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I am looking for a game that is similar to what EQ use to be. I am hoping someone on here would be able to point me to a game that has very very limited questing and that takes grouping and time to level. I have played WoW and the new games alike but they come off feeling like a fake hand led game instead of a breathing living world to me. The quest lead to this for me and the difficulty level of the game. I don't understand why quest really are needed? Let the people decide who they are going to hunt. Just put random decent loot on some mobs and let the people do the hunting. It is so fun to be in town and hear someone say, "I heard that x mob in x zone dropped this awesome sword the other day, let's go see if we can hunt him down." The spawn time may be long but it is suppose to be long. This mob doesn't come along much that is what is exciting. When you finally see him one day after a few days of hunting in that area it is amazing. YOU the player made that adventure. An npc didn't make it for you. That feels fake.
I was going to attempt Vanguard but people have warned me it is very laggy right now and that it feels unfinished. I have also heard they copied WoW and make your adventure for you by leading you around by quest. I don't care if the graphics are not very good but I would like fun character development. I would actually prefer different character development than EQ. I enjoy skill based where you have freedom to build your character the way you want. Heck if anyone knows of a mud similar to this I would even be interested. I am just missing the freedom of EQ and making my own adventures in game. EQ has went sour ever since SOL expansion pack. Don't flame me for what I enjoy if you don't like these type of games then this thread isn't aimed at you. Thanks!
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L2 has all the lv grind you may want with the most utterly useless quests out there. You dont need to quest to get anywhere. Good game IMO.
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I'd say give Saga of Ryzom a try. That sounds like their mission statement. The newbie island is got quests to get you used to the complex game mechanics of all the stuff, but once you get to the mainland it is supposed to be very very open ended with no coddling at all. Another game that may peak you is maybe eve. There is alot to get involved in and such, and you don't have to do missions or anything to make a living in eve. Eve may fall short for you cause pvp is one of the biggest aspects of the game in .0 so I'm not sure if you would like that or not. Other then that, there really isn't much out anymore that doesn't make us gamers babies and guides us to level xx. It sucks don't it.
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Hey guys thanks for the suggestions.
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Yeah play EVE, its the next best thing to old school pre-fcuked up UO.
Sand-box game with no levels, no grinds and best of all your character can train skills while you're not online. When you're a new pilot you'll have a lot of short term skills to learn, but the more mature your character the longer the skills take to complete. But its a beautiful skill system, where I can be sleeping, at work, or whatever and my character is gaining skill (unless it completes before I can get home to set another skill to train).
Try the 14day trial, and FINISH the tutorial completely. Give yourself 2hrs for the tutorial.
And while you're at work, or while downloading the client, read up on the game lore. Some really well thought out information on the history of civilization and scientific discoveries (i.e. warp drives).
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If you want something similar to EQ, I would say try Anarchy Online. That game is basically EQ in space. The basic game is free to play now. Of course it has been a few years since I have played, so I cannot say what the server pops are like. It has the camping the mob boss to get a chance at x item and all that. Personally that is why I left the game. I hated camping for hours to get a 20% chance at a drop. But some people love that type of stuff. Out of the many, many mmorpgs I have played though, I will still have to say that AO is still #1 for me for the coolness factor. Cool armor, cyborg implants, abilities...That game exudes cool....
The other game that is similar to EQ is DAOC. Again I have not played it in along time. I have heard that server pops are a bit low now for RvR, but if you are just into the PVE that shoud be okay. However, you may have some problems getting together big enough raids to take out the big bosses. So....
Eve Online is a good game, but unfortunately you have to be of a certain temperment to play it. I would say 80% of the activities in that game revolve around afk or offline training/grinding. Things are very repetitive and I am not sure if they have uber item drops off boss mobs. (I didnt play it that long) But, if you want to relax and watch tv or read a book and play a game, then Eve is perfect for you. I think the only time you actually have to pay attention is if you are in a pvp environment.
As far as the new crop of games coming out I think you will be hard pressed to find one that doesnt revolve around questing. The style you are talking about is the old generation of mmorpgs. All the new ones cater to the masses and kiddies who want quests. For western style mmos, I think the grind type games are pretty much a thing of the past.
However, If you are looking for a newer game with better graphics, I would suggest some of the new Asian "grinders" coming out. Although for the most part the grind is brutal in those games (such as L2). But most of them lack any decent quests and all you do is pretty much grind on mobs and get better gear. Boring IMO. But to each his own...
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It really, really sounds to me like you would enjoy Final Fantasy XI. It has just about everything you've mentioned.
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Just what I was thinking.
Final Fantasy XI.
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u should try the legend of mir , it was the first mmorpg i ever played and still my favourite. Only safezones in the center of towns, no restrictions on ganking players lower lvl or higher lvl , no instanced areas so u can fight over boss monsters etc or just follow someone u dont like and mess up their hunt . the dropfiles in the game make it so that most decent items are really rare to get so u feel u have accomplished more than something like wow where u know exactly what can drop from the boss monster and they allways do drop something from their list of items so you are never the only person on the server with a specific item, while as in legend of mir there are some items that only dropped once in a few years . Also there is no lvl restriction so u can just keep on lvling but it starts to take a alot longer to do so. all in all a great game for pvp u can get some real vendetta's going against people u hate ingame and theres the possibility they will drop items they are wearing and thats the sweetest part of it.
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Lineage 2 takes dedication to lvl.
Has raid type monsters that have a chance to drop nice items and can take days to respawn. And a temporary sword that has a chance to drop off any mob that is very powerfull and faught over by guilds.
It's a game centered on PvP. Open PvP were you're only safe in towns.
Has next to no hand holding once you get out of the starting town.
You have to WORK to get what you need. Whether that's leveling or coin for items.
Great game if you're willing to dedicate to it.
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FFXI definitely. While I don't play it anymore, I enjoyed my time there very much. The game has a staggering amount of content, and some of the best PvE available. The interface takes some getting used to, but this game to me has always felt like the closest thing to EQ1. FFXI also sports some very good quests, which often give cutscenes to advance the story. These are not go kill 20 bunny rabbit quests either, but back when quests involved a lot more then repetition killing. The game is challenging to the point of giving a satisfying feeling when you accomplish something, and the overworld is one of the best utilized worlds. Unlike WoW where once you visit an area you never go back, in FFXI you will often find yourself going back to older areas and dungeons for various quests. The game is not an overinstanced piece of crap, so when you go to a dungeon you actually see other people and can get help. You can also sell your weapons and armor when your done with them, since most items are not bound to you. This creates a sense of equity in your character and you buy and sell your gear like old EQ1 so that you can roll it over into better stuff.


