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Bisphenol A - Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food
Summary. Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods. The study was spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and targeted the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to line metal food and drink cans. There are no government safety standards limiting the amount of BPA in canned food.
EWG's tests found:
- Of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused serious adverse effects in animal tests.
- For 1 in 10 cans of all food tested, and 1 in 3 cans of infant formula, a single serving contained enough BPA to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels more than 200 times the government's traditional safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals. The government typically mandates a 1,000- to 3,000-fold margin of safety between human exposures and levels found to harm lab animals, but these servings contained levels of BPA less than 5 times lower than doses that harmed lab animals.
BPA is a heavily produced industrial compound that has been detected in more than 2,000 people worldwide, including more than 95 percent of 400 people in the United States. More than 100 peer-reviewed studies have found BPA to be toxic at low doses, some similar to those found in people, yet not a single regulatory agency has updated safety standards to reflect this low-dose toxicity. FDA estimates that 17% of the U.S. diet comprises canned food; they last examined BPA exposures from food in 1996 but failed to set a safety standard.
BPA is associated with a number of health problems and diseases that are on the rise in the U.S. population, including breast and prostate cancer and infertility. Given widespread human exposure to BPA and hundreds of studies showing its adverse effects, the FDA and EPA must act quickly to set safe levels for BPA exposure based on the latest science on the low-dose toxicity of the chemical.
BPA is at unsafe levels in one of every 10 servings of canned foods (11%) and one of every 3 cans of infant formula (33%)
Source: Chemical analyses of 97 canned foods by Southern Testing and Research Division of Microbac Laboratories, Inc., North Carolina.
EWG calculated people's BPA exposures from canned food using the following assumptions: Calculations reflect a single adult serving, using label serving size and body weight of 60 kg (132 lbs); exposures for concentrated infant formula is calculated for exclusively formula-fed infant using average 3-month-old body weight (6 kg/13 lbs) and average daily formula ingestion (840 g/30 oz); formula is assumed diluted with water free of BPA. Estimated single-serving exposures are compared against BPA dose of 2 ug/kg/d linked in lab studies to permanent damage of reproductive system from in utero exposures and referenced as "toxic dose" in figure above (see Section 3 of this report).
Summary of findings
Widespread exposures, no safety standards. In studies conducted over the past 20 years, scientists have detected BPA in breast milk, serum, saliva, urine, amniotic fluid, and cord blood from at least 2,200 people in Europe, North America, and Asia (CERHR 2006). Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently detected BPA in 95% of nearly 400 U.S. adults (Calafat et al. 2005). EWG-led biomonitoring studies have detected BPA in people from four states and the District of Columbia (EWG 2007). BPA ranks in the top two percent of high production volume chemicals in the U.S., with annual production exceeding a billion pounds (TSCA 2006), and is so common in products and industrial waste that it pollutes not only people but also rivers, estuaries, sediment, house dust, and even air nearly everywhere it is tested.
Yet despite its ubiquity and toxicity, BPA remains entirely without safety standards. It is allowed in unlimited amounts in consumer products, drinking water, and food, the top exposure source for most people. The lack of enforceable limits has resulted in widespread contamination of canned foods at levels that pose potential risks. For instance, analysis of our tests reveals that for one of every five cans tested, and for one-third of all vegetables and pastas (ravioli and noodles with tomato sauce), a single serving would expose a pregnant woman to BPA at levels that fall within a factor of 5 of doses linked to birth defects — permanent damage of developing male reproductive organs (Figure 1).
Many studies confirm BPA's low-dose toxicity across a diverse range of toxic effects
|Daily BPA exposure (ug/kg body weight-day)
|CERHR conclusion*
|Toxic effect
|Study details
|% cans tested by EWG with single-serving BPA levels within a margin of 10 from harmful dose
|not included
|alterations in cell signalling pathways on the cell surface that control calcium eflux in cells
|in-vitro study which compared activity of BPA and other hormone disruptors
|Wozniak 2005
|56.7 (all cans with detected BPA)
|"very useful"
|persistent changes to breast tissue, predisposes cells to hormones and carcinogens
|fetal exposure, osmotic pumps, changes noted a 6 months of age
|Muñoz-de-Toro 2005
|"useful and shows tissue effects at extremely low dose levels"
|permanent changes to genital tract
|fetal exposure, osmotic pumps
|Markey 2005
|utility "limited"
|decrease antioxidant enzymes
|adult exposure, oral
|Chitra 2003
|utility "to be added"
|altered growth, cell size and lumen formation in mammary epithelium of mouse fetuses.
|exposure during pregnancy w/osmotic pumps
|Vandenberg 2007
|increased prostate weight 30%
|fetal exposure, oral route
|Nagel 1997
|"moderately useful"
|increased aggression at 8 weeks of life
|fetal exposure, oral route
|Kawai 2003
|"useful", but non-traditional endpoint
|Decreased time from vaginal opening to first estrus, possibly earlier puberty
|fetal exposure, oral route
|Howdeshell 1999
|lower bodyweight, increase of anogenital distance in both genders, signs of early puberty and longer estrus.
|fetal exposure, oral route
|Honma 2002
|decline in testicular testosterone
|fetal and neonatal exposure, gavage
|Akingbemi 2004
|utility "to be added"
|breast cells predisposed to cancer
|fetal exposure, osmotic pumps
|Murray 2006
|not included
|immune system impacts
|oral exposure
|Sawai 2003
|utility "very useful"
|prostate cells more sensitive to hormones and cancer
|infant oral exposure, 3 day duration
|Ho 2006
|utility "very useful"
|prostate cells more sensitive to hormones and cancer
|fetal exposure, oral route, short duration
|Timms 2005
|not included
|insulin resistance develops in 2 days, chronic hyperinsulinemia at day 4
|subcutaneous injection, short duration exposure
|Alonso-Magdalena 2006
|"very useful"
|decreased maternal behaviors
|fetal and neonatal exposure, oral route
|Palanza 2002
|not included
|damage to eggs and chromosomes
|fetal exposure, osmotic pumps
|Hunt 2003
|not included
|damage to eggs
|fetal exposure, osmotic pumps
|Susiarjo 2007
|not included
|brain effects - disrupted neocortical development by accelerating neuronal differentiation and migration
|single injection
|Nakamura 2006
|"...adequate for the evaluation process and gives cause for concern"
|reversed the normal sex differences in brain structure and behavior
|oral during gestation and lactation
|Kubo 2003
|Ishido 2004
|EPA RfD
|EPA's 'safe exposure level, based on outdated, high dose studies and a 1000-fold margin of safety
*CERHR conclusion refers to the Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction expert panel assessment of the utility of the study in the panel's review of BPA risks to human reproduction (CERHR 2006).
