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Joined: 1/08/07
I am in my 30s currently playing Lotro and subbed for now + pre-ordered isengard.
I try to now play games that have a F2P element, so if I unsubbed to lotro I could still login to my characters chat to people and do things. Its another reason I probably will pick up city of heroes again.
One thing I cant seem to get away from though are this newish invention of daily quests etc. Sure i like having stuff to do but they are in my opinion the solo hamster wheel whereas raiding and gear grinding is the group hamster wheel.
Since my first game was Dark age of camelot I still live in hope that the log in and go do some world pvp for fun feeling will come again in a game far far away. PvE grinders are beginning to grind my gears but theres nothing else worth playing atm.
At least city of heroes and lotro have a massive meta game where theres loads to do.
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Joined: 8/21/04
Logic be damned!
I just really, really, really wish EvE had active skill gaining and a better UI...
Those two additions/changes and the game would really have enough positives to outweigh the negatives and be fun and interesting to play.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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Joined: 9/12/09
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I wcouldn't have said this better myself. I have the same issues and I don't even really know if a new game would do it for me. To much in life going on to pay attention to gaming anymore... I might just have to settle for console with my kiddos *sigh*
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Joined: 7/27/07
Originally posted by BadSpock
Well you seem to have pretty much summed up how many of us feel about the MMO genre.
- New games need to come up with innovative ways of gently fostering and encouraging community and roleplay. Advancement is just experience and levels, gear and stats or possibly some crafting. I swear a game which tries a third tier of development / advancement based upon social interaction / roleplay would be onto something innovative.
- Why is PvP always tacked on the end? Who ever thought battlegrounds was a good idea? I can play FPS's for instant 10 vs 10 PvP. MMO's are about the persistant world and community, so why the DAoC formulae hasn't been repeated again and again is a complete mystery to me.
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Joined: 2/14/11
I'd be interested to know whether people's sentiments regarding game endings do vary visibly by age, or if it's more of a personality thing. Do you agonize over leaving a game (friends, familiar things) or do you just up and leave with a jaunty wave? Do you only leave once you have another game lined up? Do you try to keep in touch with your friends once they're gone, or do you actually try to take some of them with you?
Well, I'm 43, playing MMO only for few years...but yes, everytime I leave I feel a sense of loss. And it takes me long time, splitted between boredom and the love of familiar things and friends. Even I'm not in RL, on MMO I'm a very social player. Repetitive quests and dungeons can be made with the right bunch of people, and I try to keep in touch with people I like..even if is not the same. What I love is learning a game. Leveling up slowly, crafting, exploring, fine tuning my characters (yeh altaholic here), building a good community and have a laugh toghether. And I found something curious while playing. The relationship I have with my characters is similar to the one I had with my dolls when I was a child; each one was my personal creation, but had a little personality on her own ;)
And yes, now I'm waiting for GW2. On AIon I had a great community, but didn't like gameplay. Currently on Lotro, I love the gameplay, but the community is too "closed". AoC is fun, but a little "old" for me. Maybe I give another try to Rift. While waiting for a game that will keep me in, longer than the average year and half.
Think is more a personality thing.
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Joined: 12/10/08
I tend to obsess on the current game I'm playing to the exlusion of all else and I play the hell out of it. Depending on the game and how much depth it has, I can easily do this for months at a stretch, even as much as a year. In that time, I play no other MMOs and rarely touch any other type of electronic entertainment as I'm devoutly MMOgamous as well.
But when the time comes where I'm not feverishly wanting to login, my departure is always soon to follow. Sometimes I can go from addiction to disinterest inside of a week, although usually it takes about a month. This mostly depends on whether or not I have something waiting in the wings, demanding my attention. If I don't, then I slowly wean myself off my current game, finding other things to do instead of playing. Sometimes it's dickie little casual games, sometimes it's a book I want to read, or it could be a TV series that hooks me. If I do have a new game waiting for me, I jump ship without fanfare or farewell. It doesn't matter how much time I've spent in the game already and how enjoyable the ride has been, when I'm ready to move on, I'm gone and I don't look back.
