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Sometimes the kids can look like they're living in another world. While the day whirls around them, they're lost in their mobile phones – photographing, Tweeting, texting, emailing. Living life doesn't seem be enough; they have to record and share it, too. It raises the questions: "How widespread is this phenomenon" and "Should we be worried about it?"
The film director Sofia Coppola says it's gone too far and we're at risk of breeding a generation of brats who imagine they are movie stars. After the premiere of her latest picture, The Bling Ring, Coppola said that she conducted research by hanging out with teenagers in Los Angeles. Her conclusion was that young people live in a "scary" world of constant self-surveillance. "Everyone was texting, taking pictures, and I tried to put as much of that in the film as possible. It was almost sci-fi, this idea that living does not count unless you are documenting it." In other words, the "Me Me Me Generation" is ready for its close-up.
Given the subject matter of The Bling Ring, it's understandable why Coppola was so disturbed. It's based on a true story about a gang of Hollywood adolescents in the Noughties who allegedly stole millions of dollars from stars. They did it by tracing the celebrities' movements on stalker websites and then burgling their houses when they were out. The Bling Ring gang robbed socialite Paris Hilton five times and stole nearly $2 million in jewels before she noticed anything was amiss. They snorted coke off her furniture and one of the boys pranced about in her high heels as a kind of "victory dance".
Paris Hilton is herself the product of youthful reality TV culture. The heiress of a hotel fortune, she made her name as a model, party girl and star of a notorious celebrity sex tape – a career that climaxed in a role in the Fox reality show The Simple Life. Hilton was made famous by the very introspective, social media obsessed culture that horrified Sofia Coppola and, arguably, motivated those Hollywood burglars. The Bling Ring gang did not steal for money but as a bizarre act of homage to the celebrities that they adored. They wanted to wear their clothes and take their drugs: to go shopping in the wardrobes of the rich and famous. They were turning their lives into an episode of The Simple Life. One of the Bling Ring, Alexis Neiers, had filmed a pilot for a reality TV show when she was arrested for breaking into Orlando Bloom's house. After serving one month of a six-month sentence, she is back at large and planning to write a memoir. It won't surprise you that she also records her life on a blog and Tweets. And so the finger of blame points to social media.
It's interesting to note that teens don't Tweet nearly so much as they use Facebook and text. Adolescent Tweeters are twice as likely to be female as male, which confirms the suspicion that most Tweeting teens are simply online followers of Justin Bieber (he has 37.9 million). Studies of American teens show that 93 per cent of them enjoy access to the internet and roughly two-thirds go online once a day. Over 70 per cent are on a social network and 41 per cent of Facebook users say that they check their account obsessively. What are they looking at? Over 80 per cent are leaving comments on photos or updating their banal statuses (they're not debating macroeconomics or planning a bank heist, they're "liking" photos of cats). In all, the evidence suggests that teens are big users of the internet but not really into "content creation" – they don't have a large amount of original things to say or share. That's not surprising: they haven't even started living yet.
Is all of this unhealthy? For some, yes. In 2010, Dr Scott Frank, a physician and public health expert in Ohio, caused a stir when he released a study that showed excessive texting can lead to ill health. A teen who texts more than 120 times a day is more likely to drink, smoke or have sex – the kind of things the Bling Ring gang used to enjoy. Texting so much might suggest that the individual has become sucked into a social network that is unhealthily obsessive and compulsive. This can warp the personality. According to a University of Winnipeg study, people who text more than 100 times a day are 30 per cent less likely to say that being ethical is important to them than people who text less than 50 times a day. The conclusion: absorption in social media can turn youngsters into careless zombies. No wonder that the US National Institutes of Health found that people in their twenties are nearly three times more likely to exhibit narcissistic personality disorder than Americans over 65.
But there's a risk that in the rush to condemn our teens as an army of the living dead, we miss much that is good about social media interaction. For a start, they are only doing what the technology that their seniors invented allows them to do. And long before mobile phones, people had just as strong a passion for recording their lives – just not the materials with which to do it. That age-old need to record events is shown in Pliny's account of the eruption of Vesuvius or Pepys's notes on the Great Fire of London.
In the mid-20th century, mass telephone ownership expanded our power to discuss what was going on with each other and cheap cameras turned millions of people into journalists. My generation remembers, with a shudder, being forced to watch hundreds of slides of family holidays projected onto a big screen in the living room, like a home cinema. "This is Uncle Alf standing next to the Eiffel Tower. Here he is standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. And this is him standing behind the Eiffel Tower…" There is little difference between this and the posting of photos of Justin on Facebook.
Modern social media allows the sharing of events – and, arguably, that has enhanced them. Rather than just experiencing the Eiffel Tour – led by the nose by a guide – Twitter encourages us to think about how we feel about it and then formulate a pithy comment. Then, thanks to the internet, thousands of people across the world can share that experience and add their own perspective. Rather than turning teens into zombies, it's possible that it's expanding their opportunity and ability to analyse situations critically – to own an experience and, perhaps, actually experience it more deeply than they might otherwise have done. Facebook lets them curate photos of the trip; text lets them articulate how exciting it is.
Social media empowers us as individuals. For the lonely and awkward – and millions of teens fall into both categories – it's an opportunity to reach out and connect without actually having to meet in person. We read much about internet forums being a predators' playground but not nearly enough about how they've helped children build confidence and make friends. Of course, there will be resentment among adults that they're doing it on the bank of mum and dad (the phone bill for anyone texting over 120 times a day must be horrendous) but we mustn't dismiss the ability of social media to make being a teenager a little less painful.
