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Australia needs to consider the looming issues of superannuation that will affect men and women, especially following the RBA's decision to cut interest rates last week.
Higher interest rates are not always a bad thing, yet it may not be ideal for your mortgage repayments. As your super matures, the higher the cash rate, largely, the better the outcome for your superannuation longer-term.
All governments in recent history have promoted to low interest rates as a sign of economic success, but when we think about retirement, after working professionally for oftentimes more than 40 years, we want the best return on investment possibly.
Women, statistically, have less super than men, the mean superannuation for women is $52,000 compared to $88,000 for men, and on average 26% of women don't have superannuation at all compared to 19% of men. This only gets worse as we age. Into retirement this will cause financial stress for women, and emotional hardship and feelings of dependency on their spouses.
Women are embracing education and are now completing tertiary education more than men (50% of women are achieving post-school qualifications, compared with 43% of men), but the issue of super difference looms. The combination of a lack of flexible workplace arrangements and the gender pay-gap solidify this concern for Australia, and women.
The gender pay gap is more than just a percentage, the current 25 year old male with a bachelor degree is like to earn $3.3 million over 40 years, while his female counterpart will earn $1.8 million. These are real financial differences that highlight then massive difference facing us into retirement.
I've always believed that gender equity will be best forwarded by men and women, but this issue will last longer than the men in leadership roles now and younger men have no pathway to engage with gender equity at this stage. Subsequently, they don't always understand the consequences of the gender pay gap for them, even into retirement.
For continued movement on this issue, that will need to change.
Both acknowledging financial independence for women early and providing flexible workplace arrangements will assist in counteracting these implications for men and women.
As we age, we all have stake in financial independence, and while we can have the 'conversation' about flexible workplace arrangements there need to be action for men and women. The alternative is creating another era of dependence due to a lack of foresight by our governments.
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Phil Libin, CEO of the company Evernote, speaks on December 4, 2012... News PhotoBusiness,Chief Executive Officer,Corporate Business,Economy,Finance,France,Gesturing,Horizontal,New Business,Paris - France,Portrait,Saint-Denis,Seine-St-Denis,Talking,Technology,The Internet,TradeshowPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2013 AFPPhil Libin, CEO of the company Evernote, speaks on December 4, 2012 during LeWeb Paris 2012 in Saint-Denis near Paris. Le Web is Europe's largest tech conference, bringing together the entrepreneurs, leaders and influencers who shape the future of the internet. AFP PHOTO ERIC PIERMONT (Photo credit should read ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images)

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Dorel Juvenile Group USA Announces Voluntary Safety Notice for Cosco® Alpha Omega® and Eddie Bauer® 3-in-1 Car Seats
Dorel Juvenile Group USA announces a voluntary safety notice involving Cosco® Alpha Omega® and Eddie Bauer® 3-in-1 car seats.
Several car seat models were manufactured with a small square hole which goes through the plastic shell mold on the left hand side of the car seat. It is located near the curved area near the edge of the seat pad. Some consumers have reported small children putting their finger or thumb in the opening, and have not been able to pull it free on their own. There have been no serious injuries associated with this notice.
The models involved are:
- Cosco® Alpha Omega® Car Seat: 22150, 22151
- Eddie Bauer® Leather 3-in-1 Car Seat: 22770
Only those seats manufactured between October 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005, are affected. You may find the model number and date of manufacture on a sticker on the side of the car seat where it says "manufactured in."
Dorel Juvenile Group USA will mail a free repair kit along with complete instructions to all registered owners. The repair kit consists of two heavy black labels that should be placed over the hole in the car seat shell. The repair kit was designed to cover the opening and thereby prevent any possible injury to small fingers.
Those consumers who have not registered their product should contact Dorel Juvenile Group, toll free at (877-639-0659) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST or visit one of our websites at www.djgusa.com, www.coscojuvenile.com or www.djgusa.com/eddiebauer.
Dorel Juvenile Group USA encourages parents to obtain and install the repair kit as soon as possible. In the meantime, parents are advised to remain mindful of the hole in the car seat and discourage children from placing their fingers inside.
Parents should continue to use the existing seat while waiting to receive and install the repair kit. This issue does not affect the performance of the car seat in the vehicle.


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YIELD: Makes 4 servings
- 1 tablespoon ground Aleppo pepper*
- 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons whole Malabar black peppercorns, freshly ground**
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 4 kurobuta/Berkshire bone-in rib pork chops (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick; 10 to 12 ounces each)
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
Mix Aleppo pepper, paprika, coarse salt, ground Malabar pepper, and fresh sage in small bowl. Brush pork on both sides with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle generously with all of spice mixture; press to adhere. Spread flour on plate. Dredge pork in flour; shake off excess.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until brown, 3 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 145°F, about 10 minutes.
Serve pork with Braised Bacon, Pomegranate, and Pine Nut Relish.
*Ground Aleppo pepper from Syria has a moderate heat level and tastes slightly sweet. It is available at some specialty foods stores and by mail from Surfas (310-559-4770; surfasonline.com).
**Malabar peppercorns, from the coast of western India, are especially pungent and zesty. They are available in the spice section of some supermarkets and by mail from The Spice Hunter(800-444-3061; spicehunter.com).
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Nutritional Info
- Calories731
- Carbohydrates11 g (4%)
- Fat46 g (70%)
- Protein66 g (133%)
- Saturated Fat12 g (59%)
- Sodium1,394 mg (58%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat6 g
- Fiber2 g (8%)
- Monounsaturated Fat23 g
- Cholesterol215 mg (72%)


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For pail, mold 1 solid cordial cup; chill until firm and unmold.
Step 3
For shovel handle, doorway and window, tape patterns to cake board and cover with waxed paper. Pipe in shovel with melted yellow, doorway and window with melted Peanut Butter Candy Melts in cut bag. Sprinkle doorway and window with brown sugar; chill until firm.
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Also: Make turrets. Shape spice drops for turret tops. Dip spice drops and pretzel sticks in melted peanut butter candy; sprinkle with brown sugar and let set on waxed paper. Attach spice drops to pretzels with melted candy; let set.
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Bake and cool cake using firm-textured batter such as pound cake. For each treat, cut out 1 top tier and 1 middle tier using medium and large Cut-Outs; trim to 1 in. high. For bottom tier, cut a 3 1/4 in. square; trim to 1 1/2 in. high. Ice lightly, stack and cover with brown sugar. Attach doorway, window and turrets with melted candy; let set. Pipe top of pail with melted candy; attach handle and sprinkle with sugar; let set. Ice foil-wrapped board smooth; sprinkle with sugar. Position cake and pail.
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Luna Rienne Curates Permanent Collection for the Grand Hyatt SFJuxtapoz // Friday, December 20, 2013
Luna Rienne Gallery has curated seven-large scale paintings at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco in Union Square by local Bay Area artists David Choong Lee, Damon Soule, Mario Martinez, Reuben Rude, Erik Otto, and Ursula Xanthe Young.
Jeremy Fish Adds to New Mural in San FranciscoJuxtapoz // Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Jeremy Fish has just put the finishing touches on his property in the midst of the new Lower Haight mural in San Francisco. His master finish incorporates a Silly Pink Bunny statue as the "Hello" moment upon entry into one of the last locals neighborhood in the City. More after the jump . . .


