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Justin D'Rite aka Sluuth |
"Well, that powerful rod had seven parts Rod of seven parts brings back memories. that were scattered. Maybe one of the rod pieces are in the sarcophagus. I guess we have to open the sarcophagus, but we should investigate it very carefully for traps and triggers."
Aarakess Halcorn |
I doubt the sphere is in there unless some even more powerful magic is protecting the sarcophagus. A piece or the rod is possible. Whatever it is, it is powerful. I just hope that it is items, and not some type of powerful creature.
Justin D'Rite aka Sluuth |
Justin unpacks his well used rope. "Here is where our master crypt opener probably carefully checks out the coffin and opens it with everyone else safely away from danger. I can quickly haul them to safety in case something untoward happens if we secure them with this rope."
Kilthan Hammerstone |
Kilthan says, "Me too. Last creatures did a number on us."
Aarakess Halcorn |
Aarakess looks around at the rather beat up group.
Rohara, you wouldn't happen to have another one of those blasts of divine healing would you. While we are all alive, a number of us appear a little beaten up.
RETCON - If Ingrid was injured before resting, I would have used a Healing Hex on her.
Healing Hex-before resting: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
EDIT - ninjaed by the DM. I would have said this before approaching if possible.
Aarakess Halcorn |
I think that Justin and Kilthan are both down a little, 1 or 2 Channel Energy should do it.
Hearing the question, I cast Message and point at Kilthan before whispering:
I imagine it is the Bralani Wind Duke, Icosiol. But it could also be his general Zosiel whose glyphs have appeared throughout the cairn.
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 <-- Do I see anything to indicate whether this is the Duke or his general?
Rohara Acharya |
Yes, healing as everyone woke up after resting and before exploring too far...
The cleric concentrates and calls forth the holy energies once again to heal Kilthan and Justin... Channel Energy (healing) 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (6) = 8 healed
After hearing of the intense magics, Rohara decides not to see what she can also detect at this time. She does seem quite intrigued.
AC: 20 (18 Flat-footed / 12 Touch)
In Hand: Heavy mace and Shield
Conditions: bless (15 rounds remaining)
Spells (0-level, DC 13, at will) Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Guidance; (1st level, DC 14) Bless (x2), Comprehend Languages, True Strike (d)
Channel Energy (1d6, DC 13) 5 of 7 remaining
Bit of Luck 6 of 6 remaining (Any time the target rolls a d20, he may roll twice and take the more favorable result)
Agile Feet 6 of 6 remaining (ignore all difficult terrain for 1 round)
GM Blood |
Hearing the question, I cast Message and point at Kilthan before whispering:I imagine it is the Bralani Wind Duke, Icosiol. But it could also be his general Zosiel whose glyphs have appeared throughout the cairn.
Perception: 1d20+9 <-- Do I see anything to indicate whether this is the Duke or his general?
The glyph on the diamdem both on the sarcophagus and the picture matches the others you have seen all around of Zosiel.
Kilthan Hammerstone |
Kilthan closes his eyes, Well, here goes..., and says "Zosiel" in as firm a voice as he can manage.
Yay, channel = full healed!
GM Blood |
After saying Zosiel, the image fades back into the wall and the chamber grows still. The sarcophagus before you up to this point was completely sealed with no seam showing. As you say the words a bright blue light shines around the sarcophagus lid, fading a few moments later. Looking at it again there now a seam revealing the lid.
Also to be clear, the mural in this room depicts Zosiel's death
Aarakess Halcorn |
Aarakess lets out a deep breath of relief as the image fades:
Well, that could have gone much worse.
I case Detect Magic again and see whether there is any more sources of magic apparent now that the being has been released.
Dryn'taka Devilschild |
Dryn takes up a position with a clear shot, mixture and catalyst in hand, ready to mix in case something horrible comes out. Something horrible, like wind. Nasty man-shaped wind with swords for hands, wanting to cut up Kilthan and Justin again. "Be careful."
GM Blood |
The lid is not trapped and it is removed with ease.
