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Athiisar: The Omphalos Campaign
Athiisar: The Omphalos Campaign
Athiisar: The Omphalos Campaign is a 4E campaign based out of the city of Athiisar along the Dragon Coast along the eastern end of the Sea of Fallen Stars. It takes place in an alternate version of Forgotten Realms after the Spellplague.
It is as multipart campaign which began in the "Crime Pays" Campaign (including side adventures such as the Temple of the Golden Moon and others. The current campaign (as of April 2014) is "Dogs of War" … a campaign that takes place two years after the events ending in "Crime Pays."
The events leading to Athiisar: The Omphalos Campaign, are:
Death of Mystra
In 1385 DR, Mystra, Mother of all Magic and Tender of the Weave, was murdered by Cyric, the Prince of Lies, with the aid of Shar, The Dark Goddess. With Mystra's death, the Weave collapsed, initiating the Spellplague.
The Spellplague
The Spellplague altered arcane magic, changing its properties forever. It also had a profound effect on magical items, destroying many of them or changing their effects and powers.
With the Spellplague came worldwide cataclysms. Some lands sank beneath the ocean while others collapsed into the Underdark. The unraveling of the Weave and resulting Spellplague also altered the world's relationship to the planes.
Portions of the world of Toril were displaced with lands from the alternate world of Abeir. Toril's connections to the realms of the Divine were weakened while connections to the Shadowfell were strengthened.
Divine Powers
With the weakening of the Divine with Toril, the influence of the gods became greatly diminished. Divine powers now require more than the actions of a cleric or priest. Now, the addition of a "divine power node" is required whether it is a particular location conducive to a particular diety's influence, a sanctified temple of holy site, an artifact, or some other node of power. Due to this, those whose power relied upon divine favor found themselves at a dire disadvantage to those who relied upon the sword or spell.
Rise of Orcus
With the weakening of the Divine, the powers of Orcus gathered at the Temple-City of Tsar, causing the nations of the world to form the Army of Light which beseiged the City of Tsar.
The Desolation of Tsar: Desolation of Tsar.
The Compact
With the death of Mystra and the destruction of the Dweomerheart, Azuth (a patron diety of mages) was thrown into the Nine Hells, the fiery domain of Asmodeus. The archdevil killed Azuth and consumed his divine essence. Asmodeus was thus lifted into Godhood as a Greater God of Evil. For reasons yet unknown, in anticipation of the weakening of the Divine realms on the Prime Material Plane, a Compact was formed between the Diving and the Infernal limiting the number of Angels and Devils on the Prime.
The Compact: compact.
Return of Netheril
From the Shadowfell returned Thultanthar, a city from the destroyed magiocratic Empire of Netheril — a city not seen for over 17 centuries! Finding a power vacuum caused by the unravelling of the Weave and a diminishing of the Divine, the Twelve Princes of Netheril began military campaigns, conquering the lands of Western Faerun north of Amn. Over the past 20 years, Netheril stalled its conquests, appearing to be consolidating and its power and strengthening its hold in order to begin a new military campaign either south or east.
Dragon Lords of the West
Far across the Trackless Sea to the West, a new threat has emerged. An entire continent from the world of Abeir has displaced lands of Toril. This continent is the home of several Dragon Lords who see it as their Divine Right to extend their dictatorial control over the inferior races of Faerun. With them come a new race to Faerun – the Dragonborn.
City of Athiisar and the Dragon Coast
Prior to the Spellplague, the City of Athiisar was one of the most prolific port cities on the Sea of Fallen Stars. With a population of about 40,000 people, it was one of the oldest, richest, and most corrupt ports along the Inner Sea.
Due to lands collapsing during the Spellplague, a portion of the Inner Sea drained into the Underdark, dropping the level of the water nearly 50 feet. Athiisar was well suited for this change because it was able to retain its inner harbor that was already deep prior to the Spellplague and could afford the 50 foot drop in water. Trade with the West from the Inner Sea and the East was further cut off due to the collapse of Land's Mouth and the Desolation of Tsar.
The result of these cataclysms were to benefit Athiisar. Trade West, to Amn and Tethyr, now went south, directly from the city of Athiisar. As war looms, Amn, Tethyr, Cormyr and the Dalelands strengthen their borders against Netheril. Through all of this, Athiisar remains neutral, its merchants growing fat on the backs of nations preparing for war. The city population has grown to @100,000.
Current State of Campaign / Dogs of War Campaign
Return of the Divine?
Through various events from the "Crime Pays" Campaign, the bonds on confinement of the Divine has been loosened to allow for access to the Divine with use of Divine artifacts and other relics which act as a conduit across the planes to Toril, allowing the powers of the Divine to be accessed. While not a true return of the Divine, as there is no direct access of the Gods to Toril, it is a step.
State of Torchwood
The Torchwood Gang consolidated power in The Burn and implemented a plan of urban renewal thru public works funded by the Gang. Through the Gang's connection with a inventor of noble connections and their return of technology from an expedition to the Desolation of Tsar, the Torchwood Gang has become involved in weapons manufacture in response to the winds of war across Toril.
The Torchwood Gang's efforts are in competition with others in Athiisar who seek the gold of military expenditure.


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Last year's Big Smoke Festival was a little too successful: the combination of craft beer and buzz-worthy local bands drew packed, noisy crowds, and fest producer Tallboys Craft Beer House ended up with a few irate neighbours. So for the third annual edition, Tallboys has teamed up with live music venue the Garrison to present two nights of rock 'n' suds. The afternoons (from 5 p.m. onward) will feature tastings of nine different Ontario brewers (a ticket includes a tasting glass and two drink tickets), and from 9 p.m. onwards both nights, bands like Cai.ro, Army Girls, and Warm Myth will take the stage.
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- The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street West)
- Daily, 5 p.m.–11:59 p.m.
- January 24–25
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Able to process twice the sewage, better for the environment and far less stinky — Stroudsburg's new and improved wastewater treatment facility is expected to be fully operational by July.
Able to process twice the sewage, better for the environment and far less stinky — Stroudsburg's new and improved wastewater treatment facility is expected to be fully operational by July.
The old treatment facility was designed to treat up to 2.5 million gallons per day, but couldn't effectively handle more than 1.8 million.
The new plant will be able to handle up to 4.5 million gallons per day of sewage from Stroudsburg, Stroud and Pocono townships, said Ken Brown, manager of the Brodhead Creek Regional Authority.
A new ultraviolet light and cloth filtering system will do away with the need for harsh chemicals like chlorine, and covered treatment tanks mean offensive odors are far less likely to be released into the downtown area.
"This is a big deal. People take for granted water and sewer projects and the fact that you flush your toilet every day and have fresh water," Brown said.
The new system will allow the connecting municipalities the opportunity for further business growth because now they have a larger, more reliable system to hook up to, Brown said.
The new plant and regional agreement have been in the works since 2008.
Actual construction was started in March 2011, when the Brodhead Creek Regional Authority took ownership of the plant from Stroudsburg and Stroud Township.
Each municipality is responsible for its cost of connecting to the system.
Stroudsburg and Stroud Township connected in December, and Pocono Township needs to finish testing its collection equipment before it can connect to the system.
Pocono is expected to be connected by the end of June, Brown said.
The new system will allow for the closure of smaller, inefficient sewer systems located throughout the area, Brown said.
For example, The Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville has its own small sewer plant.
There are also about four other strip mall operations in the area that have their own sewage systems, he said.
The original Stroudsburg plant dates back to 1938 and underwent three renovations, the last one undertaken in 1988.
