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Effects of PPAR Ligands on Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Inflammation
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The relationship between obesity and insulin resistance is known, however the mechanism(s) associating obesity with insulin resistance is not well understood. Inflammation and accumulation of fat in non fat tissue (like muscle) are conditions found on obesity which could be the potential link between obesity and insulin resistance. This study is designed to test the effects of two different drugs on numerous features of the obesity and insulin resistance in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Impaired glucose tolerance is a condition where blood sugar is too high after drinking a sugary drink containing 75 grams of sugar. Impaired glucose tolerant subjects are insulin resistant and at risk of developing diabetes. The drugs to be used are fenofibrate and pioglitazone. Fenofibrate is used to reduce the amount of fat (triglycerides) in the blood while pioglitazone is routinely used to make the body more sensitive to insulin in patients with diabetes. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of either of these two medications (pioglitazone and fenofibrate) alone or the combination of both on fat accumulation in body (muscle) and inflammation. The amount of fat accumulation in muscle is thought to affect insulin sensitivity. In addition, the changes in the level of proteins produced by fat tissues will be studied in response to the two medications in this study. These proteins are thought to be involved in diabetes and insulin resistance.
These studies are designed to examine fundamental clinical mechanisms underlying the metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Condition | Intervention |
Metabolic Syndrome X Prediabetic State |
Drug: Fenofibrate 145mg PO QD Drug: Pioglitazone 45 mg PO QD |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Basic Science |
Official Title: | Effects of PPAR Ligands on Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Inflammation in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
- Insulin Sensitivity [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Insulin sensitivity was measure through frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test. Subjects presented to research center fasting. Blood samples were collected at -21, -11, and -1 minutes. At time t=0 initiates the start of the IVGTT and the injection of glucose into the non-sampling arm. The glucose dose was calculated as 11.4g/m2 of body surface area, given as a 50% dextrose solution. This glucose injection was administered over 60 seconds or less. At time t=20 minutes, an insulin dose of 0.04u/kg was administered over 30 seconds. Blood samples were collected at times t=2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 40, 50, 70, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180. If blood sugar did not return to a steady state the test was continued to t= 210 or t= 240.
- IMCL [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Intramyocellular lipid was measured using immunohistochemistry (using oil Red O staining) in muscle biopsy specimens. Oil red O-stained muscle sections were magnified with an Olympus Provis (Tokyo, Japan) light microscope, and images were digitally captured by using a connected charge-coupled device camera (Sony, Tokyo, Japan). Fiber-typed and oil red O-stained fibers were matched. The oil red O staining intensity of either type 1 or 2 muscle fibers was quantified using National Institutes of Health Image program (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image/). By adjusting a density threshold, the software was set to recognize the presence of one fat droplet only if its highlighted surface was exceeding 0.40 μm2 or larger. Muscle lipid content was calculated by total area of lipid droplets in a given muscle fiber divided by the total area of the same fiber. The mean number of fibers analyzed per sample was 40 for type 1 and 2 muscle fibers
Enrollment: | 27 |
Study Start Date: | January 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2014 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Fenofibrate 145 mg PO QD and Pioglitazone 45 mg PO QD
Treatment with pioglitazone and fenofibrate in subjects with pre diabetes
Drug: Fenofibrate 145mg PO QD
Subjects will be randomized to either fenofibrates or combination of both fenofibrate and pioglitazone
Other Name: Tricor
Drug: Pioglitazone 45 mg PO QD
Subjects will be randomized to either fenofibrate 145 mg PO QD or a combination of both fenofibrate 145 mg PO QD and pioglitazone 45 mg PO QD
Other Name: Actos
Fenofibrate 145 mg PO QD
Treatment with fenofibrate in subjects with pre diabetes
Drug: Fenofibrate 145mg PO QD
Subjects will be randomized to either fenofibrates or combination of both fenofibrate and pioglitazone
Other Name: Tricor
Detailed Description:
The correlation between obesity, inflammation and ectopic fat accumulation is well recognized; however, the mechanism(s) responsible for obesity induced insulin resistance is not well understood. The investigators will focus on lipotoxicity and inflammation as the link between obesity and insulin resistance. The factors leading to inflammation and ectopic lipid accumulation in obesity and the best intervention to reverse this pathophysiology are not clear. In this study, the investigators will examine inflammation in adipose tissue and muscle lipid mechanism in response to Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors (PPAR) and ligands have synergistic anti-inflammatory effects in adipose tissue and activation of PPAR and decrease muscle lipid oxidation and redistribution of lipid from muscle to adipocytes respectively. The combination of both medications will be particularly effective in reducing inflammation and muscle lipid accumulation.
In this study, IGT subjects will be randomized to treatment with PPAR ligand (fenofibrate), PPAR ligand (pioglitazone) or combination of both for 10 weeks. Baseline studies will include assessment of body composition, insulin sensitivity, muscle and fat biopsies. All studies will be repeated after treatment with fenofibrate, pioglitazone or combination of both.
Specific Aims (SA) are as follows:
SA 1. Insulin sensitivity and Intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) from muscle biopsy specimens will be measured in response to different treatments (PPAR , and combination of both ligands).
SA 2. The rate of fatty acid oxidation and the number of mitochondria in muscle will be measured in response to PPAR ligands.
SA 3. The anti-inflammatory effects of PPAR and ligands will be studied by the measurement of the number of adipose tissue macrophages and the rate of macrophages apoptosis in fat biopsy specimens. In addition, the plasma levels and expression of proinflammatory proteins will be studied in response to different treatment.
SA 4. The rate of SUMOylation of PPAR (a novel mechanism regulating anti-inflammatory effects of PPAR ligands) will be studied in response to PPAR , ligand or combination of both.
These studies are designed to examine fundamental clinical mechanisms underlying the metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Potential Impact on Veterans Health Care: The national obesity/diabetes epidemic is magnified in the VA, and the cost of caring for these patients is enormous. This study will provide data on the mechanism of action of these drugs, which will improve the investigators' understanding of these drugs, impaired glucose tolerance, and treatment of metabolic syndrome. From the clinical perspective, this study uses drugs to treat patients with IGT, which is rapidly becoming recognized as a "disease" because of its association with coronary artery disease risk factors, and because of its high rate of progression to T2DM. If these drugs were shown to improve the care of patients, then they would eventually be a cost savings to the VA, either by choosing the less expensive drug, or by using the drug that delays the progression of the disease, and improves the care of the patient by preventing complications.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Impaired glucose tolerance and/or impaired fasting glucose and/or metabolic syndrome
- Age 18-65
Exclusion Criteria:
- Renal insufficiency: creatinine.1.4
- Liver disease: ALT.2x normal, congestive heart failure, history of documented coronary artery disease, concomitant use HMG CoA-reductase inhibitors (statins)
- Concurrent use of ASA, steroids and other anti-inflammatory agents
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00470262
United States, Colorado | |
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver | |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220 |
Principal Investigator: | Neda Rasouli, MD | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver |
Responsible Party: | VA Office of Research and Development |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00470262 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ENDA-020-06S 09-0710 ( Other Identifier: COMIRB ) |
Study First Received: | May 4, 2007 |
Results First Received: | June 27, 2014 |
Last Updated: | June 9, 2016 |
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
fatty acid oxidation complex fenofibrate Inflammation Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors |
pioglitazone Prediabetic State insulin resistance |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Inflammation Metabolic Syndrome X Prediabetic State Pathologic Processes Insulin Resistance Hyperinsulinism Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Mellitus |
Endocrine System Diseases Fenofibrate Pioglitazone Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |
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Posted on 11/17/2009 2:45:30 PM PST by JrsyJack
A DEADLY plague could sweep across Europe, doctors fear, after an outbreak of a virus in Ukraine plunged the country and its neighbours into a state of panic.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
Obama have a similar plan for us?
