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Introduction by Susan
Out of the Paradigm an essay by Susan Nigra Snyder
Adams: Public Projects is the first
comprehensive survey of sculptor Alice Adams' public art work. Trained as a painter
and weaver, Adams' career evolved from tapestry-making to sculpture. By the late
70s she was constructing large-scale, site-specific installations and developed
her first permanent public project in 1984. Over the last sixteen years Adams
has created major installations throughout the country including the cities of
Philadelphia, Seattle, New York, St. Louis, Denver, San Antonio, and Newark, Delaware.
Adams' public art projects are richly layered. Designed in relation to architecture,
they are developed with a seminal connection to the site. Her forms, though related
to minimalist sculpture, earthworks, or even architecture itself, are rarely without
function and reference to a communitycontent and meaning are, in large part,
drawn from the site and shaped by the people who will use it. This exhibition,
focusing on Adams' major installations as well as projects in which she worked
as a design team member, sheds light on her work in the field of public art. It
includes the rarely seen preliminaries to the finished projectsmodels, sketches,
notes, maquettes, full-scale mock-ups, material samplesand contextual photographs
of the completed work.
Alice Adams
graduated from Columbia University with a degree in painting and soon after went
to Aubusson, France (L'Ecole Nationale d'Art Decoratif with a Fulbright Travel
Grant and a French Government Fellowship), to study tapestry. She returned to
New York and began exhibiting in the late 50s. Adams' early tapestries drew on
her work as a painter and there was a strong interest in abstract, organic forms,
and exploring the bounds of the media. Her weavings broke from the traditional
rectilinear warp and weft structure.
on the surface displayed a process usually concealed on the back of the tapestry.
In a work from the early 1960s, Tapestry with Mop, Adams inserted a dust
mop into the warp, revealing a sense of humor, a Dadaist irreverence, and a desire
to subvert expectations. During this period her work appeared on the cover of
Craft Horizons magazine and was included in exhibitions at the Museum of
Contemporary Craft, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Bertha Schaefer Gallery.
the mid-sixties Adams' weavings were created off the loom. These organic constructions
made from materials found on the street or at the hardware storerope, steel
cables, chain-link fencingbecame independent of a wall support and were
exhibited as discrete three-dimensional objects. In 1966 Adams' sculptural forms
were shown in "Eccentric Abstraction" an exhibition curated by Lucy
Lippard at the Fischbach Gallery which included Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, Keith
Sonnier, Frank Viner, Gary Kuehn, and Bruce Nauman.
as a reference in Adams' work has been a long term interest. In 1967 using two-by-fours,
wood lath, and plaster Adams began to create objects in which "walls"
were the subject. A year later she cast wall surfaces in her studio in latex and
attached these "fabrics" to stud-wall frameworks. Building construction
provided a model for the use of materials and a source for methodology and scale.
These works had a freshness and seemed to capture something in mid-process. Later
sculpture incorporated arches, vaults, and columns.
the late 70s the work had become more finished and in a sense, more permanent,
with shaped and sanded surfaces and laminated woods. Adams' work from this period
was included in surveys of contemporary sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art
and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
1977 Adams' House, a temporary work constructed on the grounds of the Nassau
County Museum, provided the logical progression. Joining the architectural elements
of earlier worktwo-by-four framing with detailed doors and windowsAdams'
"wall" and "column" references became "house" references.
More connected to the logic of memory than that of a blueprint, the structure
was based on the childhood home her father had built. It was Adams' first outdoor,
site-specific work and the project embodied many of the characteristics that would
become part of her later public commissions. It drew on the familiar to create
a space which would resonate for viewers on many levelssomething that was
not an abstraction but was as basic as a childhood home.
Zimmer commenting on Adams' work in a 1981 exhibition at the Hal Bromm Gallery
observed, "Doorways hint at the wider world and personal memories grow into
collective memories about built places."1
In Adams' later public projects the subliminal references work in much the same
way. The history and culture of the site or the interests of the people who will
use it, provide a subject matter that becomes embedded in the work. The work,
in many ways, becomes a metaphor for the community's sense of who they are or
what they want to remember.
1977 through 1985 Adams created large-scale, site-specific works out of doors.
In several projects around the time she was constructing Adams' House Leveling
at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1977), Three Structures on
a Slope: Porch, Etage, Escalier at Queensboro Community College
in New York City (1978), and Mound for Viewing Slope and Sky at Princeton
University, in New Jersey (1980)Adams further defined issues that would
continue in her public work. All three installations contained abstracted architectural
forms but once again expand the vocabulary. There was a response to the topography
and terrain of the site, using the structure of the work to position the viewer.
Still considering formal issues such as form, balance, space, and mass, Adams
began to create installations which were developed in reaction to the site and
were interactive. The viewer was a participantwalking around or climbing
onand allowed to "be in" rather than just "look at"
the work. Scale too was architecturalthe Princeton work, an earth and sod
mound, was 12 feet by 90 feet by 40 feet. Like later projects there was also the
use of sensual materials, often in a natural setting, and an attention to detail.
Leveling, a work in which the shapes were derived from the conceptual measuring
of the slope of the site, was built by carpenters from white oak using mortise
and tenon joinery.
In 1978 Adams
constructed Shorings, another large-scale, temporary installation for Artpark
in Lewiston, New York. Part earthwork, part architecture, the work again alluded
to the notion of a house. Excavated and built into a sloping hillside, the buttressed
structure was then refilled with the dirt which had been removed. Precariously
placed and tenuously holding its own against the weight of the dirt, the piece
was dedicated to fellow tenants reluctantly involved in a rent strike. The work's
tensions and pressures physically suggest a power struggle. In a 1979 article
Lucy Lippard describes being attracted to Adams work for its "... uneasy
combination of or combat between-mortality and technology."2
permanent public projects began in 1984 with Small Park with Arches at Toledo
Botanical Garden. The structure, made from wood and stone, is a memorial to Toledo
architect J. Noble Richards. This project was the first of many commissions and
was followed in 1985 by Adams' work as a member of a design team on the Downtown
Seattle Transit Project, a project that lasted for five years. It was Adams' first
major "percent for art"3 project and provided a major transition
to working in the public domain.
Adams' career, the exploration of new materials has been an important stimulus
to the design process and it continued to be so in her public projects. The transition
from weaving to sculpture had been marked by an exploration of industrial materials.
The progression to architecturally-based installation coincided with the exploration
of building materials. Public projects require permanence and this transition
is also marked by the use of new materials.
the Seattle project five artists worked with architects to influence the overall
character of the stations which were part of a new transit system. Adams worked
specifically on the design for two stations. For the Convention Place station
Adams designed a plaza with glass block which is lighted from below and two large
exuberant sculptural forms in steel and neon, one in reds and oranges, the other
in blues and greens. Playing off the marquee of the Paramount Theater, an early
movie palace and neighborhood landmark, (and inspired by a Cindy Lauper performance
Adams had seen there) she developed a project which conveys the excitement and
magic of city night life. Adams soon after took on another transit system design
project, the St. Louis Metrolink (1985-90). As one of six artists working with
architects and engineers, Adams dealt with design problems for the system ranging
from the shape of station platforms, canopies, and electrical cabinets to signage.
included in the exhibition are the completed design materials developed in 1985
for Worker's Place, a project which was never built. Adams was one of two
artists working in collaboration with landscape architects to design a park and
promenade in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a mill city known for the "Bread and
Roses" strike of 1912. Immigration and labor history provided themes for
the project. Two-foot square etched copper passport seals would have provided
a frieze to a pavilion, suggesting the country of origin for the population of
this diverse community.
Closer to
her studio in the Bronx Adams completed Glider Park (1990) in the Bathgate
Industrial Park. Its two steel pavilions in a plaza partitioned from the street
provide a place to sit or wait. The seating is based on an old-fashioned porch
glider, a furniture design more often associated with the home than an industrial
park. Once again its imagery resonates from childhoodfamiliar from New York
and to the Caribbean. Designs in the screening overhead which also appear as cast
shadows, were developed in response to the shapes of the Tim Rollins + KOS mural
opposite the site.
