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The Great Neck School District is seeking authorization to embark on a lengthy series of crucial capital projects. They are ready to begin work without having to ask taxpayers to dig into their pockets. Not one penny are we being asked to give! The money is there and the school district just needs our o.k. to continue to maintain our extraordinary school system in the proper way and offer this top-notch education in well-deserved surroundings.
"This is our Valentine's Day gift to the community," stated a very proud Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz at a recent school board meeting. And what a gift! The school district has proposed a $17,184,085 capital projects proposition that will provide much needed infrastructure work throughout the district. And the entire list of 39 projects will have no negative impact on taxpayers. All of the funds will come from the district's unassigned fund balance.How could this be? How can the school district possibly fund such costly projects without tax increases? And in this economy? How? A prudent, and highly knowledgeable school board and central administration managed this "dream come true." Unexpected revenues plus prior expenses coming in under budget allowed the district to accumulate this welcome sum, a sum that will now benefit the entire community.
Voting on the Proposed Capital Projects Proposition will be held this coming Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 7 a.m.to10 p.m., at the E.M. Baker Elementary School (69 Baker Hill Road) for residents living north of the LIRR, and at South High School (341 Lakeville Road), for residents living south of the LIRR.
Do come out to vote "yes." A "yes" vote will allow the school district to complete a long list of absolutely necessary structural work, inside and outside of school buildings, all without any extra burden on taxpayers.
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Oxnard resident Florence Anderson celebrated her 100th birthday.
She was born in Illinois in 1914 and moved to California in the 1940s.
She learned to drive at age 12 and never had a ticket or accident. Anderson was still licensed to drive when she was 96 years old.
Her family and friends gathered in Carpinteria Saturday afternoon to help celebrate her big day.
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The Gambler's Fallacy
The Gambler's Fallacy is the belief that a random event is more (or less) likely to occur because it has (or has not) happened recently. There are two different variations on the Gambler's Fallacy. Let's examine each of them.
"The deck has been cold to me lately, so I'm about due for some really great hands."
"Bob has been a roll lately; I can't wait until his luck runs out."
The Gambler's Fallacy is based on the principle that if we gather a large number of samples, the average of the samples will converge to the true average. In statistical theory, this is known as the Law of Large Numbers.
For a deck of cards, in the long run we will get our fair share of good hands and bad hands. People often reason that if they see an unusual number of good or bad hands, then they are "due" for more hands of the opposite type so that they will "even out". While intuitively appealing, this isn't what the Law of Large Numbers says.
To simplify the mathematics, let's switch to coin tossing. Assuming a fair coin, the Law of Large Numbers says that if we toss the coin many times, we will see heads approximately 50% of the time. What happens if we flip the coin 10 times and only see heads 4 times (40%)? One might reason that to fulfill the Law, we must be more likely to see heads the next 10 times we flip the coin.
However, this can't be true if the coin is fair; it must always have a 50% probability of flipping heads. How do we resolve this conundrum?
The problem is that the Law of Large Numbers really does need LARGE numbers. Given the example above, the Law doesn't tell us anything about the next 10 coin flips. The Law tells us that if we flip the coin 990 more times, then we'll tend to be closer to 50%. Let's say that the next 990 samples are evenly split between heads (495 times) and tails (495 times). Overall then, we've seen heads 495+4 times, or 49.9%. That's much closer to 50% than 40%, without the coin "making up" for the initial shortage of heads.
"I'm running hot. I don't want to quit now while I'm getting all these great cards."
"I'm having rotten luck. I should quit now and play again some other time."
This version of the Gambler's Fallacy has the opposite meaning: it assumes that because an event has occurred a few times recently, it is more likely to continue. Returning to the coin analogy, a fair coin, by definition, always has a 50% chance of landing heads no matter how many times it has landed heads recently.
Of course, if the coin lands heads many times in a row, we might start to get suspicious that coin is not, in fact, fair, which perhaps is the source of this version of the Gambler's Fallacy.
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SoundCenter (formerly CustomMusic) allows you to set music boxes or regions that stream your own music, sound effects or webradio to all players in realtime. It also implements a simple voice chat for Minecraft. In the future SoundCenter will add a lot of cool audio features to minecraft, such as sound effects on events.
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Okay so I have SoundCenter installed on my server, what do my users have to do now? It's easy: Login to your server. If you are not running the client yet, you will see a message with a link to www.sound-center.com. If you follow this link, the SoundCenter client will load and automatically fill in the required information to connect to your server. Press connect - now you can add and upload your songs in the "Music" tab, or add biomes or worlds to your stations. If you want to set boxes and areas, you can do this ingame via /sc set <area|box>. That's easier, because the box will be created at your coordinates. You can edit all properties of your stations by pressing the "Edit Station" button in the "Stations" tab.
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A$AP Rocky & Swizz Beatz Talk About Working Together & More
A$AP Rocky and Swizz Beatz talk about working together as A$AP explains that his next album has something for "everybody."
With Swizz Beatz supporting his movement, A$AP Rocky recently opened up about their relationship and his own new album. Rocky explained that his bond with Beatz goes beyond music and shared that his project will be diverse.
"I always dreamed of working with a guy like him," Rocky said of Beatz while on 106 & Park. "When I first met him, it wasn't even on some music tip. I was calling him when I was having girlfriend problems. I'm like, 'Yo, man. I need some advice.' He was in New Zealand or something, somewhere in a whole different timezone. Our relationship's been cool since then."
Rocky also talked about his latest project, saying that it has something for "everybody."
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God help your poor future child.
