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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the North Carolina section of the American Chemical Society have teamed up once again to present Chemistry Day on Saturday, October 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum, located in downtown Raleigh at the corner of Jones and Salisbury streets. All of the Chemistry Day activities will take place on the first floor of the Museum. Free. This year's theme is "Chemistry: Our Health, Our Future."
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Join us for an incredible, unbelievable story told the untamed way … and shown in intriguing 2-D … when "Robot Monster" launches an attack on common sense at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, October 7 at 7pm. Free.
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Join us for a visual tour of the places in the world most affected by climate change, from the poles to mountains and our cities, when explorer and photojournalist Gary Braasch presents "Climate Change Now: A Photographer Explores the World of Global Warming" at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh on Monday, October 3, 7pm. Free.
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Take A Child Outside Week, a national initiative spearheaded by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, kicks off Saturday, September 24 and runs through Friday, September 30.
BugFest Critter Cook-off to feature the culinary stylings of local chefs from the Angus Barn and SonoSeptember 13, 2011 - 8:00am
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' annual BugFest Critter Cook-off, the official start to BugFest 2011, kicks off on Friday, September 16 at 11 a.m. in the Treasures Hall of the Museum. This Iron-Chef style media preview has been a crowd pleaser for more than ten years. Chef Jim Long, Executive Sous Chef at the Angus Barn will compete against Chef Michael Lee, Executive Chef of Sono Japanese Restaurant for the title of BugFest Critter Cook-off Champion 2011!
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Genghis Khan: The Exhibition explores the arc of Khan's dramatic life — from illiterate, tormented child to the millennium's greatest ruler, coupled with the rise of an unparalleled empire of freedom and innovation which he created.
August 29, 2011 - 4:08pm
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences presents bite-sized chunks of natural history interpreted by Museum educators. Topics so far include carpenter bees, Cochineal insects, and woodpecker tongues.
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An international team of researchers, including Museum herpetologist Bryan Stuart, has completed the first major survey in Asia of a deadly fungus that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians worldwide.
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Whether they're hiding in the corners of our homes, spinning a web or descending upon us on a single thread of silk, spiders are undeniably fascinating which is why they're the theme bug for this year's BugFest—the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' biggest event of the year and the largest, one-day, bug-centric event of its kind in the country.


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The Town of Summerville has partnered with Google to provide free Wi-Fi internet in the historic downtown area. The service is already live and available for public use.
Town government, community members and Google officials will gather to announce the news to the public and kick-off the service next week on Oct. 1 in the Town Hall courtyard at 2:30 p.m.
Residents, businesses and visitors alike will be able to access the service. Seven nodes, or access points, have been placed throughout the historic area and will provide coverage on Main Street, West Luke Avenue, Richardson Avenue and East 2nd South Street.
The service was made possible through a grant from Google, Mayor Bill Collins wrote in his column in the Journal Scene this week. The $32,254 grant includes the cost of the wireless hardware, maintenance and customer support for the first year, according to the FAQ document the Town released on its website.
The agreement will provide free Wi-Fi for three years. According to the document, the purpose of the grant was to "attract visitors, nurture businesses and promote the Lowcountry knowledge economy."
Google has also supported free Wi-Fi in other Lowcountry locations over the past few years such as Goose Creek and Charleston's Marion Square and Waterfront Park. The projects are a part of the company's larger nationwide campaign to bring free Wi-Fi to public places.
More information on the service is available through the website www.SummervilleFreeWiFi.com.
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I applaud the efforts of the sign makers and agree that the moose warning signs are a great idea. They are an important reminder to slow down to protect both humans and wildlife. However, where the heck does Ms. Stratton-Appleton get off accusing all of Boston?
Did she see a car with MA plates drive off with the sign? Unless she did, that's quite a leap. Who knows?...maybe it was someone from Boston, or New York, or New Jersey -- or any of the other states that people drive up from to spend their time and money in the Mad River Valley.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
The Patriots (2-2) moved the ball, but the Gators (4-0) made too many big plays and capitalized on two Fort turnovers.
Goose Creek Fullback Evan McField scored on runs of 49 and 7 yards. Gator QB Dantez Bennamon scored on scampers covering 57 and 64 yards. He also completed 7 of 9 pass attempts for approximately 75 yards.
"We don't have a dominant defense, but some guys stepped up tonight and did a good job," Goose Creek coach Chuck Reedy said. "Offensively, we went into the game with the idea of running a lot of option and all those big plays basically came off the option. It was a good win. Fort Dorchester is a good football team so we are glad to get this one behind us."
Matt Murray was the workhorse for Fort Dorchester. He led all rushers with 164 yards and scored two TDs. Patriot QB Kobe Garrett rushed for 100 yards and two TDs and passed for approximately 90 yards.
Fort Dorchester only trailed by a score (28-21) entering the final quarter.