The old system used two uncovered treatment tanks, which during certain times of day and under certain conditions would release an offensive smell into the area.
With the new system, all the wastewater is collected in one main collection tank. The water then goes through a filtering system that removes any rags and grit, Brown said.
The water is then aerated and pumped into an equalization basin, which is a giant holding tank where the water will stay until it is ready to be pumped into one of the system's "sequencing batch reactors."
Once inside a reactor, the water is aerated again, until the additional waste settles to the bottom and the clean water can be taken off the top by a special pipe.
The clean water then goes through another clarifying process prior to being filtered through cloth to catch small debris, and being treated with ultraviolet lights to kill remaining bacteria.
With this new process, the water quality of treated water released into McMichael Creek will be greatly improved, Brown said.
Domes were placed on top of the facility's two former treatment tanks. Those tanks are now going to be converted to sludge treatment facilities.
Brown hopes to bring attention to the new system in the authority's annual newsletter, which should be sent to residents in mid-May.
This year, the letter will be printed on glossy, high-quality paper with color images to highlight the project.


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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - It was a battle of unbeaten teams when MIT met Kings College at the Betty Rich Invitational on Saturday afternoon, but the Engineers were no match for the powerful Lady Monarchs. MIT registered just three shots against the Kings in the 3-0 loss. The Engineers bounced back on Sunday with a 3-2 win over Elmira College, but Kings College earned the tournament victory with a win over host Vassar College.
From the start of Saturday's game between MIT and Kings College, the Lady Monarchs took control. Kings did not allow MIT a shot in the first half and gave up only three in the second frame, all of which were turned away by goalie Kari Leach. The Lady Monarchs defensive combination of sophomore Melissa Gates, junior Alicia Barrios and senior Kylie Rosengrant completely shutdown MIT's offense. Meanwhile, Kings' offense registered three goals and 16 shots on MIT sophomore goaltenders Alexa Herman and Safia Chettih.
The Engineers faired better on Sunday against the Elmira College Soaring Eagles. MIT built a 2-0 cushion with five minutes left in the first half on goals by sophomore Lauren McCarthy and senior Lauren Nowierski. Sarah Dake got Elmira on the board with a goal off a penalty corner with 13 seconds left in the first half. MIT regained the momentum when senior captain Noelle Kanaga put the Engineers up for good midway through the second. Kayla Blank added a goal for Elmira at 68:32, but the Soaring Eagles managed only one other shot in the half and came up short in the 3-2 loss.
With the victory over Elmira, MIT improved to 3-1 on the season, but the story of the Betty Rich Invitational was the sensational play of Kings College. The Lady Monarchs (4-0) allowed just three shots in two games and did not give up a goal on their way to their tournament victory.


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by Punchy » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:08 pmThe Hobgoblin storyline comes to an end here, but as is usual when it comes to Dan Slott's Spider-Man, it's not really over, and really, this is all just a prelude to the upcoming clash between Spidey and the Green Goblin.
The way this story actually wraps up was surprisingly simple, last issue ended with Spider-Man 'outing' Phil Urich as the Hobgoblin, and whilst there is initially some denial from Phil, he does eventually admit it, and Spider-Man brings him in with fairly little fuss. I suppose this efficiency shouldn't really come as a surprise, we are seeing the 'superior' Spider-Man after all, and this issue once again really showed how different this Spidey is to the original version. He's thinking outside the box, and it's effective. Of course, there are ethical complications to what Spidey did, and Joe Robertson may have a point when he says that outing Phil only made things worse.
What's more interesting is what comes after Phil is captured. It looks like SpOck is planning to execute him, but it's only a timely phone-call from Captain America, reminding him he's on Avengers-probation that stops Spider-Man from once again killing his enemy. I like this running plotline of the Avengers being suspicious of Spider-Man, and it's worth noting that Spider-Man wasn't in Infinity #1, I'm guessing he's going to be kicked out fairly sharpish.
In the end, Phil Urich is rescued from prison by none other than Menace, who, to be honest, I had actually forgotten about, but it makes sense that she would be involved in whatever it is 'The Goblin King' has going on. Phil is accepted into Gobby's fold, and takes a new name, Goblin Knight, which is pretty cool I suppose. Once again, the identity of the Green Goblin is left ambiguous, if it's not Norman Osborn, then who the hell is it?
I'm really digging this book right now, especially because there's so much going on, so many subplots and little ideas crammed into each issue. Added into the mix here was The Wraith and Carlie Cooper trying to find out the truth about Spidey, and that took a very interesting turn here, they interrogate one of the Spider-Henchmen and find out that he's clean, he's not ex-Hydra or anything like that, which surprised me. I love the fact that Carlie is going to 'follow the money', could SpOck be undone not by the Green Goblin or the Avengers, but by his banking? I would find that hilarious.
What else? Hmmm… Humberto Ramos' artwork was excellent as usual, I'm very interested in seeing what's next for Norah Winters, and I loved seeing mention of The Loners again, that was a fun mini-series. That's the good kind of continuity nod, stuff like that, and when Slott points out the ridiculous number of Daily Bugle staffers who are villains, that was fun. Basically, this was another great issue of a great series, and next issue, Spider-Man 2099 is getting involved, I am hyped.
by Draco x » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:16 pmWell I kind of figured that if Phil wasn't going to be killed off he would end up being the Green Goblin's bitch somehow. Did they have to bring back Menace though? Are they going to bring back the Stacey Twins next or something? The good thing overall though is that we don't have to suffer through the Phil as the Hobgoblin which will leave the return of the one true Hobgoblin Roderick Kingsley.
by Zechs » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:43 pmOkay I didn't see that coming. Well, the Phil surviving part I did given that was spoiled a week ago for the previews for Superior Spidey #17. An interesting issue nonetheless of Phil essentially with no way out and boxed into a corner.
For the first time we see a small crack in Spock's logic. If this was Peter he'd just confronted Phil at the source and not publicly reveal his identity to the entire world. As such this has ramifications for Norah and Ben Urich as the later is taking a leave of absence and the former is fired.
I'm curious where Norah goes from here. I hope she goes to Carlie and Wraith thus getting the story of a lifetime. The fall of the Superior Spider-Man.
Menace was something I just didn't want to see ever again. Ugh... this is like her what fourth costume now? And she's only been a goblin for three years? Plus Phil remains a Goblin, but the "Goblin Knight"?
Sadly we've approached the problem the 90s had with Goblins, there's one too many. We have FOUR goblins running around. Green Goblin, whomever he is (though with this issue it's looking like it's Harry), Menace, the Goblin Knight (what Demogoblin's not taken? Phil's new look reminds me of Jason Macendale's "final" form as the Hobgoblin. So why not take that identity?), and of course the original Hobgoblin himself, Roderick Kingsley.
That's A LOT of goblins running around. Though I think Slott's endgame will be a goblin culling. I just wonder if we'll have a true Goblin War before we do. But considering Yost now has Kingsley I doubt that.
by fieldy snuts » Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:23 amThis was a great issue, Slott's really hit the ground running at this point.
Also glad to see Phil's not dead after all. Really enjoying his resurgence.
by Flynn the Pirate » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:39 amWhat I enjoyed the most about this issue is that, for me, it finally feels like Slott is going somewhere with the overarching story. I think it is fair to say that it was obvious to everyone that, while Spidey-Ock has been entertaining, it was never going to be permanent. I think that now we are starting to see the groundwork laid for that climax.
by Draco x » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:51 am
Is Kingsley going to appear in Scarlet Spider now? When is this going to happen?
by Zechs » Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:53 pm
That groundwork was laid back all the way into Danger Zone when Slott had the golden octobot around too. It's amazing he's balanced both subplots flawlessly.
by Zechs » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:52 pm
by fieldy snuts » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:30 am
whats the context of that?
by Punchy » Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:08 amI have no idea, all of my reviews of SSM have been positive.
