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Religious Justifications for Oppression: A Brief U.S. History
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Throughout the ages, individuals and organizations have employed "religion" to justify the marginalization, harassment, denial of rights, persecution, and oppression of entire groups of people based on their social identities. At various historical periods, people have applied these texts, sometimes taken in tandem, and at other times used selectively, to establish and maintain hierarchical positions of power, domination, and privilege over individuals and groups targeted by these texts and tenets.
Proponents of the so-called "Religious Freedom Restoration Acts" (RFRA) recently passed in states like Indiana and Arkansas argue that these laws promote religious freedoms and freedom of speech – two tenets already covered by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court opened the flood gates for the enactment of new and enhanced RFRA laws in its 2014 decision Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. While human and civil rights anti-discrimination laws primarily have never covered bone fide religious institutions, the Hobby Lobby ruling extended such exemptions to "closely held" (where no ready market exists for the trading of stock shares) for-profit corporations when these owners claim that to follow anti-discrimination statutes would violate their religious beliefs.


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But one top Gazprom executive said shale gas will actually help the country in the long run. Sergei Komlev, the head of export contracts and pricing, acknowledged the recent disruptions but predicted that the U.S. fuels wouldn't make their way to Europe on any important scale.
"Although we heard that the motive of these activities was to decrease dependence of certain countries on Gazprom gas, the end results of these efforts will be utterly favorable to us," Komlev wrote in an email to the AP. "The reason for remaining tranquil is that we do not expect the currently abnormally low prices in the USA to last for long."
In other words, if the marketplace for natural gas expands, Russia will have even more potential customers because it has tremendous reserves.
Komlev even thanked the U.S. for taking the role of "shale gas global lobbyist" and said Gazprom believes natural gas is more environmentally friendly than other fossil fuels.
"Gazprom group generally views shale gas as a great gift to the industry," he wrote. When natural gas prices rise, "it will make the U.S. plans to become a major gas exporter questionable."
Whether exports happen involves a dizzying mix of math, politics and marketplaces, along with the fact that U.S. natural gas companies — and their shareholders — want prices to rise, too.
James Diemer, an executive vice president for Pace Global, an international consulting company based in Virginia, believes that shale gas costs more to extract than the current market price. Pace, which recently released a report called "Shale Gas: The Numbers vs. The Hype," has been studying shale gas for Gazprom and other clients.
"The capital will stop flowing" to U.S. shale gas, and the price will go up, Diemer predicted. He would not divulge the kind of work Pace is doing for Gazprom. Pace is owned by Siemens, a German company.
Pace's work for Gazprom has raised some eyebrows in Washington, and Hill noted that industry watchers in Europe already believe Russia is bankrolling environmental groups that are loudly opposing plans for fracking in Europe, which could cut down on Russia's natural gas market.
"I've heard a lot of rumors that the Russians were funding this. I have no proof whatsoever," she said, noting that many critics give the rumors credence because Gazprom owns media companies throughout Russia and Europe that have run stories examining the environmental risks of fracking.
Gazprom dismissed such conspiracy theories, saying that "nothing could be more out of touch with Gazprom's inherent interests," because the shale boom promotes gas as an abundant, affordable energy source.
Many U.S. media outlets, including the AP, have run stories about shale gas and the environment. Regulators contend that overall, water and air pollution problems are rare, but environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn't been enough research.
U.S. energy companies are eager to export natural gas products. The issue is sensitive enough that the Obama administration has delayed a decision on export permits until after the election. In April, the Sierra Club sued to block one plan for exports, saying it would drive up the cost of domestic natural gas and lead to environmental damage.
But just the potential for exports could allow others to seek lower prices from Russia, said Kenneth Medlock III of the James Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston.
"It changes the position at the bargaining table for everybody," Medlock said. "You stack all that up, and you start to realize, 'Wow.'"
There's one enormous unknown with the shale gas bounty in the U.S., Hill said. Unlike in Russia and some other countries, neither the government nor any one private company can really control or direct it.
"The question is, can the U.S. do what the Russians do, which is use this as a political tool?" she said.
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About Jeff Masters
Dr. Masters co-founded wunderground in 1995. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990. Co-blogging with him: Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 4:15 PM GMT on July 27, 2005
The tropics remain relatively quiet. Franklin, who keeps saying "I'm not dead yet!", continues to stagger along as a bare minimal tropical storm. The two tropical waves I pointed out yesterday are still looking interesting, particularly the one closer to the Leeward Islands. This wave has a very broad circulation now, although it still lacks much in the way of convection. I'll talk more about these waves if they start to show more organization.
I'd also like to mention that the comments to this blog have gotten too excessive to be of value for the majority of our readers. I encourage those of you who are trying to set a record for a high number of posts to resist that urge. It is difficult for people to find some useful URL or question that needs answering, due to the large number of posts. However, I am pleased with the general tone of all the posts; flame wars have not been a problem. Thanks. On to today's topic--
Will Emily's name get retired?
