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" Brand: Weight Watchers / Type: Chicken "
This is part of the newest Weight Watchers range called Taste Temptations. Unfortunately this range is more expensive than the normal products in the Weight Watchers frozen meals section, but they seem a bit more fancy in a way.
I liked the name of this one. Roast Chicken Breast in a Roasted Onion, Rosemary and Thyme Gravy with Golden Crispy Potatoes. Since the meal is 320g, then I didnt expect a lot of Potatoes with this, but any Potato product would probably satisfy my Savoury tooth that was missing Chips.
This little frozen meal cost a whopping £2.49, which I wouldn't pay for a frozen meal. I got this the other week at Asda when it was on offer for £1.50.
You can cook this in the oven, but I always cook ready meals in the Microwave, as I think they are quick and easy. I know the Potatoes won't turn out quite as Crisp in the Micro, but I like to have Gravy on my Potatoes anyway so I wasn't bothered.
There was 3 quite large bits of Chicken in here, and they were quite tasty. Certainly Breast meat, but a little dry tasting on the outside at bits. The Potatoes were nice. I think I counted 5 of them, but they were cut into little pieces, so it sort of looked like you were getting more than you were in a way. The Gravy was nice. It was quite runny and perhaps slightly watery/ It just seemed like it needed a bit more flavour and seasoning. I could taste the Onion, but not much else to be honest.
This meal had 400 calories in it, and was filling enough. I would have preferred perhaps another bit Chicken I guess, as the amount of Gravy kinda drowned the Meal.
This was an alright meal, but i've had a lot better meals from the Weight Watchers range.
I disagree - I googled the meal to show my friend as I had it the other day and loved it. I microwaved it though - maybe that's why it turned out different (as it does say for best results oven cook on the packet). I thought it was really tasty and teaming it with fresh sprouts and carrots meant I had a lovely tasty roast dinner with very few calories and grams of fat. Perfect!
While I am not overly keen on the many standard Weight Watchers meals available in the supermarket, I have recently begun sampling their Taste Temptations range which are the equivalent of the premium supermarket meals such as Tesco Finest and Sainsbury's Taste The Difference. I have been impressed with most of them so far, and when I spotted the lengthily named Roast Chicken Breast In A Roasted Onion, Rosemary And Thyme Gravy With Golden Crispy Potatoes I decided to pop one in the trolley for my dinner.
Upon returning home I cooked it immediately as it had taken longer to get home that I had anticipated and it had started to defrost slightly. 35 minutes later the timer went off and I set about tucking into what looked like a very tasty meal indeed. When I speared the chicken breast however I realised it was going to need a few minutes more so back into the oven it went.
Disaster struck. After a further five minutes I checked that the chicken was cooked through (it was) but what were supposed to be 'golden crispy' potatoes were now charred and dark brown. Oh well, I don't mind the taste of burned potato (or burned toast!) at all so I put it all on the plate anyway.
I was impressed with how plump the chicken breast was, it looked succulent and meaty beneath the rich looking pale gravy. The smell rising from my plate was one of subtle rosemary and I could also detect the even subtler scent of roasted onions, it smelled delicious and I was hoping it was going to taste as good.
It didn't. It was an awful meal and while I ate some of it because I didn't want it to go to waste, I can't say I enjoyed it at all. The chicken breast was plump and juicy, but it had very little in the way of flavour and seemed to taste very watery. The outside of the chicken was extremely dry even after I had dipped it in the gravy, but the inside was overly moist and felt almost slimy as I was eating. It tasted nothing like a proper chicken breast, actually it tasted of nothing at all!
The potatoes were marginally better, despite being a little burned. They are very similar to the roast potatoes you will find in a Birds Eye Roast Dinner, tasting nothing like real potatoes but quite nice all the same. I had to cut off the charred edges as the flavour was just of charcoal, rather than the yummy burning you sometimes get on proper roast potatoes. Oh, and they weren't crispy at all. They were soft with quite a stodgy centre that was tasty enough, although I would have expected better from this more premium (and more expensive) Weight Watchers range.
The gravy was the best thing about the meal in my opinion. It was flavoursome with a rich herby flavour, if only they could have incorporated this tasty gravy in with a better meal! There were little pieces of onion mixed in with the gravy, not quite enough for me to be able to taste them but they created a nice change of texture.
I paid £2.69 for this meal from Tesco and feel so annoyed at this expense that I have just fired off an email to Weight Watchers complaining. I always feel their standard meals are lacking in flavour which is why I rarely buy them, but this more expensive range should be so much better. The meal contained 5 Weight Watchers points, well 2 actually as I only ate a third of the meal in the end, and if I remember correctly this equates to around 400 calories. And that is 400 calories you could spend on something much nicer!


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BALTIMORE - The Yankees completed a 3-6 road trip Sunday by losing 4-3 in 11 innings to the Orioles Sunday, but they left Camden Yards with some much-needed good news for their rotation.
Lefty Andy Pettitte, who hadn't pitched since July 18 because of a strained groin, returned and pitched six strong innings, giving up one run and three hits.
"I was very encouraged with the command I was able to get,'' Pettitte said. "I didn't feel great the first inning, but (later), I got real comfortable with my mechanics.''
He gave up a run in the first inning, but started to find his groove in the third inning. He threw 20 pitches combined in the third and fourth innings. He left after 80 pitches, and said he felt good enough to pitch another inning.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi called the outing, "encouraging. His command was better as time went on. He looked like he picked up right where he left off.''
Pettitte left with a 3-1 lead, but Mariano Rivera's fourth blown save in the ninth inning cost Pettitte his 12th win.
The Orioles' Luke Scott tied the game vs. Rivera with a home run in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on Ty Wigginton's single.
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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- Outerwear and Accessories (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/outerwear-accessories/)
- - Dakine Low Roller - Flight Size Requirements (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/outerwear-accessories/24817-dakine-low-roller-flight-size-requirements.html)
Dakine Low Roller - Flight Size Requirements
Hello everyone,
I know there is a thread stickied on certain flight requirements, but there was nothing on there for my flight.
I'm flying with Frontier and I was trying to figure out what snowboard carrier I should get, at a low expense. Frontiers requirements are "size and weight issues
We know it's a weighty issue, but please remember items which exceed 62 linear inches (length + width + depth) or weigh more than 50 pounds will incur a fee. There is a $75 fee for bags exceeding these weight limitations and a $75 fee for exceeding the size limitation."
