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London, June 2006: Today, the Alternative Investment Management Association, AIMA, issued a clear warning to hedge fund managers not to drag their feet on implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID").
MiFID, which is due to be implemented in November 2007, will have a significant impact on hedge fund managers across the European Economic Area. AIMA warns that the volume and complexity of the new directive, in addition to a lack of some final information will leave such managers and other regulated entities facing a very tight implementation schedule.
Matthew Jones, Regulatory and Legal Manager at AIMA said: "Hedge fund managers need to start working on MIFID now."
"Although an 18 month run up period sounds adequate, experience shows, particularly after the experiences of N2 and A-Day, that there is an instinct to leave serious implementation work to the last possible minute. Realistically this will not be possible with the new Directive. It has the potential to have a major impact on our members' business structures, systems and documentation."
Added to that is a further heavy workload with the likelihood of the FSA in the UK introducing a single set of Conduct of Business rules, even for regulated firms that are outside the scope of MiFID.
While AIMA has produced, for its members, an in-depth Preliminary Guidance 'Matrix' on how to prepare for the Directive, non-AIMA members will have to go through a steep learning curve and seek their own interpretation of the new arrangements.
Matthew Jones continued: "There are finite industry resources to carry out all the likely legal and structural work involved and these will become progressively scarcer as the industry approaches the November 2007 deadline. In the worst case scenario, a hedge fund manager that does not have its arrangements in place by then may have to cease trading until they are MiFID compliant."
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Founded in 1990, AIMA is a not-for-profit global trade association with corporate membership in 46 countries, including over 520 in Europe. AIMA focuses specifically on hedge funds, managed futures and managed currency funds. More than 1000 corporate members (comprising 3500 individuals) enable the Association to create global tools for the benefit of its members, institutional investors and regulators. Its objectives are to increase investor education, transparency and promote due diligence and related sound practices, and to work closely with regulators and interested parties in order to promote the responsible use of alternative investments. AIMA's membership includes fund of funds managers, institutional investors, hedge fund managers, prime brokers, exchanges, fund administrators, auditors, lawyers and other specialist service providers. Please visit us at www.AIMA.org.


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SOCOM fans, get your piggy banks and wallets ready as Sony released some pricing details on SOCOM: Confrontations. Starting October 14th, players are able to choose from one of the following (or all, if that's how you roll):
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At CELSTEC it's possible to do PhD research.
PhD candidates can be in the employment of CELSTEC, but it's also possible to become an external PhD candidate. External PhD candidates are not employed by CELSTEC, but their research is supervised by a professor of CELSTEC.
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Excellent thread, What if god existed as the conscience that flowed across all real material that makes up the some of the infinite reality, much like the electrical impulses that storm across the dendrites in our brain that give us the illusory sense of self. 1) would that conscience see us or be aware of us? 2) could we be aware of its existence? This being, that illusive god outside our space and time, which some scientists allude to so as to shuffle out of the debate, I think could not be aware unless life was just a process of thought. After all our conscience exists outside our physical being like winds blowing across wheat-fields our minds react to the thoughts more than like wheat act to control the wind. Yet in this interplay we add to and process knowledge, or are processed by knowledge unfolding to its logical conclusion. This deity is just another projection.
You don't feel that there are no gods, you think it.
And your unicorn in the backyard scenario is an invalid conter-factual. Impossible things cannot manifest. I do not need to leave any doubt, just in case one walks by. It can't.
There can be no evidence of something that is itself impossible. It being impossible is enough to conclude with certainty that it does not exist.
Gnosticism doesn't preclude evidence. Evidence of reality and epistemology precedes proper gnosticism.
The thing that puzzles me, you and I and a whole lot of other people think there is no god because we do not have adequate evidence to convince us otherwise.
What about the bright, intelligent, mature, scholarly, adult, scientists who believe god exists?
According to a study conducted in 1998, seven % of "Our chosen group of "greater" scientists were members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)." What is it about the seven % who do believe? How does one account for those?
This was not a random study; I don't have a more up to date one.
Dr Francis Collins (Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute) gave this explanation of why and how he became a "believer". He is not alone. Why? What is it that leads a scientific mind to his conclusion? Is he a "Whacko"?
I think god does not exist because I do not have evidence that convinces me otherwise. Reasonable, well-trained scientific people think god does exist, even though a very small number of them do. My reason for pushing back against religion is because of the aggressive political stance taken by those who believe in creation and armageddon and want to impose those on our culture and want to put laws into place based on religious beliefs, not on what is reasonable, affirmative, healthy, life-affirming, and responsible.
It is not the absence of evidence that makes me an atheist. It is my awareness of the fact that the idea a frankly absurd. Intelligence or skill in one area does not mean intelligence or skill in all areas. It does not matter what other people think the world is like, whether or not they are 'scientists'. We have varying degrees of genetic susceptibility to being overwhelmed by our emotions that getting in the way of an objective world view. I don't find it surprising at all that many people good at science, don't understand the full implications of the axioms they use to do science.
It appears to me that Francis Collins believes because he wants to believe. He had at least one experience that seemed mystical to him, but he fails to realize that our marvelous brain will conjure-up strong emotions, even visions, if we want them strongly enough.
Exactly. Idaho Spud. And furthermore, he testifies very clearly that he does not agree with creationism and their errors of logic, but he does have a sense of the spiritual.
Is it possible that he and others feel a sense of wonder? I feel that all the time, i.e. My goodness, this water is precious and I am not the one responsible for creating it, only to manage it wisely; the sky full of stars enchant me and I had nothing to do with making them even as I enjoy them; or my great-grandchildren are very special even as my step-great-grandchildren are; or the baby girl I watched being born in China is a marvel to behold, even as I wept knowing she had few options in this world.
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
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MCT, yes, it is enough to see that a garden is beautiful.
We live in a culture that embraces a god belief based on the ignorant assertion of our forbearers of power and wisdom to proclaim as known the unknown decrying the unknown to be god. God is nothing and represents the something unknown to the wisdom of vanity denying our own ignorance with arrogance. God and the question of god exists in and of this paradigm alone. Even as Atheist we are trapped by believers into this mindset. Leave being an atheist, step outside the box into a world where god never was an imaginary answer nor a something such as a social bonding mechanism confused for a driving power of god's spirit. step out and away into nature as it evolved into the complex from the simple from powers such as exploding stars the cooled into planets and stars and later life forms that emerged because the it simply could as it could not in other places and did not in other ways. step into that world searching for the reason life caught a foothold and life as people now looks back upon itself. we as natures entity building a body of information that informs anew, each generation without reverence to the infallible or outdated wisdoms of the past assessments, grow that human conscience to an understanding of self and nature, such that we traverse the black-hole in the center of our earth through wormholes out into other galaxies and back through particle data streaming. Now that we are outside that paradigm of old into what is natural, what is possible, and what becomes real, we have arrived to a new paradigm that is 100 percent free of god. It is only the precedent of religion preceding science much like ignorance precedes knowledge or bad habits learned first rear their ugly heads, that we are not 100 percent sure those old myths may have some place in life.
Jon T, it isn't easy to parse your sentences, but a black hole at the center of the Earth would doom us all in exceedingly short order. It would be disastrously evident in a matter of perhaps hours, were one ever to appear at the Earth's core. I don't dispute your other conclusions (if I understand them correctly), but you can't be serious about this idea.
