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How Feile Na Marbh or 'Feast of the Dead' became Halloween
Columnist Edythe Preet explores the origins of Halloween
Published Thursday, October 24, 2013, 8:05 AM
Updated Thursday, October 24, 2013, 5:04 PM
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duncaolog | Oct 24, 2012, 11:01 AM EDT
I can only speak for Sligo where I grew up. We had no 'trick or treat'. First place I saw it was on emigrating to America. We did duck for apples and coins and went out making mischief (in imitation of the spirits of Samhain I suppose) The 'celebration' of Halloween that I see now owes much more to American influence and commercialism than the spirit of Samhain. For more on this read: 'Echoes of a Savage Land' (http://www.sligoheritage.com/books.htm)
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kinvara7 | Nov 02, 2011, 04:35 PM EDT
I knew you wouldn't contribute anything; that was my point George: you're a hypocrite. You filled a couple of posts with your usual rants about 'the modern Irish' abandoning their rich lore etc., and despite other posters contributing examples you contributed none. You are a proven liar and there is no doubt in my mind that you have lied in your posts below (I'm sure others will draw the same conclusion). The only thing I offered were my experiences of Halloween and how it is practiced where I live. In contrast you can only contribute rants based on ignorance and your own prejudices 'backed up' by IC articles.
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GeorgeDillon | Nov 01, 2011, 04:25 PM EDT
kinvara--you've gone from lore to bore. You are an utter fool if you think I'm going to write notes on Halloween lore and traditions for empty-heads such as you. Enough already. But if you again try your stupid stunt of pointing a Leprechaun fantasy for American readers, know that I'll be here to offer them reality, not raimeis. By the way, how many Poles made it to the Tlachtga "ceremonies" this year? What do you mean, you don`t know where Tlachtga is?
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kinvara7 | Nov 01, 2011, 07:16 AM EDT
George: I know where the festival is located, that is why I thought it was strange that your 'cousin' came from the same county; the fact that you mention this coincidence again only confirms my suspicion. I never said Irish people ALWAYS used the phrase "trick or treat" however it has been used in Ireland for decades (not just fifteen years as you stated). I also made the subtle point that neither did the Irish ALWAYS make Barmbrack, and the point that it was the 'modern Irish' that revived the ancient festival in Meath. Please read my detailed posts carefully and you will learn something. You say that you 'don't blame immigrants for anything'… well then why do you drag them into your rant about the 'death' of the Irish Halloween? Oh yes George, you are the 'keeper' of Irish lore… did it ever occur to you George that the books you have read have been read by other people too? Some of us have been lucky enough to hear these stories passed down. In any event, despite my polite request you have yet to relay some of this Irish lore that you apparently keep alive. I at least wrote about some, as did another poster; you on the other hand offered nothing which makes you a hypocrite. So instead of continuing your aimless rant, why don't you relay some of the lore that you are keeping alive? That would be more welcome.
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seanomelbourne | Oct 31, 2011, 09:49 PM EDT
Your an idiot georgy boy I proved your ranting were incorrect. You are too blinded by your hate of the Irish to be rational go bother your trailer thash neighbours with your illconceived drivvel and take a bottle of hootch with you I'm sure your are in a constant state of drunkeness.
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GeorgeDillon | Oct 31, 2011, 03:43 PM EDT
What scares you, kinvara and your equally ignorant buddies (e.g the fool who has his brains down under) is that I know Ireland, and I know the United States. When people in our country ask me about Ireland I always tell them the unvarnished truth--the good, the bad and--in your case--the plain stupid. And only an utter nitwit like kinvara could claim that I "blame the immigrants". I don`t blame immigrants for anything, in fact I don't even blame fools like kinvra for anything other than being a stupid bore! The knowledge of Irish Halloween lore is of course, despite what the kinvara klown tells us, quite rare. Kinvara certainly doesn`t possess it. Proof for example is the fact he even suggested that Irish people have always used the phrase "trick or treat". Of course anyone who knows anything realizes the phrase is an American import, just like 100% of the Irish Halloween of today. As to kinvara not believing I have a relative working in Meath, this fool kinvara doesn't even know that the Festival he keeps trying to tell us about, the one no one in Ireland has heard of, was actually held--guess where--in Meath! You`re a chump kinvara, stop wasting our time here with your bigoted nonsense.
