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I think there shouldnt be leveling at all in future MMORPGs.
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Joined: 8/29/07
Originally posted by Wardop
Thank God, though, that it is no longer cool to be popular in game. Way too many people playing MMOs now in days to try to establish yourself as a snowflake.
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Joined: 7/18/04
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Vendetta has the most hardcore leveling curve evah... I've been playing for 9 years and I am only level 14/13/11/12/8!
One of the highest licenses I've seen is level 22.
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"Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game." - Guybrush Threepwood
The whole game should ba a gradual progression from one thing to the next. I believe games allow you to level way too fast. For instance SW:TOR made the main game the main thing, but the leveling proccess was too quick and the devs could not create content fast enough to satiate the need to consume more. This is why it should take longer to get to max level so it gives devs more time to create more content.
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I agree with the OP as well.
I've noticed that as the technology gets better, the one thing that made the MMO genre truly unique, a thriving and tight-knit community, has been slowly stripped away. Wardop made a good point in an earlier post when he said people across his old server knew who he was when he played his paladin and yet, now we can have multiple characters that mean less to the community... and let's face it, less to us as players.
For better or worse, the innovations and services that have made MMOs more accessable to a wider range of people seem to have removed any sense of responsibility and decency from the online communities. Why be generous with our groupmates, or even attempt to be civil, when cross-server dungeon finders have made it so that you will probably never see those people again? Have you gained a bad reputation on your server due to your own actions? No problem! Just simply reroll or toss down some cash for a name change or server transfer and your tarnished history is instantly forgiven.
For me, it's these things that have made me long for the MMOs of a decade-plus ago. I remember when the communities held those in it to higher standards. Due to soloing being the least efficient method of leveling back then, if it was even possible, we grouped together and helped those in the same position as ourself. We actually needed each other in those days and because of that, we made friends. Friends that actually seemed to matter and perhaps we would even come to care about their personal lives outside of the game. If someone was an utter tool, we called them out on it and could go so far as to try and blacklist them if the offense warranted it.
Now I log into whatever game I'm playing this week and find that the community is pretty much the same wherever I am. Rarely do I meet people that I genuinely care to know anymore. No one respects anyone else and there's a constant battle being waged in chat. In some games, I find myself completely turning off general chat due to the incredible levels of hate being spewed back and forth. Don't even get me started on communities in beta tests. GM's try to moderate, sure, but short of banning half the player base, what else can they do?
While we talk about sandbox vs. themepark, endgame vs. the journey to get there, and working for what we receive vs. welfare loot systems... the one thing that strikes me as being most important above all else is; If it's even possible, how do we get back to fostering a self-maintained, responsible, online community that can refrain from becoming engulfed in the Call of Duty insult-slinging mentality? Once there, will we ever see another time where our actions actually matter and people care about what we do in-game and out?
Maybe it's just me and that I'm the one that's changed with age, but I'm sure I can't be the only one that feels this way about our beloved genre. Until we figure it out, I'll be dreaming of days spent hawking my wares in the East Commonlands tunnel surrounded by hundreds of people that I actually kind of know. XD
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Originally posted by HB1870
With the popularity of MMOs now hitting millions, this is working as intended.
Think of a community with 1M+ (like say a RL CITY), would you try to know all of them? Or expect everyone to be nice to you?
There is this thing called a guild. :P
In-game guilds are generally drama prone which is why you should try to find a good community first.
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I seemed to have missed a connection to the OP that I had initially planned to make so I'll add it here. It's my theory part of the reason that communities aren't as tight-knit anymore is due to the shortened leveling-arcs. We no longer spend years playing the same character to achieve max level so there is less time to establish solid relationships with those around our level range. In modern MMOs, one can rush a character to high level in the time it used to take us to reach level 20-30. Due to this, we no longer need to worry about maintaining stellar reputations on our servers because it's almost easier just to make a new character.
I agree that as populations get larger, it's unlikely that we'll come to know everyone we're playing with. That is naturally what would be expected. I'm more concerned that developers continue to put systems in place (i.e. faster leveling, dungeon/raid finders for example) that, in a sense, promote the disintegration of a friendly on-line community.
I've been a part of many guilds over the last 13 years and for the most part, they have been smaller family guilds. I've found great people within these guilds and they are one of the reasons I continue to play MMOs. The larger guilds I've been in are certainly more drama-prone, but that's also to be expected with so many different personality types coming together. It's the same in RL of course.
What I was getting at was that players now seem more aggressive and hateful than they did in the past. Perhaps as more people have started playing, those that used to flame chatrooms and forums have moved into the online gaming community as another outlet for trolling. I'm not entirely sure of the reason, but it certainly seems to have gotten worse as times goes on.
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I actually still like MMORPGs
oh god, camping out in a single spot for hours upon hours upon hours...good lord i dont know how I did it!
People complain about repeating dungeons, how do you think they'd feel about sitting in a little room waiting for mobs to pop up, killing them, then waiting some more.
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I remember when men were gentlemen and ladies were ladies. In my day a man was his word. People could leave their doors unlocked.
Face it socuety has changed and us changing. We are not socially evolving upward. Why would the game would be any different.
In eve people get reps. It does not stop the ass clowns there.
The newer generations that have grown up with the internet was less socially restrainded when they are behind the keyboard. Consequences in society have become less for bad behavior. No game is goung to return the congenial society unless a mid is standing there with a ban hammer enforcing manners.
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Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by Fendel84M
Repeated killing is fine. In fact, combat *is* fun .. that is why people spend 700 hours in Diablo3, or keep playing COD.
But sitting and waiting doing nothing? That is why i quit EQ.
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Joined: 9/22/11
Yeah I miss long progression till the end too. It does not need just long "levelling" though. It would need in example removal of quest gps and majority of hand-holding & markers.
Cause what allowed me to level / progress in non-level games for so long was that I had to uncover alot of things by myself instead of having given it on a platter.
I would not stand 6 months of following arrow / markers in endless series of easy quests.