Swine flu being no more deadly than the regular flu. Let's all freak out.
This smells of tin-foil.
It's true. I have friends that adopted from Ukraine. They've pretty much been in shut down mode over there for the past three weeks.
Let's not start this again.
I have very distinct memories of FReeper theories in 2000 that Bill Clinton was going to use an Executive Order canceling or postponing the 2000 Presidential elections. I also remember overhearing some liberals in a convenience store in 2008 claiming that George W Bush was going to use an Executive Order to postpone or cancel the 2008 elections.
It's not going to happen.
End of Story.
Except the mortality rate is less than seasonal flu. Maybe sheer numbers of cases is what is panicking them.
You're right. The 'Rats have perfected the art of election theft. No need to cancel anything.
189/1,000,000 = 0.0189%. Or, expressed in the common rate: 18.9 deaths per 100,000.
If every person in the world was infected with this disease, and the death rate remained at 18.9 per 100,000, it would put this disease between "road traffic accidents" (19.1) and "childhood diseases" (18.1).
It would be ranked #20 in this list of death rates, by cause:
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain..we can be like they are
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
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Baby I'm your man...
It ain't just the media. Check out Revelations chapter 9. There is some really scary stuff there. And it's all true.
The Obama administration, however, has a new tactic, one that has raised the level of concern and the need for action. It describes every issue as a crisis.
Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has said a crisis is too important to be wasted.
Biden's crisis remarks reverberate
.....Remember, I said it standing here, if you dont remember anything else I said. Watch, were going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.
Ken Alibek, of Soviet Bio weapons lab fame, probably knows exactly what this disease is...
So? We've been in a shut down mode longer than that.
Like Wilson said.
Walking Dude-Randall Flagg is that you?
...doctors fear, after an outbreak of a virus in Ukraine plunged the country and its neighbours into a state of panic.This is what happens when ya piss off Vlad Putin.
What we need now is a real "Gunslinger" to lead our merry band and: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
The above numbers are in the latest update from the Ukraine Health Department and include 13 more deaths. Although the number of deaths has decline slightly from the prior two days, the increase in cases and hospitalizations suggest the decline in deaths may be temporary. The largest increase in cases was again in Kiev (5522 to 109,676) and two other eastern oblast (see map) had daily increases of more than 4000 cases (Dnipropetrovsk and Denetsk). The steady rise in deaths continues to increase concerns over an H1N1 genetic change leading to an increase in lung disease such as those described earlier.
Recently released swine H1N1 from other locations have included receptor binding domain changes at position 225 (D225E, D225N, D225G) as well as 226 (Q226R) raising concerns that similar changes in Ukraine cold lead to the high frequency of fatal lung infections (Q226R has been seen previously in human H5N1 as well as H3 isolates from swine, ducks, and seals). The new update did not address receptor binding domain changes or other SNPs that could have significant effects on the pathogenicity of the virus.
Therefore, the release of sequences and comments on receptor binding domain changes would be useful
The mutation at the receptor binding domain to position 225 from Aspartic acid (D) to Glycine (G), D225G resembles the 1918 outbreak in the second phase, I hope that all of you are vaccinated. I had muscle aches for two days where the shot was given, but that is better than the real thing.
I had flu and shingle shots last month. I'm 62. How do you know which flu you're vaccinated against vs what flu is coming down the road?
If you are in the Northern hemisphere, and not have been traveling it is most likely that you had the new 2009 A/H1N1, and not the seasonal flu. But not 100 % certain http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ The only thing you know is what type of vaccine you got. You should take both.
" I hope that all of you are vaccinated."
If they don't think it's H1N1, which vaccine are you referring to?
thanks , for the ping :)
It most certainly does.
There are quite a few drama queens on FR. Yes, Obama sucks and is a Marxist scum-puppet, but these wild-eyed, hyperbolic predictions make FR look like a bunch of loons.
BTW, I was greeted home from the Middle East last month with a case of H1N1. It's the flu. If you're a healthy adult, you will likely just feel like crap for a few days and have a lingering cough for a couple of weeks.
Pretty much like any other flu.
People need to chill.
My Dr. is at Scripps in Encinitas CA. Didn't have the swine vaccine, so probably the seasonal. He said "regular " flu shot.
SHOCK! Epidemic of pneumonic plague in Ukraine? (updated at 05:39 pm)
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Thursday already, in Matamoros, Mexico
We left early Monday morning from North Carolina and arrived Tuesday evening in Matamoros, Mexico (after an overnight stop at our MOWA Choctaw mission in Alabama). Now, I remember why I never seem to journal much, and why I have such trouble writing stories about these great mission trips - because we go from sunup 'til sundown and then fall into bed, only to get up and start again! I will try to get some of my thoughts in order offline and then post later.
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What if this was to get rid of Sparano? Maybe the OL wants Turner too so made Sparano look even worse because of Sanchez looking more lost. It's hard to believe but anything is possible.
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I wouldn't blame the OL if it was. Elroy is a cancerous turd that shouldn't be on the team. Anyone who thinks his comments last year didn't hurt Mangold and DBrick are kidding themselves. A 3rd string QB has no place saying what he said about the team leadership. RIGHT OR WRONG he needs those leaders when he is in the game. You keep that **** in the locker room not to the press room.
Very rarely was it a jailbreak situation. Most of the sacks Mcelroy took to long to get rid of the ball. That is normal for a young QB. I don't think guys like Dbrick and Mangold have "quit" in them. And guys like Slausson and Ducasse are playing for jobs.
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Key Asian markets are in focus for the Nevada Tourism Commission this year.
The travel marketplace during the 2013 Governor's Conference on Tourism will highlight China, South Korea and Japan. The event pairs travel product providers such as tour companies with travel agents who can package and sell the products.
To kick off the three-day state tourism conference, the Nevada Tourism Commission met Tuesday at Red Rock Resort. The focus there, too, was its work with Asian markets.
At the meeting, commission Deputy Director Larry Friedman said Asia tourism is important as the area has strong growth potential.
In 2012, for example, the U.S. ranked No. 8 for outbound tourism from China, with 1.72 million visitors coming to this country, up 26.6 percent from 2011. The Tourism Commission operates offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, among other cities.
Amy Lee, who works in its South Korea office, gave an overview of that market with 50 million people. Two weeks ago, Delta Air Lines hosted a tour of the Reno-Tahoe area for 12 travel professionals in conjunction with the carrier's new Seoul to Seattle flight.
