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Sammie Louise (Tipton) Edmondson was born on March 31, 1934 in Comanche to the late Mr. Jess G. Tipton and Mrs. Minnie Roberta (Scott) Tipton. She passed from this life on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Rattan at the age of 77. Sammie was raised at Mountain Home attending school there until her high school years where she graduated from Ringling High School. She married Mr. Melvin "Red" Rhea Edmondson February 4, 1952 at Ft. Hood, TX. They initially made their home in Ringling before they moved to Alaska. Sammie always worked very hard. She was employed mostly in construction as a superintendent but throughout her years, had been employed as a beautician, post lady, a civil engineer, fishing cannery employee and  most recently a rancher. She and Red lived various places following construction work and made their home in Rattan to enjoy their retirement years. At Rattan Sammie was instrumental in the construction of the Senior Citizens Nutrition Center. She also attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University attaining her Masters Degree in Special education and graduating with a 4.0 GPA. She was preceding in death by her husband; parents; siblings, Bill, Edna and Jack; and one grandson, Leland Fox. She was survived by Daughters, Regina Edmondson of Waurika; Cynthia Johnson and husband Robert of Palmer, AK, and Debbie Gray of Oklahoma City; Son,  Randall Edmondson and wife Ellie of Kenia, AK; Sister, Lena Tooman of Sapulpa; Brother, Buddy Tipton and wife Mary Belle of Tulsa; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and other family and friends. Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Ringling Memorial Cemetery in Ringling with Rev. Alex Costea officiating. Services under the direction and care of Alexander Funeral Home of Ringling. Pallbearers were Randall Edmondson, Robert Johnson, Matt Winders, Jonathan Fleming, Tommy Finch, Jr., and Jerry Tarbet. Personal condolences may be sent to the family online at www.alexanderfuneralhome.org.
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Contrary to popular belief, you will not see an ominous fin circling the waters before you get bitten by a shark in South Carolina. You want to watch for schools of small fish, though.
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There is no cause for heightened alarm, even though a 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark Tuesday at Kiawah Island. Summer is generally when shark bites may occur simply because there are more people in the water.
Most bites are more of a "quick grab and release" when a small, coastal shark likely mistakes your arm or leg for food. Once the animal realizes that you aren't the meal it was going for, it leaves — leaving a mark, of course, because of its razor sharp teeth, according to Mel Bell, the assistant director of Office and Fisheries Management for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
"In comparison to most shark bites, it was a minor wound," Charleston County EMS Director Don Lundy said that day.
There has not been a fatal shark bite in South Carolina since the 1800s.
The boy on Kiawah was bitten on his lower right leg. EMS received the call at 12:45 p.m. He was "very stable" on the way to the hospital and "fine otherwise," Lundy said.
Lifeguards had the wound dressed by the time the first emergency crews arrived, according to the St. Johns Fire Department.
Most of the sharks along Lowcountry shores are small, coastal sharks, such as the Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, finetooth and blacknose. A large coastal shark that may be closer to shore is the blacktip.
"Sharks are always there," Bell said. "Keep in mind it's the ocean and not a swimming pool. That's where these animals live. Be aware and avoid them as best as you can."
Bell advises beachgoers to look out for the shark's food source, such as schools of fish, because this is what the small coastal sharks are looking for. He also urges people to stay in shallow water, and to not swim early in the morning or late at night when the animals are likely to be feeding.
Sharks are also attracted to shiny objects, so avoid wearing jewelry in the water. But the only sure way to avoid a possible encounter is to stay out of the water. And that, he said, defeats the purpose of going to the beach.
Getting bitten by a shark is a traumatic event. If someone is bitten, Lundy advises bystanders to help the victim get to shore as they will likely be shocked and in pain. Do not try to assess how severe the bite is; just call 911 immediately.
"Even if they are not sure, we can always turn around or be canceled. We'd rather be called sooner than later," Lundy said. He added that everyone who spends time around the water should have basic knowledge of first-aid training. The American Red Cross offers classes.
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I am beginning to process the documents copied at the Library of Virginia during my recent travels. This deed documents the 1838 sale of the land my husband's 3rd great-grandfather, John Meredith, willed to his eldest son, Thomas James Meredith in 1834.
This Indenture made the 17th July 1838 between Thomas J. Meredith of the County of Richmond of the one part and George W. Flowers of the county of Lancaster of the other part each of the state of Virginia: witnesseth that the said Thomas J. Meredith for and in consideration of the sum of Three thousand five hundred dollars to him by the said George W. Flowers agreed to be paid hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain sell and convey unto the said George W. Flowers his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of Land containing one hundred and seventy four acres or the same more or less lying and being in the County of Lancaster and on Dymers Creek and being the same tract of Land devised by the last will and testament of John Meredith decd: to the said Thomas James Meredith --
To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land with the appurtenances thereto belonging from and after the first day of January next To him the said George W. Flowers his heirs and assigns forever: and the said Thomas James Meredith for himself and his heirs exors & admons doth hereby convenant and agree to and with the said George W. Flowers his heirs and assigns that he said Thomas J. Meredith and his heirs the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances unto the said George W. Flowers his heirs and assigns against him the said Thomas J. Meredith and his heirs and against all persons whomsoever shall and & will by these presents forever warrant and defend. In witness whereof the said Thomas J. Meredith hath hereto set his hand & affixed his seal the day and year above written --
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The grave yard on the premises hereby conveyed is excepted & reserved to the said Thomas J Meredith his heirs and assigns forever say one fourth of an acre.
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At a Court held for the County of Lancaster on the 16th day of September 1839. This deed from Thomas J. Meredith to George W. Flowers was proved by the oaths of Ro: T. Dunaway, Benjamin M. Walker & James E. Waddey witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
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Do you know if you are at risk for heart disease? Southern Ohio Medical Center's Director of Emergency Services, Mary Kate Dilts-Skaggs, shared risk factors with Kiwanis members Feb 6.
"There are both controllable and uncontrollable factors that can effect your risks for heart disease. The most important thing you can do, is be aware of these factors and manage them," said Dilts-Skaggs.
According to Dilts-Skaggs and the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States for both men and women.
"The bottom line is awareness. You need to monitor your risk factors and continually gain education on heart disease, signs and symptoms and ways in which you can lower your risk," she said.
Dilts-Skaggs said the most important things to do are to manage your weight, exercise and stop using tobacco products.
"And you should never wait if you think you might be having a heart attack. Women are the worst at denying that they are having a heart attack. We (women) are great at taking care of everyone else, but we are terrible at taking care of ourselves," she said.
Signs of a heart attack include: chest discomfort; pain or discomfort in one or both arms, back of the neck, jaw or stomach; shortness of breath and could include nausea or lightheadedness.
"You should never wait more than five minutes if you have any signs or symptoms of a heart attack. Don't take that risk. We'd rather send you home with indigestion than to not be able to catch it if is a heart attack," she said.
SOMC will host two events to learn more about your heart. Heart-to-Heart Tea will be held on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center and Relax With Heart will be held Feb. 19 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Friends Community Center.


