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Synthesis and Contractile Activity of Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines
Synthesis and Contractile Activity of Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Plovdiv, 24 Tzar Assen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Biophysics, Medical University, 15A Vasil Aprilov Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract A series of different 1-monosubstituted and 1,1-disubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolines was synthesized in high yields from different ketoamides. We have developed a convenient method for the synthesis of disubstituted derivatives by interaction of ketoamides with organomagnesium compounds, followed by cyclization in the presence of catalytic amounts of p-toluenesulfonic acid PTSA. A number of substituents at the C-1 in the isoquinoline skeleton were introduced varying either carboxylic acid or organomagnesium compound. Some of the obtained 1,1-dialkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolines possess contractile activity against guinea pig's gastric smooth muscle preparations.
Keywords: Grignard reagent; tetrahydroisoquinolines; contractile activity Grignard reagent; tetrahydroisoquinolines; contractile activity
Autor: Iliyan Ivanov 1,* , Stoyanka Nikolova 1, Dimo Aladjov 1, Iliyana Stefanova 2 and Plamen Zagorchev 2,*
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Movie poster
|Directed by
|Uwe Boll
|Produced by
|Dan Clarke,
Uwe Boll,
Wolfgang Herold
|Written by
|Guinevere Turner
|Kristanna Loken
Michael Madsen
Matthew Davis
Will Sanderson
Billy Zane
Udo Kier
Michael Paré
Meat Loaf
with Michelle Rodriguez
and Ben Kingsley
|Distributed by
|Romar Entertainment
|Release date(s)
|United States
October 23, 2005
(Austin Film Festival)
December 9, 2005
(Splatterday Night Fever)
January 4, 2006
(Los Angeles, California)
January 5, 2006
(Dallas, Texas)
January 6, 2006
|Running time
|94 minutes
|$25 Million[1]
|Gross revenue
|Followed by
|BloodRayne II: Deliverance
BloodRayne is a 2005 horror/fantasy film based on the eponymous video game from Majesco and the game developer, Terminal Reality, directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, and Matthew Davis.
The film was the third video game movie adaptation by Uwe Boll who previously made the movies based on House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. The film was critically panned upon its release, did poorly at the box office and was disliked by co-star Madsen.
Loosely based on the video game of the same name, the film centers on the character of Rayne (Kristanna Loken), an unholy breed of human and vampire called a Dhampir. Dhampir are unaffected by crucifixes and do not thirst for human blood. She is the daughter of the Vampire King Kagan (Ben Kingsley) who has gathered an army of thralls, both vampire and human, in order to annihilate the human race. She was conceived when Kagan raped her mother, and she later witnessed him killing her.
Sebastian (Matthew Davis), Vladimir (Michael Madsen), and Katarin (Michelle Rodriguez) are three members of the Brimstone Society, who fight vampires. When they hear of the Dhampir, Vladimir plans to recruit her in order to kill Kagan. A great portion of the story concerns the three body-parts of an ancient vampire that can make a vampire free of the basic weaknesses: holy water (the eye), the cross (the rib), and the sun (the heart). As Kagan wants all these parts, it becomes the heroes' mission to stop him.
On January 6, 2006, the film opened in 985 theaters across the US. It was originally to have played at up to 2,500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1,600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film.[2][3]
In its opening, the film only made $1,550,000 USD.[1] The film ended up grossing $3,591,980 USD (June 2006) on a budget of $25 million.[1]
BloodRayne was universally panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of only 4%, meaning that out of 46 reviews only 2 were positive.[4] It was ranked 48th in Rotten Tomatoes's 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s.[citation needed]
Star Michael Madsen had sharply divided feelings about the film. While he strongly despised the film's final cut and production and has called BloodRayne "a horrifying and preposterous movie", he said he enjoyed working with Boll and would certainly work with him again if asked.[5]
Laura Bailey, who was the voice of Rayne in the BloodRayne games, was asked at her panel at Anime Boston 2007 what her thoughts were on the film adaptation, and said "Oh God, that movie sucked. And that movie was so bad. I saw it on The Movie Channel and I couldn't even get through 20 minutes of it! It was so bad and it was kinda sad that they took that because I really liked the games."[6]
Critics ridiculed Boll for hiring actual prostitutes instead of actors for a scene featuring Meat Loaf in order to save on production costs.[7][8] They were allegedly only paid €150.[citation needed]
The film was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards including, Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Kristanna Loken), Worst Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley), Worst Supporting Actress (Michelle Rodriguez), Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Bloodrayne did not win any, as it was dominated by Basic Instinct 2, Little Man and Lady In The Water with seven nominations each.[9]
In 2009, Time listed the film #6 on their list of top ten worst video games movies.[10]
The film was number one on Gametrailers countdown of the worst video game movies ever. The reviewers from Gametrailers said that "every actor is miscast, every wig is too fake, every sex scene is too inappropriate, and every action scene is too improvised."[11]
In 2007 a sequel BloodRayne II: Deliverance was made. Natassia Malthe replaces Loken in the lead role.[12] Unlike the first movie, BloodRayne II: Deliverance went direct-to-video.
Due for release in 2010 a third BloodRayne III: Warhammer has been announced, Kristanna Loken returns to play.[13]
Next to the R-rated version which was shown in cinemas, a more violent unrated director's cut was published on DVD. Overall, the unrated version includes three extended violent scenes as well as an extended ending.[14]


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Using Food Labels
Environmental Science and Health
Follow the steps in this demonstration slide set, "Using Food Labels," to help students understand the information found on them and how to use them to make better food choices.
Demonstration slide set for teachers.
Author(s): Roberta Anding, MS, RD/LD, CDE
Lack of Variety in Adolescent Diets
Breathing Machine
Science Safety Considerations
How Does Air Move Into and Out of Our Lungs?
Let's Get Started
Let's Talk About It
The Science of Breathing
The Science of Breathing (cont.)
Comparing Sizes of Microorganisms
What Do You Observe?
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My Health My World: National Dissemination
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The Environment as a Context for Opportunities in Schools
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BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Two weeks after the high school shooting in South Florida, lawmakers are moving closer to allowing teachers to carry guns in schools.
Bay District Schools leaders experienced a shooter firsthand several years ago and have heightened security since then.
"I think I'm blessed to be alive. I know it was a miracle, but I'm just thankful Mike Jones [Chief of Safety and Security and Police for Bay District Schools] was in the building," Bill Husfelt, Superintendent of Bay District Schools said.
There are mixed feelings about the legislation within the school district.
"Do I really have the training to go to the source and get that one shooter or do I have the great possibility of getting many others in the way?" Ginger Littleton, Bay District School Board Chair said.
Littleton believes educators should focus on teaching and not have to assume the role of a first responder.
On Wednesday, Bay District Schools officials released a survey to all district employees asking their thoughts on arming teachers.
The first question says, "There is pending legislation that would permit certain teacher volunteers, who have completed training, to carry guns on campus. Do you support that legislation?"