Reno-Tahoe is about a two-hour flight from Seattle via Alaska Airlines, which is a Delta partner. The commission said contract commitments were made during the familiarization event.
In Japan, overseas travel is down from previous years but is expected to recover, said Kyoko Okabe, who works in the Japan office of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
One challenge in bringing in Japanese travelers is the lack of a direct flight from Japan to Las Vegas. Travelers have to go through San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; San Diego; or Denver.
Even so, Okabe said, Las Vegas is on Japanese minds.
"At this moment, Las Vegas is one of the most popular destinations for Japanese," she said.
More familiarization is planned. Each representative from the commission's Asian-based offices will be staying in a rural Nevada town Thursday evening.
"The camaraderie and working relationships are incredibly helpful to all of Nevada," Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, commission chairman, said of the Asian offices.
After the conference, the commission is planning other group familiarization trips showcasing areas such as Tonopah, Beatty, Rhyolite, Death Valley, Pahrump, Cathedral Gorge State Park, Ely, Great Basin National Park and Pioche.
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Soderburgh has had a pretty busy career. He has never really stopped working. It is a shame to suggest he is the Oceans guy.
I didn't see Robert Pollard's name anywhere in that Variety story, but if they're saying the music is by GBV, he has to be involved. And that's all the reason I need to get excited for this.
What next, the musical Ma and Pa Kettle? (Sorry couldn't resist).
can't wait!
Now I look dumb. Thanks a lot.
Sounds crazy. But... I'll see anything 3D.
This is very strange, as GBV effectively ceased to exist on January 1, 2005 after their goodbye show. With Bob Pollard writing the music and Jim Greer -- an ex-Spin writer, GBV biographer, one-time bassist for GBV and former Kim Deal squeeze -- penning the script, this sounds like one weird movie.
This is very strange, as GBV effectively ceased to exist on January 1, 2005 after their goodbye show. With Bob Pollard writing the music and Jim Greer -- an ex-Spin writer, GBV biographer, one-time bassist for GBV and former Kim Deal squeeze -- penning the script, this sounds like one weird movie.
So this ISN'T the "Onion?" And wasn't Cleopatra of a darker skinned complexion?
Still, this is the oddest news I've heard in some time.
as long as we're doing this up bat shit crazy style...
and who are you all kidding. if you're real film fans, you'll see anything Soderbergh does. he has a permanent blank check in my book. hard to argue anyone making movies today has more pure talent than him...
Because GBV is no more. Remember?! I attended one of the last shows. You bummed a cigarette from one of my friends and shared Miller Lites with those of us at the foot of the stage. Besides, what of your great Boston Spaceships, Bob?! What about them?
Such odd news...and so not GBV.
enough so that it might just work.
Oct. 24, 2008, 2:42 a.m. CST
by caipirina
what happened with that? I wanna seeee !
For a guy pushing.. what? 51? His new music sounds young, fresh, unique.
I did reply to your reply and so-on about Blood Meridian in whatever the hell that original thread was... just so you know...
3d animated, or 3d as in live-action stereoscopic? Or both 3d animated AND stereoscopic?
And not in a good way.
Oct. 24, 2008, 6 a.m. CST
by Knuckleduster
Love his movies. Even his failures are worth watching.
 Yep, I'm one of those people who thought his Solaris was brilliant.
I mean, if you want to go OVER THE TOP and produce a fucking 3D rock opera Cleopatra, you go OVER. THE. FUCKING. TOP! Paul Williams is your man. He's not doing ANYTHING. Call him before he dies.
One of my favourites :)
Jesus. Can't believe I listened to that shit. Great guitarist NOT! Never mind all the other reasons this is a bad idea - 2 hours of that banal fucking music? I'd rather suck razor blades.
"Walk Like An Egyptian".
Oct. 24, 2008, 7:16 a.m. CST
by Shut the Fuck up Donny
and we got it. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.
 However, I'm still intrigued.
He certainly ain't makin' studio movies. GBV is brilliant though, and Jackman hasn't made TOO many mis-steps. Viva Laughlin and Deception being the only things I can think of right now (?)
I think I still want to wait for Universal to wise up and make another "Van Helsing". Or better yet, get their theatricals to do a musical version of that movie. :D (Hey, I can dream, right?)
He's recently promoting a musical version of "Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas" in Conneticut, and he's still trying to get a stage version of POTP off the ground as well as being involved with the new Muppet TV movie.
Yeah, sure, he's doing something. But you know he's perfect for this. Unless you get Emerson Lake and Palmer to do a Karn Evil 9 / Tarkus prog rock extravaganza. This project must be as ridiculously over the freaking top as possible, thus Paul Williams came to mind.
Don't need to re-imagine or re-boot. "Ape has killed Ape!" "Aldo has murdered an ape child!" "You murdered my son!!!"
I'm saying it now, and I'll say it again. And chunker: No. No, she wasn't. Cleopatra was a Ptolemy, making her 100% Greek, which means that she would have a light olive complexion, just like CZJ.
a demanding queen married to ancient relic. or when her career dries up Catherine could make a film called I married a mummy. only after the cameras stop rolling she gets to go home to the mum..or I mean Micheal.
Should be Tim Curry or Anthony Stewart Head...
Oh please. I can't believe you idiots buy into the hype behind Guided By Voices. I grew up in Dayton Ohio and always knew them for the joke they are, it's time the rest of the world sees it too. For those not in the know, here's the big concept. Their singer, does an English accent while singing. Ta-dah! I give you guided by Voices. And since he's always so f-ed up on stage from the alcohol, they've rightfully earned the name Guided By Vodka. I had a friend make me sit through one of their concerts, it was torture. So, why is it that GBV is going to be inflicted upon your ears? Kim Deal of Pixies fame, and also from Dayton wanted to support the local scene, which there is none. So she had her "Spin" mag author hear them. If you've ever read the crap in Spin, you will understand why he enjoyed them, and somehow they got a small following. They still suck. Their big contribution to music is a song you've never heard called "I am a Scientist." which could have been written by the 12 year old in the garage next door, and played much better as well. Every now and then a band or artist pops up and has small success when the world should really just tell them no. As a nation we said no to Sanjaya, we said no to Kelly Osbourne, do your nation, no the world proud, and say no to Guided By Vodka!
I'm all hot and bothered for Repo! right now, and this news just makes me unbelievably happy. I love rock musicals... and a period piece Rock Musical... fuck yeah, I'm sold.
Have people learned nothing from Starlight Express?
 But seriously, period rock operas can be great. If not atleast quite funny.
WRONG!!!
And if you actually think that Spin magazine had anything to do with GBV (or Pollard's) following...
...you're double WRONG!!!
And he's just a little envious of this CLEOPATRA concept.
making this movie will only prove my theory that movies suck nowadays. im curious to see this trainwreck.
...That Jackman started in musical theatre before he made the transition to the big screen? Curly in Oklahoma... Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz... Singing is what he does - He'd eat this role for breakfast!


