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Japanese Encephalitis
Pronounced (in-cef-a-LY-tis)
One of the Non-routine Vaccines by Disease
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a serious infection caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus.
- It occurs mainly in rural parts of Asia.
- It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. It does not spread from person to person.
- Risk is very low for most travelers. It is higher for people living in areas where the disease is common, or for people traveling there for long periods of time.
- Most people infected with JE virus don't have any symptoms. Others might have symptoms as mild as a fever and headache, or as serious as encephalitis (brain infection).
- A person with encephalitis can experience fever, neck stiffness, seizures, and coma. About 1 person in 4 with encephalitis dies. Up to half of those who don't die have permanent disability.
- It is believed that infection in a pregnant woman could harm her unborn baby.
- JE vaccine can help protect travelers from JE disease.
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Heineken Premium Light introduced
Filed under: New Product — Tags: heineken-premium-light — @ March 11, 2005
Heineken today announced a new light Heineken beer for the US market. This new beer, Heineken Premium Light Lager, is "brewed in the same high quality tradition as the original Heineken, but is lighter in taste and has fewer calories and carbohydrates," according to the company. Heineken said it will test this new beer in selected US markets in 2005. Representatives declined to provide nutritional information and photos of the product.
Marc Bolland, Member of the Executive Board of Heineken N.V. commented: "We are very pleased to present to the US consumers this new lighter tasting Heineken. With Heineken Premium Light, we meet the growing need among the US consumers for higher quality light beer brands that have a premium cachet. This new beer strengthens our growth agenda and will help maximize our participation in the US light beer category."

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So Why is Novak not in Trouble?
The United States Supreme Court this morning declined to hear the appeal of two reporters who are protecting their sources in the Valerie Plame case. Judith Miller of the New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time were recipients of information in 2003 that Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA agent. Unlike Robert Novak, these reporters did not go public with the information, presumably to protect Ms. Plame's cover, but because they are refusing to reveal the identity of their informant they may face jail time.
"I am extremely disappointed," Ms. Miller said in a statement. "Journalists simply cannot do their jobs without being able to commit to sources that they won't be identified. Such protection is critical to the free flow of information in a democracy."What boggles the mind, though, is that these two reporters who are playing by all the rules, both protecting their sources and protecting - at the time - the identity of the undercover CIA agent, are the ones in trouble, while Robert Novak who went public with the Valerie Plame story, endangering the agent and blowing her cover, is not charged with any crime. Also from the NY Times story:
The case against the reporters arose from the publication of the identity of Ms. Plame's identity by the syndicated columnist Robert Novak, who said "two senior administration officials" had told him the information. It can be a crime for government officials to disclose such facts.Many political observers have speculated that the leak to Novak, Miller, Cooper, and perhaps others was political payback by the Bush administration for embarrassing revelations made by Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, publically discrediting Bush's claims that Iraq was seeking to purchase yellowcake uranium from the West African country of Niger for nuclear arms development. One helpful timeline is here. The cynical view is that Novak has avoided prosecution because he played along in the payback scheme designed to silence others who might come forward with embarrassing information with the implied threat that "your family may not be safe" if you talk as Wilson did.
Even as Ms. Miller and Mr. Cooper prepare for jail, Mr. Novak remains free. Neither he nor Mr. Fitzgerald [the prosecutor] will say why that is so.
I can't claim to know the truth here, and since Miller and Cooper would walk free if they revealed their sources, it begs the question of who those sources are and why a prosecution beholden to the administration would be willing to pressure their being identified if their identity would embarrass the administration. Conspiracy theorists of all types can spin it all sorts of ways, but it still strikes me as outrageous that the most obviously culpable journalist in the matter, Robert Novak, remains unindicted. What gives?Posted by Walker Willingham at June 27, 2005 1:50 PM


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Conflict? Conflict? Who has Conflict?
In this presentation, your JFK Associates work life balance speaker helps participants redefine conflict for themselves as a "Positive energy based upon caring about a common goal." Participants look at and learn strategies to make conflict resolution a positive opportunity and productive experience, helping all parties end up winners.
The Art of Being Positively Selfish
In most areas of life, people are constantly asked to give of themselves to others. While helping participants find new ways to balance life with work, JFK Associates blend humor, personal examples and anecdotes to illustrate their premise that you can't give of yourself to others without first giving to yourself — motivating and inspiring participants to personal and professional fulfillment.
Humor — Jest for the Health of It!
Emily Dickinson wrote that if life is not a glorious celebration and a wonderful journey, it is nothing at all. Offering tips and strategies to bring smiles to your face and those around you, this seminar helps participants recognize the importance of laughter, celebration and surprise that can make life and work either an awesome voyage or an arduous sojourn.
The 3 Rs of Employment Management
How to hire and keep quality employees is what this program is all about. Learn strategies and methods that help you make the right recruitment choice the first time! When you get the right employee in today's job market, keeping them is the next challenge. You will learn how to do just that, retention methods that work. Finally if the statement, "any business's most valuable asset resource is their human resource" is true employee recognition is a must. You will learn strategies, methods and techniques that you can apply today in this presentation.
Poof! or Boom! Building Dynamite Teams
Frequently managers are asked to form work teams and then, like magic, expect immediate, positive outcomes. Unfortunately, this "poof" approach usually just explodes with a big "boom," and the team blows up on itself. Effective teams take time to build and time to produce desired outcomes. By explaining the life cycle of teams and the importance of each cycle, this presentation helps managers develop realistic expectations for team-based work and offers tips and techniques for team-based success.
"Dejobbing" America: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century
Research indicates 70 percent of all jobs that will exist after the millennium don't exist today, suggesting that the average person indeed will change careers five to seven times in his or her lifetime. Job security is history, and with it are people's identities. This presentation will help participants explore their intellect, flexibility and capabilities to become better prepared to meet today's changing job market.
Storytelling as a Management Tool
This presentation examines the role of storytelling and how it strengthens your organization; learn how to improve morale, communication, productivity, build trust, and cooperation through storytelling.


