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The silly thing about comparing Toughness and Dodge is that there is an actual mathematical answer that I've posted twice now. As far as that goes, the discussion should be about which side of the bubble you will land on in actual play.
Is Toughness the best feat at any given level? I would guess maybe at level 1, since characters are so fragile at that level and Toughness is worth more, but probably not at higher levels. IMO dodge is not that great unless you already get hit pretty rarely, which seems unlikely given that the DM picks the monsters.
There are two main possible problems with the big 6. I'm not saying they are problems or not since I haven't run the numbers:
2. The CR system breaks down because either the big 6 are assumed and not taken or not assumed and are taken.
wraithstrike wrote:
Again, it depends. The cross over point depends on how often you are getting hit.
If you get hit on (N/20) rolls and you have(N-1)HP/Level, then Toughness is equivalent to Dodge. If you have less than (N-1) HP/Level then Toughness is the better choice. Ignoring criticals...
This is a hard question to answer because it depends on so many other factors. Basically you want to be able to survive long enough to kill all the monsters, preferably with as large a margin as possible.
Toughness gets better as:
Just looking at Dodge and Toughness is a bit easier:
If you normally get hit on an 16+ (5/20) then dodge means you get hit on a 17+ (4/20) which means your HP is effectively 25% higher (5/4). For toughness to be a better option you'd have to normally get <4HP/level.
galahad2112 wrote:
A thing that I've noticed in this thread... people keep noting the excessively high stat array, but they ignore the part about lv.5 and a +str/wis item. That makes the stat array more like
Ignore, or didn't notice, because I just didn't notice since the stat array is posted seperately from that information. Honestly I wish people would clearly post what is going on in the OP rather than give important information out piece meal.
That array doesn't sound too unreasonable and I could see it being more common with the multiple rerolls Kalantra's DM was allowing. Now I wonder what the chances are that you'd get a 22 point array...
A few comments:
2. You should have better resolution, right now you have every "hybrid" class halfway between the core classes when some of them are much closer to one or the other (ie Cavalier is not halfway between a Fighter and a Cleric).
3. You should only have PF material in there if this is meant for people new to pathfinder.
4. Class selection never really seems to be a problem until you take archetypes into consideration. I would love to see a chart like this with archetypes included.
5. Don't be a jerk to people who are giving you feedback.
Kobold Cleaver wrote:
Yes, it is very similar to rolling two natural 20's in a row. It certainly does happen, but this is a tricky comparison since it has inherent confirmation bias (you remember that time you rolled 2x 20's a lot more than all the times you didn't).
Now consider that the OP has said that someone else rolled even higher stats. Again, it isn't impossible but it is very unlikely that they are using a standard 4d6 drop the lowest.
I simulated the rolls (generating ~1.5M stat arrays) because it very easy for me to make mistakes when calculating statistics like this directly.
@ Kalantra
If you view building a character as a game in its own right then I think it makes a lot of sense that there are so many options and trap options. The game is all about sorting through this interconnected mess of options and finding the gems.
IMO the character building game is fine, but there should be an option for people who just want to play in sessions and not have a terrible character. Fortunately the class guides take care of this.
Now I could definitely see tweaking things to make more builds competitive. I think the method is basically:
This is more or less how CCG design works, and I think there are a lot of similarities between character design and deck design. In fact I wonder if there isn't a way to convert some of the CCG formats into character design formats (ie draft)...
I think it is very likely that the rolling system was more generous than 4d6 drop the lowest. The chance of rolling a 55 point buy using that rolling system is about 0.2%, yes that decimal is in the right place.
FYI: I am valuing rolls less than 7 at -4 points since they are off the chart and this is the best reasonable assumption for getting a high point buy. Rolls of 6 or less only happen about 2.8% of the time anyway.
Everyone else rolled "at least a 22 point buy," the monk's minimum point buy is;
That is a 55 point buy (57 if human), which is nuts.
Even if the Paladin rolled a higher point buy, which may not even be true, it still doesn't mean the 22 point guys aren't at a huge disadvantage. The Paladin rolled "3 base 18's after racial mod's", which is 37-42 points and right up there with the 40 points on STR,DEX,WIS in the example above.
If the monk has high AC but low HP he may not actually be that far away from the other front line fighters even with +8AC.
For instance, if a monster hits the monk on a 10+ (11/20)and the fighter on a 2+ (19/20) and the fighter has 1.73X HP (19/11) then they actually have the same survivability (more or less) against that monster. That said, the monk also has 16CON apparently so it is unlikely that the other front line fighter can get high enough for this to balance well.
As others have mentioned, I think your problem is that you rolled too well. This is exactly why I prefer point buy or array for character building. If you really want some randomness I would assign a number to each array and then roll to see which array you use.
pH unbalanced wrote:
Buildings are often designed with square walls, which makes a square grid ideal. I've tried hexes inside buildings and it doesn't work as well IMO. I think natural areas lend themselves well to hexes, but squares aren't too bad so I tend to stick with squares so that everything is consistent.
Conversion to hexes isn't too bad, mainly you need to figure out the shape of templates (ie blast template, large monsters, etc.) and how to move off axis on a hex (which still happens). However, you will also miss out on flip maps, dungeon tiles, etc. that can make your job easier.
A difference of 8 AC can be pretty rough to deal with as a GM, what does your HP look like compared to the fighter? I assume you are both front line fighters?
As others have mentioned, you might try and figure out how you can be the tank so that others can focus more on damage. This is a discussion to have with the DM and group since PF does not really have a system for managing "aggro."
I don't think you can end your move in another creature's square unless it is helpless...
In any case provoking is not such a bad thing as long as you don't get hit since it soaks up AOO that may be used on other team members otherwise. You get a large AC bonus for being tiny and you could look into getting Mobility to help some more.
I am doubtful that you are actually doing truckloads of damage with a tiny (-4 STR, tiny weapon), TWF build.
Anlerran wrote:
You are describing a setting that you don't like, I assure that the 4e ruleset does not require the existence of magical dinosaur riding merchants anymore than PF does. They both assume that the party gets certain item bonuses for their respective encounter systems, and either can be run as "low magic" with some tweaking to the encounter system or the description of said items. In fact, I would say that 4e has the advantage in the magical item department since it is at least clear what item bonuses are expected at each level to use their encounter system.
Ciaran Barnes wrote:
Right, so if you are following wealth by level the AC boosts don't really start until 6th level and then you get about +1AC per level after that. By level 15 you get about +9 to AC, which is a lot compared to the guy that is not going after the Big 6. Up to level 5 it is cheaper to just get better mundane armor.
@ Lou Diamond
Also, Martials are not confined to +2 arms and armor, they will get to +3 arms and armor at level 11 or so following the WBL guidelines. You claim that the Big 6 are over priced, do you have an example of a better value item for that level?
The big 6 only matter for:
2. Encounter balance, if the encounter level is designed with the expectation that the party is significantly stronger than it is then that is a problem. This is less of a problem for experienced DM's who can just adjust the encounter on the fly.
I expect that casters only really "need" the item of primary stat and maybe a cloak of resistance. Front line fighters, on the other hand, are more likely to need the Big 6 to stay competitive with other front line fighters and monsters.
Dabbler wrote:
Grrr, hyperbolic numbers in a thread about balancing numbers is not appreciated (even though it is common). A difference of 3 AC is very easy to work with, a difference of 20 is almost impossible. I agree there is no actual problem here.
Dabbler wrote:
It may or may not average out, if the AC's wer actually 20 points apart I would expect the two PC's to have pretty different survivability even against a spread of monsters. For a 3 AC spread you are absolutely right.
Dabbler wrote:
PF has few "aggro" mechanics, so who the monsters attack varies from table to table. If monk's AC were 20 points higher than the next guy he would probably be a very good tank, assuming he can get aggro.
If the monk is 20AC ahead of the other front line fighter then this most likely will cause balance issues. If a monster attacks at +19-20 the monk has an effective HP multiplier of 20 to the fighter's 1.05. The two get equal effective HP multipliers only when the monster's attack bonus is 39 or greater or less than 1.
