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REDMOND (AP) — If it had been the Phil's Trail network, I would have had a hard time forgiving myself.
Much of the Maston area was a muddy mess recently, so as I splashed and squished my way along the singletrack trails on my bike one afternoon, I did so with some trepidation.
Mountain biking on muddy Central Oregon trails has become a controversial activity over the last several years. Doing so can seriously damage certain trails by leaving ruts that dry and harden like pavement in the baking heat of summer.
But different trails have different types of soil. While mountain biking through mud in the Phil's Trail network is seriously frowned upon, riding at Maston or other winter riding areas on our High Desert when the trails are muddy is widely approved. These other areas include Horse Butte, Horse Ridge, Redmond Radlands and Smith Rock/Gray Butte.
Chris Kratsch, trail coordinator for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance, explains much of this in a piece titled "The Etiquette of Mud in Central Oregon," available on the COTA website (cotamtb.com).
"Our winter riding areas in Central Oregon are the places to go, and while there are impacts to those trails the results are different for two reasons: Soil type is composed mostly of sand, and we tend to only use those areas in the winter," Kratsch writes. "While the riding experience is always better if you get on those trails before they thaw as well, it is generally acceptable to ride them when muddy instead of our west-side trails."
According to COTA, an organization made up of volunteers who build and maintain many Central Oregon trails, it was OK for me to be riding at Maston in muddy conditions.
But when biking in mud on winter trails, riders should adhere to some COTA guidelines, including never riding around mud on the trail because doing so can widen our beloved singletrack.
"If you're going to ride through mud, we like to tell people, ride straight through it," said Woody Starr, chairman of COTA. "Just go right into the middle of the mud. Your bike can take it, you can take it. Mud is not toxic, you know. It's not going to hurt you. Ride straight through the middle and do not widen the singletrack."
Mountain bikers should also never ride off the trail when another biker is oncoming, Starr notes. Instead, they should stop, put a foot down and let the other rider pass. In general, mountain bikers who are riding uphill have the right of way. (Because Maston is mostly flat, making the uphill rule hard to judge, I play it safe there and yield to all others.)
So which singletrack trails in Central Oregon should be avoided when muddy? Kratsch notes that the entire Phil's Trail network, the Deschutes River Trail, Shevlin Park (all west of Bend) and
Peterson Ridge (near Sisters) are trails that are the most susceptible to damage caused by riding when muddy.
"Due to the thaw cycle they can be very soft in places, and when we use them we leave behind tire ruts and post-holes," Kratsch writes on cotamtb.com. "Those trails are particularly sensitive because they are composed of a high ash content soil, and when it dries it leaves ruts which harden like concrete. Those hardened ruts tend to break down as the trail dries out going into summer. Those areas are where later our corners are blowing out, the trail has been widened and swales are created which hold more mud for next year."
COTA has placed yellow signs at these sensitive trails in an effort to keep mountain bikers, hikers and runners off of them when the surface is muddy. But COTA does not have the authority to close trails.
"If your tires are leaving ruts, if your footprints are sinking in and it's soft and wet, then it's muddy," Starr said. "If you're leaving ruts, then it's causing lasting damage in the Phil's (Trail) area. The ruts will be there in August — you can see them. We don't want to be trail police, but we respectfully ask if it's muddy, you can use roads or go to any number of great winter riding areas that we have around here."
Maston is certainly one of those locations, and the area is no secret. Starr says he could not believe how packed with mountain bikers he found the trailhead on a recent Sunday. Even on a recent weekday in variable trail conditions I came across about a dozen mountain bikers.
My mistake at Maston was making the trip in the afternoon. Mornings might be the better time to ride at places like Maston and Horse Butte because the ground can still be frozen earlier in the day. When the trail surface begins to thaw in the late morning or afternoon, soupy conditions unfold.
Chris Sabo, trails specialist for the Deschutes National Forest, describes those conditions as "pudding."
"Temperatures are the huge variable," Sabo said. "Mornings they could be fairly rock hard, even icy, and then as the sun hits them in the late morning they can start turning to mud and pudding consistency. It's an unfortunate situation. It does increase the likelihood of damage to the trails and erosion issues when people do use these trails. It's best to avoid them if (riders are) coming across mud straight out of the trailhead. Likely they're going to encounter it further up the trail as well."
On a recent Sunday I headed to Horse Butte, just southeast of Bend, for a pre-Super Bowl ride. The temperature was about 30 degrees that late morning, and the trail was in ideal shape. On the way back to the trailhead, however, the ground began to thaw and the mud began to form in certain areas.
"If it's frozen," Starr adds, "then the conditions can be great, and it can be really fun."
And completely guilt-free.
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The recent text-to-speech craze dealing with the Kindle 2 eventually got to the top as we all knew it would. Amazon has now released official word that their TTS feature is completely legal, but not to challenge those who were causing a fuss over its legalities earlier. They're stating that they're reprogramming the Kindle's system and are going to let the rightsholders decide whether to allow their book to be read by the Kindle's TTS on a title-by-title basis, and also that Amazon has much commercial interest in the audiobook business and believes that TTS will help the business, not detract from it. In Amazon's own words: "With this new level of control, publishers and authors will be able to decide for themselves whether it is in their commercial interests to leave text-to-speech enabled. We believe many will decide that it is." Phew. Glad that legal squabble has been dealt with. Lawyerless, courtless, suitless resolution; if only all disputes could be solved this way.
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|2006-05-25, 18:26
|Link #1101
Holy Beast ~Wuff!~
Haruhi: Kyon! give me your key!
Kyon: why my key?
Haruhi: Because im the gatekeeper! now shut up and open up my gate!
|2006-05-25, 19:28
|Link #1103
Holy Beast ~Wuff!~
******New and improved!***********
Haruhi: Kyon, give me your key.
*push kyon to a wall*
Kyon: this feels like rape. Why my key? Use someone else.
Haruhi: Because it fits my lock, and im the gatekeeper. Now open my gate kyon!
okay. i'll stop now.
|2006-05-25, 19:54
|Link #1104
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Oh god.. no.. white.. melty stuff.. no.. oh noo.. My childhood memories..
|2006-05-26, 09:00
|Link #1106
Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
|2006-05-26, 10:24
|Link #1107
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Hehehehe. I thought of all the people in the SOS dan, it would be Mikuru who would've put people's mind in the gutter.... XD
Ahh, the power of Haruhi. Now where's them tin foil hats when you need them... ^_^
|2006-05-27, 22:50
|Link #1109
Just wanna throw this out here. Has anyone here ever heard of the Akashic Record. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_Record . Basically its a record of anything and everything that ever was, will be and could be in any reality. As an example of the Akashic Record being used, In Super Robot Wars, Psychodrivers such as Ryusei Date, Kusuha Mizuha and Ingram Prisken can tap into and in some cases manipulate the Akashic record, to erase enemies from existence, Cut Time and Space make rocks fall out of the sky on enemies, have their mech's change size (Cobray) and even channel the spirits of the dead or resurrect the dead. Could Haruhi have access to the Akashic record? Either that or she is the Kwisatz Haderach.
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|2006-05-28, 03:00
|Link #1110
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Lead by Her four Chosen champions, loyalists and crusaders rage across known space, propagating Her faith and spreading Her ideals. All unbelievers are smitten and condemned to an eternity in hell without fun, aliens, time travellers and espers, until they repent and finally see the Most Beloved Immortal God-Empress of Mankind for what She is: the Purest Light, the Only Way, and the Absolute Truth.
P.S: Known space is defined as the Internet and online forums.
|2006-05-28, 03:46
|Link #1112
Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
Kusuha never wanted to be a Psychodriver, it was almost like a curse to her. She longed for the old times she had in school and the peace that was once there. She only chose to fight to protect and bring peace back to the world. Her responsibilty, determination and courage wouldn't be there if Brooklyn didn't exist.
