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Q: What happens after NAACP protesters are arrested at the General Assembly? Are they jailed or fined? - J.I., Fayetteville
A: They're cuffed and bused to the Wake County Detention Center, where magistrates set their bonds and dates for their first appearances in court.
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Nearly 400 people have been arrested in NAACP-led protests at the legislature on each of the last six Monday evenings. Protestors are opposed to a wide range of policy changes put forward by the Republican-controlled legislature that would affect issues such as public schools, taxes, the environment, worker rights, health care, welfare, voting and more. Protestors say the changes would benefit the wealthy and big business at the expense of the poor, the middle class and workers.
Participants in the so-called "Moral Monday" protests gather in front of the doors to the N.C. House chamber and sing, pray and hold protest signs. Officers typically warn them they have five minutes to disperse before arrests begin. The protesters, who have gone peaceably when arrested, say they are practicing nonviolent civil disobedience.
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When injection wells intersect with fracked wells and abandoned wells, the combined effect is that many of the natural protections assumed to be provided by deep underground geology no longer exist.
"It's a natural system and if you go in and start punching holes through it and changing pressure systems around, it's no longer natural," said Nathan Wiser, an underground injection expert working for the EPA in its Rocky Mountain region, in a 2010 interview. "It's difficult to know how it would behave in those circumstances."
EPA data provides a window into some injection well problems, but not all. There is no way to know how many wells have undetected leaks or to measure the amount of waste escaping from them.
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Sony hosting bi-weekly indie sale on PlayStation Store
SCEE has announced a bi-weekly indie sale starting June 5. Each of the following offers will run for two weeks and be replaced by another: Pid, (Was €9.99/£7.99, now €5.99/£4.79, additional 30% off for PS Plus members), Topatoi, (Was €9.99/£7.99, now €3.99/£3.19, additional 10% off for PS Plus members), and Zack Zero (Was €9.99/£7.99, now €2.99/£2.39, additional 25% off for PS Plus members). Head over to the EU PS Blog for more information.
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The Lunar Bundle from Indie Royale is now live and comes with seven games including Pid, Cargo Commander, Back to the Future: The Game and Dungeon Hearts with three more to be announced later. The seven games have a combined value of over $50 and the current minimum is $5.82. All are available for Windows and Mac and additionally Dungeon Hearts and one other are available for Linux. A video for the bundle is below.
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Shelter: Pid developer reveals new project with trailer and screens
Shelter is the new game from Pid developer Might and Delight. It casts you as mother of a litter of badger cubs forced to defend them against the harshness of nature. We've got a trailer and debut screens right here.
Thu, Dec 06, 2012 | 02:14 GMT
Pid patched to add easy mode
Beautiful indie platformer Pid has been updated with the option to turn the difficulty down. The game's website claims the new easy mode isn't just a little more forgiving – it boasts redesigned levels as well as shorter and simpler boss encounters. Normal difficulty has also been tweaked to remove certain difficulty spikes, and you can change difficulty on the fly. The patch has already rolled out on PC and Mac and is "hopefully" coming to consoles, too.
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Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 21:07 GMT
Pid out today, gets launch trailer too
Pid is a new adventure platformer from indie developer Might & Delight. It puts players in the shoes of a young boy named Kurt, whose stranded on a colorful, distant planet populated by malicious robots. You can get it today for PC, Mac, and Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 release to come sometime in the future. A new launch trailer has been revealed to celebrate the occasion, so take a look for yourself below.
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Joe is a cute, full-blooded cocker spaniel, estimated to be about 3 years old. He resembles a piece of three-toned – beige, tan and brown – shag carpet. Like the lyrics to songs singer Joe Cocker is known for, Joe the cocker spaniel is "so beautiful," but "needs a little help from his friends."
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Merchants Christmas Parade, Rhonda's Food Roundup postponed due to icy conditions
Today and Saturday's "Rhonda's Round Up Food Drive" and Saturday's annual "Mineral Wells Merchants Community Christmas Parade" have been postponed due to deteriorating weather conditions.
Remembering Pearl Harbor
December is such a wonderful time of year.
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Ice, snow and sleet accumulations in a winter storm that began Thursday in the area and is expected to continue through Friday afternoon has forced area school districts to close Friday.
Kelley Family's home a stop on Tour
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Fires blot Mineral Wells on and around Thanksgiving
While the rest of the city was preparing, eating or digesting their turkey, Mineral Wells firefighters responded to three fires on and around Thanksgiving.
Local Bed and Breakfast featured on Tour of Homes
In anticipation of the Mineral Wells Zonta Club's 28th annual Christmas Tour of Homes, the Index is featuring each of the six properties that will be on display during this year's tour on Dec 8, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Holiday reminder: Safe practices can prevent car theft
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Inspiring greatness
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Break on through (not quite to the other side)
The Mineral Wells Police Department responded to a hit-and-run accident that did more than put a dent in a vehicle – it did some damage to the outer wall of a building.