Of course, it's unhealthy to think of a generation becoming lost in recording the adventure of their own lives and incapable of simply living it. When children are sitting in cinemas watching Coppola's The Bling Ring and texting the plot to their friends, we rightly worry that some of the poetry of life has been lost. But this is the price we pay for technological change, and as technology expands individual freedom so it will increase vanity and self-absorption. Those teens texting and giggling in the back row of the Odeon are the future, whether we feel "smiley face" about it or not.


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When I go to log in i get an "unknown name": msg Unknown.PNG - 94.53 KB File downloaded or viewed 29 time(s) Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:36 am Post subject: I have just realised that no other PCs on my network and reach the game/server ... we all get the same error msg. But ppl outside our network can ... Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:05 pm Post subject: Im still suffering .... err working on this - to the point I have clean installed the entire PC. But Im still getting errors ... like: connection status read as terminated I'll up load my INIs & a screen shot of my subgame2 hoping someone might still be visiting these forums here and try and help ... I have googled and read and tried so many suggestions - Im at a total loss. --------------------------------- //You can delete anything with the // infront, they are their to help you get the basics... Mine GO BOOM http://www.shanky.com/server/ //This is currently, at time of download, 1.34.14 subgame //http://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?t=2514 [Custom] ArenaMode=1 //1=Any player can create an own a new subarena //2=Only mods+ can own newly created subarenas //3=Smods+ own new subarenas //4=Sysops own new subarenas //5=New subarenas won't make new files, will just use spawn.cfg instead. If a .cfg is already created for subarena, will use that instead [Arena] ArenaMaxPlayers=200 ArenaDesiredPlayers=100 ArenaMinimumPlayers=25 SpawnKeepScores=1 MaxArenas=2000 MaxArenasMemory=64000 [Comms] MaxQueueToLogin=16 PacketHistoryMax=2000 IncomingBufferSize=131072 OutgoingBufferSize=131072 EncryptMode=1 UnreliableBufferSize=128 TransportBufferSize=160 FlushTime=10 BandwithIdleTime=21600 SelectTime=10 [Misc] DisableShareware=0 RegisterKickShareware=0 MaxSharewarePlayers=-1 MaxPlayers=200 MaxSharewareTime=90000000 DisableSharewareNames=0 DisableSharewareShips=0 DisableSharewareScores=0 MenuKickOutDelay=12000 NoAntiInSafe=0 //If 1, then if in a safty, SS will ignore that player's anti LockFreqs=0 //If 1, then *lock doesn't allow freq change PositionDataAccess=2 //if 0, sysops see player stats in spec. If 1, smods/sysops can. If 2, then mod/smods/sysops can AlertCommand=cheater //so ?cheater {text} will send to online mods AllowPubScorereset=0 AllowPvtScorereset=0 //If 1, ?scorereset will reset player's score TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius=8 //If non-0, then all non-neutral droped flags X tiles away from ship. More info in FAQ at Server Help Site ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod=0 //If non-0, than if someone does X amount of shipchanges that is in the .cfg in this amount of time (in milliseconds), then kicks them off CheckWeapons=1 //Leave this set to 1, so it detects more of different type of cheats.. will kick them out if in .cfg the [Security] SecurityKickoff is 1 CheckFastBombing=0 //More info on website FastBombingThreshold=30 //More info on website ForceObsceneCheck=0 //0 = normal, 1 = everyone has obscene checking on NoFlagRewardLimit=0 //If set non-zero reward multiplier limit is removed in FlagRewardMode 1. Multiplier is (maximumAllowedPerTeam / numberOfTeamMembers), if NoFlagRewardLimit is set 0 multiplier is limited by 2. LogPoints=0 PointUpdateDiff=500 JackpotBroadcastPoints=0 ServerLog=1 KeepAliveDelay=500 DefaultLevelFile=_bzw.lvl //Change to your map file name Port=7000 //Make it something round, like 1000, 2000, etc. Change this if you are running more than one zone off same billing AllowVIEClients=1 //If you wish to restrict your zone to continuum only, set to 0. If you want everyone to play, set to 1 StaffChat= //Divide staff chat channels by commas. Only mods+ can join these local chats. ForceContinuumOnly=0 //If set to 1, will only let continuum users enter zone ServerIP=184.108.40.206 //Set to the server's IP #. This is used for *einfo's proxy detection AllowPrerelease=1 //Set to 1, people with newer continuum can enter. Set to 0, only current client will be allowed in [CPU] LoopDelay=0 ProcessMaxTime=4 SleepPerIteration=0 SlowIterationWarningLevel=100 SleepTime=0 [Permission] AllowBadMachineId=1 AllowLowBandwidth=1 MinimumSecondsToLogin=0 PermissionMaxPoints=0 PermissionMode=0 AutoPermissionPoints=0 AutoPermissionIDList=0 AutoPermissionMessage=Congratulations [Password] SysopPassword=1234 EnergyPassword=1234 ModeratorPassword=1234 SuperModeratorPassword=1234 VIPPassword=1234 //Change all to what you want [Billing] LogMessages=0 IP=localhost Password=1234 //What is the billing pw in the subbill.ini ServerName=TJs //Zone name Port=185 ServerId=7000 //Make the same as in [Misc] Port= GroupId=1 ScoreId=7000 //Make the same as in [Misc] Port= ReconnectTime=12000 AttemptTime=6400 [Advertise] SendMode=0 DisplayMode=0 Duration=6000 [Validation] CheckMod=1 CheckSMod=1 CheckSysop=1 LogPubCommands=* LogPvtCommands=* DisablePubCommands= DisablePvtCommands= //Help at http://www.shanky.com/server/ in FAQ section for Subgame2 [Directory] IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com Description=welcome to TJs Test //What you want to have for the description of zone NamePassword=1234 //Pick anything you want Port=4991 --------------------------------- [Misc] AllowNewUsers=1 SysopPassword=1234 //Change to Billing Sysop Password, usless anyways.. BillingPassword=1234 //Change this to whatever you want, also match it with the server.ini [Billing] section too MaxQueueForLogin=50 LowPriority=0 KickOutDelay=24000 Port=185 ss.PNG - 306.56 KB File downloaded or viewed 18 time(s) Back to top CheeseWow Cheese is so helpful! Joined: Mar 18 2007Posts: 1017Offline Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:53 pm Post subject: try these http://wiki.minegoboom.com/index.php/Server_Troubleshooting also people outside your lan can use the public ip address as currently, and people inside can manually add the interior ip/port_________________SSC Distension Owner SSCU Trench Wars Developer Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:59 pm Post subject: Thanks for the reply Cheese .. I have tried all the suggestions on that wiki .. obviously I have something wrong though ... here is a screen shot of my latest error msg ... Connection status read as terminated: ss.PNG - 295.54 KB File downloaded or viewed 27 time(s) Back to top CheeseWow Cheese is so helpful! Joined: Mar 18 2007Posts: 1017Offline Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:26 pm Post subject: try setting misc:serverip=localhost also check this Zonnza wrote: I found out what was wrong, i was missing the folder "Version1" in my server file. Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:44 am Post subject: Yep tried both those options ...... Back to top CheeseWow Cheese is so helpful! Joined: Mar 18 2007Posts: 1017Offline Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:13 pm Post subject: what is the name and version of the zone and billing server you are using Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 6:37 pm Post subject: Thanks again Cheese - I really have spent hours reading and trying so many posts / suggestion and configure options - I am really at a loss / stuck. Im running: subspace billing server v0.23 subgame server v1.34 Zone / Map the newbie one thats in the d/l: _bzw.lvl Continuum040 setup game A friend had it up and running on his pc - he could enter the zone, I could join him in game / zone. We then copied the files to my pc - change the IPs ports ect and made sue I had open ports here ... I can run the server and he can enter from his house but no PC here on my network can enter. I have set up the version1 Dir I have added in a renamed copy of the .exe renamed to subspace .... Back to top CheeseWow Cheese is so helpful! Joined: Mar 18 2007Posts: 1017Offline Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:12 pm Post subject: it might be a forwarding ports error in your router somehow Back to top PixNewbie Joined: Jul 01 2014Posts: 12Offline Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:35 pm Post subject: I deleted and reinstalled all new files ... but this time I installed Catid-subbill.zip and its finally working ...... 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On VIew: November 6, 2006 - February 26 2007
Artist's Reception: November 15, 2006 5:30-7:30 pm
Deidre Scherer's Surrounded by Family and Friends explores family and mortality though her six life-sized fabric and thread works, which depict intergenerational and non-traditional families from culturally diverse groups. According to Scherer, "We die within our relationships, complex and rich. These ties include parents, children, partners, siblings, and friends, both human and animal." Scherer creates her full-scaled panels from life, working through several hospice organizations to witness, draw, and photograph family groups who are caring for a dying person.
Surrounded By Family and Friends evolved from a series of nine fabric and thread works, The Last Year, in which Scherer chronicles the final months in an elderly woman's life. Scherer notes, "Families and friends who support a loved one at the end of life witness the most powerful of life's events. These are images of death that present dying as a natural part of life and that start a cultural dialogue and deeper reflection."
The series includes: Open Window, At Night, Child, In Her Room, Three Men, and Bigger than Each Other. Her drawings for the show include: Study for At Night, Study #2 for At Night, Couple in Springfield, and Study of Couple.
Educated as a painter at the Rhode Island School of Design during the mid sixties, Deidre Scherer worked in oils, charcoal, and pencil before turning to fabric and thread. She developed a distinctive narrative approach in the medium of fabric and thread, using scissors and sewing machine as drawing tools and capturing the contours with multiple lines of
colored threads, both blending and highlighting, to create a startling realism. While creating a portrait series of elders in her community, Scherer addressed issues on aging and mortality, and she pioneered the figurative potential of her medium.
Since the early 1980's, Scherer's work has appeared in more than 150 individual and group shows, including solo exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland; the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York; the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, Massachusetts; the Dennis Woodman Gallery in London, England; and the Maltwood Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. In 1994 Scherer received a Fellowship from the Vermont Arts Council, and in 1998 C & T Publishing released her book, Deidre Scherer: Work in Fabric and Thread. In January 2000 she was awarded a Fine Arts Fellowship from the Open Society Institute's Project on Death in America.
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2011: Played 16 games making 14 starts…Finished fifth on the team with 30 points...Her 15 goals and 15 assists rank sixth and third on the team, respectively…Recorded 11 ground balls and nine draw controls.
2010: Played in and started 13 games...Tied for third on the squad with 24 goals...Fourth on the team with 33 points, including nine assists...Controlled six draws and picked up 14 ground balls...Had a team-high .854 shots on goal percentage.
2009: Was third on the team in goals scored with 16...Also tied for third in total points, recording 17...Added one assist, four free-position goals and 19 ground balls during freshman season...Also participates in soccer at CCSU.
Before Central:
Lacrosse: Captain at Newington in 2008...Played four years and was named all-conference during junior and senior seasons...Second Team All-State in 2007 and First Team selection in 2008...Played in the Connecticut Senior All-Star Game...Scored 63 goals and 17 assists during senior campaign.
Soccer: Twice named All-Conference...Earned her team's Coaches Award twice...Captain.


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Last weekend, we noted that the nephew of West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen had verbally committed to Memphis.
Likewise, a 2014 quarterback recruit with a familiar last name has made his college choice as well, though all things considered, this is a tad bit bigger.
