A lot of articles out there talk about introverts and extroverts. As well as how to deal with their personality traits. However, they hardly provide clarity as to what it means to be introverted or extroverted. Or what managers should do to accommodate such variation within any team. Since this a common issue, we decided to explore it. And also offer some tips. You will better understand what introversion and extroversion entail at team level. Furthermore, how to deal with conflicts fueled by such differences.
Human behavior analysis is highly relevant to improving collaboration and teamwork.
Variations in personality traits affect the way people interact. This applies in work-related matters, socially, and interpersonally. People can collaborate successfully, or they may easily end up in conflictual situations. Ones in which there are no real winners. It would be trivial to assume that it's all a matter of case-to-case compatibility. Instead, we should draw from all that we can know about human behavior.
Personality traits are sets of characteristics. Those that are consistent across a multitude of contexts and behaviors. Moreover, they are constant over great intervals of time. In a sense, they are presets or modes for behaviors.
In theoretical models of personality, traits are attributes. Their configuration defines a certain predisposition, which can differentiate the individual as unique. Personality and its variation among individuals are studied by using models. There are many models. All agree on the existence of a particular trait: the extroversion-introversion dimension.
One would expect that this particular trait would be rigorously defined; it is not. Psychology describes extroversion as a tendency to be communicative, outgoing, gregarious even. Introversion is, conversely, a tendency towards being reserved, timid, and solitary. Either way, it's all debatable.
We have neurological insights. We now know that introverts and extroverts have different cerebral blood flows . To rephrase, the difference is how brain areas "light up". Yet, this could mean a lot of things, really. One thing we speculate is that introverts and extroverts have different brain physiologies. Twin studies also suggest that there is a strong genetic component. That you are, to a great extent, born introverted or extroverted.
One study correlates how you salivate to lemons and your personality. This is because, apparently, introverts are more excitable than extroverts. This is why they need more space and are more withdrawn. Extroverts, on the other hand, have a higher threshold for excitement. Which is why they seek it out – are less sensible to stimuli. But what does it all really mean?
Classifying people into introverts and extroverts is a convenient dichotomy. One that offers a pretext to "pixelate" reality to our level of perception. When we force models and paradigms on situations, we make erroneous interpretations. And decisions that, in effect, benefit no one. Comically, it's much like trying to push a square into a circle. It fits only if you focus on what fits.
The distribution of introverts and extroverts is not bimodal. But rather very closely follows the normal distribution. This means that the introverted-extroverted trait is a spectrum rather than a polarity. It also means that things are relative, group-wise.
In reality, team members might even perceive the most "introverted" person as talkative. Perhaps even as highly energetic and outgoing person in a group of Java developers.
The explanation is simple. Take a group of people and measure their heights (or mostly anything else, really). You will notice that some are relatively tall, some are relatively not tall, and most are average. Charting this out and the result is a graph that's similar to the normal distribution. In fact, even more so, the larger the group.
Comparing the most introverted salesman to the most extraverted coder is ridiculous. It's the same as comparing the shortest pro basketball player to the tallest female gymnast.
Comparing extremes, however, is very interesting. It also creates a very distorted image of reality. Particularly when it comes under the form of "quick hacks". Or "how to" or other, more or less sensational quackeries. The issue here is that most people fall closer to an "average", or "ambiversion". Explicitly, a balanced mixed of introverted and extroverted elements.
If we follow a bimodal distribution, we can say that "almost half of the population" is made of extroverts. The other "almost half" being made of introverts. It's also 100% correct to say something like "40% of the population is made of ambiverts. With nearly 1/3 of the population being introverts. And nearly 1/3 of the population being extraverts". You can make similar claims about the heights distribution. It's not false, however, it isn't that meaningful either. And it hardly benefits your team.
Plenty of articles make a case as to how the modern workplace is set up with the more sociable in mind. This significantly affects introverts. They find themselves brutally cut from creativity and productivity by the noisy extroverts. Hence, they feel severely impaired in their ability to develop relations and communicate.
However, this is a fallacy. It reduces "extroverts" to noisy, obnoxious bullies, and introverts to helpless, incapable victims. In reality, you're dealing with highly educated and talented adults. Ones that have different communication style. And different requirements related to personal space.
To be fair, meetings have 30% of the participants doing more than 70% of the discussion. How would it work otherwise? Conversations are not possible in groups larger than 3 persons. From 3 people upwards, the "discussion" cannot be anything else but a monologue.
