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NJIT's Sergei Adamovich Presents Research Results at Society for Neuroscience Conference
December 08, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, was recently invited to participate in a press conference to present the results of his team's research to the media at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience. >>
Paper Co-Authored by NJIT's Sergei Adamovich Wins Award at International Conference
November 10, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, co-authored "Integrated Arm and Hand Training Using Adaptive Robotics and Virtual Reality Simulations," which won the Best Paper Award at the VIII International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Valparaiso, Chile. >>
Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Nov. 5
November 02, 2010
Darshan J. Desai, a lecturer in NJIT's Department of Biological Sciences, will discuss "The Role of E-Cadherin in the Regulation of Myelination in the Peripheral Nervous System" at a Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3. >>
Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Oct. 22
October 19, 2010
Shelley Fried, PhD of the Department of Neurosurgery/ Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School and the Boston Retinal Implant Project, Boston VA Healthcare System, will discuss improved stimulation methods with neural prosthetics on Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3. >>
NJIT Biomedical Engineering Professor Gives Invited Lecture
October 04, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering, gave an invited lecture last week at the meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in Washington, DC. He participated in a panel of six experts from the US, Canada and Europe to share his views on future trends in pediatric rehabilitation. The topic of his presentation to a large audience of pediatricians and physical/occupational therapists was the use of technology (robotics and virtual reality) in rehabilitation of arm movement in children with cerebral palsy. >>
Doctoral Student Awarded Fellowship from National Institutes of Health
September 24, 2010
Ian Lafond, a second-year PhD student in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. This $142,000 award will support Ian's dissertation research in the lab of Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich over the next four years. >>
Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar
September 21, 2010
Devendra Bajaj, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Orthopaedics at UMDNJ-NJMS, will discuss "Tooth: A Tough Natural Biocomposite" on Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
Music has many virtues — including the potential to benefit individuals whose mobility is severely impaired by cerebral palsy and spinal injuries. In the first of NJIT's new series of Technology and Society Forum presentations, Pauline Oliveros and colleagues from the Deep Listening Institute will demonstrate software that makes it possible to improvise music with slight head movements. This software extends the expressive, holistic and therapeutic benefits of musical improvisation to both adults and children. >>
Two NJIT biomedical researchers have received the prestigious Coulter Foundation Translational Awards for promising patent applications that may some day extend peoples' lives. >>
Cheul H. Cho, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at NJIT, will receive the 2010 Phase I Coulter Foundation Translational Research Award for his work on stem cell technology for the treatment of liver failure. Dr. Cho will present his project at the Foundation Annual Meeting on August 9 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. >>
NJIT's Treena Arinzeh Receives Coulter Foundation Translational Award for Biomedical Engineering
July 01, 2010
Treena Arinzeh, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Career Awardee of the 2010 Coulter Foundation Translational Award for Biomedical Engineering. The award seeks to support biomedical research that is translational in nature, and to encourage and assist eligible biomedical engineering investigators to establish themselves in academic careers involving translational research. >>
With July 4th around the bend, if you've ever feared a head injury from a roller coaster ride, it's time to stop worrying and enjoy your local amusement parks. Although a significant body of scientific research has long contended that the physics behind gravitational force isn't enough to cause problems, misconceptions have abounded anyway, said Bryan Pfister, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT. >>
From reviving student communities to co-inventing solar water systems, NJIT students aim to get out into the world and make life better for people. Some 11 students who shined the most when it comes to helping others recently were feted at the annual Highlander Student Achievement Awards. >>
Helping stroke patients regain use of their hands and arms through innovative robotic and virtual reality-based video game therapies is the focal point of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer. Thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Adamovich is developing better ways to rehabilitate people who have lost control of their hands, fingers, shoulders and elbows. >>
Nine students in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering participated in the 2010 New Jersey Chapter of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Student Poster Competition on April 26. They were: Ezinwa Elele, Stephanie Masotti, Sara Mina, Shilan Motamedvaziri, Miraat Patel, Fernando Rivas, Ramana Susarla, Yimin Wang, and Min Yang. Wang took first place with a poster entitled: "Toward a More Reliable USP Dissolution Testing Apparatus II" and also received the highest score among all the participants in this competition. Stephanie Masotti took second place with a poster entitled "Expanded and Simplified Method To Produce In Vitro Axon Stretch Injury." Wang and Masotti will compete in the National Student Poster Competition in November 2010 at the ISPE National Meeting in Orlando, Florida. >>
Hackensack Resident Mariya Tohfafarosh Honored as NJIT Outstanding Senior in Biomedical Engineering
April 16, 2010
Mariya Tohfafarosh, of Hackensack, received the Outstanding Senior Award in Biomedical Engineering at the 12th Annual Salute to Engineering Excellence at NJIT's Newark College of Engineering (NCE). The event was held March 25, 2010 at NJIT. >>
U.S. Food and Drug Administration district staff recently spoke to a group of some 25 graduate students and professors in NJIT's Graduate Biomedical Engineering Society (GBMES). The presentation centered on the history of the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with an additional focus on the FDA's role in the regulation of medical devices. >>
NJIT Patent May Be Able To Replace BPA; Make Consumer Products Safer
February 24, 2010
Michael Jaffe, a research professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, has received a patent for a chemical derived from sugar. This new material is a derivative of isosorbide and may be able to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in a number of consumer products, including the lining of tin cans. >>


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@ April 21, 2013 9:08 PM in Direct Pump TT Solo 110 with 3 zonesI was up at 4:00 A.M this morning drinking my coffee and reading the wall until 9:00 A.M.
I spent most of the day down in the basement running new copper for our domestic water supply. I have a Triangle Tube Solo 110 down in the basement sitting on a temporary wall. I wanted to get it down there and run gas and water in order to fire it up and run it for a bit. It had a cracked heat exchanger. I bought it used and replaced the heat exchanger. I wanted to make sure everything works, and it does. It was a gamble, but it worked out.
I have a way over-sized Slant-Fin (210,000 input) installed with a Unico hot water coil that was undersized (putting out about 60,000 btu). This was installed by a contractor who I now know was a forced air guy, and not a hydronics guy.
The Triangle Tube will eventually take the place of the Slant Fin, and the hot water coil will go away as well, replaced with cast iron radiators. I put in radiators for the first floor last October. I have radiators for the second floor sitting on the front porch. I have extensive structural repairs to make in the basement before I put the Triangle Tube in place for good. In fact, I'm going to pull the Triangle Tube out of the basement before I start repairs. I'm rehabbing an 1888 house and there is fire damage in the basement that previous homeowners did not address, so I need to run new joists and pour footings and put in new posts and beams, then I'll put the boiler in for good.
I piped the near-boiler piping primary-secondary, but keep thinking about things. And wanted to see if there is some way I can make use of the Grundfos Alpha as the boiler pump. I was wondering about some things Chris has touched on in more than one post.
I think I'll be running constant circulation with ODR. My design temp is 130 degrees. I have the third floor that will not be used very often so I would still like to consider zoning in the future.
The cracked heat exchanger is in front. See the slight bulge?
If the following were assumed
@ April 18, 2013 4:17 PM in Direct Pump TT Solo 110 with 3 zones- Zone valves.
- Well-balanced to match heat loss of each room.
- Minimum flow through boiler.
Can I really take advantage of a more sophisticated circulator such as the Grundfos Alpha, or shoudl I just get something that meets GPM and X ft. of head.
Why is direct-pumped better than primary-secondary?
I'd rather be slightly undersized
@ April 18, 2013 2:39 PM in Direct Pump TT Solo 110 with 3 zonesWe plan on installing two 20,000 btu gas fireplace inserts at some point, so on design days we'd use them if needed, or sweaters. Third floor won't have installed radiation for a few years yet and will be used sparingly.
I'm mainly wondering about outcomes when all the below are promoted.
1. Zoning, with some some zones having fairly small GPM requirements.
2. Avoiding over-pumping.
3. Large delta-t's, which I would assume regularly mean zones with very low flow requirements.
4. Direct-pumping.
Direct Pump TT Solo 110 with 3 zones
@ April 18, 2013 11:25 AM in Direct Pump TT Solo 110 with 3 zonesI have 3 zones with the following flow requirements:
Zone 1: 4.6 GPM at 30 degree delta-t.