My board is a 156 Burton Custom so I'm trying to find a bag that will fit the requirements without paying $75 :eek:! Anyone know which bag is in that requirement range? The 157, 165? Does anyone have any links?
Texas Boarder
Any other good affordable bags?
Always check their baggage faq, they usually have different exceptions for snowboard/ski equipment.
This is from their special/fragile baggage section. ;)
Baggage Chart - Frontier Airlines
SnowboardOne item which may include one snowboard, one set of bindings, and one pair of boots. One pair of boots (in a boot bag) may be checked separately from the snowboard, but still count as one item.
For example:
Oversize charges do not applyChecked: Yes
Carry-on: Yes; Boots onlyYes, if not packaged in a hard-sided case
I bolded the Oversize charges do not apply. That's actually pretty good, some airlines may still have size restrictions even if it's a big snowboard bag.
Wow thank you very much man!
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The crazy Dundee v Morton goal mouth scramble ("Stramash")
The crazy Dundee v Morton goal mouth scramble ("Stramash")
The incident on the video below has had the BBC reaching for their dictionary to cite an old Scottish word which perfectly describes a goal mouth scramble.
Stramash (n): A racket, a disturbance, generally a bit of a hoo-ha.
Dundee won their Scottish Cup match 5-1 against Morton on Sunday so this late scramble mattered little but its a fascinating watch to see the ball just refuse to go in thanks to some poor shooting and last ditch defending.
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There are few better ways to spend your vacation time than in beautiful settings with the option of exploring ancient history. In the region of Quercy in France you have both rolled into one. Whether you are staying for a while or just the weekend Quercy can offer its guests historic cave drawings, fascinating museums, and prehistoric objects to learn from. The hotels in Quercy are all more than adequate to meet your needs. The financially conscious traveler will be very pleased with the accommodations found in the discount hotels Quercy has to offer. Many of the Quercy cheap hotels offer the same comforts as more expensive establishments.Be sure to see the Center Prehistorique de Pech-Merle museum and caves. They really provide a look into the French landscape and culture before it was called France. The Quercy hotels will be able to give you all the information you need to plan your day.


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Adding a resonator
So I have a long tube header and no cat. I'm kinda getting tired of the drone on the freeway from my exhaust. I'm wondering if adding a resonator within the exhaust if it will quiet it down some. It's not too crazy loud but if I could just quiet it down a bit I would be happy. Also, where is the best spot in the exhaust to place the res? Thanks
Are you still using the OEM exhaust?
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Best place is right after the flexpipe if you have a straight pipe there. I did the same thing years ago.
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Yep, depending on which long tube header you have will depend on the size of resonator you get. If you have one that looks like the FSWerks race header then you are going to need something that is about 18-21 inches long and a 4-6" diameter round to go in the exhaust tunnel. I had the FSWerks race header on my car awhile back and added a 4x20 Borla resonator and it toned it down quite a bit.
awesome, thanks for the good info. My header came with like an orp/flexpipe in one. It's that M2 header on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/M2-HEADER-FO...ccccf2&vxp=mtr
So I'm thinkin about goin with the 14" resonator like the one on the first link of Terry's post. Think that should bolt up right? Also if the flex is 2.5" I would also get the 2.5" res or 2.25"?
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This post marks the first Grammar Wednesday! Thank you to all of you who encouraged this idea – and thanks to Blue for coming up with it!
Today, we're going to clear up the question of then vs. than. SassieCassie mentioned it as a question she had, and I see it misused ALL the time in papers written for me by students, so here is an explanation of how to use the words correctly:
THAN is a conjunction used to compare things:
She is older than her sister.
"Uh, "Richard David Kimble, vascular surgeon…" what the hell is that?" "Somebody that makes more money than you."
THEN is an adverb that describes time and time relationships:
I've got to run to the grocery store, then hurry home before the kids get off the bus.
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Macumber Battles for Silver in SEC 10k
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Cally Macumber ran a 43-second personal best time of 34:01.52 to pick up the Southeastern Conference Silver Medal and eight points to go along with it as the highlight of Kentucky's second day at the 2014 SEC Championships.
The sixth-ranked UK women's team took each of its two opportunities to score points in the three events (out of 21) completed during the first two days of competition.
In addition to Macumber's gritty performance on Friday, Rebecca Famurewa scored five in the hammer throw on Thursday. UK had no entries in the heptathlon.
Through two days with three events scored the UK women's team is in third position in the overall team standings with 13 points. Georgia leads with 32 points, while Arkansas is in second with 23.
UK's men's team is in sixth place with six points, which were tallied by UK's decathletes Ibn Short and Nathan Donnellon. The Georgia men have won each of the three events contested so far, and lead the team standings by a significant margin with a total of 48. Arkansas is second with 14.
"All that stuff is good," head coach Edrick Floréal said. "It's momentum. The kids in the locker room were very excited about where we are and about what their chances are of doing well. That's all I want. I just want them to give it their absolute best shot and where the chips fall, they fall."
Short and Donnellon joined Macumber as Friday point-scorers for UK, finishing fifth and seventh in the decathlon respectively. Short and Donnellon posted respective decathlon PRs of 6942 & 6788.
Kentucky had entries in five (three women, two men) of the preliminary heats on Friday and advanced athletes from four of them.
Most notably three Wildcats advanced to the SEC women's 200m final with Dezerea Bryant as the top finisher with a time of 23.15. Keilah Tyson and Dominique Booker also moved into the final.
Allison Peare began the evening of prelims for UK as the top qualifier into Sunday's 800m final with a heat-winning time of 2:05.15.
Leah Nugent and Kendra Harrison each advanced to the 400m hurdles final with respective times of 56.97 and 57.69, the second and third fastest from the heats.
Keffri Neal, the 2014 SEC Indoor 800m Champion, won his loaded heat to advance to the 800m final with a time of 1:48.80.
The third day of the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships begins at 1 p.m. ET at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex.
Tickets can be purchased from the UK ticket office at the gate, or by calling (859) 257-1818 or on www.UKAthletics.com. All session passes are $20 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 3-18) and $10 for seniors (ages 65 and older). Youth 2 and under are admitted free. Single-session passes are $10 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors.
