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"Geoacoustic seafloor exploration with a towed array in a shallow water area of the Strait of Sicily", IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, vol. 21, pp. 355–366, 1996 [Online]. Available: http://dx.medra.org/10.1109/48.544046,
"On the Geometric Control of Internal Forces in Power Grasp", in Proc. Conf. on Decision and Control, 1997. [PDF] (539.33 KB),
"Geometric Control Techniques for Manipulation Systems", in Proceeding Int. Conf. Computer Integrated Systems, Belfort, France, 1997. [PDF] (331.23 KB),
"Geometric Control Techniques for Mechanical Systems", in Int. Conf. Italian Association for Theretical and Applied Mechanics, Siena, Italia, september 29 - October 3 1997, 1997. 1997_PMBV_AIMETA.pdf (921.55 KB),
"Geometric Disturbance Decoupling Control of Vehicles with Active Suspensions", in Proc. IEEE Conf. on Control Applications, 1998, pp. 253-257. [PDF] (426.2 KB),
"Grasp Control: a General Manipulation System Approach", in Proc. Int. Works. Towards Intelligent Robotic Manipulation, Lausanne, 2002.,
"A Group-Theoretic Characterization of Quantized Control Systems", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Decision and Control, 2002, pp. 811-816. [PDF] (114.36 KB),
"A Geometry-Based Algorithm for the Stability of Planar Switching Systems", Int. J. of Systems Science, vol. 37, pp. 747–761, 2006.,
"GIS tools application for risk assessment of toxic waste buried in seafloor sediments", CHEMISTRY IN ECOLOGY, pp. S145–S161, 2006 [Online]. Available: http://dx.medra.org/10.1080/02757540600670828,
"Generalized Fibonacci Dynamical Systems", in Int. Conf. On Fibonacci Numbers and their applications, 2008. [PDF] (151.22 KB),
"Genipin-crosslinked chitosan/gelatin blends for biomedical applications", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 2008.,
"Generalised Entropy of Curves for the Analysis and Classification of Dynamical Systems", ENTROPY, vol. 11, pp. 249–270, 2009.,
"On the global convergence of a class of distributed algorithms for maximizing the coverage of a WSN", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Decision and Control, Shanghai (China), 2009, pp. 7885 - 7890. [PDF] (187.33 KB),
"Geometric and robust feedback control of an AUV exploring an underwater volcano", in Proc. IEEE Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Conference, 2010, p. – [Online]. Available: http://dx.medra.org/10.1109/AUV.2010.5779646,
"A graph theoretic characterization of power network vulnerabilities", in 2011 American Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2011, pp. 3918 - 3923. [PDF] (392.73 KB),
"Gait and Anthropometric Profile Biometrics: A Step Forward", Second Generation Biometrics: The Ethical, Legal and Social Context, pp. 105–127, 2012.,
"A geographical information system (GIS)-based simulation tool to assess civilian harbor protection levels", IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, vol. 37, pp. 85–102, 2012 [Online]. Available: http://dx.medra.org/10.1109/JOE.2011.2174675,
"Grasp and Manipulation Analysis for Synergistic Underactuated Hands Under General Loading Conditions", in International Conference of Robotics and Automation - ICRA 2012, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 2012, pp. 2836 - 2842. [PDF] (621.11 KB),
"Gelatin-Hydroxyapatite hydrogels to investigate periosteal derived progenitor cells (PDPCs) response for tissue engineering applications", in Advanced Cell Culture, Liverpool, UK, 2013.,
"Global Path Planning for Competitive Robotic Cars", in IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Florence, Italy, 2013, pp. 4510 - 4516. [PDF] (766.29 KB),
"Grand Challenges in Bionics", Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 1, 2013.,
"Grasp Analysis Tools for Synergistic Underactuated Robotic Hands", International Journal of Robotic Reasearch, vol. 32, no. 13, pp. 1553 - 1576, 2013. [PDF] (1.36 MB),
"Grasp Compliance Regulation in Synergistically Controlled Robotic Hands with VSA", in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2013, Tokyo, Japan, 2013, pp. 3015 -3022. [PDF] (808.46 KB),
"Grasping devices and methods in automated production processes ", CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 679-701, 2014 [Online]. Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850614001887,
"Grasping with Soft Hands", in IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (HUMANOIDS 2014), Madrid, Spain, November 18 - 20, 2014, pp. 581 - 587 [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7041421&queryText%3DGrasping+with+Soft+Hands [PDF] (4.39 MB),
"Gripping device for heavy and deformable materials handling: concept, design, selection and test", in 24th CIRP Design Conference, Milan, April 14 - 16, 2014.,
"Gender-specific velocity recognition of caress-like stimuli through nonlinear analysis of Heart Rate Variability", in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, Milano, ITA, 2015, pp. 298–301.,