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Washington County, Pa., Chooses Tyler Technologies' CLT Appraisal Services and iasWorld ® Appraisal and Tax Software
Agreement for reassessment services and software includes modern, Web-based public access solution
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL ) has signed a contract with Washington County, Pa., for Tyler's CLT Appraisal Services and iasWorld® property appraisal and tax administration software. The contract, valued at approximately $7 million, will enable the county to conduct its first property reassessment since 1981.
Washington County has about 202,000 residents and nearly 118,000 parcels of real estate valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The county seat is the city of Washington, Pa., about 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.
Tyler's CLT Appraisal Services — the country's only national mass appraisal service company — has appraised more than 30 million parcels across 46 states.
"Because this is Washington County's first reassessment in more than 30 years, we plan to provide a great deal of public information so that homeowners, in particular, have a good awareness and understanding of the reassessment project, its objectives and how Tyler will go about collecting data in the field," said David J. Johnson, president of Tyler's CLT Appraisal Services. "Information will be shared in a number of ways, including print media, radio, TV and online. Tyler looks forward to working closely with the county assessor's office and with Washington County Director of Tax Revenue Debbie Bardella, as we apply Tyler's proven techniques and technologies to Washington County's reassessment project."
About Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL ) is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to empower the public sector — cities, counties, schools and other government entities — to become more efficient, more accessible and more responsive to the needs of citizens. Tyler's client base includes more than 11,000 local government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and other international locations. Forbes has named Tyler one of "America's Best Small Companies" five times in the last six years. More information about Plano-based Tyler Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
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While the Prince is away the Duchess will ... work?
With Price William on a six-week deployment for the Royal Air Force in the Falkland Islands, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is using the time to visit all of the charities she supports, and stepped out for her first Wills-free public appearance on Wednesday.
Kate visited the National Portrait Gallery in London to take in an exhibit of British painter Lucian Freud's work. The Duchess was recently named a patron of the portrait gallery, and looked lovely in a double-breasted grey, tweed coat dress by designer Iabel Jesire.
Fun fact: Kate is no stranger to the art world -- she actually studied art history at St. Andrew's University, where she met her royal beau!
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Orionid Meteor Shower Promises Pretty Show
The peak of the Orionid meteor shower promises a dazzling Saturday night display of dusty ice and rock fragments as the earth passes through the trail of Comet Halley, but those hoping to see it will have to stay up late—or get up early.
Jason Kendall of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York compares searching the night sky for meteors to watching bugs splatter against the windshield of a car. "[After midnight] the meteorites hit the earth's atmosphere head-on as opposed to a tail-on," he explained.
Clear skies and a first quarter moon will make for ideal viewing conditions, but light pollution presents an obstacle for New Yorkers hoping to catch a glimpse of the shower, which will hit its zenith around midnight Saturday and last until just before dawn Sunday. The meteor shower, however, will be visible from several locations in the metropolitan area. Kendall recommends making a trek to Inwood Hill Park, Floyd Bennett Field, or anywhere on Long Island with a view of the south side of the sound.
"You can't really have a street light or an overhead light within 40 or 50 yards of you and you should be able to see the Little Dipper in the sky," he said. "If you can't see the Little Dipper, you're going to have a tough time seeing meteors."
The Orionid meteors, which emerge from their namesake constellation once a year in mid-to-late October, streak out across the entire sky at speeds as high as 148,000 miles per hour. The high speeds increase the likelihood that the meteors will explode and form fireballs, which leave behind luminous streams of debris that bend into twisting, radiant shapes in the upper atmosphere — sometimes considered more beautiful than the meteors themselves.
The Amateur Astronomers Association will host a free pre-meteor shower astronomy event in Sheep Meadow in Central Park on Saturday October 20th from 6:30pm to 10pm. More information can be found here.
For more on the Orionid meteor shower, watch this NASA ScienceCast:


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In a controversial move last year, the University of Minnesota agreed to pay $800,000 to get out of two football games against North Carolina that were scheduled for next season on the road and in 2014 at TCF Bank Stadium.
On Tuesday, May 7, the Gophers announced they will play Texas Christian University twice, at TCU in 2014 and at home in 2015, and cancel a home game against South Dakota State -- a combination that will more than recoup that money.
"The financials are terrific for us," Gophers athletics director Norwood Teague said.
Minnesota will receive $500,000 for playing at TCU, Teague said, and TCU will receive nothing from Minnesota for playing at TCF Bank Stadium. The Horned Frogs will replace South Dakota State on the Gophers' 2015 home schedule, meaning Minnesota will save the $400,000 it would have had to pay SDSU.
"Which is another great part of the agreement," Teague said.
The money from playing at TCU, plus the savings from canceling the South Dakota State game, adds up to $900,000 for Minnesota, a net gain of $100,000 after the North Carolina payment.
"You can slice it any way you want," Teague said, "but it's our opinion that we've recouped that (North Carolina) money."
Teague said the rescheduling for a net financial gain was not the "top" reason for the moves.
"We had an opening in 2014 we had to fill, anyway, and the timing worked out beautifully to have the TCU agreement come to fruition," Teague said.
Why TCU?
"You're always looking at our schedule in football and talking to different people, and we both found out we needed a game," Teague said. "Myself and (assistant AD) David Benedict have a prior relationship with the athletic director at TCU, Chris Del Conte. So that helped expedite it."
Teague was asked if the scheduling moves could alleviate some of the criticism he's absorbed for buying out of the North Carolina contract.
"I don't know," he said. "When we made the North Carolina decision, we made it with the information that we had then. I'm glad that we're providing Jerry (Kill, Gophers football coach) a little bit of a cushion in '13 in the nonconference as the program is built.
"But I do think with the bowl game this past year, we're making progress as a program that it's time to put a BCS team back on the nonconference (schedule). It prepares us for (2016) when ... we have the Big Ten mandates on the nonconference (schedule) that we've got to get ready for."
The Big Ten will move to a nine-game conference schedule for each team starting that year.
Teague said he feels "great" about the moves, which add a BCS opponent on the nonconference schedule. Last season, TCU finished 7-6, 4-5 in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs lost to Michigan State 17-16 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
"The timing worked out really well, and it gets another great opponent here in TCF in the nonconference," Teague said.
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What is CERG?
CERG is the Central East Regional Group, a consortium of four districts (Joseph Priestley, Metro New York, Ohio Meadville and St. Lawrence) who have covenanted to pool their resources to provide quality services. Specialized staff are ready and available to congregations across the region to provide training on current best practices and consultation that will enhance the ability of congregations to respond creatively and effectively to today's challenges.
How are the CERG consultants different than the district-based program consultants?
Since the CERG consultants serve such a large geographical area, they provide training mainly at district and cluster events—as well as offering on-line webinars—rather than direct service to individual congregations. (Congregations that are a part of the "Threshold Congregation" program, however, will receive individualized attention from CERG consultants.)
What is the District Executives' relationship to CERG?
The four District Executives work closely with the CERG staff to ensure that adequate programming is available throughout the region. The District Executives also provide training and consultation across the region in their individual areas of expertise.
Our congregation has had some struggles recently. Can we have a CERG consultant come to my congregation to help us?
The local District Executive is still your first contact for individual congregational services. The District Executive may work with you directly, or have you work with an adjunct consultant, or—if your neighboring UU congregations have similar struggles—may schedule a cluster workshop with a CERG consultant.
I've just taken a leadership role in my congregation. How can CERG help me?