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Google's goal is to make the Star Trek computer commonplace
Apple says its goal is to delight its users, but in reality it's probably closer to continually making the personal computer more personal, more accessible, and ultimately, more human. What then is Google's goal? To index all the world's data? Turns out, it might also be something far more human... and more Star Trek. Farhad Manjoo of Slate writes:
"You already see hints of the Star Trek computer in your phone," [Amit Singhal, head of Google's search rankings team] said. "Now we're trying to get it to a point where it passes the 'toothbrush test' of you using it twice a day." Singhal predicted that will happen in three years' time—by then, he says, Google's Star Trek machine will be so good that you'll ask it a question and expect a correct answer at least twice a day. "And in five years you won't believe you ever lived without it. You'll look back at today's search engine and you'll say, 'Is that really how we searched?'" Singhal says. He adds: "These are the best times we've ever had in search. I have done this for 22 years, and I've been at Google for 12 years, so I should know. This is the most exciting time—every morning I come into work more excited than ever. Strap in. It's all happening in our lifetimes."
We can see those hints in Google Search for iOS, which like Apple's Siri takes our voice questions and gives us internet-powered answers. Only much, much faster. Google Now, which tries to predict what we need and hand it to us on cards before we even know we need it, is perhaps an even greater hint.
It's not Kirk or Spock or Bones or Scotty leaning in and asking "Computer" to answer a question, but it's getting closer. And hopefully it's doing so in a way that's really more Star Trek than Skynet, MCP, or Matrix.
Because Google often goes both ways. On one hand, they're an amazing company that seeks to make all the world's data easily, elegantly accessible to everyone, every where. But on the other, they're disingenuous, manipulative, and sometimes seem out to take everyone's data by hook or by crook.
Power corrupts and any corporation sufficiently large is indistinguishable from evil. Yet the future rides on the wings of hope.
I for one very much like the sound of Google's Star Trek dreams. I hope they achieve them, something between Majel Barret and Memory Alpha. And I hope they give it to us in a way that helps us achieve our Star Trek dreams as well.
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Google's goal is to make the Star Trek computer commonplace
I already can't live without Google Now ;) the future looks great!
Google must love Star Trek
Well..... the Star Trek computer isn't constantly trying to sell you crap. What we really should be saying is, one day we will look back and say, I remember when I could open up Final Cut Pro, Aperture, or Word without banners all over the place. If you don't think it's coming to our desktop programs your crazy. We let it into our (Paid) mobile programs without a fight now its just time until its in our main desktop programs. I still can't believe I can open up mobile non gaming programs which I paid for and get bombarded by banners and purchase request. We will never operate on a society based purely on information until like Star Trek we do away with currency.
What PAID (not in-app purchase) mobile apps do u get banners/ads in?? I don't play games (mobile, pc, or console) & I see u mentioned they weren't games, so we've ruled those out. Now, I'm not trolling u & in no way am I saying your wrong or making something up bc obviously you've seen 'em......I'm just very curious bc I've never seen what your describing on any apps I've purchased over the years & they would def be an immediate uninstall on my device if I saw it, as I agree that it's completely ridiculous.
Yeah just off the top of my head from one I haven't deleted because I use it to much is the (paid) Weather Channel app. I think I paid $1.99 or $2.99 for the app and it constantly has banners for all types of crap that doesn't pertain to the Weather Channel. I know paying for one and then deleting it is still a win for the app developers.
It goes hand and hand. Great choice!
Isn't Siri's integration of Wolfram Alpha already more Star Trek than Google Search? Well, I guess so, I can't say for sure because Wolfram Alpha is still not integrated in other languages than English. And that is the main problem of the described bright future: Automatic translations are still crap for most of the languages. All these speech recognation developments are exclusively for English. How is this Star Trek?
Google wants to be the "mind of god." It wants to be able to follow you where ever you go. They already brag that they can foresee future trends, and can predict where the individual will go before they go. They claim to have a 95% accuracy rating in predicting the individual's movement. I personally do not use any of their products, especially directly. If I have to Google search anything I use Startpage.com, it actually conceals your identity, while piggy backing on Google's algorithm.
Google glasses will make it so you are a spy for Google. Sure you get all kinds of great functions, but everything you see, they see. Every time you look up with them they get a pocket of information about you, where you are, what you are doing, and so on.
We don't make my when Google collects our data, our private data is worth something and if you just give it up without thinking... well then... what are you? And are you comfortable with that? If so... should you be?
First of all, if everything I see, they see, I'm really going to have to up my data cap. And to answer your question. I am a product. I am a product google sells to advertisers. I don't give up this data for nothing though. In exchange for this data I get free web search, free email, a free place to both show and view video content, a simple way for my website to make money, and the list goes on. Should I be a product? I don't know, but I choose to be.


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Antique French desk£3,200
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Antique urn stand£950
Antique corner washstand£990
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Welcome to our shop, Thakeham Furniture, in Petworth, West Sussex, UK. Established in 1987 by Tim and Belinda Chavasse, we are a small family firm specialising in fine English antique furniture from the Georgian and Victorian periods. We stock a good range of 18th and 19th century antique furniture with an emphasis on originality, good colour and patina. Browse our extensive, user friendly website, known as one of the best antique furniture websites in the UK. Thakeham Furniture are members of LAPADA [The London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association], so you can purchase with confidence, as we follow a strict code of practise
What Counts is Underneath the Upholstery!
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Belinda Chavasse
When you look underneath the upholstery, antique sofas and chairs could not be more different from modern pieces. A new sofa, even from a high quality supplier, will be constructed of chipboard, stapled together and covered in foam. They are not built to last.
A piece such as this beautiful French "fauteuil", or arm chair, dating from about 1790, has a solid frame constructed of beech. Each joint is handmade, and the frame skilfully shaped to support the upholstery. Modern furniture makers talk about "ergonomics" – the 18th century craftsmen were already practising it!
All our upholstered pieces here at Thakeham Furniture are stripped back to the frame in the workshop, so that we can check for any loose joints, and treat for woodworm if necessary. They are then dispatched to our master upholsterer Louis, who has over 50 years' experience in the business! He uses all traditional materials, such as tacks and horsehair rather than foam and staples, so the upholstery will last for years.
We choose only the best quality fabrics – this is a lovely grey wool tweed supplied by the Isle of Mull weavers Ardalanish. It gives a contemporary feel to the chair, while complimenting its colour and form.


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Local student pursues unique path to med schoolWritten by Holly Tuey | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Shermaine Hutchins is not what you would call an average student. Currently in his second year at Owens Community College, the 38-year-old has some hefty goals.
It began when Hutchins felt his career as a radio DJ coming to a close.
"Urban radio has an expiration date. I didn't want to become the 'old guy,'" he said.
As he examined his life, Hutchins said the health care field was a natural fit because he had spent time as a medic in the military. He decided to pursue a nursing career.
"Different individuals asked me why I was limiting myself with nursing, no offense to nurses," he said. "The answer was that it's easier."
Yet the idea of pushing himself further with medical school got into his head. Why not consider it?
