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The Turkey Hunting ConnectionMarch 18, 2014 - Mathews Inc
Want to become a better deer hunter? Master the challenge of bow-hunting spring gobblers.
By Babe Winkleman
The crack of a broadhead hitting a drumstick is wonderful, because a gobbler without gams can't run or fly. I recently heard that magnificent sound in South Dakota. So did 10 other folks in camp, including Joel Maxfield of Mathews. For years, Maxfield has been a fixture at my annual sponsor-appreciation turkey hunt in Gregory County, S.D., just west of the Missouri River and north of Nebraska. The event features a who's-who of archery industry professionals, and Maxfield makes the hunt every year.
It's easy to understand why. The thrill of calling a drumming, spitting, strutting gobbler into bow range is amazing. Turkeys fill the void bow-hunters experience between deer seasons, and the camaraderie at spring turkey camp is no less magical than that of November deer camp. Of course, delicious turkey meat is an added bonus.
Lessons in the Turkey Woods
At camp this past spring, the pre-hunt conversation focused on how turkey hunting can make you a better deer hunter. Woodsmanship is a major factor. Although turkeys can't really smell, their eyes and ears are phenomenal, and when they get spooked, they're gone. Savvy turkey hunters must use supreme stealth when moving, including walking silently, reading sign to identify ambush areas, and using cover and terrain to avoid being skylined. These talents are also critical when bow-hunting for whitetails or other big game. If you can put the sneak on a wary longbeard, you'll be better prepared for spot-and-stalk deer hunts.
Turkey hunting also increases your observational skills. After setting up, it's imperative to sit statue-still and be on constant watch. Turkey hunters learn to scan the landscape using only their eyes, because even a slow turn of your head can alert a sharp-eyed gobbler. Concentrate when studying the terrain, and train yourself to not look for turkeys. Rather, look for parts of turkeys, just as you watch for a buck's white throat patch or the flick of a deer's tail. The best hunters can spot game before animals see them.
Turkey hunting also teaches you to look with your ears. Train your ears to pinpoint scratching or soft calling from an unseen bird.
Equipment Considerations
If you lure a gobbler within bow range, you must still close the deal, which means drawing your bow without getting busted. A smooth draw is critical, but that can only happen if the bow is set at your ideal draw weight.
Too many bow-hunters have their bows set at their peak draw weight. Drawing your top weight requires lots of excessive movement, especially during cold weather, when your muscles are chilled and you're wearing more clothing. I can pull 83 pounds if I put some snot into it, but my Mathews Creed is a modest 70-pounder, so I can draw it in one smooth move. Believe me, 70 pounds from a Mathews generates the speed and kinetic energy to send any creature on the planet to the butcher shop.
If you're unsure about your ideal draw weight, see a Mathews retailer for help. Mathews only sells through pro shops with seasoned archery experts who know their stuff. I rely on my retailer to work with me on paper tuning and peep installation. When I leave with my bow, I have 100 percent confidence in the equipment and setup. I take that confidence into the field, whether for turkeys, bull elk or big whitetails.
It's wise to routinely draw your bow in slow-motion during pre-season practice. In addition to strengthening your shooting muscles, this prepares you if you must use a super-slow draw on a skittish animal. If you can't draw your bow in slow motion, decrease the poundage, or keep strengthening your muscles until you can.
Back to Hunting
Let's say you've picked a good spot, sneaked in silently, called a bird close and come to full draw on a gobbler. The turkey is quartering away at a slow walk, getting farther with every step. Do you know the distance?
Your distance judgment on a turkey must be more precise than with a whitetail, because a gobbler's vitals are the size of a baseball instead of a dinner plate. And if you don't bust bone or put that broadhead into the vitals, the bird will be gone. It's a shame to let a wounded turkey get away.
Get good at judging distance. Use a range-finder, and even put rocks, sticks or stakes at known distances so you can pick the right pin at the moment of truth. Do this for turkeys and all other fixed position bow-hunting. Some bow-hunters put color-coded flags at 20, 30 and 40 yards to match the color sequence of their sight pins. It's a great idea, and because it eliminates the need for a rangefinder, it can mean the difference between a kill and a lost opportunity.
On that beautiful spring day in South Dakota, my Mathews Creed came to full draw on my Merriam's gobbler, and I knew the bird was dead before I shot. I had total confidence in my equipment, yardage and marksmanship. The sound of crushed bone told me I was right, and the hunt brought me one step closer to becoming a better bow-hunter.
If you've never bow-hunted for turkeys, start. It will be one of the most fun and rewarding adventures you've had. If you've tried it, keep going.
Remember, the next time you're in the spring woods, pay attention to the ways turkey hunting can enhance your archery deer hunting skills. Come September, you'll be glad you did.


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Re: Geforce GTS 250 under load causes beeps/squeals from speakers
Sorry for reviving such an old thread, but this is directly related, I believe.
I have a GTS250, as part of my new PC received about 2 weeks ago. I get varying tones of "squeal" while playing video games (I play The Sims 3, EA Create-a-world, CitiesXL) that I can pretty much play a tune with simply by tilting my view. It sounds approximately like the old Rolf Harris "Stylophone" and comes through speakers, headphones, and even via an external USB sound adaptor that I tried to rule out problems with the sound card.
The squeal continues even with the sound muted in software - but of course stops if I physically unplug or disempower the speakers. The sound is loud enough to interfere with concentration on the game, and I do need the sound enabled during play as it is part of it!
