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Mass shootings voted top 2012 news story by U.S. editors and news directors
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NEW YORK (AP) — The horrific massacre of 26 children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school, along with other mass shootings, was the top news story of 2012, narrowly edging out the U.S. election, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.
The results followed a rare decision by the AP to re-conduct the voting. The initial round of balloting had ended Dec. 13, a day before the shootings in Newtown, with the election ranked No. 1, followed by Superstorm Sandy. The original entry for mass shootings, focused on the rampage at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, placed sixth in that voting.
In the new poll, updated to account for Newtown, the mass shootings received 68 first-place votes out of 173 ballots cast for the top 10 stories, compared to 65 first-place votes for the election — one of the closest results since the AP launched the poll in 1936. On a scale of points ranging from 10 for first place to one for 10th place, the shootings tallied 1448 points, compared to 1417 for the election. The second balloting ran Dec. 17-19.
Superstorm Sandy was third, far ahead of the next group of stories.
"After we completed our poll the news agenda was reshaped, tragically, by the Newtown shootings," said Michael Oreskes, AP's senior managing editor for U.S. news. "To chronicle that we conducted the poll again before releasing both results."
The U.S.-focused slant of the top stories this year contrasted with last year's voting, when the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was No. 1, followed by Japan's earthquake
tsunami disaster, and the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East.
Here are 2012's top 10 stories, in order:
1. MASS SHOOTINGS: Armed with a high-powered rifle, 20-year-old Adam Lanza forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and shot dead 20 children — all ages 6 and 7 — and six staff members in the second-worst school massacre in U.S. history. Sadly, it was only one of several mass shootings, including the killing of 12 people at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. After the Newtown tragedy, President Barack Obama and many others, including some staunch gun-rights supporters, said it was time to find ways to rein in gun violence.
2. US ELECTION: Mitt Romney outcampaigned an eclectic field of Republican rivals, and bested Obama in their opening head-to-head debate. But on Election Day, thanks in part to a vigorous get-out-the-vote operation, Obama won a second term with a large lead in electoral votes and a solid advantage in popular votes. The GOP hung on to its majority in the House, but lost two seats to remain a minority in the Senate despite early-campaign projections of gains there.
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Swedish melodic metal mavens Arch Enemy recently released their tenth studio album, War Eternal with all the classic AE nuances, but more technical emphasis and one other small change: a new vocalist. Former The Agonist vocalist Alissa White-Gluz joined Arch Enemy in early 2014 in replacement of longtime vocal dominatrix Angela Gossow. While Gossow merely took a backseat to strictly manage the business of AE, White-Gluz and company took to handling business in the recording and development of War Eternal. On June 10 fans were finally able to get their paws on the long awaited debut of White-Gluz to judge the product of this new marriage. The results were staggeringly good. Examiner.com recently got a chance to pick the brain of former new kid on the block, guitarist Nick Cordle who joined AE in 2012, about War Eternal, the new band dynamic and the mind-blowing fretwork on the album.
What was your favorite part of recording War Eternal?
NC: Being finished and releasing it! (laughs) Recording isn't really a fun process for me at least. It's tons of work and it seems to go on forever, and it's really not until the very end that you actually get a sense of what you have. So the first round of tracking mixes I made after we had bass and some melodies in there … that was nice. After that, getting the real mixes from Jens Bogren was great fun. That's the point at which you can objectively hear what you have. That's important to me because I don't really have fun with this unless I feel like I'm doing it well.
How do you feel you've evolved as an artist since making the jump to AE in 2012?
NC: When I jumped to AE, I went from being a guitarist / tour manager / driver / merch guy / accountant to being just a guitarist, and then later to a guitarist / writer. So the first thing that happened was my guitar playing got a lot better! More generally it was a move to a band where I'm musically much more at home anyway and where people actually work together and collaborate. So it really got things moving … I've made tons more music since joining AE than I had ever made before. Better stuff too, and more natural to my own ears.
How much of the writing were you involved in for this album?
NC: I was around for most of it. A few things came out of very early rehearsal room jams, and then the first round of demos came from a few weeks of writing with Michael in early 2013. That was really intense work; a lot of the songs came out of that: "War Eternal", "No More Regrets," basically half the album got mapped out at that point. Michael and Daniel did some more demos in Sweden and then we all got together for a couple months to finish it up. So all told I wound up a co-writer on most of the songs.
What, if any, adjustments were needed when Alissa came on board?
NC: We kind of threw her straight into the fire. She had some time with the demos and then it was straight into a studio to record some demo vocals, just to see what we had. They turned out pretty well and we even released them on a limited edition, crummy demo guitar playing and all! It was more of an adjustment for Michael to collaborate with someone new as a lyricist but thinking structurally, musically, she fit right into our glorious mess.
The string work on War Eternal comes across as a controlled frenzy. It's manic, yet really beautiful at the same time. Did you all have a vision in mind when you started or did you and Michael kind of wing it?
NC: We had an idea from the very beginning that this album should be a bit more intense than the last! The meaning of "intense" though … sometimes that means we go really fast, sometimes it means there are layers upon layers of melody, 18 tracks of rhythm guitars (laughs) … it can mean a lot of things. What it always means is that we wanted to keep the handle on the arrangements and the flow of the songs. We went back over them time and again hunting down any weak spots. That's the most salient thing about the vision we had … nothing slips past the quality filter this time. I like that you said "controlled frenzy" … that "controlled" part is important! I like intentionality. A frenzy is more interesting if you know that we really meant it.
What has been the biggest difference for you between playing AE material from when you were playing in Arsis?
NC: I had to re-learn how to breathe as a guitar player. In Arsis, I had kind of contorted my guitar playing into that particular kind of thing that works in that music … tightly controlled, totally dry note clarity above all else. The Arch Enemy material is a lot more difficult because you have to figure out what to do with a bit of space sometimes, and if you get that wrong, you sound really stupid! (laughs) It reaches the same technical level, if not further, but with a lot more dynamics to consider as well.
How hands on are you all as a band when it comes to composition and post-production?
NC: It's over the top. Extremely meticulous. Every idea gets ripped to pieces from all directions, regardless of who it came from. I love it because it feels more objective, you know? Musical ideas have to succeed on their own merits. It's brutal to sit around a rehearsal room murdering each other's children and throwing coffee cups but it makes the songs better, and that's the part that actually matters. That's the part I will still care about years later.
What is it that you're most looking forward to now that Alissa's on board and the album is out?
NC: I'm in a pretty good state right now, looking forward to all the gigs! We've had a few weeks of shows and it's come together very quickly. We're a machine again! I'm especially looking forward to Loud Park in Japan and the US/Canada tour this fall, but really all of it appeals. We have to go out and win one battle at a time, but that's really the perfect scenario. That's what we know how to do.
If you haven't picked up War Eternal, do it now! It's definitely a contender for 2014 metal album of the year and gives a refreshing reset to the old preconceptions about the AE institution. You can check out what we thought here. Arch Enemy will be hitting the road this fall with Huntress, Kreator and Starkill, so keep an eye out for dates near you and join the ever-growing AE army!


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|Nov 15, 1960
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|Dec 31, 1956
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|Dec 31, 1956
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|Boose Emery F
|Original Assignee
|Gen Electric
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|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (11), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Nov. 15, 1960 E. F. BOOSE 2,959,365
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u q Patented Nov. 15, 1960 orientation of a rotatable member such as a gyroscope is controlled by signals received from a compass trans- 2 959 865 mitting unit. An error compensating signal produced by a form of this invention may be inserted at an appro- ELEQTRICAL ERRGR COMPENSATION priate place in the directional system to correct for devia- ARRANGEMENTS tions of the rotatable member from its correct position.
Emery F. lioose Georgetown, Mass., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Filed Dec. 31, 1956, Ser. No. 631,737
3 Claims. (Cl. 33-224) The present invention relates to arrangements for minimizing errors in electro-mechanical telemetering and control systems. Particularly, this invention is concerned with apparatus which automatically compensates for errors of both mechanical and electrical origin in systems wherein the positions of a movable member represent intelligence.
