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|2010-03-08, 23:10
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The idea for this thread was inspired from a discussion that was taking place in the Uiharu character discussion thread where posters were making a legible effort to explain her abilities from a scientific point of view. Now that we have this thread, we no longer need to limit ourselves just with Uiharu's abilities to talk about the science. There are plenty other espers with equally interesting abilities to talk about.
All spoilers are allowed, but they must be enclosed in clearly marked spoiler tags to accommodate anime-only viewers. The only other rule that must be followed is that everyone needs to respectful toward each other's opinion.
Some of the posts were copied in the below from the Uiharu thread to give the participant a gist of what this thread topic is about. Enjoy this interesting discussion!
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|2010-03-08, 23:10
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((TL;DR version: Her AIM maintains the thermal energy level of objects in contact with her.))
I think I'm going to ahead and say why I believe Uiharu's ability isn't entropy stop, psychokinesis, microwaves, or anything requiring conscious thought.
Temperature is defined as the partial derivative of the energy in the system with respect to entropy: T = dE/dS where S is entropy.
If there's no change in entropy, the derivative goes to zero and there's no temperature. Or, at the very least there's no change in temperature of whatever object she's touching.
Now, if there's no change in temperature, that means the object she's holding can't give off or receive heat. The effect would be like touching something that's exactly the same temperature as your hand, but it isn't. This isn't the effect Uiharu has on the tayaki; it's definitely giving off heat.
The best explanation of her ability would be that she can make an object's thermal energy remain constant, just like how the guy in the ball bearings (young Kuroko episode) can maintain constant potential and kinetic energy in a ball bearing. That way, the object Uiharu's touching never decreases in temperature, nor goes up, but can still give off heat energy.
As a side note, her ability probably isn't telekinetic control over excitement state, using EM fields or microwaves of any sort. If it was, she'd be able to heat and/or cool things or basically set any object at any temperature she wished. Maintaining the heat energy level with one of these powers would require incredibly precise control of heating or cooling along with constant knowledge of the state of the energy level of the object at all times. That sounds more like level 5 control, like Mikoto having trouble keeping something from boiling over in the holodeck camping trip episode. Even she had to focus.
The flowers are a red herring, and entropy relating to chaos doesn't mean it's bad.
|2010-03-09, 01:10
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Well... creating energy out of nothing does seem like a common trait with all of them ESPers...
Still, I bemoan the discovery that Uiharu turns out to be a Fire-type pokemon. Maybe someday, Flame users understand that they are in fact controlling oscillating vectors on individual atoms and take control of that, thus leveling up as wannabe Accels.
Maybe that is why we don't see Fireblasters above Level 3, besides being a relatively common skill.
|2010-03-09, 01:13
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We don't know exactly what Uiharu experienced when she was holding the box of taiyaki, nor do we know what Haruue experienced when she took one taiyaki from the box. Thus, it may be that the box did not feel noticeably warm to Uiharu, and the taiyaki did not feel noticeably warm to Haruue until she removed it from the box.
What we do know is that:
A) When Haruue was holding the taiyaki in her hands - and thus, not touching Uiharu or the box - it was warm, as if it was freshly-baked.
B) Uiharu stated that she can maintain a constant temperature in objects that she touches; this apparently includes relatively complex systems or frames of reference, like taiyaki inside of a box, where she is in contact with the container rather than the actual object.
C) Uiharu stated that she cannot handle very hot objects.
D) Uiharu is a level one ability user.
Given that Uiharu is only level one, perhaps she can only suppress up to a certain, relatively low rate of entropic equalization? For example, she could keep a cold drink from warming or a taiyaki from cooling to room temperature, but she could not keep a ice cube from melting or a piece of hot metal from cooling to comfortable handling temperatures, because the rate at which they are losing or gaining energy is too great.
Once the ice cube was a puddle of cold water and the piece of hot metal was cool enough to touch, their rate of entropic equalization might be within her power's range of suppression, and thus she could keep them from heating or cooling further. In this scenario, suppressing the entropy of the system would not require any great degree of thought - that would come later, possibly, if she ever learned to suppress it only to a certain degree, so that objects under her power would heat or cool at a reduced rate.
Again, just playing devil's advocate; given the existence of the aforementioned 'constant speed' power, i think that Uiharu's power functioning similarly to that one is the more likely possibility...
|2010-03-10, 03:22
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Before anything else, I'd just like to say that my person opinion is that the flowers are a red herring, a distraction, and that it means nothing. Moving on...
Just going to go through some stuff in your post because you make some great points.
B) Since all espers generate an AIM field, I posit that certain AIM fields extend further from an individual depending the individual. In this case, once Uiharu touches the box, her field envelops the box. Her ability then simply applies to everything within the field. Complexity wouldn't matter, but this is speculation. Uiharu probably has to consciously expand her AIM field power to objects she's touching though, Saten had to hug Uiharu in ep13 to stay warm.
C) Not being able to handle hot objects is actually a huge argument against entropy stop. If entropy stops the moment she touches an object, heat transfer immediately stops. She could then touch anything she wanted to and maintain that temperature for the item. She says she can't handle hot items because she can't touch them, not because she can't keep it that warm.
D) All sorts of espers violate conservation of energy principles no matter what the level, I suppose a level 1 Uiharu can do so as well.
Last nail in the "entropy control" theory: If you can control entropy, a whole series of better abilities would result if she had that power. She'd be able to kill any living being just by touching them. Entropy increasing is tied to things like fluid dynamics and chemical reactions. She'd be able to tell blood not to flow, or inhibit the chemical reactions that let plants generate energy. Hell, she'd actually make plants on her head die faster! If you can control entropy, you can't pick and choose what effects that it has.
If Uiharu's maintaining constant entropy on say, a person, you would get the
-Fluids don't flow. (She'd be able to stop a river, or blood from flowing, suffocate people or suffocate herself.)
-Chemical reactions don't take place. (Cause living matter to rot from lack of ATP, or stomach acid to chemically break down food. Prevent explosions.)
-Freeze an object's state right down to the quark level. (Essentially a freeze time method for an object without actually mucking with the fabric of time. If she was a higher level, I assume.)
These are vastly superior powers than "constant temperature," which she doesn't say she has.
((PS: I'm also dreadfully afraid that the author will come out and say "Uiharu can control entropy, her effects just aren't consistent because I didn't research properly." and he would be completely in the right and all my thinking would be wrong.))
((PPS: Entropy control suddenly just became an awesome idea for a power... but you'd have to get the effects right, and that would be tricky.))
|2010-03-10, 10:49
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|2010-03-10, 12:31
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I thought I laid that out pretty clearly. Again, if she controlled entropy, she could cease their heat transfer by stopping entropy, and no heat would be given off.
Any idea that involves a transfer of heat will without fail show effects of temperature loss over time unless there's some sort of heat energy source. There must be something giving energy to the tayaki, there's no way around this point, using controlled entropy or thermodynamics can't change this point.
I'm currently out of time, but I will be back with more later.
I'm enjoying these debates too much. >.> You're very good at this, Alhazred.
|2010-03-10, 13:56
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One could ask, if Aerohand and Hydrokinesis are somehow subsets of 'pure' Telekinesis, rather than 'material manipulation,' why can Kongou not telekinetically affect anything other than atmospherically dispersed gases? Similarly, you could ask how Accelerator's power is any different from very strong telekinesis, or why 'Aerohand' and 'Offensive Armor' are both considered level 4, when 'Aerohand' should theoretically be able to accomplish the exact same effect as 'Offensive Armor,' in addition to all the other things it can do.
Part of increasing level is increasing your understanding of how your 'personal reality' functions. In another thread, i actually did posit that greater understanding of her power might lead Uiharu to make the mental connection between vibrational motion and transitional motion, and the expansion of abilities such a breakthrough would grant. If her power remained the ability to create 'closed systems,' it could lead to some very bizarre effects - including the 'Constant Speed' effect. It may be that Constant Speed and Constant Temperature are both subsets of the same broader power, and the users of each are just starting with different base assumptions about the nature of their personal reality.
|2010-03-12, 13:13
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Sorry for the delay, midterms tend to disrupt my ability to make well reasoned posts, so I didn't make them.