In 1992 Adams
completed her most comprehensive commission up to that point, The Roundabout,
at the Bluemle Life Sciences Building at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
The complex project is richly referenced in visual metaphors connecting the structures
to the city of Philadelphia and to Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home Monticellowhere
the paths and roads are referred to as "roundabouts." The project includes
falls, cascading water, and pool suggesting the Schuylkill River in rich green
granite with bluestone wall caps. The project also includes an earth mound. Reminiscent
of the earlier Princeton work, this time it is a reminder of Jefferson's Monticello
"little mountain" and like the earlier version, also provides a site
for "viewing slope and sky." Seating, paths, lighting, and landscaping
are also a part of Adams' design on this plaza nearly an acre in size. Adams mediated
the city environment with formal gardens, an area of layered plantings known as
the "thicket," and flowering trees. Twenty-five etched bronze plates
depicting medicinal plants (such as belladonna, vinca, witch hazel, digitalis,
and bloodroot) imbedded in the paving and pool, allude to the cancer research
taking place at this medical school as well as Jefferson's study of plants. Some
of the actual plants are also included in the landscaping. A podium and paving
area in the shape of the "Great Lawn" of Monticello provides a gathering
area. Another structure, based on the front steps of Philadelphia rowhouses, provides
additional seatingits arch and door shapes repeat those seen earlier in
works like Adams' House. Like many of Adams' projects lighting is a significant
part of the work and the site takes on a wholly different character at night.
1993 Adams began another major project. Adams designed Beaded Circle Crossing,
an expansive light sculpture based on Native American imagery, as part of the
Denver International Airport Art Program, the country's largest percent project
to date. Argon glass tubing in patterns suggesting Native American beadwork is
carried over the concourse of the terminal on a large canopy of aluminum. Adams
researched Cheyenne and Arapaho writing and imagery for the project. Aspects of
the canopy itself suggest teepee (another house structure) and buffalo hide shapes.
Jeff Huebner writing in The New Art Examiner has described the airport
collection, which involved thirty-seven artists, as "an awesome combination
of form, function, and fun."4
worked on numerous smaller projects throughout this period. The River,
a project in the common room of the Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth
in Middletown, Connecticut, was completed in 1992. The work draws on the landscape
outside the hospital to connect the elements of the installation. These components
include a bench shaped like a boat frame, a stepped dock-like platform and an
inverted birch bark canoe, mysteriously suspended overhead. The deck, which has
a silhouette of a boat bow pieced into the wood, provides a spot for standing
or sitting and defines a separate area within the room. In some ways it distantly
echoes the platforms and railings of some of Adams' temporary pieces. Once again
Adams has chosen rich materialsluan mahogany and bright finished maple and
cherry. Working with boatbuilders, Adams created an installation which humanizes
the stark, clinical environment for visitors and the children confined there.
project for the African Garden (1993) at P.S. 12 in Brooklyn (1993) again
provided the opportunity to explore new materials and new sculptural forms. Adams'
fabricated seating drew from traditional African stool and bench forms. Her design,
which required a change in the original architectural plan for the site, also
included plantings for this small organically-shaped garden area linking two playgrounds.
Planting (1995) at the Long Island Railroad's Ronkonkoma Station also incorporates
landscaping as an element. The design, an homage to the local tree farm industry,
includes a curvilinear planting area with grids of trees across the site. Adams
also designed planters which are shaped like root balls of trees in a nursery.
Spring (1997) at the University of Texas, San Antonio, a large water sculpture
(eleven feet in diameter) in the rotunda of the Life Sciences building, is an
allusion to local lorethe spring of a Mexican-American folk healer. Granite
and limestone slabs refer to the aquifer which provides the water for this semi-desert
Adams is currently working
on the design for two new projects and these models and drawings are also included
in the exhibition. Scroll Circle at the University of Delaware in Newark,
Delaware include semi-circular fountains, seating and plantings for a thoroughfare
and gathering place for events and outdoor classes. Like many of Adams' projects,
the fiber optics in the waterwall and site lighting will make the project dramatic
at night. Glass and Stone Garden for the North Terminal at Hollywood Airport,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will feature an abstracted boat frame sculpture and
platforms with indigenous limestone with traces of fossilized sealife. The limestone,
covered with slabs of three-quarter inch glass, will appear to be underwater.
College Art Gallery is pleased to present the work of an artist with such a varied
and distinguished background. Adams has proved a bold experimenter throughout
her career and as a public artist she continues to explore the possibilites of
sculpture in an architectural context. Alice Adams: Public Projects is offered
as part of the gallery's Bronx Celebrates, a series featuring the work of Bronx
artists. Adams moved her home and studio to the Bronx in 1985 where she continues
to develop public art projects.
exhibition has been made possible in part by a grant from the Richard Florsheim
Art Fund and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Exhibitions and education programs
at the Lehman College Art Gallery are presented with support from Institute of
Museum and Library Services, a federal agency; National Endowment for the Humanities;
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs-Bronx Borough President Fernando
Ferrer and the Bronx City Council Delegation; The New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs Cultural Challenge Program; NYC Partnerships for Arts and Education
through the Annenberg Challenge for Arts Education; New York State Council on
the Arts; the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.; J.P. Morgan & Co.; The Chase
Manhattan Bank; The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Greentree Foundation;
Heathcote Arts Foundation; Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc. and Friends of the Lehman
College Art Gallery.
Hoeltzel Director
1 William
Zimmer, "Adams' Eaves," Soho News, April 15, 1981. 2 Lucy Lippard, "The
Abstract Realism of Alice Adams," Art in America, September 1979, p.76 3
The first "percent for art" laws, setting aside a portion of capital
funds for art, began to take shape in the late 1950s and by the early 1980s created
new opportunities for many artists through national as well as state and local
programs. (Philadelphia established the earliest municipal "percent for art"
ordinance in 1959. Federal sponsorship General Services Administration's Art in
Architecture program, 1963, and the National Endowment for the Arts' Works of
Art in Public Places (later Art in Public Places), 1967, and New York City began
its policy in the same era though it did not become an ordinance until 1982. )
The early commissions tended to be large-scale sculptures by major artists which
were placed in plazas and lobbies. As "percent for art" projects became
more wide spread, site-specific work, developed for a particular location and
community, became a basic premise of the commissioning process. 4 Jeff Huebner,
"Holding Pattern," The New Art Examiner, Vo. 22, Issue 10, Summer 1995,


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Danbury man killed in train accident
REDDING -- A 21-year-old Danbury man was killed and three others critically injured when a southbound Metro-North work train struck their car at an ungated crossing near the West Redding station Sunday afternoon.
Metro-North police identified the dead man as Wayne Balacky. He was pronounced dead at Danbury Hospital, where he was taken after the 1:20 p.m. crash.
Three other Danbury residents, Jausheema Perkins, 19, who police said was driving the car, and two passengers, Fakeem Morning, 19, and James Redmond, were being treated at area hospitals.
MTA police said Perkins, who suffered head injuries, was taken to Danbury Hospital. Her condition status was unavailable Monday afternoon.
Morning and Redmond were transferred to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., where hospital spokesman David Billig said their condition was critical.
Billig also said that Morning's last name was spelled as "Mouning" in hospital records.
The gray, Subaru Outback was headed toward Danbury on Long Ridge Road, a witness said, when it was struck by the locomotive of the three-car work train.
The train had left Danbury with no passengers on board and was headed to Norwalk. The two crewmen, an engineer and a conductor were unhurt.
MTA spokesman Sam Zambuto said the warning lights at the crossing, about 150 yards from the station, were operating correctly at the time of the accident.
Passenger service on the Danbury branch was disrupted for several hours before being restored Sunday night. Trains were running normally on Monday, the MTA said.