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I understand what you mean in a sense, but simplifying it to 'leveling takes a long time' is failing to mention an underlying philosophy. If you truly miss slow leveling then perhaps I misunderstand you; 'cause you can drag a game like GW2 or WoW: Cataclysm on for ages and it will suck just as much after 100 hours as it will suck after 30 minutes, in my opinion. Games with slow leveling (EQ, EQ2, FF XI, WoW) had more at work than just the speed. And there were good games with fast leveling like Shadowbane. And there were shitty old games with slow leveling like Lineage 2.
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Originally posted by Gravarg
Took me a full year to get to 65 on my Beastlord in EQ. =)
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@OP: I get what you're saying. The leveling in EQ took ages, but it had the effect that every hard won level truly meant something, with the new shiny spells you got feeling like treasures you earned, more powerful, better, even if they were often just stronger versions than the ones you have.
Maybe it's all just psychological quirks, but to me it seems like they managed to hit the right spot more often with seemingly random features than I'd have thought. I get the disadvantage it brings, as in not being able to do group stuff with friends that are higher level and they not able to group in a fun way with you, and this the case for ages. But the downside of quick leveling is that in the end, it loses meaning and value. More of a transit station on your way to the destination, and less a case where the journey is as equally important if not more as the destination itself.
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I played EQ from beta and after a year i was only 18 i think it took me another year or longer to max out. Now with eq there was lots to do at every lvl not just max lvl ( it has changed somewhat since then ) like raids or boss mobs that droped huge gear for that lvl.
Why cant games make goals for every lvl that once your past that lvl there is no going back ( like the vox raids in EQ ) maybe peeps wouldnt be or feel a need to max out in the first week then.
The journy should be more fun than the result so there should be no need to get to max lvl fast.
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Originally posted by Sovrath
I follow Sovrath's opinion on leveling. Probably because we both played Lineage 2 for years and we were both on the same server. I remember watching that noob Spellhowler nuking mobs in Blazing Swamp back in the day. A game with an endless leveling system doesn't have to be a grind, I was never in a rush to hit max level, but I was always in a rush to improve my character through all means and make friends through the complex clan and politic system in L2.
I remember vividly back in Chronicle 2 where I lead the alliance "Enchanted" composed of 300+ players from 10 different middle of the road clans. Those days are still very dear to me as an MMO gamer. No game since has captured me like Lineage 2 had back in the day. I even still play private servers from time to time when a group of old L2 buddies want to have some good times in L2 once again.
You didn't need to be 75+ to be effective in Lineage 2. You still did damage and were still effective at lower levels as low as mid 50's because thats when you flesh out your core skills and that only took as long to get to as it takes to hit maximum level in todays MMO's.
Since Lineage 2 I've always yearned for the ability to always feel like I was progressing in something even if I was just whacking mindlessly away at mobs. Most MMO's nowadays require you to do specific tasks at max level in order to progress. I find that iritating.
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I remember back in old WoW. Leveling was only a grind when you tried to bypass content . They had grinds built into the game, but if you did them appropriately, they made the game worth doing.
For example. I recall as a paladin, doing the quest line to get Verigan's Fist. It was a long haul but what a weapon for a low level pally. Remember the Tanaris quest to gather Dew glands? Oh what an awful quest. But it was one of Blizz's many built in grinds. Sure it sucked when you had to do it, but It was hella fun when 5 people in the middle of Sunken Temple were all Mosh Pit Rockin out. LOL. Or the Furlbog feather grind in Felwood. Yeah, that was a pain. Too many players just wanted to get past hated so they could go through the cave un-attacked. But I went to Honored before leaving Felwood. I got an awesome Leather Working belt pattern that was really worth getting. For a character in their 50s, it carried me to 60. Not to mention making a small fortune selling them in the AH. There was also the Ferelas quest for the Wild Leather cloaks. After getting the recipe, I stopped to do a little grinding to make these. Some were not so good, some were worth a lot in the AH. There was also the 10 level quantum leap. Each level was an incremental power up, but the 10th levels were big ones.
All these little things added up along the way and they truly enhanced the overall journey to cap. And since you spent days to weeks at a given level range, these little things were important and worth doing.
Now with levels lasting only hours, there is little point to maintaining professions while leveling. it's not even worth it to slow down enough to make appropriate gear anymore. It occurred to me in MoP right now, leveling a monk that the best way to level crafting is to wait until cap (or at least no sooner than 60) to start. then you can get flight and power level it much faster. Maintaining professions "at level" are useless time sinks now. and none of the formerly valuable rare and/or side recipies are even worth the time out of your path to visit the vendor to get much less an involved quest or rep grind.
I recall starting a quest chain in the upper 60s during the TBC expansion that lead me through a long series of quest chains, then into a couple dungeons and then finally to the black temple where I had to take down a 5 man elite. I got a pair of quested blue pants that I never replaced on my hunter. I was in Gruuls #2 in DPS wearing blues. HA! Point is, that now, the pants have no value so neither does doing the quest chain. It's just easier to grind Heroics now to get any legs you need. There was another 5 man quest in SMV that got me a cool looking Dragon head looking helm on my hunter. That was a great helm and lasted until I got my Tiered helm.
All these things that used to enhance the overall experience, that were things that were worth doing and weren't gotten from grinding dungeons and raids are gone. They are pointless and/or obsolete because they are harder to get than Epics.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
I've always slow levelled.
Ever since I started in Star Wars Galaxies, back before the NGE, I slow levelled. You see, I always thought there was something fundamentally wrong with healing rollers on the floor to gain XP, rather than healing the people who had wounds. I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with setting your entertainer AFK on an automated script. And I also thought that it was wasteful and tasteless to craft things only to delete them, and not sell them.
You see, when I played SWG, there was a race to unlock Jedi. And the way you unlocked Jedi was to master all kinds of professions quickly. So people started to just grind XP, instead of doing the things that needed to be done for the good of the community. It was "quite acceptable" in those days to say "FU" to everyone else and go grinding.
But not me. I did all of the things the right way, because--for me--it was more important to play in the spirit of the game than it is to grind to endgame. After all, we always have time to grind to Jedi...don't we?
...or do we?