Ingram died trying to stop Yuuzes from achieving his goals, the goal to have full power over the Akashic record and becoming a god of the universe. Ingram died leaving his responsibilities behind, as someone who weave the threads of fate and destiny.
Cobray at this time, who already came to realise the importance of friendship and that each individual is himself. Had to abandon his friends and live a life of solitude like Ingram did and carry on his responsibilities. He himself wasn't a Psychodriver, he is just someone who, in the end, can't shake off the threads of fate thats bound to him, as a clone of Ingram.
Oh, what the hell am I typing? Why the hell in the first place, was the Akashic record, Ideon, SRW, the mecha genre, even mentioned in a Haruhi thread?
What the heck? Someone should know how to use forums and know where specific contents should go.
|2006-05-28, 04:42
|Link #1113
I was using it as an example of the Akashic Record being put to use. That and I'm just screwing with peoples heads a bit here. Seriously though for anybody who's interested check the wikipedia entry for the Akashic Record. You never know if it may come into play later on.
|2006-05-28, 10:45
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Be gone, heathen!
|2006-05-28, 14:08
|Link #1115
Right. Serious. So its true that there are some fanatics out there who really believe this stuff. I hope its a joke for most people still though. Alright have fun I guess. And I don't know how enjoying a show and its accompanying novels, but not making a huge deal out of it l (or huge ass out of myself) makes me a heathen.
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|2006-05-28, 15:27
|Link #1116
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
Then can I remind everyone the purpose of this thread and forum. It's not to chat (looks at Onizuka-GTO) or discuss random topics (Kaioshin_Sama), it'f for specific Suzumiya Haruhi discussion. If people want to chat, then take it to PM or IRC.
Going to start deleting posts soon...
|2006-05-28, 15:42
|Link #1117
Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
Its like entering the Flying Spaghetti Monster forums and telling them "I hope you people aren't serious about FSM." I mean, this question makes no sense when you're asking the wrong people.
Yes fanatics do exist, Haruhi is great and she has alot of worshippers. Just like Belldandy, Rei, Lacus, who has their lot of worshippers, but We Haruhists are a step above that. We have a name for ourselves and that we transcend fandom to an almost religious level. Its somewhere between fandom of normal anime and the religion of FSM.
And yes, we have lots of fun being, Haruhists. I myself have tried to get you into the SOS dan, but you can't seem to understand the greatness of Haruhi. For that I can only feel sorry for you.
In Haruhiism speak: You are not chosen by Haruhi.
|2006-05-28, 16:20
|Link #1118
I understand that it is a good show that I'm enjoying watching, I really would just like to leave it at that and maybe some discussions on the characters and philosophy of the series. I really would like to discuss topics about the show, but I can never get a serious response other than "Haruhi is the greatest ROFL". I apologize for throwing out random topics, it was mostly a way of countering the Haruhism (That and I was really tired and bored each time I did it) that got out of hand. It seems everytime I do try to discuss a serious topic though, I get the Haruhism response instead of a normal meaningful response (except from Kinny Riddle and Arias who are great guys).
I appreciate the fanaticism a bit, I guess, it happens with all popular shows, and I appreciate Haruhi's character. But honestly, how AM I supposed to have a serious discussion here? This is the kind of show thats ripe for philosophical discussion or character analysis, but its potential is being wasted by the Haruhist philosophy and aribitrary comments of some people here (and me at times). Once again I apologize for the Rahxephon and Cybuster jokes, but the Akashic Record wasn't a joke and is worth looking into. Sorry Xris.
|2006-05-28, 21:56
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{direct link: cryptostorm.org/hackedteam}
Back in the hot days of midsummer, someone did a little number on the assholes at Italian malware-munitions purveyors "Hacking Team." That someone, or someones, exfiltrated about 400 gigabytes of data from their internal systems: email spools, source code, training materials, more or less the whole crown jewels by the look of things.
One morning early European time, a .torrent file indexed to this trove appeared on a transiently-available .onion URL, and was available for peering. However, because there were hundreds of thousands of individual files in the torrent, actually pulling the archive via this process was tricky and not really viable for most folks interested in reviewing these data. So it was pretty clear there would be value in creating an HTML mirror of the whole thing - all 400 gigabytes, so a simple web browser could access and study the files.
We decided to make a mirror, and registered the domain hacking.technology to point at it. Because we'd wanted an excuse to use that new .technology TLD, basically. And also because it's easy to remember and so on.
Right away we saw traffic of several hundred mb/second flow out of the newly-created mirror. For some big CDN that might be peanuts, but we live in reality and in reality that's a decent amount of packets to be serving up... and since we've got the capacity here and there in our network to carry that sort of volume, we were happy to see the numbers jump up like that. They have stayed more or less steady since then.
Also right away, we started to see blowback form the hacks at Hacking Team and their lawyer goons. We lost a few servers, early on. So we began to chain in "jump node" proxy inbound VPS instances to shield the underlying servers from easy de-obfuscation by lawyerbot goons and so on. That lessened the pressure on our underlying hardware, and instead we cycled through a whole armada of leased VPS instances... melting them down as fast as we added them.
So we did some work to automate DNS-based failover syntax for the inbound jump node VPSes - that way we could just pull the dead ones from the field of battle, add new ones, and the redundancy of the failover system itself would keep the underlying webservers pointed at the people requesting pages, and so forth.
The whole process has cost us perhaps a thousand dollars of actual resources (or less), and a decent amount of tech staff time to keep it running, harden it against attacks (yes we saw pathetic efforts to "hack" our mirror from various hopeless camp followers of Hacking Team; none amounted to a bean in a hill of beans, frankly), and create systems to ensure the mirror doesn't bog down, get shut down, or otherwise become less useful over time. Since alot of that work we can now apply elsewhere in our own network - for example, the soon-to-be-alpha jump nodes we now offer are a direct outgrowth of those VPS proxies we use in the HT mirror to buffer the underlying servers - it's been a net benefit to everyone.
Since then there's been a few other mirrors come and go. Some are still around, although perhaps not a full copy of the full 400gb of original files (we've not added, removed, or edited anything in the archive itself - nothing), some vanished under lawyer-goon pressure, some got shut down by this or that CDN under suspicious circumstances. Wikileaks now has a nicely-done, searchable index of all the email spools in the archive - really useful, but it's also nice to have the whole thing. Oh, and there's a repository mirror of all the src repos in the dataset itself. That's handy, too.
Meanwhile we'll keep our macro-mirror up and running so researchers have the whole thing at their virtual fingertips, for as long as they need it. Hopefully forever. Because those assholes deserve nothing less... oh and also there's alot of seriously interesting and informative stuff in there about how ethically bankrupt shitheads like them make money from illegal surveillance of dissidents, activists, and citizens worldwide. And help get people tortured to death. And other really evil things.
We've been meaning to do a "real" forum post with lots of details on the clever stuff we've figured out how to do along the way, but time waits for no geek and it never seems to happen. So we finally wrote up this very short "intro" post, to get things going. And the idea is we'll add to it as time allows. At least it's something, and that's more than nothing.
Meanwile, the mirror is pretty active. By our loose estimates (we don't log any traffic to the mirror, obviously, so we're going on not alot of micro-detail in this estimate) we've served up about a petabyte of #HackedTeam mirror files since hacking.technology went up in July. A petabyte: one thousand terabytes. Not bits - bytes. That's nothing to shake a stinky stick at, or anyway we think so. Yay for transparency and yay for the community of counter-surveillance geeks that helps keep these shitbags under the microscope and less able to destroy lives with their destructive digital weaponry.
More to come. Meanwhile here's to the next petabyte of mirror traffic.
Tally ho,
~ cryptostorm team


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Sarah Krull Abe's education has taken place all over the world, but it started right here at Suffolk University.