As of Wednesday afternoon, 58.2 percent voted 'yes' and 41.8 percent voted 'no.'
"It doesn't mean that 50 percent or 60 percent of these teachers want to carry guns, but they know individuals they would trust to carry guns to protect them. That's the key in this survey," Husfelt explained.
The next question asked, "Are you interested in going through that comprehensive training so that you could carry a gun on campus?"
Also as of Wednesday afternoon, 42.35 percent said 'yes' and 57.65 percent said 'no.'
Littleton said she doesn't believe teachers should assume the responsibilities of law enforcement.
"The idea that you are going to kill anything, especially one of your students, is completely abhorrent and it would be extremely horrible to have to live with something like that," Littleton said.
Husfelt suggested law enforcement or National Guard members be placed at every school in Florida while lawmakers decide on how they're going to enhance safety measures at schools.
"I don't know any teacher out there right now that wouldn't do anything they could to save a student's life and so we have to do everything we can to help them to do that. Arming them is just one of those suggestions that's out there right now," Husfelt said.
Sharon Michalik, Director of Communications for Bay District Schools, said the district will assess the results of the survey Thursday.


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The York Archaeological Trust, publisher of many excellent resources on Anglo-Scandinavian and medieval finds, has very generously made part of their back catalog available for free download.
I'm very excited by this, as many of their books have been out of print for decades. I'm hoping that this is a trial program, and that if it is successful more will be made available. Especially the textiles volumes. I would happily pay for print copies, or PDF copies, or whatever, if only these could be obtained.
So go, download, buy some print books from their catalog, maybe even send them a thank-you letter. Let's convince YAT that there's interest in their materials and encourage them to make more available, whether free or for purchase.


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Lately, my body seems to grow without any help at all! Or as my dad used to say: "I'm watching my waist......I'm just getting it out there where I can see it." But truly, I digress, that's not what this is about.
We are bombarded everywhere we look with healthy habits and ways to stop the unwanted growth. We as Americans are getting bigger every day. But our church body is starving.
Ephesians 4 and Romans 12 are all about how the Body of Christ - the church - has many parts that all need to function together. It resembles our own bodies in that. So how do we get the church body to grow - to become strong - to get bigger and bigger?????
Ephesians 4: 16 - ".............when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
How does the body grow - when everyone is doing their part. When everyone is working together. When everyone is on board.
Believe me our church doesn't need a diet - we don't need to downsize - we need everyone to serve in their gifts and do their part.
So join a team and help us grow.
And together we can build up the church and provide a place for people of all ages to experience God's love and grace. And you will be shocked at the personal growth you will experience at the same time.


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Villa with a plot with almond trees located in Cullera, at the region of the Vega and Marenyet. In a very quiet and family environment near the sea. The population is well served by road and rail. Valencia International Airport is reached by motorway within half an hour. The beaches of Cullera, are listed as some of the best beaches in the Valencia region. Cullera offers all tourist services to enjoy your stay during the holiday period and enjoy the sunny days by the Mediterranean Sea.
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Sunday, October 21, 2007
The Surprise...NYC
Marianne and I about 6 months ago decided it would be fun to surprise Cami and Whitney for their 16th Birthday. FINALLY the day came that it was time to kidnap them...We told them that we were going shopping for UEA weekend. We got them up early ready to shop and pulled over on the side of the road to pretend that we needed directions. We then gave them each a present to open up. The video explains it all!!!! This was the best kept secret for 6 months........
We had the best time in NYC. We went to wicked on Saturday night. Cami and I had already seen it, but it was fun to see everyone else's expressions during the show...
I think my favorite part of New York was China town. We bought so much stuff. ie-fake Gucci, Prada, Dulce and Gabanna, coach, Louis Vuitton and Channel stuff. We also bought the cutest pair of Juicy Couture sweats, purses, and jewelry. I think that Cami and Whitney were in hog heaven being able to afford all of that awesome stuff. We also loaded up on hats and Jewelry, which by the way look super real! They show you all of the Tiffany and Co. stuff in their catalogs and then pull out their exact replica that truly looks identical. Here is a picture of me with all of my loot! (Thanks to Shalyse, she was showing us how to find identical things like Chanel Sunglasses....)
We decided to take the girls to Planet Hollywood for dinner one of the nights and they sang Happy Birthday and put them on the jumbo tron. We later walked to the Empire State Building and Cami and Whitney rode to the top. One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the Temple and watching Larry King and his wife walk in to go to church. (They also hold church services there).
Another fun thing that we did was walk over to Rockefeller Center where they always put up the famous Christmas Tree. We saw all of the ice-skaters on the plaza and went over to where the TODAY show is filmed. Shalyse and Whitney were pounding on the window to the crew that were setting up for the next mornings show. They begged if we could come in. Sure enough they let all of us in. I sat in Matt Lauers chair and also pretended to work the Camera. We thought we were the coolest. I posed with some famous designers blazers that were going to be talked about on the next days show.....(see below)
We loved taking the Subway. I know that sounds wierd, but nothing ever took very long to get too. We took it over to the 911 Disaster, where the World Trade Centers were. They still have it all roped off and there is still rubble that they are picking up. It was a humbling experience and their was a certain peace you felt there. We then walked over to Battery Park so we could see the Statue of Liberty.
We did alot of walking everywhere. We took the girls over to Central Park and walked around trying to find any celebrities. We didn't see any, but had a good time. We took lots of pictures of us on the bridge...
Our hotel was the Crowne Plaza Times Square. It was right next to the Hersheys store. We had a great old time pretending to drink straight chocolate syrup! Look at Shalyse...always an actress..
I told Bill that for our 20th anniversary in July I want to go back! Everyone start saving your money and go with us!!!!!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
My First Trip with Mom to her Radiation...
Abbi was so good that I bribed her with a stuffed animal from the gift shop.


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My First Submissive
This true-life story chronicles my first experience meeting a straight white jock who didn't know he was looking for someone to serve. Meet Whit, my very first submissive.
I had my start during my first year at a Michigan University. On the first day of moving into my dorm, I met Whit. Your typical white jock with all-American good looks and built like a gymnast or wrestler. He seemed to be extremely outgoing and very interested in meeting me. In the early 90's, race relations were getting better thanks to the cross-over appeal of gangsta rap and hip hop culture in general. I believed that many young, new generation whites felt more confident about approaching Blacks. When Whit stepped into my room and introduced himself, we started talking about our majors. During the discussion, he noticed a mini Nerf basketball hoop attached to my door, picked up the ball and I suddenly found myself engrossed in a game of dorm room basketball. He had the height and a lot more muscle but I had the skill. I could tell this wasn't a sport he excelled at. At one point, while he was trying to block me, he kept backing his butt up against me to prevent me from having a clear shot.
Now I've been blocked before while playing basketball. It's just natural that bodies will bump that way. But never like that. It seemed almost intentional. But I said nothing… I'd be lying to myself if I said I didn't enjoy it. The boy had a really nice bubble butt, for a white boy.