Hurricanes began getting names in 1950, when the U.S. Weather Bureau began using the phonetic alphabet (Able-Baker-Charlie). In 1953, womens names were substituted, and in 1979, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the U.S. National Weather Service switched to a list of names that also included men's names. The current list of names recycles every six years, unless a hurricane gets its name retired. Any nation impacted by a severe hurricane can lobby the WMO to have the name of that hurricane retired. From 1950 - 2004, 62 hurricanes have had their names retired. The list includes one tropical storm, Allison of 2001, that caused billions in damage from its heavy rains. Only one hurricane has had its name retired in the Eastern Pacific--Hurricane Kenna of 2002, which hit Mexico.
The storm with the most appearances so far is Arlene, which has appeared nine times: 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, and will come again in 2011. It took Emily five tries to have her name retired, and I'm sure the WMO will retire both Emily and Dennis of 2005. These will be the only July hurricanes to ever have their name retired. One June storm, Audrey of 1957, had her name retired.
Below is a list of Atlantic Ocean retired names, the years the hurricanes occurred, and the areas they affected. Keep in mind that a large number of destructive storms occurred before naming began in 1950, and are not included on this list. I'll add a link for this list to the tropical page.
Jeff Masters
Atlantic Storms Retired Into Hurricane History
Emily (2005): Grenada, Mexico
Dennis (2005): Cuba, Florida
Jeanne (2004): Florida
Ivan (2004): Grenada, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Alabama, Florida
Frances (2004): Florida
Charley (2004): Cuba, Florida
Juan (2003): Nova Scotia
Isabel (2003): North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Fabian (2003): Bermuda
Lili (2002): Cuba, Louisiana
Isidore (2002): Cuba, Mexico, Louisiana
Michelle (2001): Cuba, Bahamas
Iris (2001): Belize
Allison (2001): Texas
Keith (2000): Belize, Mexico
Lenny (1999): Virgin Islands, St. Maartin/St. Martin, Anguilla
Floyd (1999): North Carolina
Mitch (1998): Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras
Georges (1998): Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispanolia, Cuba, Mississippi
Hortense (1996): Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Fran (1996): North Carolina
Cesar (1996): Nicaragua
Roxanne (1995): Mexico
Opal (1995): Florida
Marilyn (1995): Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands
Luis (1995): Leeward Islands
Andrew (1992): Bahamas, South Florida, Louisiana
Bob (1991): North Carolina, Northeast U.S.
Klaus (1990): Martinique
Diana (1990): Mexico
Hugo (1989): Antilles, South Carolina
Joan (1988): Curacao, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua (Crossed into the Pacific)
Gilbert (1988): Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Gloria (1985): North Carolina, Northeast U.S.
Elena (1985): Mississippi, Alabama, Western Florida
Alicia (1983): North Texas
Allen (1980): Antilles, Mexico, South Texas
Frederic (1979): Alabama and Mississippi
David (1979): Lesser Antilles, Hispa�ola, Florida and Eastern U.S.
Anita (1977): Mexico
Eloise (1975): Antilles, Northwest Florida, Alabama
Fifi (1974): Honduras, Guatemala
Agnes (1972): Florida, Northeast U.S.
Celia (1970): South Texas
Camille (1969): Mississipi
Beulah (1967): Antilles, Mexico, South Texas
Inez (1966): Lesser Antilles, Hispanola, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mexico
Betsy (1965): Bahamas, Southeast Florida, Southeast Louisiana
Dora (1964): Northeast Florida
Cleo (1964): Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Cuba, Southeast Florida
Hilda (1964): Louisiana
Flora (1963): Haiti, Cuba
Hattie (1961): Belize, Guatemala
Carla (1961): Texas
Donna (1960): Bahamas, Florida and Eastern U.S.
Gracie (1959): Bahamas, South Carolina
Audrey (1957): Louisiana, North Texas
Janet (1955): Lesser Antilles, Belize, Mexico
Ione (1955): North Carolina
Diane (1955): Mid-Atlantic U.S, Northeast U.S.
Connie (1955): North Carolina
Hazel (1954): Antilles, North and South Carolina
Edna (1954): Massachusetts
Carol (1954): Northeast U.S.
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Smith, E. and Hamilton-Taylor, John and Davison, William and Fullwood, Nigel J. and McGrath, M. (2004) The effect of humic substances on barite precipitation-dissolution behaviour in natural and synthetic lake waters. Chemical Geology, 207 (1-2). pp. 81-89. ISSN 0009-2541
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Controlled laboratory (4°C) experiments were undertaken of barite precipitation and dissolution in natural (filtered and unfiltered samples from Esthwaite Water, UK) and synthetic (with and without added humic and fulvic acids) lake waters. The ion activity products (IAP = {Ba2+}{SO4 2-}) for the dissolution and precipitation experiments in synthetic lake waters, with no added humic substances (HS), and for the dissolution experiment in the filtered natural water reached a common equilibrium -log10 IAP value of 9.67 ± 0.04 (n=10). The IAP values for the precipitation experiments in filtered and unfiltered natural water and in synthetic lake water, with added HS, indicated that the solutions remained highly supersaturated throughout. The degree of supersaturation was the same irrespective of the nature of the HS (fulvic or humic acid) and its concentration (1 or 5 mg/L). The two contrasting saturation states observed overall in the precipitation experiments were reflected in the nature of the resulting barite phases. In synthetic lake water with no added HS, the barite was present as large (7-15 μm) euhedral crystals, whereas in filtered natural water and synthetic water with added HS, particles were far less abundant and occurred exclusively as discrete 1-μm spherulites. The observed state of supersaturation in the experiments in natural water and in synthetic lake water with added HS is attributed to crystal-growth inhibition, due to adsorption of HS to the spherulite surfaces. Our results support the view that natural barite precipitation in Esthwaite Water occurs through direct biological mediation. The results also indicate that dissolved HS will generally inhibit extracellular barite precipitation in (supersaturated) freshwater systems.
