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|Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 'It feels good' to have Jason Varitek back in camp
|02.19.13 at 3:54 pm ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The irony of the situation was rich Tuesday.
Jason Varitek, the former Red Sox captain, was in front of the pitcher's mound on Field '2' throwing pitches to catchers, observing how they called defensive signals, received the ball and threw to second and third base. Manager John Farrell and new bullpen coach Dana LeVangie was a close observer.
For 14 years, from 1998-2011, Varitek was the backbone of the Red Sox battery as its primary catcher. Now he wants to impart wisdom.
'It feels good, having a guy like him that you respected growing up and got to play with him," Jarrod Saltalamacchia said Tuesday. "It's nice having him out there because he's a guy that I've gone to in the past and I can still go to him. He's there but you don't feel like he's stepping on anybody's toes. He's there for them, which is special.'
Saltalamacchia joined Varitek on the bench as Ryan Lavarnway was the starting catcher for the last game of Varitek's career, Sept. 28, 2011, when the Red Sox lost their season finale and their season in Baltimore.
After taking 2012 off to spend time with his family, Varitek is back as a "special assistant" to general manager Ben Cherington. On Monday it was Pedro Martinez – another "special assistant" – showing his willingness to give back to Red Sox Nation. On Tuesday, Varitek appeared on the practice fields.
"I would say it's very similar," Farrell said. "You've got two very successful players who have been leaders in their own right at their respective positions. They've achieved team success as much as anybody has ever played in this game, particularly in this uniform. They're both so well respected and I think they're so respective of the city of Boston, the organization, they want to give back. They have a great opportunity to do just that. I know that Tek, even in his last couple of years, Salty would pick his brain a lot. And now Tek has the ability to do that on a broader scale. Most importantly, they both want to give back, and I think it's a great thing."
|Red Sox name Dana Levangie bullpen coach
|02.05.13 at 6:40 pm ET
On the cusp of spring training, the Red Sox completed their coaching staff by announcing that longtime scout and staff member Dana Levangie will take over as the team's bullpen coach and catching instructor, replacing Gary Tuck, who informed the team last week that he was retiring.
Levangie had spent the last seven years as a major league advance scout for the Red Sox. The familiarity with big league hitters that he's gained in that job represented a considerable attribute for a man who will be charged with overseeing the preparation of relievers as they get ready to enter contests. Indeed, in the press release announcing the hiring of the 43-year-old Levangie, the Sox noted that he will continue to assist in the team's advance scouting.
'We are extremely pleased to add Dana to the major league staff,' manager John Farrell said in the press release. 'He has been a valuable asset to the Red Sox in a variety of roles and his vast knowledge of the Major Leagues, particularly the American League, will enable him to make an impact on our staff and with our bullpen.'
Including his playing career, Levangie has spent 22 years in professional baseball, all of them in the Red Sox organization. He was selected by the team in the 14th round of the 1991 draft and spent parts of six years in the organization, reaching Triple-A for a pair of brief stints. In 1997, he left behind his playing career to become the bullpen catcher in the big leagues for the Sox, a role in which he spent the next eight seasons. In 2005, he moved to pro scouting before joining the advance scouting staff in 2006, a role in which he's regularly interacted with the big league club.
Levangie emerged from a group of internal candidates that also included minor league catching instructor Chad Epperson and Double-A hitting coach Rich Gedman. His familiarity with big league hitters proved the decisive factor in his selection.
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|Red Sox Head Out of G.M. Meetings
|11.11.09 at 1:47 pm ET
CHICAGO — Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein stopped to offer some updates regarding team-related items before heading out of the general managers meetings:
— There still is no word on Jason Varitek, who has until midnight to activate his $3 million player option. The deadline is such since the Red Sox had informed the catcher that they wouldn't be picking up the $5 million team option last Friday.
— Epstein met with Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, for approximately 30 minutes Tuesday night, during which time the catcher was the primary topic of conversation.
— Epstein talked with Billy Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, Tuesday night regarding the reliever's openness to accepting arbitration if/when the Sox offer it. The Red Sox would be open to having Wagner back, but on terms that would allow his contract to fit in the construction of their roster. There is no level the Sox would have to adhere to when it came to the dollar figure they would offer in an arbitration case.
— The Red Sox have re-hired former advance scout Todd Claus, who had been the head coach at Jacksonville University, to become an international scout.
— The Sox plan on re-implementing the two-man advance scouting system they had used prior to Claus leaving, before the 2009 season. Dana Levangie will continue in his role as one of the advance scouts, with the team filling the other job in the near future.
— Lowell manager Gary DiSarcina has been reassigned to become a roving infield instructor, and is still in the mix to fill a position on the major league club's coaching staff. Epstein plans on interviewing candidates for that coaching spot over the next few days.
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Charleston's accolades continue as Southern Living magazine deems it one of the "10 Tastiest Towns in the South" in its upcoming May issue.
The magazine's editors identified the most compelling food destinations across the region and allowed consumers to vote for their favorites once per day from Jan. 10 to Feb. 28.
Durham, N.C., received the most fan votes. Editors recognized Charleston for its hyper-attention to local sourcing and indigenous heirloom ingredients.
Chefs Sean Brock of Husk and Mike Lata of F.I.G and The Ordinary are cited as the city's star tastemakers. The magazine also singled out Butcher & Bee, Two Borough's Larder and The Macintosh and recommends having a barrel-aged Manhattan at the bar at Husk.
Editors identified the top 10 towns based on food as a cultural identity, growth of a culinary-minded community, diverse cuisine at a variety of prices, local and sustainable food practices, hot chefs on the rise and an abundance of buzz-worthy food events.
The top 10 towns are (in voting order): Durham, N.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Asheville, N.C.; Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Charleston; Greenville; Louisville, Ky.; Miami; and New Orleans.
The May issue hits newsstands April 19.
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A contrast dispensing system (10) reduces cost by directly connecting a check valve (210) to and between the reservoir inlet port (220) and the mating luer connector (204) of a disposable set (200). A contrast dispensing system (10) includes as part of the reservoir (212) an integrally molded cap (280) having the inlet port (200) and a lateral pipe (300) to confine contrast media (14) therein and disperse it at separate locations (334, 336) within the chamber (260) of reservoir (212). The reservoir (212) may have a vent port (284) with a flip cap (294) for selectively opening or closing same.
