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Cost is $30, $15 for ages 11 to 18, and children age 10 and under are admitted free. Call Midway Christian Church at (859) 846-4102 or go to Midwaychristian.org. Midway College is at 512 East Stephens Street in Midway.
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(Huffington Post)- Amanda Bynes definitely didn't create the phrase "LOL," but she may have the distinct honor of coining a charming little idiom.
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The RS-M team will get the formal competition started at 12:30 p.m., followed by North Augusta at 1:25 p.m. Midland Valley actors will take the stage at 2:20 p.m., and South Aiken will provide the final performance at 3:15 p.m. The public is invited to watch the plays free of charge.
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"The Garcia Theatre Project is a wonderful opportunity for students to see what other students within the Aiken County School District are doing in theater," said Prof. Jack Benjamin, chairman of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. "It gives them a chance to share their artistic talents with students with similar interests."
Karen and Carlos Garcia began supporting dramatic arts efforts in 2003 and continued to do so with additional assistance from USCA and the Aiken County School District – all of it leading to the theater project.
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The drama coaches are Kerry Jackson, RS-M; Carol Creamer, North Augusta; Vanessa Cox, Midland Valley; and Ramona Parsons, South Aiken.
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I would prefer no PVP at all personally but understand why some like to fight other people....I've just never seen it done right and it usually affects either the PVE or PVP balancing....Too often though it feels like good PVE is ruined because they try to make it work with PVP that was not intended to be in the game in the first place.
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"Before I speak, I have something important to say."
Originally posted by AdamTM
That is my preference. Focus on one thing and do it really well.
"There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own."
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Joined: 11/18/04
Heroes are about character - not gear.
Originally posted by Cephus404
So you're against games with an economy?
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
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don't like PVP because it usually ends up in ganking, I like PVE that is balanced, where you're challenged but also stand a chance, PVP in MMO tends to end up being one big gank and grieving fest, I have no desire to play games like that
I also like classes that are weak at soloing, in PVP everyone always complains that their class can't solo in PVP, so you end up with all classes being able to solo in PVE. PVP would be much more exciting if people didn't complain that their class is underpowered every 2 minutes. MMO should have weak solo classes that are able to fulfill a support role, like tanks and healers, but in PVP games everyone expect to be able to solo everything.
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Originally posted by AdamTM
PvE can be extremely competitive and dominating. Just look at Maplestory where leveling competition were extremely fierce for a long time.
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The Sandbox Foundation does not exist!
lets look to where its going:
Cant share a dungeon--->remove the dungeon make instances...dont fix the dungeons...
Cant share a resource node--->make sire everyone has their own resource nodes..
Cant make a decent group---> make is so you dont have to group, just show up.
you cannot even sell an item you have equipped anymore to another player.
im not saying some of these things dont have their place, but its getting crazy.
whats becoming painfully obvious is that the pve aspect is purifying itself of any and every sense of pvp, also known as player interaction. You see, pvp is not only killing players, its coexistance. As pve games progress the interaction aspect is bleached to the point where future pve game will be how they started out:
Single player rpgs,and lets face it, mmo's dont do it as well. Why there arent 100 skyrim or oblivion clones around is beyond me.
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Originally posted by Zylaxx
If you play in a world at war, it should be forced, but there should also be heavily fortified areas where players can feel safe.
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FYI...Plenty of game do PvE and PVP just fine and on levels beyone what most AAA games do either at. These game even have PvP dungeons and such. They are just not over hyped AAA NA games marketed to be the best game on the planet.
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The Sandbox Foundation does not exist!
Originally posted by Thorbrand
please list them for us so we can check them out.
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Originally posted by TwoThreeFour
Thats why i said -directly- competitive.
I.e. what the abrevation means.
Player versus Player, not player vs proxy
Originally posted by AdamTM
It is true that there is vastly more to pvp than just stats, but in the end the fundamental fact of having the stats balanced will always trump the later additions like maps, objectives an such since if the game is unbalanced an it takes game shifting changes to keep it balanced (which alot of the time happened in pvp/pve mixed games) the pvp will feel tacked on over being part of the actual game. Also by using a system like this you are allowng for pve content in the world to be used as fuel for pvp content as well, with also allow for abilities that are not normally used in pvp in a pve game set up to have an effect in pvp too (such a taunts, as well as more tanky based abilities. In other games that combined pvp with pve like now tanky abilities were largely useless in pvp outside of survival.).