Keller Chryst, a four-star signal caller (Rivals.com) in the class of 2014, gave his verbal commitment to Stanford earlier this week, his mother confirmed to multiple media outlets on Friday. Chryst was also highly interested in Alabama, Pitt and USC. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Chryst is rated as the second-best pro-style quarterback and 31st overall player in the country. Should those current rankings remain the same, Chryst would be the highest-ranked quarterback the Cardinal have signed since Trent Edwards, according to Rivals.
His father, Geep Chryst, is the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers, and Pitt coach Paul Chryst is Keller's uncle. Suffice to say the kid has some decent bloodlines.
Whether that translates into a successful college career remains to be seen, but there's a lot of excitement around Chryst and his verbal, should it turn into a signature in February, 2014, is a good get for the Cardinal.


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Remote Desktop load balancing without NLB.
Posteado por albertfr on 7th enero 2012
Today we will explain how to do a load balancing terminal server without NLB product. Only using Round Robin DNS, some scripts and 1 GPO in Active Directory.
The system is composed by the following elements:
Terminal Servers (A) and (B) are Windows Server 2008 R2 with the following characteristics:
It has in the same LAN to avoid client-server latency over WAN.
Uses Thinprint Application Server Engine 8.6 to compress spooler traffic between terminal server and client. It's perfect to print using WAN environment.
Both Terminal Servers can do load balancing and failover.
Uses Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
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Flamin' Hot Cheetos Restaurant Coming To LA And The Menu Is Bonkers
By Dave Basner
September 14, 2018
Flamin' Hot Cheetos are a favorite snack food among Americans, and now there will be a restaurant devoted to crunchy, spicy treat. Much like the Cheetos pop-up that came to New York last year, the eatery, called The Flamin' Hot Spot, will only be around for three days and just in Los Angeles. Roy Choi, the famed chef who created the Kogi BBQ food truck, is behind it and has developed a menu full of delicious entrees, appetizers and desserts that all incorporate the Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Among the menu items are soon-to-be classics like the Cheddar Jalapeño Cheeto-crusted Ribeye Steak, the Xxtra Flamin' Hot Rice Bowl with either chicken or broccoli, Flamin' Hot Chipotle Ranch Wings, the Hot Cheetos Burrito, Chester Cheetah's Cheetos Churros and the Cheetos Sweetos Hot Cakes. They even offer a Hot Chocolate Shake. Dishes cost anywhere from $11 to $35.
Roy said of his new endeavor:
"I have a fun side and a serious side. This is the fun me. I've wanted to pair Kogi and Chego items with Flamin' Hot Cheetos for as long as I can remember, and now all of those late nights, road trips and the Cheetos dishes I have imagined can come true. I know the fans have thought about putting Hot Cheetos in a Kogi burrito — well, so have I and here it is and more!"
The restaurant opens on Tuesday and is around until Thursday. Reservations were required but they filled up in minutes so there is now a waitlist. You can add your name to it here.
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M.D. Anderson team targets drug-resistant bacteria
It's a medical nightmare: going into the hospital for a routine procedure and ending up with a nasty infection.
Such infections are often caused by so-called Gram-negative bacteria, and pose an increasing threat to health care because they are becoming more resistant to antibiotics.
The rising tide of drug-resistant bacteria has pushed scientists to look beyond their primary tool, antibiotics, whose discovery before World War II dramatically improved the safety of surgery and wound care.
Now a pair of cancer researchers believe they have found a new class of weapons, a corkscrew-like peptide, that might take down many of these infectious bacteria.
A peptide is a short chain of organic molecules - the building blocks of life - that is basically a smaller version of a protein, which perform a vast array of jobs in the human cell.
A husband-and-wife research team at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have engineered a particular peptide such that it can shred its way through the outer layer of Gram-negative bacteria.
Gram-negative bacteria have been known to cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections and meningitis in health care settings.
"We need to find new solutions," said Dr. Wadih Arap, a medical researcher who designed the new peptide along with his wife, Renata Pasqualini. "We are getting into an era when you see people who get cut while shaving and then they die."
Switching 'hands'
For some time, scientists have known that certain kinds of peptides are effective at penetrating the protective membranes of Gram-negative bacteria that shield them from other medical interventions.
When such peptides are injected into the body, however, its defense systems recognize them as invaders and wipe them out before they can reach the Gram-negative bacteria.
So the challenge Arap and Pasqualini faced was this: Is there a way to engineer a peptide that could bypass the body's defense systems and home in on Gram-negative bacteria?
The trick, it turns out, was changing the "handedness" of the corkscrew peptide. The one they were working with was composed of L-amino acids, or left-handed ones. As an experiment they synthesized a similar peptide, but with right-handed amino acids. The result: It was durable inside the human body.
Then they tested it out and the peptide worked marvelously, killing a variety of Gram-negative bacteria strains including E. coli and multiple drug-resistant varieties. They also found that, in laboratory experiments, it did not seem to have a negative effect on other kinds of cells than those they were targeting.
Great potential
The next step, Arap said, is to test further for possible side effects in animal studies of the peptide.
He and Pasqualini also plan to combine the peptide with other drugs that would steer the peptide through the body's bloodstream so that it's targeted specifically to Gram-negative bacteria.
A Rice University biological physicist familiar with the approach, Jose Onuchic, said it has a great potential to fill an unmet need, especially if the M.D. Anderson researchers can devise a clever targeting system.
"We are very interested in combining drugs so that we can be more focused in targeting," he said. "As a research community, we are at the beginning of the journey of understanding how to combine or chaining drugs together to be more specific. Not all bacteria are evil, so the idea of having drugs to kill only what you want is a very, very important thing."


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Controlling Film Thickness
Q. We are facing problems with uneven film thickness when we apply powder coating to our parts. How can we control the thickness of the film?— V.S.
A. Film-build control is related to all of the variables of application and requires some understanding of the adjustments that affect the spray operation.