"Unfortunately, because there's such a lack of African-American physicians out there, most African-Americans look at it as impossible," he said.
Not Hutchins. He sat down with his wife to discuss it, and he came up with a plan. His first step was to get any job at a hospital. When he couldn't land a position at ProMedica St. Luke's, he became a volunteer. He volunteered in the emergency room, where he observed procedures and developed relationships with doctors, nurses and administrators. He continued to turn in job applications each month, and was eventually hired as a cardiac technician.
As for education, Hutchins chose Owens because it was the least expensive option for him. His plan there was to get the best grades possible and earn scholarships.
So far, so good. He received the Granting Access in Math & Science Scholarship, which pays for his Owens education as well as for Bowling Green State University, where he has been accepted to attend next year.
Next came research. Hutchins said in order to get into med school, students need to participate in research and enrichment programs. Owens doesn't offer the ones he needs so he applied to programs in the area: The Ohio State University, University of Toledo, University of Michigan. But once again, someone was there to ask him, "Why are you limiting yourself?"
This time it was Owens Honors Program Director Russell Bodi. Bodi asked Hutchins why he wasn't applying to summer programs at Yale or Harvard.
"Don't you realize how hard the road is already?" Hutchins said.
But he applied to a Yale enrichment program, just so he could tell Bodi he had.
"I grew up between two projects, in a single-parent household," he said. "I'm not the kind of guy that's supposed to be in those situations. They don't want me."
He did, however, get accepted into a summer program at BGSU. Two weeks into it, he was working and taking summer courses at Owens when he got the call from Yale. They said he had been on the waitlist, but a spot opened up.
"Everybody was 100 percent supportive," Hutchins said. "I knew I was doing the right thing, but finance was the biggest aspect to overcome."
He worked every day for the next three weeks, asking for as much overtime as possible until he would leave for Yale. Leaving his wife and child home while not working for two months was not a responsibility he could just shrug off.
He made it to Yale, and just like everything else up to that point, Hutchins went in with a strategy. He decided the biggest thing he wanted to get out of the program was networking. He wanted to be able to get a letter of recommendation from a Yale professor. He decided to make a good impression by wearing a jacket and tie every day, even though the dress code was casual.
"As an African-American male, I get judged before I open my mouth," he said. "The suit reminds me and everyone that I'm here about business."
He did make an impression. He was asked to give a presentation on appearance and presenting yourself during a workshop. He told the other students that he bought his jackets and ties at a Goodwill back home in Toledo before he left. That week, Hutchins took about 25 students to a local Goodwill, because they had never been to one before.
Hutchins took the required prep classes, as well as genetics, physics and organic chemistry in order to get the most out of the program.
Program administrators only require students to take two of the three classes; Hutchins was the first person in the program's 25-year history to take all three.
"Because I'm older, I have a different insight," he said. "My job is to go to school, get good grades, get the most out of class by interacting."
He eventually was presented with the outstanding participant award for the program.
But he wasn't done yet.
Hutchins took one day while at Yale to visit the med school at Harvard. With nothing but persistence and a bit of happenstance, he met with the multicultural affairs director, the assistant dean of admissions and eventually the director of enrollment on his visit. He told them his personal story and exchanged contact information with all three.
"With Harvard and Yale, what started becoming apparent is that I actually could fit in," he said. "There were a lot of people who just wanted to achieve and had higher expectations for themselves. … It was one of those defining moments for me that showed, 'You know what? I can do this.'"
With what he learned at Yale and Harvard, Hutchins founded the Pre-Health Professionals Association back at Owens. The organization helps students find information on research programs and how to get the most out of them.
He is also vice president of Honors Club, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and has been selected for the 2014 All-Ohio Academic Team.
He is now applying for more summer programs, with a goal to do research at the National Institute of Health, which Hutchins said is the most prestigious program for undergraduate students in the country.
And his top choices for med school now? Harvard, Yale and Johns Hopkins.
"I wish we could bottle him and use that, because he is so charismatic and such a positive individual," Bodi said. "It really does speak well for our school. … He's fun to talk to, extremely articulate and his experiences are unbelievable."
Bodi said the Honors Program at Owens allows Hutchins and other students to go beyond the usual course requirements to explore particular areas of interest.
Hutchins believes he also has many advantages due to his age. He said being older has meant his priorities are aligned differently and his networking capabilities are much stronger.
His advice for others: "The first thing you have to know is that we create our own limits," he said. "Anything is attainable with the right strategy. If it's something you want to do, do it. Don't say you can't just because you haven't seen someone else do it."
His story is far from over and Hutchins said he has great momentum and feels like he was destined to be on this path.
"I've been blessed with a lot of great opportunities. The best thing I can do is reciprocate and try to be a positive image and role model, be that entity I didn't have growing up. … I'm definitely excited. I'm looking forward to the future."
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Charlie and Pam flirt, Hope and the Forresters prepare for Thanksgiving, and Bill makes an appeal to Brooke.
At home, Brooke fields texts from Bill, who wants to see her. She says no, but he's already at her door. He says he regrets what he did to Katie. Brooke angrily says he tricked her. Bill reiterates that he did it all for her; for them. Brooke talks about her feelings for Katie. Bill knows all about it, but they had a life and he wants it back. He asks about Thanksgiving. Brooke doesn't think he should go. Bill says Caroline is his niece, and besides the damage is already done. Brooke says what he did to Katie was unspeakable. He knows he can't continue to live a life in which the means to the end are cruel. Brooke says he should tell Katie. He says his time with Katie is over. "I want you." He vows to return to her life. Brooke won't hurt Katie. Bill says it's not over - it will never be over.
Quinn excitedly joins Wyatt at Forrester Creations and asks if he got the email. He grins. "Hope invited us to Thanksgiving dinner. How about that?" They reflect on what they were doing last year - eating matzo ball soup and filling orders. Quinn talks about Liam being at the dinner and tells Wyatt not to give up because of Bill. Wyatt muses, "I heard you stabbed him." Quinn says he has no business telling anyone what to do considering his involvement with Brooke.
At the Forrester mansion, Hope and Ally work while Thorne and Eric reflect on Stephanie's portrait. Caroline and Rick arrive. Caroline thanks Hope for doing an engagement party - and for inviting her Uncle Bill. Dayzee comes in and they talk about what a great job Marcus is doing abroad. They all chat about the big celebration tomorrow. Pam arrives with Charlie - they've been cooking up a storm to prepare. She talks about Charlie's nut roll and he compliments her cherry pie. Rick shouts, "Whoa!" Everyone laughs as the pair heads to the kitchen. Ally asks Hope how she juggles two hot guys and wonders how she'll handle it tomorrow. Hope says she won't handle it - she'll enjoy it. Later, Charlie grills Eric about the security at his house. Nearby, Caroline tells Hope she'll throw her an engagement party - whether it's for her and Wyatt or Liam. Quinn and Wyatt drop in. Thorne raises his eyebrows when Quinn greets Eric with a kiss. They chat as everyone pitches in to prepare the house. Eric tells Quinn to consider herself part of the family. Rick and Caroline reflect on the potential for drama tomorrow. Wyatt tells Hope it's nice to be part of a family. Ally watches.