My point is that god is an imagination of old ideas that we debate endlessly because we imagined it to be true first, and ignorance as does knowledge shapes belief if sprinkled with imagination. There are many things we are 100 percent sure do not exist like the imaginary infinitesimally small black hole that pulls matter into it at the center of the earth.
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Since its inception, the NBQA has served as the gold standard by which problems in the beef production chain have been identified.
- Based on findings in the National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA) report, the program's consumer focus—telling consumers the beef story—is more important than ever.
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"I've been blessed to have cowboys teach me all this stuff," Dr. Bohlender says. He's talking about the give and take between veterinarians and their clients, the synergy that produces the proverbial sum greater than its parts.
Especially for young veterinarians, Dr. Bohlender says such an education is priceless. He frets it's an education future veterinarians may not be as blessed to enjoy. There are fewer producers, for one thing. Those that are left are chasing so many cows per person that there's little time left to share knowledge.
That's one of the added benefits of BQA.
"This is one of those things that allows someone who is green coming into the veterinary profession to get started," Dr. Bohlender says. "It provides a nucleus for everything you want to do in practice. It's an excellent base for a practice to educate clients. It grows your practice by helping you share as much information with clients as you think they can assimilate."
Finally, as long as cattle require medical treatment, the job of BQA will never be finished.
"We'll never be done with it. It's always moving. There will always be something else to work on," Dr. Bohlender says.
For all of the success spawned by BQA, the industry's latest audit reveals there is plenty of work left to do. For instance, although nearly 90% of producer respondents to the latest NBQA said they had a working relationship with their veterinarian, more than 25% said they would use medications off-label without being directed by their veterinarian.
"We have to recognize there is a continual turnover in the people we're dealing with," Dr. Bohlender says. "It's critical that veterinarians are well-versed in BQA. The more veterinarians can show their clients that this kind of management increases returns to them, the more they want to do."
A statement made by noted meat scientist Gary Smith in the inaugural 1991 NBQA and mentioned in the latest NBQA summary merits repetition, pondering and action by veterinarians and their clients:
"…for years the beef business and remaining producers have survived by shrinking total per capita beef supplies enough to command prices that cover average costs. Survival and profitability in the future will depend on supplying the kinds of products which today's consumers demand and doing it still more efficiently than in the past. The individuals who effectively initiate needed changes will be those who profit the most."
Barriers to Progress Identified in the 2011 NBQA Executive Summary
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'How I saved Bronson, and he saved me'
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- August 24, 2013
HE was one-eyed in life and one-eyed about his passion for his football club. He was an over-weight, anxious animal who came into my life and unexpectedly stole my heart.
That was my beloved pug, Bronson - and now he's gone.
They prepared me for what was to come, told me it was going to happen. But still, when it did, I collapsed.
Bronson was the most unlikely candidate for me to adopt when I went to Pug Rescue to find a dog. He was literally double the weight he should have been and his poor puggy breathing couldn't take the strain. His puggy heart was under severe stress and we didn't know if he'd make it.
He smelled so badly I struggled to pick him up. His ears were blocked with gunk. He was so anxious he would lick his feet until they bled and, of course, he only had one eye. A fact that his previous owner, the person who surrendered him, seemed unwilling to explain.
I could see other, less obvious, tell-tale signs of abuse.
Once, I raised my arm suddenly to point at something in the park and Bronson, clearly thinking I was going to hit him, cowered so sharply he fell over backwards.
I don't think he'd ever had his own territory, his own space, his own 'home', which is probably why he urinated on everything I owned.
Couches, coffee tables, rugs. You name it, he marked it.
I fed him only chicken necks and BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) in terribly small rations, plus raw carrots to clean his teeth and fill his stretched belly.
Slow walks over the next few weeks turned into morning runs together and his breathing started to sound less like a chainsaw.
People stopped us in the street to comment on what a handsome, beautiful looking pug he was.
I'd adopted Bronson as an older dog, and after a while he started to show his age, as well as display health issues including seizures, but I didn't mind. I loved him.
I took him to animal eye-care specialists to preserve his remaining eye, but still, his vision began to fail.
I got him a little set of carpeted stairs to he could get on and off the couch without putting stress on his ailing joints.
I bought him a beautiful, purpose-built, pet stroller (coloured red, for speed) so we could still do "walks" by the beach and to the park.
Bronson, like me, became a diehard Saints supporter and just missed out on becoming "pet patron" of the St Kilda AFL Club. Bronson had his own Saints scarf and a specially-made eye patch.
People didn't laugh at us as we strutted about with his stroller. They thought it was wonderful he could still be out and about, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.
I've had many dogs before Bronson, and I've loved every one.
But my bond with Bronson was stronger, because I'd saved him from the rescue place. I had watched him become all that he could be, a loving, beautiful creature who could still give love unconditionally.
And I hadn't fought so hard to give him life to let it be destroyed with over-medication and pain in the final chapter. But when that chapter comes, you can never truly be ready for it.
It was around 10.30 on the night I came home from a debate about science versus faith. How ironic, given what was to come.
I gave Bronson dinner and all his meds: flax seed oil and fish oil for his joints, half a Valium for anxiety, some Loxicom and Glyde powder for his joints, and of course his Tacrolimus drops for his one remaining eye.
Realising I'd left my mobile phone in the living room, I stepped out into the corridor and I heard a strange scraping noise behind me.
I turned around slowly, my heart sinking. I don't know why or how, but I just knew. Bronson was on the floor, eye staring straight ahead, all four legs paddling uselessly in the air, froth starting to foam at his mouth.
The vet had prepared me for the occurrence of a grand mal seizure. I took a valium out of the packet and forced it into his bum as high as it would go. And then I called for help.
Downstairs, waiting for my brother, I held Bronson against me, wrapped in a towel and seizing up so hard I could barely hold on. We raced Bronson to pet emergency.
I knew the likelihood of permanent brain damage from the ongoing seizures was real.
The vet called my brother and I into the emergency room to see Bronson hooked up to an oxygen machine and a urinary catheter. It had taken four doses of liquid diazepam to sedate him enough to stop the seizures, but after every dose, he'd start seizing again.
The vet told me my options.
If I have him put him under a general anaesthetic, he could be slowly weaned off, but even if he pulled through, he would be on anti-convulsive medication for the remainder of his life.
I knew what the decision was before I'd made it.
I sat on a bench in a private room, my brother next to me and Bronson cradled in my lap.
"Are you sure you want to do that, you know he will probably urinate after I inject this?" the vet asked.
"Yes. I'm sure."
"Let me at least put a towel under him."
"No. I want him to be able to feel me under him as he goes."
I think what I miss most about Bronson is his smell when we curled around each other in bed.
I miss when I used to open the dishwasher and he'd get stuck underneath the door because he was nosy.
I miss when I couldn't go into the kitchen without "supervision" just in case I dropped a tasty titbit on the floor.
I miss his total and trust and unconditional love.
All of the dogs in my life have been special. All of them have been precious. But only one of them was Bronson. And that's because I saved him. And he saved me.
Please consider adopting a dog. There are hundreds of breed-specific rescue operations, or check your local RSPCA, Pet Rescue , Pug Rescue, or Paws.
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Al Posted at 5:55 PM August 24, 2013
I have two pugs and love them more than words can say. How anyone can be cruel to a pug or any dog beggars belief. My dogs bring me love, joy and laughter every single day. At night they both cuddle up to me in bed and its comforting to listen to their puggy snores. Unfortunately we will outlive our dogs and when the time comes to say goodbye I'm not sure how I will cope. But i don't think about that I just love them every day and they love me back.
