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Joined: 7/07/09
Are there any informations about PvP?
- open pvp, full loot?
- safe zones?
- flag system ?
- battlegrounds? instances? or everything open?
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Originally posted by H1ghlander
I try answer from the little information we got so far.
There will not be any non-consensual PvP, you will have to consent.
You flag by admitting to PvP.
There seem to be no loot from PvP.
No open PvP.
Only guild PvP. You need to join a PvP guild.
Safe zones both in cities and btw cities.
There seem to be a incoming thread from developers on PvP so wether what i wrote above is 100% correct or not will be answered then.
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Joined: 10/29/03
Originally posted by Aragon100
so basically safe like every other MMO in existence, those carebears always win, I like 97 Ultima Online & I've come to realize that type of game will never be made for me again..only in terms of a different genre..that being the survival zombie games ...sigghhh
Originally posted by Sinn
Most everything above is incorrect! Just wait for the public posting of the basic framework for PvP next week.
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Joined: 12/06/05
Well the combat system should be perfected 1st. You can setup ways to PvP all you want, but if the Card Trick Combat sucks, which it probably will, then you won't want to PvP.
I would have set the combat system up 1st, get it to play well , then talk about ways of implementing it into PvE or PvP.
And to talk about PvP 10 months in was probably a bad idea, stringing people along and then...boom !! this is our thinking after 10 months of crowd funding lol.
Originally posted by jtripper
You are wrong.
- Flag by joining a PvP quest or a PvP guild at war
- Insurance is in the game so as long as you have money in your bank you loose nothing (no loot)
- Combat system is a card game the randomly give you some cards you have to look at and choose one of those cards (skill) that the game decided for you to use
Originally posted by Aragon100
No, my post still stands as it refutes most of what was said above.
"There will not be any non-consensual PvP, you will have to consent." -- TRUE, PvP is only consensual but everyone knew that from Day 1 of the Kickstarter.
"You flag by admitting to PvP." -- TRUE, as it is a consensual PvP system, you have to flag yourself as PvP in some way. Again, that was known since Day 1.
"There seem to be no loot from PvP." -- FALSE. You do get loot from PvP. The current idea is to use a ransom system where you will loot gold or a body part or gear. Sucks, as I'd rather have full loot or something more penalizing, so we'll see how this turns out, as again...it's their current thinking.
"No open PvP." -- FALSE. There is open PvP. You can attack any other PvP player anywhere and everywhere in the game, at any time for any reason. Receiving a blessing from the Oracle is one way to get PvP flagged. So is joining a PvP guild. Or joining any party that is led by someone that is PvP. It's not that hard. And once you're PvP solo or in a group or in a guild, you can attack any other PvP anywhere in the game. That's the definition of "open PvP".
"Only guild PvP. You need to join a PvP guild." -- FALSE. Guild PvP is only one of many ways to do PvP. There is a blessing of the Oracle where you become PvP. There is group/party PvP, where you can become PvP simply by joining any group where the party leader is PvP. There is dueling which is just a temporary PvP just for the duration of the fight. And there may be other ways in the future. So it's not only just guild PvP.
"Safe zones both in cities and btw cities. " -- FALSE. If you are flagged PvP, you can attack any other PvP anywhere in the game. There are no safe zones for PvP.
So as I said, most of the post was incorrect, and that remains true.
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Originally posted by jtripper
So basically, if you want to PvP, you need to go all in. Otherwise, you are safe to play the PvE side of the game.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
Yes, currently that's how it's designed. But there is also the virtue / story aspect to PvP that they are not willing to talk about. Such as this whole light / dark theme and how that plays into PvP. It's likely that there will be "mixed" areas where you are safe if you stay in the light but if you venture beyond the well-lit road and into the dark forest, you will be open to attack. This will probably be a quest or story-based zone so it's not everywhere. But again, they're not talking about these aspects since it involves the story of how you as an avatar affect the world, which they're keeping a secret.
Originally posted by jtripper
Since money in the bank will make sure noone looses any items make it a no loot game. That is a insurance game. Remember UO when all had their gear insured. That was one of the major reasons UO felucca died and now SotA developers introduce same system.
This should have been explained at kickstarter so less old UO PvP players got tricked to invest. PvP design, loot and death rules are important for the hardcore PvP crowd.
Nowhere could anyone read at kickstarter that a cardgame was the combat system. Nowhere can anyone read that insurance was gonna be in the game.
I am sure alot of hardcore PvP players feel they have been tricked by the SotA developers, intentionally or not dont matter. Avoiding to explain everything when the game was at kickstarter level sure is smart but also a as i see it a deceptive way to lure players to invest in their game. That this carebear PvP game was their intentions wasnt at all presented at kickstarter level. That was presented some days ago.
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Originally posted by jtripper
Apparently you don't understand what Open PvP is. Open PvP is when there are no restrictions on it. If a player can disable PvP entirely that is actually the opposite of Open PvP!
And, there is a PvP safe zone throughout the entire game by simply not enabling it.
Too many kids raised on WoW are totally clueless.
Originally posted by sempiternal
Raised on WoW? Is that the best you can do?
You're referring to consensual vs. non-consensual and calling that "open". Sure, that's your definition. In the context of SotA, open implies anytime, anywhere on the map without provocation or any reason, which is what most players feared wouldn't be the case but fortunately the devs have allowed it, even in towns.
Originally posted by sempiternal
There are so many that dont understand what open PvP means. SotA PvP is definetly not open PvP.
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Joined: 3/30/06
I was thinking of buying SotA, but I don't want to get stuck playing another boring PvE game, pretending to be multiplayer. Player versus player is the essence of a multiplayer game.
Originally posted by Aragon100
SotA PvP is definitely not non-consensual PvP, but it is Open PvP as you can attack any PvP player anywhere at anytime for any reason across the entire game world.
I would actually prefer non-consensual PvP but we know that will never happen, unless they make it based on some lore or story aspect of the game.
Originally posted by sempiternal
And thankfully, Garriott is not making another cookie-cutter MMORPG. It will be a game changer and will be spoken of fondly in 15 years, just as people do so now of UO, which he and Starr created.
