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God's Change Agents Always Go Through a Character Development Phase
- Tuesday, April 30, 2013
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not (Deuteronomy 8:2).
Are you called to be one of God's change agents? If so, get ready for his preparation. God releases and entrusts to you in direct proportion to the character you allow him to develop in you. God develops character through a series of tests designed to develop humility and trust. That is what God did with Joseph and many of His change agents.
Sometimes when I tell people that God tests us they take issue with me. "Awe, surely you don't mean that. God doesn't test people" they reply. I give them the above verse along with many others. God does not test us to find out what we will do; He tests us to let us know what we will do. This is one way we get to see how faithless or unloving or uncommitted we are to Him or another person. We get to see how we respond to those who treat us badly. We get to see if we are going to pout like little children or embrace the experience as one who needs to grow up.
David knew that God tests His people. 1 Chronicles 29:17 David didn't pass several tests. He flunked the test with Bathsheba—his child died and had a lifelong generational bout with sexual lust and sexual problems in his family. He flunked the test on numbering the troops—70,000 people lost their lives because he did that. David was one of the few leaders in the Bible whose sins did not disqualify him from achieving his ultimate purpose. This was due to his repentant heart and his extravagant love of God that came from his heart.
Joseph also had some tests. He was tested to see if he would retaliate against his brothers for betraying him and throwing him into a pit. He forgave them. He was tested sexually when Potiphar's wife decided she had to have him. He fled but still got prison time for being righteous. He passed that one. He was tested with an extended time of isolation in prison to see if he would persevere and experience God's presence in his circumstance. He passed that one too. He was a model prisoner. God said, "And God was with Joseph." He was in prison when that was said. Finally, Joseph was tested to see if he would be a good steward with the position, power and influence God gave him. He passed with flying colors.
Testing is designed to prepare us for greater things. "For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins. You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, yet You brought us out into a place of abundance" (Psalms 66:10-12).
God brings tests into our lives to develop character and to prepare us for greater use in the Kingdom. There is no other way to find out how we will do without real world experiences to test our medal. David understood this when he said. "Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle" (Psalms 144:1). There's no place like the battlefield itself to find out how we are going to do.
James tells us that testing is designed to develop patience and perseverance that matures our faith. "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Like Joseph, God takes His servants through seasons of testing, designed to mature us by developing perseverance for greater assignments.
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"In my own case, I had to train myself out of that phony smile, which is like a nervous tic on every teenage girl. And this meant that I smiled rarely, for in truth, when it came down to real smiling, I had less to smile about. My 'dream' action for the women's liberation movement: a smile boycott, at which declaration all women would instantly abandon their 'pleasing' smiles, henceforth smiling only when something pleased them."
Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex: The Case For Feminist Revolution (The Women's Press, 1979), p89 (via radtransfem)
Oh, don't you hate it when some random stranger guy (they're always men) tells you to "Smile!" on the street. As though you were obliged to decorate their public space with a 'prettier' face.
I think my new thing will be experimenting with fake smiles in dance performances. There're a lot of fake smiles getting about from women dancers, but I don't know too many women who use fake fake smiles. I think it will be discomforting. Like Snake Hips Tucker's expression while he danced. Terrible and terrifying.
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Oh my goodness… if I had to count the number of times someone told me to smile, and lifted the corner of their lips, (OR EVEN MINE!!!) to show me how to do it. I FUCKING HATE IT !!! I've been thinking about having a chapter in my thesis about this. The requirement to smile in life and especially in swing dancing. "But you're dancing, you're supposed to be happy"… Well how do you know I'm not happy ? That's my happy state God Damn it ! I don't have to constantly show it, do I ? How do you tell the way I feel ? Do you read my mind ?! The dictatorship of the exteriority of pretended happiness. Nobody asks you to not smile when you fake it. SO many people have a constant smile. Some rare people are like Buddha. Good for them. Some people are just trained to do so. Well, at least when I smile, I FUCKING MEAN IT ! And it's glorious !


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My favorite comic book hero would have to be Blue Beetle ^.^
Deadpool is the best
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This 'Blog' is not really a blog. It's a story told in chronological order.
It's a story about running which sounds very boring. Indeed, running long distances at a stretch can be boring, painful, mind-numbing, or worse.
But in every run, the good and the bad, something interesting happens. These are the stories I want to tell. Sometimes the stories are sparked by passing landmarks in the magical country side of south-west France; sometimes by the scenes of daily life I pass in streets of Saigon; others have adventure, but juvenile adventure at best. Often it's simply some stray thought that appears between my ears as I put one foot forward after the next that starts the story I want to tell.
So I'll try not to bore you with daily workout distances, caloric intakes, V02 Max rates, occurrences strange foot fungus or other unspeakable maladies. I'd rather share the story from Start to Finish.
A story, like a run, comes in many stages. Some are exhilarating, some frustrating and some simply boring. You may feel the same about these stories as they progress from Start to Finish so I've attached below an excerpt from one of my favorite running stories. One that, for me, equates to that elusive 'runners high' which I personally believe is just a myth.
From there you can read the stories from Start to Finish. I hope you find something there that amuses you. The Start is not far away. The Finish is a ways off. Without giving away the ending, I can say that there is a bit of a twist to Finish.
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I know it is a long time til Christmas, but after the Cowboys debacle in San Diego Sunday afternoon a quote from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" kept playing in my head. You know…when Charlie Brown is depressed over the holiday season and Linus says," …You are the only person who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem…" If you substitute the pick six for "season like Christmas", it pretty much sums up the way the Cowboys reacted on the field to the interception return for a touchdown that Sean Lee gifted the 'Boys with in the closing minutes of the first half against the Chargers. Good grief!
Before that great defensive play, Dallas seemed to have found an offensive rhythm that eluded them for much of the first half. As it turned out, that TD was the last change in the scoreboard the Cowboys would be able to muster as the Chargers rallied behind the arm of Phillip Rivers to score 20 unanswered points and hand the Cowboys another loss at the hands of an AFC West opponent.
As if the failure to gain a substantial lead in the NFC East weren't enough, they have the seemingly unstoppable Denver Broncos heading to AT&T Stadium Sunday afternoon. Adding insult to injury was the Washington Redskins picking up their first win of the season. By the way, the 'Skins have a bye week to prepare for Dallas before they come to town for a Sunday night match up. If the cards play out as I fear, Dallas will be sporting a 2-3 record at that juncture and the Redskins will have a golden opportunity to snag a tie for first place in the East with a victory.