Semester ONE
Over the course of the semester, we started hanging out more since we had three classes together. My Black roommates started joking with me that I had myself a secret admirer. That "someone" had jungle fever. I knew they were joking but they weren't the only ones to notice how "attached at the hip" Whit was becoming. I didn't immediately see it as I'd never had a white friend before and was enjoying the attention he was giving me.
One of our routines was walking to the local 7-11 together. Whit would find me wherever I was just so that I would walk over to the store with him. It was a good half mile away and we always walked along the train tracks as a shortcut. It was kind of private as it cut through the campus away from the sidewalks, open spaces basically any areas where other students would normally gather. During that time, Whit would open up about his life, goals and concerns. It was a side of him nobody ever saw but me. Around others, he was the obnoxious, cocky jock guy nobody seemed to like. Always obsessed with his fitness and randomly flexing in public to show off for the girls and other jocks. Trying too hard, in my opinion to fit in.
I'd later come to realize that it was because of low self-esteem.
This came to a head one day while I was chatting with Whit's roommates. I had stopped by to meet up with him but he had stepped out. His roomies had invited me in for a beer while I waited. They were very verbal of their dislike for Whit and wondered how I put up with him. I knew Whit was a bit of a loose cannon around others he felt threatened by and this situation was no different.
At some point, Whit had returned and was listening in to the conversation in the hallway. After one of the roommates said something particularly insulting, he burst through the door and started yelling and threatening them. He had crashed through the door so hard that the door frame had splintered. I thought things were about to get physical so I made an immediate exit as it had not escaped my notice that Whit's good ol boy roommates were probably card-carrying members of the NRA. Hunting rifles, nasty tobacco chew spitting and all. Growing up in Detroit, you learn self-preservation and mastering the art of removing oneself from a potentially dangerous situation.
I got the fuck out.
Whit found me later at the library and apologized for his behavior. After dealing with campus security and the resident hall director, he went searching for me. He was frantic and nervous that he had scared me off with his violent behavior and rushed to explain what happened and to apologize profusely. I didn't need an explanation. In the hour it took for Whit to find me, I had already figured out why he had flown off the handle like that.
Semester Two
After winter break, Whit and I had only one class together so spent less time as study partners. At this time, I had met a nice couple, Rob and Amy, in one of my new classes. They were both competing bodybuilders and we hit it off almost immediately mainly due to my interest in physical fitness and the art of body sculpting.
My new friendship did not go unnoticed by Whit. He began turning up at our study locations pretending to be on his way somewhere. I saw him checking out Rob and started almost sneering. I caught Rob's expression as he seemed confused by Whit's reaction.
Later on, Rob asked me if he'd done anything to upset Whit and I said no jokingly saying that he was jealous of Rob's development. I knew deep down that I was right. Whit viewed Rob as a threat to our friendship.
Whit became increasingly overbearing at times to the point where I would actively avoid him as I'd had enough. He spent most of his time in the gym and the rest trying his best to hog every available time I had.
My avoiding him set off something I had not expected. I came back to my dorm room to pissed off roommates and a hole in our door. I'm not exaggerating. Apparently, Whit tried to put his fist through it when he didn't believe them when they told him they didn't know where I was… from the other side of the closed and locked door. Although, my roommates were built and could hold their own; even they had the sense not to directly confront an angry, irrational jacked up white male who was clearly juiced up on steroids.
The carnage continued up the hall to his room where the door was completely off its hinges and the room totally destroyed. His roommates were nowhere to be found. I was starting to get very concerned by this time as I'd never seen Whit get that angry. Jealous, yes. Annoyingly vain? Yes, but never violent.
I couldn't find him anywhere so decided to go to 7-11 for a slushee (an almost nightly unhealthy routine by that time). Halfway there, from behind, I hear someone running towards me and turn to see Whit. When he reached me, I actually took a step back as I didn't like the crazed look in his eye.
He saw my expression and immediately stopped running and even backing away a little throwing his hands up to show he meant me no harm. He asked why I didn't come get him to go to the store and then just broke down and cried! This was just as shocking as the carnage from the resident hall. I never knew how important our trips to 7-11 were to him until that moment. I didn't know what to do as I'd never seen a man spontaneously cry, except at a funeral.
I cautiously approached and put my hand on his shoulder. He shivered at my touch. I asked him what was wrong. He looked up and asked if I still liked him. I said yes. He then asked if I liked him better than Rob. I hesitated but then said yes. I felt he needed to hear that for some reason. You would've thought he had just won a million dollars with the smile that lit up his face. He later confided that he was struggling with feelings he'd never had before… towards me.
He identifies himself as straight as he is only attracted to women but with me it's different. He finds himself wanting to please me so that I'd look at him like I did when we first met. I didn't know I looked at him any other way than I already had. But, then I recalled all of the signs. He always wanted to be around me… following me around like a lost puppy (as my roommates always joked and I became more aware of as time went on). He sought my approval on almost everything. He found himself insanely jealous of Rob because he had a more muscular build. And, knew I admired Rob's competition-level physique. He actually thought that Rob was taking his place as my friend and felt threatened as a result.
He then confided that he had started taking steroids to get bigger quicker. At least that explained the violent episodes and mood swings. By this time, we were already coming close to the end of the second semester and you could clearly see that the drug had definitely helped him put on more mass in a very short period of time. But, at what cost? Nearly getting kicked out of the dorms and removed from campus? Creating a hostile living environment with his roommates? Gaining a reputation as being a world class ass?
Whit begged me to not stop being his friend. To give him another chance to change and be better. That he needed me but didn't know why and it made him crazy. I stared at him silently. Processing. He was nervously rambling at this point and blurted out that he needed me and would do anything to keep me in his life. Just then, I remembered something my grandmother had said to me before she passed away.
Could it be… nahhh. But maybe? Hmmm.
To test that possibility, I asked Whit to meet me in one of the quiet rooms (private windowless study rooms you could reserve for an hour at a time). He eagerly agreed. I turned to continue on towards the 7-11. When I noticed that Whit started to follow, I put my hand up and asked him to go now, reserve a room and wait. He hesitated as if he wanted to say something but turned reluctantly and left. I did notice his once proud, broad muscular shoulders were drooping a bit.
I took my time getting back to the dorm as I knew that I'd get there at the top of the hour. After confirming which Quiet Room Whit had reserved, I knocked and entered the assigned room. I had purchased a slushee for him too and set it down in front of him. Whit looked so defeated that I felt bad for him. But, I had thought over the situation during the slow walk back and knew I must do. I told him that we couldn't continue being friends.
He lost it.
Whit crumpled to the floor and asked what he had done wrong. I took a step back towards the door and he quickly got back to his feet and practically demanded that I tell him what he did so he could fix it. I frowned at his tone. He lightened his immediately and said he'd change, whatever I wanted. Sadly, I knew that I was the only real friend he had on campus and he was fighting hard to keep me.
I said that there was one thing he could do.
He simply said anything.