"We made some mistakes," Fort Dorchester coach Steve LaPrad said. "Obviously we didn't play good enough defense to win but we hung in there. We are not a bad ball club, but we have to stop making some of those stupid mistakes. … It was kind of like the Stratford game, I thought we were right there in it."
The Patriots drove 63 yards to score on a Murray run on their opening drive to take the lead. They then held the Gators to a sole yard on their opening drive.
But Goose Creek scored on its next four possessions. Bennamon scored on runs of 57 and 64 yards while McField and tailback Caleb Kinlaw scored on runs of 49 and 46, respectively, to give the Gators a 28-7 lead.
The Patriots didn't quit.
With 3:53 remaining in the first half, Fort Dorchester drove 69 yards to score. Garrett capped the drive by rushing for 2 yards and then diving another yard to stretch the tip of the ball across the goal line for a TD with no time remaining.
Goose Creek's first possession of the second half was stopped by a fourth-down-and-5 Patriot stand.
Fort Dorchester then drove 68 yards to score and cut the lead to 7. Garrett had the big play on the drive, breaking a pair of tackles on his way to a 9-yard TD run halfway through the third quarter.
But the fourth quarter belonged to the Gators. Goose Creek sustained two long drives and took a 42-21 lead off TD runs by McField and Darin McNeil.
Fort Dorchester responded by driving 71 yards and scoring on a 25-yard run by Murray. But Goose Creek needed only one play to cap the scoring with a 57-yard TD run by Tyrik Johnson on first down.
Fort Dorchester 7 7 7 7—28
Goose Creek 7 21 0 21—49
Fort Dorchester — Matt Murray 2 run (Riley Rozanski kick)
Goose Creek — Dantez Bennamon 57 run (Alex Jacobus kick)
Goose Creek — Evan McField 49 run (Jacobus kick)
Goose Creek — Bennamon 64 run (Jacobus kick)
Goose Creek — Caleb Kinlaw 46 run (Jacobus kick)
Fort Dorchester — Kobe Garrett 3 run (Rozanski kick)
Fort Dorchester — Kobe Garrett 9 run (Rozanski kick)
Goose Creek — McField 7 run (run failed)
Goose Creek — Darin McNeil 15 run (Dijon Profit pass from Bennamon)
Fort Dorchester — Murray 25 run (Rozanksi kick)
Goose Creek — Tyrik Johnson 57 run (Jacobus kick)
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If it flies, you'll find it in Dayton. The city is proud of its aviation legacy (the Wright brothers built and flew their first planes while living in Dayton). Whether you want to fly in a replica of the world's first mass-produced plane (the Wright "B" Flyer) or just learn how the brothers came up with their innovative designs, the city's Aviation Trail obliges. The trail can be a little overwhelming for first-time visitors, which is why the Wright Cycle Company Complex—which includes the Dayton Aviation Trail Visitor Center, housed in the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center—should be your first stop.
This site, part of of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, features helpful park rangers, interactive displays, like a huge propeller that moves at the push of a button, and historical re-creations, including the room the brothers used during their brief stint as newspaper owners, complete with an antique printing press. The compact museum offers a window into the Wright brothers' childhood and attempts to explain how these two passionate men successfully built and flew the world's first airplanes without the benefit of a college education. A room on the second floor features a quirky museum devoted to parachute regalia and history. Next door is the Wright Cycle Company, where the brothers ran one of their many bicycle shops. View these displays for their historical perspective, then head out to see the many original and replica Wright brothers planes—and other aviation exhibits—across the city.


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I am constantly told, in the comments section of various blogs, that my appeals to the rank immorality of the richest country in the world having so many people who are unable to obtain health care are a mark of my deep lack of seriousness and inability to understand economics. But at some point, I can't keep trying to look beyond these needlessly suffering people. If there is any such thing as human morality, certainly it must condemn a system where so many, surrounded by such affluence, have no ability to arrange routine medical care. What kind of a situation do we require before we feel we can foot this bill? People hate this argument, but the fact that we spend so many untold billions in Iraq while not having the money to expand S-CHIP takes me beyond any kind of partisan or political anger and leaves me with real, heart-deep despair. If not this society, who? If not now, when? This is the sort of thing that gets me labeled self-righteous or a martyr, which is another way to say that I believe in right and wrong and am unafraid to name one or another. At what point do all appeals to efficiency and capitalist ideals melt away in the face of so much hardship?
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It must be obvious to you why someone with different policy preferences would be frustrated by your heart-deep-despair-based advocacy. National health insurance will have some good consequences and some bad consequences (and I guess some other consequences also). You aren't saying that examination of those consequences should melt away in the face of great hardship, are you?
- July 27, 2008 at 1:47 AM
- Freddie said...
That's precisely what I'm saying.
- July 27, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- jens said...
So many people who are unable to obtain health care?
There is NOBODY in this country unable to obtain SOME kind of health care. Anybody found bleeding in the street is going to be treated.