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Jared Leto is an American actor and musician, known for his role in the movie Alexander and Requiem for a Dream, plus he is also the singer-songwriter and guitarist of rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
Jared Leto has been spotted with a few tattoo designs, including a large circle and X located on his left forearm, this design is the Echelon which is part of the bands iconography.
The singer/actor also has a couple other tattoos, one being on his inner right wrist and another on his neck, which i believe is the symbol of the bands glyphs.


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White House Publishes Obnoxious Special 301 Report; Whines About Any Country With A More Enlightened View On IP
from the but-of-course dept
The really sickening part in all of this is that the USTR makes no effort to determine what sorts of IP laws are effective or reasonable. None. It just pushes other countries to ratchet up their IP laws to more and more draconian levels. Basically, if anyone thinks they have a better idea on how intellectual property laws should be done, the US government shames them with this report. It's even more ridiculous when you realize that they even name and shame some countries (e.g., Canada) for not making their laws even worse than US laws. Notice that the Special 301 report never seems to care when other countries don't add in exceptions like fair use... they just focus on ratcheting things up.
It's a complete embarrassment, and it's time the whole thing was dropped.


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With Rhode Island about to once again face $100 million-plus deficits in the years ahead, two communities in Rhode Island are struggling with even greater gaps relative to the size of their own budgets: West Warwick and Woonsocket. Both are essentially broke with the long-term financial outlook precarious. Unfortunately, despite whatever they can do in the near-term to stave off bankruptcy, the state may have to step in and take control of them at some point, as it did in Central Falls.
West Warwick's employee pension funds are underfunded to the tune of $115 million. The funds are only 20 percent funded, putting them in "critical status." The town's voters just approved a budget for the next fiscal year that town officials hope will buy some additional time as they negotiate concessions with the same unions whose pension fund, at this point, won't be able to pay them in retirement. Voters accepted a property tax increase of almost 4 percent so that the added revenue can be deployed into the pension fund and to the school system. If the town can't wring significant concessions out of its unions, the property tax increase won't save the situation.
Woonsocket is in even worse shape. Its school system runs an annual deficit that requires an advance payment from the state, and its pension plans are woefully underfunded. Adding to its woes was the news in the national press about Woonsocket being a SNAP locale getting by on a first-of-the-month spending spree. People on welfare and other forms of public assistance are often broke by month's end – sometimes well before – so retail spending dries up for weeks, only to return in a relatively brief splurge at the beginning of the month.
Desperate to raise cash to meet immediate and short-term needs, the city has hammered its property owners with a whopping "supplemental" tax increase of 23 percent. And it raised the car tax by 19 percent. Adding additional property taxes on people struggling to get by each month only increases the pressure on them and their families. How are folks in Woonsocket supposed to pay these taxes? In many cases, they can't, so the city will probably not see the full revenue amount it is counting on.
The city also reduced coverage and increased health care insurance costs for both current and retired union employees. With negotiations stalled with some unions, the city simply acted and imposed changes without their consent. Unions will fight these non-negotiated changes in court.
Making matters worse for both municipalities is less overall aid from the state going forward as a result of the new state budget and toughened requirements to fund pensions more adequately and faster. When it comes to retaining their independence from eventual state takeover, the stakes for West Warwick and Woonsocket couldn't be higher. If a city once as big as Detroit can go broke, any city with systemic financial problems, usually tied to legacy public-employee contract obligations, can stumble into bankruptcy, too.
Here in Rhode Island, not wishing to see any more Central Falls cases if we can help it, we wish both West Warwick and Woonsocket the very best in getting through a very tough situation.


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Cpl. Anthony Sutton admits he doesn�t know how to ride a horse but he has become an expert at using his trumpet to make the sound of a horse.
Cpl. Anthony Sutton admits he doesn�t know how to ride a horse but he has become an expert at using his trumpet to make the sound of a horse.
Sutton will be making that familiar sound when the 2nd Marine Aircraft Band performs its annual Christmas concert Friday at the base theater.
Sutton�s big moment comes at the end of the holiday classic "Sleigh Ride."
"As soon as I learned how to do it, it just kind of came. It�s not too hard," Sutton said last week during one of the band�s rehearsals.
"Basically I half valve the trumpet instead of pressing the valves all the way down. I blow a stream of fast air through so that I can get that nice horse sound and get that shake."
Lance Cpl. David Shearin, a percussionist, has nearly enough pressure in that he will be producing the sound of the horse whip during the piece.
"My part will be the whip crack, which everyone should know," Shearin said. "I play six different notes in the piece. Only six. They�re all equally important and it is probably the most crucial part of the piece.
"It�s literally two slabs of two-by-four and you just hit it together. It�s got two handles on the end and about an inch cutout circle to create the air sound that you need. And you just hit it as hard as you can. The first year I did it somebody who was in charge of me told me to hit it as hard as I could and I did it."
Cpl. Osman Farooq Chaudhry, another percussionist, reinforces the tempo with his sleigh bells. He has been in the 2nd MAW Band for nearly three years and this will be his third Christmas concert in which he jingles the bells.
"It�s my favorite part," Chaudhry said. "When you play �Sleigh Ride,� you need sleigh bells. It simply adds character to the piece. It says Christmas. It says merry music, I guess. You�ll definitely hear sleigh bells and chimes going through many different pieces throughout the concert."
Staff Sgt. Terri Kopetzki, a clarinetist, will be along for the sleigh ride, but will be stepping out front as a singer for "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
"It�s always fun for us to get out and see the public and be ambassadors for the Marine Corps, but it�s always fun for us to come back to the place where our biggest supporters are," said Kopetzki, who is also a spokesman for the band. "This is who keeps us here, the people of this community, the people of this base. They are our supporters. They are the reason why we still exist. It�s exciting to give something back to this community as they are always giving to us."
Not only will the 50-member concert band be performing, but the popular 10-member show band will have time on the stage at the event.
"They do more of the rock tunes. We have a couple of Chicago tunes that we�ll be playing for the concert," said Kopetzki, who will also be singing in the smaller group. " � It�s fun. A lot of people enjoy it. They are more popular tunes � songs from the radio, the hits that people like to listen to."
Because of the date of the concert, the band will touch briefly with a musical recognition of a day that will live in infamy.
"If we don�t touch that anniversary of Pearl Harbor, we�re not doing our service," Kopetzki said. "It will be a tribute piece for all service members."
Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Bartholomew, who led the band for three years, is returning to Cherry Point after leading the Marine band at Quantico, Va. He said the band was ready to put on a good show.
"Everybody loves a Christmas concert and everybody loves Christmas music so as is typical with most of our concerts we�re going to try to give a bit of something for everybody in the audience," he said. "Our goal is to get anyone who perhaps wasn�t into the Christmas spirit when they come in the door, they will definitely be in the Christmas spirit when they leave."
The concert is free and open to the public. It starts at 7 p.m. and the doors open at 6 p.m. There is no assigned seating. Donations for Toys for Tots will be accepted.


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UPDATE: The marchers went to the Justice Center to disrupt a sheriff's sale.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Occupy Cleveland activists will march against foreclosure at 8 this morning from Public Square to an undisclosed location.