While all esper abilities make break laws like conservation of energy or momentum, all observers in all frames of reference can agree on which law is broken. If not, there's no consistent universe for there to be anyone in. This is the very basis of General Relativity.
Again though, having control of entropy may give constant speed and constant temperature effects, but being able to generate a constant speed effect may not guarantee that person to have entropic control abilities. But yes, if Uiharu ups her level, she may start displaying a whole range of super powers.
This reminds me, I have an interesting theory on how Touma's ability can be made consistent with the problem of "stopping railgun blasts but not accelerator accelerated objects." I should post that some other time.
I hope I'm not being premature, but I'm going say that I can not rule out entropy control without either two things:
-Uiharu can make a thermally isolated system (ie. tayaki gives off no heat until touched by Haruue.)
-Uiharu levels up and provides more information on the effects of her abilities.
Though, like you, Alhazred, I still maintain that it's more likely she's drawing zero-point energy to keep the darn piece of tayaki the same temperature.
(To spite the author though, I will point out that if the tayaki's maintained at a freshly baked temperature for that long, it's probably dried out and untasty when they eat it.)
|2010-03-12, 14:11
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|2010-03-12, 14:50
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And to the "no, it's not..." thing, well, he'd have to live with the fact that I pointed out one more consistency! (and then he'd not care about it, which makes me sad.)
|2010-03-12, 15:09
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|2010-03-12, 18:02
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There's no evidence to suggest what half of the stuff you just wrote.
Any object accelerator uses his power on doesn't need to transform into any other state of energy or otherwise.
Why does the expansion on the universe matter?
A bullet he tells to move in the opposite direction to him doesn't transform into some energy any more than a girder he's throwing a Touma.
Focusing on the more important: I hope we're not misunderstanding each other on the concept of frame of reference. Are you saying that accelerator defines his frame of reference to be at rest, so that the when the bullet hits him, he can define an opposite vector for that bullet to go?
|2010-03-12, 18:18
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He can also 'go big' as well. Recently in the light novels he changed the vector of an entire building relative to the rotational center of the earth, causing the entire building to move 2 kilometers contra-rotationally at the angular velocity of an object on the surface of the earth. If he expanded this even further, he could alter vectors relative to center of the solar system, the center of the galaxy, the center of the universe, etc.
Thus, if he told all of the independent vectors in a bullet, from the subatomic scale all the way up to the scale where they can be perceived as a bullet, to 'go that way,' all at once, relative to the center of the universe, the bullet would break down into subatomic particles and energy, and shoot off in the indicated direction with velocity determined as a function of the expansion speed of the universe.
|2010-03-12, 18:58
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-the earth takes it's frame of reference to be zero. Then accelerator changes the vector of the building and it moves. To the earth, the building just moved 2 kilometres.
-to the building itself though, it would set it's own frame of reference to be zero, and suddenly, to the building, it appears that the earth just rotated underneath it 2 kilometres.
The earth would say the building moved, and the building says the earth moved, but both frames are valid and equal. Simply choosing a frame of reference doesn't make it special.
Accerator can tell a bullet to go "that way" relative to himself though.
There's a logical break from where you jump from "bullet goes that way" to "bullet breaks down into subatomic particles and energy." One does not follow the other.
While the bullet is a huge complex system with multiple vectors from the atoms and spinning electrons, to the frame of reference of the bullet, the whole universe is moving towards the bullet. The complex system of "the bullet" is going about it's merry business with all it's internal electron orbiting and so on. When the universe, with accelerator in it, hits the bullet, the bullet sees the rest of the universe bounce away from it uniformly. This frame of reference is just as valid as Accelerator setting himself as an unmoving frame of reference where the bullet is heading towards him, then the bullet is bounced by his power.
There's no picking a frame of reference, they're all valid. And technically, any esper powers that move things just goes, "move this in relation to me."
We might need to move this over to the accelerator thread. If you want to, quote my post and just post in the other thread. I'll check both threads for your reply.
|2010-03-12, 20:11
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|2010-03-13, 04:27
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wow, amazing tread: love the spechula
if you two, Alhazred and CrazyPerson, don't mind me being third spoke, I'd love to join your conversation.
(I have read over your posts, and have a general gist of what each person said, and where you are coming from, but being the lazy person i am, i probably won't quote anything. Please correct me if I misinterpret or am wrong. Since both of you seem to be familiar with physics I will make assumptions about your knowledge. And yeah, i made this account with the sole purpose of posting in this epic tread.)
First of let me say that we are making assumptions about the world the anime inhabits that might necessarily not be true. There could be some exotic form of physics and unfamiliar laws which affect reality. We are, in fact speculating about the precise physical mechanisms which control a fictional world, designed for the purpose of entertainment (i guess you call this part of the entertainment experience too). However, i do believe we are entailed to these assumption as no meaningful conversation could arise without using the laws and logic familiar to us.
It is also apparent that the universe that Uiharu inhabits is similar to our own, as it is created by individuals who live in our reality, and seemingly want to emulate an enhanced version of our reality through the creative medium. A corollary of this, is that the director or creative designer in charge of implementing this realism might have untrue assumptions about how the world works, or might not have understood a physical phenomenon to the point at which they can successfully implement it in the story. This is readily evident in most anime, and especially so when it deals with unfamiliar environments like space. (constant thrust does not equal constant velocity!) Uiharu's world, does have its plot holes, both physically and human aesthetically, however overall it is still a close enough representation of our own world to capture our imaginations.
I agree with Alhazred when he says computation is an important aspect of an ability user's power. It makes sense when you consider the fact that information is inseparable from its physical reality. Most users can only use their powers by thinking about it, and the repeated referenced Personal Reality, seems to suggest that the inner subjective reality of an individual modeled in the brain, seems to have an effect on the objective world. It also follows that users who understand their ability better would be stronger than those who did not. The exact physical mechanism between a user's mental computation and the physical manifestation of an ability i cannot say. They haven't given us nearly enough information, but if I had to guess, the AIM field generated by the computation of the mental system somehow causes changes to occur on a metaphysical level (probably defined by their understanding of physics) which then influence their actual world.
This is all theoretical and shouldn't really be taken to seriously, but an interesting conclusion i can draw from it is that ability users define their own power. I think it was stated previously that a power works based not on an absolute mechanism, but on how a user believe their power to work. If we consider that most users start of powerless, or with very little ability, it becomes easy to imagine a reinforcing process where a young esper develops a power based on what he sees/imagines his power doing. Makes sense when you consider that what dictates certain users to certain powers seems arbitrary. In reality all abilities are probably really manifestations of a few phenomena, or more likely a single one. People just interpret it differently based on how they experience it. It also explains why certain people can't use powers, as they do not have the ability to imagine themselves using a power which defies physical convention (they are to grounded in reality) as well as the genetic basis for powers, as minds are in a large part designed by genes. Although i think this is already understood.
Getting to the topic of this tread, if we think about the specific mechanism involved, i think uiharu's ability is exactly what she says it is: to be able to keep physical systems at a constant temperature. It doesn't matter whether this is achieved through keeping Entropy constant, or through isolate a system (yes, they are different, will explain), or through heating/cooling the system herself. Why? Because that's the limits to the understanding of her ability. There is no specific physical mechanism because it's unobserved. As time passes, her power will evolve with her perception of it. So if she realizes she is really just a pyro, she will be able to create fireballs and such. However, that's an extreme and unlikely example. Because the human mind is so rooted in reality, it is much more likely that she'll realize she can increase or decrease temperatures as well, or invent a reasoning, such as zero entropic change for her ability which becomes reality as she gets used to it.
Some of these of these physical mechanisms are quite fun to speculate however. For example, an isolated system would mean that any system Uiharu affected with her ability, would become essentially unobservable (such as the taiyaki in the box) as any interaction by photons or detectable forces would change the arrangement of the system. This means that Uiharu could make things invisible (unobservable is a better word - think event horizon), or rather nonexistent in the physical reality of her universe. This doesn't really seem that plausible, as she would have interpreted her ability as being different to what she thinks it is. Also if she is using her ability to overclock her computer when she does her thing, how can she receive information from other networks unless they were also isolated in the same system as her computer. Unlikely due to her low level.