Paris of Melbourne Posted at 5:51 PM August 24, 2013
Thank you. He was lucky to have found you.
Jill Taylor Posted at 5:36 PM August 24, 2013
I love you Bronson, our 'Pippi' is a 'rescue dog' ' too, a Poodle, and he has turned our lives around as we are both in our 80's. We have had many dogs, loved them all to bits, but Pip is something special, so very special.


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Devon, you are so right, Boston is special. I'm just a recreational runner but I ran it last year and it was a thrill I'll never forget. Your attitude is great, your day will be fantastic. Go F35!ReplyDelete
OMG, Devon, you are an elite woman, what a thought! What a scary yet totally exciting thought! You got there, girl, you give it best you have for the day, and you will succeed - because you can, you deserve it, and you are ready. I'll be watching you and wishing you best!ReplyDelete
i got chills just reading this ... good luck on Monday! get your PR, your Olympic qualifier and, most importantly, enjoy yourself!ReplyDelete
You sound great! Looks like you've licked some of the self-doubt demons. Now go get 'em tiger!ReplyDelete
Wow, #35! The one time I ran Boston, I was upset I got #1879 (I just looked up the photo; I didn't remember it exactly). I got the number I deserved.ReplyDelete
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Good, he hasn't changed.
D'Antoni decided to bench him after that 2nd Boston game in the pre-season after Marbury was arguing with Eddie House. He saw the same immature, distracting behavior he witnessed in the past and was convinced Marbury hasn't changed and would just be a distraction. I'm not sure if he hasn't played since (I believe he still got pre-season minutes) but I recall thinking not that he would be benched but he was going on a bit much. D'Antoni took notice and he had enough. They were just starting to gel a bit and Marbury did what everyone thinks he always does which is put himself above the team.
F.U. PAY ME!!!!lol
Good, he hasn't changed.
Marbury has no agent. Marbury has insisted that he will not take a penny less than his full $21.9M -- no buy-out discounts. My bet is that in his brief meeting with Walsh, Marbury re-stated his position and taht is why the meeting was brief.
I hazard the guess that the decision as to Marbury is in neither Walsh's nor D'Antoni's hands. I believe that as matters now stand, Dolan has made it clear that he is not letting Marbury go for the full $21.9M. Walsh and D'Antoni are stuck with that. If they can be believed, it appears to be Walsh's position that if he is here, we might as well play him. And D'Antoni's position apppears to be that he would prefer to play his younger people and not humiliate Marbury with garbage time. My guess is that neither Walsh nor D'Antoni would object to a waiver, i.e., give Marbury his full contract and move on. However, that is a financial decision.
Dolan is in charge of financial matters. Perhaps the current mess is designed either to have Marbury blink and take less than the full amount or to give Dolan a rationale that the stockholders would accept for giving Marbury his full pay-out.
There is no way, however, that Walsh and D'Antoni have not talked about all this. Otherwise, what the hell is Walsh doing for his money?
Whatever he's benching marbury for is stupid. Never in all my years watching pro basletball have i seen a talent like Marbury still in the prime of his career being prevented from playing when he's still the BEST player on the team. I know the organization is moving in a new direction, but there are still fans who pay good money to see the best players on the floor.
If you wanna give him 10 mins a game then do it but not even having him activated is the dumbest thing. Mardy and Rose over Steph???? WTF!!!!!
I get sick to my stomach knowing that there is a US citizen out there makinh 21.9 mil this year for absolutley nothing. In this economy where familes are having their lives ruined and college kids are having their futures put on hold.....it just boils my blood paying my bills and struggling to find a job knowing someone out there is making 21.9 millio for NOTHING.
I don't care if its Stephon or not. I'm mad at the Knicks for throwing money away like that, and I'm also upset at Stephon for not having the humility to atleast negotiate a buyout at a lower rate.
Both parties are disrespecting hard workin American people.
This nonsense will never happen in another country.
starks...you need to understand how the world works...
the reason basketball players , or pro sports athletes get paid so much is because no one can do what they do...
For example, there is only one person on the earth as good as AROD is in baseball....
but there are like 100,000's of doctors or lawyers out there......
there are only 150 or so starting players in the NBA and they are in the media every day....
can you name the best 10 doctors in the world? america...your state?
probably not....when you're the best at what you do ...you get paid the most...
and when there is a demand , or everyone wants to be that profession thats when you get paid more....
its harder to find another Lebron James out there than another doctor, or lawyer, and any other profession.....
stop hating on pro sports...even if the man sits all year, he already earned it...
in sports you get paid on you past performance in future earnings....
that's life ..the sooner you get over it the better....
..and just a side note....
Steph helped make $20 dollar sneakers....
so the next time you see someone buy $140 pair of sneakers in this economy tell them,
"they are killing the working class, forkin' over their money to the rich "
i have this argument with people all the time at work....they BRING IN that much money in revenue (in MOST situations)
you can blame our previous management for the contracts and for the situation we are in, you CANT blame steph or d'antoni, you all know who im talking about....
"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
I'm starting to like this Richtree guy...good post(s)
Anyone saying anything bad about Starbury getting paid $20 million for nothing needs to sit down and put a $15-20 Starbury shoe in their mouth, cause your only talking that goota-cheese garbage cuz your hating.
Here's a re-regurgitation for you short-minded folks:
Starbury worked hard to get in shape to earn his money, was willing to play whatever role D'Ant wanted him for.
The Knicks management made the decision to be foolish and not play their BEST player.
This is unacceptble, it does not matter if he is not here next year, utilize an All-Star while he still is getting paid and is willing to play. I have not been impressed by any decisions made thus yet.
Which would you rather have, a 22 mil for 5 or 6 years contract (forgot how long it was for) or a couple mil and a couple of all star teammates who carry your scrubby ass to a championship?
Eddie house lost and so did the threadstarter
TEam Starbury....hit this "Red" mother****er up with bad rep points
Yep...Its about the profit.
Being that the NBA is making such large profits, you cannot expect these players to make $100,000 a year while the owners make 100x that amount.
Really you have the players unions in sports to thank for high wages. Simple of argument of how much they bring in, being that they are the reason that people come to watch, means that they are entitled to a proportional amount of the revenue.
Richtree, you're wrong with the fact that there are 1000s of doctors but only a few basketball players. If we had less skilled ppl in there if there weren't the ppl we have today, they'd still be making close to the same amount of money. It isn't about skill. The league would NOT make more money if there was more skill right now. There will always be fans who want to shell out cash to see their games. Always companies that want to advertise during these games on TV, that want signs or mentions in the theater, that give endorsements. It isn't proportional to their skill, but that they are the best. It is just that they are the cream of the crop, and only a small amount is needed. Doctors get paid less because there is a larger need. There are more ppl to be doctors. There are only like 300 NBA players. Thus with the amount of money they bring in, you would expect them to make more money. Skill has nothing to do with it.
That whole "TEam Starbury....hit this "Red" mother****er up with bad rep points" is mad funny.....lol!!!!!! Bad Rep points...!!!...lol..!!!
I agree with you ....
but skill does have some factor
but i agree with u Tuner...
skill does have some factor
D'Antoni is a selfish piece of s#!t. He doesn't like Marbury, so he'd rather cost the Knicks an entire season than to put his differences aside and try to win as many games as possible. He feels that by not playing Marbury, he will be able to show that the Knicks don't need him and that paying Duhon 12 million dollars was worth it. It's not going to work.