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No one had held my daughter yet and she was 37 weeks...and she still got NEC and needed drastic surgery to survive at 48 hours old. PLEASE don't torture yourself. They don't know what causes it, but w/premies as little as yours, the thought is that the gut is tissue-thin and so bacteria can get in and out, it's not much of a barrier in these guys. It's a heartbreaking disease because it's very hard to prevent if it is going to happen. And no, rocking isn't harmful, or they wouldn't have the chairs there. Babies in utero are used to movement, it's their norm. When they're in the isolette, they don't get to move much at all. The rhythm of rocking actually helps normalize vital signs sometimes.
I like the idea of checking with the local NICU about their policies prior to considering this again. Our NICU wouldn't let me hold my daughter until a couple of days post-op, which means she had to have been 4-5 days old at that point. I think I'd held her once before but I was so stoned on the mag sulfate that I have almost no memory of even being able to see her with the cerebral edema and no glasses. In the NICUs where I've worked, they've allowed kangaroo holding with most babies 1000 gms and above. Even with the smaller guys, they encourage holding hands, and they give you a "lovey" that you put into your bra, then they put it up against the baby in the isolette so they carry your smell and warmth to the baby. If a baby's vital signs aren't stable (they have trouble keeping his oxygen levels up, for example), then they won't let you hold him. But a baby who can maintain their heart rate and saturation levels should be able to be held. They monitor the vital signs; it's pretty easy for the trained eye to see when a baby is being stressed.
I have known NICU nurses who are, to put it mildly, controlling (I vividly remember an argument with an RN about swaddling). It is more work for them to work with you in kangaroo care and other comforting measures. Hopefully, none of you will ever have a NICU baby again! But finding out the policies, and knowing what the literature says (in some small towns, you may be more current than the nursing staff, sadly), will help you advocate for a baby's needs...if you ever have to go through this again. I hope no one here ever does!
Before my daughter was born, I had worked with NEC babies. It's a disease that breaks my heart, all the more so that my daughter will always pay the price. Unfortunately, it cost her entire large intestine, three surgeries (and probably more) and the caution that pregnancy would be extremely hazardous for her. I know, I have her, and I'm grateful every day. But it was close, and I can only imagine your pain and your fears.


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Apprentice Member
Joined: 8/02/08
I am not a hater, I call it like I see it.
Originally posted by Lobotomist
One problem, the majority of MMO players are not true MMO players, most are single player rpg players.
Waiting for:EQ-Next, ArcheAge (not so much anymore)
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Originally posted by toddze
Indeed, however 90% of the majority of those player have never acualy tried a real MMORPG and dont know anything about them. I can ask in most game what was the first MMORPG and most of them will say World of Warcraft. If a company were to make a real MMORPG well you may see alot of that majorty acualy give the game a try and with anyluck they wont try and change the game to be a WoW clone and they will acualy enjoy it.
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Joined: 1/17/12
Originally posted by lizardbones
My point was that you and other are intentionally steering the discussion towards "purist sanboxes like eve" vs everything else, just to bash eve and uo on sub numbers and profit.
We had early wow, aion, lineage 2, runescape, aoc, all games which, despite their other shortcomings, sufficiently "sold" a big world, player interaction, economy and politics (in varied degrees, ofcourse).
But ofcourse it is easier to just say "No." as you did last time and repeat the "sandbox no profit" mantra (twice).
Flame on!
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Joined: 6/11/08
I think with my heart and move with my head.-Kongos
I'm not steering the conversation towards Eve, SWG and UO. I can't help it if people keep bringing those games up as proof of something. I could try not responding, but what would be the fun of that?
WoW has a big environment, but it's not a world of the type the OP is talking about. Even in the areas where dynamic content exists, the world is simply reflecting the part of the path the player is on. It's not a dynamic response to the player. It is certainly big, but it is static. AoC is the same way. The games present the player with a story, with a clear path with a beginning, middle and end. Rift has a far more responsive and dynamic 'world' than either WoW or AoC. It's a tiny environment, but it has more dynamic content. It's not a world though...the players are still following a story path.
The op is talking about interactive worlds that respond to player activities with more content. You will have to go a long ways to show that WoW, Aion and AoC sold some sort of interactive world. I have no idea about L2.
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People are bringing up sandbox games because they are a much better fit for the OP's goal of 'worlds', while theme parks are a much better fit for 'games'.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
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I think with my heart and move with my head.-Kongos
What is a "true" MMORPG player? If most of the players are not "true" MMORPG players, why would any developer bother with creating games for "true" MMORPG players?
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
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I think with my heart and move with my head.-Kongos
I will probably wait until they release before I say anything about the games themselves. I've been burned a few times on the "this is the great sandbox hope" train. However, skipping ahead, why are developers starting to try more 'world' based games and mechanics? I can think of a couple reasons.
* They're out of ideas for theme park style games. They can come up with new IPs, but are at a loss for new content and mechanics in a theme park setting that isn't just a slight variation on existing games.
* Theme parks do not provide longevity and they now know they can't provide enough content to players in that setting. Adding player interaction via sandbox mechanics will add longevity to their games.
* Adding the sandbox content isn't going to cost them more money compared to adding a lot of theme park content. There is a cost justification.
I don't think content like what the OP has described will really make it in though. It's not a cost thing, players will just break whatever dynamic and interactive systems the developers put in there.
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Originally posted by Onomas
Because despite what you believe, companies try new things all the time. Some becomes popualr (like Dishonored), and some not so much (like the new Xcom remake).
In fact, you can't say these 9 games are popular until they are out, can you?
Originally posted by toddze
Why is this a "problem"? MMO should be adapting to players, not the other way around.
There is nothing sacred about "true MMOs" .. they are just a form of entertainment.
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Joined: 5/20/06
Originally posted by toddze
uh no, i know plenty of people who are mmo players who have never touched a single player rpg in their lives.
they started playing WoW because they liked the game world, the ideas behind WoW and playing a game you gain levels and items in.
what the heck makes a "true" mmo player? someone who agrees with the mantra you guys are repeating?
i've played UO, EQ1,daoc, and pretty much all the other mmos that came before WoW, i see no difference between WoW and everquest, except that WoW makes you feel more like a hero and less like an extermantor of orcs.
what makes a world? seamlessness? scope of the world? zone size? non-combat things? deepness of tradeskills?
need for other players?
is it possible to articulate it?
i start to wonder if they should change the name from mmorpg.com to grumpyoldmmoplayerretirementhome.com
too long though.
Originally posted by demongoat
This site is covering non-world online games like LOL, WOT, Diablo anyway. The genre needs to expand. There is no reason why good MMO features cannot go into other online games and vice versa.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Enough already, we all understand that games are entertainment. You are not having an epiphany the 20 times a day you post this. lol.
