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I've really enjoyed crafting in GW2, but I actually have one major issue with it that I wanted to bring up:
It's so beneficial and accesible that everyone does it.
Now you probably read that and though fanboi blah blah blah...but not so! Let me elaborate...
My problem with crafting is that there are SO many reasons why everyone wants to max out a crafting skill, some of those reasons being:
1. Both crafting and gathering give you A LOT of exp, so people not even interested in crafting just do it for the exp.
2. Crafting drops are fairly common and the trading post makes it very easy to get the ingredients you need, making crafting pretty easy to level.
3. You can swap crafting skills without loosing progress on one character, so many folks will probably use to easier crafting skills just to level on when they have spare ingredients.
All of these reasons add up to mean that 400 level crafters are EXTREMELY common in this game. This may not sound bad, but it means that the actual value that a max level crafter contributes to the economy is very low. In fact, buying the ingredients of an item on the TP almost always costs either more or the same as the end product that a crafter can make...which essentially means that the crafter's value to the economy is worthless because it is so common.
And when you think about it, this is almost by necessity because of how the TP works. If the ingredients of an item were posted for significantly less than the final item costs, then a crafter could just buy them all up, instantly craft the final product, and sell them back for a profit...this is essentially arbitrage and the market would quickly correct itself by making this impossible.
What are your thoughts on this?
As for me, in the future, maybe with an expansion, I hope that they make maxing out crafting a little more difficult and less accessible. That should give max crafters some actual value in the economy.
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All interesting points and very likely accurate in my opinion too, but I don't have a beef with any of it. Even if I get nothing out of it other than XP and items my characters can use, that's fine by me. I wouldn't bother making things for the market anyway.
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Good points Creslin,
Another thing that is impacting the low value of crafted items is the generous quantity of world item drops and/or karma reward items.
I originally started crafting weapons and armor on my guardian primarily to supply myself with equipment but I quickly realized that the plentiful drops and cheap TP prices made that unnecessary except for the odd item here and there.
Raw materials are maintaining their value because we have a use for them in skilling-up our crafting. Finished products otoh, don't have an equivalent economic niche because there are plenty other ways of getting the same thing.
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I honestly don't know of a game where raw materials don't cost more in the marketplace than crafted products. It's the nature of the beast. Hard core crafters like to hover between the crafting stations and the trading post, never venturing into the world to get materials for themselves. This drives the price of materials up, but keeps crafted items fairly low.
This is no suprise to me.. It's a themepark... bats drop HA... economies for crafters are always screwy in themeparks, especially when you incentivize gathering & crafting with xp. When there is a never-ending supply of goods (from mobs and crafters), with none being removed from the market (except consumables like food), the only possible outcome is a deflated market.
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Originally posted by Grigor_Bron
Eve. But yea, not in a themepark.
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Well, either 10% of the uber-crafters / market managers / traders have all the fun and make all the money and 90% of the playerbase has useless, inaccessible crafting that requires an excessive amount of grinding and STILL isn't as viable as drops...
Or 90% gets useful, easy, somewhat fun crafting and the 10% don't get to play wall street and feel all special inside for being "the best" etc.
I mean, no offense meant to you Creslin - but I'm with the majority especially because I've never been a big fan of crafting in MMOs and I know all too well how damaging it is to the game when it's the former not the latter.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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At least the crafted stuff is useful at endgame with gw2
Originally posted by BadSpock
Well what you're saying is that either crafting has 0 value and everyone can do it, or crafting has some value, but only some can do it.
I guess this decision comes down to whether you value the economy/virtual-world aspect of the game more, or whether you value being able to experience leveling up crafting more.
Personally...I side with the economy/virtual-world here. Leveling up crafting is fun, but it does not have much longevity. You max out your crafting, you're done, it ceases to provide you any benefit. If crafting was useful to the economy however, you could continue doing it and making a profit even after it's maxed out. Personally, I think that is better for a long-term game like an MMORPG.
Also...GW2 is still very good for "wall street" players, just not on the crafting aspect. The trading post and currency exchange make it fairly easy for players that like to play the market and short sell stuff.
In the end though, I don't think this has to be either or. For example, something as simple as making certain high level ingredients account-bound would immediately give crafting value because ONLY crafters would be able to use those ingredients and then sell the results.
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Fully agree and it is great to see. After grinding crafting in many games, finally maxing it out, then realizing you can't make anything remotely close to the stuff you already have equipt is rediculously frustrating.
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I understand fully and I was being very black and white, which we all know cannot be logically done - my apologies.
As I understand it, there are indeed account bound items only crafters can make - and then you combine them with dropped/farmed ingrediants to make something needed to craft legendary weapons in the mystic forge.
So the crafter can craft the object, as the mats are account bound, but the product is not so you can craft and then sell it.
However as I understand it there are not very many legendaries and I doubt too many people are at that point yet anyway so it's kind of a moot point.
I do agree there needs to be more items like this for crafters, however it goes against the idea of being able to play "your way" and having a very, very soft equipment (stat) cap at end-game.
I think they also do this kind of thing with crafted only armor sets, unique in look yet matching in stats to the farmed/dropped equivs.
But the demand for such a set is subjective as taste in the style is subjective.
However crafting an Exotic set is (supposedly) the quote "easiest" way to max your stats, than the grind is simply for cosmetic looks for the dropped/farmed pieces.
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I was contemplating this exact topic yesterday and almost started a thread that would have mirrored yours. I agree with pretty much everything you said, but I will add the following bullet list of quick points.
Things I love about crafting in GW2:
This last point is part of Anet's fundamental design philosophy around gear. You're meant to get comparable max stat gear through a variety of means (crafting, karma vendors, badges of honor, dungeon tokens, mystic forge, trading post). As such, they can't make the crafted exotics be more difficult to obtain. That would actually hurt the value of crafting.
