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LeBron James was the best player in the NBA this season.
Nobody in their right mind really disputes this. Even the lone person to cast a first-place MVP vote for someone other than James admits this in his defense of Carmelo Anthony as his vote recipient. James was the best. Anthony, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and the scores of other All-NBA-caliber players on the ballot were a step below. That point is indisputable.
But in Sunday's hubbub over James' failure to become the NBA's first unanimous MVP, and Monday's indignation that it was a Boston writer, of all people, to have an honest opinion separate from the masses', there was an underlying current of that tired old debate that haunts every award season in every sport. Everyone seems to have a different definition of "valuable," and it once again is causing unneeded problems.
"This isn't the Best Player in the Game award," Washburn writes. "It's the Most Valuable Player award, and I think what Anthony accomplished this season was worthy of my vote. He led the Knicks to their first division title in 19 years. That's a long time. Anthony led the league in scoring average and basically carried an old Knicks team to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
"Amar'e Stoudemire missed most of the season with knee issues, Raymond Felton missed six weeks, and Tyson Chandler dealt with nagging injuries, leaving Anthony, J.R. Smith, and a bunch of lottery picks from the mid-1990s to win 54 games and beat the Miami Heat three times."
My vote, if I had one, would have gone to James. As I have said and written many times before, the concept of "value" is really not subjective to me. My go-to example is that the most valuable diamond in the world is the most valuable diamond, no matter its relative worth in relation to the owner's wealth. It does not become less valuable simply by belonging to a person who is already rich, just as James does not become less valuable simply by being on a team that is already great.
Washburn's definition of "value" is different, though. Chances are, even among all the analysts loudly arguing in James' favor, their definitions of value differ slightly as well. This why there has never been a unanimous MVP in the 68-year history of the NBA. It is hard to come to unanimity on a choice when there is no unanimity on the criteria. The deliberate vagueness leads to endless debate, faux outrage and columnists writing columns to defend their choice — or, in this case, columnists writing columns to defend the choice of columnists writing columns to defend their choice.
Through it all, the NBA wins, because its sport remains in the conversation just as the weather is warming up and fans are tempted to turn their attention to baseball. James wins, too. Regardless of the final vote tally, he is now the proud owner of four MVP trophies. One more and he ties Michael Jordan and Bill Russell for the second-most all-time, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's six.
None of those guys won the MVP award unanimously, either. Yet there is no asterisk next to their names in the record books and each trophy takes up the same amount of space on its shelf. No matter the vote tally, Russell, Abdul-Jabbar and Jordan were indisputably the most valuable diamonds of their time. James, unanimous or not, is a rare gem himself.
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) launched two crack spread contracts on its Brent crude oil futures contract.
ICE launched trading in 15 cleared OTC global oil products.
CME Clearing Europe, a subsidiary of CME Group, announced that it will begin clearing more than 150 OTC energy and commodity derivative products beginning May 6.
CME Group announced two Brent crude futures crack spreads to be listed with implied functionality on CME Globex®.
ICE announced the introduction of clearing for 13 freight swaps and a new iron ore swap through ICE Clear Europe.
Chicago Futures Exchange (CFE) launched gold VIX futures.
CME Group expanded its suite of industrial metals products with three new swap futures offerings in Ferrous Scrap, Steel Billet and European Hot Rolled Coil.
ETF Securities (ETFS) announced it has cross-listed four of its popular physically-backed precious metal products on the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).
BRIX, a new Brazilian energy exchange, will be launched as a partnership between Eike Batista, Josué Gomes da Silva, da Coteminas, Roberto Teixeira da Costa e Marcelo Parodi, da Compass Comercializadora de Energia, and ICE.

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|24 Feb 1981
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|26 Jun 1978
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(R.sup.17).sub.3 E
This invention relates to a method for the production of reinforced composites from fibrous reinforcing materials and compositions which are photopolymerisable and thermosettable, and to the composites obtained by this method.
Composite structures are commonly made by impregnating fibrous materials, such as fibers of paper, glass, an aromatic polyamide, and carbon, metal filaments, or whiskers, usually in the form of layers, with a solution of a solid thermosettable resin in a volatile solvent and with a heat-activated curing agent for the resin, causing the resin to solidify by evaporation of the solvent, and, when desired, curing the resin composition in the resultant so-called "prepreg" by the action of heat. Frequently, the prepregs are stacked before heat-curing, so that a multilayer laminate is formed.
Composite structures may also be prepared from films of a thermosettable resin composition by the method described in British Pat. No. 1 299 177, which comprises laying a film of the resin composition on a fibrous reinforcement and applying heat and pressure so that the resin composition flows about the fibers but remains curable, and then heating further when desired so that the resin is cured by the heat-activated curing agent. This procedure is particularly convenient when unidirectional fibrous reinforcement is to be used, especially if the fibres are short and/or light, because there is less tendency for the fibres to become displaced and the reinforcing effect thereby become irregularly distributed.
Both these methods, however, suffer from certain drawbacks. If a solvent is used to dissolve components of the thermosettable resin composition, it is not always possible to remove all traces of the solvent before heat-curing takes place, and in consequence the cured composite may contain voids caused by evaporation of residual solvent. Solvents may cause difficulties due to their toxicity or flammability or to pollution. If a film adhesive is used, it is usually cast from a liquid thermosettable resin composition and this is then advanced to the solid state; such a process adds considerably to the cost of the composite. Both methods also require a considerable expenditure of heat energy, either to evaporate the solvents or to advance the resin.
We have now found that fibrous reinforced composites may be made by a procedure which substantially avoids the inconveniences just mentioned. In this novel method, a liquid composition containing an epoxide resin is photopolymerized to form an essentially solid continuous film by exposure to actinic radiation, optionally in the presence of a catalyst for the photopolymerisation, but without thermally crosslinking it; the film so obtained is then contacted with fibrous reinforcing material, usually with the application of heat and/or pressure, such that a coherent structure is formed. The period of heating can be very short, as there need be no solvent to evaporate and the film need not be thick. It is not necessary to convert immediately the photopolymerised composition distributed on the fibrous reinforcing material into the fully cured, insoluble, and infusible C-stage; often, it can be changed into the still fusible B-stage, or remain in the A-stage, and, when desired, e.g., after the prepreg has been formed into some desired configuration, fully cured by heating to form the reinforced composite.
The present invention provides a method for the preparation of prepregs which comprises
(i) exposing to actinic radiation a layer of a liquid composition containing an epoxide resin as the sole photopolymerisable component and a heat-activated curing agent for epoxide resins, and preferably a catalyst for the photopolymerisation, until the said composition solidifies to form an essentially solid continuous film due to photopolymerisation of the epoxide resin through epoxide groups thereof but which epoxide resin remains substantially in the thermosettable state, and
(ii) bringing together the film so formed and fibrous reinforcing material under conditions such that the said film flows about the fibers and the components of the said film and the fibers form a coherent structure.
There are also provided prepregs prepared by the method of this invention.
Other aspects of this invention provides a method of preparing a reinforced composite which comprises heat-curing a photopolymerised, but still thermosettable, prepreg of this invention, and reinforced composites prepared by that method.
The reinforcement may be in the form of woven or non-woven cloth, unidirectional lengths, or chopped strands, and may be of natural or synthetic fibers, including strands and filaments, especially glass, boron, stainless steel, tungsten, silicon carbide, asbestos, an aromatic polyamide such as poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) or poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), or carbon, or it may be whiskers of, e.g., potassium titanate.
Compositions used to prepare the films of the present invention must be liquid under the conditions used in making these films but are preferably solvent-free.
Epoxide resins, i.e., substances containing more than one 1,2-epoxide group per average molecule, suitable for use in the present invention are preferably those containing groups of formula ##STR1## directly attached to an atom or atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, where either R and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, in which case R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or R and R2 together represent --CH2 CH2 --, in which case R1 denotes a hydrogen atom.
As examples of such resins may be mentioned polyglycidyl and poly(β-methylglycidyl) esters obtainable by reaction of a compound containing two or more carboxylic acid groups per molecule with epichlorohydrin, glycerol dichlorohydrin, or β-methylepichlorohydrin in the presence of an alkali. Such polyglycidyl esters may be derived from aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, e.g., succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid and dimerised and trimerised linoleic acid; from cycloaliphatic polycarboxylic acids such as tetrahydrophthalic acid, 4-methyltetrahydrophthalic acid, hexahydrophthalic acid, and 4-methylhexahydrophthalic acid; and from aromatic polycarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and terephthalic acid.