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|2009-02-14, 15:51
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 32
Character discussion - Felli
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|2009-02-14, 16:39
|Link #2
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
A brief description about this character.
A mysterious white hair bishoujo who in reality is a powerful pyschokinesists.
Love by fans due to following:
a)Has the looks of a Loli even though she might be older.
b)A lovable attitude unlike most shy characters
c)Has one mean kick. (I mean it, don't piss her!)
d)She is the Mistress of Frills (No one wears a battle uniform with frills that stylish.)
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|2009-02-14, 20:01
|Link #9
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC
It's already been said multiple times that Felli is actually very strong, she just doesn't push herself because she has issues with being used. If she stays the way she is for the whole series then maybe one can call her useless. Or at least, poorly developed. But I assume that she will develop and stop being so stubborn. It'd be bad writing otherwise. I'd probably stop liking her if that's the case. But again, I have faith in the writing (for now).
|2009-02-14, 20:24
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|2009-02-14, 20:37
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Location: NYC
|2009-02-14, 20:46
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Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
the mechanic is ok as a support type and the sniper is fine too.
|2009-02-14, 20:47
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ლ(́◉◞౪◟ ◉ ლ )
Join Date: Jul 2007
All hail Felli
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All hail the frills
Anyway i think the frills made her look abit gothic...especially with that face of hers.
Modern style uniform + classy frills = win!
Training uniform + classy frills = nosebleed *ouch*
I wonder why she love frills...it always made me wonder so much..i need the answer now!!!
|2009-02-14, 20:48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
1. Saved Meilin by alerting Layfon to her predicament.
2. Saved Nina from getting bashed by alerting Layfon to her predicament.
3. Found the location of the mother filth monster incredibly fast and allowed Layfon to kill her before she could call for help.
4. Wore a maid costume that's full of win.
5. Gave viewers several more nicknames for Layfon
6. And so much more...
Words cannot fully describe how useful Felli is.
|2009-02-14, 21:15
|Link #17
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC
As for me, loli designs are actually a huge minus usually. I generally hate loli. But if the personality is strong or interesting enough I will overlook it. Felli is ok in my book because she doesn't act like a helpless damsel in distress (unlike some lolis out there) and yes, she actually is pretty useful compared to the other female characters. I do hope she lets go of the grudge against her brother and stops holding back though. No matter how obnoxious he is, he is ultimately doing things for the sake of the city. Or at least, that's what it looks like. For all we know maybe he has ulterior motives that are not so nice. But for the moment it seems he is sincere.
|2009-02-14, 21:58
|Link #18
Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
whether its just the "FRILLS" or Felli as a whole I'm not entirely sure but I really like her.
don't get me wrong I got love for all the girls here but I just got moar love for the "FRIL..."....eh I mean the loli
....ahh what you know it is cause of the "FRILLS"
on a side note, I think its perfectly fine for Felli to want do something besides whats forced upon her, everyones entitled to abit of selfishness.
I mean its not like she wants to go about doing misdeeds with her powers now is it.
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take away the loli part of her character and what do you have left?
a useless,angry, abusive girl who has the ability to help others but rather not because then poor little will feel she is being "used"
ln all seriousness why does her character get away with personal faults that other characters in other anime but are ridicule about.
oh snap layfon saw her smile end result she kicks him, that was soooooo hilarious!!
layfon gets kicked if he doesn't call her by her nickname...like lulz!
does she get away with it because she's a loli?
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Had a minor argument on this particular subject the other day, so I was meaning to ask...
Is it possible for the Squall and Hurricane LMG's to exist in EC 1935? I've had people telling me that the Squall and other LMG's only existed in 1937 (VC2). I'm hoping VC3 might shed some light on this matter, and I do see what seems to be a Hurricane-A LMG being carried by Kurt Irving on the official VC3 posters, though I'm not certain.
Nevermind, I just found myself an official image proving that the Squall series LMG's existed in 1935:
Kurt is definitely using a Squall-A LMG there.
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|2011-01-28, 23:38
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Selvaria's Sword: Would you say her Sword is a Rapier or a Broadsword?
I've always just assumed it was a Rapier, based on the hilt and guard. But, in the Anime, when Selvaria goes to rescue Maximilian from the assassins, she engages a large group of them and 'Slashes' all of them. Rapiers are mainly known for being thrusting weapons and I didn't see her do any thrusting in the anime. She also preformed a forward slash when she cut Alicia's bullet in half when she fired at Maximilian.
Also, I was recently doing some shopping and saw some swords in a store that specialized in selling them. The owner said they were broadswords. Their hilt and handguard looked very much like Selvaria's as well. The blade was heavier, and meant more for slashing than thrusting.
What do ya think?
|2011-01-29, 03:21
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Technically, the Selvaria in the anime and game both use different swords, a broadsword and rapier respectively.
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Now, in the game, I notice a basket-hilt, a trait very common in rapiers (although the figurine rapier looks like it has a combination of a basket-hilt, and a cross-guard). That, plus the rather long, thin blade is a common characteristic in thrusting swords. Now, it's possible that the sword Selvaria uses in-game may be a Walloon sword (A Swiss/German/Scandinavian sword like a rapier, except a heftier/wider blade and could be used to cut as well as thrust), though the length of the hilt and the thin-ness of the blade somewhat discourage that. So I'm fairly certain the blade Selvaria carries in-game is a rapier.
Now, looking at the anime...
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Clearly, the blade is wider, and the basket-hilt has been switched out in favor of a cross-guard. This is more akin to a longsword, or broadsword as Snowman pointed out. I also took another look at the episode where Maximilian was under attack from the assassins, I can say that she uses the same longsword as pictured above.
So, technically, depending on which side you lean on more, you wouldn't exactly be wrong. It all depends on your personal preference towards the anime, or the game.
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Not exactly technology, but kinda related...
Do the artbooks show how the Gallian main camouflage scheme looks like? As in its clearest form, and not applied on rifles or tanks? Something like so:
|2011-02-15, 12:31
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I can't say it does, but I do know that someone made Lanseal patterns.
That basic pattern is changed to different color (Light/Dark Green, Brown on Tan, Gray on White, etc) for use as camouflage.
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I'm not sure if this has been brought up yet, or what canon says on it, but what do you folks figure on the ragnoline engines of Valkyria Chronicles? Since it's liquid fuel then they'd more than likely be using internal combustion and turbine engines. However, what could necessitate the use of radiator plates if the engine could be liquid and/or air cooled? And how might such an engine look because of those rad plates?
Actually I find it perplexing that there is no visible exhaust system, of course I'm thinking in reference to older vehicles since I've had trouble when looking at models and pictures of modern armour. This could be just a gameplay thing too and not requiring all that much detail.
When considering the rad plates, it brings up questions. What sort of role do they play in the cooling and/or exhaust system of the tanks and vehicles of the Valkyrian universe? I guess all that comes to mind to me at the moment is that they may be part of a liquid cooling system. Perhaps analogous to the hot water pipe radiators of older buildings. It still doesn't explain why the plates have a blue luminescence of course. Maybe that glow is related to radiation given off by reacting ragnite such as there being a ragnite additive to the coolant to hold more heat, raise the temperature of the boiling point, and radiate the heat faster; or that the coolant may even be ragnite based.
Anybody else ever wonder about the powerplants used by our favourite VC vehicles?
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The most logical reason is this... WHY send in a 'Suicide Squad' with advanced or current Gallian weaponary technology? They're SUPPOSED to die during their mission or suffer severe casualties, meaning most of the men and women send on that mission will die with their weapons in hand. And after the imps strip their dead bodies, would Gallia risk them discovering new/current technology? Or weapons and armour that CAN be spared with those who are 'Expendable'???