1. A reservoir for a contrast dispensing system comprising:
a chamber having a wall extending between a large opening at one end of the chamber and a fluid outlet at another end of the chamber, and
a cap member closing the large opening, the cap being an integrally molded plastic member having a peripheral rim engaged with the chamber opening, a fluid inlet port at a top side of the cap, and a lateral pipe extending between opposite ends thereof adjacent the peripheral rim and across an underside of the cap transverse to the fluid inlet port, the lateral pipe having an upper tap fluidicly coupled to the fluid inlet port, and a pair of lower cutouts at the opposite ends whereby to confine contrast media entering the fluid inlet port in the lateral pipe and to disperse same into the chamber at two separate locations along the wall.
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a reusable set having a spike adapted to couple to a source of contrast, a first mating luer connector and a length of reusable tubing coupling the spike to the first mating luer connector; and
a disposable set having a second mating luer connector adapted to be removably coupled to the first mating luer connector to selectively join the disposable set to the reusable set, a check valve directly coupled to the second mating luer connector, a reservoir having an inlet port directly coupled to the check valve and further having a fluid outlet, a length of disposable tubing having first and second ends with the first end being in fluid communication with the fluid outlet, and an outlet luer connector in fluid communication with the second end of the disposable tubing and adapted to be coupled to a manifold system for dispensing contrast to a patient.
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a cap member closing the large opening the cap being an integrally molded plastic member with the fluid inlet port at a top side of the cap, and a lateral pipe extending across an underside of the cap transverse to the fluid inlet port, the lateral pipe having an upper tap fluidicly coupled to the fluid inlet port and a pair of lower cutouts at opposite ends of the lateral pipe to confine contrast media entering the fluid inlet port in the lateral pipe and to disperse same into the chamber at two separate locations.
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I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to contrast dispensing systems.
II. Description of Prior Art
Contrast dispensing systems are well known and provide a mechanism for selectively coupling a source of contrast media, such as from a pressurized bag or bottle, to a patient through a manifold and syringe structure. Contrast dispensing systems typically have a spike at one end designed to selectively engage the contrast media source and an outlet luer connector at the other end adapted to attach to one port of the manifold. Another port of the manifold is connected to a syringe. The syringe and manifold may be manipulated to pull contrast media into the syringe, and then to expel same back out to the patient through yet another port of the manifold.
The media is usually supplied in bulk volume far in excess of that needed for one patient's purposes. To reduce waste, many contrast dispensing systems include a reservoir between the spike and the luer connector to temporarily hold a quantity of the contrast media. A quantity of the contrast media may be loaded into tile reservoir from the source. The media is then taken from tile reservoir by manipulation of the manifold and syringe to dispense the contrast media to the patient. Thereafter, part or all of the contrast dispensing system may be disposed of and a new system put in place for the next patient so as not to waste the remaining contrast media in the bag or bottle. In an effort to avoid cross-contamination between patients, many such systems include a reusable set carrying the spike, a disposable set carrying the outlet luer connector, a pair of mating luer connectors for selectively joining the reusable and disposable sets, and a check valve downstream of the spike. One large container of contrast media may then be used with multiple patients by switching out the disposable set between patient uses.
Typical contrast dispensing systems include a number of different components such as tubing, valves and luer connectors and the like which represent significant cost both in materials and in terms of labor to assemble the components into the respective reusable and disposable sets. Further, the reservoir has a relatively large diameter compared to the tubing and other components of the system and thus presents the concern that as contrast media enters the reservoir, the entering fluid will free fall onto the top surface of the media in the reservoir creating bubbles. One approach to avoid the formation of such bubbles is to locate a deflector plate below the inlet port of the reservoir so that the fluid will fall into the plate and then be dispersed so as to sheet-off around the periphery of the reservoir adjacent the wall thereof. One drawback to the use of a deflector plate, however, is that the incoming fluid has a tendency to free fall against the plate and splatter. The splatter might be a source of bubbles. Also, where the reservoir is vented, as is typical, the splattering contrast media may interfere with the operation of the vent thus necessitating complex venting structure. Another alternative is to include a downwardly directed, and angled or bent, tube which communicates from the inlet port down into the reservoir and against the wall thereof. Such a bent tube confines the media to avoid splatter, but may have drawbacks of its own. The lube itself may become immersed in the contrast media. Also, all of the incoming contrast media is forced into one location against the reservoir wall.
The present invention provides an improved contrast dispensing system which overcomes the abovementioned drawbacks. To this end, and in accordance with the principles of the present invention, the reservoir is in the disposable set with the check valve directly attached to the inlet port of the reservoir, and the disposable set mating luer connector attached directly to the check valve. As a consequence, the cost of the tubing that would normally have been therebetween, as well as the additional cost of mounting the components to respective ends of the tubing, is eliminated thereby reducing cost.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the reservoir has a chamber the top of which is integrally molded plastic having an inlet port at the top thereof, and a lateral pipe extending across the underside thereof. The lateral pipe is adjacent to, and advantageously has its upper extent defined by, the underside of the chamber top so as to be held at the top of the chamber away from the bulk of contrast media therein. The lateral pipe has an upper tap communicating with the fluid inlet port and a pair of lower cut-outs at opposite ends of the lateral pipe. The fluid coming into the chamber first passes through the inlet port and directly through the tap so as to be confined within the lateral pipe. The confined media is thereafter dispersed at opposite ends of the pipe into two different locations through the cut-outs. As a consequence, the drawbacks of both the deflector plate and the bent lube are avoided.
The chamber top may further have an integrally formed vent port for venting the chamber. Advantageously, the vent port is out of alignment with the lateral pipe. In accordance with a yet further aspect of the present invention, a flip cap, such as is found on vented spikes, is provided by which to selectively close the vent port. The nip cap may be in the form of a nip cap assembly with a spout and hinged cap, or may be a hinged cap attached directly to the vent port. The flip cap avoids the use of costly or complex venting structures to thereby further minimize cost, for example.
Advantageously, the chamber top is a separate component from the chamber. In this regard, the chamber has an enlarged upper opening and an integrally molded plastic cap member is provided to close that upper opening, with the cap member having the inlet port, lateral pipe and, if provided, the vent port.