Further examples are polyglycidyl and poly(β-methylglycidyl) ethers obtainable by reaction of a compound containing at least two free alcoholic hydroxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl groups per molecule with the appropriate epichlorohydrin under alkaline conditions or, alternatively, in the presence of an acidic catalyst and subsequent treatment with alkali. These ethers may be made from acyclic alcohols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and higher poly(oxyethylene) glycols, propane-1,2-diol and poly(oxypropylene) glycols, propane-1,3-diol, butane-1,4-diol, poly(oxytetramethylene) glycols, pentane-1,5-diol, hexane-2,4,5-triol, glycerol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, and poly(epichlorohydrin); from cycloaliphatic alcohols such as resorcitol, quinitol, bis(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)methane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)propane, and 1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-3-ene; and from alcohols having aromatic nuclei, such as N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aniline and p,p'-bis(2-hydroxyethylamino)diphenylmethane. Or they may be made from mononuclear phenols, such as resorcinol and hydroquinone, and from polynuclear phenols, such as bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane (otherwise known as bisphenol F), 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) sulphone, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (otherwise known as bisphenol A), 2,2-bis(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and novolaks formed from aldehydes such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, chloral, and furfuraldehyde, with phenols such as phenol itself, and phenol substituted in the ring by chlorine atoms or by alkyl groups each containing up to nine carbon atoms, such as 4-chlorophenol, 2-methylphenol, and 4-tert.butylphenol.
Poly(N-glycidyl) compounds include, for example, the derivatives of amines such as aniline, n-butylamine, bis(4-aminophenyl)methane, and bis(4-methylaminophenyl)methane; triglycidyl isocyanurate; and N,N'-diglycidyl derivatives of cyclic alkylene ureas, such as ethyleneurea and 1,3-propyleneureas, and of hydantoins such as 5,5-dimethylhydantoin. N-Glycidyl compounds are not preferred when the photopolymerisation or thermal crosslinking stage involves reaction with a Lewis acid.
Examples of poly(S-glycidyl) compounds are di(S-glycidyl) derivatives of dithiols such as ethane-1,2-dithiol and bis(4-mercaptomethylphenyl) ether.
Examples of epoxide resins having groups of formula I where R and R2 conjointly denote a --CH2 CH2 -- group are bis(2,3-epoxycyclopentyl) ether, 2,3-epoxycyclopentyl glycidyl ether, and 1,2-bis(2,3-epoxycyclopentyloxy)ethane.
Epoxide resins having the 1,2-epoxide groups attached to different kinds of hetero atoms may be employed, e.g., the N,N,O-triglycidyl derivative of 4-aminophenol, the glycidyl ether-glycidyl ester of salicylic acid, N-glycidyl-N'-(2-glycidyloxypropyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, and 2-glycidyloxy-1,3-bis(5,5-dimethyl-1-glycidylhydantoin-3-yl)propane.
Epoxide resins in which some or all of the epoxide groups are not terminal may also be employed, such as vinylcyclohexene dioxide, limonene dioxide, dicyclopentadiene dioxide, 4-oxatetracyclo[6.2.1.02,7.03,5 ]undec-9-yl glycidyl ether, the bis(4-oxatetracyclo[6.2.02,7.03,5 ]undec-9-yl) ether of ethylene glycol, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate and its 6,6'-dimethyl derivative, the bis(3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate) of ethylene glycol, 3-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-8,9-epoxy-2,4-dioxaspiro[5,5]undecane, and epoxidised butadienes or copolymers of butadiene with ethylenic compounds such as styrene and vinyl acetate.
If desired, a mixture of epoxide resins may be used.
Especially preferred epoxide resins, which may have been advanced, used in the process of this invention are diglycidyl ethers of dihydric phenols such as 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane and of dihydric alcohols such as of butane-1,4-diol, and N,N'-diglycidyl derivatives of hydantoins, such as 1,3-diglycidyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin.
The heat-activated curing agent for the epoxide resin may be, for example, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride, dicyandiamide, a complex of boron trifluoride or of boron trichloride with e.g., an amine, such as a tertiary amine, (n-octyldimethylamine, for example), or a primary amine (ethylamine, for example), a latent boron difluoride chelate, an imidazole, such as 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole or 2-phenylimidazole, or an aromatic polyamine such as bis(4-aminophenyl)methane. Dicyandiamide and the complexes of boron trifluoride or boron trichloride with amines are preferred, since they are effective in only small proportions. The heat-activated curing agent is usually dissolved or suspended in the liquid composition before preparation of the solid film.
Photopolymerisation catalysts suitable for use in the methods of this invention include o-alkylnitrobenzenes, organohalogen compounds, certain chromates and dichromates, and, especially, aromatic 'onium salts, particularly diazonium salts, which liberate a Lewis acid on exposure to actinic radiation.
Suitable aryl diazonium compounds include the fluoroborates of formula II or III ##STR2## where R3, R4, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen or a halogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, nitro, or sulphonyl group. Such fluoroborates, and their use in the photoinduced polymerisation of epoxides, are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,205,157.
Other aryl diazonium fluoroborates which are commercially available and which may be used are of formula ##STR3## where R4 and R5 are as hereinbefore defined,
Q represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or an imino (--NH--) group, and
R6 and R7 individually represent an alkyl group or, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic residue which may contain an oxygen or sulphur atom or a second nitrogen atom.
Specific suitable diazonium fluoroborates are diphenylamine-4-diazonium fluoroborate, 2,5-diethoxy-4-morpholinobenzenediazonium fluoroborate, 2,5-diethoxy-4-(p-tolylthio)benzenediazonium fluoroborate, 4-(diethylamino)benzenediazonium fluoroborate, 3-methoxy-4-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium fluoroborate, and 4-morpholinobenzenediazonium fluoroborate.
Yet other suitable aryl diazonium compounds are those of formula ##STR4## where R8 represents a halogen atom or a nitro, N-morpholino, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, amino, arylamino, alkylamino, or arylmercapto group,
n is the oxidation state of M,
m is the number of diazonium groups in the diazonium salt, and
MXn+m represents hexachlorostannate, tetrachloroferrate, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroarsenate, hexachloroantimonate, hexafluoroantimonate, or pentachlorobismuthate.
These compounds, and their use for photopolymerising epoxides, are described in British Pat. No. 1,321,263.
Suitable other aromatic 'onium salts which liberate a Lewis acid on exposure to actinic radiation are aromatic salts of groups VA and VIA elements of the Periodic Table, such as aromatic ammonium, arsonium, phosphonium, sulphonium, and selenonium tetrafluoroborates and hexafluorophosphates, and aromatic halogenonium salts such as aromatic iodonium tetrafluoroborates, hexafluorophosphates, hexafluoroantimonates, hexachloroantimonates, tetrachlorostannates, tetrachloroferrates, pentachlorobismuthates, hydrogen sulphates, nitrates, and hexafluoroarsenates. The preferred aromatic groups are phenacyl and phenyl groups. A specific example of such an 'onium salt is bis(3-nitrophenyl)iodonium hexafluoroarsenate.
Such compounds and their use for photopolymerising epoxides are described in Belgian Pat. Nos. 828 668, 828 669 and 828 670.
In each of the three aforesaid Belgian patent specifications it is states that the compositions may be cured by radiation such as ultraviolet light, by heat, or by a combination of both, since the curing agent may be activated by radiation or by heat. There is no disclosure, however, of the use of the 'onium salt together with another, heat-curing agent. Each states that the compositions can be used in the production of, inter alia, laminates and impregnated tapes, and has at least one Example describing the production of a fibre-reinforced composite. Thus, the first describes the preparation of a composite, suitable for use in the manufacture of circuit boards, by impregnating two pieces of glass fibre fabric with a composition containing a polyglycidyl ether of a novolac resin, 4-vinylcyclohexene dioxide, and N-phenacylacridinium tetrafluoroborate, stacking the impregnated fabrics together, and exposing the assembly to ultraviolet radiation to cure the composition. The second describes the preparation of a composite ring for use in electric motors by impregnating a glass fibre tape with a composition containing 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate and di-p-tolyliodonium tetrafluoroborate, winding the impregnated tape around a drum, and exposing it to ultraviolet radiation to cure the composition. The third describes the preparation of a glass fabric-reinforced laminate for use in the production of circuit boards by a method similar to that described in the first Specification but using triphenylsulphonium hexafluoroantimonate in place of the acridinium salt. In the third Specification a cylindrical composite is made by impregnating a glass fabric tape with a composition containing bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, 4-vinylcyclohexene dioxide and phenacyltetramethylsulfonium hexafluoroarsenate, winding the impregnated tape onto a mandrel, and exposing the tape to ultraviolet light to cure the composition.
None of these specifications, however, discloses exposing the compositions to ultraviolet radiation to solidify them whilst leaving them still curable by heat, and there is no indication that the resinous components of the composite products prepared as described are thermosettable or flowable.
