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Six Reasons your Sci Fi Setting Might Require Cold Sleep During FTL Travel
We've seen and read it countless times: our protagonists, be they Ellen Ripley or Richard Riddick, need to go in to some sort of deep sleep, either by means of stasis, cryosleep or "other" until they arrive at their remote destination light years away. Sometimes it's a rather formal process and lots of wires, diodes and catheters are involved. Other times it involves being frozen in some substance or even locked in to some sort of "between time" state. Or maybe it just involves a wrist-attached device pumping you full of stasis-inducing fluids. Who knows!
The question though is....why?
Sure, space is ridiculously big, and it is often the case that SF writers realize this enough to decide that concepts like cryosleep make sense when your implied universe requires a journey lasting months or decades. Maybe the ship needs to keep its resources to a minimum, and hauling ten months' of supplies for a live crew is precious weight that the ship can do without, so locking everyone into a dreamless sleep where they don't wake up, die, or even age is a good idea from the point of view of the bean counters. But.....maybe there's some other, possibly more unusual, even sinister explanation....
Here's six I can think of:
1. Hyperspace Warps the Brain
When you tavel at FTL speeds the human mind can't take it. The technology for FTL travel might put you into another higher dimensional space, or maybe it cuts corners through a neighboring universe. Either way, the implication is that humans can't handle the trip awake, and maybe not even physicially. Something bad would happen to them if even one of the human woke up in the middle of hyperspace....
2. FTL Travel would Cripple or Crush You out of Stasis
Advancing faster and faster to travel into FTL space could take time. Maybe the actual "journey" from point A to point B takes mere minutes, but it's the first light year out and the last light year in where the steady acceleration and sudden deceleration are most taxing. Once you're in hyperspace it's nearly instant....but the before and after would leave a person not in stasis a smear on the wall.
3. The Hyperspace Parasites Will Get You
Long ago space travelers figured out that the dominion of Hyperspace, wherever it is, is rife with mysterious alien parasites that latch on to wakened human minds and ride back in to "normal space" to start zombie apocalypses, wars, or just become serial killers. To solve this issue, everyone has to be locked in stasis for the duration of the journey.
4. Event Horizon and Doom were Right
It turns out there is a parallel dimensional space that makes FTL travel fast...but bad news! It's the dimension which has lent our collective memories to the concept of hell, and hideous entities exist over there which seek to infiltrate our minds (sort of like the parasites, but demons) and ride back to normal space to start the End Times. Your friendly Megacorporation realizes this is not in their profit margin, so they figured out that a dreamless passenger in stasis does not attract the attention of the demons in hell. Usually. Don't worry, they've got specialist cleaners for the "special exceptions."
5. Actual FTL travel Leads to Quantum Displacement
Actual FTL travel in this case is a bit like quantum teleportation....where you "destroy" the entity in one region and remake it in an exact duplicate somewhere else. Hyperspace is just the "journey" through which the quantum process takes effect. No one like experiencing utter destruction and reconstitution, so stasis is the only solution. That, and even moving around slightly during this process can lead to you're particulate matter being stretched out over a few light years' distance so everything, passengers included, has to be locked down for the ride.
6. FTL Travel really does Take a Long Time
Turns out your universe's FTL travel still takes enormously long times. Moving at twice the speed of light might let you imagine ways that relativity is ignored or bypassed, but 2Xc. is still a 2+ year journey to our nearest neighbor star, Alpha Centauri. In a case like this, it may just be that the resources for such a journey are at a premium, and stasis is far preferable to an aging crew arriving years later.
Alternative Concept: The Bioformation Process
It's been suggested that realistic space travel, especially at STL speeds, would need to be conducted over decades or centuries. Even in a matter of years, it might make sense for a future transhumanist society to send out AI-controlled ships with the digital recordings of human explorers ready to upload into freshly grown bodies on the other end, tailored specifically for the environment they will soon be facing. And when those explorers are done? They can retire those bodies (or leave them to their fate), and move on to the next destination, with uploads in the next new bodies....
Labels: cryosleep, Savage Worlds, sci fi rpgs, science fiction, SF, white star
Space zombies for White Star
Shockingly, for a game which covers a vast swathe of sci fi tropes in its covers, the closest White Star gets to space zombies is their version of the reavers (space savages) or possibly the assimilants (totally not-Borg). Here's a customizable Space Zombie to liven up your White Star explorations...
Space Zombies
Armor Class 8 [11] (normal), 7 [12] (large), or 6 [13] (fast)
Hit Dice 2 (normal), 4 (large) or 3 (fast)
Total Hit Bonus +3 (normal), +4 (large), or +3 (fast)
Attacks slam and bite 1D6 (normal and fast), 2D6 (large)
Saving Throw 17 (normal), 16 (large) or 15 (fast)
Special hard to kill, possible contamination, other (see zombie specials below)
Movement 10 (normal), 12 (large) or 15 (fast)
HDE/XP 2/30 (normal), 4/120 (large), or 3/60 (fast)
Space zombies typically appear to be the dead or seemingly dead remains of spacers and other travelers to the stars who have somehow hideously reanimated and returned to some sort of unlife, with an insatiable lust for humanoid and living flesh, often (but not always) with an intense craving for brains. Zombies as presented here appear in three types:
Normal zombies are slow, shambling beasts who are either too degraded or too "out of it" to move very quickly. They are a threat in numbers but can usually be outrun by all but the stubby yabnabs.
Large zombies are mutated hulks, either of large infected aliens or normal humanoids who have been mutated by their zombification.
Fast zombies are usually zombies either early in their conversion stage (so tissue degeneration has not set in) or they are mutated naturally this way, perhaps even enhanced by the zombification process to make them dangerously fast, hungry predators.
Space zombies arise in various forms on various worlds (and sometimes in the depths of space) due to an array of unusual conditions. If you're looking for a reason they exist, roll a D12 and consult this table for some examples:
1 - exposure to a mutated virus on a hostile alien world or comet's tail
2 - Alien nanoweapon found by accident which reanimates the dead
3 - Exposure to dark energy in the depths of space had an unintended side effect
4 - Extremely strange radioactive substance, from either an experiment gone awry or an alien artifact
5 - Black ops for the Commonwealth/Federation/Empire's Special Intelligence Program leads to manufacture of zombie-like victims
6 - ASI (artificial super intelligence) creates a genetic bug which destroys humanoid's intelligence but leaves the feral part intact
7 - A bizarre side effect of hyperspace travel causes the effect but the reason and nature of the zombie plague is unknown
8 - Brain worms infect sentient humanoids and turn them into zombies
9 - Hostile aliens use a powerful virus or chemical agent to turn enemy population on itself
10 - Other dimensional beings from a hell-like parallel universe invade the galaxy, using psionic magic to turn humanoids into their unwilling zombie army
11 - An ancient alien artifact warps the minds and flesh of those who hear its psychic all, turning all in to zombies (or worse!)
12 - An engineered virus manufactured by a bioweapons corporation is accidentally unleashed
Space zombies have two specific traits:
Hard to Kill: when a space zombie is reduced to zero (or fewer) hit points it makes a saving throw. If it succeeds, the zombie recovers at the start of the next round with 1 hit point. If a character targets the zombie's head (-4 chance to hit) then if the shot reduces the zombie to zero hit points it does not make this save.
Additionally, most zombies are not damaged by normal toxins, poisons, the vacuum or space or radiation...they're effectively undead or necrotic, even if it's through mutation or transmogrification in some manner. Special exceptions would be "living zombies" which are in fact still living and require the ability to breath, and are susceptible to attacks which harm normal humanoids even if they themselves cannot feel pain normally. Examples are noted below as either "necrotic," "undead" or "living" zombies, with undead in this case meaning they are really, absolutely dead and animated by forces beyond science.
Contamination: space zombies are often exposed to horrifying chemicals, viruses, nanotech or other reanimating agents which can be infectious. If your space zombies have a contagious risk, then any target which takes direct damage from a space zombie attack must make a saving throw or risk being contaminated in turn. Typically contamination leads to conversion in to a zombie in 1D4 hours unless there is a cure for the plague. Kindly GMs may allow the victim a saving throw each hour (with a +2 bonus if proper medical attention is received) to fight it off. Once the victim converts....he's a zombie.
Special Space Zombie Abilities: Each of the twelve examples of zombie origins above has one special ability that is optional. Increase the zombies HDE by 1 if you use these. The list as follows corresponds to the origin list above:
1 - Hostile mutating alien virus zombies (necrotic; exposure through bite, wound, see contamination above); these zombies begin mutating over time, and have a 25% chance of a hideous tentacle attack (1D6+1 damage, can grab and pull a target in and does +1 damage for each additional zombie attacking the same target).
2 - Nanovirus (necrotic; body "explodes" when zombie dies, all within 10 feet must make the save to avoid infection); zombie has metallic skin (+1 AC) and often merges with metal weapons, even star swords, to graft on its limbs as weapons!
3 - Dark Energy Powers (necrotic; zombie does not infect until death; dark energy entity attempts to possess the target that killed the zombie); this type of zombie can use confusion once/day and can fire a ranged attack (dark energy burst) dealing 2D6 damage once per combat turn.
4 - Radioactive Zombie! (necrotic; zombie does not infect, but any exposed to the same radiation or killed by a radioactive zombie must make a save on hitting zero hit points or become a radioactive zombie in 1D4 turns); anyone within 15 feet of this zombie must make a save each round or take 1D6 radiation burn damage.
5 - Black Ops Zombie (necrotic; might infect, using normal rules); these are usually always fast zombies, and have rudimentary intelligence. They are usually armored with medium (+4) or heavy (+6) armor and usually carry mono-axes (1D6+2) and laser rifles (2D6). They are cunning but not "smart" so they can open or chop down a door but maybe not electronically hack into a sealed door.
6 - Wild Living Zombies (living zombie; do not infect, but the ASI that created them might do so through any attempt at a neural interface in computers it controls); these are usually fast zombies and just ravenously mad and hungry. Their aggressiveness gives them a +1 initiative due to ferocity.
7 - Hyperspace Zombie (necrotic; might infect at GM's discretion); these zombies can phase through walls as if they weren't there, and worse yet can make an attack roll to grab a target and then try to drag them in to the phased space, leaving them there. If the target fails a save after being so attacked, they take an additional 2D6 damage from being fused to part of a wall or other fixture, and may have to be cut out and hospitalized for a lengthy period.
8 - Brain Worms (necrotic or living; infectious if more brain worms burrow in to you; could be through saliva, or any physical contact with someone; some population may be carriers but not actual zombies!); brain worms drive their hosts mad and control them even after death. The brain worms seem to be inimical to humankind and are keenly intelligence, using their undead hosts to spread more of their kind to the stars. 25% of brain worms have access to meditations, including charm person (3/day), confusion (2/day) and detect life (at will).
9 - Chemical Zombie (necrotic; only risk of infection is to an area saturated with the chemical agent, but some large zombies may "explode" on death releasing the agent for 15 feet around them!); these zombies were made through alien chemical weapon attacks and are usually incredibly dangerous, as the chemical was designed to turn the world's population on itself, making the aliens' enemies their own worst threat. Such zombies ooze toxi chemical blood; any melee attack that spills their blood requires a saving throw by the attacker to avoid getting 1D6 damage from chemical burns, and a 10% chance of exposure to the zombie chemicals.
10 - Zombies from the Devil's Nebula (undead; they don't infect, but their masters might); these zombies are horrifically dangerous and burst in to flame, causing an extra 1D6 fire damage on an attack. When a zombie is brought to zero hit points, if they make their save to come back they do so by levitating in the air in a nimbus of fire and return with 1D6 hit points instead of just 1!
11 - Warped Call Zombies (necrotic; these zombies don't infect, but the psychic broadcast of their ancient artifact might); these zombies come in all three flavors, each reflecting a stage of mutation. They actually strike with razor blade-like arms for 1D6+1 damage instead of normal attacks (2D6+2 for large zombies), and they seek to dismember; on a natural 20 attack, the target must make a saving throw or, if the attack reduces them to zero hit points, they lose a limb! The zombie will take the next round to retrieve the limb and meld it with it's own flesh, adding +1 to hit on future attacks.
12 - Biohazardous Zombie (necrotic; these zombies definitely infect with a bite, and infected become zombies in 1D6 combat turns); the madmen at Bumbershoot Corporation are at it again! The engineered virus of the bioweapons corporation is devastatingly fast, and that makes it quick to spread through large, dense populations. They also mutate! Each time a zombie kills someone, roll a D20 and if you roll equal to or under the zombie's current hit die it gains +1 hit die, +1 to damage (when at +3 already the next +1 makes it an extra D6), and modify the saving throw accordingly. The zombie may grow larger, take on extra limbs, or become deformed, growing extra eyes or other parts. When a zombie reached 10 hit dice it becomes a tyrant zombie and gains a horrific ranged slam attack where it projects its own limbs up to 30 feet, like battering rams or blades, to crush or eviscerate targets.
