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remember when SOE thought they were hot enough to compete toe to toe with WoW, and released EQ2 at the same time as WoW?
then they spent the next few months getting obliterated, SOE desperately scrambling to copy WoW features into EQ2 for the next few months
SOE is only able to live these days because their fanbase loves being nickel and dimed. EQ2 had a cash shop when it was still a sub game, an RMAH, and about 37 mini expansions for instanced dungeons and 68 fully priced expansions. now it's a pay2win cash shop game, where you need to pay real money to pick up any decent equip drops from monsters lmao
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Originally posted by Yuui
I've played it extensively for several months of closed beta (the only you could play 24/24 7/7, not the week end stuff), and TSW is definitely not even remotely close to being a sandbox. Having a pseudo skill based character development instead of classes doesn't make a sandbox.
TSW is a pure quest based theme park MMORPG, exactly like World of Warcraft.
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Joined: 9/18/04
The one truly good thing about GW2 is the pay model. Otherwise it is distinctly non-distinct. Tera has more going for it.
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I doubt it will be a true sandbox SOE can't make them.
A true sandbox MMO is like Eve Online or the old UO before EA destroyed it. A sandbox must have open world pvp and full loot rights. A player driven market with player made items. No raids or gear drops and if they are they must be the equivelant of the crafted items.
Originally posted by Olgark
You treat a model for an mmo like extremes. A sandbox is not defined by it's individual systems. Having full loot all the time does not define a sandbox. A sandbox is merely a game where the players manage and control the economy and progression of game through more advanced interactions of world wide mechanics.
There could simply be specific regions or defined encounters that offer full loot. There could be built in limitations through lore (ie. magic, politics). You can in fact have raids as well but they are open to all players. It is a matter of how you define the raid. Gear drops can easily occur (I prefer logical gear drops but random stats is fine with me) but I agree that craft driven economies is indeed a staple of a sandbox.
It is a matter if an mmo decides to be a hardcore sandbox model where no limitations are given or a more restricted model sticking to the fundamentals of player driven economy, greater impact on politics and accessable world design. We will see more hybrid models in the future but that does not make them any less of a sandbox. They are merely different places on the sandbox spectrum.
Personally I hope EQNext is more on the open model design but with the basic restraints integrated into it's learning curve. Even Eve has safe zones where a large percentage of their casual playerbase rarely leaves (something hardly anyone mentions). Even Eve is a long way away from the pure and harsh sandbox models. It also was designed well where expectations are set clearly for players to organize if venturing into unprotected areas. The same may be true for EQNext but it is their challenge to prepare players and set expectations.
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hmm...my kids sandbox was always getting a lot of bugs in it :)
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There's not enough information in this announcement to even discuss. The only thing people can talk about is SOE, Smedley or the definition of 'sandbox'. Good for them for heading in that direction but there's zip to talk about until next year.
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Originally posted by The_Korrigan
TSW is a good game but like GW2 it's as far away from sandbox as can be. Both are themepark on rails, one more so than the other..ie GW2.
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Originally posted by Loregothe
That's debatable.
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Joined: 4/19/08
Liked a lot EQ and EQ2, I'm pretty positive will buy this new version. As for "innovations", "themeparks", ... or other bs I could not care less. ONLY thing I'm interested in any game is FUN factor. And i do not care if old idea have been only rechowed if fun.
Gaming world would be much better with people obsessed pathologicaly with "innovations" and other total bs.
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Originally posted by health001
Sounds like a brilliant move to me. They started dev three years ago which means it was likely a standard themepark model like all the other games on the market today. SOE is seeing that this standard themepark design has become repetetive and boring for players, not to mention that people are burning through all the content in a month or two. They have decided to look at emergent gameplay and sandbox features instead.
Sandbox games (or at least solid hybrids) are the only model that is going to result in players potentially playing for years again. SOE recoginizes that playing the content chase game9 as a developer, or expecting players to be excited with repetetive dungeon grinds only applies to a small number of people. The rest just simply move on and spend money elsewhere. From a business standpoint, it is not sustainable long term.
Themeparks are going to have a hard time from here on out. Even Guild Wars 2 with all the changes they made, it's still just a themepark and soon feels familiar. The result of this style of game is that no one wants to pay a subscription fee, and no one sticks around long enough to sustain the games long enough through cash shop purchases.