It would be helpful to know your HP total, the monk's HP total, and your average party level. It is possible, though unlikely, that there is a large enough difference in HP that your survivability can be balanced by the GM's choice of monster (i.e. high damage/low accuracy versus high accuracy/low damage).
It could be that the monk will need to tank and you will need to provide damage, which means you need a way to keep the monsters focused on the monk while you murder them.
@ The OP, even if rangers are the worst archers (and I'm not saying they are), that doesn't mean they aren't good enough for PFS play. Archery at its face is already more effective than melee in most games simply because you can full attack most of the time and often terrain is lacking (which favors the archer). Just watch out for certain spells, such as Wind Wall, which basically shut the character down.
WerePox47 wrote:
I deff. suggest taking the animal companion, but im not so sure about the horse. Alot(as in the majority), of pfs modules are set in some kind of indoors where a horse companion would not be able to go... Maybe try a wolf or a cheetah for tripping abilties.. Treantmonks guide goes over the animal companions really well..
I'm not sure what you mean by that;1. Monsters are often equal in size or bigger than a PC mount and rider, how do they get around?
2. Most animal companions would not be welcome in someone's real world house, particularly once they get larger. In a fantasy setting things seem to be different on what is acceptable indoors.
3. You don't have to ride a horse, it could be a different animal.
4. You don't have to ride as big of an animal if you pick a small PC.
The check for controlling your mount in combat (DC 20) is for non-combat trained mounts and the cavalier's mount is always considered combat trained (per his class feature). The check for guiding with your knees is DC5, which he should autopass if he has put any points into riding. The cavalier should not be rolling to move his mount at all.
Even the check to have your mount attack is only DC10, which the cavalier should be able to autopass pretty quickly.
Being able to charge is all about how good the player is at tactics and if there are open places to charge from. I find it very surprising that all of your combat has been in such tight quarters. Even in a dungeon there could be some large chambers, and there probably should be to allow the player to use the character they've made and to keep combat varied.
The core idea seems a little ambiguous, and the suggested implementation would have a major impact on class and encounter balance (as Dabbler points out).
First the current system assumes that criticals will only happen some fraction of the critical threat range, so always confirming is already really strong particularly against high AC targets... I mean this is stronger than a 19th level class feature of the Lore Warden. This has a consequence of making all the critical feats much better.
Second, you will be doing a lot more damage than is currently balanced in the system. I think easiest solution will be to universally increase HP, depending on how your rule is implemented with monsters.
Third, you will have to determine how your rule interacts with the many class features, feats, spells, etc that mess with the chance to confirm critical. You will likely need to rebalance a lot of those classes since currently messing with critical confirmation is pretty strong.
What do you mean by putting critical chances in the hands of the character? The character can already pick their critical chances by making appropriate weapon choices. Do you want to tie the critical mechanic to class progression (it seems that way since you are using BAB)?
You could also tie this mechanic more closely to feats, or skills, or attributes all of which are class independent (sort of). You could tie critical threat to DEX and critical multiplier to STR, for instance.
Another way to speed things up is to share NPC's AC with the players, this is one less piece of information that has to go back and forth between you and the players.
Attack Power Bonus = [Attack Bonus]*[Average Damage] + [Crit Range]*[Crit Multiplier]*20
Hit Pool = [Armor Class]*[Hit Points]
Whenever you attack someone you subtract your attack power bonus from their hit pool until they die. For attacks that do not target AC (i.e. saves) I would just specify if a monster is "weak" or "strong" in that area and apply double or half damage as appropriate.
I am sure you will want a die roll, I'm still working on what a good spread would be. Basically you can divide both numbers by whatever you want and then subtract the average of whatever dice you want to roll from the Attack Power Bonus. Then when you go to do damage you roll some dice and subtract those from the hit pool (along with the modified attack power bonus). I would also tie critical based effects to the value of this die roll, again I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
I think this keeps people alive for a similar amount of time to the current rules, with things dying somewhat faster at lower levels. Feel free to check if this feels right, basically things of equal CR should die in about 3.5 attacks.
Some thoughts, I haven't actually used these...
For changing how many dice you roll, every two dice average to the size of the die +1. So if you have 10d6, that would be 5(2d6)=5(7)=35. You may want to precalculate these values.
I would look at reducing the variability in effects, part of the reason that spells take so long for me is that you have to read a paragraph to figure out what they do. IMO an easier way would be to come up with maybe 4-5 mechanical effects and then re-fluff them as appropriate.
Duration effects can be changed into die rolls at the start of each round so you don't have to track turns. An easy way to do this is to select a die whose size is equal to the duration (in rounds) of the effect. At the start of the round you roll the die and on a "1" the effect ends.
For initiative, if you group the players and monsters this can be a huge time savings (as mentioned earlier). If you are having a problem with the players going on and on about their order, just get rid of the option to hold your turn. I would still allow readying an action, but maybe only allow them to react to opponent/environment triggers.
Set a turn timer, if you don't act in time then you go on full defense and take no other action. My group started doing this while boardgaming and it has made a huge difference on cutting down "analysis paralysis." Last night it was a 5 minute timer for Illuminati, it probably shaved 30-60 minutes off the play time.
There is the "character building" minigame in pathfinder that isn't fun unless there is variation in the power of different builds. This is the same reason that characters are so convoluted to make in PF, because if character building weren't a game unto itself then I would say that 3.5/PF is one of the worst character building systems around.
In general, you can limit the power spread by more tightly controlling player options. For instance, you could have all premade characters. You could achieve perfect balance if you only have one premade character to choose from...
IMO if you want good character balance in D&D style combat, then you should seriously take a look at 4e core.
Grimmy wrote:
Wait, since when does Kensai not grant spell combat?
Magus gives you spell combat, but it is not a feature of the Kensai archetype. When someone talks about "Kensai abilities" I think of the features granted by the archetype, not the features of the base class.
It was just a miss-communication with the OP, if you are a Kensai then you will have spell combat.
Ah, your edit is unclear since neither Sword Saint nor Kensai grant spell combat. I also don't see anything about a penalty...
Is he specifically letting you use the ECB one handed? I ask because Crane Wing will also not work without a free hand. I also wonder how that works with Power Attack, which is generally amazing with two handed weapons. Kensai with ECB and spell combat seems pretty nuts.
***Other non-RAW parts of your build****
You do not qualify for Crane Riposte at level 11, due to your 3 level dip into monk your BAB is only +7 at that point. You also don't qualify for Combat Style Master for the same reason.
You have not listed your Magus Arcana choices, traits, skills, favored class bonus, spells...
****Other Concerns****
Mage Armor is not on the Magus spell list and Shield is 1 min/level, which means you will need to be ready for a fight to use it. Also remember that you only get 5 level 1 spells per day at level 14, and True Strike and Shocking Grasp are level 1 as well.
I would also be a little worried about hitting. Magus is basically full BAB when he can keep his weapon energized with his Arcane Pool. Your arcane pool is smaller than usual since you are bladebound, splitting items with WIS, and have fewer spells (so you are more likely to need spell recall). Basically you only get 7 minutes of full BAB per day at level 14, assuming you aren't spending those points on something else. You apparently are not increasing your primary attack stat (DEX), which starts high but is not being increased. Starting at level 7 you are presumably taking -2 on your attacks so you can use Crane Wing.
I'm not sure why you would want Dimensional Agility since you can only cast Dimensional Door once per day at that level given your INT and Kensai.
If he doesn't draw his weapon he will lose almost all benefits from both Bladebound and Kensai archetypes, I'm not sure why he would do that...
Also I don't think you can use spell combat with an Elven Curved Blade since it is two handed and you must have an empty hand for spell combat.
I don't know what you are trying to do, it looks like you are going for high defense but I don't see why the monsters would target you to begin with.
Pretty cool, but I wonder if it would come up often enough to be a standard manouver. This sounds similar to how I would run a skill challenge in 4e.
What happens if a character has a climb speed (i.e. using the ninja trick)? Normally they could climb much faster than normal, would they still be limited to moving between adjacent locations? If a creature is particularly large it seems like it would take longer to move around than if the creature were smaller.
