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- Lafayette High School student Ann-Marie Herod has been accepted into the Mississippi School for the Arts in theatre.
- Bramlett Elementary School's First Grade teachers celebrated first grade students Accelerated Reading quiz challenge requiring their teachers to dance the Macarena, The Chicken Dance and a few others.
- Students showed exemplary behavior and citizenship for the month of March at Oxford Elementary. Students were awarded certificates, ribbons, and a special treat at lunch.
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Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are potentially devastating events, but they are also instrumental in shaping the Earth and life as we know it.
Investigate these powerful phenomena and other natural hazards, and explore their impacts.
Find out what causes volcanic eruptions and how they can benefit as well as threaten humans.
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Long wait times reported during last Tuesday's general election was just one of the concerns the Aiken County Legislative Delegation addressed at its meeting Monday.
After reporting statistics from this year's special, primary, and general elections – including that last week's voter turnout was 67 percent – County Registration and Elections Executive Director Cynthia Holland was peppered with questions about long waiting lines at polling locations and voter irregularities.
District 25 Sen. Shane Massey said constituents reported to him at the precinct on Ascauga Lake Road that their wait time, with five ballot machines open, was one hour and 30 minutes.
"Why is there such a long wait, and do we need more machines? People weren't all that happy," he said.
Holland said she didn't believe they had enough machines for Tuesday's election. Aiken County had approximately 430 machines for Tuesday, and 20 were left at the elections office in case they were needed for backup.
"We need more voting machines. I have asked for them," she said.
County Administrator Clay Killian reported that Holland has asked for 10 additional machines and four Americans with Disabilities Act machines, totaling $31,000. He has said her request was denied due to budget limitations.
Under South Carolina state law, each precinct should carry one machine for every 250 registered voters.
"I was not able to visit all my precincts because my phone kept ringing. Citizens were fed up with the long lines. We don't need that," said delegation chairman Rep. Roland Smith.
Newly-elected District 24 Sen. Tom Young said he was told there was a wait time at Cedar Creek Church of over two hours.
House District 86 Rep. Bill Taylor said poll managers had a hard time connecting with Registration and Elections staff by phone on Tuesday when they had a problem.
"They just gave up. They said, 'We just made our own decisions,'" Taylor said.
Four phone lines were open Tuesday for poll managers to call, according to Holland, and four lines were open for voter problems.
"We tried to answer them in order. I don't know what happened. We did the best we could," she said.
Poll managers pulled up the wrong ballot styles in North Augusta, which prevented some people from not being able to vote on the North Augusta Sunday alcohol sales referendum. The problem was discovered after 400 people had already voted.
In all, 8,462 votes were cast on the local question with or 67.7 percent voting "yes." Holland has said they are unaware of how many voters received the wrong ballot, but even if all 400 had, it would not affect the outcome of the "yes" vote.
"I suggest contacting your poll managers by email and asking about problems," Massey said. "There may be another meeting because I want to help. I want you to succeed, and that means people having a good experience at the polls."
District 26 Sen. Nikki Setzler believes early voting would help with long lines at the polls.
Early voting, which South Carolina does not currently allow, permits any registered voter to cast a ballot before the election without excuse or justification. Absentee voting differs from early voting in that absentee voting is open only to those who meet certain qualifications for why they will not be present at their precinct on Election Day.
"Early voting would help tremendously," Holland said.
In other business Monday, every member of the legislative delegation was sworn into office: Smith, Massey, Young, Setzler, Taylor, House District 83 Rep. Bill Hixon, House District 82 Rep. Bill Clyburn, and newly-elected House District 81 Rep. Don Wells.
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what about this goal that Real scored against Marseille on Wednesday?
are Real clearly the best team in Europe at the moment?
I think the video is deleted I wanted to see the Goal, I wonder Youtube saying deleted by UEFA
ahhh don't like that Uefa deleting everything but it was a great goal that is for sure, but not the best team in Europe, at least not now. But with Mourinho in charge they can win the Champions League next season.
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Not only does winter bring snow and cold weather, but it also brings depression, mood swings and mental disorders. A new study was done that looked at and observed the search patterns of Google inquiries. Apparently, winter is a time where mental illnesses tend to increase. Who would have thought? We look forward to the summer not only for the sunshine, warmth, and the beach, but to bring positive thoughts and feelings.
The study appears in the May issue of The American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In both the United States and Australia, researchers found distinct seasonal patterns, high in winter and low in summer, in searches pertaining to anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, depression, suicide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia.
Searches related to eating disorders varied the most — 37 percent higher in winter than summer in the United States and 42 percent higher in Australia. The smallest variations were in searches related to anxiety: 7 percent and 15 percent more common in winter than summer in the United States and Australia, respectively. The variations persisted after the researchers controlled for seasonal differences in Internet use, mentions of the diseases in news articles and other factors.
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CCAB has today published the first comprehensive international study into financial reporting for not-for-profit organisations (NPOs).
The study, conducted for CCAB by academics from four prominent universities, and the first significant research of its kind, assessed the need and demand for stronger financial standards for NPOs internationally.
The research was based upon a literature review and survey which received over 600 responses from 179 countries across the world.
The study has shown that while a range of views is expressed, overall there is an appetite among NPOs for an international standard for financial reporting in the not-for-profit sector with 72% of respondents agreeing that it would be useful.
Speaking about today's study launch at the House of Commons, CCAB Chairman Anthony Harbinson said: 'The CCAB promotes the highest standards in financial transparency and governance. This is why we are proud to have led the profession with this report and demonstrated the need for consistent high quality reporting in this increasingly important area globally.'
Based upon the research, CCAB have called for more study into what is needed in this area and further consideration of what an international standard for financial reporting in the not-for-profit sector could look like. Further research should also consider whether an international standard could create consistent expectations from donors, so potentially reducing the costs for NPOs by avoiding duplication.
Responding to the study, Ian Carruthers, chair of the CCAB study and CIPFA's Director of Policy said: 'This report clearly demonstrates that there is desire for some kind of international standard for the not-for-profit sector, though further work is needed on what form this might take.'
'Strengthening transparency and accountability, while potentially reducing costs through consistency in reporting requirements would go a long way in supporting NPOs, donors and those they serve around the world.'
- You can find a copy of the full report, International financial reporting for the not-for-profit sector via the 'Related Links' section, left of this article.