Originally posted by jtripper
Yeah right, you wish. Just cause Garriott and Starr is in the develop team dont make it that old UO game. Both of them are PvE oriented. Add Chris Spears that is even more into PvE and you got a PvP game only for the casual PvP gamer.
It was Raph Koster that was the lead designer for UO and isnt developing SotA.
UO was a legendary game with a freedom never seen before or after. Old UO before Age of Shadows had the best PvP system ever created, SotA PvP with it's insurance, no open PvP (can change to PvE in 5 minutes, loads of restrictions) and a random, luckbased combat system is a joke.
And ask yourself why most that reply to this compromise PvP thread are against the proposal developers delivered. That dont tell me that developers and players are on the same page. There are only a few loud mouthed PvE players that like this PvP system.
How many players they already lost is anybodies guess but if nothing changes dramatically then SOtA will become a huge fiasco.
How many like to pay 550$ for a house? Do you believe such a feature will create a game that people talk about in 15 years to come? Really?
Originally posted by Aragon100
I think what they're attempting is game-changing, across not just combat but in all aspects of the game and its development process too. Whether or not they succeed in implementing that vision is another story. I do agree that I would prefer a more punishing PvP game, but these are just the initial steps. There's nothing to say that they won't allow it in the future. They're fully aware of all the arguments but have chosen the current path for the time being.
As for combat, I too am in the speculative side and am cautious about it as well. It's simply way out there, audacious and very different. We'll see if they can pull it off and at least they're open to working with the community of backers on it. But if they can pull it off with whatever changes necessary based on the feedback, it will be another genre defining moment.
Originally posted by jtripper
SotA developers have claimed they listen to their community and that just about everything said during kickstarter could change before release.
SotA developers only listen to the PvE players. That is what the PvP "compromise" tell us. Everything in this compromise stink PvE and every suggestion that would have made SotA more PvP hardcore was rejected by developers. So dont expect anything different in the future.
Why should they suddenly make a u-turn and start listen to the majority of their community when they havent done it so far?
A vast majority of SotA pledgers wanted full loot, and what did we get? Developers implemented insurance that is game breaking for so many players. SotA developers claim they listen but they dont.
Richard Garriott called this game a spiritual successor to UO and managed to draw so many hardcore PvP players into a game that is way more carebear then WoW -
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Joined: 3/22/13
UO veteran (dating back from pre T2a till a while after Trammel) and pledger as well.
Really disappointed from where the whole thing goes at the moment.As people mentioned in this post it goes to the usual WoW PvE recipie and just a remix of Lineage 2 PvP (at the best case scenario).
Waiting for the official release with the hope that old UO players absence will make them re-think some roleplaying factors.
My best bets for something like UO are Albion Online and Life is Feudal which the PvP system is full open and loot as well and they are centered around player fueled items economy and guild wars for resources.Check them they seem real decent tries and they need all the support they can get.After all old school rpg gameplay is very difficult these days with WoW clones everywhere(and sadly SoTA goes full march to be just like that)


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Catherine, what a sweet little sketch you have done so much work. Looking forward to seeing more.
All C & C's always welcome
Sarah I don't think I touch on your beautiful rose, well done the colours are wonderful. The rose looks so really and the dark background makes it pop
Hi All,
Happy to post this hope u all like this. Last month saw some of the paintings of Edward Wesson i was really amazed by his work.
I have just started water color Please feel free to comment & critics.
Please like my Facebook Page to see my Art work:- http://www.facebook.com/ShameerKhanFineArtsPaintings
Shameer welcome to the group your watercolour painting is wonderfuly done. Looking forward to seeing more of your artwork. Joyce
I did said I was doing sketches from my past so while watching the movie "The Bulter" (which was good) I sketched 2 drawings. One is a girl in a tree which bring me back to Susan and myself setting many hours in a tree playing and chatting around and just being kids I added a white picked fence which everyone had way back then but my story is one summer after my father wasn't happy with me I got the job of painting the fence which took me most of my summer. The next sketch is rollerskates as we spend many many many hours at the skating ring together. The thrid picture is Shoshone Falls where we swam. Enjoy.
I thought this month started out slow, but now you
guys are getting busy. That's great!.
Marsha, thank you for your nice comments on my
encaustics. Sorry to hear that you are sick. Take care of yourself and get well
Kim, thank you for the link to help me with
perspective. I should have made more sketches before I started. Sarah does tell me that all the time.
I see what you mean about your figures.
Karen you avatar is very nice, much better than the
grey lady.
Joyce you sketches and painting of your childhood along
with the stories sound wonderful. What a wonderful area you grew up in. The two
sketches you did, will you paint them?
Shameer, welcome back to the challenge. It 's great
that you have time to post here again. Your watercolor is beautiful.
The colors you used for the sky and the reflections of
the water are perfect. In fact this is the way the sky looked on the day I took
the picture. It did not come ou tin the photo so.
I also like the watercolor effect on the moving
Did you see an exhibit with Edward Wesson artwork?
C&C always welcome
thanks Joyce & Claudia for ur comments.
Claudia ur uploaded for this month have attracted me very much. i could not stop my self giving a try. hopefully i will try to contribute some more.
Edward Wesson 's painting i came across while surfing in internet after that i visited the website http://somersetfineart.co.uk.
thanks AgAIN
Thank you everyone for all of the great comments on the bear drawing. I do plan on doing them in color eventually but want to do a few more sketches/drawings of areas that gave me trouble with this first one. This is a real good skill builder project and there is plenty of opportunity to be creative with the subject. Yes, the background could use a little bit of something but not too much as I think because it's such a small space in relation to the entire area that a very subtle cast shadow behind each bear would be plenty.
Marsha...I hope you feel better soon!
Karen...Your new avatar is great and so is that painting! Very nice color of blue in both your shirt and the flowers too. One of these days I'll have a new picture of myself taken and update my avatar too.
Joyce...What a great idea sketching memories from your past! The place where you swam is just beautiful! I also like your new avatar,
Susan..Your new avatar is cool with the great shadow image!
