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Almost imperceptibly, and despite nominal support nationally for capital punishment, states are, one by one, abolishing the death penalty, citing the risks of executing innocents, the inherent biases in the system, and the extreme costs. Legislatures in New Jersey, New Mexico and Illinois have abolished the death penalty in recent years, and the courts in New York found it in violation of the state Constitution. Now, Connecticut is poised to become the 17th state to ban the death penalty, after a successful vote last night in the state Senate.
State senators voted 20-16 in favor of a death penalty repeal bill after about 11 hours of impassioned floor debate.
The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is considered to have a high level of support, and then to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat who has said he would sign it into law.
Sen. Eric Coleman, D-Bloomfield, said he was not surprised by the bill's passage in the Senate. He said vote turned out exactly as he had expected.
"I think it is a pivotal step," he said. "It moves us towards a more enlightened posture on the issue and puts us more in line with other New England states."
The law would be forward-looking, and would not immediately empty Death Row. There are 11 inmates sentenced to death in Connecticut, and those sentences would not change. But courts would no longer be able to sentence felons in Connecticut to death after the bill gets signed into law. The sternest sentence would now be life without the possibility of parole. This could put the law eventually in jeopardy if and when those 11 Death Row inmates appeal their sentences. But it was the condition to get the bill passed in the more conservative (for Connecticut) state Senate.
Connecticut's version of the death penalty really only existed in name only. They have carried out one execution, back in 2005, in the last 51 years. Nationally, we've seen an average of 44 executions a year since 2007, a significant drop from the 1990s.
In a statement, Richard Dieter, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, called the vote "courageous and historic," but also cited the emerging trend against the death penalty in the states. "Nationally, there is an increasing willingness to replace the death penalty with alternative sentences, such as life without parole, that reduce the risk of executing the innocent and better serve victims' families. In the past decade there has been a significant decline in new death sentences and executions, reflecting widespread frustration with capital punishment across the country."
In these times of strained budgets, cost has also become a factor. Maintaining Death Row and managing the death penalty system is prohibitively expensive. A ballot measure this November in California will seek to abolish the death penalty, and one of their major selling points is the billion-dollar-a-year cost. Connecticut's Office of Fiscal Analysis estimates that the death penalty repeal bill will immediately save $850,000 a year, and that the number could balloon to $5 million a year over time.
Nationally, polling shows that the public still supports the death penalty, but by smaller and smaller margins. So it makes sense that the more liberal states have moved to abolish it in recent years.


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In his fifteen years at CNN, Blitzer and his bag have been to more exotic locations than even Brooke Burke and her bikini. The roving anchor gave us a peek at what he packs.
1 and 9 Beard trimmer and case. "I once told the chairman of CNN I was considering shaving my beard. He responded, 'Are you out of your mind? I've been thinking of getting an insurance policy on it.' " 2 Cipro. In case of anthrax exposure. 3 Earplugs and eyeshades (not visible). "I have to stay on an East Coast schedule, because that's when my shows are on. So I don't always get the best conditions for sleep." 4 Quinine. To prevent malaria. 5 Toothpicks. "You don't want to be on television with a piece of lettuce stuck in your teeth. That could be ugly." 6 Foundation and puffs. "When I'm on the road, I have to do my own makeup. I don't do it well, but I can do it." 7 Water-purification tablets. 8 Bug spray. "Who knows what the long-term effects of DEET might be, but I'll trade all that to not get bitten during a live telecast from Botswana."

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The defender headed a dramatic last-minute equaliser to earn the Canaries a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday before receiving abuse on his Twitter account.
The club have sent screen grabs of the offending tweets to Norfolk Constabulary, although the messages and the accompanying Twitter accounts have since been deleted.
Norwich manager Chris Hughton said the alleged abuse of Bassong was "hugely disappointing", and he added: "We have taken the appropriate action and passed them on to police."
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If the punchline doesn't make sense to you, then you need to read chapter 3 page 19.
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Note: The following comic takes place between Chapter 4 and 5 of 70-Seas Proper.
Nikol is meditating by standing with one foot on the outter rim of the deck of the Unspeakable Terror. Lewk approaches her from behind with a small bird perched on his finger.
Lewk: Hey Nikol, Check out this babble finch I snagged on that Viking ship.
Unimpressed Nikol continues meditating.
Lewk: It can translate any word from Irlan to Etoese and vice versa.
Nikol: Really?
Lewk: Sesze.
Babble Finch: Ketsu.
Translation: Absolutely.
Nikol: AWESOME!
Nikol and Lewk play with the bird.
Nikol: Mechi.
Babble Finch: Feelo.
Translation: Fish.
Babble Finch: Fose.
Translation: Water.
Nikol: Tenko.
Babble Finch: Loomeh
Translation: Drink
Lewk: Umm, Mello.
Babble Finch: Wedo.
Translation: Goat
Nikol considers her next word.
Nikole exclaims excited.
Nikol: Tunk.
Realizing her mistake Nikol scrambles to cover her mouth.
Lewk is paralyzed with horror at the lengthy translation being delivered by the babble finch. Nikol bows repeatedly in apology.
Babble Finch: Zoso molzfem comogk ze feltala lel celzog melloa.
Nikol: Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
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The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body found that Washington had "acted inconsistently" with trade rules by using the methods it did to calculate dumping margins on imports of Chinese warmwater shrimp and diamond sawblades from 2004 and 2005.
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President Obama gave an interview to conservative Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly before the Super Bowl last night, and the interview was more revealing of O'Reilly than the President.
O'Reilly began with an emotional thank you to the President for the government's help in protecting a couple of newspeople that "got roughed up in Cairo." That was as friendly as O'Reilly got, until the final thank you. From there it was on to Mubarak and Egypt and the President and the commentator were off and running.
O'Reilly's questions were often statements and those included too many cheap shots like, "Right. He's done the bad things," about Mubarak's partnership with the US. Of course, that partnership has gone on for 30 years, through both Republican and Democratic presidents, and for O'Reilly to begin criticizing Mubarak now is simply too easy. Now that all eyes are focused on Egypt, O'Reilly is impatient for its dictator to go. Man the barricades, and then we'll talk, Bill.
Moreover, first he said, "But the longer he (Mubarak) stays in, the more people are going to die." A heartbeat later, it was "I'm just worried that he might go off the reservation." You can't have it both ways, Bill.
Next up was the health care debate, and here a pattern was set of O'Reilly throwing a question-statement at the President and not allowing him to answer, but rather interrupting him before he'd finished and then getting the last word in before moving on to the next topic. The result was that O'Reilly looked defensive and tense, as if he were afraid he was not up to sparring with the President. The President, on the other hand, was relaxed and handled O'Reilly with ease and assurance.
O'Reilly's body language was oddly off-kilter as well. He was leaning to one side, as if off-balance, and his mouth was set in a lop-sided half-smile, half-sneer which increased the sense that he was not a happy camper. In contrast, President Obama was slouched comfortably in his chair, he smiled often, and his demeanor was easy.
The President even invited O'Reilly to the Super Bowl party at the White House, and O'Reilly's response was a suprisingly ungracious "I don't want to ruin the party for you guys." I don't know about you, but where I was brought up, when someone invites you to a party, you either accept or decline with thanks.