I asked if he was sure. He said he'd never been more sure in his life.
I told him to kneel in front of me.
It took a moment but he did as he was told. He was scared, visibly shaking a little and looked very vulnerable.
I asked, are you in love with me?
The expressions that crossed his face made me smile. It was confusion, surprise, outrage and something else all mixed into one. I knew he was seriously conflicted. Blind-sided but I needed to know his answer before I proceeded.
In a small voice, he said yes.
At this time, I wasn't sure how I felt about that as I was expecting a hell no. I knew I was at least bisexual (by that time) but had never been with a man sexually and was curious. So I took the next step.
I told him to kiss my shoes.
He hesitated too long and I turned around to walk out.
I felt his hand encase my wrist in an iron-like grip and turned and socked him hard in the jaw. A defensive reflex but it surprised both him and me. I recovered immediately and told him to never lay his hand on me unless I told him to. Then commanded him to do as he was told or I walk away for good.
He dropped down and kissed my shoes without hesitation.
Three Years a Slave
Whit helped me experience having my first sub then eventual slave. He was also my first male sexual experience, and I his. During the two years we developed our relationship, he told me that he knows that he is straight but with me he can be anything I wanted him to be. But only me. He has felt no attraction for any other men.
By the third year, Whit found out from an ex flame in college that he had gotten her pregnant. DNA testing was accessible at this time and tests confirmed he was the father. Whit always wanted kids and wanted to be apart of his child's life. And, I allowed him to be.
The problem was that the kid's mother had moved to his home state of Florida. I lived in Michigan. He only got to see his kid once every couple of months when the child came up to visit its grandparents.
Whit served me faithfully and never regretted his decision but I knew he wanted more time with his kid. I gave him permission to travel frequently to Florida whenever I saw depression setting in.
Eventually, I decided to let him go. He fought tooth and nail to get me to reconsider and even going as far as to offer to give up his parental rights. I couldn't allow that to happen. The kid loved Whit and I didn't want him to cheat the kid out of being its father.
So I eventually came up with the following solution…
- Reduce service to part-time/seasonal.
- Allow him to retain his status as my sub/slave (long-distance)
- Order him to relocate to Florida and focus on his kid.
- Visit me at least one weekend out of the month.
- Finish his degree in Sports Medicine.
Whit didn't like relocating as he was worried I wouldn't need him anymore. He was still highly co-dependent which was natural in the relationship that we were in. He relied on me for everything. Advice, direction, stability (outlook on life), friendship, emotional (satisfying his need to serve and making me happy) and physical.
It was hard the first couple months. There were a few emergency flights from Florida but over time, he settled into his new role… as dedicated father. Eventually, his service to me became inactive but he retains the right to stay in touch and to be of service if I ever needed him for anything.
He's now happy with the arrangement as he knows its my will. And that's all that really matters in the end.
Years later we still keep in touch. He graduated and now works for one of the major Universities in Florida utilizing his Sports Medicine degree. I'm "Uncle" to his kid and he's now married (yes, I allowed that). As I said, he was true to his word that he would never be with another man after serving me. His new wife is also a submissive so they have that in common. They are happy together and that makes me happy.
It also makes me happy knowing that Whit would be at my side at the drop of a hat if I wanted him to. After all this time, I am still his number one priority by his own admission. Although, he knows I prefer that he focus on his family.
I am fortunate that my first foray into the Lifestyle went so well. It was unexpected and that's what makes it significant. Neither one of us had any formal Lifestyle training but we still instinctively knew our "roles".
I strongly believe that the key to a successful Lifestyle relationship is possessing a natural tendency towards identifying who you really are. Whether that is Dominant or submissive. It is something you just can't force… it has to happen naturally on its own.
When it "feels right", you'll know.
UPDATE: At the time I wrote this post in 2002, I never revealed the sex of Whit's child in order to protect their privacy. But, as of 2014, Whit's son, Aaron turned 20… and apparently felt the need to establish contact. I may share his story someday soon. But, for now… the tale is still considered, unwritten.
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Copper rose for a fifth day in London Monday on speculation that China, the world's biggest user of the metal, is near the end of monetary tightening after figures showed service industries slowed.
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"We are getting toward the end of the tightening," said Nic Brown, head of commodities research at Natixis Commodity Markets Ltd. in London. "As base effects start to reduce over the coming six to nine months, we should see the end of the Chinese tightening."
Copper for three-month delivery climbed $10, or 0.1 percent, to $9,455 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange. Investors bought and sold 9,230 copper futures, a fifth of the July 1 total. Floor trading on the Comex in New York is closed today for Independence Day. LME prices earlier today reached $9,520.25, the highest level since April 27.
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Workers at Grasberg started a seven-day strike demanding wage increases, company spokesman Ramdani Sirait in Jakarta said. About 8,000 non-staff workers are members of the union and not all of them are on strike, he said.
"This is a market in which any kind of problem on the supply side just tightens what is already a difficult situation," Natixis's Brown said. "It's a constant reminder the copper market is in a situation of tight supply and will remain that way until the big mines that are arising late 2013 and onwards will finally turn up."
Tin for three-month delivery on the LME was little changed at $25,650 a ton and aluminum increased 0.3 percent to $2,511 a ton. Zinc rose 1.4 percent to $2,398 a ton, nickel climbed 0.8 percent to $23,175 a ton and lead advanced 0.4 percent to $2,684 a ton.
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Discussion in 'Pre-CBS Strats (before 1966)' started by sikoniko, Oct 14, 2017.
So..no guesses? I guess there isn't a noticeable difference then.
No guess from me, sir. I know the secret of good tone rests somewhere else.
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You clearly know your slippers. Like an idiot, I went over to a pair of HumBunnies. I have to say, they don't have the same bite.
To my ears the 2nd Strat (gold) had the "coolest" tone.
What he said............
oh **** here we go again.
It's Inca Silver. While it's the most expensive guitar I own, it's also my least favorite.
I feel obliged to be helpful & offer to look after it for you, if that would help?
That's very informative. Thanks for posting.
never wear crocs while you play.... Not only does your tone leak out the holes but so does your dignity....
The dielectric constant of enamel and formvar is also different which means even with same thickness the capacity of the coil will be different. But I agree that the difference in thickness of the coil due to the 'heavy' (= thicker) fomvar is more important here.
I just read this thread and have become totally despondent, knowing that I will never understand, let alone achieve the sheer level of navel gazery aspired to by some posters here.
It's freaking wire. By the time the signal has gone through a guitar cable to an amp, let alone the bunny slipper stomp box you're lucky if you can even hear what kind of guitar it is.
Calm down dear.....
There is a difference it can be measured. Some people don't hear it some do.
To say its just wire is most certainly wrong.
Ive had both and used to think I could hear the difference.
Its just as likely I was just hearing a different set of pickups.
FWIW my favorite strat pickups are lace sensor golds. I have no idea what wire they use but, they use a ceramic magnet I believe.
Point being, a strat is gonna sound like a strat for the most part.