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What: A special screening of "To Catch a Thief" presented by Ralph Lauren and celebrating the Princess Grace Foundation USA.
Where: The Museum of Modern Art's Roy and Niuta Titus Theater, followed by an after-party at the Ralph Lauren mansion-cum-flagship on Madison Avenue.
When: Monday, October 28th
Who: Princess Charlene of Monaco; Ralph, Ricky and Andrew Lauren; Bruce Weber, Chanel Iman, Barbara Walters, Chris Noth, Cindy Sherman, and Toni Colette.
Why: It's royalty week. The screening came on the heels of the opening of "From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly Beyond the Icon" at the Michener Art Museum and preceded the annual Princess Grace Foundation Awards Gala this Wednesday, at which Cicely Tyson will be among the honorees (the organization supports emerging artistic talent with grants, scholarships and fellowships). Princess Charlene of Monaco will be honored herself at a Dom Perignon lunch Wednesday, also celebrating the gala's patrons.


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Cranberry Pear Crisp
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.
Makes8 servings
- 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
- 2 large pears, peeled and sliced
- Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 teaspoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, optional
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place cranberries and pears in a large bowl. Mix sugar substitute, sugar, 1 teaspoon flour and cinnamon; toss with fruit. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, mix oats, brown sugar, butter and remaining flour until crumbly; stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over fruit.
- Bake, uncovered, until topping is golden brown and pears are tender, 30-35 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, top with frozen yogurt.
Editor's NoteThis recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.
Nutrition Facts1 serving: 165 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 25mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 4g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.
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Oct 4, 2011
Delicious! Also great with blueberries
Dec 28, 2010
A great combination of fruits. I don't use artificial sweeteners because I don't think they are healthy but I do use a natural sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar, xylitol. Since it metabolizes in the body independent from insulin, it does not cause blood sugar to elevate therefore safe for diabetics. It is not calorie-free but has 40% less calories and sugar and is good for your teeth and bones. I just substituted xylitol for all the sugar and sweetener. It was great!
Oct 18, 2010
We love this dessert. I have made it twice and have frozen pears and cranberries to make it this winter,
Oct 7, 2010
Most definitely I will be making this again. Enjoyed by all in the family.
Oct 7, 2010
Mrs. Magoo, the recipe calls for sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar. So you could just use 1/2 cup sugar NOT in addition to the sugar substitute.Enjoy.
Oct 7, 2010
I didn't have any sugar substitute handy so used all sugar. It was wonderful!! I usually don't put nuts in recipes but used them this time. I'm glad I did because it added a nice texture to the crisp. Kids aren't crazy about cranberries so I'll probably use a different fruit with the pears next time. But the adults loved it.
Oct 2, 2010
This receipt is very appealling. Is the sugar substitute merely a way of reducing caolries in this recipe? I would love to make it, but would like to know if you can use all sugar instead of sugar substitute and real sugar combined. I'm not convinced that these sugar substitutes are the healthiest alternative.
Sep 30, 2010
i changed the recipie by using cranberry sauce and i also added a little cardomam to give it a little different taste. i also used a large can of pears with the juice drained off.
Sep 30, 2010
Thank you Ruth for a great recipe for us diabetics! I like lots of fruit in my desserts and this one seems loaded. I will use Splenda and skip the sugar in the fruit because I don't mind tartness. I will use corn starch so my husband who can't eat gluten can eat it. I will use dark brown sugar in the crisp because it has a great rich flavor. Kemps (from Cedarburg, WI) makes a great sugar free/fat free frozen yogurt for only 70 calories a half cup. I will use that. I never thought of combining pears and cranberries before. Wisconsin has great cranberry crops which are in season right now. Thank you, thank you for another wonderful recipe for those of us that live with dietary restrictions. Please keep them coming. When I don't have dessert for a while I am tempted to eat regular high sugar desserts which aren't good for me. These sort of desserts are keeping me satisfied and off of medications. Bless you, Linda Faust, Greendale, WI
Sep 30, 2010
Our family does not do refined sugar or sugar substitutes so made this with 1/2 cup raw sugar with the fruit and raw sugar in topping then served it with a small amount of cream. Did not peel pears since peels seem to disintegrate in baking. The nutrition data would change but it was fabulous. I often combine pears and cranberries--they are a natural sweet/sour combo!


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|Date Created:
|October 7, 2012.
|Math check
|Please feel free to edit constructively!
|Gargantuan Dragon (Fire)
|Hit Dice:
|33d12+330 (700 hp)
|+8 (+4 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
|40 feet, fly 80 feet (poor)
|Armor Class:
|42 (-4 size, +4 Dex, +30 natural, +2 deflection), touch 12, flat-footed 38
|Base Attack/Grapple:
|+33/+54 (+34 base attack, +10 strength, +12 size)
|Claw +39 melee (1d8+5 piercing and slashing plus 1d6 fire) or bite +34 melee (1d12+10 piercing and slashing and bludgeoning plus 1d8 fire plus 1d2 Charisma damage plus burn) or wing +34 melee (2d8+5 slashing and bludgeoning plus 1d6 fire plus render susceptible) or tail +34 melee (2d12+15 bludgeoning plus 2d6 fire plus 1d4 Charisma damage plus set on fire)
|Full Attack:
|2 claws +39 melee (1d8+5 piercing and slashing plus 1d6 fire) and bite +34 melee (1d12+10 piercing and slashing and bludgeoning plus 1d8 fire plus 1d2 Charisma damage plus burn) and 2 wings +34 melee (2d8+5 slashing and bludgeoning plus 1d6 fire plus render susceptible) and tail +34 melee (2d12+15 bludgeoning plus 2d6 fire plus 1d4 Charisma damage plus set on fire)
|20 ft./20 ft.
|Special Attacks:
|Flame Infusion, Natural Weapon Flexibility, Blue Flare, Fusion Flare, Breath Weapon (Flamethrower), Outrage, Dragon Pulse, Heat Dash, spell-like abilities
|Special Qualities:
|Darkvision out to 90 feet, low-light vision, Dragon Pokémon Traits, Fire Pokémon Traits, Turboblaze, Special Force, Flame Guard, Aura of Truth, True Seeing, fire resistance 100, electricity resistance 60, cold resistance 20, spell resistance 60, spell dampening 8, martial defense 40, damage reduction 6/epic
|Fort +32, Ref +31, Will +34
|Str 30, Dex 18, Con 30, Int 26, Wis 28, Cha 38
|Appraise +8 (+8 Int), Balance +4 (+4 Dex), Bluff +18 (+14 Cha, +4 Epic Reputation), Climb +23 (13 ranks, +10 Str), Concentration +49 (36 ranks, +10 Con, +3 Combat Casting), Decipher Script +9 (1 rank, +8 Int), Diplomacy +62 (36 ranks, +14 Cha, +4 Epic Reputation, +4 racial, +4 synergy), Gather Information +54 (36 ranks, +14 Cha, +4 Epic Reputation), Hide -8 (+4 Dex, -12 size), Heal +13 (4 ranks, +9 Wis), Intimidate +54 (36 ranks, +14 Cha, +4 Epic Reputation), Jump +10 (+10 Str), Knowledge (arcana) +48 (36 ranks, +8 Int, +4 synergy), Knowledge (nature) +44 (36 ranks, +8 Int), Knowledge (religion) +44 (36 ranks, +8 Int), Listen +45 (36 ranks, +9 Wis), Sense Motive +55 (36 ranks, +9 Wis, +3 Skill Focus, +3 Natural Empath, +4 racial), Move Silently +4 (+4 Dex), Search +44 (36 ranks, +8 Int), Spellcraft +48 (36 ranks, +8 Int, +4 synergy), Spot +45 (36 ranks, +9 Wis), Survival +45 (36 ranks, +9 Wis), Swim +23 (13 ranks, +10 Str)
|Combat ExpertiseB, Combat Casting (Tome) (1 HD), Spell Penetration (3 HD), Iron Will (6 HD), Magical Attacker (9 HD), Empower Spell-Like Ability (zone of truth) (12 HD), Lightning Reflexes (15 HD), Skill Focus (Sense Motive) (18 HD), Epic Reputation (21 HD), Deep Breath (24 HD), Improved Initiative (27 HD), Natural Empath (30 HD), Epic Will (33 HD)
|A tower dedicated to dragonkind
|Solitary (only one known to exist), or one plus human companion (high-level paladin, wizard, or Pokémon trainer)
|Challenge Rating:
|Quintuple standard
|Lawful Good
|19-28 (huge), 29-44 (gargantuan), 45+ (colossal)
|Level Adjustment:
Summary::This cloud-white dragon crackles with awesome power. Its tail glows a vivid red, surging with fiery power. It roars, and the area is engulfed in flame.
