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I quit flipping people off when I started carrying.
This is a discussion on Another Road Rage that happened to one of my employees within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Reading the road rage thread made me think about one of my employees. He had a nasty road rage incident. See what ya'll would have ...
Reading the road rage thread made me think about one of my employees. He had a nasty road rage incident. See what ya'll would have done. This is a true story from Tomball, Texas.
Day after Thankgiving, he is driving down FM 2920, coming up to Cyrpess Rosehill. This truck pulls out of a gas station and almost hits him. Bob flips off the guy, but keeps driving. The BG slows down and gets behind him. Keeps running up his butt and backing off. This goes on for a mile or so. Finally, "Bob" taps his breaks.....and the BG goes nutzoid. He pulls up on Bob's butt and shoots at him. Bob and his girlfriend only hear a shot and nick sees a gun in the mirror. He tells his girlfriend to climb in rear seat and lay on the floor. He takes off. For the next 15 minates the chases him down country roads around Tomball. Shooting a few times at them. Bob is trying to lose BG but cannot get away. Finally heads back to Tomball , to get around people. He sees the Wally world and tries to pull in the parking lot. While he his trying to turn car, BG shoots again...hitting Bob in left forearm. (it was nasty looking). Doc, etimated 100 pellets in his arm. Sure looked like it from ex ray.
BG kept going. They found the BG a few hours later driving drunk. Cops found empty 410 shells and gun in car. Put 2 + 2 together, arrest the idiot. BG idiot says he was trying to teach Bob a lesson,lol.
What would you have done in his situation?
I quit flipping people off when I started carrying.
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2.) Don't brake-check people.
I'm glad they caught the BG, and I'm very glad that Bob and his passenger survived. I don't believe in starting fights, as you may need to end the fight in the worst way possible, and it's very hard to justify that, when you started it.
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Seems like a phone call to police might have been in order as well.
sounds self inflicted to me, you almost got hit be glad and move on. Flipping the bird and breaking couldn't possibly help anything. He could go into the parking lot of walmart instead of all the other stuff end of issue.
I don't flip people off either. I would have called 911 on the cell phone. Once he fired the first shot and was refusing to quit following, I would have looked for a defensive move with my vehicle the started shooting back.
Everyone is right on the mark: Avoid situations like this. Don't do stupid things to escalate other people. When followed, call 911 and drive to police station (hopefully you know where one is). If armed, I might recommend not firing from or at a moving vehicle if you can avoid it. Your chances of hitting what you want are small and the reckless shots you take might hit something you don't want.
"a reminder that no law can replace personal responsibility" - Bill Clinton 2010.
Yup, the secret is - don't flip people off. Suck it up and continue to march. I've flipped people off many times in the past, but never after I began carrying.
Get out of the area. Once the shooting starts, FLOOR IT
If you can't get away, then you're in a gunfight.
2 hard rights to put your passenger side to the threat(GF is in the back) and remember that a car is concealment, not cover
If you want to play road rage then you live with the outcome of your actions. Flipping someone off isn't asking to be shot.
What's the line from Serenity.."If someone's trying to kill you...you kill 'em right back"
"If I was an extremist, our founding fathers would all be extremists," he said. "Without them, we wouldn't have our independence. We'd be a disarmed British system of feudal subjectivity."
I agree 100% what the other members have said. I no longer flip anyone off or brake check, it is asking for trouble and trouble that I don't need. If I were still being followed I would have had GF in the back call 911 while I dictate to her our location, I would also be heading towards the parking lot of the nearest police station.
When Seconds Count, The Cops Are Just Minutes Away!!
Carry On!
Yeah----I think we can see who actually started the incident in this case. IMO, if you pull some stunts like that on the road, you're pretty much just asking for it. I agree there is no reason for shooting in this case, but what more can one say?
First don't put yourself in that situation...
second...call 911 and stay in a populated area....drive around until you see a LEO....
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Your employee is very lucky.
Do not play their silly little road rage games. If some idiot cuts you off or is driving so as to endanger you; get their license number and call the police. At the same time make sure that your piece is within easy reach.


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Every once in a while I mistakenly go to a site like this one and get all excited.
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Just picked up a 750i yesterday and been trying to get the bluetooth to work but no luck. My phone recognizes the car and asks for a password tried 1234 and 0000 none worked. But the dealer said the car ususally recognizes the phone and asks for the password not the other way around. Tried it with a new razr and a treo no luck with either anyone have any tips? I was rather dissapointed they didnt get this set up for me, I only just bought an $80,000 car from them. :tsk:
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My daughter just bought a new 330 and we ordered her a bluetooth for xmas. We only had 2 to choose from that is supposed to work with Verizon and it is the e815 and the v710. At the Bmw owners circle it publishes a list of carriers and what phone to buy. Razr is listed for th Cingular service. It is disappointing to hear that yours did not work. We just spend 65k on a O5 745li and cannot get a phone. What a pain! Wish I had kept my 02 745i at least my phone worked!!!
I would suggest going to www.phonescoop.com before buying any phone.
A good phone should come first before worry about syncing. or you will be syncing a crappy phone.
The v710? :tsk:
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Your Bluetooth password is a 4 digit code, located on a sticker, on a pull out card, that is written in a bunch of different languages, in the little book pack, that came with your car.
Mine was something like 9004
First you use your Idrive and get to the blutooth area. Highlight PARING, but dont hit it yet.
Then go to your Motorola phone to the bluetooth section, make sure discoverable is off.
Then, add a headset/device like your normally would add a headset. Then quickly hit the idrive to start the paring.. you'll see a new headset BMWXXXX appear on your PHONE. Then enter the code from the above sheet on your phone. (phone detects car, your dealer is wrong. they need to read the manual)
Hope this helps. I synced bluetooth with my phone, and it works 10x better than my previous headset Motorola HS850 which I thought I would never replace.
In every phone I've ever paired with any car, it is ALWAYS Phone detects Car. Regardless of what the car's OM may, or may not say, always use, and follow the pairing instructions provided with your phone.
It's a very simple 4-5 step process, if you read and follow the directions correctly.
the motorola e 815 works very well. the phone fits the optional cradle and gets great reception.
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Does anyone know how to work call waiting while the phone is in the cradle and is operating with bluetooth?
Does anyone know if a Nokia 8800 will work on my 750i ?
Nokia and BMW cant tell me- help please
The dealer should give you a 4-digit code to type into your phone. It was on one of the forms that came with the car. I have a Sprint Treo 650 and it works great.
