), wouldn't easily/reliably center on a chambered round every time, and the firing pin had limited travel. Fire, misfire, fire, misfire sometimes firing a 10 shot string. Depth of primer strikes varied alot. I struggled with extractor mods, deeper headspace, juggling springs etc. Finally replaced the bolt. She cycles effortlessly and's working pretty good. Major job; required sleeving the bolt cup, rebuilding the feed stud plate & sleeve which supports it, which meant re-locating the feed stud. It took all night. *Didn't have to build up the striping lug* because the tray sets very low. Hope to post a good video of it popping away, real soon
Droog & Winn -
Here's the bolt sleeve tig'd into the cup, before facing it in the lathe. Tedious welding - it's my nicest one so far
This was it's first time out with it's new bolt. Firing pin is too long - punctures some of the primers. You'll see the smoke. I will take some off the rear after I shoot up all the leftover 'light strike' rds (gallon jug full) from the warped bolt
Need to hone a little off the extractor (base) so it can grip casings tighter / stronger ejection. Once in awhile one doesn't completely clear
She filmed this through the windshield. Still the occasional failure to eject; that can be fixed
You can get an idea from this one that it is accurate. But velocity is not strong enough to set off Tannerite
That's all, folks! Got some time off work, so we're heading out for some RV'ing. Then it's on to another in x25, this time it will be gas-operated
Steve, EC, and Marty (my film crew) in El Paso
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Thanks for the videos.
Sorry for the delay with the bolt wieghts but last week was nuts at work.
The PPSH41 is 1.26 lbs
The PPS43 is 1.21 lbs
Coils -
Thanks - I understand about work. Our work is down 80% so I took some time off.
The weight added to the BC brought the gun to 11 lbs 11 oz, including the bipod. That's 12 oz heavier than "Jr", sort of an oxymoron since it fires a lighter cartridge. But most blowback SMG's are heavy for their size, due to their heavier bolt.
The tweaking is almost complete. Extraction/ejection is strong as you'll see below. That can become a problem on a caliber conversion
I re-built a better link guide to position the belt/links more precisely
Not much space between it and the feed pawl, which must move freely
Since the "U" links are backwards, the part where the rim normally snaps in acts like a ramp - cartridges are pushed out of the link already nosing down. It feeds short 'squashed' cartridges (overseated bullets) just as well as 'good' ones. So send me your 'squashed' x25's!! I need to see whether it'll feed empty casings
Going through $2.08 worth of ammo
I needed to hold the belt up - because loaded links are a few 1/000" smaller dia than x39, and it wouldn't pull every one 100%
So I modifed the belt stop to spring up higher; so the weight/tension of the belt doesn't pull the links (backwards) over the stop, since they're smaller
The gap between it and the feed slot increased. I built up the right side of the stop to compensate; now links are centered over the slot again. It pulls a long heavy belt on it's own. The topcover is stock - no modifications
All the testfires have been shooting downhill, which affects the angle of the belt (cartridges feed nose high). Will try on level ground and see if there's a difference
Steve & El Cheapo, perforating the West Texas desert
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Monday, March 18, 2013
The Warrior Ride, a non-profit organization with a mission to rehabilitate injured war heroes, began a Charleston bicycle tour at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park, Thursday morning. Nearly 30 veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom rode to raise community support.
The "Warriors Helping Warriors" schedule began in Mount Pleasant at 8:30 a.m. and continued across the Ravenel Bridge to The Citadel.
A stop was made at the Daniel Library on campus for a special ceremony before proceeding to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center at 10 a.m.
A break for lunch was givenjust before noon at the center, where the warriors participated in a seminar. Following that was a ride back to Mount Pleasant over the Ravenel Bridge to visit the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum at 3 p.m.
The tour concluded at the VFW Isle of Palms Post, where they ate dinner with fellow veterans. It wrapped up a nearly 12-hour journey in Charleston.
The next day, the cyclists – some using adaptive bikes – rode from the Holiday Inn Express in Moncks Corner to Santee Cooper State Park.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Voters are few and far between so far in the First Congressional District Republican runoff between Mark Sanford and Curtis Bostic.
By 1 p.m., several precincts were reporting turnout between 4 percent and 6 percent, and most poll workers didn't think their precincts would match the turnout from the initial primary two weeks ago.
However, some said that people are showing up today who didn't vote March 19.
Most voters who revealed their choices were returning to the polls to vote for the same man they'd chosen before.
A few, however, had to change their votes because their first-choice candidate didn't make it to the runoff.
At Knightsville Elementary School, Joy McCreight sighed and said she'd voted for Sanford, "the little snake."
Between Bostic and Sanford, the former governor was the best choice, she said, but she had preferred Teddy Turner.
At Summerville High School, Noel Spilbor said Sanford best lined up with his first choice, Ray Nash.
Sanford has experience in Congress, Spilbor said.
Judy Snook voted for Sanford, who was also her choice in March.
"Because when he was in Congress, and also as governor, I think he did a good job," she said.
But at Flowertown Elementary School, John Conway wasn't persuaded by the "experience in Congress" argument.
His vote for Bostic was something of an anti-Sanford vote, he said, but it was also based on looking at Bostic's record and believing he could bring a grassroots perspective to Congress, much as now-Sen. Tim Scott has.
