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Mighty Magick: Skyrim
Author: Damar Stiehl
Version: 3.16
For Patch Notes, please see the Article section. SKSE is Required.
Recommended Companion Mod: Disenchantment Font. Enchanting is no longer a one-way street!
Author: Damar Stiehl
Version: 3.16
For Patch Notes, please see the Article section. SKSE is Required.
Recommended Companion Mod: Disenchantment Font. Enchanting is no longer a one-way street!
It does not matter if magic is born in light or in darkness.
Magic is alive. Its place changes over time and grows along with us.
Magic is anything you can think of. It can be felt in infinite ways.
As light, as darkness, as red or as blue.
Magic... is freedom.
Magic is alive. Its place changes over time and grows along with us.
Magic is anything you can think of. It can be felt in infinite ways.
As light, as darkness, as red or as blue.
Magic... is freedom.
Mighty Magick is a TES magic system mod that started as a purely personal creation in the halcyon days of Morrowind. During the Oblivion era, it was among the most popular magic mods despite its flaws. Skyrim takes a much different (and admittedly simplified) approach to magic than its predecessors. While it is not terminally flawed, it is missing some of the beloved old tools that we used in previous TES games.
Given the number of magic mods for Skyrim, you may be wondering if Mighty Magick is right for you. Below are the main design principles of this mod. If you like them, then Mighty Magick Skyrim is for you!
1. Modularity. While the Scaling module is pretty much mandatory at this point, everything else isn't. Play with as much or as little as you want!
2. Authenticity. Changes that MMSk introduces are designed to feel like a part of the TESverse. There are no ridiculous or outlandish effects, no Super Sayans or B52s that pop out to carpet-bomb your enemies. If you are an old TES player, you'll recognize most of them; if you are new, you don't have to worry about the mod "breaking character" of the Elder Scrolls.
3. Usefulness and usability. Magic is a powerful tool, not window dressing. Every spell in your spellbook should produce tangible and important impact upon your game. Spells that produce effects like "1% chance of 10% extra damage vs. white skeevers only during full moon" are a waste of money and spellbook space. A spell should also not be so difficult or produce such inconvenient results to use that it becomes useless. A good example of that would be the vanilla Detect Life spell. Because it is a concentration-type spell, it is next to useless; wouldn't it be better if it was fire-and-forget so you could just give yourself "spider sense" for a while? MMSk fixes this and similar issues with vanilla spells.
4. Evolution, not obsolescence. Having multiple different spells that do exactly the same thing is no fun. It's also no fun when a spell that you bought and paid for becomes obsolete as your skill grows, and just sits there cluttering your spell list. MMSk is designed so that most (though not all) spells are useful the moment you acquire them, and continue to be useful as you level up and improve your skills. In some cases obsolescence cannot be avoided, because you'd end up with overwhelmingly overpowered and undercosted spells; but even in these situations, you will never have more than a couple obsolete spells when you hit Master level.
5. Balance. Useful and powerful does not mean godmode, because godmode ruins the experience just as quickly as being underpowered. There are aspects of vanilla magic system that are subpar or nearly worthless, and then there are some that are stupidly overpowered (like the stagger mechanic, or the Transmute spell). I attempted to reign in some of the more "cheaty" aspects of magic in Skyrim (but rest assured, nothing has been "nerfed to hell", that's not my style) while buffing those that are decidedly inferior.
6. Versatility. The beauty of TES is that it has always allowed you to break the "character class" mold and forge your own path. You can certainly be a robe-wearing wizard or a classic TES battlemage, but you don't HAVE to be. Do you enjoy wearing armor and swinging heavy weapons, but would rather not lug them around? Grab the Bound Weapons and Bound Armor spells and a few perks, and summon Daedric gear on demand! Do you want to roleplay a holy paladin, who is the scourge of all things that are offensive in Stendarr's sight? Pick up School of Restoration in addition to your armor and weapon skills, and smite the undead and daedra with holy light, or become an immovable object inside your Circle of Protection. Or would you rather be an illusionist that uses your opponents' deepest fears to destroy them? The choice is yours, and MMSk gives you all the necessary tools. I took great care to ensure that multiple playstyles are equally supported and each school of magic can theoretically stand on its own.
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Mighty Magick: Skyrim will conflict with any mod that does the following:
- Alter any of the playable spells
- Alters game settings responsible for Dual Casting effectiveness and cost
- Alters Novice perk in any school of magick
- Alters Fortify
In general, it should play nice with mods that add new spells, shouts and magic effects as long as these mods are loaded after MMSk.
Copy the ESP files and the BSA files to your Skyrim\Data folder, and activate the ESPs using Skyrim launcher.
IMPORTANT: The following should be done whether you are installing the mod for the first time, or upgrading to a new version.
To be safe, before enabling or upgrading Mighty Magick, strip your character of all gear, open console and type "player.dispelallspells". Then save into a new slot. After this, enable Mighty Magick via Skyrim Launcher, load your latest save, put your gear back on and you're good to go. You don't have to "clean your save" before upgrading Mighty Magick, but your character should not be under the effects of any spells or enchantments when you upgrade, just to be safe.
Please make sure that all ESPs with "Extras" in their names are loaded after their respective main files. For example, "Mighty Magick - Alteration Extras.esp" should be loaded after "Mighty Magick - Alteration.esp".
Note: Because this readme was becoming excessively long and close to unreadable, I separated the Change Log and the more detailed spell descriptions into additional files. You can find the Spell List under the Downloads section, and the Change Log under Articles. You will also find both inside the main Mighty Magick Skyrim download. Some new spells in the "main" modules replace obsolete vanilla spells; if you'd like to know what exactly they replace, look at the corresponding school's spell list. If you already know a spell that was replaced, in most cases you will automatically receive its replacement (no need to go out and buy the spellbook again). However, if the spellbook of the replaced spell teaches two spells at once (like Bound Armor II, which also teaches Bound Helmet), you will need to buy another copy of the spellbook. When you read it, it won't disappear, so you can sell it back and recover some of the gold.
Releases 3.1 and onwards (if there are any) are largely about bug fixes. If you want to know what exactly was fixed, please see the Changelog.