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What's Out and What's Hot: Mythras, Genlab Alpha, more Fifth Edition Fantasy and Fantasy Age Bestiary
Stuff just keeps rolling in! Here's some of the more exciting finds recently....
Mythras Core Rules
Mythras arrived in the mail today. I am basking in its impressiveness and especially enjoying the slick, easy-to-use, easy-to-read and easy-to-reference layout. It's not all that different, really, from RQ6....but a slight reformatting and better use of space works wonders for the books' utility, which is amazing. The book remains focused on fantasy and historical gaming, with the rules to simulate any realistic setting in which the verisimilitude isn't just for flavor, it's baked in to the mechanics.
If you haven't ordered a copy yet now is the time; check it out here. If you're into Runequest but not keen on Glorantha, then know that your bus has arrived, time to get on. If you're into all of it, then no excuses....this is a very comprehensive one-stop rule book for realistic fantasy gaming.
Goodman Games has been releasing lots of new adventures for D&D 5E, and the latest three present a level 5, level 8 and level 10 adventure module. Named The Castle in the Sky, The Fallen Temple and the Eye of the Leviathan, each of these modules brings classic Goodman Games style dungeon delving to D&D's latest edition, and are worth checking out. There are ten modules now in the Fifth Edition Fantasy lineup.
Genlab Alpha
The first big supplement for Mutant Year Zero (from Modiphius) is a cool exposition on playing funny animal characters...er..mutant animals in the Mutant Year Zero universe. It's an interesting expansion and is loaded with detail for fans of the core system. I admit, I've had a hard time really getting in to the MYZ system, and deep down inside wish Goblinoid Games could make a version of Mutant Future that played like MF but had the layout and art style of MYZ....but this book will be worth checking out for any weird apocalypse fan.
Fantasy Age Bestiary
It's out in print at long last from Green Ronin, and worth your consideration if you happen to be a fan of the Fantasy Age game system. It adds a hundred+ new monsters with lots of detail to make them interesting, and manages to provide an interesting roster that does not feel like another D&D Monster Manual rehash; these creatures feel distinct, and would contribute to a world of unique nature, as well as contributing to the distinct feel of the Fantasy Age system and its implied universes. I have plans to run Fantasy Age again, soon, although they need one more expansion book to really provide the range of character generation options my players crave in order for them to embrace the system.
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Labels: dungeons & dragons, fantasy age bestiary, genlab alpha, mutant year zero, mythras, runequest. fifth edition fantasy
White Box!!!!! S&W Redux
Charlie Mason at the White Box blog recently released a cleaned-up, fancy version of Swords & Wizardry White Box titled (of course) plain old "White Box." It's not just a reprint with better layout and art: it includes a sort of redux edition of the cooler bits that many people (such as I) consider essential to our classic D&D experience. A few bits in White Box that are not in S&WWB Core include thieves, the elven fighter-mage spellcaster option, demons, dark elves, and other juicy bits that you had to collect from various other resources to make other versions of S&W complete.
I've got a print copy on the way and will comment more then, but if you're a fan of A: Swords & Wizardry, B: collecting every edition of S&W out there, and C: like your S&W full of thieves, elven warrior-ages an demons, then I suggest you grab White Box. Before you do, look at Charlie's blog first, as he has several versions available. I got the red dragon cover on the way in soft cover, but the blue cover is kinda neat, too.
Anyway.....White Box might meet the "minimum standard" I need in my White Box experience (ahem). Will I ever convince my players to go Back to Basics and try it out? Who knows....but sooner or later, my kid's going to be old enough to play D&D with*, and when that time comes, I plan on having this book handy!
*We've tried "No Thank You, Evil!" from Monte Cook Games and we sorta had fun but were making up a lot of rules as we did. As he's developing, I think five is going to be the "big age" when he starts showing a lot of comprehension for RPGs, based on where he's at now. We'll see...I can say this much, NTYE is good, clean kid-focused fun, but I suspect in the end it's no substitute for straight up classic D&D. But hey, Dad is biased!
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Labels: swords & wizardry, white box
Life vs. Blog
Just a note that I am not dead or missing.....but this is a very busy time for my work schedule, and I have (alas) not had even enough time to preload blog entries to simulate the appearance of my being around. More soon, when time permits!
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Check out the new D&D 5E Ranger
Well, in the tradition of this century we now have a ranger revision to compensate for the arguably substandard ranger from the D&D 5th edition Player's Handbook. The new ranger can be found here, and is a full 20 level build for people to test out. I'd say tentatively, without seeing it in action yet that the new design for the class definitely addresses some of the issues with the ranger my game table noticed, and which I house-ruled a bit to fix.
Some of the context of this article is with regards to how WotC needs to approach such larger rule changes in the future for D&D, which up to now they have preferred avoiding. From the looks of it, they have plans in the (near?) future to publish an Unearthed Arcana rules tome with new rules, house rules, alternative class builds like this and other things. For my money, I hope that book comes sooner than later, simply because my table loves more options than less.
Labels: dungeons & dragons 5E, ranger
Film Review: Morgan
Morgan (2016)
(Mild spoilers in the review)
It's possible you'e heard some not-so-nice reviews about this movie, but I will squelch that right now: this is a really good film. It's not a perfect film....I have more than a few questions about some of the implied dynamics of the near future universe Morgan resides in, especially the ethical and experimental controls that the corporation behind Morgan exercises, but all those aside, this was a compelling mix of SF and horror....with a lot of horror toward the end. Also, a touch of existentialism, framed from the view of what is essentially a tale of the origin of Blade Runner's replicants.
Morgan's tale is set in the not too distant future, when controlled experimental live hybrid AI are a thing under development: techniques described which seemed (to me) to suggest implanting programmed nanites into a host egg allowed the nanites to control and direct the creation of a unique sort of life form. Android might be one word, but anyone knowing Ridley Scott's son is the director will immediately think "replicant." In a great many respects this film feels like it's taking place in that universe, the one where Dekker hunts down rogue replicants......and we're getting to see another, similar kind of hunter in Morgan.
Anyway, a corporation is funding research into this hybrid "human" which is grown to adulthood over a space of five years, directed by the nanites in her system that make her uniquely NOT human. Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy) is the result of this experiment, one of several it is suggested, including the alluded to Helsinki event in which it sounds like we have the makings of a future "prequel" movie. Morgan herself appears to be a somewhat emotionally disconnected teenage girl, with a grey tone to her skin and and interesting affect. She's surrounded by a research team in a remote woodland location which is utterly dedicated to her.....she is clearly perceived as their first great success story, an artificially intelligent being which has "grown" a human body from donated tissue/egg cells, directed toward specific and intense purpose and intelligence by the nanites suffusing her very being.
Until, of course, a little incident that starts the movie off, in which Morgan displays a sudden burst of psychotic anger and badly stabs one of her caretakers. In comes a company Risk Management Assessor, a "cleaner" named Lee Weathers (Kate Mara) who is a no-nonsense professional here to protect company interests and ideally insure that the asset (Morgan) is retained for further study and use, if possible. Lee is very business focused and no-nonsense.....and has an agenda on behalf of the company, to get the mess cleaned up by any means.
As Lee pieces together what has gone on at the research location, she sees scientists deeply invested in Morgan, who have seen her grow up over five years from a baby to a little girl to adult, at a rapidly accelerated pace. Each of the scientists have their own private agendas clouding their judgement, of course....the couple who see Morgan as like the child they cannot have, behavioral psychologist Amy who has projected deep emotional feelings on to Morgan, Dr. Ziegler and Dr. Cheng who see Morgan as their chance at redemption for the failings of Helsinki and other prior experiments in the field.
Amidst all of this is are even bigger problems, revealed slowly over the course of Lee's investigation: not the least of these is the fact that despite the research team aiming for an artificial being who is emotionally capable, Morgan is in fact part of an experimental weapon project. Also, Morgan kind of likes killing things, but she doesn't know why (yet), though visiting psychoanalyst Dr. Shapiro (played as always to the hilt by Paul Giamatti) will, ultimately, get down to the brass tacks on this problem.
The film has a slow but steady build up, with an increasing level of menace that just oozes with every word, every unpleasant engagement with the powder keg brewing at this research station. It's not a conventional horror film in this sense, and if you came to the movie expecting a more conventional terror ride you will be disappointed; there's a level of psychological malice at work here that does a fantastic job of setting the mood for later, when the shit really hits the fan.
Ultimately the film gets to where it's been building up, as Morgan proceeds in the way we've all been anticipating since the first second of the movie, leading to a brutal finish. There's a surprise or two along the way, of course, but at a couple moments I really felt a sort of resonant throwback to Rutger Hauer's performance in Blade Runner....not in any dialogue so much as the "feel" of where Morgan is at, what she is. If you wonder why, in Blade Runner, replicants are built with short lifespans....well, this movie is explaining it to you.
I had mentioned some plot issues earlier. SPOILER ALERT!
Here's my beef: the film establishes that other "incidents" have taken place, in which bad stuff happened (Helsinki). In fact, it implies that this is "round 3" of the program. So if there's a really bad track record for these projects, why not include a greater level of control and security? Sure, they run the program in the boonies, far from civilization.....but it's clear that wasn't going to cut it, no matter what. Maybe the charisma of the lead researchers was enough to persuade their employer that they could do it this time? But even so, five years of limited supervision, with a team of researchers who all have hidden psych issues that have "psychotic android AI" as a key trigger....well, I guess it wouldn't be as exciting if they were all balanced and had lots of heavily automated weaponry protecting the place, would it?
There's also a scene where Lee has to escape from a location deep in the secured bunker where Morgan is normally held. Morgan's been there five years and never escaped on her own, but Lee does it in a few hours. Also....in the scene where Morgan first makes a break for it, power goes off. There was no explanation (that I could detect) for why this happened. The vague reference to her "precognitive abilities" couldn't have been a hint, could it? How would precog have allowed her to do so? She also seemed to know a heck of a lot about people she had never met, but it was never established in he movie just how she knew this.
And finally: I love Paul Giamatti when he shows up to chew the scenery as "batshit crazy middle aged dude with an agenda" in any film, but I really felt it was a bit odd that he was apparently operating with a death wish, because if his specialty was evaluating the pysche of potentially rogue AI experiments, what on earth prompted him to goad Morgan like he did? Her referencing his teen daughter? The fact that he apparently had no idea how violent she could be because he didn't review the footage of her prior acts of carnage?
I don't know if Morgan is deliberately intended to suggest it belongs in the Blade Runner universe, but it resonates very well with that film. If you're in to an intense blend of near-future SF, psychological horror and brutal down-and-dirty murder-porn, Morgan is going hit all of your buttons at least once or twice. For me this was a sleeper gem, flawed but fascinating, which I almost ignored until I (luckily) read up on what it was about. If you want some cool SF and horror but the barest minimum of CGI, this is a good choice.
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The Art of Guillem H. Pongiluppi
Check out his site here and at Artstation here. I'm really impressed....I don't often talk art on this site, but the imagery Guillem conjures up is singularly amazing (even the really odd stormtroopers & sith vs. Aliens panoramas!)
Some examples (last one is slightly NSFW):
Dystopian Cyberpunk Barcelona
Dawn of Time
Sith Lord vs. Xenoforms...!!!
Avoiding zombies
Avoiding zombies with less success
Ummm....good question...???
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Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea Second Edition
Along with the announcement that all copies of The Mystery at Port Greely had shipped (I got mine over a month ago, and yes, it is as cool as we've come to expect of North Wind Adventures), this graphic was attached:
As cool as the boxed set was in all its mighty retro-ness, a deluxe hardcover of 2nd edition is really more functional for the kind of game table I run, so I will definitely be backing this one. October 21st, mark your calendars!!!
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Q: One-Way ANOVA assumption: No Outliers in boxplot I read in this link: enter link description here
It said:
Outliers tend to increase the estimate of sample variance, thus decreasing the calculated F statistic for the ANOVA and lowering the chance of rejecting the null hypothesis.
I am very confused.
Null Hypothesis: Data is normally distributed.
So, if a data has outliers, is not normally distributed, fails to reject the null hypothesis and increases the chances of rejecting the null hypothesis.