Statistics on percent cans with single servings that would yield human dose within a margin of 10 of the toxic dose are generated with the following assumptions: BPA calculations reflect a single adult serving, using label serving size and body weight of 60 kg (132 lbs); exposures for concentrated infant formula is calculated for exclusively formula-fed infant using average 3-month-old body weight (6 kg/13 lbs) and average daily formula ingestion (840 g/30 oz); formula is assumed diluted with water free of BPA.
BPA concentrations are expressed in parts per billion (ppb) by weight (micrograms of BPA per kilogram of food).
* Average is the geometric mean. Non-detects considered to be 1/2 the detection limit (1 ppb) for purposes of this calculation.
Government assessments fail to consider BPA low-dose toxicity. As of December 2004, 94 of 115 peer-reviewed studies had confirmed BPA's toxicity at low levels of exposure. At some of the very lowest doses the chemical causes permanent alterations of breast and prostate cells that precede cancer, insulin resistance (a hallmark trait of Type II diabetes), and chromosomal damage linked to recurrent miscarriage and a wide range of birth defects including Down's syndrome (vom Saal and Hughes 2005). Few chemicals have been found to consistently display such a diverse range of harm at such low doses.
Yet all of the most recent government reviews of bisphenol A have failed to set safety standards consistent with the chemical's low-dose toxicity. Each one either preceded the development of the low-dose literature, or heavily weighted industry-sponsored studies that are now known to have fundamental design flaws rendering them incapable of detecting BPA toxicity. U.S. safety reviews are described below:
- The U.S. EPA established its generic safety standard for BPA (the reference dose, or RfD) in 1987, a decade before the BPA low-dose literature was established (EPA 1987). The vast majority of studies finding BPA toxic at low doses have been published since 1997, the year that a pivotal study showed BPA's ability to harm the prostate at levels far below what was thought safe (vom Saal et al. 1997). EPA's safety standard is 25 times the dose now known to cause birth defects in lab studies (50 ug/kg/d vs. 2 ug/kg/d), and has not been updated for 20 years.
- The U.S. National Toxicology Program's 2001 assessment, which found BPA safe at low doses, relied heavily on industry-sponsored studies showing no low-dose BPA effects (NTP 2001). These studies are now known to have used animals resistant to the effects of estrogen-like chemicals such as BPA (vom Saal and Hughes 2005). The NTP assessment considered studies published in 2000 or earlier. The six years following this review have seen the publication of dozens of low-dose BPA studies that substantially bolster the now near irrefutable evidence for low-dose effects.
- FDA published estimates of infant and adult BPA exposures 10 years ago. Even though the Agency did not then and has not since assessed the low-dose toxicity of BPA, in 2005 an FDA official asserted, in response to questions from a California legislator considering a state BPA phase-out bill, that "...FDA sees no reason to change [its] long-held position that current [BPA] uses with food are safe" (FDA 2005). FDA makes this assertion even though the Agency has not yet established an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for BPA, and has not even conducted the Agency's standard, basic toxicology study to determine a safe dose for humans (FDA 2007).
BPA's low dose toxicity. Companies began using BPA in metal can linings in the 1950s and 1960s (Schaefer and Simat 2004), fully twenty years after the chemical was first understood to be toxic (Dodds and Lawson, 1936 and 1938). These early warnings of toxicity were ignored or forgotten while companies steadily increased their reliance on BPA until it reached an annual U.S. production exceeding one billion pounds around 1990. In 1993 the chemical's signature toxic property, its ability to mimic estrogen, was accidentally discovered in a failed lab experiment (Krishnan et al. 1993), and the intervening years have witnessed the development of a body of low-dose science that has transformed our understanding of chemical toxicity.
Bisphenol A demonstrates the fallacy of nearly every long-standing tenet of government-style safety standards and traditional high-dose toxicology:
- Low doses and toxicity. Where traditional toxicology asserts that higher doses confer greater harm, bisphenol A tests show that low doses can be the most toxic of all, below the radar screen of the body's compensatory detoxifying mechanisms, or below overtly toxic doses that destroy the tissues under study. In one investigation a low dose of BPA produced a 70% higher growth rate of prostate cancer cells in lab animals than did higher doses (Wetherill et al. 2002). In another study lower doses of BPA resulted in higher rates of breast cell growth that can precede cancer (Markey et al. 2001). ("Low doses" are typically defined as those that produce tissue concentrations at or below those in the typical range of human exposures.)
- Timing of the dose. While traditional methods set safety standards to control risks defined in adulthood, bisphenol A studies reveal that exposures at other times can confer far higher risks, especially in the womb and during early childhood. For example, recent studies show that prenatal exposure to BPA causes breast cancer in adult rats (Murray et al. 2006), and causes genetic changes resulting in greater risk of prostate cancer in later life. (Ho et al. 2006). In another study adult rats which had been dosed in the womb developed breast cancer in adulthood (Munoz-de-Toro 2005); these exposure levels during adulthood would not have caused cancer.
- Genetic susceptibility. Traditional toxicology holds that a chemical's potency and risks are constant, regardless of who is exposed. Bisphenol A suggests a different truth: A person's genetics plays an important role in defining risks and health outcomes from exposures to toxic chemicals. For instance, studies suggest that for some but not all babies, BPA accumulates in amniotic fluid, suggesting differing innate capacities for excretion that would be defined by genetics (Yamada et al. 2002). A recent study of mammary gland development showed that animals exposed to BPA in utero are more likely to develop mammary tumors when they are exposed to carcinogenic chemicals later in life, compared to animals not previously exposed to BPA (Durando et al. 2007). This study is one of many suggesting that early-life exposures to BPA may alter the expression or strength of genes to dramatically alter disease risk later in life.
Over the past year an average of four new BPA toxicity studies have been published in the peer-reviewed literature every month. New discoveries on BPA surface so routinely that the CERHR review document (CERHR 2006) describes fully 465 studies conducted primarily over the past 14 years. Among recent works:
- A study showing that BPA exposures lead to an error in cell division called aneuploidy that causes spontaneous miscarriages, cancer, and birth defects in people, including Down Syndrome (Hunt et al. 2003).
- An investigation demonstrating that low doses of BPA spur both the formation and growth of fat cells, the two factors that drive obesity in humans (Masumo et al. 2002).
- A study linking low doses of BPA to insulin resistance, a risk factor for Type II diabetes (Alonso-Magdalena et al. 2006).
- A preliminary investigation linking BPA exposures to recurrent miscarriage in a small group of Japanese women, made potentially pivotal by its concordance with lab studies of BPA-induced chromosome damage that could well cause miscarriage (Sugiura-Ogasawara 2005).
