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7 Great Bites at Oxbow Market
As small city food markets go, Oxbow Market in Napa, California, couldn't be more impressive. Opened in 2007, it feels like a scaled-down version of San Francisco's Ferry Building—little coincidence, as Oxbow's founder, Steve Carlin, was the Ferry Building project manager, behind the launch of that incredible marketplace. At Oxbow, you've got the same careful selection of stores, the same open-air feel, and the same variety, but on a scale appropriate to a smaller town. Here are seven great bites to try there. More


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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's basketball team used a big night from 3-point range to defeat Northern New Mexico in convincing fashion, 97-47, Saturday night inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies pick up their 10th win of the season and are now 10-5 while the Eagles fall to 10-7.
NM State shot 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from beyond the arc on Saturday, including shooting 76.9 from 3-point land in the first half. The Aggies finished with a total shooting percentage of 64.7 (33-of-51) while holding Northern New Mexico to 27.1 (19-70).
"We played some very unselfish basketball and we executed pretty well," said head coach Marvin Menzies. "It is great to see our team continue to develop. We have to continue to move forward."
NM State also outrebounded the Eagles, 37-35, and had a team season-high 19 assists while causing 16 Eagle turnovers.
Senior guard Kevin Aronis, who started the game in place of Aggie leading scorer Daniel Mullings, and sophomore forward Matej Buovac each had career nights to lead NM State. Aronis and Buovac each marked a career-high 18 points to top the Aggie scoring list, doing most of their damage from beyond the arc. Aronis finished 6-of-10 from 3-point range while Buovac was 4-of-7.
NM State had a total of six players finish with double-digit points. Junior guard DK Eldridge marked a total of 16 points while redshirt junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe added another 10. Freshman guard Ian Baker, seeing his first action as an Aggie, finished with 12 points.
Sophomore center Sim Bhullar also dropped in 12 points while also leading NM State with 10 rebounds. Bhullar also recorded five blocks to put him in a tie with former Aggie Hamidu Rahman with 137 total blocked shots. Both now stand at No. 2 in the all-time block list, 63 behind the all-time leader James Monroe who finished his Aggie career with 200 blocks.
NM State took control of the game early, scoring the first seven points of the contest. The Aggies sank their first-seven 3-point attempts of the game en route to taking an early double-digit lead. Aronis led the three-point brigade with four of the seven. With 13:59 left in the first half, Aronis tied his career high of 12 points by sinking his fourth three to give NM State a 24-6 lead.
The lead would continue to grow throughout the half, ballooning to 20, 38-18, after a three from Eldridge with just over nine minutes left in the first half.
Aronis' fifth-consecutive 3-pointer of the game gave the Aggies a 43-18 advantage with 7:09 left in the first half while also bagging a career-high 15 points for the 6-3 NM State guard.
Northern New Mexico's only three of the first half came from guard Mathew Brito. His three brought the lead back to 20, 43-23, with 5:43 left in the half. NM State, however, finished the half with a 14-5 run.
Baker marked five of the final seven NM State points of the half, capping the Aggie scoring with a three with under 30 seconds left in the half to give NM State its biggest lead of the game at 57-26.
The Eagles concluded the half by sinking a couple of free throws, to cut the Aggie lead to 57-28 at the half.
NM State shot 74.1 percent from the field (20-of-27) in the first half, by far its best shooting performance of any half this season. The percentage was heavily aided by a 76.9 shooting percentage (10-of-13) from beyond the arc. The Aggies also played well defensively in the half, causing 10 Northern New Mexico turnovers which led to 14 Aggie points.
Aronis' 15 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting led NM State at the half. Eldridge also finished in double figures with 10 points while also leading the team in rebounds with four.
The scoring and the speed of the game slowed down considerably in the second half as the Aggies caressed their lead. NM State outscored the Eagles, 12-8, during the first 10 minutes of the half.
Back-to-back threes by Aronis and Buovac gave the Aggies a 38-point lead, 77-39, with 7:45 left in the contest.
Another Buovac three gave NM State a 92-45 lead with just over two minutes to go. As in the first half, Baker closed out the half with five points to give the Aggies the 50-point victory.
NM State will now look forward to playing its final game of the 2013 calendar year when it takes on South Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 28, inside the Pan American Center. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (MT) with radio coverage on KGRT 103.9 FM with Jack Nixon giving the play-by-play.


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Are Farrah Abraham's Parents Divorced?
