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Project for the 2014 database course at University of Padua.

Management of tennis tournaments.

Technology stack used:
- SVN
- Java Servlet
- PostgresSQL
- JQuery
- Bootstrap for css and theming
- Maven as build system

The project was originally developed on Eclipse and maintained on the University repository. To avoid any trouble it has been manually reuploaded as git repository here.

Authors
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The GEMMED group (taken from the initials of the members), consisting of:

- Manuel Zulian
- Mattia Donami
- Enrico Carraro
- Elena Fortini
- Giacomo Sorato
- Davide Callegaro

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Q: How to add grammar library to voice to text file so I can used voice to text I want to create voice to text recognize application. I have checked many examples that only work with pre-added text into this application. How can I add all grammar libraries to this application so that when I speak anything that time I get it converted into text.
My example code:
 Choices commands = new Choices();
 commands.Add(new string[] { "chrome", "notepad", "microsoftword", "paint", "close", "demo" });
 GrammarBuilder gBuilder = new GrammarBuilder();
 gBuilder.Append(commands);
 Grammar grammar = new Grammar(gBuilder);
 recEngine.LoadGrammarAsync(grammar);
 recEngine.SetInputToDefaultAudioDevice();
 recEngine.SpeechRecognized += recEngine_SpeechRecognized;

A: OK I'm not sure what you've done so far, but I've just tried this and it works just fine for me.
Add the System.Speech reference to your project.
add this at the top
Using System.Speech;
Using System.Speech.Recognition;

For my basic application, I just added a RichTextBox1 to the form to try out the basic functionality. Then I added this code to the program :-
 SpeechRecognizer sRecognize = new SpeechRecognizer();
 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
     sRecognize.SpeechRecognized += sRecognize_SpeechRecognized;
 }

 void sRecognize_SpeechRecognized(object sender, SpeechRecognizedEventArgs e)
 {
     richTextBox1.AppendText(e.Result.Text.ToString() + " ");
 }

You might need to set up the voice recognition, but that is straightforward.

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The fifth round had the enemy we have fought multiple times already.
"...Red Ogre and Blue Ogre, huh."
We have repeated those so many times. They won't be much of a problem now."
"But if they're the fifth round's opponent, means that the sixth round onward will be harder than the boss. I don't mind retiring after I get the eight round's prize, what do we do?"
"We're going as far as we can! And if that doesn't work, we'll challenge it again!"
"Then I'll continue supporting you two with all I have. 《Enchant》——Attack, defence, speed!"
I applied a triple enchant on Mikadzuchi and have seen her off.
While watching Sei-nee and Mikadzuchi who optimized their movements for fighting the Red Ogre and Blue Ogre at the back gate, I contributed to the battle by attacking with bow and arrow.
At early stage I used 【Curse】 arrows for cover fire to seal enemy's special attacks so we were able to get through the fifth round without any difficulty.
So far the Red and Blue Ogres from the fifth round were the strongest, but since the fourth round's Hobgoblins fought as a group they were even harder to fight against for a small group of people like ours, because there was a limit to how many of them can one person take on at once.
"Urami-danuki? This time it's a mob I'm seeing for the first time. Moreover, he's animal-type."
What appeared was a nearly two metres tall, huge bake-danuki.
Covered in fluffy hair, he had a kettle-like armour on his torso as if to hide his fatty belly and was holding a spear in his hand, a spear with cross-shaped blade.
Although he had a cute silhouette, just like the "grudge" in his name suggested he glared at us with resentment in his eyes, these eyes butchered all cuteness there was to him.
"Oh-hoh, a new type of mob came out. Let's turn this uncute tanuki into a tanuki soup. Of course, Missy will cook it."
"Enemies in the arena don't drop items, so I can't cook it."
"Yun-chan, so that's what you're retort to, mm? Anyway, it's starting!"
This time, it was Sei-nee who retorted to me.
Right after that, the sound of a gong had started the sixth round.
At the same time it started, the Urami-danuki leaped up high.
Ahead of where we looked, the Urami-danuki let out a comical *bofun* sound and a white smoke spread from his body, hiding it.
"We have no idea what's coming, be careful!"
"This smokescreen can disappear for all I care!——《Bow Skill – Gust of Wind》!"
At the same time Mikadzuchi warned I invoked the art creating strong wind pressure along with an attack.
The arrow pierced through the centre of the white smoke and after scattering it, disappeared in the sky.
"Or rather, he divided? Look, we're surrounded."
Sei-nee silently moved as to protect Mikadzuchi's and my blind spots and as the three of us stared at the enemy standing back-to-back, little Urami-danuki's surrounded us.
There were five Urami-danuki's tall enough to reach my waist, each of them held a spear suiting their physique. They have steadily decreased the distance between us and them.
"Trying to surround us like the Goblins won't work!!"
"Dumbass! Don't attack a new enemy carelessly!"
I switched the weapon from the bow to the meat cleaver and slashed at the Urami-danuki standing in front of me.
At the same time the meat cleaver reached, the Urami-danuki disappeared literally turning into smoke.
Along with that a blow from the cross-spear had come out from the white smoke and grazed my side.
As expected, with a blow delivered at zero distance even by making full use of my 【See-Through】 and 【Sky Eyes】 I was barely able to avoid the spear tip and ended up having my flank torn by the spear's blade.
"Oww! Heck, seems like the attack is also accompanied with 【Curse】."
I could hear a quiet scream from the audience when I received the counter, I just held my cut flank and took a step back.
"So rather than dividing, he made shadow clones, huh. In that case we need to find the real body between the clones."
Mikadzuchi calmly analysed the fact that one of the Urami-danuki disappeared turning into white smoke.
Meanwhile, Sei-nee healed me up, returning me to perfect state.
"Seriously, how do we find it."
Succeeding with an attack on me, the Urami-danuki's mouth distorted turning into a cynical smile.
"We can attack all the shadow clones at once. We can eliminate all those clones and then attack the real body. Also, we can try preventing him from his special attack. That's about all I can think of."
Or, we can try frontal attack on them to try finding the difference between clones and the real body. Mikadzuchi muttered and at the same time she rushed towards the Urami-danuki and thrust with her hexagonal stick.
As the weapons fiercely clashed against each other Mikadzuchi parried Urami-danuki's spear and hit him in the torso. However, just like the first one the enemy disappeared letting out white smoke and another shadow clone appeared, joining others surrounding us.
"Seriously, what do we do about these?!"
Although I desperately avoided the attack from the cross-spear, my HP was cut down by the counter-attack coming from inside the white smoke.
The shadow clones' attacks weren't strong enough to take us down with a single hit, but they put on 【Curse】 bad status, moreover, the spear's shape was troublesome.
The 【Curse】 bad status in addition to reducing MP had caused random negative effects from time to time, so if we continue receiving those attacks there's a chance of receiving a lethal negative effect.
Right now we could recover with items, Sei-nee could also use 【Recovery Magic】 to maintain the margin of safety, but it didn't seem like we could deliver any damage to the enemy.
The cross-spears had broad attack range as their tips had crescent-shaped blade so it was hard to avoid them, unless you avoid them by a large margin you will get caught.
Also, since the spear encirclement narrowed from all sides, defending ourselves had gradually become more difficult.
Desperate, I used the lowest magic in the Earth Element in combination with 【Sky Eyes】.
Focusing on multiple enemies in my range of vision I invoked 《Bomb》 magic all at once.
As a result, four shadow clones of the tanuki were wrapped around by 《Bomb》's yellow explosion and received slight damage, but since they were attacked at the same time four of them thrust at me with their spears.
Abandoning any shame and respectability I avoided by crouching, four enemies' spears have passed over my head. As if crawling, I slipped away from under them.
"Missy, what are you doing?"
"What, you ask. Trial and error!"
"That attack just now was dangerous. Try imagining what would happen if you received that spears' simultaneous attack."
Told so, I thought of a situation where I receive multiple simultaneous attacks from four shadow clones and came to conclusion that there was a high chance I could receive severe 【Curse】.
As well as chain damage from continuous attacks within a short period of time.
"Seems like you understood. But well, it's a good example of a failure. The guild's members will surely take note of that."
Kukuku, Mikadzuchi let out a muffled laughter as she parried an attack of a shadow clone and continued to search for a clue on beating them.
After that, I received several counter-attacks from the Urami-danuki, and while recovering the damage with potions I used 《Bomb》 magic to accumulate damage on a single Urami-danuki.