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After years of careful planning and saving, Andi Ruhl, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was thrilled to open her own pottery studio. "You're positively glowing!" guests told her at the opening.
A week later, Ruhl found out why: She was pregnant. Although she and her husband were elated, "it stopped me in my tracks," Ruhl admits. "I had rent to pay, art classes to teach, and employees to manage -- not to mention a 7-year-old daughter to take care of!"
Ruhl's surprise is not unusual. Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which means that many women meet a positive sign on a pee stick with shock, panic, even tears. There is no bigger bombshell than a baby on the way.
The upside is that "part of being a parent is rolling with the punches, so consider an unexpected pregnancy the universe's way of helping you learn to do that," says Heather Wittenberg, Psy.D., a psychologist in Maui, Hawaii. Whatever your situation, you really can transform a "whoops!" into something wonderful.


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ATLANTA – The spiritual damage inflicted upon the church (as if it didn't already have enough serious problems) by the Lexi Show's airing of the homosexual "Vision Church" is incalculable. Its akin to the Iranians getting their hands on a US made drone last week. Something monumentally wicked has been released. Before an audience of an estimated 32 million, on a African American-oriented, Christian-themed television network, Lexi showcased the vile, the perverted and the abominable as if it were a children's ice cream party.
Apparently, everyone — but the church and its happy but blind members— can see that the dog and pony show which played out over two interviews[part 1], [part 2] on the Word Network were staged performances.
Lexi brought her religious entertainment show to Atlanta and in total submission to the belial qodesh, cast them as good, normal and righteous. The interview was jammed full of feelings, contradiction, lies, emotional garbling, "visions" and other sweetheart topics that carefully avoided the real issue. The church's fundamental assertion that homosexuality is not a sin.
At one point, the church's founder Oliver Clyde Allen, uses juvenile logic to refute that his church is a gay church.
"I dont even think that notion makes sense. Because if a church is gonna be identified by its majority population, then there's a lot of gay churches. If there are churches that are gonna be identified by the orientation or the gender that's predominate in the space, you know what that means, then we gotta call it a woman's church. Then most of the churches we grew up in are female churches [laughter] because the majority of the church is female."
The problem is that Allen's logic unwittingly works against him. If the church with a majority female church is a "woman's church", then a church with a majority of self-identified homosexuals and with 100% homosexual leadership, is a homosexual church. Its part of the tactic of the gay church to disconnect from who they are. See here where they learned the tactic from. Strangely, they trumpet everywhere else how "out and proud" they are to be gay, but when it comes to the church, suddenly it doesn't "make sense" to be identified as gay. By disassociating themselves with their chosen sexual identifier when in the religious context, they are able to throw the net of seduction much wider.
We've warned before that the homosexual church is the antithesis of God's true church. Its a prefabricated babylon of which God warns his people to "come out of her lest you share in her plagues". Rev 18:4
Not lost on this interview is the fact that for some time now Lexi has catered to the false teachers (Carlton Pearson) and bizarre beliefs (Tonex, satanist) for ratings under of the nebulous claim of journalistic obligation to "hear everybody's voices".
We were the first to tell you that Lexi is no journalist and has no credentials to prove she is. Her bio states this: "…during her undergraduate studies at Bowling Green State University, majoring in Interpersonal Communications and having a minor in Theatre…" Unless she left out her journalistic credentials, the claim that she is a journalist is a farce.
Moreover, since when did the bible instruct us to put demonic voices on display so we could all "hear them". Jesus cast out demons, forbidding to even speak to him. The Apostle Paul instructed Elder Titus on how to deal with these religious types. "There are many men who will not listen or will not obey the truth. Their teaching is foolish and they lead people to believe a lie. Some Jews believe their lies. 11 This must be stopped. It turns whole families from the truth." Titus 1:10-11 NLV
As a closet inclusionist, Lexi follows the same ideological trajectory as the secular homosexual media. They claim that the voices opposing homosexuality are irrelevant and thus should not be heard.
The video doesn't deal with the real reason the gay church is in existence. That's why the Allen's homosexual "husband" wanted to "protect" him. Their indefensible doctrine is nothing but regurgitated vomit that has been sprayed with expensive smelling perfume.
Pastor Harvey Burnett at Dunamis Word blog, took the time to expose the multiple lies used by the homosexual religious community aka Vision Church to seduce and capture broken people looking for love. Read it here.
GCM Watch calls on the Word Network to reject, dismantle and ban The Lexi Show. It has become nothing but an affront to the mission of the Lord's church and an inexcusable platform to air damnable heresies and doctrines of devils.
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Episode PremiereJanuary 29, 2010
DistributorCBS, NBC
Show Period2005 - 2011
Production CompanyPicturemaker, Grammnet, Paramount Network
Cast and Crew
DirectorVincent Misiano
ScreenwriterDiane Ademu-John, Craig Sweeny
Main Cast
- Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois
- Jake Weber as Joe Dubois / Dale Cosgrove
- Miguel Sandoval as D.A. Manuel Devalos
- Sofia Vassilieva as Ariel Dubois / Abigail Cosgrove / Ariel DuBois
- Maria Lark as Bridgette Dubois
- Madison Carabello
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- Danielle Panabaker
- Dennis Boutsikaris
- Alexandra Krosney
- Tobias Segal
- Bridget Ann White
- John Demita
- Michole Briana White
- Aaron Refvem
- Kyle Colerider-Krugh
- Britt Flatmo
Allison dreams of a little girl, Summer Lowry, who is showing classic symptoms of early-onset paranoid schizophrenia. Allison is called to a psychiatric hospital to help find an escaped patient, Keelin. Allison and Scanlon wonder how Keelin managed to escape since she only parrots what others say. Allison is surprised to meet Summer, Keelin's roommate, who seems well-adjusted and normal since murdering her parents years ago. Allison envisions the murders, but itâs Summerâs brother who committed the crime. The girlsâ therapist is murdered in his home, supposedly by the escaped Keelin. Allison discovers that Summer and her brother were in cahoots, killing their parents to split the insurance money upon her release from the hospital. Summer kills her brother to keep the money for herself. Allison is able to prove, based on the Keelin's body being buried in Summer's garden, that Summer killed her and has been faking her illness all along. Bridgette deals with having her first crush on a boy.


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Officials from Fox Sports Midwest accept the National Guard Center of Influence Award at Busch Stadium. From right is Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Routh, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Cook, Staff Sgt. David Aubuchon and Maj. Jamie Melchert, all of whom served with the 1138th Transportation Company. Accepting the award for Fox is analyst Al Hrabosky, director Tom Mee, producer Brian McCann and marketing director David Pokorny. (Submitted photo)
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard has recognized Fox Sports Midwest, the television network of the St. Louis Cardinals, with a Center of Influence Award for the network's outstanding support of Guardsmen deployed overseas.
The award was recently presented to network officials at Busch Stadium by Maj. Jamie Melchert, of Columbia, former commander of the St. Louis-based 1138th Transportation Company.
The 1138th recently returned from a dangerous, 10-month convoy operations mission in Afghanistan.
