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Gamer Badges
While surfing the interwebs this past winter break, I found a post from a fellow 'Mech-head about a great find from Gamer Badges. Embroidered on merit badge style patches, Gamer Badges has a number of patches to meet your tabletop, role playing, and card gaming needs. Badges can be ordered with sew on or glue on backing or a velcro back perfect for your velcro-styled game bags. Whether you are a completionist needing to unlock all of the achievements or a dedicated specialist looking to show you uniqueness, Gamer Badges has a patch for you.
Earning Your Badges, Cadet!
Each badge has a set of criteria to wear; most are easily attainable with simple "if you did X, you get the badge criteria" for fun. The Mecha badge is available to a player that has "played in a giant robot game." With wording like that, players from Battletech and Alpha Strike to CAV or even 40K Titans all sound like good candidates for the Mecha badge. Unlike scouts programs, however, there is no lengthy application process to earn your badge. Your on your gamer's honor.
Optional Rules
As an extra little bit of fun, each badge comes with an optional rule for the bearer to use. From the set of badges I have, and previewing the others on the site, these bonuses are often minor alterations to the game. The Mecha bagde allows the owner to ignore "one critical limb failure." With a little tweaking, this could manifest in Battletech or Alphastrike as, "ignore one critical hit," "one arm blown off," or similar event.
Each badge special rule has a cool down time of one month. This addition is a great way to prevent badge spamming in your club. (*cough* Billy Caldwell *cough*)
Of course, it's always best to follow Rule #1, "Have fun," above anything else. Make sure your group agrees to use badge rules for games before starting. If everyone is collecting and using Gamer Badges, its much easier to convince them to let you ignore that last critical hit.
Looking for a Little Something Extra?
Whether you thrown down with Duncan Fisher blaring, stack tiles in hexes, or shuffle cards across tables, Gamer Badges are a great way to add a little extra to your game night out bag.
You can find more here.
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Welcome to Throw Back Thursday where I examine things from painting days long past.
This week, I'm spending some time musing about one of my favorite pieces--a Broadsword Legion Atlas and reflecting on how this miniature came to be. Sometimes, the plans we have for our lives aren't the paths we take.
Painting the Bad Guys of the Battletech Universe
Wade into any forum or stand at the side of a table for long enough and you'll find someone shouting "The Blakists only have all of man's best interests in mind," claims that "Katherine was the rightful heir and superior statesman!" or still think that the Smoke Jags were really only trying to reestablish the Star League to make everything better. It's easy enough to claim that roles of "good guy" and "bad guy" are all relative to which side of the map you're throwing dice from or based on what faction swag you're wearing. There are, however, woven carefully into the fiction clear "good guys" and "bad guys," beginning with Amaris and the fall of the Star League to the Combine and Confederation throughout much of the Succession Wars. There are even two entire era's of play that explicitly name the bad guys. Neither the "Clan Invasion" nor the "Word of Blake Jihad" give much room for explaining away who the villain is in this space opera we all love.
But sometimes, it can be fun to paint and play the bad guys.
Having a force of villains is just as much about--if not much more than--having an Op For to play. There is something liberating about playing the antagonist. Sometimes, it is the feeling of being the underdog and riles a fight in the spirit. Other times, it's the freedom that comes from being able to move and operate outside the constricting and contradictory conventions of "fair play" and "civilized war." Exactly like every kid loves Darth Vader, being the bad guy gives players a sense of freedom of self and domination over others.
How did we get to that point, however? Like this Atlas, the stories aren't often quite as black and white as the print in our fiction. This Boradsword Legion piece actually began as an integral part of a DCMS mini-diorama. Initially built and assembled to serve The Dragon, this mini never received those colors. But, like they always do, things changed. As new minis came and went, it sat in a case, cleaned and assembled waiting to be put to the field.
When the chance finally came, this Atlas took on the shiny metal of the Broadsword legion with ease. No longer did the stifling and constricting colors of DCMS regiments tell it what color to be, how to stand, what it could and couldn't have for nose art. It had all the space to display properly and proudly all the large sized insignia and art it could handle. No longer was it reaching down to help a fallen comrade--now, it towered above its victims with contempt-full eyes. It became an unstoppable wall of steel.
Despite all of that, I still see what was planned for it once. I see what no one else would. In my head, I still see how the pieces fit together--the Atlas with his outstretched hand to save his fellow 'Mechwarrior. The steadfast resolve to hold the line for his lance mates still flashes, from time to time, as I remember what could have been but never was.
And maybe that is another part of why we like to paint bad guys. Sometimes, we too feel misunderstood. We sympathize with their plight of lost potential. Maybe, if we play these pieces, we can help tell their side of the story and, in doing so, come to better understand ourselves.
Or, maybe we just want to watch the world burn.
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Welcome to Force Building Friday where we look at building units for use in Classic Battletech and Alpha Strike!
Today, we'll piece together a Horde Lance from the new Combat Manual: Kurita!
Players Beware!!!
The Horde!
One of the best things about the new Combat Manual series is the inclusion of faction-specific formations. In CM: Kurita, the Dragon brings some some impressive builds to the table that emphasize their faction-flavor including the melee-focused Berserker Lance, the uniform model Order Lance, and the uncountable Horde Lance. Based on the idea of Kurita forces swarming the enemy with innumerable light 'Mechs, the Horde Lance gives players the opportunity to field a small army of models in one lance and still be competitive.
The Horde Lance allows a player to take in a single lance no fewer than five and no more than ten light 'mechs, none of which with a damage value greater than 2 at any range or from any special ability. Provided all of these requirements are met and the formation is legal, it benefits from the Swarm bonus ability. With Swarm, when the opposing player targets a unit in this formation, the controlling player may switch the target to any other unit in the formation that is a legal target, in line of sight, and at the same range or less from the attacker. Players should note that the unit only needs to be a legal target (within line of sight) and at the same range or less--it doesn't have to be a unit with the same or less to-hit number.
As cool as the Swarm ability is, it is unreasonable to not expect to experience heavy casualties in this mode of play. To minimize this risk, it is important to treat the Horde Lance like any light lance. Players must make maximum use of movement, jump, cover, range, and rear attack to give the opponent the highest to-hit numbers possible while throwing down as much destruction as these little guys can each turn. Remember pilots, he can't hit what isn't there and it's a whole lot harder if what isn't there is still moving. Selecting the right combat command, one that grants bonuses of movement and attack, cause critical hits before armor is destroyed, and allow for greater movement will maximize the lethality and survivability of the Horde Lance.
Raise Your Colors
All of the favorite combat commands of the DCMS appear in CM: Kurita. Each unit brings with it Special Command Abilities (SCA) much like the special abilities attributed to commands in the old Field Manual: Draconis Combine. Many of the combat commands are light weight with SCAs well suited to strengthen the Horde Lance.
A few commands to consider are:
First Genyosha
Second Amphigean Light Assault Group
Second Night Stalkers
Building Your Force
It is important to remember from the start that a Horde Lance only generates 4 FPs. Thus, if a player wishes to include duplicate models, they will only be allowed to spend 4 FPs to do so (unless the lance is part of the Genyosha or Amphigean Light Assault Group).
When selecting units for the Horde Lance, players must remember the restrictions that:
Considering the likelihood of taking on much sturdier opposing forces with significantly more armor and structure, players want to select models that have considerable TMMs, preferably with jump, to compensate for their lack of armor and structure. If possible, take as many units with the ENE special to reduce the possibility of unfortunate ammo explosions.
Some units of note from the Succession Wars appear in the gallery below!
Notes from the Light 'Mech Pilot's Handbook
Make every effort to flank the enemy and make shots to the rear for the +1 DAM (notice how there are no Sword of Light regiments).
When an enemy targets a long distance sniper, like a Panther, switch the target to a closer-ranged, higher TMM piece like a Jenner.
Arm your Horde Lance with HT generating weapons in order to slow down your opponent's advance.