Live coverage of the meet will be broadcast on ESPN3.com on Saturday and Sunday. The coverage will air from 3:40 p.m. ET-6:50 p.m. ET on Saturday and 1:50 p.m. ET-5:50 p.m. ET on Sunday, including the trophy presentations. ESPNU will air the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships as part of a two-hour show on ESPNU on Thursday, May 22 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Larry Rawson (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (reporter).
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Economist Will Hutton told a meeting of Pitcom, the Parliamentary IT Committee, that Britain's IT industry has been a "major beneficiary" of globalisation and stands to lose out as countries look inwards to counter the recession.
Globalisation has been driven by technology, he said, with the financial markets a prime example of how IT has enabled continuous trading and greater complexity.
The collapse of some of these global banks could cause a "backlash against globalisation", Hutton said.
"I am worried that some of the assumptions we made in the lead-up to 2007, such as that globalisation is inevitable, are being eroded by the credit crunch. As we speak today, in 2009, it has been stopped in its tracks."
The economic bail-out packages offered by national governments have represented a reassertion of economic sovereignty, Hutton said.
"National governments are under pressure to give preference to their own people. World trade is forecast to decline this year for the first time since 1945, by 9%. People are talking about 'deglobalisation'."
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text: After years and years of putting this project together and everyone knowing that Sacha Baron Cohen is the perfect person to portray the former lead singer of Queen, it is all over now, at least for Sacha. No matter how hard he tried, he clashed repeatedly with the other members of Queen who have script and director approval. Sacha wanted a realistic version of Freddie's life and his script was going to be rated R. The band wanted something very family friendly that would gloss over anything bad or negative. No matter how much they tried to work things out, neither side would budge and Sacha has finally just walked away. This is a crusher. I'm not sure you can find someone who can play that part like Sacha could. He has been wanting to play this part forever. I think it would have been a much better movie Sacha's way and I think he was thinking Oscar. think the members of Queen were hoping for it to be turned into a family musical on Broadway after the movie's release.


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How has Morgans built a portfolio of brand experiences?
One: borrowing from the celebrity brand. Two: coveting maximizers as their primary guest. Three: Innovating desire and translating current culture.
Borrowing from Celebrity: You can't borrow if you don't have something to give back. Morgans Hotel overflows with what it gives back to celebrities who identify with Morgans hotel.
If you don't believe, walk into the lobby of The Delano on south beach.
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Less recoil than your G23. The .40 is a snappy round, the .45 is more of a push. Great shooting guns, I just couldn't get used to the huge grip.
This is a discussion on Opinions needed on buying a Glock 30sf within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Shooters: I am extremely interested in the Glock 30sf. A short bio on me -Marine Corp Veteran, & happily married! Both my wife & myself ...
I am extremely interested in the Glock 30sf. A short bio on me -Marine Corp Veteran, & happily married! Both my wife & myself shoot our Glock 19, Glock 23, and Sig Sauer 239-9mm.
My question involves purchasing a Glock 30sf. Our local range does'nt rent this handgun but my wife and I have held this handgun and like the way it fits our hands. This handgun would be used for both plinking targets at our range and protecting our home.
My concerns are -(1) realiability in functioning
(2) felt recoil
(3) accuracy
(4) double taps-how fast
(5) thoughts you may have on this handgun
Thank-you for your thoughts & time!:wavey
Less recoil than your G23. The .40 is a snappy round, the .45 is more of a push. Great shooting guns, I just couldn't get used to the huge grip.
Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse.
Reliability? It's a Glock.
Felt Recoil, accuracy, double taps? These come down to the shooter, as what otehrs experience may not be the same for you.
Well lets see:
#1 One of the most realiable guns you can buy
#2 Recoil actually is not that bad and like said your 23 has more.
#3 I feel it is my most accurate Glock I own
#4 Faster then the BG can move!
#5 Very bias. I think it is one of the best choices out there that is why I sold my 23 and never looked back! Get one and thank me later.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing..... Albert Einstein
I agree with the above writers. Wondering, though, why the SF instead of the Glock 30? 3mm difference, but you might want to try them both first.
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. - Learned Hand
I really like my 30sf. I tried the g36 and the g30, but the 30sf felt the best to me.
It is a very accurate gun. It carries relatively well. I carry mine in an Mtac by Comptac.
If you already a fan of the Glock brand, then you will not be disappointed with a g30.
I haven't fired the 30SF, but have fired the 27 and the 36. I tried the 27 before purchasing either a 30 or 36. I felt that the recoil of the 27 was just a little more than I cared for in a SD gun. I was really in hopes that I would like either the 30 or 36. I couldn't test either of these since they are not offered for rent locally. Holding the 30 and the 36 at a gun show a couple of weeks ago I felt that I liked the grip on the 36 a little better, so I bought it. After firing 150 rounds through it last week, I really like the way it feels. It has a lot less felt recoil than that of the 27. I'm kinda of sorry that I couldn't try the 30, as I really would like the extra rounds. Good luck with your choice.


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As each year passes, I hear more and more of my friends passing away, and even more with serious illnesses. It's an ever-increasing reminder of the fragility of our lives, and the impending "end" that we all must face. Sometimes I find myself thinking about my age and where that is on the average life-expectancy scale. Does anyone else do that? I think it's me taking stock in how much time has passed and how much I hope is still remaining. It's also a swift kick in the ass to break-out of the monotony of daily rituals and try new things, plan trips, and do something wild and crazy.
This age brings wisdom, but also a restlessness to move toward goals. There's so much I want to do, but money and time are barriers to many of those things, and the daily schedule is overtaken with working to make the money just to maintain the "things" in life. If only we could win the lottery, right?
So as I sit here on this Sunday morning, contemplating life, I wish all of you – my friends & family, writing buddies, and all-around good people, a life well-lived. I remind myself to enjoy each day, each moment, to never miss an opportunity to tell my family I love them; to not dwell on running late in the morning, or the dinner that didn't turn out perfect, demanding co-workers, or the child's homework assignment that didn't get turned-in. It's important to be aware of these things, but not to prioritize them. I hope today is a day to step back and just enjoy the day, enjoy each other, enjoy some quiet time to appreciate all the good.
