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EPA mandates testing of sludge siteWritten by Caitlin McGlade | | firstname.lastname@example.com
S&L Fertilizer, the company that handles all of the city's sludge, must hire a consultant to determine the impact the company's Maumee Bay site might have on the Maumee River and Lake Erie.
As first reported at www.toledofreepress.com on March 12, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has mandated "meaningful water and soil sampling data" through computerized models and sampling plans as a result of numerous complaints surrounding the facility. The company's consultant would have to hand in results within two years of the contract's start.
"It's a legitimate concern; there are good questions being asked," said Dina Pierce, spokesperson for the Ohio EPA. "Obviously the western basin is a very sensitive area from an ecological standpoint."
Most complaints have flooded in from N-Viro, the company with which the city contracted prior to switching entirely to S&L.
Councilman D. Michael Collins, who has hammered the agency with records requests for months regarding S&L, shared similar concerns with N-Viro, Pierce said.
S&L has operated under the city's permit for years but new regulations require that the company apply for its own. The permit is still in the draft stages, and the agency is amending pieces of it based on concerns that emerged during the public comment period, Pierce said. The particular sampling that the EPA will now require of S&L is not standard for all permits of this type, she said.
"The question keeps getting asked over and over and this is an attempt for us to say, 'Let's just do it,'" she said.
She pointed out that S&L's facility takes up only a small portion of the entire island on which it sits. Sampling could also help determine to what extent environmental impact is attributed to the company compared to the entire area, which the Lucas County Port Authority operates. The island has been filled with dredging material for decades, so it is unlikely that any potential problems would be the sole responsibility of the sludge facility, Pierce said.
"We've done inspections out there and we see no evidence that there is any run-off getting into the lake from S&L operations," she said. S&L Fertilizer has leased property on the island for decades, accepting a portion of the city's waste, mixing it with other materials and sending some remains to the Hoffman Road Landfill. The result is called "Nu Soil."
Until recently, N-Viro handled Toledo's bio-waste. The company would take about 50 percent of the waste and mix it with high alkaline products, which raises the temperature and kills E. coli, worms and fecal coliform. The company sent its product to farmers across Northwest Ohio for its fertilizer-like qualities, said Robert Bohmer, vice president of N-Viro.
Terry Perry, the head of S&L, did not return phone calls for comment.
N-Viro produces what is considered a Class A biosolid, while S&L produces a Class B. This means that 98-99 percent of the pathogens have been removed and it is unlikely to spread disease. The city can use Class B material at landfills, but needs an EPA permit to spread it elsewhere.
Once approved, farmers can use it in fields, depending on the crop, as long as the area is restricted from human contact for a designated number of days. Cities can also use the product at places like public parks as long as they fence off the area for a year.
Collins has been researching the stipulations of this rule and trying to verify that all Class B biosolids have been accurately accounted for. A letter from the Department of Public Utilities raised alarm for Collins months ago. It stated that no Class B material from N-Viro or S&L had been delivered anywhere but the landfill. But according to city records, the company made deliveries to Ravine Park in 2007 and 2010.
Pierce said the city filed the appropriate paperwork for the reclamation project to be approved. Other nonlandfill places the mud has gone include the Retirees Golf Course, a private residence and a cemetery.
The city made the deal with S&L on the condition that the company produce at least $200,000 worth of topsoil annually. Collins and council members Lindsay Webb and Rob Ludeman voted against the contract. The city had completed its own testing of the surrounding environment and results came up clean.
Collins insisted that the city ought to employ an independent consultant to test the soil at the facility, but most Council members declined. Council president Joe McNamara, who has called Collins' investigation into the sludge facility a "crusade," said he thinks the EPA's mandate is a relief. Council had asked an EPA representative to attend council meetings during the decision-making process in the fall, but the agency declined, McNamara said.
McNamara solidly stood by the city's positive test results and denounced the idea that "testing the mud" for bacteria and phosphorous, as Collins suggested, would prove anything.
"I think that it's great the EPA has come up with a scientifically sound measure to test if there's a problem," McNamara said. "If it discovers something that we didn't think was happening, we'll stop. This puts the debate to bed."
Not for Collins.
"It was in bed and this is now the awakening of the issue. We will now find out what we were afraid to find out if in fact the practice is not safe," Collins said. "I feel this amplifies a response that council was not willing to do and that was to protect the environment by insisting that a study be done."
Tags: Caitlin McGlade, D. Michael Collins, Department of Public Utilities, Dina Pierce, Joe McNamara, Lake Erie, Lindsay Webb, Lucas County Port Authority, Maumee River, N-Viro, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ravine Park, Retirees Golf Course, Rob Ludeman, S&L Fertilizer, sludge


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Alta May Rhodes was born February 25, 1913 in Hot Springs, AR., to Thomas Jefferson and Margaret Ada (Long) Pate. She passed from this life April 16, 2011 in Antlers at the age of 98. Alta was a member of Rebecca's Lodge and the First Baptist Church since 1948. She worked as a clerk for Halley Drug Store and as a Nurse for the hospital from 1969 till age 70. Alta enjoyed playing dominoes and gardening. Her goal in life was to help people. Alta was preceded in death by her parents: Thomas & Margaret Pate; eight sisters; two brothers; a son: Milton Rhodes; and the father of her children: Lee Rhodes. She is survived by two daughters: Tommy Allen & husband Gene of Antlers and Suellen Young & husband Lionel of Wilburton; seven grandchildren: Leigh McCollough & husband Rick, Vicki Coggburn & husband Carter, Mike Allen & wife Jill, Richard L. Young, Jr. & wife Luly, Ramona Hensley & husband Jim, Eddie Rhodes and Raylene Rhodes; seven great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; a brother: Orval Pate of Durant; several nieces and nephews that had a great deal of affection for her; as well as many other relatives and friends. Graveside services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Antlers. Musical selections included: "You Raise Me Up," "I'll Be," "I'm Movin' On" and "My Daughter's Eyes." Interment followed at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Antlers. Family and friends may send online condolences at www.millscoffey.com [1].
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Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers
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Apple iWatch rumors surface again, this time with Intel attached
The Apple iWatch smartwatch is the subject of renewed rumor and speculation this morning, with Intel of all companies now being attached to the project. Low power Bluetooth 4.0 is along for the ride as well, of course, so it can instantly pair with an iPhone or iPad, as well as a 1.5-inch display, and a supposed release window pegged at the first half of 2013. In other words, soon. All this according to TGBUS (Google Translated):
Supply chain, said Intel is designed for Apple Bluetooth smart watches, this product is RiTdisplay 1.5-inch OLED screen, other aspects of the supply chain, with a rhenium ocean of OGS encore indium tin oxide transparent conductive (ITO) glass.
The Intel angle here is interesting. While Apple's Mac computer lines currently all still have Intel inside, Apple hasn't done anything significant with Intel on their iOS device line. Likewise, the OLED display rumor, as Apple has thus far eschewed that technology for LED.