Um, excuse me? Doesn't every parent believe that one of their priorities as a parent should be to impart the same wisdom and teach them to be proper and virtuous adults? I am fighting a losing battle against the very notion that worth is determined by what car one drives, or how big one's house is.
Nobody cares about the content of an individual's character these days, but my child will learn that it is an important and distinguishing factor.
Can Tott be your child?
As much as I would love to say yes, I'm going to have to go with a no. I have to start from nothing in order to properly build something, I think. There are far too many things barring us older people from becoming the best that we can.
For example, I was born into conditions not of my choosing, and most certainly not favorable towards intellectual pursuits. This child will be born in controlled environments, and in conditions I think are the best, which is a decisive factor in developing one's abilities.
Y'see, the trick is to continuously beat it until it submits to your will.
I do not believe in physical intimidation when it comes to rearing children.
Before considering how you would raise your own child, you should really focus on raising yourself. Develop into the type of person that should have kids. Take on tasks that build character. Honestly, until you've got your own life in order, there isn't much sense in this exercise.
Of course. I, of all people, should know and understand that, but I see life as a constant process and fulfillment of various short-term and long-term goals...I'm never going to be perfect, but I hope to at least surpass the bar by the time I introduce a new generation into the world.
I think Aeffles will make a great dad someday.
I don't think he will because he spent no time in criticizing me, when he probably knows that my methods are in fact superior to his own, whatever they may be.
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Let's not waste any time. We can look forward to this rainy day as a chance to clean out closets and drawers and get organized, once and for all. You go first.
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Post-Super Bowl Reflections
What an image. With tears in his eyes New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Blees held his son, Gaylen, aloft moments after the Saints stunned the Indianapolis Colts to win their first-ever Superbowl.
The boost to the city of New Orleans notwithstanding–even as the new energy that marvelous city feels can't be overstated–there's an important moment in the evolving definitions of masculinity that shouldn't be overlooked in the midst of all the celebrating in the French Quarter and around the country.
For several minutes it was a teary-eyed father looking into his son's eyes, holding him, transmitting love and care before an audience of millions. The high fivin' and shuckin' and jivin' with teammates was playing second fiddle to a father beaming love to his son. We need lots more of that expression of manhood seen and celebrated, affirmed and acknowledged.
For so many dads that moment prompted memories of their own teary moments with their children, moments that were never televised but are just as real. We see too many images of men behaving badly–bad news seems to take care of itself–so every opportunity to put the loving face of fatherhood and manhood before the public should be celebrated. I'm not so naive to believe that, among the revelers in N'awlins "who dattin'" all over town, there are a few saying "You go, Drew!" to the Saints quarterback, winner of the MVD–Most Valuable Dad award–at least on a glorious Sunday night in Miami.
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To assess current trends in laboratory equipment, BioPharm International turned to Karl Rix, PhD, CEO, DASGIP BioTools, LLC; Erika Lapinskas, PhD, global product manager, Sartorius Stedim Biotech; and Morgan Polen, vice president of application technology, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions.
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Markets rise and fall. Media stories come and go. Emotions intensify and subside. All of these ebbs and flows can affect your financial security in ways that may surprise you.
In today's information-overload environment, it is hard to ignore the buzz all around you. What you hear about the financial markets, the economy, or even what's going on in your family or neighborhood, contributes to your perception of the world. But it's important to distinguish between perception and reality, especially with a 24/7 "news" cycle focused as much on the tantalizing and emotional as the credible and factual.
In reality, the risks to your financial security haven't changed much over the years, though your awareness of them may change with your own experience. The biggest risks are typically life events that can get in the way of your goals, such as accident, illness or disability that impact your income and assets, other financial challenges in life, and premature death that affects your family or others who depend on you.
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Graphic design isn't only about creating logos, advertisements or promotional materials. Graphic design is a creative process that involves developing a targeted visual communication through words and images. This means there are numerous skills that aspiring or seasoned graphic design professionals ‹ or career changers ‹ can develop to keep up with the latest industry trends.
"There has never been a more exciting time for careers in graphic design, especially with the advancement of digital media," says Don French, owner of graphic design firm French & Associates and program director of graphic design at Brooks Institute. "With the evolution of both traditional and digital design, graphic designers or those who want to pursue this career must continually develop their skills to stay relevant in the changing media landscape." Based on his experience as a working professional and educator, French notes the following key skills:
Learn the visual arts: Proficiency in visual arts like drawing and photography gives graphic designers a more diverse portfolio.
Embrace digital media: As digital media continues to grow, graphic designers may discover opportunities with website design-related careers, which may incorporate elements such as typography, layout, visual design and even online copywriting.
Become business-savvy: No matter whether you're working at an agency, a company's creative department, or even freelancing, basic business skills are a necessity for any graphic designer. Understanding your clients' business is crucial to meeting their graphic design needs, whether you're tasked with redesigning a website or creating the layout for a company publication.
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Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks for Disney's 'Jungle Book' (Exclusive)
Jon Favreau is directing the live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling tale.
Disney is swinging forward with its adaptation of The Jungle Book, with two actresses in the midst of boarding the project being directed by Jon Favreau.
Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o are in the middle of negotiations to join the already cast Idris Elba in what is being envisioned as a live-action/CG hybrid movie.
Nyong'o is in final negotiations to play Rakcha, a mother wolf who adopts Mowgli.
STORY: Idris Elba to Voice Man-Eating Tiger in Disney's 'Jungle Book'
Johansson is in earlier stages of talks to voice the character of Kaa, the python who eats other animals by hypnotizing them. Kaa is the movie's second villain after Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger being voiced by Idris Elba.