As will appear more fully hereinafter, the improved deviation compensator which is the subject of this disclosure is an electro-mechanical device wherein an output signal of a desired one of two opposite phases and of a desired amplitude may be secured when a movable member is oriented at any one of a multitude of predetermined positions. The compensator is utilized with particular advantage in systems wherein electrical signals control the angular positions of a rotatable member and wherein, because of errors of both electrical and mechanical origin contributing to errors in the orientations of the rotatable member, it is beneficial to inject into the system at an appropriate place signals of a precise phase and magnitude to compensate for erroneous deviations by causing further angular orientations of the rotatable member which align that member with the theoretically correct positions. Detailed arrangements embodying error or deviation compensators of the same general character for similar purposes may be observed with reference to the patent of John E. Lundberg et al. for a Deviation Compensator, Number 2,519,058, issued on August 15, 1950', the patent to John E. Lundberg et al. for; an Error Compensator, Number 2,570,826, issued on October 9, 1951, and the patent to Donald W. Halfhill for a Deviation Compensator, Number 2,652,545, issued September 15, 1953, each of which is assigned to the same assignee as that of the present invention.
The subject compensator arrangement, in contradistinction to those described in the above-mentioned patents, operates on a potentiometric basis. That is, the movable contact of a master potentiometer is caused to derive varying potentials from different points upon a potentiometer. The potentials so derived are supplied to a number of fixed contact points upon the master potentiometer from a series of lesser potentiometers each of which is supplied from the same reference signal source. As each position of the movable contact on the master potentiometer corresponds to a position assumed by a rotatable member, an adjustable error compensating signal is derived which may be employed to compensate for erroneous deviations of the rotatablemember. This novel arrangement possesses several distinct advantages, not the least of which is that the wave shape of the signal applied to it is unaltered by the compensator.
It is, accordingly, a general object of this invention to provide improved electrical error compensation for telemetering systems in which an electrical signal controls the orientation of a movable member.
An important application of the present invention is in the field of directional indicator systems in which the A specific object of this invention is therefore to provide improved electrical error compensation for directional systems controlled by a compass transmitter.
Although certain aspects of this invention are applicable to many types of telemetering applications, I have elected to describe the invent-ion as embodied in the improved error-compensated gyrocompass system shown in the accompanying Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a curve representing a typical error compensating effect which may be achieved by the use of the present invention.
In the accompanying Figure I there may be seen an earth-inductor type compass transmitter l which, through the control means 2, governs the azimuthal orientation of directional gyroscope 3. In the preferred arrangement shown, an excitation winding 4, usually energized by a 4OG-cycle potential, periodically saturates a magnetic core structure, not shown, to cause the earths field to produce a second harmonic pattern of signals in the polyphase-connected windings 5. Because the compass transmitter is normally positioned horizontally, the pattern of signals so produced is related to and characterizes the direction and strength of the horizontal component of the earths magnetic field. This pattern of signals is repeated across polyphase-connected windings 6 of compass detector synchro 7. Rotor winding 8 within synchro 7 is so arranged with respect to windings 6 that it derives therefrom a phase and amplitude-characterized control signal whenever it is caused to depart in one direction or the other from a predetermined orientation with respect to the pattern of potentials existing in wind ings 6. It is to be understood that if the compass transmitter 1 is caused to rotate in azimuth, a condition obtaining when it is carried by a movable craft in a turn, the field produced by the pattern of signals in windings 5 and 6 will shift. But as long as rotor winding 3 moves during turns and retains its position relative to the shifting field, no controlsignal will be induced therein.
Actually the signal rotor 8- is caused to follow the movements of the directional gyroscope 3 by servo means to be described below and the control signal is used to slave the gyroscope to a particular azimuthal orientation in a sort of mutual interdependence. Although the slaving and serve positioning means by which the latter purposes may be accomplished should be familiar to those skilled in the art, their functioning will here be described in order to aid inaproper appreciation of my invention and to clarify certain important relationships between elements of the system.
I prefer to provide the directional gyroscope with a position transmitter unit 10 which includes a rotor winding 11 excited from an alternating current source, and arranged to rotate in azimuth with the gyro rotor about its output axis. The transmitter unit also includes stator windings 12 which sense the position of rotor windings 11 and transmit signals characterizing its orientation to the stator windings 13 of a servo detector synchro 14. The latter detector synchro includes a rotor winding 15' which produces a phaseand amplitudecha-racterized signal whenever its position does not correspond to that of the gyro. This signal serves to control reversible motor 16 through servo amplifier 17 so that through a gearing arrangement 18 the rotor winding 15 is driven back into positional correspondence with the gyro. When the positions of the directional gyro and rotor winding 15 exactly coincide, no signal is picked up by the rotor winding. It is therefore said to be at a null position. Relative movement of the gyro with respect to the craft on which it is mounted, such as would occur during a turn of the craft or during precessional movements of the gyro rotor structure, will cause the rotor 15 to follow the movements of the gyro. Furthermore, because of the mechanical connection shown in dotted lines between this rotor and rotor winding 8, rotor 8 will also repeat the position of the gyroscope. In so doing, rotor winding 8 will derive a phaseand amplitude-characterized control signal in the manner described above whenever the gyroscope departs from a predetermined orientation with respect to the earths magnetic field. This control signal when applied to amplifier 20 governs torque motor 21 to cause precessional movements of the gyro in the proper direction to return the gyroscope to its predetermined orientation.
As previously indicated, turning of the craft on which this system is mounted will be accompanied by a rotation of the field in detector synchro 7. Turning of the craft will also be accompanied by relative rotation of the gyroscope to maintain its position in azimuth, and the servo system described above serves to maintain rotor winding 8 in a null position within compass synchro detector 7.
A copending application in the name of Lewis T. Seaman for Error Compensated Directional Systems, Ser. No. 631,738, filed of even date herewith and assigned to the same assignee as that of the present application, discloses it to be desirable in a directional system of this nature to derive a reference signal proportional in amplitude to the gradient of the control signal from rotor winding 8, this gradient being the amplitude of the control signal per unit angular deviation from the null position. This reference signal may then be converted into an error compensating signal by adjustably altering its amplitude by predetermined ratios at each of a plurality of intervals corresponding to every few degrees of azimuthal orientation of the directional system. As is more fully set forth in the aforesaid copending application, when the resulting error compensation signal is combined with a control signal such as that produced by rotor winding 8, significant advantages are accrued. The control signal produced by rotor winding 8 at any given angular deviation from its null position is dependent upon the strength of the earths local magnetic field and upon a number of other variable factors such as temperature and excitation voltage. An error compensating signal which is affected to the same extent by these variable factors is capable of effecting a constant angular correction at each azimuthal heading of the craft carrying the directional system. As a means for deriving a reference signal having the desired proportionality, the Seaman application suggests the provision of an additional compass detector synchro having a rotor winding normally oriented to derive a maximum reference signal. In the nature of a specices improvement on the invention described and generically claimed in the above mentioned application, I have found it desirable to combine both compass detector synchros into a single unit with a single set of stator windings, but with a pair of rotor windings therein arranged in space quadrature to one another. This arrangement results in a decrease in the loading on compass transmitter 1 and hence a reduction in the power requirements of the system. Additionally, such an installation is naturally less expensive because of fewer parts and because the relative orientations of the two rotor windings may be fixed at an early stage of manufacture.
In Figure 1 I have shown rotor winding 22 at right angles to winding 8 for deriving a maximum reference signal proportional in amplitude to the control signal gradient from the flux pattern set up in synchro 7. Other angles between windings 8 and 22 may be selected to provide a reference signal having the desired proportionality, but the space quadrature position results in the derivation of a maximum amplitude reference potential which is least susceptible to variation when rotor winding 8 is not quite at null position.
