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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 09:01 PM #1
3.5 Druids - what to do about them?
the 3.5 druid seems to be the powergamers first choice. you even see the core 3.5 druid preferred to many builds using pretty much every splatbook under the sun. that does suggest they are horribly overpowered.
what to do about it. well the core 3.0 druid wasn't that popular. but from core 3.0 to core 3.5:
- better skill list
- druid polymorphing is better - the shorter duration of the 4th level wizard spell in 3.5 may compensate for the other changes - e.g. CON changing hit points - but druids still get to stay in their polymorphed forms for 1 hour per level
- the natural spell feat
- wild armour
what to change to make 3.5 druids balanced with the rest of the 3.5 core material?
Option 1: get rid of the wild armour property
Argument: allows a druid in animal form to get a ridiculous AC
Option 2: getting rid of the natural spell feat
Argument: in a polymorphed form a druid is maybe comparable to a fighter in melee - better raw damage but fewer feats/combat options. It's really the ability to switch between spells and combat that natural spell provides, or to combine them with a touch attack spell that's too much
Option 3: get rid of the animal companion once a druid can wild shape.
Argument: animal companions slow the game down with their extra actions. getting rid of them speeds up the game and powers down the druid. since a druid can change into the same form as most of his possible animal companions, the party still has access to the same range of special abilities.
Option 4: town down polymorph e.g. changing CON doesn't boost hit points, limit the gaining of extraordinary abilities such as pounce, maybe limit the increase in physical stats as a function of the druid's level, and treat them as enhancement bonuses to limit staking
my preference: Options 1 plus 3 plus 4 (I like the flavour of Natural spell) but interested in the experiences of those who have seen a mid to high level druid in action especially in a Core 3.5 game.
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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 09:14 PM #2
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Ridiculous AC!? Ridiculously low, maybe, even with wild armor.
Hmm... I actually have never had problems with druids in 3.5, they are certainly very good, but don't really seem overpowering to me. They seem about the same level as the other really good classes (i.e. barbarian and fighter at lower levels or cleric and wizard at higher levels).
If anything, I would consider dropping Natural Spell, even though it is a nifty feat, flavor-wise, it really seems to be the biggest headache as well, if a druid is using it to full effect.
Dropping the animal companion seems like a really bad idea to me.
Toning down Polymorph (and thus Wildshape) could be an option, of course, it's a spell, that certainly can create some problems in a game.
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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 09:17 PM #3
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Context, my son. Context.Originally Posted by Jack
The Smack-down Builds you've seen are not the same as actual druids seen in play. I've DMed two 3.5e druids, and I've written up several NPC druids for play; none have major balance issues.
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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 09:20 PM #4
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You've got an error in here. Fighters do more damage than druids, given equal treatment and buffing. I've got some average damage per round per AC to back that up, if you wish.Originally Posted by Jack
Once again, your problem is one of taking the class out of context with other, equally optimized, classes and PrCs.
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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 09:50 PM #5
not so easy to convince :)
Thanee - when you say higher levl druids seem about the same as clerics and wxizards in your experience were they all core or are you comparing wizard plus splatbook prestige class to druid?
Nail - i'd be interested in your comparisons e.g. a 7th level druid in brown bear form with produce flame active - so every attack gets d6+5 extra fire damage, plus his brown bear animal companion vs your 7th level fighter
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Druids are fine...and fun to play
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Odd. The greatsword wielding, power attacking barbarian always seemed to be the powergamers first choice to me. The druid is pretty good at lots of things, but not as good at any one thing as a specialist in the field is (Clerics are better healers, wizards and sorcerers are better blasters, fighters and barbarians are better fighters). I'm curious as to what you feel is so "overpowered" about druids (Be sure to use 3.5 to 3.5 comparisons)?Originally Posted by Jack
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Of course, all players have access to the same sources. We tend to use more core than non-core material, usually, tho some non-core is often used as well. Druids, like clerics, rarely pick up a PrC, of course, while wizards almost always do, but that's just the nature of the classes and it's one balancing factor for clerics and druids, that there are almost no good PrC choices for them.Originally Posted by Jack
Easy win for the fighter without even moving a finger against the cheating bastard.Nail - i'd be interested in your comparisons e.g. a 7th level druid in brown bear form with produce flame active - so every attack gets d6+5 extra fire damage, plus his brown bear animal companion vs your 7th level fighter
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Exactly. The wild quality cannot be found on a suit of armor worth less than 16000 gp, and even then it'll provide a +1 enhancement bonus on top of the armor bonus. This is hardly overpowered, and ought not be found in the hands of any character below 7th level at a minimum.Originally Posted by Thanee
The only games I've seen where druids were overpowered were games in which the DM was underachieving.
