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Serene Shores Secluded lakefront home on Cooper in Eagle River
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 10
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
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/ night
$ 950 - $ 2,300 / week
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Serene Shores Private Vacation Home Rental on Dam Lake in Eagle River, WI, just Southwest of downtown Eagle River on the Sugar Camp Chain of Lakes. This is a beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath private home in a secluded area being the last home on a dead-end road on the South shore of Dam Lake. Dam Lake is the largest lake on the Sugar Camp Chain. The Sugar Camp Chain of 5 lakes is in the American Legion State Forest and consists of Dam Lake, Sand Lake, Stone Lake, Echo Lake and Chain Lake for a total of 2300 acres of water to explore and play in. The home will comfortably sleep up to 10 people and is perfect for the family looking for total privacy or for friends and families to share a vacation together. The master bedroom has a king bed and private full bath. There are two additional bedrooms upstairs; one with a full bed and the other one with a full bed and two twin beds. In addition there is a queen size sleeper sofa sleep in the living room. There is also a very large laundry room. The home has a private pier with a 14' fishing boat and motor included and has 200' of sandy shoreline for excellent swimming. Winter lodging in this home is ideal for snowmobilers who prefer privacy and returning to a quiet peaceful setting after a long day on the trails or would also like to enjoy some ice fishing. There is easy access to the lake for both snowmobiling and ice fishing down this house's private boat ramp. Snowmobile from your door onto hundreds of miles of the best groomed and marked trails in the country, as the Eagle River Headwaters/SnoEagle Trail, the St. Germain Bo-Boen trail and Sugar Camp trail (the popular Trail #15) all merge at Dam Lake. If you don't own snowmobiles, we have a list of rental agencies in the area and some will deliver right to the house. Also, check for details on our long-term reduced Winter rental rate. Leave your trailers, sleds and gear. Take away the hassle of trailering in the Winter and make our home your home for the Winter. Share the cost with friends or family to make it even more cost efficient. Restrictions in this home include no smoking inside the home and no fireworks allowed on the property. Small dogs are welcome at this home, but no cats due to owner allergy. We have the summer weeks of June 15, and August 10th open as well as certain spring and fall dates. e-mail for availability, we do have other rentals available if the week you want is booked.
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Last modified on 08-5-2013 at 4:59 PM.
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Jenneane Becker 414-630-3051
house rental amenities
Accommodations include the following: bed and kitchen linens (bath
towels not provided); fully equipped kitchen including microwave;
washer and dryer; fireplace with wood provided; satellite TV, DVD and
stereo; Playstation with games; lakeside deck; campfire pit with wood provided; grill; deck furniture; 14' fishing boat with motor included free of charge; swing
set; fish cleaning house with running water and a refrigerator;
private pier on 200' of private sandy shoreline; 2 acres of wooded
activities and attractions in Eagle River Wisconsin
Boating, fishing, water skiing, tubing, rafting, antiquing, hiking,
biking (come ride the areas new paved trails), golfing (18 hole, 9
hole, miniature golf), geocaching, Children's Museum, wildlife parks,
hunting, go kart track nearby (Elmers), horseback riding nearby
(Elmers), stargazing, snowmobiling, ice fishing,cross country skiing,
snowshoeing. This area has an abundance of outdoor activities for
all ages to enjoy. Our chain of lakes has many eagle nests and
osprey nests and the wildlife viewing and photographic opportunities
are some of the best in this area. Come enjoy the quiet backwaters of
this scenic chain for a Canadian like experience (no passport needed
here). Conveniently located between Eagle River and St. Germain for
ease in dining out at our many fine restaurants and for shopping at
the unique stores in this area.
vacation rental rates
2/15-6/08/13 1-6 persons: $1050/week $190/day
6/08-8/17/13 1-6 persons: $1900/week
8/17-10/22/13 1-6 persons: $1150/week $210/day
10/23-12/07/13 1-6 persons: $ 950/week $210/day
12/07-2/15/2014 1-6 persons $1300/week $260/day
Extra person charges apply for number of above stated occupants:
$15-$25/day/person or $75-$125/week/person
3 Day minimum stay during Spring, Fall and Winter and weekly only
during the peak Summer months
PETS: $75/week/pet or $15/day/pet
Jenneane Becker 414-630-3051
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Eagle River
- Fishing, Boating, Canoeing, Kayaking
- Golfing, 18 & 9 hole and disk
- Bicycling and hiking
- Horseback riding and go karts
- Snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross country skiing
Top things to do on a budget
- Fishing and Boating
- Swimming or water skiing
- Bicycling and hiking
- Stargazing
- Relaxing lakeside enjoying all the wildlife
Top things to do with a family
- Fishing and Boating
- Swimming, water skiing, wake boarding
- Bicycling and hiking
- Stargazing while making smores around the campfire
- Snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross country skiing
Jenneane Becker , owner

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podbaydoor wrote:^What this person said.
are guessing that the person the ressurects someone changes their alingment? Or is that just what you think would be likely?mister k wrote:Also, its worth considering brook. Now there are three possibilities I can see
-he's been reincarnated by the scum, and is a mafia supporter
-he's been reincarnated by the good guys, and is good
-he's been reincarnated by a third party, and his alignment is unknown.
Which would imply that we have another scum faction/ some sort of serial zombie maker. Because I don't think the scum had two kills. Which would mean there is an anti-town out there that we have no information on. Yay.Two-Fry wrote:I don't think it's likely that bxm is scum, because he was killed through frogzombification, which is probably only available to scum.
Elvish Pillager wrote:you're basically a daytime-miller: you always come up as guilty to scumdar.
frogman wrote:Oooh, co-mods? Do you know where he is?
After the eternal night, there was two fewer players. Two had transformed, one had returned, and one had left forever.
