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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:20 am
Post subject: Saffron in a pinch.
The color of a Buddhist monks robes with its legendary powers, Saffron is undoubtedly the worlds most valuable spice.
One of the few not originated in India, saffrons discovery is still one of mystery.
The word is from the Middle East, collaborating the words sahafarn (thread) and zafaran (yellow).
In Medieval times it was offered as a dowdy for a bride and accepted as currency.
It is also said to be possibly the first spice ever used by man.
Used for its incredible dying ability and unique flavor there is no substitute in the world.
Saffron comes from the flowering plant, the Crocus. Stigmas from the Crocus flowers are few and far between and it takes 14,000 hand picked stigmas to yield one ounce of saffron.
The stigma (female part of the flower) is the actual source of saffron. Then dried or cured and transformed into pure saffron. The masculine part of the crocus is the stamen. Cleopatra scented her baths with saffron, thinking it enhanced sexual pleasure. The emperor Nero in one of his many mad displays of decadence ordered the streets of Rome be strewn with it when he entered the city.
To appreciate its magic, experiment a little. Take half a dozen threads, rub them between your fingertips and bring them to your nostrils. The scent is elusive, fugitive, perhaps a little dusty, a hint of thyme and sage and hot hillsides. Drop the threads on a dry pan and set it over the heat, count to ten - the stuff is fragile and easily burnt - and inhale the fragrance. Better? Now drop the toasted strands in a heatproof glass with a splash of boiling water, just enough to soften them. Wait a few minutes and crush the threads with the back of a spoon. Now you're talking. The dark-red filaments leech their magic into the water, turning it the color of luminous gold. Inhale once more. The scent is there at last: full-blown and mature, it is the essence of summer; musky, with the fragrance of hay, the sweetness of honey, citrus and lemon balm.
Its value lies partly in the fragrance, but above all, in its ability to turn everything it touches the color of sunshine.
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:32 am
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Lemon Saffron Bread
is almost unique! No single flavor stands out, or is even detectable for that matter. In this regard I think my recommendations are improvements. Cinnamon has a way of poking through other flavors, and lemon rind can be too sharp. The Penzeys Baking Spice, (which I always use in place of cinnamon), and preserved lemon, on then other hand, meld right in. ?
It has a subtle sweetness, which serves to offset the slightly bitter taste of saffron. Since the baking temp is only 350, and the smaller loaves only bake for 25 min, I wonder if maybe a nice clover honey might not work as the sweetener?
The crumb is a nice pale yellow. The closest I can come to describing the shade is that it's very close to a color that was popular on 1960 Fords.
You could make your own artist's rendition of this bread by printing out a very large picture of an appropriatly colored 1960 Ford, cutting out a slice-of-bread-shape, and outlining it with a medium brown felt tip marker?
Ingredients (my recommendations)
3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon loose saffron threads - .5 grams
1/4 cup hot water
1 .25 ounce packages active dry yeast
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (Penzeys Baking Spice)
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest (minced salt-preserved lemon-rinsed)
4 cups all-purpose flour
1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat; add butter, sugar and stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, soak the saffron in the hot water, let cool until lukewarm, drain and reserve the liquid.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk mixture with the reserved saffron water and eggs. Add the yeast and stir to dissolve. Add the salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, lemon zest and 3 cups of the flour; mix well. Add the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
3. Lightly oil a large mixing, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
4. Form the dough into either one 9 x 5 loaf or (my preference) three 5 x 3 loaves. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
5. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven to internal temp of 190 degrees F, (approx 50 to 55 minutes for 9 x 5 loaf or 30-35 min for 5 x 3 loaves), or until golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
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Location: London UK
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:50 pm
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That sounds good and on top of it saffron is considered to be a super food. We can't go wrong with this one.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:48 pm
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I love rice with saffron. It's delicious, light and its yellow colour makes me happy!
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Location: 1166 Bryan Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 10:47 am
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saffron is used in many desserts and even in rice preparations as it enhances the taste of the food.
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Location: Seattle
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:22 pm
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Saffron reminds me of the grasshopper guts that would appear on my my windshield after driving at at 75 MPH down the dusty backroads of Bakersfield, CA on a hot summer day.
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Location: central PA
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 6:32 pm
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two spice / flavor thingies I both enjoy and use with exceeding care:
truffle oil
now, I'm talking the real $tuff, not the fake saffron or the chem lab truffle oil.
'fake' saffron is stuff which is not really saffron, but sorta' looks like it; and add to that 'fake sources' which are better/worser 'grades' of 'real' saffron - so it's a deep and treacherous market.
both have very very delicate flavors and influence on taste.
too much can be not at all good - did a chicken corn chowder with too much saffron....did not turn out well.....
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:40 pm
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i love saffron, i usually use it for rice since it taste and smells good. haven't tried using it for desserts and bread
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If you own a computer, then you've probably messed around with some sort of painting or photo editing software before. A lot of people are probably familiar with MS Paint, which is primitive, but effective. Others may use something like Gimp, which goes a bit further than MS Paint with what you can do with images. There are probably a lot of photo editing and painting software on the internet, but when it comes to video games, not so much. In fact, I can only think of two prior "games" right off the top of my head: Mario Paint (Super NES) and Color A Dinosaur (NES)…yes, I just said Color A Dinosaur. Keep in mind though that we're talking a good two decades or so ago, so it's not surprising that those games are quite primitive and limited in what you can do. However, Colors 3D is on the 3DS, a system with a touch screen that can be used like an easel. Does that make things any less primitive? Well, let's find out.
First off, let me just say this; I am not an artist in any sense of the word. The best things I can draw are stick figures, houses, and Pokemon that are mainly shaped like a ball. That said, I'm not looking for this program to make me the next Picasso or Rembrandt. However, compared to some other programs today, it is primitive, even if it is just on the 3DS. Getting started isn't too hard, as the program does provide a useful tutorial on how to access different brushes and colors. After that, you're on your own. To start with, you can choose to do a picture in Widescreen (which the program recommends), Landscape, or Portrait. The only difference I can see between Widescreen and Landscape is that with Landscape you're give more room to work with for larger or more detailed paintings. After that, you're good to start painting…until you realize that your brush is pretty big.
Remember that tutorial you took the first time you played this? Time to see what you remember. Tapping or holding the R button is where you'll find all of your tools, or lack thereof. Here you can change the color you're using, the size of your brush, how dark or light you want the color to be, the style of brush, or the eraser to erase some of your painting. You'll also see tabs at the bottom to go to various other functions, such as giving the options to flip the painting, undoing or redoing an action, changing which layer you're working on (more on that in a bit), or even use the 3DS's camera to make a background image or import an image. It's a nice option if you're like me and can't draw worth a darn and want to start with a nice background image.
I mentioned that you can switch back and forth between layers, and with Colors 3D you can have up to five layers. This is definitely one of the main features of the program, as it lets you make a 3D painting with up to five layers, and I made sure to put all five to use in my pitiful attempt. Since you can either use the menu or move the circle pad to the left or right to swap layers on the fly, you can work on one layer without messing up what you've done on the other layers.
That's…mainly it for the program itself. I mean, it's a painting program so there's not much in terms of explaining how it works, graphics, sound, etc. With that out of the way, it's time to take a look at what I do and do not like about this program. To start with, for me it's a lot easier to draw with a stylus than a mouse. Back in eight grade we had to use the Windows Paint program (this was when PCs still used Windows 98) to replicate a panel of a comic strip. I chose Garfield…and it turned out about 10% like the original comic. Needless to say, my motor skills with MS Paint never fully developed. Not that I'm much better here, but I feel like I'm more in control of what I paint, and any shortcomings are the result of my actual inability to draw and paint, not my mouse.