The part of Mowgli has not been set yet.
Justin Marks wrote the script for project, which has a release date of October 9, 2015.
Favreau is producing along with Brigham Taylor.
The Disney version of Jungle Book is one of two projects underway. Warner Bros. is developing its own version of the property with Andy Serkis set to direct.
Johansson (CAA, LBI Entertainment, Morris Yorn) is currently shooting Avengers: Age of Ultron and has the Luc Besson action movie Lucy awaiting an August 8 release.
Nyong'o is only now making her first moves since winning a best supporting Oscar for her work in 12 Years a Slave. Earlier this week she joined CAA for representation.
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Resolution Coming True - Huge Saturn Import Selection Added
February 11, 2012
For new years, the GOAT Store, LLC decided that we would focus on adding retro imports to our vast selection of titles. We started by adding hundreds of games for the Famicom and Super Famicom, and now we have just completed the addition of more than 100 Sega Saturn import titles!
We feel that the Sega Saturn was a really unique console because it did rather poorly in the US, but outstanding overseas in Japan. While the US and European Saturn selection was pretty limited, selection in Japan was absolutely outstanding, with countless amazing RPGs released there (including the tactical RPG series Sakura Wars), cool mech games, and of course, the shooters we all know about. There are also some truly weird titles, like "picture series" of the Virtua Fighter gang and dating sims.
For the first round of additions, we decided to focus on adding those titles that you may not have ever heard of outside of Japan. You can explore the strange world of the dating sim (be warned that many of them are graphic and shouldn't be purchased by those under the age of 18). You can check out the different RPGs, and really add a ton of them if you know how to speak Japanese, or you can just get the Japanese versions of some of your favorite American releases, like D or Myst.
Inventorying import titles takes a long time to do, both to research the name of the game, what it is about, and then create a write up on it and price it, but the GOAT Store is up for the challenge of doing even more! Beyond the titles that we already have in stock, which has more than quadrupled the GOAT Store's import selection since the beginning of the year, we have more than 300 more games just waiting to be inventoried! Among the systems that we have games ready to go into inventory for are the Mega Drive (Genesis), PC Engine (Turbografx), Super CD (Turbografx CD) and additional titles for the Famicom and Super Famicom.
If you've ever been interested in playing games that never came out in the US, or in checking out what some of your favorite titles looked like in other countries, head to the GOAT Store and check out our selection of titles now!


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Love quotes for your girlfriend and Boyfriend – Love Quotes for her
Love Quotes and Saying for your Girlfriend and Boyfriend
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
To be honest with you, I do not have the words to make you feel better, but I do have the arms to give you a hug, ears to listen to whatever you want to talk about, and I have a heart that is aching to see you smile again
Love is life … if you miss love, you miss life.-Leo Buscaglia
As we grow older together, As we continue to change with age, There is one thing that will never change. . . I will always keep falling in love with you.-Karen Clodfelder
When I close my eyes, I see you. When I open my eyes, I see you. There is nothing I can do without thinking of you. I Love You…
I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away.
I wrote your name in the sand, but the water washed it away.
I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay.
I sent an angel to look over you at night. The angel came back a minute later and I asked it why. It told me "Angels don't watch other angels
When I looked into your eyes I didn't see just you, I saw my today, my tomorrow, and my future for the rest of my life…I love you!!!
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
Words aren't enough to tell you how wonderful you are. Although I am making a small attempt to tell you so, the fact remains that I still love you.
Our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.
I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you- Chow Yun-Fat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Sweet Things to Say to Your Girlfriend
These quotes and saying will ultimately bring a sweet smile on her face, making her feel special. There love line will helps you to express your love for her and she'll, for sure, be delighted at your gesture. In everyone's life some moments are so special that they only come along once but can't found romantic words for her… here are some love sayings that will helps to illuminate your inner thought for her and convert your heart voice into words.
- I love it when my heart smiles but when it does, it smiles because of you.
- If every raindrop would be one of your smiles, I wish it rains heavily throughout, so that there is no space for unhappiness in your life.
- Your smile to me is brighter than the sun.
- I'm not sure what life could bring you. I'm not sure if dreams do come true. I'm not sure what love can do. But I'm sure about one thing. I love you.
- If you held up 11 roses in front of the mirror, you'd be looking at 12 of the most beautiful things in the world.
- My love for you is a journey that starts at forever and ends at never. I LOVE you.
- Life is the flower and love is the honey.
- To love is one thing, to be loved is another, but to be loved by the one you love is Everything.
- I will walk with you side by side for only one condition: hide your wings every time we walk together because the whole world might know that you're my angel!
- If I had a penny every time I thought of you, I'd still miss you, but at least I would be rich!"
- After meeting you this year, I know what I would ask from Santa this Christmas.
- When i look into your eyes…i see forever.
- If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand.
- I love three things, the Sun, the Moon and You. The Sun for a day, the Moon for a night and you forever.
- For every step that you take in your life, remember, I'm right behind you, always there with you.You have been a source of strength and support for me. I'm glad that you're a part of my life.
- You know me so well, inside out. Your deep acceptance of me is what I adore most about you.
- Without you in my life is like having a rose without its petals.
- I'm filled with gratitude for the times we have spend together.
- I'm eternally bonded to you with bonds of love, friendship and togetherness.
- If one plus one equals two, then me and you would equal a number that is new.
- I wish I had glasses so that I could see you with four eyes.