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The people at the front desk were very friendly and patient while I tried to find the necessary information for my first visit there. Anonymous
The vet and tech were both kind and helpful. I will definitely be going back. Anonymous
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After you already had the chance to board a Dragonfly Trimaran once, we offer you the opportunity to enjoy this very special sailing feeling a second time.
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Company/Industry/Market – where do I find information? CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
This introduction offers an overview of where to locate information on a company, on industries and markets.
CBS Library gives free access to a range of professional research databases loaded with valuable information for your assignments. Learn how to choose the right databases to search and how to apply effective search techniques.
Please note - this course does not include Bloomberg. Separate courses are set up for Bloomberg.
- Date:
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No Till Living Soil
Maybe you've heard the term "living soil" many times, or maybe you've landed here because you are wondering if a soil can really be considered "alive." And if so, what does that mean to your indoor, organic cannabis plants? Should you opt for living soil over another growing medium? Does living soil require a lot of research, knowledge or maintenance in order to maintain a healthy and productive plant? We are here to answer all of these questions, and likely many more. Keep reading to find out all of the reasons we adore planting in living soil, and would never use another medium anywhere on our entire farm!
In living soil (and the greater practice of permaculture), we appreciate all of the interconnected and mutually beneficial life cycles thriving among our soil. As a matter of fact, we begin to view our plants as ONE of these lives that the earth is sustaining – and our crop is merely one product being produced, but we never regard just a singular aspect – everything is part of a greater dynamic. This is key in order to prevent soil nutrient depletion, as well as for pest management, and disease control.
Understanding The Composition of Living Soil
Living soil specifically involves establishing a healthy base of soil in whatever container you plan to use to create your plant's ecosystem. This environment will eventually house many species, so choose wisely. Choosing the right container is a very important first step. Keep in mind that your plant's roots must not ever dry out, but having excellent aeration will also help in preventing mold and root rot.


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Nu-Lift is a ground breaking new treatment that is quick and pain-free and offers dramatic and immediate results. Nu-Lift utilizes the EndyMed 3Deep Small Handpiece which is specially designed for treatment of smaller concentrated body areas such as:
When developing your individual Nu-Lift program at NuBody, we customize it to your specific needs and goals. Working with you, we may decide to incorporate some use of the iFine 3Deep tool featured in our Nu-FaceRejuvenation program. In our unique program, there will be no additional charge for combining multiple 3Deep tools during a treatment session!
How does it work?
The Nu-Lift small hand piece delivers 3Deep multi-source phase-controlled radio-frequency (RF) to any area of the body that needs concentrated treatment. Nu-Lift uses volumetric deep dermal heating to stimulate your own natural collagen production for dramatically smoother skin, improved contour, and reduced sagging – without burning skin or heating other subcutaneous structures.
Clinical trials with the device have shown 85 percent to 90 percent predictability of good results (Elman M, Vider I, et al. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2010;12(2):81-86), which is likely due to the device's real-time impedance of the skin in feedback and compensation. The impedance of the skin is different between patients and, according to Dr. Harth, it is very important to compensate for impedance as failure to do so may result in varying levels of energy delivered to target areas.
"During a procedure, the EndyMed PRO constantly measures the impedance and, therefore, the energy that is delivered into the skin is controlled and constant. This is the first time that we have a system based on RF that can deliver a lot of energy to the depth of the skin without pain and without safety concerns, and with a high predictability of results," Dr. Harth says.
Typical treatment protocol with the device is two to three treatments for the face and four to six for the body, performed every two weeks. Treatment outcomes can last a year to a year and a half, depending on the patient.
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Goodbye Scripps, You will be missed.
During high school, I had many ideas of what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I decided I would let which ever college I went to decide my career path for me. I considered majoring in psychology at Pennsylvania State University, education at John Carroll University (because my mother had gotten her masters in school … Continue reading
My Editing Experience
Similar to some of my fellow bloggers, I came to college with very little expeirence in the field of journalism. The was particularly the case with media and editing media. I knew that some bloggers such as Andrea had experience in high school (she wrote about it here https://scrippsfreshmen.wordpress.com/category/andrea/) and I too had taken a brief … Continue reading
"One of the best in the nation" Scripps is no high school
You've heard that the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism is one of the best journalism schools in the nation (http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/academics/comm.cfm has more information) so what does this really mean? Other than building our egos, it means that Scripps has a rigorous course load. In high school, I was able to do the minimum amount of work … Continue reading
A Blog a day keeps writers block away
Ohio University upperclassmen and second quarter freshmen know the agony involved with scheduling classes. When It came time to register for winter quarter classes, I found out that I was going to schedule on the last day. This was because seniors are able to choose classes first, and freshmen (minus a few exceptions) are to … Continue reading
The National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting, or WOUB, is a large, student-run program that I am involved in on campus. WOUB acts as a lab environment for students to actively participate in broadcast. Students first start out in radio newscasts and then can move on to television. The first time I ever visited Ohio … Continue reading
Meet Bri!
Bri Adamson: I remember the moment I knew I wanted to work in broadcast journalism. It was an unbelievable week in New York City. I had scheduled a tour of NBC's studios and when I was picked to read a mock newscast at a mock studio, I had a strange feeling. I was sitting at … Continue reading


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today i've teamed up with heartloom to give you a few outfit ideas for any last minute holiday parties you have coming up. and to make it super easy i'm wearing the same jeans and shoes with each look because they're so versatile they can do triple duty. as a thank you for reading heartloom is offering 20% off everything on their site with the code ALLWEARE20. i can't wait for you to shop!
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PP quick coupler
Quick connect camlock couplings fittings are the economical, convenient and simple way to transfer liquids and dry products. available in a wide of range of materials and sizes to suit most applications ( Such as: In Petrochemical Industries, Fertilizers, Atomic Energy, Power Plants, Industrial & Hydraulic products serving the oil & gas industries, chemical industries, steel plants, mining industries, oil refinery industries ect.)
1. Standard
Our Camlock Coupling are made to standard of A-A-59326
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2. Casting method
3. Size
From 1/2" to 4"inches
4. Type
Types available: A, B, C, D, DC, DP, E, F
5. Body material
6. Cam levers
We use stainless steel
7. Pins, Rings and Safety clips
We use steel plated pins, steel plated rings and Safety clips.