The 3D effects are pretty nice. Again, I'm not expecting anyone to recreate a Picasso and turn it into 3D (though I'd love to see that), and you can take or import photos on the 3DS as mentioned earlier. Taking a picture or importing a photo will automatically place it on the first layer, which makes sense since that's probably intended to be your background anyway. You can also save your pictures to the SD card and put them on your PC, but don't expect the 3D to have any effect here. If there is any 3D effect left on the image after saving it to your PC, I can't see it.
Speaking of sharing, there's quite a bit of extra options you can explore. If you're stuck and looking for inspiration, there are a few images that you can check out, as well as some "coloring pages" to fill in. You can also go online to check out some other images that people have created, and some of these are just awesome! One of my favorites is a scene from Super Mario World that depicts Mario jumping over a Banzai Bill. At first, I figured someone just took the photo from the game and uploaded it, but thankfully the program has a feature that lets you see all the actions taken to make the photo, and sure enough, it was all done by hand. Finally, the game also has the option to connect with a friend and paint on the same canvas. That should get interesting I'd imagine. Just make sure you and your friend don't have creative differences.
However, every game has its flaws, and there are a couple here. First off, saving your painting is pretty easy…actually, it's too easy. Make sure to remember that using R brings up the menu, because hitting Start or Select will back you out of your painting, saving changes in the process. If you're on the menu, hitting the little hand in the lower-left corner will give the same results. There is the option to completely discard all changes, but it would have been nice to give a small message like "would you like to save your changes", as I've accidentally backed out of my painting a couple times.
On top of that, I'm also surprised at how limited the tools are. You have a paint brush…and that's it. The tools I'm surprised that aren't present are selection tools and the fill tool. The selection tool I can kind of understand, but if you're making a painting with several objects that all look alike, using a selection tool to just copy and paste those objects would make the task easier. The fill tool, however, I felt should have been a dead giveaway to include. This lets you fill an area with a single color instead of having to run your stylus back and forth across the touch screen several times. It also could have helped with the small areas that you want to fill with one color, but you don't want to risk messing up the portion of the painting outside that area.
Overall, Colors 3D isn't that bad of a painting program. You can pretty much choose your canvas size (Widescreen or Landscape) or just go Portrait, zoom in and out to get as detailed as you wish, rearrange layers, or even copy layers onto one another (have yet to find a practical use for that yet). After checking out some of the paintings from the gallery, it's amazing what people can do with this program. For a look at a couple paintings, check out
my pitiful attempt of a painting
Super Mario World by SuperStu
, and
Lugia by Hylian
. The Super Mario World and Lugia paintings were indeed done by hand and just look amazing, especially from a distance. The program has a couple of things I wish were different, but the overall a fun program to mess around with.
I'm no artist, but I had fun with Colors 3D. Even though there are a couple things I wish were incorporated that were not, checking out the gallery made me realize the potential of this program. For only $6.99, it's definitely one to recommend to pass the time if you like to draw and paint.
Rating: 9.5 Exquisite
* The product in this article was sent to us by the developer/company.
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I began my lifelong love of gaming at an early age with my parent's Atari 2600. Living in the small town that I did arcades were pretty much non-existent so I had to settle for the less than stellar ports on the Atari 2600, but for a young kid my age it was the perfect past time, giving me something to do before Boy Scout meetings, after school, whenever I had the time and my parents weren't watching anything on TV. I recall seeing Super Mario Bros. played on the NES at that young age and it was something I really wanted. Come Christmas of 1988 (if I recall) Santa brought the family an NES with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt and I've been hooked ever since.
Over 25 years from the first time I picked up an Atari joystick and I'm more hooked on gaming than I ever have been. If you name a system, classics to moderns, there's a good chance I've not only played it, but own it. My collection of systems spans multiple decades, from the Odyssey 2, Atari 2600, and Colecovision, to the NES, Sega Genesis, and Panasonic 3DO, to more modern systems such as the Xbox and Wii, and multiple systems in between as well as multiple handhelds. As much as I consider myself a gamer I'm also a game collector. I love collecting the older systems not only to collect but to play (I even own and still play a Virtual Boy from time to time). I hope to bring those multiple decades of gaming experience to my time here at Gaming Nexus in some fashion.
In my spare time I like to write computer programs using VB.NET (currently learning C# as well) as well as create review videos and other gaming projects over on YouTube. I know it does seem like I have a lot on my plate now with the addition of Gaming Nexus to my gaming portfolio, but that's one more challenge I'm willing to overcome.
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ahh what fun, no more wild west, eh?
What are you kidding me? All this is going to do is bring more people to encrypted networks and lead towards more people making use of darknets. Evolutionary pressure will force things more underground and make for smarter and more dangerous things because the wild west will be even more wild (wilder?) than ever before.
Worse, whereas before and currently it is easier to keep an eye on dangerous individuals as they act out in public more or less, by adding to the volume of encrypted traffic those people will be able to hide in the mass of bits generated by people looking to download the latest Bieber album. The MAFIAA has just made it that much harder for LEA and INTERPOL to track dangerous people by adding so noise to the system...
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On Monday morning, not 12 hours after the 18th green of Pinehurst's No. 2 course echoed with the sound of a standing ovation for runaway U.S. Open winner Martin Kaymer, a different noise rang through the air.
As the first U.S. Women's Open competitors to practice on the course reached the green, they were accompanied by the ping of hammer blows on metal as a small army of workers dismantled one of the large grandstands surrounding the final hole.
The U.S. Golf Association decided to hold its men's and women's national championships on the same course in consecutive weeks primarily to offer the same test of golf to both. The simplified logistics were no small consideration – setting up only one set of grandstands, hospitality tents, catering facilities and merchandise pavilions for both tournaments, even if the USGA is likely to only break even financially, Executive Director Mike Davis said Wednesday.
Still, moving from one tournament to another, with no break between, was hardly a simple transition. There was work to be done to the golf course, to the facilities and behind the scenes to get Pinehurst Resort and Country Club ready for a second week of championship golf. The first golfers tee off at 6:45 a.m. Thursday.
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Pinehurst may be the 12th course to host both the U.S. Open and the Women's Open, but none of the others did it in consecutive years, let alone consecutive weeks.
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Moments after the trophy presentation ended Sunday night, the sprinklers were activated to give the No. 2 course's thirsty greens their second quick drink since a Thursday night rainstorm. The putting surfaces received three four-minute cycles of water to refresh and soften them for the week ahead. Unlike during the U.S. Open, the greens will be watered nightly during the Women's Open.
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While the dual logo for the two tournaments allowed most signage to remain in place, it was changed to the Women's Open logo in prominent locations such as the main scoreboard and on the tee boxes, while the different tees the women are playing – the course will play about 900 yards shorter for them – required re-roping some holes.
"We spent a lot of time working with each of our vendors and coming up with an individualized plan for what the operation was going to look like during the week of the Women's Open," USGA senior director of championships Reg Jones said. "Obviously the grandstands are the most visible change. There's a lot of equipment involved during the week of the Open that's not being used this week. For the various vendors that need it in other locations we wanted to make it as efficient as possible."
A number of concessions stands around the course were also closed, but the USGA and Pinehurst decided to keep both the main and satellite merchandise pavilions open and fully stocked to meet demand – and offer air-conditioned respite from the suffocating heat expected to settle into the Sandhills this week. One of the four first-aid tents on the course was also scheduled to close but will instead remain open.
Ridgewells Catering, which services the corporate, USGA, media and player hospitality tents, was reloading for a second week. The Washington, D.C.-based caterer spent Sunday night and Monday morning doing inventory and unloading a convoy of trucks bringing fresh supplies.