IMO the paladin should play this as if the sorcerer did not know there were people in the web (which is partially true anyway). Perhaps you can console the sorcerer because he must be simply racked with guilt for something he had little control over... depending on how serious you all are about the game you could run around as the clueless paladin, or bring up the issue with the other player.
In any case, this is not a paladin only problem. Many groups I have played with have banned evil characters because many people have a hard time playing such a character and keeping the group going. I think this is a very similar problem to keeping the paladin code while partying with characters that are not also lawful good.
This is like a sorcerer that trades spells known for higher level spells.
IMO SLA's are better than spells:
I'll have to look at the non-combat feat selection to determine if the feat progression puts the class over the top.
Why don't you allow spells to be switched out? This basically means that he will suck at early levels or not have enough useful spells at later levels (IMO).
R_Chance wrote:
In that case I would argue that "good" and "evil" are very misleading labels. I can see your point though.
Given the understanding that individual dieties determin right and wrong for their followers, I could see where deities with the same alignment could have different ideas about what is right and wrong.
If good and evil are objective descriptions, would you care to define them?
In modern terms, we decide (more or less) collectively what is "good" and "evil" but this accepts a level of ambiguity that some have suggested does not exist in the PF universe.
R_Chance has said that Golarion does not have this level of ambiguity because some supreme being sets the standard. My point is that the PF world does not have a single supreme being to set the standard but rather a pantheon. That means there is still no clear authority to judge "good" and "evil."
R_Chance wrote:
...People in a D&D / PF universe don't have that freedom. Some being is telling them what "good" and "evil" are and is definitely judging their actions. Can they go against the grain? Yes. You have free will, but you also have the knowledge of sure and certain consequences for your actions.
Sure, but which being is telling you what is "good" and "evil"?Who decides which gods are "good" and "evil"?
This arguement would make more sense to me if Golarion had only one god, or even if it had two opposing gods (although you'd have to figure out which is "good" and which "evil").
It is important not to help some people too much or they become reliant on you. I have a friend that I boardgame with who is smart but very lazy when it comes to paying attention to the game, he would often ask for "advice" on all the options available to him on his turn which caused a huge slow down. Now we just tell him to choose for himself and instead of telling him a rule, tell him to go find the answer himself. As a result the game goes much more smoothly because he actually knows the rules and thinks about his options without bugging the rest of us (most of the time).
Nicos wrote:
As an archer you want a high str, certainly you want dex more but wthout str you will do less damage. Finesse switch hitter is inferior both in melee and wth ranged weapons.
While having a high STR will help your DPR, it is difficult to accomplish without hurting your HP and saves. Archers already do a lot of damage in PF, so doing even more damage at the cost of survivability seems unwise.
The OP build is obviously possible to do, and is probably competitive in many groups. It is not the optimal switch hitter build since that is strength based, but it is probably good enough.
You will still want some strength for a composite longbow, so you should use Power Attack rather than Pirahna Strike.
Even if you choose to drop strength bellow 13 (again, probably a bad idea), you should still take Power Attack via the Two-Handed Weapon style.
Also, here is the Finesse guide link.
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The number of words used to describe left-handedness that have negative connotations are rife. This is the story of one lefties trip to try to find out the why of left-handedness and if humans are unique.
His conclusion? That the scientists are still kinda stumped and unsure what's the reasoning but that some of them are arguing that handedness is a spectrum rather than a fixed thing.
For a leftie it's interesting, for everyone it has something to say. Assumption is interesting and it's also a situation that until people stop trying to force people to use particular hands for tasks we will not really understand it properly.
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I totally agree! I also remember in one of her videos she said she wasn't interested in flat ironing her hair, because she didn't want heat damage. Now she's saying she's going o flat iron it later this month. Go figure.I think as long as you keep you hair healthy and moisturized, it will grow BUT I'm not overly concerned about growing hair down to my waist though, so you can take my opinion as you will.
I love having natural hair because I think it's FUN! Watching the youtube videos about retaining length makes being natural seem more like work and dull as hell. Case in point: in a recent video of kimmaytube's she noted that it takes her 6 to 8 hours to detangle/shampoo/condition her hair, yet in a previous video she said something about she wears protective styles where her hair is hidden and tucked away like over 90% of the time... That sounds so unrewarding.
I would rather just make sure my hair is healthy AND if I'm going to do an extended detangling/shampoo session - best believe I'm going to flaunt my kinks and coils for all their worth!
I agree with you about natural hair being fun. I don't want to wear my hair up 90% just to let it retain length. I'm not 5 anymore where Mama kept my hair braided and only let it 'out' on Sunday or special event days. I don't have time to spend washing/detangling my hair for 6 hours. So if enjoying my hair means it doesn't grow BSL or WL then so be it. Chances are it may not grow to that length anyway. And even if it does, my mom always warned me about putting anything before God. I love my hair for what it is, but I don't put it before God, my family or anything else. Those 6 or 7 hours I was detangling my hair, I couldve been doing volunteer work or feeding the homeless, or attending church service. To each his/her own, but to me, its just not that serious.
That's what makes the world so beautiful though- the ability to do as you please.
4b mostly, with some 4a
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Loving my hair as God intended it to be!!
BC'ed: Sept. 2009
Loving my hair as God intended it to be!!


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Police To Raise Money For Special Olympics At Texas Roadhouse
This Friday, you have a chance to eat a great meal, and help raise money for the local Special Olympics. Cops and Cowboys will be held at Texas Roadhouse on Evansville's East Side, where you can be waited on by a police officer.
Now, I can't vouch for the quality service you'll get, but make sure you tip well, because that money will go to a great cause, as it supports the wonderful athletes in the Special Olympics! Cops and Cowboys will happen at Texas Roadhouse for lunch and dinner on Friday April 27th only, so get in and tip well!


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Dinosaur National Monument staff had hoped to open the Harpers Corner Road by mid-April, but unusually deep snow has delayed the opening to the end of April.
Traditionally, the Monument has cleared and opened the Harper's Corner Road by Easter weekend. However, an early Easter weekend coupled with heavy snowfall this past winter has hampered efforts to open the road. Crews have worked daily for the past several weeks plowing snow along the road where drifts are fourteen feet deep in some places.
According to Gary Mott, Facility Manager, "Once plowed, the road and sub-base needs to dry for about two weeks to prevent road damage."
The Harpers Corner Road is a 32-mile road (one-way) that leads to the heart of Dinosaur National Monument's canyon country. Several overlooks provide sweeping vistas of the Green and Yampa River canyons. Two trails along the road lead to the canyon rim, allowing a closer look at the Green River over 2000 feet below and into the ragged Split Mountain Gorge. Use caution when hiking these trails in the spring. Lingering snow and wet condition may make the trail slippery in places.
Dinosaur's weather is unpredictable. Always be prepared for a range of conditions.


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If you are running your own business and use Twitter and Facebook for it's promotion then this post is very useful for you. By linking your Facebook page with your personal or your business account you don't need to update two of them individually. Let's tell you how you can do it.
1. Open your browser and login to Facebook.
2. Now click this link: http://www.facebook.com/twitter.
3. Now it will show all the Facebook that you admin. Find out that particular page that you want to link by clicking "Link to Twitter" given with the page's name.
4. Now click on "Authorize app", that will redirect back to you to the same page again that we opened in Step 2.
5. Check every box if you want to share everything on Twitter. Uncheck some if you want to like there's no use of sharing notes on twitter so uncheck it.
6. Finally click "Save Changes". Your two accounts are now linked. Now anything you share on Facebook will also be shared on your twitter account automatically.
That's it, drop a comment if you're stuck somewhere. 🙂


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hi contrastblack and SuggeElson
my file's are uploading now he was right (SuggeElson) i was using html file's in theme preview, the only question now ( i can only use the image's used in html or html's complete page image only?) for the theme preview and also tell me for the theme preview who will make html page's in theme preview on the site.
thanks once again cheers
You need to host demo in your server and provide only link Demo has no limitation ( html, javascript, images and etc. )If you not have own website and hosting-
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Open a free Dropbox account, install, go to the Dropbox folder in My Documents (Windows) or ~/user/Dropbox (OS X) > paste your HTML folder in the "Public" folder, right click in index.html > Dropbox > Copy Public Link > http://ivor.bz/A6us done. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/780465/BootstrappedDocs/index.html
thanks SuggeElson .
