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The oceanfront mansion of late couture designer Gianni Versace is a crown jewel of South Beach. Originally built in 1930 to resemble the historic Alcazar de Colon mansion in the Dominican Republic once owned by the son of Christopher Columbus, Versace purchased the 1930 mansion and an adjacent lot in 1992 for nearly $10 million. He then invested about $33 million more to restore it with frescoes on walls and ceilings. The mansion boasts arched doorways, an open air, mosaic-covered courtyard; a 6,100-square-foot south wing and a gold-lined 54-ft. swimming pool with more than one million hand-worked mosaic tiles. After Versace was murdered on the 19,000-square-foot home's front steps in 1997, Casa Casuarina was sold and converted to a 10-suite boutique hotel. It's on the market for $100 million, reduced from $125 million.
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Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a crowd doesn't have to be complicated
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Getting nervous about cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a house full of people? If you're used to cooking for a small family, how do you cook for a party of 20 hungry people expecting one of the tastiest meals of the year?
Former New York chef Jodi Duryea, the general manager of the University of North Texas' student-run restaurant, offers several tips for cooking a Thanksgiving feast in large quantities - and getting it on the table before it gets cold:
• Choose menu items that can be made ahead of time
Duryea suggests making stuffing, desserts and casseroles in advance, and reheating them on Thanksgiving day.
• Stick with tried-and-true recipes.
"As tempting as it is to try all new things, try to keep to things that you're familiar with cooking," says Duryea, who planned, opened and reorganized two Manhattan restaurants and worked as an executive chef at Delia's Supper Club in New York City. "If you do try something new, practice it ahead of time or keep it to one or two new items."
• Heat food in a serving dish so the dish stays warm on the table.
This trick keeps all of your food hot at once, Duryea says.
• After you pull the turkey out of the oven, let it rest for 20 minutes.
Not only does this ensure a juicy bird, but it gives you time to pop other dishes in the oven for heating, she says.
Because healthy eating is a must for many people, even at Thanksgiving, Duryea suggests buying a fresh turkey and marinating it yourself, even though it takes more time than cooking a frozen turkey.
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James "Jim" Majors - March 15, 2013
James Ivan Majors, age 78, died peacefully at home in Rogersville, Mo., March 15, 2013.
Jim was born May 16, 1934, in Imperial, Neb., to William H. and Cora Etta Dukes Majors.
He attended school in Imperial, Wauneta and graduated high school in Oshkosh, Neb., where he was an outstanding three sport athlete.
He attended the University of Nebraska on a football scholarship and also attended Hastings College, in Hastings, Neb. His love of competition continued as he won multiple shot put titles in the Show Me State Games and Senior Olympics.
Jim was married to Joann Goddard for 58 years to which this happy union four children were born: Nancy Jo Tiffany Crockett (husband, Burt) of Clinton, Mo., Donald James Majors of Seymour, Mo., Susan Diann Majors of Nixa, Mo., and Mark Leon Majors (wife, Julie) of Columbia, Mo. Survivors also include four grandchildren: Justin Tiffany, (wife, Sara), Megan Tiffany, Alexandra Majors, James Raymond Majors; two step grandsons: Rob Crockett and Burt Crockett, Jr.; and two great grandchildren, Ava Mae and Grace Tiffany.
Jim was employed with JCPenney for 38 years. The family resided in Colorado Springs, Colo., Albuquerque, N.M., Kansas City and Overland Park, Kan., Salt Lake City, Utah, Dodge City, Kan., Columbia, Mo., and Rogersville, Mo.
Jim retired at age 60 to follow his lifelong dream of cattle ranching.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Elmira Fielder and Vi Piva; and two brothers, Bill Majors and Keith Majors.
Jim leaves one brother, Don Majors and wife, Bonnie, of Wauneta, Neb.; sister-in-law, Ibbie Majors, North Platte, Neb.; father-in-law, Leon Stinnnette, Broomfield, Colo.; and brother-in-law, Jim Goddard and wife, Meda, Berthoud, Colo.; many nieces, nephews and great friends.
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my man might have another woman and a child with her on the side.
recently i received a call from a woman that claims that she has been with my man and has a 2 yo daughter with him. obviously i was devastated over this. he wanted kids with me for years but we were never ready. i made the decision to leave him if its true. she knew about me and still did it. even if i did already had a kid w/him i would never accept the kid in my life or in the life of my child. i know some will think of me as selfish but i dont wanna deal with that bs so thats one of the reasons for why i would have to leave him. i will not accept this situation. cheating is horrible enough but a child is unforgivable to me. i know its not the kids fault but it doesnt matter to me. that woman is stupid for having that kid. she should have had an abortion. i owe it to our relationship to talk to him in person. if this is true good thing we didnt get married yet or have kids. i can simply walk away if need be. has this or something similar happened to any of u? would love any advice?
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to the 2nd comment again. i meant that the fact that they had that child is unforgivable to me, not the child itself. in my situation its not horrific to think that way when you're angry about having to leave a relationship with someone you truely loved after many years together.posted 09/11/2012 by chocolatelover79
UPDATE: to answer the comments. first, i am not blaming everything on her. trust me i'm very angry with him too. i did confront him and he confessed to it. i would have liked a dna test just in case but he said not to bother b/c its his. well needless to say i left him. i will not stay with someone that does that to me. and yes if i was pregnant while finding this out i would have had an abortion. i called him a man b/c he was my man until the truth came out. to the other comment, i understand why you said what you did and since i was very angry about the situation i didnt and still dont care what the better option for her would have been. she has nothing to do with me. i still think she should have had an abortion b/c she shouldnt have had that kid with a man that she knew was in a relationship. and of course he had no right to do this to me. in the end i'm glad we didnt get married and especially that we dont have kids. i'm now free to simply walk away and move on.posted 09/11/2012 by chocolatelover79
It sounds like you are putting all the blame on HER. Please remember that she was not in a relationship with you, your "man" was when he CHEATED on you. You should confront him ASAP, and demand a DNA test. Do not get pregnant by this loser, and if you are, maybe YOU should have the abortion so that you can be completely free of this CHEATER you call a "man". Good luck.posted 08/27/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Because killing the child would have been a better option for her!? That is the most horrific thing ever!!! A child is a blessing, not unforgivable! Cheating in general is wrong, and you should leave him for that!posted 08/23/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Corporate social technology strategy, Purists, and Corporatists -- why companies CAN participate
by Josh Bernoff
It's time for me to weigh in on the question: can companies be part of the social world?
This is in part a reaction to Shel Israel's comments of a few months back and my colleague Jeremiah's Owyang's responses. But it's an ongoing issue that comes up often in the blogosphere in my conversations with corporate clients.
On the one side are the folks who say, "The social world is an emergent phenomenon generated by people connecting." The original Cluetrain Manifesto rails against many aspects of the corporate world and basically posits that the right way for companies to get involved is for people inside those companies to connect to their customers. Based on my recent participation at a Cluetrain event, Cluetrain author Doc Searls still harbors a lot of skepticism toward corporations pursuing goals in the social world. For shorthand, let's call these folks the Purists.