I am very confused now as to whether to bother buying a different graphics card, or whether some other component could be the mediator of this problem.
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Different gene order of SRKs relative to SLGs in Brassica class-I and class-II S haplotypes. The gene order of SRKs and SLGs from two class-II S haplotype (B. rapa S-60 and B. oleracea S-15) and 4 class-I haplotypes (B. rapa S-9 and S-46; Bnn napus S-A14 and S-910) is compared. The arrangement of the S loci was determined by molecular markers in the S-locus flanking region 1 and region 2 (modified from [54]).
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Further Analysis
While the Blue Raiders haven't been a disappointment on a big time
scale, they've had the talent and production to not just win a Sun
Belt title, they've had everything in place to win several.
Instead, there have been four straight losing seasons with no New
Orleans Bowl appearances in the five years as a Sun Belt member. The
program started off its conference life on a strange note going 8-3
in 2001 only to miss out because it lost to a North Texas team that
went 5-6.
How frustrating was last season under former head coach Andy
McCollum? All four Sun Belt losses last season were by a touchdown
or less. MTSU lost to UL Monroe in the final :43 and to UL Lafayette
with 1:04 to play. There was a 45-7 pasting of eventual league
champion Arkansas State, and a win at Vanderbilt that would turn out
to be the bowl killer for the Commodores. The defense only allowed
18.73 points per game, but the offense often couldn't take advantage
struggling to average just 19 points per outing.
Prediction: coming
2005 Record: 4-7
2005 predicted wins
All the frustrations and all
the near misses meant the end of the McCollum tenure and the beginning
of the Rick Stockstill era in what'll be an interesting experience
until the new coaching staff gets its feet wet. This is Stockstill's
first head coaching gig after spending time as an assistant at Clemson,
East Carolina and South Carolina over the past several years. He's known
for being a top recruiter and a nice developer of offensive talent, and
he has some good prospects to work with.
Senior QB Clint Marks has been the starter for two years and has more
than enough experience to handle himself well and be just the type of
leader to carry the offense between coaching staffs. Bobby Williams, if
he gets out of the doghouse after being suspended for spring ball, should be one of the Sun Belt's best receivers. Eugene Gross leads a
small, quick backfield running behind a big, decent offensive line.
The defense won't be the killer it was last year after losing seven top
starters, but it's not going to fall off the map with several good
prospects ready to step in and linebacker J.K. Sabb and corner Bradley
Robinson to build around. If the offense comes though with a better
season, the D will be good enough to win the Sun Belt title with.
And that's the measure of success for Stockstill ... Sun Belt
championships. The league is even, but it's not good enough to not be
taken by storm if a program get hot. A little more luck in close games
and a few better bounces here and there and MTSU will be the league's
new star.
The Schedule: It's
tough with the biggest games on the road. North Texas, UL Monroe, UL
Lafayette and Arkansas State should be among the Sun Belt's best
teams, and all four are away from Murfreesboro. The non-conference
slate isn't going to be fun playing at Maryland, at Oklahoma and at
South Carolina to go along with a home date with Louisville and a
layup against Tennessee Tech, so there will be little margin for
error if MTSU wants its first winning season since 2001.
Offensive Player: Senior QB Clint Marks. The left-handed senior
saw his production dive last year with no running game to balance
things out. There should be a 50/50 split of the workload, and
that'll only help Marks by giving him more options to work with. If
MTSU wins the Sun Belt title, Marks will likely be the Player of the
Defensive Player: Senior LB J.K Sabb. The former JUCO All-American
came in and rocked right away leading the team in tackles and
tackles for loss. He's a great sized playmaker on the weakside and a
fearsome pass rusher.
player to a successful season: Junior CB Roy Polite. The secondary
was one of the rocks of last year's team, and it will be again as
long as Polite has a big year. The junior has been a quality reserve
with good size and nice skills. Now he'll have to be a big producer
with everyone looking to stay away from Bradley Robinson on the
other side.
season will be a success if ... MTSU wins the Sun Belt title.
Finishing second means nothing in this league. It needs to get by a
nasty conference draw and has to survive three two-game
road trips, but the team should be good enough to beat anyone on the
slate outside of Maryland, Oklahoma, Louisville and South Carolina.
game: Sept. 30 at North Texas. The Mean Green is better than last
season's 2-9 disaster. One of those wins was a 14-7 clunker against
the Blue Raiders pushing the record between the two to 5-0. MTSU
needs this Sun Belt road opener coming off an almost certain blowout
at Oklahoma and a near-certain blowout against Louisville coming up
the following week.
Fun Stats:
- First quarter scoring: MTSU 48 - Opponents 19
- Fourth down conversions: MTSU 9 of 12 (75%) - Opponents 3 of 15
- Interception return average: Opponents 24.4 yards on seven
interceptions - MTSU 9.1 yards on 14 interceptions
The Last Time MTSU…
…played in a bowl game…1964 (Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Muskingum)
…missed a bowl game…2005
…pitched a shutout…2004 (Utah State)
…was shutout…2000 (Florida)
…scored 50 points…2005 (UL-Lafayette)
…went undefeated…1965
…won a conference title…2001 (tie, Sun Belt)
…had a 3,000-yard passer…never
…had a 1,000-yard rusher…2002 (Dwone Hicks)
…had a 1,000-yard receiver…2004 (Kerry Wright)
…had a first-round draft choice…never


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At some point I will come up with a proper preamble for this thread, but until then I'll just say that this thread is a good place to share insights and ask questions regarding the lighting tools in Bryce 7.1.