I am having the same issue with this but none of the solutions described above have fixed the problem.
When I submit files for review, I receive the following error
"405 Not Allowed nginx"
Browsers tried (Mac) Firefox Chrome Safari
Does the preview Zip contain anything other than jpgs? No
Do the jpgs have any spaces in the files names? No
Have you tried FTP? Yes
File sizes Product: 20mb Preview: 40mb
Could somebody please contact me re. the issue.
UPDATED Reducing the Preview file size to approx 15mb worked for me.
Yes the preview have space limit


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Treasury Backs Permanent Research Tax Break Even in Overhaul
The tax incentive for business research should survive an overhaul of the corporate tax code that would prune other tax breaks and lower the 35 percent rate, the U.S. Treasury Department's top tax policy officials said.
Michael Mundaca, assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy, said that the economic benefits and high-wage jobs generated by the research credit make it worth preserving, even in a tax system with fewer targeted tax incentives.
"In a reformed system, you'd still want some incentives to be provided for research activity, and we think this is a good incentive to provide," Mark Mazur, the department's chief tax economist, said at a briefing with reporters in Washington yesterday.
Making the credit permanent could benefit companies such as Amgen Inc. (AMGN), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), which have all lobbied Congress for its extension.
The comments by Mundaca and Mazur came before a scheduled visit today by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to NanoMech, a manufacturing company in Springdale, Arkansas. In addition, the Treasury Department released a study today saying that each dollar spent on the credit by the government generates a dollar in additional research conducted by companies.
In the budget plan President Barack Obama released Feb. 14, the administration proposed making the credit permanent and increasing it. Mundaca said the changes are also designed to encourage more companies to shift to an alternative calculation from the standard research credit, which is based in part on companies' research spending during the 1980s.
$106.3 Billion Cost
The administration's proposal would cost the government $106.3 billion in forgone revenue over the next decade, according to the Treasury Department. The administration supports enacting a permanent research credit before a bigger tax bill and would offset that cost with revenue-raising proposals in its budget, Mundaca said.
The credit is not part of permanent tax law, and Congress extends it periodically. It lapsed at the end of 2009 and was not revived retroactively until December 2010, when an extension through 2011 was included in the tax law that also prevented the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 income tax cuts.
The research credit is popular among a range of companies and trade associations. According to the Treasury report, 12,736 companies and more than 64,000 individuals claimed $8.7 billion worth of credits for the 2008 tax year.
Welcome News
Dorothy Coleman, vice president of tax and domestic economic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, a Washington-based trade group, said the administration's support for a permanent research and development credit in a revamped tax code was welcome news.
"R&D leads to innovation that leads to technological improvements that help our economic growth, our standing in the global economy and is really so important to our economy overall," she said.
Some studies, including a Government Accountability Office report in 2009, found that much of the credit's benefit goes to companies that would perform corporate research in any case. That report said 549 corporations with revenue of more than $1 billion claimed more than half of the total value of the credit in 2005.
The administration's commitment to extending the credit could make it more difficult to reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 percent, said Joel Slemrod, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tax Trade-Offs
"It technically does make it harder because it's going to cost revenue," he said. "If you're thinking of revenue-neutral tax reform, that's a trade-off."
Eliminating the research credit would allow the tax rate to be lowered by between 0.5 percentage points and 1 percentage point without reducing tax revenue, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Earlier this week, Mundaca said that another tax proposal backed by many companies -- a temporary reduced rate on profits brought home from overseas -- should not be enacted outside of a broader tax overhaul because it would distract from that effort.
He separated repatriation and research yesterday by focusing on the benefits of the research credit proposal.
"There are benefits outside of what the taxpayer who claims the credit gets," Mundaca said. "There are general social benefits from the research being done, and this credit addresses one of the market inefficiencies in that companies doing the research can't always capture the full benefits of the research they conduct."
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They are also prolific writers who publish articles, books, opinion pieces, and research and working papers, all of which are compiled here by academic or geographic area, policy domain, and type of publication. HKS faculty members continue the conversation on Twitter, the blogosphere, and HKS PolicyCast to discuss current events and their research, and share their perspectives.
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IntraPace's Fat-Zapping Implant, Abiliti
Katrin Falb, a 33-year-old dietitian in Nuremberg, Germany, has struggled with her weight since her early teens. She's tried everything from Weight Watchers to acupuncture to keep off the pounds. Now Falb may have found the answer to her woes with a device implanted near her stomach.
Made by IntraPace of Mountain View, Calif., the implant, called Abiliti, is the size of a half-inch stack of business cards and sends electrical pulses to the stomach to make people feel full with smaller meals. It also sends signals to the brain to discourage snacking between meals and late at night. Developed with investments from U.S. medical device makers Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, and others, it has helped Falb lose 51 pounds since her surgery in March 2011. "I work in a hospital kitchen," says Falb. "If you have food in your sight eight hours a day, you eat a little piece of this, and a piece of that, all day. Nobody controls me. Abiliti is my coach."
Patients in England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany are using the device after it received European regulatory approval in January 2011. IntraPace hopes to soon do the same in the U.S., where one in three adults is obese. The potential market could be huge, since obesity raises risks of diabetes and stroke and costs the U.S. $147 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, because of additional safety and efficacy testing required by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. approval may take several more years, says Philip Schauer, a bariatric surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.
The IntraPace approach, which uses minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery to implant the device and then relies on wireless data tracking and a social networking support group, is seen by some as having a shot at truly changing eating patterns. "I am quite interested in the approach, which is a holistic one, instead of just one surgery," says Otello Stampacchia, managing partner of Omega Funds, which also invests in IntraPace. "There is an intrinsic element to the approach which I think does lead to behavioral modification."
Abiliti, which is also backed by venture capital funds including InCube Ventures and Oxford Bioscience Partners, targets those with a body mass index between 35 and 55 (a score exceeding 30 on this body fat measure is considered obese) who are considering stomach stapling or gastric banding procedures, which still allow patients to eat between meals if the stomach is empty. Abiliti is based on technology used in defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers developed by Medtronic, where IntraPace Chief Executive Officer Chuck Brynelsen spent 24 years, most recently as vice president of the cardiac surgery technologies business.
Thomas Horbach, a surgeon at Stadtkrankenhaus Schwabach hospital in Germany who serves as the principal independent investigator for Abiliti's clinical trials, says the device is safer and has fewer side effects than other procedures. Gastric bypass surgery can lead to frequent diarrhea and failure to absorb calcium and iron. Such complications haven't been observed among Abiliti users, says Horbach, who has no financial ties to IntraPace. He performs about 200 weight-loss surgeries a year.
Doctors use the battery-powered device to program the body to allow only a set number of defined windows for mealtimes, say 20 minutes. At the end of an allowed interval, low-level electrical pulses to the stomach send sensations of fullness to the brain. If a patient tries to snack between meals, a food sensor immediately engages the electrode to remind the brain that the stomach is "full." Explains Horbach: "We try to reprogram the patient's overall eating behavior."
Including the surgical procedure and a replaceable battery that lasts up to five years, the total cost of Falb's implant, covered by government health insurance, was about €15,000 ($19,000). IntraPace declined to estimate a potential price tag for the U.S. market, where bariatric procedures are typically more expensive. Stomach stapling costs about $25,000 in the U.S., according to Cleveland Clinic's Schauer. Since such more-invasive procedures are covered by U.S. health insurers, Abiliti, if approved, would probably be considered for coverage as well, he says.
A feature of Abiliti is an accelerometer that records when the patient eats, drinks, and exercises. That data can be wirelessly uploaded to a computer, allowing the patient and doctor to monitor progress. Patients can also join a community of Abiliti users through a social networking site called my.abiliti. They may have the device removed at any time if they feel they no longer need it, or they can keep it for life as long as they have surgery to change the battery.
As many as two-thirds of people on diets regain more weight than they lost within five years, according to an analysis of 31 long-term studies on dieting by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles. Long-term results from studies on Abiliti are not yet available. But a 12-month survey of 25 participants concluded in March showed an average total loss of 14 kilograms (30.9 pounds) and a 30 percent drop in excess weight, or the amount above ideal body weight based on standard height and weight tables.
