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A combination of factors has led to a particularly problematic influenza season across the nation and in South Carolina where more than 20 flu-associated deaths have been reported, two of which were in Aiken County.
Enough cases of flu and flu-like illnesses have been reported in the state that the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has classified influenza activity as "widespread," joining 39 other states with a similar level of activity.
Since Dec. 30, Aiken County has reported 20 positive rapid flu tests. Close to 35,900 positive rapid flu tests have been reported throughout the state since Sept. 30.
Statewide, there have been more than 1,000 flu hospitalizations since September, 198 last week alone. There have been a total of 22 flu-associated deaths since September with three deaths reported last week.
In the same period last year, there was only one flu-associated death, according to SCDHEC spokesman Jim Beasley.
About 10,000 suspected influenza cases have been reported in the United States this flu season. Of those, almost 3,000 have been confirmed as positive for an influenza strain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A public health emergency has been declared in Boston, where 18 people have died.
"This season is about the worst I've seen in years," said Dr. Fredric Woriax, an internal medicine physician with Margaret J. Weston Medical Center.
Several factors are believed to contribute to the severity of the season, he added, including the unusually early start of the season, the strength of the predominant influenza strain, and the large number of the population who are not vaccinated or who wait to get vaccinated.
Flu activity typically peaks in February, so health officials are concerned that a large number of cases have been reported early on.
The last time a conventional flu season started this early was the winter of 2003-04, which proved to be one of the most lethal seasons in the past 35 years with more than 48,000 deaths. The dominant type of flu then is the same one seen this year.
The predominant strain is H3N2, which was also the predominant strain last year.
"When H3N2 is the predominant strain, we have a larger number of cases," Beasley said. "With H1N1 (swine flu), the number of cases is considerably smaller."
Last year's flu season was considered "extremely a-typical," according to SCDHEC. In fact, CDC reported last year's season set a new record for the lowest and shortest peak for influenza-like illness since its surveillance began.
Beasley said this season is possibly the most severe in a decade. "Get vaccinated. I don't know that I can say it any simpler. It just makes good sense to protect yourself," he said.
Flu shots are available at many physicians' offices, health clinics and pharmacies.
"I highly recommend that those who are 65 or older, pregnant women, and those with chronic health problems like diabetes and COPD should be on the front line to get vaccinated," Woriax said. "We do have a lot of vaccines."
The shot takes at least seven days to be effective, so it will not protect those who already are ill with the flu.
Flu symptoms to be on the look out for are fever, nasal congestion or stuffiness, dry coughing, body aches, and general lethargy and malaise.
The best ways to prevent the spread of flu are to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, wash hands often and thoroughly and stay home when you are sick.
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BOSTON A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Boston Red Sox have agreed with reliever Edward Mujica on a two-year deal.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced. The 29-year-old Mujica gives the Red Sox some protection if soon-to-be 39-year-old closer Koji Uehara cannot repeat his 2013 performance next season.
Mujica was 2-1 with 37 saves and a 2.78 ERA for the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals last season. He made two appearances in the playoffs, giving up one run in two innings. He did not appear in the World Series against the Red Sox.
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The Twins reached agreement with Hughes last week and finished it on Thursday after the 27-year-old passed his physical. Hughes went 4-14 with a 5.19 ERA for the Yankees last season.
The Twins are hoping that a move out of hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium to spacious Target Field will help Hughes rediscover the promise he showed earlier in his career. Hughes was a first-round draft pick and an All-Star in 2010.
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Once Ireland's richest man with a personal fortune of $6 billion, Sean Quinn applied for voluntary bankruptcy in Belfast this morning. Quinn owed an alleged $3.85 billion to Anglo Irish Bank's successor institution, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, which he simply couldn't repay.
The entrepreneur, once one of Ireland's most admired businessmen, started out in the early 1970s selling sand and gravel from a quarry on his father's farm. He eventually built his Quinn Group into a multi-billion dollar mining, manufacturing, real estate and insurance empire.
But it all began to unravel in 2008 with the outbreak of the global financial crisis. At the height of Ireland's real estate boom Quinn had bought shares of Anglo Irish Bank with risky financial instruments known as contracts for difference that allowed him to amass an apparent 25% stake in the bank, using borrowed money from Anglo. When the property market collapsed, the shares plummeted, becoming worthless when the bank was nationalized in 2009.
