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The year 2012 hit the mining industry in Eastern Kentucky hard, costing the region over 3,000 high paying jobs and shaking the confidence of residents in their future. During a meeting of the Big Sandy Area Development District in 2012, former Kentucky Governor Paul Patton, one of the strongest leaders our region has ever produced, asked, "Does Eastern Kentucky have unique problems?"
Nobody there, including me, answered him. It took me longer than I thought it would to find out the answer is no.
Not only are our problems not unique, they can be solved, if we can learn from the examples of others. On Sept. 19, 1977, Youngstown, Ohio, a town completely dependent on the steel industry for its economic livelihood, suffered what its residents called "Black Monday." On Black Monday the largest steel plant in town closed for good, and Youngstown lost 5,000 high paying jobs. On that single day Youngstown lost more jobs than Eastern Kentucky did in all of 2012; by 1982 Youngstown, a blue-collar town built on the ethos of steel workers, would lose 45,000 more jobs. There was no advance warning; workers were called in and told they were laid off for good.
Readers interested in the details of Youngstown will find a lively account in George Packer's new book "The Unwinding of America: An Inner History of the New America," published in 2013.
In the 1800s coal from mines in South Wales powered Welsh and British factories and helped give birth to the Industrial Revolution. Wales became a predominantly coal-producing region, and at its peak coal employed over a quarter of the region's entire workforce. But a century later it was gone; by the end of the 1980s over 85,000 coal jobs and the coal industry had vanished from Wales, leaving many towns and communities reeling from the loss of revenue and sources of employment.
Both Youngstown and Wales suffered hard times when their leading industries abandoned them. High unemployment, rising crime, severe population loss, and a sense of hopelessness became pervasive. But neither Wales nor Youngstown perished. In 2012 local leaders in Youngstown launched a $75 million effort, funded by both private and government sources, to transform the town into a national technology hub for manufacturing innovation.
Slowly but surely jobs and people are returning to Youngstown. Patricia Beaver and Tom Hansell from East Tennessee State University have documented the efforts of local citizens in Wales to create new jobs through entrepreneurship and innovation. While the economy of Wales has not recovered to levels it enjoyed during the peak of coal mining, things are improving.
Eastern Kentucky has not yet suffered a blow as severe as either Youngstown or Wales, and unlike those two locations we have been given warning signs in advance. Coal will and should remain a part of our economic engine for as long as possible, but we should also invest in new sources of prosperity.
The excellent work by Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program to bring more telework opportunities to our region is a promising model for success. Telework means bringing in jobs without the factories. A series of Internet hubs in our small towns across Eastern Kentucky could provide a thousand new jobs for residents and training for those interested in doing telework. Those hubs could also help better connect local entrepreneurs to the global economy.
The challenges Eastern Kentucky faces are serious but they are not unique or insurmountable. As Youngstown and Wales have taught us, only the energy and innovation of local citizens working together with their elected officials can create the desired levels of prosperity. Creating jobs is a critical step in the process, so I will challenge my fellow Eastern Kentuckians to fill this one: who is ready to be our chief imagination officer?
The Bible tells us where there is no vision, the people will perish. Youngstown and Wales created a vision and are working towards its attainment. If they can do it, we can do it.


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WAMPUM, Pa. – The World Karting Association is mourning the passing of District 5 Trustee Will Frank, who lost his battle with cancer early this morning, May 3, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Will was a lifelong karter who devoted his life to the sport. A throwback racer, Frank and his Blue Ribbon Racing team supported many forms of karting, including dirt, sprint and road racing – both 2-cycle and 4-cycle. The most recent example of this was at WKA's Daytona KartWeek in December, where Frank's team had racers competing at the Dirt World Championships and Road Racing Daytona Championships in both 2- and 4-cycle divisions.
Last summer, Frank boosted local interest in the WKA Road Racing Grand Nationals at VIRginia International Raceway as the center of a heartfelt program that involved bringing local youths to the event as competitors and crewmembers.
Frank worked with Halifax (Va.) County Motorsports Academy instructors and hauled a Briggs Animal-powered sprint-enduro to VIR for Harrison Walker, a student in the Halifax County Middle School Karting Program, a facet of the Motorsports Academy, to drive. Three other students worked as crewmembers at the direction of Frank and his team.
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A Massachusetts native, Will spent time living in Cleveland, Ohio, before settling in Tennessee with his wife, Patti, and family.
Will Frank will be sorely missed by World Karting officials, members and racers. WKA sends its thoughts, prayers and condolences to Patti and the entire Frank family.


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Novice Member
Joined: 7/10/09
Originally posted by nariusseldon
bahahaha. WoW hard mode. 3 hours practice? BAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THAT IT? thats not hard... thats half of 1 play session
why would i want to speed up max level? if i wanted that i would just play a game that didnt have a level on my character
Again, WoW is your only reference. I made money on the WoW AH system. but i wouldnt be caught dead wearing crafted gear inthat game. Its worthless once you hit that Max level you are so keen to be at
I am a min/max player. I like HARD games that inspire community development. If I can solo my way to being awesome then I will just play an RPG and not worry about a sub fee. I sub to play with people, because making comrades and playing with them INCREASES the enjoyment and profitablity of your character in the game
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Originally posted by steamtank
Please link your hardmode achievements. Thx.
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Joined: 5/15/06
The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that.
As if we are so far into the future that current MMOs are antiques.
It's like saying the 2013 model of a car is modern but the 2010 one is not.
Rather the covered wagon is not modern, and all cars are.
All MMOs are modern, Go is a game that is not.
All this talk of "next generation" and yet that really means most times "hey we are launching a game"
El Psy Congroo
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Joined: 7/10/09
Originally posted by kadepsyson
the video game (and mmo market) right now are at war for our entertainment money. and like real wars thats when the most innovational technologies are introduced to 1up the competition.