The unusually broad toxicity of BPA is explained by a prominent scientist as stemming from the fact that BPA can alter the behavior of over 200 genes — more than one percent of all human genes (Myers 2006). These genes control the growth and repair of nearly every organ and tissue in the body. Taken in its totality, the range of toxic effects linked to BPA is startlingly similar to the litany of human health problems on the rise or common across the population, including breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, obesity, infertility, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (Myers 2007).
Studies show that BPA is toxic to lab animals at doses overlapping with or very near to human exposures, and that the chemical causes toxic effects that are on the rise or very common in people. These disturbing facts raise questions about the extent to which current, widespread exposures to BPA are contributing to the burden of human disease.
Were the federal government to develop safety standards reflecting any of the more than 200 low-dose studies of BPA toxicity, the chemical would become the first widespread industrial compound with a government-recognized, harmful dose at such remarkably low levels that in some cases appear to overlap with human exposures. The science would fully justify a strict safety standard and would force industry to change food packaging to dramatically decrease the widespread BPA exposures to which they are currently subjecting the public.
FDA fails to protect the public. FDA is responsible for ensuring that food packaging chemicals like BPA are safe. In the case of BPA, the Agency has deemed the chemical safe even though its own exposure estimates for infants exceed doses shown to permanently harm the developing male reproductive system.
FDA does not restrict BPA levels in food. In the wake of a 1993 experiment proving that BPA disrupts estrogen levels, FDA tested 14 cans of infant formula and a few foods that adults eat, calculated exposures from these tests, and found them to be within safe levels (CERHR 2006). To make this determination the Agency compared the estimated exposures to "safe" doses far higher than those now known to cause permanent harm to lab animals.
Dr. George Pauli, at the time FDA's associate director for science and policy, offered this rationale: "FDA sees no reason at this time to ban or otherwise restrict the uses now in practice" (Pauli 2005). Never mind that the Agency's estimated exposures for infants, at 15-24 ug/kg/d, exceed by a factor of up to 10 the dose shown to permanently alter prostate gland growth.
Bisphenol A is just one of hundreds of chemicals that pollute people - proof of critical need to reform our system of public health protections. Studies by European scientists show that BPA is just one of many chemicals that leach out of food can linings. Tests of just three can coatings found at least 23 different BPA-related chemicals leaching into food, all without legal limits (Schaefer and Simat 2004). Research shows these contaminants occur at levels that can dwarf better-known environmental pollutants that accumulate in food, like PCBs and DDT. One scientist writes that "Concentrations of [migrant chemicals like BPA] commonly exceed...pesticides by orders of magnitude; most of the migrating compounds are not even identified; and only a few have been tested for toxicity..." (Grob et al. 1999).
FDA has tallied more than 1,000 indirect food additive chemicals in packaging and food processing, but food is just one of the many ways humans are exposed to industrial chemicals. EWG research reveals more than 200 pollutants in tap water supplies across the country; thousands of chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products; 470 industrial chemicals and pesticides in human tissues; and an average of 200 pollutants in each of 10 babies tested at the moment of birth. Nothing is known about the safety of the complex mixtures of low doses of a myriad of industrial chemicals in the human body.
The nation's system of public health protections from industrial chemicals like BPA are embodied in the Toxic Substances Control Act, a law passed in 1976 that is the only major environmental or public health statute that has never been updated. Under this law companies are not required to test chemicals for safety before they are sold and are not required to track whether their products end up in people at unsafe levels. As a result of this broken system, BPA is now one of the most widely used industrial chemicals, is found at unsafe levels in people, is allowed in unlimited quantities in a broad range of consumer products, and is entirely without safety standards. BPA gives irrefutable proof that our system of public health protections must be strengthened to protect children and others most vulnerable to chemical harm.


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"Our mission is to better distribute content on the Internet," explained Diaz-Mitoma. "As long as the advertiser has created a piece of content that is engaging, that's the kind of content we use on our system. It can't be a regular ad."
Engaging content, in other words, trumps traditional ads -- and companies like Virurl are stepping in to help businesses get this engaging content seen.
"Over the next few years we're going to see advertisers creating an unprecedented amount of content, and it's going to need a platform," said Diaz-Mitoma. "Our company is developing the tools and technologies to support the shift from traditional banner ads to content-based marketing."
Zeroing In
Social media sites offer advertisers an unprecedented ability to design targeted campaigns designed for specific audiences, and each social media site has its own unique advertising opportunities. Businesses on LinkedIn, for instance, can buy display ads, recommendation ads, sponsorships, and partner messages -- all of them targeted to specific professional demographics.
"LinkedIn enables marketers to drive results by nurturing meaningful relationships with its members," Fenot Tekle, senior manager of corporate communications at LinkedIn, told the E-Commerce Times. "It's the only place on the Web where marketers can engage such high-quality audiences, with relevant content, in the appropriate context."
Facebook, too, is a treasure trove of demographic data, all of which is available for advertisers seeking to get their message to just the right people. In addition to standard display ads, Facebook offers a range of advertising opportunities, including social ads that show up in users' news feeds.
"With the ads on the side you can have 'banner blindness,'" Fredrik Skantze, CEO of Qwaya, told the E-Commerce Times. "News feed ads are effective because they're in the stream of the reader. They're reading the news feed, and these ads are in the stream of the news feed. They just happen to be a brand."
Facebook also offers advertisers the opportunity to market apps through its mobile site and to target ads to its existing customer base. Its ad offerings are likely to increase, building on the rich data it's continually collecting about its millions of users. Those users spend a significant amount of time engaging with the site and the ads on it.
"Brands want to be where consumers are, and consumers spend a lot of time on Facebook," said Skantze.
Pulling It All Together
One challenge of online advertising is maintaining a distinctive brand and voice across multiple platforms -- and keeping the content on all those different platforms current. Advertisers, therefore, must be adept at handling complicated campaigns and creating interesting content.
"To be effective, an ad has to reach the target audience with the right message," Kim Troy, cofounder of PR Brigade, told the E-Commerce Times. "The advertiser must have a deep understanding of who they are trying to reach, and the advertiser must say exactly what that particular audiences wants or expects to hear."
The unique features of social media have, in fact, fundamentally altered the practice of advertising.
"Social media has forever changed the marketing and advertising landscape," said Troy. "Pre-social media, marketing and advertising were broadcast-oriented -- a one-way conversation from business to consumer. Post-social media, marketing and advertising are matrix-oriented -- dynamic, multi-directional, ongoing conversations among consumers about the business."
Companies, therefore, must design creative and flexible campaigns that can adapt to a constantly-evolving media landscape.