Produce flame can't be used in conjunction with a normal melee attack. It is a touch attack only.Originally Posted by Jack
In a straight up fight, the druid loses on most fronts. He's got fewer hit points, a worse AC, lower BAB. The addition of the animal companion evens things out, and gives the druid the overall advantage, but an essentially normal brown bear also falls short in most fronts when compared to the fighter.
So, basically, the druid gains the advantage by double-teaming the fighter and having time to prep with wild shape and spells.
This makes the druid overpowered how?
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Monday, 18th July, 2005, 10:10 PM #10
8th level druid and rhino companion
what do I feel is overpowered about druids?
well in a recent 3.5 game a druid polymorphed into a rhino plus his rhino companion. one round they'd both charge - ouch. the next he'd cast flamestrike.


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PADRES: Moyer triumphs in battle of aged
Phillies' veteran gets the best of Maddux —— barely
SAN DIEGO -- They were both drafted in 1984, both debuted with the 1986 Chicago Cubs and neither boasts a fastball above 87 mph. But on Friday night, Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer had opposing hitters befuddled.
Three years Maddux's elder, the 45-year-old Moyer and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers were just a little bit better as they downed the Padres 1-0 in front of 37,558 at Petco Park.
The combined shutout, which was closed out by a dominant inning by Brad Lidge, was the ninth time the Padres have been blanked this season. And if you asked Padres hitters, to a man they would tell you they're not quite sure how Moyer limited them to three hits over seven innings. Ditto for the Phillies and Maddux.
"Frustrating," said Padres rookie Chase Headley. "He just picks at the outer part of the plate and throws a lot of changeups and breaking pitches. … Sometimes guys like that, they use your aggressiveness against you. He throws things up there that look like they're going to be good pitches to hit, and by the time they reach you it's just off the plate or down at the knees or painted off the outside corner. … That's why the guy's been around as long as he has and been successful."
The victory was the 241st of Moyer's career and his fourth over the past month-and-a-half in eight starts. But to earn it, Moyer (11-7) had to be nearly perfect to outpitch Maddux (6-9). Over the course of his 98 pitches, Moyer only got into serious trouble in the sixth inning.
Following a two-out walk to leadoff man Scott Hairston, who reached base three times, and a Brian Giles single, Moyer got a grounder to the right side off the bat of Kevin Kouzmanoff. Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard ranged far to his right and looked like he'd try to get the force at second, but didn't have a play there and instead made a backhanded flip to Moyer, who made a leaping grab with one hand over his head before stepping on the bag.
Moyer also had the help of several outstanding defensive plays deep in the hole by shortstop Jimmy Rollins, and a pair of great picks by Howard.
That was enough to squeeze him past Maddux, who held the fourth-ranked Phillies' offense at bay for 85 pitches. The veteran retired the side in four different innings and had Philadelphia hitters going crazy as he moved his fastball in and out of the zone.
Padres catcher Nick Hundley said a first-inning called third strike on Rollins left the reigning National League Most Valuable Player muttering to himself in awe.
"That was a pitching clinic," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Two guys who really know their game. Two guys who are tremendous students of the game."
Maddux made one miscue with one out in the seventh inning, however, and it cost him the game. The right-hander threw a fastball to Pat Burrell right where he wanted, but the slugger planted it into the left-field bleachers for a 1-0 lead.
"It's hard to pick your poison," Maddux said of the Phillies' lineup. "They've got the two fast guys at the top and then Howard, Utley and Burrell. And Jenkins behind them is hitting .450 against me. I felt pretty comfortable facing Moyer."
Even if he didn't feel comfortable, Maddux looked it. He drew called third strikes against Rollins, Howard and Jenkins and avoided trouble in the second inning even with runners at first and third and only one out. First, he got Eric Bruntlett to pop out to first base before retiring Carlos Ruiz on a fly ball.
"It's fun to watch," Headley said of Maddux. "You can see what he's trying to do. He's always thinking a couple of pitches ahead. … It's frustrating when he goes out and pitches like that and we can't squash in a run there for him, but he did a great job. He had one pitch that got away from him."
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Lamb Chops With Yogurt Rosemary and Dill Sauce
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 15 mins
I just got this new rival electric skillet for christmas and this recipe was on the box. i thought i'd write it down before it goes in the recycle bin. it looks pretty good from the picture.
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 large lamb rib chops
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄3 cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Heat skillet to 350 and coat bottom of pan with vegetable oil.
- Season the lamb chops with salt and pepper. Brown on both sides about 4-5 monutes for medium rare.
- In a bowl, combine the yogurt, rosemary, dill and lemon juice. Serve on top of the lamb.