Shameer...I really like the watercolor you've done! Very lovely colors in this one! Good luck with your likes on your Facebook page! I don't participate in Facebook so please don't feel I've ignored your page.
Catherine Brown
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(No digital alterations please)
Shameer, glad you like the the selection of photos and keep your paintings coming. We love to see them.
Catherine, good to hear that you have so much fun with this subject. I will print out your first drawing and take it to my mom this weekend. She will be thrilled to see her precious stuffed animals painted.
Oh, the football game woke me up Sunday morning at 3 am. Because my husband was sitting in the living room cheering for Seattle. He didn't like the game much, just the result
Shameer, your sky colour and reflections in the water are lovely. Great start with watercolours. Nice to see you again.
Joyce, I love your memories of home as a young girl. I relate to some of them, like climbing in the trees and a favorite swimming place. Your picket fence story is priceless, some lessons you don't forget. I didn't roller skate but your sketch is great, lovely shading on the skates. And, your swimming place at Shoshone Falls is a wonderful painting. You really get the sense of the height of the rock and falls.
I am enjoying everyone's new avatars. Very nice.
Bonnie C & C most welcome / appreciated
Shameer, this is VERY nice!!! I like it!
Joyce, I like your drawings, especially the Falls.
Charlie Gunn
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http://www.facebook.com/CharlieGunnArtist My Art Work
Karen - Thanks for putting up an avatar which looks nice. Am sure your sis-in-law loved the ptg..
Shameer Khan - good work on the avatar and beautiful reflection of the sun in your ptg..
Joyce, thanks for sharing those works which are each unique. The sketch of the girl/tree looks like a great memory and a cute sketch. Looks like it could go in a children's book for an illustration. The skates show some nice form; esp. like the R. one. I think some shadow and perhaps a sug. of a floor line or something to further ground them would be a good finishing touch. The watercolor has a lovely soft, quiet feel to it.
Thanks for your comment on my ptg.. The 3-D was out of desperation and lack of confidence vs. anything planned.
Claudia - I do believe you had lots of great things already going on in your ptg. so if you don't get the circles just right (suspect you've got it figured out now though), it's still going to be a fun work that will be great to behold. Your style brought a lot to it which made your interpretation so much more interesting vs. the photo (though it was a good photo).
Hope the link did help. I think circles in persp. are more difficult than straight lines in linear persp..
I was not offended at all by your (or anyone else's) c/c. I truly apprec. all. Even if I didn't necessarily agree with everything, I do think it ALL helps to give me lots to think about, which I will!
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This is a colored pencil of the Fasching/carneval characters.
26cm x 21cm
Joyce, thank you.
Claudia, nice carneval characters
Feeling a little better today....
Shameer: beautiful watercolor, breat sunset reflecting on the water... what size is it?
Joyce : Avatar looking Good. Love the skates drawing, the Canyon looks abit like it came from around my neck of the wood... kinda like the grand canyon. very nicely done, I like the background as well. My favorite thing to do as a young girl was to climb trees, as high as I could possibly go... my mother almost had many many heart attacks.... your drawing brought back some great memories....
Kim: I have an apology to make, when I was looking at your beautiful 3D, I was seeing it from the Email rather than the challenge site itself. and it didn't show the complete picture only the lower half of it. when I looked at the complete painting I saw exactly what you were talking about, I love the concept and each of the memory elements are beautifully done....
Karen, great avatar, beautiful painting....
Claudia: your colored pencil piece of the great colorful carnival costumes, wow lots of beautiful red checks.... I can't imagine watching let alone HEARing a football game at 3am..... poor you......
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Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira, but the fight isn't happening when everyone thought it was.
UFC President Dana White, on a Monday call with media members, said Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) and Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will not be headlining the UFC 169 Super Bowl weekend card in New Jersey, as previously had been announced.
"That was never, ever a done deal," White said. "That's going to be later. That was never a done deal. Our (public relations) people put it out, and they shouldn't have."
White would not elaborate on reasons behind the bout being pushed from early February to later in the year, other than to say "the timing didn't work out."
He did, however, say the fight was likely to happen in March, instead. White also said Alexander Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is expected to fight around the same time, likely in Sweden or in London, and provided Jones and Gustafsson each win, "they 100 percent will fight next."


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I absolutely love this palette! There is at least one color I will use everytime I do my eyes. Its my go to for travel since it has a very slim case and there is such a variety of looks you can get with just this one palette. There is a slight fall out with the shimmers and thats easy to fix.
1. Tap out the access before using the brush
2. Use an adhering spray or liquid like MAC Fix +
3. Do eyes firstt before face. That way any fall out that you get, you can easily remove with a wipe or hide when you apply your foundation.
The palette is pricey. I got mine when Urban Decay was still selling them at $49. That was still pricey then but now any Naked palette will run you $54. The price has been steadilly increasing for the last few years, if it ever goes over $55.
I wanted to love this. I wanted to love it *so much*. I'd heard sooo much about Naked (original) but it just looked too warm for my skin (though I do have a slight yellow-leaning tone, most warm shades look awful on me!). Naked2 seemed ideal, with it's "greige" (aka grey-beige) and taupe shades – right up my alley, I thought!
Um, not exactly.
Yes, the colours all swatched gorgeously on my skin. However, I find this palette very hard to wear unless you mix it with other mattes (only 3 in here, I believe), OR you can handle very shimmery-to-almost-metallic eyeshadows. For myself, I find I can usually use one very shimmery/metallic shadow but I like to balance the rest with matte or satin shadows or it's just too much on me. I also purchased the Naked Basics palette and LOVE that – using the Basics and adding a high-shimmer from Naked 2 would work well, but I felt that it was not the best use of my money to have the Naked 2.
The quality sure is there; I could immediately see what people are so crazy for UD shadows! You need the lightest hand for the shadows as they're so pigmented. They feel creamy to apply and only the most glittery shadows have much fallout.
The double-ended brush it comes with is cruelty-free (synthetic bristles) and works nicely for patting on shadow with one end (can also use the flat end for lining the eyes with shadow); the other end is great for blending and crease definition.