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Durin's Stone by matejcadilWatch
©2012-2016 matejcadil
"They rose and looked about them. Northward the dale ran up into a glen of shadows between two great arms of the mountains, above which three white peaks were shining: Celebdil, Fanuidhol, Caradhras. the Mountains of Moria. At the head of the glen a torrent flowed like a white lace over an endless ladder of short falls, and a mist of foam hung in the air about the mountains' feet.
`Yonder is the Dimrill Stair,' said Aragorn, pointing to the falls. 'Down the deep-cloven way that climbs beside the torrent we should have come, if fortune had been kinder.'
`Or Caradhras less cruel,' said Gimli. `There he stands smiling in the sun! ' He shook his fist at the furthest of the snow-capped peaks and turned away.
To the east the outflung arm of the mountains marched to a sudden end, and far lands could be descried beyond them, wide and vague. To the south the Misty Mountains receded endlessly as far as sight could reach. Less than a mile away, and a little below them, for they still stood high up on the west side of the dale, there lay a mere. It was long and oval, shaped like a great spear-head thrust deep into the northern glen; but its southern end was beyond the shadows under the sunlit sky. Yet its waters were dark: a deep blue like clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room. Its face was still and unruffled. About it lay a smooth sward, shelving down on all sides to its bare unbroken rim.
`There lies the Mirrormere, deep Kheled-zâram! ' said Gimli sadly. `I remember that he said:
"May you have joy of the sight! But we cannot linger there." Now long shall I journey ere I have joy again. It is I that must hasten away, and he that must remain.'
The Company now went down the road from the Gates. It was rough and broken, fading to a winding track between heather and whin that thrust amid the cracking stones. But still it could be seen that once long ago a great paved way had wound upwards from the lowlands of the Dwarf-kingdom.
In places there were ruined works of stone beside the path, and mounds of green topped with slender birches, or fir-trees sighing in the wind. An eastward bend led them hard by the sward of Mirrormere, and there not far from the roadside stood a single column broken at the top.
'That is Durin's Stone! ' cried Gimli. `I cannot pass without turning aside for a moment to look at the wonder of the dale! '
`Be swift then! ' said Aragorn, looking back towards the Gates. `The Sun sinks early. The Orcs will not, maybe, come out till after dusk, but we must be far away before nightfall. The Moon is almost spent, and it will be dark tonight.'
'Come with me, Frodo! ' cried the dwarf, springing from the road. `I would not have you go without seeing Kheled-zâram.' He ran down the long green slope. Frodo followed slowly, drawn by the still blue water in spite of hurt and weariness; Sam came up behind.
Beside the standing stone Gimli halted and looked up. It was cracked and weather-worn, and the faint runes upon its side could not be read. `This pillar marks the spot where Durin first looked in the Mirrormere,' said the dwarf. 'Let us look ourselves once, ere we go!'
They stooped over the dark water. At first they could see nothing. Then slowly they saw the forms of the encircling mountains mirrored in a profound blue, and the peaks were like plumes of white flame above them; beyond there was a space of sky. There like jewels sunk in the deep shone glinting stars, though sunlight was in the sky above. Of their own stooping forms no shadow could be seen.
'O Kheled-zâram fair and wonderful! ' said Gimli. `There lies the Crown of Durin till he wakes. Farewell! ' He bowed, and turned away, and hastened back up the green-sward to the road again."
coloured pencils
Just like my earlier picture Uninvited Guest, I made it for a Czech illustrators' website Projekt ilustrace, for October monthly contest "The Fellowship of the Ring" (the theme was to be any scene from that book, not necessarily the Fellowship itself). As a Tolkien artist I couldn't have missed it.
If you like my Tolkien-related art, look at my related journal or gallery folder.
But you can find even more of my pictures on my website Angrenost.cz. It's in Czech, but you can still look over the gallery of illustrations. Enjoy!
beautiful and the background is amazing
your version of mirrormere is so beautiful.
very great !!!
very great !!!
I love the colours and details here. Beautiful work!
a memory in the mirror lake
Love it
Once again you prove a master of the landscapes in Middle-Earth; it's easy to see why poor Balin was so enraptured by the mirrored waters of Kheled-Zaram when one looks at your depiction of them.
It is a near perfect match of my mental image too
I just finished reading this part and this was a great drawing to see afterwards! Wonderful drawing
I'm really glad to hear that! I did few real illustrations of particular scenes from the books (most of my Tolkien-inspired pictures are just places described in the book) but I'm quite glad with how this one turned out, it feels the right way for me and I'm glad to see others like it too!
