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Staff Guardian (3.5e Class)
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Staff Guardian[edit]
A Staff Guardian is an individual of any race, that has become especially attuned to a rod/quarterstaff that they have used throughout their lives. Much akin to an old man with his walking stick, he is never seen without it, and seems to have a special relationship with it. A lifetime of use in combat and non-combat tasks, have pushed the Staff Guardians' finesse to the limit, enabling him to carve runic symbols into it and adding supernatural(divine) power to his already amazing natural abilites.
Making a Staff Guardian[edit]
A staff Guardian realizes that true strength comes only from within, and from the cooperation of like-minded individuals. After honing his skills with his staff, he seeks those with similar beliefs and combines his talents with their that they may expedite their wishes. Staff Guardians can be good or evil, the kindly old man who hands out candy to grandchildren, or his antithesis, who beats them with his cane. Generally staff guardians are indeed older, which unfortunately requires them to take the first set of age modifiers for their race. Just becuase they are old however does not mean they are not a force to be reckoned with, or without enough wit to pull of the errant infuriating pun. Staff Guardians will lay down their lives for those they trust, sacrificing as they must for the greater good of the group. Attuned to a sort of collective mindset they act with the good of the party in mind in all affairs; however, in the same note, they will not tolerate dissention. Those who oppose will the group the will be expelled or destroyed, not out of vengeance, but for protection of the party. (They hate opposite alignments basically. Think a VFW post where an old German soldier walks in.)
Abilities: Staff Guardians runes are controled by the wisdom score. Also a high CON or DEX will help make you more tough.
Races: Any.
Alignment: Any.
Starting Gold: 5d4×10 gp (100 gp).
Starting Age: Complex, as wizard.
Level | Base Attack Bonus |
Saving Throws | Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fort | Ref | Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st | +0 | +2 | +0 | +2 | Runic Staff, Weapon Focus(Runic Staff), 1st Rune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | +1 | +3 | +0 | +3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | +2 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +1 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | +3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | 2nd Rune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th | +3 | +5 | +1 | +5 | Bonus Feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | +4 | +5 | +2 | +5 | +2 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | +5 | +6 | +2 | +6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | +6/+1 | +7 | +2 | +7 | 3rd Rune, Extra Potency 1/Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | +6/+1 | +8 | +3 | +8 | +3 Damage with Runic Staff, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | +7/+2 | +8 | +3 | +8 | Bonus Feat, Improved Rune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th | +8/+3 | +9 | +3 | +9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th | +9/+4 | +9 | +4 | +9 | 4th Rune, +4 Damage with Runic Staff, Extra Potency 2/Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | +9/+4 | +9 | +4 | +9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | +10/+5 | +10 | +4 | +9 | Quick Rune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | +11/+6/+1 | +10 | +5 | +10 | Bonus Feat, +5 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +5 | +10 | 5th Rune, Extra Potency 3/Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | +12/+7/+2 | +11 | +5 | +11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | +13/+8/+3 | +11 | +6 | +11 | +6 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | +14/+9/+4 | +12 | +6 | +12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | +15/+10/+5 | +12 | +6 | +12 | Bonus Feat, 6th Rune, Extra Potency 4/day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) |
Class Features[edit]
All of the following are class features of the Staff Guardian.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A staff guardian is proficient with all simple weapons and with medium armor.
Runic Staff: This weapon is made of IronWood and is simialr to a quarter staff. The staff is able to be inscribed with runes. The Staff Guardian my only ever have one staff at a time and if the staff is ever broken, he must pay 1000gp and one week to make a new one, the runes need to be reenscribed at a cost of 200xp per rune, DC 25. The Runic Staff does 2d6 Damage.
Runes: Runes are aquired every 4th level and require 24 hours to inscribe onto your staff. Only one may be active at a time and must make concentration check to cast it. Each rune lasts as many rounds as your wisdom bonus, You must make a concentration check to continue it for another 'X' rounds. The DC aganst Runes is 10 + wisdom bonus + 1/2 character level. The concentration check is DC 15.
Rune of Armor: All allies with in range gain a bonus to their AC equal to your wisdom bonus.
Rune of Attack: All allies with in range gain a bonus to their Base Attack Bonus, equal to your wisdom bonus.
Rune of Regeneration: All allies with in range gain regeneration equal to your wisdom bonus every two rounds.
Rune of Constitution: All allies with in range gain a bonus to their CON score equal to your wisdom bonus.
Rune of Strength: All allies with in range gain a bonus to their STR score equal to your wisdom bonus.
Rune of Dexterity: All allies with in range gain a bouns to their DEX score equal to your wisdom bonus.
Rune of Doom: All enemies within range suffer a penalty to all saving throws equal to your wisdom bonus. Will save negates.
Rune of Enfeeblement: All enemies within range have suffer an enhancement penalty to their STR score to your wisdom bonus. Fortitude save negates.
Rune of Slowness: All enemies within range are under the effect of 'slow' spell. Will save negates.
Rune of Blindness: All enemies within range are under the effect of 'blindness' spell. Fortitude save negates.