Santo student competing in Miss Teen of Texas Pageant
MaKaylee Dawn Steiner, 14-year-old daughter of Dieter and Misty Steiner, of Mineral Wells, and granddaughter of Edwin and Debbie Fowler and Dieter K. & Stevie Jo Steiner, also of Mineral Wells, has been selected as a candidate in the 2013 Miss Teen of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Pageant.
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Can't A Woman Change Her Mind ???
21 comments:
Go for it! MBL seems t be my conscious goal; but, if I get longer than that, WL will be it. No longer!
- June 15, 2010 at 8:17 PM
- Kayla said...
Hey! Why not? lol. From a readers perspective, this is just more content for us to drool over so I support. lol.
- June 15, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Terra D said...
Sweet, you will be there in no time. I think MBL is my current goal. I'm about APL now. I too, crave long textured styles!
- June 15, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- Emz said...
Yes!! More blogs to read, lol! Happy Hair Growing...you'll make it in no time at all.
- June 16, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Yeahh!! im soo glad...definitely more for us to read and admire
- June 16, 2010 at 5:43 AM
- Tia said...
Next time I blink you will be there! I can't wait to the steps you take to get there. I was able to get from APL to just below BSL in a few months thanks to your advice and guidance. Great blog, awesome lady!
- June 16, 2010 at 6:32 AM
I'm so excited for you- I'm sure you'll get there in no time. I love reading your blog.
- June 16, 2010 at 8:58 AM
We are STILL waiting for you to post your pictures of your current length!!! I'm waiting soooo patiently!! - June 16, 2010 at 9:17 AM
- Temperance said...
Behind you all the way!!*~
- June 16, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- 1xellus1 said...
Go Traycee! Go! LOL
I am so encouraged & inspired by your progress! My hair is kind of cottony. It seems like watching grass grow for me, but I am still going to strive for my goal of APL by December. Even though my hair is now SL (neva been able to retain length past that eva), it still seems like I have so far to go. I am not giving up. I am still babying my hair girl. Thank you for continuing to share your journey with us! & YES it makes sense in my mind too that the textured styles will be longer. - June 16, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- sssdawna said...
woo hoo! i almost hope you don't reach the goal too fast because takin this journey with you will be so fun = ]
- June 16, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Hair and Beyond said...
Good luck, can't wait for your updates.
- June 16, 2010 at 7:27 PM
You truly are my hair inspiration. I hope you know how much everything you do helps me and so many other people. To me, it's not so much your length I find remarkable, but your thickness and overall health. You make it all seem so effortless. I hope you reach all your goals as you inspire others to achieve theirs. Best of Luck and God bless!
- June 16, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Mawiyah said...
You'll do it with your eyes closed - KEEP US POSTED - and we are going to hunt you down if we don't see some current pics lady!!! LOL - totally kidding - it's just so darn encouraging - every time I feel impatient about my own growth I come to your blog!! Thank u! :)
- June 16, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Miss Vendella said...
can't wait for the update, blog posts and hopefully videos on YT! :)
- June 16, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Maria said...
OMG how exciting! Looking forward to your blog posts.
- June 17, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Wow that's what I am talking about you just got me excited now I am about to up my game lol.
- June 17, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- RachelMD90 said...
This is exciting! I always look forward to reading your hair care tips. Me and my mother actually both now follow a lot of your advice. Im currently between shoulder length and armpit length in the back and on the sides, however in the front im trying to grow out some angled bangs I had cut a while ago. My goal is to grow my hair to waist length but i'd just be happy if i could get it to grow to at least mid back length in the front and back.
- June 17, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Maria said...
Hi Tracey! When I started my journey I wanted BSL, too. Then I changed it to MBL. Now I'm WSL and I want hip length... I think. I might go for classic length, but I will figure that out when I get to hip.
- June 19, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- EbonyCPrincess said...
yes a woman CAN change her mind! LOL. its going to happen pretty quickly for you (God willing) and I'm excited about more blogging!!!! considering u don't wear your hair straight very often, this sounds like a great decision! Good luck!!!
- June 19, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- Porsche said...
Go Tracey! You're truly an inspiration! I'm so glad I get to partake on this journey with you. I'm in between SL and APL and my goal was bsl but maybe I want midback lenght lol. Go for it, behind you all the way!
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Paul Astleford was retired for less than two weeks.
The retirement of Paul Astleford is over before it really began, even though the former CEO of Experience Columbus has relocated to Florida.
Astleford, 66, was named CEO of Visit Jacksonville yesterday, less than two weeks after his final day at Experience Columbus, the city's convention and visitors bureau.
He cited the challenge of building the brand and economic impact of Jacksonville's tourism and convention industries, as well as family ties, for accepting the job and ending his short retirement.