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kinvara7 | Oct 31, 2011, 01:09 PM EDT
You say I haven't made one substantive point, but the truth is I have made plenty. That's why you are descending into rants and blaming the immigrants and misspelling Shakespeare –twice! I have spoken a little about the lore you so love to talk about, as have others, yet you have passed on nothing -hypocrite. You say that what I describe is a 'sham bogus' Halloween, yet all I have done on this and the other thread, is explain my experiences of Halloween… perhaps if you knew more about Ireland outside of what you can google on the internet, then maybe you could understand how Halloween is celebrated. Now, just like before, there are people who enjoy lore and there are those that don't; people who practice traditions and those that don't; if you think that it was different before, then you are very naive. Such matters are taught in schools and discussed in the media etc., so the origin of Halloween is common knowledge here. You must be very foolish if you think that the 'knowledge' you possess is unique or rare. As I said in the previous thread, if you could reply with some manners and instead of ranting, relayed some of the lore you keep talking about… now that would really scare me.
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kinvara7 | Oct 31, 2011, 01:09 PM EDT
George: Why don't you tell us what the Irish Halloween is… from your vast experience. Did I say Halloween is taught in colleges, or did I say folklore was? As regards the festival at Tlachtga (which you clearly knew nothing of) my point was very simple: an ancient festival revived by us the 'modern Irish', what does that say about our love for the past? I very much doubt that you have a cousin teaching in Meath (you often pepper your posts with information gathered after skyping this or that relative, or 'on my last business trip to Ireland' blah, blah, blah… it just sounds like you're trying too hard to give your posts authenticity; what you really mean to say is 'the last time I did a google search'). Even taking your imagined class at face value: doesn't that show that such matters are taught in schools just like I said? I'm going to ignore all the references to immigrants (you really need to change the record).
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GeorgeDillon | Oct 31, 2011, 10:57 AM EDT
kinvara wants Americans to buy into his Fool's Fantasy about Ireland. I on the other hand will not flinch from the reality. In this case the reality is that the version of Halloween now practiced in Ireland owes 100% to Hollywood and the USA, and 0% to Irish lore and traditions. His point that Halloween is taught in the colleges shows how much of a fool kinvara is. Shakepeare is taught in the colleges too--does that mean the Irish are experts on Shakepeare? What a dope you are, kinvara, you and your crazy references to Tlachtga. Take a stroll down O'Connell Street and ask people what they know about the Festival of Tlachtga. The Africans will laugh at you and the Poles will say "Me no Speak English". The Irish, if you can find any on O'Connell Street, will tell you to F* off! In three consecutive posts you didn't make one subtantive point. Sundry clowns like the guy in australia and kinvara want to sell us a sham bogus Halloween--won't work as long as I am here to unmask such Fraudsters and Fools. In fact on the weekend I was on skype with my Irish cousin, who is a high school teacher in Meath. She told me that NOT ONE of her class of 17 year olds knew that halloween sprang from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. So we can see that the ignorance shown by kinvara etc is quite widespread.
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kinvara7 | Oct 31, 2011, 08:30 AM EDT
I was in town earlier and saw the Halloween display in the shop: barmbrack, apples and nuts etc; I know that there will be plenty of bonfires too. I wonder what knowledge the people who began the festival at Tlachtga had of barmbrack? Would they have considered it an unwelcome addition? I doubt it. Finally, you chastised seanomelbourne for being 'unable to answer [your] arguments', I think you are being kind to yourself by referring to what you wrote as 'arguments'. I agree with his description of them as rants, but you're a good laugh all the same.
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kinvara7 | Oct 31, 2011, 08:25 AM EDT
I note that you didn't make any reference regarding the ceremony on the hill of Tlachtga; what does it say about the 'modern Irish' that such ancient traditions are revived by us? What does it say about our love for such things, when we have University departments dedicated to folklore? I note that you ignored my comment regarding the media coverage here of the origins of Halloween and folklore. You also made very ignorant remarks regarding my comment on how traditions change. The tradition of going from door to door in disguise receiving food existed in Ireland. Along with this there was a tradition of playing tricks on neighbours during Halloween, particularly ones that were seen as mean or arrogant. It is easy to see how these practices evolved into the phrase "Trick or Treating". So yes, George, going to houses in disguise, and playing tricks were very much part of how Halloween is and was traditionally celebrated in Ireland; does it matter that we now call this Trick or Treating? I don't think so.
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kinvara7 | Oct 31, 2011, 08:24 AM EDT
@GD: I don't know where to begin. You praised the author of the article and then said that "the Irish are now totally ignorant of their folklore and traditions." I think eiregirl summed it up pretty well when she said every Irish person she knew was aware of the matters covered in the article; it's common knowledge here. She also spoke of the pooka (as have I) I don't know if you have relayed any of the Irish lore that you so love to talk about; or do you just like to give it lip service and use it for negative purposes like your 'use' of the Irish language?
