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The Cold War was a terrifying time fraught with tension, murder and the ever-present threat of nuclear war. And in our darkest hour, our world leaders turned to their most esteemed geniuses, their brilliant scientists, their brightest engineers, and asked them one question, one question upon which hung the fate of the world:
"Hey, wouldn't it be cool to have like, a shoe-phone? Like that Get Smart guy? From the show?"
And the answer they received was: "Hell yes."
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Georgi Markov was a pair of freedom-loving bohemian testicles resting gently on the forehead of communist Bulgaria. His writing was winning all sorts of awards and stirring anti-communist movements all across Europe. Clearly, they had to get those balls off their face, and stat. So it was that one day, while Markov was walking to his car in London, he felt a sharp bite on his thigh. When he turned around he saw nothing, only a man who fumbled briefly with an umbrella before running off. The next day he became deathly ill, and died, as one is wont to do when becoming deathly ill. To this day no one has ever been tried for the murder.
"A man with an umbrella in London? That narrows it down to just half the city."
The suspected poison, ricin, was cutting edge at the time. It was a top-secret concoction yielded after decades of research in Soviet chemical warfare labs. Scotland Yard was so unfamiliar with this new super-poison that they had to test it on a hapless pig to confirm how it killed. The projectile itself was a modified 1.52 mm jeweler's bearing, normally only used in precision watchmaking. The bullet was relatively harmless to the body, no more damaging than a BB, but the pellet was coated with a special wax that would melt at body temperature, and inside was the new and deadly poison. In fact, the wax worked so covertly that it wasn't actually discovered until investigators found traces on a similar pellet pulled from the body of Bulgarian exile Vladimir Kostov, who suffered, but ultimately lived through the attack.
The Communists killed dissidents with tiny platinum Death Stars. And, somehow, they lost.
That's right: This wasn't an isolated incident. Multiple men have been attacked with a poison watch bearing fired by an umbrella, wielded by a certainly Bulgarian, possibly watch-themed super-assassin.
Batman writers, eat your hearts out. (Seriously, do it quick; it's a way nicer death than ricin poisoning, and the Watchman does not take kindly to copyright infringement.)
Running only amuses him.
In the Vietnam War, it was common for U.S. soldiers to litter the Vietnamese countryside with mounds of fake tiger shit. Why? To demoralize the enemy? To attract other tigers to their position? Just because it was funny?
Fred Bauder
Correction: It was hilarious.
Nope: Because they had seismometers tucked inside the turds to track enemy troop movements.
It makes sense. If there's one thing you don't want to check, it's a pile of shit, and if there's one animal whose shit you don't want to mess with in particular, it's probably a tiger. Everybody knows the worst poops are the ones comprised of your friends and loved ones.
International Spy Museum
Honestly, tiger poops are much tidier than we'd have expected.
It was an elegantly simple way to make sure nobody investigated the suspect devices. The flip side, however, came when they started using faux turds for dead drops. These simulated dog poops were hollowed out to hide messages and information in -- again, because nobody wants to go around checking every pile of crap in the jungle. However, unlike the seismometers, which operated autonomously, the dog poop dead drops needed somebody to eventually find them, open them and read their contents. The Vietnamese probably got a pretty good laugh at all the American spies hesitantly attempting to "unscrew" piles of crap time and time again until they found the right one.
"First order of business: Americans are seriously gross."


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Staff from WKBT News 8 played with the La Crosse Area YMCA's Miracle League on Wednesday night.
The Miracle League is a baseball program for kids and adults with disabilities in the La Crosse area.
News 8 reporter Brittany Schmidt was WKBT's starting pitcher at the game at the Miracle Field at the Onalaska YMCA.
"Brittany may need a little practice, but that's okay. It's her first time out on the mound, so I'll cut her a little slack," Miracle League participant Andrea Clark said with a smile. She has been playing with the Miracle League for about five years.
"I hope to help people understand that we can also play baseball. It may not be the same way, but we can also play baseball just like anybody else," Clark said.
The Miracle League baseball diamond at the Onalaska Y is rubberized and the field is ADA accessible. The one in La Crosse is a dirt field.
"It's not only a great way for them to build their social skills, but get to know others in our community but also let our community know what we have to offer here at the Y," said Abby Carlon, inclusion specialist at the La Crosse Area YMCA. "Most groups that come out don't really know that this field exists. They come out and are like, 'This is so cool!'"
If you want to volunteer or schedule a time for your group to play the Miracle League participants, contact Abby Carlon at (608) 519-5516.
"It's just great to see how much fun both the community members and our players have," Carlon said.

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All this week the AFC North will look at the biggest concern facing each team in the division for the 2012 season.
The Steelers can't be happy that wide receiver Mike Wallace waited to report until the last week of the preseason. But he's already running with the first-team offense. And Pittsburgh has to be concerned with linebacker James Harrison entering another season with an injury issue. But he's on track to suit up for the season opener.
The biggest concern for the Steelers is the same one they've had every year. It's pass protection. Last year, Ben Roethlisberger was sacked 40 times. Only two other quarterbacks were sacked more. That was supposed to change this year, when the Steelers used their first two draft picks on offensive linemen (guard David DeCastro and tackle Mike Adams).
But the only change to the season-opening offensive line has been Willie Colon switching to left guard. DeCastro is out with a knee injury, and Adams has been slow to develop. The Steelers have to find a way to reduce the hits on Roethlisberger, and unlike last year, keep him healthy.


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Skip to comments.Obama: American Troops Are Fighting On My Behalf
Posted on 05/09/2012 5:04:29 PM PDT by dewawi
Mr. Obamas statement today is a marvel:
I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that dont ask, dont tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point Ive just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
(Excerpt) Read more at weaselzippers.us ...
what a total DIP SH _ T.
hold it. I hate Obama's f'n communist guts, but:
I think the Lord every night for those soldiers, airmen and sailors who are across the world fighting on my behalf. We all should.
hold it. I hate Obama's f'n communist guts, but:
I think the Lord every night for those soldiers, airmen and sailors who are across the world fighting on my behalf. We all should.
This guy just does not get it.
I don't think the loon has a clue as to what the vast majority of the military thinks about him.
Luckily, we've always had an even more vast array of four letter words and associated phrases to refer to a butthole like the cretin-in-chief.
segovia, i agree with you, your guitar, and the roman aqueduct
I, I, I, me, me, me, my, my, my...
Sorry, you total illegal alien jackass, the American Troops are on behalf of America.
How can this dip$shit be such a jerk!
It's what one can expect when a deluded, welfare mentality and critical thinking impaired population elects a borderline psychotic and egomaniacal malignant narcissist totally devoid of real-world experience to the highest office in the land.
God help us to oust this usurper in November. And if we succeed, brace yourselves for some SERIOUS trouble here.
why thank you, thank you very much-—————
I think
Either they won't send them out on time, or, if they do go out in time, they'll lose them or misplace them, or they'll pull some kind of $hit to render the solders' ballots worthless.
The Republicans should make an ad on this subject. They should play Toby Kieth's song "I Wanna Talk About Me" as the background music.
Their fighting spirit was immensely buoyed I'm sure when they heard that the Muslim bisexual back home will soon —after he finishes golfing— will permit men among their ranks to marry other men.
Tickled pink, yup.
Maybe they loved it as much as when Marines in a WAR in the FIELD were forced to take gay sensitivity training —that actually HAPPENED.
Sure, they loved that..!
Most likely those folks are going to stay home on Election Day, unlike 2008.
Look for more of our wonderful men and women in uniform to look at calling it quits.
The Wehrmacht Oath of Loyalty to Adolf Hitler, 2 August 1934
"I swear by God this sacred oath that to the Leader of the German empire and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces, I shall render unconditional obedience and that as a brave soldier I shall at all times be prepared to give my life for this oath."
Obama just loves to swoon over "my" and "me".
uh.... I think he is right.
America did not send troops into Libya, but
NATO was duped into furthering Obama's MB goals.
He has manipulated the rules of engagement to his objectives, giving the muslim enemy the advantage..... so when they fight, they are fighting for him and his rules....
His vision of a north African caliphate with American troops securing it is beyond me.
Uh, Sir, I have two sons in the military right now, both been in Afghanistan, and I know neither they or anyone fighting alongside of them would say they are there on behalf of Barack Obama - they are there on behalf of AMERICA!
You didn't even read what he said did you?
On HIS behalf? How about on AMERICA's behalf????
Do you understand that he once again made it all about HIM instead of America?
Ping! Obama's mask is slipping.
weaselzippers has the video (22 seconds) and links to this article:
On My Behalf
6:35 PM, May 9, 2012 By ELLIOTT ABRAMS
Hoping this goes viral.
This is a longer video of the same interview (1 minute):
Glad I read before I fired off a comment. Mine was going to be identical to yours.
My son serves the Constitution and the American people.
I seem to recall that military personnel, including my two (son and daughter) take an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, not to defend him, subject to the UCMJ.
This made me go back and listen to the speech he made in summer 2008 in Colorado Springs, Co (of all places) about the need for a national civilian security force.
those soldiers, airmen and sailors who are across the world fighting on my behalf. We all should.
......he didn't say on "our" behalf.....he meant on "his" personal behalf. If you think he was thinking about the "collective" my you really don't know Zero.
This sorry freaking bastard makes me sick to my guts.
I absolutely HATE him with every fiber of my being.
It is nothing but puss filled, maggot infested boil.
To think his "my" meant "our" would be silly.
All he had to say was "our" befalf......but not Zero.
"From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli.!"
Semper Fi all my Marine Bros and GOD Bless our Military and GOD Bless America.
Oh, and "F U" Barack, Barry, HUESEIN, Soetoro, Obama.
He's not a jerk. He's ignorant. Just like the young black woman who was cussing someone out and saying "Obama owns this country." He's just as ignorant as the woman who thought that she would no longer have to pay her mortgage if Obama was elected.
He's just IGNORANT.
I would probably be banned...........
I know, and it seems to be so effortless coming from him.
Excellent! I was thinking the same thing.......
I threw up a little bit in my mouth when I heard that.
{In his mind}: "Ave Caesar ...nos morituri te salutamus!"
Narcissus would tell this guy to get over himself.
Where in the hell did this guy.....oh wait, never mind.
Answered my own qwershun.
"I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf"
Yes my Liege!!!!!!!!!!
liege n.
1. A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law.
Gives one warm and fuzzy thoughts........Good Grief "Not"!
Well said...and God bless you and your boys...
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Newlywed Ricki Lake Rules Out More Children
Actress Ricki Lake has ruled out having children with her new husband because she's enjoying the "freedom" of motherhood now her two sons are becoming more independent.
The former talk show host eloped with jewelry designer Christian Evans on Easter Sunday and wed in a beachside ceremony in California, with just the couple's dogs in attendance.
The Hairspray star's boys, Milo, 15, and Owen, 10, from her previous marriage to artist Rob Sussman, chose not to attend the ceremony, and Lake admits the new stage of parenthood is a welcome change.
The 43 year old tells Celebuzz.com, "We are not gonna have more kids. We have made that decision.
"When you fall in love, the fantasy of making a baby and all that is definitely appealing. But I also love this phase of my life, where my children are 15 and almost 11.
"It's really nice to have some freedom to be able to go away and have a balance of a fun kind of life with your husband and also with growing children."
Lake and Sussman divorced in 2003 after 10 years of marriage.