"My wife, Susan, and I fully anticipated spending time here (Jacksonville) in the winter and then Columbus the rest of the year," said Astleford, whose parents and younger son live in nearby Gainesville. His older son lives in Miami.
"But then this came up."
Astleford announced his retirement in August, and his last day on the job in Columbus was Dec. 31.
Experience Columbus is in the midst of hiring a new CEO and is down to the final three candidates, Astleford said.
"I spoke with Paul last week, and he made me aware of it, and I wished him well," said Lisa Hinson, chairwoman of the Experience Columbus board. "He was with us for 13 years, and a lot of great things were accomplished under his leadership, so it's not surprising another community wanted him."
Hinson wouldn't give a specific date for hiring a new CEO but said, "We hope to conclude this in short order. What's exciting is the quality of prospects we have and, even more importantly, their enthusiasm."
Astleford said he was first approached by Visit Jacksonville officials soon after he announced his retirement from Experience Columbus.
"I told them, I didn't even want to think about it until we had a succession plan in place here at Experience Columbus," he said. "I said, 'Once we do that, if you're still interested, we can talk.' "
They were still interested, and the talks started in mid-December. Astleford accepted the job in late December.
He said Jacksonville faces many of the challenges Columbus did when he first took over Experience Columbus.
"They haven't looked at tourism as being an economic-development engine," Astleford said. "I can bring a much clearer picture of what it can be."


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Had a rough day, so not much to show. -_- Body is feeling like the physical embodiment of UUUUUUUUUGH. I had hopes of doing commissions, but I ended up doodling more crappy Mass Effect art. I've been really good about not being mean and calling my art crappy lately, so I don't want any chiding. I've earned this today.
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- Release Date: Nov 9, 2012
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Feb 14, 2013All I can say is that this is the best Bond movie to date! I'm really glad that they made Bond a more human character. It was a very different take from any Bond movie to date. It's good to see them trying to keep evolving the franchise. Love the directing and cinematography from Mendes. Can't wait for the next chapter!
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Feb 12, 2013This was a really great action movie, but it didn't "feel" like a Bond movie at all. Not enough time was given to the villain, which is a shame because I believe a lot could have been done to make him a very menacing character. Skyfall was must better than Quantum of Solace, however. Overall, action fans and Bond fans should enjoy this movie.
Feb 12, 2013Unbelievable. I have never seen a movie theatre that quiet. You could literally hear people think 'my god, WTF is this It's like the filmmakers thought 'how can we make every dialogue and every scene as bad as possible, and every character as unlikeable as possible ?'.
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Feb 6, 2013Like many, I am in disbelief at the popularity of Skyfall. I found it simplistic, dull, sloppy and "cheap". Only the first 45 minutes I enjoyed really, and even then I didn't find it a patch on other more modern Bond movies like Casino, Quantum or GoldenEye.
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Jan 23, 2013People are giving "Skyfall" a little too much credit. Yes, I thought it was good and it definitely brushed off the cobwebs from "Quantum of Solace", but I don't think that it deserves to be placed among the best Bond movies. The action and villain were great, but the story dragged in some places.
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Jan 13, 2013My wife loves JB films and shootem ups with chase scenes. Even she rates this film a zero. March of the Penguins has more character and plot development than Skyfall. I could really feel for the penguins; I have no feelings for the characters in Skyfall.
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Jan 10, 2013I really enjoyed the movie, but I've never seen a Bond movie before this one. Perhaps it may not live up to the Bond name, as people are saying, I would not know, but I do know that regardless, it's fantastic watch and incredibly entertaining.
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Jan 8, 2013Considering all the hype surrounding this film, I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting a bond movie to rival the greats from the 70's and 80's, but in truth this film doesn't live up to that legacy. That being said, it is an entertaining action thriller which will keep you entertained and on your toes.
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Jan 8, 2013an epic must watch the bond film is back with a huge bang, this film is one definitely to watch, whether you enjoy Bond or not, the film contains an epic mix of suspense, and action with an extremely well structured story line, antagonist, and ending, as well as a straight to the point introduction.
Jan 6, 2013Not the best bond film of all time but one of the greatest .
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Jan 4, 2013It may not be the best Bond film, but Skyfall is an exciting action movie, with an awesome villain, brilliant acting by Craig and Dench (as M), and a storyline more genuinely emotionally engaging than most other Bonds (aside from Casino Royale), even if the originality of Casino, and the escapist fun of the older Bonds, is not quite captured.
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013tedious and really nothing new to see here except bardem and craigs great performances. action scenes are nothing special and the story drags down to a stop at times. do not believe the hype folks.
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Jan 2, 2013After watching skyfall I felt like having worked for an enitre day, it just took far too long. It'd be better it'd be shortened by an hour. The acting wasn't bad and stuff. Actually there was nothing which was like really bad but everything also was not good.