1. Mighty Magick - Scaling.esp
This module re-introduces smooth spellpower scaling as your skills in each school grow. In order for your spells to scale, you must buy that school's Novice perk first - this represents your character committing to study the particular school of magick. When you buy the Novice perk in a magick school, you will see the following improvements as your skill grows:
- Destruction: +1% damage for every 1 skill point.
- All other Schools: +1% magnitude and +1% duration for every 1 skill point.
With Version 3.0, this module is mandatory. If you do not use it, some spells will not work right and appear very underpowered.
2. Mighty Magick - Fortify Magic School Enchantment and Alchemy Reversed.esp
This module fixes the "zero-cost spells" exploit that is possible by enchanting multiple pieces of armor with "Fortify
To make the difference more apparent, the enchantment effect's name (which appears under Current Active Effects in Magic menu) is now "Magnify" instead of "Fortify".
All "Fortify X" enchantments were previously labeled as members of Restoration school, causing them to benefit from Fortify Restoration potions and enchantments. This created a potential infinite loop of self-stacking. Now, all "Fortify X" enchantments are not members of ANY school of magick, and do not benefit from any effects other than Fortify Enchanting and Fortify Alchemy at creation.
3. Mighty Magick - Dual Casting.esp
This module improves the Dual Casting mechanic. Dual-casting a spell will now cost 2.1 times the Magicka, but produces an effect that is 2.5 times as strong (and carries various side effects like Impact).
4. Mighty Magick - Destruction.esp
- Reworked Stagger perk mechanics:
- Novice-level spells do not stagger at all (as in Vanilla)
- Apprentice-level spells have a 25% chance to stagger a target that is under 75% health, 50% chance to stagger a target under 50% health and 95% chance to stagger a target under 25% health.
- Adept-level spells have a 50% chance to stagger a target that is under 75% health, 75% chance to stagger a target under 50% health and always stagger a target under 25% health.
- Expert- and Master-level spells always stagger the targets.
- Lightning spells have a slightly higher chance to stagger the target.
- Reworked Intense Flames perk mechanics:
- Concentration-type spells will terrify the target when the target is below 20% health.
- Charge-type spells (fire-and-forget) have a 25% chance to terrify the target regardless of its health.
- Undead, dragons, automatons and daedra are immune to this effect.
- Reworked Deep Freeze perk mechancs:
- Concentration-type spells will freeze the target when the target is below 20% health.
- Charge-type spells (fire-and-forget) have a 25% chance to freeze the target regardless of its health.
- Dragons and those immune to paralysis are immune to being frozen.
- Reworked Disintegrate perk mechanics:
- Concentration-type spells will disintegrate the target when the target is below 15% health.
- Charge-type spells (fire-and-forget) have a 15% chance to disintegrate the target which is under 75% of health.
- Dragons and some specially-flagged characters cannot be disintegrated.
- Expert-level spells Icy Spear, Incinerate and Thunderbolt removed:
- Ice Spike will use Icy Spear's visuals when dual-cast.
- Firebolt will use Incinerate's visuals when dual-cast.
- Lightning Bolt will use Thunderbolt's visuals when dual-cast.
- You can now place 2 runes at a time. Base damage of runes has been reduced slightly. Buying Rune Master perk will now allow you to place a third rune.
- Cloak spells (including Dark Elves' Ancestors Wrath), Rune spells and Wall spells scale as your skill grows and you pick up appropriate perks.
- Blizzard will no longer do damage to the caster as well as enemies, and is increased in strength.
- Spells have been internally re-balanced to ensure that all three elements are viable depending what type of enemy you face.
- Point Blank Area of Effect (PBAOE) spells have been moved from Master level to Expert level, replacing the removed single-target spells. At Skill Level 75+ you will now be able to buy and cast Fire Storm, Blizzard and a new Lightning-based PBAOE, Thunderstrike. These spells use a shortened Ritual Spell animation (they take 1 second to charge), and cannot be dual-cast.
- At Master level, you can now purchase and cast three new spells: Inferno, Gale and Tempest:
- Inferno is a mighty blast of flame that burns everything in its path. It lasts 3 seconds and can be retargeted, flooding a large area with fire.
- Gale is an equally mighty, 3-second blast of cold. Like Inferno, it can be retargeted once cast to freeze a large area.
- Tempest is a concentration-type spell that unleashes a continuous stream of lightning at your target. It is very similar to the old Lightning Storm, but has a shorter cast time and a small AoE (10 ft). Its main purpose is to burn down single hard targets, like giants and flying dragons. Unlike Inferno and Gale, Tempest can be fired continuously as long as you have Magicka.
5. Mighty Magick - Alteration.esp
- Mage Armor has been changed to constant effect. When you buy the perk and wear no armor at all, your Armor Rating is naturally increased.
- Armor spells have been reworked and renamed. See the spell list for details.
- Detect Life and Detect Dead have been reworked and renamed. See the spell list for details.
- Several new spells added, replacing obsolete spells. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
6. Mighty Magick - Illusion.esp
- Effects of "Influence" spells (Fury, Fear, Pacify, etc.) will now scale with your Illusion skill and when dual-cast.
- Magelight, Candlelight, Paralyze and Mass Paralysis return to Illusion school! They can be purchased from both Illusion and Alteration trainers.
- Mass Paralysis moved to Expert level. Animation has been shortened and the spell now only takes 1 second to charge.
- Paralyze has been moved to Adept level.
- Candlelight and Magelight produce a softer and more natural light now as opposed to harsh fluorescent glare.
- New Master-level spell added: Medusa's Gaze. It unleashes a ghostly wave that paralyzes everything in its path for an extended period of time. This spell uses a shortened "ritual spell" animation and takes 1 second to charge.
- Hypnotic Gaze, Rage, Aspect of Terror, Kindred Mage, Animage now provide a 25% magnitude bonus to its corresponding effect instead of a flat bonus.
7. Mighty Magick - Restoration.esp
- Wards have been reworked and renamed. See the spell list for details.
- Effects of Turn and Repel Undead spells will now scale with your Restoration skill and when dual-cast.