On the other side are companies who are looking at the social Internet and saying "how can we exploit this to do what we already do -- PR and advertising, for example?" PR and advertising are mostly one-way, broadcast type communications, and these folks continue to try to adapt those one-way modes of thinking in the two-way, read-write world of social computing. I'll caricature these folks as the Corporatists.
I'm here to stand up and proudly say, Purists and Corporatists, you're both wrong.
Here's how I suggest people in companies think about social computing.
If you're in a company, your company can participate. In fact, you must participate. Your customers and prospects are connecting and talking about your products and your company right now -- this is what we call the groundswell. You need to be a part of the conversation. You might start a blog, you might start a Facebook group, you might start a community, or begin twittering, but until you start connecting as a corporate employee, you won't understand what's going on out there. And it can and will bite you.
You also need to start with the recognition that you are not now, nor will you ever be, in control of this "channel," "world," "phenomenon," or whatever you want to call it. It goes its own way and it will continually surprise you. This is where the Purists are right and the Corporatists are fooling themselves. But this is not so new. When my colleague Charlene Li was writing about how to deal with Wikipedia, I suggested it's no different in some ways from the New York Times -- you can influence it, but you're not in charge of it. Same with the rest of the social world -- you can participate, but not control. If this scares you, great. If you can't deal with it, somebody else in your company had better head up your social technology efforts.
But the fundamental principle behind about 80% of our book Groundswell is that you can accomplish corporate objectives in the social world. This is what bugs the Purists. As a corporate staffer, you have no business in the groundswell unless you know what you are trying to do there. You could be trying to increase awareness, generate word of mouth, surface leads, save on support costs, on tap into innovation. But regardless, no corporate activity should go forward without a measurable goal, and this is no different.
So, do you participate as an individual or a corporation? Of course, as a corporation. Companies may be made of people, but those people are not free agents. Your boss needs to know what you're doing, and, we argue in the book, your top management should, too, since they're going to inevitably get some surprises from these efforts. You'll need budget (maybe not a lot), and you need cover. Sometimes you need to push the membrane that Rob Scoble and Shel Israel talk about, finding ways to stretch corporate attitudes just enough to succeed. But you'd better be aligned with the corporation's goals, if not necessarily its tactics and every single one of its rules.
There's a lot of talk about authenticity, too. But the tone I hear from some Purists seems to be that if it's corporate, it has to involve lying, or at least deception. Please. Corporations, like people, have interests. They can talk about their products and services honestly. Of course they will be pro-company -- that's authentic, to believe in what you're making. But a pro-company attitude doesn't prevent two-way communication. In fact, in idea-generating applications like salesforce.com's IdeaExchange, or Credit Mutuel's sijetaisbanquier.com, it's that give and take between customers and people inside the company that fuels the innovation.
Teams -- small teams -- get most social projects done. Corporate bloggers may need help with moderation. Specifying, managing, and moderating communities is not a one-person job. These applications work best when they support corporate goals anyway. That's what gets you backers within the company, not just fearful detractors.
So it is no sin to conceive, create, and deploy a corporate social application. If you have a clear objective and can measure it, you are even likely to succeed. Just recognize that you must start from authenticity, it's a dialogue, and that the social world cannot be controlled. The companies I work with are starting to do this. It's not impossible -- in fact, it's the beginning of an incredible transformation. And their participation won't kill the groundswell, it will make it richer.


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The Thule® Passage carries up to three bikes for the picture-perfect excursion on the bike trails. Convenient and easy, the strap rack folds down for quick storage. The patented FitDial™ and SoftCushion™ pads offer a dynamic fit to your vehicle while holding it securely. Vinyl-coated buckles shield scratches and provide a strong hold.
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From large corporates like Subrata Roy's Sahara Group to unknown individuals perpetrating SMS investment scams, it was a year marked by many penal actions and even more policy measures by Sebi to safeguard the investors interest.
To help it bring to book fraudsters and other market manipulators, Sebi was also conferred with greater powers.
The market regulator has lined up numerous regulations to ensure effective execution of these powers along with safeguards against any possible misuse.
Summing up the year gone by, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said that the regulator was also able to provide clarity and a direction to the market in areas like corporate governance and investor protection during 2013.
"We came out with guidelines that in case of scheme of arrangements, what are the procedures that will be followed and in that sense we prescribed that before going to the High Court, the proposal has to come to us and Sebi would apply its mind, give its comments and then only further action can be taken," Sinha said.
This initiative followed Sebi coming across a number of instances where interest of ordinary shareholder was being compromised besides instances of illegal related party transactions.
As a result, Sebi has made it mandatory for all major schemes of arrangement involving listed companies to get "approval of the majority of minority shareholders".
"This concept has come in and this is a very significant concept and gives a clear-cut message to the whole world that small investors cannot be taken for a ride by the promoters or other large shareholders," the Sebi chief said.
As Sinha says, all culprits -- whether big or small -- are same before the regulator and it was their crime that decide the penalties.
The regulator, on its part, took actions against all sorts of entities -- from Saharas, Saradha, Alchemist and Osian's to hitherto unknown individuals taking investors for a ride through their illicit schemes.
To ensure minimum public shareholding in listed companies, as many as 105 firms, including big names like Tata Teleservices, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd, Essar Ports Ltd, Omaxe Ltd and Gillette India Ltd, faced Sebi's ire.
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Attorney Weinroth, who represents Shas and United Torah Judaism, said committee acted irresponsibly in handling sensitive issue of haredi integration
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Published: 07.01.12, 21:23 / Israel News
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After Yisrael Beiteinu and
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Weinroth sent a letter in which he stated that the committee acted irresponsibly in handling the sensitive issue of recruiting haredim into the IDF.
According to Weinroth, "Forceful actions, even if they deliver results in the short-run, are destructive in the long-run.
"In my opinion, issuing personal sanctions will put an end to the process of integrating the haredi public and create disaffection that will thwart any effort to reach a solution," he wrote.
'Sanctions will put an end to integration' (Photo: Moti Kimhi)
Mofaz and Prime Minister Netanyahu
have yet to set a time for a meeting, but the Kadima chairman canceled his official trip to France and Britain, which was scheduled to take place mid-week, in order to personally oversee the developments surrounding the Plesner Committee recommendations.
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I have recently been experiencing an intermittent pain *above* my right knee. It seems to be localized to the top, outside portion of my femur (very close to that bony bit you and feel when you are seated and put your hands on your knees)
I only experience the pain when climbing out of the saddle and I notice it most when I pull up on the down peddle; if I dont pull up but merely transfer my weight to the other leg, the pain doesnt seem to show up.
Im perplexed as to the cause because youd think if it were directly related to my technique, that Id experience it in both legs. Im also not sure why it only appear when Im climbing since I surely use the same muscle when seated (?).
I searched the forums and some book that I have on sports medicine and havent seen this problem mentioned.
Anybody else out there experience this of have any good guesses? (Im hoping to avoid a trip to the medical library.)