See, while I was "slow levelling," SOE was in the process of designing its NGE: a radical redesign of the game that would, ultimately, push me out. And when they released it, all I had was regret: regret I didn't go to the Warrens more. Regret that I didn't grind to max level in space flight. Regret I never got to Jedi, back when Jedi was good, and the game was good.
It's the same thing with City of Heroes. You see, I always played with the mindset of, "I'll always have time to grind to max level. Why not do things like roleplay, or help others out? You'll always have the time to do everything you want."
..That is...until the publisher shuts the game down, and all you have is regret that you didn't use the time you had.
I understand where you are coming from, Gravarg and friends. You are preaching to the chorus. But how can any of you say in good consciense that we ought not to speed grind when the games change so radically, without warning, and without recourse?
You can't blame a person for wanting to speed grind through everything ASAP, when the games can shut down ASAP at any time, for any reason. I mean, heck. APB closed 80 days after launch. We've had radical redesigns and refocusings. We've had featured dropped, features morphed, rules changed, content crumble, and avenues of advancement collapse.
And the only players who seem to whether these changes, or at least fare better, are the people who go out of their way to advance quickly, without much of a concern for the "spirit of the game." The ones who tend to be hurt most by it are the slow levellers, the ones who are actually playing the game in a measured, "honest" way. In other words, the good players always get the shaft.
There's a very good reason that people who play these games tend to rush to max level ASAP, and consume content as quickly as possible. Time is not on a player's side in the fast-paced culture of MMO development, and the slow player never goes unpunished.
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FIFE FLYERS' play-off hopes took another knock on Saturday, as the Kirkcaldy men were edged out by the Sheffield Steelers in a fiery encounter at the Fife Ice Arena.
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Aug. 3 F. SOLOMON ETAL 3,100,164 DEFERRED-ACTION BATTERY Filed July 15, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS.
36 FRANK SOLOMON BY ROBERT E ENTERS Aug. 6, 1963 Filed July 13, 1959 F. SOLOMON ETAL DEFERRED-ACTION BATTERY lll /////I //l x I I l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS.
FRANK SOLOMA/V ROBE/77E ENTERS AGENT mation of a liquid film within the feed DEFERRED-ACTEON BATTERY Frank Solomon, Lake Success, N.Y., and Robert F..
Enters, Hackensaclr, NJ assignors to Yardney Inter- 13362150113] Corp New York, N.Y., a corporation of New ork Filed July 13, 1959, Ser. No. 826,589 1 Qlaim. (Cl. 136-%) The present invention relates to electrochemical batteries of the deferred-action type.
Deferred action batteries generally comprise a plurality of individual cells, each formed by at least one positive and at least on negative electrode in a charged state, in combination with activating mechanism designed to inject liquid electrolyte into the cells in response to extraneous signals. It is desirable that the injection of the electrolyte into the cell assembly be as rapid as possible so that the full power of the battery is available when needed.
When the cells are connected in parallel, instantaneous activation is only a minor problem since the entire electrode assembly can be irrigated through a single channel from a common source. With series-connected cells, on the other hand, care must be taken to avoid the possibility of short circuits by the electrolyte liquor itself. For this reason it has heretofore been the practice to provide each cell of such battery with an individual casing and to fill these casings through respective branch channels from a common manifold. Channel systems for this description tend to be bulky since the passages must be large enough to prevent clogging by dust or loose electrode material.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a simplified series battery of the deferred-action type in which the above disadvantages are avoided.
A more specific object of this invention is to provide means for rapidly irrigating an assembly of dry-charged, series-connected cells via a common channel yet in a manner minimizing the flow of discharge current over electrolytic leakage paths between adjoining cells.
A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for venting a cell assembly of the character referred to, so as to expedite the admission of electrolyte liquor into such cell assembly.
The foregoing objects are realized, in accordance with a feature of this invention, by the provision of a stacked cell assembly whose individual cells each consist of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an intervening separator of *suflicient porosity to absorb an electrolyte liquor introduced edgewise into the separator. The exposed edge portions of the separator layers of the several cells, which terminate at the feed channel for the electrolyte, alternate with strips of a suitably hydrophobic insulating material whose surface is not readily wetted by the electrolyte; these strips shield the incoming liquor from the edges of the cell electrodes and, together with the intervening separator edges, define all or part of the feed channel which in an advantageous embodiment passes centrally of the cell assembly.
The interposition of non-wettable zones between the electrolyte inlets impedes, in a passive manner, the forchannel capable of passing substantial discharge currents between adjoining cells. This action can be supplemented, in accordance with another important feature of the instant invention, by the provision of means for actively breaking up any fluid bridges that may nevertheless have formed in 3,10%,164 Patented Aug. 6, 1963 "ice the channel, such means preferably taking the form of a jet of air or other gas injected into the channel immediately after the introduction of the electrolyte liquor. This gas jet, which may be released by the activating signal to exert the necessary driving pressure upon the electrolyte, acts to force liquor into the pores of the separator while simultaneously purging the residual liquor from the feed channel.
The far end of the separator, i.e. the edge opposite the one facing the feed channel, may be exposed to the atmosphere at one or more locations in order to provide, in accordance with still another feature of the invention, vents for the air expelled from the separator pores by the electrolyte.
Since some liquor will unavoidably seep out through these vents art the end of the activation process, it is desirable from the viewpoint of leakage suppression that their area be small compared with the overall surface area of the electrode assembly which, except for the said vents, is encased in a shell of insulating material. Preferably, pursuant to a more specific feature of the invention, the separator layers of the several cells are provided with tabs projecting into the venting holes of the shell so as to provide a continuous outer surface while facilitating the expulsion of air from the interior of the shell.