Add to that disturbing scenario the fact that Dallas has road trips to the Motor City and Philly staring them in the face. If Dallas doesn't find a way to split their next four games, a record of 2-6 isn't out of the realm of possibility when the season hits the halfway mark.
For that not to happen, Dallas has a lot of work to do…Beginning with the elimination of some boneheaded coaching decisions. Why would anyone in their right mind choose to attempt a 56 yard field goal in the first half of a close game on a grass field. Trying to pin the Chargers deep at a point in the game that Dallas' was still playing relatively well seemed to be the smarter move. As it turned out, Dan Bailey missed the field goal try and the Chargers were left with a short field and promptly scored three points of their own.
It's always a momentum changer when a team goes into halftime on the heels of a scoring drive. In the case of San Diego, it turned out to be huge as the Chargers took the second half kickoff and never looked back. There are a couple of distressing points we can take from the Cowboys latest loss…
Dallas has yet to figure out the case of the Disappearing Dez Bryant. Once again the latest #88 did plenty of damage in the first half, only to go completely off the radar in the second half. Whether it's a problem of not getting Bryant involved in the plays or him simply not getting open, it appears that if Dez were able to contribute more at the end of games the Cowboys would stand a far better chance of getting in the "w" column.
Also, the Dallas defense floundered in their pass coverage in the second half. This was due in part with them being on the field for a majority of time because the Cowboys offense struggled in moving the ball. However, as much as I hate to say it, the way the Chargers were able to dink and dunk their way down the field, it looked a lot like last season…and the season before that…you get the picture.
All we in Cowboys Nation can do at this point is hope that Sunday's performance was the exception and not the rule for 2013…And pray for an upset of the Broncos, of course.
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Fibromyalgia Health Center
Finding the Right Fibromyalgia Doctor for You
Should I Meet a Fibromyalgia Doctor Ahead of Time? continued...
During the initial interview, ask the doctor questions about preferred methods of treatment. Does the doctor seem to relate well to people? Do you feel at ease talking with the doctor? Are your questions answered? Is he or she current in using the latest methods of treatment?
Your doctor needs to be accessible, especially when you're dealing with a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. When you are ill, popularity is not important, but availability is. Make sure your choice of a doctor yields a person who is not only an excellent doctor but also one who is available and attentive to your personal needs. Does the doctor allow ample time with you for you to get quality care? Are your questions answered clearly, and are the necessary tests being done?
Check on office hours and make sure these fit with your daily schedule. How is payment made? What insurance providers are accepted? Ask for information about emergency availability and charges. Is your doctor always on call or are other doctors sharing the load? Even the receptionist's responses might set the tone and help you decide if this is the right office. The support staff will be the ones who help you most with prescriptions, the necessary lab work, X-rays, and appointments with hospitals or other professional services.
How Can I Help the Doctor Get an Accurate Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia?
To help the fibromyalgia specialist make an accurate diagnosis, make lists of the following items, add your own concerns to the lists, and bring the lists with you to your first visit:
- Any health concerns you have
- The fibromyalgia symptoms you've noticed
- Past illnesses and medications you took
- All the over-the-counter and prescription medications you are taking
- Questions you have about your health, fibromyalgia, and pain
- Your family history of illnesses
- Lifestyle habits that may affect your health -- for example, diet, exercise, and smoking
- Causes of stress in your life
Also, bring your medications, vitamins, and natural dietary supplements with you to the first visit. Your doctor will need to see what you are taking each day.
When Should I Call my Fibromyalgia Doctor?
Call your fibromyalgia doctor if you have any of the following symptoms:
- Widespread muscle tenderness and pain, particularly on both sides of the body and both above and below the waist
- Disturbed sleep (tossing, turning, waking up frequently during the night) and waking up feeling tired and not rested
- Muscle and joint stiffness that doesn't get better when you move around
- Any change in your symptoms
If you have fibromyalgia, be alert to symptoms of chronic fatigue, stiffness, depression, anxiety, and a loss of interest in things you usually enjoy. Also be aware of changes in eating and sleeping habits. These can often be successfully treated if you tell your doctor about them.
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Beat the game in 6:17 on first speedrun attempt (third overall, first being first playthrough second being signs), and that was without the bug. Honestly, you could probably do a 7:30 badge and mention the bug and it would still be hard for some people. Just put a link to the bug description so people can choose to see if they need the help or not. It's a good game that deserves a hard badge.


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Deep Fried Anchovies with Chilli & Preserved Lime Mayo
I rarely come across fresh anchovies, so when I spotted some in a local fishmonger (Moxon's in East Dulwich), I greedily snapped up three big handfuls, cheap as chips at £2.something for the lot. Being an anchovy obsessive, the thought of eating them in a new way was almost a bit much for me; I couldn't get home fast enough. "You can cook them just like whitebait" the fishmonger advised. "Really?" I countered, "their heads look a bit big to eat." I think we must have had our wires crossed somewhere because every recipe I looked at told me to remove the heads and gut them. In the end, I turned to that fount of all food knowledge, The Larousse Gastronomique and it didn't let me down, providing clear instructions on how to clean and fry my most favourite of fishes. We were off.
The obvious accompaniment to the anchovies would be tartare sauce, but I'd picked up a jar of preserved limes recently at one of my best-loved local stores – Khan's in Peckham. The sign above the shop never fails to make me smile: "walk in and see the variety". Thing is, Khan really ain't kidding. If he sells beans then he sells every kind of bean you can think of. Same with oils, halloumi style cheeses and, to my sheer delight, pickles. So many different kinds of pickles. I had to check myself and make a pact to buy only one pickle a month, otherwise things could get very out of hand. As you move towards the back of the store though, aside from meeting with every kind of dried pulse imaginable, things start to get a bit weird. I've never been right back there and I'm not sure if I might get swallowed up, into some kind of Peckham Narnia. One day, one day.
Anyway, the limes. They basically taste like the lime pickle you would eat with a curry, but milder and without the heavy spicing, so I decided to use them in place of lemon juice or other acidity in my mayo. I also chucked in a birds-eye chilli from the garden, a good fat clove of garlic and some parsley found lying around looking a bit sorry for itself. A bit of elbow grease and light chopping later, and a fine dipping sauce was created.