Being easier to do not sure as you will have the issue that the game will feel divided kinda, by having the world segragated into pvp, pvp/pve, and pve only areas which leads to needing to create content in a world that should be one fluid world into chucks of content that ha a smaller degree of use for thoe that do not like that style of play creating a disconnect in the world' feel. Though also when is taking the eassier route the better option as we have seen alot of player like a more pvp/pve game set that allows for playing both games, over only having access to one pla style alone. Yet both sides hate to see their play style influenced by apect or change that come from the other side they do not normally play, such as the nerfing or buffing of under or over proforming speccs/layouts in pvp or pve content. Thi fact of having only one base rule-set actually creates alot more work, as you need to largely find out every way your nerf/buff will affect character in all aspects of the game (pvp, and pve wise.), and then make a counter buff/nerf to bring it into line which brings it into being a huge cycle of buffs/nerfs that syphon off alot f content creation time/resources. Yet having a dual system of abbility values halves the amoount of variables you need to concider when making adjutments, while also making pvp an pve content play less of a jarring experince when you tranition between them.
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To err is human, but to really f*ck things up you need a computer.
Personally I would like to see more games that have both, but done properly, and both need to have value. These instanced arena style PvP matches in most MMOs are downright garbage. "oh yay, we won our highly rule-bound match against a force of equal numbers so that we can get some points and shiny new swords slightly better than what we currently have, wheeee"...ugh.
The one and only MMO I have ever seen that has really interwoven both PvP and PvE well is Eve Online. As much of a hardcore fan of Eve as I am, I will admit that the PvE can be rather boring and repetitive and there is no big overall storyline PvE-wise with a final ultimate big baddie to try and crush with your friends in the end. However, there are several aspects of Eve's PvE that utterly fuse it with PvP and make it a vital part of the game:
-PvE is the only core method in Eve for creating more of its in-game currency ISK. Sure, you can gain ISK by mining, trading, scamming etc but that is simply moving ISK from one player to another. To actually CREATE more ISK in the game world, a player needs to get NPC bounties or mission rewards (this includes Incursion payoffs)
-There are several critical resources for industry that can only (or mostly only) be harvested from the wrecks of destroyed NPC ships (standard NPC salvage, as well as Sleeper loot), and those resources are vital for the production of equipment (rigs) and in some cases whole ships (tech III strategic cruisers)
-Some ship/equipment blueprints can only be obtained through PvE (the new capital-class equipment BPCs
-Because of the full loot PvP system, many players absolutely must do safe (ish) PvE to be able to afford replacement ships, equipment and ammo.
As for the PvP, well...if you know anything about Eve you know that its PvP is completely on another planet compared to other MMOs.
That forced linkage between the two systems in Eve makes both vital and worthwhile. And that actually highlights something that might be why a good blend of the two isn't often done: a full-loot PvP system where everything on you can be either stolen or destroyed is actually quite an effective method of maintaining a healthy, flowing in-game economy which meshes well with a strong industrial PvE system. Most MMOs these days don't have full-loot PvP, and even the non-Eve ones that do don't destroy items; they simply get taken by someone else instead to be sold/used etc. Combined with the fact that most non-Eve MMOs have NPC merchants that will buy absolutely anything and create more money in the world doing so means most MMOs have rampant growth of "worth" of stuff without adequate methods for destroying that worth. It's all gain gain gain gain gain, more more more, everyone getting more stuff without really losing anything except what they choose to toss, and the stuff they toss gives them some cash anyways.
CCP is constantly monitoring the ISK sink vs faucet balance in Eve, i.e. the things that can destroy ISK or net worth in the game vs the things that create ISK or net worth, making sure they stay balanced. Without the PvE system players would not have been able to buy skillbooks and blueprints from NPC merchants, since there are no NPC merchants to sell stuff to (I think they got rid of NPC trade goods buyers in return for PI, so I believe this may be true). Without the full loot and destructable PvP system, the faucets would completely overpower the sinks and the market would snowball out of control in no time flat.
In summary, I want more games to have a good blend of both PvP and PvE (which is what I voted for), but to make it really work you'll probably have to have a much harsher PvP system than average.
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Originally posted by VirusDancer
You can have an economy without people going out and hitting each other with swords, which is what you know we're talking about.