"Every company, no matter its size or industry, must now be a nimble, around-the-clock marketing entity just to survive," said Troy. "Marketing one's business on social channels requires a lot of oversight and a lot of relevant, compelling, engaging, valuable, on-brand content that's not blatantly self-promoting. That's very tricky, and very different than in the old days, where you simply declared yourself the best, and your customers, for the most part, believed what you told them."


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Salmon, broccoli & potato bake
A classic combination of flavours for a midweek family meal. Make this recipe in just one pot
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- Easily halved
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- fat37g
- saturates5g
- carbs35g
- sugars4g
- fibre5g
- protein37g
- salt0.63g
- 750g medium potato, cut into wedges
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 1 head broccoli, trimmed and broken into florets
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- 200ml tub crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 large or 4 small salmon fillets, cut into large pieces
- handful grated parmesan
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Put the potato wedges into a shallow microwave-proof baking dish, then cook on High for 10 mins until almost tender all the way through (turn the wedges halfway through to ensure even cooking). Add the broccoli, re-cover and cook for another 3 mins or until the florets just give with a knife. If you don't have a microwave, boil instead.
Heat grill to medium. Mix the crème fraîche and mustard together with a little seasoning. Nestle the salmon in among the potatoes and broccoli, then spoon over the crème fraîche mix, making sure most of the broccoli is covered with sauce. Sprinkle with the cheese and grill for 5 mins until the sauce is bubbling, the tips of the potatoes are golden and the salmon is just cooked.
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Confidential information is often one of the most valuable assets of a business. In this challenging economic climate, there has never been a greater need for employers to protect that information.
Confidential information is subject to threats from outside the business such as theft, hacking or commercial espionage. However, the biggest threat to confidential information often comes from inside the business. Many employees have access to valuable knowledge about customer contacts and financial and strategic business intelligence, all of which is an attractive asset to any competitor.
There has been significant growth in recent years in the number and type of disputes about misuse of confidential information and unlawful competition by employees and directors.
Changes within the workplace have given rise to new challenges in protecting confidential information, particularly the growth of new technology and social media. With employees bringing their own electronic devices to work and social media allowing employees access to client contact information both inside and outside work, it makes protecting confidential information a constantly evolving area. Privacy and cross border data protection laws add a further layer of complexity. Litigation has highlighted the difficulties associated with cross-border protection of confidential information.


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November 1, 2012–A British national brought up in New Zealand, Troy McLachlan earned a bachelor's degree in Asian and American politics before embarking on an advertising and television/film industry career. Inspired by the cosmology of the Electric Universe hypotheses and its ability to provide rational and natural explanations for the mythological record, Troy recognized that the god Saturn plays an important role in some of the world's more deviant esoteric traditions.
He wrote the website and kindle-book "The Saturn Death Cult" as an attempt to forge a link between the implications of "Saturn Theory" and its detrimental effect on the beliefs of certain Saturnian-based occult groups and agendas.
In the first hour, Troy summarizes his Saturn Death Cult theory and then discusses the "illuminated ones," including their use of symbolism and the alchemical motives behind it. We'll discuss world government, wealth, collectivism and the rule of law. In hour two, Troy explains how the illuminated ones use archetypes to propagate their agenda.
He'll talk about the German composer Richard Wagner, who Nietzsche accused of being a change agent. He'll also talk about Stanley Kubrick's use of Saturn symbolism. Later, we cover UFOs, breakaway civilization, Nazis and the agenda of the Saturn Death Cult. At the end, we touch upon the problem with democracy, the EU, collectivism and law. ~Red Ice Creations
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Japanese language study at Agnes Scott enables students to understand and speak the language and learn the history, social practices and values of Japanese culture. The study of Japanese is important to students who wish to attend graduate school in Asian Studies or pursue careers in international business. An understanding of the history, culture and language of Japan will increase your job marketability as well as your knowledge of the country. Studying Japanese is also one of the ways to complete the Asian Studies minor.
What will I study?
The study of Japanese at Agnes Scott takes many forms, from in-class speaking to lessons on the history and culture of Japan. The Japanese faculty at Agnes Scott encourage students to practice speaking in the classroom, as well as to explore the culture through the use of videos, literature, magazines, newspapers and Web sites. Students can take advanced courses in Japanese language and literature through cross-registration as part of the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.
Why should I study Japanese at Agnes Scott?
- International Education Opportunities
Every two to three years, Agnes Scott faculty lead a group of about 20 students to Kinjo Gakuin University in Japan during winter intersession as part of the Global Awareness program. In addition, our faculty participate in an exchange program. Students absorb the environment and culture of the country, as well as work on independent research projects.
- Campus Involvement
Many students in the Japanese program are members of ACASA, the Asian Cultural Awareness Student Association. In addition, students can expand their knowledge by watching Japanese cable, "NHK," from their residence hall rooms. Many students view this program for news, soap operas, music, sports or just to get a feel for the Japanese language.
What can I do with knowledge in Japanese?
You will develop reading and listening skills, as well as conversational fluency in writing and speaking. As a graduate, you can:
- Work in international business
- Live or study abroad
- Broaden your cultural awareness
- Participate in JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching program), designed for college graduates to teach English in Japan


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Maine Department of Education: http://www.maine.gov/education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dec. 5, 2011
Contact: David Connerty-Marin, Director of Communications, 207-624-6880/831-3313
Ed Commissioner asks public for ideas on school accountability and recognition
Public forums, online feedback will be used in request for federal flexibility
AUGUSTA — The federal government is offering Maine, like all other states, a chance to develop its own system of accountability and recognition of schools — allowing the state to jettison what many now consider unrealistic and unfair requirements and negative labels in the current No Child Left Behind Act.
The Maine Department of Education will submit a formal request for flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to the U.S. Department of Education. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is asking educators, parents, students and anyone who has a stake in the education of Maine's students to weigh in at a series of forums and meetings and online. Forums are scheduled Dec. 8 in Bangor; online on Dec. 13; and Dec. 14 in Portland. The Department is also seeking feedback through an online survey and in an ongoing online discussion in which the Commissioner and other staff will participate.
In the absence of Congressional action to rewrite the federal government's landmark education law, about 40 states are taking advantage of the U.S. Department of Education's offer of flexibility in implementing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In exchange, the Department is requiring that states:
Devise new systems for holding schools accountable and recognizing their success in a fair, accurate and constructive way; and
Develop and pilot systems for evaluating the performance of teachers and school administrators in a way that's fair and promotes continued professional growth among educators.
"We need to hear from teachers, administrators, school board members, students, parents and others – the people who are working directly and indirectly with students every day," Bowen said. "For years we've heard what's wrong with NCLB, now we can all work together to build a better system of accountability and recognition."
