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I noticed how well the performance of 5N-183™ has been in the NDSU trials. To me that counts a lot on what varieties I choose for my fields. I planted it in 2015 and was really impressed with it!
We have been planting NuTech Seed the last 4 years, and the last three years we have been 100% NuTech corn and beans. This will be our 3rd season planting the G2® Genetics brand 196™* series. Last year 196 was a MSU State Champion. We can count on 196 to give us the drydown that we like and the ability to out yield most of the 102 day competition. Our opinion is that any grower that plants a 96 day hybrid should plant this one!
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Versatility is what lead me to plant 3273L™. It works extremely well on my poorer, stressed soils and performs very well under irrigation & in high yield environments. I am impressed with Liberty® herbicide as well. My clean fields are the talk of the town and harvest is a breeze since I'm not running weeds through my combine, just lots and lots of soybeans!
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3386L™ brand is the number one soybean in my district. It goes everywhere and the top-end yield potential is off the charts. 3386L has the best defensive package of any variety on the market. I really like how it handles Frogeye Leaf Spot and SDS in Missouri. Also, we've seen it handle wet feet the last two years which puts another feather in its cap.
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7240™ is a very versatile soybean. I have had them on my best ground, my most challenging ground, and on irrigated and dryland soils. I have had them on 36" ridge-till as well as drilled at 7.5" row spacing. They will yield with all the top competitive soybean varieties out there, but what sets them apart from the competition is the ease of harvestability. They have great late season standability, and I use far less horsepower and fuel because 7240 soybeans combine so easy.
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I have been selling and planting NuTech Seed sorghum for several years now and have been very pleased with the results. The complete portfolio that NuTech offers fits all of our planting windows and conditions. From early planted sorghum in cool soils to late planted double crop sorghum, I have had exceptional yield, emergence and stress tolerance in all row widths and tillage practices. It is exciting to be able to offer products that I am confident will perform in all of these conditions.
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We can all agree the PlayStation 4 is off to an amazing start. 10 million units sold in less than 10 months Sony couldn't have asked for more. Despite this amazing success Sony still has some problems that need to be fixed and ironically the solution to those problems include Sony new service which has problems itself. Now before I give you the solution let's look at the problem(s)
First is the PlayStation 3 people who have them still want to hold onto them for games they already own and future exclusive titles coming to the system. Normally this isn't a problem but when you want consumers to buy your new system you don't want your old system in their field of vision.
Second the Vita simply put systems aren't selling well and while it has a high attach rate major publishers are weary of bringing games to the console because they may not sell as well as they need them to
Third PlayStation Now IGN's own Colin Moriarty wrote about PlayStation Now and its awful pricing structure. What seemed like a godsend to many isn't living up to its potential and could be a huge disaster for Sony if people don't start using it.
I know these aren't the only problems Sony has when it comes to its consoles many hate how the PlayStation store works on the PS3. Developers have to port their older titles to the PS4 games like Journey, Unfinished Swan are great examples. Some PS4 owners are crying the system has no software. These are just a few of the major complaints out there now.
The Solution
Oddly enough the solution to these problems lies in the PS4 (Sony's huge success) and PlayStation Now (potentially Sony's biggest failure). PlayStation now needs to go from a simple rental service to a subscription service for backwards compatibility for the PS3 and the Vita. They still should offer rental options to consumers but at a flat price $7.99 for 30 days. Sounds simple right but think of what that does. Now you don't need to hold onto your PS3 to play your backlog of games or future PS3 tiles like Persona 5. That back log of games you've been planning on getting to but will honestly never touch you still have access to it. Those gamers crying there is no software for the PlayStation 4 get a flood of games to keep the quiet and Vita games are available to millions of Sony fans instantly without the need for expensive memory cards. The crappy PS3 store can slowly begin to shut down as consumers move over to next gen consoles and Sony has a huge feature they can hold over the competition.
All those problems solved with just a few changes to PlayStation Now, but who knows maybe you have better ideas or think this idea should be taken further let me know in your comments below.


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Recoll is a personal full text desktop search tool based on Xapian. It provides an easy to use, feature-rich, easy administration interface with a Qt-based GUI. Text, HTML, PDF, PostScript, MS Word, OpenOffice, Wordperfect, KWord, Abiword, maildir, and mailbox mail folder formats are supported, along with their compressed versions and quite a few others. Powerful query facilities are provided. Multiple character sets are supported, and internal processing and storage uses Unicode UTF-8. Stemming is performed at query time and the stemming language can be switched after indexing.
Release Notes: This release brings case- and diacritics-sensitive searches, complex search history recall, direct access to PDF page hits, and a number of other new features and bugfixes.
Mahotas is an image processing library for Python. It includes a couple of algorithms implemented in C++ for speed while operating in numpy arrays. The main algorithms are watershed and Otsu thresholding.
Release Notes: This version adds several new morphological functions: subm, cdilate, and tophat transforms. It adds border handling to functions where it was missing, such as border, euler, and bwperim. It includes a few fixes for older compilers.
Samba is a software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. It is freely available, unlike other SMB/CIFS implementations, and allows for interoperability between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients.
Release Notes: This is the latest bugfix release of the Samba 3.5 release series.
Jug is a task-based parallelism framework. Jug allows you to write code that is broken up into tasks and run different tasks on different processors. It uses the filesystem to communicate between processes and works correctly over NFS, so you can coordinate processes on different machines. Jug is a pure Python implementation and should work on any platform that can run Python.
Release Notes: This version adds --keep-going as an option to execute subcommands. It fixes many small bugs.
OpenXcom is a new engine for the old game UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense in the USA), a popular strategy videogame made by Mythos/Microprose in which you take control of the X-Com organization to fight off the alien menace invading Earth.
Release Notes: This is mostly a bugfix release with some new features. It adds a Hungarian translation and modular Rulesets, and fixes the crash when finishing research.
Candle App Platform is an XML-centric rich application development platform for both desktops and the Internet. It supports technologies like XSLT, XQuery, XML Scheme, XUpdate, XHTML, and SVG, and a new scripting language - Candle (Common ApplicatioN Development LanguagE).
Release Notes: This release makes Candle runs on Windows x64, Ubuntu x64, and Fedora, adds various enhancements to the Candle Web server (including file upload support), and adds various syntax cleanups and bugfixes.
jace is a cycle-accurate emulation of an enhanced Apple //e. Its modular framework makes it easy for developers to swap out components (video/cpu/etc.) or add new emulated hardware.
Release Notes: There have been no new features since 10/31, this release is just recompiled to support "older" 1.6 JRE users, as the author had accidentally set the IDE to 1.7.
Concurrency Kit provides a plethora of concurrency primitives and lock-less and lock-free data structures designed to aid in the design and implementation of high performance scalable concurrent systems. It was designed to minimize dependencies on operating system-specific interfaces, and most of the interface relies only on a strict subset of the standard library and more popular compiler extensions.
Release Notes: This release includes trydequeue functionality for ck_ring and bugfixes to ck_epoch for systems which dynamically register and unregister threads to and from an epoch object.
The cb2Bib is a tool for rapidly extracting bibliographic references from email alerts, journal Web pages, and PDF files. It facilitates the capture of single references from unformatted and non standard sources. Output references are written in BibTeX. Article files can be easily linked and renamed by dragging them onto the cb2Bib window. Additionally, it permits editing and browsing BibTeX files, citing references, searching references and the full contents of the referenced documents, inserting bibliographic metadata to documents, and writing short notes that interrelate several references.
Release Notes: This maintenance release fixes an issue with temporary files when operated remotely, adds some code cleanups and speedups, and sets minor improvements in keyword extraction.