Zone 2: 1.8 GPM at 30 degree delta-t.
zone 3: 1.0 GPM at 30 degree delta-t.
Oversized, cast iron radiators in all three zones.
I've been watching the ongoing discussions on circulators ....
If I were to direct pump the TT Solo 110, what circulators would you suggest I take a look at? My question primarily centers around maintaining the required flow through the heat exchanger. - there would be times each zone would be the only zone calling for heat.
We're where you are, kinda
@ March 17, 2013 1:06 PM in Retrofit/upgrade suggestionsWe have an 1888 house in Minneapolis. Also rehabbing the windows. You'll tighten things up quite a bit rehabbing the windows. Our heating costs will be $4,000+ this year.
Running pex-al-pex off a manifold to your cast iron radiators will work with any future improvements. I ran pex with a manifold for first floor rads last Fall, and plan to do the same for second and third floor this year. I did a room-by-room heat loss and concluded I only needed 1/2 inch pex-al-pex. And we have some big rooms (16x16 with 10 ft ceilings).
We are undertaking weatherization retrofits like insulation and tightening the envelope this year, then ditching our boiler for a high efficiency unit.
If you are seriously going to consider replacing your boiler in the future, I would find a way to make that happen sooner than later. If you wait 5 years, all that money you spent on running that old boiler for those 5 years is gone up your chimney. It could have gone toward a new boiler, offsetting some of the costs.
I know there's only so much money to go around, and like us, you probably have many projects and you want to spread your money around a bit.
I concluded I could spend one dollar now, or spend that
same dollar down the road in higher heating costs - it's the same
dollar. We plan to be here beyond the payback period, but I also
consider it a home improvement if we were to sell ("new mechanicals!" as
the realtors like to say).
In Minneapolis, we are obligated to bring in an inspector when selling a house. They're tagging old boilers for inspections quite a bit and there is some liability for any company coming in to inspect the boiler. They have to fill out a form saying they inspected it, and it passed and submit it to the city.
If you plan on flipping the house and will only be there a few years, then have you considered a new cast iron boiler? Much, much cheaper.
Or maybe you could find someone to put in a cheaper mod-con (Munchkin?) and do the near-boiler piping, and leave you to connect your manifolds and run your pex.
Based on my own experience, I wouldn't spend any money on your current system unless those components would also be part of any future, optimally designed system.
replacing cast iron radiators with electric baseboard in a
@ February 28, 2013 10:35 AM in re-piping an old rad system...Victorian house is like replacing double-hung windows with casement windows - doesn't look right.
If it's a true Victorian, with Victorian elements, such as millwork, flooring, large windows, the cast iron radiators are an important feature - a future buyer of that house may be turned off by electric baseboard. I know I would. Around here, the only older homes with electric baseboard are shoddy slumlord properties.
1/2 inch pex to cast iron radiators
@ February 28, 2013 9:06 AM in re-piping an old rad system...I have a Victorian with large rooms - 16 x 16, 18 x 18, etc. I have the first floor piped with 1/2 inch pex to large cast iron radiators. It's more than adequate. I did a heat loss for each room.
I don't understand why you'd want to zone for each room. I plan on having two zones in a 4,500 sq ft house.
My goal is to balance the flow at the manifold to the targeted heat loss, once I have the entire system running.
For example, the kitchen has a heat loss of 18,000 btu's, so flow needs to be about 1.8 GPM with a delta-t of 20. Flow is about 1.2 GPM with a delta-t of 30.
I'm a homeowner, so the above are my calcs - could be wrong.
Thanks for the well thought feedback
@ January 26, 2013 10:03 AM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereYou guys gave me much to think about. We've decided to first spend money insulating and addressing infiltration. Attic insulation; spray foam rim joist and other basement issues; insulating rooms scheduled for demo this year; rehabbing windows and replacing missing storm windows.
I'm going to replace the boiler this year as well. I may wait until December to do so. It will likely be a high efficiency boiler.
Edited post
@ January 22, 2013 1:15 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereicesailor, I updated the numbers - too many numbers to keep track of with kids underfoot.
@ January 22, 2013 11:42 AM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereYes, we are at the coldest it's been in something like 4 years. It's -9 or -11 outside depending on your source.
The boiler operating temp is almost 170. The Grunfos pump is on high. The boiler is running constantly and not shutting down. I've monitored the boiler when temps are in the teens, 20's, 30's, and it short-cycles 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off all day long, so this is the first time I've seen it run like this. This must be because the Unico has been running a lot more.
We currently have 2 radiators shut off in rooms we are not using downstairs. These rooms are on the other side of the foyer, and a sectioned off with a vapor barrier. So we are heating with a radiator EDR of 70,000 and a Unico 3660 coil with 24 outlets and 800 CFM, and a water temp of 170. .The Unico specs say that produces about 65,000 to 70,000 btu's. This is assuming the flow through 3/4 pex is 6 gpm I believe. Maybe 3/4 pex can't do that and btu output of Unico is less. I need to get temp gauges and measure at the air handler to see what it's actual output is.
I have a Watts manifold with temp gauges and flow meters that supplies the radiators. The supply temp is 178. The return temp is 140. The flow rate for each line is about .5 to .75. So the total flow for those 7 radiators is about 4.5.
All that comes to about 85,000 btu's off the radiators and supply and return pex. I have about 290 feet of 1/2 inch P-AL-P pex down there. I found a Uponor spec that says 1/2 inch pex loses about 25 btu's per foot, which would put the heat loss at about 7,500 btu's.
The basement itself is only 38 degrees, so pretty cold.
House feels cold downstairs. It was about 69 at 9:00AM at the downstairs thermostat and 72 degrees at the upstairs thermostat. I have the upstairs thermostat set to 74 and the downstairs set to 73, so they're not getting satisfied, and haven't been in 24 hours. So am I safe to assume 140,000-150,000 btu's is holding these house temps in a very leaky house at -10 degrees overnight?
It feels cold downstairs for sure. But as you guys keep pointing that may be due to infiltration. I know we have a very leaky house.
window calcs/Triangle Tube 150s Challenger Solo
@ January 21, 2013 10:01 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereThis assumes a design day of -15, which is Minneapolis. That's what the software chose anyway. Internal temp of 72
Ti - To is 87.
Single pane has an r-value of 1. Double pane an r-value of 2. I have mostly single pane, pr storms missing their own panes. But for my own calcs, I assumed double pane, or storms.
87 x 764 = 66,468 (single pane)
87/2 x 764 = 33,234 (double pane)
If my heat loss will be in the range of 120,000 to 140,000 ( let's assume I make some reasonable improvements, such as attic insulation and some wall insulation) would the Triangle Tube 150s Challenger Solo be a good match?
If my heat loss were 120,000, would the Triangle Tube Prestige 110 Solo be too undersized? I read a post from someone on the wall who had a high efficiency boiler and the input was 10,000 btu's less than his house heat loss and he said it worked perfect.
Load calcs
@ January 21, 2013 1:33 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereDesign temp in Minnesota, according the software, is -15. We may see that tonight, but this is a once in every 4 years. And we live in the city, so we have the heat sink.
Big factors in our load calcs are the poor insulation and the number of large windows.
We have 734 sq ft of glass. The windows on the first floor are all 82 inches tall and vary in width from 28 to 40 inches wide. There are four large bay windows on the house as well that are 48 inches wide
The heat loss for the windows totaled 35,760.
This was the Unico installers software - HVAC Learning Solutions. He had not done a load calc until things weren't working. He eventually sent it to me, and once I made corrections the heat loss went from 100,000 to 160,000.
Using the same software, when I add R13 wall insulation to 80% of the walls and R38 insulation for the attic, I bring the heat loss total down to 125,000.
The heat loss also is set for a loose house. If I uncheck loose, heat loss drops to 121,000.
@ January 21, 2013 12:01 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereI agree to an extent. No matter what solution is ultimately deployed, it won't feel warm if there's no insulation - in the attic, for example.
There are two things we're doing this year that will give us the best return. The attic currently has a mix of cellulose and sawdust. We are going to insulate the attic. We have a historical home, so instead of replacement windows, we rehab and weatherstrip and have well-made wood combo storms. Almost as efficient and proven so by the Department of Interior.
