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Atlas of pathology
Fibrous peritonitis
Where: respiratory system, digestive system, lungs, intestines
Possible causes: Glässer diseaseStreptococcal infections
The multiple adherences of the pleura and peritoneum are indicative of inflammation of several serosal surfaces (polyserositis). In this case, the resistance and white color of adhesions indicate a chronic course (fibrous polyserositis). This lesion is usually related with Haemophilus parasuis infection, but other etiologies could be Streptococcus suis or Mycoplasma hyorhinis.


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The latest news, resources and ideas on including children with special needs in early childhood education, from the Working Group on Including Children with Special Needs.
Field Report: Cost Effectiveness in Serving Children with Disabilities in Nepal
Deepak Raj Sapkota of Nepal shares the following video documentary by the Karuna Foundation on developing an effective Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) model in Nepal.
Design and Nature: Considerations from Including Children with Special Needs
The Working Group on Inclusion explores the four key concepts of the Working Forum on Design and Nature through the lens of inclusion, with the goal being not only access but full participation!
Addressing the myriad issues facing children with special needs and their families, and advocating for their full inclusion.
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We're having a regular summer deluge here in SoFLA. Sue Ten reports that the IntraCoastal Waterway has overflowed, but the fisherfolk are still in place, with their aluminum folding chairs and bare feet just ever so slightly under water, and the snapper still biting.
The pie shop is having busy morning. The lightning is keeping people off the range, so they come in to eat pie, instead, and they do admire our new step-stool bookshelves. I'm still stocking the shelves, carrying books down from the crawlspace where some of them have been stored for years.
When I was in the library trade, we had some basic rules for accepting book donations: If they've been stored in a basesment or garage, forget it. If they've been in an attic, maybe. If they've been on "living shelves," go for it. Books do better when they have a lot of human contact, and that's a big part of why I want to bring mine out and set them free.
I believe, very sincerely, that private ownership of books is counter-revolutionary, and books lose value when they are locked up. I always cringe a little when people show me their hordes of bookish treasure. I don't like it. I don't like it at all. Books die if they aren't handled and loved, and the best way to keep them healthy is to keep them moving.
Accordingly, this little collection in the Slice of Heaven 24-Hour Pie Shop and Driving Range will change pretty steadily as people find just the right thing to read, and as they take my books, they'll bring me the ones they've been keeping under grow lights in their own back rooms. I've never worked in a library — or pie shop — where I didn't come out ahead on this kind of proposal.
I'm starting, of course, with some of my favorite golf stories — The Legend of Bagger Vance, Golf in the Kingdom, and even Slim and None, as soon as I'm done reading it. Slim and None is a Dan Jenkins' story, and although it's not as much fun as Jenkins' Baja Oklahoma, or as pithy as Semi-Tough, it does shine with that good old boy brand of humor. Taking that into consideration, I've got to wonder why I like it so much, but I do.
I rate Jenkins high as an entertaining writer, and I feel the same way about Peter Gent (North Dallas 40), and William Kinsella (whose Shoeless Joe later became Field of Dreams).
Personally, I find men to be the great mystery of life, and, although I do like chick-lit stories like Bridget Jones and the Shopaholic series, I have never especially enjoyed reading vaunted feminist writers. You see, I know how women think. That's easy. But how men think? Now that is fascinating to me, and it's certainly easier to read about them than to have to go through the painful process of trying to get them to explain in their own words how and why they've chosen a particular path or made a specific decision.
My research on this subject has gone on for years, as I have sought clues in spy novels and crime novels and fiction by James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, and John Grisham. I like trashy books about men, and I like well-written books about men. I'm not ashamed to admit it at all. Sea stories? Pirate tales? Bring them on. Maybe I'll learn something new. Maybe I'll solve the puzzle and find eternal happiness. I am, if nothing else, an optimist.
All that aside, I'm sure our bookshelves will have no shortage of golf titles, or cook books. Those, I'm sure, will show up on their own. Myself, I'm bringing in a lot of paperback copies of William Faulkner, too, since I consider him and Henry James to be our greatest American writers. I know a lot of the guys still think Ernie Hemingway is the best of the best, but really? Are they talking about his writing or his lifestyle? No, not for me. It's the Deep South of Faulkner that talks to me, and carries me into the kitchen to bake sweet-potato pie.
I've always liked to read about the South, and not just for the food. And not just Faulkner, but Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Walker Percy, and so many others. They offer a combination of lushness and decay, not unlike the vegetation that once encroached the pie shop's back door. You know, I think building the driving range was one of the best things I ever did, just to clear the vines and god damn night-blooming jasmine away from the back porch. I think it probably saved my life, or at least set me free, just the way that I like to set books free so they can breathe again.
Yes, the natural world is lovely, and all that, but these days I find the most intense beauty in the arc of the golf balls at night. As as soon as it stops raining, I'll grab a book or two, and a big glass of lemonade, and head out to the back porch. Sparkle Junior is behind the counter serving pie, and if anyone wants to come out and practice, they can just hand me ten bucks for all the balls that they can hit.
No problem, no problem at all. I hope you'll join me soon.


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Holiday Gift Making Time!
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Fellow woodworkers, welcome to the season of holidays galore. Take your pick and celebrate. A few reminders, off the top.
First, the Holiday Gathering is scheduled for Monday, December 11 at Logan's (across the parking lot from Woodcraft) on Military Highway. Cash Bar and Good Friends begin at 5:30pm with seating for dinner beginning at 6:30. The menu will be familiar, with options for the vegetarians among us, as well. You will receive more information and the per person price, by email with an email address for your RSVP … Please RSVP!