The results are similar to those from gastric banding surgery, Horbach says. A randomized trial comparing results from 150 patients using Abiliti for a year with those who underwent gastric banding will be released by next June. Horbach says that trial will be an important part of IntraPace's application to the FDA.


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That statistic is unprecedented in F1 history, but Webber's win did make Red Bull the first team to notch up a repeat win this year.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was second, while Fernando Alonso completed the podium for Ferrari and now leads the world championship. Sebastian Vettel in the second Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton's McLaren and Alonso's team-mate Felipe Massa rounded out a very close top six.
Pole position starter Webber held off Rosberg's Mercedes away from the grid, then remained ahead through the sole pitstop sequence, despite Rosberg going for fresh tyres earlier.
Vettel brought himself into contention by getting up to sixth at the start, then stayed out until lap 45 before switching from softs to the super softs that everyone else had started the race on. Lapping 1.5s faster than anyone else for a spell while leading, Vettel was able to emerge from his stop in fourth ahead of Hamilton, who had lost out to Alonso in the pits.
Rain had threatened all afternoon, and became slightly heavier going into the final eight laps, just as the leaders' tyres began to fade. That brought the top six even closer together, with Rosberg, Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton and Massa - in his strongest drive of the year so far - suddenly right on Webber's tail. But as the drizzle eased again, the pace increased and Webber was able to wrap up his first win of 2012.
A start crash eliminated another podium contender. Lotus's Romain Grosjean made a slow start then tangled with Michael Schumacher's Mercedes, breaking the Lotus's suspension and sending it spinning across the pack at Sainte Devote. Amazingly none of the frontrunners hit it, but it did clip Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber, which became airborne and later retired with suspension damage. Further back, Barcelona winner Pastor Maldonado (Williams) ran into Pedro de la Rosa's HRT.
Schumacher was able to continue and ran seventh until fuel pressure problems forced him to retire.
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) then picked up that position - a very early pitstop on lap 18 having given him chance to run in clean air and vault up the order. But a decision to pit for intermediates in the late shower proved misguided and dropped him out of the points.
Force India scored with both cars as Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg finished seventh and eighth, followed by Kimi Raikkonen in the remaining Lotus. The Finn lost time when his tyres dramatically faded in the first stint and he then spent a while trapped behind Charles Pic's Marussia following his stop. Bruno Senna completed the scorers for Williams.
Jenson Button failed to make any progress in the second McLaren. After taking to the escape road to avoid the first-corner crash, he spent most of the afternoon trying to pass Heikki Kovalainen's Caterham, eventually spinning at the second part of the Swimming Pool in his efforts, and retiring soon after.
Kovalainen had been on course for 11th, but had to pit with front wing damage amid a fraught battle with Sauber's Sergio Perez, so fell to 13th behind Vergne.


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I've been wanting to try Meow cosmetics for a while now. At first I was loving the selection. But now that I am actually preparing to buy some I find it really overwhelming. I have never found a foundation that you really matched, some that came close, but you could still really tell that I was wearing it, to the point that people were commenting on it.
I think I'm a cool, but all the cool colors in the description has stuff that doesn't apply to me. I even went through all the descriptions and every single one has something that doesn't apply to me, or I am unsure of. I have no clue where to even start looking, short of ordering 3 or 4 shades from each category.
And I am so unknowledgable about make-up, but I am trying to learn. I have no clue which level of coverage to buy. I want to order pretty much everything I will need in 1 shot once I pick the colors. I have no clue if I need primer, what bronzer, glow, and finishing powders are, the blushes seem awfully bright and intimidating, (I have never figured out how to pick and apply blush either, but am trying to learn). I have no clue which brushes to buy, and what to use for what. I barely understand how to apply regular make-up properly if at all, so I am completely clueless about applying mineral make-up. And I'm worried about it having an odor, I've always couldn't get over the smell of liquid foundation, and it drives me nuts.
Okay, whining over for now. I don't really expect anyone to be able to help me, I just need cry and whine a bit. I think I might make DH go buy me a make-up for dummies book.


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Palladium Explores London Pirate Radio
Palladium Boots continue their documentary series with a video about London's pirate radio stations.
As part of their ongoing Exploration series, which has brought them to places such as the forgotten NYC and the literal underbelly of LA, the Palladium team went oversees to explore the rooftops of London's inner city tower blocks in search of illegal pirate radio antennas. In a movement dating back to the 1960's, the original "pirates" ran an offshore base of operations- often in anti-aircraft towers at the mouth of the River Thames. In the video, Palladium takes a boat ride to visit these original structures. In addition to physical exploration, the video also delves into cultural anthropology- showing how pirate radio functions today as opposed to its original inception.
As noted in a press release "While the internet is changing the landscape of radio broadcasting, the pirate's role of breaking new music remains the same." London Pirate Radio is now playing here
Included in Palladium's UK plans were the first public screening of Palladium's London Pirate Radio documentary film, which included performances by DJ's and MC's from the film, including Logan Sama, J2K, Jammer and Ms Dynamite. Additionally, London-based DJ Logan Sama put together an exclusive mix for Palladium (Streaming at www.palladiumboots.com).
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After a bad breakup with cable, I finally found the one.
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After a bad breakup with cable, I finally found the one.
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Designing your own jewelry is a wonderful experience and a way to ensure you'll have jewelry you love; you just have to be able to afford it. Gemvara specializes in offering plenty of customizable features so you can build a ring, necklace, or any other type of jewelry from the gemstones and precious metals you want. You can even share your designs with others, and Tumblr user heckyeahdisneymerch created a whole line of gorgeous Disney Princess-inspired rings.
The rings have the vibe and recognizable colors for each Princess: Aurora's is pink, Cinderella's is blue, and Ariel's is green and purple. The shape of the band fits the character's culture and movie's setting too, and there's even an inscription from each movie engraved on the inside of the band. You could use these as wedding rings or engagement rings or just keep them for special occasions.
You can click on each ring design in this post, add your size, and order! Prices range from $407 to over $5,000.
Check out more sparkly rings after the break.
I couldn't imagine a more perfect pair of wedding rings for fans of Legend of Zelda than this set posted by Redditor oneyeartrip. They were made by Zsolt Székely, and I can't get over how beautiful they are.
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It's not uncommon to have rituals for closure at the end of a relationship. Some people give past mementos away, some have a bonfire and burn everything their ex ever touched, and others – well Rebecca Gibbs – sent her wedding ring into outer space on a homemade rocket.
Gibbs returned to her home in New Zealand after splitting up with her ex-husband in Britain over a year ago. She got rid of other items from their life and wedding, including her dress, but she was left with the ring. As luck would have it, her current partner's brother is a rocket scientist, and he suggested shooting it into space. Gibbs thought it "was awesome and it was a really liberating experience for me, and while it was for me, it was also for him, to let him know it was completely over." It's definitely an effective way to send blaring "it's really done" signal.
She hand-painted the rocket, took it to the launch pad, and set the rocket off into the sky. It appeared as through a second blast actually got it through the atmosphere, and I like to think it made it into space. She actually documented the process with a video but, unfortunately, that has since been taken down.
Still—Rebecca Gibbs, I salute you.
(Stuff.co.nz via HuffPo)
It can be an eensy bit heartbreaking when someone designs a beautiful piece of jewelry that you can't purchase. I'm sure many people felt that way about this TARDIS wedding ring we featured back in March. The design is subtle but still very reminiscent of the infamous police public call box. Luckily, this is one concept that's become an actual product.
The designer, Pathetic Peripatetic, has made it a real ring. He's even added sapphires because blue goes with the TARDIS like no other color. You have to email him for pricing and availability (link below). I'm sure the ring won't come cheaply, but then again, it travels through time and space. Do other wedding rings do that?
See a few more photos after the break.
Redditor "laporkenstein" took wedding bands to a nerdy new level by forging his out of a Gibeon meteorite and nickel tooling steel. Laporkenstein crafted the band in his garage over a four day period using the same techniques employed to make samurai swords.
