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Guide to Manual Engine Controls
- 1 The purpose of Manual Engine Controls
- 2 The controllable elements of the engine
- 3 Using MEC in RB
- 4 Plane-specific advice
- 5 Additional information (links)
The purpose of Manual Engine Controls
"Manual Engine Controls" means the direct control by the player of the numerous controls associated with the engine. Used properly, these allow for greater speed, fuel efficiency, engine cooling and management of a damaged engine. These take a bit to learn, being left by default to the game to handle automatically, but are worth learning. First of all, one needs to set a key to toggle these engine controls to "manual" mode.
The controllable elements of the engine
Ignition and engine selecting
An engine won't function without being turned on, of course. For turning an engine on, the default key is "I". This will start an engine when it's off and turn it on when it is off. The throttle controls are separate from the ignition, an engine that is not turned on won't work, even if the throttle is at 100%, whilst an engine that is turned on but at 0% throttle will spin its propeller (although only very slowly, putting out very little power). Sometimes it is important to shut down an engine mid-flight. For instance, if your aircraft is set ablaze, turning off the burning engine will cut the fuel from pumping into the burning engine, potentially, cutting out the fuel from the fire.
The radiator's purpose is to keep the engine cool. Essentially, the radiator is a series of snaking tubes that take the hot engine coolant, pass cold air over it to cool it down, and pass it back into the engine. The controllable aspect of a radiator is the cowl flaps, labeled as 'radiator' in the game's controls options. Setting 'radiator' to 0% means closing the flaps, whilst setting it at 100% means having them full open. These, while open, allow an influx of air to enter the cooling system of the plane, reducing the temperature of the engine. However, opening the cowl flaps leads to increased drag in the surface of the aircraft, hurting performance in regards to dive rate, energy retention and straight line speed. Whilst performing a sustained climb, power-to-weight ratio is the most important aspect of the aircraft, thus the increased drag from open cowl flaps is rather harmless. When speed is the top priority, closing the cowl flaps to increase speed is a reasonable choice. When climbing at the start of a match, without the pressure of a dogfight, opening the cowl flaps to 100% to avoid overheating is also very viable. When the engine temperature is too hot (the temperature indicator in the HUD will appear orange, then red), opening the radiator to something higher than 50% is the best choice, save for emergencies where losing speed means losing a fight and, consequently, the plane. Each plane has its own thermodynamic characteristics, so it takes a bit of practice to know how to handle the radiator efficiently. Remember that more speed and altitude affect the effectiveness of the cooling system positively, whilst running at high throttle settings increases the heat the engine emits. A damaged cooling system means that the pilot will have to handle their aircraft more gently. Don't forget that prolonged overheating of an engine will lead to the loss of said engine.
Propeller pitch
The propeller pitch is the angle at which the blades of a propeller operate. The higher the pitch, the more air the propeller is pushing, which means that high prop pitch means better performance at low speeds, whilst at high speeds high pitch not only generates drag, but can also lead to engine failure from over-revving the engine. The general rule is to have high pitch at low speeds and low pitch at high speeds.
Not all propeller-driven aircraft in War Thunder have the option to control the propeller pitch manually, since many have an automatic system for this matter.
Propeller pitch needs to be set as a relative control, or else the pilot will be alternating between 0% and 100%, which is nonsensical and inneficient.
In aircraft that have no 'feathering' option, such as most fighters, setting the propeller pitch to 0% when the engine is dead helps to keep the plane gliding.
Propellor feathering
Under the "Manual Engine Controls" tab in the "Full Aircraft Controls" tab in the controls options, the option "Prop Feathering" is present. What clicking the button assigned to this control will does is to rotate the propeller's blades until they are positioned in a way that they face the wind wit their sharp ends, reducing drag substantially. This should be done when an engine is not working, enabling the aircraft to move more efficiently without the drag from an ill-positioned propeller. In multiple-engined aircraft, it is very common to lose an engine to a fighter, and thus selecting the damaged engine and feathering its propeller is the best choice in order to reduce drag and thus maintain optimal flight characteristics.
Fuel mixture and throttle management
An engine works by reacting fuel with air in its chambers, and as such requires an optimal ratio of the two to function properly. This applies to all the piston-engined aircraft in War Thunder, however, there are many aircraft that don't give their pilots an option to control the mixture themselves, since some aircraft were built with automatic systems for this. It is worth learning how to manage the fuel mixture, since the automatic management of fuel mixture in War Thunder isn't perfect and does not always correspond to the pilot's intentions. A mixture setting with lots of fuel is considered 'rich', whilst one with more air is considered 'lean'.
As the altitude changes, the optimal fuel mixture changes too: the greater the altitude, the lower is the presence of oxygen in the air as well as the density of the air (as such, the air influx goes down). This means that the pilot will need to increase the air in the mixture (making it 'lean'). In War Thunder, fuel mixture is displayed as a percentage - to have a more fuel-rich mixture, useful for top performance at lower altitudes, the pilot sets the mixture to a number close to 100%, whilst to achieve a mixture with more air in it a much lower mixture is used (however, setting it at 0% will do no more than cut the engine off). When at high altitude, such as 8500m, a pilot should be using a mixture setting close to 40%.
