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- High-End Beef Consumers Will Pay For Traceability
- Tasting-Event Results
Voting with their credit cards, patrons at high-end steakhouses say knowing the ranch of origin is important to them.
It's a case of saying one thing and doing another. And when it comes to a customer ordering an expensive steak in a high-end steakhouse, the implications of that conundrum are far-reaching.
"We know there is information in the literature that suggests that when customers see a product that has been source-verified, that gives them some confidence," Chris Calkins, University of Nebraska-Lincoln meats scientist, said at the recent Range Beef Cow Symposium in Mitchell, NE. "They feel like they know something of the methods, how those products were produced, and there's some accountability in the system."
But will they pay for that confidence?
The upshot of a recently completed research project says the answer is yes.
The research involved an email survey of 1,000 patrons who frequented six restaurants – three in Connecticut and three in Phoenix. That email survey was followed up by a "tasting event" at three of the restaurants – two in Connecticut and one in Phoenix – where patrons were able to select from four identical strip steaks that the restaurant prepared. The only difference between the steaks was the degree to which they could be source-verified. The options were: not at all (generic steaks much like patrons typically order in a restaurant), identified to region (Midwest), identified to state (Nebraska), and identified to the ranch of origin.
In the email survey, however, the high-end steakhouse customers showed a bit of a contradiction in their attitudes toward source verification. While 60% said they would be willing to pay more for source-verified product, only 15% ranked it in the top-three factors important to them. In fact, when asked to list the factors they consider when ordering a steak, source verification was number 14.
So what factors are important? In the email survey, 61% said the cut of meat was most important in their decision of what to order, with filet mignon by far the most popular, earning a 41% vote. New York strips were second at 17%, followed by ribeyes at 14%, and prime rib at 12%. Price was the second-most important factor, and a tenderness verification/guarantee was third.
Interestingly, when these customers are dining at a nice restaurant and aren't sure what to order, 46% said they would not seek advice, while 41% said that sometimes they would seek advice from others. Of those who said they would ask for advice, 91% said they would ask their server.
And that, Calkins says, is an opportunity. "In high-end restaurants, the wait staff considers themselves to be professionals and, in my assessment, they (the wait staff he worked with in the tasting events) were anxious, interested and open to learn about the project, and to learn about the product we were preparing," he says. "I think we have a conduit to the customer through the wait staff that we could do more with than we do."
Beyond that, the email survey revealed that the majority of customers think flavor is the most important factor in the overall eating experience (52%), while tenderness ranked second at 27%, and degree of doneness was third at 25%, Calkins says. And, he points out, these are customers who know what they want in a steak, as 30% of the participants dine out 2-3 times a month and 28% dine out weekly. When dining at a nice restaurant, 52% said they prefer to order beef and 34% order fish.


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SHERIDAN— Registration is now open for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) class to be held on Thursday and Friday, August 21 and 22, from 8:15 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Northern Wyoming Mental Health offices, 1701 W. Fifth St.
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BILLINGS— The Big Sky Dowser will meet at its 37th annual convention from Aug. 23-24 at the Moose Lodge in Billings, Mont.
Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil and many other objects and materials without the use of scientific apparatus.
Come to the convention and learn about dowsing and see it demonstrated and learn the technique. The special presenter will be Big Sky Dowser Charter Member Vern Bandy who will demonstrate dowsing rods he personally designed.
For further information call Edris at 406-255-0928, Lois at 406-252-4215, or Gary at 406-670-0821.
SHERIDAN— The Sheridan College math department will host its annual math "Boot Camp" workshop on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This workshop will be in room 203 in the Whitney Building and is free and open to Sheridan College students.
Additionally, Sheridan College offers academic support in the Tutoring Center and Math Center.
For more information about the math workshops, contact J. Araas at 674-6446, ext. 3103, or email at firstname.lastname@example.com. To register for classes, call 674-6446, ext. 2000.
BIG HORN— Professional polo announcer and young horse trainer Gus Whitelaw will be at the Brinton Barn in Big Horn Wednesday.
At 10 a.m. Whitelaw will give a horse demonstration and talk about training a young horse, getting a polo horse used to "traffic," the polo ball, field work and other horse-related topics.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 672-3173. The barn is located at #241, to the west of the Brinton Museum Entrance, 239 Brinton Road in Big Horn.
SHERIDAN — EMIT Technologies, the Recreation District and the Wellness Council have partnered to present ParkFit 2014.
Every Wednesday throughout the summer from 12:10-12:50 p.m. a free fitness class will be offered at one of the local parks.
The next session will be circuit by the A.J. Sare at Thorne-Rider Park.
A full schedule of ParkFit events can be seen at www.wellnesscouncilsc.org. All members of the community are invited to these free events.
BIG HORN— The first annual Big Horn Market will be Saturday, Aug. 30th from 9a.m.-2 p.m. Collette Eliason has been working with the Smokehouse and the Big Horn Mercantile to participate through great food and music. Although the event is small, there is a nice variety of participants from local artists paintings, pottery, baked goods (gluten free), home goods, locally made bath and body items, face-painting, wagon rides, locally grown vegetables and kids' activities. Big Horn Heritage Days will also bring live music to the Big Horn Smokehouse Friday and Saturday night. For more information call Collette Eliason at 752-3764.
SHERIDAN— Landon's Greenhouse invites the public to attend an informative workshop on fall planters Saturday, Aug. 30.
At 10 a.m. Jessica Bohnsack will guide participants through switching out their old summer pots, and replanting them with fall plants.
Attendees are asked to bring in their summer planters, dispose of them in Landon's green waste container, and then have the opportunity to purchase new soil and fall plants.
There will be a fee for soil and plants used.
Because space is limited, Landon's requests a pre-registration by calling 672-8340. You can also stop by Landon's Greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Dr.
SHERIDAN— Santosha Yoga will be offering a free week of yoga and meditation Sept. 2-8.
Participants will get the chance to choose one free class during the week, receive discount prices for fall sessions, enter daily drawing for chamber bucks, and donate and vote for a local non-profit of your choice.
There is a class schedule on their website at www.balancedlivingconsultants.com and the studio is located on the op floor of the old Taylor Elementary School, 1030 N. Main St.
For more information call Teddy Araas at 763-0017.
SHERIDAN—Dr. Susan Bigelow will present four workshops for grant writers across northern Wyoming throughout September. Dr. Bigelow, Vice President of External Relations and Economic Development for the Northern Wyoming Community College District, will present Thursday at Sheridan College, from 1-5 p.m. inside the Whitney Building, room 168. The cost is $20 per session. The presentations are presented by the Big Horn Mountain Coalition and Sheridan College. To reserve a seat, contact Brittiny Morrison of the Big Horn Mountain Coalition, at (307) 684-5544 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Workshop participants will learn about developing projects, finding likely funding sources, writing proposals and preparing to win awards. Dr. Bigelow has nearly two decades of experience in grant writing. Since 2006, the NWCCD has received more than $12 million in competitive grants, under Dr. Bigelow's leadership. For more information call Wendy Smith at (307) 674-6446 ext. 2801.
