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State continues to see rise in flu cases
North Carolina has seen its highest level of flu activity in nearly a decade.
In December, the state reported 9 percent of the population was hit with the influenza virus.
Rhonda Lovelace, immunization coordinator at the Rutherford County Health Department, said that while the flu is not a reportable disease, the county continues to see flu cases.
"I know that we are still seeing flu cases and we do have the vaccine available," Lovelace said. "It is available for anyone."
State Health Director Laura Gerald said that the state has had 12 flu-related deaths reported in North Carolina.
"It is very unusual for us to see this many deaths so early in the flu season," Gerald said, in a statement. "This year's vaccine is well-matched to the strains of flu we are seeing in North Carolina so we strongly recommend that anyone over 6 months old be vaccinated."
Lovelace said that the state is currently offering the flu vaccine for anyone at no charge. She added that there is no way to tell just how many people in Rutherford County have been affected by the virus.
The state said that flu outbreaks have been reported in schools and long-term care facilities across the state. Although everyone is at risk, flu can be especially dangerous for people at high risk of complications, including pregnant women, people with chronic diseases, very young children and the elderly.
Because it takes about two weeks for immunity to develop after vaccination, Gerald said that getting an immunization between now and the start of the New Year should provide protection when individuals go back to work or school.
"School being out may help to die it down a little bit, but with the holiday and everyone spending time together can increase the cases," Lovelace said.
The issue for Rutherford County is the fact that it is not known whether the county has peaked in its number of those affected by the flu.
"We hope that it has come early and we have already peaked, but we really don't know," Lovelace said.
Gerald said that the flu vaccine is the safest and most effective way to protect against flu and is recommended for anyone over 6 months old. In addition to vaccination. Lovelace said there are some precautions that people can do to avoid spreading cold and flu to others:
• stay home when you are sick;
• wash your hands regularly with soap and water;
• cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and then discard the tissue promptly.
To receive additional information about obtaining the flu vaccine, you can contact the Rutherford County Heath Department at 828-287-6101.


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Re: Champions League picks and previews 2010-11
Here are the norwegian website Oddsen.nu's predictions for the Champions League fixtures on Wednesday 16 February:
Arsenal - Barcelona
Prediction: Draw. Arsenal win if 1-0 handicap. Over 2.5 goals.
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A joint degree enables you to earn both a law degree and a master's degree or PhD in another discipline of your own choosing in less time (typically a year) than you would spend if you earned the degrees separately. With a joint degree, you can complement legal study with an in-depth examination of other fields of interest, such as business, public and environmental affairs, or journalism. And your joint degree can be customized to meet your own learning and career goals.
JD students may pursue joint degrees in these areas:
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The current hot topic around the TME office is the third dimension or, more to the point, the 3D aspects of the Spawn: Animation, which is currently well into its production as you can see by browsing through any of our previous Updates. Our 3D animators at Film Roman/IDT are hard at work creating their portion of the Spawn: Animation, which makes now as good a time as any to discuss the differences between, two-dimensional and three-dimensional animation.
2D animation is a very repetitive and time-consuming process. It involves tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of hand-drawn and hand-painted characters and backgrounds to bring together even a short bit of animation. If a shot is not right or needs a few slight changes, it involves drawing the whole scene over. While all of the work and attention to detail 2D animation requires may be tedious at times, the benefit of such meticulous work is that it allows you to capture the smaller more intimate details of human emotion and expression along with the realistic elements of the environments showcased in any given scene. Such dedication to the finer points of movement and atmosphere is a key ingredient to the entertainment value of a project -- the reality you can infuse into the world you are creating, the easier it is for your audience to buy into the story you are presenting.
These qualities - fluid movement combined with life-like expressions and real-world environments - were first seen in the animated production of Walt Disney. The Disney animators used their talented and influential hands to help push the medium forward and mold it into a very unique and imaginative brand of storytelling (they were the first to create an animated movie to sync sound with Steam Boat Willie, and The Flowers and The Trees was the first full color animation).
Now, in a whole new era of technology, with 3D animation your characters, environments and props can all be computer-generated prior to laying out the scenes. This allows the animator or director to take any character, place them anywhere within the environment, light it however they like and even place the camera at any angle they desire. Thus, giving the creator a freedom never experienced in traditional 2D animation. In addition to the ease with which items may be manipulated, today's super computers make it possible to render entire models of characters and backgrounds in a small fraction of the time it would have once taken a whole team of animators to illustrate.
However, even after taking into consideration all of the benefits of today's 3D animation programs, there are some drawbacks to relying too heavily on the on the glitz and glamour of the latest technological advances. For one, characterizations are not as realistic as they are when created in 2D -- there tends to be "stiffness" when it comes to facial expressions and the intricacies of the human mouth during speech. As such, it takes caring hand and an eye for detail from the creators when it comes to determining when 2D and 3D elements are needed -- at time to compliment on another and other times simply because one works better to convey the essence of a given scene.
From the late 80's to the early 90's you can really start to see a boom in 3D animation and over the last 20 years it just keeps getting better -- growing, evolving, breaking new ground - as animators fine-tune their craft. In 1986 Disney's The Great Mouse Detective was the first American feature film to use 3D computer animation - the moving gears seen in the chase sequence are rendered in 3D. Beauty and the Beast, released in 1991, took what had been done five years earlier even further when it utilized 3D technology to create breathtaking movement never-before-seen in animation and became first animated movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. Fast-forward to 2005 and with films like Toy Story, Shrek and The Incredibles bringing in huge numbers at both the box office and in DVD sales, 3D is not only the wave of the future; it is the here and now. Although, to get the most out of an animated world (unless you are lucky enough to have a 100 million dollar budget) you must have the ability to combine the old and new methods into something that can transport an audience from their world to the one you have created.
3D critics complain the computer generated characters fail to capture the feeling and realism traditional animation is famous for. 2D critics point out the time consuming effort it takes to draw every scene by hand. That being said, 2D and 3D producers have found that amalgamating the two art forms can generate the best product with the highest entertainment value, something that is always our goal at the McFarlane Companies. We are excited to once again be participating in the evolution of one of the world's greatest storytelling mediums and are extremely confident that what we have to offer with the new Spawn: Animation -- in terms of not only 2D and 3D presentation, but also story and atmosphere -- will be a welcome and exciting addition to animation's ever-growing library.