It's like if a GARAND was sending in during the American civil war, the garand is a gas operated rifle, a semi-auto. So what would happen if you send in a squad/brigade/whatever during a major battle, expecting that all the people you sent in to die, carrying the Garand in a black powder war? If you did that, you'd give the enemy superior technology and advanced technology against you... Now... who would do that?
|2011-09-25, 06:52
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I wouldn't go as far to comparing a Garand to say a Springfield musket. The weaponry enhancements are hardly that revolutionary. What, an extended magazine, longer barrel (not always a good thing) and higher damaging ammunition?
It's more akin to say the German forces of WWI facing off against Commonwealth forces. The Gewehr 98 vs the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield. Both great rifles but each having their own share of advantages and disadvantages.
The Gewehr and it's 8x57mm round offering higher damage, penetration and longer effective range than the .303 Brit.
The Enfield's ten round (box) magazine compared to the internal five round magazine of the Gewehr.
The Gewehr is regarded as a more accurate rifle but longer whereas the Enfield is a handier and faster cycling action.
All good features on their own, of which would warrant a change/redesign in the standard issue rifle of either side.
|2011-09-25, 18:19
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Something a comparison to what Snowman had said, and a real-life scenario very similar to what you said: The Confederates finding the Henry Rifle.
Basically, at the time, most soldiers from both sides were armed with, as fallschirmjager said, a Springfield Musket. However, there were a lot of special Union rifle divisions, armed with a lever-action rifle that could hold up to 15 rounds: The 1860 Henry.
Now, this rifle was mostly bought on personal funds, but it gave the Union an incredible edge over the Confederacy. And the thing is, even when Confederate soldiers were able to kill a Henry rifleman, there were a lot of things to consider that made the Henry impractical to the Confederates, most notable of which was the special ammunition the Henry used, and how that most ammo made universally were simple lead balls. Henry .44 rounds were specially shaped, and jacketed. There's also the issue that armorer's often had hard times trying to figure out the mechanical workings of the Henry.
If a Confederate team stumbled upon an M1 Garand, like you say Snowman, they're gonna run into a lot of troubles understanding the ammunition and technology, likely for several years until they can comprehend it.
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It makes sense to send a sucide unit in with as much firepower as they can carry, however rejected and unreliable weapons would be the better choice for equipment. Assigning a tank, especially one so advanced, to such a unit is lunacy. That may be similar to what Snow pointed out. On top of that there are further issues with maintenance and supply. Isara would have had a hard enough time keeping the Edelweiss in running condition if there were other experimental units to use for spares and depending on what equipment the army and navy had. It's a granted the Empire would have developed a counter even if the 422nd did not have their tank, but deploying said tank with them is not a bright decision.
But why have a suicide unit at all when those same weapons can be used to add additional firepower to poorly equipped militia rifle sections, or support troops like cooks, enginneers, transportation and supply, and so forth?
Using Damon as a scapegoat for just about anything comes easy, but it's stale. It seems the opposite of what he'd do. Reasons political and or bureacratic might be a better explaination.
The VCIII OVA was nice, but almost all my gripes centre around that tank.
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So, Barry Bonds wants respect from Carlos Zambrano? I say to Barry: "You get what you give." Every time one of Barry's "enhanced" homers flies over the fence, he stands and admires it for just a second or three too long. He then rumbles around the bases with his armor laden arm just a bit too slow. Every time I see that, I wonder why more pitchers just don't throw three straight fastballs to the guy, high and tight. And now he's mad because a pitcher showed some emotion by getting him out with the bases loaded and a four-run lead? I'd say "Grow up, Barry" but he'd probably not have a clue as to what I was talking about. --Mike Kowalski, Alta Loma, Calif.
Cubs fans should be thankful for Barry Bonds since he may have been involved in the two most important pitches of the Cubs season--the one that Prior hit him with in San Francisco, and the one Zambrano retired him on and went into the fist-pumping routine in Chicago. Both pitchers went into a zone of their own after ticking off Bonds. Maybe that's the key to the season.
Why is it that whether the Cubs are at home or on the road, they always seem to have their dugout on the third-base side? Is it superstition? Maybe they'd change their luck in the long run if they mixed it up a little. --Darryl Delott, Greenville, SC
I'll suggest that to Dusty Baker. Maybe he can persuade Tony La Russa to change clubhouses the next time the Cubs are in St. Louis. I'm sure it would change the Cubs luck, and maybe it's the reason they haven't won since 1908. I wish more Cubs fans were thinking like you, Darryl.
Paul, do you think that Rafael Palmeiro's decision to turn down a trade to the Cubs has anything to do with his Viagra deal? Since the ads show him in a Texas uniform, being traded would "date" the ads and force Viagra to either use old ads or re-shoot them. Am I overthinking this whole thing? --Erich L. Baker, Ankeny, Iowa.
Of all the wacky theories I've received this year, this may be my favorite, though I also like the one where Rafael wouldn't come because he doesn't like Eminem.
What do you think the worst move that the Cubs made so far this year? I agree with the people that say it was giving Rod Beck to the Padres. He was great at Iowa and is great in San Diego. He would be nice to have in the pen since Alfonseca has pitched so poorly. At the very least, he could have been trade bait. --Mark Wallace, Chicago
I believe the worst move was letting Bill Mueller go to Boston without at least matching the Red Sox's two-year offer. Who knew Beck could be as good as he is with that velocity? You can always look back and say they should've done this or that, but Mueller could've changed the Cubs season, making them the front-runner instead of the chaser.
If Sammy leaves after this season, what do you think the Cubs should do to replace him? I personally think they should go after Miguel Tejada, and then get a quality, but not incredible, right fielder. What do you think Paul? --Benji Maurer, Tuscola, Ill.
The Cubs almost have to target Tejada since shortstop may be their biggest off-season need, whether Sosa stays or goes. I suspect he will stay and Tejada will get more money elsewhere, but he would be a perfect fit in this clubhouse, and in this lineup. They should also bring back Grudzielanek, but that's another question for another day.
Paul, Dusty Baker said recently that he's watched "The Natural" 18 times. Is he trying to tell us that he feels spooked by the likes of Darrin McGavin and the sinister owner of the club? --Joe Melosi, Edwardsville, Ill.
I couldn't answer this one, so I consulted with my former Sox therapist, Dr. Georgia. She told me Dusty was trying to tell us that fairy tales do come true, though I like your wacky theory, Joe. Please send more.
Hey Paul, I read where Bonds was upset with Zambrano in Thursday's game. Good for Zambrano! I've wondered what Bob Gibson or other pitchers from that era would have done to Bonds if he stood and watched his home runs against them? --Dan Zadorozny, Joliet, Ill.
Obviously he would've drilled them the next time up. However, I asked Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully last week if he ever saw Drysdale, Koufax, Marichal or Gibson walk off the mound pumping their fists or yelling like Zambrano did against Bonds. Of course, the answer was "no." As Scully put it, "these are different times."
Hey Paul, I notice that you only do this column every two weeks or so. What do you do with all the free time? -- Gary Kostka, Las Vegas
I run a used books store in Uptown and play clarinet at the local jazz club, then spend most of my weekday nights watching my favorite channel, WCIU-Ch. 26. Why do you ask?
Paul, if Barry Bonds' head gets any bigger, he'll definitely explode. What are your thoughts on Zambrano celebrating after he made that great catch? Barry may be one of the greatest players ever, but he's also the biggest baby. --Curtis Callaway, Greensboro, NC
My thoughts are Let Big Z be Big Z. OK, I've had enough of the Barry Bonds-Carlos Zambrano feud. Let's move on please.
Paul, I'm sure I'm not the only reader you'll be hearing from about this, but it's imperative that we know: who was playing Debby Boone in the Cubs' clubhouse in San Diego? I can't figure it out, Paul. Are you telling? --Dave Marr, Athens, Ga.
