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Let me start by stating FFXIV is graphically the most beautiful game to date and I have not played it since the beta, but I think the game needs to change its marketing skim to buy the game and play for free, I favor this marketing which is used for Guild Wars 2 which I currently play, another game to adopt this is The Secret World which I am tempted to try now, I understand FFXIV is at least graphically better looking than these two games that is why I could see it charging more for the game, in a world dominated by free to play games I think this would be a winner marketing wise and they could still make money from a in game and online shops not to mention charging for expansions.
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Joined: 3/09/09
I want FFXIV to be alive and well 10+ years from now like FFXI and EQ. I just don't see that happening if this were a F2P.
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Joined: 6/22/06
Originally posted by loudermp
I dont agree at all, i prefer by far i sub fee. The reason is simple, better customers services, the sub fee prevent the gold seller to screw witht he economics, at least with SE, Final fantasy XI as proven this.
In GW2 customers services suck and the game is plagued with bots and they dont do nothing about it and this. Final fantasy is a pure sub game without cashshop so this is the best option for me.
If someone cant spend 15$ a month for a mmorpg, they can stick witht the F2P or B2P games, that ok but for me 15$ for a game withtout cashshop its perfect.
Now if FFXIV can be a game who will can keep me playing for month i give them my 15$ a month without a blink and i will even give more if it where needed. Time will tell.
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Joined: 2/01/11
Originally posted by loudermp
NO B2P/F2P BS. The world might be dominated by F2P games but fortunately they all suck. And FF been good to us as a sub game, giving us costumes and such for holiday events. But what we do we get from a F2P/B2P game? we gotta buy them and I did for Gw2 halloween event. 3 sets of costumes for 30$ when maybe I coulda gotten it free from a sub game at 15$/mo. Besides, FFXI did fine as a sub game and better yet it kept the very casuals away and a certain group of players from the world away.
Its threads like this that make me glad that the players have no actual say in what the sub model will be. So much horribly wrong information on all sides.
I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won.
To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
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Joined: 1/12/04
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Originally posted by jimdandy26
Wrong information on all sides? Does that mean everyone is correct?
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Joined: 5/20/08
I have to say their subscription model (or lack of one) is not the foremost thing in my mind. I was SO very excited about FFXIV when it was announced and then I was so VERY disappointed when I played. I couldn't BELIEVE how bad it was. I have my fingers crossed that when it is released it will be something that the right kind of people want to play.
If the game turns out to be something people want to play THEN we can start arguing over sub vs. B2P.
Oh please, please, let this be successful relaunch. C'mon SE!
Originally posted by Rhoklaw
No, it means each and every post above my initial post I can pick apart and show obvious flaws with their reasoning including examples. Judging a payment model entirely because you had a good or bad experience with it previously is foolish.
I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won.
To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
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Joined: 12/02/09
Didn't SE already say the game will never be anything other than sub-based because to change business model now would betray the investment legacy players put into the game for two years?
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Joined: 6/22/06
Originally posted by jimdandy26
Wrong informations and flaws in our rersoning? Care to explain what are the wrongs info we give? Obviously you cant cause there is no info in ours post but simply opinions.
Now you say flaws in ours reasoning. Again care to explain it? Do you even have an opinion about F2P and sub games?
Judging a payment model because a good or bad experience is foolish, you say? At least we can have ours own opinions unlike you who just tell us who are foolish but without any reason to back it up....
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Joined: 3/22/07
Originally posted by Silok
For example, the number of bots in GW2 was dramatically reduced post-launch, according to both official info and player-made reports. I used to see them all the time, but I haven't seen a single one for months. There are some gold sellers left, but saying the game is "plagued" with bots is an obvious exaggeration and claiming ANet is not doing anything about them is wrong.
I agree some games are better off with a sub, but IMO a sub-based game should have the following:
1) Excellent customer service
2) No or tiny cash shop (like Rift's)
3) Plenty of free updates
Right now, GW2 has actually had more updates than most sub-based games, so B2P looks very tempting. Of course, Square is updating this game for free and I can respect that, but they still need to make the update great and offer solid service afterwards. Just selling a game and asking 15$ a month for almost nothing won't cut it anymore.
Originally posted by Silok
But there are "facts" presented, just none of them with any actual number backing them. Op states rather clearly that ARR is the best looking game ever, and that even though this fact means we should probably pay more the environment is dominated by f2p, so it should do that to compete. That is all numbers wise false. In terms of pure number of pixels/effects Aoc clocks in higher than ARR, not to mention Tsw. Also, in the west, while there may be more f2p/b2p titles, Blizzard is still destroying them profit wise, even combined. Now if you want to count the east, you actually run into quite the pickle since traditional payment models do not work there for a number of reasons.
Then you get to Kingkaio, who attempts to state that payment model effects longevity, which you can look to Ao as a solid guideline in the west that f2p does not mean early closure, and even all the way back to "illegal" effectively state run servers for UO in the east that are still oporational to this day that its entirely false.