Also, I am completely aware that you are struggling to understand why some of us hold this genre in a different light. A lot of us treat MMOs as more of a hobby than a mere game. They aren't "sacred", that's just being dramatic and silly. The concept of playing a game in a huge world with massive amounts of other players, that had so much to offer that people could potentially play for periods longer than a few weeks or months is what brought me here. Commitment to a good mmo does not mean that that's the only game that can be played. I have still remained a RTS/FPS gamer throughout my time with MMOs.
Singleplayer/multiplayer online games have all benefitted from borrowed MMO features and design. MMOs, on the hand, have had their foundation ripped out and are quickly losing any sense of what they were intended for. Now we have people literally gobbling them up like potato chips because they have zero lasting power. MMOs really got the shit end of the stick as these new disposable gamers started flooding the industry.
You might be having a fiesta with this unfortunate abomination, but surely you can see why so many of us do not like where this genre is heading. Frankly, when we do get to the other side, I doubt many will be thrilled with the end result; yourself included.
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Originally posted by Cecropia
It's not that we don't understand. We do understand however we do not agree. I don't agree that MMO's have had their foundation ripped out from under them. I do feel they are becoming more and more inclusive they are having more varied experiences. I do feel that MMO's by and large have significantly been positively impacted by the inclusion of many things that are in spg.
Today even with a busier schedule, I feel I have far more value for my dollar, far more choice in what games to play and how to pay for them, and far more choice in how I choose to play the game than in days gone by. I see this trend increasing.
Other people don't like them, thats fine. I by and large don't like many games either (be they spg, mmo, muliplayer, fps...) that hasn't really changed from basically my whole life.
Quit worrying about other players in a game and just play.
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Sandbox is your only hope for a decent mmo ;)
Originally posted by nariusseldon
Sure i can, just look at the front page ;)
And you keep comparing single player games to mmorpgs, yet again. We dont care about your single player games, we are sandbox junkies.....get it?
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Joined: 5/20/07
I got so much trouble on my mind Refuse to lose.
Ok, you want a good example of a virtual world game that changes according to players influence and creates its own "themepark" naturally -
Here is Elite: Dangerous dev diary 2
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Let em put a slave ring thru u're nose u're prob not going to like where they're taking you. Think.
Bigga, fat worlds! Round like a pregnant women's belly. Bursting with fruit.
Best console game: DD Dark Arisen. Best mmo: GW2. Best game series ever: The Sims.
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Originally posted by Lobotomist
So... its a system similar to what GW2 uses plus a touch of WAR where completing missions will advance your side's influence?
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
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Originally posted by Quirhid
Yes and no
What you mention would be themepark simulation of the real thing. Premade events set to trigger if certan requirements are met. It looks like the real thing , but as all themepark its just a prop.
In example of virtual world changes are not prescripted events they are run by NPC AI.
For example if a certain faction (planet in above elite example) is suffering food shortage it will start importing food , perhaps try to invide other faction and steal their food. Other faction will maybe take advantage of their weaknes and attack , or blocade food import.
Anything can happen and its not pre-scripted at all (as in examples you mentioned)
And this time themepark players (the ones that enjoy quests and story) will really have what to talk about with their friends :)
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I was very interested in the concept of putting a themepark in the same game as a sandbox. it is something we have talked about on here before. The idea that one lot of players goes one way, doing all the quests, running the raids and so on. While another group of players goes of and never does a quest, they pillage a village or build one, craft a set of armour and puts their name on it, dam a river and start a fisihing industry.
Hard to achieve, but the best of both worlds.
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Originally posted by Lobotomist
You don't know whether they are scripted or not (likely to an extent, they are) and even if they weren't the end result is the same. Don't see what the fuzz is about. There's not much difference.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
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Originally posted by Scot
again I'm in agreement with you..
I have always wanted a game that is built like a spider web.. Imagine a game that has 6 starting races and cities.. Each race owning a section of land that allows each to reach max level without ever leaving their home faction.. So if you have a new zone per 10 levels, you would have 6 zones per race, making it 36 zones FOR themepark enthuist.. In addition I would have 6 zones that are basically "sandbox".. Anyone at any given time can go into these zones voluntarly and take part of the sandbox.. Therefore we end up 42 zones in all.. Each zone would have their own sub factions and perks as well, and players would not be limited to only doing their home faction.. Just like GW2 has done, players can cross race zones at anytime and enjoy ALL 42 zones..
However, I do want to see leveling alot slower then it is now.. For someone to build up faction in all 42 zones takes more then just a few months.. I'm talking YEARS.. When a character starts their lifetime journey, I want them to be able to customize their biography based on their personal actions, not be some predetermines storyline themepark.. Example would be if I started an elf druid, while another players started a human druid.. By the time the both of us are max level, our choices on what zones we ventured in, and our actions will make us unique..
Having 6 zones per stage of leveling, (if I did my math right) means the odds of meeting another character that chose the same path as you did is 1 of 46,656.... Sure eventually over the years, everyone will have faction in all 6 starting races and 36 sub factions.. BUT that will take years, and I do means more then 2.. I'm thinking 4 or 5 years for the hardcore players.. by then more zones would have been produces and you have more zones to play in..


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Chattanooga at Appalachian State
Holmes Center - Boone, N.C. - March 2, 2013
- Chattanooga lost 86-60 at Appalachian State in the regular season finale for the two Southern Conference North Division teams...UTC is now 13-18, 8-10 in the league, while the Mountaineers are 13-16, 10-8.
- UTC is now 43-31 all-time against App State, 35-26 in regular season conference play...11-21 in Boone.
- Head Coach John Shulman is 145-145 in his ninth season...11-9 vs. ASU, 1-8 on the road.
- The win gives App State the No. 4 seed and bye into the quarterfinals of the SoCon Championship...Chattanooga awaits the finish of the Samford-Western Carolina game for its seed...Samford win and the Mocs are No. 6, WCU wins and UTC is No. 7...if the six seed, it will face the loser of The Citadel at Wofford in Saturday night action.
- App State started the game hot making 56.3 percent from the field (18-32) and 3pt range (9-16) in the first half scoring 55 points, a season high for an opponent for points in a half.
- The Mocs had 17 turnovers this afternoon...most since 18 in the win at Samford January 5.
- Chattanooga allowed 21 fast break points to the Mountaineers while scoring 11 of its own.
- UTC out-scored its hosts in the paint, 30-20.
- Four blocks ties a season high (at Kansas, at Kennesaw State, at LSU & at Georgia Tech)...most against a SoCon opponent.
Freshman Forward Casey Jones
- Career-high 16 points shooting 7-8 FG and 2-4 FT.
- Also high for field goals made.
- Grabbed four rebounds, three on the offensive end.
Junior Forward Z. Mason
- 10 rebounds today...7th time with double digit boards this season, 11th career.
- Two blocks for sixth time this year, seventh career.
Sophomore Guard Ronrico White
- 10 points, three rebounds and two assists.
- 14th game this season with 10 or more points, 19th career.
- 3-7 FG, 1-3 3pt & 3-6 FT.