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Brian Harris, a five year board member of the Town's Inland Wetland Agency & Watercourses Agency has been tapped as new Agency Chairman. Harris joined as an Alternate member of the Board in 2009.
Harris succeeds the departing Lawrence Perry, who has headed the Agency the last seven years. After the recent board members vote, Harris thanked fellow members for their vote of confidence by noting he was honored to be stepping into such "enormously big shoes."
Harris further praised Perry's" level of professionalism" in fulfilling the Agency's mission to preserve, protect and maintain the Town's wetland and watercourse resources from random and unnecessary uses."
Harris is a LEED certified architect in the Manhattan offices of Perkins+Will where he works in construction documentation and administration, design development, sustainable design strategies and project management. He's a Cornell U. graduate with an MBA and Masters of Architecture from Columbia U.


text: London - Manchester City on Tuesday denied receiving a bid from French league leaders Paris Saint Germain for Carlos Tevez, saying no deal had been agreed between the clubs.PSG sources in Paris told AFP earlier that the Argentinian international could be headed to France after an agreement for a three-and-a-half year contract had been reached.However, a City spokesperson said the report was without foundation."It's just not true," the City spokesman told AFP. "Manchester City have not received a bid for Carlos Tevez from Paris Saint Germain."Tevez has been in the wilderness at City ever since a spectacular bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini in September following his apparent refusal to come off the bench in the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.


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Being released on PsVita, one of the additions made to the game is full Trophies support: none of the included trophies are too hard to obtain but you will need multiple playthroughs to get the Platinum trophy. You'll probably earn most of the by simply playing the game and some may require some extra efforts, like the one obtained by listening to a high number of Rise's quotes during battle. If you still haven't completed the game be careful when reading the guide as there will be plenty of unmarked spoilers included.
- A Princess Appears
This is a Story Trophy and it can't be missed: rescue Yukiko's from Yukiko's Castle and you'll get the trophy after the final boss battle inside the dungeon.
- A True Man's Stand
This is a Story Trophy and it can't be missed: rescue Kanji from the Steamy Bathhouse and you'll get the trophy after defeating his Shadow in battle.
- The Lounge Is Closed
Another Story Trophy that can't be missed: rescue Rise from the Marukyu Striptease and you'll get the trophy after defeating her shadow and Teddie's as well.
- Game Over
This is another impossible to miss Trophy since it's story related: you'll obtain this trophy after defeating Mitsuo's Shadow and get him out of the Void Quest dungeon.
- Boarded-Up Lab
Another unmissable story trophy: rescue Naoto from the Secret Laboratory dungeon and defeat her Shadow to obtain this trophy.
- The Return Of The Angels
This trophy will be obtained after your trip to Heaven: rescue Nanako from the Heaven dungeon and defeat the final boss of the dungeon to finally obtain this trophy.
- Breaking Through The Fog
SPOILERS! To obtain this trophy you'll simply have to defeat and secure Tohru Adachi from the Magatsu Mandala dungeon: defeat him and Ame No Sagiri to obtain this story trophy for good.
- Welcome Back
This trophy is optional and it can be missed: make sure to level up the Aeon social link so that you will be able to access the Hollow Forest extra dungeon. Once you can enter it, complete it and defeat her to obtain the Welcome Back trophy.
- The Truth In Your Hands
To obtain this trophy, you'll have to be on the True Ending Path and get access to the Yomotsu Hirasaka dungeon. Defeat Izanami, watch the true ending and you'll obtain the this trophy at the same time.
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Linda Ge writes for Bleeding Cool.
She's pretty, she's talented, she always shows up on shortlists for major roles so she's definitely on Hollywood's radar, yet no one else seems to care much what Australian actress Emily Browning is up to.
I try to keep tabs on Browning, and recently wrote up that she had been cast in the female lead role in Paul W. S. Anderson's next film, Pompeii at my other gig. Even The Toronto Star originally only mentioned this bit of news in passing as part of a larger article about the film's production, and to my recollection no other outlets have cared to pick it up.
In any case, Browning has been cast as the dream girl of a slave gladiator named Milo, who will be played by Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington. Theirs is a star-crossed love, because on top of being in different social classes and therefore forbidden to marry, Mt. Vesuvius is about to erupt and maybe kill everyone, including the two of them. Filming begins in April.
Browning also has a "surprise" role in Andrew Niccol's alien invasion flick The Host, but other than some incensed fans of the book who felt it was too much of a spoiler to reveal her identity, it seems no one really cares about that either.
What's it going to take for people to start caring about Emily Browning? Well, I guess finally landing one of those major roles she's always up for would probably help.


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The results are in, and they are very encouraging. The interest in Major League Soccer in the United States continues to grow in a linear pattern, with the 2012 regular season and postseason combining to create the best year of attendance in the league's 17-year history.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the cumulative attendance figure reached its highest mark yet, just surpassing six million at 6,072,677. It's only fair to consider the fact that because the size of the league continues to increase, more games are played each season. That said, the average attendance figure was the best it has ever been, coming it at an impressive 18,801 per match.
The 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs also carried the torch as being the best in the league's history, generating a total of 335,343 fans through the 15 matches for an average of 22,356 fans per match. This brought the entire year's total to 6,408,020 and the average to 18,959.
The Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy recorded the two largest crowds of the playoffs, hosting 44,575 on Nov. 18 and 30,510 on Dec. 1, respectively. The Galaxy posted three sellouts in its four home playoff matches.
During the playoffs, eight of the 15 matches were sellouts, bringing the season sellout total to 116. For the entire year, 116 of the 338 matches played were sellouts. This means that 34.3 percent of matches played in the regular season and playoffs were at full capacity. Pretty impressive!
The bar has been raised in 2012, and raised in a big way. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to raise it even further in 2013! March and First Kick 2013 can't come soon enough.