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This is a wonderful way to sauce lamb. I'm going to try this sauce on chicken and fish as well. Absolutely delicious!
Made this the other night as a quick and easy solution for lamb chop dinner. I love lamb and yogurt dishes, but didn't have time to marinate the lamb (which is almost a universal when making a lamb/yogurt dish). Wasn't expecting anything special, but this dish completely rocked my world. I love it, and have incorporated it into my dinner routine. Absolutely wonderful recipe.


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In part two of this STLN team trip we head to Northern California to stay with team rider Kurt Russell. Kurt took us around his home turf to ride some street, park, and even some dirt jumps.
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I am using WordPress 3.4.2 for my website and want to back up with another website. The back up website is using WordPress 3.5 and I exported all the products/posts in XML. I tried to import it in my Back up website (WordPress 3.5) but the images are not imported from the XML file and even I Checked the DOWNLOAD ATTACHMENT field.
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I just installed a clean version of WP 3.1 and domain mapping and it all works. However, I want to wildcard my domains. I set up wp on domain wp.domain.com and I added a new mapped domain example.com.
Righ now http://www.example.com redirects to example.com which is great. However, abc.example.com redirects to http://wp.domain.com/wp-signup.php?new=abc.example.com. I want abc.example.com, a.b.c.example.com, etc. to all redirect to example.com.
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The History department offers a vibrant seeries of lecture programs that feature department and affiliated faculty, as well as external guest lecturers brought to campus with support from the Burnham-Macmillan Endowment, H. Nicholas Hamner Lectureship, and University funding. These lectures are designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and theory development within the WMU academic community and attract distinguished research scholars to the University.
General themes for the Burnham-Macmillan and Hamner Lecture Series have included the following:
2015-16 "Memorials: Origins and Transformations"
2014-15 "The End of Empire?"
2013-14 "Slavery: Theory and Practice"
2012-13 "History in Art, Artifact, and Material Culture"
2011-12 "History across Borders, Boundaries, and Disciplines"
2010-11 "History, Memory, and the Uses of the Past"
2009-10 "Peace, Power, and Conflict in World History"
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Homer hires a private investigator to learn more about Lisa, until the P.I. frames dad and daughter for a crime they didn't commit.
!! Tropes:
* BaitAndSwitch: The sign Bridge Out...standing
* ChekhovsGun: To compensate for the inability to get a security diary for her, Bart gets Lisa a laser pointer for her birthday. At the climax of the episode, Lisa uses it indirectly against Dexter Colt.
* ClearMyName: Homer and Lisa have to clear their names when a detective steals animals from a lab and frames them.
* CreditsGag: Bart steals Lisa's new diary, which shocks unauthorized users who try to open it, and tricks Homer into an attempt to read it as a bedtime story.
* HypocriticalHumor: Bart complains that Lisa makes him come off as a {{Jerk|Ass}}... while reading her diary.
* {{Irony}}: Invoked. Homer tries to make an ironic comment about Dexter Colt getting blinded by Lisa's laser pointer.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Not a physical injury but Carl casually mentions he has severe schizophrenia.
* MegaMealChallenge: The P.I.'s bill includes 40 dollars for a steak. The detective explains that it'd be free if he managed to eat it all.
* NobodysThatDumb: When Lisa is framed for a crime she didn't commit and the cops sees her and Homer flees when they arrive to arrest her, Chief Wiggum said something that even his own son, [[TheDitz Ralph]], knew the answer to:
-->'''Chief Wiggum''': ''(to Marge)'' Would an innocent person flee?\\
'''Chief Wiggum''': No, really. Tell me. I honestly don't know.\\
'''Lou''': Chief, no.\\
'''Ralph''': Even ''I'' knew that.\\
'''Chief Wiggum''': Yeah, yeah, I'm not... I'm not good.
* NoodleIncident: Homer chopping up Bart's skateboard with an axe for the insurance money.
* RunningGag: Homer covering himself with shoe polish.
* ShoutOut: When Lisa dyes her hair with shoe polish, she comments that she looks just like [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls a Powerpuff Girl]]. [[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/File:The_Dad_Who_Knew_Too_Little_81.JPG She even has Buttercup's hairline.]]
* TakingTheBullet: Or more accurately taking the human cannonball.