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To try and cop Bonham's sound, which many people try to do, you have to know a few things. One, his style of playing and the way he struck the drum was an important part of his sound. The sizes of his drums and what they were made of (maple on his most famous recordings) are also of extreme importance. A 26" bass drum with both heads intact with felt strips for muffling like he had sounds NOTHING like a 22" kick with a hole in the front head and blankets for muffling. His toms were tuned similar to his snare drum in that the bottom skin was tuned pretty high while the top skin was tuned to a medium tension. He used 14" 16" and 18" toms for the majority of his career, so he had some leeway on being able to tune them a bit higher without losing some balls. Finally, head selection is also key. On his kit, he played coated emperors on all batter heads with coated ambassadors on the bottom of his toms and the front of his bass drum. Ambassador snare side. The resonant head should be a single ply for maximum resonance. The rest of his sound was just the skill he had both in tuning his drums and playing. It was truly an awesome sound and one that many drummers try to copy but seldom do.
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Transcript:How to Make Papas RellenasHi, I am Gina Miller with About.com Food and today I am making papas rellenas. Papas rellenas are a delicious dish that has been often referred to as the "Latin American comfort food." They are similar to the American mashed potato pancake, except there is a savory ground beef filling surprise in the center, and shaped to look like a baked potato, then fried. It wouldn't be "comfort food" if it wasn't fried. Serve this dish with ketchup and your kids will love this dish.
Ingredients for Papas RellenasTo make Papas Rellenas, you will need the following ingredients:
- 1/2 cup yellow raisins
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- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 raw egg beaten
- Flour for dusting
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon of minced jalapeno peppers are optional
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Cook the Filling for the Papas RellenasTo prepare the beef filling for the papas rellenas, place the raisins in a small bowl and pour 1 cup boiling water over them. Let them soak for 10 minutes and place aside. Saute the onions, garlic, and peppers in the vegetable oil until soft and fragrant. Add the cumin and chili powder and cook 2 minutes more, stirring. Now add the ground beef and cook until thoroughly brown. Drain the raisins and add them to the ground beef. Add the beef broth and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes more, until most of the liquid is gone. Season mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Remove beef mixture from the heat and let cool.
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Johanna Says:
June 30th, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Johanna Says:
June 30th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
pressed summit to fast i was gonna say my fav: is the one where is is sitting one the roof
Kathy Says:
June 30th, 2013 at 8:34 pm
@Johanna That's my favorite pic too.
Catherine Says:
June 30th, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Hard to pick a fave Bench shot, but, @Johanna – I like the orange jumper one too. Gorgeous shot. Photography is my hobby/other obsession…I always have a HUGE, cumbersome, weighty camera to hand!
Taking a photo in the early evening, with a touch of sunflare, as this one was, (most photographers love to shoot at this time of day) means the light is always soft. That shot is perfect in every way!
Taking his jacket off in the video though…get me an ambulance!
I miss him smiling and talking though…
Can I say again – the last thread?! That was great. When I typed the original comment I wondered if anyone would bother…and my word, you did!!! So nice to learn more about you all! xxxxx
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July 1st, 2013 at 12:45 am
@Catherine, yes nice to know who everyone is :)
@Accv Yes, following on from your question on the last thred. I did my maters straight after my degree, I passed, but it was really really hard. The majority of people in my class were older than I was (21 then!) and they had already worked in PR and had jobs to return to. I really wish I had gone and worked in the industry a year or so and then done it so I had a better understanding. My partner has just completed his masters which he has done part time as well as working full time. So although I haven't actually seen much of him (hiding behind his laptop) I think it has been a benifit as he has been able to do his dissertation to match what he is focusing on at work. Although I do think that maybe it helped me get my first job as they could get that I was a fast learner and had an undestanding of the industry.
Absolutly you would be fine if you studied journalism. I didn't do any kinda PR in my degree, the closest I got was marketing and journalism and found that the journo bit did help as you do have to work with a lot of journalists so having an understanding of what they need is defo a good thing. A lot of people I have worked with in PR started in journalism and then either found it hard to get a job or found that it paid really badly and so went into PR. In fact I think when they closed News of the World over here there was some stat somewhere that a lot of the journalists that lost their jobs went into starting their own PR firms. Basically, journalists are short on time and paid really badly, so they really appreciate a PR who understands their pressures and can deal with them and get them what they need quickly without any fuss.
It is different for different firms, as you could be working with B2C clients or B2B clients, I also think PR is changing, but it hasn't really worked out how. You may have to cold call a journalist you have never spoken to before to 'sell in' a client story, but hopefully, overtime you will build a relationship with that journalists (I hated having cold call, thankfully I dont have to do that anymore.) There is no sales involved, but sometimes a PR pitch to a journalist can come across as a little salesy but ultimatly they aren't buying anything, you just want them to write and spend time telling your 'story' as it were.
It can be tough if you work for a big agency as there will be a time that you have to work for a product or client that you don't believe in. I had that at my last place, I hated it so much and it made me so misrable. In the end I left, but luckily I was able to use the excuse that I wanted to move in with my partner and so was looking for work closer to were he worked.
Sorry for the essay!!!! But hope what I have said had helped somewhat Accv! My main advice would be to intern somewhere or get some work experience at a firm over the summer. I did so much work experience and interning before I landed my first job, I actually really liked the variety of it all, certainly kept it new and interesting. But this is the best way to find out if you are going to enjoy it and also test the waters to find out what size firm/sector etc you want to work with. If after a couple of months you don't like it then at least on your CV it doesn't look like you just 'gave up' it looks like you just fulfilled your internship/experience and decided that it wasn't for you :)
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July 1st, 2013 at 12:59 am
Hello, George
I can not comment?
What is the cause?
It makes me upset :(
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July 1st, 2013 at 5:55 am
@Magda, you should be able to comment now.
chanda w. Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 6:52 am
That orange gets me everytime. Tay's beautiful features just pop out, but I'm also enjoying the profile pic. So strong. I knew he'd get even cuter as he got older, those dark exotic looks are nothing to play with.
Emily Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 7:28 am
I agree that the orange is my favorite—why does he not wear that color or red ever??? He looks so amazing in bright colors, but he sticks with the blacks and grays…..:( –not that he doesn't look great in those, too…..case in point–the black-and-white profile picture is pretty close to perfect itself.
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July 1st, 2013 at 7:56 am
Ooooo! New pics!
Omg…I'm so glad I'm able to get on here while at work. I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms! Lol…… I'm in the process of moving (just started this past weekend) and so my internet and cable have all been shut OFF! :-/ I feel SOO disconnected with the rest of the world right about now lol…
I'm so glad to come to this nice haven here while at work lol… ^_^
@Meh, @Catherine, @Accv—YAY!!! So glad to see that I'm not the only one who writes "novels" on here rotfl! I can be pretty wordy at times too lol..
@Catherine–Such a great game you came up with! :) It DOES make this board more "human", especially since we can't have avatars like on a message board.