A: The idea your link is trying to get across is that normality is a necessary assumption for ANOVA to work. Departures from normality may cause outliers, which would hinder your ability to draw conclusions based on that ANOVA.
The presence of outliers isn't in itself conclusive to say whether your data is normally distributed or not. If you're unsure, make a Q-Q plot of your data.
Additionally, one or two outliers probably isn't enough to throw your normality assumption off. But if half of your points are outliers, then your data likely isn't normally distributed.
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As Nick Cox rightly points out, normality (or lacktherof) isn't the death of an ANOVA analysis (thanks to the ability to transform variables and such). Just be careful.

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Now reading: Australia launches lunar exploration mission
Adelaide Thursday December 17, 2020
Australia launches lunar exploration mission
A collection of South Australian space, remote operation and mining companies are part of a national mission announced today to send nanosatellites and exploration sensors to the Moon in 2023 in a bid to find water and other resources.
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Fleet Space Technologies is deploying nanosatellites to help develop the global Internet of Things and now a Moon mission. Image: supplied.
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An initiative of South Australian nanosatellite company Fleet Space Technologies, the Australian lunar exploration mission will search for "abundant, accessible water and resources" using adapted mining and space technologies.
Named Seven Sisters, the mission aims to cement Australia as a leader in space exploration within the next decade and support NASA's Artemis Program.
Artemis will try and send the first woman and another man to the Moon by 2024.
Fleet Space CEO Flavia Tata Nardini said Seven Sisters would use mining techniques to assist NASA in identifying viable water and other mineral deposits on the Moon through an array of sensors on the lunar surface by capturing images of water and mineralisation below.
She said this would equip Artemis with the data required to make "prudent decisions ahead of robotic and human exploration".
Nardini said Fleet was already proving its Moon capabilities through its constellation of Centauri nanosatellites, which power a global network of connected sensors and devices.
The space startup launched its first small satellites in 2018 on board SpaceX, Rocket Lab and ISRO and has a tracking station an hour outside of Adelaide, South Australia.
South Australia is home to the Australian Space Agency and the South Australian space ecosystem has grown in recent years, with collaborations with NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the presence of numerous successful startups such as Myriota, Lux Aerobot, and Southern Launch.
Nardini said Seven Sisters would be further aided by its first generation of prototype probes. Fleet expects to begin testing the probes in the coming months.
"It is critical that Australia supports NASA's Artemis program with high-maturity systems," Nardini said.
"Our satellites are already in space and our consortium members have proven capabilities in the most demanding environments on Earth."
Professor Andrew Dempster, Director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER), said that it made sense for Australia's young space industry to concentrate on an area of Australian strength and partner with the nation's large resource companies.
"Australia is a world leader in mining engineering research and automation," Professor Dempster said.
"The Seven Sisters mission offers a real opportunity to leverage strong Australian technology to promote human endeavours on the Moon."
The technology developed through the mission will also be utilised for terrestrial exploration, with some new techniques are already being trialled in South Australia as part of the Accelerated Discovery Initiative.
Gavin Gillett of the Pioneer Lab at Rio Tinto, who also acts as an advisor to the mission team, said the mining industry already partners with the space industry to stream oceans of data through satellites.
"Australia has a unique combination of geography, environment and demographics that make pioneering automation and robotics a necessary part of our DNA," Gillett said.
Seven Sisters is a collaboration between the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth consortium, Fleet Space Technologies, mining company Oz Minerals, the University of Adelaide, UNSW, nanosatellite company Tyvak, geo-data specialist Fugro, and energy and resources community Unearthed.
The Seven Sisters Mission was founded in 2019 and is expected to take four years.
Fleet is scheduled to launch its next generation of nanosatellites in 2021.
This is a Creative Commons story from The Lead South Australia, a news service providing stories about innovation in South Australia. Please feel free to use the story in any form of media. The story sources are linked in with the copy and all contacts are willing to talk further about the story.
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Alexander II, king of Epirus, succeeded his father Pyrrhus in 272 BC. He attacked Antigonus Gonatas and conquered the greater part of Macedonia, but was in turn driven out of both Epirus and Macedonia by Demetrius, the son of Antigonus. He subsequently recovered his kingdom by the aid of the Acarnanians and Aetolians. He died about 260 BC.
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The lady Trojans faced off with 2nd place Bedford at Forestview Lanes and came away with a 18.5-11.5 victory. After an unusually slow start, the Trojans faced a 10-0 deficit after dropping both Baker games. The tough day continued as the team struggled to trail over the first half of the the first team game. Little by little they fought their way back and got hot at the right time to turn a small 10th frame deficit into a 70 point win, 869-799. The team was lead by a 202 from Averie Pillette and 198 from Lauren Meagher.
The 2nd game started off close as both teams wanted that victory with Bedford holding a slim 11-8 lead. Monroe kept a small lead midway through and once again got hot at a good time ripping off 6 straight strikes and 8 of 10 to take a comfortable lead. They kept the pedal down down and ended up on top of a 961-730 victory to clinch the match. The 1822 series was the highest of the season. 2nd game leaders were Averie Pillette 215, Nevaeh Nenham 214, Gracey Smiley 191, and Nataleigh Eagle 183. What a team effort! The ladies clinch their 3rd consecutive SEC Red Conference title with a victory Monday at Saline.


