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Clear440 products feature 'WidexLink,' a digital radio frequency transmission technology. WidexLink enables transmission of sound from assistive listening devices (such as 'DEX' devices) to hearing aids, as well as the exchange of data between hearing aids. There are specific DEX devices for connection between a Widex Clear hearing aid and the user's TV (TV-DEX), or mobile (M-DEX). The radio transmission technology is also used for the transmission of data between the remote control (RC-DEX) and hearing aid. WidexLink also enables extremely fast communication between hearing aids, i.e. when the user is wearing a hearing aid on each ear. Widex refer to this as InterEar, it helps to optimise various sound processing features as well as offering practical applications of automatically changing the programme on, for example the right ear, when the user changes the left ear.
Although the wireless connectivity is appealing to gadget fans, the underlying sound processing is more important when it comes to compensating for hearing loss. The C-ISP chip offers a host of new features when compared to the Widex Mind predecessor. Central to the improvements is the further enhancement of the TruSound compression system, specifically the addition of the TruSound Softener. The TruSound Softener works to minimise the impact of sudden sounds on listening comfort. In the Clear440 the TruSound compression system works in 15 channels, which are carefully selected to try to mimic the way in which the human ear processes different frequencies.
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Seth Rogovoy to Host Exclusive Screening of New Bob Dylan Film in Great Barrington
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Bob Dylan author Seth Rogovoy will host an exclusive screening of Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese at the Triplex Cinema on Tuesday, June 11, at 7pm. The Triplex screening will be one of only a few dozen in the world before the film moves to the small screen on Netflix. Rogovoy, the author of BOB DYLAN: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner, 2009), will provide brief introductory remarks to contextualize the creative documentary film and will moderate a post-screening Q&A.
The film chronicles the fall of 1975, when Bob Dylan went back to his roots in the Greenwich Village folk scene. He picked up a band of new musicians, recorded the album Desire, and hit the road on a tour across New England called the Rolling Thunder Revue. A kind of rock-and-roll guerrilla circus, the shows were four-hour extravaganzas that played in mostly small theaters and civic centers, featuring not only Dylan but Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, Allen Ginsberg, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ronee Blakley, Sam Shepard, and occasional guests including Joni Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie, and Rick Danko of The Band.
The concert featured all-new arrangements of Dylan songs, including plenty of sixties hits and favorites, plus a generous helping of songs from Desire and his landmark Blood on the Tracks album, which had only just been released the previous January. Oddly, Dylan wore a Richard Nixon mask or whiteface makeup for most of the concerts.
Fortunately for history, Dylan also brought along with him a camera crew, whose hundreds of hours of raw footage Dylan edited down to four hours and released as Renaldo & Clara in January 1978. The avant-garde film, which puzzled many critics and pleased many fans, included both concert footage and improvised scenes among the musicians, cast, and crew. In his new film about that tour, Martin Scorsese makes use of that footage in addition to newly recorded interviews with many of the tour participants, including Bob Dylan. The documentary apparently will echo Renaldo & Clara's creative approach; the producers are touting the film thusly: "Truth and myth are blurred in Martin Scorsese's film experience about Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour in the fall of 1975."
While the closest concert on that tour was in Springfield, Mass., there is a Berkshire connection to the Rolling Thunder Revue. After the Springfield concert, the tour buses drove the performers and crew to the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge. At the suggestion of Arlo Guthrie, who performed at the Springfield concert, the next day everyone went to the Dream Away Lodge in Becket, where much filming took place.
Renaldo & Clara included many scenes filmed at the Dream Away, including a memorable meeting between Joan Baez and Dream Away's then-owner Mama Frasca. Other scenes from Dream Away include Joan Baez asking Bob Dylan point-blank, "What do you think would have happened if we had gotten married?," and former Dylan paramour Baez and Sara Dylan (Bob Dylan's then-wife) each vying for the attention of Renaldo, played by Bob Dylan. (Rocker Ronnie Hawkins played Bob Dylan in the film.) Apparently some of the Dream Away footage will be included in the Scorsese film.
Seth Rogovoy is a longtime Berkshire music critic and the author of BOB DYLAN: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner, 2009). The Religion News Service called Rogovoy "American Jewry's greatest Dylan scholar." The editor-in-chief of the late, lamented Berkshire Living magazine and publisher of The Rogovoy Report, Seth also has performed at many Bob Dylan tribute concerts.
This special Triplex Cinema screening is the first of several ongoing events planned in collaboration with the Berkshire International Film Festival (which is honoring Martin Scorsese on June 1) to bring alternative programming to the community.
Tickets to the Dylan screening are on sale now at The Triplex.
Bob Dylan Scholar Seth Rogovoy to Explore Dylan's Jewish Influences in Program at Albany Temple
Seth Rogovoy (photo Richard Lovrich)
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Seth Rogovoy, termed "American Jewry's greatest Dylan scholar" by Religion News Service and the author of "Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet," will present "The Kabbalah of Bob Dylan" – a multimedia program exploring the Jewish influences in the life and work of the recent Nobel Prize winner – at B'nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany, on Saturday, October 21, at 7:30 pm.
There will also be a live music component to the event, featuring Seth Rogovoy as well as an ensemble from the congregation. The temple is located at 420 Whitehall Road, Albany; tickets are $10, available at the door. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.
With the aid of audio clips, video, still images and textual comparison, Rogovoy will illustrate how Bob Dylan's songwriting has always been profoundly rooted in Jewish writings, including the Torah, the Prophets, the Talmud and mysticism, fusing these inspirations into a genre of "rock 'n' roll midrash."
Along the way, the program will examine the Minnesota-born folksinger's deeply religious and cultural upbringing; his commitment to Jewish practice and causes; and his decades-long connection to the Jewish outreach organization Chabad.
Attendees will learn that Dylan grew up in a Yiddish-speaking home in a family that was at the very nexus of his hometown's Jewish community; how classic Dylan songs including "Blowin' in the Wind," "All Along the Watchtower," and "Forever Young" have their lyrical roots in the words of prophets Ezekiel and Isaiah and in Jewish liturgy; and view rare video footage of Dylan performing Jewish music and quoting from the Book of Psalms.
In addition, the audience will be treated to a concert of Dylan's Jewish-influenced songs performed by resident B'nai Sholom folkies Rabbi Don Cashman and Phil Teumim and perhaps a special guest or two.
Author of "Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet" (Scribner, 2009), Rogovoy is a familiar name to public radio listeners and Berkshire readers. He was a music critic and arts writer at the Berkshire Eagle for 16 years, was founding editor of Berkshire Living magazine, and his weekly cultural commentary has been heard on WAMC Northeast Public Radio for more than two decades.
Rogovoy also is an expert on klezmer, having penned "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music" (Algonquin, 2000), the all-time best-selling guide to the music.
Rogovoy was awarded the 2016 Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish Press Association for excellence in arts and criticism for his portrait of musician Leonard Cohen, published in the April/May 2015 issue of Hadassah Magazine.
Rogovoy is a contributing editor to the English language edition of the Forward, for which he has written for more than 25 years. His work has been published in Haaretz (Israel), Jewish Press (U.K.), Jewish Quarterly (U.K.), Tablet, Pakn Treger, Berkshire Jewish Voice, Newsday, Boston Phoenix, Chronogram, Woodstock Times, and others.
Rogovoy's books will be available for purchase and signing at the October 21 program.
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Seth Rogovoy to Discuss Bob Dylan's Jewish Influences in Pittsfield, Mass.
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Seth Rogovoy, termed "American Jewry's greatest Dylan scholar" by Religious News Service, will present a multimedia program exploring the Jewish influences in the life and work of the recent Nobel Prize-winner entitled "The Kabbalah of Bob Dylan," at Congregation Knesset Israel (16 Colt Rd.) on Monday, May 22, at 7pm.
With the aid of audio clips, video, still images, and textual comparisons, Seth Rogovoy, author of "Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet" (Scribner 2009), will illustrate how Bob Dylan's songwriting has always been profoundly rooted in Jewish writings, including the Torah, the Prophets, the Talmud, and mysticism, fusing these inspirations into a genre of "rock 'n' roll midrash."
Along the way, the program will examine the Minnesota-born folksinger's deeply religious and cultural upbringing, his commitment to Jewish practice and causes, and his decades-long connection to the Jewish outreach organization Chabad.
Attendees will learn how Dylan grew up in a Yiddish-speaking home in a family that was at the very nexus of his hometown's Jewish community; how classic Dylan songs including "Blowin' in the Wind," "All Along the Watchtower," and "Forever Young" have their lyrical roots in the words of prophets Ezekiel and Isaiah and in Jewish liturgy; and view rare video footage of Dylan performing Jewish music and quoting from the Book of Psalms.
