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The people have spoken. Everyone who has underperformed this year has heard about it.Bryant explains why he thinks Schilling is The Telfon Ace:
Everyone, that is, except the Teflon Red Sox, Curt Schilling.
It is a phenomenon that has not gone unnoticed, especially by many of his teammates. With the possible exception of Foulke, Schilling has had the worst year of any major player on the club, yet has been spared fan wrath.
Entering last night, his home ERA was 6.33. His ERA as a starter was 6.71. He said he'd stabilize the bullpen, but his ERA was 5.58. He has the highest ERA of any regular on the club. Who do hitters prefer to face more than any other Red Sox regular pitcher? That would be Curt Schilling, who owns a .317 batting average against. To find a higher number, you'd have to sift through the stats of guys like Blaine Neal, Scott Cassidy and Mike Remlinger. ...
"Yet," one player told me, "when he comes into the game people cheer him like he's the Pope. You think they'd let Pedro get away with this? Why does he get the pass?"
[He] came to Boston with the embers of Aaron Boone still crackling. He came here to deliver a championship when no one else had and he did. And he did it by allowing doctors to stitch his ankle tendon to the top of his skin. ... He maimed himself for them. ... People in Boston will never forget that. ...Bryant is at least partially correct. Schilling quite likely hastened the end of his career with the operations he underwent during last year's ALCS and World Series. And I, along with millions of other Red Sox fans (and Yankee haters) will never forget it.
Renteria and Millar are good players, and Bellhorn was an easy target, but none are as important to another World Series run as Curt Schilling. Do the Red Sox repeat without a strong Schilling? I don't think so. The fans know this, or at least they believe they can't celebrate without him. You don't boo the meal ticket, even if by the way you've booed everybody else, he's had it coming.
But there were other Sox who played roles that were as important (even more?) than Schilling did. Foulke, who was probably a better choice for World Series MVP than Ramirez, comes to mind immediately. And this year, just like Schilling, he was hurt, and when he did pitch, he pitched badly. Yet Foulke has been booed like crazy and Schilling has not. Why?
Bob Hohler includes the quote and gets Schilling's reaction in a feature on how tough this year has been on his entire family:
"Somebody on this team wants me to get booed to make them feel better, and that really bothers me a lot. Those are the kinds of things that really make me look at this game and understand that when I'm done in the game, I'll be done with the game. ... [Schilling said the teammate is] somebody who's not wired right. As much time as we spend together, you think you know someone. But more times than not you find you really don't."Hohler notes that Schilling
increasingly has felt a sense of responsibility for the team's shortcomings. Had he pitched to his potential, he figures, he may have spared some of his teammates from the sourness they endured. ...It's nice of him to acknowledge the long leash, but still, the question remains: Why?
"I've been given a long leash this year by the fans, which I'm very appreciative of," he said. "But my teammates were just as responsible as I was for helping to win the World Series last year, and it has been really, really uncomfortable for me to see them go through what they have gone through this year."
I can think of two reasons: (1) Schilling is a master at playing the media game and Foulke, as we have seen this year, is not (neither was Bellhorn) and (2) when Schilling was acquired, it felt like we now had the missing piece. And it turns out we were right.
Beyond that, I don't know.


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1If I speak in human and angelic tongues* but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.a 2And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.b 3If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.c
4* Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated,d 5it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,e 6it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.f
8* Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. 9For we know partially and we prophesy partially, 10but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. 12At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.g 13* So faith, hope, love remain, these three;h but the greatest of these is love.
* [13:1–13] This chapter involves a shift of perspective and a new point. All or part of the material may once have been an independent piece in the style of Hellenistic eulogies of virtues, but it is now integrated, by editing, into the context of 1 Cor 12–14 (cf. the reference to tongues and prophecy) and into the letter as a whole (cf. the references to knowledge and to behavior). The function of 1 Cor 13 within the discussion of spiritual gifts is to relativize all the charisms by contrasting them with the more basic, pervasive, and enduring value that gives them their purpose and their effectiveness. The rhetoric of this chapter is striking.
* [13:1–3] An inventory of gifts, arranged in careful gradation: neither tongues (on the lowest rung), nor prophecy, knowledge, or faith, nor even self-sacrifice has value unless informed by love.
* [13:4–7] This paragraph is developed by personification and enumeration, defining love by what it does or does not do. The Greek contains fifteen verbs; it is natural to translate many of them by adjectives in English.
* [13:8–13] The final paragraph announces its topic, Love never fails (1 Cor 13:8), then develops the permanence of love in contrast to the charisms (1 Cor 13:9–12), and finally asserts love's superiority even over the other "theological virtues" (1 Cor 13:13).
* [13:13] In speaking of love, Paul is led by spontaneous association to mention faith and hope as well. They are already a well-known triad (cf. 1 Thes 1:3), three interrelated (cf. 1 Cor 13:7) features of Christian life, more fundamental than any particular charism. The greatest…is love: love is operative even within the other members of the triad (7), so that it has a certain primacy among them. Or, if the perspective is temporal, love will remain (cf. "never fails," 1 Cor 13:8) even when faith has yielded to sight and hope to possession.
a. [13:1] 8:1; 16:14; Rom 12:9–10; 13:8–10.
b. [13:2] 4:1; 14:2 / 1:5; 8:1–3; 12:8 / Mt 17:20; 21:21; Col 2:3.
d. [13:4] Eph 4:2 / 4:6, 18; 5:2; 8:1.
e. [13:5] 10:24, 33; Phil 2:4, 21; 1 Thes 5:15.
f. [13:7] Prv 10:12; 1 Pt 4:8.
g. [13:12] 2 Cor 5:7; Heb 11:1 / 2 Tm 2:19; 1 Jn 3:2.
h. [13:13] Col 1:4; 1 Thes 1:3; 5:8.
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* Makes 6 servings
12 red or pink organic roses' petals
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 cups chicken broth, or as needed (I use the No Sodium, organic type)
2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (I switched to Coconut Oil)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon ground anise seed
3 prickly pears (cactus fruit, Nopal), peeled and chopped (tasted like Watermelon)
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add garlic, and saute until fragrant, 2 or 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and anise, and cook for another minute to blend the flavors.
- In the container of a blender or food processor, combine the prickly pears, rose petals (reserving a few for garnish) and walnuts. Pour in just enough broth to cover. Cover, and process until smooth.
- Pour the rose petal mixture into the saucepan with the garlic. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring gently. If the sauce is too thick, add more broth as needed. Mix in the honey, then taste and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper or anise if desired. Serve poured over poultry, garnishing with a few rose petals.