The anchovies were beheaded and gutted before being gently wiped clean. The Larousse instructs not to wash the anchovies, as their flesh is very delicate; I found this to be very sound advice. They were then dipped in milk followed by seasoned flour and fried until golden brown. We piled them high on plates, squeezed a generous amount of lemon on top and dunked and dipped into the spicy lime mayo. They didn't last long. Crispy yet large enough to retain a bit of soft flesh inside, they were like whitebait but ten times better, what with being anchovies and all. We devoured the lot in minutes and I'm actively seeking out my next fix.
I now have a large jar of limes of course which I've been steadily working my way through. I've had success with a piquant dressing for halloumi mixed with some chilli and mint and I've plans for a stuffed mackerel this weekend which will incorporate them also. After all, I need to get through the jar just so I can justify buying my next pickle.
Deep Fried Anchovies
First, prepare your anchovies by cutting off their heads and removing the guts. It is easiest to remove the guts with your fingers. Do not try to do this under the tap as the flesh of the anchovy is very delicate, and will break. Chris also had some success twisting the head off, in which case the guts tend to come out at the same time. Just get in there and give it a go I say. If they need further cleaning, give them a little wipe.
Begin heating some oil for deep frying. Tip some plain flour onto a plate and season generously with salt and pepper (fresh anchovies are not as salty as the canned ones) and also have a bowl of milk to hand. Dip each anchovy first into the milk then roll in the seasoned flour. Deep fry, in small batches and drain on kitchen paper. Pile high and serve with the spicy mayo.
Spicy, Preserved Lime Mayo
Take two egg yolks and a fat garlic clove crushed with a pinch of salt. Mix these together in a bowl. Next take about 250-300ml oil of your choice (I often use light olive oil (it needs to be light) but I sometimes also use groundnut, as it is flavourless) and begin adding this to the yolk mixture, a few drops at a time, whisking each few drops in until they are fully incorporated before adding the next. Then, once the mayonnaise starts to get a bit thicker, start adding the oil a little bit faster, whisking all the time. Keep adding oil to the desired thickness (if you think my mayo looks a bit thin in the above picture then you are right, I ran out of oil).
If the mayonnaise splits, take a fresh egg yolk (in a fresh bowl) and begin adding the split mixture to it, a little at a time, as you did with the oil. This should bring it back.
Stir in some chopped parsley, chilli, 1 finely diced pickled lime and black pepper and add more salt if necessary. You could just use some lime or lemon juice or something like white wine vinegar if you do not have the pickled lime.
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One Pillar Pagoda
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Just a warning... I visited One Pillar Pagoda in May 2014 and it was undergoing restoration work ...
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Originally built in 1049 of wood, the pagoda was vandalised and burned by the French in 1954 as they retreated from Hanoi, only to be rebuilt the following year. The pagoda was built by Emperor Ly Thai To during the Ly Dynasty.
Legend states that the Emperor had a dream that he was given a son by the goddess of mercy, Quan An, while seated on a lotus flower. Soon afterwards, the Emperor married a peasant girl and had a son. The Emperor built the pagoda to honour the goddess, and it contains a statue of her and many sculptures of lotus flowers.
The One Pillar Pagoda is popular with childless couples and is also believed to have miraculous healing powers. During the summer, the surrounding pond is covered in lotus blossoms.
As you're facing the pagoda stairs, turn to your left and back and you'll spot a slightly hidden entrance to another pagoda. It's worth popping in to this pretty spot when it's open -- it's closed for a few hours in the middle of the day -- most visitors miss it, meaning it's a peaceful retreat.
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Rub down hot skin with a mixture of chopped cucumber, olive oil and plain
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Indian folk and tribal art is India's pride. India knew the painting art since ancient time and Indian folk art is the best example to support this fact. Every region in India has its own style and pattern of art, which is known as folk art. But it is sad that due to lack of recognition and promotion folk painting is slowly facing extinction. Read more
Madhubani Painting - Radha Krishna the eternal couple
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Original paintings or arts usually have rough surface, textured brush stroke and rich and vibrant colors.When we observe any kind of original painting it always catch our attention, it have a powerful effect on our mind, it can evoke feelings of joy, love or sadness through its realistic appearance or any number of other factors. Original Painting is definitely much more than lines and colors, it is a creation of artist. Artist transmits the essence of his spirit to the creation; it is something very special to have artist creativity in your home. Read more on original arts…
Warli folk paintings are the paintings of Maharastra. Warli is the name of largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai in western India. The term 'warli' came from the word 'warla' meaning a piece of land or field. See more warli collection
Handcrafted or handmade Rajput Paintings – Bani Thani: Kishangarh in Rajasthan is known for its Bani Thani paintings, this style of painting or art reached a peak in 18th century, during the rule of Raja Sawant Singh, who fell in love with a slave girl, Bani Thani and commanded his artists to portray himself and her as Krishna and Radha. Its also known as Indian Monalisa Painting
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Thought the people here would be able to appreciate it!
I'm (obviously) a queer nerd, and have been wanting to get something like this done for a while. I walked in and asked the artist to give me "a d20 but gay it up", and this is what he delivered.
Yes I realize the die is spin-down d20 and not equally-distributed (normal gaming d20), but I totally can't even care because the whole thing was done so well.
Anybody else have cool d20 or nerd tattoos to show off?
I don't like the addition of purple. Muddles the clarity of things.
Something incredibly important I only see come up once is that Warpriests are surprisingly swift-action starved. I think that lends extremely well to the Reach build, allowing them to cast some spells and maybe use a swift blessing (or standard action blessing and fervor a spell).
It would also be nice to see a build-agnostic look at the Blessings. I think there are some extremely powerful ones I don't see mentioned (like the minor Healing blessing, which no longer requires the use of a prepared cure spell).
You also call the colours different things. neon blue, blue. Purple, neon pink.
Looking forward to seeing what it'll be like when you get it a bit more figured out.
Hi all,
making a peasant-turned-adventurer type character, and want to use the Rough and Ready trait to be able to use some kind of farm implement as a reach weapon. Is there any way to give Improvised weapons qualities? I know there is a mythic feat but that isn't really an option for all characters.