In the conversion of the reference signal into an error compensation signal, it is important to so modulate its intensity, and in some instances to alter its phase, that different preselected amounts of error compensation may be provided at each of a number of preselected headings of the craft carrying the directional system, since the amount of error in the system is usually not the same at each heading. In order to provide an electrical function generator to serve this purpose, I have devised a unique error compensator arrangement into which the reference signal may be introduced through a linear isolation amplifier 23, if desired, to minimize loading of synchro 7, so that the reference signal appears across the center-tapped secondary winding of transformer 24. The reference signal, therefore, appears across each of the potentiometers labeled AL, some of which have been omitted for clarity as indicated by the dotted circuit connections. Each of the fixed multiple contacts on master potentiometer 25 is connected to a movable contact on one of the potentiometers A-L, while the adjustable contact of the master potentiometer is connected in series with rotor winding 8. By virtue of the center-tapped connection on the secondary winding of transformer 24, each of the potentiometers AL may be individually adjusted to provide correctly phased predetermined amounts of reference potential to each of the fixed contacts on the master potentiometer. Because the adjustable contact of the master potentiometer is mechanically connected with rotor windings 8 and 22 to follow the azimuthal movements of the gyroscope, in its movements from point to point about the potentiometer, it will derive an error compensating signal which is a function of heading.
The shape of the error compensation curve may easily be varied to suit the needs of any given installation by appropriate adjustment of each of the potentiometers A L. An example of a typical error compensation curve which may be achieved by the use of this system is shown in the graph of Figure 2 wherein the abscissa indicates azimuthal orientation of the system in degrees and the ordinate represents in degrees the amount of error compensation achieved. As can readily be seen, the resulting error correction curve has the advantage of providing a smooth, straight-line slope between compensation points, making it possible to correct for virtually any combination of errors, whether electrical or mechanical in derivation. This curve has been derived from a system having fixed contact points on the master potentiometer 15 apart instead of 30 apart as shown in Figure 1. Naturally, the greater the number of fixed contacts on the master potentiometer which are provided with adjustable potentials, the smoother will be the resulting error compensation curve. It will be observed that by means of this system it is possible to provide sharp changes in the amount of error compensation from point to point in azimuth, a result which is not possible with prior mechanical deviation compensation arrangements. Furthermore, most electrical compensation arrangements are incapable of providing a smooth, straight-line slope between compensation points. Instead, such error compensation arrangements as have been achieved in the past ordinarily result in providing areato-area compensation instead of point-to-point compensation. That is to say, in electrical systems which have provided error compensation at 15 intervals, the amount of error compensation developed has been relatively constant over the entire 15 interval.
In the application presently described, this error compensator arrangement is particularly useful because the wave form of the reference potential developed in rotor winding 22 remains substantially unaltered in the process of having its amplitude altered. The effect is that the error compensating signal has the same wave form as the control signal from rotor winding 8 with which it is combined, a result which contributes to the reduction of the noise level in the system. The advantage of compensating for errors in the system with an error compensating signal having substantially the same wave form as the control signal is one which will immediately be appreciated by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains. The present error compensator arrrangement has additional advantages which include a simplified mechanical arrangement resulting in significant cost reduction over prior compensators. As a further feature it should be mentioned that, because arrangements constructed in accordance with this invention operate on potentiometric principles instead of by flux transfer methods, they are not restricted in their use to alternating current systems but may be applied with equal advantage to direct current operations.
While I have preferred to describe my invention as embodied in a particular directional system, it will be apparent that the invention is not limited to the exact system identified and that certain aspects of the invention are applicable to other types of position telemetering systems wherein a movable member is to be positioned in accordance with a measurable condition. In addition, certain alterations may be made in the form of the impedance elements utilized in the practice of this invention. The master potentiometer, for example, need not be circular in shape but could be linear as well, and its adjustable contact may be positionable by any movable member, whether rotary or not, in accordance with a variable condition. Thus, a fair interpretation of the appended claims will undoubtedly include within their scope numerous modifications, substitutions and other variations which will occur to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. An error compensated directional system for mova ble craft comprising: a directional gyroscope; means for precessing said gyroscoype in azimuth; compass transmit-ting means generating a signal varying with the direction of the earths magnetic field; a detector synchro connected to receive said signal; a null rotor winding in said synchro positioned by said gyroscope to produce a phase-and amplitude-characterized control signal upon departure of said gyroscope from a predetermined azimuthal orientation; a second rotor winding in said synchro positioned by said gyroscope to produce at all times a reference signal proportional in amplitude to the gradient of said control signal; means adjustably altering the amplitude of said reference signal by a fixed preselected ratio at each of a plurality of preselected headings of said craft to produce an error compensating signal which is a function of azimuthal heading; and means controlling said precessing means in accordance with said control signal and said error compensating signal.
2. An error compensated directional system for movable craft comprising: a directional gyroscope; means for precessing said gyroscope in azimuth; compass transmitting means generating electrical signals varying with the direction of the earths magnetic field; a detector synchro connected to receive said signals and to produce a periodically varying magnetic field having a direction dependent on the horizontal component of the earths magnetic field, said synchro having a null rotor Winding positioned in said periodically varying magnetic field by said gyroscope to produce a phaseand amplitude-characterized control signal upon departure of said gyroscope from a predetermined azimuthal orientation and a second rotor winding positioned in said periodically varying field by said gyroscope to produce a reference signal proportional in amplitude to the gradient of said control signal; means adjustably altering the amplitude of said reference signal by a fixed preselected ratio at each of a plurality of headings of said craft to produce an error compensating signal which is a function of the heading of said craft; and means controlling said precessing means in accordance with said control signal and said error compensating signal.
3. An error compensated directional system for movable crafit comprising: a directional gyroscope; means for precessing said gyroscope in azimuth; compass transmitting means generating a signal varying with the direction of the earths magnetic field; a detector synchro connected to receive said signal; a null rotor winding in said synchro positioned by said gyroscope to produce a phase-and-amplitude-characterized control signal upon departure of said gyroscope from a predetermined azimuthal orientation; a second rotor winding in said synchro positioned by said gyroscope to produce at all times a reference signal proportional in amplitude to the gradient of said control signal; a master potentiometer having an adjustable contact and a plurality of fixed contacts; means applying preselected amounts of said reference potential to each of said fixed contacts; means positioning said adjustable contact in accordance with the azimuthal orientation of said gyroscope, whereby an error compensating signal which is a function of azimuthal heading appears at said adjustable contact; and means controlling said precessing means in accordance with said control and error compensating signals.
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TC TO JOHN STUART MILL; 5 September 1834; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18340905-TC-JSM-01; CL 7:291-292.
Chelsea, Friday [5 September 1834]—
My Dear Mill,
Either of the days you mention will do very well for the Letter;1 about which there is no special haste.
I shall be truly gratified to see M. Carrel;2 indeed, I may say, vexed if I do not see him. I am to be out tonight; but no other of these next three or four nights, for aught I at present know.
The Diamond Necklace (poor little object) again turns up on me. I meant to speak categorically with Fraser today about it, but did not see him. Would Effingham Wilson,3 think you, or any other reputable Bookseller that you know be inclined to undertake it, on such evidence as could be honestly given him? I have come so far as to consent, hardly or very slightly to wish, that it should come out, before anything else come; for this reason, among various others, that I might see what the people said of it, and so perhaps gain a little glimmering of light about my next production. I think it might have this title: "The D. Necklace: A History. From the French of Potdevin. With Notes. By T. Carlyle."4 I will speak of it as being "in rhyme in the original" (which it partly was), and so forth; and give it a kind of quizzical garniture, thro' which the true Authorship may peer out clearly enough. What think you of "Potdevin" (Pot-of-wine, Into-the-bargain)! I can give criticisms of him; and you, with still more freedom, of us both.
If on the other hand no Bookseller will draw his Purse-strings in this great enterprise, it is quite clear to me that neither I nor you ought to do it.
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"You're such a redneck navigator," Lizzy tells me. I'm in charge of getting us to a place in the South Platte where neither of us had been, and it's dark, and I'm sitting in the passenger seat with a crooked map in one hand and a yuppie-Nalgene in the other – one of those steel water bottles, because it's healthier – filled with margarita. Oops. I missed our turnoff. By 50 miles.
"But it's not my fault," I swear, as she flips the car around. Since we're close friends and haven't seen each other in awhile I think she cuts me some slack. Of course it was my fault. We're going a hundred miles out of the way.