The event is co-sponsored by Congregation Knesset Israel and Temple Anshe Amunim.
Seth Rogovoy is a familiar name to Berkshire readers and public radio listeners. For 16 years, he was a music critic and arts writer at the Berkshire Eagle; he was the founding editor of Berkshire Living magazine; and his weekly cultural commentary has been heard on WAMC Northeast Public Radio Network for over two decades.
A graduate of Williams College, Rogovoy was formerly a board member of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires and a member of congregations Ahavat Sholom in Great Barrington, Mass., and Beth-El in Bennington, Vt. A founder of the South Berkshire Minyan, Rogovoy now lives in Hudson, N.Y.
Rogovoy is also an expert on klezmer, having penned "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music" (Algonquin, 2000), the all-time, best-selling guide to the music.
Rogovoy was awarded the 2016 Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish Press Association for excellence in arts and criticism for his portrait of musician Leonard Cohen (z'l) published in the April/May 2015 issue of Hadassah Magazine.
Rogovoy is a contributing editor to the English edition of the Forward, for which he has written for more than 25 years. His work has been published in Haaretz (Israel), Jewish Press (U.K.), Jewish Quarterly (U.K.), Tablet, Pakn Treger, Berkshire Jewish Voice, Newsday, Boston Phoenix, Chronogram, Woodstock (N.Y.) Times, and others.
Rogovoy is the programming consultant for the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, where he curates the annual Yidstock: Festival of New Yiddish Music. Rogovoy's Friday weekly cultural commentary can be heard on WAMC Northeast Public Radio Network on Midday Magazine. He also publishes daily and weekly newsletters in his online magazine of cultural and critical news and observations, the Rogovoy Report.
Guitar players can bring their instruments to "jam" with Rogovoy on Bob Dylan songs after his presentation. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. Rogovoy's books will be available for purchase and signing after the program.
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online at Congregation Knesset Israel; reserved at Knesset Israel's main office during business hours; by phone at (413) 445-4872 x. 10, with over-the-phone charge taken; or payable by check sent and made out to Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 (please note the word "concert" on the envelope).
Random Notes and Favorite Quotes from Bob Dylan's New Q&A
by Seth Rogovoy
Among Bob Dylan's many talents besides his widely-acclaimed, Nobel Prize-winning songwriting is doing interviews and, back in the 1960s when artists did them as a matter of course, holding press conferences. Dylan has always used the interview format as a means of personal expression in no less a creative and formalistic way than he does in his songwriting, poetry, books, painting, sculpture, acting, and filmmaking.
And in his newest Q&A, featured on the official Bob Dylan website, Dylan shows no signs of letting up. It's a masterpiece of style, brilliance, humor, and phrasemaking. Slightly less arch than previous interviews – you really get the feeling Dylan is a lot less evasive than usual, a lot less tactical in his artful use of the dodge or the tall tale – Dylan comes across as remarkably present, thoughtful, and aware, and also as mischievous as ever.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from the interview with his interlocutor, Bill Flanagan (BF), some just left to resonate on their own, others with my brief rejoinders. Much of the interview focuses on Dylan's new triple-album of pre-rock pop standards, and more generally, his attachment to those songs and that era of popular music. All of Dylan's quotes are in italics, and the full interview and context is available in the original interview at BobDylan.com:
On the pre-rock pop standards he records and performs:
There's enough of my personality written into the lyrics so that I could just focus on the melodies within the arrangements.
I had some idea of where they stood, but I hadn't realized how much of the essence of life is in them – the human condition, how perfectly the lyrics and melodies are intertwined, how relevant to everyday life they are, how non-materialistic.
I can't help but note here that the opposite of materialistic is spiritual. When Dylan says "non-materialistic," I think that's what he means. — SR
These songs are some of the most heartbreaking stuff ever put on record and I wanted to do them justice. Now that I have lived them and lived through them I understand them better.
Modern music and songs are so institutionalized that you don't realize it.
These songs are cold and clear-sighted, there is a direct realism in them, faith in ordinary life just like in early rock and roll.
About postwar life growing up in Duluth:
My mom says there were food shortages…
I find it sweet that he still talks about his mother, Beatrice "Beatty" Stone Zimmerman, who died in 2000, in the present tense. — SR
On seeing old footage of himself performing in the Sixties:
I see … a very strange enchanted boy, a terribly sophisticated performer, got a cross section of music in him, already postmodern. That's a different person than who I am now.
On his singing:
My voice cracking here and there wouldn't bother me, bum notes or wrong chords would bother me more.
This is so true and people have never understood this about his singing. Bob Dylan NEVER hits a wrong note. It's his tone and phrasing that are so unique, that make him sound like Bob Dylan and no one else, and perhaps the vocal quality that some find to be – to their great loss – off-putting. – SR
Dylan recalls a private exchange with Frank Sinatra:
"You and me, pal, we got blue eyes, we're from up there," and he [Sinatra] pointed to the stars. "These other bums are from down here." I remember thinking that he might be right.
Songwriters have to have a reason to write songs, there has to be some purpose to performing it too. And sometimes it doesn't connect. There is no magic formula to make that happen.
Rock and roll was high energy, explosive and cut down. It was skeleton music, came out of the darkness and rode in on the atom bomb and the artists were star headed like mystical Gods.
Such a perfectly beautiful and magical description of rock and roll. Dylan goes on at length about this, returning twice more to the connection between the atomic bomb and rock and roll. A concept worth some extra thought. — SR
You start out wondering why you bought those blue pajamas and later you're wondering why you were born.
A classic Dylan Zen koan. — SR
…. the melody in this song is kind of like the background in the Mona Lisa painting, a mystical, phantasmagorical fantasy land.
Add art critic to Dylan's c.v. — SR
On the passage of time:
Entire industries go, lifestyles change, corporations kill towns, new laws replace old ones, group interests triumph over individual ones, poor people themselves have become a commodity.
Dylan as prophet. — SR
BF: "Is there a real woman you picture when you sing some of these? More than one?"
Dylan: Real? Of course they're real. I hope so.
On the creative process:
Once you get the idea, everything you see, read, taste or smell becomes an allusion to it. It's the art of transforming things. You don't really serve art, art serves you and it's only an expression of life anyway; it's not real life. It's tricky, you have to have the right touch and integrity or you could end up with something stupid.
Did you say Taylor Swift?
On hunting as a boy:
I went into the woods with my uncle, my mother's brother – he was an expert hunter and tried to teach me. But it wasn't for me, I hated it.
Is he, as is often suggested, the "jester" in Don McLean's song "American Pie"?
Don McLean, "American Pie," what a song that is. A jester? Sure, the jester writes songs like "Masters of War," "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall," "It's Alright, Ma" – some jester. I have to think he's talking about somebody else. Ask him.
On his discussion of Tom Wilson, the official record company executive credited as producer of his album "Bringing It All Back Home" and the track "Like a Rolling Stone" on the follow-up album, "Highway 61 Revisited": Dylan's comments about Wilson are quite revealing, in that while he's somewhat complimentary, he's also very diplomatic and not especially effusive in praise. I think you can hear loud and clear on "The Cutting Edge" sessions that the two of them merely tolerated each other (although they do occasionally enjoy a hearty laugh together). I think Dylan much more enjoyed working with his next producer, Bob Johnston, and you can also hear that on "The Cutting Edge." – SR
On Amy Winehouse:
I liked Amy Winehouse's last record…. She was the last real individualist around.
Heard any good records lately?
Iggy Pop's Après, that's a good record. Imelda May, I like her. Valerie June….
See what he does there? Always the joker. — SR
BF: "When you're on your bus, what shows do you watch on TV?"
BD: I Love Lucy, all the time, non-stop.
BF: Why do fences come up between different styles of American music?
BD: Because of the pressure to conform.
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Bob Dylan to Inaugurate New Kingston, N.Y., Venue in June
(KINGSTON, N.Y.) – Bob Dylan, rock poet and Nobel Laureate, will perform with his band at the Hutton Brickyards, a new 3,500-seat riverfront concert venue, on Saturday, June 24, at 8pm (doors 6pm). The concert – a co-presentation of the Bardavon and the Brickyards – will inaugurate the venue at 200 North St., in Kingston.
Tickets to the performance go on sale to Bardavon members on March 23-24 (11am – 5pm). Sales to the general public begin on March 25 at 11am.
Winner of multiple Grammy Awards (including Lifetime Achievement), an Oscar, Golden Globe, Pulitzer Prize, and last year's Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan is a Kennedy Center Honoree and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Tickets: $125 and $75 (seated General Admission), $55 (standing).
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Bardavon Box Office, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, 845.473.2072; or in person at the UPAC Box Office, 601 Broadway Kingston, 845.339.6088.
Online at Ticketmaster : 800.745.3000. Please note that Bardavon Member benefits and special discounts are not available through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster fees will apply.