Another one thats interesting, and probably more applicable if she chose, was constant entropy. I know CrazyPerson doesn't really like this idea but i think your thinking of entropy in the wrong way. Rather than no exchange of heat between the box and the environment, what if Uiharu was able to control probability instead. Remember the second law of thermodynamics is only a suggestion not a rule. It's more likely for a system to go from a state of high entropy into a state of lower one, but there is no law at the fundamental level which says it must. Thus Uiharu might be able to control some metavalue of entropic probability of particles that interact with the system in question. For example all the kinetic molecular energy lost to heat by the box, the same arbitrary amount of kinetic energy is added back into the box. This would inherently be different from her intentionally heating the system, as the physical phenomena would be unimportant, random, and uncontrollable, and only lead to the desired effect of maintaining constant entropy.
Of course you could explain all the ability through some manipulation of probabilities and metavalues (basically information entropy), and thats the point since all the powers have a common source.
A consequence of the idea that all the powers are from the same source, and the understanding of a power leads to more precise definitions of the boundaries under which a power can operate means that people who do not contemplate their powers at all, can have much broader abilities. This requires that information processing, remain discrete, by using abstractions outside thinking. Knowledge of how to manipulate the powers could be passed down without the actual need to understand the physical system that dictates the power. Yes, i am talking about the magic. This completely makes sense when you consider that magic in the anime requires absolute ignorance about the process, and that espers, who use a different mental model about the physical phenomenon that causes the power when compared to magicians, can't use magic (vise-versa).
I am getting of topic, but if we return to the problem of the mechanism that controls Uiharu's power, my general thesis is that there is no definite mechanism as the user herself hasn't defined one. But if i had to chose the most probable; some sort of entropic control of physical (and informational) systems.
PS. Is it just me or are some or do some of the powers seems FTL? If so why are there no time travel mechanism archs?
PPS. Accelerator probably can only change the vectors of objects based on definite reference frames he can comprehend. The angular momentum of the earth is OK (somehow...), but the differences in velocities between the galactic core and everyday things is to large to meaningfully understand.
|2010-03-13, 07:34
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Time travel would be too complicated, even more complicated than calculating with the involvement of the 11th dimension. Awaki Musujime, a powerful long-distance Teleporter at Level 4 has developed a trauma of using her powers on herself because she experienced being stuck waist-down on concrete after teleporting.
Another thing to ponder on is that the 11th Dimension is somewhat misleading because there are no 5-10th dimensions to begin with, well, AFAIK. Teleportation and some other powers require manipulation of 3 dimensions, but Time Travel would require both mastery of the 3 dimensions plus the ability to manipulate the 4th dimension on himself, which would be a whole new world of calculations.
|2010-03-13, 09:14
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Actually, time isn't a '4th dimension' in the sense that the other dimensions are. It's only called that because it's convenient to conceptualize it as a 'fourth axis' visually. The actual 4th dimension, as well as dimensions 5-11, are actually further spatial dimensions. If I remember my random meanderings through wikipedia correctly, dimensions 4-10 are pretty much confirmed as part of a theory called 'superstring' or something, and it's only the 11th which is currently being contended (alternatively, there might be even more). If I've got it right, the spatial dimensions we (as humans) can't sense are supposedly the dimensions by which non-contact forces like gravity or the strong and weak nuclear forces work, via the interactions between subatomic particles such as quarks ('cause, y'know for example, how can gravity pull objects towards each other if they aren't even touching? lol, you might think 'what are you saying, don't even ask that question' but it turns out, if you think about it, that maybe they actually are touching. It's just that the way they do so is via some theoretical particles which are called gravitrons, which are connected to each other in a higher dimension). As for the 'string' part of string theory, those are the theoretical things 'connecting' all these particles in those higher dimensions--what we percieve as 'particles' are really just the ends of these 'strings', the rest of which are hidden in some other dimension.
Teleporters using the 11th dimension to teleport things therefore makes a 'meh' sort of sense to me, given my low-level understanding of this stuff. Moving through a higher spatial dimension would indeed appear to be teleportation to our perception, just like how they explain what we percieve as 'forces at a distance' like gravity. But I'm sure that, to all the real physicists who know what the 11th dimension is actually supposed to do or who might even be arguing that it doesn't exist, such an explanation for psychic 'teleporting' abilities might be completely off-base.
To the rest of the physics guys: lol, I'm just a n00b procrastinating his way through an undergraduate degree here. My lectures have gotten nowhere near addressing this stuff (don't think they ever will), so call me out if anything I've said was complete bullshit.
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The short method (SATURN only):
Just before the main menu screen shows up with the UMK logo or the one
before it, enter the following cheat code: C, R, A, Z, Y, C, Y, R, A, X.
If done correctly you will hear laughing. Press up at the main menu and you
will be taken to a secret options where you have the ability to unlock Classic
Sub-Zero along with other characters and stuff.
The long method:
Start a normal game against the computer and lose. Let the counter reach
zero and it will be game over. You will immediately be taken to an "Enter
an Ultimate Kombat Kode" screen. Here press HP seven times, BLK six times, LP
five times, R two times. You should get a massage "From this point on Classic
Sub-Zero is at your control.
Here are all default commands and there explanations:
Command Short-Cut
Low Punch LP
High Punch HP
Low Kick LK
High Kick HK
Block BLK
Run R
Up U
Down D
Left L
Right R
+ Press two buttons at once.
400: Sub-Zero \
The ninja returns unmasked. He was betrayed by his own clan, the Lin Kuei,
he broke sacred codes of honor by leaving his clan and is marked for death.
But unlike the ninja of old, his pursuers comes as machines. He must not only
defend himself against the Outworld menace, but he must also elude his soulless
'-- 410: Moves ---------------------------------------------------------------'
Sub-Zero has useful attacks and special moves, lets go trough them:
Freeze D, F, LP
Ice Clone D, B, LP
Ice Shower D, F, HP
Near Ice Shower D, F, B, HP
Slide B+LP+BK+LK
Here are the explanations and strategies on each move:
Freeze D, F, LP
Sube-Zero's special, best used when near as it gives the element of surprise
or far away when he is about to use his special; ex scorpions spear. Another
good timing is when your opponent is jumping as it makes him open when his
bout to land. Keep mixing the timings and destines to keep your stratagem
Another trick is to give your opponent jumping distains and wait for him to
make the jump toward you. As soon as he does, run toward him without jumping
so you end up behind him while he still about to land, a perfect opportunity
right there.
Ice Clone D, B, LP
Ice clone can be very useful when used right. Best used when someone jumps
at you, immediately ice clone and he's trapped. Another good practice is when
your opponent is running toward you. Wait about 2 steps and ice clone; your
opponent most likely won't have a time to react.
Ice Shower (Far) D, F, HP
Ice shower is a new move that first appeared in MK 3. Kind of hard to benefit
from but can be useful when your opponent is in the air jumping backwards.
Never attempt it when near. Another scenario is when you're about to get hit
but opponent's special.
Ice Shower (Near) D, F, B, HP
Use it when an opponent is running toward you as he will likely jump up
thinking you will use a normal freeze.
Slide B+LP+BK+LK
The Slide attack doesn't do much damage but it can be used as a surprised
attack. A good timing is when someone jumps away as you won't have the
time to run or use anything other than a quick slide. Don't use it much as
it will leave you open to combos should it get blocked.
'-- 420: Combos --------------------------------------------------------------'
5 Hit Combo HP, HP, LP, LK, HK, B+HK
3 Hit Kick Combo HK, HK, B+HK
Jump Combo Jump punch, HP, HP, HK
Jump Combo 2 Jump Kick, B+LK
Jump Combo 3 Jump punch, HP, HP, LP, B+HK
Jump Combo 4 Jump punch, HP, HP, LP, LK, HK, B+HK
Jump Slide Combo Jump kicking your opponent, slide
Strategies on using each combo:
The first two combos are the most damageable and are very useful. The best way
of preforming them is to run straight at your opponent and combo him. Remember
to time the combo right and finish it even if your opponent is blocking because
if you stop he will have the perfect chance to combo you back. You can also
use any combo after you freeze you'r opponent.