PhoenixEnigma is a Frogzombie.
Dr. Ug is a Frogzombie.
Brookylnxman is now back in the game.
The townspeople hastily checked Not A Raptor. Not A Raptor had, along with a bus pass and some loose change, an evil MAFIA card in his wallet.
Not A Raptor was a member of the Mysterious Association of Frogzombie Instigation Advocates. Scum.
Also, Van had decided to take a walk. A very long walk. Away from the town of Frogville, forever.
Van was Town.
9 players left, 5 to lynch.
Actually, 10 players, 6 to lynch. Forgot to add Brook back in there.
tastelikecoke wrote:There's only one frogzombification today, and if all scum are dead, that means there's another frogzombifier out there. my guess is dotproduct, a bit anti-town and lurky player. As an ind, killing both mafia and town would be beneficial to him.
If not, then we can check on PE's death, which was first stated as frogzombified, but then frogman reclarified and turned PE dead. We have 18 players, so mafia would probably numerous than 3, plus there are masons. but I don't know, do normal setups usually contain 3 mafia?
I'm trying to restate what infina said here.infina wrote:i wonder if the other frogzombifier was one-shot, or that we picked the same target, and my kill stopped the frogzombification.
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RoadieRich wrote:DP self-hammered to lose twenty dollars and my self respect? Way to go, dude.
At least I can get in on the win, I think.
weiyaoli wrote:Please please explain what the frogzombies were all about.
Was it just partly just flavour?
Shivahn wrote:I am a motherfucking sorceror.
We figure out what all this means, then do something large and violent
The thing about changing the world...once you do it the world's all different.
I'm Angel. I beat the bad guys.
Van wrote:I like simple games.
Like Wizardry.
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It will get better once the "wealthy" are taxed more.
I was really surprised to hear that Apple had dropped below $500 million in company value. A&Poo News Store strikes again. But then that striking news was in the last paragraph and most editors lose interest just getting through the first.
This Karma stuff really is instant.
Walmart has been enthusiastically endorsing ObamaCare for years, so you´d think that now, when ObamaCare is about to go into effect, Walmart would be issuing rosy forecasts instead of disappointing ones as it´s doing now.
If Romney had won I was going to dip my toe back in the market. Some stocks are cheap when you look at their PE ratio (ie Apple).But not now. I am being extra careful these days and so are business owners all across the country. The ones I talk to are trimming staff and one friend is even closing his business. No hope, no optimism. Bad atmosphere for the market.
AP always has a ready reason for bad stock market news.It´s just never Obama.
President Downgrade and Decline was re-elected by sixty-two million deadbeats just last week. The new normal for four more years is just hunkering down for survival. Kind of like living through a really bad case of poison ivy. How bad will it get?


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Exclusive: One major PS3 monster confirmed for E3, PS3 God of War goodness and flagship title encounters Resistance!
10:05 You'll probably already have read yesterday's story about the proposed PlayStation HUB, the new codename for Sony's planned PlayStation online service for the PS3.
It was a great scoop from our friends over at Next-Gen.biz and immediately sent our news antennae into overload as we digested details on what Sony had in store for its PS3 and PSP online service - you can find out the full details by hitting the link below.
Subsequent to this report, we spread our tendrils across the world wide web to track down further details on the service. Speaking on conditions of strict anonymity, one of our own ultra secret and highly reliable sources informed CVG that HUB details were being kept firmly under lock and key for the moment and that, while the HUB moniker is one of the favoured names, it's still hasn't been finalised and is just one of several proposed titles being considered.
However, CVG's very own deep throat went on to reveal further hot info on PlayStation 3 titles that will be actually be there and in the flesh at this year's E3, with an 'absolutely gorgeous looking' SOCOM 4 confirmed for the show and likely to be a PS3 launch title.
You want more PS3 loving? Well, you'll get it in the form of a newly confirmed PS3 God of War title, which we have to say has us salivating in utter delight because its PS2 debut was absolutely cracking - we can't wait to swing Kratos' chains in anger all over again on Sony's next-gen machine. God of War PS3 may not actually make it to E3, but is apparently well into development; and interestingly, both it and SOCOM 4 will also be appearing on PS2, underlining Sony's commitment to its favoured current-gen son for the next few years.
Finally, we've got one last nugget of PS3 goodness to share with you, as we can exclusively reveal that Ratchet and Clank developer Insomiac's amazing looking PS3 shooter I-8 - and one of Sony's biggest PS3 titles - has been renamed. Prepare to meet ....(sound of drum roll) Resistance.
More exclusive PS3 goodness on CVG soon.
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Just read this about 10 seconds ago on CVG, great news.
Deep throat, reminds me of hmm.. now what was it actually...
But hopefully their mole really knows something we didn't and now do.
So many games so little time..
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Sounds awesome, and expected , can't wait for E3 (I just got my badge confirmation on Monday )
"newly confirmed PS3 God of War title", when was this confirmed by Sony? It's funny that this has popped up the day after the 'HUB' article appeared on Next Gen and Zipper looking for network coders for a next gen game.
Oh, and Resistance has been bounced around for months as the name for I-8.
CVG are full of it.
"Bows to god"!!!! I'm a believer!!!! I've prayed for the last 7 months, 3 weeks, 12 days, 21 hours, 59 minutes, and 23 seconds that this would happen!!! OH JOY!!!! GOD OF WAR!!!!
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I coulnd not agree with you more! On top of GoW you cannot forget the possiblity that SOCOM 4 may be a launch title! Awesome.Originally Posted by Sephiroth_VII
Originally Posted by Sephiroth_VII
Anyway, even though it was nice to see that info, most of it was a no-brainer. There's no news to get too excited about just yet.
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I know. But after the dissapointment of TGS, I'm so happy to see some actual info.