You're into photography?? Cool! Me TOO!!! I'm like obsessed with photography. I do some on the side as well. So awesome! I'm sorry I forgot to mention that in my previous "getting to know you" post. I was typing really fast since I didn't have a lot of time, so I didn't put down everything I wanted to say I guess lol.
These pics are just…..gorgeous. I especially LOVE B&W photos! Taylor looks AWESOME in them. One of my FAVORITE B&W photos of Taylor is this one right here… *swoon*
Taylor just looks so YUUUMMMMMMY and sexy in that picture! ^_^ One of my faves!
I love the orange jumper shot too :) Those pants…… #dead lol
Chanda—I knew Taylor would be good-looking when he got older too lol. Sometimes you can just tell.
marianne Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 10:17 am
I LOVE all these pics….l agree with Emily on the orange. We hardly ever see him in bright colors and it's a nice change. He looks good in anything and even better without….oops, mind in the gutter.
Catherine….Robsten fans have always claimed Taylor had preteen fans but your post showed that we are of all ages.
Chanda…Mystique…I knew he was going to grow into his "cojones"(to coin a KStew phrase) and become a hottie too.
accv Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 11:33 am
@Meh… no need to apologize for the "essay-ish" post. I post essays myself, only because I'm a talkative chick :p It's so odd, actually… I'm not as articulate verbally but when it comes to writing, I get wordy. lol. I suppose it's because I really have to think when I write stuff out as oppposed to speaking, I kinda lose my train of thought and being impulsive doesn't help, so I'm not as clear when speaking. :p Anyhow, thank you so much for the info. I originally was a design major, but was encouraged to go a different route. I was told it'd be much easier to go into another field that is more flexible and once I realized that I certainly had a journalism background from high school, I was advised to go into that field instead and just minor in design. This way, I wouldn't have to sacrifice my passion for design and I could strengthen my skills in writing. And after my experience designing/producing school newspapers, I realized I preferred the feel and aesthetics of magazines. That's when it dawned on me that my father is a magazine hoarder :p Sorta. But we have magazines everywhere in the house so I put two and two together. I also used to receive Filipino entertainment magazines from relatives back in the Philippines and would sometimes purchase them at Filipino grocery/specialty stores. I came to love how smooth, glossy and colorful they were, so I thought… magazine layout, design and production! That's what I want to do! But you're right, jobs in the journalism field are pretty scarce. I suppose it's because you need to have that special something or have extremely good connections… plus, I'm not like your average 26yo. You know the saying "women mature faster than men." Welp. I believe I'm an exception to that saying. I could likely try my luck in Southern Cali or go to another state with publishing houses/media outlets, but I'm nowhere near ready to take that risk. I think that's why my parents keep repeating that I should do something else in order to gain more work experience and get the ball rolling with income. They keep mentioning medical assisting or BTS medical stuff (office admin, etc.) or web design/developing or whatever else that involves technology/computer. They notice how much I'm on the computer, especially my Dad, so he keeps trying to get me to think about going into the previously mentioned. Perhaps I will. Don't know just yet. But thank you for addressing my "concerns." I have several friends who are in the PR field (graduates, entry-level PR people) and I just thought, since PR is under the same "roof" of journalism, then they're related in some way or another. Although, I have to ask… is PR more of the marketing/salesy approach to communicating? Like, PR is public relations… and you know how celebrities have publicists. Are those the same? Like when I read about a star's "PR agent," would that be someone in the public relations field? Journalism… I believe is more recognized as a field that finds stories to communicate to the public as opposed to marketing/selling a product/brand to the public. Often, journalism is even considered the more honest field because of the "investigative research" and reporting involved. Anyhow, thanks for giving me some down-low. Very much appreciated :) And one last thing… where'd you complete your Master's? And when you said "really, really hard"… how so? Just curious.
RE: Taylor's orange top… honestly, I think it's hard to pull off orange. It's such a bold color that you have to make sure it works with everything else you're wearing. Then again, perhaps it depends on the tone of the color. But usually, orange is something that people kinda stray from wearing. It's a hit or miss. He seems totally fine, so that says wonders about his versatility with fashion. Truthfully, if I wear anything orange, it'd be a blouse or accessory. I had an orange blouse… a hand-me-down, so still kinda loose on me. But it was a nicely styled blouse. Anyhow, orange is one of those individualist colors — does its own thang :p
And I find it amusing that every time I read all your comments about how gorgeous he is, I always find it unnecessary for me to comment about his looks anymore because everything you ladies say, you take it right outta my mouth. :p Thanks for doing all the work for me! :p
accv Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 11:36 am
@marianne… I wonder, he seemed clueless when Kristen mentioned "cojones" back then. He most likely was pretending or he really didn't know… perhaps he knows now? :p His reaction was too funny though when she said that. Then again, process of elimination I guess. "Grow into" is basically saying "your goods have yet to bloom." :p
Mystique Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 11:42 am
Accv—By the way @Accv, I meant to say how sorry I am for your uncle's tragic death which I read about in the previous thread! :-/ SO sorry to hear that! That sounds so unreal…almost like something you would read about or see in a movie or something. Smh….there are some real crazies out here in the world trying to do harm sometimes. :-(
Btw, anyone know how long Tracers is filming? Or….at least filming in NYC? Anybody??
marianne Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 11:51 am
Mystique…Taylor is suppose to be filming in Brooklyn, NY today. Apparently, he is wearing the coat of invisibility as there are no pics yet.
Mystique Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Marianne—Thanks @Marianne! Lol @ "cloak of invisibility"!! ^_^ Yes indeed lol!
Btw…..Oh, how much I would LOVE to see him play in a Super Hero movie! :)
Mystique Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Awww bummer….. Too bad not many people post here during the day. :( During work hours is the only time I have internet connection right now these days since my move. :-/
*sigh* Oh well….gotta leave the office!
Ttyl ladies!
I guess I'll be ready bright and early with my cup of tea tomorrow morning to read what transpired on here last night lol!!! ^_^
#missingmywificonnection :-/
Catherine Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 1:53 pm
@mystique @marianne – it's just popped up on twitter that they are filming in Brooklyn, but it's a closed set. This was from OnLocationVacations, a reputable source, as far as I know. No invisibility cloak ;)
@mystique…I'd keep you company, but it's night time here now!!! The time difference is a pain! (I believe we're 5 hrs ahead of New York). Nearly 11pm, so I'm logging off :)
*Vickey* Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Loooove these pictures. :)
Marianne— I really believe he has a CO Invisibility. Haha.
Mystique—- Yes!!! He'd be great as a super hero. I can see it now….
accv—- You're welome! :P ——> "doing all the work for you" and I think it was you who mentioned you majored Graphic Design. That's really nice! What did you do with it? ^.^
nicolefair Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 4:19 pm
YAY! Its back up and I can get in on the fun. I already posted this at the .com site, but I know this is where everyone usually ends up. Johanna I answered your questions at the other site! You're sweet to be interested, I'm so boring. Haha
O. M. G. I've missed SO MUCH!!!!
I'm really busy man and I HATE IT.