I personally have no problem buying things I want from cash shops, but in themepark games I know I'm not likely to stick around for more than a couple months, so why bother?
At any rate, SOE is taking a gamble no matter which direction they go at this point. Since they have a history of sandbox or hybrid style games from their past, they have a better idea of what works and what doesn't. For example, almost anyone you talk to about Star Wars Galaxies loves the gathering and crafting system for it's depth and fun. They could take that system and improve upon it to make another killer sandbox system.
A sure sign that you are in an old, dying paradigm/mindset, is when you are scared of new ideas and new technology. Don't feel bad. The world is moving on without you, and you are welcome to yell "Get Off My Lawn!" all you want while it happens. You cannot, however, stop an idea whose time has come.
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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall." - Confucius
Originally posted by health001
Most likely the important stuff (Game Assets: Textures, Character Models, Item Models, etc) were not scrapped.
I suspect Dust 514 had a heavy roll in the change [to sandbox].
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall." - Confucius
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Sounds great! However, a sandbox catering to F2P players and other lightweight, super-casual types is going to be very, very difficult to pull off.
Have played: Everquest, Asheron's Call, Horizons, Everquest2, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, Warhammer, Age of Conan, Darkfall
Originally posted by Smokeysong
It seems like it would easy if though about in a certain way. The difficulty of the game is already stated to be hearkening back to the original EQ. This will mean that once you step outside the safer start regions the game will likely require a great deal of grouping. Even casuals will require a guild to progress. They will essentially be soft capped to easier content.
This is actually a more effective barrier for keeping casuals out of more important server wide sandbox elements. Only those dedicated to the game will be effective enough to reach whatever resource difficult areas offer (dungeons, loot, materials, mobs, etc). Current themepark games have so many safety nets and stepping stones that most casuals can reach pretty much everything other than the top end game or can even reach that faster than previous years (ie. Wow).
In a sandbox game there can not be so many crutches put in place by the very nature of the game.
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Originally posted by Dyner
Well, there were leaked rumors that there were two competing designs for EQNext and Smed picked the cheaper one at the time. Now it looks like he might go back the to other design. Here are the bits, that can be considered "rumor" because the original source of the info is/was an "unidentified SOE guy", although this same guy had intersting bits about SOE over the years that proved accurate. This is from a couple years back.
Take this for whatever you personally think it is worth, but it is interesting.
More changes coming from SOE.
So, what we have is more talk/hype from Smed/SOE, while their actions indicate something different, entirely.
Edit: and more from the same poster in a follow-up post:
Smed (he) thinks DCU failed because of the economy, not bad design. yes he is that delusional.
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Originally posted by health001
It's actually more or less common in game development. Perhaps not to the extent that SOE went by remaking the ENTIRE game, but still. If the developers themselves weren't happy with the game, I think it's better that they started over again and make something they're more happy with.
But yeah, working on programming for an extended period of time only to be told that to trash the idea is apparently not that uncommon in the gaming industry. I recall hearing Todd Howard talk about this briefly when he discussed what they looked for in new employees. One of the questions they ask during the interview of new applicants is something along the lines of "What would you do if you were to work on something for 3 weeks, and then we suddenly tell you to scrap it?".
Originally posted by Burntvet
Interesting rumors. If true it isn't shocking in the least. Hopefully evidence of what direction they are actually taking shows through when they release actual video. It seems odd to me that they have stressed the advancement is 3D tech only to put out a farmville style mmo. Looks like almost a year though before we find out if EQNext is the game promissed or PR hype (and we have been pushed a hell of a lot of that lately).
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
The core, original EQ fanbase, the ones that love EQ for what it is was were not raiders.
Raiding developed much later..... "Raids" were originally a bunch of organized people killing something with alot of hit points. There were no scripts... no "limits" no designed loot for X number of people...
It was just one or two crazy ass world creatures that weren't meant to be killable.
EQ1, at its core was a crafting/exploratory/group dungeon crawler game.
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Can someone please PM me what a real sandbox is? (Threads are just getting too long) Vanguard is very similar to SWG in many ways, just lacked the player made quests that were put in late in it's history. Only Vanguard was an SOE "token" game taken on and never received any love it truly deserved until recently and even that is based around SC stuff. UO is that a true sand box? Make houses like you want them?