Richard and Merrill Bradham voted for Bostic at Summerville High School.
"He's the better choice," Merrill Bradham said.
They also voted for Bostic two weeks ago.
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, by July 1, 2015, the percentage of personnel placed in the category of nonclassified at a higher education organization may not exceed twenty percent of the total number of classified and nonclassified employees of that organization as those terms are defined in section two, article nine-a of this chapter and who are eligible for membership in a state retirement system of the State of West Virginia or other retirement plan authorized by the state.
A higher education organization which has more than twenty percent of its employees placed in the nonclassified category as defined by this subsection on July 1, 2011, shall reduce the number of nonclassified employees to no more than twenty-five percent by July 1, 2013, and to no more than twenty percent by July 1, 2015, except as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) For the purpose of determining the ratio of nonclassified employees pursuant to this section, the following conditions apply:
(1) Organizations shall count faculty or classified employees, respectively, who retain the right to return to faculty or classified employee positions, in the employee category they are serving in at the time of reporting as required by subsections (a) and (b), section eight of this article. Such employees will be counted in their original category at such time as they exercise their return rights.
(2) Athletic coaches are excluded from calculation of the ratio. The commission and the council shall include consideration of this employee category in each review required by section nine of this article and shall monitor organizations' use of this category and include this information in the reports required by subsections (a) and (b), section eight of this article.
(c) An organization may place up to twenty-five percent of the total number of classified and nonclassified employees of that organization as defined by this section in the nonclassified category under the following conditions:
(1) The governing board of an institution votes to approve any percentage or fraction of a percentage number above twenty percent and seeks and receives the approval of the commission or council, as appropriate, before increasing the total above twenty percent.
(A) The commission and council each shall approve or disapprove the increase and shall include the vote, as well as details of the position and justification for placing the position in the nonclassified category, in its minute record.
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(B) The commission and council shall provide technical assistance to organizations under their respective jurisdictions in collecting and interpreting data to ensure that they fulfill the requirements established by this section. Consideration of these issues shall be made part of each review required by section nine of this article and information from the review included in the reports required by subsections (a) and (b), section eight of this article;
(C) The chancellors shall monitor the progress of the organizations in meeting the deadlines established in this section and shall report periodically to the council and commission. The commission and council shall make a preliminary compliance report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by September 1, 2013, and a final report on organization compliance to that body by September 1, 2015.
(D) Subject to a joint recommendation by the commission and the council and subsequent affirmative action by the Legislature to extend the authority beyond the specified date of termination, the authority of an organization to place more than twenty percent of its personnel in the nonclassified category pursuant to this section expires on July 1, 2016.
(d) The current annual salary of a nonclassified employee may not be reduced if his or her position is redefined as a classified position solely to meet the requirements of this section. If such a nonclassified employee is reclassified, his or her salary does not constitute evidence of inequitable compensation in comparison to other employees in the same paygrade.
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Voters will be asked by Australian ballot at Town Meeting on March 5, 2013, to vote on a $1.6 million bond for a new town office. The need for new town office space has been known for a long time. It has been in Waitsfield's capital plan since 1990 (more than 20 years) and continually deferred. We are at the point now, this can no longer be deferred. Even if all went smoothly with a bond vote, final design, permitting and construction, a new town office is probably still three years away.
The basement of the library no longer meets the needs of town office functions, where it has been since 1972—more than 40 years. The vault has run out of space to store the town's vital, historic and land records. Space for day-to-day records storage, supplies and basic operations is increasingly limited. Prior years' financial and other records are stored off-site in a rented, non-heated storage unit and in the basement of the Wait House. This affects public access and administrative efficiency. Permits are stored in expensive, free-standing fireproof file cabinets, which are nearly at capacity. The town office is not accessible to persons using wheelchairs. The space sustained serious flood damage twice in the last 15 years. The capacity of the septic system is a concern. The library needs more space to meet the changing needs of the community.
The select board formed the Town Office Task Force (TOTF) in 2010 to evaluate the options and present a recommendation to the select board. Funds were budgeted to hire design, engineering and other professional expertise to assist in their feasibility studies. The TOTF carried out an extensive, inclusive public process, looked at several sites in Irasville and Waitsfield Village and ultimately recommended the Farm Stand site for the construction of a new town office.
The majority of the select board's support for the TOTF's recommendation to proceed with the Farm Stand site for a new town office should not be seen as disregard for the dozens of citizens who have spoken passionately in favor of renovating the old Methodist Church/Luminosity building for the new town office. We share the desire to see the building restored and continue to be a vital part of the historic village and in many ways agree it would make an interesting town office space.
The fiscal impact to taxpayers is a significant concern—not only the additional $700,000 to $1 million in project cost but the increased costs of maintenance and operation over time and increased loss in property tax revenue. The displacement of the longtime residential and commercial tenants is another significant concern. Also, we believe there are more resources available to the private sector than to the town to achieve the renovation of the building, including the various tax credits available for properties in the Designated Village Center, which could include the rental income from the tenants as part of the project cash flow. The strong expression of community support for renovating the OMC/Luminosity building could be a catalyst for bringing the appropriate partners together to make it happen and the Town could help secure eligible grants.