Second, This month is the election of officers. We will (must) elect a new treasurer and secretary and confirm Jim for another term. We need a quorum to make it legal, so please plan to attend.
From the President
November is here, so that means elections will be held. As mentioned at October's meeting; Daniel Messick is running for Secretary, Greg Guertin - Treasurer, Vice President - vacant, and me (Jim Francis) - President. In addition, there will be a couple year-end items of business to take care of before getting into this month's program. Speaking of which, it should be a fun night of refreshments, gab, and demonstrations/discussions/hands-on opportunities. Bret will discuss cabinet design and construction, Ron will give a brief on his latest furniture project, and I'll demonstrate wide board hand planing. In addition, Scott Fell may bring in one of his specialty planes, and Joe Filipowski may talk about the Wooden Boat Shop.
Saturday project. Earlier this year I purchased a Dust Deputy as an addition to my shop vacuum. The system works well, but dragging around the cyclone/bucket and vacuum is a little annoying. However, the attached link to a youtube video shows that the bucket can be bolted or strapped to the vacuum. Certainly worth a try.
So much for now; see you at the meeting.
Jim Francis
At the Next Meeting - It's Election Time
This year we must elect a new Secretary and Treasurer. The By-laws require it. Jim Francis has agreed to stand for election to succeed himself as President, and, for the moment, we have no one willing to step forward as Vice President. As noted in Jim's notes, above, Daniel Messick is running for Secretary and Greg Guertin for Treasurer. Their bios are included below:
Daniel Messick
Moved to Virginia in February with intent of becoming a co-owner of a Chic-Fil-A but after much thought and prayer we decided we can serve the kingdom and helping others in a non-traditional way of traveling to craft fairs and just getting to know people and ideally have more high impactful moments with people; and with the advancement of today's technology communication is connected fairly easily world wide, still also have slow long term relationships. We won't change the world but we will change people throughout the world.
Using wood working, to catch the eyes of those searching for something to make them happy and feel good, is what strives me to make unique and eye catching things. But I only want to make things that are practical and obtainable by any person. But the goal is to use the work as an ice breaker and then ultimately Encourage them to invest in eternity. Buying things and having everything this world can provide will only provide you with brief joy. But the love of Christ can give you joy beyond this world.
Back in TN I managed a landscape portfolio that spanned all of Middle TN, but I was spending more time with a windshield than I was with people so I gave that up to work at Lowe's. And I worked there until we moved here. Upon being here I have had many up and downs with my shows, mainly rain. But here recently I have been going out of state and it had been so encouraging.
New Year's Eve is our six year wedding anniversary and this weekend we are heading to a marriage retreat in Williamsburg.
Apologies on the grammar and punctuation I am from Tennessee after all ;)
Daniel C Messick
Greg Guertin
Graduated from Western Branch High School in 1978. While in high school I was a member of various organizations including but not limited to the Key Club and Student Government where I was treasurer for 1 and 2 years respectively. I have been employed at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for 36-1/2 years where I started off as an inside machinist and worked thru the ranks and I am currently in the Engineering and Planning dept. where I work in Submarine Material Planning and Logistics.
I have enjoyed all types of woodworking since I was a young child. As a kid whenever my Dad went out to the garage to work on a project I would follow him and attempt to learn without being a pain in the butt. I currently enjoy many types of woodworking with casework, cabinets being on top of my list. My favorite woods are everything except pine unless it is old growth yellow heart.
I have been a member of the guild for about 10 years.
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Last Meeting Notes - Gene George and Ed Bunker Wrangle Rocking Horses
Gene and Ed gave us the low down on building rocking horses, from simple to complex. We raffled off some rocking horse books, as well.
Tip of the Month - The Very Best Glue Top
This tip is a local one, from former guild member Danny Fair, a retired SeaBee Construction Electrician. While the ketchup squirt bottle is a good container with a decent cap, that cap still doesn't seal well; especially when glue begins to accumulate on the tip. No matter what your glue container is, if it has a spout, there's a wire nut that will fit it. The wire nut has some threads that give you an air tight fitting, but will twist off. Give one a try.
Editors Notes
We're all thankful for something, from good health and wonderful supportive families to sharp tools and straight grain. As we all enter our respective holiday seasons, let's also be grateful for and appreciative of the sacrifices made by the men and women who serve and have served in our Armed Forces. Happy Thanksgiving, all.
See you Monday - Karl
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All the Russian openings: For Begginers
It's not big deal; if the first battle had gone better for russia, I think I would have played it differently. As it was, I gave away the British navy. i should have taken the same chance and who knows? It might have been different. dice are what dice are… I know through my backgammon plays that we all tend to concentrate on the bad rolls; which we all get more than our fair share of…
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My ongoing case for the Russian bomber, as a set-up change.
In 1942.2 if you're going to actually purchase an Air unit with the Russians, it should definitely be a fighter rather than a bomber. I think the best time to do this is in the second round. That's when Russian income will be at its highest for any point during the early game. But I would only do this if your opening attacks went well, and if the German opening counter attacks went rather poorly. If you collect 26-28 ipcs after your opening, that gives you enough for the third fighter, and still have 16-18 ipcs left over for 5-6 ground units. After which point you buy infantry/artillery for the rest of the game, and use your third fighter for optimal trading. But again I would only do that if Russia opens well, and I would only consider the fighter. From a purchasing perspective Russia benefits more from a fighter than a bomber. They don't really need the reach of a bomber, since all the territories they can reasonably attack are close to home, and the fighter gives you a better attack/defense ratio for the cost. Given how important defense is for Russia its better to buy a unit with att 3 def 4 mov 4 for 10 ipcs, than att 4, def 1 move 6 for 12 ipcs.