As for the walls, there is a 19th century attempt at
insulation - a rough coat of plaster inside the stud cavities. There is
only 1 inch of air space inside the wall. We had part of the house jacked up last Fall. The rooms on that side will be fully gutted as the plaster did not hold - we'll take advantage of that and insulate. But some of the walls in the house (about 25 %) will not get insulation under our ownership, and we plan to be here 20 years.
Appreciate the feedback I've received; helps give me areas to research and possible solutions. This is what I needed.
Now it makes sense - thanks!
@ January 21, 2013 7:07 AM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereEastman, thanks for your detailed explanation. I had the "lightbulb moment" regarding the open first floor. I've been thinking all along I want as many BTU's as possible downstairs because I will lose them to the second floor. What you're saying is there's a line where excess BTU's will actually make things worse and managing the first floor room-by-room btu requirements should be part of the solution.
It's clear an on/off solution is unworkable for this house and I'm going to have to spend some money to save some money.
We have ungodly amounts of infiltration, by the way. I had a blower door test last year and the guy struggled to even get readings off the front door.
Under-floor heat
@ January 20, 2013 1:44 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereThanks for suggestions. I have some things to think about. I have the Siegenthaler book, but haven't read it cover-to-cover.
Would underfloor heat be worth considering to keep the floor warm, but not necessarily shoulder heating the house? With the controls out there, could we use underfloor heat as a first stage, then the cast iron radiators as a second stage, including the necessary mixing of different temps?
Right now, leaning toward not using the Unico to heat and instead add four radiators (one for each bedroom) upstairs - about 40,000 BTU's. That would total 140,000 BTU's of cast iron radiators for the first and second floor. I would think as we tightened, they would end up oversized, which would enable us to run lower temps.
One reason for not relying on the downstairs radiators to heat second floor bedrooms is the rooms themselves get chilly. We have 3 kids under 4 and doors are always closed for nap time and overnight.
I could probably achieve room-by-room efficiency upstairs with TRV's. Downstairs is so wide open, I'm not sure zoning for individual rooms would get anywhere. The opening between the dining room and living room is 12 ft. wide. The four openings into the foyer are each 6 ft.
Would one modulating boiler work efficiently under this scenario? (under-floor heat and radiators on first and second floor)
Total EDR Originally in the house
@ January 19, 2013 12:25 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereWe live in Minneapolis.
Everyone says things were oversized in the day and it makes sense, as I can heat the first and second floor just with the 98,000 BTU in radiators on the first floor and the Unico System off, when temps are in the 20 degree range. It feels cool upstairs but temps stay at 68 degrees.
Originally, there was a total of about 180,000 EDR in cast iron radiators for all three floors. About 95,000 on the first floor, 42,000 on the second floor, and 45,000 on the third floor.
We do not live on the third floor at all. It's just used for storage. Eventually, we will use the third floor for home office and family room and guest room. For now, I chose not to heat it. I understand that the joists are not insulated and there will be some heat loss to the third floor ....
As for underfloor heat ... another option I thought about is just dropping a few radiators in the basement to keep the chill off the first floor floors. The floors definitely feel cold underfoot when we have temps in the single digits. You notice it. When family visit there's some whining about feeling cold. There's mortar packed in the rim joist pockets and I plan to knock that out and spray foam.
Would two boilers be the right option with 3 zones, 1 zone per floor? Something that would be modular, in that I could add to an existing system once we were ready to make the third floor livable space.
Talked to Unico
@ January 19, 2013 8:48 AM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereThe Unico is not zoned. They put in one zone for the whole house. There are two returns: One one the second floor, at the top of the wall where it meets the ceiling, right above the stair landing. The other is on the first floor in the dining room, near the floor.
I talked to Unico a few times. They thought 1 inch pex supplies should have been used, and there should have been two air handlers and hot water coils, one for each floor. They did not think one hot water coil could heat the house.
I think our installer had a lot of experience putting in Unico A/C retrofits, and thought they can just plug in the heating module. Unico has worksheets you can fill out to guide your design. For example, our installer put in two outlets in our foyer. It's 32 ft. by 16 ft, with 10 ft ceilings. Following Unico guidelines, that foyer should have had at least 6 outlets. All the rooms downstairs should've had more than two outlets per room. They also did not study the Unico Heating Module Specification 3660. It has a chart that shows 24 outlets gets you 800 CFM and a max of 86,000 BTU's, if you have a flow rate of 10 GPM. That's a theoretical max, and Unico says don't expect that. Unico says my install likely produces around 70,000 BTU's, evenly distributed between the first and second floors. Last Winter, we had temps downstairs in 40's. We ended up putting .6 mil vapor barrier over those foyer pocket door openings to retain the BTU's in the living room and dining room. We still had to stay in a hotel during some cold spells.
I would rather add radiators to the second floor and abandon the Unico heating module altogether than add a bunch more outlets and another Unico air handler and heating module. The central air works nice, so it's not a total waste. I would like to re-run the ductwork and just have the Unico on the second floor for now, and eventually the third floor. I have the Advanced Control Board, so I can tamp down the CFM to match fewer outlets. The neighbors across the street have a Unico A/C and the installers just put outlets on the second and third floor - no outlets on the first floor.
I am not familiar with using a designer. I've had 5 different HVAC guys out - hydronics guys, Unico guys. Nobody seems to know enough about Unico AND hot water radiators AND the challenges that come with these big old homes.
How I got a 210,000 BTU boiler for a 70,000 BTU Unico
@ January 18, 2013 10:36 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereWe bought the house with freeze damage, so all the radiators and boiler had burst/cracked. We received a bid for a Unico System AC and heat. This was installed in two phases in 2011. Well, we discovered the Unico System could not heat the house last Winter. The contractor dragged his feet for weeks, we stayed in a hotel one weekend as it was too cold in the house. We also had plastic vapor barriers up to keep heat in one part of the downstairs.
I started reading and realized the contractor made a mistake. As installed, the hot water coil would only produce 70,000 BTU's. This is due to the 3/4 inch pex supply, and also the number of outlets. The maximum amount of BTU's the hot water coil can produce is a theoretical 110,000. You need about a billion outlets, 1 inch pex and and it sounds like a jet plane. I was a newbie to HVAC, unfortunately, and did not know how to salvage what was there. After much back and forth, we agreed there was not enough BTU's in the Unico System to heat the house. He agreed to put in a larger boiler and I then added the radiators myself this fall.
That brings me to this Winter. We now have heat, but huge bills. And I know the boiler is short cycling.
I used a temp of 170 for the radiator EDR.
Could underfloor heat run off the same zone as the radiators?
I'm talking to someone who might sell me their Triangle Tube Prestige Solo PS110 to replace the Slant Fin 210,000 boiler. I was then thinking I could get a small boiler for the Unico and just run the Unico ductwork for the second floor for now. The Unico does nothing for the first floor, except make it feel more drafty.
Heat loss
@ January 18, 2013 4:36 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereWe use natural gas. I will be doing all the work myself going forward.
I have load calculations. All 4,500 sql ft of finished living space has a heat loss of 161,636. I also have radiator EDR, which is 98,000 BTU for the first floor.
Unico hot water coil can put out 70,000 BTU max as it's installed, distributed between the
first and second floor. I adjusted the CFM and have it running at 50% of capacity or about 35,000 BTU's. There are no radiators on the
second floor. The Unico System calls for heat infrequently.
I'm rehabbing the house, so things will tighten up as I move along. Currently, there are no storm windows and all the windows need to be rehabbed and weatherstripping added. Lot's of air infiltration that I will be addressing. I will be adding R40 insulation to the attic. Some of the rooms will require gutting and will get insulation where currently there is none.
Because of the layout of the house, the radiators on the first floor are not just heating the first floor. I wish that were the case. We have a 32 ft long x 16 ft wide foyer with a staircase that's 8 feet wide in the middle of the foyer. So the opening over the stairs between the first and second floors is about 8 ft x 8 ft. All the rooms on the first floor are open to the foyer.
98,000 BTU of cast iron radiators on the first floor is plenty. I figure I need only another 55,000 BTUs total for the second and third floors - 25,000 for the second and 20,000 for the third.