Turbo- and Supercharger
Rocket booster
The "Ignite Booster" control is undefined by default, and a key must be bound to it in order to use the full potential of the Me 262 C "Heimatschützer" series. In these aircraft, a rocket booster is an engine that adds immensely to the aircraft's thrust output. This will increase climb rate and acceleration very significantly. In the future, it is possible that the "Ignite Boosters" control will serve to also ignite RATO (Rocket-Assisted Takeoff) boosters, since the functions are very similar.
Using MEC in RB
Plane-specific advice
Additional information (links)
This page is to be built based on _SKYWHALE_'s guide on the War Thunder Forums. The guide is very complete, and the user has granted the permission via PM to use the guide. Ling to the guide: http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/223619-my-manual-engine-controls-tutorial-with-video-updated-147/


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Hi all,
Basically, I'm looking for a way to carry my spiceworks environment with me. I don't want to have to open ports on my FW, I want to use it here (locally) when I'm here, and at home when I'm @ home. Ideally speaking, carry it around on a USB stick.
does this work? how?
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Sep 28, 2007 at 2:01 UTC
I don't know if this is an option for you but I have my network setup with VPN access so I can tie in from anywhere I can get Internet on my laptop. Still playing with getting it working on my VPN enabled Smartphone.
Sep 28, 2007 at 2:04 UTC
well, it's not an aweful idea, but I really was looking for full-blown portability. No internet dependancies, no VPN, RDC, or VNCs. I found a forum about some people trying to get thins working in Wine (in Linux) ...(in a virtual appliance), but they don't have any success yet.
thanks though!
Sep 29, 2007 at 5:21 UTC
answered my own question :)
If you install spiceworks on 2 computers and "carry" the c:\program files\spiceworks\ folder from whatever working spiceworks system you want, the program is portable :)
Well, so far anyways...it kept my helpdesk calls, inventory etc.
Sep 30, 2007 at 8:18 UTC
So does it run just fine off of a USB drive? I assume that's what you're using. If so, that's good to know.
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- From The Lost Experience ARG we have learned that Thomas Mittelwerk was using savants as calculating machines to run what appears to be The Valenzetti Equation. Perhaps this is the form of heuristics referred to in the acronym.
- To sum up, these savants - guided by mathematicians - are repeatedly reducing the Valenzetti Equation results to some final answer.
- Perhaps the DHARMA initiative was meant to explore the real-world applications of heuristic discovery by leading the "students" (those in the hatches) to indirectly solve some unknown problem of importance (possibly related to The Valenzetti Equation).
- DHARMA was researching the human tendency to jump to conclusions about things, and not fully analyse information or appreciate other explanations for a behaviour (a known heuristic is the 'discounting principle' where people use one reason to explain a behaviour and ignore other more complicated reasons).
- The DHARMA experiment may be one on heuristics for the 815 survivors in our story... who all could be described as poor decision makers. Modeling of better decision making, with attention to consequences, could be the goal of this research. This may explain what "good" is; that they are "good subjects for experimentation", because they have shown to be poor decision makers in the past.
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Re: Burchett connection between Keen and Wornstaff families
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Re: Burchett connection between Keen and Wornstaff families
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This is the Keen Family connection:
Inez Irene2 Keen (Henry1) was born on 24 Feb 1884 at Squaw TWP, Warren, IA. She married Eric Joseph Burchett, son of Ebenezer Stanley Burchett and Annie Maria Robson, on 3 Jul 1906 at Indianola, Warren, IA. She married Frank Oesterreicher in 1942. She died on 8 Jun 1967 at Indianola, Warren, IA, at age 83. She was buried at Indianola Cemetery, Indianola, Warren, IA.
Children of Inez Irene2 Keen and Eric Joseph Burchett all b. at Des Moines, Polk, IA, were as follows:
10. i. Everett Stanley3, b. 30 Jun 1907; m. Frances Geraldine Thorn.
11. ii. Leonard James, b. 2 Feb 1911; m. Eliza Adrianna Frame.
iii. Iris; b. 1914; d. 1914 at Des Moines, Polk, IA.
12. iv. Harold Walter, b. 24 Nov 1915; m. Luella Kennedy; div. Luella Kennedy; m. Margaret Crooks; div. Margaret Crooks; m. DeAnn Davis; m. Patricia Burchett-Unknown.
This is the Wornstaff Family connection:
Jarvis W. Warnstaff b. 1856 in Doyle Twp, Clarke County, IA d. 1942 in Decatur County, IA + Mary Burchett b. 1857 in Decatur County, IA d. 1941 in Decatur County, IA
On my mother's side is Wheat and Wright families.She said that there are Burchett's on her side of the family as well.Her Grandfather was James Riley Wright.Do you know anything about him or his Ancestors?


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This newly renovated, cozy cottage is located in a quieter area of Grand Bend but still only 2 blocks from the famous sandy beaches of Lake Huron and within easy walking distance of all the activities on Main Street. You can also stroll the ½ block to the harbour to watch the boats and pick up fresh fish for dinner. The fireplace, woodwork and cabinetry in the living room and eat-in kitchen provide a warm inviting atmosphere. The look of an old fashioned cottage is mixed with many modern conveniences and comfortable furnishings. With its two bedrooms plus a pull-out couch in the living room, the cottage can accommodate a family of up to six. The cottage also features a sunny south-facing deck and a large treed backyard which offers shade, fire pit and horseshoes,great privacy and ample room for play.No week-end only rentals in July and August. Off Season week-ends $550.00******CHECK BELOW AMENITIES SECTION FOR SLIDE SHOW*********
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We stayed at this cozy cottage for a week in July and had a fantastic time. The description and pictures are accurate and the place is very clean and well maintained.