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Michael P. DeLong
|Michael P. DeLong
Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong
|United States of America
|United States Marine Corps
|Years of service
|Lieutenant General
|Commands held
|3rd Marine Air Wing
|Vietnam War
Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
|Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (2), Legion of Merit (2), Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Lieutenant General Michael DeLong (also known as Lt. Gen Michael "Rifle" DeLong) is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General who served as Deputy Commander, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. From 2000 until his retirement in 2003 (with over 36 years of service), Lieutenant General DeLong was Second-in-command to General Tommy Franks who as Commander of United States Central Command was in charge of the war on terror including Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.[1]
Lieutenant General DeLong is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds a master's degree in industrial management from Central Michigan University.[2]
Lieutenant General DeLong's operational assignments include tours with HMM-262, Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam; Standardization Instructor, HT-18, Naval Aviation Training Command; Maintenance Officer, HML-367, where he participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh and Operation Frequent Wind the evacuation of saigon; Operations Officer, Helicopter Heavy Marine (HMH); Commander, HML 367, Detachment C; Executive Officer and Special Projects Officer, Marine Air Base Squadron 24; Plans and Operations Officer, Marine Air Group 36; Executive/Commanding officer, Marine Air Group 30; Executive Officer, MAG-26; Commanding Officer, HMM-266; Executive Officer and Commanding Officer, Marine Aviation Weapons/Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), where he participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm; Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, where he served as the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) for Operation Restore Hope in Somalia; Deputy Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California; Deputy Commander and Acting Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Atlantic, in Norfolk, Virginia and his previous duty as Commander, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.[2]
His principal staff assignments include Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Command Center; Intelligence Requirements Officer, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Aide de Camp to the Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Arms Control/Strategic Weapons Action Officer in the Strategic Requirements Branch of the Plans Division, Headquarters Marine Corps; and the Director for Joint Training (J-7) and Director of Joint Training Analyses and Simulation Center, U.S. Atlantic Command. Lieutenant General DeLong's professional education includes the Basic School, Naval Flight School, Amphibious Warfare School, Defense Intelligence School, Armed Forces Staff College, Army War College and a Defense Department fellowship at the Brookings Institution. Lieutenant General DeLong also holds an Honorary Doctor of Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.[2]
Lieutenant General DeLong's personal decorations include: two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of the Legion of Merit, two awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross, two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Flight Strike Numerals 69, Navy Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. General DeLong has logged more than 5,600 flight hours in all models of aircraft and more than 800 combat hours.[2]
- ^ "Interview with LtGen Michael DeLong". PBS.
- ^ a b c d "Official Biography: Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong". United States Marine Corp.
- "Michael P. DeLong LtGen, USMC (Ret.)" (PDF). The Golden Eagles. Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
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Hello there,
simply: is there a way to make WP to display the list of pages without creating an actual list (no

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I'm working on a bilingual website (using WP_Multilingual) and there's a horizontal menu with links to some pages. Right now, I'm using this:
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in a table (table... I know, I suck...) for each link because I need both titles and links to change, when a user changes the language - it looks like this: http://i40.tinypic.com/a3ci8z.jpg. My problem is that the code above creates

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High Sierra Classic 2 Series Quickshot 70 oz. Hydration Pack
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For year-round hydration for all your favorite outdoor activities, look no further than the High Sierra® Quickshot 70 Hydration Pack. A 2L BPA-free hydration system keeps you hydrated on the go with a hands-free reservoir bit valve. A large main compartment, front zippered pocket and hinged front pocket make it a cinch to organize your gear. The Quickshot features HEX-VENT mesh on the back and shoulder straps for moisture-wicking comfort.
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Aliases for FGFR4 Gene
Aliases for FGFR4 Gene
External Ids for FGFR4 Gene
- Entrez Gene: 2264
- Ensembl: ENSG00000160867
- UniProtKB: P22455
Previous GeneCards Identifiers for FGFR4 Gene
Summaries for FGFR4 Gene
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, where amino acid sequence is highly conserved between members and throughout evolution. FGFR family members differ from one another in their ligand affinities and tissue distribution. A full-length representative protein would consist of an extracellular region, composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains, a single hydrophobic membrane-spanning segment and a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain. The extracellular portion of the protein interacts with fibroblast growth factors, setting in motion a cascade of downstream signals, ultimately influencing mitogenesis and differentiation. The genomic organization of this gene, compared to members 1-3, encompasses 18 exons rather than 19 or 20. Although alternative splicing has been observed, there is no evidence that the C-terminal half of the IgIII domain of this protein varies between three alternate forms, as indicated for members 1-3. This particular family member preferentially binds acidic fibroblast growth factor and, although its specific function is unknown, it is overexpressed in gynecological tumor samples, suggesting a role in breast and ovarian tumorigenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
GeneCards Summary for FGFR4 Gene
FGFR4 (Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with FGFR4 include prostate cancer and gliomatosis cerebri. Among its related pathways are Signaling by GPCR and Alzheimers Disease Pathway. GO annotations related to this gene include transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups and protein tyrosine kinase activity. An important paralog of this gene is FGFR1.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for FGFR4 Gene
Tyrosine-protein kinase that acts as cell-surface receptor for fibroblast growth factors and plays a role in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration, and in regulation of lipid metabolism, bile acid biosynthesis, glucose uptake, vitamin D metabolism and phosphate homeostasis. Required for normal down-regulation of the expression of CYP7A1, the rate-limiting enzyme in bile acid synthesis, in response to FGF19. Phosphorylates PLCG1 and FRS2. Ligand binding leads to the activation of several signaling cascades. Activation of PLCG1 leads to the production of the cellular signaling molecules diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Phosphorylation of FRS2 triggers recruitment of GRB2, GAB1, PIK3R1 and SOS1, and mediates activation of RAS, MAPK1/ERK2, MAPK3/ERK1 and the MAP kinase signaling pathway, as well as of the AKT1 signaling pathway. Promotes SRC-dependent phosphorylation of the matrix protease MMP14 and its lysosomal degradation. FGFR4 signaling is down-regulated by receptor internalization and degradation; MMP14 promotes internalization and degradation of FGFR4. Mutations that lead to constitutive kinase activation or impair normal FGFR4 inactivation lead to aberrant signaling.