This is the reason why I think its better to just give Russia a bomber!
Because I don't think any serious player would ever buy one. An experienced player can use a starting Russian bomber in many interesting ways, but to suggest that an experienced player would actually purchase a new one is just wishful thinking.
A starting Red Airforce of 2 fighters and 1 bomber is less distorting in my view, than a starting airforce of 3 fighters (because of the way the Russian situation favors defense). An experienced Russian player may purchase a 3rd fighter at some point in the game, but I just don't see them purchasing a bomber.
Both situations (2 fighters + 1 bomber, or 3 fighters) would be better than the OOB starting Red airforce of ONLY 2 fighters! But the 2 fighters + 1 bomber combo just feels better to me. It accomplishes several things at once, all of which enhance the confidence of the Soviet player. It gives them more opening attack power, the ability to reach farther with those attacks, and the ability to send a defensive pip to critical territories (like Egypt) after an attack. They can also use it for strategic bombing, if the Allies want to pursue such a game. It has flexibility to be used in either theater (either the Eastern Front with Germany, or against Japan in Asia.)
There are also several reasonable options for a starting location for the bomber, Moscow, Karelia, or my personal favorite, Caucasus!
That last gives Russia the most options for their bomber on R1, and it doesn't currently house an air unit, so that creates a nice 3 way split. Fighter in Karelia, Fighter in Moscow, Bomber in Caucasus.
That would be my ideal, since it has a certain aesthetic appeal as well
Think about it, what other unit could you place for Allies that gives you a dozen round 1 options? None of which are totally distorting or going to break a major TUV swing, but which can still provide a lot of gameplay interest for the Allies?
In the first round, A Russian bomber in Caucasus could, among other things:
Bomb Germany
Bomb Italy
Attack Ukraine
Attack Belo
Attack Baltic States
Attack sz 5
Attack sz 61
Land in Egypt for defense
Land in UK for defense
Land in Szech for defense
Land in Bury for defense
If additional bid units are included beyond the bomber, you might be able to do other things as well.
Such as Attack Manchuria (sub par, but possible with an extra bid, or some additional starting units in the far east.)
And unlike most other units, the bomber is very likely to survive, and play-on in subsequent rounds. So it provides an ongoing benefit.
It can even have a role to play if Moscow is captured, allowing Russia to bomb Berlin or Tokyo during the endgame!
I just think its the best all around option, if you want to make a set up change. I'm not saying it fixes the game, but I think it should be the starting point for the fix, the unit change around which you build the rest of the set up.
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Black_Elk, as you can probably guess, I'm all in favor of increasing the Russians' ability to wage an offensive war, and a starting bomber is one good way to do that. What I wonder about is how it could be possible to offer the players the realistic option to have Russia go on the offense (against Germany? against Japan?) while simultaneously having the Axis wage an aggressive war against the UK and/or the USA.
I see five main possibilities here:
Russia attacks Germany, and Germany makes attacks based on economic goals, rather than going after a capital. Germany's extra starting units in the west allow it to conquer all of Africa and maybe even take Brazil, but Japan isn't in position to deliver a killing blow to either London or Washington, and so the game is slow, at best – the Axis strategy basically involves winning by building up such a big economic advantage that Germany can absorb, blunt, and eventually retaliate against the strong starting Russian attack.
Russia attacks Germany, and Germany directly attacks London while Japan seizes on the distraction to gobble up British possessions in the southern hemisphere. This game will be very short, because if Germany heads west then it won't take long for the powerful Russian attacking forces to make it to Berlin – either the Sea Lion will work or it won't, and the game will be decided accordingly.
Russia attacks Germany, and Germany tries to ignore a still-vigorous British empire, cross the Atlantic, and attack the USA, with or without help from Japan. Britain shoots down half the German transports with subs and planes, and then America laughs and easily defeats the rest of the German invasion; meanwhile, Russia enters Berlin and ends the game.
Russia attacks Japan with help from the United States and the UK, as in a standard KJF. Russia is presumably able to seize the valuable territories of Manchuria and Shanghai (otherwise it wouldn't be much of an attack!), meaning that Russia can afford to let Germany win some territory in eastern Europe and Russia can still build a successful infantry wall. Germany can try to take Moscow before Tokyo falls, as in a standard all-out KJF, but will have a much harder time than usual because Russia has more income, and Germany's extra starting troops need time to shift over from France and Italy to the eastern front.
Russia attacks Japan with help from only the United States, leaving Britain to help defend eastern Europe. Japan can probably hold out for several turns while still defending Manchuria and Shanghai. Germany is probably forced to gamble on an early blitz to Moscow, because it has no other plausible options for linking up with Japan or relieving the siege of Tokyo.
I have to say, I'm not wild about any of these scenarios. What do you think?
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Thanks Black_Elk for these write ups on the Russians.
I am really trying to figure out what the game needs for more balance.
The Axis seem to just be too strong on both fronts.
Ive started using TripleA to test that, and I can easily beat the Hard AI with Axis… but I cant win with Allies, even with a 13 bid for Russians. I can hold past 8/9 rounds, even with American bases on the money islands but cant overwhelm either Japan or Germany.
What are your thoughts on that… can you beat the hard AI as Allies?
Maybe you could share some thoughts on how?
It definitely seems to me the Axis need a few less starting units… they just have too much.
Yeah there are still some exploits that allow you trounce the AI, things that the AI doesn't fully understand yet. So even playing vs Axis I find that I need to give them an income bonus to make the experience really challenging. The best place to find the sorts of things I'm talking about is in this thread…
Most of the more recent 1942.2 saves I posted vs AI Axis are around page 40, but the jar has been updated several times between now and then.