As much as the name seemingly implies, it cannot be played in a "fire and forget" sort of style. Playing the Horde Lance is a game of patience, maneuver and counter maneuver. When the initiative is on your side, take advantage of it to get into good firing positions. When you don't have the advantage, find cover or run (again, notice the lack of Sword of Light regiments).
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Welcome to Force Building Friday where we look at building units for use in Classic Battletech and Alpha Strike!
Today, we'll pencil together a DCMS Second Night Stalkers Probe Lance designed to maximize movement and reduce to hit numbers.
From the Ground Up
When I got hands on the recent Combat Manual: Kurita, I found page after page of Draconis goodness! This book combines (get it?!) fantastic familiar units with fast-paced new Special Command Abilities. Coupled with a wave of nostalgia brought on by amazing newseen art, I set out to design a lance of one of my favorite comabt command schemes: the Night Stalkers.
Second Night Stalkers
One of the most interesting Kurita schemes around, the Night Stalkers give artists the freedom to crack open more than jara of grey and red when painting DCMS units. The official description from Camospecs.com states:
The Night Stalkers favor blacks, greys, and dark blues.
Referencing examples from across the Camospecs book to FM: Draconis Combine and the new CM: Kurita, players will find examples ranging from a vintage 80's blue, black, and grey Shadow Hawk to a solemn 90's all black Atlas.
More than the colors, the Second Night Stalkers offer some interesting play styles. Being a veteran unit, a Night Stalkers force can average a skill of 3 and take up to two Special Command Abilities (SCA). With the choices available, a player can choose to reduce penalties for fighting at night, reduce to-hit penalties, or build specialized aerospace support. Because they hail from the Combine, the Night Stalkers are also able to choose the Warrior Code SCA (CM: Kurita, 85).
Selecting SCAs and Special Pilot Abilities (SPA) that reduce to hit numbers allows for the design on an especially agressive unit. Chosing to build a Probe Lance reinforces this approach. With 75% of Probe Lance units receiving the Blood Stalker SPA, three of the four pieces will have a -1 to hit target number if they attack a designated unit. The down side is, these units receive a +2 penalty for attacking another unit. (In the latest errata, this SPA applies not to a single opposing model, but the formation it is in!)
This play style can be challenging with a light weight command. In 3039 terms, these units are often light on armor and structure and maybe moderate on speed. To help give these pieces as much survivability as possible, maneuverability and speed are key. Not only do these traits help to put pieces behind cover but also provide additional penalties to hit from TMMs and jump. With the Hit and Run SCA, Night Stalker units can impose a to hit penalty on the opponent when jumping without receiving the +1 to hit penatly themselves. Or, if the Night Stalker unit is moving, it receives a -1 to hit modifier. Yes, when moving, these units fire as if standing still.
If environmental special rules are in play, selecting Environmental Specialization (Night) adds to the Night Stalker's defence. On its own, night time conditions enforce a +2 to hit modifier on all players. The Night Stalkers, however, only incur a +1 to hit penalty.
The take away design philosophy is: reduce your to hit numbers with SCAs and SPAs while increasing your opponent's with range and movement modifiers.
The Models
Wanting to keep the models fairly limited to plastics, I chose:
PNT-9R Panther
JR7-D Jenner
JR7-F Jenner
SHD-2K Shadow Hawk (3rd Edition plastic--it's still made from long-dead dinosaurs!)
Chosing two different Jenners meant that this formation does not need to spend one Faction Point (FP) to pay for the duplicate model. What's more, the -7F has more armor and the ENE special, thereby saving it from dangerous ammunition explosions. If a more energy-based style is appealing, sub the -7D for a JVN-10F. This will, however, reduce the speed of the unit, effectively trading one marker of survivability for another.
The Shadow Hawk's speed of 10"/6"j is a bit too slow for the standard Pursuit Lance--thus, the choice of a Probe Lance. Players shouldn't let this change lure them into forgetting that this lance plays on a razor thin margin of survival. It does, however, bring with it substantial armor and a long-range attack to support its smaller, faster lance mates.
The final piece, the Panther, provides more Kurita flavor, maintains the jump, adds a long range punch. If so inclined, as in the example, players can maximize the reduced to hit approach by taking the named pilot Chu-I Akihiro Feenandez.
With Chu-I Fernandez, players have access to the Combined Fire SCA.
Under optimal circumstances, this unit will have:
-1 to hit for Blood Stalker (three models)
-1 to hit for Hit and Run (three models)
-1 to hit for Combined Fire (four models) and
Automatic critical hit check from Chu-I Feenandez
In one turn, if everything hits where its aimed, this lance will do up 6/7/2, with the crit check or 7/8/3 without.
Take the Night
This unit is super aggressive and pretty quick. It doesn't have a lot of protection on its own--so keep moving! A fun, alternative lance would be to use a command with the Flankers or Hidden Units ability.
Have your own ideas or suggestions for Force Building Friday? Post it in the comments below!
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Mod Monday: Newseens!
Welcome to Mod Monday! One of the best ways to make your force stand apart from the rank and file and attract new players to the table is with creative and unique game pieces. While Battletech and Alpha Strike aren't WYSIWYG (wee-see-wig, "What you see is what you get") like other games, modifications, reposes, and creative construction enhance the gaming experience. In Mod Mondays, we look at cool modifications and tutorials to build dynamic poses!
This week, we'll look at prototypes of the upcoming Newseens releases!
Nostalgia his hard in soft places.
Of all the bits and pieces of Battletech history, none are quite as legendary as the tale of the Unseens. Suffice to say, for those who don't know, you can learn all you need to know about the Unseens by spending a few hours around a classic, Total Warfare-style game with the "Old Guys" who played "Back in the day..." (If you must, you can read a bit about Unseens at Sarna.net and the Battletech forums.)
But what was seen cannot be unseen--at least, not forever. With the release of Alpha Strike, Catalyst Game Labs has torn the sheet off these venerable pieces and given them new life as the Classics--also known as the Newseens.
While so much more can be said for these, lets just enjoy the warm fuzzies of nostalgia with this workbench photo.
What is to come of these? First, [redacted]. Second, I plan on [redacted]. As for the [redacted], it will eventually be [redacted] into a [redacted] because who doesn't love [redacted]. Finally, [redacted].
For all players, new and old, the Unseens will continue to be the stuff of legend. Like a real-world Lostech Cache, the original models will continue to hold our collective nostalgia hostage. With the amazing work coming from the Newseens previewed in the Alpha Strike Combat Manuals, as well as the Primitives and Reseens, players will be able to have a small taste of the excitement of opening a new Marauder or Warhammer at their childhood friendly local game store.
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Throw Back Thursday: Bill Brasky
This is the second Battletech mini I painted sometime around freshman or sophmore year. My friends and I were in a Clan Invasion era Mechwarrior campaign. The command lance was an Atlas, a Zeus (I think?), a Grasshopper, and a Catapult. The Catapult was piloted by the legendary Bill Brasky! At the time, it was hard to get minis and the time and ride to get into Tulsa to buy minis. But I was able to latch onto this one. All the colors used here were from Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby.
I had long been a fan of the Northwind Highlanders--their scenario pack was one of the first books I ever purchased--and wanted to apply colors like that to it. I went with greens and browns, inspired by the recently released Clicktech. I don't recall what inspired the fade stripe, but it was really cool at the time!
Flames are cool, so I worked those onto the missile boxes. The missiles are pins broken off of insignia. The scorch marks were stippled dry brush paint and the smoke is painted and shaped cotton.
I noticed that I could make scratch marks by applying rough and uneven light pigment. I guess I've always used heavely weathered styles.
The Mighty Mouse decal was long held over from my model kits. There was another number on it with the four, but it long ago rubbed off.
At the time, I didn't know about removing mold lines quite so well; I make sure to teach this in detail now.
