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Decreased, Revived & Defected
I'm curious about something, involving Konan and some people revived by Kabuto's Jutsu, aren't they alive and active, and didn't Konan died, lots of detail needs to be added, maybe a second column detailing after, like after defecting they died, or after killed they were revived. just saying, it should be noted and put into the table, i don't wanna do something that could block my IP, and i'm just curious why the information isn't added? --22.214.171.124 (talk) 17:49, October 14, 2010 (UTC)
- The table reflects their status while in the service of Akatsuki. Konan died after defecting, so her death is not relevant. Deidara and the others are more of a gray area, as it is unclear if they are "members" or "muscle". ~SnapperTo 18:22, October 14, 2010 (UTC)
In the "Fourth Great Shinobi War" section, there is a list of all the people resurrected by the Summoning: Impure World Resurrection technique. But the Impure World Resurrection article has a much more comprehensive list of everyone who's been resurrected. And THAT list is sortable too! Instead of having 2 lists to edit every time we get new information, why not just remove the inferior list in this article and redirect readers to Summoning: Impure World Resurrection page if they want to know who's been resurrected by the technique?--Daleadil (talk) 07:04, November 13, 2010 (UTC)
Is Itatchi Really Kisame's Senior?
I know that Itatchi's stronger then Kisame, but where did it say, show or even hint that Kisame joined the Akatsuki organization after Itatchi?Redbird41 (talk) 02:52, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
- The anime shows Kisame already being a member when Itachi joined. The manga doesn't show who joined first. The senior status of Itachi comes from the fact that Itachi was given orders to Kisame. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 06:20, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
- That kind of raises the question, why do we even consider one member the senior at all? There doesn't seem to have been any true hierarchy. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 08:08, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
Fair enough Jacce. Itatchi does usually give the orders, but I saw that as more of a power (and intelligence) thing to me. While Kisame may have been around longer, Itatchi was the smarter, cooler headed and more powerful one. And ShounenSuki, I see what your saying, but some of the pairs clearly have hierarchies that were set up. An example is the Zombie Brothers (Kakuzu is on top) and the 2 Artists (Sasori is on top).Redbird41 (talk) 01:54, November 26, 2010 (UTC)
Impure World Shinobi
I see that Impure World Shinobi have had Akatsuki added to their affiliation. Should that really be there? They didn't join or willingly collaborated with Akatsuki, they're being forced to fight in its behalf. I don't think they should have Akatsuki as one of their affiliations. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 15:38, January 28, 2011 (UTC)
- I completely agree with you. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 16:04, January 28, 2011 (UTC)
Shouldn't we wrote that maybe every shinobi who died in manga, and was not sealed or there is not problems to bring him back from death will be maybe brought back.I wrote that maybe sage will be alive too but some guy told me to shut up.I mean who knows what will now happen...YamatoTakeru (talk) 13:57, March 26, 2011 (UTC)
- What you're saying is speculation that every shinobi might be brought back. I don't think anyone straight out told you to "shut up", perhaps you were being speculative about the Sage, also? ~ Fmakck© → Talk → Contributions ~ 14:01, March 26, 2011 (UTC)
reason for joining
pain stated reasons why each member joined. i know its now removed but you could add it to the trivia saying "according to pain, deidara joined on a whim, itachi ideals, zetsu land, blah blah blah (pretend this bits reasons for why each member joined as well) however, he wasnt exactly right on afew thing because deidara was forced to join and itachi joined to protect sasuke and konoha" i understand why the table on why they joined was deleted but u could say that cuz then ppl would know that pain wasnt completely right. —This unsigned comment was made by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) .
- Talk:Akatsuki/Archive 2#Reason for joining. ~SnapperTo 22:26, February 22, 2011 (UTC)
i know theres another one for why they joined but this is sort of different —This unsigned comment was made by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
loseing their cloak
ive noticed that every akatsuki member(minus konan,but she wasnt part of the organization at the time)who's death has been featured lost or removed their akatsuki cloak during their final battle(im counting hidan,because his head cant wear it).should that be added in trivia? 220.127.116.11 (talk) 08:53, March 19, 2011 (UTC)
- You and the entire fandom. Don't think it's really interesting. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 18:49, March 19, 2011 (UTC)
more interesting then both leaders wearing the ring on their thumb...just saying 184.108.40.206 (talk) 07:14, March 20, 2011 (UTC)
I also think it should be added. It is trivia worthy. Rather than saying every member REMOVED their cloaks, it can rather be said every cloak was either removed or partially ripped off (Hidan & Pain's cloaks for example) or affected in someway during said member's final battle. Even Konan's cloak was affected. The last panel showing her death, her cloak's zipper was half way down... And actually if one looks at Madara's cloak (which was also burned during Konan's attack), it signifies when he completely removed the old Akatsuki cloak and took on his new outfit. Sparxs77 (talk) 10:48, April 4, 2011 (UTC)
- I think it is not needed in the trivia. About leaders wearing the ring on their thumb, the other ring was originally worn by Sasori before Tobi (Madara). --Ilnarutoanime (talk) 12:59, April 4, 2011 (UTC)
Hey guys, I was just reading Yahikos page and saw the picture of the original Akatsuki and it made me wonder. What happened to these guys? Now please don't get all know it all and blah blah, I'm just quite curious and would love a answer or anything along those lines. Also, one of the orignals standing near Nagato in the picture of the originals, has a striking resemblance to Hidan, no? Thanks for any info! :D SusanooUnleashed (talk) 12:13, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
- This isn't a form any answer to this would be speculation and thus start a forum discussion.--Cerez365™☺ 12:14, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
I wasn't trying to start a forum discussion. I don't like forums and guessing games. I like the truth and facts. I was just wondering if anyone knew or if I'd missed anything. Thanks any ways (: SusanooUnleashed (talk) 12:18, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
- You missed nothing. We don't know anything about the original Akatsuki members except for the Ame Orphans.--Cerez365™☺ 12:25, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
- I have a speculation to that guys... thought it will be confirmed. Sometimes I thought they were the six paths.. just my speculation... --Ilnarutoanime26 (Talk-Contribs.-Links) 15:16, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
- Nagato says that, after Yahiko's death, their friends all died off. ~SnapperTo 16:20, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
Time of Five- and Seven-Tails sealing
it is mentioned in this article that it was before Shippuuden that Akatsuki captured these two tailed beasts. But actually, it is safe to say that at least one of them was captured even before the start of the series. When extracting Shukaku from Gaara, Pain states it would take them 3 days and nights. Kisame asks if it wouldnt take longer since they no longer have Orochimaru with them. Which means that the sealing jutsu must have been performed at least one time while Orochimaru was still in the organisation --126.96.36.199 (talk) 20:50, June 28, 2011 (UTC)Timiursa
- Not necessarily. Kisame could be pointing out that they're sealing the tailed beast with less than the ideal ten shinobi, Orochimaru being the example of a member who left the organisation, taking his ring with him, meaning no one can replace him. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:23, June 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Are the rings really needed for the sealing ritual? Each member is standing on the finger where he wears his Akatuski ring. We can only speculate at this point and the fact that Madara/ Tobi was eager to retrieve Sasoris and Deidaras rings my hint that they are important but it doesnt make sense... Gedo Mazo was summoned by Nagato and it requires Chakra to activate the Dragon Soul Jutsu. Nagato has a lot of chakra and could kill off all of Hanzos and Danzos minions. But ectracting the tailed beasts takes longer and much more chakra, more than Nagato has to offer. So I think the only reason why Madara, Nagato and Konan dont work alone is that they simply dont have enough chakra to defeat strong tailed beasts (8 and 9 tails) and seal them all by themselves. I know, much speculation...--22.214.171.124 (talk) 12:52, June 29, 2011 (UTC)Timiursa
- I have no idea on how important the rings are. Maybe we'll learn they were created by the Sage of the Six Paths as a sealing technique to keep the Ten-Tails in check if it ever appeared again. Maybe we'll discover that Nagato found them fashionable and made Akatsuki look cooler. We might never know. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:13, June 30, 2011 (UTC)
Orochimaru may have been the reason for the capture of the five/seven tails, and, if the rings are needed for the sealing of the tailed beasts, why would pain give him a ring when they didnt even get a beast? Or it could have been kakuzu and his past parners that have captured them, but we may never know until later in the seires. Possibly around the time when the EOTMP( Eye of The Moon Plan) starts going into action. —This unsigned comment was made by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs) .