Jan 1, 2013
Skyfall leaves you wondering whether this incarnation of the character has anywhere left to go. It's the portrait of a spy at the end of his rope by an actor who seems close to his.
Mendes' approach to action is classical and elegant - no manic editing and blurry unintelligible images here - but what makes the movie truly special is the attention he gives his actors.
The sky is far from falling on the Bond franchise. In fact, it is as good as it has ever been. What's more, Craig is reportedly on board for at least two more outings, so Q had better get to work on those bifocals because 007 is no where near ready for retirement.


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Two days after the dawn of summer, the Lauren Kristy filled with AITP Long Island Chapter (AITP-LI)members and guests and pulled away from the Bay Shore marina. It was shortly after 11:30 a.m., on June 22, 2012, and the atmosphere was already electric with anticipation of the panel discussion on "Technology – 2013 and Beyond."
The event was the 15th ANNUAL AITP-LI BOAT TRIP!
As the boat moved into the bay, the networking on the 2nd floor of the boat accelerated into high gear and the passengers enjoyed delightful arrays of hors d'oeuvres, soda, beer, wine and water.
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With more than 25 years in editing IT publications, Mike Vizard focused on the economics of the cloud. He cautioned system planners and implementers to make their decisions carefully, weighing the cost of the cloud vs. the cost of maintaining one's own infrastructure. He advised that we assess the economics of data management by placing a value on data. To determine the value of data, it is essential that we collaborate with the business people, using their language. Remember that the data belongs to the organization and not to the service provider. Be clear on what would happen if you change your mind and want to move your data back into your own infrastructure -- how would it be done and what would it cost? The bottom line is that it's your data and you are accountable.
Bob Hunt brought more than 19 years of IT industry experience. He emphasized that cloud computing is not a "one size fits all" solution. Microsoft's cloud computing strategy and solution, as released under Windows Azure platform, is more cost-effective than other offerings in the market and offers the customer more flexibility of choice:
Scott Bradley, with over 25 years of IT management experience, delivered the denouement of the meeting. He declared that, while other technologists might attempt to make predictions, he would not do so. His company, BNL, is so far advanced that they are already doing what others would predict. Then he proved it to be so.
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Electronic sports
Electronic sports (eSports) is a term for organized video game competitions, especially between professionals. Related terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming, and cybersport. The most common video game genres associated with electronic sports are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena. Tournaments such as the World Cyber Games, the Evolution Championship Series, and the Intel Extreme Masters provide both live broadcasts of the competition, and cash prizes to competitors.
Although eSports have long been a part of video game culture, competitions have seen a large surge in popularity in recent years. While competitions before around the year 2000 were largely between amateurs, the proliferation of professional competitions and growing viewership now supports a significant number of professional players and teams,[1] and many video game developers now build features into their games designed to facilitate such competition.
Historically, eSports has appealed to a small niche audience, with little representation in mass media such as television. Because of this, the increasing availability of online video streaming platforms, particularly Twitch, has become central to current eSports competitions.[2] Presently, the most popular titles featured in professional competition are League of Legends, Dota 2, and StarCraft II, but historical turnover in games' popularity implies this situation may change quickly.[3]
Labeling video games as "sports" is somewhat controversial. Recently, eSports has gone through tremendous growth, incurring a large increase in both viewership and prize money.[4] While some point to this growth as justification for designating some games as sports, others contend that video games will never reach the status of "true sports".[5] In addition, many in the fighting games community maintain a distinction between their competitive gaming competitions and the more commercially connected esports competitions of other genres.[6]
Geographically, esports competitions are largely confined to developed countries. South Korea has the best established eSports organizations, officially licensing pro-gamers since the year 2000.[7] Official recognition of eSports competitions outside South Korea has come somewhat slower. In 2013, Canadian League of Legends player Danny "Shiphtur" Le became the first pro-gamer to receive a United States P-1A visa, a category designated for "Internationally Recognized Athletes".[8][9] Along with South Korea, most competitions take place in Europe, North America, Australia and China. Despite its large video game market, eSports in Japan is relatively underdeveloped, which has been attributed largely to its broad anti-gambling laws.[10]
Demographically, Major League Gaming has reported viewership that is approximately 85% male and 15% female, with 60% of viewers between the ages of 18 and 34.[11] Related this appreciable male majority, female gamers within the industry are subject to significant sexism and negative stereotypes.[12] Despite this, many women within eSports are hopeful about the general progress in overcoming these problems.[13][14]
Early history (1972–1989)[edit]