The base is a mix of railroad ballast and painted table pepper. Thank you, long out of pring Battletech Miniature Rules!
As fun as setting this campaign up was, this lance never took the field. High school and the challenges of growing up forced us to put it on hold. Maybe someday we can get back together and see this one out.
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Mod Monday: Magnet Madness!
Welcome to Mod Monday! One of the best ways to make your force stand apart from the rank and file and attract new players to the table is with creative and unique game pieces. While Battletech and Alpha Strike aren't WYSIWYG (wee-see-wig, "What you see is what you get") like other games, modifications, reposes, and creative construction enhance the gaming experience. In Mod Mondays, we look at cool modifications and tutorials to build dynamic poses!
This week, we'll look a favorite option to allow your miniatures to fulfill a variety of model roles with magnets!
The newseen Shadow Hawk is a great miniature with fantastic variants. Iron Wind Metals did fans a solid by releasing both a -2H and a -2K model. No more worries of "what model is that miniature?"
But what if you want to field a -2H as a skirmisher today, a -2K sniper to smash some Feddies tomorrow, and a -3K to wipe out the Word of Blake on Wednesday? If you're a detail fanatic, you'd need one miniature for each model. Or, you can get by with one model an a few magnets!
Parts List
1x Shadow Hawk SHD-2K
1x Limited Edition Catapult HPPC or similar piece
1x Crab communications dish
1x Medium Laser-ish bit (this one was sawed off a Primitive Shadow Hawk)
1x SHD-2H Cannon and SRM2
1x Black Knight PPC (This was just because of the awesome look B1BFlyer did with his unseen SHD-2K)
Basic Assembly
To begin, construct the legs, torso, and arms of the -2K model. From there, drill a small hole in the forearm, the mounting hole in the torso for the cannon, and one on the left side of the cockpit. In each of these holes, glue a small magnet. Drill each hole deep enough so that a magnet will sit flush with the surface. Then, with a small dot of superglue, glue the magnets into each of the hard points. Note: Remember from science class how magnets have poles? This is important when aligning the magnets on the model with the accessories!
SHD-2H Model
Building the -2H model is a relatively easy matter of drilling matching holes and inserting magnets. For this build, you will need to drill matching holes into the medium laser piece, the cannon, and the SRM2.
For the medium laser, you may find yourself needing to add some greenstuff to fill the gaps between the forearm and the weapon. This is best done by flattening a small dot across the underside. It doesn't have to be pretty; it's okay if it goes over the edges a bit (this can be trimmed off after it hardens). Moisten it with water and press it against the arm where it will be mounted. Once set, remove it and let it cure overnight. After the greenstuff hardens, trim and file down the excess putty. Then, find the point to add the magnet (if the arm had the magnet in place already there should be an impression in the greenstuff) and drill a hole.
When adding the cannon, remove the premolded pin. In that same spot, drill a hole for the magnet. Use this same technique for the SRM2. Bam! Done.
To ensure that the magnets align properly, have the one you will glue into the accessory magnetize itself to the hard points' magnets first. Carefully remove the magnet with tweezers (being sure to remember which side is which), then glue this into the hole on the other piece.
SHD-2K Model
This modification is especially easy if using the -2K cannon included with the model. Use the same process as with the -2H. If, however, your build uses the Black Knight PPC a bit of work remains.
First, trim and round the square mounting peg of the PPC. This can be done with a bit of careful X-Acto work and filing. To make the weapon more upright and less angled, build up the peg with enough greenstuff until it is flush with the flat edge of the PPC. Once cured, file and trim the excess greenstuff. Find the spot and drill a hole for the magnet. Using the previously described technique, glue it into the spot.
SHD-3K Model
For this build, use the medium laser from the -2H and you're already almost there.
The HPPC from the Limited Edition Catapult requires a bit of work. On the one hand, there isn't a lot of drilling-simply glue an appropriately sized magnet in the hole. Fill in the other side with greenstuff and carve as you please.
To add a bit more detail, use a dish or antenna array to represent the C3 slave. This can be a bit tricky, as it requires some very small, careful, and patient drilling. With this example from the Crab, the hole for the magnet would have destroyed a significant amount of material to make it flush with the base of the bit. So, leaving a bit exposed creates the illusion of a varied size piece-maybe with a rotating base.
Magnet Madness
Magnets have a great deal of application, despite the extra work involved in adding them to your projects. If you're a die-hard WYSIWYG player or want to make your omnis truly omni magnets allow you to have a variety of parts for one chassis. They also allow for quick swaps, customization, and even a bit of cool in-game reposes if used on turrets and the like.
Magnets do not, however, make for strong poses. One of the most frustrating things I found while working with these on this project is that the nature of the magnet makes the bit fit how it wants to-and that is not always how I wanted it.
Regardless of how you come at it, magnetizing pieces is a cool effect and, more importantly, the skills required to do it are indispensable in a wide range of painting and modeling activities.
Have your own magnet madness or Shadow Hawk builds? Post them in the comments!
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Mod Monday: Jenner JR7-C
Welcome to Mod Monday! One of the best ways to make your force stand apart from the rank and file and attract new players to the table is with creative and unique game pieces. While Battletech and Alpha Strike aren't WYSIWYG (wee-see-wig, "What you see is what you get") like other games, modifications, reposes, and creative construction enhance the gaming experience. In Mod Mondays, we look at cool modifications and tutorials to build dynamic poses!
This week, we'll look at an easy repose and modification to make the Jenner JR7-C. Although this tutorial uses a metal model, it is just as easy with the plastic models-maybe even easier!
Jenner Model
Hobby Saw or X-Acto Saw
Sculpting Tool
Pen Drill
Antenna Wire (floral wire or toothbrush bristles)
Making the JR7-C Model
The major change from a JR7-D to a JR7-C is the same as many of the early C3 refits: the removal of a medium laser and the addition of a C3 slave. In this case, one of the left arm lasers is dropped. Pick a weapons port and apply a small bit of greenstuff. Squish it into the port. With a sculpting to or X-Acto knife, scrape away the excess. You may find it easier to do this with a blade dipped in water (this helps prevent the putty from stucking to it).
Let it cure over night.
Once set, gently file the spot until it is flush with the rest of the surface.
To help emphasize the C3 computer, be sure to add an antenna. While there isn't a nice guide hole in the mini, the panel lines on the back of the cockpit make a T shape that works nicely. With an appropriately small drill bit, drill a small hole in the T lines. Glue in your choice antenna.
Reposing the Jenner Bonus Mod
To repose the Jenner takes a only a little bit of time but makes for a repose more inline with the model's stats. It is easier with the metal miniature becuase it allows for bending the piece in a few places.
Start by removing one foot and the corresponsing leg from the base and the torso with a hobby saw or X-Acto saw. Cut slowly and carefully to preserve as much detail as possible; this will save you from having to resculpt details later. Remember, the thicker the cutting tool, the more material you will lose. To keep model proportions, this may require you to rebuild lost material with greenstuff. On this miniature, I had to resculpt the horizontal panels on the inside of the hip because the saw removed them.
To make the foot appear as if kicking back in stride, remove a small triangle from above the heel. File down the excess material. Apply a small dot of glue and gently bend the foot into place. Wipe away the excess glue and file when dry. If you would like to add simple treads to the foot, scour and file a few lines across the bottom.
To keep the weapons pods aligned forward, remove and reposition the one from the leg. Simply remove the pod as close to it as possible to leave the joint in tact. This js a good time to get at pesky, hard to reach mold lines.
Once the weapons pod is removed, find the desired angle and reglue the leg. There is enough sueface area that pinning the joint isn't necessary. It doesn't hurt, however, to pin it in place. Find the desired angle of the weapons pod and reglue it.
To give the piece a bit more of a running pose, gently bend the leg on the base at the ankle and the knee. This will distort the panel lines a bit. To clean up the curved lines, carefully reform them by scraping an X-Acto or files through them.