Inside lays a couple of items:
A slight silver diadem inscribed with Zosiel's personal glyph.
Two long slightly curved black horns with red tips.
A pewter box inscribed with alien writhing letterforms. The metal holding the box together has melted in the past making the box sealed.
The Glyphs are those of the Demon Queen Lamashtu.
Justin D'Rite aka Sluuth |
"Check it for secret compartments." Justin will help rap to find hollow spaces in the treasure box. He will also compare the inside and outside dimensions to make sure there is not volume inside 'unaccounted for'.
Justin D'Rite aka Sluuth |
We are bringing the pewter box back unopened. Justin doesn't even want to touch it. It is the sarcophagus I am concerned with having a secret compartment.
I said treasure box when I meant sarcophagus. The pewter box looks much too intimidating to think of opening here.
Aarakess Halcorn |
I do not know what the diadem does, it may take more research unless one of you gals can discern what it does. The horns are not magical, but came from the evil creature pictured there. I point at the picture.
And whatever is in the box is very powerful. I agree that it is time to return and talk with out sponsor.
Kilthan Hammerstone |
Kilthan shrugs, "You guys know abut this stuff -- I trust you to not get us killed."
GM Blood |
You make your way back to town and to Allustan's place. You fill him in on everything you saw. He takes a look at the diadem and after studying it says
"This seems have have some remnant left of that Bralani general Zosiel. Maybe the manner of his death has done something strange. For now it appears that wearing this diadem will impact some of Zosiel's willpower, common sense, awareness, and intuition to its wielder. Yet I sense something special about this item. I think it would be wise to keep and use this is your days ahead." Acts as a Headband of Inspired Wisdom +2
Allustan inspects the demon horns and says, "These appear to be of some value, I think these would be worth about 50gp each."
He inspects the box for a bit, furrowing his brow, "I sense nothing odd or special about the box, but something powerful is indeed inside." He hands the box back over, "It is up to you whether you choose to open it. Anything could be inside that box, all I know is that box isn't protecting against whatever is inside, for as far as I can tell."
GM Blood |
anyone have a few flasks of Liquid ice (Advent Armoury, page 11.)
You could get some in town at the General Store. You estimate it would take at the minimum 3 perfectly placed flasks to get rid of the brown mold. Each Liquid Ice costs 46gp so it would cost 138gp to clear it out. (assuming you didn't flub a throw)
Aarakess Halcorn |
Headband goes to Rohara unless someone else thinks it would be better for them. Lets keeps the horns, they are worth something, but would look great over the mantlepiece in the new house.
As far as the box goes, there is a spell that will improve my ability to identify the aura from within the box. I do not know it, but it is a relatively easy spell that I am sure we could purchase in town for 25gp or so.
While I do not know the spell yet, I believe that I am almost powerful enough to summon creature from other planes. I might be able to summon a small elemental made of ice which should solve the brown mold problem. The spell should cost less than any alchemical ice we could create and I would be able to use the spell whenever I have it memorized.
Dryn'taka Devilschild |
Conceivably I could make the Liquid Ice, but it might take me a week or two (it'd go faster next level!). Also I can do Identify extracts starting tomorrow as well, if for no other reason than to at least assist the checks for that little bonus.
Rohara Acharya |
The woman looks to the others, "So the box is doing nothing to protect against what is within... That is rather disturbing in its own right. It also means if whatever is within is bad, the box is doing nothing to protect anyone. With Allustan close by, perhaps this is now the time to see what lies within. This will be the best time to do so."
Open after some rest... and a few protect from evil spells, just for safety.
On our way out, do we remove and take a few lanterns (or all) to decorate the house, and prevent others from going in as far as we have?
Kilthan Hammerstone |
Kilthan smiles grimly and says, "If the box isn't helping, then we're already tainted or infected or whatever. Might as well see what's potentially killing us?"
He then looks at his companions, waiting to see if they get the joke.
Aarakess Halcorn |
I do believe what was killing you were vapor swords, not this little box. If you all wish to open in, then lets do it. All that I sense is that this is some type of transmutation magic.