"Damn, attack with 《Bomb》 don't deal too much damage. I need to think of a more efficient method."
"Missy, can't you find the main body with your 【See-Through】?"
'Not happening. I've been looking at them all for a while now, but I can't seem to find tanuki any different. His 【Concealment】-type Sense must be quite high."
"After coming this far we had a nasty opponent appear. We might get really exhausted if it goes badly. But, what if..."
While Mikadzuchi and I idled fighting against the Urami-danuki, Sei-nee seemed to have found a way out.
White light had appeared on the tip of the staff and the single target heal 《High Heal》 was activated.
Its target wasn't me or Mikadzuchi, but the Urami-danuki's shadow clone.
Although the clone screamed and turned into white smoke, no spear had come as counter-attack.
The other shadow clones of the Urami-danuki returned to the main body and all the damage dealt to them so far had been included.
"I guess it's simple once you realize it?"
"Sei-nee, what do you mean?"
"Urami-danuki is an undead enemy so physical attacks are ineffective I think. Moreover, unless it's specific magic it will have very poor effect."
"I see. It's simple once we know the trick. Missy, give me fire element."
The counter-attack was fast once Mikadzuchi and I learned the enemy's weakness.
I used Fire Elemental Stone and applied element enchant on Mikadzuchi's weapon.
From thereon, Mikadzuchi fought Urami-danuki using fire elemental damage, Sei-nee attacked with recovery magic and I continued to deliver damage by using silver arrows that were very effective against undead.
Finally, the Urami-danuki let out his death throes and sprouting white smoke from his body, he collapsed.
"He was quite tough. I used lots of 【Yellow Potions】 there."
"I also hit him quite many times with 《High Heal》 so I don't have much MP Potions left."
Although Sei-nee and Mikadzuchi were in perfect state, they didn't have enough consumables to support that.
"Are you all right? How many 【Yellow Potions】 you have left?"
"Got 10 right now. At current pace it feels like I'll be able to barely reach tenth round."
"Looks like for now, we don't have to think about retiring half-way."
I listened to the two's opinions and though that at this rate we'll get through the seventh round and will likely be able to get the prize for eight round, the one Sei-nee wanted. Possibly, we might see through it to the end.
While I stood there relieved I'll get the strengthening material I wanted, suddenly I received an impact in the back.
The shock was strong enough to crush my naive ideas about the arena challenge.
A purple cross-spear had protruded from my belly.
Sei-nee and Mikadzuchi also were pierced by the same thing and voice like a scream sounded from the audience.
With a loud *whump* I was pierced by a purple spear, but I didn't feel any pain or received damage.
I twisted my body to look behind and saw a purple, semi-transparent Urami-danuki looking at us with resentment. In the end, right before disappearing he put on a cynical smile.
"What was that, just now..."
As I rubbed my abdomen stunned by the lack of pain it was Mikadzuchi's voice that made me return to myself.
Mikadzuchi immediately cursed and confirmed her status in the menu.
"In the end he left us a ridiculous 【Curse】! How about you, Sei?"
"It was somewhat reduced since I have 【Curse】 resistance accessories on but..."
When the two looked my way I confirmed my status in the menu.
Seeing the 【Curse】 effects displayed there, I was at loss for words.
My status was currently displayed as 【Cursed】 and there was no value that would indicate its intensity.
Moreover, unlike normal 【Curse】 I received a variety of negative effects.
"【Skills Sealed】, 【Healing Skills and Items Disabled】, 【Statistics Decrease】. Also 【HP Decrease】 and 【MP Decrease】? What's with this?"
I was stunned by the overly-strong 【Curse】's effect.
With this I couldn't recover my HP and MP, as well as from the bad status. The HP Decrease wasn't as fast as that of 【Poison】 but it was steadily decreasing.
And it seemed like Mikadzuchi received the same 【Curse】 as me.
"So Missy didn't resist it and got the whole set. And you Sei?"
"Just 【MP Decrease】. But, since my MP is decreasing I won't be able to use much magic in combat."
"Tch, Urami-danuki's final attack huh. Let's get over the retirement choice and rush for the seventh round. In fact, this turns into a battle with time limit."
Final attack is a general term for attack that forcibly activates when mob's HP reaches zero, it's also called 【Attack Upon Death】 and 【Stray Attack】.
During arena battle you cannot pass recovery items to each other.
Right now Mikadzuchi and I cannot use items we have available, the only one who could use items was Sei-nee who mainly picked up MP Potions.
"It was going too easy, I should have been more careful."
Mikadzuchi muttered quietly, her mutter echoed in the completely silent arena. Then, "it was easy for you, Mikadzuchi", a retort had come from the audience.
What we clearly understood now, was that the situation had changed from a comfortable one into one where we are backed into a corner by the Urami-danuki's 【Curse】.
"He appeared, the seventh round's enemy..."
The enemy from the seventh round that was ahead of Sei-nee's line of sight was——Twin-Torso Warrior.
It was two demon warriors' bodies stuck back-to-back as one, they held curved swords in their hands, a two-faced embodiment of four swords-style.
The demon warrior in front wore heavy armour, the demon warrior in the back wore loose kinagashi.
"How does the guy in the back move with those legs? Is what I'd like to inquire, but I guess it's no time for that."
"The guy attached to the back has reverse ankles like those common in robo-games. That thing has an unexpectedly strong jumping ability."
"Yun-chan, Mikadzuchi, we don't have time to talk about that. So, Mikadzuchi, what do we do?"
"Sei, you'll act as a healer just in case. Don't attack and spare MP. Missy, use all items you can. I'll settle this quickly!"
I immediately passed non-recovery items I had in inventory and that could be used to Mikadzuchi.
"Here, Enchant Stones and Boost Tablets. Also, I'll lend you the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】, it can block up to three attacks."
"I know how to use Enchant Stones and Boost Tablets so no problem there, but this ring is your treasure isn't it, Missy?"
The 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 was unique equipment that could completely invalidate the attacks depending on the size of the gem fitted on its pedestal.
For me, who has poor defence this is a very powerful item.
"If you fall, Sei-nee and I behind you won't win this. We can't have you losing, Mikadzuchi. Also, I'm a support character. Since I'm a support, my role is to arrange it so that combat positions fight at their best."
"Missy... I get it. I'll be borrowing it."
After saying so, Mikadzuchi put on the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 on the index finger of her right hand. Then continuing, she crushed the Boost Tablets between her teeth and said the keyword for the attack, defence and speed Enchant Stones, activating them.
"It feels like the enchants mostly offset stat reduction."
By lightly swinging her arms and stretching, Mikadzuchi checked up on her own body.
Sei-nee and I also used strengthening items to mitigate the stat decrease, readying ourselves beforehand.
Once it was time, the Hobgoblin referee sounded the gong and the seventh round started.
"Well theeen, I'll be going."
"Go on, I'll support you as much as I can."
In order to make it through this battle I did my best to provide cover fire with the bow.
The arrow I shot over running Mikadzuchi's head was cut down by the Twin-Torso Warrior's curved sword, but I continued to shot arrows without rest so the enemy couldn't ignore it.
And, once Mikadzuchi sprung in front of the Twin-Torso Warrior, they started exchanging blows.
She delivered precise blows with her hexagonal stick as she avoided lightly. The Twin-Torso Warrior had continued to let our wide-ranged slashes, cleaving with his curved swords.
Normally after the enemy attacks there's an opportunity to hit them, but enemy's four swords delivered too many attacks covering the openings so Mikadzuchi couldn't hit the Twin Torso Warrior cleanly.
However, having Mikadzuchi strike at him the Twin-Torso Warrior was unable to block my arrows and various places unprotected by armour were pierced.
Actually I did use arrows synthesized with bad status drugs, so the moment arrows have pierced into enemy their effect could be seen.
Although arrows themselves dealt little damage, 【Poison】's slip damage, 【Curse】's random negative effects, 【Paralysis】; 【Sleep】 and 【Stun】 inhibiting actions have blunted Twin-Torso warrior for an instant, allowing us to come out advantageous.
Still, since the Twin-Torso Warrior recovered from bad statuses quicker than Ogres, the effect wasn't too strong.
"He's stronger than the Ogres! This is harsh! This isn't something I'd like to fight against if I was completely weakened!"
Since Mikadzuchi wanted to preserve the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】's protection she continued to avoid the attack of the warrior.
Because of that, Sei-nee who acted as an emergency healer was unable to participate and only watched over us.
