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"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self...to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24
Monday, October 17, 2011
What Might Have Been
So I took a nap yesterday.
It was glorious.
And then I happened to open my eyes before I rolled over and what did I see?
Beside me on the mattress, was a quart glass jar with a HUGE hornworm in it and a note from my daughter, "Look what I found Mom!"
Did I mention there was no LID on the jar?
And we don't have one of those fancy mattresses that you can put a glass of wine on and then jump and it won't spill?
Oh my. WHAT if I had rolled over without opening my eyes???????
Let's not go there.
5 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM
how do you know what a hookworm is?ReplyDelete
Eww! Eww! Eww! Why are children fascinated by stuff like that?!ReplyDelete
Ug. We found one last year and I posted it on Facebook to find out what it was. They are so gross and fat. And i do NOT wish to take a nap with one!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Ah...hornworm makes more sense! :)ReplyDelete
I am really glad to hear it was actually a HORNworm and not a hookworm. Hookworms are NASTY!!!! Hornworms are more like gigantic, fat caterpillars... and don't take up residence in your intestinal track!ReplyDelete
I don't get to talk to a lot of actual grown-ups during the day, so your comments make me really happy! :)


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Written by Steve Stephenson
"Americans too often expect high drama from an idea when what's needed is simplicity and a solid foundation to sustain good work."
Hiroyuki Hirano, Author of 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace
5S System is a five-step process for reducing waste and optimizing productivity within the workplace. Its success comes from maintaining an orderly workplace and using visual cues (colored signs and labels) to achieve more consistent and more error-free results. Implementing the 5S System involves cleaning up and organizing the workplace basically in its existing configuration. The 5S System is typically the first lean method which organizations implement.
The 5S System refers to the five Japanese words that begin with the letter S and define the 5S System: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, shitsuke. The English translations are: organization, orderliness, cleanliness, standardized cleanup and discipline. Note: Still another translation of the 5S System uses the words sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain.
The aim of a 5S System is improved safety, efficiency and employee morale. By deciding what should be kept, where it should be kept, and how it should be kept, the 5S System eliminates wasteful clutter and creates ownership of processes among workers. The results of the 5S System are both visually and economically dramatic
The 5S System is much more than a standard clean up, it is a methodology used by industrial plants and manufacturers, service providers, restaurants, educational institutions, government agencies, and more. It endorses continual organization and efficiency in the workplace with an emphasis on eliminating waste and creating visual communication.
The benefits of 5S include: higher quality, fewer defects, lower costs, more reliable delivery, improved safety, better maintenance, improved morale and company growth.
If you see a factory with equipment operators wearing stained uniforms accepting dirt, debris and oil, you're looking at a factory with far too many defective goods that misses far too many delivery deadlines, and that has low productivity and morale. It's obvious such a factory has failed to implement Organization and Orderliness.
The goal is to make conditions as visual as possible. Sort what you need from what you don't need. Orderliness has to do with putting everything in its place. The main strategy for implementing visual organization is called the "red tag strategy." Things that aren't needed are red tagged and removed to make room for the things that are needed.
The following explains the five elements of 5S:
Organization in 5S means something more than simply lining things in rows or neat stacks. In 5s organization means clearly distinguishing between what is needed and kept and what is unneeded and meant to be discarded.
Orderliness always accompanies organization. When things are organized only what's needed remains. Orderliness means knowing where things belong so that tools and such are easy to find and so that workers know where to return things when they've finished their work.
Cleanliness means just what it sounds like. It means keeping things clean: sweeping floor, emptying trash, washing windows so light can come through, keeping horizontal surfaces clear and clean, and ending each day with things in the same shape they were first thing in the morning. Cleanliness also entails saving labor by finding ways to prevent dirt, dust and debris from piling up in the workshop.
Standardized cleanup is not an activity it is a state. Standardized cleanup means organization, orderliness and cleanliness are always being maintained.
Discipline means always following specified (and standardized) procedures.
Orderliness is a misunderstood word. It's more than an orderly appearance of pattern, which means it's not just lining things up. Orderliness always accompanies organization. Once everything is organized, only what is necessary remains. Orderliness means standardizing how needed things are kept.
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Franklin Method Dance Conditioning
with Carol Guidry
Sunday, November 24, 2013
$45 Prepaid, $60 at the door
More info or to pre-pay: carolguidry.com or 661-618-6181
Franklin Method Dance Conditioning is practiced by dancers from Julliard to the Royal Ballet School to elicit lasting and rapid improvement to their balance, flexibility and strength by developing the body's natural strategies for stabilization through dynamic alignment, as opposed to tension.
Classes include brief demonstrations of anatomy and bio-mechanics using anatomical models and common objects to create vivid and accurate images of what bones and muscles do in movement. Exercises for embodying one's bio-function can include ball rolling, elastic band exercises, self-massage, mental simulation of movement (MSM), and movements from ballet and yoga. Embodying the anatomy improves physical awareness, proprioception and consequently function. Though the workshop focuses on many muscle and joint overuse symptoms that dancers commonly experience the workshop content can be applied to any form of exercise and is suitable for any level of fitness. Elastic bands, balls and other props provided.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
- Strong, Supple and Springy Spine
- Psoas-Activating Your Inner Core
- Relax Your Neck, Liberate Your Shoulders
- The Art & Joy of Diaphragmatic Breathing
Hope to see you there!
U N W I N D at LALA
Sundays : July 21, July 28, and August 4
6-8 pm
3 classes: $30 or 1 class a la carte: $15
Join Rebecca Bruno and Odeya Nini for a guided improvisation through the elements….earth….water….fire….air….ether….
Practice moving from within, activating imagination, animating images, sensing subtlety, igniting physical power, and enjoying physical presence.
Odeya Nini's sensuous soundscape will enliven the space as we move, and as we w i n d d o w n, we will meditate in the vibrations of her soothing voice bath.
This class is for everyone! Join us.
Therapeutic Expressive Movement Progression Techniques
An All-Levels Workshop with Taryn Wayne
September 21, 7 – 9 p.m.