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It's been around since 1808 and has been used for spiritual cleansing in addition to being used as fragrance just as long.
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Long accustomed to print-driven publishing cycles, professional publishers now have to adapt to the digital revolution just to stay in business. Certainly many magazine readers are still hooked on hard copy formats; print publications are not going away anytime soon.
But a growing number of readers expect to augment their hard-copy experiences with digital ones, find content online before it appears in print, and have easy access to both current articles and back issues.
For their part, publishers need to transform their creation, production, and distribution capabilities, digitize content for the web and mobile devices, and make their digital efforts profitable.


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RALEIGH � As the Triangle mourned slain political strategist Jamie Hahn on Wednesday, attention turned to whether the man who police say stabbed her had made questionable campaign finance reports while working for Hahn�s firm.
Hahn, 29, died early Wednesday from wounds sustained Monday evening, when police say Jonathan Broyhill, 31, stabbed Hahn and her husband, Nation, in their North Raleigh home.
Broyhill worked for Sky Blue Strategies, Jamie Hahn�s political consulting firm.
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Miller, who decided not to seek re-election in 2012, said he hired Sky Blue for fundraising help around 2010. Broyhill was the main person with access to fundraising software, Miller said.
�Some of the things that Jon said about the campaign finances were inconsistent with other information,� Miller said Wednesday. �It�s probably the case that Jamie was asking questions on behalf of the campaign about campaign finances. I think it�s bound to be part of the investigation of Jon�s motive.�
Broyhill is a longtime friend of Nation Hahn and acted as best man at the couple�s 2009 wedding. Broyhill has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Raleigh police said Wednesday they expect to upgrade Broyhill�s charges to murder.
He remains at WakeMed with self-inflicted injuries, police spokesman Jim Sughrue said. Sughrue declined to comment on any investigation into Broyhill�s handling of campaign money.
In October, the Federal Elections Commission sent Miller campaign treasurer John Wallace a letter requesting more information about documents that appeared to show donors receiving refunds from the campaign in excess of what they paid.
Those five donors gave a combined $8,250 in the 2012 quarterly report cited by the FEC, but the document shows the five receiving a combined $15,900 in refunds. It�s not clear whether the donors actually received refunds.
Miller emphasized that he does not know of any law enforcement inquiry into election money and said any investigation is limited to his campaign thus far. His campaign�s latest report to the FEC was filed April 15, showing $2,383 in expenses for the first quarter of 2013 and $62,914 on hand.
�Obviously, we�ll have someone look at bank records and (FEC) reports and see if people shown on the reports were paid,� Miller said.
�She was my center�
A service for Jamie Hahn has been set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh�s Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, were the Hahns and Broyhill were active.
�Jamie lost her struggle to live this morning,� her family said in a statement issued early Wednesday. �We lost a beautiful and loving wife, daughter and friend. We all lost a pure and brave spirit.�
On Wednesday morning, Nation Hahn wrote about his wife in several posts on Twitter.
�I have no idea what I am going to do without @jamiehahn. She was my center, my rock and my soulmate,� he wrote.
Later, he posted, �It is almost unfathomable that the sun can shine without @jamiehahn here. Tell your loved ones how much they mean to you daily.�
At a service on Tuesday, he read a poem by Aeschylus. �Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.�
Friends reported Wednesday that Nation Hahn was upstairs, changing into gym clothes, on Monday evening when he heard his wife scream. He ran down to find her being attacked. He received cuts on both hands as he tried to stop the violence.
Emergency dispatchers received a 911 phone call from a woman shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday. The caller, whom police did not identify, frantically described Jamie Hahn as �bleeding terribly,� according to a recording of the call.
Jamie Hahn had run out of the home, the recording said. The caller described multiple wounds in the abdomen area.
Police arrived on the scene and followed a trail of blood from Tealbriar Drive to nearby Tealwood Place, where they found Broyhill in the Hahns� home and additional blood, according to a search warrant released Tuesday.
Police collected a knife and a button from the home, a search warrant said.
Both Nation Hahn and Broyhill hailed from Lenoir, and the three shared common interests beyond their jobs as Democratic strategists, fundraisers and campaigners. They often watched college basketball together, and Jamie Hahn�s Facebook wall shows a photo of the three sipping drinks with umbrellas perched in their glasses.
On Monday nights, the three routinely gathered at the Hahn home for supper, friends said.
�Her light will shine�
Nation and Jamie Hahn, both graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill, were married in April 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Orangeburg, S.C., where many in the bride�s family lived.
In its statement Wednesday, the family said Jamie Hahn �believed in justice, opportunity and fairness for all. She loved politics, and she saw the Democratic Party as the path to realize her ideals.
�She had a gift for bringing us together � black and white, young and old, gay and straight. She challenged us to work together for a better world. Her light will shine on in all of us who knew and loved her.�
Miller, the former congressman, said he knew both Hahns and Broyhill.
�I spent a lot of time with Jon,� he said. �Jon would sit with me when I made calls. Jamie might send Jon with me to events.�
Nation Hahn also is well-known among North Carolina Democrats as an online strategist who has helped many politicians and nonprofit organizations with direct mail and email campaigns. He worked with the Coalition to Protect All N.C. Families, a campaign opposed to the state constitutional amendment that limits marriage to a union between a man and a woman.
Gary Pearce, a Democratic strategist and friend of the Hahns, posted on his Talking About Politics blog Wednesday, �Jamie and Nation had a unique quality that people responded to. They liked people. Their home was a familiar gathering place. People had fun.�
�Jamie liked politics, and she was good at it. She exemplified all that is good in politics,� Pearce wrote. �Yesterday, the Wake County Republican Party posted a tribute to them both. That was a class act. This is one of those times when what unites us as people is so much bigger than what divides us in politics.�


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I've enjoyed my time at home, my break from running long distance. I don't know that I was 'burnt out' on running ultras, but I did want to spend a lot of time at home this summer. Maybe if I hadn't been burnt out I wouldn't have felt it necessary to stay home whenever the boys were home. Because it was Tyler's last summer at home I just didn't want to miss a weekend of it!
After being away from races for 9 months, without any specificity of workouts of the running nature and away from long distance .. well, I'm ready to get back at it.
This past month I've been thinking about what I want to do for the 2011 year. I went back and forth but now I have a rough outline. I have outcomes listed, goal races and the specific training necessary to get me to where I want to go down on paper.
The adrenaline is pumping.