- Love is what I see in, your smile every day. Love is what I feel in, every touch you give. Love is what I hear in, every word you say. Love is what we share, every day we live.
- You make me smile so easily. Can you be there, to do it, forever?
- Your love is the cloud that covers my world.
- I have spread my dreams beneath your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
- The way you handled the challenging situation is admiring. I'm proud of you dear.
- I started to pray few weeks before I met you, I feel my prayers have been answered.
- Your voice, for me, is better than all my favorite songs put together.
- I got my grammar correct today. I always faced problems in present, past and future tenses. I loved you. I love you. I will love you forever.
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Brené Brown has spent the past decade transforming how we think about vulnerability, courage, worthiness and shame. Her internationally acclaimed books include The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), and Connections (2009), a shame-resilience curriculum being facilitated by helping professionals around the world.
The title of her latest book, Daring Greatly, was inspired by a speech given a century ago by US President Teddy Roosevelt, in which he said:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."
Roosevelt transforms the notion that greatness can only be a consequence of success. Brown's book explores and expands this idea in great depth, creating a new manifesto for how we can live with greater wisdom and contentment. She has subtitled her new book, How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
In these five quotations from her book, Brown explains why expressing our vulnerability – rather than being a weakness – may be among the most courageous, daring acts we can make:
"When we spend our lives waiting until we're perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable, we squander our precious time, and we turn our backs on our gifts, those unique contributions that only we can make," says Brown. "Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don't exist in the human experience."
"Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when you've been through too much, and rather than coming together to heal (which requires vulnerability), we're angry and scared and at each other's throats."
"I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let's think about love. Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in our lives or may leave without a moment's notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow — that's vulnerability."
"We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing. If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency."
"Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal with conflict, learn how to assert themselves, and have the opportunity to fail. If we're always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they'll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own."
To see Brené Brown's Manifestos for Parenting and Leadership,click here.
The School of Life is hosting the UK launch of Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Gotham 2012) on Wednesday 3 October, when Brené Brown will be in conversation with Roman Krznaric at Conway Hall.
Is Vulnerability a Virue? with Brene Brown is now sold out however we will be recording the event, which will shortly be available via our Vimeo channel here. You can also download the Daring Greatly Reading Guide here.


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I installed Akeeba-3.0 after I made a new site for a friend. I ran it, and everything seemed to work fine. Then, all of a sudden, a couple of days later, I tried to do another backup, but the button to "Backup Now" was missing. Nothing new was installed in this Joomla installation after installing Akeeba. I searched the Akeeba forum for help and found other people with the same problem. I tried several of the suggested fixes, but nothing worked.
I uninstalled it and re-installed it without using FTP functionality in Joomla. I tried installing svn versions both with and without FTP functionality in Joomla (for the permissions issues); I uninstalled other plugins that possibly conflicted with this package, and nothing worked. Then finally, I gave up.
I then installed JoomlaPack-2.3.3. As always, JoomlaPack works fine.
It will be a while before I try Akeeba again.
But you never asked for support. When such an impossible problems occurs, we go as far as asking you for backend access to your site and we fix the problem. For free. Even in the free version.
Furthermore, JoomaPack 2.3.x had sevrere issues with database backup. Restoring its backups is impossible.
If you need multiple taxes, like I do in Quebec, Canada, where there is a tax on a tax, don't even bother trying VM. By law, we have to show both taxes and what was charged.
I wanted to have downloadable gift certificates. Can't do that either.
There were errors in the shipping calculations.
After seeing the Editor's Pick on this product, I was quite surprised as to the functioning (or lack thereof) of this product.
And there is almost no support in the forums.
Like I said, very disappointing.
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It's hot, it's outrageous, it's TOO MUCH FOR TV! Too Much For TV is a new On Demand monthly subscription package that gives you unlimited access to over 40 shows a month. It's TV the way it was meant to be seen – no bleeps, no blurs, and totally uncensored. Available whenever you're ready, Too Much For TV gives you some of the most eye-popping, jaw-dropping programming ever to hit TV. Order it On Demand now! Find out more


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The immigration factor: inviting an additional 100 million into USA
Join Frosty on The Morning Zone with host Dave Chaffin, Monday's at 7:07AM MDT:~~
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Part 1: The Immigration factor—inviting 100 million people into USA
Part 2: The immigration factor— the reasons for endless immigration, Silent Majority
Part 3: The Immigration factor—using social media to bring change in government policies in our republic
Part 4: The Immigration factor—accelerating consequences, freedoms curtailed, quality of life degraded, standard of living out the window, environment degradation
Part 5: The immigration factor—what it will look like in America if we fail to stop mass immigration
Part 1: The Immigration factor—inviting 100 million people into USA
Exactly 38 years from now, if Congress and the American people continue to do nothing, our country will house an additional 100 million third world immigrants. It may not affect those Americans over 40 because they will be dead, but it will definitely affect anyone under 40. It will affect all races, creeds and colors. It


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Judge found not guilty by reason of insanity
A Cook County judge has been found not guilty by reason of insanity on a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with an altercation with a sheriff's deputy.
Judge Cynthia Brim in March was accused of throwing a set of keys and shoving a sheriff's deputy at a security checkpoint. A day earlier, authorities say Brim was seen acting erratically on
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International students may be eligible for merit-based academic scholarships, ranging from $1,000-$5000. These scholarships are awarded during the application and credential evaluation stage, and may be renewable for up to four years.