That being said... I would go back and play CoX if it was still active, even at its $15 a month. Mostly for the social aspect, that community was great
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Joined: 4/06/12
I think I have figured it out.
Everytime I see a thread like this one, somebody feels the need to instantly list the exact opposite features that the OP wishes for.
I believe that those folks are scared that once an epic modern sandbox game with an oldschool design philosophy becomes a huge success that their friends will flock to a game that they themselves do not care for.
Then of course once a deep meaningful MMO experience becomes en vouge, all the development money will flow that direction further reducing the amount and quality of the style of games that the contrarian types do currently enjoy.
I just can't see any other reason to keep shooting other people's wishes down.
( Note to self-Don't say anything bad about Drizzt.)
An acerbic sense of humor is NOT allowed here.
Made History
Joined: 7/11/11
Pink, it's like red but not quite.
Originally posted by paulytheb
And you surmise "that's insufficient"?
I mean, we are on the internet.
Occam posits another explanation: this trend you believe you perceive may just be observational bias
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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Joined: 3/10/04
Be Brief, Be Bright... Be Gone.
Originally posted by paulytheb
Why do you think thats what they are doing?
One person lists their wish list, another person lists theirs. They want different things. If it's ok for one person to do it, its ok for the other.
Thats it, nothing more.
Quit worrying about other players in a game and just play.
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Joined: 5/15/06
The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that.
Originally posted by VengeSunsoar
My wishlist for pauly is for a more readable font color, especially since my vision is color deficient.
El Psy Congroo
Made History
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Pink, it's like red but not quite.
Originally posted by kadepsyson
My wishlish for the board in general is to get rid of non-link colors.
But then folks would just revert to ALLCAPS for attention, like the 80s, I suppose.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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Joined: 10/25/07
Wow all, thanks for the replies. To clarify:
1. Wow hard mode doesn't really meet what I'm looking for. Yes, I want more difficult content but I'd also like differeing content. Running the same linear dungeons over and over again isn't fun for me. Neither is reading the same book 3 times in a row or watching the same episode of 30 Rock 30 times. I played WoW... we did some harde modes. In the end it was just too much repetition.
2. Why slow the leveling curve? I believe this to be pretty straight forward. I'm looking for a world to "live in" as much as or more than a game to play through. We rush to "end game" as if it is an important accomplishment then run the same few dungeons and raids over and over ad nauseum. It isn't about the idea that journey is more important or better than destination. It's about the fact that once you reach the destination you're largely done. If we played life the way we played MMO's we'd rush to old age then quit life in hopes that we will be ressurected in a better / different life which we would also rush through. I'm looking for the long term commitment version of an MMO rather than the speed dating version. Speed dating has it's adherents. I'm just not one of them.
3. Someone asked me to define "relevant crafting". I had felt that I'd done a pretty good job of that in the first post but I'll give it another go. Relevant means that at the level it is crafted it is 80 - 120% as useful as non crafted gear for the same level. It would also be helpful to be able to craft the gear at the level it is inteded to be worn at. I would also like it quite a bit if the gear wasn't outstripped by other crafted or dropped gear 15 minutes later. I want to feel like I accomplished something when I craft a piece of gear for myself. Back in the early days of EQ i crafed spidersilk armor on my necro. It took me a few days to gather together all the items that I needed and when I finally had a full set on it was ugly and the only stat was armor but it was SOMETHING when a lot of characters of the same level had nothing in those slots. I could take an extra hit or two now and it felt great! I didn't replace that gear for quite a while. Nothing better dropped. In early EQ it was more about the adventure and exploration than about getting gear to kill bigger things to get better gear... etc. I'm looking for an adventure not a treadmill and crafting useful gear (even things like food, and lightsources, etc) is part of that adventure.
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Be Brief, Be Bright... Be Gone.
I like crafting, hmm maybe thats not entirely true, sometimes it makes me want to gauge my eyes out. Rather I like being self-sufficient and crafting is part of that.
It is a very very fine like between good crafting, and a horrible grind, and sometimes just depends on my mood.
One thing that I have noticed about games with "good crafting" that I absolutely hate is the level requirements. I"ll use Istaria as an example. My latest dragon is lvl 15 adventurere and now 32 crafter. At level 20 (either crafting or adventurer) I was able to use a next tier scale pack (back pack for dragons) but I can't craft it till 36, at which point their is only 4 more levels till I can use the next tier scale pack which I can't craft till 60 and I allready use the next pack.
This makes crafting IMO completely pointless. Why craft something I can't use. Let me be able to craft it when I can use it, or relatively soon after I use it, not when it's completely pointless. It just bugs me.
Thats what I want out of MMO's, usefull crafting (no not no dropped loot just usefull crafting).
Quit worrying about other players in a game and just play.
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Joined: 7/19/10
what i want to see is fleshed out quests, to be honest, id rather 100 lengthy quests that are challenging,fleshed out with a few head scratches than anything the industry offers in the way of "quests" the best ive seen so far are tsw's where the quests generally have multiple tiers, but it still doesnt come close to what im envisioning, some features, i know are asking to much in mmo's but whats a game without those goals?
i agree with all of these with some provisous teleports should be fewer yes but i dotn want to spend half as hour getting somewhere but we definatly shouldnt have multiple teleports within one zone
I dont mind makeing crap to skill up tradeskills but rare stuff u actually want to use should have a huge skillup bonus
Originally posted by dbstylin34
you have obviously never done everquests epics or eq2s heritage quests
everquests old school quests ... some of them dont even have clues as to their trigger words no handy () around em
Solution let players write quests ive heard far to often that it takes devs to long to design quests bull pucky but let players write it out
devs could change what mob it drops off of so the designer doesnt have unfair advantage
they could even give players kits which along with a create a zone feature the ability to design fights
The quest would be done just need polishing, and review is it challenging enough is it good enough? have player volunteers put it through a 1st review to weed out the crap
The program i envision could tell how long you spent working on it ( and not idle afk time) and wouldnt even submit quicky done junk. voila epic quests on the cheap
Originally posted by VengeSunsoar
but how wouold you prevent twinking then theres got to be some limits
Originally posted by Psychow
smelll would be fun in a game imagine you just got don slaughtering 50 bazillion giant hellrats in a dank sewer now most people wont want to sell its not really smell but its simulated
senses in a game might not be impossible to i heard sony has ways to put senses into your brain like suddenly you smell somethibng burning and it doesnt req surgery
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Joined: 6/24/06
Interactive crafting...if possible. Honestly cannot recall which MMORPG I tried that had this (Maybe AoC?), but on the same level...