In about an afternoon, you too can have an simple and awesome reposed Jenner. What's more, the fundamental skills used in this job apply to nearly all levels of reposing and modding. From files to saws and drill bits to greenstuff, developing and refining these techniques opens an infinite world of new and interesting models.
Have your own Jenner modification? Tell us about it in the comments!
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A question plagues green and veteran players alike, "What do I transport my miniatures in?" Over the years I've seen armies and art transported in:
This last category can in itself be a challenge. "What style do I get? How big? What kind of foam? Hard case or soft shell?" And for Battletech and Alpha Strike, "Where do I keep my rule books and record sheets?" The search seems endless.
I'm happy to report, however, that Battle Foam has stepped up to the challenge of providing quality, useful carrying equipment for miniatures, gaming supplies, and rules supplements with their diverse lines of products for nearly any system and scale you may collect and play, including cases and foam made for Battletech!
With high recommendation from the admins of Battletech Megaton Painting Challenge I opted for the Iron Kingdoms Messenger Bag for a first foray into Battle Foam. Retailing for $49.99 from their website, this bag is comparable to other storage and transport solutions. Coming in at 17" x 14" x 5" this bag can haul quite a bit of gear ranging from rule books, supplements, record sheets, notebooks, or a laptop or tablet device with all of your PDFs!
Fancy outside velcro to show your faction pride or favorite ride!
Easily carried with a comfortable grip handle or shoulder strap, this unassuming bag blends in on the outside with any innocuous messenger bags. But that's where the similarities end. By day, its a mild mannered laptop bag. Once the clock clicks five and you hit the door, this covert "work laptop" secretly carries everything you need for a hard-fighting night at the game shop. The Battle Foam Iron Kingdoms Messenger Bag has so much storage you can carry your laptop and work assignments in one section and your gaming aids in another. Never be far from your hobbies with this bag.
Unclip and open the flap to find pouches and storage galore! So much storage that I couldn't figure out what all to put into it for example photos. So many pouches. In this bag you can carry everything you need for a game of Battletech or Alpha Strike. From miniatures and dice, to rules and supplements, even to a bit of Battletech faction gear, this bag can do it all!
The Battle Foam Iron Kingdoms Messenger Bag does away with the days of carrying your minis and rules into the game shop in two trips! The spacious main storage compartment is zipper closed to hold your copy of BattleMech Manual, Total Warfare, Alpha Strike, and easily still have room to fit at least one more supplement. If you're a PDF user instead, throw your laptop and charger or tablet in there and suit up to go. Need a place to stash your record sheets or keep your Total Warfare and Alpha Strike tables? The convenient pullout pocket has enough room to comfortably store a folder or two of these necessary game aids! Have that last minute campaign book, TRO, or other book to bring along? The second large zipper pouch has more room to carry around those dead trees! Though it won't carry every book you own, this bag will easily carry all the books you need for a night's gaming.
This bag far and away beat my expectations. The outside velcro for faction gear makes this bag a fun accessory to bring to the game and show your Kurita pride! For its slightly limited Battletech and Alpha Strike miniature storage, this messenger bag more than makes up for this with the ability to carry so much gear! Being able to comfortably carry all your movement dice, measuring tape, rules and supplements, map sheets, TROs, record sheets and unit cards makes this the perfect bag for most games of Battletech and Alpha Strike.
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Tutorials and Projects
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Kevin McDonald is expected to be fit for Saturday's clash with Crawley Town.
Danny Wilson has reported at his weekly press conference that the Scottish midfielder trained on Thursday and the Gaffer his confident McDonald will be raring to go at the Broadfield Stadium on Saturday.
The boss confirmed: "Kevin trained on Thursday and we are hoping for no reaction overnight, but it looks like he will make the trip with us to Crawley.
"We feared the worst at Carlisle, but thankfully Kevin has responded well to some intense treatment and we have to praise the medical staff.
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DVD of the Week: V's have Arrived on DVD
It is election day and are you ready for an invasion?
The V's are invading on DVD today, the ABC alien-drama starring Elizabeth Mitchell, aired last year a total of 12 episodes that are all out on this DVD set. V returns on Tuesday, January 4th at 9/8c with 10 new episodes that promise to build on last year's solid year one. The show also stars Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Laura Vandervoort, and Scott Wolf.
The 3 disc set includes specials on the special effects that drive the series, an explanation from cast and creators about the mythology, and stories from the set as well as the usual commentary and unaired scenes.
I highly recommend checking this one out, it is a well made and produced sci-fi series and believe it or not had the biggest demo premiere of any new series last year. It is out on DVD today!


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by Laura Parker Roerden
Every night now the swallows
fall and rise over the hayfield,
slicing the sky as if skinning it open
to feed on insects.
I can imagine DaVinci must have seen them.
His drawings of flying machines spoke of
curved elegance; of momentum that turns
planes of existence upside, down.
of alacrity, and dreams made visible
by wind; aloft a spark of heart applied
to mathematics that unified computation,
that brought us to soar impossibly
off a beach in North Carolina—to step on the moon;
though he held only a simple pencil to paper
fueled by a simple curiosity for knowing.
Our ancestor's myths rose like birds and
connected us to truth as sinew,
told us of our place in clan,
in dirt and cosmos.
But modern myths divide us.
They take off as false words and ideas
—unreal facts crumbled in
angry knuckles of hate.
They do nothing to open hope's heart;
They do not flip the trigger in your throat
that speaks only of the rising and falling
and dawn that is now;
DaVinci was said to buy birds at market
And set them free.
What would he think of the
cages we now willingly enter;
of the cages we deny exist?
Yes, these myths keep us from knowing;
they separate us from the land and each other
like a knife expertly removes bone
from flesh. If we accept it in hand,
we will never be free like the swallow.
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Climate experts tell us that Arctic sea ice extent (which has been increasing for six months and is right about what it always is this time of year) is the lowest in 12,000 years.
Polar ice is lost at sea | Grist
Apparently the current 14 million km² is less than 0 km² from 6,000 years ago.
Less Ice In Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 Years Ago — ScienceDaily
I prepared a reference chart to help understand this tricky climate math.
Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
This may seem difficult for a layman to understand, but it requires a level of spiritual understanding only available to Democrats – whose top climate prophet says the Arctic will be ice free in a few weeks.


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I'm so proud of this bread. A beautiful, crusty, chewy baguette. I have no idea why I baked, photographed, and wrote a blog post about it over a year ago, but never hit "publish". So, in the interest of spring cleaning, here it is: Julia Child's french bread.
I will not get into the topic of what makes a "proper" french bread. This is a much disputed topic. However...proper or not, this bread is damn good. And you can't ask for a more reliable source for a good recipe than Julia Child.
This is the kind of recipe that you must read, reread, then commit a substantial amount of time to carrying it out (although as with most bread recipes, the bulk of that time is hands-off). But don't be too intimidated- it really is ultimately quite simple and very worthwhile.
At The Sour Dough you can find not only Julia's original recipe, but helpful comments and tips from experienced bakers interspersed throughout. There is a wealth of information there. Finally, I believe I've linked to this before, but do take a look at this video of Julia Child and Danielle Forestier making french bread. For a visual learner like myself, it helps to see the recipe, not just read it.
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The Power of Prayer
I consider myself a spiritual person over a religious person. I can see how many people confuse the two but for me there is a huge difference. I am Jewish, was raised that way and go to an Orthodox synagogue here in Los Angeles but that doesn't deter me from getting my spiritual fix any which way I can.
I started praying when I was newly sober nine years ago. My sponsor told me to get on my knees every morning and say a few prayers. As a Jewish girl I was used to getting on my knees for one thing only so this was a new concept for me.
To this day I get on my knees every morning and I pray, not for myself but for God's will for me and the power to carry that out. In my recovery program they say only pray for others not for you. I'm not sure I agree with that. There are many times I will pray for a solution to a problem or for help for myself.