Occupy Cleveland, labor groups and community organizations will rally "against the biggest issue affecting Cleveland today, foreclosures," spokeswoman Katie Steinmuller said in a news release.
"With the Republican presidential primary coming up, the one thing the candidates don't seem to be talking about is foreclosures," she said. "The candidates have no problem taking money from the banks who took huge bailouts. The same banks who are throwing people in Cleveland out of their homes at record rates."
The rally "will put the focus back where it belongs, on the people of this community," she said.


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Here's a very birdlike ornithopter.
According to Alex Knapp of the Forbes Blog:
This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously – with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.
These hovering platforms act as ping-pong paddles to juggle balls in mid-air.
Previously on GJ:
Human powered ornithopter
Insect Vehicles
Utopiales Poster, Part 1


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TTWM is a minimal tiling window manager combining concepts or elements from tinywmAUR, dwm, and i3wm. Inspiration has also been drawn from other great tilers like monsterwm. It manages windows using tiling, horizontal or vertical stacking layouts with transient floating and fullscreen modes.
TTWM is currently available in the AUR in two versions, ttwmAUR and ttwm-gitAUR. The first is the final stable build of TTWM 1.0, whereas the "-git" version is the development branch of TTWM 2.0. This page refers almost entirely to ttwm-gitAUR and TTWM 2.0. More information on TTWM 1.0 can be found upstream.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Basic usage
- 3 Extended Usage
- 4 See also
Installing TTWM, from the AUR, is as simple as fetching the PKGBUILD and running the following:
$ makepkg -si
config.h (from upstream) to
$HOME/.ttwm_config.h or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ttwm/config.h and editing it to reflect any user preferences. See #Configuration
Basic usage
By Default, TTWM tracks the following four modifier masks:
Launching programs
Dmenu is a useful addon to TTWM. As opposed to list-style or drop-down menus, dmenu is a type-to-complete program launcher. It is the recommended launcher for TTWM, and the default configuration maps running dmenu to Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress.
To move or assign a window to a given tag, the intended window must first be focused. This can be accomplished by using Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress and/or Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress.
|View Tag "x"
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Move to Tag "x"
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Assign to Tag "x"
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Toggle Visibility of Tag "x"
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
config.h and
icons.h. See #Customizing Tags.
Window layouts
TTWM has three rule-based layouts complimented by transient fullscreen and floating modes: Vertical and Horizontal Stacking and "Monocle" (Full screen with statusbar tabs). By default, TTWM will run using the Vertical Stacking layout. Cycling through all three layouts can be done by pressing Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress. You can select each mode more directly with the following shortcuts:
|Windows visible
|V-Stack (rstack)
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Master on left, stack on right
|H-Stack (bstack)
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Master on top, stack on bottom
|Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress
|Variable sized tabs for each window
Using the
stackcount option, you can specify how many windows you would like to be visible in the stack. You can also use Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress and Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress to dynamically increment and decrement the number of visible windows in the stack (respectively). Furthermore, using Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress will keep all open windows visible.
Cleanly killing a window can be done by pressing Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress. Cleanly exiting TTWM can be done by pressing Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress + Template:Keypress.
Extended Usage
Custom Configuration
As mentioned previously, TTWM is almost entirely configured at compile-time via the editing of its source files, primarily
config.h and
icons.h. The upstream configuration provides sane defaults, but configuration per user-preference is easy to achieve.
As mentioned in #Installation, ttwm-gitAUR will check for
$HOME/.ttwm_config.h and
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ttwm/config.h, and, if either exists, use them to replace the default
config.h before commencing the build. After using makepkg to grab the source, simply copy the
config.h to either
$HOME/.ttwm_config.h or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ttwm/config.h and make your modifications.
Once the desired modifications have been made, return to the package directory and compile/install:
$ makepkg -si
f switch to force a recompile
Assuming the configuration changes were valid, the customized TTWM will have been compiled and installed. If problems were encountered, review the output for specific information.
For any changes to take effect, it will be necessary to (re)start TTWM.
Custom Keybindings
One of the main customizations that must be made in a custom
config.h is the use of custom keybindings. To map a custom keybinding, add the necessary lines to the
keys array using the following syntax:
{ MODKEY, <key>, spawn, CMD("program") },
0 for
<key> can either be a hex keycode (e.g.,
0x68) or an X keysym (e.g.,
XK_h). You can check for keycodes and keysyms by using xorg-xev. If you would like to use the XF86 keysyms (for instance, for media keys), you can do so, but you must have the following line uncommented in your
#include <X11/XF86keysym.h>
You can also define special functions for more complex commands by using
#define FUNCTION "program -switches --options arguments"
which could then be mapped to a keybind using
CMD(FUNCTION) in the above syntax.
#define FUNCTION, you do not quote
FUNCTION in the keybinding declaration.
Configuration Options
Aside from custom keybinds, TTWM offers various configuration options which can be modified in a custom
config.h to help you fine-tune your TTWM setup. Below is an abridged list of available configuration options and explanations of their settings:
|Possible Values
|0, 1, 2, etc.
|Sets the size of a border to be drawn around the focused window
|0, 1, 2, etc.
|Sets the size of a gap to be left between windows
|0, 1, 2, etc.
|Sets the smallest allowed width and height of a window
|True or False
|If "True," hovering the mouse over a window will shift focus to that window
|True or False
|Enables or disables the statusbar
|True or False
|If "True," the statusbar is displayed on the top of the screen. If "False," on bottom
|0, 1, 2, etc.
|Determine how much larger (in pixels) the master section is than the stack (0 divides them equally)
|0, 1 or 2
|Determines where to place new windows (0 == master section, 1 == top of the stack, 2 == bottom of the stack)
Customizing Tags
It is possible, using the
tagcons array, to customize how tags appear on the statusbar. By default, all of the default tags are named
one through
five, and do not appear with an icon. Using the
tagcons array, you can have them appear with any combination of a prefix, an icon and a suffix. You can add, or customize tag appearances using the following syntax:
static const Tagcon tagcons=[] = { { "prefix, #, "suffix" }, };
With this syntax
# refers to the position of the icon in the array at the bottom of
"prefix" and
"suffix" refer to the labels of text given to the tag before and after, respectively. If you do not want the tag to appear with an icon, replace
# with
NO_ICON or
-1. If you would rather a tag appear without any label, replace
"prefix" and
"suffix" with
NULL. The order each tag appears on the bar depends on the order in which they appear in the
tagcons array.
NULL should appear without quotes, whereas text prefixes and suffixes must be quoted.
By passing a script or program as an argument to TTWM, it can create a minimalistic statusbar. To avoid a CPU race, TTWM provides a default statusbar script if none is passed to it. This default script displays only a simple clock. For a more powerful statusbar, you can either write a script (or your own small program) or use a statusbar program such as conky. If the script (or program) you use takes arguments itself, remember to quote the whole statusbar argument. For example, the following commands would start TTWM with a script or conky (respectively):
$ xinit /usr/bin/ttwm "/home/username/script.sh -args"
$ xinit /usr/bin/ttwm "conky -c /path/to/conkyrc"
To colorize parts (or all) of the output of the script, you can use {#RRGGBB}. "#RRGGBB" is a standard hex color code and using these in brackets will colorize everything on the statusbar following it until another color code is passed.