I love to create an goal, a desirable outcome to that goal and then to begin creating the workouts that will allow me to attain that goal. I've been missing this lately.
I have my races, workouts and goals outlined from today to October 2011.
Measured progress, specificity of workouts, results .. and FUN! All of this because yes, it is FUN and if it wasn't fun, I wouldn't be doing it.
Ready. Set. Go!


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Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars. The number of galaxies cannot be counted – the observable universe alone may contain 100 billion. Some of these distant systems are similar to our own Milky Way galaxy, while others are quite different.
Galaxies with less than a billion stars are considered "small galaxies." In our own galaxy, the sun is just one of about 100 billion stars.
Galaxies are classified into three main types: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies.
Spiral galaxies, such as the Milky Way, consist of a flat disk with a bulging center and surrounding spiral arms. The galaxy's disk includes stars, planets, dust, and gas – all of which rotate around the galactic center in a regular manner.
This spinning motion, at speeds of hundreds of kilometers per second, may cause matter in the disk to take on a distinctive spiral shape like a cosmic pinwheel. Some spiral galaxies obtain even more interesting shapes that earn them descriptive names, such as sombrero galaxies.
Older stars reside in the bulge at the center of the galactic disk. Many new stars also form in spiral systems, and their disks are surrounded by a halo, which scientists believe is rich with mysterious dark matter.
Elliptical galaxies are shaped as their name suggests. They are generally round but stretch longer along one axis than along the other. They may be nearly circular or so elongated that they take on a cigarlike appearance.
Elliptical galaxies contain many older stars, up to one trillion, but little dust and other interstellar matter. Their stars orbit the galactic center, like those in the disks of spiral galaxies, but they do so in more random directions. Few new stars are known to form in elliptical galaxies.
The universe's largest known galaxies are giant elliptical galaxies, which may be as much as two million light-years long.
Elliptical galaxies may also be small, in which case they are dubbed dwarf elliptical galaxies.
Galaxies that are not spiral or elliptical are called irregular galaxies. Irregular galaxies appear misshapen and lack a distinct form, often because they are within the gravitational influence of other galaxies close by.
Galactic Mergers
Some galaxies occur alone or in pairs, but they are more often parts of larger associations known as groups, clusters, and superclusters.
Galaxies in such groups often interact and even merge together in a dynamic cosmic dance of interacting gravity. Mergers cause gases to flow towards the galactic center, which can trigger phenomena like rapid star formation.
Our own Milky Way may someday merge with the Andromeda galaxy – just two million light-years away and visible to the naked eye from Earth's Northern Hemisphere.
These intergalactic processes may be part of natural evolution by which irregular galaxies transform into one of the other shapes, and by which spiral galaxies eventually become elliptical galaxies – as scientists believe they must.
Galaxy Origins
Most astronomers suggest that galaxies formed shortly after a cosmic "big bang" that began the universe some 10 billion to 20 billion years ago. In the milliseconds following this explosion, clouds of gases began to coalesce, collapse, and compress under gravity to form the building blocks of galaxies.
Scientists are divided on just how galaxies first formed. Some believe that smaller clusters of about one million stars, known as globular clusters, formed first and later gathered into galaxies.


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Staying with the space related theme from the previous article, today's post ventures a little bit past Earth's atmosphere to show you the first NASA spacewalk.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Jumping Off a Cliff... into Space
Posted by Jay at 11:43 AM
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Earth, the Final Frontier
Posted by Jay at 4:45 PM
The last few weeks have seen many astronomy related anniversaries and planned upcoming missions, so it's only fitting that this blog should also feature a series of photographs about space. With the recent celebration of Earth Day, the first post in this series should somehow tie all of these themes together with an amazing image. The above photograph of Earth from Mars is such an image.
Labels: Earth, Mars, NASA, Photojournalism, Rover
Monday, April 25, 2011
A Royal Portrait: Queen Elizabeth II by Annie Leibovitz
Posted by Jay at 2:14 PM
With April 29 fast approaching, it seems that every news segment on television nowadays is accompanied with updates on the upcoming Royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and soon-to-be Queen-in-waiting Kate Middleton. Before everyone else is captivated by this Royal wedding fever, a few words and pictures should be devoted to the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who is presented here in all her grandeur and elegance as photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
The Westminster Six: The Newest Dog Breeds of 2011
Posted by Jay at 12:55 PM
This week's dog appreciation series can't be complete without welcoming the newest breeds introduced during the 135th Westminster Dog Show held last February 14-15, 2011 in New York City.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tim Flach: Top Dog
Posted by Jay at 7:01 PM
Cat lovers should avert their eyes now as this week will feature dogs in all of their awesome glory. For this post, the featured images are all taken by London-based photographer Tim Flach.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Luis Fabini and the Real Marlboro Men
Posted by Jay at 8:44 PM
It's time to wrap up the Marlboro Man theme of this week from the previous two posts by featuring the real cowboys of America. Luis Fabini's Horsemen of the Americas series documents the lives of stockmen not only in the US and Canada, but also throughout the rest of the American continent.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Luis Sinco and The Other Marlboro Man
Posted by Jay at 8:10 AM
Picking up from the subject of the Marlboro Man from the previous post, today's story features the image of the other Marlboro Man, sometimes known as the Marlboro Marine.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Leonard McCombe and The Marlboro Man
Posted by Jay at 5:09 PM
Friday, April 8, 2011
The West Wing: Obama's White House
Posted by Jay at 1:23 PM
What is it like to be the US President? Despite lingering and divided reactions to last week's speech on the US involvement in Libya and concerns of a government shutdown this week, President Barack Obama quietly launched his 2012 re-election campaign a few days ago, tying in neatly with the last post's theme on the Obama Hope poster.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Poster Boy
Posted by Jay at 2:06 PM
The Barack Obama Hope Poster has inspired countless discussions, imitations and controversies since its inception in 2008. Created by graphic artist Shepard Fairey, the minimalistic blue, red and beige stencil outlines of then US presidential candidate Barack Obama became the proverbial poster boy image for change during the 2008 election season.
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Crash
Posted by Jay at 12:31 PM
This was already posted on the Random Internet blog a few weeks ago, but it's such an amazing photo that I had to reblog it here.
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Dead Space 2
Games with Gold for April 2018 include The Witness and Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Microsoft have announced their Games with Gold for April 2018, and they're pretty damn good.
Dead Space 2 headlines
Dead Space 2 cost $60 million to make, 4 million sales weren't enough
In the wake of the sad news of EA shuttering Visceral Games, one former staff member opened up about the beloved Dead Space series.