When I was in a particular predicament after having three miscarriages recently I prayed like there was no tomorrow but was not getting any relief. Then, a friend told me about Silent Unity's prayer request. (You either call or send your prayer request in by phone or online). She told me that every time she put a prayer request in and they prayed for her for 30 days, whatever problem she was dealing with was resolved.
You would have thought that she told me where the fountain of youth was because I immediately went on the site and put in a prayer request and I continue to do so when I need help. My friend was right every single situation that I prayed about a solution for was resolved within 30 days. Even though this is a Christian church and I am Jewish doesn't mean I can't utilize their services because spirituality and help is there for anyone who needs it no matter what race, color or religion you are.
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After all, I was once a nontraditional student (for teacher education, in English and Allied Arts).
I consider going back AGAIN sometimes. It was challenging, but worth it.
Nowadays, some students worry that there may not be a job for them when they get out of school. It's a valid worry. Some ask their advisors about it... and I would say that's a good idea. There are also some sites online that tell what kinds of jobs are in demand.
Of course, you should like what you are doing. I have heard that some graduates are so valuable they actually are recruited and don't even need to apply for a job. But those graduate areas are hard to find, at least they were for me.
My personal experience, at first, then later: I found that there WERE jobs out there, but not always the optimal ones.
Some advice I'd give new graduates: don't settle for the first job you get... IF you can help it. Do your homework first. Seriously.
Of course, if you need to start working at your chosen job right away, sometimes you DO need to take the first job that accepts you. And then just take your chances. BUT you might get more than one offer. And one might be way better than the other.
I found at my first job (as a "regular" graduate) that waiting a little while to check out positions could be worth it. This is hindsight, because I only realized that AFTER I was working at the other place. If you find out that one place is better, it's OK to let the other place know about it before you start working there. You CAN change your mind.
Ask around at the place you are thinking of working. Get an idea of what happened to the last person that had your job. Did they quit early? Why? Does the company or place you want to work at have a good reputation in the community? What is the boss like? Are they fair?
Yes, luck does have something to do with finding a great job, that is fulfilling and makes you actually WANT to be there. It can be kind of scary to ask people at the workplace what they think of it. It makes me nervous just thinking of doing that. But next time, if I do that again, that's EXACTLY what I plan to do.
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Lady Gaga Confirms "Dope" Will Be The Final 'ARTPOP' Buzz Single, Shares Terrifying Cover
Lady Gaga wasn't going to let Halloween pass without giving her Little Monsters a special treat. The Koons of pop jumped on Twitter this afternoon (October 31) to let everyone know that "Dope" will be final pre-release promo single from ARTPOP. It hits iTunes on November 4.
Mother Monster also shared the cover and it's her most terrifying work yet. Looking like a cross between Frankenstein and Michael Jackson, Gaga poses in an oversized box-shaped jacket and underpants. That's fairly normal by her standards but she has scary teeth and bruises near her crotch. Enough said.
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GREENWOOD COUNTY: Fujifilm
Jul 03, 2017 02:04PM
By Makayla Gay
By Vincent Harris
Since opening their manufacturing plant in 1989, Fujifilm has been a vital part of Greenwood County's economic landscape. Employing slightly fewer than 1,000 people on a 500-acre campus, the massive multiple facilities produces QuickSnap recyclable cameras, inkjet photographic paper, color photographic paper, and digital printing plates for the graphic arts industry. The Fujifilm USA Manufacturing plant alone, the centerpiece of the facility that's been open for more than 25 years, employs 600 workers in four-shift rotations.
That's a gigantic economic footprint, particularly in a county with a total population of fewer than 70,000 people, according to the most recent available statistics from 2014. And the relationship between the company and Greenwood is a partnership at its core. On Fujifilm's website, there's a section titled "Why Greenwood?" that explains what the company saw in the city more than two decades ago.
"Quite often we are asked, 'Why South Carolina?'" the site reads, "but once people actually visit our complex, and experience the beauty and friendliness of Greenwood, South Carolina, they understand. Greenwood and the State of South Carolina offered the winning combination of available property, abundant clean water in the form of Lake Greenwood, incentives to develop the infrastructure in terms of roadways, water, sewer, natural gas, and electricity, and a state technical education system that we could utilize to train our workforce."
That brief description is actually helpful when one considers the other ways that Fujifilm involves itself in Greenwood and the surrounding area. In fact, the company's dedication to community involvement underwent a transformation a few years ago, moving from what Fujifilm Greenwood's senior public relations specialist Lisa Emily calls a "checkbook approach," in which the company determined what worthy causes to donate to and wrote a check, to a more strategic plan that targets specific areas.
"Several years ago, we divided our philanthropies into five different areas," Emily says. We focused on women's issues, minority issues, education, environment and then what we call community relations."
Community relations and women's issues are where the vast majority of Fujifilm's charitable efforts are focused. They've sponsored the Greenwood Relay For Life for the last three years, a walkathon-based event designed to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Fujifilm also runs a yearly campaign to raise money for the United Way.
The women's issues branch features an interesting twist on the typical charity-business relationship. Rather than directly donating to different charities, Fujifilm instead acts as a sponsor for the LPGA-related Symetra Series, a developmental series for professional and amateur female golfers.
"(Greenwood golf course) The Links At Stoneypoint acts as a host for a Symetra Series tournament," Emily says, "and we're a major sponsor. The series donates large sums each year for women's issues and entities."
Last fiscal year, Fujifilm also made a donation to the Pathway House in Greenwood, a shelter for homeless women that is connected to the United Way.
Education is the field that Fujifilm has directed resources towards the longest.
"I've been here 20-something years," Emily says, "and when I first started we were providing $2,000 scholarships for Clemson, USC and Lander, along with four $1000 scholarships for Piedmont Tech. In the past couple of years we've transitioned from targeting high school students who indicated an interest in science and technology to trying to strategically funnel our money towards encouraging people to pursue educational opportunities that lead to manufacturing occupations."
Emily says the change has come because even though those who receive the scholarships aren't beholden to Fujifilm in any way, the company has seen its manufacturing workforce needs expand more than their science and technology requirements, so they're hoping to steer more students in their direction.
Fujifilm's work in the environmental field comes through donations to Upstate Forever, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting critical lands and waters across Upstate South Carolina. The Fujifilm campus is also a certified Wildlife & Industry Together site, meaning that the S.C. Wildlife Federation has designated land on the campus to be developed by the company, volunteers and community groups into a natural habitat.
"The environment has been one of our top three focus areas since I've been here," Emily says. "Fujifilm globally has a really strong commitment to the protection and preservation of the environment and our natural resources; it's always it's been a focus of ours."
The company's work under the minority outreach umbrella comes in its partnership with the Greenwood Career Center, the Urban League and the Greenwood YMCA.
"We just recently began working with the Urban League of the Upstate to develop a presence in the Greenwood Career center to support workshops for ACT classes and SAT classes," Emily says. "We also support the YMCA's High Hopes tutorial program."
Regardless of what charities or organizations Fujifilm becomes involved with, Emily says that the focus for their Greenwood location is almost always on their own community. "There's a very conscious effort on our part to keep Greenwood and the surrounding areas in the forefront of our efforts," she says. "All of these programs are very Greenwood-specific."


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This is a recording of a NISE Network online brown-bag conversation held in 2014 and introduces the basic strategies of Sheltered Instruction to help English-speaking facilitators reach participants who don't speak English, as well as those with other language barriers. Presented by: Tim Hecox, Kari Jensen, and Veronika Nunez of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; and Renee Guerrero of the WOW! Children's Museum For more information, and for a link to the recording, please see the Resources section of this page.
Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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Toronto mayor Rob "Laughable Bumblefuck" Ford is back in council for the first time he admitted that he smoked crack (though he insists he's not a "crack smoker"). He's refused to step aside and repudiated his lawyer's suggestion that he was going into rehab. Meanwhile, the trial of Sandro Lisi proceeds apace — the mayor's friend/fixer/driver/muscle, up on drug dealing and extortion charges — and the video evidence that the mayor arranged wordless package handovers with Lisi in parking lots and parks and public toilets is on everyone's mind. Rob Ford has always made a big deal about saving the taxpayer money by refusing a driver (it was his excuse when he was caught reading while driving on the highway), but he clearly also didn't have a driver because it would have interfered with crack smoking, drunken stupors, and covert meetings with drug dealers.
But say what you will about the mayor — and there's a lot to say, for example, his claims of saving money are BS — he certainly has comedic timing. Check out the pregnant pause in council after he's asked whether he's bought illegal drugs. Comedy genius!
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|"Here he comes to save the day! Thank goodness Supercook is on his way!"
This whole summer was so off kilter. Menu planning went straight out the window. We were on the road so much that we ate out a lot, then when Daddy died people brought so much food that we didn't cook at all for two weeks (in fact, my sister sent me home with so much food that I still didn't cook for days after coming back).
But it's time to get back on track. Today I've been clearing kitchen counters and doing a rough inventory of the pantry, fridge, and freezer. We have a surprising amount of food that does not go together. :/ So it was a huge relief to have found Supercook. You select ingredients you have from the list provided or enter them manually, and it offers a list of recipes you can make with them.
It's a pretty bare-bones operation but it functions smoothly, and I didn't have to sign up to use it. There was no FAQ but it looks like if you do sign up, you can store recipes and create shopping lists.
Tonight, based on the ingredients I told it I have, our dinner will consist of Salisbury steaks with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, and a tomato and cucumber salad. I'll just repeat this process over and over until I've gone thru all the food storage areas and can regroup with my usual menu planning.
Oh, remind me in a few days to tell you about the cool food storage thing Ella and I did last week. We even won a prize for it!


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Bamboo Forest is located in the northwestern part of Kyoto, Japan. The surface is 16 square kilometers.
It is considered one of the most beautiful parts of Japan. The Japanese government is protected the sound that is heard while the wind is blowing. They say that is one of the "100 sounds that must be preserved." Anyone who has been in this forest is recommended that these forests must visit. Roads are decorated and provide a pleasant walk through the woods.


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So… it started snowing Friday at 11 a.m. and didn't stop until sometime late last night. I was at work, and we were all racing to finish the paper so we could get home. Got to leave about 1:30 and the roads were already covered. The idiot driving in front of me thought it was a good idea to stop on a steep hill in the ice and snow to have a bloody conversation with someone in an oncoming vehicle. Moron.
Friday night, the snow turned to freezing rain. I'd say we had about 4 inches of snow that compacted into 2 inches of ice. Our beautiful cherry tree split in two and now has my car trapped in the garage. Because that's just what I need.
Here in Tennessee, we don't get many heavy snows, so when it happens, we don't have any real way of dealing with it. Schools and businesses shut down because the country, mountain roads are just too hazardous to drive in. Two inches of snow will shut down schools. Two inches of snow plus ice will shut down the whole town.
Now I have to figure out how to get to work tomorrow because the cherry tree is frozen to the ground and I can't get my car out.


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Finally!! Got some time to post pictures of some armies for DBA that I painted during this year. Not only Romans and Romans foes. Some steps back in time and here come two ancient Greek armies: Athenians and Thebans. They will soon face each other on the battlefield. In the meantime, let's review the troops.
Few more pictures in my blog https://flowersinyourcannons.blogspot.com/


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Welcome to the Honolulu Altered Books Group blog.
This installment has double the art to see. It will include not only April 2015 but also the art from our March 2015 meeting. For those of you viewing this site for the first time, let me tell you a little bit about our group.
The Honolulu Altered Books Group, which started in 2003, is a multicultural group intent on rescuing 'obsolete' books with the most creative 'anything goes' mixed media techniques. Members participate in round robins, contributing artwork to each others books on a variety of topics. The group meets monthly in Kakaako, Hawaii, sharing creativity, techniques and more.
"Be who you are and say
what you feel because
those who mind don't
matter and those who
matter don't mind"
Dr Suess
|Sue shares with us the brilliant mind of Jim Henson
in her "Imagination Illustrated" spread.
|Debbie uses the colors from her "Mystery Palette Challenge"
to recreate a happy moment in her life.
|The Marine Corps Band playing Happy on
Kailua Beach on the 4th of July.
|Stephanie pays tribute to her mom in the "Heroes" book.
|Pat gives us her Peachy Circle
of Colors layout.
|Jennifer shows us the art of Kintsukuroi in
her "From the Mundane to the Sublime" spread.
|A repaired item becomes even more treasured.
|Here Lorena shows us via a self portrait, her way
of how to "Chill-Lax" while on an early morning walk
with her dog.
|Kim and Kehau, with help of their Minion Friends,
keep us laughing in the "What's My Line" book.
|Pam's "It's About Time" layout visits
10 after 10, the universal time to drink wine!
|Time to be creative.
|Time Line!
|Does anybody really know what time it is?
|Su really steps out on this layout in the
"High-Rise Adventures" book.
Yikes! Don't fall!
|Rosemary shares with us Hobbits, Friends and Family
in her "Faerie Folk" spread.
"What Makes Me Sing"
|Amy shares what makes her sing.
Of course, it is anytime her Hubby Lopaka sings!
|Lorraine created this Watercolor for
the "Design and Create Art" book.
|Darrell broke out the Astro-Turf to create his
"Constructing A Game Plan" spread.
First thing, lots of Xs and Os...
Then Date, Wed and move to Hawaii.
|He Scores!
Here is the April 2015 art.
|Pam rose to the occasion in her
"High-Rise Adventure" spread.
|Su explores the myth of Tanuki in
her "Faerie Folk" layout.
|A true master of disguise.
"What Makes me Sing"
|Food, dance, dreams and moon are
things that make Rosemary sing.
|Amy shares her thought-provoking watercolor
depiction of what is happening atop Mauna Kea
in her "Design and Create Art" layout.
"Constructing a Game Plan"
|Lorraine's got it all down on how
to construct a game plan....
Oh, wait a minute, Plan B
|OOPS, Plan C
|"Hello, PizzaMan? Do you deliver?
|Darrell took to the night for his "Imagination Illustrated"
layout featuring the Muppets after dark.
|Sue created this beautiful origami layout
using the colors from her Mystery Palette Challenge"
|Debbie's "Heroes, Super Heroes and Villains" layout
explores the villain in her life.
Father time! There is never enough time in
the day to get everything done!
|Stephanie is thinking pink in her "Circle Of Color"
|Pat explores softness and boldness in
her "From the Mundane to the Sublime" spread.
|Jennifer recalls a communal bath house
she visited while living in Japan.
"What's My Line"
|Lorena shared with us a day in the life of
of the Garwoods.
I think we can insert any last name into that title!
"It's About Time"
|Kim And Kehau share with us: giving of your time
is the greatest gift you can give.


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Kickboxer's and Muay Thai fighters go the extra mile when it comes to strengthening their bones. They don't just drink milk and call it a day. These fighters spend a lot of time in the gym not only strengthening muscle but intentionally breaking their bones.
Muay Thai fighters and Kickboxers train with repeated strikes using the forearms and shins. In Thailand, before the advent of heavy bags, pads and other modern tools, they would kick banana trees and other hard objects to condition their shins. Many modern day practitioners use bamboo as a striking surface to both deaden the nerves in the shin. Once the striking is done, the bamboo rods are rolled against the shin to further compress the bone. This stress also creates micro fractures in the bone that induce repair of the bone material which leads to a more robust honey comb structure that is more resilient to damage.