In addition to meeting the functional needs of a new town office in the foreseeable future, the select board believes the Farm Stand site has many other benefits, such as the opportunity to enhance the public's use of and access to the Flemer Field community green from Main Street, readily accessible public bathrooms and parking, a high level of energy efficiency, and its close proximity to the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service building, which is Waitsfield's emergency operations center. The building and site design will need to be addressed very thoughtfully to complement the neighboring uses and communicate a sense of civic pride and community.
The select board will be hosting an informational public meeting on Monday, February 25, at 7 p.m. at the Waitsfield Elementary School on the bond article. A public hearing will also be held on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at the Waitsfield town office to review the proposed CDBG-DR grant application. We urge citizens to attend to obtain current and accurate information and share your thoughts. Copies of reports, preliminary plans, minutes and other information is available at the town office. Information is also posted online at www.waitsfieldvt.us/townoffice.
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The Carroll County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) will allow HATCO, LLC to assume the current note on Market Village rather than foreclose on the property located next to the Farmers' Market facility at Interstate-77. The decision was announced following a closed session during the IDA's Dec. 18 meeting.
Weststar Investments, which was allowed to develop the retail spaces on county land, has been unable to repay $85,000 in financing provided by the IDA in exchange for a deed of trust. The IDA had previously authorized County Attorney Jim Cornwell to foreclose on the property.
"The terms are that HATCO will pay the IDA $5,000 down at closing, along with paying the IDA legal fees of $7,800 and provide the IDA as first position on a deed of trust for the property where the IDA will finance the principal and interest balance for up to one year at an interest rate of six percent," said Carroll County Administrator Gary Larrowe in an email to The Carroll News.
RGM Erectors had filed a complaint against Weststar, claiming that Weststar had not paid RGM for its construction work on two buildings. According to court papers, a default judgement of $657,983 was issued against Weststar. Officials of the two companies then worked out a deal to deed the Market Village to HATCO, thus allowing HATCO to take over the financing.
"This action allows for the IDA to continue to be in a very secure position and earn six percent on their money, and get a down deposit on the project and recapture legal fees and not have to foreclose on the property," wrote Larrowe in his email.
The closed meeting followed a tour of the two Kentucky Derby Hosier buildings recently purchased by the IDA. After approving of the HATCO deal, the IDA then voted to declare the propane gas tanks and contents at the KDH #8 property surplus and advertise it for sale as soon as the paper work is concluded on the sale of the buildings.
In addition, the IDA is acquiring insurance and associated services on the two buildings and property, according to Larrowe.


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Originally posted by RefMinor
I would argue that if a person trained smartly for 2hrs a day with a skilled, professional coach, whereas I just hit balls around the court for 10 hrs a day, a fair fight is definitely expected.
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Joined: 1/19/11
Originally posted by MMOarQQ
Was reading an article a few months ago about how by 2025 bionic limbs will be a big part of sports. A football player has a dodgy knee? Get him a better knee! Tennis player needs a better serve? Install a better arm!
Life is P2W, you're all fighting a battle that was lost many moons ago with this
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Joined: 1/08/12
Originally posted by Pangentor
the worst one I ever encountered was BSG online. Bigpoint is famous for p2w
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Joined: 3/12/09
Originally posted by bishbosh
So called "pay to win" games are played by a variety of people.
1. They tend not to inpulse buy and generally don't feel ripped off. The muppets who spend £100s or £1000 are near the edges of the bell curve. These are usually PvPers who are ultra-competative and will take any perceived advantage in any game they play. Most cash shop users buy a little here and there to ease their journey and are generally OK with not being as kitted out as the next guy. I would go so far to say that it's really those to have a handle on not being concerned about be competition and are happy to just enjoy the ride.
2. No. Most play these games because they are cheaper. Being responsible for their own actions and impulse control keep costs doen a great deal. it's always more about having fun that being the "best". Type A personalities need not apply.
There is NO miracle patch.
95% of what you see in beta won't change by launch.
Hope is not a stategy.
When my son was growing up, whenever we got a new game for the Nintendo the first thing he did was jump online and find the cheat codes sites. Without even trying the game first, he had the cheat codes. I finally broke him of that habit (I hope).
This is the type of person I envision "paying to win" in online games. The people who look for shortcuts, who copy answers on tests, who just do not understand the concept of achieving what they get. I guess some people who achieve in real life may feel they deserve to "pay to win" in their leisure time.
Truly, I don't know. These are just my perceptions of the people who "pay to win."
SoE customers.
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Joined: 3/14/05
The way I look at it people who have been playing WoW since launch have spent over $1000 on subscriptions alone, not to mention the cost of expansions, so it doesn't surprise me some people spend the same in free to play games. I wonder if Blizzard sees those long term customers as their whales.
I play quite a few games where they have unique features or items that can only be unlocked with real cash, a good example would be something like League of Legends, you can unlock new stuff faster if you pay real money, but you can also do it through normal in game grinding. I'd venture the average user doesn't spend more then 15 a month on it, but I could be wrong. I spend maybe $2-5 dollars a month on it when I see a skin on sale that I like, there is usually about one each month that catches my fancy, but $2-5 dollars a month isn't that bad for a game I enjoy. Also another advantage to a set up like this is I can take a few weeks break without feeling like I'm losing out on my subscription fee, since when I do spend money on the game it's for something I'll use right away.