The negative electrode of one cell and the positive electrode of an adjoining cell may be combined into a single bipolar plate member, thereby further increasing the compactness of the assembly. Such bipolar member may comprise a highly conductive backing plate, e.g. of silver or copper, to whose opposite faces the respective active materials are applied by some suitable process, e.g. by spraying, sintering, or electrodeposition, Reference in this connection may be made to co-pending application Ser. No. 825,842, filed on July 8, 1959, by Kenneth N. Brown and Otto Wagner, in which a process for the electrolytic production [of a bipolar electrode has been disclosed and claimed.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of this invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description of certain embodiments, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a section through a battery assembly according to this invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view the battery assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional top view of a modified battery assembly according to this invention; and
FIG. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 3.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a battery 10 comprises a cylindrical insulating shell 12 of suitable potting material, such as an epoxy resin, which is sealed at its ends by a pair of metal elements 13 and 14 and surrounds a cell assembly 11. The cell assembly 11 consists of a plurality of positive electrodes 16, a like number of negative electrodes 17, and interelectrode separators 18 interposed therebetween. Each of these elements 16, 17, 18 is in the shape of a thin circular wafer with a centrally located orifice which forms part of a feed channel 19. The electrodes 16, 17 are combined in pairs into bipolar elements by being bonded, as by electrodeposition, onto respective faces of a common support 21 of highly conductive material such as copper or silver. Among the positively charged materials useful to form the electrode layers 16 (parts broken away) of there may be mentioned silver oxide or peroxide, copper oxide, nickel oxide or lead peroxide. The negative layers 17 may include zinc, cadmium, lead or magnesium. The concentric edges of reach bipolar cell unit 16, 17, 21 are encased by washers 24 and 25 of electrolyte-repellent material.
The electrolyte for the electrochemical couples listed above may be alkaline or acidic and, with silver-zinc or silver-cadmium couples, may consist of sodium, potassium or lithium hydroxide, with or without special-purpose additives. The washer elements 2.4 and 25 may be made of fluocarbon resins or epoxy resins.
The interelectrode separator 18 consists of a porous insulating material having capillary attraction for the electrolyte. Suitable materials for such separators include cellulosic felts, wettable synthetic fibers and glass wools, or combination thereof.
The inner circular edge of each separator layer 18 projects towards channel 19 between adjacent washers 24'. The outer circular edge of each separator, projecting between washers 25, rests against the inner wall of shell 12, except at isolated locations where this shell is provided with apertures to accommodate tabs 18' which are integral extensions of the separator layer and project outwardly through these apertures towards the atmosphere. The entire stacked cell assembly is packed tightly inside the casing 12, 13, 14 so as to be under some initial pressure even prior to the introduction of (the electrolyte.
The lower end element 14 is in the form of an inverted cup, defining a compartment 37, and is provided with an external lug 14 to which the terminal is attached. Feed channel 19 communicates with compartment 37 through a hole 14 in end element 14, a guard plate 38 extending outwardly from hole 14" to form an abutment for a bladder 39 which contains a charge of electrolyte 40. This bladder 39 is clamped in place between an inner shoulder on cup 14 and a cover member 31 which closes the compartment 37. The cover 31 is provided with an apertured boss 31 connected to a source of compressed gas (not shown) via a tube 36. Opposite the outlet of this tube, at the orifice 14", there is provided a point 32 adapted to pierce the bladder 39 when the latter is deflected from its normal, illustrated position by the pressure of gas admitted through tube 36; it will be understood that the upper wall 39' of bladder 39 is stretched taut enough across the width of compartment 37' so as not to be deflected towards point 32 by impact or gravity during normal handling of the battery assembly.
In operation, the battery is activated by the entrance of the compressed gas into the compartment 37 by way of tube 36, this gas having been released from its container by a suitable electrical or mechanical activating device (not shown) responsive to an extraneous signal. The gas, pressing upon the bladder 39, first causes the upper bladder wall 39 to flex against point 32 so as to be ruptured thereby. This causes the liquid 40 to be 'expelled and driven, by the continuing gas pressure, into the feed channel 19 where it is virtually instantaneously absorbed into the pores of the separator layers 18. The air previously entrapped in these pores and in'channel 19 is driven out, ahead of the liquid, through the apertures in shell 12 occupied by the separator extensions 18'. As the plate 38 guides the final quantity of the electrolyte through the orifice 14", the lower bladder wall 39" approaches the point 32 and is finally also ruptured thereby, thus enabling the gas from tube 36 to sweep into the channel 19 and to clear the channel walls of any adherent electrolyte particles. Naturally, the gas supply should be so regulated at this point that the gas pressure drops to a level insuflicient to drive the electrolyte out of the cell assembly by way of the separator tabs 18'; some liquid may, nevertheless, emerge at these separator extensions and form leakage paths between different cell separators without, however, seriously affecting the operation of the battery since the conductivity of these leakage paths will necessarily be extremely limited.
FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a battery differing from battery 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2 by being prismatic rather than cylindric. Positive electrodes 56, negative electrodes 57 and separators 54 are arranged in the previously described manner to form an assembly 51 consisting of a plurality of series-connected unit cells. Assembly 51 is maintained under some initial pressure in a casing 52 whose top and bottom plates 53, 53' carry terminals 55, S5. Casing 52 may again consist of a potting resin or other suitable insulating material.
At opposite locations, preferably along the minor sides of the rectangular cross section of the battery assembly 50, the casing 52 is recessed to form narrow vertical channels 66, 69 around limited peripheral portions of the cell assembly 51. As clearly is shown in FIG. 4, washers of electrolyte-repellent material shield the electrodes 56, 57 and their supporting plates throughout the minor sides of the rectangle and in particular in the region of channels 66 and 69. Between these washers 60, tabs 62, 63, project from the separators 54 into the channels 66, 69. An inlet tube 70 at channel 66 serves for the admission of an electrolyte, followed by a stream of flushing gas, in order to saturate the separators 54 with liquid in the manner previously described, the liquid being taken up by the tabs 62 while the air expelled from the interstices of the separator escapes through the tabs 63 into the channel 69 and vents through an outlet 71 into the atmospere. The activating procedure is thus essentially the same as in the preceding embodiment.
The separator 54 has been shown composed of two layers 54', 54" of which the layer 54' lies next to the negative electrode 57 and advantageously consists of absorbent paper whereas the layer 54 is made of a more porous material such as glass wool. This combination insures rapid penetration of the separator by the electrolyte liquor while sufficiently preventing any galvanic contact between adjacent electrodes of opposite polarities. It will be understood that the presence of the hydrophobic washers 60 prevents the formation of objectionable leakage paths in either the feed channel 66 or the venting channel 69.