By virtue of the foregoing, there is thus provided an improved contrast dispensing system which overcomes certain drawbacks of prior contrast dispensing systems. These and other objects and advantages of the present invention shall be made apparent from the accompanying drawings and the description thereof.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with a general description of the invention given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is an exploded, schematic view, not to scale, of a contrast dispensing system in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view primarily of the reservoir of the disposable set of the system of FIG. 1, with the reservoir being empty;
FIG. 3 is a view taken along lines 3—3 of FIG. 2 with media in the reservoir;
FIG. 4 is a bottom, perspective view of the reservoir cap of FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is a top, perspective view of the cap of FIG. 3; and
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment of a reservoir cap for the disposable set of FIG. 1.
With reference to FIG. 1, there is shown a contrast dispensing system 10 adapted to couple a source 12, such as a bag or bottle, of contrast media 14 to a manifold 16 which, in cooperation with a syringe 18, administers the media 14 to a patient 20. System 10 is comprised of a reusable set 100 and a disposable set 200 which may be selectively coupled together as will be described.
Reusable set 100 includes a spike 102 adapted to be selectively coupled in fluid communication with the media 14 to source 12. Spike 102 may include a hinged vent cap 104, as is typical, for venting of spike 102. Cap 104 is shown in the closed state, but may be flipped open for venting. A length of clear PVC tubing 106 is coupled at one end 108 thereof to spike 102, and at opposite end 110 thereof to a first mating luer connector such as female luer lock 112 for coupling to disposable set 200. Tubing 106 advantageously includes a valve 114 by which to selectively control the flow of fluid through tubing 106 between source 12 and luer connector 112. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 the valve 114 is a pinch clamp mounted on tube 106, although other valves may be used such as a stopcock (not shown) inserted in series with the tubing 106. Clamp 114 may either be in an open state as shown in FIG. 1, in which case fluid may flow between spike 102 and connector 112, or may be pinched into the closed state (not shown) in which case tubing 106 is clamped closed to prevent flow of fluid. A vented protector cap (not shown) may also be provided to close off connector 112 when connector 112 is not connected to a second mating luer connector, such as male luer lock 202, of a disposable set 200, for example.
Disposable set 200 is adapted to couple media 14 between connector 202 and the outlet luer connector, such as male luer lock 204, which is adapted to be coupled to one of ports 218 of manifold 16 so as to facilitate dispensing of contrast media 14 to patient 20. Situated between connectors 202 and 204 is a check valve 210, a reservoir 212, an optional venting valve 214, and a second length of clear PVC disposable tubing 216. Reservoir 212 includes an inlet port 220 to which is directly mounted the outlet side 222 of check valve 210, with the inlet side 224 of valve 210 being directly mounted to mating luer connector 202. By directly coupling luer connector 202 to check valve 210, and check valve 210 to inlet port 220 of reservoir 212, there is no need for tubing therebetween thereby minimizing cost and labor associated with that aspect of system 10. Advantageously, inlet port 220, check valve 210, and luer connector 202 are generally permanently secured together such as with adhesive and/or by ultrasonic welding or solvent bonding.
Reservoir 212 further includes a fluid outlet 230 which may be valved as will be described hereinbelow. Tubing 216 has an upper end 232 which is in fluid communication with fluid outlet 230, advantageously via venting valve 214 (although valve 214 could be eliminated), and an opposite, lower end 234 to which is secured outlet luer connector 204. Advantageously, upper end 232 of tubing 216 is secured to a further luer connector 236, such as a male luer lock, which is then secured to the outlet port 238 of valve 214. Valve 214 further has an inlet port 240 secured in fluid outlet 230. Valve 214 may be a three-way stopcock having a third port 242 coupled to atmosphere through a female luer port filter 244 secured therein. Filter 244 may be a 5 micron polypropylene material to filter air entering into valve 214 through port 242. Stopcock 214 further includes a control handle 250 which may be rotated between first and second positions. In the first position of handle 250, fluid outlet 230 communicates directly to tubing 216 through valve 214, with atmosphere port 242 not fluidicly coupled thereto. In the second position of control handle 250, inlet port 240 of valve 214 is cut off, and atmosphere port 242 communicates to outlet port 238 to thereby vent tubing 216 and allow the medical practitioner (not shown) to utilize any contrast media 14 remaining in tube 216 (such as after reservoir 212 has been emptied). Stopcock 214 thus comprises one example of a valve adapted to selectively communicate with atmosphere which is located between reservoir fluid outlet 230 and the first end 232 of disposable tubing 216.
With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, it may be seen that reservoir 212 includes a chamber 260 having a wall 262 extending between an enlarged opening 264 at the upper end 266 thereof, and fluid outlet 230 at the lower end 268 thereof. Wall 262 may be cylindrical or rectangular in cross-section, although in the embodiment shown, wall 262 is frustro-conical being tapered between opening 264 and fluid outlet 230. Further, wall 262 may be rigid, although in the embodiment shown, wall 262 is flexible. Chamber 260 may thus be seen as comprising a flexible drip chamber. Fluid outlet 230 may be defined by a fluid outlet port 270 coupled to a valve seat 272 within the interior 274 of chamber 260 defined by wall 262, and a ball seal 276 to thereby provide a valve function to outlet 230. In this regard, ball seal 276 is selected to float in media 14, and to have a diameter to seat in and occlude valve seal 272 when media 14 is drained out of chamber 260 to thereby seal off outlet port 270. Other types of valve arrangements may be provided for outlet 230 (if valuing is desired), such as a sealing disc (not shown) in chamber 260, or a manually operable two-way stopcock (not shown) coupled to port 270, as is conventional.
A cap member 280 closes the opening 264 of chamber 260. Cap member 280 is advantageously an integrally molded plastic member having a peripheral rim 282 (see also FIGS. 3 through 5) engaged with opening 264 and secured thereto (such as with adhesive and/or by ultrasonic welding or solvent bonding). Cap 280 includes a vent port 284 and the fluid inlet port 220, both at the top side 290 of cap 280. Vent port 284 may include mounted thereon a flip cap assembly 292 (generally identical, except for size, to hinged cap 104 on vented spike 102). Assembly 292 includes a spout 293 connected to port 284 and a flip cap 294 connected to spout 293 by one or more hinge strips 295. Vent port 284 may be selectively opened or closed by flip cap 294 simply by flipping it over about hinge strips 295 to close or open spout 293 to thus close or open port 284. To this end, cap 294 includes an engaging lip 296 to frictionally engage with the opening 297 of spout 293 (or vent port 284 if flip cap 294 is hinged directly thereto as may optionally be the case), and a projecting tab 298 to facilitate flipping cap 294 open. Vent port 284 may further include therein a filter 299 so as to provide a filter function between the atmosphere exterior to reservoir 212 and the interior 274 thereof when cap 294 is open to vent reservoir 212.
