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You may read that Egypt officially and unofficially angry from the Iranians. The conservative Iranian parties are insisting to insult Egypt and its people. The so-called Committee for commemoration of Martyrs of global Islamic Movement produced a documentary from about year called "The execution of a Pharaoh". The Pharaoh here is not Moses' but He is late President Mohammed Anwar El-Sadat of Egypt.
The film praises and glorifies the assassination of President Sadat and those who did it ,describing it as a divine operation.
The film was screened in some festival held by that committee in Tehran last week and since then it caused anger in Egypt.
As usual lady Ruqaya El-Sadat is defending her brother legacy along with her bold cousin MP Talaat El-Sadat , Jihan El-Sadat and her clan seemed to be absent from the scene , seriously as if that man were not her husband , that lady from Egypt with my all respect is not a shy person ,every now and then she speaks in the media causing controversy for her memories as a first lady. I am tough on her because she is not defending her husband as it should be. Even his sister Journalist/Writer Skina El-Sadat attacked the film in TV "In the photo".
Cousins Ruqaya and Talaat are going to sue that committee for this insult.
At last thank God an official response came as it should , in fact it came three times ,once in a press conference attended by the FM and the second the objection of the parliament .
which is more powerful from diplomatic point view as the Egypt had called the Iran's envoy officially to protest against the Screening of the documentary.
The envoy in his turn tried to save the day but in vain
It does not represent the the official point of view , it is an independent work , Sadat was a hero
He said so ,but again it was too late.
I do not think that it is independent , after all there is a powerful censorship in Iran. Also if you remember there was a square in Tehran that used to be named after "Khaled Islamboly" ; the man who killed President Sadat. As far as I know as a gesture to come closer to Egypt during President Khatami era , the name of the square was changed to another one.
Just little nice information ,I think some of Khaled Islamboly family members used to live in Iran.
To tell you the truth ,I do not know why those conservative parties interfere in other countries' internal issues. This is an internal issue of Egypt. The assassination of her President is a 100% Egyptian matter. If they want to discuss it then they should discuss it in a neutral honest way to present as an act of cowards against the teachings of Islam. Already It is against Islam to show a corpse of dead man naked , yes as I read in the news report they used the infamous leaked photo published from 3 years ago in Egypt in the documentary.
Already as far as I read the film hosts Iranian national security experts who only read about the incident from their resources and show the sad film of the last October military Parade Egypt would witness. Those experts do not have any clue about the incident , which is the holy grail of Egyptian X-Files in my humble point of view. Those experts forgot to read the reports and books saying that the Islamic group was used as a pawn in the assassination of President Sadat in order to put an end to an era. They do not know or ignore that the one who funded the group turned to be a Palestinian working for the Mossad according to the investigation of Hassan Abu Pasha "late interior ministry". The so-called experts do not know that Islamboly and his co. managed to go in and do what they had done because of larger conspiracy, Talaat El-Sadat paid the price of just hunting to it.
Time will tell , seriously , Because from the Name of God is justice. Some day the whole truth about the Sadat assassination will be revealed to the entire world and I do not know that what this committee will feel about.
This is not a perfect time for such insults , Iran needs Egypt in its side and the Egyptian people regardless of their current leadership will not accept this repeated insults. Polls always show that President Sadat is still popular. I do not know how they feel in Iran if we produce a similar documentary about our friend the Shah ,well probably nothing.
I know that those people do not represent the majority from the Iranian population ,judging from the Iranian blogs there are generations who are refusing these old thoughts of exporting the Iranian revolution altogether. but unfortnately those generations do not rule Iran.
By the way I have a silly Question , All this hate to President Sadat from the Iranian side because officially he signed a Peace treaty with the Israelis , ok what about Syria and its indirect negotiations with the Israelis ?? And Hezbollah's indirect negotiations with the Israelis ??
By the way here are some nice photos from the time when an Egyptian girl ruled Iran as an Empress and she was the most beautiful and classy Empress that ruled Iran till the revolution.


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Using the Dice Roller
Dice Basics
Since dice are an essential part of many RPG systems, we have fully implemented an advanced dice roller on Myth-Weavers. Due to this, dice rolls can be placed anywhere in any post, even interwoven with in-game text.
If you're familiar with rolling dice for tabletop RPGs, this should be easy. Just type in whatever you want to roll and then put [DICE] and [/DICE] tags around it. For example, [DICE]1d20+1[/DICE] turns into:
----------------------------------------------------(rolling dice=#dice then die type +/- modifier) |Dice Roll: 1d20+1 |( 1 d20 +1) |d20 Results: 19 (Total = 20) |( ^ ^ ^) ----------------------------------------------------([#dice] [die type] [modifier])
If you want the dice roll to only show when someone puts their mouse over the right text in your post, use the roll tags, like this: [ROLL=your in-post text]the roll[/ROLL].
For example, "Bob Geezercackler [ROLL=hits]1d20+1[/ROLL] the kobold with his Walking Stick Of Destiny!" becomes:
Bob Geezercackler ⚃hits the kobold with his Walking Stick Of Destiny! ---------------------------------------------------- |Dice Roll: 1d20+1 | |d20 Results: 19 (Total = 20) | ----------------------------------------------------
Note that the roll box only appears when you move your mouse over the image of the die.
It's as easy as that. The and buttons on the post editing tools can do the same thing. Of course, there are many more options for advanced rolling, as well as an explanation of basic dice syntax for those completely new to dice-rolling.
Basic Syntax
This refers to the proper way to type out a dice roll at Myth-Weavers, regardless of the way it is finally displayed. This is a review for those not familiar with standard dice notation used in most RPGs.
Number of Dice d Number of Sides + Modifier
- (Number of Dice) – This represents the number of dice being rolled of the same type. For example, if you are rolling two standard 6-sided dice, the number placed at the beginning of the sequence will be 2. (2d6)(1st # is # of dice rolled)
- NOTE: It is always necessary to include a number of dice being rolled, even if that number is "1". This number must be an integer.(no decimals, fractions, etc.)
- d – The letter "dee" is simply an abbreviation that represents the word die/dice. It is always necessary to include "d" in any dice roll.(must include "d")(examples:d4,d6,d8,d10,d12,d20)
- (Number of Sides) – This represents the number of sides on each of the dice being rolled. For example. if you're rolling a 20-sided die, 20 would be the number you place here, after "d". Including the number of sides of the dice rolled is always necessary.
- (+ Modifier) – A modifier is optional. This is where you can add or subtract a number from the result of the dice rolled. Only "+" or "-" can be used, and no spaces are necessary. You can only have one modifier per dice roll. If your "actual" roll has several bonuses(+) and penalties(-), sum them up and put the resulting modifier here.
(Modifiers are added into the total result of the roll afterwards. If modifiers apply to different dice, roll separately then add the results together.) [1d6+1] [dice result = 5 (total = 6)]+[1d6-5] [dice result = 6 (total = 1)] [(total = 7)]
(NOTE: not sure if syntax will agree use with caution.)
Here are few examples of what you've just learned:
- 1d6 ... means... "Roll one six-sided die."
- 3d20 ... means... "Roll three twenty-sided dice."
- 2d12+6 ... means... "Roll two twelve-sided dice and then add 6 to the result."
- 5d4-3 ... means... "Roll five four-sided dice and then subtract three from the result."
Preventing Cheating
In order to prevent cheating, the dice here are programmed to show a big, highlighted warning if anyone tampers with the results or presentation of the rolls. These are the conditions that will cause a warning to appear.
- Altering the order of dice in a post.
- Editing the dice in a dice string.
- Adding new dice strings before or between existing dice
- Deleting already-rolled dice from a post.
If you accidentally cause a warning to occur, it can be fixed by returning the dice to their original order and contents, if possible. Conditions 2 and 3 above cannot be fixed completely. Many other dice rolling systems allow reposting deleted rolls in order to get a better result. This isn't possible here. Dice roll results are always saved and deletion and then subsequent reposting of dice roll will simply lead to the same results.