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Originally posted by Kiljaedenas
The pve system in eve could be replaced by a different mechanic at a moments notice and it wouldnt change the game in the slightest (except for people that enjoy ratting, apparently those exist).
Actually mining is creating ISK as well, there is nothing different (mechanically) between between mining asteroids and "mining" NPCs, except one requires a slight bit of attention (the mining).
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If you paid attention, mining does not create ISK unless you're doing a mining mission and get an ISK reward for completing it. You can gain ISK by selling the ore you mine to other players, but that does not generate new units of ISK in the game world; you are simply trading them with another player.
And from the sounds of it, when you think Eve PvE you're thinking purely missions and belt/plex ratting. Have you not had experience with wormholes and incursions? They are quite different from regular missions in many ways, the main one being that you MUST do them in groups to get a good steady income from them without having a high chance of dying.
And as for your quip about mining being the one that needs a slight bit of attention, I would absolutely love to see you fully AFK run any mission with more than one room, potential drone aggro from spawns or high potential incoming damage (I dare you to AFK run the level 4 Worlds Collide Serpentis room or any level 4 Blockade mission).
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Originally posted by Cephus404
Not a good one though. Yes, it could be possible to make a purely PvE MMO with a strong economy but to help prevent massive inflation of everything or rampant, uncontrolled creation of "stuff" and money you would need destructable equipment, no NPC vendors to sell stuff to and a fully player-run industry for everything in the game except for the basic tools to at least get started (i.e., Eve's system). I know of ways that this could be done, but PvP or not it would still have to be a much harsher PvE environment than pretty much anything that has been seen in the standard themepark MMOs. Personally I think that could be a very awesome game and I even know some ways how it could be implemented, but good luck finding a game producer that would have the balls to do that.
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Pointless esport only pvp has killed any tolerance I may have ever had for it. One day a dev will get a clue and totally separate pvp and pve mechanics. Ultimately I think PvP would be 100% better if they stepped away from esport and separated the abilities. So tired of games lacking distinctive classes and limiting cc due to pvp reasons only.
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Originally posted by Kiljaedenas
About the only part I can agree with is the need to balance money sinks and means to move currency around.
That however barely dents longterm inflation, and PvP does not really change much of that because most quotable PvP games actually prevent item degradation from PvP encounters (I think gw2 lets it happen though, but haven't seen the results of using a worn out item).
If you want to address economy you need finite resources, which most people will disagree with that being a part of a game on rinciple that unless you start getting socialist, hoarders will screw that up too. Fact is the only way for a digital economy to work is to indeed get a tad socialist and strongarm people into keeping the money/resources moving around.
As for the OP. I say both. I value what PvP brings to games at least in theory and I generally have most enjoyable moments from competitive shooters, so I have a fair assumption my preference of play lies in that field. However I am also not what I call a particularly competitive player, I prefer PvP mostly due to shortcomings in PvE challenge.
I do also however love the mechanics that PvE tends to entail and would like to see more game mechanics that ae not directly PvP but influence PvP implemented. Spore-like tools to tailor equipment, building, and vehicles using resources gathered to improve and modify them into custom machines. RTS type elements to give overarching strategy to player actions. Flow of resources for management of territories and support of players. There's many ideas that can be used to feed into one another.
It's a matter of concept and implementation though. I still look forward to a good implementation of such concepts.
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Originally posted by Kiljaedenas
I'm sorry, but when people talk about PvP, they're not talking about competing with other players economically, they're talking about ganking, backstabbing losers who go around and kill other players for fun. You can absolutely have a player-driven economy in an entirely PvE game.
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Well i am ok with both as long as the effort is there for both.I guess if we are asking if developers continue to do such a bad job with pvp ,then a big no,i only want PVE.
If we are going to have pvp,we need variant types of damage....melee/mid range/long range/splash damage.I feel in a rpg it has to go well beyond a typical fps,it should contain elemental attacks and resistances.it should also make the types of melee damage very noticeable ,example piercing/slashing/blunt ect.Armor needs to carry offensive and defensive melee and magical properties.We need "strategic" areas on maps,this means rocks or forts or many trees to hide behind.Also trees take away long rang and mid range and basically force melee type combat.
The game needs realistic penalties for killing.If you killed someone in the real world you are in jail or hunted down.
The bottom line is in rpg's the design does not make for realistic pvp.The reason is because of levels and tiered spells/abilities.Example my fire5 spell will greatly outdamage your fire2 spell.