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Microsoft the warlord of computers has reported it's first ever loss in 26 years! This has come as a real shocker.
Microsoft has literally designed and developed the way we use computers today, Microsoft has made sure everyone had access to the awesome power of computers. But Microsoft has been struggling to survive in the every changing world of technology.
The software company had warned that it was taking a $6.2 billion charge because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuantive hasn't yielded the returns envisioned by management. The non-cash adjustment is something companies do when the value of their assets decline. Microsoft Corp. paid $6.3 billion for aQuantive, only to see rival Google Inc. expand its share of the online ad market.
The charge led to a $492 million loss in the April-June quarter, or 6 cents a share. That compares with earnings of $5.9 billion, or 69 cents, a year ago.
Revenue rose 4% to $18.06 billion.
Excluding the adjustment and the deferral of some revenue into the current quarter related to its launch of Windows 8, earnings came to 73 cents per share, beating the 62 cents per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet.
Although the earnings were higher than expected, analysts were looking for higher revenue at $18.15 billion.
Shares were up 65 cents, or 2.1%, at $31.32 in after-hours trading following the release of earnings results.
Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Wash., has never previously reported a quarterly loss since the company's initial public offering in March 1986. The aQuantive-driven setback isn't likely to faze investors, who usually focus on what lies ahead for a company instead of dwelling on past mistakes.
Microsoft's fortunes are tied to the October release of Windows 8, the most extreme redesign of the company's flagship operating system since 1995. Windows 8 will feature a new look that will show applications in a mosaic of tiles and boast new technology that will enable the operating system to work on touch-controlled tablet computers, as well as its traditional stronghold on desktop and laptop computers. In conjunction with Windows 8, Microsoft is planning to release its own tablet, the Surface.
A revamped version of another lucrative franchise, Microsoft's Office software that bundles word processing, spreadsheet and email programs, is also in the works. Earlier this week, Microsoft previewed how the next version of Office, expected to be released next year, will work on tablet computers running on Windows 8.
With Windows 8-powered devices still a few months away, some prospective PC buyers have been postponing their purchases so they can buy the latest technology from Microsoft this fall. That's contributed to a slowdown in PC sales, and revenue in Microsoft's Windows division has now dropped in five of the past seven quarters.
The pressure won't be on Microsoft until Windows 8 is released on Oct. 26. Investors will then be closely watching to see if the new operating system delivers on its goal of making Microsoft a significant player in the rapidly growing tablet computer market currently dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad, while also helping boost PC sales.
The high hopes for Windows 8 are the main reason Microsoft's stock has climbed about 18% this year as of Thursday's closing price of $30.67.
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Street life to dance life Krumping credited with diverting teens from a troubled path
By Maria Cramer, Boston Globe
At 16, Daniel Grant carried a gun. When he wasn't skipping class, he was starting fights at school. His friends were gang members from his South End neighborhood. But then a powerful force diverted him from what appeared to be a clear path to self-destruction. The force, he says, was a dance – a frenetic form of self expression called krumping that is sweeping urban neighborhoods in Boston and beyond.
With a strict moral code against violence and philosophical demands to abandon any feelings of embarrassment, Grant says, krumping saved his life. And as the dance's popularity rises, some community activists and police who patrol the city's toughest neighborhoods believe it has contributed to a drop in street violence.
"We don't have the crime in Fields Corner like we used to,'' said Lieutenant William Fleming of the MBTA police, who oversees train and bus lines through Dorchester. "I don't know whether it's this, but I'm a firm believer in it. . . . When [commanders] ask me why my numbers are down, I say, 'It's krumping.' ''
Krumping has no real choreography, but there are rules: No violence, fighting, or cursing. Dancers are to completely express themselves with their faces, hands, legs, and arms.
"It's keeping a lot of kids quiet,'' said Grant, 18, a high school senior from Dorchester. He says he has abandoned his gang friends and rededicated himself to school. "When we're krumping, we don't worry if there's food on the table. We don't worry about the people outside who want to beat us up.''
Krumping began in South Central Los Angeles, in the early 1990s, where a predecessor of the dance, "clowning,'' was born as an alternative to corporate hip-hop and the violence it often celebrates. Krump invites dancers to throw themselves into a cathartic frenzy to music that sounds like rap, metal, and orchestral pop rolled into one throbbing rhythm.
Many of its devotees are inspired by the Christian underpinnings of krump, which is popular in evangelical churches, like Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan.
But for those who take a more secular approach to the dance, krumping is a way to rebel against gang culture.
"It was either the street life or the dance life,'' said George Ashby, a wiry 19-year-old from Mattapan who began krumping two and a half years ago at home, after he and his sister watched "Rize,'' a documentary about the dance.
He asked Emmett Folgert, who runs the Dorchester Youth Collaborative in Fields Corner, if he would let him and some friends krump in the back room of the community center. Ever since, they have been going to the dark, bare room three times a week.
On a recent Tuesday, about two dozen krumpers sweated and stomped in the room, making it feel 10 degrees hotter than the rest of the center.
Teenagers with sinewy limbs popped their chests, stomped hard on the ground, and jerked their bodies so violently they looked as if they were being electrocuted.
Some took their hands to their throats and made a ripping motion. Others dragged their fingers across their skin, a move meant to illustrate the stripping away of evil flesh, Grant later explained. As each dancer tried a new move, he was encouraged by observing krumpers, who howled, screamed, and grunted their approval.
"That was tight,'' one dancer said admiring another.
The dance moves were almost spastic, the facial expressions dramatic – though not posed. More skilled dancers leaped high in the air, and returned to the ground without wobbling. Others balanced baseball hats on their knees, hands, and arms as the rest of their bodies jerked about.
Krumping allows dancers to release their stress and tension so that they do not take it on the street, explained Eddie Brimage, a part-time krump instructor at DYC who introduced the dance to Grant.
When Grant first started krumping two years ago, Brimage, a former gang member, quickly told him he would have to abandon gang life if he wanted to keep dancing.
"You pretty much have to pick a side,'' Brimage said. The choice was fairly easy, said Grant, who is now looking forward to graduating from high school in May and is also a part-time krump instructor.
Convincing his mother he was doing something constructive was more challenging, he said.
"She wasn't into it at first,'' Grant said. "She thought I had Tourette's or something.''
Fleming, the MBTA lieutenant, said he has brought police officers to the community center to observe the dancers so they will recognize krumping when they see it on the street and not misinterpret the aggressive moves as fighting.
As krumping becomes more popular – Roxbury native Russell Ferguson became the first krumper to win the reality show competition "So You Think You Can Dance'' – some police departments are using it as an opportunity to connect with teenagers in the inner city. Toronto police have begun running after-school programs that bring in college students to teach krumping.
But Folgert said police and community leaders in general should not interfere too much lest they repel teenagers who feel their movement is being co-opted by adults.
"You have to be very careful,'' he said. "You've got to respect it. It's their thing. It comes from the street. It's their design. We're just there on the outside, giving them a place to do it.''
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Messenger service is a network-based system notification Windows service by Microsoft that was included in some earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.