Nevertheless, players like you (and me) want reaching max level with a craft to be a truly elite achievement and definitely one that cannot be quickly power leveled within hours. Is there room for compromise? I think there is, and it would have to revolve around skins like the other areas of the game. I think there's room to make badass exotic skins that are exclusive to the crafts and that require a skill level beyond 400. This would require crafters to dapple in the market of crafting and trading level 80 exotics for a time before they even earn the ability to craft the unique skins. This will serve as both a barrier of entry for many players (making this skill level more distinguished) as well as a boost in market prominence for top tier crafters. For crafters who only reach 400, they can still have a 400/400 skill bar, but anyone who goes beyond could have an increased cap that works the same way the achievement tiers work.
So things I don't like about crafting in GW2:
I think it'd be cool if max level crafters could discover rare sets with a unique skin - but that kind of thing just doesn't really work these days cause it'll be all over the net in a few hours/days...
Unless you randomized the list of materials on a per server basis or something to make it actual discovery per crafter but there are always patterns and only X number of possible high levels mats you could use...
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Originally posted by BadSpock
It's a difficult question because you have to make leveling crafting desireable enough so that it's not a total grind and makes for a fun gameplay experience, but undesireable enough so that not everyone does it.
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What about the ability to design and craft unique tattoos for gear that you can craft- that's low enough level that Anet could provide a tool (obviously not now). Custom skinning of small section of armor that is low enough resolution that it could be free form design in game.
Another idea is making the tattoos gear only wearable by artisans of that profession?
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Unless prices have changed. I haven't played the game in three weeks. It's much easier just to buy a full set of gear at 80.
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Personally I hate crafting in video games. To make my legendary I had to have 400 Armorsmith and 400 Weoponsmith.
I looked up a guide and went from 1-400 in about 3 hours and 10 gold for each for a total of 6 hours and about 20 gold.
I feel like I overspent, but I didn't give a bakers bluff... I just wanted to get them both over with.
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"crafting. proper crafting. So i can draw a design and give it to the crafter (another human player) and he/she be able to build exactly what i want. they need to be able to put there own signature on the armour/weopen as well so that the crafter gets reconition for his/her work. this sorts everyone, crafters get to make unique designs (not the same old piece) and get reckonised for their skill. Everyone else gets to wear armour they like..."
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i would think this would be possible some how with gw2s trasmution stones system (i don't code or make mmos for a living though.
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Originally posted by Creslin321
You missed the part where they made GW2 shiny happy everyone wins ? there is supposed to be no market for anything, no way to controll or massively affect the market, everyones even game. Ill stop there cause i cbf dealing with more fanboys lol


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Elliott Levy, executive director of the Aiken County Historical Museum, was the show's first guest. Since it was Valentine's Day, he discussed Aiken's prominent women and some of their romances.
Sara Williams played an important role in the founding of Aiken.
"The reason we have Aiken is because the railroad went through here," Levy said. "And she was the lady that made it happen."
Railroad surveyor Alfred Andrew Dexter fell in love with Sara. Her father, William W. Williams, wanted a train to be able to travel close to his fields so he could ship cotton quickly and inexpensively to Charleston. He told Dexter: "No railroad for me, no Sara for you."
The railroad was completed in October 1883, and Dexter married Sara in January 1834, Levy said. Aiken was incorporated in 1835.
Other prominent Aiken women mentioned by Levy included Eulalie Salley and Ola Hitt. Salley was involved in the women's suffrage movement. Levy showed a photograph of her leading a suffragist parade in January 1917. Hitt, 102, opened her home to disabled war veterans, providing comfortable rooms, meals and a sense of belonging.
"She took them on field trips," Levy said. "She didn't take them just to Augusta, Ga., and Columbia, S.C. She took them to Alaska, and she took them to South America."
Levy will appear weekly on "TalkBack Live."
"Something like this is overdue," he said. "When I give talks at different places and to different groups, I find that, wow, people who have lived here all their lives don't know some of the facts about what has gone on here. This is a very unique area, and it has a great history. For people who have not crossed the threshold of the museum, they will be able to turn on the TV and find out about all this interesting stuff."
The second guest on "TalkBack Live" was Craig Dougherty, who owns High Country Olive Oil in partnership with Robert Thrift. Their store is located in the historic Holley Building next to the temporary studio of "TalkBack Live."
Dougherty discussed chocolate, which High Country sells in addition to extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
"A little bit of chocolate every day is actually good for you," he said.
"TalkBack Live" will air four days a week – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays – at noon.
"I want this show to have people who are young, people who are old and everything in between," said Girardeau when asked about plans for the show. "I want to talk to people from all walks of life."
Visitors to the "TalkBack Live" set are welcome during broadcasts.
In about a month, "TalkBack Live" will move from the Holley Building, 115 Laurens St. S.W., to Studio A in ASTV and TootSuite's new office on Richland Avenue.
TootSuite is the marketing arm of Aiken Communications, which owns the Aiken Standard.
If you tell Ed Girardeau he's a jack of all trades, master of none, he won't be insulted. In fact, those are the words he uses to describe himself."I have a lot of different interests," he said. "I would get bored if I did just one thing."Giradeau, 52, is the communications specialist for TootSuite, the marketing division of Aiken Communications. In addition to serving as the host of the new ASTV program "TalkBack Live," he is the co-host of another ASTV show, "On the Sports Front." He also is the play-by-play announcer for ASTV's "Game of the Week."But that's not all. The Aiken resident is a real estate appraiser and the co-owner of Vintage Studios. He is the play-by-play announcer for USC Aiken baseball on WKSX-FM (92.7), based in Johnston. He works as disc jockey at wedding receptions and parties and is one of the teachers for the confirmation class for sixth-graders at First Presbyterian Church.Girardeau graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
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Earned Hnorable Mention All-America honors by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPA) ... Named second team All-Big West Conference … Also named Big West All-Academic ... Also named an Academic All-American by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPA) ... Scored 51 goals, second-best on the team … Scored at least one goal in 24 of the team's 30 games … Scored a season-high four goals against Cal Baptist (2/1/14) and Azusa Pacific (3/12/14) … In 17 games, she scored two or more goals … Led the team with 49 assists … Third on the squad with 25 field blocks … Finished her four-year Matador career with 211 goals, second-best in school history … Her 211 goals were only eleven short of the school record held by Allison Brookes (222, 2005-08) … Set the school record with 551 career field goal attempts and assists (196) … In the school record book, ranks second in field blocks (85) and seventh in career field goal percentage (.383).