From the foregoing disclosure it will be apparent that there has been provided an improved mechanism as well as a novel process for activating a dry-charged battery by introduction of a liquid electrolyte into a feed channel,
- absorption of the electrolyte from such channel by wicklike elements, e.g. separators, in the various battery cells, and subsequent flushing of the feed channel by a gas stream. The invention is, of course, not lmited to the specific embodiments described and illustrated but may be realized in various modifications and adaptations without departure from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.
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An electrochemical battery of the deferred-action type comprising a housing, a plurality of stacked dry charged bipolar silver-zinc electrodes in series in said housing each separated from an adjacent electrode by an electrolyte absorbing separator, a plurality of vents in said housing disposed adjacent said electrolyte absorbing separator, a centrally disposed feed channel for the admission of liquid electrolyte into electrolyte absorbing separators, said elec trolyte absorbent separators terminating at said feed channel and adapted to draw electrolyte from said feed channel, and electrolyte-repelling spacer means bounding said feed channel between said electrolyte absorbing spacers and encompassing said bipolar electrode whereby electrolyte is prevented from electrically connecting the component electrodes of said bipolar electrode, a rupturable liquid electrolyte-containing reservoir disposed adjacent said stack of electrodes, cuting means disposed adjacent said rupturable reservoir and adapted to rupture the same,
5 and means for applying gas pressure to said reservoir to bring the same in cutting contact with said cutting means whereby the electrolyte is released from said reservoir and is forced into said centrally disposed feed channel.
690,770 Reed et a1. Ian. 7, 1902 Davis r Apr. 29, 1952 Fishbach May 19, 1953 Renke July 2, 1957 Salauze Sept. 16, 1958 Henman May 12, 1959 FOREIGN PATENTS France May 16, 1956
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Students and community members, alike, will have the chance for a night of entertainment with the PSU Opera's production of Puccini's "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi."
The event, free for students, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 16, at Pittsburg's Memorial Auditorium.
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In addition to these productions, the group is known to sing the National Anthem at basketball games, and a number of members, past and present, sing professionally in the off-season with the Tulsa Opera Company.
During her four years participating in such performances, Marsh says there always is between 50 and 100 people in attendance, but this year she has higher hopes.
"We've never really had a great turn out; I'd love to see more people in the audience this year," she said. "This is probably one of the best shows I've been able to be a part of while at this university. I'm really excited to see where it goes and hope to see the PSU Opera get the recognition it deserves."


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Song: Southern Love
If many of your friends have November birthdays like mine, you'll have figured out by now that February is indeed a time for romance, love and…well, you get the point. While roses, chalk-flavored hearts and tacky... More
Posted 4 years ago
Song: B E A utiful
Since Autotune-drenched club cut Galactic 2 hit our front page back in December of '09, up-and-coming singer Steph Jones has been a busy man – in addition to playing a major role on Breathing Underwater, an ABC... More
Posted 5 years ago
Featuring: Audio Push
Song: Galactic 2
When I was young, my father sat me down on his lap, looked me in the eye, and said "Richard, if you remember one thing I tell you, let it be this: the artist who rocks the dancefloor rules the world." OK, OK, I made that... More
Posted 5 years ago
Steph Jones Gives Lifetape Some "Gravity" [Download]
Los Angeles, Calif. -- Rising R&B star Steph Jones is back in the Booth to bring fans his latest mixtape – sorry, lifetape. Featuring Booth-premiered, reader-approved single "Up Up and Away" and much more, the currently... More
Posted 5 years ago
Song: Up Up and Away
Far from being intimidated by strong, assertive females, newly-independent R&B singer Steph Jones (formerly signed to Disturbing tha Peace) prefers his ladies empowered; super-empowered, if possible. Making its online... More
Posted 5 years ago
Song: La La (Means Love)
This past fall, Houston-native Steph Jones made his DTP debut on the collaborative track, Celebrity Chick, intended to kick off the still-unreleased DTP compilation album, Strength In Numbers. Now that the calendar has... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: DTP
Featuring: Chingy | Small World | Steph Jones
What a busy last couple of years it has been for Disturbing tha Peace! Ludacris went platinum again (Release Therapy) and finally won a Grammy award. Roster changes also occurred with the departure of Shawnna (who... More
Posted 8 years ago
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For some reason, I take the time to write out all of these blogs. Most likely it's from intense boredom. This time though it may be because I actually got frustrated and had to stop playing games for a couple hours to cool off. I've been playing Minecraft, and I got to the bottom of a shaft, got blown up by a creeper and knocked into lava, losing my diamond tools and several mine car tracks that I wasted tons of steel on. Took a lot of self control not to just delete the world. Ofcourse now that I'm breaking, it is rather in this world outside of my pc. There's nothing ever on TV, I've read most of the books I bought over the summer, and I just got done watching The Social Network, a great movie, especially in the writing. Last time I updated was way back in ancient times so I'll give the 2-3 people who skim this an update.
I dropped out back last winter and slumped around for a solid part of the last year, doing basically nothing. Maybe not the world's greatest life choice, but whatever, nobody is perfect. This fall I actually did get back into school though, at UC Clermont, in Liberal Arts lol. It's community college for now, but if I get my grades up I might transfer to UC's main campus to work on a Bachelor's. Been doing well so far, though it's hard to compare Mechanical Engineering to community college Liberal Arts in terms of difficulty.
I did get back into reading books, which is something I haven't done in a long time. Most of my entertainment time is spent using the computer, and I began to regret it a bit. So I went out to Border's and bought a whole bunch of books people recommended to me.
I spent the summer reading the first 11 books in The Dresden Files series. Overall I enjoyed them quite a bit. The books definitely got better as they went along, though as a whole, it's pretty easy to sum it up as Harry Potter for adults, with a spoonful of Sherlock Holmes thrown in. I did appreciate the complexity of the main character, Harry Dresden, and the fact that he's not invincible helped a lot. And by not invincible, I mean he gets his ass kicked every book. I think at least once a book he was either stabbed or shot or set on fire. Jim Butcher might as well have called the series "The Wizard Who Takes Bullets Well." Really though I did enjoy them though for some genuine dialogue, snappy narration, and well conceived plots. There are a few things that bugged me however. Mainly the way things are named. Jim Butcher reached deep down into his creative bank, and apparently could only come up with the Never Never as his magic world running parallel to ours. The wizards all answer to the White Council. I mean I'm not asking you delve into imaginary languages J.R.R. Tolkien style, but as someone dabbling in creative writing, these feel like names I could make up in 3 minutes.