Then we get to your hilarious post. You certainly have a ton of reasons why that dreaded b2p/f2p model is so terrible. the fact is, poor cs is often the case of poor cs, not an actual money issue. Cs is rarely done in house, and between training times and churn rate (cs is one of the worse jobs in any industry) you often get poorly experienced reps, and they rarely actually care becuase they do not make enough to really put up overly much with your crap. Now I would hazard a guess that you are actually going from the money aspect, as in f2p models do not bring in enough money to actually hire enough reps etc that would generally speaking be false. Actual revenue per user is generally higher than that of a sub game, though not always. Next up you try to assert that subs keep the goldfarmers away, which is hillariously inaccurate. You can still find them in WoW, Eve, Rift, Gw2 etc. The more popular the game, the harder they will work to circumvent things. There for a long time the FBI actually even had stolen wow accounts marked as worth more money than stolen credit cards on the black market. Sub price does not matter to those people.
The Epic1oots has the audacity to say all f2p games suck, when I highly doubt he has tried all of them, or even close to half of them to be able to even get close to that blanket of a statement. Then goes on to applaud using a sub model as a great way to KEEP PLAYERS FROM PLAYING YOUR GAME. Which from both a design and business perspective is simply stupid. A designer designs things so it will be played, and enjoyed. Even making a niche game, you still want everyone within that niche to enjoy your game, and hopefully some from outside it to dive in also.
Hence my statement. I am truly glad that the players have no actual say in this. Not that just slapping on a cash shop and saying come on in would be anywhere near successful anyway. You still need to design around that fact. You have to make sure drop rates are where you need them to be (LOL Gw2!) and the shop actually has things in it that people want (LOL Tsw) and you need to make sure that players do not feel forced to buy store products to effectively branch out and compete (LOL Ps2).
I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won.
To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
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Joined: 9/04/09
F2P options normally cost you more in the long run to be competitive or to play with better equipment to play end game content. GW2 system is an entirely different system to the f2p model and relies soley on grind and gem shop/gold or should I say money/gem - gold exchange And how many players spent over $50 on chests during the halloween event and never got any halloween related items? a lot. Arenanet uses the player phsycology of I want it now by using a very unforgiving RNG to make lots of money.
Subscription for me is better, and my experience with SE is that they produce some good quality content updates, It also puts everyone on a fair level playing field with game experience. SE are good with the GM's and will always appear in pretty good time if they are called upon. You try and call a GM in most other f2p games, it can take days for anyone to respond to a reported issue.
There is a bad stigma attached to cash shops and they can produce discrimination amongst players in some games. Lets face it, the price of the subscription cost no more than a happy meal every month, great bang for your buck imo.
Originally posted by Scalpless
The real test for Gw2 is going to come with the q2 financials. The store has to be insanely popular to even cover basic upkeep. A single programer costs upwards of $10k per month, and last I heard they employ roughly 40. I mean I would not be surprised if it was just enough "new content" canned pre release and the like just to drive holiday sales.
I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won.
To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 3/22/07
Originally posted by jimdandy26
Yes, I'm interested to see what happens next. You have to keep in mind that people are still buying GW2. It never left Amazon's Best Selling PC Games list, for example. I think it's always been in top 10 up there. ANet is also hiring, so they seem pretty confident.
GW2 is the flagship B2P title, so at least we'll see lots of interesting forum conversations if it suddenly fails and ANet has to lay half of its staff off. On the other hand, if it does succeed it may actually change something, since it's higher-profile than GW1 was and a real MMO.
Advanced Member
Joined: 7/06/10
There are multiple reasons why XIV ARR will never go F2P.
1. A large junk of players will not be buying the game. It is a free update to previous owners of the game, so sale rev will primarly be coming from the new PS3 players and PC players who want to give it another go.
2. Their P2P has worked for FFxi for almost 11 years now i dont see why they would change it up no.
3. If XIV gets as popular as XI did then we will be seeing many updates and expansions. And if they did f2p like TSW then you would be paying each month for updates and square doesnt want that.
4. Constant DLC packs make a player fill obligated where if you pay 15 buck it just fills like your continueing your service each month and they keep giving you product in return.
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Joined: 1/19/09
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, evil for evil. Burn away.
I am going to have to side with most people here. Paying a sub pretty much ensures from Square that you are going to get some quality gaming. I played the hell out of FFXI and never once thought, "Why am I paying a monthly sub for this?" Also, I will be buying the PS3 version as well so my g/f can play with me, so they can count at least 2 subs for me. HOLLA!
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Joined: 6/24/07
"Impossible is just a word people use to make themselves feel better when they quit." -Vyse
Every type of subscription plan has their pros and cons. If they're going to charge a sub fee, they need to make it worth our while. If they do that, then we won't have a problem.
Joined: 5/21/08
Originally posted by Satimasu
I'd have to say what SE has already done to basically remake FFXIV almost entirely over the past 2 years is more than enough to warrant the "worth our while" quote! And many of the changes are due to listening to the community through official polls and our requests on their forums.
The future of XIV is to become only better with Yoshida-san at the helm...
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 204 (FGE.204): Consideration of genotoxicity data on representatives for 18 mono-unsaturated, aliphatic, α,β-unsaturated ketones and precursors from chemical subgroup 1.2.1 of FGE.19 by EFSA
The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate the genotoxic potential of 18 flavouring substances from subgroup 1.2.1 of FGE.19 in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 204. The Flavour Industry provided additional genotoxicity studies for two representative substances, 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.101] and 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 [FL-no: 07.177], which were evaluated in this FGE.204. Based on these new data, the Panel concluded that the flavouring substance [FL-no: 07.101] does not present a safety concern with respect to genotoxicity and accordingly it can be evaluated using the Procedure. On the contrary, the Panel could not conclude on the in vivo genotoxicity of [FL-no: 07.177] and more appropriate in vivo genotoxicity tests, considering also first site of contact, should be performed. In addition, the substance 4-methyl-3-hepten-5-one [FL-no: 07.261] was now identified as a substance for which no representative substances could be identified in the present FGE, resulting in a need for additional data on the genotoxic potential of this flavouring substance. However, the Panel noted that the 2-methyl substituted α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in FGE.201Rev1 can be considered as structurally related to [FL-no: 07.261]. Thus, the final conclusion on [FL-no: 07.261] will be drawn based on the outcome of the evaluation of FGE.201Rev1.