Using the latest stable, I think it is much more challenging to play against the AI Axis than it is to play against the AI Allies. Keeping Russia alive is difficult, for sure, but I find that the AI is particularly vulnerable to projected air power at sea. They will often withdraw their fleets rather than remain to defend vs air pressure, so usually that is my approach. Air wall to the center, then back the Axis fleets away from the important locations. I try to put every aircraft I can in range of India, and then just bounce them between Moscow and India, as needed until Moscow collapse. I've found that it is generally easier to mess with Japan than it is to mess with Germany early on, but also very hard to kill Japan outright (harder than Berlin because there is no double hit option UK/USA). So the shock Japan early and redirect can be particularly useful vs the AI. German AI can stack ground very heavy right from the outset, and also trades heavy vs the Russians, so Moscow seems destined to die though I find you can prolong this a bit if you send enough aircraft right away. The USA repeating drop into Finland can be pretty effective for the endgame, and also positioning a threat on Italy, which the AI will attempt to defend in ways that a human might not. I don't SBR against the machine, because it does know how to retaliate, but that is another way to overcome the AI if you are relentless with it.
In general I'd say the most challenging thing that the Japan AI has in its bag of tricks right now is the mass bomber build. Whenever you start pushing Japan into a corner, I find that they just start buying a ton of bombers and stacking infantry on their capital. I've had my US/Brit fleets smoked a number of times, by ruthless AI bomber strikes that I didn't see coming (after they sneakily build up for a few rounds). This can make it near impossible to take Tokyo, but also gives you a way to manage Japan if you know what to expect, while you put your main effort into Europe. AI Japan doesn't hit pearl, so you start with some extra units than you might otherwise have. Basically I like to hit the AI Axis early in the Pacific and trip them up, then redirect on Europe. Its not too difficult to get something going with the USA if you are able to keep your income in the 40s, but when you go full Europe usually you start dropping down pretty quickly, on account of the way Japan likes to run up into Alaska. It's kind of gimmicky but you can hold Japan for a long time on that northern route if you let them in, but once you stack that area they like to swing south. Little things like that to take advantage of the AI's current "personality." It will trade tanks on the ground till the cows come home, and air for ships if given the chance, but is also very cautious and risk averse on the water with the IJN, that's what I've found so far. It hasn't been uncommon for me to see the IJN back all the way off their production centers, and try to trade positions with the USA near panama. Or even run an end around down by South America. Which is a little ridiculous, but something you can kind of control, if you overtake them with the Air wall. I really like bombers for UK/USA vs the AI, just like vs a human, but the AI can be easier to trip up.
Each time Redrum posts in an update things get better though, so hopefully there will come a time when I can't beat the AI Axis at all.
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Old player here, having played A&A Classic a lot, but last over 15 years ago, and now waiting impatiently to introduce the 1942 2nd ed in my current gaming group!
So I set up the board to get an understanding of the opening situation, and then came here to see what the experts think of opening moves. Very interesting read, even though I only went through the first half of page 1 so far :-).
However, I didn't quite understand the quoted part below, and was hoping someone could clarify for me.
Finally there is the aspect that involves movement or range, which for infantry is just 1 space from where they are placed. Now when you look at the map and the production spread for Russia, you'll see that with an 8 infantry buy, some of these units won't be able to get into the fight immediately, because the factory in Caucasus can only produce 4 units at a time, and the factory in Karelia is indefensible in the first round, and inf units placed in Moscow will be two moves from the front during the second round. So having surveyed the situation on the ground, for the purposes of attack, buying 8 infantry doesn't really get you the full 8 attack points the very next round. Instead you end up with just 4 attacks points "at the ready", from the infantry out of Caucasus, and the other 4 infantry units placed in Moscow will take at least one more round to move out "into position." To defend against German counter attacks in the second round you still get 16 on defense, but from the perspective of an early Russian offensive, the 8 infantry buy nets you just 4 attack points and 4 attack fodder hitpoints "at the ready" in the second round.
Looking at the board, the Russia territory (with the Moscow factory) is adjacent to German-held West Russia. Why then would units placed at this factory be two moves from the front? Is this assuming Russia will attack and take West-Russia in the first turn? Or is this tutorial intended for a different board? Or am I overlooking something else?
Thanks, ZeusEQ
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Karelia is two TTs away from Russia. Archangel is between them.
So 4 Infantry produced in Moscow cannot be used as fodder if you want to counter-attack a just German's conquered Karelia G1.
Tank or plane can move over Archangel, so two Tanks give A6 points (first russian purchase : 4 Infs, 2 Tanks = 24 IPCs) or a single Fighter gives you A3 points more (first russian purchase : 1 Fg, 2 Inf, 2 Art = 24 IPCs) if part of your West Russia moved armies R1 attack Karelia R2.
Yeah the assumption is that the Russian player will take W. Russia from the Germans, and hopefully with enough force remaining that the Germans cannot immediately retake it on G1. W. Russia is do or die on this map, so allowing the Germans back in is ugly. If they do manage to retake W. Russia, then yes, any units placed in Moscow will be on the front line, though that is the situation we are hoping to avoid at all costs with our Soviet opener.
Baltic Gambit: and the 30 IPC Russian Opening!
I've got a different suggestion.
Belarus + Ukraine Gambit: and the 28-30 IPC Russian Opening!