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Brian was very helpful and was quick to respond to any enquiries.
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This property provided exactly what the two of us were looking for. The location is great. We were able to relax in a quiet setting, and also enjoy the beauty of Grand Bend.
Walk (or bike) to the marina, local dining, shopping, entertainment. In the evening, sunsets are quite spectacular. Sometimes just reading on the beach.
We also enjoyed being entertained at the Playhouse Theater.
The owner is very accommodating and kept us informed throughout the process.
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I recently stayed at the cozy cottage for two weeks in January.
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There is a washer and dryer, which I found incredibly useful. The hot water heater is the "on demand" type and very efficient. There is a gas fireplace that fits with the cozy, rural aesthetic, and a very good electric heater to keep you warm on the extra cold nights. Even on the coldest nights I was quite comfortable.
Across the street is an old river bed that is used as a skating pond in winter. It is a beautiful set up. I highly recommend bringing skates with you if you stay here in the off-season.
This is a great option if you are working in the area temporarily in the off-season. You will find the owner Brian to be quite helpful and understanding in coming to an agreement on booking, even if your schedule is tricky like mine was. The off-season pricing is quite affordable too, by any standard. It is cheaper than a hotel, and the privilege of staying here trumps even the nicest 5 star accommodations in my opinion.
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The listing for this cottage is quite accurate...the cottage is indeed small, but all you need, and more, for a vacation. The amenities are great.... with a nice, big backyard...loved the indoor fireplace, fire pit in the yard and quiet location. There isn't even a cottage across the street, because there is a picturesque wetland area there, with a little lookout deck for viewing.
But....if you walk just up the road toward town...you are at the marina and a couple of restaurants, within 5 minutes. Walk a bit further (another 5 minutes), and you are right on the main street , in the middle of all the action. Then, after enjoying what the town has to offer, you can walk back and have peace and quiet!. Perfect!
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By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer
TOKYO H&M has arrived in Japan, seeking to woo a notoriously expensive consumer market with the same cheap prices for fashionable items that have made the Swedish retailer a hit in the U.S. and Europe.
Bargains like 299 yen ($2.80) jangling earrings, 5,490 yen ($51) high-heels and colorful 3,990 yen ($37) dresses line Hennes & Mauritz AB's first Japan store, set to open Saturday. The store was shown to media earlier this week ahead of its opening.
The store is right in the heart of Tokyo's glitzy Ginza shopping district, filled with upscale European designer boutiques like Chanel, Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani.
Nearby department stores sell relatively more affordable jewelry and clothing. But even those are marked easily 10 times the prices at H&M, widely known as a pioneer in cheap but chic fashion.
"Fashion and quality at the best prices. It's the balance of those three different elements that we bring to the Japanese consumer," Christine Edman, who heads H&M's Japan operations, said Friday. "What's trendy in New York and Paris is going to be trendy in Japan as well."
H&M's future is still uncertain in this nation where shoppers are extremely finicky and demand quality products and super-courteous service.
It faces plenty of competition from longtime local favorites with their girlish "kawaii," or "cute," look, such as the 109 building in Shibuya, which has grown into a Tokyo tourist spot. With the exception of Japanese who have lived or travel abroad, many have never heard of H&M.
But Hitomi Kimura, 28, who works for an investment bank and has frequented H&M in Europe and the U.S., can barely wait for one to open in Japan.
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While the Gap Inc. of the U.S. and its Japan equivalent Uniqlo are obviously cheap, with all its connotations of unfashionable crassness, H&M boasts trendy designs working women want, she said.
"If you are shopping at H&M, people think it's cool that it's cheap," Kimura said in a telephone interview.
Besides the Gap, which set up shop in Japan in 1995, H&M faces competition from other foreign retailers such as Zara run by Inditex SA of Spain.
The new H&M store is on the same block as one of Zara's 34 stores in Japan. Zara plans to boost that to about 40 by the end of the fiscal year.
H&M, Europe's second-largest clothing retailer in profit, has turned the recent global downturn in a plus for expansion plans as people increasingly look for bargains.
And it's determined to do just that in Japan, a nation where imports successful elsewhere have sometimes failed miserably.
In recent years, U.S. outdoor clothing chain REI, British beauty and pharmaceutical company Boots and European retailer Carrefour all quit the Japanese market.
Still, the idea of an outfit, complete with accessories, handbag and shoes, costing 15,000 yen ($150) -- when a T-shirt can cost that much in Japan -- is likely to appeal to some.
"Fashion is seasonal so you don't want to invest too much. Women in Japan are practical about this," says Shuri Fukunaga, managing director of Burson-Marsteller in Tokyo, which has retailers among its clients.
H&M plans to open its second Japan store in November, in Tokyo's fashionable Harajuku district, where it will feature a collection created for H&M by Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons Ltd.
Such collaborations in the past, such as those with Madonna and English designer Stella McCartney, have been big draws.
Next year, a third H&M store will open in Shibuya, Tokyo.