Say you want to be a Blacksmith and make armor. First...crafted gear should be better than raid gear. If not in stats (To keep raiding worth while), in looks. Allow the blacksmith to customize armor looks. Interchange parts and dabble with color. Maybe they could even be able to change the looks of that raid armor you just got to give it a unique look.
Sure, it would take a huge parts library surplus and a color palette to allow for this...hence why IDK if it could be done or not...but would be nice.
But make the Blacksmith able to stand at the forge and use the tools of the Blacksmith. Depending on many factors (Tool used, ingredients added, forge temperatures, etc.) you can succeed or fail, and have different outcomes.
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Joined: 3/16/12
Originally posted by nariusseldon
This can't be for real?!?!?!?
I think its the most ironic thing I've read all my life.
You need help dude... bad. There's clearly something wrong with your thoughts processes.
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Joined: 10/25/07
On Twinking:
I've always felt that twinking is really only an issue in PvP environments. In a purely PvE environment (which after 5 year on a pvp server tends to be my preference now) twinking isn't really relevant. So what if that guy over there that I'm not playing with can power through the mobs. So what if his "advantage" lets him level up speedily. Speedy leveling up isn't the point. Enjoying the content is the point. We saw all kinds of twinking in EQ back in the day. Warriors running around in fungi tunics, etc. It wasn't a problem. Sometimes if we were having trouble with a bit of content we would even see if that warrior would give us a hand. In PvE I've never really been effected in a negative way by a twink. Not ever. Does the twink have an advantage in killing the mobs? Yes. Does that really effect your game play? No. It can, however, effect your attitude if you let it.
That said, PvP is a bit of a different story. Twinks in PvP obviously have an advantage over others of the same level that actually effects them. Very few people think it's fun to have their warriors two shotted by a cleric that is three levels lower than they are. That DOES effect game play. I don't have a clear answer for how to deal with twinking in PvP. In arena style it would seem pretty easy to make a kind of gear score and do matching based on it. In open world that is a bit harder. You could potentially make a system where the more people someone kills without dying they more valuable they become to kill and could even indicate their value with an icon floating over their heads. In this way twinks would become targets in OW PvP pretty quickly.
Moral of the story: In PvE just let the twinking happen. No worries. In PvP you would need some kind of systemic limiter to overcome the advantage.
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Joined: 1/09/09
Yes, this is a personal attack.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
but people who have the need to call themselves 'true anything' are typically in need of much confidence, convincing, and are merely grasping for an identity.
please, don't take this away from him, because if he had much else he would not require the title of a 'true MMO player' to find comfort with his identity.
but yes, you are totally right.


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Thursday, November 15, 2012
As for effort, the Cane Bay Cobras gave it all they had in their Class AAAA playoff opener, coach Russell Zehr said.
The kids played hard, he added. They did the best they could.
The end result was a 45-7 loss to No. 2 seeded South Pointe on Friday night that brought down the curtain on Cane Bays first season at the Class AAAA level.
The kids came out and went 6-5 in the regular season, Zehr said. We didnt know what to expect when we started but the kids worked hard and played hard. Theres still a lot to be proud of.
The playoff loss marked the end of the road for 28 Cane Bay seniors, including many of the names in the starting lineup.
In addition to the few starters that will return in 2013, Zehr said his program will gain some players from the B-Team and JV squads that combined to go 14-6.
How good we can be next year all depends on how hard the kids are willing to work, Zehr said. We get started (Tuesday) on getting ready for next year. Well get into the weight room. Weve got some kids that if they work really hard this spring and over the summer theyre going to be able to help us.
Among the starters set to return on defense are sophomores Matt Rudy and Tracy Gilliard. Rudy is a linebacker that was a top tackler and Gilliard is a free safety. Key losses include two notable tacklers in linebackers Kealon Weldon and Jordan Newlin.
On offense, Cane Bay will return quarterback Devin Kilgore and running back Ramonte Frazier. Center Keith Anderson should be back too.
Fraziers 73-yard kickoff return in the second quarter against South Pointe led to Kilgores 19-yard touchdown scamper that was Cane Bays lone points against the Stallions.
Kilgores touchdown cut South Pointes lead to 28-7 but the Stallions outscored Cane Bay 17-0 the rest of the way.
The Cobras finished with just over 120 yards of total offense and South Pointe rolled up almost 500 yards.
It was a tough matchup for the 15th-seeded Cobras.
Im thinking were going to have to probably change a little bit on both sides of the ball, Zehr said of the preliminary plans for next season.
Mainly the Cobras dont figure to be as big and bulky as theyve been the last couple of years. It could mean a move to a more finesse attack on offense and a 3-4 on defense.
The linemen we have arent quite as big and strong as the ones weve had, Zehr said.
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Trenton, New Jersey's De Lorenzo's to Close Hudson Street Location
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"It's time," owner Gary Amico, 68, explains, announcing his family's decision to close the 530 Hudson St. location. "We're going to take a breather."
