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Teamwork vs. Individuality In Starhawk[ Edited ]
I have recently read an article about Teamwork vs Individuality in multiplayer games and was wondering how the community feels Starhawk ranks on this scale.
Here's a sample of the article by Michael Parker :
Teamwork vs. Individuality
Some games are more at risk of teammate frustration than others. The biggest factor in whether teammates will get annoyed at each other is how reliant on their teammates players are, and therefore how much a player can accomplish on his own.
Every team-based multiplayer game sits somewhere different on the scale:
Teamwork wins <---------------------------------> Individual skill wins
Team-focused games include Team Fortress 2 and World of Warcraft arena. TF2 teams are closely tied together, with a medic healing their teammates, and their teammates protecting the medic. Once the medic dies, their teammates quickly fall. Similarly in World of Warcraft arena, healers must heal correctly, teammates must control the opponents at the right time and protect their healer. Teamwork is absolutely essential to success and without it individual players have no chance.
In Team-focused games, an organized team of unskilled players can beat a disorganized team of skilled players
Individual-focused games include Counter-Strike and Call of Duty. One person can kill the entire enemy team, without any support from his teammates. One good bullet to the head can kill each player. If you're good at these games, you can join a server and get a great personal score, no matter who you're playing with. Having a good team obviously helps (and at the highly competitive end, teamwork can become essential to win), but compared to other team-based games, individuals can really shine on their own.
In Individual-focused games, a disorganized team of skilled players will beat an organized team of unskilled players
There are advantages to both design directions:
Individual-focused games - Advantages:
- Players can win the game all on their own
- Its more obvious who is good and bad at the game
- Players don't need any friends to play
- Players can play whenever they want, drop in / drop out
- Players don't need to group up, form teams or wait for teammates to come online
- Less opportunity for griefing (you can't make your team lose deliberately so easily)
Team-focused games - Advantages:
- Players are likely to recruit friends, encourage others to play with them
- More talking points after the game
- Players can feel like part of something bigger / teams become more than simply the sum of their parts
- Players more likely to develop social relationships with each other / playstyles of players can complement each other
- More depth
- Meta-game, community, etc
Generally, if you are making an individual-focused game, you'll have less problems with teammates shouting at each other. However, the design challenge is creating and keeping team-focused mechanics without introducing teammate frustration, so you keep all the benefits of teamwork without bad teammates ruining your gameplay experience.
So how does Starhawk rank on this scale for you personally? I have my own opinions but I would like to hear from the community on how the current game mechanic in Starhawk relates to this article.
Please read the full blog post from the link provided at the top of this message.
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Re: Teamwork vs. Individuality In Starhawk[ Edited ]
great use of onther thread to put here.
i like the team aspects due to the game is longer lived and the memories are better then what i done and living in your mind od what you did and being self centered (my thoughts not to over generalized for everyone please) maybe i need to be playing warcraft, anyhow this is where i find starhawk lacking, thus far my experience is of a single player game related as you pointed out and not much of a team player game (though it offers that aspect) a team can dominate the starhawk world but who would they play? everyone is so involved in doing their own thing, if it was one way or the other type of game (single player or team player) instead of both the frustrations to the game might be lessor, even in call of duty if you are not very good you can have fun hiding and trying to survive in starhawk you have no place to hide and enjoy playing by not being the best player on the feild, in starhawk if your good at the use of the contoller and your fingers it's a great game no real battle war stratagie needed.
i rate starhawk as upper scale of single player game able to win from a hawk on your own, and if your this guy making headshots your having a great time, if your hiding trying not to get the headshot your having fun also, but starhawk gives no place to hide so enters frustration and a short lived game player if you are the lower skilled players.
i rate it on the lower scale of being a team game due to the ability to win with no team help or cooperation, if it was a team game you would hear more team involvment and stratagy in the game, not the case here, in the end you don't here team talk on the forum that much either. what you here alot of in forums is /CAMPERS NOT PLAYING LIKE A TEAM///BASE RAVEGING WITH A HAWK. neither one of these comments is team related or what a team would say to other team mates, a team enviroment is not here in the forums or on the playing feild, read the forum and listen to the mics and you'll see people with headset's on and not communicating like a team it's more like --you got me--alot of cursing--hearing breathing and no one is really saying any team stuff?
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This game is also split in catagories. Defender, attackers, lingerers, builders, posters, and watcher. All these people work together to get the job done. Defenders protecting, attackers rushing, lingerers acting as scouts, builder making foward bases, posters perched up to take down individuals that make it past defence, and watchers that spectate and relay messages to other players. All this is in this game, which gives it a type of team feel. Kinda like for that one match, the team becomes a family and takes a role to do their job. Realise, that once the team sees an x on the map, they spawn to nearest spawn poinr and tries to help that player complete his goal.
There are thos players that play individually, and those people have a role. They can be one of those roles up top and still benefit their team. For example, in zones, individuall skilled players work to chissel down bases and set up spawns so the team can later come in and take that zone down.
All in all, this game is very team based. The reason i play is because, like op said, it gives a family feeal and it is really easy to cooperate with players. Non communication works, but the effect is greater when people talk.
Sorry for spelling errors.
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At the same time though it's lack of teamwork qualities also make it fun, since it's easy to pick up and have a good tine with (although yes, I would like more incentive for teamwork).
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If these games were balanced and we had old CTF back along with the new patch then there would be huge incentives to win together. In Warhawk, yes yes, the best games I come by are the ones where I am trying to lead a bunch of newer players, along with a decent amount of generals, to at least try to win and work together. It worked very well last week.