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seanomelbourne | Oct 30, 2011, 06:06 PM EDT
Not interested in commenting on the mundane and the ridiculous Georgy boy, your anti Irish rants are well known on this site.I was trick and treating in Dublin 60 years ago you ignorant moron.Hollywood borrowed trick/ treat from the Irish.
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GeorgeDillon | Oct 30, 2011, 08:07 AM EDT
seanomelb-- You're unable to answer my arguments so you just shout abuse. What a fool you are.
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Blackthorn62 | Oct 29, 2011, 07:04 PM EDT
Very interesting. I always liked the idea that the space between the world of the living and the world of the dead "was thin" on All Hallow's Eve. And evidently the Church did not fool anyone-the traditions survive.
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I would love it if Avril did a uk tour this year and maybe stop off at sheffield(hint hint).Who else wants a uk tour? and where abouts in the uk do you want her to go to.
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dont know why shes only doing 2 shows she did more last time and still sold out them the first one being glasgow as that was the first show on the tour last time wish she was coming here again.get merchandise this time could get any last time by the time i had money they took it off the shop on the site
Yeah i agree, i had the same feeling when i saw only VIP tickets were available at Jakarta concert and that's why i worry about that .
But we can hope a change! Because i want to meet her !
I think UK tickets sale will tell us more about that.
And if no meet and greet for this tour, i will have to wait for an other tour.
not fair shes only doing 2 dates london and machester.they are on both dates my mum dosent work but if i would get to go thats different story problery wont get to.i wanted to go to london if miley cyrus came if she was only doing a few dates like what avrils doing but even though i wanted to go im disapointed for the tour dates that i might just have to watch youtube videos if i wasnt going to get to go in the first place
PLEASE COME TO BIRMINGHAM.....!!! I am a massive fan and have been for ages and my Niece is now in to you and it is her Birthday in July, I would so love to buy her tickets for the show, but alas she is not really old enough to travel all the way to either London or Manchester with just me and in addition miss a day from school to get there, especially as she is in her final year!
Avril, add some more dates so you will tour more of the UK, and ensure you include Birmingham!!
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I think, with a bit of common sense, it will be easy to work out roughly where Avril will play.
London -o2 or Wembley Arena but the o2 offers excellent seating all round. Birmingham NEC. Manchester and Glasgow.
I don't think Avril will perform at smaller venues, even though it would be great (but tickets would be rare). Commercially, it makes sense that if Avril can fill 12-15 dates accross the UK at large arenas, and also sell alot of merchandise, then her label would want her to do that.
Have you seen the "Black Star" Shangai concert footage taken from people's phones on the 5th May 2011? I found it today. Looks great, and the arena was massive!
I cannot wait for the UK tour! I have already started saving! Hope there will be VIP/M+G Packages. I am going to try and go to as many shows as possible. I think the tour will be a lot smaller this time round like apollo's instead of arenas. Avril did say she wanted that, its more intimate. So excited!!!
i've never seen her live before, i was never allowed to go as a kid ): but i am allowed to go this year, i'm SO UNBELIEVABLY EXCITED fdgjkhfsdf
does anyone know when avril will be releasing the tour dates for the UK? it's only next month! or june... you know what i mean
I have to say I have always loved Avril Lavigne (even though I'm not even a adult) and I'm sure many people will agree with me I have never seen her on tour. I would love it if she could. I wouldn't mind where it was- but preflebly in The Royal Albert Hall or somewhere else in London. Someplace in or near Manchester would still be OK just as long as I got tickets! Although I'm kind of saying that I would definetly go money still pops up alot with things like this so if Avril Lavigne does decide to do a UK tour I and most other people hope that the prices arn't too big. I don't reaaly care about the traveling side of things but I'm sure others do- therefore she should do them all around the country. I still have loads more to say.
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Let's see, it's been quite a few years since I last saw Avril, way back on her first tour. Think I saw her about 6 times all round the UK, then I went over to Sydney for the sole purpose of meeting some other Backbone (fan club back then) members and watching her twice there.
Then on her second tour I think I saw her about 3 times, so all in I think it's about 11 gigs. Each one was fantastic, and I loved the sparkly things in Sydney! Had the unfortunate luck to be at her gig in Ireland on her first tour (I think it was her first tour), anyone who was there will know why I say unfortunate.
I've seen her in Edinburgh, possibly, or it could have been Glasgow, it was a while ago so exact locations slip my mind, whereas gigs and events don't. Saw her in Birmingham, London, Manchester, oooh, and Paris on my birthday, which was a nice birthday present to myself!