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Series documents the actions of the Naval Board. Minutes show meeting date, action description, motions, and board members' signatures. Most of the minutes deal with the approval of expenditures, but other subjects include the organization of the Naval Militia, Rose Festival participation, the U.S.S. Boston, personnel transactions, and the formation of regulations.


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That went fast, didn't it? Were you paying attention?
At exactly a quarter ways through the B1G college football season, is everyone where they thought they'd be?
Probably not….
To say the large majority of the out of conference slate was "a little rough" on most B1G teams is putting it lightly. Only four teams remain undefeated. The out of conference schedule included losses to teams from the MAC, AAC, PAC 12, and B1G 12 while collecting the majority of its wins against FCS schools and bottom dwellers from other no AQ conferences.
Yes, Ohio State is still very capable and able to carry the torch for the B1G, and Michigan and even Northwestern will get their chance to prove to the country that they are elite, but for the most part, it was an underwhelming out of conference performance for a conference that needs to change its image drastically.
So what have we learned through 4 games? And what do we know about the players in a wide open conference slate as we head to a major bye week for half of the conference? Let's take a look…
Nebraska really needed this bye week. Of the six B1G teams that face a bye this weekend, Nebraska's couldn't have come at a better time. The Huskers faced a drama filled couple of weeks that hasn't been seen since the firing of Steve Pederson and Bill Callahan. A break from all that noise and some time to tweak the defense is just what the Huskers need. It's also allowing 4 year starter and senior leader Taylor Martinez the time to heal from turf toe.
Michigan needed a bye STAT! The Wolverines flashed tremendous grit and perseverance to remain undefeated their first four contests, but there is much to clean up. Pushed to the limit by what should have been inferior competition in Akron and UConn, Michigan is still seemingly hung over from their thrilling victory in South Bend early in week two. It's not going to get any easier from here on out. If Michigan wants the chance to compete for a wide open Leaders division, they need the 2 weeks off to recover and retool.
Michigan State needed the bye too, but they are who we thought they are. And that's not very good on offense, great on defense, and uncertain at quarterback. Who didn't know that coming into the season? Honestly, this is where most expected Michigan State to be at this point of the season. The Spartans get 2 weeks to prepare for a trip to Iowa City, where they will face a Hawkeye team that beat them in East Lansing last season. Head Coach Mark Dantonio will have his team's attention during the bye for that reason alone.
Northwestern has looked sharp early on and every bit as good as expected, but sure, they'll take a bye too. The Wildcats haven't looked like world beaters by any means but I'm not sure anyone outside of Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald expected them to be. While the Ohio State Buckeyes have garnered most of the national spotlight for the B1G so far this season, Northwestern might actually be the conference's most impressive team so far. Give this coach and his staff a bye week to prepare the Wildcats for a trip to the Horseshoe and you have the recipe for success that Fitzgerald has built his program on.
Penn State got more than a bye. They got the best news they've had in Happy Valley in years with the announcement that the NCAA would restore scholarships to the Nittany Lions beginning next season. That is great news for this staff and the Penn State faithful; unfortunately it isn't going to be enough to help this team, this year. The news likely means that things probably won't get as bad as we all thought for Penn State from a competitive standpoint in years to come and that is welcome news. But there is still an uphill approach for this program and head coach Bill O'Brien. The team gets an extra week to digest the good news and hope to carry the momentum into their B1G road opener.
A bye week won't do much to help Indiana. The Hoosiers can't stop anybody and any team worth its salt with even a pulse on offense is going to beat Indiana. All the vertical offensive passing in the world can't save this team on defense. If the Illini are the B1G's biggest positive surprise, Indiana has to be its biggest disappointment.
There is no quarterback controversy in Columbus. That is, if Braxton Miller is truly healthy. Kenny Guiton was officially introduced to the college football world the last two weeks and even though he is listed as co-starter for Saturday's showdown with Wisconsin alongside Miller, there is no question who will be under center for the Buckeyes if both options are available. 3 year starter Braxton Miller is one of the most dynamic players in all of college football and a leader that head coach Urban Meyer will need to lean on if Ohio State wants to actually be in the National Title mix at the end of the season.
The Badgers will win if??? If Melvin Gordon is the beast he's been the first 4 games of the season. Any scenario possible for Wisconsin to play an early spoiler for the Buckeyes has to start and end with the Wisconsin run game. Quarterback Joel Stave, who has been steady as they come so far this season, will need to throw the ball to win this game in critical moments but it will be won in the trenches and a steady dose of Gordon will be critical.
There's more than bacon on the line for Iowa and Minnesota. While it might be borderline "hillbilly" for two bordering Midwestern states to play for a statue of a pig named Floyd, this game means so much more for both programs and the season in front of them. Minnesota, under third year head coach Jerry Kill, is trying to take the next step forward as a fledging program. Iowa, headed by embattled veteran head coach Kirk Ferentz, is trying to prove that it can still be a player in a B1G that has suddenly passed it by. Both teams could build a foundation for a respectable season off of a win and it could be a signs of things to come for both regimes.
Can the Illini continue their hot start? If they can, all bets are off. I'm not saying that suddenly over night Illinois is a true player in the B1G, but that would put them at 3-1 and on their way to Lincoln the following week. Nebraska's defense has given up much more to lesser offenses and it could prove to be an interesting match-up. One step at a time – Illinois plays Miami (OH) for its last out of conference tune up.
Purdue gets its shot at the MAC champ. Northern Illinois has not been your typical MAC team the past few seasons and, coming off an Orange Bowl appearance in 2012 and an early win this season at Iowa, this game will be closer than it looks on paper. The Huskies have been unable to really put any of their opponents down for the count and Purdue matches up well talent wise. This could be Purdue's last chance for a win until November.
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Tyree Holder, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound cornerback from Tampa Catholic, has received an offer from Toledo, Crusaders head coach Bob Henriquez said. The Rockers, who face Air Force in the Military Bowl Dec. 28, are one of two MAC schools Holder plans to visit. In addition to conference rival Ball State, Holder will visit Stony Brook, and FCS school, next month, Henriquez said.