You may have noticed that Farrah Abraham's parents, Debra Danielson and Michael Abraham, get along swimmingly. In fact, you're probably under the assumption that these two cuties are married! Well, not so much.
Despite their great relationship, Debra and Michael are divorced but still living together (yes, it's weird), and they might be in the process of rekindling their relationship!
Farrah's parental units officially split up after she had Baby Sophia, but they just can't stop flirting. "At the end of the day I love Michael, I will always love Michael, he loves me," Debra revealed during the Teen Mom Season 4 Reunion Special with Dr. Drew. "We had a bad situation, and if we want to get married again, if we went to do whatever we want to do [we will]."
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Misspelling in the headline. "pe-orders" should be "pre-orders".
Anyway...good news. I can't wait for the new iPhone!
A couple of weeks ago iMore reported that Apple would be holding their iPhone 5 event on September 12, 2012. We've since learned that iPhone 5 pre-orders are currently planned to begin that same day, at least in the U.S. Release is still planned for 9 days later, on September 21, 2012. We've also learned that the second wave of iPhone launches, the ones in international markets, will begin in the first week of October, likely October 5.
The information on Apple pre-orders comes from sources that have provided iMore with accurate iPhone related launch dates in the past. The information on the international launches comes from sources that have provided our network, Mobile Nations, with accurate information in the past.
While iPhone events and pre-orders haven't always occurred at the same time, last year Apple introduced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, and made pre-orders available the following Friday on October 7. This year, it sounds like they're being even more aggressive.
The first round of releases, which included the U.S., followed on October 14, 2011. The second round of releases followed on October 28, 2011.
While in the past, especially when it came to the iPad, Apple took a while to ramp up international distribution, both the iPhone 4S and the new iPad 3 were released internationally quickly and broadly.
So, these dates do line up with past Apple release schedules.
Last week iMore reported that Apple planned to roll their new, smaller Dock connector out across their full range of iOS devices this fall, including the new iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPad, and iPad mini. We have not, however, been able to learn launch dates for all of those devices. In the past, Apple has made new iPod devices available quickly, if not immediately following the event, but has also had several weeks between announcement and release, especially for brand new devices.
If all of this information pans out, and Apple not only refreshes their entire iOS product line, but also introduces the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini, it will make for one of the most, if not the most significant Apple events in the history of the company.
In 2010, Apple staggered new iOS device launches. iPad was released in the spring, iPhone in the summer, and iPod in the fall. Last year, iPad remained in the spring, iPhone moved to the fall, and iPod touch wasn't updated beyond a color option.
However, just like the Apple of today is capable of releasing new iOS and OS X versions on a yearly schedule, they may well be rich, talented, and organized enough to have a complete iOS product portfolio primed and ready to go to market right in time for the lucrative holiday season.
Nothing is confirmed until an Apple executive holds it up on stage, or Apple puts out a press releases, but if the September 12 event date proves accurate, we'll find out in just under a month.
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Misspelling in the headline. "pe-orders" should be "pre-orders".
Anyway...good news. I can't wait for the new iPhone!
Not a moment too soon.
Re: "If all of this information pans out, and Apple not only refreshes their entire iOS product line, but also introduces the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini, it will make for one of the most, if not the most significant Apple events in the history of the company."
If this many products are announced at once (or even within a few weeks of each other) it might be remembered as "the mini dock connector big bang." I can't think of too many reasons why Apple would announce so much in such a short time span. Changing the dock connector across the board would be one of those reasons.
If Apple were to announce just one iOS product with a new mini dock connector, it would be obvious that all other iOS devices would soon be equipped that new connector as well. There would be a "wait until the next-gen" mentality among consumers (or at least the subset who happen to know and care about details like dock connectors.) Better to update all iOS devices at once, and that requires an Apple media event.
I can see it now. Sales of an updated iPhone will go through the roof and set sales records.......yet the tired, old isheep references from the Fandroids and the merits of how the Samsung Galaxy, Capitulate, Manipulate, Conforminate, Instigate et all will be forthcoming.
Can't wait for that.
You really do sound like a spoilt brat.
Apple has a grip. They are giving the american customers first dibs since they are an american company and the supply constraints they will have. You will be glad when you can get one and not have to wait a month because they launched all at once and have a huge back order. Quit crying acting like a spoiled brat.
Well i have to disagree with you on that, i had my hands on my iPhone 4s nearly a full day before the majority of the U.S.A did because the release date was the same and being in Australia we are a day ahead of you. Apple would not release to America first only, I don't care what reason you can think of. When it comes down to it they are a company and company's like to make money, after all isn't that what they are all about?? A unified release date that is the same as the 4s was just makes sense.