Video games have been played competitively since their inception with the earliest competitions simply being players attempting to beat each other's high scores. The earliest known video game competition took place on October 19, 1972, at Stanford University for the game Spacewar, where students were invited to an "Intergalactic spacewar olympics" whose grand prize was a year's subscription for Rolling Stone.[15] The Space Invaders Championship held by Atari in 1981 was the earliest large scale video game competition, attracting more than 10,000 participants across the United States, establishing competitive gaming as a mainstream hobby.[16]
In the summer of 1981, Walter Day founded a high score record keeping organization called Twin Galaxies.[17] The organization went on to help promote video games and publicize its records through publications such as the Guinness Book of World Records, and in 1983 it created the U.S. National Video Game Team. The team was involved in competitions, such as running the Video Game Masters Tournament for Guinness World Records[18][19] and sponsoring the North American Video Game Challenge tournament.[20]
During this time electronic sports players and tournaments begun being featured in popular newspapers and magazines including Life and Time.[21] One of the most well known classic arcade game players is Billy Mitchell, for his listing as holding the records for high scores in six games including Pac-Man and Donkey Kong in the 1985 issue of the Guinness Book of World Records.[22]
Televised eSports events aired during this period included the American show Starcade which ran between 1982 and 1984 airing a total of 133 episodes,[23] and a video game tournament as part of TV show That's Incredible!.[24] Video game tournaments were also featured as part of the plot of various films, including 1982's Tron.[25]
Esports goes online (1990–1999)[edit]
During this period, many games benefited from increasing internet connectivity, especially PC games. For example, developed as a successor to 1986's Xtrek, Netrek was first played in 1988. It is an Internet game for up to 16 players, written almost entirely in cross-platform open source software. Netrek was the third Internet game, the first Internet team game,[26] the first Internet game to use metaservers to locate open game servers, and the first to have persistent user information. In 1993 it was credited by Wired Magazine as "the first online sports game".[27] As of 2010 it is the oldest internet game still actively played.
Large eSports tournaments in the 1990's include the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, which toured across the United States, and held its finals at Universal Studios Hollywood in California. Nintendo held a 2nd World Championships in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System called the Nintendo PowerFest '94. There were 132 finalists that played in the finals in San Diego, CA. Mike Iarossi took home 1st prize. Blockbuster Video also ran their own World Game Championships in the early 1990s, co-hosted by GamePro magazine. Citizens from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Chile were eligible to compete. Games from the 1994 championships included NBA Jam and Virtua Racing.[28]
Television shows featuring eSports during this period included the British shows GamesMaster and Bad Influence! the Australian gameshow A*mazing, which would show two children competing in various Nintendo games in order to win points.
Rise of global tournaments (2000–2009)[edit]
Although large tournaments were founded before the 21st century, the number and scope of tournaments increased significantly, going from about 10 tournaments in 2000 to about 260 in 2010.[2] Many of the largest tournaments today were founded during this period, including the World Cyber Games, the Intel Extreme Masters, and Major League Gaming. The proliferation of tournaments included experimentation with competitions outside traditional eSports genres. For example, the September 2006 FUN Technologies Worldwide Webgames Championship featured 71 contestants competing in casual games. The winner of the $1 million grand prize was 21-year-old Kavitha Yalavarthi of Odessa, Texas.[29]
This period was also the peak of televised eSports. Television coverage was best established in South Korea, with competitions featuring StarCraft and Warcraft III regularly televised by dedicated 24-hour cable TV game channels Ongamenet and MBCGame.[30] Elsewhere, esports television coverage was sporadic. The German GIGA Television covered esports until its shutdown in 2009. The UK satellite television channel XLEAGUE.TV broadcast esports competitions from 2007 to 2009. The online e-sports only channel ESL TV[31] briefly attempted a paid television model re-branded GIGA II from June 2006 to autumn 2007. The French channel Game One broadcast e-sport matches in a show called "Arena Online" for the Xfire Trophy.[32] The United States channel ESPN hosted Madden NFL competitions in a show called Madden Nation from 2005 to 2008.[33] DirecTV broadcast the Championship Gaming Series tournament for 2 seasons in 2007 and 2008.[30] CBS aired prerecorded footage of the 2007 World Series of Video Games tournament that was held in Louisville, Kentucky.[34] The G4 television channel originally covered video games exclusively, but has since broadened its focus significantly.[30]
A number of games support professional competition. The tournaments which emerged in the mid 1990's coincided with the popularity of fighting games and first-person shooters, genres which still maintain a devoted fan base. In the 2000's, real-time strategy games became overwhelmingly popular in South Korean internet cafés, with crucial influence on the development of eSports worldwide. By 2010, multiplayer online battle arena games had become as very popular as eSports. Competitions exist for many titles and genres, though currently the most popular games are League of Legends, Dota 2, and StarCraft II.[3]
Game design[edit]
While it is common for video games to be designed with the experience of the player in game being the only priority, many successful eSports games been designed to be played professionally from the beginning. Developers may decide to add dedicated eSports features, or even make design compromises to support high level competition. Games such as Starcraft II,[35] League of Legends,[36] and Dota 2[37] have all been designed, at least in part, to support professional competition.