Click here to check out over 40 photos and captions detailing the creative process.
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Wedding rings are often plain silver or gold bands. There's something to be said for the classic style, but there's a lot more to be said for a ring that expresses your love for a fandom as well as your spouce. The designer of the Indiana Jones engagement ring, Homer Liwag, has also designed a Star Wars wedding band. It seems to really tie in the lightsaber hilt look while being subtle. It's the definition of geek chic.
It would be nice if some these designs were available to the public. There is not nearly enough Star Wars jewelry out there, let alone Star Wars wedding jewelry.
View some close up photos of the ring after the break.
The list of geeky things that should exist but don't is endless. You can add this TARDIS inspired ring design to said list. Tumblr user Pathetic Peripatetic made the digital rendering in a fit of boredom. The designer states the following about the ring's features:
"The three round stones are the Police Box sign, the two sets of four baguettes symbolize the windows, and a small princess cut below that to symbolize the instructions found on the front of the Police Box."
If this design were actually produced, I predict it would be the choice of every companion.
(TODWT via The Mary Sue)
Love is in the air. You met the perfect person at the comic book store. You both reached for the latest issue of Hellboy at exactly the same time. Several passionate rants about the changes in the Star Wars movies, multiple discussions about the best version of Dungeons and Dragons, and one Doctor Who marathon later, you've decided it was meant to be. You're taking the plunge, and you've decided to weave your love for all things nerdy into your wedding day. Chances are the latest issue of Brides magazine isn't going to give you the right kind of inspiration or the best resources. Since ads for custom wedding lightsabers don't tend to find their way into the pages of mainstream planning magazines, you have to look outside the white, lacy box. We're here to help.
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text: BALTIMORE, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) announced today the pricing of its sale of $650 million of 5.5% senior notes due 2019. The offering is expected to settle on May 21, 2012. The senior notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.5% per year. Interest for the senior notes will be payable semi-annually on May 21 and November 21, commencing on November 21, 2012. Legg Mason, Inc. plans to use the net proceeds from the senior notes offering, together with cash on hand and other borrowings, to repurchase $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 2.5% contingent convertible senior notes due 2015. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The senior notes are being offered pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). The senior notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This release may contain forward-looking statements subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Legg Mason's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.


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Commentary: Republican governors target D.C.
In the aftermath of the government shutdown, it's clear that many of the nation's Republican governors are disgusted by the performance of GOP lawmakers in Congress. But they don't say it in so many words. Instead, recently meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., at their annual conference, they expressed growing weariness with "Washington, D.C." and declared that if anything good is to happen in politics, it will be done by Republican governors, and not politicians in the nation's capital.
"It's pure insanity, what's coming out of there," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said of Washington.
"Chaos," said South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
"Dysfunction," said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The new chairman of the Republican Governors Association, New Jersey's Chris Christie, joined in, noting an "incredible contrast between what you see being discussed here (at the governors meeting) ... as opposed to what's going on in Washington, D.C."
The governors were quick to note that of course they also mean Democrats when they slam Washington. But there's no doubt the steady barrage of abuse directed at the capital quite specifically includes the leaders of their own party.
"We're criticizing everybody," said Christie. "My feeling has always been that when a Republican deserves criticism, he or she gets it. When a Democrat deserves criticism, he or she gets it."
"It's not that we don't like them personally, it's that we don't like the job they're doing," added Haley.
It's an easy and virtually risk-free attack, given that the target, Congress, has an approval rating in the single digits. But the governors really do view themselves as the only Republican success story going right now. The GOP controls 29 governorships, covering a majority of the American population. They're hoping to make that majority even bigger in a bunch of gubernatorial contests coming in 2014.
But politics being politics, there are also eyes on 2016. And all the Washington-bashing sends a clear message about the upcoming presidential race. Sens. Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rep. Paul Ryan, along with other Washington lawmakers, are all fine fellows, but the governors want to see a chief executive become the Republican nominee for the White House.
"It's the right experience for being president," said North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
"Governors are better suited to be in the White House," said Utah's Gary Herbert. "We're executive branch people. We actually have to do things."
"I always prefer governors," said Haley, whose state holds an early GOP primary. And so, not incidentally, does Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, whose state starts the presidential voting.
"Being governor is the closest job in the United States to being president," added Haley Barbour, the former Mississippi governor whose counsel is widely sought among Republican politicos. "Most of us who've been governors think governors make better presidents, and President Obama is doing everything he can to prove us right."
Just about the only governors who demur on the question of whether a governor should be the Republican nominee are the governors who actually want to be the Republican nominee. Christie declined to answer the question, arguing that given the work ahead in 2014, Republicans "start thinking about 2016 at our own peril." Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is mulling a second shot at the nomination, also declined to answer, other than to repeat his old hope of making Washington "as inconsequential as possible" in American life.
Meanwhile, the denouncing of Washington goes on. Governors who once served in Congress — Ohio's John Kasich, Indiana's Mike Pence, Oklahoma's Mary Fallin, Jindal, and several others — all said they are glad to be gone from Washington.
"I don't quite know what's happened in Washington from the time I was there, when we actually could get some things done," said Kasich, who served in the House from 1983 to 2001. "But it's pretty bad."
Pence, who served from 2001 to January 2013, joked that if he only had a few years to live, he would choose to live them in Washington, because his time in the nation's capital felt like the longest of his life.
Yes, all the talk helps the governors portray themselves as Republican good guys.
But it also highlights a growing breach inside the GOP: Congress versus everybody else. Republicans who can distance themselves from the unpopular Congress are taking every opportunity to do so. And those lawmakers who want to run for president could find very little support in the nation's statehouses.
Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner. His column is distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.
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Dynamically finding distances and angles between user-specified points
I wish to create a simple Manipulate-type interactive "applet" in
which the user can control the (x,y) coordinates of two points, which
I will call points B and E. (Suppose that B has coordinates (xB,yB)
and E has coordinates (xE,yE).) Now suppose there are points A, C, D,
and F which are fixed in space. A and B, B and C, B and E, D and E,
and E and F are connected by line segments. I would like to write a
Manipulate-type dynamic "applet" that prints the values of various
line segments (for example, of line segments AB and BE) and of various
angles (for example, of angles ABC, DEF, and ABE), preferably updated
I have posted a figure showing these points and their relation to one
I made the above posted figure with the following commands:
(* Begin code *)
r = 0.03;
a = 1;
b = 1;
p1 = {a, b};
p2 = {-a, b};
p3 = {-a, -b};
p4 = {a, -b};
p5 = {0, 0.5};
p6 = {0, -0.5};
Graphics[{Red, Table[Disk[i, r], {i, {p1, p2, p3, p4}}]},
Axes -> True, AxesLabel -> {"x", "y"}, AspectRatio -> 1],
Graphics[{Black, Table[Disk[i, r], {i, {p5, p6}}]}],
Text[Style["(xB, yB)", 18], p5, {-1.2, 0}],
Text[Style["(xE, yE)", 18], p6, {-1.2, 0}],
Text[Style["A", Red, 18], p1, {-1.8, 0}],
Text[Style["C", Red, 18], p2, {1.8, 0}],
Text[Style["F", Red, 18], p3, {1.8, 0}],
Text[Style["D", Red, 18], p4, {-1.8, 0}],
Text[Style["B", 18], p5, {-1, -1}],
Text[Style["E", 18], p6, {-1, 1.5}],
Line[{p1, p5, p2}],
Line[{p3, p6, p4}],
{Thickness[0.01], Line[{p5, p6}]},
Text[Style["\[Angle]ABC = ?", 14], {0.6, 0.6}, {-1, 0}],
Text[Style["\[Angle]DEF = ?", 14], {0.6, 0.5}, {-1, 0}],
Text[Style["\[Angle]ABE = ?", 14], {0.6, 0.4}, {-1, 0}],
Text[Style["AB = ?", 14], {0.6, 0.3}, {-1, 0}],
Text[Style["BE = ?", 14], {0.6, 0.2}, {-1, 0}]
(* End code *)
My question is, do you have any advice for computing the distances and
angles dynamically? Do you recommend that I use a Locator or a
Slider2D control object? Also, do you think that I can compute the
angles dynamically using the following vector relation?
pvector (dot product) qvector = Norm[pvector]*Norm[qvector]*Cos[\
where \[Theta] is the angle between pvector and qvector. So \[Theta]
\[Theta] = ArcCos[Dot[pvector, qvector]/(Norm[pvector]*Norm[qvector])]
If, for example, I want to find the angle ABC, then pvector is the
vector from A to B (or from B to A) and qvector is the vector from B
to C (or from C to B).