Okay, so with all these rumors swirling I have my own guesses. I think the 16/9 aspect ratio is lock for the new iPhone but will also be used for the smaller iPad. This will allow easier screen scaling as well as keep a more portable pocketable size. I'm also wild guessing the iPod nano to have Bluetooth built in which will enable a better push for wrist wearable iPod watches. We shall see though.
hoping Canada will be with the US release date
We were last time so it should be a given this time around, unless supplies are really that constrained or they are expecting that much sales.
Pre-orders for the New iPad started the same day that it was announced so that may be the same situation here.
The smoothest experience I had with Apple reference the new iPad, was to order it via the Apple store app on the iPhone when it showed up in the store. From order to received, was very smooth, and I did not have to wait. I am guessing the iPhone pre orders will go quick, so if you are getting one, use the Apple store app.
The USA didnt have there own release date separate from other international countries. they shipped the same day as the other major countries. iPhone 5 will be announced Sept 12 and release to first round counties on the Sept 21. with second round countries being released 2 weeks later on October 5.
First round: iPhone 4s(Oct 14)
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Then 2 weeks later the second round of releases to the other countries:
Second Round iPhone 4S(Oct 28)
iam Seriously waiting for it. The Iphone itself was a phenomenon for the Mobile Industry. This Iphone 5 release is waiting for more than 2 years and i suspect the outcome of product will be Awesome.. But There are lots High fi Mobile released in the Market like Samsung S3, One X.. Would it beat these Standards and crate its one for Apple...
I have been waiting for Iphone 5 as it will be my first iphone. Would be interested to know all new features and -ve if any. Does anyone know when it is due to release in UK.
Traded my iphone 4 in for my upgrade 3 weeks ago and have the S3. Even though I knew the 5 was coming out I couldn't wait any longer. Very happy with the S3 so far. Android and iOS are both great OS's. Can't stand when iPhone users look at Android users like they are less of a person because they don't have an iPhone. How rediculous is that? And their are also Android users with some extreme hater towards iPhone owners. It's a phone folks!
Actually, to me, it seems like Android users hold much more aggression towards iOS users. Most iOS users are humble about the fact that we dislike the Android OS, and aren't quick to shove it in anyone's face. However every customer that comes in my store, at least, who favors Android always have to like it known. But I agree, it is just a phone. Though some people are serious about representing which manufacturer they are brand loyal to.
Can't wait for Apple's next conference. Will be interesting to see whether the iPhone 5 is a reality, although i guess the question now is more what it will look like.
At www.anchorcase.com.au we're more excited to see what new products Apple comes up with though, whether that be a bigger iPod or smaller iPad. exciting
Rene has titties.
OMG you're dumb!
Can't Wait for October, as i will be able to get my hands on the New Iphone, have the Iphone 4, so should be a big leap forward in features, hope the camera res, is better also
waiting for it to upgrade my current phone. But, samsung galaxy note puts me in a dilemma :(
So...does anyone know if we'll be able to purchase the iPhone 5 without a contract on launch day? Or will we have to wait a few weeks to be able to do that?
Does anyone have a guess at what time the preorders may start I'm actually holding a conference call while they are announcing and want to make sure I have an idea when I need to cut it short due to "technical difficulties"
For anyone who says that Us should get first dibs on the new iPhone cause Apple is an Americian company, is completely greedy! Typical just saying! We all know IPhones are made in China! So maybe China should get first dibs! They will release the new iOS 6 on the same day, all over so why can't they with the iPhone which may I repeat is made in CHINA if they were the type of huge company they would be able to handle the requests immediately! Why have it drawen out so long!


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Pensacola Seafood Festival
Pensacola Seafood Festival Dishes the Best Gulf Cuisine With A Side Of Art
By: Kelly Woodard
The 36th Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival, presented by the Fiesta of Five Flags and Florida Blue, livens up the park September 27th, 28th, and 29th in downtown Pensacola's Seville Square. Savor delicious seafood and enjoy live entertainment in the historic surroundings of downtown Pensacola.
Visitors can browse the park for amazing original art, handmade jewelry, or unique sculptures. With more than 180 arts and crafts vendors, the Pensacola Seafood Festival is one of the largest arts and crafts fairs in Northwest Florida.
