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Miss TDP-Dollmaker Round One!
Welcome to the first ever Miss TDP competition! Before continuing to the theme for round one, we ask that all members read the following rules and procedures if they are competing. The following members are competing in this competition and are the only ones allowed to post here:
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD NOR IS IT THE PLACE TO SUBMIT HANDDRAWN DOLLS! Before you post here, I suggest you stop. All non-entry posts will be deleted. If you have questions, direct them to Silver_Wolf_Kitty. If you want to discuss the contest, the official Miss TDP clique(found here) is suggested.
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The theme for round one is Fairytale Makeover. Pick out a fairytale, be it the generic "Cinderella", "Snow White", etc or something more obscure, and then make over the styles of a character, such as adapting it into a modern outfit. Do not use generic outfits, but make sure your character is recognizable (ex: using the same colours) and remember to identify the character you chose. For this round only you are allowed to change the hair colour of your character.
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ok...this is a modern looking Snow White. on the original Snow White, she wears a long puffy dress. instead, i have pants and a shirt. it keeps the same colors. blue and red on the top, and instead of a skirt, i made her wearing yellow pants because on the original the bottom her dress is yellow. XD
Judges' Critique
This doll was almost put together well. I can see only a few base pixels that were not covered by the shirt she was wearing. I like that you gave the quietest princess an attitude, lol! I'm not a fan of the blob heels though, and some backgrounds/props could have made this cute doll a great doll.
This is a really good doll, but the white background takes away from it. I recommend using iaza, but make sure the background is a different colour than anything else on your doll so it doesn't end up transparent, too. Also, the green outline on the pants would've looked better substituted with a darker yellow/gold, especially with the white background.
Since I absolutly love the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, I just had to make Belle for this. Beauty and the Beast is a fairytale, right? I thought so...I even asked my mom to make sure. ^_^
Here it is:
A picture of Belle that I found I thought was a neat idea to make a modern version of, so I'm also including the picture that I used to help me (Click here for it). In the picture of Belle, she's wearing a yellow dress with her hair in a nice ponytail and is walking down the castle staircase. For my doll, she's wearing a yellow shirt and skirt (or I guess it could even be a mini dress, but while making the doll I used a shirt and skirt) that look similar to Belle's dress and some flats (instead of high heels), and instead of Belle's ponytail, my doll has curly brown hair with the little "bump" on top (just to make it more modern). She's even walking down what I guess looks like a modern staircase (maybe a more fancy-ish one XD).
Judges' Critique
First off, I'd like to say I love how sassy she is comming down the stairs! The doll is well put together and the props work nicely! I do think that the yellow is a bit bright, but other than that it's a great doll!
This doll was really pretty with the hair, the shirt, the skirt and the background, but the shoes weren't so great. They were just one solid colour and to me they kind of looked like slippers. It can be hard to shade with yellow as it's hard to see but it would look nicer then just one colour. I also think they were a bit big, but they weren't too bad.
My doll for the contest!
It's Aurora from Sleeping Beauty. Two of the faries were always arguing about the color ogf thing for the princess, thus the different colors.
Judges' Critique
I think overall the doll is a cute clash of the color war that rages on in Sleeping Beauty.
But I'm a little off-set on the choice of the shade of blue and the base.
I do like the streaks of color in her hair though! It makes it look like Flora and Merryweather got even more out of hand then they had in the movie!
It was nice, but maybe try shading the dress and the hair streaks next time, because it looks like the coloured streaks are part of the dress where they meet the same colour. The dress would look less plain with proper shading, or any shading. The thought bubbles were cute, too. Also with the border, where the different colours meet, try to make it a straight line so it doesn't look so choppy.
Cookies, It's Aurora, it's my sister's name. xD
Character: Naomi
Fairytale character: Ariel from The Little Mermaid.
Tis my favorite movie, so yeah. ^U^
Judges' Critique
I love that you kept the character's physical appearance in mind! That's the exact shade of red hair, it even has her cute little side swept bangs, and you were sure to keep her brilliant blue eyes! So well done on that!
The only thing that I noticed was that the pants didn't quite reach the shirt and that they may have been a little too short for the doll's overall size.
This was another one of my favourites. Her hair turned out nice, especially with the flower. Her pants are a nice colour too, did you make them yourself? They are positioned kind of like her tail would be, to me anyway. The only thing is her arms, they don't match. It doesn't look bad, but one is up a bit farther than the other and it can look awkward, unless the doll is on an angle. And since she is facing forward, the one on the right looks a bit off.