But I have to say that I rarely make a conscious decision to leave a game. I just sort of slide in and out of them without a lot of thought. Usually, I've already quit a game by no longer logging into it, long before I decide that I don't want to play it anymore.
Moving on is never a problem for me.
EDIT: I'm 40 so my ability to cut ties without a second thought has nothing to do with youthful flightiness. MMOs are just games to me, not a way to define myself and my worth in society. Any social aspects about them that may keep others hooked on them don't work on me because my only relationships of real, lasting value are those in RL. Online friendships are fleeting by nature and I never get too attached to them.
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Joined: 6/25/07
I am 43. I started playing my 1st mmo over 7 years ago.
That MMO was Lineage 2.
7 years later.....I am still playing Lineage 2. I never did quit.
I tried a few other mmos in that 7 years time along with L2 such as: WoW, LOTR, AOC
But after about 1 month in those other mmos' I was bored. The grind was just way to fast/easy for me & I didnt get
the same sense of accomplishment in lvling & gearing up as I do in Lineage 2.
so...im still here playing Lineage 2.....7 years later. :)
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Joined: 1/27/10
Well... Theres the boredom thing that causes you to let go of a MMO but it can be also hard if your playing your MMO for ten years and the company decides to close the game. That is even more painful as you lose all the characters you've invested time in and all the social ties you've built up with people over the years. I'm sure that can cause bitterness and a hesitation to try another MMO. Too bad MMOs can't do like pokemon does where if you have a Everquest 3 you can transfer your characters over from Everquest 2 after you meet certain requirements.
Joined: 11/07/08
I cant find an MMO to hold my interest mostly because of what I am wanting and looking for.
Themepark MMOs are fun for a while, but who wants to LIVE at Disneyworld?
Actually they are more like Assembly Lines to me.
You start as nothing and at the end you come out a maxed out character. You experience the content along the way as you "assemble" yourself, but once at max there isnt a reason to go back to the start. Unless you re-roll and "assemble" another
At least at Disneyworld you can go anywhere at anytime and have fun.
Though, here again, once you have done all the "rides" its gets old.
They are too Linear and Static
I prefer Sandbox games. I enjoy the Open Worldness of them
The 2 longest games I played were UO and SWG (2yrs and 5yrs repectively)
But now they are either - not my style (Wurm/Ryzom), too old (UO), broken and closing (SWG), spreadsheets in a tin can..in space (EvE), FFAGankPOS (DF), FUBAR FFAGankPOS (MO)
Yeah, Disneyworld gets boring, but who wants to leave and get ganked on your way home for your Mickey Mouse hat and Goofy hands EVERY DAY?
Im guess Im still waiting for some Dev Team (one with both Talent and $$$) to really take a chance and COMBINE the 2.
A Sand Park if you will
Dungeons/Raids, Player Crafting>Loot/Player Driven Economy, Quests/Missions, Territory Control/PvP/GvG/RvR, Exploration/PvE, Housing/Enviromental Manipulation, Skill based (with a cap FFS!)>Level based
*actually, I would really enjoy a MMO like WURM if it was created on a better engine (not UE!)
Next one up: I probably will play SWTOR just for the "ride", but I already know that it wont last more than 3 months for me.
Tried: EQ2 - AC - EU - HZ - TR - MxO - TTO - WURM - SL - VG:SoH - PotBS - PS - AoC - WAR - DDO - SWTOR
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Joined: 4/16/05
Most everything has been covered already. I have WOW, LOtRO and STO on my computer. LOtRO is F2P, WOW unsubbed (last month) and STO active but have no real desire to play at the moment and will keep it F2P. I will keep WOW because of the heavy investment in alts and time and high level characters. Resub whenever I feel like it. LOtRO has my best friend, he likes it, and I keep it for playing with him and his son. Despite my addiction to Tolkein the games seems no real difference from WOW. Just couldn't get immersed in my character(s). STO was a near disaster at launch with content problems. They have done well in improving but after I hit level cap and have several alts at various levels I have found myself not playing much the last few months. Glad it is going to F2P.