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DECATUR, Ga. -- A woman has been arrested in connection with the bomb threat that caused a lockdown at the DeKalb County Jail on Thursday afternoon.
Police arrested 46-year-old Sewona Ketwgou after she alleged that her sister had placed a bomb in her car, which was parked near the prisoner transport area of the DeKalb County Jail for most of the afternoon.
The DeKalb County Bomb Squad and SWAT investigated the scene and didn't find any explosives in the car.
Ketegou was arrested in April of 2011 for criminal trespassing.


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Wolverine to Make First Stop in San Francisco?
It was only five months ago that Milk made its world premiere at the Castro Theatre. Now, San Francisco just might play host to another high-profile debut, this time for a tale sprung from the realm of comic-book fantasy.
Wolverine, the adamantium-clawed hero of X-Men fame, and his real-life alter ego Hugh Jackman could make the Bay Area their first stop before X-Men Origins: Wolverine arrives in theaters across the country on May 1. The catch? Fans must demand the privilege via the Internet.


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Scientists marvel at Mars rock
LOS ANGELES - Scientists are abuzz about a rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert: A yearlong analysis revealed it's quite different from other Martian meteorites.
Not only is it older than most, it also contains more water. The baseball-size meteorite, estimated to be 2 billion years old, is strikingly similar to the volcanic rocks examined by NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity on the Martian surface.
"Here we have a piece of Mars that I can hold in my hands. That's really exciting," said Carl Agee, director of the Institute of Meteoritics and curator at the University of New Mexico who led the study published online Thursday in the journal Science.
Most space rocks that fall to Earth as meteorites come from the asteroid belt, but a number can be traced to the moon and Mars.
Scientists believe an asteroid or some other large object struck Mars, dislodging rocks and sending them into space. Occasionally, some plummet through Earth's atmosphere.
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I know this is kind of an old thread, but I am just in the early stages of Shattered Star and I also looked at some of the Season 4 PFS scenarios and thought it would be a good tie-in to the Shattered Star AP. One major curveball I'm contemplating is having Sheila be a turncoat and have been the major villain at the head of the Lissala cult the entire time. I think it would make sense for her to send the PCs on the side quests of the PFS scenarios - by doing this she is attempting to send the shards into the hands of the Lissala cult agents. Her ultimate betrayal will occur at the Reforging ceremony. I'm giddy with how this will all play out.
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If you think about combat abstractly vs on a tactical map, you are coordinating your movement with theirs, mirroring them. Should it matter whether they move "away" from you and really if they move to the side they have moved "away" from you. I think a good perspective would be dancers - when one moves the other follows to keep their steps in coordination.
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The Step Up feat is somewhat ambiguous in its wording. It states "When a foe takes a 5ft step away from you". Does that have to be to an unadjacent square? The obvious use for Step Up is to close with casters or ranged attackers that move back to blast you, but the feat could also prove useful when fighting rogues to stay out of flanking if you were allowed to take a 5ft step when an adjacent for takes a 5ft step.
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I plan to expand on the daemonic hints in Book 3 and incorporate the return of Choral the Conqueror to have an epic Apocalypse ending where the PCs stave off the end of the world fighting against minions of the Four Horsemen and draconic hordes of Choral. Looking to take the campaign to level 22-23. When PCs uproot The House on the Edge of Time to the Material Plane, it will become a planar portal that other factions will try to use to open gate to Outer Planes. PCs are going to be from Cheliax, so they may look to use House to open gate to Hell.
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I also decided to use a dire bear to up the power level slightly. Another addition was 2 graven guardians of Erastil, powered down slightly from the Bestiary 3 version:
lesser graven guardian CR 3
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60ft, low-light vision; Perception +1
AC 15 (+3 natural, +2 dex); touch 12, flat-footed 13
Sp 40ft
Abilities: S:16(+3) D:15(+2) Co:-- I:-- W:12(+1) Ch:1(-5)
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Faith Bound (Su): A graven guardian cannot attack any creature that openly wears or displays the holy or unholy symbol of the deity to which the graven guardian is dedicated unless that creature first attacks the graven guardian.
Magic Weapon (Su): A graven guardian that carries its deity's favored weapon treats that weapon as a +1 weapon as long as it is wielded by the guardian. If it is a ranged weapon, it gains the seeking weapon special ability, and generates new ammunition with each attack (this ammunition is destroyed whether or not it hits).
Lawful Weapon (Su): The graven guardian's weapons and slam attacks are treated as lawful-aligned. Its magic weapon deals +1d6 points of damage to chaotic targets.
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Does anyone else have a problem with Cleanse being a "personal" spell rather than a "creature touched" spell? For a 5th level cleric spell it doesn't seem to have a lot of mileage when the cleric can only cast it on himself (other threads bring up the conundrum of the spell curing nausea but a cleric being unable to cast the spell while nauseated) and kind of goes against the typical cleric role of spells that help others. For a group using 3.5 material as well, Panacea is a much better option - a level lower with basically the same effects but able to cast on others. Also, comparing Cleanse to Heal (1 level higher) - Heal cures pretty much all the same effects, heals a great deal more hp, and is a "creature touched" spell. Our group has house-ruled that Cleanse is a "creature touched" spell and we use this spell in place of Panacea, which in 3.5 seemed overpowered for a 4th lvl spell. Just wondering what others thoughts were as I couldn't find any sort of errata on the spell on the messageboards.
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This year was my first attempt at a submission for the RPG Superstar contest - any feedback/criticism is appreciated to help me start preparing for next year:
Swifttouch Gloves
The creation of this item dates far back to the cyclopean empires of ancient Golarion; but the height of their popularity came during the rule of the Whispering Tyrant, who himself wore a much more powerful version of the gloves that gave him the swift touch ability at will along with several other potent powers. Most arcane casters serving the Whispering Tyrant possessed these items, which can still be found today throughout Ustalav in ancient ruins, haunted crypts, and battlefield sites.
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I would like to cancel my subscription, and I will pick it back up with the next product after the beginner box set. Thanks!
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I do not have interest in receiving the Pathfinder Beginner Box. What is the best way to avoid receiving that item with a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscription? Can a hold be put on the subscription to skip the Beginner Box or would I need to cancel the subscription then renew it for the Bestiary 3?
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captain yesterday wrote:
i would like a pirate theme adventure path, with ships and everything
I would also love a pirate-themed AP - I've actually been contemplating a campaign using some of the Freeport stuff and pirate adventure from Dungeon #16 (Vesicant) set in the Shackles. Rules for ship-to-ship combat would be awesome as well as travel through the Eye of Abendego. With all the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (#4 upcoming in May), it seems like a slam dunk (though I also know that Paizo has tried to steer away from cliched and overdone themes).
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Seems there are many different interpretations here. Here is what I see from the ability's description - before remove curse is cast, the afflicted takes 1d6 Con and 1d6 Cha on a failed save so I attribute that to the "curse" aspect. Once remove curse has been cast, the afflicted still does not benefit from natural healing and magical healing must succeed on a caster level check, so I attribute that to the "disease" aspect. It does seem to make more sense to have it the other way around - the "curse" prevents healing while the "disease" causes ability damage. FWIW - mummy rot appears under the Curse section of the Core Rulebook on p. 557 though even there it shows as both a curse and disease. It is clear there is no consensus on the issue, so at the end of the day it will be a DM judgment call. Thanks again everyone for your input.
