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Yesterday award-winning game designer, artist, writer & creative director, Brenda Romero, gave her IndieTalk, "Jiro Dreams of Game Design." The talked was inspired by the movie, "Jiro Dreams of Shushi."
If you ever wondered what a 3 star Michelin Chef can teach you about game design, well Brenda Romero has an answer. Even if you never wondered – Brenda's talk was well worth listening to.
Brenda had been making games for Facebook where the mentality was to create minimum viable products. This approach meant that you expected to fix bugs and then add features as you discovered what players really wanted. You did not expect to ship, or strive for, a great game. In the real-world producers don't say, "let's make this game great so take all the time you want." In the real-world the goal is to deliver games on time and on budget.
One of her personal projects was "Trains" – where every single decision mattered as she labored to make a game that was as good as she could make it. She had the luxury of time and never put in something to just to make the game work. She could wait until the right decision appeared.
She wondered what made some things great and others not. Then she came across asparagus – one perfectly prepared, perfectly decorated and perfectly presented plate of asparagus. She realized that a fully designed experience is the foundation of greatness.
Following are some of the things she learned from studying this 3 star group of chefs:
- Great ideas – you can never rest on your laurels.
- Great Ingredients – start with the best you can get. You will spend more time managing failures than successes.
- Think in terms of shipping constantly – great chefs 'ship' 10,000 items during their lifetime while a game designer may only ship 100. Polish and perfect every step of the way.
- Consistency – a chef must deliver every night.
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i rarely give ebm, so i'm clueless about things. i know the rule is thawed breastmilk generally keeps for 24 hrs in the fridge, but how firm is that..? like, if it's 27 hours instead of 24, do you think it's safe to give? i REALLY don't wanna waste this bottle! also, should i be able to tell by smelling it?


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Well, here's a new development. Just to comfirm, this is still Kaybee. If you notice to your right, there is a new username: that's my sister. She has volunteered to keep up the blog while I'm gone next week, so definitely keep stopping by. I have no idea what she'll be writing about, but I'm sure there will be a rant about how terrible the Padres are for trading Cla Meredith. After this entry, all of the entries here will be written by her for the next week. A little confusing, yes, but I'm sure she and you guys will have fun with it.
And, I forgot to mention that it is my dear baby's birthday today!! That's right, the Kouz himself is turning 28 today. Man, he's getting old! Anyways, I hope he has a great great day and can hopefully get his team a win!! Happy birthday Koozie!!! You are amazing!!!
Well, enjoy my sister's blogging. I can't wait to read all her entries when I get back. Have a great week everyone!!
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You, uh, MAY want to check the scoreboard right now. You know, where it says 7-0…Nationals.
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Happy birthday Kouz!! You said he's getting old, but Eck turned 34 on January. LOL. That's a cool idea about having your sister writing on your blog! I can't wait to read what she has to "say". My brother would never do it since he likes the Angels and has his own blog🙂 Have fun on your trip and I hope that the Padres can win bunch of games even when you're not present
The Nationals are Winning, wow, I knew they still have some fight in them. Looks like the Nats aren't the worst team in MLB anymore at the expense of the Padres.
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Hello everyone, I'm new here and am looking into a Windows 8 tablet. I've narrowed it down to the VivoTab RT (with keyboard dock) or the Surface RT. I'm pretty sure Windows RT will suit my needs since I have a desktop I use with Windows 8 if I need more programs to run. I'll mostly be using this tablet for surfing, emailing, and light document editing.
My main concern between the two is build quality and keyboard. I plan on getting the Surface with the touch cover (I like the color options, and price) and like that the keys are spaced out. I've played with one at Staples and they seem well built. I haven't had a chance to see the VivioTab, but TigerDirect has a deal for $450 for the tablet and keyboard. I'm just not sure if the vivio tab's keyboard will be big enough to use comfortably, or if it's as well-built as the surface rt. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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the vivotab's keyboard is better and the build quality is decent, but the main problem is that at my work, we had two out on display and both of those broke and we've seen a lot of customers having screen issues with it. It looks to be a problematic model, personally, I would pay the extra money for the surface RT since it is way better built with a better screen and its cooler looking as well.
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Vivotab RT does indeed come with Office. I'm writing this on my Vivo Tab right now. Build quality, battery life, and performance is great on this thing, although I've never used or seen a Surface RT. The main factor in convincing me to get this was the price, now less than $400 on amazon. I think I read that the Vivo is a little thinner and lighter, while the Surface has better wireless capabilities. I'm sure they're both great, and I love the RT OS.
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My friend asked me for a sub $500 tablet and I am also debating between the Surface and the VivoTab.
The Vivotab is also on Amazon for ~$450 with prime shipping.
The main advantages of the Vivotab are price and battery life.
For the Surface, the build quality seems better. I also like to think that it's more optimized since MS controlled both the hardware and software.
One thing that the Surface has that the Vivotab doesn't is HDMI out. This could be useful when typing documents at home or doing a presentation.
The Surface also has a USB port in the tablet itself. With the Vivotab you have to use the keyboard dock.
Overall I am leaning toward the Surface, but it will be harder to convince her because she won't get a keyboard with it.
But there is also the atom full W8 tablets which start at $500 too. It's pretty great to have all these choices!
I ended up getting a Surface RT with a touch cover. I saw there was a $75 off coupon from Staples the other day, so I jumped. So far, so good. The build quality is really good, generally it's been performing well. I played with the VivoTab in the store as well as the surface and it seems like a solid product. What sold me on the surface was the slightly larger size and the bigger keyboard size. I got the touch cover, and both it and the type cover have larger keys than the VivoTab, something my hand appreciate.
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So, my grandma has found herself in this boat (well, I am in this boat, really). She wants a tablet, and she really likes the Surface RT. However, that thing lacks a cellular antenna, and she wants Internet access wherever she is. The Surface RT would be about $630 for the 32GB model and a Type Cover. For that same $600, she could get the VivoTab RT on AT&T with the laptop dock, meaning same internals, but a nearly-doubled battery life via the keyboard dock.
One review I saw said that the VivoTab RT's locking mechanism doesn't feel as sturdy as the Transformer's; can anyone refute or confirm this? I'm really on-the-fence with which to recommend to her, as while I like the Surface RT myself, the VivoTab would be MUCH more painless, when compared to getting tethering on her phone or a mobile hotspot. The other thing is maybe waiting until MWC next week, in hopes that Nokia announces a superior RT device that will release quickly, but she's getting dangerously-close to the line where she'd be better-off seeing what Bay Trail or Haswell offers for the x86 tablets (not that she understands ANY of that stuff).
That's a shame about the coupon. They must've changed it, since it worked fine for me.
As far as the vivo tab mechanism, it seemed fine in the store. It was definitely solid when it was in the dock, but seemed flimsy when you take it in and out. Otherwise it seemed like a good tablet, but the build quality is noticeably less sturdy than the surface.