As the Twin-Torso Warrior's front and rear heads howled, the warrior in front swung down his curved swords diagonally then took a step forward, that's when the other side swung its swords cleaving from the sides.
Mikadzuchi avoided the attacks and slipped to the side of the Twin-Torso Warrior, but ahead of where she avoided to the rear side had released a thrust. In order to avoid that, Mikadzuchi leaped further to the side.
"Pheew, that was close. Since he has another body on his back he has no blind spots behind him."
This time, Mikadzuchi confronted the demon warrior wearing kinagashi that was on the Twin-Torso Warrior's back.
And, Sei-nee and I have faced the demon warrior wearing an armour in the front. We positioned ourselves as to do a pincer attack from the front and the back with the three of us.
"Um, won't this turn real bad if he ignores Mikadzuchi...?"
"At that time we'll might have to stall for time no matter what."
"You'll think when that happens. HAA——"
Mikadzuchi slowly slid her feet on the ground moving forward, measuring the distance of enemy's curved swords, then with a loud shout she thrust with her weapon.
Matching that attack I shot an arrow at the demon warrior in the front.
That's when the Twin-Torso Warrior showed a move we haven't seen yet.
The demon warrior on Mikadzuchi's side blocked the attack with the swords in his hands, but the demon warrior on our side didn't help with that. Instead, he struck down the arrow that were ignored until now.
"This is... don't the movements of the front and back side have a subtle difference?"
Up until just earlier, all four swords focused on intercepting Mikadzuchi, but now they have been distributed to sides.
And, with just the two swords on the back he was unable to suppress Mikadzuchi's onslaught, allowing Mikadzuchi to approach.
Filled with fighting spirit she thrust with the stick at the kinagashi-clad warrior., as a result the Twin-Torso Warrior was blown away in our direction.
In order not to let him close onto where Sei-nee and I were, I threw a magic gem in a hurry.
Starting with the location the thrown gem had fallen to, an earthen wall had grown from the ground into which the Twin-Torso Warrior slammed.
After slamming into the wall the warrior fell in that place and sluggishly rose up.
"That's some power. The attack just now took 10% of his HP."
"Looks like you didn't see it from your side, Missy, but half of that came from him slamming into the earthen wall you made."
While saying so, Mikadzuchi shouldered the hexagonal stick, then once again readying the weapon she lowered her waist.
The Twin-Torso Warrior had 70% HP remaining. And, Mikadzuchi's HP was reduced to 60% by the Urami-danuki's 【Curse】.
Since it would be dangerous for her HP to fall below that, Sei-nee who has been on standby has moved.
"Oh, thanks. Well, let's try my best for little longer!"
Sei-nee used recovery magic to heal Mikadzuchi, who resumed combat with the Twin-Torso Warrior.
I continued shooting arrows as I observed the change in enemy HP's decrease.
"Doesn't the Twin-Torso Warrior have slight differences between defence on both sides?"
"So you noticed that too, Yun-chan."
Since I ran out of bad status arrows, I stopped for a moment to take out normal ones. Meanwhile, I listened to Sei-nee's analysis.
"The back is vulnerable to physical attacks. Mikadzuchi must have realized that since she matches the Twin-Torso's movement as it tried to turn with front towards her, and continues to stay behind him."
That's when the demon warrior cleaved broadly and did a half-turn to the left. Along with that movement the front warrior had turned towards Mikadzuchi and swung his curved sword, but Mikadzuchi matched those movements and rolling she avoided it. Once again, Mikadzuchi confronted the demon warrior in the back.
"Tch, he turned with the front again."
"Mikadzuchi, I'll recover your HP. ——《High Heal》"
"And Yun-chan, you also received as 【HP Decrease】, haven't you? ——《High Heal》"
Since I'm a rearguard I neglected my own HP, and before I noticed it dropped down to 40%.
I had much lower max HP as compared to Mikadzuchi, so using heal magic on me with the same timing would be a waste of MP, so Sei-nee used heal on me once for every two times she used it on Mikadzuchi.
"My MP is already low so settle it before it runs out."
Hearing Sei-nee's words Mikadzuchi waved her hand and took a step forward.
The battle with the Twin-Torso Warrior was to resume again, but after having his HP cut down by 30% the enemy made a movement completely different from how he moved until now.
"He's taking a step back?"
The Twin-Torso Warrior took a big step back, lowered his body, and leaping forward he cleaved at Mikadzuchi with the curved swords.
The sound of air being cut with strong momentum by the curved swords reached me in the rearguard. Mikadzuchi, averted her upper body avoiding the attack by a hair's breadth, but the Twin-Torso Warrior twisted his body and advanced another step forward.
Just in case, I moved together with Sei-nee.
Mikadzuchi lowered herself further avoiding it, but the Twin-Torso Warrior continued rotating, switching front and the back constantly he let out heavy slashes at Mikadzuchi one after another.
The second attack was received by the stick, but Mikadzuchi lost in contest of strength and was parried away, her posture collapsing.
With the third attack she received damage for the first time and the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 took effect, letting out a quiet sound of breaking. Then the fourth and fifth attacks the Twin-Torso Warrior let out had easily exceeded the damage 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 could receive.
Mikadzuchi was unable to fix her posture as she received the nullified attacks and receiving the sixth cleave, some of her HP was shaved off.
And, when the Twin-Torso Warrior was about to release the seventh attack I threw magic gems at Mikadzuchi's feet, creating earthen walls under her and scooping her up.
Multiple walls were too brittle for the strong attacks of the curved swords and have collapsed, but thanks to the fact walls grew under her feet she was able to escape upwards.
Sei-nee invoked a heal on Mikadzuchi twice, restoring the received damage worth of HP.
"Sei, Yun. You saved me there."
"...no way. She called me by my name."
"The attacks earlier were really persistent, if not for this thing Missy lent me, your support wouldn't make it in time. One more hit and it would be over for me. Also, Missy, thanks for this ring."
"So, how do we take the rest of his HP?"
Sei-nee used recovery magic in succession so her MP hit the bottom, forcing her to recover it with MP Potion on hand.
Still, because the 【Curse】's effect was reducing it little by little, she sought to settle it early.
"In that case there's no choice but to decide it all at once with all firepower we have."
While saying so, Mikadzuchi took off the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 that had the gem on its pedestal shatter and returned it to me.
After once used, the 【Substitute Gem's Ring】 had several hours of cooldown applied to it. Good work, I muttered to it and stowed it away in the inventory.
We turned towards the Twin-Torso Warrior, it seemed like he finished his big move and fell on his knees, completely defenceless for about ten seconds.
"I'll give up on avoiding and continue attacking him physically."
"I will use the remaining MP Potions to barrage him with magic."
"I-I'll spread around remaining Magic Gems to blow him up."
Mikadzuchi switched from her current fiery red light armour to the unique equipment that had a gloomy, wolfish design, the 【Dark Wolf's Armour】.
The 【Dark Wolf's Armour】 was unique equipment received as a reward from a raid quest, it's negative effect 【Skills Sealed】 had overlapped with the negative effect from the Urami-danuki's 【Curse】 so currently it had no disadvantages. Moreover, it's 【Might】 additional effect increased the user's ATK significantly.
As if chasing after running Mikadzuchi, I also started to run towards the Twin-Torso Warrior.
Sei-nee created water bullets and ice lances in large amounts, and consuming MP Potions she continued to wait until the moment she can use them all at once.
"Missy, match Sei's magic. Don't get hit until then!"
"I'll do this from a safe place."
I moved to medium distance while shooting with the bow, then started placing 【Bomb】's Magic Gems little by little, throwing them beneath the Twin-Torso Warrior's feet.
Mikadzuchi parried a swung curved sword with armour on her arm and circled around to enemy's side, then using stats increased by 【Might】 she thrust the stick at the demon warrior in the back. When she did, the enemy's body rotated, receiving and mitigating the attack with the armour in front.
"Tch, but... I'll force it through! DARAAahhh!!"
The hexagonal stick thrust into the front demon warrior's belly and strongly dented in his armour.
Along with a loud, dull sound, the Twin-Torso Warrior lost strength in his knees and fell on the ground.
While it was possible to reduce the damage by allowing the impact to flow behind, the enemy was unable to do so and it had spread in his entire body.
The demon warrior in the front pierced the curved swords into the ground and supported himself with both arms and the demon warrior in the back immediately counter-attacked.
Mikadzuchi parried that strike to the side with all her strength, then struck the demon warrior on the back.
"Now. ——《Aqua Bullet》《Ice Lance》, fire at once!"