If Oro ever caught any beasts it would only be one. Deidara when fight Gaara mentioned the previous two jinchurki he caught. Deiedara caught 4, Kisame 1, Hidan/Kakazu 1, and seventh one is unknown but suggested by the anime to have been caught by Pein himself.Umishiru (talk) 23:21, November 13, 2011 (UTC)
Red moon, moon with infinite Tsukuyomi casted upon was portrayed as of red colour ... why not to mention it in trivia? —This unsigned comment was made by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs) .
- Because Akatsuki, the groups name, doesn't mean "red moon", it means "dawn". Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 21:05, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
- Remember that Akatsuki wasn't created with that inital thought in mind, at least not by Yahiko.--Cerez365™ 21:48, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
- *rolls eyes* One day, I would like to see someone connect the 'aka' in 'akatsuki' to the proper word it is derived from… What is with people thinking it comes from 'red moon'? A red moon only appears when there's a solar eclipse. It has nothing to do with dawn or the Akatsuki organisation, for that matter. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 22:32, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
- Remember that Akatsuki wasn't created with that inital thought in mind, at least not by Yahiko.--Cerez365™ 21:48, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
Well Aka = Red Tsuki = Moon--184.108.40.206 (talk) 00:34, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
- And 暁 = Akatsuki. This is how the groups name is written. It comes from 明 (bright) and 時 (time). Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:43, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
In rōmaji, Akatsuki can be translated as the red moon. May be a link or a hint : D --Elveonora (talk) 17:08, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- And in rōmaji, paper, god, and hair, are also the same. Homophones exist. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:37, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
but paper and hair have nothing to do with the moon eye plan and akatsuki. --Elveonora (talk) 17:46, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- True, but it was just an example. Don't take it too literally :P Joshbl56 17:48, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
All I'm saying is that Kishimoto likes to play with words. --Elveonora (talk) 17:57, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- That's true but we haven't actually seen the Moon's Eye (not sure what to call it >.>) colored in the manga, so for all we know, it could be red or it could be white (different colored?) like the Rinnegan since the ripple pattern is like that. Joshbl56 18:04, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
The organization is actually called "red moon" instead of "daybreak" in Road to Ninja's AU, hinting on it's true purpose--Elveonora (talk) 18:17, August 6, 2012 (UTC)
Shouldn't we mention it?--Elveonora (talk) 19:53, August 10, 2012 (UTC)
Sasuke and Kabuto
in the section of Members, shouldn't Sasuke and Kabuto be listed there, even if they are new, they kinda joined. Sasuke's still with akatsuki even without Taka and Kabuto has been a subordinate for akatsuki long ago. I know you guys listed/mentioned that they affiliated with them but officially claiming them as true members seems more reasonable. --NSSKG (talk) 23:10, August 6, 2011 (UTC)
sasuke and kabuto are not officially joined with akatsuki , there just associates with them , besides all members of akatsuki must aquire a ring position which is not given to sasuke or kabuto ...--KyoyaCloudX (talk) 02:43, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
Then why is sasukes page does it say he's in of the akatsuki? —This unsigned comment was made by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) .
- Sasuke is associated with Akatsuki, he isn't a Akatsiku member. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:38, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
Tobi's Goal
"He has also stated that he wants people to acknowledge the Uchiha clan and plans to use Sasuke to do so."
Can we get a reference for this? I can't seem to find it anywhere and I think it's needed. Thanks in advance. Joshbl56 05:14, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- I don't remember him saying that none 'tall.--Cerez365™ 13:27, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- So... We can delete it? Joshbl56 15:51, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
Better to check it out first --Elveonora (talk) 16:09, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Chapter 463, page 9. Kakashi then confirms it on the next page as well.--Axel Carnage (talk) 09:54, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
Should these people be associates
The user, Tnhalbertsma posted this on the page so I'm moving it here:
I'm sorry, I don't know how to edit this properly, but Sasuke Uchiha, Juugo, Karin and Suigetsu joined Akatsuki as well. For example, at Naruto Shippuuden episode #142 they can all be seen wearing the robes. Someone please fix this.
If they are to be added it should be in the associates section though, not the members right ? or should they not be added at all ? ROBO731 (Talk) 18:17, January 6, 2012 (UTC)
- They are already mentioned (somehow). They just entered in some kind of a coalition. They can't be listed as the members, don't wear rings, do not form the two man cells, Sasuke and Tobi just agreed to cooperate. --Vecanoi (talk) 18:26, January 6, 2012 (UTC)
Okay. ROBO731 (Talk) 18:37, January 6, 2012 (UTC)
Tobi's village of Orgin
Since tobi claimed to be Madara Uchiha,wouldn't he be from Konohagakure? —This unsigned comment was made by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs) .
Since we still don't know if Tobi is Madara (somehow) or not, we can't say. Also, claiming something =/= being true. Skitts (talk) 02:23, January 14, 2012 (UTC)
Merge sections?
Shouldn't the main goal and Pain's goal sections be merged? --OmegaRasengan (talk) 21:29, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
Tobi's Position as Leader
Could a picture of Tobi revealing his status as the true leader of Akatsuki (when he debuts his Sharingan) be added somewhere? I feel like it's a significant scene in the development in Akatsuki. --Uchiha Suraku (talk) 16:21, March 28, 2012 (UTC)
- I agree! --Ilnarutoanime -NejiLoverr- 16:25, March 28, 2012 (UTC)
Order of Deaths?
I havn't been here for a while and have decided to come back and I'm having trouble keeping the place of deaths of the Akatsuki, from Sasori on it's been a blur. Could anyone help? —This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) .
- What do you mean? Also sign your posts. —IndxcvNovelist (Talk to Me|My Wiki) 13:21, April 23, 2012 (UTC)
- Probably he is asking the order in which Akatsuki members died --Salil (talk)(Contributions) 13:33, April 23, 2012 (UTC)
- This is the order that they died in:
- Sasori
- Hidan/Kakuzo
- Deidara
- Itachi
- Nagato
--KiumaruHamachi (talk) 16:16, April 23, 2012 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
Except for Orochimaru and Nagato,should we edit the other akatsuki members to which kind of antagonist they are like minor,main,secondary or major antagonist.--188.8.131.52 (talk) 02:26, July 20, 2012 (UTC) ==
Madara's Role
Should it not be noted that Madara Uchiha is affiliated with Akatsuki? At this point, it is all but outright stated. And plus, one of the teams of Akatsuki should be noted as Obito and Madara, since it's clear they have a mentor-student relationship of sorts, and even if that's just speculation, we do know they're working together and aware of eachother's plans. Plus, if Yahiko founded Akatsuki on Madara's word (since Obito wasn't born then), then doesn't that make Madara the real leader of the organization? Or something? My main point is that Madara should be noted on this page, in some way. --Silver-Haired Seireitou (talk) 07:14, September 13, 2012 (UTC)
- Madara isn't affiliated with them any at all. Even if he did in fact give Yahiko the idea to form the organisation, from what I've seen he took no part in the organisation at all. He is however affiliated with Tobi and the "secret" goal of the organisation, nothing more.--Cerez365™(talk) 10:15, September 13, 2012 (UTC)
Surviving massacre.
