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Brain Farts!! Stop laughing. This is real science, dammit.
Don't try to deny it, I know you've had them – everyone does – those embarrassing instants of mind-numbing stupidity. You're faced with a task, question or action that you've done a thousand times, and yet, you flub it. Even worse, you may even recognize the problem *as you make it*, you may know that you're about to screw up colossally, and yet, you're unable to stop it. Brain fart. <cue obnoxious sound file>
Turns out, it's more than just a cutesy way of explaining away our embarrassment over mental glitches. Brain farts are real. No, the brain doesn't actually belch noxious fumes, but still — they are real, measurable events in the brain, and even more interesting, they're predictable. Here's the deal:
Researchers were looking in the brain for cues that a mistake was being made – hoping to spot some sort of activity blip that signaled an error, perhaps an instantaneous loss of concentration.
So participants in the study were given a simple, monotonous game to play, while the activity in their brain was measured (via fMRI, for those of you who know about such things.)
But there was no single blip or hiccup at the instant of the error. Instead, there was a complicated pattern of abnormal brain behavior. Even more surprisingly? The pattern showed up as much as 30 seconds before the mistake was made.
30 seconds: That's a *really* long time, in speed-of-thought terms.
So what happened in those 30 seconds?
Even though the participants were alert and focused on their task, parts of the brain usually associated with relaxation began to light up.
At the same time, parts of the brain associated with cognitive control and sustained attention began to turn off. So even though they intended to stay alert, their brain was shutting down, forcing them into a less focused state.
So even though the person was paying attention, their brain stopped paying attention.
Tada. Brain fart.
The researchers think the brain may be shutting down to conserve energy. Since repetative, familar tasks don't require much processing power, the brain tries to go into a sort of autopilot mode. Sometimes it goes too far, and the result is a mental glitch. Once the participants made and recognized their mistakes, the abnormal patterns vanished – apparently the error woke the brain back up, letting it know it had gone a step too far in its efforts at energy conservation.
With that all important 30 second factor, it might be possible to predict and prevent critical brain fart errors in high risk situations. ( like behind the wheel of a car or at the controls of an airplane.) If the brain activity involved can be detected by lightweight, portable monitors, a warning could be sounded that would "wake up" the brain, hopefully before the mistake was made.
Of course, it wouldn't help much with the social embarrassment factor.
Having a brainwave monitor hooked to your skull might well be more embarrassing than the actual brain glitch, especially if it started sounding an alarm klaxon:
"Impending Brain Fart… Impending Brain Fart!
(suddenly, silent but deadly seems the better option, eh?)
I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke.
~Harold Ramis (but apparently, I'm not above it. ~M.T.)
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- 1 Dorian aka coffeeister |_|) 04.24.08 at 5:35 pm
As someone who's constantly fighting off brain fog, I'm both relieved & slightly disgusted that fog may be comprised of farts. The concept of my brain trying to relax definitely tracks tho', esp. in conjunction w/chronic pain, as a coping mechanism.
I've always been cognizant that repetition leads to mistakes &/or zoning out. I also often 'have' to keep Tivo playing in the background to help my brain stay alert. While I wasn't clear why breaking up the monotony was so important, perhaps I am now..
|_|) "I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells." ~ Dr. Seuss
- 2 Tori Deaux 04.26.08 at 1:08 pm
The Brain Fart Fog — you're right, that's a disgusting idea! (And yet, memorable. I might have to steal it some time… ) But you mentioned "breaking up the monotony" — according to Medina's "Brain Rules", we have about 10 minutes worth of attention before we tend to wander off course. It makes sense to me, I do well with ten minute bursts of productivity. There's even an official hack on the topic somewhere around here… aha!: http://www.mindtweaks.com/wordpress/?p=262
- 3 Dawn 04.26.08 at 4:56 pm
"is dawn allowed to steal your thunder like that?"
*moderator edit*
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- 4 Dawn 04.26.08 at 4:57 pm
hey! what happened to the rest of my comment? is it being censored? dammit, you used "fart" first. what kinda nazi policy is this?!?
- 5 Tori Deaux 04.26.08 at 6:11 pm
Easy there Dawn! No censoring is going on, I swear… you even have a "preferred commenter status" which means there's no moderation. (See how good to you I am?)
Tell you what, since your no doubt meaningful and witty comment was unfairly truncated by the "Evil Winds" of Wordpress, I'll go back and fix it for you….
There. Better?
- 6 Puncuk 04.27.08 at 2:12 am
I read this post yesterday, chortled at the end imagining a ginormously unwieldy brainwave monitor yelling out brain fart alarms and resumed my normal activities… Today, on NPR's Wait wait… Don't Tell Me (a satirical quiz show on recent news stories) one of the questions was about a hat that was able to alert the wearer of an impending failure of concentration as early as 6 minutes ahead of time. Of course I may not have been appropriately concentrating at the time, so I will have to listen to it again when the podcast is released.
p.s. I wonder if the hat is cute.
- 7 Tori Deaux 04.29.08 at 11:11 am
Puncuk: Now I can't stop trying to picture "cute" and "brain-fart detecting hat" in the same item of haberdashery!
- 8 Puncuk 05.01.08 at 12:20 am
I have only two words for you now… ready?? BRAIN BONNET!