So, having said all that, the chances are she will tour the UK, as most bands/groups/artists do as we tend to have decent stadiums/arenas etc to play, and, generally, people have the disposable income necessary to go to gigs. Plus we have obsessive fans, like myself, who'll go to every gig, then travel to Ireland, France and Australia just to see her again!
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So... about those useless limbs
Posted 29 March 2012 - 05:54 PM
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Posted 29 March 2012 - 08:46 PM
Paladin1, on 29 March 2012 - 09:37 AM, said:
immersion failed with legging resulting in pogomechs.
That's a far worse sin to physics than a punch/punch/kick from an Atlas
Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:18 PM
Orzorn, on 29 March 2012 - 04:19 PM, said:
Melee combat has ALWAYS been a part of EVERY aspect of the Battletech universe, from the novels to the tabletop to the mechs themselves (hellooooooooooo Axman). Yes, I understand that Mechwarrior is not Battletech, but I'll be damned if it isn't as close as it can get.
Some folks are exaggerating about melee, claiming its like Gundam or something similar. It is not mech-fu. It is far more like mech boxing. Simple punches and kicks. Very straight foward. The ONLY reason it manages to seem "campy" is because most of the art depicting melee has them doing some rather over the top things, with the exception of the Atlas punching the Masakari. THAT is how it should be (of course, directly destroying the cockpit would take a lot of luck).
Some folks are also opposing it because it "breaks immersion" and because Mechwarrior is a "simulation". Lets get some things straight here. What is Mechwarrior a simulation of? The Battletech universe with respect to mechs. Its immersion breaking to have melee, but not DFAs, charging, or man-made lightning (as Stackpoll would call it)? Why is it not immersion breaking to see a mech land on another mech's head and not topple over? It always made me laugh to see DFAs in Mechwarrior 4, because the attacking mech would just sort of bounce of their head instead of buckling from the now very awkard position of a 100 ton machine standing on top of another's shoulders. On a side note, I would they handle that situation well with the physics system. I'd love to see a DFA'ing mech just flip end over end because of the maneuver being so odd.
Let's look at it from the other side of the fence, as well. How do you think it makes tabletop fans to not see melee in EVERY Mechwarrior game? I love the Axman and Hatchetman. I'd love to see a Kodiak use its claws, the Lyran's get their hatchets, and I'm sure the Draconic dudes would love to be able to use their honorable No-Dachis.
I think some people take the "walking tank" mentality too far. People argue against hands on mechs. People argue against humanoid shaped mechs. People argue against melee. People argue against mechs being able to use their hands or, hell, I've seen a guy argue that he doesn't think mechs should be able to move their arms at all (only up or down like Mechwarrior 2 or 4). I mean, guys, at what point do these things get to actually BE MECHS? As much as people like to say "Walking tanks", its because mechs are feared machines of war, not because they're non-agile machines with no human features. Mechs have hands, they can jump, they can kick, they can climb, they have very fine motor control over all the myomer muscles in their bodies. They are very much like mechanized humans.
Mechwarrior is a simulation, of that there is no doubt, but to try so hard to force it to abide by real life is an attempt to effectively nullify Battletech lore. Mechs are terrifying machines of war because of their many capabilities, not because they are bags of guns like so many would have you believe. They have arms, legs, heads, and muscles. They have intelligent learning computers. To have them only walk and never use their arms is an affront to their many awesome, and well thought out, capabilities.
I don't just want to see mechs use melee. I'd like to see the whole swath of Battlemech capabilities. We've already got charging, which I was giddy to see. I'd love to see mechs be able to pick objects up, perhaps for transportation. I'd love missions where you have to escort an important object through the map. Yes, I'd even like to see mechs be able to climb terrain. Mechs with missing arms should take longer to get up (lie down and try to get up without using your arms. Act like a heavy machine, too, so no throwing your weight around quickly). Of course, I want to see melee. It should be simple and straight forward. A kick would be directly in front and go right back down. A punch would be straight in front, just a hook, and right back down to the sides. The entire action should take around 1.5 seconds or so.
Overall, what I really want is not to see mechs relegated to some artificial idea of what I, or others, imagine mechs to be. No, I want mechs to be what they have always been and were created as. Just as in the techmanuals. Just as in the tabletop. Just as in the novels. Mechs are more than powerful machines of war; they are complex, intricate, powerful machines of war, and I would be thrilled to see MWO really, truly show them for what they have always been. MWO has already made me greatly happy in almost every regard to mechs, especially FlyingDebris' excellent artistic visions that truly represent what the mechs looked like in the imaginations of every fan, and I can't say just how happy it would make me to see melee. Not because I want to use it all the time, or because I want to see a light mech get obliterated by the kick of an Atlas, but because I want mechs to finally come into their own. To show the world that this isn't just some giant robot game, but this is Mechwarrior.