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Pamela Hyde, the administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), noted at the hearing that "most people who are violent do not have a mental disorder, and most people with a mental disorder are not violent." She also stated that "demographic variables such as age, gender and socioeconomic status are more reliable predictors of violence than mental illness," according the committee website. "These facts are important, because misconceptions about mental illness can cause discrimination," she said.
According to Hyde, patients and their families now get 69 percent of the cash used to pay for mental health care from state and federal government programs, 12 percent from their own personal resources, and 27 percent from private insurance plans. One of the major laws governing private health insurance benefits for mental health care, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), affects insured and self-insured group health benefits. It does not require an employer to offer coverage for mental health or substance abuse disorders. The rules state that if an employer with 50 or more employees does offer mental health or substance abuse benefits, then the financial requirements and treatment limits for the behavioral health benefits can be no more restrictive than the typical requirements for benefits for other types of disorders.
Another law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), is set to require all non-grandfathered individual and small group plans to offer an "essential health benefits" (EHB) package that includes coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorder services starting Oct. 1. Michael Hogan, a former New York state mental health office commissioner and the chairman of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, said improving the mental health system "must begin with a realization that we have begun to take big steps away from an approach that was both separate and unequal." The country also needs better programs to help people who are showing signs of having psychotic disorders find and stay on effective medications, and get and keep jobs, Hogan said.


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The word pod is an old term that has a rather obscure origin, generally referring to something that contains something else. Its a word that is commonly used to describe anything in the plant kingdom that contains seeds. In general, pod seems to be most commonly used for a fruit that is dry at maturity, and which eventually opens up (there are plenty of different ways) to let the seeds get out (plenty of ways for that, too). Sometimes youll hear people use the term seedpod for the same thing. For botanists, of course, such a word is not very precise, and since there are so many different architectures of dried fruits that open (or dehisce) to release seeds, a somewhat more complicated list of terms has developed. But then, botanists are fond of developing long lists of terms.
This plant produces a pod-like fruit that is technically what we call a follicle. Youll see that a follicle splits open longitudinally along one line. Now a follicle is much like a bean, architecturally, except that a true bean splits open along two lines. (The word bean itself is a bit imprecise, as well, sometimes used for plants that arent in the bean family. Our Mystery Plant is obviously related to the familiar and common milkweeds, all of which have star-shaped flowers, and produce follicles as a fruit type.)
Its a twining vine, native to the Southeast, found commonly in woods and thickets from Virginia to Mississippi, and through much of Florida. This species has about 100 close relatives in the same genus, most of which are tropical. Ours has handsome, dark green leaves which tend to be roundish and valentine-shaped. Two leaves occur at each node, and thats where the small flowers will be found. The blossoms open up in the summer, in clusters at the nodes. Each of the 5 petals will be sort of purplish-brown, often with a green blotch.
But its the follicle that really stands out. It begins smooth and green, and during the summer, develops several prominent, raised angular ridges running the fruits length. As it ages, the fruit slowly changes from green to tan, about the same time that the vine starts to wither. At maturity, the dry follicles are about 5 long. I have several of these vines in my backyard now, and they are really putting on a show. The pods slowly split open, seeming to close up again when its rainy or damp. On a dry day, the seeds start to emerge and fall, and these produce the final touch to a magical show.
Each seed is about one-third of an inch long, and dark brown, or black, and featuring, on the widest portion, several toothy notches. The other end of the seed produces a fantastic spray of soft, white plumes. When the weather is right, the follicle spreads open a bit, and lets a few seeds at a time dribble out, instantly taken off by the slightest breeze. (You might recall an animated version of this in Disneys 1940 film classic, Fantasia.)
[Answer: "Anglepod," Gonolobus suberosus]
John Nelson is the curator of the Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org or call 803-777-8196.
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Lanford led the team in batting average (.328), stolen bases (40) and runs scored (36). He is fifth in the nation in stolen bases.
Middle Georgia won the GCAA/NJCAA Region 17 Championship last Saturday with a 5-4 victory over Darton College. The Knights, now 39-13, advance to the National Junior College East Central District Tournament that begins May 16 in Morristown, Tenn.
Also advancing were Darton, the Region 17 regular season champ, Region 7 tournament winner Columbia State Community College, and Region 7 regular season champ Walter State Community College.
The district winner advances to the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., May 25-June 1.
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Apple working on curved-glass display for the iPhone 6 in 2012?
Randomly accurate rumor site Digitimes is once again beating the drum on rumors they spurred up back in May about Apple prepping a curved-glass design across iOS devices including the iPhone 6 for 2012.
Apple reportedly also has bought glass polishing equipment for its suppliers in preparation for the production of devices fitted with curved cover glass. Lens Technology, Fuji Crystal, G-Tech are said to be major cover glass suppliers of Apple. While Lens and Fuji focus on iPhones, G-Tech supplies mainly for iPad
As always with rumors from Digitimes we urge you to take this with a 3.5-inch grain of salt. Apple supposedly purchased upwards of 300 glass cutting machines earlier in the year that they've stored in warehouses until production yield rates meet their requirements, and glass makers have had a hard time entertaining the idea of producing curved glass for Apple because of capital costs.
We'll have to wait until next year before we see if Apple pushes out an iPhone with a curved-glass display... or if they're just using them for all the windows on their new mothership HQ.
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Apple working on curved-glass display for the iPhone 6 in 2012?
Guarantee you their curved-glass machines are for nothing other than their new campus. Sure, they might repurpose them into something else after finishing construction (and might use them in production/construction of new Apple Store locations), but I'd have a hard time fathoming that they'd be for anything iDevice related. Curved glass on a touch-based device would seem to be less than ideal, functionally.
lets get the Iphone 5 in our hands before we start in on the Iphone 6 rumors.
Ok so let's just get through the release of the iPhone 5 then worry bout te 6
Curved display?! What an innovative idea!
You know, because Google and Samsung totally haven't already done it: http://pocketnow.com/android/what-is-the-contour-display-on-the-nexus-s
Iphone 6 ?! I'm already searching up the iphone 7 :D LOL


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I saw the re-make shortly after it originally aired (around 2004, I think,) and I really did not care for it...
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I saw the re-make shortly after it originally aired (around 2004, I think,) and I really did not care for it...
Wow, I didn't even know there was a remake. Have to check it out.....
I much prefer the re-make over the original. David Soul is so awful, he makes me squirm and cringe when I watch him onscreen. I also didn't care much for Mason as who-zee-what's. Meh.
Lowe, Braugher, and Cromwell were great. Samantha Mathis was soooooooooo not right for Susan. Rutger Hauer played tired.
Now they need
John Cusack - Ben Mears
Angie Harmon - Susan Norton
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Straker
Tim Daly - Barlow
Melissa Leo - Eva Miller
Shia LeBoeuf - Mike Ryerson
Gary Dourdan - Matt Burke
Dennis Haysbert - Father Callahan
Ok saw this the other night, Much of it was great in places. I could go along with the changes... and then ...
The ending happened... what was up with THAT!!!???!!!
I thought the way they brought it up to modern times was good though...