My experince with games like Ragnarok Online have been similair, if there is something I really want, that can't be got through normal gameplay, I usually shell out for it, but the total per month almost never exceeds the 15 a month budget for a online game. However to be fair I don't go for +10 gear which people do spend boatloads of money on since upgrade attempts fail so often, and to not break the weapon it requires cash shop upgrade material. The advantage to the +10 gear is pretty marginal over the +7 gear that is well within the reach of a more casual player. For example the difference between a +10 weapon and a +7 weapon was 15 damage, but when you have around 500 base damage at max level that's only about a 3% advantage.
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Joined: 10/05/08
There are also lot of cheapos, poeple that really want to play a coop/solo game with a chat box, and of course people that don't want believe that game X is P2W, play those games.
I will not play a game with a cash shop ever again. A dev job should be to make the game better not make me pay so it sucks less.
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Joined: 3/13/12
Originally posted by AlBQuirky
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Joined: 8/08/03
I played EQ2 for years...had the max # of alts...even bought additional slots...had the mansion and all. I had years of fun and good memories.
I just logged on to the 'free' EQ2 and choked! Out of all my alts only 4 were available to me to play...all the others were 'locked' unless I paid for additional char slots. heheh. Nevermind, that as a previous subscriber I already paid for those slots.
It was a great lesson to learn. SOE is losing it's customer base and is now using all sorts of tricky tricks to pull in some cash.
I was affronted...but then laughed. You want to play you gotta pay (some way, some how).
I did have fun for years...and that is that.
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Joined: 3/09/12
Originally posted by AlBQuirky
And it's only worse, accept a quest it points you in the right direction. WoW use to not be like this I started my addiction when it went open beta that is why it was magical you had to take the time to unlock the magic. And I still to this day don't know why the combat log is hidden, it should come out of the closet that shy window is an RPG's best asset it needs to be shown off. /sigh
This is why when someone mentions a town or area in WoW I could easily envision where it's located I wonder if a newer player to WoW would even be able to do this since they just follow arrows, buttons, and sparkles.
Is this the end of MMORPG's for me?
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Joined: 3/09/12
Originally posted by Worstluck
It's not just the F2P gaming market that is oversaturated. Have you taken a look at Steam lately? It didn't have near that many games back when WoW first came out. We are in an awesome time right now so many choices. That is why the F2P & Subscription based models will eventually die. Simply because there are so many online multiplayer games to choose from there is no way for an MMO to keep itself massive since the gaming community is spread across hundreds of games. This will force everything back to the buy to play market which is the way it needs to be.
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Joined: 8/11/10
Id like to point out that everyones buy to play game , the great the inventive, the transcendent gw2 while buy to play will have a cash shop just like free 2 play titles like rom
Oh not all free 2 play games sell buy 2 win items. Rom tried to stay away from that. I havent been in there cash shop in a while but they pretty much steared away from pay to 2 win type items ,
So while gw 2 will only have fluff items , they are still gonna have a cash shop, if anything free 2 play wont die, sub wont die either for the top aa titles
Its kinda naive to actually believe this. I for one like the sub model, so much better then any model with a cash shop , pay 2 win or not . I dont mind paying a sub for a game that gives me updates regularly . Hell ive subbed to wow since 2005 so id ont even need patches every month
That said buy 2 play is never gonna take over mmo's for alot of reason. One being mmo's cost more then cosnole games or computer single player games to make. So they have to have other streams of revenue
Dont think so everyones fav dev, the altuistic anet who would give u there games for free if nasty ncsoft would let the, Is gonna have a cash shop/
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Joined: 2/27/04
Using the term pay2win for mmos is utterly ridiculous.
mmorpgs are not a competition. You´re not winning anything by advancing in the game. Also, I don´t know of any game where you can actually advance in levels or buy equipment. that would defeat the point of an mmorpg.
Originally posted by bishbosh
I played Eden Eternal for a good 6 months, and I'd consider it a Pay2Win game. It is one of the Online RPG's where you "enhance" or "buff" your equipment from 0 up to 10. With each step having a failure chance and the failure chance increasing as it goes up. Failure causes the weapon to break or reset, so you have to use cash shop items to prevent the failure from destroying the progress. Several other free2play korean games have this kind of item upgrade model (Scions of Fate, and Nostale, from what I've played) I think Cabal Online might have it too.
So, I played the game for 6 months and never spent a single penny. However, I did play the game all the time, and craft/trade intelligently, as well as farm for rare items and gold.
I had several heated debates in guild chats where I was using the anti-cash shop argument, and pro-cash shop argument people were voicing their reasons. In the end, I just pissed alot of Pay2Win addicts off by telling them how wasteful they were being.
So here are four different personality/role types I experienced when playing Eden Eternal, each of these types I had alot of interaction with on ventrilo as well as guild chat, and all of these player types made purchases.
The stay at home wife - she was the guild leader of the guild I spent most of my gaming term in. Her husband was the original founder of the guild but he had a full time job and had his wife take over the guild for him. He was a very smart guy with a good job and made good money. Every week when new items would come out in the cash shop, the guildmates would then joke about how our guild leader was going to beg her husband for some cash shop items once he gets home from work. The wife was not allowed to make purchases without the permission of her husband, since he was the one with the job. They were a couple in their late twenties. The wife was willing to pay money for the cash shop items, and the husband was not really thrilled about it, but he would appease his wife.