Unable to pay his hefty debts to the bank, Quinn was forced to turn over his Quinn Group, itself indebted to Anglo to the tune of $1.85 billion, to the bank in April 2011. At that time, Anglo released a statement declaring simply that it was "owed an enormous amount of money by Sean Quinn and his family which they are not in a position to repay. The security on these loans is the family's equity in the Quinn Group."
Though Quinn's personal bankruptcy announcement was made with "great sadness and regret," he acknowledged that the measure was his only remaining option. In a statement released this morning, Quinn conceded: "I cannot now pay those loans which are due, following Anglo taking control of the Quinn Group of companies, which I and a loyal team spent a lifetime building, I find myself left with no other alternative." Quinn also accepted a certain amount of responsibility for the current state of affairs, saying that "I am certainly not without blame."
Quinn, however, contends that "The vast majority of debt that Anglo maintains is owed is strenuously disputed." The Quinn family already has lawsuits pending against Anglo charging the bank with everything from "breach of duty" to "intentional and/or negligent infliction of economic damage." What's more, Quinn alleges that Anglo and the bank's new owner, the Irish Government, "are intent on making scapegoats of my family and I," claiming that Anglo "has consistently ignored its own wrongdoing in affairs."
Quinn goes on to accuse the bank and the Irish government of purposefully undermining the Quinn Group since Anglo assumed ownership of the firm and deflecting the blame for the company's downfall: "The Quinn companies did not fail; notwithstanding the untruths, creative accounting and spin now being generated. Anglo is now tirelessly working with its PR advisors to tell a different story of how I supposedly brought down the Quinn Group. This is wrong. Anglo's actions, in taking control of the businesses, have led to the present situation."
The controversy surrounding Quinn's bankruptcy declaration doesn't end there. A native of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, Quinn declared bankruptcy in the North, citing Fermanagh as his current home and place of business. The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, however, has already launched an investigation with the objective of "examining the validity" of Quinn's bankruptcy application.
The bank released a statement this morning claiming that Quinn actually lives in County Cavan, on the Irish side of the border, citing Quinn's "extensive business interests and liabilities within the State." The effective difference for Quinn is an additional 11 years of exile from the business world. In the Republic of Ireland one must wait 12 years before taking out a loan or establishing a business after declaring bankruptcy. In the UK the waiting period is just 12 months.
Quinn's lawyer, John Gordon of Napier and Sons, defended his client, saying "Sean Quinn paid his taxes to the UK government, he has a national insurance number in the UK, all of his tax returns in the last 38 years have been in the UK, and crucially he ran his business empire from Derrylin." In other words, Quinn's case belongs north of the border.
At his fortune's peak, Sean Quinn was ranked the 164th wealthiest man on the planet in Forbes' annual ranking of the world's billionaires. Now he may best be remembered as the biggest individual loser of the 2008 global financial meltdown.


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Perhaps this is why we like Feng Shui, which cultivates the flow of harmonious energy through use of solar light, running water, free air ventilation, growing plants, and the presence of animals. "Feng Shui" literally means: "wind water." Beauty originates in nature and all attempts to enhance beauty stem back to nature.
Continuing this thought of "treading gently" and leaving a "light footprint," we decided to compile a list of friendly tips and reminders for green living. There are literally hundreds of ways to say: "thank you." Here, then, are 5 of them.
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Bill Herrion, one of the most successful coaches in America East men's basketball history, is in his 11th season at the University of New Hampshire in 2015-16. Herrion was named the 20th men's basketball head coach in UNH history on May 26, 2005.
The Wildcats had their most successful season, since the 1994-95 season, in 2014-15 where they posted 19 wins, tying the program record, hosted their first playoff game in Lundholm Gymnasium in 20 years, and was selected to participate in the CollegeInside.com Tournament against New Jersey Institute of Technology. The 19-13 overall record was the first winning season since the historic 1994-95 squad went 19-9 overall. The team lost in the semifinals to eventual champion University at Albany, 60-58. The team also put together a five-game winning streak in the middle of the season. The coach also earned his UNH victory against Boston University (Nov. 25) in a 75-68 decision.
Herrion's has yielded numerous achievements such as being third all-time on UNH's wins list (117), second all-time in wins during a coach's first five years at UNH, and only the second coach in program history to reach 50 wins in less than five full seasons.