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are mitogenic signaling molecules that have roles in angiogenesis, wound healing, cell migration, neural outgrowth and embryonic development. FGF receptors (FGFRs) are transmembrane catalytic receptors with intracellular tyrosine kinase activity.


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Quick question about this: in the instrux linked from the changelog, Step 2 sez
"Copy the index.php file from the wordpress directory into the root of your site. "
Do you actually mean "copy" rather than "move"? Is the original file, /wordpress/index.php, still referenced by anything? Do I need to maintain it, applying any customizations I make to the one at the root to the one under the WP dir? If not, please change the docs -- copy and move are different, and I tend to do *exactly* what an installation guide tells me. If tey *are* both referenced, than it's a bad hack; I don't want to maintain two very-similar-but-subtly-different files.
Oh, and I hope the cookie issue gets revisited soon; the first thing I noticed when I moved the index page was the lack of Edit This links -- the feature I very first pointed out to my wife, who will be the primary user, as one of the cool things she will get with WP.
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What makes us distinctive? We are a Christian holiday organisation that has been providing fun, outdoor, affordable and exciting holidays for over twenty five years. Throughout the year we take people away for skiing / boarding, walking and multi-activity weeks and weekends, giving the opportunity to meet new people, gain new skills and enjoy great fellowship. We aim to encourage people to try new sports, especially those who thought them to be beyond their budget or ability, which is why we constantly fight to keep the prices of our holidays down and the quality up.
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I have 5-6 different copies of WP in separate directories on a dedicated machine. I serve them via separate virtual servers in apache.
When I restart apache, any one of the WP installs will work, but once one is used the others won't return anything, not even a response.
The web servers are working, if I have other content on the domain besides WP it works fine. When you request a WP url it's like it never happened. Nothing in the access_log, error_log, nothing.
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Aciclovir Tablets BP 400mg
Last Updated on eMC 01-Feb-2016 View changes | Actavis UK Ltd Contact details
- 1. Name of the medicinal product
- 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
- 3. Pharmaceutical form
- 4. Clinical particulars
- 4.1 Therapeutic indications
- 4.2 Posology and method of administration
- 4.3 Contraindications
- 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
- 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- 4.6 Pregnancy and lactation
- 4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
- 4.8 Undesirable effects
- 4.9 Overdose
- 5. Pharmacological properties
- 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
- 5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
- 5.3 Preclinical safety data
- 6. Pharmaceutical particulars
- 6.1 List of excipients
- 6.2 Incompatibilities
- 6.3 Shelf life
- 6.4 Special precautions for storage
- 6.5 Nature and contents of container
- 6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
- Administrative data
- 7. Marketing authorisation holder
- 8. Marketing authorisation number(s)
- 9. Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation
- 10. Date of revision of the text
Method of administrationAdministration: Patients who experience difficulty in swallowing the tablets may disperse them in a minimum of 50ml water which should be stirred before drinking.For oral administration.
PregnancyExperience in humans is limited so the use of aciclovir should be considered only when the potential benefits outweigh the possibility of unknown risks. Herpes simplex encephalitis and varicella pneumonia constitute a significant risk for mother and foetus and primary genital herpes may retard intrauterine growth and increase the risk of premature birth and neonatal herpes infection. (See section 5.3 Preclinical Safety Data). Aciclovir readily crosses the placenta and levels in cord blood are higher than in maternal serum. A post-marketing aciclovir pregnancy registry has documented pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to any formulation of aciclovir. The registry findings have not shown an increase in the number of birth defects amongst aciclovir exposed subjects compared with the general population, and any birth defects showed no uniqueness or consistent pattern to suggest a common cause. Systemic administration of aciclovir in internationally accepted standard tests did not produce embryotoxic or teratogenic effects in rabbits, rats or mice. In a non-standard test in rats, foetal abnormalities were observed but only following such high subcutaneous doses that maternal toxicity was produced. The clinical relevance of these findings is uncertain.