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Has anyone upgraded their 2008 BMW 750i software to the newer 2011 version. I am not sure of the versions numbers, but newer BMW have a significantly better software platform, including the blue tooth capabilities
I was hoping someone could tell me?
In the trunk of your car, there is a module with the 4 digit code. It is on the left side of the trunk, just forward of the door where your Nav disk & DVD changer are located. You will have to pull the gray part back, to get access.
Here it is!
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My first visit solved my Bluetooth problem. Thanks!
Seams like my Sprint phone don't even find or recognize my Bluetooth , Guess Verizon only ?
What have you done to it man? :D
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Just bought a new Iphone 4S and have tried to connect it via blue tooth to my 05 750Li update, Scroll through the Idrive menus until I find Bluetooth and I select it to turn it on and my phone cannot find it vice versa, Question is if I have already got the professional phone installed and a SIM card fitted should I still be able to connect via Bluetooth?
Not sure on 05, my 06 with the iphone 4s syncs perfectly. I am not sure about the bluetooth. Does your old phone connect to the car?
What is "the professional phone" and SIM card fitted?
No never tried to connect my old phone to the car. The professional phone as far as I know from BMW is the phone in the upper tray just below the climate control and the sim card is needed for the phone to work just like in a normal mobile phone.
The dashboard phone is an extension of the Bluetooth. Sounds like you may know this. It only works through the iPhone and functions as a dialer with the iPhone in your pocket. I rarely use it. I did not know about the sim card, I guess mine has it. I wonder of the 05 iPhone compatible.
You talking about the small key pad that pushes in and out or the cordless phone in the drawer in your car.
You need to replace the TCU with a post-Q3/2006 unit.
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Letitia thinks on the words moving to the latticed window, water streaming down the pane. Looking out on the dark; "I have heard of those Yakuza, you speak of, however as Daniel says they may be of a different ilk. Certainly it's one thing to look into, also the ghouls were intriguing." he pauses controliing her emotions.
"I have only seen there like a few time, during important incursions." she specifically doesn't mention the war. "Generally there shock troops or some religious significance, they adorn there bodies with Sumerian script." her voice tight.
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Danny pats Axe's shoulder in a friendly manner. (if just a trifle nervously). He is also reminded of their recent encounter with Henry, a would-be necromancer who had planned on sacrificing children to bring back his dead wife.
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Danny makes A Lore roll regarding 'magical Keys'(wish him luck)
4d3 - 8 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 2) - 8 + 1 = 0
Danny huffs in frustration. "It's not like I've done a lot of reading on the subject. Until recently. I'm not exactly a font of information on 'magical keys'. Now, if that dragon-armor is oriental in origin,... Then I can probably find out about it." He smirks.
"Ghouls? 'Intriguing'? Well, that's ONE word for it I suppose. Aren't they basically the 'hit men' for the spooky side? And what does the ancient gobbledygook have to do with anything? I've never heard of them having tattoos before, much less Sumerian Script."
The warden raises an eye brow impressed with the musicians' knowledge and a wry shake of her head at the smirk. "Well, they can be 'bought' for certain missions. However they are very clannish, keeping to their holes. There is some indictation that they speak an ancient form of Sumerian, whether this gives ant indication to their origins...well. The ghouls also sometimes know to addawn themselves with writings as part of a ritual or because they are ritualists." frankly I find it disturbing. Letitia's voice laden with distain for them. "I believe these were some sort of important people in the hierarchy. They are known to have a 'monarchy'" she says spitting the words out as one ruled by an actual monarchy.
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"Aye, this is turning out to be a bit sticky. We need to find out more information, who, what and why mostly. Yes, I know, stating the obvious as usual. I'll need to be getting back to my place to pick up my blade, I'll feel much better with it on me."
Jack will also lore check 'magical keys'
4d3 - 8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 1) - 8 + 3 = 0
Lore:0 Regarding Magical Keys
People have energy and power, a resonance maybe an area or door could be devised so only a specific person or key could open it.
Sorry, this is a slight side-job, to the others.
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"Could this be related to the attempted sacrifices? Maybe some higher power was using the man's grief to get him to perform a ritual that wouldn't raise his dead wife but do something else."
"Jack there's plenty of blades about the place if you need one or is this one those foci thingies."
Jack's talk of weapons reminds Trip to get out his Sig P226 out of his hidden gun locker.
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Lore ("keys"): 4 + 4d3 - 8 ⇒ 4 + (2, 1, 3, 3) - 8 = 5
Kenneth says, "So, then, we're to the ghouls were mercenaries, and this wee lassie is attuned to some mystical portal or ritual, though we dinnae ken what it be? Tho, from the way they went after her, I would guess it's a prison or the mystic equivalent of an armoury."
As a reminder/ info, the last anyone heard of the Necromancer Henri Millier, the Red-Court vampire had taken him. Of course Danny could call on the imp - in front of the Warden ;P
The warden, Letitia looks down at the girl as she stirs slightly.
Lore:5 Kenneth, you remember something Sara said; Her grandmother told her that there were a 'group'. A few individuals that were guarding something of importance, that they retrieved or guarded something 'Holy'. But the fourth member, betrayed them and they were 'lost'. It jogs your memory due to another point she related about the group being in China for the Boxer rebellion.
|Danny Kaye
"Yeah,..." Danny drawls out slowly, thinking.
"There's tales, mostly true far as I can tell, about Fae royalty magically locking something so that only they or one of their blood can open it. I suppose the same could be done with humans? Mystically connect something to a specific person's bloodline? I don't know. It's just stories to me. I'm not a magician or anything." Danny shrugs.
"Are we sure they were actually after the girl, and not someone else? Maybe this was just a smart ghoul that likes his food fresh? It was confusing,... but the ghouls attacks seemed pretty half-hazard to me. Maybe?"
Danny shrugs with a smirk. "Just don't want to get so fixated on this girl that we miss another clue that's right under our noses. That's all."
Axe- You've got it right. It's actually been a couple of weeks according to DSXM, but it probably SEEMS like a couple of days to us! :)
Yeah, Danny's pretty bold, but he's not stupid! Calling up the Imp in front of the warden is definitely a last-resort idea! (Besides, Danny doesn't have any doughnuts handy!) :)
|Jack the Shadowlord
"Aye, it always seems there's something happening in the real world, the mortals have no idea how often things go bump in the night."