There are plenty of people without health insurance, and plenty of people who cannot afford the kind of health care they might WANT.
- July 27, 2008 at 1:19 PM
- Joseph F. said...
"Anybody found bleeding in the street is going to be treated."
...and then sent on their way with a pile of medical bills, maybe. And that's if they're not just kept in the waiting room until they're too far gone to treat.
- July 27, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I don't think you mean it, Freddie. Things aren't so bad that they couldn't be made worse, even by you with your empathy, even against Jens without any.
- July 27, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Is it clear that I wasn't trying to make fun, of either you or Jens?
- July 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM
- Freddie said...
I know you aren't making fun.
My politics is a politics that is totally enmeshed in my morality. Many people see this as illegitimate and they're perfectly entitled to do so. I also recognize that this kind of thinking can make constructive dialogue difficult. But I don't know any other way to construct a meaningful political identity. And disagreement is only that, after all, disagreement.
- July 27, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- testcase said...
try and get care for cancer without insurance.
- July 28, 2008 at 12:17 AM
- Parmenides said...
The question isn't wethor something is efficient but why efficiency should be taken as the sum total of good.
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WASHINGTON Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media.
What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every settlement, withdrew every soldier, evacuated every Jew, leaving nothing and no one behind. Except for the greenhouses in which the settlers had grown fruit and flowers for export. These were left intact to help Gazas economy only to be trashed when the Palestinians took over.
Israel then declared its border with Gaza to be an international frontier, meaning that it renounced any claim to the territory and considered it an independent entity. In effect, Israel had created the first Palestinian state ever, something never granted by fellow Muslims neither the Ottoman Turks nor the Egyptians who brutally occupied Gaza for two decades before being driven out by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Israel wanted nothing more than to live in peace with this independent Palestinian entity. After all, the world had incessantly demanded that Israel give up land for peace.
It gave the land. It got no peace.
The Gaza Palestinians did not reciprocate. They voted in Hamas, who then took over in a military putsch and turned their newly freed Palestine into an armed camp from which to war against Israel. It has been war ever since.
Interrupted by the occasional truce, to be sure. But for Hamas a truce hudna is simply a tactic for building strength for the next round. It is never meant to be enduring, never meant to offer peace.
But why, given that there is no occupation of Gaza anymore? Because Hamas considers all of Israel occupied, illegitimate, a cancer, a crime against humanity, to quote the leaders of Iran, Hamas chief patron and arms supplier. Hamas objective, openly declared, is to liberate i.e. destroy Tel Aviv and the rest of pre-1967 Israel. Indeed, it is Hamas raison dêtre.
Hamas first killed Jews with campaigns of suicide bombings. After Israel built a nearly impenetrable fence, it went to rockets fired indiscriminately at civilians in populated areas.
What did Hamas hope to gain from this latest round of fighting, which it started with a barrage of about 150 rockets into Israel? To formally translate Hamas recent strategic gains into a new, more favorable status quo with Israel. It works like this:
Hamas new strength comes from two sources. First, its new rocketry, especially the Fajr-5, smuggled in from Iran, that can now reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, putting 50 percent of Israels population under its guns.
Second, Hamas has gained strategic strength from changes in the regional environment. It has acquired the patronage and protection of important Middle Eastern states as a result of the Arab Spring and the Islamist reversal in Turkey.
For 60 years, non-Arab Turkey had been a reliable ally of Israel. The vicious turnaround instituted by its Islamist prime minister, Recep Erdogan, reached its apogee on Monday when he called Israel a terrorist state.
Egypt is now run by Hamas own mother organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is simply the Palestinian wing. And the emir of Qatar recently visited Gaza, leaving behind a promise of a cool $400 million.
Hamas objective was to guarantee no further attacks on its leaders or on its weaponry, launch sites and other terror and rocket infrastructure. And the lifting of Israels military blockade, which would allow a flood of new and even more deadly weapons. In other words, immunity and inviolability during which time Hamas could build unmolested its arsenal of missiles until it is ready to restart the war on more favorable Yet another hudna, this one brokered and guaranteed by Egypt and Turkey, regional powers Israel has to be careful not to offend. A respite for rebuilding, until Hamas Gaza becomes Hezbollah South, counterpart to the terror group to Israels north, with 50,000 Iranian- and Syrian-supplied rockets that effectively deter any Israeli pre-emptive attack.
With the declaration of a cease-fire on Nov. 21, Israel seems to have successfully resisted these demands, although there may be some cosmetic changes to the embargo. Which means that in any future fighting, Israel will retain the upper hand.
Israel has once again succeeded in defending itself. But, yet again, only until the next round, which, as the night follows the day, will come. Hamas will see to that.
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Originally posted by Psychow
The problem is we are not hacking and slashing, we are kiting and dying and browsing the ah.