2013 Season
Voted an Academic All-American by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACPWC) for a third straight season ... Named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) … Also named Honorable Mention All-Big West Conference in addition being named to the league's All-Academic team … Named the Big West Player of the Week for her seven goals in ten attempts against two nationally-ranked teams, #13 UC Davis (3/18/13) and #7 San Diego State (3/9/13) … Against UCD, Nelson recorded three goals to go along with one assist, one steal and one field block … She helped the Matadors pull off the near upset of #7 San Diego State with a game-high four goals (in six attempts) while adding two field blocks, one assist and one steal … CSUN's top scorer with 68 goals (#5 in the BWC and sixth-best for a single season at CSUN) … That included a career game against Sonoma State when she scored seven goals, breaking her personal best of five goals last year against Bucknell, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State San Bernardino … Nelson's seven goals tied the school record for single game goals which had been set by Chari Christopher against Wagner (3/13/03) and Whitney Delgado against Cal State Bakersfield … Scored two or more goals in 18 games … Had a shooting percentage of .429 … Dished out 56 assists, #1 on the Matadors, fifth-best for a single season at CSUN … Dished out a season-high four assists against Bucknell (3/14/13), Concordia (3/19/13), at Hawai'I (4/13/13) and against UCSB (4/19/13) … Collected a season-high four steals against Princeton (3/6/13).
2012 Season
Named All-Academic by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) … Also named to the Big West All-Academic team …Her 51 goals was second-best on the Matadors and fifth-best in the Big West Conference … Her two-season goal total is 92, and is nearing the Matador career Top-10 … Scored at least two goals in 13 games including a career-high five goals against Bucknell (3/13/12) and Cal State San Bernardino (4/22/12) … Produced a shooting percentage of .398 (51-for-128) … Second on the team in assists (42), only four behind team leader Melissa Doll … Third on the team in field blocks (22) and fourth on the team with 30 steals … Voted the Most Outstanding Performance Award.
2011 Season
Named All-Academic by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) ... Voted CSUN's Co-Rookie of the Year ... The freshman was among the team's leading scorers 41 goals (#4 on the team, #14 in the Big West Conference) ... Scored at least two goals in eleven games including a career-high five goals against Cal State Bakersfield (2/19/11) ... Tops on the team in assists (49) ... Her 49 assists are sixth-best for a single season in school history ... Also has 24 steals.
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A three-sport student-athlete in water polo, swimming, and track & field at Murray High School in Murray, Utah ... The Utah State Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a first team all-league selection in water polo ... Helped lead her team to three Utah State 4A championships (2007, 2008, 2009) ... A four-year starter and team captain on the water polo team ... A swimming regional champion from 2007 to 2010.
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Born May 4, 1992 in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Parents are Andrea and Kim Nelson ... Has three brothers (Justin, Ryan, Josh) and one brother-in-law (Jordan) ... Has two sisters (Jessica, Emily) ... Roots for the Indianapolis Colts and the Utah Jazz ... Her favorite athlete is Ryan Lochte ... Her favorite actor is James Franco ... Likes to watch Survivor and Glee ... Her favorite foods are ice cream and cinnamon rolls ... Her favorite rock groups are The Script, The Fray and Sugarland ... Her favorite musical solo artist is John Mayer ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of the water polo program ... Her greatest sports moment was winning state MVP honors during her junior season ... The best thing about being a student-athlete, according to Lindsy, is having a team that always is there for you in-and-out of the water ... The toughest part about being a student-athlete is juggling all the stress from practice, school work and maintaining a social life ... The most famous person she has ever met is David Spade ... Would like to switch places for a day with Storm from X-Men ... If Lindsy had a million dollars, she would sponsor humanitarian projects about the world, and travel to Croatia, Africa and Australia ... The best advice she has been given is - "No matter where or who I'm with, don't forget the person I am and my standards." ... No one knows, according to Lindsy, how much she loves to do many outdoor activities ... Years from now, she will still laugh about her best friend trying to give her a haircut when she was six years old ... Old pictures always make her smile ... Her greatest hero is her mom because she puts other people before her, and made me the person I am today." ... Kinesiology major.


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Anti-Catholic TAO (The Anonymous One, or "Turretinfan" is aware of it because he critiqued some of this material of mine, and is aware of my response, that prominently mentioned it. But he won't rebuke this notion of deliberately not praying for another human being (because -- I speculate -- she is deemed as wicked and non-elect, and/or unregenerate; hence totally depraved?). John Bugay won't renounce this disgraceful display of supposedly "Christian" piety. Steve Hays, on whose blog this link was posted, has not done so, either. It seems that none of the fringe wing of (active, online) anti-Catholic Calvinists (thus, far, anyway) will denounce or renounce this article or the concept it highlights.
As a bizarre, curious aside, our friend Ron seems quite obsessed with all things sexual, including defense of immoral practices, such as masturbation, which he defends on his second website (that seems to be completely devoted to such things), in a three-part series (one / two / three). Shades of Steve Hays, who has defended the same grave sin (one / two / three) . . . Hays makes sexual jokes about nuns, but Ron takes it a step further, and makes sexual jokes and insults about Mary and Joseph, and writes blasphemy (with explicit sexual detail) about Our Lord Jesus.