Rumors of an iWatch, while not as persistent as iTV television rumors, began picking up speed when Apple announced the square, more iOS-looking 2010 iPod nano and Steve Jobs quipped that board members wanted to wear them as watches. Speculation immediately leapt to a future filled with light, wearable iOS devices, piggy-backing off the more powerful devices in our pockets and bags, passing on Siri instructions and getting back our notifications and other data.
Many watchband accessories and flights of fancy later, the iPod nano finally gained a Bluetooth radio in 2012... just as Apple changed its shape back to a far less watch-friendly rectangle. That could be a sign of Apple moving away from wearable iOS devices, or just shifting the nano away from wearability to leave room for something else. (Also, head fake.)
Apple is increasingly seen by financial markets, and the media, as a hit-driven business, and the moment they announce one new product, questions immediately spring up about "what's next?!". The iPad mini has shipped, so TVs, watches, and all manner of other products are ripe for the research notes and rumor mills alike.
Given the popularity of the nano-as-watch, and of other connected watch-style devices, like the television, it's hard to imagine that Apple doesn't have a project or prototype or several in the labs. Also like the television, that's a far cry from going to market with an final, polished product.
But it does raise the question -- do you want an iWatch from Apple?
Source: TGBUS via Tech.163, The Next Web.
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Apple iWatch rumors surface again, this time with Intel attached
I would LOVE an iWatch that would a) allow me to read text messages; b) show my notifications for emails/appointments/apps; c) be waterproof; d) allow me to sync (device to device) some of my music to be streamed from the watch during a workout; e) GPS/pedometer/Nike app ability, so i dont have to carry my iPhone 5 while running. Oh, and of course, show the time/date. :-)
I like the Pebble SmartWatch more than I think I like this.
I wear a watch ($10 watch from a big box store) but I'd love to be able to glance down to see if someone has tried to contact me.
I work in a place with a fair amount of noise and distraction. I miss calls, texts and emails every day.
This rumor could be true, and could explain the change in size of the Nano, which I was certain that one day it could be able to connect to an iOS device.
That, and maybe to store MP3s, is the only reason I'd want it. Checking messages from my real estate clients on a timely basis would be ideal. So, what, it would run on my AT&T 4G LTE network like my phone -- with no extra charges, right? Ha! -- then sync with e-mail and what else? If it cost more with the carriers, forget it. A separate add-to device? Fine.
I suspect it will over heat too. Plus a new version will be released 3 months after the first version. I also suspect it will be crap for telling the time. It seems that most Apple products are crap at their basic function. Look at the iPhone and antenna gate. Yeah it has a lovely screen but if you want to make a call buy a 30 buck rubber band first and stand on a table.
And by the way i'm not a Apple hater. Ive been using their shiny junk since 2001 and am now in the Android camp and once my piece of junk Macbook Pro crokes i'm going to Samsung.
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I would get this if it would give me all my notifications via bluetooth and not have VZW charge me for a tethering plan. I would get one but it would need to get to my iOS device via bluetooth and not 4G
I have the Nano with the LunaTik Link band and bezel. The battery lasts at least a week for me. I prefer this watch over the designer watches (I have an Emergency Mission). I would love to see an iWatch where some designers could sell bezel and bands for the iWatch.
Maybe this is why they changed the iPod nano form factor this go around. Even for Apple I think will only be a niche product if they bring it to market.
Great. So now we are going to subject to comments such as a 'massive 1.5-inch display', 'super high resolution'. No doubt the watch will be the most accurate watch ever produced, it will put every other watch in the watch hall of shame. It will also probably be a stupid piece of junk that the Apple tards will buy in droves.
If you don't like apple then STFU no one likes a winey little bitch, go ahead switch over to android I left them early this year it was the best decision I ever did, good luck finding accessories for your phone Fragmented lack of support . Ha I Do R&D for a company good luck with getting a piece a crap Shamesung product. I suggest go with a Sony : )


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Local poet nominated for Pushcart Prize, preparing levyfestWritten by Matt Liasse | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Toledo poet John Dorsey was recently nominated for a 2013 Pushcart Prize.
Hydeout Press recently announced the nomination, which recognized his book of poetry "Twenty Poems About Girls."
"I think it's an honor," Dorsey said.
Dorsey has been nominated five times before but this is his first nomination he's received for an entire book. He said he has his "fingers crossed." The winners will be announced in the spring.
Dorsey wrote "Twenty Poems" over the summer and it was released in October.
The award is given annually to writers of poetry and short fiction since the '70s. The prize is two-fold; if chosen, Dorsey's work will also be included in an anthology that will be released late next year. Dorsey said he does not know which poems from the selection will be included.
It's a prestigious award that a number of famous authors have won, Dorsey said.
Dorsey is also busy preparing for levyfest 2014, a Cleveland festival honoring the city's alternative publisher and poet d.a. levy. This is the first time since 2006 the festival will be hosted and is planned for Oct. 24-26.
Hydeout Press will show its support of levyfest through the publication of "Renegade Flowers: d.a. levy and the Digital Revolution, an anthology of essays, poetry and photography. The anthology will be edited by D.R. Wagner and John Dorsey and will be released at levyfest. Proceeds from the presales will support the festival's programming.
Hydeout Press, a sponsor of the event, is "proud of its role … and is excited to help bring the community three days of history, poetry and scholarship," according to a news release.
Alex Nielson, originally from Toledo, is planning the revival of the festival. He moved to Cleveland to work in small press publishing.
"It's always been really fulfilling for me. It's something that I wanted to share," Nielson said. "I don't think there are a lot of people who move to a city because of the poetry experience. Maybe that was a weird choice, but it's not one that I regret."
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The Chicago Wolves have signed forwards Riley Emmerson and Trevor Kell.
EMMERSON posted 4 goals, 8 points and 181 penalty minutes in 66 ECHL games with the Utah Grizzlies and Toledo Walleye last season.
The 26-year-old forward accrued 5 penalty minutes in three American Hockey League outings with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers during the 2010-11 season. He also appeared in 46 ECHL contests with Utah that year, collecting 2 assists and 142 penalty minutes.
Overall, the Vancouver, British Columbia, native amassed 112 penalty minutes in 46 AHL games with the Rochester Americans (2008-09), Springfield Falcons (2009-10), and Bridgeport (2010-11). He also tallied 23 points (9G, 14A) and 646 penalty minutes in 252 career ECHL tilts with the Texas Wildcatters, Florida Everblades, Stockton Thunder, Utah, and Toledo spanning six seasons (2006-12).
KELL spent the 2011-12 campaign with Fassa of Italy's Serie A where he ranked first on the team with 25 assists and third with 36 points in 45 games. He also held third on Fassa with 11 goals last year.
The 26-year-old forward split the 2010-11 season between the AHL's Albany Devils and ECHL's Trenton Devils. He notched 3 points (G, 2A) and 6 penalty minutes in 21 outings with Albany and 14 goals, 19 assists, and 33 points in 37 tilts with Trenton.