Other suitable onium salts are sulfonium or iodonium salts of a sulfonic acid such as those described in West German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2 731 396. These salts may be of the formula ##STR5## where R9 is a monovalent aromatic organic group,
R10 is a monovalent alkyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted alkyl group,
R11 is an aliphatic or aromatic residue forming with the indicated sulfur atom a heterocyclic structure which may contain a condensed ring,
R12 is a divalent aromatic residue,
a is zero or an integer of 1 to 3,
b is zero, 1, or 2,
c is zero or 1, such that a+b+c is 3,
d is zero or 2,
e is zero or 1, such that one, but not both, of d and e is zero,
R13 is an aromatic hydrocarbon residue of 6 to 13 carbon atoms (such as a phenyl, a tolyl, or a xylyl group), which may be substituted by halogen atoms (such as a chlorophenyl group), an alkyl group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms (such as a methyl, ethyl, or n-propyl group), which may be substituted by halogen atoms (such as a trifluoromethyl group), or a fluorine atom.
Specific examples of such sulphonium salts are triphenylsulphonium fluorosulphonate, triphenylsulphonium trifluoromethanesulphonate, and triphenylsulphonium toluene-p-sulphonate. Specific examples of iodonium salts are diphenyliodonium fluorosulphonate and its trifluoromethanesulphonate.
According to the above-mentioned Offenlegungsschrift, epoxide resins may be cured by exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of these sulphonium or iodonium salts, followed by thermal treatment at temperatures up to 149° C. It is stated that the compositions can be used, inter alia, as adhesives and coatings, and may be applied to various substrates, including textiles. Although it explicitly discloses ultraviolet exposure followed by heating to complete cure, it is not suggested that the compositions can be solidified by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and subsequently thermally cured. Indeed, the disclosures suggest that the exposure to ultraviolet radiation merely acts to release the sulphonic acid and that it is necessary to heat the composition to solidify it.
o-Alkylnitrobenzenes useful for photopolymerising epoxides are those of formula ##STR6## where R14 and R15 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aryl, carbalkoxy, pyridyl, carbazolyl, N-oxidopyridyl, nitroalkyl, nitroaryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, haloalkyl, or haloaryl group, and
R16 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aryl, nitroalkyl, nitroaryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, haloalkyl, or haloaryl group.
Such nitrobenzenes and their use for photopolymerising epoxides are described in West German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2 361 141.
Mixtures of an organohalogen compound containing alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, or aryloxy groups, and an organometalloidal compound of formula
(R.sup.17).sub.3 E X
each R17 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group such that at least one group R17 is a hydrocarbon group, and
E represents a phosphorus, antimony, arsenic, or bismuth atom, e.g., a mixture of iodoform and triphenylbismuthine, are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3 895 954, as is their use for photopolymerising epoxides.
Use of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium chromate or dichromate, or a polyhalogenated organic compound that yields a halogen-free radical at a relatively low bond dissociation energy, such as iodoform, carbon tetrabromide, tetrabromo-o-cresol, a tetrachlorobenzene, a tetrabromobutane, or carbon tetrachloride, for the photopolymerisation of epoxides is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3 782 952.
The amount of photopolymerisation catalyst present is generally from 0.1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the epoxide resin, 1 to 10 parts by weight being preferred. The amount of heat-activated curing agent is generally from 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, and preferably 1 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the epoxide resin.
In the photopolymerising step actinic radiation of wavelength from 200 to 600 nm is preferably used. Suitable sources of actinic radiation include carbon arcs, mercury vapour arcs, fluorescent lamps with phosphors emitting ultraviolet light, argon and xenon glow lamps, tungsten lamps, and photographic flood lamps. Of these, mercury vapour arcs, particularly sun lamps, fluorescent sun lamps, and metal halide lamps are most suitable. The time required for the exposure will depend upon a variety of factors which include, for example, the individual epoxide resin used, the type of light source, and its distance from the polymerising layer. Suitable times may be readily determined by those familiar with photopolymerisation techniques, but the product so photopolymerised must still be curable by heating. Of course, irradiation is carried out at a temperature below that at which substantial heat-curing would occur.
The temperature and duration of heating required for the curing of the epoxide resin are readily found by routine experimentation and, in any case, are already well known for those thermally-activated crosslinking agents commonly available.
The epoxide resin, the heat-activated curing agent, and, if used, the catalyst for the photopolymerisation, are preferably applied so that the prepreg contains a total of from 20 to 80% by weight of the said components, and, correspondingly, 80 to 20% by weight of the reinforcement. More preferably, a total of 30 to 50% by weight of these components and 70 to 50% by weight of the reinforcement are employed.
Products made in accordance with the present invention may be in the form of flat sheets or shaped articles.
As already indicated, the components of the film are caused to flow about the fibrous reinforcing material by applying heat and/or pressure. Heated platens or pairs of rollers may be used, for example, and in the latter case, when unidirectional fibres are used, a rolling pressure may be applied in the direction of the fibre alignment. In place of pairs of rollers, the assembly may be passed under tension around part of the periphery of a single roller.
The film may be provided with a strippable backing sheet, e.g., of a polyolefin or a polyester, or of cellulosic paper having a coating of a silicone as release agent, on the face opposite to that brought into contact with the fibrous reinforcement. Manipulation of the assembly is often easier if the film has a tacky surface. This may be produced by coating the film with a substance which is tacky at room temperature but which cures to a hard, insoluble, infusible resin under the conditions of heat employed to cure the epoxide resin component of the film. However, an adequate degree of tackiness often exists without additional treatment, especially if the epoxide resin is not too far advanced.
The prepreg may be made by a batch process, the fibrous reinforcing material being laid on the film of the photopolymerised composition which is advantageously under slight tension, when a second such film may, if desired, be laid on top and then the assembly is pressed while being heated.
The prepregs may also be made continuously, such as by contacting the fibrous reinforcing material with the film of the photopolymerised composition, then, if desired, placing a second such film on the reverse face of the fibrous reinforcing material and applying heat and pressure. More conveniently, two such films, preferably supported on the reverse sides by belts or strippable sheets, are applied simultaneously to the fibrous reinforcing material so as to contact each exposed face. When two such films are applied, they may be the same or different.
Multilayer prepregs may be made by heating under pressure interleaved films and layers of one or more fibrous reinforcing materials.
When unidirectional fibres are used as the reinforcement material, successive layers of them may be oriented to form cross-ply prepregs.
With the fibrous reinforcing material there may be used additional (non-fibrous) types of reinforcement such as a foil of a metal (e.g., aluminium, steel, or titanium) or a sheet of a plastics material (e.g., an aromatic or aliphatic polyamide, a polyimide, a polysulphone, or a polycarbonate) or of a rubber (e.g., a neoprene or acrylonitrile rubber).
The following Examples illustrate the invention. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius and, unless otherwise indicated, parts are by weight. Epoxide contents were determined by titration against a 0.1 N solution of perchloric acid in glacial acid in the presence of excess of tetraethylammonium bromide, crystal violet being used as the indicator. All flexural strengths quoted are the mean of three results and were determined according to BS 2782, Method 304B.
A mixture of 100 parts of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (epoxy value 5.3 equiv./kg), 5 parts of diphenylamine-4-diazonium fluoroborate, and 3 parts of dicyandiamide was blended on a triple roll mill. This flowable composition was used to make a film by coating siliconised paper with it (36 μm thick) and irradiating for 1 minute with a 400 w high pressure metal halide quartz arc lamp providing radiation primarily in the 365 nm waveband. The film was then used to prepare a prepreg by pressing a layer on both sides of a woven cloth consisting of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) fibres at 100° for 10 minutes under an applied pressure of 0.07 MN/m2.
A 4-ply laminate was produced by pressing four 10 cm-square pieces of the prepreg at 170° for 1 hour at an applied pressure of 1.4 MN/m2. The laminate, which consisted of 71% of the polyamide fibres, had a flexural strength of 499 MN/m2.
A liquid composition was prepared by dissolving 5 parts of diphenylamine-4-diazonium fluoroborate and 4 parts of the boron trichloride complex of n-octyldimethylamine in 100 parts of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether. A film was made from this composition using the procedure described in Example 1, and the film was then used to prepare a prepreg by pressing a layer on both sides of carbon fibres (unidirectional, 1.8 tows/cm, weight of tow 0.2 g/m) at 100° for 5 minutes under an applied pressure of 0.07 MN/m2.
A 6-ply laminate was produced by pressing six 10 cm-square pieces of the prepreg at 170° for 1 hour at an applied pressure of 1.4 MN/m2. The laminate, which consisted of 47.5% of carbon fibres, had a flexural strength at 226 MN/m2.