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Well, no pix this time. What a fun run though. This was the longest I have gone since Chignecto at 29 miles but I felt much better this time. Tired but no aches. I think I just showed myself what I can do if i take it easy, eat right and just keep going.
I started at the Buzzard Rock trail head and went up the ridge. there was only 2" of snow at the higher elevations on the north side of the mountains which was a nice treat for a northerner. I did it in 3:58 which I thought was good. I certainly was not ready for the hills.
Here is a Google Earth link for anyone who cares........ . . .
The Cascade in Cascade Trail.
On a whim I decided to Facebook Ryan Seth of the Annapolis Running Shop in Maryland, USA for some tips on trail running in the area. Here is their FB page as well. Ryan rustled up some savvy trail runners and we headed out to Patapsco Valley State Park just to the east of Baltimore, MD. Check out their site as their PDF maps are printable and highly detailed.
Thanks again Ryan and Josh for coming with me, enduring my calls for reshooting pictures and worse, running that hill just one more time! I had a great run and hope to come down again sometime.
Heading down the Cascade Trail.
It was such a treat for me because of the 40-50 F weather and no snow or ice. The trails were in great shape as well.
Saw Mill Trail. We lucked out with glorious weather.....for a Canadian!
These Icebug Hero carbide studded trail running shoes have been absolutely essential for me to train all winter long, especially with the crazy snow-rain-freeze-like-a-mother storm cycles we have been having here in the Maritimes and Maine. Icebug is a Swedish trail running shoe company that has been making studded trail shoes for over a decade and just like everything else Swedish that we see over here in North America, they make a fine product. I even have the fruity and well made gaiters for when the snow and slush are deep and manky.
The 15 to 19 studs per shoe blow any other "winter" shoe off the ice. They also make a range of models from traditional, beefmo running shoes to minimalist floppers. Most models are available with or without studs for your trail running pleasure. Some models come in standard rubber, sticky rubber or "Outdry" waterproof, breathable membrane for where ever you go.
The Swedes and the rest of Scandinavia are all such active cultures as well. They have a passion for the outdoors and breathing heavily at all times of the year.
They are definitely worth checking out, and no I am not sponsored by them. . . . . .yet.
I put this post in two categories; "Rambles" because I ramble about in them, and "Injuries and Prevention" because they help you to stay on your feet. For me, I would rather feel safe on ice and run a regular stride than do the penguin run and have hip flexors that go all winter with out reaching their full range of motion.
You can get them on Shoebuy.com. I hope to see you out there this winter!


Define Yourself Clothing has recently debuted its stylish line of lifestyle graphic t-shirts, tops and hats for men and women on their website which showcases their initial statement pieces to the public.
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Established in 2015, Define Yourself Clothing dedicates itself to creating a platform for individuality and personal expression through modern lifestyle clothing. Through bold, statement pieces and fashion-forward apparel, the company is on a mission to bring back originality to a clothing industry struggling to find its voice. Define Yourself Clothing found its inspiration on the West Coast, but hopes to carry the message of "Rock Relax Repeat" nationwide by way of every individual looking to define themselves through its clothing. For more information on Define Yourself Clothing's vision and to read their story, visit http://www.DefineYourselfClothing.com.


