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People make up a huge proportion of operating costs, and many CEOs claim that employees are the company's most important asset. Yet most companies omit human capital altogether or include a limited number of people-related issues when they identify, assess, prioritize and treat company-wide risks through Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)!
New research from The Conference Board investigates the current state of human capital risk management in U.S., European and Asia-Pacific-based companies. Human capital outranks many other kinds of risk based on its potential business impact, yet less than one third of companies say they assess and manage human capital risk effectively. The study's findings point to a few critical factors that set these companies apart.
The research also finds a significant disconnect between Human Resources and Enterprise Risk Management. The two corporate functions that ought to have a common interest in human capital risk have strikingly different views about its impact and management.
Guests will explore how companies are beginning to frame the key questions:
• Where should the responsibility for human capital risk management reside?
• What can Human Resources and Enterprise Risk Management each contribute to a more effective approach to human capital risk?
• What are the critical success factors?
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Andrew Wallace
Andrew Wallace is an Executive Director at UBS, the global financial services firm. He works in Human Resources in New York, where he is responsible for strategic workforce planning within the Recruitment function, a role he has held since 2... Full Bio
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Olivier Balmat is Head Group Risk Management and responsible for the Enterprise Risk Management within Syngenta. This includes the regular review and reporting of the Group Risk Profile to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, as wel... Full Bio
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Ellen Hexter is senior advisor, enterprise risk management at The Conference Board. She has served on the faculty of The Conference Board Directors' Institute and worked with boards to provide director training in risk management practices a... Full Bio
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Dr. Mary Young leads The Conference Board's program of research on Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP). Trained in organizational behavior and organizational development, she has studied strategic workforce planning's emergence an... Full Bio


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- Meeting Abstract : 27. Deutscher Krebskongress. Berlin, 22.-26.03.2006. Docetaxel, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide (TAC) is considered today as one treatment option for patients with node-positive primary breast cancer. However, treatment is associated with anaemia grade 1-4 (2-4) in up to 95% (36%) of patients. We prospectively investigated the use of a primary prophylaxis with Darbepoetin alfa once every 3 weeks in 35 patients receiving six to eight cycles of TAC as neoadjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Darbepoetin treatment started on day 1 of a TAC cycle if haemoglobin (Hb) was ≤ 14.0 g/dl. Dosage was adapted to 9 µg/kg if Hb was ≤ 13.0 g/dl on day 21 of the previous cycle, to 4.5 µg/kg if Hb was between 13.0 and 14.0 g/dl and was discontinued if Hb increased to ≥ 14 g/dl. The primary aim was to prevent Hb levels ≤ 12 g/dl before surgery. During 112 (50.2%) and 93 (41.7%) of 223 cycles, 4.5 µg/kg and 9 µg/kg Darbepoetin were given, respectively. Dosage was decreased from 9 to 4.5 µg/kg in 21 (60%) patients and 28 (12.4%) cycles. Treatment was discontinued due to Hb > 14.0 g/dl in 12 (34.3%) patients and 13 (5.4%) cycles. Hb level on day 21 of the last cycle was ≤ 12.0 g/dl in 4 (11.4%) patients. Eighteen (51.4%) patients during 36 (16.1%) cycles showed Hb levels ≤ 12 g/dl throughout treatment. No NCI-CTC grade 2 to 4 anaemia was observed. Symptoms of fatigue (FACT-AN) decreased slightly throughout treatment. Anaemia during TAC chemotherapy can be avoided by a single injection of Darbepoetin alfa every 3 weeks.
- Tumor inhibition by genomically integrated inducible RNAi-cassettes (2006)
- RNA interference (RNAi) has emerged as a powerful tool to induce loss-of-function phenotypes by post-transcriptional silencing of gene expression. In this study we wondered whether inducible RNAi-cassettes integrated into cellular DNA possess the power to trigger neoplastic growth. For this purpose inducible RNAi vectors containing tetracycline (Tet)-responsive derivatives of the H1 promoter for the conditional expression of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) were used to target human polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), which is overexpressed in a broad spectrum of human tumors. In the absence of doxycycline (Dox) HeLa clones expressing TetR, that carry the RNAi-cassette stably integrated, exhibited no significant alteration in Plk1 expression levels. In contrast, exposure to Dox led to marked downregulation of Plk1 mRNA to 3% and Plk1 protein to 14% in cell culture compared to mismatch shRNA/Plk1-expressing cells. As a result of Plk1 depletion cell proliferation decreased to 17%. Furthermore, for harnessing RNAi for silencing disease-related genes in vivo we transplanted inducible RNAi-HeLa cells onto nude mice. After administration of Dox knockdown of Plk1 expression was observed correlating to a significant inhibition of tumor growth. Taken together, our data revealed that genomically integrated RNAi-elements are suitable to hamper tumor growth by conditional expression of shRNA.
- Phase I clinical study of the recombinant antibody toxin scFv(FRP5)-ETA specific for the ErbB2/HER2 receptor in patients with advanced solid malignomas (2005)
- Introduction: ScFv(FRP5)-ETA is a recombinant antibody toxin with binding specificity for ErbB2 (HER2). It consists of an N-terminal single-chain antibody fragment (scFv), genetically linked to truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin A (ETA). Potent antitumoral activity of scFv(FRP5)-ETA against ErbB2-overexpressing tumor cells was previously demonstrated in vitro and in animal models. Here we report the first systemic application of scFv(FRP5)-ETA in human cancer patients. Methods: We have performed a phase I dose-finding study, with the objective to assess the maximum tolerated dose and the dose-limiting toxicity of intravenously injected scFv(FRP5)-ETA. Eighteen patients suffering from ErbB2-expressing metastatic breast cancers, prostate cancers, head and neck cancer, non small cell lung cancer, or transitional cell carcinoma were treated. Dose levels of 2, 4, 10, 12.5, and 20 μg/kg scFv(FRP5)-ETA were administered as five daily infusions each for two consecutive weeks. Results: No hematologic, renal, and/or cardiovascular toxicities were noted in any of the patients treated. However, transient elevation of liver enzymes was observed, and considered dose limiting, in one of six patients at the maximum tolerated dose of 12.5 μg/kg, and in two of three patients at 20 μg/kg. Fifteen minutes after injection, peak concentrations of more than 100 ng/ml scFv(FRP5)-ETA were obtained at a dose of 10 μg/kg, indicating that predicted therapeutic levels of the recombinant protein can be applied without inducing toxic side effects. Induction of antibodies against scFv(FRP5)-ETA was observed 8 days after initiation of therapy in 13 patients investigated, but only in five of these patients could neutralizing activity be detected. Two patients showed stable disease and in three patients clinical signs of activity in terms of signs and symptoms were observed (all treated at doses ≥ 10 μg/kg). Disease progression occurred in 11 of the patients. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that systemic therapy with scFv(FRP5)-ETA can be safely administered up to a maximum tolerated dose of 12.5 μg/kg in patients with ErbB2-expressing tumors, justifying further clinical development.
