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SteelSeries Siberia V3 Headsets Launch
Subject: General Tech | October 1, 2014 - 07:31 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: steelseries, siberia, siberia v3, prism, headphones, headset, gaming headset
My last headset was a SteelSeries Siberia V2 and it served me well. The headband was snug, in a good way, against my head and the ear cups were comfortable. Both the headphones and the microphone sounded great from my subjective listening. It died after about a year and a half, though (specifically its right speaker). Still, again, it served me well, especially considering how much usage they saw on any given day.
Now they announced a new family with four siblings, ranging from $60 up to $200 (USD).
Starting with the cheapest, the Siberia Raw Prism, we have a USB headset with a colorful glow. It has a microphone built into the left ear cup. Unlike the rest of the Siberia line (and the Siberia V2), the mic is not retractable. You cannot extend and position it in front of your mouth. It is USB-only for Windows, Mac, and PlayStation. This USB powers and controls the aforementioned "colorful glow" through their drivers, customizable to 16.8 million colors. It has a $59.99 MSRP.
The next level up is the true successor to the V2, the Siberia V3. The price jumps quite a bit, to $99.99 MSRP. Like the V2, it has a retractable microphone and a snug-fitting internal headband. Also like the V2, it has two 3.5mm plugs when used with the included three-ring 3.5mm to dual 3.5mm (one headphone, one mic) plug adapter. No USB support though, at least not without an external sound card.
Which brings us to the SteelSeries V3 Prism, with an MSRP of $139.99. Instead of 3.5mm, it uses USB. I mean, how else will you control the 16.8 million colors, like the Raw. Unlike the Raw, it is a series of dots rather than a thin, circular strip. It also has a better microphone than the regular V3 (more sensitive and a wider range in frequency response - although those metrics are pretty useless when they are not charted in a graph). Again, instead of 3.5mm jacks, it uses USB. Like the Raw, you cannot connect this to a 3.5mm device. For that, you need to go up to...
... The SteelSeries Siberia V4 Elite ($199.99 MSRP). Surprisingly, the microphone has a lower frequency response and sensitivity than the V3 Prism but, again, that does not mean that it is worse. Its speakers have a very high sensitivity, 120 dB, which likely means that they can get loud. The connector is detachable and comes with three ends: dual-3.5mm, three-ring 3.5mm, and a USB sound card. Also included, a 6-foot USB extension cable.
The headphones are now available at the SteelSeries store.
Turtle Beach goes long with the Ear Force Z SEVEN Gaming Headset
Subject: General Tech | July 21, 2014 - 05:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: turtle beach, gaming headset, Ear Force Z SEVEN, audio
At some time in the very near future, if this naming trend does not reverse itself, the wraparound portion of headphones will have to be enlarged to be able to display the entire brand name legibly. The latest lengthy moniker is the Turtle Beach Ear Force Z SEVEN Gaming Headset with removable unidirectional microphone and Audio Control Unit. The mic is self explanatory but the ACU is an external sound card with voice morphing and headphone equalizer presets and has outputs for PC, Mac and Xbox; it is not a booster amp. Overall Legit Reviews found this headset to be a great generalist but not as good for specific usage such as taking advantage of positional in a game. Read on to see if they peak your interest.
"Turtle Beach is perhaps a name better known amongst console gamers since you can easily find their Ear Force lineup of headsets somewhere close to where the boxed console games are in certain stores. Most Turtle Beach Ear Force headsets are compatible with computers or any electronic device with a 3.5 mm jack nonetheless because most gamers or even most people make due with one set of headphones for all their devices. The Turtle Beach Z SEVEN we have for review is actually part of a much larger family of SEVEN headsets. Read on to find out more about it!"
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- Tt eSPORTS SYBARIS Wired And Wireless Gaming Headset Review @ NikKTech
- Superlux HD668B Headphones @ Benchmark Reviews
- Roccat Syva High Performance In-Ear Headset @ eTeknix
- LUXA2 GroovyW Bluetooth Speaker with Wireless Charging Station Review @ NikKTech
- Cowin Cutebeat BT Vibration Speaker @ Kitguru
- Creative Sound BlasterAxx Axx 200 Intelligent Wireless Sound System Review @ NikKTech
Attitude One's colourful Alamz headsets
Subject: General Tech | July 4, 2014 - 03:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, gaming headset, Almaz, Attitude One
Attitude One joins the crowded headset market with their new foldable Almaz headset with a detachable microphone which is designed to be lightweight enough to carry with you everywhere. The bundled cables are compatible with both Android and Apple devices as well as one you can plug into your PC and simply leave for when you arrive home. The price of €110 quoted by TechPowerUp seems a bit high but the two year warranty somewhat alleviates that investment. If you need a portable lightweight headset with earcups this might be worth investigating as an option.
"Attitude One is a new player on the gaming scene, and today, we take a close look at their first headset, the Almaz. The Almaz can be configured to act as either a headphone or headset because of its detachable microphone and multiple cables."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- thinksound On1 Monitor Series HD Headphones Review @ NikKTech
- ASUS STRIX Pro gaming headset @ Kitguru
- Gamdias Hephaestus Multi-Sensorial PC Gaming Headset @ eTeknix
- CM Storm Sirus-C 2.2 PC & PlayStation 4 Gaming Headset @ eTeknix
- Diamond Xtreme Sound 7.1 External Sound Card Review @ Hardware Asylum
- ARCTIC S113BT Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review @ NikKTech
- Edifier Luna Eclipse 2.0 Speaker Set Review @ Madshrimps
- Luxa2 GroovyT Magic Boom Box Review @HiTech Legion
Titanfall Ear Force Atlas! Titanfall Ear Force Atlas! Titanfall Ear Force Atlas!
Subject: General Tech | June 6, 2014 - 05:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, gaming headset, turtle beach, Titanfall Ear Force Atlas, branding gone wild, forehead
If your obsession over Titanfall, regardless of platform, has taken over your mind and you need a way to physically display that fact, then Turtle Beach has the headset for you! Titanfall Ear Force Atlas! Apply directly to the forehead!
Branding aside these headphones are quite stiff, which may become uncomfortable after time but presented an unexpected benefit for the Kitguru tester who happens to have an Occulus Rift; they do not shift or creak as your head quickly moves in reaction to an in game event. The bass is a bit strong for some purposes but will make your Titan sound even more impressive; the sound is perhaps a bit muddy but not enough to ruin your experience while gaming or watching movies. Check out the full review here.