8. Sealings
Other materials are available on request.
9. Threads
BSP (We usually make the female thread parallel BSPP, male thread tapered BSPT)
USES for Camlock Fittings
Agriculture- Our polypropylene couplings are resistant to most acids. These work as ideal hose connections on agricultural sprayers. This will save much time during refilling of the tanks.
Paint, Inks and Dyes- Those who manufacture paints inks and dyes must require the frequent change of hoses to find the correct mix. Our fittings are able to endure the gathering of coatings without damage to the camlock coating.
Oil Distribution- Camlocks are the standard connection uses for hoses involving the delivery of fuel to service stations. There are no tools needed to make the connection, and the risk of cross threading is completely avoided.
Cleaning- Many industrial cleaning products require hoses. For example, hoses can easily disconnected for storage to facilitate transport or for removal in the event of a blockage occurring.
Pump Connections- Camlocks are commonly used at the inlet and outlet connections of pumps
Drum Filling- A Coupling can be incorporated into a system allowing for rapid filling of chemical drums. Our camlocks are suitable for suction, delivery and vacuum service.
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Here at Fuzhou Hongxing Machinery Co., Ltd., we carry aluminum, stainless steel, brass and polypropylene type camlock fittings. Sizes range from 1/2" to 6" in types A, B, C, D, E, F DC and DP depending on your needs.
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Arcadia, CAHome Menu
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View the 2017 State of the City Address
Annual State of the City Event Highlights City's Accomplishments.
04/20/2017 3:42 pm
Pool/Spa Cover Rebate Program
The City is offering a pool/spa cover rebate for qualifying residential water customers.
03/29/2017 5:16 pm
New Arcadia Library & Museum Director Appointed
Ms. Bradley is currently an Assistant Library Director and will assume the position as Library & Museum Services Director on December 31, 2016
12/27/2016 3:26 pm
Winners Announced! Holiday Decoration Awards Are Coming to Town
Haul out your decorations, string your lights, and spread holiday cheer for the Holiday Decoration Awards.
12/14/2016 3:03 pm
Welcome Arcadia's Newest Officer – K9 Officer Zoli
Streets are even safer with new K9 Officer Zoli on duty.
11/14/2016 7:54 am
Arcadia's Bond Rating Raised to Highest Possible AAA Rating
Due to solid financial planning and security, Arcadia has secured the coveted AAA bond rating.
10/12/2016 9:54 am
Arcadia Named Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
City of Arcadia announced as an Eddy Awards finalist for Most Business-Friendly City by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC).
09/23/2016 7:48 am
Help Protect Local Citrus From Serious Threat
A deadly citrus disease has been found in neighboring city and homeowners in Arcadia are asked to help stop the spread of the disease.
09/13/2016 9:18 am
10 Ways to Save Electricity in Summer Heat
Ways to save electricity and information about possible outages
07/21/2016 5:31 pm
Michael Lang Named Arcadia's Fire Chief
Mr. Lang is currently the Deputy Fire Chief in the Arcadia Fire Department and will assume the position of Chief on July 10, 2016.
07/05/2016 1:49 pm
Third Invasive Mosquito Found in Area
Invasive mosquitoes bite aggressively during the day and can transmit disease. Take precautions.
07/01/2016 1:16 pm
Arcadia Transit Launches Expanded Shuttle Service
Arcadia Transit introduced an expanded fixed-route, fixed-schedule shuttle service for use by all riders.
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Arcadia Named Best Place to Live
The City of Arcadia was named as one of the best places to live in California by RentApplication.com.
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Construction on Foothill Blvd is expected to lead to traffic congestion May - Aug 2016.
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Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year 2016
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Whenever you widen an interstate highway originally built in 1957, you're going to have to mow down some mid-century architecture. The latest victim of the I-44 widening in Tulsa is the Patrick Henry Apartments complex, until recently located on the west side of Harvard just south of Skelly Drive.
In their heyday the Patrick Henry was quite fashionable.
More recently these units had become Section 8 housing and suffered badly at the hands of uncaring tenants. I snapped these photos while the demolition was ongoing. Considering this, the relatively good condition of the structure and interiors was actually quite amazing.
The two-story complex was comprised of two semi-circular sections that formed a football shape. A circular clubroom building in the center connected the two halves and served as laundry room, post office, etc. Even the stairways going up to the second story landings were circular.
The rotund theme was also carried into the living space. Kitchen areas featured round pantries (see photo below) and interior walls were curved as a matter of necessity. It's a shame the demolition company wouldn't allow some architectural salvaging to take place before the sledgehammers started flying.
My first exposure to these buildings was in the late Seventies when I held a summer job at the Trade Winds Hotel, who owned the complex at the time. I did light maintenance work at the hotel and was asked to check the toilet for one of the tenants at the apartment complex next door. My jaw dropped when I walked in and saw the round closet just inside the door!
I have no idea who designed these unique apartments. I'm pretty sure they're mid Sixties. If anyone can shed some light on their origin please click Comments below and share your insight!


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White House OKs military detention of terrorism suspects• Phil Hirschkorn , CBS News
The White House is signing off on a controversial new law that would authorize the U.S. military to arrest and indefinitely detain alleged al Qaeda members or other terrorist operatives captured on American soil.
As the bill neared final passage in the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday, the Obama administration announced it would support passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains slightly watered-down provisions giving the military a front line role in domestic terrorism cases.
The administration abandoned its long-held veto threat due to changes in the final version of the bill, namely that in its view, the military custody mandate has been "softened." The bill now gives the President the immediate power to issue a waiver of the military custody requirement, instead of the Defense Secretary, and gives the President discretion in implementing these new provisions.
"We have concluded that the language does not challenge or constrain the President's ability to collect intelligence, incapacitate dangerous terrorists, and protect the American people, and the President's senior advisors will not recommend a veto," the White House statement said.