Custom Icons
As with
config.h, TTWM supports custom iconsets using a customized
icons.h which should be placed at
$HOME/.ttwm_icons.h or
Icons, similar to the bracketed color codes, are referenced in the statusbar script or program using {i X} where "X" is the number of the icon. View the default
icons.h to see which icons are available and what their value for X is (it is determined by the order in which each icon appears in the array at the bottom of the file). To enable TTWM to use icons, the following line must be included in the custom
#include icons.h
Because these icons are sourced at compile-time, any customization of the icon-set will require the user to recompile, reinstall and restart TTWM.
Multi-Monitor Support
TTWM has experimental support for up to 16 external monitors using xrandr. Though auto-detection of external montiors is not yet supported, it is planned for version 2.1. Unlike with the internal monitor, TTWM handles windows with slightly different rulesets on external monitors. Each window is assigned a monitor number (in addition to tags/flags and other info). If the monitor number is higher than the number of available monitors, the window is placed on the highest numbered monitor, otherwise it is placed on the monitor matching its number. See the documentation on the BBS, and in
config.h for more details.
Window Rules
TTWM also has the ability to define limited window rules based on the
WM_NAME and
WM_CLASS strings from X11. You can modify, or add to, these rules by editing the
rules array in
config.h using the following syntax:
static Rule rules[] = { { "name", "class", tags, flags }, }
You can replace either
"name" or
"class" with
NULL to ignore those values in a given rule. If both are specified, then the rule will only apply if both conditions are met. To determine what values you should use for
"name" or
"class", you can use xorg-xprop. The value you give for
tags allows you to specify what tags a window will be given by default when it opens. If you wish not to affect this behavior, use
0 in place of
tags. Finally, the
flags value allows you to specify special properties to be given to the window (e.g., force floating mode). If you wish to not affect this behavior, you can replace
flags with
0. More documentation regarding TTWM's window rules can be found on the BBS.
See also
- TTWM's official website (Refers to 1.0)
- TTWM's Sourcecode on GitHub
- dmenu - Simple application launcher from the developers of dwm
- The TTWM thread on the forums
- The Interrobang thread on the forums


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Climb in to one of our specially-designed colourful sacks and hop your way to the finish line – how hard can it be? Remember school sports days as you challenge your friends and family to an old-fashioned race sack race. Ideal for corporate team building days.
Climb in to one of our specially-designed colourful sacks and hop your way to the finish line – how hard can it be? Remember school sports days as you challenge your friends and family to an old-fashioned race sack race. Ideal for corporate team building days.
Q: What is included in my hire price?
A: Our prices are for a day's hire and include delivering, setting up, and full safety instructions. We also provide free safety mats. For inflatable hire, we will provide 25m of extension lead (access to 13 amp power socket required), and we can supply longer leads free of charge if requested at the time of booking. We do not charge for local delivery, and you will be advised at the time of booking if a delivery charge will be applied.
Q: What time do you deliver and collect for a Children's party inflatable hire?
A: Deliveries are usually made between 8:00am and 12noon, although special arrangements can be made to suit your needs if you have booked a hall for a specific time period. Collections are usually made between the hours of 4:30pm and 7:00pm. Please allow at least 30 minutes after the end of your event for us to dismantle and pack away our inflatables or other hire games.
Q: Do you have insurance when I hire an inflatable?
A: Yes, we have public liability insurance of £5million. This covers us for accidents and injuries caused by our equipment failing. However, as a hirer, you are responsible for ensuring responsible adult supervision of your hire inflatable or other game at all times, as our insurance does not cover misuse of the equipment.
Q: How much space is required for my inflatable hire?
A: We will confirm the exact size of your inflatable in feet or metres, and you will need to allow at least an extra 4ft either side, and 6ft at the back and front of the unit. Your inflatable site area should be clear of trees, cables and any other obstructions. and allow us clear delivery access, especially for mega slides and inflatables. if your inflatable is for inside, make sure the venue has high enough ceilings - ask us for the height of your hire inflatable in advance. For outside events, make sure your garden, park or field is clear of Bins flower pots any debris and pet waste.
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A: Shower covers are provided on most of our inflatable bouncy castles However, in extreme weather conditions we would come to a mutual decision on cancellation before we deliver. If the inflatable has already been delivered and set up, and the weather changes, always remove children or adults from the inflatable until it is safe and dry for you to enjoy again.
Q: Do you offer any discount inflatable hire deals?
A: Yes we offer discounts on more than one inflatable hire, and any other equipment booked on the same day. Call us on 01730 268791 and we'll do you an excellent deal on multi-hires, or see our Special Offers page.
Q: Do you hire inflatables and games overnight?
A: Yes, we do hire overnight providing your garden or inflatable location is secure and on payment of an extra charge. If so, you may keep the equipment overnight for £35 per item in addition to your daily hire rate, subject to availability. Please note the hirer is responsible for the safekeeping of the equipment overnight, and lighting is required for safe use at night when hiring inflatables.
Q: What are the power requirements for inflatables and bouncy castles hire?
A: All our inflatables and games can run off a standard 13 amp socket. We will provide suitable outdoor quality extension cables of 25m or longer, on request. However, if you are unable to provide us with access to power, you will need to hire a generator or a petrol blower, which we can provide at an extra cost on your hire.
Q: Can we put inflatables on a patio, path, driveway, tarmac area?
A: Generally, no, for safety reasons. If you are unsure please call us on 01730 268791 and we will advise you of any other options available.
Q: How do I choose the right bouncy Castle or inflatable for my event?
A: If you are not sure how to hire a bouncy castle or inflatable that's right for your event, call us at TJay's now on 01730 268791 and just tell us about all your party needs, such as:
We'll guide you through our full range of clean, safe, and durable inflatable bouncy castles, inflatable play equipment that's right for you for your corporate event, charity fun day or village fete guests. Access to your garden or field must be good, and some cases we will require access with large van or a lorry to erect play equipment.
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A: We offer FREE DELIVERY for bouncy castle hire in our area of Hampshire, for hires in Petersfield, Steep, Sheet, Stroud, Buriton, Rogate, South Harting, West Harting, Rake, Liss, Milland, Liphook, Whitehill, Bordon, Oakhanger, Selboune, Blackmoor, Greatham, Hawkley, Privett, Froxfield, Eastmeon, Ramsdean, and Clanfield.
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A. Of course we can! Just call us with your party theme, and we'll advise you on our range of fun games and inflatables to suit your event. For example, we can provide:
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After touring fire-affected regions of Coonabarabran today, the Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke candidly with Richard Glover about her impressions of the damage and the impact of the fires on local communities.
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Julia Gillard said she saw some 'incredible sights' in Coonabarabran including the 'earth looking like it was moonscape'. And she sounded particularly moved by her meetings with locals.
'I had the opportunity to talk to people who are just digesting the shock of losing their homes but I also saw incredible community spirit and that's what always blows you away in these circumstances'.
Ms Gillard agreed it was amazing that no one had been killed in the fires that are still burning in the region.
"It is miraculous and a tribute to the professionalism and dedication of everyone, the people who work in paid capacities and the many, many, many thousands of volunteers. A fire that ferocious - and you can see all around you the signs of how ferocious a fire it was - not taking any life is an incredible result and even as we count the losses in terms of lost home and property and stock, we've got to remind ourselves it is fantastic we're able to say to each other no one lost their lives."
Emergency services are preparing for another tough day tomorrow with expected conditions described by Julia Gillard as 'hot as, wind up, and very low humidity'.
The prime minister also discussed details of the new Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment which is an up-front crisis payment for people adversely affected by the recent bushfires across the country.