Muay Thai Kickboxer Buakaw Por Pramuk is notorious for chopping down trees with vicious leg kicks. You may be wondering how breaking bone can cause it to be stronger than it was before. Well, much like scar tissue is more rigid than that of unscarred tissue, bone that has been broken and rebuilt also develops stronger bonds. In fact, unbeknownst to many, your bone is continually absorbed and and redeposited by cells in the body called Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts (respectively). These cells work to both grow, maintain and rebuild your bones throughout your life. As you age, these cells (like many other processes in the body) begin to slow down and that is one of the reasons why elderly people have more brittle bones.
Knowing how bone is remodeled still doesn't fully explain the amazing feats these fighters perform throughout their training. (Some films have depicted Kickboxers training, as they graduate from kicking banana trees they might go as far as kicking the sides of trains, cars, and rocks, however this is largely sensationalized for the big screen and not a practice most sensible fighters would engage in.) Similar processes used for the shins have also been used for the hands and forearms in both Muay Thai and other art forms (such as Karate). When bones are fully strengthened it allows for clean strikes breaking through stacks of wood, bricks, concrete and even marble.
If not done properly injuries can range from minor cuts and abrasions to stress fractures that can impair training and may even result in debilitating conditions. There are safer ways than the banana tree, which is actually quite soft in comparison to other wood. Fighters today usually do vigorous bag work, pad work and sparring to achieve stronger bones. This will cause natural bruising, swelling, and micro- fractures as well but on a much smaller scale. Others have been known to use steel rods to roll against the length of their shins and fore arms. With some pressure the steel causes very minor bruising along the bone (essentially also causing micro fractures) which then induces repair. The advantage here is the force is controlled and risk of serious injury can be minimized.
As always, at SciFighting, we stress safety and caution for anyone who is interested in enhancing their performance. Before engaging in any bone strengthening exercises consult a professional trainer and perhaps even your physician to ensure you are not putting yourself at excessive risk.


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Nothing Lasts Forever; fantasy / comedy, USA, 1984; D: Tom Schiller, S: Zach Galligan, Apollonia Von Ravenstein, Lauren Tom, Sam Jaffe, Imogene Coca, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
Adam is pretending to play a piano, but in reality that instrument is running automatically. The audience in the hall notice the trick and get angry... Adam wakes up. It was all a dream. Then a stranger he meets in a train advises him to become an artist, so Adam leaves Europe and returns to New York. Once there, he first needs to get a licence for artists, but fails and starts a relationship with a portrait model who cheats on him. When Adam gives a homeless man some bread the latter leads him to an underground layer full of colors that plans to bring love to humanity. Adam enters a bus that flies away and lands on the Moon. There he can walk without space suits and finds the woman of his dreams, but gets persecuted by Ted, the bus conductor. Back on Earth, Adam starts playing the piano and everyone loves him.
"Nothing Lasts Forever" is an original, unique and different feature length debut from director Tom Schiller, a comedy of a questionable cult. Schiller obviously has a creative mind so he directed this 75-minute story in black and white photography, except for the middle sequences of the underground world and locations on the Moon that are filmed in vibrant colors, symbolizing an apathetic, anemic and stiff society of the modern world until the hero Adam discovers a different world where he finds happiness, handling the themes of mechanical conventions and revolution, but only marginally touching them. The movie is bizarre and abstract, but sadly also confusing and not particularly funny. The enthusiastic hero Adam is desperately trying to become and artist but doesn't have talent, which is implied in his dream where he is "playing" the piano that is run automatically, and his wondering through New York without a goal or consciousness in search for some inspiration - or meaning? - are interesting, but vague and many moments don't have a point. The most interesting parts are small appearances of stars like Dan Aykroyd as the annoying boss or Bill Murray as the bus conductor that chases the hero across the Moon. Today, the movie is hard to find and has become a collector's item, and a few gags are amusing: for instance, Adam gets the assignment to quickly draw a naked woman model in front of him on paper, and he tries but sooner than expected the time is up and the only thing he managed is to draw is black pubic hair on the blank paper. Other instances include a harp as a symbol for promise, a triple cappuccino getting served in a enormous cup and Adam's fall from the Moon to New York.


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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor Sheet Music
Artist: Robert Schumann (also known as Robert Alexander Schumann)
Writer: Hans-Gunter Heumann, Robert Schumann
Writer: Hans-Gunter Heumann, Robert Schumann
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Artists Songs
- A Tale of Distant Lands
- Abschied, Waldszenen Op.82 No.9
- Adagio (Robert Schumann)
- Albumblatter I in F sharp minor
- Albumblatter III in A flat major
- Almost Too Serious, Op. 15, No. 10
- Am Camin (By The Fireside) from 'Kinderscenen' Op.15
- An Die Sterne
- Arabeske Op.18
- Arabesque (Robert Schumann Op. 18)
- At the Fireside (Robert Schumann)
- Birthday March op. 85 No. 1
- Blindman's Bluff, Op. 15, No. 3
- Blindman's Buff
- Bogeyman's Coming
- Bärentanz (Bear's Dance)
- Canonic Study in B Major Op56
- Chiarina
- Child Falling Asleep, No.12 from Scenes from Childhood Op.15
- Chopin
- Choral
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor
- Country Dance (Landlicher Tanz) - Orchestra
- Davidsbundler, Op. 6 (Innig)
- Davidsbundler, Op. 6 (Lebhaft)
- Davidsbundler, Op. 6 (Mit Humor)
- Davidsbündler Dances
- Der Contrabandiste
- Der Dichter Spricht
- Der Dichter Spricht (The Poet Speaks) (from 'Scenes from Childhood') (Op. 15 No.13)
- 137 More. Go To Artist...
- 3 Exercises
- A Little Night Music
- A Tear
- A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Adagietto
- Adagio Cantabile from Sonata Pathetique Op.13, Theme from the Second Movement
- Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman in C major
- Air On A G String
- Air (from The Water Music Suite) (Georg Friedrich Händel)
- Alla Turca
- Allegretto, Op.176, No.24
- Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 in A major (Second Movement) (Ludwig van Beethoven)
- Allegretto in C major (Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy)
- Allegro In B Flat Major, K. 3 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- An Old Romance
- Andante Cantabile (Carl Czerny)
- Andante Grazioso (from Piano Sonata No.12 In A) (K331)
- Andante in A major (Franz Joseph Haydn)
- Arabesque (Robert Schumann Op. 18)
- Arabesque No.1 in E major
- Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 (Johann Friedrich Burgmuller)
- Aria (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Arietta (Grieg)
- Asturias (Carlos Bonell)
- At the Fireside (Robert Schumann)
- Ave Maria (Charles Gounod; J. S. Bach; Elvis Presley)
- Ave Maria (Franz Peter Schubert - D839)
- Ave Verum Corpus K618
- Awakening In The Woods
- Badinerie (Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor)
- 290 More. Go To Artist...
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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for director Spike Jonze's upcoming romantic drama Her. The story revolves around a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with his operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). The film picked up considerable acclaim at its New York Film Festival Premiere, with Matt calling it a "tender, funny, and touching love story" in his review. This trailer (aided by the musical stylings of Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry") continues to highlight the central romance while also revealing a refreshingly warm performance by Phoenix. Her really looks to be something quite special, and I can't wait to check out the full film.
Hit the jump to watch the new trailer and to check out a large batch of high-resolution images. The film also stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and Olivia Wilde. Her opens in limited release on December 18th and expands wide on January 10th.
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Here's the official synopsis for Her:
Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, "her" follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world.


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The concept of an all-inclusive resort, where one price covers lodging, meals, drinks, activities, and entertainment, took off at Caribbean beach destinations in the 1970s, with Club Med dominating the original budget-minded market. By the late '80s, developers were introducing the next phase of luxury all-inclusive that might include personal butlers; salon and spa treatments; fitness, cooking and language classes; and cultural tours.