The best alternative to the Surface is the HP Envy X2 IMO. With the right coupon (CAMPUS498) you can get a 128gb model off their site right now for $649, and it appears built just as well as surface, obviously more storage space, and the more rigid keyboard allows for better lap use.
The Envy X2 is Intel Atom, so it may not run some 3D games as well as surface, but for all other functions I.e. web, email, 2d win8 games, etc, it works fine (and in many cases for non-gaming better). It also lets you run non-gaming x86 apps like turbotax, photoshop, and even Cubase.
I personally won't recommend HP products. My one time owning a laptop of theirs was a customer service call from ****, and my friend (who is a Staples technician) says they're ALWAYS a pain to deal with when trying to help customers with warranty claims. That, and the laptop I had went to **** in under a year, and they claimed the issues from overheating were issues from water damage, and such.
Oh, and just for the heck of it, I tried that code, and it didn't work on the 64GB or 128GB models.
Must be dead, I have an 128GB on order with them. Who actually does have decent support these days? Lenovo? Dell?
The only reason I recommend the Envy X2 is that it appears the best out of the ATOM crop. The ATIV is too plasticy and has a physical home button, I am not convinced reliability-wise on ACER and ASUS for the atom, and the LENOVO LYNX looks pretty meh. The HP ENVY X2 is a nice blend of quality build plus functionality. The main problem I've heard with it is that the keyboard can be finicky when you type fast, hopefully they can fix that with software.
If there is ANY company I'll trust for quality, it's ASUS. My dad's purchased computer parts from them for years, and has never had a problem. I've had my motherboard and graphics card for over 3 years each, and haven't had issues with either. My sister has a Transformer and likes it. However, I have seen crappy stuff GALORE from HP and Dell, not known anyone to get a Lenovo. Oh, and don't even start me on Acer.
Still, while these might be the best of the Atom bunch, that's something people might not be looking into. For example, I'd recommend and Atom tablet to my grandma, but they're not sold with cellular antennae, to my knowledge. That basically means the VivoTab RT is the way to go for her, and I'd put the quality of the Surface RT over one of these random Atom tablets for her, as legacy software isn't likely to be an issue.
I kind of see Atom tablets today as in a weird spot. Either you'll get a nicer hardware device like the Surface RT or VivoTab RT if you want a low-power device, or you'll go all-out on an XPS 12, Yoga 13, or Surface Pro if you want legacy software and productivity. Hopefully the next group of devices (the Bay Trail/Haswell ones) can push power consumption way down, then maybe the ARM-based tablets won't be all that meaningful long-term.
- 02-25-2013, 02:59 PM #20Still, while these might be the best of the Atom bunch, that's something people might not be looking into. For example, I'd recommend and Atom tablet to my grandma, but they're not sold with cellular antennae, to my knowledge. That basically means the VivoTab RT is the way to go for her, and I'd put the quality of the Surface RT over one of these random Atom tablets for her, as legacy software isn't likely to be an issue.I kind of see Atom tablets today as in a weird spot. Either you'll get a nicer hardware device like the Surface RT or VivoTab RT if you want a low-power device, or you'll go all-out on an XPS 12, Yoga 13, or Surface Pro if you want legacy software and productivity. Hopefully the next group of devices (the Bay Trail/Haswell ones) can push power consumption way down, then maybe the ARM-based tablets won't be all that meaningful long-term.
You could look at the Atom Clover Trail as underpowered, or you could look at it as a credible alternative to Windows RT that is much more flexible in many ways, as long as your are not into 3D gaming. Bay Trail should fix the 3D gaming shortcomings of Clover Trail.
I pretty much agree with you spot-on. I liked the price of ARM tablets the most, and while the Clover Trail tablets have a lot of potential, I still think they have another generation or two before they become mainstream. The i5 tablets today are simply too hot, too heavy, and too little battery for what I want a tablet for. This device is supposed to supplement my main computer (which is a desktop), not replace it entirely. Then again, that's just me, but I think in a few years, Intel will have a powerful, low voltage chip that gets passive cooling and the battery benefits of the Atom, but much more powerful.
For now (for me at least) the Surface RT and the ARM architecture is the best option for a windows tablet.
For the hardcore gamer, neither the Tegra3 ARM nor Intel Atom will work, as both fail at Steam. So that person needs an i5-i7 based tab like the surface pro.
For the gamer that likes 3D games but does not need the depth of the Steam library and wants extended battery life, a Tegra3 ARM WinRT like Surface will probably work fine - while on the other hand the Intel Atom will be too sluggish for these type of games.
For the business user that wants a tablet with extended battery life, the Intel Atom tablet is the best choice due to its ability to run legacy apps.
And, for the casual net user probably either a Tegra3 RT device or Intel Atom device will work fine. It boils down to preference, I think. The Atom is prone to have more quirks, but then again it has more flexibility in what it can run.
I personally have a tough time deciding between the Surface RT and HP Envy X2. I can get both for the same price, but the latter at the same price I can get with 128gb storage instead of the 64gb in Surface. And, while I do believe Surface is going to be less quirky, this tablet is going to be someone's main computer essentially. They do want a tablet as their main computer, though - but one that has a physical keyboard option. So if I get Surface for them for their main computer they will be 100% dependent on the WinRT app store and I'm not sure I'm fully comfortable with that idea. Also I like the HP's keyboard dock over the surface's keyboard covers. The Envy X2 also has 1" bigger screen and is less radical transition for this person who has used a laptop their whole life. Reliability, Microsoft is usually good but then again look at long term reliability of XBOX360 when it first came out :). I don't think we have good data for long term reliability of any of these products.
In the end for me, I will probably end up test driving the HP for the 21-day return period. If I get one that has a keyboard dock that behaves properly (some mention repeating letters) and does not have any major stability problems, I think it will be best for the person destined. If it doesn't work up to par though, I will end up returning it for Surface RT likely as my second option.
In the future it may be a less radical decision, but I think NVIDIA ARM chips will likely always have stronger graphics while Intel Atom chips will always have stronger cpu functions. Bay Trail is Intel's next big step, but it will have a cut down version of the Intel HD4000 graphics. A lot better than Clover Trail, but not convinced it will beat Tegra4 in GPU functions as Bay Trail will not have the full HD4000 graphics but rather a reduced version. The difference is that Bay Trail may be "good enough" for light 3D gaming while Clover Trail is pretty much a fail in most 3d gaming. Clover Trail is still good for casual Win8 store 2D games, though.
I'm with you on that stuff. If it's me, RT isn't an option; I'd take an Atom tablet over an ARM one. I don't want to replace my desktop either, but I'd want to be able to compile some Java (well, C for the class I'm in now) while I'm not at home, while also being able to use the light apps I use on my desktop now (Trillian being the main one). I like my Lumia 920 MORE than enough to accept it as my ARM-based device, meaning it'll handle the light-use browsing and games via the Microsoft Store.