- Targeting cyclin B1 inhibits proliferation and sensitizes breast cancer cells to taxol (2008)
- Background Cyclin B1, the regulatory subunit of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1), is essential for the transition from G2 phase to mitosis. Cyclin B1 is very often found to be overexpressed in primary breast and cervical cancer cells as well as in cancer cell lines. Its expression is correlated with the malignancy of gynecological cancers. Methods In order to explore cyclin B1 as a potential target for gynecological cancer therapy, we studied the effect of small interfering RNA (siRNA) on different gynecological cancer cell lines by monitoring their proliferation rate, cell cycle profile, protein expression and activity, apoptosis induction and colony formation. Tumor formation in vivo was examined using mouse xenograft models. Results Downregulation of cyclin B1 inhibited proliferation of several breast and cervical cancer cell lines including MCF-7, BT-474, SK-BR-3, MDA-MB-231 and HeLa. After combining cyclin B1 siRNA with taxol, we observed an increased apoptotic rate accompanied by an enhanced antiproliferative effect in breast cancer cells. Furthermore, control HeLa cells were progressively growing, whereas the tumor growth of HeLa cells pre-treated with cyclin B1 siRNA was strongly inhibited in nude mice, indicating that cyclin B1 is indispensable for tumor growth in vivo. Conclusion Our data support the notion of cyclin B1 being essential for survival and proliferation of gynecological cancer cells. Concordantly, knockdown of cyclin B1 inhibits proliferation in vitro as well as in vivo. Moreover, targeting cyclin B1 sensitizes breast cancer cells to taxol, suggesting that specific cyclin B1 targeting is an attractive strategy for the combination with conventionally used agents in gynecological cancer therapy.
- Identification of biology-based breast cancer types with distinct predictive and prognostic features : role of steroid hormone and HER2 receptor expression in patients treated with neoadjuvant anthracycline/taxane-based chemotherapy (2009)
- Introduction: Reliable predictive and prognostic markers for routine diagnostic purposes are needed for breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We evaluated protein biomarkers in a cohort of 116 participants of the GeparDuo study on anthracycline/taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for operable breast cancer to test for associations with pathological complete response (pCR) and disease-free survival (DFS). Particularly, we evaluated if interactions between hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression might lead to a different clinical behavior of HR+/HER2+ coexpressing and HR+/HER2- tumors and whether subgroups of triple negative tumors might be identified by the help of Ki67 labeling index, cytokeratin 5/6 (CK5/6), as well as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and Y-box binding protein 1 (YB-1) expression. Methods: Expression analysis was performed using immunohistochemistry and silver-enhanced in situ hybridization on tissue microarrays (TMAs) of pretherapeutic core biopsies. Results: pCR rates were significantly different between the biology-based tumor types (P = 0.044) with HR+/HER2+ and HR-/HER2- tumors having higher pCR rates than HR+/HER2-tumors. Ki67 labeling index, confirmed as significant predictor of pCR in the whole cohort (P = 0.001), identified HR-/HER- (triple negative) carcinomas with a higher chance for a pCR (P = 0.006). Biology-based tumor type (P = 0.046 for HR+/HER2+vs. HR+/HER2-), Ki67 labeling index (P = 0.028), and treatment arm (P = 0.036) were independent predictors of pCR in a multivariate model. DFS was different in the biology-based tumor types (P < 0.0001) with HR+/HER2- and HR+/HER2+ tumors having the best prognosis and HR-/HER2+ tumors showing the worst outcome. Biology-based tumor type was an independent prognostic factor for DFS in multivariate analysis (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Our data demonstrate that a biology-based breast cancer classification using estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR), and HER2 bears independent predictive and prognostic potential. The HR+/HER2+ coexpressing carcinomas emerged as a group of tumors with a good response rate to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a favorable prognosis. HR+/HER2- tumors had a good prognosis irrespective of a pCR, whereas patients with HR-/HER- and HR-/HER+ tumors, especially if they had not achieved a pCR, had an unfavorable prognosis and are in need of additional treatment options. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00793377
- Brustkrebs: Auf dem Weg zu einer personalisierten Therapie : molekulare Subtypen und "Wirtsfaktoren" entscheiden über Prognose und Therapie-Erfolg (2010)
- Brustkrebs ist die häufigste Krebserkrankung und Todesursache bei Frauen. Die Forschung der letzten Jahrzehnte hat gezeigt, dass es sich dabei nicht um eine einzelne, immer gleich verlaufende Erkrankung handelt. Vielmehr geht man heute davon aus, dass Brustkrebs eine heterogene Erkrankung mit verschiedenen Subtypen darstellt. Sie lassen sich klinisch und molekular deutlich von einander unterscheiden. Wichtiges Ziel der modernen Forschung und ihrer Methoden ist daher die Entwicklung einer individuellen Therapie für jede einzelne Patientin.
- Brustkrebs: Informierte Frauen haben weniger Angst und bessere Chancen (2003)
- Die Frankfurter Universitätsklinik hat mit der Eröffnung des interdisziplinären Brustkrebszentrums 1997 im Rhein-Main-Gebiet neue Maßstäbe bei der Behandlung von Brustkrebs gesetzt. Ziel ist es, die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Abläufe in der Brustkrebsbehandlung zu optimieren sowie die ökonomischen und fachlichen Ressourcen besser zu nutzen. Doch eine gute Therapie ist nur ein Werkzeug bei der Bekämpfung der seit Jahren zunehmenden Brustkrebserkrankungen. Nach Kaufmanns Ansicht ist es wichtig, "zweigleisig zu fahren: Früherkennungsmaßnahmen tragen dazu bei, Tumoren früh zu erkennen. Darüber hinaus gilt es, durch mehr Information mehr Körper- und Gesundheitsbewusstsein zu entwickeln. Denn wer gut informiert ist, hat die besseren Chancen."
- Homogeneous datasets of triple negative breast cancers enable the identification of novel prognostic and predictive signatures (2011)
- Background: Current prognostic gene signatures for breast cancer mainly reflect proliferation status and have limited value in triple-negative (TNBC) cancers. The identification of prognostic signatures from TNBC cohorts was limited in the past due to small sample sizes. Methodology/Principal Findings: We assembled all currently publically available TNBC gene expression datasets generated on Affymetrix gene chips. Inter-laboratory variation was minimized by filtering methods for both samples and genes. Supervised analysis was performed to identify prognostic signatures from 394 cases which were subsequently tested on an independent validation cohort (n = 261 cases). Conclusions/Significance: Using two distinct false discovery rate thresholds, 25% and <3.5%, a larger (n = 264 probesets) and a smaller (n = 26 probesets) prognostic gene sets were identified and used as prognostic predictors. Most of these genes were positively associated with poor prognosis and correlated to metagenes for inflammation and angiogenesis. No correlation to other previously published prognostic signatures (recurrence score, genomic grade index, 70-gene signature, wound response signature, 7-gene immune response module, stroma derived prognostic predictor, and a medullary like signature) was observed. In multivariate analyses in the validation cohort the two signatures showed hazard ratios of 4.03 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71–9.48; P = 0.001) and 4.08 (95% CI 1.79–9.28; P = 0.001), respectively. The 10-year event-free survival was 70% for the good risk and 20% for the high risk group. The 26-gene signatures had modest predictive value (AUC = 0.588) to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, however, the combination of a B-cell metagene with the prognostic signatures increased its response predictive value. We identified a 264-gene prognostic signature for TNBC which is unrelated to previously known prognostic signatures.