Some of his morally ridiculous and scandalous posts, have titles such as: "Lot's Wet Dreams," "The Cult of the Orgasm," "Was Joseph Permitted to Kiss Mary?," "Rez Erection?" (a particularly outlandish and also blasphemous screed), etc. This is a very disturbed person indeed, who has no business writing publicly and representing Christianity of any sort. Where is the oversight? Where is his pastor on this (if he even has one)? Why doesn't the anti-Catholic online community rebuke this and demand that it be removed from view? Let's definitely lift Ron up in prayer, and pray that his anti-Catholic cronies will speak up against this outrageous material, if they become aware of it (after reading this, if not by some other means).
Fundamentalist anti-Catholic Calvinism and self-generated orgasm and Woodstock Free Love: quite a combination there. What would the old Puritans think? Even TAO would blush at such a juvenile display of sinful carnality and sensuality. Will he rebuke it publicly? We'll see, won't we (because he will surely read this). I guess Ron can find nothing better to do with his time than exalt the glories of auto-sexuality and mock people with serious health issues, writing posts urging others to not pray for that person. He really has his Christian priorities straight there, doesn't he?
But back to the topic at hand. In order to refute the notion of deliberately refusing to pray for folks one deems too wicked to deserve it, I brought Holy Scripture to the table (expanded for more context presently):
1 Timothy 2:1-4 (RSV) First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, [2] for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. [3] This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, [4] who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Since we're dealing with Calvinists, then it is sensible to see what John Calvin would have to say about this. First, let's look at what Ron Van Brenk, digging in his heels, reiterated today, on TAO's blog:
Now, as I mentioned in the first part of that "Do NOT Pray" series- there are several times when we are commanded NOT to pray for people. And Dave's recourse to 1 Tim. 2:1 does not stand up to proper scrutiny. Will be addressing a response [to] him later tonight on that.
Now, let's see what John Calvin had to say about the matter, from his Commentaries (for 1 Timothy 2:1-4):
That, above all, prayers be made. First, he speaks of public prayers, which he enjoins to be offered, not only for believers, but for all mankind. Some might reason thus with themselves: "Why should we be anxious about the salvation of unbelievers, with whom we have no connection? Is it not enough, if we, who are brethren, pray mutually for our brethren, and recommend to God the whole of his Church? for we have nothing to do with strangers." This perverse view Paul meets, and enjoins the Ephesians to include in their prayers all men, and not to limit them to the body of the Church.
. . . Paul, in my own opinion, simply enjoins that, whenever public prayers are offered, petitions and supplications should be made for all men, even for those who at present are not at all related to us. And yet this heaping up of words is not superfluous; but Paul appears to me purposely to join together three terms for the same purpose, in order to recommend more warmly, and urge more strongly, earnest and constant prayer. We know now sluggish we are in this religious duty; and therefore we need not wonder if, for the purpose of arousing us to it, the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of Paul, employs various excitements.
And thanksgivings. As to this term, there is no obscurity; for, as he bids us make supplication to God for the salvation of unbelievers, so also to give thanks on account of their prosperity and success. That wonderful goodness which he shews every day, when "he maketh his sun to rise on the good and the bad," (Matthew 5:45,) is worthy of being praised; and our love of our neighbor ought also to extend to those who are unworthy of it.2 For kings He expressly mentions kings and other magistrates because, more than all others, they might be hated by Christians. All the magistrates who existed at that time were so many sworn enemies of Christ; and therefore this thought might occur to them, that they ought not to pray for those who devoted all their power and all their wealth to fight against the kingdom of Christ, the extension of which is above all things desirable. The apostle meets this difficulty, and expressly enjoins Christians to pray for them also. And, indeed, the depravity of men is not a reason why God's ordinance should not be loved. Accordingly, seeing that God appointed magistrates and princes for the preservation of mankind, however much they fall short of the divine appointment, still we must not on that account cease to love what belongs to God, and to desire that it may remain in force. That is the reason why believers, in whatever country they live, must not only obey the laws and the government of magistrates, but likewise in their prayers supplicate God for their salvation. Jeremiah said to the Israelites, "Pray for the peace of Babylon, for in their peace ye shall have peace." (Jeremiah 29:7.) The universal doctrine is this, that we should desire the continuance and peaceful condition of those governments which have been appointed by God.. . . If any one ask, Ought we to pray for kings, from whom we obtain none of these advantages? I answer, the object of our prayer is, that, guided by the Spirit of God, they may begin to impart to us those benefits of which they formerly deprived us. It is our duty, therefore, not only to pray for those who are already worthy, but we must pray to God that he may make bad men good.
For all men. Prayers should be made for all men--for all need the grace and mercy of God; thanks should be rendered for all, for all may be saved. Does not this direction imply that Christ died for all mankind? How could we give thanks in their behalf if there were no mercy for them, and no way had been provided by which they could be saved? It may be observed here, that the direction to pray and to give thanks for all men, showed the large and catholic nature of Christianity. It was opposed entirely to the narrow and bigoted feelings of the Jews, who regarded the whole Gentile world as excluded from covenant mercies, and as having no offer of life. Christianity threw down all these barriers, and all men are on a level; and since Christ has died for all, there is ample ground for thanksgiving and praise in behalf of the whole human race.
Likewise, John Gill:
not only for all the saints, for all the churches of Christ, and, ministers of the Gospel; nor only for near relations and friends, according to the flesh; but for all the inhabitants of the country and city in which men dwell, the peace and prosperity of which are to be prayed for; yea, for enemies, and such as reproach, persecute, and despitefully use the saints, even for all sorts of men, Jews and Gentiles, rich and poor, high and low, bond and free, good men and bad men:
And the 1599 Geneva Study Bible:
Having dispatched those things which pertain to doctrine, he speaks now in the second place of the other part of the ministry of the word, that is, of public prayers. And first of all, answering the question for whom we ought to pray, he teaches that we must pray for all men, and especially for every type of magistrate. And this thing was at that time somewhat doubted of, seeing that kings, indeed, and most of the magistrates, were at that time enemies of the Church.