The Amico family will continue to run its Robbinsville, New Jersey, location on Route 33, which is where the photo above was taken when Nick Solares reviewed it in September of last year.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Goose Creek junior pitcher Cody Smith threw five innings of one-hit ball, striking out 12 batters to power the Gators past Hanahan 8-3 in the regular-season opener for both teams on Monday night.
The Gators had six hits, led by Sean Freeland's 2 for 3 effort. They jumped use three-run innings in the fourth and sixth innings to break open a tight game.
The Hawks had five hits. They scored their only runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Collin Strimpfel scattered four hits in four-plus innings, striking out five and giving up three earned runs in the loss for Hanahan.
Goose Creek hosts Fort Dorchester on Wednesday while Hanahan hosts Academic Magnet.
Stratford 2, Beaufort 1
Michael Punteney had two hits and Eddie Hiott was the winning pitcher for Stratford's baseball team as it opened the season with a 2-1 victory on the road at Beaufort on Monday.
The Knights scored a single run in the top of the sixth inning on Punteney's RBI single to right field to break a 1-1 tie and then held on behind Hiott. He fanned eight batters in three innings of relief of starter Chase Fowler.
Stratford had just three hits in the game and committed two errors.
Beaufort had four hits and also made two errors.
Stratford is at Ashley Ridge on Wednesday.
Stratford 15, Berkeley 12
The Lady Knights scored six runs apiece in each of the second and third innings to build a 12-2 lead and held off Berkeley in a non-region game on Monday in Moncks Corner.
Stratford pounded out 18 hits to overcome six errors.
Hanahan 10, Fort Dorchester 2
The Lady Hawks used a six-run seventh inning break open a close game and defeated Fort Dorchester on the road on Monday.
Hanahan girls 7, Palmetto Christian 0
Jenna Stoner had five goals and Sierra Taylor had the shutout in goal to lead the Lady Hawks.
Hanahan hosts Orangeburg-Wilkinson on March 12.
Hanahan boys 3, Palmetto Christian 1
Sean Brady had a goal and a save to lead the Hawks past Palmetto Christian on Monday. Philip Fyock and Kal Goble added goals for HHS.
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The Bishop England Battling Bishops suffered a 52-37 season-opening loss to the Pinewood Prep Panthers Wednesday in the first round of the Military Magnet Thanksgiving Classic.
Bishop England (0-1) was held scoreless through the first five minutes of the game as Pinewood applied pressure to force the Bishops into difficult shot attempts.
Senior Dillon Corbett carried the Bishops back into the game with seven second-quarter points. The Bishops outscored the Panthers 15-4 in the second quarter to erase an early 11-point deficit and build a 21-17 lead heading into halftime.
Corbett finished with a team-high 13 points, while B.J. Grevey turned in 11.
"I think we played a little nervous coming out of the gate," Bishop England head coach Bryan Grevey said. "But we stepped it up real big in the second quarter which I think was important for our confidence coming in at halftime."
The Bishops maintained a lead deep into the third quarter but allowed the Panthers to work back into the game as turnovers slowed their offense. Trailing by four points a minute into the fourth quarter, Bishop England committed four straight turnovers that Pinewood used to build a 12-point lead and seize control of the game.
Bishop England finished with 20 turnovers on the night. Dexter Coaxum turned in 18 points for Pinewood to lead all scorers. Three other Panthers scored eight or more.
"The issue tonight was the turnover bug," said Coach Grevey. "Most of them came in the second half. That combined with our rebounding in the second half made the difference in the outcome of the game."
Bishop England falls into the consolation bracket and will face Costal Christian at 2 p.m. Friday. Coastal Christian fell to Military Magnet in the opening round.
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A closer look at the state 7-on-7 tournament pools
It might not be football season just yet, but you can tell it's right around the corner.
How? Well, first of all it's getting pretty darn hot outside. As we talked about in a recent podcast, heat is just one of many signs that our favorite time of the year is approaching. Another is the Texas state 7-on-7 tournament.
Sure, it's not full-contact football. Heck, success in 7-on-7 doesn't always equate to success on the gridiron in the fall, but it sure does give us something — other than the World Cup — to talk about.
And whether you're a fan of the somewhat controversial sport or not, you have to admit that it, at the very least, gets you in the mood for football.
We will cover the state tournament, which takes place in College Station from July 10-12, so make sure to make your way back here for plenty of notebooks and analysis.
For now, you can check out the pools below and get my thoughts on each group.
Division I (6A-5A)
Pool A
Cy Falls
Lake Travis
Quick take: This is a tough group from top to bottom. But expect Lake Travis and Cy Falls to advance. Lake Travis is led by quarterback, Dominic DeLira, an Iowa State commit who threw for over 2,500 yards last season. Cy Falls wide receiver John Humprey runs a 4.3 forty and will be tough to cover.
Pool B
A&M Consolidated
Arlington Seguin
Ridge Point
Mission Veterans
Quick take: A&M Consolidated wide outs Derrick Dick and Daniel Zivney will simply create too many mismatches to not move on while Ridge Point, led by linebacker Cameron Townsend and safety Jameel Cook, will be tough to score on.
Pool C
Klein Collins
West Mesquite
Austin Westlake
Quick take: West Mesquite could win the whole tournament. The Wranglers have a dangerous quarterback in Mississippi State commit Chason Virgil and plenty of athletes on both sides of the ball. Expect Austin Westlake to make it out of the group, too.
Pool D
Arlington Lamar
Cedar Ridge
San Angelo Central
Quick take: Katy's success can be attributed to its ability to pound the football. But the traditional powerhouse will do enough through the air to move on. Shane Buechele, one of the top 2016 quarterback recruits, will guide Arlington Lamar to the next round.