Character: Diandra
Fairytale Character: Wendy from Peter Pan
To modernize this outfit, I kept the basic color for Wendy's outfit, blue, and darkened it, and I made her dress into a skirt, shirt, and a shrug. The way I make her shoes more modern is that I picked ones that look more like high heels, since Wendy wears flats in the movie. I changed her bow into a headband. I've adapted her simple plain style into one with a bit more style and edge, but I still kept it cute and didn't go over the top.
Judges' Critique
I think this is a perfect wardrobe change for Wendy! It's got her color down-pat, and accessories in all the right places! It does seem to need a little bit more though. A windowsill or star would have been a nice addition.
This one was cute, but I thought it looked a bit too much like the old Wendy outfit wise. I know it's been changed up, but maybe pants instead of a skirt would've made it look a bit more different.
Fairytale Character: The Evil Queen and step mother of Snow White from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
I make her crown less Big-y.Her cloak has been taken off.Her long purple robe has been made into something more short and modern.The long red rope around her waste has transformed into a fashionable belt.Her pendant stays the same ^^. The thing around her head was taken off and replaced with black hair.(I wasn't sure of her real hair colour.)I added in the mirror because it's my favourite part of the book.Ugly mirror guy though cause I didn't know how to draw him or her.which is it?
Judges' Critique
Finally! A villian! I love everything you've updated with her with. And I'm glad to see her beloved mirrow was not left out! The doll is well put together and not plain. I only see one mishap, and that is the white pixels in her hair. Other than that, it's a good doll.
This one was creative, adding the mirror and the saying. It was definetly changed up, but the only thing I didn't like was the hair. It was really streaky with the grey. Maybe try to blend the colours if you can so it looks a little smoother.
This is Aurora. She has only pink on, not blue, because I thought (in the movie) that she was more beautiful in pink.
Name: Aurora
Model: Tori
Story: Sleeping Beauty
Judges' Critique
I like the berry-picking type outfit you chose. Whether intentional or not it fits in nicely with a scene from the movie. My only issues with it are the skin color variations and the stick straight hair. And it could have used a prop or two.
It was good, but I found that not much had been changed. The shoes had been changed into a more modern style, but the dress wasn't much different. The hair a nice, different style. Maybe next time try to change some more. The dress was pretty, but too much like the original to me.
My fairytale entry.
Okay, I finally picked a fairytale.
It's Little Red Riding Hood, wearing contemporary casual clothing - red hoodie and jeans.
If it's too big, i can crop it.
Judges' Critique
I like this entry a lot. I love the expression on her face, lol! The clothes and colors are just right for the modern day Red Riding Hood. I love that you chose to include props and a background to give it a little something extra. My only Con for this doll is the dog standing in as the wolf.
This was one of my favourites. I like how you gave her kind of a scared, "what was that noise" look that went well with the forest/woods background and the wolf. She still has her basket, and her hood - which is now a hoodie instead of a long cloak, but still red - and modern jeans
I did Cinderella. If you look really closely on the path on the left hand side you can see her shoe.
Character: Tammy
Fairytale character: Cinderella
Basically her dress is skimpier and she has muck higher heels and a few other things.
Clock pic from here:Google Image Result for http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/big_ben_watched.jpg
Judges' Critique
I like the modern clock and party outfit you chose. And her hair looks like she partied all night long!
However, this doll is not put together very well. The clothes are hanging off the base and there are white pixels all around the doll.
This entry was good, just by looking at it you can tell it's Cinderella. I liked the dress, but it didn't fit well on the base. Not to be picky, but you can see parts of the base poking out from under it in some places and it can make the doll look rushed. There is also something black on her right arm that I'm not sure what it is. The clock was a good idea. Did you draw the shoes on yourself? They're good, but they don't match. The left one has an ankle strap and the right one doesn't, which can make them look like two different shoes.
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CES 2013 was big for Velodyne, Inc. The show started on Tuesday, January 8, but our journey started much earlier. A lot of preparation was required as our newly built autonomous car equipped with our LiDAR technology hit the highway to debut at the trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Two people from Velodyne – Pamela Gauci from our audio division and Rick Yoder from our LiDAR division – traveled over 3,000 miles from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas with time to spare to prepare for Unveiled, a huge CES press event. Unveiled, which took place on Sunday, January 6, was an exciting night for us. We had several press inquiries, gave video interviews, and hosted a packed table several people deep all night. We had a blast sharing information about our vTrue studio headphones, vFree wireless headphones as well as our vPulse in-ear headphones. It was also quite fun fielding the "What's that?" questions about our LiDAR unit sitting on our table.