Right now though, I'd say 80% of the time, the first floor radiators are calling for heat only. The thermostat on the second floor only occasionally calls for heat. So we have this 210,000 BTU boiler firing for at most 98,000 BTU's of cast iron radiators. The boiler runs for 2-3 minutes and shuts off for 2 minutes, then runs for 2-3 minutes.
I attached a picture of the foyer.
Large heating bills - where to go from here
@ January 18, 2013 1:53 PM in Large heating bills - where to go from hereWe had a $600.00 heating bill for the month of December. I'm looking at making some changes.
Currently this is the set up:
Slant Fin Sentry 210,000/176,000 gas boiler. 98,000 BTU's of cast iron radiators on the first
floor. 3/4 inch pex to a Watts manifold and 1/2 inch pex to the radiators.
A Unico System hot water coil with 25 outlets on the first and second floor. Installed capacity
is 70,000 BTU's. 3/4 inch pex supplies the hot water coil.
There are two zones, one pump. A thermostat on the first floor is dedicated to the cast iron radiators.
A thermostat on the second floor is dedicated to the Unico System.
The house is a 4,500 sq ft. 3-story Victorian built in 1888. The finished 3rd floor is not heated. There
are 10 foot tall ceilings and a large, central foyer with a large, open staircase.
I was thinking about ditching the 210,000 boiler and getting two, high efficiency boilers - one dedicated
to the first floor cast iron radiators with an outdoor reset and one dedicated to the Unico System. The current boiler short-cycles like crazy.
I was also considering under-floor heat to provide some warmth underfoot, though not necessarily shouldering a
significant amount of BTU's.
We had the Unico System installed last year as we bought the house with freeze damage. I knew nothing about HVAC
at that time. It was undersized for the house, so I added the radiators myself this Fall. I'd like to salvage
the Unico System and dedicate it to the second and third floor.
Is this a good approach or should I consider something else?
It pressure test ok at 30 PSI
@ October 31, 2012 5:11 PM in interior rust and chunks in hot water radiatorI'm in the process of adding around 85,000 BTU's of radiators to the first floor. This will run on a separate zone with a first floor thermostat. I have three hooked up and running so far, but was concerned about this one. It looks to me like there are chunks just sitting on the bottom.
Not sure what I posted toward the end last Winter. The contractor eventually replaced the 110,000 BTU boiler with a 170,000 BTU boiler.
There is one circulating pump and two zone valves. The circulating pump was installed on the return side. I don't know if there should be two separate pumps.
I will try and strike some sort of balance between the design goals of the Unico hot water coil and those of the radiators. Trial and error and come here with questions ...
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@ October 31, 2012 8:14 AM in interior rust and chunks in hot water radiatorOne of the radiators I bought from a salvage place has flakes of rusted bits anywhere from the size of a dime to a little larger than a quarter inside. I haven't hooked it up yet.
I'm wondering if that would be considered normal, or should be a sign the radiator is nearing the end of it's life.

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Generating global crop distribution maps: from census to grid
AbstractIn order to evaluate food security, technology potential and the environmental impacts of production in a strategic and regional context, it is critical to have reliable information on the spatial distribution and coincidence of people, agricultural production, and environmental services. This paper proposes a spatial allocation model for generating highly disaggregated, crop-specific production data by a triangulation of any and all relevant background and partial information. This includes national or sub-national crop production statistics, satellite data on land cover, maps of irrigated areas, biophysical crop suitability assessments, population density, secondary data on irrigation and rainfed production systems, cropping intensity, and crop prices. This information is compiled and integrated to generate "prior" estimates of the spatial distribution of individual crops. Priors are then submitted to an optimization model that uses cross-entropy principles and area and production accounting constraints to simultaneously allocate crops into the individual pixels of a GIS database. The result for each pixel (notionally of any size, but typically from 25 to 100 square km) is the area and production of each crop produced, split by the shares grown under irrigated, high-input rainfed, low-input rainfed conditions (each with distinct yield levels). Tested in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, the spatial allocation model is applied here to generate a global distribution of crop area and production for 20 major crops (wheat, rice, maize, barley, millet, sorghum, potato, sweet potato, cassava and yams, plantain and banana, soybean, dry beans, other pulse, sugar cane, sugar beets, coffee, cotton, other fibres, groundnuts, and other oil crops). The detailed spatial datasets represent a truly unique and extremely rich platform for exploring the social, economic and environmental consequences of agricultural production in a strategic policy context.
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- You, Liangzhi & Wood, Stanley & Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, 2006. "Generating Global Crop Distribution Maps: From Census to Grid," 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia 25737, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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There are two stories of Germany and Jews: the culture of assimilated German Jews and the meeting of German culture with Jewish religion
Religious Jews regard Heine with well-founded suspicion, but as a late-in-life returnee to Jewish observance, I found Heine's account of his tortuous path an inspiration, and I suspect that other Jews undertaking tshuvah might do so as well. Because Heine worked his way out of cultural assimilation from the inside, his critique of the culture is all the more thorough. "Away with heathen musica!" he wrote one in a deathbed poem. "Let David's pious harp-strains accompany my song of praise. My song resounds, Hallelujah!"
In Heine's generation conversion to Protestantism was the "price of a ticket to European culture." Heine's inner Jew raged against his Babylonian captivity until he emerged triumphant on the poet's deathbed. A generation after his death in 1856, though, German acceptance of the Jewish presence produced a more insidious form of assimilation. Jews no longer were excluded from university positions. Between 1880 and World War I, Hermann Cohen was Germany's pre-eminent philosopher as well as its foremost Jewish public intellectual. His famous defense of Judaism in 1880 against the anti-Semitism of Heinrich von Treitschke claimed that Jewish "ethical monotheism" anticipated the ethics of Kant and therefore was compatible with German culture. Like the Reform Jews, who repudiated the Election of Israel and the hope of a coming Messiah, Cohen hoped to get round the scandal of Jewish particularity.
Cohen died in 1918. When the 23-year-old Joseph Soloveitchik arrived in Berlin eight years later, he hoped to write a dissertation on Maimonides but could not find an adviser. Instead he wrote about Cohen, to the lasting benefit of Jewish thinking. The new German science of the 1920s had made a shambles of Cohen's deterministic world. In The Halakhic Mind, Soloveitchik announced an historic opportunity in the ruin of Kantian objectivity. The end of the Newtonian determinism "has helped deliver the philosopher from his bondage to the mathematical sciences." He praised the Danish physicist Niels Bohr for "exploiting Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Principle to [undertake] the refutation of the time-hallowed myth of the insularity of the physical world."
If the downfall of determinism removes a stumbling-block to religious philosophy, what would constitute a Jewish philosophy of religion? Not, argued the Rav, Maimonides' attempt to explain the commandments by external criteria. That would reduce religion to "the handmaiden of ethics," a "means to the realization of a 'higher' end." And surely not through Hermann Cohen's approach, whose "main trends are Kantian and not Jewish." Soloveitchik concludes, "There is only a single source from which a Jewish philosophical Weltanschauung could emerge; the objective order—the Halakhah." The subject of Jewish philosophy is not the "why" of the commandments—that is autonomous—but rather the "how." Deep investigation of the "how" might "penetrate the basic structures of our religious consciousness. We might also evolve cognitive tendencies and aspects of our world interpretation and gradually grasp the mysteries of the religious halakhic act."
Soloveitchik's sketch of a Jewish philosophy of religion remains on the unfinished agenda of Modern Orthodoxy. It is a gauge of how lonely he was in this endeavor that The Halakhic Mind did not appear until 1986, and only in the version in which the Rav had left the manuscript in 1944, without a new introduction, let alone additional notes.
By the time that Martin Heidegger bested Cohen's disciple Ernst Cassirer at their celebrated 1929 Davos debate, the old order of Kantian objectivity was in ruins. Heidegger shortly thereafter joined the Nazi party and became the rector of the University of Freiburg. So cleverly did he argue the case for radical subjectivity that his Jewish students Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt never broke free of his spell. The great upheavals in German culture terminate in Heidegger, who is all the more dangerous, and all the more persuasive, for offering a secular philosophy that pretends to accomplish what religion did not. Heidegger's account of non-Being in his famous lecture "What is Metaphysics?" is a prolonged paraphrase of Mephistopheles. If Greek philosophy said that we cannot think rationally about something that does not exist, Heidegger said, we nonetheless can feel non-Being, through boredom, fear, and anxiety.