Sei-nee fired several dozens of magic that was waiting behind her, all straight at the Twin-Torso Warrior.
The water bullets flying at high speed made dents in the front warrior's armour, the ice spears gouged his limbs, water burst out meeting the icy air and froze the Twin-Torso Warrior.
And while the enemy was unable to move, 【Bomb】's Magic Gems activated all at once. The Twin-Torso Warrior was unable to avoid the multiple bombing and as he was swallowed by yellow explosions, the contours of his body were distorted.
"I threw in several dozens of Magic Gems there. This should do."
"Not yet! Mikadzuchi, last hit!"
As the explosion's flash gradually faded, the Twin Torso Warrior appeared to have survived, although his armour in the front and kinagashi in the back were all in tatters.
He stood up despite having less than 10% HP, poising his four swords broken in half he launched a continuous rotation attack on Mikadzuchi.
However, the broken swords had small range and Mikadzuchi easily avoided them, moreover she was able to release the final blow by taking advantage of superior reach.
Mikadzuchi thrust with all her strength at the enemy's side that was exposed by the rotation.
The rotation added to the attack's strength and the Twin-Torso Warrior's armour was crushed and the strike deeply sank into his flank.
The Twin-Torso Warrior was blown away along with a cry, hit the wall of the arena and slipped to the ground.
In there, his body turned into particles of light, disappearing.
Since we have been fighting with our Arts and skills suppressed ever since the seventh round started and the very end was flashy, the cheers from the audience were the loudest so far.
"All right, let's continue to the eight——"We're retiring."——Sei-nee?!"
The seventh round ended and I felt enthusiastic since next one had the prize Sei-nee aimed for, but she herself had declared we're retiring.
The retirement had been accepted by the system, but I asked Sei-nee in wonder.
"Is that okay? I mean, isn't the next prize what you were aiming for?"
"It can't be helped. Urami-danuki's 【Curse】 still continues. Also, I only have enough MP for one spell and few potions. Mikadzuchi and Yun-chan, even if you can fight with your HP you can't use skills, right?"
"If we force ourselves to challenge it here and lose, we lose all the prizes so far. It's wiser to withdraw here."
While saying so Mikadzuchi put a hand on my head from behind and ruffled my hair strongly. Shaking off her hand, I had to agree with her.
"Yup, you're right. Maybe I wasn't calm enough."
"No, Yun-chan, you were taking me into consideration weren't you. Thank you."
Sei-nee gently pat my head as if to comb my hair, causing me to feel embarrassed.
In the edge of my vision Mikadzuchi's mouth distorted in dissatisfaction that I shook off her hand, but that's because she was too rough.
Mikadzuchi suddenly exhaled, then rose her voice as to let the entire arena hear it.
"Now, we have challenged the arena as the first, how was it? Will that serve as tips?! We have come in without taking any special measures, as a result we retire after the seventh round. Take advantage of this information. Also, look at how other guys challenge the arena and use that to knead your own measures. So yeah, do your best!"
Along with Mikadzuchi's closing declaration a variety of cheers had come from the arena's audience. I smiled wryly seeing that enthusiasm, then left.
Each of us picked a single prize out of the prizes for all seven rounds and four prizes remained.
I received the 【Crystal of Exorcism】 first, then Mikadzuchi received the prizes for the third and the seventh round. Since Sei-nee retired before we acquired the item she wanted she had a right to choose the prize out of the remaining four on priority basis.
"I'll...take the fourth and fifth prizes. You're next, Yun-chan."
"Eh? I... then, the second round's prize."
"You're lacking greed. We got the items we wanted so you should take all remaining ones, missy Sei."
Saying so in the end, Mikadzuchi received the remaining prize and the allocation was over. On that day, since all three of us were already exhausted we decided to rest.
Then, the next day, in the evening of the sixth day of expedition.
I was doing the final adjustments of the accessories in the 【Eight Million Gods】 guild's craftsmen room.
Whew, I ended up practically re-crafting the accessories for Sei-nee and Myu again.
I stared at the accessories placed on the table.
For the blue and silver accessory made with Blurite Ore, I first strengthened the ingot itself by synthesizing in a water 【Element Stone】, increasing the water element effect.
As for the bead bracelet, I first made transparent glass beads, but then I thought that the way the 【Crystal of Exorcism】 diffuses light would suit Myu, so I continued to process the beads.
I roasted the glass beads on a frying pan and had it rapidly cool in ice to make cracked glass to match the look of the 【Crystal of Exorcism】.
I was given advices by Otonashi and Langley which I used as reference, finally making an accessory for Myu.
Also, I used a light 【Element Stone】 on this one as well, combining it with the materials at early stage to add additional effect 【Light Element Increase (small)】.
All that was left to do, was using the strengthening material I had on hand on these two.
I took out four strengthening materials.
The drop from the sea anemone-like Electric Parasitic Insect boss that was inside the Grand Rock, the 【Parasite Pacemaker】.
And the two strengthening materials I acquired in the Volcanic Area's 【Demonfolk Resort】, the 【Precious Magic Crystal】 and the 【Crystal of Exorcism】. I added the effects to each accessory.
For Sei-nee's 【'Blue and Silver Mystic Ring】 I used the 【Precious Magic Crystal】 in order to add the effect increasing magic-related stats.
As for other effects, there was the 【INT Bonus】 that could be attached by crafter's 【Engraving】 Sense and 【Water Element Increase】 that was an additional effect added by the use of Blurite Ore.
It was an accessory specialized in water element and magic.
Myu's 【Snow White Bracelet】 had used the remaining three strengthening materials and was an accessory that boosted recovery, light magic, and had an auxillary effect.
Thanks to the light 【Element Stone】 and 【Parasite Pacemaker】's overlapping effects the 【Light Element Increase】 effect had strengthened by one stage.
"Sei-nee's magic will grow even more powerful. And since Myu says she wants to be a paladin, I made a general combination of effects for her."
Imagining the two's happy faces I ended up smiling.
I stretched my body and noticed it was already night.
"Ah, it's almost time to sleep... I took a bath already, so all that's left is to go to sleep."
After muttering that, I suddenly remembered.
"The hot spring building in the Volcanic Area, there should be no people there at this time..."
The frontline area was populated with few players. Furthermore it's around midnight so there isn't as many people online, I might be able to enjoy the hot springs without being seen by anyone. Thinking so, I immediately started acting.
I transitioned to the portal at the back gate of a dungeon from one that's out of sight, then headed towards the hot spring.
"...there's no one here. Comin' iiiin."
After making sure there's no one inside or around the building I took off my boots at the grate in the entrance and sneaked inside on tiptoes.
"OHH?!! My entire equipment was changed huh."
What was my equipment earlier, had forcibly changed into a bath towel wrapped around me.
"I'm all naked under this... heck, what am I thinking about!"
I hurriedly shook my head and got rid of needless thought, then headed to the bath.
Holding down the unreliable bath towel with my both hands I walked slowly.
"Woah... so this is how it is inside."
When I entered from the dressing room to the bathroom, I saw an open-air bath made with rugged rocks.
After once again confirming there is no one inside, I a nearby bucket and poured hot water on myself before entering the bath.
"In real you can't have the bath towel get wet, but here it can't be helped since it won't come off."
I held down the unreliable bath towel that won't get off no matter what I immersed my body in the bathtub.
"Haa, this is paradise. 【Demonfolk Resort】 might really be a good match with me. Mmm, I sure spend this week leisurely."
Combat, farming boss and the arena challenge weren't all that tiring. All of that was many times better than mobs in a grotesque dungeon.
"It has an atmosphere like that of an hot spring town, there's a lot of shops with delicious stuff I enjoyed."
Tomorrow is the end of the guild expedition huh, I said and relaxed, I looked towards the night sky seeing off the white steam disappear in it.
Then, after spending some time in daze, my 【See-Through】 Sense perceived signs of life in the dressing room causing me to panic.
"EH?! There's someone else coming in at this time, what do I do?! I'll be seen!"
If it gets out that a man like me entered women's bath it'll be end of my social life. I need to hide somewhere, I thought and started looking around, but other people have already entered the bathroom.
"So you really were here, Missy."
Finding out that they're my acquaintances I was relieved, but also thought that I can't stay here and hurriedly rose up from the bath.
The water I have been soaking in up to my shoulder had flowed down my body, the drenched bath towel felt heavy.
Just when I thought I passed by Mikadzuchi, she caught the edge of my bath towel and threw me back into the bath.