Imagine your team gathers to discuss on a particular topic. Suppose you want to give everyone in the team "x" minutes to talk on that topic. The larger your team, the quicker is topic exhaustion. The essentials on any topic covered by the first speakers. If you try this, you'll see there's a point at which everything becomes redundant. After a while, it feels like everything has already been said.
Sure, it's always the "usual suspects" that are in those 30% that always have something to share. That's fine. You don't need to make everyone talk. Instead, create an outlet through which everyone can express their point of view. In truth, you could do a great deal more. And improve on empowering team members through effective communications.
Implement collaborative technologies. A lot of the anxiety in personal communications has to do with physicality. Integrated, comprehensive technologies such as Hubgets offer teams a way to control interaction.
Make everyone aware of the variation in personal preferences (communications, space, dialogue etc). Hence, hire a professional trainer and organize a teambuilding. From my experience, once team members understand and empathize, they synergize. Repeat this every 6 months to at least once a year.
Organize subdivisions and activities that are, at most, a multiple of 3. These mini-teams of 3 create a context in which each team member gets to share their point of view. This can also work as a healthy way of dealing with delegation and reporting.
You don't just need to educate extroverts about introverts. You also need to do the opposite: enable introverts to come forth and shine. Some of the most exceptional communicators are, in fact, introverts. On the other hand, it wouldn't hurt if you hired a trainer for some public speaking.
People have a tendency to identify with a certain type. This is not necessarily something you should enforce or encourage. It's easier to "migrate" to ambiversion if you're not "detained" by your own conception of how you are.
Make sure that you have a clear policy on work behaviors. Just to clarify what sort of behavior is acceptable at work. Also include what level of physicality is acceptable.
Overall, an investment of 24 hours will do wonders for your team harmonizing. Besides, you might be surprised at how effective it is. To clarify, how effective it is to make your team happy.


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Happy New Year! Can you believe that we're 10% through the 21st century? Time flies, and our first meeting of the new year—6 PM, Tuesday, January 25—is almost here. Please come and bring your favorite potluck dish. Drag along a couple of friends too. If you enjoy the Historical Society, why not share the fun with your neighbors?
Does anybody remember George's Oak Room? If you do, you'll enjoy our program. If you don't, you'll learn something historic about our community. Either way, you'll enjoy great company and delicious food. And, in case there are slides, we have a brand new push- button projection screen in the Clubhouse!
If you are receiving this newsletter electronically we thank you for helping us get this newsletter, special announcements and organizational actions out quickly and economically. If you aren't—but you have e-mail—please let Jim Pearce know your address, and we'll add you to the mailing list. If you aren't yet in the digital age, don't worry—we'll keep you, the postal service and Ma Bell in business and continue to communicate by mail or phone.
In case you haven't heard, we had a very successful Soup Night in November, earning another $7,400+ for History Center expansion. My thanks and the appreciation of co-chairs Claudia Thorne and Lynn Steen are extended to everyone who planned and contributed time, labor, materials, donations, and everything else to this superb event.
We continue to move forward with the new Fair Oaks Boulevard exhibit facility offered by the Fair Oaks Water District. Although the holidays have slowed our progress, we have a new committee underway to develop the vision and themes for this facility, and we expect to make great progress in the upcoming year.
Have a safe, healthy and wonderful 2011.
The Executive Board is proposing three procedural changes to the By-laws of the Society to improve our timeliness and reduce costs. The full By-laws are available on the Society's web site. Hard copies of the By-laws will be available at the general meeting. Eliminated words are shown in strikethrough. Added words are in italics and underlined.
# 1 - Eliminate the requirement that Life Memberships be approved by the members at a general meeting. The Board would review and approve applicants. The current process results in proposed life members paying the required dues but the check and the acceptance is delayed until the next general meeting.
1. A person applying for individual life membership may be accepted upon completion of application, individual life payment and approval by the Executive Board. and a majority vote of members present at a general meeting; and. They shall have all privileges including one voting right.
2. An individual and spouse or two adults applying for family life membership may be accepted upon completion of application, family life payment and approval by the Executive Board. and a majority vote of members present at a general meeting. Each shall have all privileges including voting rights.
#2- Change the requirement that By-law changes be sent to the membership at least 20 days ahead of the general meeting to 14 days ahead of the meeting. The 20 day requirement creates hardship for the writers and producers of the newsletter, and may result in a costly separate mailing. Changes the requirement that the full bylaws be sent to all members any time a change to a bylaw is proposed.