- A clinically relevant gene signature in triple negative and basal-like breast cancer (2011)
- INTRODUCTION: Current prognostic gene expression profiles for breast cancer mainly reflect proliferation status and are most useful in ER-positive cancers. Triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) are clinically heterogeneous and prognostic markers and biology-based therapies are needed to better treat this disease. METHODS: We assembled Affymetrix gene expression data for 579 TNBC and performed unsupervised analysis to define metagenes that distinguish molecular subsets within TNBC. We used n = 394 cases for discovery and n = 185 cases for validation. Sixteen metagenes emerged that identified basal-like, apocrine and claudin-low molecular subtypes, or reflected various non-neoplastic cell populations, including immune cells, blood, adipocytes, stroma, angiogenesis and inflammation within the cancer. The expressions of these metagenes were correlated with survival and multivariate analysis was performed, including routine clinical and pathological variables. RESULTS: Seventy-three percent of TNBC displayed basal-like molecular subtype that correlated with high histological grade and younger age. Survival of basal-like TNBC was not different from non basal-like TNBC. High expression of immune cell metagenes was associated with good and high expression of inflammation and angiogenesis-related metagenes were associated with poor prognosis. A ratio of high B-cell and low IL-8 metagenes identified 32% of TNBC with good prognosis (hazard ratio (HR) 0.37, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.61; P < 0.001) and was the only significant predictor in multivariate analysis including routine clinicopathological variables. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a ratio of high B-cell presence and low IL-8 activity as a powerful new prognostic marker for TNBC. Inhibition of the IL-8 pathway also represents an attractive novel therapeutic target for this disease.
- Correction: Phase I clinical study of the recombinant antibody-toxin scFv(FRP5)-ETA specific for the ErbB2/HER2 receptor in patients with advanced solid malignomas (2006)
- Following publication of the data presented by von Minckwitz and colleagues [1] it has been brought to our attention that some patients should be scored differently. Stable disease was seen in three of the eighteen patients instead of two of the eighteen patients: one patient with transitional cell carcinoma treated at 4 micro g/kg scFv(FRP5)-ETA per day, and two breast cancer patients treated at 4 and 12.5 micro g/kg scFv(FRP5)-ETA per day. Disease progression occured in 9 of the eighteen patients evaluated (see corrected Table 2 overleaf). This does not affect the conclusions of our study. In addition we would like to correct the following errors: patient IDs for patients U01 and U02 in the original Table 2 were interchanged. In addition, patient N03 had a grade 3 elevation of gamma-glutamyl transferase, and not grade 2 (see corrected Table 2 overleaf). http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2005/1156/

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Men's Mush Pierpoint
Model: 1002043
It's a cake-and-eat-it-too kinda thing: part sneaker, part flip flop, all summer long. Stick your feet inside and you'll know what we mean. The Mush®-infused topsoles conform to your feet like a pair of favorite flops, so you get custom comfort and cushioning. Plus they're super-lightweight and cool-wearing – the perfect cocktail for kicking back after a long day. And did we mention the heels kick flat for extra slip-on ease?
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Now we're not necessarily splicing Mush® genes back in the T.I.D.E Lab to build a hybrid mutant insole, but we do have an insole that's worthy of the Mush name.
- Our incredibly light EVA sole makes it feel just like you're wearing a flip flop…just without all the flipping and flopping.
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Common English Phrases Translated into Other Languages
Learn to say hello, good bye, thank you, and other useful words and phrases in a variety of foreign languages, from German to Basque. This table is a useful tool for English-speaking business and leisure travelers alike. Don't forget to say please!
1. There is no single word or expression that directly corresponds to "please." Polite requests are made in different ways.
2. Literally, "it is." This can only be used in answering a question with the verb "to be." In Irish there is no word for "yes" or "no." Instead, the speaker repeats the verb from the question in the affirmative or the negative: Did you sleep well? I did. Are you coming? I am not.
3. Literally, "it is not." See above.
4. There is no single word for "hello." Which greeting is used will depend on the relative ages, number (singular or plural), and/or race of the speakers. For example, "hujambo," reply "sijambo," would be used by two people of similar age and race, whereas "jambo," reply "jambo," would be used by a white person and a black person.
5. Said by the person leaving; "selamat jalan" is said by the person staying.
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Not bad...it was pretty spicy, but that was the goal. I added some cilantro into the mix and ate it with flour tortillas. Best thing is I have enough for the rest of the week! I will probably make this again sometime.
Beef & Bean Chile Verde
From EatingWell: January/February 2008
Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknight meal with quick-cooking ground beef and store-bought green salsa. Make it a Meal: Serve with fresh cilantro, red onion and Monterey Jack. Add your favorite hot sauce.
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Wow! So good. Since I'm a single gal I kept the amounts of the recipe the same but substituted half a lb of ground turkey, perfect amount to bring lunch to work for a few days. I also added diced tomatoes and a can of gold & white corn. I used Herdez salsa verde, my grocery store didn't carry too many options, but this worked out well. Healthy, delicious and super easy!
I liked this recipe! I added 2 cans of beans, because I only used 1/2 lb. ground meat. Tasted really good!
LOVED THIS!!!! Substituted ground turkey for the beef, little extra chili powder and cayenne...I am in cajun country and we like spice. We ate it on tortilla chips, would be great on flour or corn tortillas too!
Super easy recipe that has a great kick to it! Even using a salsa verde that was lower in Sodium than many of the others I found at the store, it was still a bit on the salty side for my personal tastes. I toned it down with some frozen corn and a chopped tomato. Tasted great. Next time I think I'll try adding some cooked elbow noodles. I may not be able to legitimately call it "chili" after that, but I think that'll better suit the needs of my more "delicate" palate. : )


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After being through a few MMO releases over the past 5 years I've heard this phrase used many many times and its been cropping up again in the SW:TOR forum. But everyone that uses it has a different idea of what a real MMORPG is it can be a sandbox like UO or a heavily group grinding based game like Everquest or a hybrid of the two like Asherons Call or a three faction PvP game like DAOC or a quest heavy game like World Of Warcraft and Everquest 2 or inter-corporation polictics, exploration, galactic PVP game as in EVE. Now as I wasn't there at the creation of the graphical Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game as I came in in 2007 I wonder was there an actual template that defines what a real MMORPG is or is this just a meaningless phrease used to denegrate modern "MMORPG's"?