I've never seen the new one, and it's been years since I saw the original. Just reread Salem's Lot, first time since high school (20ish years). Which of the movies is most true to the book? I liked the original Shining movie, but the new one was better to me because it was closer to the story I knew. Same thing here? I don't mean comparing the new movie to the old one (some of the earlier comments seemed to be more along those lines), but rather either to the book.
i remember the original from wayback
truly did not care for it
the acting was mostly terrible
especially david soul and his old teacher
they lift whole sectionof dialogue form the book
but it never quite gelled together
i was left wondering even as a little tike how mears came to the vampire conclusion so quick?
a total failure of adaptation
the remake did have its faults
mark petrie especailly
all the updates were mostly good
even mears not being a fiction writer anymore
the acting was superb from a top rate cast
did kinda think of the buffy movie
when rutger hauer appeared but it soon wore off
and did recognise several actors from
austrailian soap operas doing american accents
but over all a 110 percent better than the abomination of the original
and i even liked the new ending
Must admit I like both versions and as you've said the newer one is closer to the book. I couldn't get my head around Rutger Hauer as Barlow though...........maybe it's because I've always though he was gorgeous.:blush:
One image that haunted me to my boots when I was younger was those Glick boys scratching on the window in the David Soul version, how scary was that in the early 80's?
The remake has a few decent ideas in it, but it's mostly not very good. Very cheaply made (or feels it, at least), and too many pointless changes to the novel that would be okay if they led anywhere. They lead nowhere, which is less okay.
All in all, I'll take the original ever day of the week.
There's still a GREAT movie (or a miniseries) waiting to be made from the excellent novel. It hasn't happened yet, though.
hmmm...just agreed w/the B on the other page, do so again...
about that sequel...wouldn't it be cool of they did it as a two part theatrical release
; the first part would take the books title, ' 'salems lot'...
...and the second part would have to be 'second coming'
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Northridge, Calif. – A new era; a new enthusiasm; a new leader: Meet Reggie Theus.
Theus was named only the fifth men's head basketball coach in the 55-year history of Cal State Northridge basketball on April 3, 2013 by Dr. Brandon E. Martin, CSUN's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.
"We welcome Coach Theus to the CSUN family," said Dr. Martin. "We are excited to have him as the leader of our flagship program. His pedigree as an NBA player and coach, as well his ability to elevate a college program made him standout from a competitive pool of candidates.
"This is a game-changing hire for the CSUN basketball program. It speaks to our commitment to advancing our program to a national stage."
Theus enjoyed an excellent career as an All-American college player at UNLV and an outstanding NBA career in addition to gaining valuable experience as a head coach and assistant coach on the collegiate level. In all, Theus has more than eleven years of coaching experience and played 13 seasons in the NBA. Theus was head coach of the Sacramento Kings for two seasons (2007-08, 2008- 09). Theus served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2009-11.
"I want to thank President Harrison (Dr. Dianne Harrison, CSUN President) and Dr. Martin (Dr. Brandon E. Martin, CSUN Director of Intercollegiate Athletics) for providing me with this great opportunity," said Theus. "I will succeed because I have great leadership from the top.
"I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to get back into college basketball," said Theus. "This is what I really want to do. To have an opportunity to coach in my hometown area is really a dream for me. This is what I really wanted.
"We will be in a process of building young men, and the well-being of the student-athlete is foremost. I take a lot of pride in mentoring young people. CSUN is a young team with a great opportunity. I'm looking forward to it. This is going to be a great challenge. This is a program that everybody in the near future is going to be proud of. I am excited for the players. I want our student body, the campus community, and the San Fernando community to be involved. If the team is willing to work, it's going to happen."
Theus signed a multi-year contract with CSUN with a starting date of April 15, 2013.
Theus was the head coach at New Mexico State (2005-06, 2006-07), and was an assistant coach at the University of Louisville (2003-04, 2004-05) under head coach Rick Pitino. During the 2004-05 campaign, Louisville advanced to the NCAA Final Four with a 33-3 record. As an assistant coach at Louisville, Theus was named one of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com. While at New Mexico State, Theus coached the Aggies to a 41-23 record, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2006-07 with a 25-9 record.
Since October, 2011, Theus has been head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D- League.
Theus is one of only a handful of players in NBA history to score at least 19,000 points and dish out 6,000 assists, joining such NBA Hall of Famers as Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, John Havlicek, John Stockton, Gary Payton and Clyde Drexler.
Theus and his wife, Elaine, have three children; Raquel, Reggie and Rhyan.
Theus completed his bachelor's degree in business administration from California Coast University in 2002, and a bachelor's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University.
Jason Levy - Assistant Coach
Jason Levy is back home.
Levy graduated from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and was hoping to make the Matadors basketball team in 1991-92 under then head coach Pete Cassidy.
Levy didn't make the team, but he continued his education at Cal State Northridge that resulted in a degree in 1993 in Leisure Studies & Recreation. Levy's love of basketball led to a coaching career that has taken him to the Midwest, and back to the West Coast.
"This is something I have always thought about, but thought would never happen (his return to CSUN)," said Levy, who is the newest member of CSUN's coaching staff after serving five seasons as an assistant at Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference. "For me to get a degree from Cal State Northridge and to be able to coach here is a great honor. I can't express enough how excited I am to be able to work with Dr. Brandon Martin (Athletic Director), who I watched play at USC, and with coach Theus who I watched play for many years in the NBA. This is truly a dream come true."
"Jason Levy is in constant basketball mode," remarked CSUN head coach Reggie Theus. "Jason is a student of the game of basketball. He is constantly learning more about the game. He works hard as a recruiter, and he will be very instrumental in helping me on the court."
Levy played a major role in LMU's many memorable wins over the last five seasons that included the Lions advancing to the semifinals at the 2013 West Coast Conference Championships for the second time in three years. LMU, Gonzaga and St. Mary's are the only other WCC teams to reach the quarterfinals and beyond in each of the last five years.
"Jason provided energy and passion in the success who have enjoyed at Loyola Marymount over the years," said LMU head coach Max Good. "He will be missed."
Levy recruited ten WCC All-Conference selections in five seasons at LMU that included three 1,000-point scorers. Levy's duties also included scheduling, scouting, working with post-players, and defensive strategy. LMU's success included wins over several nationally-ranked teams including Gonzaga, St. Mary's, UCLA and St. Louis. In 2011-12, the Lions defense ranked 20th in three-point field goal defense (.302). The Lions' defense held 15 teams under 30 percent for the game from beyond the arc.
Prior to his assistant coaching duties at Loyola Marymount, Levy spent eight seasons at Cal State Fullerton where he helped the Titans win the Big West regular season (the first conference regular title since 1976) and conference tournament titles during the 2007-08 season that earned the CSF's first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 32 years.
You name it. Jason Levy accomplished it while at Cal State Fullerton. His many assignments included recruiting as well as working with post-players, game preparation and coordinating the team's competitive schedule. His intense schedule proved to be successful as the Titans boasted four straight winning seasons including 20 wins or more in three of the last five years while at CSF.
His recruiting efforts included some of the best players in Titan's history including Bobby Brown, who is the Titans' all-time leading scorer in addition to winning All-Big West Conference honors and Big West Freshman of the Year accolades.