"In fact, the fellow I faced at the ball didn't seem to be part of the Dragon's attack at all, he dropped this white king chess piece. Perhaps a calling card?"
|Danny Kaye
"I just wish they'd stop 'bumping' into my date nights!" Danny grumbles with (mostly) false grouchiness as he steps closer to Jack to look at the chess piece.
"Huh. I like chess alright. But Who brings a chess set to a party?"
|Sir Gilroy "Trip" Langdon III
|Kenneth Evander Finley
Kenneth looks to Jack, "A chess piece? That has a familiar ring - I was looking into a series of murders...", he stops abruptly, remembering the Warden's presence and his role in harrying them when he became convinced of Jericho's innocence.
He looks up again, with a cough, "Sorry, speaking of memories, something else has been tuggin' at me mind... If I amnae mistaken, Sara ance tauld me abit her grandmother being part of a crew 'at was guarding something.... and that they were betrayed by by of their number... What makes this more interesting is 'at, if I amnae mistaken, she said they were in China... during the Boxer Rebellion. I ken, it's nae a lot ay detail, but it's somethin' -- an' gives us someone tae gab tae, as a start."
He pauses for a second and then looks at Trip with a smile, "Aye, I mae be able tae ask Brìghde for aid wi' that, since we got something tae work some 'mumbo jumbo' on."
|Danny Kaye
|Jack the Shadowlord
Placing the chess piece upon the polished oak table; pouring the sugar from the bowl in a circle around it. Jack starts casting a 'tracking spell', in the flickering light provided by the open fire. Slowly the shadow moves towards the fire stretching out pointing vaguely west-ward.
Letitia stands back; nodding her head. "Subtle. So we have:
The wind rattles the windows.
pg298 - Tracking Spell. Discipline Roll TN4 - it will point towards the target. Getting you within 1 mile; then another roll will be required to beat the threshold/prescence/wards of the target. Does that sound alright?
|Danny Kaye
"Normally I'd just ask,... uh, someone I know, about the oriental gangs." Danny hems around mentioning the twins father.
"But I'm pretty sure that the dragon-armored leader is out of his usual circle of friends. I could ask and see if there's any word on the street about any unusual recruiting recently among the oriental gangs. I guess?" Danny volunteers 3/4 heartedly.
"Whoa. Cool." He says when the chess piece shadow lengthens and shifts.
"Dano, If this Dragon Man is operating rogue, fair bet we will be contacted as we are expendable in the eyes of...well, you know. If this happens, any of the rest of you up for another crack at this guy?"
to the group
"1900 China, what the Boxer Rebellion; hmm way back when I was a kid selling papers. Something about the Quing Court and Internal Harmony; cast out the growing power of Christianity and English trade Couple British trading companies got the soldiers to put them down pretty hard, these Boxers who where for a stronger internal government. 20,000 killed if I remember right. Back then the world was bigger and everything to far away. China like a mystical land of dreams. English raided by force a lot of China's mystical energy sources from what I remember my Aunt said, my guess if their hopping mad and are just now getting around to taking them back, Chinas power and political influence is on the rise."
|Kenneth Evander Finley
Letitia looks to the floor, a sense of colonial guilt washing over her. "Oh, yes Aximeus, that was back when we were a true colonial Commonwealth. The Council wasn't involved in that, whether individual members were, well that is up to their consciences. Now I can get a request in to find out any information - in fact that might be a great excuse to get rid of my partner." she grimace remembering the idiot that the council had lumbered her with.
A rosy cheeked woman enters the room, Trips' Cook; "Oh hello me dearies. Didn't expect you back just yet." She looks at the group and at first her shocked expression slides into a veneer of normality. "Oh I see the party was a wild one, want a little pick me up?"
The Cook stops and looks at the adorable girl in the chair; "Oh what a sweetie. Should I prepare a room? Some rooms?"
Alicia stirs in the large chair, her small body engulfed in the soft material. "Mama, no... her small voice comes out, slowly she moves rubbing her eyes and the small scratch above it. She scans the room her large auburn eyes feel like they stare into the depths of you and you feel a slight fleeting sense of spice, despite her moving glaze. A tiny hand reaches out and pulls gently upon Jerichos sleeve. Then she turns over and goes back to sleep.
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The god of war and his minions are always busy fanning the fires of vengence and retribution for slights real or imagined, oppression and ignorance are his tools yet Fear and Frensy are his children. Those committed to anger and wrath held for generations are fanatics only the children of the Moon or the ritual of wine can compare. Twisted are their minds, and in their minds vile becomes commonplace. Petty tyrant warlords the world has many, but those who gain real power shake the pillars of humanity. I wonder if we are at the end of an age of illumination and if the Titans of old are rattling their chains to walk again. I hope we face conspiracy of Nationalism or such modern ethics rather than more primal ethos of hatred and bigotry and its ilk.
are there any festivals or such planned soon, other galas? We can know are enemy by what they choose as targets. This Dragon fellow, he likes public appearance, notoriety and doesnt fear reprisal, thus we can assume he is North Korean or Chinese or on the outside; Thai. If it is a political statement he wishes to make; we can expect a succesion of attacks which twart internal security. If he got what he was after and this is about vengence, we can expect a larger socio-economic attack. All of this probably directed at the House or Lords, Commons or such to show their ineptness, spread fear and discontent among the populous and test their resolve. If this was just a raid; and he failed; he will attempt again, if he was successful and this is a grap for power; he will probably return to his power center to amass more power by display of his artifact. Are any of us in a place to check the fallout of this; the populous is often kept in the dark; is this the first appearance of this guy or not. I am not in a position currently to check into these things; is anyone?
|Jack the Shadowlord
|Sir Gilroy "Trip" Langdon III
"Mrs. Miggins your timing is impecable as always. The Girl, Alicia, and the other will be staying with us until we can figuere out who wants to harm her."
"Some of us should follow the knights shadow before it fades. Let me make a call and see if I can drum up more leads." Trip will call the RAOB if he has their number or Dijon to get in touch with them.
|Danny Kaye
Danny gives a fleeting grin as the child turns over in her chair.
"Well, true we do have a lot of leads,... any of which might be important. But we really have only a couple of things to worry about."
Danny holds up fingers as he speaks.
"First, Dark-Age Iron-man wannabe is looking for something. Probably a person, or persons. And he thought they were gonna be at the party. Why does he want him/her/them? And what made him think they were going to be there?"
