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Ah crap, and here i thought this thread was going to be you showing us how to shave a woman using a knife. totally dissappointed
anyhow, I'm still in and I want the knife!
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As J.D. pointed out, we're getting them in two categories. One will be engraved FTF, the other is the same knife without engraving. M.C.I. Francisco will be pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the knife.
This is not a tactical, badazz fighter. It's a simple design, light enough to not notice, and suited for our purpose.
Most importantly, it's higher quality than the pricetag suggests.
Again, we wanted everybody to be able to participate. A $100 knife wasn't going to work. It needed to be in everybody's price range.
I'm having flashbacks to a hunter education class I had to take a few years back. They were spending a couple hours talking about survival techniques (keep in mind... in Iowa).
I turned to the guy next to me and told him this could save his life one day out in the field when he walks out of the ravine and doesn't recognize any of the 6 farm houses within a mile of him.
Dead Bears, the only good kind.
Do we have an estimated start date yet? If it isn't for a couple weeks yet I should be able to make the knife purchase, if sooner then not. Either way I am IN!
Benning, thanks for starting this thread. I'll add a few details.
-Besides the knife, you might need some cord and pieces of wood. An old Altoids tin or other simple stuff like that. "The more you know, the less you need" is one of the premises of our little experiment. We don't want money to be a problem.
-You don't need to be in the middle of the Amazon rain forest to be a part of this. In fact, it's better to practice in the comfort of your own backyard, garage or even living room before heading out to the woods. I've tried to make everything as urban friendly as possible. I'll add "urban alternatives" of shelters and things like that.
-The idea is to rely on a single knife for everything. Every single design out there is a compromise of features, it will do better at some things than others. This is a chance to learn about the advantages and limitations your knife of choice has. There will be no intentional harm caused to the knives, I'd sooner set my grandmother on fire than break an innocent blade. We'll use them, put a bit of stress on them at times, but we'll apply proper techniques to keep them in one piece.
-Eating stuff will be kept to a bare minimum, I don't want any lawyers calling me up about somebody who used the wrong leaves for tea. We'll cover some very basic wild edibles and natural remedies, but there's just too much geographic variety and we want to keep it safe.
-We're slowly getting started. I'm posting some new stuff tomorrow, but the real assignments will begin once we get the knife issue worked out.
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However, when I got to Lowe's (St. Petersburg) - they no longer are carrying Fisher & Paykel as they have had so many problems with them! So I came home and phoned the 4 repair shops in our area that are the service centers for F&P, and 3 said they do have a great number of repairs for F&P and that the parts are expensive. I was so disappointed.
Repairs are mentioned frequently for F&P on this forum, but for those who purchased in the last 2 years - any problems? Has F&P improved themselves of late?
Also, would I be better with a Whirlpool or Kenmore that has copied the F&P "no agitator" technology? One of the Kenmore's has 2 pumps rather than one?
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I bought the top of line Fisher and Paykel washer and dryer in 2008 and have been very disappointed. Have had several repair call on each appliance. Contacted F & P CO in March and talked to one of their representatives who promised they would call back in 3 to 4 days to let me know when he would be in my area to stop by and see the problems I was having. Still haven't heard back from him.
Washer you can not wash in hot water. It starts out with hot but the company told me that is only for few gallons of water. The dryer - now I have to remove the filter by unscrewing it and removing the lint that stays in that area and does not go into the part that has the sensor on it. I got these instruction from the service person when he came to service it when it wasn't drying my clothes. I spent around $1500 for the pair. I won't try and sell them as I wouldn't feel right passing these problems on to someone else. My advice don't buy Fisher and Paykel appliances.