To me a Sandbox game is something like Roblox my kids play all the time. I don't see how that jives in a truly MMO aspect without instances.
Having been an SOE fanatic since EQ1 until I got GW2 as a present for my birthday. What SOE has really been doing is trying their best to stay alive. Their games are just dead from a player interaction=MMO. They have completely watered down their titles in the last few years (thanks Smed and Smoke!) and make them "FTP" with a pretty much required extra subscription fee to play the real content which now only exists in EQ2 as repetative raid content. Having played every SOE title from EQ1 to Matrix to SWG to Freerealms, to VG, to PS1+2, etc. They're only goal now is how can we make money off of this in several different aspects? My guess is that their original concept wasn't showing a profitable SC value so they want to tweak it in that regard.
What opened my eyes was GW2, not being a fan or anything of the franchise I was very sceptical going into it. But hey it was a gift so why not...
The game is equally FTP as EQ2 (my MAIN game since it's beta) you buy an expansion you get to play that content. Differences lie in the fact you don't need a subscription to wear good armor, or purchase tokens through SC store. You are not indated with SC requests. You don't have a business model that has been constantly changing several times within short periods. You buy the game and play.
And the game play has completely blown me away. Seemless grouping in an area, no invites required. Dozens of players randomly joining together. Relevant content no matter what level you are and where you go, or what you are wearing. GW2 is also amazingly beautiful and just sucks you in. The main story lines are a bit linear but if you just play the game, and forget about grinding etc you come to see it actually feels like a living breathing world. And there is really no need for grinding unless your bent on being lvl "80". I got to max level pretty quickly but didnt ever feel like I had to. It just happened. I was playing PVP or running around exploring the beautiful world and was challenged ever step of the way like a game should do. Have some fun, not a second job.
Most importantly in GW2 there are people! No matter where you go, you are not playing a solo player game in an MMO environment. As a main raider in EQ2 in one of the top guilds, we would do the same stuff every week trying to make sure everyone could follow the script and have the right plugins which hopefully worked. It just wasn't a game any more. Step outside of a raid or guild aspect the game is completely baren, no matter where you go. If you go to WvWvW you will always be surrounded by HUNDREDS of players from your server. You think a 24 man Raid is fun... bleh! An MMO should always be spontaneous. Oh and hey, GW2 looks so much better than EQ2, runs so much smoother, has so much more depth and heart than a game that has been out for years. Someone's doing something right, and it shows.
It's so sad. I spent years and hundreds of hours playing it. But SOE's recent models shows they only care about how to suck people in and get money while they can because they have no long term ability to retain them, and their trend has been continuosly been driving that model. And their numbers show it. /cry


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Hands-on lightning review of Apple's new EarPods
Let's face it -- in-box earbuds have never been anything to write home about. Frankly, they usually suck. Even for as iconic as Apple's white earbuds have become since the release of the first iPod -- they still sucked. They were uncomfortable. They didn't sound good. Even the slightly better Apple In-Ear Headphones, with their rubberized tips, weren't a whole lot better.
That all changes today.
We could rave all day over the improvements Apple's made to your too-often overlooked ear holes. But, really, selling you on these $29 wonders won't take nearly that long.
The fit
Whereas the original Apple Earphones felt (for me, anyway) like some sort of crude torture device, the EarPods are wonderfully benign. The anterior gracefully curves into the stem, which leads to the cables, while the posterior is flat. They earpods definitely have a futuristic look to them. The oval grilles add to that effect.
The EarPods are hard plastic, so you won't be getting any real noise-cancellation here. That's not surprising, but it's still worth noting. But that doesn't mean they're uncomfortable. Far from it, actually. They've got a much more natural fit. No longer do you feel like you're trying to wedge a plastic disc into your ear with the least amount of discomfort. Not to over-use the terms "comfortable" and "natural," but that's what they are.
The sound
How much do these things cost again? Because they sound good. Really good, actually. For as crappy as the old earbuds were, the EarPods sound that much better.