Should we really say Obito survived the massacre? I know he did, but should we put his name after Sasuke and Itachi in the trivia section and say something like, "Obito survived the massacre, only because he was thought to be deceased". Or something along those lines? That's like saying, "The rest of the world survived a gun killing, because they weren't present". Just an idea.. SusanooUnleashed (talk) 07:30, September 13, 2012 (UTC)
- But it doesn't say Obito survived the massacre, it says "the three remaining Uchiha after the massacre". After the massacre, Obito was still alive no?--Cerez365™(talk) 10:12, September 13, 2012 (UTC)
Original Designs?
On this page it looks like the members of Akatsuki(Minus Itachi, Kisame, and Pain) all had different designs. Is it worth adding that to the trivia?
While their mannerisms/personality seem to be the same(Deidara) their designs look a bit different. 22.214.171.124 (talk) 01:13, September 18, 2012 (UTC)BobBob
- Most of them seem more or less the same to me. I see Kisame, Kakuzu, Konan, Itachi, Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, Pain and Zetsu.--18.104.22.168 (talk) 01:38, September 18, 2012 (UTC)
You can't really go much off silhouettes. Besides, with the exception that Hidan was shrunk, Deidara who never stood upside down again, and a ninth person I cannot account for, there isn't much difference at all.--Cerez365™(talk) 10:57, September 18, 2012 (UTC)
Uchiha Madara
The articles contain incorrect/outdated info, now that we know Tobi is Obito, it was Madara who persuaded Yahiko to create the organization, making the former it's true founder--Elveonora (talk) 01:23, September 24, 2012 (UTC)
akatsuki is no more
shouldn'T akatsuki be given as finished? Obito is not wearing the cloak anymore and neither is zetsu. It's not like obito just felt like changing akatsuki'S uniform. he is not working for the organization, he never has actually, he was just using it to achieve his and madara'S plan (some parts of it were aligned with akatsuki'S goals). now that akatsuki served its purpose and that most members are dead (zetsu was an accomplice of obito and madara from the beginning), it'S colors and what it represented were discarded. The article should make this clear. any opinions?--Holyn (talk) 15:25, September 25, 2012 (UTC)
I think it should be reflected that the organization has already fulfilled it's purpose and is done--Elveonora (talk) 00:25, September 26, 2012 (UTC)
- Already fulfilled its purpose? Not nearly. Listen, Akatsuki is still alive and well. The current war is is a fight between the Allied Shinobi Forces and Akatsuki, which is currently made up of Obito Uchiha, Zetsu and his clone army, Sasuke, and their affiliates (the remaining members of Taka and the Edo Tensei Madara). Its not in the same form that it was when the series first started, but war will do that to an organization. The ninja villages have changed a lot too due to the war. Akatsuki is still alive and well people. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 02:04, September 26, 2012 (UTC)
Obito's Goal / Gedo Mazou
Currently in the "Obito's Goal" Section:
Currently the body of the Ten-Tails is sealed in the moon due to Sage of the Six Paths using Chibaku Tensei.
This is out of date as of the release of chapter 606. It has been revealed that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is the body of the Ten-Tails. Froklsnt (talk) 16:44, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
(Hopefully not junk) Trivia
Can it be put into the trivia section that five of the ten Shippuden Akatsuki members died willingly? Sasori, Deidara, Kisame, Itachi, and Nagato? 18.104.22.168 (talk) 19:17, November 7, 2012 (UTC)
Alright. Just wanted to make sure. It's pretty cool fact though IMO. 184.108.40.206 (talk) 19:21, November 7, 2012 (UTC)
More Trivia(Possibly)
Can it be said that every Akatsuki member(out of the shippuden 10{with the possible exception of Zetsu}) was heavily suggested to have died in battle or widely believed to have been dead at an earlier point in their lives despite being alive and well? --22.214.171.124 (talk) 13:12, November 12, 2012 (UTC)
Got it. Man, I'm beginning to think that I look too deeply into some things... --188.8.131.52 (talk) 17:10, November 12, 2012 (UTC)
- Everybody thinks about stuff like that. It's just that it isn't mentioned in the articles else they'd be overridden with points like that.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:19, November 12, 2012 (UTC)
You have a very good point Cerez. I say we put that in the article. xD jk --188.8.131.52 (talk) 17:26, November 12, 2012 (UTC)
Pain's Goal
I was thinking being as pain and konan share the same goal shouldn't we place it as Pain and konan's goal. --Zamomblue222 (talk) 00:32, January 4, 2013 (UTC)
- Konan merely supported it, she didn't idealise the goal. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:44, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


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- Bhavna said...
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FEBRUARY is a key month in the football calendar, as the major players in the league start to pull away from the pack and into the promotion picture, or crumble under the pressure of possible relegation.
If Town were going to be involved in the play-off hunt this season, we had to enjoy a successful February.
But just one win out of the last five league games has left the club's play-off ambitions looking in tatters.
The top six sides have firmly established their place inside the play-offs and have games in hand.
If we had been able to field our best XI more often, maybe it would have been a different story.
The reality is, Town will more than likely start next season outside the top two divisions for the 15th season in a row.
There is now nearly an entire generation of Town fans who have never seen us play in the second tier, a sad indictment of how the club has been run over the past decade.
Let's hope Lee Power is fully invested in Town and is serious in his ambitions of taking the club into the Championship.
After so many false dawns, its hard for any Town fan to trust any owner of the club.
One of the chairman's first jobs alongside manager Mark Cooper is deciding who will be sticking around for the 2014-15 season.
Eighteen player contacts end this season, with Jay McEveley, Alex Smith, Jack Barthram, Raphael Rossi Branco, Troy Archibald-Henville, Andy Williams, Dany N'Guessan and Nile Ranger some of the names whose futures will be discussed.
Players like Lee Cox, Paul Benson, Alan Navarro, Harry Agombar and Kayden Jackson are near-certainties for release, while the club will have to decide if they will hang onto first and second year pros, Aaron Oakley, Connor Waldon, Mark Francis and Alex Ferguson.
I would keep Barthram, Rossi Branco, Archibald-Henville and depending on events, Ranger.
McEveley is injury-prone, a problem also to have afflicted Smith, who hasn't been seen since our League Cup win over QPR last August.Andy Williams is part of the old regime, and looked painfully off the pace early on in the season, while Dany N'Guessan looks a handy striker, but is nowhere near consistent enough.
Archibald-Henville is a top defender. I understand he will be one of the top earners, but hopefully they can come to an agreement, because he will be important next season. It will be a massive overhaul of personnel during the summer.