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Chelsea are set to miss out in moves for Edinson Cavani, Robert Lewandowski and Rademel Falcao.
West Ham new boy Razvan Rat has revealed his excitement at the prospect of playing in the Premier League.
Roy Hodgson has warned England supporters they risk damaging the reputation of fans across the country if they sing anti-IRA songs at next week's friendly against the Republic of Ireland.
Andy Carroll was today weighing up his options after Liverpool accepted a £12 million offer from West Ham for the England striker.
Roma's owners are determined to keep Franco Baldini at the club as Tottenham explore the possibility of making the Italian their new director of football.
Ikechi Anya insists Watford are not scared of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha ahead of Monday's play-off Final.
German football fans will not be able to unfurl any banners at Saturday's Champions League Final at Wembley.
Harry Redknapp insists Tal Ben-Haim could still be offered a new deal at QPR.
Manuel Pellegrini's first task as City manager will be to sort out the future of Carlos Tevez.
Pablo Zabaleta is backing prospective new City boss Manuel Pellegrini to bring a bright, attacking style of football to the Etihad Stadium.
Tributes have been paid to former Manchester United star Brian Greenhoff, who died at the age of 60.
Paul Scholes has signed up to play for the club's legends side when they take on their Real Madrid counterparts at Old Trafford next month.
Liverpool's summer clear out will include the departures of Oussama Assaidi, Dani Pacheco and Danny Wilson.
Brendan Rodgers is eager to 'reinforce the group' with a winning mentality this summer.
El Hadji Diouf has been beaten up by a gang of youths in a Dakar restaurant.
Everton are waiting on Roberto Martinez to decide whether he will leave Wigan.
Alan Pardew's position as Newcastle manager was said to be 'safe' last night
Mattieu Debuchy admits he has experienced some difficult times since he arrived at Newcastle.
Titus Bramble has confirmed that he will leave Sunderland when his contract expires this summer
Carlos Cuellar insists Sunderland's players must take a long look at themselves.
Newcastle will look to push through a deal for St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after deciding against making a move for Andy Carroll.
Paolo Di Canio will urge Sunderland to find him more players like John O'Shea this summer
Thomas Vermaelen could leave Arsenal this summer, paving the way for a possible bid from the Gunners for Swansea's Ashley Williams.
West Ham have joined the race to sign Swansea City target Romelu Lukaku.
Aston Villa face a fight to keep Christian Benteke after the striker admitted: "If Aston Villa say I must stay, I won't necessarily accept that."
West Brom have announced their pre-season trip to Austria and Hungary.
George Elokobi says relegation is still too painful to comprehend - but the smiles will soon return at Wolves.
West Brom's plans to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea could be scuppered by West Ham.
Nikola Zigic has been primed to play a 'huge' part for Birmingham next season.
Fifty points, and no less, must be West Brom's target next season, according to Ben Foster.
Wolves have yet to approach Crewe for clearance to speak to manager Steve Davis - despite speculation he is Molineux-bound.
Aston Villa are ready to sell Darren Bent as fellow striker Christian Benteke reportedly cast doubt over his future.
Brian McDermott believes Sam Byram is committed to remaining with Leeds next season.
Norwich have confirmed details of their three-game USA tour.
Norwich boss Chris Hughton is wary of placing any extra pressure on the club's FA Youth Cup winning talent.
Tony Pulis has written to thank Stoke supporters for their support over the last decade and insists he bears no grudge to Peter Coates.
Wigan fans must wait until next week before a decision on Roberto Martinez's future is announced.
Dave Whelan hopes the offer of a new contract will be enough to persuade Martinez to carry on.
Bolton have started to investigate other striker options after getting nowhere with Leicester City in their efforts to land Jermaine Beckford.
Blackburn have missed out to Bolton in the race to sign Alex Baptiste following further delays in the club's attempts to confirm Gary Bowyer as manager.
Nicky Weaver is focusing on making a fresh start after being released by Sheffield Wednesday.
Cammy Bell will not be deterred from joining Rangers this summer, despite boardroom unrest and off-field uncertainty.
Aiden McGeady has vowed to curb his temper as he kick his heels following a six-game ban at Spartak Moscow
Scott Brown has told SFA performance director Mark Wotte that there is nothing wrong with Kris Commons' desire.
Neil Lennon has been given a one-game suspended touchline ban and will be free to be in the dugout for Celtic's William Hill Scottish Cup final against Hibernian at Hampden Park on Sunday
A consortium of Scandinavian businessmen vying to take control of Hearts have dispatched a legal team to Lithuania to thrash out a deal for the club.


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I have read 8
1, It
2, 11/22/63
3, The stand
4, Hearts in Atlantis
5, Gerald's game
6, Salem's lot
7 The eyes of the dragon
8, Under the dome
I think am going to read insomnia next
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I have read 8
1, It
2, 11/22/63
3, The stand
4, Hearts in Atlantis
5, Gerald's game
6, Salem's lot
7 The eyes of the dragon
8, Under the dome
I think am going to read insomnia next
I've knocked off thirteen from my list and I'm reading Danse Macabre currently
1. It
2. The Shining
3. Cycle of the Werewolf
4. Skeleton Crew
5. Carrie
6. The Wind Through The Keyhole
7. Rage
8. Night Shift
9. The Long Walk
10. The Dead Zone
11. Firestarter
12. Roadwork
13. In The Tall Grass
14ish. Danse Macabre
1. The Wind Through The Keyhole
2. The Dark Tower books 5, 6, 7 (audiobooks)
3. The Eyes of the Dragon
4. Carrie (audiobook)
5. In the Tall Grass (short story)
I feel like I'm forgetting something here.
The Dark Tower 1-7(audio)
The Wind Through The Keyhole (book an audio)
A Face in the Crowd (kindle single)
Nightmares in the Sky ( table book by SK and f-stop Fitzgerald)
Bag of Bones(audio)
...and this King fella....is?.....
The Dark Tower 1-8
The Stand
Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Dolores Claibourne
The Regulators
Pet Sematary
On Writing
Lisey's Story
Next up is Bag of Bones and Gerald's Game which I haven't read since...the mid-nineties. Damn booklending. I just can't help sharing the love.