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- The combined membership of the five CCAB bodies - ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS, CIPFA and Chartered Accountants Ireland - amounts to 245,000 professional accountants in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (354,000 worldwide), according to recent statistics from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). These significant numbers enable CCAB to speak with authority for the UK accountancy profession.
- The report, International financial reporting for the not-for-profit sector is a study commissioned by CCAB and published in February 2014.
- The international research team was led by Professor Gareth Morgan (Sheffield Hallam University, England) and Dr Louise Crawford (University of Dundee, Scotland), with further input from Dr Carolyn Cordery (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) and Dr Oonagh B Breen (University College Dublin, Ireland).
- The survey received responses from 605 people involved in financial reporting in the NPO sector from at least 179 countries.
- The responders came from a broad range of NPOs from small community based organisations through to large international NGOs.
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The 17-year-old is regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in the UK after bursting onto the scene with Celtic.
Chelsea snapped up Feruz from Celtic in September 2011 after he turned down a professional contract at Celtic Park and he is highly-regarded within the corridors of power at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are keen to tie down Feruz to a new long-term deal as they see him as one for the future, but the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, West Ham and Fulham are all monitoring his contract situation in West London.
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CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK —Eerie sights and sounds, ghost tales and scary movies are common and expected at this time of year. Chief Logan State Park will host the first ever Zombie-Fest on Sat. Oct. 27.
The Logan Empowerment Action and Development (LEAD) Community Organization is partnering with several local organizations to bring a fun, family-friendly event to Logan County. The event will include a zombie walk, a Thriller Dance Party, costume contest, live music, prizes and more. Zombies in costume will be walking around the park beginning at 2 p.m. Make up services will be provided beginning at noon for those who need help with "zombification."
Dance the "Thriller" dance at a dance party that begins at 3 p.m. Expert instructors will be on site to teach the awesome dance moves and a DJ will be providing just the right music to be "startin' somethin" zombie style on the dance floor. During the dance party, prizes will be awarded for the coolest zombies. Categories include Scariest Zombie, Funniest Zombie, Best Zombie Couple/Group, and Best Zombie Spawn (for children.) Judges will be roaming the crowd to find participants, so the walking dead need to be ready.
There will be live music at the amphitheater from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Proceeds from this event will help fill local food pantries for the holiday season, as well as provide shoes and toys for children in need this Christmas. LEAD Community Organization is proud to sponsor this event with great organizations, including the Logan County Autism Association, the Aracoma Story, the Hatfield-McCoy Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Logan County Commission.
Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the park, or at www.loganzombiefest.com.
ZombieFest Schedule:
- 12-2 p.m.: Registration & Makeup Services
- 2-3 p.m.: Zombie Walk Begins
- 3-5 p.m.: Thriller Dance Party & Costume Contest
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A county man faces drug charges after a traffic stop turned up marijuana and paraphernalia.
On August 31, at approx. 9 p.m., Deputy James Marzek, with the Pushmataha County Sheriff's Department, stopped a blue minivan at State Highway 2 and Lawson in Clayton.
During the stop, Marzek smelled alcohol and marijuana in the van and asked everyone to exit the vehicle. A passenger in the front seat, Roy Smith, had an open can of beer and a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette on the floor by his feet, according to reports filed in district court.
At approx. 9:30 p.m. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Clint Owens arrived on the scene and took custody of Smith after seeing that he was unsteady on his feet with slow, slurred speech, an odor of an alcohol beverage on his breath and a green tint on his tongue, consistent with recent marijuana use.
Owens also found a green cloth bag where Smith had been sitting. The bag contained a clear glass smoking pipe with a residue and the odor of burnt marijuana. Both the pipe and the residue field tested positive for marijauana.
Owens transported Smith to the Pushmataha County Jail, where he was booked for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication and transporting an open container of low-point beer.


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Cryptid, noun:
1. Any creature whose existence has been suggested but not proven scientifically. Term officially coined by cryptozoologist John E. Wall in 1983.
2. That thing that's getting ready to eat your head.
3. See also: "monster."
The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and when her work with the cryptid community took her to Manhattan, she thought she would finally be free to pursue competition-level dance in earnest. It didn't quite work out that way...
But now, with the snake cult that was killing virgins all over Manhattan finally taken care of, Verity is ready to settle down for some serious ballroom dancing - until her on-again, off-again, semi-boyfriend Dominic De Luca, a member of the monster-hunting Covenant of St. George, informs her that the Covenant is on their way to assess the city's readiness for a cryptid purge. With everything and everyone she loves on the line, there's no way Verity can take that lying down.
Alliances will be tested, allies will be questioned, lives will be lost, and the talking mice in Verity's apartment will immortalize everything as holy writ - assuming there's anyone left standing when all is said and done. It's a midnight blue-light special, and the sale of the day is on betrayal, deceit...and carnage.
©2013 Seanan McGuire (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
"Seanan McGuire rocks..."
I listen to a lot of urban fantasy, and having done so a lot of story lines grow old.
This series is refreshingly different in many ways. Not everything seems logical but it is not disturbingly so.
This second book after "Discount Armageddon" is even better - it has it all: lots of never heard of fantastical creatures with different abilities, suspense, action, fights, family, feelings and a bit of romance (which wasn't overdone) and of course a lovable heroine.
The story is highly entertaining and I kept listening without my thoughts wandering off.
I couldn't have wished for anything different in the narration. Refreshing and fitting.
Now I am hoping for a third book in the series in the not to far future.
As I think to be able to value reviews for oneself it would be good to know this listener's preferences, so some of my favorite UF authors are:
Kim Harrison (The Hollows)
Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels)
Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin)
Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock)
Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles)
Rachel Caine (Weather Warden)
Molly Harper
Charlaine Harris
and so on...
5 stars is i love and i will read agani and again. 1 is i hate and i never want to hear about it ever again. YES = :))) - NO= :'(
"Better than the first book"
The story was much better than the first book, narration was good as well, and I liked this bok way much more than the first one. You get to know the Price family more here and what enemies they have, and Verity shows how strong and smart she is.
If you liked the first one, you will like this one even more.
"I adore Seanan Macguire books!"
This is exactly what I expect from a Seanan Macguire book. Fun, thoughtful, funny and filled with well written action sequences.
The only thing I regret is that there's not more of it but then I pretty much expected that too.