Rune of Random Action: All enemies within range are under the effect of 'random action' spell. Will save negates.
Rune of Laughter: All enemies within range are under the effect of 'Tasha's Hideous Laughter' spell. Will save negates.
Extra Potency: At 8th level the Staff Guardian is able to double his wisdom bonus. This is treated as a move action.
Improved Rune: At 10th level a Staff Guardian gains the ability to activate two runes at one time, the DC to concentrate on these runes is DC20.
Quick Rune: At 14th Level the Staff Guardian may Cast runes as a free action.
Bonus Feats: At 5th level the staff guardian gains a bonus feat. Every five levels thereafter (10th, 15th, and 20th) he gains an additional bonus feat. These bonus feats must be drawn from Improved Weapon Focus (Runic Staff), A staff guardian may take this for a +2 to base attack bonus, Weapon Specialization (Runic Staff), A staff guardian may take this for a +2 damage, Enlarge Rune, A staff guardian may take this to double the radius of runes however this can only be taken once, Extra Rune, A staff guardian may take this feat to add an additional rune to your Rune Staff and this may be taken multiple times, Ambidexterity, the prerequisites may be disregarded, Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Initiative, Dodge, the prerequisites may be disregarded, Alertness
These bonus feats are in addition to the feat that a character of any class gets from advancing levels. A fighter is not limited to the list of fighter bonus feats when choosing these feats.
Epic Staff Guardian[edit]
Level | Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21st | +7 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24th | 7th Rune, +8 Damage with Runic Staff, Extra Potency 5/day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25th | Bonus Feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27th | +9 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28th | Bonus Feat, 8th Rune, Extra Potency 6/day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30th | Bonus Feat, +10 Damage with Runic Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 + Int modifier skill points per level. |
Bonus Feats
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Campaign Information[edit]
Playing a Guardian[edit]
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Religion: Most Guardians in the world do not follow one deity. However they are known to follow any god that provides protection as one of their domains.
Other Classes: Guardians fit into just about every adventuring party that they come by or join. They tend to be very helpful in many ways as far as setting up camps or helping fix a broken cart. Guardians sometimes choose to follow the path of the cleric or the Paladin later in life as they become more attached to a god.
Combat: Typically a Guardian takes up the front line of combat in most situations. They will not focus on seeking out an opponent, they rather help an ally overcome their's and protect them.
Guardians in the World[edit]
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" | My life for yours! | " |
—Dykon, Human Aura Guardian |
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NPC Reactions: Due to the fact that the sole reason for an Aura Guardian to live is to protect others most everyone loves them. Wizards enjoy adventuring with Aura Guardians more than almost any other class due to the fact that they are able to cast freely and feel safe when concentrating on a spell, while sorcerers enjoy the protection provides conflicts sometimes arise due to the free spirited nature of the sorcerer. Ranged attackers also enjoy the protection provided. Rouges, ninjas, and the like are often put off by the fact that they must remain so close the the Guardian in order to truly benefit them and its a little hard to be sneaky with a walking pile of metal 20 feet away.
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National Legal Center for the Public Interest (NLCPI) describes itself as a law and educational foundation. According to its own website it was "created in 1975, [and] is committed to fostering knowledge about law and the administration of justice."
The website goes on to explain that "The Center contributes to the development of public debate and policy by providing the public and private sectors with timely information on key legal, legislative, regulatory, and economic issues of national importance. It does this through its educational publications and educational forums. The Center does not litigate." [1]
NLCPI follows the political agendas of its right-wing funders, vehemently opposing affirmative action and financing books such as Conservatives in Power: The Task of Governing by Terry Eastland.
They also founded and publish the "Public Interest Law Review", a heavily conservative publication "aimed at readers with an interest in the making and execution of public policy (law professors, political scientists, government officials, judges, and journalists who cover legal affairs)…[The] annual review discusses and debates issues of consequence for the public interest. Recent court decisions are covered and book reviews are included." [2]
It is at the core of a large network of right-wing, business-oriented Legal Centers funded by the Scaife, Coor, Bradley, Olin interests.
This is a memberless organisation (consisting only of a Board). It was founded in 1975 as a 501(c)3 non-profit, based in Washington. The Pacific Legal Foundation (a right-wing, pro-business, legal group run by Ron Zumbrun) had conducted a study which concluded that the most effective way to counter the liberal, public-interest legal foundation model, was through an umbrella model creating a separate national coordinating entity for new PLFs in other regions. Initial funding was to come from J. Simon Fluor and Richard Mellon Scaife.
The PLF subsequently went on to establish the New England Legal Foundation, Great Plains Legal Foundation (now Landmark Legal Foundation), and Mountain States Legal Foundation.
But the NLCPI, in turn, was instrumental itself in spawning the Atlantic Legal Foundation (ex Mid Atlantic LF), Capital Legal Center, Mid-America Legal Foundation (not to be confused with Mid-Atlantic LF which became the Atlantic LC), and SouthEastern Legal Center.