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Rawstory with AFP:Obama will not veto National Defense Authorization Act


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Charlotte Danielson's
22 Components of Great Teaching
Drawing on years of research and personal experience, Charlotte Danielson presents commentary on each one of the 22 Framework components. Charlotte offers teachers a coherent collection of practical classroom strategies and techniques to help enhance their skills in each component area. In this thought-provoking presentation, Charlotte explores why each component is important and how they work together to define "good teaching." Using an array of examples, Charlotte examines the challenges teachers face in achieving a "distinguished" level for each component.
Here are just some of the things Charlotte will examine:
- How to phrase student questions in "plural form" to promote
thinking and deeper understanding - an essential classroom
technique encompassed in Framework component 3B.
- The three keys to establishing classroom procedures
(component 2C) that are seamless and do not
consume valuable classroom time.
- Proactive ways teachers can overcome a poisonous
school culture where it is "not cool to learn"
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I read an ARC of this book, and it will be released on August 26, 2014.
I would recommend this book for ages twelve plus.
This book is set in 1346 Northern England and follows Adrian, a boy who suffers from albinism. Other than Adrian's friend Hugh, everyone in town thinks that he is possessed because of his pale face and light hair. Adrian and Hugh both have dreams of going into war against Scotland as "Master Archers." The only problem is, they are both too young to enlist and everyone is afraid of Adrian. Later, when Hugh is granted permission to go to war with his dad, Adrian cannot miss the opportunity to sneak in with his friend. Adrian follows a couple of days behind Hugh in hopes of catching up to him. But when Adrian gets there, he sees things that he could have never imagined, including Hugh making a decision that could get them all killed.
I rarely read any Historical Fiction books, and I don't know why, because every time I read one I love it. Very rarely do I find a book that has an equal amount of both character and world building, but this one did. Adrian was an amazing main character because he wasn't perfect or invincible, he was actually quite the opposite. He was realistic, and very rarely do I see authors write a book where the characters struggle tremendously. I also love when books are written in the perspective of a boy, because they normally are not as whiny as girl characters. As I said before, I also loved the world building in this book. It was set in an awesome time period and Kathryn Erskine described it all perfectly. The formatting in this book was different than any other book that I have read. It was set up more as if you were reading Adrian's journal, which I loved. This book was amazing, and I highly recommend picking up a copy when it comes out.
My favorite character was Adrian, because he honest and really stayed true to what he believed in.
This book had minor swearing, minor romance, and minor violence, (pertaining to war.)
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Thinking about giving this #GivingTuesday?
If you're thinking in participating in #GivingTuesday, keep in mind that certain charitable contributions are deductible if you itemize on your 2016 tax return. IRS Select Check on IRS.gov is a searchable online tool that lists most eligible charitable organizations. Donations to religious organizations and government agencies are eligible to be deductible donations even if they are not listed in this database. In some states, Idaho for example, there is also a special deduction for contributions made to state educational entities or youth rehabilitation services. Property donations (items like clothing, household items, and other like items) are normally limited to the item's fair market value or the value at which the thrift store can sell it. If any benefit is received in result of the donation (merchandise, meals, tickets or services), donors may have to reduce the value of their charitable contribution. Bank records (canceled checks, bank statements, etc.) or a written statement from the organization is needed to prove the amount of any donation made so be sure to keep track of these items. For more details on Charitable Contributions and possible tax deductions, visit the IRS website.


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Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)
Last Friday marked the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It has been called the greatest symbol of Christian martyrdom in the 20th century.
Back then the Islamic Ottoman Empire dictated that Armenians, as Christians, had the right to worship but not freedom of religion (an important difference as discussed here). As second-class citizens, testimony against Muslims by Christians and Jews was inadmissible in court. They were forbidden to carry weapons or ride atop horses, their houses could not overlook those of Muslims, and their religious practices had to defer to Muslims. Punishment ranged from fines to execution.
Despite these obstacles, the Armenian community, which was concentrated in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire, was better educated and wealthier than their Turkish neighbors. The Christians were resented for their success, and the Ottoman government believed that Christian Armenians would be more loyal to Christian governments (eg, Russia).
Starting in the mid-1860s, Armenians asked for better treatment. Peasants complained about looting and murder by Muslims in Armenian towns, improper tax collection, and criminal government behavior. The Ottoman government promised to punish those responsible, but little changed. The Christian minority continued to complain of widespread forced land seizure, forced conversions, arson, extortion, rape, and murder.
Then, in April 1915, the newly established Turkish government started massacring and expelling Armenians. Genocide (the term comes from this event) was implemented in two phases: wholesale killing of able-bodied men through massacre and forced labor, followed by deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirmed by death marches to the Syrian desert — along the way being deprived of food and water and subjected to periodic robbery, rape, and massacre. Other Christian ethnic groups such as the Assyrians and the Ottoman Greeks were similarly treated.
By the early 1920s, when the massacres and deportations ended, about 1.5 million of Turkey's Armenians were dead, with many more forcibly removed from the country. Those who survived scattered to Syrian cities where they suffered new attacks. Others went to what became Soviet Armenia or to the West.
Turkey, as successor to the Ottoman Empire, denies that the word genocide accurately describes these mass killings. However, 23 countries and 43 states in the US officially recognize it as genocide, a view shared by most genocide scholars and historians.
Remember the victims of the Armenian genocide and the difficult time for Christians in this region. Many renounced their religion in order to save their lives. Others held firm to their Christian beliefs. Let's show reverence for Christian martyrs a century ago, and let's pray for Christian martyrs of today.
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A little over three years on from Steve McClaren marking his bow as Derby County manager with a 3-1 victory over United, today will again see the former England manager lock horns with the Yorkshire club after being welcomed back to the Ipro Stadium earlier this week for a second time.
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"The way I am I don't focus on the news coming up but he (McClaren) has gone in there now and the little bit of doubt you have in those situations is that certain things could change," said the Leeds head coach. "There are things they might do differently from what they have done so far. There is that possibility.
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Much has changed for Leeds since that afternoon when McClaren's reign got off to a flyer with only Luke Murphy of the 18 United players on duty still at Elland Road.