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Name: Jonathan Waterman
Place of birth: New England
Current city: Carbondale, Colorado
Occupation: Writer and Conservationist
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I wanted to be a writer and conservationist. Abbey's Desert Solitaire, Carson's Silent Spring, and Leopold's Sand County Almanac lit me on fire, while I simultaneously nursed a desire for adventure. Since I had a relatively cloistered coming-of-age in a Boston suburb, I spent much of high school skipping classes while reading books in the public library, hitchhiking to the calm of New Hampshire, or substituting other outdoor activities: mountaineering, backpacking, bird watching, and scheming up expeditions to far-flung places. For a long time, I indulged myself in extended climbing trips, but these forays were always underlain by an interest in mountains as part of a greater ecosystem of surrounding glaciers, rivers, and tundra.
How did you get started in your field of work?
By indulging my curiosity in the world, plunging in with both feet and taking large risks, and always reading widely. At first, I wanted to write fiction, but after a couple of years of effort, I turned to writing non fiction, specifically about those peculiar pursuits and experiences I developed an expertise in. While I was a ranger on Alaska's Denali (Mt. McKinley), I wrote my first three books about: rescue work (Surviving Denali), the mountains I'd come to know (High Alaska), and the life I lived there (In the Shadow of Denali). All were underlain by the premise that we can affect change in human behavior, to protect and preserve wild places, or human life. And all my work--past and present--is thematically linked by the thread of history. Every book that I've written traces a back-story that shows us where we came from in order to more carefully shape our futures.
What's been your favorite experience in the field? Most challenging?
After I satisfied my urges in mountain exploration, I turned increasingly toward water-based trips, usually in a kayak. For instance, in 1993, I spent two months paddling the length of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico in order to tell the story (see Kayaking the Vermilion Sea) of diminishing ocean habitat in Mexico. But the "final exam" of expeditioneering came to me in 1997-1999 when I solo kayaked 2,200 miles across the Northwest Passage (see Arctic Crossing) and learned how to spend long periods alone, with bears, in horrendous mosquito conditions and in challenging weather. Being alone for as long as 30 days at a time brought me to a new instinctual understanding and appreciation of the natural world, and in this instance, also allowed an insight into the remarkable Inuit culture. While I thought that nothing would be more trying than my time in the Far North in extremis, it wasn't until I began raising a family and building a home and a sustainable lifestyle that I found--at least so far--my greatest challenge in life. When my wife, June, and I became general contactors to build our own home, we were suddenly up against the wall. The ensuing physical labor and 24-7 occupation of the job site were fun in comparison to answering the questions about living sustainably on this planet: What materials should we build with to lessen our carbon footprint? How do we minimize water use? Can we ever get off the electrical grid? It took us more than a year to build the house--easily the most challenging and important learning experience I've ever had in the field. My work as a writer might inspire readers to make a better world, but living my own life sustainably on a regular basis is the foundation for affecting real change. This level of thinking drove me to look for a more locally based challenge, directly related to our well water and life at home. So I began the Colorado River Project in 2008. To date on this account, I have completed two books, a National Geographic Wall map, and I'm now building a Colorado River photo exhibit to tour the west, with the photographer Pete McBride.
What's a normal day like for you?
We're installing drip irrigation and tending to or our vegetable garden and native plants surrounding our home. Feeding and looking after our dogs, cat, chickens and bees. A long bike ride. And the inevitable time on the computer promoting the Colorado River Project, arranging lecture tours, and reading news about the Colorado River Basin. The day finishes out on the deck overlooking an awe inspiring view across the Roaring Fork River Valley. And always, reading a book after the kids go to bed. What do you do in your free time? Hang out with my family. Do you have a hero? My wife, June, who lets me go when the curiosity to go out and see the world overwhelms me. But mostly for her care and knowledge about raising our children... one of the most important jobs that we can ever undertake.
If you could have people do one thing to help save freshwater, what would it be?
Look closely at your own daily life to discover where your clothes and food come from; then, affect change.
Please visit http://jonathanwaterman.com/ and http://www.savethecolorado.org/ for more information.
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A PENSIONER had to have her leg amputated after she was hit by a double decker bus, a court heard.
Dora Birch, aged 91, was on a pedestrian crossing at Bolton Bus Station off Blackhorse Street on Saturday, November 2, last year when she was hit by the number 36.
Bolton Magistrates Court heard Mrs Birch was "very active for someone of her age" and a keen golfer — before she suffered the "life-changing injuries".
Bus driver Adrian Bass was yesterday found guilty of driving the bus without due care and attention.
The 41-year-old, of Windemere Road, Farnworth, was given three points on his licence and a £130 fine as well as being ordered to pay £750 in court costs.
Following the verdict Richard Stone, prosecuting, read out a statement on behalf of Mrs Birch who is now forced to live in a care home with round the clock assistance.
She said: "I am in physical and psychological pain. I am absolutely devastated.
"I'm unable to drive and must use a wheelchair. I can't play golf anymore which was a huge part of my life.
"I don't have many years left and the bus driver has ruined my life with his stupidity of not looking."
Bass, a driver for First Manchester at the time, was completing a 180 degree turn, driving out of one exit of the bus station and then back into the next entrance.
Mr Stone said Mrs Birch was hit by one side of the bus and that a wheel then ran over her legs.
He said: "She suffered heavy blood loss and was airlifted to hospital where it was discovered that she had broken her left hip, her left femur and seriously injured her right leg."
Mrs Birch was in a critical condition in hospital and required a blood transfusion.
Doctors later decided that injuries to her right leg were so severe that they needed to amputate her right leg up to her knee.
Bass, who claimed he did not see the pensioner on the crossing, is now working as a bus driver for South Lancashire Travel but is due to hear from the traffic commissioner on whether he will keep his professional licence.
Chair of the bench Carolynn Higson said: "We have watched the CCTV which shows that Mrs Birch was at least halfway across the crossing and you should have seen her —we find this owes to a lapse of concentration."
She said the result had been "catastrophic" for all involved.


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So the US Department of Justice has struck, pushing three of the major book publishers into a settlement that will allow Amazon to resume discounting of electronic books, with three others left outside the settlement.
I've argued before against the anti-trust actions in the US and Europe to limit "agency pricing" by publishers and hand power back to Amazon, so I won't rehearse that here. Instead, I'll consider briefly what the effect of the settlement is likely to be.
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Pedro Martinez was just placed on the DL and Nelson Figueroa brought up from Triple-A New Orleans. Manager Willie Randolph said hamstrings plus pitchers usually equal the disabled list and he was right.
I'm aware of Claudio Vargas' name. So are the Mets. First things first, Nelson Figueroa is coming up. Randolph also likes Jorge Sosa to stay in the pen. Oliver Perez starts tonight and the current plan is give him the ball for the Shea opener. Makes sense because he'll have five full days of rest.
Personally, I think the Mets should look at this with the thought they won't get Martinez back. Yup, that's negative thinking and I admit it up front. Yes, it's a hamstring, but the truth is everything about him in terms of starts and innings is wishful thinking.
Their priority should be to protect themselves. Quick question for all you Mike Pelfrey haters. How do you think you would you feel if the Mets added him in the package for Santana?


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Hudson has won four gold gloves in his career -- he's played nothing but second base -- but advanced fielding metrics indicate that he's no longer the plus fielder that he once was. Not that he's close to being a butcher at second base, but his defense is probably only average (plus or minus a couple of runs) at this point. Almost certainly better Ryan Raburn with the glove (although he hasn't been the nightmare I expected), but not an upgrade over Ramon Santiago or Danny Worth.