When was the last time you heard bass come out of a pair of apple buds? If you can't remember, it's time to spring for the EarPods. The bass comes through loud and clear. Highs are surprisingly crisp. Mids are in the middle, where they should be.
Audiophiles probably won't be happy. (Are they ever?) But on the other hand, these are sub-$50 earbuds. Hell, they're sub-$30 earbuds. If you want better sound, spend more money.
The function
EarPods are more than just mere speakers for your ear holes, of course. There's a dongle on the right-ear cable that controls volume, play/pause and call answering, with 11 functions in all. Apple says the EarPods will work with any generaetoin iPad, the iPhone 3GS and up, iPod classic (120GB and 160GB versions, iPod nano 4th generation and up, and the third-gen iPod shuffle and up.
Sirir's not forgotten, either. Press and hold the center button to activate her.
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This is a no-brainer, folks. For $29 (sans tax or shipping) direct from Apple, anyone unhappy with the previous generation Apple EarPhones should upgrade. Anyone looking for a inexpensive and surprisingly comfortable set should get the EarPods.
Our only complaint -- and this is a small one -- is that we'd prefer just a little more length in the cable. But that's us. It'll probably be long enough for the vast majority of folks out there.
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Hands-on lightning review of Apple's new EarPods
Glad to hear they are actually functional. I'm not even super picky about headphones, but apple's old ones...blech...
The have you covered ... This time, they have put 2 Mic's on the Pods' one on each on the 'Buds' right below the speaker.
It makes it great for those people who sometimes use on earphone and the mic scratches somewhere and the people on the other end of the Ex: Skype call can hear it.
Also it annoys me when people put mic part in the old earphones RIGHT in-front of their mouth :)
Dead ugly, and cheap. My Samsung ones that came with a friend's Samsung Infuse are better...
I love how you have the scientific wizard skills to compare ear buds you HAVEN'T EVEN HELD, LET ALONE TRIED to your Samsung ones. I wish I was that good....
Troll much?
I'm a runnner, and heard the EarPods are sort of water/sweat resistant. Very happy to hear that they actually have bass, and sound good!
Now I don't have to worry, about tossing $29 out the door. I'll head to my favorite Apple Store, and grab a pair! Thanks for the review! :)
Are they going to be included with the new devices? Or are they optional add-ons to get more moolah outta us?
Included Cheechwhiz
This is what I was able to come up with...
- Volume up
- Volume down
- Play
- Pause
- Skip song (press center button twice quickly)
- Fast forward (press center button twice & hold)
- Skip back (press center button three times)
- Rewind (press center button three times quickly & hold)
- Answer call
- Hang up
- Siri (press center button until you hear a tone)
I bought a pair of the Earpods. The positive is that they do sound really good and you do get noticible base. I went back and forth between the new ones & the old ones and the new ones definitely sound much better.
The bad is that they still don't fit my ears. They might fit some people's but I still am having trouble with them being loose and/or getting ready to fall out.
I think I personally will be returning them (I bought them as a standalone product) although it's going to vary for each individual person how well they fit. Sigh. I was so looking forward to liking these. I need a recommendation for an aftermarket replacement that has the microphone/volume control features.


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Basic tasks in Visio
Visio gets you started making flow charts, floor plans, timelines, network diagrams, and many other kinds of drawings. Each type has templates to get you going quickly, each with its own set of pre-made shapes. Just drag the shapes onto the drawing page and connect them together to make professional-looking diagrams.
When you finish your drawing, you can save it in many different formats so you can use it to illustrate reports, or as a reference file in PDF format, or as an updatable web page.
For more background about how Visio works, see A beginner's guide to Visio and Getting started with Visio.
Create a new diagram
Start Visio.
Right away, you'll see templates you can use to start your diagram.
Double-click a template to start using it and start adding shapes to it.
Add a shape
Along the side of the drawing page is a panel, or window, named Shapes. The Shapes window contains one or more Stencils, or sets of shapes, commonly used in the type of drawing you're creating.
In the Shapes window, click and hold the shape that you want.
Drag the shape onto the diagram page.
For more about how to use shapes and stencils, see Use the Shapes window to organize and find shapes.
Connect shapes
In some diagrams, like flowcharts, the shapes need to be connected so it's easy to follow the path from shape to shape. The quickest way to connect shapes is with the AutoConnect tool.