And Matthew Henry:
A charge given to Christians to pray for all men in general, and particularly for all in authority. . . . Observe, The design of the Christian religion is to promote prayer; and the disciples of Christ must be praying people. Pray always with all prayer, Ephesians 6:18. There must be prayers for ourselves in the first place; this is implied here. We must also pray for all men, for the world of mankind in general, for particular persons who need or desire our prayers. See how far the Christian religion was from being a sect, when it taught men this diffusive charity, to pray, not only for those of their own way, but for all men. Pray for kings (1 Timothy 2:2); though the kings at this time were heathens, enemies to Christianity, and persecutors of Christians, yet they must pray for them, because it is for the public good that there should be civil government, and proper persons entrusted with the administration of it, for whom therefore we ought to pray, yea, though we ourselves suffer under them. . . .
In our prayers we are to have a generous concern for others as well as for ourselves; we are to pray for all men, and to give thanks for all men; and must not confine our prayers nor thanksgiving to our own persons or families. 3. Prayer consists of various parts, of supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings; for we must pray for the mercies we want, as well as be thankful for mercies already received; and we are to deprecate the judgments which our own sins or the sins of others have deserved. 4. All men, yea, kings themselves, and those who are in authority, are to be prayed for.


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Perrysburg residents Jim and Blair Nooney were living in Miami when their daughter Lilly was born two months early. Lilly spent 35 days in the neonatal intensive care unit before going home, and even then, she suffered reflux and feeding challenges and had an apnea monitor.
The worst part was the Nooneys were separated from their families during the ordeal.
"It was a very difficult time for us and we didn't have a family down there or a support system," Blair Nooney said. "Being a parent of a preemie, you don't really understand or can't really relate unless you've been through it somehow. … It would've been helpful for me and I think hopefully helpful for others to have other people around. You know, you're not alone and other people have been through it. People come out on the other end and it all works out."
The Nooneys are using that outlook to inspire others in similar situations: the couple will be named the 2014 Graham's Foundation Ambassador Family, the first to receive the title. They will be honored at the Graham's Foundation's winter fundraiser Power to Grow on Feb. 20 at Mancy's Steaks, 953 Phillips Ave.
As the ambassador family, the Nooneys will promote the organization in their community and share their story at upcoming events.
Nick Hall, who founded the Graham's Foundation with his wife Jennifer, met the Nooneys when they attended the organization's Parents of Preemies Day event last year. They two couples realized their similar experiences, which included living far from their families while being in the hospital. The Halls were living in California when their son, Graham, was born prematurely.
"Both of our families got to really appreciate how important family is through our mutual experience of having our babies born prematurely," Nick Hall said.
The Nooneys became involved in the organization shortly after attending the event.
"We got to know them, they got to know us, they got to better understand the foundation and what we want to accomplish," Hall said. "They really wanted to get behind our efforts and help support us and our cause. … They've really done a great job inviting their friends and family and community to join us."
Graham's Foundation is a Watervill-based nonprofit organization that works to offer resources, programs and connections to parents of premature babies nationwide. It was founded in 2009 after the Halls experienced heartache with Graham, who died after 45 days. It also offers parent-to-parent support through a resource phone line. All of these features are volunteer-run.
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SPRINGFIELD. Ore. - Senior Lilyana Morejon led the Cal State Northridge women's cross country team with a 61st place finish at the NCAA West Region Championships held at the Springfield Country Club. Juan Olea's 113th place finish was tops for the Matador men.
Morejon, who ran 22:10.20 on the same course last year, posted a time of 21:23.56 despite falling to the turf during the race. Zitlalic Ley finshed 150th in a time of 22:29.10 and Araceli Zainos was 196th in a time of 23:25.76. Both Ley and Zainos were making their NCAA Regional debut in the 221-runner field.
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Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Quotes
Chattanooga vs. Covenant
The McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Friday - November 8, 2013
Chattanooga Head Coach Will Wade
Thoughts on Friday's crowd at McKenzie Arena
"I want to thank all of the students who came out and supported us tonight. It was better than I expected, and I want to thank all of the fans who came. To have the largest season opening crowd since 1995 is awesome. We're just so appreciative for all of our students and fans. We are happy that so many fans were excited and supportive of us."
Thoughts on the game
"I thought we played well in spurts. I thought we fouled a little too much in the second half and put them in the bonus too quickly. I thought we were a little fatigued in the first half, which led to fouling and walking them to the foul line. That's an area that we have to continue to improve. I was proud of the way we shot at the foul line. We shot around 78% from the foul line and we've put a lot of work into that – especially with the new rules and how we are going to attack on offense."
On Gee McGhee's free throw shooting
"For Gee to go 7-for-7, that's a huge improvement and we've put a lot of time in with Gee. Wes Long and Gee shoot it at 10:30 and 11 p.m. some nights. He was in the gym shooting 200 free throws at 11 a.m. today. It's great to see that work paying off."
Thoughts moving forward to Radford
"We're excited that we didn't have to play a lot of guys a lot of minutes. We need to rest for Monday, and Monday is a whole new challenge. We have to go on the road where it is going to be a lot tougher. It's going to be the exact opposite of what we had here. We had a great home crowd and had everyone behind us cheering, but on the road everyone is going to be against us and we have to bring our own energy. We're going to have to make our own breaks and have great response to adversity when it hits us. It was a good win, but we have a lot of improvements to make between now and Monday. We're going to get back to work tomorrow and get back at it."
Z. Mason, Forward, Senior
Thoughts on the game
"This is what we have been practicing since June. When we all got together for the summer and began preparing for the season, Chaos was all we focused on. Coach Wade was instilling the goals he wanted us to stride for and our team's goals. We knew our goals and we put in all the work over the past few months. It is just good to finally see it pay off. We want to continue to win and we will continue to work hard. We want to keep the crowd in the game because that really helps us bring Chaos to McKenzie Arena."