"If you find yourself jumping from rooftop to rooftop, wallrunning your way between kills and blasting away at 30ft tall metal behemoths on a regular basis you are either playing Titanfall or need to reduce your meds. Either way though, you will probably appreciate the style of Turtle Beach's latest headset, the Titanfall Ear Force Atlas headset. It's compatible with the Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC, with adapters, cables and connectors galore – but does it sound good? That's what's important and that's what we are here to find out."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Turtle Beach Titanfall Atlas Multi-Format Gaming Headset @ eTeknix
- Genius Zabius HS-G850 Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews
- Kingston HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset Review – A Ray of Sunshine @ Techgage
- Kingston HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- HiFiMAN HE-560 Planar Magnetic Headphones @ techPowerUp
- X2 Aurel Noise Cancellation Headset Review @ OCIA.net
- AudioFly AF56 Earphones Review @ TechwareLabs
- Diamond Xtreme Sound 7.1 XS71HDU USB Sound Card Review @ Legit Reviews
Is the X2 Saturn 5.1 Gaming Headset for you?
Subject: General Tech | May 16, 2014 - 03:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: X2 Saturn, gaming headset, audio, 5.1 headset
The X2 Saturn headset has multiple drivers in each earcup to try for real 5.1 surround sound as opposed to virtualizing it as many gaming headsets do. The front, rear and sub speakers each have different frequency responses which Legit Reviews were kind enough to list in their review. The omni-directional microphone can be muted via the inline controls and you can actually set the volume of each speaker separately. Overall the headset was judged to fall in the middle of the pack with good features and some design choices which could perhaps be improved. As well, if you love LEDs then the red lights on this headset might just interest you enough to pick up a pair.
"X2 has sent us a true 5.1 USB gaming headset to try out and it's not relying on virtual surround sound to get the job done. Each earcup on the Saturn headset has multiple drivers which outputs different surround channels for better positional audio compared to two channel stereo headphones and headsets. Read on to see how it performs!"
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- Coolermaster, Speedlink & TteSports Budget Headset Head-to-Head @ eTeknix
- Mionix Nash 20 Headset @ Kitguru
- Silverstone SST-EB03 Desktop Headphone Amp & SST-EB01-E DAC @ eTeknix
- Rokit Boost Swage 2 Wireless Stereo Headphones @ NikKTech
- Microlab T1 wireless headset @ Kitguru
- Func HS-260 Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- Ozone Onda Pro X-Surround Pro Gaming Headset @ eTeknix
- Genius GX SW-G5.1 3500 5.1 Surround Sound Review @ Modders-Inc
- Asus Essence STX II 7.1 Sound Card / Headphone Amplifier @ Kitguru
- ASUS Xonar U7 USB Sound Card Review @ Hardware Canucks
What the Func is special about the HS-260 headset?
Subject: General Tech | January 29, 2014 - 03:36 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, Func, HS-260, gaming headset
The FUNC-HS-260-1ST gaming headset features 50mm drivers, a frequency response of 20HZ to 20kHz and both the cord and the microphone are detachable which makes it a little more portable that it looks like at first glance. Func moved the volume controls off of the cable and onto the headset its self, which along with the ability to connect the cord to either the left or right side make using these headphones that much more enjoyable. The leather pads and soft touch finish on the earcups were highly praised by Benchmark Reviews but the sound quality is also very important. Check out their full review to find out how well Func's first headsets performed.
"On January 27th 2014 Func will start shipping their HS-260 gaming headset, completing a first run of peripherals that started with the MS-3 gaming mouse in February of last year (and the KB-460 mechanical keyboard this past November). Sporting tuned 50mm drivers, detachable audio cables and removable microphone which can switch sides at will, Func brings their focus on functionality to the gaming headset category with their new headset, model FUNC-HS-260-1ST. Benchmark Reviews has a sample on hand, and in this review I'll do my best to explain my experience with the Func HS-260 gaming headset."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Func HS-260 Gaming Headset @ techPowerUp
- Func HS-260 headset @ Kitguru
- Func HS-260 Gaming Headset Review @HiTech Legion
- Func HS-260 Gaming Headset Review: The Art of Underselling Descriptions @ Techgage
- SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- Cooler Master CM Storm Ceres 300 Headset Review @HiTech Legion
- Tt eSPORTS ConsoleOne Gaming Headset @ Kitguru
- Corsair Vengeance 2100 Wireless Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- TRITTON PRO+ True 5.1 Surround Headset @ NikKTech
- A.M.P. SPzero Bluetooth Portable Speaker and Speakerphone @ Funky Kit
- Antec SPZero Bluetooth Wireless Speaker @ Benchmark Reviews
SteelSeries Siberia Elite headset, pricey but respectable
Subject: General Tech | January 16, 2014 - 01:20 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, steelseries, siberia elite, gaming headset
The Siberia Elite USB Gaming Headset replaces the familiar Siberia V2 but has a lot of work cut out for it considering it's $200 price tag. It uses Dolby Pro Logic IIx to create virtual 7.1 surround sound and has a response range of 16Hz to 28 KHz and ships with a USB Soundcard V2 accessory for those who do not already possess a decent audio codec. One unique feature that Benchmark Reviews pointed out is the 3.5mm jack present on the headphone which allows you to daisy chain headphones together so you can share music with a friend; some would choose to just use speakers but to each their own. The headset isn't perfect but overall Benchmark Reviews left with a positive attitude and a recommendation to pick these up if you are in the market for decent quality gaming headphones.
"SteelSeries peripherals and headsets are well known for their sleek design, high quality and excellent functionality among enthusiasts and gamers alike. Today Benchmark Reviews will be taking a look at the newest line from SteelSeries; The Siberia Elite Gaming Headset (model# 51151). We will put them through their paces in a variety of scenarios including watching films, listening to music, and of course – gaming."
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- Bitfenix Flo Gaming Headset @ Kitguru
- Sennheiser G4ME Zero Headset @ Kitguru
- Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews
- A.M.P Pulse Wireless Mobile Headphones @ NikKTech
- ARCTIC P402 BT Bluetooth Headset @ Funky Kit
- ASUS Xonar U7 Echelon Edition @ Kitguru
Corsair's Raptor headset might still need to evolve a bit
Subject: General Tech | January 2, 2014 - 03:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, corsair, raptor hs30, raptor hs40, gaming headset
Corsair's Raptor HS30 and Raptor HS40 are twins, apart from their tails, the HS30 uses 3.5mm plugs while the HS40 is connected via USB. Neither set will cost you more than about $60 and they sport decent sized 40mm neodymium drivers with a frequency response range of 20 – 20,000Hz. Both headsets offer inline volume and mute controls though only the HS40 comes with the Headset Control Panel to allow virtual 7.1 sound. Unfortunately Legit Reviews encountered several issues when reviewing these headsets, not enough to stop them from functioning but certainly enough to give them pause when considering recommending them for purchase.