Considering that each pan is almost exactly the size of a full, single eyeshadow but costs approx.as much as 2.5-3 X single shadows would, you can't argue with the price.
I would rate it 5 stars for quality, but only 2-3 for wearability – again, unless you can easily rock a lot of high-shimmer shadow or you don't mind mixing in other more matte shadows with the Naked 2.
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Features a good variety of shades that work well on many skin tones and some surprising essentials (the pair of highlighters is nice, as is the all-matte taupe Tease). The brush is durable and usable, and the packaging itself, while a step up from Naked's hard cardboard, has a weird flaw: the individual pans are not very tightly attached to the metal case. While this can be fixed with a hot-glue gun and some patience, it's a bit of a pain. Another curiosity is the repetition of the shade Half Baked from the original Naked palette; while it's a great shade, a bright glittery gold might be harder to use everyday than say, another matte nude. Regardless, it's a great palette and makes an excellent present.
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Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette ($50.00 for 0.71 oz.) contains twelve eyeshadows: Blackout (blackest black with matte finish), Booty Call Shimmery cork), Busted (deep brown with shimmery finish), Chopper (copper shimmer with silver micro glitter), Foxy (cream bisque with matte finish), Half Baked (golden bronze with shimmery finish), Pistol (light greyish brown with shimmery finish), Snake Bite (dark bronze shimmer with metallic base), Suspect (pale golden beige with shimmery finish), Tease (creamy pale brown with matte finish), Verve (oyster with shimmery finish), YDK (cool bronze shimmer with metallic base), and Lip Junkie Naked (sheer shimmery pinky neutral) and Good Karma Shadow/Crease Brush. The brush is good; it's like Urban Decay's full-sized brushes–same size, feel, density, and softness.


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Our fit-to-flare circle dress features a pleated peplum and cutout shoulder detail that's massively sexy. Hidden back zipper. Styles well with statement necklaces and bracelets!
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Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Appalachian State at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – March 1, 2014
- The Chattanooga Mocs wrapped up second place in the Southern Conference with a 63-44 win over Appalachian State … the Mocs finish the regular season with an 18-13 record and 12-4 in SoCon play. ASU drops to 9-20 overall and 5-11 in conference action.
- The Mocs have a winning record for the first time since going 18-17 in 2008-09. Chattanooga finishes the regular season above .500 for the first time since going 18-12 in 2007-08.
- UTC finishes the season 12-2 at home…most home wins since going 13-3 in 2008-09.
- Chattanooga averaged 3,895 fans per game this season…best home average since 4,040 in 2008-09.
- Mocs led the SoCon in home attendance this season...first time UTC led the league in attendance since 2005-06.
- UTC swept the season series with Appalachian State for the first time since 2005-06. The Mocs also swept the season series with Western Carolina, Wofford and Furman. It is the first time UTC swept at least four SoCon series in one year since 2007-08.
- Appalachian State's 44 points are a season-low and the fewest for the Mountaineers in a SoCon game since a 76-43 loss at Chattanooga on Jan. 11, 1988.
- The Mocs dominated the glass 50-32. The 50 boards are a season-high and +18 on the glass tied a season-high.
- UTC turned 20 offensive boards into 18 second-chance points … third time this season with 20+ offensive rebounds. ASU only had one second-chance bucket on 12 offensive rebounds.
- Chattanooga was 6-15 (40.0%) from 3-pt. range tonight…14-31 (45.2%) last two games.
- Leading 38-34 with 18:06 left in the game, UTC went on a 12-1 run over the next 7:24 to take a 50-35 lead following Martynas Bareika's three at the 10:42 mark.
- The Mocs defense clamped down on ASU, holding the Mountaineers to just 14 points on 4-23 (17.4%) shooting, 0-2 from 3-pt. range and 6-17 (35.3%) from the FT line.
Z. Mason – Sr.-F
- Double-double with a game-high 24 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
- 14th double-double of the season…21st of his career.
- Came into the game tied for 12th in the nation in double-doubles.
- Holds the Mocs DI-era single season record for double-doubles.
- Tied with Lance Fulse (1985-88) for second all-time at UTC in double-doubles.
- Tied a career-high with six blocks…has 87 this season…two shy of the school record set by Neil Ashby in 2001-02.
- Now has 1,144 career points, passing Alphonson Pugh (2003-06) for ninth place all-time at UTC.
- Has 660 career rebounds, passing Khalil Hartwell (2006-09) for third all-time at UTC.
Gee McGhee – So.-G
- 11 points on 4-7 shooting, 3-4 from the FT line.
- Added five boards and three assists.
- Third straight game in double-figures…five of last six…17th this season.
Ronrico White – Jr.-G
- 10 points on 2-7 shooting, 2-4 form 3-pt. range and 4-4 from the FT line.
- Added four boards and three assists.
- 5-8 (62.5%) from 3-pt. range last two games.
- 13-15 (86.7%) from the FT line last three games…82.7% on the season.


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The webcam on RRS Ernest Shackleton is situated in the Conning Tower (see the Virtual Tour for an image of the Conning Tower). It generally looks forward, but if something of particular interest is going on, it may be moved to look aft or to either side. This is a particularly interesting webcam as (when not on long sea passages) the scenery changes regularly. During the Antarctic summer, it is possible to see stunning polar scenery, icebergs and mountains. During the Antarctic winter, the Shackleton undertakes survey work in the North Sea so you may catch a glimpse of an oil or gas platform. It updates approximately once every hour.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The 18 branches of State Credit Union will join together and help raise funds for local children's wishes through a month long giving campaign with Make-A-Wish® South Carolina. With a strong statewide presence, State Credit Union hopes to not only raise funds in their different regions, but also awareness.
During the month of June, State Credit Union will give all members an opportunity to conveniently donate to Make-A-Wish®. Donors will receive a blue Make-A-Wish® bracelet thanking them for their donation and efforts in granting wishes.
State Credit Union, considered the financial home to 72,000 members in 18 branches in 12 South Carolina cities, will donate 100 percent of the month-long giving proceeds to granting South Carolina wishes.