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ERP Vendors CMS Software and XKO Software to Merge
Published: April 9, 2007
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Consolidation is not just happening at bigger software companies. It's also happening, perhaps under the radar, at smaller software firms. For example, last week, two mid-tier ERP software providers, CMS Software and XKO Software were merged together, and like so many other deals done in the IT industry of late, the deal was financed with private equity capital.
XKO's software operations were acquired by Marlin Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles for an estimated $28 million back in October 2006. XKO was publicly traded in the United Kingdom, where it is located, on the AIM exchange. At the time, the software business portion of XKO generated about $36 million in sales for its fiscal 2006, which ended in March of that year. That business has about 1,000 customers today, who use its Windows-based ERP software.
CMS Software is a provider of ERP software for midrange companies, and it has a set of code that runs on the i5/OS and OS/400 platform, appropriately called CMS i5, and another newer set of code developed using C# and related .NET technologies for Windows platforms, called CMS m5. That Windows-based ERP suite was delivered in October 2004. CMS has stated in its company profile that it has over 2,500 customers; it is a privately held firm and, as such, has not divulged its annual revenue.
But Marlin Equity did say in its announcement that the combined firm would have some 1,400 customers and around $50 million in sales (that's U.S. dollars). This implies two things. One or both companies have overstated the number of customers they have--perhaps they were counting sites or licenses, not customers, which is a common "mistake" in the software racket. It also implies that XKO contributes about two-third of the merged company's sales and CMS Software contributes about one-third. The combined companies have 300 employees. Marlin Equity says the two entities will continue to operate under their own names, pending a review, and the private equity firm did not disclose how much it paid for CMS Software.
Rudy Joss, who was CMS Software's president, will chair the combined boards of directors of the two ERP software providers. Shawn McMorran, formerly chief executive officer at XKO, will continue in that role for the combined firms. It is unclear what role David McGovern, the managing director at Marlin Equity, will have in the company, but he cited scale as the main reason for doing the merger in the statement that the companies put out about the merger.
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Combination therapy with infliximab and azathioprine is superior to monotherapy with either agent in ulcerative colitis, finds the most recent issue of Gastroenterology.
The comparative efficacy and safety of infliximab and azathioprine therapy alone or in combination for ulcerative colitis have not been evaluated previously.
Dr Remo Panaccione and colleagues from Canada randomized, double-blind trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of 16 weeks of treatment with infliximab monotherapy, azathioprine monotherapy, or the 2 drugs combined in tumor necrosis factor-α antagonist-naive adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.
Patients were assigned randomly to receive intravenous infusions of infliximab 5 mg/kg at weeks 0, 2, 6, and 14 plus daily oral placebo capsules, oral azathioprine 2.5 mg/kg daily plus placebo infusions on the infliximab schedule, or combination therapy with the 2 drugs.
Corticosteroid-free clinical remission was evaluated at weeks 8 and 16.
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A total of 239 patients were included in efficacy analyses.
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- like Aalsmeer, I bought it someplace I visited,
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- it just must be goofy.
So I was greatly pleased to come across this flag for Tanganyika (1919-1964) at what must be the best flag site on the internet.
Flags do so many things well, I imagine if I ever become fantastically wealthy, they would become a subject of one of the public service announcement ads I would pay to run on TV during Super Bowl half-time. The are bright, they are like kites, the best are still reasonably cheap and they can teach about history, geography, politics as well as tolerance. One lawyer in my former firm had a USSR Soviet naval lighthouse service flag - red, hammer and sickle and a nice little cartoony lighthouse in the fly...he kept it up on the wall in his office to test the tolerance of his fellow partners in corporate.


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Kick it for a Cause: Spring 2014
Fitness and Fun Day for Zachary Hamilton
~Taylor Capuano '14
This year was the third annual Kick It for a Cause event and we had the pleasure of sponsoring a Canton Central School seventh grader, Zach Hamilton, who has been fighting Neuroblastoma since he was in fourth grade. We wanted to team up with the Hamilton's and all of the "Zach the Fighter" supporters to lighten the burden of all of the travel expenses that go along with frequent travel to NYC and Syracuse for scans and treatments.
This year the event featured Zumba, Tabata, Kick Boxing and Yoga- all taught by instructors from across the North Country. Countless SLU organizations participated by setting up children's activities like pie toss and tie dying, making it one of the most fun "Kick It" events so far. It was great to see so many SLU students come together with hundreds of North Country community members- all at the event to support "Zach the Fighter".
Throughout the event, we raised about $6,000 but when we included the money we raised ahead of time through an online campaign, the CCE was excited to write the Hamilton's a check for $9,000. While we are ecstatic with the amount of money we were able to raise for the Hamilton's, there are no words to describe how inspired everyone at the event was by Zach and his family's energy and positivity. Zach's smile was contagious and no one left the event without a big smile on their face. Thank you to everyone who attended the event to make it so special. Also, thank you to the Hamilton family for being such great partners throughout the event- we are excited to continue our friendship for years to come!


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Courgette and Mushroom Stir Fry
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Something quick and easy. A nice combination.
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- 3 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 4 cups mushrooms (quartered)
- 4 cups courgettes (either sliced into rings or quartered lengthwise)
- 1⁄4 cup sherry wine
- Heat oil in a pan or wok.
- Saute the garlic for 1 minute before adding the vegetables.
- Toss to coat.
- Cover and cook on medium to low heat until courgettes are tender.
- Stir in the sherry.
- Serve hot.
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*Made for Australia/NZ Swap #53* Always have trouble finding "courgette" size zukes, and these may have been a tad large, but this was a very tasty side tonight. Put together quickly and simmered on its own while I put the rest of the meal on the table. Thanks for posting, Jen.
A lovely simple recipe with great flavour, even DH ate this one, thanks Jen!
Tasty courgette and mushroom side dish, the sherry gives it a nice flavour, its easy to put together and something a little different, thanks for sharing Jen. :)


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As the New York Yankees continue through yet another wildly successful regular season campaign, fans have inevitably set their sights on October and all the possibilities that come with it.
Although the Bombers have consistently maintained one of the MLB's best records throughout 2012, injuries to key players such as Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez and Andy Pettitte have created serious question marks about whether this team is built for a protracted postseason run.
A year ago, the Yankees won 97 games in the regular season, only to be bounced by the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the playoffs. The season was considered a failure because, let's face it, this is New York.
In the Big Apple, fans do not care about regular season success. In this city, championships are paramount and nothing else matters. The Yankees have the ability to make a World Series run this year, but to do so, several players will have to step up and make it happen.
Let's take a look at six specific players that the team needs to step up in order to transition the Bombers' regular season success into the playoffs.