The organisation's propaganda says that it doesn't involve itself in litigation as did many of its offspring, but at one time it did file suit (via Capital Legal Foundation - with $2 million of Scaife funding) on behalf of General Westmoreland against CBS News. However, more recently it has taken on the role of acting as coordinator and communications center for all of these business-oriented legal-lobbyist/activist groups.
Funds pass through this network of legal foundations from on to another, so it is impossible to say which is being funded from what source with complete accuracy. However these are all primarily supported by the Sarah Scaife & Carthage Foundations, together with money from the Coors (beer) and Fluor families, and from the Southern Pacific Co. The NLCPI itself was initially funded by the John M. Olin Foundation, and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
The organisation has been led by Ernest B ("Ernie") Hueter, described in a Tobacco Institute report as a "one-time professional gag-writer", [3] who later became the Chairman and CEO of Interstate Brands (which makes bread, cakes and confectionary). NOTE: His name is often mis-spelled as Heuter.
In 1988 the organisation inherited a number of aides and associates of Ed Meese, the former Counsellor to President Reagan and Attorney General (also the cover-up expert over the Iran-contra affair). Meese had also been instrumental in co-founding (with other Reagan aides) the Pacific Legal Foundation when Reagan was State Governor: this was created as an attack-dog which could be directed (at a safe distance) against the Californian liberals and organisations like the Sierra Club.
The NLCPI is given grants for its day-to-day activities by large corporations such as Philip Morris/Kraft, UST, Alcoa and ExxonMobil, and it also receives special grants for specific activities on their behalf.
In 1990 Philip Morris contributed $2,500 to cost of publishing "Pernicious Ideas and Costly Consequences: The Intellectual Roots of the Tort Crisis" which was part of the tobacco (and other) industries long-running project to attack product liability laws, reduce punative damages, and limit class actions. Kraft General Foods (a PM subsidiary) also contributed $2,500 to other publications.
Philip Morris's 1991 budget reports that the legal foundation has a budget of "somewhat under a million dollars", which included a $10,000 contribution from Philip Morris/Kraft.
It tends to focus these days on its program of publications, and so acts more like a think-tank than a normal legal lobbyist.
Relevant articles
- Right-wing firms pick up steam; a growing force in public interest work. [4]
- Public Interest Legal Foundations. [5]
- Ernest B. Hueter, President
- Stephen F. Gates - Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, ConocoPhillips; Acting Chairman, NLCPI
- Jay B. Stephens - Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Raytheon Company
- Terrence B. Adamson - Executive Vice President/Legal, National Geographic Society
- Arnaud de Borchgrave - Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Larry P. Thompson - Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary PepsiCo, Inc.
- Joan D. Aikens - Former Chair, Federal Election Commission
- R. William Ide III - Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
- John R. Towers - Vice Chairman (Ret.) - State Street Corporation
- William P. Barr - Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Verizon Corporation, Inc.
- Dean R. Kleckner - Chairman, Truth About Trade
- Carlton E. Turner, Ph.D., D.Sc. - President and Chief Executive Officer, Carrington Laboratories, Inc.
- Barbara Barrett - President & CEO, Triple Creek Ranch
- Charles T. Manatt - Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- William H. Webster - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
- K. David Boyer - Chief Executive Officer, GlobalWatch Technologies, Inc.
- Harry C. McPherson - Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP
- Walter E. Williams - George Mason University
- Carolyn S. Chambers - Chairman and CEO, Chambers Communications Corp.
- Christine P. Richards - Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FedEx Corporation
- Wendell L. Willkie II - Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, MeadWestvaco Corporation
- The Honorable Griffin B. Bell - King & Spaulding, LLP
- Ernest B. Hueter - Past President, NLCPI
Legal Advisory Council
The Legal Advisory Council of the NLCPI, led by Eugene B. Meyer, functions as a support group for the NLCPI organization. The Council provides the Center with assistance in identifying projects and outside participants and additionally functions as a speakers bureau for the Center's activities. [6]
- Jan Amundson - Vice President and General Counsel, Law Department, National Association of Manufacturers
- John L. Howard - Sr. Vice President and Genereal Counsel, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- George J. Terwilliger III - White & Case LLP
- Edward J. Burger - Director, Institute for Health Policy Analysis
- Frank W. Hunger - Covington & Burling
- Dick Thornburgh - Kirkpatrick Lockhart Nicolson Graham LLP
- Henry N. Butler, J.D., Ph.D. - Director, Judicial Education Program, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies
- William J. Kilberg - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. - Day, Berry & Howard, LLP
- James B. Comey - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- David G. Leitch - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Ford Motor Company
- Don Wallace, Jr. - Chairman, The International Law Institure
- Charles Cooper - Cooper and Kirk, PLLC
- Bryan A. Liang, M.D., Ph.D., J.D. - Executive Director, Institute of Health Law Studies California Western School of Law and Univ. of California San Diego School of Medicine
- Roger E. Warin - Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- L. Gordon Crovitz - Senior Vice President, President, Electronic Publishing, Dow Jones & Company
- Eugene Meyer - Executive Director, The Federalist Society for Law
- Seth P. Waxman - WilmerHale
- Walter E. Dellinger III - O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Tim A. O'Brien - PBS
- Robert N. Weiner - Arnold & Porter LLP
- Joseph E. diGenova - diGenova & Toensing, LLP
- Theodore B. Olson - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
- Richard K. Williard - Attorney
- Albert W. Driver - Editor, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- Victor E. Schwartz - Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Linda A. Willett - Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Hayward D. Fisk - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Computer Sciences Corporation
- Clifford M. Sloan - Vice President and General Counsel, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
- David F. Zoll - Vice President & Genreal Counsel (Ret.), American Chemistry Council
- George S. Frazza - Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
- Kenneth W. Starr - Dean, School of Law, Pepperdine University
- Stuart M. Gerson - Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
- William K. Suter - Clerk of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States
In addition to the corporations below, NLCPI has received grants from:
- The Carthage Foundation (See Scaife Foundations.)
