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noun pe·rim·e·ter \pə-ˈri-mə-tər\
: the outside edge of an area or surface
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a : the boundary of a closed plane figureb : the length of a perimeter
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noun pe·rim·e·ter \pə-ˈri-mə-tər\
Definition of PERIMETER for Kids
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noun pe·rim·e·ter \pə-ˈrim-ət-ər\
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a : the boundary of a closed plane figure b : the length of a perimeter
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she needs to quit talking...
the guy's a dweeb but he's got the cock the size of a horse's schlong! girl should shut the fuck up. and why, when he's been fucking her for a while, does he need to jerk off to cum? what a waste
Thie girl actually has some acting talent
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INDIANAPOLIS -- As baseball executives made like Indy 500 cars and sped toward the airport around midday Thursday -- braving freezing temperatures, a biting wind and ice-covered trees along the way -- the one clear thing that emerged from a mostly slow-paced winter meetings was predictable:
The best hedge against an economy that is squeezing many is if you making your living pitching a baseball.
When Brad Penny, 31 and released by the Red Sox last summer before he hooked on with San Francisco, signed a one-year deal for a $7.5 million base salary plus another $1.5 million in incentives with St. Louis, it raised more than a few eyebrows.
When Randy Wolf, 33 and having missed time with both shoulder and elbow injuries during the past four years, signed a whopping three-year, $29.75 million deal with Milwaukee, it practically raised the roof of the Indianapolis Marriott.
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"In all honesty, we came into this thing without expecting to be a player for starting pitching," Astros general manager Ed Wade said. "We were prepared to pay significant money for Randy Wolf a year ago, but because of the economy we had to back out.
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"With Penny, [new Houston manager and former Boston bench coach] Brad Mills said that just before he was released by Boston, he started to get his arm strength back," Wade said. "He showed he was healthy in San Francisco.
"On a one-year deal, it makes sense. If there's a bounce back, it can be a big bounce back."
-- Still, more teams than not left Indianapolis with long to-do lists, without having accomplished much of what they need to before spring training draws too much closer. A large part of the reason is because the deadline for a club to tender contracts to its arbitration-eligible players -- Saturday -- comes after the winter meetings. Probably somewhere close to 100 or more free agents will flood the market after that. "From the GM's point of view, we all wish more trades were made," Cubs GM Jim Hendry said. "It was slower than we all anticipated. There are so many free agents, and there will be more after Saturday. If you can come to a deal with a player without giving up prospects, then that's the way to go."
-- You've heard of "location, location, location" in the real estate business, but it was a key to getting the three-way trade between Detroit, the Yankees and Arizona done this week, too. Diamondbacks' GM Josh Byrnes was able to drive over and see Ian Kennedy pitch in the Arizona Fall League this fall, and his first-hand scouting of Kennedy helped move along the discussions.
-- One other thought on the three-way deal: Several baseball people wondered in the aftermath of the deal whether Arizona knows something about the two young pitchers it sent to Detroit, Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlerer, like whether they're injured. One scout who saw each toward the end of the year said he doesn't think that's an issue, but did say he thinks each is a long-term health risk given the way they pitch with maximum effort and given each's body type. OK, fine. But remember, people have been saying that for the past few years about a guy in San Francisco, fella named Tim Lincecum.
-- Atlanta left with an excess of starting pitching and still hoping it can acquire a middle of the lineup bat. The Braves will continue to field inquiries about starters Javier Vazquez and Derek Lowe, and they probably will have to absorb some of either's contract to get a deal done. Vazquez, the more likely of the two to be traded, is owed $11.5 million in 2010, Lowe is due $45 million over the next three years.
-- Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik on the Mariners' talks with free agent slugger Jason Bay. "We've left our options open to acquire more talent. There are several ways we could go about that."