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College Graduation Rates
Among the nation's flagship state-chartered universities, the University of Virginia has the highest Black student graduation rate at 87 percent, followed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of California at Berkeley, each with rates of 73 percent, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reports. The University of Michigan has a Black student graduation rate of 70 percent. Twelve other states have flagship universities that post a Black student graduation rate of 60 percent or higher: the state universities in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maryland, Florida, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Washington, and New Jersey. Six states and the District of Columbia have flagship state-chartered universities at which the African-American student graduation rate is 34 percent or below. In addition to the University of the District of Columbia, the states that have flagship universities with a Black student graduation rate below 34 percent are Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, New Mexico, Montana and Nevada.
Degree Gap
Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Blacks continue to have a huge distance to travel before they reach higher educational parity with white Americans. Overall, 31.8 percent of the non-Hispanic white population over the age of 25 holds a college degree compared to 18.5 percent of adult Blacks. This percentage gap has remained steady in recent years. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reports that 4.2 million African Americans alive today hold a four-year college degree.
Microfinance Office
Microfinance pioneer Accion USA opened a lending office in Savannah, Ga., where approximately 23 percent of the population lives below the poverty line—almost twice the national average. With high rates of poverty and under-employment, many local residents turn to self-employment to earn a living. Supported by grants from the City of Savannah, United Way of the Coastal Empire, SunTrust and Bank of America, the new Accion USA office will provide business loans ranging from $500 to $25,000 to self-employed individuals who do not have access to traditional sources of business credit.
Eligible borrowers range from operators of part-time, home-based enterprises to owners of hair salons, lawn-care businesses, neighborhood restaurants and specialty tour companies. Most of these "micro" entrepreneurs lack access to formal capital, due to an absence of collateral or credit history necessary to borrow from a bank.
Churches Educate on Foreclosure
The Washington-based National Black Church Initiative said it will distribute pamphlets on foreclosures at D.C.-area churches and afterward in the mid-Atlantic region. The guides will provide tips and resources to keep people from losing their homes. Written with help from the Mortgage Bankers Association and Fannie Mae, the pamphlets offer advice such as ways to refinance a loan, what questions to ask a mortgage lender when a borrower falls behind on payments and ways to get in touch with government agencies or legal help.
Addressing Health Disparities
The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit membership organization of large employers devoted to finding solutions to health care and related benefits issues, and the federal government's Office of Minority Health announced a joint initiative to help employers address racial and ethnic health disparities and improve the quality of health care for a culturally diverse work force. The partnership's mission is to bring business, medicine and public health together to develop guidance and strategies for large employers to better manage issues related to racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
Black Buying Power
A report from Packaged Facts titled "The African-American Market in the U.S." forecasts that the buying power of 39 million African-Americans will hit $1.1 trillion by 2012. It says there are 2.4 million affluent African-American households with incomes of $75,000 or more, which account for 17 percent of all African-American households but 45 percent of total African-American buying power. According to Packaged Facts Publisher Tatjana Meerman, the African-American cohort "continues to be a significant consumer segment that in some ways exercises more economic clout than the ever popular Hispanic one." African-Americans' purchasing behaviors can differ in many ways, ranging from what is bought at the grocery store to clothing style and magazine preferences, and marketers should pay attention to these differences to execute marketing campaigns that target the many segments of this important demographic cohort, she adds.
Ad Spending
The Nielsen Co. says advertising spending on media outlets that reach African-American consumers totaled $2.3 billion between Oct. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2007. The 12-month analysis of ad spending targeting African-Americans, Nielson's first, covers more than 22,000 national, regional and local advertisers, across more than 130 media vehicles. Local radio reported the greatest amount of spending on African-American targeted media at $805 million dollars, or 35 percent of total spending; national cable TV reported the largest ad growth, with 14.5 percent during the period; national magazines reported more than $600 million in spending; syndication TV reported $102.4 million dollars in ad spend for programs with a 50 percent or greater composition of African-American audiences; and network TV reported $193.3 million in African-American-targeted ad spending.
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Social Security is more than half the income of two-thirds of recipients over the age of 65 during retirement, according to a report by the National Academy of Social Insurance. The report "Social Security: An Essential Asset and Insurance Protection for All," says that among all beneficiaries 65 and older, 42 percent of single persons and 22 percent of married couples relied on Social Security for almost all (90 percent or more) of their income in 2006. Among African-Americans, the figures were 54 percent for single persons and 33 percent for married couples. Among Latinos, the figures were 62 percent for single persons and 37 percent for married couples. Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the figures were 55 percent for single persons and 27 percent for married couples. Among Indians and Alaskan Natives, the figures were 61 percent for single persons and 25 percent for married couples.
GLOBAL NEWS - China in Africa
China's biggest bank said it received approval to buy a 20 percent stake in South Africa's biggest lender, the latest big-ticket overseas expansion by Chinese investors. The deal between state-owned Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and Standard Bank Group Ltd. is one of China's biggest foreign corporate acquisitions to date. China's official Xinhua News Agency said it was worth $5.46 billion. The deal comes amid a push by communist leaders for China's companies to expand abroad to diversify the economy. Efforts have focused on developing ties with Africa as a potential source of energy, raw materials and markets for its booming economy. ICBC's decision in South Africa to take a minority stake instead of acquiring a bank outright was in line with a Chinese strategy of trying to avoid possible political frictions over buying assets abroad.


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(1) Failure to meet or maintain any of the requirements of ORS 822.200 to 822.215 or OAR 735-154-0000 through 735-154-0050 relating to a towing or recovery business shall be cause to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a towing business certificate.
(2) Definitions for the purposes of OAR 735-154-0000 through 735-154-0050 are as follows:
(a) As used in ORS 822.200(1)(c), "purports...to be engaged in..." means to solicit or advertise towing services through the telephone book, business directory, newspaper, radio, television, posting on vehicles, signs, business, billboards or by any other means;
(b) A "towing or recovery vehicle" means any motor vehicle used by any person(s) for the purpose of towing or recovering of vehicles;
(c) "Towing business certificate" or "certificate" means the vehicle registration card containing distinctive language indicating it is a certificate issued in conjunction with the vehicle registration, for towing or recovery services;
(d) "Distinctive plate" means the prescribed Oregon registration plate format with a five-digit identification number and two letter prefix "TW" indicating a tow or recovery vehicle; and
(e) "Stickers" means month and year stickers of a type in current use by the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation to indicate staggered registration dates.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 802.010, ORS 822.205 & ORS 822.215
Stats. Implemented: ORS 822.215
Hist.: MV 14-1981, f. 10-30-81, ef. 11-1-81; MV 15-1982, f. & ef. 9-23-82; MV 15-1983, f. & ef. 12-5-83; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-071-0100; MV 21-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-18-91
Authority of Towing Business to Issue 10-day Trip Permits
(1) A towing business may issue 10-day trip permits as provided in ORS 803.600, if the towing business:
(a) Submits a completed and signed agreement to issue trip permits to DMV; and
(b) Agrees to abide by the Oregon statutes and administrative rules relating to the issuance and sale of 10-day trip permits, including but not limited to ORS 803.600 and OAR 735-034-0010.