- Sarah Scaife Foundation (See Scaife Foundations.)
- John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
- Scaife Family Foundation (See Scaife Foundations.)
Past contributors include:
- ALCOA Foundation
- AT&T Foundation
- Abbott Laboratories Fund
- AlliedSignal Foundation
- Amoco Foundation
- Bell Atlantic Foundation
- Bethlehem Steel Foundation
- Chase Manhattan Foundation
- Duke Power Company Foundation
- Emerson Charitable Trust
- Exxon Educational Foundation
- Fannie Mae Foundation
- Ford Motor Company Fund
- GTE Foundation
- H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
- Kimberly-Clark Foundation
- Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation
- Merrill Lynch & Company Foundation
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Foundation
- Nabisco Foundation
- Procter & Gamble Fund
- Rockwell International Corporation Trust
- Sprint Foundation
- Rockwell International Corporation Trust
- TRW Foundation
- Textron Charitable Trust
Contact Information
1600 K Street, N.W.,
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 466-9360
Fax: (202) 466-9366
Website: http://www.nlcpi.org
Related Resources
- National Legal Center for the Public Interest, White Paper, "Ergonomics: OSHA's Strange Campaign to Run American Business," August 1994 (regarding the 12-year effort to regulate repetitive-motion jobs that was killed thanks to President George W. Bush, Tom DeLay and Eugene Scalia (see also National Coalition on Ergonomics)).
- Griffin B. Bell, "Asbestos Litigation And Judicial Leadership: The Courts Duty To Help Solve The Asbestos Litigation Crisis" (pdf file), June 2002, published by National Legal Center for the Public Interest.
- "Reaffirmation of the American Founding".
- "Fact Sheet", ExxonSecrets.org, Undated.
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Hamburg's ambitious green network addresses nature, climate resilience, sustainable transportation
Posted January 10, 2014
The German city of Hamburg, the 2011 European Green Capital, has announced an ambitious plan to create and link an amazing 27 square miles of new and existing green space all over the city. The result will be a city that puts nature within easier reach of every resident; becomes more resilient to flooding caused by global warming; and provides enough connectivity for walking and bicycling to become car-optional citywide in twenty years.
Angelika Fritsch, a spokeswoman for the city's department of urban planning and the environment, spoke to reporter Elisabeth Braw of the Guardian:
"[The plan] will connect parks, recreational areas, playgrounds, gardens and cemeteries through green paths. Other cities, including London, have green rings, but the green network will be unique in covering an area from the outskirts to the city centre. In 15 to 20 years you'll be able to explore the city exclusively on bike and foot."
In all, the green network will cover an impressive 40 percent of the city's land area.
Although the plan is being hailed as intended to make the city "car-free," I don't read the reports quite that way. Cars will still be allowed in Hamburg, but they may not be necessary for most tasks that able-bodied Hamburgers are likely to undertake.
The more important result may be the provision of green infrastructure to absorb rain and flood waters. Charley Cameron writes in Inhabitat that in the past 60 years the average temperature of Hamburg, a port city and Germany's second largest overall, has increased by 9 degrees Celsius, while sea levels have risen by 20 centimeters. Sea levels are expected to increase another 30 centimeters by 2100, according to Cameron.
If fully realized, the network will cover some 7000 hectares, over half the size of Boston or San Francisco. In addition to flood and transport benefits, it will connect urban wildlife habitat, help lower summer temperatures, and provide recreational opportunities for residents.
Braw's article stresses that the plan is still somewhat formative and the brainchild of planners. Some 30 city staff members have been working on the vision. For the plan to be successful, politicians will need to "make the green web a priority."
Hamburg is already a city of considerable green ambition. A head start on the linked network may be provided by a plan to cap a two-mile stretch of a major freeway with woods, parks, trails, and garden plots for city residents. The green cap, which will also reconnect neighborhoods split by the freeway, will be over 100 feet wide and as much as ten feet thick in places.
Hamburg is the tenth largest city in Europe, with a population of 1.8 million people (4.3 million in the metro area).