2inf 1 art 1 ftr attack Belarus (82%)
3inf 1 art 3 arm 1 ftr attack Ukraine (86%)
7inf 1 art 1 arm (rest) attack WRussia. (95%)
Buy 4 inf 3 art.
Doesn't matter greatly if you take the Belarus territory so long as you weaken the stack. But it matters greatly if you take Ukraine.
Possibility 1: strafe Ukraine leaving only the fighter- presumably 3 arm plus 4 mobilising units plus 1 AAA and 2 ftrs end up in Caucasus. Some danger of a counter in Ukr. Max counter attack then G1 is 1 inf 1 art 2 arm 4 ftr 1 bom 1 bat. 7% to the Germans.
Possibility 2: take Ukraine. No real possibility of holding it and a counter attack on Caucasus G1 is still possible by amphibious assault. Germany will have 1 inf 1 art 2 arm 2 ftr 1 bom 1 bat vs Russia with 4 inf/art 1 AAA 2 ftr. The germans cannot bring the Italy fighter into the assault due to the lack of a landing field in Ukraine. This attack is 19% to the Germans with 6% wipeout.
Possibility 3: strafe Ukraine leaving the fighter and 1 arm 1 art - presumably 3 arm plus 4 mobilising units plus 1 AAA and 2 ftrs end up in Caucasus. Let's say you also keep an art. Max counter attack then G1 is 1 inf 2 art 3 arm 4 ftr 1 bom 1 bat. 60% to the Germans.
The above can be shifted towards the USSR by moving the second AAA to Caucasus.
So presumably Caucasus can be held G1 unless you get very unlucky. Just need to make sure to take out all the inf and art in Ukraine.
I really like these ideas!
Do you usually allow the straights to be open? Is that just because of the Harris tournament rule?
I've always just left them closed.
Do you usually allow the straights to be open? Is that just because of the Harris tournament rule?
Yes on allowing the straights to be open. For no particular reason really.
If you close the straights you don't need to worry so much about too strong a counter attack into Caucasus. Those 3 tanks are great for retaking Karelia, enough that Germany will probably hold in Finland and just blitz into it on G1.
Whether or not the straights are open does change your opening move for Russia. But Germany not taking Egypt first turn wouldn't be wise in my mind so not sure opening the straights helps or hurts Germany. I guess it would help Germany to have the factory only one tank move away from Egypt and India!
Whether or not the straights are open does change your opening move for Russia.
I don't understand why?
because you'll likely be reinforcing Caucausus with as much as you can. if Germans bring in navy then that same navy can't take Egypt on G1.
UK will have a stronger starting point in Africa then. could still go either way, but attacking Caucausus on G1 doesn't seem wise. you'll just keep trading the land with Russia.
I disagree with you on not defending Karelia. As far as I know, it is unbeatable if you buy 8 infantries and place them on Karelia. I have tried to take it when I was the Axis Powers and I could not retake it at all. If you can prove to me that you can retake Karelia having 8 infantries, I will readjust my strategy with Karelia. How do you beat 8 infantries in Karelia IF the Soviets beat the Germans in Finland, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine, considering that the Soviets take all three territories from Germany?? Ofc, the fighter would fly back to Karelia to defend it, along with 8 infantries.
Karelia can take 2 infantries at most as the production value is only 2.
@innohub, huh?? When I played the game, it was unlimited placement within your own territories. I thought in the Classic Axis & Allies Edition (1984), you can place an unlimited number of units in your home territories. But, when placing outside of your territories, you can only place a limited number of units.
@vietgamer45 This category of the forum is about 1942 2nd Edition (issued in 2012), not about Classic (1984/86). Classic has its own category here:https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/category/6/axis-allies-classic
Different rulesets apply.
Welcome to the forum
@Panther, ah ok. Thank you.


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Hi all, I've been doing a lot of research on my own without any help from a professional therapist(which is probably not the best approach) and have come across a lot of sites with sometimes slight and sometimes hugely different views on overcoming porn addiction. I'm thinking that getting an everage from all may help. Here are a few of the sites I've personally read into:
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I've gone ahead and deleted the two duplicate posts to this one, for everyone's convenience. I hope you get some useful feedback.
What are the main contradictions?
As for a therapist, I dunno... psychotherapy doesn't have a very good track record with addiction. Or did you mean a specialized addiction counselor (not a therapist)? My counselor friend hits me upside the head every time I forget and call him a therapist. Not literally, but still, he hates when the terms get confused, cuz they're pretty different. The main difference, he says, is that counselors get into the spiritual aspect that's so critical to recovery. Therapists don't, instead focusing on mental stuff.
Do you go to SLAA meetings? I think they might be better than a counselor in some ways, and free too.
But anyway, yeah, I'm sure there are going to be tons of contradictions. None will recommend orgasmic continence and karezza most likely! But that's the approach here, and the good thing about it is that it's not just about removing a negative, but also increasing the positive... in a big way.
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In my own psychotherapy there were spiritual matters involved all the time. There are therapies out there that deal with that and Grof (Breathwork, Psychotherapy) himself founded the spiritual-emergency-network. (SEN)
A lot of psychotherapists deal with it, because transpersonal/spiritual matters come up in any work on yourself. They will. Certainly. Old school therapists call it defense or whatever and try to eliminate it (that's a fatal mistake!). Maybe practitioners are more open to it than docs. But there are a lot of pschotherapies out there that deal with it.
Btw onthesearch WHAT are the contradictions??? Would be interesting to hear about it.
Well, my friend is a Christian, so he when he said "spiritual," he meant faith in God. You know, like how in AA one of the main things that helps is to surrender to a power greater than yourself. Psychotherapy probably doesn't get so religious. Another one of my dreams in life is to get rid of this sticking point in AA.