- Turn Undead spell is a single-target spell that will cause a single undead to flee and set it on fire if dual-cast.
- Repel Undead spell is an targeted AoE spell that makes multiple undead flee and sets them on fire if dual-cast.
- Ritual spell cast times have been shortened to 1 second.
- Circle of Protection will now improve your armor and health regeneration while you are inside it. Undead who enter the circle burst into flames.
- Guardian Circle will now improve your armor and health regeneration while you are inside it. All enemies who enter the circle burst into flames, and enemies below level 20 flee in terror.
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
8. Mighty Magick - Conjuration.esp
- Conjuration spells will no longer be absorbed by your own Absorb Spell effect.
- Raise Dead family has been reworked and renamed. See the spell list for details
- Reading low-level Conjuration spellbooks will grant you a lesser power that allows you to instantly dismiss any summoned creature that you currently have.
- Summon Familiar pet now scales with you up to level 25. Familiar resists 25% of physical damage and is 25% vulnerable to magic, being a ghost.
- All Atronachs and Elemental Thralls now scale farther with you all the way into level 40+. "Potent" Atronachs scale further than regular ones, and are subtly larger.
- Soultrap spell produces a visible projectile and an aura effect on the target creature/NPC. IMPORTANT: in order to resolve a Papyrus-related issue, Mighty Magick ships with a default Soultrap script. If you are using Acquisitive Souls mod, please be sure to load it AFTER Mighty Magick, and replace Mighty Magick's Soultrap script with Acquisitive Souls' Soultrap script.
- Atromancy perk now extends duration of all Atronachs and Summoned Dremora.
- Summoner perk change: in addition to the vanilla effect, Rank 1 gives your daedric minions 100 more health, and Rank 2 makes them 25% resistant to hostile magic.
- Oblivion Binding perk change: Bound weapons will banish summoned creatures and turn raised ones. Each bound armor piece provides 5% magic resistance.
- Mystic Binding perk change: Bound weapons do more damage. Bound Armor provides more protection.
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
9. Mighty Magick - Alteration Extras.esp
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
10. Mighty Magick - Illusion Extras.esp
- Master of the Mind perk allows you to control 2 phantasms or summoned creatures at a time. Does not stack with Twin Souls.
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
11. Mighty Magick - Restoration Extras.esp
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
12. Mighty Magick - Conjuration Extras.esp
- Multiple new spells added. See the spell list for details (in the Downloads section).
13. Mighty Magick - Voice.esp
- This simple module allows your Voice powers to scale as your character progresses. The scaling works as follows:
- Shout cooldowns will be reduced as you shout more. At 200 shouts, the cooldown reduction will cap at 20%. Combine with an Amulet of Talos and a Blessing of Talos for a 60% reduction.
- Shout magnitudes will grow as your character grows.
- Your shouts become 1% more powerful for every 10 base Health above 100 (not affected by Fortify Health effect)
- Your shouts become 1% more powerful for every 10 base Magicka above 100 (not affected by Fortify Magicka effect)
- Your shouts become 1% more powerful for every 10 base Stamina above 100 (not affected by Fortify Stamina effect)
- Your shouts become 1% more powerful for every 1 Dragon Soul you absorb
- Your shouts become 1% more powerful for every 20 times you Shout
Unlike cooldown cap, there is no cap on possible shout magnitude increase, so sky is the limit, so help you Kyne.
In order to receive Shout magnitude increase and cooldown decrease, you must sleep every so often (if you gained anything, you will receive a message "The power of your Thu'um grows...").
Starting with MMSk 3.11, an optional Enchantments module may be downloaded from the files section. Its readme can be found in the archive, or under the Articles section. IMPORTANT: This is still in early beta and I cannot promise it will be updated regularly.
Please note that this module is OPTIONAL and represents a huge NERF to the Skyrim enchantment system. It closes major exploit loopholes and makes godlike gear practically impossible to make. Read the documentation CAREFULLY before you activate it. Do not use it if you don't like it. Do not bang on my door and ask me why I made it. I made it because I wanted to.
This module will be maintained and patched independently of the main MMSk modules. It is absolutely NOT required to play MMSk.
- Teleport spells (Mark/Recall, Divine Intervention, Beacon of Magnus) do NOT have any safeguards on them. You can Recall out of Sovngarde if you want, but good luck getting back in without console. (Come to think of it, you could Mark in Sovngarde and visit whenever you wish again. That's got to be the pinnacle achievement for a Clever Man. AWESOME). Use common sense when casting - if you are in the middle of an event or in a place which you are only supposed to visit once, don't teleport out. I am not responsible for any issues caused by irresponsible teleporting.
- It is quite possible to kill yourself while jumping around with the Alacrity spell (remember what happened with Tarhiel?). Just because you've managed to jump up on a house's roof doesn't mean that you won't smash your skull jumping back down. Also, if you don't pay attention to where you're going, you can very well wedge yourself in a spot that you can't get out of. Again, I'm not responsible for any broken bones.
- If you have Rune Master perk, have Rune spells equipped in your hands, save the game, quit Skyrim, reload Skyrim and re-load the save, you will notice that you cannot place the third rune anymore. To fix that, unequip the Rune spells and then re-equip them. (I know it's a very specific sequence of events, but someone WILL ask about it sooner or later).
- If your character dies while affected by Alacrity spell, the effect of it will not wear off and stack, persisting even through save/load. To fix the issue, follow the instructions in the "How to fix the Alacrity issue" article (also included in the 3.12 archive).
- Valamyr for plaguing me with ideas and finding bugs
- OZY9000, Aryeonos and Jwr1992 for nailing obscure bugs in 3.0
- All my early adopters and testers for trusting in MMSk and taking the plunge
Q: Where can I buy all the extra spells?
A: From various spell vendors. Obviously, Expert and Master spells are only available in Winterhold. Also, if you are lucky, you might find some new books in random loot. Beacon of Magnus is available from the Arcanaeum.
Q: How did you add the extra spells to vendors and loot lists?
A: Dynamically via scripts. No more conflicts! Thank you Bethesda for the fix.
Q: I can't see the new spellbooks in vendors' inventories.