The other big problem was talked about in the Planetside2 chat room with Pockett.eventuall ywith too many players on screen the game is a mush,so you need really dumb ed down graphics and viewing.IMO once you start to lose view scope and graphics and effects are turned way down,the whole excitement factor is lost.
The other problem is people expect some kind of reward/loot,either from the losing player ir from some game system that rewards pvp kills.In FPS games everyone is there to pvp,you know it and are prepared as such,in a rpg games there is a LOT more to gaming than just enter and kill each other,so obviously players will not be ready to pvp.


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Are you going to any of these Rene?
I bought a ticket for NSNorth and plan to go.
Unfortunately, time and money are limited... and some night have restraining orders out... ;)
I never knew there was multiple ios events. I simply thought the only one was mainly at WWDC (or if this isn't it, the one at iPhone launch). Personally, I wish I could go, but money constraints have me limited. Rene, I hope you come back with valuable intel, maybe some sneak peeks at iOS7?
That would be cool. I can't wait to see what iOS 7 offers!
Wow! It's getting ready to start gearing up with some great new things in the second quarter. I'm pretty excited.
I'm very excited for wwdc. hopefully something revolutionary comes out
I must say.....it's reallllly boring without any Apple news and new products. But here I still sit and wait and hope that some juicy info comes out about iOS 7 and the new iPhone---and I mean legit info lol. Always exciting to see where they take things, if they heard tech sites such as this. I'm surprised Apple hasn't done much appreciating things that you, Rene & staff, do to help promote their products with reviews and keep people on their toes. After all, you guys are another way of free promotion for them. Have they ever acknowledged iMore or any of your thoughts and incorporated it into their products? Would be nice if a company actually heard their people and not just what they think is best (see blackberry haha). I can understand there are certain measures and requirements and laws and patents, ha, to meet, but little things also count, such as your previous article about texture skins and themes and how they should do something to make it all come together, elegantly. Rene, when you guys do go to these meetings and events, do you guys have a specific place on the iMore site about any even you guys go to that we can click onto such as a tab called Apple Events or just Events with the dates and with lots of pictures and what they are about etc.? Sometimes when the tech world is slow we would like to check out stuff like that. I mean, I KNOW you are very busy (and $ is limited, what are they paying you for all this work you do?!?! grrr lol), but maybe let the new hire help out? Teehee.
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And that's looking past the conferences that have already been held this year, like Renaissance ( http://renaissance.io ) and 360iDev mini ( http://360idev.com/360min ). Good place to keep up is Lanyrd's iOS topic, at http://lanyrd.com/topics/ios/
Didn't know there were various conferences.. Since I normally read the live blogs anyways I'll probably be hearing more from WWDC. Can't wait to see if any new features will be added to ios7. I am sure I am not alone. Apple has a lot riding on its OS. Especially the need to change or at least a restructuring of certain parts in the OS. We shall see what is to come soon.
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Shawnee State will see a 2.4 percent cut while Bowling Green's decrease comes in at 4.2 percent. Central State will have a 2.1 percent cut and the universities of Akron and Toledo would see cuts of less than one percent.
"We appreciate the priority that the Governor has placed on higher education in the state and our role in economic development," Dr. Rita Rice Morris, SSU President, said. "We believe that increasing the number of college graduates in Ohio, improving college graduation rates, and decreasing the time it takes to graduate is good for our students, our communities, and our state. Shawnee State serves a unique mission in our state. We were created to provide open access to higher education. We are committed to our mission, but it presents challenges in improving our graduation rates. That's a challenge that our entire campus community, in partnership with the state, is focused on tackling."
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SSU's graduation rates recently got national attention. In October CBS MoneyWatch issued a report in which SSU was named as one of 50 state universities throughout the country with the best and worst graduation rates, over a six-year period. Unfortunately for SSU, it was not on the side of the list garnering praise.
According to the report, SSU made the worst list with a six-year graduation rate of 20.5 percent.
"We have been studying the factors that impact graduation rates for some time," Morris said in a released statement, "And we have been developing strategies to help our students succeed and reach their goals, including graduation. As an open admission institution, it's a challenge. Shawnee State University was created to provide open access to higher education for all in our region — and we are committed to that mission."