The 3rd Annual 'Gulf to Table' area in Fountain Park will again feature local restaurants and caterers that will serve tapas style dishes of their signature recipes to festival guests. Participants in the Gulf to Table area this year include local favorites such as Dharma Blue, Fisherman's Corner, Jerry's Cajun Café, Fish House, Sons of Italy Buona Fortuna Lodge, The Wine Bar, Chet's Seafood Restaurant, and Nancy's Haute Affairs.
In addition to amazing food and one of a kind art, guests will enjoy the sounds of some of the area's best live entertainment from all genre's including blues, country, and rock. Featured acts include Tobacco Road, Wes Loper Band, Brothers Osborne, Sol Driven Train, Eric Erdman Trio, and the Molly Ringwalds. For a complete schedule of live performances, visit www.fiestaoffiveflags.com.
This year, The Pensacola Seafood Festival has teamed up with the 5th Annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival for 'SongFest' 2013. Songwriters will be performing in a special listening room tent at the Fiesta Seafood Grille throughout the weekend. This will be your opportunity to get a sneak peak of the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival to be held in October.
Now in its 2nd year, The Fiesta Seafood Grille, presented by Pensacola Energy, will feature local chefs who share their cooking secrets for preparing their favorite cuisine with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Held in Fountain Park, guest will learn some of the best kept cooking secrets from some of Pensacola's favorites like Dharma Blue, Grand Marlin, Jaco's, and Scenic Hills Country Club.
The little seafood lovers can get in on the fun in the children's area, located in Bartram Park. With plenty of fun activities for children of all ages like hands on arts and crafts, sand art and face painting, this is sure to be a fun event for everyone. Hours for the children's area are Saturday, September 28th from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, September 29th from 11 am to 5 pm.
This year's winning Festival Poster artist is Pensacola/Gulf Breeze native, Carole Holland-Doyle. Her seascapes have been described as "not only beautiful but thought provoking and environmentally conscious." With each series, she attempts to bring the beauty of water and its inhabitants to a broader audience.
Holland-Doyle will be on site signing limited edition prints. Posters and T-shirts showcasing her art will be sold at official merchandise booths. Posters are $25 and Holland-Doyle will be signing posters on Friday, September 27th from 5 pm - 7 pm, Saturday, September 28th from 11 am - 1 pm and 4 pm - 7 pm as well as Sunday, September 29th from 12 pm - 2 pm.
Admission to the festival is free, and festival hours are 11 am – 11 pm on Friday, 10 am – 11 pm on Saturday, and 11 am – 5 pm on Sunday.
For more information, visit www.fiestaoffiveflags.org/seafood-festival.


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Robert Hoppler, a 1989 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, is the head women's cross country coach and assistant coach with the track and field programs. He is currently in his 17th year with the cross country and distance men at UNH, and in his 12th year as the head women's cross country coach.
While at UNH, Hoppler has helped guide the men and women to 14 conference championships (seven cross country, four outdoor, three indoor). The women have three top-10 NCAA Regional finishes to go along with three ECAC University Championships since 2002.
On the track, Hoppler has coached multiple school record holders, conference and New England Champions, as well as over 30 IC4A/ECAC honorees. In 2008, Hoppler coached Cathy Parker to an All-America finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. In addition, Hoppler coached Joanne Dow to the 2008 United States Olympic Track Team in the 20K race walk. Coach Hoppler has also coached multiple provisional NCAA track qualifiers, as well as four cross country Academic All-Americans and four America East Scholar Athletes in the past five years. Under Coach Hoppler, the Wildcat women have been named as an All-Academic Team over the past four seasons and acheived a 3.40 team GPA in the fall of 2009.
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These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Dec. 28 30. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that does not mean they have been found guilty. All bookings may be viewed online by visiting www.aikenstandard.com and clicking on the Crime tab.