Ridgewells CEO Susan Lacz said her company treated the men's and women's tournaments as two separate events, although the same food will be served both weeks. Her staff of about 600 local workers and 100 traveling managers was reduced for the Women's Open, with only a handful of corporate tents remaining open this week.
"It's not just us," Lacz said. "Everybody is downsizing."
'Very pleasantly surprised'
The heat hasn't hurt the golf course, which benefited from rain last Thursday and again Tuesday evening. Its condition and durability were the biggest unanswered questions surrounding the women playing immediately after the men.
From the moment the USGA proposed the idea, the LPGA pros were concerned about what the course would look like when they finally got on it. The primary worries included the playability and viability of the greens and the divots the men would leave in the fairways. Many women's players felt it made more sense to play before the men.
Despite the considerable trepidation, there have been few complaints since the women arrived at Pinehurst.
"I think we all felt we should have come here first and then the guys should have been here," Laura Davies said. "But I think that the USGA have got it spot on. Because they have turned the course around in a day, incredibly, and gone from a Sunday of a U.S. Open to having it play really fair at the moment. I'm sure by next Sunday it will be hard and bouncy and we are all going to be complaining like we always do."
Which isn't to say there aren't areas for concern now and as the week wears on. Stacy Lewis noted numerous divots in the lay-up spots on the first and 10th holes where the men and women will both be positioning themselves in similar areas.
Some of the closely mown areas around the greens also suffered from heavy traffic. The USGA protected those chipping areas with mats during the women's practice rounds, but Lewis lifted one to take a peek.
"The grass was just burned out there, and I think they were just trying to keep what grass is there," Lewis said. "There are definitely some areas though, around those greens, where you can get in some divots. I hit some shots out of there. It just kind of is what it is."
Still, given the level of concern coming into the tournament, most women appeared to agree with Wie, who said she was "very pleasantly surprised" by the condition of the course after playing it for the first time Monday, and that the greens in particular were "in perfect shape."
"The whole switch-over, I don't know how they do it, from the airport, cars, housing, in and out," said Juli Inkster, playing in her 35th and likely final Women's Open. "There have been no little hiccups. It's impressive."


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Unrealitymag - Like what we did for Western and Japanese RPGs, we aren't saying one is better over the other. We want your opinions on which of these two games you prefer. Let us know what you like and don't like about either franchise. I personally enjoy both of these series as I pre-ordered Saints Row IV and Grand Theft Auto V.
Had some mega laughs on Saints Row in the past (insurance fraud comes to mind) but in my opinion GTA is the absolute kind of sandbox, and has been since the first.
i think saints row has too many flaws for me, i just see gta has a better option even though it may be considered that because of its popularity, it just deserves it in my books.


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I am writing to see if I get any other posts about a defect that my Stylus 400 had.
My camera began to experience a problem with what I thought was the shutter/lens cover. When I would slide open the cover to take a picture, 80% of the time the lens would retract and the camera would power down. Eventually, my camera quit working altogether.
The repair bill was $169 and I was furious b/c I pd. $400 for the thing and only used it a yr. and a half! I decided to see what used ones were selling for on eBay and the third item I viewed - the seller was selling her Stylus 400 b/c she was having the same problem. Then, while reading posts on this site, another guy is having what sounds like this problem.
This leads me to believe this camera series has a defect that I feel needs to be recalled and made right. It could be the reason Olympus came out with a 410 series. I thought this interesting when no other Stylus has a _10 series(?).
Please respond to let me know. I want Olympus to be aware of their error.
One more thing, I bought Olympus b/c of their name, but now I realize that they don't even make the top 10 when I read reviews online about digital camera. Very disappointing. I will buy a Canon - they've treated me well in the past.


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March 11, 2006
Minneapolis, Minn. - MIT's 800 free relay closed the second night of competition at the 2006 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships with a ninth-place finish and 18 points to move into 19th place out of 52 teams that have scored. The Engineers have two competitors in the 1650 free and a spot in the three-meter diving finals during Saturday's final session.
Doria Holbrook leads the field after six dives as she aims for her second consecutive NCAA crown on the three-meter board. Holbrook will complete five compulsory dives this afternoon before advancing to finals.
The 800 free relay received a tremendous effort from the start as junior Kate Thornton split a personal-record 1:56.50 to pace the attack. Nicole O'Keeffe and Julianna Edwards also flirted with personal bests, while sophomore Sasha Brophy anchored the finish. The Engineers' final clip of 7:48.56 finished two seconds off the Institute record.


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Discover the natural wonders of the Andaman coast for a family vacation or memorable getaway.
Experience the magic of a Si Kao holiday just an hour south of Krabi International Airport. This beautiful destination and idyllic waterfront resort is an inviting choice for families, leisure travellers and honeymooners. Take a speedboat to the powdery white sands of Koh Kradan, home to Anantara's private beach club and reefs teeming with tropical fish. Refresh in the infinity pool, or laze in a hammock shaded by pine trees.
It's the ideal destination to be as active or relaxed as your needs desire. With family friendly accommodation, restaurants, pools and the Dugong Kids' Club, children are entertained while adults indulge in exotic treatments at Anantara Spa. After a fun packed day, one of the most sensational sunsets in the world is the perfect place to spoil someone special with a unique Dining by Design celebration.
Hear the sound of waves lapping the shore while you unwind in the beautifully appointed
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The stunning rooms at our Krabi resort hotel come surrounded by lusciously designed Bill Bensley gardens,
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All rooms at our enchanting Krabi resort come equipped with satellite television, DVD player, mini bar, and tea and coffee making facilities to complete your Anantara experience.
Deluxe RoomLocated close to the tropical main pool on the second and third floors, Deluxe rooms offer a view across the pool and the pine trees edging the beach from your spacious private balcony, as well as through floor to ceiling windows. With Pak Meng Beach in the foreground and Koh Mook Island in the distance, the scene is one of total tranquility.
Designed with contemporary furnishings, muted tones and hints of vibrant colour provided by delicate Thai fabrics, this elegant bedroom features either a king size bed or twin singles adorned with the finest high thread count linen. While the well appointed bathroom boasts a separate bathtub and sliding glass doors that can be opened onto the bedroom, so that guests can soak with a view through the room's floor to ceiling windows.
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Deluxe Family RoomDeluxe Family rooms are conveniently located near the resort's tropical swimming pool, where children can play in the wading section and have fun on the water slide. An elevated position on the second or third floor offers a fantastic view across Pak Meng Beach and Koh Mook Island in the distance. Enjoy the vista from your private balcony, inside through floor to ceiling windows, and even as you soak in the bathtub thanks to sliding bathroom doors than open onto the bedroom.
These spacious rooms, designed in contemporary Thai style, are perfectly suited for a family of up to five. Featuring a king size and bed bunk beds that contain a trundle bed to accommodate up to three children, families enjoy a tempting blend of space, comfort and wonderful views.
Each room comes equipped with a satellite television, DVD player on request, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a personal safe.
Deluxe TerraceAnantara Si Kao's Deluxe Terrace rooms offer direct access to our tropical Bill Bensley designed gardens. Admire unhindered views of the verdant landscaping and shoreline pine trees beyond from your private terrace, which is furnished with a dining table and surrounded by lush foliage.
These elegantly designed rooms feature contemporary Thai inspired interiors, and either a king size bed or twin singles adorned with the finest high thread count linen. Sliding glass bathroom doors can be opened onto the bedroom, allowing you to soak in the tub with a view through the room's floor to ceiling windows.
Each room comes equipped with a satellite television, DVD player on request, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a personal safe.
Deluxe Family TerraceDeluxe Family Terrace rooms are the perfect choice for families who wish to stay at a hotel with exceptional child friendly attractions in the stunning coastal area of Si Kao.