I was hoping to find some artwork of the Dimrill Dale and turns out you've got one of the only ones, and it happens to be just as I'd imagined it. Great job!
Thanks a lot, I'm always glad to find out that my artwork match someone else's taste...
No problem! You're way better with colored pencils than I am. I feel that there are so many places in Middle Earth still waiting to be brought to life. The Dimrill Dale is one such place and I'm glad you did it. Feels so peaceful, as it was in the book after the tragedy in Moria.
Pleasure to hear that! I like to draw places and characters which are not well known or often depicted....
Very stunning, and there is a story too.
I don't think I've seen any illustrations of the Dimrill Dale before, but I love it! You've done a wonderful job of brining the beauty of Tolkien's writitng into this picture. I especially like the mountains
Thank you! I have seen some (I found them when I was doing some research for this picture), but not much, and not this exact scene...
Oh, the blue, the green, the grey... *-*
Heartbreakingly beautiful landscape. I like so much this scene in the book.
The texture of the hills, the grass and the stone are great. (Only the water looks a little strange for me, but not to disturbing.)
The texture of the hills, the grass and the stone are great. (Only the water looks a little strange for me, but not to disturbing.)
holy shit the background 0_0
Very nice! Great colours in the background the Durins stone very detailed.
Excellent! In fact, you have imagined this scene almost exactly as I did - thank you for sharing this with us!
This is a really good drawing! Love the mood.
Sorry, Clumsy fingers. I wouldn't make Gimli wider. The fact dwarfs are strong not necessarily means they're inflated. Alan Lee's dwarfs are quite slender...
Thanks a lot for your thoughtful comment!
Maybe I had subconsciously the same opinion as you. When I think about it, I'm really not sure, how slender or bulky they should be...
Maybe I had subconsciously the same opinion as you. When I think about it, I'm really not sure, how slender or bulky they should be...
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lyre pony by WhiteDove-CreationsWatch
©2012-2016 WhiteDove-Creations
I have had several request to make a pony. So here she is. She has a magnet in her mouth and her own lyre.
She will be up for sale soon. I will post a link
She is on ebay, here is the link:
She will be up for sale soon. I will post a link
She is on ebay, here is the link:
That is amazing!
awesome! how did u make this
do u havea tutorial?
do u havea tutorial?
I don't, what would you like to know
Lyre is a cute touch!
Her name is lyra!
I know, but I was having a problem with Hasbro so I changed all the ponies names. A lyre is what she is holding
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable! I wish she had more screen time in MLP
How did you attach the mane to the head?
It looks like that sent twice, I'm sorry.
Holy girl Over 700$ Congrats!
In the infamous words of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, I love love love her!
So PERFECT ... SO BEUTIFUL ;_; you are a GOD!!!
delete or hide my old comment please, had the tab up and my kids posted it. didnt realize I had 2 tabs open and already posted my other comment. Thank you for the pricing on commisions
Awesome! I think they're cute. :3
We totally need a Bon Bon now.
Oh god, how cute! /)°3°(\
... how about a sitting version?
... how about a sitting version?
I sincerely wish I could commission this Lyra. She's my favorite pony. Amazingly beautiful.
I never ceased to be amazed at what people are willing to pay. Still, excellent work. Want. *sad face* How long do these take you to make?
That is amazing
Great work as always, although I could never afford one, its great to see all the quality creations this fandom produces
I agree, there are many really good artist in this fandom
This is very very very well made, love it<3 is the pattern available anywhere?
I am sorry , but no. I make my own patterns, but there are some free patterns here on DA. Thanks
Wow, the price exploded. I expected nothing less.
my dear your plushies are the most awesome and cutest things i have ever seen. i know i may have told you this before but as it true no harm in saying it again
Ye will be a millionaire in no time.


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Connecting with friends on Facebook or through texting makes it easier for teens to socialize but it also makes it easier for them to be cruel to one another. They don't have to be big or strong. All they need is a computer or a phone to become a cyberbully.
Bullying is of course not new. Kids have been tormenting each other for time immemorial. For proof, look no further than Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, whose themes of jealousy, revenge, and romance resonate with most teens today. From April 26-28, READ, Weekly Reader's literary magazine, is tackling the issue of cyberbullying with an inventive and engaging production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. (Weekly Reader is a sister company of Reader's Digest. Get full details on this social media theater production below. ) Taking place entirely on Facebook, the performance will highlight the emotions and situations confronting today's teens.
Of course, bullying has evolved from Shakespeare's time. Cyberbullying is particularly pernicious because it allows the bully to follow your child home, even into his or her bedroom. Often, the victim feels there's nowhere to hide from the harassment. While parents should be the one place children can go for comfort and help when bad things happen, on or offline, many kids avoid telling their parents about bullying for fear that involving them will make the situation worse. Here are some guidelines for parents to help their children cope with bullying:
Listen to your child. Encourage her to talk about life at school, other kids, her bus ride, and bullying incidents. Listening is more important than talking.