If you like Ilona Andrews or Patricia Briggs you're going to love this.
In my opinion, a good story evokes emotion. It'll make me laugh, angry, or cry. But it can't just be words on a page. It has to do something
"Book 2 - Still Good"
I still enjoyed it. The mice are just adorable and I could see a spin-off there. But the main character is still great and I still could't guess how things would turn out. Thanks for being outside the box on your storyline and plot. I love that about this author and will definitely be waiting to buy another book.
"great follow up"
Yes, the series is really good and has a different twist
Vary vary, because she is an awesome kick as# lead female. Has a great sense of humor and is sexy.
Yes and no. Some parts did get a little slow.
"InCryptids Prevail!"
Not disappointed. Several story lines were tied up and the ending concluded with a sense of closure while still leaving an avenue for continuation if the author so desires. What I like the best about this story is how the InCryptids bonded together to defend their city thus showing that strength can come in numbers.
Would I recommend this series. Yes I would and if there is a third book, I would listen to it also. I think this is a good alternative to the Molly Harper books. While not as snarky and funny, they allow us to transition quite nicely. I for one always have a let down when I finish a series and have to go looking for another to to immerse myself. I needed a transition series after enjoying the Monster Hunters International, Jane Yellowrock, Cat and Bones, and the Circle Trilogy Series. Not to mention all of Molly Hunter's books.
"Thoroughly Entertaining"
I read the first book before the audiobook edition was published. I was reluctant to listen to book two, because I was afraid the narrator's performance wouldn't jive with my perceptions of the characters. The preview was enough for me to fork over the credit, and Emily Bauer's narration turned out to be fantastic.
This book is a fantastic addition to the InCryptid series. I never could get into Seanan McGuire's October Daye series, but Verity Price has turned me into a fan of her writing. It has just the right balance of action and romance to appeal to almost everyone and the supporting characters keep things fresh and thoroughly entertaining.
"Another Winner for Seanan McGuire"
I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this 2nd novel of the InCryptid Series, however, it pulled me in fairly quick and held me till the end. Although Verity goes through some extreme experiences in this book, the narrator's voice is so sweet and melodic that it sort of downplays the severity. I'm not saying that's good or bad, because otherwise she does a good job with the voices, it's just an observation. I look forward to reading more books as this series continues.
"Learning to love this series"
I already love the characters and world premise! Jump in splash around with the rest of us.... Carefully, please! Enjoy
"Great story marred by subpar narration"
The text is engaging, well-paced, and written with a wry sense of humor I find amusing and endearing. Major plot points are predictable (yes, of course those two will end up together, since all literary convention says they must; likewise, they will end up embroiled in misunderstandings and cross-purposes, because that's the trope-in-play) but to an extent that destroys dramatic tension or surprise. The fact that I made it to the second in the series despite the marred narration speaks highly of it; there's sharp competition for my audiobook budget.
The narration, on the other hand, is the reason I'm bothering to write a review.
The narrator's "voices" for each character are generally distinct and recognizable; however, many of the accents used are awkward and artificial-sounding, which ultimately detracts from the story.
Internal and external commentary by the main character are not distinguishable from each other, leaving me too often to wonder if Verity actually said that snarky/cruel/too-revealing thing out loud, or merely thought it. In a plot in which so much pivots on how much each side of a war knows about the other, waiting for other characters' replies to resolve my uncertainty doesn't work; did they not respond to that comment divulging secret information because it was merely something Verity thought, or did the other character simply conceal their reaction to avoid alerting her that she's given away something valuable?
Naturally, this confusion is amplified in a story in which some conversations take place telepathically and thus hidden from other characters in the same room. Did Verity say that out loud where Dominic could hear it, too, so that it goes on my list of "things Dominic could use against Verity if he turns against her", or did she say it mentally so only her cousin the telepath could hear and reply?
It only gets worse when the telepathic cousin sends Verity telepathic messages that Verity responds to verbally. These things are very distinct in the text, where italics are used as a clear visual cue to distinguish things said mentally. The use of a stage whisper (for example) in the narration would have the same effect.
While overall I didn't have to expend much mental energy trying to figure out who was talking, I did end up spending a considerable amount trying to sort out who could actually hear the speaker, something that bears more than usual significance in the plot.
The narrator needs to spend more time practicing certain words. As someone commented in a review of the first InCryptid book, her pronunciation of "Antimony" and "gorgon" are distracting. However, in this second book in the series, her inability to pronounce certain words would have left me utterly baffled if I hadn't had the Kindle text to refer to.
* "apothecary" became "apocethary" -- distracting but decipherable
* "psionic" became "pie-scenic" -- incomprehensible
* "grimoire" became "grimmery" -- confusing and mildly misleading, since "grammarie" is a word in its own right with a different meaning; however, "gramarye" does eventually lead back to the meaning "grimoire" if one is sufficiently familiar with archaic/genre terms.
These are uncommon enough words that their mispronunciation in a general-literature work might not be too awful, but in a genre and a story in which they refer to central concepts, it seems inexcusable not to have taken the time to learn to pronounce them properly. "He thinks he's pie-scenic" encountered in a Chuck Palahniuk novel would still convey "he's delusional" adequately, but listing "pie-scenic powers" as a thing one might have wards against in a fantasy novel does not help the listener understand how such wards might crucially affect the plot.
The narrator should realize that her own unfamiliarity with these words does not make them made-up words with no need for the reader to identify them; these words have real definitions and are used in certain genres -- including this one -- according to conventions and connotations that make them an informative part of the text. By treating them as made-up words that don't require accurate identification, the narrator is robbing the listener of the real information these words carry.
("Antimony" is still consistently "AAN-tee-MOW-nee" -- a correct US pronunciation -- instead of the British "AN-tih-muh-nee", which seems like a minor difference but really makes the name sound awkward. This one might be understandable as an attempted contrast with "antinomy" (antimony is a chemical element; antinomy is a paradox pronounced "an-TIN-oh-MEE") but the narrator's other bungled words lead me to doubt she put that much thought into choosing this less-melodic pronunciation. It's technically correct, but with all the words she pronounces badly or incorrectly, I wish she'd just extended the mangling another inch to using a proper but British pronunciation here.)