H&M has 800 suppliers, mass produces and runs its own stores, eliminating middlemen, to keep prices down.
Although media response has been positive so far in Japan, the real test is only starting, said Margareta van den Bosch, creative adviser for H&M.
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London, July 23: On Day 3 of the Lord's Test, India progressed from 17/0 to 102/2 at lunch with Sachin Tendulkar unbeaten on 10 and Rahul Dravid batting on 15. The visitors were trailing by 372. English paceman Stuart Broad appeared to have shirked off his bowling woes by dismissing both Indian openers - Gautam Gambhir for 15, and Abhinav Mukund for 49.
Resuming on their overnight score of 17/0 in 6 overs, India got off to a busy start on Day 3. Indian openers Abhinav Mukund and Gautam Gambhir played the English new-ball pair of James Anderson and Chris Tremlett confidently. In the 13th over, Mukund struck Anderson for the first boundary of the day and sprinted two doubles as the score moved onto 39/0. Three overs later, Mukund got Tremlett away for two consecutive fours as the score ticked onto 54/0 in 15.5 overs.
But in the 19th over, Broad struck back by clean-bowling Gambhir for 15 with a classic inswinger that sneaked between bat and pad. India were 63/1 as Rahul Dravid walked to the crease. But Mukund wasn't able to keep the Wall company for too long as in the 25th over, Broad struck again. There was disappointment for the Tamil Nadu batsman as he was bowled off an inside edge for 49! India had slipped to 77/2.
The crowd rose to their feet as Sachin Tendulkar came out to bat. The Little Master scored his first four courtesy an overthrow by Kevin Pietersen off Broad's bowling. But then Sachin got into the groove when he slapped Tremlett for a glorious back-foot boundary, shortly before which Dravid drove Broad for a four to bring up India's 100/2 in 28.2 overs. At the end of the 32nd over, umpires called lunch with India at 102/2.
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Fresno State continues to be very successful recruiting the Lone Star State in the 2015 cycle.
Monday night brought the news of a fourth Texas commit for the Bulldogs, who got a pledge from Cypress (Texas) Ranch offensive lineman Zachary Kinninger, who made the announcement public via Twitter.
I just verbally committed to The Fresno State University! Proud to say I'm a bulldog! ??????. #dawgs #valleypride— Zack Kinninger 7?6? (@ZackKinninger72) August 19, 2014
At 6-foot-5, 303 pounds, Kinninger has the size to play a tackle position or move inside to one of the guard spots. Kinninger picked Fresno State over offers from Houston and New Mexico.
As noted above, Kinninger is Fresno State's fourth commitment from the state of Texas. He's also the Bulldogs' second Lone Star State offensive lineman to commit this month, joining Arlington Bowie offensive tackle Clyde McCauley, who pledged Aug. 6 to Fresno State.
McCauley chose the Bulldogs over six other offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Navy, Nevada, Rutgers, San Diego State, and Texas State.
Kinninger and McCauley join Upland (Calif.) prospect Don Greene as Fresno State's three offensive line commitments for the 2015 cycle.
Fresno State, which has six commitments for the 2015 class, also has Texas pledges from Austin Lake Travis outside linebacker James Bailey and Houston St. Pius X cornerback Jalen Smith. Bailey and Smith both committed to Fresno State on July 28.
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Using a general equilibrium model with private R&D financing, this article investigates the impact of trade openness to trade on growth and on welfare for two countries equal in all aspects, except for the quality of credit markets. We show that opening to trade increases growth in the country with better credit markets (North) and decreases it in the other country (South). With respect to trade pattern, South imports high tech goods and exports traditional goods. In terms of welfare, opening to trade may lower the welfare of individuals in the short run, but in the long run all of them are better o¤ under free trade than if they were under autarky.
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About Process Analyzer Process analyzers are engineering precision equipment used for incessant monitoring of parameters such as gas and liquid content during the manufacturing process. They are widely used to analyze and identify the physical, chemical, molecular, and elemental properties of a sample. These instruments are majorly being used across several end-users such as Chemical and Petrochemical, Oil and Gas, and Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries. TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Process Analyzer market will grow at a CAGR of 4.32 percent over the period 2013-2018. Covered in this Report The Global Process Analyzer market can be divided into two product segments: Liquid Analyzer and Gas Analyzer. TechNavio's report, Global Process Analyzer Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the global region; it also covers the Global Process Analyzer market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. Key Regions • Americas • APAC • EMEA Key Vendors • ABB • Emerson • Endress+Hauser • Yokogawa Electric Corporation Other Prominent Vendors • Aneolia • BioTector Analytical Systems • Hach Company • Honeywell • Invensys • PerkinElmer • Siemens • Teledyne Analytical Instruments • Thermo Fisher Scientific Key Market Driver • Increased Demand from Developing Countries • For a full, detailed list, view our report Key Market Challenge • Need for Continuous Support and Maintenance • For a full, detailed list, view our report Key Market Trend • Increased M&A • For a full, detailed list, view our report Key Questions Answered in this Report • What will the market size be in 2018 and what will the growth rate be? • What are the key market trends? • What is driving this market? • What are the challenges to market growth? • Who are the key vendors in this market space? • What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors


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Skip to comments.Obama pins recovery hopes on Europe's leaders (It's always someone else's fault!)