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Playing with REST Descriptor Services
As part of my work at IU I have been implementing a number of cheminformatics web services. Initially these were SOAP, but I realized that REST interfaces make life much easier. (also see here) As a result, a number of these services have simple REST interfaces. One such service provides molecular descriptor calculations, using the CDK as the backend. Thus by visiting (i.e., making a HTTP GET request) a URL of the form
you get a simple XML document containing a list of URL's. Each URL represents a specific "resource". In this context, the resource is the descriptor values for the given molecule. Thus by visiting
http://rguha.ath.cx/~rguha/cicc/rest/desc/descriptors/ org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.molecular.ALOGPDescriptor/CC(=O)C
one gets another simple XML document that lists the names and values of the AlogP descriptor. In this case, the CDK implementation evaluates AlogP, AlogP2 and molar refractivity – so there are actually three descriptor values. On the other hand something like the molecular weight descriptor gives a single value. To just see the list of available descriptors visit
which gives an XML document containing a series of links. Visiting one of these links gives the "descriptor specification" – information on the vendor, version, reference to a descriptor ontology and so on.
(I should point out that the descriptors available in this service are from a pretty old version of the CDK. I really should update the descriptors to the 1.2.x versions)
This type of interface makes it easy to whip up various applications. One example is the PCA analysis of compound collections. Another one I put together today based on a conversation with Jean-Claude was a simple application to plot pairs of descriptor values for a collection of SMILES.
The app is pretty simple (and quite slow, since it uses synchronous GET's to the descriptor service for each SMILES and has to make two calls for each SMILES – hey, it was a quick hack!). Currently, it's a bit restrictive – if a descriptor calculates multiple values, it will only use the first value. To see how many values a molecular descriptor calculates, see the list here.
With a little more effort one could easily have a pretty nice online descriptor calculation application rivaling a standalone application such as the the CDK descriptor GUI
Also,if you struggle with nice CSS layouts, the CSS Layout Collection is a fantastic resource. And jQuery rocks.
Chemistry in Google Docs
I met with Jean-Claude Bradley yesterday and we had a pretty useful hack session, allowing him to easily incorporate chemical and cheminformatics functionality into a GoogleDocs spreadsheet.
A common task that Jean-Claude wanted to automate was the calculation of milligrams (or milliliters) of a chemical required for a certain molarity. So what we need for this calculation is the compound name, desired molarity, molecular weight and the density. Importantly, the people who'd like to use this will provide compound names and not a directly parseable SMILES. So we'd also like to (optionally) get the SMILES. Finally, he wanted to be able to do this in a Google spreadsheet – rather than a specific web page or stand alone program.
It turns out that with a liberal helping of Python, a dash of ChemSpider and pinch of PubChem, all of this can be done in a half hour hack session.
Live ONS Solubility Queries
In a previous post, I described a simple web form to query and visualize the solubility data being generated as part of the ONS Challenge. The previous approach required me to manually download the data and load it into a Postgres database. While trivial from a coding point of view, it's a pain since I have to keep my local DB in sync with the Google Docs spreadsheet.
However, Google comes to the rescue with their Query API, which allows us to view the spreadsheet as a table which can be queried using an SQL like language. As a result, I can ditch the whole local database, and simply have an HTML page constructed using Javascript, which performs queries directly on the solubility spreadsheet.
This is very nice since I now no longer have to maintain a local DB and ensure that it's in sync with Jean-Claudes results. Of course, there are some drawbacks to this method. First, the query page will assume that the data in the spreadsheet is clean. So if there are two entries called "Ethanol" and "ethanol", they will be considered seperate solvents. Secondly, this approach cannot be used to include cheminformatics in the queries, since Google doesn't support that functionality. Finally, it's not going to be very good for large spreadsheets.
However, this is a very nice API, that allows one to elegantly integrate web applications with live data. I heart Google!
Solubility Queries and the Google Visualization API
There was a FriendFeed dicussion on the use of RDF triples for representing the solubilty data generated by Jean-Claude and others as part of the ONS Solubility Challenge. Part of the discussion revolved around letting RDF novices easily perform queries of the data being collected. Not knowing much about RDF, I took the raw data from the Google Docs and loaded it into a Postgres database and whipped up a simple query form.
The DB and form are nothing remarkable. But what is cool is that the Google Visualization API makes it really easy for me include charts and other visualizations very easily. For example, if you select "any" as the solvent and then select a solute, the form creates a table of solubilities of that solute in all the solvents it was measured in. A natural view of the data is to look at a bar chart of the solubilities across the various solvents.
Since my form is built using mod_python, it's a simple matter to write out the Javascript to call the Google API. After some boilerplate code, all that needs to be done is to create a DataTable object, set the column types and names and then populate it. See here for example code, which I modified.
var data = new google.visualization.DataTable();
data.addColumn('string', 'Solvent');
data.addColumn('number', 'Conc (M)');
data.setValue(0, 0, 'thf');
data.setValue(0, 1, 1.23);
data.setValue(1, 0, 'acetonitrile');
data.setValue(1, 1, 2.34);
Once you have the data all stored, some more boilerplate code allows us to easily insert the chart into the final web page. Very neat!
(Of course, since these queries do not involve chemistry / cheminformatics, I could skip Python and Postgres and simply do the whole thing in Javascript, querying the Google Docs spreadsheet directly. This means that the results from the form would always be in sync with the Google Doc, but that's for another evening)


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Doll Rosy's days, 1884
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Creator: Clara Doty Bates (1838-1895)
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Description: Children's book of short verses about a little girl and her doll. Each poem is accompanied by a full-page illustration.
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As I traveled from San Diego to Denver on Monday, I prepared myself to receive news on Eric Berry's injury and I was prepared for what I heard.
That's just the way life is going for the Kansas City Chiefs. In a wicked stream of terrible blows, the Chiefs may have just endured the blow that will be the hardest and most difficult to overcome. Berry is out for the season with a torn ACL he suffered Sunday in a stunning 41-7 home loss to Buffalo for the defending AFC West champions. I know it's early and anything can happen, but I don't see how the Chiefs work their way of out this hole to make a strong division-title defense.
In just his second season, Berry is the team's most important defensive player, in a virtual dead heat with champion pass-rusher Tamba Hali. As a rookie, Berry made the Pro Bowl and he established himself as one of the team's most reliable players. The No. 5 overall pick of the draft was instinctive and he made key plays. Most importantly, he played every snap of the season.
He didn't make it through the first game this year.
It makes you wonder if this is going to be one of those seasons for the Chiefs, who have endured a stunning spate of injuries. In the preseason finale, fellow 2010 rookie star, tight end Tony Moeaki, blew out his knee and was lost for the season. Add a thumb injury to No. 1 pick, receiver Jonathan Baldwin, that he reportedly suffered in a late-camp fight with teammate Thomas Jones, and a season-ending Achilles injury suffered after camp by key free-agent pickup Brandon Siler and the Chiefs are up against it.
And that's not even taking into account how unorganized and unprepared they look on the field.
The show has to march on and the Chiefs have to find a way to move on without Berry. They surely will look at the waiver wire, but it will mean bigger roles for the likes of Kendrick Lewis and Jon McGraw. Berry can't be replaced, though. He was an elite presence at the back of the defense that gave Kansas City's defense both creditability and toughness. This is the next Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu we're talking about.
How can the Chiefs rebound from this blow? Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. doesn't know if they can.
"Berry -- like Moeaki on defense -- is one of those guys that is a matchup beater," Williamson said. "He can hang with any type of receiving threat, a [Oakland running back] Darren McFadden or [San Diego tight end] Antonio Gates for example. That is invaluable. Not only is it brutal for this season, but also both these injuries slow down the long-term growth of the franchise. It's a killer."


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ABARE Delia – 1891, born in Northfield, Vermont 125 years ago to Israel Abare & Julia PELKEY. (1st cousin 4x removed -p)
ABARE Peter – 1965, died in San Diego, California 51 years ago when he was 71 years old. (1st cousin 4x removed -p)
ALL Alonzo – 1959, died in Presque Isle, Michigan 57 years ago when he was 78 years old. (1st cousin 3x removed -m)
BOOTH Russell – 1943, married Lillian LAPCZYNSKI in Posen, Michigan 73 years ago. (1st cousin 2x removed -m)
FLEWELLING Ethel – 1918, born in Port Huron, Michigan 98 years ago to Joseph Flewelling & Cora DOAN. (1st cousin 3x removed -m)
Mondoux Lillian GUILLERY – 1975, died in Florida 41 years ago when she was 69 years old. (wife of Adolphus MONDOUX, 1st cousin 3x removed -m)
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All 32 starting quarterbacks for the 2012 season have a huge task ahead of them:
They have to try to surpass what they did last season.
With that being said, QBs 1-29 are ranked based on how well they did last year and how much they need to improve moving into next season.
The three rookie QBs, Weeden, Griffin, and Luck make up the 30-32 positions. They are judged differently than the 29 starters who are returning from last year.
They have to be judged differently.
How well can we say RG3 will do for example, when he has no NFL experience? Instead they are ranked by how likely they are to succeed in the NFL.
And lastly, after taking the time to read this list, please comment and share who are top 10 QBs are for next season. Your list will undoubtedly be different from mine, so share your thoughts and ideas!