Robert Manson Jolly, 21 driving under the influence second offense
Shannon Renee Smith, 36 criminal domestic violence
Patrick Kelly Barnes, 44 receiving stolen goods
Quereyanna Latisha Lincoln, 31 driving under suspension second offense
Ronald Jonathan Gary, 29 possession conceal, stolen vehicle, chop shop, alter deface
Lucky Shannon Roton, 48 criminal domestic violence
John Allan Schifferli Sr., 42 disorderly conduct, interfering with drivers control
Lee Albert Johnson, 61 driving under the influence
John Mark Moloney Jr., 25 false information to police officer, assault and battery third degree
Scott Jay Carasik, 24 thoughtless operation 47/30, driving under suspension first offense, failure to change address
Jon Rodney Hurst, 59 driving under the influence commitment, driving under suspension commitment
Kayla Monique Boyd, 20 petit or simple larceny, shoplifting first offense
Travis William Henry L. Blount, 31 criminal domestic violence
Johnny Clemments, 52 shoplifting
James Craig Cook, 52 shoplifting, failure to appear bench warrant
Christopher Teral Pray, 42 driving under the influence, driving under suspension second offense
Steven Allen Craft, 23 driving under the influence
Devin Lee Johnson, 31 driving under the influence
Cynthia Ann OSullivan, 51 driving under the influence
Woodroe Thomas Nichols, 23 driving under the influence first offense
Russell Clyde Hook, 53 assault and battery third degree
David James Hankinson, 29 failure to pay as ordered bench warrant
Lefonza Key, 42 strong arm robbery bondsman off bond
William Kyle Horne, 21 reckless driving, violation of beginners permit, possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base
Michael Chance Canipe, 17 shoplifting first offense
Rhett Keith Tranbarger, 57 driving under the influence, open container
Jerry Tyrone Mayson, 44 hold for S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services per National Crime Information Center teletype
Timothy Lamont Boyd, 31 assault, beat or wound police officer, breaking into motor vehicle bondsman off bond, breaking into motor vehicle general sessions court bench warrant
Anthony Wayne Myers, 30 trespassing after notice bench warrant, driving under suspension first offense, possession of suspended drivers license
Terry Derium Harris, 41 driving under the influence, tag registered to another vehicle
Chad Christian Carter, 32 disorderly conduct
Robert Wall, 33 assault and battery third degree two counts, criminal domestic violence
Taywan Willie Johnson, 23 disorderly conduct
Michael John Klecker, 29 disorderly conduct
Kenneth Anthony Dixon, 49 driving under the influence
Kevin Maurice Jones, 31 driving under the influence first offense
Justin Oscar Deonte Pugh, 21 disorderly conduct
Timothy Mark Chambers, 50 criminal domestic violence
Leon Michael Aspinwall, 49 possession of narcotics in schedule I, LSD and schedule II two counts, shoplifting $2,000 or less second offense, trespassing after notice
Mercedes Shantelle Williams, 21 shoplifting $2,000 or less bench warrant
Billie Jacqueline Huckaby, 27 simple possession of marijuana
John Mitchell Syms, 45 public drunk
Pablo Garcia, 38 operating uninsured vehicle, no drivers license, tag registered to another vehicle, failure to stop for blue lights, failure to register vehicle, hold for Immigration Customs Enforcement
Michael Scott Smith, 29 driving under suspension first offense
Robert Cameron Bass, 25 assault and battery third degree
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Phoenix mayor calls for tighter gun control laws
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said changes are needed to ensure the safety of children and all citizens.
"Now, is the right time to act," he said.
Stanton is one of four Arizona mayors that are members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which, according to the organization's website, is a coalition of about 700 mayors "committed to working with our fellow mayors to share best practices, develop innovative policies, and support legislation at the national, state, and local levels that will help law enforcement target illegal guns."
Stanton is also part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which sent an open letter to the president and Congress asking for more restrictive gun laws.
"We're asking for smart public policy, public policy that we know will reduce gun violence, hopefully reduce the number of deaths as a result of gun violence and we think it's the right direction for our country," said Stanton.
Some of the changes Stanton would like to see happen include stopping the sale of high capacity magazines, assault weapons and closing gun show loopholes.
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What do health insurance and all-you-can-eat buffets have in common? The economic theory of adverse selection tells us that neither should exist.
Consider the case of Bill Wisth. Bill is six-and-a-half feet tall, 350 pounds, and as you can see in the amusing news story below, he's been kicked out of an all-you-can-eat fried fish buffet. What's surprising is not that this happened, but that it doesn't happen more often (ok, it's also a little surprising that Bill has decided to picket the restaurant). I will explain, but first, watch the video:
So why should this happen more often? When someone offers all-you-can-eat to any customers, those that show up should be ones for whom the amount that they can eat is worth more than the price they expect to pay. After all, if the buffet costs $10 no matter how much you eat then those who eat the most will get the most value out of it. But the average amount consumed can't exceed the price, otherwise the restaurant will lose money and go out of business. So if the average amount consumed is $16 worth of food, then the restaurant will have to raise the price to above $16. But this means those who more than $10 but less than $16 worth of food will no longer find it worthwhile to eat there, so they will stop going, and the average customer left will be those who eat more than $16 worth.