Hold the pointer over one of the shapes that you want to connect.
When the AutoConnect arrows appear, drag one of them to the center of the other shape. A connector appears between the two shapes.
Also, as you add shapes, use the AutoConnect arrows to instantly connect them.
Drag the new shape onto your drawing and hold it on top of the shape you want to connect it to, until the AutoConnect arrows appear.
Drop the new shape on the AutoConnect arrow on the side where you want the shapes to connect. The new shape appears on the drawing, connected to the other one.
For more about AutoConnect, see Connect shapes by using AutoConnect or the Connector tool.
Add text to shapes or to the page
Select a shape.
Type your text. When you start typing, Visio switches the selected shape to text editing mode.
To add another line of text, press Enter.
Click an empty area of the page, or press Esc when you're finished.
Add text to the page
Click Home and then click the Text tool .
Click an empty area of the page. A text box appears.
Type your text.
Click Home and then click Pointer Tool to stop using the Text tool.
The text box now has the characteristics of other shapes. You can select it and type to change the text, you can drag it to another part of the page, and you can format the text by using the Font and Paragraph groups on the Home tab.
For more details about text, see Add, edit, move, or rotate text on shapes and Add text to a page.
Polish your diagram design
Give your diagram a professional look by adding a background, a decorative title and border, colors, and effects.
Give your drawing a background
Click Design and then click Backgrounds.
Click a background. Your diagram gets a new background page (named VBackground-1 by default), which you can see in the page tabs along the bottom of the diagramming area.
Apply a border or title
Click Design > Borders & Titles and click the title style that you want.
Click a title style.
The title and border appear on the background page.
At the bottom of the diagramming area, click the VBackground-1 tab.
Click the title text. The entire border is selected, but when you start typing it changes the title text.
Type your title.
To edit other text in the border, first select the entire border, and then click the text you want to change and start typing.
Apply a unified color scheme and other formatting effects
Once you have the basic elements in place, you can change the overall look and colors quickly by selecting a theme.
On the Design tab, hold your pointer over the various themes. The page takes the colors of the theme you're pointing to, so you get a preview.
To see other available themes, click More .
Click the theme you want to apply to the diagram.
Save a diagram
If the diagram has been saved before, just click Save in the Quick Access Toolbar.
If you want to save the diagram in a different place or with a different name, use Save As:
Click File and then click Save As.
Under Save As, click where you want to save the diagram – for example, on your computer, online or on OneDrive. Then click the folder that you want to save it in, or click Browse to find the folder that you want.
If you want, in the Save As dialog box, give the diagram a different name in the File name box.
Click Save.
Save as an image file, PDF, or other format
Click File and then click Save As.
Under Save As, click where you want to save the diagram.
In the Save As dialog box, open the Save as type drop-down list.
Click the format you want. Some example formats include:
Standard image file including JPG, PNG, and BMP formats.
Web page in HTM format. Image files and other resource files are saved in a subfolder of the location where you save the HTM file.
PDF or XPS file
AutoCAD drawing in DWG or DXF format.
Print your diagram
Click the File tab.
In the side bar, click Print.
Select the printer and other settings, and then click Print.
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WILLIAMSON — Tuesday's election didn't only result in the nation choosing to give President Barack Obama a second term, but also saw a number of incumbents re-elected and defeated in both West Virginia and Kentucky.
In West Virginia, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall won his 19th consecutive term. The Congressman fought off a challenge from Republican Delegate Rick Snuffer to win. Snuffer had tried to portray Rahall as a congressman who hadn't fought hard enough against the Obama administration and federal regulators when it came to coal policies. The first-term state delegate lost to Rahall in 2004, too.
Also winning West Virginia races in Tuesday's election were:
• Republican Shelley Moore Capito won a 7th term representing the state's 2nd District in Congress.
• Republican U.S. Rep. David McKinley was re-elected in West Virginia's 1st District.
• Secretary of State Natalie Tennant was re-elected to a second term.
• Auditor Glen Gainer was re-elected to his sixth term as the state's official bookkeeper.
• West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue was re-elected.
• Republican Bill Cole unseated state Sen. Mark Wills, D-Mercer, in the 6th District.