These spacious rooms are designed in contemporary Thai style and come with a king size bed, as well as bunk beds that feature a trundle bed to accommodate up to three children. Slide open the bathroom doors and soak in the bathtub, enjoying a view through the room's floor to ceiling windows. Benefit from direct access to beautiful indigenous gardens, as well as a private terrace furnished with a dining table, surrounded by lush landscaping.
Each room comes equipped with a satellite television, DVD player on request, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a personal safe.
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Overlooking peaceful Pak Meng Beach, interiors reflect the stunning location through a Thai inspired design concept of muted tones that blend harmoniously with the natural land and seascapes. Choose a king size bed or twin beds, adorned with the finest high thread count linen. Deluxe features include a well appointed bathroom with sliding glass doors connecting to the bedroom, and floor to ceiling windows revealing a postcard perfect view.
Each room comes equipped with a satellite television, DVD player, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a personal safe.
Deluxe Family Seaview RoomWatch one of the world's most mesmerising sunsets as a family from your private balcony, as well as inside through floor to ceiling windows. Unwind in a Thai inspired room that is designed to reflect the stunning view across Pak Meng Beach. Your well appointed bathroom features sliding glass doors which open onto the bedroom. While a king size bed is accompanied by comfy bunk beds that contain a trundle bed, to accommodate a family of up to five.
Each room comes equipped with a satellite television, DVD player, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a personal safe.
Anantara SuiteThe Anantara Suites offer graceful style and charm complete with oversized tubs for two that open onto the spacious bedrooms designed with beautiful Thai motifs. Enjoy stunning views of the azure waters and Koh Mook island from a large private balcony or spend a romantic evening together with room service in the private indoor dining area.
A separate shower and private dressing room create the perfect sense of space in these well-appointed tropical hideaways. Each Anantara Suite comes with a range of modern amenities including two LCD televisions, iPod docking station, mini bar and espresso machine.
Anantara Pool SuiteEnjoy unparalleled luxury and intimacy with Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa's Pool Suites. Complete with your own private plunge pool at the edge of a balcony embraced by lush Bill Bensley designed gardens, these luxury suites epitomize the luxurious Thai holiday experience.
Each Pool Suite comes with a private outdoor dining area on the spacious balcony, a separate lounge area with teakwood furniture and an elegant king-size bed. Sumptuous and delicate southern Thai fabrics add to the atmosphere of refinement, while facilities include satellite LCD television, upgraded bath amenities and espresso machine.
Family Pool Terrace SuiteEnjoy the space and luxury of two adjacent Deluxe Garden Terrace Rooms that connect via a spacious outside deck bordered by a meadow. Just steps away, the elegant private pool is designed in cool contemporary style using black slate with a Dugong fountain playing in the corner and Jacuzzi jets, offering a truly stylish coastal getaway amongst Krabi beach resorts.
Perfect for families or couples travelling together, this ground-floor accommodation features either sea or garden vistas, relaxed Thai-inspired décor and upgraded entertainment facilities including flat-screen television, DVD player and iPod connection on top of the regular Anantara five-star Krabi room amenities.
Three Bedroom Anantara Pool VillaPerfect for families and friends holidaying together, this beautiful villa boasts a generous 465 square metres of space, enclosed within a private tropical garden.
Designed with contemporary Thai architecture and an elegant interior of neutral tones, hardwood flooring and furnishings, accented by colourful silks and cushions, each villa offers ample space to relax, socialise and entertain. Spend lazy days enjoying your private plunge pool and sundeck in blissful seclusion. Relax in the stylish lounge together and share meals at the outside dining table. The spacious master bedroom features a king size bed and lounge area, adjoining an en-suite bathroom with a Jacuzzi, as well as an outdoor rain shower. While the second bedroom offers two single beds and the third bedroom a king size bed, both with their own en-suite bathroom.
Taste a variety of delectable dishes created from the finest ingredients when dining at
Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa's restaurants, with stunning views to compliment the meals.
Raw and healthy foods are our specialty thanks to the resort's organic herb and vegetable gardens,
and we take every effort to support local Trang producers,
buying fish and seafood that has been plucked straight from the Andaman.
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Koh KradanEnjoy a delicious lunch on Koh Kradan, our private island beach club. Choose from a menu of international and thai favourites such as a classic club sandwich, beef burger and Caesar, Kiaw Waan Gai - green chicken curry with Thai eggplant, green chilis and coconut milk and Yam Talay - local seafood salad, tossed with Thai herbs and spices. Everything perfectly accompanied by a soothing ice-cold beer or a refreshing fruit smoothie.
Anantara Spa – Experience a haven of peace and tranquillity
Located in a tranquil courtyard with a picturesque lotus pond, Anantara Spa's peaceful sanctuary invites you to escape the ordinary world and to embark upon a pathway toward optimum wellbeing.
Choose from an extensive spa menu of revered ancient therapies and dynamic contemporary techniques. Inspire the senses and experience therapeutic benefits as we pamper you with signature spa products fusing coveted Thai herbal essences. Surrender to our healing, intuitive touch, as we take you on a journey that responds uniquely to your personal needs and ideals.
Opening hours: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Hold your business meetings against a backdrop of imposing limestone cliffs jutting from azure blue waters.
Take time between board meetings to charter catamarans across the ocean in gentle island breezes.
Hit the greens at some of Thailand's best golf courses with your colleagues and get to know one another better.
Choose from a variety of meeting venues with modern facilities available exclusively for business travelers at Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa. Just an hour away from Krabi International Airport, our tranquil beachside resort offers an array of Si Kao meeting venues that cater to various sized groups and needs. Business travellers will be well provided for thanks to our luxury meeting facilities, consummately professional staff and five-star resort activities.
The setting is tranquil, but recreation and fun are always close by.
Every day, Anantara features a range of organised and do-it-yourself activities in the gorgeous surrounds of our resort.
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Located on the soft white sands of Changlang Beach, Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa's location is surrounded by natural beauty.
In front of the resort stretches out an infinity of turquoise waters scattered with small islands, their limestone cliffs rising from the Andaman Sea.
On land, the resort is shrouded by national parkland and protected forests.
Trang can now be accessed by flight thanks to Trang Airport, which is serviced by a number of domestic and international connecting flights. Anantara Si Kao can also be accessed across land or by boat. Krabi International Airport is also situated just an hour's drive from our resort.
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Mick named CoSIDA District IV Academic All-America
May 31, 2006
Lipscomb University cross country and track standout Ruth Mick was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America District IV Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team.
Mick, from Zelienople, Pa., graduated in May with a 3.84 GPA in Environmental Science.
Mick leaves Lipscomb's Lady Bisons program with a number of awards this academic year which include:
• James R. Byers Award presented to top Lipscomb male and female athlete based on Christian leadership and academic and athletic excellence• Won the 800-meter run at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships in a time of 2:15.20, both a school record and personal best • First runner in school history to qualify for the NCAA Regionals • Set new school steeplechase record with time of 11:05.80, finishing second overall at the Vanderbilt Invitational • Member of Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team in Cross Country with sixth place finish in conference championships • Set new school record for cross country with time of 18:04 in Atlantic Sun Conference championships, breaking her own old mark of 18:08.


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Baidu Hopes To Be The Next Google Stock Clone
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Three years ago, China surprised a lot of people by completely blocking Google for a period of time. Anyone who went to Google was, instead, pushed off to a local Chinese search engine. Many of those ended up at Baidu, a Chinese search engine that used some of that publicity to help build up its own brand. It did so well that, eventually, Google invested in the company, even though it still was pushing its own search engine in the Chinese market. Over the past few weeks there have been rumors that Google was trying to buy Baidu outright, but instead, the company wants to be the next Google stock story and has filed to go public on Nasdaq. Still, for those who wonder what Baidu has that Google lacks, the folks at SiliconBeat have apparently worked it out: Baidu helps people find music to download -- something that Google has been forced to block out thanks to strict US copyright laws. So, of course, the next question is whether Baidu will be forced to crack down on such unauthorized downloads once it's listed on an American market?