Dead Space franchise and DLC on sale through Origin
The entire Dead Space franchise and its DLC are on sale through Origin. You can save anywhere from 30- 50% off. Not a bad deal really. Hit up the link to spend some money. Thanks, szu.
Dead Space franchise 75% off on Steam
Dead Space and Dead Space 2 are available for 75% off as part of Steam's Midweek Madness.
Origin offering Mass Effect, Dead Space for £3, Bulletstorm for £7.50
EA's sounded the bargin siren, pricing the original Mass Effect and Dead Space for £3 on Origin, while its sequels are £10 and £7 respectively. Dragon Age 2 and Mirror's Edge are also in on the deal at a fiver a pop, while Spore's available for £6 and Bulletstorm at £7.50. The deal's available for […]
Dead Space 1, 2 gets price reduced on Steam
Steam's holding a super offer for this weekend on both Dead Space games. You can get the pair for £6.24, or get Dead Space 1 or Dead Space 2 separately for £2.50 or £3.75. Happy Friday.
Amazon putting select EA titles on sale next week
Amazon holding a sale on EA titles, which runs from January 15 – January 21, and you can get some great game for cheap such as Dead Space 2 and Bulletstorm for $7.
PlayStation Store gets major discounts on NFS Hot Pursuit, Dead Space 2, Crysis, more
Sony's kicked off a January sale for the PlayStation Store, with some big discounts in play for the first week. Dead Space 2, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Dante's Inferno are all down to £20, with Burnout Paradise set at £15. All the games include all their respective DLC. Also included in the deal […]
Dead Space 2 difficulty toned down after playtesting
If you struggled with Dead Space, offer up thanks that Visceral's original vision didn't make it through QA.
Pre-order BF3 from Origin, get Dead Space 2 free
EA's offering a very temping incentive to pre-order Battlefield 3 from Origin for those who haven't yet. If you decide to go with the EA service, you'll get in return, as well as DLC and early access to the beta, a free download of Dead Space 2. But there's a snag: there are only limited […]
Dead Space 2: Screens and extra details released for Outbreak Map Pack
EA has release screenshots of the Outbreak Map Pack for Dead Space 2 which will be released for free on PS3 and Xbox Live.
Free Dead Space 2 DLC to bring multiplayer maps
Visceral has announced an upcoming free map pack, Outbreak, for the multiplayer component of Dead Space 2.
Dead Space 1 and 2 get 40 percent discount
EA's slashed the prices on Dead Space 1 and 2 by 40 percent on its store. On the EA Store, Dead Space 1 will set you back $11.99 (it's £9.99 in sterling right now) with Dead Space 2 costing $23.99 (£34.99). Get them here.Thanks, Ripten.
Online pass is "necessary for games," insists Mortal Kombat creator
NetherRealm Studios head and Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has said that use of the online pass system is right for all games, including his gory fight franchise.
Suda 51: Dead Space 2 is an example of adventurous design
The incomparable Goichi Suda has said he's not the only one pushing the boundaries with new game design, citing Dead Space 2 as an example.
EA Montreal hiring for more Dead Space, Army of Two
EA Montreal is looking for a number of new employees to work on Visceral Games' best-selling Army of Two and Dead Space franchises.
Pitchford: Multiplayer features should not be forced into games
Some games are well suited for multiplayer and some are not, according to Gearbox Software head man Randy Pitchford; and those that aren't shouldn't have online options forced upon them by publishers.
Gibeau: "You've got to stick with" new IP
EA Games president Frank Gibeau has commented on the publisher's decision to stand by new IP Dead Space rather than retreat to safer grounds, and said that it takes a few titles to really launch a new franchise.
EA: Publishers should "court controversy" if it "matches creative integrity of a game"
They say there's no such thing as bad publicity. But who, exactly, is "they"?Electronic Arts, as it turns out.
EA looking at growing the Dead Space franchise by branching out into other markets
EA games president Frank Gibeau believes there is more room for growth in the Dead Space series, despite the commercial success of the second installment.
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Games with Gold for April 2018 include The Witness and Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Dead Space 2 cost $60 million to make, 4 million sales weren't enough
Origin offering Mass Effect, Dead Space for £3, Bulletstorm for £7.50
PlayStation Store gets major discounts on NFS Hot Pursuit, Dead Space 2, Crysis, more
Dead Space 2: Screens and extra details released for Outbreak Map Pack
Online pass is "necessary for games," insists Mortal Kombat creator
Pitchford: Multiplayer features should not be forced into games
EA: Publishers should "court controversy" if it "matches creative integrity of a game"
EA looking at growing the Dead Space franchise by branching out into other markets
Thursday shorts, part 2: Jaffe and console design, more GDC panel bits, THQ gets into bother over Homefront balloons
Thursday shorts, part 1: iPad2 "fantastic for games," no dead children in Dead Island, tons more
Your Mom's Really Bad at Dead Space 2 Multiplayer trailer appears
Magic: The Gathering, Castlevania, Dead Space 2 content hitting Home this week
Disabled gamer asks for customizable controls in Dead Space 2, Visceral obliges


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- Gryphon Rider's Stormhammer
- Item Level 53
- Binds when picked up
- Mace
- One Hand"One Hand" is not in the list of possible values (Back, Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Held in off-hand, Legs, Main Hand, Neck, Off Hand, One-Hand, Projectile, Ranged, Relic, Shirt, Shoulder, Tabard, Thrown, Trinket, Two-Hand, Waist, Wrist, Two-Handed) for this property.
- Speed 2.70
- 66 - 124 Damage
- (35.2 damage per second)
- +8 Strength
- Durability 90 / 90
- Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 91 to 125 Nature damage
- Sell Price: 3 21 93
Gryphon Rider's Stormhammer is a rare one-hand mace. It gives a bonus to strength.
This item is a quest reward from the [51] Saving Sharpbeak.