T.E.M.P.T. stands for Therapeutic Expressive Movement Progression Techniques. This flowing movement progression system conditions and integrates all parts of the physical body in an organized manner, and invites the energy self to come along for the ride. It is meant for everyone: from the non-mover, to the highly-trained athlete, to the experienced dancer.
Moving Presence
Facilitated by Leah Leddy
2nd Friday of each month from 8-10 pm
$15 (first session free!)
Moving Presence is a facilitated free-style dance celebration in a safe, supportive environment. No experience necessary. It's energizing, fun and healing. For more information, go to www.simpleordinarypresence.com
Workshop: Unwind, Travel and Stream toward the Tropic of Cancer
Friday, June 8, 2012 from 8-10:30 pm
Summer is streaming it's shine and smile towards you — are you ready to feel it and see it, hear and taste it, inhale to smell…and breathe it?
Join Healing Arts Practitioners Lisa Rouppas and Mary Frances Spencer for a Pre-Solstice Guided Journey! We will create the sacred space for Summer's arrival with a unique blend of breathwork, essential oils, and tonal soundbath. After tuning into our higher vibrations together, each of you will receive Integrative Myofascial Release Therapy, encouraging stressed out fascia in your body to unwind, so that you may enter the arms of Summer with abundant openess, joy, and flexibility. Then a time for Intuitive Movement, a connected soulful celebration in Dance! A brief meditation will close the evening.
We are souls spiraling towards that imaginary yet influential line that circles this Earth, the Tropic of Cancer, and it is our human desire to discover balance and serenity as the excitement and adventure of transformation sends us diving and dancing into the unknown…
$40 at the door or $35 early RSVP: email@example.com by June 5th
Bring a Yoga mat and blanket; as well, your intentions for the change of season. Light organic refreshments included!
Writing & Performance: A Workshop Like No Other
June 1, 2012
Live Arts Los Angeles
$30 reg – $25 early enrollment
Thom Vernon, (Seinfeld, The Fugitive, General Hospital, Grace Under Fire, etc.) is back in town, bringing his novel, The Drifts, to the Hollywood Fringe.
He will be leading a one-time workshop that uses Viewpoints, improvisation and creative writing to deepen your creative project (performances, screenplays, fiction, plays, performance art).
Early enrollment Suggested. Limited enrollment. 323.739.0804 or email@example.com.
See The Drifts Live at The Hollywood Fringe! $8 w/ workshop enrollment #hff12 #driftslive
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A Kizomba/Semba Weekend
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Saturday, April 28: 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Sunday, April 29: 10:30 am-4 pm
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An Evening of Yoga and
Sound Healing
With yogi Jeff Bass & sound healer Daniella White
Friday, March 16, 7:30 – 9 pm
$20 at the door
Please join us for a Sound Healing Yoga workshop in Eagle Rock. Jeff will lead a mixed
levels Hatha yoga class guided by the healing frequencies of Daniella's Crystal Bowl playing
and vocal toning. We will end with an extended Sound Bath savasana, helping you achieve
deep states of relaxation. The combination of these two powerful practices will help bring
movement to your chi and guide your body to self healing.
More at www.soundsynergy.net and www.jeffbassyoga.com
Aromatherapy Workshop
Essential Oils to Heal, Prevent, Relax & Restore
with Robert Berryman
Sunday, November 20, 2-4 pm
$25 at-the-door
Most of us know that essential oils offer an array of wonderful natural aromas; but did you know they are also powerful plant medicines that can be used for treating almost all physiological body systems? Scientific studies at hospitals and universities around the world have shown that essential oils contain therapeutic properties, including analgesic, antibacterial, antiseptic anti-infectious, anti-inflammative, antiviral, decongestant, nerve sedative, digestive stimulant, and so on.
The focus of this class is the "First Aid Kit," which contains five of the most common and most versatile essential oils -‐ Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint and Tea Tree. The First Aid Kit is designed for home and travel and is useful for treating the symptoms of minor common ailments such as colds, indigestion, stress, anxiety, insect bites, and much more. This class will show you how to use essential oils effectively and safely for health and beauty.
The workshop is led by Robert Berryman, a certified aromatherapist and owner of Zyanya Aromatherapy of Echo Park. For the past 15 years, Robert has created formulations for Burke Williams Spa, Murad Spa, Pritikin Spa, as well as individuals and a host of aromatic businesses.
The Radiant Self Workshop
September 17, 2011
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Live Arts Los Angeles
$25 at the door
You're invited to shine in the Radiant Self Workshop!
Join healing arts practitioners Maisol Rascon, Lisa Rouppas, and Mary Frances Spencer in a guided journey, blending breath, myofascial release therapy, energy work, aromatherapy, movement and meditation to improvisational live and relaxing tonal music. A sacred space at summer's end, where that which no longer serves you is invited to fall away, leaving only the radiant self.
Bring a yoga mat and your intentions for the change of season. We will be doing active breathwork, then each participant will receive some hands-on myofascial release bodywork and have a chance to unwind past tensions and tightness. Then a time for intuitive movement — celebration in dance!
We finish with a cool-down relaxation and meditation. Light, organic refreshments provided!
New Workshop! Afro-Contemporary
August 28 from 2-5pm
drop in $30
(as these are 3 hour workshops please bring plenty of water and snacks)
For more info:
Master Drum and Dance Workshop
with Francis Awe and Omowale
Saturday Oct. 15th
3:30 – 6:30 pm
Live Arts Los Angeles (LALA)
4210 Panamint Street (corner of Eagle Rock Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA 90065
phone: 323-739-0804
email: email@example.com
Enjoy an afternoon in rhythmic harmony, learning African rhythms, an African song, and African dance with the Master drummer Francis Awe and Omowale Awe.
- Learn the song Ise Oluwa
- Learn a brief history of the Talking Drum and history of Yoruba
- Learn drum patterns associated with Sabada music
- Learn the Sabada dance and how the dance relates to what the drum is saying
There will also be vendors selling ethnic artifacts.
Please bring your own drum if you can. Some drums available at the workshop.
All are welcome!
Capoeira Workshop
with Mestre Boneco
[UPDATE 6/5: Check out video from the workshop! What a day!]