No, you'll have to wait for my tell-all book on the Cubs, "Cork, Gnats and the Billy Goat Curse." And it wasn't Debby Boone, it was Whitney Houston doing a remake of Boone's "You Light Up My Life."
Teddy, why do I keep reading that the Cubs are looking for a lefty first baseman to platoon with Karros? THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE! Choi is fine! In fact, if you ignore silly stats like batting average and take a look at OBP and slugging percentage against right-handers, Choi looks pretty good! --Carl Johnson, Burbank, Calif.
Teddy's not here anymore. Please pay attention, Carl.
I've asked this before, but didn't get it answered, so I'll try again. How good is Hee Seop Choi's English? To this day, I haven't seen or heard an interview with him. I could go on about a certain left-handed No. 5 starter and a certain six-fingered reliever, but I want a legit shot at having this answered, so I'll shut up now. --Nick Devlin, Monmouth, Ill.
His English is fine. Now stop asking this question every week. And in case anyone else asks who's the emergency catcher now that Trinidad Hubbard is gone, e-mail Chip and Steve.
What's wrong with Dusty Baker? After Mark Grudzielanek was hit and injured why didn't Luis Gonzalez have one stuck in his ear? Respect is necessary and the Cubs will not get it until they show that when you put one of ours down we we'll do it to you. --Gerald B. Heath, Glendale, Ariz.
I can not condone violence in this forum, though the Cubs still have another series with the Diamondbacks, so get back to me on that one, Gerald.
Hey Paul, perhaps you can shed some light on this mystery: Who is the guy who is in uniform (Martinez, No. 80) who sits on the bench and follows Sammy Sosa around during the pregame? A security person? Part of Sammy's posse? I know he can't be a coach, because MLB rules are keeping Dusty Baker's buddy Sonny Jackson from being on the bench and in uniform as a coach during the game. So who is "Martinez" and why does he get to be in uniform and on the bench? --Dave Bohnenkamp, North Liberty, Iowa
He's Julian, Sammy's special assistant. Why he gets to sit on the bench and wear a uniform is something that's never been fully explained, but that's Sammy's world, and I'm just here for a brief cameo.
Dear Paul, if the Cubs held one of those Toughman contests, who do think would win? Despite Farnsworth's impressive tackle of Paul Wilson, I just don't feel like he'd be the most dangerous Cub in a street fight. Just wondering. --Bob Black, Minneapolis, Minn.
I'd have to go with Zambrano, who's kind of like the character "Posey" in "The Dirty Dozen." I've never seen him get mad, but I wouldn't want to push him if I were Barry Bonds. Farnsworth has the muscles, but Carlos is the Dude.
Despite the generally favorable reviews of Wrigley Field, I'm always amused at the perception that parking is a nightmare. Don't you think that a park with so much free parking available within a mile of the park for day games and even a few select free spots a mile or so out for night games would be appreciated? --Gregory Shriver, West Des Moines, Iowa
You can park within five blocks of Wrigley if you get there early enough on a day game, but few people have the will to drive around looking for a free space, especially if they have their kids in the car, and no one wants to come early any more. When I went to games as a kid, we demanded to go early to watch batting practice and run around Comiskey Park before the game started. These are different times.
Dear Paul, first, Rafael Palmiero, now, Coach Ditka. Where will it end? True, Sammy's been corking his bat for a long time, if you know what I mean, but are there other Chicago sports folks, especially Cubs, who, um, need a little boost? Any sportswriters? Inquiring minds want to know. --Bob Mellin, Valparaiso, Ind.
Sorry, you'll have to read my tell-all book, "Cork, Gnats and Performance-Enhancers."
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The twins began their careers in 1860 Munchen's youth sides before going their separate ways in 2009, and their respective sides face each other on Sunday at the BayArena.
"We play against each other twice a season and that's been the case for several years," Lars told Leverkusen's official website.
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Leverkusen sit a point above BVB in the Bundesliga table, and the Germany international is well aware of the threat posed by the champions.
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MMGN.com: Why splitscreen gaming is still relevant, and why the decline of a splitscreen mode in many games sucks.
Splitscreen is at least 10x better than online can ever hope to achieve. It's just not the same without actually having friends get together in the same room and just have a blast playing some co-op or beating the hell out of each other.
Online is a good substitute if you can't get together and play something, but when you "can" it's a real drag to realize a game is only multiplayer online...
Really does suck, we need more local mp games. At least halo 4, ps all stars, and lbp karting is coming.
@Snookies 12: That's what I feel. The competitive element as well as the enjoyment you get when playing with friends and experiencing the same hardships, bosses, or awesome killstreaks or whatever together, that can't be replaced.
I love online gaming as well, but I'd just like to have both options continually offered from my favourite games. Cost and technical stuff are factors, but yeah, some games that have skipped splitscreen mode (such as Dead Island, Binary Domain, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier) have baffled me.
Ah, split screen. The only excuse noobs have for sucking: "Oh, wait! Which screen am I again? I didn't know that was my screen. I thought I was winning!"
It depends, in my opinion.
On one hand, having mates over to play together split-screen is awesome. On the other hand, as you get older and move out of home and start working full-time, the need for split-screen greatly diminishes in my experience.
I used to have friends over after school nearly every day to play Playstation and then Playstation 2. Then I went to uni and maybe once a week people would come round. Then when I moved out and got a job it started happening less and less. When people come round now they don't really want to play games, we just hang out and chat and have some drinks/watch football etc. Then they go home and we play games like Borderlands online together.
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An outdoor pirate party seemed like a good idea at the time. Rosie Zweiback drew up a list of ten invitees, created a treasure hunt and felt certain that a jolly time would be had by all—especially her 4-year-old, Joseph, who loved pirates.
The big day dawned bright and sunny in their Princeton, New Jersey, neighborhood and all the guests showed up. So did their parents and siblings. There was a crush of kids tearing around, looking for booty. Little Joe, outgunned and overwhelmed, sat down and lost the battle against his tears. "Who invited all these people?" he wailed.
"We comforted him and made sure he was the leader of the group looking for treasure, and the party went on," says Zweiback. "But all his enthusiasm was gone for the remainder of the day."
Birthday parties can be a wild-card venture. We know that there are rules for hosting and attending them, but what are they exactly? Do you have to invite everyone in your child's class? Shouldn't your close friend just assume that your child will come to her kid's bash without an RSVP? Are goody bags, or thank-you notes, necessary? Some answers to moms' most-asked questions:
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Q. What's the best age to start throwing a birthday party?
A. Honestly? Around 4 or 5. By then, a child has friends, a distinct taste in toys, and some experience with cake and ice cream.
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Brigid Galloway of Grantville, Georgia, couldn't resist throwing a huge bash when her son, Jack, turned 1. Some 50 friends and family came, but it was too much for Jack, who cried through the puppet show and wouldn't touch his cake. "Everyone had a great time—except for Jack!" says Galloway.
She learned the hard way that for a more pleasant celebration, it's smart to keep the attention off your baby and work around his nap and feeding schedules.
For her daughter Lulu's first birthday, Julia Regalado of Berkeley, California, decided on a picnic in a local park for 12 of her friends and their kids. She made sure Lulu stayed blissfully unaware of any extra attention. As Regalado nursed her daughter to sleep under a tree after lunch, the guests offered a hope for Lulu's future in lieu of gifts. "There were no meltdowns, everyone had a good time and it was such a satisfying way to mark the day," she says.
Simplicity remains the rule for 2- and 3-year-olds too: You might offer cupcakes—the perfect-size confection for little ones—with cardboard Blue's Clues characters stuck on them. (Check your local stationery or party store.) They'll appreciate more elaborate parties with themes and planned activities later on.