The lonely teenage girl - There was a girl who was in my guild for a while. She wasn't the most intelligent person in the world, and I'm saying that nicely. She did not make cash shop purchases often, she rarely did it. But when she would make them, it was on almost purely cosmetic stuff, like pets etc. She would use her own hard worked money. The majority of the time she would buy an item and then give it to someone else in the game as a gift to earn their friendship or affection. She only had a part time job and so she did not have a very high income. Whenever she would tell me about a purchase she made or I'd hear about it, I'd get upset with her, because I knew she was wasting her money and how little IRL money she had. She would shrug off my warnings and say stuff like "oh well I'll just work a few more hours this week". I was wanting a in-game pet that gives a significant tanking buff, since I did alot of tanking. I would mention it here and there but I couldn't afford it because I didn't have enough in game gold to buy one off a player. So the teenage girl gave it to me as a gift. I took it, but later regretted it, because I didn't like that she wasted her money on other people. So I mailed her back an equivalent amount of gold once I had earned it.
The rich loser - there were a handful of males in the game who would get ALL of their items to the maximum power level, +10 as soon as they would get the item, and as soon as it would be released from the cash shop. Basically these guys had max'ed out stuff as soon as possible and spent whatever amount of IRL cash was required. These guys were very elitist and arrogant. They also had striking personality flaws. Basically you only had to be in ventrillo with them for a good hour or two to realize how big of a massive tool they were IRL. So basically these guys had bad social skills, bad enough to hinder their success in real life, so they would make up for this, or attempt to, by being the biggest "winners" in-game. These guys who dumped literally thousands on the game would often talk about their IRL financial status, in a bragging manner. So basically they were rich guys in corvettes compensating for something, but it was an in-game corvette.
The average joe addict The last type I can think of is one of the officers of my guild. He was a very intelligent guy, he had a decent job, it was nothing super special but he had spare income to play with, but he wasn't wealthy/rich IRL. He would spend maybe about 100-400 dollars on the game per month. I remember him once having deposited 200 bucks into his account and complaining about how much money he just dumped, regretting it. He was a nice guy, easy to get along with, he seemed very normal. But he was an addict to the game. He liked to be decently powerful, like bargain powerful. He'd get his stuff powerful enough to get stuff done and to handle business in PVP, but he wouldnt just dump tons of cash like the rich loser would. So I can only say that this is the average addicted Pay2Win player. They know they are addicted, they know they are dumping their money away, but they are having fun in the game so they feel its justified.
The rare spender / cheapskate (Me) - This guy has way too much free time on his hands. He has no girlfriend, and no significant hobby besides gaming. His IRL / local friends are also gamers, so maintaining the friendships while still gaming a ton is easy. He thinks pay2win and cash shop games are a rip off, except for the subscription'esque type items that some games offer. (Some games call it "premium" or "gold" status. Basically the most bang for your buck in cash shop games) This player is very content with themselves as a person, both in-game and IRL, so doesn't need to feed their ego by being the best in the pay2win games. The player has enough time to devote to gaming that they can experience almost all of what the pay2win games have to offer without spending any money. They can compete with the cash shop spenders because of how many more hours they put into the game as compared to the spenders. The player is perfectly fine with being mediocre and enjoy the game for the gameplay itself and not the items/power status symbols. The player is in-game economy savvy and knows a good cash shop deal when it comes along. This type of player plays most Free2Play games for free for the entire duration, or spends at most 30 dollars per month for subscription/exp boost type purchases. A good example of this type of player would be to say they were able to unlock almost all the champions in League of Legends and all of the runes they needed for every possible build they wanted, without paying a single penny to Riot Games, because of the sheer volume of matches the person played and exp was gained.
Oops, I listed 5 types instead of 4. Well the last one is kind of the non-spender, but they still deserve a description I think.
Everything in this post is 100% accurate and true. I have played many many Free2Play as well as subscription games, and I've played the piss out of them, and these are my experiences with F2P spenders.
Originally posted by Gameloading
You probably shouldn't post opinions like this unless you've actually gotten your feet wet in some F2P games.... Allow me to enlighten you.
Eden Eternal:
There are territories (capture nodes) in the game which can only be owned by a single guild. That guild which owns them gets a reward of gold per day. A tax from the NPCs of that territory if you will.
When a guild defends their territory, they are being attacked by all the other guilds on the server who choose to participate. So there is a prestige type reward, as well as a physical gold reward for territory ownership. The "Territory Wars" battle is pretty much just a gigantic Arathi Basin with hundreds of players on the server from many different guilds. Success relies mostly on the guild's strategy, and the power of the gear worn by the players. Player skill is a small factor but no where near as huge as item power.
Players power in pvp is very strongly affected by how "buffed" or "enhanced" their items are. Items start at +0 (normal), and are increased to 10. The items get much much stronger the higher they go, and it becomes increasingly expensive to go higher. Most players are content with items in the 3-7 range.
These items are useful in Territory Wars, Arena battles, and PVE as well. There is a very direct correlation between character strength and amount of gold/USD invested into the gear.
There are many, many other Free2Play games like this.
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I have been paying attention to the free to play model and its evolution for quite a while, so be assured that my opinion is not based on wild speculation.
What you just described is a pvp scenario that only a small amount of people actually particupate in. PVP is not the focus of any MMORPG and most that have tried to make it so have failed and for good reason.