Another good way to use it is after the run trick. Wait for him to jump at
you; as soon as he dose run but instead of freezing him, run back and combo
him as soon as he lands. You can also combo him when he attempts to jump
backwards in close-ups.
'-- 430: Fatalities ----------------------------------------------------------'
Fatalities are the hart of Mortal Kombat. After defeating your opponent for
two rounds, you will have a chance to finish off your opponent. She/he will
stay dizzied for a short while; this is the time to carefully preform the
finishing move.
In order for your move to work, you will have to be in a certain position as
per each finishing move. Explanations below:
Close Stand close to your opponent, don't leave any space in between.
Sweep About 4-6 steps away from your opponent.
Far Stand far away from your opponent.
Mercy To perform it you will need lose one round. at the finish him
scene hold R, D, D, let go of R. This will Enable your opponent
to fight again with one hit left on his/her health.
*brutality only available on Genesis and SNES versions.
Fatality: BLK, BLK, R, BLK, R (Close) Grabs his opponent and break him.
Fatality 2: B, B, D, B, R (Sweep) Blows ice on opponent that will make
him fall and break.
Animality: Hold BLK, F, U, U (Close) Sub-Zero turns into a bear and eat
his opponent (Requires mercy).
Friendship: LK, R, R, U (Far) Turns into a snowman.
Babality: D, B, B, HK Turns your opponent into a baby!
Stage Fatality: B, D, F, F, HK Drop the opponent to his death.
Brutality: HP, LK, HK, LP, HP, HK, HK, HP, HP, LP
*To perform Friendships and babalitys you should not block during
the wining round.
In vicious battle, Sub-Zero faces Cyrax and Sektor: but not alone. He finds
his third Lin Kuei Assassin - the elusive Smoke. Before automation Smoke and
Sub-Zero were allies. Sub-Zero helps Smoke recall his past and gains him as
an ally once again.
Sub-Zero defeats his cyborg assassins with the help of Smoke and finds it
takes all his own inner strengths to defeat Kahn and his Outworld Minions.
The former ninja once again disappears into the shadows. His legacy known
only by a select few.
500: Classic Sub-Zero \
Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero
mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin
Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again
attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his
way through Shao Kahn's tournament.
'-- 510: Moves ---------------------------------------------------------------'
The Classic MK Sub-Zero returns with a little power up. Basically his
the same as you last seen him with new finishing moves and combos. Here
are all the moves:
Freeze D, F, LP
Ground Freeze D, B, LK
Slide B+LP+BK+LK
The strategies are the same as the normal Sub-Zero, except the Ground freeze.
Use this move when opponent is jumping at you. Step back and throw the ice,
this will leave your opponent unstable for a short time giving you some good
hits. In rare cases it can also be useful when you are near the opponent but
that's too risky and can put you in dangerous situation because your opponent
can combo you before your ice hits the ground.
'-- 520: Combos ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 Hit Combo HP, HP, LK, B+HK, F+LK
Jump Combo Jump Punch HP, HP, LK, B+HK, F+LK
Jump Combo 2 Jump Kick, B+LK
'-- 530: Fatalities ----------------------------------------------------------'
*Classic Sub-Zero has only two fatalities Plus brutality only available
on Genesis and SNES versions.
Fatality: D, D, D, F, HP (Close) Grabs his opponent head, screen goes
black, and your opponent screams.
Stage Fatality: F, D, F, F, HP Drop the opponent to his death.
Brutality: HP, LP, HP, BLK, LK, LK, HK, HK, HK, LP, HP, LP
Having been killed in the first tournament, Sub-Zero somehow seems to have
emerged to win the third tournament. However, upon removing his mask both
the Outworld and the Earth-born warriors...
Are shocked to discover the true identity of this warrior. A warrior who has
long been missing from a previous Mortal Kombat, and one who will return in
the fourth tournament.
Q: How do I perform Brutalities?
A: Brutalities are only available on Genesis and SNES versions.
700: Closing \
'-- 710: Contacts ------------------------------------------------------------'
I may be contacted any time via my email, Twitter or Blog. Just make
sure to properly mention the subject. I welcome questions, contributions,
corrections, requests or anything else.
E-mail: adam3k3[at]gmail[dot]com
Twitter: @Adam3k3
Website: http://adamcooper.me
'-- 720: Special Thanks ------------------------------------------------------'
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From the Director of the PDGA"The main mission of the PDGA is promotion and growth of the sport around the world."http://www.pdga.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=30591&page=35Yet the PDGA called Jack and Chap inquiring about press write ups for the World Championships?? Excuse me ? The PDGA is relying on local TDs to promote National coverage of the largest Disc Golf event in History?!! If the PDGA had done absolutly NOTHING to promote the Worlds, what are they doing with their time and our dues? The only major media coverage of the entire event came from an article in the KC STAR from after being contacted by the local TDs. I'd say the PDGA Administration has failed miserably at promoting this support in the press to increase awareness and sponsorship money. And now the pros are unhappy on the PDGA discussion board because their payouts dont even cover there costs to travel to the Championship... I don't blame them, the PDGA administration is ineffectual and is not doing the job.Thankfully the logistics of the tourney were well handled by the local TDs and KCFDC to ensure that everyone from around the world had a great experience playing.
WOW !! That is some serious reading on the pdga thread about Worlds. I believe a good amount of it to be valid. I'm not pdga current and probably won't be any time soon. My honest opinion is it's a joke. Harsh words I know but the truth in my mind. What would be the incentive to give them 60-100 dollars? So I can play in a handful of events that are nearby? Seriously, who is the pdga? and better yet why give them our hard earned cash? If the mission statement is to promote disc golf, then please by all means tell me where the major media outlets where for the biggest event in disc golf? I don't think that should be placed in the TD's shoulders, when there is an organization that is supposed to be doing that. Right? KCFDC ran the world event, got the "local" media involved, got the general public's interest in our hobby that others choose to call a sport, yet I know the pdga was there with their hands out.Entry fee's go up, dues go up, yet pay outs remain the same. I mean Rick has a hard enough time getting 20 bucks from me for my KCFDC dues. They way I see it I'd rather donate 4 hours of my time improving a course. Which in reality is improving a park I like to visit. IT was a GGRREEEAAAT event and I am by no means trying to take away from it, but the pay outs was weak at best. So Dirk's comment is completely valid. PDGA boo....KCFDC yea! think globally act locally


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Florida sunshine was replaced by Philadelphia sunshine today as the Phillies are back in their Citizens Bank Park home.
The annual Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce opening day reception is taking place this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Nearly 1,000 fans are expected to be here for the second annual event.
A game tonight against Boston is followed by an afternoon game tomorrow vs. the same Red Sox. That will be the end of pre-season baseball as we know it in 2007.
Big news tomorrow is the northern debut of RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka, better known as Dice-K. He's the phenom pitcher the Red Sox paid big bucks for during the winter. He pitched in Florida and now he'll be taking a mound in a big league park for the first time.
Pitching for the Seibu Lions last year, Dice-K was 17-5 with a 2.13 ERA. In 186.1 innings, he allowed 138 hits and 34 walks while striking out 200. He's listed as Boston's number three starter behind Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett.
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The NHL saw how well Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller can fight when he overpowered Montreal's Travis Moen last week. Miller doesn't go looking for fights, but he wont' back down when challenged.
WILMINGTON – Kevan Miller knew it was coming and why.
Next, Miller made it look like he definitely knew what he was doing.
In reality, the Bruins' first-year defenseman hasn't fought all that much during his three-year pro career, although that wasn't evident last Monday night. Travis Moen sustained a concussion after challenging Miller to a duel and hasn't played for the Canadiens since.
