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Midst Toil And Tribulation – Snippet 28
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 16, 2012 | Snippets, WeberSnippet | 51 comments
"All right!" Huntyr exclaimed, then clamped his mouth shut, blushing, but no one seemed to care, really. They were all too busy listening to the sound coming from the blast furnace — a sound of rushing air, growing louder and louder, challenging even the noise of the steam engine so close at hand. The steam-powered blowers of the forced draft system were bigger and more powerful than anything the Delthak Works had built yet, even for the furnaces driven by the hydro-accumulators, and Howsmyn beamed as Tairham slapped Huntyr on the back while they blew steadily harder and harder in time with the engine's gathering speed.
"Well," Wylsynn said loudly over the sound of the engine and the blowers, "it hasn't blown up yet, at any rate."
"I suppose there's still time," Howsmyn replied, still beaming. "But what say you and I retreat to the comfort of my office while we wait for the inevitable disaster?"
"I think that's an excellent idea, Master Howsmyn. Especially since I understand you've recently received a shipment from Her Majesty' favorite distillery back in Chisholm."
"Why, I believe I have," Howsmyn agreed. He looked at his employees. "Zosh, I want you and Kahlvyn to keep an eye on it for another — oh, half an hour. Then I want you, Nahrmahn, and Brahd to join me and the Father in my office. I think we'll all have quite a few things to discuss at that point." He flashed another smile. "After all, now that he's let us get this toy up and running, it's time to tell him about all of our other ideas, isn't it?"
"Yes, Sir," Huntyr agreed with just a shade less enthusiasm than his employer, and Howsmyn bowed to Wylsynn.
"After you, Father."
"I must confess I really did feel a moment or two of . . . anxiety," Paityr Wylsynn admitted ten minutes later, standing at Howsmyn's office windows and gazing out across the incredible, frenetic activity. "I know the design was approved by Owl, and I know his remotes were actually monitoring quality control all the way through, but all joking aside, it would've been a disaster if that thing had blown up! Too many people would've seen it as proof of Jwo-jeng's judgment, no matter who'd attested it. I hate to think how far back that would've set the entire project, not to mention undermining my own authority as Intendant."
"I know." Howsmyn stepped up beside him and handed him a glass half-filled with amber liquid. "And, to be honest, I'd've felt better myself if I'd simply been able to hand Zosh a set of plans and tell him to build the damned thing. But we really needed him to work it out for himself based on the 'hints' Rahzhyr and I were able to give him." He shrugged. "And he did. In fact, he and Nahrmahn did us proud. That single-cylinder initial design of theirs worked almost perfectly, and the two-cylinder is actually a lot more powerful than I expected — or, rather, it's turned out to be a lot more efficient at moving a canal boat. Propeller design's more complicated than I'd anticipated, but with Owl to help me slip in the occasional suggestion, they've managed to overcome each problem as it made itself known.
"But the really important thing — the critical thing — is that I've got a whole layer of management now, here and at the other foundries, who're actually coming up with suggestions I haven't even so much as whispered about yet. And best of all, we've documented every step of the process in which Zosh and Nahrmahn — oh, and let's not forget Master Praigyr — came up with this design. We've got sketches, diagrams, office memos, everything. Nobody's going to be able to claim one of Shan-wei's demons just appeared in a cloud of smoke and brimstone and left the thing behind him!"
"Oh, don't be silly, Ehdwyrd! Of course they are." Wylsynn shook his head. "Zhaspahr Clyntahn's never let the truth get in his way before — what makes you think he's going let it happen now? Besides, when you come down to it, that's almost exactly what did happen. I mean, wouldn't you call Merlin one of Shan-wei's 'demons'? I use the term in the most approving possible fashion, you understand. And while I'd never want to sound as if I'm complaining, just breathing out there does put one firmly in mind of 'smoke and brimstone,' you know."
"Yes, I do know," Howsmyn sighed, his expression suddenly less cheerful as he gazed out at the pall of coal smoke which hung perpetually over the Delthak Works. It was visible for miles, he knew, just as he knew about the pollution working its way into Ithmyn's Lake despite all he could do to contain it. "In fact, I hate it. We're doing everything we can to minimize the consequences, and I'm making damned sure my people's drinking water is piped down from upriver from the works, but all this smoke isn't doing a thing for their lungs. Or for their kids' lungs, either." He grimaced and took a quick, angry sip from his glass. "God, I wish we could go to electricity!"
"At least you've given them decent housing, as far from the foundry as you can put it," Wylsynn said after a moment, resting his left hand on the other man's shoulder. He didn't mention the schools, or the hospitals, that went with that housing, but he didn't need to. "And I wish we could go to electricity, too, but even assuming the bombardment system didn't decide to wipe us all out, daring to profane the Rakurai would be the proof of our apostasy."
"I know. I know!"
Howsmyn took another, less hasty sip, savoring the Chisholmian whiskey as it deserved to be savored . . . or closer to it, at any rate. Then he half-turned from the window to face Wylsynn fully.
"But I'm not thinking just about health reasons, either. I've done a lot to increase productivity per man hour, which is why we're so far in front of anything the Temple Loyalists have, but I haven't been able to set up a true assembly-line, and you know it."
Wylsynn nodded, although the truth was that his own admission to the inner circle was recent enough he was still only starting to really explore the data stored in Owl's memory. The AI was an incredibly patient librarian, but he wasn't very intuitive, which hampered his ability to help guide Wylsynn's research, and there was a limit to the number of hours Wylsynn could spend reading through several thousand years of history and information, no matter how addictive it might be. Or perhaps especially because of how addictive it was.
"I know you and Merlin've been talking about that — about 'assembly-lines,' I mean — for a while," he said, "but I confess I'm still more than a little hazy on what you're getting at. It seems to me you're already doing a lot more efficient job of assembling things than I can imagine anyone else doing!"
Allan G	on July 16, 2012 at 3:33 AM
Sounds like Mr Weber needs to talk to a good process engineer. Electrostatic precipitators are one solution, but at this tech level a good bag house filter works too. You just need to be able to weave glass fiber. (A heat exchanger to cool the out flow gas to under 500 degrees to avoid melting the filter bags helps too (and improves efficency if you use this to heat the incoming air) (big boiler tech 201)). Induced Draft fans to match the Forced Draft help manage the air flow too. (Dust from the bag house is recycled into the furnace).
Lee Parker	on July 17, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Glass fiber for baghouse filters may not be necessary. This is after all, a work of fiction, and Steel Thistle silk may work even better. As for heat exchangers, etc. DW has to leave room for future improvements.
Nimitz13	on July 16, 2012 at 6:03 AM
Canal boats? Propeller design? I realize in the previous snippet that Paityr said he'd been in Howsmyn's steam-powered boat, but that probably used the single cylinder design, not the much more powerful two cylinder design that Paityr is here to approve. The "canal boat" Howsmyn already has in use probably employs the new two-cylinder engine, presumably to tow loads of coal, iron ore, coke, steel, iron, etc. to where they are needed.
Since Howsmyn already has canal boats with powerful steam engines in use, the ICN must already be interested via the inner-circle. I realize the engines we're seeing in this snippet won't drive a battleship, but the war in Siddarmark is a war of logistics, and a great deal of those logistics require canals – and Howsmyn has just added steam engines to boats that can travel through them. Add some guns and steel armor and I'm reminded of the ironclads from the book "1634- The Baltic War" which the MWW co-wrote with Eric Flint. It looks like the MWW just gave us a Big Hint about a new weapon the EoC may have soon.
The EoC is about to enter a shooting war in Siddarmark where control of the canals is crucial. I'll admit that getting a boat designed for smooth water across the rough seas to the canals where they're needed won't be a trivial task. A small fleet of heavily armed steam-powered boats would be invaluable in seizing and controlling the choke points in northern and southern Siddarmark, and would cut off resupply for the invading armies who have already passed those choke points.
The technology is now available and could be critical. So will we see steam-powered canals boats, possibly ironclads, and if so, will they appear in this book or the next? We haven't seen any evidence that the ICN is building any canal boats, but it's early yet in the book and who knows how many two-cylinder engines Howsmyn has built – or can build? With access to OWL there won't be any mistakes in building ironclads either, so if the ICN is thinking in that direction, we ought to see them pretty soon. So the $64k questions are: "When will the ICN start building steam-powered canal boats, and how soon can they get some to Siddarmark?
I wonder what Thirsk will think if his galleons, which are now "competitive" because they have exploding shells, run into an ICN ironclad? (Assuming any of his ships survive to report back of course!) Bleek!
Spktyr	on July 16, 2012 at 7:12 AM
I don't think Thirsk will be thinking much of anything for very long if the ship he's personally on encounters an ironclad unless he's lucky enough to get captured or smart enough to surrender. Historically, the only thing that could stop a Terran ironclad in battle was another ironclad, short of suicidal ramming attacks (with special ram-equipped ships) that usually didn't actually work because if you mounted a ram on a wooden ship, it usually got blown into driftwood long before it could ram.
Even without what we'd think of as ironclads (post-Virginia/Monitor), steam in and of itself was usually a decisive factor in any Terran naval battle even prior to the advent of ironclads. The *only* time a fleet action of steam vs. sail didn't result in an outright steam win was when the Mexican Navy (with *significant* British technical support and 'advisors' – the commanders and officers of the Mexican steamers were experienced British Royal Navy) fought the Texas Navy with elements of the Yucatan Navy in 1843. At the Battle of Campeche, Commodore Edwin Ward Moore fought a detachment of one of the world's then-better navies, serving as a proxy and 'reflag' for the world's reputedly best navy, to a draw. He had an all-sail fleet consisting of 1 Texas sloop-of-war and 1 Texas brig, plus 2 schooners and 5 gunboats from the Yucatan Navy; arrayed against him were 3 of the most advanced warships of the day – British-built and -commanded steamers – with 2 brigs and 2 schooners backing them.
Somehow Moore managed to not only fight the most advanced warships in the world to a draw with warships that were at least 13 years older, he also managed to inflict far more casualties despite the fact that his enemies could fire exploding shells and he couldn't. This was pretty much a fluke in terms of history; it is the singular, only, never-repeated incident that could possibly be even vaguely considered a victory of steam over sail. Every other meeting, steam won.
Thirsk may be good; I don't think he's that good. And at this point, I don't think the CoGA would accept a 'draw', either.
DKCWong	on July 17, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Thirsk is in a bad situation. His fleet is or shortly will be become technically inferior even if he retains numeric superiority. Much like Stalin did to ensure the loyality of his generals, the Go4 is holding his family in 'protective custody' so Thirsk can't lose or surrender. He certainly can't win against the ICN. Don't know if Merlin and Company can pull off another rescue, but I'm sure if it could be done, Thirsk will have the backbone to reject any order that has him tossing his ships and men into a meat grinder even if it means his own life. Of course his replacement might still likely carry out such an order.
A triple expansion engine large enough to run a serious forced draft fan (at say 1000hp or 750kW) on a blast furnace may not be large enough to drive a battleship, but a destroyer / frigate of WW1 size would still be larger than any of the sail driven warships around and much faster under any conditions than a oar powered galley. (You need to remenber that they would also have access to high quality marine hull designs as well which should help the speed too).