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Scientific Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (the Panel) to provide scientific advice to the Commission on the implications for human health of chemically defined flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs in the Member States. In particular, the Panel was requested to consider the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (the JECFA) evaluations of flavouring substances assessed since 2000, and to decide whether no further evaluation is necessary, as laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. These flavouring substances are listed in the Register, which was adopted by Commission Decision 1999/217/EC and its consecutive amendments.
The present Flavouring Group Evaluation 204 (FGE.204), corresponding to subgroup 1.2.1 of FGE.19, concerns 16 mono-unsaturated, aliphatic, α,β-unsaturated ketones and two precursors for such ketones, oct-3-en-2-ol [FL-no: 02.102], oct-2-en-4-ol [FL-no: 02.193], pent-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.044], 4-hexen-3-one [FL-no: 07.048], oct-2-en-4-one [FL-no: 07.082], 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.101], hept-2-en-4-one [FL-no: 07.104], hept-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.105], 5-methylhex-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.106], oct-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.107], dec-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.121], 5-methylhept-2-en-4-one [FL-no: 07.139], 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 [FL-no: 07.177], non-2-en-4-one [FL-no: 07.187], non-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.188], trans-6-methyl-3-hepten-2-one [FL-no: 07.244], 6-methyl-3-hepten-2-one [FL-no: 07.258] and 4-methyl-3-hepten-5-one [FL-no: 07.261].
The α,β-unsaturated aldehyde and ketone structures are structural alerts for genotoxicity and the data on genotoxicity previously available did not rule out the concern for genotoxicity for these 18 flavouring substances.
The Panel identified two substances in subgroup 1.2.1 which will represent the other substances in this subgroup (4-methylpent-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.101] and 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 [FL-no: 07.177]). For these two substances the Panel requested genotoxicity data according to the test strategy worked out by the Panel.
According to the above requirements the Industry has submitted additional genotoxicity studies for 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one and 7-methyl-3-octenone-2.
Based on these new data, the Panel concluded that 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one and 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 do not induce mutations in Salmonella typhimurium when tested up to toxic concentrations in the absence and in the presence of metabolic activation.
4-Methylpent-3-en-2-one did not induce micronuclei in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes when tested up to toxic concentrations in both the absence and presence of S9-mix metabolism. Contrary, 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 induced micronuclei in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in the absence of S9-mix metabolism following 24-hour treatment.
To clarify whether 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 was acting as a clastogen or an aneugen a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis was performed for 24 hours without S9-mix. Results obtained indicated that 7-methyloct-3-en-2-one is acting as a clastogenic compound.
In order to determine whether positive results obtained in vitro for 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 could be confirmed in vivo, a bone marrow micronucleus test in rats was performed. 7-Methyl-3-octenone-2 did not induce micronuclei in bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes (PCE). However, this outcome was accompanied by complete absence of clinical signs of toxicity in all animals, in all treatment groups. The observed very weak dose-related decrease in mean % PCE was considered by the Panel not indicative of bone marrow exposure. Therefore, the absence of induction of micronuclei in bone marrow erythrocytes does not necessarily reflect absence of clastogenicity in vivo of the test compound.
On the basis of the available data, the Panel noted that no conclusions can be drawn about in vivo genotoxicity of 7-methyl-3-octenone-2 [FL-no: 07.177] and more appropriate in vivo genotoxicity tests, considering also first site of contact, should be performed. Alternatively, chemical analysis of the already available blood sample demonstrating target tissue exposure would also be suitable to make the results of the available micronucleus assay acceptable for the assessment of the hazard on genotoxic potential.
For 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one [FL-no: 07.101], the data available showed that it did not induce mutations in bacteria or micronuclei in human peripheral blood lymphocytes, neither in the presence nor in the absence of rat liver S9-mix metabolic activation. Based on these findings, the Panel concluded that 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one does not present a safety concern with respect to genotoxicity and accordingly the flavouring substance can be evaluated using the Procedure. Since this substance is considered to be representative for itself only ("stand-alone"), as it is the only substance with a methyl-substituent on the β-carbon atom of the double bond, this conclusion does not apply to any of the other candidate substances in this FGE.
Subsequent to the publication of the list of representatives (EFSA, 2008bc), the Panel noted that 4-methyl-3-hepten-5-one [FL-no: 07.261] differs structurally from all other substances in this subgroup owing to the presence of a methyl group in α-position of the double bond. Therefore, this substance is considered as a "stand alone" substance. The Panel noted that the 2-methyl substituted α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in FGE.201Rev1 (EFSA, 2012h) can be considered as structurally related to [FL-no: 07.261]. For the substances in FGE.201Rev1, 2-methylpent-2-enal [FL-no 05.090] has been selected as representative and further genotoxicity data were required. Thus, the final conclusion on [FL-no: 07.261] will be drawn based on the outcome of the evaluation of FGE.201Rev1.