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The starting point is earth ground. You must be certain that the parts have a good path to earth ground with no appreciable resistance. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that the resistance should be less than 1 megohm for fire protection, and the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) agrees with this recommendation for efficient application. Actually, resistance should be zero for the best possible results.
Poor earth ground will cause inconsistent film build and light coating in critical areas. Clean hooks and hanger points are critical. The part has to make metal to metal contact from the part to the hook and all the way to the ground source. Part geometry is also a factor. More complex shapes will impact the electrostatic behavior of the powder and apply heavier film in areas that have lower resistance. Deeper cavities or bends are harder to cover due to Faraday cage effect. Faraday is a reference to electrical resistance in recesses. A key to success in Faraday areas is limiting the micro-amperage. The micro-amps will increase when the gun is moved closer to the target. Excess micro-amps will cause the resistance to increase and contribute to inconsistent film build. The powder will build heaviest where the resistance is low and lower where resistance is high. Keep the current low (10 to 25 µA) to help offset the natural resistance in the Faraday areas.
Gun flow rate is another major factor. You need to control the powder flow rate to an even pattern with a reasonable amount of powder and low velocity. Higher velocity or high powder volume will make it hard to apply and control film build. Low powder output with high velocity is the worst possible situation. Gun-to-target distance is another factor. When you are too close to the part, you will produce heavier films with more orange peel. If you are too far away, you may have light coat. Normal distance for automatic guns is 8 to 12 inches and normal distance for manual guns is 4 to 8 inches. Manual guns may be moved closer to reach inside of cavities, but it is critical to avoid excess current draw when the guns is moved in and avoid extended dwell time in one location.
Training is a critical factor, especially for manual application. Good technical training will have a profound impact on manual application and film build control. An outside source can provide insights on gun settings, patterns and spray technique. Bring in a professional trainer or send your operators to a training program so they can optimize the gun settings.
Make sure you have ground, set up a good flow rate, maintain a reasonable distance away from the part and keep your gun in good repair. For further information on control of film build, search pfonline.com for additional articles. Consider purchasing the PCI's handbook at powdercoating.org or the Chemical Coaters Association International's powder coating manual at ccaiweb.com. You should also seek some training if you can. PCI offers regular workshops on application and spray control, and you can find information about these workshops on the calendar at the PCI website.
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Sweet on Texas
Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to a Texas favorite, Tres Leches Cake. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of sweetened condensed milk. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make Magic Chocolate Flan Cake.


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- 2 Plot Overview
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- 4 Weapons and Abilities
- 5 Trivia
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Character Outline
Ryohei Sasagawa (笹川 了平, Sasagawa Ryōhei) is Kyoko Sasagawa's older brother who is obsessed with boxing. His motto is to live "to the extreme!", which he applies to everything he does. As such, he prefers to fight his opponents head on, seeing any disadvantage as a chance to improve his fighting skills. He even barged into a zoo, expecting to fight a bear, but ended up fighting a lion instead. Every time he sees Tsuna and his friends doing something strange, he gets riled up and wants to be a part of it. Due to Ryohei's enthusiasm, he often rushes into things without fully evaluating the situation, which often results in his injury. He also has a short memory and forgets many important details, something his future-self overcame by writing memos. Ryohei is always hiding the truth of his actions -the actions relating to the Mafia- from Kyoko, due to an incident that had happened while they were in primary school. Some high school students who did not like Ryohei used Kyoko to lure him into a trap. In his attempt to rescue her, he suffered severe injuries, which resulted in the scar on his left temple. Kyoko still feels responsible for this incident, though she accepts that he needs to fight. He is deeply concerned for Kyoko's safety, so he covers up his actual life-or-death battles with the cover story of "Sumo matches". He is known to have great boxing skills in the Vongola Famiglia.
He is muscular and has white hair, grey eyes and tanned skin.
Plot Overview
Daily Life Arc
Ryohei was first introduced when Tsunayoshi Sawada accidently pulled him to school while in Dying Will Mode. Ryohei was instantly inspired by Tsuna's spirit and urged him to join the boxing club. They later fought at the boxing club where they were both shot with the Dying Will Bullet. However it had no effect on Ryohei as he always lives his life to the limit. All his future appearances in this arc was to make Tsuna join the boxing club.
Kokuyo Arc
Ryohei was targeted by the Kokuyo gang due to his status as Namimori Middle School's fifth strongest. He was badly injured by Ken and lost five teeth, resulting in him being hospitalized. He later lied to his sister Kyoko as to how he received his wounds. Later, during the fight with Mukuro Rokudo, Ryohei was one of the people Tsuna saw while under the effect of the Criticism Shot.
Varia Arc
A month later Ryohei was chosen as the Guardian of the Sun and was given a half Vongola Ring. In order to prepare for the Varia's oncoming arrival, Colonnello became Ryohei's home tutor, and the two departed to a mountainous region. It is during this time that Ryohei trained by relaxing his body as opposed to exerting himself. Colonello also shot Ryohei with a special bullet that risked death but ultimately allowed him to unleash a mighty blow called Maximum Cannon. Later in the week Ryohei, Yamamoto and Gokudera, defended Lambo from Levi's Lightning Squad.
Before the battle Tsuna worried about Kyoko's reaction to her brother fighting, however after telling him about how he got his scar, Ryohei made him promise to keep it a secret from her. Later Ryohei became the first to fight, in the Sun Ring Battle against the Varia martial arts expert Lussuria. Ryohei who was immediately disadvantaged due to overhead floodlights in the Sun Arena, preventing him from seeing (Lussuria already had sunglasses), then had both fists broken after punching Lussuria's Metal Knee. However, once Kyoko arrived, Ryohei gained enough motivation to smash Lussuria's metal knee as well as his leg, ending his use of Muay Thai. Gola Mosca (after assuming his loss) then shot Lussuria leaving Ryohei the victor. During the Sky Ring Battle after being cured by Gokudera, Ryohei gave Lussuria the antidote despite being his opponent. He later saved Yamamoto, Chrome Dokuro and Gokudera from Mammon's illusion by destroying the entire gym with his Maximum Cannon. Later the Vongola Guardians forced the remaining Varia to surrender.