Additionally, words and entire lines of text are left out in the narration every couple of chapters, not as abridgments but as clear mistakes that sometimes gut a sentence of meaning. I suspected this was happening in the first book, but didn't have the text to check against. If I'm going to have to buy the text as well as the narration in order to find out what the author actually wrote, I might as well just buy the Kindle book and skip the audio version altogether.
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PHOENIX -- The just-concluded 2012 was the second-warmest year ever in the Valley.
The average temperature, factoring in the daytime highs and nighttime lows in Phoenix, was 76.7, nearly two degrees above normal, according to Mark O'Malley with the National Weather Service.
The warmest year on record was 1989, which saw an average temperature of 76.9.
"The past 10-15 years have been warmer and warmer in Phoenix and across Arizona. The trend is certainly there," O'Malley said. "There's a chance that each year is going to be in the top ten or twenty warmest years on record."
Some of the metro area's warmer temperatures can be traced to the heat island, O'Malley said. Asphalt and concrete absorb the daytime heat and slowly release it overnight.
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He said deputies David Little and Kevin Smith arrived at the Joycliff Road residence and found that Brittany Lynn Grizzle had suffered a gunshot wound. The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by EMTs.
Humphries said Grizzle was shot by her 27-year-old boyfriend, Waylon Earl Goodson. The captain said Goodson was brought to the sheriff's office for questioning regarding the shooting, and crime scene investigators went to the Joycliff Road residence to process the scene.
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A middle school football coach caught on camera screaming profanity at his players after they lost to Carvers Bay last week is no longer employed by the school district.
"The Rosemary Middle School coach whose conduct was reported in a recent Georgetown Times article has resigned from the District," district public information officer Ray White stated Tuesday. "The resignation followed the District's investigation into the incident. As previously stated, the District will not tolerate the mistreatment of students by District employees. This includes any conduct that is abusive, unprofessional or otherwise inappropriate."
Bryan Duensing was also the Andrews High School physical education teacher.
On Oct. 16, Rosemary's B-team traveled to Carvers Bay. After losing the game, the Rosemary players were on the bus returning home when Duensing's tirade took place.
One student on the bus turned on his cell phone's video camera right before the shouting by Duensing began.
In the video, given to the Georgetown Times by a concerned parent, some of what was being said was inaudible but several instances of profanity can be heard from the man doing the screaming.
Along with the profanity, Duensing is heard calling the team losers and promising to make sure many of them do not play football next year.
Reaction to the incident has been mainly against the actions of the coach.
After the story about the incident appeared in Friday's Georgetown Times, many people posted their thoughts on the newspaper's Facebook page.
Denise Myers says her son was on the bus.
"I am very upset to know that this coach … cursed at these young men [who] played a real good game," she wrote. "No child deserves to be talked to in that kind of way."
Jason McBee agreed.
"This was no little cussing. I think he has gone beyond any coach out there. Now if all coaches repeatedly call their players effing losers and threaten to personally see they never play again then we may need to reevaluate this whole coaching thing," he wrote.
There were others who defended Duensing.
"It's football not dance class. Deal with it or drop out," wrote Tammy Jones Port.
Eric Giles wrote "It's all a part of the game. We cursed before, during and after the game and nothing was said or nobody was harmed."
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MS 5003 Quantitative Methods for Business Analysis
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MAT 1033 and MS 1023, their equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Introduction to managerial decision analysis using quantitative and statistical tools. Course includes a general framework for structuring and analyzing decision problems. Some of the topics include decision theory, statistical techniques (such as analysis of variance, regression, nonparametric tests), introduction to linear programming, and introduction to time series. Uses applicable decision support software.
MS 5023 Decision Analysis and Production Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5003 or an equivalent.
Study of applications of quantitative approaches (such as mathematical programming, networks, stochastic processes, multicriteria analysis, and simulation) to business decision analysis. Emphasis is given to production management applications (such as resource allocation, scheduling, inventory control, capital budgeting) and the use of computerized decision support systems.
MS 5303 Topics in Decision Support Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Study of systems for supporting managerial and personal/professional decision processes. Topics include review of sample decision support systems, methodologies for identifying decision needs, exploration of analysis tools and related computer technologies and software, survey of expert systems and artificial intelligence applications, and hands-on building of systems.
MS 5323 Statistical Methods for Business Analysis
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5003 or an equivalent.
Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis. Typical topics include multiple regression, multiple analysis of variance, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, conjoint analysis, cluster analysis, and factor analysis. Emphasizes the use of computer statistical packages.
MS 5343 Logistics Systems Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Study of business logistics: the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the flow and storage of goods or services and related information from point of origin to point of consumption to achieve customer satisfaction. Focuses on the cost and value added to products or services by making them available in the desired condition when and where they are needed.
MS 5373 Simulation Analysis of Business Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Study of computer simulation techniques in the analysis of business decision situations. Currently available tools, including general purpose simulation languages, spreadsheets, and graphics programs, are explored. Applications from a wide spectrum of areas are discussed.
MS 5393 Topics in Production Operations Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Survey of the body of knowledge concerning the management of operations. Considers manufacturing and service principles. The course reviews a variety of topics necessary in the field of production and inventory management, including logistics and distribution processes.
MS 5413 Integrated Global Supply Chain Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Focuses on effective supply chain strategies for organizations that operate globally with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. Specifically, the course seeks to integrate different perspectives from the practices of marketing, logistics, and operations management. The course will introduce key tactics such as risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning, and information sharing. One of the key objectives is to understand the relationship between suppliers and customers.
MS 5423 Service Management and Operations
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Focuses on understanding the variety of service industries (both profit and nonprofit) and the growing importance of the service industry to the economy. In addition to the traditional topics of quality, customer satisfaction and value creation, topics include service encounters, service design and development, service productivity, and globalization of services. Tools and techniques for management service operations are also emphasized.
MS 5433 Effective Project Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Approaches project management from the perspective that the material is applicable to all disciplines and project types. It not only emphasizes individual project execution, but also provides a strategic perspective. It integrates the critical PMBoK elements in the context of cases and projects. The course examines the traditional concepts and techniques of project management for long-term development programs and short-term projects as well as introducing the innovative adaptive and extreme concepts.
MS 5453 Management and Control of Quality
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
An examination of the fundamental nature of quality assurance, its strategic importance in business and industry, and the economic impact of quality. Theoretical and management issues relating to quality problem solving are emphasized. The contribution of the leaders in modern quality management are discussed.