The next book I tried was How To Win Friends and Influence People. I've never tried a self help book and I figured it might be a good idea to get into this kind of thing, or at least see what it's about. Honestly though I didn't finish it. Not that it was bad, but I just didn't find it as anything but writing down common sense. Really, people like when I remember their names? No way. Oh people like when I compliment them? I had no idea. There were a couple that were a little more helpful, like never showing someone they are wrong overtly, but overall if felt like things I already implicitly knew. My other big criticism was that most of the examples described were composed for a business setting. It would have been nice to see more situations that were purely social.
I've slowed down since I got back into school, but I did start the Song of Ice and Fire series. I've read the first book and about a third of the second, and so far I love it. It's chock full of a lot of really messed up characters, which really don't seem all that messed up considering that people did a lot of crazy stuff in medieval times. It's pretty damn graphic too. A good bit of incest and violence all with plenty of detail. Some murder and power grabs and other very dark activities. My only concern so far is that I'm finding the second a bit harder to read. It's rather slow compared to the first, which starts of with multiple deaths and lots of development. I could definitely recommend it to anyone that is over 18 and appreciates fantasy that is low on actual fantasy and high on flawed humanity.
As far as games go, I haven't really picked up too many since my last post. Back in July I got Starcraft 2, and right around September, I was pretty much done with it. I liked the campaign and love the custom games, but competitive multiplayer in Starcraft has always bugged me. Mostly because if you want to compete, you have to go about 15 minutes or more with absolutely no down time. Taking a break means you will get steamrolled, hard. At least in first person shooters if you die or nobody is around, you can take a few seconds to catch your breath, and prepare. Starcraft 2 is too fast pace for that kind of thing, but then again if I move back down to a lower level on the ladder, it just isn't challenging at all. My other major concern was that the story was pretty weak and the dialogue was awful. I expect better, considering it's the same company who made starcraft and warcraft 3. The entire story is told with weak cliche's and dialogue straight from about three hundred throw away movies. They also ruined Kerrigan as a villain, and the ending was basically a joke. Blizzard is rich, they should be able to hire something better than a 3rd grader to write stories.
I played a few other games but mostly it was smaller indie games that kept my attention. I tried Penumbra on a recommendation, and honestly I didn't really think it was that scary. It was for a little while but I pretty quickly figured out you can just beat the dogs to death, and then it stopped working on my computer. It was unique though, and a great step towards their next game, Amnesia. I pretty much fell in love with the game as soon as I heard there were no weapons, and you just have to run like a sissy. I haven't tried a lot of the older horror games like the silent hill franchise, but from what I have played Amnesia is easily the scariest game I've played. Some of the puzzles were weird but mechanics of insanity and light, mixed with environments nearly pitch perfect in atmospheric execution, had me loving it all the way through. I don't know if it would be all that great for multiple playthroughs, considering plenty of it is scripted, but the initial run is truly intense.
I did get Vanquish and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood over Christmas. I tried Vanquish first, and I was done with it in two short sessions, with a playtime of maybe 6-7 hours. That's pretty damn short considering it has no multiplayer or co-op, and it's only real replay comes from scoring and difficulties. It got a 9 here but it just felt flawed to me. The core combat was fast and fun, but scenario variety was lacking, most of the weapons were underpowered, the story and dialogue were laughable, only sometimes in a good way, and there was little real depth to the product. All flash and no substance is a good way of describing it.
I liked Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood much more. While not as good as the second, I still thoroughly enjoyed it's setting and gameplay. Most of the same good stuff was there, of course so were most of the flaws. One part I really enjoyed were clearing towers, with a specific target you had to kill before you could scale the tower. Some of them were pretty easy, just run up and shoot the guy. Others took a lot of planning and guard manipulation to get right. I liked the freedom allowed for these scenarios. I was a bit put off by the lack of polish on the game though. Plenty of physics bugs and story bugs. Once during the campaign I turned invisible for a solid period until I restarted the game. I still had lots of fun, and anyone who likes the first 2 will like Brotherhood. The multiplayer was what really kept my attention. I don't think it necessarily has legs, but it's hide and seek method of play is really unique, and exceptional fun for a while.
Also I did try APB but if you ever check out SWM you'd already know that I wrote a lengthy review on how much I hated it. Honestly I've played a lot of games and I could say it was one of the worst I've played. How it got anything above a 3 is beyond me.
If I get bored again someday I might write some reviews some time, though it could be a while. I anticipate most of the titles I want this year are all going to be near the tail end of the year.


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The chill in the air can only mean one thing; the holidays are almost here! To kick off the most festive season of the year, One Ocean will reveal a delicious life sized surprise during our 6th annual Gingerbread Structure Unveiling. The Gingerbread Unveiling has been a beloved tradition for both our family here at One Ocean and the Atlantic Beach community. Past gingerbread structures have include a replica of One Ocean, the Polar Express and Santa's Sleigh filled with presents!
On Tuesday, November 26 at 10:30 a.m. Pastry Chef Courtney Slipko and the rest of the One Ocean pastry team will reveal this year's scrumptious gingerbread creation. Guests will be treated to freshly baked cookies and hot tea while 7th and 8th grade students from the Palmer Catholic Academy children's choir sing classic holiday carols.
What does it take to create these gingerbread structures every year? The One Ocean pastry team uses more than 200 pounds of butter, 400 pounds of brown sugar, 2,2000 eggs and more to bring this resort holiday tradition to life. Year after year, the team at One Ocean challenges themselves to top the previous years' structure with a new delightful design. Although the 2013 structure will remain under wraps until the big unveiling, it is sure to be a sight to see!