This is all I could find on improvised weapons:
Improvised Weapons wrote:
SunsetPsychosis wrote:
Aasimar have access to the Celestial Servant feat that bumps their companion to a magical beast (which has d10 hit dice and fighter BAB progression
If only that were so. This did get FAQ'd that it just changes their type without actually changing their stats. Linky. But I forgot about that feat, Smite and DR is pretty worth it for the cost of 1 feat.
I could also just go the "expendable companion" route and give it the Bodyguard archetype, and try to focus on its defenses as much as possible. Armor proficiency, In Harms Way feat, and Improved natural Armor evolution (if I go that route). Coupled with the DR/Evil (and potentially DR/Mythic as well) could be fairly hardy if nothing else.
Starting to look into builds for an upcoming mythic game (Wrath of the Righteous), and wondering if Animal Companions are even viable?
I'm really interested in playing a hunter, but even with Animal Focus (or the Evolution archetype) doubt it would see much use past Mythic tier 3-4.
So if you think it IS even potentially viable (with or without evolutions from the Eidolon), what would you build and why?
TBH Divine Source really should not be a power gaming tool. You're obviously taking it because your character feels strongly that they want to be worshipped, and has certain ideals you would want your followers to uphold. It's a huge roleplaying opportunity. Which Empyreal Lord do you follow? That's probably a good start for figuring out direction you're going to go.
3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5) = 14
I'm thinking either a wizard or sorcerer trying to get into the Hellknight Enforcers. Are you incredibly against the new FAQ on SLA's qualifying for PrCs? Wiz1/Ftr1/EK3/HK- would be my likely build if no.
Slacker2010 wrote:
I rebuilt from Cleric to Warpriest at level 3, so just kept it as is.
Most of the feats Mors suggested are mid-late game options.. I need stuff I can take right away (level 3, 5, 6, 7).
Yes, I have read the wonderful Reach Cleric guide, but quite a bit of it does not apply due to limited casting of the Warpriest.
We are currently
My character:
My Party:
The idea is that I'm the anchor in the middle of combat, with the other party members moving around as needed (and me built around AoOs like in the guide).
But I'm at a bit at a loss where to go with my feats, as theres nothing incredibly useful until past level 7 or so. The summoning and metamagic feats aren't worthwhile because of the 6/9 casting. We are playing through Wrath of the Righteous, so I can expect to go all the way to level 20.
Feats I am debating:
Other ideas for a polearm wielder that I might have missed for early-mid levels?
Werebat wrote:
I can't see anywhere yet in this thread where you've talked about your players.. Which is odd, because to me, this is an issue of you being concerned about how powerful your players will be.
ARE they reasonably competent min/maxers? If yes, regardless of how many source books are available to them, they will build something useful/competent/potentially strong.
I know I've had character concepts that could not be fully realized with what was just available in the CRB. All over the boards you can find information on "trouble" classes and archetypes, such as the gunslinger, synthesist (and summoner in general), zen archers, etc. Maybe do something along the lines of "CRB, UM, UC, all allowed explicitly, anything else must be run by me first". That way everybody is satisfied.
Low level 2H character do that, like XMorsX pointed out. They tend to taper off pretty quick as enemies HP begin to rise. Bruisers are the early game stars, but your Sorc (with proper spell selection) will start to shine at level 6.
Because you're new to both Pathfinder and GMing, I would not recommend modifying encounters. You'll likely end up accidentally killing your party.
Focus more on using good tactics. But also try to play to the enemies tactics, too. If you saw a lightly-armored target swinging a sword chopping all your buddies in half, you would likely try to stay away - use ranged or magic on them instead of engaging in melee.
Runelords can be pretty lethal as is. Here are some tips for the catacombs.
RotRL stuff:
The goblin in there can be a melee beast, but dont forget that he has a breath attack that can nauseate targets in a line. It's reflex and fort to save against it, so it's not like your Barb will fail but theres a chance.
Erylium is where your party might struggle. Have her remain flying the entire time - her fast healing and DR will make her pretty tanky unless your party can get her within melee reach. Use Summon Monster before Hold Person. Ray of Enfeeblement will make your STR characters very sad.
Your party will begin to feel the lack of real healing right away. Make sure your druid is only casting as many Cures as they have prepared.
Something to remember as well: know the limitations of magic that your party can cast. Color Spray works out to 15ft with certain HD thresholds. And important to remember is that Charm Person effectively can't be used in combat.
If you're still having trouble past level 3-4 with the party, post in the Runelords section for some advice (or browse it for ideas).
MrSin wrote:
So the oracle/witch is a prepared druid caster? Don't suppose we could find details on that logic somewhere could we?
The spells added make things a little bit easier. Can still pull off a decent battle shaman with the Battle spirit.
Also surprised to see a decent number of arcane spells added in. Fly, overland flight, fear, wail of the banshee.. It'll make a decent casty/blasty class now too.
Invisibility wrote:
... Causing harm indirectly is not an attack. Thus, an invisible being can open doors, talk, eat, climb stairs, summon monsters and have them attack, cut the ropes holding a rope bridge while enemies are on the bridge, remotely trigger traps, open a portcullis to release attack dogs, and so forth...
The type of action that breaks invisibility is "attack", not "offensive". So things like grease, glitterdust, create pit, and other examples listed within the spell itself don't break invisibility. Charm is not an attack, and would not break invisibility.
Spells that directly cause damage, even in an AoE (such as fireball, or cone of colt), are attacks. "Healing" spells, if you mean Cure, don't break invisibility if used to heal. If you use it to hurt undead, it is considered an attack and thus would break invisibility.
Character Level: 2
Class choices:
We are playing through Wrath of the Righteous.
The only real comments I can make on this so far is that healing is tough to do on this character (much like it would be on a druid, and to a lesser extent, witch). Healing Spirit feels incredibly broken as a first level ability - but it was also the only reason we were able to survive our combats during the session.
Having switched from being a cleric, I feel like Healing Spirit outpowers Channel Energy pretty well at this level. Getting to automatically restore 12HP at this level to an ally for up to (3+cha)/day is nice.
Right now it feels silly that Battle shaman is a better healer at low levels than a Life shaman is.