Pool E
Frisco Heritage
Quick take: Picking against Chad President would be foolish. The Temple quarterback and Baylor commit might have missed most of last season with an injury, but he's one of the best signal-callers in the state. It's a tough to say who the second team that moves through will be, but my gut says Frenship.
Pool F
Cedar Hill
Cy Creek
East View
Quick take: Justin McMillan to DaMarkus Lodge. You'll hear that early and often throughout the tournament. Simply put, the two Cedar Hill stars will be virtually unstoppable and should cruise deep in the tournament. I'm taking Cy Creek to advance as well.
Pool G
Alamo Heights
Copperas Cove
Cy Fair
Quick take: Dalton Banks leads an explosive Alamo Heights offense. Banks passed for over 3,300 yards and 23 touchdowns a season ago. But he's not the only dangerous quarterback in this group. Manny Harris, a UTSA commit, is very talented and will lift Copperas Cove.
Pool H
Austin Bowie
Cinco Ranch
Mesquite Horn
Quick take: Mesquite Horn has the best group of wide receivers in this pool. Opposing defensive backs will dread covering Jarrison Stewart, Emmauel Ogwo and Blayde Moore. Atascocita also has a solid receiving corps, headlined by UTSA commits Furquan Shorts and Tre Hamilton.
Pool I
The Woodlands
Wichita Falls
Quick take: Southlake Carroll is famous for its spread offense and will thrive in this tournament. Quarterback Ryan Agnew will put up monster numbers, mark my words. Patrick Carr will make a living as a running back this season, but excelling as a wide receiver is pivotal for The Woodlands to advance. And I think he will.
Pool J
Seven Lakes
South Hills
Tyler Lee
Quick take: Lovejoy features Bowman Sells at quarterback, a rising star with multiple offers, and a multitude of talented playmakers. South Hills quarterback Tracin Wallace is only a sophomore but was impressive in qualifiers and should help his team move on.
Pool K
Byron Nelson
Cy Woods
Plano West
Quick take: SoSo Jamabo is an athletic freak. One of the top recruits in the nation, Jamabo can make defenders miss with ease and will carry Plano West. New Rice commit Brandon Douglas will make plenty of play on the back end for Hutto.
Pool L
Houston Lamar
Port Neches
Quick take: With new toys in JW Ketchum and Tyreik Gray, two key transfers, Houston Lamar will be dangerous in this tournament and on the field this season. Give me Plano, even though it loves to run the football, to advance as well.
Pool M
Arlington Bowie
John Tyler
Quick take: This is another tough group, but Arlington Bowie shouldn't have much trouble. Tony James is an excellent quarterback who can also play wide receiver, and fellow TCU pledge Niko Small can lock down opposing pass catchers. Never underestimate CUJO Nation. John Tyler will squeeze through, too.
Pool N
College Station
EP Franklin
Lake Dallas
Quick take: Manvel is loaded with talent. I mean, did you see Gary Haynes throw a football to himself? Other than the viral sensation, quarterback D'Eriq King, defensive back Deontay Anderson and more make Manvel a threat to win it all. While it won't win the group, Lake Dallas will move on.
Pool O
Quick take: There is a lot to like about Sharyland. Yes, the Rattlers play down in the Valley. But expect do-it-all athlete Sean Landez and this bunch to make some noise. I'll take Stratford to move on, too.
Pool P
Langham Creek
Quick take: The easy pick here is Allen. The defending state champs will be led by the best quarterback in the Kyler Murray, who has plenty of weapons at his disposal including Notre Dame commit Jalen Guyton. Belton is a solid sleeper.
Division II (4A-PVT)
Pool A
Houston Episcopal
Trinity Christian
Quick take: Experienced and explosive is the best way to describe Trinity Christian. Christian Hutzler is poised in the pocket while Rice commit Nahshon Ellerbe and wide receiver Parker Oliver will be tough to stop. Lorena could surprise.
Pool B
East Bernard
Quick take: East Bernard lost most of last season's team. But tradition never dies, even in 7-on-7, and the Brahmas won't go down easy. Fairfield has the upper hand among the rest of the contenders in this pool.
Pool C
Glen Rose
Quick take: Colton Cerday was marred by interceptions, but he still threw for over 2,000 yards and 11 touchdowns for Wimberley last season. Melissa has a chance to win the pool thanks to quarterback Tyler McGehee.
Pool D
Chapel Hill
Quick take: Chapel Hill is littered with pure East Texas athletes, giving it the advantage in this pool. After Chapel Hill, it's somewhat of a toss up, but give me Stafford.
Pool E
Quick take: Prestonwood and Waskom could cruise in this group. Kevin Johnson and June Bug Johnson are running backs by nature but will catch passes and help Waskom put up plenty of points. Quarterback Twayne Blackwell and wide receiver Michael Irvin Jr. make Prestonwood a team to be reckoned with.
Pool F
Quick take: The name of the game for Argyle is run the ball and play defense. The Eagles can't exactly do that here, but they still have enough talent to move on in this pass-oriented tourney. Sealy lost Christian Wallace this offseason but is still more than capable of making a run.
Pool G
Quick Take: Kinkaid should dominate in this pool. Quarterback JT Granato, a Rice commit, can sling it and 6-foot-4 wide receiver Sam Mays will create mismatches. Give me Burnet to move on, too.
Pool H
China Spring
Pilot Point
Quick take: Nate Kowalik transferred in from Hallettsville this offseason after a stellar junior campaign. Kowalik will make Goliad a contender on the field and in this tournament. It might not be the most popular pick, but I also like Pilot Point.
Pool I
Quick take: Canton's Chandler Eiland was very impressive at last month's East Texas combine and is one of the top quarterbacks in that part of the state. Expect Rockdale to chuck it up to big wide receiver Pearce Loath.