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President Barack Obama, beset by a faltering economic recovery five months before he seeks re-election, said on Friday European leaders must act urgently to resolve the region's financial crisis and stem the threat of recession.
Obama said decisions about how to solve the euro zone crisis were fundamentally in the hands of Europe's leaders and their political commitment would be a "strong step." He was speaking a week after a dismal U.S. jobs report heightened concerns about the impact of Europe's crisis on U.S. growth.
"They understand the seriousness of the situation and the urgent need to act," Obama told a news conference.
"What we can do is to prod, advise, suggest, but ultimately they're going to have to make these decisions," he added, noting that U.S. solutions to the 2008-09 economic and financial crisis should inspire Europe....
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....we're screwed aren't we?
Who is coaching this amateur?!
Yup!...."Helicopter Ben" and "Turbotax Timmy" are working on the matter as we speak....the only way out with "fiat money" is MORE of it!
Now they dont have to hide the American tax payer stimulous money that went to bail euro out they can just give it to them outright
According to this article, Obama and the new socialist French president are 'pro-growth' in contrast to that nasty Merkel's being for 'strick austerity'.
He hasn't got a clue.
>>> Obama said decisions about how to solve the euro zone crisis were fundamentally in the hands of Europe's leaders ...
This shows Obama said something that is totally meaningless all the time.
Maybe if he speaks in Austrian, it will help Europeans understand better and fall in line with Obama's wishes.
Bullcrap. Obama knows exactly what he's doing.
The main reason I stopped watching TV in 1993 was that I expected that with a Democrat president (Clinton) news coverage would include Republican congressmen and senators being asked for their comments. Democrats pretty much were given exclusive access to criticize Republican administrations.
Silly me. The Dem regulars were now featured to explain and excuse the Administration's actions.
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Oh, y'all. It is officially summer in Texas. Not like officially officially. It's not on the calendar or anything but, goodness! It is HOT! I have lived in Texas my entire life and I'm still a wimp. Oh well. I can cope by decorating for summer and enjoy said decor from the comforts of my own air conditioned home. Can we all just take a moment to thank the Lord for the inventor of A/C?
Now, on to that decor I was talking about! I'm still so glad we added a "mantel" to our fireplace via Pottery Barn shelf. It has been so much fun to change it up a bit with each season. For summer, I'm keeping things cool with blues and greens.
I put the gold oval mirror back up as an anchoring piece. We have vaulted ceilings in our living room, so I like to have something hanging higher to draw the eye up and to keep the other mantel decor from feeling to squatty in comparison to the tall ceilings.
I built the rest of the mantelscape around this gorgeous painting. Nothing says summer more than the water! I scored this painting from an online "flea market" on another blog. I love finding unique pieces like this. When you hit up your local thrift store or flea market, take some time to dig through old ugly prints and posters. You may find a beautiful gem like this hiding in there!
The vintage brownie camera was a thrift store find from our vacation in Colorado a few years ago. I think it cost me 2 or 3 bucks, which is a steal! It reminded me of taking photos during summer vacation, so it was a must for this mantel.
The rest of the mantel decor consists of pretty glass and live plants. These elements keep the vignette feeling light and fresh. The green sherbet dish is leftover from my knock off dessert stand project, and the blue mason jar is from my stash leftover from our wedding. I have a couple of ivy plants around the house. Every now and then, when they start getting long, I'll clip a sprig and stick it in water. It will start sprouting roots and you have a new {free!} plant! I am absolutely no green thumb, so if I can do it…you can do it!
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YMMV tropes and audience reactions for the Zombie survival flash game The Last Stand:
- Demonic Spiders: In the first three games, running, fat and weapon wielding zombies. They've got high health, they run and they can kill your survivors through the barricade with their weapons.
- Also, running and weapon wielding SWAT/soldier zombies. They have bulletproof vests and helmets, run, and can still kill survivors through the barricades.
- Goddamned Bats: Zombie dogs. Unless your barricade is down in the first two games, then they become Demonic Spiders.
- Good Bad Bugs: It's possible to lose survivors on search parties at random. This can still happen when you have no other survivors with you. Basically, the one survivor you have (yourself) can die on a search party, possibly multiple times, and still go on slaughtering zombies.
- Nightmare Fuel: The death scene involves your character being tackled to the ground and eaten alive by zombies as he visibly screams and tries to fight them off. This isn't a cutscene either-it's a death animation. Only lessened by the Have a Nice Death message.
- Some of the notes in Union City can count too. For example, there is a very poorly spelled note from a little girl whose nanny told her to leave a goodbye note to her mother, ugh.
- Nightmare Retardant: Many of the notes were community submitted and contain high levels of Narm.
- Narm Charm: Some of them can still be unsettling and plausible, given how this is a friggen' Zombie Apocalypse.
- Some of the notes in Union City can count too. For example, there is a very poorly spelled note from a little girl whose nanny told her to leave a goodbye note to her mother, ugh.
- Strawman Has a Point: Sure, HERC is awfully quick to shoot at you and they did do some pretty nasty things to some of the evacuees in Union City and to the civilians in Dead Zone's backstory, but the only one you see for sure is your spouse, who has been infected. The only reason that HERC are stopping you from leaving the mainland is because they don't want the infection to spread further. This may have been mildly lampshaded at the end when, after escaping by allowing the hordes to overrun the last safe place in the city, your boat stalls and the screen fades to black while you hear a growl as, presumably, your spouse turns into a zombie. So much for escaping safely.