Q. How many kids should I invite?
A. The general rule, often ignored: age plus one. That means four friends for a 3-year-old's birthday. For toddlers, it's best to invite at least one friend she sees a lot and feels comfortable around. (If your child goes to daycare or preschool and is used to being with a large group of kids, she can probably handle a few additional guests.)
On the other hand, grade-schoolers have definite ideas of whom they want to invite, so you can use the opportunity to teach them to be considerate of others' feelings. Explain why inviting 10 out of 12 kids in the class is bad form. Better to invite everyone and hope for some no-shows. Inviting 4 out of 12 kids, however, is more a matter of discretion and will work better if the bash isn't held immediately after school. Teach your child not to talk about her upcoming party around those she didn't invite (and then cross your fingers).
Q. My child went to Megan's party. Do I have to reciprocate and invite her?
A. It depends on how old your child is and whether they're actually friends. As kids get older, they become aware of where they stand in the social pecking order, so it's best to invite Megan if your child spends time with her on a regular basis. But you needn't reciprocate for every acquaintance. You already bought a gift for each child's party, so your social obligation has been fulfilled.
What if your child's the one who's been snubbed? Gently explain that there wasn't enough space at the party or that it was limited to very special friends. Then soften the blow by taking him to the playground or doing another fun activity.
Keeping up with the Joneses
Q. The other moms have been throwing elaborate and expensive parties for their 3-year-olds. How can I keep up?
A. Don't even try. All a child this age really cares about are cake, songs and presents in the company of friends. Whom do you want to impress: the Joneses or your preschooler?
Rachel Schewe of Coppell, Texas, has taken her 2-year-old, Emily, to over-the-top parties with lavish themes, goody bags with birthday-party-size presents, and intricate cakes from gourmet bakeries. But for her daughter's second birthday, she chose a joint sandwich-and-cupcake affair at the local park with Emily's friend Sam, who'd just turned 2 himself. She asked that the handful of guests donate a book to the local children's hospital rather than bring gifts. "My daughter had a great time and didn't miss something bigger," she says.
And, of course, it is possible to have a theme party that's actually simple in scope. Kellie Gaines's daughter wanted a bug party for her third birthday, so the Murrieta, California, mom sent out bee invitations to 15 kids, held an easy rubber-bug hunt in the backyard and served a homemade ladybug cake. It was a short, sweet and successful gathering that didn't end up sapping her wallet or energy.
School-age kids might indeed start to notice the disparity in birthday extravaganzas. If your child doesn't understand why she can't have a bash as big as her friend's, be casual but firm. Simply say, "This is how we do it in our family."
Q. Do I have to RSVP?
A. Absolutely, whether your child will or won't attend. RSVP as soon as you get the invitation so that you don't forget and the hostess can get an accurate head count. We're all terribly busy these days, but it takes only a minute to dial a number and say, "Tim would love to go."
And since you're on the phone (or on e-mail), you might ask which sort of toy the birthday boy would like. Is he into science? Trucks? Art?
Q. The invitation is addressed to my daughter. Does that mean we're all invited?
A. No. That's why you RSVP—to clear up ambiguities. In some communities, there's an unspoken understanding that moms of young kids (under dropoff age) may have to bring the infant sister. But the toddler twin brothers? That's pushing it. Find out what the host has in mind and then respect those limitations.
If you're giving the party, be as specific as possible on your invitations. If space is an issue, it's absolutely fine to write "invitee and one parent only." Clear instructions like this are never rude.
Q. At what age can I drop off my child at a party?
A. The general rule is age 5, but this can vary, depending on your community and your child. By 7, it's usually understood that the kids don't need you hanging around anymore to interfere with their candy consumption. When in doubt, ask the host when you RSVP.
All about the presents
Q. How do I make sure parents pick up their kids on time?
A. Simple: You clearly write on the invitation when the party begins and ends. Gently remind parents when they drop off their child.
Q. How much should I spend on a gift?
A. In most parts of the country, the range is between $5 and $15. My own cautionary tale: For my daughter's sixth birthday, my husband and I decided to splurge and bought her a $60 child-size guitar. It sits in her room, largely ignored. But the bright-pink stuffed unicorn that her grandmother picked up at a dime store for $3 never leaves her side.
Q. Should my child open presents at the party?
A. It's a split, with some parents enthusiastically for it and others strongly against it. Those in the "no" camp believe that opening gifts can send already excited kids over the edge, resulting in a frenzy of torn paper and discarded cards and hurt feelings about slighted gifts.
Opening presents after the party means you get to avoid all of the above. It also extends the celebration for the birthday child and allows him to wind down a bit before tackling a pile of gifts (and you get to keep track of who gave him what!).
However, most kids will tell you that opening presents is one of the best parts of a party (next to the cake, that is). In the end, it's up to you to decide. Take into account the size of the gathering, the kids' ages (children under 4 are less likely to be able to sit through opening a slew of gifts), your own child's personality, and the current level of chaos.
Q. What do I do if my child sneers at a present in front of the kid who gave it?
A. You correct her, and then ask her to apologize. But next time, it's a good idea to prep her for this. Rehearse what to say. You can even make a little game out of it: "What would you say if Benjamin gave you an iron for your birthday?" "Thank you very much. I really like it."
Q. Are goody bags still de rigeur? How much should I spend on them?
A. The goody bag is alive and well. Kazoos, candies and plastic bracelets may be junk to us, but they're treasure to a 4-year-old. Stick to your guns and a budget, though. Any more than $5 per goody bag is ridiculous.
Think outside the bag as well. How about sending everyone home with a packet of seeds to plant in the garden, or some colored modeling clay? One mom I know simply handed out a small box of colored sidewalk chalk to everyone at the end of the party. Most kids sat right down to draw on the patio. Cost for all this bliss: 90 cents each.
Q. Do we have to write thank-you cards?
A. They're a gracious touch, and learning this early is a nice idea.Young kids can draw a picture of the present, then you fill in the words yourself. An older child can sign his name and, by age 6, should be able to write his own note. Don't worry about the spelling.
Lost track of who gave what? Don't mention the gift specifically—thank your guest for coming and being part of your child's special day.
Finally, remember that following guidelines is all well and good, but as every parent knows, sometimes the rules simply have to go out the window. Just so long as they don't all go out at once.
Julie Tilsner is the author of three books. Her most recent is Attack of the Toddlers! Further Adventures on Planet Parenthood.


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Have been in contact with local Defra rep about obtaining a soil licence. Gathered all the correct forms and have handed them over to Matt Hutchings.
I have had to put some sediment requests to the US on hold until the licence application is underway.
A date has been set for the Forum Event (28th August). Have been designing the advert + discussing what we will do for the event. Also we have identified local printing companies for posters/maps.
Also, I have arranged a meeting with Anne Osbourne at the JIC to open a discussion about how iGEM parts can be realistically integrated into real research projects. We are interested to see if our tool-based design could offer a realistic basis for real synthetic biology use in professional research institutions. Perhaps our project is more realistic than other iGEM projects. Will need to devise some questions for Anne before next Tuesday. Does this count as Outreach?? Still interesting if not.
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Podcast: Girls Who Code can Change the World - Towards Gender Parity in Computing Fields
By Rudina Vojvoda
International Day of the Girl Child is 11 October 2013. This years Day focuses on innovating for girls education. Smart and creative use of technology, policies, partnerships and, most of all, the engagement of young people, themselves, are important for overcoming barriers to girls learning and achievement.
UNICEF talks to Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, about engaging young girls in technology directly in order to achieve gender parity in the computing fields.
NEW YORK, United States of America, 10 October 2013 On 11 October, UNICEF and its partners around the world will celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to recognizing girls rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. This years theme is innovating for girls education, in recognition of the importance of fresh and creative perspectives to propel girls education forward.
To mark the day, podcast moderator Alex Goldmark spoke with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, a non-profit organization that works to reach gender parity in the computing fields.