I think there's a lot of truth in that. I've heard John 5 playing country music on a Tele loaded with humbuckers and it still sounded like a Tele to me. Same with a Strat. Changing the pickups changes the tone somewhat, but it still sounds – and responds – like a Strat. I have two Strats, one with CS pickups and the other with Lace Sensors. They sound quite different, but they are still within that 'Strat range of tonalities'.
That said, if players can hear a difference between one set of seemingly similar pickups and another, they are the judge and jury to me. We make music because it sounds good, so choosing the gear we play it on without the same aesthetic would be somewhat strange.
The insulation is thinner than on heavy formvar, so for the same number of windings, you'll have a smaller (narrower) coil and therefore a brighter pickup. I hear it in some demos if you go back and forth, but the pickups in my 65 sound surprisingly warm so I don't think I could tell from playing a guitar what's in it. Still, it's one of the variables winders use to come up with different designs.
I've largely given up on digital multi-effects units for for exactly that reason. However, I am concerned about what will happen if I get new slippers for Christmas.


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- Cena vs Orton,one more timeJune 6, 2015 at 8:01 AM
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- ProjectBlueJune 6, 2015 at 8:17 AM
This is probably giving him way too much credit but Vampiro might have been what broke WCW for me. He was an asshole who never had a match or promo that I the least bit liked. You can get away with one or maybe two of those, but all three? Nah, plus around the time I stopped watching WCW, fucker was getting a lot of air time. Sting and pretty sure some Muta thrown inReplyDelete
- Buffalo HopscotchJune 6, 2015 at 8:24 AM
I never got that from Russo. He became so predictable with the swerves that the only way he could actually swerve you was by not doing the swerve at all. Which he never did.
This show sounds great!ReplyDelete
It's amazing that people could read this, and still think hiring Russo would help the WWE currently.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 8:49 AM
I liked him at the time, though I was 12.ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 8:50 AM
"Anyway...How is your sex life?"ReplyDelete
So, somehow Tommy Wisseau got influenced by 2000 WCW shows.
And "The Room" makes as much sense as this shows...
- DwayneJune 6, 2015 at 9:03 AM
The shows are so bad it hurts my brain to even read the recaps.ReplyDelete
- Mdh1985June 6, 2015 at 9:05 AM
Oh hey Chris B!ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 9:24 AM
What do you mean by "learn his craft"?ReplyDelete
What exactly did Tiger Jeet Singh learn? And what craft?
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 9:25 AM
China is on the blacklist, because kids could google her...ReplyDelete
- Edward MJune 6, 2015 at 9:26 AM
I'm surprised they never exploited the fact he accidentally killed someone in training and called him "Killer Khali."ReplyDelete
- DwayneJune 6, 2015 at 9:30 AM
He was better than El Gigante at leastReplyDelete
- DwayneJune 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM
I think by that point just being really tall wasn't special anymoreReplyDelete
- Adam WrightJune 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM
I was thinking more about the 97 run.ReplyDelete
Well, I'm sure he learned something in wrestling training.ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM
I know that! ;)ReplyDelete
- Adam WrightJune 6, 2015 at 9:33 AM
That's like saying, well he's wasn't as bad as Hitler.ReplyDelete
- DwayneJune 6, 2015 at 9:34 AM
I know, was trying to say something positive lolReplyDelete
Not just a sledgehammer...the hammer part of it.ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM
- Handleman20June 6, 2015 at 9:49 AM
Hey, only Glenn Beck gets to call people Hitler!ReplyDelete
- Adam WrightJune 6, 2015 at 9:50 AM
Just watched a Botchamania featuring the Jeff Hardy drugged up match with Sting. Goddamn I forgot just how bad the whole thing looked.ReplyDelete
How the hell did they send him to the ring? They clearly knew the situation. Have him get taken out backstage and replaced. Hell, considering the earlier No1 contenders match went to a draw, have the main event be a triple threat with Sting and those two guys.
- nintydayfianceJune 6, 2015 at 9:50 AM
Yeah not as bad as you're making it out to be. The stuff involving the women, however, wasn't very inspired.ReplyDelete
I hated Khali, but there is something about seeing a larger than life figure in person. I consider myself a fairly big guy, but felt like a small child when I first met Shaq. I had never seen anyone that big before. His hands were the size of.. etc.. etc..ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 10:18 AM
I'd lean more towards worse than I've made it out to be. To go from Sting vs. Hogan two years ago to this is beyond bad and into ridiculous.ReplyDelete
- Michael KehmJune 6, 2015 at 10:18 AM
Khali could have worked with a mask. He is so damn ugly...ReplyDelete
- MaffewOfBotchamaniaJune 6, 2015 at 10:24 AM
I was floored when I found out Russo was married.ReplyDelete
- thatguyJMMJune 6, 2015 at 10:25 AM
But Khali could not rock a leathet jacket like El Gigante http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AJbtd8QHNhU&t=250sReplyDelete
- Clark O'BrienJune 6, 2015 at 10:44 AM
I still unashamedly loved his "Land of Five Rivers" theme musicReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 10:47 AM
And she probably sits in the bed every night and awaits her man to finally yell SWERVE~! at her.ReplyDelete
- KenolaJune 6, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Amazing how the guy gets injured and doesn't even compete in the first one and even more amazing after watching it bomb the first time someone thought to do another one of of these a year later.ReplyDelete
- Fat, Ugly Inner-City SweathogJune 6, 2015 at 10:59 AM
A Bret Hart redemption angle could have been great if he was healthy. Gets bitter after Montreal, disillusioned about the business, lost his brother, broken family, etc...vows to be the hero again and end the nWoReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 10:59 AM
Yeah that's not bad. Unfortunately WCW made sure we could never buy into the idea of redemption because it was all a work.ReplyDelete
- Brian StoreyJune 6, 2015 at 11:03 AM
Jeff was one of their few actual draws and they probably didn't want him off the card. Plus given how many other wrestlers showed up late/ not at all, it would not surprise me that tna management didn't know Jeff's condition until he was out in the ring.ReplyDelete
Reading LOLTNA makes me amazed at how much of a money mark the Carters are. Any respectable company would have cut ties years ago.