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Intolerant tolerance…
While on this side of the pond the nation's bishops are waging battle against the government's incursions upon religious freedom, an interesting battle is unfolding on the other side of the pond in Great Britain.
It seems that Susanne and Mike Wilkinson who own Uf Dorf Wilkinson—a Swiss country B&B located in Cookham, Berkshire, which also serves as the couple's home—believe the precepts of their Christian faith trump the law of the land. In this instance, that precept concerns the sanctity of marriage and the law is the Britain's Equality Act Regulations of 2007, which outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation when providing goods, facilities, services, education, and other public functions.
According to the UK Daily Mail, Mrs. Wilkinson told Michael Black and his partner John Morgan in March 2010 that they couldn't sleep in a double bed at Uf Dorf. That allegedly "discriminatory" judgment led to a lawsuit that Black and Morgan have won, with the judge requiring Mrs. Wilkinson to pay Black and Morgan £3,600 in compensatory damages on the grounds of "hurt feelings."
Responding to the judgment, Mrs. Wilkinson to the Daily Mail:
Naturally, my husband and I are disappointed to have lost the case and to have been ordered to pay £3,600 in damages for injury to feelings. We have the option to appeal, and we will give that serious consideration.
We believe a person should be free to act upon their sincere beliefs about marriage under their own roof without living in fear of the law. Equality laws have gone too far when they start to intrude into a family home.
People's beliefs about marriage are coming under increasing attack, and I am concerned about people's freedom to speak and act upon these beliefs. I am a Christian, not just on a Sunday in church, but in every area of my life – as Jesus expects from his followers.
That's all I was trying to do and I think it's quite wrong to punish me for that, especially after enduring over two years of vile abuse and threats.
In court, Mrs. Wilkinson explained to the judge that she was serious about her Christian beliefs regarding the sanctity of marriage and wasn't discriminating because Black and Morgan are homosexual. Mrs. Wilkinson explained that she also doesn't allow unmarried heterosexual couples to share a double bed at Uf Dorf.
That would make Mrs. Wilkinson consistent in her intolerance or, put in another way, consistent in bringing her faith into her workplace.
Mrs. Wilkinson put her finger squarely on the truth when she observed: "We find this a strange justice in a society that aspires to be increasingly tolerant."
In the UK, it may very well be the case that the principle of "tolerance" doesn't extent to being tolerant of traditional Christian teaching about the sanctity of marriage.
Is this a "coming attraction" of what's soon to transpire in the United States?
To read the UK Daily Mail article, click on the following link:
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"Is this a 'coming attraction' of what's soon to transpire in the United States?"
There is no one more intolerant vice tolerant, more inconsiderate vice considerate, more divisive vice uniting, more exclusive vice inclusive, more close-minded vice open-minded, more unfair vice fair, more discriminating vice indiscriminate, than the liberal progressive leftist.
It is only a strong Second Amendment that protects the First Amendment, and that is exactly what liberal progressive leftists fear. "And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one." Luke 22:36b
I'm with you, PWP.
We don't force vegetarians to eat meat.
We don't require atheists to read the Bible.
We don't get upset when they eat meat on Fridays.
We don't get angry when they insult our God and Redeemer.
I don't need to sell my coat.
I have credit cards.
It's not a sign of things to come; they have already arrived on your side of the Atlantic, qv the deaf black female diversity officer in Maryland who was suspended because she signed a petition on SSM.
One of our Counselling bodies has now banned its accredited counsellors from undertaking sessions with anyone who wants to change their sexual orientation away from gay.
The gay lobby are gaining a strangle hold in both our countries (and elsewhere, such as Canada and France).
It is ominous that a country such as England which has a far less absolutist history than the rest of Europe (excepting Switzerland) is headlong going down the path of totalitarianism. Canada and Australia are also showing similar tendencies. The state wants no competition from religion since it is the substitute for religion. But one shouldn't think it stems from an exclusive preoccupation with religious beliefs. The next to go will be the family. Then anything which interferes with its daily convenience or more precisely the convenience of the bureaucrats and pols running the govt. This may include behavior which it endorsed the day before.
It already has. I recall a court case back there about a refusal to rent to an unmarried couple. Either way, it is inevitable with the cultural swing to honor the "rights" of the Christian-Orthodox Jewish believer. interesting the judge fined the owners of the home for "hurt" but missed the injustice done to their feelings. I agree with the expression of anger toward Leftists and glad we can vote one out of the US White House November 6.
This is sickening.
The justice is unjust.
Soon pedophiles will be held secure by these same judges and parents will be packing concealed weapons to protect their children.
A nightmare on main street.
What is really at stake here is any claim to knowing and practicing the truth in public as one understands it. As Western societies become less and less Christian while more and more liberal, everything becomes tolerated except truth claims. Anyone claiming to know anything in the realm of morals or ethics is now automatically a fundamentalist. In fact, the US Supreme Court already proclaimed this new dispensation in Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
The new truth is that there is no truth.
We have been lied to all our lives by the media, by comedians, my talk show hosts, by magazines, professors, movies etc. etc.. We have been told that 'intolerant bigots' and 'religious fanatics' are out to stop anyone else from having fun. The truth is that true Christians have always been shy of 'casting the first stone'. It is vice that in the end is intolerant of virtue and can't bear to live in the same world with it.