Personally I've had some great experiences in modern MMORPG's that I could not get in any other type of online game like the feeling I'm immersed in an online world with thousands of other players, (when I first played WoW I wanted to explore all the world do all the quests and play with as many people as I could, same with EQ2 and now SW:TOR), roleplaying with others has been a surprisingly enjoyable experience, crafting objects that are actually useful and needed by my guild or friends in game, going on adventures around the world with others and having to be organised in a team to survive what ever the world threw at us, being a successful trader within a real economy, having a home that I can hang my treasures and trophies the list goes on. So now I'm thinking I've never actually played a real MMORPG and I'm wondering what else is there other than going full simulation like Wurm Online.
We all seem to have different ideas of what makes an MMORPG and the "its not a real MMORPG" seems to come from disgrungled vets who have seen the genre evolve away from what they imagined it would be a decade or so ago, but that happens with entertainment and Art in general. Thomas Edison said about his new invention "I don't want the phonograph sold for amusement purposes. It is not a toy. It is for business purposes only." what would he think about the iPod and I feel that many of the users of this "its not a real MMORPG" phrase feel the same about there precious MMORPG games.
In SW:TOR I feel much more immersed in the world around me than I have with previous games, it has come alive with a myriad of different characters and places to meet and see that it makes me want to see and hear it all just like WoW and EQ2 and when I'm grouped it feels like I'm in an adventure film with all the dialogue choices and fast paced action. But it is to some a lobby based dungeon/quest/PvP grinder though I feel I'm playing a Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game with all the different people to play with and against, places to see and things to do and with game dev's only having a certain amount of time, resources and funds I understand that no game is going to be all things to all men but why do players think that they should be? surely there is an MMORPG out there for you and if not patience is a virtue you know, there are plentry of other things to fill your time rather than bemoaning the demise of the genre.
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Originally posted by Calerxes
When you quoted Thomas Edison you lost me, Thomas Edison was a hack, so anything he said is worthless, he gained fame off the work of others - people like Nicolas Tesla.
As for what a real MMORPG is? Well SWTOR is not one. That I can tell you. :)
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Not to offend, but these threads are as bad as the people behind this argument. They're trolling, and you're giving them even more bait. I've a lot of criticism about SWTOR, but I do think it is an MMO, potentially even a good one, even if I actually find it boring.
Most people who use the argument "it's not a reall MMO" are hiding behind the MMO standards up to this point, that's all really. They're not giving valid criticism, they don't even really mean what they're saying. They don't like something, and because they can't better articulate what it is they don't like without sounding like a troll, they start telling you why it's not an MMO. These same people will turn around and complain a thread later that MMOs are stagnating and no one is trying to do anything new.
Massive Multiplayer Online RPG. Is it massive? It has multiplayer? It's online and an RPG? Well, I guess it's an MMO. You don't have to love it, or even like it. It is what it is, and there's really nothing anyone can do about it. Not unless they want to redefine those particular words in the English language. Better not to give silly arguments the time of day, turning the other cheek is at times the better option.
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MMORPG seems to mean whatever people wish it to mean :)
Personally, I have a very broad and general definition in mind when I read that term. Lots of people playing an online rolelplaying game by developing their character. By lots, I would say over 1000. I don't know if I can justify getting any more specific than that.
I think what is happening now-a-days is that phasing and instancing is taking place where not as many players are in "the same" instance or phase and people seem to be getting their panties in a wad. Servers did the same thing, even more severely, but that was OK.
Phasing and instancing (two different game mechanics) have both good and bad aspects, in my opinion. Phasing helps control the population, but sometimes it controls it too much, sometimes making the area one is in seem desolate, or devoid of other players. Instancing helps in storyline quests where the player is the focus and also in asset management like dungeons. Again, This can sometimes lead to a feeling of "alone-ness" in a supposedly massively multi-player game. The two mechanics can help a player's gaming experience be more enjoyable, though, by getting rid of fighting over the same game assets with other players.
People do tend to have their own definition of what MMORPG means, so these comments will always be prevalent.
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Originally posted by Teala
That Tesla comment offends me. You obvious have no idea anything about the man and just watched the Prestige one too many times.
His name is Nikola Tesla, not Nicolas Tesla. Edison did not steal his ideas, they were adversaries because Edison was promoting direct current (DC) and Tesla was promoting alternating current (AC). So just stop.
OP: Since the term "Massively" has no qualifying quantity it could mean anything from two to 2 billion. So any online game that supports more than one player could qualify as an MMO since the last two parts "multiplayer" and "online" have been satisied and the first part, as stated above has no guidelines.
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Originally posted by Teala
Talk about proving his point absolutely perfectly. Everyone that claims this mmo and that mmo is not an mmo always lack any substance in regards to the why. "It's not an mmo, trust me" is so cliche.
Well said OP...that was a written and I agree pretty much with everything you said. If a game has the majority of the criteria that an MMO should have than by golly...it's an MMO. For instance, a game needs to be massive, online, an rpg and other misc. shenanigins such as avatar driven, social interactions, character progression, updated with some regularity (the fee's man!), etc etc...
The whole concept of sandbox games being real mmos and instances destroying mmos/not making them mmo's is an absolute thing of the past. People need to understand that instances are required now based on populations, server stability, and most importantly...the change in the general consumers wants and needs in regards to mmo's. If 100 happy "new" to the genre players start playing there game and 1 hardcore, old school gamer quits...well you get my drift.
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Who cares.
Let's talk about specific games instead.
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Draw Something is now an MMO. God has forsaken us.
The distinction many people make is that mmorpg means massively multiplayer role playing game.
There are several reasons modern mmorpgs can be said not to qualify:
Massively-Many modern mmorpgs have what could be considered massive worlds. They are massive games. But massively is an adverb which means it applies to the nearest adjective. In this case that would be multiplayer.
Massively Multiplayer. Many people disagree about what this term means. Some say WoW is massively multiplayer because there are thousands of players in the game.
In general multiplayer games are distinguinsed from coop in that in multiplayer at least 2 teams, sometimes more, of players compete against each other to win. An example would be the multiplayer aspect of Warcraft. Coop is a specific aspect of multiplayer which usually allows 2 or more players working together against the environment. One could argue that WoW is coop. Although in general a lot of work done is WoW is solo, that in itself doesn't totally disqualify it. However 2-25 player coop, especially when 90% of players don't pariticipate in a 25 man raids as a major part of their experience, does not fit the bill of massively multiplayer.
Well then the next argument advocated is that there is the auction house. Does buying on the auction house constitute a significant multiplayer experience? Do you know the name of that player? Do you often buy from the same person more than once? Do you even talk to that person? How is that more of an mmo than farmville? Are we claiming that mmorpg covers games like farmville?