• Voters also awarded a pair of 12-year terms on the five-seat Supreme Court of Appeals. Justice Robin Davis, a Democrat, won re-election and was joined by Republican Allen Loughry, a longtime lawyer at the court. They outpaced Democrat Tish Chafin, a recent State Bar president, and Circuit Judge John Yoder, a Republican.
• Sen. Walt Helmick won an open seat for agriculture commissioner. The Greenbrier County Democrat defeated Republican Kent Leonhardt.
• Republican Patrick Morrisey denied state Attorney General Darrell McGraw a sixth term.
• West Virginia voters again rejected constitutional amendment to lift term limits on sheriffs.
In Kentucky, voters overwhelmingly supported the amendment to hunting and fishing, with 84.49 percent voting for it across the state. In Pike County, Ky., there were 18,271 votes for and 1,950 against.
Results for the rest of Pike County are as follows:
• U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers was re-elected.
• Republican Bobby Wayne McCool was voted as state Representative for the 97th district.
• Will T. Scott was chosen as Justice of the Supreme Court over Janet L. Stumbo for the 7th Supreme Court District.
• Justin Maynard defeated Earl Dean Thacker for the board of education, 2nd educational district; as did Ken C.B. Biliter over Frank D. McGuire in the 5th.
• Andrew H. Scott, Marilyn D. Compton, Bill Ramey and Jerry Bliffen were chosen as city commissioners for the City of Coal Run.
• Jeff "Bo" Bailiff, Danny W. Matney, Jackie L. Turner, Roxanne M. Blankenship, B.G. "Butch" Cure and Lois E. Cantrell won the city council in the City of Elkhorn City.
• Barry N. Chaney, James A. "Jimmy" Carter, Jerry Keith Coleman and Eugene "Gene" Davis were voted city commissioners in the City of Pikeville.
• State Sen. Ray S. Jones, State Reps. W. Keith Hall and Leslie Combs, Commonwealth's Attorney Rickey L. Bartley, Circuit Clerk Anna Gayle Pinson, County Surveyor Mike Titus and 3rd Educational district board of education member Frank D. Ratliff all ran unopposed in the election.
As a result of the election for West Virginia:
• The state became the South's only Legislature where Democrats control both chambers, despite the GOP's House gains.
• Republicans won 44 of 100 House seats and were poised to land two more in races decided by less than 75 votes in unofficial returns. That gives the GOP its largest share in that chamber since 1942, when it held 44 of 94 seats.
• Democrat Stephen Skinner of Jefferson County won an open House seat Tuesday to become the Legislature's first openly gay member. Skinner founded Fairness West Virginia, a group that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.


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Tonight my MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) group had a woman speaking to us from a local teen mothers program.
After she spoke, I went to her and gave her the information about preeclampsia foundation, and told her that I'd be happy to serve as a point of contact to get any of their girls some information.
I'm sure the recent posts on here about younger women prompted me to think of this... and we all need to be on the look out for more and different people to tell about preeclampsia.
In fact, after I talked to the Genesis House lady, I told the MOPS coordinator that I'd be happy to speak to our group sometime about pree.
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Apple iPad mini event indeed likely to be held Tuesday, October 23
Apple looks set to unveil their long-rumored, eagerly anticipated new iPad mini at a special media event just over two weeks from now. According to John Paczkowski of All Things D, however, it'll be the Tuesday, October 23 rather than the traditional Wednesday.
People familiar with Apple's plans tell us that the company will unveil the so-called "iPad mini" on Oct. 23 at an invitation-only event. [...] Sources declined to specify where the event is to be held, and I've not been able to confirm a location.
The week matches up with what I've heard, and it's really the only viable week left given that Apple had set the introduction for October. Tuesday is unusual but not unheard of, and while Paczkowski points out that it's 3 days before the expected launch of the Microsoft Surface it's also the day before Samsung's Next Big Thing event in New York City for that Wednesday (for the Galaxy Note II) .
Paczkowski also thinks the iPad mini event will likely be held at the Apple campus in Cupertino, given that Apple already held the large iPhone 5 + Music event at Yerba Buena in San Francisco.
The most interesting question remains -- how will Apple fill the keynote?