11.1 These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Active members present at a general membership meeting, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment(s) and those relevant portions of the by laws existing bylaws were mailed to the voting members no less than twenty (20) fourteen (14) days in advance of the general meeting.
#3 - Change the schedule of the annual audit so that it is done after the close of the fiscal year. This will allow the Treasurer to get all the year end financial statements from the bank and other organizations for inclusion in the year end report. The audit report can still be made at the first general meeting.
10.1-2 Audit the treasurer's books annually prior to after the end of the fiscal year.
10.1-3 Submit a report of the audit to the president and the treasurer prior to the first general membership meeting executive board meeting of the year and to the Society at the first general membership meeting.
I would like to thank Maria Brugger for inviting Tony Otto, Principal of the New San Juan High School, to be the speaker at the October 2010 meeting. Tony talked about his history in the District and well as the changes that are being implemented in the District today. They are committed to give students job skills for today's world. Not only will students be prepared for college but they can also choose from five different Career pathways; Construction Technology, Engineering and Design, Hospitality Management/Culinary Arts, Media Arts/ TV and Theater Production, Mechanical Technology.
Our January meeting will be stroll down memory lane with recollections of George's Oak Room. I've invited former patrons of the restaurant/bar to share their stories with us. I would also like to hear from any of our members that have stories to tell about the Oak Room. I understand that it was 'THE' place to visit after a hard days work at either Aerojet or the Pacific Telephone Company. Please search through your old photographs and let me know if you're able to find any of the glory days of the Oak Room. I'd love to scan them so that we might project them on a screen during the meeting.
Docent's Report: The display window in the Fair Oaks library was assigned to The Fair Oaks Historical Society for the month of November. Our display this year consisted of school memorabilia; vintage typewriters, Billy Hinsey's bat boy baseball uniform, San Juan High School year books, 1932 picture of Fair Oaks Elementary School, and other photos.
The Christmas open house on Dec. 12 was enjoyed by a few people. refreshments were served. A lively discussion was held on early day Fair Oaks service stations. Thanks to Jim Pearce for bringing pictures and locations of the service stations.
The following people have been docents or participated in helping in our activities this year. Thank you ......... Jean Applegate, Lois Frazier, Fran Messinger, Larry & Meg Smart, Cheryl Welch, Jim & Marilyn Pearce, Fran Sargent, Maria & Bob Brugger, Diana Lennon, Ralph & Sherrie Carhart, Mike Maddox, Ken & Lynn Steen.
For those of you who attended this years' event you already know what a wonderful time we all had. Between the gorgeous center pieces, the outstanding soups, the beautiful table settings and the entertaining raffle and silent auction we raised $7,400 this year. Once again, a very successful event. I'd like to ask you to personally thank the members of the planning committee. We all put in many hours planning and organizing the day of the event.
Committee Members: - Lynn Steen (Bowls), Maria Brugger (Soups), Trude Vasquez (Publicity), Janet and Warren Mc Williams (Bread, Raffle & Silent Auction), Nancy White (Signage, Supplies & Table Set-up), Sallie Miller (Cookies),Bob and Pat Vogel (Wine), Lois Frazier (Center Pieces), Joe Dobrowolski (Tickets) and Sherrie Carhart (Volunteers and Silent Auction pictures). Please also thank Don Yost for all the bowls he made for Soup Night.
Tickets will be sold by the table. When you purchase your ticket, a table number will be assigned to the ticket. This will make it easier for you to find your seat when you enter the room.
We're considering a Live Auction for a few of the items. Do you have a cabin or time share that you'd consider donating to the Live Auction?
Do you know any potters who'd be willing to donate a few bowls to our event? If you do, please contact Lynn Steen with that information.
If you plan to only serve on the Clean-Up committee, you will not be required to purchase a ticket for Soup Night. If you wish to attend the event as well as serve on the Clean-Up committee you will need to purchase a ticket. And would you like to be the chair for the Clean-Up Committee? We'll need about 6 volunteers for this task.
Lastly, hold Friday, November 4, 2011 for our next Soup Night. Like last year, tickets will be sold at the July meeting so start thinking about who you'd like to have at your table. Thank you for the support you give the Fair Oaks Historical Sociery.
The Fair Oaks Water District has offered to allow the Fair Oaks Historical Society the use of the building next to the Sunshine Drive-In on Fair Oaks Blvd as a Historical Museum. We are currently waiting for the Executive Director to sign a year to year, dollar a year lease with the Society.