-- Zduriencik on Seattle's winter so far: "We're very satisfied, certainly, with signing Chone Figgins. We restructured Jack Wilson's contract, locked him up for the next two years. We brought Ken Griffey Jr. back. As we sit here today, we have three pieces that are very important to next year's club. We still have flexibility with Figgins [who can play third base, second or left field}. We needed a guy like Chone. We targeted him from the get-go."
-- Most likely trade partner with Toronto for Roy Halladay remains the Los Angeles Angels. Philadelphia was said to be talking with Toronto, but Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Thursday "there's nothing likely" regarding a trade with the Blue Jays. If the Angels would include shortstop Erick Aybar -- doubtful -- that would be key to getting a deal done.
-- If the Angels can't reach an agreement for an extension with Halladay -- who has one year and $16 million remaining on his contract -- then they would accordingly reduce the level of the package of players they ship to Toronto.
-- The Phillies were in trade talks with Atlanta for Rafael Soriano "pretty deep", according to Amaro, before Tampa Bay acquired the reliever.
-- The Mets made offers to two free agents, outfielder Jason Bay and catcher Bengie Molina, just before departing the meetings Thursday, sources close to the team said.
-- One NL executive's prediction as he wheeled his suitcase through the Marriott lobby Thursday: Jason Bay winds up signing with Seattle and Matt Holliday with Boston.
-- The Cubs, in the market for a center fielder, very well could wind up signing one of two free agents, either Mike Cameron or Marlon Byrd. Cameron played for manager Lou Piniella in Seattle. "As a player and a person, I have the utmost respect for him, there's no question," Piniella said. "I had him in Seattle and got along with him very well. He's a guy that, he can play. He likes to play."


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I'm with the campus police at Washington University here in St. Louis. We have a slight problem arising over a bike/pedestrian path.
The local Metrolink expansion has built a bike/pedestrian "ramp" from the main footpath up into the residential area North of the university. Lots of kids commute via this route to campus each day. The ramp is a crossover for the busy Forest Park Parkway.
Here's the problem: The ramp is a fairly steep little pitch, and the kids on bikes are motivated to just stand on the pedals and shoot up same as fast as possible, since almost none of them bother to shift gears. This results in high-speed encounters between the bicyclists and pedestrians. A number of students have complained of near-collisions, getting "buzzed", etc.
We have installed signs at the ends of the structure encouraging riders to dismount and walk up the hill; you can imagine how much compliance we're getting.
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This article is designed to help those who want to migrate their Windows Server 2003 TS License Server from one machine to another. We recommend that you read through the instructions once before beginning the migration.
License Server migration is an added feature in Windows Server 2008 R2. In Windows Server 2008 R2, when you right-click on the server name you will see the 'Manage RDS CALs' option. After selecting this, you will see the 'Manage RDS CALs Wizard' to guide you through the migration process. But to migrate Windows Server 2008 license server, you need to follow the same steps as mentioned in the post.
The migration of your license server requires three stages. First, you must activate the new license server. Next, you need to deactivate the old server. Lastly, you need to move all the licenses from the old server to the new server. To do this, you will need to contact Microsoft Clearinghouse over the telephone. You should to be prepared with the paperwork for the original TS licenses, as this data needs to be provided to clearinghouse personnel. If the original paperwork is lost, then you need to contact your Microsoft TAM (Technical Account Manager) to obtain copies.
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Sprint Cup points champ Brad Keselowski gained 100,000-plus followers by tweeting during a break in the action at last year's Daytona 500.
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I'll come right out and admit that I understand Islamic terrorists far better than I do American liberals. After all, once you realize that young Muslims are taught by their religious leaders that our nation is militarily powerful and technologically advanced because we cut a deal with Satan, you can see where they'd be upset with us. But what is the deal with liberals? How to explain their mushy heads? Was it something weird in their baby formula? Were they potty-trained when they were too young or, more likely, too old? Or is it simply something in their DNA? Are their chromosomes slightly out of whack, the way it is with homosexuals and the transgender crowd?