Saturday June 4, 2011
5:30 – 8 pm
Capoeira is an amazing Brazilian martial art developed by African slaves. This unique form of cultural expression combines fluid dance-like movements, acrobatics, kicks, and traditional music. Join world renown Capoeira master Mestre Boneco for his first workshop in Northeast L.A.! All levels are welcome!
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|Three Delaware festivals among Top 100 group events
The organizers of the Dover Days Festival will have more than one reason to celebrate in 2013. The festival not only celebrates its 80th anniversary next May, but also has made the American Bus Association's list of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2013 for the first time ever. more
|Delaware Sports Commission announces new officers, board members
The Delaware Sports Commission recently announced the addition of new officers, board members and committee chairs. Taking over as chair of the commission is Dr. Matthew Robinson, Professor of Sports Management at the University of Delaware. Jerry DuPhily, president of TSN Publishing, has been named Treasurer of the DSC. more


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Thousand Oaks talk focuses on solving drug problems among youths
How to combat heroin use and abuse of prescription painkillers among young people was the topic for more than 100 people who came to hear a discussion Thursday at the Four Friends Gallery in Thousand Oaks.
Regenerate Films, a nonprofit organization that aims to give teens a channel for communicating with their peers on social issues, hosted a fundraiser with the screening of a public service campaign aimed at spreading the word via social media.
Afterward, a panel discussion ensued among those directly involved in the battle against heroin and illicit prescription drug use, including a former addict and a mother whose son overdosed on heroin in January 2012.
Speakers stressed several main points: Addiction does not discriminate, a youth's pathway for drug addiction often begins in a medicine cabinet and public awareness is the most potent answer to the problem.
Susan Klimusko said she moved to Simi Valley believing that because it was one of the safest cities in the nation, her children could not possibly get involved in illicit drugs.
Klimusko is the founder of Not One More, a group that addresses young adults' heroin use in Ventura County.
"I signed my son Austin up for a lot of mommy-and-me classes and sports because I felt like exposing your children to a little bit of everything would make them more rounded," Klimusko said. "At the end of the day, did I think I was going to raise a heroin addict? Absolutely not."
Erin Van Vuren, a 28-year-old Simi Valley resident, talked about her experiences as an addict. She is now three years clean and stressed that her recovery ultimately came from within.
"Addicts don't think, 'I want to grow up and become a drug addict,' " she said. "We all have positive dreams."
Van Vuren talked about how shrewd she was at manipulating doctors to feed her fix and said she ultimately had to find her own way to recovery.
Three years clean and sober, she has participated with Regenerate Films in the short film focused on heroin and painkillers.
"We have this emptiness, this void, that we shove drugs into to shut up the voice that says we don't deserve to be on this Earth," she said in the public-service video.
She emphasized the value of formers addicts reaching out to other addicts and family members through supportive networks.
Gary Pentis, a 31-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, said local law enforcement officers are working with schools, city governments, the Drug Enforcement Agency and state medical officials to track down people who are illegally selling prescription drugs and to hold "dirty doctors" more accountable for misconduct.
"This is truly an epidemic that crosses the socioeconomic barrier," he said. "In fact, I think our kids here are a little more endangered because they're not traditional abusers. They don't understand Rx because it has legitimate use."
"Kids think it's OK because it's not made in a lab in Colombia or a bathtub in Oxnard," he said.
Some parents expressed concern about young people ordering their drugs on Craigslist.
Pentis said it had become a "popular illicit website" and investigators are tracking down drug dealers and making weekly arrests. He encouraged parents to become nosier about what their children are doing on the Internet.
Pentis and others said educating people and identifying ways to help those in the throes of addiction are important, but stemming the illicit supply of drugs is vital.
Van Vuren said while prescription painkillers are a serious problem, drug addicts do not play favorites.
"Whatever is going to fill the void in that moment, we'll take it," she said.
Guest speaker Daniel Hicks, Ventura County Behavioral Health preventive services manager, has played a central role in implementing the county's Rx Drug Prevention initiatives.
In Ventura County, one in five 11th-graders has used a prescription painkiller to get high. Hicks said several city, county and nonprofit agencies are collaborating with law enforcement to reverse the trend.
"You can go to most any medicine cabinet in most homes within a mile radius of this location and find a prescription opiate that is not secure," he said. "We need to get to a place where that kind of availability is unthinkable."
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|Genetic Counseling
Our understanding of the relationship between cancer and genetics has grown rapidly. Research is answering many questions about why some families have more cancer than others.
We know that certain cancers — including breast, colon, uterine, ovarian, melanoma and pancreatic cancer — are more likely to run in some families. However, a family history of cancer does not always mean that you will develop cancer.
By understanding your risk for cancer, you can take steps to improve your health and reduce your risk. Knowledge of an increased risk for cancer can also help increase your chances for early detection and successful treatment.
Understanding Your Risk
Most cases of cancer are not inherited, they occur without a family history of cancer. In fact, nearly 90 percent of cancer is due to environmental, lifestyle and other factors, not genetics.
However, genetic testing can reveal the presence – or absence – of gene changes for cancers believed to "run in the family."
What is Genetic Counseling?
Who Benefits from Genetic Counseling?
You may benefit from genetic counseling and testing for inherited cancer if your family history includes:
What Does the Genetic Counseling Program Offer You?
If your results show that you have inherited a higher cancer risk, we can talk to you about managing that risk. If needed, we will be ready to discuss treatment plans, resource information and emotional support for you and your loved ones.
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Feb. 3, 2006
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross Varsity Club has announced that five individuals have been selected for induction into the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame. Included among the 2006 inductees is former softball player Genoa Grosch (Class of 1999).
Grosch was the top pitcher on the Crusader softball team for four years, earning first team All-Patriot League honors during each of her four seasons. She was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Year in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and also earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors in 1998, after leading Holy Cross to the conference regular season and tournament titles. Grosch holds Holy Cross single season marks for strikeouts (192 in 1999), wins (20 in 1999), earned run average (1.11 in 1998), starts (26 in 1999), complete games (24 in 1998) and shutouts (10 in 1999), in addition to holding the school career records for strikeouts (579), wins (56), earned run average (1.27), starts (87), complete games (81) and shutouts (27). Her single season marks of 10 shutouts and 192 strikeouts are also Patriot League records, along with her 1.27 career earned run average. Grosch received the John A. Meegan Athletic Achievement Award from the Varsity Club in 1998.