- 9 Deb Clendenning 05.02.08 at 3:04 pm
Wish the brain bonnets came in assorted styles,
so we can use them with different outfits. You
know use stylish types…Got to keep up with the times while we are regaining our re-thinkabilities…I have a TBI injury so I have to re-thing every single thing I do…What are your thoughts? Stylish Brain Bonnet's???
- 10 Deb Clendenning 05.02.08 at 3:09 pm
Brain Bonnet's in different styls for different
age levels?
- 11 Tori Deaux 05.02.08 at 8:31 pm
Great idea, Deb! Brain bonnets MUST be fashionable, and styled age-appropriately. Hey, maybe we can get Project Runway interested?
- 12 Hi Tori, It's Me Deb! 05.26.08 at 12:52 pm
Have you heard from Project Runway? I had surgery and on the mend this
month. It is Memorial Day so wanted to check in with you. First day back
on computer…. Best of luck with the Brain Bonnets keep it going Tori!
Your buddy, aka, Torino Girl!
- 13 Tori Deaux 05.28.08 at 12:46 pm
No, Project Runway hasn't signed on yet, but I'm sure they're just feeling a bit shy and intimidated about working with me and will find the courage to sign on soon
Welcome back, Deb, and hope you're mending quickly!
- 14 Hi Tori, It's Me Deb! 05.31.08 at 11:32 am
Hi Tori, It's me, Deb once again on a Saturday morning!
What about the stylish brain bonnets with designs already
on them! Ready to go off the shelf. Some could change colors
like a lizard does when they go out in the sun! Just an idea!
- 15 Puncuk 05.31.08 at 7:05 pm
Ooooh, a chameleon chapeau as brain bonnet. *ponders*
- 16 Tori Deaux 06.02.08 at 11:22 am
I really must draw the line at brainfart detecting lizards worn as headgear. I'm sure the FDA (not to mention PETA and the Fashion Police) would object.
- 17 Time lost is where moments are found.. — (|_| Drink Deeply |_|) 08.10.08 at 5:22 pm
[...] of writing lost before letting my foot be her plaything upon continuing. Tori Deaux of MindTweaks shared a study wherein participants were given a simple, monotonous game to [...]


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Jeddah, 02 July 2012: The Minister of Labor, H.E. Eng. Adel Fakieh, headed a delegation that visited the Jeddah Headquarters of Bupa Arabia on Tuesday 31 July 2012 in recognition of the Kingdom's first specialized health insurer's role as a pioneer in recruiting and training Saudi national employees. Bupa Arabia is in the Platinum Nitaqaat category with 51% Saudization of which 32% is female.
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The state Department of Insurance has sought to encourage companies to divest from Iran, which is on the U.S. State Department's list of designated terrorist-sponsoring states and continues to engage in a nuclear program.
Jones reiterated that stance in a news conference Wednesday. He does not have the legal authority to require the companies to divest from Iranian companies, but said he believes the investments are a financial risk.
"Insurance companies investing in companies doing business with the military, nuclear or energy sectors of the Iranian economy are making a risky investment," Jones said in a news release.
The eight remaining companies are listed on the department's website, insurance.ca.gov.
The total value of the insurers' Iran investments has fallen to less than $200 million from about $6 billion in 2009, the department said.
The state passed a law in 2007 requiring the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System to divest from Iran.
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"Hey - it looks like this gem'll fit in a hole in the altar! Mind you, maybe it'd better wait until morning..."
If needed, he'll help barricade the double doors, then, if nothing else is planned for the evening, he lies down and is out like a light, snoring like a swarm of bees in a tin bucket until woken for his turn on watch.
SnnnzzzchCHHR! ChnnzzzSCHRCHRZZZ!
|Kast Phaer
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
"I hear it. Hold these doors I'll wake the others."
Nimeon begins making his way through the sleepers, shaking or kicking them awake depending on their disposition and gender. He pauses over Simon.
Do we need crazy in this fight?
Nodding to himself he rouses the slumbering madman from a safe distance.
"Simon they've come to steal your cloak."
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"What? Time for my shift already? Let me get my spell book and get that out of the way first... Oh, wait. I thought that seemed short."
Othoe wipes what few cobwebs remain in his brain and prepares for conflict.
"How many wolves did you two hear?"
"Bloody hell. They said breakfast. Who on Golarion breakfasts at *this* hour?!"
Whinge over, Chrystosm readies his weapons, loading his crossbow and loosening his rapier in its scabbard.
"Hope there aren't any goblins out there - they'd try to burn us out, and we've no line of retreat..."
He gulps audibly.
The noises last only a little while, dying down to a grunting growl that prowls the hallway (starts at the north end, and seems to move down to the south end)
|Kast Phaer
Kast gets ready for battle, opening up his backpack and retrieving his heavy shield.
I totally forgot I had one. Duh. Soldiers need coffee.
Kast takes a moment to strap the wooden barrier to his arm, unused to the weight and take his morningstar in his other hand.
"This will serve me better in these tight quarters." Kast mentions to Chyrstosm and Nimeon.
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 Know (Nature)
"Let's drive these dogs off so we can rest," Kast says. "Nimeon, if you'll get the door, I'll go first, followed by Chrystosm. Chrysto, you take north, I'll look south. Dorial, Othoe, do what you can to help. Simon...uh..." Kast looks at the 'cloak' and again loses his words.
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When people are ready, let's open them doors.