You could add a load of movies to that too - The Shining, IT, Salem's Lot, Misery, The Green Mile, The Mist and Stand By Me that I can recall off the top of my head.
'Salem's Lot
The Wind Through the Keyhole
Dark Tower 1-7
Throttle (with Joe Hill)
Hearts in Atlantis
The Running Man
Insomnia (not finished yet, but 3/4 of the way through)
Full Dark No Stars
The Colorado Kid
Duma Key
The Stand
Cycle of Werewolf
The Girl who love Tom Gordon
Only the things that came out this year. Oh, and I just started reading The Cannibals, I believe it is called. Though I may be wrong about the name. And I'm working on my Under the Dome research, but I don't think that counts as reading.
Woulda been a lot more, that is if'n they hadn't started lockin' the damn doors...and um, windows


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Over the last couple of years I've lost a fair bit of weight (I was over 215lbs, I now weight about 155lbs), and I've noticed that since losing the weight I've become much weaker than I was, and so I want to start some strength training.
I eat well and do a fair bit of exercise, most of which is cardio at the moment. I run a few times a week, swim one day, and train BJJ once or twice a week. I've noticed recently, however, that most of the other guys are stronger than me. So, I've decided alongside some strength training, I'd like to try protein powder to really get the most out of my workouts and diet.
I've always been a little wary of using protein powder, as a bunch of my mates have used them and really have bulked up, which isn't something I'm looking to do. I'm looking to get lean muscle and stay trim.
As for my question, I was wondering if anyone can give me any hints on what I should be looking for in a protein powder. I don't want to pack on any mass, as I am looking to compete at 141lbs in BJJ, so I want to keep my weight down if possible. Any tips or advice on this is really appreciated!


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Arts Commission's SoundTrek celebrates local music's past, presentWritten by Chase Will | | firstname.lastname@example.com
If your taste in music is eclectic and you want more bang for your buck, The Arts Commision's SoundTrek '14 will blow your mind. For a $10 advance wristband, locals can watch 37 regional bands play from 7 p.m. to midnight July 19 art venues in UpTown. According to Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator for the Arts Commission, this event, now in its fourth year, celebrates the city's rich musical history.
"A couple years ago we received some funding from the Toledo Community Foundation to help increase opportunities for local performers," Bunch said. "One of the things the performers were telling us was there's not a lot of opportunities for them to perform and get paid for doing so."
This inspired Bunch and his associates to create an event which highlights musicians of all backgrounds and skill sets in order to increase their fan bases and further their careers.
Dolfish, a singer-songwriter in Cleveland Heights, will join the lineup again this year at the Ottawa Tavern.
"He loves the city and has agreed to come back for this," Bunch said. "He headlines all kinds of events and is really well-known in his genre. "
Larry Meyer, drummer for acoustic Americana band Old State Line, uses his experience as a musician when serving as a volunteer on the planning committee.
"Playing the festival every year has given me some insight into things that need to be in place in terms of infrastructure, providing a [production assistant] in each venue, and things like that," Meyer said.
Old State Line will play at The Attic on Adams, which Meyer claims is a rare opportunity since the venue typically doesn't host live bands.
"It's really exciting to be part of the festival and to play, but the trade-off is having that block of time spoken for and not being able to go out and see as many other bands as I'd otherwise like to," Meyer said.
Meyer also stated the beauty of the event is mixing well-known bands in with lesser-known bands, providing opportunity for networking.
Other bands include Nathan Roberts & the New Birds, DJ What the Bleep and Katie's Randy Cat. The full lineup can be viewed at www.theartscommission.org/programs/soundtrek.
Bunch added any one of these performers can be the next big thing.
A few participating venues are Ottawa Tavern, The Truth Art Gallery, Manhattan's and Wesley's.
Although one of the biggest challenges in organizing SoundTrek is coordinating schedules between several bands and venues, Bunch credits the community as a whole for making the event work so well.
Bunch said there will be an after-party at Wesley's and many other venues will have events following the festival.
Meyer added, "It's really nice because it's so concentrated. All these bands are playing at venues on one line of sight up and down Adams Street. It's like a big party."
Wristbands to SoundTrek are $10 in advance, $15 the night of show or $5 for individual venue admission. Purchases can be made at www.theartscommission.org or by calling (419) 254-2787.
Tags: Americana, Cleveland Heights, Larry Meyer, Manhattan's, Old State Line, Ottawa Tavern, SoundTrek 14, The Arts Commision, The Truth Art Gallery, Toledo Community Foundation, Uptown, Wesley's


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Google Talk Guru is a new Google bot that lets you ask simple questions. It's "an experimental service that allows people to get information like sports results, weather forecasts, definitions etc via chat. It works on many popular chat applications that support Google Talk."
Send an invitation to firstname.lastname@example.com in Gmail Chat, Google Talk or any other Jabber client and find simple facts like "weather in London", "amplitude definition", "translate souris", "2^8", "web stanford" (which returns the top Google result for [stanford]).
The service is not as powerful as Google SMS, but it's still handy.
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Check out this amazing report by Jenn Carney. Jenn read about a hundred pregnancy books to find out what they say about preeclampsia and HELLP and found the best (and worst).
What were your experiences with pregnancy books - did you get your information about PE from these books, what did they say, what did they miss that you wish you would have known?
For me, I read tons of natural childbirth books. I was completely on board with all the "intervention is bad!" information. Except... with PE it turned out that "interventions" (inductions, pitocin, epidurals, c-sections, continuous fetal monitoring...) are necessary and often lifesaving. So I wish those books had more information on how expectations should be different for medically complicated pregnancies and deliveries: how things change when you're no longer "low risk".
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10 Must-Eats in Austin Right Now
Assembling a list of only 10 must-eats is difficult in a city like Austin where new restaurants and food trucks are opening constantly. With many out-of-towners visiting for SXSW, we've assembled a collection of eats that are representative of Austin's personality: barbacoa taco, rabbit and dumplings, barbecue, and more! More


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A growing number of alumni and friends support the University of Virginia through financial or estate planning. This process is known as "gift planning" and the gifts are referred to as "planned gifts." Planned gifts may include:
If You Are a Personal Representative, Executor, Trustee or Associated Professional
Settling the estate of a family member, friend, colleague or client can be a challenging task. If you are responsible for administering a bequest or other estate gift to benefit the University, or a specific University school or program, please contact Doug McCartney in the Office of Gift Planning. Doug can provide whatever information or assistance you may need to ensure that our donor's intentions are honored.