Once CES actually started, it was "go time" for us in our suite at The Venetian as we were met with a constant flow of traffic. The audio floor we were on was the perfect place to showcase not only our headphone line but many of our subwoofers which are Velodyne's legacy. The greatest part about it was being able to engage with many of our customers who came from all over the world to attend CES. Relationships were developed, built and strengthened over the course of the week.
One of the new relationships we developed was quite unexpected. Kelly LeBrock, best known for her roles in movies from the 1980's, "Weird Science" and "Woman in Red" made several appearances at CES, and some would also say she made her comeback. She was tied in closely to many of the events that Velodyne was a part of through Living in Digital Times, and we spent a few days getting to know her. She posed for photos and gave autographs wearing our vFree headphones at our LiDAR car in the Sands Ballroom at the Venetian. She also emceed Fashionware, a wearable tech fashion show which also included our vFree and new interchangeable headphone skins. She stopped by our suite and visited with us as well as joined a few of us for dinner one night. She is a truly charming, intelligent, down to earth and beautiful woman and we hope to work with her again soon!
Marta Hall, President of Velodyne, was chosen to be a panelist for Women in CE, to discuss what it's like being a woman in an industry comprised mainly of men. It was interesting to hear the panelists discuss the necessity for marketing to women and share their ideas about how this should be done.
Our LiDAR car got its fair share of attention. Autonomous vehicles and "smart" cars in general seemed to be a popular theme this year and Velodyne was not the only company with a self-driving car at the show. However, there is no doubt that Velodyne LiDAR is a true pioneer of the technology and our engineer had a steady stream of interested show attendees who were full of questions. It was great to have two of our company's divisions represented at CES 2013. It's truly an honor to work for a company whose CEO and Founder, David Hall, is an brilliant inventor.
Despite the fact that most of our team contracted the "Flu of CES 2013" we all came back to work super-charged and enthusiastic about our product and our company. That is probably the brightest highlight of the trade show this year. Until next year!

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SAN ANTONIO (January 11, 2013) – The full Rampage team will train alongside the Airmen from the 37th Training Wing and Joint base San Antonio-Lackland for an obstacle course challenge at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The obstacle course will feature several challenging elements, including a rope swing, log roll, wall scaling, tower climb, monkey bars over water and many others.
The Rampage will begin the morning at 8 a.m. with a basic military training (BMT) mission briefing. The team will then travel to the obstacle course and compete against Combat Airmen in several challenging physical activities. The Rampage will tour the BMT dorms and will have lunch alongside trainees to round out the afternoon.
The competition can be followed on Twitter by searching the hashtag #RampagevsBMT. Rampage players and staff will be encouraged to Tweet about their experiences throughout the day and on the obstacle course.
The Rampage are strong supporters of the military and will host their 10th annual Military Appreciation Night on March 2, 2013. The team will wear military themed jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game to benefit the Rampage Sled Hockey Team, which is the only sled hockey team in the world that is comprised of soldiers who have been injured while serving our country and are receiving therapy and rehabilitation at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) and the Center for the Intrepid. The Rampage have raised more than $160,000 to benefit the sled hockey team and various other military charities.
The Rampage square off against the Lake Erie Monsters tonight at 7:30 p.m. at AT&T Center on a KZEP Dollar Drink Night. Individual, and season, tickets start at $10 and can be purchased at the AT&T Center Southeast Box Office, by calling a Rampage representative at 210-444-5554 or online at sarampage.com.


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Le Jardin d'Alix
In the exclusive garden district of Lille : a house of luxury.
Le Jardin d'Alix is located in the garden district of Lille, the house stands in the midst of a huge garden with mature trees and many flowers. Your hostess is a dual citizen french and american.
The house is furnished with antiques and many oil paintings. The Matisse suite includes a bedroom, a bathroom, and a seperate living room with television set, video, and a small library. The Vuillard room has a balcony overlooking the garden, and a bathroom with shower and bathtub. All accomodations are luxurious. Wifi equipment.
The fees include a gourmet breakfast with home made jams and pastries. The nearby tramway takes you downtown Lille within 15 minutes, and there are parking facilities off the street.
Please note we don't accept credit cards for balance payment.