Overall, the Thunder Bay, Ontario, native skated in 37 career AHL games with the Lowell Devils (2007-10) and Albany (2010-11), accruing 5 goals, 12 points, and 14 penalty minutes. He also amassed 66 goals, 89 assists, and 155 points in 207 career ECHL matchups with Trenton spanning four seasons (2007-11).
In accordance with team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Wolves 19th home opener, presented by LifeSource, will be an Illinois Lottery Cup game against the Rockford IceHogs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Allstate Arena. For more information on ticket packages, visit chicagowolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.


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Character affinity.
I create a character, I level it, I define it. If the character feels like a shingle the same as all the other shingles in the roof, I won't stay.
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Joined: 11/18/04
Heroes are about character - not gear.
Originally posted by Arakazi
I had to lol at the first part. Been there and done that with a couple of games that made their way into the rotation and should have been kicked out long before they were.
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
Explorer: 87%, Killer: 67%, Achiever: 27%, Socializer: 20%
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What kept me playing Final Fantasy XI for over 7 years (prior to Abyssea), and Lineage 2 for over 4 years was basically the same in both, despite them being very different games.
1. Long progression curve with there always being something else to do, a new goal to work toward - or several goals - and achieving them was never trivial or "fast". Your focus was kept on the short-term goals, rather than worrying exclusively about "getting to end-game" or "reaching level cap". There was no idea of "the end game is all that matters", because there was so much along the way that mattered as much, if not more.
2. Community with accountability. I mean the entire server community, not just my circle of friends or clan/linkshell. Your reputation mattered. Your actions had consequences - whether good or bad. You would get to know of people by reputation alone, long before you ever got to meet them "in person". A good personality and attitude could get you far in FFXI, even if you weren't the best player. Conversely, being a jerk would inevitably catch up with you. There was no fleeing to one of your 5 alts to escape the consequences of your actions on another character.
A crappy attitude and lousy personality would have you marked as "Kill on Sight" (KOS) in L2 and if you didn't watch your step, life in Aden would become quite difficult for you.
3. Neither MMO was designed around the idea of being "a game". They weren't "theme parks". They were worlds, filled with a variety of game-like and non game-like content.
4. They kept the player in the equation. This is also known as "no hand-holding". Rather than pointing out every last detail of what to do, where to go, who to talk to, what to kill and what to collect, those MMOs gave you enough information to get you going, and left it up to you to work it out for yourself. Too many MMOs these days remove the player from the equation, leaving you to do little more than just follow the arrows to the clearly marked areas on the map where your quest items are clearly marked with a bright red name, or have sparkles coming off them that you can see from 100 meters away. I don't think many MMO players these days realize just how different an experience it is when you're left to figure things out on your own, instead of having it spelled out for you. Sure it's "faster and more convenient", but it's also mind-numblingly brainless and boring.
5. A focus on experiencing the journey, not just getting to the destination.
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Basically, when I get to the point where I've seen everything in an MMO, I get bored. As such, Everquest is the only MMO to every hold my attention longer than six months, as it was designed such that the average player never reached the end of what was available at any given time.
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"Choke on the smoke from my quill."
Well, I certainly do have few words about this topic. :P I've found that there's few key factors that keep me playing an mmorpg longer.
Slow leveling speed
I really like leveling up my characters and just exploring the world, doing quests, crafting, grinding mobs for materials etc. When I reach the "end game" and only thing left for me to do is raiding, I quit. I like doing instances with guild or random groups but no, not the same ones for hundred times in hopes of some gear.
Lots of skills
And with this I mean skills that make the character classes complex and unique. If we have to have classes, I hate when everyone has dots and heals and almost the same skills. No one is unique and if there's PvP, there isn't that much tactics required.
And I hate "streamlined" or dumbed down games we now get. Heck, I've spent big chunk of my youth playing Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 on various roleplaying servers. Everyone familiar with NWN and DnD rules knows that a mage is more than fireball or lightning spam.
One of the reasons I could never really get into Diablo 3 or The Secret World. I really expect more from my games.
Real PvP
I just love when PvP happens open world, let's say, like a random encounter in the middle of adventuring - not in some battleground instance which teleports you out of the main game. I never liked any sort of PvP minigames, capture flags, deathmatches or whatever that is considered as PvP grind for gear.
I think last time I really enjoyed PvP was back when WOW and EQ2 came out. There were areas where both factions were questing and conflicts did happen. Also, I think it was in Warhammer Online, where you had to defend or capture some open world objectives for your faction. That was cool too.
Of course this open world PvP causes the retards to grief low level players with their high levels, but it also allows you to go tease these "big guys" when they try to quest. I had fun killing some higher levels in SWTOR with my low level agent. :P
No F2P or pay-to-win cashshops
I like paying a subscription over F2P model. If the game is good, I have no trouble giving back to the devs. Also, it weeds out the freebie leeches, kids that are TOO young and keeps the community IQ somewhat tolerable.
One annoying thing in F2P games is the damn advertisements everywhere. You can't even release a silent fart without a "BUY NOW!" popup jumping on top of your UI.
Cash shops with stat boosts, super Jesus health potions, Godlike gear enchants, whatever makes you superior over the non-paying customer is a big buzz kill for me. Only thing that I really accept personally are custom skins, emotes, vanity clothing & gear.
Game has to be challenging. Not the way that you have like two usable skills and low hitpoints, when the mobs are demigods. That is just stupid.
EDIT: And just like TangentPoint earlier mentioned, I too hate this Hand-Holding syndrome. It's like we gamers are now so damn stupid. There's all sorts of fast traveling mechanics around the realms, queues into instances, maps with waypoints etc. All you need to do is "Go from A to B to C and there, you are have now reached the top level. Welcome to the grind!"
If you want to make this all so easy and fast, just make a game where everyone is lvl 80 from the start and let's not waste time with the fun part!
"Also on consoles!"
This goes for MMORPGs as well as other games. If I see the game is also for consoles, I know it's been designed with a ball chained to your foot. You know immediately that the game is designed to be played with a gamepad, with console specs - and it kills the creativity or chance for the Devs to really shine out. This can be seen as watered down gameplay, silly UI, whatever. A console game can't be as complex as a pure PC game.
Of course there are still great games on consoles too, like my personal favorites: Red Dead Redemption, Dead Island etc. And with these the gamepad works and is okay.
But set that in MMORPG (DC Universe) world and I immediately know your game is like a tree with only few branches - when it could be the most coolest christmas tree with all the bells and whistles (for example Eve Online).
I'm a huge XCOM fan and waiting for the new XCOM Enemy Unknown. I can't help it, but I really hope it hasn't been touched by this "consolism" and it still can be as enjoyable as the originals were.
I still like to interact with other players IN-GAME, not on some guild forums. I like to meet new people in new games and I rarely travel into new mmorpg with the same old guild. Of course I play with my RL buddies too, but I never play a game just because all my friends are there - or skip a game because no one else wanted to try it out.