With my grandma, though, she wants cellular access, and an RT device with such an antenna is much more painless than getting tethering and teaching her to turn that on and off. She wants a light-use browsing/game device, and isn't concerned with legacy app usage, seeing as everything she does at home is on her iPhone anyway. That, and after having her convinced to get a Surface RT, then switching her to a VivoTab RT, AGAIN telling her to get an Atom-based tablet will just confuse the mess out of her, especially if it again means going the tethering route. Then again, she'll probably never even GET a tablet..
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Tony Stewart Team Chevy Q&A
Yesterday at 4 p.m. Tony came to the Team Chevy stage to do a Q&A session. Was the first time I'd ever seen him in person (aside from on the back of the truck during driver intros) and was quite the memorable experience. He was in a great mood, was witty as all get out, and as quotable as ever. Talking about a Jeff Gordon fan at the front of the stage who had put "Mississippi" on her sign, Tony said "I'm just glad she could spell Mississippi." Then, in reference to Jeff's fans, he said "My fans have more balls." That got some laughter and some "Oooos!" One of the most hillarious parts is he was trying to answer a question, some woman up near the front said something and he snapped off at her. "I've been doing this for the last 13 years of my life, I know how it works. You fill out that Kevin Harvick shirt very well too. Both up and side to side."
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MacDonald scored four times in the first half as Princeton blew the game open in the second quarter to run away from Villanova 14-6 in front of 607 at Villanova Stadium. Jake Froccaro had a three-goal, three-assist night, and Tom Schreiber - wearing an unfamiliar number - had three goals and two assists.
Princeton won its second straight and improved to 4-2 heading into its game at Yale Saturday. Villanova, who fell 12-10 to No. 1 Maryland last Friday, is now 1-5.
The Wildcats had played three one-goal games and two two-goal games in its first five. This time, it would not be nearly as close.
TURNING POINT OF THE GAME - Villanova played a very tight defensive first quarter and trailed 2-1, and even though Princeton had an 11-4 edge in shots after 15 minutes, most of them were coming from outside. It all changed in the second quarter, when Princeton took 12 more shots but this time turned them into seven goals. By halftime the score was 9-2 Princeton, and shots were 23-5 in favor of the Tigers. Princeton would have two 10-goal leads in the second half.
PLAYER OF THE GAME - Princeton had a lot of candidates. Mike MacDonald had his four-goal first half, Jake Froccaro had six points and Schreiber had a typical night for him. Matt O'Connor made 10 saves while allowing five goals for his best game of the season, and Justin Murphy won 10 of 17 face-offs. Princeton also played its best defensive game to date, and its shortstick D middies helped force 18 Villanova turnovers and five failed Villanova clears. Hunter deButts gets the nod after having two caused turnovers and a goal in transition to start the second quarter goal onslaught, though Nick Fernandez and Jack Strabo were tremendous as well.
STAT OF THE GAME - Jake Froccaro had three goals and three assists for six points on the night after having seven points in the first five games combined.
JERSEY OF THE GAME - Tom Schreiber left his usual No. 22 jersey in Princeton, and so he wore No. 26 in this game. Owen Knights, the usual No. 26, wore No 46. Schreiber's other numbers were consistent with how he usually plays. The senior All-America had three goals and two assists, giving him at least three points in 22 straight games. He now has 93 career goals and 85 career assists, and he is the only midfielder in Ivy League history with at least 90 career goals and 85 career assists. His 175 career points are now seventh best all-time at Princeton, as he moved past Wick Sollers (174). Next up would be Dave Huebeck, with 182. Schreiber has at least one point in every game of his career except the one against Villanova his freshman year, but he came back with nine goals and four assists in his final three games against the Wildcats.
GOAL SCORER - Mike MacDonald scored four goals and moved from 24th place to 21st place all-time at Princeton, all in the first half. MacDonald now has 78 career goals and 37 career assists, though he had two goals and nine assists in his last two games.
STREAKS - Kip Orban extended his streak of at least one goal to 19 straight games, the longest current streak by a Division I midfielder. He also has at least one point in 21 straight games, as does MacDonald, whose own goal-scoring streak is at 16 games.
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Art Costantino Letter to the Community (1-8-03)DATE: January 8, 2003
TO: Campus Community
FROM: Art Costantino
SUBJECT: Request to review current police services arming policy
During Fall quarter, I received a request from the Union that represents our classified employees (including our police officers) to allow our police officers to carry firearms 24 hours a day. It states in part:
"On behalf of the police officers of The Evergreen State College (TESC), the Washington Federation of State Employees requests the review of the police department's Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the adopted recommendations of the limited arming public Disappearing Task Force (DTF), and considerations for the implementation of the 24/7 police arming on campus.
The police officers of TESC request your support in addressing the issue of full-time arming. The overall safety for TESC students, faculty, staff, police and visitors are paramount in this request.
Presently, police officers, as covered in the SOP, are required to work under problematic and dangerous constraints. The limited arming constraints prevent the police officers from adequately protecting and serving the community on a 24-hour basis."
In what follows, I will provide a brief history of arming on campus and describe the steps that will be followed in responding to the request of the Union.
Prior to 1992, the college employed unarmed security officers. When a potentially violent situation occurred, our security personnel called the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, and the county's armed officers responded. In 1989, Labor & Industry (L&I) cited the college for providing unsafe working conditions for our public safety officers. In 1991, the college hired consultants on campus safety (Warrington & Assoc.) to provide an assessment of campus safety issues and chart a short- and long-term direction for security on campus. In their final report, Warrington & Assoc. described the state of relations between security officers and the campus, and made a number of recommendations regarding operating procedures, training and selection of officers, and suggested that the college issue guns to some of the officers. In 1992, the Board of Trustees decided the college would be better served by commissioned police officers that would possess the same powers as those of other police officers in the State. Safety officers who wished to be commissioned were required to attend the State Training Academy and meet other criteria established for police officers in the State of Washington. The Board also directed that officers obtain training beyond that provided at the academy to more effectively serve a college campus. The officers were trained in the State Academy on the use of firearms, but the Board of Trustees did not authorize the carrying of firearms.