@Druid Spell List
I'm not sure I like the idea of the druid spell list, mainly for some of the big reasons pointed out above: it's mostly focused on animals, and it's far more offensively powered. For such a MAD class, having more defensive spells (from the oracle/cleric list) is nice.
I feel like giving it the druid spell list would negate most of its melee potential as a caster.
But I do support the idea of an archetype that got the witch or druid spell list instead.
Robert Jordan wrote:
By strict RAW, you can take Extra Hex, even for your Wandering Spirits. Any ability/bonus that lasts longer than 24 hours allows you to qualify for feats, etc (iirc).
But I'm also almost entirely certain they don't want you to gain access to extra Shaman Hexes. I feel like you acquire them at a quick enough rate (interspersed with Spirit Abilities).
Cheapy wrote:
Finally, the use of a Charisma is fully intentional for this class, so it mimics the cleric's requirement for Charisma to power channel energy.
I actually came into the playtest fully expecting both the Arcanist and Shaman to use dual-casting stats, being a blend a two different casters. This is from some of the later 3.5 casters and other powerful full casters like SGGs Magister. Arcanist however only uses Int for its casting and abilities (superseding the bloodline Cha usage even), Blood Focus usage being based on level.
However, I also expected the Shaman to have 1/2 BAB, d6 HD, and be wearing light or no armor (making it far less melee-viable). I also didn't expect it to use the cleric/oracle spell list (rather, the witch or druid lists).
I feel like modelling the Shaman off of the cleric is a mistake, as that is not one of its base classes. I can understand justifying SOME of the abilities to be based off charisma, but not as many as currently are. If we continue to model the shaman after the cleric, domain ability usage is tied directly to either a clerics level or wisdom (pretty sure there aren't any that use Cha). When a cleric chooses to ignore Cha, it's only Channel Energy she loses out on. If a shaman chooses to ignore Cha for whatever reason (low point buy, battle caster build, crappy rolls), she loses out on a whole slough of abilities, not just healing (but including it as well).
Including a Battle Spirit, as well as the armour, HD, and BAB the class has, is a clear indicator that the class should be melee viable. The case I made earlier about this, in comparing it to the cleric, is that it requires the extra ability to maintain its class abilities beyond what a cleric requires. The oracle gets away with needing less ability scores. Heck even the *witch* requires less ability scores to get into melee (hair, using Int).
If it came down to:
I would choose A in a heartbeat. Interested to hear what others would choose, though.
Regeaj wrote:
Disagree on quite a bit of this sadly. I feel like the shaman already has a lot of versatility (especially compared to the oracle, cleric, and witch) and doesn't need any more. I'm pretty certain already this will get tweaked back in power before final release, and that they won't be adding further class abilities (but maybe more Spirits).
The entire point of the new classes is that it's a hybrid of two core/base classes. It's been mentioned several times that they are intended to feel familiar. It's probably worth mentioning in the actual class thread for each class you feel this for.
Bloodrager, for me, is a perfect blend of barbarian and sorcerer. It's all about rage and bloodlines. Better yet, it uses the magus spell list, which is pretty combat focused. While it doesn't have anything overly new to add to the mix (the bloodlines have been retooled though) it doesn't really need much.
The Witch Ward Hex has a duration of 'until expended', but can only have one up at a time, and can't use it on themselves. So some clarity will hopefully be nice
@Oracle vs Witch flavour:
The thing I wasn't too fond of in the Warpriest was that it feels a bit like they're forced to use their deities favored weapon. So if you want to play a mounted knight to Iomedae, an archer devoted to any deity other than Erastil... The limiting nature of the class is a bit of an immediate turn off for me. At the very least I'd like to see an archetype that allows you to choose your own weapon.
That being said, I do like the class. It took me a minute to realize that armor and weapon training were hidden within the warpriest.
Dylos wrote:
Can the Shaman learn Witch Hexes, or only the hexes mentioned in their spirit?
Their Hex ability reads: ...At 2nd level, a shaman learns one hex, chosen from those available from her spirit...
So, pretty clear just the ones given to them by their Spirit, and then the Wandering Hex can obviously be chosen from between their Spirit or Wandering Spirit.
I will be rebuilding my Cleric (Seperatist) of Sarenrae as a Shaman for our WotR campaign.
Some initial observations on the class:
Some initial thoughts while rebuilding my character (currently a level 2 human):
I can see this being an incredibly deadly, versatile spellcaster with the Lore Spirit, getting access to the wizard/sorc list. But I'm super excited to see what I can do with it, throwing it right into melee.
It feels powerful in comparison to the cleric. But it's a wonderful class.
4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 3, 4) = 15
4d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 1) = 14
4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 2) = 14
4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 1, 2) = 8
4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 6, 6) = 17
4d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 1) = 16
12 13 12 7 15 15
4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 5) = 18
1d6 ⇒ 2
Mike Tuholski wrote:
See I'd actually be far more interested in some kind of caster hybrid that was the exact opposite. A class that had to find a balance of healing + harm to live to its true potential.
I know I've seen it implemented well before, but can't recall where (video game, card game, board game, idk).
Name Violation wrote:
According to an interview Erik Mona did, they're all going to be alternative classes.
"Erik Mona wrote:
...So there is [going to be] something familiar and something new about all the classes. They are going to playtest shortly, but the current plan is that they're going to be considered alternate classes. So if it's a class that's made up of a Fighter and a Wizard, you wouldn't be able to take levels of Wizard or Fighter as well.
My group consists of a bunch of university students and shift workers. We have our scheduled game Thursday nights, and it always seems that one person would cancel at least every other week. So, we picked up a fifth player- this means we can play even if one person cancels (and the group understands that a single cancel won't affect the session). Two cancels or more, we decide if we still want to play, or just get together and hang out (to help people keep the Thursday sched).
I also have put my foot down, and tell everybody who joins my game that they will be expected to make 4/5 games. I understand people have lives, but everybody else is committing to this so you should too.
Make a schedule and stick to it.
As for having less active players... I also have a "no electronics" rule at the table. People get distracted too easily with a cell phone or computer. It's helped keep immersion up. If they prove they can have a device and not fiddle around on it then let them use it.
Yes I'm a bit of a nazi GM, but all these little things help to keep everybody showing up, and staying focused while playing.