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Norwegian weapons
Colt pistol m/14
Produced under license at Kongsberg våpenfabrikk. Standard issue to officers. There were also still many Nagant revolvers in use.
cal: 11.25 mm
weight: 1.1 kg
magazine: 7 rounds
muzzle vel: 262 m/s
Krag-Jörgensen gevaer m/1889
The Krag-Jörgensen rifle is best known as the standard rifle of US army. It is however a domestic Norwegian design, and was the standard rifle of the Norwegian army since 1894. It is named after the manager Krag and the "gun maker" Jörgensen.
cal: 6.5 mm
weight: 4.0 kg
magazine: 5 rounds
muzzle vel: 700-745 m/s
Madsen maskingevaer m/14 and m/22 Light machine gun
Danish light machine gun, produced under license by Kongsberg våpenfabrikk. Issued one per infantry squad (lag). They were considered very reliable.
cal: 6.5 mm
weight: 9.0 kg
bullet wgt: ? kg
magazine: 25 and 100 rounds
muzzle vel: 700 m/s
rate of fire: 450 rpm
Hotchkiss mitraljöse m/1898 Heavy machine gun
The Hotchkiss machine gun was the first machine gun of the Norwegian army. They were produced under license by Kongsberg våpenfabrikk. While later replaced by the Colt machine gun, some were still in service in 1940.
cal: 6.5 mm, 8 mm and 10.15 mm
weight: 25.2 kg
muzzle vel: 740 m/s
rate of fire: ca: 500 rpm
Colt mitraljöse m/29 (7.92 mm) Heavy machine gun
Perhaps the most important weapon in the Norwegian army. They played an important role in almost all battles during the war. The infantry battalions had one machine gun company with twelve machine guns. They were also the standard AA weapon in the field army (see anti aircraft artillery). Just before the war they were modified for ammunition with bigger cartridge (more propellant). This was a source of some confusion in the first days, when the old ammunition had a tendency to appear at the wrong places.
cal: 7.92 mm
weight: 18.5 kg
bullet wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: 775 m/s
rate of fire: 590 rpm
81 mm bombekastere mortar
Standard equipment, with two per infantry battalion. Saw extensive action on all fronts and were much liked.
License production at Kongsberg våpenfabrikk from original French design.
8.4 cm feltkanon m/1887
The 8.4 cm field gun m/1887 from Krupp were the first breech loaded guns in the Norwegian army. They were since long gone from active service, but were still stored at the fortresses, and a few saw limited action in 1940 (Kongsvinger and Hegra).
Cal: 84 mm
weight: 460 kg
shell wgt: 6.5 kg
max range: 6000 m
muzzle vel: 470 m/s
7.5 cm feltkanon m/01
The 7.5 cm field gun m/01 was the most common gun in the Norwegian artillery. In 1901 the German firm Rheinische Metallwaren & Maschinenfabrik produced 132 pieces of a 7.5 cm field gun (system Erhardt) to a Norwegian order. Many were still in use in 1940. These guns saw a lot of action and was often used in an anti tank role, though no armor piercing ammunition was available. While the gun on the picture is modified for motorized towing. At least twelve were modified in this way during the winter 39/40. Most were still horse drawn though, with spoked wheels (often they were carried on trucks though).
cal: 75 mm
barrel: 31 cal
weight: 1002 kg
shell wgt: 8.25 kg
max range: 6000 m
muzzle vel: 500 m/s
elevation: -7 to +15.5 deg
side: 7 deg
10.5 cm mobil posisjonskanon m/01 & m/04
In 1901 eight 10.5 cm guns (system Schneider-Canet) were bought, and in 1904 18 similar guns (system Cockerill-Nordenfeldt) were bought. They were called "mobil posisjonskanon" (mobile position gun). That indicates a gun with limited mobility compared with the field guns.
In 1937 and 38 some of the guns were modified for motorization in different ways and in 1938 tracked Cletrac tractors were bought.
One motorized battalion of three batteries with four 10.5cm guns each should have been mobilized at Fossumströket fortress in SE Norway, but only two guns were successfully made combat ready (no rubber wheels available!), and these two never got into a firing position.
cal: 105 mm
barrel: 28 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
elevation: -7 to +20deg
side: 5 deg
12 cm felthaubits m/09, m/15
The Rheinmetal 12cm leFH 08 (system Erhardt) was produced by the German firm in 1908 to a Norwegian order (8 pieces), and entered service in the following year as 12cm felthaubits/m09. Later four similar guns were bought from Bofors and given the designation m/15. They still made up part of the field artillery battalions in 1940, which sometimes included one battery of four 12cm howitzers. One battery of these guns participated in the battle for Østfold in SE Norway. Others were captured by the Germans in Trondheim, and used against the Hegra fortress. It was to be gradually replaced by the 12cm m/32 from Kongsberg våpenfabrikk.
cal: 120 mm
barrel: 15.5 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
effective range: 6000 m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
elevation: -5 to +43 deg
side: 4 deg
12 cm felthaubits/m32
In 1932 the Norwegian arms manufacturer, Kongsberg vaapenfabrikk, designed and produced a modern 12cm field howitzer for gradual replacement of the 12cm m/09. The guns had rubber rimmed steel wheels suitable for tractor towing. 8 guns were produced before the war. One motorized battalion of two batteries, with four guns each, was mobilized at Fossumströket fortress, but they were unable to get any ammunition for the guns before the Germans overran their position, and the guns were evacuated into Sweden.
cal: 120 mm
barrel: 20 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
effective range: 6000 m
(more with improved ammunition)
muzzle vel: ? m/s
elevation: -5 to +45 deg
side: 54 deg
6.5 cm bergkanon m/1869/93 & m/1871/97
At the end of the nineteenth century, modern mountain guns were made by putting steel lining with breech loading mechanism on old front loaded cast iron guns from the middle of the century. Some were still issued to local defense troops. In southern Norway there were a few platoons of two guns each in the local defense forces, that were supposed to function as stop-gap anti-tank units. They were used in the operations around Bergen.
7.5 cm bergkanon m/11, m/19, m/24
In 1910 the German firm Erhardt (or Rheinische ?) produced an export model of a 75mm mountain gun. The gun could be carried in six loads. First twelve in 1911 (m/11) and then eighteen more after the war (m/19) were bought. Four guns were later produced under license by Kongsberg (m/24). The gun, later supplemented with the domestic 75 mm bergkanon m/27 from Kongsberg, was standard artillery equipment for the mountain brigades. Organization called for one battalion with two or three batteries of four guns in each of the three mountain brigades. Many of the guns was still in use in 1940 and improved ammunition had been developed. The guns saw a lot of action and was often used in an anti tank role, though no armor piercing ammunition was available. They were made for horse traction but were often carried on trucks. On one occasion an improvised armored train was equipped with such a gun by the Norwegians.
cal: 75 mm
barrel: 17 cal
weight: 600 kg
shell wgt: 6.5 kg
max range: 6000 m
muzzle vel: 350 m/s (or 395 m/s ?)