Three-pronged approach to twenty-first century skills
According to Girls Who Code, women today represent 12 per cent of all computer science graduates, a significant backslide from 1984, when this figure registered at 37 per cent. Ms. Saujani says that there are many reasons behind this decline, mostly related to cultural barriers entrenched in our society. When we think of computer science, we think of a guy typing into a computer, locked room, said Ms. Sujani.
To change this mindset, her organization is working in three main directions training girls and building their skills in computer science, exposing girls to progressive technology companies and introducing them to mentors in the field. Our goal is for girls to realize that technology and coding is a skill that they will absolutely need in the twenty-first century, whether they want to be Beyoncé or Barack Obama, said Ms. Sujani.
Focusing on the community, filling new jobs
But what would be different if there were more females invested in the computer science?
Ms. Sujani believes that the nature of products developed by girls is different, more often focused on community needs be they in the medical field, fashion, law or others. To support the argument, she shared examples of girls who have developed apps that distinguish malignant from benign tissue, help parents find bully-free high schools for their children or simply locate the nearest bathroom available on a particular street.
Furthermore, according to Ms. Sujani, the United States Department of Labor projects that, by 2020, there will be 1.4 million computer specialist job openings but United States universities are expected to produce no more than 30 per cent of the graduates to fill these jobs. As consumers, and as a nation, we are missing out in innovation because we dont have enough women in these fields. I believe that this is the most important domestic issue of our time in the United States. We are in a place where the majority of our jobs will be in the computer-related fields, and only about one third of our existing talent can solve them, she said.
Inter-country collaboration, international sisterhood
Drawing parallels with other countries, Ms. Sujani pointed out that some of the challenges that girls face are global, and there is a lot of room for collaboration with countries such as China, India and Viet Nam, all of which have made strides in closing the gap towards gender parity in computer science.
Commenting on the International Day of the Girl Child, Ms. Sujani said that, for her, the goal of the day is to celebrate the innovation of young women, to showcase their incredible work and to inspire other girls around the world. So, for me its building an international sisterhood and supporting young girls that are committed to changing the world, she said.
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Feral hogs: A growing problem in East Tennessee | Environment
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On the Cumberland Plateau, locals say feral hogs are a problem they have been dealing with for decades.
The nocturnal creatures, which hunters say can sometimes weigh up to 400 pounds, are spread across Cumberland, Fentress, and Overton counties. And, the Tennessee Hunters Alliance, a hunters' rights group in the area, said it has one goal: to take them out.
"Heritage for us, we've just been raised in dogs and hogs all our lives," said Brandon Griffin, who hunts with his twin 17-year-old brother Brent, and father Scott.
Brandon Griffin said sometimes feral hogs will even charge toward hunters when cornered by their Blue Tick Hound dogs. But, the Tennessee Hunters Alliance said it is not only interested in killing hogs for sport. The group said they are also killing feral hogs to help local farmers.
"They're just a nuisance to property owners out here, trying to raise a crop, corn or wheat" said hunter Donald Moore said.
Feral pigs are known for digging up land and eating the multiple crops farmers plant in their field. According to TWRA, feral hogs cause up to $1.5 billion in agricultural and environmental losses in the United States annually.
More Information: Mississippi State University study on feral hogs
But, according to TWRA, the wild swine aren't only a problem on farms. TWRA Wildlife Manager Bill Smith said they're a problem everywhere.
"They're real adaptive, so they could be in Knoxville right now," he said. "Yes, they could."
According to Smith, the largest feral hog populations can be found in the mountainous areas of East Tennessee. He told 10News, TWRA is even finding them in Maryville.
Smith oversees Kyker Bottoms Refuge in Maryville. He said the feral hogs there destroy the native grasses other animals, like quail, need to survive.
"One thing that does concern us, particularly over the quail, is a Texas study, in which they destroyed 30 percent of quail nests, if that happens here, we're in serious trouble," Smith said.
TWRA said most feral hogs are the result of domestic pig populations that broke free into the wild generations ago. Smith said the feral hogs at Kyker Bottoms are ancestors of Russian boar originally brought to a North Carolina hunting preserve that escaped and mated with loose farm hogs in the 1920s.
TWRA said feral hogs are opportunistic and will feed on just about anything including toads, salamanders and lizards. Besides humans, the only other predators that are capable of killing smaller feral hogs are bobcats, coyotes and large raptors.
More Information: TWRA Feral Hog regulations
Feral hogs also multiply quickly. Smith told 10News a feral hog can reproduce anywhere from six to eight months of age. From there, they can have two litters a year that can result in six to eight piglets each.
He said a feral hog population can double in just four months.
Right now, there is no exact number as to how many feral hogs are actually in the state of Tennessee. However, Smith did say TWRA estimates there have been 4,100 feral hogs killed this year.
"But, that's still a grain of sand on the beach I'm afraid," he said.
In 2011, TWRA created a number of new regulations to cut down the feral hog population. It decided to work with other state agencies like the Department of Agriculture to crack down on people who illegally smuggle the animals into the state. The agency also decided to reclassify feral hogs from "big game" status to "nuisance animal." With that move, TWRA made it illegal to hunt feral hogs in the state's wildlife management areas. Now, hunters can only "incidentally take" feral hogs while they're hunting other big game.
Previous Story: Hunters voice concerns after wild hog hunting changes
Smith said TWRA found that hunting has the tendency to move pigs around instead of actually getting rid of them. He said trapping has proven to be the most effective method.
"At first we just tried to let hunters kill them, and that was the preferred method, but that proved to be ineffective," Smith said. "In this area [Kyker], we've killed 111 in five years and out of that many, six have been killed by actual hunters."
Landowners are allowed to get exemption status for themselves, and 10 other designees, to hunt feral hogs on their own land.
But, the changes were not welcome by everyone in the state, especially the Tennessee Hunters Alliance.
"I think it is completely walking all over hunters' rights," Moore said. "We've been dedicated license hunters for years and it was always my opinion TWRA's job was to promote hunting over control through hunting, and they've just failed miserably."
The hunters particularly had a problem with the permit process TWRA has implemented for landowners.
"It is just a burden to go through this permit process," said hunter Jason Barnwell.
More Information: The Tennessee Hunters Alliance
He said many farmers lease the land they tend their crops on. Barnwell told 10News he has heard numerous cases in which farmers have wanted to get a permit for private land hunting, but cannot because the property's actual landowner fails to do so.
He also said the permit process fails to take into account feral hogs' mobility. Barnwell said if a feral hog goes onto another person's property while he is hunting, there is no way he can kill it.
"We're not moving them around, we're killing them," he said.


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The 1979-S Susan B. Anthony Dollar is very common in circulated grades and up to MS65 condition. Only MS66 examples and higher are scarce. In MS66 there are probably a couple thousands examples that survive. In MS67 much fewer examples exist, probably more like 400 examples survive in this condition. In MS68 they are truly scarce with less than a handful of examples known to exist and none surviving in any higher condition.
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- Steganography Analysis and Research Center The Steganography Analysis and Research Center is a Center of Excellence within Backbone Security focused exclusively on steganography research and the development of various steganalysis products and services.
Steganalysis Training
- Certified Steganography Examiner Training A comprehensive two-day training course on steganography and steganalysis techniques provided by the SARC.
Algorithms and Tools
- Steganography Analyzer Artifact Scanner (StegAlyzerAS) StegAlyzerAS gives you the capability to scan the entire file system, or individual directories, on suspect media using the most extensive steganography hash set publicly availabe for the presence of steganography application artifacts. And, unlike other popular forensic tools, you can perform an automated or manual search of the Windows Registry to determine whether or not any Registry keys or values exist that can be associated with a particular steganography application.