FidoCadJ is a very easy-to-use editor, with a library of electrical symbols and footprints (through hole and SMD). Drawings can be exported in several graphic formats (PDF, EPS, PGF for LaTeX, SVG, PNG, and JPEG). Although very simple and not relying on any netlist concept, FidoCadJ can be considered a basic electronic design automation program. FidoCadJ uses a file format containing only UTF-8 text, which is very compact and suited for copying and pasting with newsgroups and forum messages. This determined its success, as it is quite versatile for simple mechanical drawings as well as for electronics.
Release Notes: This version has some bugfixes and a few new features and improvements to the user interface. Vertices can now be added and deleted from a polygon and a spline curve. A Dutch translation of the user interface and a Chinese translation of the user manual have been added.
Basenji is an indexing and search tool designed for easy and fast indexing of media collections. Once indexed, removable media such as CDs and USB sticks can be browsed and searched for specific files very quickly, without actually being connected to the computer. Besides file hierarchies and audio track listings, Basenji also presents extracted metadata (image dimensions, mp3 tags etc.) and content previews of indexed media in a clean and straightforward user interface.
Release Notes: This release adds the ability to rescan volumes, adds the ability to view found items in the main window, removes the menu bar and adds a chrome-like appmenu button, has misc. other GUI updates, adds CdCat import, adds a search criteria chooser for MS Windows, has KDE compatibility fixes, adds the ability to enter volume information while scanning, adds the ability to close windows via the esc key / delete items via the del key, removes deprecated Gnome-VFS and Gnome dependencies, and has speed improvements, miscellaneous other bugfixes, and updated/added translations.
v4l-utils is a collection of various video4linux (V4L) and DVB utilities. libv4l is an accompanying collection of libraries that adds a thin abstraction layer on top of video4linux2 (V4L2) devices. The purpose of this layer is to make it easy for application writers to support a wide variety of devices without having to write separate code for different devices in the same class. It consists of 3 different libraries. libv4lconvert offers functions to convert from any (known) pixel format to V4l2_PIX_FMT_BGR24 or V4l2_PIX_FMT_YUV420. libv4l1 offers the (deprecated) v4l1 API on top of v4l2 devices, independent of the drivers for those devices supporting v4l1 compatibility (which many v4l2 drivers do not). libv4l2 offers the v4l2 API on top of v4l2 devices, while adding support for the application transparent libv4lconvert conversion where necessary.
Release Notes: Various Pixart JPEG fixes were made. In libv4l, more laptop models were added to the upside-down devices table. Keytable gained support for Sanyo IR and the RC-5-SZ protocol, and missing buttons were added. Various improvements from the development branch were integrated.
pstoedit converts Postscript(TM) and PDF files to other vector graphic formats so that they can be edited graphically. The formats it can generate include tgif, fig, PDF, gnuplot, DXF, Java Applets, HPGL, WMF, EMF, LaTeX2e, SWF, and many others. pstoedit's framework can be used independantly by other programs.
Release Notes: A bug in the handling of the "-page" option was fixed. Support for 64-bit systems was improved. Some features for supporting the LaOS project were added.
This is Intel's fully optimized Fortran compiler for Intel-based CPUs. It complies with the Fortran 95 specifications.
Release Notes: Support was added for the latest instructions sets, such as Intel SSE SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2 and AES instructions. OpenMP support was improved. Support for additional Fortran 2003 and 2008 language features was added: ALLOCATE with SOURCE=, polymorphic source, FINAL subroutines, GENERIC keyword, Coarrays, CODIMENSION, SYNC ALL, SYNC IMAGES, SYNC MEMORY, CRITICAL, LOCK, ERROR STOP, and ALLOCATE/DEALLOCATE. Integration into various IDEs was improved.
The Intel C++ Compiler for Linux is a full fledged C/C++ compiler and debugger suite. Its aim is to provide outstanding performance for all Intel 32-bit and 64-bit processors, while not requiring the need for porting applications from other compilers. It provides optimization technology, threaded application support, and features to take advantage of Hyper-Threading technology. It is substantially source and object code compatible with GNU C, providing fullest compatibility with GCC and G++ 3.x/4.x both in terms of code and of API. It is thereby also easy to integrate with existing development environments.
Release Notes: Support was added for the latest instructions sets, such as Intel SSE SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2 and AES instructions as well as Intel Xeon Phi processors. Support for Intel Cilk Plus language extensions was added. C++11 and OpenMP support was improved. Integration into various IDEs was improved.
Cairo is a vector graphics library with cross-device output support. It currently supports the X Window System and in-memory image buffers as output targets. It is designed to produce identical output on all output media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available (eg. through the X Render Extension). It provides a stateful user-level API with capabilities similar to the PDF 1.4 imaging model and provides operations including stroking and filling Bezier cubic splines, transforming and compositing translucent images, and antialiased text rendering.
Release Notes: Many bugfixes and improvements were made.
Seed7 is a general purpose programming language. It is a higher level language compared to Ada, C++, and Java. In Seed7, new statements and operators can be declared easily. Functions with type results and type parameters are more elegant than a template or generics concept. Object orientation is used when it brings advantages and not in places when other solutions are more obvious. Although Seed7 contains several concepts of other programming languages, it is generally not considered as a direct descendant of any other programming language.
Release Notes: The function homeDir was added to the library osfiles.s7i. The libraries makedata.s7i and make.s7i were improved to support replacement macros. A check for division by zero with /:= was added to chkflt.sd7. The compiler (comp.sd7) was improved to use definitions of IEEE 754 float values. The program chkccomp.c was improved to manage more macros. The functions flt_div and flt_div_assign in fltlib.c were improved to work correctly when CHECK_FLOAT_DIV_BY_ZERO is defined. Several #defines were omitted from the makefiles. Explanations of several version.h #defines were added to read_me.txt.
GTK, which stands for the Gimp ToolKit, is a library for creating graphical user interfaces. It is designed to be small and efficient, but still flexible enough to allow the programmer freedom in the interfaces created. GTK provides some unique features over standard widget libraries.
Release Notes: An "inverted" property and support for RTL flipping were added to GtkLevelBar. Updates were made for Wayland protocol changes. Various memory leaks and other minor bugs were fixed. Translations were updated.
GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, and lists. GLib was previously distributed with the GTK toolkit, but has been split off as of the developers' version 1.1.0.
Release Notes: Signal handlers connected with g_signal_connect_object() are now automatically disconnected on target object destruction. The ->constructed vfunc is now called after all properties are set. g_type_init() is no longer necessary, and has been deprecated. GTask, a new GAsyncResult implementation, has been introduced. Unicode has been updated to 6.2. Various bugfixes and minor improvements have been made.
NFO Viewer is a simple viewer for NFO files, which are "ASCII" art in the CP437 codepage. The advantages of using NFO Viewer instead of a text editor are preset font and encoding settings, automatic window size, and clickable hyperlinks.
Release Notes: This release fixes an immediate crash resulting from bad use of Gtk.StyleContext on newer versions of PyGObject and/or GTK+.
Herold converts HTML files to DocBook files. It tries to detect the structure of the HTML code by analyzing the header elements. Herold is able to suppress table elements and to serialize the contents. Furthermore, you can exclude certain elements via XPath expressions.
Release Notes: This release fixes usage of invalid values for the align attribute and fixes wrong normalization of literal environments.
ccwatcher monitors the progress of computational chemistry calculations as they run. It has both a GUI and a command line interface to which it parses important output and plots SCF energies. It supports most computational chemistry programs via cclib.