Where it inclined toward Judaism, the German Classic tried to translate the Bible into secular wisdom. And the dreadful outcome of the project should stand as a warning to Jews that our Scriptures cannot be sold retail in the secular world: They remain our bridge to the God of Abraham, the living heritage of his enduring family.
For evil as well as good, all the great issues of modernity came to a head in Germany. Despite Germany's descent into barbarism and ruin during World War II, these issues have not gone away. Allan Bloom in The Closing of the American Mind (1988) quipped that American intellectuals were singing from a cheat sheet, with bad English translations of German originals. Jews sing from their own book, to be sure. But we cannot quite make sense of what modern Jewish religious belief has become—for better as well as for worse—without retracing our steps through German intellectual history. And we cannot advance the religious agenda set forth by some of our best thinkers of the past century without making sense of what they learned in Berlin.
David P. Goldman is a senior editor at First Things magazine and the Spengler columnist for Asia Times Online.


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What investigators call a sophisticated counterfeit check cashing ring hit banks and business in Valdosta, Tifton, and Albany Wednesday. An alert teller finally stopped them.
Now Investigators across South Georgia are trying to find the ring leaders.
The counterfeiting ring used homeless men from Valdosta to cash their phony checks across South Georgia until one of them was arrested at an East Albany bank. A teller who spotted one of the phony checks, alerted an off duty Dougherty County Sheriff's Deputy, working security at the bank, who nabbed him.
34 year old Steven Smith was arrested at the Heritage Bank in East Albany about 3 Wednesday afternoon, trying to cash this counterfeit check for more than 19 hundred dollars. Smith told Investigators he and three other homeless men were hired at the Salvation Army soup kitchen by the ring.
Dougherty County Sheriff's Investigator Craig Dodd said "Offered money to go cash these checks. They started out in Valdosta, and went to Tifton from there on 75. Then came over to Albany."
Smith told Investigators that two men, one called "dirty red" and the other called "Freddy" drove them to banks and check cashing businesses in a gray four door Pontiac Grand Am with a Georgia educator tag. The men were printing checks from local businesses on a computer printer while they traveled.
Dodd said "They already had basically cased the locations. They already had logos and everything from the locations they were going to."
Two women driving a tan colored Toyota Corolla stood by as lookouts. At the East Albany Heritage Bank, a man named Freddy Collins cashed a check for more than 18 hundred dollars, but the teller spotted it as counterfeit after it was cashed. As bank officials discussed it, Smith walked in and tried to cash an almost identical check. Tellers had a deputy in the bank arrest him, which led to the discovery of the ring's operations. Similar checks had already been cashed at Heritage's downtown branch.
Dodd said "They can knock out 40-to 50 thousand dollars a day doing this."
The homeless men were told to drop the cash and pick up more checks at the trash can behind the Taco Bell across East Oglethorpe. One of the women was watching from the Burger King. Investigators say the ring was using walkie talkie phones for communication.
Investigators say they are not sure how many businesses and banks were hit by the ring Wednesday. They use homeless men, willing to use their real name and ID's to cash the checks, not realizing they will take the fall, while the counterfeiters disappear with the cash. Smith told Investigators he would be paid 50 bucks for cashing the phony checks.
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Sister of Stone, The Pillar, The Mason
Enworldian Lesser Deity
Symbol: A simple stone pillar
Home Plane: ?
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Portfolio: Lasting accomplishments, stone buildings, unity
Worshippers: Architects, lawful leaders and heads of state, members tight-knit orginizations
Cleric Alignments: Any lawful.
Domains: Earth, Law, Strength, Community*
Favored Weapon: None (unarmed strike)
Sela, one of the seven sisters, is a deity of that reveres lasting achievements from mortals above all else. She is a deity of walls, and friendship, and traditions, and lasting bonds. Her name is often invoked at the beginning of partnerships or signing of treaties, at the start of new construction, and similar occasions. Ironically, she herself rarely stays at one location, not so much wandering the land as moving purposefully from location to location, shepherding along her various worshippers and projects. Her aid is rarely overt, however- despite her position as one who encourages community, she also encourages self-sufficiency, and thus often takes the role of a teacher and encourages her servants to do likewise. Her lessons are hard as stone: she expects her followers to be able to weather whatever may comes their way, and while some question whether she and her followers are too harsh, they are known to ask whether they are harsh enough.
Although she is invoked by many races (dwarves and gnomes, notably) she is often said to favor humans. She admires their tenacity- despite their short lifespan, frail bodies, and fractious natures, they have an admirable tendency to achieve things that last. Sela's adherents are found most widely through human lands, as she attempts to teach and shepherd the human race into greater and greater things. Worship of Sela, however, has not always been met with open arms. Her tendency to support community, despite its seemingly benign nature, has caused her worship to be frowned upon in many cities- even street gangs are a form of unity she wholeheartedly supports, and she has, throughout the years, proudly counted members of thieves guilds and bandit gangs among her followers.
Sela has an appearance that commands respect, with long straight blond hair and hard grey eyes set in a strong face. Her tendency to eschew clothing- to be "as naked as stone"- whenever she can get away with it has occasionally gotten her, or her worshippers, in some amount of trouble around the issue of religious iconography. She sometimes appears in a stony form- literally statuesque. She will never start a fight, but will always finish it, and encourages her followers to do the same. She also eschews most ranged weapons in combat as 'cowardly', allowing only for muscle-powered armaments such as thrown weapons and slings. Some followers have liberally interpreted this to extend to bows, particularly of the mighty sort, although Sela probably regards this as dubious.
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The Keeper of the Labyrinth, The Grim Dealer
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Worshipers: Assassins, mages; those who play games of skill, occasionally gamblers
Domains: Evil, Law, Death, Knowledge
Favored Weapon: Playing Cards [treat as shurikens]
Home Plane/Domain: The Nine Hells of Baator/The Labyrinth
Pantheon: Enworldian
Divine Rank: 9 (Lesser)
Classes: Assassin, rogue, sorcerer, wizard
Portfolio: Games of skill
Special Possessions: The Labyrinth, a small board with platinum pieces that can trap its players within the game
Alternate Domains: None
Symbol: A black king chess piece over a white maze on a silver background
Jareth is the god of games. The games he favors are those that are one-on-one that require a great deal of skill; however, he looks upon all games as his domain. He takes each game seriously, be it a childish game of marbles or the 'game' of an assassin hunting down his prey. He has a great dislike for those who mock games, or those who flaunt them.
When he appears on the prime material plane, Jareth appears as a well-groomed gentleman with sleek black hair. He often carries implements of gaming: a travel-sized chessboard with exquisite pieces, a deck of ivory playing cards, a set of mithril-tipped darts, and the like.
Play well and to win. Never give quarter your enemies. Watch the movements of those who oppose you and learn from their ways; in this way can you gain advantage over them. Never underestimate the power of a game. Be cunning in all things, and never let your guard down. When a game is won, honor the winner, regardless of whether he is friend or foe. When judging a game, be impartial in all things do not let personal bias interfere with a game. Obey all the rules of a game, but always remember to look for the loophole.
The followers of Jareth are almost always dressed in robes of black, white, and silver. They are easily identified by the black metal chess piece they wear around their neck, which is indicative of their rank in the church hierarchy: those who wear pawns are unimportant, but those who wear bishops or knights are more powerful. Only the high priest of Jareth is allowed to wear a queen; none are permitted to wear a king, as that is Jareth's personal symbol.
Jareth's priests are allowed to build temples in most places, so long as they obey the laws of the land which they always do. His temples are often stocked with a variety of gaming implements, similar to the ones Jareth himself carries when he vists the prime material. His priests are also relatively common in places where gaming is a major trade, as they are highly useful in their ability to impartially judge all games they observe; they are usually carrying an assortment of gaming implements, though not usually of the same quality or quantity that Jareth carries.