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Looking for a semi-official ruling from the Paizo staff on some rules ambiguity resulting from a mummy's mummy rot vs. a paldin's divine health as it has come up in our campaign.
As the Core Rulebook states, at 3rd lvl a paladin becomes immune to all diseases, including magical and supernatural diseases. As the Bestiary states, mummy rot is both a curse and a disease. The 3.5 paladin entry explicitly included mummy rot amongst the magical diseases that paladins were immune to, but the Pathfinder Core Rulebook does not make this distinction and the addition of the curse aspect to mummy rot is a change from 3.5 to Pathfinder for the monster's entry. Discussion in another thread suggests breaking the ability into its two component parts - having a paladin affected by the curse aspect (taking 1d6 Con and Cha on a failed save - save frequency 1/day) while immune to the disease aspect (no natural healing and a caster level check required for magical healing). That seems like a good compromise and is what I'm leaning towards, but want to make the correct ruling according to the intentions of the RAW (rules as written). Any help/guidance here is greatly appreciated.
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This is an improvement over 3.5 where it required a Concentration check (which most casters would smartly max at lvl+3 ranks) at DC 15+spell lvl. It did not take long before this was basically an automatic, especially with Combat Casting adding +4 to the check.
There needs to be some risk involved in casting while threatened and I think the Pathfinder rules fixed the issue while still granting a good chance of success for the caster.
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Mosaic wrote:
There is an implied cost with readying an action - if the situation does not develop then you lose that action for the round. So, as one poster pointed out the caster could simply move 30' before casting the spell, putting himself outside of the range of the fighter. I would also allow the caster to notice the fighter focusing on him in which case the caster could cast defensively.
This is definitely a thought-provoking subject. In my opinion, casting in combat carries very little consequence. Casters can often shield themselves by simply taking a 5' step. The casting defensively check is pretty much a joke by mid levels. I would like to see more opportunities for spell interruption, back to the days of 1e/2e where casters very seldom cast spells in combat since all it took was a hit prior to their spot in the initiative order to ruin a spell. The situation in the OP does have an issue though - if the spell being cast is a standard action and the fighter uses a move action to approach the caster (and move/standard actions are assumed to take the same amount of time) does the spell complete before the fighter even gets to the caster? I would probably house rule that the two combatants roll an opposed initiative check (or just an opposed Dex check) to see which action gets off a split-second before the other (fighter cleaves caster in two just before he gets out the final syllable or caster completes spell just as fighter gets to him).
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Pax Veritas wrote:
You are truly on point with your assessment of the current state of DMing. I would like to take this a step further however, and make the same argument of the player. Being a purveyor of D&D since 1st edition (one of my original group members had the PHB w/ the thieves carving the jeweled eye from the demon statue), my early gaming decisions were made in a manner that helped bring my mental view of my PC into clearer focus and drive character development rather than character building. In my experience with 3.0 and 3.5, this is really not a driving factor anymore. Much character building discussion now revolves around min/maxing and character optimization which has turned the D&D game into one of pure mathematics. I think the OP does have a valid point regarding the breakdown of the game due to the 1d20+X issue but I also agree with you that the mechanical flaws of the game would not be as evident if both the DM and players made more decisions based on the campaign storyline and character development rather than maxing skill ranks, attack bonus, or AC.
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sempai33 wrote:
Curses are meant to be broken (or started anew). The PCs will not know Eran is the heir to the throne right away - I will probably have Zellara reveal this at a later date, with her informing the PCs initially that he is important but not releasing the details of that importance. By the time the PCs do find this out (when they rescue Neolandus in Escape from Old Korvosa), Ileosa has grown powerful and entrenched herself in the ruling seat, so even if the PCs brought forth this information they would not have the might to install Eran on the throne. They must continue along the AP to learn about the Fangs of Kazavon and recover Serithtial to be able to face Ileosa in the final installment. All of this just adds an extra twist to the plotline of the AP.
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Norgerber wrote:
What will you do with Eran once he is rescued by the PCs? Why would the Queen be more interested in Sabor than in Eran?
Ileosa still needs a scapegoat for the King's death, so that explains her continued interest in Sabor. I think my angle on Eran is that the Red Mantis did not get the information from Zellara, so they do not know that the illegitimate heir exists. Ileosa came across Zellara's name in Neolandus' journals - the excerpt just said "she has a secret which could destroy the monarchy." Ileosa had her assassinated to hide this secret, not knowing the secret was an illegitimate heir who still lives. I will probably tie Eran in with the Trinia/Vencarlo angle somehow so he escapes the city with Trinia. Not sure how I'm going to develop to the PCs that Eran is the rightful heir to the throne - probably through Zellara. Just have her be cryptic that he is important somehow and must be kept alive.
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I was somewhat let down with the character connection in Edge of Anarchy, so I've been thinking about a different approach. I think I have one that will be cool:
The characters happen upon a living Zellara being accosted by Red Mantis assassins. As the PCs intervene, one of the assassins lands a death blow and the two assassins escape. Zellara imparts the PCs with information using her dying breaths - "Gaedren Lamm, Old Fishery, save my son Eran". Some detective work on the PCs part can lead them to finding the Old Fishery. Eran remains one of Lamm's Lambs - a nine year old boy. In my campaign, I am planning to make Zellara one of Eodred's past lovers and have Eran be his illegimate son (on consequently heir to the throne of Korvosa). This will make for a very interesting twist in the campaign as Neolandus will have this knowledge. The PCs will not only need to de-throne Ileosa, but also keep the heir alive to take his rightful place upon the throne at the conclusion of the campaign.
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I really don't think the good save/bad save discrepency is much of an issue. There are feats that can be taken and applied to any saving throw type (Lightning Reflexes, Iron Will, and Great Fort) to close the gap by +2. What I've experienced that gets back to the 'spellcasters are overpowered' argument is with all the new splatbooks the number of 1)swift/immediate spells and 2)spells bypassing SR and/or not allowing saves both increase greatly. And with my group of admitted min/maxers much of their spell selection is often based on such criteria.
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One addition to grapple that has a basis in cinema is to allow others an attack on the grappling creature to help release an ally from the grapple. Many fantasy movies show creatures like the kraken wrapping its tentacles around victims only to be injured and release its hold. This really wouldn't change the grapple rules as they stand, but would add an additional option for when the weakling wizard/sorcerer is in the embrace of a grey render.
Helping a friend in a grapple requires a standard action which grants one attack against the grappling creature. If successful, the attack deals normal damage and forces the grappling creature to immediately make a grapple check against the CMB of the grappled creature + 1/2 the damage dealt by the attack (this DC mechanic may need to be adjusted - just taking a WAG (wild a$$ guess) as full damage seems excessive).