Okay, quick blurb about me (btw thats so much fun, you guys lead facinating lives!)
Okay I'm a 41 year old mom of 1 son, his name is Noland. I have another kid, but he's just sort of adopted into the family he's 15 and his name is Howard. Right now I'm a full time mom and caretaker for my aging parents. We all live as one big happy, slightly dysfunctional family here in Richmond VA. (US for those of you not in the states).
I use to be a Mental Health Clinician. Meaning I worked very closely with people with varying mental health conditions (Bipolar, Scizophrenia, Intellectual Disabilities,Autisum etc) and I suppose I still am. I go around diagnosing people all the time (very annoying), but I no longer practice…at least not for now. I had a mini breakdown a couple years ago (job stress, blahblahblah) and decided the best thing I could do for myself was walk away from a job I seemed to love TOO much and was robbing me of alo of joy.
Now I go to school full time in the fall and spring months, I help out at my sister's consignment store (Bianca Flair), based here in Richmond. I bake TONS of cookies and make jewelry (sometimes, that's a new thing). I love to cook, watch movies and read, I'm a total music snob and judge people horribly when it comes to thier music tastes. I love skeevy paranormal romance books, the sleazier the better and have been known to fake a stomachache so I can hide in the bathroom from the kids and read.
I'm getting back into drawing. I use to love it and its just one of those things I let go of to "grow up". I do it for myself and will probably take an art class in the fall because I've lost so much of what use to be really natural.
And, that's it. I can't think of anything else right now. But this was cool guys.
OH! And um, first really noticed Taylor in New Moon, like most of you. I usually like really subtle scenes and a favorite one of mine is when Bella comes to Jacobs house to deliver the bikes and he runs from the garage and swoops her into a big hug. He says "Where you been looka!"
I just melt. I LOVE THAT SO MUCH!!! And it make me crave a hug from him ever since. I was an Edward girl back then and I was like…Mmm….yeah, I might have o switch sides. LOL
nicolefair Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Yup! Just read that they're filming in Red Hook, which is an area in Brooklyn. HOOOOOO, my stomping grounds!!! Red Hook is a very urban area, lots of factories, train depots and general urban city life. Lots of TV shows based in New York use Red Hook because it looks amazing on film. Very gritty in a beautiful way. Love it
Johanna Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 4:44 pm
@Nicolefair u are not boring i would much rather have a conversation about books,movies, music, mental illnesses, and of course Taylor then talking about how drunk or stoned someone was the day before.
Also i think its really wonderful wat u did for ur other son we need more ppl like u in the world.
I also saw that Taylor was filiming in Brooklyn too maybe they are doing some indoor scenes
Emily Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 5:30 pm
nicolefair–When he runs and grabs Bella and hugs her–YES!! That's one of my favorites, too. The look of pure delight on his face when he sees her is so precious….and the way he hugs—actually, the way he hugs her every time throughout the whole series—ughhhh….no wimpy, one-armed, half-hearted hug guys usually do–it's two arms and he just melts into her and holds her so tight…. I think I would die a happy woman if I could have one of his hugs!!!
And kudos to you for working in mental health–some years I feel like I do too, depending on the kids I have in my class….some of them have some really deep, psychological issues and other mental health conditions….I feel like a teacher/parent/counselor/psychiatrist all rolled into one. Working in any field with people is so emotionally draining and you can never really shut your mind off and "leave your work at work"….I understand why you had to get out…..
I know we have already been spoiled beyond anything I was expecting with set pics, but, is it bad that I'm longing for some more?????
chanda w Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 5:34 pm
It's is good to sorta know everyone a lil' better. Kinda cool.
I keep hearing that Tay is filming on a closed set now…………..and my mind is so one tracked when it comes to him. All I can think about is……….are they filming the love scenes yet…………lol…………..but really I'm gonna need to know that info Ha, ha. Week and a half and GUPS2 is here. Yes! So ready.
So that black and white pic is part of the Bench ad or another shoot? Just wanna see him in the magazines already. His fine butt needs to be displayed everywhere.
Guess I got spoiled on those daily set pics, now with a couple of days without them , it's like ………I want more already.
@Accv, sorry about your family member and your idol. I'd go loco if something happened to Tay……….he's up there on the level with my fam/friends.
@Mystique, try to stay connected as much as possible if u can. Good luck with your move.
peace to all.
chanda w Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 5:37 pm
@Emily I didn't see your post. I'm missing the set pics too. Think fans got kinda cocky. But u know with Tay we can't take anything for granted. Cause he'll go into "ninja mode' quick. LOL…..luv that boy!!
kia Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Chanda- I think about the same thing. Everytime I here closed set I'm like love scene..love scene..love scene. LOL
marianne Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 6:56 pm
chanda w…kia…Great minds think alike….love scene!!
Emily Says:
July 1st, 2013 at 8:39 pm
Maybe they'll wait and film the bedroom "fireworks" to coincide with the 4th of July! :)
Meh Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 12:41 am
@Accv, If you love magazines, then you will defo like PR. You need a good knowledge of what would fit into what publication. With regards to you question. Not really, it depends! It's so hard becuase it depends on what field/sector you work in and who your clients are. It can be, but I work for a lot of Business to Business clients now, it is kinda like being an online journalist as I supply copy and load it to the internal websites for the news pages of my clients website. Also, I don't know what it is like in the US, but over here in the UK, there are less and less journalists as our economy is pretty rubbish at the moment. So I find that editors of some publications dont have any staff any more, so I end up having to write the articles for the publication on behalf of the editor becuase they don't have a staff writer anymore! But Marketing and Sales are both very different to PR but at the same time, they all adopt the same kinda process…I know that makes no sence. PR is closer to Marketing and Advertising not so much sales, I have very little to do with sales. Like I said before, the only thing 'salesy' is having to 'sell in' a story to a journalist, but that is simply writing a press release, sending it over and if you get no reply, giving them a call to ask if they got it ok and if they needed any information. If they say they havent seen it you end up having to explain the press release…that's kinda a verbal sales pitch of your release I guess!
PR agent for a celeb is very different. I did it for a minor TV celeb over here in the UK at my last place. It is more make sure you team up with the PR team for say the product they are working with to make sure they don't say or look stupid and chip in with giving them contact of who to send their releases too etc and helping setting up 'PR' meeting for them. Like the guy I worked for working in the helth industry and would do radio interviews saying 'If you suffer from hayfever use this product' and I would be responsible for helping become an endorser of the hayfever product say. And then if he had any merchandice say you would help do that, or if he was linked to a charity you would put out stuff about that…..so actually….it is kinda the same! …but different lol
Basically, I am very secptic about what I read, becuase behind every journalist (unless it is breaking news/factual news etc) is a person in PR feeding them their stories. So yes, journalism does communicate to the public…and so does PR…through a journalist. It is knida a suttle way of marketing becuase PR may use 'case studies' they give these to the journalist to form their story and that case study will say 'I used this, it worked' and people reading might think 'hey, they are jsut an average person like me and it worked for them' – but this is only one of many aspects of PR.