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The only thing that sounds even REMOTELY real is the I-8 = Resistance news. All the other stuff sounds like hogwash, especially the decidely idiotic PS2/PS3 versions of both SOCOM 4 and Resistance.
It's not exactly like CVG to just "make up news" though.
I'm sure Zipper would've been one of the first developers to get a dev kit for PS3, and they've probably been working on SOCOM 4 since well before 3 was released. I don't see what's so hard to believe about that.
With GOW, I doubt it's too far along, but they would've rolled right off the first into the sequel I bet. If Kojima could get that MGS4 made between E3 and TGS, I can see GOW's graphics atleast coming along well
Hope we see more on I-8 soon
I'm not sure if you are familiar with CVG, but they've been very reliable from what I know. The first I can confirm is when people thought Sony/PS3 wouldn't be at last years E3, but CVG getting the news from this "reliable insider" of theirs that told them otherwise.---------> Last yearOriginally Posted by Powercell
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Link: Next GenerationZipper Hiring for PlayStation 3 Title
Socom developer Zipper Interactive's website advertises job openings for work on online-enabled next-generation games.
ImageZipper, which was recently acquired by Sony, is looking for a senior server engineer and senior network engineer to work on a next-gen "large-scale multiplayer game". A few other positions are open for current and next-generation console work.
Although a PlayStation 3 version of Socom hasn't been announced, considering Socom's online-centric gameplay and the overall success of the franchise, it seems fairly obvious that Sony and Zipper are ramping up efforts to bring the series to its next-gen console.
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Now this is all very good news.
Judging on how efficiently Insomniac functions, it's possible that Resistance could be a "launch window" title as well.
However, I do hope that Sony doesn't force Jaffe too much. He put in a lot of work and spirit into that game, so the last thing we need is for it to be a sudden cash cow, y'know.
Damn, the double-edged sword of success. Go figure.
I concur. Socom 3 only came out...what 6 months ago? And PS3 is suppose to launch this year. I doubt we'd have another Socom ready by then.Originally Posted by Metal Sphere
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I doesn't matter how credible they've been in the past. This news, with the exception of the Resistance bit, sounds extremely odd. And if this is indeed true, then Sony's gearing up to the worst launch of the next gen consoles by giving people a reason to avoid the PS3 version and get one for the console they already have.
Just like the Hub news, this is best taken with a healthy dose of salt.
We will see, but I sure hope they are wrong as far as the hub news.Originally Posted by Metal Sphere
If we go and assume all of this is true, then we've got a very scatterbrained PS3 experience with first and second party ports lumped over the inevitable EA ports and all other sorts of shovelware at launch, and a console far from ready for primetime.
If it's all false, then where's the surprise and work these guys are putting into games especially given an increasingly unlikely Spring window (simply because of a lack of media). Either way, it's pretty ugly.
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Pulse: County board could succumb to 'triskaidekaphobia'
November 11, 2012 8:12PM
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With 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans elected Tuesday and 2013 just a few weeks away, Will County board members could develop a case of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13. But board member Don Gould, R-Shorewood, has no fear. He thinks the numbers will lead to an era of coalition government. Even though Democrats have the edge because County Executive Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, can cast tie-breaking votes, Gould said party members don't always stick together.
After 102 years of Republican majorities, Democrats finally won the board majority in 1974. But in 1978, Ted Grabavoy didn't have enough votes from his fellow Democrats to get elected board chairman, so he formed a coalition with Republicans, Gould said. In 1980, when Republicans took back the majority, Republican Lyman Tieman did the reverse to become chairman.
"People will form coalitions and work together for Will County," Gould said.
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State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. has two intermodals in his 86th House District — CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Joliet and CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Elwood. So, it's not surprising that the two facilities are on his agenda for legislative work in his first full term after being elected Tuesday.
"You can't dodge away from the intermodals," Walsh said. "They're a huge economic engine for my district."
One item on his agenda is work on an intergovernmental agreement on regulations for the two intermodals — something that Joliet has supported and Elwood has opposed.
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The annual budget for the city of Joliet has been a turbulent topic in recent years, but not this year. It's been such a quiet issue that city Finance Director Rachel Mayer told the city council last week, "We actually have not received any emails."
Anyone who wants to look at the budget can find it on the home page of the city's Web site, www.cityofjoliet.info.
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"I had a great experience on the county board and serving as president of the forest preserve district. I'm incredibly thankful to voters in Will County that I got to do that as long as I did. ... All said, I wish Mr. Walsh the best in his next four years." — Republican Will County Board member Cory Singer, R-Frankfort, on his loss in the county executive race to incumbent Democrat Larry Walsh.
"We had a big turnout for Obama, so they benefitted from the coattails." — Will County Board Chairman Jim Moustis, R-Frankfort, talking about Democrat gains on the Will County Board.
"I think winning the legal challenge was one of the keys to the Democrats winning control of the county board." — Will County Democratic Party Chairman Scott Pyles about Donald Moran getting elected to the board after Republicans unsuccessfully attempted to boot him and six other appointed candidates off the ballot.