My thoughts exactly.
MechWarrior is made to simulate Battletech, not some uber realistic giant robot setting (realistic giant robot simulation? think about it)
Edited by Saurok, 29 March 2012 - 10:23 PM.
Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:18 PM
Scanlon, on 29 March 2012 - 03:42 PM, said:
I actually have to agree, there. It is MW, not BT. MW has always been slightly different from BT. Mech Assault, (hiss), was at times wildly so.
The devs of MWO have said, though, that they will be using the BT canon to influence the direction of the game, as well as the input of the players. This being said, I think both sides, MW and BT, can expect to see some differences.
Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:42 PM
Moosehead, on 29 March 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:
immersion failed with legging resulting in pogomechs.
That's a far worse sin to physics than a punch/punch/kick from an Atlas
It's also immersion destroying when the mech counts as "Destroyed" when one of it's legs is blown off.
Grithis, on 29 March 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:
And you wouldn't have "Mechwarrior" without "Battletech". What do you think a Mechwarrior game is suppose to be simulating if not Battletech? The whole reason Mechwarrior even exists is because it's based off Battletech. In trying to remove "Battletech" from "Mechwarrior" you're just turning the game into "Generic Giant Robot Death Match Game X".
And if you really want to get down to the brass tacks of things, PGI should be making an MMO Sci-Fi game were we have full avatars and a persistant world we were can walk around in, etc because that's what you'd need if you really want to call it "Mechwarrior" because all that name refers to is the pilots inside the mech.
So no, Mechwarrior IS Battletech.
Edited by Lycan, 29 March 2012 - 10:45 PM.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 12:08 AM
You're not going to see a commando going around punching things. As funny as it would be to see a lance of them going around beating on other mechs, it's not going to be useful against anything but other lights. Same for any other weight class. If your fist is smaller, and you have less armour, you're better off running the hell away, lest you get your **** ruined. You're not going to win that fight.
Likewise, you'd imagine that an Atlas would do a ton of damage if it punched or kicked something, true, but it has to CATCH the target first. Not to mention that the other mech has to be at least tall enough to get punched. It might kick, you say? Well the pilot of that smaller mech deserves it, if they're trying to take on an atlas by moving at a snail's pace from right in front of the damn thing.
I was in the "I don't care" camp, when it came to melee, but now, I'd love to see it. If it shuts up these "RAWR GOTTA FOLLOW CANON!!" people, and the "RAWR I HATE MELEE!!" people see that they're not gonna get hit by it unless they're stupid, then it's worth it.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 12:30 AM
Lycan, on 29 March 2012 - 10:42 PM, said:
Yes, MW based on BT. Not MW is not BT. MW series always had significant differences from TT and general BT lore. It has it's own distinctive style with mech portrayed more like a walking tanks rather than fully articulated humanoid robots. And you know what? It's better that way. MW is a lot more believable and realistic than TT, lack of melee being one of important factors here. So, you can think of me as a big MW fan, but not really a TT fan. And my desire is for MWO to preserve the spirit of MW, not TT.
Oppi, on 29 March 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:
I couldn't care less about "disadvantage". If you simly seek "free lunch"-style advantage in melee, I would be totally cool if all hand-equipped mechs would have "free" small lasers of the same total damage of TT "atlas bitchslap". I'm really that cool with any advantage melee might bring. It's ruining sim style with fistfights I'm concerned about. Oh, BTW, Clan mechs do look more plausible in general, as they are designed in later years, when Fasa stopped with ripping off anime designs and tried to came up with something unique.
The Cheese, on 30 March 2012 - 12:08 AM, said:
The problem is, you'll see a huge amount of Commandos, Centurions, Dragons, Awesomes and Atlases punching air or scenery features around them, you know just for $h1ts and giggles. And this would definitely ruin the immersion of the game.
In short, I don't want MWO to end up being glorified WH40k. I can appreciate this kind of fiction but it does not match MW style which, like it or not, is quite different from TT style.
Edited by Siilk, 30 March 2012 - 12:50 AM.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:03 AM
The reasons why MW games have never featured melee is because of coding limitations, and hardware limitations. A lot of those games would have been made back when Quake (original) would have been considered "decent" in both graphics and scripting departments (no melee attacks there either). And when a series gets rolling, devs don't like to shake things up a lot, meaning that once melee attacks were in fact possible to code, the devs probably went "well, it wasn't in the last game..." and forced the digital incarnation of BT into this bullshit rut that it's in right now. I also realize that a lot of people hate melee due to the garbage that came from the CoD, Battlefield and MoH franchises, where taking a knife to the toe meant instant death (Seriously, **** CoD, MoH and Battlefield for that useless contribution).