Note that you can still go back and edit the text of a post without causing a warning, as long as you don't cause any changes in the dice.
Dice Tags Summary
Dice tags are the bits of BBCode that members can enter into their game posts to produce random dice rolls. Depending on which tags are used, a dice roll is presented in a different way. This article focuses on explaining the exact workings of the different tags available.
If you are unfamiliar with online dice, you should probably read the Dice Basics article first. If you're interested in finding out more about the different advanced options for the rolls themselves, check out the Advanced Dice Options help article.
Right now there are four major types of tags for rolling dice at Myth-Weavers.
- [Dice] - The most basic, everything is shown in the post.
- [Roll] - Text of your choosing is shown in the post, but when you move your mouse cursor over the text, the dice roll appears in a temporary hovering popup.
- [SheetDice] (or [SD]) - Makes a roll type of your choice (like an attack or a check), automatically using info from your character sheet, and then displays it like a normal [Dice].
- [SheetRoll] (or [SR]) - Makes a roll type of your choice (like an attack or a check), automatically using info from your character sheet, and then displays it like a normal [Roll].
SheetDice and SheetRoll are specialized enough that they have their own article, Sheet Dice Rolls. [Dice] and [Roll] are explained below.
[Dice] Tags
Dice Tags are very easy to use and produce clear outputs. Here is how they are set up.
[dice=Custom Title]Dice Roll[/dice]
- dice - Dice Tags consist of an opening tag placed in front of the dice roll and closing tag (which always includes a slash) placed after the dice roll. Note: No spaces are allowed inbetween the tag brackets and the dice roll itself.
- Custom Title – This part is optional, including the "=" sign. If used, whatever is entered after the "=" becomes the visible title for the roll.
Example without a custom title: [dice]1d20+5[/dice] Example with a custom title: [dice=Spot Check]1d20+5[/dice]
Once the dice rolls placed inside Dice Tags are posted, they are transformed into a framed box showing your custom title (if any), the type of dice roll, the individual dice results, and the total result (after all of the advanced options are inlcuded).
It is possible to put several different dice rolls inside a single set of Dice Tags. To do this, individual dice rolls must be separated by a space. You cannot, however, add multiple different dice together.
Example: [dice]1d20+5 1d20+4 1d20+3 1d20+2 1d20+1[/dice]
In order to quickly insert Dice Tags, you can use the following icon located on the top tool bar in both the 'Quick Reply' box and 'Advanced Reply' box.
[Roll] Tags
One of the most unique features you will find on MW is our pop-up dice roll using Roll Tags. This feature can be used by players and DMs to make in-game dice rolls without disrupting the flow of the text. This is the structure of the command:
[roll=Text;Custom Title]Dice rolls[/roll]
When you look at the syntax above, you can observe that it is a bit different than the dice tags. Let's examine each section separately.
- roll - Note that 'dice' is replaced with 'roll' in both beginning and closing tags.
- Text – This is the text in your post that will link to the popup dice roll. (See the screenshot below)
- Custom Title – This part is optional, and can be used to create a title inside of the popup. When you want a custom title, don't forget to include a semicolon [;] after the 'Text' section.
Lets use the following example:
Bob [roll=hits;Damage]1d20[/roll] the hill giant with a walking stick.
In post, this will take this form:
To see the Dice Roll, all you need to do is hover your mouse over the small dice icon or the linked words. Clicking on the text is not necessary.
Roll tags can be easily accessed from top tool bar in the 'Advanced Reply' box by clicking on the icon showing a six-sided die behind a red "R".
Using Symbols In Roll Text: Some standard symbols are part of the dice roller's syntax, and thus cannot be used in roll text. You cannot use the following symbols: ampersand (&), semicolon (;), less-than (<), greater-than (>), or quotation marks ("). Apostrophes (') are still acceptable.
Advanced Dice Options
These are the advanced options for rolling dice at Myth-Weavers. If you're new here, make certain you read the Dice Basics help article first before jumping in here. If you are looking for the different ways to display dice rolls, check out the Dice Tag Summary article as well.
All of the options here are just that -- optional. You can probably get by just using the basic dice for everything, but these options can help automate and speed your games along if you're willing to take the time to learn how to use them.
With the exception of the "repeat rolls" option, all of these options are added after the basic XdY+Z part of the roll, and can be added in any order. If the option requires a number and none is provided, the system will treat it as if a "1" had been used.
Also, you can use multiple options at the same time.
Here is a basic list of the available advanced dice options, explained in more detail below.
- Repeat Rolls - Number m - Repeats the same roll "number" times.
- Drop Dice - v Number - Drops the lowest "number" of dice in a roll.
- Keep Dice - ^ Number - Keeps the highest "number" of dice in a roll.
- Keep Lowest Dice - k Number - Keeps the lowest "number" of dice in a roll.
- Reroll Dice - r Number - Rerolls any dice that come up equal to or lower than "number."
- Multiply Total - * Number - Multiplies the dice total by "number"
- Divide Total - / Number - Divides the dice total by "number"
- Result-Dependent Text - q Number - Changes what text is shown for a [Roll] depending on whether the total is "number" or higher.
- Exploding - e - Adds an extra dice every time a die comes up as the maximum.
- Success-Counting - s Number - Counts as successes the number of dice that land equal to or higher than "number."
- Success-Canceling - c - Cancels out a success every time a die lands on "1" (the minimum).
- Bonus Successes - a - Adds a success every time a die lands on the maximum for that dice type.
- Failure-Counting - x Number - Counts as failures the number of dice that land equal to or lower than "number".
- Sum Total - (All Dice)t - Adds the sum of all dice together.
- Show result in title - z - Only for roll tags, includes the result in the title of the roll. Must appear at end of dice string
- Under success counting - u- counts how many steps of 10 (for 1d100) or 5 (for d20) or 1 (any other die) the result is compared to the threshold
- Sort - o - sorts the dice from lowest to highest
- Ars Magica - b - rolls a multiplier on a 1 and botch dice on a 10
- Fate/Fudge dice - F - Rolls dice for the Fate system (-1, 0 or +1)
- Image dice - I - Rolls special image based dice for certain game systems
A note on abbreviations -- For the sake of clarity in the following option explanations, the basic dice syntax of Number of Dice(x) d Number of Sides(y) + Modifier will be simplified just to XdY.
Repeated Roll Sets
This option allows you to roll multiple versions of the same dice-roll setup. This includes repeating all other advanced options for each version of the roll. The only difference between rolls sets will be how the dice themselves randomly turn out.
Numberm – In this case 'number' represents the number of times you would like to repeat the following roll.
- Example 1: 3m4d6 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice three separate times."
- Example 2: 10m3d20 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice ten separate times."
Drop dice
This feature is used to "drop," which means to not count, a certain number of dice from the final result of a roll.
vNumber – In this case 'number' represents the number of lowest dice rolls you want to discard.
- Example 1: 4d6v1 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice, then discard the 1 lowest die."
- Example 2: 3d20v2 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice, then discard the 2 lowest dice."
Keep the Highest
This option is used to "keep," which means to only count, a certain subset of the dice rolled, particularly the highest ones.
^Number – In this case 'number' represents the number of highest dice rolls you want to keep.
- Example 1: 4d6^3 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice, but only keep the 3 highest."
- Example 2: 3d20^1 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice, but only keep the 1 highest."
Keep the Lowest
This option is used to "keep," which means to only count, a certain subset of the dice rolled, particularly the lowest ones.
kNumber – In this case 'number' represents the number of lowest dice rolls you want to keep.
- Example 1: 2d20k1 ... means... "Roll two 20-sided dice, but only keep the lowest."
- Example 2: 6d20k3 ... means... "Roll six 20-sided dice, but only keep the 3 lowest."
This feature allows you to reroll all dice that come up a certain number or lower. Only the final results are shown.
rNumber – In this case 'number' represents the number you want to reroll.
- Example 1: 4d6r1 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice and reroll any 1s that turn up."
- Example 2: 3d20r5 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice, and reroll anything that comes up 5 or lower."