elevation: -7 to +39 deg
side: 6 deg
7.5 cm berghaubits m/22, m/27
In 1926 the Norwegian arms manufacturer, Kongsberg vaapenfabrikk, produced a 7.5 cm mountain gun to supplement the 7,5 cm bergkanon/m11. It built on a design from Thune. Four were produced and were given the designation m/22. An improved version, 7.5 cm berghaubits m/27, were developed, but only 8 (24 ?) was produced. It could be separated into 6 pieces and carried by pack horses.
m/22 cal: 75 mm barrel: 18 cal weight: 600 kg shell wgt: 6.5 kg max range: 6000 m muzzle vel: 350 m/s (or 395 m/s ?) elevation: -5 to +47 deg side: 10 deg |
m/27 cal: 75 mm barrel: 20.5 cal weight: 600 kg shell wgt: 6.5 kg max range: 6000 m muzzle vel: 388 m/s (or 395 m/s ?) elevation: -5 to +47 deg side: 10 deg |
Colt mitraljöse m/29 (7.92 mm) Heavy machine gun
The same machine gun as used by the infantry, but with AA mount, was the only anti aircraft weapons available to the Norwegian army field units. They were also used as complement to the 7.5 cm guns. They were organized in platoons of three machine guns. They did not prove very effective against modern aircrafts.
cal: 7.92 mm
weight: 18.5 kg
bullet wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: 775 m/s
rate of fire: 590 rpm
40mm maskinkanon m/36
In the pre war planning of the Norwegian forces, it was decided that the light anti-aircraft defense should use the Bofors 40mm AA-gun. A license production was initiated at Kongsberg, but there were technical problems and the production was seriously delayed. A few guns were bought directly from Bofors to meet the most pressing needs. One battery of four guns was placed in Narvik, four guns in two batteries were protecting coastal artillery forts in Oslofjord, and ten guns were bought by the company Norsk Hydro for protecting two of their most important plant (one was the power plant in Rjukan, famous for the heavy water). No guns from Kongsberg were finished before the war.
cal: 40 mm
barrel: 60 cal
weight: 1730 kg
shell wgt: 0.9 kg
max ceiling: 4600 m
muzzle vel: 900 m/s
rate of fire: 120 rpm
7.6 cm luftvernkanon L/28 anti aircraft gun
14 old anti aircraft guns from Bofors were still in service in 1940. They were used in static emplacements.
cal: 76 mm
barrel: 28 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: 5-6000 m
muzzle vel: 500 m/s
7.5 cm luftvernkanon m/16 anti aircraft gun
In 1916 it was decided to start a domestic production of "anti balloon guns". The first gun was finished in 1920. Twelve were produced in all. The main anti aircraft protection of cities and installations in Norway was carried out by 7.5 or 7.6 cm guns in static emplacements. Most were older designs bought from abroad.
cal: 75 mm
barrel: 45 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: 8000 m
muzzle vel: 750 m/s
7.5 cm luftvernkanon/m32 anti aircraft gun
In 1932 a 75mm antiaircraft gun from Kongsberg vaapenfabrikk were introduced in the Norwegian army. It was designed by kaptein S Selmer and kaptein M R Hagem, and was an unusual design in having a platform with three outriggers instead of the usual four. It was used in conjunction with an older 75mm antiaircraft gun in the organization. Its main use was for positional air defense of important cities and installations.
cal: 75 mm
barrel: 45 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
Sighting equipment
Gamma centralsikte
The sighting equipment available to the Norwegian anti aircraft artillery were often very old an inadequate. The more modern equipment available was the electro mechanical Gamma sight of Hungarian design, and a "help sight" called m/35 B, of domestic design. These were supplemented by optical range- and altitude meters.
At this picture from a battery outside Oslo, a central instrument can be seen to the left of the men in the middle (behind the little hill), while an optical rangefinder and a Colt machine gun can be seen to their right.
Görz listening device
Hartree two-station altitude meter
7.5 cm tornkanon
Ordered from Belgium before the first world war, they were delivered in 1920. The guns were placed in armored turrets. There were two guns in each Trögstad and Höytorp fort (Fossumströket fortress).
cal: 75 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
10.5 cm festningskanon
These fortress guns on pivots and with gun shields, were the main armament of Ravnebergets battery outside Sarpsborg, and at Ingstadkleiva fort (Hegra fortress) outside Trondheim. At Ravneberget the guns could shift firing positions using rail tracks. The picture is from Ravneberget.
cal: 105 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
12 cm tornkanon
These guns were ordered from the French manufacturer Schneider-Canet in 1901. They were placed in armored turrets and were the main artillery of the land fortresses guarding the Glåma defense line.
cal: 120 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ca: 6000 m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
5.7 and 6.5 cm guns
Some of the coastal fortresses had a few batteries of small caliber guns for protection of planned minefields and for use against small and fast boats.
12 cm kanon
Older 12 cm guns of different kinds, taken from decommissioned ships, were used in some secondary batteries. Used as flanking batteries for minefields for instance.
15 cm kanon m/??
Bought from Armstrong at the big buildup of the Norwegian coastal fortresses, which began in 1893.
15 cm kanon m/19
13 were ordered from Bofors during World War One, but not delivered until some time after the war. The plans for new forts were however put on ice and the guns were held in storage until the tension in the world began to rise again in the 30'ies. The picture is taken while they were stored. Seven were used in the forts in outer Oslofjord, the rest were still unused in 1940.
cal: 150 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
21 cm kanon m/??
The 21 cm guns were the most common heavy artillery pieces in the Norwegian coastal artillery. Most were bought from Armstrong and St Chamond after 1893 when the big buildup of the Norwegian coastal fortresses began.
The picture is taken from one of the forts overlooking Bergen harbour (St Chamond gun).
cal: 210 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: 16 000 m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
24 cm haubits m/??
The 24 cm coastal artillery howitzer were part of the Norwegian coastal fortresses at Bergen and Kristiansand. They were bought from St Chamond sometime after 1893.
The picture is taken from one of the forts overlooking Bergen harbour, after the German takeover.
cal: 240 mm
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
28 cm kanon m/??
Three 28 cm guns from Krupp, bought in 1892, was the main battery of Oscarsborg fortress. Only two of the guns participated in the sinking of Blücher in the morning of the 9th of April.
cal: 280 mm
weight: 75 000 kg
shell wgt: 345 kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
30.5 cm haubits m/??
Two modern 30.5 cm howitzers from Bofors was the heaviest pieces in the Norwegian coastal artillery. They were situated at Måkeröy fort in Oslofjord and were emplaced in gun pits. They did never open fire during the invasion for a number of reasons.
cal: 305 mm
barrel: 30 cal
weight: ? kg
shell wgt: ? kg
max range: ? m
muzzle vel: ? m/s
7.5 cm railroad gun
A 7.5 cm fortress gun mounted on a flatcar was since WW1 part of the coastal defense of Narvik. The picture above is probably of this gun. It is said to have had a simple armor protection. I did not manage to get in position to fire at the German destroyers on 9.April, but was taken by the Germans and used against Norwegian troops along the railroad toward the Swedish border on 16.April.