Release Notes: A new plotting library can be used (qwt) instead of the gnuplot one; select it via the ccw_setup.py utility. ADF and Firefly parsing have been improved. Parsed text can now be colored, and the best SCF energies can be printed. There are many subtle improvements and bugfixes.
MDIFramework provides a ready-to-use architecture to ease the creation MDI-style applications in Java. It takes care of the overall architecture of the main window of the application, with a tabbed architecture, the presence of an HTML printable message area, and so on. It provides a generic API to manage lengthy actions, keeping the interface responsive, and taking care that actions are performed one at a time, without having to bother about it. It can add metadata to already opened files. It manages loading and unloading of external plugins at runtime.
Release Notes: This release adds two methods in the FileProperties class that redirect to the MetaData class. It adds several methods in the AbstractMDIApplication class and the TabbedApplication interface to close the currently selected tab, all tabs, or all tabs except the currently selected one. It renames the getprefroot method in the ConfigurationManager class to have a more readable name.
TheSSS (The Smallest Server Suite) is a lightweight server suite distributed as a live CD. It is designed for system administrators who need a small (less than 30MB) set of server software for small local area networks. The supported servers are FTP, HTTP, SFTP, SSH, and Telnet. A proxy server (Polipo) with the Tor anonymizer is also included. The main security components are a 4MLinux Firewall (based on iptables) and Clam AntiVirus.
Release Notes: This release is based on 4MLinux 4.1 Server Edition.
A tool for editing version-control repository history, reposurgeon enables risky operations that version-control systems don't want to let you do, such as editing past comments and metadata and removing commits. It works with any version control system that can export and import git fast-import streams, including git, hg, bzr, CVS, and RCS. It can also read Subversion dump files directly, and can thus be used to script production of very high-quality conversions from Subversion to any supported DVCS.
Release Notes: Ignores are moved among git/hg/bzr ignore files (but not yet translated). conversion.mk has been added to the distribution, describing a typical workflow. A bug that could result in incorrect timezone handling in git dates has been fixed.
A C language Web framework.
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Everton boss David Moyes felt Tim Cahill's sending off in the Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool was harsh.
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Everton boss David Moyes felt Tim Cahill's sending off in the Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool was harsh.
Cahill was shown a straight red card ten minutes from time for a late tackle on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
The sending off did not affect the outcome of the game as two quick-fire goals from Fernando Torres had put Liverpool in control prior to Cahill's dismissal.
"I have had a chance to look at and I don't see a red card tackle, I really don't," Moyes told the club's official website.
Surprised"I see a yellow card and I don't think it was the worst tackle in the game today. I think we were all really surprised it was a sending off."
Moyes was disappointed with his side's defending and concentration as Torres struck twice in three second-half minutes to give Liverpool the points.
"I wanted to give ourselves a chance after recent performances and get a foothold in the game and I thought we did that," added Moyes.
"In fact, I thought we defended very well especially up to half time. We limited them to very few opportunities so it was disappointing to lose by two goals in the early part of the second half.
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Greg, On 11/16/06, Greg Johnson <email@example.com> wrote: > I read (with some dismay) the interaction between you and Walter > Mundt (http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLRPC-75) over finally > adding support for introspection to Apache XML-RPC. I was not > altogether surprise that, after 5 months, 'the user lost interest' - > it seems a _very_ long period to negotiate over several obstacles > which turned out not to be obstacles (overloading). > > Can you clarify for me the current state of the code? I am trying to > use version 3 in the accepted way (system.listMethods, as widely > used) and get a NoSuchHandler error - I guess this means the patch > Walter proposed has not been included? Is this simply because he > didn't wish to provide further documentation? I am reading (with some dismay) your interpretation of what happened in XMLRPC-75. First of all, please be so kind that the first months of 2006 have been exactly that time frame when I was working very, very much on the implementation of version 3. Nevertheless, I considered introspection so interesting that I took the time to bring it into the very first beta release. I would also want you to note, that Walters first patch against 3.0 was submitted at 24/Feb. The full implementation, as proposed by Walter, was entered by me at 22/May, which is three months later. If you expect more speed, then I suggest that you jump into the project and start to contribute or pay for support. (And, if you do that, then I would ask you to inspect the average time between reporting a bug in the XML-RPC 3 project and resolving the bug, which is better than any professional support I am aware of.) Finally, if you have any issues with the current code, then I would like you to specify more details, preferrably in a Jira issue. > It would be great to see some mention of this issue on the main > website - it is a prety fundamental aspect that is available in most > other implementations. As I wrote in XMLRPC-75: Patches welcome. If you want something to be changed, do it. Jochen -- My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never. (Jack Benny) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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DMD Students Change Smiles, Change Lives in Guatemala
Comitancillo, Guatemala, is a place of weathered faces, of farmers who rise with the sun, and where ancient Mayan practices persist. The mountainous municipality of about 60,000 people is also remote to many modern amenities, including oral health care.
From October 16 to 28, 2013, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students Ben Irzyk and Greg Hein, both DMD 14, joined the non-profit organization Dentistry for All in their mission to help bring good oral health closer to the people of the impoverished community of Comitancillo (Comi).
Led by Executive Director and GSDM alum Brad Krusky DMD 93, Dentistry for All (DFA) is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing dental education and preventative, surgical, and restorative care to underserved populations around the world, including the Philippines, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. During Irzyk and Hein's stay in Comi, Dentistry for All saw its 20,000th patient. Irzyk observed that DFA is beginning to make an impact there, with patients returning for follow-up care and displaying better oral hygiene.
The greatest challenge faced by Irzyk, Hein, and the rest of the DFA team in Comi was limited time. Patients stood in line for hours waiting to be seen, most with more issues than could be attended to in a single visit. Only the most urgent needs could be addressed.
Irzyk and Hein were daunted on their first day in the clinic by the great amount of work with which they were tasked. Every night, however, the two planned how they would improve their productivity the next day and, in the end, exceeded their own expectations of their abilities. They each saw about 70 patients during their short time in Comi, performing extractions, composite and amalgam restorations, root canals, sealants, and prophylaxis.
The students immersed themselves in the native culture during their stay. They enjoyed traditional meals of tamales, rice and beans, and also less familiar fare. On market days, Irzyk enjoyed getting up early to see the pigs and cows being inspected, bought, and sold. They also visited a chuj, a traditional Mayan spa and sauna for cleansing the body, which was located at the house of the town's leader.
On the closing day of their visit, the townspeople presented the group with a feast, featuring performances by local children:
Irzyk returned to Boston much more confident in his clinical capabilities. Director of Global Initiatives and Assistant Professor of General Dentistry Kathy Held said, "Global externships expand dental students' cultural awareness and boost their clinical skills while also contributing to the health of underserved populations. Service learning is where it's at."
Said Irzyk, "As a group we were able to change smiles, and as DFA's motto goes, 'change smiles, change lives.'"
Irzyk continued, "It is an experience that every dental student, professor, private practitioner, or anyone related to the dental field should experience. It puts life into perspective in the States and reminds us exactly why becoming a health care professional is the career we chose."
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In this page you will find a list of all the different types of special weapons and armors that can be found in Monster Hunter Frontier G to date. The page will be updated over time as new types of equipment are released with future updates.
A weapon is called "Buki" (武器) in Japanese. Therefore, this kanji can be found in multiple pictures below.
SP Weapons are a special type of weapon that is unlocked at HR5. This category of equipment features recolored versions of existing weapons with different stats and attributes. The sharpness bars and their respective sharpness levels and unit counts are identical for all weapons within this category.
SP Weapons have 7 stages, these range from LV1 to LV7.