Things have begun to fade for Huson, now 34, at the plate as well. His career OPS is a quality .757, but he's been below that mark since 2009, and has only managed .657 OPS between this season and last. Santiago's OPS over these last two seasons is .656, so his recent stats don't indicate that he even offers an offensive upgrate to what the Tigers already have.
But unlike Santiago or Worth, Hudson has a history of quality hitting, so it's not impossible that he could recover some of that with a change of scenery. But if the strategy is to pick a struggling player and hope he revives his former hitting abilities, then it would probably be more prudent to stick with Rabrun, a younger player, who has eclipsed the .720 OPS mark as recently as last season, and the .800 OPS mark the season before that.
But I'm not totally against an Orlando Hudson experiment. Raburn could easily move out to right field, where he would represent a defensive upgrade over Brennan Boesch, who could push Delmon Young out of the designated hitter position. I'm sure Delmon wouldn't be happy with the benching, but his OPS is only .710 and his OBP is uder .300 since joining the Tigers last season.
So perhaps the Tigers do decide to pick Hudson up and try him out, but the odds are that the addition wouldn't make a huge impact on the success of the season.
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Otley householders are set to see their annual 'parish tax' slashed by 17 per cent.
The big cut will be proposed in the Town Council Labour group's new budget – and follows a 25 per cent hike last year.
That increase, partly to fund the creation of the Otley Core Resource Centre and Orchard Gate toilets revamp, saw Band D householders paying an extra £14.30 in 2013-14.
Residents are now set to see the precept fall close to its previous level – with a total levy of £265,000 – if the new budget is approved next week.
Councillor Carl Morris (Lab, Manor) said: "We've had some big projects recently but this budget is going to be more about consolidation and putting some money aside for the future.
"The two headline features are the big reduction in the precept, which is almost an exact reversal of the rather skewed increase we had last time, and the focus on the Tour de France.
"We said last year that we'd give back the grant money we got from Leeds that there was confusion over, and though some were sceptical that's what we're proposing to do.
"We're also proposing to put our capital reserves up to about £40,000 and they will go up every year now as we look to have money available to support the Civic Centre.
"The Tour de France is a huge event for the town and a massive opportunity, and we're looking to have two big schemes for that, both supported by £5,000."
The first of those will involve the Voice Your Choice initiative, which this year will be dedicated to Tour de France legacy projects based, as always, on ideas from the community.
The second will be on supporting facilities and attractions on the day of the tour itself.
Town council leader Councillor John Eveleigh (Lab, Ashfield) said: "We're looking to have commemorative goods like mugs and T-shirts to sell, which is a great way of promoting the town.
"We also expect the toilets to be very busy and to bring in some extra income, while the Town Partnership are putting a big screen up in the Market Place.
"We're expecting about 18,000 people in Otley on the day so there should be a lot happening and there's also a 100-day countdown of events beforehand that local groups are getting involved in."
Other features of the budget, which town councillors will debate on Monday, January 20, include continuing support for the Citizens Advice Bureau's fuel poverty initiative, which is backed by £4,000.
The biggest expenditure listed for the year to come is, as usual, on administration which totals £167,950 - the lion's share of which is for council staff salaries.


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Competition We've got a beast of a laptop to give away for free as part of our Reg Hardware competition.
If you're looking for something that packs a punch and half, this should be just the fillip. It's the afore mentioned Samsung RF711 17.3in Core i7 which should be more than enough wallop for most of your needs.
It'll take approximately 1 minute of your time to stand a chance of bagging this baby. Just point your intertubes in this direction, answer the questions and bobs your uncle.
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WARNING:If you haven't seen these movies, there ARE spoilers to the endings.
"Pretty Woman" ends with Richard Gere driving to Julia Roberts' neighborhood to give her the fairy tale ending she's always wanted. But in the original script, he shows up with $3,000 for spending the week with him, then drives off. And she ends up on her knees in the gutter picking up the money, after throwing it against his car window in disgust. Also, Julia's character was a drug addict in addition to being a prostitute, and Gere wouldn't let her use, so she suffered from withdrawal during the week. The movie was ultimately made by Touchstone, a subsidiary of Disney, so obviously they made a lot of changes.
"Rocky": Rocky throws the fight for money . . . instead of taking world champion Apollo Creed 15 rounds and losing by decision . . . and buys Adrienne the pet store.
"Alien": The alien kills Sigourney Weaver by biting off her head . . . then gets on the radio and communicates with Earth in her voice.
"Seven": In the movie, after Brad Pitt finds his girlfriend's head in a box, he shoots the killer, Kevin Spacey. But originally they were going to have Brad's partner, Morgan Freeman, kill him, so Brad wouldn't get the blame.
"There's Something About Mary": After Ben Stiller FINALLY hooks back up with Cameron Diaz, he gets hit by a bus. The end.
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Pirates take battle of 'Pens-ylvania yet again
Bucs hang around against strong Lee, strike against Philly relief
PHILADELPHIA -- If nothing else comes from a four-game series in Philadelphia -- besides three consecutive wins -- the Pirates now know that if their rotation keeps them close, any game is winnable.
For the second time in as many games, the Pirates outlasted a Phillies starter and exposed a weak bullpen as they earned a 6-4 win at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday. Pinch-hitter Garrett Jones hit a two-run double in the eighth to deliver the Pirates the lead for good as they took three of four from their cross-state rival.
"Just the way we stayed after it," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "That's against a very good pitcher that had good stuff. [Phillies starter Cliff Lee] was spotting the ball very well, and we were able to drive the pitch count up and never backed away. On the other side, we never let it get away."
Tony Watson went two innings, allowing one run on two hits to earn his first Major League save, and Justin Wilson earned the win with two clean innings of work in relief of starter James McDonald.
Even more impressive, the Pirates won three consecutive games in which the Phillies sent Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Lee to the mound. The three Phillies aces have succeeded each other 18 times since they joined forces, and this was the first time the Phillies lost all three games.
To do so, the Pirates showed great patience, especially while trailing, and worked their way into the Phillies' bullpen. It's a tough task against Lee, who leads the league with more than 70 percent of his pitches thrown for strikes, but that's how the Pirates eventually forced him from the game.
"It feels good, it's just a confidence booster as a team," said Jones, who has hit .400 (10-for-25) in his career with the bases loaded with four doubles and 28 RBIs. "Our baseball team has been good, quality baseball. Our bullpen has kept us in games, and us never giving up and always knowing we're in the game.
"I think [the Phillies' bullpen] tried to pitch around and get us to chase. We waited for a pitch to hit, and that's what you need to do. That's what got us a win today -- be patient and wait for your pitch, and then be aggressive when that pitch comes."
Tied at 3, Clint Barmes reached first when he was hit by a Phillippe Aumont offering with one out in the eighth. Travis Snider followed with a single into left, through a hole opened by putting Barmes on the move. Starling Marte followed with a single through the left side to load the bases for Jones, who pinch-hit for Brandon Inge, the clutch hitter from Pittsburgh's past two wins.
Jones hit a 3-1 pitch over the head of Phillies right fielder John Mayberry for a two-run double to give the Pirates a 5-3 lead. The double ended the afternoon for Aumont, who registered just one out in place of Lee. Marte then scored on a lineout to right by Gaby Sanchez off of reliever Chad Durbin, and even without setup man Mark Melancon and closer Jason Grilli, the Pirates were in the driver's seat as Watson worked the final two innings.
"I approached it the same way I approach any time I come in the game," a low-key Watson said. "If they needed me to go two innings, that's what I was going to do."