The legendary Unovan dragon of truth, the White Yin. Reshiram was once half of a single dragon, but split apart when its two human allies - the founders of the Unova region - began to squabble over how the new nation should be run. Reshiram allied itself with the older brother, who believed in the importance of truth. The battle between Reshiram and its counterpart, Zekrom, dragon of ideals, ravaged the Unova region, and both dragons were sealed into slumber after it was over. However, the dragons have recently been awakened, and now await new heroes to ally themselves with...
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|Zekrom and Reshiram… They were once one life. One Pokémon. Complete opposites, yet the same. Zekrom and Reshiram are Pokémon that appear before the hero they recognize. Ah… I see. You really are a hero, too. I'll tell you what that Pokémon is saying to you. "I want to battle with you. Try to make me your friend and ally." It plans to test you to see if you are really pursuing truth. I, also, am curious to see how powerful you are. Now, catch Reshiram and make it your ally!
|—Natural Harmonia Gropius, Human Pokémaster
Reshiram fights primarily with special attacks, namely its searing-hot flames. It's no slouch in melee combat, but it's at its strongest when using its spell-like abilities and special attacks. Its signature Blue Flare and Fusion Flare attacks can bring virtually any foe to its knees in a matter of seconds.
Woe be to those who rely on deceit, for they will surely invite Reshiram's wrath. Reshiram tends to focus its offensive efforts upon characters and creatures who disregard all notions of honor and refuse to fight fair; as the dragon of truth, it takes a very dim view of thieves and shysters. Stabbing people in the back, deceiving others for one's own gain, or betraying one's allies outright enrages it.
The side effects of being hit by Reshiram's melee attacks can be negated with a successful DC 42 Fortitude save (the save DC is Strength-based). The save DCs for all of Reshiram's abilities, save for its spell-like abilities, are equal to 10 + 1/2 of Reshiram's HD (16) + key ability modifier, with a +3 bonus due to Special Force. (The DCs for spell-like abilities are calculated as if they were spells.)
Flame Infusion (Ex): Reshiram's natural weapons are treated as though they had the flaming burst property.
Natural Weapon Flexibility (Ex): Reshiram is highly skilled with its natural weapons, and its attacks never feel stiff or awkward. Its natural weapons are treated like they were manufactured weapons for the purpose of applying its Strength bonus to damage (its claws and wings are treated as light weapons, its bite is treated as a one-handed weapon, and its tail is treated as a two-handed weapon). Reshiram is still not able to get extra attacks by courtesy of its base attack bonus, instead using all of its natural weapons in its full attack like any other creature would.
Blue Flare (Su): As a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, Reshiram may build up fire power in its tail and explosively release it, generating a 60-foot hemisphere of searing flames with itself at the epicenter. (The range is effectively twice that of Bolt Strike, as Reshiram itself takes up 20 feet of space. Blue Flare's range is always twice Reshiram's melee reach.) These flames do 6d12+70 fire damage, plus an additional 2d12 fire damage for each Hit Die Reshiram possesses, to all creatures caught in the area, allowing a Reflex save for half damage. (The static extra damage is equal to 5×Reshiram's Charisma bonus.) Creatures who fail their Reflex saves must immediately make a Fortitude save or else catch on fire for 7 rounds and gain two negative levels (one of these negative levels goes away when the fire goes out, but the other will remain for 24 hours and can result in actual level loss; if the creature is set on fire by Blue Flare again before the fire from the first use goes out, only one negative level will go away when the fire goes out, and all the others will remain for 24 hours). Creatures that fail the Fortitude save must then make a Will save or else take 4d6 points of Charisma damage and 1d6 points of Charisma drain, take a permanent -5 penalty to Bluff, Disguise, Hide, Forgery, Move Silently, Sleight of Hand, and Use Magic Device checks (as well as any other checks that involve being dishonest), and lose the ability to sneak attack and cast illusion spells for 24 hours (the penalty on skill checks and duration of sneak attack and illusion spell loss can stack with themselves and accumulate if a creature is hit with multiple Blue Flares). The save DC for all of these effects is 49 (Charisma-based), and the duration of the fire (in rounds) is half Reshiram's Charisma modifier (rounded down). The skill penalties and inability to sneak attack or cast illusions can be cured with remove curse if its caster succeeds on a DC 50 caster level check. Reshiram can use Blue Flare five times per day.
Unlike Zekrom's Bolt Strike, Reshiram's Blue Flare can be interrupted by attacks of opportunity, readied actions, immediate actions, continuous damage, or anything else that would distract it during its action, which can force Reshiram to make a Concentration check just as if it was casting a spell. (Blue Flare is considered an epic spell for this purpose, meaning that the Concentration DC is increased by 10.) If the Concentration check fails, Blue Flare fails, and that use of the ability is wasted.
Fusion Flare (Su): As a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity, Reshiram may build up fire power in its tail and launch a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 5-foot-high line of fire that does 4d12+56 fire damage plus 1d12 fire damage for every Hit Die Reshiram possesses to anyone unfortunate enough to be in the way. (The static damage is equal to 4× Reshiram's Charisma bonus.) Victims are allowed a Reflex save for half damage (save DC is 49, Charisma-based). (Fusion Flare works in a very similar fashion to a breath weapon, but is not considered to actually be one. Therefore, it is unaffected by effects that interact with breath weapons; it is not eligible to be enhanced by Reshiram's Deep Breath feat, effects that prevent the usage of breath weapons don't prevent Reshiram from using Fusion Flare, etc.) This attack's damage is doubled if any other creature has used Fusion Bolt within 90 feet of Reshiram during the current round. Reshiram can use Fusion Flare once every 3 rounds.
Unlike Zekrom's Fusion Bolt, Reshiram's Fusion Flare can be interrupted by attacks of opportunity, readied actions, immediate actions, continuous damage, or anything else that would distract it during its action, which can force Reshiram to make a Concentration check just as if it was casting a spell. (Fusion Flare is considered an 8th-level spell for this purpose, meaning that the Concentration DC is increased by 8.) If the Concentration check fails, Fusion Flare fails, and that use of the ability is wasted.
Breath Weapon (Flamethrower) (Su): Reshiram's breath weapon is a 75-foot-long cone of fire, 10 feet wide and 10 feet tall at its starting point, which deals 6d8+2d12 points of fire damage, Reflex save for half (DC 44, Constitution-based). After using its breath weapon, Reshiram is unable to use it again for 1d4 rounds.
Outrage (Su): As a dragon, Reshiram is capable of entering a truly terrifying rage. This Outrage lasts for three rounds. During the Outrage, Reshiram increases the save DC of all of its abilities by +5 and gains a +3 bonus to its attack rolls. Additionally, any damage it delivers (physical, spell-like, or otherwise) is increased by 1d8 per two hit dice. Entering an Outrage is a swift action. It cannot be cut short. When the Outrage ends, Reshiram becomes fatigued and confused for one minute.