At the forums and in the online survey, the Department will seek ideas on measuring school and teacher effectiveness and crafting a system that holds systems accountable and rewards success.
Online forum, Tuesday, Dec. 13
Participate online
Visit http://www.maine.gov/education/nclb/flexibility.html for instructions on participating
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Portland forum, Wednesday, Dec. 14
Public forum, Portland Arts and Technology High School, Room 250
196 Allen Ave., Portland
6 to 7:30 p.m.
More online opportunities
Take the Maine DOE's 10-question survey:
Join a discussion on Maine's ESEA Flexibility request in the Maine DOE Newsroom:
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MicroStrategy (Moscone South, Booth #1641) will be demonstrating MicroStrategy 9.3, the latest release of the company's core business intelligence platform. Tops among the list of enhancements are the new visualizations (density maps, image layouts and network diagrams) added to the software's Visual Insight data discovery tools that improve the software's self-service analytical capabilities.
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Carrying the Lantern1 comments Posted by Rebecca at 9:25 PM
Have you ever carried at lantern through the dark? As you carry them they push the dark back and create a circle of light around you as you move on your way. The thing about that circle of illumination is that it small and beyond it, the darkness is absolute. Stand outside my small circle and I may feel your presence, but I cannot see you. Lanterns are handy things to have in the dark, and yet, I cannot help but sometimes feel, as I carry a lantern, that sinister things lurk just beyond its glow waiting for my light or steps to falter so that they may close in on me...
Well, I didn't get my two Mayo free months. Instead, yesterday I met with a couple of doctors from the Individualized Medicine team at Mayo and with a surgeon to discuss my next plan of action. The plan is not so much of a treatment plan as it is looking for information to guide decisions about treatment. This whole process seems complicated and has some twist and bends to it, so let me see if I can simplify it a little.
This coming Friday I will be having a surgery to attempt to remove at least one, but more ideally two, of my lung tumors. The surgeon is hoping to accomplish this using a scope and about three small incisions. However, most of my tumors are not very close to the surface of my lungs so there is a chance the surgery could turn into a more open one. Once they have some viable tumor samples the plan is to run a number of tests on them. Which or how many of the tests will actually get run is largely dependent on what our insurance is willing to pay. (One of these tests has a $15,000 price tag on it. If insurance won't pay it, it's not getting done unless I find a money tree in full bloom... and it's winter.) These tests are looking to, on differing scales and ways, analyze the tumor's DNA and look to match a treatment to it. That is way over simplified, but in the end it comes down to trying to find a treatment with a super good chance of working.
What are the odds? Not great. There's a greater chance that the tumor DNA is going to bury its secrets and tell us nothing at all. But the chance that we will find some answers is still large enough that it is worth a shot. And, as you should know by now, I am a huge believer in the Han Solo philosophy of "Never tell me the odds!"
But, aside from all the potential benefit that this Individualized Medicine approach might hold for me, there is another component, or facet, that was only hinted at and alluded to. One that seems almost more weighty and important than my individual outcome. Once again, in the world of cholangiocarcinoma, I am heading off into uncharted territory and my outcomes may help shape future treatments for others with this same disease. That's an important thing to me. It helps, a little, to know that what I am going through now may help someone else later and save them from a similar ordeal.
...So I take up my lantern and head out into the unknown again. I am happy and proud in some ways to carry this lantern. I can feel the presence and hopes of others behind me, watching and waiting to see where I lead. But carrying the lantern can be frightening and wearisome too. There are times when my light falters and the sinister presences draw closer, and I am afraid. I will, however, press onward as long as there is a lantern that needs carrying and I have strength enough to lift it.
I do not know what to expect from this surgery or from these tests. I have great hopes but I also have fears. It is sometimes difficult to carry the lantern, but as long as there is darkness that needs illuminating I will plod forward, even on the rainiest days.
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In the wake of Prince Harry's Vegas exploits — and rumored video of the royal peen — fans around the world are showing their support by posing without clothes. A Facebook group called "Support Prince Harry with a naked salute!" offers up lots of skin, from a Royal Army Medical Corps veteran to soldiers from Israel. The Brits are embracing this whole-heartedly; a large posse of soldiers from D Squadron The King's Royal Hussars stripped and posed in front of tanks in Afghanistan. Good thing there aren't any wars going on!
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LONDON (AFP) - The father of shot Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been given a diplomatic role in Britain while his teenage daughter recovers from her injuries, according to reports.
The Pakistani government announced that Mr Ziauddin Yousafzai would become its education attache at the consulate in Birmingham, central England, said the reports.
Malala, 15, is recovering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where she was brought from Pakistan on Oct 15.
Mr Yousafzai will initially undertake the role for three years, but could get a two-year extension.
Malala was shot on her school bus in north-western Swat in October by Taleban gunmen for the "crime" of promoting girls' education, but survived the murder attempt.
Malala first rose to prominence aged just 11 with a blog for the BBC Urdu service in 2009 in which she described life in Swat during the bloody rule of the Taleban.


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Terrified moms protect their babies during 'active shooter' situation
Two mothers staying at Children's Hospital during the shooting took shelter with their babies inside bathrooms.
They described the situation as frightening and surreal.
"I was scared. I didn't know what to do. I was holding my baby sitting in the shower," Elizabeth Khalil said.
VIDEO: Stories from two moms who were inside Children's Hospital during the shooting
In a phone interview Thursday afternoon, Khalil described to WISN 12 News what it was like to be inside Children's Hospital while police pursued an active shooter.
"What was going through your mind?" WISN 12 News reporter Toni Valliere asked.
"That he was going to come through that door and shoot me or my boyfriend," Khalil said.
Khalil and her boyfriend, Michael Karnes, were getting ready to have 2-day-old baby Trinity's photo taken, when an announcement over the loud speaker said to take shelter in the bathroom.
"I told the photographer, Joy, to go back into the bathroom with her, that if anyone was going to come in there I was willing to put up my life for a fight for them and my newborn," Karnes said.
Karnes then put furniture in front of the door and took every book in the room and put it under his clothes for protection.
Terrified, Khalil said called her mother, Cindy Tetzlaff, from the shower.
"I get a phone call, and she's just hysterical on the phone," Tetzlaff said. "It's frightening, and you're totally powerless to do anything about it."
Liz Maule was down the hall with her 6-week-old daughter, Ruth.
"You could hear someone yelling, 'Doctor, doctor,' and at one point, I did hear gunshots," Maule said.
A nurse helped Maule remove Ruth's IV so she could take her into the bathroom. She said the whole situation is surreal.
"It feels like it never happened. It's just like what, you know, what's going on," Maule said.