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RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED - December 7th This is the place to talk about anything related towards the upcoming, new World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm! Here we talk can talk about any news updates for the expansion, the two new races, Goblin and Worgen, the changes in the existing zones, brand new zones, class changes, how leveling may change, new dungeons, profession changes, guild perks system, new PvP battlegrounds, new talent tree changes, improved graphical changes and much much more! Here are the official, general notes on what can be expected in the expansion from WowWiki. Remember that these are general notes. There is a WHOLE LOT more to know coming in the expansion. * Level cap increased to 85. * Zones are drastically affected by the Cataclysm in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. The Barrens has been split into two, and is full of canyons of lava. Wetlands is destroyed, Ashenvale hit as well. The Maelstrom churns. The changes will be made available to all players regardless of expansion purchase. * New race for the Alliance: Worgen. * New race for the Horde: Goblins. * New race/class combinations. * New monsters, quests, and zones. * New dungeons, raids and battlegrounds. * Guild advancement system, which includes guild leveling, achievements, and rewards. * Ability to fly anywhere due to the Azeroth revamp. The blood elf and draenei starting zones will still be instanced. * New water rendering engine. * Cataclysm will have support for new DirectX 11 features. * Cataclysm will have hardware cursor in OpenGL mode. Here are a few sites dedicated to Cataclysm content on the upcoming expansion. MMO Champion - The best news resource for World of Warcraft and new news content released almost every day on the expansion, Cataclysm. Wowhead - An amazing website dedicated to WoW with a HUGE database of everything in the game. WoWWiki - Type in anything Warcraft related and get yourself updated on the lore. TotalBiscuit - Otherwise known as The Cynical Brit, this guy has an amazing website dedicated to StarCraft II, World of Warcraft and the upcoming expansion, Cataclysm. It's a podcast but he puts everything on his website and his amazing Youtube channel. Everything he does now is presenting updates for the Cataclysm beta.
This expansion is making me think heavily about getting back into this game. One of the main reasons I left was the community though.. I had a couple of local friends who played with me but once they bounced.. it became very difficult to get groups for instances and level.
Blizzard added a random dungeon finder. You queue for a role and a party is built with other people queuing. It mixes a handful of servers (I think it's 8) to make the queue quick. Up until level 80, healer and tank queues are usually less than a minute. DPS queues can be like 20 minutes to an hour sometimes, though. Once Cataclysm comes out, every one of those websites will be severely outdated and people will have to actually figure stuff out.
I haven't decided to play Cataclysm yet, knowing that it will suck the life out of me like WoW has for the last 5 years. I'll probably get it, but take a much more casual approach to the game.
I severely doubt that. These websites have been operating regularly for years and have a huge fan base. They can't just quit providing content cold turkey. lol Yeah I know what you mean. I'm not playing currently but will be going back when it launches. I'll need to play a bit more casual this time around also. This does however look like the most promising expansion. This one has the most added/changed content in it. I also love it how they are making us go back to the main two continents of Azeroth.
I don't play WoW, but just about everyone I know does. This is a massive update. Actually it's more of a world re-create than an update from everything that I've read. Blizzard is going to rake in millions (again) and IMO with changes like these, they deserve it. @Bond. Thanks
They're changing zone levels and layouts. Nothing will be the same. I meant above that the websites will not have any light to shed on multiple subjects for a little bit. Some of the changes to the city graphics aren't quite to my liking, but they'll grow on me.
I can guarantee that sites like WoWHead have people in the beta datamining the crap out of it. Their sites will still be chock full of information the day the expansion launches.
^ Oh yes. And then there is MMO Champion where the moment a slice of news comes out such as blue posts or new beta builds, it is on the site in a matter of minutes. Blue posts meaning something a Blizzard employee says something about the game basically. I actually suggest everyone who is interested in the content to go to MMOC and on the left panel where it says Cataclysm, scroll through that. TONS of beta info right there. Classes, the new guild leveling, new raids, new zones, etc. And of course they have tons of pics too. Go immerse yourselves in the content. lol
News Update All credit goes toward MMO Champion. New Stone Drakes as well as Drakes of the Wind mounts! Stone Drakes Video Drakes of the Wind Video Drakes of the Wind picture. Stone Drakes picture. Btw, I will be doing a lot of these updates on here ;D
News Update All credit goes toward MMO Champion. "Throne of the Four Winds - Skywall Raid Instance Let's post something new today! The Throne of the Four Winds is the raid instance in Skywall, the elemental plane of Air. It will feature 2 encounters: * A fight against the "Conclave of Wind", a Djinn council. (The Djinn model in the game files is the one used by Siamat) * A fight against Al'akir, the Elemental Lord of Air. (No models yet) The instance looks similar to the Vortex Pinnacle, the 5-man dungeon of Skywall and players will move between platforms with their flying mounts." Raid screenshots. Image1 Image2 Image3 Image4 Image5 Image6 Image7 Image8 Blue Posts Hunter Volley removed I know I'm going to regret posting in this thread again, but I think it's the right thing to do so I'll take one for the team. We think Multi-Shot is a more interesting ability and can fill the hunter AE niche (along with Explosive Trap). We'll have to change Multi-Shot from the current version to get it there. I'm very sorry if for some unusual reason Volley was your favorite spell as a hunter. We've been trying to consolidate abilities and free up some bar space and having multiple AEs that competed with each other seems like a good area to hit up. The Volley and Multi-Shot niches were very similar, which resulted in the latter being dead. We wanted to pick one and we though Multi-Shot felt more huntery and less "clunky" (to use a favorite Wow forums term). Do consider that you won't be AE'ing yourselves through Cataclysm content the way you do currently. When you do need to AE, hunters will have the tools to do so. In situations where you do have to AE, you are probably not also trying to CC. When you're back to the level of trivializing lower level content, nobody is going to say "Don't bring a hunter. Their AE spam isn't spammy enough." We don't consider easily breaking rogues out of stealth a good reason to keep Volley around. I think that hits most of the reasonable concerns. I care much less about addressing the unreasonable ones. As always, those of you whose sole contribution is to post very inane or derogatory things will be banned. Man, have we come a long way from "AE is only for trash." Paladin One Man Army Yes. Many of the problems we've had with Ret are of the "one man army" category, where a paladin can do a lot of damage, then go defensive and heal themselves up. We love the kit of the paladin who can heal as well as do damage, but it needs to be tightly controlled. Word of Glory gives us that control. We have the room to make the spell really powerful because we know its on a tight cooldown and you sacrifice dps to use it. We can't do that today with say Flash of Light, because once you can cast one strong FoL, you can cast a bunch of them until you go OOM (at which point you Judge or Divine Plea, and you're going again). Similarly, we can make Selfless Healer nearly overpowered because you can't use it on yourself and because even with it you're not going to out compete a Holy paladin in healing. If you can occasionally contribute to group healing in tight spots, then that's great. That's some utility you can provide. (Note: Don't oversell this as "I'll get brought to raids because of my healing.") Class balance and RNG That's the wrong view to take though. The equivalent would be "I'm balanced around getting a crit every swing, so when that doesn't happen, RNG screws me." You get a Templar's Verdict every 3 Crusader Strikes. Sometimes you get lucky and need fewer. You of course need to pay attention for when that happens and be able to react to it and alter your immediate plans. That right there is the element we think is most missing from today's Ret paladin. Words of Glory Those numbers don't have to be the same though. The new talent tree design affords us a lot more flexibility in that regard. Part of the reason Word of Glory is so useful to Holy is because it costs no mana. Ret doesn't really care about mana, because it comes and goes easily, but a Ret generally won't be able to sit there and queue up several Holy Lights in a row. They will be able to sometimes use a Word of Glory though. New World of Warcraft Fan Wallpaper by Kenvd. Article destination
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Im afraid to get back in to wow lol.... it really destroy my first two year in college, DAMN WOW YOUR SCARY! love the game tho, i wish i'm rich so i can play this all day
Unfortunately with games we need to consider time management. lol Do homework first even if it means you can't get on for the day.