Jarethian rites always involve a game of some sort, usually involving two people. Most of their rites are used to celebrate the opening of a gaming house, though some are used to test those who would become priests of Jareth; winning means induction into the order, and losing means death, for the would-be priest.
Jareth has little to do with most other deities he keeps to himself. Deities who would get along with him are usually put off by his seriousness with games and his strict adherence to rules. He is known to occasionally work with Taka, whose double-crossing he considers an entertaining game; however, her chaotic nature irks him greatly, and any alliance between the two does not last long.
The church of Jareth is an old order, and has changed little since it's inception. Some say that it was Jareth himself who created the first games of chance, and his churches the first to house such things; if this is true, however, it cannot be proven.
The church of Jareth is a great and sprawling organization, something that is everpresent but rarely takes overt action. Their operatives are everywhere; their priests present in almost every gambling house across the face of the world.
Church hierarchy is a very important aspect of the church, and all of its followers respect it. The lowest members are known as Pawns of Jareth; from there, each priest chooses a path in the church: Rook, Knight, or Bishop. Rooks of Jareth ensure the protection of each church, dealing with local authorities and ensuring that the church can continue its operations unhindered. Knights of Jareth hunt down those who break their laws and codes; they also act as bouncers and judges at gambling houses. Bishops of Jareth are more concerned with the church itself, dealing with the internal affairs. Most often, a priest will first become a Pawn, then a Rook, then a Knight, then a Bishop; however, some specifically seek a position, and remain there, gathering power in that regard (see Jarethian Prestige Classes, below).
Above all of these is the Queen of Jareth. More often than not, the Queen of Jareth is a woman; however, there have been males that have held the position. The Queen of Jareth is the highest-ranking priest in the entire church hierarchy, and only one exists in the entire church.
Generally, an individual church has roughly eight Pawns, two Rooks, two Knights, and two Bishops. If there would be more than this in an individual church, those who would increase these numbers leave to make their own church in another region. In this manner, the church maintains a low profile, and therefore doesn't attract much attention. Traveling priests of Jareth are of any rank, and are usually in search of a new church to call home, or seek to found their own.
To enter the Church of Jareth, a person must be willing to subject themselves to those above them in the order subordination is never tolerated. In addition, the would-be priest must pass a test.
To first enter the Church of Jareth, the would-be priest must succeed at a game of chess against one of the church's two Bishops. Failure results in death; success results in becoming a Pawn of Jareth.
In order to gain access to the higher ranks of the various suborders (Rook, Knight, Bishop), the priest must pass another test (these are described under Prestige Classes, below).
The goals of the church are often obscure; there are known only to the higher-ranked members of the church, typically Bishops and the Queen.
Jareth's goals are long-reaching and are always subtle he and his disciples almost never take direct action, unless the opportune moment presents itself and there is no chance of failure. Jareth may be the god of gaming, but that only makes him more cautious in ensuring his odds.
One of Jareth's goals is to make the whole world indebted to him. Priests of Jareth, on occasion, loan money to gamblers to allow them to gamble; these debts are to be repaid in full. If the debtor has no money at the time the debt is to be collected, however, the priests of Jareth demand reparations in the form of a service. If the debtor refuses to perform these services, the Knights of Jareth hunt him down and execute him. More often than not, however, the debtor performs the service asked of him, as the actions of the church against those who cross it are well-known to those who frequent places they guard and watch over.
The nature of these services depends upon that particular church's needs. If they require rare items to construct a powerful magic item, they will send the debtor on a quest to collect them. The church rarely gives debtors a task they cannot handle, however, as such would be counter to their ends: they want more to be in debt to them, rather than fewer. In addition, they hope that such gratitude will bring the debtor back to them, asking for another loan, and therefore being able to provide another service for the church.
The church of Jareth follows his dogma unquestionably. To this end, a number of the priests in the church study the laws of the world in order to find the loopholes the teachings of Jareth speak of; they are known as the Secretseeker Sect.
These particular priests, who come from all ranks of the church, are often found throughout the world, unlike their normal church-bound brethren. They observe and record anything that could be of import, from great events to unusual weather patterns to other culture's superstitions; they also tend to have a great interest in arcane magic, which may be the loopholes of which Jareth speaks, and some priests go so far as to take arcane tutelage to learn more of the arcane. They often refer to themselves as Secretseekers of Jareth, and they rarely make distinctions between the ranks of the normal church hierarchy. Unlike other Jarethians, they do not usually form churches, and few settle in any one place for long. They also tend to be more chaotic than other Jarethians, but only in the sense that they move about the world; they are still unerringly lawful to his ways, and oftentimes watch over games they encounter in their travels.
All of the church of Jareth knows of this sect, and encourages those who show an aptitude for this line of research to pursue it. Churches of Jareth treat Secretseekers as brethren, and do not attempt to control their actions or give them direction in their studies, though they do expect them to occasionally fulfill their church-related duties while present, dependent upon their rank in the church.
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To qualify to become a trader, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Feats: Negotiator
Skills: Appraise 4, Diplomacy 6, Gather Information 4, Listen 4, Profession(Merchant) 8, Sense Motive 6, Spot 4
Class Skills
The traders class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (All) (Int), Listen (Wis), Open Lock (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Speak Language(-), Spot (Wis), Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skill Points at Each Level: 6 + Int modifier.
Class FeaturesCode:Table: Trader Level BAB Fort Refl Will Special 1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Extra Language, Haggle (75%/110%) 2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Bargain (95%), Extra Language, Vigilant +2 3rd +2 +1 +1 +3 Haggle (90%/120%), Extra Language, Haggle 4th +3 +1 +1 +4 Bargain (90%), Extra Language, Vigilant +4 5th +3 +1 +1 +4 Connected, Extra Language, Slippery Mind
All of the following are Class Features of the trader prestige class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Trader gain no new proficiency.
Extra Language: Traders must constantly adapt to new markets, and so they must learn new languages with every new market. The Trader gains one new language at every level. This language can be chosen from any language that the character can gain access to.
Haggle: Bartering for the best prices when selling an item is the primary skill of a merchant. At 1st level the Trader becomes more skilled at finding prices within a Market. When selling items to a friendly buyer, the Trader can often gain an edge on the standard price, earning 110% of the item's market price instead of 100%. When trading with an indifferent buyer, the Trader sells items for 75% of the item's market price. These benefits increase to 120% and 90% at 4th level.
Special: Normally when trading with an indifferent market, items are sold for half their market price. When selling to a friendly market (such as when selling specific items on request) items are sold for 100% of their market price.
Bargain: Wise merchant's buy items at the lowest possible cost. At 2nd level the trader can buy any item from an indifferent merchant for 95% of the item's market price. At level 5, this ability improves to 90%.
Special: Normally items are purchased for 100% of their market price.
Vigilant: A Trader that understands his foes is more likely to succeed. Whether these foes are selling faulty goods, stealing and pilfering items, or keeping secrets, a vigilant Trader is more likely to win at his profession. At 2nd level, the trader receive +2 synergy bonus to Listen, Spot and Sense Motive. This bonus raise to +4 at level 4.
Connected: The Trader who makes the right connections can always find a solution to his problems. Choose 4+(Trader's Charisma modifier) skills from the Trader's class skills list. Once per week the Trader can take 20 on one of these skills, by using a network of contacts. After seven days, the check is resolved by the Trader's associates.
Example A: For instance, a knowledge (arcana) check could be replaced with a Connected (Knowledge: Arcana) check taking one week in place of a normal skill check.
Example B: A trader that wanted to thoroughly intimidate someone, but didn't want to be associated to the matter, could make a Connected (Intimidate) check and one week in order to resolve the problem.
Slippery Mind: As Rogue ability.
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To qualify to become a little sneak, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Race: Any Small or smaller race.
Feats: Alertness, Stealthy.
Skills: Hide 8 ranks, Listen 4 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks, Search 4 ranks, Spot 4 ranks.