Where is the roleplay? With names like Marshmallow Toaster Panda and xxElite Ninjax are we really claiming that fits in with the theme and world of WoW? SWTOR? Guildwars? Guildnames follow similar trends. Compared to PnP roleplaying games is there significant activity in this area?
Is the story really so real? If you kill the same boss like 50 times, and meanwhile 50000 other people in 5000000 separate 5-10 man instances killed that boss are killing that boss all at the same time? Of course that is more like another argument for small scale coop vs massively multiplayer.
If the term is so broad that essentially any online game with a large user base qualifies, does the word itself even mean anything? You asked us what is a real mmorpg. I ask you, what isn't?
How are modern mmorpgs any different from lobby based instance games like diablo? How many people considered Diablo2 an mmorpg when it came out? Nowadays not only diablo 3 but also diablo 2 are more or less the same gameplay experience as multiplayer WoW, except for battle grounds. Battlegrounds are just mobas. Multiplayer, check, online, check, battle arena, check. Moba minigames.
You might disagree, and thats fine. I still enjoyed playing WoW, and GW, and even cheap free to play games. No one is really arguing that those are not well made, successful, good games. Just that the spirit of mmorpgs has been lost.
Yes they are convenient, yes more people can be brought into games which are more solo pug and casual friendly. How is that an argument for games being true to the spirit of the MMO, or even the RPG?
This is the sort of mainstream populist colonialism that has rich subby kids convinced that they are hardcore punk because they listen to the latest Reliant K or New Found Glory album. Please.
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Originally posted by gaeanprayer
You cannot use that as a warrant; that's precisely where the disagreements occur. I'm not necessarily saying there's any credible weight behind any particular person's opinion, but if they have don't think the game's massive and they don't think the game does much in the way of multiplayer, then there's certainly no reason for these people to categorize a game as a massively multiplayer one.
Those are also not seperate terms for a lot of people. Considering the acronym's actually massively multiplayer, many people aren't super enthused when the multiplayer doesn't have a massive portion to it. The game world can't just be big, the multiplayer needs to be prominent as well. There's also discourse between the philosophies of game design that goes into making an MMO. While some people prefer the interactions between the playerbase to be massively competetive, like the Sandbox, EVE for example, others want it to be more cooperative, enter GW2. And then there's more players who're just fed up with the way "MMO's" are being designed. The World of Warcraft style questing actively discourages interaction between the playerbase. Even on the same faction. These would be the type of people who'll spit at the notion of players being comfortable with just others being around them, and not actually playing with them. And that's opinion. I can very well see a mindset where, if players don't believe the game has a very intergrated, complex and fun in-game economy, and you'll never see instances of multiplayer exceed 32 players, then what makes this game more of an MMOG than, say, Battlefield 3 which has 64 player multiplayer on extremely large maps.
I can list more reasons why people wouldn't call it an MMO, but you've already seen all of them on this forum before. What I'm getting at is that the degree to which people consider a game "massively multiplayer" varies greatly. It's subjective. You can say that's obvious, and I didn't accomplish much, but that's what this comes down to. Everyone's measuring with a different stick. That's why they won't consider certain games MMO's.
I don't even want to get into the classification of RPG, because that has far more weight than just MMO. I'm commenting soley on the massively side of this, so it can apply to just about every MMOG.
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"Next time i log in SWG ill probably see elves and druids"
MMORPG for me, meaning my opinion, and it will be my criteria to decide if i will or will not play that game
1. open world acceccible by anyone, anytime, without instancing, without instant travel
reason: makes it more immersive to play when not only can you kill monsters, but you also have to deal with competition, its like a form of pvp without the bloodshed, well maybe a bit of blodshed... ok maybe alot...:), also, interacive environment, cuting down trees building cities, etc... is not necessary but a bonus.
2. player interdependency (meaning it's impossible to play alone, and im not talking about grouping and soloing, im talking about professions, see point 3)
reason: you are playing a multiplayer, so its only normal that you would have to interact with others. and not soully on coop missions or competitive missions, but also in business, marketing, doctoring, harvesting. again its more in the immersion that if you want a gun you would go to a gunsmith, if you want armor you would go to an armorsmith, you are wounded you would go to a doctor, etc
3. different viable gaming professions. (meaning that it's not just combat that is required to play, i should be able to play the game without having to fire a single shot, and to those who want to use it as a facebook with high end graphics, can make it a perfectly playale style)
reason: some people dont want to only fight large monsters, they want to be part of the world. they want to make a difference without the violence. back in SWG pre-cu i used to be a rifleman, but at some point i decided hey lets check out the doctor profession in its pure state, and the path to actually becomming not just a normal doctor but a daned good one was actually fun, as a doctor you had to look for very specific ingredients, create components, experiment on those components, and finally create wound packs, etc...
4. Player Run Economy. (and everything surrounding its mechanics, such as decay, and player crafter shit)
goes without saying,and on par with point 2
now games to be considered true MMORPGs (IN MY OPINION, and i will only name them as such) if they meet those criteria
"live the best saga ever told, YOURS" those words should define an MMORPG.
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Your tears sustain me.
The begining of the issues between Tesla and Edison was when Edison promised Tesla a lot of money if he could improve Edisons motors and generators. Later Edison said it was a joke. Now this is according to Tesla, so who knows what really happened. Tesla resigned not because of this, but because he was refused a raise after he was refused his large payment. He ended up working for Edison anyway, albeit as a laborer, until he founded his own company around a year later.
Now Edison is an ass, since reportedly he spent alot of effort discrediting Tesla. Whether or not he "stole" Tesla's ideas or Tesla felt his ideas were worth more than he was being paid is pure speculation. Either way he was an employee and when you work for someone to do a job they own the results. Its like saying you get to keep the money in the cash register because you sold the product to the customer, even though it isn't your store.
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Originally posted by Teala
Back on topic, of course everyone has their own opinion of what an MMORPG is, and likely it was forged on when they joined the MMORPG game space.
A person like the OP who joined in 2007 will have no real concept of how different MMORPGs could be (and were) back in the early days, before the all became pretty much standardized and homoginized into the standard theme parks of today.
I could post for several pages all the ways MMORPG's have changed, many in ways that I and others don't care for. Doesn't matter if the majority of the market favors the style of today's MMO's, still doesn't make them better games in our eyes.
To keep is short, the easy way for me to describe it is MMORPG's in the early days tried very hard to be virtual worlds, and we expected that they would continue that trend to ever more realism and possibility.
Instead they've more or less evolved into much more simplistic "games" which the market place favors.
Again, doesn't make them better, just more popular.
See, the thing is the, the OP doesn't know what he missed, so there's no sense of loss. I expect one day MMORPG's will evolve in other directions and perhaps at that time the OP will come to understand what we feel.
Edit: LOL, hey, I was getting to that part...just took me a bit.