"If the 'key' isn't a person, then it's an object that is on display in the building. If so, why didn't they just sneak in or break in and take it? Why risk such a public display in front of muggles? Unless Axe is right, and he's looking to show off. If so, well, then I understand him a little bit." He grins.
"And third,..." Danny points to the child sleeping in the large chair.
"Whose the kid? And where did she come from?!?" He asks plaintively.
After Jericho explains how she was 'dropped off' in his care, Danny looks like he's having trouble deciding whether to look nervous, or scared.
"Um, Becca dropped her off? To you? Instead of,... you know,..." He makes exaggerated biting motions.
"Again, and why? Seems a bit extreme just to get your goat. Even if you did pretty much tell all the vamps in the city to kiss your arse. Seems to me in a situation like we just had, she would try to take advantage of the chaos and try to kill you, not give you a present?"
"If this kid IS involved in this somehow, then that means that Becca is either involved in it too, or at least knows about it. That makes Becca another source of information." He shudders in unfeigned nervousness.
"All in all, I think I'd rather follow the chess piece." he declares.
|Kenneth Evander Finley
Kenneth draws upon the power of the Flame of Kildare, and channels Healing Flames into 'Ril, knitting his rib back together.
Downgrade Moderate: BROKEN RIB to Mild: BRUISED RIB (MAGICALLY HEALED).
Declaring Aspect: HEALING HEARTH
Kenneth draws symbolic power from the literal Hearth, pulling in its heat and warmth to further power the sliver of flames within him. Deep in concentration, he allows a trickle of flame to flow into the dragon, finding the damaged bone of his arm and bringing the pieces back together, reforging the bone.
From what I can tell, since the Sponsored part of my magic eliminates worries about complexity for healing (as would Summer magic), the only issue is how much power it takes to fix things. Kenneth needs to control 6 shifts of power to deal with 'Ril's arm -- 3 mental stress gets me the 6 I need, as long as I can control the spell. However, 'Ril's Mild and Moderate are now still full and beyond my ability to help anymore, since they've both been magicked.
Discipline (6 shifts of power): 4 + 4d3 - 8 ⇒ 4 + (3, 1, 1, 3) - 8 = 4 Free tag: HEALING HEARTH for +2 -- success
Downgrade: (Severe) BROKE MY GOOD ARM to (Moderate) SPRAINED MY GOOD ARM (MAGICALLY HEALED)
Kenneth speaks over his shoulder back at Danny as he works on 'Ril, "Tae be honest, my first instinct is also tae follow Jack's shadows.. if only because it lets us drop in on a body who isnae expecting our visit... and one we still owe from the past, ye ken. However, we must also worry about protecting the wee lass... Also, I believe they were trying to take her because she *is* the key, or a key, or some such. As such, I worry about letting the lassie out of our sight... and even more about bringing her with us."
He steps away from his last patient and smiles back at the Warden, "And dinnae think I missed the suggestion of contacting that bonny detective... I just want tae give her a wee bit more time tae deal with her paperwork before popping back up, ye ken? Still, I do think that giving her a call is a good idea."
Mrs Miggins goes off to the kitchen and returns a few minutes later with some 'egg & cress' and ham sandwiches to go with a nice pot of tea. "You know where the scotch is. I'll go and prepare a room."
Trip gets on the phone to the ROAB; "Mr Todmorden answering, how may I be of assistance, Major Langdon?"
Letitia answers part of Axe's query; "Well I can stay here if you want, although it might be useful if I found-out more about the Chess King Killer."
|Sir Gilroy "Trip" Langdon III
"My family has been living here for over 200 years so it has a threshold you wouldn't believe. There are some security camera around the perimeter, they'll probably go out if magic types get to close so we'll have some warning. Lastly there is a safe room with wards I had Jericho set up. That's where my weapons locker is also."
Posted this 2 & 1/2 hours ago, but has vanished. Arrrgh.
Mrs Miggins goes off to the kitchen and returns a few minutes later with some 'egg & cress' and ham sandwiches to go with a nice pot of tea. "You know where the scotch is. I'll go and prepare a room."
Trip gets on the phone to the ROAB; "Mr Todmorden answering, how may I be of assistance, Major Langdon?"
Letitia answers part of Axe's query; "Well I can stay here if you want, although it might be useful if I found-out more about the Chess King Killer." she pauses, "If your wards are that strong?"
|Sir Gilroy "Trip" Langdon III
|Danny Kaye
" 'Chess-King Killer'? Lovely pseudonym. I meet the most interesting people." Danny says with a straight face as he takes a sandwich.
"And how, pray tell, (If anyone knows) does HE fit into all of tonight's excitement? Exactly? Was he just having a good time? Or searching for a new victim?"
|Kenneth Evander Finley
Kenneth says, "As ancient as this place is, Sir Trip, I would feel safer if ye'd allow me tae ask the Goddess to strengthen the threshold with the Flame of the Hearth? I dinnae hae time for something lasting, but should be able to increase the strength at least 'til sunrise... I trust, also, your staff will keep an eye on the lass whilst we're out following the shadow?"
|Jack the Shadowlord
"Well then, we should find out about this Chess King Killer. He was quite the opponent, luckily the shadows were with me. "
Jack begins to draw the very shadows in the room toward him.
4d3 - 8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 2) - 8 + 4 = 2
OK I added discipline, do I add anything else? If not then The shadows are my friends. Burn a fate point to re-roll: 4d3 - 8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 3) - 8 + 4 = 7
I think I'll need to change that one, seems pretty positive not neutral now that I think about it.
The small ivory piece takes on a amber hue in the reflected fire-light; the shadow lengthens around it. Slowly it moves the darkness pointing to the night. After making sure the manor is secured, the group files out into the blustery night. Rain and wind pelting the ground leaving puddles of mud and rippling amongst the trees.
Getting into the vehicles the magical tracker is placed upon the dashboard. Another car journey aganst the elements takes the group towards the city once more. Coming through the small village of Poppleton, the car glides through the night. An occasional car passes quickly significant due to the infrequency, it appears only the desperate or crazy would be out on a night like this.
In the distance illuminated against the skyline is the imposing figure of the cathedral that dominates the Vale. The shadow lengthens Jacks resonance with the subject pointing accurately into a large building, as the car approaches it appears to be the National Railway Museum.
Large yards of carriages and sheds surround a large curtain walled glazed building. The shadow points to the building...