Multiply or Divide Total
This option allows you to multiply or divide the result of roll, after all other modifications, by a set number. This number can be any number in decimal format, not just integers.
- Number – In this case 'number' represents the number you want to multiply the dice results by. You can replace *Number with /Number if you wish to divide the dice results instead.
This option takes the place of the (+ or - Modifier) basic syntax, so you cannot use + or - in conjunction with * or /
- Example 1: 4d6*1.5 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice, and then multiply the result by 1.5."
- Example 2: 3d20*0.75 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice, and then multiply the result by 0.75."
- Example 3: 4d6/1.5 ... means... "Roll four 6-sided dice, and then divide the result by 1.5."
- Example 4: 3d20/0.75 ... means... "Roll three 20-sided dice, and then divide the result by 0.75."
Exploding Rolls
This option causes the dice roller to roll an extra die whenever a die in your normal roll lands as the maximum for that dice type. For example, if you roll "10" on a ten-sided dice, this option will automatically roll you another 10-sided dice. If the extra dice rolled come up as the maximum, they also add an extra die.
e - Does not require any associated number (in which case the highest number on the dice is the default). A target can be provided.
- Example 1: 1d20e ... means ... "Roll one twenty sided die, and if it comes up as "20," roll another twenty-sided die."
- Example 2: 4d10e .... means... "Roll four ten-sided dice, and whenever any of them come up "10," roll another ten-sided die."
- Example 3: 3d10e8 ... means ... "Roll 3 ten-sided dice, and whenever any of them come up 8 or higher, roll another
This option will count the number of dice in a roll that meet or exceed a set number. If you are adding a modifier (e.g. +A or -B) to the roll, the modifier will be added to each individual die in a roll to see if they meet the success-number.
sNumber – In this case 'number' represents the number that the dice have to be equal to or greater than to count as a success.
- Example 1: 4d10s7 ... means... "Roll four 10-sided dice, and count the number of times a die lands as 7 or higher.
- Example 2: 5d100s75 ... means... "Roll five 100-sided dice, and count the number of times the a die is 75 or higher."
- Example 3: 3d10+1s9 ... means... "Roll three ten-sided dice. If any one of those results plus one is equal to or greater than 9, count it as a success."
Canceling Successes
This option causes a roll of the minimum on a die to cancel out a success. This can result in negative successes if there are more cancels than successes. Naturally, this option only works in combination with the success-counting option, explained above.
c - Does not require any associated number.
- Example 1: 4d10s7c ... means... "Roll four 10-sided dice, and count the number of times a die lands as 7 or higher. If a die lands as "1," remove a success."
- Example 2: 5d100s75c ... means... "Roll five 100-sided dice, and count the number of times the a die is 75 or higher. If a die lands as "1," remove a success."
- Example 3: 3d10+1s9c ... means... "Roll three ten-sided dice. If any one of those results plus one is equal to or greater than 9, count it as a success. If a die lands as "1," remove a success."
Adding Bonus Successes
This option causes a roll of the maximum on a die to add an extra success. Naturally, this option only works in combination with the success-counting option, explained above. XdYsNumbera
a - Does not require any associated number.
- Example 1: 4d10s7a ... means... "Roll four 10-sided dice, and count the number of times a die lands as 7 or higher. If a die lands as "10," add an extra success."
- Example 2: 5d100s75a ... means... "Roll five 100-sided dice, and count the number of times the a die is 75 or higher. If a die lands as "100," add an extra success."
- Example 3: 4d10s7ac ... means "Roll four 10-sided dice, and count the number of times a die comes out 7 or higher. If a die lands as "10," add an extra success. If a die lands as "1," remove a success.
Counting Failures
This option only works in conjunction with the s (success counting) flag, and will also count failures.
- Example: 4d10s7x2 ... means... "Roll four 10-sided dice, and count as success the number of times a die lands as 7 or higher. In addition, count all rolls of 2 or less as failues.
Result-Checking Roll Text
This option checks to see whether the roll meets or is less than a given number, and then picks between two sets of text to display. This option only works for the [Roll] tag, described in the dice tag summary article.
[Roll=pass message text ; popup header text ; fail message text] XdYqNumber [/Roll]
qNumber – If the dice roll total is greater than or equal to 'number,' the roll counts as a "pass" result, and the "pass message text" is displayed. If the roll total is less than 'number,' the roll counts as a "fail" result and the "fail message text" is displayed.
For example, a character trying to attack something may want a different message to appear for the roll depending on whether or not it hit. In this example, the target number is 17.
[Roll= Bob's sword lands solidly ; The Attack Roll ; Bob's sword swishes harmlessly through the air]1d20+5q17[/Roll]
If the roll passes by totaling at least the target number, it would look like this... If the roll fails, it would look like this...
Sum Total
This option rolls all dice and adds them together.
- Example 1: 1d8 1d4 2d6+5t means "Roll an eight-sided die, a four-sided die, and two six-sided dice plus five, and add all the results together."
- Example 2: 1d4+3 1d6 14d6 1d6t means "Roll a four-sided die plus three, a six-sided die, fourteen more six-sided dice, and another six-sided die, and add all the results together."
Show Result
This option shows the result of a roll (not dice) in the title, so a mouse over is not needed. The z must appear at the end of the flag list, and can be included in more than one dice within a roll tag.
For example, "Bob [roll=attacks]1d20+4z[/roll] the troll" would show as Bob attacks (16) the troll (assuming the result was a 16)
Under Success
Counts how many steps of 10 (for 1d100) or 5 (for d20 ) or 1 (any other die) the result is compared to the threshold.
- Example: 1d100u50 would give a result of "1 success" for any value 40-50 2 successes for 30-39, 3 success for 20-29 etc. It will also give 1 failure for 51-60, etc.
Ars Magica
1d10bX Ars Magica involves a 1d10 roll. On a one (and successive 1s) the final non - one is multiplied by 2^number of ones. For example, a roll of 1,1,3 results in 4x3=12 (the two ones mean a x4 multiplier. Three ones would be a 8x multiplier) A 10 indicates a possible "botch". The number of botch dice is indicated by the number after the b (X).
Note that the b flag automatically sets the dice to 1d10 regardless of what dice were originally rolled.
Fate/Fudge Dice
Fate dice are a special syntax. Instead of a number representing the number of sides of the dice, use a capital F
Image dice
<num>dI<num><extra flags>
This is another special syntax, for games like Descent which use entirely custom "image" dice. Instead of a number representing the number of sides of the dice, use a capital I followed by a number representing the game system, followed by extra flags as needed.
System 1: Descent: Journeys in the Dark
example: 1dI1y1b1r1u1g1n1 will roll one of each dice type. the 1dI1 is mandatory. The first "1" is actually irrelevant but needed for our dice parser. the "dI" lets the dice roller know it is image dice. The second "1" Indicates it is this game system, "Descent".
Follow this by a 1 letter abbreviation of the dice color followed by the number of dice of that color.
- b: black
- u: blue
- r: red
- g: grey
- y: yellow
- n: brown
Note: If rolling a 1 of a dice, the actual "1" for the number of dice is optional.
In other words:
- 1dI1y1b1r1u1g1n1 is the same as 1dI1ybrugn
- 1dI1y3b1n2 is the same as 1dI1y3bn2
System 2: Edge of Empire Star Wars
example: 1dI2bsadpcf will roll one of each dice type. the 1dI2 is mandatory. The first "1" is actually irrelevant but needed for our dice parser. the "dI" lets the dice roller know it is image dice. The "2" Indicates it is this game system, "Edge of Empire".
Follow this by a 1 letter abbreviation of the dice type followed by the number of dice of that color.
- b: boost (blue)
- s: setback (black)
- a: ability (green)
- d: difficulty (purple)
- p: proficiency (yellow)
- c: challenge (red)
- f or j: force (white)
Because of other dice codes, the "f" flag will not work if it is the first or only dice type to be rolled. It will still work if not the first. j has been added as an equivalent, which will work as the first, or only, dice type.
Note: If rolling a 1 of a dice, the actual "1" for the number of dice is optional.