I fell into the bath along with a loud splash, then rose in a hurry and raised my voice in protest.
"PWAH! That was dangerous! What if my bath towel comes off?!"
"What are you getting all embarrassed for. Also, you just got in so don't leave so early, accompany us for a little bit."
Saying so, Mikadzuchi soaked in the bathtub right next to me.
I tried standing up again but she held my head down and forced me back into the bath.
Unable to resist because of the difference in our stats I gave up, then soaked up to my mouth in the cloudy hot water in order to hide my body.
"Why did you two come here?"
"Mm. We saw Yun-chan run this way and got curious."
"Still, aren't you embarrassed to come after me as far as to the bath...?
"We have swimsuits under this, look."
Sei-nee said that and showed off shoulder straps that were visible despite the bath towel wrapped around her.
At that time her chest was strongly emphasized, causing me to avert my gaze.
"Aahh, fine. I get it already——hya!"
"Kukuku, so innocent. Aren't you cute."
Mikadzuchi lightly stroked my back with her fingertips. I reflexively bent backwards, turned towards her and glared.
"Mikadzuchi! Heck, what the hell are you showing off here!"
Seeing her shift the bath towel to show off the swimsuit just like Sei-nee I immediately averted my eyes from her.
"Why are you overreacting like that? It's too cute, makes me want to bully you."
"What? Do you have a complex over your small breasts? Don't worry, mine aren't too big either."
As if! When I shouted that in my mind and stared at Mikadzuchi, she took out a tray from the inventory and placed it on the edge of the bath.
Then the next thing she took out, was a painted sake cup and a liquor bottle.
"It's stylish to drink while looking up at the moon, right?"
She poured the content of the bottle into the sake cup painted red, filling it up.
And saiyng so she drank little of the liquor from up, then tilted the cup horizontally. When she did, liquid had started coming out of the cup as if springing up from a fountain.
"The liquid poured inside earlier can be reproduced by consuming MP. If you pour a potion in, then a potion, if liquor, then a liquor. Of course, the amount of MP consumed depends on what you pour inside."
"Mikadzuchi is using it differently from how it was intended to. Moreover, she aimed for the third and seventh prizes in the arena just for this, you know?"
Haa, Sei-nee heaved a sigh. The prizes Sei-nee and I have chosen, the second and the fifth one were of two types, big and small tsuzura boxes.
The content of the wicker boxes changed at random, Sei-nee's large box had one large item inside and my small box had three smaller ones.
"My fourth prize is a material called 【Nameless Demon's Horn】. And as for the fifth prize's box, I don't have luck so it'll probably be a item I don't need."
Although we were immersed in a pleasant bath, Sei-nee started letting out a depressing atmosphere, making me panic.
"It's all right, Sei-nee. Um... if you won't need what you get, I'll exchange it with what I get from the box."
"Uuunh, Yun-chan's kindness pierces my heart. But at the same time, it looks like no one expects anything of my luck."
Seeing Sei-nee even more downhearted, in contrast, Mikadzuchi smiled happily.
"Once the expedition is over you should open them in front of everyone. Whether you have luck or not, everyone will get fired up."
"Uuu, Mikadzuchi, you talk as if it had nothing to do with you."
"In fact, it doesn't. Also, missy Yun, come participate in tomorrow's party."
Mikadzuchi called me by my name again. She did that once in the arena before, at the same time I felt a little happy to be called so, I was ashamed to be called that right now and sank into the bathtub up to my mouth again.
"And, it's about the time you decide what will you do, Missy."
"Whether you officially join our 【Eight Million Gods】 guild, or leave."
"...it's all right. I have already decided."
It all felt too cosy I sometimes nearly forgot about it. That's why I have decided right from the start.
Hearing my words, Mikadzuchi responded with "I see, I see." and drank the rest of liquor all at once.
"Well then, I'll be going ahead."
"Sure, good night. Don't be late for tomorrow's party."
I held down the heavy bath towel with my hand and walked towards the dressing room with sound footsteps.
Behind me, I could hear Sei-nee and Mikadzuchi speak to each other.
"You're right. It does seem like Yun-chan goes with the flow, but since long ago whenever she decided on something, she would always carry it through."
Hearing their words I denied that in my mind. I'm not strong or anything, I thought.
How about pouring MP potion into the [Magic Cup]?? Would the MP cost of using the cup be higher, or would the regeneration of MP be higher?? So many questions.
Of course making an MP Potion will cost more MP than it gives. That's how BALANCE works, and in MMOs these things are strictly balanced.
Well, it could also be strictly even, it'd still balance it to uselessness which would be the point. I imagine the thing is actually hugely inefficient for it's apparent intended purpose and the way Mikadzuchi is using it is actually the most efficient way to do so. Booze or other food beverages don't have a whole lot of recovery to them if any, and I imagine booze would be a reflection of real life like it is in most MMO's which have booze and give status ailments rather than boosts, which would further reduce the MP cost.
But still useful for a front line warrior type. There's plenty of RPGs with items that let you trade MP for HP, sometimes even as a passive buff. A HP potion making flask would work pretty well for Mika.
A full warrior type probably won't even have the mana to use it like that. After all, you have to train a sense for that.
Mikadzuchi. Breast size is of no importance. Its how they look. Big one's can still be ugly. Also, incredible amount of confidence. A very fun character.
Reproduce any liquid inside by consuming MP? That 【Magic Cup】 is toooo broken, all potion makers can go bankrupt.
Not really, if producing high potions consumes half of the user's MP, there's no point right? Might as well take recovery magic or just buy one. Or do you imagine someone will sit in home and wait for mana to recover to make one pot per 10 minutes? Or maybe will they chug down MP Potions to make more potions? He can kill 10 mobs, earn enough money to buy two of the same potion and earn experience in the same amount of time.
And if it is something more expensive than a MP Potion, Revival Medicine for example? For the full party it shouldn't be so difficult to get a several Magic Cups.
Then pour Revival Medicine in the first cup, then from the first to the second, etc.
Take a few magicians with [MP Increase?] and [MP Recovery?] to mass produce potions.
The amount of MP required to reproduce it is dependant on what you reproduce. I'm guessing Revival Medicine would take a mage's entire MP tank to reproduce - and I talk about a high level mage's. And a high level mage will have better, more profitable things to do.
You said "he"; all things considered, I'm not sure whether or not to correct you.
... That thing tanuki didn't look undead to me, not until it was actually stated anyways.
Also, odd how it says you can't pass 'healing' items to each other during arena battle, but not equipment and other consumables; why would it only be healing item, rather then all? Seems a bit too lenient on items and such.
Lastly... WTFH, how could the bath towel be unreliable if it can't be taken off!? AND why did he say that in the end!? IT can't be taken off!!
Ps. I don't remember, was it 30 consumables or just 30 restoratives? If it's consumables, don't Enchant Stones, Boost Tablets, and Magic Gems count?
Assuming "unreliable" as in "this is supposed to be used for drying off, isn't it?"
Third readover and I finally pay close attention to the gift accessory stats and wonder why Yun hasn't item enchanted them like that tri ring she gave Magi.
They usually have a maximum on how much they can be strengthened; we don't know if the max has been achieved yet, so that could be a reason for why it wasn't.
The sixth round, the one that rewarded the strengthening material I wanted as a prize, the 【Diffusing Crystal】.
Covered in fluffy hair, he had a kettle-like armour on his torso as if to hide his fatty belly and was holding spear in his hand, a spear with cross-shaped blade.
Covered in fluffy hair, he had a kettle-like armour on his torso as if to hide his fatty belly and was holding a spear with cross-shaped blade in his hand.
"So rather than division it were shadow clones, huh.
"So rather than division those were/are shadow clones, huh.
"So rather than dividing itself it created shadow clones, huh.
Abandoning any shame and respectability I avoided by crouching and spears from four enemies passed over my head.
Abandoning any shame and respectability I avoided by crouching as spears from four enemies passed over my head.
"The attack just now was dangerous.
"That attack just now was dangerous.
"After coming this far we got a nasty opponent appear.
"After coming this far we got a nasty opponent appeared.
The counter-attack was fast once Mikadzuchi and I learned enemy's weakness.
It was strong enough shock to crush my naive ideas about the arena challenge.
With a loud *whump* I was pierced by a purple spear, but I didn't feel any pain or receive damage.
"So Missy didn't resist it and got whole set. And you Sei?"
..., that's when the other side swung its swords cleaving from sides.
..., that's when the other side swung its swords cleaving from the sides.