There have also been six managerial changes since that loss for Brian McDermott's side along with the arrival of owner Massimo Cellino.
Monk, the latest of those appointments, added: "We want to carry on from where we left off last month. All we have done is realise how competitive we can be. Improving on that is our challenge. But I see it in the players and I feel good about them.
"It is a bit of a bizarre league at the best of times. There are so many games. You can go one week and have an unbelievable week. Everything is great. But then you can go another week, don't win a game and everything is a disaster. That is how it is perceived.
"Do we expect those teams like Derby to be there come the end of the season? No we don't.
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Tokyo is a culinary wonderland, but making the most of that can be a daunting task—the city is huge, options abound, and foreigners who can't read Japanese can often feel like they are living at the mercy of their guidebooks.
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Analyzing tribal conflicts in southern
Sudan and GOSS failure in dealing with the problem
By: Lago
Gatjal Riaka,
The eruption of tribal conflicts in southern
Sudan is not new. Tribes have been fighting each other as far back in centuries. Not only tribes, but, clans and sub-clans within the same tribes have been waging some kind of warfare against each other. Tribes might fight over grazing land, water point, and land occupation. For instance, the expansion of Eastern Nuer along the
River in the 18th centuries was met with resistance by the Anyuak, Dinka, and those who live along the
Fights among clans and sub-clans have similar characteristics as fight among tribes. Among other components why tribes, sub-clans, and clans' warfare existed in the pre-southern
Sudan society, murder of one tribe, clan, and sub-clan men were always resulting into deadly clashes between the two rivals. There has always been a mechanism to address such a conflict between tribes, clans, and sub-clans. These mechanisms have been the traditional ways of handling disputes among the communities.
There were procedures of punishment against those who might be found guilty of the wrong doing. These punishment ranges from paying a number of cows and performing some kind of a duty to reward the guilty plea. But, this was along tribal line. Each tribe does it differently from another. Nonetheless, traditional of settling disputes have always contributed to maintaining peace and security among tribes, clans, and sub-clans.
It could be argued that something has changed dramatically compared to how these fights were being fought in southern
Sudan. In the old days, and even in some occasions at the present in southern
Sudan, tribal war fares were fought with spears, arrows, and other traditional weapons. These weapons were never deadly compared to the modern weapons, which many civilians are using against each other.
The difference is that, the use of modern weapons has increased the number of causalities in the same kind of warfare fought long time ago. What has also changed is the target of elderly, women, and children across southern
Sudan in these tribal warfare. People have moved away from customary humanitarian rule of cultural warfare in which elderly, women, and children were exempt from war.
In relation to the current customary international humanitarian rule of war, this customary ideology of rule of war has existed for centuries in southern
Sudan. The idea that non-combatants, wounded, and civilians should never be target in army conflict has taken shape not only in southern
Sudan, but in other African societies as well. Also, tribal warfare in the old days has never had political agenda.
But, in the current tribal warfare in southern
Sudan, it can be argued that there are political dynamics involved in fueling these conflicts as the nature of attacks illustrate. This is something that Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) will be struggling with in its mandate of trying to halt these kinds of conflicts and eliminating them.
Government of
Southern Sudan (GOSS)
Looking at the current situation in southern
Sudan, it can be argued that the Government of Southern Sudan has failed in its mandate to halt tribal conflicts across the board. What is being seen across southern
Sudan is a serious continuation of attacks among tribes. All the ten states of southern
Sudan have been affected in some way or another by these conflicts, and the government remains reluctant, yet continues to put the blame on the National Congress Party (NCP).
Last month, a section of Nuer ethnic group attacked a settlement in Warrap states, killing 139 individuals. This is not the first time that the two groups have been involved across the state line in waging attacks against their country-men. At some point, the Dinka launched a surprise attack against their country-men in
State, killing a number of people and taking cattle with them.
These kinds of moves have been going back and forth between the two communities. This was also seen in Lake States between the Dinka ethnic group and the Jur tribe. In Jonglei and
Central Equatoria, it was among the Murle, Nuer, and Mundari. In Central Equatoria, Mandari and
Bari clashed over land. What is critical about these tribal conflicts, they are contributing to insecurity across southern
Sudan, and they must be stopped.
The question that many would want to explore is that, how did the automatic machine guns end up in the hands of civilians, which are now being used in these fights and are deadly? This question is easy to answer by southern Sudanese who know what happened. The longest civil war in Africa between the
Sudan's People Liberation Movement/Army, and the Governments in
Khartoum created this chaotic situation in southern
As a result of the war, what southern Sudanese saw was a revolution of automatic weapons going around communities without an order, and many of the guns ended up in civilians' hand, which they also saw as important to protecting themselves from who they thought was their enemy. Civilians saw automatic weapons as having a good standard in defeating ones' opponent. As a result of this interest in automatic weapons by the civilians, the result was a huge flow of guns into inexperienced individuals. Even when the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was sign, civilians remain reluctant to bring their guns out to turn them in to the authority, in this case, the Government of Southern Sudan.
Although the Government of Southern Sudan has tried to implement Disarmament and Demobilization program, it has not been effective to bring these guns out of the communities. The problem is that, the government was trying or always is trying to do this DDR program through the
Southern Sudan's Army. The government sends in soldiers to the communities and look into people's houses in an attempt of trying to disarm the civilians by force.
Many of the times, the soldiers have been successful in finding some automatic weapons. There is no denial of some of these success stories, especially, the one that the soldiers were able to conduct in Juba, the capital city of southern
Sudan. But, still the government needs to do more and do more successfully.
My criticism of the whole process of DDR is that, the government should not do it through the soldiers but the community's leaders or the chiefs, who know their communities than the government. Not only through the chiefs, it can start from states governors, commissioners, payams bomas, local chiefs, and to the last men as possible. The message should be clear and sent to the communities through these leaders all the way to local chiefs that anybody, who has an automatic weapon is required by law to turn it in to the authority. From governors, commissioners, payam and boma's head chiefs ,this message can be pass down in local language in clear message as possible, so that no one will say later on that he or she was not inform.