While deployed last year, the 1138th and other deployed Guardsmen were saluted during a Fox Sports Midwest broadcast of a St. Louis Cardinals game. Dubbed, "This One's for You," the broadcast included a live satellite feed from Afghanistan, allowing soldier family members in the stadium to see their loved ones on the scoreboard video screen. The broadcast also featured on-camera interviews with Guardsmen and family members, who sat in a special section of the stadium.
"The Center of Influence Award is recognition provided by National Guard Bureau as part of its Freedom Salute for returning Guard units," Melchert explained. "Specifically, it's a way for a deployed unit to say 'thank you' to those who supported them in an above and beyond manner while they were overseas. We selected Fox Sports Midwest for their overwhelming support and interest during deployment of the 1138th."
Joining Melchert for the presentation was Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Routh, Staff Sgt. David Aubuchon, and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Cook. Routh and Aubuchon were convoy commanders in Afghanistan, while Cook was the 1138th First Sergeant. Representing Fox Sports at the award ceremony was broadcast analyst and former Cardinal pitcher Al Hrabosky, director Tom Mee, producer Brian McCann, and marketing director David Pokorny.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2003 The director of the Iraqi currency exchange for the Coalition Provisional Authority called the first day of the currency exchange in Iraq "a great success" that begins the country's move toward "sustainable economic growth."
Speaking from Baghdad, retired Army Brig. Gen. Hugh Tant reported no major incidents at more than 230 banks throughout Iraq that began replacing old dinars with the new Iraqi dinar introduced today.
Dan Senor, senior adviser to U.S. civilian administrator L. Paul Bremer III and the Coalition Provisional Authority, told Pentagon reporters the new dinar's introduction represents "another sign that the reconstruction (of Iraq) is on track. It's another step toward major progress."
He called it "symbolic of a unified economy" because it represents the country's first national currency in more than 15 years.
The new dinar replaces two currencies in Iraq: the print dinar, used mainly in the central and southern parts of the country, and the Swiss dinar, used predominantly by the Kurds in the north.
Tant said the new dinar provides a "single, stable and secure currency" that is more convenient because it comes in more denominations and instills confidence because it incorporates anti-counterfeiting features.
But one new-dinar major feature, Tant said, is that it no longer bears Saddam Hussein's likeness. "The bad guy's face will be removed from the country's currency and replaced with scenes that remind the world of Iraq's important scientific, cultural and historic contributions," he said.
"It's a symbolic recognition that Saddam is gone, as are all the horrors that he reaped upon his country," Senor agreed.
Introducing a new currency just six months after the fall of the old regime involved a Herculean, international effort.
The new bills were printed in six countries: Sri Lanka, Kenya, Spain, United Kingdom, Malta and Germany. More than 2,200 tons of new currency equal to about $3 billion -- was flown into Baghdad, then transferred to three distribution hubs throughout the country. A battalion of Fijian soldiers moved the new currency to banks throughout the country and picked up the old currency.
To date, Tant said more than 100 convoys have delivered some 700 tons of currency around the country, with more than 10,000 bank staff and thousands of Iraqi police and bank guards providing security.
Introducing the new currency also involved a major training and support program throughout Iraq's banking system, Tant said. More than 900 Iraqi bankers received training, and about 250 exchange sites throughout the country required counting machines, generators, ultraviolet lights and information packets to support the effort.
Tant said the Central Bank of Iraq and the Coalition Provisional Authority have helped educate the Iraqi people about the exchange program through a massive information campaign involving the media as well as "thousands of posters, millions of handbills and a road show that has been to every region of the country."
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As we near the big launch of F2P, I can't help but be stuck on the idea of Archetypes. Having a hero fixed into a particular power build seems contrary to the nature of CO, and when those builds are inferior to Custom characters built for the exact same things, well... let's just say a lot of people, including many of you readers here at Massively, don't see eye-to-eye with the Archetype design decision.
Naturally, I have my own ideas. Restricting F2P players in some way to encourage premium subscriptions is definitely something Cryptic should do, but there are quite a number of reasons why the existing path is... just a bad idea.
My secret peeves of game design
The major issue with the Archetype system is something I like to call Final Fantasy syndrome. One of the hallmarks of the Final Fantasy series is that characters start out terrible and weak, and the best classes and upgrades only unlock after many long hours of epic gameplay. The Final Fantasy games stay popular through inventive system design and engaging plotlines, but players generally have to "suffer" through a slow-moving early game. It's also generally more acceptable for a slower-paced game to have power creep of the levels present in Final Fantasy titles.
In the other corner, we have the ideal for fast-paced, action-oriented games: God of War syndrome. In God of War, Kratos begins the game with the majority of his essential systems, including all of his basic evasive moves and the lion's share of his useful combos and grabs. He also begins the game with the most useful magic; while there are other fun spells, the game can be completed without ever really using any of them except when needed to solve puzzles.
Why is the God of War method superior? If you're a novice player, nothing feels worse than playing a handicapped character for a number of levels before getting to the meat of the game. Those first few hours of gameplay are absolutely critical for customer retention, so first impressions are vital, especially for MMORPGs. A boring early experience can't be solved by an interesting late game; if a player doesn't like the first 5-10 hours, he will probably choose another F2P gaming experience.
Archetypes follow the Final Fantasy method. They have a slow creep of power towards an eventual peak, generally in the very late levels. Unfortunately, CO's power system doesn't agree well with this method. Top-level builds generally have a minimum of attacks, filling the middle levels with useful utility powers and a mainstay attack or two until the critical mega-attack unlocks. Some builds even get these critical "fun attacks" at ridiculously low levels. Ice and Infernal builds can get their power AoEs as soon as they exit the tutorial, for instance.
In either case, the top-level Tier 3 attacks are generally selected at level 14 or level 23 when they first become available, and the powerful Tier 1 and Tier 2 attacks are selected even earlier. While the power difference between Archetypes and Custom heroes is significant at level 40, it is insurmountably large at level 15. Low-level heroes can be very powerful and exciting at these low levels, which makes the desire to keep playing and possibly buying that much greater. The level 40 potential isn't as important as the level 8 or the level 15; it's absolutely vital to the survival of Champions F2P that heroes feel powerful at those critical low levels.
The first fix: Top-tier build choices
I think one possible solution is to keep the current design (fixed power selection with a few customization choices) but streamline the Archetype frameworks to fit proven, effective hero builds. Instead of hamstringing people with the developer idea of how the game should be played, the builds should deeply conform with player ideas of what is powerful and squeeze the maximum potential out of those early levels.
For a great example in the current F2P Archetypes, I'll use the old version of the Glacier (this element was sadly nerfed), who gained the Frost Breath power extremely early at level 6. Frost Breath is an extremely useful AoE power, dealing strong damage and stacking Chill movement slows to keep the enemy in its wide cone. Instead of migrating the other Archetypes to this standard of power, the Glacier was nerfed, pushing Frost Breath back while Ice Cage was moved to take its place. I feel a better move would have been to grab those critical high-damage AoE attacks and key powers such as Thermal Reverberation earlier, ideally as early as possible. Forcing players to wait for key powers like Shockwave isn't a good thing in any sense of the term, and forcing players into bad block powers (such as Retaliation in an archery build) is just not a good idea. Builds shouldn't follow a developer-driven idea of build flow; they should fit as much effective stuff as possible into one solid concept.