Spectator mode[edit]
In addition to allowing players to participate a given game, many game developers have added dedicated observing features for the benefit of spectators. This can range from simply allowing players to watch the game unfold from the competing player's point of view, to a highly modified interface that gives spectators access to information even the players may not have. Games with these features include Starcraft II,[38][39] Dota 2,[40] League of Legends,[41] and Counter-Strike.[42]
A very common method for connection is the Internet. Game servers are often separated by region, but high quality connections allow players to set up real-time connections across the world. Downsides to online connections include increased difficulty detecting cheating compared to physical events, and greater network latency, which can negatively impact players' performance, especially at high levels of competition. Many competitions take place online, especially for smaller tournaments and exhibition games.
Since the 1990's, professional teams or organized clans have set up matches via Internet Relay Chat networks such as QuakeNet. As eSports has developed, it has also become common for players to use automated matchmaking clients built into the games themselves. This was popularized by the 1996 release of Blizzard's Battle.net, which has been integrated into both the Warcraft and StarCraft series. Automated matchmaking has become commonplace in console gaming as well, with services such as Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. After competitors have contacted each other, the game is often managed by a game server, either remotely to each of the competitors, or running on one of the competitor's machines.
Local area network[edit]
Additionally, competitions are also often conducted over a local area network or LAN. The smaller network usually has very little lag and higher quality. Because competitors must be physically present, LANs help ensure fair play by allowing direct scrutiny of competitors. This helps prevent many forms of cheating, such as unauthorized hardware or software modding. The physical presence of competitors helps create a more social atmosphere at LAN events. Many gamers organize LAN parties or visit LAN centres, and most major tournaments are conducted over LANs.
Individual games have taken various approaches to LAN support. In contrast to the original Starcraft, Starcraft II was released without support for LAN play, drawing some strongly negative reactions from players.[43] League of Legends was originally released for online play only, but announced in October 2012 that a LAN client was in the works for use in major tournaments.[44] In September 2013, Valve added general support for LAN play to Dota 2 in a patch for the game.[45]
Esports tournaments are almost always physical events in which occur in front of a live audience. The tournament may be part of a larger gathering, such as Dreamhack, or the competition may be the entirety of the event, like the World Cyber Games. Competitions take several formats, but the most common are single or double elimination, sometimes hybridized with group stage. Competitions usually have referees or officials to monitor for cheating.[46]
Although competitions involving video games have long existed, e-sports underwent a significant transition in the late 1990s. Beginning with the Cyberathlete Professional League in 1997, tournaments became much larger, and corporate sponsorship became more common. Increasing viewership both in pesron and online brought e-sports to a wider audience.[1][47] Major tournaments include the World Cyber Games, the North American Major League Gaming league, the France based Electronic Sports World Cup, and the World e-Sports Games currently held in Hangzhou, China.
For well established games, total prize money can amount to millions of dollars a year.[48][49] Often, game developers often provide prize money for tournament competition directly,[48] but sponsorship may also come from third parties, such as companies selling computer hardware, energy drinks, or computer software. Generally, hosting a large eSports event is not profitable as a stand alone venture.[50] For example, Riot has stated that their headline League of Legends Championship series is "a significant investment that we're not making money from".[51]
There is considerable variation and negotiation over the relationship between video game developers and tournament organizers and broadcasters. While the original Starcraft events emerged in South Korea largely independently of Blizzard, the company decided to require organizers and broadcasters to authorize events featuring the sequel Starcraft II.[52] In the short term, this lead to a deadlock with the Korean e-Sports Association.[53] Ultimately, an agreement was reached in 2012.[54] Currently, Blizzard requires authorization for tournaments with more than $10,000 USD in prizes.[55] Riot Games offers in-game rewards to authorized tournaments.[56]
Teams and Associations[edit]
Professional gamers, or "progamers", are often associated with gaming teams and/or broader gaming associations. Teams include Evil Geniuses, Fnatic and Team Liquid. In addition to prize money from tournament wins, players may also be paid a separate team salary. Team sponsorship may cover tournament travel expenses or gaming hardware. Prominent esports sponsors include companies such as Razer.[57] Associations include the Korean e-Sports Association, United Kingdom eSports Association, and the International eSport Federation.