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Epic Meepo wrote:
My suggestion given further back in the thread does give fighters an advantage by allowing extra attacks as part of a STANDARD action and having these extra attacks be at full base atk mod. That way the fighter isn't nerfed when he has to move across the battlefield and it makes winning initiative meaningful (a prior post gives the example of a fighter winning init, charging and attacking once while the enemy he charged gets a full attack on his init against the fighter who because of charging also has an AC penalty).
I really don't see iterative attacks as core 3.5 - the underlying core rule is really Base Atk Bonus, which would not change. I remember picking up the 3.0 PHB and paging through the first time. My first reaction was "Hey, clerics and wizards get additional attacks at higher levels - that doesn't seem right". Iterative attacks still don't make sense to me - fighters don't gain spellcasting or even the ability to use scrolls/wands; why give other classes an ability that was exclusive to fighters in earlier (1e/2e) editions?
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Keryth wrote:
What about removal of iterative attacks is non-3.5 and what is the fascination with iterative attacks? To me, they are nearly a complete waste - each iterative attack basically means a -25% chance on your ability to hit. Basically at high levels only the first attack or two are going to hit in most instances - why have this rule in that causes the rolling of meaningless dice? Granting extra attacks at full base atk makes more sense, but this can't just replace the iterative attack rules because then it tips the balance too far in the opposite direction. A return to something akin to the 1e/2e rules where specialized fighters were the only ones who gained extra attacks makes sense. Other classes really aren't missing out that much - wizards and sorcerers hardly make use of iterative attacks and the change makes fighters better in battle than clerics which might make the fighter class viable again (current rules allow for a cleric build that can outshine a fighter in battle pretty easily plus have the added capability of spellcasting). Feats grant a good solution to the issue of extra attacks - fighters main boon is the number of feats they get. Now they can apply some of these feats to actually make themselves better in combat than other classes.
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Samuel Weiss wrote:
I like this idea as well as it would allow other party members to help get allies out of a grapple and it would add to the cinematics of the battle (barbarian clubs the gray render which then drops the wizard and turns menacingly on the barbarian). I'm thinking damaging a grappling creature forces a grapple check at DC 10+damage dealt or the grappling creature must release the enemy creature it is grappling.
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Terraneaux wrote:
This thread really has gotten me to thinking about the whole Base Attack mod and iterative attacks. One thing I'm contemplating in my campaign is to wipe out iterative attacks - with a standard action you may make a single attack. I would also make a change to full attack where when making a full attack you would gain an additional attack at your full base attack bonus. This would make full attack meaningful at low levels (right now it is not very meaningful because until a character hits at least 6th lvl they only get one attack (unless you take two-weapon fighting, Manyshot feat, or some other feat that gives you an extra attack of some sort)). Finally, I would create a feat(s) that allow for extra attacks with a standard or full attack action. The prereq would be based on Base Atk Mod so fighter-type classes would qualify most easily (probably +8 for Extra Attack feat and +16 for Improved Extra Attack). Using this methodolgy, a 16th lvl fighter with both feats would gain 3 attacks at full atk mod w/ a standard action and 4 attacks w/ a full atk action. I believe this would make straight fighter-types more capable of holding their own in higher level play. Since all attacks gain full atk mod, I would probably return Power Attack to 3.0 version with a 1 for 1 exchange on to-hit & damage.
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Biomage wrote:
This has been a house rule instituted in our campaign - it makes sense because most creature abilities are generated off the same calculation, so not allowing it (using RAW for spell lvl) actually weakens the PCs in comparison. It also allows wizards to memorize 1st lvl spells other than Magic Missile (OK, maybe not).
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A house rule I am implementing in an upcoming campaign used a similar 1d6 per 2 cleric lvls in a blast radius, but also allowed a more powerful attack if touching undead with the holy symbol. In this case, the damage was 1d6 per cleric lvl but required a successful touch attack on the undead with the holy symbol. An undead with turn resistance gained the turn resistance as a bonus to their touch AC against such an attack. You see this type of attack in old vampire movies where the cross burns the vampire as its pressed into his flesh.
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I hate the turn undead rules as written in PHB, but I don't think the Pathfinder changes are good either. Like others have stated, good PCs will heal non-undead enemies and evil clerics will harm non-undead allies. I also don't like the idea of this being abused outside of combat as a group healing measure. What I think might make more sense is to give a benefit rather than healing:
For good-aligned clerics - allies within the burst radius gain +2 atk & dmg vs undead affected by the turning (those that took dmg) and those undead are -2 atk & dmg vs cleric and allies in burst for 1/rd per cleric's Cha mod.
For evil-aligned clerics - rebuked undead gain +2 atk & dmg against targets they are commanded to attack by the evil cleric and cleric's enemies are -2 atk & dmg vs. the cleric and any rebuked undead.
Undead take damage from good-aligned turning (positive energy) and heal damage from evil-aligned turning (negative energy) due to their unique nature and direct ties to the negative material plane. Living creatures do not have such a tie to the positive material plane so they are unaffected hit point-wise, but still may benefit or suffer from the other conditions.
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DMFTodd wrote:
As I think about it, I would also be a fan of combo feats - feats that build off each other or give added benefits when used together, rather than making a character choose either/or. WOTC did try to do this somewhat with Tactical feats, but to me they were very poorly done because of the specific situations they could be used in and the long list of prereqs needed. I think a "combo" approach would be a great way to give characters more options in a combat. Combo feats that improved tactical mobility would be sweet - it would hopefully bring an end to the constant 5ft adjusting that makes tactical battle not really that tactical.
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Count me in on the banishment of iterative attacks. While getting to roll more dice can be fun, the success level of iterative attacks from my perspective makes them not that helpful to characters. You're basically -25% to hit on the second attack, -50% on the third,... If you're fighting things of a CR near the party's avg level and not playing an uber min/maxed character, you're probably only going to hit on the first and possibly second attack unless you get lucky and roll a "natty 20" on one of the later attacks. I also never liked the idea of sorcerer/wizards gaining additional attacks at higher levels. Guess it's a hold-over from 1e/2e where only a fighter-type class was able to gain multiple attacks in a round.
While we're on the subject of attacks, I'd like to see a little more love given to the two-handed fighting style in Pathfinder RPG. It just seems with 3.5 that all fighter types walk around with a two-handed weapon because they get the max Str adj to dmg with none of the penalties associated with two weapon fighting. Even with a light off-hand weapon and the two-weapon fighting feat you're -2 (or -10%) on every attack - the best case scenario. Maybe having Dex offset these penalties like in 1e/2e is a possibility, or allowing full Str mod to dmg on both weapons to give it an advantage over a two-handed weapon to justify the associated penalties?
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Mary Yamato wrote:
If the first volume is any indication of the series, I think there will be much opportunity for characters to form relationships and bonds with NPCs in the CotCT AP - volume 1 introduces a number of NPCs that it seems will be recurring characters throughout the campaign and puts the PCs in situations where they can interact with the NPCs. This is one of the main reasons why I love urban campaigns so much - the opportunity for the DM to grow and develop NPCs in much the same way the players grow and develop the PCs.