I don't play often but when I see a bunch of Suga guys and some old friends the games usually heat up a lot more. I think taking 1st and BARELY winning the game are the best moments I have in that game and to a much much lesser extent this game. Being an individual of course has its perks and I do agree with you there but in no way are those games more memorable than the ones where I have an entire team doing their part and talking on the mic. It has come to the point I don't even want to play team based games if there are no mics. It's boring and too quiet for my liking and I don't see the point at my age. Team based wins are where the love is at.
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the best games in starhawk & warhawk are when you can get team play going, but you can jump into any game and play as a lone wolf and still accomplish a lot, depending on mode. I would say starhawk & warhawk are closer to the individuality side of the spectrum.
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I agree with many of the points everyone has posted so far and IMO Starhawk finds that perfect niche between the two extremes of Teamwork and Individuality. When LBi finally (hopefully) fixes the team balance to recognize a players skillscore rank and emblem instead of just their level and if Sony wises up(unlikely) to create official servers then the game will be better for the entire community.
One thing that encourages people to stay on their mics is when trash talking and little kids screams are at a minumum.Teamwork is also increased when people get into of the mindset that completing an objective or taking down an outlying enemy base takes precedence( sorry if I mispelled) over their KDR, unless playing TDM /(I'm leering at you CTF mode)


text: Adelina Sotnikova: To become a champion, you have to work hard and be patient http://www.nashagazeta.ch/news/sport2/17278 Q: Have you already realized that you won the Olympic Games, that your name is written into the history of figure skating? A: Not at all. I am the same as I was before, only now there is much more attention. Of course, it is pleasant, but very tiring: all these years of preparation to the Olympics were less tiring than the first days after I won. Q: You're only 17, you already have the medal that is the most desirable for all athletes. Your dream came true. Is there anything left to achieve? A: Not all the dreams came true. I want to win World championships, European championships, Grand Prix. I won't stop before I got all these titles. I need the full collection (laughs). Q: Why do you, personally, want that? A: I got the taste of winning: once you start, it's hard to stop. Everybody likes winning! 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Seven bond defeats and Salmon could still get a new school built
SALMON, Idaho - Bond after bond has gone down in defeat in the Salmon School District, in fact, a bond has failed seven times. There is still a way where Salmon could end up with a new school anyway, even against the super-majority's wishes, but the bill comes with it.
"Clearly continuing to occupy the buildings over time is not an option in their current condition," said Joey Foote, superintendent of the Salmon School District.
The buildings in question are the middle school built by the Works Progress Administration under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s and the newer elementary school built in the 1960s. The plan would be to merge these two buildings with an annex building, the life skills building, and the child development center. Then, $14.2 million later, five buildings become one and are now compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Our school board, the board of trustees and administration, and many members of the community feel like there is an adequate risk," said Foote. He said engineering studies show serious risk to house students in the two main buildings. District maintenance director, Ken Amrstrong, showed me some of those concerns at the top of the building.
"The white over the front edge is stuff we did this summer. Basically, we'd have chunks that were ready to fall off," said Armstrong. Down at the bottom of the building, we find a crumbling foundation.
"Anytime you start seeing that white stuff (in the concrete)," he added, "is a bad thing." Everything in the classrooms was just as revealing.
"Last time I measured the slope in this floor, it was an inch and a quarter at that end. This is has all happened in the last three years," said Armstrong.
There are still single-pane windows.
"And this is the water that we took out of the system. We try flushing the system at least once a week," said Armstrong, holding a plastic jar of orange rusty water. Armstrong said a giant crack on the outside of the building happened during an earthquake in 1982. It's goes all the way through to the inside.
"Inch and an eighth is actually what it has shifted," said Armstrong. Remodeling has been suggested as an alternative fix.
"It's going cost you major bucks just to patch this little area," Armstrong said.
"Our board has examined that option of doing some remodeling and the dollar value for investment dollars into a remodel versus investing in new construction, they determined was not a good payoff for our community, just not a fiscally responsible move," said Foote. "I think it falls on the state again, to provide a safe and inviting and adequate learning environment for our students."
If the state determines that it becomes too dangerous, the state can step in and build a new building, but they'll send the bill to the voters of Salmon School District. It's called the Cooperative Funding Program. It's a state program with $25 million set aside for situations like this.
"This fund was put into place so that districts who had difficulty passing a public schools facilities bond had another mechanism and really to ensure that students around the state were attending school in safe buildings," said Marilyn Whitney with the Idaho State Board of Education.
It's been utilized before. Three years ago, the state spent $11 million of that fund to build the new Lakeside Elementary School for the Plummer/Worley School District in the panhandle.
"They, too, have a divided community. They, too, ran into some of these very same issues, but what they have now is a safe and inviting facility," said Foote.
We asked Judi Sharrett, superintendent of the Plummer/Worley School District, how the community has reacted since.
"Honestly, I have not heard a lot of opposition toward gaining a building this way since. I'm sure there are still people with strong feelings especially after the tax statements began to come out. I felt like it's been a really pretty positive thing in our community," she said.
As for Salmon, no one was willing to state their position on camera. I talked with many, both for and against a new school. Bill Guth was will to talk. He's lived in Salmon for 51 years and said the people need to know what exactly is going to be built, not just a concept of dollars per foot.
"Well, I don't think it's any worse than what we already got. We might get what we want and we might not, but I think we can put some pressure on the state; the community can, to not build an architectural wonder, to build the school we need, not the school that somebody wants," said Guth.
Salmon's plan has been drawn up by Design West of Meridian. It will go before a three-person panel headed by the executive director of the State Board of Education, Dr. Mike Rush. That panel can do one of four things: approve the Salmon plan, modify it, replace it with its own plan, or reject it all together. If the state says no, rejected, what does Salmon do?
"We continue to run a bond," said Foote after a deep sigh.
If necessary, Foote said they would be forced to make basic modifications to the buildings, yet that would still require a capital construction levy passing with a two-thirds majority vote and they've only gotten as high as 48.2 percent in the past.