I did my Masters at a University that specilises in Media on the south coast of England. It is very renouned and if you study media you kinda wanna be at that uni. When I said I found it 'really really hard' its cos I went to a much smaller, personal Uni to do my degree and knew all the teachers really well, of course I was there for three years. I thought my Masters would be like another year of Uni when I did my degree, but it wasn't, it was like the last two years all squeezed into one year. Its just a lot of hard work, and have a lot going on at the same time and the teachers are far more 'take a step back' appraoch. I guess that is why people say 'I am reading for a masters…' as there is a lot of THAT!
SORRY! Written another essay! Just tryin to help! PR sometimes has a bit of a negative rep, but I think that is cos ppl dont reallt understand what PR is. And it is SO wide, it isn't all press releases and being nice to journos :)
Catherine Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 1:28 am
@vickey @nicolefair @accv @meh…and everyone else…people are still getting involved in the 'getting to know each other' thing! Great! I still can't get over what a mixed bunch we are! When Firereign mentioned Tracers being aimed at an older audience…well, they're making the right move, given what I've read on the last thread or so!
No easily startled preteens here, bring on the NC-17 rated movie ;)
(@Mystique – I'm never parted from my camera. Maybe one day I'll post a link to my photography site, but I'm not feeling that brave right now!!!!!!!)
Oh oh oh! Another random fave moment – when he punches the truck in New Moon. A taste of what he'll be like in Tracers, maybe? All mad and angry, in a close fitting tshirt?!
Alone in the office today, with boring admin to do. Not that you'd guess ;)
Mystique Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 6:48 am
Catherine—Lol…yeah too bad there's such a time difference here. It's about 10:45am here…so I assume it's about 3:45 over your way?? I'll have to remember that lol….5 hours ahead of us. ^_^
*Vickey*—Yes! Bring on the cape for Taylor! Cape and tight rotfl….. Hey, I wouldn't mind! *blush*
Kia, Marianne, Emily—Omg….I almost FORGOT about the "love scene"! Dun dun dun…..LOL! ^_^ Lol @Emily and your comment about the fireworks in the bedroom coinciding with the 4th of July fireworks! LOL!!! Hilarious! Haha…
Gosh…I'm like sitting over here in a corner rocking back and forth because it's finally HIT me that he might actually film a love scene! O_o Aaaaaack! *freaking out* I don't know if I'd be able to handle seeing Taylor in a love scene on screen! O_O OMG!
*fans self* Gotta get prepared lol…. *rocking in a corner back and forth*
Mystique Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 6:54 am
Catherine–Btw…I'm here at work doing a bunch of boring stressful Admin work as well…so feel free to post if you get bored! I'll be checking this site periodically throughout the day….as always lol. ;)
marianne Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:04 am
Apparently, Taylor is in the Cine Magic Riverfront Studios in Brooklyn today. Hope there's lots of "loving" going on in that studio!
Emily Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:18 am
Catherine–You and I must have very similar thought patterns—I also LOVE it when he slams the door/hits the truck in New Moon—-also when he throws the wrench across the garage so hard in Eclipse–what is it about "angry Taylor" that is so HOT??????
Mystique–I can't think about a love scene too much, I just CAN'T……….if they actually shoot one and it is in the movie, I don't know how I'll be able to get through it….the train kissing in Abduction and the stripping in BD2 were just about too much for me to handle….maybe I can sit in the very back corner seat of the theater so I can rock myself back and forth when I start majorly freaking out!!!!
Meh Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:51 am
IS THIS REAL?! – http://instagram.com/p/bPMRYiAiqy/# ?!?!?!
Johanna Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:54 am
@Meh i saw that yesterday and im not sure if its real and to be honest i dont even noe wat the top pic is! wat is that?!?!
Meh Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:56 am
@Johanna – no idea? want to say tummy or back maybe? the left part looks like underwear…
Emily Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 8:13 am
I really don't think that's real….I saw those pics mixed in with a collage of pics from Tracers that were made by a fan….I've also seen those before on other things, before Tracers ever started filming. The top pic is some guy licking what looks to be a girl's back (or front)–hard to tell.
Emily Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 8:18 am
Here's where I saw those most recently:
See–made by a fan………..anyway, I doubt we'll be getting any pics from indoors filming, since there are no paparazzi or fans looking on……….
Johanna Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 8:21 am
@Meh @Emily it is probably a fan made pic
have you guys seen this it is soooooo funny
Meh Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 8:31 am
I didn't think they could be real but then I like doubted myself and was about to like fall over and have a fit of some sort at the possibility that it could be real….
Mystique Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 8:50 am
NicoleFair—Ohhh….Jacob tells Bella "where you been looka"?? I thought he asked: "where you been loca"? As in….the spanish word for crazy…lol
Emily—I LOVED the door slam scene in NM too! ^_^
Lol…@Emily I think you and I are going to need some type of moral support if a love scene DOES make it to the final cut in the film "Tracers" lol! I already know I won't be able to handle it! Which is weird, because I watch cute guys doing love scenes all the time! O_o But something about watching TAYLOR do one is just……like…..OVERload for me I think lol! ^_^
Like you, I could BARELY handle the kiss scene in "Abuduction"! LOL!
Emily Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 9:30 am
Johanna- That WAS really funny. Here's one for New Moon–I liked it even better :)
Mystique–Yeah, we'll have to get each other through it, whenever it happens….I'm sure it will be glorious though…..normally, love scenes don't really affect me that much either, but, like you said, when it's him doing it…..I don't know–it's just DIFFERENT……
kia Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 10:11 am
Meh..Joanna..Emily-That Manip is from the 30secondof Mars video.
Emily,Mystique,Marianne- Seriously when he lift Lily up like that in that scene! I swear I couldn't take.