After slamming the wall the warrior fell in that place and sluggishly rose up.
Hearing Sei-nee's words Mikadzuchi waved his hand and took a step forward.
Mikadzuchi was unable to fix his posture as she received the nullified attacks and receiving the sixth cleave, some of her HP was shaved off.
Sei-nee invoked a heal on Mikadzuchi twice, restoring received damage worth of HP.
"I-I'll spread around remaining Magic Gems to blow the him up."
Moreover, it's 【Might】 additional effect had increased the user's ATK significantly.
Moreover, its 【Might】 additional effect increases the user's ATK significantly.
The rotation added to attack's strength and the Twin-Torso Warrior's armour was crushed and the strike deeply sank into his flank.
The rotation added to the attack's strength and crushed the Twin-Torso Warrior's armour was and the strike deeply sank into his flank.
As for other effects, there was the 【INT Bonus】 that could be attached by crafter's 【Engraving】 Sense and 【Water Element Increase】 that was additional effect added by the use of Blurite Ore.
After once again confirming there is no one inside, then took a bucket nearby and poured hot water on myself before entering the bath.
After once again confirming there is no one inside, I took a bucket nearby and poured hot water on myself before entering the bath.
It was all many times better than mobs in a grotesque dungeon.
It was after all many times better than mobs in a grotesque dungeon.
I'm not sure what it is. I don't know if it exists. Yun herself seems not to care, which is one of the better ways to handle this, but what sense of 'gender' are you going for here?
Physical, or social? In either case she's a young girl. Physically speaking only in-game, but the game appears quite capable of that. Socially, everyone in-game treats her as such.
Habits? Gender roles? Ditto, it seems, in that she's got the caretaker role in either world. Yun might disagree, but Myu is far more of a tomboy.
Sexual attraction? Society has mostly decided that's independent of gender, but for what it's worth I think she's probably bisexual.
What's left? Personal identity, pretty much. Nothing objective, just--"which label does she prefer". And for all her reflexive objections, I think she's gotten used to being both.
But I don't think it really matters. Labels aren't important.
Now to return to the inside of that turtle's guts!!
Yun is never going to go back there, not even on threat of life and limb. LOL.
Then again, Yun did take the sense resistance leveling course. That chapter hinted that Yun wants some payback.
No. Yun explained why Yun took that, and it had nothing to do with GOING BACK, and everything to do with A: expectation of being dragged into such a thing again somewhere else by friends yet again and B: for cooking and mixing applications. While A was the real reason, it was self-justified as being more about B. But Yun made it absolutely clear that no amount of coercion would be able to convince Yun to return to the Inside-Body Dungeon specifically.


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Do Glocks have a safety? This short article explains what these weapons have to use in terms of security. While they wear 't have an external safety like a manual safety, they do have internal ones. These consist of a two-stage trigger and a shooting pin safety. Should I Get A Flashhlight For My Glock 19.
Glocks have a safety function
They have internal securities but no external or manual security
| Do Glocks have a security? While they wear 't have an external safety like a manual safety, they do have internal ones.}
Glock handguns wear 't come with the traditional safety features that the majority of handguns have. Rather, they have an unique security device developed into the manage and set off that prevents the gun from shooting if the weapon 's trigger safety is depressed. This device is called the SAFE ACTION(r) System, and it operates in a range of temperatures, from -40 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
On the planet of literature and films, Glock handguns are often used as a weapon of choice. While they put on 't have an external security system, they do have a safety lever that the shooter utilizes to engage a manual safety lever. The safety lever is one of the oldest active safety systems discovered in firearms. In the Glock handgun, however, it is utilized in conjunction with the internal mechanical safety system to prevent non-trigger-pull discharge.
Gun safeties are available in numerous types, consisting of passive, automatic, and bypassable. The trigger safety avoids the gun from shooting when the trigger is released accidentally, while the firing pin security prevents the shooting pin from striking the cartridge. The trigger security is easily accessible and works in combination with the firing pin security.
Glock handguns are highly adjustable, and weapon owners have the option to switch out sights and activates. If you 're considering a Glock handgun, make sure you have an armorer or gunsmith install it before attempting to customize it. Should I Get A Flashhlight For My Glock 19.
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The shooting pin security prevents the piston from firing when dropped or thrown. When the security is engaged, the trigger should be depressed together with the security.
Another security feature is the decocker. It keeps the hammer in the down position while the weapon is loaded and returns to its original position when unloaded. The decocker is an essential safety feature for the Glock firearm, but it 's not found on all designs. Because of its design, this exclusion is. Without this security feature, the firearm would not work correctly.
The very first thing you need to understand about Glocks is how they are created. Unlike other pistols and revolvers, Glocks do not have manual or external safetyties. This means you 're not required to press the trigger to stop the weapon from firing, which is a significant advantage.
While manual security is a terrific function, it is inadequate to secure you from an unintentional discharge. You still need to understand how to use the weapon appropriately and not drop it inadvertently. When you drop a gun, the natural impulse is to connect to select it up.
There are some weapon systems that are created to be safe, but not all of them. One of them is the Glock, which has internal safetyties but no manual or external security. That does not make the Glock an unsafe firearm. It 's one of the most reliable handguns available on the market.
Glocks are created with three passive safetyties, including the trigger security. In the event of an unintentional discharge, the trigger safety will automatically depress the shooting pin and prevent it from shooting. Should I Get A Flashhlight For My Glock 19.
A thumb security was constructed into the frame of the Glock MHS submission, however the Glock 19X did not have one when it was released to the civilian market. As far as manual securities on Glocks, they are very rare. In Taiwan, Chen Lee has photographed a cross bolt style safe on a Glock. Now he lives in Thailand.
The security on Glocks is not readily available on Poly 80 or Lone Wolf clones, and is just present on the Gen-5 design. Those made from other brands have manual security.
The two-stage security on Glocks is a crucial function for a number of factors. To start with, it enables shooters to prep the first stage and after that add pressure when the shooter means to fire. This feature is extremely handy in high-stress and high-adrenaline scenarios. Whether you 're shooting at the range or in a competition, accidental discharges and hitting the incorrect target can be disastrous.
Unlike other pistols with single-stage security, Glocks have a two-stage security on the trigger. When the trigger is pulled, the striker is launched smoothly and easily. The trigger weighs the same as a stock Glock. And unlike many other handguns with single-stage triggers, the G17 trigger feels like it 's been updated, with just a security plunger polish and a smooth pull to the wall.
Single-stage triggers are the most typical in military weapons, consisting of AR-style rifles. Single-stage triggers are typically more dependable than two-stage ones.
While handguns with double trigger security are a great alternative for preventing accidental firings, a dual trigger on a Glock is even more useful. The two-stage security prevents accidental firings by avoiding the gun from launching the firing pin if neither trigger is depressed.
The locking block pin was presented in the third generation. The locking block pin is located above the trigger pin. Many internal parts were likewise modified, although discreetly. In addition to the locking block pin, the slide also includes front serrations, which can offer additional tactile traction surface area. The magazine was also revamped for fifth-generation designs. They have a front-protruding lip on the publication flooring plate, and the publication follower was made orange for easier identification.
Glocks have a firing pin security that keeps the pistol from accidentally firing if it is not drawn. There are 3 security mechanisms on a Glock – the trigger security, the firing pin safety, and the drop safety. Each safety mechanism is necessary and should be used in tandem.
Glock handguns are developed differently than other guns. Due to the fact that of this, they do not have an external safety. In order to fire a round, the shooting pin need to strike the guide. This will ignite the primer and cause the round to travel through the chamber and out the muzzle. A firing pin security is designed to avoid the firing pin from mistakenly striking the guide, and prevent it from moving on.
The firing pin safety on a Glock handgun acts as a lever and avoids the trigger from being pulled back. To remove the safety, you require to push the security lever up at the same time as pulling the trigger.
When you pull the trigger, the drop safety locks the shooting pin into place. The firing pin will not have enough force to ignite the primer if you don 't pull the trigger, so you should get rid of the firing pin security or remove the drop safety in order to fire the weapon.
The shooting pin security is a mechanical device inside the weapon that prevents the shooting pin from moving forward and getting in touch with the primer. When the trigger is pulled, the trigger bar pushes the pin security out.
In addition to shooting pin security, Glocks likewise have a threaded barrel. They can be fired in water, however keep in mind that saltwater can trigger rust to the firing pin.