Children are welcome, but please contact the owner in advance to advise us in advance when checking in along with baby children
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The train stops at Lille Europe or Lille Flandres, and there is a direct tramway to the house.
direct tramway from both train stations, direction Tourcoing, Ma Camagne stop
If you drive here .
When leaving Lille, the avenue is called avenue de la Rpublique, and first crosses the town of La Madeleine, then that of Marcq en Baroeul, where you will have to take the Tourcoing direction. You will then go through the towns of Wasquehal and Mouvaux. When in Mouvaux, in front of the restaurant la Courtepaille, you have to take the lane on the right hand side, and to drive straight ahead, past the Mairie de Mouvaux, and past the huge mansion of VOG. We are located 4 houses after that, right at the sign that indicates Tourcoing, there you will see chambres dhtes (bed and breakfast). We are at the end of the right hand lane.
For those who take the tramway from the train station
You need to get on the tramway direction Tourcoing, and get off at the Ma Campagne stop. Then you need to cross the small lane, and cross again the larger lane with a stop light (rue Ma Campagne). You will see a large blue house, and you have to walk past it, as if you were going back to Lille. We are 8 houses above the blue house.
I do a lot of gardening, and when Im out, I cannot here the door bell. In that case, if you call me at 03 20 36 72 08 or 06 70 72 88 78, Ill know youve arrived, and Ill be able to let you in.
Have a nice trip until you get here to the Jardin dAlix, and see you soon!
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AZUSA, Calif.-- After facing four ranked teams in the past five matches, the No. 11 ranked Azusa Pacific men's tennis team was in for an unlikely challenge against unrated Western New Mexico on Monday. The Cougars, who swept the Mustangs 9-0 earlier this season, fell behind 2-1 after doubles before winning four of six in singles to improve to 10-2 on the year with a 5-4 victory.
After Tomas Aranguiz and Alan Leahy sprinted to a quick 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles, the Mustangs responded with two straight wins, avoiding the second sweep to the Cougars this season.
At No. 1 doubles the team of Jan Meyer and Pascal Engel trailed 5-2 early on against Juan Pablo Fuentes and Rodrigo Almeida. But a pair of breaks put the Cougars back on serve before Meyer held to make it a 7-7 match. The Mustangs responded with a hold on the ensuing point before breaking the Cougars for the 9-7 win, snapping Meyer's and Engel's three-match winning streak.
At No. 2 doubles the Cougars followed a similar path, with Frederik Wilkens and Gary Yam looking up at an early 5-1 deficit. The pair, however, stormed back with six of the next eight points, knotting it at 7-7 on Wilkens' serve. But the Mustangs stopped the hemorrhaging with a hold and a break to seal a 9-7 win, giving WNMU a 2-1 lead headed into singles.
Wilkens knotted the match at 2-2 with a swift 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 before 7th ranked Meyer put the Cougars ahead 3-2 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory. The Mustangs, however, tied the score at 3-3 with a 6-3, 7-6 defeat of Aranguiz.
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Baseball Welcomes Lenoir-Rhyne for Conference Series This WeekendApril 3, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. –Stringing together its second longest winning streak of the season, Anderson University baseball returns home and back to South Atlantic Conference play this weekend with a three-game series with Lenoir-Rhyne. The series is scheduled to begin on Friday at 6 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
The Trojans
Beginning with an 8-7 win over SAC rival Brevard last weekend, followed by victories over nonconference opponents Erskine (9-6) and North Greenville (7-4, 11 innings), AU is on a three-game winning streak and enters the weekend with a 14-23 overall record and a 9-11 mark in conference play. With their conference record, the Trojans sit the on the cusp on a conference tournament berth, as they are in seventh place, trying to find a spot in the six-team field.
The Anderson offense has shined this season, as it leads the conference in total bases (523) and second in home runs (32). With two home runs in his last four games, senior Nathan Galliford is tied for the conference lead with 11, as just two players in SAC currently have double figure home runs. Galliford also ranks second in the SAC in walks (24) and fourth in RBI (36).
Leading the team in RBI is sophomore first baseman Steven Cooper with 39, as he is slotted second in the conference. Cooper's 54 hits ranks first in the SAC, while his 93 total bases and 14 doubles ranks second. Senior right fielder Paul Como is just behind Cooper in doubles, ranking fourth in the league with 13.