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I initially read that as fetish jester and was prepared for an entirely different story.
These are awesome folks! I'm really enjoying reading your stories.
I want to hear your stories about cool or awesome moments with your characters. What was a cool or fun moment you had during a game?
I ask for two reasons. First, I love stories. Second, I have a skald in a game and I'm looking for tales or stories to tell in character just to add atmosphere. It would be more fun to me to use moments of awesome from other games, not just our own.
Story time!
As long as you don't dump DEX you really won't have a problem hitting touch AC in combat. Point blank shot and precise shot will be nice but not required.
Also, if you have a decent damage dealer in the party, then handing out solid debuffs will help a lot in combat. Making the enemy scream and twitch as much as your character does should be fun. I like the sound of this archetype.
Elemental rage, for when you're REALLY pushing amps to the party. I have a Brütal Skäld in a one-off game and he rocks literally and figuratively. I'm planning on going down the whole elemental chain for lightning, discordant voice for the thunder, and maybe a little fire for the Pyro effects.
Kreiger Hendrix will rock the world! I just need some groupies.
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Thanks. That's going to help. After talking to the players, they won't be upset if I start throwing summons around, so I'll definitely pick up augment summons. Otherwise, I'm looking for anything that will make wild shape (even with the -2 level progression) useful. I've been thinking of focusing on biting and taking forms which have a bite as the primary, such as a hippo, wolf, dino, etc.
Planned feats are:
3 - Spell focus: Conjuration
Just started last weekend. We only have three players.
Player 1: Skolvek, Ulfen brawler. Mean, brutal, and good in a fight.
Player 2: Vaioric, Varisian rogue. Charming, stealthy, and devious.
Player 3: Dagmar Grimtooth, Saltbeard dwarf shark shaman. Survivalist, pessimist, hard drinker, and ... ship's cook? (my character)
Player 1 is the forever GM, who is finally getting to play. GM is new to his side of the screen, but doing a pretty good job so far. Looking forward to the game.
Have to add this for a friend. The GM of the mini-game is playing a brawler in Skull and Shackles.
First combat in the game. We get confronted one morning by a group of four angry shipmates who want to give us a beatdown for reasons. We try to talk when one swings on the brawler. Hits the brawler for 5 non-lethal. Brawler looks at the other pirate, grins menacingly, and says "Yer on!"
Swings on the pirate, crits, does 16 non-lethal to the poor pirate. Pirate had 11 hp. Drops and takes 5 lethal. Two more run, leaving one hapless soul to face our wrath. He chose not to gracefully admit defeat and take his beating. He still got one, though.
By 12 I think the shaman has all the same forms and sizes available and it's only times per day that you're behind on. And aside from the -2 wild-shape, what other disadvantages are there?
The shaman only gives up Thousand Faces, a level 13 ability, and venom immunity. Still has woodland stride, nature's step, resist nature's lure, and full casting. Am I missing something?
Edit: grammar. And checked, it's 14th where the shaman gets huge elementals.
Edit x4: why can't I get this post right?
Playing in an occasional when-we-have-time mini adventure.
Half-Orc Invulerable Rager 2 / Sorceror (Draconic) 1 (yes, going for Dragon Disciple). We (me and rogue 1 / wiz 2) infiltrated a giant tower full to the brim with undead and used as a generator / control node for thousands of undead roaming the grounds outside the tower. Which is in a gigantic cavern underground.
We find the necromancer conducting a rite in front of "the Machine." The "Machine" is an altar with a big glowing green hole in it that the necro feeds dead bodies into. After a lot of loud grinding and some green glowing, an mindless undead of some sort exits from one of the sides of the altar. The necro is standing in front of the altar, having just fed another corpse into it. Several rows of cultists are off to either side, chanting and watching the necromancer.
We found an .. informant .. of sorts who informed us that the way to destroy the Machine and break the control over the army of undead was to feed a living creature into it.
We entered the room with the Machine and necro, and cultists. We're using minis and a battlemat and I notice that the necro is standing directly in front of the hole in the altar. I'm about 40 feet directly behind him and there are no obstacles.I'm sure you see where this is leading.
I decide I'm going to bull-rush the necro into the Machine. I was going to cast enlarge but the GM informed me that I'd have to squeeze through the aisle and wouldn't be able to charge. Fair enough. I also had a full blood reservoir of physical prowess. I burned all the charges in the reservoir, popped rage, and charged.
I have a tendency to roll poorly when everything is on the line. The GM knows this so queued up his phone to play this as I rolled, anticipating that I'd fail and be chased around the room by the necro and cultists while my ally attmpted to kill from hiding.
Nope. I think I rolled a 7, but with all the buffs, I beat the necro's CMD by 5. Slammed him 10 feet into the Machine hole. Machine makes horrible noise, huge flash of light, then dies, taking the necro with it. I was stunned. We started laughing. The GM reveals that the necro was a lvl 5 cleric of Urgathoa and was supposed to lead a desperate, heroic battle. Heh.
Proceed to pop claws and turn on the cultists, screaming "You're not the only scary thing down here!" Cue GM laughing again while the other player just holds his head in his hands.
Earlier in the game, this same character got tired of trying to track down an evil cleric in an underground complex, so he marched into a large room, drew his axe and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hey! You! My name is Varg Blackscale! I'm here to kick your ass and take your stuff!" Overconfidence is fun when you have a greataxe and rage.
Thanks. I didn't get the companion for the exact reason you mentioned. I assumed that most of the action would take place on a ship as opposed to under it.
I am psyched about turning into a great white at level 6, but I'm not focused on exclusively underwater action. I initially debated whether to go shark shaman or aquatic druid, and while aquatic may have more mechanical advantages, shark shaman is much cooler. :)
Also, I think the wild shape penalty is effectively gone by level 12 or so. What level did you wind up being at the end?
Just started a Skull and Shackles campaign in which I'm playing a shark shaman druid. Druid is my favorite class from old, but this is the first time I've played one in Pathfinder. We just finished Kingmaker and I hated playing a wizard (probably because I ignored the god-wizard builds and wanted to make a blaster).
I'd like to get some advice on how to build him up. I'm planning on getting feats like Natural Spell, Power Attack, Powerful Shape, and Toughness. The idea is that he can switch between tanking and casting more or less at will. Versatility and toughness are my primary goals. Damage is a minor third, healing ... bleah. Spamming SNA is a possibility, but the other players will probably kill me if I focus on it after what I did with a master summoner.
It's a 3 person group and the other two are a brawler and a rogue (who is going for arcane trickster via sorceror). I am the WORST optimizer, as I usually build around an RP concept, and our group is generally combat oriented. (My fault, I've been playing with these guys for 20 years, I should know this.) 20-point build because only three people. Also, the GM has said that he wants to focus a lot on RP, so I don't really feel pressured to optimize much.
Still, advice on good feats, combos, and tactics would be appreciated.
Dagmar Grimtooth
Male dwarf druid (shark shaman) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 40)
N Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +8
AC 14, touch 10, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +1 shield)
hp 11 (1d8+3)
Fort +5 (+2 trait bonus vs poison or drugs (+4 to avoid effects of alcohol)), Ref +0, Will +5; +2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities
Speed 20 ft.
Melee club +2 (1d6+2) or
. . dagger +2 (1d4+2/19-20) or
. . sickle +2 (1d6+2)
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
. . 6/day—battle rage (+1)
Druid (Shark Shaman) Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +4)
. . 1st—cure light wounds, magic weapon[D], stone fist[APG]
. . 0 (at will)—know direction, purify food and drink (DC 13), resistance
. . D Domain spell; Domain War domain
Str 15, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 8
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 12 (16 vs. bull rush, 16 vs. trip)
Feats Skill Focus (Profession [sailor])
Traits besmara's blessing, iron liver
Skills Acrobatics -2 (-6 to jump), Appraise +1 (+3 to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones), Heal +7, Knowledge (nature) +7, Perception +8, Profession (sailor) +11, Survival +9 (+11 while at sea), Swim +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Appraise to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones
Languages Common, Druidic, Dwarven, Giant
SQ nature bond (War domain), nature sense, saltbeard, wild empathy +0
Other Gear hide shirt, light wooden shield, club, dagger, sickle, backpack, belt pouch, blanket, blanket, winter, buoy (2), chalk, charcoal stick, coffee pot, dice, fishhook (5), flint and steel, folding pole (2), hip flask, holly and mistletoe, mess kit, mug/tankard, pot, saw, sewing needle, signal horn, soap, spell component pouch, trail rations (5), waterskin, 6 gp, 4 sp, 20 cp
Special Abilities
Battle Rage +1 (6/day) (Sp) Touch ally to grant +1 to a melee dam for 1 rd.
Besmara's Blessing (1/week) Reroll a Profession (sailor) check and take the higher result.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Druid (Shark Shaman) Domain (War) Granted Powers: You are a crusader for your god, always ready and willing to fight to defend your faith.
Greed +2 to Appraise to determine price of nonmagic goods with precious metals or gemstones.
Iron Liver +2 to Fort saves vs. poison and drugs, or +4 vs. alcohol.
Saltbeard +1 to attack/+2 to AC Gain bonus to att/AC vs aquatic/water foes. +2 to Sailor/Survial checks at sea.
Wild Empathy +0 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
Note: Prof: Sailor. Should be a 13 at sea, 11 on land.
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We're only on day 2. I put my starting feat into skill focus (Profession: sailor) and I'm the cook's mate .... Will be putting points into Profession: cook if I live to level 2.
Unnecessary Additional Context:
To show you how clueless I am / our group is, we never knew the Druid was the powerhouse in 3.5. Aside from me, it's always been ignored. Also, our group disdains wizards, seeing them as weak and vulnerable. My performance as a wizard in Kingmaker did not help break this stereotype. Melee combatants usually take spotlight and are full of win. One guy borderline to refuses to play in any game that doesn't have a cleric as a dedicated healer. And then there's me, always wanting to play a special snowflake with great concepts and poor execution. I can't go wrong this time! Can I?
Ashiel wrote:
Oh, gods, it's all the fault of the druids. By wild shaping while infected with diseases (unknowingly or not bothering to cast remove disease) over the millennia even the most common diseases have evolved to infect all natural species on Golarion. Constant exposure to magic allowed the evolution of ... magic energetic bacterium and viruses which thrive in high magic environments like outsiders and other magical creatures.
Stupid shapeshifting druids.