In addition, there should be a mechanism to hold governors, commissioners, and local chiefs accountable, if it turned out that one of their country-men has been involved in some crime in which a gun was involved. The responsibility to locate such kind of a person involved in a crime should be handed to state governors. Then state governors must hand it down to commissioners and to the local chiefs. Since these individuals know their country-men more than the federal government or the army, they would easily find the person, who would happen to have been involved in such a crime and bring him to justice.
The failing process is that, the government has been trying to take this task into its own by using uniform soldiers to disarm communities of which they do not understand. The use of local chiefs must be a high priority to find local criminals, who are fueling these conflicts. Let it also be clear that, it is not absolutely true that guns are the only cost of conflict among communities, but they are the weapons used. Taking guns away from civilian does not mean that these problems would go away; it would only take away the kind of weapon being used. Communities would still use other ways to fight, maybe even using traditional weapons like spears and machetes.
Therefore, the point is not only the guns but finding a long term mechanism to stop these tribal fights completely. The point here is to identify the problem and then find a solution to that problem. As this case goes, no one can argue that there is a single cause to this problem. Fights can be caused by several factors among tribes. Since some fights between tribes have been over cattle, others for instance, the governor of Jonglei state have suggested at one time that, southern Sudanese should get rid of cattle as a path of creating peace and security in the region.
Many would disagree with this statement of getting rid of cattle not only as the primary source of wealth in southern
Sudan, but no research has found that cattle are the major cause of tribal conflict in southern
Sudan. Cattle raiding are just one of the causes of tribal conflicts in southern
Sudan; there are other more variables to look at.
The government must enact a law that would hold criminals accountable individually, when they commit crimes. This will need educating the public that whoever is found to have committed a crime will be held accountable in the court of law, which means no collective punishment for a family or a community just because one of them has committed a crime.
Most of the tribal cultures in southern
Sudan are based on collective response. Communities, even when not part of the crime will try to defend their country-men from the government intervention. For example, if police have been sent to make an arrest, that individual's relatives; tribe, clan, or sub-clan will try to question the authority as to why. A legal framework must be established in southern
Sudan to punish people individually for crimes they have committed. This will create individual responsibility among the citizens that if they commit a crime, they will be the only one to take the responsibility. If this legal framework is establish, people will be fearful to commit crime they know will individually take them to danger.
Also, compensations for criminal acts for instance, murder, which is based on cultural trait should be abolished by law. It must be make clear that if a person takes human life, it must be dealt with by law. It is not a bad thing to compensate the victim's family, but, the government should be the one to do that compensation, and hold the person who has committed such a crime accountable. This practice of cultural compensation encourages killing among young men, which result into a major fight between tribes, clans, and sub-clans.
In fact, I'm not calling for elimination for traditional courts, those traditional court are making a great impact in contribution to southern
Sudan justice system. Traditional courts have played measure role settling disputes in our communities, and their elimination would be a disaster. They deal with disputes like divorce, compensation, stealing, cattle issue, and among others. This relieves our federal system from exhausting itself with all these cases, which have no jurisdiction in our justice system. Communities settle these issues based on their cultural ways of settling disputes; therefore, it would be unwise to create a jurisdiction against these practices except in the case of a murder, cattle raiding, and other political issues that happen in cities.
Blame Game
What has annoyed me throughout this period is the response of the Government of Southern Sudan to these tribal conflicts. Every time a tribal conflict occurs, the response of the GOSS is to put the blame on their counter peace partner, the National Congress Party (NCP), that it is supplying weapons to some communities in southern
Sudan. Look at those links below please to understand what the statement above;
Read the links and see what southern
Sudan leaders are saying about these tribal conflicts. They are putting the blame on the NCP. This is a sign of a weakness. It is a sign of a weakness because southern
Sudan has a functioning federal governing system, which should be able to control the out flow of these guns into civilians' hands.
My question is, how do these guns get into civilians' hand from
Khartoum? When there is a border entry point by land, air, and sea, which are all controlled by southern Sudanese agents, how do these guns come to southern
Sudan? Please, I want an explanation. The point is that, there should be no reason at all to let some individuals from the north distributes weapons to communities in
Southern Sudan. This is a failure of the GOSS from federal, states, and counties.
The Government of Southern Sudan should do a better job in securing all the entry points; land, water, and air so that no weapons come to southern Sudan from the north. I do not dispute the fact that NCP might have been involved in some of these acts, but, they should have been caught. There is no clear evidence that NCP is distributing guns to communities in southern
Sudan. If it is true that NCP is distributing guns to communities in southern
Sudan, then stop it!! And bring the NCP to justice by any mean.
The politics of the blame without clear evidence should stop from now and the GOSS need to put its acts together in securing this autonomy region. These tribal conflicts are deadly and are cause to insecurity in southern
Sudan. With referendum coming by soon, southern Sudanese do not want to see more of these tribal conflicts, and a mechanism system to deal with them must be put in place by the GOSS.
Many have suggested that the role of the southern
Sudan's Army Forces should be to stop these tribal conflicts. This is not a bad idea at all. When fights like this break anywhere in southern
Sudan, the SSAF should be used to halt the situation, if states and counties cannot handle the situation. That's should be the role of the federal government in southern
Sudan, to response when a situation is beyond the counties and states' control.
Some have blamed the military for not doing enough in these tribal conflicts. What can the military do? The military only wait for an order from the command, and without that chain of command, they have no power to response to any situation. The president of southern
Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit is the Commander-in-Chief of the southern
Sudan's Army Forces.
There is only one way to use the army forces. When a fight breaks out between two communities, send the army in to halt the situation, if states and counties can't do it due to the multitude of the situation. This is a short term solution to the problem, just to stop the ongoing fighting. But, the long term solution to these tribal conflicts needs a legal framework from all levels of government in order to stop them. That legal framework is not there, that's why these tribal conflicts continue to affect the region.
1. Disarmament and Demobilization must be done through states, counties, and local chiefs and not the use of force by the military
2. Murder, cattle raiding and other serious crimes must be declared federal crimes, so that whoever commits such a crime must be dealt with by the federal government and not the traditional chiefs. If a person takes a human life, it must be a federal crime.