Mini News Update All credit goes to MMO Champion. BlizzCon 2010 World of Warcraft & StarCraft II In-Game Items The Blizzcon 2010 Pet is another Murloc to add to your collection! Will try to get a better picture when the shiny little murloc appears in my game files. Blue Post: "Death will rise from the tide!" Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain once warned -- and at BlizzCon 2010, the band's dire musical prophecy will finally come to pass. Everyone who attends this year's BlizzCon or purchases the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket will receive an exclusive set of murlocalyptic in-game items for World of Warcraft and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. World of Warcraft players will be joined by Deathy, a murloc companion decked out as Deathwing and doing his best to strike fear into the hearts of Azeroth's crustacean population. You'll also be able to display your tidal pride in StarCraft II with a Murloc Marine character portrait and a pair of deep-sea decals to emblazon on your units, each with a different terran, protoss, and zerg design. BlizzCon 2010 takes place on October 22 and 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center. For further details or to order the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, visit www.BlizzCon.com. Article destination
You won't ever see an Occulus again, they have said it's completely apparent to them that people don't like instances like that where you are just mounted.
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whens this release? im really tempted to go back jus cause I could use a game to keep me occupied when the weathers shitty this winter
I hope its b4 Xmas... it WOULD make sense as they (Blizzard) could take in a whole whack of $$$ over the holiday season, as they somewhat did with WOTLK coming out in Nov of 08 I dont see the big problem with Occulus. Easy instance with a bit of flying, but only 1 boss that you do in mounted combat. IMO its better than 5m TOC. Horse mounted combat..... no thats stupid
Important! BlizzCon 2010 Promo Blizz just released this quick trailer for Blizzcon in October. Also @ShiBDiB. I am assuming at Blizzcon they will be announcing the release date. I am almost 100% sure of that if they don't do it before then. But basically any day now they can announce the release date for the game.


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LA CROSSE, Wis. - La Crosse police have made no arrests but say there is no immediate threat to public safety after a father and son were shot to death inside their downtown photography store.
Fifty-six-year-old Paul Petras and his 19-year-old son, A.J. Petras, were found shot to death Saturday afternoon inside May's Photo. Police say the shooting likely occurred sometime after the store closed at 2 p.m.
Police revealed Monday that Paul Petras' wife discovered their bodies when he did not return home from work.
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The Goods On The Game, Vol. 16
They might have the coolest video introuction in all of pro sports here. They drop a round curtain from the scoreboard to the court and play a video on it. Outstanding.
Raptors are wearing black, I guess to change things up. But I'm pretty sure the equipment guys aren't too happy because it means dragging a second bag of jerseys on the trip. They've got the red ones for a lesser stage later in the week.
The "M-V-P" chant for Kobe starts two minuets in when he's shooting free throws. Which he'll do again right now 'cause Jamario just fouled him shooting a three-pointer.
I'm pretty sure you've seen him on TV if you're watching, too, but, yes, Jack Nicholson's in his usual seat.
Wow. Jamario just finished on a textbook break after filling the lane. Odd.
Pau Gasol's made two 17-footers and it's a nice little shootout between he and Bargnani, who's got six points already.
Two quick ones on Parker and he sits down for Kapono.
Timeout for the Lakers, timeout for me.
Lakers 19, Raptors 18 with 5:45 left.
Kapono's first touch is curling offf a screen and he goes to the lane and scores. Someone obviously got to him, and the coaches,to make him more assertive.
Gasol's got 10 and I like his game. Except for the lack of toughness, that is.
Bad closeouts are becoming quite the habit for Your Raptors. They just don't get to shooters quickly enough.
Here comes Joey, let the fun begin.
Vlad Radmanovic is wearing the goggles not in homage to assistant coach Kurt Rambis but because he got poked in the eye in a game last week.
Jose Calderon has two baskets and both have come from beating his man to the basket.
I'm betting that when the voting for Most Improved Player comes around in the spring, you're going to be hearing the name Trevor Ariza an awful lot.
Legendary Media Relations Man Jim LaBumbard reports this is the most points the Raptors have allowed in a first quarter this year.
Lakers 34, Raptors 29
Hmm, now there's some question what the score actually is. The scorebard says 34, the stats monitor says 32 for the Lakers. Sort of a reverse Atlanta deal.