Focusing builds toward the highest level of player builds (especially in the early low levels) also means focusing more on utility powers. This is especially true of critical defensive skills like active defenses, self-heals, and energy-form clicks. Giving Archetype heroes these powerful options reduces their reliance on crafted or purchased consumable heals and makes them feel more like complete characters.
Currently, Archetype heroes are missing three of the power selections available to Custom heroes. The developers claim that Archetypes don't need those power picks, and that's definitely true, for free-form heroes. Generally, a custom hero is complete by the mid-20s, both in terms of attacks, heals, and utilities. The difference is that Archetype heroes have worthless or redundant power selections all over the place. Top-tier builds are lean and effective, so those extra powers matter less.
My idea is to give Archetypes those three power choices back. This would give Archetypes all their current powers at level 29, which is a huge improvement without changing anything in their builds, since level 30+ features much slower leveling than 1-30.
The other trick is that those powers could be relatively open. Rather than just add fixed powers, Archetypes could add a pool of key utilities, such as Bionic Shielding and Masterful Dodge, and allow Silver players free choice with those three powers. In addition, the previously skipped powers (such as Frost Breath/Snow Storm for Glacier) could also be included in this pool of three.
This is a less extreme fix than completely rebuilding the Archetypes, and it would have a lot of the same benefits. I feel that Archetypes are still a little weak in the early levels, but compressing the endgame powers to come earlier (just before the late game starts) would be a big improvement.
The final fix: Limited open power selection
Rather than force players into a fixed set of options, why not give them a limited power selection? I feel this is the strongest choice, and most fitting of Champions Online's customization system. Instead of getting a fixed power tree, players could select from a pool of Archetype-appropriate powers at each level. I would definitely approve of keeping the fixed passive power at an early level but having all the other powers level-gated with the same Tier system used for Custom characters.
In addition, as I mentioned above, I'd love to see utility powers that are valuable in all builds (like Conviction and Resurgence) be worked in. They could be worked in a "final three" manner or just plopped into the main pool, but I feel that regardless of what solution ends up being used, players need utility powers. Those powers aren't there to "flesh out" builds; they're essential powers critical to any hero.
Ultimately, I feel that while I've spent the fewest words on it, this is the best choice because it truly captures the flavor of the game. Silver players can see what the game is like with a limited power selection (ideally with a "Recommended" choice selected from a top-level build) rather than play a completely different, strange version of the game that has little to do with what one gets with a subscription. Although one might argue that the gameplay and content give a good enough "taste," I feel that actually getting to mess with a power build is one of the greatest joys in CO and is the best way to improve retention.
Hopefully, Archetypes get some sweet loving before the big F2P launch on the 25th; I really want those early levels in particular to be on par. Player retention is based largely on new user experience, and the best way to improve the new user experience in a superhero game is to make heroes feel powerful at the outset.
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Joined: 7/27/05
I was thinking of trying this game but remembered something about the accounts being hacked at one time being posted on here..Besides that ,would the game be worth it in the long run..?..Mature acting community?
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For a quick recap; the game had several major problems on release. Although it had some players who have been remarkably loyal because of the game's unique features, many left because of the problems.
Two major changes were eventually made; playing as a dragon was made much more fun as dragons were made powerful, and the beginning tutorials and areas were greatly improved.
As a result, the subscriber population began to grow, and the game reached break-even profitability. The game was now salable, and the venture capitalist sold the game to EI/PE (?) who were not experienced in the business.
Because of required changes by the billing co. at the same time, EI decided instead to institute their own (insecure) billing system. It was not hacked (AFAIK) but it could have been. The ownership reverted to the VC, who then sold the game to a group of Hz former developers and engineers, Virtrium. So far, Vi has been excellent; they've done what they said they would (secure billing system first thing of course), do not overpromise, and make sure that what they do is tested and works. First. Amazing concept. They announce what they might do, and they LISTEN (another amazing concept) and modify the plans to meet the players' suggestions. Very good, professional group. One of the devs posted that they are in the black, so yes, I expect them to be around for a long time.
Sorry, got carried away. The community has always been one of Hz's strengths. Even better these days, as many of the players have "done it all" and get a lot of their enjoyment from mentoring. Order server has fewer people who are somewhat more into Roleplay, Chaos has more players.
Dragons are the most popular race, and most players have at least a dragon alt. They are slightly weak in the lower levels, and cannot fly until they become adults by completing the Rite of Passage quest series; a very good quest. Full strength is achieved by becoming Ancient, who are BIG, and powerful.
Crafting is unique, and some players primarily craft, including building/garden/shop construction as well as the usual tools, weapons and armor.
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Joined: 7/27/05
Great post..thanks..
Apprentice Member
Joined: 6/29/04
I'm a new player on the trial and I have really enjoyed the trial so far.
imo from what I've seen, a long term commitment to this game would be worthwhile. Based on the community, devs, and what the game has to offer.
The skill system doesn't confine you to one class so if you'd like to branch out into other skills you can.
Crafting is cool too. There is the ability to own property and build your own place if you level up the skills. There are community building projects to help out on, work for hire, etc.
There isn't alot of chatting going on, but I've found the community helpful and mature.
There is no credit card needed to play around with the 14 day trial. So if your reading this and wondering about giving the trial a shot, I'd say it's definitely worth your time.
Novice Member
Joined: 2/19/08
How populated is the game? If I make an account will there be enough people to adventure with?
There are two servers, Order and Chaos. Order is more into Role Play, and has fewer players, so I'd suggest Chaos, especially if you play at unusual times. There is a chat channel for new player assistance, and the Marketplace channel is where a lot of questions get asked also.
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Joined: 4/24/07
Originally posted by majiphdoubtful, those who have stuck with this game are max leveled. very,very few true newbies. you may find someone leveling an alt but I wouldnt count on it.
Horizons is a crafting game with a little Adventuring thrown in.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Many guilds have members who maintain low level alts for just that purpose. See Quietcamper's post above; it is a welcoming community.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/26/04
I once did the trail, but decided not to continue with the game because of schoolwork, but now I'm back (gained another 14 days for free because of the possible return), and I have kind of one big question.
Based on the time I've been playing now, it seems like the game is just one big grindfest. I then ask myself, do I want to pay € 15,- a month to grind stuff...
Please, if someone can assure me that the game contains more then that, tell me.
(note: At the moment, I'm not in a guild or anything, wich gives me not really someone to talk to, wich in turn leads to the fact that I just watch tv as I play, wich make that I don't really watch the chat channel, wich directs me to the fact that I won't join a guild that way. If someone is interested in welcoming a new person in his/her/it's guild... :) )
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Joined: 1/23/06
Boredom is in the temperament of the beholder.
Welcome back. :)
It's up to you whether it's a grindfest. One can say that any game is a grindfest, and every game has been accused of it at varying frequency. Ultimately it depends on what activities you choose to spend your in-game time doing.
Here are a few of the obvious, non-socialising-based things you can do other than grinding. I've played Horizons less than six months, though, so I'm by no means an expert and may've neglected some points.
Socialising-based things are abundant as well. There are guilds, of course. A helpful community known for relative maturity. Rampant roleplaying on the RP server, "Order."