"It was late-summer in 2012 when Corsair announced it had acquired Raptor Gaming, a German based maker of gaming peripherals. Corsair gained both a European based headquarter to distribute its wide range of computer hardware and Raptor Gaming's entire portfolio of keyboards, mice, headsets, and accessories, which formed a new series of gaming products alongside Corsair's Vengeance gaming products. Corsair has respected the Raptor name and not only continues to maintain many of the acquired products, but has integrated the name into new products. New Corsair Raptor products represent gaming products aimed at a more mainstream audience alongside the premium Corsair Vengeance peripherals. We look at the first ever Corsair Raptor headsets to be released, a pair called the HS30 and HS40 which join the rest of the 2013 Vengeance headsets for a refreshed lineup of Corsair gaming headsets."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- TDK A33 Wireless Weatherproof Speaker @ NikKTech
- Corsair Vengeance 1500 (V2) Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- Kitsound Hive Bluetooth Speaker @ eTeknix
- SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset @ NikKTech
- Samsung HS3000 Clip-On Bluetooth Headset @ eTeknix
- Creative Sound Blaster AXX 200 @ Custom PC Review
Ozone's 7HX can virtually surround your ears
Subject: General Tech | September 30, 2013 - 03:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, gaming headset, ozone, rage 7Hx 7.1, surround sound
The Ozone Rage 7HX has two 40mm drivers with a frequency response range of 20 to 20kHz and offers virtual 7.1 surround as opposed to covering your head in multiple speakers. That certainly helps with the weight but some purists are not satisfied with virtual surround on headsets while many gamers just want to hear someone sneaking up behind them. Funky Kit did like the virtual surround when gaming but also took advantage of the ability to turn off the virtual surround when listening to music or videos. Check out their review here.
"First I want to thank Ozone Gaming Gear for sending me this awesome Rage 7Hx 7.1 Surround headset. Its a 7.1 surround headset with a volume control module, it has a detachable microphone what i find very nice, sometimes the mic is just sitting in your way if you are not talking to anyone. And like the title said this is the White version of the Rage 7HX, there is also a Black one available."
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- Tesoro Kuven 7.1 Virtual Surround Gaming Headset @ NikKTech
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- SteelSeries Siberia V2 HyperX Edition Gaming Headset @ Funky Kit
- OZONE Oxygen In-Ear ProGaming Headset @ NikKTech
- Tt eSPORTS CRONOS Gaming Headset Review @ Techgage
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- Gamester Gear Cruiser P3210 Gaming Headset Review @HiTech Legion
- Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Headset @ eTeknix
- SteelSeries Siberia v2 vs. TteSports Dracco Captain Headset @ Legion Hardware
- Five Of The Best PC Headsets Available For Under 100 Pounds @ eTeknix
- Panasonic SC-NT10 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Antec SP1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker @ Funky Kit
- Jabra STONE3 Bluetooth Headset @ NikKTech
- Bitmore Universal Bluetooth Wireless Audio Adapter @ Benchmark Reviews
- iCirround AirMedia @ Funky Kit
- Gear4 StreetParty 5 Portable Speakers / iPod/iPhone Dock @ Kitguru
- 9 computer speakers tested: with or without subwoofer? @ Hardware.info
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Corsair Launches New Vengeance and Raptor Series Gaming Headsets at Pax Prime
Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2013 - 02:00 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: vengeance 1500 v2, vengeance 1400 vengeance 2100, vengeance, gaming headset, dolby 7.1, corsair
Corsair launched five new gaming headsets at PAX Prime this week in Seattle. The new headset lineup includes three Vengeance and two Raptor series headsets. Specifically, Corsair is launching the Vengeance 2100, Vengeance 1500 v2 (updated model), Vengeance 1400, Raptor HS40, and Raptor HS30. All of the new Corsair gaming cans will be available in September.
The new Vengeance series headsets are updates to the existing 2000, 1500, and 1300. The new Vengeance 2100 is the top-end model with wireless connectivity on the 2.4GHz band, Dolby 7.1 surround sound over new 50mm drivers, a noise cancelling microphone, microfiber covered memory foam over-the-ear padded ear cups and a padded headband. It has a rated battery life of 10 hours and wireless range of 40 feet.
The Corsair Vengeance 2100 Headset, the new series flagship.
The Vengeance 2100 will be available in September for $149.99.
Similarly, the Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 is an updated model of the existing Vengeance 1500 that I reviewed extensively back in July of last year. This new headset is essentially the wired version of the Vengeance 2100. It includes padded headband and circumaural ear cups, 50mm drives, Dolby 7.1 virtual surround sound support, and connects over USB using a braided cloth-wrapped cable with inline remote.
The update to the Vengeance 1500: The Vengeance 1500 v2.
The wired USB Vengeance 1500 v2 has an MSRP of $99.99 and will be available in September.
The final addition to the Vengeance lineup is the Vengeance 1400. The successor to the Vengeance 1300, the 1400 gaming headset is an analog model with 50mm drivers, padded headband and microfiber covered around-the-ear ear cups, a noise cancelling microphone, and a long cloth-covered braided cable with inline remote. The Vengeance 1400 is stated to be an improvement over the 1300, and if so that should mean that the Vengeance 1400 delivers good stereo sound for the price when paired with a dedicated sound card.
The new, and only, analog Vengeance series headset from the new lineup.
Like the other upcoming headsets, it will be available in September with an MSRP of $89.99. (The price difference between the 1500 v2 and 1400 is interesting as it is much tighter than the previous generation had.)
In addition to the Vengeance series, Corsair also has its Raptor gaming series and it is launching two new headsets under that brand. The Raptor HS40 delivers 7.1 virtual surround sound via two 40mm Neodynmium drivers inside padded closed circumaural ear cups. It features a wired USB connection and noise cancelling microphone.
The new Raptor HS40 gaming headset.
You miss out on some of the extra features and materials of the Vengeance series, but it is cheaper as a result at $59.99 MSRP in September.
The Raptor HS30 is the analog, well, analog to the digital HS40 and similar in spec differences to the Vengeance 1400/1500. The gaming headset has two 40mm Neodymium drivers for stereo sound. Padded circumaural ear cups block out outside noise and deliver strong sound. The headset comes with a microphone, and the headset and mic connect via two standard 3.5mm analog audio connectors.
The Raptor HS30, the new entry-level, analog, gaming headset option from Corsair.
The Raptor HS30 is a mere $49.99 and will be available for purchase in September.
You can find more information on all of these new headsets on the Corsair website by navigating to Products > Gaming > Gaming Headsets from the top nav bar (or the link above) and selecting the respective series (Vengeance or Raptor) and specific model you are interested in.