In 2012-13, Herrion led the Wildcats to a 13-16 overall record, reaching double-digit wins for the fourth straight season. New Hampshire, propelled by a four-game winning streak late in conference play, secured the fifth seed in the America East tournament, but fell to No. 4 Albany in the second round. Once again, the Wildcats were one of the strongest defensive teams in the country and finished the year ranked 13th nationally in 3-point defense, limiting opponents to 29.7 percent from beyond the arc.
In the season prior, Herrion guided New Hampshire to a 12-18 record, putting together another successful campaign despite a plethora of injuries, finishing with double-digit victories for the third straight year. UNH earned the No. 7 seed in the America East tournament, but fell to second-seeded and eventual conference champion Boston University in the quarterfinals. Despite the loss, the Wildcats made their mark as one of the country's best defensive teams, ranking 18th nationally in scoring defense by holding opponents to 60.9 points per game.
In 2009-10, UNH posted a 13-17 record and achieved numerous accomplishments that had not been reached in 15-plus seasons, including best home record (9-4) and best non-conference record (7-7). The team yielded the fewest points per game (62.4 ppg) in at least nearly 50 years, reached New Year's Day at .500 or better for the first time in 12 years and also reached multiple attendance achievements at Lundholm Gymnasium. Despite a 6-10 record in the conference, the Wildcats upset Maine in the quarterfinal round of the America East tournament with a 68-57 win to reach the semifinals, where they fell to Vermont.
In 2008-09, Herrion led the Wildcats to their most successful campaign in nearly 15 years. The 'Cats finished 14-16, with 14 being their highest number of victories since a 19-win campaign in 1994-95. The Wildcats were 8-8 in the conference and grabbed the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, their best seed since 2002. Herrion guided UNH to just its sixth semifinal appearance in school history and second during his tenure. The Wildcats nearly knocked off top-seeded Binghamton, coming within two minutes of making it to – and hosting – their first title game ever.
Although the 9-20 record may not show it, the 2007-08 campaign was a giant leap in the right direction for the future of the program. The Wildcats were picked dead last in the America East preseason poll, but ended up finishing seventh out of nine teams and nearly upset the second-ranked Hartford Hawks in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. UNH began the season with only five returners from the previous year and by the end of it, had only three of those players available to suit up. Six newcomers joined the program at the beginning of the year and all of them saw significant minutes, including three who were in the top five on the team in minutes per game.
In 2006-07, the Wildcats posted a 10-20 record en route to a seventh-place finish in the conference. The Wildcats were knocked out of the America East tournament in the quarterfinal round, falling 64-47 to eventual champion, Albany, for the second straight season.
Picked to finish last in the preseason America East poll in the 2005-06 season, New Hampshire rebounded in the second half of the season to finish in fifth place with a regular season record of 11-16. The Wildcats posted a conference record of 8-8 that included a regular-season sweep against UMBC, as well as conference champion, Albany. UNH advanced to the semifinals of the America East Championship, its furthest advancement since 1995.
Herrion, who arrived at New Hampshire after a short stint as the associate head coach at the University of Arkansas, is best known for his outstanding accomplishments at Drexel where he posted an impressive 167-71 record from 1991-1999. During that period, Herrion led the Dragons to three NCAA tournament appearances in 1994, 1995 and 1996 and also led the school to its first-ever NIT appearance in 1991. The team finished first or second in conference play in seven of his eight seasons. Herrion also posted five consecutive 20-win seasons, including his best, a 27-4 campaign in 1996. That same year, Herrion led Drexel to its first-ever NCAA tournament victory with a first-round upset over Memphis.
In 1998, America East celebrated its 20th year of men's basketball by naming the 20 individuals (players, coaches, administrators) who had been the most influential in the growth of the conference over the first two decades. Four coaches were named to that team: Jim Calhoun, Rick Pitino, Mike Jarvis and Bill Herrion. Herrion is still the only coach in America East/NAC/ECAC North history to earn four Coach of the Year awards (1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999). He also has a conference-record 21 tournament wins (21-10) and is second only to Calhoun with three conference championships. The .677 America East tournament winning percentage is first among active America East coaches, first among anyone with at least 10 tournament appearances and fifth overall all-time. Herrion holds an overall conference record in America East of 150-92 for a winning percentage of .620.