If a game fails to tie a knot between me and other players, I probably won't stay there for long. I never understood why I should look for other likeminded gamers outside the game, when that is just time out of the game, the game where all the players are. Does it make any sense?
There was a time when you could stop and have a chat with someone. Perhaps get to know the other player, make new friends. Now most of the MMORPGs are just online games where everyone runs around. There's lots of traffic and players everywhere, but they could all be replaced with NPCs since it wouldn't make any difference to your gaming experience.
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I intend to live forever -- So far so good!
Someone up above mentioned slower leveling curve, and I'll throw my hat in on that one. In the older games I played this allowed me to group with people I liked for extended periods of time to just relax, hang out, and kill stuff.
This brings me to Community. I used to like the mmo community but it has changed... and I probably have too. With regards to that statement I can no longer stand most people that play mmos nowadays. I have to dredge through a lot of crap just to find those few gems worth talking to and it's starting to not be worth it.
All in all I think I've all but lost interest in games. I spend a few minutes on this site reading up on the latest releases just to see what's due to come out soon and more often than not end up passing on it all. I guess I just don't care anymore. I got other things to do I suppose.
No required quests! And if I decide I want to be an assassin-cartographer-dancer-pastry chef who lives only to stalk and kill interior decorators, then that's who I want to be, even if it takes me four years to max all the skills and everyone else thinks I'm freaking nuts. -Madimorga-
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I am here to chew bubblegum and to kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum!
Originally posted by sirphobos
What I miss from EQ1 are random items that NOBODY knows what they are for.
"I am not in a server with Gankers...THEY ARE IN A SERVER WITH ME!!!"
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Joined: 11/18/04
Heroes are about character - not gear.
Originally posted by Illius
I had a sad lol at that...meh. Much like the market changed, the community changed...
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
Explorer: 87%, Killer: 67%, Achiever: 27%, Socializer: 20%
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Working hard on WorldAlpha
Usually it is a mix of gameplay, graphics and community, with a strong emphasis on community.
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Joined: 10/22/04
A mix of coffee, alcohol, and OCD.
Oh and good PVP and responsive controls. Lag is a real downer.
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Joined: 9/18/04
1. Things to do besides the level grind, to be able to explore, craft, work on a guild city / house, guild runs in a newbie area (think aid station).
2. Long leveling curve, give me a goal in years not days.
3. Community, good and bad, thay all make the server revolve, you need heroes and villans to give a server the spark it needs.
4. Everything you do has consequence wether it is to further yourself, guild or rep or to destroy it. You are accountable for your actions.
5. Risk Versus Reward, you take the risk or time to do something you are rewarded for completion.
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Joined: 6/11/08
I think with my heart and move with my head.-Kongos
I really don't know. The things that I liked in WoW are things that I don't want to see in other games; quest hub/spoke throughout the progression of my character, talent trees and weak crafting. I played WoW for about three years. I also played a lot of hours in Global Agenda, but I think it's because it wasn't WoW. It really was a lobby based shooter mmo, and it was great.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
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Joined: 2/14/10
a good group of guys you play with and a tight all arround comunity. nothing else keeps me for very long.
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A good community and roleplay.
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Joined: 9/27/11
World > Quest Progression
On a personal level Tank hit it on the head: freedom to make the game my own. The main differnce between "old" games and "new" ones is that the new ones are tailor made from beginning to end... That's what single player console games are for IMO.
From a broader industry scope I think it's too many choices, that's the first problem. The second is that since most, or all, of the new MMOs out there are missing a world people can call thier own. They seem designed to take a month to finish without much else to them.
I hope more flexible games start popping up that provide a world you really want to be a part of. That or I'll finally break down and get the next gen Xbox because they do consoles better :)
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Joined: 7/15/08
Progression and replayability...Those two things can kill a game or keep it going for years for me...One of the reasons why I get so frustrated with msot of the newr games is they make them to only last a very short time anymore.
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Joined: 8/16/08
Memories of what was (started playing these thing in '98 with UO.)
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Joined: 4/29/03
SLOW (EQ) leveling curve. Sick of playing games, hitting max level in a week and waiting for new content. I want to feel like I'm always advancing my character. Whether it be leveling up with AA's (or some sort of max cap progression) crafting, earning positive factional reputation to go to KoS areas.
LESSSSS quests! omg so sick of 50 quests per level. I just want to group up and kill normal mobs. FORCE us to group, tired of solo playing a character to max level in a week. Mobs need to be much stronger, no charcter should be able to solo... its a MMO for christ sake, make us group. This solves the community problems as well. No one wants to group up with pricks. This will force players to play nice together so they get invited back to exp grind groups.
/sigh... I miss old school EQ 1 so bad
btw, i now realize i hate children playing games as well, no more f2p bs. Make them 18+ CC manditory. I cant throw money at a game fast enough for this to happen. Devs are targetting the wrong demographic...
fml, i have had nothing to play since EQ and DAoC. "Maybe next year" is getting annoying.
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Fun. If it's not fun all the time, I'm not playing.
Since those three things are entirely absent from most MMOs, I don't play any.
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The Aiken branch of the NAACP has planned a press conference for Friday regarding the March 30 vehicle wreck that killed Aiken resident Lukisha Thomas.
The press conference will be held in the Activity Room of the Smith Hazel Recreation Center from 2 to 3 p.m.
The public is invited to attend.
Thomas, 29, died March 30 after police say she was walking with her 2-year-old son and another man, Ray Charles Wooden Jr. on the sidewalk in the 800 block of York Street when they were struck by a 2006 Jeep driven by Thomas G. Woodruff Jr.
Thomas and Wooden were transported by ambulance to Georgia Regents Medical Center, where Thomas died during surgery, authorities said. Thomas' 2-year-old son was taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers where he was examined and released.
No charges have yet been filed in the incident.
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Most of these are one type or another of Logical fallacies. The straw man and possibly red herring have been mentioned already but i found a nice page http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
that lists and describes them all. I would suggest basing the list on these known flawed arguments, as many would fit in with one of the following fallacies.
Knowing all of these also just makes you better at detecting BS and calling someone out on it.
Red herring has been mentioned already, and ad hominem attack.
Straw man is a popular one here as well, ie. ground fighting on broken glass and syringes.
1. Ad Hominem
2. Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
3. Appeal to Authority
4. Appeal to Belief
5. Appeal to Common Practice
6. Appeal to Consequences of a Belief
7. Appeal to Emotion
8. Appeal to Fear
9. Appeal to Flattery
10. Appeal to Novelty
11. Appeal to Pity
12. Appeal to Popularity
13. Appeal to Ridicule
14. Appeal to Spite
15. Appeal to Tradition
16. Bandwagon
17. Begging the Question
18. Biased Sample
19. Burden of Proof
20. Circumstantial Ad Hominem
21. Composition
22. Confusing Cause and Effect
23. Division
24. False Dilemma
25. Gambler's Fallacy
26. Genetic Fallacy
27. Guilt By Association
28. Hasty Generalization
29. Ignoring A Common Cause
30. Middle Ground
31. Misleading Vividness
32. Personal Attack
33. Poisoning the Well
34. Post Hoc
35. Questionable Cause
36. Red Herring
37. Relativist Fallacy
38. Slippery Slope
39. Special Pleading
40. Spotlight
41. Straw Man
42. Two Wrongs Make A Right
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SAN FRANCISCO — Fredi Gonzalez is leaving the Atlanta Braves for a whirlwind, cross-country trek back to Georgia.