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Description:HP ProCurve 2520G-8-PoE SwitchPart Number(s)Manufacturer Part# J9298A
Overview:Designed to provide essential solutions to small and medium businesses the HP ProCurve Switch 2510 Series consists of four Layer 2 managed switches that provide reliable 10/100 and 10/100/1000 connectivity. Building off of the popularity of the HP ProCurve Switch 2510-24 a 24-port 10/100 switch with two dual-personality ports the 2510 series has expanded to include a higher-density HP ProCurve Switch 2510-48 with 48 10/100 ports and four Gigabit uplinks. Additionally the 2510G switches add Gigabit to the 2510 series with the 2510G-24 and 2510G-48 24- and 48-port 10/100/1000 switches each with four dual-personality ports--ideal for businesses that are ready to upgrade to increased network performance.
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I/O Ports8 x auto-sensing 10/100/1000
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Switching Capacity20Gbps
Maximum Power Rating86.2W
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MountingEIA-standard 19 in telco rack
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Product Dimensions (WxHxD)10.0 in x 1.7 in x 6.3 in
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Hitec/RCD HS-805MG Mega Dual BB Servo
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The HS-805MG heavy duty supersized servo was designed to handle the punishment dished out by the latest wave of large 1/5th scale vehicles. With big gears in a big case powered by a big motor this servos was designed to take abuse and keep on going.Learn More
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This is a Hitec HS-785HB 3.5 Turn Analog Sail Winch Servo. The HS-785HB sail winch servo, with its large drum wheel, has 3.5 revolutions of travel for hauling in even the largest of sails.Learn More
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The HS-815BB Mega sail arm servo has up to 140 degrees of travel and comes with a Heavy Duty 4.5 inch arm. With its dual ball bearing supported output shaft the HS-815BB will provide years of reliable service.Learn More
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This is a Hitec HS-646WP High Voltage, High Torque Metal Gear Analog Waterproof Servo. Our new waterproof servos have what it takes to keep your radio control vehicle, airplane or robot watertight!Learn More
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The HS-755MG is a quarter scale Metal Gear Servo for larger R/C applications. Featuring Dual Ball Bearings with a water and dust tight case, the HS-755MG powers out 200 inch/ounces of torque at 6 volts and 167 inch/ounces of torque at 4.8 volts. The HS-755MG is the direct replacement for the very popular HS-705MGLearn More
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ATLANTA - Target said Friday that debit-card PIN numbers were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month.
The company said the stolen personal identification numbers, which customers type in to keypads to make secure transactions, were encrypted and that this strongly reduces risk to customers. In addition to the encrypted PINs, customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the embedded code on the magnetic strip on back of the cards were stolen from about 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.
Security experts say it's the second-largest theft of card accounts in U.S. history, surpassed only by a scam that began in 2005 involving retailer TJX Cos.
Target said it doesn't have access to nor does it store the encryption key within its system, and the PIN information can only be decrypted when it is received by the retailer's external, independent payment processor.
"We remain confident that PIN numbers are safe and secure," spokeswoman Molly Snyder said in an emailed statement Friday. "The PIN information was fully encrypted at the keypad, remained encrypted within our system, and remained encrypted when it was removed from our systems." The company maintains that the "key" necessary to decrypt that data never existed within Target's system and could not have been taken during the hack.
However, Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan said Friday that the PINs for the affected cards are not safe and people "should change them at this point."
Minneapolis-based Target said it is still in the early stages of investigating the breach. It has been working with the Secret Service and the Department of Justice.
Ortutay contributed from San Francisco.
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When Billy Robinson goes to work, it's always a rough day. There's no sitting at a desk talking on the phone, no business luncheons, no small talk around the water cooler; when Robinson goes to work, his only job is to stay on a whirling mass of muscle, brutality and anger for eight seconds.
Robinson plies his trade on the Professional Bull Riders circuit. He is currently having the best season of his 15 years as a professional rider, moving up to sixth place in the points standings prior to the Oklahoma City event last weekend.
"I've actually been real fortunate," said Robinson, who has thus far avoided injury. "Everything is going good so far. I'm hoping to have a real good year."
Robinson captured the top spot in the Chicago Invitational on Jan. 13, his first win since the 2007 season. The win also boosted his earnings to over $40,000 with around 30 events remaining in the season. His previous earnings high was a little over $86,000, also in 2007.
The Galax native got interested in bull riding while in high school.
"I started when I was about 15 or 16. I had some buddies who wanted to try it," said Robinson. "It started out as just a bunch of guys goofing off, but I enjoyed it and found out I was pretty good at it, so I stuck with it."
There have been ups and downs for Robinson, who has bounced back and forth between the Built Ford Tough Series and the Touring Pro Division for the past decade. A lot of that has had to do with injuries. Robinson has had both shoulders operated on, in addition to suffering a broken leg, a broken jaw and other smaller injuries.
He suffered the broken jaw just before last year's World Finals, the super bowl of bull riding, which dropped him to 37th in the standings. In an effort to qualify for the finals, Robinson wore a helmet, something he never done, during the final two events of season, but came up short. He has since practiced riding with a helmet in an effort to get accustomed to it.