On the crowd at McKenzie Arena
"We put a lot of work into getting students out to the game. We handed out doughnuts this morning and we are sending a check to the Greek organization that shows us the most support. We've really put in a lot of work and we want this great crowd to roll over into the rest of our home games."
Thought on the hustle of the team
"We are fighting for every point. We are fighting for every loose ball, crashing the glass and getting those second-chance points. We want to do that all 40 minutes of the game."
Gee McGhee, Guard, Sophomore
On his confidence from the free throw line
"Going 7-for-7 tonight at the line has really boosted my confidence. I am focused when I am at the line and I know I can make it. I don't let anything take me out of my game."
Thoughts on the fan support
"The fans, school and city showing their support for us made tonight very special. They really showed us how much they believe in us and what we are doing. I loved the atmosphere and hope it is like that from here on out."
Thoughts on his dunk, the first of the season for Chattanooga
"I don't dunk much at all. I got the steal and thought about going for the layup, but my guy backed off. I figured I'd give the dunk a try and just hoped I wouldn't miss. When I slammed it, the crowd's reaction really gave us a ton of confidence, got us fired up and made us feel great."
Greg Pryor, Guard, Freshman
On playing in his first collegiate game
"It was very special. I didn't expect it to be that loud and the crowd to be that big, I guess. This was my first game and the first time playing in a big environment like this. I've only played in an arena this size once in my life. Having that many people out to support us was a big boost to our confidence."
What he will remember from his first college game
"The first thing I am going to talk about when someone asks me about my first college game is how loud it was and how big the crowd was tonight. The band, the fans and students was great. It was very noisy and it forced me to call plays with my hands. It's way different than playing in a high school game and the game is much faster. You have to be very poised."


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The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is awaiting autopsy results to determine the causes of death of an elderly couple on Quail Ridge Road that led Virginia State Police and the Sheriff's Office to investigate Wednesday.
Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner said foul play does not appear to be the cause of death for the couple, who he said were ages 80 and 86. The bodies are being taken to Roanoke this morning for autopsy, he said.
"I've not seen anything that jumps out as foul play, which is why we are going with the autopsies," Gardner said. "There is nothing jumping out that says it's a murder, but we want to know why."
Gardner said his department responded to the residence at Quail Ridge Road, just off Cranberry Road, yesterday at approximately 3:30 p.m. after friends requested a welfare check of the residence near Galax. One initial thought was the couple may have died from carbon monoxide exposure, but Gardner said a carbon monoxide test at the residence last night came back within normal limits.
"We'll know more once we get the autopsy back," Gardner said.
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- Full Name: Adam Cory Eaton
- Born: December 6, 1988
- Age: 26
- Birthplace: Springfield, OH
- Bats: L
- Throws: L
- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 185
- Draft: Round 19 (2010, ARI)
- School: Miami, OH
- MLB Debut: 09/04/2012
Traded from the D-backs to the Chicago White Sox for LHP Hector Santiago and OF Brandon Jacobs on Dec. 10, 2013. ... Ranked No. 5 among Diamondbacks prospects by MLB.com entering the 2013 season. ... Was named the Diamondbacks' 2012 Minor League Player of the Year after leading all full-season Minor Leaguers in batting, doubles, runs scored and hits. His 198 hits were the most in the Minors since Mike Stoner totaled 203 for Class A Advanced High Desert in 2003. ... Had two hits in his Major League debut on Sept. 4, 2012 at San Francisco. ... In 2011, he ranked third among full-season Minor Leaguers in on-base percentage. ... In 2010, he led the Pioneer League in batting, on-base percentage and OPS while ranking sixth in stolen bases, seventh in hits and eighth in total bases. ... Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 19th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Miami (Ohio) University. ... Was named second team All-Mideast Region in 2010.


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2011 Season
Named All-Academic by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) ... Voted CSUN's Co-Rookie of the Year ... The freshman was among the team's leading scorers 41 goals (#4 on the team, #14 in the Big West Conference) ... Scored at least two goals in eleven games including a career-high five goals against Cal State Bakersfield (2/19/11) ... Tops on the team in assists (49) ... Her 49 assists are sixth-best for a single season in school history ... Also has 24 steals.
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A three-sport student-athlete in water polo, swimming, and track & field at Murray High School in Murray, Utah ... The Utah State Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a first team all-league selection in water polo ... Helped lead her team to three Utah State 4A championships (2007, 2008, 2009) ... A four-year starter and team captain on the water polo team ... A swimming regional champion from 2007 to 2010.
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Vitamix hosted a Mix + Mingle reception at Expo West where I signed another 100+ books in the evening. Earlier, I had signed 200+ books at the Vitamix booth.
These photos were all shot by the amazing talented Sherman Lee….love his photography!
They had the bartender make up my blended frozen Raspberry, Orange, and Lime mocktail.
Ken Spector of LivingEco.com has been a host for years, interviewing hundreds, if not thousands of people.
The beautiful Elenia Love, a long time friend.
Carolyn Scott, the Healthy Voyager. Look at her skin glow.
Debbie Merrill is super fit, and a rollar skating pro!
Bob Linden, host of Go Vegan Radio.
Chris Whitcoe, Vivapura…love their spirulina sprinkles, and John Kohler, Living-Foods.com.
My family attended too, here's Max Phyo, my brother who runs GoSuperLife.com.
The Vitamix team that made this all happen. xoxo
Vitamix invited me to sign books for 2-hours at their booth on Day 2 of Expo West. We had a line that was so long the other vendors complained our fans were blocking their booths. Hum…I would have thought they'd be stoked to have a captive audience to sell to.
Even the fire marshall was called in because our line was too long. A good problem to have! I signed 200+ books in 2-hours! (Plus, I signed another 100+ at our reception later that eve.) Thank you Vitamix for generously gifting these books to our friends and fans.