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Originally posted by Banaghran
Well speaking to your original list of things games "don't" need:
If I pay $60 it doesn't matter who it goes to, a well-known developer or a newbie, if the game is fun for a full month it's certainly worth it. Now obviously in the back of every player's mind (whether they realize it or not) they're keeping tabs on how long each game lasts and (assuming they build up enough association between the game and the developer name, which not every player does) they're going to judge their next game purchase decision based on how much fun they had. So again, there's risk to Blizzard's reputation by releasing a game which didn't last years and years, but at face value the game is still better than 80-90% of what gets released.
Certainly with my two comments you originally replied to (both enrage timers and inferno's difficulty being good for the game) D3 would have certainly been worse off without them.
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Originally posted by xdemonhunter
Just think it's funny how you acknowledge how long it took to make the game and then you add the pithi comment of making a 'quick' buck.
I hope you see the irony there :)
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"Pablo Picasso said art is a lie that tells the truth."
What the hell does Blizzard CARE about the "end game" of Diablo 3?
They don't give a crap!
All of you who bought it, bought their game! Thats it! Done! They got their money!
Originally posted by helthros
Yep. And if you let the credits roll and you see the countless number of people, world wide, who put their heart and soul into creating this game just to have some entitled teenager say "played it 10 minutes and uninstalled"...it just breaks my heart.
Originally posted by helthros
Just because it was in development for a long time does not mean they worked on it the entire time. It went through several iterations. Ideas were scrapped and newer ones were fleshed out. It was probably put on hold a few times as well before announcing they were working on it officially.
I'd say "quick buck" isn't the correct term. More like making money for the sake of making money. Not being the by product of making a good product.
The state of D3 is messy and still unfinished feature wise. Look at what was promised and what is still not implemented. If nothing else, it shows that Blizzard may not look at D3 as an mmo, but they produce and implement it like one. As in, launch it now and patch in the rest later.
In my opinion, they are one step from their next evolution. Launching games with features later added a la carte with a cost for each. Enforced via always online design/account flags to enable.
Originally posted by Axehilt
And again you are evading into generics.
As for the 60$, thanks for agreeing with me :)
Where do you get the certainty that they would be worse off? I have my example, d2, which was pretty good off without them.
It is quite sad that only your last sentence was to the point at hand, the rest being <random lemon> is good because it is a car and other cars have the similar features, like wheels, windows, steering wheel...
Flame on!
Enrage timers are not a challenge. They are the same as putting a count down timer on the boss to despawn/reset. The only purpose they exist for is a gear/dps check. They add no new dynamic to how you defeat the encounter, just the time you are allowed to do so in.
Originally posted by Banaghran
D3 pursued a loftier goal than typical singleplayer RPGs: longer playtime. In order to accomplish this, it couldn't use the same old "play it once: you're done" mechanics typical SRPGs use. So it used mechanics typically only found in MMORPGs.
Enrage timers is one new mechanic previously only found in MMORPGs like WOW. It helps draw a hard and obvious line between mobs you're geared for and those you aren't, which is important (but inevitably not sufficient in D3's case) to prevent a game from being purely about defensive/healing builds and slowly widdling down any mob.
The same "longer playtime" goal drives survivability's importance, although in this case it's actually because mechanics like enrage aren't strong enough that survivability is a stronger playstyle than it should be, relative to the other playstyles. Although the requirements of a baseline amount of survivability gear is simply part of the goal of creating a game with longer playtime.
And again, the same "longer playtime" goal drives progression's importance. Instead of ending at the end of the story (as most other SRPGs do), the game tries to remain interesting longer than that. Progresison is a big part of that. Again, it inevitably isn't sufficient for D3, but it's clearly the goal. Working against this goal are things like (a) the frequency with which you have to repeat the storyline and (b) the lack of randomness to playthroughs, and a lot of other little things. But those mistakes are the failures, not the emphasis on progression.
See? Ask specific questions: get specific answers. Funny how that works.
D2 wasn't that great off without these elements. In fact there was basically no reason to play any character past level 35 or so because it became a rather shallow gear grind beyond that point and your character's playstyle was essentially locked (which was both an advantage and a disadvantage, given that the rigid progression system was also the reason that I rolled a lot of alts in that game.)
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Originally posted by Axehilt
"D3 pursued a loftier goal", do you actually read what you write? Oh look, there is the 35 again, do you actually remember anything else about d2? :)
We are not discussing goals, we are discussing the way they were pursuing them, which was the cheapest and most simple possible way, road blocking. That you yourself are a developer and you see no other way to achieve longevity, and heck, you dont even SEE the longevity that was achieved in the past by different means is disappointing, but not really suprising.
I recently watched a video by kripparrian, where he talked about making a more lasting endgame, and while i applaud the effort, all he was suggesting was the old excel sheet programmers solution "lets let players grind another 5% of power, now for 400% of time", so a solution that will sell just the illusion of having something to do, but have no gameplay impact, a lazy programmers solution, just implement something that will have no impact, so we dont have to balance it.
You have all become products of the system.