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BRUSSELS (PAN): The NATO foreign ministers on its second day meeting on Wednesday would be discussing Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), its new mission in Afghanistan and issues pertaining to progress of Afghan security forces.The two-day NATO... read more
KABUL (PAN): The consultative Loya Jirga on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States entered its final day on Sunday, when almost all 50 committee heads recommended the pact should be signed withing six weeks.Najiba Hussaini,... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the consultative Loya Jirga discussed the draft Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) on its second consecutive day on Friday in a peaceful environment.MoI spokesman, Siddique Siddiqui, speaking on... read more
KABUL (PAN): Some participants of the consultative Loya Jirga on Friday called for changes in parts of the draft Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), warning the deal -- if signed without amendments -- could damage Afghanistan's long-term interest.... read more
KABUL (PAN): On the second day of proceedings, the consultative Loya Jirga on Friday started debating the content of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Afghanistan and the US.Amid tight security arrangements, the four-day Loya Jirga on... read more
KABUL (PAN): Kabul will host an epoch-making consultative Loya Jirga from Thursday (tomorrow) to Sunday to debate the nitty-gritty of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US and advise the government on whether or not the deal should be... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Monday inaugurated the first-ever batch's admission to the British-built Military Academy in Kabul as an effective step toward enhancing Afghanistan's defense capability, urging the UK for more assistance.... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday expressed its deep concern over the increasing culture of male prostitution in society, asking the government to check the menace.The AIHRC said the immoral... read more
KABUL (PAN): Insurgents have launched a concerted media campaign to fuel concerns among people and propagate against the government, officials said on Tuesday.Addressing a conference on coordination among government spokesmen, National Directorate... read more
KABUL (PAN): Based on the latest report from the Ministry of Interior, 1,100 of the 6,800 sensitive polling stations across the country are at a high security risk while the fate of another 259 remains uncertain.Brig. Gen. Mohammad Salim Ihsas, the... read more
KABUK (PAN): The Civil Society Coordination Centre (CSCC) on Monday urged the government and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to provide its observers the required facilities during the upcoming presidential and provincial council polls.... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday emphasised on the neutrality of the Afghan National Army (ANA) during elections, warning the troops against attending campaign rallies.Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Gen. Besmillah... read more
KABUL (PAN): With the presidential race gradually picking up steam, more candidates on Saturday formally filed their nomination papers with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for the 2014 vote.On the penultimate day of the three-week... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's close confidant Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Thursday formally registered as a candidate for the 2014 presidential election, as the race is gradually hotting up.Accompanied by hundreds of supporters, the Daawat-i... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring & Evaluation Committee (MEC) on Saturday feared insecurity could threaten next year's elections in parts of the country and cautioned against the appointment of corrupt officials.... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday voiced its preparedness to send mobile voter registration teams to remote areas of the country.Previously, people from far-flung regions had complained they could not travel for... read more
KABUL (PAN): Bismillah Sher on Sunday became the first presidential candidate to file his nomination papers with the Independent Election Commission (IEC).Of the 48 people, including two women, who have obtained information kits on elections, Hezb-i... read more
KABUL (PAN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday announced closing nine of its regional offices in the country. The mission's office in Khost province will be shut in two weeks.UNAMA's deputy country director... read more
KABUL (PAN): Documentary proofs of 72 lawmakers' involvement in illegal activities are being provided to prosecutors and courts, a Ministry of Interior (MoI) official said on Wednesday. Hours after being voted out by the Wolesi Jirga,... read more
KABUL (PAN): Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Wednesday lashed out at some lawmakers for deliberately creating the issue of quorum as the house once again failed to approve a draft law on higher education that has been delayed for seven years.The... read more
KABUL (PAN): India's role is crucial to training and equipping of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and there is no barrier to enforcing the strategic agreement between the two countries, a Ministry of Defence official said on Monday.At a press... read more
KABUL (PAN): Four demonstrators were wounded in police fire after a protest turned violent in the Pul-i-Charkhi area on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Monday.The protestors alleged the security personnel had killed last week at least seven civilians... read more
KABUL (PAN): The United National Front, renewing its opposition to foreign military bases on Afghan soil, said on Saturday that holding transparent elections appeared impossible in the prevailing circumstances.With insecurity increasing across the... read more
KABUL (PAN): All suicide bombers trying to storm the heavily-fortified Presidential Palace have been killed by security personnel, officials said on Tuesday.Four attackers and three security guards were killed in ensuing clashes that lasted about... read more
KABUL (PAN): Some of the Taliban representatives manning their political office in Qatar have links to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Afghanistan's former spy chief claimed on Sunday.A 10-member team of the insurgent movement,... read more
KABUL (PAN): Three civilians were killed and 30 others, including six guards of a prominent politician Mohammad Mohaqqiq, the likely target, were wounded when a large blast rocked the heavily fortified Kabul city on Tuesday, police and witnesses... read more
KABUL (PAN): Triggered by a brazen assault on the Kabul International Airport early Monday morning, clashes between insurgents and security forces ended with the killing of all seven attackers, officials said.The attackers in a vegetable-lade Suzuki... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Saturday cautioned media outlets against harming the core national interests in their coverage of protests against Afghanistan's neighbours.Nine days ago, hundreds of Kabul residents took to the streets and... read more