A committee appointed by the President has been assessing the modifications that need to be made before the Society moves our possessions into the building. The committee has been approved to spend up to $5,000 to bring the building into a useable and safe state. Another committee has been appointed to draft a plan for the use of the building and display of the artifacts. The building now has electricity and gas so the lights are on and can be heated and cooled.
As soon as the lease is signed the first committee will start work on the building. It needs work on the landscaping, dry rot repair, security and up grade of the flooring. If any member has gardening, woodworking or other house repair skills and have the time and energy to take on a task or work one day as time is available please advise Joe Dobrowolski of you willingness to volunteer. He can be reached at 961-6561 or by email at joedobro@pacbell.net.
The Meeting was called to order by President Ralph Carhart following another great potluck. Visitors were introduced. Trude Vasquez showed the booklets about from the Dept. of Corporations about Senior Fraud.
Program: Maria Brugger started with the Historical Moment by Janet McWilliams.who shared a memory from San Juan High School. She then introduced Tony Otto, Principal of the New San Juan High School. Tony talked about his history in the District and shared with us what is new about the School. The Commitment of the school has now changed, a new learning community. They are committed to give students job skills for today's world. Their goal is to have every student ready to enter college when they leave the school, they will also have experiences in five different Career pathways. These pathways are; Construction Technology, Engineering and Design, Hospitality Management/ Culinary Arts, Media Arts/ TV and Theater Production, Mechanical Technology. The school has approximately 600 students, which are grouped in small learning communities. He shared with us the very exciting program.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as published in the newsletter. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer Joe Dobrowolski reported that we are collecting emails to start working toward delivering the newsletter by email. New building, some things have been moved to the building. The utilities have been turned on and an alarm is being installed. Soup Night donations have been up to $700 so far. The financial report was published in the newsletter.
President's Report: Ralph reminded us of the passing of Dave Cox and Russ Monroe, past members of the organization.
Nomination Committee: The committee has put forth the names of the officers that are now in office to continue for the next year. President, Ralph Carhart; Vice- President, Trude Vasquez; Secretary, Janet McWilliams; and Treasurer, Joe Dobrowolski.
History Center Operations: Lois asked for help on the 19th on November for a children's performance.
Next Year's Officers: Pete White moved that the Nominations be closed. Motion passed. Warren moved that the officers be made the same by aclimation. Motion seconded. Motion passed.
Soup Night: Claudia announced that the dinner is sold out. She also asked that the donations for the raffle need to be in by Friday. Set up will start at 10:00 that morning.
Membership: Tel LaBelle reported that we should let him know if they don't have a badge. Also, to make sure that our dues are current.
The raffle was completed, and the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
1942 - 1978, Everett Reimers, Sr.
Merina West gave a great presentation on the Straith home to the Historical Society at our July meeting, and donated her research binder to the Society. She'll be repeating the presentation at the January meeting of the Fair Oaks Woman's Thursday Club. For those of you who missed the presentation, and to make sure this beautiful mansion gets in the Old Homes binder in the History Center, we decided to do a write-up in this quarter's newsletter.
George Straith was a wealthy Chicago clothier and original member of the Chicago - Fair Oaks Association. Straith agreed to be the first of the group to build a home in Fair Oaks and "...pledged to inform the others about his experiences in beginning a life here, his success in fruit growing, his opinions about the climate and other aspects of life in the colony." He built the home in 1899-1900. The home was two stories with 14 rooms at about 5300 square feet. It also had a full cellar with 5 rooms containing the laundry, storage and utilities. The layout was modified over the years to please various owners, but with the exception of a room created by enclosing a porch, retains its original shape.
Straith became ill about 1915, and he and his wife Inda decided to return to Chicago for treatment. He sold the home to Frank Tropper, a railroad blacksmith. The Tropper family lived in the house until about 1940. Frank died in 1942. About 1930, Everett Reimers married Frank Tropper's daughter Elsie and they had two children, Theresia and Everett Jr. Theresia, ten years older that Everett, Jr., inherited the property on the death of Everett Sr. in 1978, but had moved to Virginia for a long career with a private college and allowed Everett Jr. to live in the house. Marilyn Pearce recalls visiting the house in 1977 and finding Everett Jr., his wife and two children there with Theresia visiting for the summer. She says the place was starting to become overgrown even then.