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Before You Book you will need to decide whether you wish to participate in the event using a Canadian Canoe or a Kayak. Essentially, Canadian Canoes are large flat bottomed canoes catering for 2 people. They are easy to navigate and, thus ideal for those without previous canoeing experience.
Kayak's are smaller, faster and more nimble than Canadian Canoes. Kayaks can either be 'Ride On' or 'Ride In'.
'Ride On' or 'Sit On' – you sit on top of they Kayak and don't get into it (safer if it turns over, you just fall off).
'Ride In' or 'Sit In' – you get into the Kayak and consequently need a higher level of experience to operate it (in case it turns over, you need instruction on how to get it right way up again). NOTE: Not all events have Sit In Kayak's in them. If it does not show up in the booking system it is because there aren't any in that particular event.
If in total doubt, go for the Canadian Canoe, if in doubt between Kayaks choose 'Ride On'. See pics below to give a better idea.
All Canadian Canoes take two participants (so if you are booking an odd number one will need to share) whereas Kayaks can be either single or double manned – both types are available and will be allocated on the basis of experience on the day of the event at the start point.
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The upcoming bitcoin futures exchange by Bakkt, a platform designed specifically to support cryptocurrency transactions, has recently been approved by the US Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which controls futures and…
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Currently, many central banks around the world are developing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and testing the possibility of issuing internal cryptocurrencies including China, Singapore, Canada, the Bahamas, and Thailand. The…
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Foreign news outlet Jeju Domin Ilbo reported the launch of a new blockchain research project 'Global Blockchain Hub City Creation Research', announced on August 13. Tilon, a cloud service provider, will…
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What is Bee venom used to?
- Aug 21, 2019-
Bee venom is a transparent liquid with a fragrant smell secreted by the venom gland and the accessory gland of the worker bees. It is stored in the poison sac and is discharged by the sputum needle when the thorn is stabbed. Immediately after the body is infected with bee stings, swelling and congestion appear in the affected area, and the skin temperature rises by 2 to 6 ° C, which has a burning sensation. This is only a local action of bee venom, which can cause a series of complex biological changes once the bee venom is absorbed.
Bee venom has the strongest effect on mammals. Healthy people can receive 10 times of bee stings to cause local reactions. Accepting 200~300 bee stings can cause poisoning; 蜇500 times in a short time can cause death. The clinical use of bee venom has a small therapeutic dose. Therefore, it is safe to use bee venom, but each person's sensitivity to bee venom varies greatly. Some people are allergic to bee venom, and there is a strong local redness reaction in the bee sting area. Or a serious fatal reaction, therefore, the clinical use of bee venom and penicillin, the use of pure bee venom for the diagnosis of allergic skin test and desensitization treatment. Most people will be immune to bee venom. Once a beekeeper who is often infected with bee stings produces immunity, even if he suffers from hundreds of bee stings at the same time, there will be no symptoms of poisoning.
The clinical application of bee venom mainly has the following points:
The underlying pathology of connective tissue disease is mucoid edema and fibrin-like degeneration of loose connective tissue, which is commonly found in such diseases as rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.
Since the 18th century, reports on the efficacy of bee venom on rheumatism have been common. In 1888, Tersh reported the fact that 173 patients with rheumatism were cured by bee stings. In 1912, Rudolf Terch used bee venom to treat 666 patients with rheumatism. Clinical results showed that 554 people recovered and 99 had significant effects. Chinese medical workers have also achieved ideal results in the treatment of rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis with bee venom.
Neuritis and neuralgia
Bee venom has a significant effect on the treatment of neuralgia and neuritis. In 1960, Podrov treated 100 patients with trigeminal neuralgia with bee venom and all were cured. In 1959, Sokolov treated 51 patients with spinal neuropathy with bee venom. As a result, 43 patients were cured, 4 patients improved significantly, and 4 patients improved symptoms. Currently in the clinic, bee venom has been used to treat sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, occipital neuralgia, and dorsal radiculitis.
Bee venom has a good effect in the treatment of hypertension atherosclerosis, venous thrombosis, thromboangiitis obliterans and endarteritis. In 1958, Konoenko treated 830 cases of hypertension with bee venom, 289 cases of blood pressure dropped to normal, 420 cases of blood pressure decreased significantly, and 121 cases of ineffectiveness, the effective rate was 85%.
Allergic disease
Bronchial asthma is a common allergic disease. In 1964, Alesk used bee venom to treat 140 patients with such conditions, of which 50 were treated with bee stings and 90 were injected with bee venom. Results Most patients had good curative effect, asthma stopped, and dyspnea was relieved. All patients felt that bee venom had a sputum effect, and the long-term effective rate of bee venom was 80%.
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Here we are, a few days away from 2017 and it has made me realise that my book has almost been out for an entire year. Looking back to this time last year I remember trying to get it completed and was tackling the layout as a novice and imagining how I would simply be able to self-publish on Amazon and sit back and enjoy the reward of the sales… oh the naivety!
I knew nothing of the publishing world or the marketing one or even the blogging one and when I read that the latter would help with the promoting of the book I thought I would 'give it a go'. I never dreamed that by the end of the year I would have written 86 posts on my own blog, 8 guest posts for other bloggers and businesses, as well as taking part in 4 interviews and even having articles published by The Huffington Post. I have made some amazing blogger friends (virtually- but I am dying to meet them!) and have found support from so many people who have reached out to help a somewhat clueless, newbie writer just because they wanted to. Before this new venture, I was a complete technophobe and could only just about work facebook. I have learnt so much about social media, writing blogs and articles and getting myself 'seen' and I know there is still so much more to take in and to experience. I wonder what next year has in store?
I thought that in order to mark the end of 2016 I would take a nostalgic trip looking over my favourite and top posts from my facebook page of the year.
This was where it all started, a book idea, 6 months of writing and researching and I finally had a proof copy in my hands.
Once a few glitches had been ironed out the book went on sale on Amazon on 24th February and I ran my first competition.
As you know, I include the top teething companies in my book and I was over the moon when Nuby ran a competition to win my book and the products I talk about.
And of course there have been more competitions and some very cute babies having a little read!
Seeing parents win the book and being so thankful for all the advice makes it all so worthwhile.
I have written quite a lot of blog posts this year but still none can beat the stats I have received on this heartfelt piece about my sisters battle with endometriosis. You can read the full article here.
My other top posts from the year are 'Your Teething Baby' sneak peek, Why the affect of Cancer doesn't die with your loved one, Toddler Tantrums? The Solution is Actually Simple, Inspirational Stories: Week Three Jen McGrath- Pole Fitness Instructor and Our Trip to Little Street.
This was the first post I submitted to The Huffington Post and seven others have since followed.
I created a secret group after receiving messages from some readers when posts/blogs had struck a chord with them. It is a place where people can support one another and gain advice. If you would like to request to join you can do so here.
And of course, the blog would be nothing without this cheeky little monkey!!
Plus all the funny and strange things he says and does.
Then there are the posts you guys liked the most… a lot involved alcohol so I picked just one from the bunch!
So there it is, a quick round up of a year where a stay at home Mum became an author, started blogging, tried to make people laugh and brought inspirational stories from others which needed to be told. A year of new friends, a new support group and plenty of teething advice provided for parents in need. It has been a whirlwind and there have been many a speed bump along the way but here's to the future and (fingers crossed) to so much more.
If you like the look of all these posts why not pop onto facebook and follow me there? You can also join in the fun on Instagram and twitter.
Wow what an amazing year. I would love to write a book! I applaud your courage in going out there and doing it! Now as a fellow endometriosis sufferer I'm off to read your sister's story. Thank you for linking up to #ablogginggoodtime ?