MS 5463 Lean Operations and Six Sigma
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Course provides an introduction to Six Sigma methodologies and is designed to present the fundamentals of Six Sigma and instill an understanding of what is required to build a sustainable Six Sigma structure. Lean tools, such as physical maps, time value, and Kanban are included as well as advanced Six Sigma statistical tools.
MS 5473 Logistics System Analysis
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The design and management of logistics systems for firms of varying size and differing supply and market conditions. This course relies upon heavy use of computer-assisted cases and problems to illustrate and integrate issues found in materials management and distribution organizations.
MS 5483 Operations Research Methods in Statistics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Theory and applications of mathematical programming techniques applied to statistical analysis. Mathematical topics such as linear, integer and quadratic programming theory and algorithms will be covered. Support vector machines as an application of quadratic programming will be introduced. Mathematical programming techniques for regression and classification analysis will be discussed. Simulation methods for jackknife and bootstrap estimation and/or stochastic analysis will also be covered.
MS 6943 Management Science Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 15 semester credit hours of graduate work, and consent of instructor. Internship must be approved in advance by the Internship Coordinator and the student's Graduate Advisor of Record.
Supervised full- or part-time off-campus work experience and training in management science. Individual conferences and written reports required.
MS 6953 Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the student's Graduate Advisor of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the degree.
MS 6971-3 Special Problems
(1-0, 2-0, 3-0) 1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the degree.
MS 6983 Master's Thesis
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Permission of the Graduate Advisor of Record and thesis director.
Thesis research and preparation. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours will apply to the Master's degree. Credit will be awarded upon completion of the thesis. Enrollment is required each term in which the thesis is in progress.
MS 7033 Applications in Causal Structural Modeling
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An advanced treatment of causal modeling, including reviews of path analysis, covariance algebra, creating path diagrams, and structural equations, LISREL notation and syntax, confirmatory factor analysis and its extensions.


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WILLIAMSON — In its final meeting of the year, the Williamson City Council discussed a variety of topics, including approving the hire of three new volunteer firefighters Thursday night.
Williamson Fire Chief Jerry Mounts approached the council, and recommended that they approve the hiring of three men to become volunteer, part-pay firefighters with the Williamson Fire Department.
Chase Maynard, 20, of Hatfield, Ky., one of the new hires, was present with the chief, and answered a few questions for the council before its decision was made approving the hire.
The other two firefighters approved for hire were Glen Earnest, 23, and Timothy Hatcher, 26.
"We're excited at the the fact that they're all three young men," Mayor Darrin McCormick said. "We're enthused about young people coming in who want to live here, have families here and be a part of the community."
The council, further into its meeting, also approved the appointment of two at-large members to the board of parks and recreation: County Commissioner John Mark Hubbard and Scott Poole.
Poole, as McCormick said, is "also another one of those young people we like to see.
The mayor also mentioned that the city would be sending out brief surveys with the next round of garbage bills regarding an option to recycle. He said that he would like the public's opinion on the matter, which could reduce the city's cost in handling garbage.
During the council's remarks near the end of the meeting, Councilwoman Connie Rockel said that she had re-faxed the numbers of non-functioning pole lights in the city and had been in contact with Bryan Webb, with the West Virginia Division of Highways. According to her, Webb said that he hoped that "he wouldn't have to hear from her after Jan. 31, 2013," meaning that all the lights should be operating normally by then.
Councilman York Smith mentioned during his remarks that he had been in contact with Delegate Justin Marcum regarding the sidewalk in East End, saying that it needed to get fixed.
"Until you ride in a wheelchair, like I have, you don't know how hard it is to get around," Smith said.
Smith said he believed that Marcum would help the town in fixing the sidewalk. He said that he planned to speak with State Sen. H. Truman Chafin and also call Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office about the sidewalk.
The councilman also sent thanks out to the DoH for fixing an issue with a drain on Seventh Avenue, saying that he appreciated the work they did.
Smith, in his closing, wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
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CONCORD, N.C. – The December 27-30 WKA Daytona KartWeek is rapidly approaching and we're now into the last week to pre-register for the marquee karting event, which boasts big national events for Manufacturers Cup 2-cycle sprint, enduro-style Road Racing and the Dirt World Championships on the quarter-mile Daytona International Speedway Flat Track.
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Pre-entries continue to roll in for each event. The largest of the three races looks to be the Dirt World Championships at the Flat Track, which last year hit over 800 entrants in one of the best-attended WKA national events in recent memory.
Dirt parking requests have surpassed last year's totals and the World Championships appears it will once again boast over 800 entrants. Officials are optimistic the numbers may be greater than last year's totals.
The Margay Sprint Championships will once again pit many of the country's best 2-cycle sprint racers and teams against one another at the Daytona Sprint Track, a course that is raced only once each year.
The new Parilla Junior class (TaG Junior) – open to Parilla Leopard and X30 power plants – has received good attention and entries already, and with the recent announcement that Arai Helmet and Butler Built have posted $500 to win Parilla Junior at each 2014 WKA Man Cup nationals, the WKA office has received a number of class entries the last several business days.
The senior version of Parilla – appropriately titled Parilla Senior – will pay $1,000 to the overall winner, posted by HYTORC of Texas, and it appears the class will be the best-attended senior division at this year's Sprint Championships. Many of the eastern half of the country's best TaG racers will be gunning for the $1,000 paycheck at this year's event.
One of the most historic and tradition-rich events WKA promotes is the Road Race Championships on the 3.56-mile DIS superspeedway road course. Pre-entry numbers for the Road Race Championships are strong, and it appears the turnout will be better than last year's, which is always a positive. The event has racers traveling from all over the country to compete on Daytona's high banks, including entrants from Oklahoma, Texas, California, and a host of teams coming down from New England and the Upper Midwest regions.
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Originally posted by Ozmodan
There is nothing odd about those three games still being around and highlight the article nicely. They are still around because of the emotional attachment players have to those original MMO's they cannot give it up, coupled with the fact they are good games. But It is this emotional attachment that make players compare every new game to their first love and it spoils their enjoyment of modern MMO's. Its the source of many arguments on MMORPG.com as a result of this comparison. In the real world if you compared every girlfriend/boyfriend to your first love and as a result you fail to have a new deep relationship it'd be considered irrational behavior but in game circles it is considered OK and normal by some.