Jack: Aspect on the Chess Piece - Piercing the Veil
|Jericho Korben
Jericho is silent through the ride, his mind casting back to the last time he'd heard of the Chess King Killer. The last time Letitia had seen him. The last time he'd run for his life. When Jack had a ritual to hunt him down Jericho was glad the child was gone. His smile could have scared her. Children can tell when someone is beyond sanity. It's a skill that makes no sense, but they can always tell when someone is so near the deep end it'll only take a push.
I'm coming for you, you son of a b$+$#.
His mind raced at a hundred miles an hour as they drove through the city, and he only gave up the front seat so that Jack could keep the tracking spell going. He was out as soon as he could tell which building was the right one. His coat is blown out from his body as he strides through the rain, taking no more notice of it soaking his clothes and hair than he would of anything else right now.
I'm coming for you, you son of a b#%.
For a moment a passing car's headlights throw his shadow onto the wall nearby, looming and imposing and a dozen feet tall, with his coat flaring out like wings of darkness from his confident, quick strides.
I'm coming for you, you son of a b!@$%.
He strode through the confusing mess of carriages and sheds as if his feet already knew where to be. His hands balled at his sides in a rage and his neat nails digging into the skin of his palms in little crescent moons of blood. Metallic objects began to shake near him as he walked, his concentration drawing in, and his ring began to grow, flowing up to cover his arm as if by it's own volition.
I'm coming for you, you son of a b@@~@.
And in front of him, rising ahead like a mountain in front of mighty Heracles, rose the front door. The massive metal door that was the only impediment to the man who had ruined his life. Who had forced him on the most harrowing journey of his life through the Fae realm. The man who had forced him out of his home. The man who had ruined everything for him, and forced him to live in a strange land with no one he knew and bitterly, painfully alone.
The door would have to go.
Jericho Korben's fury ripped the massive door from it's hinges and tossed it behind him with a flick of his fingers and not a word.
And he stepped forward, a black coat covering a shining silver man with no joints or weaknesses in sight. Jericho Korben stepped into the building he knew contained the bastard who had ruined everything he'd ever known and his challenge rang through the rainy night like a clarion call:
Like a whirlwind Jericho approaches the Front door tearing it from it's hinges.
From the bowels of the inside building, there is a light coming from past the reception area. Past a display of the history of steam a light sobbing is heard and a dark cackling.
The boards and pictures take on an eerie backdrop as you move towards the light, before you stood upon a carriage is a man. What takes you first about him is the black tendrils streaming from his eyes as the fingers of a low cackling creature; 'Give in to the despair, it is your fault they are lost. Dead like so many pawns, you lost the game! Now time to pay the King.' the creature hisses. The man's trimmed dark beard does nothing to hide the noose around his neck as he heavily weeps.
Alternatively (for those not following Jericho), there is a small light around therear
of the building. The doors are slightly ajar providing a thin stream of flourescent light, this leads into a railway yard and the carriage sheds.
On the ride, Axe looks a the motley crew and considers do we have a plan, teams work better with some organization of tasks
once to the building he is a bit surprized at Jerichos actions.
Ah; another museum; what is it with the dead and forgotten not staying that way, so...no scouting then just rip the doors off and go in, well, somethign to be said for style i guess
Axe grimaces
Letitia looks worriedly at Jericho, but stays at his side/ in his shadow.
The bearded man, wears loosely robes, similar to the man Jack 'met' at the party. His puffy face is wracked with pain and sorrow, it seems he means to move forward off the train - therefore hanging himself.
The crouched shadowy figure, turns to face the newcomers black scales playing in the light. "Ah, fresh players. Come bring your hatred and meet Oblivion." the creature rasps, a dark tail flicks across it's body.
Jericho - Compel 'The most dangerous game'. The breaking in will cause some trouble!
Their words can possess people, generally they are instubstantial. Connecting to the real world through physical items crafted by 'dwarves' in the Never-Never.
Their words can possess people, generally they are instubstantial. Connecting to the real world through physical items crafted by 'workers in Hades' in the Never-Never.
|Kenneth Evander Finley


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Asian Style Ramen Salad
This tasty Asian Style Ramen Salad features crunchy noodles and crisp greens combined for a quick and delicious salad. Add a roasted chicken breast as an option for a heartier salad or meal.
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 pkg. (3 oz.) dry oriental-flavor ramen noodle soup, noodles crumbled and seasoning packet reserved
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Fat Free Milk
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 pkgs. (10 oz. each) romaine-radicchio salad greens
- 4 green onions, sliced diagonally
Directions, Reviews, Nutrition
PLACE evaporated milk, oil, ramen seasoning packet, vinegar and sugar in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
COMBINE salad greens, noodle mixture, green onions and dressing in large bowl; toss to coat well. Serve immediately.
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Delicious and simple to make
If I have made this salad once, I have made it 100 times. Everytime we have a holiday dinner, my kids want this salad. I also make and keep the noodles and almonds separate in containers and take it for lunch several times in a week. Best salad around.
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Easy to make. We substitued finely shredded cabbage and we've added baked, chunked chicken or turkey breast. This is a great meal for hot summer days or excellent accompaniment on a party buffet table.
A wonderful summer salad to add to the menu. This is very nice, flavorful, with a very nice creamy dressing. We did want a little more zip, tang to the dressing so I added about 10 drops of Asian Hot Oil when blending the dressing. This gave it the perfect zing we were looking for. So if you like just a little more pizzaz to your meal try that. It is available at all major and Asian markets. Wonderful at room temperature or cold if made ahead!
Oriental Ramen Salad
First time I've ever made a dressing with Carnation Evaporated Milk and I loved it! Husband couln't get enough of this fast easy salad.
Oriental Ramen Salad
This was a quick and delicious salad idea. I had enough leftover for the people I work for try it they all ask for the recipe. Thank you
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 310
- Calories from Fat: 220
- Total Fat: 26g (40% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 6g (28% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 10mg (3% of DV)
- Sodium: 290mg (12% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 18g (6% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: 3g (11% of DV)
- Sugars: 8g
- Protein: 5g
- Vitamin A: 50% of DV
- Vitamin C: 2% of DV
- Calcium: 8% of DV
- Iron: 8% of DV
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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Hey! I started running marathon because I am kind of a person who enjoys accomplishment and fighting against myself. I ran a couple of 10 K marathon first and can you imagine the thrill I felt when I turned the difficult course and a sense of accomplishment at the end?
Continuous practice is required to prepare for the run. I was gradually increasing the running distance and started by walking, then ran and also sprinted. I lost weight and my little bothered knee got better with every day running. When I listen to music while running, I can think straight and also relieve stress!