SHERIDAN—A Place of Wholeness will be holding their 11th Annual Retreat at HF Bar Ranch at Saddlestring Wyoming. From Friday through Sunday, the theme for this year will focus on the heart, lungs, cardiovascular and pulmonary health as well as lung and breast cancer. Dr. Mark McGinley will be joining Dr. Vivek Shanbhag in presenting information and health practices, discussing and demonstrating specific Ayurvedic foods, herbs, formulas, yoga poses and breathing practices including stress management. For more information call Cindy Baker at 673-2886 or access more information at www.aplaceofwholeness.com
SHERIDAN—Landon's Greenhouse is having a free workshop for the public Saturday. At 10 a.m. Keith Kershaw will discuss how to properly plant and prepare trees for winter and other seasons. Keith will share some tricks to ensure you have success with your fall plantings. This workshop also kicks off Landon's Annual Nursery sale where customers can enjoy 25% off of all their Nursery purchases. Because space is limited, Landon's requests pre-registration for all workshops. Call 672-8340 to sign up, or stop by the Greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Dr.
SHERIDAN — The Spear-O-Wigwam Mountain Campus will have its fourth summer lecture Sept. 14 from 1-3 p.m. The lecture will focus on celebrating 50 years of Wilderness by the Wyoming Wilderness Association. You do not have to sign up to attend, but please come early and bring a lunch. For more information, call Julie Davidson at 674-6446 extension 8350.
SHERIDAN—The Center for a Vital Community, along with a statewide coalition, announced they will host the 2nd annual symposium entitled "Building Communities Where Children & Families Thrive: The Science of Early Childhood". Events will take place the evening of Sept. 18 and on Sept. 19 and 20 at Sheridan College. Participants at this statewide symposium will learn the latest early childhood research and will focus in particular on the development of children birth to three. Attendees will explore ways to apply new research within communities' early childhood systems and empower them to imagine innovations that can improve outcomes for children and families in Wyoming. The symposium is open to all early childhood stakeholders including parents and families, early childhood caregivers and educators, K-12 school professionals, physical and mental health providers, and any members of your community interested in helping to make a difference for children and families in the earliest years. Cost of the symposium is $80 and includes meals and materials. To register, visit www.childrenandcommunity.net. Registration is now open. A variety of professional development credits are available for those who attend the symposium. Those who are interested in credit may visit the website for more information. For more information call Michelle Sullivan at 307-752-1637.
SHERIDAN— National Geographic writer Mark Jenkins will share his experiences with one of the world's oldest skiing cultures Thursday, Sept. 18th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Whitney Academic Center Presentation Hall at Sheridan College. A writer in residence at the University of Wyoming, Jenkins lived and hunted with tribal members in Central Asia's Altai Mountains, a ski culture that has survived unchanged for at least 5,000 years. A critically acclaimed author and internationally recognized journalist, Jenkins covers geopolitics and adventure. Among hundreds of stories, he has written about land mines in Cambodia, the war in Eastern Congo, the loss of koalas in Australia, global warming in Greenland, ethnic cleansing in Burma, and climbing Mount Everest in Nepal. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Dr. Jean Garrison at (307) 766-6119.
SHERIDAN—Landon's Greenhouse invites the public to two workshops on Saturday.
The first one at 10 a.m. focuses on Fall bulbs, the what, where, when, and how. Learn the techniques to have a beautiful Spring show. Then at 11 a.m. the workshop will focus on layered bulb pots.
Jessica Bohnsack will teach you how to "force" Fall bulbs to get early growth and blooms the following Spring. Plant your own container of various bulbs, leave it at Landon's over the winter, and then pick up a finished product in February.
Because space is limited, Landon's recommends pre-registration for all workshops. Call 672-8340 to sign up, or stop by the Greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Dr.
More information about all of the free Spring workshops can be found online, at www.landonsGreenhouse.com.
SHERIDAN—Judy Olson, director of COPE, "Counseling in Overcoming Painful Emotions", will be starting a nine week program sponsored by Kane Funeral Home. COPE is an aftercare program designed to help deal with overcoming the loss of a loved one and gain support from others in the community experiencing the same type of grief. Classes will begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, 1809 Sugarland Dr. For more information or reservations contact Judy Olson at 672-3336.
SHERIDAN—Sheridan College is having a presentation called "Memories of Heart Mountain: The Imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II" by Sam Mihara, a former prisoner at the Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and Pomona, California internment camps during World War II. During World War II, the U.S. government forced 9-year-old Sam Mihara and his entire family to move from their home in San Francisco to an internment camp in Wyoming. Seventy years have passed since the incarceration and Sam is one of the few survivors willing to speak about this experience. In his moving presentation, he talks about his years in the Heart Mountain and Pomona internment camps, providing a first-hand account of this great civil rights injustice that was experienced by more than 120,000 Japanese Americans. Sam Mihara is a rocket scientist who worked for Boeing and later started his own high-tech consulting firm. He was incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center during World War II, and he now travels around the country speaking about that experience. The presentation will be on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. For more information, contact Misty Bateman at firstname.lastname@example.com
SHERIDAN — The next balance and movement with gentle yoga class with Cindy Baker has been scheduled for Wednesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. This class is designed to increase strength, balance, flexibility and to help people be more conscious of how they breathe. Standing or sitting in chairs, participants can adapt movements to their particular body and abilities. For more information contact Cindy Baker at 673-2886 or the Sheridan Senior Center 672-2240. The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
SHERIDAN—Sheridan College will present "Your Government – Your Legislators," a series of three seminars instructed by State Representatives John Patton, Rosie Berger and Michael Madden.
"American Institution of the State Legislature" will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24, and will outline the importance of political institutions, specifically examining the responsibilities of the State Legislature and how elected officials participate.
"The Legislative Process and Our Elected Officials" will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and will discuss the roles and responsibilities of elected officials.
"Your Voice Heard" will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Participants will learn a bill's route through the legislative process and how to voice their opinions.
Each session is two hours, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and will take place in the Whitney Presentation Hall at Sheridan College. The cost is $20 per session. To register, call 674-6446, ext. 2200.
SHERIDAN— The Science Museum kicks off their Fall 2014 lecture series on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The first lecture will be "Water Quality Counts: Building a Local Conservation Program" by Carrie Rogaczewski at 7 p.m. Carrie Rogaczewski has been with the Sheridan County Conservation District for just over 16 years. In that time, she has provided oversight and assistance for water quality monitoring, planning, and improvement programs. She is responsible for securing and administering the grant funding needed to implement the local program. The lecture will be held in the Mohns Center at the Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Ave. For more information, contact Misty Bateman at firstname.lastname@example.com.
SHERIDAN— The FAB (for, about, by) women's conference is Friday and Saturday. Friday is the Woman of the Year banquet with last year's winner, Erin Kilbride as the keynote speaker. Saturday is the conference, with keynote speaker Stephanie Armstrong. The banquet is $50 per ticket, the conference is $50, and for both nights, tickets are $75. You can get tickets by going to www.thesheridanpress.com/FAB or by calling The Sheridan Press at 672-2431. Child care will be available Saturday for $30.
SHERIDAN—Landon's Greenhouse invites the public to attend two workshops this Saturday. At 10 a.m., the workshop will focus on pumpkin centerpieces. The cost is $19.99 for the workshop. Then at 2 p.m. you can bring in any container you want for a Fall fairy gardening makeover. There will be a fee for soil used and Landon's plants and decor you decorate your garden with. Because space is limited, Landon's requests pre-registration for all workshops. Call 672-8340 to sign up, or stop by the Greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Drive.