(2) DMV may revoke the authority of a towing business to issue 10-day trip permits if the towing business fails to comply with the requirements of ORS 803.565 and OAR 735-034-0010.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 184.616, 184.619, 802.010, 803.600, 822.205, 822.215
Stats. Implemented: ORS 803.600, 822.215
Hist.: DMV 28-2003(Temp), f. 12-15-03 cert. ef. 1-1-04 thru 6-28-04; DMV 9-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-04; DMV 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-16-11
Requirements for Towing Business Certificate
(1) In addition to meeting the requirements for an application for a towing business certificate under ORS 822.200 to 822.215 or a renewal under ORS 822.210, an applicant for a towing vehicle certificate must submit the following to the DMV for each tow vehicle:
(a) A completed and signed Application for Tow or Recovery Vehicle Business Certificate (DMV Form 735-387);
(b) An application for title and registration, if titling and registering a vehicle;
(c) An application for registration, if only registering a vehicle; and
(d) All applicable fees.
(2) At the time that a tow or recovery vehicle is transferred or no longer operates as a tow or recovery vehicle, the towing business certificate, plates and stickers issued to the vehicle must be surrendered to DMV.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 184.616, 184.619, 802.010, 822.205 & 822.215
Stats. Implemented: ORS 822.205
Hist.: MV 14-1981, f. 10-30-81, ef. 11-1-81; MV 15-1982, f. & ef. 9-23-82; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-071-0105; MV 21-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-18-91; DMV 5-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-25-06
Minimum Safety Standards
(1) At the time of original application, the applicant shall certify the tow or recovery vehicle is in compliance with the minimum safety standards required by this rule. These standards only apply to tow and recovery vehicles registered under OAR 735-154-0000 through 735-154-0050.
(2) The Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV) may make random safety-related inspections without notice to ensure compliance.
(3) No motor vehicle shall be used for tow or recovery services unless the following safety requirements are met:
(a) The vehicle is in compliance with equipment and lighting requirements of the Oregon Revised Statutes;
(b) The vehicle is in compliance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 570.4, 570.5, 570.6, 570.7 (except paragraph "d"), 570.8, 570.9, 570.10, 570.54, 570.55, 570.56, 570.57, 570.58, 570.59 (except the combination of vehicles and truck tractors must stop in a distance of not more than 35 feet), 570.60 (except paragraph "d"), 570.61, 570.62 and 570.63.
(4)(a) Cables or wire ropes shall have a minimum diameter of 3/8 inch and be free from the following defects or conditions:
(A) More than six randomly-distributed broken wires in one rope lay, or more than three broken wires in any one strand in one rope lay;
(B) Evidence of any heat damage from any cause;
(C) Core protrusion along the main length of the cable unless tension applied to the cable restores proper rope structure;
(D) End attachments that are cracked, deformed, worn or loosened.
(b) Where a wire rope is attached to a hook with clamps instead of being swagged, a minimum of three clamps shall be used. Clamps shall be spaced at least six rope diameters apart and attached with the base or saddle of the clamp against the longer or "live" end of the rope. The "U-bolt" shall be placed over the short or "dead" end of the rope.
(5) All booms, lift equipment, hydraulic hoses, connections, and any other equipment mounted or used on the tow or recovery vehicle shall be maintained in proper working order as recom-mended by the manufacturer of the equipment.
(6) All equipment, cable or wire rope, con-nectors, slings, or any other tow or recovery equipment used in conjunction with the basic vehicle and vehicle-mounted equipment shall be commensurate with the manufacturer's basic load and boom rating for each vehicle or vehicle-mounted equipment.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 802.010, ORS 822.205 & ORS 822.215
Stats. Implemented: ORS 822.205
Hist.: MV 14-1981, f. 10-30-81, ef. 11-1-81; MV 15-1982, f. & ef. 9-23-82; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-071-0120; MV 21-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-18-91
Inspection of Vehicles
(1) Every tow or recovery business shall make their vehicles available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV) upon request during reasonable business hours.
(2) No DMV representative may inspect a vehicle when the inspection would cause a disruption of normal business.
(3) No DMV representative may road-test any vehicle or remove any wheels in the course of an inspection.
(4) A DMV representative, when there is cause, may require the owner or a designee, to road-test a vehicle or require the removal of a wheel or wheels by a mechanic of the owner's choice.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 802.010, ORS 822.205 & ORS 822.215
Stats. Implemented: ORS 822.215
Hist.: MV 14-1981, f. 10-30-81, ef. 11-1-81; MV 15-1982, f. & ef. 9-23-82; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-071-0125; MV 21-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-18-91
Lessee as Owner on Leased Tow or Recovery Vehicle
Notwithstanding ORS 801.375 (1)(b) and 803.050, the lessee shall appear as owner on the Certificate of Title for a vehicle when:
(1) Application for a towing business certificate is made and the vehicle is engaged in any towing or recovery business operation; and
(2) Special tow or recovery plates or identification devices are issued in conjunction with the vehicle registration.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 801.375, ORS 802.010, ORS 803.050, ORS 805.200, ORS 822.205, ORS 822.210 & Ch. 551, OL 1991
Stats. Implemented: ORS 801.375 & ORS 803.050
Hist.: MV 30-1991, f. & cert. ef. 12-16-91
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- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 4 (6-ounce) striped bass fillets
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1/4 cup minced shallots
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Nutrition Information
- calories 258
- caloriesfromfat 35 %
- fat 9.9 g
- satfat 4.6 g
- monofat 2.7 g
- polyfat 1.6 g
- protein 32.1 g
- carbohydrate 7.7 g
- fiber 0.3 g
- cholesterol 156 mg
- iron 2 mg
- sodium 493 mg
- calcium 48 mg
How to Make It
Place flour in a shallow dish. Place milk in another shallow dish. Sprinkle fish evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Working with one fillet at a time, dredge fish in flour, shaking off excess. Dip fish into milk, allowing excess to drip off; dredge again in flour. Set aside. Repeat procedure with remaining fish, flour, and milk.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter to pan, swirling until butter melts. Add 2 fillets to pan; reduce heat to medium, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Remove fish from pan; keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the remaining 2 fillets. Remove fish from pan; keep warm.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add shallots and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt to pan; sauté 1 minute or until tender. Add vinegar and broth; simmer 1 minute. Add parsley and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spoon sauce over fish.