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Thomas' ejection drives Bobcats to defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — In January, the Washington Wizards were an NBA punch line. They lost 12 of their first 13 games, they fired their coach, and the players were disgruntled.
With two games left in the season, the Wizards still have the second-worst record in the NBA, but they're no longer a joke. For the first time since Dec. 9-13, 2007, they have won four straight, and on Monday night, they toyed with the sad-sack Charlotte Bobcats handing them their 21st straight loss, 101-73.
The 73 points were the fewest they allowed since Jan. 11, 2006. The 28-point margin of victory equaled their largest this season.
They will also have some stability in their front office for next season.
Ernie Grunfeld and the Wizards have agreed to a contract that will keep him as team president, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday night on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. A news conference could happen as soon as Tuesday.
Grunfeld's return was first reported by The Washington Post on its website. His contract had been due to expire at the end of this season.
John Wall had 16 points and 14 assists, Nene scored 18 points and Jan Vesely had 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting for the Wizards.
"In the middle of the season, we were still playing different ways and being selfish. We cleared things up, got some different guys here. Now, we're playing as a team and we're playing the best we played all season," Wall said.
Last month, the Wizards traded center JaVale McGee and guard Nick Young and added Nene from Denver in a three-team deal. Even though he missed 10 games with a left foot injury, the Wizards are clearly better with the Brazilian center. Washington has won five of the nine games he has played, and haven't lost by more than four points in any of the losses.
Nene rejected the notion that he's the key to the team's recent success.
"I'm not the key. Who's the door if I'm the key?" he asked.
With a game at Cleveland on Wednesday and a final one against a Miami team likely to rest all its stars, it's possible Washington could finish with 20 wins.
"I know we're going to do much better next season. I can see that," Nene said.
The Bobcats were competitive for most of the first quarter until Charlotte's Tyrus Thomas was ejected with 3.6 seconds left for throwing an elbow at Washington's James Singleton. He was assessed a flagrant 2 foul. Singleton made two free throws.
"We made contact. A basketball play happened," Thomas said.
Singleton admitted to being shaken up.
"He connected. I don't flop. It had me a little woozy for a second," Singleton said.
It was part of a 16-0 run that gave the Wizards a 37-21 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter.
Washington shot nearly 63 percent from the field in the first half in taking a 63-39 lead.
The Wizards led by as much as 75-45 in the third quarter.
Gerald Henderson had 19 points for the Bobcats, while D.J. Augustin added 15.
If Charlotte (7-57) loses its final two games, they will finish with the worst winning percentage in NBA history. They play at Orlando on Wednesday before closing the regular season at home Thursday night against New York.
"We don't want to be the worst team in NBA history. We know that in the back of our minds going into these next two games," Augustin said.
In the first part of the season, the Bobcats had a better record than Washington. On Jan. 14, the Bobcats were 3-10 while the Wizards were 1-11.
In the last week, Washington has improved markedly beating Chicago, Milwaukee and Miami before they completed the sweep against Charlotte.
The Bobcats haven't won since March 17.
"It's been very, very hard for me because I've never been through this before," Charlotte coach Paul Silas said before the game.
"The losing part kind of eats you up. I can't sleep at night, wondering what we can do to change this thing around. I have to understand who we have, a lot of young people," he said.
NOTES: Augustin returned after missing four games with tendinitis in his right knee. … Washington F Trevor Booker is still hoping to return from a left foot injury before the end of the season. He has missed 13 games. … The Wizards had 28 assists, tying their season high. … Vesely is the second Washington rookie to go 8-for-8 from the field. Mitchell Butler was the first on Jan. 13, 1994. … The Wizards beat the Bobcats all four times they met this season.


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By Jim Swyers, NHGRI Staff Writer
The sequencing of the human genome has accelerated the discovery of genes responsible for a wide range of diseases, fueling an explosion in the development and marketing of new genetic tests. At present, more than 800 genetic tests are available for a variety of conditions - ranging from cancer to cystic fibrosis - and hundreds more are in the developmental pipeline. To date, however, technological advances have far outpaced our understanding of the most appropriate ways to use genetic tests in real-life settings.
To help people better understand their rapidly expanding options in the genomic era, a group at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), led by genetic counselor and researcher Donald W. Hadley, M.S., C.G.C., is pursuing "best practices" for genetic counseling and education. Mr. Hadley's group also is exploring innovative approaches for educating the relatives of patients who test positive for a genetic disease, which is an important step because they also are at risk.
"Research is just beginning to identify the most effective and efficient approaches to counsel patients and their families about genetic risk, the results of genetic tests, and the clinical relevance of these technologies," said Mr. Hadley, who is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research.
Mr. Hadley's particular area of focus is genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), which is the most common inherited form of colon cancer. About 145,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. Although HNPCC is responsible for only about 5 percent of those cases, it usually strikes at a much earlier age than non-inherited forms of the disease. Regular screenings by colonoscopy and the removal of colon polyps are critical for increasing the survival of people at risk for HNPCC.
HNPCC can be caused by mutations in any one of at least a half dozen genes whose encoded proteins are responsible for repairing mistakes that occur during the process of DNA replication. Tests that detect mutations in these "DNA mismatch repair genes" have emerged as important tools for identifying individuals at risk for developing this disease.
People who have an HNPCC mutation face an 80 percent increased risk of developing colon or rectal cancer by the time they are 70. They also have a significantly greater risk for developing a number of other cancers, including those of the uterus, stomach, ovaries, small intestine, biliary system and urinary tract. This wide range of cancers makes it very challenging to counsel patients who have a positive test for HNPCC.
"We cannot just discuss colon cancer risks with patients that test positive for HNPCC mutations. We also have to tell them about their risk of a host of other cancers and complications. In the case of a woman, we have the added responsibility of educating and counseling her about an increased risk for endometrial (uterine) and ovarian cancer," explained Mr. Hadley. "That is why research into appropriate genetic counseling approaches for HNPCC and other types of genetic testing is so critical."
To investigate the effectiveness of genetic counseling and patient education with HNPCC, Mr. Hadley has collaborated with researchers at the National Cancer Institute and other institutions with access to large registries of cancer patients. In one study, he and his collaborators offered genetic testing to 111 parents, siblings and children of individuals with a diagnosis of HNPCC. The testing was preceded by an educational session on HNPCC and followed by a genetic counseling session.
About half of the family members chose to undergo genetic testing and participate in the education and counseling sessions. The more first degree relatives a person had that experienced cancer, the more likely the person was to participate and pursue genetic testing. Other motivating factors for undergoing genetic testing were a desire to learn about their children's risks and an interest in knowing whether they needed to pursue cancer screening earlier and at more frequent intervals than the general population.
The researchers also found a significant amount of apprehension about genetic testing. The main concern was the potential for genetic discrimination by insurance companies, followed by concerns about the emotional aspects associated with the test outcome and the emotional effects it would have on other family members.
These findings illustrate how the prospect of facing multiple cancer risks can challenge individuals on personal, family and societal levels, making the genetic counseling process quite complicated. Research, therefore, cannot be focused only on those testing positive or negative for a mutation. "We are equally as interested in potentially at-risk individuals who choose not to undergo genetic testing as those who do. Information about the former could contribute important insight into concerns, attitudes and outcomes for those who are uninterested, afraid or untrusting of this technology," Mr. Hadley said.