"I'm obviously very excited about the opportunity to be the head coach at UNH," Herrion said when he was hired. "It's a great opportunity to get back into America East, a league that I'm very familiar with and have a lot of respect for. We are looking forward to moving this basketball program in the right direction and to compete for the championship in America East."
Following his success at Drexel, Herrion was hired as the head coach at East Carolina University where he lead the Pirates from 1999-2005, posting a record of 70-98. The Pirates were sometimes overmatched after the school stepped up to high-powered Conference USA, but Herrion's teams were tenacious and beat a top-10 team with a win over No. 9 Marquette. ECU also enjoyed its first-ever victory over national powerhouse Louisville during his tenure.
Herrion also had America East ties as an assistant coach at Boston University from 1985-1990. During his stay in Boston, the Terriers posted a 101-51 record, made NCAA appearances in 1988 and 1990 and were invited to the NIT in 1986. Herrion served as an assistant coach at George Washington University from 1990-91.
Other coaching experience on his resume includes serving as an assistant coach of the Under-19 U.S. National Team that competed in Athens, Greece in 1995. He was also the assistant coach for the Under-22 U.S. National Team that went on to win gold in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1996.
Herrion is a 1981 graduate of Merrimack College, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in History.


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"No path is darker then when your eyes are shut." -Flemeth
Emphasis on *for me*. I have no clue how active people are in general. Tho I'd like to know.
Really, it was just a short lived experienced, strangely even MUCH shorter than ANY other big MMO of the last years. Heck, I played SWTOR 4-5 months before I really had enough. Here, after 6 weeks I really began to feel tired and bored. I mean, don't get me wrong, visually and by design this is probably THE most beautiful game world, at least in fantasy. But so much other stuff just didn't work for me. I can just sum up some impressions.
- COMBAT SYSTEM: While I enjoyed the fresh and different feeling at first a lot, the longer I played the more bored I felt. In some way, most classes played way too similar. For instance, a WOW Druid or Mage REALLY play different. Not to speak of their various specializations. In GW2 a Warrior and Vanguard doesn't feel different, and even a Thief and a Ranger feel just a bit different. Not really overmuch. The few skills you have really limit the variaty, and I miss my 3-4 full skillbars and the many options how to fight. Any char loses health WAAAY too fast, so it forces you to lolcopter and evade, which over time just began to get on my nerves and making me feel weak.
- LACK OF TRINITY: Yeah I am an outspoken fan of the Trinity, because I love the REAL cooperation of teams it allows. Any other jack-of-all-trade system like GW2 never ever worked creating good teamplay. There isn't much in terms of social gameplay experience either. *shrug*
- EVENTS: At first this event system really looked pleasing and fun. But again, over time I began to feel dull and nauseated. I really stopped caring for the story, and just realized I was simply grinding that damn bar that filled as I did whatever the "event" told me to. I never thought I say that, but I actually miss real quests. Somehow I can't help but think a real quest can bring more diversity that these "fill bar X while doing Y" event stuff. Events would have been good additionally, like the Rifts. But as the sole system I found them too weak. And the events don't create any social experience either. Unlike in Rift people are not grouped and thus not inclined to do stuff together still. Everyone just silently works "together" a while and then runs off.
- BORING ENDGAME: As ever so often, GW2 didn't make much better endgame. I like the open world WvW a lot, but how long can you conquer the same castle over and over until it gets old? The last 20 level zones are tough, some impossible to solo, and I felt like I was way too easy overpowered by mobs. So endgame felt more like a chore to me. I wasn't even able to finish my stories, because in the last level the story instances are too tough for me, and nobody ever joined me to help. :/
*shrug* If you enjoy the game, thats really fine. But I am really let down. MORE than by SWTOR to be honest. I am not that angry because I was a huge Star Wars fan, and I never cared that much about GW2. I really wanted to like it, and at first I was totally thriled. But the longer I played the more I got bored, and I really never got bored THAT fast than with GW2. Just my two cents.
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Joined: 1/29/12
Same here.
Bored and couldn't log in anymore after couple of weeks.
I agree with pretty much everything OP mentioned, except maybe trinity. I don't miss it, however lack of it takes away from grouping and communication, which is bad for any MMO.
To me, major letdowns are no resource cooldown combat and repetitive SPVP.