Everett Jr. got divorced sometime after 1977, fell into ill health, and the property deteriorated continuously from the 1980's forward, until the place was so overgrown that many of the neighborhood residents didn't know there was a house there. In 2009, Theresia decided to sell the property to next-door neighbor Kevin Hutton. He cleared all the brush and rubbish, emptied the house of a mountain of trash, and began the work of developing the property. He moved the old home back further from the bluffs and began the necessary structural improvements which will go on for some time.
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Spurrier wants college players to earn as much as $4,000 a year
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Steve Spurrier is sticking with his plan to pay players.
South Carolina's outspoken coach first floated the idea at the Southeastern Conference's spring meetings last year. Fellow coaches and league administrators listened, but it made little, if any, progress.He trotted out his stipend plan again this week and said Wednesday that football coaches voted 14-0 to present the proposal to league athletic directors. The ADs will discuss it and decide whether to present it to school presidents and chancellors for an official vote Friday.
"We're trying to get extra money for living expense, academic expense, game-related expense to our players because of the tremendous amount of money - billions - they're bringing" in, Spurrier said.
Read the rest.
Most small to middlin' schools don't like this idea. Their budgets are already tight and this just creates more of a divide between the larger football programs and the little guys. It also creates all kinds of equal protection/treatment and Title IX issues. But these are problems of the NCAA's own making.
Dr. B. David Ridpath of Ohio University is a noted NCAA compliance expert and author of Tainted Glory points out that the NCAA's concept of amateurism is dead.
Chances are, you don't know what a monopsonistic market is because in the real world, very few have existed and none had succeeded until someone said "NCAA" and "amateurism" in the same breath.
Sooner or later, the athletes who risk so much and receive nothing will have to be compensated.

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The Prowler Standard Duty, and Heavy Duty Grapple Bucket is ideal for picking up jobsite and storm debris, logs, rocks etc. This bucket was designed specifically for both Skid Steers and Track Loaders and comes with a Universal Attachment.
Both the hydraulic cylinder shaft and housing are fully enclosed. Anyone that has had debris fall on a exposed cylinder shaft knows what damage can be caused, so we took preventive measures to protect those critical components. The Grapple Bucket cylinders operate independently to adjust for uneven loads.
All Demo Grapple Buckets cylinders have a 2" bore and a 10" stroke, with all hydraulic lines routed inside the tubing to prevent tears. It is also built with top quality steel, oversized points and bushings, with grease fittings at every pivot point. Every unit exceeds the lifting capacity of the skid steer machine it is attached to.
The Extreme Duty Demo Grapple Bucket is ideal for picking up large and small logs, rocks, garbage or any other type of debris. It can handle much more material and is intended for larger machinery over the Heavy Duty Demo Grapple Bucket.
One of a few features that separates the Prowler Extreme Demo Grapple Bucket from our competitor's attachment are the enclosed hydraulic cylinder shafts. Most Demo Grapple Buckets only have the actual cylinder enclosed and not the entire shaft. Anyone operator that has had debris fall onto the cylinder shaft knows what damage this may cause and will appreciate the added protection.
It will feature a 2" bore by 10" stroke cylinders that operate independently to adjust for uneven loads. The hydraulic lines are routed inside the tubing to help prevent tears in the lines. It is also built with top quality 1/2″ steel, over-sized points and bushings, with grease fittings at every pivot point. The Extreme Demo Grapple Bucket has a 1"x6" cutting edge.


As per a recent industry report put forward by Global Market Insights Inc., Foam Blowing Agents Market is forecast to register its name in the billion-dollar fraternity down the line of seven years, by exceeding a revenue of USD 1.1 billion by 2024 with a projected CAGR of 7% over 2018-2024.
The global polymer foam industry accounted for 1.9 million tons for 2015 and is expected to exceed 2.9 million tons in the forecast period. Thriving polyurethane, polystyrene and polyolefin foam businesses are major drivers of the foam blowing agents market. In 2015, global automotive manufacturing of commercial and personal vehicles, was around 90 million units, and it will significantly rise in the forecast period. The global construction expenditure is likely to exceed USD 13 trillion by 2024. Higher residential as well as commercial investment trends in accordance to positive infrastructure outlook will drive the product market in coming years. Such growth prospects of the product end use industries like automotive, packaging, furniture, and construction will propel the foam blowing agents market in the forecast period.