Past research has not been successful in determining why some at-risk individuals choose to undergo genetic testing while others do not. According to Mr. Hadley, this is because genetic counseling researchers traditionally have relied on the family member with the initial diagnosis as the point of contact for the entire family. However, little is known about how effective these individuals are at communicating the necessary yet complicated information to their relatives. Likewise, there is little data on why some people decide not to share information about their genetic risk to other potentially at-risk relatives and what factors influence such decisions. "We believe it is extremely important to understand how families function, communicate, and act upon genetic information," said Mr. Hadley.
Equally important is understanding what people do once they know their genetic risk. In a study designed to provide some insights into whether genetic information affects health screening practices, Mr. Hadley and colleagues recently analyzed the use of colon cancer screening services by those with and without HNPCC mutations within families known to carry a HNPCC mutation. In a paper published in the January 1, 2004, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the NHGRI group was encouraged to find that the use of colon cancer screening services decreased significantly and appropriately among those who tested negative for their family's HNPCC mutation, while it increased among those testing positive for the family mutation. Further research efforts are necessary to assess how women within these families fair in pursuing and obtaining screening for endometrial and ovarian cancers in addition to colon cancer.
Although the NHGRI group is making significant strides in closing the knowledge gap between genetic testing technology and genetic counseling, Mr. Hadley cautions that recent developments are threatening to widen that gap again. One particular challenge is a new type of assay that tests for hundreds of gene mutations at one time. Currently, genetic counselors spend an hour or more with each patient and their family discussing the implications of a mutation in a single gene. Counseling to discuss the results of a multi-gene test is likely to require even more intensive interactions.
"We are only beginning to scratch the surface of how to handle these more complicated situations," said Mr. Hadley. "Our ultimate goal is to be able to develop genetic counseling interventions for a variety of contexts that can then be used in a variety of clinical environments. To do that, however, we really need to get ahead of the curve, and soon."
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|2006-04-19, 21:16
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the mines are small in size and signature, they can be built to provide stealth and... um... stealth... hard to target til you get close, and if you are clear enough they just rocket towards you and detonate their (perferably nuclear) payload, if you ahve them in a stationary minefield the enemy would only know the location of them at best, if you deploy them before a battle it might make for a nasty surprise...
of course sending random junk their way might work, unless they are spread out far apart and only home in or signatures of large ships (we arn't talking about passive mines here, then you really need ALOT, these mines need to have a single burn booster which go towards the target's predicted position)
alternatively you can have shotgun type weapons or large area effect weapons to blow your way through...
if you hide them in asteroids sooner or later the enemy will just start blowing up every asteroid that cross their path.. heh
|2006-04-19, 22:32
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Really it's just a never-ending circle.
|2006-04-20, 06:33
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I thought about the whole mine thing too (again reminding me of why the Kor-Ah in SC2 were dangerous) but I figure there'd just be too much crap up there to set one off. And when one goes off it'd make more debris that could set off other mines, detonation sensativity depending.
As for them harming the planet, if a mine can survive reentry then it's not gonna blow up when something runs into it.
I wanna see them make two animes. One that's hyper-realistic in the space combat physics and one that just throws it all out the window.
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You know I have sean some anime that they use bullets in space. I was wondering how well would a bullet travel in space (no gravity, no wind resistance.) and would super armored space hulks even be scatched by bulets...
another thing is how well would robots work in space. I mean astronaus have a time floting around trying to grab stuff and you dont realy need legs and the idea of fighter bays letting out ships and bots to the vacume of space from in your ship is just unrealalistic.
I also think the best way to defeat an enemy ship is to send bording partys to take it for your own.
|2006-04-20, 10:46
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Except for the one thing that mechas will never ever make sense in being an efficient weapon of war. Not in space, not wherever.
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low gravity and no wind resistance means bullets travel nice and straight in space and won't slow down at all
Armor can be pierced if your bullet has enough energy and is designed for it, a modern sniper rifle is fully capable of piercing a tank, there's nothing stopping you from loading armor piercing bullets into a machine gun, as long as it can handle the shock and weight of the bullets
if you are talking about robots in gundam, they DON'T work. The space battles in most (not all) gundam series are hideously unrealistic. the fact that most space robots you see have legs is either because the artist cant' think outside the box or that they are actually convertable for land use.
@fighter bays:
for huge fighter bays they always give the excuse of some force field keeping the air in.... we cant' do that currently or in the forseeable future.... the closest thing we have to a forcefield is to use belts to generate a large electrostatic field that'd trap particels in it...
to be a tad more realistic fighters should be stored in small individual bays w/ airlocks, that way can be depressurized without pumping out a football field of gas. (i'm thinking those fighter launch tubes in battlestar galactica)
@boarding parties:
That's actually the first tactic the romans did when they didn't have adequate weaponry to sink a ship, but if you have a fat cannon that can launch nukes and enough information to get it pretty close to the enemy, then there's no reason to endanger marines for capturing.
|2006-04-20, 14:52
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Sure, a 2 year old can go around a mine, a skilled pilot can go around a 100 mines
but how many fleets actually can go around 100.000 mines loaded with detection/contactsensors
and linked with eachother to blow around the first triggered mine
Wanna go through there with "stealth"? it better not hit one of them, because it would be toast
so maybe you could get a few spies in
but a ship/force large enough to take on/out a planet?
So you wanna blast your way through a minefield?
Great, at least I'll know your coming and be ready to throw everything at you
including the kitchen sink
Or do you guys think it's a coincedence that 100000 tonnes of spacegarbage just happens
to put a hole in your field?
"Gee wizz Joe, 20 just went off again, that makes 500 now, must be nothing huh?"
WWII had minefields still taking out ships years after the war ended
Iraq had radar,......
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|2006-04-20, 16:26
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Well actually...
As the current estimate stands, there are over a million pieces of man made debris orbiting just earth, and that's just the amount detectable by radar and such. (More then a centimeter wide etc.) Consider a time in the future when you could construct a mine field in space...and I'm sure you can imagine the exponential increase in the amount of debris floating out there. It's only been 50 years and we've already started to turn earth's backyard into a garbage dump. The estimate does not count all the other pieces of junk dumped by various intergalactic probes, satellites, or landing crafts that have left earth's orbit for other places.
A pea-sized ball of space debris moving at orbital speed is equivalent of a 400-lb safe travelling at 60 miles per hour. Getting hit by a tennis ball sized piece of debris would be comparable to being blown up by 25 sticks of dynamite...I think that would be enough to trigger any mine.
Above examples obtained from the web, since all I could think up of was 'space debris can put holes through spacecraft walls' and that's not very impressive.
Also you need to take in account natural structures speeding around up there, there are millions upon millions of small and medium sized asteroids in just out galaxy that pinball around, it's just our atmosphere that renders of oblivious of these things.
Not to mention that the Milky Way is pretty stable compared to the conditions in other sections of the universe.
Space isn't just a giant vast black landscape, think of it more as a very condensed electron cloud.
Edit: Sorry NSW! I edited my post lol, just in case someone believed that a 400-lb safe wouldn't trigger a mine I decided to add the dynamite part.
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|2006-04-20, 16:43
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If you are interested in "Hard" sci-fi space warfare, try the following site
Tons to stuff to educate yourself in.
|2006-04-20, 17:05
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to make it change direction
if the "pea story" was true, no spaceshuttle or satellite would survive more than a day in space
I know, a minefield big enough to protect an entire system would need to be huge
with numbers in the billions
but compare the cost and resources ant time to create a minefield to a systemwide
detection network
one can say "technical advances bla, bla" but the same goes for mines
it's not like these mines need to be light and flimsy like the tinfoil we send up now
|2006-04-20, 17:23
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Alright, if you visit the official NASA site, it proclaims that space shuttles are built to withstand impact from debris, and can survive impacts from objects of less then 10 cm in diameter.