To contact Doug, call 434-924-3030 (direct) or e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com.
To send correspondence or documents, see below:
|Regular Mail
Douglas W. McCartney, J.D.
UVa Office of Gift Planning
P.O. Box 400807
Charlottesville, VA 22904-48007
|Express Mail
Douglas W. McCartney, J.D.
UVa Office of Gift Planning
400 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Private gifts, including bequests, have sustained the University since its inception. As early as 1817, forward-looking donors helped fund construction of the public university. Thomas Jefferson bequeathed to the University library some of his books after selling the bulk of his personal library — more than 6,000 volumes — to the Library of Congress in 1814 to replace its collection, which had burned during the War of 1812.


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The Women's Center
West Chester University
Alicia Hahn-Murphy
Lawrence Center 220
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2122
Fax: 610-436-3160
A Long Way from Smith Hall
The Women's Center Celebrates 36 Years of Service to the Student Body
The Women's Center at West Chester University has been in existence for over 30 years. The Center was created by a group of concerned women who wanted to create a safe haven where they could better understand and discuss their lives as women in a male-dominated society.
Through their hard work and vision, the Women's Center was up and running by 1974! Located on the third floor of Smith House (now called Filano Hall), the Center and the first director, Dr. Pamela Hemphill began work. The Center attempted to fund a part time Women's Center Director, but wasn't initially successful. From the fall of 1976 to spring of 1977, the Center was run by Ms. Gene Kingrae, a Social Welfare major.
In the fall of 1977, Dr. Jane Swan became the new director of the Women's Center on a half time basis. She insisted upon a reliable budget, a central location on campus, and the promise of a graduate assistant. By August of 1978, a new home was found in the Learning Research Center, Room 139. The Center also had a staff of Dr. Swan (half time), three graduate assistants, and one or two Social Welfare senior placement students.
Although the Women's Center at WCU was not the first, it became a role model for other schools in the years to follow. Women involved with the Women's Center met with one another to discuss mutual problems. More than just talk, they developed an informational newsletter, surveyed the campus to identify women's issues, and found solutions collectively.
The Children's Center
One of the most pressing needs expressed by campus women was affordable childcare. As a result, Women's Center leaders created a free drop-in Children's Center in the fall of 1979. The drop-off center for children was first run by sorority women, then staffed by work-study students. By 1984-85, the drop-in childcare program had achieved enough support and funding to be established as a licensed childcare center. The Children's Center eventually achieved adequate university support to become an entity separate from the Women's Center and is now located in the ground floor of McCarthy Hall. Sandra Jones became the Children's Center Director in November of 1987.
In the spring of 1981, Dr. Swan returned to full time teaching in the History Department, and Dr. Joan Hasselquist took over as Director. In 1981-82, the Women's Center moved to its current home in room 100 (renumbered as 220) of Lawrence Center. It was now better located to communicate and collaborate with the Counseling Center, Career Development Center, Academic Advising, Continuing Education, and the Learning Assistance Resource Center. In 1983, the Women's Center Director position increased to a three-quarter time position, and Mary McCullough, a trained social worker and counselsor, became the director. She held the position until the fall of 1986.
In the years to follow, the Women's Center intensified its commitment to addressing the all-too-common problem of sexual and relationship violence. Programming around sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and rape prevention as well as victim assistance became the focus of the Center's activities under the direction of Robin Garrett, who served as director of the Women's Center from the spring of 1987 to the fall of 2008.
2009-Present Day
In January of 2009, Dr. Adale Sholock inherited this rich history of feminist activism by becoming the first full-time director of the Women's Center. Throughout her career as director,she continued the important work of sexual and relationship violence prevention while also expanding the role of the Women's Center to meet the diverse needs of the women of West Chester University of Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2013, Dr. Sholock left the position, and Alicia Hahn-Murphy, Director of Wellness Education, took over as the Interim-Director of the Women's Center.


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Crunch time starts Friday for the Greyhounds when they host Lakeside-Evans in a crucial game to begin their three-game stretch drive to make it into the state playoffs.
"We need to win all three, but we really need to win this one to have a legitimate chance to get there," Jones County coach Dwight Jones said of Friday night's matchup with the Panthers.
"It's senior night and a big game for us, so I hope we have a great turnout and a lot of support," he added.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Greyhound Field.
Last year, the Greyhounds downed Lakeside on the road after a lopsided loss to top-ranked Northside-Warner Robins to start a three-game sweep to make it into the state playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Jones County was again beaten soundly by the again top-ranked Eagles last Thursday, losing 49-21 in Warner Robins.
For the full story, pick up a copy of this week's newspaper or subscribe to our e-Edition at http://ee.jcnews.com.


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- Hot hypernuclear matter is investigated in an explicit SU(3) quark model based on a mean field description of nonoverlapping baryon bags bound by the self-consistent exchange of scalar sigma, zeta and vector omega,phi mesons. The sigma, omega mean fields are assumed to couple to the u, d-quarks while the zeta ,phi mean fields are coupled to the s-quark. The coupling constants of the mean fields with the quarks are assumed to satisfy SU(6) symmetry. The calculations take into account the medium dependence of the bag parameter on the scalar fields sigma, zeta. We consider only the octet baryons N,Lambda,Sigma, Xi in hypernuclear matter. An ideal gas of the strange mesons K and K is introduced to keep zero net strangeness density. Our results for symmetric hypernuclear matter show that a phase transition takes place at a critical temperature around 180 MeV in which the scalar mean fields sigma, zeta take nonzero values at zero baryon density. Furthermore, the bag contants of the baryons decrease significantly at and above this critical temperature indicating the onset of quark deconfinement. The present results imply that the onset of quark deconfinement in SU(3) hypernuclear matter is much stronger than in SU(2) nuclear matter. PACS:21.65.+f, 24.85.+p, 12.39Ba
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- The effects of internal quark structure of baryons on the composition and structure of neutron star matter with hyperons are investigated in the quark- meson coupling (QMC) model. The QMC model is based on mean-field description of nonoverlapping spherical bags bound by self-consistent exchange of scalar and vector mesons. The predictions of this model are compared with quantum hadrodynamic (QHD) model calibrated to reproduce identical nuclear matter saturation properties. By employing a density dependent bag constant through direct coupling to the scalar field, the QMC model is found to exhibit identical properties as QHD near saturation density. Furthermore, this modified QMC model provides well-behaved and continuous solutions at high densities relevant to the core of neutron stars. Two additional strange mesons are introduced which couple only to the strange quark in the QMC model and to the hyperons in the QHD model. The constitution and structure of stars with hyperons in the QMC and QHD models reveal interesting di erences. This suggests the importance of quark structure e ects in the baryons at high densities. PACS number(s): 26.60.+c, 21.65.+f, 12.39.Ba, 24.85.+p
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In 2012 Apple increased the screen size of the iPhone from 3.5- to 4-inches, and just a month later introduced the iPad mini with a 7.9- rather than 9.7-inch screen. Between those devices, the old-but-still-on-the-market iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, and the iPad mini and iPad, there's a noticeable gap. No 4.5- to 5-inch phone. At least for now.