"Everybody wears a protective vest now and helmets have really picked up in the last five or six years," noted Robinson, who added that injuries are just part of the sport. "If you ride a bull, you're going to be injured. Nobody likes getting hurt, but that can happen to you just walking down the street."
Robinson said he has been lucky to make it to the finals eight times and is hoping to be in Las Vegas Oct. 23-27 when this year's event takes place.
"The PBR finals are like the Olympics," said Robinson. "We've got guys from Brazil, Australia, it's as tough a competition as you can find. When you go to the finals, you have the opportunity to win $500,000. But it's not just the money, it's a big accomplishment to get there."


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BRISTOL, Va. – Virginia Intermont College put three players in double figures and recorded 17 steals to knock off the University of Pikeville 77-64 Wednesday night.
The Cobras got the win despite being outrebounded 44-37 and committing 18 turnovers in the game.
Pikeville (0-2) led only one time in the game, at 1-0, and trailed by as many as 21 late in the game.
The Bears were led by junior Brogan Conley's 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists. The Paintsville native made all four of her team's three-point shots.
Freshman Kayla Day came off the bench for 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. Senior Sally Roberts had six points and matched Conley's seven rebounds.
VI was led by Ashley Lindholm's 16 points. She was 3-of-5 from the arc. Kayla Orrick scored 14 while pulling down seven rebounds. She was also credited with four steals.
Rainey Story finished with 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds off the bench.
Pikeville will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 15 when it travels to Campbellsville to open Mid-South Conference play. The game is set for a 6 p.m. opening tip.


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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions is facing stiff fines after the Department of Energy ruled that they were violating safety regulation during an incident where a Site worker was seriously injured.
Friday, DOE sent a letter to SRNS President and CEO Dwayne Wilson outlining their belief that the management and operations contractor has violated four worker safety and health regulations and thus will be fined more than $150,000.
The four violations contained in the Preliminary Notice of Violation letter are associated with a July 1, 2011, incident that occurred while a worker was using a scaffold to perform work in the Purification Area Vault in the K-Area Complex at the Savannah River Site. The SRNS worker fell from the scaffold and was hospitalized with injuries to his head and torso, according to DOE.
"DOE's evaluation of this event identified substantive weaknesses in SRNS' processes to identify, control and manage construction safety and industrial hygiene hazards," the letter from John S. Boulden, director of DOE's Office of Enforcement and Oversight, said. "DOE believes that the aggregate of the SRNS work planning and hazard assessment and control deficiencies represent serious conditions that adversely impacted the safety and health of the exposed employees."
The violations related to four areas: hazard identification, scaffold safety, training and information, and occupational medicine.
The fourth area is one where DOE had harsh words for SRNS, and was the only violation where the fine was not reduced.
"DOE believes that the violations associated with the occupational medical program represent longstanding programmatic deficiencies that SRNS has not addressed," the letter reads.
The PNOV outlines four specific problems related to medical information not being up-to-date or reliable.
The total fine is $159,375, according to the letter. This was significantly reduced, from a possible $225,000, due to follow-up action by SRNS, that were commended by DOE.
"SRNS promptly responded to the fall injury event, and an SRNS team performed a comprehensive extent-of-condition review that included a scaffolding assessment," the letter says. "DOE has concluded that the corrective actions that SRNS is implementing appear to address many of the deficiencies identified in the DOE Accident Investigation Board report."
SRNS did not respond to emails requesting comment late on Friday.
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LEXINGTON — A Prestonsburg woman is one of the newest members of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.
Suzanne K. Hyden is one of 18 new members of the organization, which is a private, nonprofit organization that advocates for educational excellence at all levels, from preschool to college.
Hyden, an accountant, is owner of Hyden Properties LLC and is a parent leader and advocate in her community schools.
Joining Hyden as new members are:
· Clay Barkley of Louisville, an assistant state attorney general
· Justin Bathon, assistant professor in the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology & Leadership in Education at the University of Kentucky
· Jessica Berry, family and community liaison for Fayette County Public Schools and a graduate of the committee's Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL)
· Candance Castlen Brake of Owensboro, a former city commissioner and deputy county judge executive
· Cory Curl of Versailles, senior fellow for assessment and accountability for Achieve, a national education nonprofit
· Meghan Glynn of Taylor Mill, a CIPL graduate and vice president of external affairs for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
· Sam Hinkle of Shelbyville, an attorney with Stoll Keenon Ogden and a member of the Shelby County Board of Education
· Larry Holladay of Fort Thomas, a CIPL graduate and specialist with the Internal Revenue Service
· Augusta Holland of Louisville, co-developer of The Green Building, one of the state's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum-certified buildings, and a partner in the renovation of several other historic buildings
· Lonnie Lawson of Somerset, president and CEO of the Center for Rural Development
· Norma M. Meek of Ashland, curriculum event coordinator and district parent involvement coordinator for Boyd County Public Schools and Senior Associate, Yale University
· David R. O'Bryan, CPA and director of Blue & Company and former president of the Kentucky Society of CPAs
· Julie Howard Price of Paducah, an attorney and CIPL graduate
· Adrienne Godfrey Thakur, an attorney with Henry Watz Raine & Marino, a CIPL graduate and an officer of the Kentucky Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division executive committee
· James C. Votruba of Highland Heights, retired president and professor emeritus of educational leadership at Northern Kentucky University
· Gene Wilhoit of Lawrenceburg, retired executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers and former Kentucky education commissioner
· Kristin Williams of Paducah, owner and principal of KRW Strategies


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JENNIFER ANISTON was left speechless on CHELSEA HANDLER's chat show on Wednesday night (31Jul13) when the host revealed she had seen the actress' fiance naked and then suggested she strip a man for her bachelorette party.