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Miley apologizes, Tina channels Sarah and more from the year's biggest stars. By Christie LaRusso
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This project report described the 360 degree feedback in Performance
Appraisal System with Components of 360 Degree Appraisal, Self Appraisal,
Superior Appraisal, Peer Group Appraisal and Subordinate Appraisal.
360 degree feedback : According to Milliman and others,
"360-degree appraisal is the process of systematically gathering data on a
person's skills, abilities and behaviors from a variety of sources-the manager,
peers, subordinates and even customers and clients".
The components of 360-degree appraisal are described as under:
1. Self Appraisal : Self-appraisal is a very important
part of the 360 degree appraisal system because it gives the employee absolute
freedom to look at his strengths and an opportunity to assess the performance.
Self-appraisal also provides an opportunity to the employee to express his
career moves for the future.
Another important area of self-appraisal is the concern for self-renewal and
development of the employee.
2. Superior Appraisal : Here the focus is to provide
constructive feedback on employee's performance and his development needs. It is
the responsibility of the superior to put carrier aspirations of the employee in
proper perspective.
Firstly, superior must communicate to the employee in clear way what the
organization plans for the employees.
Secondly, if the employees have unrealistic aspirations, then also it is
superior's responsibility to share with the employee the realistic picture given
his/her strengths, development areas, experience, qualifications and the
organization's ability to provide growth. This is how the superior's appraisal
has a very significant role to play rather than the "fixing" syndrome
(condition) of the traditional appraisal system.
3. Peer Group Appraisal : Peers play an important role
in the life of an employee in the organization. They can also provide a deep
insight into the personality make up, attitude and style of working of the
employee. Peers both from within the department as well as from the other
departments which are directly connected with the working of employee's
department are to be included in this system.
Peer appraisal must strive to get the feedback on
4. Subordinate's Appraisal : It signifies two things.
Firstly, is a clear expression from the organization that it encourages
openness and that feedback is a two-way process.
Secondly, it is a systematic recognition of the fact than employee's
subordinates do play a vital role in his appraisal. Thus, the purpose of
subordinate's appraisal is to get first hand assessment of how the subordinates
perceive their superior to be in terms of:
The upward appraisal also provides an opportunity to the subordinates to give
feedback to their superior on the kind of things they would like him/her to
continue doing (status quo), things they would like him/her to stop doing
(arrears for corrective action), things they would like him/her to start doing
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Optimist league begins another season of soccer
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How to keep the thought process organized here? Hmmm, where to begin? I guess start in the macro, work down into the micro comings and goings.
Macro – Well it is official. Bright Ideas Custom Tattoo and Art Collective is moving to Murfreesboro. Papers are signed, utilities turned over, and keys have exchanged hands. Gods willing we will be tattooing out of the new location by months end.
Where, o' where is this mythical spot? For those familiar with Murfreesboro we are taking over the old Video Culture location. For those unfamiliar, the address is 2321 E Main St Murfreesboro TN.
Swing by if you're in the neighborhood, you may catch us pretending like we know what we're doing with a hammer and drill.
I continue the work aggressively at completing a series of illustrations tentatively dubbed the Rose Collection. They're traditional tattoo inspired images with my personal take on mythology, history, and tattoo culture. The plan is to have limited edition prints, hand numbered and signed made. Interested parties get in touch if you want to tentatively reserve anything.
I am also looking into t-shirt, sticker (everyone loves stickers), postcards, and maybe even button pins or patches for sale by the beginning of the year. So stand by for the full onslaught of Ryan R Speed designs (Please insert the tone of self mockery, I really try not to take myself too damn seriously). If anyone out there knows where to get quality merchandise made, let me know.
Projects closer to completion? There are a couple. Laura's Mermaid / Butterfly piece is just about done, I think one final sitting to smooth out a few tones and we will be there. This has been extremely enjoyable and hopefully I'll talk her into another new project.
My "Traditional" sleeve has taken root and it is well on its way. I'm really happy with how the old school is blending with a more modern style of color and shade. It's a great example of how when we push ourselves out of a comfort zone we can create some really cool things.


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Dear Dr. Donohue: What can you tell us about multiple myeloma? My husband has just received that diagnosis. He's only 40 years old. Will you fill us in on the details and treatment? - W.C.
Dear W.C.: Multiple myeloma is cancer of a unique body cell, the plasma cell. Plasma cells are found in the bone marrow and in body tissues. Their function is the production of globulins, which are commonly known as antibodies. Like stealth missiles, antibodies home in on invading germs and destroy them.


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During takeoff from an unimproved grass field, the student pilot of the experimental light sport aircraft powered parachute noticed the right end of the parachute was not fully inflated. He checked the left side of the parachute and it appeared to be fully inflated. When he looked back at the right side a second time, the parachute appeared to be "opened and centered." As he continued his takeoff roll, the student pilot realized he was approaching a shallow ditch and attempted to lift-off. The powered parachute then became airborne. The right main landing gear tire contacted the top of a power line. The power line broke and the aircraft was thrown forward. The buggy, housing the student pilot, oscillated under the parachute as it approached a second set of power lines. The powered-parachute contacted the second set of power lines and the buggy impacted trees approximately 10 feet above the ground, substantially damaging the buggy support bars, the frame, and the suspension lines to the parachute. The student pilot further stated that the powered parachute had no deficiencies during the takeoff and that, "I made a bad decision on the takeoff."
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
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Katy Trail to KC update
The dream of bringing the Katy Trail State Park to Kansas City is getting much closer to reality. The State of Missouri is working on the extension to Pleasant Hill, and BikeWalkKC has been working with local leaders to plan the final piece into the heart of the city. This new Rock Island Trail is a central piece of a new multi-modal transit plan being developed for Jackson County. 2013 could be the year voters get to decide!