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Tag: LBJ
Thursday Photo Caption Contest: June 28
We waded into your captions like a man driving a car into a lake! How to choose between splashy captions that referenced Secret Service men wearing floaties, the Aflac duck, James Bond, or water taxis?
Waterlogged with indecision, we turned to Liza Talbot, who in turn turned to the crew of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. Congratulations to John M. Dooley! Your caption was the winner, "chosen by majority vote by the entire archival staff at the LBJ Library," according to Liza.
John, check your email for a 15% discount code at the National Archives e-Store!
So, is this car rated for water excursions? Well, it is an actual amphibious car. In this photo from 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson took a ride with friends in his Amphicar. LBJ is steering his land-to-water vehicle into a lake at his ranch in Stonewall, Texas (4/11/65).
Today's photograph features a vehicle and some unusual passengers, but no water in sight. Give us your best caption in the comments below!
Posted by Hilary on June 28, 2012, under Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: amphicar, LBJ, Lyndon Johnson, Stonewall, texas
Comments: 2
Thursday Photo Caption Contest–February 9
Who knew that the "LB" in LBJ stood for "light bulb"? Apparently, quite a few of you! We were buzzing with excitement after reading your captions, and we needed to ground ourselves.
So we turned to our guest judge, Liza Talbot, who is an archivist at the Johnson Presidential Library and the mastermind behind the LBJ Timemachine. (Don't miss today's post of wartime footage shot by LBJ himself!)
Congratulations to Steve—Liza thought your caption was electrifying! Check your email for a code to get a 15% discount in our eStore.
So why was the future President looking so concerned? Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson was working to get public power to the people in the Texas countryside. This photo of Mrs. Mattie Malone and LBJ was taken by a photographer for the Austin American-Statesman in May 1941 during LBJ's campaign for Senate.
Today's photograph features a couple and a couple of lobsters. Get cracking and put your funniest caption in the comments below!
Posted by Hilary on February 9, 2012, under - Presidents, Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: Austin American-Statesman, campaigning, electricity, eStore, Johnson, LBJ, LBJ timemachine, lobsters, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mattie Malone, texas
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Pennsylvania Avenue Hotline
Today's guest post comes from David Coleman, associate professor at the University of Virginia and Chair of the Presidential Recordings Program at the Miller Center of Public Affairs.
On April 28, W.W. Norton will publish volumes 7 and 8 in the Miller Center's Presidential Recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson series. (The original tapes are in the holdings of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.) The volumes, which span June through July 4, 1964, were edited by Guian McKee, Kent Germany, and David Carter.
At 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, the National Archives will host Dave Coleman, the editors, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Taylor Branch to discuss these latest books.
"That's a good bill, and there's no reason why you ought to keep a majority from beating it. If you can beat it, go on and beat it, but you oughtn't to hold it up. You ought to give me a fair shake and give me a chance to vote on it."
—LBJ to House Minority Leader Charles Halleck, 6:24 p.m., June 22, 1964
Behind-the-scenes discussions between the White House and Capitol Hill can be an essential piece of the puzzle in understanding how and why legislation was passed, rejected, or changed, or even a government shutdown averted. But they're typically… [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on April 26, 2011, under - Civil Rights, - Cold War, - Presidents, - Spies and Espionage, - The 1960s.
Tags: David Coleman, debt ceiling, JFK, LBJ, Miller Center, President Johnson, secret tapes, White House
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January 18, 1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr. & LBJ
Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been 82 on January 15, and yesterday we observed the national holiday in his honor.
The above photograph shows a January 18, 1964, White House meeting between four civil rights leaders—Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Whitney Young—and President Lyndon Johnson. A civil rights bill was stuck in the House Rules Committee, and the President was determined to get it moving.
Only five months before the photograph was taken, these same four men had spoken before nearly a quarter of a million people during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King, Jr., the final speaker on that day, inspired the crowd with his ringing declaration that "I have a dream."
The House finally voted in February 1964 and sent the bill to the Senate. As the year progressed, LBJ's legislative orchestrations, combined with actions by civil rights supporters on the streets, got the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. The President signed it on July 2, and King, Wilkins, Farmer, and Young were in the East Room of the White House with him. (The story of getting the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 through Congress is told in the Summer 2004 issue … [ Read all ]
Posted by Mary on January 18, 2011, under - Civil Rights, - The 1960s, Uncategorized.
Tags: american history, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, LBJ, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., National archives and records administration
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UCLA Human Genetics
The Department of Human Genetics is the youngest basic science department in the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. When the Department was launched just prior to the sequencing of the human genome, it was clear that the practice of genetics research would be forever changed by the infusion of massive amounts of new data. Organizing and making sense of this genomic data is one of the greatest scientific challenges ever faced by mankind. The knowledge generated will ultimately transform medicine through patient-specific treatments and prevention strategies.
The Department is dedicated to turning the mountains of raw genetic data into a detailed understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of human disease. The key to such understanding is the realization that genes not only code for specific proteins, but they also control the temporal development and maturation of every living organism through a complex web of interactions.
Housed in the new Gonda Research Center, the Department serves as a focal point for genetics research on the UCLA campus, with state of the art facilities for gene expression, sequencing, genotyping, and bioinformatics. In addition to its research mission, the Department offers many exciting training opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical residents. Our faculty and staff welcome inquiries from prospective students. We also hope that a quick look at our web pages will give you a better idea of the Department's research and educational activities.
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- A few Human Genetics faculty were featured in the Spring 2015 issue of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine's U Magazine. Dr. Eric Vilain's research is the cover story. Dr. Steve Horvath's study on aging is on page 7. Dr. Karen Reue is mentioned on page 25. It is available in PDF format here.
- Dr. Steve Horvath recently led a UCLA study finding that Down syndrome ages the brain 11 years faster, which has been reported by a handful of media outlets such as Disability Scoop, MedicalXpress, Health Canal, and the Health Medicine Network.
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Norfolk, Va. – Luke Donkle left his full-time job to serve hot dogs out of his truck, even with no guarantee he'd be able to do so in Downtown Norfolk.
"It's kind of an experimental," Donkle, owner of Granby Street Hot Dogs said. "We'll see how it goes."
The three trucks from last year are back, leaving just three lottery spaces for everyone else.