From 1992-1995, the issue of arming our officers remained alive because of the continuation of violent incidents on campus, and the fact that Thurston County officers were often taking up to 20 minutes to respond to requests for assistance. In 1995, the reporting-lines for Police Services were changed from the Vice President for Finance and Administration to the Vice President for Student Affairs. In 1995, the college began an intense discussion about whether to arm our now commissioned officers. As part of the process, I was asked to make a recommendation to the President. To collect input from the campus, I sent a survey to faculty, staff and students. The responses indicated that 484 individuals supported some form of arming, while 482 opposed arming. We also held public forums to collect input (those who spoke at the forums were almost uniformly opposed to arming), visited students in residence halls to solicit opinions (these students slightly favored arming), and collected email and written messages. I also spoke with police experts from around the country. Ultimately, I recommended to the President that campus officers be given limited access to firearms. I made this recommendation because I believed the campus would be a better served by officers we trained and supervised, and who were familiar with our campus, rather than relying on Thurston County Sheriff officers during emergencies. The President at the time, Jane Jervis, agreed with my recommendations and forwarded them to the Board of Trustees. After a day of public hearings, the Board voted to provide our officers with limited access to firearms and approved my recommendation that a Disappearing Task Force (DTF) be convened to define how we would operationalize limited arming.
In the Spring of 1996, the President appointed a multi-constituent DTF to recommend to the President when, where and how campus police officers would have access to firearms, to recommend training and screening criteria for officers, and to outline the structure of a permanent review board that would review instances in which our police officers drew firearms. After consulting with the campus, the DTF recommended that police officers carry firearms in the evenings, when distant from their automobiles where the guns are secured in lock boxes, when providing security to public officials, when large amounts of money are transported, when ordered to do so by the Director of Police Services during dangerous time periods, and when making traffic stops. This constitutes our limited arming policy. The DTF recommended specific training on topics such as human relations, communications, and officer safety, in addition to that being provided by the state training academy. The DTF also called for the establishment of a Deadly Force Review Board to review incidents in which firearms or other deadly weapons were drawn, and a second community board to enhance communications between the police and other members of the campus, and to make recommendations about community safety. President Jervis approved the recommendations of the DTF in June of 1996. In October of 1997, the Union Management Committee, comprised of representatives of management and the Union, approved a 20-chapter set of Standard Operating Procedures for the Department of Police Services. In Fall of 1997, officers began to carry firearms on campus in accordance with the guidelines established by the DTF.
In the years from 1997 to the present, all of our permanent officers have attended the police services academy as part of their commissioning process, received additional trainings, and continue to operate under the guidelines established by the DTF. The Deadly Force Review Board was established, annually trained, and has been convened to review three incidents in which officers drew firearms. The Police Services Community Review Board was also established and currently meets monthly. Since 1997, there have been a number of dangerous situations that have required our officers to remain armed during daylight hours as provided in our policy. In the past year, the Union has raised concerns about what they see as difficulties in implementing our current policy and what they believe are safety issues with our current policy.
I will conduct a review as requested by the Union. In conducting this review, I will be guided by two questions. Is a change to 24-hour arming necessary? What has occurred since our limited arming policy was established that would cause us to change our policy? In conducting my review, I will seek advice from the Police Services Community Review Board. One of the duties of the this board is "To review and make recommendations concerning police department policies, procedures and programs." The Community Review Board is comprised of 2 faculty, 3 staff members and 3 students. The Director of Police Services and I serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board. As part of its work on this issue, I will direct the Board to engage in campus-wide consultation. Specifically, I will ask them to consult with faculty, staff and students, with representatives of the Washington Federation of State Employees, with police officers, with residence hall staff, with Labor & Industry, and with other parties they deem appropriate in making their recommendation. I will also ask Steve Huntsberry, Director of Police Services, to submit to me a report to include an examination of dangerous incidents on campus involving the police, implications of 24-hour arming for community relations, a history of our experiences administering the current policy, and other factors that he considers relevant. The Union has requested that part of this review include the use of a consultant with expertise in law enforcement. I am in the process of deciding how such a consultation might occur. I will share the reports I receive from the consultant and Steve Huntsberry with the Police Services Community Review Board. I will, of course, also share any written reports I receive with the entire campus.
I intend to make my recommendations to President Purce by the end of Winter quarter 2003. I look forward to campus-wide input through the Community Review Board. I hope that important learning and communication will occur in the process. In making my recommendation to the President, I will be guided first and foremost by an interest in the safety of members of campus, including police officers.


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Despite compiling NHL's bestrecord, B's done for the seasonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 16,2014AP PHOTO
The Boston Bruins skate off the ice after losing 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Boston on Wednesday night.BOSTON The Boston Bruins went to the TD Garden for Game 7 of their playoff series against Montreal knowing that someones season would end.
They just never considered it might be theirs.
Oh, its tough to swallow, defenseman Johnny Boychuk said after a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens eliminated the Bruins. We have such a good team. It shouldnt be.
With two trips to the Stanley Cup finals in three years and the NHLs best record this regular season, the Bruins have established themselves among the leagues elite. Defenseman Zdeno Chara, forward Patrice Bergeron and goalie Tuukka Rask are all up for NHL honors.
But in a seven-game series against their Original Six rivals, the Bruins couldnt find the form that helped them amass 117 points in the regular season.
Chara was uncharacteristically indecisive on Montreal breakaway. David Krejci and Brad Marchand key scorers in the two runs to the Cup finals did not score a goal in these playoffs.
Maybe it was a lack of focus or I didnt bear down enough, but I didnt come up big when the team needed me and (its) very frustrating, Marchand said. Its really tough. I think we expected to go all the way this year. Its very tough; its very disappointing. Its hard to really put into words. We expected a lot more.
Coach Claude Julien said the team struggled to overcome injuries on defense to defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and Adam McQuaid. That left them relying on a lot of young players, including Dougie Hamilton and Torey Krug, who played well in the series, and Kevan Miller and Matt Bartkowski, who didnt.
You could see tonight that there was a lot of nervousness, Julien said. This time of year, youve got to play your best hockey of the year. And I dont think we got to that point. I dont think we played badly but we certainly werent playing as well as we could to be a team that would move ahead.
Despite the injuries, the Bruins coasted through the regular season to 54 wins, then eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in five games. After dropping the opener at home to Montreal, the Bruins came back to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
But Montreals Olympic gold medal-winning goalie Carey Price shut the Bruins out 4-0 in Game 6 to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game. And then he held them to a single goal in the finale.
When you know that you have a team that was so good and consistent throughout the whole season, and you have a good enough team to win more than one series, it takes a while to sink in, Chara said. Its something that youre going to be thinking about. Ill be thinking about it for sure quite a bit.MORE IN Wire SportsORLANDO, Fla. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Wade Davis already had closed out a World Series. Full StoryBOSTON New Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace... Full Story
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Mexican amusement park offers fake border crossing
'Night Walk' puts tourist groups through the wringer for 3 hours
A new amusement park attraction in Mexico is giving visitors the thrill of an illegal border crossing without the risk of arrest.
The Parque EcoAlberto in Hidalgo says it's offering the experience, complete with fake smugglers and Border Patrol agents, as a way to dissuade Mexicans from attempting to cross the U.S. border, PBS reported.