The new Macs should get some slide time, but we already saw the first Retina Mac back in June at WWDC, and some Macs don't have screens anyway. iTunes 11 was already previewed last month, so the bulk of that is done. The updated iPad 3 still makes more sense as a "by the way, we've also added a Lightning connector and international LTE to the new iPad" so no recent buyers feel jilted.
That leaves the iPad mini as the star of the show, and while it's physically amazing, it's still an iPad. What could Apple show off on it that would fill out most of a keynote?
Update: Our sources agree the 23rd is indeed the day.
Update 2: Jim Dalrymple of The Loop has added his "yep".
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Apple iPad mini event indeed likely to be held Tuesday, October 23
yep, can wait to have a mini, found something of ipad mini release
It will only be exciting if the price is right. They have to get this right or it's over! They can't give it away but the price has to be competitive and this iPad Mini has to offer something special to intrigue buyers to jump ship from the other tablet markets.
"They have to get this right or it's over!"
What's over? It's an iPad; doesn't matter too much what they price it at, people will but it. I'm guessing $299.00 for a 16GB model.
"jump ship from the other tablet markets"
What other tablet markets? The tablet sales are dismal for anything other than an iPad. Most people with an Android tablet only have it because they didn't want to spend the $$ on an iPad, or they have some hatred against Apple and bought another brand out of spite.
The question is, what does this mean for a Microsoft RT tablet?
(I know we're not supposed to feed the trolls, but I can't help it…)
@pappy53, you do realize that 51% of a big market is more units sold than 81% of a small market, right?? Percentage market share means _nothing_ without context. Apple is selling more of each model iPad (and iPhone for that matter) that it brings out. Sales (which is what brings in profit) are not falling.
Okay, dipstick, let's get something straight. I am not a troll, as everything that I have is Apple (phone, iMac, and iPad2). I did not say that sales were falling, only that marketshare was falling. Apple is not the only game in town, anymore, just as we have seen with the Android phone dominance in the market. Now Microsoft is sitting on the horizon with their new tablet, which looks interesting.
The price is important when you are buying for multiple kids and grand kids. I am a huge Apple Fan but, honestly, the new iPod Touch - as beautiful as it is - is far too expensive. If they had designed a wider version then the price would be justified. Kids don't care about the aesthetics and retina display - they just want the device to work and offer the best bang for their buck. Tons of Apps, Music, Movies, Reading material - this is what matters.
Announce multiple profiles for iPad to make it further solidify its role in post PC;
Announce iPa mini as a single user "personal" device like the iPhone already is (and the iPad 3 no longer should be);
Something new for Mac Mini,; retina Thunderbolt Display; iTunes streaming (so those of us on iTunes Match can clear out some of the 25k songs filling up the SSD memories of our MBAs and iOS devices); updates on iTV and maps, might also be good candidates to fill the bill.
The mini seems perfect for an education market, so continuing the education event with more textbook and education features could make sense. I would also love to see more iTunes 11, but that's not too likely.
Also I wonder if the mini release will be Nov 2, so Friday morning. If the event is slightly earlier, do they push the release from the traditional release date too?
I hear Tim Cook is an amazing dancer... maybe an hour of him doing a little Irish jig on stage?
Since when is 11 days "just over two weeks?"
Minor typo?
It's the iPad 2.
The new iPad starts @ $499 per the website.
A long shot: the new Mac Pro. Yes, Tim said next year, but he meant next Fiscal year, as he often does. The real question is, when are they going to start lowering the price of flash memory. Given that SSDs are going for less than $1/GB, Apple's 3+$ price is obscene.
maybe they will release iTunes 11 in same time!! Can't wait
At least with the iPad line Apple will give us a choice of a smaller or bigger iPad. I am still not happy about the taller iphone. I never saw the need to get bigger.
I think you meant in just under two weeks from now, René. :)
Since Steve Jobs is no longer around to allow only the best items to come from Apple and to trash all the bad ideas. All the items that he didn't want released is now making its way to light and will only bring Apple down with it. Steve had his reason why he didn't want a iPad mini, but now that he's gone, any idea is a potential money maker in Tim Cooks eyes.
Do you really think Steve would have let Apple maps be released?? no, but Tim wanted to stick it to Google and look what a failure that was to Apple.