(My personal thoughts and opinions below:)
Granted, I have not tested these headsets personally, but in all it looks like Corsair has a nice lineup of updated audio products to show off at PAX Prime this year. If you are in the area, you should try to check them out at the Corsair booth (booth #1246). If the Vengeance 1500 and 1300 of last year are any indication, the new headsets should be solidly built and offer decent sound quality for the money--I look forward to seeing reviews and discovering what tweaks the company has made to improve upon last year's models.
Also, from the photos, I find it aesthetically interesting that Corsair eschewed the brushed aluminum look of the old 1500 in favor of making the 1500 v2 look more like the all black plastic 1400 and 1300 headsets. On the other hand, the blue colored ear cups are a welcome tweak!
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Mouse control begins with ensuring that their food source is as limited as possible. Keep pet food off the floors at night, as this is an easy target. Secure cabinet food goods within plastic containers, and clean any crumbs or remnants that a mouse may locate. Inspect desk drawers, under furniture, and in any small spots that may be hiding a food stash, remove and discard.
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Food on a stick is as trendy as election jokes these days. Beginning back with Bakerella's brilliant take on the Cake Pop, plain old eats have become works of kebab art. Everything from salad to dessert has been threaded on a stick, turning the boring usual into an unexpected eating activity. And why not start the day with this fun trend? Here are 8 breakfasts you can serve on a stick, from French Toast Kabobs to Muffin-Topped breakfast parfaits you're gonna want to stick with a skewer right away.
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Blue Springs Ford Sales, Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Protection
On March 21, 2012, Blue Springs Ford Sales, Inc. (the "Debtor") filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The petition lists both assets and liabilities between $10 million to $50 million, with the number of creditors estimated to fall between 200 and 999.
The first-day declaration (the "Declaration") of Robert C. Balderston, the President of the Debtor, asserts that the Debtor has been in the business of selling and servicing new and used Ford vehicles as an authorized and approved dealer for Ford Motor Company since 1978, employs approximately 124 people, and has a monthly payroll of approximately $557,000. Although the Debtor reported net revenues of approximately $60,800,000.00 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the Debtor's involvement in pending state court litigation (the "State Court Litigation") led to the Debtor seeking Chapter 11 protection, according to the Declaration.
In the State Court Litigation filed against the Debtor, a jury awarded actual damages of $171,520 and punitive damages of $1,750,000. The judgment was subsequently amended to include attorneys' fees in the amount of $137,070. Through the bankruptcy process, the Debtor intends to restructure its debt obligations to enable it to satisfy the claims of its pre-petition, secured lender, vendors, and other creditors under a plan of reorganization, as well as to pursue its appeal of the state court judgment discussed above, according to the Declaration.
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"Labour Force Participation and Time Management of Women in Slums in Coimbatore District"
Conducted by
Department of Economics
Avinashlingam Institute For Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore
Women play a paramount role in the socio-economic development of a country. In fact, the pace of economic development of a country can be accelerated by enhancing the status, position and living conditions of women in a country. Traditionally, a woman's place was at home and her employment outside home was looked upon with disfavour. She moved within the narrow sphere of her kitchen, cookery, child bearing and rearing, catering to the relatives, in-laws and husband comprised her work and life activities. But now the situation has changed. Trade liberalization has created greater opportunities for educated, professional women as well as men. Yet, the increasing market competition has intensified its pressure on the poorer sections of the society, particularly poor women. They not only have to perform their traditional role of providing care to other members of the households, but also have to look for paid employment as well to supplement the income of the household. Women's work in the household, in subsistence agriculture and such activities is generally not considered to be economically productive and is either not accounted for or is grossly under valued if counted.
2. Household labour is not calculated as paid work, its contribution to the economy is typically undervalued or ignored. One of the reasons for this is that there is no quantification methodology for them. The performers of such activities do not see any realization of their work done in monetary terms. In this context, it is also stressed that reliable techniques have to be developed to measure the contribution of women to the family, especially non-monetary contributions
3. Estimates of the monetary value of unpaid work raise questions about the nature of domestic labour in relation to the economic order of industrial capitalism. Secombe (1973) argues that since domestic labour does not relate directly either to the process of production or the process of market exchange, the house wife does not produce 'surplus value' and consequently is not exploited in the same sense as wage labour, since the results of her efforts are rewarded and consumed within the home. In contrast, Dalla Costa and James (1972) claim housework is a form of productive labour in that through child rearing it reproduces the supply of labour as well as daily maintaining the labour power of those who work for a wage. There is yet another argument that the categories of 'productive' and 'unproductive' labour are wholly irrelevant to the analysis of housework which constitutes special economic category of its own. Despite these theoretical differences, it is generally agreed that domestic labour is an integral and necessary part of a capitalist economy and the social relations of work (Mary Evans and David Morgan, 1979).
4. The Female Economic Activity Rate (FEAR) ranged from 55.6 percent in Australia and 55 percent in Indonesia to 82.9 percent in Mozambique. For India, the FEAR was 42 percent (Human Development Report, 2001). As per the NSSO 55th Round on Employment and Unemployment in India (1999-2000), in rural areas, female work participation rate was the highest at 58.6 percent in the age group of 40-44 years and was above 50 percent in the age group 30-54 years. In urban areas, female work participation rate was highest at 28.5 percent in the age group 35-39 years and was 28.3 percent in the age group of 40-44 years.
5. All this does not really mean that there is any reduction in the burden of women to maintain and manage the household. More women are now spending far more time in the labour force than before but they still have to invariably take the responsibility of home and family care, consequently sacrificing their leisure and personal care time. Still rarely does men take the initiative in sharing the responsibilities of household maintenance and caring children
6. With the emergence of the developing countries on the scene in the last decade of 20th century, time use survey in netting the economic work of women and thereby improving work force statistics and national income statistics has merited the attention of data collecting agencies. It is now gradually getting accepted that time use survey is a survey technique, in fact, the only survey technique that is available to us at present, that provides a comprehensive information on how the individuals spend their time on daily and weekly basis and reveals the details of an individual's daily life with the combination of specificity and comprehensiveness not achieved in any other social survey. Data collected under time use survey does not have any social-cultural bias as the information collected refers only to how individuals, spend their time since the information is collected for all the twenty four hours and no activities is likely to be missed out.