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Overheard at HIDC: CBD, CBN 'are coming in a big way'
CBD first captured the attention of cannabis consumers, but other cannabinoids, such as CBG and CBN, may be ready to make a splash soon.
That's according to Blake Patterson, co-founder and CEO of MarketHub Retail Services, who took audience questions during at roundtable Wednesday at the Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct.
"CBD is just the baseline for the cannabinoid profile. I think that as more and more research is done and allowed to be done and published, CBG and CBN are coming in a big way," Patterson said.
CBG and CBN are part of a group of novel or minor cannabinoids, which also include CBD-V and others. Like CBD, minor cannabinoids are nonintoxicating and can be used in topicals, edibles, beverages and even smokable flower.
Patterson said CBD is part of an education process that starts with CBD, "but then it drifts off into really the cannabis plant and what that's good for."
"And I think we're in a time when self-care and self-help, especially within the past three months, are taking on a life of their own."
Patterson said the first thing that needs to happen to open the door for CBG and CBN is for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take the position of allowing CBD ingestibles.
Patterson said CBG and CBN are "just going to make the CBD more powerful, if not overtake it," leading to new products.
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I was a creative professional, out on the road with my team, searching for the next location. The client had given me the GPS and the Address. We were there, but … This was the wrong place! They had given me the wrong address and we only had 1-hour to get this job done. This wasn't a very good start!
If you are a creative professional, in any way – writer, photographer, video editor, content creator, graphic designer, etc – you will know this. If you are interested in becoming a creative professional, then prepare yourself to learn a hard truth.
And, do you know which of these steps is the hardest? As a creative professional, the hardest part is number 15. "Receive Feedback".
This is all part of the emotional journey we take on as creative professionals. I'm not saying you have to do all of these steps yourself, even if your full-time focus is on capturing and editing photos, you still have a journey to go on.
This is the most exciting part of every project for me. When you get that new brief for a project. It's such an exciting time. It took me a while to realise why!
The excitement comes from the fact that, at this point in the project, anything and everything is possible! We have the blank page and need to craft something that solves a problem. It's one of the reasons I applied for this brand work gig!
I still love the project design phase. Starting to impose limits and narrow the concept down to something that we can achieve. It's why I do this, it's the most creative part of the whole project and I love it!
Once you have a "treatment" – how you are going to treat the brief and solve the challenges – you have to submit it to the client (assuming there is one and it's not a personal project).
The main emotion at this stage is fear!
Having someone judge your work is horrible. I hate it with a passion. But, it is necessary if you are collaborating.
They say "This isn't what we wanted at all, we just want you to do X" – This is the worst!
Number 3 is the worst for someone in a creative field. You come to realise that they don't want your creative input at all.
I called these jobs, "Shutter Monkey" jobs.
They only want you to press the shutter button.
I love shooting. It was great when I had a team and we would go on the road trip. Great friendships and an exciting time, travelling around from location to location.
Our "thing" was being flexible. We were a small team on purpose. It kept us agile and able to react to changing situations. This gave us a very documentary-style approach to filming.
On a filming trip with 5 locations that needed shooting in 3 days, we arrived at location one for that day. We went to the GPS location we were given and looked around. We looked and looked (and looked).
Unable to find the office, I phoned my contact with the client. I told them that I think we've been given the wrong address.
Now this wouldn't be a problem on a single location shoot, but we had booked times for interviews at each location. If it took us too long in one place, we would be late for the next one.
The address we were given was a depot, and not the head office. We were on the 180-degree wrong side of Manchester. Our next location was in Oxford that afternoon!
I explained to the client that they had to choose between the two interviews, because, simply, we would be missing one of them and it wasn't our fault.
My contact then burst into tears! This seemed to be a final straw kinda thing. She explained to me that she had just resigned and it seemed as though it was a tough, emotional time for her too.
So, there we were, on the "wrong" side of Manchester, facing a drive down to Oxford, with the prospect of delivering a project "Not To Spec" and my contact with the client had already quit.
I never found out why she resigned, but she had obviously had enough.
Sometimes, you just have to laugh and move on.
After the emotional highs of location shooting, you then have to settle into the edit. In the documentary-style world, you have to sift through and piece all your content together. You might not have a pre-decided story to edit to.
This is where the skill lies. Finding what the story is and piecing it together.
You have to submit your draft. There is a fine line, I've found. If you put too much work into the draft, you risk wasting time – clients always want changes. I think it's like haggling to them. They won't accept the first price you give them.
I used placeholders for graphics, applied an overall colour grade and look (for films) and rendered out 720p drafts.
Just in case a client decides to publish (which has happened to me, even with this type of watermark clearly visible).
This kept me covered when I was using placeholder music or images that I hadn't yet purchased the proper licenses for.
Would You Be A Creative Professional?
Knowing what I know now, after 5/6 years of experience doing that kind of work (and doing what I do now) I think I could still make it work. There will always be this emotional ride when it comes to being a creative professional. It's the nature of the beast.
But, it isn't something that I want to get back in to.
Maybe, one day, I'll write about why I left that world behind.
What do you think? Do you find the creative professional lifestyle like a rollercoaster? Love it? Hate it? Let me know in the comments below or drop me a message on Instagram and Twitter.
Thanks for reading this far, I hope I haven't put you off becoming a creative professional. If you are a creative person, then getting work that allows you to do this is really great. As with any profession, you have to learn to take the rough with the smooth.


"From Open Access to Open Science: About the transition of digital cultures relating to scientific communication" is a doctoral thesis and an explorative study of the concepts of Open Access and Open Science. The paper looks at the context of digitization and the differences between scientific disciplines. The aims of this work are to present, analyze, and discuss the expectations we have of the entire open digital scientific knowledge process.
This website documents Christian Heise's development of his doctoral research thesis written to be "as open as possible." The goal of this open approach is to publish everything related to the doctoral study and research process as soon as possible, as comprehensively as possible, and under an open license (see opendefinition.org). It was written in German and is online, machine readable, and available at all times for everyone at live.offene-doktorarbeit.de.
This thesis was submitted in November 2012 and the whole writing process was immediately open. At the start, it was unclear if would be possible to write the whole PhD as open as possible, but in 2013 the PhD commission of Leuphana University confirmed this option. Since then, the writing was conducted openly and the final thesis was handed in for assessment in June 2016. Disputation took place in February 2017, and in January 2018, the thesis was published as a book by the supportive publisher meson press.
You can read more about this PhD project in an Interview for the Helmholtz Association here.
What does as "open as possible" mean?
A. Planning and developing the scientific research question (exposé) live in a blog.
B. Documenting the research process (writing, survey, presentations in colloquium etc.) live in a blog and on a writing platform, as soon as permission was granted from the PhD commission.
C. Research analysis and evaluation were done in the open, and interim results and raw data were published immediately.
D. The thesis and results were communicated immediately and in open formats (.csv/.tex).
There are not enough practical experiments on negotiating openness and its constraints in scientific communication.
There's no evidence if a no-barrier approach to scientific research is possible or useful in scientific communication or qualification.
This will facilitate conducting and documenting practical basic scientific research on openness in science.
It will embed the demand for openness in the historical context of science communication.
The scientific community can evaluate the theoretical interest in openness vs. practical work.
It will contribute to the debate on implications and consequences of digitalization in scientific research and communication.
It can help evaluate the potential to increase research quality, speed, and circulation; have a higher impact on economic promotion, validation, quality, and reputation; reduce the digital divide while challenging the science communication crisis; encourage collaboration and archiving, and much more.
The aim is to clarify definitions and recommendations on open access and open science and to identify drivers and obstacles in regards to openness in science.
Check if openness is allowed, and if not, work to get permission.
Gather technical know-how on the process of digital publishing/research methods.
Carefully choose the software you want to use.
Schedule extra time for the open process.
Don't expect too much input and be careful with how you use feedback.
Document your work well and make the work and process reproducible.
Always remember: What happens on the Internet stays on the Internet!
Use your social networks and make the project public.
Always make it clear that your work is a work in progress.
Q: How do you overcome the fear of opening up science?
A: Make yourself fully aware of the value and check if truly open access is allowed. Then, just do it!
Q: Are there any obstacles?
A: Yes, a lot, actually. Here are just a few: 1. Organizational & legal: Permission from the university took nearly a year for interoperability with doctoral degree regulations; 2. Social: the fears of making mistakes, of transparency, of idea theft and so on; 3. Technical: methodological issues e.g., Authorea, a scientific writing platform, could not handle the length. These platforms were very rare in 2013 and could not fulfill the requirements.
Q: Do you have any advice about how to tackle those concerns?
1. Talk to your university. Learn patience, and don't stop arguing for openness.
2. Be mindful of the consequences and be ready for them.
3. Technical: We connected Authorea to GitHub, implemented DataWrapper, built our own software to show .tex from GitHub (authorea-github-tex-reader@GitHub). See: http://live.offene-doktorarbeit.de.
Q: What are some good reasons to open up science?
A: You can help to shape the criteria for the future of science (in a digital world)! More here.
Q: What is in it for me?
A: You can be part of the negotiations for the shape and future of scientific communication. You can help save the principles of academic autonomy and freedom!
More questions? Reach out to christian(dot)heise(at)gmail.com.
Although open science is currently gaining a lot of attention and the opening up of research is considered an appropriate and trend-setting model for future scientific communication, it is still quite difficult to produce examples of it or to put the principles of open science into practice.
This thesis aims to document the author's process to present his doctoral research thesis in the most open way possible. The goal of this open approach is to publish everything related to the doctoral study and research process as soon as possible, as comprehensively as possible, and under an open license (see opendefinition.org). It was written in German and is online, machine readable, and available at all times for everyone at live.offene-doktorarbeit.de.