Pool J
Big Spring
La Villa
Quick take: Big Spring's Tobyn Tannehill, the brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, will light up opposing defenses in this pool. Princeton lost a lot of talent from last year's team but opened some eyes in qualifiers.
Pool K
Quick take: This group is wide open, but somebody has to come out of it. I'm taking Kountze and Taylor. At the same time, I could also see Pecos and Kaufman coming out of this pool. It's pretty much a toss up.
Pool L
Quick take: Boerne quarterback Quinten Dormady missed all of last season with an injury. But the Tennessee commit was sensational as a sophomore and is determined to show what he's capable of doing this season. Highly touted recruit Kris Boyd, a playmaker on both sides of the ball, will carry Gilmer.
Pool M
Quick take: The key thing to remember is Stephenville quarterback Jarrett Stidham said he will not be taking part in the tournament. Still, the Yellow Jackets will be a tough matchup every team in this group. Celina, however, should come out on top thanks to quarterback Nathan Elliott and wide receiver Cash Conder.
Pool N
Dallas Episcopal
Fort Bend Christian
Quick take: Booker quarterback Hunter Lile and wide receiver Jared Reagan are both on the cusp of setting state records. So defenses beware. Thomas Fitts, a big, strong-armed quarterback, will make sure Dallas Episcopal advances, too.
Pool O
La Grange
St. Pius X
Quick take: Good luck throwing on Graham. Mike Freeze, a TCU commit, should snag plenty of interceptions and keep the opposition out of the end zone. La Grange's Bralon Hutchinson is as elusive as they come. It's all about the Leopards and Steers here.
Pool P
Rice Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Quick take: Navasota is experienced on both sides of the ball and certainly has no shortage of playmakers. While Abilene Wylie might be a favorite, I actually like Rice Consolidated, which is led by savvy quarterback Jordan Johnson.
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In your house Eatin' your Cookies!
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Great storyline... thats subject to opinion, I thought the storylines were very weak at best. I have admitted in the past that GW2 does a great job of bringing the world alive artificially, but thats not dynamic. They certainly are full of themselves aren't they.. The first true cooperative PVE Experiance... ROFL. MMO's are social yes. Yet why is one of the main complains about GW2 about it being very anti-social.. People dont talk because there is no reason to.
That post is just toying with words to make their system sound better than everyone elses on the market. Hell SWTOR did that with there questing/cinematic system and made it look fantastic...
"In the immediate future, we have this one, and then we've got another one that is actually going to be – so we're going to have, what we want to do, is in January, what we're targeting to do, this may or may not happen, so you can't hold me to it. But what we're targeting to do, is have a fun anniversary to the Ilum shenanigans that happened. An alien race might invade, and they might crash into Ilum and there might be some new activities that happen on the planet." ~Gabe Amatangelo
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storyline i agree, its a weaker side of gw2, especially in comparison to GW1. RE being anti social, you are confusing solo play with guild play. guild play tends to be very relaxed and fun, no competition for gear or raid slots, shared rewards = fun and very very social.
RE the solo play, are you comparing apples with oranges? solo play in other mmorgs is questing solo, with some acting selfishly towards other people and stealing resources. (its rewarded). You almost never join with people. I n GW2 the issue is that you join casually with others while you are SOLO PLAYING. That is not anti social and it is better than the former solo play model.
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Is ANet's design manifesto still relevant?
With the whole 'Ascendency gear' and the 'level 80 gear grind' AMA, its irrelevant now.
Pretty sure we've answered the OP's thread though.
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Joined: 1/04/05
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Pretty much what Gaia said ^
People need to stop looking at GW2 under a microscope, and they might be able to see why it's being called 'revolutionary', or at the very least, why it is indeed different. It's not like this hasn't been explained enough.
EVERY game, when you scrutinize it too closely, is 'nothing new'. That doesn't make it accepted as truth. Games are mostly definited by their mechanics / systems, and how they interact with one another to create a new experience. Yes, you are still killing things in GW2, crafting, and collecting. That stuff is so fundamental it's not going away. It'd be like trying to get rid of movement in a game, because you wanted to be different. It's just not going to happen. What's important to realize, though, is that the systems GW2 has implemented, do come together to form something that doesn't exist in other games yet.
You don't have shopping list quests, the amount of things needed is hidden, and often scales depending on the players in the area. Proper lvl scaling, is also something that hasn't really been handled properly before. WAR tried it, but it didn't quite work all that well.
There's a long list of things that contribute to the reason why GW2 is a different type of MMO. However, it's still an online fantasy rpg. What anet set out to tackle was a change in philosophy, and to a large degree, they've succeeded. Heck, look at TESO; the game has a lot in common w/ GW2 so far.
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Originally posted by Bladestrom
I had to reread this a few times to decipher but I think I was able to.
"In the immediate future, we have this one, and then we've got another one that is actually going to be – so we're going to have, what we want to do, is in January, what we're targeting to do, this may or may not happen, so you can't hold me to it. But what we're targeting to do, is have a fun anniversary to the Ilum shenanigans that happened. An alien race might invade, and they might crash into Ilum and there might be some new activities that happen on the planet." ~Gabe Amatangelo
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Originally posted by jpnz
It's still relevant. While I'm not overly thrilled by the ascendency idea, it's not nearly as big of a deal as most people make it out to be. It has absolutely no bearing in sPvP, it makes no real difference in WvW, and I've never seen it listed as a requirement for any dungeons other than fractals.
It's kind of a progression system that exists in a bubble, in a lot of ways.
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Are YOU talking to ME?!
Your second paragraph pretty much says that any other opinion is invalid. If you aren't looking for debate, I would look to a different forum for stating your opinions. As is, you will get pro and con answers to your thread. Discounting the cons out of hand is no better than those who go con as a matter of principle to a positive thread.
Concentrate on enjoying yourself, and not on why I shouldn't enjoy myself.