Torpedo batteries
Oscarsborg outside Oslo, and Bergen each had a static torpedo battery. The one at Bergen was unmanned at the 9th of April, but the one at Oscarsborg was responsible for sinking the heavy cruiser Blücher. The batteries had three tubes for 45cm torpedoes each.
The 45cm torpedoes were of Norwegian design and manufacture.


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UCD Kate as Queen of the Land 2007
The Queen of the land festival and The Irish Farmers Journal/Irish Country Living were proud on the 18th of November to announce Kate Harrison as the Queen of the Land for 2007. Kate hailing from the UCD club in Dublin was overwhelmed when the announcement was made. Kate paid great tribute to her fellow contestants who had made it "a most memorable weekend ever" and especially thanked the Queen of the Land committee for making and doing everything in their power to make every one of us feel special. Kate said that the highlights of her weekend were the Treasure hunt and she remarked about the clues for the hunt "would have had the locals confused never mind a few blow-ins". Speaking about being on stage on Saturday night, she said she was a little nervous but was put very much at ease by the interviewer Grainne Kelly from the Queen of the Land committee. Kate comes away from Tullamore with the prestigious Queen of the Land title and the tiara that accompanies the title and €1000 and a voucher. Seandun's Emily O'Connell took 1st runner up and Kerrywoman Noreen O'Shea took took 2nd runner
Contestants were judged on a range of attributes. The event is primarily a personality contest with marks also on offer for appearance, dress sense, rural knowledge and elocution. In addition, contestants underwent an interview encompassing a discussion on one of two pre-chosen topics.
The festival, which has grown from humble beginnings, is now one of the most prestigious events on the Offaly social calendar. This year it attracted over two thousand visitors to the Offaly capital at an otherwise quite time of year for tourism. The event expanded last year to coincide with the 40th celebrations with a sister festival of alternative music and bar extensions running throughout almost 30 pubs in the town.
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Jean Cocteau, who died in 1963 at the age of 74, was the kind of artist almost nobody takes seriously anymore. Which is to say he was a man driven by the pure urge to create, rather than possessing a command of one particular medium. He wrote poetry, novels, and plays; illustrated and painted portraits and other studies; choreographed dance and live theater; created libretti for operas; and directed films.
He was certainly not equally talented in each discipline--his illustrations were fauvist by default, his poetry usually trite. But as a prose writer and filmmaker, he triumphed again and again with passionate, brilliant personal essays rephrasing relationships as mythological conflict. He was the breathing essence of that earthy inspirational phrase "If you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it's gotta stick."
Were he emerging today, Cocteau would be dismissed as passe in another, more problematic way--his personal demons fueled his art, which is a grand way to say he was a certified neurotic whose fears and obsessions defined his vision. Nowadays, in a pop psych-saturated world where flawless emotional balance is sold as a possibility, those works evolving from deficiency are condemned as vengeful, repressed, stunted examples of some dysfunctional agenda.
One literary giant after another has been critically wounded because of the bias he displays--Eugene O'Neill is a racist; August Strindberg is a sexist; Paddy Chayefsky is a homophobe, etc. While there's ample evidence to support each of these charges, the question becomes, Can we sacrifice their overall contributions to the cause of vanquishing prejudice?
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There has been no concerted effort to topple Cocteau as a misogynist, perhaps because he'd already offered himself to the world as an openly gay artist before such concepts as "open" and "gay" had taken root. And yet, one of the overriding themes of his career was the cunning female force which must be defeated. Can Cocteau's best work be accepted as indispensable if indeed his scripts were working out some passive aggression toward his real-life mother, a devoutly Catholic woman who gave him money and orders well into his adult years?
The Dallas Theater Center has revived exhibit number one in the feminist case against Cocteau with Indiscretions (Le Parents Terrible), a vaudevillian, melodramatic, comic look (or so the author has characterized it) at one middle-class French family's implosion during the late 1930s.
Indiscretions, as translated from French by British writer Jeremy Sams, was a big hit two years ago on Broadway. One assumes, based on the reviews, that the New York production sprang from a rather broad, bedroom-farce interpretation.
Dallas Theater Center, ever eager and able to attract top national theater actors, isn't quite as interested in forging new paths when it comes to interpreting material already anointed by America's theater capitals. DTC's Indiscretions is amusing, occasionally funny in a laugh-out-loud way. But Jonathan Moscone's direction suggests a dumbing down of subtle, controversial material. He's probably not the first to do this since the recent reintroduction of Cocteau to American theater audiences.
DTC sumptuously stages Indiscretions as a campy comedy, even though the Cocteau scholar who contributes a terrific essay to this production's program effectively defuses that carnival attitude. Cocteau himself was never less than serious about portraying family relationships as dangerous, potentially poisonous, and rife with the kind of hypocrisy that's the natural consequence of individuals pledging their allegiance based solely on bloodlines.
The scarlet specter, the bloody queen of Indiscretions, appears in the form of Yvonne (Caitlin Clarke), a diabetic whose monstrous emotional appetites are focused on her beloved son Michael (Jonthan Brent). She loves him almost exclusively, but is terribly dependent on the love of others to survive. She courts the indulgence of her bitter, old-maid sister, Leo (Sybil Lines), and demands that her addle-brained inventor husband George (Peter Davies) not trespass into sacred mother-son territory.
This delicate balance is disrupted when a love-starved Michael and his equally horny father George accidentally fall for the same young woman, an ultra-efficient bookbinder named Madeline (Liz Piazza Kelley). Both men are hell-bent on pleasing mama, but at the same time, both are desperate to escape her clutches.
As you can imagine, Indiscretions is dramatized in the broadest terms here, with actors throwing themselves on and off the exquisite set design by Neil Patel in a perpetual huff of seriocomic impatience. All the characters toil in total ignorance of their own true feelings, until an interloper steps in to define the terms--auntie Leo loves George, who loves his tidy mistress Madeline, who loves the impetuous youth Michael, who is chronically entangled in a semi-kinky relationship with Yvonne, the tragicomic virago who is the centerpiece of Indiscretions.
No doubt about it, incestuous love between mother and son is the Godzillaesque destroyer in this play, the subject that's at once verboten and constantly approached by the other characters. Everyone portrayed in DTC's production must ultimately confront, and either ignore or rationalize, the central closeness between mother and son. As the overindulged Yvonne, Caitlin Clarke offers an inexhaustible comic wellspring of animosity, defending a questionable relationship with her son even as she's threatened by death. Jonthan Brent is a spritely manipulator, especially during the first act when he pursues his mother's approval like a rejected, coquettish lover.
Gray-haired, easily flustered Peter Davies makes us believe that his mind can wander so far away from his Parisian apartment that he will allow his wife and son to inappropriately console each other. The catalyst of the evening is short-haired, money-conscious, self-deprecating Aunt Leo, played with superbly sour, left-at-the-altar conviction by Sybil Lines. Her desire for revenge is as desperate as her hope for family unity, and thanks to her, the action of the play careens like an anxious bumper car between those two goals.