When melee gets added (Not a question of "if" anymore, so much debate sparked in this thread) expect it to be like actual kick-boxing, but limited to jabs and shin-kicks, not just "I poked you, you're dead". Direct-fire support lining up a shot on a friend? punch him in the back of the head to mess with his aiming. Ambushed by an Hunchback while piloting a Commando? Run around behind him and kick a leg out from under him (and then run the hell away as fast as you can, provided you're still alive to make the kick).
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:19 AM
Siilk, on 30 March 2012 - 12:30 AM, said:
You're also going to see people trying to DFA trees. Should we also not include jump jets?
Point is, any game feature can be abused for ***** and giggles.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:21 AM
Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:40 AM
Siilk, on 30 March 2012 - 12:30 AM, said:
Now you're just making irrational decisions based on your fear.
In WH40K, there are guys that are simply built for melee and balance that by being completely useless at long range. In Battletech/Mechwarrior, there are some guys that are built to be slightly better at melee IF they manage to get into it, but are still quite OK at longer ranges.
IF they include punches and kicks and hatchets and swords, all they need to do is make them have a 10 second cooldown (lorewise, so the myomer bundles don't overheat from impact stresses or something). Then it would still be fine. And I imagine you'd have a hard time firing any weapons at all while your mech goes through the punching or kicking motions. And there would be some mechs that just couldn't punch (Jenner, Stalker, Catapult, etc).
Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:42 AM
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fatcat01, on 29 March 2012 - 08:19 AM, said:
Everyone always trying to ruin my day with ridiculous things like facts and knowledge
Does'nt is also affect your ability to get back up if you get knocked over?
Actually i'm really looking foreward to the animation for an urbie trying to right itself, Giggle.
You guys have heard of cow tipping right? LOL
Posted 30 March 2012 - 01:47 AM
Posted 30 March 2012 - 02:35 AM
Titus Pullo XIII, on 30 March 2012 - 01:42 AM, said:
Besides Titans being rather larger than Mechs you mean? Yeah, that's an even sillier comparison.
The bottom line is, melee weapons and attacks are useful in battletech/mechwarrior, but they are by no means one-shot wonders in most cases.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 05:18 AM
Siilk, on 30 March 2012 - 12:30 AM, said:
Not having melee attacks ruins the sim style, because in a "real" mech fight you just would not frikkin stand there and do nothing if your heat score was too high to shoot and you had the option to just shove your arm in someones cockpit instead. This would probably cost your life. Why can't you get it ? It's not that hard to understand.
I have to admit that you just made my day. This made me laugh very hard. Do you honestly think that this insane contraption that places the cockpit in front of everything else, making the pilot a meatshield for the reactor, having no plausible way of reloading the missile pods (which are perfect targets for snipers btw, because they stand out so much and will cause a fine ammo explosion when hit) and would constantly keep hitting it's hip and legs with it's own arms if the torso was turned more than about 20 degrees looks more plausible than a warhammer, which is one of the designs ripped off some anime stuff that you were just talking about ? This is ridiculous.
btw : Nearly every second Clan mech shares one or two of the issues I just pointed out at the Timberwolf example.
Edited by Oppi, 30 March 2012 - 05:22 AM.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 05:36 AM
Tuhalu, on 30 March 2012 - 02:35 AM, said:
Well, there is a significant difference between a war engine that can simply step on an Atlas or Daishi. In that kind of fight the Mech might as well be an Elemental.
Edited by Titus Pullo XIII, 30 March 2012 - 05:38 AM.
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Ultralight tent for weight-conscious backpackers and thru-hikers.
Reduce weight and save energy while you backpack deep into the backcountry with the Big Agnes Slater UL 2 Plus 2-Person 3-Season Tent. This tent weighs in at less than three pounds, offers superb protection from the elements, and is easy to set up when you arrive at your campsite after a long trek.