To Enjoy Marathon 100 Times
Marathon is usually divided into a fun run course (5-10 Km), half course (13.11 miles), and full course (26.219 miles). Each course can be prepared below.
Choose non-slip running shoes which comfortably wrap your heels when you wear running socks. Wear comfortable loose clothing because you will sweat a lot. You could catch a cold when you wear wet clothes more than 20 minutes even in summer. Don't wear the knee or wrist band because it interferes with blood circulation and range of motion.
Stretch lightly to warm up your body about 10 to 15 minutes before the run. After completing the run, walk a little while and stretch to cool down. Drink water before a run and you will feel less thirsty. On marathon day, taking about 500 ml (about 17 oz) water is recommended before the run. During marathon, drink about 100 to 200 ml every 15 to 30 minutes.
Under 10 Km
The health checkup is a must for the person who have not run at all! The preparation will be different for different individuals depending on smoking, drinking habit, body weight, and obesity. Beginner's mistake is blindly following the momentum of other people. Don't pay attention on the short term goal of reaching a certain level fast. It is important to run continuously more than twice a week for several months.
A 10 Km run is not a short distance for a beginner. Some people are born runners. If not, it will be a lot easier when you have a person to teach the basics. When you master the basics, running is an exercise you can go faster without pain. Decide the intensity and frequency of the running after your checkup. Start the training with a plan to participate in the event at least 6 months later. If you are smoking, obese or have a high blood pressure, you should regularly consult with a coach. Always don't run until you are overly short breath.
1st Month: 20 min walk – light warm up – 40 min walk or 20 min walk & 20 min run, twice a week
2nd month: 10 min walk – 10 min run – light warn up – 30 to 50 min walk and run (a little faster than walk) alternate, twice a week or more
3rd month: 5 min walk – 10 min run – light warm up – 3 to 5 repeat of 10 min run and 1 min walk, 3 times a week
4th – 6th month: 5 min walk – 10 min run – light warm up – 30 to 50 min run, 3 times a week
Half Course
If your goal is a half course marathon, you can continue the 10 Km program for a year. If you are trying it only once in your lifetime, it is possible with a 2 month training of a 15 Km run every week. When you run about 2 hours without a break, it is important to train to prevent knee injuries and blisters at soles. Running repeats the same motion for a long time and can give a lot of stress on your body. You can be fine until 15 Km but suddenly have knee pains or a blister at 16 Km.
Gradual intensity increasing is needed for a smooth finish and after running rest and shoes choice are important. Avoid shoes with too much cushion and high heels. Hard shoes may be better for a certain foot shape. A low heel shoes will prevent ankle twist for overweight people.
Full Course
A full course marathon requires a long preparation. You need at least 2 year of running experience to enjoy it. Because marathon gives a lot of stress on all your joints however slowly you run, you need to train at least for two years. You can lose several years in injuries with a premature participation. Continue the 10 Km program for 6 months, and then practice running for 20 km or 2 hours without a break every other week.
When you build up confidence with one year running and don't worry about injuries, you can set a training plan to participate a marathon one year later. There is, however, no need to think a tremendous plan. Just think a marathon is a battle with yourself and gradually increase the distance at the every other week long running.
Starting at least six months before the marathon, you should set the long running plan and increase the distance 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 miles) every other week. Try a 35 to 40 Km run about 3 weeks before the marathon. While running 2 to 4 hours without a break, record when you get exhausted and when you need to eat if needed. However, avoid eating too much after the run!
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Marathon is a total body workout and can prevent cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. It is a high calorie activity to lose weight and can correct waist and spine positions. Especially if you keep running for more than 30 minutes, you can feel the euphoria of runner's high. However, you should not blindly start it. Consult with your doctor or trainer before start running if you have medical conditions.


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Nathan Farrington is the Director of Software and System Architecture at Rockley Photonics, where he leads the software engineering team, designs next-generation data center networking solutions, and bridges the gap between the data center networking and optical communications communities. Previously, Nathan was the founder and CEO of Packetcounter, a computer network software and services company. Before that he was a data center network engineer at Facebook developing the Open Compute Project top-of-rack switch (Wedge and FBOSS). Before grad school, Nathan worked for the US Navy in mobile robotics and situational awareness applications for the Department of Homeland Security.
Nathan graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a PhD in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. He was advised by Amin Vahdat, now at Google, as well as George Porter, George Papen, and Yeshaiahu "Shaya" Fainman. Nathan's dissertation topic was on novel optical communications for data center networks. Nathan has served on the TPC of OFC/NFOEC 2014 and 2015, and as a reviewer for numerous journals including IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Micro, and ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communications Review. He is a member of the IEEE, the OSA, and the ACM.
Recent Projects
Mordia, a 24-port 11.5 µs optical circuit switch for data centers (Live Demo)
RedisRPC: Lightweight RPC using Redis (Github) (Ruby) (PHP) (Python)
RedisRPC is the easiest to use RPC library in the world. (No small claim!) If you are already using Redis in your project then you get RPC for free.
Your Data Center Switch is Trying Too Hard
Xin Jin, Nathan Farrington, and Jennifer Rexford
ACM Symposium on SDN Research (SOSR 2016), Santa Clara, California, March 14-15, 2016 (PDF)
Invited Talk: Enabling Data Center SDN with Stateless Source Routing
Nathan Farrington
European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2015), Valencia, Spain, September 28-October 1, 2015 (Slides: PDF)
Invited Talk: The Dawn of Channelized Ethernet
Nathan Farrington
IEEE Sympoisum on High-Performance Interconnects (Hot Interconnects 22), Mountain View, California, USA, August 26-27, 2014 (Slides: PDF)
Building a data-center network with optimal performance and economy
Daniel Tardent and Nathan Farrington
Lightwave, July 10, 2014 (HTML)
Invited Talk: 100GbE Lambda Switching for Data Center Networks
Nathan Farrington
OIDA 100GbE per Lambda for Data Center Workshop, San Jose, California, USA, June 12-13, 2014 (Slides: Keynote 6) (Slides: HTML)
The OIDA and the Ethernet Alliance organized a workshop to study 100 Gigabit Ethernet over a single wavelength, for the data center market. In my opinion, it is much too early to be worried about this.
Integrating Microsecond Circuit Switching into the Data Center
George Porter, Richard Strong, Nathan Farrington, Alex Forencich, Pang-Chen Sun, Tajana Rosing, Yeshaiahu Fainman, George Papen, and Amin Vahdat
ACM SIGCOMM, Hong Kong, China, August 2013 (PDF)
This is amazing stuff. You should read it.