"The board of trustees has been charged as an elected body with acting in the best interest of the children of this community and providing as much of a quality education as they can given the funding limitations that the state provides us. This is the direction the board has gone and they have agonized over this," said Foote.
There are five members on that board. Three have students. One is a former teacher. If the state comes and builds it and then gives the bill to the voters, how does Foote deal with that?
"I've had to wrestle with that as we've gone through every election, every election cycle," he said. "We have to do what we believe, with the data and the information that we have, is in the best interest of the safety of our students number one, the quality of the education of our students number two, and then we have to act in a fiscally responsible manner. we're using public dollars. We have to act in a fiscally responsible manner with public dollars."
The state panel has 35 calendar days after receiving notification that an application has been submitted to make a finding on that application. The panel has to notify the applicant within 90 days of receiving it. Foote will be in Boise Dec. 18 to make his case. If the state approves it, a construction manager will be appointed to oversee the project. At the earliest, construction would start in the spring of 2013, with completion in the fall of 2014.


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UTSA library dean interviews are Oct. 16-31
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(Oct. 16, 2008)--Through October, three candidates will interview for the position of dean of the UTSA library. The UTSA community is invited to join the library staff for open forum interview sessions with the candidates at the times shown below. Light refreshments will be served.
Today's headlines
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In the last few years, there have been some interesting developments in tools, equipment, and management software/training specifically for fleet safety. Over the next few issues, we'll examine many aspects of vehicle safety, including the emerging role of electronics in safety technologies. We'll look at how new technologies affect the task of driving and how drivers are reacting to them.
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Safety has direct financial benefits. When a crash occurs, a job is delayed. When a skilled employee is off the job for a short time due to injury, you're shorthanded. When the injury is more serious, or fatal, the employee must be replaced.
Considering the skills involved in operating a street sweeper, utility vehicle, or dump truck, the direct and indirect costs to hire and train both drivers and operators are far higher.
In the private sector, a company making a 5% profit margin must generate an additional $2 million in revenue for every $100,000 lost to accidents. That's why they have separate safety and compliance departments and give drivers regular safety training.
While public works departments do not earn revenue as private-sector operations do, they are often self-insured and are just as severely impacted by the costs of accidents. Even those with outside insurance will eventually pay higher premiums. It pays to hold down the costs of crashes.
The beginning point of driver safety training should be the use of seat belts.
To help managers stress the importance of seat belts, Volvo created a dramatic video a few years ago that showed trucks with test dummies inside the cab, one in each seat. The trucks had high-speed cameras fixed in front and were rolled down a hill. The unbelted dummies bounced inside and were ejected. To even the greatest skeptic, it's obvious that humans wouldn't have survived.
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If you're not feeling the Chinese food vibe, Chili's has a coupon for a free appetizer or dessert (with purchase of an entree).
I also heard a little rumor that Chevy's will be picking up the tax tab for all their guests on April 17th. (Though, being from San Antonio, i.e. The Capitol of Tex Mex, I feel a little conflicted over encouraging you to go to Chevy's. To me, it's the Tex-Mex equivalent of The Olive Garden for Italian food...)
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How would you spend a day with your main/ minion?
Minions counting as the original characters, not as... you know... Minions
Probably Big Daddy wouldn't let me get close to him or his little sister, so I woud need to earn his trust. Killing Splicers and security bots around would be the way, I guess.
Then I would help them get all the ADAMs while exploring the beautiful and deadly environments of Rapture
As for Sam... I would like to learn his awesome Cyborg Samurai ways :3
[even though he isn't a Cyborg in any way haha]
So what about you guys?
= = Every day is Kill la Kill day!! = =
Re: How would you spend a day with your main/ minion?
I would start the day off with me and Raiden having breakfast at Burger King. I would order A big big mac but since it's just to **bleep** big Raiden would use his sword to cut it in half so we can share. (I got dr. pepper and he got sprite) Then after that we would head the carnival that just came to town where we would play ring toss together and thanks to how awesome Raiden is at the game, he wins me A stuffed monkey. Of course then we would be hungry again so we head over to the food area to eat some chocolate covered bananas. We then go on the merry go round and get off just as the carnival is about to close. We decide to go on one final ride before it closes so we go on the ferris wheel. as we are up at the top of the ferris wheel fireworks start going off all around the carnival. Then at the end of the he gives me his sword because to him it was the best day of his life and he will never forget it.
Best day ever.
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Nariko and I would go out to dinner at a fine restaurant. We get there by riding on top of Colossus' shoulders. (Being the giant he is it only took 4 steps)
Then Nariko, Colossus, and I go play Frisbee in the park using Nariko's disks. Nariko throws the disk so high Colossus has to jump to get it, he lands and the park collapses. We all run away and laugh.
I have Nariko get pampered at a salon while Colossus and I go to the movies. Nariko comes out looking gorgeous. So I tell Nariko that we should go back to my house for a quiet evening. (If you catch my drift)
Not wanting Colossus to be a third wheel, I send him in a date with the Statue of Liberty.
And that's how I'd spend my time with them.
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Well, I guess Murray and Sir Daniel would get along. Infinite chicken drumsticks and all. We'd have a gay ol' time.
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DNR urges anglers who use frozen bait to review new regulations
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges anglers who fish with frozen
"In an effort to prevent the spread of VHS in Minnesota waters, additional regulations went into effect in the spring of 2012 that address the harvest and use of VHS susceptible species as frozen bait," said Paula Phelps, DNR aquaculture and fish health consultant. "VHS is a highly contagious and pathogenic fish virus emerging in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada."
Anglers purchasing dead or frozen VHS susceptible or imported bait from a vendor should only purchase packages affixed with a label stating that the bait will not pose a threat of VHS to Minnesota waters. Anglers are required to keep the label with the bait until it is used up or discarded.