After managing Thursday night's series opener at San Francisco, Gonzalez is set to depart from the Bay Area at 6 a.m. on Friday so he can arrive in Statesboro, Ga., in time to attend his daughter's graduation from Georgia Southern first thing Saturday morning.
He will fly from San Francisco to Atlanta, then to Savannah before renting a car and driving another 45 minutes to Statesboro.
"I couldn't be any further away," Gonzalez said of playing out West. "Hey, whatever it takes, if you've got to take Stagecoach or Pony Express to go see your daughter graduate college, you've got to do it. ... I wonder where Chipper's (Jones) at. I'd think he'd swing by and come get me."
Bench coach Carlos Tosca, a former Toronto Blue Jays skipper, will manage in Gonzalez's place for two games – and even again Sunday if the first two are wins, Gonzalez joked. He is scheduled to return late Saturday.
"If he loses them, he gets credit," Gonzalez said. "No matter what, it goes under mine. He's more than capable of doing it. He's managed, he's done it, we've been together seven years. ... If they go out and win three in a row, they may not want me back. I tell you what, if we win those two games I may stay out Sunday. You can't play with superstition, right?"
Gabrielle "Gigi" Gonzalez is set to earn a bachelor's degree in marketing and public relations, and has an internship set to begin in Atlanta. She is the oldest of Gonzalez's two children.
"She did it in four years. I'm going to go watch her walk. I'm so pumped up," the proud father said. "Some summer school, a lot of sleepless nights but she got it done. I'm really excited for her. ... I got a text from her the other day that, 'This degree is yours and mom's for helping me go through college.' I'm really excited to see her. I told my wife to make sure we pack some handkerchiefs."
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Liddell had some choice words for the UFC's new crop of stars.
I think some people make complaints about some of the champions playing it safe. I understand it, but I don't want to watch it. I think [Georges] St-Pierre is a great fighter. He's awesome. Jon Jones is a great fighter. I just don't like watching him {St-Pierre} play safe. And he fights safe. I mean against {Nick} Diaz he spiral rode him for half the fight. I don't like watching that.
Now, for him to able to do that to guys that are at that level is impressive. But it's not exciting to me. And the way they chose the fight. I mean 'I've been beating this guy up for four rounds, I'm still just gonna win the last round. I'm not gonna try to finish him. I'm not gonna go after him. I'm not gonna take any risks.' From a coaching standpoint and a manager's standpoint, I understand. It makes sense. It's big money now. But from a fan's standpoint, I don't want to watch it, [not] unless I think he's fighting someone that can make him fight. I actually think this next fight coming up, I'm excited, he's fighting Johny Hendricks and I think Hendricks is going to make him fight.
Back to Jones, Liddell points to the light heavyweight champion's recent title defense to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 to make his point.
"That's exactly what happened. He had a guy that made him fight. He normally goes out and... To be able to do that to the guys he does it to and make it look easy? He makes it look easy against really good guys. That was a guy making him fight. {Jones} did really well and I thought he won the fight. Actually, I had it a draw but that's my opinion."
Liddell was then asked his take on some past comments made by Mayweather, who said in 2009:
"Man, who in the UFC as good as Floyd Mayweather? Look back to 2-3 years ago, when this all started. One of the stars in the sport, Chuck Liddell, has gone 3-4. The man has been Knocked out so many time his boss made him retire. How many times you seen Floyd Mayweather knocked out? How many times you seen Floyd Mayweather even knocked down? None."
OK, I've never seen that. I don't pay attention to that stuff. I think he's just mad because, I think in '07, he said he'd beat me in an MMA fight. I said 'come on man. I've got a 135lber (Antonio Banuelos) living at my house that he wouldn't make it out of the first round with if he fought MMA. I stand by it. In MMA, he won't make it out of the first round. I think at the time it was a testament to how big the UFC got because he was using my name to get in the press about a fight he had coming up. He was using UFC to get other fans thinking about his fight. Otherwise, why would he be talking about me?
Since then, Mayweather has gone on to become the highest paid athlete in sports. Reportedly banking a guaranteed fight purse of $41.5 million payday earlier this month for his record-breaking PPV with Canelo Alvarez. No hard feelings from Liddell.
Deservedly so. People want to say this or that. He puts people in the seats. He gets people to buy the Pay-Per-View. When it comes down to it that's what it's about. You wanna get paid? You gotta put people in the seats. He deserves it. That being said, on the 'playing it safe' thing, I don't like watching him fight because he likes to outpoint guys. Don't get me wrong, he is very talented to outpoint the guys he outpoints.


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Scott Beaver, Dean Braa, Sue Dauer, Cheryl Davis, David Doellinger, Bryan Dutton, Mark Girod, Scott Grimm, Bob Hautala, Solveig Holmquist, Elaina Jamieson, Robert Monge, Katherine Schmidt, Tad Shannon, Tracy Smiles, Dana Ulveland, Jason Waite, Zenon Zygmont.
Ex-Officio: John Minahan, Kent Neely, Evan Sorce.
II CORRECTIONS AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 11 May 2010 (document A)
Doellinger changed "gray method" to "grading method." No other changes. Change to be made and minutes approved.
Katherine Schmidt, Faculty Senate (document B)
Announced President Schmidt's last meeting.
Executive Committee approved new course, "Introduction to Toxicology."
WOU Finance Information Committee scheduled for Wednesday, 06/02/10. Looking for a senator representative to attend. Requested volunteer.
Evaluation update. The Writing Center tutors are currently assembling evaluation packets and plan to have all packets ready for pickup (any time during the day) Thursday morning for division office managers.
E-mail came out regarding online evaluations for online courses.
Incomplete forms available via Academic Requirements Committee website. Mary Harden sent form via e-mail to all faculty members last week.
Met with the Finance Senate Committee Thursday (the Writing Intensive Committee). It was a summation of the year rather than looking forward. Issues and concerns raised by the Chair, Cornelia Paraskevas, included the following: There is no tangible benefit teaching writing intensive courses because they do not count favorably toward tenure promotion. The committee has no authority or profits for overseeing established W courses and recommending changes. There are no workshops offered for new and experienced faculty of W courses. This is all reasonable and maybe next year the new chair will look at those things.
New senators not here two weeks ago introduced: Jeanine Rockwell-Kincannon, Kevin Helpie, Tad Shannon.
New senator orientation in September. This provides overview of the senate and helps members navigate documents on the Portal (on-line). Offers best practice methods for communicating information to and from divisions.