Aniston was making an appearance on her friend's show promoting her new film We're the Millers when she was grilled about a new Star magazine story, which suggested she and her boyfriend Justin Theroux are secret nudists who love to wander around their home naked.
Stunned by the claims, the former Friends star told Handler, "We don't walk around nude, darlin'," which prompted the Chelsea Lately host to respond, "I've seen Justin naked, I hope you know that."
Aniston shot back, "That's because you barge into places you shouldn't be barging into."
Returning to the Star story, the actress added, "That's absolute BS (bulls**t); imagine us with the chickens, like, what are we, like collecting eggs naked..."
However, the host wasn't finished embarrassing her pal and when Aniston started talking about her planned marriage to Theroux, she asked the comedienne and TV personality what sort of bachelorette party she would throw her if she invited Handler to take charge of the bash over best pal Courteney Cox.
Handler asked her friend what sort of party she would like and when Aniston said, "I would like to just do a little trip to Cabo (Cabo San Lucas in Mexico) or something fun," the host responded, "What about some big black c**k?"
A stunned Aniston was briefly left speechless as the studio audience cheered and laughed at Handler's suggestion.


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"GANGSTER SQUAD": From Street Reality to Book to Film
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:00pm
300 Tarrytown Road , Elmsford, NY 10523
Presenter: Paul Lieberman, Author
Come get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie and the themes raised in Paul Lieberman's new nonfiction book version of "Gangster Squad," published by the Thomas Dunne imprint of St. Martin's Press.
PAUL LIEBERMAN, worked for 24 years as a writer and editor at the Los Angeles Times, and before that was projects editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has won dozens of honors for his writing, including the Robert F. Kennedy Awards Grand Prize, the George Polk Award, the Gerald Loeb Award and an American Society of Newspaper Editors Award. He also shared in two team Pulitzer Prizes at the Los Angeles Times, as a writer on its coverage of the Los Angeles riots and an editor of its reporting on the Northridge earthquake. His nonfiction book version of "Gangster Squad" was published by the Thomas Dunne Books division of St. Martin's Press and he is an executive producer of the Warner Bros. film version, which will be released nationwide on Jan. 11.
A native New Yorker, Lieberman is a graduate of Williams College and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, where he studied law and social history. He currently lives in Westchester County, N.Y., with his wife, Heidi, an elementary school principal in Bronxville.
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- Forest ecosystem research in Hainich National Park (Thuringia) : first results on flora and vegetation in stands with contrasting tree species diversity (2006)
- A floristic description is presented of the study sites of the Research Training Group "The role of biodi-versity for biogeochemical cycles and biotic interactions in temperate deciduous forests". To investi-gate different aspects of plant biodiversity in Hainich National Park (Thuringia), deciduous forest stands with low, medium and high canopy tree species diversity were compared. The results of species richness and forest communities show that the research sites are characterised by a typical central European forest flora. Greater vascular plant species richness occurs with higher diversity of tree species. Six of altogether twelve research sites are assigned to the beech forest alliance (Galioodorati-Fagion), the second half belongs to the oak-hornbeam forest alliance (Carpinionbetuli). Suballiances within the Galioodorati-Fagion in the study area include the Galio-Fagetum and the Hordelymo-Fagetum. All Carpinionbetuli relevées are assigned to the suballiance Stellario-Carpinetum.
- High functional diversity is related to high nitrogen availability in a deciduous forest - evidence from a functional trait approach (2010)
- The current study tested the assumption that floristic and functional diversity patterns are negatively related to soil nitrogen content. We analyzed 20 plots with soil N-contents ranging from 0.63% to 1.06% in a deciduous forest near Munich (Germany). To describe species adaptation strategies to different nitrogen availabilities, we used a plant functional type (PFT) approach. Each identified PFT represents one realized adaptation strategy to the current environment. These were correlated, next to plant species richness and evenness, to soil nitrogen contents. We found that N-efficient species were typical for low soil nitrogen contents, while N-requiring species occur at high N-contents. In contrast to our initial hypotheses, floristic and functional diversity measures (number of PFTs) were positively related to nitrogen content in the soil. Every functional group has its own adaptation to the prevailing environmental conditions; in consequence, these functional groups can co-exist but do not out-compete one another. The increased number of functional groups at high N-contents leads to increased species richness. Hence, for explaining diversity patterns we need to consider species groups representing different adaptations to the current environmental conditions. Such co-existing ecological strategies may even overcome the importance of competition in their effect on biodiversity.
- The estimation of aboveground biomass and nutrient pools of understorey plants in closed Norway spruce forests and on clearcuts (2010)
- The estimation model PhytoCalc allows a non-destructive quantification of dry weight and nutrient pools of understorey plants in forests by using the relationship between species biomass, cover and mean shoot length. The model has been validated with independent samples in several German forest types and can be a useful tool in forest monitoring. However, in open areas within forests (e.g. clearcuts), the current model version underestimates biomass and produces unreliable nutrient pool estimations. Thus, tissue density, as approximated by leaf dry matter content (LDMC), is systematically higher under high light compared to low light conditions. We demonstrate that the ratio of LDMC under clearcut conditions to LDMC under forest conditions can be used to adjust the PhytoCalc model to clearcut conditions. We investigated the LDMC ratio of five exemplary species commonly occurring on clearcuts. Integrating the square of the ratio as a correction factor improved estimates of biomass to more than 70% fit between observations and predictions. Results also suggest this ratio can be used to correct nutrient concentrations modelled in PhytoCalc, which tend to be overestimated in clearcuts. As morphological groups of plant species exhibit significantly different ratios, we advise using group-specific correction factors for clearcut adjustments in the future.