Related posts:
- Boston's Emerald Necklace sets the standard for linked city parks (November 15, 2013)
- From elephant to estuary: does the 2013 European Green Capital have something to teach US cities? (December 17, 2012)
- How Hamburg became the European Green Capital (November 21, 2011)
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Kaid Benfield writes about community, development, and the environment on Switchboard and in the national media. Kaid's new book is People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think About Greener, Healthier Cities.
Sebastian T — Jan 13 2014 10:52 AM
Well, nice - but no! Hamburg IS an Car-Friendly City. And what I just read here sounds like a whish that never becomes reality.
Here is Cycle-Reality in Hamburg (mostly in German language - but the pictures speak for themselves):
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Chambers, B. and Tennant, A. (2004) The phase-switched screen. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 46 (6). pp. 23-37. ISSN 1045-9243
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Conventional (passive) radar-absorbent materials operate either by phase cancellation or by absorbing incident electromagnetic energy and converting it into heat. This paper examines a new type of active "absorber," called the phase-switched screen (PSS). The PSS operates quite differently from passive absorbers in that it exhibits an apparently low value of reflectivity by redistributing the electromagnetic energy incident upon it over a bandwidth that is wide enough to ensure that little reflected energy falls within the pass-band of the receiver. The discussion considers the basic temporal and spectral properties of several PSS topologies, and includes measured data on both planar and cylindrical PSS structures.
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Keywords: | electromagnetic scattering, modulation, radar cross-sections, electromagnetic scattering by absorbing media, intelligent materials, intelligent structures |
Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Sherpa Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2014 12:14 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2004.1396733 |
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Identification Number: | 10.1109/MAP.2004.1396733 |
URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/800 |


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Half-Million Expected To Flock To French Quarter Festival For 30th Anniversary
The Vieux Carré will become ground zero this week as the French Quarter Festival — the largest free music festival in the southeast — kicks off its 30th anniversary celebration with four days of music.
We sat down with Marci Schramm, the festival's executive director, to learn more about what's on tap for this year's festivities.
Highlights from the interview:
On reaching the 30-year milestone:
There's something just about an anniversary — it causes people to reflect on the past and how far it's come and how much it's changed, yet stayed the same. It just forces people to talk about the past a little bit more, which is nice.
The festival started the same year as the 1984 World's Fair, under former Mayor Dutch Morial's administration. There were extensive street and sidewalk repairs throughout the French Quarter that year.
Business owners were very unhappy because the construction was causing them to lose business. And so the business owners of the Quarter complained to Dutch and said you have to do something, we're suffering. And so the mayor, who was brilliant, said let's throw a party and bring the locals back. And so the whole idea was to stimulate a little tourism and bring the locals back and it was only ever meant to be a one-year event, and so it's extra, extra thrilling to celebrate this thirtieth year.
On what to expect this year:
There are 21 music stages this year, and over 1400 local musicians. The Festival is grandfathered in as the only annual event that can hold a festival in the square. In fact, Jackson Square was the home of the first stage of the festival 30 years ago.
Construction forced the festival to move the Cajun-Zydeco stage this year.
This year we're launching this new stage at the Bienville statue. It's right in the middle of the street on Dectaur, and so we're going to have a big stage on the neutral ground with Cajun-Zydeco programming, and people are literally going to be dancing in the streets.
How do they accomplish it?
A lot of the way we accomplish it is through people in the neighborhood who help us. There are so many people who allow us to do things that no one else would be able to do in the French Quarter.
There are a lot of these neighborhood partnerships. There are very, very special places and sights that host the stages, and it's completely through these partnerships and friendships, and the neighborhood pitching in to make it the very, very special event that it is.
The economic impact:
We're still ranked as second to Mardi Gras, which always amazes me. Last year the French Quarter Festival had a $260 million impact. The only time that changes is when the Super Bowl comes to town, then we're number three.
We find it's a direct result of taking an event like this and producing it in the middle of a living neighborhood.
Last year the festival attracted over half a million people. This year the hotels have been sold out for months.
Schramm says the RTA will be doubling the number of streetcars and busses during the French Quarter Festival, and there is also a free FQF shuttle from the Central Business District. Visitors can find $10 fixed-rate parking on O'Keefe St. in the CBD.
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This coming Thursday, the majority of households in America will be giving thanks and celebrating Thanksgiving. Sometimes it's hard to remember all that we have to be thankful for – our lives are busy and often times stressful. But, on Thanksgiving Day, we take a moment to step back and be grateful for all we truly do have, including our families. Babies are probably one of the best ways to be reminded about the simplicity in life and all that is good. I asked a few parents to share with me why this Thanksgiving they'll be giving thanks for the babies in their lives. Here's what they had to say.
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Jonathan Pelto
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Pelto is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was first elected to the legislature in 1984 and served until 1993. He later started Impact Strategies Inc., a public relations company specializing in issue advocacy, and served as its president.[4] In 2011, he began "Wait What?," a popular Connecticut commentary blog.[5]
- See also: Connecticut Gubernatorial election, 2014
Pelto ran for Governor of Connecticut as an Education and Democratic Party candidate. In order to qualify for a slot on the general election ballot, Pelto was required to collect 7,500 signatures by August 6, 2014. He failed to meet the signature requirements, ending his 2014 bid for the governor's office.[1] The general election took place November 4, 2014.