Add rapid fire breach loading guns and you could certainly scare the hell out of the opposition (and run rings round them (and possibly right through them in the case of the more lightly built galleys)).
Building an equivalent to a WW2 Liberty ship (with three engines, should give a cruising speed of round 11 knots, about twice the speed that a good sail powered battleship can reliably make) would also be a viable option and would have a serious transoceanic range.
This is getting interesting….
jmbm	on July 16, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Their triple expansion engines are 1900 technology. But they do not have breech loading quick firing artillery, fire control systems or steel hulls; there, they are still in the 1860s.
A 1905 destroyer with triple expansion coal fired engines:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_class_destroyer and an
Or a 1908 light cruiser:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Emden_%281908%29
Sq_rigger	on July 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM
From the maps, Safehold is significantly larger than Earth. WWI destroyers only carried enough coal for 56-60 hours of steaming before they'd need to be refuelled. This was a major consideration for both sides at the Battle of Jutland. Destroyers just aren't going to have a long-enough operational radius to be useful until underway replenishment techniques (probably using fuel oil) are developed.
On the other hand, late-19th- and early-20th-century cruisers were designed to have significant operational radius. They typically mounted about double the firepower of a destroyer on a hull with about three times the destroyer's displacement, and used a major portion of the extra displacement for fuel bunkerage. That gave them operational radii upwards of 5,000 miles without refuelling at a speed only a few knots less than a destroyer.
BobG	on July 16, 2012 at 4:38 PM
You are certainly right about range problems – which is why Great Britain established coaling stations all over the world. I can certainly see EoC having coaling stations all over the Empire, but unless they find deserted islands and establish caches there, that may be a limiting factor.
Any hypothetical canal ironclads will have to be resupplied with coal and shells and food, and how that will be done is DW's problem.
The other option is fleet colliers, but this limits the speed of the fleet to the slowest collier tagging along. Given Glacierheart has the coal, offshore basing may well be an option.
Ship to ship coal transfer is certianly possible and I can think of a number of solutions to that technical challenge, but yes oil is easier (you need the oil first though and I don't believe the infrastructure exists (no oil wells to start with….)).
Liberty ship types could serve as the basis of both colliers, landing craft motherships or troopers or even armed merchant cruisers / commerce raiders (Kormoran?).
JimHacker	on July 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM
why do you think safehold is larger? I'm pretty sure it states in the first book that safehold is slightly smaller but also a bit more dense than earth. I may be mistaken though.
Robert H. Woodman	on July 16, 2012 at 5:29 PM
I don't know if it is the first book or not, but I have read the same thing somewhere. Safehold is smaller and more dense, thus, having about the same gravity as Earth. It also has slightly greater variations by season, IIRC.
JeffM	on July 16, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Oh, puh-leeze, Nimitz! As if you hadn't known about these "canal boats" ages ago! :D
Just to answer your question, Thirsk isn't the person to wonder about. Because whenever one of his ships DOES run into an ironclad, it will be the entire fleet–and he'll be with it.
Or sitting in Charis with his family. One of the two.
MATL	on July 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM
We steam boats, ironclads, revolvers (even if only Merlin has them so far), and locomotives – I have to wonder if we will be seeing a chain gun soon. Thats one way to level to person imbalance between the EoC and the armies the Go4 can field – especially since earlier snippets make it seem that the G04 will soon have an army equipped with exploding artillery, and rifles as well.
Not to mention the introspection and horror that chain guns will inevitably bring
Doubting Thomas	on July 16, 2012 at 2:16 PM
I'd take the exploding artillery with a grain of salt. Yes they have a working copy (or at least know how to make one), but can they produce enough of them to make a difference? Remember, they are using small foundaries, that each have their own idea of what an inch really is, shells to fit the guns, maybe, then again maybe not. The same arguments apply to the rifles, standard parts is a HUGE concept that CoGA hasn't grasped yet.
Bob G	on July 17, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Actually, if they make the exploding shells in a lot of small foundries, then I wonder how many will misfire, either blowing up in the tube, shattering on impact, or just not exploding. Without quality control, the shells and fuses will be "less reliable" than those from Howsmyn's facilities. And as an artillerist, having unreliable shells added to unreliable cannon is just one more reason to slow rate of fire so that there are less opportunities to kill oneself.
Matthew	on July 31, 2012 at 9:50 PM
Both of these things is certainly true, but I think the books said something about number of foundries making up for some of that, so that their total production is actually nearly what the EOC can manage.
Zak	on July 16, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Well one thing is for sure. The meat grinder is about to be unleashed. The highest body counts in this war up to now will seem like a small thing. I'm thinking this is going to turn into nasty trench warfare and Mr. God complex is going to learn the hard way about fighting a war on two fronts. In fact I'm thinking that as a result of his move. The Empire will not be threatened by another huge Church backed fleet. Because the meat grinding is going to eat man and gear at a rate he never dreamed of in his worst nightmare.
How many men did the British loose in the battle of the Somme? You are right if it devolves into trench warfare.
They lost close to 60,000 on the opening day and per the Wiki page the Somme Offenesive as it's also called started July 1, 1916 to November 1916 and by late autum of 1916 the forces had suffered more than 1 million casualties. Yup think they will learn standing in nice little line shooting at each other is not the way to fight a war
Hello? Trench warfare only evolves when the two sides are roughly equivalent. Not. Gonna. Happen.
Drak Bibliophile	on July 16, 2012 at 9:49 PM
Or you sure of that?
Think of David Weber's Haven-Manticore wars.
Charis is more advanced than the rest of Safehold but the rest of Safehold isn't stupid.
IMO it isn't likely that Charis will remain "so highly advanced" that trench warfare won't be possible.
About the best we can say is that Charis won't make the mistakes that happened in WWI trench warfare.
JeffM	on July 16, 2012 at 11:37 PM
What I actually meant was the immense losses, because a stalemate MIGHT exist–but Charisian commanders will know that there are more tech advances in the chute, and have no need to attack suicidally. And TL forces will quickly learn how futilely suicidal such attacks are on their part.
All that aside from Charis' enhanced mobility of the seas. "Oh, you have trenches there? Well, we'll just sail over HERE then. Oh, you're pulling all of your troops BACK to cover, you say? Huh!"
JimHacker	on July 16, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Trench warfare doesn't happen when sides are equal – what you get then is a long-lasting war. Trench warfare happens when defensive, emplaced weapons or fortifications are significantly stronger than offensive weapons available to both sides. Relative strength doesn't matter, unless one side is utterly overwhelming (by, say, an order of magnitude). Neither sides can attack, so they each take 'offensive' ever-encroaching defensive positions. The same happened with siege warfare between 1500 and 1700 (aka, the Dutch method). Conversely, you get lots of field battles when offensive weaponry can overwhelm defensive without too much difficulty – as was the case 1700 to 1850 and 1935 to present day.
Far more important than weapons power is communications and transport speed. There were many wasted breakthroughs and openings in WWI that would have been exploited in WWII, but there were no squad based radios and no really good support transportation in WWI so things that could have been major breakthroughs went nowhere.
Zak	on July 16, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Yes Charis is better armed. But they are out numbered and can'e be everywhere at once. This is a cut and paste from a Wikipedia page.
Trench warfare occurred when a military revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility, resulting in a grueling form of warfare in which the defense held the advantage. In World War I, both sides constructed elaborate trench and dugout systems opposing each other along a front, protected from assault by barbed wire. The area between opposing trench lines (known as "no man's land") was fully exposed to artillery fire from both sides. Attacks, even if successful, often sustained severe casualties as a matter of course.
I know the other side is not at the Empire's level of weapons. But they have numbers and it's and How is the Charis army getting there? Walking so it's not going to be a fast war. It's going to be one trench at a time.
Allan G	on July 17, 2012 at 12:29 AM
The answer to trench warfare is tanks packing as much punch as the fixed implacements facing them. (The tanks are mobile pill boxes in the simplest measure).
Unless the soldiers in the trenches have effective antitank weapons they are mincemeat.
To make tanks practical you need internal combustion engines (steam power plants are generally too heavy (that said, steam powered light aircraft have been flown, so anythings possible)) – given restrictions on electrical power that means diesels or gas turbines (and gas turbines are a little beyond current manufacturing technology levels (steam turbines need to be first)). Diesels are possible and marginally harder than a basic steam engine (1895's technology, vegetable oil for fuel?).
Tanks weren't the only solution to trench warfare, just one of the more practical ones. Improved tactics, better communications and shells that work as designed (many of the British ones didn't, for example) all can contribute to resolving trench warfare on a tactical level. For example, actually pounding the enemy trench line and making the Maxim gunners keep their heads down while your infantry advances under cover of a 'walking barrage' is a proven effective method of dealing with the problem, if you can carry it out.
Tanks can be a 'counter' to trench warfare, but so long as they remain relatively crude they don't render it useless, especially if you have problems getting sufficient numbers (which you probably will). Tanks are generally more useful against hardened bunkers and emplacemnts rather than trenches.
What seriously degrades the utility of trenches is the general introduction of hand-held automatic weapons and easily carried and deployed machine guns. When this happens it greatly reduces the defenders' firepower advantage. It would appear at first glance that the defenders would still retain a major advantage, being dug in. However, the inherent tactical inflexibility of trenches will generally counter-balance this.
@Spktyr – Better tactics, coms and shells can allow an attacker to overcome a trench system, but they will still take very heavy losses doing so unless they have mobile similar firepower. And the sheer density of barrage required from artillery to be effective is astonishing. So while it can 'resolve' it, it is still going to be a major part of warfare.
Its only the introduction of tanks and personal automatic weapons which seriously degrade trench warfare's utility in a 1900s technology-level war, and these combined with good quality air power render it near suicidal. But that isn't going to happen on safehold for a long time.
I'm not even sure we will see true trench wrfare on safehold any time soon. Currently the balance of power is slightly in favor of offense – and the most likely side to be capable of changing that balance is the EoC. Given the strategic situation, it will hurt the EoC much more than it will hurt the army of god. If i were them I would withhold any advances on machine guns etc in the same way they previously withheld rifled artillery.
Far more important than any weapons technology, radio technology and supply transport that is not animal powered is the most powerful of the factors that kept WWII from devolving into defensive warfare most places. Radios allow the exploitation of openings that were typically missed in WWI and rapid supply transport allowed for the army to move at its best pace and not be hampered by its supply lines.