There is an incredible wealth of information available about Bryce 7 on the web and in the store and we've all had some time with the new tools to experiment a bit here and there so we should all be able to contribute one thing or another at some point. This discussion is completely open.
Post links to tutorials and videos and threads that are relevant to the discussion at hand.
If you are asking a question it is a good idea to provide images of your situation. Help will be forthcoming.
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Ricky Romero pitched four hitless innings before leaving with a tight left groin, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa bay Rays 5-0 Friday. Jeff Niemann, in the three-way scramble for one of the last two spots in Tampa Bay's rotation, gave up four runs in 3 1-3 innings. Niemann had allowed just two hits and no runs over five innings in two previous starts, but he gave up eight hits this time, including a pair of RBI singles to J.P. Arencibia. Romero struck out four. Travis Snider hit his fourth spring home run, off Jhonny Nunez in the sixth inning. Brandon Guyer bunted leading off the sixth against Chad Jenkins and Chris Gimenez followed with a single for the Rays' only hits.
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Men's basketball: Northwood hands Gyrenes first loss of season
The Ave Maria University men's basketball team fell to the Northwood University Seahawks 74-68 at Golisano Field House on Wednesday night.
Matt Chattin took charge of the Gyrenes' offense by scoring 17 points and coming away with five rebounds. Kiel Lewis' team-leading 37 minutes played showed on both sides of the court as he produced 14 points and three steals for the Gyrenes.
The Gyrenes trailed the Seahawks 37-21 at half, but they rallied in the second half putting 47 points on the scoreboard. The team's effort fell short, however, as the Seahawks handed the Gyrenes their first loss of the season.
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Playwright Barnes, Streetcar's Brando Pass Away
Editorial Staff • West End • 5 Jul 2004
Barnes was best known for his black comedies, which included Leonardo's Last Supper, The Bewitched, Laughter! and Red Noses. He also penned new adaptations of Wedekind's Lulu and The Singer, the latter entitled Frontiers of Farce as well as Feydeau's On Purge Bebe.
Unquestionably, Barnes' biggest hit was The Ruling Class, which satirised the British aristocracy and the Church. The play premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in 1968 before transferring to the West End's Piccadilly Theatre the following year. In 1972, it was made into a film starring Peter O'Toole (pictured).
Barnes' also wrote the stage plays The Time of the Barracudas and Sclerosis, and directed productions of Antonio, Bartholomew's Fair and Translations. In more recent years, he turned to writing for radio, television and film. His screenplay for the 1992 movie Enchanted April was Oscar-nominated.
Also passed away on 1 July 2004 was American actor Marlon Brando. Though he never performed on the London stage and was best known internationally for his many films, Brando launched his career in the theatre. In the 1940s, his Broadway credits included I Remember Mama, Candida, Truckline Café, A Flag is Born and, most notably, the 1947 premiere of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. He reprised the role of Streetcar's brutish Stanley Kowalski in Elia Kazan's seminal 1951 screen version of the play.
Brando's many other film classics included On the Waterfront, The Wild One, Viva Zapata!, Julius Caesar, Guys and Dolls, The Young Lions, Mutiny on the Bounty, Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.
Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on 3 April 1924. He died at the age of 80.
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|This 7 1/2 inch military tanto style field knife features a full tang silver blade. The thick green cord wrapped handle allows for a secure and comfortable grip while the pommel lanyard insures that your blade is always handy. The durable green nylon belt sheath features a Velcro securing strap. This versatile and practical field knife also comes with a magnesium alloy fire starter.
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NOT a fire starter.1/5/2014
Nice LITTLE knife but no flint to spark the magnesium scrapings????
Good knife for the money8/15/2013
The knife is sturdy enough but the wrapping (guard) on the handle seems a bit flimsy. Overall, the product was a good value and customer service was great.
Cool knife8/9/2013
This knife went immediately into my Bug-Out Bag!
seems to be the weak point. The fire starter is kind of awkward to keep in its pocket while drawing or sheathing the knife. I like the knife, though. The compact size is good for me. I will keep this in one of my Go Bags.
Nice knife!7/10/2013
This is a nice product. It is a nice heavy duty knife, not a cheap one (like many sold online). I liked that it came with the fire starter (so a separate fire starter does not need to be purchased). It also has a sheath that has a cut out so that it can be slid onto a belt. Nice combo, I had been looking at Bear Grylls knives and got this.
Prompt shipping and easy to work with.
Not at all like the descricription6/5/2013
nothing at all the described photo. ordered a camping survival knife with a fire starter & received a cheap folding serrated one that is worthless !!
Good knife5/18/2013
This is a nice tool. it works as expected.
Knife is not very good5/6/2013
The knife was very dull and had rough cuts on one side of it only sharp part was on the tip.
very cool
Don't Expect More Than You Paid3/5/2013
This is a 7" piece of Chinese metal that has been beveled. You will have to sharpen...a lot. I didn't expect more. Will use as a back up to a back up knife.
Not a SOG, but good basic knife2/21/2013
For the price, this is a good little knife. Quite hefty. The bonus firestarter is cool.
Great knife2/20/2013
I love this knife, it is just perfect. Thanks.