Race background
Close race ratings in Connecticut
On March 28, 2014, Democratic incumbent Gov. Dan Malloy formally announced his bid for re-election to a second term. He again teamed up with 2010 running mate and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman for the 2014 race.[6] Early on, Malloy was flagged as one of the most vulnerable incumbents of the 2014 gubernatorial election cycle.[7] As the campaign season has progressed, the Daily Kos reaffirmed Malloy's tenuous position, labeling the race a toss-up. The rating was assigned in consideration of a series of polls showing Malloy behind or rivaling Republican nominee Tom Foley in potential general election match-ups.[8][9] The Cook Political Report, meanwhile, consistently rated Connecticut as "Lean D," meaning the race was competitive but the Democrats had an advantage.[10]
Rematch of 2010 campaign
Malloy won the governorship in November 2010 following a hard-fought general election campaign against Republican Tom Foley, a wealthy Republican businessman and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland under former President George W. Bush. The contest ended over a week after the general election took place. There were several reversed calls on the outcome of the race before Malloy finally emerged as the victor.[11] At the May 2014 State Republican Convention, delegates endorsed Foley for the second gubernatorial cycle in a row, bringing him one step closer to a 2014 re-match against Malloy. Although Foley was the resounding favorite at the convention, fellow GOP hopeful and current state Sen. majority leader John McKinney managed to garner enough delegate support to remain eligible for the nomination, preventing Foley from running unopposed in the August 12 primary.[12]
Lieutenant gubernatorial primaries
Incumbent Nancy Wyman (D) was first elected in 2010 and sought re-election in 2014 alongside current Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy. Wyman and Malloy were uncontested in their respective primaries on August 12 and ran together for the second cycle in a row in the general election.
The outcome of the August 12 Republican primary for Connecticut Lieutenant Governor remained unknown until Wednesday afternoon after election day, when state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi conceded the tight race to Groton Town Council Member and former Mayor Heather Somers.[13][14][15] With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State showed Somers edging out Bacchiochi by a razor-sharp margin of about 780 votes. Although not a factor in the suspenseful head-to-head finale, third-place finisher David Walker took a respectable 32 percent of the vote, roughly 1,000 votes behind Bacchiochi.[16]
Under Connecticut election law, an automatic recount is triggered if the margin separating the highest vote-getters falls within one-half a percentage point of the total number of ballots cast; for Somers and Bacchiochi, that meant a difference of 1,000 votes. Bacchiochi rejected the ordering of a recount, however, believing it would only waste time.[13] Delegates of the Connecticut Republican Party voted to back Bacchiochi for lieutenant governor at their convention in May, so the result of the primary was a modest upset.[17][18]
Somers went on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and the unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.[19]
Independent candidates
One Independent candidate, Joe Visconti, appeared on the general election ballot along with Malloy and Foley. Former state Rep. and career political operative Jonathan Pelto also petitioned to run as an independent, but failed to collect the minimum 7,500 signatures required to qualify for the race.[20] Pelto backed Malloy's 2010 gubernatorial campaign before publicly turning against him for his policies on education and taxes, among other issues, during Malloy's first term in office. Pelto's 2014 bid gained media attention in August when his candidate petition was signed by Ralph Nader, the perennial third-party presidential candidate who was blamed for swinging the election from Al Gore to George W. Bush by siphoning liberal voters. Nader's sudden presence in the Connecticut gubernatorial race raised concerns for Malloy and Democratic strategists, who immediately accused Pelto of running in order to manipulate the election's outcome, not to win it.[21]
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See also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Hartford Courant, "Pelto Names Running Mate, Collecting Signatures For Governor Run," June 5, 2014
- ↑ ''Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, "Exploratory Registration List for Election Year 2014, SEEC Form 4," May 22, 2014
- ↑ theday.com, "Petition process not easy, but works," September 7, 2014
- ↑ The Progressive Investigates, "Public School Shakedown.org: Jonathan Pelto," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ jonathanpelto.com, "Home," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut News Junkie, "Malloy Makes Re-election Bid Official," March 28, 2014
- ↑ Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?," December 11, 2012
- ↑ The Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections gubernatorial race ratings (2013-14)," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Only in Bridgeport, "Latest Polls Show Challenging Reelection For Malloy," July 28, 2014
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 Governors Race Ratings," July 30, 2014
- ↑ The Hour, "Secretary of the State: Malloy is governor-elect," November 3, 2010
- ↑ The Wilton Daily Voice, "Wilton Republicans Head To Polls Tuesday To Pick Gubernatorial Candidate," August 11, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 wfsb.com, "Bacchiochi concedes GOP race for lt. governor to Somers," August 13, 2014
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Connecticut - Summary Vote Results," August 13, 2014
- ↑ NBC Connecticut, "Race results: Connecticut Primary Election," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ ctpost.com, "Lieutenant governor GOP primary too close to call," August 12, 2014
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Lieutenant Governor Primary Still Too Close To Call," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ theday.com, "Petition process not easy, but works," September 7, 2014
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Nader Signed Pelto's Petition To Get On Ballot," August 6, 2014
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Suicide hurts all of us—parents, children, siblings, friends, lovers and spouses. The loss for society is psychological, spiritual, and financial. Understanding suicide requires looking at all of the factors that underlie this complex and intensely emotional issue and applying logic and reason, even in the face of sadness and despair.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and the fourth leading cause for males under 65.1 For each death, about 45 people attempt and survive.Those who die are more likely to be male, older, and to use more lethal methods.