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A 44-year-old Aiken man turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday for allegedly touching a 10-year-old girl inappropriately at the Walmart on Whiskey Road in July.
David Dean Nowak was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. He was placed in the Aiken County detention center under $50,000 bond.
Capt. Maryann Burgess with the Aiken Department of Public Safety said officers had been working the case since it was reported. They got in touch with Nowak and persuaded him to turn himself in, she said.
It took a while to get everything in a row, she said. We had an unknown male, so it took us some time to identify, to interview the witnesses. It was reported in a timely fashion and we began working the case.
According to a Public Safety report, the 10-year-old girl told officers she was taking her younger brother to the restroom in the store when an unknown man approached her near the bakery section.
The victim stated that the male put his hand on her right thigh and moved his hand up to her buttocks, the report stated. The victim stated that she continued to the restroom.
The girl told officers that she met with her sister in the toy section of the store, and that while they were looking at Barbie dolls, they noticed the same man enter the aisle. Both girls told officers that the man got close and made a gesture like he was going to grab the witness on the buttock.
The girls said they ran away from the man and found their father, who alerted authorities, according to the report.
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No question that many MAC pigments are messy. When they're highly pigmented and prone to fallout, they seem even messier, as the fallout can make a real mess when you try to brush it away. But Moonlight Night is such a beautiful colour – a deep blackened green/teal that looks fine applied dry but turns crazy amazing applied wet. Not really a daytime eye colour (though I have used it dry, in small amounts and very lightly, in the daytime) but so, so beautiful for when you just have to please yourself. It is so gorgeous that it's actually one of the pigments that is worth the mess and extra effort.
I got a huge sample of this pigment when it first came out (the MAC gals where I shop are pretty generous). This is a beautiful dark, smokey grey/brown but there is fallout and there are so many pressed shadows that are similar in colour but much easier to use so I didn't buy the full size. It's just a bit too messy for the end result.
I got a very generous sample of this pigment years ago and I have loved it ever since. A beautiful peachy nude just loaded with sheen. Yes, there is fallout with this but the colour is so lovely that I find it worth the hassle (can't say that about all of MAC's pigments). With all the repromotes MAC does, how I wish they would FINALLY repromote Jardin Aires. I'd be at the store in a flash to get it!
This is such a wearable colour. I like how it evens out the colour of my lids so that anything else I apply with it looks better. This looks great on its own on the lid or with a subtle brown (Omega, Wedge, UD Naked) to give a bit of crease definition. Makes for a really nice work look – looks like you're not wearing eye makeup but are just blessed with great good looks. Bonus with this is there is little fallout and any that might occur is basically invisible (at least on fairer toned skin).
I've had Cocomotion for years. It's in the "old" packaging so it represents a great value compared with the newer, smaller containers (less product but same price!). Cocomotion is a stunningly rich golden bronze shade. Pairs well with so many neutral shadows to bring some dazzle to a look. Works great as a "one shadow" product in summer-time. And it's perfect for fall or really for just about any time of the year.
MAC Pigment is AMAZING! I have nothing bad to say about it, but took off a half a star because I found this pigment faded slightly. JUST SLIGHTLY. Other than that, I am hopelessly in love with this pigment, as it is the most amazing bright magenta you will ever find. NOTE: I purchased this in a PRO store.
I love how it adds just an extra something special to my eyes on a lazy day. I spritz a little bit of fix plus on a brush and pat Kitschmas onto my lids and as long as I'm careful with how much I put on my brush the fallout isn't terribly bad for a loose pigment.
When I layer it over Soft Ochre paintpot, I find that it doesn't crease and stays put on my lids longer and doesn't fall out onto my cheeks throughout the day. I would highly recommend it to someone who's looking to buy their first pigment!
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Chicago Pizza: Get Your Next Pizza at Avec
I went to Avec because I was embarrassed. Please don't judge me, but the last time I checked out the West Loop staple was about seven years ago, two years before I even moved to Chicago. But while shame took years to bring me back, the pizza had me return in less than a week. More


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On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 supporters, volunteers and local officials gathered together at the Antlers Public Library to help Director Patti Lehman celebrate receiving a very large check, in size and amount, from State Farm®.
State Farm® was pleased to announce that Antler's public library was chosen to receive a $25,000 grant to provide shelves and books for the newly expanded facility. The local nonprofit was one of 3,000 Cause submissions State Farm received through Cause An Effect, a population-sourced philanthropic initiative that relies on nonprofit organizations to create solutions to community issues identified by Facebook users.
State Farm officials credited Friend of the Library Deanne Taylor for leading the charge and coordinating the successful effort to win a grant in the national contest.
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board reviewed the 3,000 Cause submissions and selected the top 100 finalists. State Farm then identified and paired nonprofit with each Cause; the affiliated nonprofit of the top 40 Causes will each receive a $25,000 grant to create and execute a plan to address the Cause.
Antlers Public Library Director Patti Lehman said, "We were overjoyed to be selected as a top 100 finalist, and even more so by the overwhelming amount of support received from the Antlers community. Many took time to vote every day for three weeks to support our Cause, and for that we are extremely grateful."
From April 27 through May 17, the Facebook community was encouraged to visit the Cause An Effect app and vote for their favorite Cause. The top 40 vote getting causes would all receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm.
"The considerable amount of votes that the Antlers Library received shows an important level of commitment and interest within the Antlers community to address this issue," said local State Farm Agent Carl McAdams. "We look forward to seeing an improved and more effective work here because of the community's dedication, and this help from our Cause An Effect grant."
For a complete list of the top 40 Causes or for more information about Cause An Effect, visit the State Farm Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/statefarm [2]).
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photos by DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES We heard Tom Curlee shoot during the afternoon hunt and called to hear his story. Notice the old bolt-action shotgun over his shoulder.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES I think this is a type of poppy called a prickly poppy. I used to think it was a wild rose.