In order to avoid splatter of media 14 and to disperse same into chamber 260, the underside 290′ of cap member 280 includes a lateral pipe 300 extending (horizontally in the Figures) between opposite ends 302, 304. Advantageously, the upper extent 306 of pipe 300 is defined by a portion of the underside 290′ of cap 280, with the remaining wall 310 thereof defined by additional plastic during the molding process so as to define recesses 311, 312 to either side of wall 310 within lip 314 of rim 282 below underside 298. The top side 290 may be generally planar as shown in FIG. 5, with a recess 316 defined therein generally coincident with the upper extent 306 of pipe 300.
Lateral pipe 300 includes an upper tap 320 which communicates with fluid inlet port 220 so as to receive contrast media 14 and confine same within lateral pipe 300. Formed at the opposite ends 302, 304 of pipe 300 are fluid outlets or cut-outs 330, 332 out of which the contrast media 14 confined within pipe 300 is dispersed so as to exit into the chamber 260 at two separate locations, such as along wall 262 as at 334 and 336, respectively. Cut-outs 330, 332 may be in the form of circular or other shaped openings formed in the lower most extent 338 of plastic wall 310 of lateral pipe 300 so as to be spaced just inwardly of opposite ends 302, 304, or may alternatively be formed directly at ends 302, 304 so as to extend inwardly therefrom as shown in FIG. 6 at 330′ and 332′. Vent port 284 is out of alignment, such as by 90�, with lateral pipe 300 to minimize interaction of the media 14 with the vent port 284.
Lateral pipe 300 is shown in the Figures as being a continuous pipe thus having a hollow interior 340 extending between ends 302, 304, although it will be appreciated that lateral pipe 300 could be formed in discrete segments one of which communicates from tap 320 to the cut-out 332 at end 302, and the other of which communicates from tap 320 to the cut-out 334 at end 304. Also, for case of manufacture, at least one of the ends 302, 304 is open as at 342 (see also FIG. 4) with the other end either open or closed as a 344 (FIG. 3). Advantageously, lateral pipe 300 extends so that the opposite ends 302, 304 are adjacent the peripheral rim 282, and advantageously lip 314 thereof. In this way, when cap 280 is received into the opening 264 of chamber 260, the opening(s) 342 becomes sealed off by a segment 346 of the wall 262 of chamber 260 as seen in FIG. 3.
In use, a reusable set 100 and disposable set 200 are joined at mating connectors 112, 202. Spike 102 is coupled to a media source 12, and outlet connector 204 is coupled lo manifold 16. The system 10 is primed and vent port 284 is opened or closed by flip cap 294 as desired for filling, use, or emptying of reservoir 212, and valve 214 manipulated to either couple media 14 from reservoir 212 to manifold 16, or couple tubing 216 to atmosphere for purposes of draining tubing 216, for example. After a patient use, disposable set 200 may be removed at connector 202, and a replacement disposable set 200 may be joined to reusable set 100 and a new manifold 16 for another patient.
By virtue of the foregoing, there is thus provided a contrast dispensing system and/or portions thereof which eliminates the cost of components and labor related to the reservoir inlet and check valve aspects of prior systems, reduces cost and complexity of the venting aspect, and overcomes certain drawbacks of prior reservoir constructions.
While the present invention has been illustrated by the description of embodiments thereof and specific examples, and while the embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not intended to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. For example, while the rim 282 is shown as with an annular edge portion 350 and the lip 314 extending down alongside of or below lateral pipe 300, rim 282 could just be the annular edge portion 350 thereof extending about top side 290 of the cap (in which case pipe 300 will be below the rim), or just the lip 314. Tubing 106 and 216 are each shown as single pieces, but each could alternatively be made tip of multiple pieces joined together which would still be considered a length of tubing for purposes herein. Tubing 106 is advantageously about 6 to 10 inches (112-254 mm) in length, and tubing 216 is advantageously about 48 to 72 inches (1219-1830 mm) in length, and advantageously having an inner diameter of about 0.126 inches (3.2 mm) and 0.101 inches (2.6 mm), respectively. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and methods and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departing from the scope or spirit of applicant's general inventive concept.
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Video: Hands-Free Whopper Holder from Burger King Puerto Rico
Burger King Puerto Rico celebrated its 50th anniversary by treating 50 of its most loyal customers to the Hands-Free Whopper Holder. Because, damn it, you shouldn't have to deny yourself the pleasures of eating a Whopper just because your hands are tied up playing a guitar/giving someone a tattoo/walking a pack of dogs/painting your nails/riding a bike/etc. The Whopper-eating never has to stop! Never! More


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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The city of Greensboro is working with Raleigh officials on passing a new state law that would allow the DMV to block vehicle registrations, if the driver has unpaid parking tickets.
Over the past ten years, the city has accumulated more than 53,000 unpaid parking tickets, totaling about $2.3 million. Greensboro parking officials believe that if the state allowed them to block drivers from renewing their vehicle's registration, it would effectively allow them to collect what drivers owe to the city.
"Colleges have leverage because they can hold your diploma until you pay all your citations that are due, so this would give cities in North Carolina that same bite," explains Robin Davenport, Greensboro's Parking Operations Manager.
The city says about 74% of people pay their citations, but new consequences would help to increase that.
"If you owe citations for 90 days or more, then when you go to renew your tags it would be blocked by the DMV. In other words, you would not be able to renew your tags without paying off all your debt to cities in North Carolina," explains Davenport.
Stephen Hayes is a parking attendant in Greensboro, and writes tickets for anywhere from $15 to $250.
"On a slow day, I could get 40 tickets. On a good day, I can do close to 50 or 60," Hayes explains.
Since the 2013 state agenda has already been set, the earliest state legislators would be able to discuss the proposal will be in 2014.
In addition to Greensboro and Raleigh, the city of Wilmington also supports the proposed measure.