Great for the price1/23/2013
Nice handy tool to have when hiking or camping
Tough knife1/22/2013
This is a tough, sharp piece of metal. I got it to keep in my toolbox and I think it will work fine.
Fits the Bill1/10/2013
Knife is dull, but easily fixed with a whetstone. Great value and timely delivery.
7" knive they normally mean the blade is 7", the whole knive is 7"! Not sharp, probably won't be able to sharpen. You get what you pay for!
You get what you pay for11/27/2012
I like the knife but the fastening strap around the handle of the knife does not hold the knife in place. This is what happens when you spend $8 on a knife. Still, I knew what I was likely to get and the knife itself is well designed. I haven't tried the fire-starter yet. Overall I like it.
survival knife11/26/2012
Nice knife to have for that "just in case" moment. I keep this in my day pack when I'm hunting or fishing. the Knife is one piece and the cord that wraps the handle can be used for emergency's. I had to take a sharpener to it but other than that it's a good knife. The fire starter is decent. It's your basic magnesium striker.
You get what you pay for.11/23/2012
Everything you get is made as cheaply as possible. It might not be the best but it sure looks like the cheapest. Overall if you must have a fire starter knife combo this could do the trick.
A Must Have!11/18/2012
Quality manufacturing and great combination. Those who carry knives and enjoy the great outdoors, will love this one!
Outdoor knife11/15/2012
Blade is dull.
Not super sharp but you can use it for heavy work.
Great Product8/9/2012
excellent weight and size.
OK hunting knife7/25/2012
Good tool for young camper, although haven't tested the fire starter yet. Good value.
Just as advertised7/24/2012
Pick this up to take camping as part of emergency equipment. Works just fine.
Well made knife!7/6/2012
This knife is well made. The sheath is strong. Am very happy with this product thus far. Cannot wait to see how well it keeps an edge.
Good combo7/6/2012
Great knife with nice safety feature. Perfect size for cargo pants pocket.
Great seller for super fast delivery.6/13/2012
Item was as stated, great value for price
descent emergency knife6/12/2012
Solid one piece construction.
small, and worthy6/7/2012
it is heavy and sturdy, very sharp and made of stainless steel. It is smaller in size than i expected. the sheeth provided can be easily fit into any belt. Magnesium lighter is good as well. It can be a good survival kit, especially during camping and outdoor living. worth of money spent.
Nice Starter Kit6/7/2012
I got this as a gift for a new boy scout and it looks good.
Heavy but useful5/29/2012
Not the highest quality but sufficient for cutting line, plastic and what not. Haven't tried to start a fire with it yet, but sample strike gave ample spark. Car camping tool not for backpacking because of weight.
Decent knife, smaller than expected5/29/2012
Can't beat the price for this little knife. As stated in other reviews, the sheath is cheap, but it works. The item was delivered quickly, but was in a cheap box from china (which was already open). Haven't had the time to test it out yet, but looks like a good little hiking/survival knife.
Nice little knife5/28/2012
For money, its seems like a good product. I like the one piece design. I would like paracord 550 on the handle. I have not checked out the flint striker.
Great Knife / Great Transaction5/28/2012
The knife looks and feels great. The quality and craftsmanship are evident and the price is fantastic.
very good5/21/2012
is excellent for outdoors adventures,
It Works5/21/2012
Knife had good weight to it and maintains its edge nicely. And best of all it works
good but not great5/21/2012
The knife was a good value. It was dull but that may just have been a precaution.
The only bad thing i could say about this was that it could have came sharper
Not a 7 inch blade5/21/2012
When you refer to a "Hunting Knife" 7 Inch that should mean the blade is 7 inches & not the overall length? Had I known the whole knife with the handle was only 7 inches I would not have purchased it!0 Helpful | 2 Not Helpful
For the money this knife so far is good5/21/2012
From the limited use I've given it so far I can tell it is not going to survive many summers of hard play, but then again, it was a low price. Tough to beat that.1 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
Good Purchase5/21/2012
The knife w/ fire starter where exactly what I expected and are a good value for the cost. I would recommend this product to any one.
Awful. Knife is made for a child's hand and the striker won't throw a spark. Completely useless.
Great gift item!5/20/2012
I bought these for male family members for gifts. They love them!
Not black5/17/2012
Pretty small knife actually. And mine isn't black. The firestick doesn't seem to work either. But the knife itself is solid.
Time to go camping5/17/2012
This ought to help out when going camping. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks guys
Cheap BUT good knife5/17/2012
You can't go wrong for price and value. The firestarter had what looked like possible rust starting or something else rust colored on it but knife was perfect.
Not even close!5/17/2012
Completely the wrong knife. The blade shape and color do not match the description so I can not review the described knife.
Too small5/17/2012
Knife arrived on time, but handle is too small. Okay as utility knife, but will buy a larger knife for camping
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BOSTON -- I was driving around once glued to NPR; it was this fascinating program on how much music affects your brain in ways that no one really understands. It told about this guy who had some illness that destroyed his ability to remember anything visual, but he could still play entire concertos by memory on the piano.
I should add while I was listening to this, I was busy getting lost for an hour on the Jersey side of the Big Apple. Maybe I should have been listening to music instead and it might somehow have affected my brain to help me figure out where I was going. Or maybe not.
Anyway, this "unknown power of music" thing flashed through my mind when I was talking to Maryland freshman point guard Kristi Toliver.