3. The Government of Southern
Sudan must improve its inspection in all the bordering points; land, sea, and air to stop any unnecessary smuggling of weapons to southern
Sudan from anywhere in the world.
4. The southern
Sudan's Legislative Assembly (SSLA) needs to enact a bill that would deal with these issues, for instance, what kind of punishment a murder can get if convicted. There is no jurisdiction of that kind in southern
Sudan justice system, as far the interim constitution goes. Some would argue that there is no real constitution in southern
Sudan now, and what we have in southern
Sudan is an interim constitution. Well, my take on that, we need a legal instrument now to deal with the problems facing us at the movement. These problems might affect our future, if not taken care of. Most of the murders have been handled in the traditional courts. Or sometimes police might just arrest the person that has murdered somebody and do not know anything to do about that person. They might subject the persons to serious beatings and a long time prison as a punishment. The SSLA need to come up with a clear bill to address these issues. What kind of punishment can a murderer get?
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Vasyl Tsushko
Vasyl Tsushko
Василь Цушко
Vasyl Tsushko
|Minister of Economics
|In office
March 11, 2010 – December 10, 2010
|Preceded by
|Bohdan Danylyshyn
|Succeeded by
|Post dismissed
|Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
|In office
December 1, 2006 – December 18, 2007
|Preceded by
|Yuriy Lutsenko
|Succeeded by
|Yuriy Lutsenko
|Personal details
|February 1, 1963
Nadrichne, Tarutyne Raion, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
|Political party
|Socialist Party of Ukraine[1]
|Son and daughter
Vasyl Petrovych Tsushko (Ukrainian: Василь Петрович Цушко; born February 1, 1963 in Nadrichne, Tarutyne Raion, Odessa Oblast) is a Ukrainian politician former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, appointed on quote of the Communist Party,[2] and former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
From July 2010 to August 2011 he was the party-leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine.[1]
Early and private life[edit]
Vasyl Tsushko was born in the small village of Nadrichne, Odessa Oblast in the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine); he is of mixed Ukrainian-Moldovan ancestry and is fluent in Romanian language. In 1982, Tsushko finished the Izmail Vocational school of Mechanics and Electronics of Agriculture. From 1983-1985, Tsushko served in the Soviet Army. After completing the army course, he went to study at the economic faculty at the Odessa Agriculture Institute, from which he graduated in 1988.
Tsushko is married and has a son and daughter. He is interested in historical literature.
Political career[edit]
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From 1998-1996, Tsushko was the head of two soviet farms. From 1994-2002, Vasyl Tsushko served as a national deputy of the second, third, and fourth convocations of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). In 2005, he graduated from the National University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the qualification of a lawyer. From May 1997, he was a member of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and the first Vice-president of the Committee of Bank and Financing of Ukraine. He was chosen as the head of the Odessa Oblast Government Administration on February 3, 2005.[3]
Tsushko was chosen as the Minister of Internal Affairs on December 1, 2006 after his predecessor Yuriy Lutsenko was dismissed by the parliament.
On July 24, 2010 Tsushko took over Socialist party leadership from Oleksandr Moroz[1] but Moroz was re-elected as leader in August 2011.[4]
Tsushko headed the Ukrainian Economy Ministry from March till December 2010 and was appointed as head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine on December 14, 2010.[5] He was dismisses from the Antimonopoly Committee by the Verkhovna Rada on 26 March 2014.[6]
In the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election Tsushko received 0.05% of the vote.[7]
2007 medical condition[edit]
This article needs to be updated.(November 2010)
On May 26, 2007, Tsushko suffered from a heart attack and was later hospitalized under critical condition.[8] According to some Internet media, he suffered from an overdose of methylxanthine.[9] After worsening health, he was later flown to a hospital in Germany.[10] Tsushko's friend, Tetyana Montyan, stated that his heart attack was a result of poisoning.[11] The Interfax news agency reports that Vasyl Tsushko's condition deteriorated while in the medical clinic in Germany.
On September 30, 2007, Vasyl Tsushko announced that he will resign as Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, due to the need of his health rehabilitation.[12]
References and footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b c Economy minister appointed Socialist Party head, Kyiv Post (July 26, 2010)
- ^ Socialist leader Moroz rules out a union with the Communists, Kyiv Post (July 24, 2010)
- ^ (in Russian) The love story of Vasily Tsushko: In the silence kept secrets, Bigmir.net (15 May 2014)
- ^ Oleksandr Moroz elected Chairman of Socialist Party of Ukraine Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine., National Radio Company of Ukraine (August 15, 2011)
- ^ [1]
- ^ Parliament dismisses Tsushko as Antimonopoly Committee chief at second attempt , Kyiv Post (26 March 2014)
- ^ "Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote - CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
(in Russian) Results election of Ukrainian president, Телеграф (29 May 2014)
- ^ "Instead of questioning, Tsushko was sent for medical observation" (in Russian). Korrespondent. 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Obkom: Tsushko suffered from methylxanthine overdose" (in Russian). Korrespondent. 2007-05-30.
- ^ "With his worsening condition, Tsushko was sent to Germany" (in Russian). Korrespondent. 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Ukrainian Interior Minister Tsushko's heart attack caused by poisoning - lawyer". Interfax. 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Tsushko resigns" (in Russian). Korrespondent. 2007-09-30.
- "Tsushko Vasyl Petrovych" (in Ukrainian). dovidka.com.ua. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Yuriy Lutsenko
| Minister of Internal Affairs
|Succeeded by
Yuriy Lutsenko
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Second convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Interior ministers of Ukraine
- Socialist Party of Ukraine politicians
- Ukrainian people of Moldovan descent
- People from Tarutyne Raion
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Candidates for President of Ukraine (2014)
- Economy ministers of Ukraine
- Governors of Odessa Oblast


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The Machine
From the massive box emerges a humanoid crafted of whirring gears and steel. Steam emerges from vents on his back, and his metallic eyes glow with the promise of mechanical violence.