This process continues, until there is only one guy left going to the buffet, and he eats $300 worth of fish and is charged exactly $300 for it. In effect, this theory says that all-you-can-eat buffets should not exist. And yet they do, and for the most part the adverse selection problem does not cause problems. Except, it seems, for Bill Witsh.
The theory of adverse selection was first applied by George Ackerlof to the market for used cars in the 1970s. The real issue is that buyers and sellers have asymmetrical information. In the buffet example the asymmetric information is that the restaurant can't tell who is going to eat a ton of fried fish and who isn't. Which means they can't screen out guys like Bill Wisth in advance. Perhaps the most famous and common application of adverse selection theory is in health insurance. Here you have insurers who can't observe how risky their customers are, and thus everyone is charged the same. Just as in the buffet case, those who will buy the insurance are those with the greatest expected health care costs and in particular those for whom the expected costs of health care exceed the cost of the insurance. Left unable to charge risky customers for high expected costs of insuring, or screen them out all together, the insurer is flooded with costly customers and so must raise prices. This sets off a similar process as in the buffet case. In the end the model predicts that insurance markets shouldn't exist.
So insurance shouldn't exist and neither should buffets. And yet both do. So why is this? In the case of insurance, one common explanation (described here by this year's John Bates Clark winner Amy Finkelstein) is risk aversion is sometimes correlated with low risk. This means that people differ in how much they value being insured against bad outcomes, and those who value insurance the most also happen to be those who have low expected costs. You know this kind of person: very safe people who take few risks, are very responsible, and also very healthy. You also know risk takers who are likely to be crippled in a hangliding accident or mauled by a bear (because they were taunting it as part of some extreme sport) but are more likely than most to be uninsured even though healthcare companies would likely undercharge them for insurance since they don't know what ridiculous risk takers they are (unless they've been injured in high risk accidents before; "tell me again how you lost your foot?" "shark surfing, sir").
But why is it that buffets can exist? They are subject to the same adverse selection problems, and even if they could tell who is going to overeat, the PR of turning away people who "look like they'll eat too much" isn't going to be worth it. Clearly the risk premium explanation does not apply here, since consumers have a good idea how much they are going to eat in advance, they aren't insuring against the probability they will be way more hungry than they thought in any meaningful sense. So tell me, dear reader, why is it that buffets do not succumb to the adverse selection problem and cease to exist? Why aren't there more Bill Wisths?


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As a day goes by, a day is ripped off my calender and I count down how many days are left until the release. I were in BWE3 and a bit in the stress test yesterday, and I liked the game. I played the whole BWE3 out, however I only wanted to try the Guardian for like an hour to see if I would like him.
I know many, who - like me - can't wait to see Guild Wars 2 arrives. I also know some, who says the game will be boring after a month or so - both people who does and does not look forward to the game. And no matter how much I love Guild Wars 2, I can see what is lurking in the shadows:
I really dont hope that the game will fail to any of this. But it will surely be weird to not go for any gear progression and just pure cosmetic looks. And as the fun should rewarding enough itself - would it be enough to keep us occupied in Guild Wars 2?
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Well there is progression, it's just not the vertical progression you are used to, but rather horizontal progression...
There's more PvE content than PvP content in GW2...
About the cash shop... would you have said that being able to buy gold is a bit unfair, I'd have seen your point, but character slots... there's no monthly fee. You don't fork out $15 per month. So even if a slot is $15, it's just a month of being able to play in another game... and you don't need it to play the game either.
You can give the look of any armor to other armor using transmutation stones. None of the gear you got is obsolete look-wise, if you liked that level 30 armor, you can keep it's look even on level 80 armor.
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Logic be damned!
My biggest concern is that I still am not 100% on what Race I want my main to be.
Human or Asura... human or Asura...
Female human or Male Asura...
I like the human zones and "theme" better than Asura, but the Asura animations and just... presence is so damned fun!
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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I'll throw in a quick comment regarding the progression in terms of cosmetic rewars (cooler looking stuff).
It worked just fine for most people in GW1. Max level was 20, which you could reach in 5-8 hours if you tried, there was no progression in terms of power at all after that. Still, people spent hundreds or thousands of hours in game, when for vast majority of time in game, there was absolutely no progression other than cosmetic items. Some of those cosmetic items even sold for huge amounts of in game cash (crystalline sword, anyone?)! I can't see a reason why this wouldn't work in GW2.
Originally posted by BadSpock
Korrigan's "logical" solution:
- Make an Asura.
- Head to human areas via Lion's Arch and level there.
- Teleport back to Asura land for the story quests.