The CERG Consultants and the District Executives offer webinars throughout the year on various leadership topics. They also offer training at Leadership Days in the fall and at District Assemblies in the spring. In the summer, more intensive training is available at UULTI (the UU Leadership Training Institute). Bookmark the CERG website and check back often, as we are constantly scheduling new training opportunities.
We love the Breakthrough Congregation videos. How can CERG help us have that kind of growth?
Our CERG Growth Development Consultant offers ideas and information on all aspects of growth from marketing and outreach to welcoming the visitor to retaining members. CERG is also offering a Threshold Congregation program for congregations that are anxious to grow in depth as well as in numbers and ready to move to the next level of activity and effectiveness. Congregations accepted into the program will receive expert assistance over a three year period.
We want to provide meaningful programming for people in all stages of life. Can CERG give us some ideas?
We believe that faith development is a lifelong process. Our CERG Faith Development Consultant offers both practical information about the logistics of running a lifespan faith development program and suggestions about quality content for your congregation's program offerings.
We are trying to turn our nominating committee into a leadership development committee. Are there resources from CERG?
When we surveyed congregational leaders about what they needed most, the overwhelming answer was resources for leadership development! Our CERG Leadership Development Consultant offers training on how to make this transition, provides direction on what kinds of skills today's congregational leaders need for today's challenges, and designs programming to help develop those skills.


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The City of Berkeley's Housing Retention Program (formerly known as Homeless Prevention Program) provides grants to eligible Berkeley residents facing eviction. These grants allow individuals and families to pay overdue rent to maintain their housing.
A collaborative of Berkeley agencies will assess your eligibility (see below) before approving your application. The Housing Retention Program tries to help as many residents as possible avoid eviction, but funds are limited. There is a chance that even if you meet the criteria, you may not receive a grant. For more information about how the Housing Retention Program may be able to assist you, please see the Housing Retention Program's frequently asked questions page.
There may be other resources to help you, so please see the Housing Department's main Frequently Asked Questions (Question #5) for more information and options.
An Applicant to the Berkeley Housing Retention Program must:
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Chip's Big East Megabucks (22-6-1 79%) Winner
Chip's Big East Megabucks (22-6-1 79%) Winner
Georgetown vs. South Florida, 01/19/2013 18:00 EDT, Score: 58 - 61
Point Spread: +2½/-110 South Florida
Sportsbook: TopBet
Result: Win
Georgetown at South Florida 6:00 ET
Bulls + over Hoyas- This Big East match-up features a host in South Florida is has yet to win a conference game and the Georgetown Hoyas who have won two straight after dropped their first two Big East contests. The Bulls had won four straight before conference play started and are win less in four Big East contest. It's time for the Bulls to step up and gore Georgetown. Take SOUTH FLORIDA!
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"If I had ordered a perfect trip I couldn't have done any better than this trip. The group was fantastic, the guides were totally awesome, the food was delicious! It doesn't get much better." – Jill from Wasaga Beach
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"I've enjoyed all the trips I've been on. My one trip a year sustains me. When I have stress in my life I think of paddling on the clear water and enjoying the company of like-minded women." – Lee from Windsor
"I couldn't have asked for anything more – I was absolutely satisfied with the people, the place, and the experience…I am filled with awe and humbled by the beauty, mystery and magic of the Nahanni…PERFECT!" – Liz from New Zealand
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Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield is celebrating the completion of a major re-development plan which has seen its facilities modernised, with increased comfort and style for guests.
A stunning transformation
In the latest stage a considerable investment, which has previously seen the refurbishment and upgrading of 66 bedrooms and two of the hotel's conference rooms, the lounge area has been extensively re-styled. Employing a palette of modern colours and trends, the hotel has created a versatile, contemporary space in which guests can enjoy casual dining as well as daily tea and coffee servings.
With the removal of a small meeting room providing easier access to the grounds at the rear of the property and an increased number of windows to both the front and back letting in more natural light, the new lounge layout is already a hit with both corporate visitors and guests enjoying a Yorkshire getaway with their families.
Keeping it local
Beyond the physical transformation, Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield is committed to forging further links with its locality and history – with the use of rhubarb in its menu one of many local connections promoted by the hotel.
"With numerous areas of the hotel already benefiting from improvements and re-design, it is fantastic to see the new lounge area now open and in use. Visitors have always enjoyed our high levels of customer care and now their stays will be further enhanced by these exciting changes"
Jonathan Pritchard, General Manager, Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield
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The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello, has said prominent Nigerians, including the late Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) will be honoured during the golden jubilee convocation of UNILAG.
A former VC of the institution, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, is also on the list.
Bello added that 6,932 students who have successfully completed their studies would be conferred with various degrees in various disciplines during the ceremony scheduled for between February 5 and 8.
The VC, who said this while addressing a pre-convocation press conference on Monday, disclosed that as at last convocation of the institution, UNILAG had produced 147,835 graduates since it was established in 1962.
Apart from Balewa, Babalola and Ibidapo-Obe, the VC said that former Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States of America, Chief Arthur Mbanefo, would also receive honorary doctorate degrees of the institution.
According to him, the three distinguished Nigerians had contributed immensely to the development of education in the country. Balewa was acknowledged for being a leader that laid the foundation of UNILAG.
Bello added that six distinguished scholars from the institution, including a retired professor of medicine, Yetunde Olumide, V.O.S Olunloyo (system engineering); Peter Adeniyi (geography) would be conferred with the emeriti professor of UNILAG. Others are Prof. I.A Aladekomo (Geography), Prof. A.A Susu, and Prof. L. Oyebande, a retired professor of Geography.
According to him, Ibidapo-Obe, who is also the VC of Federal University, Ndufe-Alike Igwo, Ebonyi State, would be honoured as a distinguished professor of the university.
He added that some new projects such as the laboratory centre and a maternity donated by Chief Kessignton Adebutu, the Human Resources Development Centre and Simulation Laboratory would be inaugurated during the ceremony.
Bello said in order to expand the institution, all new buildings would henceforth be designed for 12 floors. This, he said, would ease expansion in the future.
The VC added that the university had approved a 25-year strategic development plan aimed at taking the institution to the global arena.


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A new tool in the armoury of event organisers is the on site edit. What do I mean…well i|s|media can film and edit footage from your event or exhibition and have it ready to send out the same day. Why would you do this….sending an email out to those visitors registered to attend the event […]
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i-player for the event marketplace – Live Capture
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i|s media have pioneered a great cost effect solution for clients to enable them to capture any conference and have it available online within hours of the show closing. It combines the video feed of the presenter, the data feed of their presentation into one simple video file.
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What really makes an event memorable…? In the corporate marketplace where often its all about bums on seats to make an event pay for itself how often do organisations think about developing the user experience in an attempt to generate increases in footfall?


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CONCERTA(R) now available for patients with ADHD ages 6 to 65
RARITAN, N.J., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ADHD is the most common emotional, cognitive and behavioral disorder treated in children(1), and according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), between 30 percent and 70 percent of children with ADHD continue to exhibit symptoms in the adult years(2). ADHD is thought to affect about eight million, or one in 20, adults in the United States(3), and research on the life span of the condition notes the disorder impairs academic, social and occupational functioning(1), and is associated with academic underachievement, conduct problems, underemployment, motor vehicle safety and difficulties with personal relationships(1).