"That's tough," Donkle said. "I get if they actually stuck with it through all of last year. I can see why they would be allowed to stay. It kind of makes sense. But I don't know. That's tough. I see both sides of it."
Last year, the city allowed six food trucks to operate downtown. This year the plan was to split between returnees and new trucks.
The lottery is just for the new guys since only three of last year's trucks want in this go-round. Evan Harrell runs Panavore, one of the city's first food trucks. He says for the new guys who don't catch luck in the lottery, it doesn't mean their business is dead.
"Just in the last year, the food truck movement has created businesses, created opportunities for people and I'm really excited to see the other trucks come out this year," Harrell said.
So far, the city says only Donkle has applied for a new spot. The lottery for food trucks runs until March 21st.
Donkle has spent thousands hoping he's picked to get a valuable spot downtown, a food fate left up to chance.


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Duke, UNC 2014 football schedules unveiled by ACC
Duke and North Carolina will be playing their first-ever ESPN Thursday night game on short rest, according to the 2014 ACC football schedule that was officially released Wednesday afternoon.
The Blue Devils and Tar Heels will meet on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Wallace Wade Stadium, five days after Duke hosts Virginia Tech and UNC hosts Pittsburgh on Nov. 15.
Both teams will then conclude their regular seasons by facing their permanent crossover rivals at home — UNC will host N.C. State and Duke will face Wake Forest on Nov. 29, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Duke will ease into and out of its regular season schedule with two series of home games. The middle of the Blue Devils slate, though, will have them on the road often as they seek to repeat as ACC Coastal Division champions.
Coming off a 10-4 season that included an eight-game winning streak, Duke plays three of its first four games at home this August and September, all against nonconference foes.
Duke opens the season Aug. 30 at Wallace Wade Stadium against Elon, which struggled to a 2-10 record last season. The Phoenix will play in the Football Championship Subdivision's Colonial Athletic Conference beginning this season.
Duke's only road game among its first four games is a Sept. 6 game at Troy, which the Blue Devils beat 38-31 last season. The Trojans, a Sun Belt Conference team, finished 6-6 last season.
Duke is traveling to Troy, Ala., as the back end of a two-game, home-and-home contract. Duke's final two nonconference games will be Sept. 13 against Kansas and Sept. 20 against Tulane. Both games are at home. The Jayhawks struggled to a 3-9 record last season. They are coming to Durham to complete a two-game contract that saw Duke play at Kansas in 2009.
Tulane went 7-6 in 2013, losing 24-21 to Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
But after that early stretch against four teams that combined to go 18-31 last season, Duke fans will hardly get to see their team play in person again until November.
After Sept. 20, Duke's lone home game before November is an Oct. 18 game against ACC rival Virginia. The Cavaliers are coming off a 2-10 season.
Duke plays road games at Miami (Sept. 27), at Georgia Tech (Oct. 11), at Pittsburgh (Nov. 1) and at Syracuse (Nov. 8).
Duke will also have two open Saturdays during that stretch — Oct. 4 and 25.
Following that stretch of road games, Duke closes the regular season with three consecutive home games.
The Blue Devils welcome Virginia Tech on Nov. 15, North Carolina Nov. 20 and Wake Forest Nov. 29.
Duke returns 17 starters as the Blue Devils shoot for a third consecutive bowl game appearance. The 12 teams on Duke's 2014 schedule combined for an overall record of 69-82 (.457 winning percentage).
UNC, which returns 17 starters from a team that won six of its last seven games last season to finish 7-6, will be tested by a schedule that includes nine games against teams that played in bowl games in 2013.
After starting the season with a first-ever meeting against FCS-level Liberty (Aug. 30) and another home game against San Diego State (Sept. 6), the Tar Heels have a bye week before embarking on the most challenging part of the schedule — a seven-games-in-seven-weeks stretch that includes five road games and six games against bowl teams from last season.
It starts at East Carolina (Sept. 20), which embarrassed UNC 55-31 at Kenan Stadium last season. Then comes the Tar Heels' rotating Atlantic Division game at Clemson (Sept .27), which finished last season ranked eighth in the country after beating Ohio State in the Orange Bowl.
UNC opens Coastal Division play against Virginia Tech (Oct. 4) and then plays at Notre Dame (Oct. 11), where it has never won in 11 trips.
The Tar Heels then play five straight division opponents, starting with Georgia Tech (Oct. 18), which has won five straight in the series. UNC travels to Virginia (Oct. 25) and Miami (Nov. 1) to finish the tough middle-season stretch.
After another week off, UNC closes out with games against Pitt, Duke and N.C. State. It will be the first time in school history that the Tar Heels host the Wolfpack in their regular-season finale.
UNC also announced that the spring football game will take place Saturday, April 12 at 3 p.m. Duke is expected to begin spring drills Feb. 7 and has tentatively set its spring game for Saturday, March 1, but has not set a time for the event.
2014 UNC Football Schedule
Game times TBA.
Aug. 30 LIBERTY
Sept. 6 SAN DIEGO STATE
Sept. 13 Open date
Sept. 20 @ East Carolina
Sept. 27 @ Clemson*
Oct. 4 VIRGINIA TECH*
Oct. 11 @ Notre Dame
Oct. 18 GEORGIA TECH*
Oct. 25 @ Virginia*
Nov. 1 @ Miami*
Nov. 8 Open date
Nov. 15 PITTSBURGH*
Nov. 20 @ Duke*
Nov. 29 N.C. STATE*
Home games in CAPS.*Conf. game
2014 Duke Football Schedule
Game times TBA.
Aug. 30 ELON
Sept. 6 @ Troy
Sept. 13 KANSAS
Sept. 20 TULANE
Sept. 27 @ Miami*
Oct. 4 Open date
Oct. 11 @ Georgia Tech*
Oct. 18 VIRGINIA*
Oct. 25 Open date
Nov. 1 @ Pittsburgh*
Nov. 8 @ Syracuse*
Nov. 15 VIRGINIA TECH*
Nov. 20 NORTH CAROLINA*
Nov. 29 WAKE FOREST*
Home games in CAPS.*Conf. game


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