If there is a love scene,I think the studio should put out an emergency warning lable before the scene happen.
accv Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 11:14 am
Oh wow.. thanks @meh for the essay-ish answers. Quite thorough, me likey :)
Anyhow, that manipulation… almost gave me a heart attack. :p But for some reason, I dunno… I feel like it's still a bit much for Taylor? Or… maybe it's a bit much for me still. :p I'm also sure Abduction's was tamed down for the sake of his parents, too. Just speculating. :p I suppose, when a steamy scene happens in Tracers, and they go the bolder route by having some clothes off… that the scenes will be edited in a way where it's cuts rather than a full-on love scene. Like, you'll see naked parts of their bodies but clothes will still be on to cover the privates? You'll just see shots of his back maybe? Or shots of her tummy? *shrugs* Yah, I'll admit, I don't know if I can handle seeing him do a full-on love scene yet. I know he's already 21, but there's just something about him that I can't see him doing one JUST yet. Maybe when he's 25? :p
RE: the Abduction love scene with Lily… I think I already died when he grabbed her butt before lifting her. I was totally taken aback by that. Like, was that really Taylor grabbing a girl's butt? :p He's just such a wholesome personality that even him acting in order to grab a girl's butt was crazy. I mean, awesome for him, for showing that range… but my eyes were like… "Is he about to grab her butt?? OMG… he is!" And I gotta say… Lily's got quite a butt herself. Considering she's already petite… her butt shape isn't bad. :p Besides, if you've got a petite frame like hers, you wouldn't want your butt sticking out too much. I think it's just right for her, though.
RE: New Moon Jake scenes… haha, I loved his angsty scenes as well. His hotness amped up when he got angry.
@Mystique @nicolefair… that line, I have to admit, came off a bit funny only because he added that "loca" part. I was like, really guys… LOCA? :p And I guess I can understand why you thought it was "looka" rather than the Spanish word for crazy :p
Also, that scene in Eclipse where Popsicle Stick drops Bella off to Jake's car and when she walks over to him after that gag-tastic thing they called a kiss, he says, "Hey there beautiful"… I melted inside — especially with the way he looked at her when he said it. It was so sweet and swoon-worthy and I basically wanted to throw my cellphone at her face when she tried to get out of his super tight hug for Popsicle Stick's sake. *eye roll*
And did anyone have this urge to say, "He doesn't need one like you do," after Edward sarcastically said, "Doesn't he own a shirt?" :p I was like… psh… don't hate because you can't pull off your "birthday suit." :p! If not, it's ok… I'll bask in my own Eddie insults :p Kidding.
accv Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 am
@Emily… considering that part with the underwear is lifted in an arc… it seems to be the shape of a butt. So that'd mean… the rest of it is some girl's backside. And I see a concave there which could indicate her spine? Not sure there can be a concave on a girl's front-side, even if she has a taut tummy. But perhaps I'm wrong. Then again, it's been said to be stills from a 30secs to Mars vid… so those images just became irrelevant :p
Mystique Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 11:51 am
Accv—Yea I know what you mean! Part of me isn't ready to see Taylor in a FULL-blown love scene just yet. Idk…..I think 25 would be perfect though! It's not that I DON'T want to see it lol…it's that I don't think I'd be able to handle it! Like I said already, I couldn't handle the Abuduction train scene….how would I be able to handle a full on love scene? O_o
Plus, like you mentioned…something about Taylor already seems so wholesome and NICE…it would just be so SHOCKING to see him in THAT type of scene. I already mentioned on here that I struggle with the good/bad side of Taylor ALL the time lol! It's almost like he has a bad-boy twin brother or something lol! One's the good twin, the other is the EVIL "bad-boy" twin lol!
hahaha! ^_^
Nicole Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Okay I only have a minute, in the middle of a remodel and I'm about to go insane. Regarding the 'looka/loca' thing. I just watched new moon again yesterday because I just wanted to see taylor in action and I still hear "looka". It's a term of endearment I hear often because my dad says it all the time. "Your Mom's a looka" blahblahblah. He's pretty cute that way. Also guys say it all the time "What's up looka" it basically means pretty. So it fit for Jacob crushing on Bella.
Now, the love scene. Sigh….girls…..my body is READY!!!!!
I could live with some taylor thrusting in my live.
*runs to hide in the pervy corner*
Meh Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Lol at Nicole 'I could live with Taylor thrusting in my life' ! Haha yup
Johanna Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 1:05 pm
@Nicole dont worry i live in pervy corner ;P
accv Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 5:25 pm
@Vickey… hey! sorry… i got lost in the posts and forgot to answer your question. i actually minored in design, but majored in journalism. and i developed a brand for myself as a project for one of my classes the year i graduated. so i freelance with that brand — have had several "projects" since graduating. moreso with family. i just did a logo for this start-up magazine's editor-in-chief's company. its the parent company of the magazine which i was recruited to last summer as design and beauty editor… remote positions. i designed the brand for the magazine alongside the corresponding website interface. so we'll see how that goes.
accv Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 5:27 pm
just a random question, ladies. would it be easier to keep addressing me as "accv" (my initials) or by my nickname "ac" (or aicee)? either, or is fine by me… just wondering if using my initials gets confusing. 'tis all! :p
accv Says:
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Oh @Mystique… thank you for the condolences :) It certainly was surreal. Naturally, I'd never want to experience that again… especially all the theatrical-like emotions that went down (and I'm not exaggerating), but anything can happen. We even had a DVD of the day we buried him. Just like watching a soap opera episode unfold. Crazy. *sigh* Those types of deaths, to me, are the most painful… harder to move on from. It happened 2008 and it's already 2013. In fact, 2013 is already a little over halfway over. Time freakin' flies. And the pain has subsided but still digs deep.
Magda Says:
July 6th, 2013 at 1:42 am
OK, I understand
Thanks for your reply
Greetings :)


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Classic does justice to 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
By Jasmina Wellinghoff : August 16, 2012 : Updated: August 16, 2012 2:59pm
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Christina Casella (from left), Jo Grabow and Rusty Thurman appear in Classic Theatre's "The Importance of Being Earnest."
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Oscar Wilde reportedly described his best-known play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," as something "by a butterfly for butterflies," implying lightness and beauty that need not have much substance. Yet the substance here is to be found in the elegantly farcical treatment of the subject matter that uses standard comedy fodder — hypocrisy, hidden and mistaken identities, obstacles to love, a deep dark secret and an improbable denouement — delivered through hilariously paradoxical dialogue and Victorian "good manners."
The Classic Theatre's production does the play justice in every regard. Director Allan Ross, who also designed the terrific set, has clearly chosen his cast with care, from Steven Bull, who is perfect as the butler Lane, to Jo Grabow as the larger-than-life Lady Bracknell, who delivers some of the most outrageous lines. Example: "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone."
The play revolves around two fairly idle young men, Jack Worthing (Rusty Thurman) and his dandyish friend Algernon Montcrief (Sam Mandelbaum), who cannot marry the girls they love. Lady Bracknell is opposed to Jack marrying her daughter, Gwendolyn (Christina Casella), because he has no pedigree. And Jack opposes the union of his friend with his ward Cecily (Kat Connor) because Algernon's sneaky behavior has angered him.
Eventually, everyone shows up at Jack's country estate, where all sorts of farcical complications take place, culminating in the revelation of the deep dark secret that Cecily's tutor, Miss Prism (Terri Peña Ross), has lived with for years. Adding to the imbroglio is the strange thing about the name Ernest, a name both young men assume under certain circumstances and both young women adore.