This retired technology, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the later, Internet-based Microsoft Messenger service for instant messaging or to Windows Messenger and Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) client software.

Utilities

WinPopup sends messages from one Windows computer to another on the same LAN. It is available in all Windows versions from Windows for Workgroups 3.1 to Windows Me, but has never been included with Windows NT-based operating systems.  WinPopup works by means of the NetBEUI protocol.

There is also a port to Linux with an extended feature called LinPopUp, which allows adding Linux computers to the set. Linpopup is an X Window graphical port of Winpopup, and a package for Debian linux. It runs over Samba. Linpopup does not have to run all the time, can run minimized, and its messages are encrypted with a strong cypher.  The traditional Unix functional equivalent of WinPopUp would be the wall and write commands.

Uses

The Messenger Service was originally designed for use by system administrators to notify Windows users about their networks. It was used maliciously to present pop-up advertisements to users over the Internet (by using mass-messaging systems which sent a desired message to a specified range of IP addresses). Even though Windows XP included a firewall, it was not enabled by default. Because of this, many users received such messages. As a result of this abuse, the Messenger Service was disabled by default in Windows XP Service Pack 2.

The Messenger Service was discontinued in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and replaced by the old MSG.exe.

Architecture

The Messenger service in Windows 2000 and Windows XP uses the NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocol. The service waits for a message, then it displays it onscreen. The alternative way to send a message is to write it to a MailSlot named messngr. It requires UDP ports 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 to work. If access to the ports from outside a network is not blocked, it can lead to the aforementioned spam issue. In Windows NT 3.5, NT 3.51 and NT 4.0, Messenger used the older NetBIOS protocol. (NetBIOS is not installed with Windows 2000.)