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Too Many Projects?
July 13th, 2011 by Jen Hen under Parenting, The Busy Life. 4 Comments.
Have you ever had so many ideas and plans for things you want to accomplish that you didn't know where to start? Then, you wake up and you feel really ambitious so you start several (or all) of them all at once?
Why do we DO that to ourselves???
I've been notorious for starting projects and not finishing them for as long as I can remember. Reference point? First off, I'm sure you could track down my teachers from Jr. and Sr. High School. How on Earth I made some of the grades I did… I'm positive it was thanks to the teachers letting my test scores weigh more. When I was pregnant with X-man back in '99, I began a cross stitch blanket for him. He'll be turning 12 this year… the blanket project will be as well (actually, I'm not entirely certain where it's at after all this time and several moves). I have a 2″ binder full of over 130 poems I wrote over the course of 15 years. The binder is marked "Book 1 & 2 material"… I haven't even looked at a publisher which means I'm not even half way through the process of being published. To be honest, I got that binder out a few nights ago and started reading back through the pieces… I think I need to mark off book two and just hope I have enough for one book. Haha. Nevermind the Gigabytes upon gigabytes of photos I have, but have done nothing with beyond uploading to my computer and some to Facebook.
My current issue is that I'm trying to tackle too many lifestyle projects, plus big cleaning projects all at once. Between coupons, sleep and daily schedule changes, general household management, garage clean out, prepping for my first time as a consignment sale contributor, and one GINORMOUS house cleaning project at someone's house that I started this week (not to mention any number of other projects and the pile of books I want to finish reading and start reviewing)… I think I have too many irons in the fire at one time. I wish I could recall which blog I read recently that mentioned taking big changes one at a time. I'm fairly certain it was either Money Saving Mom, or someone via her page, who said (to paraphrase) instead of overwhelming oneself by trying to make a lot of changes at once, or tackling many big projects at once, you need to prioritize and introduce one thing at a time. Otherwise, you'll end up so overwhelmed that you just fall back into the old rut. Boy, I think whichever Mom-blogger that said that was just spot on.
As I've been getting back on track with my own page, I started tackling so many other things that I almost slipped off track again with the first of many things I was trying to accomplish. I'm glad I'm aware of this, because it means I'm making a big effort to scale back some of my efforts (as of last night, effective immediately) so that I don't set myself up for failure.
My new goal for the coming weeks? Make a list of everything I want to accomplish using a spreadsheet similar to the one HERE, from Life As Mom. Prioritize, then devise a plan of attack.


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One of the most prominent opponents to Helprin's idea to extend copyright has been Lawrence Lessig. He's a professor of law at Stanford University and the founder of Creative Commons, a system that allows creators to opt out of certain copyright protections.
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Penn State nabs most coveted recruit of Patrick Chambers' tenureJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger1 day ago
When Penn State officials hired coach Patrick Chambers from Boston University in June 2011, their hope was that he'd accomplish something few of his predecessors had managed to do.
They wanted Chambers to get top Philadelphia basketball prospects consider the Nittany Lions, a challenge he was uniquely qualified to tackle given the strong relationships he'd built with the city's high school and club coaches during his five years as a Villanova assistant.
The surest sign that Chambers is making progress arrived Monday afternoon when he secured the most significant recruit of his Penn State tenure. Chambers received a verbal commitment from point guard Tony Carr, the city of Philadelphia's top prospect in the class of 2016 and Rivals.com's No. 53 prospect nationally.
Late addition of Maverick Rowan boosts NC State's stock this seasonJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger1 day ago
The unexpected departure of standout shooting guard Trevor Lacey this past spring at least had one positive consequence for NC State.
It made the Wolfpack a more attractive destination to another promising wing.
Maverick Rowan, a consensus top 50 prospect, committed to NC State on Sunday and will reclassify from the class of 2016 to the class of 2015. The 6-foot-7 wing probably wouldn't have considered the Wolfpack if Lacey hadn't opted to turn pro because there wouldn't have been enough available playing time right away.
North Carolina and Kentucky alumni will face off in charity gameJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger4 days ago
Even though the on-again, off-again rivalry between North Carolina and Kentucky is on hiatus this coming college basketball season, fans will still have a chance to get a taste of the rivalry.
Alumni teams from both schools will square off in a charity game on Sept. 13 at Rupp Arena, Kentucky announced on Friday.
The game will feature current and former professional players from both North Carolina and Kentucky. It's unclear which players will participate at this point, but the two programs have put so many players into the NBA in recent years that organizers will have plenty of options from which to choose.
Seventeen North Carolina alums played in the NBA last season including Ty Lawson, Danny Green, Harrison Barnes and Vince Carter. Eighteen Kentucky alums played in the NBA last season including John Wall, Eric Bledsoe, Demarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis.
Illinois has a point guard problem with Tracy Abrams out for the yearJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger6 days ago
The bad luck that has haunted the Illinois basketball program during John Groce's tenure doesn't seem likely to subside anytime soon.
The Illini will have to play without their starting point guard for a second straight season next year after Tracy Abrams tore an Achilles tendon during a workout on Monday.
The injury to Abrams is especially galling because he had missed all of last season too as a result of a torn ACL suffered in early November. The fifth-year senior had been on the verge of playing at an all-conference level prior to the injuries, having averaged 10.6 points and 3.5 assists as a sophomore and 10.7 points and 3.2 assists as a junior.
Abrams' return had been expected to shore up the point guard position for Illinois, a problem area all of last season for an Illini program that faded late in Big Ten play and missed the NCAA tournament for a second straight year. Now Illinois will have to rely on unproven players or converted wings for a second consecutive season.
Kansas, Indiana highlight this year's Maui Invitational bracketJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger7 days ago
It's no mystery what potential title game Maui Invitational organizers wanted to create when they designed this year's bracket.
They were trying to set up a championship clash between Kansas and Indiana when they placed the two blue bloods on opposite sides of the draw.
The Maui Invitational bracket released Tuesday has the reigning Big 12 champion Jayhawks pitted against host Chaminade in the opening round of the tournament. Assuming Kansas avoids an upset of monumental proportions, it would meet the winner of UCLA-UNLV in the semifinals.
Indiana will open against Wake Forest on its side of the bracket. The winner of that game will likely meet a much-improved Vanderbilt team that finished last season on a hot streak unless the Commodores fail to get past rebuilding St. John's in the opening round.