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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From this post onward let's stay on topic please. This is about the subject outlined in the OP, not Edison or Tesla.
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Originally posted by Squal'Zell
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This problem should not be a Problem. MMO = Massive Mltiplayer Online.
Massive = the number of players. 100 playes, or more, in a game at the same time. That does not mean twelve players per server over 1000 servers. It means 100 players, or more, per server. ( I would prefer to ONLY have one server for everybody but that creats to much lag. At a minumum, I would hope it is 1000 players per server. )
Multiplayer = Other players are needed to get anything done. That goes for crafting, socializing and questing.
Online = You are playing a game that you couldn't play offline. Most of the Online games nowadays can be soloed. ( I have no real need to be Online to play them. )
Most of the current "MMOs" that we can play are NOT "MMOs". That does not mean they are bad games, only that they are NOT "MMOs".
RPG = Role Playing Game.
Role = You are an actor playing a ROLE. It allows you to experience new things under the rules of that role.
Playing = Having fun
Game = a device used for playing
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its not just a meaningless disparagement. people who followed the original MMOs are angry that the term is becoming meaningless, when it USED to have an obvious meaning.
multiplayer games existed long before massively multiplayer ones existed.
the whole point of the term is to describe something that takes it to a whole different level in terms of the number of players who potentially can interact with each other in one space.
the people who are damaging the term MMO, would argue that Quake 1 was one of the original MMOs because "there were thousands of people playing online at one time". missing the key part here, which is that they were only able to interact with 16 players at a time.
what's relevant here is HOW MANY PLAYERS IN A SINGLE SPACE CAN POTENTIALLY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
if you don't think that matters, then ANY popular multiplayer game could be considered an MMO, and thus the term is meangingless in its purpose. to describe something that takes it to the next level. and differentiates it from the normally small number of players segregated by being on different servers. or in the modern "MMO" cases, by different instances. which MAY physically be on the same server, but where the players are divided into seperate spaces where there are only a small amount of other players they can interact with. private areas, where serendipitous run-ins are entirely impossible anymore. its nothing like being in a virtual world full of life, where any kind of chance meeting/interaction can take place with other players.
in EQ1 and UO, everywhere you were in the world, you could either see other players or had potential for them to come walking by. and maybe they'd want to join your party, or just warn you about something, or WHATEVER. those possibilities are taken away in private, small-scale spaces.
almost all modern "MMOs" relagate the virtual world aspects to only certain sanctioned areas of the game. like in Guild Wars, its just the cities. in WoW, its also the overland zones (and even there, sometimes phasing seperates the playerbase thats in the "same region", if they aren't on the same step of some quest).
in EQ1 and UO, the whole world, including dungeons and such, were "open", public spaces, where you could potentially interact with over 100 players.
i'm sure some exceptions could be pointed out (after x many years EQ1 introduced a small number of instanced dungeons. for..... instance), but thats generally the idea.
people like me want the whole world to seem alive. and not have these bizarre dividing lines where some areas are public, and other areas are private. private areas work against the whole concept of being "massively multiplayer".
as long as you enjoy whatever you enjoy, don't worry too much about what its called. the term probably doesn't have much meaning to you in that case.
but you should know that its VERY RELEVANT to some people, and they have good reasons for trying to keep the term meaningful. makes it VERY hard for us to know what upcoming MMOs to pay attention to and which ones we can write off (for those of us, where instancing is a dealbreaker). we end up having to waste alot of time installing and trying out endless MMOs, only to be disappointed that its not a "proper virtual world" of the kind we seek. so it has very real, practical impact on our life. because the more people abuse the MMO term, the less we can use websites like this to know what things to pay attention to. cuz sitemasters neglect to mention those critical aspects, now that the general "MMO" player doesn't seem to any longer care whether a game has a real virtual world aspect to it or not. because they don't hardly EXIST anymore (relatively speaking).
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Originally posted by DLangley
Haha I have to admit, I did laugh.
but here is the thing. The reason people are making a big deal about which games are MMO and which are not, is because developers and producers are milking consumers over these titles. Take for example, a game such as Dynasty Warrior which is commonly excepted to NOT BE A MMO. So players of Dynasty Warrior don't expect the game to require a Sub fee nor a Cash Shop. But once the developers/ producers put the word "ONLINE" in the title, and restrict players from playing Offline,
the developers now use this moment to call the game a "MMORPG" which we commonly except that a MMO needs a Sub Fee or a Item Shop of some kind. Now that the developers are marketing their old non MMO game as a MMO, they add a sub fee or item shop, and players get milked extra money for a game which functions as a non MMO. We see this in CORPGs like Dynasty Warrior Online, Guild Wars, Dungeon and Dragons online, etc.they milk consumers off the fact that their games have similar requirements and features that MMO has. Many consumers fall right into the milking, because they don't even realize that they are paying extra money for a Diablo clone (as I call it)
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Persistent shared worldspaces + lots of players + RPG mechanics (progression, combat, story) = MMORPG
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This whole story takes place in Eclipse. Bella has had a secret that she hasnt told a soul. It's a secret that involves her past. But what happens when her past catches up to her? Well Damon and Stefan Salvatore are surely part of this past. What if Bella wasnt Isabella Marie Swan but Isabella Marie Salvatore. What if out of nowhere Stefan and Damon come back? What if they dont like Edward with they're little sister? And what kind of story will it be if Elena Gilbert or Bonnie Bennett aren't involved. What if Bella Doesnt Like Elena, because she looks like Katherine? What happens if Katherine is trown in the picture as well? Questions, Questions, Questions. Questions that will be answered in the story.
A Twilight and Vampire Diaries mix story.
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Bella's POV - News(Chapter 1)
I smiled down at the only picture I have of Stefan, Damon and me. It was old and all folded up and it looked like if only, with 1 small touch the whole picture would rip apart. It wasn't a surprise, I've had this picture since 1868, which was a couple of years after we became what we are right now… vampires.
The door bell rang and startled me off of my memories of back then. I put the picture under my pillow and ran downstairs to get the door. As I opened it, there stood Edward with that crooked grin I love so much.
"Hey." he said.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked.
"uh… does school… ring a bell?" he said raising his left eye brow. I opened my mouth in astonishment as I realize my stupidity.
"Uh… yeah. Um, I'm ready. I was just waiting for you." I stuttered.
"Are you okay? You look nervous." he looked at me concerned written all over his pale face.
"Uh, I'm okay…you just caught me off guard. That's all." I said with a smile.
"Let me just get my stuff so we can go." he responded with a nod. As I got all my stuff we walked to the car, and Edward- being a gentlemen- opened the passenger's door for me. As I sat in the passenger's side I let out a small sigh. Edward knew nothing of Stefan and Damon. To him I was born in 1992 here in Forks Washington, my mother and father got divorced so my mom and I moved out. Then my mother died in an accident and I came to live with my father Charlie. Which of course Charlie isn't my biological father. I just used something very cool called compulsion.