- Profit! :)
Well I make Norn on all my characters :P Norn rogue looks silly, but ITS A NORN! :P
Why does a guardian has 10.000 less HP than a warrior? :/
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Originally posted by Nefera
Cuz that's just not for everyone, and probably one of the reasons GW was not bigger than it was.
I've never been a vain person, but I'm sucker for things that will make my life more enjoyable. I'd rather have a 8000$ computer than 10,000 rolex. I'm willing to compete for those things against all odds if need be.
I don't know, but I found this out when WoW took rating requirments off arena gear. I hit the rating to get the best gear, then had no motivation (atleast far less) to push further and get the cosmetic skin of the same thing I had. I think my partners felt the same, they quit.
Believe it or not, I enjoyed working for the goal in order to get more powerful weapons. This is probbably #3 on my "I just don't know""
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Originally posted by MikeJezZ
Because they heal themselves about 5x more effectively? Just saying...
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Originally posted by bcbully
GW2 was big enough and not trying to be "for everyone" is what made it good. GW2 won't be for everyone, either, and that's a good thing. Games that try to please everyone usually end up sucking.
Well I just tried him a little in pvp with a 2 hander and got facerolled fast
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Originally posted by Nefera
The big question is how many people of those who played GW1 actually stuck with it?
If 2 million buy GW2 but only 10% like the "endgame" and stick with it for more than a 2-3 months, would that be a success?
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You pick Asura and don't ever look back
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Originally posted by MikeJezZ
1) Um, there's more progression than you know. PvP has it's ranks as well as it's special gear (cosmetic only!). PvE has it's Legendary weapons. Just because people aren't chasing down items with over 9,000 (ha!) hit points doesn't mean that they're not still chasing gear for looks. Just see how popular hats are in TF2 to know that people can chase cosmetic items for the sake of having them.
2) Wrong. Sure, PvP is a HUGE thing in this game, but it's not the main focus. PvE is an UBER thing in this game. There's dozens of PvE dungeons. There's also mini-games, the world-raid like Dynamic Events in Orr, and as mentioned above the every tail-chasing run for Legendary Weapons. Oh, and I forgot to mention the jump puzzles, Vistas, zone completions, crafting and city exploration.
3) $15 for 2 extra character slots. There, you just spent as much as your first month's subscription in WoW. What's the difference? It's OPTIONAL, not required. And, even then, you don't have to spend money on it as you can convert in-game gold earned into Gems and buy them that way.
4) The "mists" and sPvP is structured to have everyone on an even playing field. All the gear there is equal, so players are measured on their skill, not their shinny gear. The only gear there that progresses is purely cosmetic in nature and almost no power to it. Even racial skills are excluded from the sPvP because they leave an unbalance. sPvP is almost like it's own game, similar to League of Legends, but without having to pay for each and every Champion or Rune. The WvWvW and PvE are progressional in that they have levels, gear, items and others that are calculated into them. But, again, on a different plain.
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I really, and I mean really have no freaking idea how anyone can say GW2 has no progression. You progress the same as any other RPG type game; levels, skill tree, gear.
As for OP, you say gear is cosmetic? Gear has stats, and while the game doesn't revolve around grinding dungeons and mobs for certain gear, or grinding like a mofo to get the tier of gear you need/want for pvp you get a straight up equal opportunity to fight a fair match against everyone else.
There is still that special gear and those special items out there you can get by grinding points, karma gear, and whatever the pvp point system is.
The most confusing thing the OP says is the game us fun, but is logging in to have fun enough? Bwahaha, wtf? I'm pretty sure we all play video games to entertain ourselves and have fun, right?
So if you are having fun, what else matters? PFfssahhhthhs, unlike many other mmo's where the "real fun starts at level cap". OR, "I just need to get this last set of gear and I'll be good to go". Lawl.....fuckin chump.
Originally posted by Arskaaa
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Originally posted by The_Korrigan
The horizontal progression is also rather short and not very broad. These few weapons are skilled quickly.
There is some lateral progression which is mainly cosmetic. Non-combat skillsets, which usually count as lateral as well are missing in GW2, too.
I am also against the endless vertical progression driven by the item-treatmill. But to replace it by just cosmetic progression and some alternate achievements/titles is a bit narrow compared to other non-vertical progressing games.
We will see, if this leads to an exodus in a few month or not.
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World > Quest Progression
I think part of the progression of GW2 will be tailoring your character the way you see fit. Say you're a DPS DW dagger Elementalist that is 80 with all stones and gear maxed. You think " hey I want to play a more support/AoE role". You now need a completly new set of gear, stones and possibly traits to set.