YMMV tropes and audience reactions for the film, The Last Stand:
- Awesome Moments: The Corvette battle! The flare gun!
- Crazy Awesome: Lewis Dinkum (Johnny Knoxville).
- So Okay, It's Average: The general consensus of the film is pretty much "it's nice to have Arnold back, but it could have been better".


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Special Activities & Farmers Markets
Street fairs, farmers markets, and other community events can enliven neighborhoods, encourage walking, and support local businesses. Organizers are required to apply for a special activities Street Use permit to authorize the temporary use of streets and sidewalks. A permit also ensures that departments like police and fire know about the street closure.
Program Overview
SDOT issues Street Use permits for any activity that temporarily closes a street or sidewalk except for escorted processions, parades, or any activity in which Police Department personnel are required. This type of activity would be classified as a Special Event.
Special Activities are mid-size events that temporarily close a non-arterial street and are open to the general public. Special Activities are larger than Neighborhood Block Parties, which close residential streets and are only for people living along that particular block.
During the Special Activity, "STREET CLOSED" signs and barricades are required. These signs must meet SDOT requirements and be supplied by the group or person applying for the Street Use permit. For specific details, visit the Seattle Traffic Control Manual web page and scroll down to Chapter VIII Detours and Street Closures, or click here to learn how to properly set up barricades. Neighborhood Block Party closure signs are not acceptable for Special Activity closures.
Heavy items that cannot be moved are not allowed in the street area during the event and a street cannot be closed that is on a bus route.
See CAM 2500, Street Use Permits for Special Activities, for additional information.
Application Requirements
Fill out the application to apply for a Special Activity Street Use Permit. When completing the form, check the box for Street Barricading, Special Activities (3A) under Activities, Street Closures, and Festivals and include the following information:
Your application must be received at least 28 days before your event.DO NOT send in payment with your application. Fees are collected at the time the permit is issued and can be made with a credit card or a check payable to the City of Seattle. See our current fee schedule.
To submit your application:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Street Use Permit Counter is located on the 23rd Floor of Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue. The counter's operating hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, and Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 AM to 5 PM.
Please note that applicants arriving after 4:30 PM may not receive a permit that day. We are also unable to process payments after 4:30 PM.
If you have questions, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (206) 684-5267.
Farmers Markets
The Office of Economic Development (OED) administers the Farmers Market program for the City. An organization must meet the definition of a Farmers Market in order to qualify for this type of Street Use permit.
If your organization qualifies, OED will convene all necessary City departments in order to streamline the permitting process for the applicant. Similar to other Special Activity permits, Farmers Markets may only occur on non-arterial streets and is discouraged on Metro bus routes.
For information about Farmers Markets, contact Chris Swenson with the Office of Economic Development at 206-733-9245 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more assistance.


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Technical Analysis: Cisco, Twitter And Genpact
Twitter Stock Technical Analysis
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) stock price has formed a double top pattern. The stock price has breached the 20 day moving average line and is approaching the $36.93 price level which it had reached on January 15th forming the low of first top. The MACD is sending a bearish signal. The signal line has crossed the MACD line indicating that stock price is likely to go down and complete the double top formation. Volume is also picking up in lead up to the double top formation.
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Cisco Stock Technical Analysis
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock price is seen forming a head and shoulders pattern. The pattern started forming in mid-November, reaching the peak of the first shoulder on December 3rd. Subsequently, the stock price fell before rising to peak of the head on 30th December. Cisco stock price is currently trading at $26.8, marginally above the support line of $26.59 it reached at the end of the first shoulder pattern. The stock has also breached 50 day moving average support line. MACD also indicates a bearish movement ahead. The signal line has crossed the MACD line from below indicating that price is likely to fall.
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Genpact Stock Technical Analysis
Genpact (NYSE:G) stock price is seen approaching the 20 day moving average line, which has been providing support since mid-October. However this time other indicators are sending bearish signal. RSI indicator indicates that the stock is overbought. The RSI indicator is currently at 75.25 level, above the overbought threshold of 70. MACD also indicates that prices are likely to drop. In a bearish move, the signal has crossed MACD line from below. However, the stock's main test will be the 20 day moving average line.
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In today's Catholic Daily Roundup, top stories include a meeting with Pope Francis and bishops to discuss the upcoming synod, a new book by Professor Todd Scribner on Neoconservative Catholics, and flooding in Texas continues to devastate the Lone Star state.
"The first Beatitude: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit,' or the stripping off of this attachment and making sure that the riches that the Lord has given one are for the common good. It's the only way. Open your hand, open your heart, open up the horizon." (Pope Francis)
Today's Reading: "Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all." (Mark 10:43)
In the News:
- Seven FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday by Swiss authorities in Zurich on a U.S. arrest warrant.
- The country's fourth-largest city was ravaged by flooding many had not seen in a lifetime. More than 11 inches of rain fell in some parts of Houston just in the past day, on top of relentless rainfall that had already inundated the city.
- Identity thieves have stepped up their efforts in recent years to claim fraudulent tax refunds. The IRS estimates it paid out $5.8 billion in fraudulent refunds to identity thieves in 2013.