Joining SSU on the CBS list was Vincennes University with a zero percent graduation rate, University of Houston-Downtown with a 12.4 percent graduation rate, Chicago State University with a 13.9 percent graduation rate, University of New Orleans with a 20 percent graduation rate, Texas Southern University with a 13.3 percent rate and many others.
This comes on the recent news that SSU would be calling back $1 million in budgeted funds in an effort to balance its budget.
"We were able to finalize our 15-day enrollment numbers and assess the impact of this year's reduced enrollment upon our operating budget. The current year budget was developed with an assumption of zero percent increase in enrollment. The decrease in both fall and spring enrollment requires that we make mid-year adjustments in order stay within budget," Morris said. "As a result of lower than anticipated enrollment in the fall, we adjusted class offerings for this spring semester to reflect actual enrollment, cancelled some planned non-compensation expenditures for the year, and began monitoring non-compensation spending to ensure that no unit would overspend its budgeted amount. Spring semester enrollment also did not meet projections with a 4.7 percent decrease and this situation requires that we take additional actions to keep within our approved budget for the year."
Morris explained that she and other top university officials have 'called back' $1 million in budgeted funds.
"This 'call back' was done with the goal of not endangering our instruction and keeping current employees whole and will keep us within the FY13 budget. Because of our earlier cost containment efforts and the exceptional efforts of our budget managers, these cuts will not be felt by every unit within the University," Morris said.
She said these efforts along with others will help the university in planning for next year's budget.
"Given these, and other, unknowns I expect it will take a long time to develop a budget this year," Morris said.
The governor's budget will be presented to the Ohio legislature for consideration.
For more information about Shawnee State University and its many programs and activities visit, www.shawnee.edu.
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The Special Education Department of Logan County Public Schools offers a wide variety of programs to eligible exceptional children in Logan County.
The offerings to exceptional children in the county will comply fully with the law, which requires programs for children with exceptional needs. These programs are free and will be designed to meet the appropriate needs of all exceptional students.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The world turned its back on the Jews of Europe during the Nazi Holocaust. Many of those who miraculously survived became a part of a reborn Jewish state. But the ghosts of their horrific past linger, and far too many are living out their last days in poverty and loneliness.
Israel Today is proud to be among those providing physical aid, as well as emotional and spiritual comfort, to Israel's Holocaust survivors.
But, we need your help!
How special it is to inform these precious souls that it is thanks to the kind donations of Christians that we are able to provide aid and comfort, when so many of them have been left scarred by their treatment at the hands of supposedly "Christian" nations.
We'll supply a Holocaust survivor with several gift coupons that can be cashed in a number of Israeli supermarkets.
A rocket, fired across the border into Israel from Lebanon last week, narrowly missed injuring dozens of Holocaust Survivors in Acre, north of Haifa. The Holocaust Survivors responded to warning sirens and tried to reach bomb shelters but were unable to do so before the rocket landed, just short of their housing facility. Neighboring houses suffered damage in the attack.
There are three distinct aspects to being called a survivor. The first one, of course, is remaining alive in life-threatening circumstances. By the Grace of God, Israel's 200 000 Holocaust survivors all meet this criterion.
After the Kotel (the Western Wall), Yad Vashem receives more visitors than any other tourist site in Israel. Established by Israeli law in 1953, Yad Vashem is the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, also known as the Holocaust Museum. The name is taken from Isaiah 56:5: "Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name ..." (yad vashem) The Hebrew word yad also means 'memorial'.


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Fri., Feb. 19*
at Peoria Rivermen
Carver Arena
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Sat., Feb. 20^
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Sun., Feb. 21^
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The Wolves will host "John Anderson Night," presented by Cancer Treatment Centers of America, at their game against the Houston Aeros at the Allstate Arena on Sat., Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. The team will honor its longtime head coach, who now serves as head coach of the Wolves' NHL affiliate, the Atlanta Thrashers, with a pregame banner ceremony.