Originally posted by jpnz
This manifesto is much more relevant than the newer video manifesto and goes in line with a old blogpost Arenanet had during GW1 that I can't find (isn't easy to find in the GW1 website anymore).
Ascendency gear is still at rings and backslot.
It was clearly a overreaction to what they have been reading in forums at the time with players demanding more stat based progression - and as I noted people wanting that kind of progression also want things that are better given by games like WoW.
I hope they ditch their idea of adding more Ascended gear, but if not, at least with the new ways that will come on Monday patch, it won't be so bad.
From my point of view, GW2 questing/leveling in the persistent world is nothing like questinh/leveling in WoW persistent world.
As I've said many times, when people need to go fetch 10 games to say that GW2 features were done better or first in that 1 of 10 games, it becomes a silly discussion, because GW2 isn't discrete features but the sum of all features working at the same time.
There is a syndrome known of MMORPGs - "game X is WoW with twist a" or "game y is WoW with feature b". So when you subtract that feature or twist in essence it still was WoW (or EQ if the reader is annoying).
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Originally posted by aesperus
Sorry don't agree. All ANet did was to make tweaks to existing mechanics. That does not make it revolutionary or change a philosophy. It is an ok game. It looks good and had a fairly good launch which I setter than most games in the last 8 years or so, but that is not revolutionary. No matter how much makeup you put on a pig it's still a pig and the same is true with GW2, it's just another MMO. Some like it some don't.
Originally posted by Sinjin213
And Grafite and Diamond are just Carbon and Megan Fox shares all the atomic components with that pig of yours - sometimes what matters is the end product and not the base blocks.
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
I see things in black and white in things like this.
If someone says 'I'll do X' and doesn't do 'X', who will trust that person to do X again?
It is even more bizarre if you think about the fact ANet used to be totally up-front with their playerbase. Not anymore which is sad.
Didn't their 2013 blog state more ascendency gear is coming?
Moving the goal post from 'DE is revolutionary!' to 'GW2 does things really well!' kinda looks silly.
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Originally posted by jpnz
The fact Ascendency items is a silly, unnecessary idea, doesn't alter how DE make the leveling process work.
The way DEs (amongs other changes) make players play with each other is indeed revolutionary (it may not be unique, but the recent pattern is clear).
And I guess you only play games from new studios that only have newbie game designers then.
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Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Changing how a game is designed and the overrall vision is something that all game companies do.
However, they normally don't straight up lie and say 'We'll do X' and actually do 'Y'.
GW2 was touted as 'no gear grind / cosmetic upgrades only' during development.
It is just now that they've changed their tune to 'well, there are gear progression but its minor so it doesn't count'. Which is kinda shady.
You want to change the vision? Fine. But don't lie about it. Not that difficult and the ANet that made GW1 would have done so.
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I would say the DE's are the evolution of all public quests seen before. Many of the features in GW2 are evolutionary but their philosophy is somewhat revolutionary.
Despite peoples thoughts on GW2 it has certainly left a mark.
Originally posted by jpnz
First, what does any of that has to do with DEs?
Second, the Arenanet that made GW1 also said that they would never allow 7 heroes parties.
Third, wasn't part of the community screaming around september that did want more gear grind?
And then in November, the ones opposed to it, myself included, screamed back.
And in December that evil greedy Arenanet with their microtransactions put another pane in my bank for materials like ectos, mystic coins and dust and an additional pane for event materials.
Arenanet listen to their players, but many times you need to be careful when listening to players and exactly what players you choose to listen to.
Gear progression isn't exactly a grind, because white->blue->green->yellow->orange is a gear progression but not exactly a grind, so Ascended items by itself don't have to be a gear grind.
Mistakes happen, it is the way you respond to the them that matter.
Currently playing: GW2
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Still waiting for anyone to say why DE is 'revolutionary' when the game design was done before.
X-series does it better, Space Rangers does it better and those games were released 10+ years ago.
Saying 'GW2 as a collective is good' is not the same as 'DE is revolutionary' btw.
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I think it is funny that people are claiming "soandso did it first!" when the reality is that ArenaNet was the first developer to actually get it to successfully work. WoW wasn't the first game with a questing system...does it matter? No. They were the first to be successful at it; that is what matters.
To the op: I absolutely cannot wait to see how the DE system evolves ;)
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Originally posted by Bad.dog
That's because this isn't my first account. I do think your statement about evolutionary is actually more correct than revolutionary.
as far as insults go, I have yet to purposely throw an insult yet on this my new account, so if you or anyone else feels insulted by my posts, then you are the one with a problem because you obviously read something I didn't mean. If you are looking for more PC in my posts, not gonna happen because PC doesn't mean political correctness, it means Political Cowardice.
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Who did wrong? The advertiser hired to sell the game or the consumer who put faith in advertising?
Originally posted by Torgrim
You are right, it has DE hubs and heart hubs....yet that statement has no relevance to the posts you quoted.
Do people use a variety of multiple features for progression in all three games? Yes.
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Regardless of how you feel about DE's, they're not new. They're still basically questing - same as every other MMO. GW2 is the Apple of dynamic events. They took a bunch of ideas from other people and put them in a nice package.
I personally think GW2 is a well made game, but the lore and repetiveness of the quest bores me to tears. The quests themselves are the same as any other game - escort, kill or fetch. Sure there's a couple of nicely done quests in the game but it's really just more of the same.


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The company we know today as Tama was first introduced by Hoshino Gakki in 1965 as Star Drums (Hoshino is "star field" in Japanese). The drums were manufactured at Hoshino's subsidiary, Tama Seisakusho, which had opened in 1962 to manufacture Ibanez guitars and amplifiers. Though the production of guitars and amps was moved out of the factory by 1966, the production of drums there continued to grow. The two higher lines of drum models, Imperial Star and Royal Star, were introduced to the American market and were successful lower-cost drums competing against more expensive American-made drums.