This is the amazing Vitamix team that made this all happen. You can see the video of my 60-minute DVD they're including with the TurboBlend-VS playing in the background.
I love Expo West because I get to connect with old friends I haven't seen for a while. Here's Elizabeth Castoria from VegNews Magazine. Their booth was just down the isle from Vitamix.
I found the beautiful fitness model Koya Webb. I love how ripped this girl is…so pretty.
This was the most brilliant display at the Expo. GoRaw simply hydrated their bar, and set it to sprout over time. Perfect demonstration of why raw….raw generates more life. Now, try that with processed cooked food.
Eric Botner is an amazing man helping make superfoods available to the mainstream. Earth Circle Organics was one of the generous sponsors for my Gastrawnomique dinner event last November. And, they have a cacao and cashew crunch that is sweetened with coconut syrup (the latest in low glycemic sweeteners) that is to live for!
Chris Ochs at Sunfood was another generous sponsor for Gastrawnomique.
After a day of being inside a huge convention center under fluorescent lights, I needed an oxygen infusion. Luckily, I found an oxygen bar, AirHeads, at the Seventh Generation booth, and plugged in for several minutes to recharge.
I ran into many, many other friends including Ryan and Jeremy Black from Sambazon, Frederick from Big Tree Farms, Jane Kim from Sea Tangle Kelp Noodles, my friends at Sequel, ….but unfortunately didn't get photos with them.
Next…photos from the Vitamix Mix + Mingle with moi later that evening.
Today was Day 3 of food prep at the Test Kitchen. My GastRAWnomique molecular gastronomy inspired dinner is just days away. Chris Ochs and Josh from SunFood personally delivered a ton of superfoods. Diane Paylor and I were elbow deep in cacao. And Top Chef Alex Reznik was cold smoking my cashews for me.
To cold smoke, Alex uses a smoking gun packed with chips to push smoke into a sealed container of raw cashews. The cashews absorb the aroma of the smoke, but stay raw. Pretty cool. No pun intended.
Restaurant Mo-Chica's Ricardo Zarate and I making Cheddar Kale Chips.
Richi helping me set up 8 Excalibur Dehydrators. These are my favorite dehydrators, and they come with Paraflexx reusable non-stick sheets. Thanks for sending them over to me Excalibur! So much love from the community, sponsors have been super generous and include: Excalibur, Sambazon, Earth Circle Organics, Sunfood, Gold Mine Natural Food, Frontier Natural Products Co-Op, Big Tree Farms.
Chef Seth Greenburg at the Huntley Hotel Penthouse Restaurant invited me into his kitchen where he shared with me some of his favorite molecular gastronomy techniques.
Chef Seth and I compressed melons and cucumbers, and put chemicals into water and fruit puree to create popular spheres or 'caviar'. We even made 'noodles'. See what could be done using chemicals got my creative juices flowing thinking about ways to create similar effects without chemicals, and instead 100% natural and raw.
Test Kitchen brings together the best Chefs in LA, and has become much like a think tank where Chefs share their creativity, ideas, and time. Great energy in this space! Chef Christian Page, a locavore sourcing his ingredients locally and seasonally, is to the left of the photo, and is about to open Daily Dose Restaurant in downtown LA in mid Dec.
A super easy salad to make, this is my go to when traveling. Made by massaging avocado into torn leaves of kale and then adding a squeeze of lemon to soften the leaves, and then tossing in sprouts.
Full of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, and antioxidants to combat travel stress (including time zone changes, sitting on airplanes, and living in hotel rooms) while boosting my immune system. I carried this yummy creation onto my last flight from NJ to LA, and took it with me to Las Vegas for my raw food debut at ACAM's medical conference at the Paris Hotel last week, where they served up 5 of my raw food vegan recipes to over 500 doctors!
Kale, Avocado, Sprouts
Into large mixing bowl, place kale and massage with avocado. Squeeze lemon juice, and massage. Add sprouts and salt, if using. Massage and toss to mix well.
Will keep for several hours at room temperature. Store in fridge for a day or 2.
It was Kanga's 8th 'birthday' and also our anniversary on Labor Day. Each year, I make my darling pooch a heart shaped cake (you may have seen the photo from last year's birthday on page 301 of Ani's Raw Food Essentials). This year, the cake was made with sunflower seeds and a few Medjool dates. Kanga was so eager to eat it, she got green birthday candle wax on the tip of her nose….so cute!
In a blink of an eye, the cake was gone! And, I wonder if you can guess who's in the background with her 'magic' tatoos….hint….London and the UK.
For our birthday ladies' luncheon, I made Jicama Rice, Mexican style by processing Jicama, then adding chopped red bell peppers, onion, corn kernels, cilantro, and a pinch of sea salt. Recipe below…. It was a lunch of British guests, one of whom is a celiac. That means she needs to avoid wheat gluten. I love that about the raw food diet, it's free of wheat, gluten, refined sugar, dairy, and guilt!
I had made myself a beet, parsley, lemon, and cucumber juice earlier that morning, then mixed in the beet pulp with a sunflower pate. I used this pate to stuff poblano peppers, then dehydrated them for a few hours to soften. For a sauce, I blended a simple tahini with lemon juice, salt, splash of water.
This was the dessert my lovely friend Kate Magic made us for dessert! It was made with figs, cacao, coconut, and lucuma…and it was incredible! But this was one course poor Kanga didn't get to try (dogs and cacao don't mix well…chocolate).
Jicama Mexican Rice
Place jicama in food processor, process into small bits. Be careful not to over process. Scoop into mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients, toss to mix well.
Kanga's Birthday Cake
Place sunflower seeds in food processor. Process into small pieces. Add pitted dates, and process. Sunflower will stick together and bind into a cake 'dough'. Form dough into heart, and serve.
Note: Sweets should be served in moderation to dogs, as to humans as well.
If serving to humans or to mix up variations to this recipe, try adding in sea salt, vanilla, cacao / carob, and or goji berries.