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Nicolas Logue wrote:
That is a good approach that I'll have to keep in mind - make sure the characters write Gaedren far into their backstory (10 or more years) then play up how feeble he has become and how he's a shell of his former self.
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This was one more thing that struck a bad chord with me - when the PCs go into Gaedren's lair, the city is fine and when they exit the city has gone out of control. I know other posts have suggested giving more lead up to the event in the introduction, but as written it seemed very contrived - like we'll send the PCs here to keep them occupied then spring the plot hook on them when they come out.
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I was a little put off by the early boss in EoA as well. The characters are supposed to be built with an eye toward hatred for this guy then he's most likely killed off in the first act?? It would be like the Joker getting killed 10 minutes into the upcoming Dark Knight movie. I can see my players having a real problem with this - taking the time to write up a detailed history on how they hate this guy, then offing him very easily in the initial encounter. It just doesn't make for a compelling encounter for me. I know I plan to re-write this section to hopefully give said boss a little more facetime in the first couple installments. I still have high hopes for the overall AP, but the initial volume did not reach my expectations.
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In the reefclaw's bestiary/monster stat block entry it has a special attack of tenacious grapple, but there is no description of that special attack. I'm assuming it gives some sort of bonus on grapple checks since the reefclaw is a small creature with 10 STR, but has +5 grapple check with only +1 base attack. Can we possibly get a write-up on this description so we can apply it to an advanced reefclaw of larger size?
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Is the Paizo staff close to announcing a release date on the PDF yet? I'm assuming like Rise of the Runelords that the PDF of the Player's Guide will be a free download and print copies will be $2. Really looking forward to taking a look at this - urban adventures rock!!!
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What types of stories do others want to see?
I would like to see a Q series that focused on Quests - most would likely be quests for magic items, but there could also be quests to save important figures (like the 2nd Ed Iuz adventure). I think an adventure path dedicated to a magic item quest could be a nice change of pace from the usual "Save the World from the BBEG" that it seems most of the paths have revolved around.
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Jakoov, I wish more players were like yours- ie. actually acting like good guys. Too many people I've player with or DMed for have acted like a bunch of tiresome mercenary jerks.
Eric - I can't agree with you more. Seems like every time an NPC offers the party a reward amount the first statement out of the PCs mouths is "each?".
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It can be very gamebreaking to allow druid animal companions to grow. We had a druid in our campaign with a wolverine and he believed that adding hit dice should follow the size rules in MM. When the wolverine grew from Med to Large, he added the +8 Str (on top of the Str increase from being an animal companion). This creature far outdistanced the PC fighter in melee with its 20-something Str plus reach for being large. It was obviously broken. I believe one of the Sage Advice columns (can't remember which Dragon issue) addressed this topic and ruled animal companions do not increase in size per the MM.
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Two DM/players trying to recruit players (2-4 additional) for weekly Friday night 3.5 D&D in the Milwaukee/Madison area (game will be held either in New Berlin or Oconomowoc). One DM will run Ptolus-based urban campaign while other will run Pathfinder adventure path. Sessions will rotate between the two campaigns. Looking for players able to commit to the weekly schedule and who are character and story-focused. If interested, e-mail email@example.com.
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Our group has also been tossing around the idea of improvements to 3.5. Here are some of the suggestions I'm proposing:
Iterative attacks - after the first attack or two, I think these basically become worthless. I would rather see some type of increased damage scaling rather than additional attacks that have little or no chance to hit. I think this would also make the fighter-types more viable as compared to the spellcasters at higher levels.
Grappling - basically impossible for characters to beat large or larger creatures. Plus what you can or cannot do is always a question that requires looking it up in the PHB and slowing down the game. Not sure how to improve - maybe just dump?? Give monsters with improved grab a replacement ability.
Skills - (a) 4e looks to be moving towards a trimmer skills set, combining Move Silently and Hide into Stealth and Spot/Search/Listen into Perception. This makes sense to me - often times you're asked to make multiple skill checks (Spot & Listen or Hide & Move Silently) - what does one success & one fail mean? or two successes? Seems more intuitive to have one check in these cases - either pass or fail. (b) base skills more on race, at least as far as skill points gained. It also appears 4e is going to address this as well. My thoughts were to have skills available at new levels based on class but have points gained based on race (for example, regardless of class Humans gain 8 skill pts each level, half-orcs gain 2 pts, elves & dwarves maybe 4 or 6). Again, this more closely matches the approa ch for monsters in the MM. It would also allow some different archetypes - the stealthy human fighter (taking stealth skills cross-class) and the scholarly human wizard (more points to spend on Knowledge skills).
Turn Undead - both the RAW (undead cower) and the optional rule (I believe from Complete Divine - 1d6 dmg per cleric lvl) do not appeal to me. Not sure what I'd do to fix it, but there has to be a better way.
Actions - I have not been a big fan of the swift/immediate actions since they came into existence. To me they are unbalanced, as they generally favor spellcasters granting them the ability to do more than the fighter-types. Plus it's additional bookkeeping to track. I would prefer a simpler system of having a set number of actions per round (2 or 3) and limiting casters to one spellcasting action per round (though a caster could cast a spell and use a magic item in the same round). This would also be a good replacement system for the iterative attacks - fighter types can attack once per action, so if we go two actions they could double attack - two attacks at their base attack bonus.


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Here's a few of mine, what are yours?
Pepsi - The one and only cola. I drink three of them tonight. Caffeine Buuuuuzzzz!!!!!!! How I love thee Pepsi!!!
Pizza - If it was never imvented...I'd not have the extra 10 or 12lbs. I'm always trying to get rid of.
Sushi - Love it...Love it..Love it. Wish it weren't so hard to find a good sushi bar and it cost less.
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Soft, gooie and ummm, ummm, umm delicious
Chocolate - Sweet delicious chocolate. With real coco in it.
Reese Cups - Chocolatey goodness surrounding moist peanut butter. Yumm!
Pie - Blueberry, Cherry, Chocolate Cream, Peach, Apple...I love pie!
Almost any sub from Quiznos.
Ben & Jerry's Cherrie Garcia Ice Cream
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How Will Kim Kardashian Wear Her Hair at Her Wedding?
As the countdown to Kim Kardashian's wedding grows shorter by the day, fans are growing restless to find out which new trends the stylish celeb has in store when she walks down the aisle. While many of the details of Kim's short-lived wedding to Kris Humphries were made public before the big day, this time, the queen of open-book living is playing her cards surprisingly close to the vest.
Sources close to the star suspect that Kim and Kanye will exchange wedding bands designed by the couple's pal, Lorraine Schwartz, who designed Kim's engagement ring, but the other details of the day have been kept quiet — until now. Kim, who has spent the months since daughter North's birth trying out a variety of new makeup and hairstyles, is reportedly coming close to how she'll wear her famous mane on the big day.
Celebrity hairstylist Sacha Quarles reveals to HollywoodLife that Kim, who has been sporting more refined hair and makeup since dating Kanye, will likely try to make her look as different from her last wedding as possible.
"I think we're going to see something a bit more natural," says Sacha.