The mystic Stormhammers are forged deep within the secret chambers of the aviaries.[1]
Most sacred to the dwarves is the enchanted forge that lies at the heart of each aviary. It is here that the magical weapons known as Stormhammers are fashioned. A Stormhammer, when thrown, strikes with the fury of lightning and the force of thunder. This destructive weapon, combined with the indomitable spirit of the gryphon riders, justifies their position as masters of the skies.[2]
The Wildhammer dwarves' signature weapon, this dwarven battle hammer is beautifully crafted, with a lightning bolt pattern carved into the polished wooden haft and clouds and lightning etched into the faceted metal head. Even the leather wrapped around the handle is mottled to suggest clouds and rain. The wielder swinging the hammer can cause a copy of the weapon to appear and fly towards the target, allowing it to be used as a ranged weapon.[3]
The signature weapon of elite gryphon teams, storm hammers must be rededicated to their owners each year. The ceremony is held every solstice in the great halls of the gryphon aviaries. The details of the ceremony are secret, but they are said to involve chanting, solemn oaths, and terrible hangovers the next day.[4]
Patch changes
Patch 2.4.2 (2008-05-13): Slot change.
This item went from Main hand to One hand.


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Autumn Squash
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Now that tomatoes have lost their summer pizzazz it is time to look to other fresh vegetables to punch up salads. Tossing winter squash with greens may seem odd, but when the squash is roasted, it adds sweetness to salads similar to fresh fruits. Chopped pears add another layer of sweetness and make the salad juicier. Pomegranate seeds and walnuts add crunch; cayenne pepper is necessary to balance their sweetness.
Peeling winter squash so it can be cubed and roasted is always a bit of a challenge. Smooth-skinned butternut squashes are so appealing to cooks because they are easy to peel with a vegetable peeler. But don't let ribbed, bumpy and warty skins thwart experimenting with other squashes. Relax and take the time to carefully peel the tough skin. A vegetable peeler is still the best tool; you may have to cut the squash into smaller, more maneuverable pieces to remove the skin from all the nooks and crannies. The abundance of varying flavors is worth the effort.
Don't take the easy way out and just cut the squash in half and roast it. Cubed, roasted squash can be used in so many different recipes: tossed with pasta, sage, garlic and parmesan cheese; sautéed with onion and served as a winter bruschetta; or combined with pancetta, rosemary and ricotta cheese and used as a pizza topping.
Roasted winter squash makes saying goodbye to summer a little easier! This fresh salad is a perfect way to celebrate the harvest on Thanksgiving.
Autumn Farmer's Market Salad
Adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit October 2008
Makes 6 servings
4 1/2 to 5 cups, 1/2-inch cubes of peeled and seeded winter squash (about 2 pounds, I used Tetsukabuto and Honey Bear Squash, both are orange-fleshed moist squashes.)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon cayenne red pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons walnut oil
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 bunch arugula (about 6 cups), torn into pieces
1 small head Bibb lettuce (about 4 cups), torn into small pieces
2 Bosc pears, cores removed; cut into bite-size pieces (to prevent browning, put pears in lemon water until it is time to construct the salad)
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses*
Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss squash, olive oil, and cayenne pepper on large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Roast 15 minutes. Using spatula, turn squash over. Roast until edges are browned and squash is tender, about 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with coarse salt and let stand at room temperature while making the salad dressing and putting the greens together.
Whisk orange juice, walnut oil, and lemon juice in large shallow bowl. Season to taste with salt and coarsely ground pepper. Add arugula, Bibb lettuce, pear, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds; toss to coat. Season greens to taste with coarse salt and pepper and then add cooked squash. Drizzle with pomegranate molasses and serve.
* I found the pomegranate molasses at Whole Foods, but it can also be found at groceries specializing in Middle Eastern cookery.
-Cindy Brown, Manager, Horticulture Collections Management and Education
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Orpheus - Friday 07/10/2011, 10:53
Titan - §§ Les Gentlemen Ténébreux §§
In Clint City, you need to be able to make sacrifices. Gretchen wouldn't think twice about risking her life to protect a tree. To get Cortez to spare him, Spyke had to agree never to speak or use his hands again. And while Flanagan devotes himself to concocting – and trying out! – new explosive cocktails, Karrion is all set to spend his eternal life in the Cave of Secrets...
Get these characters in the shop's packs
Pilluminati - Friday 07/10/2011, 15:23
Imperator - URBAN MADNESS
Spyke may be tough,but karrion....he is really something. Sure some people say "oh his 7/5 is nothing ill take him". There was another 7 powered monster 5 star in the nightmares.What was his name again....oh i think it was kolos. Yeah,that kolos. Im just saying dont sleep on karrion because hes a versatile bluff/offensive threat no matter who you pair him up with,whether it be his defeat comrades,whether its with artus or nistarok,or even nerfenti(sic),or whether its with kenny himself(he always does seem to get a new partner to screw around with around this time,i noticed...must be because its october,lol).
So the lesson here is: dont sleep on karrion,because if you're not watching him,he might kill you.
Tanto89 - Friday 07/10/2011, 16:02
Titan - X. LycurguS .X
I diagree about spyke
you are mentioning weaknesses that almost every card has
SOA hurts for most of cards (you can't deny this)
even though SOA takes his ability he is still solid 7/5, not too shabby for a level 4
so, how many power reducer that can make him has lower power than his opp in ELO?
that's low for sure, and no one use platinum, and ralph is still below him, so no need to mention them..
it's not like you will fight mona, prince jr, caelus, tula, oshitsune, and platinum in one hand right?
you can avoid against them
against all stars? he still 5 power while his opp most likely becomes 4 (with some exceptions)
DR? are you talking this card in term of DT? it's like saying, dorian has problem with DR, why? because there are many spiaghi, uranus and graks in DT
of course it is not always the case,
many people's standard is ELO, so we need to see on the ELO side too, uranus and graks are permanently banned in ELO
even if against DR, he still has -2 opp life min 2 which is not too bad considering you can win easily using this card
NYKnicks_LoA - Friday 07/10/2011, 16:06
Hero - Legends of America
Great release bezerk needs cards just as good as spyke from now on i rarely see any bezerk players other than some low lvls with rainbow decks karrion is good to but gumbo or kolos might be used over him in a mono but elo for sure safe bet
0 Rowan LoA - Friday 07/10/2011, 16:37
The worst thing about these releases is their flash introduction. Seriously, they're just blinking lol.
UM_AaaBattery - Friday 07/10/2011, 16:55
Moderator - Harbingers of Ares
I have them all Karrion will be the 5* i use in ELO (unless gumbo is unbanned Ghumbo (maby even then but i would need to test karrion first)). Spyke is the second 4* berzerk i would use elvis being the first. Flanagan is the 2nd 2* junkz i would use 3rd if Gil is unbanned after Veenyle Cr. Gretchen might work due to the ammount of dr roots have but this would need testing.