They also track and use sensors to detect major pieces of debris those larger then 10 cm in diamter, and the space shuttle is programmed to automatically maneuver out of the way if the chance of collision is greater then 1 in 10,000.
Now turn that around and imagine doing that type of maneuvering with a field of mines. Not to mention that mines are built to detonate and are not built to take repeated abuse from flinging objects.
Edit: Mua...I'm forgetful...but...
How exactly would redirecting a 400-lb safe matter in a mine field? Let's not forget that it wouldn't just be one 400-lb safe, there are thousands and thousands of these little things hurtling around.
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|2006-04-20, 18:40
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Thanks, guys, for this thread. Really interesting.
I've read elsewhere the thought that the distances make space warfare almost impossible, and that future wars might be an exchange of unstoppable planet-razings.
I guess that depends on how effective the minefields are. Knowing the depths of our human incompetence, I suspect friendly vessels would sometimes take wrong routes through badly-charted minefields. Perhaps one method of war would be cordoning off a planet by disarranging its minefields. And I expect a mine stealth/detection arms race would be a continuing thing.
|2006-04-20, 19:41
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Several things:
1. Minefields are not showstoppers. But they have their pros - they stall enemy forces. While the defender assembles/prepares/maneuvers his forces for battle.
2. A determined force will not have any problems clearing a minefield. The minefield is only effective if defending forces are on station to exploit the enemy mine-clearing endeavor.
3. These mines use IIR sensors (at least) or some advance variants of passive optical sensors which do not react to space junk. Upon identifying a valid target, they propel themselves along a precalculated intercept course, probably making minor corrections with their limited maneuverbility. Given the massive relative velocities of cruising warships, if they miss their intercept, they probably can't maneuver to intercept again, so they will explode in proximity with a frag warhead.
4. Due to the vastness of space, mines are deployed near strategic locations like bases, depots, transit lines, etc. But this affects civilian shipping, since IFF codes can't be issued to civilian vessels.
|2006-04-20, 20:54
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I agree with Kaoru, this has been my favorite thread all week, I've learned a ton from researching things that were mentioned here.
|2006-04-21, 12:45
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Mines are a great and very nasty early warning system
unlike listeningposts, you can't take 'em out with 1 shot, easily replacable,
they don't take ages to build and they don't need lots of power
you don't have to keep them secret
As "stupid" as mines are they are quite foolproof
and even when they're old can still pose a threat
They may not discriminate, but anyone not knowing where they are are not your ally
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A RETIRED policeman who was infuriated by Princess Anne's call for the gassing of badgers is to lead a protest demo outside her Gatcombe Park estate which he has dubbed 'Gascombe Park.'
Since retiring, Ray Egan has become a modern-day John Bull – dressing in red tailed jacket, white breeches and a Union Jack waistcoat to champion causes he believes in.
At the weekend he joined an anti-badger cull protest rally and march in Gloucestershire where the government has announced a second year of culling.
"I was incensed by what Princess Anne said on Countryfile," said Mr Egan, from Birmingham.
"I am now organising a protest outside Gatcombe Park in two weeks time to let her know how people feel about her ill-informed comments.
"As well as serving as a police officer I have also worked in the agriculture industry, specifically cattle, and I do not believe badgers pass TB to cows.
"In fact my views have put me in conflict with the Hereford Bull society, of which I've been the mascot for many years, and my position may now be untenable.
"I am totally opposed to the killing of badgers."
Mr Egan joined about five hundred protestors from all over the UK who joined a protest march through Gloucester on Saturday.
His sign on one side read: "All badgers beware of the gas at Gascombe Park" and on the other "God's Creatures - all badgers have a right to life."
Dominic Dyer, new chief executive of The Badger Trust, called for the government to stop the culling and move instead to vaccinating badgers and cattle against TB.
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Best Nirvana song?
I'm going with this for the 'what the hell is that great sound' factor when I first heard it on Snub TV in 1991...
- midnightpunk, japes, pentargo, Severed799, Icarus-Smicarus, moker, ButteredLobster, 8stepstoperfection, badgertastic, Dinohead86, TheoGB, and emmettcruddas this'd this
The version on Incesticide is my favourite - it was a BBC session I think
Exceptional performance. Otherwise Sappy
Nah, I'm a b-side off Teen Spirit fan, myself.
Although the live Muddy Banks one does slay also.
Hard not to agree with Aneurysm
Serve the Servants/Scentless Apprentice close behind for me.sunstroke_house and JaguarPirate this'd this
Scentless Apprentice
or Milk itfunkycow this'd this
- Severed799 and TheGrudge this'd this
...is the band at their most natural sound and sees them pull away, hugely from Mudhoney et al. It's a great, great song. Aneurysm wins it for me but this is a VERY close 2nd...JaguarPirate this'd this
you know you're right
the cover of 'where did you sleep last night' is my favourite kurt ting thoughniallKP this'd this
good call..
..when that aired the look on his face said more than words can, that rasping vocal, good call indeed...
I don't believe stuff like this
He just looks like he's singing a song
- rainmaker this'd this
Scentless Apprentice
still fin myself absent mindedly tapping out the drum beat despite not listening to the song in yearsThe_Groke, funkycow, Dinohead86, Oissin_, and JaguarPirate this'd this
Never had a drum beat been so lodged in my mind.
The bunch abrasive ones on In Utero are in competition for best track, I reckon.
I do love School though.
Quite surprised at some of the answers
Aneurysm is a lot of fun, but best song?
My favourite is probably Lounge Act. I also loved Heart Shaped Box until I associated it with Courtney Love's vagina..argh. And I do wonder whether if it hadn't been played everywhere..to death..to the point where it gets really annoying.. the choice could be Smells Like Teen Spirit. Special mentions to About A Girl..You Know You're Right..and the unplugged version of Pennyroyal Tea.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
come at me broSCROTUM, Dan_S, FlintyFoxy, and monoshono this'd this
Even in his youth
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter or On a Plain for me
I always forget about Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
It is actually one of the best yeahSevered799 this'd this
Probably Territorial Pissings or Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Aneurysm is well good too.Dinohead86 this'd this
- moker, theescapedslave, and JaguarPirate this'd this
All Apologies
easily.TomViolence, TheSoundofBastards, spiritofjazz, meths, NoahVale, and MarwoodW this'd this
^ 2nd best
after Heart-Shaped Box.
NB: I am not really much of a fan of Nirvana.
that's my least favourite
I was never much of a Nirvana fan and only really know the obvious stuff
I think All Apologies is pretty shit
compared to a lot of their output.film_maker, stanstubbs, japes, and Oissin_ this'd this
Pennyroyal Tea
always had a strange love for this one.
either this or
Something In The Way
- JaguarPirate this'd this
The recorded version of Aneurysm sounds gash.
But if, like me, the reason you like Nirvana is a bit of shrieking, Dave Grohl's drumming, and songs that are an exercise in tension and release, then the live version is pretty hard to beat.
Quite like Serve The Servants though.
Would probably have to say You Know You're Right
or Dive or Aneurysm.
One of those 3.
Its Dive
for real yall!
- moker this'd this
Relevant JAG
Good a place as any to mention that Paintings of Ships are hosting a dan_thw-style retrofest based around Nirvana Unplugged at the Good Ship on 16th December witha plethora of supporting cast:
Paintings of Ships
Ghosts of December
Ciccerone Dead
Urb Scrunting
Madame So
Me from Amy Blue
A Thousand Knives (him from Amy Blue's other band)
From about 5 onwards, obligatory FB page
And that leaves me the challenge of squeezing Aneurysm into my set I guess...