Dryn or Ingrid, would one of you like the honors?
Or, I do not know how hard it would be, but I could use the wand to summon an Unseen Servant to open the box and we can all stay a distance away. If it is something bad, this should give us protection. On the other hand, if it is something good, then we may miss out on a boon.


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What does it mean to me when I see it?
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I was thinking to me its shows a guy that wants to see America be the country it was designed to be. And dont screw with this guy like you said.
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I have the hat, in white not yellow.
To mean it means the person stands and knows their rights under the constitution, and will die to defend them. I sometimes wear my hat, and never get weird looks. |
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it has nothing to do with racism, nothing to do with ethnicity, or religion. it totally represents a 'getting fed up with the feds' attitude. in this country, an American is just that. not African -American, Japanese American, not Native American. the feds want you, me, all of us, to divide ourselves into those groups because they know a nation divided can not stand. so don't fall for it. |
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It means the same to me, "We the People" have had it and want our government to follow the Constitution as written.
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The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the snake is the legend "DONT TREAD ON ME." The flag was designed by and is named after American general and statesman Christopher Gadsden. It was also used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag. It was the first flag ever carried into battle by the United States Marine Corps, during the American RevolutionIn fall 1775, the United States Navy was established to intercept incoming British ships carrying war supplies to the British troops in the colonies. To aid in this, the Second Continental Congress authorized the mustering of five companies of Marines to accompany the Navy on their first mission. The first Marines enlisted in the city of Philadelphia, and they carried drums painted yellow, depicting a coiled rattlesnake with thirteen rattles, and the motto "Don't Tread On Me." This is the first recorded mention of the future Gadsden flag's symbolism. At the Congress, Continental Colonel Christopher Gadsden represented his home state of South Carolina. He was one of seven members of the Marine Committee who were outfitting the first naval mission.[4] Before the departure of that first mission in December 1775, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Navy, Commodore Esek Hopkins, received the yellow rattlesnake flag from Gadsden to serve as the distinctive personal standard of his flagship. It was displayed at the mainmast.[4] Gadsden also presented a copy of this flag to the Congress of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina in 1776. This was recorded in the South Carolina congressional journals: Col. Gadsden presented to the Congress an elegant standard, such as is to be used by the commander in chief of the American navy; being a yellow field, with a lively representation of a rattle-snake in the middle in the attitude of going to strike and these words underneath, "Don't Tread on Me!"[5] First battle flag of the US Marines, thats why I rock it. |
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Akita did a pretty good job of putting my thoughts into words. Scary. I will also add that it has been unofficially adopted by militia units all over the country so escapefromNY makes a pretty good point, you may get a some attention from both sides of the line. Some may want to run you out of the neighborhood, others may be willing to stand by your side to run the libs out of the neighborhood. Personally I dont have one, yet. But then again I dont have a flag pole, yet. If I ever do put up a pole you can bet I will have all 3 flying high. |
To me it means the same as most of the above, a belief in what this country stood for at the time of it's founding.
But as a Navy Vet who served during 1976, It has an extra meaning to me. The straight snake version was flown as the Jack on all U.S. Navy ships to commemorate the Bi-Centennial. The Jack is flown from a flag pole on the forecastle of the ship (pointy end), while a standard U.S. Flag is flown from the Fantail (square end). Also I hear that the same jack is being flown from all Navy Ships until the end of the War on Terror. |
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It is called the Gadsden Flag: http://www.gadsden.info/Christopher.html TEA Party Activists have adopted the flag because of the message "Don't Tread On ME".: http://www.gadsden.info/Christopher.html Personally being a Texan I am a big fan of the Gonzalez FLag: http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/...s/gonzales.htm The slogan on that flag is "Come and Take It" which has roots going as far back as the battle of Thermopylae in Greece in the first Century BC when the Persians told them to lay down surrender their arms and they would not be harmed and they replied "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" which translated into English is "Come and Take them"....This slogan was also repeated in English at Lexington and Concord when the British came to confiscate Colonial Arms. I fly my Gonzales Flag on March 2 (Texas Independence Day) to honor the day. |
Gadsden flag was the battle flag for the first US marines in the Revolutionary war. It is also the flag that people have linked with the Tea Party, as many members use it. It is a good "rally sign" if that is what you are looking for. People will flock to it, or you will be receiving many TP visits depending on your neighborhood.