Zark wrote:
I hear ya. Our GM said he wouldn't be ready to run the next campaign until February. Here I am thinking we'd have the playtest, Inner Sea Gods, and my Deep Magic (Kobold Press) books. But nope, he wants to start this week (tomorrow!), so may have to rebuild a character after the first session or two haha.
My group is starting Wrath of the Righteous next week, and I've decided to play a cleric tactician..
Reason why:
I play with a group of fairly new people, and I'm by the the most rules-savy and tactical-minded of the lot. So instead of trying to dumb down, I just embraced the role into my character concept instead.
Things I want in the build / Restrictions:
I'm completely lost as to what kind of feats would benefit this build.
Are there some PrCs (with at least 7/10 casting) that would help this?
Any other suggestions to help pull this off?
Kayland wrote:
Don't forget they are adding new mechanics to each of the classes to help blend them together. Magus could be achieved with Fighter/Wizard, but it added the mechanics SpellCombat/Spellstrike to help blend the two.
master_marshmallow wrote:
I would be really surprised if they released a spontaneous witch as a divine class. But I suppose it is within the realm of possibilities considering all the new classes and the spell lists they may or may not draw from.
And if the playtest has no info out today, I assume we will be waiting at least another week!
One thing to mention, too, is that all your 'vet' players have picked some powerful options.
Summoner, especially in a party larger than 4, is just downright ridiculous. Having a skilled wizard (regardless of specialization) can trivialize a lot of encounters. And paladins are pretty big damage dealers at boss time.
Also to echo one of the above sentiments to have it hit home, with 6 players they should be 1-2 levels BEHIND where the book says, because of power level + action economy.
"Devil's Advocate" wrote:
Would it be accurate to say that this book is then devoted to Inquisitors, Paladins, and Rangers primarily?
Inquisitors god yes. They seem to have gotten most of the love in the recent products (archetypes, inquisitions).
Mechanic-wise, this book doesn't have that much compared to other Players Guides (at least in my perusal).
Fluff and know-how, though, is aplenty. Lots and lots and lots of info about demon: how to kill, trap, summon, and more.
There are some neat ranger traps in the book.
But nothing actually dedicated to paladins. Some feats and equipment and spells that are shared, but nothing just for them.
Even barbarians got some dedicated love. How peculiar :P


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The silver lining to the lenient stress test
There's a certain amount of relief in the markets that there's absolutely nothing in the way of bad news coming out of the European bank stress tests. Essentially, the tests could be tough or they could be lenient; and there could be significant failures or no significant failures. The outcome, in the end, was that the tests were lenient and that there were no significant failures.
Clearly, a tough test with no significant failures would have been better news — but at the same time, a lenient test with significant failures would have been worse news. So we're somewhere in the middle, and muddling along: in the CDS market, most banks have seen their spreads tighten modestly, by single-digit amounts, according to Markit.
The European stress tests are less credible than the US stress tests, for reasons laid out by Chris Whalen and many others. They're a bit of a europudding, but they're better than nothing. And it's worth remembering that a lot of people had similar reactions to the US stress tests, too, immediately before and immediately after they came out — few people at the time reckoned that they would have much effect in terms of restoring confidence and credibility to the interbank market.
But they did help, a lot, mainly because they forced US banks to raise a lot of new capital. The European stress tests don't do that, and therefore they look like a bit of a waste of time. Remember that the markets, like the rest of us, prefer to see actions to words, and the actions which followed the US stress tests undoubtedly strengthened the US banking system. By contrast, the European stress tests don't seem to require any extra capital-raising whatsoever from any banks that anybody cares about. Only seven banks failed; three are state-owned already (Germany's Hypo, Spain's Cajasur, and Greece's ATEBank), and the other four are tiny Spanish banks you've never heard of.
In any case, the only stress test that global markets really care about, in the European context, is a Greek default. And this stress test didn't even attempt to model what might happen to European banks' balance sheets in that event.
Was there any point in doing this test? I think so, yes. It got all the European national bank regulators talking to each other and cooperating more than they do normally, and thinking hard about important questions related to the solvency of the European banking system. The test itself was weak, to be sure. But the Committee of European Banking Supervisors has a lot of granular information now which it can try to use for the purposes of crisis prevention. Whether it will or not is unclear, as is whether it will succeed if it tries. But its very existence is probably a good thing. So even if the stress tests look like a joke, they might have something in the way of positive consequences.
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They were supposed to test this simple equation:
investment = investment + profit
gambling = gaining or losing
People are deceiving on investment and getting losses on the principal.
Governments are helping banks to deceive regular citizens on what is supposed to be investment and retrieving their money back with something else.
This worldwide economic meltdown is just a failure of advanced countries trying to make money beyond production capability.
The poor souls are letting combined greed and fears mar simple functioning of offer demand.
The economy can work pretty well when honesty is played in the front line.
C'mon Felix. You're letting the Eurocrats off far too lightly. Mr. Whalen's objections to the whole exercise were well-argued, and his essential point that there should be one regulator with one common accounting standard for ALL the banks in the Eurozone still stands. Was there any movement, even in the slightest, toward a pan-Eurozone bank regulator? None that I can see.
Silver lining….or a requirement for silver bullets?
It's unlike Mr Salmon to go along with this kind of sloppy and fraudulent spin.
1. The treatment of sovereign debt at book trading value is laughable – it's a much bigger liability than that.
2. 91 banks in total – when 170 the week before last quoted difficulty in getting at wholesale monies.
3. The release made at 5.01pm GMT – when most euromarkets had closed.
There is NO WAY the European banking fraternity is in anything less than 20 feet of doo-dooh. This was a poorly executed and secretive snowjob from start to finish.
http://nbyslog.blogspot.com/2010/07/brea kingdismay-as-eurobank-stress-test.html
I think the silver lining has a lot of burgeoning black clouds behind it.
There is never much positive about a whitewash as it comes off even in a light rainfall.
Coming from a developing country like Brazil today I am aware that my country is not strong, but the developed country are falling to their knees for an 'advanced economy' prone to fail because the stock exchange became a huge rot system even worse than gambling.
When you lose your money in Las Vegas the casino owner gets it diverting to some other use, at least your currency stay alive in the economy. But, when you lose your money at a Stock Exchange System nobody gets your lost money meaning that it vanished in the same way that some could be created. The economic meltdown of 2009 vanished with around 40 trillion dollars that no government can mend with rescue packages. In general people are naïve as brokers always make money preying of greed and shallow souls.