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Apex has Hungarian underfolder kits., AK63D. Pricey but uncommon AKM type.
pricy is one word, spendy is another, and as the Irish would say its DEAR
BUT worth it if one is just getting involved or does not have a stockpile of kits
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
Oh man, I like the Hungarian variants. I'm now contemplating on this or the Polish underfolder to use a Polish blank on.
As Akblue stated in another post, the AMMS has some parts that are specific to this Hungarian variant. Previously trying to find a Hungarian Gas block with bayonet lug, AMMS hand guard retainer or the cast folding stock trunnion. Maybe APEX will list some individual parts.
Links is showing "product not found", guess that means they sold out already?
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
Yep., sold out in one day. Wonder how many they had or if any more will surface?
Not so long ago TGI had Hungarian AMMS and AMP-69 (machinegun) listed, only to proper license holders . I see their site is down. Maybe the AMP-69 are next ! One could only hope.
Well now TGI is back online.
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Area brides have lots of stationery options courtesy of The Birds & The Bees Gift Shoppe in Maumee.
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"We just came up with the idea that we could do this on our own," said Brock, who also owns FASTSIGNS on North McCord Road. Brock does the marketing, advertising and custom design. Agosti, who works for the State of Ohio, handles the bookkeeping and management side. Brock, who majored in interior design at the University of Toledo, didn't see herself running a stationery business and being a designer. Before and after college, however, she worked at sign shops before opening her own in 1997.
The Birds & The Bees, which moved to Maumee from Perrysburg around 2008, also carries wedding favors and odds and ends like unity candles, flower girl baskets and wedding gown preservation kits. The store also carries items in its baby line created by "mom-preneurs, as we call them," Brock said.
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Brock said more couples are choosing custom invitations because they want bright colors and unique designs. "That's why our custom line has grown in the last two to three years because the brides can do whatever they want," Brock said.
She recommended that couples order their invitations four to six months before the wedding with the intent of sending them out two months before the big day.
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Republican Senator Rob Portman has reversed his stance on gay marriage.
Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.
Ohio's junior senator disclosed his change of heart in interviews with several Ohio newspapers and CNN. In an op-ed published Friday in The Columbus Dispatch he said the decision came after a lot of thought.
"I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married," he wrote.
Scioto County Republican Party communications co-chairman Bryan Davis said he has been instructed to make no statement on the announcement by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman that he now supports gay marriage, and to refer all media inquiries to Portman's office. During a Friday afternoon telephone conversation with the Daily Times, Scioto County Republican Party Co-Chair Rodney Barnett did not comment on Portman's announcement.
As a member of the House in 1996, Portman voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman and bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Portman said his views on gay marriage began changing in 2011 when his son, Will, then a freshman at Yale University, told his parents he was gay and that it wasn't a choice but "part of who he was." Portman said he and his wife, Jane, were very surprised but also supportive.
He said it prompted him to reconsider gay marriage from a different perspective, that of a father who wants all three of his children to have happy lives with people they love.
He said he talked to his pastor and to people on both sides of the gay marriage issue, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is opposed to gay marriage, and former Vice President Dick Cheney, who supports it. Cheney's daughter is a lesbian.
Ohio's other U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), said he welcomes Portman's new stance.
"I'm glad Sen. Portman has joined the growing majority of Americans who support full civil rights for our gay and lesbian family, friends, and neighbors. Practicing family values is about loving all of God's children," Brown said. "I look forward to working with him to ensure that all Americans have the ability to marry regardless of whom they love or where they live."
Brown is a long-time supporter of marriage equality. He is one of just eight sitting senators who voted against the controversial Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 – during his service as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Last month, Brown met with members of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) from across Ohio to discuss the issues affecting the lives of millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans – including marriage equality, school safety, and an end to workplace discrimination. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Brown joined an amicus brief asking the Court to overturn the law. DOMA, which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages, also denies LGBT couples many of the federal benefits and protections that other married couples enjoy.
The brief, submitted by more than 200 members of Congress, comes in addition to bipartisan briefs filed by the Obama administration, more than 300 companies, and 75 current and former legislators and government officials. It emphasizes that the federal government has no legitimate interest in denying married same-sex couples the rights and benefits afforded to other married couples.
Portman told reporters Thursday that his previous views on marriage were rooted in his Methodist faith.
"Ultimately, for me, it came down to the Bible's overarching themes of love and compassion and my belief that we are all children of God," he wrote.
The well-known Ohio conservative, a former U.S. trade representative and White House budget chief, was considered but not chosen as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's running mate. Portman told the newspapers Romney was informed about Will's sexuality last year.
Portman's reversal comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments this month in a challenge to a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Portman said he would like Congress to repeal the provision of the DOMA that bans federal recognition of gay marriage, though he still supports the part of the law that says states should not be forced to recognize such marriages.
A group working to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage praised Portman's comments.
Portsmouth First Ward Councilman Kevin Johnson, a staunch supporter of gay marriage, said he welcomes Portman's comments.
"It's a big step, and quite honestly, especially amongst conservatives, whether it be Dick Cheney or others who have found that this affects their family, that has primarily been the way minds have changed," Johnson said. "It's not to be critical, but it concerns me when a person's entity does not extend past their immediate family. He was very honest, which I appreciate. As humans we tend to, we focus on an issue when it directly affects our family."
Johnson said it is not just a gay issue.
"It could be cancer research, when a wife or daughter gets breast cancer, for example. It could be if we had another ice storm then our local representative (who may have previously opposed to asking for federal funds) would actually vote for federal funds for reconstruction," Johnson said.
Johnson and his partner, Paul Johnson, who died on March 20, 2009, were married on January 1, 1988 in Key West, Florida.
Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.


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