Rather, they have an unique safety device constructed into the handle and trigger that prevents the weapon from firing if the weapon 's trigger security is depressed. While they put on 't have an external safety system, they do have a security lever that the shooter utilizes to engage a manual security lever. The trigger safety avoids the gun from shooting when the trigger is released mistakenly, while the firing pin security prevents the firing pin from striking the cartridge. There are 3 safety mechanisms on a Glock – the trigger security, the firing pin safety, and the drop security. The firing pin will not have adequate force to spark the primer if you put on 't pull the trigger, so you should eliminate the shooting pin safety or remove the drop security in order to fire the gun. Should I Get A Flashhlight For My Glock 19.
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday 7th March carried out the hearing of treason case under Article 6 of the constitution against Former Pakistani President and Martial law administrator General ®Pervez Musharraf and asked for a report from the registrar office in two weeks over the delay in proceedings.
The petition was filed by the Lahore High Court Bar. The defendant's counsel Advocate Taufiq Asif told the top court that Pervez Musharraf is out of the country for treatment and that is the reason behind the delay in trial.
Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa remarked that the special court was directed to complete the trial as soon as possible in Abdul Hameed Dogar's case. He ordered the attorney general to submit a reply till March 25 regarding the steps taken by the federal government to bring Pervez Musharraf back.
Former president's lawyer had told the three-judge bench that his client "respects the court" but was unable to return due to his medical condition and reservations over the provision of security.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa asked if the government and court can become helpless against a suspect. He said the court will decide whether Musharraf is deliberately missing the hearings.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said that the former president was allowed to go abroad by the former government, not by the court. Musharraf's statement can be recorded through a video link, he added. "If Pervez Musharraf still refuses to record his statement, the special court can write 'denied' before every statement by the suspect," the chief justice said.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa affirmed that cases will not be postponed from now onwards, and told that 2000 pending cases have been solved in a month and a half.
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Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) standard, SMPTE 421M.
format and decoding process for television.
VC-1 compares against other codecs, such as MPEG-4 and H.264/AVC.
definition DVD formats HD DVD and Blu-ray.
thus allowing for different ways to implement a VC-1 encoder.
playback on devices that can only handle low complexity decoding.
profile that supports interlaced video frames and non-square pixels.
considerations, and section 8 for congestion control requirements.
picture cannot be used for predicting any other picture.
sequence layer header, an entry-point header, a frame, or a slice.
prevent emulation of the start code prefix in the bit stream.
Entry-point: A point in the bit stream that offers random access.
commence one field period later than the other.
one of the fields is meant to be displayed first.
I-picture: A picture coded using information only from itself.
particular profile.  A profile may contain one or more levels.
prediction from past reference fields or frames.
top field or the bottom field of the frame depending on the context.
are three VC-1 profiles: Simple, Main and Advanced.
frame represent the same instance in time.
sequence: A coded representation of a series of one or more pictures.
profiles, the first picture in each sequence is an I-picture.
are encoded as a single unit.
suitable for nearly lossless encoding of HDTV signals.
changed through in-band signaling in the compressed bit stream.
detailed list of the profiles and levels.
other layers are entry-point, picture, slice, macroblock and block.
slice comprises one or more contiguous rows of macroblocks.
each I-picture is a random access point.
section 2 of this document and in section 4.12 of SMPTE 421M .
other information in the same layer.
Code is always byte-aligned and is transmitted in network byte order.
referred to as an Encapsulated BDU, or EBDU.
parameters that are necessary to initialize the VC-1 decoder.
occurrence of a sequence layer header in the coded bit stream.
bucket parameter sets for the Hypothetical Reference Decoder (HRD).
specifies how the parameters are conveyed by this RTP payload format.
theory of the HRD can be found in .
picture header of I-pictures and BI-pictures.
specification of the entry-point header.
to BI-pictures and BI-frames, respectively.
or P-frame is received.  However, B-frames are displayed immediately.
is received, while frames B2 and B3 are displayed immediately.
Figure 1.  Frame reordering when B-pictures are present.
delay shown in Figure 1.
2 shows the layout of an RTP packet with multiple AUs.
Figure 2.  RTP packet structure.
belong to the same VC-1 frame.
header, and multiple slices and the associated user-data.
bits MUST be added to achieve octet-alignment.
profiles, the AU payload MUST start at the beginning of a frame.
boundary, such as at the start of a slice.
additional AUs SHOULD NOT be included in the RTP packet.
mode is used, frames may contain two pictures, one for each field.
time of the field that is displayed first.
by an arbitrary constant offset.
frame, this can only happen if an RTP packet contains multiple AUs.
The syntax of the PTS Delta field is defined in section 5.2.
and level SHALL be used.
previous non-B frame in the coded order.
presentation time of the previous non-B frame in the coded order, P1.
which is identical to its presentation time.
last reference frame received prior to the lost sequence.
Simple profile does not use B-pictures.
decode frames until the next entry-point header is received.
additional details, see the definition of "RA Count" in section 5.2.
contain a random access point.  The RA bit is defined in section 5.3.
one corresponding to the actual peak transmission rate.
initial fullness (HRD_FULL) of the leaky bucket.
parameter in the entry-point header.
this counter MUST be reset.
in SDP using the media type parameters specified in section 6.1.
the decoder initialization parameters through the coded bit stream.
similar means that convey an updated session description.
point header in the coded bit stream.
media type parameters "level", "width", "height" and "framerate"
header specified by the "config" media type parameter.
apply to "mode=3" as for "mode=1", described in section 4.8.
headers and entry-point headers in the RTP packets.
to be decompressed by the receiver, since it never changes.
the one that was specified by the "config" media type parameter.
reprinted in Figure 3 for convenience.
frame in the first Access Unit.
A clock rate of 90 kHz MUST be used.
Figure 4.  Structure of AU header.
The usage of the AU Control field is defined in section 5.3.
is undefined and MAY be chosen randomly.
end of the RTP payload.
field in the RTP header.
presentation time of the frame.
The structure of the 8-bit AU Control field is shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5.  Syntax of AU Control field.
payload contains a complete frame or a fragment of a frame.
the first or last fragment.
1: The AU payload contains the first fragment of a frame.
2: The AU payload contains the last fragment of a frame.
entry-point header is a random access point.
bit in the previous AU.
if the sequence layer header never changes.
includes the AUP Len field.
header includes the PTS Delta field.
header includes the DTS Delta field.
decoder has to support when it decodes the bit stream.
all numerically lower levels of the given profile.
with the SDP Offer/Answer model.
the actual horizontal size of the coded frames.
equal to, the largest horizontal size of the coded frames.
the actual vertical size of the coded frames.
equal to, the largest vertical size of the coded frames.
or any of the RTP, UDP or IP headers.
maximum bit rate allowed by the specified profile and level.
the transmission rate specified by the bitrate parameter.
decoder model for VC-1, in Annex C of SMPTE 421M .
required to compensate for jitter in the network.
multiplied by 1000 and rounded to the nearest integer value.
second is represented as 29970.
frame rate may differ from the specified value.
frame rate allowed by the specified profile and level.
this parameter MUST be equal to 1.
in the coded bit stream.
value of 1 SHALL be assumed.
section 4.9 of RFC XXXX MUST be followed.
or 3 apply to the VC-1 bit stream.
using those parameters would not need to be rescaled.
the VC-1 profile than the one specified in the "level"
specifies the maximum horizontal size that is supported.
level, then the value specifies the preferred vertical size.
transmission rate specified by the max-bitrate parameter.
See Section 7 of RFC XXXX.
Multimedia streaming and conferencing tools.
defined for transfer via RTP .
o The clock rate in the "a=rtpmap" line MUST be 90000.
the "a=fmtp" line of SDP.
MUST be included in the "a=fmtp" line of SDP.
profile supported by the codec.
offer, i.e., the level parameter can be "downgraded".
round, or not use media format (payload type).
parameters is undefined and they MUST NOT be used.
o The parameters "config", "width", "height", "bitrate" and "buffer"
profile and level, and for any lower level of the same profile.
direction, then the offerer has to offer different RTP sessions.
value of this parameter MUST NOT be changed by the answerer.
Thus, a payload type can either be accepted unaltered or removed.
the answerer for all streams declared as sendrecv or recvonly.
media format is removed, or the session rejected.
RTSP  or SAP , the following rules and limitations apply.
bitrate" and "max-buffer" MUST NOT be used.
for example, through the application of SRTP .
RECOMMENDED; for example, with SRTP .
scripts or commands that would be executed by the receiver.
SHOULD prevent malfunction in case of non-compliant user-data.