Messenger service can be used by either Net Send command from a command-line interface. In addition, the Alerter service uses Messenger to send administrative alerts to network subscribers.

See also
Comparison of LAN messengers
LAN messenger
Alerter service
List of Microsoft Windows components
Messaging spam

References

External links
Official Microsoft sources
 Knowledgebase entry for Messenger Service of Windows
 Command documentation for Net send
 Disabling The Messenger Service in Windows XP

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LAN messengers

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The shareholders in Starbreeze AB (publ), reg.no. 556551-8932, (the "Company") are hereby convened to the Extraordinary General Meeting on Thursday 7 March 2019, at 14.00 at the conference facility Drottninggatan 89, at Drottninggatan 89, Stockholm.
notify the Company no later than Friday 1 March 2019, preferably before 16.00, to address Starbreeze AB, "Bolagsstämma", Box 7731, 103 95 Stockholm or by email: bolagsstamma@starbreeze.com.
The shareholders exercise their influence over the company at the annual general meeting (AGM), which is the Company's highest decision-making body. All shareholders registered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on the record date and entered in a book-entry system or CSD account have the right to participate in person or represented by proxy. The AGM is empowered to decide on any matter that concerns the Company and which is not expressly under the exclusive competence of another corporate body pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act or the Articles of Association. The AGM may, for example, resolve to increase or decrease share capital, amend the Articles of Association, or that the Company should be wound up. As regards the new issue of shares, convertible instruments or warrants, the AGM may decide on these matters directly or authorize the board of directors to decide whether to carry out the issue. Each shareholder, regardless of the size of the holding, has the right to have a specified item on the agenda of the annual general meeting. Shareholders wishing to exercise this right must submit a written request to the Company's board of directors. Such requests must normally be received by the board of directors in sufficient time for the item to be included in the notice of meeting.
The AGM is held annually within six months of the end of the financial year. The Code establishes that the chairman of the board, as many directors as required for a quorum and the chief executive officer must attend the general meeting. The chairman of the meeting is nominated by the nomination committee and elected by the meeting. The tasks of the general meeting include electing the Company's board of directors and auditors, adopting the Company's balance sheet and income statement, deciding on appropriation of profits or losses in accordance with the adopted balance sheet, and deciding on discharge of liability for the directors and the chief executive officer. The meeting also decides the fees to be paid to directors and the Company's auditors.
The board of directors may call an extraordinary general meeting when it deems there is reason to hold a meeting before the next annual general meeting. The board is also required to call an extraordinary general meeting if the statutory auditor or a shareholder minority representing at least ten percent of the company's shares so requests, in order to address a specific matter.
Notices of general meetings must be made through advertisement in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar and on the company's website. On the date notice is made, information that notice has been issued must be advertised in Dagens Industri. Notices of ordinary general meetings and extraordinary general meetings at which amendments to the Articles of Association will be addressed must be issued no earlier than six (6) weeks and no later than four (4) weeks before the general meeting. Notices of other extraordinary general meetings must be issued no earlier than six (6) weeks before and no later than three (3) weeks before the general meeting. The minutes of the meeting must be available on the Company's website no later than two weeks after the meeting.


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Models for the study of the contraction of muscle and of cell protoplasm
Hasselbach, W., & Weber, A. (1955). Models for the study of the contraction of muscle and of cell protoplasm. Pharmacological Reviews, 7(1), 97-117.
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Abstract: The contraction of both muscle and cell models is the result of the reaction of the contractile protein with ATP. The contraction may be studied by observation of the change in shape in the case of the cell models, of the superprecipitation of actomyosin gels, and of the unloaded shortening of actomyosin threads of glycerol-extracted fibres. It may also be studied by determining the tensionproduced by a model under isometric conditions, or by measuring the work done by a model. The extent of the contraction or the final tension, as well as the rate of shortening, may be investigated. It must be borne in mind that conditions affecting contraction have been shown to influence these reactions in a different way. Decrease of the Mg++ concentration, for instance, markedly affects the velocity of contraction of a muscle model, but has much less effect on the extent. The contraction depends in a complex way on the active concentrations of the factors and cofactors of the system, such as actomyosin, ATP, Mg++, ionic strength and pH. Any change influencing the concentration of one of them will indirectly affect the process (e.g., EDTA, hexametaphosphate, fluoride, etc.). Interpretation of the marked difference in the effects of various concentrations of ATP is complicated by the importance of the diameter of the models. A model containing a core which is free of ATP will develop a lower tension, or shorten more slowly, than will a thinner model. In a solution with a high concentration of ATP, the outer part of the model might react to a superoptimal concentration of ATP, while the center has not been reached by ATP. The complexity of the reaction is also demonstrated in the behaviour of the enzymatic activity. With increasing ionic strength, the enzyme changes from a Mg++-activated to a Mg++-inhibited form. When, at low ionic strength, the actomyosin enzyme is present in its Mg++-activated form, contraction is inhibited by Ca++ if its concentration increases far above that of Mg++. The presence of the relaxing factors drastically changes the reaction of the system in that concentrations of ATP and Mg++ which otherwise produce contraction bring about relaxation. While the addition of an ion, such as Ca++ in low concentrations, has no influence on the contraction of pure actomyosin, calcium ion in the presence of a relaxing factor initiates contraction. As previously stated, some substances act by altering the effective concentration of the components of the system, others attack the sulfhydryl groups, or the amino groups, thereby modifying the contraction. In addition, several other substances, e.g., urea, compounds containing sulfonic groups, have been found to influence contraction of the muscles reversibly by, as yet, unknown mechanisms.
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HERNDON, Va. – October 5, 2015 – SkyBitz®, the leader in remote asset tracking and information management solutions, today announced that it has acquired SMARTLogix, a leading provider of petroleum management, inventory and transportation logistics solutions. SMARTLogix, headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, has been a long time partner of Telular, the parent company of SkyBitz, as well as an exclusive provider of Telular's tank monitoring solutions to the petroleum distribution industry. As a result of the acquisition, SMARTLogix is now part of SkyBitz, Telular's growing commercial telematics division.
SMARTLogix transportation logistics software offers petroleum distributors a feature-rich, real-time solution for processing orders, managing dispatch functions, digitally capturing delivery information, and real-time truck, driver, and product GPS tracking. SMARTLogix's primary market is the petroleum logistics business in North America and Canada. Customers are distributors of petroleum products (bulk fuels, lubes, and used oil) as well as commercial and transportation fuel end users.
"We are thrilled to become part of the SkyBitz business. Both companies place heavy emphasis on continuous innovation and products and services that can deliver huge operating benefits to our customers. Our combined strengths and technical resources will allow us to accelerate new applications and solutions into the market," said Rick Martin, founder and CEO of SMARTLogix.
SMARTLogix was advised by Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Avista Capital Partners and Telular were advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
SkyBitz, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telular Corporation, is a leader in global remote asset management solutions, and in providing real-time information on the location and status of assets. More than 800 enterprises rely on SkyBitz technology to achieve total asset visibility, improved security, lower operating and capital expenses, and enhanced customer service. SkyBitz delivers its solution via a secure web-based application that is fully customizable and requires no software downloads. For additional information, visit www.skybitz.com.
Telular Corporation, a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners, is a global technology leader and provider of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for commercial telematics, security, and bulk storage management. With over 30 years of experience and innovation in the wireless industry, Telular provides integrated event monitoring, information management and reporting services to improve process efficiency in areas such as vehicle and asset tracking, supply chain management, security, home automation, and many other residential, commercial and industrial markets. Headquartered in Chicago, Telular has additional offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.telular.com.