Drain You
Floyd the BarberAaron this'd this
All apologies
About a girl
I like their mellower and happy moments.
Lounge Act
Territorial Pissings
- myyada this'd this
I read once that Kurt was equally pleased with the unplugged set and the noisier stuff on In Utero - Milk It, Scentless Apprentice etc - and was torn between the two styles for the next album.
If they could've done one more studio album, which way would you have wanted it to swing?
Noisy, for sure
I think Kurt would have gone solo soon enough and definitely gone in an acoustic, introverted direction. Given that assumption, may as well put the band to it's full use and make the hardest hitting album they could
A repeated signpost
was Blood On The Tracks for where Kurt said he wanted to go with strings and organ sounds, but I reckon the next Nirvana album would have sounded like a more dischordant Fables of the Reconstruction, or a Gang of Four record. I doubt he would overcome his laziness/procrastination/pop sensibilities to completely ditch the riff driven verse-chorus-verse stuff but Milk It was a great artistic breakthrough where he managed to equal or maybe surpass his heroes the Melvins, Jesus Lizard, Lennon's Yer Blues...
Mac of Superchunk's initial reaction to Kurt's suicide was looking past the personal tragedy and the next biggest loss was that there won't be another Nirvana record.
it's Milk It for me
it's the most discordant and brutal thing they ever did, it's almost frightening. That laugh he kind of does in the second chorus, it's chilling! I love Jesus Lizard and Big Black/Rapeman which is clearly the vibe they were going for when they wrote that song but they just leave those bands for dead with that.funkycow this'd this
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? off of MTV Unplugged
Like a 4 minute suicide note. It's chilling but brilliant
Also have a hankering for Rape Me. I remember when the album came out it was on the jukebox at my local and the track listing had a space where the title should have been. Innocent times
3rd and 4th best
after All Apologies and Heart Shaped Box.
Next is About A Girl, for those who need to know the full top 5.
You've chosen the right top 5
but not necessarily in the right order
i've already chosen but, yeah, it's up there.
I dislike that song for some reason.
Pretty cool, I guess, but somehow kinda dull...
Also: Blew
It's seriously ace.Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
drain you
for the opening.
school for the 'yer in high school agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain' scream.
where did you sleep for spine-chills.
sliver for oh my god guitar pop can be beautiful.
The girl pictured on your blog is NOT...
Toby Vail. This is Toby Vail: http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4889/indexbunnynb4.jpg
The girl pictured with Kurt is Tracy Marander I believe?
Best for me are...
Lithium or Come as you are.
All Apologies
On A Plain
That's your top three.
Are you crazy!?
On A Plain over Drain you any day.
Those first few notes when it kicks in, its like a massive "f**k you" to the world, it makes me wanna go drink some beer and rock out to some good tunes after telling your boss to go stick it for being a corporate square.


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Sluggish Start Gives Wabash Fifth Lossby Brent Harris • February 12, 2011 Share:
A slow start to both halves proved to be too much for the Wabash basketball team to overcome Saturday afternoon. The 13th-ranked Little Giants lost 70-58 at home to Hiram College in North Coast Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.
View photos from the game here. Watch the replay of the game here.
Wabash shot 11-of-27 in the opening period and 10-of-26 over the final 20 minutes to finish just 21-of-53 for 39.6 percent from the field for the game. Hiram hit 24-of-57 shot attempts for 42 percent shooting, but nailed 6-of-8 3-point tries in the final period to help earn the victory.
The Little Giants trailed 19-9 after the first 11 minutes of the ball game to the Terriers thanks to a 17-6 Hiram run after 3-2 earlier lead for the home team. Wabash eventually trailed by as many as 12 points before Wes Smith (right) and Derek Bailey began to bring the Little Giants back.
Smith hit a driving layup with 7:05 left in the first period to trim the lead to 10. Bailey (below left) followed with back-to-back treys before an Aaron Zinnerman long-range shot made it a 24-23 contest in favor of Hiram. Zinnerman tallied another three-ball with 3:47 left in the half, giving Wabash a 26-24 lead. The Little Giants would extend the advantage to five points before heading to the locker room with a 31-29 edge on the scoreboard.
The Terriers tied the score early in the second half on two free throws prior to taking a three-point lead on a jumper outside the arc by Aaron Stefanov. The freshman proved to be too much for Wabash over the final 20 minutes, connecting on all five of his 3-point attempts on the way to a team-best 20 points for the Terriers. Chris Roberts gave Hiram a five-point lead on a layup before Smith tied the score with two layups and a free throw at the 17:13 mark of the final period.
Hiram took over from that point. The Terriers exploded for a 13-2 run over the next six minutes, with Stefanov and Andrew Wiegand providing most of the scoring from beyond the arc. Hiram would lead by as many as 16 points. Smith scored six of the next eight points for Wabash to draw the Little Giants to within eight. Jordan Surenkamp added a trey to make it a five-point contest with 3:30 left to play, but Hiram outscored Wabash 10-3 over the final few minutes to come away with the upset win.
Wabash struggled from the free throw line, adding to the problems for team on Saturday. The Little Giants hit 11-of-20 from the line in the losing effort. Both teams finished with 36 rebounds. Wabash committed 14 turnovers compared to 12 for the Terriers.
Smith led both teams in scoring with 25 points. Bailey added 10, scoring all of his points in the first half of the game. Jamall Watkins tossed in 12 points for Hiram (12-11, 6-8 NCAC), while Chris Roberts --- the Terriers' leading scorer coming into the contest --- added 11.
The loss drops Wabash to 17-5 for the season and 9-5 in the NCAC. The Little Giants return to action at home Wednesday evening for a 7:30 p.m. contest against 25th-ranked Wittenberg.


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I think that we really need to change how new
participants commonly look at getting into the sport of kitesurfing. This is
for their safety, their speed of learning and significantly for the rest of
us, in a way to avoid incidents and possible kitesurfing bans.
In the past, lots of us got a traction kite, often not a great first choice
either, spent time in the "school of hard knocks" and figured it out, more or
less. We really didn't have a lot of choice a few years ago as instructors
were extremely rare. We all had our share of incidents, injuries, kite
damage, that we could talk about. Today, it really isn't necessary or
appropriate for new riders to go through that.
They should get ADEQUATE lessons from a good instructor. They will get to
try a variety of gear that they don't have to buy and should speed their
development in the sport dramatically. They will also be learning this
sometimes dangerous sport in a much safer way. Importantly for the rest of
us, they should have a much lower chance of causing an incident that might
lead to bans. Sure it costs, as do flying, hang gliding lessons, sky diving
lessons, etc. Have folks figured out how to do these other sports on their
own in the past, yes, but good thing that they don't anymore!
Next, at the same time as the lessons or just after, they should get a
trainer kite and an intro to kitesurfing video, e.g., "Get'n School'd" or the
like. They should really work with the trainer and watch the video(s) until
the basic lessons on technique thoroughly sink in. They should spend all
their time with the trainer while on land and near hard objects as opposed to
learning control technique with a full sized traction kite that could drag
them into trouble. If they still like the sport and want to go on, then they
should tackle the question of what kite(s) to purchase. This list and other
resources can provide lots of help in answering that question when your
friend is ready.
All too often guys go right to the last step, getting a kite, rigging up,
going out and flying this full sized traction kite on land and waiting for
something bad to happen or not! The problem is that there are a lot more of
us out there these days. Our learning curve incidents, that we all make,
aren't so acceptable anymore. We need to approach kitesurfing in a safer,
more responsible way:
First lessons,
Then trainer kite and videos,
Then worry about what kite(s) to buy
My two cents, hope more folks approach this sport this way,
Rick Iossi
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Hes about 95kg never flown kites but can snowboard,waterski.
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