A: Make sure that 48 in-game hours have passed since you enabled the mod and your skills are of appropriate level. Master-level spells are not available until you complete the corresponding College of Winterhold quests.
Q: Your Candlelight and Magelight changes don't seem to have any effect (the light still looks like fluorescent glare).
A: Are you using Realistic Lighting or a similar mod? Make sure that Mighty Magick - Illusion.esp is loaded AFTER that mod.
Q: Why is Tolfdir selling Candlelight, Magelight and Paralyze spell tomes? I thought they are Illusion now?
A: He must be making an extra buck or two on the side. Seriously though, removing them from his inventory is not worth the trouble and potential conflicts.
Q: I cannot get into Shalidor's Maze. I cast Magelight on the sigil, and nothing happens.
A: Use the Staff of Magelight that you collected at the beginning of the maze.
Q: Some spells look like they were nerfed a lot! Why?
A: What you are seeing is base magnitude of the spell. As your skill grows, so does the magnitude. And dual-casting produces an effect that is stronger yet. In most cases, the spell's magnitude tops out at 5 times its base magnitude when you reach skill level 100 and dual-cast the spell. And that's even before any helpful perks like Intense Flames.
Q: Why all the changes to Transmutation?
A: Because the vanilla approach was stupid. First of all, you are transmuting impure ore as opposed to (relatively) pure ingots. That runs contrary to basic "lore" of transmutation. Secondly, if the Dovahkiin, a relative nobody, can transmute iron into gold at will, every schmuck and court wizard would be doing it too; it doesn't take much to become an Adept of Alteration. Finally, the Iron-Silver-Gold transmutation is pretty specific - why can't you transmute Iron into Corundum? My system makes it necessary to invest extra funds into additional transmutation spells, and requires leveling up Alteration beyond Adept. However, it gives you a way to mass-transmute up to five ingots at once, and you can also transmute almost anything into anything once you learn all the spells.
Q: OK, fine! But why can't I transmute Steel or Dwemer Alloy?
A: Because they are just that - alloys. Everything else is a naturally occurring element, but Steel and Dwemer Alloy are man-made (or mer-made). Science and magic do not mix. And nobody really knows how Dwemer Alloy is made, either. You cannot transmute something you don't understand.
Q: The spell list says that Steadfast Ward has been replaced, but my character still has it in his spellbook!
A: Unfortunately, the vanilla Steadfast Ward is in use by many objects in the game, so replacing it would cause many problems. I renamed and repurposed the spellbook that teaches it, so a new character or a character who doesn't yet know this spell will never have a chance to learn it. But if your existing character already knows it, it will stay with you. If you really can't stand it, use the console to remove the spell.
Q: So I already know a spell, but your spell list says that the spellbook that teaches it also teaches another spell. What do I do?
A: Buy another copy of the spellbook and read it. It won't disappear, so if you're hard up for cash sell it back and recover some septims.
Q: I want to uninstall the mod. How do I do that?
A: Park your character somewhere safe, strip him naked, open console and type "player.dispelallspells". Save in a new slot, quit Skyrim, uncheck and delete the ESPs.
Q: I found a bug, what do I do?
A: Email me at the address at the beginning of the readme.
Q: That quote in the beginning..?
A: No, not mine, of course. I'll let you find out where it came from on your own.
Q: Will you upload to Steam Workshop?
A: No, and don't ask.
Q: Can I re-upload the mod to other sites or translate the mod?
A: Ask me first.
Q: Can I retool the mod and re-release it or use parts of it in my own PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE mod?
A: No, and don't ask.
Q: Can you merge all the ESPs together?
A: NO, AND DON'T ASK. Someday I may or may not merge "extras" into their corresponding main ESPs, but that is not a priority. Making a "one ESP to rule them all" is out of question.
A note about me (in case you bothered to read all this way down):
I am an old, jaded and sarcastic nerd with a dry sense of humor and a chip on my shoulder. My instructions are not perfect, but I mean what I write; if you choose not to read it, it is hardly my fault. I try very hard not to be the world's biggest bastard, but if you insist on embarrassing yourself because you can't be arsed to read what I write, I will gladly help you with that and embarrass you further. You have been warned.


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Keyboardist Craig Frost joined the group for the Phoenix LP at the end of 1972. Following that album, the band's name was officially shortened to Grand Funk, and the group finally scored a big hit single (number one, in fact) with the title track of the Todd Rundgren-produced We're an American Band. The follow-up, Shinin' On, contained another number one hit in a remake of Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion." However, following Grand Funk's next album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!, interest in the group began to wane. Reverting back to Grand Funk Railroad, they remained together in 1976 solely to work with producer Frank Zappa on Good Singin', Good Playin'. Farner left for a solo career, and the remainder of the band released an album as Flint with guitarist Billy Elworthy.
Grand Funk Railroad re-formed in 1981 with Dennis Bellinger on bass and released two albums; only Grand Funk Lives even managed to scrape the bottom of the charts. The group disbanded again, with Brewer and Frost joining Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band and Farner embarking on a new career as a CCM artist; his "Isn't It Amazing" was a number two gospel hit in 1988. In 1997, Grand Funk Railroad reunited once again to record a benefit album titled Bosnia; two years later, Capitol issued a three-disc box set retrospective, Thirty Years of Funk: 1969-1999. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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While conditions we small with the south swell already fading from earlier in the week, girls still managed to showcase their skills throughout this weekend's contest. The girls who took the podium for the awards ceremony were greeted on stage by host and professional surfer Rosy Hodge, along 4x World Surfing Champion Lisa Andersen. We have to admit, it's not a bad reception to receive an award by surfing's elite. Wouldn't you agree?
Between surf breaks, the girls took to the beach where the Roxy staff loved hanging with all the competitors and their families. Girls lined the beach for poster signings, got their hair sun and saltwater ready at the Paul Mitchell tent, and kept their skin protected at the Sun Bum tent. There was never a dull moment beachside or in the water and we were lucky to enjoy beautiful sunny weather both days!
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Okay, I'll give you just one warning, so listen good. This isn't a typical Steamy Kitchen post. There are not pretty photos, no recipe and actually I didn't even do any of the cooking. This is a post about a pork roast, beginning to end. Hint: before it becomes pork, it's a pig. So, if you're squeamish about seeing pig — a whole pig before it's cooked — don't read further.