Lets agree to disagree, peace out.
Flame on!
Originally posted by Banaghran
Yeah, we're discussing the way they pursued a goal.
Although I don't quite understand where you feel I'm saying their way is the only way to pursue that goal. Of course there are other ways to pursue a goal. But when you talk about someone who used a car to get to a destination, you don't sandbag the conversation by discussing how they could've used an airplane instead -- they're at the destination, they reached the goal, what does it matter?
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Originally posted by Axehilt
Well, have they reached the goal? I really think we dont even agree on that one (or the state they have arrived in :) ), see the 60$ part.
However it does not help if you dismiss the plane off the bat by saying "planes never worked", like you are dismissing d2, or most other design/challenge/game system philosophies by claiming that they were never good and successful in a history-rewriting fashion, or them being bad design together with claiming that "the game would be much worse off".
That is why i have the feeling that you take this approach the devs used (in d3 and wow) as the only valid one.
Flame on!
Originally posted by Banaghran
They didn't reach the goal, on account of a few specific mistakes which could be improved upon.
But instead of focusing on fixing those particular mistakes you seem to be taking the "they should just completely redesign the game to be more like D2" angle, which obviously wouldn't be a good idea in D3's current state.
That simply wasn't the route they chose. I haven't said anything remotely like "planes never worked", I'm simply trying to explain to you that they took a car and they're not going to completely change the game at this point.
If you're on a road trip and get a flat, it's completely useless to say "fuck we should've taken a plane". Instead you fix the flat and keep driving. Both travel methods get you to your destination, but once you've chosen one method you stick with it and deal with the associated problems.
In this case D3 just needs to fix the flat; moaning about how they should've taken a plane doesn't help them at all.
Several pieces of D3 could be made more D2-like, and those were covered pretty well in my first post of the thread. But you fixated on a couple rather irrelevant portions of that post of mine (enrages and hard inferno) which really aren't the game's major problems at all.
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Originally posted by Axehilt
So now you change your position from "that would not work" to "we cannot completely change the game", fair enough. (But one still has to point out your usual dismissal, the claim that "enrage timers and hard inferno are not the games main problems")
This is another thing we disagree on, i personally do not think a simple tweak here and there will help. Honestly, if they got a flat tire because they chose to drive trough the scrap yard, with the prospect to find more tire piercing pieces of metal on the way, it is their problem.
The main issues people have with the game is stupid difficulty, bland gear system and systemic annoyances (lifesteal/proc chances, unavoidable avoidable hits, story persistence, maps too small and not enough random, and so on).
They cannot change the stupid difficulty, because at this point they would alienate their hardcore audience, which is all they have left (since i am a pessimist and this wild assumption suits my argument :) ), or very close to that, discounting uber casuals.
They cannot change the gear system without complety overhauling things like the blacksmith, drop the tiered crafting mats rubbish, to really be a item sink, or something similarly complex (like, you know, giving you really wow boss guaranteed loot), in any case it would complicate the ah part of the game, which they seem to care much about. Anything less complex will just shift the overall gear level up and the player will just reach the "i have nothing to do, all the interesting gear is astronomically rare to drop and too expensive to buy" point a few days or weeks later. I want this point to be MONTHS away, is that so much to ask for?
They cannot change the annoyances because they have said they dont want to.
So quite frankly i DO prefer saying "they should have made this like d2", because in my opinion the game is too far away from something truly enjoyable.
Flame on!
Originally posted by Banaghran
Still no clue where you got the idea I've ever claimed there was only one direction D3 could go.
Difficulty wasn't really a problem, at least not the way you describe. Later challenge is the only thing keeping the game a game. If it was super easy all the way through, it would've died out even faster. Difficulty was a problem for the opposite reason: being forced to play too-easy gameplay to reach a real challenge (as my original post pointed out.)
Difficulty is something they actually could fix. Add a slider for controlling basic mob stats (damage, hp, movement) which also ramps up rewards as it increases (+magicFind, +goldFind, +XP.) It'd be simple and allow everyone to find the exact challenge they want.
They could absolutely improve the gear system, and I imagine that's one of the ways an expansion will take things forward. Crafting could be made viable, but it'd be a bit of work. You wouldn't need to have things be gauranteed, just to ramp up the power of crafted items (like the current endgame recipes, except have that recipe power exist in early game too.)
Heck, an extremely simple way to make crafting viable, important, and engage players a long time would be to let players invest mats into improving existing items' affix strength.
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Well, Diablo 3 is a pretty good game in my opinion. I had fun playing it and would recommend it to fans of the previous, but it's not without flaws. My primary issue with Diablo 3 is that Blizzard continues to nerf the enjoyment out of the game with every patch.
Are people finding alternatives to Elite enemies for gear farming? Remove them!
Is magic find working properly and increasing drop rate? Nerf the sucka and put cap on it!
Is this ability making gameplay fun and fast paced? Halve the ability and throw a 5 minute cooldown on it!