7. It is by now largely undisputed that non market household production is an economic activity sharing many characteristics with market production and linked to the market as, for instance, in decision relating to time allocation between paid and unpaid work. Recently, various studies have been carried out to find out the time allocation between paid and unpaid work of women. The prominent studies among these in India are:
(i) The amount used and values of leisure time of 140 homemakers both employed and unemployed by Nalini Ogale and Gyaneshwari Ranawat (1973);
(ii) The study on the factors affecting the utilization of time in performing household activities by rural homemakers in the Narangawali village in Ludhiana district by Dhesi and Sandhu (1975);
(iii) The time utilization pattern by tribal and non tribal women in home and farm activities by Sumarani Bhatnagar and Daya Saxena (1988);
(iv) Time utilization pattern of the rural women in Atkur village on their actual performance of household activities from the time of rise, to the time of retiring to bed at night by Lakshmi Devi (1988);
(v) The average time disposition of rural labour households of a Kerala village carried out by Kutty Krishnan and Suchetha Kumary (1989);
(vi) The time allocation to non market work of urban women in Madras by Malathi (1994) for the period 1980-81,
(vii) Extensive research on the amount of time spent by men and women on market and non market activities in 14 industrial countries, 9 developing countries and 8 countries in Eastern Europe and Common Wealth of Independent States by the World Bank (Human Development Report, 1995).
(viii) Time utilization pattern of Gaddi tribal women in Himachal Pradesh by Kishtwari (1999) and
(ix) Time use survey conducted by the Central Statistical Organisation (2000) covering 18,591 household in six major states, viz., Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa and Tamil Nadu during July 1998 to June 1999.
8. The macro level time use survey conducted by the CSO (2000) covering six major states in India is yet another elaborative work covering 18,591 households. According to the survey on an average, in a week, on extended SNA activities male spent only about 3.6 hours as compared to 34.6 hours by females. The amount of unpaid activities was more (51%) for female as compared to only 33% for male.
9. An extensive work was seen in the World Bank work reported in Human Development Report (1995) in which it was pointed out that of the total burden of work, women on an average carried 53 percent in developing countries and 51 percent in industrial countries. Further it was also reported that of men's total work time in industrial countries, roughly two thirds was spent in paid SNA activities and one-third in unpaid non-SNA activities. For women, her shares were reversed. In developing countries, more than three-fourths of men's work was in SNA activities. So men receive the lion's share of income and recognition, for their economic contribution, while most of women's work remains unpaid, unrecognized and undervalued.
10. The objectives of time-use surveys in developed countries vary from country to country. Nepal conducted its first ever time budget study in 1976-77 relating to 1059 individuals from 192 households from eight villages located in different parts of the country. The time budget studies were developed,
(i) to provide a useful tool to study two dynamics of development-activities shifting household sector to market (eg food processing and cooking) and from market to households (eg driving services in developed countries);
(ii) to have a more accurate estimate of gross domestic product and women's contribution and
(iii) to monetise the voluntary community services.
11. The findings of the survey showed that GDP more than doubles if all goods and services produced for household consumption and household maintenance activities are accounted for. Women contribute about 63 percent of the total amount and 27.5 percent of regular GDP. Their contribution to non-market (but within SNA) products amounts to 58.3 percent and to household maintenance activities to 92.8 percent.
12. The Australian Bureau of Statistics developed its time-use survey in 1987 in the context of widespread awareness of the need for better information about the activities of women in Australian society. Subsequently, in 1992 and 1997, two more national surveys were conducted using a 48 hours self-enumerated diary coded to an activity classification derived from that developed in the Szalai Multinational Project 1972, the major objectives of the surveys being
(i) to facilitate the analysis of labour force policies for women;
(ii) to complement data on paid employment generated through monthly Labour Survey and information about related topics such as child care and the characteristics of persons not in the labour force; and
(iii) to allow government to minotor the status of women in labour force in relation to family and household responsibilities and to develop programs to promote future behavior.
13. An analysis of time-use patterns in Australia shows the large extent to which household tasks are assigned by gender. In 1997, women were found to spend nearly twice as much time as men on committed time activities-domestic activities, child care, purchasing goods and services and voluntary work and care (33 percent of the working hours compared with 17 percent). The high commitment by women to all aspects of unpaid work particularly to domestic activities and child care is reflected in their contribution to its imputed monetary value.
14. In 1990, Statistics, New Zealand undertook a pilot time-use survey mainly to test methodology rather than to produce time-use statistics. The time-use survey was conducted from July 1998 to June 1999. The survey identified
(i) the actual hours that people spent doing paid work;
(ii) the amount of time the people spent on health and maintenance activities;
(iii) the characteristics of people participating in different types of voluntary work;
(iv) time spent on carrying work and characteristics of the people who were doing it;
(v) where people were at different times of the day and week; and
(vi) the times of the day when people were traveling
15. Since the 1995 World Women's Meeting in Beijing, Japan had shown a keen interest in measuring the economic value of the invisible work done in the household. There are two major surveys on time-use in Japan. One is the survey on time-use and leisure activities (by the Statistics Bureau) and the other is NHK's time use survey (by NHK's., Japan Broadcasting Corporation). The survey of the Statistics Bureau is a large scale sample survey to obtain comprehensive data on the actual state of people's daily life that cannot be fully covered by economic statistics. In fact, the survey was first conducted in 1976. Since then, it has been carried out every five years.
16. The current study on "Labour Force Participation and Time Management of Women-A Case Study of Women in Slums in Coimbatore District" has been undertaken in the context of the multifaceted roles that women have to perform and also the economic necessity which urges the women to undertake menial jobs which requires no skill. The study tries to bring out the hard reality of life that women enter in the labour market with a huge burden of unpaid domestic work on their head. The need to make macro level policies that could integrate paid and unpaid work, to reduce women's drudgery and their burden of extended SNA activities is yet another area which merits attention. The study helps to analyze the time use pattern of the poor so as to draw inferences for employment and welfare programmers for them with the following objectives.
(i) to analyze the household characteristics of the study group;
(ii) to study the demographic and socio-economic profile of the selected population;
(iii) to estimate the employment status of women in terms of age, size of the family, caste, marital status and educational level;
(iv) to obtain comprehensive data on the daily average time spent by both men and women on SNA, extended SNA and non-SNA activities;
(v) to find out gender discrimination in carrying out unpaid work;
(vi) to monetise the extended SNA activities performed by women;
(vii) to examine the importance of selected socio-economic factors in discriminating women on the amount of time spent on extended SNA and non SNA activities; and
(viii) to analyze the extent of dependence between the amount of time spent on extended SNA and non SNA activities and selected socio-economic factors.
17. For this study, a survey was conducted in 2000 households spreading over 11 divisions categorized by the Slum Clearance Board and falling under the Coimbatore Corporation Limited. 1000 households from rural and 1000 from urban areas have been selected. The Data collected by the surveyors have been tabulated and number of Tables has been generated on the following aspects of the population.
a. Demographic and Socio–economic profile of the surveyed population
b. Female Labour Force participation
c. Time Use pattern among slum population
18. Findings of the study
Objective 1 : The household characteristics of the study group.