LactationFollowing oral administration of 200mg aciclovir five times a day, aciclovir has been detected in breast milk at concentrations ranging from 0.6-4.1 times the corresponding plasma levels. These levels would potentially expose nursing infants to aciclovir dosages of up to 0.3mg/kg/day. Caution is therefore advised if aciclovir is to be administered to a nursing mother.
Blood and the lymphatic system disordersVery rare: Anaemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia.
Immune system disordersRare: Anaphylaxis.
Nervous system disordersCommon: Dizziness and headache.Very rare: Reversible neurological reactions including agitation, tremor, ataxia, dysarthria, psychotic symptoms, encephalopathy, drowsiness, confusional states, hallucinations, somnolence, convulsions, coma and malaise. These effects were usually reported in patients receiving high doses of aciclovir (usually given intravenously), with renal impairment, or with other predisposing factors (see section 4.4). Aciclovir should be used with caution in patients with underlying neurological abnormalities.
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersRare: Dyspnoea
Gastrointestinal disordersCommon: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Hepato-biliary disordersRare: Reversible rises in bilirubin and liver related enzymes. Very rare: Hepatitis and jaundice.
Skin and sub-cutaneous tissue disordersCommon: Skin rashes, pruritus (including photosensitivity).Uncommon: Urticaria, accelerated diffuse hair loss .Accelerated diffuse hair loss has been associated with a wide variety of disease processes and medicines, the relationship of the event to aciclovir therapy is uncertain.Rare: Angioedema, erythema multiforme, Stevens Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Renal and urinary disordersRare: Increases in blood urea and creatinine; renal impairment, usually during intravenous therapy, which is usually reversible and responds to hydration and/or dosage reduction but may progress to acute renal failure in patients with predisposing factors.Very rare: Acute renal failure, renal painRenal pain may be associated with renal failure.
General disordersCommon: Fatigue, fever. Reporting of suspected adverse reactionsReporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
Symptoms and signsAciclovir is only partly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients have ingested overdoses of up to 20 g aciclovir on a single occasion, usually without toxic effects. Accidental, repeated overdoses of oral aciclovir over several days have been associated with gastrointestinal effects (eg nausea and vomiting) and neurological effects (eg headache and confusion). Overdosage of i.v. aciclovir has resulted in elevations of serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and subsequent renal failure. Neurological effects including confusion, hallucinations, agitation, seizures and coma have been described in association with overdosage.
TreatmentPatients should be observed closely for signs of toxicity. Haemodialysis significantly enhances the removal of aciclovir from the blood and may, therefore, be considered a management option in the event of symptomatic overdose.
ATC code: J05A BAciclovir is an antiviral agent which is highly active in vitro against herpes simplex virus (HSV) types I and II and varicella zoster virus. Toxicity to mammalian host cells is low.Aciclovir is phosphorylated after entry into herpes infected cells to the active compound aciclovir triphosphate. The first step in this process is dependant on the presence of the HSV-coded thymidine kinase. Aciclovir triphosphate acts as an inhibitor of, and substrate for, the herpes-specified DNA polymerase, preventing further viral DNA synthesis without affecting the normal cellular processes.Herpes simplex virus develops resistance to aciclovir by selection of mutants deficient in thymidine kinase which are usually of diminished virulence with reduced infectivity and latency. Resistance is rare in immunocompetent patients on short courses of oral therapy but it is more prevalent in immunocompromised patients who have often received prolonged courses of treatment. Herpes zoster resistance develops by a similar mechanism and has been reported in immunocompromised patients undergoing prolonged therapy with aciclovir.
AbsorptionAciclovir is slowly and incompletely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The peak plasma concentration occurs about 2 hours following ingestion.
DistributionThere is a wide distribution to various tissues, including the CSF where concentrations achieved are about 50% of those achieved in plasma. Protein binding is reported to range from 9-33%. Aciclovir crosses the placenta and is excreted in breast milk in concentrations approximately 3 times higher than those in maternal serum.