Along with directing the offense for the Terps, Toliver is also the most musical person on her team. She didn't brag about this, just confirmed it when asked.
"I am, by far. I play the trumpet and I whistle every song. You can ask anybody on the team," Toliver said, smiling. "I started trumpet in the fifth grade; that's when band was first offered. Growing up, I'd been in the choir and I've always been into music. My mom was into oldies and my dad was into jazz. So I got a lot of varieties.
"My mom plays the French horn, my dad plays the saxophone and my sister plays the piano. So it runs in the family. Definitely, my second passion is music."
You probably know Toliver's dad, George, more as former NBA referee than a sax player. Similarly, basketball is where Kristi is making her mark now. But her musical instinct just might have more to do with that than meets the eye.
Can having an innate sense of rhythm help you some way as a basketball player?
I expected Toliver might laugh off this question or just assume I was just one of those people who get lost while listening to NPR programs that were really over their heads. Instead, though, she nodded. Maybe her musical "wiring" did affect her hoops just a bit.
"I feel like that sometimes, actually," said Toliver, who is averaging 11.4 points and 4.5 assists for the Terps. "And I love the symphonic band more than solo improv. It's like the solo improv is my one-on-one game [in basketball] and the full band is the whole team."
Toliver performed quite a good solo piece, though, against Utah in the Albuquerque Regional final. She had a season-high 28 points, plus added six assists. The Utes played smart defense, but they had to give up something and hope it wouldn't hurt them too much. However, Toliver hurt them too much.
It was a huge game for a rookie who had missed five games in December with leg injuries. And who had come into the Maryland program last summer as a 5-foot-7 guard from Harrisonburg, Va., who weighed a spindly 118 pounds.
That wasn't going to cut it in the ACC, and she knew it.
"Kristi was extremely focused and driven as soon as she graduated from high school," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. "She came in and dedicated herself to two sessions of summer school, and her No. 1 goal in workouts was to put on that added weight and strength. She didn't want to be behind when she stepped on the floor. It's been great to see all her hard work pay off for her."
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Toliver enjoyed band so much that the idea of composing did cross her mind when she was in high school.
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Well, what about doing something else like playing the national anthem before a game at Maryland?
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When building computer models to understand global weather patterns and project climate change, scientists look at a lot of variables. There's surface pressure, temperature, water vapor, cloud cover and land surface area, not to mention pollution levels. But one thing scientists have almost never included is the activity of seabirds.
These birds are top predators in their ecosystem, constantly hovering above the waves in search of food. As new research has shown, however, these seemingly insignificant activities serve a vital function in cooling our planet, and thus regulating climate change.
Gabrielle Nevitt, professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior at UC Davis and co-author of a recently published paper on the topic, has been researching ocean birds for 25 years. During that time, he was the first to demonstrate that marine top predators actually depend on their nose more than their eyes when searching for food in the featureless ocean.
"When phytoplankton are eaten by grazing crustaceans called krill, they release a chemical signal that calls in krill-eating birds," explains a UC Davis press release. This is pretty cool all by itself, but as Nevitt discovered, it's not the only thing accomplished by the dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, released by the plankton. This chemical signal also forms sulfur compounds in the atmosphere that promotes cloud formation and helps cool the planet.
The CLAW hypothesis states that "warming oceans lead to more growth of green phytoplankton, which in turn release a precursor to DMS when they die. Rising levels of DMS in the atmosphere cause cloud formation, and clouds reflect sunlight, helping to cool the planet. It's a negative feedback loop to control the planet's temperature," the release explains. Seabirds help by consuming the grazers and fertilizing the phytoplankton with their iron-rich droppings–a metal that's scarce in the Southern Ocean.
According to Nevitt and her co-author, graduate student Matthew Savoca, this research is significant for several reasons. First, it demonstrates that predatory seabirds and phytoplankton–at opposite ends of the food chain–both perform important functions that support the ocean's ability to absorb carbon, as well as the formation of cooling clouds. Second, it underscores the need for ocean conservation, especially with regard to seabirds.
"Numbers of these birds are declining, with almost half of species listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered," explains the researchers. Failure to protect them could make for significant disruption of marine productivity in the coming years of climate change. Once again scientific research reinforces the sad reality that our disregard for the health of wildlife and ecosystems only harms our own chances for survival.
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"Mother Nature" created the ecosystem to help every aspect; humans are not educated/knowledgeable enough to understand.
Fascinating, but what sea birds at krill? I have never head of that before.
Very interesting , Thanks for sharing !! :)
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Certain melodies resonate deep in ones soul and can provide a space in time where all problems disappear. It will touch deep yet subtle. It creeps up on us slowly.. First with a small tingle in your tummy, it moves itself slowly around up in your spine. You can feel the track it leads as it leaves its lasting feeling in your nerve impulses. Once it has reached the spine that's when the chills come on and then tug at your heart . Your breathing hitches and you feel tightness in your lungs... You eventually expel out to find a feeling of relief, Sometimes a small ache remains ... that is when you know it has touched your very existence. Deep & spiritual as it almost cleanses the soul of all that was pulling at it. Leaving you feel alive yet once again. Those people , such as Korn , who breathe life into the instruments and lyrics lift spirits.... Such as 4 U does... Music can bring us back to life from a depressed or anxious state. We can be resuscitated by a single soul reaching melody ~ Thus making it much more addicting than any drug could ever be. You can imagine that a story in many multi level dimensions is being told as the song tempo remains unwavering as it rises and falls. While the drums & guitar enters into a musical complexity ... it becomes transparent for the listeners.. while being so intense to hear that you know this tapestry of sounds forms a masterpiece. Such as Never , Never, & many of the songs on The Paradigm Shift Album. That is what music does for me..