· The average households size was 3.97 in rural areas and 4.12 in urban. In rural areas, 71 percent of the households were nuclear type and in urban 59 percent of the households were nuclear.
· Percentage of population aged 60 years and above was 6.82 percent in rural areas and 5.17 percent in urban areas. The proportion of population in working ages, namely 15-29, 30-44 and 45-59 were 30.14 percent, 22.83 percent and 13.11 percent in rural areas and 31.49 percent, 23.12 percent and 12.42 percent respectively in urban areas.
Objective 2 : The demographic and socio-economic profile of the selected population.
· In rural areas, nearly 90 percent of the households were agricultural labourers and none of these households were self-employed professional. In urban areas about 54 percent of the households were casual labourers and 34.7 percent were salary earners.
· In rural areas, about 95 percent of the sample units possessed their own homestead and in urban 84 percent possessed own. But only 1.9 percent of the households in rural areas and 6.7 percent of the households in urban areas were living in pucca houses.
· Overall, only about 6 percent households in rural areas and 8 percent in urban areas were headed by women.
· About 49 percent of the households in rural and 23 percent in urban areas were in the highest per capita expenditure class of more than Rs. 560 in rural and Rs. 825 in urban areas. About 11 percent of the households in the rural and 36 percent in urban areas were having monthly per capita expenditure of less than Rs. 355 and Rs. 490 respectively.
· The proportion of unmarried (aged above 18 years) was high among the males in both rural and urban areas. The incidence of widowhood among females was higher than males in both rural and urban areas. The proportion of divorced/separated was negligible in rural areas with 0.46 percent. In urban areas it was negligible excepting in one division.
· The prevalence of disability among the surveyed population was 1.46 percent in rural areas and marginally less in urban areas with 0.94 percent.
· There was no rural-urban differential to female participation in decision-making in the families in the surveyed areas.
Objective 3: The employment status of women.
· In rural areas, while 49 percent of the women were working, in urban areas it was 31 percent. About 58 percent of the working women in rural areas were in the active working age group of 15-35 years and 38 percent fall in 36-59 years and 4 percent in 60 + years. In urban areas, 48 percent of workingwomen were in the active working age group of 15-35 years and 47 percent in 36-59 years and 5 percent in the age group 60 and above.
· The percentage of employed males was marginally higher (81.18 percent) in rural areas, compared to 77.95 percent for males in urban areas.
· More than 90 percent of the workingwomen were either married or widowed or separated. About one percent of the workingwomen in both rural and urban areas were separated from their husbands.
· About 91.82 percent of workingwomen in rural areas were in full time jobs and this percentage was 65.60 in urban areas.
· Nearly 93 percent of the workingwomen were in the unorganised sector in rural areas and only 19.4 percent of the women in urban areas were in organized sector.
· The proportion of working women in both rural and urban areas was less when their husband's income exceeded Rs.2000.
· The percentage of employed males was marginally higher (81.18 percent) in rural areas, compared to 77.95 percent for males in urban areas.
Objective 4 : Average time spent on different activities by men and women.
· On an average in rural areas, males spent about 6.223 hours in a day on SNA activities; and 0.7155 hours on extended SNA activities. Females spent about 2.8252 hours on SNA and 3.4466 hours on extended SNA activities in a day in rural areas.
· In urban areas, the time spent by females on SNA activities was only 1.6374 hours, much less than the time spent by males on the same activity (5.3108). Females spent about 5.8457 hours in a day on extended SNA activities while males spent only about 1.6487 hours.
· Both in rural and in urban areas, the average time spent on SNA activities by working females was higher than the time they spent on ESNA activities. In rural areas working females spent 7.9 hours on SNA activities and 4.31 hours on ESNA activities. In urban areas, the figures were 7.59 and 6.01 hours respectively. Males spent negligible amount of time on ESNA activities. In rural areas working males spent only 0.76 hours.
· In urban areas, males in the age group of 15-29 years, spent nearly three times more on SNA activities when compared to female population. In the same age group, females devoted nearly four times that of their counterpart on ESNA activities. The time spent on Non-SNA activities was slightly higher for males (15.28 hours) when compared to females (14.36 hours). In the older generation, males spent more time on SNA and ESNA activities when compared to females, while the later spent more time on Non-SNA activities.
· Combining rural and urban, the working population who were in the age group of 15-59 years spent about 8.86 hours on SNA activities, 2.48 hours on ESNA and 12.66 hours on Non-SNA activities. In rural areas the working males in the age group15-59 spent 9.41 hours on SNA, 0.76 hours on ESNA and 13.83 hours on Non-SNA activities. The figures for working females were 7.95 hours, 4.41 hours and 11.64 hours respectively.
· An analysis on the average time spent by both males and females based on their marital status, excluding the children below 14 years age, revealed that, excepting for the unmarried in the age group below 15 years. Males spent more time on SNA activities compared to females. Females spent more on SNA activities in the case of unmarried above 18 years of age. In urban areas, irrespective of their marital status, females spent more time on ESNA activities when compared to SNA activities. Whether working or not, whether in rural or in urban areas, females spent lesser time (1.69) hours) on social, religious community and other related activities and usage of mass media compared to males (2.61) hours on these activities.
Objective 5: Gender discrimination in carrying out unpaid work.
· In rural areas, working males spent about 11.81 hours on personal care and self-maintenance, while working females spent about 10.96 hours. In urban areas, the time spent by both males and females in these activities were 10.2 hours and 9.56 hours respectively. In the case of non working females, they spent much time (12.79 hours) on these activities compared to their counterparts (11.94 hours)
· Females spent 1.86 hours per day on cooking and 0.97 hours on washing clothes and cleaning utensils and cleaning the house. But the participation of males was just nominal with 0.01 hours and 0.02 hours respectively for the same activities. Women in urban areas spent about 2.24 hours on cooking and 1.69 hours on washing clothes and cleaning utensils and house. Women in rural areas spent only 1.47 hours and 1.20 hours respectively for the same activities.
Objective 6: Monetisation of extended SNA activities of women.
· Coking, washing the utensils, washing the clothes and cleaning the house were estimated through details collected from families situated in areas nearby the selected slums. In rural areas, the per capita monthly expenses incurred were Rs. 40 for each of these activities.
· The mean hours spent on ESNA activities by males significantly differed from that of the mean hours spent by females on ESNA activities in all the areas under study excepting DB Road in urban areas.
· The number of hours spent on ESNA and NSNA activities by the selected population aged above s14 years was not independent of sex, age, marital status, educational level and work status
Objective 7: Socio economic factors in discriminating women.