SWTOR is next for me. Have great hopes for that game. Then I will add GW2 because I like the dynamic events concept and enjoy fantasy. Finally I will try TSW because they are also trying a different genre. I am a former game designer for TSR and Pacesetter games but now retired (yes I am old) and able to play whatever I want whenever I want. Yes, I am lucky in my hobby.
I am slow to leave a game. Usually it is a gradual thing and I notice mostly when the sub charge shows up and I realize that I haven't played much lately. Really enjoy the new game experience tho so I look around the development blogs and sites a lot. It is true that younger players are in and out quickly lol because they were raised on the console games which are designed to be finished and then sell them a new one. Easy enough to understand.
Ummmm.now I realize I should leave this post. Long overdue I guess, glad you don't charge for it.
Made History
Joined: 7/11/11
Pink, it's like red but not quite.
49. Been playing MMOs since such a thing existed, variety of MUDs and other stuff before that.
Longest-running MMO interest for me has been WoW (two different stints, total time maybe five years with a long break in between) and CoX (about three years, with a break for GW1 release). Year-or-less samplings of...let's see...nine other MMOs. In a few special cases like AoC's opening and the infamous Hellgate: London debacle, a month or less.
This almost all took place before the Great F2P Wave, so these were all paid subs, not the F2P Butterfly Effect.
Never had any issue "breaking" from a game. It's more like--one day, I no longer feel like logging in. Then a week goes by, and a month, and I'll end up closing down the account. A month or three goes by, and I get the itch to play again...something else.
I think it's not the games that are repetitive, but it's the player's habits. How long to you expect on hobby to entertain you, if you do it every night? Where did this expectation that one fifty dollar game box will entertain you until the end of time come from?
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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So I started with UO. That was my introduction to MMOs, and such an MMO will never be again for me. Why? Community. There was a strong, vast, and wonderful role-playing dynamic in UO, and we all congregated on the now defunct Crossroads of Britannia forum site to trade stories about our characters, joke around, orchestrate events, and discuss things in general. I formed real friendships there, and even visited a few of these people irl. But, nothing lasts forever, and SWG came along to break us up a little bit while time and growing up and pending responsibilities worked to finish the job.
I have never been party to a community or guild quite as tight and personal as I had with UO. This reality (whether through my own inability at artful conversation or a disintegration of cohesive social elements within MMOs) has made it much easier to switch games for me as of late. The few bonds I do form are fleeting shadows in comparison. One friend that I've played with for more than a decade has passed away as best as I can tell (from medical reasons, I'm not THAT old).
I am back in WAR now, and in a friendly guild of good people, but I might be one of 3 on at any given time. The alliance holds more, and they are nice as well, but alliances are composed of disparate guilds and there is an artifical distance one must find the energy to surmount in order to connect meaningfully.
I always hope there'll be another MMORPG that recaptures that feeling I had with UO, but I know there won't be. Games have changed, gamers have changed, and while I tumble and flip through the winds of change and land where I will, the realization of what will never be is more than a little poignant.
Joined: 8/12/09
Urgle blurgle geflurgle.
I sometimes struggle with it, especially if I've actually built up a social group in a game. I did have a hard couple of minutes (I'm being honest here) recently, agonizing over keeping up my sub to Fallen Earth even though I played less than 8 hours of it over the past 2 months. I finally said "Sod it." and let my sub lapse.
I've done the thing before where you stay on too long in a game because of people, connections, guild - you name it - and I wound up never wanting to see the damn game again. I'd like to keep the fond memories I have of FE untarnished by the last couple of months of logging in out of some weird sense of obligation (because, really, who cares whether I'm there or not?) and the drudgery of trying to force fun when you're just not having any.