"You know that I hate it when your so into you're thoughts and I don't have a minor clue of what's going on in there." Edward said with his crooked grin.
"Oh. sorry. Don't worry it's nothing important." I said with a small smile. I heard him chuckle as he started the car and drove off to school.
As we were walking down the hall of Forks High School, Jessica Stanley came up to me.
"Bella!! Have you heard the news!!" I looked at her confuse.
"No, what news?"
"We're having 2 new student in Forks High!!" I raised my left eyebrow as she said this. There's barley any new students here in Forks High I was the last new student here. Forks is the last place where there is a new student let alone 2 new students!!
"Do you know who they are?" Edward asked Jessica.
"Uh… I know that it's….um… a girl and a…um… a boy." Jessica stuttered trying to speak to Edward, but failing miserably. She might of notice her stupidity cause she left as fast as she could.
"Well I'll see ya'll… around. Bella… um…Edward." she nodded to us as she left.
"I wonder who these new students are." I said mostly to myself.
"We should ask Alice." Edward suggested. I nodded my head and shrugged my shoulders like if it wasn't a big deal. The 1st bell rang and Edward and I took off to Calculus our first class. We went from class to class hearing the rumor of the 2 new student that will be here tomorrow. Now Edward and I were making our way to our table, where Jasper and Alice- which looked very annoyed- sat.
"Hey, Jasper… Alice?" We greeted as we sat down. It was just us 4 because Rosalie and Emmett 'Graduated' last year and right now they're both in 'College'.
"I can't see them!!!!!" Alice whispered/yelled.
"What do you mean, Alice? I asked.
"I cant see the new students! Everything is as blur!! I see people but I cant seem to see their faces." Alice gave a small gasp as she finished. Her eyes went blank as she stared strait ahead. Most people would think of this as weird of her, but to us, she was having a vision. I felt Edward stiffen at my side as he read the vision in Alice's mind. Jasper just stared at her waiting for her to come back.
"What did you see?" He asked as soon as she snapped out of it.
"Same but, the only clear face I saw was…Bella's?" I stared at her confuse.
"What do I have to do with all this?" I asked.
"That's what I'm asking myself!" she responded.
"But, I don't think it's anything bad! They're just new students. Maybe you get to be best friends with the girl…" Alice trailed of because she didn't even believe it herself.
"But there's something very fishy in this, the why you cant see them…"
"Don't worry about it Bella. I'll always protect you." Edward spoke for the first time.
I smiled at him and nodded.
"Let's not make this a big deal yet. Tomorrow the new students are coming, so we could check them out and see if they are going to be a problem." Jasper suggested. We all nodded in agreement. After the conversation in lunch the whole day passed by so fast that we were making our way to Edward's car now. The only thing that made me stop was, that name.
"Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore! That's his name!" I stiffen as I snapped my head towards Jessica. Edward froze as he saw my reaction.
"Bella? Are you ok?"
Without a word I stalked over to Jessica and the group she was talking to. Leaving Edward Behind.
"What's his name?" I asked as I got closer.
"Oh, Bella I didn't see you, but anyway. His name is Stefan Salvatore, and he is from Italy. Sounds like a HOWT-E, right?" I looked at her in disbelief. No it cant be him…
"How do you know this?" I asked.
"Well, you know that the front desk lady has a big mouth, so I got everything from her." she said like it wasn't a big deal.
"What else did she tell you." I asked urgently.
"Well he didn't say that much only his name, where he is from oh and that he was living with his older brother."
"Do you know the older brother's name?" I asked.
"No? He didn't say his older brother's name?" she started saying suspiciously.
"What about the girl?" I asked.
"I didn't ask about her. I only wanted to know the guys info." I nodded as I left her group without another word.
"Bella, are you okay? You look too pale." Edward asked.
"I'm ok. Just take me home." I murmured. He nodded as we got in the car and took off home. As we got there I told him thanks and ran of inside without a look back. I knew it was rude but I was just still in shock.
"Bella, are you okay? Is something wrong? Did Edward hurt you?" I looked up at the annoying voice.
"I'm fine dad." I said and waved him off.
"Sweetie, you don't look fine. Tell me did he hurt you?" he asked in a threatening voice.
I groan as I looked up.
"I'm alright, just go back to the couch and do what you were doing, because I'm perfectly fine." I said as I looked at him strait in the eye. Yes, using compulsion. The human blood running in me makes me strong enough to make a perfect compulsion.
"Ok" he said as he went back to watch T.V. I just stud there against the door making my decision. After thinking over and over I finally knew what I was going to do.
"Ch-Dad, I'm going out in the woods don't worry about me." I said staring at him in the eye. He nodded as I took of with a flashlight on my hands.
Damon's POV - Little Sister (Chapter 1)
"Damon, get your feet of the table, please?" Elena asked as she was passing by.
"Whatever." I said as I put my feet down. I continued searching the channels.
"You know, we could really use some help in unpacking!" Elena said as she was passing by again.
"Na, I'm good." I said in a bored voice. I heard her groan as she continued walking. I finally stopped at the news channel and decide to watch. The woman started talking about a hiker that got attacked by an animal and bla,bla,bla. Then they showed a familiar face. It was the hiker I attacked in the woods yesterday. Wow they barley found him?
"Damon, you promised!!" Ugh here we go again.
"You know, I really don't care little brother." I said.
"I know how to cover my tracks!"
"O yeah? You know, you left that man alive!" Stefan kept yapping .
"Well, that sucks. For you. You know why, because I'm not staying in this stupid little town for long!" I said as I walked to the front door.
"Damon, try at least to cover your tracks! You know that if that man is alive he can talk!" Elena yelled.
"Not my problem." I said as I ran off to the woods. Ugh, not even Isabella would be so strict. At least she wouldn't have mind me sucking that human's blood. I smiled at the memories of the times when we use to play those little games of 'my husbands hurt!' we would usually share when there was more than 1 but when there was only 1 I'd let her get him/her. It was fun to see the look of sorrow she put on her face when the meal came. I smiled wider as more memories came in. God I cant believe I'm saying this but, I miss my little sister. I sigh loudly as I went deeper into woods.
I was hoping in finding like a desert after yesterday, but nothing. It has been a couple of hours since I left. All I've been doing is roaming around looking for hikers, but nothing. As I was going to give up and turn around, the scent just slapped me out of nowhere.
Fresh blood, young blood, good blood. I smiled and ran towards the direction of the scent. As I spotted her I climbed on top of a tree. It was way more fun attacking from a jump. She was in the position I needed her and I was about jump when she turned around and I saw her face. I froze.
"Isabella" I gasped.
"Damon!" she said looking in my direction.
"Who else little sis? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I'm the one who should be asking you that! It's surprising. Damon Salvatore in a small town." she replied raising her left eyebrow and smirking at the same time.