The challenge was one Miller had to accept, the fight one he wished he didn't have to have. It came after Miller bumped Montreal's Dale Weise from behind at the bottom of the faceoff circle, sending Weise crashing hard into the boards at TD Garden.
"I felt bad about the hit," Miller said. "I just kind of bumped into him and I think he was a little off-balance."
Miller, penalized for cross-checking Weise (who sustained an upper body injury on the play and also hasn't played since), took no satisfaction from seeing Moen helped off the ice by teammates, either.
"He was just sticking up for his guy," Miller said. "I think he kind of knew I felt bad (about the Wiese hit), but at the same time, he had to stand up for his teammates. That's kind of the way things go."
A godsend on defense since late December when the Bruins recalled him from AHL Providence for the third and final time after Dennis Seidenberg's potentially season-ending knee injury, Miller has also proved equally adept with his fists. He has fought four times – always when called out and usually against established battlers like Moen, who has fought more than 70 times in his 680-game NHL career.
At 6-2, 210 pounds, Miller has the size and strength to take care of himself and his teammates. What the 26-year-old lacks is experience: The Los Angeles native, who spent four years at the University of Vermont before signing with the B's as an undrafted free agent in October 2011, never played in a league that permitted fighting until reaching the AHL.
"It's new to me – very new," he said. "I've probably only had about 20 fights, ever, so I'm learning as I go."
It's anyone's guess as to whether Miller will be asked to fight more, or less, since the rest of the league has seen the Moen fight. Miller entered the NHL as a relatively unknown commodity after fighting fewer than 20 times in 21/2 seasons at the AHL level.
"Whether it creates more fights, less fights, I don't know," said veteran winger Shawn Thornton, the Bruins' most accomplished fighter. "I just think people probably won't underestimate Millsy when they step in."
Miller hasn't picked a fight yet. Sharks veteran Mike Brown, who has had 75 fights in the last six years alone, and the Senators' Zack Smith, both objected to being checked by Miller and challenged him. Miller's third fight, against Montreal's Brandon Prust, was Prust's idea: The B's had just taken a 2-0 lead halfway through the second period and Prust was pretty clearly trying to create at spark at the Bell Centre.
That's probably how it will stay.
"I try to be an honest player," said Miller, who has collected a reasonable 36 penalty minutes in 42 games. "I'm not going around chasing guys, trying to be an idiot.
"For me, fights happen when they happen. I just try to play my game and if it happens – that's the way it goes."
The way Miller has played (plus-17 in roughly a half-season), that's probably the way it should be.
"There have been five or six guys who have been able to (fight) all year," Thornton said. "(Miller) has been one who's stepped up in that regard.
"More important, though, is how he's played for us. He's played some really good minutes for us and some really big minutes for us. He's been unbelievable – a really welcome addition."
Center Patrice Bergeron, 5-1–6 and with a goal in all four games, was named the NHL's Second Star for last week … The B's will try to extend their franchise-record road streaks (9-0-0 and 13-0-3) in Wednesday's nationally televised game at Detroit (8 p.m., NBC Sports Network, WBZ-FM/98.5), then play Thursday night at Toronto.
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I am now packing some serious heat. Well, no not really. But my healing has gone up slightly. Before, my main weapon was the [item]Crystalheart Pulse-Staff[/item] which dropped from Mag. Now I have the [item]Ethereum Life-Staff[/item] which drops from Solarian in Tempest Keep. Actually, they both look the same. The Crystalheart is the same model except the crystals on either end are red.
Anyway, let's compare the stats. For raid simulation (and the fact that I still had the buffs going from Tempest Keep), I consumed the three main Priest consumables:
- Flask of Mighty Restoration
- Superior Mana Oil
- Blackened Sporefish
I applied the mana oil to both of my staves just so I could save myself the trouble of having to do math. I can keep Mallet suspended until I raid with him again on Thursday anyway. Remember, I do not have any raid buffs on other than consumables. Take a look at the following shot:
First, let's keep in mind that my Crystalheart Pulse-Staff has a +81 Healing enchant on it whereas my Ethereum Life-Staff has no enchants on it. I lost a small piece of healing crit chance, but I'm not worried about that too much. I also see a decrease in my healing by 30 points.
The above shot is the Crystalheart and the below shot is that of the Ethereum.
The stat points were fairly marginal at best. I gained 1 stamina and lost 6 intellect (10 health, 60 mana). But look at the amount of Spirit that I gained. I picked up a whopping 62 spirit. A quick glance on the tooltip on the side shows that I lose 4 mp5 while casting, but I gain 23 mp5 while not casting.
So herein lies the dilemma. My original intent was to use one staff as my main healing staff and the other one to regenerate mana. Now I'm wondering which one to use for which.
I'm seriously considering putting Spellsurge on the Ethereum because I want to help my party out a bit more. I'm almost positive I can guarantee the effect to proc when the hidden cooldown is up.
Most raiding encounters are endurance based. They depend on how long you can keep your assigned tanks alive instead of how much you can keep them alive for. Since I already have 81 Healing on my Crystalheart, it seems kind of weird (AND STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE) to re-enchant it again with Spellsurge and put 81 Healing on my new Ethereum.
I lose the nice 4 MP5 while casting with the new staff. As a raiding Priest, I'm not going to be idling. I'm going to be using my global cooldown fairly often by tossing renews and PoMs everywhere. I will rarely, if ever, get chances to sit and just regen my mana. No one in my Guild uses Spellsurge at the moment. But maybe I can influence them to create a Spellsurge mana endurance group.
It looks so easy when you're comparing enchants on 1 weapon. When you're working with 2, it makes it a little more difficult because now you have to start planning for different scenarios.
How much mana do I gain as I'm casting spells?
How much mana do I gain when I'm not?
How much healing do I lose?
Is the decrease in healing worth the extra longevity?
How much mana do I gain back if I were to be innervated?
What will benefit my healing the most?
What will benefit my raid the most?
Even now it's not an easy question for me to answer. Everything looked so simple the first time when I compared 81 Healing with Spellsurge. But there's a lot more to take into account when you are a raiding Priest.
Any healers out there? Discussion of any kind would help. Maybe there's a point that I've forgotten.


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The reporter behind Yahoo! Sports' sensational expose of alleged improper benefits violations at the University of Miami says endless mountains of cell phone records, canceled checks, and other paperwork in the case kept him working to the point of total exhaustion.
At one point, Charles Robinson told the Miami Herald, he found himself muttering, "I am sick of my life," followed by, "I am losing my mind."
Robinson's account of his saga in producing the report proves what many Canes fans have doubtless privately admitted to themselves: they can question the credibility and motives of convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, but Robinson's reporting was thorough.
As Robinson put it, the claims made by Shapiro when the two first spoke to each other were potentially "staggering," but the man who says he gave football players cash and gifts and prostitutes "had no credibility. He was a crook. He had lied. He had stolen. He was in jail."
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Robinson said reviewed every canceled check and page of phone records he received from Shapiro and his lawyer.
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Shapiro named "well over 100" former UM players who had received benefits from him, though Robinson has said he was only able to gather enough circumstantial and other evidence to link 73 of those players to Shapiro.
According to Robinson, this is partly because phone companies' policy of discarding older call and text message data to save storage space, but also because many players used prepaid cell phones.
As anyone who has watched the popular HBO crime drama The Wire can tell you, there is no record of who owns prepaid phones, making them highly conducive to activity meant to be kept under the table.
But the only thing Shapiro's story is missing are on-the-record quotes from anyone besides Shapiro. Only one player implicated in the scandal, former UM running back Tyrone Moss, was quoted on the record by Robinson.
Now, Moss is backtracking furiously. He claimed Sunday that he never talked to Robinson, telling the Herald yesterday, "I've never taken no phone call from anyone. I have not talked to anyone directly."
Yahoo! responded to Moss' denial by stating they had tape of Robinson's phone conversation with Moss, and would have it verified but not released. The tape was played for Herald reporter Susan Miller Dignan, who said she believes the voice does indeed belong to Moss.
That does little to make up for the absence of any other on-the-record confirmations in Robinson's story, but with the NCAA pouring all the resources at their disposal into an ongoing investigation at Miami, that may not matter in the end.