- Steganography Analyzer Signature Scanner (StegAlyzerSS) StegAlyzerSS gives you the capability to scan every file on the suspect media for the presence of hexadecimal byte patterns, or signatures, of particular steganography applications in the files. If a known signature is detected, it may be possible to extract information hidden with the steganography application associated with the signature.
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CRESTVIEW � While city leaders have cut spending and enacted furloughs to help balance the budget, one local business leader has quietly donated nearly $138,000 in services to the city over the last four years.
CRESTVIEW � While city leaders have cut spending and enacted furloughs to help balance the budget, one local business leader has quietly donated nearly $138,000 in services to the city over the last four years.
Jimmy Whitaker, founder of Crestview radio stations WJSB-AM and WAAZ-FM, began Whitaker Communications in 1954 and immediately established a tradition of community outreach by providing airtime and advertising revenue to Crestview's Jaycees.
"That was seed money to start the Old Spanish Trail Festival," Cal Zethmayr, the stations' ad director, said, noting city fathers including former Mayor George Whitehurst, chamber of commerce co-founder Foy Shaw and retired educator and current Military Appreciation Recognition Celebration organizer Bob Lynn benefited from Whitaker's generosity.
Beginning with the July 2009 installation of a 100-watt repeater station for the Crestview Fire Department at Whitaker Communications� 250-foot Seventh Avenue broadcasting tower, the radio station has provided the department's high-gain VHF antenna, a feed line, power, repeater building and a 30,000-watt natural gas generator at no cost to the city.
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the federal government mandated local responders switch to "narrow banding," in which there is less separation among VHF radio frequencies, reducing the effective range of the equipment.
"What affects the range of a transmitter is power plus elevation. In order to continue to be able to cover the city the way we needed to, we needed to go to a higher elevation,� Fire Chief Joe Traylor said.
The tower at City Hall is 130 feet tall, Traylor said, adding he sent feelers to Whitaker after his department's first option � leasing space on another existing tower � proved cost prohibitive.
Whitaker stepped in and provided the service, which expanded the fire department�s coverage area and reportedly saved the city an estimated $51,000 to date.
Crestview Broadcasting has also installed equipment at the Crestview Public Library to allow staffers to record complimentary public service announcements, saving the city about $1,800 per month, Zethmayr said.
Whitaker has been approached several times to sell his radio stations to national companies that periodically buy stations in the county�s south end, but he will not sell stations to anyone who will not keep them local, Zethmayr said.
�Our stations serve this city and that's why we gave $137,725 to the city of Crestview over the past four years,� he said.


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SoHo, New York City Travel Guide
SoHo Summary
- Most major subway lines are within easy walking distance
- Great shopping
- Easy walk to Greenwich Village, Little Italy, and Chinatown
- Some of New York's most stylish boutique hotels
- Fashionable and lively nightlife
- Beautiful cast-iron architecture and cobble-stone streets
- Narrow, crowded sidewalks
- A 30-minute cab or subway ride to the major museums uptown
- Most restaurants are especially pricey
- Great shopping, but the major department stores are mostly uptown
- Some parts of SoHo can feel a little desolate at night
What It's Like
Once, SoHo (the name is a shortened version of "south of Houston") was an industrial district. Then it became a gritty, underutilized area where starving artists flocked to set up cheap loft and studio spaces. Today, it is one of New York City's most fashionable neighborhoods -- characterized by destination shopping, fine dining, well-preserved cast-iron architecture, and cobblestoned streets. Though it has lost much of its edge since the days when only the artists appreciated its gritty beauty -- fashion-forward international boutiques like Anna Sui have in recent years been joined by more mainstream retailers like J. Crew -- it still draws the young, hip, beautiful, and moneyed in droves.
Where to Stay
No matter where you stay in SoHo, you're guaranteed to find some of the city's best shopping, dining, and nightlife within walking distance. The most vibrant and picturesque streets, though, are at the neighborhood's heart -- packed between the arteries of 6th Avenue and Lafayette Street. Hotels here are going to range from pricey, to pricier, and they're all hip, celebrity favorites: Crosby Street, the Mercer, 60 Thompson, and the SoHo Grand. West of 6th Avenue you'll find a couple of newer, more affordable big-chain hotels such as the Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village and the Hampton-Inn Manhattan SoHo, but these grayer, still industrial-looking streets that can feel a little desolate.
SoHo Hotel Guides
Best Pary Hotels in SoHo and TriBeCa
New York's nightlife is world famous, and some of the hottest scenes in town are to be found in hotel bars and lounges. For guests at these hotels a night of "staying in" can be quite a party.


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WASHINGTON — The Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act was reintroduced in Congress in late March as House bill No. 1748 and Senate bill No. 1038. The bills are identical, says Amy Bantham, government relations manager with the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, which has lobbied for the bill each of the years it has been introduced.
"I think that we're optimistic about this year in particular, given the increased attention placed on the rising cost of health care and the obesity crisis," Bantham says.
The WHIP Act would allow for the balanced tax treatment of health club memberships as an employee benefit, allowing employers to deduct the cost of providing health club benefits to their workers and excluding the wellness benefit from being considered additional income for employees.
Under current tax law, businesses are permitted to deduct the cost of onsite exercise facilities, and the benefit is not taxed as additional income to the employee. If an employer provides the same benefit at an offsite facility, however, the employer cannot take advantage of the tax deduction and must bear the administrative costs for complying with rules of the Internal Revenue Service. Meanwhile, employees who take advantage of the benefit must pay income tax on the value of the subsidy.
Last year, 44 Democrats and 66 Republicans co-sponsored the WHIP Act.


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Brice Jacob Vaughn and Karissa Marlys Toussaint were married June 26, 2010, at American Lutheran Church in La Porte City. A Reception followed at the Supervisors Club in Waterloo.
Parents of the couple are Rodney and Kristy Toussaint of Sumner, and Steve and Beth Vaughn of La Porte City.
Karissa is employed at Pipho Family Dentistry in La Porte City as a dental assistant and Brice is employed by Great Lakes Hybrids seed company as a district sales manager.
Participants in the ceremony were matrons of honor Katrina Willems and Tiffany Wurzer, sisters of the bride. Bridesmaids included Lori Toussaint, Brook Vaughn, Julie Schreiber, Abby Fagerlind, and Kim Toussaint. Junior bridesmaid was Brooke Toussaint, niece of the bride.
Best man was Nathan Vaughn, brother of the groom. Groomsmen included Justin Pippert, Jason Wellman, David Reiter, Brett Heaford, Ty Staveley, and Ryan Toussaint. Junior Groomsman was Trevor Wurzer, nephew of the bride.
Flower girl was Britney Toussaint, niece of the bride. Ring bearers were Treyton Wurzer and Jaxon Willems, nephews of the bride. Aisle runner boy was Brady Toussaint, nephew of the bride.
Ushers were Kyle Wieck, Luke Graveman, Chris Wurzer, and Jon Willems. Personal attendants were Libby Taets and Amber Weber.
After their honeymoon to Cancun, Mexico the newlyweds make their home in La Porte City and are expecting their first child in May.


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Linked by David Adams on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 17:07 UTC, submitted by Amy Bennett
Greg DeKoenigsberg set off what would become a firestorm of debate in the Linux community last week when he posted rant against Canonical for their low ranking on number of commits to GNOME, based on a recent census study. Over the weekend, DeKoenigsberg apologized for the rant and explained in a more measured tone why he lashed out in anger at the findings of the GNOME Census, then again later at Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth's response to the debate, a broader argument against tribalism.
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Posts? Marketing? Both?
by dc.ricardo on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 23:51 UTC
I don't think one can measure the contribution to a project just looking at where and how much commits come from.
For example, just by choosing Gnome, Ubuntu is really boosting it's development. Exposure, I mean. Get it? Someone has to develop, another has to put "on the user desk".
RE: Posts? Marketing? Both?
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