KABUL (PAN): The interior minister on Wednesday described 2014 as the year of peace and stability, saying some foreign intelligence networks were trying to strike fear into people's hearts by spreading propaganda in Afghanistan.Gen. Ghulam Mujtaba... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Kabul police chief on Wednesday accused some ministers and prosecutors of seeking to influence appointments and urged avoidance of meddling in police affairs.Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi, speaking at a performance evaluation... read more
KABUL (PAN): Fifteen people, including NATO soldiers and civilian contractors, were killed and 42 others wounded on Thursday when an explosives-laden car ploughed into a foreign military convoy in Kabul, officials and witnesses said."Two... read more
KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of people continued protests across Afghanistan for the sixth straight day on Wednesday against Pakistani attacks on Afghan border posts.In the heavily-fortified capital, Kabul University students took to the streets, chanting... read more
KABUL (PAN): The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Thursday said that local security personnel were capable of conducting independent operations and maintaining security for the upcoming elections.Speaking at a change-in-command ceremony... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Kabul crime branch chief, Lt. Gen. Mohammad Zahir, on Wednesday accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting kidnappers and making efforts to release them from prisons.Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Gen Zahir claimed... read more
KABUL (PAN): Up to 107 Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel and 467 militants were killed over the past one month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday.Afghan soldiers conducted 2,209 counterinsurgency operations and 622 search offensives in... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Taliban are planning a major push to create chaos and instability in Kabul this Afghan calendar year, a spy official claimed on Tuesday."They will focus more on Kabul this year. They will target government 's installations, foreign... read more
KABUL (PAN): The special People on Monday staged a protest in front of the Presidential Palace in Kabul, seeking their rights land plots.More than 200 physicall challenged individuals marched from Deh Afghanan area and gathered near the Zambaq... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Counternarcotics on Sunday accused regional countries of not cooperating with Afghanistan in the fight against drugs, a challenge Kabul cannot deal with on its own.The international community's commitment to the... read more
KABUL (PAN): Ahead of issuance of the long-awaited computerised identity cards in the capital Kabul, a process of resident registration got under way here on Sunday, the Ministry of Interior announced.Ministry officials are holding talks with... read more
KABUL (PAN): A suicide bomber exploded his explosives-packed motorbike at the entrance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the heavily fortified Kabul city on Saturday, killing at least nine people, including military officials and civilians, an... read more
KABUL (PAN): A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead before reaching his target in the heavily-fortified central capital of Kabul on Sunday morning, an official said.The shooting came hard on the heels of separate suicide car bomings that killed two... read more
KABUL (PAN): US Ambassador Stephen G. McFarland and Minister of Counter-Narcotics Zarar Moqbel Osmani on Tuesday signed an agreement allocating $18.2 million (939 million afghanis) for programs supported by the Good Performers Initiative (GPI)... read more
KABUL (PAN): Three policemen and five attackers were killed and a dozen others wounded during a nine-hour clash that erupted as a group of suicide bombers stormed the Kabul traffic police headquarters on Monday morning, officials said.Five Taliban... read more
KABUL (PAN): One person was killed and 15 others were wounded on Monday when a bomb exploded near a foreign company in Pul-i-Charkhi area on the eastern outskirts of Kabul, officials said.The explosion occurred at 10:45am when an explosives-laden... read more
KABUL (PAN): The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday admitted that Taliban militants' attack on Jalalabad airport, currently NATO's base, was the second biggest attack on the coalition troops. On Sunday... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology on Sunday said seven central and northeastern provinces would be linked by fiber optic cables in the next two years.A private Chinese company, Zhongxing Telecommunication... read more
KABUL (PAN): Nearly a two dozens political groups, including two major opposition parties, on Sunday announced the formation of a joint council "coordination council" to jointly push for a transparent and fraud-free 2014 presidential election, the... read more
KABUL (PAN): The administrative detention regime the US government used at the Bagram Detention Centre is not only illegal under international law, but contravenes the Afghan Constitution in a number of respects, the International Justice Network (... read more
KABUL (PAN): The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday directed defence and interior ministers, who were dismissed by parliament over cross-border attacks, to continue working until their replacements are appointed.On Saturday, the Wolesi Jirga... read more
KABUL (PAN): Five would-be suicide bombers were killed as a result of a raid by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan spy service, in the 12th police district of Kabul, an intelligence official said on Thursday.The bombers, who... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Tuesday accused the intelligence service of a neighbouring country of plotting the 2011 attack on a shrine in Kabul, where 80 people were killed. More than 200 people were wounded when a... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Friday left for the United States to attend the 25th NATO Summit in Chicago, where he will brief world leaders on Afghanistan's progress and future needs, his office said.Representatives from 60 countries and... read more
KABUL (PAN): A civil society movement on Tuesday urged the Attorney General Office (AGO) to review the arrest of nine Ministry of Finance employees in connection with corruption and embezzlements of funds, saying there were discrepancies in their... read more
KABUL (PAN): The National United Front, opposing foreign military bases in Afghanistan, on Friday denounced the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the United States as imperialistic."History won't forgive supporters of this imperialistic pact.... read more
KABUL (PAN): The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghan spy service, officials on Saturday said three would-be suicide attackers plotting to assassinate the second vice-president were arrested in Kabul.An NDS official Shafiqullah Tahiri told... read more