PVP is merely one aspect of any MMORPG and doing well at PVP is not winning the game. If you do well at a pvp scenario you just described, you get ingame financial benefits. You´re not competing with anyone when your character levels up and gets stronger by gear.
and lets face it, leveling up and getting gear is the only reason to play an mmorpg.
so does buying buffs help in the pvp scenario you just described? Yeah probably. It is only one aspect of the game and to describe the entire game as pay2win because of it is silly. I would argue that there are far bigger aspects in pvp in mmos that lead to imbalance and im not just talking about differences inside the game.
MMORPGS are not exclusively pvp.
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Well, the industry has clearly stated what type of gamers brings the biggest revenue in P2W games: it's e-sporters, competitve gamers. Search the net, there's a powerpoint floating around from a business conference where some game changed from a rather harmless item mall to a pure P2W concept, their revenues sky-rocketed.
Of course they had an outcry on their forums during the transition, but what:, the same players that complained on the forums bought their strenght buff, their healing potions, their damage increase scroll the next day.
In general, for pure F2P games, convenience items, cosmetic items, vanity items, all things of items that can be equipped don't bring enough money. Sure, players buy them but once they have their new mount, their pet, the new outfit it's business over. The companies get a flash revenue through these things but no constant revenue stream.
It's combat-enhancing consumables and these lottery bags that bring the money in the long run.
(Edited to add: in no way do I say that all e-sporters and competitive gamers buy these things, but from an industry point of view it's that demographic that brings in the money.)
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Originally posted by garretth
Not that you probably care, BUT....you do NOT have to pay to unlock those character slots again, you only have to pay a subscription again (like you used to) to have them back. I know I know....it's neither here nor there and it's still stupid, but that's the deal. If you start paying a sub again everything goes back to normal.
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No, your wrong. There are examples of people being able to buy levels with USD. Let me list some examples:
Drakensang Online, the in-game currency that translates into USD is called Anderment. I am currently playing this game. The Anderment item can be very slowly and rarely looted from enemies, so its possible for someone who grinds all the time to gather it. But, there are several EXP based items in the shops where you spend Anderment. There are:
Simple experience elixer: +400 exp. costs 400 Anderment, Level req: 1
Small experience elixer: +1250 exp. costs 400 anderment, level Req: 11
Expereince Elixer: +2500 exp. cost 400 anderment, Level Req: 21
Improved Experience Elixer: +5000 exp, cost 400 anderment, level req: 31
There you go, a F2P game offering direct exp for USD purchase.
Let me list another example:
Scions of Fate: Cookie's are items that you consume and for 30 minutes or an hour, you get a % boost to your exp. There is also a premium charm you can use that gives you many perks, one of these perks is boosted exp. So with no cash shop items in Scions of Fate, your getting 100% exp. With all of the items together you can get 250 or more %. Thats level 2.5 times faster, or higher.
I'll list one more just to drive the point home: Tribes: Ascend
This game works alot like League of Legends' payment style. You get exp from every match you play and can spend this on items and upgrades, or you can just purchase the items/upgrades with "Gold" Tribes's RMT currency. Gold is purchased only with USD. You can also purchase EXP boosting packs with gold. Also, for your first Real Money Transaction, Tribes Ascend will turn your account into a lifetime "Premium" account. This gives your account several life time perks including a 50% boost to exp. With this premium boost as well as an EXP booster pack, you will be getting 250% exp.
Many other games work like this. These are examples of direct, and indirect methods of converting USD into exp.
I suggest you try some of these F2P games out instead of just "paying attention to their evolution" before you start making statements about how they function and what they include.


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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | September 15,2013LAKE FOREST, Ill. Jim Furyk put his 59 behind him with a round that was 10 shots higher Saturday in the BMW Championship. Now all he wants is a trophy.
Furyk recovered from a sluggish start with three birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn. A three-putt bogey from 30 feet on the par-5 18th forced him to settle for a 2-under 69 and a one-shot lead over Steve Stricker.
It was a far different finish from Friday, when Furyk hit a wedge to 3 feet for birdie on his final hole (No. 9) for a 12-under 59, becoming only the sixth player in PGA Tour history to hit golfs magic number.
No one expected another round like that from him though Matt Kuchar had a 61 in the morning when conditions were calm with firm fairways, fast greens and increasing wind. Furyk did enough to give himself another chance to end three years without a victory.
But his work is far from over.
He was at 13-under 200 and will be paired in the final group with longtime friend Stricker, who holed out for eagle from the 15th fairway and had a 64.
Brandt Snedeker, tied with Furyk to start the third round, got up-and-down from behind the 18th green for birdie to get back to even-par 71 for the day and remain in the hunt just two shots behind.
And very much in the picture was Tiger Woods, who made it through the day without any drama.
Woods still objected to the two-shot penalty he was given after his second round for his ball moving ever so slightly as he tried to remove a small stick next to it. And he played Saturday before a massive crowd with Sergio Garcia, their first time together since Garcia ended some verbal sparring by jokingly saying he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open and serve him fried chicken.
In the suburbs north of Chicago, there was hardly any heckling beyond what is heard at a normal golf tournament in America.