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Simon rouses from sleep groggily, clearly upset at being woken. "Damn it, I was having the best dream!" Tucking Llwynally into the cloak, Simon secures her safely, "Here, my little one, you'll be safe in my secret magical cloak of disappearing." When Simon turns back around the red glow has risen in his eyes and tiny wisps of smoke start twisting upwards from his hands. "Let me at them, I'll burn those bastards that hurt my little Llwynally." growls the slight herbalist, "Stand back from the door, my friends, I'll open it." With a deep breath, Simon strides forward.
When the party is ready, Simon will throw open the doors and unload his Fire Breath, 15' cone, DC13 for half, dmg: 1d4 ⇒ 2 Then he'll follow that with his Touch of Flame on the first wolf he can reach.
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Simon takes the lead, a fire in his eyes and revenge boiling in his belly. With Llwynally "safely" stored in his fabulous cloak of disappearing, the man strides forward, throwing the doors wide and blasting the first thing he sees with his fire breath.
What he first takes for a wolf, seems smaller when the smoke clears, a lean rangy dog, though its still glisten as it snarls and snaps from the hallway.
Chrystosm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Dorial: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Kast: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Nimeon: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Othoe: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Simon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
dog: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Dorial: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Kast: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Nimeon: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Othoe: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Simon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
dog: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
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Round 1, Initiative 18, Location: C7
Weapon Equipped = Dagger
Conditions = none
Arcane Bond = infernal healing
Force Missile = 1/6
Wizard Spells Remaining:
0) Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
Reserving his last force missile for the wolf he's sure is nearby, Othoe instead tries to bank a Ray of Frost into the combat...
Ray of Frost 1d20 + 2 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 4 - 4 = 14 (touch) for 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 damage.
Confirm the critical 1d20 + 2 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 2 - 4 - 4 = 4 (touch) for 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 damage.
Othoe nudges Dorial, "Wow, did you see that? I can't believe I threaded that through everyone and in combat for a hit! I'm getting pretty good at this." Othoe smiles happily even though the damage was minimal.
|Kast Phaer
Round 1, Init 18
"Careful, there might be multiples. I heard more than one," Kast says as he steps to E4. Know (nat) above.
If there is nothing more evil to either side down the corridor, Kast will strike at the dog. If not, he will react appropriately.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 to hit;
1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage.
AC 18 for this fight. I have a shield.
|Kast Phaer
Round 1 Init 15
Weapon Equipped = Longsword
Speed = 20'
Smite Evil = 1/1
Status Effects = None
Nimeon waits, not entirely sure the dog is hostile.
Nimeon, the dog is definitely hostile. Even Simon's cloak can tell the dog is hostile.
Kast: It's the eerie way the light reflects off its eyes that you see first, a wolf, probably smaller than the first is waiting for you, and attacks from the shadows, biting and snarling. He's young, though, and misses Kast's gimpy leg, because it doesn't move like he expects it to. We'll call this one SW
readied action of the SW goes off, attacking first two legged meal that it sees:
SW perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
SW Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
SW attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Chrystosm: though you ready your shot, something (probably Kast) throws you off, and you just miss, bringing a yelp from the dog. .
Othoe:your shot, though, streaks right past, the ray of frost hitting the dog squarely in the chest.
|Kast Phaer
Kast: Lashing out with your morningstar, you connect solidly with the wolf's shoulder, crashing it against the wall to the west. It stumbles, but stays standing.
|Simon Shrewsbury
Round 1, AC 17, HP 8/9
Snarling like the very wolf they face, Simon tries to reach a smoking hand past Kast and throttle the beast.
Touch of Flame: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 51d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Chyrstosm: …23
Simon: …………19
Othoe: …………18
Kast: ……………18
Nimeon: …………………………………15
Dorial: ……………………………………14
Worg: ……………………………………… 7
Round 1
Chrystosm tries to shoot the snarling dog, but misses, Simon tries to reach around Kast to get to small wolf that comes from the north, but he too misses. The small wolf tries to attack Kast, but can't get a good bite on him.
Othoe threads a spell through the chaos in front of him, hitting the dog right in the chest. Kast reaches out and smashes the small wolf hard. Nimeon swings at the dog, doing him with one final whimper as he falls to the floor.
Dorial holds her action, not daring to leave the safety of the meeting room to take the fight to the beasts outside.
From out of the darkness of the room with the bolthole in the wall comes a voice. Low and snarly, Kast recognizes it as the voice that wanted to "kill them for breakfast".
"Wait, Hoo-man! Stop! Why have you come? Perhaps we can reach an accord." Slowly, and with great caution, stalks from the room the largest wolf that any of you have ever seen. Stepping into the hallway (G7), Nearly as tall as Nimeon, he looks him straight in the eye with barely a tip to his huge shaggy head. His eyes are dark, filled with an evil intelligence that no dog or wolf could even imagine.
"Why have you invaded my home, killed my guards and my pets, slaughtered my concubines? Why are you HERE?"
begin Round 2
Round 2, Initiative 18, Location: C7
Weapon Equipped = Dagger
Conditions = none
Arcane Bond = infernal healing
Force Missile = 1/6
Wizard Spells Remaining:
0) Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
"My, er, sir, er, yeah. Well, we are here for supplies to save our village from a disease." He gestures to Simon to show him some of the materials.
"We did not mean to kill your guards and pets, but they attacked us - or looked as though they would. We were merely defending ourselves. I, er, apologize if we have offended you."