One more person needed from newly constituted senate to join Committee on Committees for next year. Goals for next year: 1) Review revised charges brought by all committees--they will be brought to floor next year. 2) Facilitating a Rules Committee to establish common bylaws for the Senate Committee. 3) Examining representation relating to FTE. Jeanine Rockwell-Kincannon volunteered.
Academic Excellence Showcase. Bryan Dutton, Chair, Lisa Cater, Jean Dean, Lisa Maroney, Betty Orwick, Jack Templeton, and Rob Winningham.
John Minahan.
Spoke about economic forecast from the Office of Economic Analysis. They show WOU to be $511 M down this quarter. Governor shows $560 M. Governor ordering maintaining wage freezes. Next week there will be a meeting to discuss plans for the campus regarding hard economic times, and Minahan requests input from the faculty. Enrollment and housing strong. Budget is okay.
Evan Sorce, ASWOU.
Last week in office. Applications for next year located outside ASWOU office. Plans on one more bookstore committee.
Kent Neely.
Shared some plans for the future including possibility of new course offerings at new locations. Other universities are looking for new markets beyond existing borders, i.e., Internet. Looking for new classes to serve new needs and serve students who need additional education. WOU will address five-year followups for new offerings.
Institutions are now expected to include information about materials that students will be required to have in relation to courses in the class schedule. WOU will look into how to address that. It is primarily to make students aware of costs associated with classes.
Revise Add/Drop Form presented by Mary Harden.
Motioned by Scott Grim. Seconded by Dean Braa.
Motion to endorse the amendment to Add/Drop Form to add the words "do not" to the three override statements.
Motion passed.
Change/Additions to Program Change Form, Robert Monge (presenting for Laurie Burton) documents C, D & E.
Showed overhead of form. Changes to facilitate faculty to be more specific and clarify program changes.
To be first item of Old Business on 07/13/10.
Curriculum Committee Redistribution, Scott Beaver (for Klay Kruczek) document F.
Showed overhead of form. Committee on Committees decided to change representation of Curriculum Committee so that it is strictly divisional, (in the spirit of the U.S. Senate), with one representative from each of the divisions in each of the colleges. The only change that really happened is that the Division of Teacher's Ed. From the College of Education proposal was to change the representation from 2 members to 1. The Division of Teachers' Ed. is on board. All questions will be referred to Mark.
Question raised regarding how the columns were added as there were discrepancies.
Corrected document will be submitted. It will be posted in time for committee meetings next week.
This will be second item of Old Business on 07/13/10.
Honors Committee Redistribution, Scott Beaver (for Klay Kruczek) document G.
Honors Committee reviewed its own composition and put forth this proposal. Committee on Committees reviewed it carefully and considered it for an hour before voting unanimously to send it forward.
Changes Proposed: College of Ed. representative is going from 1 to 2 to specify the Division of Teachers' Ed and adding a seat in either Health and Physical Education or Special Education. The at-large seats are changing to be divisional specific to Psychology and either Business or Computer Science. Proposal is to eliminate the seat of the freshman representative. Any questions will be referred to the head of the committee, Bob Hautala.
Bob Hautala stated intent was to ensure representation university-wide.
Third item of Old Business to be addressed 07/13/10.
Newly elected senator position: Jeanine Rockwell-Kincannon.
Election for Executive Officers (paper ballot):
Current nominations: Gavin Keulks for president; Bob Hautala for vice president; Tracy Smiles for secretary; Cheryl Davis for at-large member; Jason Waite for at-large member.
Jason Waite voiced concern raised by Humanties colleagues about transparency of the nominating process. Concerned that there was no division meeting to suggest nominations.
President Schmidt reminded that during the last two senate meetings she announced nominations so that senators could take information back to divisions. Nomination Committee urged people to send names.
Results: President, Gavin Keulks 16; Vice President Bob Hautala 16; Secretary Tracy Smiles 16; At-large 16 votes each Cheryl Davis and Jason Wait.
Joel Alexander - Reported on OUS assessment. Request for individuals from each campus interested in assessment coming forward and joining a workshop for OUS protocol. Reported on proposed high school standards (math). University professors concerned about high school math.
Reported on U of O favoring bonds. Concerns regarding cost of educating students. Universities are more efficient in educating students at lower cost than community colleges. However, university professors have lower salaries, etc., and overall doing more for less cost.
Dean Braa asked whether universities could go to state legislature instead of Board of Education or have independent bonding authority.
Joel Alexander indicated those models have not been worked out.
John Minahan stated bonding would be preferable. Community colleges issue their own bonds, but he does not see getting bonding authority. COPs (bonds for infrastructure). Would have to depend on Marion/Polk Counties for taxation. State funding is probably the best.
Current officers released. New officers instated.
Moved Dean Braa, Seconded Scott Beaver
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Not the FBI. Or DHS. Or CPB.... It's the Federal Communications Commission.
Not the FBI. Or DHS. Or CPB.... It's the Federal Communications Commission.
Even when a dentist kills an adored lion, and everyone is furious, there's loftier righteousness to be had.
Now is the point in the story of Cecil the lion—amid non-stop news coverage and passionate social-media advocacy—when people get tired of hearing about Cecil the lion. Even if they hesitate to say it.
But Cecil fatigue is only going to get worse. On Friday morning, Zimbabwe's environment minister, Oppah Muchinguri, called for the extradition of the man who killed him, the Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer. Muchinguri would like Palmer to be "held accountable for his illegal action"—paying a reported $50,000 to kill Cecil with an arrow after luring him away from protected land. And she's far from alone in demanding accountability. This week, the Internet has served as a bastion of judgment and vigilante justice—just like usual, except that this was a perfect storm directed at a single person. It might be called an outrage singularity.
The Vermont senator's revolutionary zeal has met its moment.
There's no way this man could be president, right? Just look at him: rumpled and scowling, bald pate topped by an entropic nimbus of white hair. Just listen to him: ranting, in his gravelly Brooklyn accent, about socialism. Socialism!
And yet here we are: In the biggest surprise of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, this thoroughly implausible man, Bernie Sanders, is a sensation.
He is drawing enormous crowds—11,000 in Phoenix, 8,000 in Dallas, 2,500 in Council Bluffs, Iowa—the largest turnout of any candidate from any party in the first-to-vote primary state. He has raised $15 million in mostly small donations, to Hillary Clinton's $45 million—and unlike her, he did it without holding a single fundraiser. Shocking the political establishment, it is Sanders—not Martin O'Malley, the fresh-faced former two-term governor of Maryland; not Joe Biden, the sitting vice president—to whom discontented Democratic voters looking for an alternative to Clinton have turned.
Forget credit hours—in a quest to cut costs, universities are simply asking students to prove their mastery of a subject.
MANCHESTER, Mich.—Had Daniella Kippnick followed in the footsteps of the hundreds of millions of students who have earned university degrees in the past millennium, she might be slumping in a lecture hall somewhere while a professor droned. But Kippnick has no course lectures. She has no courses to attend at all. No classroom, no college quad, no grades. Her university has no deadlines or tenure-track professors.