TenCarrots - Friday 07/10/2011, 16:56
Imperator - - fang.crew -
Tanto, power reducers with a minimal -2 min 5 leave him as 5/5 4 star.. Sure, barring SoA he'll almost always have one more power but, throw any type of atk manip into the equation and he becomes something of a lame duck was the point I was trying to make by throwing ralph out there.
Nellie, a staple for the very common uppers will just destroy him. Dreen, a very common junkz 2* (Maybe less so with flanagan now...)destroys him. Revengeful aniki (okay that one was just silly, almost everyone hates aniki and won't use him, so he can be disregarded.), Toro, rolph, almost any GHEIST/Roots pow manip or 8 power card hurts like hell. SoB DRs just absolutely kill his offensive potential.
Sure, almost all cards share these weaknesses but for him they're amplified as he relies somewhat heavily on his ability to get through for 5 damage (+-2 opp life, min 2)and without his ability, or with less damage he just isn't a game changer. Is he a very good card? Absolutely. Is he the kind of beast deserving an automatic perma ELO ban like many people keep repeating? Absolutely not.
4evrafterlife - Friday 07/10/2011, 19:05
Of course on this monstrous release my paypal decides not to work. oh well there goes fast profit. here's to watching them fall in price and me scooping them up for later
vampirella11 - Friday 07/10/2011, 19:44
I love the new characters!
LoA Mithander - Friday 07/10/2011, 19:51
I have a giant gripe with Karrion. He is not the card that Nightmare needed. Nightmare has always had excellent early and mid game cards, that had never been an issue. Ghumbo was a late game 5* making him the perfect way to close the deck. Karrion, however, is an early game nuke, basically making the rest of your deck pointless. Nightmare needed a 5* that was stable power with maybe unstable damage (I would like a Ray clone actually or a Skrum clone) in order to utilize the deck to its fullest. Karrion does not do that. He has subpar power, 7 is bad for a 5*, and relies on you to throw him early.
My second gripe is that it doesn't replace Ghumbo if he's gonna get banned as often as well. The point of having a Ghumbo replacement, who was a replacement for Kolos, was because those cards are broken. Make a reasonable card to replace an unreasonable one if you don't wanna get it banned....
I'm happy the UR staff is trying to help out Nightmare, but this is not the way they should go about it... I really don't want to be "that guy" but I think certain clans should just be benched because their mono potential is weaker than another clan (split decks have an innate disadvantage to monos). Nightmare needs a stabled-powered 5*...
Puddin Tame - Friday 07/10/2011, 20:22
I can't believe the staff released a card as overpowered as Spyke. Especially after just perma-banning Gil, Yayoi and Kerry


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It's kind of ironic that the easiest stitch in knit is Garter Stitch, yet it is a little bit more difficult to figure out how to pick up your dropped stitches.
The first step is the same when you find a dropped stitch in your garter stitch. DON'T PANIC! I can't stress that enough. Go ahead…take a few deep breaths! That's in… breath iiiinnnnnn annnnnnd ooouuuuttttt. In and out.
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The second thing you need to do is figure out from which side of the work you need to pick up your dropped stitch. If you look closely at the stitch, you will see it either has a v shape or a bump shape. In our case it has a v shape.
For this example we will want to make sure the bar from the dropped stitch is in the front of the work.
Insert a crochet hook (the same size as your knitting needle or smaller) from back to front and catch the bar that is in front of your work.
To pick up the next bar, you can leave the hook in your work and pull up on the next stitch (which is now behind you work) just like you did with the stockinette stitch.
Now you will want to start the whole process over again (including taking some deep breathes). So take your hook out of the work and position it from back to front and pull up on the bar in front of your work.
Keep alternating front to back, until all of your stitches are picked up and you can put your 'live' stitch back on the left hand needle.
Sometimes I get confused as to which way I should be picking up the stitches in garter. The good thing about this process is that if I do it backwards, I can just drop that same stitch down again and start over.
Here is a video tutorial from Webs on how to pick up Garter stitch…in case this didn't make sense to you.
The most important part of this process is to not panic. If you are still having difficulties with this technique, most LYSs are willing to help you with quick fixes. Plus I am sure they are always happy to see your WIPs…dropped stitches and all!
Knit on!
P.S. I know a few of you would ask about the yarn. This sample is in one of our most beloved yarns – SoftLinen in 2258 Turk Red.


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atelier paolo cascone _ esa
Spring term 2010
We do not lack communication. On the contrary, we have too much of it. We lack creation. We lack resistance to the present. (Deleuze and Guattari)
Thoeory in practice:
This semester our agenda investigates on post-vernacular ecological prototypes.
We will investigate on vernacular unplanned settlements and construction techniques for performative village prototypes and low tech dwellings in extreme microclimatic conditions.
More with less
The APC 6 months design studio intends to develop high-tech design / low-tech construction approach to performative design merging computational process within vernacular construction techniques from Sahel region. We will develop research by design on on self-organized village prototypes and performative local dwellings (house prototypes, schools, community centers etc.). Where extreme micro-climatic conditions become an environmental and social emergency for local communities this atelier will integrate geometrically parametric approach into local construction techniques.
The purpose will be to develop a scale one to one prototype in Ouagodougou (Burkina Faso) as a concrete experience for students to test evolutionary material organization out of traditional constructive systems and its environmental performances.
The project will start in Paris where we will develop a research on local construction systems and material – walls, vaults, domes and dwellings – of the Sahel region, where increasing desertification has led to a lack of timber for traditional methods of construction. In addition to this we will develop programmatic layouts for the Barghoula (40 min from Ouagadougou) village in collaboration with our local contacts trying to respond to local needs according to site-specific microclimatic analysis and dynamic simulations in order to recognize imbalances, tendencies and site-specific types of developmental opportunities. Digital and physical models will be developed and tested from the structural and the environmental point of view.
During the second phase the atelier will enter into an information-based design process in which phase 1 data will give consistency to the design strategy. This strategy will open up to the generative potentials of the machinic in architecture. A set of rules and constraints will defines material organizations that emerges trough technical consistency. The eco machine prototype will be generate out of physical and digital modelling according to the idea of using local and recycled materials. Morphogenetic will play a key role as opposite to non geometrical technology responding to multi-parametric criteria (energy producing, waste storing, treating and recycling etc…) .A catalogue of configurations will be produced out of the initial prototype (genotype) will be produced and tested trough scripting techniques and simulations.
Phase 3
In the beginning phase 3 the prototype will be proliferated and tested in larger scale. Meanwhile we will focus on design to manufacture techniques trough rapid prototyping machines .