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the characteristic polynomial det(A-tI) is not the same as "the Jordan form". two matrices which are NOT similar, can have the same characteristic polynomial.
to determine if the Jordan forms are the same, you HAVE to look at the super-diagonal. it's the non-zero entries which matter.
you can think of a Jordan block as a sum: J = D+N, where D is a "diagonal part" and N is a "nilpotent part".
you can't tell if two matrices are similar just by looking at the characteristic polynomial. if they are similar, their characteristic polynomials
wil be the same, but NOT vice versa (it is a one way implication; you can have same diagonal parts, but different nilpotent parts).
you have to look at ker(A - tI), for each t. for A =
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[0 a], ker(A -aI) is span({e1,e2}), dimension = 2. but for B =
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[0 a], ker(B-aI) = span({e1}), which is a smaller kernel, dimension = 1.
in this case, we can show explicitly there is no invertible P for which PAP^-1 = B:
PAP^-1 = P(aI)P^-1 = a(PIP^-1) = a(PP^-1) = aI ≠ B, so A and B cannot be similar.
moral of the story: it is not enough to check that the characteristic polynomials are the same, you have to check the dimensions of the eigenspaces
(the dimension of the kernel ker(A-tI)), as well.
you can't just check the algebraic multiplicity of an eigenvalue, you have to check the geometric multiplicity, too. sometimes, they aren't the same.


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Objective: Treatment of surgical patients in intensive care unit (ICU) comes along with major disadvantages, which have to be justified by some acceptable short- and long-term outcomes. Short-term effects of treatment in ICU have been well-documented. The aims of this study were to quantify the long-term survival of more than 10 years' follow-up of a large cohort of patients admitted to a surgical ICU and to investigate the effects of age, gender, and underlying disease on this long-term survival.
Patients/Methods: Of all surgical patients admitted to the ICU of the St Elisabeth hospital between 1995 and 2000, patient characteristics, disease category, APACHE II score, and survival were prospectively registered. A follow-up with a mean of 8 years after discharge was achieved. The independent association of multiple covariates was done using cox proportional hazard analysis.
Results: Of the 1822 patients included, 936 (51%) had died within 11 years and 52 patients were lost to follow-up. Overall ICU and in-hospital mortality were 11% and 16%, respectively. Age, gender, APACHE II score, the need for dialysis, and surgical classification were independently associated with long-term survival. Mortality increased with age of admittance to the ICU (hazard ratio, 1.058), whereas female patients had a lower chance to die (hazard ratio, 0.793). However, the preadmission disease did not influence long-term outcome. Long-term mortality rates in various surgical classification groups varied between 29% for trauma and 80% for gastrointestinal patients. In gastrointestinal, oncological, general surgical, and/or high-aged patients, a negative effect on mortality persisted beyond 5 years. The mortality ratio was increased twofold in comparison to the general population (51% vs 27%).
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Like it or not, it's best to simply embrace that chocolate must play a key role in any Valentine's Day dinner.
Dessert is the first thing that comes to mind, but maybe think a little outside the chocolate box this year. Maybe slip in the chocolate as a savory component to a steak dinner.
Although mole dishes such as this beef version often are served over rice, I've instead paired it with a warmed, butter-drenched baguette. Torn hunks of crusty bread are perfect for sopping up the delicious sauce in which the beef tips are cooked.
Makes 3 servings
12-inch baguette, halved lengthwise
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 pound beef sirloin tips, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/4 cup almond butter
1/4 cup canned crushed tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1/2 shallot
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Pinch ground cloves
1/2 cup water
Hot sauce, to taste
1 scallion, white and green parts, chopped
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the butter over the cut sides of both halves of the baguettes. Set the baguettes, cut side up, in the oven to warm.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the beef and sear for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Set aside off the heat.
In a blender, combine the almond butter, tomatoes, garlic, shallot, cocoa powder, cinnamon, black pepper, pepper flakes, cloves and water. Puree until smooth, then add to the beef. Bring the beef and sauce to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Season the beef with salt and hot sauce, then divide it between serving plates. Top with scallions. Accompany with the warmed baguette.
PER SERVING: 670 calories, 33 g protein, 38 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 45 g fat (16 g saturated), 120 mg cholesterol, 810 mg sodium


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The two-day Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013, presented by JazzTimes in conjunction with Jazz Forward Coalition, will take place this Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10-11, at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., in Manhattan.
Jazz Connect brings together members of the jazz community for a series of panels, workshops and events. Jazz Connect will flow into the APAP|NYC conference, but admission is free. Membership and registration with APAP is not required.
Schedule (as of 1/2/13)
Thursday, January 10
9:00 am Workshops (3)
Full Stream Ahead: Music Streaming Rights & Issues [BEEKMAN PARLOR]
As music makes continues to make its bumpy transition to digital, new technologies are shaping how artists reach audiences. In the last decade, we've seen downloads make way for streaming, with more and more listeners accessing music as opposed to owning it. From YouTube to Spotify to Pandora, different legal and marketplace conventions determine how, when and how much rights-holders get paid. This discussion will explore the ins and outs of a rapidly developing marketplace for which the future isn't entirely written.
Casey Rae (Future of Music Coalition) – moderator
Ben Allison
Alan Bergman
George Howard (Norton, LLC)
David Oxenford
Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr & Beyond (DIY) [SUTTON SOUTH]
Social media experts discuss the basics for effectively utilizing these ever-evolving communication channels
Ariel Hyatt (Ariel Publicity) – moderator
Melvin Gibbs
Rika Iino (Sozo Media)
Patrick Jarenwattananon (NPR)
Lou Plaia (Reverbnation)
The New Jazz Mentoring Paradigm [SUTTON CENTER]
With road bands becoming more the exception than the rule, today's younger artists don't have the same opportunities to apprentice with experienced bandleaders. This session, co-presented by the Jazz Education Network, looks at new ways and means of mentoring, on and off the bandstand.
Willard Jenkins (Open Sky) – moderator
Carl Allen (The Juilliard School)
Michael Carvin
Martin Mueller (New School)
Greg Osby (Inner Circle Music)
Matt Wilson
10:30 am Workshops (3)
Innovations in Technology: Are They Disruptive or Constructive? [BEEKMAN PARLOR]
Technology is increasingly setting the table for how we distribute, promote and experience music. This insider's look into the cutting edge technology and trends will illuminate the current platforms of today and the possibilities of tomorrow.
Session curated by Brian Zisk (SFMusicTech.com)
Brian Gruber (ShowGo.TV) – moderator
Jean Cook (Future of Music Coalition)
Douglas Purviance (Vanguard Music Orchestra)
Michael Ricci (AllAboutJazz.com)
Produce Yourself! (DIY) [SUTTON SOUTH]
Jazz producers and self-produced artists share their secrets for making a good record great.
Jeff Levenson (Half Note) – moderator
Brian Bacchus
Cecil Brooks III
Michael Cuscuna (Mosaic Records)
Nick Phillips (Concord Records)
Francois Zalacain (Sunnyside Records)
The 21st Century Jazz Tour [SUTTON CENTER]
What does a jazz tour look like these days and how best to make it happen? This session checks on latest touring realities and considers alternative ways to create and combine engagements in clubs, performing arts centers, and newer DIY spaces. A diverse panel of jazz professionals share their successes and challenges.