I'm serious. Why else would Americans so resent the United States having more influence in the world than, say, Luxembourg or Lichtenstein? Why do they seem to have no rooting interest in capitalism prevailing over all the other isms? Do they think that the reason they live so much better than the typical Russian or Turk is because they, themselves, are intellectually superior? Fat chance!
Why is it that liberals seem to believe that recycling cans is an important issue, but defeating terrorism isn't? Why do they put so much stock in the blathering of Al Gore and Michael Moore? Why do they regard secondhand smoke as a bigger menace than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? What is wrong with these people?
Why will the same folks who'd call a cop if someone set foot in their front yard be so unconcerned about 20 million illegal aliens setting up camp in their country? And why will the same saps who work themselves into a tizzy if some small town sets up a Christmas tree in the public square defend a church's right to provide a sanctuary for foreign nationals who have no business being in our country?
Liberals would like to see us cut and run from Iraq. That's because they enjoy seeing the American military lose. For them, Vietnam was positively rapturous. Their holy trinity consists of Jane Fonda, John Kerry and Walter Cronkite. They keep insisting that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. What they refuse to acknowledge is that we are at war with Islamic fundamentalism. Hussein may have had had nothing to do with the USS Cole or the first bombing of the Twin Towers or the attacks on our embassies and our Marine base. So what? Germany and Italy had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor. It's the mission that matters, not the venue. And our mission is to destroy Hamas and Al Qaeda and all the rest of the Islamic vermin. If they wish to fight us in Iraq, so be it. Better to fight them there than in Chicago or New York, Houston or Seattle.
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Eric Glitzenstein dotes on his pets, but he's more than your average animal lover. As CBS News Correspondent Rita Braver reports, six years ago, he established an animal defense law firm.
"The kinds of issues we've worked on involve everything from using leg hold traps to catch predators, to the shooting of bison both inside and outside Yellowstone Park," he explains.
Glitzenstein's biggest legal victory came last week, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared an annual pigeon shoot inhumane -- and therefore in violation of the law. The organizers canceled the 65-year-old event.
He's one of a handful of lawyers across the U.S. who are creating new animal protections.
"Animals are incapable of defending their own interests, they're relying solely on us," argues the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Valerie Stanley. "In that respect they're like children, and our legal system recognizes that children have rights and interests and it protects them and gives them guardians. Eventually, we would like to see that happening for animals."
Biomedical researcher Dr. John Gordon feels differently. He says, "I think this entire notion of giving animals rights that one would normally associate with humans reflects a great ignorance about the way animals live and behave."
Gordon worries that victories by animal rights attorneys could threaten research into cures for human diseases. "We cannot move forward in many very important scientific areas without having the opportunity to test ideas and compounds in animals," he says.
And in fact, animal rights attorneys acknowledge they are already planning for law suits to block scientists from using animals in lab tests.
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My aircon doesn't work I already replaced the compressor and refilled it with new gas, can it be the condenser and how do I look for the problem and can there be a nother problem. The heater of my car does not work the fans work but doesn, t let any warm air threw.
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An acquaintenance has a "Specialized" brand "Rockhopper" he wants to unload on me. It has a GQ code before the serial number. I believe it is a 1997. It has a 19 inch frame, 26 inch road tires and an extra set of new mountain tires, an air pump, is a 21 speed and has a rack on the back.
I have ridden it twice, it starts, stops and shifts. He wants $100 bucks for it. The bike seems to fit me fine (I am 5'6" and weigh 160). I will be using it to ride around town, to the park to run and maybe actually do something off road one day (doubtful).
I dont know diddle about bikes and really dont want to know more than what I need. That said: Regarding this bike; I would like to know if the price is reasonable and are their any particular problems with this make and model which I should be aware?
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I'm looking into validating the site and the feed but not sure what is going on with the both of them.