Wild rice is actually a grass, not a grain. It's an aquatic seed that's found mostly in the upper fresh water lakes of Canada, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota in North America. It's a great source of protein, minerals, B vitamins, folic acid, and carbohydrates. I enjoyed wild rice the other morning to help fuel my cardio workout later that day.
I like to soak wild rice in at least double the amount of water for 2 or more days. Rinse and change soak water at least 2 to 3 times each day. Soaked wild rice will never get as soft as when it's cooked, but that's what I love about it. It has a chewy, hearty mouth feel that's really satisfying, especially when my body's craving some complex carbs.
This simple, quick, delicious recipe is made with just a handful of ingredients. Personally, I leave out the oil and salt. But it will bump up the flavor profile if you choose to add it in.
Sprouted Wild Rice with Corn and Tomato
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Toss to mix well.
Will keep for 3 days in fridge.
In this video I'll show you how to make a beautiful, delicious, refreshing ice cream using cashews with folded in pineapple, and shaped into a cake form. This raw food demo was recorded during my workshop at Mom Tri's Villa Royale in Phuket, Thailand on January 24, 2010.
Pineapple Ice Box Dessert
Make crust by processing cashews into small pieces with vanilla. Add honey, and process to mix well. Sprinkle half of the crust mixture into bottom of a loaf pan,
To make filling, in high-speed blender, blend cashews with honey or agave and liquid oil into a smooth cream. Into a mixing bowl, toss cream with pineapple to mix well. Scoop into loaf pan. Top with remaining crust, and gently press down.
Freeze dessert overnight or until frozen.
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, and it was abundant at the farmers' market today. So, I picked up a big, beautiful head to whip up my mash for dinner. Cauliflower comes in white, green, and purple varieties, and works wonderfully processed into a mash. This is my version of mashed potatoes. Cauliflower has a kick to it, which I love. But if it's too strong for you, try the following trick:
To soften the kick of raw cauliflower, process on it's own first with 1 cup of filtered water. Strain through a cheese cloth or nut milk bag. Some of the pungent flavor will run off with the water. Or, you can also substitute with broccoli, which is much milder.
Serve with a gravy on it's own, or alongside your favorite recipe(s).
Cauliflower Mash
To keep your mash lighter in color, you can use white miso paste. I used a red paste, and it was still light in color. I added a touch of olive oil, but for even more creaminess, I use avocado. Avocado creates spots of slight green, which I don't mind, since I love the color green. Besides, the gravy will cover it up anyways.
I used to use Psyllium Seed Husk powder in this recipe, but this batch didn't seem to need any stiffening up, so I skipped it. If your mash is too runny, add a teaspoon at at a time, up to a tablespoon, of Psyllium to thicken.
Place all ingredients into your food processor. Process until smooth.
Mushroom Gravy
A rich and creamy gravy that's easy-to-make in your blender.
Place all ingredients into your blender. Blend smooth.
Here's a super fast and easy recipe I made the other day when I had very little time to eat, but needed a break from my computer for a few short minutes. I didn't feel like a green salad, and wanted something a bit more substantial.
Zucchini noodles tossed with diced tomatoes and avocado with a touch of garlic, rosemary, and oregano for an Italian flavor. This is delicious and beautiful.
Simple Rosemary Oregano Noodle Salad
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Toss to mix.
To serve, transfer into bowl. Garnish with 1 tablespoon hemp nut.
Enjoy immediately.
This is a video shot during my workshop at Mom Tri's Villa Royale in January. In it, I'll show you how easy it is to make delicious, nutritious Thai Spring Rolls with an Almond Dipping Sauce. My yummy, super healthy, raw food version of a peanut inspired sauce is made using kaffir lime leaves, chilies, and almonds. The rolls are made by filling collard leaves with julienne zucchini, mung bean sprouts, and fresh herbs like cilantro, mint, and basil.
Thai chilies are spicy hot, so you'll want to adjust the spice level to suit your tastes. Removing the seeds will help to decrease the spice level. Capsicum is what makes chilies hot, and is the ingredient found in most diet pills for its metabolism boosting properties. Capsicum increases circulation, decreases inflammation, and boost our immune system.
Thai Spring Rolls with Almond Dipping Sauce
Thai Dipping Sauce
To make dipping sauce, place sauce ingredients into your blender, adding water as needed. Blend smooth.
To wrap, place leaves onto flat surface. Layer with fillings, and roll.
Serve with dipping sauce.
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SeaChange's Davi moves to Synacor
SeaChange CTO Steve Davi has jumped ship for Synacor, where he will serve as senior vice president of software engineering.
The move was apparently precipitated by SeaChange's decision to eliminate the position of a corporate CTO. A SeaChange spokesman said, via email: "SeaChange senior management enacted a strategy last quarter to eliminate the position of a dedicated CTO and have our three business unit (platform, in-home and advertising) heads function as the CTO of their respective business. Having already vetted several excellent candidates from the video industry, the company fully anticipates announcing an appointment of a general manager for platform technologies shortly."
The SeaChange spokesman also said, "SeaChange has a remarkable team running its global video platform business, with our chief architect Sam Ganesan presently in charge."
Synacor expects that Davi's expertise with cloud software engineering, digital media, HTML5, over-the-top, mobile and advertising monetization models will be a good fit for its own TV Everywhere solutions and cloud-based services.
Davi spent 15 years with SeaChange, most recently as chief technology officer. Prior to his career at SeaChange, Davi worked at Banyan Systems and Data General in software engineering leadership and contributor roles.
"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Synacor's world-class team of engineers, developers and product managers during this breakthrough era in multi-device engagement," said Davi. "Giving pay-TV subscribers what they want results in more monetization opportunities for both Synacor and our customers. Look for our software strategy to allow us to accelerate and continue to lead in identity management, cloud services, TV Everywhere and digital advertising."


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