Addendum: EotE also has a set of smiles which represent each of the dice types. These are accessed via :name: the code is case sensitive with the first letter capitalized. For example, :Boost:
Sheet Dice Rolls
This feature allows players to roll dice for their characters in a post without having to check their character sheets. The sheet dice feature automatically finds the right bonus for the type of roll you request and rolls the dice for your character. If you want to learn how to manually create rolls, check out the Dice Basics article first.
In the simplest form, it looks like this:
[SHEETDICE=RollType][/SHEETDICE] or [SHEETROLL=RollType;Text][/SHEETROLL]
Right now, this works for the following roll types on D20 type sheets:
- Any of the ability scores. A basic ability check is rolled.
- str (Strength)
- dex (Dexterity)
- con (Constitution)
- int (Intelligence)
- wis (Wisdom)
- cha (Charisma)
- init (Initiative)
- The saving throws
- ref (Reflex)
- for (Fortitude)
- will (Will)
- Any skill check, by the full name of the skill.
- If you want to make custom d20 checks, you can fill in one of the blank skill sections with any name and modifier you want.
- An attack with a weapon, w. You also need to specify which weapon slot number, (1, 2, or 3), and whether the attack is a standard attack, s, or a full attack, f. For full attacks to work properly, the attack values must be separated by slashes, like: 12/7. It also rolls damage for you.
- Example 1: w1s ... means... "a standard attack with weapon 1."
- Example 2: w2f ... means ... "a full attack with weapon 2."
- For 4e, w#s refers to the Quick Look Up boxes.
As explained in the "Dice Tag Summary" explanation article, the "DICE" tag version puts the dice right into the post, while the "ROLL" tag version makes the dice hidden until someone puts the mouse cursor over the chosen text.
In order to use this feature, you must have made a character sheet and then applied it to a game. The sheetrolls only work in the game forum(s) that a character has been applied to. For more information on how to apply a character to a game, see the character sheet help article. The [SHEETDICE][/SHEETDICE] parts of the tags can be shortened to [SD][/SD] and the [SHEETROLL] and [/SHEETROLL] tags can be shortened to [SR] and [/SR]
If a GM uses a sheet-rolling dice tag in a game, it will roll that check for all of the characters in the game. This makes it easy to quickly determine the success or failure of a given roll for a whole group of characters. For example, this could be used to see which party members succeed on a Will saving throw or a Listen check without having to go back and check every one of the character sheets or the GM screen.
Alternatively, a GM can use the CharacterNumber option (see full syntax below) to roll for only a specific character. The GM can also roll for more than one character by separating each Sheet ID Number with a comma.
The Full Syntax
The syntax is the same for [SheetDice], except for the fact that the Text section is unused.
- CharacterNumber: This is only needed if you have more than one character in a game. If you do, check the Sheet ID Number of the characters by opening up their sheets and looking at their URL. The last number you see is the Sheet ID Number. The character with the lowest sheet ID number is #1, the second-lowest sheet ID number is #2, and so on. To specify a character for your sheet roll, enter in its number in this order.
- Example: If you have two character sheets in a game and their Sheet IDs are 4576 and 5033, then "1" would refer to 4576 and "2" to 5033.
- Addendum: CharacterNumber can now be the actual sheetid(s) of the sheets.
- RollType: As described above, this is what type of roll you want to make.
- Text: For a sheetroll, this is the text that appears in the body of your post. To see the roll, move the cursor over this text.
- Modifier: This optional amount is added to the final result of the dice roll. This is useful for temporary or situational modifications to a roll. It can be positive (a bonus) or negative (a penalty).
- Example: A GM might give party members a -2 penalty on a group listen check by including a "-2" in this area.
For weapon attacks, the Modifier section is broken into three separate parts, separated by spaces.
AttackRollModifier DamageRollModifier BonusDamageDice
For example, a character wanting to attack with his second weapon, Assuming a normal attack bonus of +15, and normal damage of 2d6+4 a greatsword, and add some bonuses and extra damage dice (perhaps from a special ability like sneak attack), he could type:
[SHEETDICE=w2s]2 3 5d6[/SHEETDICE]
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Fudge Dice Rolls
With Fudge and Fate becoming increasingly popular, we have implemented a fudge roller. A single fudge die will output -1, 0, or 1. The standard game roll uses four dice. Doing so on MythWeavers is relatively simple.
The Code: [dice]#dF[/dice]
- = The number of Fudge dice you want rolled. In most cases, this is four.
F = Fudge dice indicator. You must capitalize the "F" ,in order for the Fudge code to work.
- [dice] and [roll] tags work interchangeably, as with regular dice.
- You may use the multi-roll variable (m), as explained in the advanced dice section.
- Standard mathematical modifiers, such as 4dF+2, 4dF*2, or 4dF-2 also function as normal.
- Because rerolls or dropped low dice normally do not apply to Fudge dice, those advanced variations(r & v) do not apply to Fudge dice (they don't work).

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The first 5 wallcovering and/or fabric samples ordered are free of charge with an additional 25p cost per sample thereafter.
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Impressions® samples are made to order so will arrive within 1-2 weeks of ordering, and will require signature on receipt of order.
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Wallcoverings collections are sold by the roll, unless where marked as being sold by the linear metre. This is due to the type of product.
So that your Fardis wallcoverings look their best once hung, we strongly recommend the purchase of our specially formulated Fardis adhesive as part of your wallcoverings order.
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Periodic Table Building Blocks
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- 20 solid wood building blocks
- Feature all the elements of the periodic table
- Great for wee geeks, chemistry geeks, science teachers
H and He are brothers, but long ago He was granted title and lands, leaving behind his younger sibling. Since then, they have been on opposite sides of war, H unwilling to be civil and even-tempered. In a world where elements collide, only you can create order out of chaos. Will you strike Au? (Note: At ThinkGeek, we don't suggest striking anyone. But Gold, we wouldn't mind striking Gold.) Just be careful of Ruthenium, we hear she's pretty ruthless.
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Clouds in Black and White
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Georgia Landscape IV
Three Hearts Farm – Newnan, Georgia, U.S.A. August 16, 2017
Clouds and land seem to touch on a beautiful day at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County, CA
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A View from the Northern Entrance to Hood Mountain Regional Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA, U.S.A
Llano Road, Santa Rosa, CA
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Mustard at Sunset
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Grazing in the Late Afternoon
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Dairy Farm Late in the Afternoon
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Western Napa Valley
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I'm guessing many here walked away from one religion or another. What religion did you walk away from? Did you look at other religions, if so what ones? What made you settle on Atheism?
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I walked away from Mormonism, and didn't look at other religions because they all appeared to be man-made. After studying evolution and reading Richard Dawkins, It became obvious they were all man-made fables.
I was a reform, ie relaxed Jew. But enough of one that my husband needed to convert since he came from a family where only his father was jewish. Once I started thinking logically, doing research and realizing how silly it all was, I started to listen to others. Didn't seem like anyone had answers. CLICK!
A-theist. Simple.
I went to Catholic school and baptized into that religion but my family did not adhere to the dogma. I believed with unvoiced and unanswered questions for a very long time. I started to rebel when I realized that I was the one solving or suffering with all of my mundane problems. No matter how hard I prayed or cried nothing was solved until I solved or accepted the problem. I thought what kind of god would allow a child to suffer so. I realized that the only person who could help me was me. So I said screw god he did not deserve my attention or worship and proceeded to work my will on my life. For good or bad it helped me to take charge of my life and accept my life for what it was. I drifted around a while looking into the eastern religions but they also had dogmas that did not jibe with life. I think the only religions that seemed to be the best adapted to life was Buddhism and Taoism but I just feel that Atheism just makes life cleaner and simpler. I believe in KISS philosophy and Athesim suits this well.
I reared myself as a Methodist .I come from a back ground of Methodist/Pentecostal.Pentecostalism was very influential in my life.
I just read "God and Sex" "The God Virus"may be lost in the mail.If,it doesn't come soon I will reorder.