After discussing her tour of Coonabarabran and the emergency measures in place, the prime minister also discussed with Richard Glover some other federal government issues making news this week including the politics of reducing violence in the suburbs, intercepting the importation of weapons, and the unemployment figures out today.
You can listen back to the full interview using the audio bar above.


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The American Power Act proposed by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) on Wednesday has critics and proponents lining up their arguments. Why, I ask, does it have to be this complicated? These are some of the problems I have with politicians at times. They over-think.
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) calls the proposal a "tax" on transportation.
"While others might object to our characterization, the climate bill clearly imposes a tax on transportation fuels and reallocates revenue from that tax for non-transportation purposes," ATA president & CEO Bill Graves said.
Clean Energy, a natural gas provider, is in favor of the proposal, which would double tax incentives for natural gas vehicles for the next 10 years.
"Natural gas transportation fuel is a cleaner, cheaper, and domestic alternative to our ever-increasing dependence on foreign, particularly OPEC, oil. We applaud Senators Kerry and Lieberman for their efforts to move forward with a broad energy package that includes replacing imported petroleum products with natural gas in America's vehicle fleets," said Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy president and CEO.
Are you in favor of clean energy? There is something for you with tax credits. A proponent of big oil? Refiners would have to purchase carbon allowances matching their emissions output. That's good, right? Not quite. Who will pay for that? You guessed it, the consumer.
There are also incentives for big oil too, as the proposal has provisions to encourage offshore drilling, according to the New York Times.
This is the problem. The proposal has too many loopholes trying to appeal to a wide audience - and I've only seen a small percentage of the 1,000 or so page proposal.
So, Sens. Kerry and Lieberman, what is it? Are we in favor of the environment or not? What is the ultimate goal?
To me, if the goal is to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, to find alternative power sources and clean the environment, than write a bill that will do that. There is no reason why we can't have bills designed to promote alternative energy sources without all the strings attached.
If we want more Americans to purchase alternative-fueled vehicles, then make it possible for that to happen. Can I buy a natural gas car today? Of course. Can I easily fuel it? That's not as simple.
Is natural gas a viable fuel for the trucking industry? Yes. But it has limitations at the moment. Maybe we need to invest more to solve those issues.
There are plenty of companies out there, companies like AT&T, which are in the beginning stages of building natural gas fueling stations for their fleets. Perhaps we need to support those initiatives to create public/private facilities, whether they be propane, natural gas, biodiesel, or some other fuel source. Then maybe, the public will wholeheartedly embrace alternative fuels.
In the end, I agree with the ATA. The main point of this proposal will do nothing to actually reduce the carbon emissions in this country, it will only serve as a way to increase the final costs to consumers. That's bad politics.


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I have been noticing more electric bikes around town. I believe theyre a great alternative to driving a car and fully support them on city streets. However, I have also seen them on the Animas River Trail. Isnt the trail only for nonmotorized vehicles? I know that they can be operated by leg or electric power, but I have encountered them in electric mode. These bicycles can travel faster than human-powered ones, and there is enough conflict in our city between cyclists and other recreationists as is. Can you clarify the citys stance? Concerned Trail User
When it comes to rules governing the river trail, we turn to Kevin Hall, the citys director of natural lands, trails and sustainability, who made it clear: No motorized vehicles, period.
Or punctuate that with an asterisk.
Every regulation has an exception, and that goes for the river trail, where a hard pavement encourages fast travel. Therefore, its not a hard-and-fast rule.
Electric motors can be used by folks who need mechanical assistance.
Anyone with a blue handicapped sticker, placard or tags is welcome to use a mobility device on the trail, Kevin said.
Traditionally, this means an electric wheelchair. Technically, a person could use his or her handicapped placard for an electric bike. But thats a stretch.
At least the city is flexible enough to help residents who need some leeway to travel hither and yon. Kudos for that.
But thats not the real issue here. Please allow Your Columnist to interfere in matters of cycling civics. In other words, its time to put the meddle to the pedal with an Action Line rant.
What the heck is an electric motor doing on a cycle? Seriously. And why would a derailer-crazed town such as Durango encourage the use of a bastardized bike?
Durango takes great pride in proclaiming its status as a Bicycle Friendly Community.
However, welcoming bikes with electric motors is a semantic face-plant.
A bike with a motor is not a bike. Its a moped. And a badly underpowered one at that.
So, dear potential electric-bike owners, if you are not legally disabled, but feel the need to motorize your Huffy, consider the consequences.
Harley riders will sneer. Durango Wheel Club members will scoff. Scooter enthusiasts will see you nothing but wimpy poseurs.
Even Mrs. Action Line riding her ancient Schwinn with rams horn handles will give you the look.
And you dont ever want to be on the other end of the look from Mrs. Action Line.
Electric bikes offer the worst of all worlds.
You cant enter the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic because you are mechanically assisted.
Yet, take to the open road and your lack of horsepower will serve only to boost your hearse-power. Better sign that donor card.
Everyone who loves the river trail should be aghast, enraged and downright incensed at the notion of electric bicycles being used on Durangos crown jewel.
So lets calm down. Take a deep breath.
Then, mark Sept. 26 on your calendar.
Thats when well celebrate the linking of the river trail from north to south by forming a seven-mile nonmotorized human chain.
More than 7,000 people are needed that morning and be part of this fun only-in-Durango event. Find out more, sign up or volunteer at www.DurangoConnect.com.
And the best thing about a seven-mile human chain?
It will serve to block any blockhead trying to ride an electric bike where he or she shouldnt.
Imagine members of the multi-modal rainbow having their collective buzz killed by the mosquito-like drone of an electric bike.
The only colors in that encounter will be black and blue.
Email questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or mail them to Action Line, The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Ave., Durango, CO 80301. You can request anonymity if you install pedals on your car and call it a hybrid.


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The Black God's War has arrived, to my sincere surprise, with some very kind reviews from three outstanding book reviewers.
GraceKrispy from MotherLode is a well-respected reviewer who rarely gives out 5 stars (so far, only four other 5-star reviews on her popular blog this year), but she had this to say at the end of her review of The Black God's War:
If you follow my reviews regularly, you know I don't give many 5 star reviews. In my way of thinking, there are almost always things I would have changed about a story. Although I've listed a few things I'd change about this story (clarify chapter headings and characters' thoughts), I find that (hours later), I can't stop thinking about the characters and their journeys. I find myself contemplating the messages that were delivered (whether overtly or veiled). Overall, I find I really can't stop thinking about this story. Unforgettable story, intriguing characters, compelling journey with unexpected twists- in short, a very satisfying and engaging read. Isn't that why we read for pleasure?
Then today a review came in from Derek Prior at IndieFantasyReview. Derek wrote a rather critical review of my previously released novella and he's not the type to blow sunshine, so this was nice to hear:
The Black God's War is, to date, the finest example of quality independent fantasy I've seen. This is undoubtedly due to Siregar's willingness to write and rewrite until each chapter feels just right to him … As a reader, I was left with absolute confidence that this writer knows his world and characters inside out …
He's also no slacker when it comes to presentation of his material either. This book has been professionally and extensively edited, proofed, and formatted. There is a remarkable map and a great cover.
This is what indie publishing is all about and I have no qualms about recommending this great novel.