For many customers that's no gap at all. For many, Apple has kept the screen size exactly where they want it -- tall but still narrow enough to (mostly) use one handed. Thin enough to use with smaller hands, and to fit in smaller pockets and purses. Same enough to continue to argue that people who want much bigger screens are still as wrong as they ever were.
For other customers, 4-inches still isn't big enough.
For some of those, size sells. Imagine you walked into a Big Box retailer and all the television sets, from 32- to 70+-inches all cost pretty much the same thing. Imagine the 70+-inch television, or even the 102-inch television, cost less than the 32-inch one. Thanks to carrier subsidies and agendas, that's the current situation for the iPhone. Customers walk into carriers or retailers and see the $199 iPhone on the shelf alongside 4.5- to 5-inch or bigger Android phones and Windows Phones. Bigger equals better, so they buy bigger.
For the rest, size matters. Either their eyes require bigger interface elements to easily use, their motor skills appreciate more room to move around, or they simply want a bigger screen to do bigger things with. Bigger web. Bigger videos. Bigger games. They might even want something approaching mini-tablet size, and would rather have a big phone than a small phone and a tablet. Bigger is better, so they buy bigger.
For both, even if they'd prefer an iPhone in many ways, the screen size is what they see, or what's more important to them than anything else. And because of that, neither of those customers is choosing the iPhone.
Apple may not care, of course. They didn't care about customers for whom "cheap" is the most important feature, when they chose netbooks, or choose sold-at-cost tablets over Apple's MacBooks or iPads. They currently don't care about customers for whom size options are the most important feature, when people choose larger than 15-inch laptops over MacBooks. In general, Apple has shown resilience to market trends and stuck to a small core of high quality, highly specific products.
But Apple did go to 4-inches with the iPhone this year. And they did go to 7.9-inches with the iPad mini this year, following the introduction of several 7-inch tablets. So Apple's not completely immune to market trends either.
Right now, Apple is content to try and counter-program the bigger screen Samsung and HTC and Nokia devices.
If Apple goes to multiple iOS device releases next year, and their cycle includes two refreshes a year instead of one, however, it'll be interesting to see how the hardware will keep up with that pace. When they're fast enough, with good enough cameras, and long enough battery life, what else will differentiate them? Could multiple screen sizes be an answer to that question?
At close to 5-inches, a 1136x640 iPhone would have the same pixel density as the Retina iPad, 264 ppi. That would be a large iPhone -- a Droid DNA-large iPhone -- and probably larger than most of the market wants. At close to 4.5 inches, a 1136x640 iPhone would have a pixel density of 290, between the Retina iPad and the current iPhone's 326 ppi. Having the same pixel resolution means apps "just work" and developers don't have to update to support it.
If Apple would rather prioritize pixel density and stay truer to the original Retina brand messaging, they could also go from the current @2x (1136x640) to @3x (1704x960) for 435 ppi at 4.5-inches or 391 at 5-inches, or even @4x (2272x1280) or 580 ppi at 4.5-inches or 522 at 5-inches. That would create the same workload for developers as the switch from @1x to @2x that occurred between the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, and iPad 2 and iPad 3. (By way of comparison, the Droid DNA is 1920x1080 at 5-inches and 440 ppi.)
Apple already has multiple Mac sizes, multiple iPod sizes, and multiple iPad sizes, so it's not unimaginable they could one day have multiple iPhone sizes greater than the 3.5 and 4-inch iPhones we have today.
With Apple you can never say never. They're smart, they're changeable, and if one day they do choose to go big, to make something with the build quality, lightness, and thinness of the iPhone 5 at a larger scale, it'll be something many people choose to take home.
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5in iPhone...yes please!!
If "company x" releases a big screened phone and nobody buys it, is there really a market to catch up to?
Or perhaps even more relevant, if "company x" releases a flawed implementation of a big screen on a phone, why should I feel any attachment if someone else figures out how to do it better?
Being first only matters if it doesn't suck.
But my main question is, why are people so obsessed with who is the first to do something? Shouldn't an equally valid concern be about who ultimately does it best?
I just think its a stupid obsession on either part, Android or Apple's, to be ranting and raving about who did it first.
Is it relevant sometimes? Sure. But its of secondary importance to the actual execution of the product and the value it brings to customers. The fact that it hearkens back to the fanboy argument of "Apple never innovates, they are always copying and overcharging," just doesn't make it very compelling.
Using Renee's tv analogy, if company A makes a 36" 1080p 3D backlit LCD with built in web apps and streaming capabilities and sells it for $800 and company B makes a 42" 720p plasma with nothing more than an hdmi and cable hookup and sells it for $300. Does that mean that company a or b is better or playing market catch up? The answer is it doesn't matter. The products are for different consumers, some consumers would rather spend the extra money on a product that has what they percieve to be high end necessary features and some consumers don't care about the perceived high end features and just want a big screen for less money. No one is wrong or right and the consumer gets what they want in the end.
Bingo. They can't and won't buck the market. I can see the current iPhone going 4.8 at most, but more likely 4.5 -- with a concomitant rise in pixel density. This is not the iPad mini. They have to lead and get it right. They can't get sucked into a spec war, because then Samsung almost automatically wins.