Gail Boyd (Gail Boyd Management) – moderator
Tom Guralnick (Outpost Productions)
Michael Kline (Michael Kline Artists/Exit O Jazz Festival)
Allison Miller (BOOM TIC BOOM)
Liz Penta (Emcee Artist Management)
12 noon Plenary Session (Hosted by Jazz Forward Coalition) [BEEKMAN PARLOR/SUTTON NORTH]
Keynote Address and Stories of Innovation & Inspiration
Jazz is beyond notes on a page. As a musical genre it inspires, bonds communities, creates a multi-generational language, while providing the world with a little swing in its step. This opening plenary will look at personal stories on how the music has become a catalyst for bringing fresh ideas to the community.
Keynote presentation by Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia and President of US Conference of Mayors
Tom Carter (Thelonious Monk Institute)
Jeff Myers (This is Red)
Arturo O'Farrill (Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance)
Gerald Veasley (Bass Boot Camp)
Melissa Walker (Jazz House Kids)
1:30 pm Plenary Panel [BEEKMAN PARLOR/SUTTON NORTH]
Race in Jazz: Starting a Different Conversation, Working Toward Action
A frank discussion of how and why it has been so difficult to talk about the issue of race in and out of the jazz community along with ideas of actions we can take to better address the topic.
Erika Floreska (LeoCanto/Tectonic Theater Project) – moderator
Orrin Evans
Randy Sandke
Matthew Shipp
Other panelists TBD
Friday, January 11
9:00 am Workshops (3)
Cutting through the Clutter: An Interactive Session [TRIANON BALLROOM]
A panel of experts from various professional sectors (e.g. magazine, web, record company, radio, etc.) will analyze 4 to 5 projects to see if they are ready for prime time and suggest ways to make them better. We will actively engage jazz community to solicit projects to be evaluated.
Al Pryor (Mack Avenue) – moderator
John Ernesto (Berks Jazz Fest)
Jana Herzen (Motema Music)
Lee Mergner (JazzTimes)
Mary Ann Topper (The Jazz Tree)
How to Make Your Website Awesome! (DIY) [PETIT TRIANON]
How could your website be better? Experts in web development talk about new ideas, strategies and structures.
Giovanni Russonello (CapitalBop/JazzTimes) - moderator
Ben Azzara
David Dufresne (Bandzoogle)
Lois Gilbert (JazzCorner)
Matt Jorgensen (Origin Records)
Emily White (Whitesmith Entertainment)
The Truth About Jazz Radio (JazzWeek Session 1) [RENDEZVOUS TRIANON]
Radio programmers and promoters discuss the value of promoting a release on the radio—including internet radio—and what's involved in making the effort worthwhile, and also when it's not worth doing.
Ed Trefzger (JazzWeek) – moderator
Nancy Barell (Jazz Spotlight On Sinatra)
Brad Barker (JAZZ.FM91)
John Bishop (Origin Records)
Neal Sapper (New World 'n' Jazz)
10:30 am Workshops (3)
Presenting Jazz Creatively [TRIANON BALLROOM]
Jazz presenters discuss new and innovative ways to present jazz in a challenging economy and competitive market.
Sara Donnelly (BlueSurgeCreative) – moderator
Daniel Atkinson (Athenaeum Jazz/UC San Diego Jazz Camp)
Matt Garrison (Shapeshifter Lab)
Brad Linde (Atlas Performing Arts Center)
Jason Olaine (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
Rio Sakairi (The Jazz Gallery)
Youtube, Vimeo & You (DIY) [PETIT TRIANON]
Exploring what can be done with video and film on a shoestring budget.
John Newcott (WBGO) – moderator
Jimmy Katz
John Moultrie (iRockJazz)
Brian Pace (The Pace Report)
Joe Vella (Jazz Online)
Jukebox Jury (JazzWeek Session 2) [RENDEZVOUS TRIANON]
Panel of radio programmers will play cuts and talk about how they would (or wouldn't) include the music in their station's programming.
Derrick Lucas (WGMC) – moderator
Tom Reney (WFCR/New England Public Radio)
Mark Ruffin (Sirius/XM)
Brad Stone (KSJS FM)
12:00 noon Plenary Panel [TRIANON BALLROOM]
Jazz as a Global Music Phenomenon
Leaders and innovators in the international jazz market talk about successful initiatives, models and practices for the advancement of jazz as a global genre.
Scott Southard (International Music Network) – moderator
Linda Oh
Wulf Muller (All In Music Service)
Peter Schulze (Jazz Ahead)
Gary P. Steuer (Chief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia)
Other panelist TBD
1:30 pm Plenary Session (Hosted by Jazz Forward Coalition) [TRIANON BALLROOM]
Everyone has a Voice
Given the mounds of information, concepts and advice presented at Jazz Connect, what do we do with these divergent words and thoughts? This town hall style meeting will present ideas large and small we can support as a community or individually. In addition to airing some nationally initiatives, we will be calling on members of the audience to present their ideas of the future to enable us to move forward and transpose them into action.
Peter Gordon (Thirsty Ear/Jazz Forward Coalition) – moderator
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Jan 10, 2013 at 05:02PM Grace Testani
Great convention! I am so bummed, I wanted to go to the first day (Thurs 1/20/12) but something came up. Will there be a recording or webcast of the day's events? I am registered to go to both days of the event. But today (1/10)was the one I was most interested in. Thanks, Grace Testani
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Canadian pianist John Stetch draws from his heritage in his new solo outing Ukranianism (Justin Time). Stetch creatively deconstructs a medley of songs associated with a circle dance on "Kolomeyka Fantasy" and reaches into the piano to strum the strings and simulate the sound of the drimbeh (jaw harp) on the tricky "Zabava." There are light moments, including the dulcimer sound of "Carpathian Blues," the traditional waltz "Sitting by the Window" reset into 4/4 and the joyous "Rye, Not Wheat!" There are also, as you might expect, darker moments, including the foreboding "Famine," for which Stetch plays atonally to remind us of Stalin's genocidal campaign against the Ukraine, and the heartbreaking "Children of Chornobyl" (sic), to commemorate the young victims of the horrible nuclear accident in 1986.


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The races are just over 5 weeks away and the organizers are hard at work putting the following touches in place.
For the first time in the history of the ITU Duathlon World Championships team relay world championships events will be held in the elite and junior categories as part of the official program. Teams of 3 athletes (u23 or junior athletes can join the elite team) where each member will complete a short duathlon on Sunday afternoon. When the first athlete will finish the whole mini duathlon, the second will start and then the third.
The classification of the teams will be determined by the third athletes crossing the finish line. The course maps and video course tour are available on the event website. National Federations are reminded to enter their teams on the ITU website (www.triathlon.org) as soon as possible. Event program can be found at there as well.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Silicon Valley firms were prepared this week to quickly block video of an Islamic State militant beheading an American journalist after a previous video by the same group showing the death of James Foley ricocheted through social networks in what was seen by some as a propaganda coup for the extremists.
The video Tuesday showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff was first uploaded onto a different website and quickly deleted when copied onto YouTube, slowing the spread of posts linking to it, said a Silicon Valley insider, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others all have policies banning terms of service regarding images of gratuitous violence or that incite hatred. But grisly images, once viral, are hard to restrain.
"It's been very interesting, with this second beheading, how very little of those images have been passed around," said Family Online Safety Institute CEO Stephen Balkam, who serves on Facebook's safety advisory board. "It's very difficult to find them unless you know of some darker places on the web."