SHERIDAN—Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 more than 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Organized by Rev. Charles Brace to rid New York City of homeless street children and provide them with a chance to find new homes, this nearly 80 year experiment in child migration is filled with horror stories and happy endings. Sheridan Fulmer Library will host "Riders on the Orphan Trains", the official outreach program of the National Orphan Train Complex, at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Inner Circle. There will be a one hour presentation including music and photos. The library is located at 335 W. Alger St. For more information, contact Christina Schmidt at 674-8585 ext. 29.
SHERIDAN—The Sheridan College Faculty Lecture Series Presents: "Vampires, Warriors, and Slave-makers: The Spectacular diversity, and Ecological Roles, of Ants," by Dr. Scott Newbold on Thursday, Oct. 2. This lecture will provide a broad review of some of the most spectacular examples, from ants that glide through the rainforest canopy, to the intricate social behaviors that underlie the well-studied slave-making, gardening, and warring species. Lecture begins at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall at the Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Ave. It is free for the public to attend, and refreshments will be served following the discussion. For more information, email Misty Bateman at email@example.com
SHERIDAN—There will be a free Caregiver Conference at the Holiday Inn Oct. 3 and 4. All caregivers all welcome and the conference will feature general information and focused sessions on Alzheimer's Disease. Register by Sept. 30 by calling 1-877-926-8300 and ask for the Sheridan Caregiver Conference. Or go online at www.uwyo.edu/wycoa. Events will kick off Friday with an appreciation dinner and will wrap-up Saturday around 5 p.m. The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.


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Which would you recommend on a thin woman to get the most natural result?
What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Subfacial and Submuscular Placement? (photo)
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Subfascial breast implants preferred when possible
I'll disagree with my colleagues somewhat and point out that it's a matter of tradeoffs. It is the general thought by most plastic surgeons world wide that subfascial or subglandular implants offer a more natural result with less morbidity then submuscular implants. When you listen to the most experienced surgeons in the world who have done this operation for 30-40 years and have literally "seen it all, twice" , they by and large describe a personal shift toward smooth, round subglandular or subfascial silicone devices as it is the most forgiving operation with the least morbidity.
Outside the USA, it's much,much more common to place implants over the muscle. The caveats to that are 1) you need to go smaller with the implant & 2) you've got to have enough tissue to camouflage the upper implant. The issue of hardening of the implants is a little more complex then submuscuar or saline have less capsular contracture with more recent long term follow up of patients with implants. It's more accurate to point out that early hardening is more common but there is little difference between groups as you get further out. Very thin women with little tissue will require the coverage of the muscle and do well over time. Women with more tissue frequently get the implant staying high with the tissue sliding off the muscle within a few years (the "snoopy deformity") when placed totally or partially beghind the pectoralis
If that photo attached to the thread is your preoperative picture, I'd suggest you'd be an excellent candidate for subfascial placement
Pros and Cons of Above and Below the Muscle Implants
Implants placed below the muscle have more tissue above, is less likely to thin out the breast tissue and has a natural appearance at rest. It also has a slightly smaller chance of capsular contracture. However, when the muscle contracts during exercise, it will distort the appearance of the breasts which some women find disconcerting. There is also the possibility that he breast hangs over the implant if there is any sagging.
When placed above the muscle or sub glandular, a smaller implant can be used and will give a more visible result because the muscle isn't in the way. If properly sized, it can appear very natural because its in a more natural position and will not distort with exercise. However, there is a slightly higher chance of a capsular contracture and if its too big of the tissue then the breast tissue and skin can be significantly thinned out by the tension and pressure applied.
When properly sized and placed by an experienced plastic surgeon, both can give a natural result and have a minimal chance of complications. You should make clear to your surgeon what your goals are and how you would like your breasts to appear. Bringing photos of what you think you would like your breasts to look like helps. Although that exact look can't be guaranteed, it will help communicate to your surgeon better what you want.
Web reference: http://www.drhamawy.com/breast/augmentation-westchester-ny/
Submuscular breast implants
This may be a somewhat controversial statement, but in my opinion there currently is really only one acceptable position for breast implants in an elective cosmetic surgery patient: behind the pectoralis major muscle (sub-pectoral augmentation). There are a number of very compelling reasons to place implants behind the pec major, and the most compelling one of all is the fact that radiologists report that the mammographic imaging of breasts for the purpose of breast cancer screening tends to be more easily accomplished when breast implants are sub-pectoral (compared to pre-pectoral, also referred to as the 'sub-mammary' position). An American woman's current lifetime risk of breast cancer is approximately 1 in 8 to 1 in 9, so the issue of breast cancer screening must be taken very seriously. Mammography is by no means a perfect screening study, but it is the standard of care at this point in time. The most sensitive and specific test for breast cancer is a contrast-enhanced MRI scan, and breast implants do not impair breast tissue visualization by MRI.
The next very compelling reason to select sub-pectoral placement is a cosmetic one. Implants placed on top of the pec major tend to stand out in the upper pole of the breast, creating a rounded, convex and distinctly unnatural-appearing breast profile. With implants in a sub-pectoral position, the upper pole of the implant is flattened somewhat by the muscle, helping to create a smooth transition from the area in the upper chest where the breast begins, and a gradual slope towards the nipple that is not excessively rounded or convex. In some patients with a fuller breast volume preoperatively one may get an acceptable appearance with pre-pectoral placement - initially. The problem is that as breasts age, the fatty tissue atrophies and breast tissue thins out, and the area where this is most obvious is in the upper pole and cleavage area. So a pre-pectoral implant that was initially well-concealed may, after a few years, become painfully obvious (including visible implant folds and ripples) in the upper pole.
'Under the muscle' and 'sub-pectoral' are actually somewhat misleading terms, as in most cases the implant is only partially subpectoral. The anatomy of the pectoralis major muscle is such that it is actually just the upper/medial half of the implant that is covered by the muscle, while the lower/lateral half of the implant is submammary. The pectoralis major thus provides an additional layer of tissue to conceal the implant in the most cosmetically significant area of the breast: the cleavage area. This is why saline implants are often easy to feel laterally, as they are covered by breast tissue only in lateral aspect of the breast, and in slender patients who have small breasts preoperatively the implant is often immediately under the skin in this area.
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The myth of Sub-fascial Implant Placement
Hi there-
The superficial pectoral fascia under which implants are placed in the subfascial approach is so thin that over the long term there is little difference between this technique and subglandular placement.
In other words, the average woman desiring breast augmentation is best off with sub-pectoral placement. Even when the immediate outcome of subglandular or subfascial augmentation is pleasing, it is not as long lasting, and inevitably deteriorates much faster due to the relative lack of support for the implant.
Web reference: http://www.realself.com/find/Florida/Orlando/Plastic-Surgeon/Armando-Soto
Location of Breast Implants
Thank you for the question.
In my opinion, there are numerous advantages of sub muscular (dual plane) breast augmentation. This implant positioning will give you the best long-term aesthetic results and reduce the chances of complications such as significant rippling/comparability/ encapsulation and interference with mammography.
Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_breastaugmentation.htm
Breast Implant Placement Above or Below the Muscle for Augmentation
A below muscle placement of a breast implant is a somewhat different technique then a decade ago. Below the muscle usually refers to "dual plane" placement where the upper portion is under the pectoralis and the lower is under the breast gland. The muscle gives more tissue cover to camoflauge implant characteristics. This gives a more natural appearance. A submuscular implant also causes less compression of breast tissue, making it easier to read mammograms.
Breast Implant Placement - Subgglandular/Subfascial VS. Submuscular
There is NO ideal breast implant. All of them are essentially sophisticated silicone bags in various shapes and sizes filled with either salt water or silicone gel. When placed on end (the way they sit in your chest) - THEY ALL RIPPLE (gel-filled less than saline filled). As a result the more tissue we can put on top of the implant and cover the ripples, the more attractive the result.
Since the vast majority of women have an augmentation because they do NOT have a large amount of breast tissue in the first place, most women do NOT have a sufficient breast tissue available in the first place, most of them would look better and avoid the "rippley ridges look" along the top of the breast by placing the implants under the muscle.
As regards the FASCIA of the pectoralis major muscle, it is paper thin and provides no effective advantage over the placement just under the gland. In my opinion this option is offered as a gimmick to differentiate one self in a tight economy rather than being based on real advantage.
Subfascial and subpectoral breast implant placement
The answer to your question is subpectoral. This is based on decades of experience and has not been significantly altered by subfascial implants compared to standard subglandular placement. The pectoralis muscle provides padding, protection, and naturalness for the upper half of the breast. It does not cover the lateral side or the inferior half of the breast (if properly released). This improves the look of the breast both short term and long term and has little downside or trade-off if properly done. Gel implants above the muscle can look natural if there is enough tissue coverage and they are sized properly, but this rarely holds up over the long term and eventually the implants will likely be visible in the upper part of the breast. Saline-filled breast implants above the pectoralis muscle will likely be visible even early on.
Pocket position for breast implants
In general there are two choices: partial submuscular( dual plane) or subglandular. Subfascial is really similar to subglandular because the fascia is extremely thin and I believe that it does not offer any added benefit to the subglandular approach.
Breast Implant Placement
I personally find no difference whatsoever in sub-muscular and sub-fascial implant placement. In very thin people in whom pinch of the tissue over the muscle an inch or so above the nipple is less than an inch, sub-muscular placement tends to hide the implant better. In most people, however, I prefer sub-glandular placement. The implant does not move with arm movement, there is somewhat less chance of displacement of the implant and there is less risk of implant rupture. Proponents of sub-muscular implants also claim less scar around the implant and hardening, but this is not so if one uses a textured implant over the muscle. In the end, however, you just need to pick someone who consistently gets the result you desire and with whom you can discuss your wishes.
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Tarnished Jewels: A look at Detroit Architecture
If you look toward the sky in downtown Detroit, you will be rewarded with examples of some of America's finest architecture. The buildings that many of us take for granted are considered extraordinary by others.
Bob Kraemer, principal of Kraemer Design Group told us, "To an architect some of these buildings to us are unbelievably beautiful."
The design. The detail. The majesty.
Stephen Vogel is a professor of architecture at University of Detroit Mercy. He says, "When architects visit from all over the world, all over the country, they are just blown away at the building stock that we have."
Detroit architecture is unique because 95-percent of the downtown skyscrapers were built during one 5-year boom period in the 1920s.
According to Professor Vogel, "The 20's of course was a particularly special time, I guess you could say in terms of design and construction and these buildings really show that."
Those buildings are now approaching the one-hundred year mark. Some received facelifts during middle age. Others were left to age gracefully. And others were abandoned, left to face an uncertain future.
The poster child for architectural neglect is the Michigan Central Depot.
Professor Vogel feels, "It really hurts to see what has happened to that building."
Bob Kraemer feels "It's a great building to redevelop. I just wish it weren't so prominent off the freeway to see it in its symbol of Detroit's decay."
The implosion of the Hudson's building in 1998 was a big disappointment for both Vogel and Kraemer.
For Professor Vogel, " Not so much for its architectural character, but for its position and its context downtown. "
They both think the building would have been saved if the store closed today.
Kraemer says the challenge right now is it's a giant site and "Someday I think something great will go there, but I think we lost an opportunity."
But some opportunities have not been lost. Kraemer's company worked to restore the Broderick Tower…and is currently working on the Whitney Building.
One tarnished jewel Kraemer would like to tackle – the Book Tower on Washington Boulevard and Grand River. "That's the key one to be developed, I think it's the single biggest empty building in downtown."
He sees turning it into 300 apartments, along with retail and other elements, "That would be the largest development downtown in a long time, so it scares the classic financing community."
Kraemer would also like to see the Wurlitzer building gleaming again.
Not every building is worth saving – for instance the Hotel Charlevoix was unsound.
But the successful renovations of buildings like the book Cadillac, and the opera house give us hope that some of Detroit's tarnished jewels can be returned to their original luster.
I have been very fortune to have traveled to Europe and to have seen London, Paris, Rome, Venice and several other historic cities. Even though their buildings are many centuries old, they are maintained with loving care. They value what they have. Somehow, someway they manage to find the funds to preserve the architecture and their history. Why can't Detroit do the same?
I recently learned that not only Scott Fountain on Belle Isle, but Dodge Fountain in the middle of Hart Plaza have been stripped of their copper plumbing by scrappers! The street lights have suffered the same fate. How can this possibly happen? Can anything be more visable? Where are the police? Someone must have seen this happening. Why didn't they report it?
I can only conclude that the people of this city don't care. Hudson's may not have been an architectural masterpiece but it was world class. It represented everything that was worthholding on to – quality, loyalty, pride, character and respect. When Hudson's came down, Detroit lost all of that – and the people cheered.
Detroit is now virtually bankrupt and while we can easily blame factors beyond are control, it is our declining character, our lack of responsibility and absense of pride which have brought us here. The decay of our buildings, the inclination to look the other way while others destroy is proof of that.
We still have architectural beauty left – the Guardian Bldg, the Fisher Bldg and a few others. How long before we look the other way while scrappers do their work?


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Thomas and Charles Stroop were born at 28 weeks old, more than three months early in 1980; Thomas weighing two pounds and three ounces and Charles one pound and 15 ounces.
While Thomas was completely healthy, Charles, or Chucky as he's known, had suffered hydrocephalus. Both required extensive neonatal care at Parkland, and were then seen at the Low Birth Weight Clinic at Children's to make sure that their growth and development excelled.
Their mother, Denise Stroop, said she was at total peace during the years her twin boys were seen at the clinic.
"They don't care just about the health of your child," Denise said. "They care about you like family."
Present day, the twins are now 32 years old. Thomas served in the military and now has a family of his own. Chucky's road has been a bit harder to travel. While he has cerebral palsy, Chucky has been a great inspiration to his friends, family and community, showing tremendous resiliency, given his challenges. He was recently inducted as an honorary U.S. Marine, the first ever.
Over the years, the twins, Denise and her husband and their two other boys, developed a special bond with the staff of the clinic, staying in contact over the years. The family attended the clinic's 30-year anniversary in 2009 and some of the clinic's staff attended Chucky's honorary Marine ceremony.