, and with any applicable RTP profile; e.g., RFC 3551 .
prior to encapsulation in RTP.
Only when non-downgradable parameters (such as the VC-1 "profile"
using a different RTP payload type.
setting the BROKEN_LINK flag in the entry-point header to 1.
Image Communication, Volume 19, Issue 9, October 2004.
providing detailed feedback on this document.


Welcome to this week's edition of Tortie Shorties on Tuesday!
From the publisher: Professional cat grooming isn't all fluff—when the fur starts flying, Cassie McGlone, owner of Cassie's Comfy Cats, handles her feistiest four-legged clients with a caring touch and nerves of steel. While these qualities certainly help keep her business purring, they also come in handy when she makes a house call to her best client, millionaire George DeLeuw, and discovers his murdered body next to his newly orphaned Persian, Harpo.
To help the local police find the actual killer, Cassie begins her own investigation. But no one, from George's housekeeper to his vindictive ex-wife, is giving up clues. Not until Cassie is given permission to temporarily board Harpo does anyone show interest in the Persian's wellbeing. Someone is desperate to get their paws on Harpo before the feline helps untangle a felony. Are there deadly truths that a cat whisperer like Cassie can coax out? She needs to tread lightly and remember she gets one life, not nine.
Tortie Shorties Review: This is the debut of a new series that cat lovers will be unable to resist. Protagonist Cassie McGlone is a professional cat groomer and cattery owner who is passionate about her new business, opened in the wake of her breakup with an abusive boyfriend. She rarely goes on house calls but makes an exception for millionaire George DeLeuw who pays her well to groom his beloved Persian Harpo on a regular basis, so his murder is a blow to her both personally and professionally. Cassie gets involved in the investigation because she's worried about what's going to become of Harpo, with no idea at the time how central a part of the murder the purebred is. Agreeing to care for Harpo until the deceased's estate is settled puts her in grave danger, and Cassie has her hands full keeping both herself and her feline charges safe.
I loved everything about The Persian Always Meows Twice. The descriptions of Cassie's cozy boutique had me daydreaming about opening a cattery of my own; I liked that the detective was more accepting of Cassie's involvement; and the budding romance between Cassie and the local vet is a pleasant departure from the typical "falling for the detective" story line. Her BFF Dawn's adoption of a sweet little kitten was a fun secondary story too. In just the very first book these characters feel like good friends and that's not an easy accomplishment for an author. Four paws up!
From the publisher: Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are busy managing the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium on Baker Street and adjoining Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room in anticipation of the store's upcoming book signing with the illustrious Renalta Van Markoff, author of the controversial Hudson and Holmes mystery series. But during the author Q&A session, dedicated Sherlockian Donald Morris verbally attacks Renalta and her series for disgracing Sherlock's legacy, only to be publicly humiliated when the author triumphantly lashes back and gains the upper hand. That is until Renalta collapses on the table—dead.
Tortie Shorties Review: If you love Sherlock Holmes this is a series that will leave you purring with delight. In Body on Baker Street readers meet Renalta Van Markoff, the mysterious author of a popular but controversial line of Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The author arrives with her entourage at Gemma and Jayne's Bookshop and Emporium for a quickly planned book signing, but things don't exactly run smoothly and right in the middle of the event Renalta drops dead after taking a drink of water. Sherlock aficionado and bookshop regular Donald Morris leads the suspect list as he had been challenging Renalta about her books, but Gemma soon finds out the author managed to stir up trouble everywhere she went, and she wasn't exactly who she appeared to be.
I enjoyed the mystery and how Gemma deduced who the killer was. Her keen mind and powers of observation are very Sherlockian, and I found myself liking her more in this book than I did in the first in the series. The bookshop is a character all it's own; the author's descriptions of it make you wish such a store existed. I only hope at some point we get to meet Gemma's great uncle Arthur in person...I think he'll be a really fun character. Of course every bookshop needs a resident feline, and in this case it's handsome house panther Moriarty. He and Gemma have sort of a love/hate relationship, although he knows how to turn on the charm when it's warranted.
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I get so excited when I see that you've posted more of your fantastic book reviews!
These books sound pretty good.
Those do sound like great books. We might have to get them. Those sure were great reviews. You all have a great day.
I hadn't heard of the Persian Always Meows Twice, but it sounds good. I agree that having the protagonist fall for the hunky detective is getting a little old, so it's nice to hear this book does something different. And I am reading Body on Baker Street right now--and loving it!
These both sound great, especially The Persian Always Meows Twice.
How am I supposed to spend time petting my kitties when I have all of this terrific reading to do?
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hume as an ami de la liberté: The reception of his "idea of a perfect commonwealth
Ryu Susato
Despite the recent boom in research on the reception and influence of Hume's writings, most scholars have overlooked the fact that his enigmatic essay "Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth," published in the Political Discourses in 1752, not only attracted the attention of some French intellectuals before and after the Revolution, but was also taken seriously by a significant number of radicals-such as Paine, Price, Godwin, Wollstonecraft-and other reform-minded Whigs-such as James Mackintosh. Although the influence of Hume's plan on The Federalist, No 10, has been much discussed, what is more important is that these British reformers often associated his plan with the National Assembly after the Revolution in France. This essay demonstrates that Hume's plan of a large republic with a bicameral system through a two-tier election was an important intellectual resource for his contemporaries and for later generations.
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Once again, the Redskins are threatening to render the NFL Draft irrelevant. If their offer to cornerback Jerametrius Butler, a restricted free agent, isn't matched by the Rams, they'll give up their fifth-round pick as compensation — leaving them with exactly one selection on Draft Day, their first-rounder. That's the fewest in history, in case you were wondering. The only other time a team had one pick was when the Saints traded their entire draft for Ricky Williams.
They sent their No.2 to Denver as part of the Clinton Portis deal.
They sent their No.3 to Jacksonville for Mark Brunell.
They sent their No.4 to New England for a 2003 No.5, which went to the Jets for kick returner Chad Morton.
They sent their No.6 to Denver for defensive tackle Lional Dalton, who's no longer on the team.
And they sent their No.7 to New Orleans for defensive tackle Martin Chase, who's also no longer on the team.
Of course, the Redskins could end up with more than one pick in the draft. All they'd have to do is trade down once or twice, something they're already discussing. But they're likely to have the fewest selections in the league for the third time in the last four years. Indeed, in their five drafts under Dan Snyder (including this one), they've had far fewer choices than any other team.
Here are the bottom six in that department (2000-2004, pending future developments): Redskins26, Jets32, Eagles34, Bucs35, Dolphins35, Cowboys35.
And here are the top six: Seahawks47, Jaguars47, Patriots46, Bills45, 49ers44, Bears44.
Startling, isn't it? In just a five-year period, Seattle has had 21 more picks than the Redskins. That's three years' worth! And the Pats, the reigning Super Bowl champs, have had 20 more.
Now, there are plenty of ways to build a football team, as we in Washington are well aware. George Allen won big with the Redskins in the 1970s despite treating draft choices like "pieces of paper," as Charley Casserly once put it. In his seven years here, Allen made only one pick in the first four rounds (a second-rounder in 1971). The others he swapped for established veterans, many of whom had played for him before.
Bobby Beathard was another guy who never met a No.1 pick he couldn't trade. Still, Beathard's drafts in the 1980s were usually productive. He was forever finding gems in the later rounds, players like Dexter Manley, Raleigh McKenzie and Mark Rypien.
Perhaps this is why Joe Gibbs is so comfortable sacrificing his draft for Portis, Brunell and (presumably) Butler. He's been through it before. What tends to be forgotten, though, is that, for all of Beathard's maneuvering, he only once had fewer than 10 picks in a draft — in 1983, when he had nine (back when there were 12 rounds). The Redskins right now have one pick (a year after having three picks).
The Redskins will tell you they have a plan, and they undoubtedly do. But it's a plan that revolves around an impatient owner for whom the future is always now. The draft is tomorrow; free agency and trades are today. Also, when you sign a free agent or make a deal for a player, you know what you're getting (or at least, you think you do). But when you go into a draft, there's no guarantee the guys you want will be available when your turn comes. Dan Snyder, it's clear, doesn't like that uncertainty.
Giving up only a fifth-round pick for a nickel corner like Jerametrious Butler seems like a bargain — if you can overlook that he'll be paid millions more than any fifth-rounder would. The only reason the Redskins need a nickel corner, though, is that they didn't find one in the last few drafts. Wonder why that is.