The Machine
Level 5 Brute (Elite)
Medium natural animate (construct)
Initiatve +6
Senses – Perception +7; infra-red darkvision
Bloodied 50
Fort 17
Reflex 18
Will 16
Immune – disease, poison
Resist 5 lightning; see "Power Socket", below.
Speed 4; but see "Rocket Grab", below.
Action Points 1
Heavy Slam (standard; at will; prior to Double Rocket Punch)
5 damage
Heavy Rocket Punch (standard; at will, prior to Double Rocket Punch)
Range 10; The Machine fires its fist as a chained projectile; 5 damage. It can wind up its fist as a minor action, effectively reloading it. It has two fists.
Double Rocket Punch (standard; encounter; once bloodied)
Range 10; With a mighty explosion, The Machine fires off both fists at seperate targets, completely severing the chains connecting them to its body. +13 vs. Reflex; targets are knocked prone and restrained. The Machine may use a standard action to equip a smaller, weaker pair of fists.
DC 15 to wriggle free of wrapped chains (Acrobatics)
DC 20 to burst free of wrapped chains (Athletics)
Both of these are move actions.
Slam (standard; at will; after Double Rocket Punch)
Melee 5 damage
Rocket Punch (standard; at will; after Double Rocket Punch)
Range 10; The Machine fires its fist as a chained projectile; +9 vs Reflex; 1d12 damage. It can wind up its new fists as a free action.
Rocket Grab (standard; at will; recharge 6)
Range 10; The Machine fires off a grasping hand; 8 vs. Fortitude, slide the target 2 squares and knock it prone).
A successful attack against DC 10 allows this move to be used to grab distant, unattentated objects, or structures such as pillars or walls. A Strength check is required to pull heavy objects; structures and extremely heavy objects instead pull The Machine towards them (pulling, pushing, and sliding do not provoke attacks of opportunity, even from Marked targets).
A common tactic while using Rocket Grab is to grab the ceiling above agile or otherwise hard-to-grab opponents; loose rubble is pulled downwards, caving in the area and causing rocks to fall on the hapless opponent. Ceilings made of stronger stuff (such as worked stone) instead pull The Machine directly above its opponent, causing it to fall downwards and land on its target (+10 vs Reflex). If the attack hits, the target takes all of The Machine's falling damage (1d10 for every 10 feet fallen) and is knocked prone into an adjacent square. If the attack misses, The Machine takes the full amount of falling damage, and falls prone in an adjacent square.
Grab (standard; at will)
Close +8 vs Reflex; the target is grabbed until it escapes. Grabbed targets grant combat advantage. The Machine gains +2 to all attacks made against them, including its Buzzing Blades.
Bull Rush (standard; at will)
Close +12 vs Fortitude; the target is pushed back one square.
Buzzing Blades (minor; at-will)
Close attack, +7 vs Reflex; 1d6 damage
This attack (being a close attack) affects all creatures adjacent to The Machine.
Roll attack rolls for each target, but use a single damage roll.
"Large serrated blades set into the creature's arms and legs whirr to life, grinding and sawing through anything they touch."
Chainsawsuit (move; recharge 1)
The Machine shifts 3 squares, provoking no attacks of opportunity.
"The construct's serrated blades become a whirlwind of frenzied motion. The best you can hope to do is stay out of its way."
Power Socket (immediate interrupt)
When hit by a lightning-based or electrical attack, The Machine gains an action point.
Overdrive (minor; encounter; action point) * Healing
The Machine gains 10 temporary hit points and can make a saving throw against an ongoing damage effect. If it uses this power while bloodied, it also regains 10 hit points.
Meltdown (standard; action point)
Close burst 3; The Machine throws its arms in the air like it just don't care, filling the air with a discharge of dangerous electrical energy. After this attack, The Machine is dazed for one round.
Critical Failure (immediate reaction, when reduced to 0 hit points) * Fire
Close burst 1; The Machine explodes when destroyed; 3 fire damage.
Action Points: The Machine may use an action point once per round in order to grant it another standard action, another use of Overdrive, or another use of Meltdown.
DCs to break The Machine:
The chains that connect the Machine's hands to its arms have Damage Resistance 10 and 10 hit points.
There are two chains, one for each fist.
The Machine has two pairs of fists; one Heavy (DR 10 and 15 HP each) and one Light (DR 5 and 10 HP each)
A severed fist can be reattached with a move action; but can no longer be used for Rocket attacks.
A destroyed or missing fist can no longer be used to make attacks; a fistless robot is a crippled robot.
A crippled robot can only use its Action Point attacks or its Buzzing Blade attack without penalty. Grab attacks are at -10 penalty and its Bull Rush attack provokes attacks of opportunity.
Alignment – Unaligned
Languages – Death, Terror
Skills – Athletics +14, Acrobatics +9, Intimidate +10
Head – Horned helm (lvl 6),
Chest – Battleforged Shield (p114 AV1),
Feet – Goblin Stompers (p129 AV1).
[Specialized treasure — something for everyone.]
Knowledge checks.
Arcana, Nature — less than 15:
You have no idea what this is
Arcana, Nature — 15:
You believe it to be a medium animate, an artifical construct, perhaps related to the warforged in some way. It is a total mystery to you how these hobgoblins came to possess one, however.
Arcana, Nature — 20:
You know the powers of this particular creature.
Arcana, Nature — 25: You strongly suspect that this creature, this construct is resistant to disease, poison, and lightning. You think that hitting it with electrical attacks would be a bad idea. You think that it may be vulnerable to attacks that damage and corrode metal in some way.
History — 10:
From what you remember about constructs, this particular creature appears to be of an ancient dwarven model, built to cut down forests in one of the early Dwarven / Elven wars. It appears to have been heavily remodeled and rebuilt since then.
Perception — 20:
[As it turns its head to the side] – A small glint catches your eye, that of raised metal letters at the base of this construct's head. They seem too small to read from where you are standing, however, and the creature just won't stay still.
(Once the construct is defeated or Perception — natural 20:) Raised letters seem to have been crudely stamped into the metal at the base of this construct's head-piece. You recognize the letters as Orcish.