It is illegal for anyone to bring live bait into the state at any time. Nonresident anglers need to be aware of these rules and either buy their bait when they get to their fishing destination or ensure that their imported dead bait is affixed with the required label.
"Minnesota offers some of the best fishing in the nation," said Phelps. "Anglers can help keep it that way by complying with the rules that prevent the spread of fish disease. With VHS present in the Great Lakes, especially Lake Superior, preventing inland spread is a high priority."
DNR also reminds anglers that when ice fishing, portable bait containers (except on waters designated infested with VHS) are no longer required to be drained before leaving the waterbody as is required during the open water seasons.
The most current list of designated infested waters can be viewed online at www.mndnr.gov/ais. Information about VHS is available at www.focusonfishhealth.org. More information on bait rules and regulations can be found in the 2012 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet or by visiting www.mndnr.gov/regulations.


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A phrase pertaining to quick masturbation. Typically used when someone is in the bathroom for longer than required for a standard "Number 1", though a bit too short to assume it was "Number 2". One could infer that he / she was "peeing with a kick". This time frame is usually between 2 and 3 minutes.
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Michael: "I bet he was just peeing with a kick."
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|Senovážné náměstí, 110 00 Prague, Česká republika
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The flat has 41 m2 and is suitable for a maximum of 3 people. Its interior features one bedroom with a double bed. There's also a comfy double sofa-bed where two other people can sleep. The flat also comprises a nicely equipped kitchen and a bathroom as well.
This family friendly flat is on the 4th floor, in a building with elevator. It has a hot tub, washing machine, heating, and internet access. It's allowed to smoke in here and to bring pets as well.
Located in a more leafy and quiet part of the city center, the apartment gives you the best of both worlds for your Prague city break.
Nearby you'll have Jindrisska, Hlavní Nadrazi or Namesti Republiky (trams and metro).
Come and enjoy a great time!!!
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1) Security deposit: 150€ refunded on departure
2) Check-in time: from 2:00pm (15.00€ extra charge for arrivals after 8.00pm. On sundays and festivities 15€ during all day)
3) If no one is staying the night before, we're happy to let you check in earlier.
4) Check-out time: before 10:00am (flexible if we don't have another group the same day)
5) Please do not ever leave any windows open.
6) Please do not ever leave the key inside the lock (inside the apartment) because you won't be able to open the door again.
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We had a great weekend in Prague! The apartment is very centrally located and had everything we needed. It was clean and quiet and due to the high walls the apartment felt very spacious.
The contact to Bea and Alicia, who showed us the apartment, was very good and uncomplicated. We received a lot of good recommendations in advance, that made our stay easy and enjoyable. Thanks again for all your good advices! :-)
Hi, the appartement was clean, absolutely silent and in walking distance to the city center. The hosts were nice and very flexibel in respect to our departure time.
I would choose the app. again!
Thanks to Daniel and Bea
The apartment was better and bigger than we expected it to be, it exceeded our expectations. We met briefly with Daniel and he was very nice. Before our arrival they provided us with information and a list of recommendations to places and restaurants in the area. The apartment is near the Old town square and around the corner from the train station. We will definitely be staying here the next time we go to Prague.
Great place, with the hosts being very nice and caring. Great location, lovely little place.
We spent 4 days in this apartment it was really nice and only had positive experience, I can warmly recommend it to anyone. Host was very kind and welcoming, we could leave the apartment at 3 pm.
We came by train and the apartment is close to the train station as well to the city center as close as we did not use public transportation (but we like walking). The flat is modern, and fully equipped.
the stay in the apartment was very nice. absolutely clean and well furnished.
We come back!!!!!!!!
Very nicely renovated apartment close by the old town of Prague. It literally is a walk of less then five minutes.
Warm welcome by Daniel, who gave us the information needed.
Tip: don't park your car at the railway station, it's more expensive!
I would highly recommend this place to stay in Prague. Location is perfect, the flat is charming, and Bea is nice & friendly. What else can you expect? Thanks for all.
Beatutiful and clean apartment, close to the old city of Prage. Daniel has been very kind and helpuful. We have no objections
This apartment was great.. It really felt like our own place :) the host was very friendly and the apartment was very modern, clean and tidy.. Great location as prague's main train station was just behind the apartment.. Was within walking distance of all the sites and sounds that prague has to offer. I would definately stay there again and highly recommend the place to others :) thanks daniel
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I read the original article from the doctor's blog (deleted a few hours after it came public) and the truth is
Hanyu did sprain his right ankle one week before CoR, but the doctor did not advise him stop practicing jumps and skip CoR.
It is sure the doctor accompanied Yuzuru in Russia and treated him there, but it was not because of the sprained ankle.
They had promised to go to Russia together since the begging of this season.
Actually TV news here in Tokyo just told Ms. Abe and Hanyu left for Canada today.


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Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center
Not everyone has the mindset to fill a bunker with enough supplies to survive an apocalypse, but the basic rules that guide survivalists might apply to any disaster. Think about it: How long before a power disruption from a tornado would leave your family in a bind?
An expo starting today, June 6, at the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center in Dalton will offer some insight into how to prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies.
Presented by Social Prepper, the organization that launched the survival Facebook app "Prepper," it is the first such show to be held in the Southeast, according to media reports.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, those involved in the prepper network prefer to be called preppers instead of survivalists because they are "regular people with normal lifestyles and jobs who prepare for a variety of reasons, whether natural or man-made."
Companies and vendors representing solar power, food, self-protection, disaster preparation, hunting and the like will be on hand at the three-day trade show. The American Prepper Network, a social network of like-minded bloggers, is one of the sponsors.
Survivor Jane, whose website is keyed to survival preparedness for women, and Rick Austin, known as "The Survivalist Gardener," will be speaking at the trade show.