McDonald gave the Pirates enough to keep the contest close through his first five innings of work as he allowed just one run on three hits. The Phillies scored two in the sixth, and the Pirates were again looking for a late-inning rally to secure a win.
"In the sixth inning, for whatever reason, the competing and aggression fell off," Hurdle said. "At one point, we thought we may be able to get seven out of [McDonald]. The stuff, for the most part, was crisp, it was on. So to speak to the point, he seems to be making progress."
Kevin Frandsen opened the inning with a walk, and Chase Utley followed with a single through the right side of the infield that moved Frandsen all the way around to third. After Utley stole second, Ryan Howard lined a single into right to score Frandsen for the Phillies' second run of the game.
The Pirates turned to Wilson, who got Laynce Nix to ground the ball to third baseman Pedro Alvarez. For the third time in two games, the contact play -- Utley left third as the ball left the bat -- resulted in an out at the plate for the Pirates and gave them hope of escaping the inning without further damage.
Wilson hurt himself with a wild pitch that allowed both Howard and Nix to advance before Domonic Brown slashed a line drive into center. The ball knuckled a bit, forcing Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen to a knee to make the catch. Howard rumbled home from third for the final run of the inning, giving the Phillies a 3-1 lead.
But again, these are the 2013 Pirates, and they quickly responded in the top of the seventh against Lee.
Lee held the Pirates at bay for the first six innings and had a manageable runner at first with two out in the seventh. McCutchen singled through the left side to move Marte to second. Sanchez followed with a bloop single into left-center to pull the Pirates within a run.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel made his way to the mound, but after a discussion with Lee and the infield, elected to stay with his veteran left-hander over his bullpen options. Lee got ahead in the count, but Michael McKenry responded with a single into center to tie the game at 3.
"I've told you guys, I've got my hands full managing one club," Hurdle said. "I just wait to see what they are going to do and act accordingly."
Mike Radano is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Apartment in Central Rome (Dolce Vita)
Size65 m²
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Two comfortable double bedrooms are present, each with a large wardrobe. Two more people can sleep on a double sofa bed in the living room. A flat-screen TV and dining table are also placed here. The kitchen has the appliances needed to prepare tasty meals meals.
Included in the bathroom are a shower, hairdryer, toilet paper, soap and towels. Also available are an iron and ironing board. Guests can use the washing machine on the top-floor terrace.
Piazza Venezia Square, the Trevi Fountain, Via Del Corso Street and Campo De Fiori Square are just a 10-minute walk away. Also 10 minutes away on foot is Castel Sant'Angelo Castle. St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums are situated in the Vatican City which is a 20-minute walk away.
Guests will find themselves located in a cosy square with a local fresh fruit and organic vegetable market. At night, the dim lights of cafes and restaurants create a romantic atmosphere.
House rulesA €25 fee is required for check-in after 10:00 pm.
A €40 fee is required for check-in after midnight.
Guests should contact the host if they wish to check-out outside of the normal hours.
An obligatory city tax of €3.50 per person per night is required.
Guests should inform the host in advance of their check-in/check-out times.
The hosts recommends the following nearby partner cafes and restaurants: large continental buffet breakfast is available at "Scusate il ritardo", at Piazza della Rotonda No. 6 lunch or dinner can be had for €10 per person, there is a 15% discount at the restaurants "Scusate il ritardo" and "Casa Coppelle". Guests should make sure to tell staff they are guests at the apartment to take advantage of discounts and special prices.
Extra housekeeping or an extra linen change requires a €35 fee.
Please note that the building does not have an elevator (and the apartment is located on the 1st floor).
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Reviews of this property
Appartement propre, très bien situé mais avec un voisinage un peu bruyant. Peut-être à cause des fêtes de fin d'année...
Pas de relation particulière avec le propriétaire mais accueil correct de la part de la personne déléguée.
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Kontakt zum Vermieter - gut, nett,
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AMHERST, Mass. - Dan Greenberg won two matches to advance to the semifinals of the Holleran Division, keeping men's squash alive at the CSA Individual championships on Saturday. Thomas Mattsson won his second consolation match in the morning session, but fell in the first round consolation semifinals.
Mattsson Opened Saturday morning with a first round consolation win over No. 19 Thomas Spettigue from Cornell. Mattsson went up early with a convincing 11-4 win in his first game, but had the tables turned on him in the second game to even the match at one-all. From that point, Mattsson would allow just eight points that rest of the way, winning the 11-5 and 11-3 in the third and fourth games to move in.
In his consolation semifinal, he dropped the first game, 11-7, but tied the match at one-all when the second game went into extra points, 12-10. In the third, Callis won 11-4 and clinched the win in the fourth game with another 11-7 win. He finishes his weekend at 2-2 overall.
Greenberg moved into the quarterfinals with a win over Navy's Andrew McGuinness in three games. He won the first game 12-10, to go up 1-0. He then captured another hard-fought game, 11-9, in the second to put him in the brink of victory. Greenberg would close that match with his most convincing game win, 11-6.
In the quarterfinals, Greenberg jumped up early and then wound up winning in four games. He used a hard-fought 12-10 win to go up 1-0 and jumped up two quick games with an 11-6 win in the second. Playing the No. 2 seed, Greenberg dropped an extra points game in the third, 12-10, but recovered in the fourth, winning 11-7 to advance to tomorrow's semifinal.
He will face third-seeded Omar Sohby of George Washington in the semifinal tomorrow at 9 a.m. With a win, he would advance to the final to be played at 12:45 p.m.
Pool Division
#12 Thomas Mattsson (2-2)
Round of 32: Lost vs. #21 Richard Dodd (Yale) (3-2), 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-1
1st Rd. Cons: Won by default vs. #5 Christopher Hanson (Dartmouth), def.
1st Rd. Cons Quarterfinals: Won vs. #19 Thomas Spettigue (Cornell) (3-1), 11-4, 4-11, 11-5, 11-3
1st Rd. Cons Semi: vs. Christopher Callis (Princeton) (3-1), 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7
Molloy Division
Dan Greenberg
Round of 64: Received a bye
Round of 32: Won vs. Oscar Lopez (Rochester) (3-1), 13-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8
Round of 16: Won vs. Andrew McGuinness (Navy) (3-0), 12-10, 11-9, 11-6
Quarterfinals: Won vs. #2 Clay Blackiston (Princeton) (3-1), 12-10, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7
Semifinals: vs. #3 Omar Sohby (George Washington), Sunday at 9 a.m.


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Maybe it was just me, but I didn't feel like we were getting much guidance at all in Alpha squad. I joined mid-way through the push on a base during which we just kind of aimlessly zerged in the general direction of the enemy spawn until someone realised we weren't even headed towards the capture point. It was good fun and we eventually all somehow pushed in the right direction for long enough to cap the base, but it did feel quite chaotic for much of it. Could have just been because I joined after the orders had been given or something. It was a fun, epic fight in the end anyway.
As mentioned in the debriefing, that was us veterans' fault for not being specific enough about what SLing actually means, which resulted in Alpha Lead being completely new and without the necessary training (which I hope zod gets!). I tried to offer some soft guidance as RO, but no more than the bare minimum as I didn't want to shake the foundations of the organisational structure at that point. But we're aware of the situation and will hopefully be able to be more informative and do more mentoring in the future.
Ultimately though, I think as combatants we did really well all the same. So props for that.