· Whether a woman was married or not and whether she worked or not she had to bear the burden of carrying out the ESNA activities. Similarly, irrespective of the size of the family and family income the females had to shoulder the responsibilities of carrying out the ESNA activities.
Objective 8: Dependence between the time spent on extended SNA and Non- SNA activities and selected socio-economics for women.
· 'Work status' of the females was found to have a positive significant influence on the number of hours spent on ESNA activities.
· The age of the females had the highest discriminating power of 70.29 percent in rural areas, followed by the number of dependents in the family with a relative discriminating power of 9.06 percent. Age of the females, the number of dependents in the family, educational level of the females (8.72 percent), size of the family (5.56 percent) and the work status (3.50 percent) of the females put together had a relative discriminating power of about 91 percent in discriminating the women in rural areas.
· In rural areas, the most important variable in discriminating females based on the number of hours they spent on NSNA activities was the work status of the females with a relative discriminating power of 75.39 percent. Income of the respondent was the second most important variable with a relative discriminating power of 21.16 percent.
· In urban areas, also, work status of the females was the most important variable in discriminating women base on the number of hours they spent on NSNA activities with a relative discriminating power of 82.13 percent. But the respondent's income had zero effect in discriminating the two groups. Similar, was the case with family income, which did not exhibit significant difference in discriminating women on the number of hours spent on NSNA activities.


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By Farron Cousins • Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 11:51
Republican Wyoming governor Matt Mead has some advice for the U.S. Interior Department: Back off your fracking rules.
Governor Mead was responding to a recent proposal by the Interior Department that would require energy companies who are fracking in the United States to disclose the chemical cocktails that they are pumping into the ground, posing a threat to our water supplies. Thanks to a law known as the "Halliburton Loophole," these chemicals are currently protected as an "industry secret," and therefore do not have to be revealed to the public.
Governor Mead says that the requirement is "duplicative" and "unnecessary," as Wyoming already has laws on the books that require energy companies to disclose which chemicals they are using in their fracking fluid. Mead believes that the federal government should let the states take the lead and enact their own laws regarding fracking. Wyoming was the first state in the nation to require disclosure from fracking companies, and Mead believes that other states will follow Wyoming's lead on the issue.
While Wyoming's disclosure law appears to be a positive step on paper, it has completely fallen apart when put into practice. EarthJustice says that the state has already granted more than 50 waivers to energy companies so they can still keep certain ingredients a secret from the public. That's hardly a step in the right direction.


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Notes on Hijacking GSM/GPRS Connections
1 Comment | Posted by Brian Butterly
As shown in previous blogposts we regularly work with GSM/GPRS basestations for testing devices with cellular uplinks or to simply run a private network during TROOPERS. Here the core difference between a random TROOPERS attendee and a device we want to hack is the will to join our network, or not! While at the conference we hand out own SIM cards which accept the TROOERPS GSM network as their "home network" some device need to be pushed a little bit.
Apple iOS PIN Bruteforce
0 Comments | Posted by Brian Butterly
Over the past few weeks, multiple news sites have covered some mystical approach to bruteforce PINs on Apple iOS devices. All articles cover a black box called IP Box, the fact that PINs can be broken and that sometimes the automatic wipe after 10 failed tries can be circumvented. Sadly, as often, the what is described but not the how……
Using Android without Google, Part 1
0 Comments | Posted by Christopher Scheuring
We're using our smart phones every day to manage contacts, calendar entries, e-mail, and social communication (please note that we at ERNW still have a strict "no company data on smartphones/tablets" – which includes email). Everything is easy to use and automated syncing provides access to our data from anywhere. Data is stored in most cases on premises of a cloud service provided by the OS vendor of your smart phone – mostly Google, Apple or Microsoft. You don't need to pay for this service – and the cloud provider could use your data for personalization and service improvements.
But from a security point of view (or just because you don't want to share your personal information with the cloud provider) one probably wants to use all those features with a service on your own infrastructure.
HackInTheBox and Haxpo – 2014
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Past month we (which is me and a group of other ERNW students, supported by some of the "old" guys — I hope my team lead won't yell at me for this 😉 ) attended the Haxpo and Hack in the Box in Amsterdam. Starting from 28. May, we had three days at this great conference (HITB) and exposition (Haxpo). The two events took place in the former building of the stock exchange in Amsterdam, called: "Beurs van Berlage". Upon entering the building for the first time we were given details on where our booth was and where the talks would take place — setting up our booth and planning the shifts was just another thing to do before exploring the Haxpo area:
3 Ways for 3-Letter-Agencies to get your Government Proof, Indecipherable Cloud Text Messages
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The gritsforbreakfast blog post making the rounds on the Liberation Tech mailing list about security of Apple's iMessaging service is gaining quite some attention. The post refers to a CNET article on how the iMessage service "stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop" conversations due its end-to-end encryption and commends Apple for protecting the user's privacy while pointing out that Gmail and Facebook Messaging don't. However, I disagree on some points of the blog post and therefore want to discuss them here.
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Our new workshop about mobile application testing, held for the 1st time at the Troopers conference 2013, is coming closer. So I would like to take the opportunity and post an appetizer for those who are still undetermined if they should attend the workshop ;-).
While the topic of mobile application testing is a wide field that may contain reverse engineering, secure storage analysis, vulnerability research, network traffic analysis and so forth, in the end of the day you have to answer one question: Can I trust this application and run it on my enterprise devices? So first you have to define some criteria, which kind of behavior and characteristics of an application you regard as trustworthy (or not). Let us peek at malware … besides harming your devices and data, malware is typically:
- obfuscated and/or encrypted
- contains anti-debugging features
- contains anti-reverse engineering features
This makes the analysis process a difficult task and comparing these characteristics especially to ordinary iOS applications from the AppStore, at least one is also true for these apps: Those are encrypted and are only decrypted at runtime on your Apple gadget ;-).
Sell Your Own Device – A Field Study on Decommissioning of Mobile Devices
0 Comments | Posted by Florian Horsch
On Friday we released our latest technical newsletter with the fancy title "Sell Your Own Device – A Field Study on Decommissioning of Mobile Devices". It is the result of a field study on decommissioned mobile business devices bought on eBay and about how stored data may be extracted in different ways.
As always we love to share plenty of practical advise: At the end of the newsletter you will find the mitigating controls to securely handle mobile devices at the end of their life cycle process.
Find the newsletter here.
And a digitally signed version here.
Special thanks go to Sergej Schmidt for performing the field study.
Talking about our great team: Meet the whole ERNW crew at TROOPERS12, or even better: Dig deeper into mobile security together with Rene Graf during the mobile security workshop. There are a few slots left.