This year's other inductees are Tom Alberghini (Class of 1943, football, Susan Daley (Class of 1992, track & field), Kevin Greaney (Class of 1982, basketball) and Nick Manzello (honorary, sports writer).
These five individuals will be formally inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 6, at the Varsity Club's annual dinner, to be held in the Hogan Campus Center.


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Novice Member
Joined: 5/02/10
I used to give open betas the benefit of the doubt when it came to bugs and crappy gameplay. Now I don't. I feel like Murphy - if you have a live cash shop then you have a live game. No more excuses.
Good column!
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Elite Member
Joined: 9/26/04
Thanks Bill !!
I've been ranting about this for a while now, including in some threads in these forums.
If there's no tangible difference between "open beta" and "released", then the game IS RELEASED !
In the case of NWO, quite a few players will probably not even be aware of the fact when the game eventually launches. Most likely, the only thing that will tip them off is that there will be a huge push to market the Cash Shop "special offers" around "launch day".
Novice Member
Joined: 4/18/07
Ooh, they have the internet on computers now.
I agree with the article. I think once games start taking peoples money, then they are fair game for review sites. This idea of being able to essentially hide under the blanket of "it's beta" to stop people complaining about bugs/technical issues, while still taking those people's money, is double standards.
I think MMORPG.com should still continue it's Review's in Progress approach to reviewing games, lest we return to the old review system where certain people gave certain games 8/9/10's out of 10 when these games were merely average (SWTOR review i'm looking at you!). A gradual review over the 1st month/6 weeks gives any company the time to iron out launch bugs that actually prevent players from playing the game etc while still letting the masses, & the reviewer in this case, get a feel for the game.
Again, if they are taking money or in "open beta" then they are fair game to review. Just make sure the review is still done over a period of time and not just after the first week.
Spotlight Poster
Joined: 2/09/06
"No path is darker then when your eyes are shut." -Flemeth
Yeah like games are no longer called "games" but services. I say BS-alert!
A game is a game and a release is a release. You pay. You get software to permanently play. Chars are not deleted anymore. So the beta is indeed a lie.
People don't ask questions to get answers - they ask questions to show how smart they are. - Dogbert
Hard Core Member
Joined: 3/12/09
All I can say is that Firefall is actually in beta as in not finished by half, new patches with serious testing required and on-going changes. Anyone who plays will back that up. I know the term beta has been abused but in the case of Red Five beat really means beta.
There is NO miracle patch.
95% of what you see in beta won't change by launch.
Hope is not a stategy.
Novice Member
Joined: 10/31/08
If you couldn't tell from my avatar picture...I love cats!!!
Yeah I am will BILL-O on this once the game starts taking your money....NO MORE BETA BS!!!!!
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/13/11
I think you're worrying way too much about when Cyptic, etc. wants you to review the game. Listen to your gut instinct and review it as soon as possible. The game could have been accurately reviewed on the very first beta weekend. Few games, if any, change much at all after the first day of beta.
MMO developers have been giving gamers the run around and slinging BS for far too long. You are our only hope to turn the tides. That said I much prefer your text rants to your video ones. Much more blunt and real.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/07/08
I am curious whether or not you feel $200 founder packs are still the best deal, since apparently it was easier to create billions of Astral Diamonds on the AH than it is to breath.
What you did not have a chance to cover in your article before is what happens when the condition of the game actually is beta, but from a revenue perspective it is released?
They are now stuck in the position where traditionally they could say "well we are in beta and everything will be wiped" and instead now they are saying "we will never consider wiping".
Your article was well timed and apparently appropriate in picking on NWO. They may not be able to recover from their open beta, open wallet approach.
Advanced Member
Joined: 10/18/05
It is easier to Fight for Principles then it is to Live up to them.
One day, I hope some people will learn on this site that Actions speak louder then words. It shows in what people do, not what they say they are, or what they do. Only a complete nieve person would honestly believe that gaming companys really care about the players. They havin't for over 10 years. I don't believe a word what a developers or PR tells me in a video game trailer, but unfortunitly people still do and keep following the carrot.
Advanced Member
Joined: 2/10/07
Couldn't agree more Never Winter is a failure I have no intention of playing the game because of how generic it is like STO and all the other F2P MMO's but more important now they refuse to wipe a game that has been completely exploited in open beta cheated and refund Zen Costs and founders after wipe via in game mail its stupid.
Never Winter could have been decent but PWI always has their hands out for money and greed in every game they release.
Advanced Member
Joined: 8/10/06
I was recently banned for 72 hours for using an exploit to kill a boss in Never winter open beta. I was dismayed at this as its open beta. First off I am not sure what boss they are talking about as they never told me any details. Secondly I was not farming a boss over and over for any loot raking in the cash. If its open beta and bugs are what you want found and reported why the bans? This is exactly what the OP was talking about you cant call it open beta when its convenient then treat the player base like its in release. People are delusional on the forums defending PWE by saying its in "beta". OH the hell it is.
I haven't given up on this game just yet ill take my punishment and demand an explanation of course. I am not going to sit by and say nothing about Neverwinter having it both ways while in "Open Beta".
Long-time alpha/beta tester here, the real purpose of "OPEN BETA" is basically to get people to try the game..buy or pre-order the game. It's the showcasing phase, nothing tricky about it at all. You try it..don't like? Don't buy. Do like? Then tell your friends and pre-order/buy, simple as that, nothing nefarious about it at all. Been beta testing games since 1995. I like to do followups as well read reviews, look at artwork, videos, also have a listen to any devs that are willing to speak up..etc..prior to open beta, or get in on the testing, best way to see if the Devs have their ducks all in a row, I also happen to love the testing phase of a game. That's why I do it.
Exploits ..for as far back as I can remember, have 90% of the time been bannable offenses in online gaming, SPECIFICALLY if you stoop to sharing that exploit with all your little buddies. What you are supposed to do..seeing as you are a TESTER, is to report it so it can be fixed, and it doesn't ship with the finished game.