While I love it, I would not personally fly it now. I would put it up if things went bad and people were looking for a "safe house" in a fight. |
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It means enough to me that its tattood on my left arm! I proudly fly an American flag with a Gadsden flag underneath it in my front yard.
Dear government- Leave me the hell alone. I dont need you or anybody else to hold my hand, I dont need you or anybody else to tell me how to live my life. |
Thank you everyone. I am so glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks those two flags mean a lot.
I agree with you escapefromNY it might draw some unwanted attention if I fly it now. I will have to pray about it and make sure it is the right thing to do. I'm sure all of us know there are things you have to stand up for even if you know before hand you will be standing alone. I (like most of us here) think America is one of those things worth standing up for. |
If you are going to adopt an emblem, you should know what it means to the people who designed it and use it. You are joining THEIR group, not the other way around. What it "means to me," is worthless. I see people do this all the time with everything from corporate logos and national emblems to scripture. Moral equivalence and moral relativism are so pervasive that people refuse to understand that in joining a group or holding one position, they do so to the exclusion of other, incompatible ones. It is the ultimate immature Peter-Pan-ism. The coiled snake on the Gadsden Flag is a warning to those who would seek to restrict our individual natural law rights that we will respond incongruently and violently. We, like the snake, are naturally equipped to do disproportionate and permanent damage to even a much larger oppressos. If that is not what the flag "means to you," then take it down and stop misrepresenting the rest of us. |
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I feel completely lost.
I have been following the "Low Amylose" diet for six weeks and have lost almost 15 pounds. I'm over the moon! After trying different approaches for so long, it has been so refreshing to see weight literally fall off of me for the first time EVER. I started this approach because I was 92% positive that I did, indeed, have PCOS and this is the recommended diet for the syndrome. The only thing left was an ultrasound to confirm there are cysts on my ovaries.
The ultrasound technician was a dream to work with, I felt completely comfortable. I asked if she saw anything at all, and she said that there were many small cysts on my ovaries. Instead of feeling upset, I felt relief. FINALLY I knew what was going on. I had a tangible opponent to fight! I had been doing the right things! These hormone irregularities aided in my insulin resistance! I didn't just do this to myself!
The next day, I'm told that my ovaries look fine.
What am I supposed to do with that? How can this be? I don't FEEL RIGHT, and it's not my thyroid, and now it's not PCOS... well what IS it then? Another day crying in the doctor's office trying to get my questions and issues out clearly, but stumbling over myself because I'm emotionally distraught.
I don't FEEL right. "What does that mean? How so?" Valid questions that are nearly impossible to answer when your brain is in overdrive trying to make sense of the contradictory information you've just received. My stomach hurts, I get dizzy, I'm not in control of my emotions. I feel off. I don't feel like myself.
Another battery of tests have been ordered. Now we are looking for signs of Celiac or Chron's Disease. (I don't even think I'd test positively for Celiac if I have it, since I haven't been regularly eating gluten for months, and that contradicts the guidelines for testing!) Internal medicine, endocrinology, OBGYN... more doctors. More stress. And more than anything else, I am terrified that no one will ever figure out what is wrong, or that I'll have to leave the area (and network) to get answers.
Something in me just doesn't quite accept that I don't have PCOS. It's not always an easy thing to diagnose, and symptoms vary. I don't know how else to put it other than a gut feeling, but I just keep thinking that I have way too many of the symptoms, and that there is most certainly a hormonal issue happening.