- Brian StoreyJune 6, 2015 at 11:07 AM
They REALLY hated Punk, didn't they?ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 11:08 AM
Yeah that's not bad. Unfortunately WCW made sure we could never buy into the idea of redemption because it was all a work.ReplyDelete
- tzunsetJune 6, 2015 at 11:10 AM
I liked the Punjabi Prison Match he had with Batista, actually.ReplyDelete
- tzunsetJune 6, 2015 at 11:12 AM
They have to bring the gimmick back at some point, don't they? Given the expense of building it?ReplyDelete
It was that bad.ReplyDelete
- TripleSJune 6, 2015 at 11:55 AM
You seem so concerned with how women are,treated on this fictional program I look forward to your rant on steve austin abusing his wife. But that's different because that's real life right? Women getting mis treated in real life is none of your business but women bing portrayed distastefully on a wrasslin show is serious business!ReplyDelete
- Adam "Colorado" CurryJune 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Which episode is that?ReplyDelete
I remember one of the ex creative guys was on Keller talking about the creation of the Punjabi Prison. They had envisioned it more as an alternate take on Hell in a Cell / Elimination Chamber but kinda like a third world prison. What they sketched out was much darker but Kevin Dunn altered it to a much more cartoony design when his production team built it. Steph and the creative guys weren't happy but they couldn't go spend another $200k or whatever on another super cage like that to fix it.ReplyDelete
- Stuart_ChartockJune 6, 2015 at 12:40 PM
Even that doesn't work, though, due to his lack of, well, everything. It worked for Brock, Taker, and Sting because the audience wanted to see them and were willing to pay to do so. Nobody was interested in seeing more Khali.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 1:33 PM
There's no excuse for Austin either.ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 1:41 PM
Because Steve Austin has so much to do with 2000 WCW, right?ReplyDelete
- walnutsJune 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM
If they insisted on sending him out there, I don't get why they did things the way they did.. Could they not have had Sting drag him around for 10 minutes and put on a passable * match? It might have been terrible, but couldn't have been much worse than what they did.ReplyDelete
- Kyle WarneJune 6, 2015 at 2:23 PM
Sonjay Dutt is Indian-American, him maybe?ReplyDelete
- TripleSJune 6, 2015 at 3:04 PM
And this was supposed to be funny right?ReplyDelete
- André StenzelJune 6, 2015 at 3:13 PM
It is!ReplyDelete
- ARRRRGH THE BARBARIANJune 6, 2015 at 3:15 PM
If I had the book, Khali's gimmick match would be a cluster due to his ramblings. A goat tied to a ring post, a fire pit, strippers giving lap dances and a children's choirReplyDelete
- C BREEZYJune 6, 2015 at 3:21 PM
Not really... they may as well save whatever it costs lugging that thing aroundReplyDelete
- ebEliminatorJune 6, 2015 at 3:30 PM
It's a shame Ring Ka King didn't stick, it could've been great for Indian wrestling, developing homegrown talents while importing foreigners to have them learn from.ReplyDelete
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in real lifeReplyDelete
- Steve Roy ♛June 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM
gimmick matchReplyDelete
- Stan FordJune 6, 2015 at 3:48 PM
No, I mean, it's only costing them theoretical money sitting in the warehouse. As long as they don't need the space for something else, it can stay there and collect dust.ReplyDelete
Sadly Mr. Hall, he came back and the promotion was even worse for it. Too bad the Sullivan era had no chance after @the radicalz@ walked out.ReplyDelete
Austin probably let his emotions get the best of him. I'm not trying to justify it, because that is not who I am, but the fall of man twisted things and Austin reacted how a sinful man would react. Totally wrong, but it is what it was.ReplyDelete
- TripleSJune 6, 2015 at 4:59 PM
I see your humor is on part with hisReplyDelete
Russo tried to explain himself on a podcast years ago. He came off okay, but reading these reviews has a lot to be desired. Tank Abbot made more sense than the women stuff in hindsight.ReplyDelete
If only he changed his name to Vampyro.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 5:26 PM
Yeah it wasn't much better, but at least they knew what they were getting into. I actually like 2000 a bit more as they had no pressure and just threw random stuff out there.ReplyDelete
- BiscuitWheelsJune 6, 2015 at 5:33 PM
Yep, because he totally defended Austin in the review. Oh. Wait. He didn't. So I guess at least one S in the name stands for straw man.ReplyDelete
- TripleSJune 6, 2015 at 6:04 PM
I'm sorry you aren't capable of understanding the correlation and my point. He's calling Russo out for his deal with women and getting on a soap box about that but I don't see him or anyone else calling out these grown men for the real shit they've done to women. Austin, Savage and who knows who else did much worse to women yet Russo the one that has female issues? I just think it was the wrong point to make vince has treated females WAY worse so it's not even like Russo is the knly booker to mis handle women and he's not even the worst.ReplyDelete
- White ThunderJune 6, 2015 at 6:24 PM
I was in attendance for this one.ReplyDelete
- White ThunderJune 6, 2015 at 6:27 PM
If I remember correctly my wood shop teacher moon lighted as a security guard and was holding back Goldberg with other security people in one of the backstage segments.ReplyDelete
I can't wait until Orton beats Brock in 5 minutes on free tv.ReplyDelete
Yeah, Russo generally comes off great in podcasts and he's fully aware how the IWC see him, but then you hear the guy fantasy book stuff and you suddenly remember why you hate the guy.ReplyDelete
Vampiro was actually an Internet darling at the time, which just seems weird in hindsight.ReplyDelete
If you married Debra and had to listen to her moan all the time in that annoying voice, wouldn't you flip her the bird, before kicking her and stunning her on the kitchen floor?ReplyDelete
In some ways comparing Russo and Austin/Savage is a bit like apple and oranges because one's a booker and the other is a wrestler. A better comparison would be with Heyman since he did a lot of misogynist angles in ECW.ReplyDelete
Even if the Radicalz had stayed, the Sullivan era still would have been awful. No way you can book a Yappapi Indian Strap match on top and expect it to be good or draw money.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 8:27 PM
I don't call them out for what they did here because it has nothing to do with what's going on with this show.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2015 at 8:28 PM
My guess is because he was something fresh and fans were clinging to false hope.ReplyDelete
Yeah he was part of the new blood that fans wanted to see pushed, plus I think a lot of emo fans connected with him too because of his gimmick. I'm not to sure on this, but vaguely remember reading back in the day that Vamp would generally score good ratings for his quarter hour segments.ReplyDelete
- J. Ryan BuckJune 7, 2015 at 6:21 AM
I know your having trouble sitting through this but I am enjoying your recap of the Russo train wreck here. I never watched back in the day because "God why would I?" So it's a lot of fun to find out how bad it actually got.ReplyDelete
- TripleSJune 7, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Yeah but you called Russo out for his views and treating of women on the show yet I've never heard you call out Heyman or McMahon or any other booker . You could have said aot that pertained to just Russo but bringing up his treatment of women when Heyman and McMahon where WAY worse. You stood up here white knight ijg for women and the way Russo treated them as if he was the only or worst of the bunch when neither is close to true.ReplyDelete
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 7, 2015 at 2:14 PM
You're actually taking issue with me complaining about how Russo treats women but not complaining about something that isn't on a show I'm reviewing?
- kbwrestlingreviewsJune 7, 2015 at 2:15 PM
Yeah it is in a way. If nothing else, it gives me ammo to throw at people who say WWE is as bad as 1999/2000 WCW.ReplyDelete
No, no it's not.
- jabronivilleJune 8, 2015 at 3:20 AM
She awaits the Divorce Papers on a Pole Match.ReplyDelete
- jabronivilleJune 8, 2015 at 3:22 AM
I remember Herb Kunze's column talking about why he was popular: he wasn't a good worker, but he REALLY tried, and it reflected well on him. Kunze says the fan picked up on it and cheered the one guy out there giving half a fuck.ReplyDelete
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Nationals and Xterra and Old Forge, Oh My!