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Yeah and, like I said, it was still good fun and immensely satisfying when the dam finally broke and we all steamrolled the base
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I was only on briefly last night as my internet was crapping out on me and making the gameplay and comms a pain. I was RO for Bravo squad. I definitely could have given more info to PL, that's partly forgetting, partly being distracted by having fun with the harasser but also the RO comms were quite busy.
I would suggest that the comms work as follows:
- PL gives general orders to ROs - e.g. "Alpha and Bravo take base xx."
- ROs confirm receiving the order
- RO relays the orders to their SL
- SLs to to each other to decide who is going to which point, and from which direction etc
- ROs report in on arrivel and give sitrep
So basically ROs will only talk directly to the PL while getting an overall picture of orders by listening to other ROs.
SLs should be talking and coordinating with other SLs quite a bit.
Also, I don't think dipping the comms for ROs is a good idea, I kept missing what my squadmates were saying to me last night.
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It seemed we spent far longer at North Grove than necessary from my view (as lowly grunt ). I personally got to point building on three occasions and waited in vain for someone else to turn up to enter with. There were far too many people spending their time taking pot shots from the ridge line. I don't know if they were waiting for someone to order them down the hill, but if they were that order didn't seem to come. That was possibly where the squad leaders could have sorted it?
You can't just sit on a hill in this game. Sooner or later you will get flanked. We were hugely lucky there was no organised counter attack on our position while we waited. Since we were halfway sandwiched between the spawn and the directions any of their reinforcements would come in on. I still feel that we need a little more aggression. I don't mean to come off as harsh, it was a lot of fun last night. But I think we could have done better is all.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, sometimes the safest place to be is hiding under the window they are shooting out of, rather than hiding behind the rock they are shooting at.
Yeah, this is where decisive SLs should have stepped in, chatted with each other for a bit, come up with a plan and executed it together. This is one area where we still have lots of work to do. It's not surprising really, since most of our players are fairly laid-back and this kind of coordination requires you to be very active and at the top of your game. I think of myself as pretty hardcore, at least by our standards, and I really don't do all that good a job at this myself, so this is something most of us need more practice at.
I'm not saying that SLs did a bad job yesterday. In fact, given the circumstances you did great! We had a couple of problems that stopped us from playing really well yesterday (at least from my point of view):
1: Startup and setup of leaders started much too late and took a long time. Setting these things up always take time, and we really should have started much earlier.
2: Startup was too messy and failed to get us started on a good footing. This is mostly my fault; I should have been more organised and ensured that things flowed better, but I really wasn't prepared to lead, so it all got a bit hectic. I should have been more attentive to the fact that we had a bunch of fairly new leads who would need to know what they were getting themselves into and what was going to be expected of them. I most certainly should have delegated some of the bloody HR management jobs to someone else, so I could focus on getting the ball rolling instead of setting up platoons and recruitment etc.
3: I should have reminded people of the squad leader chat thing, so that they were aware that they could actually talk to each other and coordinate awesome multi-pronged assaults and all that good stuff.
4: I really should have had someone else handle the platoons, recruitment, shuffling people about, all that.
5: Someone other than PL should handle the platoons. (added for emphasis!)
I've got some ideas for how to handle these things better next time around, I'll see if I can write some best practices up for us. A checklist for stratgir, if you will.
That is actually a misconception, I am happy to say. SLs actually DO have a direct line to other SLs within their unit, using their whisper bind (parent+subs or current+linked, either one works). ROs have had their role as middlemen between SLs removed, just so that SLs can more efficiently coordinate with eachother. This is one of the real benefits to the new comms setup. Squads do need to be grouped into the same unit in Mumble for this to work, though.
If this didn't work out for you yesterday, then that is a bug, not the absence of a feature. Hook me up sometime when we're both online, and we'll check out why it didn't work as expected.
- It's hard to make everyone move when they are having fun/killing people where they are. I repeated the order several times, but the move was slow and not everyone did it. I learned a lesson there, outfit members aren't used to follow strict orders. So I will try to find ways to enforce orders, while still keeping things fun (the goal is not to yell at people everytime).
- I was unable to communicate with Unit 2 Alpha (Echo ?) SL to get them moving as well. I tried to whisper, but just didn't get any answer. I dunno if it was a problem with Echo's SL Mumble set up, a problem with channels set up, or a problem with my set up (though it seemed to work fine before the assault when we were settings up the first Unit). Next time, before settings off to wherever the PL wants us, I will ensure that my fellows SL can hear me and can answer me.
Btw Esoteric, can you actually rename the squad in platoon 2 to Echo/Fox ? or will it always be Alpha/Bravo/Delta ? because if that's the case, people are gonna be confused as to which channel they should join/which squad they are.
Last edited by Ksempac; 03-05-2013 at 10:26 PM.
OK, not the most stellar authority. Still, alter the tone of your voice. You do not have to be yelling, but convey a sense of urgency. People respond to that. It is hardwired in human beings.
Also, if they are not following you, give them a focal point. The squad point, coloured smoke, yourself (everyone seems to keep track of where the SL is).
Good tips, MrEclectic!
Ksempac: no, it is sadly impossible to change names of squads in-game. I wish it wasn't but it is. And Boriz did seem to have a spot of trouble with the Mumblez. I'll check in with the Echo Squad channel, see if it's broken in any way, but I don't think it is. We'll see if we can get things sorted.
Edit: I have noticed that there are some slight problems with moving channels around in Mumble. Sometimes moving the channel won't always cause the clients (or server, whichever it is) to re-evaluate the context of the ACL rules, so they stop working. That's essentially what happen for FrozenRain yesterday. He basically got bumped up to PL status, because I dropped his squad at the wrong level, and when I moved it back down, it didn't reset properly. Something similar might've happened to Boriz.
Last edited by EsotericReverie; 03-05-2013 at 11:13 PM.
So yeah, about my abysmal performance as SL... I really don't want you to take it as some sort of failure to guide me, I certainly got confused as to "who is supposed to be doing what" with Orius, but since I've mainly been playing with TACGIR whenever I had the choice I've had enough examples of good squad leaders (cheers Gribble!) to know roughly what was expected of me. I'm just not cut out for the job (lack of sleep certainly didn't help, though I only took conscience of it after the debrief when I tried and put my laundry in the fridge instead of the washing machine).
First of all, I'm still not comfortable speaking up, and that's a pretty huge obstacle. That's a rather silly squad leader who needs to be prompted for him to speak, and though "silly" is probably a good adjective to qualify me overall, it is not a very good thing in this particular context.
That also played a huge part in the lack of squad coordination. Well, Frozen Rain was definitely broken but I guess Ksempac and I were just intimidated due to our inexperience, where one of us should just have said "okay I'm going in, cover us please" to get things rolling (I'm thinking of North Point here, that point would have fallen twice as fast if we had some kind of coordination). Or maybe our comms were broken too, I didn't hear you either way
Now, part of that is simply due to me being extremely shy. That may or may not resolve itself with time, I guess we'll see in a few months.
Another thing is that I'm still unfamiliar with the map, meaning both "not sure how we're supposed to be assaulting that particular point/base" and "I can't read that mess of an in-game map". Really that in-game map frustrates me, the one in PS1 was crystal clear to me and I had no trouble reading the flow of battle, but I just can't make sense of this one. And apparently you can't see what's happening in a region without being in that region, which makes it quite difficult to decide how you want to approach it from outside. Half of the time I was ordering us to go for a satellite that was then revealed to be already ours, the other half I was throwing us straight into a nest of baddies. Which could be a useful skill for a kamikaze galaxy squad, come to think of it, not quite so when you're trying to sneak a Sunderer in.