Contradictions ?
There is a saying within the 12 steps community. "You take in what you like and you ignore what you don't". The same approach towards recovery might not work for everyone since we are all different.
The spiritual approach that the 12 step communities use works for me and are a proven way to recover.However i think that there is many other ways to recover that works as well. Each individual has to find his/her own way to recovery. I took the one that has the best "track record" of breaking addiction cycle.
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"The new Chorus Reference sounds so much more detailed and coherent."
The Chorus Reference's use of ARAY style tri-conductors gave us the chance to experiment with conductor configurations and the result is a remarkably coherent and involving sound that brings a fresh sense of realism and a closer connection to every piece of music.
Silver-plated conductors arranged in a tri-conductor configuration produce a cable capable of carrying dynamic information and detail to outstanding levels and producing an entirely believable musical coherence across a wide audio frequency. Its performance across high frequencies is particularly special, with cymbals sounding believable in a way that most other cables can't come near to.
Like other Chord XLR cables the Chorus Reference XLR is fitted with high quality Neutrik XLRs, and the three conductor connection is made using our special silver solder.
The Chorus Reference brings a new sense of realism to every piece of music however simple or complex. It's a cliché, but re-investigate albums you haven't played for a while - the extra detail and insight the Chorus Reference brings makes this a pleasurable and enlightening pastime.
The Cable
The Chord Chorus Reference is a new cable design heavily influenced by the ARAY technology developed for our flagship Sarum Tuned ARAY cables. The conductors are built from silver-plated oxygen free copper and insulated with PTFE insulation. The tri-conductor configuration is arranged in a repeating spiral and over-extruded with a soft PVC to provide mechanical damping. The shield is a high frequency effective 95% coverage woven braid in combination with a heavy gauge foil, over-wrapped to provide maximum protection across a wide frequency range. The shields are protected with PVC to provide further mechanical damping.
The Plugs
The tri-conductor configuration of the Chorus Reference cable means that we can produce a particularly well balanced XLR cable that benefits from a floating high frequency effective shielding. All three sets of conductors are used and the configuration in which they are used was arrived at after a lot of listening. Fitted with the Neutrik XLR and with the silver-plated contact pins connected to the silver-plated conductors with our silver solder, this cable is remarkably good at carrying information extremely accurately across a wide bandwidth.
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The design of the Chorus Reference cable was heavily influenced by the extraordinary performance that we were able to achieve with the development of the Sarum Tuned ARAY cables. This understanding of the way conductor configurations could influence performance meant that we could re-think and re-design virtually all the interconnects in the Chord range. The Chorus Reference really benefits from this and when terminated with XLRs, the end result is a cable with a very high performance. The Chorus Reference XLR will work with pretty much anything with XLR connections. We've used it extremely successfully with both mid and high end equipment, both as a pre-amp connector and particularly as a pre to power connection.
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Every comic book convention we see much of the same cosplays. Eight billion Elsas, one million Deadpools and tons and tons of Thors. Little tweaks and crossplays are what excite us now. We still want more, we want different! All fandoms are plagued by it. And whether you're talking Marvel, D.C., or Star Wars its time to push the refresh button on con season.
While creativity is never lacking as the universe expands, there are still fan favorites that will make a loud splash, making the conventions look like an episode of Clone Wars. What's a cosplayer to do?
Tired of the same old same old, nothing refreshes a cosplayer's line up like a good old fashioned gender swap. To pull off a good gender bender is an art, to make it sexy, well that's a masterpiece. We've scoured the Internet to find the sexiest gender swaps around. You're welcome.


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MoMedia, the digital distribution service-provider, has announced a slew of deals in line with its strategy of maximizing every possible digital opportunity for its growing portfolio of brands.
Under the end-to-end strategy, the digital distributor and content-management company will add app distribution to its offer, and ramp up the volume and variety of its licensing and aggregation deals with the major EST (electronic sell-through) platforms and SVOD players.
MoMedia's first move into app distribution comes on the back of a licensing deal with Aardman for several of the UK animation powerhouse's best-loved titles, including Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions, Morph Shorts, Shaun the Sheep's Mossy Bottom Shorts and select clips from Aardman's new AardBoiled venture.
Under the deal, these brands will be distributed to Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV via MoMedia designed and managed Aardman and Aardboiled apps.
MoMedia has also closed a deal with BT for children's content. The UK telecom's giant's SVOD platform, BT TV, has licensed Badanamu, Asia's number-one pre-school education franchise, and The Grocery Gang, the latest hit show from Shopkins creators Moose Toys. Another significant Asian content deal will see kids' popular kids' entertainment brand Pinkfong distributed on iTunes and Google Play.
Among the major players to have entrusted their digital distribution to MoMedia is Endemol Shine, which is set to launch the latest season of its hit digital animated comedy Simon's Cat. MoMedia will roll-out the third series of the web phenomenon across Apple's iTunes, Google Play and Amazon in time for the summer holiday season. MoMedia handled the digital distribution of seasons one and two of Simon's Cat, helping to drive the series into the number-one spot in five of the six iTunes stores.
MoMedia is an independent digital distributor and VOD management agency based in the UK. A leading company in the content-aggregation business, it enjoys 'preferred' partner status with iTunes, Google Play, Netflix, and Amazon.
MoMedia specializes in documentaries, independent films and children's content. It works with some of the biggest global brands in entertainment, including DreamWorks and Hasbro, helping them extend their IP to digital service providers across multiple platforms and territories.