Future Arc
In the Future, Ryohei had gone to work with the Varia in Italy. When he returned, he found Chrome after her fight with Glo Xinia at Kokuyo Healthy Land and brought her to the Vongola Hideout. He also brought along information concerning the plan to attack the Millefiore Family's Base (as well as presents for the children).
He later joined the others during the Melone Base invasion. The group were eventually discovered by Vice Captain Ginger Bread who claimed to be responsible for Colonello's death. Though greatly angered by this, Ryohei allowed Lal Mirch to fight. However he was revealed to be a puppet and the base was alerted. The group later found the Black Spell member Nigella as he was finished off by White Spell Baishana. Ryohei (angered at Baishana's disloyalty) crushed him with his own Tsuchinoko Box Weapon. Soon after the Melone Base was activated, Ryohei and Gokudera were separated from the others and encountered Gamma. Ryohei, who had tied Gokudera up in order to prevent him rushing into the fight, was knocked unconscious during his battle with Gamma. However, thanks to Kangaryu's activation ability, Gokudera's Box Weapon grew up, giving him the upper hand in the coming fight. Later, Ryohei was switched to his Past self in order to unite the Vongola Rings, creating a momentary force field around those present. Then (along with the other Guardians) Ryohei received a Vongola Box Weapon from his future self and had the situation explained to him.
Arcobaleno Trials Arc
When returning to the past for the Arcobaleno Trials, Ryohei was chosen, along with Tsuna and Yamamoto, to take part in Mammon's Test of Adaptability. Under the belief that Kyoko was being held hostage, the trio were forced to solve a series of riddles as well as fight a number of Box Weapons. On the way Ryohei blindfolded himself, as he could find his way through the illusions based on his training route. After discovering that Kyoko was safe, they swiftly defeated Mammon and passed his trial. Later Ryohei and the other Guardians were assembled for Reborn's Trial of Leadership and were easily beaten by him. Shortly after, the Guardians joined forces with the other Arcobaleno, to defeat Verde and his army.
Choice Arc
Upon returning to the future, Ryohei was taught by Gokudera how to use the Rings and Box Weapons. He was adamant about keeping Kyoko in the dark about the Mafia, but upon learning that her attendance to Choice was mandatory, he forgave Tsuna after a single punch. After the Vongola lost the Choice battle, Ryohei healed Shoichi who had been fatally wounded in the fight.
Inheritance Succession Arc
After being sent back to the past for the Inheritance Succession, Reborn became Ryohei's tutor and they began training in order to release the pent up energy brought about by Ryohei's impatience.
During Kyoya Hibari's trial, Ryohei was adamant about convincing him to participate and followed him to the school roof. However, they were interrupted by Hibari's trainer, Skull, in his airship who, frustrated by Hibari's lack of interest, began to attack. During the battle Ryohei helped Hibari protect the school resulting in Hibari taking his trial in order to repay Ryohei, however First Sun Guardian (Knuckle) appeared from the Sun ring and announced that Ryohei had already passed his test due to standing against adversity without fear and convincing Hibari to participate. The First Cloud Guardian (Alaude) also appeared, stating that Hibari had also fulfilled his duty. Later, due to their involvement with the Mafia, Kyoko and the girls were trapped by the First Generation Mist Guardian (Daemon Spade) at Healthy Land. Ryohei and Lambo were separated from the others while attempting a rescue and were forced to fight doppelgangers of themselves. The illusion was then torn apart by Hibari's rampage.
Future Final Battle Arc
Ryohei was later hurt while trying to save Yuni from the Six Funeral Wreaths. Despite this he flew up with Reborn in order to backup Tsuna leading to the Funeral Wreath's retreat. That night Ryohei agreed to protect Lambo in the coming battle. The next day the two of them along with Basil, Tazaru, and Nosaru encounted Kikyo at the lake. Ryohei then undid the light hypnosis on Lambo causing him to destroy Kikyo's army of Velociraptor di Nuvola with his Vongola Box. After Kikyo opened his Carnage Box, Ryohei asked the others to sit back while he fought. By activating his Cambio Forma, Ryohei was able to catch Kikyo of guard but due to his previous injuries, he was unable to defeat him. He then appeared to be defeated by Kikyo but was revealed to be an illusion created by Mukuro. Later during an all out battle between the Vongola and the Six Funeral Wreaths, Ghost suddenly appeared and Ryohei tried to combine an attack with Gokudera and Basil. However the attack passed straight through him and Ryohei (along with everyone else present) had his Dying Will Flames drained. The Vongola eventually defeated Byakuran and returned to the past.
Inheritance Ceremony Arc
After returning to the past, Ryohei soon got into a fight with Koyo Aoba, one of the transfer students from Simon Middle School. After the Simon revealed themselves to be an allying mafia family Ryohei was grouped with Koyo in order to protect Tsuna. When no assassins arrived, Reborn made them compete with a set of puzzles on a plate made of extra hard ceramic which were too difficult for either of them. Reborn stated that the competition would have to be postponed if the puzzles were to break.