Pope Francis and church news:
- Todd Scribner Ph.D., Education Outreach Coordinator at the Office of Migration Policy and Public Affairs at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote a new book titled, "A Partisan Church: American Catholicism and the Rise of Neoconservative Catholics."
- Pope Francis and members of the council of the Synod of Bishops met May 25-26 to review input from around the world for October's synod on the family and made their final suggestions for the synod's working document.
- A private group of bishops and experts convened separately from the pope's meeting to consider the most controversial issues at the synod, particularly support of gay unions and Communion for the divorced and remarried.
CACG would like to equip lay Catholics with the resources necessary to promote the common good in their communities. That's why we have the Catholic daily roundup. You can sign up for this short and digestible daily e-mail here.
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Esay about Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentrism – Which happens to be Way more Goal?
Cultural relativism stands out as the check out that someone beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to their social context. This implies which the proper or mistaken to a person is lifestyle certain and there's not a normal measure for the morals and hence no ideal to evaluate diverse cultures. From the cutting-edge anthropology, cultural relativism is acknowledged considering anthropologist's perception that each one cultures have their rights and equality in value and hence many of the cultures are respectable for human existence . Ethnocentrism, alternatively, utilizes a watch of one's society to be a base for judging other people's cultures. Regardless of the amount of liberalism or open-mindedness, persons will nearly always display screen symptoms of ethnocentrism as element of other people's cultures will bring about the urge to compare with their very own cultures . Both of these facets share a common end goal in they take a look at the strategies by which individuals relate with people today from varied cultural backgrounds by describing their behaviors amid other individuals. This essay explores both of these ideas with all the plan to deliver out the one that is more objective. Just about the most objective relating to cultural relativism and ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism will allow for consumers to discover assorted routines, features and values as related around the cultural values of the provided group. These notions are frequently a spinoff belonging to the certain sets of cultural and ethnic values and norms which vary from a person cultural team to a different . Underneath the cultural relativism idea, no lifestyle could be termed as exceptional to your other considering that all values, norms and attributes are noticed in their special society that may be irrelevant in other cultures. Cultural relativism is always to an extent possibly will interfere with human legal rights, can pause a culture from expanding and is not going to permit somebody to mention a lifestyle is inferior to theirs. It truly is fundamental to notice that cultural relativism delivers regarding the understanding that there is no a universal a2 psychology essay plans program about the ethical values that handbook the human conduct. Although, any culture has its personal model through which it guides its member's moral code but differs from 1 tradition to a different. Cultural relativism is usually a cross-cultural principle that's related across cultures and never restricted inside 1 lifestyle. Inside the party where it is really not understood on this context, it qualified prospects to ethicists envisaging an intra-cultural relativism and therefore just one society's moral specifications may be denied.
A important appear at ethnocentrism reveals the way it may be the opposite of cultural relativism in the followers of your philosophy compares other cultures to their very own cultures. In this case, the follower is forced to understand his/her lifestyle as way more first-class than the other cultures and hence it happens to be based on a comparison between the cultures . Ethnocentrism sees distinct cultural facets which includes myths, folktales, proverbs, and even language among the some others. Though, contrary to cultural relativism, ethnocentrism makes it possible for one particular to evaluate an extra society, check cultures and conclude within the society which is a good deal more superior to another. Ethnocentrism can be viewed from 3 numerous stages which include a good, undesirable and excessive level. Within the favorable stage, ethnocentrism is seen as being the position of view in which an individual personal means of everyday living is considered the most favorite compared to other people's cultures that are the commonest feelings of people if they relate their cultures to other people. At this level, it provides people today a sense of people-hood, put in record and group identity. Adverse ethnocentrism will come about when an individual group is perceived as the centre of all kinds of things and most of the other folks scaled to its reference. An excessive circumstance of negativity is caused any time a team imposes its rule around many others major to vices for instance apartheid, holocaust and genocide between many others.
The above mentioned evaluation reveals that cultural relativism is truly a advantageous perspective when compared with ethnocentrism that is damaging. Besides that, cultural relativism encourages a way of knowing for the diversified cultures and treats their uniqueness with regard and therefore no circumstances of extremism could possibly be veteran. Ethnocentrism chiefly perceives other cultures as inferior to an individual's culture and therefore encouraging him/her to provide alot more totally focus around the harmful aspects of the lifestyle in relation to theirs. In this type of scenario, very little a bit more than conflicts and chaos would emanate amongst the anxious group as everyone is out to defend their culture through the unfavorable perception inspired by using ethnocentrism. Summary In cases like this, cultural relativism is more aim compared with ethnocentrism for it provides area for that persons to perceive practices, values and morals around the context of his/her cultural values in addition to the exact same takes place even though relating with other cultures. It's because as noticed, although it has its shortcomings, cultural relativism encourages peaceful existence relating to associates of assorted teams for it eliminates instances of extremists and enmity among modern society users. For instance, inside of the function of an intense ethnocentrism and conditions like holocaust and genocide happen; there would be a war involving the modern society members since they struggle to evidence their details. For that reason, it indirectly builds rigidity and conflict inside a society, while cultural relativism seeks in order to avoid and prevent to the contrary.