A liquid composition was prepared by dissolving 5 parts of diphenyl-4-diazonium fluoroborate and 5 parts of the boron trifluoride complex of monoethylamine in 100 parts of diglycidyl hexahydrophthalate. This composition was used to prepare a film as described in Example 1, but irradiating for 10 minutes. The film was then used to prepare a prepreg by pressing a layer onto both sides of a woven glass cloth (epoxysilane treated, plain weave, 200 g/m2) at 100° for 5 minutes under an applied pressure of 0.07 MN/m2.
A 6-ply laminate was produced by pressing six 10 cm-square pieces of the prepreg at 170° for one hour at an applied pressure of 1.4 MN/m2.
A mixture of 100 parts bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (epoxide content 5.2 equiv./kg), 5 parts of bis(3-nitrophenyl)iodonium hexafluoroarsenate, and 5 parts of the complex of boron trichloride with n-octyldimethylamine was applied as a coating 36 μm thick on siliconised paper, and the layer was irradiated for 20 seconds with the lamp used in Example 1. A prepreg was prepared by pressing the film onto both sides of a woven glass cloth as in Example 3 but at a temperature of 120°.
A six-ply laminate was made as in Example 3; it comprised 42.2% of glass and its flexural strength was 248 MN/m2.
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1. When I was like 9, I played this game called 'Club Penguin'. It's an online game for ages 7-11 say. Anyway, they have this thing called 'Tour Guides' for the newbies who just joined. Anyway, I was reading everyone's posts about the immature people. And I thought, why can't authorized people give the newbies a 'Tour Guide'. They give them the do's and dont's of DYOM.
2. In primary school, when your in prep(1st grade) you get a grade 6 buddy. You can go to them if you have any questions or need help. I was thinking about my Tour Guides idea and thought the tour guides could also act as a buddy. If the newbie ever has any questions, they straight away PM their 'Buddy.
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Steamboat briefs: Resurfacing work planned for Monday in Milner area
August 5, 2012
The Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a $3.7 million highway resurfacing project on U.S. Highway 40 near Hayden between mile markers 108 and 114.
Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and there will be some work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays. Drivers should expect wait times of as long as 20 minutes during construction hours and are asked to plan for delays.
Resurfacing work also is planned for 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at mile marker 121 on U.S. 40 at Milner. Drivers should expect delays of 10 to 15 minutes in the work zone.
South Routt residents also should expect 10-minute delays between mile markers 55 and 58 near the entrance to Oak Creek Canyon, where there will be one-lane alternating traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. CDOT crews are working on a project that began in summer 2011 to straighten out curves, flatten hills, widen shoulders and remove some terrain features that obstruct drivers' vision. The $12.1 million project is scheduled for completion in November.
Library will present Math with a Twist program Monday
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents Math with a Twist, a three-day problem solving course for children. The class, which starts Monday and ends Wednesday, is for children in fourth through seventh grades and is taught by Kerry Kerrigan and Robin Bush. The program takes place in the Teen Project Room each day from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for fourth- and fifth-graders and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for sixth- and seventh-graders. The $100 cost includes a Rubik's Cube and snacks. Sign up at the Kids' Desk or by calling 970-879-0240, ext. 313. Each session is limited to the first 15 children. For more information, contact Kerry at email@example.com or 970-819-6305.
Former state senator joins law firm with local office
Former state Sen. Kenneth Chlouber, of Leadville, has joined The Akin Law Firm as its director of governmental affairs, according to a news release.
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"I have worked with Ken for many years and in many capacities, and he is the best problem-solver I know," said Rick Akin, president and founder of the Akin Law Firm, which maintains offices in Austin, Texas; Denver; and Steamboat Springs.
Chlouber served in the Colorado Senate from 1996 to 2004 and in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996. Chlouber also is the founder of The Leadville Trail 100 and is an accomplished ultra-endurance athlete. He has finished The Leadville Trail 100 14 times and is a member of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame and the American Pack Burro Racing Hall of Fame.
VNA issues reminder about benefits of breastfeeding
As part of National Breastfeeding Week, the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association is reminding readers that breastfeeding makes a child less likely to develop certain health problems, including childhood obesity.
Colorado ranks first in the nation for mothers who exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of their lives, according to a nationwide breastfeeding report card recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While Colorado is the leanest state in the nation for adults, the state ranks 29th in childhood obesity. One in five Colorado adults and one in seven Colorado children are obese. One of the strategies to reduce those rates is encouraging breastfeeding. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, infants who never are breastfed are 32 percent more likely to become obese during childhood than those who are breastfed.
Leftover big-game hunting licenses available Aug. 14
Thousands of big-game hunting licenses that did not sell during the license application and draw process will go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. Aug. 14 at Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife offices and more than 700 hunting license retailers statewide, according to a news release.
About 34,000 elk licenses, 6,300 deer licenses, 6,300 pronghorn licenses, more than 900 bear licenses and 120 turkey licenses are available, according to the release.
A complete list of leftover licenses is available here (PDF). Hunters should check the current list to make sure that the licenses they are seeking will be available. Once license sales begin, the online list will be updated every 15 minutes.
Hunters planning to purchase a leftover license should come prepared with their driver's license, hunter education card and Social Security number.
Parks and Wildlife warns about wildlife encounters
The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife is reminding readers that participating in summer activities can mean increased encounters with wildlife, including snakes.
Colorado has 28 snake species but only three are venomous:
■ Massasauga, found on the southeast plains below 5,500 feet.
■ Midget faded rattlesnake, found in western-central Colorado.
■ Prairie rattlesnake, found throughout the state at elevations below 9,500 feet.
"Most people rarely encounter rattlesnakes, but they are out there," Parks and Wildlife reptile specialist Tina Jackson said. "They are interesting to watch. They are beautiful creatures. But you need to be careful."
The most distinguishing characteristic of a rattlesnake is the rattle at the end of the tail, but sometimes, that can be misleading. For example, bull snakes try to mimic rattlesnakes by shaking their tail and hissing. Mature bull snakes can grow much larger than rattlesnakes, and while they are not poisonous, their bite is very powerful and painful.
"If you run into a snake, as with any wildlife, give it room. Don't try to pick it up. Don't try to make it move. Don't try to kill it," she said. "In most cases, the snake is not going to bother you."
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What with copping a drive-through penalty, stuffing up a start and double stacking in the pits, I'm quite surprised I've come away from the Phillip Island round having closed the gap on the front runners in the championship.
That wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for Jamie (Whincup) and Will (Davison) crashing out of Saturday's race. Despite the points gain it was still a disappointing weekend for me because we were capable of so much more. In qualifying on Saturday Jamie and I were sitting first and second until the last 90 seconds when we got shuffled back by Fords to seventh and eighth.
We were happy with our car speed and our progress through the race until I ran into the back of Jason Bright and copped the drive-through penalty. I admit it was my mistake as I misjudged the braking zone and I know Jason realises I didn't mean to do it. Unfortunately it punted Jason off the track and the stewards had to give me a drive-through penalty.
What annoys me is that there seems to have been a fair bit of inconsistency in the penalties handed out over the weekend where there was a lot of biff and barge, much of which was intentional not accidental like mine. We redeemed ourselves on Sunday with pole position only to unravel all the good work right at the start. Fans might not realise just how difficult it is to launch these cars off the line.
Getting the right revs and operating the line locker (handbrake) are the easy parts; it's getting the feel for the clutch and how much load to give it that is difficult. You can either load the clutch too much and stall or break into wheelspin, or like I did, you don't load the clutch enough and get clutch slip and no initial launch. The difference between the two is very marginal. It's something that is now on my agenda to work on.
The bad start shuffled me out of the top 10, but we had good speed and the car was looking after the tyres well so we managed to work our way up to sixth very quickly. Then the safety car came out about lap eight which was way too early and everyone headed for the pits. Because Jamie was in front of us, we had to double stack while he got new tyres and a fuel top-up. The wait cost me at least a dozen places. It was the same for other drivers with two cars in their team.
I don't know where we came out in the field - probably as far back as 20th - but I just put my head down and gave it absolutely everything I had. The car was really well set up. It was fast, it looked after the tyres and did everything I wanted and needed it to do. Unfortunately we ran out of laps. A couple more and we could have caught Will and scored the win. That would have made me equal with Skaifey on wins at the Island.
You could say it's the one that got away from us, yet for me it was still a satisfying race. We gave it our best shot and in the end I'm delighted with the result. We now have a month's break before the next round in Darwin, but we won't be sitting around doing nothing. It's one of those parts of the year where we don't do a lot of racing but we do have a test day and a couple of ride days so we will still be doing a fair bit of driving. And I'll definitely be working on those starts.