Just today I had an iPhone 5 and SGS II in my hands, if I were to buy an iPhone based on size only, the screen size of the SGS II would be PERFECT for an iPhone. The reason I say this is, on both phones the length of the screens are EXACT and the only difference is the width. I don't have large hands and I can STILL navigate the SGS II screen all over without any discomfort or stretching. The SGS II I had in hand was the international version.....it's the perfect size for any smartphone for avarage size hands people and can still fit in skinny hipster jeans. Lol
Btw, I loaded an apple onscreen keyboard on it to get the real feel of how it would be to type on it one handed / thumbed, it worked Perfectly .... no mistakes, errors or stretching of my thumb to hit any key. If in doubt find one and give it a try. 4.2 equals perfect!!
"retina" is an word apple can essentially redefine to mean whatever apple wants. Though it wouldn't be 326 ppi, I'm sure they could find a way to rebrand 290 ppi to be retina on the iPhone, and the reality is that 98% of people would never even notice a difference in the density.
Not sure that is what they will do, but the jump from 4 inches to 4.5 doesn't have nearly the impact on screen density as the ipad to mini had.
Believe me when I tell you that they won't do that. If they ever choose to go bigger it'll be after they've perfected a 4.5, or 4.8 or whatever size screen they choose to make it, retina display in at least the current 326 ppi or even higher.
The reason being is that every major high-end smartphone that is released nowadays is thoroughly dissected by every major tech review website whether its's cnet, Engadget, pcworld, or whoever they break down EVERYTHING about the phone from specs (including and especially pixel density) to weight and thickness everything is broken down. They even like to crack them open nowadays also. You just can't get away with the public's ignorance of specs nowadays and I think this huge iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III debate has proven that. I've never seen two phones compared more than these two. And they broke down every aspect of each phone.
Apple knows this all too well which is probably why they take so damn long to change their products.
The best hardware review I've seen, at least for Apple products, is done by Anandtech. These other guys you mention, especially Cnet, are amateurs at best compared to Anandtech.
And they have to come up with a RATIONALE for whatever their new size may be. If they just say "Hey, we're the biggest iPhone since iPhone" one more time, the world will give one great big collective heave. So it has to be something that's demanded by their new multitasking environment or something.else...
going wider would be a huge benefit to Apple. My iPhone 5 was stolen on Halloween and I had to replace it with a Droid Razr Maxx HD for a month. While my distaste for Android was reinforced, I LOVED the screen size and the battery life was mind blowing. These are two things Apple need to go after, IMO. It was still thin even. Too bad Apple probably doesn't agree with me. I'd go for a 4.3 to 4.5 inch wider iPhone in a heartbeat.
A bigger screen for android means more space/bigger widgets. A bigger screen in windows phone means more space/bigger live tiles. What would you do with a big screen in an iphone? And dont tell me another f@*king row in the app drawer. So no a bigger screen does not make sense for an iphone. Personally nothing above 4.3" makes sense.
How about typing in portrait mode? The iPhone keyboard is too tiny and squished in portrait and I for one, don't like landscape. Also web browsing would be easier too.
You kidding me? It'd be huge for web surfing, reading email and books, watching videos, playing games, etc. Not to mention the fact that Apple needs to refresh the springboard anyway. If widgets are introduced at some point, a bigger screen would be fantastic. Even if they're only allowed in notification center. A bigger phone overall will also allow for a bigger battery.
I just recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 and loved the size of the screen! and the widgets too! but I ended up selling it as I like the iOS way of doing things better. I am considering another foray either with the Samsung Note 2 or the Droid DNA so in my opinion a 5" iPhone would be great!
I was one of the people who was upset with the size of the new iPhone 5. So much so, that I picked up a Note II this past weekend... The large 5.5" screen is awesome for internet and movies and especially games... But when yesterday (Monday) hit, and I had to go back to work, reality set in. The Note 2 is too big.
I never realized how much I use my phone one handed. I have bluetooth in my (and my wife's) car, so I wasnt worried about receiving calls in the car. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about my work Jeep (which doesnt have bluetooth). It only took ONE day of trying to dial out, answer calls, etc while on the road to realize that the Note wouldnt work for me. (Plus as much as I was trying to be stubborn by saying "it fits in my pocket fine", it was honestly huge and bulky). Took it back last night and upgraded to an iPhone 5.
I know a lot of people are going to shrug this off and say "well, that phone wasnt for HIM, but it might be for ME", (and that might be true), but it is hard for me to see the Note 2 size working well for anyone who is not at a full-time desk job.
Given all that, I now realize why Apple paid so much attention to the "one handed" operation of the iPhone 5 (I originally shrugged that off as a cop-out for making a bigger phone). Do I think the iPhone 5 is the perfect size for me? No. I DO think it could go a little bigger (4.5" perhaps?). But it IS the perfect size to ensure that most people can operate it one handed. IMHO, I think creating a 2nd device (iPhone XL?) that would satisfy those who want larger screens while keeping the original able to be used with one hand, would be the next logical step for Apple.
I'm probably in the minority here, but I've never had a problem with the size of the iPhone 5. In fact I thought the size of the iPhone 4 was perfect. Not a huge fan of huge phones (ie: 5" +) - I own both the humongous Galaxy Note II and the iPhone 5; I love both but do prefer the size of the iphone 5 over my Note.
This thumb nonsense is one more lie Apple marketing has fed people and everybody believed without questioning, just Job's infamous tirade about having to file one's finger to use a tablet smaller than 9.7".
Even in the ad is clear that the thumb cannot reach the Photo app without slightly readjusting the hand position, which throws the whole point down the drain.
I have used 4.5" phones and had zero problem using the device. Its not "common sense", it's marketind crap at its best.
Same here. A larger iPad with the 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina display that Apple uses in the rMBP would be sweet.
A wider 4.5 inch iPhone would be the ticket for me. Unfortunately, all the women, teen girls and skinny jeans wearing hipsters would be upset. And since this is Apple's target audience, it will never happen.


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Some Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council members on Wednesday continued to criticize the county's call for their resignations.
TDC Chairman Warren Gourley, who has not yet resigned his seat, said county commissioners are placing blame on a panel of volunteers who "do not actually authorize anything."