Thanks so much for your time.
Andrew DeYoung
Carnegie Mellon University


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Backstage: "To Kill A Mockingbird"
05/05/11 4:50PM By Neal Charnoff
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Vermont Reads 2011: "To Kill A Mockingbird"
(Charnoff) All this week, VPR has been looking at race in Vermont, as part of our collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council's statewide reading program. This year's selection is To Kill a Mockingbird.
Many events have been planned around the state to explore the novel and its themes. This month, Montpelier's Lost Nation Theater is re-staging a local production of the play, which they originally put on three years ago.
The adaptation is by Christopher Sergel,
Like the book, the play adaptation imagines an adult Scout who functions as a narrator telling the story.
And the play maintains the novel's careful balance of humor and drama.
Here, the 6-year-old Scout, her brother Jem and their friend Dill dare each other to approach the house of the mysterious Boo Radley.
(Dill) "You're scared. (Jem) Ain't scared. Just respectful. (Dill) You're too scared even to put your big toe in the front yard. (Jem) I am not. I go past the Radley place every day of my life. (Scout) Always runnin'. (Jem) You hush up Scout. (Scout) I dare you!"
(Charnoff) The children's summertime games are in stark contrast to the trial of Tom Robinson, a local black man who has been accused of raping a white girl.
Robinson has his own very different reasons to be scared.
(Lawyer) "Tell me boy. Why did you run away? (Tom) I was scared sir. (Lawyer) If you had a clear conscience, why were you scared? (Tom) Like I says before, if weren't safe for any colored man to be in a fix like that. (Lawyer) But you weren't in a fix. You just testified you were resisting her advances. Were you scared she might hurt you? (Tom) No sir, I was scared I'd be in court, just like I am now. (Lawyer) Scared you'd have to face up to what you did. (Tom) No sir. Scared I'd have to face up to what I didn't do. (Lawyer) Are ou being impudent to me boy?
(Charnoff) At the heart of To Kill a Mockingbird is the relationship between Scout and her father Atticus, who is the lawyer defending Tom Robinson.
Scout peppers her father with questions about the trial.
(Scout) Are we going to win it? (Atticus) No, honey. (Scout) Then why is.... (Atticus) Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win. (Scout) You sound like some old confederate veteran. (Atticus) Only it's different this time. We aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home.
(Charnoff) Atticus is played by Lost Nation Theater's artistic director, Kim Bent.
Bent believes that while To Kill A Mockingbird addresses issues in a southern setting 50 years ago, the story still speaks to a Vermont audience in 2011.
(Bent) "It's always important to remind people how important it is to be sensitive to others, no matter what time period it is, whether it's racial prejudice or just plain bullying it really amounts to same sort of thing in a sense, I mean people not really understanding each other."
(Charnoff) Edgar Davis of Hardwick is reprising the role of Tom Robinson, and is relishing the opportunity to again bring To Kill a Mockingbird to Vermont audiences.
(Davis) "I think it's a perfect story in the sense that it's also translatable. I mean very seldom do you find a story that survives going from page to stage or from stage to film. This one does. The book, the movie, the play. It's all good."
(Charnoff) Davis says that the themes of bigotry and tolerance conveyed in To Kill a Mockingbird are still relevant.
(Davis) "People being people, I believe there are some things we will never necessarily be able to get rid of or eradicate, and so that's why stories get told over and over, whether it's To Kill a Mockingbird or bible stories from Sunday school class, I mean those stories last a long time because the questions never go away."
(Charnoff) Davis believes there are great lessons to be learned in the conversations between young Scout and her father Atticus.
(Davis) "When Atticus tells Scout there is majority rule, but majority rule doesn't rule your own conscience, and I think especially kids need to hear that because when you're a teenager, you're trying to fit in, and there's that temptation to join the crowd, no matter what, do what the gang's doing, and you kind of lose your way."
(Scout) Atticus, you must be wrong. (Atticus) How's that. (Scout) Well, most folks seem to think that they're right and you're wrong. (Atticus) They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions. But before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself. The one thing that does not abide by majority rule honey, is a person's conscience."
(Charnoff) Kathleen Keenan is co-directing To Kill a Mockingbird.
Keenan says that Atticus is trying to make the jury and the townspeople see Tom Robinson as a person, and not as a label.
She says that message remains important for the contemporary audience.
(Keenan) "We are in the midst of that still, today, in our own country, in countries throughout the world. Right now the nation is very polarized, and a lot of that has to do because people seeing labels and not individuals, and this play helps to remind us that you've got to took for the individual."
(Charnoff) It was a strong theme in 1960, and remains a strong theme today.
And Keenan says one reason To Kill A Mockingbird remains so effective is because of the humanity Harper Lee brought to her creation.
(Keenan) "Harper Lee talks about the book in terms of it's a love song. It's a love song for the South, it's a love song of a father for his children, for the children for their father."
(Charnoff) Lost Nation Theater's production of To Kill A Mockingbird is being presented at Montpelier's City Hall Arts Center through May 15th.


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Hot Water Heating, burst/frozen pipes, use pex etc???
Good Morning, looking for someone in who does boiler/hot water heating repairs... I recently bought a property which went thru the winter without properly winterizing the hot water heating system and I have found a few burst fittings in the wall/ceiling... It looks like black iron was used... 3/4" main with 1/2" branch lines... I am wondering if there is a substitute such as the newer pex tubing that may be used in this system... The house is about 60 years old and has a tube and fin radiator (not baseboard)... Any way it would make the repair a lot easier if a flexible piping/tubing could be used and would also have fewer joints... Any suggestions??? Thank you, John
Hpex can be used.
Thank you beenthere... i will look into the hpex... what type of fittings can be used to connect the hpex to the iron, is it brass, stainless or????? I have already made some repairs using iron pipe but it was a bear, there have been some tight spaces and i am thinking that if i find another burst fitting that i would like to try something more flexible... Obviously this system was originally installed before all of the walls etc were finished... Also I would assume this system gets up to 180+ degrees, maybe 200???... Later, John
Only Hpex fittings. They're brass.
They are special fittings. You'll have to get them from the same supplier that you get your Hpex from.
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Apartment in Brela, Nr. Makarska, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia - Peaceful Location, A Step Away From The Beach
Villa Franka is situated in the part of Brela called Šcit. The house was built this year and has a unique position. The view from the house reveals the islands of Brac and Hvar. You can watch the sunset from each balcony. In Brela you can swim and sunbathe on the beach Punta Rata that the American magazine Forbes ranked among the ten most beautiful beaches in the world in 2004. In addition, you can also hike and explore the beauty of the Biokovo Nature Park. Hidden in the midst of the Biokovo mountain range, you can visit one of the oldest buildings in this area, the church of St. Nicholas, which probably dates back to the 13th century. Brela offers many other natural beauties, which can be reached on foot or by bicycle. The whole village is scattered with beaches and bays as are rarely found anywhere in the world.
About the Owner
About Bozana Sosic
we live in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, but Brela is the place we come from. I work for a internationally reknown German company, my husband is a physician. We have 4 children.
Bozana Sosic purchased this apartment in 2013
Why Bozana Sosic chose Makarska Riviera
We have been planning to build this house for a long time and finally managed it in the last two years.
What makes this apartment unique
A mosaic of scents, sounds and a breathtaking view makes you wish to stay here forever.
It is quiet here but never boring.
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"We have been planning to build this house for a long time and finally managed it in the last two years."