Rising product demand from the packaging and industry medical devices is likely to propel the market growth in the forecast period. The medical devices industry was over USD 300 billion, in 2016 and bears brighter future aspects owing to the increasing consumer health consciousness and their rising spending towards health. This presents growth opportunities for foam blowing agents market, especially for packaging during transport.
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Jesus has risen. Believe it or not!
A copy of Robert Ripley's "Believe It or Not." You should be able to find a copy in some form at the public library or a bookstore. If not, you can use the examples in the sermon without a copy of the book. There is also a Ripley's "Believe It or Not" comic strip online.
Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." John 20:24-25
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There is an interesting book called "Believe It or Not." It was written by Robert Ripley. Mr. Ripley enjoyed collecting strange and amazing bits of information that were unbelievable, but true. Let me share some examples from his book.
According to Mr. Ripley, a boy went to the doctor because he had a pain in his foot. The doctor discovered that the boy had a tooth growing in the bottom of his foot. Can you believe that? I think I would have to see it to believe it!
You may be surprised to know that a man by the name of James Cook once had a chicken that laid a perfectly square egg. Now, I have seen white eggs, brown eggs, even spotted eggs, but I have never seen a square egg. I think I'd have to see it to believe it!
Did you know that the world's largest weenie was over 3000 feet long, weighed 885 pounds, and took 103 butchers to carry it. That's a lot of baloney! I don't know if I believe that or not. This book is filled with a lot of things that I think I would have to see to believe, but if they are true, they are true, whether I believe it or not!
On the Sunday that Jesus rose from the grave, he appeared to a group of his disciples. One of the disciples, whose name was Thomas, was not with them. When the disciples told Thomas that they had seen Jesus and that he was alive, Thomas said, "I won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes." He said he wanted to see the nail-prints in Jesus' hands -- and the place where the spear was thrust into his side.
A week later, Thomas saw Jesus. Jesus invited Thomas to touch his hands where the nails had been. He told Thomas to put his hand in the wound in his side. Then Thomas believed! Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
A lot of people today won't believe that Jesus really rose from the grave because they haven't seen him with their own two eyes. Do you know what? It is true whether they believe it or not! You and I have never seen Jesus, we have to accept him by faith. The question is, will you believe it -- or not?
Dear Jesus, help us to accept by faith that you have risen from the grave and that you are alive. Help us to believe, because it is true, whether we believe it or not. Amen.
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Code found inside the Facebook Messenger app discovered by The Information reveals that the company is planning to allow users to pay for items through the app, bypassing credit card terminals at the store. Specifically, the app will allow customers to "pay in person" or "pay directly in Messenger when you pick up the item."
Facebook allegedly has a large team working on the project, which will eventually allow customers to buy items in retail stores, having the Facebook Messenger app authorize the credit card transaction.
It's unknown how the service will work, but Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in January that it's possible that his company could forge partnerships with the likes of Apple to enable a payments service, such as through in-app purchases. Facebook is interested in creating a system that makes it easy for users to interact with businesses, which would enable the social networking giant to potentially charge more money for ad space.
"We'll partner with everyone who does payments," Zuckerberg said. "We look at the stuff that Apple is doing with Apple Pay, for example, as a really neat innovation in the space that takes a lot of friction out of transactions as well."
Of course, if Facebook ultimately can't or won't broker a deal with Apple Pay, then its new service could become a competitor by default. The mobile payments space has been heating up with Android Pay and Samsung Pay vying for position, while surveys show that Apple Pay remains the most popular option.
Apple apparently plans to expand Apple Pay later this year with support for website integration through its Safari browser. With the expansion, Apple Pay would allow e-commerce partners to accept Apple Pay through the Web, making it easy to securely share credit card information and authorize a transaction for goods or services.


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(Redirected from Fellowship of the Ring)
Promotional Set
Back to Main Page Mines of Moria
Set Info
Decipher
Is Official
Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, mLOTRO, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
A card used to promote the release. Note the early differences compared to the finalized Gandalf culture template, such as the flat Twilight icon.
The reverse side. Note the early differences compared to the finalized Moria culture template, such as the switched Culture icon / background watermark and brighter / more saturated colors.
This was it. This was the set that kicked off The Lord of the Rings TCG. Released November 6th, 2001, one month before the theatrical release of the movie by the same name, The Fellowship of the Ring (commonly abbreviated as FOTR) laid down the groundwork for every set that followed it. This was the first "base set", and it started a pattern that would define the Movie block regular release schedule: for each movie, one base set to lay down the foundation followed by two expansions to fill in the gaps.