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Caseville Harbor During Cheeseburger Festival
Strolling the Docks in Caseville Harbor
While it seems that all the festivities of Cheeseburger in Caseville are happening up on Main Street there is an entire crowd of Parrot Heads in the harbor. Caseville is blessed with several marinas and all of them shift into high gear during the festival. Many of the marinas coordinate with decorations and festivities.
If you're strolling around in the harbor keep these courtesies in mind:
- For many folks their boat is their cottage, they live on it during the season.
- Do not walk aboard uninvited.
- Try to keep the noise levels to a dull roar in the evening.
- Docks are unstable dangerous places, even the seasoned sailor has fallen in.
Have fun but use care. If you have a slip in the harbor, you're in for a treat. If you're lucky to have a buddy with a boat, do not arrive empty-handed.
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Lebanese Druze
Lebanese Arabic
Lebanese Druze are Lebanese people who adhere of the Druze faith, an ethnoreligious[1] esoteric group originating from the Near East who self identify as unitarians (Muwahhideen).[2]
The Lebanese Druze people are believed to constitute about 5.2 percent[3] of the total population of Lebanon and have around 1.5 million members worldwide.[4] The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Beirut.[3]
Under the Lebanese political division (Parliament of Lebanon Seat Allocation) the Druze community is designated as one of the five Lebanese Muslim communities (Sunni, Shia, Druze, Alawi, and Ismaili).[5] Lebanon's constitution was intended to guarantee political representation for each of the nation's ethno-religious groups.[6]
Under the terms of an unwritten agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, the Chief of the General Staff must be a Druze.[7]
The Druze faith does not follow the Five Pillars of Islam, such as fasting during the month of Ramadan, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca;[8][9] the Druze beliefs incorporate elements of Ismailism, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid "People of Unitarianism or Monotheism" or "al-Muwaḥḥidūn."
"The Druze follow a lifestyle of isolation where no conversion is allowed, neither out of, or into, the religion. When Druze live among people of other religions, they try to blend in, in order to protect their religion and their own safety, they can pray as Muslims, or as Christians, depending on where they are. This system is apparently changing in modern times, where more security has allowed Druze to be more open about their religious belonging."[8]
The Tanukhids inaugurated the Druze community in Lebanon when most of them accepted and adopted the new message that was being preached in the 11th century, due to their leaderships close ties with then Fatimid ruler Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.[10]
The Druze community in Lebanon played an important role in the formation of the modern state of Lebanon, and even though they are a minority they play an important role in the Lebanese political scene. Before and during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–90), the Druze were in favor of Pan-Arabism and Palestinian resistance represented by the PLO. Most of the community supported the Progressive Socialist Party formed by their leader Kamal Jumblatt and they fought alongside other leftist and Palestinian parties against the Lebanese Front that was mainly constituted of Christians. After the assassination of Kamal Jumblatt on 16 March 1977, his son Walid Jumblatt took the leadership of the party and played an important role in preserving his father's legacy after winning the Mountain War and sustained the existence of the Druze community during the sectarian bloodshed that lasted until 1990.
In August 2001, Maronite Catholic Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir toured the predominantly Druze Chouf region of Mount Lebanon and visited Mukhtara, the ancestral stronghold of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt; the tumultuous reception that Sfeir received not only signified a historic reconciliation between Maronites and Druze, who fought a bloody war in 1983–84, but underscored the fact that the banner of Lebanese sovereignty had broad multi-confessional appeal[11] and was a cornerstone for the Cedar Revolution in 2005. Jumblatt's post-2005 position diverged sharply from the tradition of his family, he also accused Damascus of being behind the 1977 assassination of his father, Kamal Jumblatt, expressing for the first time what many knew he privately suspected. The BBC describes Jumblatt as "the smartest leader of Lebanon's most powerful Druze clan and heir to a leftist political dynasty";[12] the second largest political party supported by Druze is the Lebanese Democratic Party led by Prince Talal Arslan, the son of Lebanese independence hero Emir Majid Arslan.
In May 10, 2008 as part of the 2008 Conflict, clashes occurred between Hezbollah forces and Druze militias in their mountain resulting is casualties on both sides;[13] the clashes started in Aytat, near Kayfoun and soon expanded to cover many spots in Mount Lebanon including Baysur, Shuweifat and Aley. Most of the fighting was concentrated on Hill 888. After negotiations a ceasefire was called in from outside the country before Hezbollah could call in artillery support. Releases from Hezbollah leaders in 2016 stated that bombing the mountain with close-range artillery from the South and longer-ranged artillery from Syria were both an option and greatly considered.[14]
The Druze are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Beirut;[3] the Lebanese Druze are estimated to constitute 5.2 percent of Lebanon's population.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Fakhr-al-Din II (1572-1635), a Druze prince and an early leader of the Emirate of Chouf.
- Said Abou Chahine (1915-2018), A poet, author and philosopher Bamariam - Baabda - Mount Lebanon.
- Emir Shakib Arslan (1869-1946), a Druze prince and notable Islamic scholar.
- Emir Majid Arslan (1908–83), a Druze leader and head of the Arslan feudal Druze ruling family, and he is the leader of the final independence movement that caused the independence of Lebanon.
- Kamal Jumblatt (1917–77), an important Lebanese politician.
- Casey Kasem (1932-2014), Lebanese-American born in Detroit radio personality/DJ
- Nabil Kanso (1946-), a Lebanese-American painter.
- Akram Chehayeb (1947-), a Lebanese politician, member of parliament,and Minister of Agriculture.
- Walid Jumblatt (1949-), a Lebanese politician and the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP).
- Raghida Dergham (1953-), a Lebanese-American journalist based in New York.