Levy's coaching success at Cal State Fullerton earned him recognition with a 2002 selection to the Top-20 of top assistants at a mid-major school by Rivals100Hoops.com. Levy was one of only two assistant coaches selected from schools west of the Rockies.
Levy also coached as an assistant at the University of Portland after serving the three prior years in the Big West Conference with two seasons (1994-95 and 1995-96) at Long Beach State under then head coach Seth Greenberg, and one year (1996-97) at UC Irvine under then head coach Rod Baker.
After graduating from CSUN, Levy began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant to Rudy Washington at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before moving to Long Beach State. Levy also coached at the Double Pump Camps at Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1992-93.
Levy's roots grew in New York where he played high school basketball at La Salle Academy in Manhattan before venturing west and playing two seasons at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.
Levy has one son, Kyle.
Jay Morris - Assistant Coach
Jay Morris, who served two seasons (2008-09, 2009-10) as Director of Basketball Operations at Long Beach State, was named an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge on June 22, 2010.
While at Long Beach State, Morris' responsibilities included all day-to-day operations of the program, including team travel, film exchange and directing all basketball camps and clinics. Morris also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the men's basketball program.
Previous to Long Beach State, Morris served as an assistant coach and strength coach at Westchester High School in 2007-08. The Comets advanced to the semifinals of the Los Angeles City Championships and went to the second round of the state tournament.
In recent years, Morris was a personal trainer and founder of
DREAM, where he has focused on training high school, collegiate and
professional athletes.
Since entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Morris has been actively working with the NABC. Morris has been a staff member on the sidelines the past two NABC Reese College All-Star games held at the NCAA Final Four.
Morris was a standout basketball and football star at Westchester High School. In 1998, Morris gained all-league and all-city honors as a quarterback. He played one year of basketball at Citrus College before transferring to Cal Lutheran. Morris played two years of football as a cornerback and punt returner. He played one year (2004) for the Bakersfield Blitz of the Arena Football League.
Morris gained his degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Dominguez
Hills in 2010.
Jay and his wife, Yavonna, reside in Northridge.
Chris Pompey - Assistant Coach
Chris Pompey roots have run deep in the East during a
distinguished collegiate coaching that is entering his 14th season.
Pompey is now moving West to establish more success as an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge, according to first-year Matador head coach Reggie Theus.
Pompey served as an assistant coach when Theus served as head coach at New Mexico State (2005-06, 2006-07).
"Chris is a tireless recruiter, who is going to keep us connected all over the country on the recruiting trail," remarked Theus. "Chris will always get me in front of the best players in the country."
Pompey comes to CSUN after spending the previous three seasons at Seton Hall University, a school that is a member of the powerful Big East Conference. During the 2011-12 season, Seton Hall was the #1 seed in the NIT Tournament with a 21-win season.
"I am excited to be reunited with Coach Theus," said Pompey. "I look forward to working and building something great under the vision and direction of CSUN President Dr. Dianne Harrison and Athletic Director Dr. Brandon Martin."
Previous to Seton Hall, Pompey helped New Mexico State to national prominence during his four seasons with the Aggies. Highly regarded as a top recruiter, Pompey brought in student-athletes that helped the Aggies produce three 20-win campaigns, a pair of Western Athletic Conference Tournament titles (2006-07, 2009-10), a regular season league title (2007-08) and appearances in the NCAA Tournament during the 2006-07 and 2009-10 seasons.
In his first season at New Mexico State, Pompey helped recruit a Top-20 class that was rated third-best among mid-major schools in the nation by Rivals.com.
Pompey began his collegiate career at the University of Hartford in 2000 (2000-01 to 2005-06) in Connecticut where he helped the Hawks became one of the premier teams in the America East Conference. Hartford reached the semifinals of the American East Conference Championships three times (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04). During the 2005-06 season, then head coach Larry Harrison was named the league's Coach of the Year.
Because of his successful efforts at Hartford, Pompey was recognized as one of the top mid-major assistant coaches in the country by Hoop Scoop from 2003-to-2006. Pompey was the team's primary recruiting coordinator in addition to his responsibilities in coaching the wing/forward positions. Pompey helped six players earn All-Conference accolades at Hartford.
Following his coaching success at Hartford, Pompey became an assistant coach at Hampton University in Virginia. In less than a month, Pompey helped bring in a Top-50 recruiting class.
Prior to his collegiate coaching career, Pompey spent eight years as the founder, director and head coach of the DC Stars AAU basketball program in Washington, D.C. Under his leadership, the DC Stars became nationally recognized as one of the premier AAU programs in the country. From 1992-to-2000 as head coach of the DC Stars, Pompey developed more than 100 athletes who moved onto play at the Division I level.
In 1998, Pompey led the first 17-and-under team from Washington, D.C. to the championship game at the Bob Gibbon's Tournament of Championship in North Carolina.
Pompey, a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, has also worked with programs such as the Boys and Girls Club and the Morgan Wooten Basketball Camps.
Pompey earned his degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984 where he was a member of the Panther's football team (running back/wide receiver). His teammates included Hall of Famers Dan Marino (quarterback), Ricky Jackson (linebacker), and linemen Russ Grimm (offensive line) and Chris Doleman (defensive line). Pompey also earned his Master's degree in Sports Management from California University of Pa.
Lior Schwartzberg - Director of Basketball Operations
Lior Schwartzberg joined the Cal State Northridge basketball program as the Director of Basketball Operations in 2009-10.
Schwartzberg hails from the University of California, Irvine, where he served as Video Coordinator for the Anteaters during the 2008-09 season. His responsibilities also included coordinating of the film exchange program, preparing film presentations, and monitoring and performing daily logistical operations.
Following his tenure at UCI, Schwartzberg also served several months as the Director of Basketball Operations for Double Pump Basketball. His responsibilities were extensive including arranging team travel for players, managing team uniform and equipment orders, conducting daily basketball operation tasks, and recruiting potential players. Schwartzberg has also worked at numerous camps including those at Stanford, UCLA, UCLA Elite Camp, UC Irvine, Santa Clara, UC Santa Barbara, the Ben Howland Basketball Camp, the West Coast All-Star Camp, and the Tom Asbury Camps at Pepperdine.
Schwartzberg also has extensive coaching experience. His coaching responsibilities have included being a five-year varsity assistant; three years at The Brentwood School in Los Angeles and two years at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo. He also served as head frosh coach at The Brentwood School, and head sophomore coach at Capistrano Valley High School. During his tenure at both schools, Schwartzberg helped both schools reach the CIF playoffs all five years.
Schwartzberg has also founded the Latino Association for Basketball Coaches and has worked closely with the NABC in establishing an annual Latino Coaches Meeting at the 2011 NCAA Final Four in Houston, TX. Schwartzberg, who graduated from UCLA in 2008 with a degree in Philosophy, served as a scout team player for the UCLA women's basketball program from 2005-08. He earned his Master's degree in Athletic Adminstration from Concordia University (Irvine) in 2012.
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