Dragon Pulse (Su): At will, Reshiram may use a standard action to launch a ranged touch attack with a range increment of 100 feet that does 6d12+14 points of damage. This is a [Dragon] effect. The damage is enhanced by Special Force and Reshiram's Charisma modifier, and Special Force adds +3 to the attack roll instead of the DC (as Dragon Pulse doesn't have a save DC).
Heat Dash (Su): When making a charge attack, Reshiram can choose to add 5d12 fire damage to the attack. If it does, it suffers 3d6 backlash damage if the attack connects. This ability is a physical attack, and therefore is not affected by Special Force.
Backlash damage cannot be resisted by any means, and a creature killed by it loses 1 extra level/Hit Die if and when it is brought back to life.
Spell-like Abilities: Useable at will: burning hands, fireball, flamewind spikes, flame strike, combust[1], firebrand[1], earth reaver[1], scorching ray, orb of fire[1], energy vortex[1] (fire only). Usable 8 times/day: fire storm, delayed blast fireball, rebuke[1], zone of revelation[1], meteor swarm, triple jump, blossoms of fire (10 rods). Usable 4 times/day: emerald flame fist[1] (not affected by Special Force), abolishing flames, merton, nine acre fire, superexplosion. Usable 2 times/day: zone of truth (empowered), rain of fire (has a 60% chance per round of doing an additional 1 point of fire damage on a failed save because of Special Force, does not harm inanimate plants and natural terrain unless Reshiram desires it to happen), flames of truth'". Save DCs are Charisma-based. Reshiram casts its spell-like abilities with a caster level equal to its HD (33, in this case).
Turboblaze (Ex): Reshiram's attacks have a knack for bypassing all but the most well-entrenched of immunities and defenses. Its fire attacks, melee, special, and spell-like alike, bypass the first 50 points of the target's fire resistance (treating fire immunity as fire resistance equal to 5×the target's HD). In addition, Reshiram ignores the target's fire absorption (treating it as if it was fire immunity) and half of its fire hindrance, and its natural weapons are treated as epic, adamantine, silver, and cold iron for the purpose of bypassing damage reduction. (Note that this also applies to Reshiram's allies if it uses abilities that can wind up harming its allies, such as merton; thus, Reshiram tries to avoid using such abilities when allies are nearby.)
Unlike Zekrom, Reshiram has a bad habit of causing collateral damage. Blue Flare, fireball, flame strike, firebrand, earth reaver, energy vortex, delayed blast fireball, fire storm, meteor swarm, triple jump, blossoms of fire, abolishing flames, nine acre fire, merton, superexplosion, and rain of fire will all injure anyone, friend or foe, who gets caught in the blast radius. If it must fight near its allies, Reshiram will try to stick to more precision-based attack strategies such as melee, Fusion Flare, combust, flamewind spikes, and scorching ray.
Special Force (Ex): Reshiram's special attacks are especially potent. All of its indirect attacks (including Blue Flare, Fusion Flare, its breath weapon, and all of its spell-like abilities except where noted) gain a +3 bonus to their save DCs and do an extra 2d12 points of damage (already reflected in the statistics).
Flame Guard (Su): Reshiram's body is perpetually blazing with flame. All who strike it with unarmed attacks or natural weapons take 1d4 points of fire damage. In addition, Reshiram has a +2 deflection bonus to its AC and a +4 deflection bonus to all saving throws (reflected in its statistics block.)
Aura of Truth (Su): Reshiram is the embodiment of truth - of dedication to justice, of maintaining personal integrity even when it's painful to do so, of completely and utterly destroying deception, trickery, and all who mislead others for their own personal gain. All creatures opposed to Reshiram within 300 feet of it feel its presence rebuking them for fabricating falsehoods and deceiving themselves and others, and therefore take a -5 morale penalty to all die rolls (including but not limited to attack rolls, damage rolls, skill checks, saving throws, and caster level checks).
True Seeing (Sp): Reshiram is always under the effect of true seeing, caster level equal to its HD (same as its other spell-like abilities). The effect can be dispelled, but Reshiram can just reactivate it on its turn as a free action.
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Vancouver police say a young restaurant worker was injured after being shot in the face with a pellet gun by two masked men Monday night.
Sgt. Randy Fincham, a spokesman for the Vancouver police, said at around 10:45 p.m., an employee was taking out the garbage at the rear of Tropika Malaysian Restaurant at 2975 Cambie Street when he was approached by two men wearing masks.
The two men demanded cash and a struggle ensued between the victim and one of the robbers.
Fincham said one of the men shot the victim in the face with an Airsoft pellet gun. The victim broke free and ran into the restaurant, followed by the two men.
Once inside, one of the suspects continued his attack on the victim. Fincham said another staff member then called police and the suspects fled.
The victim, a 22 year-old man, was taken to hospital for the treatment of non-life threatening facial injuries.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.


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Stephen James Buffone, age 49, of Newburgh, an area resident all his life, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at home. Stephen was born December 29, 1963 in Newburgh, NY. He is the son of the late Louis Buffone, who died in 1984, and Marie Mazzella Buffone.
Stephen worked for Amodeo Sunoco Station in Marlboro as a gas attendant for many years.
He was a member of the Marlboro Hose Company #1. The Marlboro Hose Company will gather for services on Thursday evening at the funeral home.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Buffone, at home; two sisters: Michele and her husband, Charles Coffee of Baltimore, Karen and her husband, George Diebert of Portland, and three brothers: Louis Buffone and his wife, Ellen of Marlboro, Christopher Buffone and his wife, Marita of Cleveland and Frances Buffone of Hyde Park; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DiDonato Funeral Home, 1290 Route 9W, Marlboro, to which family and friends are invited. Funeral Services will be held on Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the DiDonato Funeral Home. Cremation will be private.
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? As Los Alamos researchers worried about their experiments, the government was analyzing the fire's smoke for contamination from the lab's nuclear waste.
• As Los Alamos researchers worried about their experiments, the government was analyzing the fire's smoke for contamination from the lab's nuclear waste.
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Los Alamos nuclear laboratory officials say it could be a few days before they'll know the extent of how experiments at the facility that created the first atomic bomb have been affected by a shutdown caused by a 125-square mile wildfire.
Lab Director Charles McMillan, who last month took over management of the lab that sits atop desert mesas, said Wednesday that teams quickly will figure out how things stand as soon as they're able to return.
The lab has been shut down since Monday, when all of the city of Los Alamos and some of its surrounding areas — 12,000 people in all — were evacuated.
There was no word on when it will reopen, but it was expected to remain idle at least through Friday.
Officials said the Los Alamos National Laboratory has about 10,000 experiments that have been put on hold.
"We have a range of projects, some of them have shorter, time deliverable, some of them are years to decades," McMillan said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Among the work delayed are experiments run on two supercomputers, the Roadrunner and Cielo. The National Security Administration's three national laboratories — Los Alamos, Sandia and Lawrence Livermore — all share computing time on Cielo, which is among the world's fastest computers.
Also delayed is work on projects ranging from extending the life of 1960s era B61 nuclear bombs to studies on how climate change affects ocean currents.
Fire officials said late Wednesday that they're confident the fire won't spread to the lab and the town of Los Alamos. Firefighters burned out brush to create a 10-mile long burned-out area between the fire and the lab.
"It's looking good right now," Los Alamos County Fire Chief Doug Tucker said. The fire grew to 125 square miles, with most of the growth happening north of the lab. Firefighters were bracing for wind gusts of up to 45 miles forecast for today.
On Monday, about an acre of lab property burned, raising concerns about possible contamination from material stored or buried on lab grounds. As a precaution, the government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the lab. Samples analyzed so far from some of the lab's monitors show nothing abnormal in the smoke.
Lab authorities described the monitoring from the air as a precaution, and they, along with outside experts on nuclear engineering, expressed confidence that the blaze would not scatter radioactive material, as some in surrounding communities feared.
"The nuclear materials are secure," said Penn State University nuclear engineering professor Barry Scheetz, who has served on National Academy of Sciences nuclear review boards and has been to Los Alamos several times. "There's multiple redundancy in the protection of this material."