I've (sort of) been taking a break from MMOs anyway, and should be all nice and refreshed by the time the next one on my list launches.
Never hurts to take time away from the genre IMO. And that is strictly IMO.
I really like columns like this, as it paints a good picture of what different kind of people are thinking. I'm 40 years old and have only been playing MMO's for about 2 1/2 years. My first MMO was Runes of Magic and I have now permanently quit the game, though, had a gap (during a couple of years) where I did not play for about 9 months. I hated to quit. I had a fairly high-level character, who could just barely run endgame (at that time). To make a long story short, the in-game economy took a dive, just about as bad as the one in RL. As I was mostly f2p (I spent a bit of real money on it every few months or so), it was just impossible for me to upgrade gear and whatnot. I had put a lot of time and effort into my character and THAT, I believe, is what makes it hurt so much for some of us to move on from some of our games. We literaly invest heart and soul into what we do, that gives us a sense of pride and accomplishment, and it creates a sense of loss when the time comes that we have to walk away. I actually envy the folks who don't develop some sort of emotional attachment to their games...it'd be nice for me to replicate something like that.
If a game does become boring to me, so it. I'd prefer to quit one out of boredom as opposed to what happened, in my paragraph above. Unfortunately, boredom and tedium seem to be the nature of the beast, at this point, but on the flip side, it gives us an incentive to venture out and try new things...not to mention that it helps keep the business afloat, lol.
Made History
Joined: 7/11/11
Pink, it's like red but not quite.
Originally posted by ninjinkai506
I actually envy the folks who don't develop some sort of emotional attachment to their games...it'd be nice for me to replicate something like that.
It's easy, actually.
The first MMO you play that really explodes on you (economy nukes itself, or some sort of scandal makes the players mass-exit), you do the RAAAAGE thing, write a long post full of drama, and storm off to some other game.
Second time it happens...not so much.
Been seeing ten of fifteen years of drama llama ragequits from other players--that kind of stuff just doesn't set off your temper any more.
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: 1/17/10
I just leave when the fun is gone, but I do try to say goodbye.
"...without asking themselves any deep existential-MMO questions." Heheh, I like that one.
You're right...I should also have mentioned that I had kicked another couple f2p's to the curb, in the same time frame. Spent lots of time on those too, but yeah, it was MUCH less of a big deal to let those go. RoM was my "high school sweetheart MMO", the drama and quitting is still fresh in my mind, but I may not be getting as emotionally invested in these things as time goes by. Btw, I appreciate your reply and value the perspectives of others who have been at this longer than I have. I'll get it together one day, lol.
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Joined: 9/18/05
many of your points are well taken for me. Toward the end of the game i'll want to log in just from habit of doing so, but when I get in game, it's like i've seen everything and done everything pretty much. Then I start hitting the pvp pretty heavy. Next is getting into the social aspect guild stuff pretty heavy. But when that dries up and there are no friends coming on I wind up pretty much done. I'll log in, see that no ones on and then pop back out. At that point I go through my withdrawls and stop logging in, then eventually call the customer service people and stop my acct.
I always kind of expect the customer service people to at least give me a query why I am stopping play, email questionairre or something. They miss the boat there because there would be a lot to say!
After I stop playing a morg i usually switch to a shooter for a while and lately I am playing rpg's (witcher 2) which are pretty cool actually while I wait for old republic to come out. And no I don't see myself going back to wow, btdt
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Joined: 9/12/08
Yeah been there done that. Stayed years... realized I was bored.. stayed more for friends.. then left.. only to then move on with the guild in that game to other games by the time that guild more or less was put to rest I had a different perspective than before. Now I play games when I have the time and when it has my interest. I have no problem moving to different mmos every few months... only to come back when there's new content. I'm not one who says once played never return. I try not to burn bridges but it's my life and I won't spend money and time on something I'm not enjoying.


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Garrett Park resident Steph Hooton and her 10-year-old daughter Lan already had been looking forward to watching the diving competition at this summer's Olympic Games in London.