Site is in HTML5 and it looks like the Feed is being converted to HTML as well causing problems. Is this an encoding (utf-8) problem that should be changed to something else? I'm actually quiet confused on what to do.
I also use the theme's short codes, example [blockquote][/blockquote] to add some fancy stuff to the front end. It's also used to embed the videos which I noticed are also causing errors. Maybe this is part of the issue?
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The 'T' designation on a contact normally means 'tungsten'. In this case the maximum incandescent wattage is 360Watts [120v x 3A]. Lightbulbs have a very high current when they are turned on and can weld the contacts shut if the contact current is not derated.Originally Posted by Donald Qualls
A cold light head's inductance causes a problem when the circuit is opened/turned off. The current in the head wants to keep going - think flywheel - and as the contacts open the current forms an arc accross the contacts causing pitting. A capacitor/resistor [called a snubber] accross the contacts will quench the arc. If you remember old car ignition systems there was a capacitor accross the distributor points and this was required because of the inductance of the ignition coil.
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1998 Plymouth Breeze • 4 cylinder 2WD Automatic • 100,000 miles
I just started the car and put it in drive and took off when I heard a puff noise and the car stalled. No it wont turn over. Everything electrical works but it sound like no compression. The car has over heated a few times in the past but it didnt even get to run for 2 minutes when this happened. The engine was still cold. Any ideas?
November 19, 2010.
November 19, 2010.
The only way to find out if compression is problem is to perform a compression test.
Could also be a broken timing belt.
Could also be a broken timing belt.
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I can just tell it has no compression. It cranks but doesnt have any power. The puff noise it made right before it stalled is what scared me. Would it be the heads even know the car was just started and only ran for about a minute?
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Fantastic Four reboot-- Casting, Rumors, Pix, ect;
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....No matter what no set of circumstances is going to:
1. Effectively turn your body into rubber giving you the ability to stretch and contort your body into any form.
2. Give you the ability to spontaneously combust into a being of fire capable of extreme temperature levels.
3. Give you the ability to render themselves invisible.
4. Give you the ability to create/project forcefields.
5. Give you the ability to alter mass and biology and become a walking creature of rock.
Yes, it takes a effort to suspend disbelief. But suppose you are a viewer game to make the effort. Then, you accept that cosmic rays in low Earth orbit did do these incredible things. After all you saw them on screen. Easier to suspend with good FX, but a willing imagination can help the shoddiest CGI, no? But
at the same moment you are to also to remember and accept that cosmic rays
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You are asked to believe cosmic rays did and did not do such things.
Asking willing suspension of disbelief is one thing. Demanding willing suspension of critical faculties when faced with a self-contradiction is quite another. I think the latter is bad writing.
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We are a pioneering ecolodge and community based ecotourism initiative with visions for the positive effects of nature based tourism. We are operating wilderness tourism and safari camps.
Currently the main focus is on running an ecolodge in a wild jungle location. The accommodation set up is a semi-permanent tented camp with quite large tented rooms.
The concept is to be extremely nature focused, it means minimal but attractive structures and facilities.
Our staff are recruited from the local community and have no formal education and training. There are learning on the job. They are strong people who know the jungle but are not experienced with finer hospitality details before they start working with us.
It would be useful for us to have assistance with important hotel type training. Developing standards and abilities for daily work work procedures so to make the visitor experience and satisfaction as good as possible.
Cooking / shopping
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Besides the activities directly related to the handling of guests we would welcome a volunteer who has ability to assist with promotion activities such as video-editing, graphic design, web design, SEO, and similar.
Are you a good cook? Our menu is based on local style food. Could you contribute with experience and ideas towards a fusion of local type and your vision of cooking. We cook mainly vegetarian.
Can you teach our team how to prepare a beautiful room so guests are amazed... Supervise and improve ways of catering and give the ultimate beautiful experience amidst the wilderness...
Information and an 'educational' element is a part of the experience we provide. Do you have experience as a naturalist or wildlife guide. In the field. Or developing training of nature guides... Then we might be interested in your help.