It has quests, many of which are actually interesting and more involved than the standard quests one encounters in other games. The interesting ones tend to come from non-standard NPCs (i.e. not trainers), so you have a bit of a hunt to do.
There are out-of-the-way locales to explore, portal destinations to attune to...
I've particularly enjoyed exploring the snowy land around Kirasanct and Mahagra, where glittering ice buildings and Fiendish ruins lay half-hidden.
Now that hatchling dragons can glide off precipices, one can make it a goal to find the highest places to glide from.
There are plots of land owned (or not, in which case you can buy them) and built by players, as well as dragon lairs. Plots are generally near other plots, which in some cases forms towns. You can explore plots/lairs, seeing what others have built; some are quite beautiful.
You can use their crafting machines: Mark on your map the locations of high-teir crafting machines, because these grant you a bonus to the skill associated with the machine.
In many plots/lairs, the owners install storage silos, and sometimes these are publically accessible: Mark these on your map too, especially if they're close to resources. You can determine if the silo is public by finding the plot's plaque-thing-on-the-ground-at-the-edge / the lair's entrance and double-clicking it, which shows ownership information and a list of structures. Check each storage structure; the permissions are displayed on the right, and if it's public, it will be "Allow All."
There are several aspects of crafting. A good crafter is generally someone who can create an item quickly, by knowing exactly where to go to get the resources, which portal(s) to use to get there, etc. It's also important to have technique resources on hand.
Techniques are like mini-formulae, which you can scribe without fulfilling any requirements, and which are added to an item you are about to create via the crafting window. They enhance or add to a spell's effect or an item's statistics, dye armour a different colour, etc.
First you have to have the technique and scribe it. They can be bought from other players either directly or from Consigners, bought from Quartermaster NPCs, or looted while adventuring.
Second you have to have the resources a technique requires. Usually this is a small number of a couple different looted Technique Resource types, plus some normal resources which compensate for the technique application. If you don't want to adventure, or the creature bearing the tech' resource you need is too strong for you, you can buy tech' resources off other players (or, if you're lucky, a Consigner). To find players who might have what you need, join the Marketplace channel. Otherwise, you can do the adventuring yourself, hunting the creature(s) which have a chance to drop the tech' resource(s).
You can sell your craftings, tech'ed or not, on Consigners. Or you can give them away to players who can use them. Or, if you're a dragon, you can hoard them; if you know a dragon, you can give them to them to hoard.
Collecting formulae that will allow you to craft more / higher teir items is also useful, important for a serious crafter, and can be fun. They're obtained with the same methods as techniques, except that they're sold by crafter trainer NPCs instead of Quartermasters.
If you play a biped and you buy a plot, you have a variety of buildings (houses of different sizes and racial styles, silos, crafting machines, a guild hall, a consigners or pawnbroker, a tavern, a pagoda, vault, etc.) and fluff (trees, walls, flooring, themed decorations, fountains, etc.) which can be installed. Here's an article about it, which includes screenshots. Here is more in that vein.
If you play a dragon and buy a lair, you can build assorted tunnels and chambers, many of which are huge by biped standards, some even by dragon standards. Crafting machines, storage, halls and "lair chambers" (and in the lairs of a very few longstanding and dedicated players, OMGWTFmassive "grand halls"), consigners and pawnbrokers, etc. All available in two styles, one reddish/warm/lava, the other plain/cold/water, based on the two draconic idealogical factions Lunus and Helian.
Lairs come in different sizes and dimensions. Some have more space to the sides, some more to the front and back, some have relatively little horizontal space but great vertical space resulting in nine or ten floors, and some are balanced. Plots do not have a vertical dimension, but I think that is made up for with their wider variety of structures.
Planning your plot/lair can be very fun. The actual building of it can also be fun if you have the right temperament: It takes a long time and large numbers of resources in multiple resource processing stages. As a result, it's very satisfying to complete a building/chamber.
In the case of lairs, few players consider theirs "finished." Since plot/lair construction is so freeform, what qualifies as finishing is entirely up to the individual player. Maybe one could say it is finished when there's no more room on the plot / in the lair, but one can deconstruct buildings/chambers at any time, recouping 80% of the resources.
Horizons has a history of exciting live storyline events. Attacks by the PvE enemy, the Withered Aegis...an outbreak of plague...one of the capital cities and two of the eleven playable races were unlocked by players in live events...
It's been a long time since these were held, due to Horizons being owned for one year by a very unsavoury company called EI Interactive. Now that the wonderful Virtrium (I call it that with honesty and the corroboration of experience) owns Horizons, I have faith (which is amazing, considering my cynicism) that the events will return, probably within the year. Already two new holiday events, Hammer's Rest in autumn and Gnomekindle in winter, have occurred. No doubt storyline events are following, especially since the latest newsletter foreshadows a renewal of Withered Aegis activity.
I think the security problems have been addressed.
Community... Horizons has an odd mix of the very best and the very worst. I think the former outnumber the latter, but the latter can be more vocal. Horizons still has a nasty core of really old (game-wise) players who have played since the beginning and are bitter and twisted about all of the improvements - cos they had it harder when they started playing....
The chat channels can become incredibly feral - worse than anything you'll ever see in any other mmo, and the devs generally turn a blind eye to it.
If you can get into a good guild it's less noticeable - you can turn off the global chat channels and enjoy the game.
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Joined: 10/13/04
Death is fleeting. Pride is forever.
I wouldn't say anyone turns a blind eye to the occasional outburst of vitriol; it's more that such outbursts generally don't violate any of the TOS limitations. People are going to gripe and complain and be rude, but those aren't against the rules.
However, if someone's behavior DOES violate the TOS due to things like racist comments, sexual harassment, or other prohibited conduct, that's different. That sort of conduct should be documented and reported because it is not acceptable. Fortunatly, such conduct is exceedingly rare; anyone who makes a habit of acting like that can pretty much be considered to be a self-correcting error.
Guildleader, Mithril Council, Chaos
I can assure you from personal experience that the devs turn a blind eye to things that expressly violate the ToS. The concrete example I can give is someone making jokes about reducing the middle east to a layer of glass. Personally I don't think genocide's funny and racial/religious slurs expressly violate the ToS.
However, when I reported it, along with a screenshot of everything, the response I got back was thanks for the "information". When I pointed out that I wasn't providing them with information but had made a complaint and felt that a warning was in order, they disagreed and said they were going to do nothing.
While the last thing the person who made the joke said was:
"I really don't give a flying f%^k that I offend you and your holier than thou attitude is pretty f%^king humerous"
the dev's official response was:
"It appears to us that [Player's name] understood that no one really wanted any more of that kind of inappropriate chat - and we don't think he'll continue such behavior."
I know how these processes are supposed to work - where a violation can be substantiated, the appropriate action is to talk to the perpetrator, explain how what they did violates the ToS and issue a warning.
Doing nothing is a... novel approach.
So I gave my lair to a friend and stopped playing. There's just no way I'll pay money to play a game where the devs tolerate this kind of stuff. And having had this experience I could now understand how some chat channels could become so feral.
Got that slightly wrong - was more religious than racial. Dug up the old screenie:
"if I were in charge mecca would be a large continuous sheet of glass"
Novice Member
Joined: 8/14/04
With all the craziness going on over in that area of the world it doesnt suprise me that folks joke about that. However, I think joking about nuking the middle east is a bit far from a religious or racial slur.