Members of PETA, vegans who blast meat eaters and people who like to eat bacon but deny that it comes from a cute little piggy, click away stat! (Here, come check out some cute kitteh kats.) If you read further and then complain about pig photos, I'll dunk you in a vat of fermented fish muck. I swear.
Everyone else, pull up a chair! Grab a beer! I'm going to show you how to do a whole pig roast.
First, you need a pig. A whole pig! In Florida, we are lucky enough to to have Jim Wood and his family farm, Palmetto Creek Farm raise free-range, all-natural Hereford pigs.
I actually met Jim and his wife about three years ago, when they were part of a Farm-to-Fork event, along with other area farmers and chefs. It's a family-and-friends operated company, with son Jim and daughter Annesly (and that cute little doggy too!).
Jim normally delivers pigs around 250lbs, but since I was only feeding about 30 people and wanted to roast it in La Caja China (more on that later), we needed a 100lb live weight pig, which meant about 85lbs dressed.
Palmetto Creek Farm slaughters only on Mondays, and on Tuesday, came the delivery. I'd never ordered a whole pig before, so I didn't know what to expect. I didn't even know how big a 100lb pig was!
And here she is:
Onto a dolly. We had to get the delivery at our old house, since there was an empty refrigerator there, and I only have 1 refrigerator in my current home. If you're doing this at your home, I suggest clearing out your extra refrigrator OR getting a 150 quart cooler (about $150, you'll see in later pics that the pig *just* fit in that massive cooler)
Now back to the pig. I removed all of the shelves in my refrigerator, but how do you fit a 4-legged, floppy pig upright in a refrigerator!???
We ended up wrapping the pig in large black garbage bags, securing it with packing tape.
Uh, that looks mighty suspicious, doesn't it?
And then stuff him in the fridge.
The problem now was that the four-legged floppy pig kept falling and pushing the door open.
And so we had to block the door shut – with heavy boxes.
The pig stored there until the day before we wanted to have our pig roast. Our roasting vessel was La Caja China, a wooden box with a charcoal tray on top that I picked up from The Outdoor Kitchen in Tampa, FL (if you live in the area, they've got a must-visit showroom!)
La Caja China has been featured by Bobby Flay, Martha Stewart and Al Roker, it's a fool-proof method of roasting a whole pig in 5 hours or less, complete with the beloved crispy skin. I first heard about La Caja China when we moved to Florida 10 years ago – it's got it's own cult following!
The method is simple: Inject pig with marinade the night before. The day of, let the pig come to room temp before roasting. Start with 16 pounds of charcoal and add charoal 3 more times, flip pig skin side up and let the skin crisp for 30 minutes.
I followed Roberto's Mojo Criollo Marinade recipe, which consists of oranges, lemons, garlic and spices:
Let the marinade sit at least 1 hour (or overnight) and strain it before using (otherwise your injector thingy will get plugged)
Here's the injector thingy.
Oh my.
Before marinating, I wanted to wash the pig thoroughly and give it a good scrubbing.
Since our kitchen sink wasn't big enough, we gave the pig a scrub the tub. errrr….I mean….my husband did.
What a good sport. I love him.
Give the pig a good rinse. Then to clean the skin and scrub well, I used kosher salt *groan* I KNOW. I know. But kosher salt is the perfect size and shape for scrubbing, I'll show you before and after scrubbing with salt on a chicken. It helps get rid any dirt, loose skin on the pig. Use as much salt as you want, you'll rinse it all off. For the pig, we used 2 big handfuls.
Back to the kitchen, Scott had to open the pig up further to make it flat, pressing down on the ribcage.
Fill the injector with marinade.
Inject everywhere but not just anywhere – be careful NOT to pierce the skin – otherwise the marinade will leak out.
See the space between the skin and fat/meat? That's where we inserted the needle. Once you insert it, you can go as deep as you want (as long as you don't pierce skin on the other side) or change your angle to to get to as much meat as possible. It's a long needle – from the neck area, we reached the cheeks too.
After you've botox'd the pig, I threw some orange and lemon slices all over, crushed bay leaves.
Then seasoned with salt and ground cumin. You can use a rub if you want instead.
Very little mess! That's my counter right after we lifted the pig off.
Put the pig in the large cooler (this is the 150 quart cooler that I mentioned previously) and cover with bags of ice. Keep the ice in bags, you don't want the pig covered in loose ice, which would melt and dilute the marinade and all the hard work seasoning the pig.
On the day of the roast, you'll have to do some math.
4 hours to bring pig to room temperature (about 70F)
4 hours or so to roast
20 minutes to rest after cooking
In the morning, we took the ice out of the cooler and kept the cooler lid open. After 4 hours, it was 70F.
Put the pig in La Caja China's provided wire racks with S-hooks so that it lays flat. We had a choice or rubs: it was a difficult decision, but we ended up using the Texas Pig Rub.
Our friend Charlie came over to help – I discarded the orange and lemon slices first, then we seasoned one side.
Flip the piggy over.
Season the other side.
Place the pig inside La Caja China.
It barely fit! Stick a heat-safe meat thermometer into the pig, a meaty area that doesn't touch bone (thigh is best). I highly suggest a meat thermometer that has a probe and beeper.
Put the metal tray on top.
Start the charcoal with chimney starters on the metal rack. Do not use charcoal ligher fluid. That stuff stinks. However, if you really, really want to use self-starting charcoal, go ahead, but ONLY use it at the beginning here. Use regular plain charcoal thereafter.
La Caja China owner, Roberto Guerra, told us to ignore the instructions on the box and gave us the easy method. We have La Caja China Box #2 with a 100# live weight pig (85# dressed)
Start with 16 pounds of charcoal.
Get the charcoal nice and hot. Instead of using self-starting charcoal, we used 2 chimney starters.
Then it stared raining. So we had to move the roaster to our dock, under the umbrella <– not recommended — don't do this. I'm surprised the umbrella didn't go up in flames.
Have a plan if you are expecting rain – in a cleared garage – keep your garage door open is fine.