The best example of this is SWG vets, ever since I've played MMO's and been around MMO boards I've seen these players pine, whine and reminisce constantly like it was "during the war..." they seem to find it hard to grieve for a lost one and it clouds their judgment on modern games. You need to either separate your emotions from a game or learn that nothing lasts forever and grieve the death of a beloved game or you'll be lost in world of nostalgia and cynicism which plagues modern gamers (ones online that is) and sets of many a circular debate about the quality of modern games and not just MMO's.
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Originally posted by cration
Vile Heretic!! ^^
Yes, it is "just a game". But its a matter of personal connection to many people. Given the insanity of much of the reality that many of us deal with on a daily basis, escape into a world that has rules that make sense, and allows us to deal with less complex problems is refreshing.
I started these games in UO. I have thousands upon thousands of screen shots from various games I've played over the years. Many of them remind me of people, and places, now gone. Many good times, that will remain in my memory, for a long, long time.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
The problem with "accepting MMO death" is that it is portrayed by the MMO industry and its media patsys like it is an inevitable reality of nature, like biological death.
But it's not. Every MMO that has ever been closed was done so as an act of will, not of necessity. You have plenty of online services, many of them free or near free, that easily cover their operating expenses because the technology to keep them afloat has become cheaper over time, not more expensive.
Technology is at the point that, if a publisher wants to keep a title alive, they could. You can't tell me that people who are as smart as these publishers claim to be can't find some way, either through licensing or maintenance, to keep these worlds alive. It has never been easier to do so, and we have examples of this all around internet gaming.
People make the choice to kill MMOs. It is not an act of nature. Nobody forced NCSoft to close down five MMOs any more than Funcom was forced to keep Anarchy Online open. It all boils down to whether it's important for the publisher to keep the games running; it all boils down to whether the publishers really care about the fans who invest good time and money into this hobby.
When you place time and money into something, it's only natural to get emotionally invested. And with greater emotional investment, you tend to put in more time and money. If this wasn't rational, natural, or exploitable, we wouldn't have an industry at all, since every MMO exploits this facet of human beings.
So when the games get canceled (and I want to stress canceled, because it was an active choice, unlike death, which is not a choice), it is only natural for people who have invested big time and big money into them to be upset. Indeed, I would be surprised if someone wasn't upset. Because it's one thing to accept a loss that was inevitable. It's another thing to accept a loss because the owner gets bored with you.
What is the best way for we, as MMO gamers, to handle the "lack of persistence" of persistent worlds? I would caution against vesting the titles with a "living" quality, to believe that "MMOs die," and "MMO death is part of a natural cycle of life and death." Vesting these games with that sort of poetic meaning only makes the games seem like something they aren't. These are not living things, they are works of human engineering that don't have to die; they are canceled because someone wants to take them away from you.
I would rather us see these games for what they are: things that are engineered to separate you from your money, not unlike a casino. The imagery and mechanisms they use to accomplish that end are powerful, and they prey on the people with low impulse control, addictive personalities, and a kind of futurist naiivete about the promise of this genre as a "virtual community" or a "utopian experiment."
When we feel hurt and anger when these things close, it is a sign that the producers and publishers accomplished their mission: they used us well, exploited us to the fullest, and are now laughing their way to the bank. But the best way to handle these feelings is not to "get over it" as if it never happened. That's like saying "thank you sir, may I have another?" after you get whacked upside the head.
The best way to handle it is not to "get over it," but to learn from it and not get taken for a ride next time, to get good and angry--real angry--at the way these producers think of you. Only then can we learn. Only then can this industry change.
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Originally posted by Thenextbigthing
Because it headed a section on emotional connection. Perhaps it's a game Victor enjoyed and signifies his point.
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Originally posted by Livnthedream
The flaw in this logic is that a DM is a part of a group of (ostensibly) friends who collaborate, so the campaign continues or does not by a sort of mutual consent. An MMO continues or does not by brutal corporate dictates, more often than not. At the recent PAXEast, you had a panel of six heavies in the game and MMO field say unanimously that there is no reason for an MMO to ever end.
Worse is the trend toward "always on" DRM, or whatever EA is calling it this week. I will not buy certain games, now, because I will suddenly be unable to play a single-player game while my ISP is working through its monthly midday network failure.
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I would definetly play an old mmo re-mastered to todays technology over a new mmo. Game manufactures say the old pay model is no longer accepted....that's just an excuse to make cheap free to play games. Real mmorpg's are hard work and a bigger risk.
Originally posted by Beatnik59
No different than your favorite TV show that just does not have the viewership to continue to produce new episodes. MMO's, no matter how much you want to whine and complain to the contrary, are extremely expensive when it comes to upkeep. Even discounting developing new content, support and server upkeep costs are not insignificant. When it comes to developing new content even a small team of 10 will run you upwards of $100,000 per month. Keeping a title on perpetual life support is a losing proposition, as your playerbase WILL eventually dwindle until you are either forced to run the game at a loss, or pull the plug anyway.
Originally posted by dwturducken
False. I have had 2 campaigns essentially cancelled on me, both for different reasons. One of them we got a last hurrah, but the conclusion was far from satisfactory.
Yeah, and that came off almost entirely as pr speak. I watched the panel, and was actually rather disappointed because instead of an honest look, I got 6 people in a veritable pissing contest trying to please the fans at all costs.
I for one would rather pay that as a small price versus some of the other alternatives that have been proposed. People look at EA pulling $1b revenue quarters and then bitch about EA being greedy without actually looking at how much of that is profit. Have you looked at just how much it costs to make a game? Even if 10% of that is actual profit, that is rather on the low side in comparison to many other markets when it comes to roi. As such its getting harder for some of these companies to come up with the investment capital required. This is why we see so many studios crumbling, and more and more companies turning to Kickstarter, even though it realistically provides fractions of the amount needed to create AAA titles.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
Originally posted by Livnthedream
Way different than a favorite TV show. A TV show is far, far more expensive to produce. TV shows don't disappear when the producer gets bored of them. They go into syndication. They are available on DVD. Nor are they kept afloat by the audience's cash; an audience that invests money in the things they want to enjoy. They are paid for through sponsorship money.
Now we can wax hypothetical about a situation where the costs to keep server access outweigh the revenue coming in. But, to my knowledge, there has never been an MMO that couldn't pay for server access with their given playerbase. We've got so many examples of small playerbase MMOs that are still running, you've got to believe that it's not that hard. After all, if the game is already mature, they already have a lot of content. It's because they don't want to pay for server access, because they don't want to make the games available, that the games close down.