Wine note: This polished preparation with its savory butter flavors needs a light, crisp, unoaked white wine that will act as the "lemon" to balance the flavors of the fish. Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc 2006 Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France is a standout and a steal at $ —Karen MacNeil
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3D Realms' Scott Miller on the Original IP
Electronic Arts had its "The Godfather" game; come year-end, THQ will have its own "family"-friendly game, "The Sopranos." When trying to develop blockbusters, risk-averse video game publishers still love those licenses. But the price of triple-A movie and TV licenses is rising, video game sales are dipping, and there are now game industry execs who believe it's time to get creative. Like EA's president of worldwide studios, Paul Lee, who wants to develop at least one new franchise each year, boosting the company's games based on original IP to over 50% from the current 30%.
Then there's Scott Miller, CEO of Dallas-based 3D Realms Entertainment, who, ever since he started his company in 1987 (as Apogee Software), has never veered from turning out one original video game after another. Long-time gamers will recognize the names of some of his hit franchises — "Wolfenstein 3-D," "Commander Keen," and "Max Payne." And on June 22 he will release the long-awaited "Prey," or at least the demo version. The complete game will follow shortly thereafter. Miller talked with Hollywood Reporter columnist Paul Hyman about the true value of licensed versus original IP and about the long, long wait for "Duke Nukem Forever."
The Hollywood Reporter: Most publishers believe that the only way to minimize risk is to build games from movie, TV, and comic licenses. But, in your blog, you've called licensing "a short-term loser's strategy," and said that it's only risky to build new IP if you don't know what you're doing. Do big publishers who are mostly doing licenses avoid building new IP because they don't know what they're doing?
Scott Miller: Well, there are some licenses that, at least in my opinion, do work ... and those are sports licenses and kids licenses. I mean, kids are at the age where they're still easily swayed by stuff like that. So, when I talk about licenses that mostly don't work, I'm talking about the general media-type licenses, like the stuff that comes from Hollywood. There's really only about a dozen at most of those kind of licenses that you can count on.
THR: Name some.
Miller: James Bond is a solid one because those movies have inherent gameplay hooks that translate well into games. Spider-Man is one of the all-time best licenses because he has things that work perfectly in games — all that web-swinging and wall-climbing, for example, which are really unique in the game world. And "Star Wars," with the Force and light sabers, is a natural. But something like "Minority Report," which Activision did several years ago, doesn't make any sense in the game world because there's really nothing that makes it stand out as a game; it's just basically a good story.
THR: What about "King Kong?" That did well as both a movie and game.
Miller: If you release a licensed game when the movie comes out, you'll probably do okay because you have that synergy working for you. That's why the "Enter The Matrix" game worked even though it was rated really low by the game reviewers. But when you do that, you can run into other problems because you're trying to rush the game out which usually results in a lower-quality game. UbiSoft really pulled off a miracle with "King Kong" and made a decent game around it. But those are few and far between.
THR: What about creating original IP? What makes some not succeed?
Miller: When you start off with a concept that isn't going to capture anyone's imagination, that's when things go wrong. Take "Jade Empire" from BioWare, which is a company that's well-known for their good games. The idea behind that game wasn't inherently interesting or compelling. A game can also fail when the developer doesn't innovate in terms of gameplay. "True Crimes: Streets Of L.A." from Activision, for instance, did okay, but I don't think it's going to go down in history as any sort of a major success. It was basically a "Grand Theft Auto" clone with a different story ... and that's another path to failure. You can't just take a successful game and remold it with a different story and think you're going to get a hit out of it. You need to innovate in some way in terms of gameplay.
THR: But you say that, if done right, new IP has a better chance of becoming a hit than a licensed game?
Miller: Absolutely. In the long run, new IP is how you build company value and stability. And when you own your own IP, it's like a safety net for you. For example, if Eidos didn't own "Tomb Raider," what would it have?
THR: Let's take an idea like THQ's licensing of "The Sopranos." That seems like a natural to me ...
Miller: I wouldn't think that would be a good license.
THR: Wouldn't think?
Miller: Well, no. What about "The Sopranos" makes it worthy of being a game other than the fact that it's a hit TV show? I don't see any inherent gameplay hooks ...
THR: But why does that really matter? There are so many "Sopranos" fans out there, don't you think they'll rush to guy the game regardless?
Miller: That's what THQ hopes. But I've seen that sort of thinking fail over and over. I remember when Activision licensed "Lemony Snicket" ... they were just all smiles about that. But where did that franchise go? Then there was a "Survivor" game that flopped. You can't rely on the fact that the original source was successful. If you're intent on a license, it needs to be more than famous and more than just a good story.
THR:You're about to come out with "Prey," which is original IP but one that's taken you six years to develop. And you also have one in the oven — "Duke Nukem Forever" — that's been in the works for as long as I can remember. What are the biggest hurdles in bringing out original IP these days? I would think that would be helpful for other developers who want to avoid a six-year development period.
Miller: [Laughs] We may not be the best company to ask about that ...
THR: But you are the best company to talk about hurdles.
Miller: "Prey" actually took about 4-1/2 years. The first year went down the drain because we licensed the Doom 3 engine a year too early. When we licensed it from Id, they said it would be completed in about six to eight months, but it wasn't done for another 18. So, in actuality, "Prey" was a 3-1/2-year project if you toss out that first year, which certainly deserves to be tossed out.
THR: That's still a long time to develop one game.