Today, there's a new treatment option for the millions of adults in the United States with ADHD: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development L.L.C. (J&JPRD) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved J&JPRD's Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for CONCERTA(R) treatment of ADHD in adults ages 18 to 65. The doses approved for adults range from 18 to 72 mg daily.
Today's approval expands the CONCERTA(R) indication from children and adolescents into adults with ADHD, and offers these patients a patented once- daily formulation. Using its unique OROS(R) delivery system, the CONCERTA(R) formulation delivers an initial dose of medication when the tablet is ingested. Medication is then delivered into the bloodstream at a controlled rate throughout the day.
The CONCERTA(R) brand, which was the first 12-hour extended-release methylphenidate (MPH) treatment for ADHD, is the market leader for MPH treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD. CONCERTA(R) is marketed in the United States by McNeil Pediatrics(TM), Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Dr. Beth Card, daughter of Ron and Susan Card of Glide, OR, graduated from Western University of Health Sciences May 21st, 2010. She interned with several doctors around Roseburg, OR, including Dr. Ottenheimer. Dr. Card will be performing a residency in pediatric care at Columbia Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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This must be quite scary to lead; the holds are all there, but the final long reach before one is able to clip the second peg is high above the first (new) peg - guess this has groundfall potential.pheotleyr - TR O/S - 10/Mar/13 with Mirco Traxion
Cool route - worth doing if you feel the need to prove that your trad leading head is in the right place. Worth a star.andy dunn - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with Big Ben
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Surprisngly excellent climbing. Rained right afterwards.Paz - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/06 with DEJ
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Aroma Lounge & Deli serves serves fine selection of Indian and International tea and coffee. It is an ideal place to conduct small meetings. There is also a well-stocked bar namely, ConneXions Bar, where guests can enjoy light snacks and evening drinks. In order to cater to the needs of the corporate guests, Crowne Plaza Kochi also boasts of nine state-of-the-art meeting rooms. For rejuvenation, the hotel also has a well-equipped fitness center and a swimming pool.
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Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Browser game, EBay, Games, George Bush, George W. Bush, IMVU, Massively multiplayer online game, Video game
George Bush's shoe fiasco over the weekend as been made into a browser-based game Sock and Awe. Go ahead – live the American dream. Its developers are selling the game to the highest bidder on eBay. (Cynopsis 12/18)
MMO game asset secondary market exchange PlayerAuctions expanded its platform to support more than 100 massively multiplayer online games including Habbo, IMVU, Knight Online and Tibia. (Cynopsis 12/18)
Filed under: GAMING | Tags: GAME, Lich King, Massively multiplayer online game, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, Video game, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Activision Blizzard sold a record 2.8 million copies of the latest World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Lich King within the first 24 hours of its release. The Massively Multiplayer Online Game has about 11 million online subscribers. (Cynopsis 11/20)
In its battle for the hearts and minds of gamers, Sony is developing a robust social-networking component to its PlayStation 3 console. The new element, to be called Home, has been in beta testing for weeks and allows users to explore an online world with avatars that can travel from one virtual place to another. The New York Times/VentureBeat (11/19)
National Geographic Ventures is working with video game makers on branded games for PCs, consoles and handhelds, according to this article. "National Geographic: Panda" will be available this month for handheld Nintendo DS, and next month Sony will have "National Geographic: Africa." The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/18)
Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Apple, Combat Arms, iPhone, Massively multiplayer online game, Nexon America, Nintendo, Sony, Wall Street Journal
Apple is taking advantage of its Internet distribution network to compete with giants such as Nintendo and Sony for a share of the handheld market. IPhone users currently have access to almost 2,000 titles, with more on the way from publishers including Sega and Id Software. The Wall Street Journal (11/12)
Massively multiplayer online (MMO) game company Nexon America kicked off a new promotion with 7-Eleven placing redeemable game codes on specially marked Slurpee cups. Nexon's games are free to play but the codes can be exchanged for virtual goods in the games MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms and the appropriately named Sugar Rush, to be released in 2009. (Cynopsis 11/12)
Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Massively multiplayer online game, Microsoft, Multiverse Network, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Wii, XBox
With the Nintendo Wii retailing for $249, Microsoft said Wednesday that it was cutting the price of its Xbox consoles, a move that will lower its 360 Arcade $80, to $199, and other models $50, to $299 and $399. Microsoft has lost ground over the summer to second-place Sony's PlayStation 3, and analysts noted it marked the first time a current-generation console has sold for less than the Wii. Bloomberg (9/3) , Wired (9/3)
If Hulu and the new TheWB.com have whetted your appetite for more Buffy the Vampire Slayer adventures, you'll soon have the opportunity to really immerse yourself. Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising and The Multiverse Network, Inc. announced they are developing a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) based on the Buffy universe. Perhaps to free up resources for the project, Fox also announced it is putting development of the previously announced Firefly MMOG on the back burner. (Cynopsis 8/4)
Filed under: GAMING | Tags: 3D computer graphics, Casual game, GAME, Gamer, Massively multiplayer online game, Minigame, Moondo, Video game
Today sees the launch of Moondo, a new gaming "world" that is trying to merge the best parts of MMOs and the casual games that litter the web. The Moondo world is comprised of a number of multiplayer minigames that feature 3D graphics that rival those seen on most MMOs. Each minigame is intended to require only about 15-20 minutes, though they include multiple levels that should keep gamers satisfied for hours at a time. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/27/moondo-fuses-casual-gaming-with-massively-multiplayer-games 7/27)


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Mobile, Ala. — Two Western Kentucky University basketball players earned preseason all-Sun Belt Conference honors while the Hilltoppers were a unanimous choice to claim the East Division title, it was announced Monday at the league's annual Media Days.
Courtney Lee was voted first-team all-SBC and Tyrone Brazelton was a second-team selection among the 15 players recognized.
The Hilltoppers picked up all 13 first-place votes, finishing with 78 points in the preseason poll. South Alabama (59 points) was chosen to finish second, while Middle Tennessee (51) was selected third. Florida Atlantic (43), Florida International (25) and Troy (17) rounded out the voting.
Louisiana-Monroe earned nine first-place votes and 85 points in being selected the preseason favorite in the West Division. North Texas (71), Arkansas State (62) and New Orleans (61) all were chosen first on at least one ballot, with Louisiana-Lafayette (37), UALR (35) and Denver (13) picked to finish in the lower half of the division.
Lee, a two-time first-team all-Sun Belt selection, has also earned National Association of Basketball Coaches all-district accolades each of the last two years. The Indianapolis, Ind., native ranked among the top 15 in seven different statistical categories in 2006-07, including leading the league in free-throw percentage while finishing fifth in scoring. In 30 games, Lee scored 17.3 points and grabbed 4.6 rebounds per contest, handing out 57 assists to go along with a team-leading 45 steals and 23 blocked shots. He shot 47.2 percent from the floor, hit 40.1 percent from three-point range and converted 84 percent at the foul line.
Lee, who was twice selected the conference's player of the week a year ago, enters his final season already ranked 12th in school history with 1,503 points while standing among the top five in free-throw percentage (first — 81.4%), steals (third — 177), three-point field goals (fourth — 176) and three-point field-goal percentage (fourth — 40.3%). And, he is 20th in steals and 23rd in three-pointers in the Sun Belt record books.
Lee was joined on the first-team by preseason Player of the Year Bo McCalebb of New Orleans, Arkansas State's Adrian Banks, South Alabama's Demetric Bennett and Carlos Monroe of Florida Atlantic.