Elizabeth, Michael and Trinity are home safe.
Maule and Ruth will be staying one more night at Children's, but Liz said her husband will be there with them.


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Digital Camera News, 4/19/08
Samsung to develop full-frame sensor?
Following on the heels of a similar announcement from Sony at PMA, it looks like Samsung may be the latest maker to dive into full-frame CMOS sensor production for DSLRs. PhotographyBlog.com is reporting on a story in the UK's Amateur Photographer magazine this week that suggests that Samsung is already working on such a sensor.
An official from the Korean corporation that developed the current generation of APS-C sized CMOS sensors seen in its own GX DSLRs, as well as Pentax's new K20D, apparently informally brought this piece of information to light in a discussion with one of Amateur Photographer's reporters during an industry event. No official word on when we might actually see prototypes, or whether this development also suggests that Samsung partner Pentax will be working to develop an advanced full-frame camera as well (though the report also notes that Samsung's close relationship with Pentax is "ongoing").
Larger than the current generation of APS-C sensors found in the majority of DSLRs, full-frame sensors are the size of a frame of 35mm film, making it easier to attain smoother images with lower noise and eliminating the crop factor for lens focal lengths. Canon and Nikon currently offer pro-level cameras with full-frame sensors, and Sony is well into the development of a competitive model.
For more information, check out the original story from Amateur Photographer.
Specs on new high-speed CF format with SATA interface coming soon
In a press release this week, the CompactFlash Association previewed the release of full specs on the new CFast high-speed transfer protocol. The latest version of CF is slated to use a SATA interface for transfer speeds of up to 3GB/second.
The new standard was on display at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley Expo, which wrapped up yesterday in San Jose, CA. Full specifications for the standard are scheduled for publication next month.
The current CompactFlash standard uses a PATA interface, which limits data rates to 133MB/second. In addition to faster file transfers, the new CF standard will make CFast cards compatible with now-common SATA hard disk drive interfaces.
Current-standard CompactFlash cards provide storage up to 48MB on a single card, with transfer speeds topping out at 45MB/second. In addition to their use in digital cameras and other consumer electronics, CompactFlash memory is utilized in several commercial applications – including industrial and medical systems.
Nikon D3 firmware released, withdrawn
We've been interestedly following a firmware release and subsequent withdrawl for Nikon's D3 professional DSLR. On Tuesday, Nikon announced that firmware version 1.10 was available for download from its website. The newest firmware version added vignetting control for some lens and made a few other relatively minor fixes.
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Before many sites even reported the update, however, users on several forums were reporting file corruption issues with the new firmware that caused ghosting during continuous shooting in both JPEG and RAW files when shooting in NEF or NEF+JPEG modes. After some additional testing, the reviewers over at RobGalbraith.com have reported a consistent, repeatable issue with the firmware version.
Following up on these concerns, Nikon acknowledged the problem on its website, outlined the combination of settings under which the issue arises, and withdrew the firmware update with an anticipated revised release coming in a few weeks. In the meantime, users who already upgraded to version 1.10 are advised to "not shoot with the combination of settings" listed in Nikon's announcement.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
A Strong Portland Debut!
This past weekend (Sunday October 7th, 2007) was the 36th annual Portland Marathon. Rogue Valley Runners' store employee, Ixel Sanchez, was there to take part. Portland was her first marathon and she confidently took it by storm. Running strong all morning long she finished in 3 hours, 16 minutes and 18 seconds. She averaged 7:30 minutes per mile and, in doing so, qualified for the Boston Marathon.
You can view Ixel's speedy finish here on You Tube.
Ixel said that the roughest patch for her was just after the half-marathon mark, where the bottoms of her feet began to hurt and the hills and bridges of Portland began to slow her down. Things turned around, however, after the 20 mile mark when she was joined fellow store employee and good friend, Natalie Hemphill.
Congratulations Ixel, job well done!
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- DK said...
You rock girl! Way to go on your first marathon. What's next?
- Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:07:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Running the Portland Marathon was a very rewarding experience. Even now I'm still filled with excitement! I was concerned about starting out a little too fast but everything turned out great. This is the first time I feel completely satisfied after finishing a race. I still had a little bit of extra energy to sprint at the end but my body was in complete shock when I slowed down. The feeling of finishing a marathon is so different from a 10k which is what I'm used to. I had a hard time walking the entire day, haha! Today I'm still a little sore, but it feels good :P I want to become an ultra marathon runner so this was a good start :D
- Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:27:00 PM
- Tammy said...
wow - that's very very impressive Ixel! Your first marathon AND a BQ! Congratulations. You obviously trained very well for this to achieve such a smokin' fast time!
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New Obama campaign ad focuses on economy
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election team, seeking to infuse a bit of positivity into the biting general election campaign, released a new television advertisement Monday portraying an America on the rise and urging voters to stick with the president.
In a shift from many of the campaign's earlier ads, this latest commercial focuses entirely on promoting Obama's record and makes no direct attacks on his presumptive Republican presidential rival, Mitt Romney.
The approach underscores the campaign's recognition that the president can't win a second term simply by attacking his opponent. Obama also needs to make the case that, despite continued economic unease, he has made things better for the American people and is the right steward for the economy going forward.
The commercial credits Obama with pulling the nation's economy back from the brink of recession and saving the U.S. automobile industry. It also highlights what the campaign sees as the president's foreign policy accomplishments, including killing Osama bin Laden and ending the war in Iraq.
In the ad, a narrator says of the U.S. economy, "We're not there yet, it's still too hard for too many. But we're coming back."
The Romney campaign responded swiftly, with spokeswoman Amanda Hennenberg said "Americans know they're not better off than they were four years ago." She ticked through areas of the economy where the Romney campaign says Obama has failed, including high gas prices and home foreclosures.
Fresh economic data out last week underscores the economic challenges Obama will have to overcome if he hopes to hold the White House. The economy added just 115,000 jobs in April. While the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1 percent, the decline was largely because more people stopped looking for work. People who are no longer looking for jobs are not counted as unemployed.
The new commercial follows Obama's back-to-back campaign rallies last weekend in Virginia and Ohio, where the president targeted Romney by name as a protector of the rich who will rubberstamp the agenda of GOP extremists in Congress. While Obama's team dubbed the rallies as the official launch of the president's campaign, Obama has been in re-election mode for months, headlining campaign fundraisers and holding official White House events in battleground states.
The Obama campaign said the new ad will air in nine politically important states: Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire, Iowa, North Carolina, Florida and Colorado.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is celebrating the birth of her first child.
The 25-year-old rapper welcomed Kulture Kiari Cephus during a post on Instagram Wednesday. The girl was born Tuesday.