KABUL (PAN): A gas cylinder explosion triggered a huge fire at a busy market on Sunday night, causing massive losses to traders, on the outskirts of the capital Kabul."The blaze broke out at 10.10pm in the Sang Trashi area of 1st police district,... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Coalition for Change and Hope on Thursday said the Karzai administration has failed to improve the lives of women in the country, saying the peace talks with the Taliban could further worsen the women situation as the parleys lacked... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, denouncing the desecration of the Holy Quran by US troops, on Sunday renewed his call for calm, as violent protest continued in different parts of the country.Addressing a news briefing a day after the killing of... read more
KABUL(PAN): A primary court sentenced three individuals to 20 years in jail on charges of smuggling narcotics, an official said on Wednesday. The primary court of the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) convicted the men who had been arrested during... read more
KABUL (PAN): Germany will continue to assist Afghanistan beyond the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country by 2014, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle promised on Thursday. The pullout of international troops does not mean that the global... read more
KABUL (PAN): The United Nations on Tuesday called for all Afghan groups to prevent children's recruitment as soldiers, suicide attackers and end their sexual abuse. "Children should no more be used, whether it is in soldiers, for suicide... read more
KABUL (PAN): The United Nations is mulling over a request from the Afghan government to remove certain Taliban leaders from the sanctions list, an official of the world body said on Tuesday. Creation of separate blacklists for Al Qaeda and Taliban... read more
KABUL(PAN): Afghanistan's High Peace Council chief on Wednesday said he was optimistic that militants would join the peace process after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. "There is no doubt that the death of Osama has an impact on... read more
KABUL(PAN): Second vice president Mohammad Karim Kahlili on Tuesday asked the Taliban leaders to join the government-initiated peace talks or face the same fate as Osama bin Laden. The Al Qaeda leader was killed by elite US commandos last week in... read more
KABUL(PAN): The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development had allocated $100 million (4.539 billion afghanis) for the implementation of development projects during the ongoing year, the minister said on Sunday. The amount had been specified... read more
KABUL (PAN): Some mobile phone companies have been fined up to 51 million afghanis ($1,106,290) and others warned of their licenses being suspended over low quality services, an official said on Sunday. The companies fined over the past four years... read more
KABUL (PAN): Afghan forces were ready to take over the security responsibility from foreign troops if the international community honoured its commitments to the Afghan government, a senior defence official said on Wednesday. The proposed... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology on Tuesday said it had no right to cancel contracts of private mobile companies and pressurising them to resume operations in insecure areas was against the government's... read more
KABUL(PAN): President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into a coalition operation that local officials say killed five civilians in northern Sar-i-Pul province two days ago, but the alliance insists only militants were killed. Karzai on... read more
KABUL(PAN): A woman was killed and another woman and a child were wounded when they were hit by a vehicle of foreign troops in Kabul on Wednesday, police said. The accident happened when a military vehicle belonging to NATO-led soldiers collided... read more
KABUL(PAN): Almost an average of 52 civilians lost their lives per month last year due to landmine explosions in Afghanistan, an official said on Wednesday. The number of civilian casualties caused by landmines decreased last year, compared to the... read more
KABUL(PAN): Four prosecutors have been arrested in connection with a flawed post-mortem report in northern Jawzjan province, the Attorney General (AG) Office said on Monday. Some time back, unidentified people killed a man in the province, the AG... read more
KABUL (PAN): As many as 112 people, including 24 civilians, lost their lives in various incidents of violence across the country last week, with 18 killed in a single day, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Friday was the deadliest when 18... read more
KABUL (PAN): As many as 128 militants surrendered their weapons to the authorities in northern Sar-i-Pul province on Saturday, the defence ministry said. The men were involved in the insurgency in Sar Dara and Mirza Malang villages of Kohistanat... read more
KABUL (PAN): Thirty midwives had returned home from Egypt after completing a two-week professional training there, the acting minister of public health said on Thursday, Hoping that they would play a key role in reducing mother mortality rate, Dr.... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Afghan National Army (ANA) is less than 100,000 soldiers behind the target of 250,000 for the proposed transfer of security responsibility by 214, a defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. The Afghan army's current strength... read more
KABUL (PAN): Representatives of local media outlets on Thursday criticised the Afghan government for not doing enough to protect journalists and their rights. They expressed their concerns at a conference, which was also attended by Lotfullah... read more
KABUL (PAN): Minister of Information and Culture Syed Makhdoom Rahin asked the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday to explain why a journalist was being kept in detention over the past four months. "I don't know whether... read more
KABUL (PAN): The deployment of 1,400 fresh US Marines to the southern province of Helmand will start within the next few weeks, a spokesman for the NATO-led coalition said on Monday. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates had announced the deployment of... read more
KABUL(PAN): Casualties among police, civilians and insurgents decreased last week, compared to the previous week, the interior ministry said on Sunday. A dozen police personnel were killed and 32 others were injured last week, showing a seven... read more
KABUL(PAN): More than 100 Afghan policemen have been killed and more than 200 injured each month over the past six months in the Taliban-led attacks across the country, the interior ministry "Up to 1,292 policemen were killed and 2,447 others... read more
KABUL(PAN): Militant attacks have increased over the past one week, however, civilian casualties reduced, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday. In a weekly briefing, the spokesman for the ministry, Zmaray Bashari, told reporters that about 21... read more
KABUL (PAN): Sixty-three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed over the past one month, compared to 43 fatalities in November, a defence ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. Roadside bomb explosions were to blame for the increase in... read more
KABUL (PAN): The current year -- the deadliest for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 ouster of the Taliban regime -- witnessed a decline in insurgent-related violence, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) official said on... read more
KABUL (PAN): Ninety-five percent of Afghan population would have access to health services across the country over the coming five years, the Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday. Presently, 60 percent of Afghans have access to health... read more