I just want answers. I want to know that I'm not crazy, that I'm not having psychosomatic symptoms! I want to feel GOOD for a change. I the occasional pity party, but I feel like the last chick at the pity party ball right now. I don't want to be a whiner, and that feels like all I'm doing. Ugh. Am I just getting all the frustrations out of the way now, so that the rest of my life will be smooth sailing? Cause... that would be RAD!
OH, and just for funsies, my body has decided to bless me with an extra period this month. Cause that's EXACTLY what I want and need right now! :P Thanks ovaries.
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Thank you so much for the reassurance that it could still be PCOS! I will be discussing this with my doctor(s) for sure. I think that I've overwhelmed my primary care, she's even said that she she's run the tests she can and it's beyond her expertise now. I'm still on the hunt for answers, and I'm really trying to stay positive. I was feeling totally helpless, and now I still have hope! Thank you so much!
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Like Risingbluestar, I too have PCOS without cysts! (I did have cysts when I was a teenager, but now I don't.) I'll have to look into the diet you mentioned!
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Don't get discouraged! I have PCOS and guess what? No cysts on my ovaries! Still was able to get diagnosed.
You do NOT have to have cysts on your ovaries to have the condition. It is only one part of the condition. If that is all a doctor is going by, get a new doctor if possible! I would recommend an endocrinologist (if that is not who you are seeing already.)
What you need to do is get a test for your androgen (male hormone levels.) Women with PCOS have high testosterone levels. Also, the endocrinologist will examine you and that will be part of how he diagnoses you as well.
Also, did you know that women with PCOS are 4x more likely to develop Hypothyroidism?
Just because tests come back "within the normal range" does not mean you aren't suffering from these conditions.
I had 3 blood tests done and the doctor kept saying it wasn't Hypothyroidism but guess what, the 4th time and boom, it WAS my thyroid. I knew it was because of the symptoms. Exhaustion, weight gain, dizziness, etc. The results were actual showing that I had sub-clinical (barely there/borderline/mild) Hypothyroidism but I felt incredibly sick for it being sub-clinical. Also, I had CRAZY mood swings and emotional just how you described.
Doctors may go to med school for years but we have lived in our bodies all our lives.
Trust your instincts. Your body will always tell you something is up and a lot of times your instincts are correct! :)
Your stomach issues could be unrelated. You could have Irritable bowel syndrome
or your stomach could hurt from all of the stress from this situation. Then it again, the stomach issues could be related. Hypothyroidism can cause constipation and
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I'm so sorry you've been going through so much! I hope you get some answers to all your questions.
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I would get another opinion if at all possible. I'm going to check out the plan you've been on. That 's one I've never heard of. Good luck to you!
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Thanks, I appreciate it. Low amylose, primal, and whole 30 have more in common than differences! I'm almost grain free, only eating quinoa and on rare occasions, oats. I've tried to eliminate sugars, and the majority of what I eat is whole. I've thought about going whole hog and give the 30 a try!
I've just been feeling like I can't seem to catch a break, when I leave one bad situation it opens up another set of problems! It's just becoming exhausting!
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I'm so sorry you've been going through so much. But I think you're right. You know your body better than any doctor, and you should trust your instincts. Maybe the diet you've been following, was doing more for your body than just allowing you to lose weight, and that's why your test results weren't enough like a typical PCOS patient for your doctor to give you that diagnosis.
Recently, I discovered the Whole30, and ended up completing a Whole90. Even though the Whole9life.com site had tons of testimonials about how eating clean changed their health and their life, they all just seemed too good to be true, but then I followed the plan and experienced dramatic changes in my own health.
Hang in there Linnea! You'll figure it out.
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Participation in a faculty development activity on non-work days or outside of the faculty member's regular work hours;
Teaching or facilitating non-credit short courses or presenting special lectures, workshops and;
Assumption of additional teaching to cover for an ill or absent colleague for a period of more than one week;
Course development work and teaching supported by Continuing and Distance Education;
Grading of students enrolled in guided independent study courses through Continuing and Distance Education;
Any other activities which are explicitly approved in advance, as being eligible for special compensation, by a faculty member's department head or director, dean and the Provost or Provost's designee.