Carefully dump the 16 pounds of charcoal on top of the metal tray + metal rack.
So, at this point, I was in the house, getting other stuff ready for the party. Charlie took these photos with my camera, and it was JUST NOW that I realized that my husband's choice of footwear was open-toe sandals. WHHHAAAT!??? Let's see. Hot fire. Burning hot charcoal that you're dumping by hand. Wet, slippery wood dock.
)!(@&$)!*$!@%*!@$$ I HAVE NO WORDS. At least none I can publish.
Spread the burning hot burning hot burning hot charcoal around. You know, the type of burning hot charcoal that could accidentally fall off and burn your big toe off.
Let it burn for 1 hour.
You'll add charcoal 3 additional times. See timing below.
Start with 16 pounds of charcoal. Light charcoal – once the charcoal is lit and hot, spread it around. Your cooking time starts now.
START: Let it cook for 1 hour.
1:00: Add 8 pounds charcoal on top, cook 1 hour
2:00: Add 8 pounds charcoal on top, cook 30 minutes
2:30: Add 4 pounds of charcoal on top, cook 30 minutes or until the meat thermometer reaches 190F.
3:00: Time to flip the pig. This will take 2 people.
Lift up the metal tray.
Place it on the handles (the handles are designed specifically for this)
Take a peek?
Flip the pig over
Hello, delicious.
Score the skin, make an X in each square of the grid.
Put the charcoal back on.
Let it cook for 30 minutes (no more charcoal is needed).
Then find another friend wearing flip-flops to lift the burning hot charcoal.
MMMmmmm…crispy skin. If it's not crispy enough, put back the charcoal for another 10 minutes.
Let the pig rest for 20 minutes before digging in – we got a big folding table, covered it with newspaper and set the pig on top. Three people with gloves pulled the meat apart, placing it in massive serving tray. It was crazy juicy, fall-off-the bone! The Mojo Criollo marinade was perfect, the pork had hints of citrus.
I set out flour tortillas, salsas, lime for guests to make their own tacos.
Here, take a bite!
I want a lacaja china so bad! thanks for quenching some curiosity… yeah bare feet and hardwood lumpcharcaol scares even me a bit ( a lot of popping and embers!)
wow! I made myself a buta kakuni ( braised Pork) and made some pork cracking… that seems to be nothing compared to what u r having! well done!
Amazing, u rock Jaden…..
You know I loved this post. I've been tempted to get a la caha china because Perry Perkins talks about his all the time.
Give Scott a break. I grill in flip flops, sandals and barefoot all the time:)
For my birthday my dad decided to make a Lamb "a la griega" (awesome, i know) . Marinating, transporting, and setting up the lamb in the rack above (not under like the cajachina) was a adventure, i swear making tamales from scratch (another story) is not as fussy. But the result of the slow cooking is just oh so worth it.
Looks delicious!
The veterinary injector is a good idea, that's what I use.
I follwed these instructions to the tee and mypig came out perfect. The only problem I had was when I turned the pig over to make the skin nice and crispy it took more like an hour -vs- 30 minutes. I for the life of me can't figure out why it took a full hour!!!
I so want to eat this right now.
Do you know why the underside of this hog is burnt? (And what's with the big gash in the back?)
The La Caja instructions tell you to light your first batch of briquettes, and start your timing when the fire subsides. You then add 9 pounds every hour–and since you're not going to WEIGH it each time, you basically just want to add enough each time to cover the prior layer.
When your temp hits 187, you flip–and yes, it can easily take an extra hour, or more, to crisp the skin. (I've also turned at 180 to remarkable results.) Remember that you're not adding additional coal at this point. You're only removing the ashes. So now you just peak in to check the skin for doneness, and that doesn't happen in a half hour under correct coal conditions.
My hogs take an hour per 7 pounds, although La Caja tells you an hour per 10 pounds. If this was an 80-pound dressed hog, it should have taken at least 8 hours to do properly.
I think it's burnt because that lump burns way too hot, and they let the thing sit for hours to go to room temp. I let mine sit for 30 minutes before starting the cooking. Warming it to room temp accomplishes nothing–it's not a prime rib.
Anyway, La Caja China is an incredibly easy way to do a whole hog. And for anyone, I recommend just using the Goya Mojo. Salt on the skin, but nothing else.
Looks really nice. I have a few of these caja chinas and the results are always amazing. I am catering a wedding this weekend on a large farm. When we do an event like this, we just have a caja china delivered to the location and let the people keep it. Hopefully they will use it for years to come.
Wonderful photos.
Thanks for posting this blog! Only La Caja China can make delicious, juicy and succulent pig roasts in less than 4 hours! Cheers!
I absolutely concur with Ira on the "letting it get to room temp" – it is not only not necessary, it is hazardous to your health. You're allowing bacteria to form unnecessarily. I would put it in cold from the fridge; it would be to cooking temp within under an hour easy, no chance for bacteria to form. You are roasting it at a high temp, which will kill off any bacteria, why let it sit? Bringing it cold to hot doesn't degrade the cooking of it at all, it will still be, if not moreso, juicy, tender and flavorful, cut your prep time down by 4 hours, and is far safer.
Thank you for posting such detailed step-by-step instructions on how to roast a pig using La Caja China. Jaden, have you ever tried to roast a pig siew yuk style (Hong Kong style roast pig) using La Caja China? If you have, would you please share the recipe or send me to a link where I can learn how to do it using La Caja China? Thanks!
So cool! thanks so much for all the details, we just got ours and are waiting for a hot day (we're in CT). Could you talk a bit about how you cleaned your box? Thanks!!
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I just bought my lacaja china cooker! So very excited and thrilled to come across your blog this morning. I will be cooking for a group of 50 coming to my home at Lake Martin (Al.) for Memorial Day ! All of the guests live and work in NYC. We are having a true southern BBQ and pull out all the stops! Thanks for your wonderful guide!!!
Just received my La Caja China this week can't wait to try it out this was such a great way to see how it's done thank you
Great article. I'm picking up an 80lb pig in the morning to cook on my la caja china. I went and bought a 150 qt ice chest, hoping it would fit. This gives me confidence.