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Peter Golenbock
Peter Golenbock
Peter Golenbock, one of the nation's best-known sports authors, was born on July 19, 1946 in New York City. He grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and in 1963 graduated St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1967 and the New York University School of Law in 1970.
As a boy living in suburban Fairfield County, Golenbock grew up a Yankee fan. He began following professional baseball in 1955 during the heart of the Casey Stengel dynasty. His heroes were Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. One day in the local library he discovered a wonderful book written by Frank Graham, who provided the impressionable 12-year-old with insights into the personalities of the players and the history of the team. It was a book he was to read over and over.
Golenbock began writing about sports at Dartmouth. In addition to writing for The Daily Dartmouth, he wrote for The New York Times and The Boston Globe. After graduating from law school and working as a lawyer in a personal injury firm for eight weeks, in July of 1972 Golenbock was hired to work in the legal department of Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. After six weeks of writing about President Nixon's wage and price controls, during one lunchtime he rashly knocked on the door of Nick D'Incecco, the head of the Prentice-Hall trade book division. He told D'Incecco about Graham's Yankee book, which was published in 1948. Golenbock wanted to write its sequel. D'Incecco liked the idea and gave him a contract, almost on the spot. DYNASTY: The New York Yankees 1949-64, the definitive history of the Casey Stengel-Ralph Houk-Yogi Berra era of Yankee greatness, a period of 14 pennants in 16 years, became an instant best-seller.
Since 1975, Golenbock has written some of sports' most important books, including five New York Times best sellers. Some of his best-known books include THE BRONX ZOO, which he wrote in 1979 with New York Yankee pitcher Sparky Lyle; BUMS: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1984), PERSONAL FOULS (1988), a look at corruption in college basketball; AMERICAN ZOOM (1993), a history of NASCAR; WILD, HIGH AND TIGHT (1994) his lurid biography of Yankee manager Billy Martin; and IDIOT with Johnny Damon.
Golenbock was a radio sports talk show host in 1980 on station WOR in New York City. He was the color broadcaster for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League in 1989-90 and has been a frequent guest on many of the top television and radio talk shows including "Biography on A&E," the "Fifty Greatest Athletes and the Dynasties on ESPN," "Good Morning America," "Larry King Live," "ESPN Classic," and the YES network.
Golenbock lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his two basset hounds, Doris and Fred.
Peter Golenbock
- Website: www.golenbockbooks.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.golenbock
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What Web Services Are NOT (4/4) - exploring XML
What Web Services Are NOT
Now let's talk about directories. Do NOT buy into the story that there will be one (or a few) universal directories listing all available Web services and that you will be able to go and pick your favorite one to interact with an enterprise. While this may work for toy applications like checking the weather, this is far from reality for applications like the inventory management example. In fact, most enterprises may not want open communication into their infrastructure available in a public directory. So while the concept is appealing, unfortunately it works practically only for consumer focused simple services.
Just having a Web service interface to an application does NOT make it robust, secure, or scaleable. You still need to implement the application's business logic on a robust platform that provides transaction safety, clustering support, failover and handles multi-user concurrency. Once again, true enterprise platforms will enable this to be done without burdening the application creator with additional coding responsibility or architectural planning. Hence, the application creator needs to focus only on the business logic and leave the underlying plumbing to be taken care of automatically by the platform. (For whitepapers on how this can be done, see the "resources" section of www.instantis.com.)
With every software company claiming to be a Web services player the landscape has already become quite confusing in terms of the real underlying technology, and real business value that Web services can provide. To reiterate, the real business benefit is in creating an efficient way for interactions and transactions to take place either internal to organizations or between business partners wherever the motivation for doing such business already exists. Web services are not going to create new business rationale, rather, they will be enablers for implementation. As for real technology breakthroughs, robust, scalable platforms that offer a "native" and simple way to create and deploy Web applications and seamlessly expose them as Web services provide the greatest value - both near-term, as well as for "future proofing" for the enterprise.
About the author
Sriram Rajaraman is the Vice President of Engineering at Instantis and brings 15 years of experience building large-scale systems software to the company. Prior to Instantis, he was Chief Architect of a key component of IBM's Websphere Application Server at IBM in Pittsburgh. He led a team to develop the administration infrastructure for Websphere. Prior to that, he was at Transarc, where he was Chief Architect of the TXSeries application server product. Before joining Transarc, he was a member of a team developing an object-oriented operating system at Intel Corporation in Portland, Oregon. Sriram has a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras.
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NSW acting Premier Andrew Stoner will join two country music stars to open this year's Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Mr Stoner will officiate at the festival's opening ceremony at Bicentennial Park in the regional NSW centre, alongside local big-name artists Adam Brand and Melinda Schneider.
He said in a statement that he was honoured to be in Tamworth for the event, now in its 41st year.
"(It's) been delighting thousands of visitors with the music and the sounds of Australia," he said.
"I am looking forward to enjoying the fantastic music on offer and meeting country music fans along the 'Boulevard of Dreams' Peel Street."
He said more than 55,000 visitors were expected to visit Tamworth over the course of the festival.
He was confident 2013 would cement the festival's "status as one of the biggest and best country music festivals in the world".
The festival will run January 18 to 27.
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Paragon system looked awesome then they said its for 1 char only! What a nice way to force me to play 1 char.
rip 9 alts
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You want to be powerful now, you don't want to have to wait for power.
And just to clarify: All the "fuss" people are making is really just people feeling that an aspect of gameplay that many people loved is being changed. The new paragon levels will, in my belief, make up for the "loss" on the long run, but I don't see how the game mechanic MF will ever be the same with the cap.
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Well, if it's not like that - Then do explain to me how come people gear swap so they can get the max power RIGHT NOW, every single time they get a chance for it. It's not even close to being a "shrink" or figuring people out. It's a basic conclusion based on observation of what people do - It's like i'd say to you "I know you like getting stuff, but you'll get that stuff if you just save your money right now".
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And how did they possibly KILL any aspect of the game? People are fussing about stuff because they have poor reading comprehension. I read these forums avidly, but i always find my self just getting angry because people are so incredibly bad at grasping text and reasoning. In reality, IF you have a 330% MF set (perfect) , you get a 10% nerf. Wow. Did your ENTIRE WORLD just crash down because the entire MF aspect was KILLED given that a small minority of people got pooped on? Really?
jeezz......why is soo many thinking its all about racing to the top? I couldnt care less about who gets the 100 paragon levels first. The reason a ladder is great is that you get to start over from scratch with many others, and best of all with a fresh economy. You will be able to sell stuff that arent sellable atm, because people wont have the best gear yet.Quote from Catalept
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Ladder not fun? Please stop telling us what's fun.
Watching a handful of nutters that no-one else even has a chance of competing with racing to the top of a paragon-level ladder is fun for you? I'd have to see a vote before I could believe you weren't in a very small minority.
Unless you're seriously suggesting that they were saying that ladders in general were a bad idea? You're not, are you? Because that would be very embarrassing.
Why didnt you like ladders in D2 LoD? It wasnt like you were forced into one. It was freely up to everyone if they wanted to start a character on the ladder server or stick to the non ladder server.Quote from pikke
I don't like ladder...at all, I am happy there is no ladder.
And I've played D1 and D2 + LoD basically till I got D3.
Lot of changes, we shall see how things will work out in the field.
Interesting days to come.
Have fun and thanks Molster
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If you guys can hit over 300 after NV is irrelevant, he's claiming 300% is the cap pre NV, and he didn't say that it was cap but that it couldn't be reached right now.
I've seen some charts made that show with gear you can't get any higher than 256% pre-NV, but not confirmed by myself. But here is the chart
You can get over 300 MF (before NV) if you use a max MF gem, the right legendaries, some set bonuses, plus a fully MF geared follower.
To that end, a bonus of 3.5MF per paragon level would have made more sense, but maybe they just decided that 300% was a nice round number. /shrug.
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Looks like you're missing topaz in the helmet: Radiant Star Topaz would add another 31%, giving 287% for a weapon+shield user, which matches what I always heard was the maximum.
If anyone actually does have 318%, without NV, without follower (as Wransik claims in post #4), I'd like to see a profile link.
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I'm on that too. I'm personally not really interested in having all of my progress reset overnight.
(yes, I hated that specific part of D2 too)
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Paragon system looked awesome then they said its for 1 char only! What a nice way to force me to play 1 char.
rip 9 alts
yeah thats sucks!
i like all classes and part of the fun for me is to switch betweens classes and gamemodes (HC/SC) but now i'm forced to chose one character in one gamemode for the next - i quote Jay Wilson - "hundreds and hundreds of hours"
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Chapter 12
"What I wouldn't give to find some yew", Guy said, watching the alien-looking trees growing in a nearby thicket. He'd inspected them earlier, and found them unsuitable for his needs. "A sword is nice when you're exploring a dungeon, but here in the wilds, nothing beats a good longbow."