Past investigations by Robinson at Yahoo! have forced USC to vacate a national championship, former Trojan Reggie Bush to return his Heisman trophy, and Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel to resign in shame. By the time the NCAA completes its investigation of UM, Robinson might have another large trophy to hang on his wall.


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Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal The Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, was born in Tambuwal in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State in January 10, 1966. He attended Tambuwal Primary School, Tambuwal and proceeded to Government Teachers College, Dogon Daji, Sokoto State, where he obtained Grade II Teachers certificate […]
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Examines archaeological evidence for the rise of civilization in Egypt. Topics include the history of exploration, art and architecture, social history, mummification, burial rites and gods. Emphasis is on pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Temples of Karnak and Luxor, as well as some of the latest discoveries. Also examines popular misconceptions about Egypt. Fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): AN 2210 or AN 2250.


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As a long-time user of Stack Overflow, I have noticed that a certain answer seems to be the 'catch-all' answer for that website: jQuery. It seems that if you have any type of question related to a website at all, someone will post an answer using jQuery, regardless of its helpfulness. It has even become its own meme in some circles:
I see you are trying to [insert task here]. You should totally drop that and try jQuery
[Insert optional jQuery example here].
I have also noticed in recent times that Greasemonkey scripts are becoming the new jQuery for Meta Stack Exchange, thanks in large part to Greasemonkey-scripter extraordinaire Jonathan Sampson. Oftentimes now I will watch posts on Meta wondering when someone will come in with a Greasemonkey script to add or modify some piece of functionality that was requested.
What I am wondering now is: as a user who does not patrol Server Fault with any type of regularity, does a similar meme exist there as well? Is there a "catch-all" answer that seems to show up no matter what the question is?
Also, what do you predict will be the "catch-all" answer for Super User?


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Fri, 20 May 2011
"Where's the Birth Certificate?" Jerome Corsi is still asking. More kids threaten some elderly folks...sigh. Suzy.... then, a great discussion on the science of sleep..."The Sleep Doctor's Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep" This is actually really good.
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Trine Demo Released, Game Dated for July 3
The demo for Frozenbyte's enticing downloadable co-op game Trine has been released, and we've now got it up on FileShack. A physics-based platformer of sorts, Trine will allow playe
A physics-based platformer of sorts, Trine will allow players to switch between a Thief, Wizard, or Warrior character as they progress through fantasy-themed levels. It's a little bit Lost Vikings, and a little bit LittleBigPlanet.
Trine is looking at a July 3 release on PC, with a PlayStation 3 release coming shortly after--likely July 9, according to comments made by Frozenbyte. The PC version will be available for preorder on Steam in the coming days. An Xbox Live version is coming later on by way of Atlus.


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Flyers won't hurry their next batch of prospectsby Adam Kimelman
No team last season got a bigger contribution from its rookies than the Philadelphia Flyers. Matt Read led all first-year NHL players in goals, Sean Couturier provided lock-down play in the middle, and Brayden Schenn developed into a solid top-six forward.
With that much youth, the Flyers don't have to be in a hurry with their next prospect group. While some will have the chance to earn playing time during the season, there won't be any kind of a rush, which will allow the players' full skill sets to develop at the proper speed.
Here's a look at Philadelphia's top 10 prospects:
(Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
1. Scott Laughton, C: The Flyers chose Laughton with the 20th pick of the 2012 NHL Draft after a season that saw him total 21 goals and 53 points in 64 games with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. He also had seven points in seven games to help Canada win the bronze medal at the 2012 IIHF World Under-18 Championship.
Flyers director of hockey operations Chris Pryor told NHL.com the biggest thing the organization needs to see from the 6-foot-1, 177-pound forward is for him to get bigger and stronger.
"He plays the game the right way," Pryor said. "He plays both ends, he's competitive. He's got some offense in his game, got a lot of compete in his game. He plays a good two-way game. And he works and he's competitive."
2. Brandon Manning, D: The only question about Manning entering last season was his health, and once he got some nagging issues taken care of, the undrafted blueliner blossomed with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League. He had 19 points in 46 games, but 16 of those points came in his final 28 games, and he earned a four-game NHL call-up in March.
Manning will complete with Erik Gustafsson, Marc-Andre Bourdon and Bruno Gervais in training camp for a spot as the sixth or seventh defenseman with the Flyers.
"I think when he started to feel healthy, we saw his progress," Pryor said of Manning. "Especially the second half of last year, you started to see the results in his game. … Going forward, we expect, as Brandon does, to contribute at [the NHL] level. He's very competitive, he can play both ends of the rink, and for a young guy, he's got a lot of character and compete in his game."
3. Niko Hovinen, G: The 6-7, 200-pounder originally was drafted by Minnesota in 2006 but never came to North America. The 24-year-old signed with the Flyers in May 2011 and likely will start the 2012-13 season in the AHL.
He had a 2.26 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage with Pelicans in the top Finnish league last season -- and was just as good in the playoffs, posting a 2.30 GAA and .925 save percentage in eight games to help Pelicans advance to the league finals.
"Our guys over there saw a lot of him and they really liked him," Pryor said. "Number- and performance-wise he did very well. We feel like he should be able to come over here and continue on with his development. … He looks like he's going to be able to give himself a good opportunity to have a good career over here."
4. Nick Cousins, C: The 2011 third-round pick has been compared to former NHL player Ken Linseman for his ability to create offense and draw the ire of the other team. While skating with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL last season, he was fifth in the league with 88 points and sixth with 53 assists. He also was an effective pest, goading teams into unnecessary penalties while only earning 88 penalty minutes himself.
"Not only does he have a good head and a good stick on the ice, he can make plays, he brings that element of offense, but he's got a persona, a knack … he's got a bit of irritability and gets under people's skin," Pryor said. "He's got a knack for being a pesty guy to play against. And he can play the game. … Those are attractive traits."
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Flyers regroup after tough offseasonBy Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Staff Writer
Though his hoped-for offseason acquisitions didn't come through, Philadelphia GM Paul Holmgren is optimistic that the Flyers will continue to be among the NHL's best. READ MORE ›
5. Cal Heeter, G: The Flyers signed the undrafted free-agent in March after he went 13-11-5 with a 2.45 GAA and .918 save percentage as a senior at Ohio State last season.
"Neil Little [scout] liked him, athletically and fundamentally," Pryor said. "Neil saw him extensively. … We thought it was a good situation for Cal. We're happy with him. He's going to go onto the American league right now and battle for ice time. Both him and Hovinen will give us a nice tandem [in Adirondack]."
6. Matt Mangene, C: The undrafted 23-year-old will start his first full season in the AHL after going scoreless in five games there following the end of his season at the University of Maine . The 5-11, 190-pounder had 16 goals and 34 points in 40 games with the Black Bears last season.
Mangene signed with the Flyers in April and is listed as a center, but skated as a forward and a defenseman in his three college seasons.
"That's one of his strongest attributes, that he can skate and to be able to play forward and defense is a compliment in itself," Pryor said. "He has good speed, he competes and is versatile to go along with having some skill."
7. Tye McGinn, LW : A 2010 fourth-round pick, McGinn had 12 goals and six assists in 63 games in his first AHL season in 2011-12.
"Like the other guys coming out of junior, Tye progressed as the year went on," Pryor said. "He's a big body [6-2, 205] with good hands and can play with some edge. He's good down low and around the net. He needs to continue where he left off last season."
8. Marcel Noebels, LW: The 2011 fourth-round pick had 34 points in 31 games with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League after arriving there in a trade last season. He added 23 points in 22 playoff games while playing a new position -- center -- and playing through a wrist injury that needed offseason surgery. At age 20, he'll have a chance at training camp to earn an AHL spot, rather than return to the WHL for his over-age season of junior hockey.
"He's a bigger kid [6-3, 200]," Pryor said. "He's had a pretty good career out west. They were very happy when they acquired him in Portland last year, he was a big part of that team down the stretch. We liked that he was able to play wing, and when he got to Portland he played center. That tells you something about the kid, that he's able to play a couple positions like that. He's a big body. We think he's got a promising future."