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COLUMBIA — One thing Jerry Riggert has done as chaplain at Lenoir Woods is give residents more opportunities to make spiritual connections in their lives. He set up dial-a-devotion, a hot line residents can call to hear his recorded voice giving a two minute devotional. The recording is updated three times a week.
The hot line is just one of the ways that Columbia nursing home residents can get spiritual guidance when they can't always leave the facility. Visiting chaplains, worship services led by religious groups and Bible studies on location also help to keep residents connected to their faith.
Lenoir Woods is the only continuing care retirement community and nursing home in Columbia with a full-time chaplain on staff. The community is run by Lutheran Senior Services, a nonprofit, faith-based organization. Employees at Lenoir Woods hold firm to the conviction that communities with a full-time chaplain can address an added component: the spiritual needs of residents. A 2006 Gallup poll found 72 percent of adults age 65 and older said religion was "very important" in their lives.
Laura Christisen, activities director at The Bluffs, said residents who express their faith and say they believe in an afterlife have a more positive outlook on life.
A 12-year study published in Yale Medicine in 1998 showed that elderly people who participate in religious services are less likely to engage in risky health behaviors, have stronger support systems and an improved emotional well-being.
In an effort to make the transition to a nursing home easier, Christisen said potential residents at The Bluffs are asked about a ministerial preference. If there are problems, then the staff can contact ministers or church members if the resident needs visits or spiritual guidance.
If the resident has no particular preference, the staff also asks whether he or she would like a visit from David Jones, a visiting chaplain from Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia.
Sally Robinson is another visiting chaplain for nursing homes in Columbia. She facilitates Communion services, Bible studies, hymn singing, devotions and visits at seven retirement facilities as part of the newly formed Columbia Area Older Adult Ministries. The ministry began in January after a denominational program ended its older adult ministry, she said.
Robinson is a former chaplain at Lenoir Woods and said she has a long-standing appreciation for older people and what they have to offer. Much of her work now is keeping up with visits.
"I would say that 95 percent of (my) time is listening to stories," she said. Once she arrives for a nursing home visit, it usually takes her a while to leave because so many people want to talk to her, she said.
When she visits a resident who is no longer able to communicate verbally, she often feels that they realize who she is, even if they cannot verbally express it. Robinson said knowing that the residents she cares for are ready to die and be with God helps her through the grieving process.
"It's a blessing that they allowed me to be a part of their lives — especially at the end of their lives," she said.
Riggert provides monthly memorial services for Lenoir Woods residents who have died, and is available to minister to employees. But the biggest part of his job as a full-time chaplain involves leading Bible studies, including one based on "The Andy Griffith Show;" providing opening prayers at activities; coordinating church group visits; calling religious officials throughout Columbia at the request of residents; and providing another ear for residents who want to talk.
"I enjoy hearing someone explaining success and he (Riggert) does a good job of that," said resident Margaret Hauschild.
Hauschild said she attended the first "Mayberry Bible Study" at the Health Care Center because she wanted to learn more about it. Participants watched an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" and then were asked questions about how the characters and storyline portrayed different ideas demonstrated in the Bible. Hauschild plans to continue attending the weekly Bible study, which is one of the many faith-based activities offered each week.
Hauschild makes it a point to go to every church service that Lenoir schedules; there is a regularly scheduled service at 3:30 p.m. every Sunday.
"You never know when you're going to get a germ of an idea that will expand your idea of God," said Hauschild.
Robinson said she has found from her experiences that older adults usually have made decisions about the role religion plays in their lives before entering nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Because of this, they are more inclined to spend time exploring things that might deepen their faith or teach them new aspects of their religion, she said.
Mary Jo McBride, who lives at Lenoir Woods, said she spends a lot of time thinking about her faith.
"My spirituality is No. 1 with me," McBride said.
Her room is filled with Christian books. She loans them to other residents and regularly watches church services on her television. She said she really feels like she can see her home in heaven.
Robinson said she feels the nursing home ministry is important because it can provide continuity in spiritual activities for residents, especially when there is a new activities director.
Robinson said the services she leads are nondenominational. At The Bluffs, attendance varies depending on the group leading the service. A Catholic nun also visits every other week to administer Holy Communion to residents who want it.