Preppers gather in Dalton in name of preparedness (June 6-8) | timesfreepress.com
Black Blade: I notice more and more of these "Prepper Conventions" and "Prepper Shows" at convention centers around the country lately. Looks like the movement is gaining steam.
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Friends of Kent Heitholt speak out
Heitholt was killed on Halloween night 2001 in the Columbia Daily Tribune parking lot
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Friends of Kent Heitholt say there is a whole other side to Ryan Ferguson story Tuesday.
Ferguson was convicted in 2005 of killing Kent Heitholt, the sports editor for the Columbia Daily Tribune. That conviction was overturned Tuesday by the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals.
Heitholt's friends told ABC 17 News that people still need to remember that an innocent man was murdered.
They say everyone can look at it one of two ways: either Ferguson committed the crime and is getting away with it, or he should not have been in prison altogether. Either way, they believe it leaves them feeling unsatisfactory.
"You wish there would have been some sort of closure or a verdict everyone could have gotten behind and agreed to and would have been the right one," said Joe Walljasper, friend and former coworker of Heitholt. "We're left out and wondering whether that had happened or not."
Coworkers say after 12 years, it's stressful to know nothing has been resolved. After so many appeals and stories written, the situation has become surreal.
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From HaskellWiki
1 What is it?
Reactive-banana is a small library for Functional Reactive Programming (FRP).
The goal is to create a solid foundation for anything FRP-related.
- Users can finally start experimenting with graphical user interfaces based on FRP since the library can be hooked into any existing event-based framework like wxHaskell or Gtk2Hs, and will provide ample documentation.
- FRP implementors will have a reference for a simple semantics with a working implementation.
- No more spooky time leaks and efficiency concerns. Predicting space & time usage should be straightforward.
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Current development focuses on providing tutorials, documentation and examples for the library. Furthermore, the author is writing an example application to flesh out the FRP approach to GUI programming.
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In many games such as xcom or others, there is a big point in the player not being able to go back if something went "bad". Actions should be permanent. The punishment/difficulty for "failing" something ingame can differ, but generally you don't want the player to be able to cheat.
However it seems to be hard to technically prevent save cheating (the user just finds and backups the "savefile" and restores it later). Any good way to actually stop this from being possible? Hide or nest files or something? I mean, if i save progress in the exe instead of in a separate "savefile" the player can just backup the exefile...
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I am a very new beekeeper--we installed our first bees in a top bar hive beginning of april. Today I noticed drones coming and going and hanging around the hive. This is the first time I have seen drones.
From what I have read this could be several things (if I am understanding correctly)
1. they could be heading to the drone congregating area
2. getting ready to swarm
3 queen could be making drones only
4. supersede due to ill queen
5. hive could be queenless
More details--they have 12 bars in the hive, 6 have full comb on them and they are working on bar 7 & 8.
I plan to go observe them more tomorrow. I was thinking of opening it up on Monday to add more bars, look for brood/drone comb & investigate further. If you could give me specifics as to what to look for during the next inspection that would be great--I just don't want to overlook anything.
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A new report shows a lack of professional growth at work is a major factor for those out job-hunting.
Almost two-thirds of the New Zealand workforce is looking for a new job in 2013.
The latest Randstad World of Work Report says Kiwi workers are among the Asia Pacific region's most eager to change roles in the New Year, with 61 per cent planning to leave their job this year - twice as many as last year.
The report, for recruitment and HR specialists Randstad, also shows that Kiwis are feeling increasingly insecure in their roles, with 27 per cent admitting to feeling less secure than a year ago (21 per cent). This figure is comparatively high for the region.
Randstad New Zealand director Paul Robinson says the data shows 2013 will be a competitive year for those looking to make a career move.
"With almost two-thirds of the local labour force intending to leave their current position over the next 12 months, which is almost twice the amount than last year, at 33 per cent, it's important for people to be fully prepared in their job search and spend time researching the roles they wish to apply for," says Robinson.
"If people are considering a career change, now is the ideal time to make sure your CV is up to date, to brush up on your interview techniques, and let your personal network know about your intentions to move. This includes friends, family and specialist recruiters.
"Employees are considerably more optimistic about the opportunities 2013 will bring, due to the economy hitting a number of speed bumps. When the economy shows signs of instability, we generally see reduced worker mobility and it's natural in times of uncertainty for workers to tread a cautious path and stick with what they know.
"Additionally, the research highlights from the younger Generation Y through to baby boomers are all keen to progress their careers in 2013. With this creating a more competitive market, it will be those individuals who are ready to apply for roles and take advantage of opportunities as they arise that will be most successful," says Robinson.
Young workers are by far the most assured in their current positions, with only 21 per cent of Gen Y feeling less secure than they did in 2011. Mature workers aren't as confident, however, with almost double (40 per cent) admitting to feeling more vulnerable in their job.
The report also reveals the main reasons why workers plan to leave their jobs, with 40 per cent citing an inability to grow professionally. An uncompetitive salary (16 per cent), not being well matched to the job (8 per cent), having a poor relationship with their direct manager (8 per cent) and broken recruitment promises are other key factors.
Robinson says the results show New Zealanders are clear on the qualities they value in an employer, but it's important people make sure any new job fulfils these promises.
"If the ability to grow professionally is important to you and is the primary reason you are changing roles, don't be swayed by a slightly higher salary. If you are, then you may be once again looking for another job in 2014, or sooner.
"Evaluate the key criteria that are important to you and find a way for this to be incorporated into your job, whether it's with your current employer or a different organisation."
The report also shows that organisations are concerned about their ability to meet a complex range of HR challenges, such as performance, productivity and keeping talent.
The report says the biggest human capital challenge for New Zealand organisations this year will be increasing workforce performance and productivity, according to 26 per cent of employers. This figure is unchanged.