Steve approved of the designs for every product, and now that he's gone they are looking to old drawings that were probably shelved by Steve because they didn't meet his standards and that is why they can't make a better looking product.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy inched closer to a 5 ½-year high on growing optimism that hiring and wages could pick up in coming months.
The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, said on Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 81.5 in August. That's up from a revised reading of 81 in July. And it's just below the 82.1 reading in June, which was the highest since January 2008.
Consumers' income expectations, which fell earlier this year after a January tax hike, rebounded to the highest level in 2 ½ years, said Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board's economic indicators.
Although consumers were more confident about the future, their assessment of the current economy dipped slightly in August.
"Consumer sentiment is holding steady, supported by advances in stocks, solid job creation, and a broad-based recovery in the housing market," Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors, wrote in a research note.
Consumers' confidence in the economy is watched closely because their spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
After hitting bottom at 25.3 at the depths of the Great Recession in February 2009, the index has bounced back. But it has yet to get back to the 90 reading that signals a healthy economy.
Americans' confidence jumped in June on hopes that the job market was starting to turn around. The economy has created an average of 192,000 jobs a month this year, slightly ahead of last year's pace. And the unemployment rate fell last month to a 4 1/2-year low of 7.4 percent.
Still, unemployment remains painfully high four years after the recession officially ended. And employers added just 162,000 jobs in July, the fewest in four months. That raised worries that the sluggish economy could slow any progress made earlier in the job market.
The U.S. economic recovery has been held back this year by tax hikes, federal spending cuts and weaker global growth. The economy expanded at just a 1.7 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. Most economists expect that figure will revised up to a 2.2 percent annual rate, mostly because of a jump in June exports.
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"I think he's got to the point where he really believes in his gift, and he abused his gift," said Jones (18-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in Toronto, where he next will fight Sept. 21 at Air Canada Centre. "He disrespected the gift by disrespecting his opponent."
The 25-year-old champ has a reason to be upset with Silva, who was knocked out by Chris Weidman in mid-showboat at this past Saturday's UFC 162 in Las Vegas. The No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound greats were expected to meet in a blockbuster pay-per-view if successful in their upcoming fights. They stood to reap millions from revenue sharing with the UFC.
Immediately after Silva's KO, Jones tweeted two words: "This sucks."
Today, the young champ expanded on his feelings about the lost opportunity, and while he said he still considers Silva one of the greats, he said the former champ's approach to Weidman got him in trouble.
"Martial arts is traditionally a sport that is based on honor and integrity and treating people with respect, and he somehow lost sight of that and he paid the ultimate price for it," Jones said. "So I'm not going for the Anderson Silva hype train. I know exactly where he's at; you can tell exactly where he's at by the way he's fighting.
"I think he just got disrespectful, and the war gods just made him pay for it. He's still that great Anderson Silva in my book."
Now, Jones must beat back another young contender looking to shock the world by taking his belt. Despite winning his past six inside the octagon, Gustafsson (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is a 4-to-1 underdog in the fight. But the champ said Weidman's performance is a reminder that nothing is safe when the stakes are high.
"It actually motivates me a lot, too, to watch somebody who I look up to lose," he said. "It's just a reality check. I try to keep my ego in check when it comes to the fight game, and watching Anderson lose like that first of all, it's something I would never do, put my hands down and fight my opponent that way. But watching Chris Weidman's dream come true, I have to make sure to be a dream crusher."
A grisly toe injury Jones suffered while defending his title against Chael Sonnen this past April is on the mend, and he's now training boxing in shoes that protect his healing foot. He said the focus would come in handy for Gustafsson, who's a slick boxer.
Although Silva has dropped from the No. 1 spot on several pound-for-pound lists, Jones said he won't believe he's taken the former champ's spot until he beats Gustafsson in September.
"At this point, it doesn't really feel real," he said. "My goal is definitely to become No. 1, and because Anderson lost doesn't really make me feel like I accomplished anything. So I'm going to continue to work extremely hard to become the No. 1 light heavyweight in the sport, and eventually, I'll creep up on some of the things Anderson Silva has done in history.
"So, it doesn't really do too much for me. It doesn't feel real, it doesn't feel earned, and winning this fight will make me feel a little bit better about it."