JimHacker	on July 17, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Yes it's true that mobility plays a part in whether or not you get trench warfare, but its not so much the mobility of troops that's the matter but the mobility of your force projection. Trench warfare happened not because troops were too slow, but because machine guns and artillery were even slower and had to stop and deploy to be of use – limiting them to a defensive role. The weapons that were mobile and thus could be used offensively simply didn't compare to the firepower any defending force could mass againt them. Thus both sides deployed defensive weapons in an offensive posture and dared the enemy to come to them, hoping to win by attrition. In short, it is not mobility of troops but the relative mobility of different types of firepower which dictate trench or siege warfare. Which may well happen on safehold, but probably not before there have been more developments in defensive firepower – for example, some kind of crude machine gun and rifled breech-loading artillery.
Bryan	on July 17, 2012 at 1:20 AM
It's not just the mobility of your weapons that you have to consider. In Van Creveld's book 'Logistics' he attributes that stalemate of WWI largely to the fact that supply requirements per soldier increased tenfold in the space of a generation while at the same time, armies exploded in size. Your forces in WWI couldn't move far from the railheads and still sustain themselves. This a much as any advance in defensive firepower caused the slogging match in WWI.
To avoid these problems and have a modern army that is still mobile, you need some reliable internal combustion engines. Or maybe a viable water route.
JimHacker	on July 17, 2012 at 1:40 AM
@Bryan, won't let me reply to you.
Certainly logistics played a bigger role than advances in firepower to the stalemate in WWI. Stalemate does not equate to trench warfare however. I would argue that even if the logistics situation had been different, trench warfare would still have occured but the stalemate would have been broken much more quickly. On the other hand, if it was the available weaponry of the time that were different, you would still get a stalemate – just one that took a very different form.
Spktyr	on July 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM
@Bryan Can't reply to you directly either.
No, it doesn't require an internal combustion engine. A practical, relatively lightweight steam powered automobile was developed on Terra, and it worked quite well. In fact, not just one, but multiple practical vehicles were developed. May I remind you of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company and their "Steamers"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Motor_Carriage_Company
Also, the Doble Steam Motors company?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doble_steam_car
Matthew	on July 31, 2012 at 10:01 PM
The other huge limiting factor was communications via runners. Radio communications had an enormous effect on warfare, probably far more important than the machine gun actually.
Trench warfare generally happens when one side has rapid-fire repeating high capacity firearms and the other side:
1. Doesn't.
2. Has figured out that charging the machine guns unsupported is a good way to lose soldiers and nothing else.
3. Has also figured out that they have to go on the defensive and that above-surface fortifications are nothing but fodder for direct-fire weapons.
4. Has enough time to construct trenches to protect their troops and slow the advance of the opposing forces to a crawl at best as trenches must be taken one by one.
Or some combination of the above. It has zilch to do with "nearly equal forces".
So look for the smarter CoGA commanders to start trench fortifications once something like the Gatling gun makes an appearance they figure this out. Fun fact – the US Civil War was *very* close to going to trench warfare towards the end in the South.
By the way, unlike the later Maxims (which required the crew to set up a bulky and cumbersome water cooling plumbing arrangement), the Gatling could actually advance with the troops on a small cassion (not quickly, and it definitely had troubles doing it, but it could.) See the Battle of San Juan Hill, where three manually cranked US Gatlings poured over 18,000 rounds in less than nine minutes into the Spanish positions making the Spanish very unhappy (not to mention very dead,) then advanced to follow the US infantry. The Spanish then decided to shell the Americans that had taken the hill, and a pair of Gatlings introduced the Spanish battery to the concept of fully automatic counterbattery fire. Chambered in .30-40, they managed to engage and silence the hostile 160mm Spanish artillery piece from 1800 meters away. The Spanish were even more unhappy about that.
More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill#Gatling_supporting_fire
Automatic weapons (and the Gatling is a spectacularly effective one) change everything on the battlefield. They are now just within the EoC's technological reach to build, field and feed.
The US was the first to field 'machine guns' – unfortunately the lessons learned during the Civil War and subsequent actions up to the outbreak of hostilities in WW1 were completely ignored or disregarded by European generals with the corresponding enormous loss of life when they did stupid things like ordering essentially unsupported troops to charge into the field of fire of the Maxim guns on the Somme.
Trench warfare does not absolutely require machine guns, it just needs the imbalance of firepower the machine gun brings about. Something very simi;ar happened back with siege warfare 1500 to 1700 – no-one wanted to assault a wall so the weakest force (unless commanded by an idiot) would always retreat into a town or city behind a wall. The largest force would be unable to breach the walls unless it had at least a 3 to 1 advantage and even then it would take heavy losses (contemporary doctrine went). But instead of just surrounding the besieged, they would build their own fortifications and trench system surrounding the besieged, so that they would also have the defensive advantage if the besieged attempted to sally. This started to dissappear after 1750 or so, as offensive weapons regained the advantage – so Napoleon had lots of open field battles.
|The gattling may be relatively mobile, but it still needs to deploy. It can do so very quickly compared to contempary weaponry, but in the face of an enemy machine gun its crew probably won't get around to deploying in the first place. You pretty much have to set up out of range of the enemy unless they don't have automatic weaponry.
TimC	on July 18, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Lessons of Civil War ignored in Europe. Absolutely, perhaps because the other later wars fought by Britain were the Boer war and the Sudan , and Kitchener distinguished himself in both. Facing native warriors in Sudan and skirmishing Boer fighters did not rub in the lessons of Picketts charge, the various sieges around Richmnond or of Shiloh. maybe Churchill was right to support the Gallipoli campaign to turn the corner of the Austro Hungarian empire-but then it became yet another trench battle when they landed in the wrong place!
ric	on July 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Anyone for a steam powered tank?
Bob G	on July 17, 2012 at 2:33 PM
I'm surprised that no one commented on this
"I know you and Merlin've been talking about that — about 'assembly-lines,' I mean — for a while," he said, "but I confess I'm still more than a little hazy on what you're getting at. It seems to me you're already doing a lot more efficient job of assembling things than I can imagine anyone else doing!"
As soon as EoC combines machine (or water) power based factories with assembly lines, they should see another jump in production efficiency. Having multiple stations, each set up to specifically 1 thing, in the context of making things like rifles or revolvers, should have a dramatic effect.
tootall	on July 17, 2012 at 1:31 AM
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JD	on July 17, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Still, fully automatic weapons using cased, primed cartridges need a lot of infrastructure. Brass, priming compounds, powder, smokeless or not, and so forth. It's labor and resource intensive. On the other hand something like Katyusha rockets and launchers should be well within "current" technology and manufacturing. Granted they aren't a pin point accuracy weapon but they are very good at large scale targets, breathing or otherwise. With incendiary or fragmentation heads, ground troop encampments and staging areas would be toast. Oh, yeah and they are relatively cheap to make.
I agree that fully automatic weapons are a way off – that's why I don't think we'll see trench warfare anytime soon, especially as trench warfare needs at least something like a Gatling or Maxim and trench warfare would work infavor of the Go4 so I don't see the EoC being keen on introducing them.
I certainly agree that 'Katyusha' are well within current technology. However, I strongly disagree with their utility. Not only are they wildly innacurate, they aren't really all that effective unless you can fully saturate an area. They aren't good at targeting structures and even if they hit they just have a surface blast. What's more, they can't have big warheads unless you hav a much better propellant than black powder. There are a few specific situations where rockets would be better than normal artillery but the logistics of manufacturing, constantly upgrading, delivering to the front, supplying with ammunition, training crews and getting in position two entirely different types of weapon system which largely do the same thing – long range bombardment – would be a major headache. In most situations, artillery is better than or equal to rockets. What's more, EoC already has the beginnnings of very good artillery and much experience using it aboard ship.
Doubting Thomas	on July 18, 2012 at 11:37 AM
We've already seen trench warfare at Tarbor Pass in BHD. When standing in the open will just get you killed, dig a hole to crawl into.
We did see it then – but only due to a set of highly irregular circumstances. In Tarbor pass the Corisandian army did not have the weaponry to take on the Charisians in a field battle – if they did have they would have. Instead they relied on their emplaced cannons (which had less range but quicker reloading time than Charisan cannon, so had the advantage in constricted space) to keep the Charisians back. The Charisians themselves kept the Corisandians back with their fast loading rifles. I think we're unlikely to see this specific set of circumstances arise again. Yet we still will see trenches when the situation predisposes it.
However, when i say I don't expect to see trench warfare, I meant on a strategic scale (like WWI). Trench warfare has been a part of defense networks since at least Roman times. Its just that the relative utlility of this varies depending on the weaponry of the time. Trenches always have been and probably always will be a part of defensive warfare. I fully expect that Charis and Siddarmark's forces will either come across (eg, when assaulting a city or pass) or use trenches (eg, when trying to hold a position against superior numbers) from time to time. But it will be on a tactical scale and I don't think we're going to see a static war, but a mobile (albeit rather slow due to logistics) one, at least at first. So its going to be more like the American Civil War or WWII than the Eighty Year War or WWI.
Defensive warfare/trench warfare has nothing to do with the weapons and everything to do with communications and transport. If the army can't move fast enough to keep the enemy on the run or outflank him effectively and both sides have vaguely equivalent force levels then you can get defensive warfare. I think we definitely could see some of it in this or the next book.
The problem is that through the secret technologies that the EOC have they are already far beyond 1940's radio in communications advantage, at least whenever there's a member of the inner circle around.
More like Congreve rockets. More flash than bang.
Katyusha's (like all unguided long range rockets) are not particularly effective as they are wildly inaccurate and thus are only good for keeping peoples heads down and scaring the pants off the unaware (looks spectacular but otherwise is just another fireworks display).
You get more bang for the buck from mortar and machinegun fire as less propellant is required and the projectile is lighter and simplier.
Scott	on July 18, 2012 at 1:21 AM
I'm surprised no one has suggested the flamethrower. Greek fire flamethrowers were used historicly. Nothing like a tongue of fire to convince a defender to be elsewhere.
KenJ	on July 18, 2012 at 4:06 AM
Fires of Shan Wei? IMHO, I don't think that EoC needs that kind of publicity. Also, while effective when used properly, it is still a HELLISH way to kill someone.
Robert H. Woodman	on July 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Yes, it is a horrible way to kill someone, but that's the point of war isn't it? One side wants to kill the other side or at least force the other side to surrender.
I think you'll see it if the EOC has to fight any major defensive positions as that's where they are the most effective anyway, in assaulting fortifications.
You may actually see the other side develop them first though, and wouldn't that be amusing…