He said the commissioners' decision is a result of the tough questions Northwest Florida lawmakers asked county officials at a recent delegation meeting.
"The delegation asked some pointed questions there: 'Who have you fired?' " Gourley said. "So far, the county hasn't done anything but deflect. And that's what this is, a deflection."
TDC members Patricia Hardiman and Nick Nicholson already have submitted their resignations.
"I can understand the county wanting a new beginning," Nicholson said.
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Senate President Don Gaetz and Rep. Matt Gaetz said Wednesday they were pleased to hear that the Auditing Committee had summoned officials to discuss the TDC scandal. Don Gaetz — to whom the Auditing Committee reports — said he had not instructed the committee to request county officials' presence.
Both Gaetzes praised the decision after expressing dissatisfaction with the county's response to the scandal at a legislative delegation meeting they hosted Jan. 30.
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Matt Gaetz said the committee's request could signal an even deeper inquiry of county finances.
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In a blog post entitled "All Good Things Must End" former CEO of Mythic Entertainment Mark Jacobs speaks out about his departure from the studio.
The full post can be viewed here.
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I don''t have to know how to make a better game, I only need to know where the "CANCEL" button is!
Frankly, I'm surprised that EA didn't can him sooner. Insulting and lying to your paying customers doesn't get you any rewards with a company that's trying to recoup its investment. If I had been his boss, Mark would have been given the boot when he started going on forums and telling disgruntled (paying) customers if they didn't like the game, then quit.
"Soloists and those who prefer small groups should never have to feel like they''re the ones getting the proverbial table scraps, as it were." - Scott Hartsman, Senior Producer, Everquest II
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Well, he all but says there is quite a lot of blame to be laid at EAs feet, by emphasizing how he will not talk about EA, because he doesnt do trashtalking :p Not that this comes as a surprise, I suppose.
So, another one into McQuaids Bucket of fired Devs.
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I don''t have to know how to make a better game, I only need to know where the "CANCEL" button is!
Originally posted by Khaunshar
It's fairly common for companies to insert a clause in severance agreements that the former employee cannot discuss the termination process. As fast as Mark was to shoot his mouth off in the past, I'm fairly certain that he has one of these floating over his head.
"Soloists and those who prefer small groups should never have to feel like they''re the ones getting the proverbial table scraps, as it were." - Scott Hartsman, Senior Producer, Everquest II
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Lets be honest daoc stands as one of the top 3 mmos to date (as there are many good pve mmos and well ITs the good pvp mmo).
WArhammer may have been good but the engine and core programing were weak. It is still not a bad game but it needs more tatical movement, which i believe doac is still the king of (tho wow movement is more smooth, it lacks in how important and skillful you have to move your toon).
My friends recently said why not just make a daoc 2? Thats a great question if you ask me maybe bump the easy of camera angles, ui, movement, etc but keep keep the core doac style. I was hoping Mark would get around to it, but alast in the mmo world hopes are usually not met. Thank you MJ for DAOC i plan on playing it in a week or so, after about a year break (you can only play a game so much).
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I don''t have to know how to make a better game, I only need to know where the "CANCEL" button is!
Originally posted by Jetrpg
I would have much rather seen Mythic put their efforts into this, an upgrade to what was already a good, but grossly outdated game. They've been promising for years to continue the work they started in the character graphics, but it never materialized. Instead, they focused on something new and shiny and showed the world that, despite Mark's assertions to the contrary, Mythic really didn't know how to create and run an MMORPG.
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Mark is one of those executives you both respect and at the same time wonder what the heck he was thinking at times.
Going with Warhammer was a bad move by Mark because your company is limited by the IP. I think Mythic was in trouble then and he knew that they would not have the time to get Imperator out the door so he went for Warhammer because he believed that funding would come with that IP. We all know that board game rules don't translate well into a computer game and it rather shackles a companies creativity. Even the decent job that Turbine did with D&D, considering the constraints, was not enough to attract a supporting population. Warhammer is better than D&D, as it offers pvp, but it has too many issues at this point to be considered a good game.
I thought that Dark Age of Camelot showed Mark's brilliance. No one had tried a heavily pvp based game before and using three factions worked out superbly. It had some of the best pvp I have experienced in a MMO.
My "what were you thinking" moment in DAoC came with the "Trials of Atlantis" expansion. the staff had to be aware that this had gone awry with the screams of the outraged playerbase. Players that undertook the huge grind for the expansion riches established a huge gap between them and the rest of the players. To give you an example, on the shard I was playing on, a group of 8 players owned the pvp frontier of the faction I was on for 3 days despite the efforts of 5 to 6 times their number. The devs response was a few minor changes that did nothing to recify the gap. We don't know who made the decisions, but the buck stopped at Mark's desk. The playerbase made a rapid decline when no action was forthcoming from Mythic's staff, basically making the game an afterthought.
I still have mixed feelings about some of his decisions, but he provided many of us with many hours of fun, so I wish him well on his next move in this genre.
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I am sure the man failed some times. But only those who do nothing can never fail. I didnt like the way WAR was, myself. But shame on those hyenas, who only dare to bite the fallen lion, and kick on him who is already down.
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Make a WORLD,
As someone on his blog suggested -
Given EA's history of raping devs, you must have known this would eventually happen when you signed with them,...
and Bioware will be the NEXT group to be stripped of it's executive level creative talent. :(
I imagine the up-front money is really nice, but damn, it's like selling your soul to satan - you KNOW it's a losing deal long term.
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I'm not surprised by this and I'm also not sorry to see him go. I feel he sold out DAoC a long time ago to EA for a fat paycheck.
Before when rumors were swirling that EA was going to buyout Mythic, he publicly said that it wasn't true and never would be. Various online blogs, forums, etc cheered his decision to avoid EA and remain independent. Not too much later he then did a total 180 and proudly announced that EA and Mythic were "merging" to form EA Mythic. Shortly after this "beneficial" merger, many top Mythic people suddenly left. Coincidence? Doubtful.
Bioware has produced a lot of top RPG titles. Mythic has done DAoC (good) and WAR (poor). Not surprised EA sacked Mark for a someone that may actually (1) care about RPG's and (2) knows how to make a good one.