Traveling seniors tend to be more interested in convenience and gravitate to these high-end all-inclusive resorts. As with families, the security provided by a gated all-inclusive resort adds a level of comfort. Easy participation in activities such as golf, tennis and cycling appeals to older guests, as does a variety of fine-dining options such as those found at the Breezes Grand in Negril, Jamaica. As an added plus, vacationing at an all-inclusive resort can make it easier to stick to an established budget.
Choosing an All-Inclusive Resort
Some all-inclusive resorts cater to families with children and focus on activities appropriate for an age mix of participants; others attract boisterous singles and younger couples looking for a party vacation with plenty of alcohol. To avoid those types of distractions, look for an adults-only property with the types of amenities and activities that most appeal to you.
Some destinations, such as the Mayakoba or Playacar areas of Playa del Carmen, for example, cater more to older adults without children than others, such as nearby Cancun.
The Couples Swept Away resort in Jamaica attracts tennis lovers, while numerous all-inclusive encompass their own golf courses or provide access to ones nearby. The course at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic earns accolades as the Caribbean's best, though the resort does welcome children. The all-inclusive price at some resorts excludes golf, so check before you book if getting in 18 holes each day tops your list of vacation must-dos.
Many resorts design their offerings for couples, but others provide welcoming accommodations for solo travelers or a group of single friends at properties that range from lively to tranquil. Single seniors looking to make new friends, reconnect with old ones, or enjoy some quality alone time can still find value at an all-inclusive resort.
Booking an All-Inclusive Vacation
Before you provide your credit card number, make sure you understand the fee structure of the resort you choose and account for any hidden expenses, such as transportation to and from the resort, service staff gratuities or activity surcharges. Ask questions until you fully understand what you can expect for your money; booking an all-inclusive vacation should leave you with little to focus on other than relaxation and fun once you arrive. And while luxury all-inclusive can take the stress out of travel, they might not be a good choice if you prefer to fully explore a destination, getting off the beaten path and eating like a local.


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With my wedding coming up, I really wanted to focus on shedding a few pounds to fit my dream dress perfectly. I do work out and I maintain for the most part a healthy lifestyle. However, one of the hardest thing for me is to curb my sugar cravings. I'll go days not craving or consuming much sugar and then here comes the sugar devil on my shoulder-"get that ice cream" "eat all of the chocolate girl" "you need those M&Ms at the counter-pick them up". You get what's happening here right? I often think "meh why not, I'm working out in the morning anyway". That is so not good.
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My name is Sandra Gita. I was born in Singapore June 29, 1991. and currently I'm studying at the
National University Of Singapore by taking Accounting & Finance. I work at Cornerstone Global
Partners as chief accountant. I have worked in the company for two and a half years. And this
time I live on Greenwood Avenue, District 12, Singapore
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Innovation Grants
The Canyons School District Education Foundation is pleased to offer Foundation Innovation Grants to our district teachers. Grants are awarded to recognize and support excellence in teaching by providing funds — up to $10,000 — to enhance elementary, middle school and high school curriculum. Canyons District teachers are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to directly impact the classroom, encourage students and raise the bar on exemplary teaching methods.
All educators in Canyons School District are eligible to apply for funding to implement worthwhile and innovative projects related to student achievement. Teachers can apply for a funding from $1,000 to $10,000. A grant request for funding of less that $1,000 should be loaded on DonorsChoose.org for private or foundation funding.
Individual teachers, as well as teams of teachers, may submit applications for project funding. If a team of teachers receives a winning grant, the equipment must stay in the school where the grant originated. If at anytime the District feels that the grant equipment is not in alignment with the academic mission of the district, the grant equipment may be evaluated for continued use.
The application window opens the first day of school and grant applications are due at the end of September. Grants are awarded in November.
For questions concerning the application, contact Denise Haycock at 801-826-5178.
Guidelines to Help Those Applying for the Innovation Grant:
- All interested applicants must complete an Application. All applications must include the following requirements (can be written in Word format):
- Overview of the project, total of funds needed, and how they would be used to support or enhance teaching and learning in your classroom (limit 500 words)
- How many students are impacted and how the project enhances educational outcomes for those students; include goals and objectives (limit 500 words)
- Specific learning activities that grant materials would enhance (limit 300 words)
- A timeline for implementation of grant funds and materials (limit 300 words)
Awards are based on the educational merit, as well as innovation of the proposed project. (Please be specific about how the grant innovation will improve the learning outcomes or environment for your students. For example: Do not just ask for Chromebooks - explain in detail how you will be innovative with the Chromebooks and most importantly, how they will impact students and the learning process. Share what they will be used for and in what capacity it will impact learning in your classroom.).
- Grant recipients are required to submit a budget sheet (download here) along with the required Application that lists the anticipated materials and cost of items. Understand that purchases will be made by the district and not by individual grant recipients.
- At the end of the school year, by May 15, 2020, grant recipients must submit an Impact Report (download here) explaining how this impacted students and the learning process. Parts or all of these reports may be used to help solicit additional grant donors for future funding.
**These three requirements are mandatory: The (1) Application, (2) Budget Sheet, and (3) Impact Report (due by 5:00pm on May 24, 2020).
Please Take Note of the Following Guidelines:
- Funds cannot be used to purchase any food.
- Reusable "non-consumable" grant materials will become property of Canyons School District and will not be considered personal property of the grant winner. If a grant winner moves schools within the district, materials may move with the teacher if permission is granted by The Canyons Education Foundation. If a teacher leaves the district for any reason, grant materials will become property of the school where the awarded teacher was last working (does not apply to team applicants).
- Funds must be spent during the 2019-2020 school year.
- Applications, Budgets, and final Impact Reports should be submitted electronically or through district mail by the deadlines noted. Keep a copy of all documents submitted.
- Please avoid using the school name or other identifying elements so your application can remain anonymous during the review process. The Grant Review Committee will be using the rubric to evaluate all application criteria.
- Grant award winners will be notified in a surprising moment in their classrooms in November.
Application | download: Budget Sheet | Rubric | download: Impact Report


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The Barney School of Business
Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation
Format: Online
The MSAT program is designed for students who seek to develop or advance a career in professional accounting or taxation in industry, public accounting, government, or not-for-profit organizations. The program of study meets the needs of students with undergraduate degrees in accounting who wish a fifth year of study to meet CPA licensing requirements, as well as those students with non-accounting or nonbusiness undergraduate degrees. This program offers a traditional course format in the evening that can be done at one's own pace. In addition, many of the required classes are taught on-line. The MSAT program may be completed on a full- or part-time basis. The length of time to complete the program can be as little as 7 months and up to 5 years. Students may adjust their schedule based on their needs, however, students are generally expected to complete the degree within 5 years of starting the program.
MSAT prerequisites
Applicants must produce evidence of successful completion of two semesters of introductory accounting. Applicants without the introductory accounting courses will be required to take MBA 612 Accounting Concepts. In addition to the introductory accounting requirements, applicants must present evidence of the completion of the following basic accounting core courses that are traditionally taught as part of an undergraduate accounting major or equivalent:
Students without the prerequisites will complete the courses as part of the program. Undergraduate courses must be taken at an institution that grants a baccalaureate degree in accounting and is regionally accredited. Undergraduate courses will be billed at undergraduate rates.
The MSAT program offers two tracks. The first track is designed for those students who are interested in careers in financial and assurance services. The courses in this track contain information that is of particular interest to the public financial reporting and assurance services functions. The taxation track is designed for students who are interested in careers in taxation both within public accounting and in industry.
Degree requirements normally constitute 30 credit hours of specified courses, including five accounting courses and five open business elective courses beyond the requirements for an undergraduate accounting major. The specific required and elective courses are outlined below.
Financial Aid: Yes
International Financial Aid: Yes
# of Credits Required: 30
Average Cost per Credit (Graduate): 794 USD
Classification: Doctoral/Research University—Intensive
Locale: Small City
Size & Settings: 6,000-9,999