At Lenoir Woods, services incorporate a lot of songs because singing is something most of the residents can participate in, no matter their mental capacity. Many residents with dementia can still remember the songs and hymns that they sang in church as children, even though more recent memories are lost, said Paula Lee, a nurse leader at Lenoir Woods.
Family members of nursing home residents appreciate the care that chaplains give to their loved ones.
"Chaplain Jerry Riggert drops by and visits from time to time and I think that's a real plus," said Creig Sterrett, whose father is a resident at Lenoir Woods.
Sterrett said he thinks this is especially important because his father is not from Columbia and isn't affiliated with any religious organization in town that could provide this same service for his father.
Sterrett said part of the reason his family chose Lenoir Woods for his father to live was that he and his family felt that there would be "more of a Christian compassion there" since the community is owned by Lutheran Senior Services.
Employees at Lenoir Woods find different ways to show residents compassion and caring.
"I sure don't have all the answers, but I will listen all day long," said employee Sherry Jones.
One benefit that Christisen sees in having chaplains and churches come to The Bluffs is that it connects residents with the outside community.
"I think residents (who practice their faith) are more optimistic," Christisen said.
Four churches take turns visiting and providing services for residents at The Bluffs. They also have about five residents who leave to attend worship services.
"It's very important and fills their life," said Christisen.


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Etana readies summer album
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer WriterETANA is putting the finishing touches on her forthcoming album, the singer's third.
It will be distributed by VP Records and is expected to be released this summer.
It is the follow-up to her 2011 album, Free Expressions, which peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Reggae album chart.
Known for hits such as I Am Not Afraid, Wrong Address, Warrior Love and Jah Jah Blessing, Etana has been relatively quiet in recent months.
In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, she explained the concept behind her upcoming disc.
"The album will feature all well- produced tracks from the writing of the first lyric to the last note," she said. "Bigger, fresher, newer sounds. Roots, rub-a-dub, world music."
Producer Shane Brown from Juke Boxx produced most of the album. There are also songs from Donovan Germain and Freemind Music.
Keyboardist Kevon Webster and C sharp members, bassist Aeion Hoilett and guitarist Lamont 'Monty' Savory worked on the set, which has collaborations with Spice and Busy Signal.
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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
Scientific Name: | Psychrophrynella usurpator |
Species Authority: | De la Riva, Chaparro & Padial, 2008 |
Taxonomic Notes: | Populations previously assessed as Noblella peruviana in fact pertain to Psychrophrynella usurpator. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
Assessor(s): | Javier Icochea, Edgar Lehr, Wilfredo Arizabal |
Reviewer(s): | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. Note: The 2004 assessment refers to populations that were previously considered to be Noblella peruviana, but that are now associated to Psychrophrynella usurpator. |
Range Description: | This Peruvian endemic is known from Abra Accanacu, Paucartambo, in the department of Cusco. The original publication gives an incorrect locality of "near Juliaca, Departamento: Puno". Records from Bolivia are misidentifications. It is present at elevations of 2,800-3,500 m asl. |
Countries: | Native: Peru |
Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
Population: | It is common where it occurs. |
Population Trend: | Decreasing |
Habitat and Ecology: | It can be found in the altiplano shrublands, and may be found at the edges of agricultural land (but not in cultivated areas). It breeds by direct development. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Major Threat(s): | General habitat loss through agricultural activity (cultivation of potatoes) and other human activities is the major threat. |
Conservation Actions: | It is probably present in Parque Nacional Manu, but populations occurring outside the park remain in need of protection. |
Citation: | Javier Icochea, Edgar Lehr, Wilfredo Arizabal 2004. Psychrophrynella usurpator. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 April 2015. |
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Lobbyists representing Varian Medical Systems, 2013:
Lobbying Firm Hired | Amount | Subsidiary (Lobbied For) | Lobbyist |
Capitol Counsel | $260,000 | Varian Medical Systems |
Abramson, Kate Cohen, Aaron K Finley, Shannon Franko, Sara Goesl, Drew Henry, Denise M Mccrery, Jim Raffaelli, John D |
Cornerstone Government Affairs | $310,000 | Varian Medical Systems |
Bozell, Laura Dinino, Paul Eltzroth, Katherine Fleming, Daniel E Kaufman, W Campbell IV Mrdeza, Michelle Richards, James Smith, Michael D Souders, Amy Ford |
Liberty Partners Group | $60,000 | Varian Medical Systems |
Mckitrick, Jason S Woods, Andrew L |
Varian Medical Systems | $740,000 | Varian Medical Systems |
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So after me waiting 11months I decided on selling my Revenge Fab Sliders...I was planning to install but i rather use this money to finish my half sleeve. i need these gone by april 2nd (my tattoo appointment) if they havent sold by then i might just keep them.
Derek at REVENGE FAB didnt include frame plates or gussets....i guess he forgot
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2 Pieces for Organ, Op.62 (Lester, Thomas William)
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Composer | Lester, Thomas William |
Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.62 |
Movements/Sections | 2 pieces |
First Publication | 1918 |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Organ |