When taken on HR5 Quests and above (HR6 and G), these weapons will get a small bonus to attack (+10 true raw) and affinity (+20%).
Master Mark
Master Mark Weapons (親方印) are a special type of weapon that can often be found as an upgrade of event weapons. These weapons have the Weapon Handling skill built into them and allow the Hunter to sheathe/unsheathe their weapons 20% faster.
Evolution Weapons (進化武器) are a very special type of weapon that is exclusively made from Laviente materials. These weapons have 3 stages of which both consist of 100 levels each. These weapons have different bonuses depending on the weapon type that is being used. These bonus abilities are:
- Blademaster: able to equip Strong Sword Stones (強撃剣晶), which boost the weapon's attack power x1.2 and consumes sharpness at 4 times the usual speed while utilized.
- Heavy Bowgun: able to use Strong Acid Bomb (強酸弾) and Dragon Acid Bomb (龍酸弾). The type of ammo that can be used depends on the form and stage that was chosen when upgrading the Laviente HBG.
- Bow: able to equip Bomb Coating (爆撃ビン) and Strike Coating (打撃ビン).
Hardcore Weapons (HC武器) are hardcore versions of weapons. They feature a different aesthetic appearance like the HC monsters do, and have much lower rarity levels than their normal counterparts. Their stats are also significantly superior.
These weapons start appearing when a player reaches HR5 and unlocks Skill Rank (スキルランク). They have several upgrades and all require a dedicated Hardcore Carve from the Monster the weapon is made of. Rarity levels vary with each weapon.
Depending on whether the weapon is Blademaster or Gunners, they will have the following effect when brought to a Hardcore Quest (HC):
- Blademaster: Sharpness Bar Levels will all go up by 1 stage. Red becomes Orange, Green becomes Blue, and so on.
- Gunner: +40% Affinity.
Goushu Weapons (剛種武器) are another special type of weapon that is unlocked at HR5. They are made with Slaying Proof (討伐の証) obtained from Gou Monsters. All monsters within this category have their own Slaying Proof.
Traditionally, one would need 2 tickets to craft the base form of one of these weapons and another 3 (previously 5 tickets for base, and 20 for upgrade) to upgrade it before reaching their Tenran (天嵐) form. However, weapons of monsters introduced from Monster Hunter Frontier G2 onwards have significantly higher base stats and instantly upgrade into their Tenran forms.
Goushu Weapons have a wide range of different bonus effects depending on whether it is a Blademaster or a Gunner weapon. These effects are:
- Blademaster: grants the effect of Fencing +1 when Health and Stamina are at max. The respective bars will glow when this is the case.
- Light Bowgun: features Super Rapid Fire, allows chaining individual rapid fire salvos into an on-going hail of bullets that increases in number as the chain continues. For instance, if the first salvo consists of 4 bullets, the second in the chain will consist of 5, the third of 6 and so on. Recoil also steadily increases as the Super Rapid Fire goes on.
- Heavy Bowgun: enables the usage of the "Heat Cannon". This is an independent upgrade that can be bought and makes a bar appear that is filled when shooting bullets. The bar will start glowing once it has been completely filled and a special type of ammo will become usable to fire the Heat Cannon. Its animation is similar to the fire beam of a Gravios. It deals Artillery + Fire damage and is affected by Gunnery Skills.
- Bow: enables the usage of Bomb Coating, allows faster weapon sheathing and increases the attack bonus modifier for Power Coating from x1.5 to x1.6.
Tenran Weapons (天嵐) can be considered the first Hardcore upgrade to Goushu Weapons. These weapons require Soul Tickets (Heaven) from HC Goushu monsters and need 1 Hardcore carve. They have a green and reddish aura emanating from them when drawn.
In addition to the Fencing +1 effect of Goushu Weapons, they also receive a few more different bonuses depending on how many Tenran armor pieces are equipped while using these weapons. These effects are:
- Universal: Attack and Element/Status Up.
- Blademaster only: when used in conjunction with 2 armor pieces that are Tenran-level or higher, grants the effect of Sharpness Levels Up in the same way as it does for HC Weapons on HC Quests. This effect, however, is restricted to Goushu/Supremacy/G Quests only.
- Gunners only: increases the critical range by a set amount (applies to all Gunner-type weapons).
- Bows only: Increases the attack bonus multiplier for Power Coating to x1.7.
Supremacy Weapons (覇種) are the second upgrade in the Hardcore (SR) line for Goushu weapons. They do not feature any additional or boosted effects compared to their Tenran counterparts. They are merely another upgraded form of the same weapon.
The only real difference, other than their superior stats, is the color of the aura that emanates from them. It turns from green and red to blue and purple.
G Supremacy
G Supremacy Weapons (G級覇種) are the first G-Rank upgrade of a Goushu weapon. They also do not offer any additional bonus effects. Their stats are superior to their Supremacy counterparts but not by much. The most notable difference, rather, is that the aura has changed from Blue and Purple to Purple and Yellow.
Burst Weapons (烈種武器) are the second G-Rank upgrade of Goushu weapons. Aside from a different aura, which has changed significantly compared to all its former counterparts, Burst weapons feature vastly superior stats compared to any of its past forms. They also have one built-in G Skill as can be seen within the picture above. The skill reads Wrath Awoken.
Origin Weapons (始種武器) are the final upgrade of a Goushu weapon. They feature vastly superior stats compared to any of their past forms. Their stats are so great that they are even able to compete with G Lv50 weapons.
They also have an upgraded version of the G Skill they featured at their Burst form. In the picture above this shows as Issen +2. They have a lot of potential when used alongside with Origin armor pieces.
G-rank Weapons (G級武器) are the default type of weapon that can be crafted after attaining the status of G-rank Hunter. They are crafted with materials from the monster they originate from and some other miscellaneous items. These tend to be from small monsters or gathering.
What makes these unique is that they can be leveled up, rather than being "upgraded" in the traditional way. All G Weapons have 50 levels, with some gaining an upgrade to G Finesse at GR800. These weapons do not only gain attack power but also gain more sharpness, element and sometimes even affinity when upgraded.
G-rank Weapons are upgraded with all kinds of materials. These include materials from the monster it was made of, gathering materials, small monster materials, Hardcore Carves and G Hardcore Carves. From Lv30 on wards, these weapons start requiring items from Conquest War. At Lv48 they will also require the rarest item from its respective G-rank Monster, the 1% carve.
Something else that is also unique about these weapons is that they do not have decoration slots, but sigil slots instead making them different from your regular weapons.
G Finesse
G Finesse Weapons (G級技巧) are a special type of G-rank Weapon that can be created with items obtained from certain events. Though there exist a few exceptions, these weapons are not made from scratch at G level. Instead, they are upgraded forms of very specific normal and event weapons.
They are identical in every regard to regular G-rank Weapons when it comes to their upgrade system (Lv1 - Lv50) and having Sigil Slots. However, they differ in that they have a few bonus effects that regular G-rank Weapons do not. These bonus effects are:
- Grants the effects of Weapon Handling and Movement Speed +1.
- Increases the amount of CP obtained from carving, gathering, emergency missions and break rewards on Caravan quests by 20%.
Sky Corridor
Sky Corridor Weapons (天廊武器) are a unique type of weapon that is exclusive to the Sky Corridor (天廊, ten-rou). They are special in multiple ways when compared to any other weapon in the game. They are different in that:
- They are completely free to upgrade. It requires no money whatsoever.
- They can be completely customized according to one's personal liking (raw, sharpness, elements, status ailments).
- They can be equipped with Sky Corridor Gems, which instantly activate any skill they possess without taking up a skill slot on one's armor.