The fun comes from the spirited satirical style that spoofs everything, from shallow values and the superficiality of romantic love to the conventions of the well-made play.
The lead actors are all good at the verbal gamesmanship the script requires. In addition, Peña Ross and John O'Neill elicit sympathetic chuckles as the prissy Miss Prism and the very proper Rev. Chasuble, who are cooking up a romance of their own.
"The Importance of Being Earnest" can be seen at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 26 at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, Blue Star Arts Complex, 1400 S. Alamo. Tickets cost $10-$25. Call 210-589-8450 for reservations or visit classictheatre.org to buy tickets online.
Jasmina Wellinghoff writes performing arts reviews for the Express-News.


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Duke trustees approve investment method revisions
The Duke University Board of Trustees on Saturday approved revisions to the university's approach to socially responsible investing, approved construction projects and received updates on a range of academic and financial topics, including the performance of Duke's endowment investments for fiscal 2012-13.
The centerpiece of the new plan for socially responsible investing is the enhancement of the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility (ACIR), which was established to provide oversight and advice on social issues related to endowment assets, according to a university announcement.
The ACIR will expand from 10 to 14 members, adding one trustee, one faculty member, one undergraduate student and one graduate or professional student. The new ACIR will then consist of four faculty, four students, four administrators, one alumna/us and one trustee.
"These are the most significant changes to our approach to socially responsible investment in almost a decade," said Duke President Richard Brodhead in a statement. "And the catalyst for this action has been persistent advocacy by our students. I am grateful to the DukeOpen group for raising questions and highlighting issues that have led to improvements in our approach to socially responsible investment."
DukeOpen, a student coalition formed in January that is pushing for increased endowment transparency and socially responsible investments at the university, has organized demonstrations this week to spur activism and support on campus.
The ACIR will be charged with meeting on a regular basis to monitor trends and activities in investment responsibility that relate to the Duke University Management Corporation, or DUMAC, the university's investment company.
Members of the ACIR will have access to information about DUMAC's direct holdings and fund managers after signing non-disclosure agreements and will advise the president and DUMAC leadership on proxy voting for investments when applicable.
The ACIR also will establish a public Web site, issue an annual report and hold a public forum to answer questions and gather feedback from the Duke community on issues related to investment responsibility.
The university also will streamline the process by which investment-related concerns are considered for review. Under the current two-step process, members of the Duke community must first go through the President's Special Committee on Investment Responsibility (PSC), which would then refer specific issues to the ACIR. Under the new process, the PSC will be eliminated, and the ACIR will be the principal adviser to the president and DUMAC on social issues.
DUMAC will make available to endowment donors the ability to have their contributions invested in a social choice fund.
"We have a legal and moral obligation to manage the university's assets wisely for the benefit of future generations of students and faculty," Brodhead said in a statement. "At the same time, we want to improve our ability to monitor issues of social concern and share those concerns with the Duke community."
The Board of Trustees formally adopted two out of three of DukeOpen's demands, and DukeOpen released a statement Saturday saying they were unsatisfied with how the issue of transparency was handled by the university.
According to DukeOpen, its position on transparency reflects a months-long research effort and compromise with Neal Triplett, President and CEO of DUMAC. DukeOpen will continue to ask for a six-month delayed, paper-only disclosure of direct investments in a supervised reading room.
"This limited disclosure reflects a significant compromise from our initial ask for online full disclosure including fund managers," according to DukeOpen's statement.
Duke formally adopted guidelines on socially responsible investing in 2004. The policy noted that while the university's primary fiduciary responsibility is to maximize the financial return on its resources, it could take ethical factors into account when setting investment policies and practices after careful consideration and "substantive discourse" on an issue.
Since then, the university has responded to student concerns, according to the university. In 2008, Duke ceased investing in companies doing significant business in Sudan/Darfur, and in 2012, the university adopted proxy voting guidelines for investments in companies that might be connected to conflict minerals.
Built on contributions from donors and investment returns, the endowment is a perpetual source of support for the university. With a market value of $6 billion as of June 30, the endowment will generate about $250 million in the current fiscal year. These funds support Duke financial aid, academic programs, faculty, facilities and other activities across the university and health system.
The trustees were informed this weekend that DUMAC had achieved a 13.5 percent return on Duke's long-term pool, the primary investment vehicle for the university's endowment assets, for the fiscal year ending June 30.
As a result of the investment returns and a record-setting year for new gifts and pledges during the Duke Forward fundraising campaign, the university's endowment has almost fully recovered from losses experienced during the financial downturn that began in 2008.
The endowment stood at $6.1 billion in fiscal 2008, before a drop of more than 25 percent the following year, according to the university.


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So the only album I have listened where Marco plays, and will continue because I'm not interested in the rest, is Spheres by Pestilence. Maybe some will say he doesn't do anything ultrafast or stuff like that, but I really think this guy did wonders on this album. Maybe some things could have been done better, but it's all details if you ask me. He influenced me big time. To bad he's not in music anymore. Anyway, I think he was an amazing drummer and did an amazing job on Spheres, which is also a landmark in music in general.
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For Indiana baseball, pitching rules - again.
Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Joey DeNato continued his dominance, which meant the top-seeded Hoosiers continued their dominance, this time in the Big Ten tourney
They beat eighth-seeded Iowa 5-2 in the tourney opener Wednesday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. They advanced to Thursday's game against the winner between Michigan and Minnesota.
DeNato allowed one run in eight innings while striking out a season-high nine without walking a batter. He retired nine of the last 11 batters he faced. Reliever Luke Harrison struck out two in the ninth inning to record his third save.
DeNato is 12-1, which ties the program single-season record for victories. He is 2-0 in Omaha.
IU starters have gone 48 straight starts without allowing more than three earned runs. In their last 13 starts over 68.2 innings Hoosier starters have allowed just five earned runs.
The Hoosiers (39-13) have won 12 of their last 13 games and 27 of their last 30.
Second baseman Casey Rodrigue led Indiana by going 3 for 3 with a single, double and triple. He drove in two runs and scored a one.
Every Hoosier in the lineup had at least one hit or one RBI. Shortstop Nick Ramos went 2 for 4 with one RBI.
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The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
(Chicago) – The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has announced that it is now partnering with universities to directly award college credit based on its LearningCounts assessments of knowledge learned outside the classroom.
Alamo Colleges, Bellevue University, the Indiana Institute of Technology, the New England College of Business, North Iowa Area Community College, Roosevelt University and Southern New Hampshire University have already signed on to the new process, which will streamline the credit acceptance and reduce transcription costs for students.
"We are fortunate to have these schools as charter institutions for this partnership," says Pamela Tate, CEO and president of CAEL. "We believe this direct transcription service reflects our mission to help adults reach their goals more efficiently and affordably."