12 mai 2010
8 avr. 2010
Team 8 (Ghaiti O & Rubel J & Touzani L)
Team 9 (Bureau M & Rotter N)


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Salad Of Haricot Verts
Vine Ripened Tomato Tartar - Red Wine Vinegar Cream
Chive Oil - Frisee - Tomato Powder
6 ounces haricots verts, ends trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
Tomato Tartar
½ cup finely chopped tomato confit (about 24 pieces) (recipe follows)
1 ½ teaspoons finely minced shallot
1 teaspoon minced chives
½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Red Wine Vinegar Cream
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
freshly ground black pepper
Chive oil
1 packed cup chives cut into 1-inch pieces or 3 packed cups of basil leaves
About 1 cup canola oil or ¾ cup olive oil
Place the chives in a strainer and run hot water over them for about 2 minutes to soften and remove the chlorophyll taste.
Blend in Blender
Blanch the haricots verts in boiling salted water until they are just cooked though, 2 to 4 minutes. Chill the beans in ice water, drain, and dry on paper towels.
For the tomato tartare: combine the tomato confit, shallot, chives, and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl. Refrigerate until shortly before serving.
For the red wine vinegar cream: Whisk the cream in a bowl set over a larger bowl of ice just until it thickens slightly and you can see the trail of the whisk in the bowl. Using the whisk, fold in the red wine vinegar and season with the salt and pepper to taste. Do not over beat the cream, as it will continue to thicken when it is tossed with the beans.
Tomato Confit
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Thyme sprigs
Cut out the cores from the tomatoes and cut a shallow X in the bottom of each tomato. Drop the tomatoes into a pot of boiling salted water for a few seconds to loosen the skin. This will happen very quickly with ripe tomatoes. Immediately remove the tomatoes to an ice-water bath to cool.
Peel the tomatoes and cut them into quarters through the steam. Cut away the inner pulp, seeds, and any remaining ribs to leave a smooth "tomato petal." Discard the seeds and save the trimmings to use in other recipes or for tomato powder.
Preheat the oven to 250ºF. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Drizzle the foil with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Lay the tomato petals (inside of the tomato facing down) on the foil. Drizzle more oil over the tops of the tomatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each piece of tomato with a small sprig of thyme.
Place in the over for 1 ½ to 2 hours, until the tomatoes have partially dried but still have some of their juices. Discard the thyme and refrigerate the confit in a covered container, with the oil, until ready to use


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Obligatory Guardians Of The Galaxy
Guardians is all the talk amongst comic book fans and the non-geek folk alike. Fred wants everyone to know (including Chip Cella of The B-Team) that he has NOT seen it yet. I haven't seen it yet either but it is definitely on the must-watch list. Sadly, it's hard for me to go to movie theaters because we have a large family and, well, people are idiots at theaters.
Please turn off your cell phones.. And leave your kids at home. kthxgg
I am Groot.
If you want an in-depth look at Guardians Of The Galaxy over the past several decades, check out Agents Of SHIELDcast. I'm sure Fred and Heffe will be reporting back with his findings well. Until then, let's keep this a spoiler-free zone, friends!
Nose Tampon & Fred's Recovery
Fred assures us that he is making a speedy recovery and we're glad to have him back so we can officially-OFFICIALLY welcome Pixelated Pints to the GANG! That said, try not to give him a hard time about the nasaly sounding voice. Honestly, I kinda like the Keith Sweat tone to his voice now. *smirk*
Destiny Beta Talk.. Again
"That wizard came from the moon!"
Apparently, the wizard is no longer from the moon. If you don't know what we're talking about, check out Fred's favorite web site (sarcasm) for a little background:
Fred discusses his feelings on Destiny and why he canceled his pre-order.
If you miss out on the zeitgeist of this game, you will be very lonely.
Heffe likes Destiny. Fred is not a fan. His argument (and I am paraphrasing):
What happens if you try to play the Titanfall campaign now? Disappointment. Destiny might be different but will the consistent updates be enough. Still, is Destiny the flavor of the moment. Will it be relevant in two years? And WTF is that zeitgeist stuff that keeps coming up on Pixelated Pints Episode 10?
zeitgeist – n. the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
I agree with Fred's sentiment. This is actually why I am taking a break from console gaming. It feels that a lot of games are hot for a week or a few months, then they suck thereafter. There aren't many console games I can think of that you can go back to at any time or join late without feeling like you missed out on the full experience. Destiny has one thing on it's side: at least it's not an EA game!
Kickstarter Projects And Explaining "Investment"
Fred has a big problem with Kickstarter. Heffe sits back while Fred rants a bit. Fred's biggest problem is that media outlets refer to Kickstarter backing as "investing", which is misleading. Do backers/pledgers really feel that they are entitled to something in return?
Heffe agrees that Kickstarter projects are not investments because there is no profit sharing. Does material result qualifies as ROI (Return On Investment)? What do you think? You can e-mail PP at email@example.com or leave us a VM with your thoughts at (206) 415-4987 so we can discuss further. Don't be shy – share your thoughts with the GANG!
The infamous Potato Salad Kickstarter project returns. Fred jokes that the project had a better ROI than most other crowdfunding efforts. LOL.. Now that may be true indeed!
Here's a Kickstarter we'd love for you to support: Fire With Fire! FwF is a PvP TD (Tower Defense) game in the spirit of Tower Wars or Warcraft III customs designed by our pal Theory with music from one of our biggest supporters – Stephen Gibson a.k.a. Esgee!
EA Access: Value Or Rip-Off?
For $30 a year or around $6 a month, you can subscribe to EA Access. Think Netflix for video games. While the EA library is very sports-heavy, you can play gems like Battlefield 4 and Peggle 2 FOR FREE for as long as they are available in the library. It is worth noting that this will be a download service with limited availability.
Sony must have seen this as a conflict of interest since they have their stinker of a streaming service, Playstation NOw. Sony turned EA Access and now it will be an XBox One exclusive. Even if you are not interested in the free offerings and yesteryear's hits, the biggest benefit of the service will be early access granting you a 5-day headstart on new releases.
Fortengard in the "chat" says EA Access will be a paywall within paywall.. And EA is notorious for nickel-and-diming consumers. As much as I dislike EA, I see the value for your buck.
For some reason, everyone picks on EA.
Fred and Heffe urge gamers to stop complaining about the free stuff we're getting now with, say, XBox LIVE Games With Gold. Console gaming is really trying to drive value for gamers.