At our jungle place or in guesthouse in nearby town.
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This is the first EMS pocket drug guide that contains the detailed information typically found only in much larger reference books. EMS Pocket Drug Guide is a true must-have for any level EMS provider from basic to advanced. Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, it should always be with you for quick, reliable reference in the field.
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An amazing amount of content packed in this excellent reference: EMS Field Medications, Commonly Prescribed Medications: Classificaton, Commonly Prescribed Medications: Generic and Selected Brand Data, Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs, Common Street Drugs, Reference Tables, Adult Emergency Cardiac Care Medications
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Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
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* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
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The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
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* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
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Used to be free I had this app on my old phone and used it many times in the field. And now I buy a new phone and have to pay. It's a great app when I could use it, but I'm NOT paying $15 for this version when I can buy the book for $10.
Useless Does not include some of the most basic medications used in EMS, such as Versed (midazolam) or succinylcholine. Definitely not worth the price I paid for it. Rip off.
Not free, $15.00 if want it for more then 24 hrs. Every thing you need from this app is free on Google.
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Pan Asian Senior Recognition Ceremony is a reception that recognizes the graduating class of Asian descent from Santa Clara University. This event is a special time for you to bring together your family and friends to help you celebrate this remarkable accomplishment.
We would like to extend an invitation for graduates (and anyone else) to help make this an event to remember! This evening will be filled with great memories of your past four years, pictures, and good food! This ceremony is a great way for you to share with your family and friends your accomplishments at SCU as well! If you would like to participate in the ceremony, please RSVP at here and fill out your personal statement by May 29th, 2015. The personal statement is an opportunity to reflect on your experience at Santa Clara and to thank your family, friends, faculty and staff who supported you. The statements will be read aloud at the ceremony so write your statement in third person. Please note, to enable all the statements to be read in a timely manner, your personal statement can be no more than 4 to 5 sentences. For additional information or any questions, please contact Pauline Nguyen.
Connie Chang
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PERSONAL STATEMENT: Santa Clara has been an experience of peaks and valleys, ups and downs. Connie is very grateful for the opportunity to attend this University, throughout all of the good times and struggles. Congratulations to the class of 2006 and thanks to everyone, professors, mentors, classmates and friends but especially to her mama and grammy, for always believing in her and the tremendous sacrifices they have made for her. Connie loves you both with all of her heart.
What is it?
The Pan Asian Senior Recognition Ceremony is a graduation reception and celebration for all graduating students who identify as Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, East Asian, South Asian, or any other Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity. The ceremony is a more intimate way of celebrating graduation with family and friends, and focuses on the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
What will happen at this event?
The planning committee has put together a Senior Recognition Ceremony that honors the diverse ethnic heritages of the Pan Asian community. This evening will start with a reception, then proceed with guest speakers, "sashing" of the graduates, and much more!
Is this event the actual graduation (commencement)?
No, the official University-wide Commencement will be held the Saturday after the Pan Asian Senior Ceremony. It will be at the Commencement that you will receive your diploma from the University President. Please contact the University's Commencement Office for details on the University's graduation activities. The Pan Asian Senior Ceremony is not a required event for you to attend, but is an additional highlight of commencement festivities.
What should I wear?
Dress code is business casual, i.e. no ties, no jeans, no flip flops. You do not need to, nor should you wear your cap and gown.
How many guests can I bring?
Because we have limited capacity and want all seniors to have the opportunity to bring up to 4 guests, we can only guarantee a spot for 4 guests per senior. If you have more guests in your party, email email@example.com and we'll put them on a waiting list.
Can I invite my teachers and staff members? Yes, you may invite the faculty or staff members you want to attend but they will also need to RSVP by the specified deadline.
How long will the event last?
Approximately 1 hour.
If I can't make my specific Senior Ceremony, can I still have a sash?