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Disa graminifolia är en orkidéart som beskrevs av Ker Gawl. och Spreng.. Disa graminifolia ingår i släktet Disa och familjen orkidéer. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using agsXMPP;
using agsXMPP.protocol;
using agsXMPP.protocol.client;
using agsXMPP.protocol.iq.search;

namespace MiniClient
{
    public partial class frmSearch : Form
    {
        private XmppClientConnection m_XmppCon;
        private string _IdFieldRequest = null;
        private string _IdSearchRequest = null;
        private bool _IsOldSearch = false;

        private DataTable _dataTable = new DataTable();

        public frmSearch(XmppClientConnection con)
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            m_XmppCon = con;
            // Fill combo with search services
            foreach (Jid jid in Util.Services.Search)
            {
                cboServices.Items.Add(jid.Bare);
            }

            dataGridView1.DataSource = _dataTable;
            dataGridView1.RowTemplate.Height = 20;
            dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth = 24;
            dataGridView1.MultiSelect = false;
        }

        private void cboServices_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            RequestSearchFields();
        }

        private void cboServices_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.Enter)
            {
                string newService = cboServices.Text;
                cboServices.SelectedIndex = cboServices.Items.Add(newService);
            }
        }

        #region << Request Search Fields >>
        private void RequestSearchFields()
        {
            //Example 1. Requesting Search Fields

            //<iq type='get'
            //    from='romeo@montague.net/home'
            //    to='characters.shakespeare.lit'
            //    id='search1'
            //    xml:lang='en'>
            //  <query xmlns='jabber:iq:search'/>
            //</iq>

            // Disable the Search Button until we habe a Form to submit
            cmdSearch.Enabled = false;

            SearchIq siq = new SearchIq();
            siq.Type = agsXMPP.protocol.client.IqType.get;
            siq.To = new Jid(cboServices.SelectedItem.ToString());

            // dicard the pending requests if there is one
            if (_IdFieldRequest != null)
                m_XmppCon.IqGrabber.Remove(_IdFieldRequest);

            // and cache the id of the new pending request
            _IdFieldRequest = siq.Id;

            // finally send the query
            m_XmppCon.IqGrabber.SendIq(siq, new IqCB(OnSearchFieldsResult), null);
        }

        private void OnSearchFieldsResult(object sender, IQ iq, object data)
        {
            if (InvokeRequired)
            {
                // Windows Forms are not Thread Safe, we need to invoke this :(
                // We're not in the UI thread, so we need to call BeginInvoke
                BeginInvoke(new IqCB(OnSearchFieldsResult), new object[] { sender, iq, data });
                return;
            }

            if (iq.Type == IqType.result)
            {
                if (iq.Query is Search)
                {
                    Search search = iq.Query as Search;
                    if (search.Data != null)
                    {
                        xDataControl.CreateForm(search.Data);
                        // Enable the Search Button
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // no xdata form returned from the search service.
                        // TODO should we add the old jabber search without xdata too? I don't think so.
                        //toolStripLabelForm.Text = String.Format("{0} returned no data form", iq.From.ToString());
                        xDataControl.CreateForm(search);
                        _IsOldSearch = true;
                    }
                    xDataControl.From = iq.From;
                    cmdSearch.Enabled = true;

                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = String.Format("search form from {0}", iq.From.ToString());
                }
            }
            else if (iq.Type == IqType.error)
            {
                toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = String.Format("{0} returned an error", iq.From.ToString());
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region << Submit search request >>
        private void cmdSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            /*

             Example 8. Entity Submits Search Form

             <iq type='set'
                 from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
                 to='characters.shakespeare.lit'
                 id='search4'
                 xml:lang='en'>
               <query xmlns='jabber:iq:search'>
                 <x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
                   <field type='hidden' var='FORM_TYPE'>
                     <value>jabber:iq:search</value>
                   </field>
                   <field var='gender'>
                     <value>male</value>
                   </field>
                 </x>
               </query>
             </iq>
             */

            IQ siq = null;
            if (!_IsOldSearch)
            {
                // Validate the Form before we submit it
                if (xDataControl.Validate())
                {
                    siq = new SearchIq();
                    //siq.To = xDataControl.From;
                    //siq.Type = IqType.set;
                    ((SearchIq)siq).Query.Data = xDataControl.CreateResponse();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                siq = new IQ();
                siq.GenerateId();
                siq.Query = xDataControl.CreateSearchResponse();
            }

            siq.To = xDataControl.From;
            siq.Type = IqType.set;
            // dicard the pending requests if there is one
            if (_IdSearchRequest != null)
                m_XmppCon.IqGrabber.Remove(_IdSearchRequest);

            // and cache the id of the new pending request
            _IdSearchRequest = siq.Id;

            // finally send the query
            m_XmppCon.IqGrabber.SendIq(siq, new IqCB(OnSearchResult), null);
        }

        private void OnSearchResult(object sender, IQ iq, object data)
        {
            // We will upate the GUI from here, so invoke
            if (InvokeRequired)
            {
                // Windows Forms are not Thread Safe, we need to invoke this :(
                // We're not in the UI thread, so we need to call BeginInvoke
                BeginInvoke(new IqCB(OnSearchResult), new object[] { sender, iq, data });
                return;
            }

            /*
             Example 9. Service Returns Search Results

            <iq type='result'
                from='characters.shakespeare.lit'
                to='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
                id='search4'
                xml:lang='en'>
              <query xmlns='jabber:iq:search'>
                <x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='result'>
                  <field type='hidden' var='FORM_TYPE'>
                    <value>jabber:iq:search</value>
                  </field>
                  <reported>
                    <field var='first' label='First Name'/>
                    <field var='last' label='Last Name'/>
                    <field var='jid' label='Jabber ID'/>
                    <field var='gender' label='Gender'/>
                  </reported>
                  <item>
                    <field var='first'><value>Benvolio</value></field>
                    <field var='last'><value>Montague</value></field>
                    <field var='jid'><value>benvolio@montague.net</value></field>
                    <field var='gender'><value>male</value></field>
                  </item>
                  <item>
                    <field var='first'><value>Romeo</value></field>
                    <field var='last'><value>Montague</value></field>
                    <field var='jid'><value>romeo@montague.net</value></field>
                    <field var='gender'><value>male</value></field>
                  </item>
                </x>
              </query>
            </iq>
            */

            if (iq.Type == IqType.result)
            {
                if (iq.Query is Search)
                {
                    agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Data xdata = ((Search)iq.Query).Data;
                    if (xdata != null)
                    {
                        ShowData(xdata);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        ShowData(iq.Query as Search);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                ClearGridAndDataTable();
                toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "an error occured in the search request";
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Clear the DataTable and the Grid headers
        /// </summary>
        private void ClearGridAndDataTable()
        {
            dataGridView1.SuspendLayout();

            _dataTable.Rows.Clear();
            _dataTable.Columns.Clear();

            dataGridView1.Columns.Clear();

            dataGridView1.ResumeLayout();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Shows the search result in the UI
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="xdata"></param>
        private void ShowData(agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Data xdata)
        {
            lock (this)
            {
                //ClearGridAndDataTable();

                dataGridView1.SuspendLayout();

                _dataTable.Rows.Clear();
                _dataTable.Columns.Clear();
                dataGridView1.Columns.Clear();

                agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Reported reported = xdata.Reported;
                if (reported != null)
                {
                    foreach (agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Field f in reported.GetFields())
                    {
                        // Create header
                        DataGridViewTextBoxColumn header = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
                        header.DataPropertyName = f.Var;
                        header.HeaderText = f.Label;
                        header.Name = f.Var;

                        dataGridView1.Columns.Add(header);

                        // Create dataTable Col
                        _dataTable.Columns.Add(f.Var, typeof(string));
                    }
                }

                agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Item[] items = xdata.GetItems();
                foreach (agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Item item in items)
                {
                    DataRow dataRow = _dataTable.Rows.Add();
                    foreach (agsXMPP.protocol.x.data.Field field in item.GetFields())
                    {
                        dataRow[field.Var] = field.GetValue();
                    }
                }

                if (_dataTable.Rows.Count == 0)
                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "no items found";
                else
                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = String.Format("{0} items found", _dataTable.Rows.Count.ToString());

                dataGridView1.ResumeLayout();
            }
        }

        private void AddColumnHeader(string name, string label)
        {
            // Create header
            DataGridViewTextBoxColumn header = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            header.DataPropertyName = name;
            header.HeaderText = label;
            header.Name = name;

            dataGridView1.Columns.Add(header);
            _dataTable.Columns.Add(name, typeof(string));
        }

        private void ShowData(Search search)
        {
            lock (this)
            {
                //ClearGridAndDataTable();

                dataGridView1.SuspendLayout();

                _dataTable.Rows.Clear();
                _dataTable.Columns.Clear();
                dataGridView1.Columns.Clear();

                // Create headers
                AddColumnHeader("jid", "Jid");
                AddColumnHeader("last", "Lastname");
                AddColumnHeader("first", "Firstname");
                AddColumnHeader("nick", "Nickname");
                AddColumnHeader("email", "Email");

                SearchItem[] items = search.GetItems();
                foreach (SearchItem item in items)
                {
                    DataRow dataRow = _dataTable.Rows.Add();

                    if (item.Jid != null)
                        dataRow["jid"] = item.Jid;

                    if (item.Lastname != null)
                        dataRow["last"] = item.Lastname;

                    if (item.Firstname != null)
                        dataRow["first"] = item.Firstname;

                    if (item.Nickname != null)
                        dataRow["nick"] = item.Nickname;

                    if (item.Email != null)
                        dataRow["email"] = item.Email;
                }

                if (_dataTable.Rows.Count == 0)
                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "no items found";
                else
                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = String.Format("{0} items found", _dataTable.Rows.Count.ToString());

                dataGridView1.ResumeLayout();
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region << context menu events >>
        private void tsi_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            if (dataGridView1.CurrentRow.Index >= 0)
            {
                int jidCol = GetJidCol();
                GetNickCol();

                if (jidCol != -1)
                {
                    Jid jid = new Jid(dataGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells[jidCol].Value.ToString());
                    if (sender == tsiAddContact)
                    {
                        string nick = null;
                        int nickCol = GetNickCol();
                        if (nickCol != -1)
                            nick = dataGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells[nickCol].Value.ToString();