To put things into perspective, SNK is charging $9 for their Neo-Geo renting services, when you can own the games for that much. What?? Now, who would be better-suited to do a streaming or rental type subsciption service? Activision, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, Deep Silver.. What library would get us excited about getting freebies?
Defining Value In Preorders/Retail
One of the recurring themes we have here at GANG is the matter of preorders and retail pricing. With that, there's stuff like early access games and Steam Greenlight.
Are preorders and early access good for the consumer?
I'm not a fan of pricing on the console. When you consider the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for console gaming, you're easily spending thousands upon thousands of dollars in a two to five-year span.. Even if you are a "casual" gamer. PC offers an investment that will last you longer. The initial entry point can be rough but, after that, there is value around every corner.
Preorders I feel are losing their appeal. The bonus content rarely warrants the initial buy-in. For most of us, waiting for a sale makes more sense, unless we are worried about missing out on the zeitgeist for the particular game. Essentially, we're paying for the water-cooler conversations and the bragging rights that come with being early adopters.
Fred notes that PC pricing will always be more competitive than console pricing because they have abandoned the retail model long ago. Consoles also subsidize the hardware cost through attachments, which keeps the initial cost lower than comparable gaming PCs. Fred goes on to say that early access is a great idea but it needs to be quarantined from the completed games because a lot of these games never quite get "finished".
Here's my argument: early access games are often no different than a lot of full retail offerings.. Except you're paying less for them. There is less risk with PC gaming. You get more value for your buck on the PC front, whereas console games are removing value from initial releases more and more. Just look at how many iterations of Street Fighter IV there are! And let's not even get started on the DLCs and locked on-disc content… Meh.
Unfocused Focus Groups.. And The Decline In US Education
Focus groups still have a place but do gaming companies and their research/marketing partners have any clue what they are doing? Fred will tell you the answer is a resounding NO! To illustrate this, he shares a story of a highly-educated woman who suggest a game with Kratos in a World War II setting. Yup, because WW2 hasn't been the theme of any game before.
Are focus groups too unfocused to accomplish anything of value? Value.. There's that dirty word again. Furthermore, is US education getting that bad? Come on, we must have better ideas than that Kratos crap!
Is Minecraft Is Over-Rated?
MOE-JANG pops up into the discussion. Is Notch a total douche? What is he doing with the tons of money that Minecraft has made him?
The PP crew agrees that Minecraft is an over-rated POS. What do you think? If you ask this guy, Scrolls is the real Mojang game of note.


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"When I hear 'crisp vegetables, tender meats, incredible flavor, ONE pot, and ready in less than thirty minutes,' I say COUNT ME IN! That's my Quick Fix mantra! Who doesn't cherish strategies that deliver wholesome, family-friendly meals in just minutes? All in one pot, which makes for easy cleanup. Glorious One-Pot Meals offers tons of variety, from the fabulously ordinary to the incredibly extraordinary. Fish dishes range from Very, Very Mild Fish to Honey-Chili Trout and Pistachio Halibut (with lavender!). Elizabeth tempts you with All-American Pot Roast and Corned Beef and Cabbage and then wows you with Amaranth Chili. Ready to move beyond Simply Chicken and Chicken Marsala? Then try the African Peanut Butter Stew. Or leap from Glorious Macaroni and Cheese to Aloo Gobi (a flavor-packed, Indian feast). If you've got a pot, you've got a meal. There's truly something for everyone.
—Robin Miller, host of Food Network's "Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller"


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Amy Strickland
Associate Athletic Director/Compliance/SWA
(860) 832-3019
Molly McCarthy
Assistant Director of Compliance
(860) 832-3048
All questions regarding NCAA compliance and eligibility should be directed to the:
Compliance Office
Central Connecticut State University
Kaiser Hall
New Britain, CT 06050
EADA REPORT - Oct. 2019
NCAA Audit Links
Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Important Campus Numbers Health And Safety
2018-19 Student-Athlete Handbook
CSU Drug Education Program - Effective July 1, 2006
Academic Fraud – Official NCAA Interpretation
Diversity and Equity Office
Title IX Policies and Procedures
Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence
The Office of Victim Advocacy and Prevention Program
Sarah Dodd, firstname.lastname@example.com
Carroll Hall 248
(860) 832-3795
Counseling and Wellness
Immediate Help
If you or someone you know are in imminent or immediate danger, immediately dial 9-1-1.
NCAA Educational Documents
2018-19 List of NCAA Banned Drugs
2017-18 Summary of NCAA Legislation
Transfer Information
Permission to Speak with Other Schools
Official Visits
During your senior year, you can have one expense-paid (official) visit to a particular campus. You may receive no more than five such visits. This restriction applies even ifyou are being recruited in more than one sport. You can't have an official visit unless you have given the college your high-school (or college) academic transcript and a score from a PSAT, an SAT, a PACT Plus or an ACT taken on a national test date under national testing conditions. Your academic transcript may be a photocopy of your official high-school (or college) transcript. [Note: In this instance, the Division I school may use the services of the Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse to validate your credentials.] During your official visit (which may not exceed 48 hours), you may receive round-trip transportation between your home (or high school) and the campus, and you (and your parents) may receive meals, lodging and complimentary admissions to campus athletics events. A coach may only accompany you on your official visit when the transportation occurs by automobile and all transportation occurs within the 48-hour period. Meals provided to you (and/or your parents) on an official visit may be provided either on or off the institution's campus. The complimentary admissions you receive may provide you seating only in the facility's general seating area. You may not be given special seating (e.g., press box, bench area). In addition, a student host may help you (and your family) become acquainted with campus life. The host may spend $30 per day to cover all costs of entertaining you (and your parents, legal guardians or spouse); however, the money can't be used to purchase souvenirs such as T-shirts or other college mementos. Additionally, during a campus visit, the school may provide you with a student-athlete handbook.
Contact period - permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.
Dead period - not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits.
Evaluation period - permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and playing abilities. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted.
Quiet period - permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution's campus. Competition Site (13.02.2) - The competition site is the facility which athletics competition is actually conducted, including any dressing room or meeting facility utilized in conjunction with the competition.


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Shameless promotion for the Pyramid web framework and friends, disguised as thoughtful posts about web development.
Pyramid view configuration: Let me count the ways
Tue 16 April 2013 In pyramid
Pyramid has a powerful mechanism for configuring which view code should be called for each web request. Basically, it allows you to use any information from the request to select the view that will be executed. This is mostly done in the form of predicate expressions that are part of the view configuration. This post is an overview of the available predicates and their use.Read More >