For three hours, visitors are put through the wringer, enduring sirens, chases and the threat of dogs.
Tours of the Night Walk attraction cost the equivalent of about $20.
Visitors can also enjoy other recreational attractions like hot springs and rappelling, according to the park website.
An administrator at the park, Maribel Garcia, told PBS the purpose of the border crossing attraction is simple.
"Our objective is to stop the immigration that exists amongst our citizens, principally from the state of Mexico to the U.S.," she said.
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You always hear about the guy who claims he slipped and fell at the grocery store and collected a huge settlement as a result. But insurance fraud is actually harder to pull off than you think. In order for these scams to work, you have to successfully trick countless investigators, police detectives, doctors and sometimes your friends and family.
Which is another way of saying you have to be fairly smart. Which is another way of saying that most people fail hilariously.
6Clayton Daniels Fakes His Death in the Stupidest Way Possible
Clayton Wayne Daniels was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor in 1997. His wife, Molly, instead of packing her things and buying a bus ticket to her mother's house, hatched an elaborate and horrible plan to fake Clayton's death and keep him out of jail. Oh, and it was stupid. It was a stupid plan.
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"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for basic common sense."
After taking out a $110,000 life insurance policy on Clayton, thereby clearing the road of any undue suspicion, the first step was to procure a body that they could pretend was Clayton's. So, the couple visited a graveyard in the dark of night and dug up the corpse of a Ms. Charlotte Davis, an elderly woman who had been dead for over a year.
"She was my 10th grade math teacher, and fuck her, that's why."
They then dressed the corpse in Clayton's clothing (which included, not surprisingly, a baseball cap with a fishhook attached), put the body behind the wheel of a Chevy and pushed the car over a cliff. When the impact failed to produce a spectacular explosion like they'd seen in action movies, they climbed down with some lighter fluid and set Ms. Davis on fire (by our count, at this point Ms. Davis had been killed at least three times).
Now it was time for the real Clayton to disappear. But instead of laying low for a few years in some backwater Alabama town, Clayton simply dyed his hair and grew a mustache, then returned home and started introducing himself to his neighbors and 4-year-old son as Molly's new boyfriend, "Jake."
Molly had apparently conducted considerable research into the plot, searching online into the specifics of how to burn a body and produce false documents, but she had neglected certain important aspects. First, police noticed that at the scene of the "accident" there were no skid marks or anything to suggest the car had lost control. Arson investigators discovered the hottest point of the fire was the driver's seat, and that it had been set with lighter fluid. Oh, and Molly's browser history recorded all of the sites she visited when researching How to Fake My Husband's Death.
Case closed, right? Well, a certain forensic investigator nearly botched the entire investigation. Medical examiner Vladimir Parungao at first identified the charred remains as belonging to Clayton Daniels, claiming in his report that he had discovered "a small segment of penis" and traces of urine (in the year-dead flaming corpse of an old lady). Parungao was taken to task by Burnett County officials for suspicions of laziness, doubting he had performed an examination at all. We're hoping that's what happened, considering the "segment of penis and traces of urine" thing. Otherwise Molly and Clayton went to some extraordinary lengths to create the perfect fake accident scene.
"We just need a small segment. Try to pee in her first."
5Judge Michael Joyce Spends His Settlement Money Like a Rap Star
Judge Michael Joyce had lived an admirable life by any account, a fact reflected by the lofty position he held on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. A bronze star recipient in Vietnam, he returned from the war to graduate from Penn State in 1973, then from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1977. He was a White House clerk during the Ford administration and successfully ran his own practice before being elected a county judge and eventually securing his final position on the superior court. After finally reaching nearly the pinnacle of the legal profession, however, Judge Joyce's mind shit in its proverbial brain pants.
"You know what? I don't really care for justice."
Joyce seemed to display a knack for living well beyond his means, and former coworkers reported that he was basically living out of his judge's quarters after a breakup with his girlfriend and on the verge of being kicked out of his residence for defaulting on his rent. When the judge found himself involved in the most minor of fender benders (at speeds reported to be no more than 3 to 5 mph), a light went off in his head. He claimed to have been completely disabled by the vehicle accident, citing brain trauma and constant back, neck and arm pain that left him unable to even hold on to a coffee cup. All of these conditions are well known to fraud investigators as being easy to fake but difficult to prove, because apparently no one requires X-rays anymore.
"On one hand, I should tell somebody. On the other hand, I could go get drunk."
His hubris was such that he went on to act as though the two insurance companies he bilked for $440,000 wouldn't dare to question an important man like himself or feel the need to investigate his claims. He filed everything on judicial letterhead and referred to himself as a judge no less than 115 times in the letters, because to suggest that a judge would break the law for personal financial gain is unthinkable. Continuing his masterful game of cunning deception, Joyce used the proceeds to buy a motorcycle, an airplane, a hot tub and plastic surgery for a new girlfriend. Meanwhile, the "disabled" judge was videotaped inline skating, golfing and scuba diving, hopefully all at the same time.
The judge did have the sense to visit a doctor multiple times after the accident to complain about his difficult-to-dispute injury claims, yet went on to apply for and receive a pilot's license, even though he told the insurance companies he had suffered brain damage from the severity of his head contusions. His blatant indiscretion made easy work for the prosecution, and his inevitable fall from grace was swift.
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Full-text review-essays about the year's book publications on English-language literatures. Each YWES volume includes a detailed overview from Old English to contemporary critical works for a given year, and contains critical notices for some 1100 books; extensive coverage of English Language, American Literature, New Literatures in English and English Literature; coverage of specialist periodicals; comprehensive indexing by critic, author, and subject; plus bibliographical endnotes for each chapter. Print holdings for 1982-2004 are available in King Reference PE58 .E62x.
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The immigration law authorizes temporary and permanent stays in the U.S. for certain employees and employment. This webinar will discuss non-immigrant visas related to employment-based immigration and the rules governing the accrual of unlawful presence and dual intent for those visas. The webinar will also provide an overview of employment-based immigrant visas. The speakers will include Scott Pollock, an attorney at Scott D. Pollock and Associates in Chicago, and Debbie Smith, attorney at CLINIC. Scott Pollock is an attorney with more than 25 years of experience in employment-based immigration, deportation defense and federal litigation. Debbie Smith, a Training and Legal Support attorney at CLINIC, was previously in private practice in San Francisco.