The most sensitive issue in Malaysia is smoking. There are different types of things to smoke for example vape, hookah, and cigarettes. Smoking is common problem in Malaysia which is killing people. Most people start this habit because of work stress and their personal problems even though now days school students also start smoking because of bad people influence. Smoking cigarettes can become an addiction for peoples who are start smoking in young age. When someone smokes they not spoil only them their spoil the people who surrounded them too. In Malaysia 75 percent people are smoking cigarettes the most of them are age to 14 to 35 who smoke cigarettes and vapes. There are three effect of smoking cigarettes which are human health, environment, and cost.
Firstly, smoking cigarettes will affect to a human health. There to are a lot of comparer within smoker and non-smoker. Smoking harm everyone organ in the body some of these will affect immediately on different part of the body because of the high nicotine. For examples as heart attack, cancer, stroke and more. The major diseases smoker will face is heart attack and cancer. The symptoms of the diseases your blood will be thick and sticky this will damage the blood vessel stopping blood circulation to the heart. It can increase your risk for difficult breath and more chances to die. According, Kandasamy (2015) Every year about 850 000 people having cancer cases related smoking. Basically, smokers' lungs will be dark if they continue smoking they're not able to live more longer.
Secondly, smoking can cause environment, cigarette smoking is causing environment pollution. This issue occurs when the toxic air pollutants are released into our atmosphere. It also affects the animals and plants that absorb this kind of toxic pollutants to be affect the environment badly. This effect of smoking on environment make the situation more serious it makes restricted to air pollution and damaged the environment by the smokes release by the smokers. According Rinkesh (2018) producing of carbon dioxide 2.6 billion kilograms in atmosphere. Because of this issue humans cannot get a proper oxygen.
Lastly, cost of smoking cigarettes, is financially that we tend to waste our savings on cigarettes. For instance, rather than buying cigarettes daily, we should be able to save that money may come in handy for our health and or education. According BMJ Journals (2011) parliament raised the minimum price further to RM20.00 per cigarette pack.
The conclusion of the effect of smoking cigarettes is bad for health and to the environment from the effect of human health, environment and cost. It can make the environment damaged in future generation as the population might be reduce due to smoking addiction. Smoking in young age will cause early death. As well as the government should take immediate action for instance like doing a campaign or an advertisement or any type of event regarding on smoking issues which can cause chronic effect for give knowledge on the environment and human health to avoid from to issue. Smokers have to put their effort to stop smoking. If people stop smoking most of the nicotine will clear from your body and the blood pressure will be stable. To prevent this, we have to do mediation, exercise the important thing spent time with family and eat healthy food.


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CMHU identifies man killed in shooting at Donald and Weber streets
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Posted: Apr 5, 2021 11:20 AM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit has released the identity of the man who was found deceased at the intersection of Donald and Weber streets Saturday evening.
The victim was identified as 31-year-old David Austin.
South Bend Police were called to the intersection just before 9 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
When they arrived, they found Austin with gunshot wounds. They were unable to resuscitate Austin and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The CMHU interviewed those involved in the incident, but no arrests have been made, reports said.