A Kansas-Indiana matchup would be an appealing one given that both teams will likely begin next season ranked in the top 15 in the nation.
Ole Miss star guard Stefan Moody arrested for DUIJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger8 days ago
Six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left tibia, Ole Miss guard Stefan Moody's offseason got even worse this past weekend.
The SEC's leading returning scorer was arrested early Saturday morning near campus for DUI. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger first reported the news on Monday.
The news is far from ideal for an Ole Miss program that is counting on Moody to be its leader next season.
The 5-foot-10 senior guard started 33 of 34 games last season and averaged 16.6 points and 2.4 assists while leading the Rebels to a surprise NCAA tournament bid. He also led the SEC in free throw percentage and 3-point field goals made and finished third in steals.
Moody is expected to recover from his injury in time for the start of the season. Ole Miss has yet to make an announcement regarding whether he'll face punishment for his DUI arrest.
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Coveted Memphis transfer Austin Nichols picks VirginiaJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger9 days ago
Virginia's chances of remaining an ACC title contender beyond next season improved significantly on Sunday when the Cavaliers landed a transfer many of the top programs in the nation coveted.
Austin Nichols, Memphis' leading scorer and shot blocker this past season, chose Virginia over a host of other suitors, a source confirmed Sunday afternoon to Yahoo Sports.The 6-foot-9 forward will have two years of eligibility left after he sits out next season.
It's no surprise Virginia secured Nichols since Tony Bennett's team has been considered the favorite since earlier this month when Memphis lifted transfer restrictions that would have prevented the Cavaliers staff from speaking with the forward.
Virginia heavily recruited Nichols out of high school before the former top 50 prospect chose hometown Memphis instead. The Cavaliers also have a built-in advantage due to the connection between Nichols' ex-AAU coach Ernie Kuyper and the family of John Paul Jones, the man after whom Virginia's arena is named.
Severity of violations show Tennessee was right to fire Donnie TyndallJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger10 days ago
When Southern Mississippi released the notice of allegations it received from the NCAA on Friday evening, the severity of the violations allegedly committed by former coach Donnie Tyndall proved two things.
Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart did not do a good enough job vetting Tyndall before hiring him almost 16 months ago, but Vols officials made the correct decision acknowledging that mistake and firing him after just one season this past spring.
The most severe allegation against Tyndall asserts that he arranged fraudulent academic credit for seven prospective student athletes during his two-year tenure at Southern Miss from 2012-2014. That allegedly includes one instance in which Tyndall paid for the online courses himself.
Three Arkansas players arrested on suspicion of forgeryJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger12 days ago
Arkansas was already poised for a fall next season after stars Bobby Portis and Michael Qualls both opted to enter the NBA draft.
What happened Wednesday won't help.
Arkansas has indefinitely suspended guard Anton Beard and forwards Jacorey Williams and Dustin Thomas after they were arrested on suspicion of first-degree forgery.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that surveillance cameras caught all three players using counterfeit bills at three different locations last Friday and Saturday. First-degree forgery is a Class B felony in Arkansas that can carry a prison sentence of five to 20 years.
"We have become aware of a pending legal issue involving three men's basketball student-athletes," a statement from the Arkansas athletic department said. "The student-athletes have been suspended indefinitely from the men's basketball program. Our continued expectation is that our student-athletes conduct themselves in an appropriate manner at all times."
Kentucky self-reports minor recruiting violation involving DrakeJeff Eisenberg at The Dagger13 days ago
The most memorable part of Drake's ill-fated appearance at last year's Big Blue Madness may no longer be him donning Kentucky warmups, participating in the pre-scrimmage layup line and missing a jump shot by an embarrassingly large margin.
That has been surpassed by something that happened a couple hours later.
A Freedom of Information Act request by SportingNews.com revealed Wednesday that Kentucky has self-reported a minor NCAA rules violation stemming from impermissible communication between Drake and three prospective recruits who attended Big Blue Madness. Kentucky actually went so far as to send a cease-and-decist letter to Drake after he posed for photos with guard Charles Matthews, forward Carlton Bragg and center Stephen Zimmerman.
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Jimmie Johnson rarely falters during the Chase. It is one reason why he was won five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. But this past Saturday night in Charlotte, Johnson finally faltered.
Johnson was battling Ryan Newman for seventh place with 17 laps to go when he got loose underneath Newman and started to slide. Johnson almost saved it, but over-corrected the car and went almost head-on into the turn two wall.
Johnson left Charlotte in eighth in the points standings, 35 points behind leader Carl Edwards with.
With five races remaining in the Chase, Johnson finds himself in a very deep hole. Some are already saying that Saturday night marked the end of an era, believing that there is no way Johnson can come back to win a sixth-straight title.
But the truth is that Jimmie is by no means out of the running for the 2011 title. Saturday night just made things a little bit harder for the Lowes 48 team, and a little bit more exciting for the fans to watch.
Johnson has come back before. Johnson left Charlotte in 2006 176 points behind the leader with five races remaining. That is a huge deficit under the old points system, and would be a huge deficit even when translated into the new points system (a math that I am not able to do to be honest). Johnson rallied off a string of first, second, second, second, and ninth place finishes in the final five races of the season to win his first NASCAR championship by 56 points over Matt Kenseth.
However, that was when Talladega came before Charlotte. Anything can happen at Talladega. Talladega can be a place that Johnson could gain a lot of points on his competitors if they get involved in the inevitable big wreck and he does not.
Or, Johnson could be involved in a wreck and lose even more points. Johnson has two career wins at Talladega in 19 career starts, but also has seven DNFs.
Jimmie Johnson may be down, deep down, but he is still not out.


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The Hilbert College women's volleyball team dropped two matches at the Frostburg State tri-match, on Saturday afternoon.
The Hawks fell to Frostburg 3-0 (25-11, 26-16, 25-18) and Stevenson (25-6, 25-19, 25-13).
With the losses, the Hawks fall to 5-9 on the season and 1-3 in the AMCC.
The Hawks return to action Oct. 7 at 7 p.m., when Buffalo State visits the Hafner Recreation Center.
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Cambridge Mail Server: Exim 4.70 Provides Better Spam Protection
Exim 4.70, a mail server developed at the University of Cambridge, combines new features and bugfixes.