Diplomacy 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Othoe shrugs, not really knowing how to talk to a talking wolf. He does not however attack, though he will ready his last Force Missile to shoot the wolf if he attacks us.
|Simon Shrewsbury
Round 2, AC 17, HP 8/9
"It looks to have been a home for a clan of dwarves prior to your nesting grounds, now you attack the next two legged creatures that come along? Had you left us alone we would not have killed any of your kind. What accord is it that you offer us now?" Simon does not trust the wolf, but pursues the conversation to see where it leads.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
|Kast Phaer
Round 2, init 23, Location: E8
The Forum Worg ate my post, blast his eyes. Here it is again
"We were innocently searching for medicines when we were viciously attacked - how were we to know that this place was inhabited? By all means, let us try to resolve things peacefully...
I wouldn't trust you as far as I could throw you, though
Aid another to bolster Othoe's Diplomacy attempt: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
SW takes a single step back as the larger beast appears, dipping its head in submission.
Round 2, init 23, Location: E8
The Forum Worg ate my post, blast his eyes. Here it is again
"We were innocently searching for medicines when we were viciously attacked - how were we to know that this place was inhabited? By all means, let us try to resolve things peacefully...
I wouldn't trust you as far as I could throw you, though
Aid another to bolster Othoe's Diplomacy attempt: 1d20+1
Round 2, init 7, Location: G8
"innocently? INNOCENTLY???" The beast throws his head back, growling. "You invaded my home. Slaughtered my guards when confronted. killed the mothers of my children. All while INNOCENTLY searching for medicine?!?!?"
"Did you never think to ASK???"
Othoe and Chrystosm, on the one hand, he doesn't seem to be buying into your innocence, on the other hand, he didn't attack this round.
|Kast Phaer
Round 2, Init 18
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8 Sense Motive
Kast by duty and his promises, Kast stands firm.
"Well, if you don't want to die or have your b$*$*es die, I suggest you step back, find a quiet hole and let us do what we came here to do. We'll sleep for the night, then finish our search on the morrow, then we'll be gone."
Kast readies a blow if either attacks.
Round 2, init 23, Location: E8
Sense Motive 1d20 ⇒ 3
"We'd have thought to ask if we hadn't been set upon the moment we walked in here! Besides, weren't you going to kill us for breakfast?"
Chrystosm is getting annoyed
It's the middle of the night and I'm standing around being lectured by a blasted talking wolf!
Sense Motive 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6
"Innocent? No, we're not innocent, but neither were you here to ask. Seems to me both sides have failed to honor the other up to this point. As Kast said, we will spend the night and leave with our supplies in the morning and no further harm done. Agreed?"
In case you want it... follow up Diplomacy 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Round 2
Weapon Equipped = Longsword
Speed = 20'
Smite Evil = 1/1
Status Effects = None
K. Nature: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Detect Evil
Nimeon eyes the creature levelly.
"You attacked first and you know it."
Ready to swing if he attacks.
Round 2** spoiler omitted **
[dice=K. Nature]1d20+3
[dice=Sense Motive]1d20+1
Detect Evil
Nimeon eyes the creature levelly.
"You attacked first and you know it."
Ready to swing if he attacks.
"I know no such thing!" He looks as if he might continue to argue, but changes his mind.
"Oh fine. Go, sleep. But if you told me what it is you're looking for, I might be able to get you out of here faster."
Sense Motive: 1d20+4
He seems trustworthy to me
Dorial steps forward as she pulls the mushroom out of her pouch. "We seek more of these mushrooms. As many as possible."
He steps back(to H8), urging Dorial to approach, "closer, female. Show me, without the bristle of your men's metal tickling at my throat. Mushrooms grow aplenty in my domain."
|Kast Phaer
Dorial nods as she slowly moves forward, stopping 10' from the wolf. She places the mushroom on the ground and then moves back into the party. Even though she seems to feel that his intentions are safe, she still keeps her guard up.
Ready to windblast (last one) should the wolf attack.
Though Dorial tries to find a safe approach route, none presents itself. Head high and windblast ready, she approaches with the mushroom, setting it on the ground in front of the Worg.
His tail twitches, and one side of his muzzle draws up in disdain, "Do you think me a fool, Pup? Think I'll lower my head so your males may snap at my neck as its exposed? I am GRAYPELT, Lord of this Domain!" He snaps and snarls for a moment, then seems to calm, his voice back to a warm, almost comforting vibration in the air.
"Hold it for me, if you would, Hooman. My eyes are not what they once were,and my lieutenants have all been slain. Show me what it is you are after, and I will help you.
Unlike your males, you smell....trustworthy."
Kast readies his strike still, should the wolf pounce.
I got a bad feeling about this.
1d20+7 Know (Arcana)
WaitAMinute!?! A WORG!?! I recognize it now!
** spoiler omitted **
2. Special attacks?none.
3. Likliness to be a jerk? plumb full of jerkiness
|Kast Phaer
Dorial holds out her arms as if to try and hold Kast back.
"Please, let us come to a compromise. We shall give you the space you require to observer the mushroom." She gestures everyone to move back into the room. "Unfortunately, I do not know you and am only looking to protect myself in this exchange."
Chyrstosm: …23
Simon: …………19
Othoe: …………18
Kast: ……………18
Nimeon: …………………………………15
Dorial: ……………………………………14
Worg: ……………………………………… 7
"Yesss…let's be sensible…" Graypelt pauses, watching Dorial shoo at the others, as if waiting for the way to be clear. Suddenly, the oversized wolf lunges at Dorial's ankle, with a bite that very well take it off at the knee. Her windblast goes off, but barely ruffles his fur, her diverted attention throwing it off track.