On the mound, junior right-hander Landon Beck posted two strikeouts in an inning of work at North Greenville, giving him the league lead in strikeouts with 63 for the year. In his 49.2 innings, Beck is averaging a conference-high 11.42 strikeouts per game.
The Bears
Under first-year head coach Tom Fleenor, Lenoir-Rhyne has struggled this season, entering the weekend with a 10-26 overall record and a 6-16 conference mark, which slots the Bears in 11th place in the SAC standings. Despite the record, L-R is coming off a 6-4 win over King in nonconference action on Tuesday, as it has taken two of its last three contests.
Lenoir-Rhyne carries two players with 20 or more RBI on the year, as senior Brandon Walker and junior two-way player Ivan Vieitez lead the team in the category with 24 and 22, respectively. For the campaign, Vieitez is hitting a team-high .398 for the season with eight doubles and 17 runs scored. Walker, who is projected to start in centerfield, has eight extra-base hits for the year, including a team-high two home runs.
Vieitez has also shined on the hill for the Bears as he is coming off a week where he was named the SAC Pitcher of the Week after tossing a four-hit shutout over Newberry on March 29. The right-hander has tossed 34.1 innings this year with 28 strikeouts and a 3.67 ERA. Senior right-hander Eric Ryan and junior right-hander Jeremy Coburn are projected to be the other starters for the weekend as the tandem has combined for 68 strikeouts in 93.2 innings.
The Series
After the Trojans were swept last season in Hickory, Anderson looks for its first series win against the Bears since joining the SAC in 2011. AU has just two wins against its Tar Heel State rival with its last win coming on March 17, 2012, as the Trojans squeaked out a 9-8 win in the series finale.


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Is it normal that when I use Double DES secret key to encrypt a string in DES3 CBC mode then I always get the same cipher text? For testing I'm using IVC=0.
If you encrypt the same thing it is normal, if you encrypt something different it is not normal. In that case you have probably an error in your implementation.
A common error is to translate the encrypted result to string for transport, all non-readable bytes are then changed to "?" by .net.
Yes, if the IV is the same and the message is the same, then you should expect the ciphertext to be the same.
I hope you are aware that using a fixed IV (like IV=0) is insecure. (The reference to double DES is also puzzling. Double DES is insecure. Of course, you also mention DES3, so if you meant triple DES, then this comment can be ignored.) In addition, if you are using encryption without authentication, that is also likely to be insecure.
Instead of putting together your own encryption, I suggest you use a standard scheme, such as the OpenPGP data encryption format (for data at rest) or SSL/TLS (for communication channels).


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BP's commitment to Russia follows a meeting of BP chief Bob Dudley, BP chairman Carl Henric Svanberg, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "If we're successful at selling our stake, we'd be interested in buying a share in Rosneft," a BP spokesman said. BP already owns 1.3% of Rosneft.
By SELINA WILLIAMS and JAMES MARSON
LONDON -- BP said Friday it aims to stay in Russia for
decades to come and could use some of the proceeds from the
potential sale of its stake in joint venture TNK-BP to increase
its holding in Russian oil giant OAO Rosneft.
BP said it wanted to continue its investments in Russia
regardless of whether it sells its 50% stake in TNK-BP to
Rosneft or to the group of Soviet-born billionaires who own the
other half of the joint venture.
The comments illustrate the UK-based energy companys
desire to retain a significant presence in oil-rich Russia,
despite a plan to exit the turbulent, yet highly profitable
TNK-BP joint venture.
Completion of such a deal would also be an important
achievement for BP CEO Bob Dudley, who saw a landmark 2011 pact
with Rosneft to explore for oil in Russia's Arctic thwarted by
the TNK-BP partners.
TNK-BP is Russias third-largest producer of crude oil
and has contributed a significant proportion of BP's earnings
since its creation in 2003.
But the joint venture has also been a source of great
turmoil for the UK company because of long-standing
disagreements with the billionaire partners who control the
other half of TNK-BP through the Alfa Access Renova consortium,
or AAR.
BPs commitment to Russia follows a meeting Tuesday
involving Mr. Dudley, BP chairman Carl Henric Svanberg, Rosneft
CEO Igor Sechin and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
If we're successful at selling our stake, wed be
interested in buying a share in Rosneft, a BP spokesman
said. BP already owns 1.3% of Rosneft.
We are pleased with BP's decision to reinvest part of
the funds from the sale of its stake in TNK-BP in new projects in Russia, including in
Rosneft shares, Mr. Sechin said earlier Friday, according
to a report by Russian news agency Interfax.