That aside I think once people see how they go about "grinding" for legendaries just for the look I think it won't be a problem. This isn't running the same dungeons 500 times. You can go to places you haven't been before doing new DEs and such.
Some people still won't like it but I think skeptics willing to give it a try will be surprised.
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Originally posted by Aelious
since 10 years
- i am always sceptical
- i always give it a trial
- and i never was surprised
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@siphaed I think you misunderstood me. I don't mind that sPvP is about skills and not gear. But if I got a legendary sword or cool shoulders pve I would have liked I could use it cosmetic. I feel like playing another char in sPvP and it removed the rpg feeling a little
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Originally posted by MikeJezZ
As to progression, there is progression, gear and otherwise, up to the level cap. For those that haven't done Skill Point Challenges along the way, skill aquisition will continue after the cap. Also, people don't instantly get the best level 80 gear when turning 80, but it's not as difficult to aquire as in other games and there is no gear inflation beyond that point.
For achievers, there is still plenty to achieve after level 80. For people who enjoy GW2 PvE content, 3 of the 8 Dungeons are level 80 and there is a level 80 game zone with a complex web of Dynamic Events and capture points that will be more engaging to many at cap players than endlessly repeating, gear driven raids ever could hope to match. Don't forget that level scaling allows a level 80 to return to lower level content and still get good XP and loot. If you enjoy certain events and zones in the game, you can keep going back to them after you've reached the cap!
If you feel you've seen all you want to see and done all you wanted to do with one character, there is always the progression of leveling an alt. This game is the most alt/replay friendly MMO I've ever seen. There is much more content than needed to level. The races have their own level 2-15 and 15-25 zones and there are always at least two zones for each level range beyond that point. Even if you follow the same zone to zone path, the nature of Dynamic events, plus Arenanet's commitment to push new DEs on a continuing bases ensure that the game will remain fresh through multiple plays through.
sPvP will get new maps. Competative players will play in formal competition. People still play GW1 solely for the PvP today, almost 8 years after the game first released.
World vs. World will maintain it's own long term following.
I don't get your second point. PvE is better than PvP? PvP is better than PvE? PvE is better for long term customer retention? PvP is better for long term customer retention? I don't know, I can't understand what you wrote.
Don't get point three either. It's a benign cash shop. It's not Pay2Win. Even the cash shop critics usually agree that cosmetic items AND account services like character slots are acceptable, so I fail to see why offering character slots makes a bad cash shop.
Point 4. You always have access to free max stat gear in sPvP. You have some freedom to decide what stats you want to support your build. You can earn cosmetic unlocks in sPvP, so that you can customize your look and differentiate yourself. It won't be a mode where everyone looks alike. However, it's a mode thats almost entirely about the game play and the competition. Some players won't care at all about the "fluff" and will play to be the best. I don't see the issue. Having NO stat grind in sPvP allows it to be all about skill, which is a huge plus.
Want to know more about GW2 and why there is so much buzz? Start here: Guild Wars 2 Mass Info for the Uninitiated
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It's all or nothin'!
If someone thinks cosmetic progression won't work, they've never seen TF2.
Trading for the weapons you want? Weapons drop like rain, and you can trade almost any of them 1-to-1. The only valued ones are cosmetic reskins.
Getting the cosmetic hat you want? Those are pretty expensive and highly sought. People will play for months to earn the metal they can trade for one, and once they get it, they quickly see another they want.
And here's the kicker. In any match, the only player that cannot see a hat is the one wearing it. People go crazy over cosmetic items that they can't even see.
Trust me, it'll work in GW2.
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Google Docs will expand beyond documents. After adding support for storing PDFs, Google Docs will provide ways to create photo albums. It's not very clear if you'll be able to access the photos stored in Picasa Web Albums or create different photo albums, but GDrive is certainly here and its name is Google Docs.
The first screenshot has been created using information from Google's code, which already includes an icon of the photo section. The other screenshots show an empty list of photo albums and a new image search feature.
I suspect Google Docs will become the place where you can upload, share and manage any kinds of files. It's also likely that all the files that are uploaded to other Google services will be accessible in Google Docs in much the same way as the photos uploaded to Blogger blogs can be found in Picasa Web Albums.
Update: Radu noticed that if you go to docs.google.com/#photos and type the first letters from the titles of your Picasa Web Albums, Google shows the full titles as suggestions. It seems that it only works for public albums.
August 12, 2008
Photo Albums in Google Docs
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