Im usually one to get bent out of shape about religious and racial bigotry, but nuking the middle east... its very similar to saying lets nuke the germans back in the 40's (granted that was before the weapons were created but still)
Last I checked burning the american flag over there was a past time, so I wont get to hard on folks who jokingly comment about WMD's
Ah my bad then. I must have missed the clause in the ToS which permits religious/racial slurs aimed at countries the US has recently invaded.
Nope, still not finding genocide funny...
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Joined: 8/14/04
How exactly is that a racial slur?
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Joined: 10/13/04
Death is fleeting. Pride is forever.
Green13, the statement that you are citing may be upsetting, but it doesn't qualify as a breach of the TOS. It is not a racial or religious slur. I would say it's close to the line, yes, but it doesn't cross it.
The issue is not that Virtrium refused to do anything; it's that what you reported was determined not to be a violation. I can tell that decision bothered you, and I understand your anger over it, but saying something ignorant isn't against the rules.
Personally, I find the statement ugly, offensive, and it says a lot about the person who made it. I think you did the right thing in confronting this person. Sadly, people like this are often very skilled at skating the very edge of acceptability, but never actually passing over it. You are also going to find them anywhere you go, and in any game you play, doing the same things you saw them do in Horizons. You can't stop them, any more than any game company you care to name is able to.
What you can do is stand up to them, report them when you can, and work to make the game community as a whole a better place.
Best of luck, where ever your journeys take you, and good gaming!
Guildleader, Mithril Council, Chaos
Originally posted by Pyrostasis
I said racial/religious, and probably more religious than racial. I hedge because I can't know their exact motivations and while mecca is a major religious centre, it's also a foreign location not mostly populated by white folk.
Originally posted by KlausW
Seriously? Suggesting Mecca be nuked doesn't cross the line? Vitrium certainly had the opportunity to claim it didn't violate their ToS and they didn't. And they didn't because that's silly.
What they claimed is what I cited in my earlier post.
Suggesting that Mecca be nuked.... I can't think of anything comparably insulting in western culture. My experience with Islam is fairly limited but I can't think of any other modern day religion that treats a geographical location with such reverence.
But trying to come back to topic, the kind of chat that goes on in Horizons is something you don't see in other mmos. In all my time playing other mmos I only ever once saw a chat channel approach the sheer nastiness that erupts on a regular basis in Horizons. And I've never seen a comment like the mecca one in any other mmo - because they deal with even small infractions seriously.
Horizons has a lot to recommend it, but I think the claim to 'good community' is only partly true. The good is definitely very good - Ryzom would be the only other mmo I've played that's in the same ball park. But the bad is bad, vocal and largely unrestrained. Personally I think their player base been so small for so long that the devs shy away from dealing with problems like this for fear of losing the subscriptions of this bunch.
The second time I tried a Horizons free trial I was in there for all of four hours, the last two spent watching three players viciously attacking practically everyone else in the chat channel and all I could think was, "how does this happen?" And then I uninstalled it and went back to playing some other mmo.
I'm seriously not angry over the decision. It's Vitrium's game and they can run it however they like. I'm not so cynical that I connect their pro-US military thing with tolerance of anti-middle-eastern remarks. I think they knowingly turn a blind eye to ToS violations for fear of losing players.


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By Alison Robertson, Department of Plant PathologyCorn producers and other professionals in the agriculture industry depend on the Iowa State University Extension publication Corn Diseases, PM 596. It is always in high demand, and after a revision, is back on the shelf to be ordered from the Extension online store.
The title is precise, the photographs dynamic and the information concise. Alison Robertson, Daren Mueller and Greg Tylka, extension plant pathologists updated the publication by adding new photographs and information on a couple of "new" diseases.
"The booklet is divided into four sections – foliage and above-ground diseases, stalk rots, diseases affecting roots, and ear and kernel rot," said Robertson. "We have added two diseases - Physoderma brown spot and anthracnose top dieback - and a section on management of foliar diseases with fungicides."
Corn Diseases, PM 596, details diseases that occur on a regular basis in the Midwest and those that occur less regularly but are potentially very damaging when they occur. Along with multiple photographs, each disease description includes symptoms, favorable conditions for disease development and management options.
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For additional publications on corn diseases and other production issues, visit your county extension office or check out the Extension online store.
Alison Robertson is an assistant professor of plant pathology with research and extension responsibilities in field crop diseases.
By Brent Pringnitz, Department of Agronomy
The Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference and the Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) Agribusiness Expo will be held Dec. 10 and 11 on the Iowa State University (ISU) campus.
"Combining our annual education conference and the Expo with a common date and location is a great benefit for participants. This allows service providers and retail dealers an opportunity to participate in both events without being away from their business for an extended period of time," said Gerald Miller, program director, ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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By Chad Hart, Department of Economics
DemandThe latest round of USDA updates to its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports were released on Oct. 10. On the demand side, corn feed demand was projected at 5.35 billion bushels, up 150 million from last month, reversing the move from last month. Lower corn prices are seen as the major reason for this shift. Corn demand from ethanol was reduced by 100 million bushels to 4 billion bushels. While lower corn prices should be attractive to the ethanol industry, reduced transportation fuel consumption is a significant drag to the industry. Combined with general economic concerns, ethanol blending growth is expected to slow.
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Factors outside of agriculture will continue to strongly influence agricultural prices. The financial market turmoil is the dominant factor across many markets. Crop agriculture over the past couple of years has enjoyed strong demand for food, feed, and fuel use. But the concerns about the general economy lead to concerns about future crop demands both here and abroad.
As Figure 1 shows, the outlook for overall fuel demand has dropped significantly over the past few months. Credit markets have tightened and, in some cases, ceased to function. Much of the funding for agricultural production and trade worldwide depends on liquid credit markets.
The 2009 crop year was already looking to be a tighter year for crop producers, as input costs have ratcheted up. And just as it took a while for costs to catch up on the upside, costs will also lag prices going down. Based on USDA current estimates of relative net returns, soybeans may be the most attractive play in 2009 given its lower production costs.
Chad Hart is a grain markets specialist and an assistant professor of economics with research and outreach responsibilities in grain and bioenergy crop marketing.
U.S. SupplyThe latest round of USDA updates to its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports were released on Oct. 10. On the production side, pre-trade estimates had indicated little movement was expected. The October estimates from USDA showed increased corn and soybean production of 1 to 2 percent. The corn increase was driven by an increase in yields, up 1.7 bushels to 154 bushels per acre national average. The soybean increase was driven by a jump in acreage, with harvested area increasing by 2.15 million acres.
The national soybean yield estimate was lowered to 39.5 bushels per acre, but the increase in area was more than enough to offset the yield drop. For corn, the 2008 crop is shaping up to be the second largest crop in terms of yield and production. The soybean crop is still on target to be the fourth largest on record.
For Iowa, corn harvested area was reduced by 100 thousand acres, but the yield was increased to 172 bushels per acre. The combination points to slightly higher corn production. Overall, corn yields were increased in 12 states, lowered in 14 states, and held steady in 7 states. But most of the major corn producing states saw their projected yields go up.