KABUL(PAN): The number of children who were sexually abused in Afghanistan has registered a 20 percent increase this year, compared to last year's cases, a human rights body announced on Monday KABUL(PAN): The number of children who were... read more
KABUL(PAN): Municipality workers have been busy cleaning the capital city ahead of Eidul Adha in an effort to enable residents to celebrate the religious festival in a dirt-free environment, an official said on Saturday. About 2,500 workers of... read more
KABUL (PAN): A day-long academic and scientific research seminar, analysing the history of Afghanistan's capital, was organised in Kabul on Thursday. Among others, Second Vice-President Muhammad Karim Khalili and foreign envoys attended the... read more
KABUL (PAN): Twenty-one corrupt government servants, including four directors, have been introduced to the attorney office in southeastern Paktika province, a senior official said on Sunday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News in... read more
KABUL (PAN): More than 79 tonnes of food items have been sent for distribution to deserving families in Afghanistan's cold provinces during the winter, an official said Sunday. Wheat, bean, lentil, dried bean and salt have been transported to... read more
KABUL (PAN): Afghan forces led a recent operation with US troops against drug labs in the eastern province of Nangarhar, top NATO officials said on Monday. Friday's raid on opium and heroin factories in Achin district has come in for flak from... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Information and Culture on Sunday launched a three-day exhibition of books and arts to mark the third anniversary of the Baghlan bombing, in which more than 140 people, including six MPs, were killed. The exhibition of... read more
KABUL (PAN): The telecom watchdog on Wednesday warned mobile phone companies against distributing unregistered SIM cards in Afghanistan, saying they could be fined up to 100 million afghanis. Khair Muhammad Faizi, the acting chief executive of the... read more
KABUL (PAN): Iran's cash payments to President Karzai's office amounted to a betrayal of the nation, parliamentarians said on Wednesday, accusing the government of seeking to cover up the issue. A number of MPs boycotted Wednesday's... read more
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused foreigners of being in Afghanistan to serve their own interests, and not that of the people. However, he also praised the international community for its efforts to achieve peace in the... read more
KABUL (PAN): Sexual performance drugs are being sold across the Afghan capital, but many doctors warn they could be dangerous. The medicine, including tablets, sprays, ointment and even chewing gum, claim to improve sexual performance. Some of... read more
KABUL (PAN): Twenty nine women have graduated from the Afghan army's training school, the first women to make it into the armed forces, according to an official. The women, all of whom were made second lieutentants, qualified after a... read more
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan's telecom watchdog on Monday shut down 17 internet cafes in the capital Kabul for allowing access to "immoral websites", officials said. The net cafes had been warned last week not to allow customers to... read more
KABUL(PAN): More than 175 parliamentary candidates being accused of irregularities and fraud in last month's parliamentary election were introduced to the Electoral Complains Commission (ECC), an official said on Sunday. Speaking at a press... read more
CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Despite three big rivers flowing in western Ghor province, local authorities continue to consume generator-produced electricity, an option too expensive for ordinary residents. Of the 13,000 families living in the provincial... read more
KABUL (PAN) Intelligence operatives have captured three suspected militants in eastern Laghman province and seized weapons in Kapisa, the spy service said on Sunday. In a statement, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) identified the... read more
KABUL (PAN): Branding the September 18 parliamentary polls as "unfair", 20 candidates demanded on Sunday fresh elections in western Ghor province. They accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of supporting certain poll runners... read more
KABUL (PAN): A top interior ministry official said on Wednesday approximately 30 tonnes of narcotics had been seized over the past six months in different parts of the country. Deputy Interior Minister of Counternarcotics Lt. Gen. Baz Muhammad... read more
KABUL(PAN): Asphalting work on 5.2 kilometres of roads was launched in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials said. Funded by Kabul Municipality, the project is estimated to cost $2,572,000, said Muhammad Yonus Nawandesh, the Kabul Mayor. He said... read more
KABUL (PAN): Ballots papers from some polling stations and centres in seven provinces would be recounted following complains of irregularities, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief said on Sunday. Fazal Ahmad Manawi said four of the... read more
KABUL(PAN): A Baghlan-based private construction company will build a 7.7 kilometre road in the capital of northern Faryab province, Maimana, said the public works minister on Saturday. Abdul Quddus Hamidi, who signed an agreement with the firm,... read more
KABUL (PAN): The Kabul Municipality has so far removed more than 400 concrete security barriers in the capital, an official said on Thursday. The process of removing or repositioning the barriers in 22 police districts was still ongoing, said Abdul... read more
KABUL (PAN): A large number of students and residents staged a rally in Kabul on Monday to condemn the "International Burn A Quran Day" campaign by a Florida-based church.The Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainesville plans to host an "International... read more
KABUL (PAN): The current week was declared on Monday as "Literacy Week in Afghanistan", a country with more than 10 million illiterate people.Deputy Education Minister Muhammad Sarwar Hussaini said the number of illiterate people had been reduced... read more
KABUL (PAN): A senator rejected on Thursday an Afghan official's claim that Panjsher had been accorded the status of a province for political reasons.Muhammad Alam Izadyar told Meshrano Jirga (upper house) the recent remarks of Abdul Rahman Ghafoori... read more
KABUL (PAN): A campaign for removing security barriers from Kabul roads was launched on Saturday, but residents doubt the even-handed implementation of the drive.Almost every Kabul-based organisation has protected itself by erecting cemented walls... read more
KABUL (PAN): A key legal institution on Tuesday announced that the recently established High Office of Oversight and Anti Corruption (HOOAC), which is meant to fight widespread graft and corruption in the country, is illegal.HOAC was established in... read more
KABUL (PAN): A daylong seminar discussing the role of women in the restoration of peace in the country was organised in this central capital on Monday.The event, entitled the role of women from slogan to practical work was addressed by Minister for... read more


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sheetrock alternatives for basement partition walls?