Other key challenges are keeping top performers, managing internal change and attracting new talent for the next phase of business growth.
Despite these concerns, the report suggests companies are not spending enough time on workforce planning.
Half the organisations spend 10 per cent (or less) of their strategic planning time on their future workforce, almost half don't plan a year in advance, and only 10 per cent plan two years ahead. Robinson says considering the nature of today's human capital challenges, the workforce planning horizon is alarmingly short.
A more robust, inclusive and long-term approach is needed to achieve productivity and performance improvements.
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In Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth of Disney's Pirates adventures, Johnny Depp returns as the hilarious Jack Sparrow. The swashbuckling sequel finds Captain Jack aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the most infamous seafarer ever: Blackbeard (McShane). The evil pirate needs Jack's help to find the elusive Fountain of Youth. He'll stop at nothing to get to it, even if it means threatening to kill his own pirate daughter—and Jack's old flame—Angelica (Cruz), to get Jack to cooperate.
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I've heard that Hayek's The Road to Serfdom and Mises's Omnipotent Government are quite similar.
A few questions:
1.Is this true?
2.Which one do you like better?
3.Which one do you think should be read first?
4.What are some of the differences?
Never heard of OG. I do recommend RtS generally.
I've read Omnipotent Government (thanks LvMI!), and I recommend it very highly, but I've actually never read the far more famous Road to Serfdom.
I've only read about half of The Road to Serfdom. I thought it was really boring, and I think there were a few others on this board that thought the same thing. I'm sure plenty loved it too. I haven't read Omnipotent Government.
Well I just nearly fell asleep reading the first five pages of The Road to Serfdom. Wow that's boring.
I too found The Road to Serfdom very boring. Nevertheless, it is said this book had a great influence on the general opinion of the "intellectuals" when it was published.
I guess it gets better then. I read it years ago and can't remember being bored by it.
In Hayek's defense, I was already tired when I started reading it. I still remember it as being boring and dense,though.


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Carol Finkelstein knew she lived in a desirable location. That became crystal clear when she agreed to swap her San Francisco home for one in Los Angeles on a family trip. Finkelstein had some experience, via Craigslist, swapping her home in the city for one in the Big Apple, New York.
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'Naked' Scanners Being Pushed On Travellers Even Though Canada's Government Hasn't Tested Them
Canadian airport security officers are pushing travellers to use 'naked' scanners that were not independently tested and are now tied to documented cases of severe headaches and at least one unexplained radiation burn.
Ottawa says it assessed the manufacturer's information but didn't conduct its own tests on the machines. The manufacturer says the scanners are safe and are independently tested by purchasing governments — though that hasn't happened in Canada or the United States.
Passenger complaints obtained by The Huffington Post Canada suggest security screeners repeatedly breached protocol by forcing passengers — including children, pregnant women and those with illnesses — to enter full-body scanners rather than perform requested pat downs. Screeners also failed in a number of cases to inform travellers they could opt for a pat down instead.
When passengers expressed health and safety concerns, officers repeatedly disregarded their complaints or treated them rudely.
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), the agency that employs the men and women who screen passengers and carry-on bags, insists the full-body scanners are safe.
But complaint forms, released under the Access to Information Act, suggest some travellers experienced serious side-effects after going through the so-called virtual strip search machines.
"As soon as I stepped into the scanner I immediately began to feel sick. I looked at the agent to my left for instructions and just moving my head made me very dizzy. As I stepped out of the scanner I was very dizzy and sick to my stomach. I notified the agent and she called for the supervisor. I could barely stand," wrote one passenger flying from Regina to Calgary last February.
Mathieu Larocque, CATSA's spokesperson, said the 56 full-body scanners the Conservative government purchased in 2010 are risk-free.
"As per the Health Canada study on our website, MMW FBS (millimetre-wave full-body scanners) do not pose a threat to human health. That includes pregnant women," Larocque wrote in an email.
Health Canada, however, has not studied the health effects of the scanners. In fact, the naked full-body millimetre-wave machines have never been independently tested.
"We don't test machines," Gary Holub, a spokesman for Health Canada said. "These imaging devices, I understand, work on radio-frequency energies like the very same that would be emitted from a cellphone or any other number of electronic devices," he said.
What Health Canada did was "assess" the information it received from the scanner's manufacturer, L-3 Communications, deciding that the radiation reported fell well within acceptable guidelines for safe human exposure.
"The electromagnetic non-ionizing radiation used in these scanners is based on millimetre-wave technology and does not pose a risk to human health and safety, from either single or repeated exposures," the department states on its website.
Health Canada said Industry Canada, as the regulator, was responsible for verifying the manufacturers claims, but that department refused to say whether it had tested the machine or if any independent tests had been conducted.
John Sedat, an emeritus professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California San Francisco and North America's premier expert on full-body scanners, told HuffPost that L-3 Communications' claims that its ProVision full-body scanners emit one one thousandth of the emissions of a cellphone (0.001) have never been verified.
Sedat, whose research has focused extensively on backscatter X-ray machines that are used in the U.S. and which according to him pose a much greater threat to the public, said he has recently been forced to start thinking more about the millimetre-wave machines.
"Recently some people have called me up and start complaining that people are getting headaches from these machines, severe headaches, not only the people who are doing these, in other words, the workers, but apparently people that are going through this," Sedat said.
"At least one person has sent me a burn on their leg and they said that it came from an X-ray machine but then we tracked down what airport they claimed they went through, the machines at that airport are millimetre machines," Sedat said.
"The guy sent me a copy of the [pathology] report and the report is a legitimate radiation burn … you don't get radiation burns from nothing," Sedat continued. "I don't reconcile how this could happen. It doesn't make sense, but who knows how these machines are put together? We have no data. How are they generated? There is a lot of technology, possibly, that maybe the machine puts out X-rays that are never tested? I don't know."