Antinuclear groups have sounded the alarm about thousands of 55-gallon drums containing low-grade nuclear waste — gloves, tools, even paper notes and other contaminated items — about two miles from the fire. Lab officials said it was highly unlikely that the blaze would reach the drums, and that the steel containers can withstand flames in any case and will be sprayed with fire-resistant foam if necessary.
The lab works on such topics as renewable energy,particle physics, vaccines and forensics on terrorist attacks.
, and studying the AIDS virus at the molecular level to help scientists develop strategies for developing vaccines.
The lab also did early work on the human genome project.
"You say to me, 'Why in the world would Los Alamos be into biology?,"'McMillan said. "The path is an interesting one because it's related to nuclear weapons. Back in the 1950s, nobody understood very well how radiation, particularly from nuclear weapons, affected biological systems, and so the laboratory got involved with helping to do those studies."
McMillan said the work on the B61 includes experimenting with materials needed to extend the life of the bombs to see how they'll hold up over time.
Officials previously announced the bombs would need washers, o-rings, foam supports, cables and other "limited life" components to extend the life of the bombs by 20 years.
At quadrillions of calculations per second, the Cielo supercomputer has enough computing power to simulate nuclear explosions based on models from previously collected data.
"When we get fine enough resolution we start to see physics occurring that we know has to be there," McMillan said.
McMillan said he's limited on details of most of the experiments because they involve work to secure the nation's nuclear stockpile.
Meanwhile, the economic impact of shutting down the town was already weighing on the minds of Los Alamos officials and business owners.
Firefighters have so far been able to keep the fire away from the town and the lab — whose employees account for up to 90 percent of the town's commerce, said Kevin Holsapple, executive director of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, as well as the local economic development group.
Holsapple did not have an estimate on what the impact would be from the latest fire.
Following a major wildfire in May 2000, the federal government paid out tens of millions to hundreds of businesses to compensate for financial and property loss.
"Lightning is not supposed to strike twice in one place," Holsapple said of the second town evacuation in a little over 11 years. "Their preparation in general is better that you would find because of people's experience with this kind of thing."
This time around, that federal government help isn't available.
Gov. Susana Martinez said the state is helping by delaying collection of sales taxes from business affected by the fire.
Other measures being offered to Los Alamos businesses by Holsapple's groups include making interest payments for business loans, as well as support to help business restart.
Business owner Don Taylor of Don Taylor's Photography that's been in town for 27 years, packed up his cameras, lights and four years of records when he evacuated town on Monday. He said he missed a few appointments scheduled this week that he's hoping to reschedule. He also has four weddings scheduled next month, including one on a ski area scorched by fire.
"A wedding. They'll make it happen," Taylor said, adding that he's optimistic his and other businesses will survive. "The fire in 2000 made us a stronger community."


text: Shares have recovered modestly from their autumn swoon. But future gains won't come easy. By Kathy Kristof, Contributing Editor May 15, 2013 The stock market may be the world's most ruthless headmaster, teaching investors costly lessons on a daily basis. But few lessons are more instructive — or more costly — than those provided by the meteoric rise and fall of the shares of Apple (symbol AAPL).In case you missed it, here's the CliffsNotes version. Until last fall, Apple was one of the decade's most compelling success stories, with its shares rising 100-fold from September 2002 through September 2012. See Also: 14 Tech Products Taking a Bite out of Apple Sponsored Content With the iPhone and iPad breaking sales records, analysts contended that even though Apple was trading at a record high of $705, the stock still had room to run. Many analysts published price targets for the next 12 months of $750 or $800 per share. (In September 2012, Kiplinger's Personal Finance columnist Andrew Feinberg proclaimed "Apple is still cheap" at $606 a share.) Advertisement But Wall Street's love affair with Apple began to cool when company officials hinted in a conference call last October that profits in the October-December quarter might be flat and that revenues weren't going to be as robust as analysts had predicted. Apple shares sank below $400, rallied 18% in late April and early May, then retreated again to around $430. Meanwhile, many of the analysts who had predicted an $800-a-share price a year ago are now hoping the stock will bounce back to the $500-$560 range. What lessons can this sad story teach? Watch the innovation cycle. Apple's growth was based on the popularity of its innovative products — from phones that talk back to reading devices that play songs and take pictures. But the first iPhone was introduced six years ago, and the iPad is three years old. Although both have since been refined, the dearth of uniquely new products gave competitors a chance to catch up and develop similar devices. Increasing head-to-head competition makes it tough to sustain the high prices that have made Apple so profitable. In fact, the company's latest earnings reports show that its wide profit margins are narrowing. Exponential growth becomes harder with size. It's easy for investors to think that if a stock has doubled in price, it could triple or quadruple — as Apple has several times in the past. However, stock prices tend to track earnings and revenue, and every time a company's earnings and revenues double, it becomes harder for them to double again, says David Tan, assistant professor of strategy at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. After all, a company with $1 million in revenue has to sell only $2 million worth of products or services to double in size. But a company with $172 billion in annual sales, which is what analysts estimate that Apple will ring up in its current fiscal year, has to add another $172 billion in sales to grow twice as large. Advertisement To put it another way, for Apple to maintain the 40% to 50% pace at which it grew in the past, it would have to buy or build a business the size of the Walt Disney Co. every 12 months. Winners take chips off the table. Unless every stock in your portfolio doubles each year (in which case Warren Buffett would like to hire you), Apple's rise over the past 12 months likely caused it to become a disproportionately large share of your assets. That makes your portfolio riskier and less balanced and is a signal that it's time to sell a portion of that stock, says Lance Roberts, chief executive of Streettalk Advisors, a Houston money-management firm. If a stock doubles, sell half your shares, Roberts advises. That takes your profits off the table, securing a gain and reducing the risk that one stock could jeopardize your overall wealth. The market loves and hates with equal intensity. Wall Street is a lot like Taylor Swift, Roberts adds. It falls head-over-heels in love and will forgive many a transgression with a well-adored company. But one too many slips and the market can turn as unforgiving as a jilted lover, singing "we are never, ever, ever getting back together." Will investors ever love Apple again with as much ardor as they once did? Perhaps, but spurned investors may require twice as much coaxing as they would with a stock that hadn't jilted them in the past. Things may not be as bad as they seem. When Apple hit its nadir, dipping to $390 a share in mid April, all the news was bad news. Facts that investors already knew were used as justification to dump the stock: The company lost its creative genius, Steve Jobs; no one is sure whether Apple has sufficient products in its pipeline to fuel the double-digit growth rates of the past; Samsung usually sells more smart phones than Apple; and competition in the tablet market is just starting to heat up. Advertisement All of that spells tough sledding for Apple. And yet Apple products are highly coveted, its iTunes site is the most popular online music portal in the world and the company is a cash cow, with a pristine balance sheet and vast financial reserves. In short, news of the technology titan's demise were apparently premature. The stock has since bounced back to the mid $400s and market pundits are once again cautiously optimistic. Kathy Kristof owns 40 shares of Apple in her Practical Investing portfolio.


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Vasan Eye Care Hospital, Jaipur is part of The Vasan Eye Care network which has a number of eye care hospitals in the country and has now become a household name in the country. The network has more than 750 ophthalmologists and over 7500 support staff which makes it the world's largest eye care network. Vasan Eye Care hospitals which has branches in almost every state has now spread its network to Dubai and Sri Lanka. Vasan has been certified as the "World's Largest Eye Care provider with the maximum number of stand-alone surgical centres" in 2011 by Frost & Sullivan.
On an average 30,000 patients visit Vasan Eye Care hospitals every day throughout the country. More than a million patients have been treated at Vasan Eye Care hospitals throughout the country and over 5 million procedures have been completed.
Vasan Eye Care has introduced various ophthalmic technologies and has a dedicated team of qualified surgeons who are specialists in various fields of ophthalmology. All their hospitals are well-equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities and they use cutting-edge technology for all their procedures.