Southern New Hampshire University president Paul LeBlanc will be working with CAEL on the new venture, and noted the organization's work on the development of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), a method for evaluating learning gained from experiences outside of a traditional academic environment.
"No one in the world of Prior Learning Assessment is more respected than CAEL and SNHU is happy to accept CAEL's credit recommendations directly," says LeBlanc. "They are the experts. They have unassailable integrity and an unmatched track record of almost 40 years in this area. They invented PLA."
As president of the New England College of Business and Finance – where a majority of the students are adult learners – Howard Horton also decided to participate in the direct transcription service.
"At the New England College of Business and Finance, 95 percent of the student body are working adults, many of them with significant professional and experiential background through which they have attained competencies that would otherwise be accomplished through the traditional classroom experience," he says.
By working with colleges to transcript credits directly, CAEL's service allows students to save the expense of processing transcripts through a third-party organization. It also guarantees that students submitting portfolios through CAEL will, with faculty assessment and credit recommendations, have their outside-class learning accepted as course credit by these schools.
Chari Leader Kelley, vice president of LearningCounts at CAEL, explains, "The new process of transcripting recommendations directly is key to helping adult students find the most reasonable path towards degree completion."
"Lumina Foundation continues to be impressed by the national leadership shown by CAEL in expanding opportunities for prior learning assessment," noted Jamie Merisotis, Lumina Foundation's President and CEO. "Streamlining the credit acceptance process and reducing transcription costs is an important next step in the development of LearningCounts.org. This supports what research tells us about the importance of PLA: that it motivates students to return to school, saves them money by accelerating progress to the degree, and improves persistence toward graduation."
Along with the partnerships already in place, CAEL is committed to building similar agreements with additional institutions of higher learning. The six-week CAEL 100 course will become part of the new venture with colleges and universities, and will be transcripted directly by the institutions. For those students who attend an institution which still requires a third party to post the credit recommendations, LearningCounts has joined forces with the National College Credit Recommendation Service.
"As CAEL expands this service to incorporate other colleges and universities across the country, we are confident that we will lay the groundwork for more qualified adult students to achieve success in the careers they desire, and to do so to the benefit of our country's economy," says Leader Kelly. "We also believe that working with adult-focused schools on this direct transcription service gives us more freedom to explore alternative ways of measuring learning focused on outcomes and competencies. We've always known that many students attain college-level learning in diverse ways, but we want to ensure that their learning outcomes are clearly demonstrated and achieved."
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Chicago, Illinois that assists adults with their educational endeavors, finding practical ways to transfer prior professional experiences and skills learned outside the classroom to college course credit and the completion of a postsecondary degree. CAEL works with the public sector, private sector industries and higher education institutions to ensure that adult students receive the most efficient training and education to occupy a meaningful professional place in a 21st century economy.
Since 1974, CAEL has assisted colleges and universities in providing PLA. CAEL is the recognized national expert on a PLA method known as portfolio assessment, and their Ten Standards for Assessing Learning are used by colleges and universities, as well as accrediting organizations, across the country.
LearningCounts.org is managed by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), and operates with support from Lumina Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the State Street Foundation, the Houston Endowment, USA Funds, and Brown Foundation. The Walmart Foundation is also providing support and funding scholarships for eligible users of LearningCounts.org.


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The 100-degree rule was finally met in the Gorge Sunday afternoon. The general rule of thumb states that when water and air temperatures add up to 100 or more, it's no longer considered ludicrous to play in the river. With 42 degree water and 60 degree air, the rule was just barely met, and on cue there were about a dozen boardheads skimming across the water all afternoon.
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After a night of drinking, Brandon Hill and Peter Chang slid into a booth at Plato's Diner in College Park with friends.
Hill had just graduated from the University of Maryland, and Chang was finishing up his senior year. Neither was putting his major to much use yet. Hill, with a graphic design degree, was shlepping from Towson to Baltimore every day to work in visitor services at the National Aquarium. Chang, living in a College Park group house, was working part time at the Burtonsville Hobby City.


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Wacom tablets are a popular alternative to the mouse for painting, drawing, and navigating your computer in a more natural position. In this course, artist and teacher John Derry shows how to get up and running with a variety of Wacom tablets (Intuos, Cintiq, and more), covering everything from setup to stylus selection. He then shows how to speed up your workflow and enhance your command of the drawing surface with ExpressKeys, the Touch Ring, and other controls. Plus, learn about tablet ergonomics—which makes your Wacom even more compatible with your working conditions—and follow a few exercises to warm up your drawing arm.
All Wacom Pen Tablets offer a wireless option. This eliminates the need for a wired USB connection, enabling greater freedom of movement. Because each of us has our own working style, the wireless option may or may not be necessary for your environment, which is why Wacom offers this as an option. Let's take a look at setting up a Tablet for wireless capability. You'll need the wireless connection kit, which is sold by Wacom and available through various distributors.
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Almost as soon as the ink dried, the outrage started to flow. Of all the features in a newspaper, political cartoons are often the most visceral and controversial. Ask Sean Delonas, the political cartoonist for the New York Post. He depicted a policeman shooting a chimp, with another officer inspecting the carcass and saying, "They'll […] [Read More]
Players who used steroids get all the bad ink, and they should. What they did was reprehensible, soiling the game that has been so good to them. But this is not just about Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and all the other stars who have been implicated in the growing steroids scandal. […] [Read More]


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I'm okay, you're not okay: Constancy of character and Paul's understanding of change in his own and Peter's behaviour
Paul argues in Galatians 2:11–14 that Peter was guilty of hypocrisy because he had withdrawn from eating with Gentiles in Antioch. Paul's argument is best understood through the social and rhetorical conventions related to the encomium. The problem for Paul is that his own behaviour is inconsistent, and the Galatians know of his changed behaviour (Gl 1:13). Paul, then, is at pains to explain how his own changed behaviour, as a result of a commissioning from God, is different from Peter's changed behaviour, as a result of fear of those from the circumcision. Paul's concern for explaining his own change in behaviour as positive and Peter's as negative is related to his overall concern to prevent future changes in the Galatians' behaviour given that they are, as Paul himself is, commissioned by God for a new freedom.
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After Botch stops an escape attempt by the Bunch, Peevly assigns Arnie, the lovesick gorilla as their cavemate. Hair has chemistry expert Bubi develop a love potion, which works to attract Gloria the gorilla to Arnie (as hoped), but also works too well and causes all the females to be attracted to Arnie. Plus, Arnie develops an interesting twitch as a side effect. Peevly takes Arnie to the zoo's psychatrist, Dr. Kneeknocker, who finds Arnie such an interesting case that he brings him to the university hospital. The tries to cure his twitch and get him home from the hospital before Peevly and Botch catch them.
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Comments By: richardjf
"Love Bug Bungle" would be depicted with virtually no changes in #3 of the Hair Bear Bunch comic book, 1971, published by Gold Key comics.
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