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> Now I wonder...
December 27, 2002, 02:56 PM
...how many people have recently (within the last 1-2 years) converted in the whole thing of guns and RKBA?
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December 27, 2002, 04:01 PM
Do you mean converted from being passive or anti about guns to becoming active RKBA supporters and participants in the ownership/shooting/SD/HD aspects of gun ownership?
December 27, 2002, 04:05 PM
...that's exactly what I mean!
December 27, 2002, 04:24 PM
I've changed 180 but not in last 1-2 years- more like 12-13 years ago.
Went from commie peacenik (Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh, the NLF is going to win) (sorry to all Viet Vets, we live and learn) to pro gun, pro freedom, pro America neanderthal (to some).
December 27, 2002, 04:43 PM
I was never really an Anti, but up until just a few years ago, I was a prime example of a hunter who never thought any thing would happen to his gun rights. Let's just say I have changed my view points a bit since then, and I am a fairly rabid defender of the 2nd Ammendment, and not 'hunters rights', which are no where in the Constitution.
December 27, 2002, 04:52 PM
I was never a anti either,grew up with guns in the household,but never did care either way till a friend of my fathers lit a very big fire under my tail some years back. I've been pro gun ever since.
December 27, 2002, 04:56 PM
I was never anti-gun, but I never got any exposure to them as a kid.
I remember, back when I first heard about Florida debating, and eventually passing, their right-to-carry law (I'd never heard of the idea before; I didn't know then that Washington state had a similar law from 1961), thinking that this was a brave experiment, and that there would probably be a significant number of innocent people shot as burglars; but that it might even then be worth it. Boy have I been pleased, it's worked far better than I expected it to; in particular less *cost* as measured in questionable dead bodies.
I think the SF authors Edward E. Smith and Robert A. Heinlein got to me early and taught me that guns were tools, and sometimes supremely useful tools in emergencies.
Fairly shortly after I graduated from college (1977), I got myself a Ruger Mk I .22 and a Security Six .357, and got some friends to show me what to do with them.
Standing Wolf
December 27, 2002, 04:59 PM
I was never an anti-Second Amendment bigot, but didn't become a Second Amendment activist until 1976. I abandoned my collegiate half-baked socialism in 1972—seeing the tax deductions from my first full time, regular job pushed me over the line—but it took another few years for me to realize the Bill of Rights isn't a smörgasbord.
December 27, 2002, 05:00 PM
I was not anti put was very passive when it came to knowing how bad our 2nd amendment rights are being eaten away. Hell, i just turned 22 so i guess i'm at that age where i can understand these sort of things. And now i can see the need of more Americans to be able to defend themselves against Bad guys.
December 27, 2002, 05:20 PM
Never was anti gun, grew up around them, and started shooting with a BB gun very early in life.
December 27, 2002, 05:27 PM
I've always been pro-gun, but never paid much attention to politics until about 3 years ago. Now I work gun shows trying to wake up folks as unaware as I used to be, and perform other pro-RKBA activities.
This coincides with the acquisition of more guns after a 17 year stretch of buying none and shooting rarely. Makling up for lost time.
December 27, 2002, 05:35 PM
I certainly never felt that we should ignore one ammendment while upholding the others but I have become much more verbally Pro-Gun in the past five years or so. Trying to recruit new shooters and showing that all gun-owners aren't runnin to the hills completely anti-establishment anti-government.
I'm about that least offensive looking person I know. It may seem silly, but I think that goes a long way with a lot of people.
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Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it will celebrate new service from Des Moines to Las Vegas.
The first of the new nonstop flights from Des Moines will launch on Sunday.
Southwest said Las Vegas showgirls will welcome customers onboard and accompany them to Las Vegas.
Southwest entered the Des Moines market last year by offering flights to Chicago.
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The City of Penticton announced on Thursday that a Challenge Penticton Board has been established.The ten person board consists of prior triathletes, community representatives, medical and first nations representatives and tourism.
Paul McCann, a local businessman and long distance triathlon race finisher has been named as chair of the governing Penticton Triathlon Race Society volunteer board.
Directors were chosen for their varied background: Chris Hawkins (athlete), Paulette Rennie (finance), Gord Ferguson (tourism), Steve Hardwicke (medical), Annette Antoniak (City of Penticton), Chief Jonathan Kruger (Penticton Indian Band), Andre Martin (community at-large) and Diana Stirling (community at-large).
Challenge Family CEO Felix Walchshofer will also hold an ex officio position on the board of directors.
McCann says there will be one major difference between Challenge Penticton and Ironman Canada."Net proceeds will remain with our not for profit society for the benefit of the community"
The first step for the Board will be to hire a race director and GM says McCann."We know what we're looking for in a successful candidate and once we have that we will go out not only to the community at large but the wider triathlon group and make sure we have the right person, the best person to lead this race for us"More than 1,000 people have already registered for the race including more than 70 teams.


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We invite you to visit the Ilam Homestead as a guest of the Staff Club.
The Staff Club of the University of Canterbury extends to you an invitation to come over and enjoy the ambience and views from the Ilam Homestead. If you are currently not a member we are inviting you to attend as our guests. Please ensure that you are signed in by a member of the club, and if you do not know one, ask Charles, the Bar Manager.
The Ilam Homestead has been extensively restored after its earthquake damage and the University of Canterbury Staff Club are delighted to once again have use of this wonderful building.
In the time I have been President of the Staff Club I have been chatting to staff members as to why they do not belong to the Staff Club. I have been very surprised at some of the answers.
"It is just a place for old male academics." This could not be further from the truth. Our members are an almost even mix of both male and female academics, technical and general staff, as well as alumni and postdocs.
"Friday nights are a time spent with family so I wouldn't be able to go to the Staff Club." Friday nights are particularly a family time at the Staff Club and members' children (under caregivers supervision!) are welcome. I first started going to the staff club, with my supervisor, as an adult Ph.D student and my children came too. Now my grandson often comes with me. It is a wonderful setting for a relaxing family time.
I am also frequently asked when the lunch service will resume at the Homestead. The catering at the Homestead is being taken over by the University and they presently tendering for suitable caterers.
The Staff Club runs a number of events for members during the year. These include barbeques on the first and last Friday of each term and when exam results come out. Most members bring their families to these events. There is also a Christmas party, this year on the 20th December, for the children of members. Other events are listed on our website.
Approximately 25% of eligible staff already belong to the Staff Club. Among others, all academic, general and technical staff are eligible to join. How can you join? Membership forms are available on our website or over the bar at the Ilam Homestead.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Jan Wikaira
Staff Club of the University of Canterbury


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