- Ghazi Aridi (1954-), a Lebanese politician, and member of parliament.
- Samir Kuntar (1962-2015), member of the Palestine Liberation Front representing Hezbollah
- Emir Talal Arslan (1965-), Lebanese politician and the head of the mostly Druze Lebanese Democratic Party.
- Mona Abou Hamze (1972-), TV presenter
- Amal Clooney (1978-), a London-based British-Lebanese lawyer, activist, and author. (Druze father and Sunni mother.)
- Ramy Ayach (1980-), singer/ popstar
- Kody El-Mohtar (1973-2017), a Medical Professor and Inventor (Anesthesia) based in New York.
- Matthew Salah Masry Lt Col, USAF, Chief of Medical Staff
- Youssef Azzam Urban Planner, Head of SBA International.
See also[edit]
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Holy days
- Chouf District
- Druze
- Shia Islam in Lebanon
- Sunni Islam in Lebanon
- Maronite Christianity in Lebanon
- Christianity in Lebanon
- Roman Catholicism in Lebanon
- Melkite Christianity in Lebanon
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon
- Protestantism in Lebanon
- Religion in Lebanon
- Lebanese Democratic Party
- Progressive Socialist Party
- ^ Chatty, Dawn (2010-03-15). Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521817929.
- ^ Doniger, Wendy (1999). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster, Inc. ISBN 0877790442.
- ^ a b c d Lebanon 2015 International Religious Freedom Report U.S. Department of State. Retrieved on 2019-04-23.
- ^ Sewell, Abby (2017-09-15). "Finding a life partner is hard enough. For those of the Druze faith, their future depends on it". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=wXO8AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 Lebanon Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments
- ^ Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East. 2009. ISBN 9781438126760.
- ^ United Nations Development Programme : Programme on Governance in the Arab Region : Elections : Lebanon Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Druze". druze.org.au. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-14.
- ^ James Lewis (2002). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ William Harris (19 Jul 2012). Lebanon: A History, 600-2011 (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9780195181111.
- ^ Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Meib, May 2003, archived from the original (dossier) on July 20, 2009
- ^ "Who's who in Lebanon". BBC News. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Saturday's live coverage of the war in Lebanon". Ya Libnan. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ Kandy Ringer. "Lebanon's Fighting Spreads to Druze Heartland". BBC News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.


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'This show will wreck your evening, your homelife and your day. Every single episode is nothing but dismay!' is what the audience is told in the catchy opening sequence to Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the show has proven to be a timely adaptation of Lemony Snicket's famous book series.
The story follows the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes) and Sunny (Presley Smith) as they attempt to flee the villainous Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) whilst uncovering the mystery of their parents' lives and the secret organisation known as V.F.D.
The wordplay, slyness and wit of the books translates brilliantly to the show. Each book is adapted into two episodes, allowing the audience to fully enjoy the topsy-turvy world that the Baudelaire children find themselves in. The young actors deliver heartfelt and charming performances and Harris is delightful as the pantomime-like villain as he dons several ridiculous disguises in an attempt to steal the Baudelaire fortune. This is all narrated by the hilariously dry-humoured, fourth-wall breaking Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton).
Throughout the three seasons, the show incorporates the perfect mix of horror and comedy, making it both suspenseful and wickedly fun. The show drips with atmosphere and the inventive set designs of Lake Lachrymose, Prufrock Prep and Caligari Carnival.
Whilst whimsical and humorous, the series also delivers some beautiful, tender moments between the Baudelaire family and is honest about the harsh trials that children sometimes face in life. The talent and enthusiasm of the storytellers and actors make A Series of Unfortunate Events an entertaining watch. It's full of visual artistry, well-developed main and side characters and is a wonderful, loyal adaptation of Snicket's beloved books that lives up to the hopes of long-time fans. You won't want to look away.


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TTJ Wood and Wellness conference | 13 February 2019 | London
The Timber Trades Journal (TTJ) is organising a major conference in London in 2019 – Wood and Wellness – to look at wood's role in this trend. Do trees and the wood products that derive from them have an opportunity the shape this new world of wellness?
The event at the Hilton Tower Bridge on 13 February 2019 – aimed at the timber sector, architects, interior designers and construction professionals – will include research presentations, case studies and discussion panels comprising experts from a variety of sectors. The focus will be on the role that sustainable timber can play, not only in building the world in which we live and work, but also looking at the positive effects that the sympathetic use of timber could have on productivity, learning, recovery from serious illness and general sense of well-being.
"It has long been believed that exposure to the natural world can have a positive impact on health and well-being," say the organisers.
"Now this world of wellness is becoming a mega trend in the built environment, with building and interior design increasingly taking into account the health and wellbeing of occupants."
Studies examining the positive impact that greater exposure to nature/natural products can have on health and wellbeing have highlighted some impressive results:
• Office design: productivity can be increased by 8% and rates of well-being increased by 13%*
• Education spaces: increased rates of learning, improved test results, concentration levels and attendance, reduced impacts of ADHD*
• Healthcare spaces: post-operative rates of recovery reduced by 8.5%, reduced pain medication by 22%*
• Retail: the presence of vegetation & landscaping has been found to increase average rental rates on retail spaces, with customers willing to pay 8 -12% more for goods and services*
• Homes: 7-8 % less crime attributed to areas with access to nature and can command an increase of 4-5% in property price*
As part of this trend, specification and use of materials are coming under scrutiny as never before.
For more information on the event contact Stephen Powney, TTJ Group Editor, on 020 8269 7810 or [email protected]
Further details, including programme and speakers, will be released shortly.
View the event on the CTI Industry Calendar.
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