Class Skills
The little sneaks class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha), and Use Rope (Dex).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Class FeaturesCode:Table: Little Sneak Level BAB Fort Refl Will Special 1st +0 +0 +2 +0 Stealth Mastery, Blind Sense 10 ft. 2nd +1 +0 +3 +0 Fast Movement +10 ft. 3rd +2 +1 +3 +1 Sneak Attack +1d6, Blind Sight 5 ft. 4th +3 +1 +4 +1 Traceless 5th +3 +1 +4 +1 Blind Sense 20 ft. 6th +4 +2 +5 +2 Sneak Attack +2d6 7th +5 +2 +5 +2 Hide in Plain Sight, Blind Sight 10 ft. 8th +6 +2 +6 +2 Fast Movement +20 ft. 9th +6 +3 +6 +3 Sneak Attack +3d6, Blind Sense 30 ft. 10th +7 +3 +7 +3 Obscure Presence
All of the following are Class Features of the little sneak prestige class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Little sneaks gain no proficiency with any weapon or armor.
Stealth Mastery: The arts of stealth are so ingrained in his way of life, that a little sneak constantly and consistantly moves stealthily without having to think about it. A little sneak may take 10 on hide and Move Silently checks even if stress and distractions would normally prevent him from doing so.
Blindsense (Su): In order to avoid detection, a little sneak must often get along without light sources. He develops keen senses to find his way even in the dark. At 1st level little sneaks gain blindsense with a range of 10 feet. At 5th level the range increases to 20 feet and at 9th level to 30 feet.
Fast Movement (Ex): When things go wrong, a little sneak must be able to escape as quickly and silently as possible. At 2nd level a sneaks base land speed increases by +10 feet. At 8th level this bonus increases to +20 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the little sneaks speed because of any load carried or armor worn.
Blindsight (Su): A little sneak's heightened senses become so sharp as to develop almost into a sixth sense, allowing him to pinpoint nearby objects and creatures, even if he cannot see them. At 3rd level little sneaks gain blindsight with a range of 5 feet. At 7th level the range increases to 10 feet.
Sneak Attack: This is exactly like the rogue ability of the same name. The extra damage dealt increases by +1d6 at 3rd level and every third level thereafter (3rd, 6th, and 9th). If a little sneak gets a sneak attack bonus from another source the bonuses on damage stack.
Traceless (Ex): Little sneaks that can be easily tracked down rarely survive for long. Starting at 4th level a little sneak leaves no trail when moving at his base movement rate or less and cannot be tracked. He may choose to leave a trail if so desired.
Hide in Plain Sight (Ex): For an expert little sneak, a blink of an eye is the only opportunity he needs to find a hiding place. A little sneak of 8th level or higher can use the Hide skill even while being observed, as long as he is within 10' of any cover or concealment.
Obscure Presence (Su): Masterful little sneaks are so inconspicuous, that they have a knack of blending into any setting. A 10th level little sneak can use the Hide skill, even if the terrain doesnt grant cover or concealment, as long as he is not being directly observed.
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The Falcon
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Worshipers: Thieves, deceivers, frauds; self-justifiers
Domains: Evil, Trickery, Luck
Favored Weapon: Spiked Chain
Home Plane/Domain: Gray Waste of Hades/The Truth of Lies
Pantheon: Enworldian
Divine Rank: Lesser
Classes: Bard, Rogue, Mercurial Initiate
Portfolio: Thievery, dishonesty with self
Special Possessions: Falcons Claw, a dire spiked chain that is capable of stealing memory.
Alternate Domains: Chaos
Symbol: A green falcons head on dark grey
Taka is the goddess of thievery be it the theft of physical objects, or something more metaphysical, such as dreams or ideals as well as the goddess of deceivers, those who deceive others and who deceive themselves. Taka is also known for being the source of a small religion that teaches that belief in the self will lead one to the truth, rather than following a deity.
Physically, Taka appears as a robed human woman, dressed in the garb an assassin would wear while on a job. She is also usually accompanied by a peregrine falcon, which sits upon her left shoulder.
Take only what you can steal without getting caught. Destroy the illusions of those who believe in them fully. The truth is a weapon use it wisely. Falsehood is also a weapon, but be cautious in its use. True knowledge is something to be kept to the self; but knowledge of what is false is just as important. People believe what they can see; use this fact to your advantage.
The followers of Taka vary wildly, since they always disguise themselves in places where her worship is not openly acceptable which is almost everywhere. A given temple and its clergy will generally disguise itself as a temple to another deity, though many choose to act as Mortalist temples. They often teach that mortals need not answer to any god, but only to themselves; they should act as they see fit. This teaching attempts to lead followers into a web of self-justification that they themselves created, hopefully leading them away from the worship of deities other than Taka (though the self-justifier is never aware that they are actually following Taka once they do, they usually turn away from the teachings in question).
In regions where they exist, clergy in the temples will often work closely with mercurial initiates, allowing them to use the temple as a base of operations; this relationship is mutual, as the clergy gains knowledge and information from the initiates, while the initiates gain access to a place where they will be protected.
Takan rites are often incredibly subtle, filled with innuendo and double-meaning. Their purposes are often very obscure; though they may seem good-intentioned at first, their uses are often more sinister.
The legend of how Taka became the goddess of untruth is a relatively well-known one. It is said that, at first, Taka wished to create a race of beings to call her own; however, she lacked the creative energy to do so, and thus mimicked the efforts of the other deities. The other gods disapproved of such mockery, however, who viewed her efforts as an intrusion upon their domains. They punished Taka, and transformed her children into a naturally hideous race, capable of only changing their shape to mimic others: thus were the first doppelgangers born. Angered by this, Taka took the change in her offspring to heart, becoming like them in goal and form, and began her teaching of cognizance of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion; she also began disguising her followers and her clergy, giving them ways to lead the followers of other deities astray, in retribution for what they did to her efforts. Since then, Taka has been at odds with almost all other deities, working with them only so long as it served her needs.
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The Stray Dog
Enworldian Demigod
Symbol: A trotting dog, usually of uncertain breed.
Home Plane: The roads on Enworld.
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Portfolio: People without home or ancestry, possessions lacking ownership. Anything or anyone that's been lost.
Worshippers: Gypsies, bastards, orphans and other homeless wanderers who have been left to their own fate. Occasionally rogues and thieves.
Cleric Alignments: Any non-evil, non-lawful.
Domains: Luck, Travel, Trickery.
Favored Weapon: "Hound's Tooth" (bastard sword).
Mongrel is a carefree god. Released from the constraints of relations and responsibilities, he urges his followers, the estranged and disinherited, to make a family of each other and an estate of lost salvage. By their very nature his worshippers live day-to-day on the virtue of their own wits and skills. He can occasionally be found in his earthly aspect, wandering the byways of Enworld as a friendly stray dog.
History/Relationships: Mongrel is the bastard son of Taka and Grendath. Much as she wished to have her race of followers, she desired to have a child all her own. Yet even so, the only god willing to take a chance on her proposal was the risk-taking Grendath. After one hundred and one nights with the God of Fools, the seed within Taka quickened and she bore a child godling. At once, however, the child, born with all the fortunes of Grendath, all the wile of Taka, and an independence all his own, left his mother to wander the mortal realms. Thus he became Mongrel, the Itinerant Bastard, Owner of the Unclaimed, Host of the Homeless, Creator of His Own Fortunes.
Dogma: Mongrel epouses the ability to live by one's own wits, to make use of those things no one else wants and to take hold of opportunities that present themselves. In light of this, Mongrel has no compunctions of claim that which no one else obviously wants or owns. The outright theft of a necessity to survival or blantantly claimed object is practically a cardinal sin.
Hospitality is another prime doctrine of Mongrel. Though prized possessions are considered the sole property of the owner, "share and share alike" is just a common saying amongst the Mongrelites as "finder's keeper's". Especially when survival (or celebration) is at stake, sharing is codoned if not explicitly expected.
Mongrel, as a god of the homeless and wandering, has no shrines or temples. Devotions to him are most often undertaken around a friendly campfire storytelling, a raucous barroom sing-along or a simple mealtime prayer of thanks. Likewise, as a fiercely independent demigod, Mongrelites have no set doctrine. Only the Rules of Salvage and the Rules of Hospitality, which have never been written down, and are simply passed along by word of mouth.
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The Searcher
Enworldian Demigod
Symbol: A kite shield bearing a stylized silver falcon or winged flute.
Home Plane: Varies.
Alignment: Neutral.
Portfolio: Travel, exploration, music, storytelling and quests.