Therefore, Koyo held the plate, while Ryohei broke it by using Maximum Cannon, which Koya was capable of receiving. Later Ryohei was the first to find Yamamoto after the attack and called the ambulance and started to heal him. However he noted that the wounds were too deep. During the Inheritance Ceremony, the Simon betrayed the Vongola and Ryohei (along with the other Guardian's) was defeated by Enma Kozato and his Ring was broken. However Talbot then appeared and repaired the Vongola Rings by combining them with the Vongola Box Rings. With Ryohei's resolve, his ring turned into Vongola Gear. Ryohei later joined Tsuna, Gokudera and Lambo as they invaded the Holy Land of the Simon. While traveling they were attacked by Koyo to whom Ryohei demanded a one on one boxing match, in a ring of Koyo's barbed Forest Flames.
However, so much as placing a knee on the ground would result in a loss of their pride as boxers. Koyo then used his Flame to restrict Ryohei's movements and beat him from all angles but by using his Vongola Gear Ryohei was able to turn the damage he had received into his own power. However in the process Koyo's blacked out glasses were removed allowing him to use his eye sight to its full potential, though Ryohei was able to figure out Koyo's weakness and strike a critical blow. Despite his injuries Koyo was still standing and the two squared off in a match of endurance. After having each of his Killer Points destroyed by Koyo, Ryohei delivered a devastating attack at full power that cleared the forest. However the two remained standing, each refusing to admit defeat and after crossing fist's once more, both collapsed at the same time. The Vindice then arrive and imprisoned Ryohei and Koyo as they had both lost their pride. With his last words before vanishing into the portal, Ryohei encouraged Tsuna to find his own pride and to stick by it no matter what. After Daemon's defeat, he is set free, along with the Simon. Later, he is seen at school caught in Adelheid's nets with Koyo and Julie, for breaking school property in a spar with the former.
The Curse of the Rainbow Arc
Ryohei appears with Tsuna at Chrome's welcoming party after Chrome was kicked out of Kokuyo Land and transferred to Namimori Middle. In the mimicking competition, he mimicked I-Pin and Reborn, but was kicked off by Reborn, who told him to "get lost to the extreme!" while doing so. Later, on the first day of the Representative Battle of the Rainbow, Ryohei happily heads to school with Tsuna. However, when the battle suddenly starts, he, Yamamoto, and Gokudera group up and try to find Tsuna. When an explosion occurs because of Tsuna being punched through the ceiling by Iemitsu (though they don't know the cause), they run towards the explosion; however, they are barred by Hibari and Fon, the former appearing to be Fon's representative, who states that he would bite all three of them to death. Ryohei activated his Vongola Gear, but his watch was easily broken by Hibari before they could even start the fight, eliminating him from the battle. They later discussed the result of the battle and their next plan for the next day battle.
A day before the final battle against Team Bermuda, he, along with the other people Tsuna has summoned, gathered in Tsuna's house to arrange plan to defeat Team Bermuda together. He and Fon were pointed as medical squad for the Allied Team, healing Basil's injuries after defeated by Small Gia and Big Pino, and later watched the rest of the team members fighting Bermuda and Jager. After Tsuna defeated Bermuda, Ryohei and the others provided enough flames for the Pacifier Jars created by Talbot, so there won't be anymore Arcobaleno. Not long afterwards, he visited the hospital along with Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Reborn, and the girls to check up on Dino and Basil.
In the final chapter, he is last seen with Gokudera, Yamamoto, Chrome, Lambo, Kyoko, Haru and I-Pin in front of Tsuna's house, waiting for Tsuna as they are invited by Reborn to celebrate Tsuna's tutelage to become Neo Vongola Primo.
Kyoko Sasagawa
Ryohei is highly protective of his little sister who is often his prime motivation during his mafia fights. He was also determined to keep this side of his life a secret from Kyoko (usually by pretending the fights are sumo matches). Likewise Kyoko is also highly worried for her brother's safety and becomes frustrated whenever he fights. This was brought about due to the incident when they were children. Despite this she accepts his need to fight and supports him in his boxing.
Tsunayoshi Sawada
Ryohei became impressed with Tsuna's strength in Dying Will Mode and as such tries to recruit him to his Boxing Club. Tsuna who is often scared of Ryohei's enthusiasm nonetheless treats him like a brother (calling him "Big Brother" like Kyoko). As a result of his feelings for Kyoko, Tsuna is often worried that Ryohei will get hurt in fights and tries to talk him out of them. After Tsuna revealed the truth about the Mafia to Kyoko, Ryohei struck him in rage. However Ryohei understood Tsuna's feelings and continues to respect him.
Colonnello became Ryohei's tutor during the Varia arc. Colonnello soon saw Ryohei's potential and claimed he would become stronger than the other Guardians. They both share extreme attitudes which helped strengthen their bond and after training with Colonnello, Ryohei has also become more reserved (though still maintains a level of enthusiasm). In the Future, Ryohei continued to look up to Colonnello and was greatly saddened by his death, though he remained mostly calm about it.
Kyoya Hibari
Ryohei respects Hibari's power and wants him to involve himself with the rest of the family just like when he tried to drag Hibari into circle group at Vongola Ring Battle. Hibari's lone and quiet nature often clashes with Ryohei's persistent and loud one, which causes many arguments even if it is only for the smallest problem. However, Ryohei is one of a few people who are able to convince Hibari on something even though much less. Hibari also respects Ryohei enough not to interrupt his fights. Ryohei is probably the closest Guardian to Hibari and the only one to make so much efforts to befriend him despite the latter's constant refusal through force. In the Future, little has changed between them as Ryohei is still frustrated with Hibari's lack of cooperation and Hibari still ignores him but will always accept whenever Ryohei challenge him, though he sometimes invites Hibari to a drink, which is always refused, much to his disappointment but this still doesn't stir his effort to befriend him, showing that he hasn't given up to make Hibari more sociable.