The new Exim server provides native support of DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), so as no longer to depend on external libraries. DomainKeys are cryptographic extensions for mail headers that confirm the domain source for messages. DKIM should help fight spam and phishing attempts.
A further Exim feature is support for Distributed Checksum Clearinghouses (DCC), a system that checks well-known spams against their checksums, albeit the feature being still in an experimental stage.
Developers also removed the embedded library for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) from the server, because most operating systems provide their own library for the purpose. The project changelog also lists a slew of fixed bugs.
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Houston police say a group of thieves broke into a house and forced a resident into a closet so they could ransack the place.
The closet chosen during the Tuesday afternoon home invasion was the one where the resident kept his guns.
Houston police Sgt. Jerri Brandon said the man, now armed, confronted the thieves and exchanged shots with them, wounding one and flushing all three from the home.
The wounded intruder collapsed down the street with gunshot wounds to a shoulder and leg. The other two fled in a pickup truck.
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I'm currently a student in college studying computer networking. Out of all the things I'm studying, my strong suit seems to be Linux. With spring break coming up I would like to use the time to study for my Linux+ certification exam. I'm looking for suggestions for good sites, books, etc, from those who are Linux+ certified. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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This is the place to start, get your info, get your tests and do your certifications: http://www.lpi.org/
Check this sites also: http://www.linuxcertified.com/
I could recommend some tutorial sites and books:
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Novice Member
Joined: 4/12/12
Originally posted by simmihi
i agree with this statement 100% games today all focus on "skill less rewards" or "instant gratification" which kills a mmorpg. Not to mention ability to solo quest spam from 1 to cap and no grouping creates a crappy community I also miss ff11 and have yet to play a mmorpg besides old everquest or ultima with similar community.
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Joined: 2/16/13
Originally posted by c0exist
I think some of the NDA has been lifted so I think I can say this...
FFXIV is pretty much WoW with a Final Fantasy skin and what feels like Rift combat from playing my Archer, though that could just be the Archer that feels crappy and not the other jobs/classes. I miss the pre-shutdown combat so much bcause it felt so good to play, I just wish they would have tweaked it a bit for the new version.
I will play it because I'm a FF fan and I believe that a game that gets rebuilt from scratch instead of going F2P is a very good thing and should be supported, but personally I liked pre-shutdown FFXIV better than what I've played of the new version, and the pre-shutdown version game me a reason to group while this one I mostly just quested solo.
I wish they would try to remake a FFXI type of MMO, but it is very unlikely for a long while because casuals are the new target audience for MMO's and not the real MMO gamers like it was back then.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 4/17/11
Originally posted by ClockworkSmiles
LOL, WoW skin what ever man. If you ask me I would say its a mixture of good ideas from a number of mmorpg's Including plenty of FF ideas. I think over all it's much better than the previous iteration.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 2/01/11
Wouldnt had stick with XI that long if the community wasn't that great.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 5/04/13
Originally posted by drivendawn
That's what they always say about the WoW clones. Guess you don't have the perspective needed to see whats what?
Hard Core Member
Joined: 4/17/11
Originally posted by GodEmperorWAAAGH
I guess I don't you toldly discredited me with this post. >.>
Novice Member
Joined: 4/12/12
if they took "ideas" and inspiration from their own games and the overall experience from running a mmorpg for so many years and made thier own product they would be making good money and having loyal customers.
I for one would like to agree with what has been stated, I am so sick and tired of mmorpg WoW rehashing and extremely over casualizing and dumb-ing down every single game release nowadays. they treat us as if we have ADD and require immidiate effortless instant gratifications to make us play games.
the majority of people who hate to argue over this topic are the same casual gamers who play mmorpg for 1-3 months solo everything and move on to the next thing rinsing and repeating.
no community= no MMO part of the RPG, whats is the point of playing online rpg if you want to solo everything and "be expected" to be rewarded similar to people who work hard. FF11 had one of the best communities I have seen, as soon as i started i felt the game alive and was on a epic adventure. The people were forced to socialize as if you were bad players people would remember you and vice versa if you were good. Cooperative gameplay also made the game challenging and fun, i loved to xp pt in ff11 as much as people seem to believe to think they did.
I also loved I WAS NEVER......ever pressured to just "bum rush" all out just to reach endgame or cap as there was a ton fo stuff to do almost a all levels of the game.
I am still mad over the power leveling issues on the game in 1.0 and how they allowed more than half of the servers to AFK and get hand holded by level 50 player all the way to cap within 1 day or less.
Any news on the ease of leveling? or if power leveling still allowed? a level 1 player should never have been able to gain "experience points" without any interaction or experience in their part lol.
I miss ff11 pre-abyssea if only they didn't easy mode ff11, they needed to do stuff for lack of players but they went extremely overboard.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 1/13/13
Yeah it doesnt take much, increase the hp of the mob and decrease the amount of exp given. Or at the very least give us a hard mode server that acts and feels like FFXI with harder mobs and decreased leveling speeds. I for one think the end game content should be a "right" to gain access to. In FFXI you put countless months of effort just to scratch the surface of high level content. But you know what? Nobody cared because the game was rewarding along the way. Nowadays, if you have a free weekend you are max so the end game just becomes 'the game." So to appeal to both types of players give us harder leveling on a select server with more rewarding items and select end game content only accessible from that server. That way casual and hardcore can both play.
Elite Member
Joined: 12/19/10
I would say it's as, or more, important than any other element. People may try out a game for it's graphics, or stick around long enough to get through the main story, or play for a bit because the gameplay is good, but no one will stick around for long if the community isn't there. Community is what creates longevity and loyalty in MMOs - not disposable content, not daily quests, not exaggerated artificial time sinks.
Novice Member
Joined: 5/13/11
I would go so far as to say that the community is more important than any actual gameplay element or the game itself. Unless said game is just complete, utter garbage.
Novice Member
Joined: 2/21/06
If FFXIV isn't group oriented like FFXI then I certainly won't bother reactivating.
I want FFXI 2.0.......not a wow clone with a Final Fantasy skin.
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Joined: 4/10/09
I like the OP
Edit: I'm also insane.
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Joined: 9/05/10
Logic, reason and fact do not supersede human nature. Ignorance reigns without justice.