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On Friday night at about 21:20 the power in my house went out. I checked the fuse board and it was the garage RCD that had tripped. I went out to check the garage. I lifted open the door and thick black smoke pored out. Once this had cleared I could see more smoke coming from the seams of the door that leads into the snake room. I then realised that there was probably a fire inside so I called the fire brigade.
They opened the door and more black smoke poured out. They couldn't see into the room so for precaution they shot two quick blasts of water in to kill any vapour that could ignite with the opening of the door. It looks as though the fire had gone out by itself. They were greeted by a male ghost that had made it out of a vision hatchling rack from the back of the room, he had made it to within two feet of the door.
I was then allowed in to help rescue anything that may have survived. This is what I saw, some units had been moved before these pictures were taken but you will still see the full effect.
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Well, that was a short message....!!!
2012 Hatchlings... Male Desert (Only 1 left) - £425 - Click for pics ....... Male Fire - £125
This is the ghost by the door, all the white-ish shards are broken glass from a fluorescent light from the ceiling.
We looked through the wooden adult rack first at the front of the room. I pulled 2 normals and a pewter alive and looked ok. 3 other normals were dead. As you can see the inside of the tubs have not escaped the toxic soot.
As we move towards the back of the room we see where the fire started and the only place when any materialistic destruction occurred. The hatchling rack has been completely destroyed on one side. There were five snakes in the top of this rack a pair of het caramels, pastel , spider and the ghost found by the door. Amazingly the ghost made it out of here burnt but alive. All others were found on the floor underneath where they had fallen through the melted tubs.
The V35 opposite contained 17 snakes, 4 of which were brought out alive, just. They all came out of the bottom two rows. The snakes higher all perished. Amongst them were het stripes., het pieds, het albino, pastels, cinnamon, normals, mojo, honeybee and a blood python. Heres what I found..
All in all I lost about 22 snakes and have about 7 recovering including a bee and a mojo. Heres most of the ones I lost.
We pulled about 10 snakes out alive and put them in a tub and using the oxygen bottle from the firefighters equipment tried to revive them. They must have been engulfed in the plastic toxic fumes for at least 20 mins, I think a bit longer, maybe 30. I was surprise and relieved to see any alive at this point. A couple of these died whilst receiving treatment and a number began to look better. They went through two bottles of oxygen and about 40mins extra of the fire services time of which I am truly grateful.
Whilst waiting for the fire service to arrive I also called Scott who didnt wait around and was here with Marina in about 10 mins.
Scott your help was invaluable and I cant thank you enough.
He is also looking after the survivors and two clutches which we pulled out, which could quite possibly be ok.
The Harlow Fire Service were exceptional, one or two including the boss man I think were a little wary of snakes yet it was their idea we should try to give the survivors the best chance and get some good oxygen into them.
It looks as though a rat had escaped a holding tub during the previous feeding session and had most likely chewed through a cable/thermostat probe and caused the heat cable to go through the roof which in turn melted and eventually ignited the plastic. Thats my theory anyway.
I still havent really taken it all in I dont think and Im still not sure what I think about it yet but Im not one to dwell. Im most likely going to rebuild and start again with what I have left.
Whatever you do when using live, make sure they are all accounted for.
Bllody hell baz....!!!
The most important thing is that your home hasn't burnt down with you in it bud, close escape...!!
Shame about the snakes though, gutted for you for them but, you are alive and the house is intact. Do you know what caused it yet?
PS......The pics aren't showing mate.....
2012 Hatchlings... Male Desert (Only 1 left) - £425 - Click for pics ....... Male Fire - £125
Damn im soo sorry to hear about this happening to you :(
We have a mouse on the loose atm, i think this has made me want to catch the little thing even more so.
Im glad your not giving up though, its an unfortunate tradegy, but you have to devote your attention to the ill and healthy ones you have left.
BTW, pics arent showing for me either.
Wow thats awful! Just glad you are ok and as Jinja said at least your house isn't destroyed.
It's very strong and determined of you to know you will carry on. Lots of people would give up I think if this happened...........
I'm taking the scenic route.....
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1. Call to Order. The goal setting workshop session of the Council of the City of Rogers was called to order by Mayor Grimm on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 8:15 a.m. at Town Green, 7991 Main Street N, Maple Grove, MN 55311.
Council present: Rob Bell, Jay Bunting, Jason Grimm, Rick Ihli and Maureen Stanley.
Staff present: Gary Buysse, Liquor Operations Manager, Stacy Doboszenski, Assistant City Administrator; Brad Feist, Fire Chief; Mike Miller, Police Captain; John Seifert, Public Works Supt.; Steve Stahmer, City Administrator; and Lisa Wieland, Finance Director.
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Administrator Stahmer opened the workshop with a review of past goals set at the 2009 Council/Staff retreat.
Council and staff discussed priorities and goals for 2012 and the future of the merged community. Council and staff decided on seven primary goals.
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Police said the perpetrators stole items from unlocked vehicles at area residences, apparently drove away with a vehicle if the keys had been left inside, then crashed the stolen vehicles.
It looks like they were just going through vehicles, trying to loot whatever they could find, then just take whatever car they could find to continue their little rant, State Police Trooper Alex Comtois said.
The first vehicle that was ditched was a Jeep registered to an address in Colchester. It had slid off a snow-covered Luce Road, Comtois said.
A little farther north, the group stole a van before sliding off the same road, he said.
Also, a Honda CR-V on Max Gray Road about two miles away was stolen from a garage, police said.
In each case, Comtois said he didnt believe the vehicles had been hot-wired.
The thieves rifled through at least six vehicles altogether, according to officials, stealing cell phones, GPS devices, and purses.
Police received the call for assistance shortly after 2 a.m. and because of the slippery road conditions, it took them about 45 minutes to arrive.
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There have been many times in Walt Disney World and other places also, that I have wished my family could split up and then get back together again when we want. WDW is a big place if you haven't noticed! It's much easier to meet someone in a crowd when you can talk to them to find out where they are. You don't have to plan your whole day to be at a specific spot at a specific time. It sounds good saying you will meet someone at such and such a place at 12:00. But when you have to leave the area you are in 10-20 minutes ahead of time, or leave the queue you have been standing in for 30 minutes to get to the meeting place in time, reality sets in.
Meeting people in WDW can and usually is a nightmare if you try to do it by time. For example. Leave Canadian pavilion at 11:45 for Spaceship Earth. People don't show up by 12:15. Go back to Canada. It is now 12:25. Explore for 20 more minutes. Now its time to go back and try again at 1:00. Repeat cycle until we meet up. It can be a walking nightmare. You can see why two-way communications devices are so important. There are many options available to you in Walt Disney World. I will try to cover most of them in the next few paragraphs.
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These work great. If you have service that does not charge for airtime or roaming charges, they can also be your cheapest option. If you do have to pay for calls or roaming charges, they could be expensive. That's about all that can be said about them. You have to decide for yourself if this is the way to go for your family or not.
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FRS (Family Radio Service) radios are the little "walkie-talkies" you may have seen people running around with. We use them, camping, kayaking, bicycling, and anytime the kids are out playing any distance away from us. Of course, we use them at WDW all the time also! They will work up to two miles away. That two-mile distance is hard to reach under anything but the best of conditions however. Buildings, trees, just about anything other than air will cut down your distance. We have used them from one side of a park to the other. Other times, we have had problems getting through one land. It all depends on what is between you and the person you are trying to contact.