Illinois was bumped up 5 bushels per acre, while Minnesota and Nebraska yields were increased by 4 bushels per acre. Looking at the number of ears per acre, record ear counts were seen across most of the upper Midwest. In fact, Kansas and Nebraska were the only states that were not at record ear counts.
Iowa soybean production was raised nearly 14 million bushels as the acreage increase, 500 thousand acres, more than offset the yield decline, off 1 bushel per acre to 46. Several other states also saw significant adjustments to soybean area. At least 100 thousand soybean acres were added to Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. North Dakota had the largest increase with 530 thousand acres.
Figure 2 shows where soybean area was added. On the yield side, Illinois was up 3 bushels per acre to 45, while Indiana and Nebraska were down and Minnesota was unchanged.
At the end of last month, USDA updated the grain stocks situation. In that update, both corn and soybean stocks were increased for the 2007 crop year. Corn stocks for 2007 were upped 48 million bushels, based on lower feed, food, and seed use. Soybean stocks for 2007 were increased 65 million bushels, based on higher production and lower crushing use. The increased production, combined with the higher stock levels coming out of the 2007 crop year, will likely add to the downward pressure on both the corn and soybean markets.
World SupplyFor the 2008 crop year, the worldwide production of corn is projected at 30.9 billion bushels, up 0.3 percent from last month. Besides the U.S., corn production estimates increased in the European Union by 1.7 percent. Projected corn production in Brazil and the former Soviet republics was lowered by 3.5 percent and 1.6 percent respectively. The Brazilian drop was attributed to lower corn plantings for the main summer corn crop, which is being planted currently.
Worldwide soybean production is projected at 8.8 billion bushels, up 0.6 percent from last month. The vast majority of the increase is due to the U.S. There were small increases in projected soybean production for the European Union and Canada. Production for Argentina, Brazil, and China were held unchanged.
By Elwynn Taylor and John Sawyer, Department of AgronomySoil temperature is the best indicator we have to reduce the risk of nitrogen loss when fall application of anhydrous ammonia, or manure with high ammonia content, is deemed expedient. Experience has taught us that the conversion to nitrate is greatly reduced at soil temperatures below 50 F, though not totally avoided.
Fertility in the right place and at the right time is highly important. When the risk of loss is high both the "E" (ecosystem) and the "$" (pocketbook) should be considered.
Soil temperature in Iowa's counties was in the mid- to upper-50s on October 9, 2008. Although soils have occasionally cooled to below 50 F by the third week of October, as in 2002, it is usually the latter half of November (2003, 2004, 2006). Do not anticipate that soil temperature will remain below 50 F until after mid-November.
Soil temperature can vary several degrees depending on the slope of a field and soil conditions. The general temperature for each Iowa county is mapped and linked to the Extension Soil Temperatures for Agriculture Web site.
The county temperature maps are updated daily. Visitors to this site can get an idea of temperature direction trends from maps of the previous two days.
Elwynn Taylor is a professor of agronomy with research and extension responsibilities in climatology. John Sawyer is a professor of agronomy with research and extension responsibilities in soil fertility and nutrient management.
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GRAFTON, Mass. -- A father and his son were rescued late Sunday afternoon when their snowmobile fell through Lake Ripple behind Bernard Road.
Michael Vento, 38, and his son, Colby, 10, were treated first on the scene and then at UMass Memorial Medical Center for hypothermia, according to Grafton Police. The family said they were later released.
According to Grafton Police they responded to an ice rescue call at 5:28 p.m. from Jessica Zaleski of Logan Road, when she and her husband, Roger, discovered the father and son had fallen through while riding on the icy lake with their snowmobile.
"The Zaleskis saved these people's lives," said Grafton Police Chief Normand A. Crepeau, Jr. "Had they not called, they would still be under the water right now. Everyone did a tremendous job on this rescue, but we wouldn't have known about it if they didn't call."
Jennifer Germain, the wife and mother of the victims, said in a telephone interview that her husband and son went for a quick spin before planning to return to watch the Super Bowl.
According to Germain, as they were returning, the snowmobile fell through, submerging them both. The police said they were about 50 feet from the shore.
She said they were in the icy water for approximately 10 minutes until they were rescued by police and fire units. In her account, she said her husband was fully submerged while struggling to keep his half-submerged son on the ice surface.
"Dad, please don't let me die," Colby screamed to his father, according to Germain.
According to Grafton Police, when Officer Daniel Wenc arrived on the scene, he saw Roger Zaleski halfway out on the ice trying to reach the victims. Wenc retrieved a life ring buoy and rope rescue device from his cruiser and with the help of Grafton Fire Department Deputy Chief Michel Mills, firefighter Brett Mills, and Zaleski, saved the boy.
The police said firefighter Mills went further out on the ice in an attempt to rescue the father who could not pull himself out of the water.
The police said Mills and other personnel who arrived at the scene located a canoe on the shoreline and used it to finally pull Michael Vento from the water and into a waiting ambulance. Father and son were treated for hypothermia at the scene and then transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center.
"Thank God we have a great department," Germain said referring to the police, fire, and emergency medical service units.
Grafton Police Chief, Normand A. Crepeau, Jr. cautioned, in his weekly column published Jan. 24, that residents need to take precautions when on frozen open water. "This winter, the temperatures continue to fluctuate above and below freezing making ice conditions very uncertain," he said. "Due to the uncertainty, many towns will not sanction the safety of lakes, ponds, streams or rivers that have frozen over."


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Photo By Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 02: NFL player Von Miller attends the 2nd Annual NFL Honors at Mahalia Jackson Theater on February 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Photo By Joe Mahoney/Associated PressDenver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58) reacts after sacking Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) in overtime of an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
Photo By Jack Dempsey/Associated PressFILE - In this Dec. 30, 2012 file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller runs onto the field prior to an NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Denver. A person with knowledge of the situation says Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller will miss the first month of the season for violating the NFL's drug policy, pending an appeal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league hasn't announced any punishment. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Photo By Courtesy photoA&M fan Zach Barrett supported Von Miller at the ceremony where Miller received the Butkus Award.
Photo By APDenver Broncos' Von Miller reacts after receiving the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year during the inaugural NFL Honors show Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Indianapolis.The New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in the NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Feb. 5.
Photo By APDenver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller celebrates a sack against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Denver.
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Aggies linebacker Von Miller (left) helped resurrect the Wrecking Crew, recording 27½ sacks in his last two seasons.
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Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Michael Hodges (37) jumps up against teammate defensive end Von Miller (40) after his sack on Texas Longhorns quarterback Garrett Gilbert (7) during the second half of the University of Texas-Texans A&M college football game at Texas Memorial Stadium, Nov. 25, 2010, in Ausitn. Texas A&M won the game 24-17.
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In this Nov. 25, 2010 photo, Texas A&M's Von Miller (40) pulls down an interception as Texas' Fozzy Whittaker (28) stops him during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. The Aggies won 24-17.
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Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones (12) fumbles after being hit by Texas A&M's Von Miller (40) in the second quarter during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in College Station, Texas. Oklahoma recovered the fumble. The Aggies won 33-19.
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Texas A&M defensive end Von Miller (40) center, cries as he is congratulated by teammates, including Cyrus Gray (32), after the team beat Oklahoma 33-19 in an NCAA Football game between Texas A&M and Oklahoma at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in College Station.