In principle the scanners are safe, Sedat said. "But, in practice, I don't know."
"What if milimetre technology affects brain cells? … What if the machines put out X-rays at the same time? I don't know."
L-3 Communications said it was not aware of any side-effects.
The company said its machines had also been independently tested by government.
"The regulatory bodies test the machines to their own defined regiment, so each country defines their needs so they are independently tested," said an L-3 Communications public relations consultant after the company refused to provide an on-the-record comment.
Canada's Research Chair in High-Frequency Electromagnetics, Natalia Nikolova, told HuffPost she's not convinced the machines have ever been tested. If they have, no one has published on the topic.
It is up to the regulator to ensure the scanners are working at the same frequency the manufacturer claims, she said.
"Do [the governments] actually test what is on paper is actually the case? That would be a very good question because our government as well as the U.S. government they are known to be sometimes, not particularly thorough. They just look at the technical documentation and they say 'Oh that's OK, these power levels are very low.' But nobody would actually take a machine in a lab and measure it. I wouldn't be surprised if they are not doing that," she said.
The scanners' millimetre waves are not supposed to penetrate beyond the skin, Nikolova added.
"If there is no penetration of the body, then there is no reason for anyone to believe that there can be any harmful effects," said the McMaster University professor who is working with colleagues to develop a competing weapons detection system based on microwave radar technology.
At a different frequency, millimetre waves can penetrate below the skin, reach nerve endings and cause people pain, Nikolova said. This is why the military is using them for tests on crowd control, she said, noting that the waves "cannot kill anybody" and would have "no long term effects."
Nikolova said there has been "no test of safety" done independently for the full-body scanners because biomedical researchers tested the waves decades ago and found no negative health effects.
She said she believes it is impossible for the full-body scanners to emit any X-rays. She also thinks the headaches reported by some travellers may simply be the result of feeling claustrophobic while inside the scanner.
Still, she said, the governments should test the machines and study the potential health consequences.
"There are millions of people who have gone through the scanners and certainly these complaints are not statistically significant … but when it comes to people, what is statistically insignificant is also important," Nikolova said.
"When it comes to to the safety of people, absolutely no money should be spared."
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The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has received a large number of complaints about the body scans now being taken at airports. The following is a sampling of the outrage expressed by travellers. (BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
From a traveller at the Montreal airport: "I am writing to voice a complaint about security screening yesterday (October 18, 2010) in the U.S. departure wing, around 10:30 am. I was flagged for additional screening and asked to do a full body scan. When I asked for a pat down from a female agent, the male security agent refused and said "everyone" did the body scan. He also told me that it was not a body scan but a radio-frequency scan and no image of my body would be made. He also made the comment "sorry, I can't do your pat down," indicating that he would have liked to. However, the machine was clearly a full body scanner, as confirmed in news reports. The full body scan should never be lied about or forced on passengers. I wanted to draw this to your attention."
An elderly woman from Victoria, B.C., wrote to complain that she felt a CATSA officer had threatened her with a naked full-cavity body search if she didn't go through the scanner. "A male security agent said to me, in a manner that sounded like he was joking, "would you like to have a full body search?" ... if not, then proceed to the body scanner. I was quite taken aback, but proceeded. Upon exiting the scanner, the female agent distractedly told me to basically move along. After retrieving my belongings, I walked away trembling, found a chair and sat down and cried. I am a [woman's age blanked out] travel somewhat frequently, and am not given to emotional outbursts. However, for whatever reason, I found this very disturbing. I felt I was treated without respect and my dignity was violated." The woman went on to say she would like more information, specifically if the "full-body search" the screen officer mentioned "involved being naked, and cavities probed?"
From a passenger flying through the Ottawa airport: "Despite the fact I was wearing shorts, the machine indicated I had objects on my calves, which resulted in a pat down from the CATSA officer. I am complaining about the waste of time this process was. It achieved nothing except delay me."
An older woman who flies through Halifax said she is protesting scans by implementing her own boycott: "Rather than refusing to go through the scanners, I have significantly reduced my flying trips to the US. There are at least 10 short haul trips to the US that I have made by car rather than flying with Air Canada as I used to do ... Because I am an older woman, I am often chosen for extra pat downs so that the screeners can demonstrate that they are not profiling."
Another Halifax traveller is refusing to fly altogether because of scans: "In light of the recent introduction of blatantly intrusive and gratuitous manhandling at Canadian airports, I will no longer fly. When faced with two choices, sumit to molestation or submit to naked body scanning with equipment that has no real long-term safety testing, I choose neither. My only question is this: How is it that Israel, a country with a MUCH more real threat of daily terrorism manages to operate its airlines without naked body scanners? I am aware of the threat of terrorism and the need for safety, yet I am also aware that a naked body scan might not find something that has been inserted into a body cavity, should we expect cavity searches to come complimentary with our airline passes? You see how this does not have an end."
A man travelling through Montreal's airports expressed concern that he was racially profiled: "I was instructed by your security person to step into a glass chamber. I asked him why I was selected. He said everyone in that line had to do it. After going through that I realized it was the "naked" X-ray machine. I was never given a choice. My wife [word blanked out] was given the choice to be patted down or to go through the machine. She chose the pat down. In the US we are told that we have a choice. I complained to the supervisor at that post and identified the person who forced me to undergo this treatment without my consent ... I think this was a violation of my civic rights ... My wife and I spent more than $2,000 in Canada on this trip, in a country [words blanked out] I will be reluctant to travel to Canada again and I will exercise my influence with every professional organization to avoid Canadian cities for conferences ... I want an investigation and the person responsible to be reprimanded if he violated your policy. On the other hand, it might well be your policy [words blanked out] in a sneaky ways,"
Another passenger in Halifax: "I do not think it should be an option to view children naked and ask that you do not use it on anyone under 18. Also, please do not ever make them mandatory as it is an invasion of privacy."