As for the hardware, let me begin by explaining what FRS is. FRS stands for Family Radio Service. There is no license required to operate these radios. They are all allowed to transmit with a maximum of ½ watt of power. The fact that it is ½ doesn't really matter much. What matters is that no radio can be made to be significantly more powerful than another is. Therefore, in general, all the different brands and models will work about as well as each other.
When discussing these radios, just like car brands and politics, everyone has their personal preferences. There are 14 channels allowed for in the FRS band. Some radios at the lower end of the price range have only one or two channels. You do not want to waste your money on these. With the increasing popularity of these, you want all 14 channels.
Another feature I feel is an absolute must is CTCSS codes. Some brands have a different version of these called DCS. There are 38 standard CTCSS codes. Some radios have a few unique codes in addition to the standard ones. When using the codes, you have to be using the same channel and code to be able to hear another radio. For example, if I set all my radios on channel 4 and code 11, I will not hear anyone else talking on channel 4(or any other channel) if they are not also using code 11. The radio will stay squelched or silent even when someone is standing 50 feet away and talking. With the number of possible combinations, you can almost always find a unique combination to use even in Disney.
A word of warning though. The codes cannot keep other people from hearing your conversations. If a radio either does not have the code feature, or it is turned off, they will hear all conversations on the channel. So don't be mislead and think your conversations are private. They definitely will be heard by a lot of people!
Vibrate alert is another feature I feel is a must. Instead of hearing talking, your radio will vibrate when someone talks on the channel/code combination you are using. You can easily turn the alert function off and start conversing.
There are also battery options to consider. Some of the more expensive radios come with rechargeable battery packs. Others are setup to take AAA or AA batteries. You can use alkalines, or buy rechargeable batteries, whichever you feel is more convenient and cost effective. The size and number of batteries a radio uses is a factor that somewhat determines how big the radio will be. If your radio takes only 3 or 4 AAA batteries, it can be made much smaller than one that takes 2 to 4 AA's. But you probably wouldn't get much time out of it before changing batteries. One of the latest trends seems to be to get as small as possible. But I think either a rechargeable pack or at least 3 AA's or 4 AAA's is best. I prefer the rechargeable radios with a drop in "smart"(quick) charger. These help to give you the most battery life by not overcharging them.
Call tones are another option available on many radios. They allow you to broadcast a tone instead of just talking. This may be useful to get someone's attention. A radio that has a scan option can scan all/some of the available 14 channels for traffic. Some can also scan the CTCSS codes. This may be useful if you want to listen in on other people's conversations, but is not very useful at WDW.
Some of the manufacturers are including weather radio reception on their higher end models now. We have a radio that has this. We like the fact that we can use it when camping and kayaking away from home. But, again, at WDW, that probably isn't too needed.
There are many other options available depending on the radio chosen. Just remember that all radios will work with each other, but some of the features may be unique to a particular brand/model and therefore may not work well or at all with another brand.
Pricing on FRS radios. You can buy basic models for $25-$40 each. You can also spend $150 or more on a single radio. I have found (and purchased) a Ranger Plus model for $40 that has all the features I feel I need. It has 14 channels and the CTCSS codes. It uses 4 AAA batteries so it is small and light. I also have a pair of Cherokee 465's that I paid $110 each for. They are splashproof, have a few extra CTCSS codes above the standard 38, and have all the features that I need, and then some.
Does the Ranger work as well? I would have to say yes. Would I buy the Cherokees again? Again, I have to say yes. We use our FRS radios a lot. We wanted something to take kayaking that was splashproof. I wanted the Ranger as a backup and a loaner. My kids can have the Ranger to use and I don't worry much about them losing or dropping it. The Ranger lacks features the Cherokee has, but is similar enough in performance that I will call them equal.
You judge for yourself what your needs are. Many companies are now producing good quality radios. But they are like automobile brands. Most people that use them have their favorites, so be open minded and research them if you plan to buy any but the most inexpensive. A good source of information is the alt.radio.family newsgroup. There are many places either in retail stores or online to buy them at good prices. I have purchased all but the Rangers online.
Whatever you decide to use while in the world, use it courteously. Nobody likes to have a show interrupted by a squawking radio. This applies to pagers and cell phones also. If you cannot set it to vibrate mode, turn it off in any quiet show. The other option is to get an "earbud" speaker to use with the radio. This is simply an earphone type speaker that may or may not have a microphone attached on the cord. You can use them whenever you do not want other people to hear the radio conversation. The ones I use have a microphone attached to the cord that can be clipped on a shirt or jacket and you can then leave the radio on your belt or in a pocket. They are very convenient.
These next two suggestions pertain to radios only. If you plan on cell phoning it, you can bypass them.
One other caution I have is about the use of the CTCSS codes on a radio. If you have them and use them they are great! You will rarely hear other people talking on your channel. This does not mean that they are not there, just that you won't hear them. If your party and another are both using channel 4, but you are using different codes, you will not hear each other. But you may "step on" (interfere with) each other's calls. You may be very close to the person you are trying to contact. Say maybe ¼ mile. But if someone else is standing right next to the party you are trying to contact, is using the same channel, and keys up their radio,,, You won't hear a thing. So, before trying to contact someone, check the channel for traffic. Most radios that have the codes have a way to temporarily disable them to check for channel traffic. All of my radios have a "monitor" button that not only turns off the codes while pressed, but unsquelches the radio also. This allows you to listen for weak traffic that you might have missed also.
And last but not least. Remember who might have these radios in their possession and be listening in on you. It is not called the Family Radio Service for nothing! Many, many children will have these radios and be listening in for family members to contact them. Please watch your language and what you talk about. In the few years I have been using them, they have been pretty clean. Nothing like the CB radios and what they became. But with more and more people using them, we are bound to start having more problems with foul or inappropriate language.
Before you split up, have either an alternate channel that everyone know about, or a code to give to your party to tell them how many channels to go up or down. If you do run into someone you want to "get away from", tell your party to change the channel. By the way, some FRS radios can watch two channels at once. Just the thing if some people heard you ask them to change to the alternate channel to get away from someone and you think others did not hear it.
My own personal opinion is that cell phones are the most useful option of all if you own models that are easy to carry, do not charge for airtime/roaming and have a vibrate feature for the quiet shows.
Last choice, but still effective is the FRS radio. Just make sure they have 14 channels, CTCSS codes, and either an ear bud speaker/microphone or vibrate function and are a trusted brand/model. The most popular brand is probably Motorola. But Cherokee, Audiovox, Kenwood, Cobra and a few others are well respected.
Just do a little research into feature/price comparison before you buy, and have fun using them in 'the world'.


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If you're a fan of mech games, then you're going to want an inside look at Hawken. Last week we presented a brief history of the mech game genre to prep you for this new mech game in development. If you love mech games, then you probably already know what we're talking about. For everyone else, here's a brief review:
In March of this year, a trailer popped up on the radar of the games press for a new mech shooter that looked incredibly polished. We were amazed to hear that the game was the work of only nine developers at Adhesive Games, using the Unreal Engine, and that the trailer was the product of only nine months' worth of development. The level of polish on display was something that major studios could spend years to achieve on their AAA titles.