A third professional review also arrived just today. It's from Robert Duperre at the Journal of Always. Robert wrote the sort of deep, thoughtful, and thorough review that every author dreams of receiving. Here's an excerpt from his 4.5 star review:
"… there is a rather brilliant climax that left me grinning from ear to ear …
In conclusion, The Black God's War is a unique experience. The plot is intricate, the characters even more so, and the message is one of beauty. By the time you flip to the last few pages, I hope you have the shivers just as I did, which is how I know that Moses Siregar is going to be around a long time, and his voice, one of unity, passion, and loving sensibilities, is important – in the world at large as well as literature.
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Georgia Southwestern pitchers did not allow an earned run over 15 innings in a doubleheader against Rollins College Saturday afternoon at Lady 'Canes Field, however the offense could manage only three hits and GSW was defeated 1-0 - in nine innings - and 2-0.
In game one, the Tars broke up a scoreless game in the ninth inning when a one out ground ball to Nichole Griffin in the hole at short brought in Christine Roser from third.
GSW managed only two hits off Rollins starter Nicole Anderson (5-0) who threw her second complete-game shutout of the season. Anderson struck out 12 and did not walk a batter.
Three pitchers were used in the game for GSW with Kimberlee Tolbert (0-2) taking the loss in two innings of work.
In the nightcap, Rollins (8-1) scored a pair of unearned runs in the third inning to get the win.
A one out error followed by two singles and a sacrifice fly produced all the offense the Tars would need in the game.
Rachael Foster (3-1) threw her second complete-game shutout of the season. Foster struck out 16 batters - including 11 in a row- and did not walk a batter.
A leadoff single in the sixth by Southwestern's Shea Weaver broke up Foster's bid for a perfect game.
Three pitchers were used in the game for GSW. Starter Jessica Martin (1-2) went three innings, allowing the two runs - both unearned - on four hits in the loss.
GSW (4-6) travels down the road to Albany State on Monday for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
PICTURED: Mariko Nomura - who pitched three innings of scoreless relief in game two on Saturday


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Domestic pig
The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus or Sus domesticus), often called swine or hog, is a large, even-toed ungulate; it is variously considered a subspecies of the wild boar, or a distinct species. Its head-plus-body-length ranges from 0.9 to 1.8 m (35 to 71 in), and the adult can weigh between 50 to 350 kg (110 to 770 lb). Compared to other artiodactyls, its head is relatively long, pointed, and free of warts. Even-toed ungulates are generally herbivorous, but the domestic pig is an omnivore, like its wild relative.
Domestic pigs are farmed primarily for the consumption of their meat, called pork. The animal's bones, hide, and bristles are also used in commercial products. Domestic pigs, furthermore, and especially the pot-bellied pig, are sometimes kept as pets.
The domestic pig typically has a large head, with a long snout which is strengthened by a special prenasal bone and a disk of cartilage at the tip.[2] The snout is used to dig into the soil to find food, and is a very acute sense organ. The dental formula of adult pigs is 184.108.40.206.1.4.3, giving a total of 44 teeth. The rear teeth are adapted for crushing. In the male the canine teeth can form tusks, which grow continuously and are sharpened by constantly being ground against each other.[2]
There are four hoofed toes on each foot, or trotter, with the two larger central toes bearing most of the weight, but the outer two also being used in soft ground.[3]
Most domestic pigs have rather a sparse hair covering on their skin, although woolly-coated breeds, such as the Mangalitsa, are raised.[4]
Pigs possess both apocrine and eccrine sweat glands, although the latter appear limited to the snout and dorsonasal areas.[5] Pigs, however, like other "hairless" mammals (e.g. elephants, rhinos, and mole-rats), do not use thermal sweat glands in cooling.[6] Pigs are also less able than many other mammals to dissipate heat from wet mucous membranes in the mouth through panting. Their thermoneutral zone is 16 to 22 °C.[7] At higher temperatures, pigs lose heat by wallowing in mud or water; although it has been suggested that wallowing may serve other functions, such as protection from sunburn, ecto-parasite control, and scent-marking.[8]
The domestic pig is most often considered to be a subspecies of the wild boar, which was given the name Sus scrofa by Carl Linnaeus in 1758; following from this, the formal name of the domestic pig is Sus scrofa domesticus.[9][10] However, in 1777, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben classified the domestic pig as a separate species from the wild boar. He gave it the name Sus domesticus, which is still used by some taxonomists.[11][12]
Archaeological evidence suggests that pigs were domesticated from wild boar as early as 13,000–12,700 BC in the Near East in the Tigris Basin[13] being managed in the wild in a way similar to the way they are managed by some modern New Guineans.[14] Remains of pigs have been dated to earlier than 11,400 BC in Cyprus. Those animals must have been introduced from the mainland, which suggests domestication in the adjacent mainland by then.[15] There was also a separate domestication in China which took place about 8000 years ago.[16][17]
DNA evidence from sub-fossil remains of teeth and jawbones of Neolithic pigs shows that the first domestic pigs in Europe had been brought from the Near East. This stimulated the domestication of local European wild boar resulting in a third domestication event with the Near Eastern genes dying out in European pig stock. Modern domesticated pigs have involved complex exchanges, with European domesticated lines being exported in turn to the ancient Near East.[18][19] Historical records indicate that Asian pigs were introduced into Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.[16]
The adaptable nature and omnivorous diet of the wild boar allowed early humans to domesticate it readily. Pigs were mostly used for food, but early civilizations also used the pigs' hides for shields, bones for tools and weapons, and bristles for brushes.[20] In India, pigs have been domesticated for a long time, mostly in Goa and some rural areas, for pig toilets. Though ecologically logical as well as economical, pig toilets are waning in popularity as use of septic tanks and sewage systems is increasing in rural areas.
Pigs were brought to southeastern North America from Europe by de Soto and other early Spanish explorers. Escaped pigs became feral and caused a great deal of disruption to Native Americans who had no domesticated livestock.[21] Domestic pigs have become feral in many other parts of the world (e.g. New Zealand and northern Queensland) and have caused substantial environmental damage.[22][23] Feral hybrids of the European wild boar with the domestic pig are also very disruptive to both environment and agriculture (among the 100 most damaging animal species[citation needed]), especially in southeastern South America from Uruguay to Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul (Center-West Region), and São Paulo (state) (Southeast Region), where they are known as javaporcos (from javali and porco, thus "boar-pigs").[24][25][26][27][28]
With around 1 billion individuals alive at any time, the domesticated pig is one of the most numerous large mammals on the planet.[29][30]
The behaviour of domestic pigs is more like that of dogs and humans, rather than cattle or sheep; in many ways, their behaviour appears to be intermediate between that of carnivores and the more highly evolved artiodactyls.[31] Domestic pigs seek out the company of each other and often huddle to maintain physical contact, although they do not naturally form large herds.