- Instead of using monster materials for upgrades, they use balls obtained from the Sky Corridor and some tickets obtained regularly through hunting HR5 Hardcore and GSR1 Monsters.
Although their power and potential varies with the weapon type, Sky Corridor weapons can, when upgraded carefully and any additional elements/ailments chosen in good knowledge, superior to other G-rank Lv50 weapon matching the same qualities.
Exotic Weapons (遷悠武器) are a new type of weapon that was introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier G7.
Exotic weapons can only be obtained at HR5 from hunting Exotic monsters to make their base forms, and then upgrade them into G-rank in a single upgrade, followed by one more to fully upgrade them. Tonfa and Switch Axe are made straight from G and only have one upgrade.
Although they can be made early, you are unable to upgrade/make these G-rank until you can hunt the G-rank Exotics at GR500.
Unique to this type of weapon is that they all have Speed Eating built-in, and have their own special type of slots. They are able to equip both decorations and sigils simultaneously.
Prayer Weapons (祈歌武器) are a new type of weapon that was introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier G10.1.
Prayer weapons can only be obtained from taking part in the Diva Defense event, which reward the Hunters taking part with special stones that craft and upgrade these weapons. These weapons are usually on par with that of a G-rank Lv50 weapon, but their true potential is unlocked when using buffs from the Diva Defense events Warsong Chapter.
After finishing the Prayer Chapter part of the event, the following Warsong Chapter will allow hunters to listen to the Prayer for different effects along with empowering the Prayer weapons hugely, these effects are:
- Attack Up
- Element Up (Bowguns not included)
- Weapon Feature always active
- Weapon Handling and Movement Speed +2
- Sharpness Up
Although these effects make this type of weapon extremely useful, it's only available for a very limited amount of time.
An armor is called "Bougu" (防具) in Japanese. Therefore, this kanji can be found in multiple pictures below. Defense, on the other hand, is called "Bougyo" (防御).
SP Armor (SP防具) is a special type of armor unlocked at HR5. Like SP Weapons, they also feature recolored version of existing armors. It does not possess any armor skill points by itself but can be equipped with SP Gems to make up for this. SP Gems can instantly activate 1 to 4 skills at once.
Having at least 1 SP armor piece will also grant a +100 Defense bonus on any quest that is HR5 or higher.
Hardcore (HC)
Hardcore Armor (HC防具) is the Hardcore upgrade of certain regular or premium armor sets. It offers Health Regeneration on HC Quests when Health is above 50% of its maximum value. This applies to any health level and is calculated from its established maximum at a given moment.
For example: 75 for a HP Bar of 150 and 20 for a HP Bar of 40.
Normal armors can be upgraded into Hardcore armor after FX Lv7 has been reached. Cash armors, on the other hand, can be upgraded into HC level once FZ Lv7 has been reached. However for more recent premium armors, the HC tier is skipped and the armor immediately upgrades into its HS form.
Below is a table containing the minimum amount of stamina required and health regeneration speed per certain amount of HC Armor Pieces:
|# of Pieces
|Health Regeneration Speed
|1 Health Point / 8 seconds.
|1 Health Point / 4 seconds.
|1 Health Point / 2 seconds.
|1 Health Point / 1.5 seconds.
|1 Health Point / 1 second.
These values also apply to Hunting Safeguard (HS) and G Hunting Safeguard (GS/GP) armor pieces.
Hunting Safeguard (HS)
Hunting Safeguard Armor (HS, 狩護防具) is an upgraded form of Hardcore Armor. It boasts higher defense than its previous forms and also has 2 additional bonus effects when used on HC Quests with either a Hardcore or a Tenran (or higher) Weapon.
The table below shows the defense bonus and damage reduction values per amount of armor pieces equipped:
|# of Pieces
|Defense Bonus
|Damage Reduction
The 2 bonus effects from this type of armor also applies to G Hunting Safeguard (GS/GP) armor pieces.
G Hunting Safeguard (GS/GP)
G Hunting Safeguard Armor (GS/GP, G級狩護) is the G-rank upgrade of Hunting Safeguard Armors and exclusive to premium kits. The GS tier is the first upgrade level and only offers a minor increase in defense, whereas the GP tier boasts a far more significant increase in defense.
Both tiers possess all the bonus effects of their predecessors and also add the same bonus effects granted by regular G-rank Armor Pieces. These bonus effects are:
- Attack bonus (+30 true raw) on G-rank Quests when 3 or more armor pieces are equipped.
- Skill Cap +1 when 3 armor pieces are equipped and Skill Cap +2 when 5 armor pieces are equipped.
A general trait of GP Armor pieces is that they are designed in such a way that they can fill in a particular role in custom skill setups (mix-sets). They make up for their lack in defense (when compared to regular GX-Level Armor Pieces) with the damage reduction that comes with it.
GP is currently the final tier of premium armor pieces (as of Monster Hunter Frontier G10).
G-rank Armors (G級防具) are the default type of armor that can be crafted in G-rank. Despite not having a special mark in their description, they do offers 2 bonus effects. These being:
- Attack bonus (+30 true raw) on G-rank Quests when 3 or more armor pieces are equipped.
- Skill Cap +1 when 3 armor pieces are equipped and Skill Cap +2 when 5 armor pieces are equipped.
G-rank Armors have 3 tiers: G (base), GF (2nd tier) and GX (final tier).
Unique to this type of armor is that almost all armors within this category can be converted into decorations for armor skills. This is only possible when an armor piece is at level 7 of a certain tier. There are 2 types of gems: Sword Gems (剣珠) and Gunner Gems (射珠) and both are created from their respective equipment type classes.
For GX-level armor pieces there exist 5 variations for both Blademaster and Gunner sets. These gems are marked as GX1 to GX5. The table below shows which armor piece converts into which GX decoration:
|Armor Piece
|GX Decoration #
It is important to carefully choose the armor piece and type when upgrading these to be converted into 1 of the 5 GX-decorations. Blademaster and Gunner versions both have their own unique skills.
Goushu Armors (剛種防具) are another special type of armor that is unlocked upon reaching HR5. Like Goushu Weapons, these are also made with Slaying Proof (討伐の証) from the respective monsters they are crafted from. Another thing all of these armor pieces have in common is that they all require a Rare Elder Dragon Gem (古龍種の稀珠) to craft.
Armor Pieces with the Goushu Mark provide a Skill Rank Up effect at certain health and stamina levels. This means that certain skills that can be "boosted", when applicable, will be ranked up by 1 tier.
For example: Critical Eye +3 will become Critical Eye +4 while the effect is active.
The health levels at which this "boost" effect is active depends on the amount of armor pieces that are equipped. The table below shows the health and stamina values that are required for the boost to take effect:
|# of Pieces
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
Tenran Armor (天嵐防具) are the first upgraded form of Goushu Armors and become accessible at HR5. They can be considered a Hardcore upgrade because of the different HC Carves they require to be crafted or upgraded.
In addition to the Skill Rank Up effect, Tenran Armor Pieces also grant the following bonus effects for Goushu weapons (and their upgrades) on HC (HR5), Supremacy (HR6) and G Quests:
- Attack Bonus (see table below).
- Element & Status (+2% per armor piece equipped)
- Sharpness Level Up when 2 or more pieces are equipped (Blademasters only).
- Critical Range Up when 2 ore more pieces are equipped (Gunners only).
|# of Pieces
|Attack Bonus
|Attribute Bonus
|SR Rarity Limit
The values given in the table above also apply to Supremacy (覇種), G Supremacy (G級覇種) and Burst (烈種) Armor Pieces.