Read more: http://bikewalkkc.org/content/katy-trail-kc-update
KC hosts national Smart Growth conference this week
Smart Growth professionals from around the world are turning their attention to Kansas City. This is the first time in its history that the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference is being held in the Midwest and BikeWalkKC and Kansas City B-cycle will be featured prominently. We are participating in a bike share and active transportation panel, and in a "parklet" designed by local landscape architects.
Other conference events include:
- Transit Tweet-Up Friday evening
- National Complete Streets Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. on Friday at 12 Baltimore in the Hotel Phillips
- Smart Growth America Leadership Awards honor the Mayors of Mission, KS and Lee's Summit, MO. 7:00 p.m. on Friday at 1213 Wyandotte.
KCK Mayoral Forum - February 11th
BikeWalkKC is teaming up with KC Regional Transit Alliance to host a forum of candidates for Mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS. Outgoing Mayor Joe Reardon was a strong supporter of biking and walking, including support for one of the metro's first Complete Streets policies. Meet the candidates running to replace him, and hear how they would improve walking and biking in KCK and Wyandotte County.
Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP: http://bikewalkkc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=14536
BLAST brings bike education to 500 students
Our BLAST program (Bicycle Lesson And Safety Training) has reached 500 fifth graders with bike safety lessons and bike skills training. In the last year we have brought this program in P.E. classes at seven schools in the KCMO, North Kansas City, and Hickman Mills school districts.
Learn more about BLAST and how to bring it to your school: http://bikewalkkc.org/blast.
Safe Routes to School project kicks off in the Old Northeast
Thanks to funding from the Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City, we recently kicked off a pilot project at James Elementary in the Indian Mound neighborhood. We are working students, parents, teachers, and neighbors to ingrate several of our Safe Routes to School programs and apply our transportation planning and policy expertise. This project will be expanding more KCPS schools in the fall.
Huge turnout for Midtown/Plaza Area Plan
Last month's first public meeting for a new Midtown/Plaza Area Plan brought an overflow crowd of at least 200 people. Many people spoke up for walking, biking, sidewalks, transit, bike lanes, and bike share. Bookmark our Midtown/Plaza site to keep updated and find out how join the city's online converstation.
Read more: http://bikewalkkc.org/midtownplaza
Cleaver Boulevard becoming a Complete Street
The City has unveiled plans for revamping Cleaver Boulevard east of the Plaza with bike lanes, wider sidewalks, new landscaping, and more - all before the end of 2013!
Get all the details: http://bikewalkkc.org/content/cleaver-boulevard-complete-street-and-road-diet-details
Tour de Brew KC returns on May 19th
Tickets go on sale February 14th. The 3rd annaul tour returns on May 19th. Mark your calendar for ticket sales starting the 14th and reserve your Tour de Brew KC jerseys now! We have some wonderful sponsors and surprises this year and we welcome our newest sponsor, the Kansas City Club! Learn more and how you can become a sponsors or a vendor at http://tourdebrewkc.com.


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The Things They Carried
Subject Guides » Books » Reading Lists » The Things They Carried
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien has been selected for Northampton's "On the Same Page" community reading program for 2011. Here are some other recommended titles that touch on similar themes. (August 2011):
- The Vietnam Reader by Stewart O'Nan
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- The Moon Reflected Fire by Doug Anderson
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- The Deep Green Sea by Robert Olen Butler.
- Indian Country by Phillip Caputo.
- Novel Without a Name by Thu Huong Duong.
- The Turtle Warrior by Mary Relindes Ellis
- The Lotus Eaters by Gerald Green
- The Quiet American by Graham Greene.
- Better Times Than These by Winston Groom.
- The Ha-Ha by Dave King
- The Man From Saigon by Marti Leimbach
- Matterhorn : a novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes
- The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bao Ninh.
- The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli.
- The Gangster We Are All Looking For by lę thi diem thúy.
- Keep Your head Down by Doug Anderson
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- Tour of duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War by Douglas Brinkley
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- Fire In the Lake; the Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Frances FitzGerald
- Vietnam, the Necessary War : a reinterpretation of America's most disastrous military conflict by Michael Lind
F687.L64v 1999
- Once upon a distant war : David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett : young war correspondents and their early Vietnam battles by William Prochnau
F687.P941o 1996
- Called to Serve: Stories of Men & Women Confronted by the Vietnam War Draft by Tom Weiner
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- The Killing Zone : my life in the Vietnam War by Frederick Downs
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- My Detachment by Tracy Kidder
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The ultimate stylish tournament this year will probably be the 1999 U.S. Senior Open. It combines chess play with a Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 7-13.
Though the main tournament requires entrants to be at least 50, "youngsters" under that age can play in a parallel "Cruisin for a Bruisin" event. Six rounds of chess are planned at the pace of one game per day, leaving time to enjoy the cruise. For details, contact one of the sponsors of the event, the United States Chess Federation, 914-562-8350, or the Cactus Chess Association, 602-404-4208.


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Patricia Travers 1927-2010
Patricia Travers, child prodigy violinist who appeared at age 11 to solo with the New York Philharmonic, died February 9 at age 82 of cancer. At age 13, she starred in the Hollywood comedy There's Magic in Music, and in her early 20s recorded Charles Ives's Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano with Columbia Records. She played with the London and Berlin Philharmonics as well as the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, and was heard often on national radio.