Woods ran off six birdies in seven holes and at one point got within two shots of the lead until his momentum was stalled with a par on the par-5 14th and a bogey on the 15th hole after driving his first shot into the water. He still had a 66 and was only four shots behind.
I had a nice little run to at least get myself in there where I have a chance tomorrow, Woods said.
Of the five previous 59s on the PGA Tour, only two failed to win the tournament Chip Beck in the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational and Paul Goydos at the 2010 John Deere Classic. Beck had his 13-under 59 in the third round of a 90-hole tournament and tied for third. Goydos had his 12-under 59 in the opening round and was runner-up.
Al Geiberger shot 13-under 59 in the second round of the 1977 Memphis Classic and went on to win. David Duval (13-under 59 at the 1999 Bob Hope Classic) and Stuart Appleby (11-under 59 at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic) shot their rounds on Sunday to win.
Furyk and Snedeker made quick retreats in the early going before Furyk got back on track. He built a two-shot lead with a short birdie on the 15th hole, but he drove into the rough on the 18th, laid up in the rough and ran his 30-foot birdie putt some 5 feet by the hole. He missed the par putt and watched his lead shrink to one.
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For the last few years, Facebook had a slightly odd nod toward corporate democracy. If a change to the agreements it made with its users sparked thousands of comments — indicating users were upset by the change — it would trigger a voting mechanism by which users could reject the change. The site, whose value is created by the personal information eagerly handed over by its hundreds of millions of users, wanted to maintain a sense that those users were in control of how that information was being used by Facebook. In order for the vote to be binding though, 30% of the site's over one billion users had to participate.
The vote has been triggered three times now. Each time, the turn-out was worse than what you'd get at a state fair in the middle of a hurricane. While Facebook has previously lamented voter apathy, it did little to force users to vote. It sent out an email last week, and included a "share" button on the voting site so that people could tell their friends about it, but did not otherwise force it upon users when they signed onto the site. Facebookers were more likely to see that fake copyright notice than to encounter information about voting. "Ironically, as nonsensical as it is, that fake status update went viral because it was less confusing than Facebook's actual site governance process," writes Will Oremus at Slate.
As of the close of the polls today, just over 668,000 people had voted. That's enough for an overwhelming Facebook event page, but nowhere near the 300,000,000 votes needed to make the vote binding. Taking all of the Facebook members into account — including the inevitable fake and duplicate accounts — that's only about .07% of the user base. That means the vote is probably going the way of the old Facebook profile pages. Because one of the things being voted on this time around was whether or not you should have the right to vote.
Of those that voted, 88% gave the proposed changes to the privacy policy — including the eradication of voting — the thumbs down. While not binding, the vote is "advisory;" Facebook can now decide whether it wants to take it under advisement or not. (I predict it will be 'hiding that from its Timeline' like a photo that makes it look fat.)
Some people are lamenting the death of Facebook democracy. "By repealing Facebook Suffrage, Facebook abandons a fundamental norm – that its users are citizens in a community, and not simply datapoints on an advertising algorithm," wrote Michael Phillips at Buzzfeed. This leads us to ask ourselves: If a tree votes in a forest that doesn't recognize its vote unless all the other trees join in, does it make a difference?
Others are more sanguine. Jules Polonetsky of the Future of Privacy Forum — a corporate-funded think tank that works on privacy issues — had smart things to say in, of course, a Facebook post:
I think voting was a noble idea that wasn't working – voters were just voting no, even on positive advances encouraged by privacy regulators. ! The key part of allowing comment in advance on changes will continue. I would like to see more companies do that so consumers can engage and give feedback. Up-down vote just doesn't make sense, people were voting without any rhyme or reason. Fair enough to do that in politics, it's your right. But not a good way to design a product or innovate. Far better is having comment and actual question and answer to discuss the changes, as Facebook did today and promises to do. So voting can go away IMHO. — But I was impressed that they provided a new app that enables people to rally around this vote, even though they obviously are looking to eliminate voting.
This also means Facebook's other changes to its "data use policy" are going into effect. Prepare for your Facebook and Instagram accounts to be merged into one data profile of you, and to have to learn how to use new tools to keep people from sending you Facebook messages.
Let's just be candid here. This was a little weird. Which other site actually invites you to decide and vote on whether it makes changes to its agreement with you? It's hard to blame Facebook users for being apathetic — or simply uninformed. They're not used to having this kind of relationship with the companies that govern their information, and it would have taken a huge effort by Facebook to educate them. Facebookers are used to corporations not tech co-ops.
R.I.P. Facebook democracy. I'd say it was good while it lasted, but it wasn't really.


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Did the three people charged with setting fire to an Andrews mobile home in March know 12-year-old Dave Coombs was inside at the time?
That is a question authorities either do not know the answer to or do not want to answer at this point in the investigation.
The fire occurred March 29 at a mobile home at 10 James Drive in Andrews.
Coombs was in the mobile home alone when the fire began, according to the Georgetown County Deputy Coroner's Office.
Last week, Coombs' mother, Marissa Cohen, 39, and two others – James Miller, 40, of 6 Soapberry Place and Randy Collins, 43, of 16 Clair Street in Andrews – were charged with Conspiracy to Commit Arson and Arson in the First Degree, according to Sheriff's Office Spokeswoman Carrie Cuthbertson.
In March, investigators were told by Cohen that her family had recently moved out of the mobile home on James Drive and into a new home, according to Cuthbertson.