Take any one of the games that closed down, you can maintain it and make a bit of money by offering a small service fee, or licensing. But they don't want to do that, because it isn't what they want, which is not always the same as what we want. They don't want us satisfied with the things we enjoy. They want us clamoring for the new all the time, because they can make more money that way.
This MMO business likes the power to determine what we should enjoy, when we should enjoy it, and why we should enjoy it. And when they are done with us, they have no compunction with throwing us out with the garbage, like the old used up junkies we are.
In the end, I really don't think it is a matter of ability to keep a game alive. It's more a matter of desire; they have to want to keep the games going. They have to be interested in creating a plan to keep the games going. Right now, they have no interest in this. So, since I don't want to throw good money after bad on producer promises, I'm not too interested in what they are "selling."
"...when it comes to pimping EVE I have little restraints."
"It's like they took a gun, put it to their nugget sack and pulled the trigger over and over again, each time telling us how great it was that they were shooting themselves in the balls."
Originally posted by Beatnik59
Not quite. Games generally have a much higher upfront cost, with a lower operating cost. This is a lot of the reason why even if a game is not doing well it will be held onto if the profit margin is there just to get that roi. Generally though tv/movie media is many times easier to make money on. For high profile shows for example its not unknown to sell 30 sec spots for upwards of $250k. Games just do not see those sorts of revenue numbers. That is also a large part of the reason why syndication rarely happens unless a significant number of episodes have been achieved, its just not worth it.
Not at all. Especially when you look at larger publishers. You keep as many games bundled together out of one center as possible, its many times cheaper to run it that way. While a game may be providing enough to cover its own operating costs, it must be balanced across what is needed by the company as a whole. ie Why spend $100k on new servers when you can retask them for another game that will make more money. But thats just the money side. Series get old and tired. Look at The Simpsons. Can you honestly say that it should still be running? How bout Supernatural? It most certainly should have ended with season 5. Running a series into the ground is generally seen as a rather large negative by the community itself. Though they generally complain about the producer/writer/creater "ruining" it instead of realizing that they are in fact there own worst enemy.
You need to watch less Alex Jones. Seriously. They are not out to piss in your Cheerios or to see just what they can concoct today to ruin the day of Joe Schmoe. You seemingly missing that the number one asked for thing when it comes to any mmo is "new/more content" means you must be blind and deaf. Not only is more content expensive, but not all creators are up to the task. Some authors for example only have one book in them. Continuing to create mediocre work just because a fanbase begs them to is folly. I really wish more creators actually worked similar to how the BBC does tv. They do a fairly large number of mini series that are absolutely brilliant. This idea that "more is better" is a fallacy that America in general needs to get over. Look at what Starz did with Torchwood and Miracle Day as another example. They went through the outline and added 4 episodes that did not need to be there. What should have been a great little mini series they turned into a full season that just dragged on forever, and in turn spoiled the flow something horrible.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
Originally posted by Livnthedream
They may not have been out to piss in my Cheerios, but there is an awfully pissy taste in my Cheerios, and Joe Schmoe's Cheerios, nevertheless.
Now if we open up a box of Cheerios and it tastes like piss, a good way to prevent eating piss in the future is to stop buying Cheerios. That's what a reasonable person would do.
But, apparently, in MMO land, if we eat pissy Cheerios, we ought to "get over it," "embrace the new" and go buy another box of Cheerios expecting things will be different this time around.
There will be some that say that the producer had to relieve himself in our Cheerios so he could give us a newer and better Cheerios that we should enjoy instead.
There will be others that say that the piss in our Cheerios was all in our minds; that somehow we 'wanted' pissy Cheerios, and we ought to have known that the Cheerios we were buying were piss flavored.
There are others who would say that the Cheerios tasted fine; that we just imagined the Cheerios tasted like piss, because the vast majority of people who ate the same Cheerios claim there was no piss.
But any way you slice it, when the Cheerios they serve us taste bad, like it does when someone closes down something we like and pay good money into, the people who are angry ought not to expect things will be better next time. They ought to learn and not make the same mistake that made them so miserable. They ought to refrain from getting into something until they have better assurances. Isn't that fair?
"...when it comes to pimping EVE I have little restraints."
"It's like they took a gun, put it to their nugget sack and pulled the trigger over and over again, each time telling us how great it was that they were shooting themselves in the balls."
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Originally posted by Beatnik59"Why don't corporations take us and our 'emotional investment' more seriously?" questions the op.
The answer provided, outlined, in the first couple of pages of responses.
As a parent, do you take tantrums seriously?
Originally posted by Beatnik59
When you have unrealistic expectations of course everything is going to taste like piss. Do you eat every meal expecting it to be the best thing you have every eaten? Why do you expect every game to be THE game? [mod edit]
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Originally posted by Leiloni
You have valid points, but for the people who actually enjoy developing an attachment to a community, which was the whole point of these games to begin with, the loss of that community shouldn't just be written off and pushed aside as if it wasn't important. That seems to be the sticking point for a lot of people; it's not so much the fact that games, even MMOs eventually end, its the how and why that usually prove to be the biggest sources of anger and frustration. Too often the people who decide to cancel these games do so without considering the side effects created by the loss of community, and create far more ill will than is necessary because of it. Games can and will die, but that doesn't mean that one can't show respect to the dying, or soon to be dead, game and it's remaining fan base.
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Another thing to consider is that games are not like TV in that games require the player to actively participate, making some kind of attachment much more likely even for the most casual game. It's less of a problem with the current generation of MMOs than the older ones due to the fact that current ones limit true interactivity, and thus attachment, in ways that the older ones never did, but even with the current ones, active participation is still necessary. Any time you have active participation, the level of loss felt is going to increase. A TV show being cancelled is disappointing, but in most cases, the viewers don't lose much of themselves in the process. Games being cancelled are very different in that in order to really get the most from them, interactivity, active choice, and some kind of attachment are required. It doesn't have to be deep mourning level of attachment, but it does usually have to be more than "Oh well, what else is out there?" and promptly forget about it which is a far too common of a response today. Whether this is the fault of the games themselves, their players, or both is beyond my full understanding, but it disturbs me that so many seem to treat an interactive medium the same way they do tv, which is a completely different type of entertainment.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
Originally posted by Livnthedream
I don't think I expect anything unreasonable. I want to enjoy the things I like. I want to pay for the things I like. I want to keep the things I buy. It's what everybody else does. Why can't I have that too?