After meeting several members of Team USA on Saturday at the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center in North Bethesda, including 3-meter synchronized diver Kelci Bryant, Hooton said the two will be cheering a little bit louder at the television.
Montgomery County Recreation has been hosting the 11-athlete U.S. Olympic Diving Team for a four-day training session Thursday through Sunday in preparation for the London Games, which will run from July 27 through Aug. 12.
It is the first time the whole team has been together as a unit since the athletes were selected at the Olympic Team Trials last month.
All practice sessions have been open to the public.
"[For my daughter] to be able to see these [athletes] excelling, it's great for goal setting. It's really an inspiration," Hooton said. "It's very kind of these athletes to take the time to stop and talk to us. They're from other parts of the country but it was almost like they could've lived a block away."
Montgomery County Recreation was selected as the training site because of the optimal diving amenities available to the athletes, according to a news release. The department operates four indoor swim centers, including the pristine facility in North Bethesda and the Germantown Indoor Swim Center, which hosted a send-off dive show Saturday night.
"[USA Diving] was looking for somewhere on the East Coast, which is closer to London, somewhere they would also have a dryland facility," said Gabe Albornoz, the director of Montgomery County Recreation. "That connection to Washington, D.C., having the nation's capital serve as the backdrop for the athletes, is just that one percent extra motivation, I think. This has been a great opportunity for [local residents] to see world-class diving up close and personal. Watching on TV doesn't do this justice."
Second-year Montgomery Dive Club Program Director Doug Beavers, who has been a member of the USA Diving Executive Board and is a former President of the United States Professional Diving Coaches Association, was instrumental in bringing Team USA to Montgomery County.
Unlike in other areas in the country, he said, diving is part of the culture in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Hosting Olympic-caliber athletes in his training facilities, Beavers added, will help generate even more interest in the non-mainstream sport.
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So now the Lady Hounds find themselves needing to sweep their final two subregion games and get a little help to avoid being a bottom seed for the region tournament they host Feb. 12-16.
After battling back from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter, Jones County could not score on three possessions in the final 30 seconds and was edged 51-50 by Houston County on Friday to remain winless in the subregion. And the Lady Hounds were whipped 61-45 by Baldwin in a non-region game on Saturday. Both games were at home.
That dropped the Lady Hounds to 7-13 on the season and 0-4 in Region 2-AAAAA. They have lost two in a row and five of their last eight.
Warner Robins leads the subregion at 11-10 and 3-1. Northside (8-9, 3-2) and Houston County (10-11, 3-2) are tied for second.
The Lady Hounds were to play a non-region home game against Twiggs County on Tuesday. Then they host Northside on Friday and play at Warner Robins next Tuesday in their final two subregion games.


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Little could be faster or simpler than this tasty, filling and easily digestible Toor Dal and Spinach, an elegantly flavoured thick paste of protein-rich pulses and mineral-rich greens that makes a complete light meal when served on a bed of hot rice. Toor or toovar dal has a warm earthy taste and satisfyingly meaty texture that complements simple spice and vegetable additions, and is easily available in any Indian grocer along with the other ingredients in this dish. Nevertheless, split yellow peas may be substituted in a pinch, and a couple of crushed garlic cloves may be added at the same time as the ginger to replace the asafoetida if you don't have it on hand.
Toor Dal Palak (Toor Dal & Spinach)Also recommended from Lisa's Kitchen:
2/3 cup toor dal
2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 pound spinach, trimmed and chopped
1 tablespoon ghee or a mix of butter and olive oil
1 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, minced
3 dried whole red chilies
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
Thoroughly rinse the toor dal by scrubbing the pulses under running water. Place in a medium saucepan or wok and soak for 2-3 hours in 2 cups of water. Add the turmeric and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium and cook, partially covered, until the dal is tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in the spinach, replace the lid to partially covered, and continue to cook until the spinach is cooked and most of the liquid is gone. Turn off the heat and let the dal and spinach sit.