- Silicone-treated nylon ripstop fly and floor fabric and 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating on the fly and floor resist rain
- All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (No PVC or VOC's)
- Tent body features nylon ripstop fabric and polyester mesh for ventilation
- DAC Featherlite NSL pole system has press-fit connectors and lightweight hubs that eliminate the main causes of tent pole failure while Reverse Combi architecture allows for wider head room without adding extra poles
- DAC tent poles are made from a proprietary aluminum alloy that allows for thin-walled tent poles with a high strength-to-weight-ratio
- Single door and vestibule cut down on weight
- Door has two closing options: zip up mesh door for ventilation or zip up both the mesh and the polyester layer for full protection
- Two-person tent weighs 2lb 9oz for a stellar ultralight backpacking tent
- Fly Vents improve ventilation to reduce condensation
- Storm flaps on vestibule zipper add weather protection
- Reflective guyline, webbing on tent corners, and oversized stake-out loops for easy set-up
- Gear loft loops for convenience (Triangle gear loft sold separately)
- Three internal mesh pockets organize your gear
- Includes 11 super-light aluminum J stakes
- Footprint sold separately
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Reuben Cousin
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
If you want a super light weight tent from a tent manufacturer who are obsessed with making the best tents in the market then go for this one! Especially if you like the desert, this is the only tent (that I know of) in the world that has no mesh, except in the door where you can unzip the fabric to have mesh on those warmer summer nights. By not having mesh you will prevent fine sand from being blown into your tent on windy days. The poles are strong and the design is made for backpackers/mountaineers, meaning it's not extra roomy, but definitely not too small, great for tall people. I've slept in this tent down to the teens and have had no problems, it's everything you want it to be and nothing you don't!
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UL2 Slater fixes the length problems of the Fly Creek for 5'10" and up people. All ultra light tents in this class are 86" which means tall people's bags ram into the tent walls front and back, this tent is the only UL that I know that fixes that issue. It also is the only one that I know that is really an Ultra Light 2 person tent! It is wider than the fly creek as well. It also could be thought as a 3.5-4 Season with the new semi-mesh free inside. I have not experienced any condensation issues but have not tried it in real wet, but if the user uses the vents front and back I cant see how it could be that large of an issue. The front zips totally open to 100% mesh bug screen, which is a great option.
Ultralight with a little extra
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
For my needs (backpacking in varied conditions usually with my wife and on a rare occasion solo) this tent is the perfect ultralight compromise. I had the good fortune of buying a sample from the company at a discounted price and have been able to test it on two occasions recently. I would be hard pressed to find a lighter tent that offers the same space without significantly sacrificing durability.
-Ultralight, it packs relatively small (a little larger than the Fly Creek... naturally) and is lightweight. If split between two people it is even lighter!
-Durable for an ultralight, seemingly so anyways and feels much more solid than some of the new Cuben Fiber tents
-Fully enclosed tent. I really like the fact that I can zip the whole thing up and keep bugs out. Bugs love to bite me, so open air tarps, no matter how light, are out of the question for me.
-EXTRA Space! I am 6'3" and fit comfortably and can store my pack below my feet with no problem. Its more roomy than the Fly Creek, and we can even kinda sit up in the tent!
-Not totally free standing. While you can pitch the tent with the poles only, you'd really want to add a couple stake or tie the guy wires to a rock or tree to make it fully taught. If you don't it would likely poorly repel rain/snow, flutter in the wind or sag. **(if you were clever there might be a way to tension it using trekking poles, but this isn't a feature, just an idea I want to try)
-Condensation. The semi-opaque material in place of traditional netting is a great for added warmth, privacy, and keeping wind blown sand out, but I think it also contributes to greater internal morning condensation. If this is problem you might want to try opening the single net vent. It helps but overall condensation might be a challenge more often with this tent.
OVERALL I recommend this tent, especially if your needs are similar to mine.
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JM. I'm an inch taller than you so I am very interested in this tent. But I'm also concerned with condensation since the only netting is on the door. You said that you think it contributes to greater condensation. Based on your two trips, how bad would you say this is compared to a tent with more netting like the copper spur or fly creek? Thanks.
JM loves outdoors
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Ripig - I am not 100% certain about the condensation. It could have been very circumstantial and I am mostly speculating about the lack of traditional netting causing it. That said, it was more condensation than I've experienced inside of a traditional tent with netting. I have a another trip planned in two weeks. I'll try and be more scientific about it then. I don't want to steer you wrong based on a limited sample.


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Essence of Joy
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
Penn State's Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
WPSU-FM and Penn State School of Music invite you to our third annual holiday musical celebration, Winterfest, 13: Our Gift in Song, featuring Essence of Joy, directed by Dr. Anthony Leach. This year's community concert will be broadcast live on WPSU-FM from the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center's Worship Hall on Penn State's University Park campus. Essence of Joy will debut a piece specially commissioned for this year's Winterfest composed by Dr. Raymond Wise.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the live audience and move, groove, clap your hands and stomp your feet in support of your public radio station, WPSU-FM.