When Tuesday's beheading video of Sotloff was launched so soon after Foley's death, "platforms were better prepared for it this time around," the Silicon Valley insider said. Social media firms are trying to force out the Islamic State group "platform by platform," the tech official said.
The major social networks declined to speak with The Associated Press directly about the beheading videos. But YouTube in a statement said it has "clear policies prohibiting content intended to incite violence, and we remove videos violating these policies when flagged by our users."
YouTube also terminates accounts registered by members of State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and used in an official capacity to further their interests.
One advocate of free speech on the Internet said she's troubled by the idea of Internet companies removing content.
Jillian York, who directs international freedom of expression initiatives at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, said corporations like Twitter and Facebook should never remove content unless required to do so by law.


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Bravo Boren
September 19th, 2006
by Justin Waganer
Senior Sports Writer
It is rare in times such as these where obvious wrongs are done to a school via poor officiating that an official of the school speaks out against it. Fines can be levied and opinions can be formed that are detrimental to the progression of the school by committing such an act. However, after such transgressions on Saturday that were so obvious to everyone, David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma spoke out Monday. Here is a review of Boren's main points to Kevin Weiberg, Big 12 Commissioner.
>"First, seek an apology from the Pac-10 Conference for the gross errors in officiating.†If this isn't done then the Pac-10 is a joke anyway and should no longer be considered a legitimate organization by the college football world in general. You MUST take accountability for your actions!
>"Second, since institutions, players, and coaches are held responsible by conferences and the NCAA for their actions, those who officiate games should also be held responsible. At the very least, those found responsible for reviewing the onside kick call and the interference call in the closing minutes of the game should be suspended from officiating for the rest of the season.†The Pac-10 suspended the officials for one game, the equivalent of jailing someone for one week for stealing from the company they work for.
>"Third, it is my understanding that the Pac-10 Conference has a rule that they will only use Pac-10 officials at games with other conference institutions hosted by Pac-10 members. In light of what happened Saturday, the Big 12 should request that the Pac-10 change its rule to assure impartial officiating.†Is there any harm in asking for this? I understand that this was agreed upon when the contract was signed, but forgive me if I believe that the playing field is different now. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on the Pac-10.
>"Fourth, the Big 12 should request that the game should not go into the record books as a win or loss by either team in light of the level of officiating mistakes.†This is a little out there in that it will never happen, but again, where is the harm in asking? If the officials know that it IS possible to change the outcome after the game has finished wouldn't that put an end to any improprieties? Not saying that this was a "fix†but if it were that would certainly put an end to it, right?
>"Fifth, the Big 12 should place on the appropriate agendas of NCAA meetings and meetings of the conference commissioners a discussion of how the film review process should be implemented.†Thank God somebody finally said it! Yes, review is a great idea. Yes, its intent has the good of the game at heart. However, how does something like this happen with review being used? This isn't the first time that replay has failed, just ask Joe Paterno about instant replay's effectiveness!
I understand that asking for some of the things that Boren asked for and even speaking out may color him a "whinerâ€, but here's the truth, if nobody speaks out then nothing changes. The old saying goes something like this, all truth goes through three stages, "First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is recognized as being self evident.†When replay screwed Joe Paterno we laughed at its inaccuracy as being ridiculous. When it screws you in the last minute you violently oppose its use. When do we accept that the system is flawed and begin to make changes?
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 17/21 (3d8)
Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +1
Immune sleep; Resist Elven Immunities, Poison Resistance +2
Bombs left 2/7
Mutagen: used
Extracts (4/day)
OPEN - 1 (one minute to mix an extract)
Comprehend Languages
Cure Light Wounds - 1 prepared
Disguise Self
Endure Elements
Expeditious Retreat
Polypurpose Panacea
Shield - 1 prepared
True Strike - 1 prepared
Doruk lopes back into the room with the others.
"I definitely think we should explore the deeper realms, but I don't think there's a rush. It seems the orcs likely didn't make it past this room - so we could rest now if we wanted."
"Before we get comfortable though, we should bring up the supplies, wagons, etc. into the keep and make a proper camp."
Doruk cleans the last of the stirge from his guisarme on one of the now charred orc bodies.
I wonder what's in the basement? I hope the Dwarves didn't dig too deep...
|DM Panic
As Petrel begins to tumble down the stairs, he notices the stairs are rough stone and descend deep into the darkness of the mountain. He realizes a steam actually cuts across the stairs, running along a passage that bisects the main descending one.
The dwarves dug very deep.
The circle with the (A) here turns and connects to the stairs down from the "stirge room".
"Agreed. Let's bring in our supplies and lock the front door. Perhaps Petrel and I could even set a trap with some of these ingredients to greet any other orcs who come to visit or return from foraging."
Tiabrar doesn't actually have craft trap, but is more than willing to experiment with volatile chemicals.
|Mukluk Muletender
"Hmm...I'd like to rest up before we go further. What do you all think? Maybe we have two watches: at the front door and another here?"
Mukluk begins to plan.
"And Petrel, maybe it's about time to introduce them cats to their new hunting grounds. Yeah, this place will be rat free soon enough."
Mukluk turns to the orc bodies and searches them.
When finished he will pick each one in the forehead and he will address Doruk.
"Doruk, dd you want to help carry these to the chasm? I'd like to keep our camp free of bodies. Sometimes they get back up."
Are we agreed on the plan? Resting and guarding for the night? GM Panic, any obvious problems that we're missing?
"I'm happy to help carry, but before we fill that chasm with orc flesh, we might want to check it out more carefully. I don't know how deep it is, but there may be loot or other things at the bottom."
"I'd be willing to climb down a rope and see what's there other than the orc bodies we've already chucked."
...and maybe get my shield back if it's not too deep.
|Mukluk Muletender
Mukluk takes up helping Doruk figure out the depth of the chasm lest it fill up completely with orc bodies.
Ah...what a wonderful dream.
"Martigan, can you give your light to a rock so that we may see how far down it goes?"
Muklul will also try to look to the bottom (60' Darkvision).
With the flames disabled, Petrel will rejoin everyone up the stairs.
"There's a tunnel down there. And a stream! With a good food supply this fort could hold off a siege for a long time."
Petrel is very in favor of collecting Gambli, their stuff, the cats & other critters and bringing them into the fort.
"Mukluk, lets bury the bodies outside, or sink them in the lake. This one time in Greyhawk.. well turns out bodies start to stink really quick."
|Martigan the Sun-Touched
|Mobled Muletender
|DM Panic
As the glowing orc corpses descend into the chasm, they can be clearly heard crashing against the rocky walls as they find their way ever deeper.
Eventually their glowing bodies wink out of view, confirming that the chasm is very, very deep.
Tiabrar hears the faintest voice in his head whisper... /Did you hear that? It sounded like it hit water?!/
|DM Panic
Tiabrar doesn't actually have craft trap, but is more than willing to experiment with volatile chemicals.
Back in the original spoiler, I referenced a DC18 Profession (Alchemy) check to collect the raw materials from the flaming door trap.
If you make the check, roll 3d4 to determine how many alchemist's fires you craft. There's enough flasks about the orc lair that you can have them all tomorrow morning since they are already essentially mixed. High roll on the 3d4 means you were careful and meticulous; low roll means you were careful and meticulous but someone must've barged in and distracted you, and you spilled a bunch of reagents :)
However, if you fail the check by 5 or more... well, just don't fail the check by 5 or more.
|Mukluk Muletender
Mukluk assigns a watch for the night after the Gambli and the atols (the stubborn asses that they are) are in and settled within the complex.