Heat the ghee or butter and olive oil mixture over medium heat in a frying pan. Toss in the chilies and ginger and fry, stirring frequently, until the ginger just begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garam masala, then add the asafoetida, stir once, and pour the seasonings into the dal and spinach. Stir in the lemon juice and salt.
Serve hot or warm on a bed of white rice. Serves 2 to 4.
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Chattanooga Head Coach Russ Huesman
Thoughts on the game
"Our offensive and defensive coaches did a great job of adjusting in the second half. Our players adjusted, reacted and played way better in the second half. If you look at the numbers, there's no question we played much better in the second half. I am very proud of our football team. We were 1-3 last year when we came back at The Citadel to win 28-10, and I told them that's the most proud I have ever been of them. Now this one is as good as, or better than, last season's. This is the best comeback I've been around."
On coming from behind to defeat The Citadel
"It was on the line and we knew we had to get it done, and we did it. What a great team win, including defense, offense and special teams. Our kicking team did a great job of pinning punts deep and that last kickoff was huge. Nick Pollard kicked the ball great and Dee Virgin made a great play on the ball. That was huge to keep The Citadel back in their own territory. This is a great team win."
Thought on the final defensive stand by the Mocs
"The Citadel hasn't given up many sacks and I had a feeling we would be in this situation. We went back and looked at every two-minute drive they had this whole year and didn't cut it up based on formation. We looked at them all and they had been very successful within two minutes. Aaron Miller throws the ball really well and they've had a lot of success, but we have a lot of pass rushers and it's always good to have pass rushers."
On the play of running back Marquis Green
"Marquis Green ran the ball really well and a lot of his runs were clutch. I was really proud of him and we felt comfortable with him in there. He is a good player and Kenny Huitt is a good player. We are probably going to have to use those guys a lot."
Thoughts on the final Chattanooga drive
"That was big. I think that is our first two-minute drive we've had in five years since I've been here. We drove one against App State one year, but I don't believe we've taken one down since. It was a great job by Jacob and all of our guys. I was screaming and yelling at Jacob in the first half, getting after him pretty good, and Jeff Durden doesn't coach him like that. He kept telling me that he'd get it right and he came back to have a great second half. I am really proud of him. He is a gutsy player. There are a ton of winners out there. Our football team is a bunch of winners and I am as proud as I can be."
Jacob Huesman, Quarterback, Junior
Thoughts on the game
"We didn't make this one easy. We really came together in the end as a team and pulled out a win. The Citadel had the ball first and they had taken seven minutes off the clock before we got our hands on it. Possessions are limited when you play them so you have to make the most of the one you get. I don't think we did that a few times but luckily our defense put us in a situation where we could win."
On the Mocs offensive comeback in the second half
"We could have made some plays in the first half, but I just wasn't connecting with our receivers. I was overthrowing, underthrowing and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn in the first half. Luckily I started hitting people in the second half. I hit Xavier Borishade and then the one to C.J. Board to put us on the other side of the field was big. C.J. had a great game."
Marquis Green, Running back, Junior
Thoughts on today's game
"We try to keep each other up and you have to be ready to go if a guy goes down. We backed each other up today and kept playing. This was my first game to get a lot of touches and a lot of carries. It's been a while but you just have to get in and play."
Thoughts on the second half and what changed
"We came out slow and that's something we're going to have to work on. We have to come out hard and ready to play. We're a second-half team right now. When we came into the locker room, the coaches just told us to relax and keep playing. We knew we had to keep our composure and get it done."
On how the team was able to come back and win
"We feed off each other. If one guy makes a big play, we all want to make a big play. That's what brought us together and we fed off of each other's energy. That's what kept us going."