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Gladiators / Justin Hight
Managing Attorney
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius
Justin grew up in rural, Maury County, Tennessee. It was there that he was branded with strong, small town values like appreciating his community and always helping his neighbors. With this background, Justin was eager to pursue a career in which he could apply the same principles. He'd always had a fascination with the law, as well the utmost respect for those who fought to protect and enforce it.
Justin eventually followed that interest to law school, where he finished third in his class and graduated with honors. During his first year of law school, Justin joined Rocky's team as a law clerk. He quickly learned how ruthless and unreasonable insurance companies and big businesses can be. From day one at Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, Justin began realizing a passion for helping real people fight back against greedy corporations. To Justin, one of the most rewarding things about his job is getting the opportunity to guide folks through some of lives' most challenging experiences and back to solid ground. He can't imagine doing anything other than standing up for hard-working people who have been knocked down by injury or accident. Justin strives each and every day to use the law to help people and make the community safer.
Since working with the firm, he has brought in many six and seven-figure settlements for victims of serious and catastrophic injuries. He's gone to battle for families who have lost loved ones in wrongful death cases. He has tirelessly fought shoulder-to shoulder with Rocky McElhaney to achieve numerous high-dollar trial verdicts in favor of our clients. As a result of his awesome efforts and the tough reputation he's built under the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm brand, Justin has been awarded the distinction of Super Lawyers Rising Stars -Excellence in Practice, an exclusive honor which only captures the top 2.5% of all attorneys throughout Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama for 2016, 2017, 2018. Justin was also recently honored with the National Trial Lawyers' Association Top 40 Under 40 award for his industry experience, skill in practice, and demonstrated leadership at trial and in the field of Personal Injury.
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Derek Vincent Smith (né le ), mieux connu sous le nom de scène de Pretty Lights ("Jolies lumières"), est un artiste de musique électronique.