Thank you very much ! I feel very passionate about the music & as I have said to so many .. Korn has been my best friend when I was in a very dark place. I felt the power of the lyrics and it helped me through a 15 year period of being in a very difficult situation. I finally am in a better place , away from all that darkness.. But the light in all of it was my Korn CD's and some earbuds... I still listen to all my Cd's I have mixed everyday... Gives me peace and when I feel down ... it brings me strength ! I truly love the music so very much , it makes all things right in my world ..


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Dave Skretta of the Associated Press reports that Chiefs QB Matt Cassel will start week 10′s game against the Steelers. Brady Quinn has yet to be cleared for contact after suffering a concussion back in Week 8, so it's not all too surprising that Cassel will be back under center. It was rumored that the Chiefs could opt for QB Ricky Stanzi as the starter if Quinn wasn't healthy enough to play. However, that probably wouldn't have helped their chances any given Stanzi's inexperience. Cassel has been a turnover machine this season, so the Steelers seem to be in a great position to handle this game.
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In pursuit of the two-hour marathon
It won't be very fun for the runners, of course, who will endure their bodies and minds being pushed to the breaking point. In Berlin, Kipsang averaged a staggering 4:42 per mile. As Fraioli pointed out, that would be like going to your local track and running a lap in about 70 seconds -- which would leave the average person doubled over and gasping for breath – then doing 104 more of them without stopping. Or it would be like climbing on a treadmill at the gym and cranking it up to 13 miles per hour – for more than two hours.
And to achieve a two-hour marathon, a runner would have to increase that lung-searing pace by 8 seconds per mile.
"When you look at it that way, you can realize how massive of a feat that would be," Fraioli said. "I'll never say never, but I'm 31 years old and I don't think I'll see a sub-two-hour marathon in my lifetime."
Whenever it happens, experts have a pretty good handle on what that runner will look like. He'll probably be short and light (Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, regarded as the best overall distance runner in history, is 5 feet, 5 inches and less than 125 pounds). He'll probably have long, lean legs and a small upper body.
That's the chassis. Under the hood, he'll certainly possess a high VO2max (the maximum amount of oxygen that the body can consume) and superb running economy (how fast you can go for a given amount of oxygen consumption). To extend the car analogy, VO2max is the horsepower and running economy is the fuel efficiency.
"The question is: Can you be a muscle car and still get good gas mileage?" Joyner said. "What you repeatedly find in these elite marathon runners is very, very good running economy."
The Kenyans who rule the marathon could soon find themselves challenged by a Briton. Mo Farah, who moved to England as a child after being born in Somalia and who scored double victories in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at both the 2012 Olympics and 2013 world championships, is scheduled to make his marathon debut at his home base of London next spring. As if his prominence as an athlete didn't make the stakes high enough, now Nike is upping the ante. A sponsor of Farah, who trains part-time near the company's Oregon headquarters, the sneaker giant is designing a special shoe for Farah that's intended to maximize his marathon performance.
"It's going to be a terrific shoe for Mo and could save a couple of minutes on his time," Farah's coach, former marathon great Alberto Salazar, told the British media in September. "If you can change the crank on a bike to help you, if you can change the car, why not shoes?"
Here's the kicker, though: The name of the footwear, according to Farah himself, is the "Sub Two Hour." Not that Farah, as confident as he is, wants any part of suggestions that he could pull off that outlandish time in his first attempt at the distance.


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Originally posted by Amathe
You are blithely dismissing the substance of the OP with this and it almost made me overlook the genuine contribution you made with your second and third paragraphs. Let's become less jaded by Derrida and Post-Modernism and agree that there is a thing called objectivity and, however flexible definitions may become, we must agree for the sake of argument that a given term has a particular definition. Granted, the OP didn't explicitly state what 'skill' means to them and that is a problem, but it seems to me that we actually can imply a defition of the term 'skill' from the post.
As you've very aptly stated in your second paragraph, there are all sorts of skills that factor into a MMORPG and there are some that are conected to gameplay mechanics and some that are less so. For example, a skill in Guild Wars 2 will be deciphering the readable languages that the developers have put into play, one of which is New Krytan. This is a legitimate skill but not the sort that OP was very obviously driving at.
You're also correct about your assessment of E-Z mode steamrolling what skils mean and can do, in my mind by the Blizzardozer. That said, what you are missing is the thrust of the argument in the OP: skill in combat needs to make a big comeback. It seems that many people are in agreement with this, even if they are jaded by what you've rightly pointed out in your third paragraph and disagree on what sort of skills should really be considered as 'skill.'
You seem smart, so don't dismiss things like this out of hand. Read more carefully. I'm sure you would have something better to contribute like what sort of combat skills best fit what sort of game or something of that nature.
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Originally posted by The_Grump
I feel a certain amount of dismissing is warranted when someone implies that twitch play is the only real demonstration of player skill in a videogame. There is more than one kind of challenge in an mmo and playing Donkey Kong in Mirkwood *there's a barrel jump* isn't one of the more significant ones, in my opinion. I also think that if "skill" had been used in a less self-aggrandizing way in the OP I may not have been as critical. But since it was, I'm comfortable poking a bit of fun at it.