Supremacy Armors (覇種防具) are the next upgrade after Tenran and 3rd stage in the Goushu armor line. They do not offer any additional bonus effects but do greatly reduce the amount of Health needed for the Skill Rank Up effect to remain in effect.
The table below shows the minimum Health and Stamina values once again, this time for Supremacy Armor Pieces:
|# of Pieces
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
|26 and higher
These values also apply to G Supremacy (G級覇種) Armor Pieces.
G Supremacy
G Supremacy Armors (G級覇種) are the first G-rank upgrade in the Goushu Armor line. They do not offer any additional of boosted bonus effects whatsoever. The only difference in comparison to their normal counterpart is the rarity level and the slightly higher defense it boasts.
Burst Armors (烈種防具) are the second G-rank upgrade in the Goushu Armor line. Unlike their predecessor, the G Supremacy Armors, they do offer a superior bonus effect. Not only do they boast much greater defense, they also permanently grant the Skill Rank Up effect, even with only 1 armor piece equipped.
Origin Armors (始種防具) are the final stage in the Goushu Armor line. It was introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier G7 and pioneered Gureadomosu as the first Origin Monster. It boasts even greater defense than its Burst predecessor, offers superior stat boosts and even G Skills.
Contrary to earlier stages of this armor line, Origin Armor pieces grant the effect of Sharpness Up and Critical Range Up even with just 1 piece equipped.
|# of Pieces
|Attack Bonus
|Attribute Bonus
Hiden Armors (秘伝防具) are a unique type of armor that is unlocked upon reaching HR6. Doing so will unlock the the Hiden Armor pieces for that specific weapon type. These armors offer the "Weapon Tech" (武器技) skills.
Although the armors are useless at base, they start to shine once they have been upgraded to their FX tier. This is the moment they get their signature skills to their maximum level and lose the negative tech skill they had thus far. They require certain HC Carves to be upgraded to F Lv1 and FX Lv1 and several thousands of HC Weapon Soul Tickets to be maxed out.
There are 2 paths for every Hiden Armor at their beginning stage. These are the White and Red path and both offer different skills. Upon reaching FX Level 7, both armor lines will split into another 2 colors each. White Hiden can be turned into G White Hiden or G Black Hiden, whereas Red Hiden can be turned into G Red Hiden or G Blue Hiden.
Once they have reached their G-rank stages, they will start requiring a plethora of GHC Carves (2%) and G Carves (1%). Their maximum level will become GF Lv7 until GR500 has been reached. When this is done, the armors will finally be able to be fully maxed and turned into the highly sought-after Hiden Gems (hiden-tama, 秘伝珠).
Having both the White Hiden and the Red Hiden Armors (or any of their G-rank stages) upgraded to at least FX Lv7 (G Lv1 for the G-rank paths) will grant the Great Hiden Tech (大秘伝) skill for both armors. The Great Hiden Tech skills offer Sharpness +1 for Blademasters and Attack x1.4 for Gunners.
The table below shows how many of the following items are required to fully upgrade a complete Hiden Armor set from it base to its max:
|魂 (souls)
|綬 (ribbons)
|勲 (merits)
For further clarification, the table below describes which Quest Ranks give which items:
|魂 (souls)
|綬 (ribbons)
|勲 (merits)
|HR5 Henshu
|HR5 Goushu & HR6
Important note: 勲 (merits) are obtained from normal G-rank Quests (so not set to HC mode) only after GR500 has been reached. Hence the GR1 mark.
Sky Corridor
Sky Corridor Armor (天廊防具) is a unique type of armor that, like the Sky Corridor Weapons, is made and upgraded exclusively with items obtained from the Sky Corridor, SR Tickets and GSR Tickets. Aside from having all qualities regular does, Sky Corridor armor pieces can also be equipped with special gems that give it qualities matching that of other types of special armor pieces. These special abilities are:
|Skill Rank Up
|Sharpness Level Up
|Origin Attack Up
|Element / Status Up
|Critical Range Up
|Power Coating Up
|Defense Up
|Damage Reduction
|Health Regeneration
|G-rank Armor
In short, it can be given almost every special armor effect in existence. It must be at the proper stage in its upgrade line to be able to gem certain skills onto the armor though. For instance, to gem on damage reduction it must be at least at HS level.
Exotic Armor (遷悠武具) is a new type of armor introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier G7. This type of armor consists of armorsets from other generations, the later 2nd Gen equipment like Nargacuga, and 3rd Gen like Zinogre and Barioth.
Armors of this type all have a specific armor skill built into them that can be found on every piece of their complete sets. The innate skills they possess varies with the armor. The skill within the picture reads Great Luck.


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Technical Data Apprenticeship
- Recruiter
- Airbus
- Location
- Filton, City of Bristol
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 24 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 17 Feb 2017
- Sectors
- Apprenticeships, Aviation
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Commercial Undergraduate Apprenticeship -
Reference Code 10337672 RA EN INT 1
- Site: Airbus Filton
- Target Group: Apprentice - UK
- Band / Level: Other
- Work Contract Type / Working Time: Apprenticeship / Full time
- Start Date / Duration: 11.09.2017 / 39 MONTHS
- Work Experience: No work experience
- Functional Area: CUSTOMER SERVICES AND SUPPORT / Product Support and Services
- Education:
Description of the job
Joining an Airbus Apprenticeship programme could be the ideal start to your career, just as it has been for many of our Senior Managers today. We consider our apprentices to be ideally qualified, with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to enable them to make an immediate contribution when they enter the workforce.
All our Apprenticeship programmes are around three to four years in duration and are undertaken at Airbus' UK sites and at our
partnership colleges and universities.
A Technical Data apprenticeship offers you the opportunity to acquire skills on a broad range of technical subjects related to commercial aircraft maintenance and operation. This will be achieved by working in various teams creating the technical manuals linked to the wings, landing gear and fuel systems of all Airbus products.
This department is part of Airbus Customer Service which is responsible for supporting the growing fleet of in-service aircraft. This involves answering airline queries and interacting with other departments in Airbus.
Technical Data converts engineering source data into instructions for an airline to safely maintain their aircraft in line with airworthiness authority directives. Much of our work is subcontracted and therefore we also manage the workload and deliverables from our subcontractor partners.
The apprenticeship will combine on-the-job work experience, with time at college, in the first year working to achieve a Level 2 Foundation course, learning about engineering operations, whilst achieving a number of technical certificates and company required qualifications. You will then study towards NVQ Level 3, as well as a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering.
To apply, you must have minimum of:
¤ Six GCSEs at grade C or above including English Language, Maths and Double Science. If Science qualification was taken as
single subjects, one of these must be Physics.
¤ Alternatively you must have 4 GCSEs at grade C or above including English Language, Maths, Double Science and an
Engineering BTEC. If Science qualification was taken as single subjects, one of these must be Physics.
You will also need to demonstrate the following skills within your application:
¤ Computer literate.
¤ Enthusiasm to learn and an interest in problem solving
¤ Self-motivated
¤ Excellent communication skills
¤ Excellent attention to detail, able to work methodically and with precision
¤ Ability to work both independently and as a proactive team player
Please note that you must also include a cover letter as part of your application for this programme which demonstrates your
interest in aerospace and motivation to join the apprenticeship programme.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments to allow you to access and participate fully in the Assessment Centre. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. If you wish to discuss this further please contact via email firstname.lastname@example.com. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Airbus Group is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.


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VA announces $8M for adaptive sports for disabled veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced last week the availability of up to $8 million in grant funding to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and disabled service members.