Kast, expecting the worst of the foul beast , Kast uses his shield to try to protect Dorial from her own good nature as Graypelt shows his true colors and his rapier sharp teeth. It is enough to make him miss, and enough to make him angry and careless.
Dorial's readied Windblast: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Kast's aid another to Dorial's AC: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
GrapyPelt's attack on Kast: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
and I think we'll just call this the start of a new round. Round 3 work for everyone? Top of the round to Chrystosm.
Round 3, Initiative 18, Location: C7
Weapon Equipped = Dagger
Conditions = none
Arcane Bond = infernal healing
Force Missile = 1/6
Wizard Spells Remaining:
0) Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
Shocked, SHOCKED I say, at the 'wolf', Othoe unleashes his last Force Missile at the evil creature!
Force Missile hits for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 damage.
"Dorial - get out of there! Run!"


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Meet Kenny Sapper: Rear Suspension Tech
Would you believe that a baking pan and a block of ice are two important tools used to work on NASCAR racecars? It's true; just ask Kenny Sapper, the technician in charge of rear suspensions at Joe Gibbs Racing. Specifically, Kenny works on the rear-end housings that go into our Sprint Cup cars. He has been a team member for about 6 years and has celebrated 50 victories with JGR (at the time this article was written).
But, what exactly is a rear-end housing? In its most basic form, a rear-end housing is two hollow steel tubes that house the axles. Those tubes are connected to a center casing that houses the rear-end gears that spin the axles. The axles, of course, connect to the wheels of the racecar and get the power to the road. The rear-end housing is more than just a simple shell, however. You can adjust the housing to change the camber and toe of the rear wheels & tires. Camber is the way the top of the wheel leans (in towards the center of the car, or outwardly); Toe is the way the wheel points (the front or rear of the wheel pointing inwardly or outwardly). These two factors are vitally important to the way a car handles because they determine how well a tire makes contact with the track! If you are off in these areas, you probably won't be winning the race.
Here's the kicker – the rear-end housing is a solid piece of metal that stretches from one rear wheel to the other. There is no bolt or knob or spacer that allows crews to adjust camber and toe. That's where Kenny comes in, he works on a molecular level. A torch is used in a specific spot to heat the metal, allowing it to bend ever so slightly. Then, Kenny goes to his trusty ice block in the baking pan and rubs it against the heated area, causing the metal to contract and maintain form. We call this "heating & clenching." You might ask yourself, "how can a crew adjust these things at the track?" The answer is, it is difficult and rarely done. That means Kenny must meet the crew chief's and head mechanic's specifications at the shop, before the housing is ever bolted onto a racecar. Tire data from Goodyear, simulations, and notes from past races provide a baseline for crew chiefs and engineers when determining ideal rear camber and toe. And we aren't talking inches or tenths of an inch that Kenny has to worry about. We are working in thousandths of an inch (0.001)! He uses plates (acting as wheels) and precise calipers to make sure his metalwork is accurate as he measures the camber angles and toe. We have different rear-end housing setups for the different types of race tracks, be they road-courses, speedways, superspeedways, or short-tracks.
Those tiny thousandths of an inch mean major adjustments in the handling and tire grip on a racecar. NASCAR also has strict limits on the amount of camber and toe that can go into our cars. That's why Kenny says precision and consistency are the two most important parts of his job. Like every other piece of the racecar, rear-end housings play an important role and Kenny must keep up with the shop schedule in order to get specific housings on their respective cars for a certain race. On race weekends, you won't normally hear about the rear-end housing unless the car is in a wreck and the housing breaks loose from the car. This will cause the rear wheels to sway awkwardly beneath the car and make it crab-walk as it limps to pit road.
So, the next time you're at your local Food Lion grocery store and you walk past the baking isle, think about Kenny and remember that those boring baking pans play an important role in the operations of a championship-winning NASCAR team!
Have more questions or comments about this part of the racecar? Leave them in the comments section below. Thanks for reading!


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Yesterday was an important and significant step forward for the Garrison.
|Strong Female Role Models? CHECK.
I managed to a) have enough time to play and b) finish a quest sequence that rewarded me with an interesting and pretty much new choice for a Blizzard game: Choose Your Follower. Three Draenei, two female (/nods) who are, from left to right, fulfilling vastly different roles. I picked Andren purely on spec (ENGINEER): the woman to his right is a Rogue, to his left is a Tank. It is increasingly apparent that your Missions will involve players grasping the significance of the Holy Trinity (especially one assumes in five mans when they become an option.) I have my Alchemy Lab built too, and so (crossing everything) once I've done enough levelling I might, just *might* be able to progress to the Level Two structure. Excited doesn't even begin to cut it, frankly.
There were awful issues yesterday with instancing, which is how the Garrison is placed on your Starting Area, meaning that for large periods of time it was impossible to access any content. However, little by little I am beginning to fill in the gaps and work out how the experience being constructed. What is probably the biggest barrier to progression so far is the fact that the 'professions' model isn't either complete or working the way it ought to, and that is the case for every branch.
I grabbed this off a random mob while questing, but I cannot use it because, according to the game, my Alchemy skill is too low (/facepalm) and I've been told this is the same for other people with Professions skills who have received similar items specific to their particular talents. There's the Independence Weekend happening in the US so I'd not expect any kind of bug addressing until well into next week, but it is entirely possible this item is deliberately bugged. I'll keep trying to use it and see where we are as the builds progress.