The truth is that those wise guys in the developed country are smart to spoil the worldwide economy, get obese because of concentration of resources putting together excessive food and machinery to drive sedentarism to annihilate healthy lifestyles.
There one outstanding irony to think that common citizens are not reading between the lines.
The guys behind the media has no interest to show the underlying truth because their business is just to make money.
looks like a tin lining to me. taking a glimpse at the test scenarios and assumptions would probably answer most questions one might have about the results. Perceptions and sentiment can certainly change the technicals but hardly the fundamentals. The positive consequence (for the banks) is that if they decide to raise more capital now, they would probably get a very good price. Cheers!
What worries me is not who failed, but whether any of those that passed will now reduce their capital so they move closer to that 6% limit the Eurotest required them to beat. Whether or not this level is a sufficient test of strength, it might have been useful to group banks into a series of grades, say five grades from A to E measured by how strict a test they could pass.
It does in fact only show that there is no clear and present danger. It doesnot show European banks are safe.
But reading between the lines it probably gives more useful info than the tests itself. It becomes more clear where the weak links are. Combining with other info and market data like CDS spreads.
Restoring interbank financing for them looks elusive, seen the CDS spreads.
Just look how many banks got into trouble 2007/08 and its fall-out. Another such event would be a real stress test. And resistance now is more essential than before as several states (especially those with banks under heavy scrutiny) are running out of money, so an European wide second bankrescue is doubtful. Opening all sorts of discussions again on contagion.
The main problem I have with the European Banksector is that hardly any real restructuring is done in the last 2-3 years. So if something like 2007/08 happens again they are very likely not able to resist it. And they are still making rather similar mistakes like too many one sided bets.
In all it looks more like not pretty successful damage-control than working towards a banksector which is strong enough to face the future and the challenges that certainly will arise.
The US stress tests did not work because they forced banks to raise more capital, most of the capital raising was announced prior to the test. The tests worked because they gave granular information about individual bank financial condition. The news was bad, but not as bad as the monster under the bed people had imagined when there was no information.
It's silly to argue about the severity of the stress. If you want something stronger, just adjust the numbers. If the test specified a 20% fall in commercial real estate prices, and that causes a billion dollar loss in the commerical real estate holdings of an institution, it's not hard to estimate the effect of a 30% or 40% decline. This is exactly what people did in the US stress test, because the Treasury gave them the detailed information necessary.
The Euro stress test presented only aggregate results with box-and-whisker plots, and did not go down to the balance sheet line-item level. Moreover, the results don't pass the smell test. A stress in which asset prices fall by 20% or more and market volatility doubles only increased the risk of the banks' balance sheets by 7.6%. That's absurd. If you lend 80% of the purchase price of a building, and its value falls 20%, the risk of your loan went way up. If you hold assets whose volatility doubles, your risk doubles.
The problems is the test used Tier 1 capital instead of tangible common equity, and risk-weighted assets instead of mark-to-market valuations. Thus it showed only that banks would look okay to regulators in a stress, not that they had the economic resources to survive it.
Individual bank results were released by national regultors. Strong countries released detailed information about strong banks, not as detailed as the US stress tests but sufficient to show that the big multinational Euro banks will probably not fail absent a sovereign default, collapse in securitizations, funding crisis or liquidity crisis. Weak countries and weak banks avoided signficant disclosure, but most are too small to threaten sovereign credit by themselves. Spain, perhaps the most interesting country, seems to be having server problems, which is not good news. Hopefully it's just overwhelming traffic.
The only thing that the European quasi-stress tests really prove beyond a shadow of doubt is that their financial system is in such bad shape that all of their experts are certain that it would fail a real stress test.
I like hsvkitty's observations. Well said.
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TINLEY PARK | Some of the largest contractors on the planet told local small businesses Thursday how they can get their own piece of the $1.5 billion Illiana Expressway project.
"We are so excited and pumped about this project," said Illinois Secretary of Transportation Ann Schneider in welcoming small contractors to the disadvantaged business forum for the Illiana Expressway. "But what's exciting me even more is the chance for local businesses here in Illinois to compete for this work."
The Illiana Expressway would run 47 miles from Interstate 65 just northeast of Lowell to Interstate 55, near Wilmington, Ill. It has a projected cost of $1.5 billion. It will be operated as a toll road.
Illinois and Indiana are developing the toll road as a public-private partnership, seeking private investment teams to help finance, design, build and operate it.
Before the forum held at the Tinley Park Convention Center, Schneider said IDOT wants the winning bidder for the expressway project to hire disadvantaged businesses for 20 percent of the engineering work on the expressway and 25 percent of the actual construction. She said a hiring goal for the 35-year maintenance and operation of the expressway has yet to be determined.
Disadvantaged businesses cover a wide range of small enterprises, but often are women- or minority-owned. In recent years, veteran-owned business are also sometimes included in that category.
In all, 177 small business registered for Wednesday IDOT event, with 113 of those already identified as disadvantaged businesses.
They heard presentations from the four investment teams that have been named as finalist to bid on the Illiana Expresway job when a request for proposals is issued later this year. First up to the microphone on the stage at the convention center was Cintra, a Spanish firm that is the operator of the Chicago Skyway and Indiana Toll Road.
"We hope to have the opportunity to add this exciting project to our portfolio," said Tony Elkins, Cintra U.S. commercial director of corporate and business development.
Paul Martinez, of partner firm Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp., called the IDOT goals for hiring disadvantaged businesses "lofty" but pointed out Cintra has had 370 such firms working as subcontractors on three Texas road projects.
Cintra has 70,000 employees work on such projects in 15 countries around the world. Total Cintra revenues last year were $11 billion.
Next small business owners heard from ACS Infrastructure Development, a company with 160,000 employees in 50 countries and total annual revenues of $50 billion. In addition, small business owners heard from a group headed by Meridiam Infrastructure and another headed by Fluor Enterprises.
The Indiana Department of Transportation also has named Cintra, ACS, and Meridium as finalists for the request for proposals it will put out for the Indiana portion of the road. Both IDOT and INDOT want to issue the request for proposals in late spring or early summer. Proposals will be due back in the third quarter and a contract award made in the fourth quarter.