Lizzy glances toward me and turns away, shaking her head and half-laughing, the other half disgust. "I can't take you seriously with that hideous mustache."
The next morning, just as we're ready to wander off, sans direcciones, to try to find our other friends somewhere among a sea of rocks, we luck-out and another friend, Lisa, pulls in to the trailhead. Turns out she knows where to go and now I'm the lucky guy hiking with two chicks. Gotta be the 'stache.
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Sword of Spirit by David J. VanBergen Jr.
For 300 years, peace has reigned in the Southern Kingdom. After forging that peace, the Armor of God disappeared from the world and became legend. Over the centuries, even the legend faded into obscurity.
As the time approaches when the armor will again be needed, a young Druid begins a quest for a hero who will deliver hope to the Southern Kingdom. That hero is a 16 year old boy who is years away from having the skills needed, but the Kingdom doesn't have years to wait.
The fate of the Southern Kingdom rests on the shoulders of an untrained and untested hero who must find the armor and become the righteous warrior the Kingdom needs. Can he find the armor and figure out how to save his friends, family, kingdom, and, ultimately, himself?
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David J. VanBergen Jr. is a life-long science fiction and fantasy book fan. After reading those books for 30+ years, he jumped into being an author with both feet. His first fantasy book published on his 40th Birthday in 2013 and there are many more books on the horizon.
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Eighty miles north of Las Vegas, a controversial cattle roundup has been called off. After a week-long battle with agents from the federal government that led to the arrest of several protesters, the Bureau of Land Management announced it was pulling out of the area, citing "safety concerns".
"Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public," Neil Kornze, director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, said in a statement.
Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy has resisted multiple requests, including a court order, to remove his cattle from BLM land. Bundy has not paid grazing fees since 1993, and the government contends he has been grazing his cattle illegally since then, and owes $1.1 million in arrears.
Bundy, 67, and his large family have portrayed their resistance to the roundup as a constitutional stand and a defense of their freedom. He says he doesn't recognize federal authority over state land, and that the land is the family's private property.
Bundy claims he has ancestral rights to graze his cattle on lands his Mormon family settled in the 1870. He stopped paying grazing fees and disregarded several court orders to remove his animals.
At that time, ranchers would let their cattle graze on public land, and the government didn't stop them. However, during the 1930s, it was apparent that the land was being harmed by uncontrolled grazing and a permit system was instituted to control the amount of grazing.
The dispute that triggered the roundup dates to 1993, when the BLM cited concern for the federally protected desert tortoise and designated part of the area as protected habitat. Bundy stopped paying his fees because he was asked to reduce the number of animals on the land. The agency later revoked Bundy's grazing rights.
The government took Bundy to court after he ignored repeated requests to pay his arrears. After two federal cases (both of which Bundy lost), in October, 2013, the court ordered Bundy to either remove his cattle from the land himself, or to not interfere with federal agents assigned to remove the cattle, if he refused to do so.
Bundy's response was to threaten "range war" against the BLM, and invoke comparisons with Ruby Ridge and Waco. The roundup began April 5, when federal officers began impounding the first of an estimated 900 head of cattle. Bundy responded by inviting supporters onto his land to protest the roundup "with force".
On Sunday, April 6, one of Bundy's sons, Dave Bundy, was taken into custody for refusing to disperse and resisting arrest. Hundreds of protesters, some from neighboring states and many of them armed, had gathered in support along the road to Bundy's property. Dave Bundy was later released.
On Wednesday, clashes between demonstrators and authorities took a violent turn on Wednesday. Cell phone video posted on social media showed some protestors being tasered, including Ammon Bundy, another of Bundy's sons. According to the BLM, two other protesters were detained, cited and later released on Thursday.
However, today the BLM said it would not enforce the court order to remove the cattle and was pulling out of the area. BLM Director Neil Kornze asked for calm:
"We ask that all parties in the area remain peaceful and law-abiding as the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work to end the operation in an orderly manner," he said.
UPDATE: dozens of police and SWAT agents have been called in to keep the peace as protesters flooded Interstate 15, blocking traffic and demanding the release of Cliven Bundy's cattle. People on the scene are reporting that the protestors have guns visible and drawn. No violence reported at this time.


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I have assembled this system myself for my webserver. However, I am experiencing problems with RAID array configurations in UEFI BIOS. Fedora 18 has a known bug, hence I switched to Ubuntu server 13.04 (64-bit). However, even Ubuntu fails to install. Here's what I did:
Configure SATA ports 1-4 as RAID (both hard drives are in those ports) Configure SATA ports 5-6 as IDE (SATA DVD Drive) RAID ROM Controller as Legacy Rom (UEFI option seems bugged or I have no clue how to configure it, even though I select Storage boot option as UEFI driver first)
Reboot the sytem
Configure RAID in legacy interface (CTRL + F) and set up RAID 1 array with Initialization: Full, and the rest are default settings (Read Ahead, etc)
Then I put Ubuntu Server ISO and do the installation with RAID settings that Ubuntu detects...
When installer finishes - nothing is hapenning, except UEFI sees Ubuntu with UEFI label on it, but after the POST it says that no bootable disk is found and etc.
I have tested RAM with Memtest86+ and it passed. I have installed Windows 7 on both Hard drives just to check if hard drive is bad, turns out - not. PSU was tested with my Coolmax PSU tester. Hence, hardware is not at fault, except that UEFI (my suspicion). However, I have upgraded it to the latest version 1709 (http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A97_LE_R20/#download) UEFI is by American Megatrends, Inc version 2.10 - but no help at ami.com
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Why UEFI driver for RAID does not work on the mobo? Why Ubuntu Server reports that it is installed in UEFI, but I cannot load into it after POST?
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The 2014 Big Ten Tournament live stream and TV schedule gets underway tomorrow from Indianapolis, Indiana. The host team will officially get the action underway as the Indiana Hoosiers take on the Fighting Illini of Illinois in the first of four games on the schedule.
The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the March Madness NCAA Tournament.
According to the Chicago Tribune on March 12, Michigan enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed, but it is the Ohio State Buckeyes who are the defending Big Ten Tournament champs and have ruled the tournament of late. The Buckeyes have won 3 of the last 4 Big Ten Tournaments, but history is not on their side this season.
The Buckeyes are the No. 5 seed this year, and the winner of the Big Ten tournament 11 of the last 12 years has been the No. 1 or No. 2 seed.
The top four seeds in this year's tourney, which all have first round byes are all Michigan, (2) Wisconsin, (3) Michigan State and (4) Nebraska. If any team could surprise at this tourney it may be Nebraska. The Cornhuskers play tough basketball and can rebound with the best of them. The tournament always has a surprise or two in them and this year will probably be no different.
Fans can catch all of the action for games one and two on the Big Ten Network nationally and streaming online at BTN2go.com, while the last two games of round one will be televised on ESPN2 and streaming live on WatchESPN
Here is a look at the Round 1 schedule and odds for each game.\
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Game 2: Ohio State vs. Purdue (OSU -8) — 2:30 p.m. EST
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Game 4: Iowa vs. Northwestern (Iowa -12) — 9:45 p.m. EST
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says people are often cynical when they hear something is free and
figure they're in for a sales pitch. Nevertheless, people are taking
him up on his offer of free one-on-one sessions at the library:
He's booked four months in advance.
Library patron Gus Christ was perusing financial journals
when he noticed a bulletin for the free sessions. He signed up and
asked Gjertsen for advice on charitable donations.
"We discussed it and he didn't have a couple answers,
but he said he'd get back to me and he did. He sent me a nice letter
explaining things," Christ says. "I thought it was wonderful.
The nice thing was the gentleman wasn't there to solicit business.
You get that at other places where they try to hustle you to buy
financial products. But he told me upfront he wasn't there to do
that. I mean, how can you beat that?"
Every subject covered
Erika Safran, a CFP with Financial Asset Management Corp., in New
York, participates in seminars held by the New York Public Library.
"I think I've done every seminar they've had. There's
one every month and we usually get 20 to 40 people. I talk on every
subject imaginable -- they range from managing your retirement plan
to how to make money in the coming year to fundamentals of mutual
fund investing.