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I am part of a group of artists who use quilting as our medium. We are called tACTile - because we all live in the Australian Capital Territory - the ACT.
This year is our capital city's birthday. To celebrate Canberra's centenary we decided - two years ago when we seemed to have masses of time - to make twenty pieces each. that is a total of 100 pieces. We applied for a beautiful Canberra gallery - The Belconnen Arts Centre - and got the booking to coincide with Canberra Quilters' annual show.
There are six people in tACTile. Dianne Firth, Helen Gray, Beth Miller, Beth and Trevor Reid who work together as a single artist, and me.
The show has been open since the 9th August - and I have been so busy that I have only just managed to get around to writing something about it.
I think the easiest way to show you our work is to allow the Artist's statements to do the talking. First - some general gallery images, then some individual work with that artist's statement. I apologise for the fact that I did not bring the catalogue home and so do not have the titles of the work. I also took the images on an iPad - which is not ideal - in less than perfect light. Excuses!
The artists are in alphabetical order - which puts me first!
My work is about the relationship between the city of Canberra and the people who live here.
I wanted to show that Canberra is a busy, lively, happy city, full of ordinary people working and living and bringing up their families. The myths of this city - that it is cold and unfriendly, and blamed for decisions made by Parliament - are not the realities of this special place.
I wanted my work to feel as if the viewer was flicking through my sketchbook, with occasional colour and text. I hoped Canberrans would feel connected to the work as they recognised the locations, and for people beyond Canberra to recognise the familiar in the things we do.
As I stitched the lines that created my people I was aware that one unbroken thread connected the buildings to the landscape – and the people to the buildings – as one continuous, flowing, living, active city.
Walter Burley Griffin wrote a report to accompany his design for the new Federal Capital. He noted that the peculiar advantages of Canberra lay principally in five site characteristics: the mountain ranges for background; local mounts for aspect and prospect; hills and spurs as the termini of avenues and for the most important structures; valleys for habitation and industry; and the Molonglo River and flood basin for architectural effect, recreation and for the improvement of the climate.
My artwork focuses on these five site characteristics. I have referenced the contribution of surveyor, architect and landscape architect through the use of their three main methods of graphic representation: the perspective, the section and the plan. Each site characteristic has been explored in terms of these three modes of representation. The horizontal arrangement of the five sections to create a panorama has been informed by the way Marion Mahoney Griffin used sections to illustrate the city plan.
The selection of materials is also symbolic. Felt was chosen to symbolise solidness of earth and the opaqueness of cloud, while net was chosen to symbolise the transparency of air and water. The colours of orange, grey and black reference earth, air and water.
Finally, in five framed works, the Molonglo River system has been dissected into five key parts; river, tributary, lake, basin, and wetland.
I apologise for the quality of the photographs of Helen Gray's work. The work is huge and the wall has a window on either side and one narrow one below - so it is backlit. Please look again at the gallery view above for a better distance view of part of it showing the wonderful Sparkling Lake.
Architect Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin planned the ideal city with a lake as its heart.
A photo of a family home, a dairy, on the banks of the Molonglo River where Lake Burley Griffin is now situated, hangs on the wall of a friend's home. 'Riverview', one of a dozen dairies along the river described as 'not much more than a creek'.
Conversations produced a wealth of stories about the making of Canberra, the city planned from vast open plains. Stories of a time before the damning of the river, of distant hills and big skies, of a golf course and a race track, of sports fields and more. And then of carting the silt 'like there was no tomorrow' to make the nature strips of our suburbs.
March 2013 and the centenary of the city is celebrated around the lake. Robyn Archer got it right. The lake sparkled with activity, became a stage surrounded by fun and festivity, as an eclectic fleet of water craft entertained with music and colour. Canberrans came to hear the music, see the acts, watch the light displays, enjoy the food and each others company; no fuss, picnic basket and rug, dogs on leash, bicycles and strollers, all around the central basin of the lake in the heart of this spacious, elegant city.
It would have made Walter and Marions' hearts sing.
Cyclone Tracey, which devastated Darwin in 1974, was the catalyst for many Territorian families to relocate to the southern states. Our young family was no exception and we moved to Canberra in August 1975.
For this exhibition I decided to have a combination of pieces that represented the work of the Griffin legacy but also have a more modern approach to how Canberra has grown since my arrival in 1975. I found that most of my work has been done in sections to showcase this theme.
The Bush Capital section represents the Indigenous trees that are local to the area and also the introduced trees that have been planted in abundance to create a natural harmony. The trees that I have chosen are the Blakely's Red Gum and the Crab Apple. For each tree I have chosen to represent the bark, the leaf, the flower and also the fruit in the case of the Crab Apple.
The floral and faunal emblems, the Royal Bluebell, and the Gang-gang Cockatoo represent the A.C.T. government, whereas, the festivals are part of the many that are celebrated throughout the year and are enjoyed by the locals and tourist alike.
The choice of the location had to be represented as Canberra is surrounded by the beautiful Brindabella Mountains, the wide open plains and easy access to the snow, sea and Sydney. The landmark, Telstra Tower has become a symbol for most travelling Canberrians where upon sighting the tower we know we are almost home.
I am hoping that as the public view my work they will realize that not only is Canberra the Capital of Australia, the political seat, but a rich and vibrant city to live in.
There are many reasons to love Canberra, two that come to mind immediately are the design of the city and its suburbs, the avenues, boulevards and roundabouts that make the city unique. The proximity of the bush, the fact that the city is married to the natural environment, hence the reference 'Bush Capital'.
It is this marriage of bush and city, the design for four seasons, the heat of summer, the colour of autumn, the chill of winter (prompting an extra quilt on the bed) and the joy of spring that make this city our home. Coming to Canberra in the early 80's we were struck by the way the suburbs disappeared into the bush, the corridors of green that came right into the city centre and the feeling that Canberra was one big country town.
One of the first exhibitions we saw in coming to Canberra was an exhibition of Walter Burley Griffins plans and the striking elevations drawn and painted by his wife, Marion Mahony Griffin, these were displayed, along with Coulter's panorama, at Regatta Point and made a lasting impression. Although the city is much changed from these first images, it remains a unique and elegant place to live.
It is a beautiful exhibition. I have missed one major element - maybe I will put that in tomorrow.
Loo oh! Beautiful. I'm so happy to be seeing these pictures, Jenny! From what we can see here it looks wonderful. Well done to you all - that's a lot of quilts. Awfully curious about the missing element now.
Wonderful! Your work and that of your group provides constant inspiration and I only wish it were possible to see it "in person".
It is a beautiful exhibition. I am just so glad you have put it on your blog for others to see.
What an amazing exhibition and tribute to Canberra. The work from the Tactile group just gets better and better!
Thank you, Jenny for taking the time from your crazy schedule to post images of this exhibition. If only I could have stayed in your beautiful country a bit longer, I would have been able to see this beautifully executed work in person. Well done all of you and thanks again for sharing.
Gorgeous exhibition - what a shame that it won't travel! Thank you for posting the photos so that we can at least see them here.
What a wonderful exhibit! We will be in Canberra at the end of September - will it still be showing then? I would love to see these pieces in person!
It's quite interesting to see the different perspectives of Canberra. i grew up there, but left when I was 15 and my recollections are a little different to what has been portrayed here in perhaps a modern Canberra. But it is also interesting to see that we all perceive the same place in different ways. Terrific exhibit. Hope I can see it in person.


Once the diagnosis of prostate cancer is made, the physician will review all treatment options available to the patient. Further studies to evaluate the extent or stage of disease may be necessary to assist in making a decision about treatment.
For prostate cancer that is considered to be very low risk, or low risk and occasionally intermediate risk, your urologist may discuss active surveillance with you. Some prostate cancers may not harm a patient over the course of their lifetime and treatment plans for prostate cancer often take an individualized approach.
Radical prostatectomy: The surgical removal of the prostate. The best cure rate for localized prostate cancer is with the use of radical prostatectomy. Prostate cancer is considered to be localized when the cancer is confined to the prostate.
Radiation: This involves the application of an external beam of radiation directed to the prostate and the prostate bed.
Brachytherapy: Radioactive seed implantation. This procedure involves the insertion and removal of needles into the perineum to place radioactive seeds into the prostate. The seeds deliver a controlled and pre-determined amount of radiation to the prostate gland directly.
Cryotherapy: Cryotherapy involves the insertion of probes into the prostate and the introduction of liquid nitrogen to produce an ice ball within the prostate. This effectively destroys both prostate cancer and healthy prostatic tissue.
HIFU and Focal Therapy: involves the zonal destruction of a dominant lesion within the prostate with the intention of minimizing side effects associated with treatment. This is offered as an alternative treatment and prospective randomized trials are lacking at this time.
Hormone therapy: Medication or surgery to inhibit the production of testosterone and therefore slow the growth of prostate cancer.
For more information on the diagnosis of prostate cancer and the treatment options available visit the American Cancer Society's Web site.
PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society have published guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer. These guidelines are available at American Cancer Society website.