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Bryant told reporters on Thursday that he learned the mating call of an alligator while watching the National Geographic channel one day and has been able to perfect it.
"I was watching the National Geographic Channel one day, and heard them mimicking the mating sound that brings an alligator," Bryant said, via USA Today. "So I figured I'd try and mimic the sound. Sure enough, a baby alligator came up from a retention pond behind our Tampa home."
Bryant also claims he has used the mating call as a distraction when he is having a poor round of golf. While participating in a charity golf event in Myrtle Beach, S.C. last year, he says he frightened some members of his foursome — including offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter — by summoning a gator.
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During last night's Grammy Awards, University of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron tweeted the following: Is it just me or are some of the Grammy performances so far seem to be really demonic?? Looks like there is a lot of evil in the world..
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Nov 29, 2012 Utilizing clamp-on ultrasonic transducers, TTFM 1.0 Transit Time Flowmeter accurately measures liquids from outside of metal or plastic pipes. Step-by-step setup menu determines sensor mounting configuration and separation distance, while digital signal processing ensures ±1.0% accuracy. In addition to displaying flow rate/direction, totalizer, and relay status on backlit LCD, non-contact unit provides isolated 4–20 mA output and relays for flow proportional pulse output and flow rate controls.
Pump Station Level Controller features redundant level sensing.Greyline Instruments, Inc. Massena, NY 13662
Nov 13, 2012 Equipped with non-contact ultrasonic sensor, PSL 5.0 is suitable for sewage lift stations, wet wells, and storage tanks. Users can also connect loop-powered pressure sensor for redundant sensing in applications with foam or grease. Controller will continuously recalibrate pressure sensor and automatically switch back and forth from ultrasonic to pressure sensor as required. In addition to isolated 4-20 mA output, PSL 5.0 provides 6 programmable control relays and automatic pump run time logging.
Open Channel Flow Meter prepares flow reports.Greyline Instruments, Inc. Massena, NY 13662
Mar 21, 2011 Using non-contact ultrasonic sensor, Model OCF 5.0 measures wastewater flow through flumes or weirs with accuracy of ±0.25%. Unit features backlit LCD flow rate display and totalizer, built-in data logger, and output to USB flash drives. With Windows software, meter can display and graph flow reports in fully customizable formats. Additional features include isolated 4-20 mA outputs, 2 programmable relays, and automatic temperature compensation.
Level and Flow Monitor uses non-contact ultrasonic sensor.Greyline Instruments, Inc. Massena, NY 13662
Feb 17, 2011 Equipped with 3-key calibration system, Model SLT 5.0 can be used as level transmitter for tank inventory applications with continuous display and control, or as open channel flow monitor with display and totalizer. Unit includes non-contacting PVC and Teflon® sensor rated for ranges up to 32 ft. Housed in NEMA 4X enclosure, monitor provides isolated 4-20 mA output and has 3 control relays programmable for pump control, pump alternation, level alarms, and/or flow proportionate pulse.
Area-Velocity Flowmeter offers choice of sensor configurations.Greyline Instruments, Inc. Massena, NY 13662
Jan 12, 2011 Designed for municipal stormwater, combined effluent, raw sewage, and irrigation water, AVFM 5.0 can monitor flow through open channels, partially full sewer pipes, and surcharged pipes without flume or weir. It can be configured with standard submerged velocity/level sensor, or with submerged velocity and separate non-contacting ultrasonic level sensor. Additional features include backlit flow rate display, totalizer, three 4-20 mA outputs, and 2 control relays.
Differential Level Controller also measures flow.Greyline Instruments, Inc. Massena, NY 13662
Sep 17, 2010 Intended for use in treatment plant headworks, DLT 2.0 can measure differential level at barscreen as well as open channel flow through flume. It works with 2 non-contacting ultrasonic sensors: one installed upstream from barscreen, and another installed downstream for differential level control. It is also possible to install second sensor in flume to also measure flow. Along with backlit LCD, features include relays for barscreen rake and level control as well as three 4-20 mA outputs.
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SoCal Edison officials want to let customers know they should always question anyone who says they work with the utility company, in light of a scam that has seen customers conned out of their financial information, said Anna Frutos-Sanchez, SoCal Edison spokeswoman, on Friday.
"They're asking (customers) for (their) personal credit information and their debit information, and they've made away with money that's not going to the utility," she said. "And if you do get a call, or someone comes to your door, you should always ask for identification. (SoCal) Edison employees always carry a badge."
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The utility company wanted to put out the word because the corporate office was notified over the last few days, that several people have been called with this scam.
"We don't demand money over the phone, unless you call our customer service department and go thorugh the right channel," Frutos Sanchez said. "And, as a consumer, you should always question those types of calls."
Imposters have been calling SCE customers, telling them they must make immediate payment on past due bills or have their electric service disconnected, according to the SCE statement. The callers are also demanding that payment be made through a prepaid cash card, such as a PayPal or Green Dot card.
"We ask our customers to be alert to these calls that demand immediate payment and threaten service disconnection," said Henry Martinez, SCE vice president of Safety, Security & Compliance. "Customers suspecting a fraudulent call should ask for the caller's name, department and business phone number.
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Nancy is a "Superstar" Realtor. As a first time home buyer I had a lot of questions and was very nervous. She made the experience so much easier than I had anticipated. It really was a lot of fun!!!! She was always there to answer my questions and ALWAYS kept me pointed in the right direction. She explained everything step by step and stood by me every step of the way. I will always be grateful to have had Nancy as my Realtor. She is a true professional!
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I called her well over 3 months ago about Gardenville (while it was still is owners hands) to se if he would consider possible land contract or owner finance) She told me she was with he daughter and would call me back within the hour) 3 weeks later I still had not heard from her, I was going thru Zillow again an up popped her name. I reminded her of her so call promise and she game me the reasons. I explain she had one more chance and that was is I gave he 4 more address to see if any of the would work with what we have $7,000 down $500.00 amonth any balance would be financed in 3 years. She promise she would she with all the lenders and owners. I got a email a week ago saying the were all repo's. She had not checked to see if they could work with us . She wasted almost a month of my time. I have month to find a place to get out they put me out. Thanks
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Nancy did a great job with helping us in our adventure to purchase our new home as first-time buyers. As first-time buyers, we of course were very nervous and she helped to ease our worries and fears. She was very patient, as our thoughts on homes vs. condos changed often. She was honest, which any buyer should appreciate.