we are partially refinishing our basement bit by bit as time and budget allows. what we're after is a clean, safe space for the kids to play in, not a finished look. so far, we've taken down the old drop ceiling, wall panelling and carpeting and have spot waterproofed the walls, installed new lighting, started to dry-lok the cement block walls and stained the concrete floor. soon we will paint the exposed ceiling (white).
my question is about the partition walls. there are 2 around the furnace room, and one long one that was originally an exterior wall before this basement addition was built. both are framed with wood which originally held up the panelling. you can see them on the right and left sides of the photo below.
we're reluctant to put up drywall since a) it seems tricky for inexperienced DIYers (we've never done it and don't own a truck for transport, b) the basement is below grade and the house is situated near a stream so we can't rule out a major storm bringing water in at some point; and c) the rest of the room will be painted concrete and a painted exposed ceiling so drywall could look out of place.
would corrugated metal roofing panels work? or shelving with some kind of backing? these options seem like the right "industrial" kind of look but we haven't heard of anyone doing this so perhaps there's a reason not to! any advice is much appreciated!
So I have no clue about a good answer except that I was just googling for some similar iadeas and came across this product:
I have no idea if it's good or not, or if maybe someone here has experience with it??
I'm looking for similar ideas for our basement, but we don't have any framing at this point. I think marine-grade plywood might look pretty cool on your partition walls. Depending on your vehicle, you might be able to get a half-sheet in there. Otherwise, I think galvanized metal would also be fun.
Another vote for drywall. It's the cheapest option by far, even if you figure in delivery issues and risk of damage. Hanging it is easy, even for DIY. You can do it with minimal tools, hiding errors is possible w/ mud, and it's far less work than cutting plywood or sheet metal.
Finishing drywall nicely is harder, but you have many options there depending on how much you want to spend time/money wise, and the level of imperfection you're willing to live with.


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BASIC INFORMATION: Type of property: apartments. Number of apartments and their capacity is A(2+2), A(3). Number of studio apartments and their capacity is SA(2). Check in: 14:00 Check out: 10:00
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT: free parking within the property, common terrace for all guest in the property, courtyard, plant garden.
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I have a "Janet Blair" rhododendron and 2 camellias I intended to get into the ground this fall, and now fall is slipping into winter. The border bed they will be going into is not quite ready -- I think it'll be 3 or 4 weeks before I can get them into the ground there. I hate to put them in a temporary bed somewhere else for just a couple of weeks (especially since I don't have a good place for that either!). Can I leave them in pots for another month if I keep them watered and spray them with Wilt-Pruf? I've never used Wilt-Pruf before; will it help keep them happy until they get their toes into the ground? FYI, I don't expect the temperature to drop below 30 or so for the next month, although there are always surprises....
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My physical inbox today was graced by the presence of the newest issue (60/2012) of the 'Berliner Blätter: Ethnographische und ethnologische Beiträge' [Berlin leafs: Ethnographic and Anthropological Contributions], a German language anthropology journal. It bears the title: 'Räume durch Bewegung: Ethnographische Perspektiven auf eine vernetzte Welt' [Space by Movement: Ethnographic Perspectives upon a Networked World]. The editors of said issue, ↑Beatrix Hoffmann and ↑Hansjörg Dilger—who did a truly fine job—sent me the specimen, because it contains a short contribution by yours truly. Here's the abstract, taken from the issue's introduction:
Alexander Knorr erläutert in seinem Beitrag Möglichkiten ethnografischer Forschung unter Gemeinschaften, die sich ohne Bezug zu einem physisch-materiellen Raum ausschließlich auf der Basis virtueller Interaktionen konstituieren. Am Beispiel von game moddern, Internet-Akteuren, die sich der Modifizierung und Weiterentwicklung von Computerspielen widmen, zeigt Knorr, dass auf der Basis "Dichter Teilnahme", d.h. der Beobachtung und Initiierung von sozialen Interaktionen und durch die interative Teilhabe daran Feldforschung auch unter solchen Gemeinschaften möglich ist, deren Mitglieder sich nie physisch begegnen. (Hoffmann & Dilger 2012: 11-12)
To my eye all articles within the issue, which is the ↑result of a conference which took place in November 2010 in Berlin, are interesting and worthwhile, but I am especially struck by ↑Martin Zillinger's contribution. Again from the introduction:
Die Erläuterung von Möglichkeiten und Grenzen ethnografischer Forschung unter den Bedingungen medial gestalteter Räume, Beziehungen und Praxen steht im Fokus des Beitrags von Martin Zillinger. Am Beispiel von in Brüssel lebenden marokkanischen Migranten und deren Kontakten zu sufi-Trance-Bruderschaften in ihrer nordafrikanischen Heimat beschreibt Zillinger die Eigenschaften medialer Räume und stellt zugleich methodische Ansätze für ihre Erforschung vor. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist dabei die Beobachtung von Praxen der Zirkulation von Dingen, Zeichen und Ideen über nationale und soziale Grenzen hinweg, welche dem Ethnologen den Blick auf mediale Austauschräume eröffnet: Mit seiner dichten Nachzeichnung der "Medienpraktiken" unterschiedlicher Akteure der Bruderschaften zeigt Zillinger, wie im Zuge ritueller Ereignisse ein transnationaler Raum aufgespannt wird, der sich aus den multidirektionalen Interaktionen zwischen den Mitgliedern der rituellen Gemeinschaft, sowie durch die Zirkulation der von ihnen mobilisierten und genutzten Zeichen, symbolischen Praktiken und Gegenstände immer wieder neu konstituiert. (Hoffmann & Dilger 2012: 11)
If that's to your taste, then Martin's upcoming book definitely is, too: 'Die Trance, das Blut, die Kamera: Trance-Medien und Neue Medien im marokkanischen Sufismus' (2013). 'Trance, Blood, and Camera' … that is what I call a title for an ethnography! Here's the official abstract:
Im 21. Jahrhundert haben Migration, der Einsatz Neuer Medien und eine zunehmende Kommerzialisierung marokkanische Sufi-Gruppen und ihre Trance-Rituale verändert. Angesichts islamistischer Reformbewegungen, nationalpolitischer Ansprüche und transnationaler Verflechtungen werden Konflikte um religiöse Lebensführung an den Orten dieser Bruderschaften, ihrer Heiligen und Dämonen, neu verortet.