Or, you know, a God dedicated to disease "encouraged" the diseases to jump types. Yeah. Much better than blaming the druids. They can all go home now and stop giving me dirty looks.
Ah, missed the fact that the foreclaws were a single attack. Regardless, they are a secondary attack, though? I'm bummed about the loss of the creature's natural armor bonus. I thought it was too good to be true. Yay for Barkskin. And thanks for the spreadsheet.
Slightly related question (about third party material): If I took a level in Aegis and did not summon the armor until after I wild shaped, would the armor then conform to the new shape as if it were barding? If it does, it might be worth a level or 2 dip.
Glad this thread is here, as I have managed to confuse the heck out of myself with my druid. First one I've played since 3.5, first one ever with an animal companion (hated keeping track of them).
I need some help on clarifying attacks and defenses while wild shaped.
Lvl 4 Druid (+3 BAB), STR 17 (+3), total AB = +6 (Before wild shape)
If I shape into a deinonychus, a medium animal, I get +2 STR and +2 Natural Armor, so total AB after shaping is +7. I understand that.
Now, the dino has 5 attacks listed: 2 talons, a bite, and 2 foreclaws. The statblock for the dino indicates that the 2 foreclaws are secondary attacks. My question: on a full attack action, do I have five attacks at +7 or three attacks at +7 (bite, talons) and two attacks at +2 (foreclaws)? From what I've read, I believe I have all five attacks at my full AB.
On to defenses: does the +2 natural armor from the wild shape stack with existing natural armor on the animal?
My druid has a 14 DEX, so +2 to AC. When wild shaped, I have assumed that I get the +2 for DEX, +3 natural armor from the dinosaur, and another +2 for the wild shape, for a total of 17 (10 + 2 DEX + 2 Wild Shape NA +3 NA from base creature stats). I assume Barkskin would stack with all the natural armor sources as well.
Greylurker wrote:
Agree. Ezra Scarlet is basically Soulknife --> Aegis --> Metaforged (a prestige class that blends the two).
Natsu is an unarmed archetype fighter, red or gold dragonblooded sorceror, Dragon disciple.
Lucy is a master summoner while Mirajane is a synthesis summoner.
Grey, not sure. Probably sorceror / unarmed fighter, eldritch knight.
Most shonen characters can usually be refluffed as some kind of psychic warrior.
We named our kingdom the Shrikelands for the Shrike river. Our capitol city is Shrikewall. No, we do not publicly impale our enemies... Other cities include Olegton, Kiravoy Hold (formerly Varnhold), Tatzylford, Von Kross' Landing (formerly Fort Drelev), Candlethorn Island (also our magic academy), and Shrinehold.
Mikaze wrote:
I played a dwarven Monk Psychic Warrior gestalt in 3.5. Extremely effective. A high wisdom added to armor, and then there was the inertial armor power that is like a scaling mage armor. Add in the psionic versions of stat boosters and enlarge, plus the ability to enhance unarmed strikes, and I had a nigh unkillable death machine. Also, a Monk with psionic lion's charge is sickening. Can practically cross the whole battlefield in one round and gets a full flurry with a bonus to hit. Death by dwarf-slap. Insanely fun.
My other favorite gestalt is the barbarian / druid, but I didn't get to play him up to wild shape levels. That would have been very ugly in 3.5.
My ability to code is limited to "Hello world" in HTML. Is that even considered code?
Most of your points are valid. Hero Lab is more polished, easier to use, and easier to learn. That being said, if you want all Paizo's books, you're going to have to shell out a lot of hard earned cash. If you want third party materials, you're out of luck unless there's a community add on (like there is for Dreamscarred Press' psionic books). Does SG games have official support or is it another community created library?
PCGen has most of the core books and a TON of third party materials, however it's not as easy to use in comparison, but once you learn how to load the sources you want, it's easy enough to use. The wait between releases can be a while, I'll agree. For free, though, PCGen can't be beat. If you're willing to pay a premium, Hero Lab is an excellent resource.
My point, if I have one, is that they're not in competition. Both serve different groups and have different strengths and weaknesses. I use both. I don't think that I'll ever pick one over the other.
Oh, I remember my point: I wasn't claiming that they were the same, I was saying that if I had discovered PCGen before shelling out $100+, I wouldn't have spent the money. They're not the same, but PCGen is a viable alternative to paying. To use your own example, why buy Photoshop if I can get away with using GIMP for free? Which was the whole point of this thread: free. Dunno how it got to a discussion on the relative merits of open source vs commercial programs. Sleeping now.
Chief Cook and Bottlewasher wrote:
Heh. Been there, done that. I make pcgen.sh executable and run that. For the record, I'm running Java 1.6.0 on my desktop box with its ancient Fedora installation and it works fine.
WNxTyr4el wrote:
I bought Hero Lab before I found PCgen. I have a lot of the expansions and installed the community made package for the Dreamscarred Press psionics. I think that all in all, I've probably spent $100+ on Hero Lab. PCgen does everything and more for free. Yes, Hero Lab is easier and cleaner, but ... vs free ... wouldn't buy it again.
Besides, I dual boot Linux on the desktop and my laptop runs it exclusively. PCgen runs on Windows and Linux no problem. I have Fedora on my desktop (going to OpenSuSE as soon as 13.1 comes out). My laptop was running OpenSuSE 12.3 and is currently running OpenSuSE 13.1 RC2.
CC&B, I'll find out what version of java I have on my systems tomorrow and post it here. What error are you getting?
I like the Oath Against Undeath archetype for the Paladin. Detect undead at will, the usual smite, extra bonuses against negative energy and death effects (and grant a lesser bonus against the same effects in an aura), and the kicker: full armor bonus against incorporeal undead. Now you don't have to worry about a Wight or shadow because you're in heavy armor.
There's no way to really build the Doctor, I agree. Interesting challenge, though. I think you'd definitely have to take enough levels in reincarnating druid until you get the reincarnation power. Then probably the rest in archeologist bard (or at least one level to get all the knowledge skills as class skills), then maybe witch as suggested earlier. Or sorceror. The new Doctors all are focused on a massive charisma. He would have bluff and intimidate maxed as well as knowledge. Have to have use magic device and craft wondrous item, too.
Or you could just stick with the reincarnation druid and call his animal companion his companion and just swap it out for something different every couple of levels (the Doctor isn't one to keep his pets around for too long).
I also think he'd really rely a lot on a wand and have the staff-like-wand feat. Probably craft wand, too.
Lythis wrote:
The rest of the party is constituted of NG's and CG's who have been riding down slippery slopes into neutral territory. This slow slide into neutrality and evil has mostly been caused by the king.
I found acid orb incredibly useful in the first few Kingmaker books. So many trolls. The fighter and the ranger could cut the trolls down but couldn't keep them down. One simple 0-level spell is all it took to shut down the trolls' regeneration and end the fights in a flash. It did tend to make me the primary target, though.
How about a multiracial cabal of immortals. Most lawful immortals have or quickly learn patience. Their long view can span eons. Imagine if a group of them managed to set aside their distrust in light of their common self interest against the proteans. You could have a lich and his advisers, a group of devils, inevitables, angels, etc., and over an incredibly long period working in concert their points of view become more lawful than everything else and they discard or sacrifice ethical issues like good or evil for the necessity of preserving order. Imagine how confused a party would be by seeing a paladin and a necromancer taking orders from a devil to preserve a hidden library or section of ancient forest without seemingly having an ulterior motive.
Part of it could be kicked off by having the material plane be a sort of metaphysical lynchpin. If the material plane falls, then all the other planes will lose coherence and eventually spiral into a chaotic abyss. If the group succeeds, the cabal might wind up choosing to continue as a major power, seeing how their differences acted to eliminate their weaknesses and reinforce their strengths. What happens when the angels, devils, etc, expect their companions to return home? What if this cabal then decides that the universe might be better off if the same authority ruled heaven and hell?
I like the name "The Senate" more than calling them a cabal. A cabal is petty, skulks around and betrays everyone. A Senate is a ruling body, made up of people who are chosen to rule. Although the Concordant Alliance has a ring to it. The Society of Necessity? The Unified?
DM_Kumo Gekkou wrote:
How did the troll full attack on a charge?
Don't recall exactly. It was a while back and all I remember is that we all made a check of a tactical blooper. I could call the GM but where's the fun in that? It may have just had to make a 5 foot step. I remember thinking that I needed to make one before my turn ended but forgot to. And down the stinky gullet went the mage. Even though it was my character, I had to laugh (later), because we were so cocky going into that fight.
By the way, Turin, your avatar gives me the screaming willies.
voska66 wrote:
I've seen retreat a lot, especially in my King Maker game I ran. As GM I don't always have the enemy chase the players. Sometimes it happens but it's not all that common.
Kingmaker has gone a long way in breaking our group's habit of never falling back. In the early days of the campaign, we ran a lot. Then we got stronger and we started falling back into bad habits. However, last session we had to run again. :)
We were out exploring hexes near a potentially rival kingdom. We had just finished breakfast and between the time dismissed the secure shelter and the time to summon the phantom chariot (we explore in style and comfort), an adult black Dragon lands and demands all of our magic items in exchange for our lives.
We decide we can take it and combat begins. Fighter moves in, cleric moves in, mage starts casting resist energy on people. Fighter takes a chunk out of the dragon, the dragon returns the assault, looks like we're going to win when the second one lands and breathes on the fighter and the mage. Mage goes down. Fighter is hit hard. Shadow of a third dragon crosses the clearing and we realize that we are in a "tactically inferior" position. Cleric heals the mage to consciousness, cleric and fighter dog pile on the mage and he teleports the party back to his quarters in the capitol city.
I always keep a teleport spell readied. A tactical withdrawal is always easier to achieve when you plan for the possibility.
Happened a while back, but still...
Name: Morgan
We were ambushed by a pair of trolls. We were pretty good at killing trolls at this point, so nobody was worried. First troll falls, no problem. Cleric and fighter move into flank on the second troll as my wizard fires off a scorching ray to shut down the troll's regeneration. Problem: Nobody realized that when the cleric moved into flank there was a clear path from the troll to the wizard. Oops.
The troll charged. And hit with both claws and the bite. Which meant the troll got to rend automatically. The result is that the wizard was bit in half. It was an ugly way to go. Thankfully the group knew about a friendly Druid and within a week the mage was reincarnated as an elf. Which made the ranger, who had been reincarnated as a dwarf, very jealous.