There is one row of seats along the baseline on the court and I imagine they cost a fair dollar. And every time the Lakers score, a gaggle of Laker Girls stand up right in front of the patrons and jump up and down. Some like it; I imagine there are those who don't.
Kapono's got six points in eight minutes, I believe it's the influence of being so close to UCLA.
Of course, Trevor Ariza's badly missed all three shots he's taken so maybe I'm too quick with the most improved talk.
Good Joey's gone to the basket twice already.
Hump just drilled Trevor Ariza with the hardest foul of the night. Not dirty. Just hard.
Raptors just simply lost Jordan Farmar in transition and he hit a wide open three. Terrible recognition. Sam calls a timeout to talk about it. Again.
I'm pretty sure there are rich and famous movie stars in here tonight, I just don't know any of them. Where's the First Lady when you need her? Actually, they usually pass around a sheet with the names of the big shots in attendance. If we get it, you will, too.
Roko just gave them five pretty solid minutes. Wonder if he'll get the same chance in the second half.
This one's in danger of getting out of hand.
Lakers 49, Raps 47 with six minutes 'til half.
Wow. Trevor Ariza just tried to throw a lob pass from the corner that hit the shot clock. It might be the worst lob I've ever seen.
Luke Walton gets some rare minutes. He's been one of the Lost Boys Of The Lakers this year.
Raptors are playing a lot of zone late in the quarter, which leaves them open to offensive rebounds, which they give up anyway.
Of the good signs for Toronto, Jose's looking a bit quicker.
Jose's now 41-for-41 from the free throw line this season.
Moon's at the line for three free throws after Kobe whacked him taking a jumper and you know the coaches are dreading that that is something Moon will get used to.
Somehow, the Raptors just let Kobe Bryant leak out for not one, but two straight fast break layups. Memo to Raps: Guard him.
Lakers 61, Toronto 51 at halftime.
A media room celebrity spotter suggests David Beckham is somewhere in the arena watching. No one has seen Mats Sundin yet.
After a 5-0 Laker run in 90 seconds or so, Sam calls a timeout to settle the lads down. Sort of worked 'cause they got two stops.
Chris Bosh just made his third three-pointer of the season. It comes in a flurry where Moon, he and Parker made threes on successive possessions. Trouble was, Lakers got one in there, too.
Jose's getting a little fiesty with Derek Fisher. Nice to see someone take exception to something.
Fisher and Calderon get matching technicals a minute or so later, they are jawing at each other pretty well.
Bosh has had better nights. He's 4-for-12 from the field.
Vlad Radmanovic just made a wonderful little pass in the lane. Directly to a Raptor.
Now, they know how to do things here. If the Lakers hold Toronto under 100 points, every fan gets a couple of tacos.
Lakers 73, Raptors 65 with 5:57 left.
Far as we can tell, there are no Leaves here, despite the fact they play in the same building tomorrow.
Andrew Bynum is too strong for Bosh to handle on the post. They could use JO. Or switch Bargnani onto Bynum and let Bosh guard Gasol.
Here's a very cool thing they do in the player introductions. When they were going through the Raptor assistants, they made sure to make it "Hall of Famer Alex English." Respect.
Another steal leads to a leak-oout basket for the Lakers, a game-high 15-point lead and I'm thinking this one is almost over.
This just in: Apparently Denver's Carmelo Anthony left their game with Houston tonight with a bruised right elbow and is day-to-day.
Joey's back and here comes Roko in a minute, too.
Wow. You know, for a team that's 13-1 and stacked, the Lakers really give up a lot of open shots.
L. Hornby, comic, just suggests that the way the PA announcer pronounces Bargnani's name makes it sound like the 7-footer's from Sweden. Like Mats Sundin.
L.A. 90, Raps 81 at three.
Had a nice chat with old friend Rick Fox before the game. He's doing about 20 games a year for the Laker television broadcasts, pre- and post-game and halftime, and doing a little bit of TV acting, too. Good guy, Rick. Played in one of the darkest television shows ever, Oz.
Unreal. Lakers show some pressure on the inbounds play to start the fourth quarter and the Raptors have to call timeout because they can't get the ball inbounds.
The Kiss Cam's a personal timeout fave and here they play it with the old Sonny and Cher song I Got You Babe playing over the PA and there's not a better timeout gig in the league.
Joey's defending Lamar Odom as the Raps go small and he's battling him for every inch. Gotta give Graham credit.
Twice now, Roko's dribbled himself into trouble along the baseline and committed turnovers. Some day, he'll learn not to go there.
Jason Kapono's a lot of things, a ball-handler isn't one of them.
Two straight post-ups for Joey? That's rather odd play calling.
Lakers 103, Raptors 88
Here's one for you: We can stick around and see the Los Angeles D-Fenders play a D League game later on if we like. We don't like.
Bosh is out with 5:41 to go, Raps down 19 and his night is over. So is Toronto's.
More white-towel waving. Jose's night is done, too.
We're watching a Raptor lineup of Roko, Will Solomon, Joey Graham, Hassan Adams and Kris Humphries and we're not sure that group beats the D Fenders. It's not pretty.
Wow. This is garbage time like we haven't seen this year.
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Editor's Note: This story was originally posted in the January 2004 issue of Scientific American.
Thirteen years ago, in an article for Scientific American, the late Mark Weiser, then my colleague at Xerox PARC, outlined his bold vision of "ubiquitous computing": small computers would be embedded in everyday objects all around us and, using wireless connections, would respond to our presence, desires and needs without being actively manipulated. This network of mobile and fixed devices would do things for us automatically and so invisibly that we would notice only their effects. Weiser called such systems "calm technology," because they would make it easier for us to focus on our work and other activities, instead of demanding that we interact with and control them, as the typical PC does today.