                        frmAddRoster frmAdd = new frmAddRoster(jid, nick, m_XmppCon);
                        frmAdd.Show();
                    }
                    else if (sender == tsiVcard)
                    {
                        frmVcard frmCard = new frmVcard(jid, m_XmppCon);
                        frmCard.Show();
                    }
                }
            }

            //}
        }

        private int GetNamedCol(string[] arr)
        {
            foreach (DataGridViewColumn col in dataGridView1.Columns)
            {
                int idx = Array.IndexOf(arr, col.Name.ToLower());
                if (idx >= 0)
                    return col.Index;
            }
            return -1;
        }
        private int GetNickCol()
        {
            string[] find = new string[] { "name", "nickname", "nick" };

            return GetNamedCol(find);
        }

        private int GetJidCol()
        {
            string[] find = new string[] { "jid" };

            return GetNamedCol(find);
        }
        #endregion

        private void dataGridView1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right)
            {
                int rowindex = dataGridView1.HitTest(e.X, e.Y).RowIndex;
                if (rowindex >= 0)
                    dataGridView1.CurrentCell = dataGridView1.Rows[rowindex].Cells[0];
            }
        }

    }
}


2015 winners Xana Beach Club.
The event was conceptualised in 2013 by Jay Leshark while he was working with Phuket Live radio and saving the Phuket airwaves with his weekend brunch radio show. Jay was looking for an event idea that would be something different for Phuket, something to do with food and something fun.
After a couple of years of planning, which really meant going around Phuket eating burgers, and studying burger competitions around the world, the inaugural event was held in March 2015 and the first ever winner was Xana Beach Club. In 2016 Kata Rocks were declared the winner and in 2017 it was the Thavorn Beach Village & Spa and then again in 2018. So far, The Thavorn Beach Village & Spa are the only ever two-time winner.
This year's event is set to be the biggest and best ever. The venue at Phuket Boat Lagoon is fabulous and there are some awesome sponsors, such as Class Act Media who have been with the event since the start.
There will be live music on the stage with the likes of the Two Chef Band, famous from Jason Wilder's drivetime show, as well as some great children's activities, mixed drink shows, craft beverages and much much more.
But what does the winner get? Well, not only do they get bragging rights for one year and the Phuket's Best Burger trophy, they also receive a host of other prizes from the amazing sponsors. The prize fund is already over B250,000, which includes a huge B180,000 worth of advertising from Class Act Media and B25,000 worth of BBQ equipment from The BBQ Shop. The other glorious sponsors are Real Life Phuket and Image Asia, including windows magazine and where to eat guide.


This half-day workshop will begin with a detailed review of the modules that make up the "RedHen CRM ecosystem." We will then show you how to leverage RedHen for building advanced CRM-driven solutions. A hands-on training, we will help you configure and customize your own RedHen instance and we will teach you best practices for building solutions on top of this module suite. We will cover tools in the RedHen ecosystem, including memberships, donations, campaigns, engagements, deduping contacts, and integrating RedHen with other Drupal standard bearers such as Views, Rules, Context, etc.
This half day workshop will start with the basics of configuring mappings between Drupal entities and Salesforce objects and leveraging typical Drupal development workflows. Then we'll dive deeper into complex scenarios including managing large datasets, customizing behaviors as objects are synced, and managing errors.


Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) today announced that it will release fiscal year 2018 financial results on Thursday, November 15, 2018 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Geospace has scheduled a conference call for Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central).
Live via phone " U.S. participants can dial toll free (866) 831-8713. International participants can dial (203) 518-9713. Please reference the Geospace Technologies conference ID: GEOSQ418 prior to the start of the conference call.
Geospace Technologies Corporation designs and manufactures instruments and equipment used by the oil and gas industry to acquire seismic data in order to locate, characterize and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. The company also designs and manufactures non-seismic products, including industrial products, offshore cables, thermal printing equipment and film.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein including statements regarding potential future products and markets, our potential future revenues, future financial position, business strategy, future expectations and other plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, they are based on certain assumptions about our industry and our business that may in the future prove to be inaccurate. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include the level of seismic exploration worldwide, which is influenced primarily by prevailing prices for oil and gas, the extent to which our new products are accepted in the market, the availability of competitive products that may be more technologically advanced or otherwise preferable to our products, tensions in the Middle East and other factors disclosed under the heading Risk Factors and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, all written and verbal forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors.


RTDNA is pleased to award ABC News Anchor John Quiñones the 2019 John F. Hogan Award.
Named for the founder and first president of RTDNA, the award recognizes an individual's contributions to the journalism profession and freedom of the press. Past recipients of the Hogan Award include Walter Cronkite, Belva Davis, Jorge Ramos and Pete Williams.
Quiñones is the anchor of the thought-provoking, topical and insightful, "What Would You Do?" and during his 35 year tenure at ABC News, he has reported extensively for all programs and platforms and served as anchor of "Primetime."
He has won seven Emmy Awards, a World Hunger Media Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Prize.
While Quiñones was covering the Chilean miners' disaster in 2010, he was the first journalist out of thousands to get an exclusive interview with the first survivor (Mario Sepulveda). Quiñones has extensively covered a religious sect in Northern Arizona that forces its young female members to take part in polygamous marriages.
Through his reporting, Quiñones revealed how clinics performed unnecessary surgical procedures as part of a major nationwide insurance scam; he followed along with a group of would-be Mexican immigrants as they attempted to cross into the U.S. via the treacherous route known as "The Devil's Highway"; and he traveled to Israel for a CINE Award-winning report about suicide bombers.
His award-winning reporting also includes anchoring a critically acclaimed ABC News special entitled "Latin Beat," focusing on the wave of Latin talent sweeping the U.S., contributing reports to ABC News' unprecedented 24-hour, live, global Millennium broadcast and covering political and economic turmoil in Argentina and civil war in El Salvador. During the 1980s, he spent nearly a decade in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama reporting for "World News Tonight."
Quiñones joined ABC News in June 1982 after serving as a reporter with WBBM-TV, a news editor at KTRH radio and an anchor-reporter for KPRC-TV.
He will be presented with this year's John F. Hogan Award on Friday, September 6th at Excellence in Journalism 2019 in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Learn more, register for the conference and purchase tickets to the reception following the awards presentation at excellenceinjournalism.org.


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FIFA U-17 World Cup in India most attended, highest scoring in tournament history
This U-17 World Cup even shattered the most attendance record of FIFA U-20 World Cup – 2011 Colombia edition's 1,309,929 mark.
Fifa Under-17 World Cup: Soggy ground has semfinal moved
Fifa has decided to move the venue of the semi-final between England and Brazil to Kolkata.
FIFA U-17 World Cup: England-Brazil semifinal clash moved to Kolkata from Guwahati
The second semi-final on October 25, between Mali and Spain, will still kick off as planned at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup final: 3rd phase tickets sold out in Kolkata
The third phase of ticket sales in Kolkata kicked off on July 20. This phase included the tickets for all the matches happening in the city.
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Kolkata tickets sold out in 12 hours
In 12 hours all the tickets were marked 'sold out' on the FIFA website, even as tickets were 'available' across the remaining five venues.
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup final
Navi Mumbai and New Delhi are set to host the opening games of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, on 6 October, 2017.
I-League to kick off at Salt Lake Stadium on January 9
DSK Shivajians will start their campaign against Sporting club de Goa on January 30.
Jammu & Kashmir's economy struggles amid lockdowns
Mumbai malls to reopen but the experience will be very different
Photos: Revolt RV 400 electric bike
7 expensive sports bikes in India
Top 5 car news of the week
Budget Rs 10 lakhs: 8 cars that you can check out right now


As far as we are informed sends the radio station Hit 94 FM from the country Aruba. More Info: Aruba is an island, it is located west of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea and north of the coast of Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Cura‡ao, it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch Caribbean.


The Board generates and has in its custody a wide range of documents held on Board files.
There are in excess of 600 Board files. In the main, the files are held at 30 Mary Street, Brisbane. Some files may be held in secure secondary storage off site.
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If a person asks the school's governing body (i.e. the applicant) for a copy of the application, or part of the application, the applicant must give the person the copy without charge. The school's governing body is not obliged to make available copies of documents that accompanied the application, but may choose to do so.
Major reports and documents published by the Board.
Approved application forms and notices required to propose a new school or make changes to an existing school.