"Hmmm....we better set up good watches for the night, eh?"
Mukluk writes down the schedule:
9pm to 1am: Mukluk and Petrel (unstoppable!)
1am to 5am: Doruk and Martigan (besties)
5am to 9am: Mobled and Tiabrar (newbees)
"We camp near the front. Anyone have questions?"
"Sounds like a sound plan. If we had more people I'd agree with watching the back, but as it is we should stay together. I think it's more likely that some orcs will return from the front than it is something will climb up those stairs."
Watching the orc body fall in the pit.
"Wow, that's a long way down. So this is a decent trash dump then." Doruk grins and throws an apple core down there.
Petrel stays away from Tiabrar during the mixing / dangerous part of the operation.
Running towards the fire. All those years must give these elfs a death wish.
"I wonder what Gambli has been cooking while we were gone..."
Later that night on watch with Mukluk, he will ask some questions about the new addition to the group. "So ... what is with your cousin? Is she a dwarf or a duerger? And what is with her beard?"
From Mobled's desc: "Though she has no more of a beard than most dwarven women..."
|Mobled Muletender
|DM Panic
I'm assuming Tiabrar works on the alchemical materials overnight? You will experience no random encounters while resting in the fortress tonight. Feel free to continue roleplaying into the next day and let me know any changes in your prepared spells/actions and where you head off to next (likely the stairs headed down?)
Doruk, as is his usual pattern, casts Prestidigitation before dinner. He cleans himself up, spices up the meal a bit, and after dinner uses the last few minutes of the spell to clean his weapons.
Then he sharpens them. Well, except for the fail of course.
He takes his watch and in the morning helps to make the camp more comfortable for the ex-prisoners.
"You should wait here while we investigate deeper into the fortress. We need to make sure there are no more serious threats in the area before returning. It should only take a day or two more I imagine - unless the Dwarves dug very deep indeed!"
When the party is ready, Doruk leads the way with Mobled to the stairwell and prepares to descend into the deep. He readies his guisarme and walks down the steps...
If we're to continue fighting in the dark, I should be better prepared for it. Perhaps a magic weapon that glows, or a continual light necklace. Something.
|Mukluk Muletender
Mukluk rests the night peacefully and happily takes his watch.
"Ah, I feel better. Now it's to kill more orcs, ain't it?"
Mukluk's belly growls.
"But not before breakfast. Gotta keep my strength up," Mukluk says as he breaks out his spellbook and begins to read while chomping on toast.
I wonder how them cats are doing. I wonder if the rats here are orc-rats.
"Hey Martigan, it looks dark down that hole. You going to have your god's light?"
Mukluk memorizes Light, just in case.
I feel a bit stronger today...that poison may be wearing off.
* * *
Mukluk packs up his gear and is ready to head down.
When the party moves down, Mukluk will cast Mage Armor on himself *then* attach his buckler.
Petrel could actually use some healing of hit-point damage before the next day...
So are we getting our npc hireling and gear tonight or tomorrow? People are saying different things. What actually happens?
AC = 16 (17 vs light blades), CMD = 16
Fort = 3, Ref = 7, Will = 0
Condition: -3 strength from Duerger trap
|Martigan the Sun-Touched
"Thanks Martigan. I'm really glad Mukluk hired you back in Greyhawk, you've been a good man to have around in tricky situations."
AC = 16 (17 vs light blades), CMD = 16
Fort = 3, Ref = 7, Will = 0
Condition: -3 strength from Duerger trap
Tiabrar spends the evening draining the tanks and mixing together alchemist fire. He'll take notes on the trap and tinker with it.
hp 21/21 (3d8)
Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +1
Immune sleep; Resist Elven Immunities, Poison Resistance +2
Bombs left 7/7
Mutagen: Not used
Extracts (4/day)
OPEN - 1 (one minute to mix an extract)
Comprehend Languages
Cure Light Wounds - 1 prepared
Disguise Self
Endure Elements
Expeditious Retreat
Polypurpose Panacea
Shield - 1 prepared
True Strike - 1 prepared
|Mobled Muletender
Mobled spends the evening snoring loudly. In the morning, she wakes up and eats rather too much of whatever pancakes and bacon the cook has prepared. She then begins recounting her memory of Mukluk and herself as children.
Some of the tales about Mukluk start out embarrassing, but always end in him outsmarting stronger, bullying dwarves in the clan. Despite her rather rough manner with him, it's clear that she admires Mukluk, and feels a kinship with him.
'E might be the last to admit it, but our kinfolk look down on weak, clever men more'n strong women, and they sure don't reserve much love for the likes of me...
Oh! Petrel will secretly instruct Gambli to hide the booze so that Mobled doesn't drink it all for breakfast. Petrel has a hard time following Mobled's tale, what with his short attention span and all, but understand the summary: that Mukluk is famous amongst dwarves-kind.
How are the other two recently freed captives?
"Are you okays camping out inside the entrance of this super-secure fortress while we clear it, or would you rather brave the wildness before we finish and return to Greyhawk?"
"It is dangerous out there.. orcs crawling around like fleas in a flop house, wild elk ready to sneak attack from the shadows and gore the unsuspecting traveler. I suggest you stick with our group."
|Mukluk Muletender
|Mukluk Muletender
|DM Panic
|Mobled Muletender
I was mostly curious if our Gambli was okay. And what people saw when they lit up the chasm.. does it look like monsters could crawl up from the depths?
In the morning, hopefully over a breakers of eggs and bacon, Petrel will try to welcome the new Muletender into the group and ask more about what their hometown was like, and what Mobled's profession is.
Petrel is becoming a fan of sturdy dwarvish architecture, clever dwarvish traps, and rowdy dwarvish humor.
|Mukluk Muletender
Mukluk is ready to march to the depths.
"I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see what our brethren left for us down here. I wonder why none of them orcs went down this way, though." Mukluk ponders.
"Probably because they are afraid of the dark and they don't fight none too good. Probably."
|Mobled Muletender
Mobled offers Petrel a morning pick me up, but keeps her hand on the jug. "Profession? Why, I s'pose ye could say adventurer and rescuer. Been known to be a bouncer at the Black Cat in the city. Ye prob'ly 'aven't 'eard of it. Burlesque. Heaps o' freaks 'n wastrels. Good peoples, though."
|Martigan the Sun-Touched
Mobled offers Petrel a morning pick me up, but keeps her hand on the jug. "Profession? Why, I s'pose ye could say adventurer and rescuer. Been known to be a bouncer at the Black Cat in the city. Ye prob'ly 'aven't 'eard of it. Burlesque. Heaps o' freaks 'n wastrels. Good peoples, though."
Petrel is not much of a morning drinker, so will wave away the jug.
Good thing I warned Gambli to hide our booze!
Knowledge Local.....5 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
"Oh I heard about place. Thought it was a brothel, turns out, well, there was unhappiness all around. Didn't see you there though."
|DM Panic
|DM Panic
Tiabrar spends the evening draining the tanks and mixing together alchemist fire. He'll take notes on the trap and tinker with it.
@Tiabar: Don't forget to make the rolls as outlined in this post.
@Petrel: You didn't see the bottom of the chasm.
With a short hike you find Gambli is alive and well back at your campsite, and make introductions including Geradil and Courana. After a subsequent trek back up to the fortress, you make your camp in the large chamber by the stone doors.