Sven nodded his head and idly watched the three magic-users lying on the ground. They all seemed catatonic. He had dragged them to this camp-site in the shadow of a large boulder while Guy was exploring the surroundings. According to the Lordaeronian, there was no sign of settlement in any direction.
The farmer hesitated for a moment and asked: "You don't think... this place is all wilderness?" He looked up again, and watched Azeroth in the evening sky, fading into the sky as the sun descended below the horizon.
"Well... where was that portal aimed toward?" Guy asked and sat on a stone next to their small campfire. He fingered the sword at his belt a little anxiously. "I mean, probably to the Blue Child, yes, but did that devil give any hints why he'd want to come to the Blue Child?"
Sven wrinkled his brow a little. It had all happened so fast, with so much explanation that he'd had a hard time keeping track of all of it. "I think this is... that thing's home world."
"Ahah. I guess that makes as much sense as anything having to do with the damn thing", the other man said and shook his head a little. It was hard to tell how old he was: he couldn't be more than thirty-five, and yet... his face carried the deep lines of stressful years on it.
"So, you're a woodsman, then?" Sven asked, a little afraid about the answer he'd get. "Since you know how to shoot a longbow."
Guy leaned back and closed his eyes, bringing up a hand. He was wearing an archer's gloves: the fingertips missing to help him handle the bowstring better. Some of the dirt and dust had come off his clothes, revealing them to be a very worn leather outfit befitting a light soldier such as a longbowman. He'd dug out two strips of cloth from his pockets, as well, and tied a dark red one on his forehead and used the other to tie his long hair into a ponytail. "I didn't exactly grow up in the woods, but I shot some with my uncle. I took up the pursuit again after I joined the Crusade. They didn't think I looked tough enough for the front lines."
The Crusade? Sven froze and stared at this man. Only distant rumours of the Scarlet Crusade had carried down to Azeroth over the years, but they all agreed the crusaders were dangerous lunatics who slew all strangers on sight. Though on the other hand, Windfarer hardly fit any description of the Forsaken from the very same rumours...
"Of course, you can probably shoot the bow better than I can, if you've hunted", Guy continued, not noticing his companion's reaction. "Longbowmen aren't taught to aim: they must only learn the rough angle in which to shoot to hit a certain distance. The officer yells how many feet, and we shoot a volley without picking targets. I did do some more personal shooting too, but I'm not any marksman, really..."
Sven nodded. "I guess I'm the reverse, then. I hunted from youth, with my father, but I haven't used a bow more than once or twice in the past years. When I joined the Night Watch, I was taught how to handle a sword and shield. And after I found a huge two-hander from a slain foe, I took it up, thinking it was the same thing. Boy, was I surprised."
The former longbowman laughed a little and opened his eyes. "So, who are these people, and why are you travelling with them?" He pointed at the unconscious Eric, Kra'osha and Windfarer.
"That's my brother, Eric", Sven said, nodding toward the sleeping fool. "Or Latebrus... that's his
wizard name
. He's... he was the apprentice of Archmage Arugal."
"Oh?" Guy said, raising an eyebrow. "Arugal died around the time I left Stratholme..."
Sven looked down and rubbed his palms against his eyes, telling himself he wasn't tired. "I don't know the exact details. That devil thing from before killed Arugal, if I've understood correctly. Then Eric picked up these two..." He pointed at Kra'osha and Windfarer. "They departed to search for the Scythe of Elune."
The longbowman scratched his bearded chin and idly walked over to the three, watching them closely while asking Sven: "So... why was your brother on the Devil's side while these two were incapacitated?"
"I don't know. He's an idiot. He was going to let the Devil conjure a portal and teleport here, so then he wouldn't harm Azeroth any more, and Eric himself would get the Scythe or something... it's just like him, making some big plan and leaving others in the dark about it." He remembered a few times from their youth when that had happened, and got them in trouble. "As soon as he wakes up, I'm giving him a piece of my mind."
Guy just nodded. He bent over and picked something off Windfarer. As he sat back next to the campfire, Sven saw that it was a knife. Carefully, the auburn-haired man brought the knife up and started to cut his beard. "I look like that damn Northman..." He mumbled as he started.
Sven just sat in silence, taking turns in staring at the fire and looking at the man. Guy didn't take very long: he didn't seem to care much for how his beard ended up looking (after all, he didn't even have a mirror), so long as it was short enough to not itch a lot. When he was done, Sven swallowed and asked: "If you don't mind me asking, are the stories they tell about the Scarlet Crusade true?"
The man froze for a moment and then sighed. "Well, that depends on the stories. And on which period of the Scarlet Crusade you speak of. I mean, I was there the day it was founded, and it was a pretty damn inspiring event..." He took a breath and closed his eyes, and then recited: "I swear to devote my life to the Light and its tenets: all of them rather than those I find convenient. I swear to give my body to the cause of the Light: to bleed every drop of my blood if need be. I swear to devote my mind to the idea of purging Lordaeron from the undead: I will not undertake other pursuits before this task is done. I swear to take up all who would help me fight the Undead Scourge as my brothers in arms. I swear to be a champion of the good, the virtuous and the oppressed."
Sven blinked his eyes. "Those are some mighty words. But... you did fight off the Alliance and Horde as well when they came to fight the Scourge..." He almost expected the man to get angry, to just shrug the question off, but Guy nodded.
"That was years later. If they'd shown up the day we swore that oath, Sigmund Mograine would have allied with them in a second. After he died, though, things changed." Guy frowned and fingered his ill-cut beard. "A lot of the people I knew took up the fanaticism because it protected them from being picked for
by the inquisition. Others – including my sister – believed that the Light had refused to just burn the Scourge off the face of Azeroth because humanity was too sinful to be saved, and subscribed to whatever the new leaders told them because of that. Whatever the case, all the officers who'd been moderate had moved to the Argent Dawn the day it was formed, and their successors were hand-picked by the inquisition."
Sven hesitated before asking: "So... what now?"
Guy stared at him for a good ten seconds before speaking: "I'm searching for someone. I need to get to Draenor, or whatever it's called today. Good luck with that, though..." He took a look up, at the planet visible in the sky.
The farmer leaned back and said: "So the Crusade is dead and gone?" He looked into the horizon. All that remained of the sun's light was a dark purple blotch in the distance. The stars were appearing in the sky now.
"No. I swore an oath. I'm still working to live by it. As soon as I figure how to find a way out of here, I'm back to saving Lordaeron", Guy answered. He looked dead serious, and the look on his face was a little scary, it was so dedicated. "I left Lordaeron for the first time since my family moved in at the end of the First War, travelled through lands full of strange people I'd only ever seen in opposing armies, and almost got to the Dark Portal. I'm not giving up."
"I understand, and I admire your dedication", Sven said and hung his head. "I really wish I had something worth fighting for." He stared at the campfire, and noted that it could use a branch or two more. He reached behind himself, but was interrupted by a loud howling.
Guy stood up and drew his sword in one smooth move, like he'd been waiting for a chance to do it all this time. The sword made an unnaturally loud ringing noise when drawn, almost drowning out his voice. "Wolves. You need a weapon. Take the knife." He looked into the growing darkness around the camp, holding his sword steady. He had a very intense look on his face, and his voice had suddenly gained a throaty, hoarse sound.
Sven bent over the take the blade, holding it tight, wishing upon wishing that he had any proper weapon. "We need to protect these three." He looked at the unconscious magi lying on the ground.
Improvising, he picked up a branch from the pile Guy had set on the ground and held it next to the fire, ready to wreathe it in flames the moment the beasts appeared.
Another howl, closer than before. "Wake up, damn it", Sven grumbled at the napping trio. "If there was ever a time we needed your magic, it's now." Turning his head around again, he saw movement in the dark, cracked, rocky landscape, and took a cautious step backward.
"It's worse than we thought", Guy grumbled suddenly and and shifted his position a bit.
"Worse?" Sven asked just as the attackers started walking into the light of the campfire.
Worgen. Dozens of them. They snarled, spraying spittle, and brandished their claws, as they walked toward the two men. Sven held the knife out, but suddenly came to a realisation. "No wait! My brother! He knew the Worgen! Eric... Laterbrus! Laterbrus is here!"
The worgen seemed to listen to him, but they did not slow down and certainly did not stop. Suddenly, there was a growl behind them, and they froze. A bark, and they took a step behind, and then made room to let someone through.
He was a worgen slightly smaller than average, with a mangy, white coat and a muzzle a bit longer than the others'. His yellow eyes stared at Sven and Guy in turns, and then past them, at the three sleeping figures. Guy looked like a taut bowstring: about to jump forward and start killing people any second now. Sven hoped it didn't come to that: he had no illusions about being able to hold even one Worgen at bay with nothing but Windfarer's belt-knife.