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The timing is tight, but this itinerary packs a lot into a weeklong vacation. This route takes you to a trifecta of Costa Rica's primary tourist attractions: Arenal Volcano, Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio. You can explore and enjoy tropical nature, take in some beach time, and experience a few high-adrenaline adventures to boot.
Day 1: Arrive & Settle into San José
Arrive and get settled in San José. If your flight gets in early enough and you have time, head downtown and tour the Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica (Gold Museum).
Fresh Fruit: As you walk around town, stop at one of the roadside stands or kiosks selling small bags of precut and prepared fruit. Depending on the season, you might find mango, pineapple, or papaya on offer. If you're lucky, they'll have mamón chino, an odd-looking golf ball-size fruit you might also know as rambutan.
Head over to the Teatro Nacional (National Theater). If anything is playing that night, buy tickets for the show. For an elegant and delicious dinner, I recommend Grano de Oro Restaurant, a refined restaurant with seating in and around an open-air central courtyard in a beautiful downtown hotel.
Day 2: Hot Rocks
Rent a car and head to the Arenal National Park to see Arenal Volcano. Settle into your hotel and spend the afternoon at the Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, working out the kinks from the road. In the evening, either sign up for a volcano-watching tour or take one on your own by driving the road to Arenal National Park and finding a quiet spot to pull over and wait for the sparks to fly.
Day 3: Adventures around Arenal, Ending up in Monteverde
Spend the morning doing something adventurous around Arenal National Park. Your options range from white-water rafting to mountain biking to horseback riding and then hiking to the Río Fortuna Waterfall. My favorite is the canyoning adventure offered by Desafío Expeditions. Allow at least 4 hours of daylight to drive around Lake Arenal to Monteverde. Stop for a break at the Lucky Bug Gallery, along the road between Tabacón and Nuevo Arenal, and an excellent place to shop for gifts, artwork, and souvenirs. Once you get to Monteverde, settle into your hotel and head for a drink and dinner at Sofía.
Day 4: Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Wake up early and take a guided tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. Spend the afternoon visiting several of the area's attractions, which might include any combination of the following: the Butterfly Garden, Orchid Garden, the Bat Jungle, and the El Trapiche Tour. The last one offers a fascinating look at a sustainable sugar cane farm.
Day 5: From the Treetops to the Coast
Use the morning to take one of the zip-line canopy tours here. I recommend Selvatura Park, which has a wonderful canopy tour, as well as other interesting exhibits. Be sure to schedule the tour early enough so that you can hit the road by noon for your drive to Manuel Antonio National Park. Settle into your hotel and head for a sunset drink at Agua Azul, which offers up spectacular views over the rainforest to the sea. You can drop your car off at any point now and just rely on taxis and tours.
Day 6: Manuel Antonio
In the morning, take a boat tour of the Damas Island estuary with Manuel Antonio Expeditions, and then reward yourself for all the hard touring so far with an afternoon lazing on one of the beautiful beaches inside Manuel Antonio National Park. If you just can't lie still, be sure to hike the loop trail through the rainforest here and around Cathedral Point. Make reservations at Milagro for a Nuevo Latino final dinner in Costa Rica.
Day 7: Saying Adiós
Fly back to San José in time to connect with your departing flight home. If you have extra time, feel free to head back into Manuel Antonio National Park, do some souvenir shopping, or simply laze around your hotel pool. You've earned it.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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Pat Tillman, the Arizona Cardinals safety who enlisted in the Army Rangers eight months after September 11, read Emerson, Chomsky, and, though an atheist, the Bible. Resembling a beefier Seann William Scott, he shunned cell phones, cars, and professional-athlete megalomania. A fiercely private (and principled) person, his death in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, during his second tour of duty, was spun by the Bush II administration into a recruiting tool.
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Bentley honour at Becks link
By Andrew Scurr
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
David Bentley has admitted his honour at comparisons to David Beckham.
Blackburn Rovers winger David Bentley has admitted his honour at comparisons to former England captain David Beckham.
Bentley has recently been described as 'Blackburn's Beckham' by team-mate Shabani Nonda after some excellent displays on the right and also his delivery from set-pieces.
Nonda told the Lancashire Telegraph: "We have many quality players here, but David's something special. You can see what a good player he is.
"I call him 'our Beckham'. No two players are the same, but there is a bit of Beckham about him with the way he crosses the ball and the style he possesses.
"If he carries on training hard and turning in good performances, there's no reason why he can't go on and play for England.
"He's still young and he has the talent to do it, and England need to bring in young players."
Bentley is keen to force his way into the Steve McClaren's England squad, and knows comparisons to Beckham can only improve his chances.
"He was England captain, a great player who played at the highest level for 10 years," Bentley said.
"So to be compared to someone like that is an honour for me. I can only hope my own career is as successful as his."
Meanwhile, Blackburn manager Mark Hughes says he is happy for referees "to show a little bit of character" following Paul Jewell's criticism of Phil Dowd's conduct towards the Wigan players.
"Obviously it is in the rules that players aren't allowed to swear or use abusive language towards referees, although there is a bit of leeway given," Hughes said.
"From my own point of view, sometimes it can be good if referees show a little bit of character and stand for no nonsense.
"If you think of some of the older referees there was always some banter with the players. I think it was better because of that, but the rules are in place."
The Rovers boss added: "I wasn't privy to what language was used, but if they feel it's something they need to pursue then that's their decision."