In the early 1950s, she withdrew completely from public performances and lived quietly with her parents well past her middle age. She never married or had children, and her death, in a Montclair, NJ nursing home was confirmed by her lawyer, John Sullivan.
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Virtua Fighter 5 delivers . . . exactly what you'd expect.
Newest DDR: Same game, fresh set list.
This DJ simulator is nothing to rave about.
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I hope everyone reading this has a wonderful Christmas, and a peaceful New Year. Next year Santa is going to bring me a new knee and I will be dancing again.
We are having fishcakes spaghetti and cole slaw for Christmas Eve. And we will be watching the Griswald Christmas. Our holiday tradition. I think you need to be from the north east to understand the food. :-}
Christmas we switch geographic locations and will be having ham, sweet potatoes and greens of some sort. Heading out to the Farmers Market to see what they have. Collards really taste best after a freeze. And we have had one. If my mother were still alive we would be having home made ravioli. Ain't going to happen, I am too lazy.
Still working on Dawn's Gnome. I know it is a quicky pattern but I have lost my knitting mojo. It will get done soon. And it isn't really for the holidays.
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Southmead Crack house ordered to close
By matt_2009 | Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 18:06
A three month crack house closure order was granted today on a flat on Greystoke Avenue in Southmead by Bristol Magistrates Court.
Southmead Crack house closed today.
Neighbours had complained about suspected drug-dealing, threatening behaviour of residents and streams of intimidating visitors to the flat at all hours of the night and day. When police raided the property in August they found drugs paraphernalia at the property and evidence of drug taking.
Sergeant Matt Britton said: "We're really pleased that we managed to gain a crack house closure on this property because so many neighbours had complained that it was making their lives a misery.
"Local residents and businesses told us that they had had enough and some told us that they were planning to leave their homes to get away from the noise and intimidating characters coming and going from the property. Clearly no one should have to tolerate this in their home."
The closure order issued at court today meant that police officers and council officials were able to go straight for court to the flat to board it up. No one will be able to enter of leave the property during the next three months but the resident will still have to pay their rent on the property.
Sergeant Matt Britton said: "We hope that this crack house closure sends a strong message to criminals. We won't tolerate people who are drug dealing and making lives miserable for their neighbours and we will be relentless in resolving the issues that are affecting communities."
"The closure of this house will have a really positive impact on the community, and will bring relief to the long-suffering neighbours. We hope that this action will give the community confidence in the Police's ongoing efforts to tackle drugs and anti-social behaviour."
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Harry Redknapp has started identifying the players he thinks are up to the challenge of dragging QPR back into the Premier League.
QPR's relegation to the npower Championship will be confirmed on Sunday if they fail to beat rock-bottom Reading at the Madejski Stadium.
Given that there is only a minuscule chance of Redknapp's Rangers escaping the drop, the 66-year-old has already started plotting how to return to the top-flight at the first attempt.
The former Tottenham manager will meet with QPR's board next week to discuss possible ins and outs, and he then expects to spend most of the summer on the phone, trying to flog the players he does not want and replace them with hungry battlers.
Redknapp has often spoke about how consuming football is in his life and if his wife Sandra expects to enjoy a nice peaceful break on the Essex coast then she may have to think again.
"I go away with the wife, we have a caravan down in Canvey and we will go there and then maybe on to Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey - we've got a caravan there too - right next to the bus station," the enigmatic QPR manager said with a smile.
"In fact this year they have actually got a shower as we haven't gone one in the caravan. I love it.
"But I'll be on the phone all day.
"You're never switching off; you're thinking about next year and how you'll get a team that will get us back out of that league. You're looking around to find players who will get us back into the Premier League, where we want to be."
Figures released last November showed that QPR paid a staggering £6,818,688 on agents' fees over the previous 12 months as they sought to secure a top-half finish by bringing in big names like Julio Cesar, Esteban Granero and Jose Bosingwa.
Given that most of the players who moved to Loftus Road last summer have failed to live up to expectations, Redknapp will try to orchestrate QPR's signings between himself and the board.
"I won't be on the phone to agents. They do my head in," said Redknapp, who said that "gang warfare" had broken out between agents during the January transfer window.
"You have to know the players you want. If you listen to agents you'll end up in the Conference. They haven't got a clue.
"You have to have your own list and we have to follow up on those as quickly as we can."
When Redknapp sits down with the QPR board, near the top of the agenda will be the future of Joey Barton.
Barton has made it clear that he wants to stay at Marseille, where he is on loan until the end of the season.
But Redknapp warned the controversial midfielder that he will have to come back from the south of France to help QPR out in the Championship if a deal cannot be struck with Marseille.
He added: "I'm sure Joey has learnt a lot in France. He belongs here, so if he comes back and we can't do a deal with Marseille he would be welcome back here.
"I've seen where Joey lives when I went over to watch Remy play and I'm not sure if he would want to move away from there, he has got a nice lifestyle.
"But I ain't got to sell it to him, he belongs to us. Let's see what happens."
Redknapp insisted on Friday that he still has the heart to remain at QPR despite their almost inevitable relegation.
"It's been disappointing how it has finished, but we were always in trouble," said Redknapp, who replaced Mark Hughes in November.
"I haven't exactly got a hard life. It's people getting in lorries this morning [Friday] driving up motorways all day (that do).
"I don't think it's tough having to drive up (from Poole) in a Range Rover with the radio on. When I do get tired of it I'll pack it all in."


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Wizardry in Online Form September 26, 2012Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in Ancient Gaming, entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment.
Tags: Wizardry, Wizardry Online
I must admit to a bit of a mental disconnect when I think of Wizardry Online, a new game that SOE will be publishing this year.