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WFS Wargame Review Series: Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 by 1stLt William Allred, USMC
Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1
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Bottom Line Up Front
Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 is a highly realistic tactical wargame, simulating squad through company-level operations during World War II. It's unique for its ability to model suppression and maneuver simultaneously, making it an excellent tool for refining the decision-making skills of noncommissioned officers and company-grade officers. Due to its steep learning curve, however, it's best suited for leaders willing and able to devote multiple sessions to learning and playing.
Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) is a series of World War II tactical-level wargames that traces its lineage to the venerable Squad Leader series introduced by Avalon Hill in 1977. Due to the depth and complexity of the Advanced Squad Leader rulebook, its publishers created a parallel series of Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit (ASLSK) games featuring streamlined rules that minimize the learning curve for new players. Though some players view ASLSK as an "on-ramp" to learning to play "full" ASL, ASLSK is an inherently rewarding and sophisticated game by itself. The first starter kit, ASLSK1, deals with infantry units and company-level combined arms.
ASLSK1 contains a 12-page rulebook; two mapboards; one sheet of counters representing US Army, German, and Russian infantry units; six scenario cards; dice; and a Quick Reference Chart for players. Each scenario card includes setup instructions and victory conditions for a different company-level engagement from World War II. Because each scenario features different combatants, terrain, attachments, and objectives, ASLSK1 has the replay value of six games in one.
What's in the box? Components of ASLSK1
A game begins with players picking a scenario card. These cards provide the historical background for each engagement, the mapboard to be used, the forces allotted to each player, and their respective objectives. Units depicted include fire teams, squads, and small-unit leaders. Players can also employ machine guns, flamethrowers, demolition charges, and smoke grenades.
Scenario cards spell out the forces available to each player, their victory conditions, and historical background for the engagement depicted.
The player designated the "scenario defender" usually sets up first, followed by the "scenario attacker." The attacker then designates which of their units will fire and which will maneuver that turn. After the effects of the attacker's suppression are resolved through dice rolls, (the game makes heavy use of dice rolls and various modifier tables), the attacker maneuvers their forces. Each time an attacking unit enters a new hex, defending units that are combat effective that turn may fire on the attacking unit. The strength of the defender's attack fire is modified by two things: the terrain occupied by the attacker (e.g. defensive fire will be stronger against attackers in the open than against those in forests or buildings) and the manner in which the attacker moves. Units that fire and move through terrain will cover less ground than their counterparts that take advantage of their full movement allowance, but they will be considerably less vulnerable as they do so. At the end of the turn, attackers that have successfully closed on an enemy position have the opportunity to engage in close combat. When this sequence ends, the roles reverse and the sequence starts over with the scenario defender now deciding how to suppress, maneuver on, and close with the enemy. Victory conditions and game length vary depending on the scenario chosen, and games can range from 1 to 5 hours.
American GIs supported by flamethrowers close on German strongpoints in Aachen, Germany, 1944.
Considerations for Leaders
ASLSK1's unique treatment of fire and maneuver forces players to grapple with tactical decisions realistic to modern combat: Do they place more assets with the maneuver element or the support-by-fire element? With a fixed number of turns to seize an objective, how do they balance speed against security? Where does a defender best employ their machine guns, and how do they make the best use of the terrain when constructing a defense-in-depth? ASLSK1's ability to model these dilemmas makes it an exceptional training tool for small unit leaders seeking to enhance their tactical decision-making skills.
Suppression, however, can sometimes be unrealistically difficult to achieve with direct fire weapons due to the high defensive modifiers given to defending units inside buildings. Leaders should therefore ensure that subordinates do not derive unrealistic lessons from a game that is not intended to be a scientific representation of war. To that end, leaders should end gaming sessions with after action reviews that focus not on quantities of units lost or killed, but on lessons learned from the following questions: Where did players choose to accept risk and why? How did players assess enemy vulnerabilities and intentions, and did their exploitation plan match that assessment? With limited forces available, what tradeoffs did players decide to accept in employing their units the way they did? Leaders should also be aware that, despite the streamlined rules of the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit series, ASLSK1 still comes with a steep learning curve relative to most wargames. If a training or professional military education schedule only permits a single session devoted to wargaming, ASLSK1 would be a poor choice for that purpose. It would be better employed over multiple sittings in a group of noncommissioned officers and above, or between interested individuals for personal development.
Advanced Squad Leader as a System
This review has focused on ASLSK1 due to its low price ($28.00) and high accessibility. However, a review of an ASL series game would be incomplete without a brief explanation of the ASL system. Three other starter kits are available, each including more elements of the "full" ASL than the last. None is necessary to own before purchasing or playing another. Starter Kit 2 includes all the infantry and combined arms mechanics of Starter Kit 1, with the addition of direct fire artillery and antitank weapons. Starter Kit 3 adds tanks and armored fighting vehicles, and Starter Kit 4 introduces US Marine and Japanese forces, as well as Pacific Theater scenarios.
ASLSK rules are upwardly compatible with the "full" Advanced Squad Leader, meaning players who want to plunge into ASL will not have to unlearn any of the rules they learned via ASLSK. The full ASL expands the depth of realism available to players, incorporating mortars, artillery, close air support, night operations, amphibious landings, and more. The price of entry to ASL is a copy of the rulebook (sold separately) and the introductory module Beyond Valor, containing the full sets of German and Russian counters. Other "core" modules provide more scenarios and counters for additional nations' forces, while "historical" modules provide historically-accurate maps and scenarios depicting specific battles of World War II and the Korean War such as Stalingrad, Tarawa, the Battle of the Bulge, Seoul, and the Chosin Reservoir.
What This Game Taught Me
This is one of my favorite wargames I've ever played. First, it's immense fun. Second, no other game so far has matched the realism and immersion of ASL. To have a game system this nuanced allows me to think about my enemy and objectives in terms of a realistic METT-T analysis and parts-based scheme of maneuver. The chance to then "fight" that plan against a thinking opponent, who's similarly fighting their own plan, holds me to account for my decisions and planning process in a way that almost nothing other than force-on-force freeplay training can replicate. I love infantry tactics, and as one of the many officers in the Marine Corps who wishes they had more opportunities to practice tactical employment of a unit, Advanced Squad Leader offers me and my fellow peer players the best sets and reps I can find on my own time. I can't recommend ASL more highly to those with a vested interest in ground combat tactics and a willingness to invest the time and attention to learn the game.
Author's Bio: First Lieutenant Allred is a company executive officer at Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East. Before that, he was a rifle platoon commander in 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. He started playing wargames with his brothers when he was a child and credits Axis and Allies: D-Day with sparking the interest in military history that led him to the Marine Corps.
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