Investigators were told by Cohen Coombs attended a birthday party that Friday night and did not answer calls from his mother.
"In the process of the investigation, it was determined (Coombs) returned to the house instead of their new home without the family's knowledge," Cuthbertson said in March
Once the news of the arrests broke on SouthStrandNews.com last week, many readers started asking about the charges.
"They should be charged with manslaughter in the least. That child would have lived through the night if they had not torched the home. Their explanation does not meet the smell test on this," wrote reader Lee Padgett.
"I do not think it matters whether they knew he was there or not. His death occurred while they were in the act of them committing another crime. They are directly and ultimately responsible," wrote Krystal Drohan.
Coroner Kenny Johnson said this week the complete autopsy results showed Coombs died from smoke inhalation and from heat from the fire, meaning he was alive when the fire began.
Johnson said Coombs' body was found near a door "which leads you to think he may have been trying to get out."
He said because of the smoke inhalation, it's unknown if Coombs was able to scream for help.
Last week, when asked about the charges that were levied, Cuthbertson said "the charges are appropriate for the case."
Deputy Solicitor Alicia Richardson said her office has consulted with the Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division about the case.
She said the arson charge means the state believes the three suspects purposefully set the fire. She said the arson first degree charge was filed because the fire resulted in a death.
"The death does not have to be intentional," she said of the arson first degree charge. "The charge does not require there to be an intent of death. Once the fire has been set, the law holds you responsible if there is a death. It does not matter if you know the person is in there or not."
Richardson was asked if the state believes the three knew Coombs was inside the mobile home when the fire was allegedly set. She said she would not speak specifically about the facts of the case but she did say "they have not been charged with anything indicating they purposefully caused the death of the child."
She said if new information is uncovered during the continuing investigation, "it's always possible more charges could be filed."
According to the arrest warrants, the three suspects did "unlawfully plan, and scheme to accomplish the crime of arson at 10 James Drive. The crime was accomplished and did cause the death of (Coombs)."
Richardson said it is believed the fire was set in an attempt to collect insurance money.
Cohen, who moved to Kentucky shortly after her son's death, was arrested in that state and was extradited to Georgetown. She was booked in the Georgetown County Detention Center Wednesday morning.
Miller was released from jail June 8 under a bond of $60,000. Collins remains incarcerated as he awaits a bond hearing on the arson first degree charge.
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After an emergency select board meeting and an executive session this week, the Waitsfield Select Board is moving the balance of its legal work for the municipal water project to a new firm.
The emergency meeting took place December 6, a week after the Vermont Superior Court issued a ruling declaring that Reed Road is not a town road. The town was represented by Glenn Howland of McKee, Giuliani and Cleveland.
That question was the subject of a November trial with the town as defendant and Jean Damon and Virginia Houston as plaintiffs. The ruling is a setback for the town of Waitsfield which has drilled a well for its municipal water supply in the right of way of that road.
The plaintiffs argued, successfully, that the town had never taken proper steps to make Reed Road a public road and Judge Geoffrey Crawford agreed with them. The town argued that the Reed Road has been a town road since as early as 1816 and introduced town maps showing its status as a town road.
But at least one former road worker, Elwin Jones, recalls grading the Reed Road for the town from circa 1959 to1968 when he worked for Fred Armstrong. Armstrong was contracted by the town to perform summer maintenance until the town created its own road department.
Jones, a Waitsfield native, said he recalled grading the Reed Road during routine summer maintenance.
"Yes, I used to grade that road and I picked up stone down there. Back then we graded it more often than would be required today, but back then, we had to grade those roads once a year in order to receive state aid for each particular road," Jones said.
Jones, who used to live on the East Road and subsequently went into the excavating business for himself, said, "I know I graded that road and the one by Andy Baird's, the Cupps Road we used to call it."
Jones' refutation of the testimony that Judge Crawford relied upon in issuing his ruling cannot be used in any appeal the town may file. The town has 30 days to appeal the ruling, but the appeal cannot introduce new evidence and can only be argued on the legal merits of the judge's decision.
After concluding that the town had never taken the proper steps to make Reed Road a public road, Judge Crawford halted any work on the municipal water project to build a well house on that road unless an easement is taken by condemnation or the town reaches an agreement with one of the two plaintiffs in the case. When new counsel is hired, the town will assess its options, including an appeal, negotiating with the plaintiffs for beginning the process of taking the land by condemnation.
In 2006, Waitsfield drilled two test wells in the three-rod right of way on Reed Road after receiving a permit from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Houston and Damon filed for declaratory action in Superior Court arguing that no drilling could take place without condemnation. The Superior Court did not rule on the status of Reed Road at the time; rather it granted summary judgment to the town, ruling that the statutes governing municipal water supply construction permitted drilling test wells prior to condemnation. That ruling was appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court which dismissed it as moot in 2007 because in the absence of a lower court injunction, the town had already drilled the test wells.
After drilling the test wells, the town took, by eminent domain, easements affecting 0.423 acres of Houston's land and 0.422 acres of Damon's property for a wellhead protection zone. The easements are within Houston's existing wellhead protection zone. The town paid each landowner $7,500 for those easements, approximately twice the fair market value assessed by an independent appraiser. Both landowners rejected compensation and that matter is still in litigation.