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I was a first time home buyer and Nancy put me at ease immediately! I was so confused and nervous about the entire process but she explained everything in terms that I understood. She was patient and while very professional she is extremely friendly and fun. Some other agents I had spoken to were very dry and salesman-like. Although there was a lot of paperwork and some stressful moments, Nancy made the whole experience fun and exciting! Ive been in my new home in Florence now for 2 months and I have never been happier.(We also negotiated a great price b/c of the homework and investigating she did) She said that when it was all over I would be a proud homeowner and she was right. Thank you so much nancy!!! for all you did.....especially always being available to me day or night....I knew how busy you were and you always made me feel like a special client/customer. I will always refer you!
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18 U.S. Code § 846 - Additional powers of the Attorney General
(a) The Attorney General is authorized to inspect the site of any accident, or fire, in which there is reason to believe that explosive materials were involved, in order that if any such incident has been brought about by accidental means, precautions may be taken to prevent similar accidents from occurring. In order to carry out the purpose of this subsection, the Attorney General is authorized to enter into or upon any property where explosive materials have been used, are suspected of having been used, or have been found in an otherwise unauthorized location. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as modifying or otherwise affecting in any way the investigative authority of any other Federal agency. In addition to any other investigatory authority they have with respect to violations of provisions of this chapter, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, shall have authority to conduct investigations with respect to violations of subsection (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) ofsection 844 of this title.
(b) The Attorney General is authorized to establish a national repository of information on incidents involving arson and the suspected criminal misuse of explosives. All Federal agencies having information concerning such incidents shall report the information to the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. The repository shall also contain information on incidents voluntarily reported to the Attorney General by State and local authorities.
Source(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title XI, § 1102(a),Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VI, § 654(a)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–314, 3009–369; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(e)(2), (3),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.)
2002—Pub. L. 107–296, § 1112(e)(3), substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296, § 1112(e)(3), substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary" in two places.
Pub. L. 107–296, § 1112(e)(2), substituted "the Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives" for "the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with the Secretary".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296, § 1112(e)(3), substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary" wherever appearing.
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Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 630,Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 473.
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title VI, § 640], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–526.
Pub. L. 105–61, title VI, § 627,Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1315.
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APPROVED BY: J. A. Tunheim 02-70-00
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/2/98 (Reviewed 3/18/13)
It is the policy of Dakota State University to offer flexible work schedules to employees in work areas where feasible. The purpose of flexible work schedules is to accommodate the changing needs of the family, especially in regard to day care and school schedules. If used effectively, flexible work schedules provide the University with an opportunity to increase the quality of services provided to the public and to our students while at the same time improve the quality of employment for its employees.
For purposes of these guidelines, flexible schedules are defined as fixed, long-term changes in an employee's work schedule. These long-term changes are distinct from short, temporary work schedule adjustments which may be made at any time at the discretion of the immediate supervisor to meet either the operational needs for the department or the personal needs of the individual employee.
Offices will be open for business between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday (or 7:30 am through 4:30 pm during the summer months). Work schedules are determined on the basis of the needs and requirements of each department/office and are designed to provide orderly and efficient service, provide regularly recurring consecutive hours of work where practicable, and avoid overtime.
Career Service employees who wish to adjust their working time other than their normally assigned hours shall propose a schedule to their immediate supervisor. When the employee and supervisor arrive at an agreed schedule, it is then presented to the appropriate Vice President's Council member for final approval. When considering flex-time requests, the following guidelines will be considered:
- Any change in working hours of employees must not affect the service being provided to our students or other constituents. For example, if an administrative office is open to serve students from 8:00 - 5:00, someone must be available at all times during that time period to answer student and visitor questions.
- Employees normally may not adjust the start of work prior to 7:00 am or adjust the end of the work day past 6:00 pm as part of their flexible schedule. The work week runs from 12:01 am Sunday through midnight Saturday. Employees will not work more than 10 hours each day unless an emergency situation arises. Employees will not work more than 40 hours in any work week unless approved in advance (see DSU Policy 02-01-00, Overtime).
- DSU employees are encouraged to take a full hour lunch break. The flex-time schedule of every employee must allocate at least 1/2 hour lunch break per day. If half-hour lunches are scheduled, special attention should be given to ensure adequate staffing from 8:00 to 8:30 am and 4:30 to 5:00 pm. A fifteen minute break is available in the morning and afternoon for employees. Staff may not waive these break periods in order to arrive late or leave work early.
- Employees and supervisors are encouraged to establish a permanent flexible schedule so that there is consistency in the time an employee is available to the public and coworkers. Supervisors will make every effort to allow employees to work the predetermined schedule; however, if unforeseen circumstances arise, management may change or suspend the schedule to address those needs.
- Employees working other than an 8 hour day will be required to adjust their flexible work schedule during weeks in which a holiday falls.
If a change in working hours is approved and it is later found that the service provided by that employee is not of the same quality or that the change is causing hardships for other workers, the working hours will be returned to the original format.
Employees who normally work outside the Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm time period are not covered by this policy. Employees who are scheduled for shift work outside the 8:00 am to 5:00 pm office hours or who are overtime ineligible are not covered by these guidelines. Only the President of the University has the authority to approve exceptions to this policy.
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Parenting has never been easy. Every generation has "their thing," but parents today are faced with challenges no generation has ever faced: raising children who have spent their entire lives immersed in the Internet and social media.
This is both a blessing and a curse for parents. On the one hand, online exploration opens a world of possibilities for children, expanding their horizons and exposing them to different cultures and ways of life, and social media allows for family bonding from coast-to-coast among other joys. Then, on the other hand, children can just as easily be exposed to a world of dangers at the click of a button. And to complicate matters even more, now children of all ages have access to online content at home, on gaming systems or just about anywhere they can get a signal for their mobile device.
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