9. Tyler Brown, LW: The undrafted forward had eight goals and nine assists in 71 games last season for Adirondack, his first in the AHL after four seasons with the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL.
"One thing about Tyler Brown is he's got some size [6-1, 185], and he can really skate," Pryor said. "If you look at the game now and you've got some speed and some size like that, you're going to give yourself a chance. Last year was a big transition year for him, took a while for him to figure the game out, but then he started showing people what he showed in junior. He's an exciting guy to watch because he can skate."
10. Anthony Stolarz, G: The Flyers' 2012 second-round pick had 23 wins, a 2.84 GAA and .902 save percentage in 50 games with Corpus Christi of the North American Hockey League last season. The 6-5, 210-pound goalie will continue his development in the fall at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He also was invited to USA Hockey's National Junior Evaluation camp, which could put him in the running for a spot on the team the United States fields for the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship.
"He's in a good situation going to college," Pryor said. "He's a big, athletic kid who just needs to play. Coming out of the [NAHL], the WCHA is going to be a bit of a jump for him [but] he's a big athletic kid. The more ice time, the more games he's going to get, he's only going to get better. He's going to get quality coaching in a quality program and he can just go play."
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Getting ready for the big transition to Kindergarten can be exciting and a little scary for some children. Sharing stories with children can be a great way to start conversations, think about questions and connect with your child.
Tips for Reading Together:
Great Books to Help Your Child Start Thinking About Kindergarten:
The Bus For Us by Suzanne Bloom
Tess and Gus wait for the right vehicle to take them to school.
Franklin Goes To School by Paulette Bourgeois
Franklin is nervous about going to school but his teacher knows just what to do.
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson
Henry can't wait to go to school but gets a little nervous once he gets there.
Will I Have A Friend? by Miriam Cohen
Jim is nervous but making a friend makes things a little better.
Tiptoe Into Kindergarten by Jacqueline Rogers
When a younger child goes with her big brother to visit kindergarten, she finds it to be a great place!
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Wemberly is worried about the first day but feels better with a new friend.
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Chester is worried that he will miss his mom on his first day of school but his mom teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
When scary things happen, it is difficult to know how to handle children's questions and concerns. We'd like to offer some thoughts from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and PBS Kids that may be of help to you and the children in your care at this time. Talking about our fears can often help make them less frightening so be open to issues that your children may raise.
More information is available online. Here's a link to the @PBSParents section on talking to children about news: http://to.pbs.org/UY5Uj7
Here's a link to a few pointers from @PBSParents and Mister Rogers on talking to kids about scary news: http://to.pbs.org/12pWyyO
We hope you find this information helpful.
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But Jordan's real passion was WWII. "Like many little boys, Jordan liked to play war and so I spent time talking to him about wars, that they weren't just games." Jordan's grandfather had served in WWII. Jordan and his dad watched Band of Brothers together. All of these experiences and ideas fed Jordan's passion.
"I had read an article in the newspaper that the statue was going to be built and I cut it out for Jordan to read," said Yasmin. Jordan was inspired and they spent that weekend brainstorming how Jordan might be able to help. "I figured we would bake some cookies. We would sell some lemonade at the end of the driveway," but Jordan had other ideas.
Nearly $100,000 later, Jordan has inspired many with his "Hang Tough" wristbands, selling them in parades and at events. He's also learned a great deal about leadership, starting a business, and how to connect others to a cause that is important to him and the community.
"I think people love this story because it is a sweet story about a little boy who cares and I think it helps us all remember that these kids are going to be just fine," says Yasmin. "I'm his biggest cheerleader. Beyond their grades, we all really want to raise children who have compassion."
As Jordan's mom shared about her son, I couldn't help but think how to inspire this kind of civic-minded commitment in my own children. Are there ways families can inspire this kind of dedication?
According to Yasmin, first, we need to listen "There is no formula. You need to meet your kid where they are." Really listening to our kids share about things that are important to them and observing them when they are most excited, animated, and focused, help us to understand them.
Next, support their passion. "Jordan is just your average, ordinary kid who likes to play, swim, watch TV. He is also passionate," said Yasmin. As families, we need to try to see the things that genuinely inspire our kids, not the things we wish would inspire our kids or the things we think should inspire them.
Finally, let them have control. "We just found a way to let him run with that passion. We told him he could stop at any time. He was driving." Sometimes we say no to our children so often. What would they accomplish if we said yes?]]>
The human brain likes to group and organize everything. It makes us more comfortable when things fit. We compare new experiences to old experiences unconsciously, trying to find a link, trying to make things make sense. Sometimes, as grownups who care and work with children, we find ourselves grouping them that way as well. We talk about "typical learners", as though that exists, and "typical development". Though we can point to developmental benchmarks, especially in very young children and those benchmarks can help us support children more effectively, we need to be careful with labels.
In her book "Raising A Left-Brained Child in A Right Brain World", Katharine Beals points to the danger of labeling children, including her own three children and asks the question, "Why does my inquisitive child dislike school?" For Beals, the answer is the child's approach to learning. Beals describes left-brained children as shy, transition-wary, children who may prefer to work alone, or may express intense interests in one particular topic. She highlights the struggles these children may have in social aspects of school or collaborative work and calls on families and teachers to see the value in alternative approaches to learning.
For me, it was a particularly interesting perspective as I see the struggles of one of my daughters who, in Beal's definition, would be "right brained". Intuitive, spontaneous and creative, my daughter struggles to understand the need for assessments, testing, and "right answers". So to me, the question really is "Is there a typical learner?"
Teachers have a tough job. Differentiating or individualizing instruction to meet the needs of 25 or more people with differing approaches or styles of learning is an arduous if not sometimes impossible task. Families and teachers need to work together to share what we know about our children and to listen to each other, free from labels. One place to start is to spend time is family conferences discussing learning style not just learning outcomes. Teachers support the idea of families observing student learning. Creating a shared understanding of your child's strengths and weaknesses benefits the teacher, the family and the child. We need to approach our children as Einstein calls us to—geniuses who may be fish trying to climb trees.
Click here for more from Katharine Beals and other brain research experts, and learn about TEDx Enola]]>
Check out these resources to assist your family in coping with food uncertainty or in thinking about ways your family can help others in need.
This show will repeat on Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m.]]>
I have read countless articles over the last 10 years about talking with children about that day in September, both as an educator and as a mom. What could possibly make sense to young children about something that made no sense to me? How can I promise them that they will be safe? How can I protect them from the knowledge that there are people who would dance in the streets at the deaths of 3000 people who did nothing more than go to work or get on a plane that day?
My daughters have asked few questions over the last several years about the attacks in September 2001. It was important to me that they not see the footage of the burning Towers or the crying people. We have avoided the majority of the news coverage. Olivia was about 5 when we stumbled upon a memorial outside the Crayola Factory in Easton PA. She asked me what had happened and I told her, as simply as I could about the horrible events that had unfolded while she was safely in my belly, blissfully unaware. She asked me if that was going to happen again and seemed satisfied with my answer, "I hope not."
Experts agree on several things about the impact of the September 11, 2001 events on young children. First, reflect broadly on how directly they have been affected by those attacks. Do you live near an attack site? Did someone that was important to the child die in those attacks? Is a parent serving in the military? Does the parent fly frequently? Are parents pilots, flight attendants, police officers, fire fighters? Does the parent work in a tall building? Try thinking about the events from a child's perspective when you reflect on direct affect. Though it is clear that a child who lost a parent in the attacks experiences a different level of daily impact, to a child that has no sense of space or time and limited abstract thinking may see news footage of the attacks and think they are happening over and over again on a building that looks a lot like where mommy works in downtown Harrisburg.
With that said, be sensitive to the news footage. It is hard for any of us to watch as adults, it can feel extremely frightening to young children. Ask teachers how they may or may not plan to discuss 9/11 with children. If you are a teacher, make sure you involve families in your planning around 9/11. Though as adults we have grown more "used to" the image of those towers burning, they are very new, very awful images to young children.