Hayato Gokudera and Takeshi Yamamoto
As sporting fanatics, Ryohei and Yamamoto have great respect for one another (Yamamoto even referring to Ryohei as Senpai). Like with Yamamoto, Gokudera has an unnecessary rivalry with Ryohei and as he is easy to frustrate this often leads to pointless arguments where they are eventually separated by Yamamoto. The future Ryohei also admitted to Gokudera that they share a hot temper and need to learn to keep their cool. They often call each other different names, Gokudera calls Ryohei Lawn-head or Turf-top, while Ryohei calls him Octopus-head. Despite this, Ryohei works well with both of them and all three support each other in their fights.
Koyo Aoba
Ryohei developed a friendly but competitive rivalry with Koyo soon after their first meeting. They actually have many similarities, such as their love of boxing and hatred of studying, though neither wants to be compared with the other. Both are short-tempered and easily get into a fight with their fist, which is the only thing they agree on with each other. Despite this, they respect each other when they broke the test plate, but refused to show it. Ryohei was greatly shocked when Koyo revealed that his hatred for the Vongola came before his love of boxing but agreed to fight him nonetheless. Only after proving that they were of equal strength in battle, did they seem to finally accept each other. After the misunderstanding between the two families has been solved, both of them reconciled and much on friendly terms than before.
Weapons and Abilities
Ryohei is an excellent boxer who possesses great strength. His boxing training resulted in his proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, and ability to take and give a huge amount of physical punishment. Even the Dying Will Bullet, which increases a person's strength by removing the body's limiters, has no effect on him since he always lives "to the extreme". He has also perfected Lussuria's footwork allowing him to leave several after images to confuse opponents.
- Boxing: Ryohei uses boxing techniques to perform his other techniques.
- Extreme Straight: A simple punch which Ryohei dubbed as a technique. Called Extreme Right Straight in the anime.
- Extreme Rush: Ryohei punches a single target multiple times in rapid succession.
- Extreme Corkscrew Punch: Ryohei punches a target in such a manner that the area punched is distorted, as if it was corkscrewed.
- Maximum Cannon: During Ryohei's training, Colonnello shot him with a spiritually condensed bullet that risked death. By surviving Ryohei's potential was unlocked, enabling him to unleash a blow strong enough to destroy buildings.
- Maximum Ingram: While using Lussuria's footwork the number of blows dealt with a regular Maximum Cannon are multiplied.
- Maximum Combination: A high speed range of punches using both arms. While it is not as strong as other attacks, it is almost impossible to dodge.
- Sunshine Counter: It uses the damage previously taken and fires it in a blast of sun flames. The more damage taken before it is used, the more damage it deals. Once release, it takes the form of a burning sun, with solar flares coming out of it, and then it shoots in a direct blast that destroys anything it touches.
- Sunshine Uppercut: A powerful uppercut that can be powered up when more damage is taken prior to usage. Similar to Sunshine Counter, it creates the sun like figure and releases the blast, this time, raising instead
- Vongola Sun Ring: Won during the Sun Ring Battle. As part of the Tri-Ni-Set it is classed as S-rank. Ryohei is capable of releasing Sun Dying Will Flames from his Ring and use its Activation ability to speed up the natural healing process. Even though the Sun Flame is traditionally used for healing Ryohei has been shown to release them in massive amounts that overpower enemies. The Vongola Rings were later granted their true forms by the Vongola Primo; however, they were later broken by the Simon Famiglia.
- Kangaryuu (Version Vongola Box) : Ryohei's Box Weapon is a battle-scarred kangaroo, Kangaryuu (漢我流 lit. "My Way Of Honor"), that can release Sereno Gloves and Dying Will Flame Boots. When updated to her Vongola Box Form, Kangaryu gained a pair of turrets on her back, has her own Boxing Gloves and is capable of flight. When released from the Ryohei's Sun Bangle, Kangaryuu gained armor that covered her whole body but no longer needed the turrets to enter Cambio Forma.
- Bangle of the Sun Version X: Upgraded version of the Vongola Sun Ring combined with Garyuu's box ring.
- Knuckle's Maximum Break: Kangaryuu merges with Ryohei, to form the Weapon of the 1st Generation Vongola Sun Guardian, Knuckle, a pair of boxing gloves and head gear. In its Version X form it also includes a right shoulder armor, shin high boots and upper thigh Armor. Culminating with tassel adorned gauntlet and wristwear along with some boxing gloves and headgear while the Bangle of the sun adorns his left arm.
- Dying Will Flame Boots: A device that allows Ryohei to fly by blasting him off emitting Sun flames through the soles. Ryohei is the only member of the Vongola Famiglia who uses them.
- Motorcycle/Airbike : Used to travel great distances without the use of Dying Will Flames, thus escaping detection.
- Sun Trowel: A scalpel that heals others' wounds over time.
- Tsuna refers to Ryohei as "big brother" (onii-san) just like Kyoko. He is also nicknamed "Turf Top/Lawn-head," by Gokudera and Lambo and referred to as "Senpai" by Yamamoto.
- Ryohei and Knuckle both have the same Seiyu.
- His catchphrase is "Extreme" (kyoukugen).
- Ryohei is a horrible swimmer who sinks to the bottom and twitches. He is unaware of this and ironically works part-time as a lifeguard.
- Kangaryu's wounds are revealed to be the result of constant sparring with the Future Ryohei. Despite this, the two seem to be highly friendly towards each other.
- According to Reborn! artbook, Colore, he had gone to Hibari's house several times to challenge him but always ends up kicked out of the house by Hibari himself.
- His pride is that he always fights one on one as a boxer.
- According to Reborn in Haru Haru Interview: Dangerous, his weakness is when his sister (Kyoko) is crying.
- When he was shot with a Dying Will bullet in episode 7, he had a Sky flame instead of his normal Sun flame.
- In target 230 of the manga, it was shown that Ryohei has extremely bad drawing skills.
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