--- Jason Krog: Became the 79th player in the history of the AHL to record 500 points when he potted the game-winning goal against Texas on Friday; he has notched 504 points (169G, 335A) in 429 career AHL outings with 250 (77G, 173A) of those points coming in 176 games in a Wolves uniform ... Paces the Wolves and shares first in the AHL with 44 assists and leads the team and shares fourth in the league with 56 points in 52 matchups
--- Peter Mannino: Thwarted 63 of 68 shots in three games this week to extend his winning streak to a career-high nine games ... Allowed two or fewer goals in 13 consecutive outings and has surrendered two or fewer markers in 19 of his 22 appearances this season ... Ranks first in the AHL with a 1.76 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage in 22 outings this season (17-3-0)
--- Matt Anderson: Collected six points (2G, 4A) in four games this week, which includes matching a career-high three assists on Feb. 10 ... Shares third on the team with 21 assists and sixth with 30 points in 40 contests this season ... Paces team forwards and ranks third overall on the club with a +18 plus/minus rating ... Amassed 22 points (5G, 18A) and a +18 plus/minus rating over his last 16 games
--- Brett Sterling: Matched a season-high with two goals and four points on Saturday after being held scoreless in the previous three games ... Paces the Wolves and ranks first in the AHL with 29 goals and ranks second on the team and 12th in the league with 50 points in 48 games
--- The Wolves swept a three-games-in-three-days set on the road for the second time this year - and only the third time in franchise history - this past weekend; Chicago has picked up points 10 straight outings (8-0-0-2) to move into first place in the West Division with 70 points (33-17-0-4) through 54 games.
--- The Wolves have outshot their opponents in a season-high 10 straight games; Chicago has outgunned its foes 331-242 during that span.
--- Chicago has potted 16 goals in its last four games after scoring 10 goals in the previous four outings; the Wolves rank third in the AHL with an average of 3.30 goals per game.
--- With Chicago's win at Houston on Sunday, the team matched its road win total from all of last season; the Wolves have amassed a 15-11-0-2 mark in 28 games away from home this season, compared to a 15-22-0-3 record in 40 matchups son enemy ice last year.
--- Chicago has been perfect on the penalty kill in four of its last five games, which includes the its last three outings; the Wolves rank seventh in the league with an 85.6 efficiency rating on the penalty kill (185 of 216).
--- Center Matt Anderson's short-handed strike on Sunday was the Wolves first shortie since Dec. 30, a span of 20 games; Chicago shares third in the AHL with 10 short-handed goals this season.
--- The Wolves have converted on seven of their last 35 power-plays over their last seven games; Chicago shares sixth in the AHL with a 19.4 efficiency rating on the power-play (44 of 227).
--- The Chicago Wolves and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County have teamed up to host the first Wolves Athletic Shoe Drive, presented by Flood Brothers Disposal and Recycling Services, during home games on Wed., Feb. 17; Sat., Feb. 20; and Sun., Feb. 21. For each new or used athletic shoe that is recycled during these games, fans will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a pair of game-used autographed skates. For more information visit chicagowolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
Sun., Feb. 14
Chicago 3, (at) Houston 0
--- The Wolves broke the game open with three straight goals in the second period and goaltender Drew MacIntyre stopped all 24 shots he faced to defeat the Houston Aeros, 3-0, at the Toyota Center
--- Forwards Matt Anderson, Patrick Galivan and Jason Krog scored
Sat., Feb. 13
Chicago 5, (at) Texas 2
--- The Wolves notched two goals in the third period to cruise to a 5-2 win over the Texas Stars at Cedar Park Center
--- Left wing Brett Sterling notched two goals and two assists while center Jason Krog added three points (G, 2A)
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino thwarted 26 of 28 shots
Fri., Feb. 12
Chicago 4, (at) Texas 1
--- The Wolves fell behind 19 seconds into the game but ran off four consecutive goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Texas Stars at Cedar Park Center
--- Right wing Joey Crabb paced the offense with three points (G, 2A) while forwards Matt Anderson and Anthony Stewart tallied a goal and an assist each
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino turned aside 15 of 16 shots
Tue., Feb. 9
(at) Chicago 4, Peoria 2
--- Defenseman Paul Postma broke a 2-2 tie with 6:59 left to play to help the Wolves to a 4-2 win over Peoria at the Allstate Arena
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UFC sues New York man for more than $32 million for alleged piracy
The UFC is stepping up its game in efforts to deter pirates from stealing its content. Once targeting individuals and websites for tens of thousands of dollars, the industry-leader is now going after millions.
As first reported by the New York Post, Zuffa, repped by anti-piracy lawyer Julie Lonstein, is suing a New York man and other unnamed defendants for allegedly uploading UFC events to torrent websites on 124 different occasions.
The promotion seeks more than $32 million in damages and court costs, according to the complaint, which was filed Tuesday in New York federal court and obtained by MMAjunkie. Download a copy of the complaint (right click) here.