The new program provides grants to eligible entities to plan, develop, manage and implement appropriate adaptive sports activities. Funding may be used for such things as training, program development, equipment, recreation therapists, coaches, sports equipment, supplies, program evaluation and other activities related to program implementation and operation. Get the details at www.va.gov/adaptivesports.
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Good Neighbors inducted on post
Three community members were inducted as III Corps and Fort Hood Good Neighbors during a dinner July 22 at Club Hood. Lee Callan, John Crutchfield and William Parry III were added to the list of 45 people to earn the title since its inception in 1996.
Callan, a civilian fixed-wing and rotary-wing pilot, not only opened his ranch to the 21st Cavalry Brigade for training, the security forces assistance program and more, but he also encouraged neighboring ranchers to do the same.
Crutchfield, president of the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce, played a large part in establishing an excellent understanding and partnership between the on- and off-post community, and is the current president of the local chapter of the Association of the United States Army.
Parry is the executive director of the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance, a Killeen-based nonprofit organization that advocates Fort Hood and all defense-related industries, institutions and organizations in the Central Texas region. He also is a former Fort Hood garrison commander.
Rose L. Thayer
Fort Hood soldier dies from illness
Officials released Friday the name of a soldier who died from an illness sustained in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Pfc. Donnell A. Hamilton Jr., 20, of Kenosha, Wis., died Thursday at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.
He entered active-duty service in October 2012 as an armor crew member. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, since April 2013.
Hamilton was deployed to Afghanistan from July 2013 to March. Hamilton's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
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13th Sustainment changes command
Maj. Gen. Clark W. LeMasters Jr. relinquished command of the 13th Sustainment Command to Col. (promotable) Rodney D. Fogg during a ceremony July 23.
Fogg previously served as the executive officer for the commander of the materiel command in Alabama. This is his first time stationed at Fort Hood, and he is joined by his wife, Janie, and one of their three daughters.
Commissioned in 1987 at East Tennessee State University, Fogg has deployed twice to Iraq, once to Haiti and once to Somalia.
"I'm absolutely honored to stand before you today," Fogg said. "We are so privileged to take command of the 13th Sustainment Command ... humbly stepping up beside those leaders and soldiers who established and sustained the unit's outstanding reputation and history."
LeMasters moved to serve as deputy chief of staff for logistics and operations for the Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Read the full story at KDHnews.com/military.
Rose L. Thayer
Fort Hood honors 29 civilians for actions in April 2 shooting
Army officials recognized 29 civilians last week for their actions during the April 2 shooting that left four dead and 16 injured. The honored civilians included employees of the Directorate of Emergency Services who worked as police officers, firefighters and 911 dispatchers at the time of the shooting.
The individuals were recognized for their contributions to Fort Hood's response in a moment of crisis.
A total of 13 people received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service, eight people were awarded the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, and an additional eight individuals received the U.S. Army Garrison Certificate of Appreciation. According to DES officials, 80 people within DES were identified for some type of award. Read the full story at KDHnews.com/military.
Chris McGuinness
After-action review on water shortage
The July 12 water main break may have shut down post for a day, causing thousands of soldiers and Army contractors to not report to work, but Directorate of Public Works Director Brian Dosa said he was proud of the response of leaders and residents.
"It was a good decision not to bring in (all personnel)," Dosa said Friday. "We did a tremendous job working through this crisis with the corps leadership."
Post officials are conducting after-action reviews to determine ways to improve response should another water crisis occur. In August, Dosa said he will meet with the water district that supplies Fort Hood. Read full story at KDHnews.com/military.
Rose L. Thayer


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So I asked this girl on a date for this Friday who I've been talking to on and off for the last month and a half. I don't know if its a pity date cause when I asked her at first she never got back to me with whens a good day but she said yes so I was persistent about it and we agreed to go out this Friday night after she gets out of work and she said if anything changes she'll be sure to let me know. another thing is it looks like she was flirting a little bit in the text cause I told her that she will have a lot of fun that night and she said "haha you think I'll have fun and I told her "from what you told me you are a very fun person and I am as well so I'm confident you will have a lot of fun" and she sent "lol" with the emoji of blushed cheeks thats smiling. My question is do you girls think its a pity date and will it actually happen?
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It's hard to say without knowing more about your relationship with her. I've had girls offer pity dates to formals and whatnot, but these were girls who knew my history of inexperience with girls and wanted to "help" me out by giving me some success. I bailed when I figured it all out. They felt bad for me and had good intentions, but no guy wants a girl to date him out of pity.00|00|0
We never actually hung out before so this would be the first time meeting face to face but also our first date. And the last few times we texted she would be flirty with me
That doesn't sound like a pity date.
yea and when I basically told her that I want to take her on a date we agreed on Friday night after she gets out of work because she said ""if you don't mind going out after I get out of work thats fine". So it looks like she actually wants to go on a date with me
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Karan Johar turned 40 today. And his big birthday bash has been in news for quite sometime now, because of Priyanka Chopra's exclusion from the party. But Karan Johar says that he shares a very good professional relation with Priyanka Chopra.
Karan Johar in an interview to a leading daily said, "Who said PC wasn't invited? I never commented. She has always been on this (guest list). I have had a very warm and wonderful professional equation with Priyanka. She is very much on the list."
Karan Johar added, "We have worked together in Dostana (2008) and Agneepath (2012), two standing pieces that have done very well for us. So, there's no reason why anything should change now or in the future."
Karan and Priyanka had a fall-out when Priyanka's friend indirectly blamed Karan Johar for backbiting. After knowing this Karan Johar took to Twitter to vent out his anger and wrote that "Using their hired PR machinery and hiding behind so called "friends" to get news into tabloids is nothing but spineless and lame!!!"
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DUBLIN — Irish, European and International Monetary Fund officials mounted tough negotiations Friday over terms of a massive credit line for Ireland's debt-crippled banks — with the fate of Ireland's prized low business taxes in the firing line.
Irish officials said talks were under way at several locations in Dublin involving different government departments and agencies and more than 40 officials from the European Central Bank and Washington-based IMF. Most arrived Friday.
The Irish rescue is the latest act in Europe's yearlong drama to prevent mounting debts and deficits from overwhelming the weakest members of the 16-nation eurozone. Greece was saved from bankruptcy in May, and analysts say Portugal could be next in line after Ireland for an EU-IMF lifeboat.
Officials on all sides cautioned that the Dublin talks could stretch into early December, after Ireland gives more clarity on its plans by publishing a four-year outline for slashing €15 billion ($20.5 billion) from its deficit — forecast this year to reach a stupendous 32 percent of economic output.
The Irish government said the plan, to include €4.5 billion in cuts and €1.5 billion in new taxes for 2011 alone, will be published by Tuesday — but won't include any change to its 12.5 percent rate of corporate tax, among the lowest in Europe.
Officials in Germany, France, Britain and Austria argue Ireland should be prepared to raise that rate, which since the 1990s has been Ireland's most powerful lure for attracting the 1,000 multinationals that have chosen Ireland as a European Union base.
They argue it's not fair for Ireland to receive aid from EU partners while simultaneously sticking to a tax policy that amounts to unfair competition.
Ireland says the low tax policy is an essential anchor for keeping employers who generate a fifth of Ireland's gross domestic product and provide the healthiest stream of tax revenue.
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, speaking ahead of Friday's talks, said the defense of the 12.5 percent rate was "a red line" that Ireland would not allow the IMF to cross.
Ireland has been deeply reluctant to accept any EU-IMF bailout, stressing that the state itself has cash reserves sufficient to last until mid-2011. It fears that any EU-IMF offer will come with too many unpalatable conditions.