A resident of Chicago, Ill., Brazelton was the only Hilltopper other than Lee to score in double figures a year ago after averaging 12.8 points per outing, while he led the team with 131 assists — the ninth-highest total in school history — and 170 free-throw attempts. In addition to ranking 19th in the conference in scoring and fourth in assists, Brazelton was eighth with a 1.24 assist-to-turnover ratio and 10th with a 39.8 three-point field-goal percentage. He shot 43.9 percent overall from the field and 69.4 percent at the foul line, finishing fourth on the team with 31 steals.
In Sun Belt action, Brazelton raised his averages to 13.8 points and 4.39 assists per contest while improving his assist-to-turnover ratio to 1.39 against league foes. He also saw his shooting accuracy climb to 42.6 percent from beyond the arc in SBC games.
O'Darien Bassett (Troy), David Dees (Louisiana-Lafayette), Alex Galindo (Florida International) and Tony Hooper (Louisiana-Monroe) joined Brazelton on the second-team. The third-team included Kevin Kanaskie (Middle Tennessee), Daon Merritt (South Alabama), Elijah Millsap (ULL), Quincy Williams and Keith Wooden (both from North Texas).
Brazelton, Lee and the rest of the Hilltoppers will make their first public appearance of 2007-08 when WKU participates in a Red-White scrimmage at E.A. Diddle Arena at 7 p.m. (CDT) Thursday. There will be an autograph session on the floor a half-hour before the scrimmage tips off.


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Muriel's Chicken Soup with Almond Matzo Balls
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup matzo meal
- 1/2 cup whole almonds with skins (2 oz), coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 1/3 cupsChicken stock or broth
- Garnish: fresh dill sprigs
PreparationMake matzo balls:
Beat together eggs and oil in a bowl. Add matzo meal, almonds, dill, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and 1/3 cup stock, stirring until blended. Cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours.
Shape and cook matzo balls:
Bring a 6-quart pot of salted water to a simmer.
Roll matzo mixture into 1-inch balls (about 25) with dampened hands and transfer to an oiled plate.
Cook matzo balls in simmering water, covered, until cooked through, about 40 minutes. To test for doneness, halve a matzo ball: It should have a moist, uniform texture (if it's not quite ready, there will be a dry, yellowish center).
While matzo balls are cooking, bring remaining 6 cups stock to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Transfer matzo balls with a slotted spoon to broth and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Serve hot.
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My daughter has struggled with ringworm for months now. This contagious skin infection came on her when she came in contact with a loved one. It started quiet insignificant but the harder she scratched it, the more the infection spread. We began her treatment by using topical creams prescribed by the pediatrician. After three months of using various creams and she taking antibiotics, and the ringworm had not gone, I was at my wits end. The ringworm was spreading fast.
I had gone online in search of cure until I came across garlic. But I took a step further by including turmeric in the treatment.
* turmeric: though great in cooking dishes, makes even greater astringent and cleanser.
Here is what I did:
I used:
– an antiseptic and medicated soap bar precisely Dettol soap to bath her.
– After each bath, I would dip cotton wool in water, squeeze out excess water, dap in turmeric and clean the surface of the ringworm affected area and beyond. Turmeric served as the dissenfectant and removed all top layer dirt, dried and peeled skin.
– Lastly, I applied a generous amount of garlic juice in the ringworm, followed by the garlic paste itself. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and provides diverse natural healing.
Get fresh garlic, wash it, remove all outer covering and blend or pound into paste. For much higher potency, mix with garlic powder and pour into a small canister. Pour some warm water into garlic and cover air-tight for 30minutes. This helps the garlic juice to infuse better and stronger. Keep garlic in canister with lid for a week before preparing fresh one.
This is how I applied the garlic:
Garlic creates a protective film over skin and goes deep down to squeeze out every substance in the ringworm that causes spread. Because ringworm depends on moisture to spread, garlic impedes the spread by squeezing out every drop of moisture in ringworm. So please, expect drying of the skin and peeling. Once you clean with turmeric, it helps to clean out such peels to reveal a cleaner skin.
*One week after garlic treatment, my daughter's skin was drying.
To further boost healing, you can have your child drink the garlic. My daughter is 5years old so could handle drinking garlic. I would take half teaspoon of garlic powder, mix with her juice and give her to drink. Not all kids – or even adults- can handle it so do not force your kids.
* My daughter's arm today 3 weeks later.
The ringworm is completely dried out so the brown patches left behind are gradually fading out. At this point, I now use a topical cream after applying garlic juice to fade out the brown patches.


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Credit card offers based on credit rating
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Published: 27 May 2009
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Having a poor credit rating can mean that consumers are only offered unattractive credit card deals -- or none at all, according to Defaqto.
David Black, principal consultant of banking at the financial information group, explained that the credit crunch has also hit people's chances of getting a credit card, as banks become wary of lending. "Many providers concentrate the majority of their lending on existing customers and a 'cautious approach to lending' is becoming an increasingly commonly heard phrase," he said.
"Existing customers are not immune from this process as lenders will also monitor their creditworthiness." However, consumers who do pass lenders' criteria are likely to be offered a good deal, Mr Black claimed.
In most cases, around two-thirds of suitable candidates will be able to sign up to the advertised loan rate, while the rest will be offered a higher rate, in order to cover the lender's perceived risk, he said.
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324.010. All governmental entities issuing professional licenses, certificates, registrations, or permits pursuant to sections 209.319 to 209.339, sections 214.270 to 214.516, sections 256.010 to 256.453, section 375.014, sections 436.005 to 436.071, and chapter 317 and chapters 324 to 346 shall provide the director of revenue with the name and Social Security number of each applicant for licensure with or licensee of such entities within one month of the date the application is filed or at least one month prior to the anticipated renewal of a licensee's license. If such licensee is delinquent on any state taxes or has failed to file state income tax returns in the last three years, the director shall then send notice to each such entity and licensee. In the case of such delinquency or failure to file, the licensee's license shall be suspended within ninety days after notice of such delinquency or failure to file, unless the director of revenue verifies that such delinquency or failure has been remedied or arrangements have been made to achieve such remedy. The director of revenue shall, within ten business days of notification to the governmental entity issuing the professional license that the delinquency has been remedied or arrangements have been made to remedy such delinquency, send written notification to the licensee that the delinquency has been remedied. Tax liability paid in protest or reasonably founded disputes with such liability shall be considered paid for the purposes of this section.
(2006) Section authorizing revocation of a professional license for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns does not violate equal protection, is not unconstitutionally vague, and was not unconstitutionally applied retroactively. Crum v. Missouri Director of Revenue, 455 F.Supp.2d 978 (W.D.Mo.).
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As a historian of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, at Rhodes I teach a wide array of topics. My courses range from the introductory surveys of The Making of the Modern Middle East and The History of North Africa: Politics, Culture, and Society to special topics courses such as Colonial Encounters in North Africa and The Algerian Revolution. In my classes, I encourage students to critically examine material for the presuppositions, theory, political viewpoint, values and personal prejudices that affected and informed it. I strongly believe that a real long-lasting reward is to be found in such an approach to studying. I also hope that a greater understanding of the history of the Middle East and Islam will enable students to make better sense of what is going on in the Middle East today.