Zuffa claims Staten Island resident Steven Messina and his co-defendants also encouraged others to upload and share UFC content and solicited donations to aid the practice.
Messina, 27, lives in Great Neck, N.Y., with his parents, according to the Post.
The suit alleges Messina pirated the material under the screen name Secludedly and includes a list of illegally uploaded events stretching back to May 2012. Zuffa said the defendants bragged about their exploits, claiming to be the Provider of Best MMA & Boxing rips online!
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Grieving family wants answers after police fail to tell about son's suicide note
Last updated at 20:31, Thursday, 23 February 2012
A GRIEVING family whose son hanged himself only learned that he had left them a goodbye note SEVEN months after the tragic event due to a police mix-up.
Now they are demanding answers about why the police did not tell them that a note was found.
Relatives of the late Robert Appleby, known as Bobby, were only told in the middle of his inquest on Monday that the police had found a suicide note on the night of the incident last July.
After the relatives received the shocking news, coroner David Roberts – who was unaware that the family was in the dark – immediately called a halt to the inquest proceedings to allow them to read Bobby's note. Mr Roberts then apologised to the family, expressing regret that Bobby's last words had not been shared with them at the time of his death.
In the note, Bobby said goodbye to his mother, Mandy, and his father, John, and revealed that he couldn't "take it any more".
His father, John ( known as Robert), said: "I couldn't believe it when the coroner said about a note. It was the first time we had heard about it. It broke my heart. It broke all of our hearts."
He said that over the past seven months the family have questioned why Bobby had not written a note and whether his death had been a tragic accident. Now Mr Appleby is demanding answers from the police about why his son's last words were not shared with the family until the hearing.
"We want to know why we weren't told about the letter," he said. "For it to come out in the inquest, it's not good enough. The police must have taken it."
Acting Superintendent Justin Bibby said: "We apologise to the family for any distress that may have been caused in the coroner's court and we will look into how the situation arose.
"It is normal practice for notes from the deceased to be shared with the family and we need to understand why it does not appear to have happened in this case. As always, our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time."
Following the inquest, the coroner has also written a personal letter of apology to the family.
Mr Appleby told The Whitehaven News that the family have been through an horrific time over the past seven months.
Bobby was found at his home on Main Street, Cleator, on July 22 last year. He was revived by family friend Thomas Seward who worked tirelessly with a police officer to administer CPR.
Mr Appleby said that when param-edics arrived to treat his son, family and friends were asked to wait outside. He went straight to West Cumberland Hospital with his son, and when he returned, after police had investigated the scene, he hadn't realised a suicide note had been left.
Bobby died in hospital four days later.
Mr Appleby said following his son's death, his kidneys were donated to a 21-year-old from Sunderland who had waited four years for a transplant, and a 40-year-old, also from the North East, who had seven children.
"It's good to know that out of something bad, something good has come about," said Mr Appleby.
However, the family is still baffled as to why Bobby took his own life. Mr Appleby spoke of his son as a "lovely, quiet, polite, happy-go-lucky lad".
"He would do anything for anybody. He went up on the fells with the dog Oliver every day. He just loved animals."
Mr Appleby told The News that his son kept ferrets, tarantulas and looked after the family dog.
His son, the oldest of five children, also did odd jobs at a nearby farm.
"As long as he had a can of Coke and a fag left, he was ok," said Mr Appleby.
Two weeks ago, the family placed a headstone at Bobby's grave at St Mary's Church, at Cleator. They hoped it would bring closure but this week's events have brought all the hurt and anger back.
Mr Appleby said he would like to thank friends and family for all their support over the past seven months. He would also like to thank funeral director Paul Mills for his help.
First published at 11:07, Thursday, 23 February 2012
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk
Have your say
after making six phone calls to police i am still no closer to getting my sons note , obviously thanks to the coroner we know what was in the note but we would still like to have the original that bobby wrote , the police officer dealing with this is not available well how about he tells another officer where he has put the note and then they can return it to us would that be too much to ask after seven long months !!!
i lost a close family member to suicide whith no note wonder if there was one and it was overlooked or whatever this is horible for the family,rip pal


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(July 8, 2005) - Hagerstown Community College faculty member Connie Devilbiss, professor of sociology, recently received her second earned doctorate. Devilbiss was awarded a D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry) degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in commencement ceremonies held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Devilbiss previously earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in sociology from Purdue University and did her post-doctoral work at Yale University. In 1991, Connie earned the master's of arts in religion from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and subsequently entered the doctor of ministry program at Wesley. Devilbiss's doctoral project was entitled "Nun Like Me: A Participant-Observation Study of Religious Life in the Episcopal Church."