For me, Wizardry brings this image to mind.And, well… not this.
The first Wizardry, Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, was one of the first games I acquired for my Apple back in 1983. This, along with Ultima III, was one of the first games I really played to death. I still have hand drawn and annotated graph paper maps of the whole dungeon sitting in a drawer in my office. They look something like this, though not as neat.
And the game itself, on the Apple II… here it is full resolution.
Not a lot of pixels on an Apple ][ screen. That was back when we measured screens by the numbers rows and columns they could display, 24 rows and 80 columns being the standard, though the Apple ][+ only did 40 by default. I did not get 80 columns until I upgraded to an Apple //e a year or so later.
The game, which appears on Gamasutra's 20 Essential RPGs to Study list, is a dungeon crawl in almost the purest form. It taught you to map, advance cautiously, and to be patient. After many a death in the dungeon, with whole parties being lost and unrecoverable, you learned to build up your strength and return to town frequently.
It also taught party structure, as only the first few characters in your party could come to grips directly with the enemy, while those behind were left to defense or support roles. Hints of the holy trinity were visible more than 20 years before WoW.
And, of course, it taught me the phrase, "Cheap Apostates! Out!" You got that message when you were short of money for healing or reviving at the monastery. I got that message a lot early on.
As I said, I played the hell out the game, finished it, and pretty much moved on. I think I may have purchased the next game in the series, Knight of Diamonds, but I don't think I ever got into it. I certainly never went beyond that, and the series went out to Wizardry 8, which came out just a decade back.
Instead I went on with Ultima IV, Bard's Tale, and Wasteland for RPGs. And then online gaming showed up and became a focus of mine.
So my memories of Wizardry are of the first game alone, causing me make a nearly 30 year mental jump to get caught up to what is being proposed now for Wizardry Online and what it has to offer. And the web site helpfully offers up three great reasons to play.
Well, three allegedly great reason, though I would argue that the first two are not well stated. I would have written the list as:
- An MMORPG designed for hardcore players!
- Permadeath puts an edge on your decisions!
- Amazing graphics!
Oddly, the first two are totally in line with my memories of the original game. Wizardry was hardcore, with no maps, no easy travel, and corpse retrievals if your whole party was wiped out. And you could fail to revive, thus lose characters permanently.
The third, well… I am not sure ~I~ would emphasize the anime influence of the graphical style. I am not opposed to it myself, but it does tend to be one of those polarizing issues.
But there it is, Wizardry Online. You can sign up for beta if you are impatient. Otherwise SOE is pegging it for a 2012 release, and it will surely be "Free To Play – Your Way" as is the SOE norm, which generally means "Cheap Apostates must be hounded ceaselessly until they subscribe!"
Having missed the entire middle of the Wizardry saga, I will be interested to see exactly where this title lands. Massively looked at the title over a year ago at E3, but who knows what has changed since then.
If it is really true to the original, a hardcore (whatever that really means these days), party based, dungeon crawler, it could be something interesting to try out.
- 1. Aufero - September 26, 2012
I think Wizardry 3 was as far as I got in the series. The first game (along with Temple of Apshai) was responsible for my long-term addiction to computer gaming.
It's safe to say my memories of those games bear no resemblance to the upcoming SOE product. I wonder what the IP rights cost them?
- 2. bhagpuss - September 26, 2012
I never played any of the Wizardry series so no nostalgia card working for me. I read early on that there would be Permadeath, which is something I don't even think of as fun in theory, much less in practice. Consequently I hadn't been paying any attention to how it was going.
Then in come SOE, meaning I don't have to register or make a new account and all that annoying admin, and the magic words Free To Play. So now I suppose I will at least try it. I can wait for the release though.
Looking at the FAQ it appears there is no subscription option.:
"Does it cost money to play Wizardry Online?
Wizardry Online is Free To Play. Your Way™. This means that the game client is completely free to download and the game is free for you to play and enjoy. Optional content will be available for purchase. "
That sounds like cash shop/DLC but not a sub. Maybe they'll sell Resurrection Scrolls.
- 4. Sleepysam - September 26, 2012
And of course "tiltowait" (I think)
- 7. coppertopper - September 26, 2012
I always hoped there would be an exact replica of Wizardry 1 done for iOS : p But this anime inspired version is an abomination.
- 8. Varakkys - September 27, 2012
I was really quite interested in this when it was first announced. Sadly since then, it seems SOE have added Two Great Reasons NOT To Play:
1. Amazing Anime Characters and Creatures! (sorry, I just cannot abide this art style)
2. PSS1! (thanks for selling off your entire EU playerbase like cattle, SOE. Silver lining though, in a world of too many games, too little time, you've made my life a little easier by removing Planetside 2 and EQNext from the ever-growing list)
- 9. HarbingerZero - September 28, 2012
I read the FAQ. I will choose option #2: avoiding it like the plague.
- 10. Brian 'Psychochild' Green - September 29, 2012
So, there are a number of classic games that jumped over to Japan and became pretty popular while they faded here in the U.S. Wizardry is one of those. There were a number of Wizardry games done in Japan. There's a PS2 game that is probably a more direct precursor to the online version than the old Apple II version.
Also, Robert Woodhead was also the founder of AnimEgo. I was watching a Zatoichi movie from Netflix the other day and saw his name on the credits at the end. Wondered "is that the same guy?" Turns out, yeah, it is.
- 11. Wizardry Online In All Its Hardcore Glory » CivilGamer.com - November 4, 2012
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