The problem is that this version of Cocteau's oedipal dramedy, promptly banned in Paris upon its premiere 60 years ago, is so afraid of its own subject matter that it must render every relationship lampoonish so the central romance between mother and son is consumed by the other conflicts. Once upon a time, camp was a useful prism from which to view gender hypocrisy. In a world which staunchly monitors stories about conflict between the sexes, Indiscretions has been co-opted as vampy escapist comedy. You can't help but believe that Cocteau proposed a more radical mix of laughter and analysis than this souped-up vaudevillian treatment offers.
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Steve Tongue: Rooney's spectacular bicycle kick decides Manchester derby and is unquestionably goal of the season.
For United's manager there may have been an element of relief too, after deciding to play Rooney as his lone striker despite a modest run of form for club and country. Even then it was necessary to send on Dimitar Berbatov to reinforce the attack after David Silva's deflection gave City a deserved equaliser to Nani's opening goal.
"I've not seen anything like that," Ferguson said. "It was absolutely stunning. Unbelievable. Rooney once hit a volley against Newcastle here, but in terms of excitement you've never seen that. Nani's goal was fantastic but it will be completely forgotten."
It was only Rooney's fifth League goal of the season but he felt it was his best-ever. "I was just trying to keep my eye on the ball," he said. "Nine out of 10 times they go over the bar or wide but today it went in. I think it's my first [like that] since I started playing professional football so I'm delighted. After dropping three points last week it was important to keep the gap between [us] and City. We owed it to the fans." United's lead over their neighbours is now eight points with a game in hand. But Arsenal remain four points behind after succeeding where United failed last Saturday by beating Wolves 2-0.
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One of Africa's most celebrated boxers and an up and coming brawling fighter from the USA will square off to decide the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) Super Middleweight World champion on August 30th in Tanzania. Francis Cheka, the current IBF Continental Africa champion, is the #1 ranked super middleweight in Tanzania. The 5 ′ 10 1/2″ Cheka will take his 28-7 record with 16 KOs into the WBF world title fight against Phil "The Drill" Williams, who hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and has compiled an impressive 12-5 record with 11 KOs. The 5′ 11″ Williams will be fighting his first professional bout outside the U.S. The scheduled 12-round Cheka-Williams WBF Super Middleweight World title fight is the main event at "Title Night in Tanzania" at the Diamond Jubilee in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The card includes four other exciting fights featuring many of Tanzania's top-ranked boxers looking to dominate in their respective weight classes and move up in the international rankings. Prior to the main event, another WBF title fight will also be at stake when Mada Maugo (15-9, 11 KOs), rated #3 super middleweight in Tanzania, takes on Thomas Mashali (8-1, 5 KOs) rated #1 middleweight in Tanzania, for the WBF Super Middleweight Africa title championship. The scheduled 12-round Maugo-Mashali bout will be a heated contest because both fighters lost earlier to Checka this year and want to redeem their honor in the ring. Mashali lost by TKO in 10 rounds to Checka two months ago while Maugo lost by TKO in 7 rounds in 2012. Both fighters are primed for this bout in front of
their hometown fans and want badly to claim the WBF Africa title belt. Recognized as one of the world's top sanctioning professional boxing organizations, the WBF has crowned champions in 15 different weight divisions in high-profile bouts in the USA, Europe, Asia and Africa. The WBF sanctioned title fights are being organized by Hall of Fame Boxing & Promotions and based out of Canton, Ohio, USA in Collaboration with Nai Incorporation Company Limited based in Tanzania. HOF Boxing is also working in collaboration with the Tanzania Professional Boxing Association (TBDA) to organize "Title Night in Tanzania." "There will be a lot of excitement and energy in the crowd because we are showcasing three well-known fighters from Tanzania in Checka, Maugo and Mashali,." "We have a tough journeyman fighter in Williams from the USA who wants his shot at the super middleweight world title against Cheka. On top of that, we are showcasing several more top-ranked Tanzania boxers in the undercards. We are anticipating a full house at the Diamond Jubilee plus live television coverage across the region and the continent." "The Maugo-Mashali fight will be a terrific battle because neither fighter wants to lose, especially since they both lost to Checka,". "There is some heated blood between them with Maugo proclaiming that he will take out Mashali before the seventh round. So this is going to be a great contest for the local fans." Another local fighter, Alphonce Mchumiatumbo, the #1 ranked cruiserweight in Tanzania, will take his sparkling 9-0 record (8 KOs) against another USA fighter in DeAndre "Showtime" McCole in a scheduled 10-round undercard fight.
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Incoming | |
Developer(s) | Rage Software |
Publisher(s) | NA Interplay JP Imagineer |
Designer(s) | Scott Johnson, Kristian Ramsay-Jones |
Platform(s) | Dreamcast, PC |
Release date(s) | Windows EU March 23, 1998 |
Genre(s) | Shooting, flight simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
Media | CD, GD-ROM |
System requirements | Pentium 133 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 4 MB graphics card, DirectX 5.00, 50 MB hard drive space |
Input methods | Keyboard, mouse, joystick, Dreamcast gamepad |
Incoming is a 3D shooter developed by Rage Software and published by Interplay. The PC version was released in late 1998 and the Dreamcast version, a launch title for the console, was released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the rest of the world. Set in the near-future of 2009, the game primarily revolves around controlling vehicles and turrets to fight alien invaders of Earth in one of the Campaign modes, the Arcade mode, and with or against another player.[1][2][3] Some levels include brief real-time strategy segments.[1]
Praised for its then-advanced graphics and sound, the game was generally well-received on the PC, though the critical response was less positive for the Dreamcast version.[4][5] A sequel entitled Incoming Forces was released in 2002 exclusively for the PC.[6] An arcade version of the game, utilising a unique hardware interface, was released in 2003.[7]
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Primarily a vehicle simulation game, the player controls one of a number of possible vehicles in order to complete objectives. The vehicle used could be an aerial craft, defence emplacement or surface craft, and is usually armed with a primary weapon (with infinite ammunition) and sometimes secondary weapons (with either a limited or infinite supply).[1] Incoming was also noted for its arcade style; in particular, the logging of high scores and a "life" system.[8]
There are three different game modes. The Campaign mode follows the main storyline in which the player must complete a series of objectives to neutralise the alien threat. Typical goals include transporting cargo and defending allied convoys.[2] Two variants of the campaign exist: Campaign Action purely consists of the simulation missions; Campaign Tactics features the same main missions as Campaign Action, but with some extra sub-missions. These sub-missions take place in the "Tactical display", where the player controls several vehicles and gun emplacements in a similar manner to real-time strategy games.[1]
Either campaign consists of ten missions (referred to as "phases" in the game) in each of the six locations. These locations can also be accessed in the Arcade mode. This mode sees the player fight off alien craft while picking up as many "power-ups" (items which confer some advantage upon the player, such as temporary invulnerability and upgraded weaponry) as is possible. The same mechanics apply to the multiplayer mode, with some slight variations depending on the game type selected. Multiplayer is available in split-screen mode on both platforms in addition to networking and Internet options on the PC version.[1][3]
Acknowledged by critics for having a simple storyline,[4][8] Incoming is set in 2009 over a period of fifteen days. An increasing number of UFO sightings culminate in attacks on the international lunar base and other locations on Earth; and the construction of a base in the Arctic. Secret work is started on an "ADATA" (Anomaly Detection And Tracking Array) near Mount Kilimanjaro. The events of the game take place after an attack on the ADATA facility is initiated by alien forces.