A traveller on a WesJet flight from Regina to Calgary last February complained that the scanner made her sick: "This was my first time to go through the body scan. As soon as I stepped into the scanner I immediately began to feel sick. I looked at the agent to my left for instructions and just moving my head made me very dizzy. As I stepped out of thee scanner I was very dizzy and sick to my stomach. I notified the agent and she called for the supervisor. I could barely stand. They sat me down and after about 10-15 minutes I began to feel a little better. The supervisor took my information and assured me he would file a report. The agents took very good care of me and showed concern. I stood up to leave the area and I was just OK. When I sat down again I became very sick and extremely dizzy again. I was concerned if I would even be able to fly. After about 30-45 minutes after the scan I returned to normal. Just wanted you to be aware of the side effects of the scanner."
A Calgary traveller voiced his outrage that the government has purchased full body scanners: "Searching random individuals does not improve airport security, nor do I believe Health Canada's assertions that the full body scan of radio waves is harmless. This same agency approved cigarettes and bpa in plastics. This technology is merely a smoke and mirrors show to make a certain portion of the population feel safer. I will continue to opt for the UNNECESSARY full body pat down rather than be subjected to these manipulative devices."
"I find the new screening process ridiculous for domestic lights. This so called random selection for additional screening has singled me out each of the 6 times I've flown in the past month. I do not believe the body scanners are safe, especially considering how often I am being subjected to them. I cannot fathom how they could have been diligently tested considering how quickly they were deployed. Furthermore, recent newspaper articles have highlighted the deficiencies in the little testing that was done. The alternative physical search is tantamount to molestation and a gross afront to my privacy."
A traveller at Halifax International Airport said a security agent said "there was nothing to fear" and handed the complainant a pamphlet explaining the machine. "Now as an epidemiologist, I am aware of research into health effects. I was astounded to see that the agent had absolutely no knowledge regarding current research into this device. I asked her about the risks of going through this device. She said there wasn't any. I said that although Health Canada allows its use, its effects on health are still a) debated, and b) not fully known. The agent was getting impatient, and I was getting more unsettled by her lack of knowledge which was not at all reassuring, and by the fact that I felt pressured."
"On January 21st, 2011, I was flying from YUL to FLL. I was placed in a line with what looked to be a new machine. I knew that airports were implementing the 'naked' body scanners and I believe that I have the option to opt-out and request a pat down. However, I was unsure if this was in fact one of those machines as there were NO signs indicating so ... Being unsure - I asked the agent 'is this that naked scanner thing?' He laughed, and said No..no.. and I believed him. Why wouldn't I? Well it turns out, it was that body scanner that I was sent through. I am absolutely OUTRAGED that my rights have been completely violated. I would have 100% opted out of the scan and requested a pat down for 2 main reasons. 1 - health risks: [information dealing with the passengers medical information has been blanked out ] It is my understanding that YUL only uses milimetre wave technology. If this is true - How often are the machines serviced and or calibrated? Novermind the fact that we don't really have a lot of data regarding the potential health risks of these machines, but it is a fact that if the machines have not been calibrated properly it CAN cause burns. I would never put myself at this risk. [information blanked out.] 2nd reason is PRIVACY: I am being STRIP SEARCHED without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion and this goes against my charter rights."
One traveller at the Calgary International Airport was upset CATSA officers didn't inform passengers of the risks involved in going through the scanners: "I understand that the amount of radiation a traveller is exposed to in one of these machines meets the arbitrary standard set out by Health Canada, however, the risk is still not zero, and had I been told of this most basic information, I would have gladly consented to a pat down search instead. My issue has, therefore, less to do with the dangers of radiation to one's body than to the fact that travellers are blindly given the choice of a "pat down or a scan" without being told even the minimum advantages and disadvantages of each choice. This altercation ended in my being verbally vilified by the screening staff (one female employee had a particularly confrontational tone of voice which I did not appreciate) for standing up for my rights and demanding why these risks had not been told to me when I had first been given the choice of a pat down or a scan."


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IT candidates to visit UTSA May 1-4
By David Gabler
Assistant Vice President for Communications
(April 26, 2006)--A search committee seeking a new UTSA associate vice provost for information technology selected four finalists to meet with faculty, staff and students May 1-4 in public forums at UTSA.
The finalists include Grant Crawford, chief information officer for the North Dakota University System; John McGowan, vice president for information technology at Florida International University; and Donald Steward, most recently the vice chancellor for information technology at Indiana University Northwest.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
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"We are very pleased with the quality of the finalists for this important position at UTSA," said Sonia Martinez, vice president for university advancement and chair of the search committee. "These candidates share both a passion for technology and a high level of understanding of the strategic use of IT in a university environment. And they are very excited about the opportunity to join an emerging research university such as UTSA."
Martinez thanked the members of the committee, who reviewed more than 100 applications for the position. Committee members are listed at http://www.utsa.edu/today/2006/01/forums.cfm.
Each candidate will visit UTSA to meet with faculty, staff and students. See the visit schedule below.
For more information, visit the Office of Information Technology job search Web site or call (210) 458-4131.
Public forums for the candidates
Candidate: Grant Crawford
Tuesday, May 2, 11 a.m.-noon, Main Building Regents' Room (3.106), 1604 Campus
Candidate: Donald Steward
Wednesday, May 3, 11 a.m.-noon, John Peace Library Building Room 4.03.12 (former Regents' Room)
Candidate: John McGowan
Thursday, May 4, 11 a.m.-noon, John Peace Library Building Room 4.03.12 (former Regents' Room)


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