Ethics in eSports[edit]
Progamers are usually obligated to behave ethically, abiding by both the explicit rules set out by tournaments, associations, and teams, as well as following general expectations of good sportsmanship. For example it is common practice, and considered good etiquette to chat "gg" (for "good game") when defeated.[58] Many games rely on the fact competitors have limited information about the game state. In a prominent example of good conduct, during a 2012 IEM Starcraft II game, the players Feast and DeMusliM both voluntarily offered information about their strategies to negate the influence of outside information inadvertently leaked to "Feast" during the game.[59]
There have been serious violations of the rules. In 2010, eleven StarCraft: Brood War players were found guilty of fixing matches for profit, and were ultimately fined and banned from future competition. Two teams were denied prize money for collusion during the 2012 MLG summer championship.[60] In 2012, Azubu Frost was fined $30,000 for cheating during a semifinal match of the world playoffs.[61] In 2013, the well known progamer Greg "Idra" Fields was fired from his team for cursing at a fan on an internet forum.[62]
Media coverage[edit]
The main medium for electronic sports coverage is the Internet. Coverage of eSports by general news organizations is generally sparse; most reports come from news organizations with a technology or video games focus. Esports Heaven and ESFI World[63] are among the few independent news organizations specifically dedicated to electronic sports. Other typical sources for information include video game developer's websites, websites of professional teams, and independent community websites.
Electronic sports tournaments commonly utilize commentators or "casters" to provide live commentary of games in progress, similar to a traditional sports commentator. For popular casters, providing commentary for electronic sports can be a full-time position by itself.[64] Prominent casters for StarCraft II include Dan Stemkoski and Nick Plott.
Live streaming[edit]
Many e-sports events are streamed online to viewers over the internet. Dreamhack Winter 2011, for example, reached 1.7 million unique viewers.[65] With the shutdown of the Own3d streaming service in 2013, Twitch is by far the most popular streaming service for competitive gaming.[66] While coverage of live events usually brings in the largest viewership counts, the recent popularization of streaming services has allowed individuals to broadcast their own game play independent of such events as well. Individual broadcasters can enter an agreement with Twitch in which they receive a portion of the advertisement revenue from commercials which run on the stream they create.[67]
Especially since the popularization of streaming in eSports, organizations within eSports no longer prioritize television coverage. Ongamenet continues to broadcast as an eSports channel in Korea, but MBCGame has shut down. Riot Games' Dustin Beck has stated that "TV's not a priority or a goal",[68] and Dreamhack's Tomas Hermansson has said "Esports have a proven record to be successful on internet streaming only."[sic][69]
See also[edit]
- List of electronic sports players
- International eSport Federation
- Korean e-Sports Association
- United Kingdom eSports Association
- Entertainment Consumers Association
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Training Dc training. I can only do my right side of my upper body.
Diet: around 3,300-3000 k. 300 -400P, 200 C, 150 F. Contest Preparation diet. On traing days the calories are higher on non training days I dont do much physcial activity so might be lower. Cardio on off days at least 15 minutes, sometimes more if I feel like an endurance high
Supplements; Multi, Vit c, green tea, whey protein.
First impression . I already know its going to work with the ingredients. All the others work , like Purple Wrath, Scivation etc. The only other flavored bcaa I done was Purple wrath. and I use to use bcaa powder. look how much better the bodybuilding industry has gotten, taste! and it is nice.
Taste: Taste is amazing. Blue Raz is great. Man things have gotten so good in taste on bcaaa's in the last few years.I only have Purple Wrath to compare too. the ingredients are a bit different so compare taste.
I drank a two servings already . one this morning with breakfast and I used probably 16 oz's.. and ice cubes.
During workout I took it with more water and didn't taste as good. Maybe no ice-cubes, too much water, or the water from their water fountain may be different from mine at home because it's in a different part of town. Purple wrath has a little different taste and seems to flush me more. This did turn my skin red(from the beta alanine) and I don't like the beta alanine feeling. this is the first time I took Ba in months so I have some stored away I only workout three days per week so i'll start supplementing with ba (lower doses 4 grams)on other days I don't train.Regardless, the taste is incredible and getting to the point supplements are almost a treat to drink. haha In fact since the raw tasting bcaa days, they are a treat!
. Everyone should have basic knowledge at least of what they're putting into their body.With these ingredients I feel very satifyed because I know this product has optimized recovery from those grueling workouts.
*note* I know these are not recommended exercises deadlifts , barbell rows, basic exercises. I can only do one arm so im going to have fun. Everything is one arm.
Today was my first day working my right side...(I haven't done upper body in six months)
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Life fitness shoulder press machine 10 lbs 12-6-6
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Canada names starters for WBC
Team Canada named its three starting pitchers for the World Baseball Classic that begins March 8th, although the team has not decided which team they will pitch against.
Right-hander Chris Leroux, who pitched for the Pirates last season, right-hander Shawn Hill, who is presently in Tigers camp, and right-hander Scott Mathieson, who made four appearances with the Phillies in 2011 will face Italy, Mexico and the United States in the first round.
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Nanoelectronic Modeling Lecture 11: Open 1D Systems - The Transfer Matrix Method
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The transfer matrix approach is analytically exact, and "arbitrary" heterostructures can apparently be handled through the discretization of potential changes. The approach appears to be quite appealing. However, the approach is inherently unstable for realistically extended devices which exhibit electrostatic band bending or include a large number of basis sets.