Biographie
Pendant ses années de lycée à Fort Collins (Colorado), Smith écrit et produit des musiques de style hip-hop. Parallèlement, il participe à de nombreuses rave party.
Après le bac, il commence à suivre des cours à l'université du Colorado à Boulder, mais abandonne durant sa première année pour se concentrer sur sa musique.

Sa carrière musicale commence réellement en 2007 et 2008, lorsque Smith s'associe en duo avec Cory Eberhard pour assurer la batterie lors des lives de Pretty Lights. Ils animent alors des soirées locales telles que STS9, The Disco Biscuits ou Widespread Panic. Pretty Lights rencontre dès lors un succès grandissant, en bonne partie grâce à la société de production Euphonic Conceptions, qui leur assure des concerts aux quatre coins des États-Unis.
Durant l'été 2009, Pretty Lights participe à plusieurs festivals américains majeurs, comme le Bonnaroo, le Rothbury, le Electric Daisy Carnival, le Wakarusa, le Camp Bisco et le 10KLF. À l'automne, ils réalisent une tournée à travers les États-Unis.

En 2010, Pretty Lights s'associe avec Billy Moulton pour une nouvelle tournée de festivals à travers les États-Unis. Smith remplace également Eberhard par Adam Deitch pour l'accompagner à la batterie lors de ses apparitions en concert.
Le , Pretty Lights créé son propre label, Pretty Lights Music. Il commence à inclure dans ses concerts des light shows, incluant en particulier des poteaux recouverts de LED, qui les font ressembler à des gratte-ciels.

En 2012, Pretty Lights continue à produire de la musique, et fait de nombreuses apparitions dans des festivals en Amérique du Nord et en Europe.

Les graphismes de albums sont réalisés par l'artiste Dan McPharlin.

Style et instruments

La musique de Pretty Lights s'appuie largement sur la réutilisation de samples, et recouvre de nombreux genres musicaux, en particulier mais non limités à l'electro, le funk, le hip-hop, la soul ou le trip hop.

Les samples et les rythmes des morceaux de Pretty Lights sont générés grâce à l'utilisation du synthétiseur Novation X-Station, d'un contrôleur Monome et d'un enregistreur  Akai MPD32.
Lors de ses performances live, Smith utilise deux Macbook Pro et le logiciel Ableton Live 8, ainsi que deux Akai MPD32.

Pretty Lights Music

L'intégralité de la musique de Pretty Lights est éditée par son propre label Pretty Lights Music, créé en 2011. Celui-ci offre gratuitement le téléchargement de tous les albums, non seulement de Pretty Lights, mais également de tous les artistes signés sous ce label (une quinzaine à ce jour).

Il est également possible faire un don lors du téléchargement, pour soutenir le label. On retrouve ici le système qu'avait inauguré le groupe Radiohead lors de la sortie son album In Rainbows en 2007.

Discographie

Albums
2006 : Taking Up Your Precious Time (coproduit par Michal Menert)
2008 : Filling Up the City Skies
2009 : Passing by Behind Your Eyes
2013 : A Color Map of the Sun

EPs
2010 : Making Up A Changing Mind
2010 : Spilling Over Every Side
2010 : Glowing In The Darkest Night

Live
2010 : NYE 2009 (Midnight at The Vic Theatre)

Collections
2011 : Unreleased 2010 Remixes
 2014 : The Hidden Shades (four b-sides and more remixes from A Color Map of the Sun)

Singles
2011: PL vs Radiohead vs Nirvana vs NIN
2011: I Know The Truth
2011: Pretty Lights vs Summertime
2011: Country Roads (Pretty Lights Remix)
2011: Pretty Lights vs Led Zeppelin
2011: Pretty Lights "It's Tricky" (Run DMC) Remix
2012: We Must Go On
2012: You Get High
2013: So Bright

Références

Liens externes

Musicien américain de musique électronique
Groupe musical formé en 2009
Personnalité liée au Colorado

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Missing 13-Year-Old Child Found Safe
Allegheny County – On Thursday, June 23, 2022 at approximately 11:45 p.m., West Mifflin Police requested the investigative assistance of the Allegheny County Police General Investigations Unit for a 13-year-old female that was reported missing from her West Mifflin residence by her biological father and legal guardian. County detectives from the General Investigations and Homicide Unit responded to the area with West Mifflin Police and initiated an investigation.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2022, shortly after initiating the investigation, county detectives put out a Missing and Endangered Person Advisory (MEPA) alert through the Pennsylvania State Police for the missing child and requested the assistance of the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group. The Frick Park area of the City of Pittsburgh was searched by county detectives, Pittsburgh Police, and the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group with negative results.
Evelyn Liddell, the biological mother of the missing 13-year-old, told investigators that her daughter was safe with her in Las Vegas, Nevada. Through investigative efforts, this claim was unable to be verified with the assistance of Las Vegas Police Department and the search continued.
On Saturday, June 25, at approximately 10:40 a.m., county detectives and Pittsburgh police officers located the missing 13-year-old female with her mother, Evelyn Liddell, in the 7100 block of Race Street in the Homewood neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh. Liddell, of Las Vegas, NV, was placed under arrest.
After consulting with the District Attorney's Office, Liddell was charged with false reports to law enforcement, interference with custody of children, concealment of whereabouts of a child, and obstruction charges. The missing child was returned to her father. Liddell will be transported to the Allegheny County Jail to await arraignment.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous. The department can also be reached via its social media sites.


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Another top-tier soccer player says he's too scared to come out
This is the second UK player in three months who says they're fearful of revealing their sexuality.
Ellen DeGeneres returns and addresses those toxic workplace accusations directly
In a letter sent to a UK charity, a soccer player says he's too scared to come out as gay. He also demands Premier League bosses do more to help him and others.
The letter was sent to the Justin Fashanu Foundation. The organization was set up in memory of the late, gay soccer player. Founded by the late player's niece, Amal Fashanu, the charity is dedicated to stamping out discrimination in the game.
As reported in The Sun, the player says he's known he was gay since he was 14.
'Even though society has moved on massively since I was a teenager, the game simply hasn't.
'Those running it need to put more measures in place so gay players know they will get the support they need.
'The powers-that-be are only playing lip service to the issue.'
He says he's confided in a few teammates about his sexuality. However, living his life in the closet has had a 'massive impact' on his mental health. He added he found it 'virtually impossible' to pursue a relationship with anyone.
Football authorities urged to do more
The letter comes just two months after a Premier League player told the charity he felt unable to come out.
Amil Fashanu said that reading the first letter had prompted the second player to write to the Foundation. She is now hoping to put the two players in touch so they can support each other.
Her uncle, Justin Fashanu, came out in 1990. However, he took his own life in 1998, aged just 38. Since that time, no professional footballer who plays in the Premier League of British football has come out.
Media told not to sensationalize stories
In response to news of the closeted player, Sports Media LGBT+ published an open letter. Over 100 individuals and 60+ sports-related organizations supported its message
"The football authorities have the capacity to do more – such as addressing LGBTQ+ mental wellbeing specifically, and the challenges faced by closeted gay and bi male players; and delivering education for all stakeholders around how homophobic, biphobic and transphobic language and behavior can make people feel unwelcome and unsafe.
"We urge UEFA and FIFA, with their respective #EqualGame and Fair Play campaigns, to set an example at the highest levels of the game for member associations to follow and to be bolder in their visible support for LGBT+ inclusion."
The letter also warned the media against sensationalizing stories about gay soccer players.
'Sensationalized accounts in the media of agony and anguish give the perception that complacency has set in on homophobia in football. The truth is that there has never been a more concerted team effort to tackle prejudice, but its progress is hampered by such accounts and makes gay and bi people across the men's game feel less safe and less likely to feel they can be honest and open about their identity.'
The Premier League says it, 'remains committed to supporting any who want to come out.'
Very few professional soccer players come out
Professional soccer players to come out include Anton Hysén. The son of former Sweden international, Glenn Hysén, he came out as gay in March 2011 while playing for the Swedish Division 2 team, Utsiktens BK.
Born in the US, Robbie Rogers briefly played for Leeds United in England, alongside residencies with US clubs and fixtures with the US national side. He came out in 2013 whilst still playing.
In 2014, the Dutch player Thomas Hitzlsperger came out a year after officially retiring as a player.
David Hudson 21 Sep 2020
An English championship soccer player is coming out 'as soon as possible'
English championship soccer player to come out as gay
Megan Rapinoe leads US to victory in World Cup
US pro soccer player Megan Rapinoe: 'You can't win without gay players'


COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - The Georgia Appleseed Young Professionals Focus Group held a meeting Wednesday Feb. 12.
They discussed out of school suspension rates, school climates, and many other topics brought up by the attendees.
"Education, as we've known for a while, it takes a village - not only to raise children but to educate children," said Teddy Reese. "And our school officials, they need help. Not necessarily from the professional aspect but from a community aspect."
Their professional work involves, among other things, working with school officials to address out of school suspension rates, school climates, and general improvement to increase the quality of education received by the youth.
For almost a year, they have conducted focus groups with parents, students, school officials, and other community stakeholders to gather information and recommendations on improvements in Muscogee County.
Reese said in a press release that they have enjoyed a great working relationship with Muscogee County school officials. Their approach entails cooperation from the administration and feedback from the community. He also said they contribute much of their success to them promoting positive relations and avoiding adversity.