2. Summer Appointments
Faculty members may receive up to 3/9 of their appointment salary through summer appointments (9 credit hours of teaching or the equivalent without exceeding 100% time in any summer term). Payment for approved work beyond the 3/9 is considered special compensation. Generally, work conducted by faculty members in the summer that is five (5) days or more in a calendar month is considered a summer appointment and not special compensation. However, if the work duration is less than five (5) days in a calendar month, it may be considered special compensation and is subject to the rules and limitations described in the section on academic year activities above (Section B. I. 1). Additional work meeting the eligibility requirements for special compensation must not interfere with the faculty member's summer term University obligations and duties, and payment for sponsored research must be consistent with any policies of the program sponsor.
Summer appointments can begin no earlier than the Monday following spring commencement and must end no later than the working day prior to the start of the academic year appointment.
II. Faculty With Non-Academic Year Appointments
Faculty with non-academic year appointments may receive an additional appointment for any month outside their normal appointment period and be compensated at their monthly rate. Special compensation for faculty on non-academic year appointments is limited to 25% of the individual's appointment salary per fiscal year and is subject to the rules and limitations described in the section on academic year activities above (Section B.I.1).
III. Department Heads and School Directors
Department heads and school directors may receive a one month summer appointment for administrative work and, at their option, a one month summer teaching appointment. Each of these appointments is compensated as regular base pay at one-ninth (1/9) of the individual's academic year appointment salary. In addition, department heads may receive one additional month of summer appointment for research or other assigned duties. Special compensation is limited to 25% of regular appointment salary per fiscal year. Work justifying special compensation payments for department heads and directors must be approved by the individual's dean and the Executive Vice President and Provost or designee.
IV. Non-Hourly Staff With Twelve (12) Month Appointments
Staff members with less than a forty (40) hour workweek generally must first have their weekly work schedule and compensation adjusted to reflect their work up to a maximum of forty (40) hours before becoming eligible to earn special compensation, unless the additional work is less than thirty (30) days in duration. Staff members with full-time twelve month appointments are limited to special compensation equal to 25% of their appointment salary per fiscal year unless the assignment involves work which would normally be compensated at a higher rate than their current position. In such a case, the assignment should represent no more than a 25% addition to their current workload.
Full-time staff members for whom teaching is not a regular part of job duties may have a second appointment teaching no more than one (1) course per academic semester or summer term. Generally, teaching should be scheduled for periods outside of the staff member's regular work hours. In unusual circumstances a staff member may be allowed to teach his or her allowed course during the normal working day. The request to teach the course for additional pay during the staff member's regular work hours must be accompanied by a justification of why such teaching assignment is necessary and beneficial to the University and include a plan for making up the regular work hours on a weekly basis. The individual's supervisor must certify that the plan will not disrupt delivery of regular work duties or services to other members of the University. The plan must then be approved by the supervisor, director, department head, dean (if applicable), and division vice president or designee for which the work will be completed. Compensation for teaching courses is applied towards the 25% fiscal year limit for special compensation.
V. Non-Hourly Staff With Appointments Less Than 12 Months
Staff members with a forty (40) hour workweek schedule with nine (9), ten (10) or eleven (11) month appointments who perform additional work during their normal appointment period as defined by this policy are limited to special compensation in the amount of 25% of their appointment salary per fiscal year unless the assignment involves work which would normally be compensated at a higher rate than their current position. In such a case, the assignment should represent no more than a 25% addition to their current workload.
If the staff member's weekly schedule is less than forty (40) hours, the weekly work schedule generally must first be adjusted to reflect their work up to a maximum of forty (40) hours before earning special compensation.
Payment for summer effort of staff members with less than a twelve (12) month appointment is generally not considered special compensation, but should be paid instead as a summer appointment, unless the work is less than five (5) days in a calendar month. Compensation for such additional appointments should be commensurate with their normal monthly salary unless the work being performed is normally compensated at a higher or lower rate.
Refer to Section B. IV. above for information on payment for teaching when this is not a regular part of the job duties.