These brilliant red cactus flowers stand out among the more abundant yellow blooms.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES While thunderstorms raged in the distance, our little pocket of Live Oak County was relatively calm and dry. I think this is a female scarlet or summer tanager.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Thistles have replaced many other wildflowers in the pastures and clearings at the Double MM Ranch. The butterflies don't mind.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The bees were busy during our visit to the Double MM. Some were so laden with pollen they could hardly fly.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This lone bluebonnet grew among a field of blooming thistles not far from the McComb ranch house.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Enhancing the other colors of spring, this tanager visited our blind and hung around for a while.
I think this is a sulfur butterfly. There were thousands of them flitting around the ranch during our turkey hunt.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES If you look closely you'll see a kinds of interesting shapes and configurations of prickly pear adorned with blooms. Before I carried a camera I hardly noticed.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The blooming yucca is a symbol of South Texas during springtime.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES You'll need a long lens to capture these wary butterflies unless you want to lay on the ground in wait. I don't recommend that.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The only thing missing from this scene is a spring gobbler in full strut.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Spanish moss dripping from hardwoods give this spot an oasis look. It's also a likely place for turkeys to roost in brush country.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This pair of does lingered nearby for a while before something frightened them into running off.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES It appears this prickly pear cactus is about to sprout a red flower to compliment its brilliant yellow bloom.
I recommend bringing along a camera during spring gobbler hunts. The photos opportunities are endless, even if they don't include a turkey.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES I assumed this yucca plant would bloom soon.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES If you look closely you can see about a dozen sulfur butterflies above the road.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES These white butterflies were the most plentiful butterflies on the property. I think the flower is a coreopsis.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This looked like a likely gateway to the river bottom and a good place to set up a blind.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This is what an immature Indian paintbrush looks like. They were rare at the Double MM Ranch, but brilliant standouts among the more mundane wildflowers.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES I'm not sure what determines the color of prickly pear blooms. McComb's ranch has plenty of yellow ones and several shades of red cactus flowers.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The whitetail deer we saw were curious, but still wary of our presence. Perhaps nearby oil field activity had made them skittish.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Tom Curlee got the only shot of the hunt. The beard on this mature gobbler measured 10 inches.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Remnants of this old blind remind us of a time when the Nueces River swelled far beyond its usual banks. Most of the blind was swept away in that flood.


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Kings of Leon's Nathan Followill Posts Adorable Pic of His Newborn Baby Violet! (PHOTO)
Meet the princess of Leon!
Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill and his wife, singer-songwriter Jessie Baylin, welcomed their first child, Violet, on December 26, 2012.
Now, 33-year-old Nathan has shared an amazingly cute pic of Violet on Twitter.
"Hello world, my name is Violet, nice to meet you," Nathan wrote along with the photo.
Nathan and Jessie were married in November 2009.
Kings of Leon are known for their rock hits like "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire."
Congrats to the happy family! Rock on!
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Transcoding changes the format from RGBHV to Y-Pr-Pb (Component Video) or vice versa without changing the resolution or refresh rates.Conversion is a more broad term which usually involves the changing resolution or aspect ratio. Confused? See our Audio/Video Connection Guide. We even have PDF's of typical setups you can download. Connecting your PC or Laptop to your TV?
See here: How to connect your computer to your HDTV or Standard Def Television and your stereo/home theater
Do I need a Converter instead of a cable?Video Conversion seems like it should be very easy to do to the average person. People often think it is a matter of just connecting the proper input wires together in away that the proper signals are all together on the proper output wires. This would, in fact, be very wrong. The biggest problems in converting between signals is due to the way in which the color and brightness signals are encoded. This encoding of the signals makes simply connecting wires impossible. Taking a "simple" signal like Composite and converting it to a superior signal format like a Component signal, or vice versa, is actually rather complex. Listing the steps involved in converting from Composite video to Y-Pr-Pb Component video would make any normal persons head spin. The newer encoding schemes progressively take more advantage of how well the human eye perceives brightness (black and white) and color details. OK, so we're saying it's, like, tricky. Composite video: That RCA connector Cable with the yellow color code. It combines the brightness (luminance) of the picture elements with their associated color (chrominance) information all on a single coax cable. Many hoops were jumped through to get all of the original red, green, blue and brightness information onto, essentially, a single signal. S-Video: S-Video separates the brightness and color signals improving both signals ability to provide more detail.RGB/VGA: RGB allows for Completely separate red, green and blue video signals. Brightness is basically the overall sum of the three Color levels. RGB is inefficient, since lots of redundant signal is passed on the three connections, and because the human eye has different sensitivity levels to different colors.Component Video (Y-Pr-Pb) : Component video can actually mean a number of things, but is most associated with Y-Pr-Pb analog signals. Y-Pr-Pb encoding takes better advantage of available space and bandwidth on the video recording medium and cables, respectively. It is not compatible with RGB despite using Red, Green and Blue color coded connectors.
Transcoding vs Conversion
Transcoding: Changes the signal encoding from one format to another without otherwise altering the signal. A good example is converting RGB to Y-Pr-Pb. The encoding format is changed, but resolution, aspect ratio and other factors remain the same.
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ALTOONA, PA – Megan Van Norman's first season goal knotted the game by half time, but the Hawks couldn't hold Altoona's offensive attack in-check, as Hilbert dropped a 3-1 loss in women's soccer October 13.
Theresa Deppenschmidt connected at 14:49 to open the match. At 42:46, Robbi Bailey served the ball to Van Norman, who lifted it over Altoona's Mackenzie Strubhar evening the score at 1-1 by intermission. Just two minutes into the second period, Anne Valiando riffled a shot into the right side of the frame in what turned out to be the game winner. Altoona scored one more time with just under three minutes left in the match as they improved to 2-5 in AMCC play.
Hilbert's Erin Smith faced a lopsided number of shots (21-3) and she was credited with 7 saves in the Hawks loss.
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According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
An unknown man tried to take two sets of sheets from a store on Whiskey Road on Friday without paying. The man dropped the sheets outside the store and fled when confronted by a store employee.
A 32-year-old Aiken man was detained for shoplifting on Saturday after he tried to take several meat products from a store on York Street without paying.