Dieses Buch untersucht im Anschluss an die Studien von Vincent Crapanzano (1973, 1980), wie mit der Nutzung Neuer Medien bisherige Praktiken der Isawa und Hamadsa regeneriert und ihre Besessenheitsrituale und öffentlichen Zeremonien in neue Zusammenhänge und Lebenswelten übersetzt werden.
Last Tuesday the ↑Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell (WITCH) was rebooted for the first time since the 1970s. For two and a half years volunteers had restaurated the machine, which was built in 1951, at Great Britain's ↑National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.
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The day will come when I again will post screencaps of movies like '↵The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler,' '↵Vexille,' or '↵Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation' and Alexander Rabitsch won't recognize them right away like he has ↵done again: It indeed is Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown checking the time—Mr. Rabitsch even furnished us with the knowledge that the watch is a Patek Philippe—in '↑The Thomas Crown Affair,' directed by Norman Jewison (1968). To the ↵cyberpunk aficionado Jewison of course is best known for his magnificent '↵Rollerball' (1975). 'Thomas Crown' has nothing to do with cyberpunk whatsoever. It is a heist movie, remarkable for its atmosphere, the chemistry between McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and maybe best remembered for the employed ↑split-screen technique. When, as a youth, I saw 'Thomas Crown' for the first time (on television), I found the split-screen scenes to be irritating, unnerving, and in consequence downright boring. Today, since more than a decade well used to sitting in front of multiple screens, I somehow like it. So I was delighted to see the split-screens being used for the elaborate cut-scenes in '↑Max Payne 3' (Rockstar Vancouver 2012). And I am amused that Microsoft's advertising machine currently tries to convince us all that tiles are the up-to-date interactive design thing for graphical user interfaces, all the while acting like they're selling us a ↑Mondrian Composition at a bargain.
'The Thomas Crown Affair' was remade in 1999, starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo, John McTiernan directing—no ↑multi-dynamic image technique here. Three years later McTiernan remade yet another film by Norman Jewison, the already mentioned 'Rollerball.' The remake was shredded by the critics and failed at the box office.
The day before yesterday ↑CBS Films ↑announced that ↑Scott Derrickson, who directed e.g. '↑The Day the Earth Stood Still' (2008) [the remake, obviously], will direct a movie based on the ↑'Deus Ex' series of computer games, the latest installment, '↑Deus Ex: Human Revolution' (Eidos Montreal & Nixxes Software 2011) in particular.
↑Steven ↑Levy, author of '↑Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution' (1984), among others, has written a comprehensive article, published at Wired, on the complex of problems comprising patents, the patent wars, and patent trolls. Along a suspenseful storyline, and by using some fine metaphors from the cold war and beyond, he makes the matter perfectly clear and understandable.
That's traditionally been the spirit in which large companies have built their patent stockpiles, as a purely defensive measure. They were dissuaded from suing one another because they knew their target likely had patents that covered similar territory and they could be countersued quickly—the legal equivalent of mutually assured destruction. […]
That labyrinthine process, combined with the intricacies of the court system, have made trolls more powerful than ever. NPEs [nonpracticing entities—companies which neither manufacture anything nor offer any services but solely make profits from their patent portfolios the lawyers' way] have nothing to lose. Because they don't create anything, they can't infringe on anyone else's patents, no matter how overblown. That means they can't be countersued. This isn't mutually assured destruction; it's asymmetric warfare.