Do not blame your child. Reassure him that it is not his fault that he's been bullied. Tell him you are on his side.
Do not threaten to take away your child's computer or phone. Doing this will only discourage your child from talking to you.
Ask your child what she wants you to do. For example, does she want you to just listen? Does she want you to listen and offer advice?
Ask your child what he'd like to happen next. But don't make any guarantees of specific actions. Focus on positive outcomes rather than merely commiserating with your child.
Do not minimize what happened. The emotional pain of bullying can be severe. Take your child's feelings seriously.
Call your child's teacher/school to let them know what happened. Other adults need to be aware of what is going on, and watch out for future incidents.
Tell your child not to respond to cyberbullying threats or comments online. But do not delete them. Print them out, as they are proof that your child was bullied.
If your child receives threats of physical violence or if the bullying escalates, call the police.
Much Ado About Nothing: A social media theater production
From April 26-28, the Weekly Reader literary magazine READ is putting on a groundbreaking performance of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing. The entire performance will take place on Facebook. Beginning at 4 p.m. (EST) and running over the course of three days, the action will unfold as characters update their Facebook feeds. Audience members also will have the chance to interact with the performers by commenting on their wall posts. This unique production is produced by READ and The Ophelia Project, a non-profit which works to support youth and adults "affected by relational and other non-physical forms of aggression." The play is being staged to highlight Much Ado's all-too-contemporary themes, especially how rumor, innuendo, and vicious lies can wreak havoc on young people's lives. Learn more about the performance, and view a teaser video for the play, at the Weekly Reader web site.
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Wetlands day comes more than once a year for Duntroon
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The Wetlands group, which comes under the umbrella of the
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membership drawn from all corners of the North Otago township
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The wetlands lie between the township and the Waitaki River.
It had long been recognised as worthy of preservation and
over the years many had given generously of their advice,
time and money to make it what it was today, he said.
A core group of volunteers held regular working bees to
maintain the area. But the wider support group included
individuals, groups and larger organisations who were part of
the Duntroon and lower Waitaki community, he said.
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significantly, both with funding and advice.
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play a hands-on role in development, Mr King said. Most
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more farmers to help create and preserve wetlands.
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The Secret World Review: Think. Different.
Great storytelling and bold design choices set Funcom's latest MMO apart.
Confession: I always read quest text in MMOs. Always. As a direct consequence of that habit, I'm often left in the dust while my friends pick up a new task, click through the dialog window as quickly as possible, then dart off into the horizon toward their objectives. Can't say I blame them, though; the writing in these games sometimes seems like as much of an afterthought for the developers as it is to many players.
Personally, I'll take whatever nuggets of lore and context I can get if I'm expected to spend hundreds of hours in a fictional world. And, to be fair, storytelling in MMOs is improving, not only with respect to the quality of writing, but also in terms of narrative presentation. Just as quests replaced the free-form, player-defined goals of the earliest online RPGs, developers are gradually transforming my beloved flavor text into full-on cutscenes, in some cases complete with dialog trees and moral choices. Sounds like a fair trade to me.
Funcom's new MMORPG, The Secret World, continues along that same evolutionary path by placing a strong emphasis on characters -- not necessarily your character, who suffers from an unfortunate case of silent protagon-itis, but the various quest-givers that populate the game. Far from the exclamation-point-toting signposts that pass for NPCs in a lot of MMOs, the folks inhabiting The Secret World each have an established history, along with proper motives and goals. They're given life through a razor-sharp script, strong performances from the cast of voice actors, and cinematic framing that almost seems designed specifically to put The Old Republic's "shot, reverse-shot" camera-work on blast.
The game also gets plenty of mileage out of its unique setting. Based in a version of our own reality, The Secret World sets up the premise that just about every myth, urban legend, and conspiracy theory is actually true. As an agent of one of three secret organizations (Illuminati, Templars, and Dragon) vying to control the planet from behind the scenes, it's your duty to scope out paranormal disasters and maintain the status quo. Ostensibly, you're the only thing standing between us and coverage of Sasquatch drum circles and zombie outbreaks on the evening news.
Men in Black comes to mind. So does The X-Files, only viewed from The Smoking Man's perspective rather than Agent Mulder's. Tonally, The Secret World lies somewhere in between those two -- bleak and mysterious, but goofy when it needs to be. Nothing else in the genre really comes near this game's supreme level of weirdness, and, frankly, it's refreshing to see an MMO pull inspiration from something other than Tolkien for a change.
Recalling Funcom's roots in point-and-click adventure games like The Longest Journey, The Secret World's unusual quest design rewards observational skills over brute force. A good chunk of the missions in the game require genuine detective work -- things like cracking passwords based on subtle hints in the scenery, or deciphering riddles as a means to solve complex environmental puzzles. The developers even put together a number of websites for the fictional businesses and locations throughout The Secret World, serving as supplemental lore resources as well as offering vital clues to related quests.