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Joined: 8/11/11
I'm with ya OP. Logged about 80 hours and just don't see myself logging in again.
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Originally posted by Elikal
That is my summary. A lot of weakness and inability to bo social - sound right? Heard several game is too hard complaints a while back..
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Joined: 2/01/05
As much as I hate to admit it, I pretty much feel the same way. A lot of the systems in this game seemed a lot better on paper than they turned out to be in reality.
I still tinker with it some since there is no sub fee, but it is really hard to motivate myself to log in most days.
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Joined: 9/08/11
Well, I love gw2, but I can understand you very well :) I got exactly the same feeling while playing some of sandbox games (wurm comes to mind).
I'd like to address combat though. I play 5 classes simultaneously. To be honest, fight feels very different for all of them. Maybe I'm just lucky to use specific combination of weapons that doesn't share similar mechanics, but everytime I switch character, I have problem of adjusting to new playstyle for a while. Also sorry, but comparing druid and mage and than warrior and guardian... that's pretty one sided isn't it? Go to wow and compare mage and oomkin druid - very different playstyle, isn't it?
Just for the sake of completeness, these are main weapons my characters use: war - greatsword, ranger - longbow, thief - dagger+pistol, mesmer - staff, elementalist - staff. I also tried hammer guardian and staff necro, but for some reason it wasn't so fun for me.
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Originally posted by Elikal
If everyone loved GW2 then there is no point in making any new MMOs.
It's all about what you are looking for in a game, you miss the old system with trinity, raid,quest hubs ect I for one don't, so GW2 for me is a breeze of fresh air in the stinky swamp of WoW clones.
Hope you find what you are looking for in the future.
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Joined: 12/02/11
The only thing i disagree with you OP is lack of trinity. I really don't miss it at all..not even for a second.
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Originally posted by Elikal
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Normally I wouldn't care since you state it is subjective and it is a short lived experience.
But apparently it was so short lived that you didn't know the class names. Assuming you actually played Guardian, thus coming up with the conclusion that Warrior and Guardian are similar. But then how can you play for 6 months and not know the names?
Combat system:
Thief and Ranger plays "a bit different"? Did you pick up a bow and (shortbow for thief) and decided it was similar?
Warrior and Guardian (assuming thats what you meant) doesn't feel different? Is it because they both had a spinning attack animation with Greatsword?
Trinity: no comment, that is strictly subjective. Personally I am very glad that I don't have to rely on one guy to keep me alive in a group.
Events: The events you are taking about are Heart quest, not dynamic events, the ones where you protect caravans and fight an entire camp of centaurs.
Endgame: Because you can't finish the story, that makes it boring? In a game called Guild Wars, you decided to not join a guild?
How much WoW could a WoWhater hate, if a WoWhater could hate WoW?
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You don't think the Warrior and the VANGUARD are very different?
They aren't even in the same game!
And lol at having problems with the story with Warrior or VANGUARD. Please don't touch a squishy class.
Or what about the difference between an Elementalist with crazy high damage and can be killed by a sneeze or the Necromancer which take its time to kill stuff but you need to fall asleep to be killed?
Anyway, this is like what the third thread of the OP saying he left the game?
One every month or so?
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Originally posted by Torgrim
I feel this is a pertinent point and I get from Elikal's post there's is an angst to "why" he doesn't like the game rather than its just not for him and thats OK. Though the angst probably runs more to the overall state of MMO's for him, I would suggest just trying to go with the flow with MMO's and maybe something will click you never know, that's what's great about life isn't it?
As to the review I've finally grabbed a copy after getting into the 4 day trial a few weeks back and I've been really quite inpressed. The World as Elikal mentioned is beautiful and the fact of having massive race cities was a big selling point for me, but I think the biggest selling point and what made me buy the game was the felling that it was different even though you do the same as in other "themepark" MMO's you approach it completely differently and the final icing was the combat system and something that was a major disappointment in SW:TOR as that was just a carbon copy WoW system. The combat system in GW2 has a lot of depth for me I see many builds on my Warroir already and I've only unlocked a few utilities and trait points and the fact that I die alot is telling me I need to l2p my toon better, that inturn forces me to think about my weapon, attributes and skill setup and that's a real Boon over other MMO's where its just pick a tree and fill it up.