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I'm putting together an all matching Polish Underfolder I got from Curtis at AK-Builder
As I'm trying to check headspace the bolt will close on a live round no problem but wont close on a 'go' gauge or a 'no-go' gauge.
Since the barrel was pre-headspaced by Curtis' shop I'm at a loss for what might be the issue here.
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Frisbee (disc) sports are returning to Brooks Field at the Warren Elementary School on Monday nights starting at 6 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee and Disc Golf skills are the focus for the evening events.
Ultimate is a team sport played on a field approximately the size of a football field. The object of the game is to complete a pass in the end zone. Players cannot run while in possession of the disc. Any time a pass is not completed there is an immediate turn over.
"This is a fast, hard-running team sport. The abilities to throw and catch the disc are necessary," said organizer Bob Meany in a press release. "Those wishing to play should be in good physical condition and wear cleats. All are welcome but children may be too small to compete on a field with adults. A decision of the suitability of children playing will be made on a case-by-case basis."
Disc Golf is much like regular golf with discs replacing the ball. The object is to land the disc in the basket of a pole hole. Portable pole holes will be on site.
"This offers a great opportunity to develop skills for playing this sport on an open field without the hazards that are found on a regular course," Meany said.
Area residents are invited to learn how to throw the multiple types of golf discs before visiting courses in the area.
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There was a small group buy on Weaponeer a couple years ago. I passed only because the caliber could not be confirmed. Some guys got 9 x 19 and some got the advertised 9 x 23 ( Which I wanted).
Most of these were pretty rough kits w/ missing parts. quite a few guys were pissed & sent them back.
I have checked with MGS several times over the past two years and they are always out. But seem to have one or two now & then. Returns? I don't know.
My interest is the odball 9 x 23 Largo caliber.
But anyhow I am familiar with this kit from the group buy.


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Studies provides courses and programs that fulfill general education,
transfer, Associate Degree, and credit/noncredit certificate
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mirror cutting-edge and contemporary learning protocols, and instill
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The School of Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, and Multicultural Studies is committed to the delivery of a broad based curriculum reflective of the highest standards of excellence and diversity which support and create a pathway for students to fulfill their educational needs while also preparing them for civic engagement and participation in a democratic society.
Each department in the School strives to continually improve the teaching and learning process, broaden student consciousness, and cultivate a personal understanding of the importance of what students learn in the classroom as it applies to their studies and the world in which they live.
The School of Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences and Multicultural affirms its support and commitment for the College Mission/Vision Statement…
- Strengthening and improving academic courses and programs, to enhance student learning outcomes, and promote success for all students
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Things I liked:Light Weight, accurate and it fires pellets instead of bb's. I've had mine for a good number of years and I have used this one to put an up close finishing shot into a groundhog that was undermining our apartment foundation. I know the gun isn't recommended for that but it's what I had at the time and it did the job cleanly and humanely.
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Walter Clark, executive director of Blue Ridge Conservancy, is a man on a mission "to protect the important land and water resources" of North Carolina's High Country, and "to preserve the rural integrity" of mountain life.
To that end, BRC is holding a choose-and-cut Christmas tree fundraiser this Saturday at Old Orchard Creek farm in Lansing. Proceeds from the sale will go to fund BRC's operations.
Old Orchard Creek bills itself as an artisan mountain farm raising blueberries and apples with sustainable practices — they are not in the tree business. But, there are several hundred trees on the farm ready for cutting this season, and "it was either use them or let them grow," Clark said.
BRC's stated mission is to permanently protect natural resources of agricultural, ecological, cultural, recreational and scenic value in northwestern North Carolina. The private non-profit was formed when West Jefferson's Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust and Boone's High Country Conservancy merged in 2010.
Clark, a Lansing resident who is also co-proprietor of OOC, said BRC's preservation efforts in the seven counties area makes use of two key strategies: purchase and transfer, and conservation easement.
Using state monies and private donations, BRC purchases private land and transfers ownership to state agencies like the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, said Clark.
In this way, a 2,000-acre state game preserve was created on Pond Mountain in 2008, to which BRC recently added another 400 acres. "We've been leading the effort to preserve that mountain," he said.
"We also work with landowners to protect land through conservation easement," Clark said
This involves a voluntary but legally binding agreement between a landowner and the government which defines the use of the land and restricts development in perpetuity. Landowners retain ownership, but future owners are also bound by the agreement.
Rob McCorkindale, BRC's Development and Communication Director, said the organization has protected 16,400 acres in the seven counties area, with approximately 5,000 in Ashe County. Roughly half the acreage has been preserved though purchase and transfer, the other half by conservation easement, he said.
In addition to the Pond Mountain state preserve, BRC has worked to expand the borders of Elk Knob State Park. Elsewhere in the seven counties, BRC has helped create Beech Creek Bog, Bear Paw and Bullhead Mountain state natural areas.