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Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller (40) looks to he sideline after Georgia scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter of his Advocare 100 Independence Bowl game Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, in Independance Stadium in Shreveport. The Aggies lost 44-20. One of the lows of Texas A&M's time with the Big 12 was the team's 1-9 bowl record.
Photo By APTexas Tech running back Baron Batch (25) gets tackled by Texas A&M defenders Michael Hodges (37) and Von Miller (40) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
Photo By JACK DEMPSEY/APColorado quarterback Tyler Hansen (9) is sacked by Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller (40) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
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Texas A&M's Von Miller, bringing down Baylor's Robert Griffin III, has 59 tackles and 9.5 sacks this season.
Photo By Karen WarrenVon Miller of Texas A&M intercepts a Garrett Gilbert pass in 2010 action vs. Texas.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Garrett Gilbert (7) fumbles the ball as he was pressured by Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Von Miller (40) during the second half.
Photo By Julio Cortez/Houston ChronicleTexas A&M defensive end Von Miller (40) celebrates with fans after the Aggies held Baylor to a scoreless second half en route to a 42-30 victory in an NCAA Big XII Conference football game at Floyd Casey Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Waco.
Photo By Julio CortezTexas A&M defensive end Von Miller (40) forces Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) to lose the ball in the third quarter of an NCAA Big XII Conference football game between Baylor and Texas A&M at Floyd Casey Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Waco.
Linebacker Von Miller says the Aggies, under coach Mike Sherman, are much more confident coming into the 2010 season.
Von Miller's sacks total likely will be less than last year's 17 in A&M's new 3-4 scheme.
A&M's Von Miller, the nation's sack leader last season, is one of the returning players coach Mike Sherman is pleased to have on his roster.
Von Miller has attracted interest from NFL scouts thanks to his speed, athleticism and ability to chase quarterbacks. He says he'll consider leaving A&M after this season.
Von Miller is expected to give Texas A&M a strong pass-rushing presence.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Von Miller lined up at his usual position Monday and flashed the freakish athletic moves that might soon be missing from the Denver Broncos' ramshackle defense.
The All-Pro linebacker from Texas A&M brushed past reporters after another stellar practice, choosing not to stop and talk about the latest report that he could be facing an even longer suspension than originally thought.
ESPN reported that Miller might have to sit out at least six games for violating the league's drug abuse policy. Previously, it was believed Miller was facing a month-long suspension to start the 2013 season.
Miller repeatedly had expressed confidence he was going to successfully win an appeal of any pending penalty, insisting he had "done nothing wrong." Now, Miller is unlikely to go forward with such an appeal, which was expected to be heard Tuesday, ESPN reported.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press, "We have nothing to report" on the matter, and Miller's agent, Joby Branion, didn't return a phone call from the AP.
Without definitive word from the league that a suspension was forthcoming, the Broncos once again had Miller line up with the rest of the No. 1 defense at practice.
"Well, there's really no 'latest,'" coach John Fox said afterward. "We are aware of reports, and sometimes it's erroneous because I think we'd probably find out before other people. ... There is no suspension and at which time there is, we'll report that. But anything else right now is really just talking heads."
Miller, who has 30 sacks in his first two NFL seasons, is the fulcrum of coordinator Jack Del Rio's defense, consistently commanding double teams. He's a major reason, along with Peyton Manning, that oddsmakers favor the Broncos to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.
Denver's defense would look a whole lot different minus Miller, the NFL's 2011 Defensive Rookie of the Year and runner-up last season for the league's Defensive Player of the Year.


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Below is the poem entitled Relationship Epidemic (Outlook) which was written by poet
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As I pick up where I left off from the Intro
I bring you the Outlook as I peer through relationships like a window
The chance of seeing real love is narrow
It seems Cupid doesn't know where to aim his arrow
Cupid my Cupid
How could you be so stupid
The way girls treat boys
Like toys
The way boys treat girls
Like squirrels
Got them going nuts
Teens and adolescence in love?
You must be nuts
Ages 13-19 is filled with lust
Their conscience still underveloped
They don't know who to trust
That age group can slide
Because at some point they have a hunch about what they want inside
That's the flagship age to get married
Couple says vows
Bride gets carried
These days it seems no one wants to be single
Once you pop you can't stop
Sex is like Pringles
I guess it's ok
As long as its safe
If you're in love with your partner don't let the feelings be fake
Children wait until you're older to get under those covers
And if your hormones rage out of control shake hands with a rubber (condom)
Most teen girls hate the feeling of latex
Then goo goo ga ga
The babies are born next
I'm just calling it how I see
Relationship game is dirty so I'll be the referee
All of a sudden the world is in love
My God it's sickening
As i write this my pulse is quickening
Now now some couples really do love
Til Death Do They Part
To the world above
I just think the word "love" is greatly misused
The Constitution of Love
So often abused
Our society thinks it's amusing
Fifteen year old in love?
Doesn't it sound confusing
Maybe it don't to you
But it does to me
They are wasting emotions
Unrenewable energy
It's a shame
Love is no game
It's more like a lion
Waiting to be tame
From what I observed couples aren't the same
Whether the pair is nameless
Or enshrouded with fame
Real love is too far up
Way above our aim
I'm in my right mind
I'm definetly sane
That's why everyone is hurting
Because love is pain
I'm still researching
My mind is my reference book
Ch. 2 of the Relationship Epidemic
The Outlook
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Better team lost today, but good game all around. Nice job boys
Backstrom shutout the Hawks in about 55 min of play.
Hawks scored too early and too often in this one.
As long as they average 1 point per game on the road, Im content.
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Still haven't lost in regulation and still got an important point. Blackhawks outplayed the Wild for the most part but just didn't get that many quality chances out of their puck control.
Thought Saad had a real nice first period but then slowly faded off a little. Shaw played his best game of the season. Frolik was all over the ice tonight. Kane was a little sloppy with the puck and to blame on the last penalty before the end of the game.
Leddy looked good but Oduya had some bad turnovers tonight.
Both of the Wild goals were directly from defensive faceoffs.
Crawford looked good tonight again. Can't really blame him on either of the goals and he made some big saves when they counted.
Big game coming up Friday versus the Canucks!
I thought the Hawks played well for the most part. Both of the goals they allowed were off the faceoff, which will always be this teams achlees (sp) heel. The 3rd line was great. Best game for them of the year. Keith was a monster. Seabrook still looks like he hasn't found his legs. The pk was great again. Crawford with another good game. Got a pt on the road against a good team, not all bad.
Edit: I thought Saad played well also.
Tough loss for the Hawks. Good game. Backstrom came off the bench and didn't allow a goal. The Hawks PK did a great job.
Was at the game tonight, overall a decent effort, shocked that the Wild switched goalies so early, but it worked out for them.. Leddy looked ok but oduya looked terrible....
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Backstrom was ridiculous. Crawford also played pretty solid, still waiting and hoping for that shutout. Been years it feels.
1 point isn't the end of the world at least.
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Banks - The Boxer sleeps and waits for a championship...
Oh Bobby Lou....
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God I hate the Canucks. I hope we light em up
1 week sig bet on the game? any takers?
No I just put my Billiken one up
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