His recommendation? "A sophisticated side part style with a low bun in the back would look beautiful on her. As would a 30′s inspired finger wave smoothed over one side and cascading down the other. No matter what style she wears, the world (and many brides to be) will be watching!"
Do you think Kim should stick to a low-maintenance look for her wedding day? Should she walk down the aisle as a blonde or a brunette? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!
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Kentucky women hold off Delaware 69-62
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell has his team one victory away from the school's first Final Four. The Wildcats had to overcome an incredible effort by Elena Delle Donne to get there.
Jennifer O'Neill scored 19 points and A'dia Mathies added 16 to help Kentucky hold off the Blue Hens 69-62 on Saturday in the Bridgeport regional semifinals, bringing to an end the stellar career of Delle Donne.
It's the second straight season that Kentucky (30-5) has advanced to the regional final and will play Connecticut. The top-seeded Huskies beat Maryland 76-50 on Saturday in the second game. UConn beat Kentucky by 15 points last year.
"When we were here last year and go back and watch those games, I think we're more talented than the team last year," Mitchell said. "If we play really hard and make shots, we can beat either team."
The Wildcats would love to get down to New Orleans, the site the Final Four. It's the same city where the Kentucky men's team won the national championship last season.
"That's something, isn't it," Mitchell said. "We'd love the opportunity."
Kentucky withstood a Delaware rally led by Delle Donne, who had 33 points for Delaware (32-4). The Wildcats led by 14 in the second half before the Blue Hens cut it to 62-60.
But Kastine Evans calmly responded with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to make it 65-60.
"She's unbelievable in those moments," Mitchell said. "She's made so many of those. I was not surprised and I was elated and very happy we needed a bucket."
Jaquetta May had three chances at putbacks on the other end, but couldn't convert and that ended any shot of the upset and finished off Delaware's amazing season.
Delle Donne ended as the fifth all-time leading scorer in NCAA history with 3,039 points. She passed former stars Cheryl Miller, Chamique Holdsclaw and Maya Moore on Saturday. Delle Donne finished short of Jackie Stiles' all-time scoring mark of 3,393 set at Southwest Missouri State from 1998-2001.
Delle Donne said she had no idea she had passed those women's basketball greats.
"I wasn't aware of anything of that nature," Delle Donne said. "That's incredible and it's definitely humbling to be amongst those names."
There's little doubt that Delle Donne may have broken the scoring record had she not missed 22 games in her career. The 6-foot-5 star who is averaging 26.6 points in her career sat out six games this season with a reoccurrence of the symptoms of Lyme disease that forced her to miss a dozen games two years ago.
She did all she could to take Delaware to the regional final. Trailing by 14 early in the second half, the Blue Hens cut their deficit to 62-60 with 2:47 left on a jumper by Delle Donne that touched nearly every part of the rim before dropping in.
That was as close as they could get as Evans answered with her 3-pointer.
"Kastine hit the biggest shot of the game with that 3-pointer," Delaware coach Tina Martin said. "That broke our back, giving them enough cushion at end of the game that they were able to sustain it and finish the game off."
With the game out of reach, Martin took Delle Donne out with 10 seconds left to a warm, long ovation from the crowd.
"She's so special to the University of Delaware and the state of Delaware," Martin said. "I wanted them to have one last time to say thank you to her and the legacy she set for the program."


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Numerous amounts of gamers are reportedly requesting to Sony that they release the new PS3 firmware ASAP as v2.42 is causing them loads of issues. The reported issues range from no discs being read to problems of going online.
To quote: Personally our PS3 is just fine but then we have not had much time with it since the latest firmware. This is what some gamers have reported to PR:
Well this is totally Effed Up!!! My son decided that it would be a good idea to update the PS3 and he did 2 nights ago without me knowing it. Well now ANYTHING BLURAY does NOT play. NOTHING!!! Doesn't even recognize the DAMN Disc!!! Is there anything I can do???
Installed this newest update and now nothing works, can not read disks at all. We have done the system restore, etc. now have to wait while it gets shipped to Sony to fix it.
Very upsetting, fairly new PS3 (5 months) in excellent condition and was working perfectly prior to update. Extremely frustrating.
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Supernanny Signs and Saves Deaf Family!
October 10, 2008 09:09 PM by Lisa Stauber
Supernanny Jo Frost faces a new challenge tonight, deaf parents with four daughters who hear normally. The three youngest girls take advantage of Mom and Dad, and older sister Melissa ends up acting like a second mom. "When I'm home, I don't get treated with respect," Melissa says, thinking her parents only want her around to babysit and clean up.
Dorothy and Kip Baulisch have four children, age 5 -18. The little girls fight constantly. "Jennifer is very, very explosive. She's always angry." Melissa says. The girls are disrespectful and mean to each other. "They think because they're deaf they can be wild," Dorothy says. Bedtime is a fiasco. Also, the younger girls don't know sign language very well, because mom Dorothy can talk and read lips. Kip is Melissa's stepdad, and she feels separated from him. "I'm kind of like the hearing mother," Melissa says. "I just want to be the sister," she says.
Observation Begins
"We need help," Dorothy says. She feels like giving up altogether. Jo arrives to a warm welcome and an interpreter to help with sign language. Immediately Jo sees how the girls completely ignore their mother. They don't listen, and don't watch her signs. The girls whisper behind their hands so that Mom can't read their lips.
Kip and Dorothy rely on Melissa to be their interpreter whenever she's around. Jo tries to understand how Melissa handles things. "I get overwhelmed sometimes," she says. Melissa works two jobs and she's still in school, and she just wants her mom to understand her and hug her.
Kip doesn't think he has any sort of relationship with Melissa. "I do love her," he says, but doesn't think she loves him back. He's been her dad for 9 years, but doesn't feel like they have a connection.
It's dinner time, and 5 year old Kristin decides she's not going to eat green beans. She throws a screaming fit, and finally Dorothy puts her in a timeout. Melissa walks in, and invites Kristin to sit and eat with her. Mom doesn't do anything about Melissa taking over the parenting.
Bedtime is late, at 9 pm and the girls just run up and down the hallway. No one will stay in bed and they fight, too. Two hours later, and the Baulisch's are still trying to get their girls to settle down. She begs Jo for help as she reaches the breaking point.
Parent Meeting
Kip and Dorothy try to hide behind their disability, but Jo won't hear it. "Just because you're deaf doesn't make you any less of a parent!" Jo tells them. "Communication has broke down," Jo says. She wonders how they can do anything together when the girls won't learn sign language. "It's mandatory," Jo says. "It's not an option."
Dorothy argues that Melissa is more strict, but Jo tells them she can't parent for them. "Let's talk about Melissa," she says. "She wants to reach out to the pair of you." Kip is afraid because she is always angry. "She's been helping more than enough," Jo says. "She is meant to be one of your kids."
Jo also wants them to set up a bedtime routine, and promises to help them change.
Teaching TIme
Supernanny shows up the next door with a new set of rules to post on the wall, and explains them clearly. Jo insists that the girls learn ASL every day. "If the parents make it fun, the kids will be motivated to learn," Jo says. Kip is looking forward to the girls learning.