I'm glad I never went into GW2 at release as it seems playing the DE's with fewer players helps to make them more involved and difficult with the possibility of failure, yes failure in a modern MMO, are you kidding me? . I cannot though say this will hold my attention for years and years but the promise is there and thats at least reassuring for me. There are many other things I like as well but I'll leave it there, rather than highjack the thread.
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Joined: 8/18/07
i played gw2 till around level 30.. i sometimes play it for bg''s that''s all..
Kinda waiting till they add some more elements in the bg''s like guildfights and so on they had in gw1
Agree with OP.
I miss the trinity. And since there is no PVE content for guilds I have haven't been sociable, despite being a member of three. They just feel like private chat channels.
Roll on TESO.
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Joined: 11/06/12
Originally posted by Kaleston
Actually; yes, yes it is. The two classes are very unrelated in terms of playstyle, especially in PVP and of course given that the players are skilled.
Watching 2 noobs duel mage vs. oomkin isn't very representative.
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Joined: 5/13/10
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Originally posted by Elikal
I thought you left a long time ago because the game was too hard, and you wanted the trinity back. So you needed to post about it again? How many more threads are you planning on putting out on the same exact topic?
All of my posts are either intelligent, thought provoking, funny, satirical, sarcastic or intentionally disrespectful. Take your pick.
I get banned in the forums for games I love, so lets see if I do better in the forums for games I hate.
I enjoy the serenity of not caring what your opinion is.
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Joined: 3/22/07
Originally posted by Elikal
So, did you even get to "endgame"? If lvl 60-80 zones are too difficult for you, dungeons are probably too difficult, too, so did you just play 1-60 zones and WvW?
If the zones seemed that difficult (they really aren't, I soloed through them just fine on both my Warrior and my Mesmer), it's likely you simply don't know how to play your class well, which is why Ranger and Thief could seem very similar, even though they aren't.
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"I am not the light, or the darkness, but the twilight in between"
More drama...
One thing GW2 did was bring back the drama threads, I havent seen this many since DAOC. That was another game people loved to hate.
Seriously, nobody cares and people will still buy the game if it has the features they want, nothing you say will change that.
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Joined: 10/14/06
Since I've rolled guardian recently I can't stop playing.. =3 GW2 is the best mmo *for me* at the moment =p
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To busy playing GW2 to post much around here... *shrug*
Originally posted by Elikal
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Originally posted by Elikal
Everyone is entitled to thier own opinion. I am completely opposite of you when it comes to combat. I could never go back to a 6 hotbar, unlimited use of skills/actions/spell like WoW, Rift or SWTOR. I tried going back to WoW with a 10 day referal and it felt like I was playing some ancient system. Seriously for me it was as bad as trying to go back to 2D or side scroll viewpoint, that is how archaic and old a tab target, stand there and trade blows, non-action game like WoW or Swtor feels compared to the action sequence of a GW2.
I normally appreciate all your postitives you dofor these forums Elikal but I cant help but feel this post deserves some severe criticisms for all the points already mentioned. You're better then this sir!


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(Mark 4:10) And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.(Mark 4:11) And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:"that are without" are also the ones that are outside during the wedding feast I think.
Flesh and blood does not inherit the kingdom of God.But, flesh and bone does.
If God selects to whom understanding and selects to whom everything is in parables..."so that they may NOT understand"doesn't this contradict an ET God that wills ALL men to be saved. Was pharoah to be blamed because the Lord "hardened pharoahs heart?"If parables cannot be understood by the "natural man" can the natural man be blamed for being born in sin and not understanding what God is talking about?Let's see... this man doesn't speak French so I'll tell him what he needs to do in French. When he fails, as I know he will, I will torture him forever for failing.


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In The Client List, Lifetime's pseudo-steamy take on the world of sensual massage, Jennifer Love Hewitt plays a struggling housewife who takes a rub-down side job in order to support her kids after her husband disappears. The show, which jumps from scenes of Hewitt pleasuring executives to her dancing with her daughter at beauty pageants, has always struck us as more campy nonsense than an accurate portrayal of the erotic massage business. But how could we tell?
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Have you ever worked in a spa setting before? And if not, what's your closest experience to the setup on the show?