Work justifying special compensation payments must be approved by the individual's supervisor, director, department head, dean (if applicable) and the division vice president or designee.
VI. Employees Paid on an Hourly Basis
This policy generally does not apply to employees paid on an hourly basis because they receive overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional work performed. Individual requests for special compensation for hourly employees will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and require supervisor, director, department head, dean (if applicable) and division vice president or designee approval.
Refer to Section B. IV. above for information on payment for teaching when this is not a regular part of the job duties.
C. Pre-Approval of Special Compensation and Routing of Personnel Action Form (PAF)
Pre-approval for special compensation must be obtained before an employee begins the extra work using the Special Compensation Pre-Approval form, a memorandum of appointment or other documentation sufficient to support approval of a Special Compensation Personnel Action Form (SPC PAF). As soon as approval and/or appropriate documentation has been obtained, an SPC -PAF should be prepared and routed to initiate payment. Pre-approval documentation should accompany the PAF. In compliance with Department of Labor regulations, payments may not be deferred beyond the next reasonable pay period following the completion of the work and therefore the request must be initiated immediately following the completion of the work.
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Executive Vice President and Provost Office; and Human Resource Services, approved July 2013
President's Cabinet, approved May 12, 2014
President and Executive Management Team, approved May 27, 2014


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Faculty websites
Department business
(restricted access)- Administration documents (upcoming leaves, etc.)
- Awards
- Committee membership and minutes
- Department documents (governance, annual report, policies...)
- Emergency procedures and information
- Faculty websites
- Promotion/Tenure policies and procedures
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It would be great if captcha images could always appear above the Send/Submit button! For example on my sitewide contact form the captcha image is below the button and thats really ugly (Look at the screenshot)! I dont think this is a feature request, but a must have for captcha.module.
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so i haven't yet figured out how to move the captcha around the contact form (even if you just use the mathematical captcha it's placement is all screwed), but i have figured out a way to make it look a bit prettier:
in captcha.module:
if ($flag && isset($trigger)) {
$form['#submit'] = array('captcha_submit' => array()) + $form['#submit'];
if (!_captcha_validate($_POST['edit']['captcha_response'])) {
add this line either before or after the other $form definition: $form['spacer'] = array('#value' => '

';
this is definitely a kludge, mainly because i'm not at all familiar with either drupal or php but it seems to work.
as far as moving it to above the submit button, i suspect it has something to do with weights. i'm going to work on it some more (it bothers me too!) and i'll post here if i make any more progress.
yikes, typo. try this instead: $form['spacer'] = array('#value' => '

');
(there is now a closing parenthesis before the semi-colon)
Wouldn't the simplest way be to just adjust the weight?
function captcha_captchachallenge(&$form, &$captcha) {
just change it appropriately in line 144
(talking about cvs-version 2006/11/02)
'#weight' => 1,
unless you have already redefined weights in the contact form,
this makes the challenge appear below the submit button.
We want the challenge to appear above the send / submit button - not below it. Why does this only affect the contact form and not the user registration form?
Does changing the weight in captcha_captchachallenge affect the use of textimage as well?
Title: | position of captch image in forms | » position of captcha image in forms |
I made this change to textimage.module (to the textimage_captchachallenge function on line 19). This moves the captcha textimage to just above the submit button:
function textimage_captchachallenge(&$form) {
$insert_form = array ('captcha_response' => array(
'#type' => 'textfield',
'#title' => t('Image Validation'),
'#default_value' => '',
'#required' => TRUE,
'#validate' => array('_captcha_validate' => array()),
'#description' => t('Please type in the letters/numbers that are shown in the image above.'),
'#prefix' => '',
$position= array_search("submit", array_keys($form));
$form = array_merge(array_splice($form, 0, $position), $insert_form, $form);
return $form;
It works on my implementation, on the contact form and the user registration form and I have not needed to test it on other forms. (I've also changed the wording of the alternative text for the image in my version of the function as the original is not user friendly)


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