Originally posted by grndzro
It depends on what you consider to be group oriented. In today's age, it would be folly for them to ignore the solo oriented players, especially since they are incurring the costs of remaking the entire game and want to make that money back. Though that does not mean that systems won't be in that require groups. These don't even have to be dungeons or raids, but systems that they create in addition to those and side quests / leves that will probably be solo based (as they were in XIV save for the fact leves were more efficient if you had a group towards the beginning of the game).
Just seek out those systems and forget about any commonly accepted solo paths that may or may not be in the game.
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Joined: 11/22/05
Originally posted by Yaevindusk
People say that but how do we really know ? Maybe the game that gets developed brings in all the people who actually miss the old school mmos that had a point as far a groups go, and this game ends up with a stable population of players instead of catering to the mmo sampler that always seems to move on and leaves developers in a panic 2-3 months in.
It seems that always catering to the solo players has only left them an empty shell with 0 community and nothing really going on after the new game rush moves on.
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Joined: 2/21/06
Originally posted by Yaevindusk
You cant please both groups. this game's fanbase hails from FFXI. which quite clearly puts it in the Group oriented crowd.
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Joined: 9/05/10
Logic, reason and fact do not supersede human nature. Ignorance reigns without justice.
Originally posted by DamonVile
I wouldn't mind if a game was more about communities and grouping than anything else. Maybe we'll actually differ from just plain single player games with online capabilities in that regard. But with A Realm Reborn specifically, it would just be bad to "take that chance" and ignore the solo content when they have been paying massive amounts of money rebuilding the game from scratch after people tore it a new one. It deserved the score it got, and they've admitted that time and again, but taking chances when they're already hurting due to poor sales (when compared to what they expected) of Tomb Raider and Sleeping Dogs (even if they were released after development of ARR started, it just reinforces what to work on thenceforth) by focusing only on the unknown would be a huge gamble.
It's a sad thing that many don't read or look up context when it comes to gaming in most cases, and even if something is the most innovated thing, people will go out of their way to tear it a new one (and many will look at these vocal people/title threads and just think it's fact). But there's also a crowd whereby if they see anything that resembles something in the past, it's an instant clone regardless of the other things that are worked on. I'd imagine people will see levequests and whatever Square Enix makes Side Quests to be (whether solo or not) and say it's a solo game with nothing for grouping. Maybe they'll see a exclamation mark above side quest heads and call it a WoW clone:
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSO4DgXzeTs&list=UUpx2BZg8ABgaDV50sGJtWAg&index=32 );
Maybe they'll see five man dungeons:
...and raids and call it a WoW clone.
(The above are alpha videos from Square Enix)
But having something that people are used to and can use as a transition point into learning new things is, in my humble opinion, the way to go when you don't want to take any chances. To take something, give it iteration, add new systems beyond that and then give it a unique feeling according to whatever franchise it is based after.
Just because it has solo capabilities does not make it void of group activities or make it a group based game. Sometimes even solo based things will be more efficient if you're in a group. I know Behests and Hamlets were group based back in 1.0... we'll just have to see how they've evolved (well Behests scaled based on how many people you had, but you could get massive experience for more people as opposed to just doing it by yourself and getting little to none... quite similar to how much more efficient it was to level in parties on XI as opposed to being a beast master or grinding easy mobs and resting for five minutes).
Who knows? It might be that you can level solo, but only progress in the story through traditional Final Fantasy means (though if this was the case, I would doubt the first couple story missions will require this as most need to be sucked into it before the commit) in that you need a group of people (pure speculation and based on the fact that all mainstream or numbered FF games had a party whereby you travel to places and go through the story together) to advance or beat it. Though if that's the case, there may be a mixture of solo and party based missions (maybe even ones that require the help of your trust chocobo partner or your path companion back in 1.0... which I'm hoping will make a return in a future patch or expansion).
If 1.0 is any indication, the storyline(s)will be advanced with patches and new classes will be introduced at the same time. It will be like a never ending Final Fantasy game in that respect (until the stories end and an expansion is released with new stories).
When faced with strife or discontent, the true nature of a man is brought forth. It is then when we see the character of the individual. It is then we are able to tell if he is mature enough to grin and bare it, or subject his fellow man to his complaints and woes.
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Joined: 9/05/10
Logic, reason and fact do not supersede human nature. Ignorance reigns without justice.
Originally posted by grndzro
Though sadly most of them abandoned the game when it didn't live up to expectations. I would imagine they're looking to impress a larger piece of the pie now. While also having the Final Fantasy Flare and some of what old FFXI players would expect / want (but in a new package and with new iterations as opposed to archaic systems).
When faced with strife or discontent, the true nature of a man is brought forth. It is then when we see the character of the individual. It is then we are able to tell if he is mature enough to grin and bare it, or subject his fellow man to his complaints and woes.
Advanced Member
Joined: 6/13/12
Things have changed. Was just playing with friends the other night talking about my first time in UO, having a complete stranger hook me up with a horse, lead me to a safe area, introduce me to people and dedicate weeks of his own time tp helping 12 year old me get started.
Nowadays you're either someone competing for quest mobs or berries, a means to an end in a queued dungeon run, or a random person to flame in area chat. Not a fellow player, or a member of the community. People suck anymore. Simple as that.
Elite Member
Joined: 1/14/13
There have been some mmo's since ffxi, you just haven't been playing them.
Vanguard has a great community as does lotro Laurelin server.
Ryzom has a great community, Wurm Online has a great community, i could name a few more.
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Joined: 8/04/08
Originally posted by wordiz
I dont think people suck. Sure, theres alot of players these days who dont play the MMOs for the same reasons and the same way most of us did 15 years ago. (those who play mostly for competition and not for the immersive/social aspect)
But alot of it is also due to the fact that MMOs today are played by many people and have faster leveling. Now in a popular game, another player is just another random toon in thousands of others and you most likely wont remember them or meet them again because theres so many, there are instances etc.
In UO and other older games there was significantly less players and slower advancement so there was a much better chance you'll meet them again around the same area. Its just like a city vs. a village in real life. Youre more familiar and cooperative with your neighbours in a smaller community.
You can attempt to remedy this slightly by joining a social/casual guild (though its not the same) or even play on a RP server.
Or play some less popular and populated MMO but that of course is in danger of shutting down if its not designed to be like that.


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