I have not worked through an agency and I have never offered FBSM (full body sensual massage) as depicted on the show. I do, however, have many friends who do, and I have been working as an independent escort for close to two years. Though I do not offer sensual massage, I can certainly relate to some of the show's imagery, as completely overdramatic and sometimes silly as it is.
On a light note, there is a scene in the second season in which Hewitt's character is getting tendinitis in her arm (pecker-itis, they call it) because she's working too hard. These types of on-the-job injuries are totally real. Blowjob neck pain. Hip displacement. Back pain from too much doggy position.
Hewitt's character works at a spa that offers both regular massage and happy endings. Are there actually businesses that provide both, or is it usually one or the other?
FBSM [Full Body Sensual Massage] providers (the kind of folks that offer happy endings) certainly do provide real massages! Some are even certified masseuses or physical therapists. I heard a story, which may or may not be true, about a new girl starting at an agency offering FBSM, heading into her first session, starting right in on a hand job, and having to be instructed by the client that that comes in the last part of the massage.
While I can't say the walk-in massage parlor doesn't exist anywhere, all the FBSM providers I know either operate through in-calls (hotel rooms, apartments, houses that they either rent independently, collectively, or through an agency) or do out-calls, bringing their services to client's own homes or hotel rooms. In this model, clients book in advance or the same day either directly through a sex work provider or an agency.
The show portrays Hewitt's character as an innocent mommy who has to stoop to sex work. Is destitution a common motivator for people entering the sex industry?
Gag. Yeah, that was annoying. They make it seem like she had been tricked into it, which is what she totally does to others when she becomes manager. Gross. However, money is absolutely the common motivator. Sex work is a job. Again, while I can't say no one would do it without the money involved, the vast majorities are in it to simply pay the bills the best, the easiest, and sometimes, the only way they can. Sometimes it can be very well-paying, though race, education (or the ability to fake it), body size and tone, age, style, and so forth all factor into how much a person is able to make and the kind of sex work they are allowed to do. Generally, the whiter the skin, the thinner, and the higher education, the more willing bosses and clients are to hire you.
How did you start?
I got into sex work completely by choice four years ago. While doing research in my school's labor archives my junior year of college, I kept coming across documents from the unionization of the Lusty Lady [a unionized, worker-owned peep show in San Francisco]. Tired of working a minimum wage customer service job, I decided to audition. Since then, I've done a little bit of everything: performed at the Lusty Lady, stripped in a club, worked fetish events, performed in porn, and moved into being a full-time escort. Currently, escorting (a term which invokes class connotations within the world of prostitution) is my No. 1 source of income. This job allows me flexibility to do all the things I need and want to do--school, activism, partners, internships--while still making rent and accruing a bit of savings, the latter being an act few 25-year-olds can do.
Besides blowjob pain, is there anything actually relatable about the show?
The main character's experiences around "being out." Some sex workers are completely open and honest about the work they do with family, friends, strangers, and partners. Others are not out about their job at all. Most sex workers that I know are somewhere in between, avoiding the shame and stigma where they can and cultivating acceptance and encouragement when possible.
How do you deal with "being out"?
I am out, to varying degrees, to my family. A few members of my family don't know a thing. Most know about my days at the Lusty Lady peep show and my activist work. A few family members, my my partners, a few of my classmates, and all of my friends know about all the work I've done. For those who are in the know, there was no hard conversation or emotionally loaded coming-out period. I just did what I wanted, checked in, and was accepted. I wish I could be out to everyone, that the work I do could be accepted as just any other job, that more people in my family could be proud of the work I do and what I am able to do with my life because of it, but that is not the world we live in.
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The charitable arm of the Mud Hens — the Helping Hens — organize the distribution of Mud Hens tickets to underprivileged kids, arrange player visits, auction jerseys for charity and donate Mud Hens memorabilia and tickets to local charities.
"Helping Hens is the official charitable fund of the Toledo Mud Hens and is administered through the Toledo Community Foundation," Mud Hens Communications Director Andi Roman said by email. "It was established to provide financial support to local nonprofit organizations with an emphasis on education and development of local youth."
Last year, the Helping Hens Foundation donated $50,000 to local nonprofits. The fund contributes in-kind and monetary donations to nearly 1,000 organizations every year. The in-kind donations include jerseys, tickets, appearances and merchandise, which alone raised thousands of dollars for charity, Roman said.