Players Unleashed is a thought provoking and well-argued reconstruction of the history of digital games and the role of player modifications to such artifacts. Focusing on the wide-ranging universe of mods for the best selling game The Sims, Sihvonen presents a cogent and persuasive argument for the importance of such activities, and in doing so helps us understand the vital role that players have claimed in the development and evolution of digital games. (Mia Consalvo)
↑A Slower Speed of Light is a first-person game prototype in which players navigate a 3D space while picking up orbs that reduce the speed of light in increments. Custom-built, open-source relativistic graphics code allows the speed of light in the game to approach the player's own maximum walking speed. Visual effects of special relativity gradually become apparent to the player, increasing the challenge of gameplay. These effects, rendered in realtime to vertex accuracy, include the Doppler effect (red- and blue-shifting of visible light, and the shifting of infrared and ultraviolet light into the visible spectrum); the searchlight effect (increased brightness in the direction of travel); time dilation (differences in the perceived passage of time from the player and the outside world); Lorentz transformation (warping of space at near-light speeds); and the runtime effect (the ability to see objects as they were in the past, due to the travel time of light). Players can choose to share their mastery and experience of the game through Twitter. A Slower Speed of Light combines accessible gameplay and a fantasy setting with theoretical and computational physics research to deliver an engaging and pedagogically rich experience.
And if we are already at it: ↑Dream of Pixels—↑the prototype of which you can play for free in your browser—completely reverses time in the Tetris universe:
Dream of Pixels is a beautiful falling blocks puzzle game, in reverse. The brilliant twist on the old classic is the unpacking of tetromino blocks in place of the usual packing. Simply tap on the descending grid to unpack the tetrominos and watch them spin, rotate and drop with gravity. Clear the lines from the beautiful cloudy grid fast enough or it's—dream over.
The slogan 'Creative engineering makes science your obedient servant' not only perfectly sums up the immediate post-war era stance of absolute belief in technological feasibility, but also unmistakingly voices where science's proper place in society should be. I maintain that the understanding of said era is quintessential for understanding our contemporary world:
In present day society, the term 'science' has great potency. Not only is 'science' more or less equivalent to 'valid knowledge', but it also merges with 'technology', that is, the useful application of knowledge […]. (Mulkay 1993: 639—bold emphasis mine)
Knowledge has no doubt always played a significant role in human life. Human action has to a greater or lesser extent always been steered by knowledge. Power, for example, has never exclusively been based on brute physical force, but frequently also on a knowledge advantage. At present, however, knowledge is assuming a greater significance than ever before. Advanced industrial societies may even be regarded as 'knowledge societies'. A thoroughgoing scientization of all spheres of human life and action, the transformation of both traditional structures of domination and of the economy, as well as the groing impact and influence of experts are all indications of the rapidly increasing role of knowledge in the organization of modern societies. (Meja & Stehr 1993: 639—bold emphasis mine)
'Power, for example, has never exclusively been based on brute physical force, but frequently also on a knowledge advantage.' … The 'also' is crucial here, because knowledge and brute force oftentimes are in a mutual, dialectical relationship. All the utopian visions of the good life created by science and technology as expressed by the advertisement above notwithstanding, we shouldn't forget the ultimate goals science and technology so often are put to:


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Dallas Love Field should pay homage to Suburbia. Bland strip malls, sprawl, Chilis and Subways as far out as the horizon. We already started by building a train station that is NOT reachable by foot and as someone mentioned is circa 20 minutes away from the airport. Thats what defines us as a city. The city with fear to be urban.
Isn't a survey inherently suspect that has Jackson, MS airport over airports like Pittsburgh or Minneapolis that have entire shopping malls at the airport? The Jackson MS airport only gets reviewed by people traveling in/out of Jackson. It's not exactly a broad spectrum of the traveling community.
The city manager has better things to do than worry about fast food at Love Field. Let's worry about crime, potholes, cleanliness. I can bring my own snacks to the airport.
Agree, re: the City Manager. It seems that virtually everything under Mary Suhm's domain ends up being a complete clusterf*$k. The most impressive thing about Suhm is the variety of ways in which she has managed to obtain failure in a wide variety of disciplines. How much longer will Dallas residents pay the price for her gross incompetence?
Will any of the mayoral candidates dare to take on the task of supervising "Queen Mary" and bringing her to heel?
The "Distinctively Dallas" theme might sound silly, but what else should a Dallas-owned airport be showcasing? Love Field is the perfect medium to promote Oak Cliff, Deep Ellum, Knox-Henderson, downtown and Fair Park to the tourists as they ride our magical "moving sidewalks."
I have been to Jackson Muni recently. What an armpit. Total of 9 gates and three restrooms. But I guess if you can throw in a Starbucks and a politically correct Medgar Evers Pavilion, you have yourself a deal. Sorry Moss Lee.
Another reason that Dallas is the 'hole in the donut'. Fire the city manager.
Does that mean the DMN will put the link to the Times article behind their paywall?
An airport serves as a "front door" to a city--- when the airport is run like crap, visitors tend to assume that other elements of the city are similarly run like crap.
Promote access to Oak Cliff, Deep Ellum, Knox-Henderson, downtown and Fair Park with the Dart Rail station that sits across the runway accessible only via 20 minute bus ride?
They should really just re-issue the old Love Field ad campaign from the photo and save some money. Its looks pretty cool in a retro way and yet, "Distinctively Dallas."