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All jokes asideFriday, July 1st, 2011
The problem I sometimes have with writing blog posts is that no matter the content of the post, I find it nearly impossible to resist inserting a joke or two. Sometimes it'll be blatantly obvious, but other times it'll be a hyperlink nestled within the text of a post of a serious nature that takes the reader to a site of a not-so-serious nature. Whatever the guise of my puckish ways, sometimes enough is enough. I came to this conclusion while trying to figure out the subject of this week's blog post…take a look at some of my original titles:
Why the word "miscellaneous" makes me want to cry Big Money Trouble in Cadbury's China Row, row, row your boat, gently off to war
What can I say? Groan-worthy blog post titles are my forte. But, I promise, today there will be no jokes. Special Collections is serious business. I have, instead, prepared a brief analysis of a trio of manuscripts from Box #44 of the collection: the vaguely titled, wondrous "Letters Not To or From William Warder Cadbury or Catharine Jones Cadbury." Organized alphabetically by sender's name, the letters in this box are the bits and pieces left over from the Cadburys' correspondence, but not insignificant enough to warrant being unincluded in the collection.
Letter no. 1: from Friends of Lingnan. To small list. [1930s]
Rarely is it an easy task to tactfully ask for money, as many college students and their parents know, but once honed, it is a skill to marvel at. One example of this became very clear to me as I was reading through the "F" folder of this box. One particular series of letters stood out to me; sent by William Wistar Comfort, president of Haverford College acting as treasurer of Friends of Lingnan University, they are an appeal to the board to send money to Dr. Cadbury. The nine different letters, spanning 15 years from 1930-1945, at first looked like the same message being sent year after year, but after a careful re-reading, I realized that they tell an amazing story that reflects the political and economic situation of the time period. The first letter reveals the ease with which Comfort deals with the problem of asking for donations. There is no mention of money save for the final sentence: "Perhaps at some future time you might consider it [Lingnan University] as an object of your benevolence." In 1934, Comfort attempts to extract some more money from the board for a new roof for Cadbury's residence, which was destroyed by white ants. He also casually mentions at the end of the letter that Dr. Cadbury and his family have given up "their usual year's furlough" which is now a year past-due, and might not be able to come to America for another two years.
The letters continue, becoming more direct in their message. 1935: "We still have an extra amount to collect, about $700." 1936: "Please send check now." Another 1936 letter: "If you have not given in the past, begin now. If you gave last year add 50% to your gift." By 1939, Dr. Cadbury had to move his work to Hong Kong because the Japanese occupation made it too dangerous to continue working and teaching in Canton. Comfort doesn't let the board forget this–he continues appealing to the board on behalf of Cadbury and his family, and again calls out non-participants, sending a specialized letter specifically to those who, according to his records, have not yet pledged money. Reading each of these letters one after another is almost exhausting, though Comfort remains steadfast, and his contribution proves vital to the success of Cadbury's mission.
Letter no. 2: from Edward. To Family. Somewhere in the Atlantic, 1918 8/2-1918 8/19
This August 1918 letter from "Edward" to "Family" poignantly describes a young man's maritime journey across the Atlantic on his way to the south of France for military duty. Among his poetic descriptions of the water, Edward muses hopefully about returning home and reflects on the books he reads while on the ship (one being John Marvel, Assistant by Thomas Nelson Page, available on Google Books!). I got the sense that this was not your typical soldier. Edward seems very introspective, a quality I've often found common among Haverford students. He seems to carefully choose his words so as not to worry his family; he calls his time spent in the military "traveling around the world" and says that he thinks it is a good way to learn languages, "if you follow the life long enough." I wondered how long Edward followed this life. What he didn't know in August was that the war was to end in November. I wondered if he lived to see the end of the war and was able to return home. It is difficult to find an answer to these questions because my only clues are his first name and the date–other details, such as the ship's name and his last name, are either self-censored to protect a military mission or left out because of the assumed familiarity between sender and recipient.
Letter no. 3: from Jane. To Edward. [1925-1930]
This letter from young Jane Cadbury, daughter of William and Catharine, is a love note addressed to another mysterious Edward. It's unlikely that this Edward and the one from Letter no. 2 are the same, since at the time Jane's note was sent, the previous Edward would be about 30 years old. (I know, I know, I really wanted it to be the same Edward, too.) Nevertheless, her note conceals a hidden message: "To my love" scrawled in the unmistakable handwriting of a child just learning to write. On a piece of paper accompanying the red cut-out heart is the more mature script of Catharine Cadbury, telling Edward that Jane's note was made several days earlier. Catharine seeks to ensure that the letter's lateness must not be misattributed to any reluctance on Jane's behalf.
All in all, these letters, though sometimes mysterious, give us a richer view of William and Catharine Cadbury's life. This collection continues to reveal treasures that luckily have been well-preserved, and creating a finding aid for the collection continues to be a wonderful summer adventure.
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*yotsuba pulls out tomahawk*
ok so i think we should sleep in a tree tonight that or fight off wolf the whole night but we probably need to kill a wolf or two for its fur to sleep in
Kanshi: sound like a plan to me...
so the first order of business is were do we find a wolf?
Kanshi: I dunno a cave maybe..
Ari: * ready the crossbow and jumps put the tree(
here little one...hehe
good idea well caves are usually in rocks and big rocks are hills so...
*looking around he sees no cave nearby*
[at which time the wolfs smell your blood]
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Kanshi: cuts hand with with arrowhead- well no they will come to us-
yotsuba:guess so...
*pulls out bow*
we need to be ready when they do lets get in the trees and wait for them then release our bows
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Kanshi: I like it...-
[the wolf fell the senses growing getting closer]
(the pack is getting closer)
Kanshi: draws arrow and aims-
*takes arrow and inserts it in the bow*
[the pack has come for blood lust]
(the pack has arrived, roaring)
Kanshi: is expertly shooting them-
*releases arrow 3 seconds after kanshis first shot*
[wolf crying in agony]
(the wolfs roar while 3 of there pack is dead, 2 still remaining,the 2 run away in anger)
Kanshi: shoots the she wolf in between the eyes-
it seems we are ok for now...
*putting his bow away*
lets go collect the skin then we will go to sleep in a tree
Kenshi: alright let's go- walks towards dead wolves-
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That has been the question often expressed in regard to the intense activity and production of oil and gas energy resources from within the Eagle Ford Shale.
Although initial projections by oil and gas industry experts had been estimating a lifespan of 10 to 20 years when drilling activity began to intensify four years ago, more and more leaders in this field are beginning to speculate that production from the region could continue for 30 or 40 years – perhaps even longer.
This is largely due to rapid advancements in technologies related to oil and gas production, especially in regard to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
This message was an underlying theme that industry leaders talked about at the Eagle Ford Consortium Conference in San Antonio last week, and the speakers universally expressed optimism that the long range economic impact to the communities in the region continues to look extraordinarily positive.
Jobs, and jobs with wages far higher than minimum wage, are a big benefit to communities as a result of the ongoing oil boom, While unemployment rates were in double digits in some communities in the region several years ago, they have now dropped to rates as low as three percent in some areas as a result of the development of the resource.
Leodoro Martinez, Eagle Ford Consortium chairman, said partnerships are the key to success in the long term development of the shale.