Next, Jo wants to heal the rift between Melissa and her parents. She brings them together to have a conversation. "You do everything for his kids and you don't help me with anything," Melissa says. Dorothy says she tries. Melissa is too angry to even talk and runs out of the house. Supernanny convinces Melissa to come back and talk to just her mom, without Kip around. Melissa lets out her frustration.
Supernanny tells Dorothy what she needs to do in order to mother Melissa. "I am with you for life," Dorothy tells Melissa, and they hug. Melissa goes to try to talk to Kip, but he's still upset from everything that has happened. "I love you," she tells him, and they hug. It's a nice first step.
Jo sets up cameras in the girls room to help Mom and Dad navigate bedtime. She goes over the standard bedtime procedure, and gets to practice right away because the girls are all out of bed already. "The key to the bedtime technique is persistence," Jo says, but they are wearing Mom out. The girls go to sleep soon enough, and Kip even reads them a story. The TV monitors allow Dorothy and Kip to watch them and nip any naughtiness in the bud.
Supernanny Leaves
It's time for the Baulisch family to try Supernanny's techniques on their own, and she leaves for three days. The DVD review goes well. The kids are learning sign language and not fighting all the time. Bedtime is happier and Kip has time to read them a story every night, now. "Now we can watch TV in peace," Dorothy says. "I feel at peace," Kip says. "I'm so happy."
Dorothy and Kip spring a surprise on Melissa, though, and she's not happy. They want to go on a cruise. The last time they went on a cruise, they left Melissa in charge of everything for a week. "The last time she went on a cruise, she just up and left us," she says. "I was a wreck. It was bad." Dorothy says her father and Kip's sister were at the house, but Melissa felt it was too much.
Supernanny tries one more time to patch things up between Melissa and her parents. She lets Melissa tell Kip and Dorothy her real feelings, and they finally seem to understand each other. Dorothy promises not to leave Melissa in charge of everything anymore, and Melissa feels better now that she's gotten everything off her chest.
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Scarlett Says:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I just saw the episode and it was heartbreaking. I espacially felt sorry for Melissa. After talking, the 3 of them are sitting on the couch and Dorothy and Kip give each other a high five, and they don't say anything to Melissa. And then they also want to go on a cruise of two weeks, without the children. The family situation was very instable at that moment, but even if it was stable, that would be ridiculous. Leaving Melissa with the 3 kids again, you can't ask that from a child. I hope they see that now, and that they spend enoughbtime with Melissa. It's not that I only feel bad for Melissa and not for the other participants of the family, but I think she suffered the most. So I wish everybody, and especially Melissa, all the best for now and the future.
samantha Says:
March 26th, 2012 at 10:19 am
i think that kip and Dorothy are deaf they will have to have a male interpreter or female interpreter as well and i think that supernanny joe frost should be able to help kip and dorothy deaf parents with they hearing children
from samantha jane smith from taunton somerset
james Says:
September 28th, 2012 at 4:28 am
This episode was really emotional, Melissa should not have to put up with that and the parents should realize aswell. On top of that I couldn't believe that there was no clear sign language in the house because how else would they communicate!


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Newspaper article Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
How the Local Church Was a Big Influence
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HARRY Evans, now living in Cheshire, has been recalling the time when he attended St John The Evangelist Church of Marton Road in the 1950s.
Harry lived in one of the streets near the church and still remembers what an influence some members of the congregation had on the local youth. "These photographs served to remind me just how great a part that St John's Church on Marton Road in Middlesbrough, played in my life in the early 1950s," he recalled.
"The clergy, Fathers Longworth-Danes, Perry and Gore, in addition to their spiritual and parochial duties, organised many activities for the local youth, ably assisted by many volunteers from the substantial congregation. "The photograph of the six boys was taken around 1952 at a week-long camping holiday in Egton Bridge for members of the boys' club.
"The club met every Wednesday night for billiards, snooker, table tennis and woodwork among many other activities.
"On Tuesdays and Fridays, the choir met for practice and in addition to Sunday services we rehearsed for the festival at York Minster, which was a great summer's day out for us. There was also a carol recital around the wards of North Ormesby Hospital on Christmas Eve, followed by a splendid Christmas spread provided by Matron.
"In addition to the boys' club there were weekly meetings of cubs and scouts for the boys and brownies and guides for the girls. We all attended church parades, I think it was every fourth Sunday.
"Most of these activities were organised by volunteers as were the parish rambles, these involved large numbers of the congregation of all ages. …


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Showdown begins
SAN MIGUEL Beer and Alaska begin their best-of-seven titular showdown for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup on Wednesday—a battle of the two most successful franchises in the league.
The Beermen and the Aces clash at 7 p.m. at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, with both coaches taking the series opener on a different approach.
"Game One is very important because if you win it, it will boost your morale, your confidence. Maybe you can dictate the tempo [of the series] if you get to win Game One," San Miguel Beer's rookie Head Coach Leo Austria said.
But for Alaska's Alex Compton, Game One is just an ordinary game of the series that they need to win in order to get closer to the ultimate prize—the championship.
"If you win Game One, the next thing we will do is to practice, review the video and correct our mistakes if there are any," Compton added.
San Miguel Beer and Alaska took different paths to the finals. The Beermen had a dominating semifinal series against Talk 'N Text and won it via a sweep.
The Aces' ride was a bit bumpier and more protracted, as they needed six grueling games to silence the pesky Rain or Shine in their own semifinal encounter.
The Beermen may be a little fresher entering the series as they enjoyed a long break, but the Aces could be sharper and will be riding the momentum of their Game Six win against the Elasto Painters last Sunday.
"We were able to rest our injured players at napanood namin sila [Alaska] against Rain or Shine," said Austria, who was Compton's mentor when the former was the head coach of Welcoat Paints (now Elasto Painters), while the latter was one of his assistants in 2006 and 2007.
"Kung may advantage ba kami, we don't know. Our goal now is just to win Game One to have that advantage in the series," Austria said, the PBA Rookie of the Year in 1985.
The series also focuses on the matchup between San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo and Alaska's Calvin Abueva, the top 2 candidates for the Best Player of the Conference award.
Although they may not guard each other most of the time, Fajardo and Abueva will be the focal points of their respective teams' offense and defense.
Fajardo, the league's leading scorer (19.2), rebounder (12.5) and shotblocker (2.1), will be the main target of the Aces defense and Compton admitted that the 25-year-old Cebuano slotman couldn't be stopped by two or even three defenders.
Sonny Thoss, Eric Menk and maybe Samigue Eman could take turns in limiting the output of Fajardo, the league's reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP), while Abueva would be providing extra help at the front.
San Miguel forward Arwind Santos also poses a big problem for the Aces, as the 2013 MVP had an impressive semifinal series against the Tropang Texters.
But Santos needs to work doubly hard as Austria is expected to put him against Abueva, who averages 15.8 points and 11.6 rebounds despite being an undersized forward at 6-foot-2.
Austria also pointed to Jayvee Casio as one of the key players for Alaska in the series.


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