See, it's kind of the reason normal people think MMO players are nuts. I ask my friends, "Why don't you buy this game I'm playing?" They say, "what happens when the makers get sick of it?"
And, you know, I don't know how to answer that one. Because they are right to ask the question, and right to be concerned about it. They don't have to wonder about "what happens if the makers get sick of it" in other things. They are in control of their own pleasure and they are free to enjoy the things they want.
Instead of trying to justify why myself and my non-MMO playing friends shouldn't expect more, why can't we figure out ways where we can get more? I mean, these wireheads in tech industries fancy themselves good at solving problems. Why can't they fix this one?
"...when it comes to pimping EVE I have little restraints."
"It's like they took a gun, put it to their nugget sack and pulled the trigger over and over again, each time telling us how great it was that they were shooting themselves in the balls."
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Originally posted by danwest58
So, which publisher do you work for?
By your rationale, Chess players should have stopped playing Chess a long time ago. Do you really think that all of those people who still play UO are doing it just to stand in the way of publishers who want to churn out more MMOburgers? Maybe they're playing it because they enjoy playing it. Maybe they're playing it because it's a fun game to them. This is exactly why, 15 years later, I still have a UO account. And this is also exactly why, 9 years later, [mod edit] I couldn't give a crap less whether some profiteering goon has a problem with where I'm spending my money.
I'm not your freakin' cattle, I've got my own mind, and wherever that mind does line up with your agenda, I assure you, it's strictly a coincidence. Publish better games, stop crunch-timing your studios, give me more quality, and that'll happen more often. Until then, suck it up, or stop sucking so bad, year after year. Maybe if ya'll could do something RIGHT, I wouldn't still turn to old games like UO [mod edit], year after year. It's not my fault you're not getting my money for most of your next generation garbage.
(Edit: Why does MMORPG.com hate paragraphs?)
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Originally posted by Captain-Electric.
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Thank you very much for this write-up.
That article on Massively bugged me in much the same way it did you. I neither agreed with it nor felt it was even something that should have been printed.
I imagine that there are many gamers these days that have never formed any legitimate bond to a specific game. Such is the nature of online gaming recently I suppose.
For those of us that have had very strong bonds to a game that was taken offline, it's not a good experience - at all. It's not okay. Yes, we have to deal with it. No, there's nothing we can do about it. But that neither makes it easy or okay.
Anyway, thank you for this latest iteration of your column. You stated pretty much what I was feeling about that article. And I don't work in the gaming industry (though I wish that I did!).
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I've had two games shut down on me and it sucks. [mod edit]
And that's the problem, all this legal BS about a dead game. If these companies are shutting the doors anyway why don't they make the server software available to the fans? What are they losing? If they're shutting down and stopping taking cash then why can't they give the thing away to the people who want to keep playing it?
I can't understand why MMO companies that close a game down don't do this. Mark Jacobs has already declared that if CU folds he'll make the server software available to the community. This is a great move (one I hope he never has to live up to) and it's one that should be applauded. If only some other publishers would be so generous. Yeah I'm looking at you SOE and EA.
Personally, I think Mike Foster is so full of shit that his eyes have turned brown.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
Originally posted by Livnthedream
Not "everything" tastes like piss to me. Only the business model that the industry and industry apologists like you seem to want to ram down my throat.
People who see things your way had their chance to convince me, and they failed. So now I'm doing what a reasonable person should do and vote with my wallet. Why throw money at this industry when it refuses to give me what I want?
When people take away the things I buy and enjoy, I don't like it. It's something that even a five year old can understand and most people can understand. You may not care. But my gripe is a whole lot more understandable to people outside this whole MMORPG echo chamber we've built here.
Then you ask me to give you "links" to my friends and other "normal people." My normal people don't waste time posting their opinions on MMORPGs on the web for the convenience of trolls. But, since you asked, one of the people is a buddy of mine at the university. He's no stranger to computers and online fun. He crunches statistics for a living, and I remember trying to get him in to Star Wars Galaxies back in the day when it was new. He was originally intrigued, but then he saw that there was an online component, he said "What happens when nobody shows? I've got enough problems already."
The second guy was a high school dropout doing odd jobs. Now he's no stranger to games either. He plays Counterstrike, FPS, Diablo and so on. I talked to him recently after CoH closed, and I was feeling rather bad about it. I tried explaining to him what went on, why it had to close, what it was all about and so on. "Dude, that's a pretty stupid game to get into," he said. "What good is throwing all that money into subs, costumes and loot if they are just going to close down?"
The third was my mother. When I came back over the summer, I played CoH at my house. Back in the fall, when I was feeling low, she said, "You should go play that game you were so into." I said, "Can't. It's too hard to log back in." She said "Why not? Don't you like it any more?" And I said "It's too damn hard to go back...they are shutting it down in November."
She got angry. "Didn't your brother buy that for you in 2005? What do you mean it's 'shutting down'?" I explained to her for about five minutes why something my brother bought at the store could "shut down." When I have to take that long to explain to a reasonable, honest person like my mother how this industry works, that in itself is a good indication that there's a problem with it. But then she said "You're a damn fool for throwing so much money into that game then, looking at how you feel now." And you know what? She's right.
She also quite Frontierville soon after that exchange.
We're all "damn fools" for throwing so much money and effort into these things. But what's even more foolish, to me at least, is why it is so important for people like you to not want something better? Why is it so damn important for you and people like you to polish this turd? We ought to expect better.
See, it ain't that controversial to understand that when a publisher does what it wants, when it wants, and for whatever reason it wants, your investment is in danger. And that's not just investment in a money sense. It's also investment in a time sense and an emotional sense.
I guess you can come back and say, "Then all this shows is that you ought not to invest so much time, money and attachment to MMOs." Which is smart advice, but if everybody followed that advice, the games would go bust even faster, since nobody would feel any need to throw money at them.
Again, whether you think the service cancelation issue is a problem or not is immaterial. It's a problem for many, and if you don't believe me, use your eyes and look at this thread. Myself, I'd just rather play something better, wait for something better and wait for something more secure.
What's wrong with that?
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