I've been noticing a few things as I've been going along this last week. Firstly, the sense of deja-vu in some questlines is worryingly strong: one in particular (no, not saying which) took me right back to Hellfire Peninsula, which I am assuming is very much a deliberate move on Blizzard's part. Knowing the land you're working and questing in is also something of an advantage, and the use of familiarity as a gaming mechanic is quite useful. In fact, I suspect as time goes on I'll end up getting Outland and Draenor confused, such is the overlap between areas. Secondly, there are some fairly overt and (I suspect) deliberate references to people stargazing, including this Telescope, which sadly isn't functional (and it really should be.) I'm sure it can't be a co-incidence that an NPC makes a deliberate reference to this and I then find this set dressing about ten minutes later. WATCH THE SKIES!
Needless to say, things are looking very interesting indeed. Time to fire up the Client...


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Hi Masters,
I calculated 0.2 = e^(-x(ln2/700)) to find x.
But, I could not use a calculator also did not have any approximation for the value of ln.
So, I got x = 700(ln5 / ln2).
But the wolfram says the answer is x = 700((ln5+ 2i pi n) / ln2).
Can I ask where 2i pi n came from?
Was I wrong?
Thanks a lot.
Well for starters, $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \frac{-x\ln{(2)}}{700} = -\frac{x}{700}\ln{(2)} = \ln{ \left( 2^{-\frac{x}{700}} \right) } \end{align*}$, so that means $\displaystyle \begin{align*} e^{-\frac{x\ln{(2)}}{700}} = e^{\ln{ \left( 2^{-\frac{x}{700}} \right) }} = 2^{-\frac{x}{700}} \end{align*}$
I think $\displaystyle \begin{align*} 0.2 = 2^{-\frac{x}{700}} \end{align*}$ is much easier to solve


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As part of London's popular Sculpture In The City art exhibit, UK death metal band Unfathomable Ruination will be performing inside a sealed, airtight container until they ultimately run out of oxygen. The piece comes from Portuguese artist João Onofre, which was influenced by Tony Smith's 1962 minimalist sculpture, Die.
The installment's description reads:
"This is the first time that João Onofre's work, Box sized DIE featuring Unfathomable Ruination, 2007 - 2014 has come to London, having toured extensively through Europe at venues including Palais de Tokyo and MACBA. Influenced by Tony Smith's pioneering minimalist sculpture Die (1962), the steel box serves as a mobile location for performance. In each location the sculpture travels to, Onofre invites a local Death Metal band to play, on this occasion Unfathomable Ruination. The box is soundproofed, determining and restricting the performance's duration to the length of time in which the oxygen is expended. Outside the cube, viewers observe its strange vibrations, only viewing the band's entrance and exit to the performance space."
Performances will take place on July 3 at 6 and 7 PM, as well as from July 4 through August 1 at 6 PM, Wednesday through Friday.
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The local detour route for Hahn Road for westbound US 6 motorists is US 6 to Frailey Rd, south on Frailey Rd to Darrow Rd, west on Darrow Rd to SR 61, north on SR 61 to US 6, and reverse for eastbound US 6 motorists.
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From the Office of State Senator Troy Fraser
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 11, 2006 Contact:
Daniel Womack
(512) 463-0124
Dear Fellow Texan--
Happy New Year!! I hope that you and your family had a great holiday season, and I trust that you are rested, relaxed and looking forward to this new year.
Beginning with this edition of Capitol Update, I want to start talking to you more each month about what is going on in Austin and Senate District 24. So each month you will receive this update from my office with what has been happening as well as looking forward to things that will happen.
Let me first update you on the activities of the Texas Legislature from last year. As many of you know we completed the 79th Regular Session in 2005 and then were immediately called back for two 30-day special sessions during the summer.
Last January as we began the 79th Legislative Session, there were many issues identified as the key issues of the session. Those key issues included school finance and property tax reform, the state's workers' compensation system, Child and Adult Protective Services reform, among many others. In fact, over 5,500 pieces of legislation were filed during the regular session.
We were able to enact numerous laws affecting your daily lives. The Legislature sent over 1,300 bills to the Governor for his approval. As these important reforms take effect, they will protect citizens from abuse and neglect, control medical costs for injured workers, and ensure Texas continues to grow and prosper.
As always, education and healthcare drove budget decisions. This two-year state budget restored cuts from last biennium and put additional dollars into public education and even managed a pay raise for state employees.
Specifically, we were able to increase spending for public education by appropriating an additional $2.8 billion to maintain equity, fund enrollment growth and provide new funding for public schools. And, while I am very disappointed that we were unable to enact a new school finance plan and significant school property tax relief, there is no doubt we will continue to work on a solution to these problems.
In addition to school finance, workers' compensation and all the other issues that took the front stage during session, we also were able to address some local issues that were important to Senate District 24.
This session, I sponsored legislation which allows defense communities to obtain and lease a facility to the federal government to enhance the value of the military operation. House Bill 2931 will give communities like Killeen, Temple and Abilene the ability to proactively respond with needed infrastructure when national defense strategies change.
The tourism industry plays an important role in many West Texas counties. One way to support this industry is through the enactment of a local hotel occupancy tax. Gillespie County overwhelming supported the passage of House Bill 214 for this purpose. The revenues derived from this tax will be used to finance many important tourism development and economic development projects within the county.