"Why are you surprise to see me in this small town?" I asked her as I climbed down the tree.
"Damon, it's a small town you hate small towns, there's nothing you can do here." she said like if it was obvious.
"Well NOW I think I might stick around for a while-
"Bella!!!!!" I heard a male's voice shout as a pale looking guy with bronze hair came into view. I rolled my eyes at how he stud protectively over Isabella. Wait did he just say Bella?
"Bella? Oh, so that's your new nickname, Isabella?" I asked. The bronze hair dude looked at me very confused.
"Edward, don't worry, he's not going to hurt me." Isabella said as she touched his shoulder. Soon, more company arrived. A big dark short curly hair dude came in view, along with 2 blond ones.
"What's wrong Edward?" One of the blond one asked.
"I cant read his mind Carlisle?" he murmured so low that only vampire ears like mine could catch it.
"Are you suppose to read my mind?" I asked
"Damon!!!" Isabella, looked at me with warning eyes.
"Let's kill him." The big guy said.
"No, Emmett!!!-
"No it's okay Isabella." I was about to attack when Isabella got in my way by putting her hands on my chest and pushing me against the tree.
"Hey, nock it off. This is exactly why I ran away, Damon." Edward was grabbing her elbow to take her away from me.
"Don't you dare touch my little sister!" I yelled in a warning/threatening voice.
"What?" all 4 guys asked in astonishment.
"Damon…" Bella looked down in defeat. Then it clicked.
"You didn't Tell them about Stefan or Me!?!" I asked grabbing her chin and pulling her up to look at me in the eyes.
"There was nothing to say. I was here in Washington and ya'll were all the way to Italy!! Damon if you haven't notice it's been 100 and 42 years since we've last seen each other! What did you expect? For me to go around saying I have 2 brothers named Stefan and Damon Salvatore!!!" she said while looking at me the way Isabella looks at you when she wants to tell you she's irritated.
"Wait can someone please explain to me what is going on?!?" The dude that wanted to kill me… uh…Emmett asked.
"Well, Isabella I think you have a lot to explain to them AND to us!!" I said as I pulled out my cell phone. I dialed Stefan's number and waited for him to pick up.
Where are you?" he asked in a warning voice.
"That is going to mean nothing to you when I tell you who I just happen to cross over with." I said in a mocking voice. Isabella rolled her eyes.
"Who?" he asked interested.
"3 little words. Isabella Marie Salvatore." I said with a smile on my lips. Isabella turned to the 4 guys that were frozen in place. She turned back to me and sigh.
"Stefan wants you to come home NOW. For the first time I think you should listen to him." I added with a smile on my face and nodding at the same time. She rolled her eyes and took the phone away from me.
"Stefan, um, I need to explain stuff to other…people so…." she trailed of as Stefan started to speak.
"Okay." she said in defeat as she hung up. She looked up at the Edward dude-which was still standing frozen- and gave him a small smile. She turned to me.
"Stefan wants the Cullens to come over so that I can explain everything."
"No problemo." I said.
"If you want me to explain, ya'll need to come with us. And bring Esme, Alice and Rose." she said to the 'Cullen'.
"Bella…" Edward dude whispered.
"Damon give him the address." she told me not asked but told…me.
"We'll be waiting for ya'll" she said as I told them the address.
"Let's go." I said.
"I'm not letting you go with him!" the Edward dude said as he grabbed Isabella's arm. I rolled my eyes.
"Hey Romeo, do you really think I would hurt my own blood?" I asked.
"100 and 45 years ago you were whiling to kill Stefan." she said crossing her arms.
"That is a whole other story, and you know that." I told her. She nodded and turned to Romeo.
"He wont hurt me."
"Let's go." I said as I took of running vampire speed.
"DAMON!!!!" I heard Isabella yell. Then I remembered that she smelled like human? I went back.
"Oh yeah, and you so how to explain how you smell like human and… you get my point." I told her.
"Long story." she said. I rolled my eyes and grabbed her.
"your whole life is a long story" I said under my breath as I went over to her.
"what are you doing." she asked as I carried her bride stile and ran off without a word. Leaving the other guys there still frozen.
Alice's POV- News(chapter 1)
I was passing in the living room when the guys came back.
"Where is she!" I asked worried. I saw them coming but with no Bella. The guys had surprised looks on their faces. Ugh!! I hate it when I cant see anything!!!
"What happen!! Where is she?" I asked again.
"She left with her…Brother…" Jasper said while putting a confuse look on his face.
"what?" Rosalie, Esme and I asked at the same time.
"Turns out, Bella isn't who she said she was." Carlisle said.
"She wants us to meet her somewhere, so she can explain everything to us. He continued.
"Then what are we waiting for lets-" I looked at Edward and his face was crushed. Not like those months that he was without Bella but he really did look crushed.
"I cant read Bella's nor Damon's mind?" he spoke for the first time.
"Damon?" Esme asked.
"Damon is Bella's brother… well older brother." Emmett said, serious for the first time.
"What do you mean by older brother?" Esme asked.
"It appears that she has another brother named Stefan Salvatore." Emmett answered.
"Salvatore" we asked together again.
"Damon, Stefan and Isabella…Salvatore." Edward clarified.
"I knew there was something off about her, but no, lets just ignore Rosalie." Rose said.
"Rosalie, let's not judge until we know the whole story." Carlisle said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!!" I yelled. With that we all took off running to the direction they gave the guys.
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^ Dana has also said as of late that he doesn't deal with Vitor anymore and that Lorenzo does. To many demands on who/when/where when it comes to Vitor and scheduling a fight.
Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
Telling him he had to fight Kennedy, Machida, or even teammate Evans in order to get a shot etc.
Maybe I'm over-attributing these things to DFW but there's been numerous stumbling blocks on the way to another shot and Vitor's rose above on each. I simply see this as another.
You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
IMO, Vitor's going to have to continue fighting because if Anderson wins, we're probably looking at a rubber match between Weidman and Silva and Vitor will just be sitting around waiting far too long. Since Vitor turns 37 early in 2014 and is still going strong, unless Weidman wins, Vitor won't be sniffing a title fight until late 2014, and has Jacare and now Machida nipping at his heels. So from this, I'm wondering if ZUFFA isn't more interested in using Vitor as a "super fight" main eventer akin to how they used Rich Franklin following his second shot at Anderson. Thinking along those lines, I get why they would rescind his #1 contender status, if his talents can be used elsewhere.
Weidman/Vitor makes sense if Weidman retains and would really solidify Weidman as a new UFC "poster boy" with a win, although I'm still quite hinked by Vitor's awesome performances during this stage of his career and if he were to win, would kinda blow MW wide open.
I think that for a rubber match with Weidman not to take place, Anderson would have to dominate him... sort of like Cain did with JDS.
Lyoto vs Vitor (no TRT allowed)
Anderson vs Chris W
Jacare vs Munoz
Kennedy vs Bisping
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