Runescape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd.. As part of the game there was an area called the wilderness where players could go to kill each other for gain and enjoyment.
However, as of 10 December 2007, Jagex deleted the wilderness in the wake of a mini-game called Bounty Hunter.
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Bounty Hunter
Bounty hunter is the replacement of the wilderness. In the wilderness, the area was sorted into levels, from one to 56. The difference between players levels and the wilderness level would determined who could attack who. E.G: A level 40 player could attack a level 10 player only in level 30 wilderness and above. There were areas of single and multi-combat. For many, the wilderness was the focal point of Runescape, and it came as a shock to them when Jagex vanquished the wilderness in favour of Bounty Hunter.
Bounty Hunter is about 40% the size of the wilderness, and sorted into 3 categories; Level 3-55, 50-100, and 95+. Bounty Hunter is all multi combat, which means it's very hard for players to fight 1v1 without being `teamed`. Also, when you enter the Bounty Hunter arena, you are given a certain players to kill. You can attack other people, but if you kill them and pick up their items, you can not leave the arena for 180 seconds, during which time you could be killed by other players, losing both your drop and theirs. It was generally thought that Bounty Hunter was a bad update.
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Protests
This update caused a large number of protests, as for many the wilderness was the only fun part of Runescape. The Runescape forums were full of complaints, and many chose to write poems about it. One particular one was called `Twas Two Weeks`, and often when one looked on the forums you would see this poem. There was also many riots, but the main one was in World66 (server), Falador. This riot was estimated to gather up to 1,000 players, and considering there is a max server limit of 2,000, this was quite an achievement. Many players quit due to the updates, or at least unsubscribed from their membership.
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Reason behind updates
The reasons behind all these updates is real world item trading, where players would buy Gold off of websites for real money. An earlier update was when the duel arena, a place where players could stake money in fights without losing their items when they died, was reduced to a 3,000 coins max stake, in comparison with the millions usually staked there daily, to ensure real world item traders couldn't use the Duel Arena to discretely trade money. Jagex also banned players from giving away too much wealth, so you couldn't simply trade it over, and with the party room, a place where players would submit items into a box, balloons would fall, and if you were lucky you would get the items in the chest, they updated it so as if anyone was having a party with too much wealth, everyone who was using a bank of Runescape would be told about it, and offered a free teleport to the party room. These updates, along with the wilderness update, pretty much but an end to Real world item trading.
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Economy
The wilderness updates affected more than just Player Killing; it also affected the market of runescape. PKing funded most of Runescape, as PKers would have to buy food, potions, weapons, armour, amulets, capes, and much more. Now that a lot of people have quit due to the updates, it is much harder for people to earn money by selling items to other players. This isn't helped by the Grand Exchange, an update a few weeks before Bounty Hunter, where players could offer their items at a set price, and other players would offer to buy them, and then the system would set you up with another player, rather than having to stand around saying " selling sharks " or something else. As a consequence of this update, the laws of supply and demand prevailed, and the surplus caused a downward trend on the unit price. This may have caused yet more players to quit.
However, as of 10 December 2007, Jagex deleted the wilderness in the wake of a mini-game called Bounty Hunter.
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Bounty Hunter
Bounty hunter is the replacement of the wilderness. In the wilderness, the area was sorted into levels, from one to 56. The difference between players levels and the wilderness level would determined who could attack who. E.G: A level 40 player could attack a level 10 player only in level 30 wilderness and above. There were areas of single and multi-combat. For many, the wilderness was the focal point of Runescape, and it came as a shock to them when Jagex vanquished the wilderness in favour of Bounty Hunter.
Bounty Hunter is about 40% the size of the wilderness, and sorted into 3 categories; Level 3-55, 50-100, and 95+. Bounty Hunter is all multi combat, which means it's very hard for players to fight 1v1 without being `teamed`. Also, when you enter the Bounty Hunter arena, you are given a certain players to kill. You can attack other people, but if you kill them and pick up their items, you can not leave the arena for 180 seconds, during which time you could be killed by other players, losing both your drop and theirs. It was generally thought that Bounty Hunter was a bad update.
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Protests
This update caused a large number of protests, as for many the wilderness was the only fun part of Runescape. The Runescape forums were full of complaints, and many chose to write poems about it. One particular one was called `Twas Two Weeks`, and often when one looked on the forums you would see this poem. There was also many riots, but the main one was in World66 (server), Falador. This riot was estimated to gather up to 1,000 players, and considering there is a max server limit of 2,000, this was quite an achievement. Many players quit due to the updates, or at least unsubscribed from their membership.