I think of myself as a Spiritual Omnivore/Cultivator.I like Humanism.I read The Tao Te Ching by Derek Lin.
I just want to belong,be a part of and make a Difference.
"I" isn't being used here as being self0centered.
Get to know me and U may learn to like me.
I was indoctrinated at a young age (ripe for the picking). i understand this today is one the most common ways to recruit new blood. RC is what happened to me. It's taken many years for me to unravel the brainwashing I was subjected to! What I discovered is studying and reading the history of man completely destroys the ancient myths of religion. My moment of awakening was at a meeting when I herd the term, yah no man god is just a metaphor. Cool, ummm what is a metaphor? That is what started my journey 5 some years ago. I love my life today.
Continue to Grow.Best of Wishes on U R Journey.
I walked away from Adventism. That started from a conversation with a stranger over the similarities and differences between Adventists and Mormons. I was so unsettled by this conversation, that I felt compelled to study the critiques of Adventism from the outside for the first time. (The outside, being the concerns that other Christians had about Adventism.) That was a good 6 month in depth investigation, at the end of which, we met with our pastor to explain our thoughts, and submitted a formal letter resigning our church positions. We left as Christians, but no longer as Adventists.
I was delighted to now have the opportunity to "church shop" for the first time in my life. I read up a little bit on the basics of the various denominations, and decided we would start visiting non-denominational churches that didn't delve too deeply into doctrine. We went with the church that our kids liked best. At first, it was so much fun to belong to a large, thriving, hip congregation. They had a dynamic youth group, a modern band on stage, you could attend church in your jeans and drink coffee during the service. (Adventists don't drink coffee at church functions, as their prophet spoke against it.) But it soon became apparent that although it was a larger, more grace filled box, it was still a box.
Then started a review of religions outside Christianity. Crap. The similar roots were now so obvious to me - even in Buddhism, that I realized being churchless was our best option. I was always the family member encouraging us all to attend anyway.
My teenage son admitted he had already realized he was an Atheist. My husband remains Agnostic. Our two younger daughters were hit the hardest (they were 10 and 14). They were sad and confused for awhile, having been uprooted twice now. They didn't know what to believe. I still took them to their youth groups, (I had continued to do the same after we first left Adventism), but after the summer break, there was a renewed commitment by leadership to recenter the group on the bible, rather than casual game playing, and they announced that they were done. They were fascinated with Wicca for a bit, and are now secular. I'm not sure if they think of themselves as atheist or agnostic.
Occasionally I'll attend a Unitarian church, and my oldest daughter will join in on one of their collegiate socials, but that's about it. We're not members.
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TIn the grounds of Penrhyn castle is a walled garden. In there you can also find the bog garden with lots of giant rhubarb (Gunnera). Those plants grow to 3m high and a single leaf is about 2m wide and 1.5m long. The stalks have quite a lot of prickles!!
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.


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During an appearance on Pro Football Talk on NBCSN last week, Buccaneers running back Doug Martin said that the players-only meeting held just before the start of the regular season was held in order to air concerns that members of the team might have with the coaching staff.
A report by Albert Breer of the NFL Network depicted one of those concerns as being that head coach Greg Schiano's methods during training camp were "overly rigid and rugged." That complaint was brought to Schiano by safety Dashon Goldson and the coach responded by telling his players that he had a plan that he was going to stick to when it came to running the team, leading to some anonymous complaints to Breer.
Guard Carl Nicks likely wasn't one of those complaining. He said Monday that the meeting was held "to make sure everyone is on the same page and that no one is kind of moping around and bringing the whole team down" and said that players needed to "stop feeling sorry for themselves" because nothing Schiano was doing was all that difficult.
"My first year in the league was the hardest training camp I've ever experienced. Schiano has not even come close to that yet. Seriously, it's not that bad," Nicks said, via Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune. "It was some of the guys that came from different teams or were rookies and they just weren't used to it. The guys that were here last year, we're used to it and to us it wasn't that difficult."
The difficulty of Schiano's camp is less of an issue than the fact that there seems to be no end to stories about friction and unhappiness among players in Tampa, with most of that friction and unhappiness coming from the relationship with the head coach. Those issues won't go away overnight, but it does suggest everyone hasn't found the same page as Nicks and the 0-3 record (and eight losses in nine games dating back to last season) suggests that it is bringing the team down.
That makes you wonder if the plan that Schiano's sticking to is the wrong one and how long the Bucs might be willing to keep going in hopes of getting a different answer.


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Proms 2011: the Capuçon brothers and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Nick Shave on a fiery Prom 5
What is the point of music on the brain – those snippets of imaginary sound that go round and round like a song on a stuck record? According to the psychiatrist Anthony Storr in his influential book, Music and the Mind, it's a good thing: just as music alleviates boredom and reduces fatigue, so the music that surfaces in our minds draws attention to overlooked thoughts and is basically 'beneficent'.
I'm not so sure: it's now day two of hearing three bars of Stravinsky's Danse Sacrale on loop – high, aggressive flutes followed by galloping, off-beat pizzicatos; high, aggressive flutes followed by galloping off-beat pizzicatos; high, aggressive flutes followed by… This surely can't be good.
The cause of this severe bout of Sacrale on the brain is a performance of the Rite of Spring by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France which took place under Myung-Whun Chung on Wednesday night at the Royal Albert Hall. It is memorable for a number of reasons: tempo, rhythms and dynamics were tightly controlled and every motif articulated clearly – you could really hear when ideas were passed between sections of the orchestra. But the performance is most memorable for its fire: like Chung, who conducted from memory, the players seemed entirely free of the score, throwing themselves into the drama of each moment.
Thinking back, the Capuçon brothers' rendition of the Brahms Double Concerto also had its moments: they found a unanimity in their playing that seemed remarkable at the time, not least in their virtuosic little encore, the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia – a nice choice of party piece. And the lyrical sweeps of Weber's Oberon Overture that began the concert allowed the orchestra to show off its clean string sound. But when all is said, it's the Rite that sticks in the mind. I look forward to a change of tune with András Schiff playing Bartók's Third Piano Concerto this evening – hopefully entirely forgettable.
Prom 5: Weber: Oberon - overture; Brahms: Concerto in A minor for Violin and Cello; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Renaud Capuçon (vln), Gautier Capuçon (cello); Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Myung-Whun Chung
Nick Shave writes for The Guardian and is Contributing Editor of BBC Music Magazine. A regular reviewer and blogger of the Proms, he can usually be found at the Royal Albert Hall with only seconds to spare, breaking into an ungainly powerwalk somewhere between the ticket collection desk and the stalls
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I want to be able to choose one image file as my wallpaper and then overwrite that file to change the image that's displayed on the desktop background.
Currently, the displayed wallpaper doesn't reflect changes to the selected file until I choose it again in System Settings. How can I force it to update programmatically from, say, a shell script?
When I choose an image to be the wallpaper it looks the image is copied to a new location and then that copy is set as the wallpaper; immediately after choosing an image its original file name is displayed:
but when I close and re-open the Appearance settings screen the name has been replaced with gibberish:
I wonder whether disabling this behavior would help.


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The number of 50-somethings who plan to keep working once they reach retirement age has been creeping steadily upward over the past decade, and so has the proportion of people 65 and over in the workforce. But those trends are even more pronounced among women than among men. The number of working women over age 65 rose 147 percent from 1977 to 2007, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. And as Mark Miller reports for Reuters this week, they're expected to remain the fastest-growing segment of the workforce in the near future: "Over the next five years," Miller writes, "the number of older women in the workforce will grow at a rate faster than younger women and almost double that of older men."
The graying of the workforce reflects a wide range of factors, of course, from the upbeat (people are more likely to be healthy and active well past age 65) to the grim (in a shaky economy, fewer can afford to retire). But some labor-force experts think that, in the case of older women, many are essentially making up for having started their careers late--and sticking around to enjoy their peak. The oldest boomers came of age in the 1960s and '70s when many careers were still foreclosed to women; Miller interviews researchers including Elizabeth Fideler, the author of "Women Still at Work: Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job," who argues that many women in their 60s are now reaching the professional heights that women of a younger generation could reach in their 40s or 50s. Miller interviews several examples of such happy warriors, too: One 76-year-old therapist tells him that "experiences are so cumulative…Every time I walk into a meeting, I realize the wealth of background I have to draw upon."