"After Sept. 11, we reached out to the community.
Anyone who had a loved one who died at the Trade Center or who was
financially affected -- lost their job -- we offered seminars. We
had a huge response; it was great for everyone involved."
When management at the CFP Board of Standards decided to hold a free financial planning clinic in 2006, they had no idea how successful it would be. More than 1,500 people showed up at the Los Angeles Civic Center to take advantage of the free one-on-one counseling and the breakout sessions on topics from mortgage loans to the psychology of spending.
Spokeswoman Jina Martingano says they've had so many calls about their 2007 free clinic, which will be held Aug. 4 at Boston's Sheraton Hotel, that they're wondering if there will be enough volunteers. So far, more than 100 CFPs have volunteered their services. This year's clinic will consist of an orientation session and one-on-one counseling. People who walk in off the street can see a planner, but people who register in advance will have priority.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
June Stack-a-holic Template Challenge
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Ooh, love the card sketch. The LO looks a bit more complicated but might give it a go. This is such a great way to see the different stacks.ReplyDeleteReplies
ionabunny - the sketch looks challenging, but it is totally easy!!! I had mine together in less than an hour!!!Delete
Love the scrapbook sketch! It is so fun! Can't wait to use both of the sketches. Thanks for sharing your weekend pics at Capital Reef NP. I think we have been to most of Utah's National Parks but Capital Reef NP. It looks really neat and will put it on our list to see we go through Utah this fall.ReplyDelete
Love your pictures! Look like you guys had a great time:) Awesome layout and cards, love the new sketchs, hope to join in on the fun:)ReplyDelete
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Another rainy day here.....cleaning my scrap room.....DCWV gets the most space on my shelf and I am ready to mess it up......What a fun sketch to play with...thanks for the inspiration each month!!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to try these out!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love the sketch ! Indeed, it's nice to focus on one photo. I also like the card sketch a lot, might very well give it a try too ! thanks for such great inspiration !ReplyDelete
Love the sketches - not only will I do the layout I think I am actually going to do a card this month too! So much inspiration and your products make it easy peasy!!ReplyDelete
Great sketches this week! I need to do one of these...ReplyDelete
Wow... Great sketches. I need to get in on this challenge.ReplyDelete
What a fun trip you had. Great projects.ReplyDelete
Excellent. I shall get busy!ReplyDelete
The "bucket list" layout is so catching. I normally would look at the background paper and think I would never use this paper..........but I will be thinking again!! Thinking about all the ways I can incorporate it into my projects like this!! Love the colors and embellishments you added to really make the whole thing POP:)ReplyDelete
- TracyM #6773June 6, 2013 at 3:01 AM
What an exciting weekend and fabulous photos!!! It is great that all the family were able to get away together too :)ReplyDelete
Fabulous sketches and fun projects shared to inspired us - I am really hoping to get mine done in time this month!!!
You lit my creative fire once again!! Thanks for so many inspiring photos of you guys, the layouts with the Celebration stack are incredible and the fun easy peasy card sketch. I can't wait to start today!!ReplyDelete
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What cute photos! It's been years since my DD lived there, but we used our vacations to explore the wonder that is Utah!!! And love the sketches this month, too! Great inspiration!ReplyDelete
Great layouts! I love all the photos. I'm definitely joining in this month with the challenges :-DReplyDelete
woohoo ive been waiting for a new sketch! i love this one, i cant wait to play :) thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
i LOVED this sketch. I will be using it again! Here is my entry using My Sunshine stack: http://www.rwkrafts.com/2013/06/june-stack-holic-challenge.htmlDelete
Awesome photos! Looks like you all had fun!ReplyDelete
Yes, I am jealous! What a gorgeous place to hike :) These cards and LO's are so beautiful, I will definitely be giving it a try! ThanksReplyDelete
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Hard Choice for Moms: Work or Stay Home?
Mothers with the financial means have long had the choice to go back to work or stay home after the birth of their children. Today, however, more moms in all economic levels appear to be considering the stay home option - at least that's what some experts suspect when they point to recent population surveys, which show all female employment numbers declining after decades of sustained growth.
"The employment decline is apparent among all income groups, roughly equally," says Philip Cohen, PhD, associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Employment figures for married mothers with children under age 6 have dropped 7% to 10% since the peak years of 1997 to 2000, depending on the income group, says Cohen. Overall, the work participation rate for all women dropped 1.5% from 2000 to 2004, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is significant because, for four decades, women's labor participation rates consistently climbed, from 40.8% in 1970 to 57.5% in 2000. The phenomenon caused profound changes in American family, culture, and economy. The shift in direction has some people wondering whether or not the sexual revolution at work is over and what may have caused the change.
The 'Stay-at-Home' Buzz
In a 2005 study, the U.S. Census Bureau reported an estimated 5.6 million stay-at-home moms. That is a 22% increase from 1994.
"It used to be more popular and widely accepted for moms to work," says Cara Gardenswartz, PhD, a clinical psychologist in independent practice in Beverly Hills, Calif. "There's been a backlash, because right now, there's actually more status to not be a working mom."
Melissa Milkie, PhD, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, believes that many factors such as family demands, number of kids, age of the youngest child, and time constraints prevent many of today's mothers from entering or staying in the workforce even if they want to remain on the job.
On the other hand, Sylvia Allegretto, an economist for the Economic Policy Institute, says the recent dip in women's employment has more to do with the country's prolonged recovery from recession than with a change in women's work patterns. She points out that labor participation rates have decreased for men as well.
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March 14, 2013 | Vol. 116 -- No. 46
In the past two years, case filings for the Medical Lake Municipal Court have been cut in half.
Judge Richard Kane was on hand at the Tuesday, March 5 City Council meeting to deliver an annual court report, detailing the types of cases he's seen over the past year.
Overall, filings are down over a 10-year period and from last year. Total filings dropped from 358 in 2011 to 232 in 2012.
Of the cases in the court, driving with license suspended (DWLS) and reckless driving, which make up criminal traffic cases, increased. Criminal traffic filings increased from 50 in 2011 to 28 in 2012....
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WITCH BUSINESS — When Davina (Danielle Campbell) becomes violently ill and the repercussions soon begin to affect the entire French Quarter, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Rebekah (Claire Holt) rush to find out what is going on. Sophie (Daniella Pineda) approaches the others with some startling information about the Harvest Festival and presents a drastic plan to save Davina. Elsewhere, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) is racked with guilt as she comes clean to Elijah about her role in Sophie's plan. Last, a sequence of unforeseen events sends shockwaves through the French Quarter.
The episode was directed by Leslie Libman and written by Marguerite MacIntyre and Diane Ademu-John.
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Earlier this year, Gartner estimated that global telecom spending in 2014 will be better than last year. However, telecom gear maker ADTRAN's (NASDAQ:ADTN) performance speaks otherwise. ADTRAN has struggled to gain traction in the domestic telecom market so far this year. Its shares are down around 16% in 2014, close to its 52-week low. This looks surprising, given that ADTRAN is well-placed at AT&T (NYSE:T) to benefit from Ma Bell's infrastructure upgrades, while Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) fiber roll out could be another tailwind.
Not too bad
When the company released its second-quarter results, it disappointed investors once again. ADTRAN said that is has experienced a delay in a project with a Tier 1 customer in the U.S. It now expects meaningful revenue from this customer from the first quarter of fiscal 2015, and had to adjust its fiscal 2014 guidance to reflect this.
On the positive side, ADTRAN beat consensus estimates in the second quarter. Its top line improved around 9% from last year, while operating income jumped an impressive 38% year over year. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.30 per share, significantly better than last year's $0.21 per share. This is a robust performance despite the weakness that ADTRAN is seeing in the U.S.
An improving situation
Strength in the international business and the adoption of its broadband access products have helped ADTRAN overcome the sluggishness in U.S. telecom spending. The company recently rolled out its next-generation broadband products in Europe to positive response from several carriers. ADTRAN also added two key customers -- one in Latin America and the other in the Middle East -- and expects the momentum to continue as carriers continue deploying next-generation broadband products.