As it becomes clearer with each passing month that this boom will not be short-lived, such as the kind seen many years ago, Martinez said it is more important that operators working to develop the energy resource work now to build solid and longstanding relationships with the communities in which they are working.
"For many of us, those that live in the midst of everything that is happening – it is transformational," Martinez said. "Our communities are changing and as they change so do our responsibilities and so does our ability and our necessity to identify strong leadership."
"Everything that we are experiencing in the Eagle Ford Shale, is something that at the end of the day, will make us stronger," he said. "It will make us a bigger part – more of a contributor and play a bigger role in the State of Texas and certainly in our nation."
Challenges, always come with any such dramatic transformation, Martinez noted.
"It is important, it is incumbent upon us, it is incumbent upon our leaders to be able to identify with that," Rodriguez said. "And make those strong partnerships side by side with the industry so that we try to find solutions that will make our communities stronger."
Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Andres Alcantar said that there have been many opportunities and change brought forward within the 20-county region above the Eagle Ford Shale formation.
"The Eagle Ford Shale is a really unique and innovative play," Alcantar said. "It is important for us and for the people of Texas for a number of reasons."
Among the challenges is the sudden demand for a workforce to meet the immediate needs of the industry, Alcantar said.
"Where are we going to be ready?" he asked. "Where are communities going to have places for people to live or where are we going to find the workers that are going to be needed? Where are we going to be able to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity?"
There is a great deal of angst overcome with excitement and optimism about what is on the horizon for communities within the region, and for the State of Texas, as a whole, Alcantar noted.
Alcantar said as a result of this oil boom, Texas leads the country in job creation with 310,000 jobs created as a result of the boom. He said education and training are keys to taking the fullest advantage to these new opportunities. Today's kindergarteners, make up much of the potential workforce that likely will be needed in 15 to 20 years.
"It is a very exciting time in Texas," Alcantar said, noting that working together in partnerships is the key to success and prolonged prosperity for the people of the communities and the people of Texas.
"All of you are a great part of that story that is being written right now," Alcantar said. "The time in our nation's history when we became more independent, when we became less reliant on the whims of other countries."
"This story is about being able to not only put a great number of people to work in wonderful jobs that provide transformational opportunities for those individuals and families, but also one in which the story of Texas became even more powerful – a 'beacon state' where people have a place to go to find work or where companies can relocate and make investment and become a part of this wonderful economic engine that is Texas."


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Secretary of State Linda McCulloch is a member of the state Board of Land Commissioners, which oversees the management of 5.2 million acres of school trust land across Montana. The federal government ceded the land to the state in 1889, under the Enabling Act that granted statehood. Congress expressly mandated that the land be used to generate money for the support of public schools. In 2002, the school trust produced more than $45 million for its beneficiaries: Montana students and classrooms.
The Land Board is responsible for deciding how best to generate revenue for the trust from school trust lands. It considers such options as:
- Grazing and farming leases.
- Timber-harvesting.
- Leases for oil, gas, and mining operations.
- Easements for such projects as power lines, roads, and private driveways.
- Fees for recreational use.
- Cabin-site leases.
- Land sales and exchanges.
The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation carries out the management decisions of the Land Board through its Trust Land Management Division.
If you have a question about issues relating to school trust lands, contact or write Secretary of State Linda McCulloch's office at P.O. Box 202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801.
Other members of the Land Board are Governor Steve Bullock, Attorney General Tim Fox, Auditor Monica Lindeen, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau.
The Land Board Meetings have been scheduled in Room 303 in the State Capitol Building. All meetings are on the third Monday of each month, except in January and February when there is an official state holiday on Monday. All meetings begin at 9:00 a.m.


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Eldred Key Elements releases CD
October 3, 2012 —
The title says it all: "We Made This Ourselves." In a real-life, local version of the hit television show "Glee," 23 Eldred Central School (ECS) students under the direction of their teacher, Justin Glodich, have completed their goal of producing their own CD.
The eighth- through 12th-grade students are members of the a cappella group the Eldred Key Elements. Last year, the group delivered a stirring performance for the ECS board of education.
Glodich described some of the positive effects of contemporary a capella, including improved aural awareness, increased student participation in choral programs, accelerated ear training and sight-singing skills. He also discussed vocal percussion, the art of creating sounds with one's mouth that approximate, imitate, or otherwise serve the same purpose as a percussion instrument.
At that time, Glodich announced the group's intent to produce their own CD and embarked on various efforts to raise the funds to do so. The recording took place in a practice room at the Eldred Junior Senior High School and took approximately a month to complete. It features a collection of nine songs recorded entirely by the group themselves.
Some of the titles include "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele "Your Man" by Josh Turner, "Prayin' For Daylight" by Rascal Flatts and "Fix You" by Coldplay.
While nine students have been lost due to graduation, auditions were recently held and resulted in the welcoming of seven new members. The group will be available to perform locally and the CD is now for sale to the public for $11, including shipping.
"We hope to use the money to continue recording and making new albums each year to not only give the students the opportunity to take their work home with them, but to be able to share with our community the hard work and dedication of these students (and all students here at Eldred) to the music and arts programs," said Glodich.
For information or to obtain a CD, contact Glodich at email@example.com. Visit www.riverreporter.com to hear a sound sample from the CD.


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|Ah Eastern Kingdoms Master, we meet at last...
Someone far smarter than me has already compiled the Mother of all Pet Battling Guides. I have no real desire to try and outdo such a wondrous thing, because I'm having far too much fun just bimbling into battles with boundless enthusiasm and pretty much no idea of what the outcomes will be. However, after you've completed 250 fights, stuff does begin to sink in. You begin to understand that sometimes, just your favourite three pets aren't enough, and you might be forced to think out a strategy. Especially as fights stop being 1 v 1 and you're needing to fight three high level nasties to snag the rare you want, it does help to have a plan.
As a result, here are a number of things you really should know about Pet Battling from someone whose learning it the hard way, with their nose pressed firmly in the dirt of the Eastern Kingdoms...
1. You Can Spot the Rares.
A while ago someone in Guild whispered me, saying she'd worked out how to tell if she was fighting a Rare Pet. Despite some initial scepticism I did a bit of digging on the Internets soon afterwards and discovered that yes, you can work it out, and that people have macros that can take out the difficult maths. I however have decided to go the easy route, and I now recommend that if you are doing any volume of Pet Battling you really should have Pet Battle - Quality Notifier in your Addons Folder. Not only will it tell you by mousing over a battle pet whether you own it, but it will allow you as you enter a multiple pet battle to ascertain which pets are what rarity.
|Hitting the jackpot as I do my first Winterspring Battle... ^^
In the later fights, when three pets are potentially useful, you should not underestimate the ability to know which ones are more valuable than others.