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Make a few of these, toss them in the fridge, and have a healthy powerhouse of a snack at your disposal and ready to go.
Place avocado on baking sheet and bake in oven for 20 minutes, until whites are set.


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Home Caving V5 cave (V5 pothole) – deepest cave in Romania
V5 Cave (V5 Pothole), also called the Cave from Fața Muncelului, is the deepest cave in Romania. Is has a level of difference of -643metres and a widening of 20 km.
Paul Matos hall
Going through this cave it's a true endurance test. It involves rappelling into many vertical pits, passing through the narrow passages, free climbing, down – climbing.
To reach the pothole terminus and come back, several days of crossing the cave and underground bivouac are required.
Aragonite in V5 cave
The V5 Cave is one of the most difficult Romanian caves. The pothole was discovered in 1986 by Paul Damm, a mountain man, speleologist and geologist. As the late caver recounts…" there at the edge of the clearing, a rotted fir trunk was coming out under the grass having an aberrant angle trajectory…Hence, The V5 pothole would be called so, or Fața Muncelului, after the local place.
Cave or pothole? The entrance area (until Paul Matoș Hall) has a pothole configuration (a vertical cave). The rest of the cave system has mostly horizontal-downward development.
History of exploration: The exploration of the the deepest cave in Romania has been done by organizing camps attended by cavers from all over the country. Many narrow passages had been enlarged, thereby facilitating the passage for the speleologists. Until 1992 the depth of -273m has been reached. In 2004, after enlarging 50m of very narrow underground gallery, the Paul Matoș hall was discovered.
Entrance of V5 cave
V5 cave has one of the largest subterranean natural halls in the country. It has 415m length, between 50 and 70 m width, 30-50m height and a volume of about 1,2 million cubic meters.
At the end of the Paul Matoș hall, after a descent of about 100m difference level, we intersect the main river of the cave: Iancu's River.
At the moment, the V5 cave exploration is continuing. It is a complex hollow, having several halls with over 100m length long, underground canyons and galleries which are developed on several levels of erosion.
In 2008, the junction between Frigiderul lui Gigi (Gigi's Refrigerator) Pothole and the V5 Cave was made. Therefore the cave system increased significantly.
Hence, V5 Cave, the deepest cave in the country, impresses not only by the depth of its underground opening. It is extraordinary, given the complexity and the size of the underground hydrological system that drains all water from the Plain area Padiș.
V5 cave map – Source Spelunca Magazine Nr 108/2007
Varasoaia Glade – Padis area
Location and access: The V5 Pothole is found in the Apuseni Natural Park. It is at the altitude of 1367 m, in the Central-North region of the Basin Padiș – Cetățile Ponorului Cave, on the eastern side of Vărășoaia peak.
Access în the V5 cave is provided only having notice from the Speleological Asset Commission, Apuseni Natural Park and Mountain Rescue Bihor .You must provide proof of technical training of the team in order to obtain the entry permit. The cave access area is protected by gate.
Recommended period to visit: considering the risk of flooding posed in cave entrance area (until about Paul Mațoș hall) it is recommended to schedule the visiting during drought seasons. Either winter when there are no rain precipitations, either autumn.
The team of cavers should consist of 5, up to 7 people. It is recommended that the tour participants are not portly people. They might encounter many difficulties in the cave narrows. The entrance area is not quite labyrinthic, you shoud not encouter any orientation problems. We do not recommend to take beginners. The people entering the cave will have to be autonomus on ropes.
The TGR team visited the cave în November and reached to the Paul Matoș hall.
Aragonite formations in V5 cave
V5 pothole visit duration – to reach Paul Matos Hall it takes between 3 and 6 hours. This can vary depending on the number of participants, physical and mental preparation . It should take about the same time to come back out of the cave.
Individual equipment – is the one specific to caving tours. Helmet with lighting system, caving suit, fleece undersuit, boots, gloves, equipment for vertical passages (TSA), survival blanket, knife, food rich in calories. To cross the cave 's area surrounding the Iancu's river neopren is also needed.
Aragonite in V5 cave – Padis area
The V5 pothole cave crossing could be divided into several sections:
The entry – Hall with Aragonite
Hall with Aragonite – Paul Matoș Hall
Paul Matoș Hall – Iancu's river – Titans Road
Entry sector – Aragonite Hall (-85m): the cave crossing consists in down climbing or on descending metal stairs mounted in the cave. While passing through, narrow paths are encountered, but none that pose serious problems.
At -50m, we meet the first greater vertical, about 18m. Fixed rope is mounted. At the bottom of the vertical passage the underground gallery continues downward with a small, about 2m free down climbing among boulders.
Moving downward we pass among large stone blocks to reach the Hall with Aragonite. As the name implies the hall accommodates aragonite formations. It is impressive how after many straits we get in this hall where about 15m of gallery ceiling is covered with crystals clusters.
They look like flowers that start from a joint bundle and finally pamper themselves. The length of a bundle sometimes reach 20cm. The crystals aren't white as we are used to have seen in other caves. They have a thin film of clay.
The section Hall with Aragonite (-85m) – Paul Matoș Hall (-300m)
The Gallery becomes a downward crawl for about 15m.
A jumper with stairs and a narrow passage between two boulders get us in a room with a traverse over a pit. You'll find a mounted traverse line where you can ensure with the double cowstails .
Gallery narrows taking the form of a meander afterwards in a jumper with the form of a bell where a metal ladder is mounted. On returning, when you exit the cave passage is quite difficult for portly people to pass. The ladder is shifted from the position to get out from the upper diaclaze.
A narrow horizontal passage follows and then an 18m vertical pit. From this area the water starts to run-off the walls. For sure when flooding this trickle of water turns into genuine waterfalls.
From the bottom of the 18m pit the gallery continues as the form of quite narrow meander. We reach the top of a 5m pit with a traverse line routes difficult to pass for shorter people.
We then have to cross through a sequence of linked pits: P6 , P10 , P16 , P10 , P15. The pits are equipped with fixed ropes. The ropes can be passed, but they are not very comfortable. Many times you have to improvise to overcome an obstacle on the rope.
We gain depth. We find ourselves at -188m. Still a fairly narrow horizontal passage and we get to a pit that we should not descend.
Meander in V5 cave
The continuation of the deepest cave in Romania goes from where we stand through a window on the opposite wall. We go downward with the descender and when we get at the window, we put the chest ascender and hand ascender to go up.
At the exit of pit we enter a diaclaze difficult to cross as it is developed at an angle of about 45 degrees.
We free climb over a pit and encounter another mounted rope descent. It has only 3m but the walls are very close. The descent is easy. We slip through the two parallel walls. When returning however, it will be more difficult.
At the bottom of the pit the gallery continues at low height. Hence we need to crawl forward. The ceiling is so low, you may have the feeling that here is no way you're on the right track.
20m of crawling, a pretty serious narrowing and we get into a window. The sound echo is so strong that we realize we have reached a large hall.
A traverse line gets us out on the window' edge from where with a bright light we become to realize the immensity of the room we are entering.
Descending in Paul Matos Hall
Thus we arrived in Paul Matos Hall which has a length of 415m . The height of the pit which we about to descend, is not very high, about 30m. From the top you may see huge blocks around the room, fallen from the ceiling at some point. You may also see the permanent bivouac installed here. For those who want to continue caving is good to know that you need neoprene.
The V5 Pothole, the deepest cave in Romania is one of the most complex cave of Romanian Karst.
Visiting it requires good organization and documentation. But nevertheless the reward will be granted. Visiting tours are usually organized up to reaching Paul Matos Hall, because in principle, up until here, there is no orientation problem, the cave not being too labyrinthic.