Themes and Mechanics[edit]
FOTR took most of its direction cues from the dramatic combat conflicts of the first movie. Elven and Gondor cards used many scenes from the prologue battle with Sauron, while Moria and Isengard were spearheaded by the likes of Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit (1R165) and Lurtz, Servant of Isengard (1R127) . Being a fresh new game, most strategies relied on simple interactions on one side or another, which worked well with the new player base.
Many of the core mechanics took cues from the story of FOTR, which persisted throughout the lifetime of the game even when later blocks did not line up with their inclusion quite so well. For instance, Sanctuaries being at site 3 and 6 lines up with Rivendell and Lothlorien; the Rule of 9 restricting the number of companions that can be played comes straight from the Fellowship's canonical size; and an emphasis on protecting the Ring-bearer, Frodo, at the expense of all other companions.
Because the cards were released a month before the movie itself did, New Line Cinema prevented Decipher from releasing images they considered "spoilers" until after the movie. As a result, FOTR included some "prophetic" cards that referenced other cards yet to be printed. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (1C349) was the only site 5 in the set, making it impossible to play without it, so you could imagine players' confusion as they looked down the spoiler sheet only to find that the Balrog was nowhere to be found! The first two versions of the Balrog were released in Mines of Moria four months later, but until then the site was a constant reminder of bigger and better things to come. Similarly, Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310) references Bill the Pony (3U106) , who was not released until Realms of the Elf-lords; and Gandalf's Cart (1U73) refers to Artifacts, which were not released until MOM and ROTEL.
Starter Decks[edit]
FOTR released with two standard starter decks, a pattern which would be followed by most following sets, and also included a Deluxe Starter Set. The Gandalf starter is a proto-Rainbow strategy paired with Moria, while Aragorn is a Ranger deck paired with Uruks. The two decks are not particularly well balanced, with the Gondor fellowship doing a much better job of surviving, due to the number of possessions which can be played on each companion, and the fact that the Moria deck suffers with only half of its usual combo, and interacting poorly with the starter-only discard shuffle rule. The Deluxe Starter Set pairs Hobbits with Nazgul.
Aragorn Starter Deck: Gondor / Isengard
Gandalf Starter Deck: Gandalf / Moria
Deluxe Starter Set: Shire / Ringwraith / Sauron
Cultures[edit]
As the premier set, this was the debut for each of the following cultures. All of the Free Peoples cultures would remain relevant throughout the game's lifetime, but each of the Shadow cultures would wax and wane at different times.
Free Peoples:
Dwarven
Gondor
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Sauron
Notable Cards[edit]
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell (1R40)
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men (1R49)
Legolas, Greenleaf (1R50)
Shoulder to Shoulder (1C59)
Servant of the Secret Fire (1R83)
Sleep, Caradhras (1C84)
Aragorn, Ranger of the North (1R89)
Aragorn's Bow (1R90)
No Stranger to the Shadows (1U108)
What Are They? (1C119)
Greed (1R125)
Savagery to Match Their Numbers (1R139)
Goblin Armory (1R173)
Goblin Runner (1U178)
Goblin Scavengers (1C179)
Goblin Scimitar (1C180)
Blade Tip (1U209)
Black Breath (1U207)
The Pale Blade (1R221)
Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul (1U231)
Hobbit Stealth (1C298)
Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311)
The Prancing Pony (1U324)
The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (1C349)
Official Decipher Sets
The Fellowship of the Ring • Mines of Moria • Realms of the Elf-lords
Towers Block
The Two Towers • Battle of Helm's Deep • Ents of Fangorn
King Block
The Return of the King • Siege of Gondor • Mount Doom
War of the Ring Block
Shadows • Black Rider • Bloodlines
Hunters Block
The Hunters • Rise of Saruman • Treachery & Deceit
Non-Block Sets
Reflections • Expanded Middle-earth • The Wraith Collection • Age's End
Unreleased Sets
The Great Eye • Shelob's Lair
Unofficial Fan Sets
Player's Council
Shadow of the Past (V1)
The Hobbit Draft Game
Main Deck • Shadow Packs • Supplementary Packs
mLOTRO
MLOTRO Promo Cards • MLOTRO Reflections II
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Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail debate mellower on far side of McClure Pass
A mountain biker rides the Raggeds Trail between the summit of McClure Pass and Erickson Springs campground. The stretch is envisioned as part of the proposed Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail.