2. There's a Reason Blizzard Won't let Us Trade Wild Pets.
Apart from the obvious 'cheesing every achievement' potential being able to trade Wild Pets would give us at high levels, it is really very apparent the advantages a L1 Rare pet gives over every other quality.
|Mine versus Theirs... Yaffle is rare.
Rares level faster, have superior stats and (in most cases) can take out pets several levels above them of lower quality. This means you can fight higher placed opposition and improve the entire levelling experience considerably. In this case at least, looks won't beat stats nearly as quickly. You may have an attachment to your Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling but it will not get you to L25 as fast as a captured L1 Rare, or one of the pets designated as Rare by Blizzard (in the main these are achievement or feat of strength rewards and Blizzard Store purchases [*]) Of course, there's nothing at all to stop you levelling non-rares, just bear in mind it may take a lot longer, and may result in increased levels of frustration (especially against NPC opposition) I've taken to only using rare captures or pets I know have the levelling advantage, and I suspect I have saved many, many hours of playtime.
3. Never be Afraid to Run Away.
There is currently absolutely no penalty in giving up a fight against the computer or a Battle NPC (well, at least none that I've seen, but I'm betting the stat's being recorded somewhere) The only possible disadvantage I've seen discussed is leaving fights against low quality pets in areas where those pets are on a long spawn timer, but I'm still not convinced of the validity of that assertion. Until someone can tell me, I'm working on the theory that if I go into a fight and I'm not happy, waving a white flag is NOT a sign of weakness. If I'm looking for a particularly rare Pet I'll take anything I can get, but there are cases where fighting multiple mobs fast to find the rare spawn is not a crime. Needless to say if you pick a fight and can find a Mininfernal, don't back out as soon as you get there. Make sure you're pets are healed (bandages, Stable Master, 8 minute WHY IS IT SO LONG cooldown on your pet interface) and you have the three you want before you commit. It's best practice, but if all else fails... the emergency exits are <---- and ---->.
4. The Holy Trinity of Pet Battling...?
I don't like to admit it, but the heal-damage-tank combination's pretty awesome. Pets with a heal are mini powerhouses on their own, those with a group or area heal doubly so, because you can combine them with a 'tank' pet and a 'dps' pet to make some fairly potent combinations. This is one of the reasons I'm levelling a 10 man team on my initial pass, because of the flexibility it gives me as fights become more complex. My favourite pet for this right now is the Celestial Dragon I snagged for the 150 Pet Achievement and it's undoubtedly awesome Moonfire ability:
|Screenie from warcraftpets.com
Not only does this pet do damage, but it allows you for a massive NINE TURNS to increase magic damage, plus boost healing FOR ALL PETS by 25%. Lung has consistently been the last pet standing in nearly all of my major battles and a lot of it comes down not simply to the Moonfire, but his own impressive self heal. This is where 'learning' how to battle is coming into its own for me, as I get a sense of what pets work best in particular situations, without having to look at a How To guild or moving automatically to what would be the best Pet 'in Slot' by someone else's website. Having a decent healer is clearly awesome, but it won't matter if you can't soak up damage or throw it out when needed, especially when we get to the serious business of Fighting Real People. That's a post for another time...
The key to success is knowing what your pets are capable of, and being ready to use the best on offer in your fight. A Holy Trinity is not to be scoffed at.
5. The Value of the Swap.
You should never be afraid of swapping pets in and out of a fight. Yes, you will incur a penalty when you do (your opposition gets a free hit effectively) but if this means your pet remains alive so that it can get the XP for the complicated three pet tussle you're coming to the end of... but it's not just about that. There are some fairly powerful AoE abilities with multi-round effects available to your pets, and getting them laid down on the playing field early on can give you an edge. Of course, when you're in the heady lands of 1 v 1 or 2 v 2 the swap isn't nearly as effective, but there are a couple of 3 v 3 fights I've won simply by the use of a well placed mid-game tag. You get three pets for a reason, after all. USE THEM!
6. Understanding Speed's Significance.
|So many debuffs, so little time!
Your pet has a number of basic key stats: Health, Power and Speed, all of which scale with level. The speed of rare pets is better than any other pet quality. However, if your opposition has a faster speed, they'll throw the first punch, and many pets have speed reduction abilities as standard. This is important to know especially if your pet is at low health and is likely to bite the dust with your opposition's next attack. As a result, watch your debuffs, and be prepared to act accordingly. As you can see, Sideways has got his shields up (good lad) and still has a round of healing aoe to bask in. Oh and he's AT FULL HEALTH as well so take that, Badlands opposition!
7. There are More than Three Abilities...
|If it were not for Arcane Storm, I would not be here today...
It is easy to forget that each of your pets has six potential abilities once it hits L20. If you are having trouble with NPC opposition, I'd strongly suggest checking out your higher level spells. Arcane Storm replaces my pet's self heal which, in a computer-driven battle I'd rather not be without but against the three Dragons you'll encounter when you challenge the Searing Gorge ttrainer NPC, it turned out to be a lifesaver. Your weather effects can overwrite those of your oppositions.
Remember however that when you swap your pets out they will revert back to the three low level default abilities, and you'll have to manually reset them. Hopefully this will be addressed in a patch.
8. When All Else Fails...
Remember, this is just a game in a game. It's not life and death, and its certainly not worth losing sleep over (yes I know you're sadly obsessed with it, I totally get that.) If it all gets too much, other recreational activities are available. Remember to take regular breaks, do not expect your significant other to cook for you (many thanks to my husband for putting up with a weekend of pet battling mayhem.) Next up for me is a wander around Kalimdor, collecting and battling as I go before I have a punt at the master trainer on that continent. More news as we have it :D
[*] I'll do my best to produce an updated list of what qualifies as rare pre-Pandaria and stick it on the site this week.


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I wasn't sure which forum to post this so I thought I would try this one and the pumping one. I have a 13 week old and she is receiving breastmilk exclusively. I went back to work at 5 weeks and we had no problem going from breast to bottle and back again until about 3 weeks ago. She was eating 2 bottles with 2.5-3.0 oz and I was breastfeeding her in between, on my lunch break. She started refusing the occasional bottle, and now she will only eat 0.5-1 oz from the bottle. She screams at my husband when he tries to get the bottle nipple anywhere near her mouth. Sometimes I can get home to feed her if she won't finish her bottle and she always latches right on and eats. I really want to continue the situation we have, but I can't keep running home from work to breastfeed when she won't finish her bottle and I am afraid that the only solution is to bottle feed exclusively, but that's not what I want. She eats every 2 hours, night and day. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Also...she was colicky for about 6 weeks then got better and now seems to be crying alot again. I eliminated dairy and caffeine and that seemed to work, then added them back in and she was fine with it for about 2 weeks--could it be that these take that long to have an effect on her?