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Gerhard Klimeck; Dragica Vasileska; Samarth Agarwal; Parijat Sengupta (2009), "Nanoelectronic Modeling Lecture 11: Open 1D Systems - The Transfer Matrix Method," http://nanohub.org/resources/8097.
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Selling my Black 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Getting married and the fiance can't drive a manual (yes, there's a thread in the lounge), and we're a single-car household.
The vehicle has just over 90k miles on it (I was commuting 44 miles on I94 each way the first 2 years of ownership). Vehicle is basically stock, except for $1000 worth of Koni FSD struts I put in last fall (they have <5k miles on them, lifetime warranty), and winter wheels and tires (snow tires were new as of October). Also in October, I had new front brake pads and rotors installed. I also have the OEM 18" alloys in storage and they're included (link to see what the summer tires and wheels look like is on the bottom of the page). They have Dunlop Starspec Z1s on them. Vehicle had its turbo replaced at 59k miles, so the turbo only has 31k miles on it, so you won't need to replace it anytime soon. I also put in a new battery with 8 year warranty on it, earlier this month. New OEM plugs as of last September, and I've ran nothing but Mobile 1 in it (that said, it's due for an oil change within the next 60ish days).
I'm a veteran of driving manuals and the clutch is still performing great. I love this car, but I love my fiance more. The 265hp and 280ft/lbs of torque and 6 speed manual gearbox, work together wonderfully. At 3000rpm the car goes into beast mode and launches itself through whatever gear you're in. It corners like it's on rails (which is wonderful when you're out on the back roads, but not wonderful driving in the city, fair warning). The interior is very clean (I live right be octopus, where it gets washed at least once a month) and I'll throw in my SiriusXM radio.
It's also a hatchback, and if you fold the rear seats down, it's got a lot of space, easily enough for a weekend of camping or fitting a significant amount of luggage. It also has a back seat that is able to actually transport 4, fully grown, adults with ease. I routinely have 6ft plus people ride in the back with no legroom problems.
Oh, and it's indestructible, and in Madison, WI.
Summer wheels look like this: http://images.myride.com/images/vehicle ... 408%29.jpg
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Awesome car, I can attest to their performance capabilities. They handle on the road like an AWD, and the roar of wind over that rear spoiler is ridiculous. Free bump.
Drool...love Mazda3 HBs (before they switched to the newer style).
chronage wrote: Drool...love Mazda3 HBs (before they switched to the newer style). Yeah, the styling has held up rather well, considering it's now 8 years old, I still think it's a good looking car, especially compared to the 2010+ 3's, which look like god damned pokemon. |
Bump for a great car. I had a red 2007, and now have a black 2011. I like the first-gen styling a lot more, and wish I hadn't sold my original.
Just to confirm, your car does not have the Xenon headlights, right? That's just the touring package? |
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Price drop, too. |
Bump for a very stylish car, and because the first picture with the blurred-out license plate makes it look like a tongue is sticking out of the front grille, which is making me laugh.
Since I sold my speed for.... similar reasons. sigh, i still miss that car. |
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I have a 2008 MS3, just fixed a boost leak and it still pulls like a beast; love that crazy torque. You may have better luck on mazdas247 or mazdaspeedforums... good luck! |


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Holland has served in multiple leadership roles, playing a key role in solidifying brand and product awareness as well as driving profits for multiple companies that went public or to a merger/acquisition by Fortune 500 companies.
She most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Madison, Wisconsin-based EraGen Biosciences, now part of Luminex; prior to that she played an integral role in launching Third Wave Technologies. As an entrepreneur, she co-founded Oncogenetics Inc., a comprehensive cancer diagnostic reference laboratory.
"Mary Holland brings diverse and highly relevant experience to the MRIGlobal Molecular Diagnostics Team," said Michael Cassler, Ph.D., Director of MRIGlobal Diagnostics. "She will help increase our service offering to a broader customer base and further our continued expansion into the commercial diagnostics sector, a priority for our business. We are both excited and fortunate to have someone of Mary's caliber working for us as a key member of our team."
About MRIGlobal
MRIGlobal Molecular Diagnostics is a division of MRIGlobal, established in 1944 as Midwest Research Institute. MRIGlobal is based in Kansas City, Mo., operates in nine states and Washington, D.C. MRIGlobal employs more than 500 and manages 2,600-plus workers through management and operations programs with government clients.
MRIGlobal's Diagnostics Division provides assay development for menu expansion in in vitro and molecular diagnostics, validation and clinical testing, sample access and reference material, and platform engineering and integration. MRIGlobal operates a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists. MRIGlobal is ISO 9001 certified and employs current Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Practices, and maintains Biosafety Level 3 laboratories.
For more information, visit www.mriglobal.org/diagnostics.
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