X-Play spoke with Adhesive Games Art Director Khang Le two months later to get our first inside look at Hawken, and we spoke with Khang Le again this week to talk about his background, get caught up on how development of the game is proceeding, Adhesive Games's pursuit of a publishing deal, what a "mech combat FPS" is, and when we can expect to see the finished title.
In your interview with Edge magazine in April, you said that you've designed a lot of robots for movies and video games. Would we recognize any of these projects?
Actually, all of the [game] projects that I worked on, primarily sci-fi projects, they never got made. I worked on this game called Freelancer 2, a space game from Microsoft, and I was working on another spaceship game that was never made, but recently I worked on Robopocalypse with Steven Spielberg, and I think that's coming out soon.
What was the 2D title that Adhesive Games was working on before you began developing Hawken?
I can't say much about that yet. That was supposed to be the title we were going to work on initially, because most of us came off from Project Offset, and we were doing a lot of high-end 3D graphic engine building, so we wanted to take a break from that after Intel and do something simpler. Then I realized that the core team was very experienced in 3D, so a 3D game would have been a better project for us. But it was supposed to be a very Monster Hunter-esque 2D game with a Miyazaki kind of look.
What does the title "Hawken" mean?
(laughs) So, Hawken…it's actually kind of funny. The first concept art I did for this thing was way back in the end of '09. That's when the idea of a mech game sort of started. I'm usually pretty terrible with naming things.
One of the guys we worked with here is James Hawkins. He's a 3D artist. He's not with us anymore, but at the time I was trying to make fun of him, so I just called the game [after] his last name "Hawkins." We made this sort of movie-poster looking thing, just for fun, and [the title] just sort of got stuck.
We couldn't come up with a better-sounding name. We had "Bolthead," we had "Steel Vultures," a ton of other names like that, but [Hawken was] just the name that had a cool sound everyone liked. And gameplay, you have a lot of aerial kind of movement where you kind of swoop into the enemy, so it sort of makes sense for us, too.
Hawken takes place on a post-apocalyptic, human colony world, where factions are fighting for resources. Can you tell us anything new about how the story or background are developing?
The core of the game is multiplayer, so we were focusing much more on the gameplay than the story. Right now we're actually working with Hollywood writers to piece together a much richer world, but it's not at a stage yet where I can reveal much.
Are you working with those Hollywood writers as a result of the film interest?
Yeah. The film rights currently are being shopped around by DJ2 Entertainment.
You've labeled Hawken a "mech combat FPS." You've also said that Hawken plays more like Call of Duty than a simulation-type mech game, like MechWarrior. Where is the line drawn between an FPS game and a mech game?
What I really like about the old MechWarrior games was the sense of a giant lumbering mech. A mech in Hawken is not as big. I think they're basically three human heights tall…around 15 tons to 20 tons. The reason for going more towards FPS than a simulated mech game was I always liked the idea of driving a big mech in a game, but whenever I played them, I never had as much fun as I did with a shooter game. The gameplay tends to end up being more like a Civil War type of thing where once you see another mech everyone starts circling each other and then firing until somebody dies.
It didn't feel strategic. It was more about like what weapon you were choosing and stuff like that. It's not about your aiming or dodging skill. So, for [Hawken] we tried to have a hybrid between a MechWarrior game and like a Virtual On, Halo-esque kind of game. I really liked the Virtual On back in the arcade.
Is it fair to say that these mechs are more battlesuits than mechs in the classic sense?
Yeah, I would say so. They're bigger than the typical battlesuit you see in like an anime, but they're not nearly as big as the mechs you see in MechWarrior where they're many stories tall. They're basically around 18 feet tall.
When I watched the gameplay footage it reminded me very much of Heavy Gear. We classify Heavy Gear as a mech game, but it feels very much like an FPS.
I think a mech game is more about the choices you make than your aiming and twitch skill. It's about resource management and which weapons you use against the enemy at certain ranges and things like that. We tried to keep those elements in there to make it feel like a mech game. We have overheat, we have the fuel gauge that you really watch out for when you side-dash and things like that, and we're going to keep adding more of that sort of thing to make it feel like a machine … so it's not just a FPS dressed up to look like a mech game. We're trying to have a balance between that and the Halo and Virtual On side where it's about getting behind cover, your aiming skills, how quickly you can dodge a homing missile lock-on, things like that.
Do you think the mech game audience and the first person shooter audience are the same audience?
I think there's definitely a difference between them. I mean, even within the mech game genre itself there's a lot of different camps. You know, there's the Armored Core, like Japanese sort of fan base where they have very quick and fast movements, and the weapons already lock on, you just have to press fire. And then there's MechWarrior, where it's much more hardcore, you know, [the] Steel Battalion kind of crowd.
I think FPS games are mostly about your aiming skills, and your understanding of the space, the cover, the situation, so we try to weld the two together, between the twitch and the strategic.
You've said that you don't want players "to spend so much time customizing their mech." Isn't customization something that mech fans traditionally want?
We're actually changing that. The game is actually going to come out with much more customization than we had planned for.
The reason why I said that in the first place is because the game that we originally set out to make was a very action-based game, and we didn't want players to spend lots of time tinkering too much with the mech instead of just jumping in and playing a battle. I noticed in games like Armored Core or Chromehounds the beginner players end up spending a lot of time building mechs, but they're building the wrong types of mechs. I didn't want that to have to happen [in Hawken]. We want the mechs to all have a level playing field. We didn't want the customization to get in the way of that, but there is turning out to be much more customization.
Is the battleship in the sky a support mechanism or an environmental hazard?
It's actually of very central importance in one of the game modes called Siege Mode. It's basically like a tank escort kind of mission. You use the battleship to destroy the enemy's base. The players themselves can't destroy the objective, which is the enemy base, but the battleship can. So, the whole gameplay of that mode is to collect enough resources to launch the battleship to destroy the enemy's base, but then [the enemy] can also shoot it down and collect energy units, and then they can launch their own ship and it goes back and forth like that.
It feels like very simple RTS. We didn't want [Hawken] to feel like a mindless shooting game, so, actually, that's the mode right now we're having the most fun with.
You've stressed the importance of the jetpack in all of your interviews and trailers thus far. Are we going to find a lot of elevated positions in which to place our mechs?
Yeah, definitely. The game has a lot of vertical elements. I think that's why the Hawken title is kind of fitting, because right now I would say at least 50% of the battle plays out in the air. There's a lot of people flying, swooping in, but there's also a lot of walking because you can't abuse it. Your fuel gauge has to be replenished before you can jump again [but] yeah, there's definitely a lot of verticality to the gameplay.
Were those all light mechs in the trailers so far?
They were medium and light. The heavy one hasn't been shown.
Any idea when we're going to get our first look at the heavy mechs?
It will be a while. We're gonna go sort of low-key for a while. The reason why we have all this video releasing is to get the public interest. … We're basically close to signing a deal. We should go focus on making the game again, because it takes a lot of time and effort to make trailers and stuff like that, so we just want to get back to work and just focus on making the game.
So you found your publisher at this point?