Obviously the powers- that -be decided you weren't serious about upholding your end of the bargain for testing, and hence why you were banned for 72 hours, as a warning not to do it again. Consequences for actions taken, life is all about choices you make.
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Joined: 8/12/07
I wouldn't touch another Cryptic game, after STO, with a "ten-foot-pole".
And for the overpricing done via Cryptic/PW, this will only last as long as players let it. 40 dollar mounts in NW, $50.00 ships, and $125.00 pre launch packs for a so-called "expansion" in STO will become the norm if people pay the price. But, what if they gave a C-Store "high-priced sale" and nobody came? (or opened their wallet)
I don't tend to buy things like that ..$125.00 for an extra game item seems more than a tad high, and tells me that they need more money for development or something. Not that..that is an excuse, just the same it's not something I would pay for. There are folks out there who have that kind of money to throw around, I'm definitely not in that category. I wouldn't say there are enough of those folks to create a trend towards overpricing pixilated items. Although the so-called "free-to-play" games charge for every little thing..example is S.O.E's extra charges for bank or backpack spaces, or use of epic equipment that falls in your lap, or master skills/spells.
Situations like that are game spoilers for me, why allow me to have it in my hot little hands, but tell me I have to pay you ten bucks for it. Useless item taking up vital inventory space....DELETE. That's my reaction to it. My reaction to a game going free to play? That's one less customer they'll see, namely me. I don't like the element that hangs around those type of games, they are a downer for the most part, spend time trolling chat channels, trying to be a downer for everyone else playing the game. I don't buy into a game to have some spoiled child dictate to me how I am going to enjoy or not enjoy a game. And if free to play means the only way to get ahead is to shop in their ingame stores, then the challenge and immersion. and or fun ..the first reason s I play any game...is lost.
Paying 125 dollars out for Barbie's rainbow coloured horse, addition to the current game I play...will not be on my basket list..I am afraid. :P
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When you don't have a subscription, you don't need to launch your MMO. What advantage apart from some more PR will you get at the launch? If you can take money in beta, polish up and launch the game its win, win. Well for you as a company, but not the consumer how is paying to play a unfinished game.
I don't want to hear you are playing for free, that you have paid nothing so far.If they are allowing customers to but things in the cash shop it is not beta. It is that simple.
You should not be able to buy anything in the cash shop until launch. Gaming companies are trying to blur the line and get you to pay, pay, pay.
As we have fewer subscription MMO's we will see more of this, the F2P hybrids will push the boundaries back any way they can. There will be no sub only games out there in a couple of years time, nothing for us to compare these bad practices too.
Players have made their bed, they fell in love with F2P, time for them to lie in it.
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Agreed, while it does suck that companies are doing this...they are only able to do it because players allowed and supported it.
Sub games were always better back in the day. Deal with that fact.
Second off, anyone spending $40-$125 for an single in game item....well, you suckers just deserve each other. If there is anything you can get from a pay store that you can't get in game, then the game is pay to win....plain and simple. There should never be anything in a cash shop that a player cannot get from hard work or time invested.
Lastly, and the only thing I will slightly disagree with on here, is the kickstarter part...and here is why:
The companies with the funds to develop games, are never going to get it right again, they have traveled to far down the wrong paths and only want your money as fast as they can get it. Games are crap right now. Its mostly all the same, its mostly all bad. AAA titles all look the same now, all play the same, all suck. Cash store games suck you dry faster than subs ever did. AAA game titles don't even deserve the right to charge $60 for a box on release now, because its only going to suck and you wasted $60.
The only chance the market has to recover, is from these small indie groups who might actually have a good idea, or properly use an already existing idea, however lack the funds to create a decent mmo otherwise. I've been saying that for about 7 years now. If you are one of those player looking for the next awesome game you can actually play longer than a month or two....its never going to come from AAA developer, and its never going to come boxed with some popular trademarked franchise.
For example...I myself, with all these fancy new titles this year that have come and gone, and the ones coming....there is only one game on my potentially not sucking list...and its not a AAA title. NW can go jump off a cliff since they went off with 4ed.....even Elder Scrolls is sounding more like a flop....and pretty much ever other title sounds like a clone of some other failed game.
That one game, is from a small dev, from kickstarter...and looks like it has potential to not bore me to death and that game is.... http://www.therepopulation.com/
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Originally posted by Scot
The very definition of any MMO..is they are never finished, there's always updates, patches, fixes to patches, expansions, sequels..etc. So bottom line ALL online games are unfinished. Where and when would you determine a game to be finally finished? When it dies a slow death and all the servers go down? :)
And I agree...I am one of the old dinosaurs that prefer the pay to play model, I don't like the free to play model, you end up spending way more than your regular ten to 15 dollars a month. That sub model includes everything, doesn't nickel and dime you for every backpack, bank slot or master skill, or epic armor piece. You can make your own potions, gems..statted armor, if you have the time and patience to do so. But these days everyone seems to want the..give it to me not right now..but yesterday..and I won't pay for it dang it, because of course the hardworking devs, coders, and office folks who created that lovely game for you, don't get to have a paycheck..(according to today's gamer..which tells me none of them have held a job down yet..that attitude will change eventually).
Something for nothing, is NOT how the world works. And again will state I agree..in regards to today's gamer wanting everything for free. There's an old saying for just that thing: "Be careful what you wish for." Kind of reminds me of what is going on with desktop computers, the games for PCs get hacked and pirated so much, there seems to be a tendency these days for the developpers to make console only games.. Perhaps computers will indeed be a thing of the past, in regards to gaming. For the time being I am hanging on to mine..much prefer my desktop.
Once there are no more large MMO settings due to costs, and no customers willing to cough up what it takes ...then we'll hear a large and prolonged whine about that. Can't have it both ways. Maybe by that time I will be too old to care, and have retired from gaming..at last. :P
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MMO's are never finished, I was just pointing out that F2P MMO's have less of a reason to official launch than P2P MMO's. P2P MMO's don't start charging until they launch.
"There's an old saying for just that thing: "Be careful what you wish for."
– Well they got what they wished for, too late for that. I do think the industry is showing some signs of waking up to problems with their current MMO model, not sure if they will be able to effectively do anything about it though. I am including Kickstarter and sandbox MMO's, time will tell.