My research agenda derives from a critical concern in Islamic Studies: What is the meaning of Islamic modernity? What is the concrete historical content of the changes that occurred during the modern period in the Muslim world? What is the relationship between tradition and modernity? How do Muslims view modernity? Specifically, my investigation focuses on the ideologies of Islamic revival and reform in nineteenth and twentieth centuries Morocco.
My first book, Old Texts, New Practices: Islamic Reform in Modern Morocco inquires into the composition, function, and meaning of Islamic tradition, and by extension into the larger question of the relationship between tradition and historical change. The book focuses on a project of Islamic reform initiated by al-Mahdi al-Wazzani (1849-1923), a prominent nineteenth century Moroccan religious scholar.
Expanding my research into the colonial period, my next book will be an intellectual biography of a twentieth century Moroccan reformist scholar, Muhammad al-Hajwi (1874-1956).
In my spare time
I enjoy traveling the world. Naturally, I have traveled extensively in the Middle East, trekking in Jordan and Morocco, spending summer breaks in Cairo and Istanbul and diving in Sinai. I enjoy camping, hiking, and working out. I look forward to more hiking vacations now that I have moved from the blizzards of the Northeast to the generally pleasant temperatures of the South!
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007
M.A., Tel Aviv University, 1998
B.A., Tel Aviv University, 1993
History 105 – The Algerian Revolution, 1954-1962
History 205 – Modern Islamic Thought
History 275 – The Making of the Modern Middle East
History 276 – Re-Making of the Twentieth-Century Middle East
History 300 – The Historian's Craft: Methods and Approaches to Historical Investigation
History 375 – Islamic History and Civilization
History 475 – Colonial Encounters in North Africa
Old Texts, New Practices: Islamic Reform in Modern Morocco (Stanford University Press, 2014)
Co-Edited Special Issue:
With James McDougall, Experiencing Modernity in the Maghrib. (in preparation)
Articles and Book Chapters
"Consuming Anxieties: Mobility of Commodities across Religious Boundaries in Nineteenth-Century Morocco." (in preparation)
"Redefining Islamic Tradition: Legal Interpretation as a Medium for Innovation in the Making of Modern Morocco." Islamic Law and Society 20:4 (2013), 404-454.
"Al-Mahdi al-Wazzani." In Islamic Legal Thought: A Compendium of Muslim Jurists. Eds. David Powers, Susan Spectorsky, Oussama Arabi. Leiden: Brill, 2013, 435-455. http://www.brill.com/islamic-legal-thought
Co-author with David S. Powers "From the Mi′yar of al-Wansharisi to the New Mi′yar of al-Wazzani: Continuity and Change," Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 33 (2007), 235-260
"To Tawfiq al-Hakim from Taha Husyan." In Sculpturing Culture in Egypt: Cultural Planning, National Identity and Social Change in Egypt, 1890-1939. Ed. Orit Bashkin, Liat Kozma, and Israel Gershoni (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Tel-Aviv University, 1999, 148-154
"Rethinking Egyptian Historiographical Discourse: The Cultural Repertoire of Taha Husyan and the Formation of National Identity in Modern Egypt." (in Hebrew) Jama'a, 3 (December 1998), 9-33


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Big Sunday is football on a board. Everything you can think of except audibles.Running game, kicking game, passing game. Penalties, fumbles, sacks, interceptions, blocked kicks,safety, run back for touchdown, officials mistake must pick up flag so penalty
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Gary and Linda Dinkelman announce the marriage of their daughter, Angela Dinkelman, to Joseph Palmer, the son of Bill and Diana Palmer.
Joe and Angela were married Sept. 14 in the Manti LDS Temple.
A reception will be presented in the couple's honor Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Price 8th LDS Ward Church building, located at 995 East 700 North.
Angela graduated in May from College of Eastern Utah and works at ProRehab. Joseph served in the California-Carlsbad mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He works at ProRehab and is attending CEU.
Donnie and Pam Durrant announce the marriage of their daughter, Jillian Nichole Durrant, to Casey Scott Vuksinick, the son of Norman and Kathy Vuksinick.
The couple will be married Sept. 22.
A celebration will be presented in the newlyweds honor that evening at the Greenwell Inn.
Casey is a 2002 graduate of Emery High and is working toward a degree in criminal justice. He is employed at Fairmont. Jill is a 2004 graduate of Carbon High and completed the College of Eastern Utah cosmetology program. She is employed at the Nail Shoppe and Med U.S.A.
The couple will make their home in Price.
Royd and Toni Hatt announce the marriage of their son, Ren Hatt, to AriAnn Fry, the daughter of Daniel and Sandy Fry.
Ren and AriAnn were married Sept. 13 in the Mt. Timpanogos LDS Temple.
A reception was presented in the newlyweds honor that evening at The Bungalow in Pleasant Grove.
The couple will make their home in Orem, where Ren will continue his education and AriAnn will continue her work at Alpine Pediatrics.
Meriah Dawn Maxfield and David Casey Johnson announce their marriage on Sept. 24.
The couple will be married at the home of Velma Jensen.
A reception will be presented in the newlyweds honor that evening at the Huntington senior center.
Parents of the bride are Bob and Christie Bennett and Wayne and Deanna Maxfield. Parents of the groom are David Johnson and Julie Hales
Soleil Robinson and Joseph D. Melo were married Sept. 7 in Joes Valley.
Soleil is the daughter of Kevin and Janice Drolc. JD is the son of Debbie Kirkwood and the late Joseph Melo.
JD is employed at Jim Henrie Heavy Hauling and Soleil is employed at Key Bank in Helper.
The couple are making their home in Carbon County.
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Phone dialer unresponsive???
Hello everyone! Recently (just before the upgrade to 4.2.1) whenever I make or receive calls, the screen stays black when in the call and stays black when the call finishes. This makes leaving a voicemail or using any type of phone options impossible - "Dial 2 for customer service" etc, because the screen just stays black. I can't hang up either.
Most of the time I have to pull the battery when the call is completed. I have occationally seen "phone dialer unresponsive" messages, but like I said, the screen usually just stays black.
What good is a smart phone, if the phone part is worthless?
Anybody else experience this?
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Re: Phone dialer unresponsive???
Never had that happen. Are you running stock, or have you modified your system in any way? If you do a factory reset and it's still doing it, it's likely that something is blocking the proximity sensor, or it's failed making it think that it's up against your face all the time.
Quick things to check, is if you have a case or screen protector covering the little dots up by the front camera. Visible dust under the screen in that area.Sprint Galaxy Nexus [stock for now]
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Re: Phone dialer unresponsive???
I just downloaded this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result and tested the proximity sensor on my GNex and it worked fine. Try it out, maybe save yourself a trip to the Sprint store.Mine-
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|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
"I have escaped before, Arakan and it was not under cover of the dark. I used the natural course of the day and walked out the gates."
She turns to her companions. "I can tell where we are and that is all. The north calls me. I have my staff, so I can protect us a little. But Arakan is right, even if he's not tactful. What can we muster between us?"
Wild talent is Know Direction. She blagged her way into keeping her staff.
She peers out the despised doorway, looking at the guards.
"They won't know or care what a slave looks like, and a veiled guard could take slaves anywhere. We will be the guards. Watch their routines and learn them."
Trained Arcana, Bluff, Endurance, History and Streetwise.
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
Calla's grandmother hobbles over. She is a beak-faced, weather-beaten old crone, sharp-eyed and stooped. Her skin is burned brown, like a sun-dried prune wrinkled by years of exposure to the desert sun.