The RPG points you've mentioned that are used to customize mechs before a battle: Are there going to be more options besides "speed," "defense" and "offense" to put those points into?
Yeah, there probably will be. We're revamping that whole UI interface, and there will be more customization. We're definitely listening to what the fans are saying on the forums, and trying to make everyone happy. You know, there's a certain vision for Hawken, but at the same time we want to please the fans.
Are you planning on supporting Hawken with downloadable content?
Yeah. For sure.
Is Adhesive Games still running with 9 people, or has the attention from the press warranted expanding the team to get the game ready faster?
Okay, so, Adhesive Games was originally six core people with three spots for interns on rotation. (laughs) All of our interns went back to school recently, so we're actually back down to six right now, actually seven. We're close to signing a deal and we're hiring more people, so the team actually should be growing pretty fast, pretty soon.
Your first demo in March was already looking very polished after only 9 months' work. Could you guess how long it would have taken you to get to the same place in a corporate structure?
That's a difficult question. The reason why we did a mech game, not just because like I'm a fan of the mechs and I used to love drawing robots and stuff like that, is actually we only had one animator on the team prior to starting out on this project, while we were still planning to do a 2D side-scroller. So we were like "Okay, one animator, we're doing a 3D game, so I don't think we can do a lot of human characters," because that requires a lot of animation work. So we knew it had to be something robotic.
Sci-fi is also much faster to build in terms of environment, because you can repeat elements. You can't repeat like one broken column ten times, it would look very weird like in a fantasy game or like in a real world kind of game, but you can repeat one techie-looking column like a hundred times and actually it's fine. [Hawken] is a very modular design set that we can build in very quickly and keep the visual fidelity high. The reason Hawken can look high fidelity is the art direction that we chose, to keep very few pieces made, but then we can use them in very unique ways, and make it look much more impressive than it really is.
That's the kitbashing you've talked about.
I mean, if we were doing Grand Theft Auto, like New York or something, there's no way we could have that sort of fidelity level for nine guys. It looks good because, we just picked the "most bang for our buck" kind of art style.
Are PC/360/PS3 still the target distribution platforms?
Uh, I actually can't comment on that at this point.
So that might be changing?
That might be changing, yeah.
Are you still on target for an early 2012 release?
No, actually, and I can't even comment on that either.
You can't even give us maybe a financial quarter? A rough idea?
Uh, actually, I can't reveal that, no. Sorry.
No, don't be sorry. It's my job to ask, your job to say no in this case.
Dennis Scimeca is a freelancer from Boston, MA. His weekly video game opinion column, First Person, is published by Village Voice Media. He occasionally blogs at punchingsnakes.com, and can be followed on Twitter: @DennisScimeca.


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C Rating Insanity
Dec 18, 2012 10:57:00 AM
A few weeks ago David wrote a post about our experience testing batteries with high C ratings. Today I'd like to follow up on that and take a moment to reflect on what C ratings actually mean.
A 1C discharge rate, by definition, means that you're going to discharge your battery in an hour. 2C is half an hour, 10C is six minutes, 30C is two minutes, etc. 65C, which by this point seems to be almost a baseline in the market, means your battery will be drained in 55 seconds.
That's how I usually think about C ratings, in terms of time. Yesterday, though, I started thinking about it another way, in terms of current draw. Looked at this way, a 1C discharge rate means you're pulling amperage equal to the capacity of your battery. For example a 5000mAh battery at 1C is pulling 5A, 2C is 10A, 10C is 50A, 30C is 150A, etc. 65C would be pulling 325A. Are your connectors ready for that? For a point of reference, EC5s – one of the best connector options available - are only rated to around 120A continuous.
There are batteries out there, though - I won't name names - that make 65C-rated packs look like paragons of honesty. Yesterday I was looking at an 8000mAh pack that was rated to 150C. 150C. Not only would that discharge the battery in 24 seconds - and blow it up in the process - the current draw would be a ridiculous 1200 amps!
The marketing is mind-blowing, but the math is simple. And the nice thing about math is that it doesn't care about marketing. So the next time you're shopping for batteries, run the numbers, figure out what your model actually needs, and see if what's being advertised makes any kind of rational sense.
Store Those LiPos Correctly!
Dec 5, 2012 3:31:00 PM
With winter rapidly approaching, us hobbyists begin to find it quite difficult to get any flights in! While it may be tempting to leave your batteries charged and ready to go at a moment's notice (such as a 10 minute burst of sun in the middle of stormy Seattle day), this is quite bad for the life of your batteries. Winter is a good reminder to check all your batteries, and make sure they are at storage voltage!
Lithium batteries have come a long way, and have significantly propelled our hobby (pun intended) with more power, longer run times, and less weight. In order to maintain the quality of Lithium batteries, they must be taken care of appropriately.
When you buy our Spyder batteries, you may notice that all of the cells arrive at about 3.8 volts. The reason for this is LiPos like to be stored around half full. You can see from this chart that there is virtually no degradation when properly storing a LiPo, 40% full and at or below room temperature. If you were to store your battery fully charged however, after 1 year at room temperature, you will lose 20% of the capacity of the battery. So your 3S 2200mAh is now a 3S 1760mAh, and you can quickly see how easy it is to over-discharge the pack and things will degrade even more.
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So after a day at the field, track, or yard, check those batteries! If they are between 3.8 and 3.9 volts, they are ready for storage, any more or less, and use the storage function on your charger to bring them up, or drain them down to the appropriate voltage. Keep in mind if the battery needs to be discharged from full, this could take a while on a charger (that's a lot of energy / heat to dissipate!) so running the battery down part way on your model is usually the quickest way to do it.


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Beloved Poarch Creek Indian baseball coach Eddie Wayne Gregson, 46, was killed in an auto accident August 3.
According to the Alabama Highway Patrol, a two-vehicle crash at 10:20 p.m. on Friday night claimed the life of Gregson and injured one other person.
Trooper Kevin Cook, public information officer for the Alabama Highway Patrol, said, "The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 21 five miles north of Atmore. Gregson was killed when his 1991 Chevrolet van collided with a 2002 Ford driven by Bonita Montalvo, of Atmore.
Montalvo was transported to a local hospital and treated for her injuries. No additional information
is available at this time as Alabama state troopers continue to investigate."
Trina Rackard, Operations Manager at the PCI Recreation Department said that Gregson had led the Native American Youth Organization's baseball team for the past several years. "His passion was baseball and working with community children. He had a great knowledge of baseball and wanted to help those he could
strive to learn more about the sport to better themselves. You could always count on him to be there, the children loved him," Rackard said. "July 2011 his team won first place and again this year, 2012, he led
two teams to a first and second place win. His love and volunteer to the sport and tribal community has been a huge success over the years. Children have grown to love and respect him, and he will be greatly missed by all."
Gregson is survived by two sons. (His obituary is on page 2A of this edition of Atmore News.)
In an unrelated accident, a Brewton man was killed when he lost control of his car Friday, August 3.
According to Cook, "A single- vehicle crash Friday afternoon claimed the life of a Brewton man. The crash
occurred at 2:45 p.m. on County Road 55 seven miles south of East Brewton. Kenneth Roy Thomas, 61, was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado when he lost control, ran off the road, and struck a tree. Thomas, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene."


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