Originally posted by Scot
Far as Kickstarter is concerned, I look at that as a way for Devs to get out from under the middleman, namely EA and others who profit hugely from MMOs, buying them out taking over the developper "house" and eventually gaining complete control, again referencing EA and others like them. One such example is the original Mythic Ceo, Mark Jacobs, he did Magestorm, Daoc, and lastly Warhammer, before as he said he sold his soul for a few shiney beads to EA. He's starting out small, new company,( CityState Entertainment ) new contacts, adding a couple million of his own cash, and did a successful kickstarter recently.
I took part in that, as I am an old DAOC fan from way back and he's talking about old school ways of doing things. Game will be all pvp rvr...Tri-realm. Something the old faithfuls have been asking for for a long time. His sub model will cost less per month than the commonly used 15 bucks a month, with a promise of no hand holding.
Perhaps if enough devs succeed with this kickstarter model, they can keep their costs down...and the game has more of a chance of succeeding with a lot of feedback from backers such as myself, if the Devs are willing to have a listen now and again, on what their audience would like to see and not like to see. A refreshing idea coming out of the gate..no hand holding, and not trying to be a wow clone. I think devs should shoot the wow clone idea in the head and leave it in the dust, there was only one company able to pull it off and that was a fluke...I would like to see games that are uniquely themselves, and CHALLENGE brought back, instead of the idea of walk two steps to the next quest giver and gain a pat on the head and a cookie every time. Bring the challenge and the personal stories back. Easy is boring....BORING.


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Drew Witherspoon walked with his senior class Wednesday. Several months ago, Witherspoon had a sinus infection that quickly spread to his brain and required two surgeries and the removal of part of his skull.
But that wasn't all, he also developed sepsis, a blood infection that nearly killed him. But Drew made it and worked hard to get to this point with his senior class from North Kansas City High School.
Drew was all smiles before the ceremony began, having fun with friends who stood by him through several months of intense rehab. Drew had enough credits to graduate before he got sick and was able to focus on getting better. His goal: Walk across the stage with his friends.
But he says he couldn't have done it without his friends and family.
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Drew had the loudest reception in the crowd when he walked into the auditorium and then again when he received his diploma. Dozens of family and friends came from all over to celebrate.
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By Sue Anne Stager
Town Meeting Day was Tuesday. Budgets are ready for us to vote for, against, or change. It will be interesting to see if some, all, or none of our representatives are living in the real world or in la-la land where the economic crisis doesn't exist. I live in Warren. I figure that at least one budget is in la-la land. The town budget rarely recommends significant increases. The school budgets are another matter.
Given the economic disaster happening worldwide, I wonder if maybe all
the voters who never show up will decide that perhaps it is about time
they do. It has been a long time since I retired from serving 15 years
on the Warren School Board. Only one time in the last 35 years do I
recall that the voters cut the budget. They cut $25K and it was a slap
on the wrist. They wanted to send a message. It was a very, tiny
Years ago most voters stayed for the school meeting. They cared about how much money was being spent. Most voters trusted that they wouldn't be asked for more than was needed by their fellow townspeople serving on the board. Times have changed. Only a handful of voters without children, or grandchildren, in the school, and/or without personal financial gain, are in attendance now. The rest have very personal reasons for wanting the budget to pass unchallenged and unchanged. Their interests do not include whether or not any of us can afford the tax request they make and, interestingly, they don't care if all the money being spent is really, measurably, making a hill of beans difference educationally.
I find it ironic that most of the people I know, who wouldn't allow themselves to be "snowed" by anyone, allow the least objective group there is to decide how much money they should spend on education. It is also ironic that most of those same people learned more in less time, and without all the bells and whistles everybody wants today.
It should also be noted that the people reporting test scores can have a field day making the statistics represent the facts any which way is convenient. They can also change the tests given so we can't make any meaningful comparisons. Just how many students do we have that are below above average? Anybody know? I expect all students to reach average and 90 percent of those to be above and beyond. I don't believe that is an unreasonable expectation given that we spend as much as any high end private school and our teachers have degrees beyond what is necessary for teaching the material being taught. So what gives? How is it that any child leaves Harwood unable to read, write, or compute? I find it hard to believe that I am the only person here who finds these statistics nauseating. Eleventh-graders not reading! Fumbling in math! Unable to write!
Perhaps I think differently than most. You tell me. I read "A Nation At Risk" 30-some years ago. The federal Department of Education predicted we would be behind the eight-ball now if we didn't make sweeping changes then. Well, here we are. Ironically, it is educators and parents who put up the biggest barriers against change, even knowing those changes will improve the chances for a better education for children.
Everyone puts themselves first, don't kid yourself. If parents and teachers didn't, children would go to school with the understanding that it is their job to learn and we would have a completely different school day and yearly calendar. If teachers didn't, children wouldn't be out of their classrooms as much as they are. If principals and superintendents didn't, they would be using the best of the best curriculums in every school and we'd be able to replace teachers based on performance and not some mumbo jumbo evaluation they've created for themselves that allows an ineffective teacher to remain for years working on improvements. Principals and teachers want the respect they deserve but are not willing to change the system they work under. The notion that educators are on the same level as doctors, lawyers, business owners, judges, and other professionals who work until the job gets done and don't automatically get salary increases for breathing, or paid to learn more, or work only 190 days a year (if that!!) is absurd.
They don't have to worry about employees, overhead, tax laws, or even failure to produce anything. They don't have to have insurance against malpractice. Who sues an educator for not doing the job they got paid to do and didn't? We need people who are willing to make changes and board members willing to demand them.
Our system is very broken and it needs all the voters to fix it. Parents and educators won't fix it. I hope people participated Town Meeting Day. Just don't complain if you do nothing!
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Disney keeps raking it in: $2.2 billion in theme park profits for the year
Published: November 7, 2013 at 8:18 PM
Disney reported that theme park revenue increased 9% during the year, to $14.1 billion. The company reported that both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort hit record attendance numbers for the year, though attendance was down at the Disneyland Resort during the last three months of the company's fiscal year, when compared with the same period last year. Remember, July-September of 2012 were the first three full months that Cars Land and the new California Adventure were open to the public, and Disney didn't offer any major new openings for visitors this year.