Instead, Kippnick makes her way through different subject matters on the way to a bachelor's in accounting. When she feels she's mastered a certain subject, she takes a test at home, where a proctor watches her from afar by monitoring her computer and watching her over a video feed. If she proves she's competent—by getting the equivalent of a B—she passes and moves on to the next subject.
The Wall Street Journal's eyebrow-raising story of how the presidential candidate and her husband accepted cash from UBS without any regard for the appearance of impropriety that it created.
The Swiss bank UBS is one of the biggest, most powerful financial institutions in the world. As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton intervened to help it out with the IRS. And after that, the Swiss bank paid Bill Clinton $1.5 million for speaking gigs. The Wall Street Journal reported all that and more Thursday in an article that highlights huge conflicts of interest that the Clintons have created in the recent past.
The piece begins by detailing how Clinton helped the global bank.
"A few weeks after Hillary Clinton was sworn in as secretary of state in early 2009, she was summoned to Geneva by her Swiss counterpart to discuss an urgent matter. The Internal Revenue Service was suing UBS AG to get the identities of Americans with secret accounts," the newspaper reports. "If the case proceeded, Switzerland's largest bank would face an impossible choice: Violate Swiss secrecy laws by handing over the names, or refuse and face criminal charges in U.S. federal court. Within months, Mrs. Clinton announced a tentative legal settlement—an unusual intervention by the top U.S. diplomat. UBS ultimately turned over information on 4,450 accounts, a fraction of the 52,000 sought by the IRS."
50 years after closing its schools to fight racial integration, a Virginia county still feels the effects.
I was sitting in the dark den of the last living founder of the white private school I had attended, an academy established after public schools in my Virginia hometown were closed in 1959 to avoid desegregation. Having worked as a reporter for years, I was used to uncomfortable conversations. But this one felt different. This conversation was personal.
I wanted to interview Robert E. Taylor about desegregation in Prince Edward County and to find out how he felt about it in 2006, decades later. Weeks before his death, he told me he was still a "segregationist" and expressed no remorse for the school closings. Breathing with the help of an oxygen machine, he used tired stereotypes to describe black teenagers in my hometown as dating white teens, impregnating them, and leaving the teenage girls' families with "pinto" babies that nobody would want.
During the multi-country press tour for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, not even Jon Stewart has dared ask Tom Cruise about Scientology.
During the media blitz for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation over the past two weeks, Tom Cruise has seemingly been everywhere. In London, he participated in a live interview at the British Film Institute with the presenter Alex Zane, the movie's director, Christopher McQuarrie, and a handful of his fellow cast members. In New York, he faced off with Jimmy Fallon in a lip-sync battle on The Tonight Show and attended the Monday night premiere in Times Square. And, on Tuesday afternoon, the actor recorded an appearance on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, where he discussed his exercise regimen, the importance of a healthy diet, and how he still has all his own hair at 53.
Stewart, who during his career has won two Peabody Awards for public service and the Orwell Award for "distinguished contribution to honesty and clarity in public language," represented the most challenging interviewer Cruise has faced on the tour, during a challenging year for the actor. In April, HBO broadcast Alex Gibney's documentary Going Clear, a film based on the book of the same title by Lawrence Wright exploring the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a high-profile member. The movie alleges, among other things, that the actor personally profited from slave labor (church members who were paid 40 cents an hour to outfit the star's airplane hangar and motorcycle), and that his former girlfriend, the actress Nazanin Boniadi, was punished by the Church by being forced to do menial work after telling a friend about her relationship troubles with Cruise. For Cruise "not to address the allegations of abuse," Gibney said in January, "seems to me palpably irresponsible." But in The Daily Show interview, as with all of Cruise's other appearances, Scientology wasn't mentioned.
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What is the Islamic State?
Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State's appeal. "We have not defeated the idea," he said. "We do not even understand the idea." In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as "not Islamic" and as al-Qaeda's "jayvee team," statements that reflected confusion about the group, and may have contributed to significant strategic errors.
Bernie Sanders and Jeb Bush look abroad for inspiration, heralding the end of American exceptionalism.
This election cycle, two candidates have dared to touch a third rail in American politics.
Not Social Security reform. Not Medicare. Not ethanol subsidies. The shibboleth that politicians are suddenly willing to discuss is the idea that America might have something to learn from other countries.
The most notable example is Bernie Sanders, who renewed his praise for Western Europe in a recent interview with Ezra Klein. "Where is the UK? Where is France? Germany is the economic powerhouse in Europe," Sanders said. "They provide health care to all of their people, they provide free college education to their kids."
On ABC's This Week in May, George Stephanopoulos asked Sanders about this sort of rhetoric. "I can hear the Republican attack ad right now: 'He wants American to look more like Scandinavia,'" the host said. Sanders didn't flinch:
Jim Gilmore joins the race, and the Republican field jockeys for spots in the August 6 debate in Cleveland.
After decades as the butt of countless jokes, it's Cleveland's turn to laugh: Seldom have so many powerful people been so desperate to get to the Forest City. There's one week until the Republican Party's first primary debate of the cycle on August 6, and now there's a mad dash to get into the top 10 and qualify for the main event.
With former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore filing papers to run for president on July 29, there are now 17 "major" candidates vying for the GOP nomination, though that's an awfully imprecise descriptor. It takes in candidates with lengthy experience and a good chance at the White House, like Scott Walker and Jeb Bush; at least one person who is polling well but is manifestly unserious, namely Donald Trump; and people with long experience but no chance at the White House, like Gilmore. Yet it also excludes other people with long experience but no chance at the White House, such as former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson.
A hawkish senator doesn't apply the lessons of Iraq
Earlier this week, Senator Lindsey Graham, a hawkish Republican from South Carolina, used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to stage a theatrical display of his disdain for the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran.
The most telling part of his time in the spotlight came when he pressed Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to declare who would win if the United States and Iran fought a war:
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Graham: Could we win a war with Iran? Who wins the war between us and Iran? Who wins? Do you have any doubt who wins?
Carter: No. The United States.
Graham: We. Win.
Little more than a decade ago, when Senator Graham urged the invasion of Iraq, he may well have asked a general, "Could we win a war against Saddam Hussein? Who wins?" The answer would've been the same: "The United States." And the U.S. did rout Hussein's army. It drove the dictator into a hole, and he was executed by the government that the United States installed. And yet, the fact that the Iraqi government of 2002 lost the Iraq War didn't turn out to mean that the U.S. won it. It incurred trillions in costs; thousands of dead Americans; thousands more with missing limbs and post-traumatic stress disorder and years of deployments away from spouses and children; and in the end, a broken Iraq with large swaths of its territory controlled by ISIS, a force the Iraqis cannot seem to defeat. That's what happened last time a Lindsey Graham-backed war was waged.