Metabolism and EliminationRenal excretion is the major route of elimination by both glomerular filtration and tubular secretion. The terminal or beta-phase half-life is reported to be about 2-3 hours for adults without renal impairment. As aciclovir persists in the plasma of patients with renal insufficiency, in chronic renal failure this value is increased and may be up to 19.5 hours in anuric patients. As renal function decreases, a greater percentage of the drug is eliminated by metabolic conversion to carboxymethoxymethyl guanine. During haemodialysis the half-life is reduced to 5.7 hours, with 60% of a dose of aciclovir being removed in 6 hours. Faecal excretion may account for about 2% of a dose. In neonates and young infants (0 to 3 months of age) treated with doses of 10 mg/kg administered by infusion over a one-hour period every 8 hours the Cssmax was found to be 61.2 microMol (13.8 micrograms/ml) and Cssmin to be 10.1 microMol (2.3 micrograms/ml). A separate group of neonates treated with 15 mg/kg every 8 hours showed approximate dose proportional increases, with a Cmax of 83.5 micromolar (18.8 microgram/ml) and Cmin of 14.1 micromolar (3.2 microgram/ml).
Shelf-lifeThree years from the date of manufacture.
Shelf-life after dilution/reconstitutionNot applicable.
Shelf-life after first openingNot applicable.
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Islamist Watch, by Johanna Markind, June 14, 2015:
Originally published at PJ Media under the title, "Does CAIR Represent Boston's Muslim Community? The World May Never Know: How Many American State Chapters Does CAIR Really Have?"
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an unindicted co-conspirator in America's largest terrorism financing case, which is officially banned from FBI cooperation, claims to be a mainstream organization advocating for the civil rights of American Muslims. Shortly after Usaama Rahim was shot in Boston, CAIR leapt into action. The national organization, that is.
Its National Communications Director, Ibrahim Hooper, was quoted in an AP story on the day of the shooting as identifying Rahim, who was communicating with ISIS and under 24-hour surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and serving as an intermediary with Rahim's family. Hooper was also quoted by ABC, asserting that CAIR "will monitor the investigation" of the shooting. Its National Civil Rights Litigation Director, Jenifer Wicks, was quoted in a June 3 Boston Globe story, asking for an independent and thorough investigation "given the recent high profile shootings of African-American men." Wicks' name also appeared on a June 3 press release the national organization issued about the shooting.
|Defunct link to CAIR Massachusetts
Although the press release coyly refers to "CAIR-Boston," and although Hooper told MSNBC "two of our Massachusetts chapter board members were in the meeting" at which authorities showed the surveillance video of the shooting, there is no local chapter there – hence the need for the national office to jump in. One finds an occasional reference to CAIR Massachusetts as, for instance, on the CAIR Kansas website, but the link is defunct. The telephone directory has no listing of a number forCAIR or Council of American-Islamic Relations in Boston. CAIR's chapter list, which records a total of 28 chapters (a Washington office and 27 state chapters), does not mention any CAIR branch in the state.
|Defunct chapter links on CAIR Kansas webpage
On previous occasions, CAIR proudly proclaimed that it had at least 32 chapters. Back in July 2007, CAIR claimed to have grown to 33 chapters. In another publication from the same month, it claimed to have a total of 32 chapters across the United States. Five years later, it was claiming the same number of 32, "nationwide and in Canada." Somehow it lost at least four United States chapters in the interim. There is a website for a National Council of Canadian Muslims, elsewhere referred to as CAIR-CAN; even if this is a vibrant organization, there is no information about local chapters. Counting Canada, CAIR has a total of 29 chapters.
|Defunct chapter links on CAIR Ohio webpage
CAIR websites (e.g., CAIR Kansas and CAIR Ohio) list defunct hyperlinks to CAIR Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, and South Carolina, in addition to Massachusetts. CAIR's list identifies chapters in Georgia and Kentucky but atypically lists no website or email address for either. It does include a hyperlink to a website for CAIR New Jersey, but the account has been "suspended." It lists no chapters in Nevada, South Carolina, or Massachusetts. None of these chapters or pseudo-chapters (Massachusetts, Georgia, Kentucky, Nevada, New Jersey, or South Carolina) has its own employer identification number (EIN).
There was an Atlanta-based "NGA" chapter, which had its own EIN, but it appears to be defunct. It has not filed a tax return since 2008, and reported no income after 2006. Its website returns "server not found," and it does not appear on CAIR's list.
Let's return to CAIR's national office. In 2000, the year before 9/11, it had a membership of 29,000. By 2006, five years after 9/11, membership had dropped to under 1,700. In 2000, it received $732,765 income from membership dues. By 2004, which is to say, three years after 9/11, this Muslim Brotherhood organization claimed to have received only$119,029 income from membership dues. Its income for the latter part of the decade cannot be determined because, for three years, it failed to file tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. For the years 2011-2013, it reported zero income from membership dues.
As for fundraising, CAIR netted $106,879 this way in 2011, $233,084 in 2012, and only $39,732 in 2013.