House Bill 2902, which I sponsored, authorizes the Texas Historical Commission to develop and implement a program to ensure that counties that receive money for courthouse projects continue to maintain, repair, and preserve their courthouses. The Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program has successfully restored and preserved many historic courthouses including those courthouses in Lampasas and Llano Counties. This bill ensures that this investment of state funds is well secured so these courthouses never again fall into a state of disrepair.
This session I also passed House Bill 495 which expedites the opening of Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen as a stand-alone institution. The legislation lowers the threshold of full-time equivalent students needed for Tarleton State University System Center to achieve stand-alone status. The school will operate under the name Texas A&M University -- Central Texas as an upper-level general academic teaching institution.
The Legislature is always looking for ways to enhance our military bases and the quality of life of our military personnel. This session we enacted House Bill 503 which updates the Hazlewood Act to include those who have served in the military as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including the ongoing War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Hazlewood Act allows for tuition and fee exemptions for military personnel and children of those personnel who have served our country.
In March of this year, I worked with the City of Abilene to negotiate an agreement between the City, the West Central Texas Municipal Water District and the Brazos River Authority that enhances the current water rights of the City and that preserves future water supply options for both the City and the District. This agreement will ensure the future water supply for the residents of Abilene and nearby cities for the next 50 years.
Working with Burnet County officials, I was able to pass legislation during the regular session that created the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District. The voters of Burnet County approved the creation of the district in September. This new water district will allow the residents of the district to protect their water supply from surrounding urban counties.
The Legislature continued the work we did two years ago to reform the insurance industry by passing Senate Bill 14. SB 14 establishes an interest penalty for insurers who refuse to refund auto or residential property insurance premiums deemed excessive or unfairly discriminatory.
House Bill 1765 establishes the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to cultivate economic and technological opportunities that will allow Texas to remain competitive in both national and global markets. The fund will be used to attract, create, and expand private sector businesses that will help increase high quality jobs; as well as increase higher education applied technology research capabilities.
For Mason and other small rural counties, we enacted House Bill 132 to allow a county to impose a county health services sales and use tax with voter approval up to one-cent in order to provide health care for the citizens of the county.
House Bill 2025 transfers the jurisdiction of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg from the Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission to allow for more local administration of the museum.
House Bill 1772 streamlined the City of Hico's (in Hamilton County) annexation authority.
We also amended the laws governing the Kimble County Hospital District, Menard County's Underground Water District and Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, and the Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District (in Bell County) to allow these districts to better serve their constituencies.
For Brown and other similar counties, we enacted House Bill 2414 to allow a district court and a county court at law to share a jury pool or panel in order to save money and eliminate the inconvenience to the public.
Finally, we created two new district courts to ease the work load of existing courts. The first court was created in Bell County. The second court was created to overlap the 33rd District Court in Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, and Llano Counties.
In late December, wildfires ravaged homes and businesses throughout Senate District 24 and much of West Texas. Governor Perry toured the area on December 29 and declared it a disaster area.
Working with the Governor's office we have asked the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make citizens in Callahan, Cooke, Eastland, Erath, Hood and Montague counties eligible for long-term, low-interest rate loans to defray the costs of losses from wildfires.
Additionally the governor has requested a presidential disaster declaration on December 28 to make impacted counties eligible for federal public assistance to help rebuild communities and defray the millions of dollars spent by local governments to fight the fires. The Governor also requested that individuals and families who are eligible be given assistance to cover temporary housing and other basic needs.
If you need information or assistance during this time, please feel free to contact any of my offices listed at the end of this e-mail. Here also are some other phone numbers of importance:
In November (2005), Governor Perry created the Texas Tax Reform Commission. This bipartisan group of 24 Texans will develop proposals to modernize the state tax system and provide long-term property tax relief as well as sound financing of public schools. The commission plans to hold public hearings across the state.
For a complete look at the committee, including a schedule of hearings, check out their website here: Texas Tax Reform Commission.
House Committees have already begun their hearings on interim issues. For a complete list of the House interim charges, click here. For a complete list of House committee hearings, click here. The Lt. Governor has not yet announced the Senate interim assignments.
Thank you for allowing me to continue to represent you in the Texas Senate. As always, I am honored to serve the people of Senate District 24. Your thoughts and concerns--as well as your legislative suggestions--are important to me as I work during the Interim. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need assistance with a state agency or wish to voice an opinion on any matter before the Texas Legislature. I always appreciate hearing from you.
I will continue to spend time in the district in the months ahead, meeting face-to-face with as many of you as I can. Hopefully, I'll see you soon.
Troy FraserState SenatorDistrict 24


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Gym Rats: Cal Pair Takes Jump-Roping to the Max
|Cal sophomore midfielder Michaela
Guerrera (left) and senior attacker Melissa Humphrey are each
two-time Junior Olympics jump-roping participants.
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by Matt Forman | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter
Between class, practice and workouts, Cal's Melissa Humphrey visits the on-campus student gym to unwind and decompress. She grabs her jump rope, finds a corner of open space and starts spinning. Fast.
Humphrey turns heads. Around and around, onlookers gaze in awe.
"I almost always have to stop, because eventually I'll have 10 people looking at me while I'm jump-roping, and I'm like, 'OK, this is weird,'" Humphrey said. "So I don't do it too often, because it freaks people out."
Humphrey, a senior attacker and the Bears' top scorer, doesn't jump-rope around her teammates much either, because "they get really mad when I'm spinning circles around them and they just keep messing it up."