If conditions permit, domesticated pigs feed continuously for many hours and then sleep for many hours, in contrast to ruminants which tend to feed for a short time and then sleep for a short time. Pigs are omnivores and are highly versatile in their feeding behaviour. They can survive well by scavenging on the same types of foods that humans and dogs can live on. In the wild, they are foraging animals, primarily eating leaves, grasses, roots, fruits and flowers.[clarification needed] Domestic pigs are intelligent[32] and can be trained to perform numerous tasks and tricks.[33]
Very rarely, either naturally as a result of unusually aggressive behavior, or perhaps as the result of a pathological process which alters their disposition, domestic farm-based pigs have become aggressive and injured and eaten their handlers.[34]
Nest building
A behavioural characteristic of domestic pigs which they share with carnivores is nest building and bed making (although modern production systems often prevent these). Pigs root out wallows or depressions (digging with their snout) and the females (sows) will build nests in which to give birth. First the sow digs a depression about the size of her body. She then collects twigs, grasses and leaves, and carries these in her mouth to the depression, building them into a mound. She digs in smaller, finer material to the centre of the mound using her feet. When the mound reaches the desired height, she places large branches, up to 2 metres in length, on the surface. She enters into the mound and roots around to create a depression within the gathered material. She then gives birth in a lying position, which again is different from other artiodactyls which usually give birth in a standing position.[31]
Nursing and suckling behaviour
Compared to most other mammals, pigs display complex nursing and suckling behaviour.[35] Nursing occurs every 50–60 minutes, and the sow requires stimulation from piglets before milk let-down. Sensory inputs (vocalisation, odours from mammary and birth fluids and hair patterns of the sow) are particularly important immediately post-birth to facilitate teat location by the piglets.[36] Initially, the piglets compete for position at the udder, then each piglet massages around its respective teat with its snout, during which time the sow grunts at slow, regular intervals. Each series of grunts varies in frequency, tone and magnitude, indicating the stages of nursing to the piglets.[37]
The phase of competition for teats and of nosing the udder, lasts for about one minute, and ends when milk flow begins. In the third phase, the piglets hold the teats in their mouths and suck with slow mouth movements (one per second), and the rate of the sow's grunting increases for approximately 20 seconds. The grunt peak in the third phase of suckling does not coincide with milk ejection but rather the release of oxytocin from the pituitary into the bloodstream.[38] Phase four coincides with the period of main milk flow (10–20 seconds) when the piglets suddenly withdraw slightly from the udder and start sucking with rapid mouth movements of about three per second. The sow grunts rapidly, lower in tone and often in quick runs of three or four, during this phase. Finally, the flow stops and so does the grunting of the sow. The piglets may then dart from teat to teat and recommence suckling with slow movements, or nosing the udder. Piglets massage and suckle the sow's teats after milk flow ceases as a way of letting the sow know their nutritional status. This helps her to regulate the amount of milk released from that teat in future sucklings. The more intense the post-feed massaging of a teat, the greater the future milk release from that teat will be.[39]
Teat order
In pigs, dominance hierarchies can be formed at a very early age. Domestic piglets are highly precocious and within minutes of being born, or sometimes seconds, will attempt to suckle. The piglets are born with sharp teeth and fight to develop a teat order as the anterior teats produce a greater quantity of milk. Once established, this teat order remains stable with each piglet tending to feed from a particular teat or group of teats.[31] It has been shown that stimulation of the anterior teats appears to be important in causing milk letdown[40] so it might be advantageous to the entire litter to have these teats occupied by healthy piglets. Using an artificial sow to rear groups of piglets, it was determined that recognition of a teat in a particular area of the udder depended initially on visual orientation by means of reference points on the udder to find the area, and then the olfactory sense for the more accurate search within that area.[41]
Pigs have panoramic vision of approximately 310° and binocular vision of 35° to 50°. It is thought they have no eye accommodation.[42] Other animals that have no accommodation, e.g. sheep, lift their heads to see distant objects.[43] The extent to which pigs have colour vision is still a source of some debate; however, the presence of cone cells in the retina with two distinct wavelength sensitivities (blue and green) suggests that at least some colour vision is present.[44] Pigs are inquisitive and this should be remembered when moving them. If they are not hurried and can explore as they go along, they can be driven with much less effort.
Pigs have a well-developed sense of smell and use is made of this in Europe where they are trained to locate underground truffles. Olfactory rather than visual stimuli are used in the identification of other pigs.[45] Hearing is also well developed, and localisation of sounds is made by moving the head. Pigs use auditory stimuli extensively as a means of communication in all social activities.[46] Alarm or aversive stimuli are transmitted to other pigs not only by auditory cues but also by pheromones.[47] Similarly, recognition between the sow and her piglets is by olfactory and vocal cues.[48]
Pigs are exhibited at agricultural shows, judged either as stud stock compared to the standard features of each breed, or in commercial classes where the animals are judged primarily on their suitability for slaughter to provide premium meat. According to The Livestock Conservancy,[49] seven breeds of swine in the US[citation needed] are critically rare (having a global population of fewer than 2000), as are the Auckland Island Pig (New Zealand) and woolly-coated grazing pig (Danube area).
Human uses
The domestic pig is mostly used for its meat, pork. Other food products made from pigs include pork sausage (casings made from the intestines), bacon, gammon, ham and pork scratchings (cracklings or rinds). The head of a pig can be used to make a preserved jelly called head cheese (sometimes known as brawn). Liver, chitterlings, blood (for blood pudding or black pudding), and other offal from pigs are also widely used for food. In some religions, such as Judaism and Islam, pork is taboo food. See Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork.
The use of pig milk for human consumption does take place, but as there are certain difficulties in obtaining it, there is little commercial production. A rare cheese is produced in Tuscany called Porcorino.
Pigskin is used to produce seat covers, apparel, pork rinds, and other items.
In farming
In some developing and developed nations, the domestic pig is a native species occasionally raised outdoors in yards or fields. In some areas, pigs are allowed to forage in woods where they may be taken care of by swineherds. In industrialized nations, domestic pig farming has shifted away from the traditional pig farm to large-scale intensive pig farms. This has resulted in lower production costs, but significant animal welfare concerns.
Pigs are particularly valued in China and on certain oceanic islands as their self-sufficiency allows them to be turned loose, although the practice is not without its drawbacks. Demand for pasture-raised pork in the United States has increased as consumers become concerned with humane treatment of livestock. [50]
As pets
Asian pot-bellied pigs, a small type of domestic pig, have made popular house pets in the United States beginning in the latter half of the twentieth century. Domestic farmyard pigs have also been known to be kept indoors, but due to their large size and destructive tendencies, they typically need to be moved into an outdoor pen as they grow older. Most pigs have a fear of being picked up by the stomach, but will usually calm down once placed back on the floor. Pigs are rarely used as working animals. An important exception is the use of truffle pigs – ordinary pigs trained to find truffles.
Miniature pigs, also called micro or teacup pigs, which are specifically bred to be small, may weigh from Script error: No such module "convert".. They gained in popularity in late 2009 after several mainstream press articles claimed they were a popular pet to celebrities such as Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame.[51] Despite claims that the pigs will remain small their whole lives, these pigs may eventually grow to a large size comparable to other pet pigs.
In entertainment
Miss Piggy, Babe, and Porky Pig represent the domestic pig in entertainment, and "The Three Little Pigs", Piglet in the stories of A. A. Milne, Charlotte's Web, The Sheep-Pig, Zhu Bajie and Napoleon in George Orwell's Animal Farm are prominent examples of the domestic pig in literature.
Glossary of terms
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Because the domestic pig is a major domesticated animal, English has many terms unique to the species.
- barrow - a castrated male swine
- boar - a mature, male swine; often a wild or feral swine
- farrow (verb) - to give birth to piglets
- farrow (noun) - a litter of piglets
- gilt - a female pig that has never been pregnant
- hog - a domestic swine, especially a fully-grown specimen
- pig - strictly, an immature swine; more generally, any swine, especially of the domestic variety
- piglet - a very young pig
- shoat - a young hog, especially one that has been weaned
- sow - a mature, female swine
- swine (singular and plural) - a hog; hogs collectively or generally
- swineherd - one who tends swine; a pig farmer
- queen - a female pig that has never been mated
See also
- Exotic pet
- Extensive farming
- Factory farming
- Free range
- Intensive farming
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis
- Peccary (domestication)
- Pig
- Taboo meat
- Truffle hog
- Xenotransfusion
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