In a home equipped with this kind of technology, readers strategically placed in the bedroom, the bathroom door frame, the stairwell and the refrigerator would detect the identifying data in microchip tags sewn into your clothes and embedded in the packaging of foods and send the data to a home computer, which would take action based on that information.
The computer would notice as you got out of bed in the morning and would switch on the coffeemaker. As you entered the bathroom, the shower would come on, adjusted to your favorite temperature. When you started down the stairs, the preloaded toaster would heat up so that your breakfast would be done just the way you like it. When you opened the refrigerator, the appliance would remind you that you were out of milk and that the tub of coleslaw inside had passed its expiration date and should be thrown out.
Today systems based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology are helping to move Weiser's vision closer to reality. These systems consist of tags (small silicon chips that contain identifying data and sometimes other information) and of readers that automatically receive and decode that data.
The responsive RFID home—and conference room, office building and car—are still far away, but RFID technology is already in limited use. The tags, often as small as a grain of rice, now hide in ID cards and wristbands, windshieldmounted toll tags, gasoline quick-purchase tokens, and electronic ear tags for livestock, and they have begun to appear in auto key-chain antitheft devices, toys (Hasbro Star Wars figures) and other products. They have also timed runners in road races, and last year a company in Mexico began a service to implant tags under the skin of children as an antikidnapping measure.
In the near term, RFID tags will probably be found in airline luggage labels (British Airways has conducted extensive trials), and they may eventually be embedded in paper currency to inhibit counterfeiters and enable governments to track the movement of cash. (Hitachi in Japan recently announced that it has developed tags minute enough for this application.) Meanwhile the retail, security, transportation, manufacturing and shipping industries are all testing or starting to implement sophisticated RFID applications.
But the RFID revolution is not without a downside: the technology's growth raises important social issues, and as RFID systems proliferate, we will be forced to address new problems related to privacy, law and ethics. Controversy has already erupted: in mid-2003 two major retailers—Wal-Mart in the U.S. and the international clothing maker Benetton— canceled large-scale tests of in-store RFID-centered inventory control systems apparently partly as a response to public reactions that raised the specter of wholesale monitoring of citizens through tags embedded in consumer products.


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The Tour de France is considered the world's most competitive bicycle race. Each summer top cycling teams from around the world compete in the three-week event, which sends riders on a grueling, multi-stage course through the mountainous countryside of Ireland, France, and Belgium. In 1998, the image of Tour de France cyclists as athletes at the peak of their natural abilities was tarnished by allegations of widespread performanceenhancing drug use among competitors. The "doping" scandal broke a few days prior to the start of the race when a masseuse for France's Festina team, Willy Voet, was arrested after police found large quantities of anabolic steroids and erythropoietin, or EPO, in his car as he crossed from Belgium into France. A subsequent police investigation uncovered a wellorganized system, orchestrated by the team's management and doctor, for supplying riders with illicit performance-enhancing drugs. The Festina team was suspended from the Tour, and further investigations by French police led to the suspension and withdrawal of several more teams. Riders went on strike to protest the investigations, and less than half of the original competitors finished the race.
French authorities are not alone in punishing athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs. From the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the National Basketball Association (NBA) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), most high-profile sports organizations have taken substantial steps to crack down on doping. Stronger anti-doping initiatives are considered necessary to preclude scandals that damage the image of sports and to silence critics who contend that not enough is being done to rid sports of drugs. The IOC, for example, which enforces the rules of the Olympic Games, set up the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999 as an independent body charged with coordinating a consistent system for testing Olympic athletes. WADA works with international sports federations and Olympic committees and has begun conducting unannounced, out-of-competition tests on Olympic hopefuls. This practice reduces the chance that competitors will rid their systems of drugs before being tested. The list of banned substances on the Olympic Movement's Anti-Doping Code includes stimulants, narcotics, anabolic steroids, beta blockers, diuretics, various hormones, and drugs known as "masking agents," which are used to prevent detection of illicit substances during drug tests. WADA is also investing more of its resources in developing new tests to keep pace with the changing array of drugs that athletes are taking.
Whether or not those who contend that drug tests remain easy to beat will be satisfied by renewed testing efforts remains uncertain. Clearly, however, performance-enhancing drug testing has affected the careers of many elite athletes. Athletes who test positive for drugs at the Olympic level are stripped of their medals and records and are suspended from all competition for two years on the first offense. In 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of a gold medal and was later banned from track-and-field competition for life after he tested positive for steroids. At the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Romanian gymnast Andrea Raducan had her gold medal taken away when she tested positive for pseudoephedrine, a stimulant. American shot-putter C.J. Hunter withdrew from competition after it was revealed that he had tested positive four times for the steroid nandrolone. Scores of other athletes were also expelled from the Sydney Games after flunking drug tests. More recently, at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, British skier Alain Baxter was stripped of his bronze medal after testing positive for methamphetamine, although an appeal is pending.
Detection efforts notwithstanding, seeking an edge over one's opponents has long made the use of performance-enhancing drugs a part of athletic competition. A review of sports history reveals that drugs and sports have gone hand-in-hand for centuries, and surprisingly, drugs have only been banned from the Olympic Games since 1968. Explains Ivan Waddington in his book Sport, Health, and Drugs, "Performanceenhancing drugs have been used by people involved in sport and sportlike activities for some 2,000 years, but it is only very recently (specifically, since the introduction of anti-doping regulations and doping controls from the 1960s) that this practice has been regarded as unacceptable. In other words, for all but the last three or four decades, those involved in sports have used performance-enhancing drugs without infringing any rules and without the practice giving rise to highly emotive condemnation and stigmatization." This shift from tolerating doping in sports to testing athletes and ostracizing drug cheats has been driven by several factors. Perhaps most important, technological advances in performance- enhancing drugs, beginning in the 1950s, have bolstered the contention that drug use threatens the integrity of sports. Another motivation behind the shift has been to deter athletes from using illicit substances with unknown health effects.