The worgen turned his eyes back to Sven and Guy, and suddenly spoke in raspy, yet understandable, Common. "How do you know those three?"
There was a moment of awkward silence. Talking
them had been a desperate attempt. Sven hadn't expected them to actually talk back. He breathily said: "Laterbrus is my brother. The other two are his allies. I journeyed with them for a while. Then... we ended up here. We want to go back." He glanced up into the sky, but Azeroth was barely visible right now.
The spokesman among the beasts fiddled his claws a bit, and growled in his throat. "Why are they asleep? They should awaken from this commotion."
"I don't know", Sven answered. "They've been that way since we arrived... here." His eyes drifted to the dark, starlit sky for a moment before coming down again.
"Who are you?" Guy asked bluntly and raised his sword a bit, as if to remind the Worgen he was still armed.
The beast looked at him for a moment and answered: "I am Renthlivend, or Renthlos, as your friends called me when we sought to transport my people to their home from Silverpine Forest. I thought I'd seen the last of them, and yet, the Wise One sent us here today, and warned us we might run into humans."
Guy and Sven's eyes met each other for a moment. "What did this 'wise one' send you here for?" Sven asked, a bit worried.
"People from another world arrived here today. You truly see no reason for us to investigate?" Renthlos asked them, crossing his arms over his chest. Both the men fell silent, so the Worgen looked past them and said: "I trust that you are no invaders, and pose no threat to this world or our people. Please lay down your weapons, and let us return to our village. I am sure the Wise One will look forward to meeting you." The others around him did not seem so trusting, but slowly started to stand straighter and lower their claws when he gave a barking order.
Sven lowered his hand and put Windfarer's knife onto the empty sheath of his own belt knife. "Who is he? Or she..." He eyed Guy, who also hesitantly put away his own weapon.
"He is the greatest sage in our world", Renthlos explained and stepped backward. "He is the only one who knows magic as Laterbrus and Dab'ra do. Human magic."
"Maybe he'll know why these three aren't waking up", Sven said and looked back at them once more. None had moved an inch.
"Maybe he'll be able to send us back to Azeroth", Guy added, finally losing his angry voice, and flinched a little as Renthlos barked another order, and one of the hulking worgen walked past him to grab Kra'osha and put her across his shoulder. The lot of them were apparently letting Renthlos speak for themselves.
He must be their leader or something
, Sven thought.
Or maybe they don't know Common.
"What are your names?" The worgen asked and seemed to consider something, before choosing to do nothing more.
Sven hesitated, giving Guy time to speak his loud and clear: "I am Guy Sliverberg." Sven introduced himself afterwards in a more lame manner.
"I see. Let us depart", Renthlos said and barked something at the other worgen. They moved out fast, on all-fours and using the terrain to run almost as fast as horses without showing any effort. Sven, Guy, Renthlos and three worgen who had the unconscious magi on their shoulders. The worgen leader started taking them in the same direction as the main pack, but stayed upright and did not go uncomfortably fast. "It is not a very long journey, even this way. It is good that we found you when we did. The wildernesses are not safe."
Guy stayed behind the others and kept quiet during the short bouts of conversation Yorgen and the worgen occasionally had. The sword hanging from his hip felt very heavy, and whenever he did not focus on ignoring it, he could feel it calling for him.
No wonder that Laterbrus had recognised the sword. It was called the Shadowfang, and he'd been the apprentice of the Lord of Shadowfang Keep. However, something seemed wrong. When he'd drawn the sword, its power had felt two times stronger, and yet... more focused. It had taken him a long time to learn how to control its rage. Now, he'd barely needed any trying.
He looked down at the ugly blade. Maybe it had been damaged in the teleportation?
The worgen seemed friendly for now. However, this Renthlos was hiding something. Something was wrong here. What was the Devil up to?
Clearing his mind, he fingered the hilt of the Shadowfang and, in his mind, prayed to the Light for clarity.
Sven's feet hurt and he felt tired when they finally arrived in the village. It was a collection of tents and small wooden hovels with strange designs, made of strange hides and strange lumber. When they came to the hill overlooking it, several of the guardsmen gave the Azerothians of the group odd looks, but did not try to stop them from entering.
"Most worgen remain awake throughout the night, and sleep during daytime", Renthlos explained. "I hope you do not mind meeting the Wise One before you sleep." Despite the seeming politeness, he did not ask for their opinion on the matter.
"I guess it'll be all right. I'm happy to testify we're nothing but regular folk who got zapped here by accident", Sven muttered and yawned loudly. He saw several villagers stare and whisper amongst themselves as they walked into the midst of the tents. Most of these Worgen seemed to have white furs, unlike the majority that he'd seen in Duskwood. There were muscular and sinewy men, tall and lean women, small children, old folk...
Renthlos gave a barking laugh. "Even if you think that is true, it is not. I knew your brother for a relatively short time, but I know that no one associated with him is 'regular' by any definition of the word."
Sven frowned. For the first time since the worgen showed up, he remembered Eric's actions in that temple, before the warp. The bastard had wanted to sell them all out to that Druj thing, and use the Scythe of Elune to overtake Azeroth... with an army of worgen. The farmer looked around himself, imagining those people just vanishing all of the sudden, called to another world to serve as the footsoldiers of some power-hungry wizard's quest for conquest.
He wanted to think of something else. "You speak excellent Common. Did Arugal teach you, or...?" They were approaching a clutter of larger buildings ahead.
"The Wise One taught me when I was a child", Renthlos said. "I am a son of the chieftain of my pack. All chieftains send their children to the Wise One to be taught." He barked something at a nearby worgen woman, who nodded and ran ahead of them.
"Ah, that makes... no, wait, what?" Sven almost stopped walking when the realisation hit him. "Your sage knows Common?" He stared at the wolf-man in complete bewilderment.
"All will be explained soon enough. Just follow me", Renthlos said and led them to the largest building, in the middle of the village. It wasn't big: barely as large as the Yorgen household, but it still towered over the single-floor huts and tents around it. Many cloths with tribal symbols painted on them hung around it. It had no door, but just a large entrance with a hide hanging over it, causing all visitors to have to bend down and lift it to enter. It was a strange choice.
As Sven entered, he was instantly surprised by the heat inside. It was almost uncomfortably warm, and the air felt somewhat stuffy. He soon saw that the inhabitants were burning incense, which explained some of it. He also seemed to remember a lack of windows when approaching the building.
Guy stepped in behind him, but Sven hardly noticed. He was engrossed with taking in the room he'd come to. It was a large hall that seemed to hold a kitchen, a living room and a bedroom in the same space. Worgen walked around, most of them busy with chores, ignoring the newcomers. At the end of the room were a group who were sitting on small stools, talking with each other in low voices. Sven stepped toward them, and squinted his eyes as he saw the farthest one.
It was a human. A very old human with pure white hair and flaky, wrinkly skin. He looked almost deadly thin, but his eyes shone with inner power. He wore a purple garment wrapped around himself, more clothes than any worgen in the village. He must be the wise one.
The man lifted his eyes, and he saw Sven. Tilting his head a bit, he called out: "Yorgen, is that you?"
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One of the largest generations in American history is coming into adulthood, which means they're making decisions about what to do for work and where to live. This Millennial set, born in the 1980s and 1990s and aged between 18 and 34 today, has gotten its share of national attention. With a slowly recovering economy and new urban energy, they're seen as a chance to reinvigorate communities, much like the technology sector they're so often linked to.
No surprise then that the Millennial conversation so often intersects with entrepreneurship and technology. If Baltimore wants to improve its future, then attracting and retaining them is a priority.
It's with that setting that the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore has launched Baltimore Soul, an effort to highlight why this slice of Maryland is such a good place for young people and their creative spirits to develop.
"It's not just a campaign. It's a movement," said Tom Sadowski, the raspy voiced and charming EAGB director. "We're going to change the conversation about Baltimore."
Sadowski soft launched the 'movement' back in December with a glossy video made by Fells Point firm StoryFarm featuring young Baltimore residents who have already made the bet:
- Elizabeth Eadie, Wellmade Design founder
- Jenny Freeman, Under Armour marketing and a country musician
- Mike Brenner, Betamore cofounder
- Ana Tantaros, Anneke Photography and Baltimore Bike Party cofounder
- Tim Barnett, Zip Car and Baltimore Bike Party cofounder
- Shervonne Cherry, Mindgrub Technologies
- Phil Han, Dooby's Coffee owner
The theme of the video and the effort is that because Baltimore has so much work to be done, it's a chance for young people seeking to take a lead to have an impact.