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More than 1.4 billion people in developing countries live on less than $1.25 per day, facing challenges most Americans never will. Compassion International's Change the Story: The Compassion Experience is making a five-day stop in the Atlanta area at the North Georgia State Fair Sept. 20-24, bringing visitors on a journey into the lives of three former Compassion-sponsored children who lived in India, Uganda and Bolivia.
The 20-minute self-guided journey will immerse visitors in the lives of one of the three children, traveling with them from hardship to hope for a future. Through the use of a personal iPod, a headset and over 3,100 square feet of interactive space, visitors will see the children's homes, walk through schools and markets, and hear life-changing stories of hope–all from the perspective of a child growing up in poverty. This event is appropriate for all ages and is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has never had the chance to travel outside the U.S. to get a small glimpse of what life is like in developing countries.
At the event, one of the stories you'll experience is Julian Alum's, who was a 10-year-old Compassion-sponsored child living in Uganda. Julian, now 29 years old, will be at the North Georgia State Fair to share her story about her journey of coming full circle from living in poverty in Uganda to becoming a college graduate with a Master's Degree in social work.
Tour visitors are encouraged to make a reservation by visiting Compassion.com/change, however, walk-ins are welcome. Groups of 20 or more should email email@example.com to reserve their space. The cross-country tour will stop at more than 35 locations and travel 65,000 miles across the United States this year. For more information about "Change the Story: The Compassion Experience", visit www.compassion.com/change, @ChangeTour on Twitter, and www.facebook.com/changetour on Facebook.
WHO: Atlanta-area residents – all ages are welcome
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We have spent many years trying to develop different itineraries from the run of the mill trips that are generally available, for example our Inca trail is 5 days instead of the standard 4, giving a far better experience, Choquequirao is not an in out slap dash trip but 10 days of trekking actually ending at Machu Picchu, see this article featured in the New York Times for more info or click here .
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Semi-Paleo Thanksgiving
Sometimes I'm reminded of Sandra Lee's Food Network show Semi-Homemade when I'm making traditional meals or dishes for other people. And as much as she irritates me, I can relate. Making some full-blown primal meals, while partial cheating your way through others seems like my MO.
This Thanksgiving we decided to stay home and have a nice quiet day/night with friends. Only a few people came over, so I made a simple menu consisting of Thanksgiving staples and some other recipes I've been wanting to try.
- Smoked Turkey (on the grill)
- Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Layered Pea Salad
- Green Bean Casserole
- Crab Dip
- Zucchini Chips
This was the first time Zack and I cooked an entire turkey. Needless to say, we made a few mistakes.
First, I bought an 8 pound frozen whole turkey breast and didn't realize until I unwrapped it. Oops! I didn't know that was an option! Oh well, the white meat's my favorite anyway. Second mistake came Wednesday night when I started thinking about how to defrost the turkey. 24 to 48 hours!?!?! Shit. Fortunately, a friend of mine suggested submerging it in the bathtub with warm/hot water. Unfortunately, I left it in the bathtub over night :-/. It was only about 5 hours, but I was worried it spoiled. I wasn't familiar with how a raw turkey feels and smells – it seemed too gooey. In the end, we decided to cook it anyway*. Since it was going in the smoker, it would be at temperature for a long time and that would hopefully kill any bacteria.
After those mistakes, it was smooth sailing. I seasoned the bird with a mashing of rosemary, thyme, juice of one orange, and Kerrygold butter. We also stuck some lemon and orange slices in the cavity and put it in the smoker. Zack would know more about this, but I'm pretty sure he smoked it for a couple hours and then put it on the grill (grilling with indirect heat) for another few hours. As you can see from the pictures, it turned out AWESOME! It was so juicy and flavorful! I definitely recommend this method for your Thanksgiving turkey next year (minus the bathtub defrost).
The rest of the recipes I've linked to above. The layered pea salad is a family recipe adapted over the years. You layer the following: canned peas, carrots, bacon, hard boiled eggs, red onion, and mayo. Ugh, it's one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving. The crab dip from Nom Nom Paleo was absolutely awesome. It was gone in two seconds. The zucchini chips were a little limp, but I didn't have the perfect rack to cook them on (I actually used our microwave rack!). The only thing that BOMBED was the garlic sweet potatoes. They didn't cook fast enough (I allowed 40 min) and when they did, they were chewy. No biggie though, everyone was stuffed after that menu.
How was your Thanksgiving? Did you spend it with friends, family, or both? Did you keep it Paleo/Primal or did you go semi-primal?
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