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I was writing a long post. Then I realized, death. Death has been and will be for many many games, a measure of skill. How may times did you die? How many times did you almost die? Did you complete the level or beat the boss on the edge of life the whole time? Did you kill the other guy more times then he killed you?
but really, nothing beats a good boss battle or a hard ass level in a FUN video game. If you die alot it's not so bad because once you finally kill the boss, or beat the level, it's always gratifying.
P.S. I don't want to spend an hour fighting a boss and then win, without ever dying once. That is ridiculouso. And hard levels should have some sort of decent checkpoint system/save option.
p.s.s Unless you want to play platform style, old school hard, when it was really really really hard as hell to beat any game really. Just measure how that old game "hardness" is translated into new games, and you'll see whether a new game is challenging or not, and if it requires skill.
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Originally posted by midmagic
This leads me to my next question in regards to "skills." Is common sense considered a skill? Because 9/10 times my personal issue with PuGs can usually be attributed to an over all lack of common sense. Simple things like....GTFO of the AoE and use some common sense in when to use your OWN AoEs...stuff like that. Or let's see....which group members get priority on heals? Common sense tells me I need to keep up the tank first, MYSELF (if I'm healing....and it's honestly amazing how many times I've heard a healer say, "Oh gosh...I forgot to heal myself") and then the primary dps. I have literally seen healers that didn't understand that the tank needs to be their primary focus, particularly in raids when that is even their ASSIGNED heal. Are those things "skills" or just plain common horse sense?
And then you have PvP. Common sense goes a long way here too, even though it's more interactive, and definitely changes MUCH more from situation to situation and requires thinking on your "feet," so to speak. I've watched dps try like hell to take out the melee that is pounding their teammate, when the healer that is struggling to keep him up....is standing not far behind him in plain sight. O.o I think we've ALL seen things that make you LITERALLY smack your forehead with your palm in AWE of the lack of common sense. But are those things...."skills?"
And a lot of the people that I have personally HEARD bemoan the fact that games don't require more "skill" ...are some of those very aggressive dps types that have that Superman complex (we've all known one or two of those) that run into situations gun blazing, because they KNOW they are awesome enough to SOLO this encounter, and that the group they have with them are just a bunch of scrubs they're "taking along for the ride," only to see that SAME PERSON make some of the most basic errors of judgment in tactics and strategy that I've ever witnessed.
I still think...it's all pretty subjective in an MMO setting that uses/requires team effort. Even in FPS games...I'm still a bit reticent to use the word "skill" to describe lightning reflexes, strategizing, and common sense. Hell just being a mother of three children requires those things and I don't consider myself somehow particularly "skilled" because of that......
I guess for me, it's somewhat an argument over semantics. Some choose to call it "skills." I guess I just prefer to call it common sense. Maybe they're the same thing in the end. I don't know.
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Yes. I think that is part of my issue with it as well.
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Originally posted by Amathe
Hmmm, I think that I can buy this. While I still think that you should have been more charitable I think I can see your point in the tone that came across in the OP. Coming from a university background of Philosophy and Theology I'm forced to stretch the principle of charity to the point of breaking far too often in Academia and, you're right and I've said it myself, part of the content of our argument is how we form it.
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Originally posted by avsco10
Savage is fairly overrated. Natural Selection soundly womps it, both in terms of how important skill is and in game depth. And if we're purely obsessing over the importance of player skill, Tribes 1 beats them both.
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I think the hysteria over the work "skill" here is pretty hysterical ... and pathetic. It's fairly obvious (to me) that all the OP was looking for was to see how many people preferred games that include dice-roll mechanics versus games that do not.
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Originally posted by girlgeek
Well skill is measure of decision-making quality.
Is common sense skill? Sure, it's part of it. The term "common sense" describes a plethora of decisions to be made where the correct decision is considered obvious.
Skill is only subjective insofar as we use the term in a general way. Skill is a granular, objective measurement of decision-making quality, and we simply use the binary terms "skilled" or "unskilled" to conveniently and rapidly describe a general location along that granular scale (as we do in much of language.)
As for the overgeared player? Every party's goal is "survive and defeat the encounter as fast as possible." If the party is normally geared, standing in the fire is probably a very bad decision which compromises the party's ability to survive the encounter. But as the party's gear improves, survival is less of a concern and standing in the fire may actually be the fastest way to beat the boss -- the very best decision! (And this example of standing in the fire actually applies to some WOW fights where groups become overgeared.)
So yeah, if the overgeared player's bad decisions cause wipes then they're terrible decisions and he's bad. But it's important not to criticize the most basic errors of judgement (like standing in the fire) if they aren't actually bad decisions. The value of a given decision changes, based on the current conditions and goals of gameplay.
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Originally posted by Ambrosius
Funny...what I got from the OP was that "twitch gaming" is something he personally considers a "skill," while any other form of gaming he considers to be a bit beneath him, although he'll settle to play those games, since there's really nothing in the way of an MMO that challenges his elite "twitch" gaming skills. My read on what he said was that, essentially, he values his twitch reflexes in a game above all the other things that factor into playing games. Not all of those things are based on physical speed of reflex, but they are still important factors in whether you will "succeed" at achieving your desired game "goals." Devaluing things like common sense, strategic and tactical planning, good communication, being socially adept, and assorted other things that ALSO factor into playing an MMO, just came across as elitism when I read it.