The Citadel Head Coach Kevin Higgins
Thoughts on the game
"We had the bye week to prepare. We talked about was getting off to a fast start all week. We had extra time on them and we had a good idea of what they were going to try to do. Our guys did a great job of executing the game plan. We had a great first half. We were in control at 17-7. I knew that they were going to come back and score some points. That was a given. Bottom line is that we didn't get a stop in the fourth quarter when we needed one."
On the downfall of The Citadel in the second half
"We had zero takeaways for the game. Our team needs takeaways to win, but we just couldn't get one. We had our chances, we just needed someone to step up and make plays."
On fourth down conversions
"That was a huge gamble, but I felt like our offense could make the plays. Their offense was moving the ball. I was concerned about that. I wanted to make sure we gave our guys a chance."
Thoughts on Chattanooga's two-minute drive
"Jacob Huesman is a very good player. They ran the stretch over and over, and he did a nice job of cutting the ball back up the field. He's a lot faster than you think, but the bottom line is we didn't get the stops that we needed."


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The biggest story was Carson Palmer, and here's why
It never occurred to me that I'd be the only one.
After looking at Arizonasports.com Friday, I feel like the only guy who thought the Christmas party was of the ugly sweater variety. Now I have to mingle around the room and try to explain why I've got a giant Santa face embroidered on my chest.
Friday, our editors released what we at Arizona Sports 620 and .com thought was the biggest Arizona sports story of the year. Not shocking, the majority of our panel chose the ongoing D-backs/Dodgers feud. Makes sense.
On a similar, but national, list on Sports Illustrated's website, "Poolgate" was listed as the 44th most "ASTOUNDING, EXTRAORDINARY, INDELIBLE, OUTRAGEOUS, and utterly UNFORGETTABLE moment of the year."
Look up and down the panel, though, and you'll see that I'm the only one who voted for the Cardinals' acquisition of Carson Palmer. I feel compelled to explain.
This time a year ago, the Cardinals' lack of a quarterback was the biggest story in town. A public eyesore. That crumbling, weed-infested, vacated house in your neighborhood that drives down the value of all the homes around it. If we had made a 2013 To-Do-List for Arizona sports this time a year ago, finding a quarterback for the local NFL team would have been at the top of it.
The Cardinals found one. They're winning with him. They've already achieved just the fourth winning season in the history of their time here in part because of Palmer.
Obviously not all the credit goes to Palmer. If we're pie-charting the Cardinals' success, Steve Keim probably gets the biggest piece, along with Bruce Arians and the defense. And yes, I was one of the voices whispering the name of Drew Stanton when Palmer's struggles were most pronounced.
Since that Seattle game, the Cardinals are 6-1 and Palmer has completed 69 percent of his passes with 13 touchdowns, four interceptions and a QB rating of 106.
Of course, they still need a long-term, franchise signal caller, and the Cardinals may very well draft one this spring. But they don't necessarily have to thanks to Palmer's play.
So many worthy candidates this year: ASU's Pac-12 South title, resolution of the Coyotes ownership, Paul Goldschmidt's MVP-caliber year and the remarkably quick turnaround of the Suns.
The Dodgers' pool party story was overblown, especially when some treated the pool like it was federally protected land or some ancient burial ground. It's a luxury suite for goodness sakes. It just happens to have a pool in the middle of it.
So I went with Palmer. Other stories were "bigger" I suppose, depending on how you want to subjectively define what "big" is. For me, nothing needed to happen more than the Cardinals finding a quarterback they could win with.
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Mr. Evans was a native of Jones County and had made his home in Baldwin County. He was the son of the late Ozie Freeman Evans and the late Nora Batchelor Evans. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a general contractor for many years, retired from Georgia College, and a member of Northside Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Louise Wilkinson Evans; daughters, Tammie (Roy Tollison) Evans and Rhonda Jones; sons, J. David (Clara Jo) Evans and Marty (Karen) Evans, all of Milledgeville; sister, Edna Comer of Gray; and eight grandchildren.
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ROSEMONT, Ill.---The Chicago Wolves rallied in the third period and persevered in the shootout to grab a 2-1 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs at the Allstate Arena Saturday night.