Basically, I guess they're just trying to keep it competitive and e-sport like or whatever, but it really seems like they are just driving it into the ground with every patch.
Will Diablo 3 change anything related to other games? No, not really. The sales were great because of the Diablo name, but the game itself was met with much criticism and the revolutionary real money auction house was met with more complaints than anything. I'm eager to see how Torchlight 2 stands in comparison.
Originally posted by Axehilt
Dont you think that the green stuff contradicts itself? Moreover you are again evading, i didnt say the should be no challenge, and challenge is even optimizing your time and hunting items that make you kill stuff faster, not just items that ENABLE you to kill stuff, there is no need to be dense and hadle this like it is somehow binary too easy and too difficult, choose one.
Both your suggestions kinda require lots of work and lots of overhaul (noone will craft a lv 20 item with 10str and 0.5% crit rating and there is no way blizz wil take the status quo and make it medium, it will be the hard setting, killing off the last remnants of item finding), and the stat improvement specifically has the drawback, that it would tempt blizz to tamper with the chances for specific affixes as to keep the best items rare.
Way too many doctrines to balance around, due to the choice of direction.
Yes i am a pessimist.
Flame on!
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Given Diablo 3's massive sales we can probably expect a lot more of this stuff rather than less.
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Originally posted by Axxar
Indeed. When you consider an industry that only looks at sales numbers instead of feedback and fall off trends, it's an absolute. Especially in a down gaming market, every sale is under a spotlight. That's why it's been said time and time again. Vote with your wallet and wait and see. Stop pre ordering on hype.


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And while Bailey has shown flashes of brilliance on defense, her ability to swing the bat helped her earn the scholarship.
"Just from what I've seen, I expect her in some form to be hitting either as the DP (designated player) or as an outfielder," he said. "She may not be in the field to start with, but she will definitely be hitting for them."
Bailey has the intangibles that will help at the college level, Varnum said.
"She's a good team player," he said. "She's been a part of a couple of district championships and I'm really depending on her to hit the ball for us this year."
Bailey will need to work on her fielding and throwing to become a complete player; she also must keep swinging the bat as often as possible, Varnum said.
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Wolves goaltender Peter Mannino (3-1) stopped all 28 shots he faced to collect his second shutout in four games this postseason. Each of the last three games in the series have been shutout decisions, with the Wolves collecting a 3-0 victory in Game 2 and Milwaukee (1-3) earning a 6-0 shutout in Game 3.
"It was a grind," said Wolves Head Coach Don Lever. "Both teams tried to play a mistake-free game. I like the way we responded and showed our character."
Chicago (3-1) broke a scoreless tie with the only tally of the game, 14 minutes into the second period when right wing Spencer Machacek spun around and flung a backhanded shot from the right face-off circle to beat Milwaukee goaltender Mark Dekanich.
Dekanich (1-3) posted 24 saves on 25 shots for the Admirals.
The Wolves will look to close out the series when they host Game 5 at the Allstate Arena on Wed., April 21 at 7 p.m.
Chicago 0 1 0 -- 1
Milwaukee 0 0 0 -- 0
First Period---None. Penalties---Thuresson, Milwaukee (tripping), 10:26; Oystrick, Chicago (cross-checking), 19:00.
Second Period---1, Chicago, Machacek 2 (unassisted), 14:00. Penalties---Sipotz, Chicago (tripping), 1:43; Crabb, Chicago (holding), 5:12.
Third Period---None. Penalties---Stapleton, Chicago (holding the stick), 1:56; Guite, Milwaukee (holding the stick), 10:37.
Shots on goal---Chicago: 14-7-4--25. Milwaukee: 9-12-7--28. Power plays---Chicago: 0-2. Milwaukee: 0-4. Goalies--Chicago, Mannino (28-28). Milwaukee, Dekanich (24-25). A---2,882. Referee---Terry Koharski. Linesmen---Brian Oliver and Judson Ritter.


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American handmade boho print jumpsuit, featuring surplice halter neck, drawstring cinch waist, and bell bottom legs. Lightweight and effortless. V back to waistband.
*By Novella Royale
*The fabric from each piece is hand cut from recycled fabric, making each piece limited and unique. Reduce. Re-use. Recycle.
*By Novella Royale
*The fabric from each piece is hand cut from recycled fabric, making each piece limited and unique. Reduce. Re-use. Recycle.