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'The Favourite' is a brutal delight
Jake Winningham | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" features graphic self-harm, animal abuse and enough bodily fluids to make David Cronenberg blush. It's also the funniest film of 2018. The latest tragicomedy from the controversial Greek auteur is one of those "based on a true story" films that seemed to have kept only the names of its subjects and
'Maniac' is a mind-bending delight grounded in emotion
Nicholas Ottone | Thursday, September 27, 2018
"I think our computer might be horribly depressed," Dr. Fujita (Sonoya Mizuno) admits halfway through Cary Joji Fukunaga's beguiling miniseries. "And might be behaving unpredictably." It might be blunt, but this describes the series' main obsession: delusion and the humanity that exposes the emotion underneath. In a story of technology and drugs, the simple decision to
Scene's Selections: The Oscars
Erin McAuliffe, Kelly McGarry, Charlie Kenney, Jack Riedy and Elizabeth Hynes | Friday, February 24, 2017
Best Picture: "Moonlight" By Jack Riedy Like all great movies, "Moonlight" is both a small story and an impossibly large one. The coming-of-age film follows a black boy, Chiron, as he grows up in Miami poverty. We see him as a meek, nearly mute child, as a scrawny harassed teen and as an impossibly built ex-convict in
'La La Land' a musical for everyone
Charlie Kenney | Wednesday, January 25, 2017
After the '50s and '60s, the American populace let Hollywood know they were tired of the musicals that flooded theaters every weekend. A slew of films including "Singin' in the Rain," "West Side Story," "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Sound of Music" eventually wore out the musical genre's welcome in movie theaters; the thousands who flocked to the
40 years of hits (and occasional misses): 'SNL 40'
Matthew Munhall | Monday, February 16, 2015
"Saturday Night Live" celebrated its 40th anniversary this weekend with a star-studded, three-and-a-half hour special that aired, ironically, on Sunday night. SNL has always been hit-or-miss, varying wildly in quality from sketch-to-sketch. It's just that in its four decades as a sketch comedy show, the show has racked up such a collection of highs —
Why 'Birdman' deserves the Oscar
Jimmy Kemper | Monday, January 26, 2015
It's Oscar season again, so like any other hipster who claims to be "well-cultured" and "up-to-date," I've spent the time since I saw the Academy Award nominations list cramming in all those movies that I probably should have seen instead of watching "Top Gun" for the 10,000th time. So far "Birdman" is the film that has piqued


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Григорий Яковлевич Шапиро (1 января 1908, Оренбург — 12 апреля 1942, Ульяновск) — советский военный деятель, подполковник, начальник штаба 14-й танковой дивизии на Западном фронте летом 1941 года.

Ранние годы
Родился 1 января 1908 года в Оренбурге. Отец, Яков Вениаминович Шапиро (1873—1922), работал кожевником. Мать, Груния Иосифовна Шапиро (урождённая Меламед, 1884—1930) — домохозяйка, дочь одного из основателей палестинофильского и сионистского движения, раввина Иосифа Абрамовича Меламеда.

В 1924 году окончил школу-девятилетку, затем работал служащим на кожевенных предприятиях Оренбурга. В 1927 году переехал в Ленинград, работал сортировщиком кожаного сырья на Ленинградской пушно-сырьевой базе. С 1929 года член ВКП(б).

На службе в Красной армии
В РККА с 1930 года. В 1931—1933 годах шифровальщик, помощник начальника 8 отдела штаба Ленинградского военного округа, помощник начальника 6-й (шифровальной) части штаба 11-го мехкорпуса (Ленинград). С декабря 1933 г. — слушатель Военной академии моторизации и механизации РККА имени Сталина. В декабре 1937 г. в звании капитана окончил ВАММ с дипломом 1-й степени.

В январе 1938 г. едва избежал ареста как племянник «врага народа» — директора 1-го Государственного подшипникового завода им. Л. М. Кагановича Ильи Иосифовича Меламеда (1895—1938). Получил строгий партийный выговор «за притупление партийной бдительности».

С января 1938 г. — командир 11-й роты 3-й тяжёлой танковой бригады, затем 39-й легкотанковой бригады МВО. С 1939 г. — начальник тыла 55-й легкотанковой бригады. Участник Освободительного похода РККА в Западную Белоруссию, Финской войны, установления советской власти в Литве. В январе — апреле 1940 г. командовал сводным автобатальоном обслуживания Архангельского порта. За участие в Финской войне по представлению Ивана Дмитриевича Папанина награждён орденом Красной Звезды. С июля 1940 г. — начальник разведки 14-й танковой дивизии 7-го мехкорпуса.

С 23 июня 1941 г. — на Западном фронте. Эвакуировал из Минска труппу МХАТа. Участник Лепельского контрудара, обороны Смоленска. В июле-августе 1941 г. — начальник оперативного отделения, начальник штаба 14-й танковой дивизии, командир полка в составе Ярцевской группы войск генерала Рокоссовского. 8 августа 1941 г. награждён орденом Красного Знамени. После тяжёлого ранения с 9 сентября 1941 г. — командир учебного батальона курсантов 2-го Ульяновского танкового училища им. М. И. Калинина. С 30 декабря 1941 г. — майор, с 17 апреля 1942 г. — подполковник.

Смерть
8 апреля 1942 г. во время руководства операцией по продвижению баржи с военными грузами, застрявшей в волжских льдах в окрестностях Ульяновска, упал в ледяную воду и простудился. Умер 12 апреля 1942 г. в Ульяновске от менингита. Похоронен на Городском кладбище (ныне Воскресенский некрополь, улица Карла Маркса). С 1983 года над могилой шефствуют ученики средней школы № 15 г. Ульяновска.

Награды
 Орден Красной Звезды № 19575 (награждён в Кремле 8 мая 1941 г.)
 Орден Красного Знамени № 5621 (награждён в Кремле 12 августа 1941 г.)

Семья
 Жена — Серафима Фёдоровна Прутцкова (1915—1990), врач-хирург.
 Сын — Владимир Григорьевич Прутцков (1940—1991), писатель-сатирик.
 Двоюродный брат — физик-теоретик Виталий Иосифович Гольданский.
 Дядя — хозяйственный деятель Илья Иосифович Меламед.

Ссылки
 Стельмах А. В. Участник Лепельского контрудара (Лепельский районный краеведческий музей). Дата обращения: 15 января 2021.
 Шапиро Григорий Яковлевич. Механизированные корпуса РККА. Дата обращения: 15 января 2021.
 Шапиро Григорий Яковлевич Ульяновцы: путь к победе. Дата обращения: 15 января 2021.
 Журнал боевых действий 14 танковой дивизии. 22.06.1941-5.08.1941 г..
 Шапиро Григорий Яковлевич на портале Бессмертный полк. Дата обращения: 15 января 2021.

Примечания

Литература
 Гуляев В. Г. Человек в броне. М.: Воениздат, 1964, 152 с.
 Иринархов Р. С. Западный особый… Минск, Харвест, 2002. 704 с.
 Дриг Е. Механизированные корпуса РККА в бою. М.: Транзиткнига, 2005.
 Стельмах А. В., Яковлева Г. Н. Лепельское миномётное училище. Витебск, Витебская областная типография, 2015. 80 с.