Invited Paper: Facebook's Data Center Network Architecture
Nathan Farrington and Alexey Andreyev
IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 7, 2013 (PDF) (Slides: Keynote) (Slides: PDF)
Invited Paper: A 10 μs Hybrid Optical-Circuit/Electrical-Packet Network for Datacenters
Nathan Farrington, Alex Forencich, Pang-Chen Sun, Shaya Fainman, Joe Ford, Amin Vahdat, George Porter, and George Papen
OFC/NFOEC, Anaheim, California, March 2013 (PDF)
Invited Talk: How to Make Optical Communication Products that Facebook Will Want to Buy
Future Needs of "Scale-Out" Data Centers: An OIDA Workshop for Stakeholders
Anaheim, California, March 2013 (Slides)
Optics in Data Center Network Architecture
Nathan Farrington
Dissertation, UC San Diego, December, 2012 (PDF)
Invited Talk at Microsoft Research
Redmond, Washington, October 2012
Hunting Mice with Microsecond Circuit Switches
Nathan Farrington, George Porter, Yeshaiahu Fainman, George Papen, and Amin Vahdat
ACM HotNets, Redmond, WA, October 2012 (PDF) (Slides: Keynote) (Slides: PDF) (Slides: MOV) (Slides: HTML) (BibTeX) (Project Website)
This paper proposes a new scheduling algorithm for fast, microsecond-scale data center circuit switches, called traffic matrix scheduling. An advantage of traffic matrix scheduling over the previous hotspot scheduling is that more traffic can be offloaded to the circuit-switched portion of the data center network, making circuit switches much more useful than previously thought.
A Demonstration of Ultra-Low-Latency Datacenter Optical Circuit Switching
Nathan Farrington, George Porter, Pang-chen Sun, Alex Forencich, Joseph Ford, Yeshaiahu Fainman, George Papen, and Amin Vahdat
ACM SIGCOMM Demo, Helsinki, Finland, August 2012 (PDF) (Project Website)
One weakness of the Helios paper is that the relatively long switching time of 30ms limited the usefulness of the resulting hybrid network. So we developed our own optical circuit switch that is 1,000x faster than Helios. We demonstrated our switch at the SIGCOMM conference.
Invited Talk at Broadcom
San Jose, California, May 2012
Invited Talk at Big Switch Networks
Palo Alto, California, May 2012
Hardware Requirements for Optical Circuit Switched Data Center Networks
Nathan Farrington, Yeshaiahu Fainman, Hong Liu, George Papen, and Amin Vahdat
OFC/NFOEC, Los Angeles, March 2011 (PDF) (Slides) (BibTeX)
While working on the Helios project, we discovered that many of the optical communication devices commonly used in data center networks, such as electronic dispersion compensators (EDC) and transimpedence amplifiers (TIA), are not optimized for quickly recovering after a loss of light. However, we did find that such technology exists and future data center networks could be engineered for high performance when using optical circuit switches.
Invited Talk at Amazon.com
Seattle, Washington, November 2010
Helios: A Hybrid Electrical/Optical Switch Architecture for Modular Data Centers
Nathan Farrington, George Porter, Sivasankar Radhakrishnan, Hamid Hajabdolali Bazzaz, Vikram Subramanya, Yeshaiahu Fainman, George Papen, and Amin Vahdat
ACM SIGCOMM, New Delhi, India, August 2010 (PDF) (Slides) (BibTeX)
Traditionally, local area networks, including data center networks, have been constructed using switched Ethernet. A typical 10G Ethernet switch uses 12.5W per port, and cost upwards of $500 per port or more. There is a cheaper source of bandwidth: optical circuit switching. This paper describes how we constructed a data center network using an optical circuit switch and what we had to do to achieve good performance.
Scale-Out Networking in the Data Center
Amin Vahdat, Mohammad Al-Fares, Nathan Farrington, Radhika Niranjan Mysore, George Porter, and Sivasankar Radhakrishnan
IEEE Micro, July/August 2010 (PDF) (BibTeX)
This is an overview paper of our recent work and a great place to start when learning about the field of data center networking. It covers: commoditization, merchant silicon, scaling Ethernet, and scheduling TCP flows.
Invited Talk at HP Labs
Palo Alto, California, March 2010
Report on WREN 2009 -- Workshop: Research on Enterprise Networking
Nathan Farrington, Nikhil Handigol, Christoph Mayer, Kok-Kiong Yap, and Jeffrey C. Mogul
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review (CCR), January 2010 (PDF) (BibTeX)
This is a collection of paper summaries and transcriptions from the first WREN workshop.
Data Center Switch Architecture in the Age of Merchant Silicon
Nathan Farrington, Erik Rubow, and Amin Vahdat
IEEE Symposium on High-Performance Interconnects, New York, August 2009 (PDF) (Slides) (BibTeX)
One of the primary reasons for low server utilization in data centers is that the data center network is oversubscribed (underprovisioned). This is necessary due to the non-commodity (super-expensive) nature of current commercial data center switches. This paper describes how to construct a 3,456-port 10G Ethernet switch out of "merchant silicon", i.e. switch chips designed for low-end commodity Ethernet switches. It is likely that future data center networks will be constructed almost entirely from merchant silicon, just as modern data center servers contain commodity Intel or AMD processors.
Scaling Data Center Switches Using Commodity Silicon and Optics
Nathan Farrington, Erik Rubow, and Amin Vahdat
ACM SIGCOMM Poster, Barcelona, Spain, August 2009 (PDF)
A poster version of the Merchant Silicon paper.
PortLand: A Scalable Fault-Tolerant Layer 2 Data Center Network Fabric
Radhika Niranjan Mysore, Andreas Pamboris, Nathan Farrington, Nelson Huang, Pardis Miri, Sivasankar Radhakrishnan, Vikram Subramanya, and Amin Vahdat
ACM SIGCOMM, Barcelona, Spain, August 2009 (PDF) (BibTeX)
Both Layer 2 Ethernet forwarding (learning bridge, minimum spanning tree, broadcast) and Layer 3 IP routing (longest-prefix matching, routing protocols) have problems scaling to large numbers of servers in the data center. This paper describes a new forwarding mechanism called PortLand designed specifically for data centers with much better scaling properties than either traditional Layer 2 or Layer 3 forwarding. Now, at least from a network address viewpoint, it is possible to treat all hosts in a data center as interchangeable components. Additionally, a PortLand network will never contain a forwarding loop.