ADTRAN is also gaining some traction in the U.S. In the second quarter, the company extended its multi-year agreements in the broadband segment with several Tier 2 carriers. This was the result of the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF), which is laying emphasis on broadband growth and provides increased funding in the second phase of implementation. As CAF adoption increases, it is expected that telecom spending in the U.S. will continue getting better and boost ADTRAN's prospects.
The company's new products are gaining traction in the U.S. as well. For example, its new Gig-E services were selected by domestic Tier 2 carriers. ADTRAN's access optical and service solutions, along with business hosted voice solutions, are also picking up. Looking ahead, the company expects acceleration in the deployment of next-generation access technologies worldwide to act as a tailwind.
The fiber fight can be a boon
The increasing adoption of fiber-optic networks will be another catalyst for ADTRAN going forward. According to Raymond James & Associates, as ADTRAN is favorably exposed to broadband, it might profit from the AT&T-Google fiber fight. Raymond James points out that ADTRAN is "an approved secondary supplier to AT&T for consumer broadband," which means that it should eventually benefit from AT&T's latest initiative of deploying fiber-optic services on a large scale in the U.S.
In April, AT&T laid out its plan of rolling out fiber-optic services to 100 cities and municipalities in the U.S. Ma Bell will provide speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second to 21 new metro areas. This move from AT&T is likely in response to Google's fiber initiatives.
According to Google, its fiber service is a 100 times faster when compared to the average broadband service. The technology giant has recognized nine metro areas in the U.S., according to Ars Technica, to deploy its Google Fiber service. Google is in negotiations with 34 cities across the targeted nine metro areas to deploy the fiber-optic network.
As Google is moving into the territory of carriers and cable companies with its Internet services, the likes of AT&T will look to defend their turf with their own fiber services. In the long run, this should ideally create demand for ADTRAN's broadband products, and improve its performance in the U.S.
The bottom line
Domestic telecom spending is holding ADTRAN back, while the company's international business is progressing well. But, there's a good probability that the domestic business will bounce back going forward and help ADTRAN report stronger growth. Till then, investors should continue holding the stock in their portfolios and take home ADTRAN's strong dividend of 1.60%.
Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning, it may shock you)
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
If Tier Sets Make You Tear-up... Part 1
Now, I know that, by now, 99.9% of World of Warcraft players have a Level 70 character, and therefore likely know all about Tier Armor sets. So, this post is primarily for that 0.1% of players who don't. That's not to say veterans aren't welcome to read on, I'm just saying it's not likely you'll learn a whole lot.
To begin, What is a Tier Armor set? Well, a Tier armor set is a set of armor (go figure!) that gives the player rewards for having multiple pieces of it. Another bonus they provide is allowing your character's gear to match in a uniform, colour-coded way. There's nothing worse than trying to scare the opposite faction away while wearing 6 different, clashing colours. Tier sets drop in raid instances, and as of now, there are 6 different Tiers in WoW. Tier sets are ALWAYS epic.
Now, the earlier Tier sets were pretty straightforward. They would drop like a regular item, anyone who needed it would roll on it or spend DKP or whatever, and the winner would equip it. Simple.
However, presently it's a little different. Raid bosses drop tokens now, instead of actual Tier pieces. These tokens are class-specific, with each one being "usable" by 3 different classes. As an example, Prince Malchezaar, one of the final bosses in Karazhan, drops the Helmet token for Tier 4. (Prince only drops one token, but other bosses sometimes drop two or three Tier tokens.) These tokens are:
* Helm of the Fallen Defender = Warriors, Priests, and Druids turn this in.
* Helm of the Fallen Champion = Paladins, Rogues, and Shaman.
* Helm of the Fallen Hero = Mages, Warlocks, and Hunters.
Admittedly, this system is not as straightforward as getting an actual item, but it (usually) ensures that someone in the raid can use the drop.
Now, for a closer look at the individual tier sets.
Pre-Burning Crusade Tier Sets:
With pre-BC sets, there was only 1 set for each class, forcing many hybrid characters to make a choice to either not use tier gear, or use it and be forced into a certain spec. Luckily, with the BC token system, Hybrid Classes such as Druids or Paladins have 3 tier sets, one for each spec.
Tier 1 - Drops in Molten Core. Contains 8 pieces. For specific stats, check out http://www.wowwiki.com/Tier_1, and also the individual set pages.
*Druid - "Cenarion Raiment." Suitable for Healing. Some pieces of the set are suitable for Balance DPS.
*Hunter - "Giantstalker Armor." Applies to all Hunter builds and specs, as the class is not a hybrid.
*Mage - "Arcanist Regalia." Applies to all Mage builds and specs.
*Paladin - "Lawbringer Armor." Holy set, but some pieces are ok for Retribution DPS.
*Priest - "Vestments of Prophecy." Healing set, minor Shadow DPS, minor Holy DPS.
*Rogue - "Nightslayer Armor." All Rogue builds.
*Shaman - "Earthfury Raiment." Restoration, minor Elemental DPS.
*Warlock - "Felheart Raiment." All builds.
*Warrior - "Battlegear of Might." Protection.
Tier 2 - Drops from Ragnaros (Molten Core), Onyxia (Onyxia's Lair) and Blackwing Lair. Contains 8 pieces. http://www.wowwiki.com/Tier_2
*Druid - "Stormrage Raiment." For Healing.
*Hunter - "Dragonstalker Armor." Applies to all Hunter builds and specs.
*Mage - "Netherwind Regalia." Applies to all Mage builds and specs.
*Paladin - "Judgement Armor." All builds.
*Priest - "Vestments of Transendence." Healing set, minor Shadow DPS, minor Holy DPS.
*Rogue - "Bloodfang Armor." All Rogue builds.
*Shaman - "The Ten Storms." Restoration/Elemental DPS.
*Warlock - "Nemesis Raiment." All builds.
*Warrior - "Battlegear of Wrath." Protection, some Arms/Fury DPS.
Tier 3 - Tier 3 sets drop in Naxxramas... Sort of. See, save the ring, the set pieces never actually dropped. Instead, you'd get an Epic token and need to turn that in, along with some other common trade items, and Wartorn Cloth Scraps, Leather Scraps, Mail Scraps, or Plate Scraps, to a Quest NPC in Light's Hope Chapel. Not many players actually saw Tier 3, as Naxxramas was fairly difficult, and came out not long before the Burning Crusade expansion. For more info on getting Tier 3, check out http://www.wowwiki.com/Tier_3#How_to_obtain_Tier_3_Armor_Sets
*Druid - "Dreamwalker Raiment." Healing set.
*Hunter - "Cryptstalker Armor." All builds
*Mage - "Frostfire Regalia." All builds.
*Paladin - "Redemption Armor." Healing set.
*Priest - "Vestments of Faith." Healing set.
*Rogue - "Bonescythe Armor." All Rogue builds.
*Shaman - "The Earthshatter." Healing.
*Warlock - "Plagueheart Raiment." All builds.
*Warrior - "Dreadnaught's Battlegear." Protection.
Well, hopefully this post answered atleast some questions folks have about Tier sets. Expect to see the second installment later on, where I'll talk about the Burning Crusade Tier sets, Tiers 4-6.
Until next time.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Night's Watch Compendium of WotLK Class Changes
Well, fear not readers, The Night's Watch has been hard at work sifting through the information being released via leaks, and more recently, Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational. This post will be your one-stop shop for all class-related skills, talents, and changes that are going to be released with the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
Let's begin, shall we?
World of Warcraft's Premiere Hero Class, the Death Knights, have long been the focus of leaks and speculation. Here is what we know about them:
Starting Zone: New Death Knights will start, appropriately, in a new zone, the North Plaguelands. Here players will learn mastery over their Knights' new skills and abilities, and learn the spells to summon their mounts, Deathchargers.
- Death Knights will use Runes and Runic Energy to wield their potent powers of Unholy, Death, and Frost.
- Runes will be akin to Energy used by Rogues and Feral Druids, while Runic Power will be built up by using these runes, in a manner similar to how Warriors and Feral Druids in Bear form build Rage.
- We also know that a Death Knights will apply Runes to their blades before going into battle, and can have 6 Runes "equipped." Individual runes themselves will have a 10-second cooldown, making Death Knight gameplay new and challenging.