*100% Recycled Fabric
*Hand Wash Cold
*Handmade in the USA
*Hand Wash Cold
*Handmade in the USA
Measurements for Small:Waist (relaxed): 30 in = 76 1/4 cm
Rise: 12 in = 30 1/2 cm
Inseam: 31 1/2 in = 80 cm
Rated 4.1 out of 5Â by 14 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5Â by WendyLA Amazing, just two things This is an incredible piece and when I wore it, I had girls stopping me on the street to ask about it. Two things: 1) FP usually runs big in my experience. This piece runs small. I got my usual XS (I'm 5'6" around 100-102 lbs) and it fit perfectly, but with absolutely no wiggle room to spare. So be careful if you are between sizes. 2) I choose to wear this without a bra or bandeau. I am pretty small-chested, so that's fine and well. But beware: It lays great when you are STANDING UP, but when you SIT DOWN you get some serious gapping and you kind of flash a bit more than you intended. I may have some snaps sewn in just so I can sit down :) 5.16.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by LuluFPUV I love it, but it's tiny! The idea of this jumpsuit is great! I love the pattern. However, be aware it is at least a size too small. I wear a size small or a 4. I fit in 26-27 and I couldn't get this over my butt to even try on! I'm surprised FP hasn't made a note of this on the description considering there have been other items by novella royale that run small. I'm sending it back for a M. Also it's actually very thin fabric...almost see through. But I couldn't see it on myself in fear of ripping it apart. I don't even have a big bottom! I love it for summer and will keep it but gave it a 4 because of the quality for the price( sheer fabric), not to mention the sizing issue. 3.14.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by meggenzi Great Jumpsuit! My boyfriend bought this for my birthday gift and I Love it! however, I'm 5'4 112 lbs, and ordered a size large. I have a petite frame with the exception that i have hips and big behind. The Large fits my thighs and legs perfectly. I plan on visiting my seamstress because the top is ginormous as well as 12 feet too long. Finding jumpsuits has always been hard for me because of my proportions, this one fits great but just needs some tailoring. I definitely suggest sizing up, way up! i'm usually a size 4/small. 7.16.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by wolfiestrutt Perfect summer festival piece! I have tried on many jumpsuits through the years and could never get them to work for me, but I kept trying anyway - and I'm glad I did because this one was finally cut in a way that flatters my figure! After reading previous reviews I ordered a size larger than I normally wear (I'm 5'5'" 110 lbs, usually wear a S or a 4) and the M fit nicely - I couldn't imagine it being any smaller and still being comfortable, so I agree that it runs a size too small. I purchased the lighter color one and didn't find it to be too see through to get away with simple light colored underwear underneath. I could get away with wearing this without a bra, but I am large chested and tied properly it provided enough coverage as long as you don't mind a plunging neckline - I found that it added a sexy edge! I also tried it with the galloon lace halter bra and that worked perfectly as well if you like the safety of having something underneath for extra coverage. (If you prefer even more coverage the smocked seamless crop top works nicely underneath as well.) It is pretty long - to the point where I will have to wear heels with it or have it altered a few inches. Love it so much I ordered the other color! 6.14.2013
Rated 3 out of 5Â by halle runs so small this romper is beautiful but unfortunately it runs ten sizes too small. its definitely meant for someone with a shorter torso. i am usually a L in fp clothes so i tried on a large and i could get the bottom portion on, even though it was skin tight, and then the top did not really reach over my upper torso. the fabric is stiff cotton, theres not much stretch at all. its beautiful but size up, and curvy ladies beware! 4.21.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by edieperez Gorgeous and so original! I ordered this because I am in love with the Janis Bells on the Novella Royale site and this appeared to have a similar silhouette. The fabric is actually not the stretchy fabric used in the NR pusher pants and floral stripe bells sold through Free People. It is a lightweight cotton and has a much shorter inseam. This was great news for me as I usually have to hem NR bells about 8 inches. I ordered a small and the length is perfect ( I am 5'3"). It IS snug over the hips when putting it on as there is no zipper to allow more room. I have a pretty straight shape and could manage to pull it up, but there isn't much room. If you are curvy, probably order one size up. If you have long legs consider sizing up also as it could ride up in front like any jumpsuit. NOTE: It is very low cut in front, more than I am comfortable wearing, so I had a small snap sewed into the bust and it will be perfect for summer. 3.19.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by BurlingtonBoho Amazing piece Lovin this jumpsuit by Novella Royale. At this point if you know anything about the brand or have read the reviews, it is obvious that this runs on the smaller side. I am usually a size 26 and have the XS. I didn't find it as painfully teeny as some other girls on here, but am also pretty petite so that may have something to do with it. I love that this baby makes me look like I have hips (something that I lack), so maybe that's why I am not totally opposed to the snug fit ;) Also, please be aware that IMO the bottom portion of the jumpsuit is the only part that is snug. I would say the top is TTS. Also, I completely disagree with another reviewer that said that this is see through. Mine is not see through at all. Maybe the jumpsuit she received was faulty, but transparency couldn't be less of an issue for me. 6.15.2014
Rated 4 out of 5Â by valaki waiting for summer I got my eye on this 70's style overall a long time and I just recenty desided to buy it. I read all the reviews and sized up. I usualy wear xs, I am very petite, 1,62m, 47 kg and very small framed. I ordered the s and it fits just fine, it has some room in the hip area and in the bust but if it was smaller i think I would have problems trying to sit on a chair... The fabric is perfect for summer, all cotton, no elastic whatsoever (like a thin bedsheet). Now waiting for warmer days... 3.10.2014
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Julie F. CooperFebruary 08,2013
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Julie Fairchild Cooper, 76, of Rutland, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born April 24, 1936, in Rutland, the daughter of William Warren and Christine Marguerite (Germond) Fairchild.