Multipath TCP under MASSIVE Packet Reordering
Nathan Farrington
UC San Diego Tech Report, June 2009 (PDF) (Slides)
This was my "Research Exam", an in-depth survey of a specific area leading to a Masters degree. I have always been fascinated by how simultaneously good and bad TCP is across a wide range of networks and communication patterns. One design feature of TCP is that duplicate acknowledgements are used as an early indicator of packet loss, and hence an early indicator of congestion. Unfortunately, packet reordering will cause the receiver to transmit duplicate acknowledgements, fooling the sender into thinking that the network in congested. This limits opportunities for parallelism in data center networks, which by design have multiple paths between hosts for both increased capacity and fault tolerance. This report looks at historical approaches for fixing TCP so that eventually we will be able to fully utilize multipath data center networks.
Before going to grad school, I worked for the Navy as a robotics research engineer.
Transitioning Unmanned Ground Vehicle Research Technologies
Estrellina Pacis, H. R. Everett, Nathan Farrington, Greg Kogut, Brandon Sights, Ted Kramer, M. Thompson, David Bruemmer, Doug Few.
SPIE Proc. 5804: Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VII, Orlando, FL, March 2005
Intelligent behaviors for a convoy of indoor mobile robots operating in unknown environments
Nathan Farrington, Hoa Nguyen, Narek Pezeshkian
SPIE Proc. 5609: Mobile Robots XVII, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004
Towards a Warfighter's Associate: Eliminating the Operator Control Unit
H. R. Everett, Estrellina Pacis, Greg Kogut, Nathan Farrington, S. Khurana.
SPIE Proc. 5609: Mobile Robots XVII, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004
Segway Robotic Mobility Platform
Hoa Nguyen, J. Morrell, K. Mullens, Aaron Burmeister, S. Miles, Nathan Farrington, K. Thomas, Doug Gage.
SPIE Proc. 5609: Mobile Robots XVII, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004
A Segway RMP-based robotic transport system
Hoa Nguyen, Greg Kogut, R. Barua, Aaron Burmeister, Narek Pezeshkian, D. Powell, Nathan Farrington, M. Wimmer, B. Cicchetto, C. Heng, V. Ramirez.
SPIE Proc. 5609: Mobile Robots XVII, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004
Maintaining Communication Link for Tactical Ground Robots
Hoa Nguyen, Nathan Farrington, Narek Pezeshkian.
AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America, Anaheim, CA August 2004
Enhancing Functionality and Autonomy in Man-Portable Robots
Estrellina Pacis, H. R. Everett, Nathan Farrington, David Bruemmer.
SPIE Proc. 5422: Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VI, Orlando, FL, April 2004
Maintaining Communication Link for a Robot Operating in a Hazardous Environment
Hoa Nguyen, Narek Pezeshkian, A. Gupta, Nathan Farrington.
American Nuclear Society 10th Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments, Gainesville, FL, March 2004


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General Nursing BSc (Hons) Top UpCoventry University
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Was lernen Sie in diesem Kurs?
Health and Social Care
Skills and Training
If you¹d like to know more about our courses, tweet us with your questions!— Coventry University (@covcampus) July 9, 2014 OVERVIEW
This course is for international students (outside the European Union) who are already registered nurses in their own country with qualifications equivalent to a UK HE diploma.
This course has a September and a January intake.
The aim of this programme is to prepare students for a dynamic and fast changing health and social care system, which will enable successful graduates to attain a UK nursing degree. It will also help them prepare them to undertake UK Nursing and Midwifery Council registration tests to gain UK nursing registration.
Applicants and students must understand the requirement to leave the UK at the end of the course and that there is no guarantee of later obtaining a UK work visa from overseas or to that effect.WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
This is focussed on UK practice within the adult field of practice.
Includes the module, 'Competence and Skills for General Nursing'
This module introduces students to the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) domains of practice which are both generic and field specific (Adult Nursing) embracing professional values, communication and interpersonal skills, nursing practice and decision making along with leadership, management and team working.
Helps prepare students who plan to apply for UK Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
This course helps to prepare students for the UK NMC registration test providing both theoretical knowledge and skills based practice in preparation for UK registration.
Students join existing UK undergraduate nursing students at year 3
This course gives the opportunity to study alongside third year UK nursing students providing opportunities for engagement with future UK healthcare professionals.
Most of the modules are taught with resident students (see above)
Visits to Health and Clinical institutions
This course gives students opportunities to visit a number of healthcare institutions close to the university providing a unique opportunity to view the daily workings of a professional clinical workplace.
Amounts to 120 level three academic credits
These credits can be used to progress to Masters study including MSC Nursing or MSc Health Studies.
Progression to Master's degree is possibleWHAT WILL I LEARN?
301AD - Contemporary Issues in Adult Nursing
302AD - Development and Co-ordination of Complex Care
301NMHP - Competence and Skills in General Nursing
302NMHP - Comparative Perspectives on Clinical Practice
301CC - Enhancing Practice through Evaluation and Research
302CC – Working Together to Lead Service Improvement
302NHS – Transition to the Accountable PractitionerHOW WILL THIS COURSE BE TAUGHT?
This course is taught through a variety of innovative and effective teaching methods that are used across all modules, including lead lectures, workshops and seminars.HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
You will be assessed using a variety of methods, including essay based assessments, multiple choice question examinations and practically based examinations, the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE's).TEACHING CONTACT HOURS
There will be on average 14 contact hours per week."
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Dear folks, i got a mail from a client that wants to distribute a template of mine on DVD 's to clients via a membership deal on his site.
It sounds like a extended license to me but i really am never sure, he isn't re-selling them individually or something so i was confused. Hoping someone with knowledge on the subject had a quick answer for me. Thanks.
Yeah extended license
Figured that would be it butlerm, thanks for the confirmation.


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Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share some photos of the install I'm doing on this new head unit. As of right now I have only got the camera part installed. I need some help in figuring out which Bezel to buy as I do not like the dash kit that came with Crutchfield and was hoping it would be more flush with OEM bezel. Does anyone know where I could get one that would fit better? Also I am still trying to get a hold of SVCdx to purchase the harness for the steering wheel controls to work. I just tested out what everything would look like.
If I could get some assistance on the new bezel that would be great. I'll keep posting more pictures of the install as I get further with it. (It's a bit cold out so I can only do so much)