Last week saw some more fantastic performances for three Migonis Multisport athletes. Phil Sconzert, Joan Kane and Amie Thomas were all in action over the weekend and all scored some great results.
Phil competed both Saturday and Sunday at the USAT Age-Group and Sprint Distance Nationals in Omaha, Nebraska. The Age-Group Nationals race on Saturday is considered by many to be the most competitive Olympic distance triathlons in the world other than the World Championships. Some of the best athletes in the country come and compete while at the top of their game vying for a national championship. Phil had a fantastic performance on Saturday, especially on the run. He scored a great time of 2:23:33 while finishing in the top 50 (47th) in the most competitive age-group in the race, the males 30-34 age-group. Phil didn't have long to enjoy his big race as less than 24 hours later he was at it again racing Sprint Nationals on the same course. This time he not only finished 15th in his age-group, but also scored a new personal best 5k time on the run leg. Pretty amazing to do that at the end of two hard days of racing. His time for the sprint was 1:11:33. Phil has had an amazing season and a breakthrough one at that. He is training hard for 70.3 Worlds on September 10th and with the way he is improving each week and each workout he is setting himself up for a great day in Chattanooga three weeks from now. Great job Phil!
Joan also was in Action on Sunday at another one of her yearly favorites, the Old Forge Triathlon held in beautiful Old Forge, New York. Joan took home yet another podium finish, this time it was the top step as she won her age-group and was 16th female overall in a time of 2:15:57. Joan has been training hard for Ironman 70.3 Maine which is the 27th of August and used Old Forge as a final tune-up for the big day. Based on this result and her comments post-race she is ready to rock 70.3. Awesome job Joan.
Amie raced he second xterra race of the season on Sunday at the Syracuse Xterra event held at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, New York. Amie nearly pulled-out the age-group win when she crossed the line in 2:26:46, just 2 seconds behind first place in the group. Amie's time was good enough for 6th female overall and gave her two podium finishes in two xterra races this summer (her first summer racing the events). Next up will be cyclocross season in which Amine will compete in several races that involve riding with some running around circuits on trails and grass and jumping barriers along the way. If you've never seen a cyclocross race, try to catch one this season, they are a blast to watch and compete in. Well done Amie!
Xterra and Old Forge: http://www.score-this.com/all-multisport
Nationals: https://www.teamusa.org/


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"Holy shit! Someone is re-making Harpoon!" is what I said to myself when I first saw the news of this game when we published the launch announcement about it last month, and since I've been bouncing around the room in excitement every day after seeing it. Our editorial team decided the only way they could get some peace and quiet was to get me on the hunt for even more information about it.
So, after some tense negotiations and a mutual exchange of cookies, Turbo Tape Games agreed to release Jan Haugland, the co-founder of Turbo Tape Games, and the lead designer of Naval War: Arctic Circle into my clutches for a few minutes.
Here's our Q and A session;
Thanks for speaking with us today about Naval War: Arctic Circle. I know I've followed a lot of the information so far on it, but I'm sure that not all of our readers have, could you sum up the game for us a in few sentences?
Naval War: Arctic Circle is a real time strategy game where you control the contemporary navies and air forces of the powers in the North Atlantic region. In the very near future, competition over scarce resources in the Arctic region – oil and gas, transportation routes – escalates towards an armed conflict.
As a player, you take control of naval and aerial units from this region's actual military hardware, and try to meet different mission objectives. The scenarios will range from small patrol craft skirmishes in the Norwegian fjords via submarine hunting and escort missions to large scale engagements involving surface task forces, aircraft carrier groups and land based aircraft.
You will also be able to engage other players on the internet to find out who is the best naval commander.
We place a lot of emphasis on realism in this game. We want to reasonably accurately simulate actual, real-world platforms, including their speed, range, and the various sensors and weapons they actually have. If you are an enthusiast, you should recognise the capabilities of the F-22, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer or a Kirov class battle-cruiser, and take advantage of their real world strengths and weaknesses. You should recognise their real life sensor systems – radars, infrared and sonar – and their weapons, and use them.
At the same time, NWAC is first and foremost an entertainment game, not a simulator. We do take shortcuts and simplify the subject matter to make it enjoyable. We do recognise that to many fans, accuracy is important, but we want this to be a game that appeals to any RTS or war game enthusiast.
The obvious comparison that people think of when you see the game is Harpoon, which was a very detailed simulation of naval warfare, but wasn't always much of a game. How different or similar is the game to things like Fleet Command, Harpoon etc?
Harpoon is indeed the original inspiration. I played the PC game Harpoon for many, many years, well into the era when it was graphically quite obsolete. I also played more conventional RTS games, like Age of Empires, Command & Conquer and especially Starcraft. The vision for Naval War was to have these games meet somewhere in the middle. When we combine the connection to reality that follows from actually having real world units and countries in the game with the immediate action and user-friendly interface of a modern RTS, that makes for a very exciting game.
Creating a game with such a large scale and scope to it is a pretty big task, what influenced you to create a game set in this very modern naval environment ?
The play area of the game (not every mission, obviously) is around 35 million square kilometres, a vastly larger area than what other RTS games have to deal with. We also simulate a real, spherical Earth, and dynamic weather and environment. This has given us a few technical challenges in development, obviously, but more than this it is a challenge for the user interface. The normal zoom & pan may not be the optimal solution. On the open ocean you can pan forever without seeing anything. We have come up with some very neat solutions that we are convinced will give the user the level of immediacy and control the subject matter demands.
Could you explain how you balance the detailed needs of a naval simulation and all the various things whilst keeping it fun and enjoyable to play?
As I alluded to earlier, we've made it clear from the start, in the design process, that this is an entertainment game. In some specific situations, realism has to go to make it fun. For example, you don't need to maneuver an aircraft carrier into the wind to launch aircraft. Harpoon the PC game, unlike Harpoon the table top game, did this simplification too, if I am not mistaken. There is a lot more mess in a real life aircraft carrier, or airport, about how to allocate maintenance crews and aircraft readiness levels, that we make vastly simpler and more fun for the player. We don't simulate the workflow and communication channels inside a ship; we see one unit as an entity. We also ignore the fact that you can't communicate with submarines once they are submerged. That would make subs far less effective in this game, and make the game less enjoyable. And, obviously, you can lose a game in NWAC without ending up swimming in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Players only want so much realism!
The game is still more complex than your average RTS, obviously. A major component of almost any game session is how you outfit your aircraft. If you give all your fighters an air-to-air loadout, you will have no way to engage surface ships or an airport, and vice versa. You can change loadouts later, but that takes time, and your aircraft can't be launched until they're ready. Especially in online pvp, this gives room for a lot of tactics and counter-tactics, and of course a lot of opportunity for feints and deception. The complexity of Naval War: Arctic Circle adds to the fun, it doesn't make it a chore to play.