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Reason behind updates
The reasons behind all these updates is real world item trading, where players would buy Gold off of websites for real money. An earlier update was when the duel arena, a place where players could stake money in fights without losing their items when they died, was reduced to a 3,000 coins max stake, in comparison with the millions usually staked there daily, to ensure real world item traders couldn't use the Duel Arena to discretely trade money. Jagex also banned players from giving away too much wealth, so you couldn't simply trade it over, and with the party room, a place where players would submit items into a box, balloons would fall, and if you were lucky you would get the items in the chest, they updated it so as if anyone was having a party with too much wealth, everyone who was using a bank of Runescape would be told about it, and offered a free teleport to the party room. These updates, along with the wilderness update, pretty much but an end to Real world item trading.
----
Economy
The wilderness updates affected more than just Player Killing; it also affected the market of runescape. PKing funded most of Runescape, as PKers would have to buy food, potions, weapons, armour, amulets, capes, and much more. Now that a lot of people have quit due to the updates, it is much harder for people to earn money by selling items to other players. This isn't helped by the Grand Exchange, an update a few weeks before Bounty Hunter, where players could offer their items at a set price, and other players would offer to buy them, and then the system would set you up with another player, rather than having to stand around saying " selling sharks " or something else. As a consequence of this update, the laws of supply and demand prevailed, and the surplus caused a downward trend on the unit price. This may have caused yet more players to quit.
Motorola Modding is the act of editing/changing your Motorola's "settings" to better suit your needs. There are many things that can be done to most Motorola brand phones, with new things being developed all the time.
1) Skinning. Skins are the "theme" to your phone. Skins control menu icons, wallpaper, and colour schemes to your phone. They offer a simple way to customize your phone, without the risk of "flashing" (see later)
2) Addition or Removal of Content. Some providers "lock" their phones with certain features, or block them from use. A good example is some of the first Razr V3 phones, which certain providers blocked the video camera on. The modders found out how to enable the camera, then anyone could have a video camera on their phone. Also, some providers will plave their ringtones or wallpapers on the phones, and prevent their deletion, thus taking up space needlessly.
3) Further abilities include changing the font on your phone, upgrading the firmware, changing the "DRM" or graphics of the phone, changing the power up and shut down screens, installation of java programs, editing of text or images on outer screens, and much more.
A few common terms in the modding ditctionary;
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Flashing - This is the upgrading or changing of the OS for your phone, can easily damage your phone and should be done with great care
DRM - The graphics that are everywhere on the phone, such as the battery indicator, the icons for pictures, the splashscreen for java, etc...
Skin - A theme based set of menu icons, wallpapers, colours, sounds, or any combination of these.
Firmware - The OS for your phone, new firmware upgrades are released usually without any fanfare until the modders get them and find the new features available.
Brick - Is a term applied to a ruined phone. ie. "I was flashing my phone and the battery died, now I have a brick"
Seem edits - Seems are the registry for the phone, and are the foundation for most mods. They are edited using specialized programs, and can cause great grief if messed with improperly.
Backup - The key to any succesful mod is to create a backup of your phone before doing anything, just in case.
Warez - Many programs used are considered "warez", meaning they are copyrighted programs that must be purchased. Examples include RSD Lite, Radiocomm, and Motorola Phone Tools. Please note that these programs are not REQUIRED for modding, these are just some that are required to be purchased.
1) Skinning. Skins are the "theme" to your phone. Skins control menu icons, wallpaper, and colour schemes to your phone. They offer a simple way to customize your phone, without the risk of "flashing" (see later)
2) Addition or Removal of Content. Some providers "lock" their phones with certain features, or block them from use. A good example is some of the first Razr V3 phones, which certain providers blocked the video camera on. The modders found out how to enable the camera, then anyone could have a video camera on their phone. Also, some providers will plave their ringtones or wallpapers on the phones, and prevent their deletion, thus taking up space needlessly.
3) Further abilities include changing the font on your phone, upgrading the firmware, changing the "DRM" or graphics of the phone, changing the power up and shut down screens, installation of java programs, editing of text or images on outer screens, and much more.
A few common terms in the modding ditctionary;
`
Flashing - This is the upgrading or changing of the OS for your phone, can easily damage your phone and should be done with great care
DRM - The graphics that are everywhere on the phone, such as the battery indicator, the icons for pictures, the splashscreen for java, etc...