Mr. Sechin added that Rosneft could raise the cash to
acquire BPs stake in TNK-BP on capital markets.
Analysts have said that Rosneft could pay for the stake,
which is worth an estimated $25 billion, with a mix of its own
shares and cash.
Rosneft could pay $10 billion to $15 billion in cash for
BPs stake in the joint-venture and the rest in shares,
resulting in BP acquiring at least a 12.5% stake of Rosneft,
Russian newspaper Kommersant reported this week.
The BP spokesman said that talks on the sale of its share of
TNK-BP are continuing and it isn't definite that Rosneft will
be the buyer or how a final deal might look.
BP is also talking to AAR, which has expressed an interest
in acquiring some of BPs stake in the company. BP is
obligated under its agreement with AAR to negotiate in good
faith for a period of 90 days that started on July 18, after
which it can sell to whomever it chooses.
AAR has some history with Rosneft. The consortium blocked in
the courts plans for a broad alliance between BP and Rosneft
that would have seen the two companies swap share holdings in
each other and jointly explore for oil in the Arctic.
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Can anyone tell me what happens when rolling backwards while pedaling forward on a freecoaster bike? I mean does it gradually slow it down, or does it come to an abrupt hault? I have not tried it yet.
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I think there is some confusion about the difference between a Freecoaster hub, a Freewheeling hub, and a Coaster brake hub. So briefly:
Above is a hastily drawn sketch of a freecoaster hub. There are no pawls...instead is a cone shaped clutch which is threaded onto the driver body which extends over the axle. The driver cog on the left is supported on the axle by bearings on either side (there are also lots of other bits and pieces, but these are the general parts.) When pedaled forward the driver threads through the clutch and pulls it into the wedged surface of the hub. The friction between the hub and the clutch is what drives you forward. When you change directions (or pedal backwards) the driver threads the clutch to a backstop which adjusts the play from freecoasting to pedaling forward.
If you were to pedal forwards while coasting backwards, your pedal force would engage the clutch into the hub shell. -- As @Daniel R Hicks pointed out, this is pretty much the same mechanism that a coaster brake utilizes except in reverse. Pedaling forward ought to engage the clutch and slow you down. --
However...I'm not sure that I recommend that you do this because neither the clutch surface nor the hub shell are designed for slowing, only for engaging. (If anybody has more info on the actual construction of the hub shell...whether there is a steel insert to bear against and provide braking support, or whether the driver and hub shell are forward motion only, please edit away.)
Here is a fantastic video about freecoaster anatomy.
The short answer: You will probably fall on your back, so it's not a good idea to try doing this on high speed fackies.
The long answer: As answered before me, you stop. That's why most of BMX freecoasters have quite big angle of free crank turn (and it's even adjustiable in some models, like the KHE feecoaster), so when you land in fackie (for example from 180 from stairs) even if you go a bit forwards on the pedals (and it's quite reasonable you'll do it), you still be able to roll back. Otherwise you would be flying on your back (same thing like when you lock your front brake). Note, this way you can't do lots of tricks that are meant to do with tailtap (360 with taps, brakeless tailtap and so on).
As soon as the freecoaster engages it will come to an abrupt hault. If you do that while going backwards that means that your front end will most likely want to rise. In BMX this is usually accompanied by a 180 degrees movement of the body so the bike turns and and you continue forward with the momentum you already had going backwards.
Note that a freecoaster may have been set in such a way that it has some degrees of slack (a dead period) between pedaling and the moment the freecoaster engages. This, for example, can be set to 60 degrees (1/6 of full circle) or even more if you are into bmx flatland riding. The reason is that on some tricks you need to be on the pedals going backwards (possibly only on the rear wheel only) so you really wouldn't want an accidental engage of the freecoaster due to your foot minor movements while trying to balance.
Unclear whether the question is about "freewheel" hubs or "coaster brake" hubs.
With a freewheel hub, if you roll backwards, the pedals will necessarily turn backwards. If you "lock" the pedals with your feet it will be impossible to roll backwards.
With the standard coaster brake hub, if you roll backwards and do not exert any force forwards or backwards on the pedals, the pedals will not move and you will roll freely backwards. "Back pedaling" will apply the brakes, and pedaling forward even a little will engage the pedals with the wheel and hence convey the motion of the wheel to the pedals (and vice-versa).
(Though I have to admit that it's been so long since I've used coaster brakes that I may be misremembering some details.)


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