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Vodafone will make calls to two helplines free for its mobile customers, the telco announced today.
Vodafone said it will no longer count or charge for minutes on calls to 1800RESPECT and Veterans Line. Calls can be made from anywhere in Australia and be of any duration, it said.
1800RESPECT is a counselling helpline for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Veterans Line (1800 011 046) provides crisis support and counselling for all veterans and their families.
Vodafone already offers free calls to nine other helplines. They are Lifeline, Kids Helpline, State Emergency Services, Australian Red Cross, Sane, Barnados, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Oxfam and Mission Australia.
"We know that many people reach out via mobiles in times of need and by offering our customers the ability to seek the assistance they need in challenging and difficult circumstances at no fee is just a small way we can help our customers," said Vodafone executive general manager of consumer, Edward Goff.
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The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation's party of the decade - the abdication of Queen Beatrix and accession to the throne of her son Willem-Alexander - Amsterdam wants to keep things low key.
Mayor Eberhard van der Laan said Wednesday he "wants a party, but at the same time sober" for the April 30 inauguration.
He's not suggesting alcohol-free festivities, but he wants to keep the cost in check as the nation tightens its belt to recover from an economic buffeting caused by the European debt crisis.
Van der Laan is even seeking sponsors to help pick up the estimated (EURO)7 million ($9 million) tab for the royal bash.
And in an attempt to prevent the capital clogging up with visitors keen to get a glimpse of their outgoing queen and new king, Van der Laan had some advice about the best vantage point.
"If you want to get a really good view, maybe the best place is watching on television," he said.
The day in Amsterdam will start with Beatrix signing abdication papers in the royal palace on central Dam Square. The inauguration of Willem-Alexander will then take place next door in the 15th century New Church.
In the early evening, the new King Willem-Alexander and his Argentine-born wife Maxima will take a boat trip around the city's Ij waterway.
The Ij was chosen over a trip around the city's famed 400-year old ring of canals because it is easier to control crowds along the river banks than in the maze of narrow side streets that link the canals.
And there will be no giant firework show to crown the day's festivities - Van der Laan said it wouldn't be dark enough when the royals finish their boat trip.
For those in the city who don't want to head to the water's edge, the huge public square behind the Rijksmuseum will be turned into an "Orange Square" where revelers can watch events unfold on giant screens.


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The cereal grain [1] family prides itself on its powerful, expansive arsenal of lectins [2], phytates, gluten, and other antinutrients. A single seed of its patriarch, wheat [3], can punch holes in gut linings with ease, and cousin oat has managed to obtain official recognition as being good for the heart even as it doses you with gluten [4]. As healthy whole grains, they hide their armaments in plain sight; they cloak their puny bodies in the very poisons for which they are lauded and applauded. We Primals have got a heated feud going with the family as a whole, but should we paint all its members with the same brush?
Let me draw your attention to rice – diminutive member of the cereal grain family, frequent component of anti-low-carb advocates' arguments, and the source of much consternation among grain abstainers. Is white rice the proverbial black sheep of the grain family? Does it deserve our full and unwavering opposition? Or, perhaps, can we treat rice like that crazy uncle who drinks a bit too much at family gatherings – occasional visits of short duration are fine and mostly harmless so long as you keep the hard stuff (scotch/soybean oil) locked up?
I'm starting to think it's not quite so bad as we sometimes portray it. Sure, rice is nutritionally bereft, but it's not all that offensive when compared to other, more heavily fortified grains.
As a seed, rice does employ a number of anti-consumption deterrents, most of which are located in the hull and bran. Let's take a look…
Phytate, or phytin in rice, binds to minerals, rendering them largely useless to any animal that consumes it. Well, rats can break through the phytate and get at the minerals fairly well, but they evolved that ability – we did not. Heat does little to phytate, but, since it's located in the bran, physically removing the bran removes the phytate. That's why brown rice eaters tend to have poorer mineral balances than white rice eaters.
Trypsin inhibitor
Trypsin is a digestive enzyme produced by mammals to cleave protein peptides in twain and reduce them to their constituent parts – amino acids – for easy absorption. Without trypsin (or with it inhibited), we'd be hard pressed to digest all the protein we eat. Luckily for rice eaters, trypsin inhibitor is located primarily in the outer embryo of the rice seed, with a bit in the bran, and none in the polished, milled seed. Bran-free white rice has no trypsin inhibitor. Steaming rice bran deactivates it, too.
While rice doesn't have something as pernicious as the gluten lectin agglutinin, it does feature haemagglutinin-lectin, which can bind to specific carbohydrate receptor sites in the intestinal lining and impede nutritional absorption. Again, though, it's only found in the bran, and standard steam cooking inactivates its toxicity.
The common thread is that white, milled, polished rice is basically pure starch. All the chemical negatives are found in the hull, husk, and bran, and those are easily removed or negated. It is essentially a blank slate, nothing all that bad about it, but nothing all that great, either.
Well, wait: there is the fact that rice contains potential allergens, which cannot be neutralized by processing. Rice allergy isn't necessarily common, but its incidence rises in countries that eat a lot of rice. Wheat-sensitive individuals and others with food-related autoimmune disorders seem more susceptible to rice allergy [5], too (big surprise there), and allergic reactions generally manifest as atopic dermatitis, eczema, gastrointestinal distress, or asthma [6]. If you're sensitive to food in general and grains in particular, rice could pose a problem. And even if it doesn't cause an immediate reaction, there remains the question of latent, hidden damage. As I've mentioned before, gluten is damaging even to supposedly wheat-resilient individuals. Is rice doing similar damage on a lesser scale, even to asymptomatic people? It's certainly possible.
There are tons of different rice varieties. Check out this exhaustive list of dozens upon dozens for an idea [7]. Now, if this were a post about dozens upon dozens of strains of cattle (note: I'm actually not sure how many different types of cow exist; perhaps this would make a good future post), I would go into each and every variety with exquisite detail. Beef, after all, is a staple food for us. We'd do well to know everything about it. But rice? Rice is not a Primal staple. I'm not very interested in which Cambodian variety contains the most magnesium, or whether Bangladeshi ultra-short grain is superior to Indian red rice. It's all very interesting, I'm sure, but I don't want to become a boutique rice guy. I'm just interested in whether or not having some sushi or Vietnamese rice porridge with pig blood and organs now and then will derail efforts – and I think most of you are in the same boat. Here are some of the basic rice varieties you'll come across.
Brown Rice
It's the "healthier" choice because it still has the bran, with all its nutrients. In a 100g dose, raw brown rice contains:
- 77 g carb
- 3.5 g fiber
- 3 g fat
- 8 g protein
- 0.4 mg thiamin (Vitamin B1)
- 5 mg niacin
- 1.5 mg iron
- 143 mg magnesium
- 223 mg potassium
I mean, even the most ardent zero-carber would have to admit that brown rice sports an impressive nutrient profile (to clarify, that's 100g raw; 100g cooked is far less impressive). But most of it is bound up with phytic acid and mostly useless to humans. Rats and other rodents produce phytase, which breaks down phytic acid and releases the bound minerals, but until we engineer rat-human hybrids, we're not enjoying the full potential of brown rice. Another option is to soak and ferment brown rice, as Stephan details here [8]. To me, though, this just sounds like a ton of work, and I worry that the newly unbound minerals will just leech into the soaking/fermenting liquid along with the phytate and the other antinutrients. If you toss the liquid, won't you be tossing the nutrients, too? Hopefully Stephan can chime in with some clarification.
White Rice
Mostly neutral. A 100g dose (raw) contains:
- 80 g carb
- 1 g fiber
- 0.6 g fat
- 7 g protein
- 0.07 mg thiamin
- 1.6 g niacin
- 0.8 mg iron
- 25 mg magnesium
Pretty meager, right? Not many nutrients, pretty high in starchy carbs – eating white rice and nothing but will lead to nutritional deficiencies fast, but not because white rice is leeching nutrients from you. It's simply a matter of displacement. White rice replaces other, more nutritious foods, and in some cases, it acts as a vehicle for negative foods, like rancid oils and sugar.