Two unknown women entered a business on Fabian Drive on Friday and took clothing items without paying.
A 36-year-old Aiken man was detained for shoplifting on Sunday after he took several items from a store on Richland Avenue without paying.
Two unknown women took two iPad covers from a store on Whiskey Road on Saturday without paying.
A burglary was reported at a home on Columbia Avenue on Aug. 28. The homeowner reported a stereo and a firearm missing.
An additional burglary was reported on Kershaw Street on Saturday. The owner reported a jar of pennies missing.
Shots fired were reported on Pine Log Road about 11:35 a.m. on Saturday. Officers investigated and found packs of discharged fireworks.
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
A Graniteville man reported on Sunday that someone fired a gunshot into the front door of his home on Aiken Road. Officers found that the bullet penetrated a wall in the dining room and went into a back room.
A Ridge Spring woman reported on Saturday that someone took a firearm from her home on Holly Berry Trace.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Westmont Drive in Aiken on Monday.
A burglary was reported on Old Powderhouse Road in Aiken on Monday.
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But I think it's safe to assume that Jesus spoke many more words during His ministry than those written down in the NT. So my thoughts are that Jesus has thaught many more things as are written down.So perhaps the I=Paul parts are teachings he remembers from Jesus?
Anyway I'm going to Google on the subject.
ego lego ouch ho kuriosWhich literally means this:I am-saying not the master/Lord
But what does that really mean?
If Paul writes down literal words from Father/Son/HS then the I=divineBut I assume it never was Pauls intention to add thoughts of himself to the NT. So why did he wrote the I=Paul parts.Just guesswork but perhaps it are teachings of Jesus. But because they are from years ago Paul feared his wording of the teachings of Jesus would be different than how the HS would have said it. You know with all kind of hidden layers. That's why he used I=Paul. Not because he warned it is manmade teachings but he warned of divine teachings summarized/remembered/interpretated by man.But that are just my thoughts I can't prove in any way.
I know what you're saying, but the problem that I run into is located in this statement, which people tend to quote regarding the divinely inspired nature of the Bible:"All Scripture is God-breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16)It seems to me that either this is true or this is false. If 1 Corinthians 7 is not God-breathed (which presumably, if it were, would imply that God is saying it), then it seems to me that one would have to conclude either that it is not scripture, or that 2 Timothy 3:16 is not true. I would presume that most anyone would deny both of these assertions
Quote from: WhiteWings on November 22, 2009, 10:18:48 AMAnyway I'm going to Google on the subject.Let me know if you find anything - I tried that out, but to be honest nothing I found seemed remotely satisfying.


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Monday, September 1, 2014
Dorchester County has awarded the bid and signed the contract to start construction on the new detention center.
The contract was awarded to H.G. Reynolds, an Aiken-based construction firm, during Dorchester County Councils Aug. 11 meeting.
The final contract was signed last week and the contractor given directions to start work immediately, according to County Administrator Jason Ward.
The new detention center, to be built on property located at 220 Hodge Road in Summerville, will be some 83,400 square feet and will house 350 beds, with enough space to accommodate up to 650, if necessary. It is also designed so that additional pods are fairly easy to add.
Pods are not cheap, but theyre a lot cheaper to build than another jail, Sheriff L.C. Knight noted.
The county originally had established an $18 million budget for the project when it issued bonds for the design and construction of the jail. However, when the bids were open in July, they came in higher than the original $18 million approved. After revisiting the figures, including expenses already incurred, bids received, and remaining estimated project costs, county staff estimated the cost to be $23,466,491.
Staff also recommended allocating the additional funds as follows:
$48,716 in interest earned from the 2012 bond
$3,951,000 in general obligation bonds
$1,325,000 in lease purchase agreements
$23,032 in cash from the Capital Improvement Funds.
During its Aug. 11 meeting, council unanimously passed motions to amend the detention center construction budget to $23,466,491, to authorize the county administrator to begin drafting ordinances and documentation necessary to issue a $4.041 million General Obligation bond and $1.365 million lease purchase agreement, and to award the contract to H.G. Reynolds Company.
Knight said he is pleased the project is moving forward. With the current detention center built to house 150 and the daily census now averaging around 300, the new jail is a necessity, he said.
Im excited to see it get started, Knight said. Its something the county needs we have to be able to handle the growth thats coming. Wed rather spend the money some other way, but we have to have some place to put them.
A groundbreaking is tentatively being planned; no date has been determined yet, according to county officials.
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Big-name outfits boosting Valley's economic recovery
PHOENIX -- Familiar names like Krispy Kreme, Portillo's, Twin Peaks and Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill have or will be opening new locations in the Valley, and the boom appears to be far from over.
Economist Rick Merritt with Elliott D. Pollack & Company in Scottsdale said he doesn't see a slow down in sight. Valley retail sales are up. Tourism is coming back. People are spending more and the name brand outfits do their homework and know where the opportunity is.
"Yes they're definitely seeing something. The housing market is coming around and we are starting to grow again. We are seeing job growth. It's a good place to do business."
Illinois-based Portillo's, a restaurant that specializes in Chicago-style hot dogs, is scheduled to open this week, with a second location to follow in a few months. Other locations are being considered.
Twin Peaks, a restaurant featuring female servers dressed as lumberjacks, opened its second Valley location this week at Camelback and 22nd Street in Phoenix. The Texas-based chain has locations in 17 states.
Krispy Kreme is making a comeback in the Valley and opened its newest location Tuesday at Bell Road and State Route 51. The Phoenix store will be the doughnut chain's fourth Valley location.
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill currently has two locations in Arizona -- one in Mesa and one in Tucson -- and a third one is being planned for Peoria.
Despite the influx of big-name chains, Merritt said he has two short term concerns: The additional two percent payroll tax and the soaring price of gasoline, as middle income families clamp down on extra spending.
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I am finally getting near the end of this run of builds, these things are a lot of work and a big pita to build. I never want to do anymore of them!!
You have a tree in your shop. And that makes me jealous.