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Shooting Club Competes At Nationals
CHARLESTON, S.C. April 20, 2011 -- Four New Mexico Tech Shooting Sports Club members and coach Virginia McLemore traveled to
|The New Mexico Tech Shooting Club formed a competitive team for the first time this year. The team qualified for nationals earlier in April. Clockwise from front are coach Dr. Ginger McLemore, Camille Bryant, Elizebeth Barteau, David Best and Alex Egerton.
|The Tech shooting team members clean their rifles prior to competing in Charleston, S.C. From left are David Best, Camille Bryant, Alex Egerton and Elizabeth Barteau.
The Tech team of Camille Bryant, David Best, Alex Egerton, and Elizabeth Barteau qualified for this national competition in January 2011 at the New Mexico Colligate Sectional Championship.
The competition consists of 20 shots in each of three positions: prone, standing, and kneeling using a precision .22 rifle. Although the team placed tenth out of 10 teams at the national championship, three of the team members shot their best scores and the fourth team member was only 5 points behind his average score. The team score was nearly 200 points higher than the score at the qualifying tournament.
Barteau was the high scorer for the team and placed 12th out of 30 shooters in the individual .22 rifle championship. Three of the team members are freshman shooting in .22 position rifle competition for the first time this year and the fourth is a sophomore with some competition experience. The Tech Shooting Sports Club has provided experience in air rifle and pistol, small bore rifle, and high power rifle for more than 20 years. However, this is the first time the students were interested in competition beyond the club and state level. Not too many colleges are as supportive of the shooting sports as Tech, which provided some of the traveling funds.
Barteau also won Sportswoman of the Year at the annual Sports Club Awards Banquet on Sunday. McLemore nominated Barteau for the award because she championed the effort to form a competitive team and compete in the regional and national events.
New members of the New Mexico Tech Shooting Sports Club are welcome. The club has regular practice at the New Mexico Tech Gym Classroom every Monday at 5 to 7 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.


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A durable and versatile weapon, Tremaine made a strong impression in his first season for the Golden Eagles, then backed that up with another solid showing as a sophomore...listed as the starter in the "w" back position...tough competitor who finds ways to move the ball...triple threat as a ball carrier, receiver and kick return specialist.
AT TECH (In 2010): Ranked ninth on the team in all purpose yards in just seven games...rushed for 37 all-purpose yards and catching the ball for 23...had two touchdown receptions...had four kick returns for 96 yards, an average of 24.0 yards per contest.
AT TECH -- (In 2009): Tremaine played in nine games as a sophomore, earning the start against Eastern Illinois...ranked second on the team in rushing yards (309) and fourth in all-purpose running with 440 yards...had 74 receiving yards and 57 on kick returns...career-best game in the opener against Pikeville College, rushing for 86 yards on 11 carries...also had a 38-yard kick return to give him 124 all-purpose yards, also a career-high total...caught eight passes for 80 yards in the win at UT Martin...rushed for 66 yards on 10 totes in season finale against Murray State, the second-best game of his career.
AT TECH (In 2008): Tremaine piled up 777 all-purpose yards as a true freshman, including 135 on the ground, 206 receiving and 436 on kickoff returns...ranked fifth on the team in rushing, posting 32 carries for 135 yards and one touchdown...top game was 47 yards on just five carries at Tennessee State...ranked third on the squad in receptions with 25 for 206 yards and two touchdowns...had eight catches for career-high 61 yards against Jacksonville State, finishing the game with 184 all-purpose yards...snared a pass over the middle and took it 20 yards into the end zone at Louisville for his first career touchdown...returned 17 kicks for 436 yards to average 25.6 yard per return, ranking fourth in the OVC...10th in the league in number of kick returns and 10th in KO return yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter and three-year team captain at Howard High School in Chattanooga, Hudson was a finalist for the Mr. Football Award as a senior when he rushed for over 1,300 yards with 24 touchdowns...first-team all-region and All-State pick...was the team's Offensive Player of the Year and MVP in 2007...set the school record with six touchdowns in one game...as a junior, he rushed for 987 yards and 13 touchdowns and was named first-team all-region and second-team All-State, along with the team's Offensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: The son of Ernest Ray and Cynthia Hudson...birthdate is June 15, 1990...full name is Tremaine Montez Hudson...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.


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This article is going to list three overvalued and undervalued
RBs based off of their average draft position (ADP) data from
Antsports. The ADP's in this piece are based off drafts
conducted in 12-team leagues that start two RBs.
Larry Johnson,
Kansas City
Average Draft Position: 1:04
An extended holdout, an NFL-record 416 carries and an eroding
offensive line... these are not the qualities I look for in my
#1 fantasy running back. Unfortunately for Johnson, this is his
reality. Gone are the days where this man-child could run behind
future Hall of Famers Willie Roaf and Will Shields. Add in the
fact that the Chiefs plan on reducing his carries by nearly five
a game and you have all the makings of an overvalued running back.
As a LJ owner last fall in one of my money leagues, I marveled
at his ability to produce more-than-respectable fantasy numbers
each week despite a fading offensive line. Even more impressive
was his ability to handle the workload he was asked to carry without
showing signs of wear. In his defense, if Johnson has a saving
grace, it's that there are virtually no other weapons in the Kansas
City offense besides Tony Gonzalez. The Chiefs opted for veteran
quarterback Damon Huard, which means things would appear to remain
the same on offense this year as they did when the 11-year-vet
took over last year, but let's take a look at why I don't
believe that is the case. A quick glimpse at his games from last
year reveals that Huard threw nine of his 11 TD passes against
the NFC West. He will not experience similar success against the
Bears, Vikings, Packers and Lions. This will only crowd the "box"
even more for LJ.
Upon reporting from his 25-day holdout last week, Johnson appeared
to be in excellent physical condition. However, as we have heard
a thousand times, being in great physical shape is not the same
as being in football shape. Unlike last season when they only
had an injured Michael Bennett behind him, the Chiefs appear to
be well-stacked at the running back position this time around,
with Bennett, Priest Holmes and rookie Kolby Smith backing him
up. As we all know from Tony's
Heavy Workload article, history is not kind to those backs
to exceed the 370-f/carry mark.
One thing that has me down on LJ's stock is the gradual decline
of talent on their once formidable offensive line. Will Shields
and Willie Roaf have chosen to pursue life after football over
the last two years and while LG Brian Waters and C Casey Wiegmann
still remain, the front five will struggle to fill the void created
by Shields' retirement. John Welbourn is a capable replacement
and has is no stranger to playing guard, but he is also not a
double-digit Pro Bowler either. Add to that LT Damion McIntosh,
who is injured, and RT Chris Terry – two players that have
much to prove. Terry did not make a start last season and McIntosh
was benched near the end of the season by the Dolphins, a team
that is not exactly loaded with quality linemen.
Besides the holdout, last season's workload and a bad supporting
cast, the last thing that gives me much doubt about LJ's
chances at fantasy greatness is his schedule. Before their Week
8 bye, the Chiefs face four of the top 10 defenses (Chicago, Minnesota,
San Diego, Jacksonville) in terms of fantasy points allowed to
the RB position last season. I don't expect Houston, Cincinnati
or Oakland (the other three pre-bye teams) to have top 10 rush
defenses, but each of those teams should be improved against the
run. Weeks 15 and 16 lines up nicely for him, but not much else
does. So while a pair of great playoff matchups is great for a
#1 RB, it doesn't do his owners any good if they can't
make it to the postseason. In my estimation, LJ should be going
in the last half of the first round – not going ahead of
Frank Gore, Shaun Alexander and Joseph Addai. If you must have
LJ, let someone else take him and get him on the cheap after Week
5, the last of a tough four-game streak against top rush defenses.
Even then, buyer beware.
Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Average Draft Position: 2:07
readers will be able to tell from my LJ selection above, one has
to be able to be willing to knock just about any player from the
fantasy perch if he doesn't meet certain criteria. I, for
one, believe that Jones-Drew could handle the full load in Jacksonville.
Unfortunately, Jones-Drew has more things going against him than
he has in his favor. Last season, he had only the injury-prone
Fred Taylor ahead of him on the depth chart, something that helped
a countless number of fantasy owners when Taylor pulled up lame
just in time for the fantasy playoffs in most leagues.
What's the downside? If MJD fans enjoyed how he overcame
being "too small" for the NFL and 15 carries/game
last year, then they have even more to look forward to this year
in the "overcoming obstacles" department. Despite
showing an incredible nose for the end zone, Jones-Drew will not
only be listed behind Taylor on the depth chart, he will likely
lose most of his carries inside the 5-yard line to Greg Jones,
who HC Jack Del Rio has likened to Mike Alstott in the past. Six
of MJD's 15 rushing/receiving TDs last year came from five
or fewer yards out with two more coming between six and seven
yards. As such, I expect his total scores to be cut in half all
the while experiencing only a slight bump up in total rushing
and receiving yards.
Additionally (and something that is surprising to me), is the
lack of concern from fantasy owners in regards to how beat up
the Jaguars already are on the offensive line. C Brad Meester
broke his ankle and one has to wonder if the timetable of three
regular season games missed will be the only games he actually
misses. Starting RG Chris Naeole sprained his knee early in camp
and his backup, Stockar McDougle, tore his Achilles and is out
for the season. I like stability on the offensive line and value
those teams – and their players – that have good depth
there. It's not hard to believe then that I'm not
exactly high on the Jaguars' luck this season if they already
have three players with semi-major to major injuries up front.
I'd feel much more comfortable with Jones-Drew going in
the late third to early fourth – a place I highly doubt
he will last. I'd be just as happy with Deuce McAllister,
Brandon Jacobs or Cadillac Williams – three RBs who are
being drafted in that area.
Lynch, Buffalo
Average Draft Position: 3:11
Every year, the scheduling gods conspire against at least one
team. This year, one of those teams is the Buffalo Bills. Of course,
they didn't exactly help themselves in the offseason when
they cut ties with just about every player that has ever made
a Pro Bowl. The one thing they did get right was addressing the
offensive line, however, the question must be asked: Does bringing
in Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker represent all that much
of an upgrade?
Very few will argue that the former Golden Bear has enough of
the attributes needed to transition to the pro game. His placement
in the "overvalued" section is not a jab at his talent;
it's more a haymaker at the situation he finds himself in
this season. With that in mind, below are a few reasons that I
believe will likely keep Lynch from being the next 1000-yard rookie
RB that most fantasy owners seem to think he will be, based on
his ADP:
Travis Henry,
Average Draft Position: 1:12
Just when the fantasy world thinks they have tapped into the
mind of HC Mike Shanahan, he pulls the rug out from under us.
Seemingly satisfied with churning out a different 1,000-yard rusher
each year – sometimes by putting square pegs into round
holes in the backfield – the Broncos decide they are going
to get serious about contending for a title again. As such, shortly
after getting released by the Titans, who didn't want to
pay a sizeable roster bonus to their leading rusher, Shanahan
decided it would be nice to give fantasy owners a true #1 RB again.
(Perhaps I am the only one who remembers the joy of owning Clinton
Portis in his last year as a Bronco, as he shredded the Kansas
City Chiefs defense for five touchdowns in the first week of my
fantasy playoffs that year…)
While I will not promise five touchdowns in any game this season,
I do like Henry's chances of pushing the elite fantasy RBs
for the title of "best fantasy RB in the land". I
have contended for some time that Shanahan is not a "committee
guy", he just has not had (or been willing to do much about
getting a) stud RB since Denver traded Portis. Pride in "his
system" likely played a factor into that, but by inking
Henry to a fairly hefty contract, Shanahan likely means business
If there was one thing that sticks in the back of my mind about
Henry, it is his propensity to get nicked up. That said, he has
also shown a high pain tolerance. Denver's defense should
be good enough to allow Henry to pile up hundreds of clock-killing
yards at the end of games and as long as the Broncos can cut-block,
they will probably be pretty proficient in the running game. While
a half-round difference in value isn't all that great in
later rounds, it sure is in the first. Henry should go no later
than the fifth pick, in my opinion, and I would argue he could
go at #3 or #4. If he fulfills my expectations, fantasy owners
will be getting incredible value at the end of the first round.
And just for added incentive, Henry faces both of his former teams
this season.
"Cadillac" Williams
Average Draft Position: 4:02
In 2005, Williams showed us that he was ready for the pro game
right out of the box, compiling 88 carries and 434 rushing yards
on his way to putting together the best three-game run by a rookie
RB in NFL history to start a career. Last season, all the goodwill
the former Auburn standout built was destroyed. Why?
Williams' first season saw a combination of a few qualities
that owners should look for when selecting a fantasy RB that is
entering his rookie season or that is a non-elite veteran. In
2005, he had – at the very least – a fairly healthy
and decent offensive line. The defense was still one of the better
ones in the league, meaning the Bucs had more opportunities to
stick with the run late in the game. And while Brian Griese eventually
gave way to Chris Simms, teams still had to respect the passing
game as the lefthander can go deep when needed. Lastly, the schedule
smiled favorably upon the Cadillac as he faced only three teams
that season that finished in top 12 in fantasy points allowed
to RBs (and two of those games were against division rival Carolina).
Last season was the worst of all those scenarios. While he was
injured in 2005 as well, the concern of 2006 was back spasms –
and that cannot be good for any RB, especially one whose game
is highlighted by the fact he runs with more power than one would
expect of someone that size. The offensive line broke in two rookies
and left tackle was a disaster. Simms was injured in Week 3, making
way for another rookie, Bruce Gradkowski. After the league took
a few games to figure him out, it became apparent the deep ball
was not going to be in the Bucs' arsenal with Gradkowski
running the ship, meaning the "box" was fuller than
it ever was in 2005. The schedule? You guessed it…10 of
the 14 games Williams played in, he went up against defenses that
finished in the top 12 in fantasy points allowed to RBs.
Why will this season be different? We have heard no reports of
a Williams' injury, Jeff Garcia should bring stability to
the QB position, Luke Petitgout should man the LT spot just fine,
the two rookie linemen are a year older and wiser and the schedule
looks more like 2005 than 2006 as only Jacksonville in Week 8
appears to be a formidable run defense. Also, while Mike Alstott's
neck injury is a bad thing from the standpoint of those of us
who love watching him run, it should only benefit Williams as
the likelihood of him being the goal-line RB is pretty good. In
regards to his "value", give me Cadillac in the fourth
round, a full round after Jones-Drew and Clinton Portis.
Deuce McAllister,
New Orleans
Average Draft Position: 4:08
For where teams were able to draft him last summer, McAllister
was a pillar of consistency. Both he and Reggie Bush were bottled
up in Week 8 vs. Baltimore but outside of that, Deuce only gave
his owners two other games of less than nine points (in 1 pt/10
rushing/receiving yards, 6 pts/TD leagues). Is the threat of Bush
taking touches from him this season real? Of course it is because
it will happen. But McAllister is not exactly going to fade away
either. In fact, with a fairly easy slate of run defenses, I wouldn't
be overly surprised if he matches his numbers from last season,
if not surpass them. More threats on offense likely mean more
scoring chances within the red zone, something McAllister handles
pretty well.
McAllister suffers from what I like to call "an ESPN culture".
Owners, in their zest to find the player who can put up big numbers,
tend to overlook the backs that are (a) the primary back and (b)
the most consistent. Will Bush outscore his backfield mate this
season? He'd better, because he's going three rounds
earlier. A solid strategy – and one I would consider if
I were to select Bush – is to make sure to secure both.