Yes, for $10 you can purchase a sash if you cannot attend your specific Senior Ceremony.
Because there are limited number of sashes, we give priority to the students who will be attending the ceremony. We ask that you email firstname.lastname@example.com before May 29th and you will be able to pick up your sash on a first come first serve basis on June 5, between 10am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm.
What happens if I have missed the May 29th deadline to RSVP?
If you miss the May 29th deadline, you will be put on a wait list. There's no guarantee that you will get a sash or spot to walk in the ceremony. Please RSVP before May 29th @ 5:00pm to guarantee a sash and spot to walk in the ceremony!
What happens if I RSVP for a ceremony and I don't show up?
You can still pick up a sash from OML for a $20 no show fee on Friday June 12 from 11am - 1pm.
Can I walk in a different ethnic senior ceremony than my own?
We recognize that you may find community with friends that have a different ethnicity than your own, but we also want to acknowledge the importance of celebrating graduation within one's ethnic group. For a fee of $30, you may walk in a different ethnic senior ceremony than you own and receive that ethnicity's sash.
Who do I contact if I have more questions?
You can contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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4 Reasons Why You Should Be Excited For Wildstar
The life of most MMOs can be measured in nanoseconds. They're a gamble. A risk on the developer's part and 90% of them fail before they even come close to turning a profit. But despite being astronomically dangerous ventures, they're everywhere. Rift, Aeon, Guild Wars, EVE Online, Star Wars the Old Republic, Age of Conan, Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy Online (any of them), World of Warcraft, the list goes on. In a market saturated with MMO mediocrity, what is there for fans of the genre to be excited about? Enter Wildstar.
For the first time since Vanilla WoW, I'm actually excited for an MMO. But what is Wildstar? And why does it deserve my enthusiasm? Firstly, don't beat yourself up if you haven't heard of it, so far, it's been a pretty low-key affair. Let's fix that.
4Specific quests for specific play styles
Remember killing boars in the forest? Or goblins in caves? Or spiders in that spooky graveyard? How innovative was that right? And remember the time you complained about how mind numbingly boring leveling up was and the developers vowed to do something about it? Then a month or so later your quest log changed from 'kill ten boars' to 'kill ten boars using this specialised grenade thing that you need to collect from the corpses of dead miners deep in some cave half a map away?' Yes, those were the days.
But what if there was a better way? What if you were given quests predominantly tailored to your play style? For example, do you like to kill? Who doesn't right? Well here's a quest to kill some badass creature for additional loot. Like to explore? Well how about a timed run to the top of that uncharted mountain over yonder? Say hello to the Wildstar Path system. Popularised in a series of short videos, the Path system basically gives players more of the content they love. It works by giving you a choice then customises your available quests from then on. Soldier, Explorer, Scientist or Settler. (There may be more in the works; the game is currently in beta after all.) Kill, explore, learn, and build. Which would you rather be doing more often? Make your choice and away you go.
3Player housing
Player housing, what is this The Sims? Slow your roll for a second because this is a pretty big deal. Often times during my MMO career, I've wanted a little patch of land to call my own. Why exactly? Two words, 'Player connectivity'. Your character, in any MMO/RPG setting is one of your creations. For better or worse, it's an extension of yourself and something you invest a lot of time and effort in. You grow to love that little guy or girl. However, personalisation options are always woefully limited. Choosing from one of eight unique heads and whacking it on top of one of four differing body types, doesn't exactly set you apart from all the other players. So how do you find a sense of connectivity if your pixel blob looks like everyone else's pixel blob, only fatter?
How about a custom designed house built from the ground up with items you loot in the big wide world? Think about it. Remember when people were going apeshit over Farmville? The damn farm was only a few pixels wide and still, housewives with nothing to do spent innumerable hours tending to it. And beyond the simple cosmetic or sentimental value of a personal virtual space, housing in Wildstar is said to be a key component.