Druids of all roles and specifications are, it seems, getting some love from Blizzard devs.
- Entangling Roots will be usable indoors, opening up a world of crowd control possibilities.
- Shaman changes are going to benefit druids, too. Windfury will now proc for Feral Druids in their animal forms. While not a huge deal, as Windfury tends to work better on weapons that are slower, it's still nice.
- Dire Cat Form! While information on this is, as of now, limited, it HAS been confirmed that Druids will get a Dire Cat Form. Woot, anyone?!
- More Pet Diversity! WotLK will see a paradigm shift from the old notion of pets. No longer will Cats, Ravagers, etc., be annoyingly ubiquitous. Blizzard has announced that pets, like their masters, will have mini-talent trees.
One for Tanking, one for DPS, and one as a Utility Tree. This, in theory, will enable Tank-type pets like Turtles and Bears and Boars be more effective with DPS, and make DPS-type pets be better for Tanking. It remains to be seen whether or not the Tank tree will make Hunter pets more viable as 5-man tanks, but it will allow DPS-focused Pets to be more effective at holding aggro and soaking up damage in solo situations.
Our dress-clad, stick-weilding friends haven't gone unnoticed by Blizzard devs, it would appear.
- It would also appear that Mages are going to reassume their role as huge, AE damage-dealers. Many mages have complained that, in the beginning, they were supposed to be the creme-de-la creme of AE damage, but quickly had that honour usurped by Warlocks, with Seed of Corruption.
- Frostfire Bolt. A bolt of elemental fury flies towards the crowd of ghouls, burning and chilling them on impact in a torrent of frost and flame. Wow.
- Plate-wearing, 2-handed weapon-weilding musclemen and women rejoice, because Retribution Paladins are getting some love. As many people are aware, Retribution Paladins are, at the moment, laughable DPS and nearly impossible to gear. This, supposedly, will change with the advent of the new expansion. Itemization is supposed to be improved for Retribution Paladins.
- Hand of Purity. This spell will work similarly to a Priest's Prayer of Mending spell. Anyone who knows anything about healing as a Holy Paladin will tell you this is a nice change, as Paladin healing is largely just spamming two buttons.
Holy, Discipline, Shadow, you name it, Clerical Heroes of every type are getting some love.
- Divine Hymn, a skill that gives everyone in the Priest's party a Buff that causes Attacks done to them to cause the attacker to be put in a 20 second sleep. The Divine Hymn buff has a duration of 10 seconds, and a 10 minute cooldown.
- It's starting to seem like everyone and their uncle is going to have more AE damage, and Face-melting Shadow Priests are no exception. Mind Sear is an explosion of Shadow Magic that stems from an enemy target, that causes Shadow Damage to all targets within 10 yards of the enemy being targeted by Mind Sear.
- Cooldowns have been reduced left and right! Lightwell's c/d is now 5 minutes, Pain Suppression has been reduced to 3 minutes, Power Infusion to 2.
- Sap has been improved. It now effects a large amount of monster-types, rather than just Humanoids. Beasts, Demons, and Dragonkin can look forward to having their skulls knocked around by our skulking friends in leather.
- Fan of Knives! If anyone has played Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, they will likely remember this skill used by the Night Elf Warden hero. In WCIII:TFT, this skill was an AE attack that sent knives out from the caster, affecting all nearby enemies. I think we can expect a similar result from using this skill in WoW:WotLK.
- Poisons galore. The Assassination Tree has tons of new talents to augment the effects of poisons. Voila!:
* Master Poisoner: Reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted by 5/10% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects by an 25/50%.
* Deadened Nerves: Reduces all damage taken by 1/2/3/4/5% (instead of all physical damage).
* Fleet Footed: Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 25/50% and increases your movement speed by 8/16%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
* Vile Poisons: Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 7%/14%/20% and gives your poisons an additional 10%/20%/30% chance to resist dispel effects. * Improved Poisons: Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 5%/10%/15%/20%/25%. (Increased from 2% per rank)- Murder Spree. This skill is as violent and scary as it sounds. Basically, your rogue teleports around, attacking targets with both weapons. Effects up to 5 targets.
These folk are getting a TON of buffs. And Light knows, they need it.
- Hex. That's right, much like Fan of Knives, the Hex skill used by the Troll Shadow Hunter hero unit in WCIII:TFT has come to WoW. Well, to be fair, it had been in WoW before, as an NPC skill, but now it's come to player characters. Hex will function as an emergency CC, and be pretty potent in PvP.
- Earthliving Weapon. Restoration Shamans rejoice, you now have a Weapon skill to apply to your Shards of Virtue! Earthliving Weapon will increase bonus healing. In addition, Flametongue will increase spell damage. Earthliving Weapon replaces Rockbiter Weapon, though.
- Windfury Totem: The effect is no longer a weapon enchant. It now provides a buff giving the same effect, the end result being that it now stacks with poisions, sharpening stones and also, like I mentioned in the Druid section, works for druid feral forms.
- Many totem's effects are being combined (e.g. Grace of Air and Strength of Earth into a single totem).
- Totems will now effect all nearby raid members instead of being confined to party members.
- Heroism/Bloodlust will affect all raid members nearby in the same way as totem changes. 25 gigantic, epicced characters = Awesome.
- Metamorphosis! Zomg! Keeping with the theme of importing WCIII skills, Blizzard devs have enabled Warlocks to use the skill that WCIII Demon Hunters got a Level 6: Turning into a Demon themselves. This skill will dismiss the Warlock's pet, give the 'lock a slew of unique skills, will last for only a short time, and totally kick ass.
- Cripple: Cripples the target, reducing movement speed by 75%, silencing the target. Cripple causes the target to be immune to physical attacks, but still vulnerable to spells. Lasts 20 sec. Only 1 target can be crippled at a time. Insane PvP potency.
- Demonic Empowerment: Grants the Warlock's summoned demon Empowerment. (31 point)
* Succubus - Instantly vanishes, turning the Succubus invisible and restoring it's health to 100%. The vanish effect removes all stuns, snares and movement impairing effects from the Succubus.
* Voidwalker - Increases the Voidwalker's health by 20%, and it's threat generated from spells and attacks by 20%.
* Imp - Increases the Imp's damage by 20% and chance to critically hit with spells by 20%.
* Felguard - Increases the Felguard's attack speed by 20% and breaks all stun, snare and movement impairing effects and makes your Fel Guard immune to them.
*Felhunter - Resets all the Felhunter's cooldowns.
- Demonic Circle: Summon & Demonic Circle: Teleport. Uther's jock strap! This sounds awesome. Demonic Circle: Summon creates a Demonic Circle at your feet. Then, Demonic Circle: Teleport then teleports the Warlock back to the Demonic Circle he summoned. I can think of a million uses for this.
Honestly, Titan's Grip says enough for Warriors. I'm not even kidding. Basically, Warriors will be able to, with this talent, Dual-wield 2-handed Weapons. 'Nuff said.
Diablo III Announced at Blizzard's WWI!
The amount of news that has been released at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational is staggering! That being said, I will do my best to cover it as thoroughly as one amateur, World of Warcraft-focused blogger can.
Perhaps the most exciting news is unrelated to WoW: Diablo III has been announced! While it is in extremely EARLY stages of production, it is exciting to hear that Blizzard hasn't given up on the Diablo franchise. For those of you who don't know, Diablo is Blizzard's flagship horror-based, hack-'n'-slash RPG. In the previous games, players took the role as humans of varying classes, caught in the middle of a war between celestial, angelic hosts and hordes of monstrous, Hell-spawned demons.
As of now, quite a bit of information has been released regarding Diablo III. There is a 20-minute gameplay video, a thematic cinematic video, and, for the Diablo Lore-nerds, the Journals of Deckard Cain, last of the Horadrim, are available for perusing. Also, two classes have been announced. An old veteran in the wars between good and evil, the brutish Barbarian is ready to combat what ever evils we will face in D3. Along with him comes the announcement of the enigmatic new class, the Witch Doctor. As of now, all we know of the Witch Doctor is that he'll use spells and pets. He sounds to me like a cross between a WoW shaman and a Diablo II Necromancer or Druid, but we'll just have to see.