This year's season of giving kicked off Jan. 23 with the Helping Hens' "Tiger Talk," an evening with Detroit Tigers' new manager Brad Ausmus and right fielder Torii Hunter. The night raised more than $3,000, Roman said.
Helping Hens partners with local organizations to help underprivileged kids. This year will be its ninth year partnering with local drug enforcement agencies for its Substance Abuse Prevention Program, which teaches "positive choices" to underprivileged youth, she said.
Underprivileged kids who can't afford tickets can be a part of Muddy's Knothole Club, which partners with area businesses.
For schools and local nonprofits that want their students or clients to attend a game but who may not have transportation, the Helping Hens Foundation offers a transportation grant.
This year will also see its share of jersey auctions. A Ghostbuster jersey, two Christmas in July jerseys and a pink jersey for Susan G. Komen for the Cure are some of the jerseys to be auctioned for charity this season.
Rob Wiercinski, a Toledo native and former reporter with WTOL News 11, is the new community relations manager for the Mud Hens and will join Roman working with the Helping Hens Foundation. Wiercinski and Roman also worked together at 1370 WSPD and WTOL.
Wiercinski had developed a relationship with the Mud Hens organization as a reporter covering the Walleye for WTOL. When the communications position opened up, the Mud Hens asked if he was interested, Wiercinski said. He worked for WTOL for eight years and started with the Mud Hens three weeks ago.
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October has been a busy month here in our schools! Our students have taken their initial round of MAP tests, our fall activity seasons are reaching their pinnacles, professional development activities have marched forward, and state reports have been completed and certified.
For the first time, our third- grade through 11th-grade students have taken the MAP tests. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests are computerized assessments that provide teachers detailed, useful information about the academic level of individual students. MAP tests adapt to student responses as they take the test. In other words, when a student answers a question correctly, a more challenging question follows. If a question is answered incorrectly, the next question may be at the same level or slightly simpler. Results from the tests will help us pinpoint where students are academically related to specific concepts, when they are ready to advance, and when they need additional help or support.
Our students gave excellent efforts on the tests and seemed very comfortable at the computers while testing. These tests are not as strictly timed as the Iowa tests in the past and that has relieved some pressure on students, as well. We are anxious to utilize this new tool, and we have high hopes it will make the strong impact here that it has made in many other schools.
The board is currently reviewing the district mission statement, considering input from the recent needs assessment survey, and determining what adjustments, if any, need to be made. The current mission statement is: Creston CARES – Cultivating Achievement and Responsibility while Educating all Students.
I believe this mission statement is strong, considering it is brief and serves as part of our school district brand. Some poo-poo mission statements and question their actual impact. Certain research supports that point of view. Some mission statements are actually just slogans aimed at sales, marketing and image. Of course the image of a school is extremely important and must be promoted positively. Often schools construct lengthy statements that include every stakeholder's favorite word flavored with several trendy educational terms. Our board as a group is most concerned with student learning and hopes our mission statement supports that primary focus.
The board has also been considering annual goals for the district. This typically would have happened sooner in the year, but the transition to a new superintendent delayed this process. At this point, the board has identified the following areas of focus: student learning and achievement, school climate related to positive relationship development and anti-bullying, and technology and our best possible uses of tech and digital tools.
The school district is no longer using the former administrative office building, and the board has decided to offer the building for sale at auction in the near future. The district will then end the expense of any routine maintenance, and the facility will be placed back on the tax rolls. The property is currently zoned as a residential property, but the school was allowed special exception years ago.
The two safe rooms currently under construction at the elementary/middle school and high school are progressing nicely and may be completed as soon as the first of the year. The new space at CHS will be four large classrooms and at EMS will be a gym. Each safe room will include separate restrooms, as well. We're excited to use the new areas!
Handrails have been installed at the CHS gym. We have garnered many positive comments about this simple, but necessary improvement. We constantly search for ways to make our facilities safer and more comfortable for everyone.
The Creston Board has invited the Prescott Board to meet, visit and tour schools sometime in November. The Prescott Board hosted the Creston Board in a similar visit last summer. The two districts currently share a business manager, teacher and superintendent. The boards are considering potential long-term options, but are in no hurry to make decisions. As we've seen with other neighboring districts, any eventual, major changes would require votes of the public in each district. As always, the boards are considering what may be best for local kids and their learning down the road.
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