Skin - A theme based set of menu icons, wallpapers, colours, sounds, or any combination of these.
Firmware - The OS for your phone, new firmware upgrades are released usually without any fanfare until the modders get them and find the new features available.
Brick - Is a term applied to a ruined phone. ie. "I was flashing my phone and the battery died, now I have a brick"
Seem edits - Seems are the registry for the phone, and are the foundation for most mods. They are edited using specialized programs, and can cause great grief if messed with improperly.
Backup - The key to any succesful mod is to create a backup of your phone before doing anything, just in case.
Warez - Many programs used are considered "warez", meaning they are copyrighted programs that must be purchased. Examples include RSD Lite, Radiocomm, and Motorola Phone Tools. Please note that these programs are not REQUIRED for modding, these are just some that are required to be purchased.
Okinawa coral, often improperly referred to as coral calcium, is a dietary mineral supplement. It is made from extractions of fossilized coral reefs. Okinawa coral was originally harvested from the Japanese island of Okinawa, which is located midway between Japan and Taiwan in the East China Sea.
What Does Okinawa Coral Contain?
*Calcium carbonate in the form of aragonite
*A percentage of magnesium (varying between 0% and 12% depending on the grade)
*Various other trace elements (Up to 69 elements including Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sodium)
Detailed composition analysis:
Production
Coral grains are both: mined from fossilized coral beds on the coastline, and pumped from coral beds in shallow waters. Grains are then
ground into a fine powder, and heat treated up to 1000 F and/or ozonated depending on the grade. The final product is either bagged as
powder, or mixed with silicon dioxide(free flow and anti-caking agent), rice flour, and magnesium stearate(lubricant), then encapsulated
and bottled for retail sale.
Therapeutic Use
Okinawa coral is a supplemental source of calcium, magnesium, and trace minerals. Detailed information and product monographs
can be found on Medscape
[http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/dosage?cidmed&drugid64799&drugname=Coral+Calcium+Oral&monotype=default]
What Does Okinawa Coral Contain?
*Calcium carbonate in the form of aragonite
*A percentage of magnesium (varying between 0% and 12% depending on the grade)
*Various other trace elements (Up to 69 elements including Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sodium)
Detailed composition analysis:
Production
Coral grains are both: mined from fossilized coral beds on the coastline, and pumped from coral beds in shallow waters. Grains are then
ground into a fine powder, and heat treated up to 1000 F and/or ozonated depending on the grade. The final product is either bagged as
powder, or mixed with silicon dioxide(free flow and anti-caking agent), rice flour, and magnesium stearate(lubricant), then encapsulated
and bottled for retail sale.
Therapeutic Use
Okinawa coral is a supplemental source of calcium, magnesium, and trace minerals. Detailed information and product monographs
can be found on Medscape
[http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/dosage?cidmed&drugid64799&drugname=Coral+Calcium+Oral&monotype=default]
The Virginia Scots Guards Pipes and Drums was founded in 2007. Located in Richmond, Virginia the Virginia Scots Guards is an active performance band with a community focus. The band is one of the only organizations providing bagpipe and scottish style drumming instruction in the Richmond area. The Virginia Scots Guards is comprised of numerous experienced musicians some of which are members of honor bands such as the Northern Virginia Firefighters' Emerald Society Pipe Band .
The Virginia Scots Guards is a regimental band modeled after the historic Scots Guards. The pipers wear the Black Watch tartan and the drummers wear the Black Stewart tartan.
Members of the Virginia Scots Guards performed for President George W. Bush as members of the honor guard at the 2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Members performed as the opening act for Rod Stewart May 5, 2007 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The band is under the direction of Pipe Major Dave Hinton, Drum Major Roscoe Porter, Drum Major Chris "Shooter" Corcoran, and Field Marshall Gene Lastfogel.
The Virginia Scots Guards is a regimental band modeled after the historic Scots Guards. The pipers wear the Black Watch tartan and the drummers wear the Black Stewart tartan.
Members of the Virginia Scots Guards performed for President George W. Bush as members of the honor guard at the 2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Members performed as the opening act for Rod Stewart May 5, 2007 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The band is under the direction of Pipe Major Dave Hinton, Drum Major Roscoe Porter, Drum Major Chris "Shooter" Corcoran, and Field Marshall Gene Lastfogel.