Within the Northern Atlantic and Arctic region that the game covers what nations are involved in the fighting? Is it purely a NATO vs Russia game, or will the smaller nations and their equipment feature as well? As a British guy, I'm hoping to see some involvement from our forces, especially with the new carriers we have in the next few years!
Britain is a prominent part of NWAC, including the new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, the Type 26 Frigate and the Daring class destroyer. The Nordic countries also participate with their modern naval units, and we'll see what other nations we can include.
When we first looked at the actual geopolitics and armed forces, we noticed the USA is, as gamers would say, vastly overpowered. We're still developing the storyline alongside the game itself, but it's clear that there must be political and other reasons to keep the US outside of the fun for a while. Eventually, of course, if you have a war, the Americans will turn up, so you'll be able to play with Nimitz class super-carriers, F-22 stealth fighters, Arleigh Burke destroyers, Virginia class submarines, and so on.
We're trying to avoid the standard NATO vs Russia story, making it more complex, but obviously you as a player can have skirmishes and online experiences mixing and matching these factions as you like. I think everybody will want to play Russia. They have the most awesome ships ever built.
We can probably guess the standard range of planes, ships etc. that will feature. What sort of experimental and prototype units will we see in the game? Will there also be land bases, ports, airbases and so on as well?
There will be air ports, sea ports, radar stations and SAM batteries on land, but otherwise the game-play concentrates on naval and aerial units. There will be no tanks, to put it like that.
What units will be included is one of the most common questions we receive on the forum, every day, and we still haven't decided on the full list.
There is a lot of defense news about experimental weapons like energy beams and rail runs, but we'll run a quite conservative selection. There is a long way from a feasibility study to a deployed system, so I think that's pretty realistic. Concluding that the F-35C will actually be finished and work as advertised is about as far as we are willing to stretch it!
One of the things you've said about the game before is that smaller units can be very deadly if they are able to get near carrier groups and so on. How are you balancing this? Will there be ways for players to defend against these kind of attacks so that the first person to locate and attack the other side doesn't always win?
This is indeed one of the big differences between a realistic RTS like Naval War and more conventional designs in the same genre. In Starcraft, for example, almost any unit can take a few shots from even much more powerful units. In NWAC, the weapons are vastly more powerful, both in range and in damage. For aircraft, one hit is almost always a kill. Submarines are also necessarily very vulnerable once detected. Even a large surface ship can only take a handful of missiles before it sinks. So, if you get a single submarine through the shield around a carrier group, you can almost wipe it out in an instant.
This is still, however, quite balanced, since real world navies have known this forever and taken their precautions. Subs are hard to detect, but when running stealthy they can only crawl. So having a sub in the right position depends on predicting enemy movement. The counter to this is being unpredictable, and of course sending your ASW helicopters in first.
Aircraft are in the same way enormously powerful, but very fragile. A wing of long range bombers can essentially wipe you off the map in a few minutes, but they are like fish in a barrel for a handful of fighters. Cruise missiles, the main weapons of this game, can be shot down. To take out a large surface task force you'll have to saturate the defences with sufficient firepower to get through a barrage of anti-air missiles and gatling guns. You do not only have to be the first to locate the enemy, you must be ready to amass your entire arsenal for a single decisive attack. There is a lot the enemy can do to prevent you from succeeding even when you know their position.
Historically the NATO forces have had a very powerful advantage in naval combat with their powerful carrier groups. What ways are there within the game to deal with such strong forces like this?
That is true. NATO, or more specifically the US, are vastly more powerful than everybody else put together. But they have their political priorities, their economic recessions, other wars, so the forces that meet in NWAC will be fairly balanced. In the case of pvp, very carefully balanced.
Russia, on the other hand, has the advantage of being close to the battlefield, and can bring a serious threat of long range bombers from airfields on land.
The Nordic countries, being inferior in numbers, will in a similar way have an advantage in the coastal waters, by having small, stealthy units perfectly suited for dealing damage way beyond their tonnage.
Within the campaign, does the player have any control over what units they start each mission with? Will units keep damage or gain experience that is carried between the missions?
We still haven't perfectly nailed how this will work, it is possible we'll have competitive game modes with flexible initial unit compositions.
There will not be any experience gains for units in the mission or the campaign.
One of the things that can add a lot of variety to a game is having the missions and scenarios play differently each time – will the missions always play out in the same ways, or will there be some randomness to the AI's behaviour so that it's units don't always do the same things and take the same routes each time you play? Would it be possible for the different sides to sometimes start with different units to reflect the uncertain nature of combat and intelligence about enemy forces etc?
There is initial variety in the missions, with some random variation of where exactly forces are deployed. Otherwise there will be minimal replay value. This variation actually makes the AI react quite differently from game to game. The exact timing of when the AI detects units causes changes to how it reacts to it, since it may have different forces available at different times. So the game experience is certainly varied.
We may also make the scenarios flexible, with probabilities attached to units. Both Harpoon and Fleet Command does this. We'll see.
Are there any ways to repair units or replace/construct new ones, or is the starting assignment what you have to work with each time?
Components (runways, weapons and sensors) that are damaged are repaired automatically. We don't have any other provisions for repair. Repairing a damaged ship hull takes months, and in a real time game that would be stretching your patience!
From the screen shots that we've seen so far, there's quite a few calm seas, but you've also said that there will be realistic weather – will we be able to experience proper storms with strong waves that make combat and detection of enemies more difficult?
There is support for that in the engine. At higher sea states, you'll have many limitations in the gameplay. For example, aircraft may not be able to take off from sea based platforms, or maybe not at all. Sea skimming missiles don't work. Many sensors are virtually blind. This is certainly a part of the game, but obviously, in hurricane strength winds you really have nothing to do, so it may not be such a viable game option.
How are the multiplayer elements of the game going to work? Will we be able to do co-operative games of the campaign with friends, or just single missions against the other side? What's the maximum number of players we can expect in a game?
We promise player vs player, two-player competitive, on release day. A lot of people have asked us about cooperative play as well as games with a lot of players (as in, say, 4vs4). These things are possible, but probably as a post-release addition if there is enough interest for it.
One final question – what's the part of the game that you are most proud of so far? What features do you think will really appeal to players?
We're really proud of seeing that the game we thought up quite some time ago is taking shape and it looks and feels just as awesome as we hoped. Having a vision is one thing, but creating game mechanics to bring that vision to life is something different. The team we have here at Turbo Tape Games is really awesome. Very talented technically, very creative, and a great bunch of people all around that gives us the extra push to do a good job every day.
War games are about awesome power, and strategy is about hard choices and nasty surprises. Naval War: Arctic Circle will deliver that feeling of controlling all these powerful great machines of war, and the immense satisfaction of having a good plan coming together in spectacular pyrotechnics.
Thank you very much for your time today, I'm very much looking forward to seeing the game and what you do with it.
Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to having more to share with you and your audience!