Activity and Interests
20 meters from the beach
Airport Split (50 km)
Makarska (10 km), Split (40 km), Dubrovnik (170 km), Medugorje (99 km) and Mostar (120 km)
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The Allergy Team
Quick links
- GPs (General Practitioners)
- Practice Nurses
- Health Visitors
- Dieticians
- Nutritionists
Most allergy clinics are in the larger hospital departments and may be run by several members of staff which can include:
- Paediatricians - children's doctors
- Allergists / immunologists - doctors who specialise in allergy / immunology, but not in paediatrics
- Paediatric allergists - specialists of allergy in children
- Allergy nurses - may carry out allergy tests and give information on allergy management
- Dietitians - advise on nutrition
The effects of allergy can often lead to symptoms which need to be treated before, or while, the underlying cause is investigated. For this reason, the doctors in an allergy clinic may seek out advice and opinions from other specialist doctors such as:
- Ear, Nose and Throat specialists
- Dermatologists - skin specialists
- Respiratory doctors - specialists in airway management
- Gastroenterologists - digestive specialists
It is important to remember that at the centre of the team managing your child's allergy are you and your child. Your roles are vital in not only keeping up treatments, but also keeping track of how well symptoms are being controlled. Thinking ahead, and taking responsibility with your child for managing their allergies, will improve a child's quality of life and also help them develop coping mechanisms and find ways of minimising symptoms.
GPs (General Practitioners)
GPs are central to our lives when it comes to our health. They should be the first person you speak to about allergy in children and, when seeking diagnosis and treatment, they are the people who can refer you to a specialist at an allergy clinic. GPs are also there to continue monitoring symptoms and treatments, and can provide help if symptoms increase and you need medical advice quickly.
Allergy symptoms can be elusive, and may no longer be apparent when you see the GP. Remember, you are best placed to outline what these symptoms are, how they affect your child and any ideas you might have about what is causing them. After all, you spend more time with them than anyone else. You might feel uncomfortable pushing for such information to be listened to if it appears that there is nothing 'wrong' with your child whilst actually at the consultation with the GP. Make a note of the symptoms when they happen and anything you feel is having an impact on your child's quality of life, e.g. sleepless nights, irritation. If you notice a skin rash as part of the allergy, take a photograph (for instance, on your mobile phone) rather than trying to describe what it looks like.
There are allergy services available for all children, whatever their age, and all children, even small babies, can be allergy tested. Some GPs may not be aware of all the allergy clinics or services available. Allergy UK advisors can provide you with the details of your nearest allergy clinics and appropriate specialists. You can then take this information with you and ask your GP to refer you to one of these centres. This may be quite important if local facilities are not well equipped for dealing with allergy or complex needs.
Diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference to a child's quality of life. These things should spur you on to get the help you and your child may need. Contact Allergy UK for more advice about gaining a referral for allergy diagnosis.
Practice nurses
Most GP surgeries now hold regular asthma, eczema or child health clinics and these are usually run by the practice nurses with help from healthcare assistants. These clinics are held to support you and your child as well as for monitoring treatments. Staff may do health checks on your child's general health and development to make sure that symptoms are not affecting these and that treatments are effective. Practice nurses can be very useful to answer questions if you are unsure about anything, and can also give training in how to use adrenaline auto-injector pens.
Health visitors
Health visitors are trained nurses who work in the community with parents to keep children healthy; they run clinics and make home visits. All children are allocated a health visitor team at birth, and your health visitor can usually be contacted via your GP practice. As well as offering advice when a baby is born, about feeding, diet and skin care for instance, they can also support you in making decisions up to the time your child is five years old. They can be a valuable source of advice on whether treatments are working for your child or whether you need to return to your GP. If you are having difficulty in establishing treatment routines with your child, a health visitor can offer intensive support, visiting you as often as you need. Health visitors can play an important role in increasing the confidence of you and your child by knowing that there is someone ready to help you during this tricky time, and can also be available to you and your family as your child grows.
If your child is diagnosed with an allergy to a major food group, you may need a referral to a dietitian for help. If this is not offered to you, ask for such a referral from your GP.
Dietitians study for a science degree in their subject and many have post-graduate qualifications and specialise in a certain area, just like doctors.
When we think of a food allergy, we normally think about what foods a person cannot eat. Dietitians are incredibly knowledgeable and creative, and focus on helping you discover and use foods that your child CAN eat. This is important so that children do not end up on a very restricted diet which might not provide all they need for growth and development. Dietitians can give you valuable information and advice about menu planning, snacks and how to obtain special products, all of which can make a big difference to your child's diet. They know more about what is on offer by way of replacement foods available on prescription (such as wheat-free pastas or egg substitutes) than other healthcare professionals. Using these can increase the variety and interest of a child's diet. They will also make sure that the food your child can eat will provide all they need to grow and develop normally. For example, children with cows' milk allergy may need calcium supplements; your dietitian will help decide whether this is needed.
You may also meet dietitians when visiting a specialist allergy clinic for testing if a food allergy is suspected. They are there to help supervise tests, such as challenge tests, and to advise people on links between diet and allergy and how to successfully navigate a new diagnosis of food allergy.
A Registered Nutritional Therapist has undergone training which meets the National Occupation Standards required for compulsory membership of The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy and the Complimentary Natural Health Council. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and frequently work alongside other healthcare professionals. It is important to choose a qualified Registered Nutritional Therapist - for more information follow - www.bant.org.uk
Paediatricians are doctors who have chosen to specialise in children's health and so have an in-depth knowledge of children's physiology from infants to teenagers. They are ideally placed to know how a child's body responds to symptoms and medication and how children's health and development changes from birth onwards. They can take this information into account when assessing a child's condition and will understand from a child's point of view, what impact symptoms can have.
Paediatricians often specialise in a particular area such as allergy. Your child may be referred to a paediatrician rather than a paediatric allergist.
Paediatric allergists / immunologists
Allergists are central to the diagnosis and first steps to treatment on offer to your child. They work in hospitals alongside other specialists who have insight into aspects of allergy. This means that by being referred to an allergist, your child will have access to a range of different treatment options as well as a definitive diagnosis. With this diagnosis and treatment regimes, symptoms can be controlled effectively.
You may only see a hospital allergist a few times after diagnosis, but each time they will monitor and assess your child's health and treatments. They are at the cutting edge of the latest research and ideas about allergy and its treatment so they are best placed for setting up the latest treatments and medications for your child.
If possible, ask to see a paediatric allergist, since these doctors specialise only in children's allergies. Paediatric allergists have knowledge of how to understand and put children at their ease to get the best information from them about their condition, and also to encourage them to accept treatments. Since they are qualified in both child health and allergy, they are best equipped to prescribe and recommend treatments with a full and up-to-date understanding of issues around child health and development.
They usually work for the NHS in the larger teaching hospitals, but unfortunately there are very few of these in the country. Contact the Allergy UK helpline for more details of where these specialists are and how you can be referred to them.
Allergy nurses
Allergy nurses work alongside allergists and immunologists who diagnose the allergic conditions. They often carry out the allergy tests that the allergist has specified, and can talk you and your child through the test as they do it. Skin prick testing and the measurement of peak flow (measuring the efficiency of breathing) are often performed by nurses.
The allergy nurse will be able to explain how to administer any medication, and is a good person to ask for advice if you find that any of the medication is difficult to use. They will often work with children to make sure that they are able to use inhalers correctly to ensure that they are being effective as a treatment, as well as providing instruction on how to administer adrenaline with an adrenaline auto-injector pen.
If there is anything that the allergist has said to you that you don't understand, often the allergy nurse will be able to explain things further, and if you want advice on how to keep a symptom or treatment diary, then they will be able to help.
An allergy nurse will also talk to you about any worries you may have on how to manage the treatment plan that you have been set for your child. In addition, they can also advise on appropriate measures that you might take to try to reduce allergens around the home or avoid them elsewhere. They can often be contacted between appointments if you have a query or need additional support or advice. Most clinics will give you a contact telephone number.
Other medical specialists
With certain allergies, it may be helpful to call on the expertise of other healthcare professionals. These can include:
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists
- Dermatologists – skin specialists
- Respiratory doctors – specialists in airway and breathing
- Gastroenterologists - digestive specialists
This may mean that you child needs to attend more than one clinic (for example dermatology and allergy clinic if they have allergies and a skin condition).
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