The announcement comes two weeks after Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, confirmed she and rapper Offset, of the hip-hop group Migos, had secretly married in September 2017.
This is the fourth child for 26-year-old Offset, whose real name is Kiari Cephus.
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Dear Cousin Lizzie
I am seated this pleasant afternoon for the purpose of writing you a few lines in answer to your very welcom letter that I received on the 21st of last month but as we were on the march at that time and have been ever since I could not write.
We were the 4th corps at Galesville Alabama when I received your letters and no are now at Pulaski Tenn about Seventy miles south of Nashville. We came to Chattanooga and took the cars thare and came to Athens Ala and from thare we came here. this is a very nice little town. I should like to stay here this winter if we could but thare is no such good luck for us. We left Atlanta on the third of last month and we have been marching pretty near evry day since. the Johnies thought they would make us a little trouble. so they moved around on are railtracks. they have made us a great deal of trouble but I am thinking that they mite get themselves into trouble before they get out of it.
it is reported that the whole of Heards army is moving on this place and if that is true we may expect to have something to do in a few days. there is nothing here but our camp and about twenty five thousand cavelry but I guess we can hold them in check until Sherman comes up. we are fortifying this place so the Johnies will have to fight a little if they drive us out of here.
I was glad to hear that you liked that part of the country for when I was thare I did not like it very well but I suppose it is different from what it was then. I think if I ever get out of the army alive that I shall visit that part of the world again. I have about nine months to stay yet. the drafted men are begining to come in to the army pretty fast now. we have not got any in the Battery yet for we have only got four guns now and we have men enough.
I saw Ezra Spera when we came through Chattanooga. he was waiting for his discharge. I received a letter from Amelia some time ago but I have not answered it yet for I have not had time. I will answer it tomorrow if I get time. I have not had any mail from Randolph for some time. I think they might write if I did not. I must close for it is getting late. my respects to all enquiring friends. Write soon. I remain your cousin Mack
excuse mistakes
adress to
Batt A 1st O.L.A.
4th A.C.
Nashville Tenn
The envelope was addressed to Miss Lizzie Berlin, Lock, Elkhart Co. Indiana. I have no idea who "cousin Mack" is.
See The Berlin Family :: List of The Letters for a complete listing of all of the family letters.


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[d20 Modern] Adding mechanics
February 05, 2011, 07:51:28 PM »
I've been reflecting over my (admittedly short) time playing d20 Modern and Mutants and Masterminds and decided some of the mechanics required serious overhaul to reflect the more realistic, fast-paced and lethal combat system that I desired. Two things struck me as conspicuously missing from the d20 system: Suppression and Bleeding. I've spent time since drafting ideas for the mechanics. Any references to nanoprograms have to do with a dramatically changed magic system, the information regarding which is still not fully finished. Autofire is a 3-round burst attack, while Suppressive Fire has the same functionality as d20's Autofire. Combat Endurance Threshold is the less brutal replacement for MDT, instead it is a large factor in determining how much Bleeding is received by a character.
Suppressive Fire
The doctrines of modern combat have changed little since the time of the Superpower Wars. Modern ranged combat acknowledges that the common infantryman is likely incapable of engaging targets at long range with any precision. This is the job of a marksman. Common infantry have another tool at their disposal: the doctrine of Suppressive Fire. The sound (and sight, if tracer rounds are used) of a bullet flying by brings up a deep, primal fear of death. That fear will cause most anyone to cower behind cover or hit the dirt, effectively neutralizing them.
In the game world, Suppressive Fire is handled as a special attack. The shooter fires a large number of rounds rather rapidly in the target's general direction, typically 20. The target then must make a DC15 Will save with the (Attacker's Level/5) added. The target (or targets) may add their Level/5 to their save result. Failure will render the target(s) Suppressed. Becoming Suppressed causes the target to lose their next half action, inflicts -5 Initiative (often causing the target to become lower in the initiative order), inflicts -5 Ranged Attack and causes the target to drop prone (unsaveably interrupting their current action or skill check). Weapons with a High Rate of Fire bonus raise the DC of the Will save by +2 for each additional point of High RoF. Tracer rounds add an additional +1 to the Resist DC.
Suppressive Fire can be readied, allowing the user to attempt Suppression only if the target attempts an action. This means Suppression can be used tactically as an interrupt or area-denial tool as well, not just in face-to-face combat.
A Suppressed target may break the Suppression by making a Will save equal to the DC of the Resist save, with their Level/5 added to their result. The DC of the save goes down by 2 for each round they are not attacked with Suppressive Fire. They begin making this Will save the round after they are attacked with Suppressive Fire. If the Will save is successful, they may rise from the prone position, and regain their former Attack score, but the Initiative loss persists. They will occupy that spot in the turn order unless they Delay or Ready an action. A Suppressed target also takes an additional -2 penalty to Will saves against Suppression for as long as they are Suppressed.
For example: say 'Boomer' Glados has taken position over a courtyard facing one entryway. She has Readied a Suppressive Fire action, waiting for foes to enter the chokepoint. Two enemy riflemen enter the courtyard through the one door, right next to each other. She empties 20 rounds with a Suppressive Fire action into the area, causing both soldiers to drop prone and cower, losing a half action and taking +10 Damage. They both roll Will saves and one succeeds, He stands up from prone, consuming his remaining half action.
With a semi-automatic weapon (or a weapon that can't fire the large stream of rounds required, for example due to a smaller magazine size) Suppressive Fire uses 5 rounds, affects a 2m x 4m area, deals no Damage and uses a DC(10+Attacker's Level/5) Will save with the defender's Level/5 added to his result. An additional 5 rounds increases the area of effect to 4m x 4m and raises the DC of the Will save by 2.
Multiple allies may coordinate Suppressive Fire on the same target area. They may either choose to delay their actions until they may all use Suppressive Fire at the same time (increasing the resist DC by 4 for each ally) or attempt to further Suppress an already Suppressed target. If a Suppressed target is Suppressed again, they lose an additional Half action and take an additional -2 Attack penalty.
Though modern combat has given battlefield medics powerful tools such as nanotechnology and regenerative bandaging, soldiers still sometimes die to simple bleeding. Though a few wounds won't kill the soldier, the more holes poked into him, the faster he will lose all-important lifeblood. Big holes are an even bigger problem, as even modern body armor cannot stop everything. While a shell from an anti-material rifle may not extinguish the target's lifespark immediately, the gaping wound will surely leave him dead in seconds.