"Millennials are choosing a place to live, not a place to work," he said to an audience of 400 inside the downtown Hilton while unveiling the initiative.
"By 2020, half of the workforce is going to be Millennials. We need them," he said in a followup phone call. "To keep them, we have to be more proud."
So what actually does Baltimore Soul become? Whatever Baltimore makes it, said Sadowski. For now, in addition to the shiny video, it's a website and colorful, retro-themed website and brand built by downtown design agency PlanIt. On the site, EAGB is collecting emails but there is no formal strategy for them yet. Instead, the initiative is just meant to build toward more programming and policy attention for the retention of young professionals.
Partly that shows the evolving, leaner economic development strategies of today, said Sadowski. "We can't throw money at problems anymore," he said.
Instead he hopes it can be a subtle brand influence on the agenda, backed by magnets and a call for a change in attitude: Baltimore's challenges are opportunities for talented young people to take on. To do this, Sadowski hopes "everyone in Baltimore will get involved."
"We have to be more collaborative to be more competitive," he said.
It's a play for the future to be sure. In that same speech during the annual EAGB year-end event, Sadowski highlighted the need to remain a cybersecurity leader, bolster the city's network of accelerators and leverage the $1.3 billion in venture capital the region had in 2013. The Millennial push is just part of a diversified plan for the future.
Connecting various young people who span different work-life, from artists to startups to mid-sized tech firms to one of the region's 25 publicly traded companies, is also a chance to better understand the diversity of the region.
"We need to talk about Baltimore from a place of pride, not apology," he said.


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I got bought a Note 3 yesterday, it's in amazing condition, and I'm very excited about it. The only problem is that it's a T-Mobile unit, and I'm on AT&T. I need it unlocked.
I used swappa to check the IMEI, and it came back clean.
I called T-Mobile about unlocking it, but they weren't in the mood, apparently, because she said the original phone holder would need to submit the request.
I Googled around a bunch, ended up rooting it and trying Chainfire's RegionLock Away...but apparently it doesn't work for 4.4.2, and that's what this is running.
I apologize if this has been addressed, I've been browsing the forums for several hours, and I didn't find anything that addresses this specific question. But of course that doesn't mean it isn't there.
Anyway, what are my options? Is it possible to downgrade to 4.3, then run RegionLock Away? Is there another app I could run? Would flashing a specific custom ROM do the trick? Is there a way to get T-Mobile to cooperate? Or am I looking at paying for a code. (If so, I would appreciate recommendations.)
This is my first time trying to unlock a phone, and I'm having trouble finding legitimate information on it.
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San Diego's getting creative about the way it celebrates Halloween. Along with the haunted houses and pumpkin patches, there are some offbeat events this week.
First, the Star of India hosts spooky, lantern-led tours featuring (family-friendly) tales about the seafaring past. There are three different tales told over 45 minutes on Fridays and Saturdays in October. Tours go from 6 to 10 p.m. and are included in general admission. For details, see sdmaritime.org or call (619) 234-9153.
If you're more into zombies, head over to Queen Bees in North Park on Saturday for a Zombie Fashion Show and Dance Party. You'll see more than 20 terrifying outfits created by an in-house fashion designer. Attendees are encouraged to show up in costume and stay for a dance party featuring bands and Halloween hijinx. Tickets are $8 and the show begins at 7 p.m.; see queenbeessd.com for details.
Finally, film geeks can check out campy, scary movies on Oct. 27. "Butterfinger the 13th," directed by Rob Lowe (!) and "Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story" will screen at UA Horton Plaza, Regal Mira Mesa and San Marcos, AMC La Jolla, Mission Valley and Plaza Bonita. Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased at fathomevents.com.


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Star Wars the Old Republic Beta Impressions
I should start this off by admitting that I'm not the hardest of hardcore MMO players. In comparison to those players, I would almost seem like a very casual MMO player. I tend to hop from one MMO to another, only playing a couple weeks a month, and then usually taking a break for a few months before I jump back in. This is where Star Wars the Old Republic threw me for a loop. I literally could not tear myself away from the Press Beta.
During the limited time of the beta, I wanted to ensure that I was able to experience the most out of the class choices, but also try to focus on one so I can level it much as I can. I ended up playing four of the eight available classes.
I won't get into specifics when it comes to the storylines of each charecter class, but rest assured that they're all drastically different. Upon entering the game, you'll be introduced to the very "Mass Effect" like conversations right away. You'll first think to yourself that this fully voiced sequence is tied to just the main storyline, until you stumble upon the first side quest and realize 'Holy sh*t, this whole game is voiced!'. It's a realization that will make you stop and simply look upon the game in awe when you consider just how much work went into crafting the game.
The four classes I played were the Jedi Knight, Sith Inquisitor, Smuggler and Bounty Hunter. I wanted to get a good dose of gameplay for each class, and see how they differ in combat mechanics. Jedi Knights are very nimble, up-close warriors that close their distance quickly and then dispose of their opponents with flourishes of their lightsabers. The Sith Inquisitor plays more like a mage, though he's still able to get in the middle of a fight with a lightsaber. I was able to mostly hold off my opponents with Force Lightning, while also stunning them with a Force Whirlwind attack. I definitely had to be more conscious of my surroundings as an Inquisitor, but it was still a fairly powerful class.
The two ranged classes I played were also quite different from each other. The Smuggler has a special move which sends him into a roll to any nearby cover. This also enables him to gain some extra abilities that aren't open to him when not in cover. This mechanic turns an otherwise straightforward shootout into an intense cover-to-cover battle. Further down the line, you're also able to deploy your own cover, just in case there is nothing close by to hide behind. The Bounty Hunter is a little bit different, as he just focuses on pure firepower with some high-powered missile attacks. Using these missiles frequently will overheat his blasters, however. That requires them to be vented. This system of balancing laser blasts with more powerful missile barrages makes the battles feel more thought out, rather than straight button spamming.
If you haven't heard yet (though I doubt that's possible), there is no auto attack in SWTOR. That's right, every single attack requires a button press, even a shot from your blaster or a swing of your lightsaber. This was something I was initially worried about, but once I actually started playing, I found it to be far more engaging than any other MMO I've played. No longer can you right click on an enemy and just wait till you duke it out, pressing the occasional skill--this time it's all about action, and choosing each and every move you want to make. In a way, it's kind of like Knights of the Old Republic, but instead of setting up a queue of attacks, you execute them as they become available.
There are a few things that I discovered while playing the beta. I was always curious how group conversations worked, specifically when you decided to answer as either light or dark side, while your group mate answered the opposite. I was afraid that it would potentially ruin my opportunity on being the most wholesome Jedi in the Universe, never committing a dark deed in my life. The way it works is that while you pick your answer, a behind the scenes dice roll figured out which one of you actually answers. When the time comes on picking either a light side or dark side answer, you still get the points for the one you picked. However, if your party member wins the dice roll, you'll see his choice play out in the cutscene rather than yours. It's a neat system still, even if I do foresee it raising some problems further down the line.
I really can't stress how having a coherent storyline is such an immense game changer. No longer are you walking up to NPC's and automatically skipping the quest description to go collect five wolf pelts, just to return them to that same NPC and have no idea why you just did any of that. Every single NPC that offers a quest is voiced and has some sort of important issue that you can choose to help with, or completely ignore. Sure you still might have to go and kill a few animals to collect their hearts, but it turns out one of the native Twi'lek's son is dying of a horrible disease that can only be cured by the blood from those specific hearts. In the middle of the questline you find out that the Twi'lek mother is also a thief, and you can either choose that local troops apprehend her and leave her son to die, or help her son survive while telling her that she should leave if she doesn't want to be arrested. I'm just paraphrasing the questline of course, but these types of quests are what you'll be encountering very frequently, and they make what would normally be a mindless grind for levels, an extremely enjoyable story that just keeps pushing you to keep playing.
While these sidequests are optional, I found that rushing through the main story quests left me mostly underleveled and had a tough time completing them. So as "optional" as they might be, they are mandatory if you want to be a high enough level to actually progress in the story. That's not to say you can't team up with other people to make fights easier, but you'll find that as you keep progressing, you'll constantly be halted by not being able to accept certain quests until you hit a specific level.
Main story sequences are reserved for each player specifically, and turn into an instance, as to ensure that there arent 10 other Jedi Knights crowding a single story-based NPC. These sections are always blocked off by a green force field, indicating you're allowed to step through it and further the storyline. Red force fields indicate that you're either not eligible to walk through to that area yet, or that story location belongs to a different class entirely.
I, along with everyone else at GZ, are amazed at how much of a game changer Star Wars the Old Republic is. Fans won't have to wait much longer to finally jump into the world of The Old Republic since the game launches in little over a month now.