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The thing with DAoC was... the launch was pretty good. I would say the launch was about perfect. There were things not finished like after a bit dungeons didn't drop items (yet) just coins etc
The issue was the design decisions later in DAoC were at time borderline retarded. You can see much of what happened later in DAoC... with WAR. At some point somebody left Mythic... and the result is obvious.
Management stopped doing its job.
I'm not sure which but the result was bad regardless. I was in WAR beta for a very long time. I was very quiet on this forum because I respected the NDA, when there was one. I didn't try to involve myself much in talking about it after the NDA was lifted... I certainly took part when things were going bad. Mostly because I didn't think anyone would believe what I would say.
They may have limited themselves with the IP (I would personally NEVER work with a 3rd party IP). However, they started to cut their throat by screwing over the installed player base in DAoC. People didn't leave DAoC because a better RVR game came along... and they continued that right into WAR.
Things should have been very different for Mythic... or at least they could have been.
I'm actually suprised Jacobs is talking at all... I do remember when Garriott left EA he said there was a 1 year NDA and pretty much vanished. Of course I guess he is not good to bring up because of Tabula Rasa. Yet Origins Systems AND Richard put out MANY good titles.... Then they ran short of money and EA came into the picture.
Yes there is a trend there.
Moderator's on this site allow certain posters to create endless troll threads. Yet "warn" people for giving recommendations... account *pending* deletion because.. why bother.
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Originally posted by Ozmodan
what server, your name sounds familiar o_O
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It is sad to see one of the great devs leave. I hope he will not quit making games. DAOC and EQ were great games. Brad McQuaid and Jacobs are great game makers. I guess there is no room for great game makers now days, only people who can put out the crap that is released presently. All the games now are nothing but shallow flashy garbage.
Hey, let's trash the guy, since he's the one getting the boot. EA's cool now, right? They've put their evil ways behind them, so Jacobs must be the douche here. (yeah, right)
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Originally posted by Antarious
I think your forgetting Daoc is basically as old as EQ and still running. At some point it is hard to add new content ... more so when everyone bitches about it.
The added content to daoc was GOOD people saying it was bad are just dumb. The only thing that was a mistake maybe was catacombs private/instanced dungeons. TOA was a GREAT x-pack, think about it realistically. It added Great pve raids, somethign that was missing from the game. The issue was you needed to do them to be equal to others in pvp , that was its mistake. Mater levels should have been weaker (like champion levels), and the equipment also weaker, for the pvpers. HOWEVER IF YOU LIKE PVP AND PVE there to date has not been a better x-pack other than maybe SWG JTL (which people also hated on, but was a wonderful idea as it expanded the game more than just more content and truely gave the players NEW CONTENT).
WAr IS A WONDERFUL GAME thats what people miss its good. However, there are a few points on it that are unforgivable.
The MAIN fault of war is that its engine / movement and combat coding sucks. Its bad. This is unforgiveable. DAOC to date has thee most tactial and tactile combat and movement system (its old , no auto camera centering, movement its self doen't glide like newer mmos). when i move my toon in daoc back im back you need to move forward to hit me , to the side and through you are the same. People love insta fast mouse turning, becuase it takes no skill, daoc makes you turn the correct direction, it makes caster have to fight with out melee on them, it makes melee have to catch the casters, it makes healers strong and pack a ton of cc and it makes stealth capabile of killing one target then getting rape if solo. All great things that lead to a very side verse side system with a ton of classes.
War however, doesn't do any of this other than a small amount of archatype verse archatype side balancing. That is the downfall of WAR.
The ip doesn't even matter, in what way has the IP limitation hurt WAR... (you cannot name a real way, becuase GW worked with mythic a ton , i seen male sorcs so i know this to be true.)
PS. TR was a really bad game for the same reasons and even more it had nothign but an idea, everything else was trash.
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Save the nerdrage people... we all know EA is a heartless corporation bent on a singular purpose: to make money.
But Jacobs dug his own grave long ago. He was neither the sole reason (nor even close to the main reason) DAoC was a success. There are dozens upon dozens of people who made DAoC, influenced it, and created the world you love.
After money started flowing in, and Jacobs got a taste of real power, he proceeded to immediately destroy his company's prized game with such gems as Trials of Atlantis - which he was almost exclusively in charge of design decisions for.
Then, still riding this wave of insanity, EA threw MORE money at him and MORE power ... did they expect some sort of different result? Did they even do research on DAoC's current player base before buying Mythic? Jacobs is a tool, infected with insanity, and bent on living in a dream world. Nearly every terrible decision that helped gut WAR before it was released, was at his behest.
He has one way of letting things happen - his way. He takes no criticism, no suggestions, and no dissent.
DAoC is on lifesupport because of him, and WAR soon will be too after Land of the Dead loses it's "newness". Bashing Mark isnt bashing DAoC. Mark ≠ DAoC.
Mark was canned because he made a terrible game.
Stop the hero worship.
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I have to agree with Ozryk about Trials of Atlantis. DAoC original and Shrouded Isles were both very good. It was SI in fact that finally pulled me completely away from EQ1 (which I started in 6/99). Unfortunately ToA was so awful it almost by itself ruined DAoC, so bad that they actually made "classic" servers that had NO ToA content.
Mark should of known selling out to EA was a bad idea. EA already had a lot of bad press at that time. Not to mention they had 2 failed MMO's. One had so many problems with bugs and hacks (Motor City Online) and the other one was never supported with advertising or new content (Earth & Beyond). WHY he would hand DAoC over to a company with that track record mystifies me. Unless, of course the check had enough zeroes on it.....
Mark would be better suited working for a smaller company in a (non-head) developer position.
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This guy failed miserably!
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Originally posted by Clawzon
Uh, you're 3 years too late Clawzon.
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Cool! I already have a few hundred mags but these are decent prices. looks like we are back to pre-panic prices. I recently got steel Polish AK-74 mags from Copes for about $15 each now sold out except for "like new" ones now for about $20 each.
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Dang! I just spent $150 ordering a custom built air gun from Crosman. I think I have close to 40 AK mags on hand.
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Tapco 30rdrs for $5.99. Classics shipping is a little steep if you dont buy a lot but 10 mags shipped to my house is $76, so roughly $7-8 not bad if you like these.
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