A soldier's resiliency directly affects how quickly he will bleed to death. A Civilian Nanomagician could bleed to death rapidly from a blow that would merely annoy a Zayl-Ych Enforcer. Every time a character is forced to make a CET save, they accrue one tick of Bleeding whether they are successful or not. If they fail, they endure an additional ([20-Con mod]/4) ticks of Bleeding (Minimum 1). For every 7 Damage a character takes in one attack, they must make a DC20 Fortitude save or accrue one tick of Bleeding. Every time a character drops down a Health tier, they must make a DC20 Fortitude save or accrue a tick of Bleeding. Every time a character takes more than (20+Con mod) Damage in one round, they must make a DC20 Fortitude save or accrue one tick of Bleeding. This save is only made once per round. These saves can be made multiple times in one round unless noted. Multiple ticks of Bleeding may be incurred with a single attack, for example, the 7 Damage tick(s), the (20+Con mod) tick and the CET tick. A battlefield healer must be sure to take even simple Bleeding into account when prioritizing healing. Bleeding that goes untended could take an ally out of action at a most inopportune time, or be impossible to heal past.
Bleeding may be healed by the use of nanotechnology (5 points healing/1 tick Bleeding), bandages (3 points healing/1 tick Bleeding, or 2 points healing/1 tick Bleeding w/ Combat Medic), or Surgery (Stop Bleeding damage for duration of Surgery attempt, restore [Medicine ranks * 1] points Bleeding upon success, restore [Medicine ranks * 2] points Bleeding upon success with Combat Medic). Bleeding may also be healed by use of a Greater Swarm Purge (3 ticks Bleeding/condition purged).
Looking for constructive advice, be it a simple "Learn game mechanics 101 you moron!" or something more eloquent.
Callan S.
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Re: [d20 Modern] Adding mechanics
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February 05, 2011, 08:11:30 PM »
Just with the surpressive fire, it seems like it suffers from 'sit there and not do very much' issues. I don't know if you've ever played and been under a hold spell...your simply not playing anymore, yet are generally socially obligated to sit at the table - it's a design that is really contrary to normal real world social interaction and participation. Which probably isn't a concern of anyone of a simulationist inclination (when it's not happening to them).
In terms of that I'd instead think of penalties to hit (though then you get into whiff rolls/I miss so much I may as well not be participating), or perhaps you shoot more bullets than normal, in fear, eating up clips at an alarming rate.
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February 06, 2011, 08:56:59 AM »
I think Callan S has a good point about supressing fire; it shouldn't be a mechanic whose job is to make things happen more slowly. To it more active, could you give bonus to allies who are trying to advance? If one ally is supressing, another can move between cover and have significantly less chance of being hit. This nudges players towards making more proactive, aggressive actions, which hopefully ups the drama, and fits in with the ethos of
fire and movement
As to bleeding; why distinguish it from normal damage? You could assume that bleeding is common in gun trauma, and so normal damage includes bleeding. Then there's no need for a separate mechanic.
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February 06, 2011, 12:46:42 PM »
I am not sure if this is the place for my opinion, but I did just want to say that D20 Modern is by far my least favorite system that I've ever encountered. It has a particularly bad compromise between a D&D style class system and a classless system, it nonsensically throws in a bunch of D&D fantasy crap into a modern setting without taking any of the painstaking effort that Shadowrun does to make it thematically consistent, stylistically consistent, internally logical, or cool. If I wanted to do d20 Modern I would probably just use the rules for modern and futuristic weapons in the Dungeons Masters Guide of D&D 3.5 and go from there.
And as you mentioned it earlier it certainly does not have combat that is fast based or lethal. If you want that, you might consider Shadowrun, nWoD (note, I have not played with every splatgame, so I don't know what breaks what, but the vanilla system seems fairly reasonable) or any of a hundred less well known systems the good folks around here could recommend.
I have never played Mutants & Masterminds and hence have no comment on it.
Onto the mechanics:
I disagree with the choice--although I do think it's interesting--to model autofire with anything involving a will save. Rather, I would have suppressive fire cause all characters who move or act in the suppressed area to make a Reflex save on their turn (at the end of their turn), with a DC equal to 10 + the suppressing character's attack bonus, or suffer the weapon's base damage. Characters who do nothing but take cover on their turn don't have to make the Reflex Save. Characters who have partial cover and are returning fire take some arbitrary penalty/bonus on their Reflex save/attack. For instance, a character firing from behind a crate while being suppressed gets -4 to their attack rolls and +4 to their Reflex save. A character who isn't taking cover at all and just spends the turn moving/acting/attacking at no penalty gets no penalty on their attack but no bonus on the Reflex save. If you start your turn, end your turn, or move through the suppressed area you have to make the save. As to how large the suppressed area would be, I would say that a 10'x10' square seems fair. Naturally only weapons with autofire should be capable of suppression and it should chew through a lot of bullets. Suppressing should take a Full Round Action and if multiple characters suppress the same area, characters in that area must make multiple Reflex saves.
I hope this suggestion is helpful to you, I designed it around a compromise between the mechanic you had suggested and what said you wanted to accomplish (realism or genre realism).
Note that this WILL have the effect of slowing things down if combatants are cautious, which is precisely what suppressive fire does in real life firefights, slow the enemy down and keep them behind cover.
As far as bleeding is concerned, I *think* I agree with SteveCooper but I don't know enough about Mutants and Masterminds to be absolutely sure. I think what you really want to inject some realism are SR/WoD style WOUND PENALTIES which d20 Modern afaik has no way of rendering, and would have to be pretty seriously hacked to include.
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Re: [d20 Modern] Adding mechanics
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February 06, 2011, 07:27:40 PM »
Devon, your suggestion was quite good. That is the kind of advice I was looking for. Perhaps you're right and the player should be the one making the choice, rather than a Will save. I hadn't even considered it. I will take that into account.
I have little experience with other systems, so I appreciate the pointers. I completely agree on both points regarding d20 Modern, which is why I sought to improve it. With the modifications I planned to make, it was to become much... more consistent. And the class system was to be better. The other goal of my modifications was to encourage the use of melee weapons, by making the role of ranged combatants suppression and elimination of support personnel so the melee could close the distance. I'd especially appreciate any pointers toward other systems where suppression is implemented.
As to wound penalties, I had already decided to adopt a system similar to d&d4, where to begin getting penalties after you drop below certain % of health. I was looking to bleeding to make 'magic' healing less effective than bandages. Should I be looking to start a new thread with the entire modified game system in it? As I explain this, it occurs to me that the system has been changed so dramatically it has little to do with d20 except it uses the same die. I'd almost call it scope creep, I guess. I set out to make the d20 system extremely unforgiving, with combat being a very lethal affair. Basically, one bad call on a squad commander's part could set the entire team up for failure.
Then again, when things get that unforgiving, gamers might just go 'screw this, let's play something else.' I guess I don't know. Should I post the ruleset?
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