Attendance also was down at Disneyland Paris, but for the entire year there — off 6.9 percent, from 16 million to 14.9 million visitors. But revenue at the Paris theme parks and hotels was down just 1.1 percent, thanks to higher spending per guest.
The story was the same across all of Disney's theme park resorts. Higher prices for tickets, hotel rooms, food, souvenirs led guests to spend more on their Disney visits. But the increased prices haven't hurt attendance at Walt Disney World, which is up for the year and for the latest three months. Recent declines at Disneyland haven't been enough to drag down overall revenue there, either. So long as people keep showing to pay higher prices, one should expect that Disney will keep raising them.
Here's the company's official statement on its theme park division:
"For the year, operating income growth reflected increases at our domestic parks and resorts, Disney Vacation Club and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, partially offset by a decrease at Disneyland Paris and higher pre-opening costs at Shanghai Disney Resort.
"Operating income growth at our domestic parks and resorts was due to increased guest spending, attendance and occupied room nights, partially offset by higher costs. Increased guest spending was due to higher average ticket prices, food, beverage and merchandise spending and average daily hotel room rates. Cost increases were driven by spending on new guest offerings and labor and other cost inflation. Significant new guest offerings included MyMagic+, the expansions of Disney California Adventure and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort and Disney's Art of Animation Resort. The increase at Disney Vacation Club was primarily driven by sales of The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, which is a higher margin property.
"Operating income growth at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was due to higher guest spending and attendance, partially offset by higher costs driven by resort expansion and labor and other cost inflation. At Disneyland Paris, increased guest spending was more than offset by lower attendance, fewer occupied room nights and labor and other cost inflation. Increased guest spending at our international resorts was due to higher average ticket prices, the opening of the World of Disney store in July 2012 at Disneyland Paris and increased average daily hotel room rates."
In other company news, Disney announced that Episode VII of Star Wars will debut December 18, 2015. That freed the May slot on Disney's 2015 release calendar, which now will go to the theme park-themed Tomorrowland movie, written and directed by Brad Bird and starring George Clooney, which is soon to be filming in Orlando.
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Games I Like & Games I Expect
List containing my all time favorite games, plus the ones i'm expecting the most.
List containing my all time favorite games, plus the ones i'm expecting the most.
ROME II ! Hell yeah! Spartan Phalanx & Julii TESTUDO FTW!!
Only one to top this will be ROME II !
I love this game! One of the best action games! & thanx to GameCube emulator Dolphin, i can now play it on my PC.
Been wanting a true pirate RPG/Adventure game with naval battles, choices and land exploration with your crew, & this game just might be the one! Never thought us Finns would be the first to bring this style of AAA pirate game on the market, but glad that finally someone is.
I've played all THIEF games, & still play II & III. I just hope THIAF can deliver the same experience, & still has Stephen Russell as Garrett.
When i created my YouTube music video of Deadpool, i was very surprised the next morning to learn about this game.
I hope it's atleast decent, Deadpool deserves it. If you're intrested in watching it, just click 'Read more about me' on my 'Summary' page, & you'll find link there to my YouTube page.
Another game from my home country Finland. Hopefully it has something intresting and athmospheric to offer.
Never played the original, but im really looking forward to this one. Ant farm looks really cool.
Amazing game! & really underrated. It still works for Win7, so if you find it, PLAY IT!
No good Gladiator game since Shadow of Rome on PS2, which is a real shame, so i hope this one has atleast decent gameplay.
Only played the demo as a kid, & after all these years downloaded both of the originals from PSN & played them. Amazing games, & so looking forward to the HD Remakes plus the sequels :)
Don't care for the sequels.. but this is one of the best survival horror games i've ever experienced! & i have played most of them.
I found this 7 years after its release, & what an amazing game it is, became one of my all time favorites! Hoping for a HD Remake some day.
Big Boss is back! Lets hope this has as fun gameplay as MGS4 had. & as good storytelling as MGS3 had.
Curious to see what this game has to offer.
One of my favorite series now in HD!
The very first MMO i'm gonna try out.
Seems unique & fun.
Excited to see how this will play & look like.
One of the greatest games ever! Amazing replay value!
I'm not ready :'(
Seems scary, i wonder will it live up to levels of Amnesia?
Old, but gold. One of my all time favorites!
Never played the original, but love the remake.
One of the greatest stealth games ever made. Hopefully THIEF 4 will be as good.
Cool game. The ship sequence is terrifyingly amazing.
Great game from my fellow Finns.
Brutally brilliant.
Fun idea for a game. Felt alot like a movie.
Play this one lights on.
Good for one time play.
Amazing game, just like the movie.
True classic!
Intriquing one.
Where the hell is SWAT 5 !?!
Looking good, very good, be sure to check out my little "musical" i made of the game on my YouTube channel.
Intresting looking game, i'll have to try it out.
Never cared for Ray-Man, but hey!.. this looks cool, so i'll give it a shot!
Hoping this'll be better than the other Star Wars crap we've gotten lately. Where's my Battlefront III :`(
Neat little game.
Really hoping this one comes out! Looks so cool!
Looks intresting enough.
Up in the skies :D
Love Total War games, haven't yet tried this one, it should keep me busy till ROME II arrives.
Enjoyed Demon's Souls more, but this is still a fantastic game & worthy sequel, which i succeeded in platinuming, unlike Demon's Souls.
One of the best PS3 games.
I'm not too keen to AC games, but i love the idea of playing as an Indian in a open world setting.
Cool game & intresting setting. Check out my YouTube page for a music video i made of it!
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The Department of Justice is now saying that lying on personal sites, like the dating sites or Facebook…
Could be a crime.
So much for that "About Average" body type classification on those dating sites!
DOJ: Fibbing on web sites should be a crime
The U.S. Department of Justice is defending computer hacking laws that make it a crime to use a fake name on Facebook or lie about your weight in an online dating profile.
In a statement obtained by CNET that's scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, the Justice Department argues that it must be able to prosecute violations of Web sites' often-ignored, always-unintelligible "terms of service" policies.
The law must allow "prosecutions based upon a violation of terms of service or similar contractual agreement with an employer or provider," Richard Downing, the Justice Department's deputy computer crime chief, will tell the U.S. Congress tomorrow.