Parboiled Rice
Parboiled rice is interesting. Parboiling involves partially boiling the intact rice seed – husk, bran, and all. This, in theory, is supposed to incorporate some of the bran's nutrients into the interior. The parboiled rice is then dried and milled, producing a white rice with greater nutrient content than regular white rice. How does it pan out? A 100g raw dose contains:
- 81 g carb
- 2 g fiber
- 1 g fat
- 7.5 g protein
- 0.224 mg thiamin
- 5 mg niacin
- 0.74 mg iron
- 27 mg magnesium
It kinda works. There's very little mineral change from white rice (perhaps even a reduction), but some of the vitamins seem to increase by parboiling. Interesting.
Wild Rice
Wild rice is pretty high in nutrient content, but, as with brown rice, the antinutrients are present and the minerals are mostly bound by phytate. In a 100g raw dose of wild rice:
- 75 g carb
- 6 g fiber
- 1 g fat
- 15 g protein
- 0.115 mg thiamin
- 6.7 mg niacin
- 2 mg iron
- 177 mg magnesium
If you're willing and able to figure out a way to soak and ferment wild rice while retaining all nutrients and minerals and discarding the antinutrients, it's probably not such a bad option for a post-glycolitic workout carb.
The Peril of Categorization
Wheat is not awful because it's a grain. It's awful because it contains gluten (among other things). "Grain" is simply a valuable linguistic tool to promote better dietary choice-making. Rice is a grain that happens to be not so awful in certain circumstances – on the occasional dinner plate of a lean, insulin-sensitive individual; after a glycogen-depleting workout; underneath a massive slab of yellowtail prepared specially by a sushi-chef in appreciation of your enthusiasm for his creations. It's a cheat that almost isn't, that neither necessitates eventual pangs of guilt nor causes – for most people – pangs of gastric distress.
There is nuance to all things. Though categorization is a valuable, essential data management tool, one that helped propel us to the top of the food chain (grouping bits of data together into categories allows us to handle more mental "stuff" at once), we run the risk of forgetting that these groups are made up of individual, non-homogenous bits. There is danger in missing the trees for the forest. Rice is a grain, yes, but it's not the same as wheat, barley, oats, or corn. Avoiding grains as a general rule is good for your health, and that goes for rice, but be realistic. A bit of white rice with a restaurant meal is not going to kill you.
Don't take this as blanket approval for immediate regular rice consumption, however. It's not black and white. Rice exists on one end of the "grain suitability" continuum. You know how I've discussed the dairy continuum? Raw, grass-fed one on end and low-fat, homogenized, ultra-pasteurized on the other. It's the same for grains. High-gluten wheat on one (very bad) end and rice on the other (don't lose sleep if you eat it) end. Do I recommend ditching the entire group altogether, just to make things easy and avoid any possible irritants? Sure, but if grain consumption presents itself, or you literally are hamstrung by finances and simply need some calories, you shouldn't beat yourself up over it just because you ate some white rice.
Rice can even be a vehicle for the good stuff – for butter, ghee, coconut. It can also be a vehicle for the bad stuff – for vegetable oils, for sugar. In fact, it's the essential neutrality of rice that makes it what it is. The problem with rice in most people's diets is twofold: it serves as a vehicle for processed fat and sugar; and overweight, insulin-resistant folks with damaged metabolisms can't handle the glucose load.
Rice fried in rancid corn oil? Avoid.
Rice fried in homemade ghee? Not so bad, necessarily.
Rice if you're trying to lose weight? Avoid.
Rice if you're lean and active? Not so bad, necessarily.
The Asian Paradox
This probably deserves a full post, but I'll briefly discuss it here. I'm not going to sit here and claim that Asians don't actually eat rice. They do. And they have for centuries while maintaining pretty good health and staying fairly lean. That's changing nowadays [9], though, with the Westernization of their food. They're eating more sugar and using vegetable oils [10] for cooking, rather than traditional animal fats [11]. These factors are deranging their metabolisms, turning the relatively benign rice starch into an enemy. It just suggests that carbs, in and of themselves, are benign in a metabolic vacuum. If you have everything else going right – insulin sensitivity, regular activity, absence of metabolic deranging foods like fructose [12], lectins, and excessive linoleic acid – pure starchy carbs aren't going to be a big problem. But, especially in the States, we live in anything but a nutritional vacuum. We aren't starting from ground zero. The overweight perimenopausal wife and mother of three working 50 hours a week is not starting from square one. She has an issue with glucose, one that might not be cured in a lifetime. For a person like that, avoidance of rice is recommended and probably necessary.
We have to face facts. Deranged has become normal. Glucose intolerance – or perhaps "mishandling" is better – has become standard. Where rice belongs in your life depends on where you fall on the metabolic derangement continuum.
What are your views on rice? Do you avoid it like the plague? Have a little in certain dishes? Let me know in the comment board on Grok on!


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June 9, 2011 at 4:22 am #15066
Hi, I am doing revision for my exams by looking at past papers and have this question and no idea how to work it out. Could anyone tell me if my answers are right or a text or website where I could find the answer? Thanks
Questions refering to the image
1) what size mRNA would be detected on northern blots hybridised with PROBE1 – (1kb? exon 1 only)
2) what size mRNA would be detected on northern blots hybridised with PROBE2 – (1kb? exon 2 only)
3) What size RT-PCR product would be amplified from mRNA using the following primers (the primers are labelled as p1-p5, the arrowhead indicated the 3′ end):
a)P1+P2 – (none? contains only intron)
b)P2+p3 – (none? the orientation of the primer does not allow synthesis, needs to be ointed towards each other)
c)P3+P4 – (1kb? exon 1)
d)P3+P5 – (2kb? exon 1+exon2)
i would really appreciate some help I'm a distance ed student and the lecturer is not answering my posts or emails…stressing me out!! So thanks a bunch.
June 9, 2011 at 6:03 am #105223JackBeanParticipant
both pictures are the same, right?
OK, well, you need to understand, what happens with the RNA after transcription untill mature mRNA is formed. Do you know it?
June 9, 2011 at 6:49 am #105224
Yes sorry it came up twice for some reason it should only be the one pic.
umm well it gets its polyA tail at the 3′ end and its 5′ cap and splicosomes splice out the introns leaving only the exons(the coding regions) which are then joined together. Is that what you mean? I do understand that there will be no introns in the mRNA but another class mate told me that because probe1 does not contain the region with the terminator sequence that transcription will not occur so that the answer to 1) would be nothing. But I am not sure I agree with them. Thanks again
June 9, 2011 at 7:19 am #105225JackBeanParticipant
forget for now about the probes, OK? The cell is not transcripting the gene for some probing 😉
So, you're right, the RNA is capped and tailed, spliced and the exons are joined. So, what will you get in your case?
It will be mRNA, which contains exon 1 (of 1 kbp) and immediately exon 2 (of 1 kbp). But it will be one piece, so if you use probe of any length for any part of the mRNA, you will ALWAYS have 2 kbp band 😉
Similarly, if you use primer4, it won't have any place on mRNA to bind to, thus you cannot have any amplicon.
The rest looks all right 😉
June 9, 2011 at 7:32 am #105226
Oh you are a genius. I get it now. Thank you so much for your time
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My take on the topic wasn't "SQL Server Denali will add the following support for window functions, enjoy." Rather I wanted to explain how T-SQL evolved to supporting window functions in context. I explain what T-SQL was missing so far, and the challenges we faced with the more traditional T-SQL constructs. Then, in this context, I describe how SQL Server gradually added support for window functions, initially with partial support in SQL Server 2005, then with more complete support planned in SQL Server 2012 (formerly code-named Denali).
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