2A brave new world
I don't know about you, but the thought of yet another magic filled, sword swinging, Orc infested video game just brings me to tears. OF RAGE. If third-person shooters are the dominating presence in the console market, fantasy 'epics' dubbed as WoW killers are the reigning champs of the PC world. You can't click more than two pages deep before a pop up displaying the latest and greatest in Orc killing technology vomits in your face. Look, I honestly don't care if your interpretation of an Orc paints the green skinned brutes as honourable tribesmen. And I couldn't give two shits about savage beasts destroying your home town. I've seen it all before. In fact, I've been neck deep in it for ten years. If you want to grab my attention, let's have a bit of variety. Give me something new and interesting. Give me races I've never seen before and landscapes so alien, James T. Kirk would fear to tread. Give me, Nexus.
Though the game is still very much in development, enough of Wildstar has been concretely designed to say this with certainty – your task, is to explore and dominate an alien planet known as Nexus.
To take a line from the official website:
"Nexus is one of the most mysterious and dangerous planets in the entire universe, and you just decided to make it your new home. On the plus side, there are ancient ruins, mystical forests and unexplored moons just waiting to be conquered! On the down side, most of those places are inhabited by cybernetically-enhanced monstrosities, frightening beasts and hostile alien races! The fun never ends!'"
The fact that there is no mention of space Orcs anywhere in that spiel is a huge bonus.
1Developers that actually care
As a player, when's the last time you had an interaction with a game developer on a personal level? And I mean beyond Peter Molyneux lying to your face, or Robert Kotick, literally sneaking into your house while you're sleeping and stealing your nan's cancer medication money? The idea isn't exactly alien. Notch, of Minecraft fame, custom built various in-game props at fan request. Riot Games, creators of League of Legends, trawling their community forums for interesting skin and hero suggestions. And Bioware, creators of Mass Effect, changed the god-awful ending to their sci-fi epic after the unwashed masses cried foul. Shame it skill sucked.
Following these shining examples in strong suit, Wildstar developers Carbine Studios have vowed to pay close attention to public opinion. In fact, it's one of their core principles as developers. Since the launch of the beta (and even before then) Carbine have held a weekly podcast addressing the concerns of the fans. Bug fixes, changes to quests, characters, environments and spells, all taken directly from fan feedback. Take a lesson other developers, this is how you do business.
So what's your thoughts on Wildstar? Are you looking forward to a new MMO? Let us know in the comments below!


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Like the topic says. We're thinking of adding a few new forums to the site, and this is one of the ideas that has come up multiple times. What do you guys think? Obviously this would not be a trading community of any sort, it'd just be for discussion of music related issues that are normally outside the scope of other HA topics. It seems that there have been an increasing number of these topics being made in the off-topic section to the point where they may warrant their own special forum even.
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After reading this thread (at least most of it) and voting yes, this is what I think it should be like:
Create a music category in the off-topic section with no genre specific sub-categories. That way it hopefuly won't attract people with genre specific interests, to HA only to discuss e.g. numetal, but at the same time it gives the existing and "wanted" HA users a place to talk about their music.
My first thread would be "Why is Pink Floyd such a great band?", and hopefuly after reading all the answers, I would be able to enjoy the band too
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On This Week, meanwhile, Clinton-surrogate Evan Bayh laid out the groundwork for counting Florida's vote in the overall popular vote. "Florida does count in terms of the popular vote. The DNC can choose not to seat the delegates, but they don't have the right, by law, to not count the votes; the state of Florida counts the votes. They voted for state legislator, for state senator, for Congress . . . they voted to amend the state constitution! As a matter of law, those votes count, and the DNC can't override state law." Clinton's newfound lead is, literally, the worst case scenario for the Democrats--it creates the possibility of a convention in which the superdelegates will be forced to choose between a candidate who wisely gamed the system to rack up a big pledged delegate lead by taking caucus states and a candidate who won the most total votes.
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