Rookie center Sergio Somma scored the shootout winner in his second American Hockey League game, while forwards Mike Davies and Ryan Garbutt also converted on their attempts. Wolves goaltender Edward Pasquale stopped three of five Bulldogs attempts in the shootout round.
The win keeps the Wolves in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the West Division, with Chicago (37-27-3-6) moving into a three-way tie with Oklahoma City and Peoria for fourth place in the standings.
"They played a really tough, grinding game. Mac played well at their end and Eddie played well at our end," said Wolves Head Coach Don Lever. "Our work ethic was really strong. We never quit and we got rewarded."
After trailing, 1-0, since early in the first period, defenseman Mark Matheson evened the score for Chicago, 1-1, 6:15 into the third frame. Center Riley Holzapfel carried the puck up the ice and chipped it to Matheson just past the blue line, and Matheson moved in a ripped a shot past Hamilton goalie Drew MacIntyre from the left circle.
MacIntyre (16-9-3), who began the season in 20 games with the Wolves, turned aside 27 of his former teammates' shots.
Hamilton (36-26-2-7) opened scoring when J.T. Wyman held the puck behind the goal line and banked a shot off the back of Pasquale and into the net at 8:36 of the first period.
Pasquale (10-8-1) posted 31 saves in regulation and overtime for the Wolves.
The Wolves host the Rockford IceHogs at the Allstate Arena on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Hamilton 1 0 0 0 -- 1
Chicago 0 0 1 0 (1) -- 2 Shootout
First Period---1, Hamilton, Wyman 16 (Russell Klubertanz), 8:36. Penalties---Dawes, Hamilton (hooking), 0:20; Bonneau, Hamilton (fighting), 6:07; Huxley, Chicago (fighting), 6:07; Welch, Chicago (interference), 15:46; Henry, Hamilton (interference), 18:53.
Second Period---None. Penalties---None.
Third Period---2, Chicago, Matheson 8 (Holzapfel, Pasquale), 6:15. Penalties---Boyd, Hamilton (delay of game), 12:52.
Overtime---None. Penalties---None.
Shootout---Hamilton: Carle, made; Palushaj, miss; Dawes, miss; Russell, miss; Boyd, made. Chicago: Krog, miss; Davies, made; Garbutt, made; Esposito, miss; Somma, made.
Shots on goal---Hamilton: 8-10-10-4--32. Chicago: 8-8-11-1-1-29. Power plays---Hamilton: 0-1. Chicago: 0-3. Goalies---Hamilton, MacIntyre (27-28). Chicago, Pasquale (31-32). A---9,116. Referee---Jeff Smith. Linesmen---Dan Cohen and Roger Behling.


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August 5, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- New research shows that stopping the heart for bypass surgery is safe even in the elderly.
Heart bypass is one of the most common operations in the world and patients often are given a choice of how to have it done. The usual way involves stopping the heart and putting people on a heart-lung machine while doctors create detours around clogged arteries.
The operation also can be done while the heart is still beating, but some research suggests results are not as good.
Two large studies found the methods equally safe and effective after one year. One study involved people 75 and older, a group thought to be at high risk for complications from stopping the heart.
The studies were discussed Monday at a cardiology conference in San Francisco.
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I`m not homophobic, never even really think about it, it`s not my life nor my business what other people do and what they like or don`t like. But this got my attention:
In a book I`m reading atm, there is a scene where some guys gang up on another guy and they want to beat him up. In one moment this lone guy says to the main bully: " Do you know that people who like to constantly fight are actually gay, they just didn`t come out of the closet yet? They need to feel another man`s body, so they hide their true nature behind beating him up, but that`s the only way they gets to feel them. "
Then the writer goes into his own rant about how all team sports are like that, soccer, football, basketball...guys only play them so they can touch other men and smell their sweat and wrestle with them or something along those lines...
Is this guy onto to something or is he just a homophobic idiot?


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