And finally, I really don't like leading at that level. Shooting lasers at the enemy, keeping a good measure of battlefield awareness and trying to find a tactical advantage are all things I'm already doing when I'm a simple grunt, but it turns out adding all the burden of squad leading on top of that is too much for my (admittedly limited) capacity to multi-task and devolving into a beacon monkey (and a bad one at that) was pretty much all I could manage. Which is a shame for a giraffe. Unless that makes me some kind of genetic hybrid, a monraffe or a girkey. That would be both awesome and ridiculous.
So, long story short, I think I'd much rather try something like RO or liaison. I've been following the comms training more for curiosity's sake and being ready to liaise with a French outfit if need be, by the way, I never intended to lead in the first place (before at least another couple of months anyway) but since we were short of SLs I just gave it a try. I'm just sorry the people in Alpha had to pay the bill :/
Nothing to feel sorry about, at least you had the gusto to step up to the plate and try it out. In fact, that initiative in and of itself shows promise to me. I do feel you on the being cut out for heat-of-battle tactics, however. I much prefer a strategic or advisory role as well, which is why I've fallen in love with the RO duty. But one has to try things out to find out what works for you and what doesn't, so more power to you whatever you decide. And if anyone outright complains about people testing themselves and their limits, they're by far the silliest ones of the bunch. (I had to moderate my language there tbh)
Bumping this thread to share my serious thoughts on tonight operation (or at least the bit i was part of) and my evaluation of my own performance. I was squad leading Platoon 1 Charlie squad
Good :
- FUN FUN FUN for more than 4h. I wasn't expecting to keep SLing for so long but once i got into the action i couldn't stop.
- I've become way better at squad leading compared to my first TACGIR last week. I wasn't stressed out (quite the opposite, very psyched up). I was able to ask more from my team (the newbie SL question thread was very useful) and came up with plans and instructions more frequently.
- I did get to use the SL chat. And it's certainly useful when squads do coordinate. But not everything was good on that point (see Bad section)
- My team was awesome. Special thanks to my RO, INGLES. I think we made a good pair.
- PL was good. b3ll3nd did a good job to keep us entertained.
- Incorporating newbies is really easy, if you explain things to them as you go along
Bad :
- The only small reproach i have about our PL was at the very beginning. He started to give orders before i was ready. I was going to explain the game to our beginners, when my RO tells me "we gal drop with the whole platoon". That was unexpected, and did trouble me (see below).
I'm all for fast action but I think at least asking SL if they are ready to go would be nice because that's the only time they get to set everything up for their night (mumble, squad, etc).
And it was especially important tonight because it was a CtA so we knew we would get beginners so there was more things to check out.
- Mumble overlay. I disabled it about 10 min after the beginning because it was too big. Someone told me later that you can set it to only show people who just talked. I know that i will set this up for next CtA. No Mumble overlay makes coms confusing.
- Communication between squads of Platoon 1. We did a bit of that but obviously we need to practice it more. For example being clear that you're talking to SL and they should answer. Maybe by giving your squad name or their squad name. Also getting used to hear and participate in SL coms that may come anytime, including when you're talking/ordering your squad.
- The one bad thing of the night for me : Poor SLing on my part during the first base assault with a mix of all of the above problems and some of my own (i did badly on that base). Luckily the rest was imho much better.
If anyone on Charlie 1 has feedback, good or bad, i would gladly hear it.
Last edited by Ksempac; 10-05-2013 at 12:52 AM.
The thing with Platoon 1 is that it was pretty rushed to begin with. There were an insane number of people coming as early as 6pm BST and the welcome channel was getting swamped with "what do I do now that I'm in the outfit?".
What i meant is once platoon 1 was full (and people out of the welcome channel and in their squad channels), we (meaning platoon 1) could have waited a few more minutes to ready ourselves. That's only an issue with PL/SLs from Platoon 1 not the welcome staff (and btw good job filling up the empty slots when people left)
What I meant is that bellend, like everyone else at that point, was waiting for 20 minutes for something to happen, so I can understand why him and the Supreme Staffe felt they needed to get the platoon moving fast before people lost interest. We definitely should have asked explicitly to take a moment to even out the regulars and newcomers between the squads though, a couple of minutes would have been enough for you guys to take your squads in hand without seeming too long.
On that same topic, I don't know how that went since we were a bit out of touch, nor how practical it would be, but maybe we should think about taking a quick break near the half of the operation to rebalance the platoons. When I was watching on Mumble I could see quite a few squads which were down to 5 or 6 people, and Platoon 5 seemed to be almost exclusively newcomers.
I think platoon 1 stayed almost at full capacity for the majority of the evening, which was pretty damn awesome. It wasn't until the final hour or so that we started getting some heavy drops, and even then it was enough to remain effective. Someone somewhere must have done something right to keep people entertained
There's always a trade-off between coordination and having fun - sometimes the two work nicely together, but when people are starting to trickle in at the beginning of the night, I think the aim was to try and get them into the thick of it as soon as possible.
I had fun as a grunt in Platoon Four Alpha; thanks to GinSoaked for SLing and Duckfang for ROing - and then when I stepped up to lead after GinSoaked left we seemed to do ok. I think things got a bit confused towards the end of the night when we were losing people and I wasn't sure who was new and who was experienced, but pretty much everyone was trying to follow orders and get on objectives.
Given the vast number of people online (230+ when usually we're talking in terms of maybe 48 or 50) I think we did pretty well. No organisation works with perfect coordination at all times, even when they train in that for hours on a daily basis.
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Ksempac, I thought you did well - the only confusion i experienced was a result of my n00bery / being late to the party. Some kind of preparation time would have been good, but i was pleased to get involved at all having turned up an hour late.


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Following the Quantum Of Solace tie-in and the stand-alone Blood Stone, Activision have announced that their next videogame outing for Daniel Craig's James Bond will be 007 Legends. Surprisingly, rather than concentrating solely on Skyfall, the game will "revisit six classic Bond films", linking them with a new umbrella narrative. Skyfall will be where the story ends up, but whether it's one of the six, or part of the linking story, remains to be seen.
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Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy made the announcement this morning and was scheduled to hold a press conference this afternoon. Charter will transfer the majority of its executive officers, along with members of their staffs, to the new 70,000 square-foot office space at 400 Atlantic Street.
Charter will invest more than $10 million in its new corporate digs, along with the addition of 200 corporate jobs to the area. The move to Stamford comes as no surprise after Charter said in a June Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing [1] that some of its executives would be relocating to the New York metro area. Charter CEO and President Tom Rutledge, who came to Charter from Cablevision [2], and other former Cablevision executives [3] now employed by Charter have homes in the New York metro area.
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US President Barack Obama has defended controversial plans to build a mosque and Muslim cultural center near the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York.
"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," The National Post reported Obama saying during a speech he made at an Iftar dinner (the meal which breaks a Muslim's daily fast during Ramadan) at the White House. "That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances."
Obama said that commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable, and he noted that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution had established the freedom of religion. Obama, who has made improving ties between the United States and the Muslim world a cornerstone of his foreign policy, said: "Al Qaeda's cause is not Islam; it is a gross distortion of Islam," he stated. "These are not religious leaders; these are terrorists who murder innocent men, women and children."
On August 3, a New York city agency cleared the way for construction of a mosque and community centre two blocks from the site of the Sept. 11 attacks. Plans are for the 13-storey centre to include a 500-seat auditorium, art exhibition spaces and a swimming pool.


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