Those look awesome!
fucking crazy man,i remember when you made the post showing u got them all in, is this all youv been working on since then?
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
For what it means thats quite a sight, not alot of people get to have 5 belt fed machine guns sitting on one table
Where is the tree? As for space this is all crammed into about 600 sq ft here and another 300 across the street where the blasting / refinishing stuff is. I could use at least another 500 sq ft. there are 8 of these total, and they have been in progress for several weeks, they are a lot of tedious work.
They look good Pirate.
sorry to see your car got hit, my brothers cars got hit twice in one year both were hit and runs. People suck.
looked like a tree trunk on this monitor. middle/leftish of the first pics. might just be some cammie netting or something. heh.
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Here I am shooting dutigaf's PKM. That baby ran great. Nice work Stan!!
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Cesar Gracie recently appeared on BJPenn Radio last week, for a wide-ranging discussion, that included Anderson Silva and Ronda Rousey.
There has never been a fight in memory that generated as much talk as Anderson Silva losing to Chris Weidman, and Gracie says Silva will lose again.
I really think its like a passing of the torch," said Cesar. "I really do. Weidman is a really tough guy. Hes got all kinds of skills. Good jiu-jitsu guy, credible wrestler, and hits really hard.
[Silva] doesnt have the chin he use to. He thinks he can get away with the games he played, but you get an aggressive guy on him thats going to hit him hard, hes gonna go down, and thats what happened.
It is possible for him to win this rematch, but all-in-all were gonna see him start to lose fights I think, and start to be a lot more human than he has been in the past.
Gracie also had interesting insight into Ronda Rousey, who has trained at his academy in the past.
Ronda was, honestly, one of the first females that I have seen in my life that can tap-out guys," said Cesar. "And Im talking about good guys. Shes that explosive, shes that good. And her commitment, being an Olympic-level athlete and everything, the way she just does stuff. She taps out really good guys. She definitely showed me that women can not only be exciting in fights with other women, but also that they can compete with the guys even.
Women like that kind of said, ok, these girls belong here.
Cesar was asked if he expects the outcome to be the same in the Miesha Tate rematch, following the latest seasin of TUF.
I think for Meisha to stop something like that she would have to just train with some seriously world class men who are arm-bar specialists and for her to not get caught up in that," said Cesar. "The thing with Ronda, believe it or not, her standup has gotten a lot better also. Shes sparring a lot. Shes put that dedication, the same dedication that she had for the grappling part, and shes putting that into her standup game. And so shes actually doing pretty well. Ive seen her sparring with people and shes come a long way. So shes going to have more than that threat coming into this fight.
What I dont want to see is Meisha have her arm torn off again. I just dont want to see that. I want to see a ref that doesnt allow that to happen because people dont understand; you can lose your arm with an injury like that... Could you imagine what that would do to a sport?


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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® LIVE on FX - Mar. 9, 2012
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® LIVE on FX - Mar. 9, 2012
Season a jillion. Okay fine, according to my research it's The Ultimate Fighter 15. Featuring live fights and coaches bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz against Urijah Faber.
"The previously announced coaches for the two teams will be current UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC featherweight champion and current top contender, Urijah Faber. Cruz and Faber are no strangers to each other. The popular UFC superstars and rivals have split two previous fights and will clash for a third time at UFC 148 on July 7 in Las Vegas. "
There will be 16 live fights on March 9. The competitors are:
Akbarh Arreloa, Chula Vista, Calif.
Al Iaquinta, Wantagh, N.Y.
Ali Maclean, Belfast, North Ireland
Andy Ogle, Tynemouth, England
Austin Lyons, Cordova, Tenn.
Brendan Weafer, New York, N.Y.
Chris Tickle, Bloomington, Ill.
Cody Pfister, Amarillo, Texas
Cristiano Marcello, Curitiba, Brazil
Chase Hackett, Littleton, Colo.
Chris Saunders, Long Beach, Calif.
Dakota Cochrane, Omaha, Neb.
Daron Cruickshank, Wayne, Mich.
Drew Dober, Omaha, Neb.
Erin Beach, San Diego, Calif.
James Krause, Blue Springs, MO
James Vick, Fort Worth, Texas
Jared Carlsten, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jeff Smith, Mechanicsburg, Penn.
Jeremy Larsen, Phoenix, Ariz.
Joe Proctor, Pembroke, Mass.
John Cofer, Hull, Ga.
Johnavan Vistante, Pearl City, Hawaii
Jon Tuck, Hagtna, Guam
Jordan Rinaldi, Matthews, N.C.
Justin Lawrence, Villa Ridge, Mo.
Mark Glover, Liverpool, England
Michael Chiesa, Spokane Valley, Wash.
Myles Jury, San Diego, Calif.
Mike Rio, Miami, Fla.
Sam Sicilia, Spokane Valley, Wash.
Vinc Pichel, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
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16 live fights ? That could potentially take several hours even with only 2 rounds each.
I currently work with a buddy of Dober and I've seen a few of his fights back when he fought in Victory Fighting. Gotta' root for the home town hero absent any knowledge of the other guys.
The match up between the Brit and Belfast guy has serious drama potential.
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That black house kid was super impressive. The one round format seemed to fit the bill even if it is kinda weird. Less chances of injuries if the fight goes the distance plus in most fights a very quick pace.
Do these count as pro fights though as the round limit is way off standard for pro rules?Curiosity killed the cat. But damn it had a blast.
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I didn't like the fact that they only did one round. It made some of the fights really good. But it changed the strategy and there were a couple of fights that really needed a second round. Since they did the one round only, the ref should have stood them up quicker.
Otherwise, I think it is really cool that we are having live fights every week. Can't wait to see how it works out. Fox knew what they were doing to get people watching this season!Combatives training log.
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I loved the 10th Planet vs Gracie match. Hearing that guy go "i'm going to show the world that my rubber guard is the best" and then see him roll onto his stomach and get choked out . . . very cute. :BigGrin:
also . . . DAT TOE! holy crap. The guy actually looked good until his toe started pointing skyward, then it was all over.
I liked the format and am excited to see "house drama" tomorrow night though.