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While a bitter debate is underway over the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail section in the Crystal River Valley, planning for a route on the other side of McClure Pass is inching ahead mostly with a shrug.
There has not been a lot of opposition to a trail from the summit of McClure Pass to Crested Butte, but there hasn't been overwhelming support, either, according to officials connected to the effort.
"There's not that much knowledge or enthusiasm over here," Dave Ochs, executive director of the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association, said recently.
The proposed route has the allure of getting riders off the Kebler Pass Road, a dusty and heavily traveled route, Ochs said. But the buzz kill is riding an existing section called The Raggeds Trail "backward" from Erickson Springs Campground to the McClure Pass summit. That would require a Herculean effort because of the steep slope.
"I'd say everybody over here is looking for more trails. They're looking to explore." Crested Butte Mayor Jim "Deli" Schmidt
On the other hand, the existing 18-mile route from McClure Pass to Erickson Springs on the Raggeds Trails is a challenging, exhilarating and extremely scenic route mostly on single-track trail.
As a point-to-point ride, Ochs doesn't see much demand for a trail between the McClure Pass summit and Crested Butte.
"It's a little bit of a trail to nowhere," Ochs said. "There's just not a ton of love for it."
But as an adventure trail, possibly camping out one night on Kebler Pass, it would be "awesome," he said.
Crested Butte Mayor Jim "Deli" Schmidt, attended a Pitkin County commissioners' meeting in Carbondale on Nov. 7 to voice support for the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail. He spoke after hearing numerous supporters and critics of the trail provide comments on the proposed Crystal Valley section of the route. Critics contend the route will be too disruptive to wildlife, particularly deer, elk and big horn sheep.
The U.S. Forest Service held an open house Oct. 30 in Crested Butte on the McClure Pass to Crested Butte trail and no opposition materialized regarding effects on wildlife, according to Schmidt.
"We haven't heard that at all," he said the day after the Carbondale meeting. "You obviously have some very passionate people (in the Crystal Valley) about that."
He said mountain biking enthusiasts have a history of working with the Crested Butte Land Trust to determine where trails are appropriate.
Like Ochs, Schmidt said there is limited appeal to the entire McClure Pass to Crested Butte section.
"Are there people clamoring for it? No," Schmidt said.
But the Kebler Pass Road corridor is essentially a pathway through two wilderness areas, so it provides a spectacular setting, he said. And a trail would quickly gain in popularity.
"I'd say everybody over here is looking for more trails," he said. "They're looking to explore."
Dale Will, acquisition and special projects director for Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, said the majority of riders and hikers wouldn't necessarily travel the entire length of the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail in one trip. Instead the trail would provide shorter opportunities.
"It creates an infinite number of options on shorter sections. Kebler Pass is a drop-dead gorgeous place," he said. "(Travelers) could use McClure Pass Road and Kebler Pass Road to do loops, too."
Ochs and Schmidt said the most immediate benefit of the McClure Pass to Crested Butte section of trail would be adding sections of single-track trail that get riders off Kebler Pass Road.
There's currently about 3.75 miles of single-track between the summit of Kebler Pass and Crested Butte. That route mostly parallels the road on what's known as the Kebler Pass Wagon Trail and Wagon Road. However, the eastern side of that route falls about 2 miles shy of the town of Crested Butte. An extension of the trail would have to use private property.
Biking enthusiasts in Crested Butte want to see that single-track also extended west so that existing backcountry routes such as the Dyke Trail could be linked to a route that keeps riders off Kebler Pass Road.
"If that was all single-track (along Kebler Pass) this town would go crazy," Ochs said.
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails helped with preliminary planning for about 45 miles of trail from McClure Pass to Crested Butte trail. In some ways it is simpler than planning the trail through the Crystal River Valley. Roughly half of the Crested Butte side already has existing single-track trails or backcountry roads through national forest. Also some of the proposed route was included in the Forest Service's 2010 Travel Management Plan so the federal review will be less onerous.
The Paonia Ranger District of the Gunnison National Forest is leading the review for the McClure to Crested Butte stretch. If the money can be found, the district is ready to add 2 miles of trail on the western end of Kebler Pass Wagon Road, according to information shared at the Oct. 30 open house.
On the Carbondale side, the commissioners will consider a second reading Dec. 19 for preliminary approval for the trail. If granted, the section from Redstone to the summit of McClure Pass will be submitted for review by the White River National Forest and Colorado Department of Transportation.