Courana wrings her nose in disgust at the trash, bones and litter in the cave and busies herself with grabbing debris and hurling it into the chasm.
Gambli develops what amounts to a massive dwarven crush on Mobled immediately, but he deals with this fact by acting sheepish and bashful and avoiding any eye contact with her. His only words are mostly mumbles directed at Mukluk that comment on the grandeur of the ancient fortress.
The cats begin to wander about the caves, and the dogs can be found constantly sniffing every last rock as if something rare and amazing transpired at every square inch of ground, hidden from canine investigations for decades. The incessant wagging of their tails seems to indicate they are quite pleased to be the first dogs to make the rediscovery.
Sleep is sporadic as the cats sing songs of romance to one another throughout the night. Petrel finds success in his master plan as one swells with either a massive rat-dinner or a possible bloom of kittens.
With Gambli continuing to act sheepish, and Courana always deferring to Geradil, the man is the first to speak the next morning.
"Should we wait here in the entrance while you all continue exploring below?"
With Gambli continuing to act sheepish, and Courana always deferring to Geradil, the man is the first to speak the next morning.
"Should we wait here in the entrance while you all continue exploring below?"
"I think that would be wise. We'll be careful not to let anything slip by us as we investigate the deeper realms. Do what you can to clean up a bit - but pile it up for now. We're not sure where this pit leads, and it's possible we're going to have to climb over whatever you toss down there later. Until we know for sure, it's best to just make a garbage pile."
Doruk readies his weapons and checks his gear carefully.
I hope we do have to climb over the pile of stuff we dropped down there. I'd get my shield back. What's a Shieldlander without his shield?! I should have brought a spare on the cart. I have spare weapons, why not a spare shield? Foolish boy...
Ready, Doruk waits patiently for the rest to gather their wits and proceed into the deep dark of the Dwarven stronghold.
My apologies for forgetting the rolls. I know how annoying it is to keep reposting. It's right there. Why didn't the dummy read it?
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
3d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7
Although it looks dangerous--and likely is--Tiabrar works confidently with the remains of the fire trap, mixing this chemical and that one, making long drawn out pours like a bartender. A couple empty flasks are lost as he doesn't quite make the behind the back catch.
|DM Panic
@Tiabrar: Don't worry about missing the rolls, as a player I know it's easy to forget too... Looks good, that's 7 alchemist fires created in a single night of work, still not too shabby given all the juggling you were doing to impress Mobled. Or Courana. Or Geradil?
With clear instructions to Gambli, Courana and Geradil to clean up and stick to the area near the cavern door where they'll keep an eye on the assorted livestock, the six of you return to the stone stairs that descend from the "stirge cavern".
The narrow crevasse winds down quite a distance, twisting and turning.
The floor has been cut into hundreds of shallow steps, but the walls and ceiling are still natural rock.
About 60 feet down, a rushing stream spills down from a narrow crack to your left and crosses the stairway, disappearing into a narrow winding tunnel to your right. The gap is only about 2 or 3 feet wide, just enough for someone to squeeze through should they so desire.
From your vantage point here (you are all currently standing where the stream bisects the stairs on the map), you can see the stairs continue descending into a large cavern below.
You recognize this area as the "Glitterhame", a large series of natural caverns known to exist in the heart of the Stone Tooth.
While you have yet to descend into them properly, you expect the walls to sparkle and glisten with flecks of semiprecious stone accented by fluted flowstone, delicate stalactites and picturesque stalagmites.
The Glitterhame is known to be a "living cave", with water streaming down and through the caverns towards an underground river below.
You are also aware that the main area where the famed smith Durgeddin plied his trade was a level known as "The Foundry" - you expect that to be beyond The Glitterhame.
|Mukluk Muletender
|Mobled Muletender
For breakfast, Mobled eats a rash or ten of peppered bacon, more than her share of scrambled goose egg, and spiked coffee. It's clear that she considers breakfast a time of day when whiskey should be drunk in relative moderation.
Her wits are therefore fairly clear as the party descends into the fortress' nether regions.
History 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 2 = 22
Mobled's usually hazy attention becomes keenly focused as she takes in her surroundings. Something stronger than whiskey has claimed her attention—perhaps the one thing that she appreciates more than booze and fisticuffs. Her history.
"Tis the Glitterhame. The sparkles in the walls be natural deposits of precious metals. We'll find a river below, and caverns hewn by its waters. Durgeddin's own foundry lies beyond. Ah, Mukluk, gran'nana has some nice memories o' these caverns. Sparkles like the stars on a new moon eve."
Female voice: No.
Female voice: No.
Tiabrar peers into the narrow crack and wonders what might be inside, but resists the temptation to go in.
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
"I can't see anything in there, but maybe if someone went in they could get a better look. I loved to play in the streams growing up, but these waters look a bit faster than the ones I grew up with."
|Mukluk Muletender
|Mobled Muletender
|Martigan the Sun-Touched
|DM Panic
Doruk stands on the threshold peering into the room. Like a bad dream though, he can only make out blurry shapes and little else.
Wondering if illumination is the problem, he turns to Martigan and requests more light. Somehow his voice is stifled - as if there is no air, and he cannot speak.
He tries to check his weapons, but cannot even perceive the end of this guisarme. His hands fumble around it but come back wet and slippery but they otherwise report nothing.
Oh how he yearns to be free of this dream and back to the reality of this Dwarven Citadel!


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A warm welcome at the Mountain Style Spa Resort Excelsior
Here on the peaceful outskirts of St. Vigil (San Vigilio di Marebbe), in Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park in the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we offer a supervised activity programme including hiking, biking, and fantastic panoramic views.
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Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?
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Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?
One day five small animals in my garden decided to have a sports day.
They were a large, sleepy caterpillar, a busy little ladybird, a long-legged spider, a small, jumpy frog and a slow, slimy snail.
They decided to have a swimming race, a running race, a high jump and a long jump. Who do you think won each event?
Why do you think this?
The next day four of the animals wanted another sports day, but the caterpillar had gone to sleep and would not wake up!
"When he wakes up, we'll have another sports day!" said the frog. The three others agreed.
Some days later the caterpillar did wake up. He crawled out of his sleeping bag. He looked quite different!
What had happened?
Again they decided to have a swimming race, a running race, a high jump and a long jump.
Who do you think won each event this time?
Has the caterpillar's change made any difference?
Why do you think this?
Click here for a poster of this problem.
This problem links the general interest about sport with a story for young children about animals. Which animal might win each race?
This is a problem which would be best approached in pairs or small groups of young children along with an adult. The introductory "story line" could be enhanced in a retelling.
How does this animal/creature move?
Children could think of zoo or farm animals which would do well in these events.
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News has slowly been trickling out about Namco Bandai's upcoming fighter, Soulcalibur 5, but the one question on every fan's mind is, "who will the guest fighter be?" The series has a tradition of including notable figures from other franchises, such as The Legend of Zelda's Link and Spawn's... err... Spawn. A newly surfaced rumor suggests that the identity of the latest guest star is none other than Ezio Auditore, of Assassin's Creed fame.
The rumor comes from an image captured during the liveblog of a Namco Bandai event by PS3blog (since removed, via CVG). The image is of the game's character select screen, and Ezio is pretty clearly one of the chosen fighters. The same post also mentions a release date of January 31, 2012 for the game, though like Ezio, this remains unconfirmed for now.
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