Scaling back that law "would make it difficult or impossible to deter and address serious insider threats through prosecution," and jeopardize prosecutions involving identity theft, misuse of government databases, and privacy invasions, according to Downing.
The law in question, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, has been used by the Justice Department to prosecute a woman, Lori Drew, who used a fake MySpace account to verbally attack a 13-year old girl who then committed suicide. Because MySpace's terms of service prohibit impersonation, Drew was convicted of violating the CFAA. Her conviction was later thrown out.
What makes this possible is a section of the CFAA that was never intended to be used that way: ageneral-purpose prohibition on any computer-based act that "exceeds authorized access." To the Justice Department, this means that a Web site's terms of service define what's "authorized" or not, and ignoring them can turn you into a felon.
On the other hand, because millions of Americans likely violate terms of service agreements every day, you'd have a lot of company.
A letter (PDF) sent to the Senate in August by a left-right coalition including the ACLU, Americans for Tax Reform, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and FreedomWorks warns of precisely that. "If a person assumes a fictitious identity at a party, there is no federal crime," the letter says. "Yet if they assume that same identity on a social network that prohibits pseudonyms, there may again be a CFAA violation. This is a gross misuse of the law."
Orin Kerr, a former Justice Department computer crime prosecutor who's now a professor of law at George Washington University, says the government's arguments are weak.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I Guess This Will Give You a Sore Back
Ever watch those guys on the range that just hold nothing back? You sit there thinking to yourself, "Man, that has gotta hurt!" Welcome to Rory McIlroy's world.
The world number seven (Ed. Note: He's already number seven?!? Wowzers.) is complaining of back problems, at the ripe age of 20, but says it shouldn't hold him back from playing in the Accenture Match Play this month.
Two things I learned while reading about McIlroy's back issues. First, he's 20, but has a yearly back scan to make sure there are no problems. Second, his agent's first name is Chubby. The only thing that would make that info better is if I found out in the next month that his agent had once had his hand bitten off by an alligator, but retaliated by removing the bastard's eyeball and carries it around with him. Yep, that would be awesome news.
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Backs are no respectors of age. My brother had back problems before he finished high school, then cracked a vertebrae his freshman year...then did the impossible and cracked the same one his junior year. (collegiate tennis player)
Just heard this morning that Jesper Parnevik is again laid up with back problems - also a cracked vertebrae.
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When you're out of work, you suddenly find many friends and family who are willing to share their ideas with you about how to get a job. In their attempts to be helpful, people who care about you will often pass on every single tip or nugget they hear about a job opportunity—leaving it up to you to sift through the information in order to find something you can actually use. In many areas of the U.S., the issue is not a la...
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Most of what you hear about facebook while looking for a job involves keeping your information as private as possible from potential employers. While this is good advice, facebook can also be a valuable tool in your job search, as many smaller companies post their job ads on their facebook pages. If you are looking for work at a smaller local company, "liking" their facebook page can often be a great place to start. Open...
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I had lunch with a friend the other day who left her job earlier this year. She relayed to me how she had gotten fed up with a particular client, and so she decided to quit. She had about four months of living expenses saved up, so she figured she was good to go while she looked for another job. Four months later, she finds herself running out of money with no prospects in the pipeline. I was a little shocked to realize...
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Recently I spoke with a woman who has been looking for work for some time. She devotes a significant amount of time each week to networking activities. She said something that stood out to me: "I wake up every day and think about being unemployed, but my contacts don't think about me until I remind them". Remind your contacts that you're looking All too often, those who are looking for work feel embarrassed to repeatedly...
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Many people think of LinkedIn as a tool to network with individuals. While LinkedIn is certainly useful for this purpose, it can also provide invaluable information about which companies you should target during your job search. Did you know that LinkedIn now allows you to follow all the activity related to a particular company? You do this by searching for the company on the site and clicking "Follow Company". This st...
Using Networking Groups to Your Advantage
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I know what you're thinking: walking into a room full of strangers and announcing that you're unemployed is as far from your comfort zone as you can get. Networking is awkward and makes you feel desperate. Do you really have to do it? The answer is no. Some people do find work without assertively networking. It just generally takes them a lot longer than those who are out actively saying, "I have a lot to offer and I ne...
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You've been working on your resume, and you fashioned a fancy branding statement for yourself. Of course, you want to display it across the top of your resume, but where else should you be using it? Cover letter: Format your cover letter to match your resume by copying your contact information and branding statement in the same format. Thank you letter: Same as your cover letter. Business card: If you're using networ...
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Upstart Mat Tigers
January 25, 2010 - Robert "Bubba" Kapral
Scott Kinemond was a superb wrestler at Shadyside High School. It appears he may be an even better coach. The former Tiger grappling great and his kiddie corps of matmen raised many an eyebrow this weekend in the OVAC Wrestling Tournament at WesBanco Arena. Kinemond guided his Tigers to their best-ever showing in the mat extravaganza. The Orange & Black captured the OVAC 2-A championship and finished in the top six in the overall team standings, usually reserved for the 4-A and 3-A powers. The Tigers did so with a squad highlighted by freshmen, two of whom advanced to the championship finals. Parkersburg South, to no one's surprise, won the overall championship. But the Tigers were the Cinderella story of the meet event. Wrestling pundits expected the Orange to battle Caldwell and Barnesville for the 2-A crown. No one, however, expected the Tigers to muscle their way into the mix with the big-school elite or to see two frosh vie for championships. Kinemond has laid the groundwork for an enjoyable mat run for many years to come.
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In Photoshop CS6 for Photographers, author, photographer, and teacher Chris Orwig explores Photoshop from the perspective of the photographer.
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Here, I want to take a look at a really common way to work with a mask and that is to be able to use a mask to paint in an adjustment just to a specific area of your photograph, say, like we're sharpening. How can we selectively sharpen just a certain area of our picture? Well, you notice here in my Layers panel that I have two layers. We have the background layer, and I also have this layer which I've named sharpen and mask. Clicking this top layer and then navigate to your Filter pulldown menu, go all the way down to Sharpen and then next choose Smart Sharpen.
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