Consider, for example, the evolution of performance-enhancing drugs. Athletes in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries looking for chemical enhancement were stuck with the limited efficacy of stimulants and painkillers. In the mid-1950s, anabolic steroids, synthetic versions of the male sex hormone testosterone, were introduced. Anabolic steroids build muscle and bone mass by stimulating the muscle and bone cells to make new protein. Coaches and athletes saw these drugs as a major breakthrough because they enabled athletes to transcend the limits of natural ability and reach new levels of competitiveness.
The first indication that athletes were using steroids came during the 1956 World Games in Moscow, Russia. According to Robert Voy in his book Drugs, Sport, and Politics, an American doctor, John B. Ziegler, observed Soviet athletes using urinary catheters, because steroids had enlarged their prostates to the point where urination was difficult. Ziegler returned to the United States and helped develop Dianobol, a steroid that was quickly embraced by American athletes, who hoped it would level the playing field with the Soviets. As a result, steroid use became widespread among elite athletes.
Concerns that doped athletes were exercising an unfair advantage over their opponents and violating the ideals of sportsmanship followed the rise in steroid use. Explains John Hoberman, the author of Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport, "Performance-enhancing drugs have subverted this ideal [of sportsmanship] in two distinct ways. First, many athletes have abandoned selfrestraint in this regard, resulting in a crisis of conduct, such as Ben Johnson's disgrace as a 'cheater.' Second, the scientization of the athlete, either through drugs or other techniques, also involves a crisis of identity. . . . To what extent can the emotional experience of competition be truly shared with an athlete who has transformed himself . . . with drugs? . . . Once the athlete has abandoned self-restraint, drug testing becomes the sole guarantor of the 'integrity' of sport." Sports authorities and fans came to understand that technology would inevitably provide athletes with an endless array of pharmaceutical enhancements. Controls had to be placed on doping in order to prevent sports from becoming a science laboratory where the human spirit played second fiddle to pills and injections. It is also important to keep in mind that as of 1990, following federal legislation, the use of anabolic steroids became illegal without a prescription, and possession can bring heavy fines and prison terms for users and dealers. Breaking the law to stay competitive is regarded by many observers as a further affront to the ideals of sportsmanship.
In addition to upholding the integrity of sports by expunging cheaters, drug testing is done to deter athletes from participating in a "race to the bottom" as far as their health is concerned. If performanceenhancing drugs were permitted in all sports competitions, contend supporters of the drug ban, athletes would have to become virtual guinea pigs in order to remain competitive. And because athletes regularly take larger doses of steroids and other drugs than medical patients, the longterm health effects of such drug use are unknown. Health reports from some athletes exposed to performance-enhancing drugs offer reason for caution. Greg Strock, a member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team in the early 1990s, alleges that coaches, without his consent, doped him with steroid injections. Strock attributes the breakdown of his immune system and the end of his promising cycling career to large doses of the drugs. Christiane Knacke-Sommer, a swimmer with the East German Olympic team in the 1970s, was given regular injections of testosterone, a male hormone, without her knowledge. In 1998, she testified in a trial against her former coaches that the treatments "destroyed my body and my mind," and permanently masculinized her physique and voice.
However, many athletes are willing to chance these health risks, and they take issue with assertions that there is something unfair or unnatural about using performance-enhancing drugs. They argue that drug use is one advantage among many, such as access to superior coaching or training facilities, that athletes may or may not have at their disposal to sharpen their competitive edge. The fact that all athletes are not starting with the same set of advantages discredits the notion that a "level playing field" can somehow be restored if drugs are eliminated. According to this view, performance-enhancing drugs are simply making up for an athlete's natural deficiencies or quality of training.
Another argument put forth by athletes is that elite sporting events are so demanding that competing in them virtually necessitates drug use. Rev- elations that Tour de France riders were doping themselves surprised some fans of the sport, but riders who admit to drug use are more matter-of-fact. They contend that without drugs like EPO, which enhances athletic endurance by boosting the amount of oxygen in the blood, competing in the Tour de France would be nearly impossible. Nicolas Aubier, a former French professional cyclist, explains the rationale behind drug use in the book Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist, by Paul Kimmage: "To be honest, I don't think it's possible to make the top 100 on the ranking list without taking EPO, growth hormone or some of the other stuff."
The desire to remain competitive among athletes goes a long way toward explaining their willingness to use performance-enhancing drugs. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, athletic achievement is esteemed by millions of fans the world over, who eagerly watch satellite feeds of sporting events in anticipation of the next world record. Sponsors pay millions of dollars to have their products prominently advertised at sports arenas or endorsed by athletes. In this environment, as Karen Goldberg, a reporter with the magazine Insight on the News, asserts, athletes are under a tremendous amount of pressure to perform. Writes Goldberg, "As the stakes became higher, so did the number of athletes who sought performance-enhancing drugs, spurred on by the lure of big contracts and lucrative endorsements."
Keeping drugs out of athletic competition has only become more difficult for sports authorities since drug testing was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1968. Changing social norms and technology, which spurred the initial drive to ban drugs in sports, may end up settling the debate. Western societies have shown increasing tolerance for using drugs to enhance performance in areas of life outside of athletics. Drugs such as Viagra, Prozac, and Ritalin are now regularly prescribed to improve sexual, social, and academic performance. It may simply be a matter of time before the "integrity" of athletics no longer appears threatened by performanceenhancing drugs, particularly if safer drugs are developed. The ethical debate over whether or not athletes should use performance-enhancing drugs is one of the issues discussed in At Issue: Performance-Enhancing Drugs. Other issues include the effectiveness of drug testing, the rise of steroid use among teenage athletes, and the dangers of dietary supplements.
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