Clever as these investigation-style missions can be, however, they tend to go off the rails on occasion. One of the worst offenders demands in-depth knowledge of Morse code, for example. Other tasks involve triggering a series of items in the correct order, but because those items just sit out in the open instead of inside a player-specific instance, other people in the vicinity can easily disrupt your progress. Even if some of the game's missions don't work quite as well as others, however, I still appreciate that The Secret World treats its players like adults -- brilliant, cultured adults with photographic memories, perhaps, but adults nonetheless.
Combat won't convert anyone who's previously sworn off the genre, but it's certainly competent by MMORPG standards. There are tons of meaningful choices surrounding battle, however. Because The Secret World abandons near-universal RPG conventions like player levels and classes, you're pretty much free to build your character as you see fit. In fact, it's possible to eventually obtain all 500-plus abilities in the game; although, much like in Diablo III or Guild Wars, you can only equip a combination of seven passive and seven active powers at any given time. This forces you to really analyze which skills work best with your own style of play.
It's a bit of a gamble to trust players with that degree of freedom. Then again, The Secret World basically amounts to a long series of risks on the part of the developers. This is, after all, an M-rated, subscription-based MMO with a non-fantasy setting, characters who routinely monologue for several minutes before sending you off on a mission, and quests that expect the average gamer to recognize the works of Antonio Vivaldi.
I'm kind of in love with the thing.
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This game does not deserve A ratingPosted: Aug 30, 2013 12:00AM PST by Nanbino
This review is just PR paid review. This game is pure garbage and is only hanging on by the suckers that get pulled in (like me at the time). I have purchased some bad games before, but I usually hold on to them and never have returned any. This is the only game I Would ever want to demand my cash back. Just piss poor. Read my review here:
Glad I'm not the only onePosted: Sep 27, 2012 12:00AM PST by SuperSledge
Most people I play with don't bother to read the text or listen to the story either. Pretty annoying. I like a story though so I take the extra minute to find out why I'm doing things.
Been playing since the betaPosted: Sep 11, 2012 12:00AM PST by chasewystone
Guild Wars 2 fanboy comments aside...
I think it was the game's unique setting that drew me to follow the Secret World at first. After playing it during the beta, I found myself hooked. I'm a sucker for a good story, and an even bigger sucker when I'm asked to "think" for half my quests. Sure, there are quests that point you in the right direction and highlight your target... but there's just as many quests that give you backstory and then tell you to "find it." THAT'S what keeps me hooked.
The combat may not be original, as the reviewer said, but I also agree with lomaxnoah in that I find myself moving around the field far more than I ever have.
And the skills? Oh, the SKILLS!! I am absolutely addicted with making a non-conventional set of skills work. (Elemental Magic / Blood Magic). It's been TOUGH, but well worth the work! So satisfying to construct your character from the ground up, knowing that the skillset and equipment you equip makes you unique!
I'll probably get Guild Wars 2, just because I'm curious and have been hearing good things. But will I be able to say that one is greater than the other? I highly doubt that. They're two separate games that happen to be MMO's. Secret World is a definite must (especially for Arkham Horror fans!).
Very good gamePosted: Aug 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by lomaxnoah
I have been playing this game since day one and it is great, i agree with most of the reviewer said.
I just thinK the combat in this game is very different than others mmorpgs, doing quests you can pretty much just stand still and do your rotation just like others mmorpgs, but endgame dungeon it is almost an action game, you have to keep moving, dodging stuff all the time.
The skill system is just superb.
Plus Funcom is releasing new content every months, 2 new highend dungeons last month and just announced 2 new ones for the 28th. I really believe this is a keeper.
Wait for F2P. It's more expensive than any other pay to play mmo.Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by si4uk
he story in fun while it lasts but afterwords TSW just becomes another holy trinity MMO. Currently the game no raids and it's case of repeating the last for zone xp or dungeon crawling.
The character creator is due to be finished untill aug 28th with issue 2 but combat is a badly animatied dull affair.
PvP is completely broken and the persistant warzone is often laggy mess.
As TSW is most expensice pay to play around at £11.50 a per month it is
just not worth when the likes of Rift are better and cheaper.
Think differently - Yes just don't bother with another bad effort from Funcom. More like a D+ than an A-.
ftp...yes plzPosted: Aug 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by deathadder46
I ejoyed my time playing the secret world, it made you feel like you were apart of something bigger, the fact that you have freedom to make any type of build you want is very liberating. the "Decks" provide a guide as well as new clothes for those that prefer a specific build or uncertain as to what they want. the only down sides are that aside from the look there is no difference between the 9 different weapons between the three orginization, nor is there any unique faction based missions aside from pvp. also a cash shop on top of a monthly fee thats unaceptable to me either give the players an option to buy or earn in in the quests or go free to play and keep the cash shop. I wouldnt hesitate to jump in this if it were free to play at all and honestly it would be too much of a loss to buy some of those snazzy looking outfits but not on top of a subscription. funcom has redeemed themselvs in this game, just a few little tweeks and its perfect.
Awesome Game But...Posted: Aug 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by JunaidRahman
Played for over a month.
Graphics are awesome. Especially if you're coming from WoW. Hard to accept WoW's graphics after playing TSW for a while. Needs good hardware though.
Sound is awesome, Music too
Voice acting is great. Haven't heard anything cheesy yet. Questgivers have personalities and motives which show in their dialog.