Умершие от менингита


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Consecrated Regnum Christi Member Gives Reasons For Leaving After 25 Years
Deception, contradictions with Church doctrine, loss of critical thinking ability, stifling rules, total surrender of free will and conscience, mindless obedience, withholding of important information, justification of "white lies" because "the ends justify the means", spying on others leading to a form of slander, lack of trust, lack of concern about members? health or need for rest, constant excessive work load, spiritual arrogance, false charity, dictatorial form of governance. These are some of the reasons provided as reasons for leaving consecrated life in Regnum Christi after 25 years of religious life in a letter from an anonymous consecrated woman that has been posted on El Trastevere Blog at:
Click Here to See Letter in Spanish
A Googelle English translation is provided on life-after-rc at Click Here For (Rough) English Translation ReGAIN cannot verify the authenticity of the letter because the writer?s identity is being protected. However, all the issues raised in the letter are typical of those mentioned in the many previous articles and testimonies here on the ReGAIN website.
The consecrated woman who wrote this letter mentions her sense of relief and the moral freedom she experienced when she learned from Fr. Luis Garza (in 2009) about the immoral life of their founder, Fr. Marcial Maciel, after he had been held up as a flawless example for so many years. She realized that her ability to discern and think had been overruled by her obligation to offer excessive obedience to her superiors and especially to the founder. Her promises of obedience and charity prevented her from critical thinking. To criticize the founder had been considered unthinkably wrong on several levels because of the structure of her movement that required blind obedience to her superiors over and above her promises.
After the consecrated women were advised that they were free to have outside spiritual directors, those who wished to do so found that there was no practical way of implementing this freedom. The structure they lived in (e.g. solemn promises of poverty and obedience and their constitution and rules) did not provide a means for them to go back and forth to an outside spiritual director.
The writer comments that in spite of the strong wording of the Vatican communiqué on May 1, 2010 so far there have been only superficial changes.
Click Here To See Vatican Communique
The writer questioned how the founder who according to the Vatican communique led a life devoid of scruples and true religious sentiment had been allowed to shape the way so many of his followers think and behave for 64 years.
ReGAIN editors and other friends who are close to the situation share this lady?s concerns about the way the <q>renewal</q> has proceeded so far.
One of the key issues identified in the 2010 communique was "the need to review the exercise of authority, which must be joined to truth, so as to respect consciences". The letter provides personal testimony that the oppressing demand for obedience and (false) charity (still) trumps a person?s God given gift of free will. The letter serves to indicate that the control of peoples? thinking and behaviour by their superiors has not yet changed significantly.
The mental, emotional and spiritual anguish that are expressed in the letter are heart wrenching for those who have personally experienced these conditions or for those who still have family members who remain.
The issues raised in the letter point out the devastating effects of mind control in a spiritually destructive environment.
For more information about mind control
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We wonder how a person who has devoted so many years of her life to serve an unscrupulous megalomaniac?s false and self serving dream will be able to make such a dramatic adjustment to a new life outside of her isolated environment. In this case after 25 years of absolute poverty, it would be difficult to make a new start unless there is financial support from family members or outside friends (whom she has been isolated from for years). We know that she will carry emotional scars from her experience for many years and will be challenged to put the pieces of her spiritual life back together.
Should the Legion (with estimated assets of $30 billion) or Regnum Christi have some obligation to provide assistance to those who have given everything they had, sincerely believing that they were brides of Jesus?
It is difficult for outsiders to know what it is like on the inside because of the extreme secrecy. It is only from the stories that we hear from those who share their testimonies when they leave that the outside world can discover what goes on behind closed doors. These stories tell of injustice that has gone on for too long and now there needs to be a real renewal over and above the modifications to the constitution that are being planned over a long term.
Author ReGAINPosted on November 29, 2014 December 3, 2014 Categories Legion of Christ, Regnum ChristiTags Legion of Christ, Marcial Maciel, Regnum Christi
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This is a great dish if you want something tasty and quick. I love the freshness of the lemon and the saltiness of the capers in this recipe. I changed Bon Appétit's recipe a little. I didn't dredge the chicken in flour, I increased the capers and switched the parsley to basil and oregano. I'm happy with the changes. Enjoy!
1. Place chicken between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap. Using meat pounder or rolling pin, lightly pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Mix 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons flour in small bowl until smooth.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets. Add 2 chicken breasts to each skillet and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
3. Bring wine, lemon juice and broth to boil in 1 skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk in butter-flour mixture and boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Stir in capers, herbs and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
This looks delicious and I so love quick and easy meals. I have got to try this one. I have it starred! Thanks!
Chicken piccata is one of our favorites; yours looks delish!
Great pictures. I love capers can't wait to try yours. Thanks for leaving a message on my blog.
One of my very favorite chicken dishes! Yours looks so delicious!
Oh, yum! You read my mind! I have been craving something like this lately and your chicken piccata looks delicious!
That looks delicious!! I can't wait to try it!
this sounds so tasty and easy. I will be trying this soon!
Chicken piccata is one of my favorites but I've never had it with basil - what a great idea. I'm going to give this one a try. Great photos too.
One our favorite dishes, and great for weeknights.
This looks really tasty! I so wish my hubby liked capers as much as I do!
I love chicken piccata, I happen to think it's one of the best ways to eat chicken!
This looks really really delicious. I have to try this one weekend. The sauce makes the entire dish so succulent.
I love capers, and thus looks very good!!
This looks great. I'm with you on using oregano instead of parsley - I'm not a huge fan of parsley so it looks so much better to me! And my husband would love the additional capers.
Mmm, chicken piccata is my favorite chicken dish. Yours looks delish! I like the idea of adding wine.
This chicken piccata looks really great. I love the change from parsley to basil/oregano!
I love chicken piccata! I really like that you didn't dredge it first and it still looks perfect! I'm definitely going to have to try this!
Made this tonight and got rave reviews! Plus, it was easy. One for the recipe box, thank you!


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PAXTON, Mass. – Led behind four double-digit performances from Jill Johnson (North Haven, Conn.), Angelina Piccirillo (Naugatuck, Conn.), Liz Falcigno (Wallingford, Conn.) and Olivia Bolden (South Windsor, Conn.), the Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team defeated Anna Maria College, 83-72, in a GNAC showdown on Saturday afternoon.
Albertus Magnus came out hot opening the game with a 4-0 run before extending its lead to six, 11-5, following a three from Piccirillo at the 7:13 mark. Shortly after, Anna Maria rattled off six-straight points to tie the game at 11-11, but the Falcons would hold a 16-15 lead entering the second quarter.
Over the next seven minutes of play, Albertus and Anna Maria exchanged leads and went through two ties before the hosts went up four, 30-26, with 2:19 remaining on the clock. Albertus would end the half tying Anna Maria at 34-34 after back-to-back free throws from Johnson.
Up by eight, 49-41, just three minutes into the third, Albertus Magnus saw its lead start to dwindle away as the hosts regained the lead, 57-55, after a three from Nicole Mareiro, with 3:49 left in the quarter. Despite tying the hosts at 57-57, the Falcons would trail Anna Marie by two, 63-61, heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
Anna Maria closest attempt to regain the lead came at the 3:20 mark as two made free throws brought the score to within five, 75-70, but Albertus Magnus would go on to win the game 83-72.
Bolden scored 12 of the Falcons' 18 points in the second quarter.
Anna Maria College dominated on the board with 21 rebounds compared to the Falcons' 18.
Not only did Anna Maria outshoot the Falcons in the second, 19-18, but the team also outshot the visitors in the third, 29-27.
Anna Maria recorded only one steal in the final 10 minutes of play.
The Falcons recorded just one turnover over the final two quarters.
Bolden earned her 11th double-double of the year with a team-high 26 points and 12 rebounds while Johnson and Falcigno netted 16 points, respectively.
Anna Maria outrebounded the visitors by a 37-35 margin, but was outscored 22-9 in second change points.
Albertus forced 18 Anna Maria turnovers and scored 21 of their 83 points off those errors.
This game saw seven ties and 11 lead changes.
The Falcons return to action on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Emmanuel (Mass.). Game time is set for 7 p.m. in New Haven, Conn. at "The Nest".


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I'd like to step it up a tad and see if we can meet our goals by July 1.
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Maybe you need something back in return, eh?
I'd give you Ted, but he's not worth the time of day in my opinion.
and vise versa, one of them Connie riders, over to the US from the UK.
Bottom line is PLEASE!...WE NEED THEM PLEDGES AND DONATIONS.
The good news is we are at a whopping 75% of goal.
The bad news is we are in need of another 25% to reach goal.
Thanks to those who have already donated.
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Assuming you are all using LinkedIn, I wanted to chat about LinkedIn Groups. If you're not familiar with Groups, they are a way to "hang out" with other business people that have similar interest as you do.
There are different types of Groups…associations, chambers, alumni, or those designated by geography (i.e., Linking Louisville). If you work for a large company, there may be a group for your employees. Are you an accountant? There are groups for accountants out there. managers? There are groups for those, as well. There are groups for almost any profession.
What's my main piece of advice for joining groups? Be a groupie. Don't limit the number of groups you join. Join groups related to your area of expertise, industry, alumni, passions, social causes, and other aspects of your identity. This gives you access to more people who matter to your brand. Plus, when others look at your profile, they can learn about your brand by looking at your groups. Always select groups that are highly active and have a lot of members.
The trick to being a great group member is to visit your groups frequently. I suggest once a week for each group. Take a few minutes, find discussions in those groups that interest you, and comment on them. Or, create your own discussion if you have a topic that would interest the other members. The bottom line? Participation = Success.
And finally, once you join a group, adjust the settings to get a weekly update from that group. You'll get an email listing some of the top discussions going on.


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The Screen International Podcast
Sundance directors discuss their World Cinema Dramatic films
In a special edition of our podcast series, Screen International donned its winter gear and flew into Park City, Utah, for a chat with four international filmmakers at Sundance Film Festival 2020. Each director's new film screened in the prestigious World Cinema Dramatic Competition section: Maïmouna Doucouré brought Cuties (France); Fernanda Valadez Identifying Features (Mexico/Spain); Visar Morina Exil (Germany/Belgium/Kosovo); and Aneil Karia Surge (UK). All four films address notions of belonging and human connection, yet in very different ways that reflect the filmmakers' countries of origin and specific social issues. The directors talk about their stories, how they found financing, what kind of support their respective governments provide for content creators, and what they're planning next. After this recording took place, several of our guests were honoured at the Sundance awards ceremony. Identifying Features earned the section's audience award, while Valadez and Astrid Rondero won the juried screenplay prize. Doucouré won the section's directing award, and Surge star Ben Whishaw won the section's special jury award for acting. To subscribe to future episodes, search for the Screen podcast, which is available on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and a host of other podcast apps.