Amazingly, it still has plenty of money. In 2011, CAIR received $3,964,990 in "contributions, gifts, [or] grants." In 2012, it received $1,581,411. In 2013, the amount was $2,201,843.
For the years 2011-2013, CAIR reported the following income:
It should also be noted that in 2005, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Inc., set up a new corporation, CAIR Foundation, Inc., transferred some assets to the new entity ("new CAIR"), and eventually renamed itself the Washington Trust Foundation, Inc. The relationship between the two corporations is, at best, confusing, with hundreds of thousands of dollars being lent back and forth between the two.
In 2013, Washington Trust Foundation ("old CAIR") reported "contributions, gifts, [or] grants" totaling $381,500. It reported no income from membership dues or fundraising events.
It's unclear from where new or old CAIR's money is coming, but one thing is clear: it isn't membership dues from the American Muslims CAIR claims to represent, and little is coming from formal fundraising efforts to the American Muslim community. Whatever persons or groups are financing CAIR – which last year the United Arab Emirates designated as a terrorist organization – it is reasonable to suppose that CAIR is representing their interests, not those of its "membership."
Even if the national CAIR organization truly represented its "membership" in the national American Muslim community, why is it pretending to represent the Massachusetts Muslim community?
Johanna Markind is Associate Counselor for Middle East Forum.
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Thirty-five members of the 287th Army Reserve Transportation Company prepared Tuesday to leave for a more than year-long deployment overseas.
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"I volunteered for this one," said Specialist William Cook. "I volunteered for my first and second one. So, it's just another day at the job.'
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Meanwhile, shares of Google Inc. GOOG +1.48% fell more than 7% in Frankfurt trading after the Internet-search firm said late Friday that its chairman, Eric Schmidt, planned to sell nearly half his stake in the company.
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Is that all? I would think it would be more like 15%! Personally, I think these levels carry much more risk than reward! A smart investor always sells at least some at new highs rather than follow a stock down to the lows lol!!!


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On Oct 5, 2002, Saturday, I received a phone call from NACS who identified themselves as from Preferred Merchant. They offered very convincing story about my poor credit and my recent history of being turned down for credit card application. They convinced me that I would be given a second chance and be offered a VISA card of $1,500 credit limit with no secure deposit. The only condition is that they need to deduct $200 from my checking account to verify that I have enough money to pay my bills.
They asked me for a date for them to deduct the amount and I gavehim a date of Oct 11, Friday but the amount of $200 was not deducted until Oct 15. He told me that the sooner I let them withdraw the money, the sooner the check of $200 will be refunded to me with the new credit card in 10-14 days.
As of today (11/12/02) I still have not received any credit card and I have no success in calling the phone number shown on my checking account transaction that reads "NACS - for information, 727-384-4267. Each time I call, it is either a busy tone or I am being put on hold. I have been put on hold for as long as 25 minutes but still have no success in speaking to an agent.
After reading the report posted on the internet, I realized that I have been scammed. I have reported to my bank that this is an unauthorized withdrawal. Can anyone advice me on how can I take action? Can I report to the Florida State Attorney General Office? Can all the victims initiate a class action law suit? How can I do that? I live in California, is there any authority that I can report? Please advice. It is my hard-earned money and I will not rest until I see justice done.
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Here is the contact information for Human Resources at NACS - Tom Watts
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Oh Sony, how far you have fallen... All those embarrassingly arrogant statements made by your top execs and designers I could live with. We could have discovered that Phil Harrison was secretly a Nazi and I would have been fine with it. All you had to do was keep Final Fantasy exclusive. As far as I was concerned, that was you only job. And you failed.
Why isn't this a good thing? More people get to play the game! Well, I firmly believe that something is lost when a game has to go multiplatform. Development resources are stretched to accomodate the other platform and compromises are made to make the game work on both. For example if Uncharted had to go multiplatform, I do not believe for one second it would have been the visual masterpiece that everyone praised it for. I believe Final Fantasy XIII will suffer because of the 360 version.
Well, I'm less and less jazzed about this generation of consoles. Thanks, Sony.


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Spring is in full-force and Summer temps have most definitely been creeping our way (it's already been 102 degrees in my neck of the woods), so spending the day basking in some Winter wedding goodness? The perfect way to kick off the week. And when that Winter wedding goodness includes classic details with a glamorous twist, even better. Because a sophisticated soiree planned by the fabulous team at SQN Events and captured by the...
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"Rendezvous Music"
Before you jump into your long list of this week's to-do's, we highly recommend starting it all off with a healthy dose of inspiration from this gorgeous film by Delack Media Group. It will set the loveliest tone for the week, that we promise, and will surely place a plethora of pretty to dance around in your head as you mosey through your day. So go ahead a push pause on your to-do list and push play below... [iframe http://player.