Solo questing is immersive. You want to play not to get more ability/skill points, but because you want to know what happened next in the story.
Instances are fun and bosses challenging. Nightmare mode (Heroic instances) have a gatekeeper which you have to defeat - if you can't, you can't go NM. Ensures people are ready to take on higher challenges.
But... something is missing from the game, can't put my finger on it. I lost interest after 5 weeks of playing. Subscription is active, so I plan to play some more - though the last few times I tried, I just stood in Agartha until idle timeout. Maybe I'm just used to doing that in Stormwind... I hope its just me, because the game has a lot to like.
And PvP is horrible. The zones and battlegrounds are nice but the way players are randomly put together doesn't work.
Nice one, Dustin.Posted: Aug 17, 2012 12:00AM PST by UISjackolope
This is the one MMO I'm actually considering trying. Now, if only I had a PC that was reliable enough to run games on it without locking up all the time. :/
It scares me.Posted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by Massive_Mendoza
Funcom has shit on me in the past, so it's hard for me to justify the money. Yes, it sucks that people expect free-to-play, but that's where the market is going now, and releasing a pay-to-play on a new franchise seems almost like shooting yourself in the foot.
Title of CommentPosted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by dlewbell
I'd love to have an offline, SP version. This is the closest anyone has come to tempting me on an MMO, but I don't want to pour money into a game I won't be able to play again 10 years from now.
Disagree!Posted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by Meowmers
This is why Funcom is struggling! People look at their reputation and say "screw it i'll wait till it's F2P" it's $50 on Steam right now, and the first month is free. Take a look and if you like what you see, support a daring new MMO!
If...Posted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by MechaSlinky
If it was free-to-play, I'd be all over the thing.
AgreedPosted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by llamaboy226
I'm not looking to drop the full 50 or 60 dollars they're asking either, even though it looks super interesting. It will hit free to play eventually and when it does, I hope to see ya there.
AgreedPosted: Aug 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by llamaboy226
I totally agree. It looks super intriguing and it certainly strays from the norm. It'll hit free to play pretty quickly I should think though. Especially if The Old Republic is hitting free to play soon and that had more hype than this.
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By By Amy Walker, PEO C3T, staff writerJune 30, 2014
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July, 1 2014) -- Spawned from a spreadsheet that managed warranties for the Army's protected ground satellite terminal program, the Acquisition Logistics Performance Scorecard (ALPS) has evolved into a comprehensive logistics tracking and management tool that can manage any Department of Defense (DoD) system throughout its entire lifecycle.
"ALPS becomes a birth certificate for a weapon system responsible for cradle to grave lifecycle sustainment," said Mel Pointer, Secure, Mobile, Anti-Jam, Reliable, Tactical-Terminal (SMART-T) logistics management specialist and branch chief for Product Manager Satellite Communications, assigned to Project Manager Warfighter Information Network Tactical (PM WIN-T) "It can provide an entire cradle to grave history of Army inventory."
The Army is currently redesigning the ALPS to maximize current technologies, expand capabilities and enhance Soldier's experience. The initial redesigned version was released on May 31, with full operational capability expected next fiscal year The application is improving user experience by continuing to simplify the interface to make it more intuitive, ensuring information is always just a couple of clicks away. The Army's Military Technical (MilTech) Solutions Office is providing support for the ALPS and also working to help share and expand the tool's use to other organizations beyond PM WIN-T.
"ALPS has come a long way from that original SMART-T warranty tracker," said Emerson Keslar, director of MilTech Solutions and chief information officer for the Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (C3T). "The legacy tool has been redesigned and is now more generic so it can support logistics management for any DoD system or program, supplying key logistics and acquisition data from the design stage, to fielding and sustainment, through end of life."
The Army designed ALPS to help leaders capitalize on empirical information by enabling them to quickly view extensive amounts of data and easily understand the state of a program at any given moment. The tool simplifies complex logistical data by presenting it as graphical representations that include production deliveries, Reset, fleet management, equipment locations, status of Soldier training, maintenance and equipment enhancements. Users can predict or even prevent delays and eliminate possible choke points or trouble areas to improve the sustainment of critical weapons systems.
"As a manager, data is the key -- the more data you have, the more empowered you are to make the right decisions at the right moment in time," said James Durocher, ALPS representative. "It's one thing to be overwhelmed with data contained in a variety of spreadsheets, but when you can see all that data neatly and succinctly summed up in a pie or bar chart, it is immediately understandable and invaluable."
The ALPS database was designed to simultaneously support an unlimited number of systems. Because of its flexibility, the tool can be tailored to a system's acquisition strategy and the way that it needs to be managed. It can support both singular systems like radios or system-of-systems like WIN-T, the Army's tactical communications network backbone. The dashboard also adapts to a variety of management levels, from specific system users up through higher leadership. Basic system users are only able to view data on their own systems, while leadership can view a culmination of data collected across a single or multiple supported weapons systems.
"Reports can hone in on the details of a single system, or provide an overarching big picture of an entire program," Durocher said. "Everything now starts to take on a level of continuity and consistency for leadership reporting."
Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), which provides maintenance, upgrades and other sustainment support for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) equipment, already participates in the ALPS program for work it does on SMART-Ts. Depot staff uploads data and photos on Reset, upgrades, maintenance, shipping and warranty inclusions. The ALPS allows users to view past diagnoses; the number of system failures and causes; new parts and other key information. From a diagnostic and maintenance perspective, this type of data promotes increased efficiencies in time and cost. It also reduces equipment downtime, which can affect unit readiness.
"It's one stop-shopping, like shopping at Wal-Mart," said Jacqueline Aaron, ALPS project lead. "With this tool, management can just go to the dashboard and pull up critical data and metrics with a couple of clicks without having to hunt for it or analyze countless spreadsheets."
Users can generate and track trouble tickets and action items, and easily keep an eye on a system or program's logistical moving parts. They don't even need to log into ALPS to reap its benefits. The system automatically sends emails to specific recipients, prompting them to take care of certain tasks.
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The Army uses an enormous amount of data to successfully run its programs, but generating that data requires manpower to obtain current statuses and manually maintain and analyze a library of spreadsheets. The ALPS provides a centralized repository that logisticians can tap into to obtain the current state of a program or across multiple programs at any given time with just the push of a button.
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IAN HENSCHKE: Now for trip back in time, and the remarkable story of two men who helped save a piece of Australian cinematic history.
In 1927 a silent film called the 'Kid Stakes' was released, bringing to life the popular comic strip 'Fatty Finn'.
Today it's regarded as an Australian classic, and it will be a key attraction at this week's Adelaide International Film Festival.
But as Michael Smyth reports, the fact the film exists is quite a story in itself.
MICHAEL SMYTH: It was Sydney, 1953, and like a scene from the Australian classic 'Newsfront', university student David Donaldson slipped into a newsreel theatre to catch up on world events, but he left with a mission.
DAVID DONALDSON: So there I was, just in the newsreel, and I really had no idea that this film was going to appear.
I still can feel the total thrill.
It was just such a thrill to see this wonderful picture.
It was just pictorially beautiful and it was dinky-di Australian, and in among all those conventional newsreels and American stuff -- the thing just spoke to me instantly.
MICHAEL SMYTH: What David Donaldson had just seen was a cut-down version of the 'Kid Stakes', a 1927 silent film directed by Tad Ordell.
It brought to life the popular comic strip 'Fatty Finn'.
But the 20-minute version of the film wasn't enough for the young film fanatic.
He was determined to find the rest of the 70-minute feature and piece it back together.
DAVID DONALDSON: Yes, it developed a mission in me.
I had to do something about this wonderful thing that I, at that moment, had never heard of and didn't know about and almost didn't know there were such things.
MICHAEL SMYTH: Before too long, the owner of the film was found, along with the missing pieces, and David's enthusiasm soon spread to other members of Sydney University's film group.
JOHN BURKE: When we first saw the film we were all bowled over by it and couldn't believe that it was an unknown treasure from the past.
MICHAEL SMYTH: John Burke, who later went to work at the SA Film Corporation, was one of about a dozen students who took on the 'Kid Stakes' project.
Working without a script, they resurrected the feature from four cannibalised prints, and soon discovered the old-fashioned yarn had stood the test of time.
JOHN BURKE: Syd Nicholls was just a very good writer, as well as being a good illustrator.
And it's just a very human observation, and he didn't try to do anything artificial with it, and it's also very funny.
MICHAEL SMYTH: 'Kid Stakes' centres on Fatty Finn entering his pet goat, Hector, into a race, and the calamity that follows.
KATRINA SEDGWICK, FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: It's absolutely hilarious and charming and the kind of joie de vie and freshness and the kind of young larrikin, I suppose, that's so much a part of the Australian identity at that time, so I think it's a good reflection of the kind of best of cinema.
MICHAEL SMYTH: But unlike this version of the film, when 'Kid Stakes' is screened here next week, it'll be accompanied by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with a score by South Australian composer Graeme Koehne.
JOHN BURKE: Anybody who's gone to see a silent film with a new orchestral accompaniment will, I think, agree that there is something magic about the combination of the two.
Even the best soundtrack in the world can't compare with a real live orchestra.
That's a lovely shot of Fatty, isn't it?
He's on the doorstep, very worn, very old building in Woolloomooloo.
MICHAEL SMYTH: So for David Donaldson and John Burke, Wednesday night's performance will be something of a trip down memory lane, back to the early '50s, when Australia was more concerned about modernising than preserving its past.
DAVID DONALDSON: The funny thing was that the National Library of Australia was bringing in from the British Film Institute 16mm prints of what were called the classics.
We said if you're holding these English, and typically European classic films, you should have an Australian classic film.
That's when the trouble started.
That was a battle that went on long after 1954 to get the National Library to take an interest.
MICHAEL SMYTH: So had the film group not worked so hard to reconstruct the film, it would have been lost for all time?
JOHN BURKE: Probably.
MICHAEL SMYTH: How does that make you feel?
JOHN BURKE: Well, it makes me feel very pleased we did what we did.