But Ireland's hand has been forced by a recent run on deposits at Irish banks, which are already receiving a minimum €45 billion bailout. The European Central Bank has been stemming deposit losses with short-term loans that have ballooned to a reported €130 billion, a quarter of the ECB's eurozone loan book.
Irish media say the ECB last week leaked rumors of its unhappiness with Ireland, triggering the current intervention.
Ireland's representative on the Frankfurt-based bank, Irish Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan, said Thursday he expects Ireland to receive a credit line worth tens of billions of euro that would serve as a backstop for Irish banks struggling to access funds elsewhere.
Critics of Ireland's low tax on business profits say raising it would be the quickest way to increase state income without hurting consumers. According to Eurostat, corporate tax rates in the eurozone average 25.7 percent, and only Cyprus and Bulgaria are lower than Ireland with rates of 10 percent.
Germany and France, whose rates stand at 29.8 percent and 34.4 percent respectively, have spent the past decade grumbling as some of their own companies and a disproportionate share of U.S. multinationals choose Ireland.
"There's only one real reason for that, namely the avoidance of taxes," said Markus Ferber, a member of the European Parliament for the German Christian Social Union, part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition.
Irish business lobbyists say it would be crazy for the former Celtic Tiger to increase taxes on foreign investors at the moment when Ireland is shedding domestic jobs and depending on high-tech exporters to lead a recovery.
"Higher rates would mean less revenue for the state, as investment and jobs have the potential to move to countries outside the EU. This would not be in Irish interests or in the interest of the wider EU," said Danny McCoy, director of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, which represents 7,500 employers.
But many more Irish people express disbelief that — in the midst of a crisis caused by Dublin bankers who gambled hundreds of billions on property deals gone bust — the government is bailing out those same banks and defending profits for wealthy multinationals like Microsoft, Intel and Google.
The Rev. Sean Healy, a Catholic priest who leads a pressure group called Social Justice Ireland, called the government focus on protecting bondholders and Fortune 500 companies "hypocritical and deeply unjust."
"By taking so many things off the table, the IMF and the government have created a situation where most of the adjustments will be made at the expense of the weak, the sick, the vulnerable and the working poor," Healy said.
There were few signs Friday of protest on the streets of Dublin, only private expressions of shock and disgust that Ireland's economy had been mismanaged so badly and fallen so quickly since 2008.
"There's no point protesting. We've gambled away our sovereignty, and all we can do is try not to make matters worse," said Eamon Delaney, a newspaper vendor. "Our own leaders have made such a shambles of it, the IMF crowd will hardly do worse."
Editorial cartoons displayed on Delaney's newsstand reflected the defeated mood. One pictured Prime Minister Brian Cowen as a street vagrant begging a passing IMF official for change. Another showed Lenihan spreadeagled by an EU mugger — who, rather than demanding his cash, tells the reluctant finance chief: Here, take MY wallet!
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Taylor won't leave Toon
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has every intention of retaining the services of Steven Taylor this summer.
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Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has every intention of retaining the services of Steven Taylor this summer.
The 24-year-old has been thrust into the transfer spotlight of late, with reports suggesting he could be set to depart his boyhood idols.
An alleged training ground bust-up with team-mate Andy Carroll last term has helped to fuel the speculation, with Taylor forced to sit out the final few weeks of the season as a result of an injury sustained in the incident.
A number of Premier League clubs would be willing to take the Geordie were he to become available, with the former England U21 international regarded as a reliable performer at the heart of any back four.
Hughton, though, is determined to keep Taylor at St James' Park and fully expects to have him at his disposal when Newcastle reacquaint themselves with the Premier League in 2010/11.
"He's a big talent and a local lad with the club at heart," said the Magpies manager.
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There was a great New York Times piece on Jerry Seinfeld last month. You should read it. Here are some of his musings:
I had a joke: "Marriage is a bit of a chess game, except the board is made of flowing water and the pieces are made of smoke." This is a good joke, I love it, I've spent years on it. There's a little hitch: "The board is made of flowing water." I'd always lose the audience there. "Flowing water? What does he mean?" And repeating "made of" was hurting things. So how can I say "the board is made of flowing water" without saying "made of"? …
The breakthrough was doing this (Seinfeld traced a square in the air with his fingers, drawing the board). Now I can just say, "The board is flowing water," and do this, and they get it. A board that was made of flowing water was too much data. Here, I'm doing some of the work for you.
So what does Jerry Seinfeld have to do with PowerPoint?
He used a visual to convey meaning. He shortened his spoken line, making it more powerful and easier on the audience. And he let his visual do some of the work.
Properly used, PowerPoint can convey meaning. It can shorten your spoken words, making them more powerful and easy on your audience. And you can let your slides do some of the work.
Notice that Jerry didn't put his spoken line into his visual. That would be redundant. And it would confuse his audience trying to comprehend spoken words and reading simultaneously. Nor should your spoken words be in your slides.
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Digging for efficiencies
The mining industry is tapping information technology know-how as it tries to push down production costs
ANDREW ROBERTSON, PRESENTER: As demand for iron ore ebbs and flows, mining companies are being forced to respond more quickly to market changes.
Many are using technology to try and improve their supply chain management, which should lead to lower costs and better efficiencies, as Emily Stewart reports.
EMILY STEWART, REPORTER: Computing giant IBM built an empire on digital information. Now the mining industry is tapping into that know-how to make smarter business decisions.
MURRAY BRUCE, DIRECTOR, NATURAL RESOURCES IBM: To have strong data backing up the decisions you're making is quite critical to smarter mining.
EMILY STEWART: IBM is using a mathematical modelling program designed to create more efficient supply chains. It was originally designed to deliver savings in telecommunications and defence, but has been adapted to meet the growing demand for efficiency in the resources sector.
MURRAY BRUCE: Whereas a year ago you'd have long-term contracts being the predominant part of your business, now we're seeing a lot of spot cargos, and the market dynamics are changing on a day-to-day basis.
EMILY STEWART: Iron ore minor Crosslands Resources is planning to expand its Jack Hill mine site in Western Australia.
ROLAND BARTSCH, VICE-PRESIDENT OF GEOLOGY, CROSSLANDS RESOURCES: Innovation is very important because the higher-grade resources that the mining industry was built on are slowly getting scarcer and the quality of the resources are dropping away, and the next generation of iron ore deposits are lower grade and require far more processing and optimisation to develop them.
EMILY STEWART: And it's cutting costs and gaining efficiencies with a radical rethink of its supply chain.
ROLAND BARTSCH: The advantages of being able to model and simulate the whole supply chain is that these are long-term projects with 40-year mine lives, and we need to be able to demonstrate, to both our shareholders and to our customers, ability to be able to deliver a product on-grade and the tonnages that we're forecasting.
EMILY STEWART: Crosslands has found 10 million tonnes of efficiencies per year to moving to a just-in-time model of supply.
MURRAY BRUCE: It's not a matter of looking at demand and only digging it out when there's demand. It's moving to a just-in-time model with the market to give them the mix and blend of the ore bodies they require to run the steel mills.
EMILY STEWART: Further north, in the Pilbara, cyclones can have a devastating impact on production. Production at BHP alone fell 8 per cent in the March quarter because of disruptions to mines and ports. IBM is working on adapting weather modelling in the hope of better preparing miners for weather events.
MURRAY BRUCE: What we're likely to see in the future is more work in terms of computational geosciences and better modelling of ore bodies.
EMILY STEWART: Computerisation is already controlling driverless trucks for the big miners, and increasingly, a digitalised future may control production and profit.