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The King County Wastewater Treatment Division has been selected to
receive one of only seven national awards in 2005 for excellence in
management from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, or
"King County truly embodies the spirit of the Excellence in
Management Recognition Program," said Ken Kirk, NACWA executive
director. "It is an honor and an inspiration to showcase the
achievements and commitment of our nation's public wastewater utilities
to America's waters."
The NACWA is a 300-member trade association representing publicly
owned wastewater treatment utilities in the United States. It annually
recognizes utilities that have successfully carried out progressive
management initiatives to tackle a range of management challenges
facing the clean-water community.
"I've been impressed by the leadership of our Wastewater Treatment
Division in serving the ratepayers in our 34 local sewer agencies,"
said King County Executive Ron Sims. "Division Director Don Theiler and
his team skillfully manage programs and employees dedicated to
protecting public health, water quality and the environment we enjoy in
this region."
Kirk explained that King County's regional wastewater utility was
chosen for its significant efforts during the past several years. NACWA
evaluated the utility in five areas:
Also contributing to the utility's selection were its Industrial
Waste Program, including outreach to dentists and specific industrial
dischargers, and the utility's public education activities, including
treatment plant tours, participation in local events, Web site and
other public information material, and active community outreach effort.
King County will receive its award during NACWA's 2006 winter conference Jan. 31-Feb. 3 in Palm Desert, Calif.
For more information about King County's clean-water programs and projects, visit the Wastewater Treatment Division Web site.
King County's Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health
and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer utilities and
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Eminentsearchsystem.com belongs to Google Redirect Virus that violates your privacy and compromises your security, making you feel really frustrated. Once infected, you may find that every time you try to search something on Yahoo or Google, the results come up, and when you click a result, it will send you to a random websites or Eminentsearchsystem.com which is a fraudulent web search engine with a "CC Search" logo. Eminentsearchsystem.com also uses the tracking cookie to deliver ads and gather web users' confidential information in order to remote attackers. It makes your computer at high risk. Eminentsearchsystem.com can escape from security tools that needs and only can be removed manually so that it is completely kicked off from your computer. Therefore, once detect Eminentsearchsystem.com, an immediate removal is needed.
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The Hunt for Blue November: Why Battleground Texas Needs White Women
Published: July 24, 2013
In the toughest battleground states of 2012, women cast the decisive votes. Even though male voters in Ohio had backed Obama in 2008 with a narrow 51-48 percent margin, they swung red last year, voting 52 percent in favor of Romney. But Obama raised support among Buckeye women voters to 55 percent last year from 53 percent in 2008, and the crucial state ended up in his column. Floridian men also switched camps with a five-point jump in Republican voting to 52 percent. But again more women turned out for the Democrats, tipping those 29 electoral votes toward the incumbent. Floridian women outvoted men by 650,000 ballots; Florida was decided by fewer than 75,000 votes.
In Texas, white women favored McCain and Romney by wide margins, though not as lopsidedly as did men. White women, accounting for one-third of the total vote in 2008, voted McCain by a 72-28 margin, whereas their male counterparts favored the Republican slightly more, by 75-25. (Again, 2012 exit polls are not available for Texas.) Battleground Texas sees the disparity between national voting patterns and those in Texas as evidence of a dormant female Democratic vote here—one that might have just erupted this summer.
State Sen. Wendy Davis' viral filibuster in June of a bill to impose draconian restrictions on abortion providers in Texas may have ultimately failed, but the attempt vaulted her into the limelight. In the process, the Lege's abortion battles illuminated not only on the Ft. Worth lawmaker, but exposed cavalier treatment by the GOP supermajority of Davis, her female colleagues and women's issues generally. Republicans passed their bill, but the blowback served as a feminist call to arms.
"I stood up to filibuster the bill because Texas Republican leaders would rather pursue a partisan agenda than help Texas women," Davis wrote in a Washington Post op-ed. "The people's filibuster demonstrated that Texans—and women everywhere—are ready and willing to fight back." In the weeks that followed, donors poured nearly $1 million into her campaign, positioning her for a gubernatorial run in 2014. Members of Battleground Texas, which rolled out a "/stand-with-wendy" donations webpage before the filibuster concluded, tweeted furiously throughout the legislative showdown. At a voter registration drive coinciding with the women's rights filibuster and rally at the Capitol on July 1, BGTX registered five times as many voters as they had in past field days.
The synergies are compelling. If Davis runs, BGTX will bring to bear the force of its digital and grassroots campaign blitzkrieg in her support. Winning the governor's mansion on a Democratic ticket remains a distant longshot in 2014, both because it comes so early in the BGTX push to organize a viable Democratic voter base, and because turnout is even lower for gubernatorial races than for presidential contests. (The lower the turnout, the lower the Dems' odds at the ballot box.) But a strong run could cement her national stature.
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Immunotoxin Therapy for Advanced Solid Tumors
Name of the Trial
Phase I Study of SS1(dsFv)-PE38 Immunotoxin in Patients with Advanced Mesothelin-Expressing Malignancies (NCI-03-C-0243). See the protocol summary.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Raffit Hassan, NCI Center for Cancer Research.
Why This Trial Is Important
Mesothelin is a protein that is found on the outside of normal mesothelial cells. These cells are present in tissues that surround the lungs (pleura), the heart (pericardium), and the abdomen (peritoneum). Mesothelin is also found in large amounts in several different types of cancer, including mesothelioma and ovarian and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Researchers at NCI are investigating mesothelin as a possible target for immunotherapy (treatment to stimulate the immune system's ability to fight cancer). A new drug called SS1(dsFv)-PE38 (or SS1P) targets cells that make mesothelin and delivers a toxin to them that will kill the cells. This trial will test the safety of SS1P in patients who have advanced mesothelin-expressing cancers.
"Mesothelin is highly expressed on a number of tumors, and it appears to play a role in cancer spread," said Dr. Hassan. "These characteristics make it a very important molecule for targeted therapies.
"SS1P is the first targeted therapy for mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer and one for which there is no effective treatment currently available," added Dr. Hassan.
Contact Information
This trial is no longer accepting new patients. To find other clinical trials for these cancers, search the NCI's database of clinical trials or call the NCI Clinical Studies Support Center (CSSC) at 1-888-NCI-1937. The CSSC provides information about cancer trials taking place on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. The call is toll free and confidential.