Except Michaela Guerrera.
Humphrey and Guerrera, a sophomore midfielder for Cal, have known each other since Humphrey was 8 and they were teammates on the Coronado Speed Spinners, a San Diego-area jump-roping team. They attended three-hour practices twice a week, traveled across the country to competitions and both reached the Junior Olympics twice.
Humphrey and Guerrera stopped competing nationally in eighth grade, but they haven't lost touch with their craft. In 2009, they and former teammates acted on "Glee" as cheerleading jump-ropers. "That was kind of the cap of my jump-roping career," Humphrey joked.
"Mel" and "Mike," as teammates call them, said they were in the best shape of their lives when they were jump-roping competitively. The lacrosse-specific benefits: hand-eye coordination, wrist and ankle strength, foot speed, endurance and balance.
Humphrey tallied a team-high 61 points (23 goals, 38 assists) while developing her game as a feeder, and Guerrera, known for her ability to get underneath defenders, handed out four assists in 10 games as a freshman.
Jump Rope Push-Up
Works on: pecs, triceps, deltoids, legs
Helps with: core strength, foot speed, hand-eye coordination
- Start by jumping rope. Get into a nice rhythm.
- As the rope hits the ground in front of you, bend down toward the ground and then kick your legs out. This will put your body in the push-up position.
- In one motion, spring back into the standing position while taking the rope underneath your feet.
- Repeat process for 5-10 minutes.
Jump Rope Line Drill
Works on: legs, ankles, wrists
Helps with: foot speed, stability, lateral movement, hand-eye coordination, endurance
- Straddle a straight line and start jumping rope. Get into a nice rhythm.
- Keeping your feet together, jump side-to-side over the line.
- Go as quickly as you can, while jumping over the line, for 60 seconds.
- Take 30 seconds off, then repeat. Humphrey recommends 8-10 sets.
- You can also jump forward and backward over the line.
Criss-Cross Combination
Works on: legs, ankles, wrists
Helps with: hand-eye coordination, balance
- Start by jumping rope. Get into a nice rhythm.
- Cross your arms by bringing them close together and then opening them.
- Raise your left leg and quickly wrap your right arm underneath your leg, and then cross your arms.
- After repeating the regular crossing pattern, raise your left leg, quickly wrap your left arm underneath and cross your arms.
- Stay in a nice, athletic stance throughout the move.
- Repeat process for 5-10 minutes.
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Most of you, if not all, are familiar with Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code". I wasn't a big fan of the book, but that can be due in part to the fact that I had previously read most of the "non-fiction" books Brown based his novel on. Most notably, "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. However, one thing Brown did achieve with his "novel" is bring to the mainstream audience numerous theories in regards to Christianity that had been floating around for decades.
His book seemed to also give mainstream audiences a deeper appreciation, or perhaps a new way, of viewing the artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci.
When it comes to weird "coincidences" or "hidden" messages in artwork, Da Vinci doesn't have a corner on the market. One theory that has been making its rounds in the conspiracy/UFO circuits is that there are numerous pieces of artwork dating back as far as pre-historic cave drawings that depict UFO's.
Moving forward in history, most of this artwork centers on religious works and subject matter. I am not certain that this link exists as merely part of religious subject matter, or if it exists because the larger percentage of paintings from this period were religious in nature. After all, it was the church that had the money to commission paintings.
Regardless, when one examines these paintings closely, strange symbolic images do appear in the paintings. Are they UFO's or intended to represent UFO's by the artist? I am not certain. I am not even certain I believe in UFO's. However, I do find the study of these images somewhat interesting and a nice distraction from everyday news.
So let the speculation begin, check out the artwork on these various websites that I have come across and form your own opinions:
Ancient Artwork & Art and UFO's


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RTMA votes down lease
BLANDBURG – Reade Township Municipal Authority members decided Thursday against turning its operations over to Glendale Valley Municipal Authority, voting down a previously passed 60-day lease and management agreement.
The vote resolved what authority solicitor Tim Burns called a legal "gray area," with a March 19 joint special meeting between RTMA and GVMA having adjourned without a decision.
At the joint meeting, RTMA had approved the proposed lease agreement while GVMA voted against it, declining to take on the liability of running RTMA without promise of a future sale.
But Glendale's board changed its tune and approved the agreement at a March 25 meeting.
GVMA Manager Tracy Plessinger said the agreement was approved as a sign of good faith, that Glendale was willing to work with RTMA on the terms of a future sales agreement.
GVMA officials said they believed the 60-day contract was finalized at that point.
Burns told the Mirror that RTMA could vote on the agreement again if it wanted but said it seemed that Reade wanted to move forward with the lease.
But board members changed their minds, RTMA Chairman Tom Hollis said. They wanted a revote.
"You are giving up total control for 60 days" should the board approve the agreement, he said.
And Hollis said despite the GVMA vote, the lease agreement wasn't in effect.
"I have not signed any papers yet," he said.
Because Hollis also sits on the GVMA board, he abstained from the vote, with the other six members voting against the lease.
About a dozen residents attended the meeting and asked the board to vote down the lease agreement.
"I don't think the water company needs to go anywhere except for here," one man said.
RTMA Manager Jim Scott, who had resigned from his position last month, said Thursday that he decided to stay with the authority, adding it is "on track and doing well."
He said it will continue to be a valuable resource for residents, several of whom thanked the board.