Explain words that you are using. When you say terrorist, what does that mean? Even the term 9/11 can be interpreted as 9-1-1. Try to talk about the event in ways that relate to changes or efforts we have made to keep the child safe. My discussion with my daughters about the attacks happened recently when my husband was travelling and we saw him take off his shoes for airport security. They couldn't understand why that needed to happen and it led to a good discussion.
Try to monitor your own stress around the anniversary and the recent threats of additional attacks. Your children will equate the meaning you give to this event. Though I advocate that you share your feelings honestly with children, you also are their barometer of safety so balance your honestly with reminders of all the people who are working hard to keep them safe. In the timeless wisdom of Mr. Rogers, always remind children to look for the helpers.
Use children's literature to help you. My favorite story inspired by these events is a little known book called 14 Cows For America by Carmen Agra Deedy. It tells the true story of Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, who is of the Maasai people from Kenya. Naiyomah was studying in the United States in 2001 and when he returned to his people, told them the story of the attacks. The Maasai were so moved and horrified by these stories they gifted to our country what was most meaningful to them, 14 cows. It is a beautiful story that tells the story but stresses the healing. Another good book to check out is The Chapel That Stood by A.B. Curtiss that tells the story of that day and focuses on the resiliency of the American spirit.
Uncertainty is scary to many children and we live in a time of much uncertainty. Reassuring your child that you will always be there to listen to them, help them answer their questions and keep them safe is a beautiful gift that comforts them and comforts us as their parents and caregivers.]]>
Environmental Print
You might hear this phrase when talking to your child's teacher about print that regularly occurs in your child's environment, like the brand name on cereal boxes or the logo on a store you commonly visit. Recognizing this familiar print can make your child feel more confident in his or her ability to "read".
Ideas To Try
• Take your child with you to the grocery store and have her match a coupon to the item on the shelf you are buying.
• Look for the first letter of your child's first name on billboards or store signs and point the letter out. "I see your letter!"
• Make a book of environmental print that your child can "read" by saving the front of cereal boxes, labels, tags or logos that your child can recognize. Glue them to sheets of paper and staple the paper together. Listen to your child "read" his book to you.
• Include real items in your child's play like grocery ads, empty food boxes, and menus.
• Point out things like Stop Signs that your child can read while you drive.]]>
School readiness has to do with a child's ability to learn and cope with the school environment without undue stress. A child's intelligence plays only a minor role in their ability to make this transition successfully. "We all have a responsibility to respect this transition and to give our children every opportunity to approach this transition with confidence," says Randi Payne, principal at Mount Wolf Elementary School in Northeastern School District. Mrs. Payne says she shares several tips with parents every year about preparing their children for kindergarten including encouraging self-help skills and providing lots of opportunities for children to interact in structured and non-structured ways with their peers. When families read together, share experiences, and talk about those experiences, Payne says that they equip children with a background of experiences that children can then read, write, and share about in a school setting.
Payne highlights the value of routines to help children get ready for the kindergarten experience. As children begin to understand what to expect during the course of their day at home or at a preschool, they can begin to reflect on what comes next and start to understand how to prepare themselves for the next activity or part of their day.
Professionals in the early childhood field echo Payne's thoughts. Lisa Young, the School Age Coordinator at the York YWCA's Manchester Early Learning Center, stresses the idea that this transition process differs for every child based on the child's personality and temperament. "I think what helps is for families to encourage children to ask questions and to be curious," she says. She also stresses the importance of sharing books together and taking advantage of community events that may be free or of low cost to provide fun and interesting experiences for children. Pay attention to what interests your child and try plugging them in to real life experiences where they can learn more.
Begin talking now with your child about what they think kindergarten will be like, what they are excited about and what they are nervous about, too. Consider checking books out of your local library about kindergarten and read them together. Talk with your child and model good listening when they talk to you.
What should you do if you feel like your child may not be ready for kindergarten? Both Mrs. Payne and Ms. Young say take a deep breath and have the conversation with a school representative. Payne says, "I will invite families to come in and visit a kindergarten class and spend some time with their child." "If you aren't sure if your child is ready," says Young, "have the conversation. Don't be afraid. This is a brand new experience and they may not know all the academic parts of it yet but that is what kindergarten is for."
Mrs. Payne encourages families to take advantage of all the transition events that their school district may be having. She suggests that families contact their school districts and ask about the events and then go together. "Children need to hear from us that this is an exciting time and that we all think it is important and special," Payne says. These kinds of positive experiences help children associate school with good feelings and begin to trust the adults there.
So when it comes down to getting ready, what can you do? Read and talk with your child. Arrange some play dates with children in your neighborhood. Play a game together as a family. Enjoy the warmer weather with your child by visiting a local park, museum or zoo. You are helping your child be ready!]]>
Come celebrate this milestone for you and your child at Ready, Set, Go...Kindergarten!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Public Media Center
4801 Lindle Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
At this free family event designed specifically for you and your soon-to-be kindergartner you can:
- Create fun arts and crafts
- sit on a real school bus
- meet PBS characters and community helpers
You'll also be able to ask questions and connect with resources to help your child be successful in school!
Ben Hodge talks about how the REACH project got started:
See clips from the DVD here:
In the process of writing, reflecting, acting, and sharing, the students formed significant mentoring,
relationships with their teachers and with each other, older students sharing with younger ones,
discussing topics that it would be easier to pretend didn't exist.
Ben Hodge talks about why the Reach project was meaningful to students:
Ben Hodge discusses why the Arts are an asset in mentor relationships:
Ben Hodge shares what he has learned about himself in this process and about the students he works with:
One of the participants in REACH, Mary McCleary, talks about what it meant to be involved in the project:
Mary McCleary shares how having a mentor and being in this project changed her:
Another participant, John Dumpman, discusses what it meant to him to have a mentor:
John Dumpman shares some advice for adults:
For more information about Reach: There Is A Better Way DVD or to find out about upcoming performances, contact Ben Hodge, Ben Hodge Studios, at email@example.com.]]>
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve new mandatory standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs as mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The federal crib standards had not been updated in nearly 30 years and these new rules are expected to usher in a safer generation of cribs.
Once they become effective, the mandatory crib standards will: (1) stop the manufacture and sale of dangerous, traditional drop-side cribs; (2) make mattress supports stronger; (3) make crib hardware more durable; and (4) make safety testing more rigorous.
CPSC has recalled more than 11 million dangerous cribs since 2007. Detaching drop-side rails were associated with at least 32 infant suffocation and strangulation deaths since 2000. Additional deaths have occurred due to faulty or defective hardware. These new standards aim to prevent these tragedies and keep children safe in their cribs.
Effective June 2011, cribs manufactured, sold, or leased in the United States must comply with the new federal standards. Effective 24 months after the rule is published, child care facilities, such as family child care homes and infant Head Start centers, and places of public accommodation, such as hotels and motels, must have compliant cribs in their facilities.
The full-size and non-full-size crib standards adopted the current ASTM International voluntary standards with additional technical modifications.
For more information on crib safety and safe sleep environments for baby, visit CPSC's crib information center or call the CPSC Recall Hotline at (800) 638-2772.]]>
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We all know what stress is and what it feels like. Many of us, as adults, can recognize what triggers our stress level to increase (deadlines, financial struggles) and what we can do to cope with our stress and manage it effectively. Young children, however, typically lack the life experience and skill to understand their stress or what to do about it.
A child, under stress, can be aggressive or detached, can cry or demonstrate nervous fine motor habits like twirling his hair or biting his nails. Increases in toileting accidents, sleep disruption and headaches and stomachaches can also point to potential stress in a child's life.
What causes stress in children certainly varies. New siblings, birthday parties, or getting a new pet can be as problematic as hectic routines, being bullied, and struggles in school. Family challenges like deployment, unemployment, divorce, or financial challenges also affect children…especially if their families fail to cope with their own stress in positive ways. The holidays, with changes to a child's regular routine, new decorations and lights, and a bombardment of advertisements promising happiness with the latest toy can be overwhelming.
So what are we to do, especially at this busy hectic time?