The BRC Christmas Tree Choose & Cut will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Old Orchard Creek farm, 410 Swansie Shepherd Road, Lansing. For more information, call BRC's office in Boone at 828-264-2511.


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On Thursday, January 8, the Harwood Union alpine ski team opened the 2009 race season with a two-run slalom at Mad River Glen. On a day more fit for windsurfing than ski racing, the Harwood boys placed second overall, with the Harwood girls placing third overall in a six-team meet.
Sophomore Scott Graham led the Harwood boys by placing first overall in a strong competitive field of skiers. Aaron Chesler, 6th, freshman Colin McGlynn, 12th, and Tanner Skilton, 12th, all skied two solid runs and placed the Harwood boys behind the overall event winner, CVU.
The Harwood boys had a number of new skiers to this year's team competing for their first time in a high school race. Freshman Jack O'Shea, 25th, Amos Gaylord, 47th, and Dillon Welch, 49th, all put in great efforts in the event. Freshman Brooks Curran, who finished fifth in the first run, and Derek Lowe did not complete the event.
The Harwood girls' team was led by veteran skier Abby Brown, with a fine seventh-place result. Freshman Kaylie Hart, 9th, Caroline Dillon, 10th, and Caty Shea, 30th, placed the team third overall behind CVU and St. Johnsbury Academy. The Harwood girls' team also had a number of new faces in this year's team. Ally Bataille, 37th, and Ashley Hermanowski, 40th, skied well in their first race ever. Jessica Normandeau, Katy Johnson and Lucy and Lee Gubernick also skied for the team but did not complete the event.
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Mrs. Flossie Viola Vestal White, 93, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. White was born October 22 1919 in Yadkin County to Buford and Tine Shore Vestal. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Franklin White; a brother, Houston "Stiffy" Vestal and two sisters, Pauline Vestal Ham and Emily Vestal Chappell. She is survived by a daughter, Margie (Jimmy) Hensley; a brother-in-law, Kenneth Ham; a niece, Diane Chappell; and a nephew, Dale Chappell.
A funeral service will be conducted Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 2:30PM at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Stewart and Rev. Jimmy Pulley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00PM at Gentry Funeral Service in Jonesville.
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World No. 1 Serena Williams claimed her third Family Circle Cup title, and second in a row, with a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Jelena Jankovic today on Daniel Island.
Jankovic, ranked 18th and the 2007 Family Circle Cup champion, showed guts in fighting off five break points in the fourth game while taking the first set.
But in the first game of the second set, Williams held up her tennis racquet as Jankovic served, the second time Williams felt her opponent served before she was ready.
"How long do I have to wait?" Jankovic asked the chair umpire.
"Until I'm ready," Williams replied.
From that moment, Williams won the next eight points, the next six games and 12 of the next 14 games to take the championship before 8,752 fans at Billie Jean King Court.
Williams, 31, also won Family Circle Cup titles in 2008 and 2012. She joins Chris Evert (eight titles), Martina Navratilova (four) and Steffi Graf (four) as the only players to win three or more FCC championships.
Under sunny skies, the team of Kritsina Mladenovic and Lucie Safarova won the doubles title with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Andrea Hlavackova and Liezel Huber.
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FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health, or DOH, in Okaloosa County has received the fourth annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps' data.
These rankings — submitted from University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — serve as a snapshot of the health of individuals across each state's counties.
In Okaloosa County, there are areas of progress. For example, the rate of births to teen mothers ages 15-19 has decreased over the past three years due in part to outreach of the department's family planning program, a health department spokesperson said.
However, challenges remain, as the number of obese adults has risen 6 percent over the past four years. The department has collaborated with many stakeholders to implement the Community Health Improvement Plan, which has a focused effort to address physical activity and nutrition resources in our community.
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"Health knows no boundaries," Dr. Karen Chapman, director of the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, said. "While ... (the) report presents county level rankings, we realize that promoting optimal health involves a broad spectrum of partners in government, education, business and civic organizations that are not necessarily limited geographically."
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Adam Joseph Steele was born July 18, 1977 in Oklahoma City to Rick and Debbie Steele of Antlers. Adam was riding his motorcycle on September 2, 2012 when a vehicle accidentally turned in front of him, causing him to lose control. Adam was taken to the OU Medical Center and was pronounced dead the following day, September 3rd. Adam saved many lives by generously donating his organs to several people within the state. In 1995 he graduated from Antlers High School where he excelled in football and academics. Adam pursued his love of the outdoors and worked as a land surveyor for Curtis Hale and James Buckley in Oklahoma City. Adam and his wife Jennifer were faithful members of the Del City Church of Christ where they met and fell in love. Adam had a passion for running marathons and staying active. He was a devoted husband, father, family member and friend. He fully supported his wife as a new police officer. He was known for his trademark smile, witty sense of humor and his kind heart toward everyone. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Marvin (Buddy) and Geraldene Northcutt of Oklahoma City as well as his aunt Becky Gunion. He is survived by his wife Jennifer, son Adam Joseph Steele Jr., stepson Cayden, parents, paternal grandparents Bob and Mary Steele of Midwest City, his two brothers Ricky and Tyler, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. The family would like to thank the Oklahoma City Police Department as well as friends and family for their love and support. Funeral services for Adam were conducted by Ford Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2012 at Del City Church of Christ.
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