That condescending tone laced into the post...probably appeared rather insulting (and kind of arrogant) to more than a few people. To me, it was not only that, but sort of comical, since I attribute about as much importance to gaming "skills" as I do to the learned ability to deftly operate a keyboard and mouse in unison. Neither one has any earth shattering degree of importance, and either can be learned by anyone with an average IQ, the desire TO learn, and the time to practice. The more practice, the more quality performance (as with ANYTHING in life, even the most basic things)....it's really as simple as that....if all other quotients are equal, meaning IQ, and desire are on equal level from player to player...then the only other determining factor is amount ot time one practices/plays.
The inclusion of dice roll mechanics wasn't mentioned, so no...I didn't make that correlation. But I'm sure a LOT of people would love a game that didn't depend entirely on dice roll mechanics behind the scenes. That would definitely raise the challenge level and I'm sure would be a welcome arrival or "innovation" at this point in MMO history. I'm not sure anyone at all was disagreeing with that, although...I didn't see him ever actually SAY that. I suppose I might have missed it somewhere else in the thread. But if that is the point that was being made....wow sure....I totally dig that idea.
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I have been advocating for awhile now to the 'skill' community of players that the answer to this is a game that is basically the same as an FPS server but in a world that is extreemly large. I often get boo's on such an idea but not only do I think its a great idea I think its EXACTLY what the skill community is asking for. It could be a fantasy based, very large world with no skill numbers at all.
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Originally posted by SEANMCAD
But then the "skilled" would actually have to rely on their "skill" not gear and statistics to make up the difference.
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Originally posted by heerobya
Here lies in the possible problem with pvp in general. People blame the game if they loss saying that the system has a to wide skill spread or the class they choose is unfairly balance and once they are given basically a street fighter version of an MMO with only 1:1, exact same skil, and a big light that says 'go!' then they will no longer play.
That is my assumption, however lately I have been trying to be more open minded and offere suggestions to that community that I think would at least allow the two different types of gamers to leave each other alone :)
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Such games already exist.. i think you either haven't looked hard enough or they consist of such skill levels that you'd just quit because for the lack of skill on your behest :D
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The main problem within mmos is that the devs don't give full physical control over the 4 main fundamentals:
Striking (offense)
Grappling (offense)
Evasion (defense)
Deflection (defense)
Striking and grappling we have plenty of control over, but evasion and deflection we have no physical control over. As soon as we're able to physically control when to evade or deflect any type of attack, we will never see balance.
We need complete control over these fundamentals of combat and when we finally actually have them, it won't matter how strong a class is or what level you are. I mean, you could be going against a class that could one shot you easily, but so long as you have the direct physical control to completely evade or deflect the death blow, balancing classes and abilities will no longer matter.
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Play DDO. Twitch combat multiplayer dungeon crawl.
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Originally posted by SEANMCAD
problem is no one like to lose, if you put skill in a game you will get people cheating in the same way in fps aimbots, orther games infinite hp or god mode, and if ose they will also say its was a cheat or lag, so in the end nothing really will change
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I don't believe that 'skill in gaming' and 'twitch gaming' are necessarily the same thing.
Sure, making combat require fast complicated key and mouse movements is an obvious way to add skill, but its not the only way. Greatly increasing the complexity of equipment and combat in general is certainly another choice. EVE and DAOC were two games that can serve as partial examples.
Considering a simple case in EVE of a one on one fight (not the easiest to find, but bear with me), the combination of your skills, your ships capabilities, the type ammunition you are using, the types of guns you choose, your velocity vector in relation to your opponent, your range, the defense equipped on both ships, and the order which you flip on and off various modules will all work together in determining who wins.
Yes, some of these aspects (controlling direction, velocity, and module activation/deactivation) do require an element of coordination but a clever or knowledgeable player will beat a 'quick reflex' player' every time in a 'fair fight'.
You DO NOT need to turn a game into a 'twitch game' or FPS to increase the effect of skillful play.
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Originally posted by ekstra
The issue with most of what you've mentioned is that it does not change during combat. Your ships capabilities and the equipment you have tends to be the biggest factor in the outcome of the battle. Player's want to be able to dynamically alter the outcome of the battle by taking action to do it, and that doesn't mean running, they want to be able to dodge damaging hits. They want to feel like they're doing it rather than pressing a button and watching their ingame character do all the work. You're right that you don't need FPS style combat to accomplish it, but to do it effectively, you're going to be bringing in some elements from FPS style games. Basically I think players who advocate skill in MMORPGs simply want more factors that can be changed during combat that can alter the flow of it.
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Originally posted by Scottc
Agreed, many of the factors that settle an EVE battle are settled before the shooting starts. A few points to consider to move beyond the example of EVE and to general MMO play:
1) There is still an awful lot of knowledge and experience that can go into bringing the right tools to a fight that can add to the feeling that knowledge and experience actually matters.
2) Adding complexity to mechanics and gear allows intelligent non-standard tactics that are obviously missing from most MMOs today.
3) When equipment and tactics can result in extreme damage-mitigation, you force opponents to adjust their game. It doesn't have to be twitch gaming to be complicated and interesting.
Your last sentence captures the philosophy but I feel is misconstrued to mean that ONLY twitch-type changes can be envisioned. I will argue that battle can unfold at a manageable pace and still have room for tactical and strategic play.


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