Miller: You said it. But when you're doing a new franchise ... I mean, our whole philosophy is that we really don't care how long it takes to make that first game or how much money we have to put into it. Because we feel we're making more than just a game. Hopefully, it will be a franchise which is going to have a lot of value. It's like when we made "Max Payne." The game itself cost $4 million and 4-1/2 years to build. We said, okay, we might only make $8 million in sales, but think about what the franchise will be worth. As it turned out, the game made $20 million in royalties ... and we later sold the franchise for almost $50 million.
THR: You must have done even better with your "Duke Nukem" franchise.
Miller: Oh, absolutely. Back in 1996, it took us two years and $350,000 to build the first "Duke" game. Of course, things were a lot different back then. And we've recently been offered $80 million for the franchise.
THR: What about the latest "Duke" game ... the one that seems to be taking forever to build?
Miller: We've put about $7.5 million into that and we've been working on it since late 1998. So it really hasn't been that much of an investment. And once it comes out, if it's as successful as we think it'll be, we'll make that money back in the first day or two of sales.
THR: 1998? You've been working on it for eight years?
Miller: I know, I know. It's embarrassing.
THR: Maybe you can explain to readers who don't know the games industry why it should take that long to make a game.
Miller: It shouldn't. And I'm dumbfounded myself. A huge part of the problem is that it's really hard hiring good developers to come to Dallas. This place used to be a hotbed of game development. But, nowadays, people seem to want to go to Austin instead. Plus we have this reputation now — that our games don't ever come out, so ...
THR: But "Prey" is almost out. Can you tell us a little bit about that one? When you started it, there was no Xbox 360, but you are now creating both PC and Xbox 360 versions. What strategies are you using to ensure the game's success in a next-generation marketplace?
Miller: The strategy doesn't depend on the platform. The strategy is simply to make sure the game, which is a first-person shooter, has unique and compelling gameplay elements that haven't been seen before. For example, in "Prey," you don't ever really die. Instead, you go to a sort of spiritual realm where you have to earn your way back to the physical realm. Similarly, we have a technical feature in the game that allows us to mess with the geometry of space; gamers will come across all sorts of puzzles and unique situations — like where you can flip gravity or walk on ceilings — they've never seen before. It changes the way you have to think about solving puzzles when almost all physical surfaces are available to you.
We also innovate from a character standpoint. The hero isn't your typical space marine; he's a Cherokee who taps into his Native American heritage to give him some unique abilities, and it's all based on Cherokee mythology. So there's a lot more to this game than shooting aliens. The kiss of death of any new IP is when the player looks at it and says "been there, done that." You always want to deliver a new experience. And that's what we are doing with "Prey."
THR: Why is it that the bigger publishers aren't following suit? I mean, why aren't they using the same strategies that you are?
Miller: It boils down to this ... they look at games like "Prey" and they think they're just a crapshoot. I really don't think they have much confidence in being able to deliver a hit game more often than not. But think about it ... if you go back 10 years or so, and look at what the top-selling games were each year, 70% to 80% of the games at the top of each year's list were original IP — "Grand Theft Auto," "The Sims," the Mario games, "Halo, "Doom," "Quake," "Half-Life," "Tomb Raider," "Myst," "Duke Nukem" ... they were the biggest hits in the games industry and none of them depended on licenses.
THR: Maybe none of the big publishers want to risk six years of production work.
Miller: OK, so it'll take them three or four. You know, we're a small company and can't throw that many people at a game. We had 25-30 people working on "Prey," but a game like "Grand Theft Auto" probably had 70-100 near the end of the project. And EA has been known to throw hundreds of developers at a big game. That cuts production time considerably.
THR: What do you see coming down the pike? Are publishers going to take your advice ... or will we see even more licenses as next-gen games become more expensive and risky to make?
Miller: I suspect we'll see more of the same. As the cost of making games goes up, people are going to look for safer bets, and they think that licenses are safer bets. I believe that's really bad for the games industry overall. It's like Hollywood is making all the original IPs and then turning to us to help exploit them. It should be the other way around.
THR: Are you saying that it's just fear that's preventing them from ...
Miller: Fear and lack of know-how. I really believe that most companies see making games as really, really high risk ... and that's because they don't understand some of the fundamentals I've been talking about. When you have the right ingredients that need to be in an original IP, you take most of the risk out of the picture.
I ask you, why is it that little ol' 3D Realms can continue to create hit brands — going all the way back 14 years to "Wolfenstein 3-D" — yet mega-sized publishers see them as so risky? What's up with that? You'd think it'd be just the opposite. If it's not hard for us, why is it so hard for them? Take a look at Pixar. They, too, create hit after hit. It's not luck. It's know-how.
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter


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- Albies legs out two-run triple for G-Braves
- Indianapolis' Glasnow strikes out his 12th batter
- Rodgers collects his first knock in Hartford
- Colorado Springs' Brinson rips three-run homer
A 4-for-5 night on Monday gave Giants No. 3 prospect Bryan Reynolds nine hits in his last three games. He's looking for more tonight when San Jose hosts Stockton out west.
When Bobby Bradley is on his game, teammates call it "Bobby's World." Against Erie, the Indians' fourth-ranked prospect recorded Akron's first three-homer game in seven years.
B.J. Boyd went 3-for-4 with a two-run double and an RBI single that capped the South Division's seven-run fourth inning to earn BUSH'S Beans MVP honors at the Texas League All-Star Game.
Tracing Great Falls' baseball history from 1892 to its Pioneer League present, Jim Eakland created the Voyagers' "Hall of Fame" room and talked to Ben Hill about this labor of love.
Casey Gillaspie broke out of a slump with 10 RBIs for Triple-A Durham and Lynchburg righty Shane Bieber matched a career best with 11 K's to headline the Players of the Week.
Astros prospect Yordan Alvarez was traded for a Major Leaguer before he had played a pro game. Now in his first full season, he's more than holding up his end of the deal.
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According to her presentation we've had more rabid _cow_ findings (!) (not just reports but actual state lab tested proven findings) as in that same '01 to '04 time frame than the total amount of coyote to human contact incidence _ever_ as in the known record for the states history.
She was adamant that the coyotes will predate on humans, like a wolf, theory as is popular around the nation is just bunk.
Again it was only last Wednesday that I instructed in that course.
- Janq