Worshippers: Messengers, Adventurers, Bards.
Cleric Alignments: Any neutral.
Domains: Air, Protection, Travel
Favored Weapon: "Swift" a flying shield +3.
Phyrah is one of the Seven Sisters. A daughter of Verdante, Phyrah is the wind, a seeking goddess, questing endlessly over all the lands. She aids and hinders those who are on journeys, long or short. In her wanderings she has seen and done and learned much and she loves to share the wonders of her travels. She is a tale at the campfire, the wind at your back. She is a great friend of Grendath and the two have shared many adventures together. She often finds herself at odds with Delanor because while many sailors fear the ocean, they love the wind. She treats Chennet' like a favorite uncle and she always brings him a skin of cold, pure water when she returns from her journeys.
Her clerics may be of any neutral alignment and embody the different forms of wind, steady trade winds, unpredictable gusts, spring breezes and storming gales. The goddess loves music, especially flutes, harps and chimes, her temples and shrines are often filled with such music.
The ephemeral, enchanting demi-goddess rarely shows herself to her followers, preferring to whisper on breezes or rage in storms, but when she does she appears as a red-cheeked woman of any race (most commonly halflings and humans) with windblown hair clad in traveler's gear. She is often accompanied by her great, celestial falcon, Kite.
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Old Pot, The Brewlord, The Glutton
Enworldian Lesser Deity
Symbol: Crossed knife and fork, less commonly a frothing mug.
Home Plane: Demiplane between Earth and Fire - The Feasthall.
Alignment: Neutral Good.
Portfolio: Cooking, hospitality and celebration.
Worshippers: Foodtasters, bakers, chefs and tavern keepers. Anyone who has just appreciated a good meal.
Cleric Alignments: Any good.
Domains: Earth, Fire, Good, Protection.
Favored Weapon: A masterwork cast iron skillet (+1).
Reduce several quarts of rich dragon stock, a bottle of wild Thelisian red, a Medabarian mirepoix, corn starch from the Riverlands(for thickening), the zest of one divine spark and what do you have? Geoth the god of cooking, feasts and hospitality. Geoth started as a very minor demi-god of agriculture and the hearth. He grew in popularity, power and sophistication as his joyful worship spread. Geoth urges his followers to revel in the many, beautiful and nourishing bounties of the earth that they may take for sustenance and enjoyment. The preparation of such should undertaken with respect, zeal and passion. The provision of such to all who ask should be granted without question. Geoth has the gift of making all around him feel welcome and at ease, and truly, those who come under his roof are safe - the heart of a hearth guardian still beats in his broad chest. When the day is done and the kitchen is cleaned, Geoth always leaves a plate by his back door for any who might have missed the day's cooking, usually Mongrel.
His clerics are generous and merry, tending to rotundity. The temples of Geoth are feast halls that host events for rich and poor alike. Clerics take a vow of poverty and give large portions of any income they might have to holy temple feasthalls. But is is in kitchens and at tables the world over are where the real worship of Geoth occurs.
Geoth frequently leaves his celestial home to bring new recipies and entertaining tips to Enworld. He always appears as a portly humanoid of an appropriate race to the region. He wears a scarlet apron called "Spillbane"(+1 padded) and is covered in flour up to his elbows, regardless of what he may be cooking. He laughs, tells stories, and from time to time "forgets" one of his cooking implements.
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Lady of the Gauntlet, Fire Sister
Enworldian Demigod
Symbol: Crucible pouring.
Home Plane: Plane of Earth.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Portfolio: Trial, transformation, the discovery and pursuit of purpose, hidden beauty.
Worshippers: Those who live by and are tested by forged metal - smiths, soldiers, warriors, artisans; those who explore the limits of their strength.
Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, TN, LE. Neutral aligned clerics of Ayratha always turn undead.
Domains: Law, Fire, Strength.
Favored Weapon: "Resolute" a warhammer, +2 flaming.
The daughter of Chennet', Ayratha is a demi-goddess of forged metal, the hidden beauty and strength of the earth and trial by fire. She is copper at dawn, gold at noon and iron at night. She is a goddess of potential and purpose - urging her followers to test themselves and others at all times - for only through suchs tests are purpose, truth and beauty revealed. She relishes and fears the transformative power of Fire - at each summer solstice Ayratha goes to the Tower of Fire to renew her form and purpose for the coming year. During this time she is reforged by the prayers of her faithful. For a week's time she is Chaotic Neutral, and the faithful enjoy a week of prayerful abandon, if the two words can be spoken in the same breath. Though it would seem so, she is not a forge goddess in a physical sense, but a goddess of trial and transformation. Gnomes often worship her as a goddess of patience, endurance and gemstones - beauty through pressure and time.
Ayratha requires that her clerics test themselves and those around them and as such clerics are not always popular. True adherents are rare, strong-willed individuals.
She is very connected to the lives of her mortal followers and is, as deities go, very involved in mortal life. She appears to issue challenges or inspire her faithful (and others) during their own times of trial. She does not directly answer prayers, but empowers those who follow her ways to accomplish their goals. She appears as a tall, straight-backed woman with dark hair and eyes. She alternately wears shimmering dresses of impossibly tiny, cloth-like mail or heavy and ornate full plate armor - her head always haloed in flame. In either guise she bears her blazing warhammer "Resolute", a gift from her father, Chennet'.
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At 4th level, the ranger can choose to either gain the Lesser Scent ability, or get an animal companion as per the normal progression.
Lesser Scent (Ex): This special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights.
Unlike normal Scent, however, lesser scent does not allow the creature to automatically detect scents; it must focus on the attempt, and its range is slightly smaller.
The creature can detect opponents within 20 feet by sense of smell by making a successful Search check against DC as per Table S-1. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 40 feet; if downwind, it drops to 10 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at triple normal range.
When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealedonly its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a move action to note the direction of the scent.Code:Table S-1: Lesser Scent Search DC Smell -10 Troglodyte stench, skunk musk 0 Smoke, rotting garbage 5 Aromatic scents (burning bread, strong incense) 10 Normal scents 15 Subtle or vague scents 20 Barely noticeable scent Search DC Modifier Condition +5 Running water between creature with scent and source of scent +1 Per 10 feet of distance +5 Smeller distracted
Whenever the creature comes within 5 feet of the source, the creature pinpoints the sources location.
A creature with the Track feat and the scent ability can follow tracks by smell, making a Wisdom (or Survival) check to find or follow a track. The typical DC for a fresh trail is 10 (no matter what kind of surface holds the scent). This DC increases or decreases depending on how strong the quarrys odor is, the number of creatures, and the age of the trail. For each hour that the trail is cold, the DC increases by 2. The ability otherwise follows the rules for the Track feat. Creatures tracking by scent ignore the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility.
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The 'fountain of youth' is hidden in the brain
The adventurous among us have been hunting for the fountain of youth since the dark ages. As it turns out, it just might exist, though not in Bimini or Florida, as we once thought. It exists in our brains. Specifically, the hypothalamus, because it is there, that resides a peculiar signaling pathway — one like no other that we have discovered to date.
This pathway has the power to slow down or speed up the aging process. No foolin'. It's already been proven to do so in mice. By messing with this pathway's ability to do its job (which just might be to age you faster than you would without it) researchers have extended the lives of lab mice by 20 percent. And these mice didn't just live longer. They lived younger. They remained youthful and vibrant longer than a mouse has any warrant to.
From a scientific point of view, it all comes down to the blocking of a particular protein complex named NF-κB (short for "nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells"). NF-κB, when activated, speeds up aging by blocking the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). By injecting the brain with GnRH and simultaneously blocking NF-κB, scientists have effectively struck a two-punch combo against aging and death itself. Even mental aging showed signs of slowing down.
What's more, this might only be the tip of the iceberg. The team of scientists, based out of Johns Hopkins University, who discovered this scientific "fountain of youth" doesn't quite yet have a handle on exactly how NF-κB and GnRH do what they do and whether or not this applies to humans. Theoretically, they surmise, further understanding of the process could eventually lead to reversing the cellular aging process, leaving your cells as healthy as they were the day you were born. Now that's a fountain of youth we can get behind.
LiveScience, via Gizmodo