After that, the wizard took to the air. The first item he crafted for himself was a pair of boots of flying. No more melee range!
We came up with a lower level solution that used limited wish. Character dies and reincarnate is cast ad usual. Limited wish is then cast at the same time to determine the new race instead of using a die roll. A little less expensive, but same result.
As for buying scrolls, we treat them like any other item. If the cost of the scroll is less than the base value of the city, then there's a 75% chance that it's available that month / week / whatever.
I always thought that D&D made great training for civil procedure. In any case, the analogy is a little off. In a game, the PCs are the lawyers advocating for their position and action. The GM is actually sitting as a judge or neutral arbitrator. In any event, the GM should be ruling from a theory of equity; that for every action the "court" has the power to create a response or remedy. A GM running a game from pure RAW, or "black letter" as lawyers would call it, would run a fair, but not entirely entertaining game. That being said, training in how to juggle multiple, often conflicting rules, is an asset to running a game. IMHO.
And Terquem, I'd say this thread falls under 12(b)(6) of federal civil procedure: failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted. Heh.
That's an evil combination. I like it.
The main reason would be to let the fighter kill it even faster rather than wait for it to slowly expire. Never played a wizard before, so I'm still trying to figure out the complexity and synergies. Nobody in my group ever plays a wizard. I think that this is the first time since 2nd ed that anyone in my group has even tried...
So no effect at all with fire? I didn't think of the tar-like acid interpretation at all. It's interesting. What I was looking for was a way to get the ongoing damage without blocking line of effect to the target. I love the idea of the spell, I just was wondering if there was a way to allow the fighter to attack the subject after the spell takes effect.
I just picked up Icy Prison for my admixture evoker. If I change the spell's energy type to fire,what happens? My thought is that the subject is enveloped in a fiery blaze that burns for the duration. No entangling, no possibility of rendering the subject helpless. Just CL in damage per round for CL in minutes. Haven't tried this yet because I want to get some other opinions.
Helikon wrote:
Go back to your roots, play a sorcerer with the abberant bloodline
This is pretty much what the DM said. "This aberrant bloodline looks like it was made for you!" I'm pretty sure he was referring to the character...
We're missing a grand diplomat so I briefly considered a serpentine sorcerer with all the charm / control spells. I'd need to crank up my save DC's so nothing gets away :D
I never even considered a witch. I'll definitely have to look at the scarred witch doctor and look closer at the sorcerer.
I have to step back and retract my words - I can't really go too overboard as it's a good campaign. So I'll "settle" for boisterous, loud, flashy ... but if I can be moderately disturbing I'll consider it a win, too.
I've decided to retire my master summoner from our Kingmaker campaign. There's a couple of reasons for this. First is that even with 3 players (we had a session recently where our fourth had other obligations) the campaign has started to become too easy. We fought the scythe tree with 3 people and the DM stated that if he hadn't doubled its HP it would have dropped in the third round. Last session we fought a hydra with 1.5x the base HP and it dropped in the second round. The guy playing the cleric actually said it was too easy. Part of it is the wall of meat shields that I throw down as combat begins and the other part is that we have two players who have optimized combat characters: bastard sword & shield fighter (who will usually get buffed with enlarge, bull's strength, and some sort of sacred shield or defense), and a ranger who uses enlarge, gravity bow, and has a couple of quivers of large arrows strapped to his horse.
Secondly, I'm just not into the character. He's a meek scholarly type and all the other characters are all boisterous loudmouths. I just can't get into his head and we're really not engaging in much role playing at all - just bouts of "Civilization the Board Game" and then a couple of fights. So my character concept doesn't match. I usually play someone who is power mad / driven mad by power and more than a little twisted, so I've been trying to change. But meek ain't cutting it. To edify, my favorite character of all time was a World of Darkness Tzmisce (sp?) and I once got in argument with the DM about sticking my eye on my finger so I could peek through a window without being seen. That kind of thing.
Third, I'm playing a master summoner and carrying a binder full of printouts and the constant micro management is giving me a headache. I don't think I want to cast another summon monster spell for a long, long time.
The DM understands and will let me use my same stats for another character (I rolled horribly so he gave me some good numbers to make me comparable to the rest of the group, which means I have 18, 17, 16, 13, 11, 10 before racial adjustments with the understanding that the 17 goes into the primary stat). We have a cleric, ranger, & fighter. We need some sort of arcane support and I don't need to be optimized (although I would like decent saves - the target numbers for the saves recently would require me to roll 18s to make on my summoner). I've been looking at a half-orc dragon disciple. Rowdy, blasty, and has an AC comparable to my summoner without using any gear at all - and before spells.
Any suggestions for an interesting arcane class? I also looked at the Magus but don't quite know what to make of it. If I could play anything I'd probably play a druid to shut my "druids are useless" friend up. Or a cavalier/ Hellknight to do massive melee damage. My dragon disciple has a greataxe but I don't think there's any way to make him even remotely competent with it.
It's time for me to return to my roots and play a twisted, screaming madman. Help me make them regret boring me >:-)
(note: I'm not out to screw over the game, just want to play something more dynamic - and they know me and my preferences)
KILLDROID wrote:
I love running epic high-power campaigns where the world gets reshaped.
To answer your question - I'd have them face off against the gods at the final session - have the characters at level 20 or 21. Since there's no epic handbook you'll have to tweak the encounter to fit or just make up some equivalent stats for the gods. At this point the characters should be a little outside the rules since it's a final fight and they're on the cusp of actual divinity.
It would help if maybe one of gods believes that the characters are better suited for ruling and has betrayed the current gods and made them mortal again or that's what the artifact does (maybe it has been suppressing the character's divinity the whole time and they use it to turn the tables on the gods in the end) or both. That would probably be best - as the characters powered up, the current pantheon was stripped of their divinity for the final battle and they'll fight the characters at "equal" terms for final fight. This way you can just make the gods as lvl 20 or 21 NPC's and not worry about having to track down or create epic stats. Or make them all monsters. The king of the gods is an ancient red dragon, the queen is a banshee, the wargod is a tarrasque, etc ... could be an interesting final battle.
Another way of handling it is to end the game at the beginning of the fight and then describe the chaos and destruction from a third-person view from an NPC that they left behind: "The fight begins and you and the remaining gods charge into battle. Back in Turnvale, Yorick, the old blacksmith who you befriended, looks to the sky and sees the sun turn black and the stars waver. The earth shakes and trembles, and in the distance he sees volcanoes erupt out of nowhere. He knows in his bones, as does every other living being, about the war raging beyond the sky and wonders if anyone will survive."
boring7 wrote:
I don't know a thing about pathfinder psionics, is there a good way to use that to make a butt-kicking psychic warrior? Maybe sprinkled in with Monk like that homebrew thread?
Psychic Warriors use WIS for their powers, so that's out. I'm going to throw another vote behind the melee alchemist - looks like the stats would fit really well.
KILLDROID wrote:
I always love to screw with my players' heads. I'd like to make the following suggestion:
prophecies have chosen them
Make this a lie. Yes, they were gathered together and told that they were needed to save the world, but they were lied to. In reality, the prophecies have marked them as a threat or harbingers of something terrible. The Alliance didn't round them up to turn them into heroes, the Alliance gathered them to keep an eye on them and try to avoid the future (being good guys the Alliance didn't assassinate them upon identifying them). All the "missions of prophecy" aren't the result of oracular or prophetic vision, the missions are chosen by the Alliance as a way to get the party to solve problems that need solving, buy time, and hopefully get them killed off in the process by sending them to defeat extremely dangerous foes. From the Alliance's point of view if the party dies, then problem solved, and the bad guys did it. If the party survives, well, at least they made the world a better place by eliminating something evil.
Furthermore, the artifact doesn't allow them to level quickly - it's something else tied into the prophecy (maybe a key or a weapon) - they level quickly because of the nascent power that is quickly growing within them.
They should get the occasional clue that they're being lied to (like never getting to see the prophetic writings or meet the seer while every other fortuneteller they meet goes crazy at the sight of them) but it shouldn't be revealed until about halfway through the campaign - maybe 2/3rds of the way. About that time, the Alliance would decide that the characters are too dangerous to live and turn on them and try to kill them outright (by which time it should be too late for the Alliance to succeed).
I think that the prophecy would be one of a world-destroying (or close to it) apocalypse. The secret truth behind everything is that a Greater Power (or the universe, or it just happened) caused the characters to be born divine. Their destiny is to become gods - it's inescapable. after a certain point, they might not be able to die. Their ultimate enemies? The current pantheon. The inevitable war between the current gods and the characters will devastate the world. The characters are growing in power so fast that the gods will eventually strike first (but again, too late) and the characters will have no choice but to fight back if they want to survive. I suppose at the last session or two the characters could willingly sacrifice themselves for peace, but I'd expect that the current gods would have disgraced themselves in fear for their power and prestige and the characters probably wouldn't want to lie down and die for them anymore (even if they would have at the beginning).
This way you can justify the Alliance throwing them at every enemy in the book at lower levels (cults, undead, monsters, and even the occasional political enemy) and they can face demons, devils, dragons, and angels at the higher levels as the current rulers of the universe take note of a new threat. Everything in the Bestiaries should be on the table.
The ultimate outcome should be up to you - do the characters become new gods or fall to the old ones? But the characters should see the world grind to an inevitable and massive war for everything at the end. And while it's not their fault, they are the cause. What will they do to save the world - because it's their responsibility now.


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