"Calla, Gorad, I need to talk to you." She finds a quiet spot to talk.
Calla and Gorad, or Perception DC 10 if you are rude enough to eavesdrop:
Trying to not be too obvious, she pulls a flat packet, wrapped in soft leather, from inside her robe. "One of the good things about being an old woman is no one really wants to check what's under your coat," she chuckles wheezily. "This cost us a lot of money, so keep it safe. It's one half of a map - the other half is with the House in Tyr - to an untouched deposit of obsidian. If we can take it for the House, we can turn around the fortunes of the House. If it's lost here..."
She shakes her head. "It isn't common knowledge, but the loss of the slave trade hit us really bad. Much worse than most people, even in the House, think. We're mortaged to the hilt with some nasty customers, and they are wanting their money back. If this doesn't work out, Ianto is finished. All of us. You must get this back to the House. Promise me you'll do this!"
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Calla, accustomed from a young age to obey that voice, reaches for the packet and secures it inside her robe. But she shakes her head as she does so. "Impossible," she rasps through cracked lips, "how can we escape?" How can I leave you? How can you ask that?
"Jareen and Irivis say this tower is a place of desecration, and we will all die soon. Unless something distracts the raiders, I think we have no chance." A part of her mind whispers that Gramma will make it right, that Gramma can fix anything. But that whisper is treacherous, leading to undeserved hope, and Calla crushes it.
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
Calla, accustomed from a young age to obey that voice, reaches for the packet and secures it inside her robe. But she shakes her head as she does so. "Impossible," she rasps through cracked lips, "how can we escape?" How can I leave you? How can you ask that?
"Jareen and Irivis say this tower is a place of desecration, and we will all die soon. Unless something distracts the raiders, I think we have no chance." A part of her mind whispers that Gramma will make it right, that Gramma can fix anything. But that whisper is treacherous, leading to undeserved hope, and Calla crushes it.
"You got a plan?" asks Grandma?
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"No Gramma, we don't have a plan. I was thinking of dying on their blades to escape the defilers ritual and seek a cleaner death ... but that will not get anything back to Tyr. So I suppose we will have to think harder."
Yes, Calla is getting a little melodramatic. It's not really an over-reaction, given the circumstances.
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
An irritated look crosses Grandma's face. "Some crappy plan, that is! You're lucky I'm here. Seems to me there's two ways out: that way..." - she points straight up through the hole in the roof - "or that way" - she points at the brush-filled gap in the wall. "I can't see us all being able to climb out the top, so we are looking at the door for most of us."
"There's a small number of bandits out there - they look like a bunch of escaped slaves and elf tribe outcasts. They're going to know each other by sight, so if you are going to try a disguise on them it'll have to be good, or very dark. And they expect us to all be dead in a few hours, so they aren't going to care much about our health. So either we get out by stealth" - she waves at the dispirited and wounded members of the caravan huddled about - "but I can't see that working for all of us. Or we distract them somehow. But it's bad - we aren't all getting out of this, no matter what. They have our weapons, first off."
She squints at Irivis and Jareen. "You two seem to know a lot about defiling," she says drily. "We know it's going to be bad for us - how bad is it going to be for anyone outside?"
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Jareen looks aghast at being spoken to in this mannor, and by a merchant! He cannot help having a grudging respect though, for the woman's fortitude in the face of certain death.
"Do not presume, that my skill with certain, forbidden arts, leads directly to the idea that I have experience defiling. That train of thought is what put me in this forsaken place in the first place.
My studies though, have touched upon similar subjects. From what i can tell, those inside the tower will power the ritual with their life force. There is nothing to be done for them, once the ritual starts. I can see nothing though which would lead me to believe that the defiling which will accompany the ritual will be contained.
Either our captives are unsuspecting pawns, or more likely in my opinion, we shall see most of them drawn off to one side before the ritual begins. Those left will suffer a fate I can only guess at. It would seem risky, but the interval when the body of guards draws off, and before the ritual starts may be our best hope of escape.
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Irivis doesn't bother to deal with the issue of her knowledge of defiling.
"Nobody will live through it. Escape means the door. I still have my rod. There are advantages to being a cripple."
She thinks a moment.
"Jareen, you created a chasm at the camp. Can you do the same thing but as close to the boundaries of the central area as possible? Make it look as though the wards holding this thing have broken and its activating early? The guards won't want to die and the controllers won't be happy either. I can add some effects to make it more convincing. If we have enough to a distraction, some of us at least can slip out and make a break for it."
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Arakan gets huffy at all the simple solutions, but no one seems to be giving any of the information that he asked for. "Nevermind. Instead of saying 'this is what I can do' all I hear from you is 'what can we do'. The old lady seems to be the only one who truly knows the crunch we are in. They don't care about us out there, and with only my simple tools, and no one else EVEN TRYING to climb these walls, up is not an option." He walks a circle around the inside as he talks, not looking at the others as he thinks aloud staring at his feet. "We probably can't tunnel out, not enough time, and to stand on the sand, the stones must go deep. Looks like we only have the opening covered by the bush. We need them to open it. I can adjust the memory of one of them, to make it look as if I have vanished, if I get one's attention before I do it, then if a disappearing prisoner doesn't get them in here, nothing will."
Pacing the floor in the circle, coming to his idea, he stops and moves to the middle. "Wait, for this to stand it would have to go deep right?" He creates a spade again from his mind, and kneels down in the center starting to dig. "What... are the... chances... that it... goes deeper...there may be... a door." He huffs as he digs with the simple spade, maybe it's just desperation that drives his thinking.
Here's hoping that there is a trapdoor under the sand the slavers are unaware of. Perception? 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
I don't have the energy to cast that effect again just yet. I have other ranged effects, though nothing distracting. I can also affect one of the guards, such that he stops noticing one of us for a period, but it will mean damaging the guard, so will remove any element of surprise.
Athletics 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
It doesn't take hardly any time at all before Arakan tires himself out trying to dig in the sand, obviously not the picture of muscular. "Here, someone try digging." He holds out his crude psychic shovel, waiting for someone to take it.
Ick, I have the highest Athletics modifier, we are a bunch of weaklings, lol.
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
1d20 ⇒ 4 - Athletics
Irivis's foot gives way.
"At this rate I'm just going to blast something for stress relief," she mutters angily.
"I've told you all I know, Arakan. I can talk fairly fast, I know where we are, and what's more, I know where we're going to be if we don't get a move on. I'm not digging my own grave this time, thank you."
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
Outraged at his predicament Arakan throws the spade at the wall, vanishing as it's about to hit from his lack of focusing on it. Kneeling, from his place on the sandy floor, he leans back shoulders slumped looking skyward. With a weary sigh he stands, hangs his head, and mumbles "Well, looks like all I can do is try to fight my way out the front door, never thought I would leave this world via suicide."
Aubrey what is the bush in front of the door like? Is it heavy, see through, can I target through it? What are the guards elven, mul, pale people? How/where are they standing as they guard?
Perception in case I need it to answer any of this 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24. With that roll can I hear what the pale people are saying? they seem to be in charge.
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The brush is thorny and dense. You can see a few chinks round the edges, but not directly through it. It wouldn't be a big deal to move it, it isn't very heavy, but it would take time and care to do it without being stabbed by the six-inch spikes (though it can be done quicker if you are willing to risk it).