She graduated in 1957 from the Krouse School of Music of Syracuse University.
Mrs. Cooper was educated as a teacher and employed by various boards of education. She also worked as a machinist in the General Electric Aircraft Engine Group.
She was a member of Grace Congregational United Church of Christ, the ham radio-(KB1APN) Green Mountain Wireless Club and Wireless Women of Vermont.
She enjoyed volunteer work at her church, the Community Cupboard, and as a teacher at Rutland Correctional Facility.
Survivors include a brother, William Fairchild of Schenectady, N.Y., nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Cooper was predeceased by her husband, Peter I. Cooper, in 2010.
The memorial service will be held at a later date. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Congregational United Church of Christ, 8 Court St., Rutland, VT 05701; or Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT 05763.
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The student reviews the depth and extent of experience gained, and in so doing creates a coherent body of work expressive of the student's insights and skills. At the end of the senior year the student is expected to produce a show of his or her work.
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Court documents say police used a cooperating individual to set up an initial drug buy in August from a man they knew only as Country, according to the Brattleboro Reformer. He was later identified as the 33-year-old Anderson.
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- Lentiviral vectors (LVs) are potent gene transfer vehicles frequently applied in research and recently also in clinical trials. Retargeting LV entry to cell types of interest is a key issue to improve gene transfer safety and efficacy. Recently, we have developed a targeting method for LVs by incorporating engineered measles virus (MV) glycoproteins, the hemagglutinin (H), responsible for receptor recognition, and the fusion protein into their envelope. The H protein displays a single-chain antibody (scFv) specific for the target receptor and is ablated for recognition of the MV receptors CD46 and SLAM by point mutations in its ectodomain. A potential hindrance to systemic administration in humans is pre-existing MV-specific immunity due to vaccination or natural infection. We compared transduction of targeting vectors and non-targeting vectors pseudotyped with MV glycoproteins unmodified in their ectodomains (MV-LV) in presence of α-MV antibody-positive human plasma. At plasma dilution 1:160 MV-LV was almost completely neutralized, whereas targeting vectors showed relative transduction efficiencies from 60% to 90%. Furthermore, at plasma dilution 1:80 an at least 4-times higher multiplicity of infection (MOI) of MV-LV had to be applied to obtain similar transduction efficiencies as with targeting vectors. Also when the vectors were normalized to their p24 values, targeting vectors showed partial protection against α-MV antibodies in human plasma. Furthermore, the monoclonal neutralizing antibody K71 with a putative epitope close to the receptor binding sites of H, did not neutralize the targeting vectors, but did neutralize MV-LV. The observed escape from neutralization may be due to the point mutations in the H ectodomain that might have destroyed antibody binding sites. Furthermore, scFv mediated cell entry via the target receptor may proceed in presence of α-MV antibodies interfering with entry via the natural MV receptors. These results are promising for in vivo applications of targeting vectors in humans.


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According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
Officers have obtained warrants for breach of trust with fraudulent intent for a Williston woman who is accused of stealing from a cash register at the Richland Avenue store at which she works. The woman allegedly took more than $1,200 from her register between June 2 and June 22.
A 19-year-old North Augusta woman was detained for shoplifting on Friday after she allegedly tried to steal $190 in merchandise from a store on Whiskey Road by concealing the items in her purse.
An unknown man entered a convenience store on York Street on Saturday and took two cases of beer without paying.
Two tractors were reported missing from Citizens Park on Saturday.
An Aiken man was detained on a drug warrant from Chesterfield after Aiken officers stopped him on Dougherty Road for a seat belt violation.
Burglaries were reported at two buildings on Kershaw Street on Saturday. The owners reported that the doors were forced open, but nothing appeared to be missing.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Cody Lane on Saturday. The owner reported a handgun and sunglasses missing from the vehicle, which was unlocked.
An additional vehicle break-in was reported on Hollow Tree Drive on Sunday. The owner reported that the vehicle was unlocked and nothing was missing.
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
A four-wheeler was reported missing from a home on Howlandville Road in Warrenville on Sunday.
A burglary was reported at a home on Hill Street in North Augusta on Sunday. The owner reported a phone and a bottle of vodka missing.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Green Acres Park Lane in Warrenville on Saturday. The owner reported a camera missing from the vehicle, which was unlocked.
An additional vehicle break-in was reported on L&L Lane in Aiken on Sunday. The owner reported a GPS and a laptop missing.
A vehicle was reported stolen from Stillwater Road in Windsor on Sunday.
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