Not only is this handcuffing, but last year proved there was certainly
enough room for two standouts in the backfield of HC Sean Payton's
Much like with Fred Taylor in Jacksonville, the propensity for
the former Ole Miss standout to get hurt when he is "sharing
the load" lessens. That is a big reason why I like both
of them as solid #3 fantasy RB values in the middle rounds. As
far as McAllister is concerned (and something few people seem
to realize) is that as the season wore on and Bush served as more
than just as a decoy, McAllister's workload also increased.
I believe he should be going nearly a full round earlier and think
he will make a solid #2 RB, but if he is going to last until the
fourth round, why not make him a #3? While owners are selecting
Brandon Jacobs behind a lesser offensive line and less explosive
offense or picking Lynch – who we have already discussed
why he should not be selected high – fill in your #1 QB
position opening and/or draft one of the top WRs left on the board
and let McAllister bring his consistency to your fantasy offense
in the fourth round.
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A mark of quality
The smiley scheme was started in 2001 and has proven a very popular way for food consumers to check the quality of places to eat. The Food Authority awards all restaurants smiley faces or "Smileys" as determined by their food hygiene standards.
Smiley grades
Businesses must display their smiley certificate for customers and in 2008, a new elite smiley face was introduced, which many eateries are now using in their marketing. 4 other grades of smileys are available, from happy down to sour, which signals that the restaurant has received a warning or a fine.
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Izembek faces the Bering Sea on the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. The landscape includes volcanoes with glacier caps, valleys, and tundra uplands that slope into lagoons adjoining the Bering Sea.
Izembek Lagoon contains a valuable eelgrass bed (one of the largest in the world). The beds are part of a large estuary that provides a haven for migratory birds. The world's population of black brant (a small coastal goose), thousands of Canada and emperor geese, and other waterfowl congregate on the lagoon. They feed on eelgrass before flying south.
Most waterfowl arrive on the refuge in late August or early September. By early November a second wave of northern waterfowl (primarily sea ducks) arrive to winter on Izembek. The colorful Steller's eider (that nests on the arctic coast of Alaska and Siberia) is the most common wintering duck in the lagoon. In addition, thousands of shorebirds feed on invertebrates of the bay at low tide. At high tide they gather in such large flocks that in flight they appear as smoke clouds. Other wildlife includes brown bear, caribou, ptarmigan and furbearers.
Izembek has outstanding waterfowl hunting. Ptarmigan are often hunted in conjunction with waterfowl. Caribou hunting is good. There are some roads (trails) to the refuge from Cold Bay but most of the refuge is accessible only by boat or foot.
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Nothing makes SMB IT managers gnaw their fingernails like needing to add a new storage system to a server rack. Beyond software considerations, they need to find the perfect alignment of capacity (scalability, density), usability (performance, easy maintenance), reliability (effective cooling, high-quality components, data security), and total cost of ownership (TCO). Traditionally, it's been incredibly challenging to walk this tightrope, because no single rackmount NAS clearly stands out from the pack according to these criteria. Until now.
The recently announced Seagate® Business Storage 8-bay Rackmount NAS addresses each of these problems, delivering a competitive combination of storage density, usability and reliability at an affordable cost. It refutes commonly held assumptions about such challenges as how much storage can fit on a 1U rack, how easy it is to perform maintenance, and how reliably a NAS stores and serves business-critical data.
It is the IT manager's responsibility to ensure every inch—or shelf in a rack—is used optimally. Rackmount storage has traditionally come in two vertical sizes, 1U and 2U. In the past, 1U storage permitted a maximum of four 3.5-inch drives, providing a maximum of 16TB per 1U shelf with 4TB on each drive. The 8-bay Rackmount NAS doubles the number of drives to eight, effectively doubling storage density. Now IT managers can get up to 32TB in a single 1U rack. Consolidating hardware into a compact space saves money and makes it easier to manage multiple NAS appliances.
Demand for capacity never stops. The challenge for IT managers when purchasing storage is to limit initial investment while ensuring that future capacity demand can be satisfied in a financially prudent way. While it's relatively easy to simply purchase a new rackmount appliance as demand increases, this is an incredibly expensive strategy.
A better approach is to purchase a partially populated NAS and add drives as additional capacity is required. The Seagate 8-bay Rackmount NAS is available in full and half-populated four-drive configurations, giving IT managers the flexibility to add additional drives as the need arises. The Seagate NAS OS features SimplyRAID™ technology that makes volume expansion incredibly easy just by adding additional drives. Regardless of the number of installed drives, SimplyRAID technology automatically manages installed drives to provide the optimal blend of capacity and redundancy. Adding additional drives to a secure RAID volume (5, 6, 5 plus spare, etc.) is as easy as physically installing the drive and clicking a button in the user interface to add the drive to the array. Data stays intact while the new drives are added, so no downtime occurs during the upgrade.
The additional benefit of SimplyRAID technology is that as higher-capacity drives become available, users can replace the existing ones, thereby growing total capacity. No downtime or manual data migration needed. With up to eight drives in a 1U form factor, SimplyRAID technology and compatibility for future higher-capacity drives, the Seagate 8-bay Rackmount NAS is a game changer in its class for storage density and scalability.
Hardware maintenance can be a pain for IT managers and often means system downtime. And when server rooms are congested, these tasks are even more challenging.
With the 8-bay Rackmount NAS, chassis design innovation has made it dramatically easier to access and replace internal components. Hard drives, chassis cooling fans and PSU are user-serviceable and hot-swappable. This prevents system downtime due to single hardware failure. These components also feature tool-free installation for even faster maintenance.
Accessing internal components is as easy as sliding out the tray and clicking a small latch to release the top panel. To replace a drive, simply undock it from the SATA port and connect the new one. No cables means no tangling or confusion. Remove and replace a fan, as needed, in the same way. Similarly, the power supply units (PSU) slide out with ease. These types of chassis innovations make it dramatically easier to replace user-serviceable components.
An additional challenging aspect of rack storage has been cable management. Especially when as many as 10 or 20 units are installed, tangling Ethernet cables drape down the rear of server racks, making cable-related tasks complex. The 8-bay Rackmount NAS provides an intuitive, out-of-box solution with its included sliding rail kit and best-in-class cable management arm. As the user slides the chassis out of the rack, the arm extends while keeping all the cables together.
When a number of rackmount NAS units are installed in a rack, it can be incredibly difficult to know which unit needs maintenance. The 8-bay Rackmount NAS addresses this challenge with an ID button on both the front and rear panels. Pressing the ID button on the front of the unit makes a corresponding LED on the back panel (or vice-versa) flash and beep, allowing users to clearly and quickly locate which NAS unit may need attention. No more guesswork or counting screws. This ID feature is also available from the NAS OS interface.
From the user's perspective, the ideal NAS provides on-demand, uninterrupted data availability. Advances in hardware and software have dramatically improved file server reliability, but even first-rate products suffer from single or multiple vulnerabilities. Nearly all rackmount storage devices feature RAID redundancy to protect against data loss in the case of hard drive failure. But data loss and downtime can occur as a result of many different factors.
Errors during storage or transmission can cause unexpected system reboot and even data corruption. The 8-bay Rackmount NAS features enterprise-class error-correcting codes (ECC), which prevent the most common types of errors. It maximizes system availability for multi-user file servers, and is a must-have for critical data storage in scientific, financial and other applications.
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Million Dollar Museum Opening Soon
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- A home for all its treasures. A million dollar museum will open soon in Merrill. History lovers unveiled the new History and Culture Center. This $1.2 million museum has been added to the back of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. History Society President, Bea Lebal says they still have a long way to go. "Now we are at the point where we'll be moving into this building, setting up exhibits and that's going to take a long time," Lebal said."That's going to take weeks, that's going to take months planning, preparation and work." Senator Tom Tiffany thinks this is not only a good way to learn Merrill's history, but it's valuable for the future. "It gives a historical sense. It recreates that historical narrative here at Merrill so the people know where the city has come from and how it got to this point and I think that's always valuable." said Senator Tiffany. Organizers hope a fundraising campaign called "The Time Has Come" will raise and additional $250,000 to complete the entire project.
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