The guards outside are elves, idling by the tower entrance. The rest of the bandits are in the camp.
Also, please try a DC 10 Nature check and a DC 15 Insight check.
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Calla watches impassively as Arakan and Irivis abandon their futile digging in the sand. The trap is too perfect, and she cannot believe in such an easy way out. Still, The simple passing of time seems to help clear Calla's mind. Thought stirs once again.
"I thnk," she starts, swallows, and starts again. "I think that Gramma is right. We will not find a way for us all to escape, but we must try something. There is no telling when this dark ritual will begin." And surely better to die trying to escape than to be cursed with unclean magics forever.
"Do we have anything that can serve us as weapon? Even stout branches from the brush-barricade might do, if Arakan can create us an axe to work with."
Calla notices that Arakan is by the brush, peering and listening intently.
"Arakan, what do you see?"
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As if a floodgate has opened, more questions pour forth.
"Did anyone notice, as we were brought here, where the Crodlu's were tied up? Did they bring any of the beasts from the caravan - how many mounts good we think to steal?"
"Gramma, you've travelled this desert for so long. If some of us... I mean... when we escape, where should we head? Where might be safe and what terrain will we need to cross?"
Arakan takes a few calming breaths and says softly to himself,
as if remembering a mantra. "I don't know why I didn't see it before, my anger got in the way. This thorny shrub, is often uneaten by the wildlife, as it contains a pungent syrup as a deterrant. This syrup may work for us, as this is Firebriar, and in the hollows of its vines is a highly flammable goop. It will burn fast and hot, maybe no more than a minute."
He walks back toward the center of the tower, "I was also able to find out that we have but a few hours before the ritual, it is intended to be performed right after dark. AFTER the ritual, the elves will leave to their camps. I couldn't quite get what the pale ones talked about, and if anyone has better ears, have a listen."
Jareen, this is where your distance hearing would come in handy. Calla, I don't think you have a Wild talent on your character.
He stops, with a smile on his face that hasn't been seen since before the raid "From what I heard, and was able to work out, there is some bad blood between the humans and the elves, though they all listen to the Mul in charge. I may be able to sow some angst within their ranks, possibly turn the elves against the humans, convince them that they will suffer from the effects of the ritual, and thus the only reason they are kept around. That may be all for naught if they are with the pale ones, and they have setup the ritual."
He walks back toward the center of the tower, "I was also able to find out that we have but a few hours before the ritual, it is intended to be performed right after dark. AFTER the ritual, the elves will leave to their camps. I couldn't quite get what the pale ones talked about, and if anyone has better ears, have a listen."
"Show me which group of people you couldn't hear well, I should be able to help with that."
Aubs, far hearing, as noted, I pick a sq within 10sqs and hear "as though stood there" until the end of my next turn. Pitty I have no fire starting magic....
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Jareen concentrates on sending his hearing out into the bandit camp.
My recollection is that you need to be able to see the "pale elves" area to target them, and I think the smaller circle is largely out of sight (and anyway it isn't that easy to see through the brush - only chinks round the edge). But you can pitch your power as near as you can see and try a Perception check. However, unless you can speak Elvish you won't understand what they are saying.
Jareen concentrates on sending his hearing out into the bandit camp.
My recollection is that you need to be able to see the "pale elves" area to target them, and I think the smaller circle is largely out of sight (and anyway it isn't that easy to see through the brush - only chinks round the edge). But you can pitch your power as near as you can see and try a Perception check. However, unless you can speak Elvish you won't understand what they are saying.
I don't speak elvish. Would I be able to relay?
Irivis looks at the briars.
"What kind of spark, Arakan? Flint spark or something stronger?"
Jareen, you have Mage Hand at your disposal. You can pick up rocks.
She sounds much happier now that Arakan is calmer and Calla is coming out of her shock.
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As if a floodgate has opened, more questions pour forth.
"Did anyone notice, as we were brought here, where the Crodlu's were tied up? Did they bring any of the beasts from the caravan - how many mounts good we think to steal?"
The mounts from the caravan have been taken - they are down at the camp, where the goods are being looted. The enemies' crodlus are in the same place.
"Gramma, you've travelled this desert for so long. If some of us... I mean... when we escape, where should we head? Where might be safe and what terrain will we need to cross?"
Grandma rubs her whiskery chin. "The caravan site was a few days south of Grak's Pool - that a fortified oasis. If we get out of here, we should head there. But the water isn't free - Grak's a mercenary sod. And we'd need to get past the canyon lands between here and the road - you saw that they are a maze."
|Calla the Quick
"Thanks Gramma," Calla almost smiles, "now I think I know the answer to this one, but. Can travellers on foot, with no food, no water, no supplies, tools, or shelter, with wounds, survive a march of several days through the canyon lands to Grak's Pool?"
Almost like the old days, talking with Gramma about trading, about surviving, about desert travel. Almost like.
"Because if not then we need to hit the raider's camp for mounts and supplies. And that changes the plan, perhaps dramatically."
|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
Arakan decides that his part in the plan has been set, and he knows what he must do for now. Trying to move carefully, he attempts first, to dislodge one of the spikes fromthe bush, giving him a crude weapon.
He then works his magic, whispering through the cracks at the guards.
Diplomacy 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14, Bluff 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25, Intimidate 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9. All three for whatever it takes. Of course there had to be a fumble, it wouldn't be my rolls without one. Maybe at least in Intim they won't see me as a threat at all.
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Diplomacy 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28, Bluff 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24, Intim 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10. Woot, my Intim went from a 1 to 2, I'm just not a scary guy with my 8 Str I guess. lol
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|Aubrey the Demented/Malformed
The elf snorts and turns his back on Arakan, but he and the others look troubled. He then seems to think for a moment, mutters briefly to his comrades, and walks off. He returns shortly with two more elves; one of them is the one Arakan "befriended" before. The other newcomer nods and the elven guards partly pull aside the brush. All seven elves stand there looking tense, hands on weapons.
"Speak plainly, half-breed. What do you know?" snaps the seeming leader in Common.
For reference, the relevant skill is Diplomacy.
Arakan stifles a sneer when the elf approaches, wishing he didn't have to play victim to this one of all of them. He looks around, making sure he shows signs of mistrust towards the humans and pale ones behind the elves he now speaks to. "The group of us were discussing what we were dealing with when we arrived. That is when we noticed the signs of the ritual and what the intentions were behind it. Some were able to see that the ritual is one designed to reach a different place, but that isn't the real issue. The way the thing is prepared, all the crystals in the middle circle are intended to expand the area that is being drained, to include those of you guarding us. Now, I don't know who brought you in on this venture, but they didn't intend for you to make it out. You are just more fodder, fodder that will do their bidding first for some false promise, either of payment or deed. Either way, you are as much their victims as we are."
Diplomacy 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20. Anyone that can assist would be helpful since he's speaking common. Either a Diplomacy, or maybe a Arcana check would count to make it sound more authentic. What say you Aubrey?
EDIT: Also anyone that can perception or anything now that the 'door' is open and we can see the area better. Perception 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14.
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 - Diplomacy
1d20 ⇒ 16 - Perception
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 - Arcana
To concerned by the situation to demonstrate any kind of tact, Irivis points firmly at the circles.
"Look at them. You can see for yourselves this isn't going to be confined to some small area. You're doomed."
She looks anxiously out, trying to see where the other guards have gone.


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