If you'd like to check out the Diablo III information yourself, check out the offical site.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
WoW Radio+WoW Insider= ?
WoW Insider: Perhaps THE greatest WoW blog on the interwebz. Not counting, of course, the Night's Watch.
Together, they bring you... THE WOW INSIDER SHOW! Everyone should go listen at the WoW Radio site tomorrow at 3:30pm EST, or 4:30pm if you're in the AST zone like myself. Basically, it's an hour or more of sheer awesomeness, and it will keep you tied over until The Night's Watch's podcast is out and ready for your listening pleasure!
The Dreaded PuG!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Moar Lore! #1: Teron Gorefiend
In the spirit of WoW Insider's Know Your Lore column, and Illidarian of Epic Dolls' Lore segment, we at the Night's Watch have decided to do our own lore segment. A shameless rip-off? Maybe.
Haha, actually, the lore of WoW is perhaps my favourite aspect of the game. I've read all the novels, completed every Warcraft campaign, and even taken a gander at some of the RPG books. The only aspect of WoW lore I haven't completely immersed myself in is the graphic novel. Not to sound like an elitist, but I know my lore. So, while this may seem like a bootlegged version of the wonderfully entertaining lore resources listed above, it's kind of not because, for me, WoW without lore just ain't WoW.
Our subject for the premier installment of Moar Lore! is, in honor of Wrath of the Lich King and the news announced regarding it, is none other than the Warcraft universe's first Death Knight, Teron Gorefiend.
Before his death, or un-death as it may be, Teron Gorefiend was one of Gul'dan's acolytes, the first orc warlocks. A member of the Shadow Council, Gul'dan's underground gang of Shadow magic-casting baddies, who ruled the First Horde from behind the scenes, Teron Gorefiend was notoriously vicious. Like his mentor, Gul'dan, Gorefiend was a member of the Shadowmoon Clan, a distinction that was soon meaningless when the orcs were amalgamated into one mighty Horde.
In the Horde attacks on the Temple of Karabor, now called the Black Temple, Gorefiend rounded up captive draenei and slaughtered them mercilessly, and dishonourbly, outside of combat. Hey, don't be so surprised, the dude's name is "Gorefiend," of course he's nasty.
As a member of the Shadow Council, Gorefiend was instrumental in such events like the orchestrated assassination of King Llane Wrynn, the king of Stormwind at the time.
Soon, though, the Shadow Council collapsed, and Gorefiend went with it. Gul'dan was thrust into a comatose state after trying to pry into Medivh's mind. The noble orc, Orgrim Doomhammer, who gives his name to Orgrimmar, slaughtered the Shadow Council's puppet Warchief, Blackhand, and eventually, the majority of the Shadow Council itself.
Gul'dan soon awoke from his coma, to find his precious Council, Gorefiend included, destroyed. Always the cowardly syncophant, Gul'dan grovelled for his life, begging Doomhammer to spare him, and offering him powerful Shadow Magic with which Doomhammer could destroy the Alliance. Reluctantly, Doomhammer agreed.
To appease Doomhammer, Gul'dan used his talents to place the souls of dead orc warlocks into the bodies of fallen human knights. Now, Gorefiend's soul stone might have been on c/d, but he soon got a rez, in the form of the first reanimated knight, or, as we now know them, Death Knights. As the first, Gorefiend was in command of the other Death Knight's that were spawned. These new, fierce warriors were a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, bringing the Horde many victories.
At the outbreak of the Second War, the Death Knights were still kickin'. However, due to factors like poor leadership, the Horde got trounced, and, figurative tails between their legs, the majority of the Death Knights summarily bubble-hearthed back to Shadowmoon Valley.
Following the Second War, the Gorefiend and his Knights were given a new task. Ner'zhul, desperate to create more portals into Azeroth, asked Teron Gorefiend to lead Death Knight 25-mans into Azeroth to collect a bevy of artifacts with which to open more portals.
One such item was the Eye of Dalaran, a magical device used by the mages of Dalaran to focus their magics and defend their kingdom. Teron and his Death Knights attempted to capture the Eye, but failed. Desperate, Ner'zhul opened the portal anyway. Without the stabilization of the Eye of Dalaran, the portal ripped Draenor to shreds, turning the once beautiful orc homeworld into what is now the Outlands.
Now, no one knows what became of Gorefiend between the Second War and the Burning Crusade, except for that he died again. Gorefiend needs to learn to watch his aggro. At any rate, in the Burning Crusade, players hear about Gorefiend once more. Apparently, there are whispers in the Shadowmoon Valley's that his spirit still exists, haunting the valley. The Alliance and Horde both send, us, the adventurers, to investigate. Once spirit informs the adventurer that Gorefiend killed his Death Knights and himself, out of shame. The spirit also asks you to go collect three relics of the late Death Knight; his armor, his truncheon, and his cloak. Upon gathering these items, the spirit goes, "LOL!" and reveals itself as Gorefiend. Gorefiend equips his three epix and then possesses your character. Sweet? I know!
Any way, once Gorefiend "possesses" your character (*cough* gives you a pet bar), his jailor, the Draenei Vindicator Karsius the Ancient Watcher spawns, and epicness ensues. You and Gorefiend summarily wtfpwn Karsius, and Gorefiend, like a guild vault ninja on acid, rides off into the sunset, giggling about what a noob you are.
Down-trodden and humiliated, you return to your Shadowmoon Valley quest hub, be it Shadowmoon Village or Wildhammer Stronghold, and get told off by the quest-givers for your stupidity. They then give you a quest to kill Teron Gorefiend, which is easily done if you're in a Black Temple raiding guild. That's right, Gorefiend, in the final chapter of his life, joins Illidan and awaits in the Black Temple, his bag of epics in hand, for the noobs who released him to show up for one more showdown...
Mother's Day Barrens Bonanza!
Hey everyone! Long time, no post. Real sorry about that, we'll be working more dilligently in the future to post more frequently than we have been.
There is a LOAD of Wrath of the Lich King news out now. Blizzard really let everything all hang out the past few days, and the Night's Watch is your place to learn it all, concise and and ready for readin'.
But that's not what I'm here to post about this morning. This is just a silly little topic I thought I'd bring up. Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to celebrate Mother's Day in style, with the guild It Came From the Blog, a project of the renown blog (and inspiration to The Night's Watch) WoW Insider.
Essentially, what everyone did was create a female orc at level one, with a name with some variation of "mother" in it. I was Yermum, the fearsome, level 1 Orc Warlock. We had a marvelous mommy parade from The Valley of Trials all the way to the place where mothers are mentioned most: The Barrens. Once at the Crossroads, we told hilarious (yet PG and polite) "Your mother" jokes, line-danced in the streets, had our photos snapped by Mutti, WoW Insider blogger Robin Torres' orc shaman ("mutti" being the Polish word for mother.) Finally, we ended the day with a spontaneous, eerie maternal death cult, by running into a pond as a train, where we then summarily drowned. =\ Not sure why we did that last bit, but it was definately an all around good time.
If you'd like to get involved with events like this, head on over to the Zangarmarsh US server (Horde side) and /who "It Came From the Blog." You do not need to completely reroll on the server, instead the guild is more for silly events like this one. Another way to get in contact with ICFTB is to search WoW Insider for the posts about the guild and its antics. And, as always, while you're at WoW Insider, be sure to read some of the articles =]
/pimp WoW Insider.
Like I said though, all in all a good way to spend Mother's Day in Azeroth.
Keep checking in to The Night's Watch regularly for all things World of Warcraft, and expect the premiere episode of the podcast soon, as well as some WotLK news and updates, soaked up from other blogs and regurgitated onto this one by yours truly.


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Nothing can discourage a new hunter, or a seasoned sportsman, quicker than a miserable hunt. Unexpected weather, poor planning and lack of equipment can all lead to a hunt that, well, didn't seem worth leaving the truck for.
We've compiled some tips that may not ensure harvesting yourdream buck, but will make sure you arrive home safe, warm and in one piece.
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