The game is set in six locations: Kenya, defending the ADATA facility; the Arctic, attacking an alien base while defending a human one; the North Atlantic Ocean, where the player must defend oil rigs and attack a second alien base; California, where parts of a fleet to invade the alien's moon base must be defended; the Moon, attacking a further alien base; and a planet in the Crab Nebula, assaulting the planet from which the alien attackers came.
If the player has completed these in the Campaign Action mode, then in addition to these ten missions in each location, there are bonus "virus" scenarios, with one level in each location. Shortly before these missions, the aliens launched four virus bombs which impacted in the four location on Earth the player had previously visited. All buildings in these areas must be destroyed by the player to prevent the virus from spreading further.[1]
Rage Software, developers of Incoming, were known for their cutting-edge graphics and effects.[2] Incoming was no exception. The game utilized the 3dfx technology, and was included in some retail versions of the Voodoo2 graphics card. Critics were praising the game's visuals on its 1998 PC release. In particular, the explosions, similar special effects and cut scenes using the main game engine were noted for their quality. The Dolby Surround-encoded sound was a further source of acclaim.[4][8] The reception, however, was less positive when the game was ported to the Dreamcast. A release title for Sega's console, critics complained that the graphics were not top-of-the-range at the time of its late 1999 release, with the draw distance being cited as a specific hindrance on gameplay.[3] An arcade version followed in 2003, running on the Vortek V3 Global VR arcade board, utilising the system's unique virtual reality hardware interface.[7]
Publication | Score |
PC version[9] | |
GameSpot | 7.8/10 |
Intelligamer | 2/5 |
PC Zone | 90/100 |
Dreamcast version[5] | |
GameSpot | 6.7/10 |
Game Informer | 5.5/10 |
Game Vortex | 9/10 |
The PC version of Incoming was generally well-received, with a GameSpot review aggregate score of 8.2/10.[4] British magazine PC Zone gave the game a glowing score of 90%, describing it as "bloody good," with "some modest simulation elements." PC Zone praised the setting of the game: "a refreshing change from the deep space of most futuristic combat sims, and something which definitely has a positive effect on gameplay." The review concluded by saying that "it's as fun as it looks. Just for once, all those people who don't read reviews and buy games purely on the strength of pretty pictures on the packaging are gonna find themselves playing a very, very enjoyable game."[8]
Though considering the game "pretty darn tough," IGN praised the game's variety and length. It also praised the sound and graphics, though the latter was a source of criticism: "Incoming's got it all... but it all comes at a high price: getting this game to run on our PCs was one big pain in the butt." Despite calling it "an outstanding-looking and great playing game," IGN only gave the game a "decent" 7.0/10 because of the system problems.[2] Conversely, GameSpot's review noted none of these hardware issues, praising the visuals as "some of the finest... of any action game". The reviewer, however, described the game design as "strong yet slightly flawed... [it] definitely pulls you in, but leaves a little to be desired as far as keeping you there," complaining that "what [the developer] have presented gets tiresome quickly." Rating the game 7.8/10, GameSpot summarised the game as "a fine game and a definite must-have for arcade fans... What it lacks is a realization that computer games have moved beyond this simplistic style of gameplay".[4]
The Dreamcast port of Incoming received a mixed reaction from critics, with a Game Rankings average score of 63%.[5] IGN opened their review by saying that "although the game is lacking in many areas, there's more than enough here for the hardcore shooting fans out there to have their requisite blast of shooting action." Though criticizing the graphics' ability to "get in the way at times," the "very vague" mission briefings and the "odd flying model for the planes," the reviewer conceded that "if you're a hardcore shooting fan, and you're looking for a good challenge, you'll probably want to look into Incoming." The game was given as score of 7.0/10.[3] GameSpy's review was harsher, describing the plot as "the same recycled garbage used in tons of other games of this type," the multiplayer split screen mode as "lame" and the objectives as "mundane." The reviewer also noted graphical issues, clipping problems and poor controls. Though dismissing the graphics as "a bit dated," the reviewer did acknowledge the "nifty special effects." Giving the game a score of 6/10, it was admitted that "Incoming may be worth a rental... [it] is only slightly better than mediocre."[10]
In a rare positive review for the Dreamcast version, GameVortex rated the game 9/10. The reviewer described the visuals as "some of the most breathtaking visuals you'll find in any game." Though describing the multiplayer as "fun", it considered "by far, the best [mode to be] Campaign mode." The review concluded by describing the game as "lots of fun and highly recommended."[11]
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Incoming | |
Developer(s) | Rage Software |
Publisher(s) | Rage Software |
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Genre(s) | Action, FPS, Shooter |
System(s) | Windows, Sega Dreamcast |
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Followed by | Incoming Forces |
Incoming is an action shooter game where the player controls various vehicles in hopes of defending a base from an onslaught of enemies.


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Split Pea Vegetable Soup Recipe
portabella mushrooms, bay leaf, sea salt, fennel, leek, tarragon, peas, vegetable broth, +carrot, +celery, +garlic, +green pepper, +onions, +tomato
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Langoustines with summer vegetable stew
vegetable broth, leek, bay leaf, sea salt, vegetables, peas, +onions, +celery, +fennel bulb, +carrot, +garlic, +white pepper, +coriander seed, +anise seed, +chervil, +white wine, +tomato, +white wine vinegar, +caster sugar, +hot sauce, +worcestershire sauce, +basil, +rosemary, +butter, +zucchini, +parsley, +spring onion, +cherry tomato, +zest, +chives
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Tofu Noodle Soup Recipe
An interesting take on a delicious vegetable soup. Prep:20m
vegetables, bay leaf, peas, sea salt, vegetable broth, +carrot, +garlic, +tofu, +rice noodles, +onions, +celery, +black pepper, +marjoram, +thyme, +sage
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Pan-fried Cornish lobster with young summer vegetables and herbs in a saffron bisque
fennel, leek, peas, tarragon, bay leaf, +lobster meat, +vegetable, +baby carrot, +asparagus, +cabbage, +broad beans, +chervil, +saffron, +olive oil, +cognac, +carrot, +onions, +garlic, +white pepper, +coriander seed, +cumin, +cardamom, +anise seed, +thyme, +tomato, +black pepper, +butter, +lemon juice
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Garden Vegetable Soup II Recipe
bay leaf, peas, sea salt, vegetable broth, +basil, +tomato, +celery, +garlic powder, +marjoram, +mushroom, +onions, +parsley
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Roast Salmon with Sweet And Sour Pepper Sauce
vegetables, tarragon, bay leaf, sea salt, +salmon, +red pepper, +thyme, +yellow bell pepper, +butter, +shallot, +white wine vinegar, +chicory, +caster sugar
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