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That said, my point here is a bit of heresy. Michael Hait started the wheel's turning with his post What is a conclusion?. Russ Worthington chimed in with When to enter data into your genealogy software?. Then Randy Seaver posted Events, Assertions, Evidence, Fact, Sources, Analysis, Conclusions, Software, Oh My! Read them all.
After reading Randy's post I revisited Michael's and read the comments. When I got to Martin's I cheered.
"Most ages do not agree visa-vis the census. Do we really need to GPS [Genealogical Proof Standard] every single person, or can we just conclude that ages in censuses vary? Genealogy is proving relationships. I can understand that proving a relationship might incur the GPS, but every fact or event?"Amen. Maybe it's because much of my research involves 18th and early 19th c. frontier areas where few records were kept. Maybe it's because I am not a genealogist, but a family historian and an historian by training. Maybe it's because I'm comfortable with chaos and confusion. But I do not have the need to prove every "fact" as Hait defines them. I am content to know my research subjects were born, to learn as much as I can about their lives and relationships, and that they died. I can live with conflicting information as to specific dates and places.
And frankly (hold on to your hats here), I don't need death certificates or birth certificates for the people I've known in my life. Someone else further down the line can hunt for those if they wish. I'm perfectly comfortable stating a birth or death date based on my personal knowledge.
I'm a big picture gal. Give me the overview, the route, the story. I want every detail I can find, but I'm not going to sweat it if a death certificate and marriage license differ on birth dates. If those differences suggest the documents are not for the same person, we can talk. If not, I'm moving on. It doesn't change the relationships.
I'm not going to obsess over each fact or event or assertion. Just as long as you don't tell me the Mulkey marker proves Jonathan's wives. Them's fighting words.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs (5-9) had an uncharacteristically off night on the boards leading to a 74-58 loss at Georgia Tech (10-2). The Yellow Jackets topped UTC 42-25 on glass which is a season-low total.
Farad Cobb (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Z. Mason (Nashville, Tenn.) scored 14 points apiece to pace the Mocs. Drazen Zlovaric (Novi Sad, Serbia) added 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.
Marcus Georges-Hunt led all scorers with 16 for Tech. Robert Carter, Jr., chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Mfon Udofia added 14 points.
Chattanooga got off to a good start leading for a majority of the first half. Cobb's midrange jumper at 8:48 gave his squad a seven-point lead, 17-10. Back-to-back foul calls on Mason put him on the bench for the final eight minutes.
That's when Georgia Tech claimed the lead. An 18-6 run to close the half gave it a 28-23 halftime advantage. Cobb's three to open the second half got the Mocs within two, but the Yellow Jackets used another extended run for a comfortable lead.
Tech took its largest lead as Kammeon Holsey capped a 32-16 run with a three-point play at 6:03. At 60-42, it appeared the Mocs were done. Someone forgot to tell them.
Two Cobb free throws closed the lead to 11, 60-49, at 4:28. UTC got within 11 three more times but could not mount a significant run.
The Yellow Jackets' 16 rebounds and 21 second chance points are season highs by an opponent against Chattanooga this year. The minus-17 rebound margin is the most since minus-24 against UConn in the 2009 NCAA East Regional. The Mocs entered the game plus-seven per game on the glass for the season.
UTC scored 16 points off 13 Tech turnovers. That's a season-best against a DI opponent in 2012-13. The 11 Mocs miscues are the fewest since 11 at LSU almost a month ago. The squad has just 35 (11.7/game) since coming back from the holiday break.
Neither defense allowed much in the first half, while both offenses picked it up in the second. Tech shot 47.4 percent (27-57) for the game, 34.5 percent (10-29) in the opening 20 minutes and 60.7 percent (17-28) in the second. Chattanooga managed just 32.1 percent (9-28) in the first half, but ended up at 42.0 percent (21-50) overall after a 54.5 percent clip (12-22) after intermission.
Tonight's contest ended the non-conference portion of the schedule while also marking the first of four straight road games. The Mocs head to Birmingham Saturday for an 8 p.m., Eastern Time, matchup with Samford.
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