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Joe Featherston wore many hats before becoming the director of Aiken's 17th annual Memorial Day Parade – from materials management for Pan American World Airways, to president and CEO of Airbus Service Company Inc., to founding his own aviation operations company, while also fulfilling the duties of husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
It all started, though, with the hat he wore as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps when he enlisted in 1956, Featherston said.
"At the time, I was 16 years old with fairly good intelligence and doing very poorly in school. I got tired of bumping in West Philadelphia, and I figured I needed to do something to change my life," he said. "The Marine Corps, basically, was the motivational force that changed my life. It changed my life."
Featherston served from 1956 to 1978, including nine years in ground forces and 12 years in aviation support, retiring holding the rank of Major. That included two trips to Vietnam in the heat of the Vietnam War.
"I was very fortunate," Featherston said. "I know a dozen guys on the Vietnam Wall that I served with personally."
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There was much to be enjoyed while in the Corps, too, he said, including the friendships and camaraderie among soldiers, and the responsibility gained.
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Featherston obtained a GED and associates degree while in the military and got a bachelor's degree after retiring. He joined National Airlines in 1978, and from there ascended the ranks of the aviation industry.
Featherston left Airbus Service Company Inc. in 1993 and founded NOVA Advisory Group International, an aviation operations, maintenance, training and logistics consultancy. He and his wife of 30 years came to Aiken in 2006.
Featherston said he'd never heard of Aiken before he came to visit friends shortly before moving here. In July 2006, they returned for another visit with a checklist.
"It was all the things that were important to us in a place to live. Aiken had every one of them," he said. "There's a sense of community here; it's not just the neighbors on your side."
Featherston has been involved with the Memorial Day Parade for a few years.
"Up until last year, I was the guy that handled all the military stuff in the parade," he said. "I got drafted as the director of the parade."
Featherston said Aiken's Memorial Day Parade is the largest of only three in the state. Today's events will have all military units near the front of the parade, "so the onlookers will really understand what Memorial Day is as opposed to something else," he said.
Featherston said he thinks people are forgetting the meaning behind the holiday, and he hopes today's events remind them.
"There's a tendency to forget why we're doing it," he said. "There's a lot of organizations around the country that work very hard to keep this in the forefront of people's consciousness."
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FERRELLSBURG, W.Va. — Mrs. Peggy L. Perry, 56, of Ferrellsburg, was born September 21, 1956, at Holden, a daughter of the late John B. and Georgia Napier Williamson. She departed this life Monday, December 3, 2012, at her residence.
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Survivors include her husband, Charles "Chuck" Perry; daughter, Georgiana (Mike) Vannatter, and granddaughter, Harlie Vannatter, of Hurricane; sisters, Patty (Charles) Egnor of Chapmanville and Robyn Williamson (Willie Wilson) of Ferrellsburg; nephew, Michael Egnor and a special aunt who was also a caregiver, Lois Wiley of Ranger.
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Berkeley County saw nearly 1,000 more persons seeking work in June, which has contributed to the countys increasing jobless rate, according to numbers released by S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
The jobless rate in June rose to 5.5 percent from 4.9 percent in May. Mays numbers also rose over Aprils numbers. There are now 4,863 unemployed in the county. But Junes rate is still significantly lower than June 2013 where the county experienced 7.4 percent unemployment representing about 6,600 unemployed persons.
About 200 persons gained employment last month in the county.
The new numbers show that while Berkeley Countys jobless rate is rising, the statewide seasonally adjusted rate has held steady at 5.3 percent since April. The national unemployment rate is 6.1 percent in June, which decreased from Mays 6.3 percent rate.
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Number of persons in the workforce: 87,742
Number of persons employed: 82,879
Number of persons unemployed: 4,86
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Mike Seekings was entered to run the Boston Marathon, but an injury kept him home in Charleston today, where he worried about his training partners who did go to the marathon after deadly explosions went off at the finish line.
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"It's going to change the world, again," Seekings said of the attack in Boston. "We're going to have to re-think the bridge run, of course. We have twice the people as the Boston Marathon."
Seekings had trained for the marathon with Bill Rowell and Eric Hansen, both of Mount Pleasant. Hansen, reached by The Post and Courier, said he and Rowell were both okay and finished the race before the explosions that reportedly killed two people and wounded about two dozen.
Hansen was blocks away from the finish line, waiting at a Starbucks, when he saw lots of people running.
"It was kind of surreal," he said. "All of a sudden something like 60 texts came into my phone from people trying to see if I was alright."
Jacob Driggers, a runner from Daniel Island, had a similar experience at the Boston Marathon. He finished the race about an hour before the explosions, and learned what had happened while looking for race results on Twitter.
"I was with (Charleston resident and fellow runner) Chris May and we were walking back to our hotel … when the bomb went off," Driggers said. "We didn't hear it, but then we heard the sirens."
He said it's strange seeing photographs of the bloodied finish line area, knowing that he was there just an hour earlier. Driggers said that now, people are being told to stay in their homes or hotels.
"It's like the town's on lockdown," he said.
Mount Pleasant runner Richard Blalock, notable for running marathons at age 60 with a prosthetic leg, was also unharmed by the explosions.
"Cramping had slowed me and was about .5 mi from finish line," he tweeted. "All friends & family OK too."
Seekings said the Cooper River Bridge Run committee met in Charleston before the events in Boston, but the attack there will surely have an impact on the bridge run here.
"Is bombs going off at the finish line something we plan for? It is, now," Seekings said.
Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen said that, in fact, that's already something they plan for.
"We think about these kinds of things all the time, unfortunately," he said. "We physically go out and screen areas that might be places for people to place devices, and do explosive sniffs (with dogs) in areas where people would gather."
Police in Mount Pleasant also said they try to plan for all possibilities at large events like the recent bridge run, which had 40,000 entrants.
"Especially for the bridge run and high profile events, we have plans in place should a critical incident occur," said Mount Pleasant Police Maj. Stan Gragg. "I'm not going to tell everything that we do, because that would give the bad guys a leg up."
Mullen said particular attention is paid to events that are well known outside the Charleston area, such as the bridge run and the Family Circle Cup tennis competition.
"While we hope that something like this never happens, we're certainly planning for it," Mullen said.
Reach David Slade at 937-5552 or Twitter @DSladeNews.
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The BayHawks play Fort Wayne tonight at 7 at Erie Insurance Arena. The Indiana Pacers have sent down Miles Plumee and Orlando Johnson to the Mad Ants (4-10), who have added former Clevleand Cavaliers forward Luke Harangody. Fort Wayne also has the top pick from the 2012 D-League draft in JaJuan Johnson.


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Michael Jacob and June Lee Alexandria Hughes, of Bowie, Maryland, will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on Oct. 4. The Hughes lived in Summerville from 2002 to 2012. Michael also worked at WCSC-TV from 2002-2005 as an on-air news reporter.
Mr. Hughes, a native of Mitchellville, Maryland,is currently employed with the InterContinental Hotels Group, Inc.
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