"Grasp Planning with Soft Hands using Bounding Box Object Decomposition", in IEEE International Conference of Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015), Hamburg, Germany, September 28 - October 02, 2015, 2015, pp. 518 - 523 [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7353421&queryText=Grasp%20Planning%20with%20Soft%20Hands%20using%20Bounding%20Box%20Object%20Decomposition&newsearch=true [PDF] (1.65 MB),
"A game theoretic approach for antagonistic-task coordination of underwater autonomous robots in asymmetric threats scenarios", in OCEANS 2016, 2016 [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7761346/ 2016_nfcp_oceans.pdf (754.44 KB),
"Grasp Performance of a Soft Synergy-Based Prosthetic Hand: A Pilot Study", IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2407 - 2417, 2017 [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8094246,


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Wikipedia : One of the most important web portal in geek's life. Whenever I need to search anything I use two things. First open up the Google and then search for the related wikipedia page. Exploring wikipedia page using shell is possible. Interested fact is that we can do it without even opening the cli browser. We can make wikipedia text query over dns for an ip address. I learned this trick from Ajay Sharma (firstname.lastname@example.com). Thanks to him for teaching me this wonderful trick. Let's explore how to do it 🙂
We will use 'dig' utility for this purpose. Dig is more popularly known as the DNS lookup Utility. You can find more about it using man pages. Syntax for the text based wikipedia query is : dig +short txt <keyword>.wp.dg.cx . For example if you want to look into the wikipedia page of Linux you need to type something like this : dig +short txt linux.wp.dg.cx . Screenshot of the same is attached below :
For multiple word search having spaces in between them you can use the traditional '\' operator. To grasp the wikipedia page of Free Software Foundation (FSF) we need to type dig +short txt free\ software\ foundation.wp.dg.cx .
Only problem is its quite limited. I am trying to figure out a way through which we can look up the whole page but I think this much is also quite useful as most of the times we came to know about the product by reading one or two lines only. So play with wikipedia using Shell only 🙂


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Liberty hosts 14th Annual Civil War Seminar
This weekend hundreds of Civil War enthusiasts and students from across the United States are attending the 14th Annual Civil War Seminar, hosted by Liberty University's History Department.
The theme is "Jine the Cavalry," and the schedule includes lectures from nationally renowned speakers, displays of artifacts and memorabilia, Civil War items for sale, and a period church service on Sunday morning with guest speaker the Rev. Alan Farley in the Worley Prayer Chapel.
The event continues to be a must-see for Civil War buffs mainly because of Liberty's prime location among some famous historic battlefields of the war. Participants also have the chance to view Liberty's National Civil War Chaplains Museum, which opened in January. The museum features one-of-a-kind artifacts particular to the spiritual leaders of the war.
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"Our North American culture is very good at creating a structured lifestyle yet it does not teach us how to be strong physically or mentally from within as we experience life. I am very grateful to be able to pass on his teachings to help others through martial arts kung fu, qi gong, meditation, and philosophy. "
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Pigeons galore. Reminds me of the homeless lady in Central Park in the movie "Home Alone 2". Venice Italy in San Marcos Square.
"Mr. Ed Asner"
Ed Asner enjoys a moment in the spot light at the 2013 AMFM Fest in Cathedral City, California.
The human music box dancing in the sunlight.
Girls in the park.
Perfectly balanced. Finding balance in life is easier said than done, but it is the key to success. Once balance is found leave it alone. The Rock Balancer in the Seaport Village knows this all too well.
"Scott and Michael"
Scott Christopher unveils his Michael Jackson photo to the public for the first time at the 2013 AMFM Fest in Cathedral City, California at the Incredible Artist Gallery near the Mary Pickford Theater.
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Philip Kaufman is the guitar man in Ocean Beach. San Diego, California.
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Viggo Mortensen and Ed Asner share a private moment at the 2013 AMFM Festival in Cathedral City, California.
"Look At My Tongue"
Nadja Alyxandria King in costume.
Blugrass musicians jamming out their tunes at the San Clemente pier.
"Just About Reach It"
"My Eyes Are Very Vulnerable"
Mike The Baron Muchow in his Skulduggers costume.
"I'll Get You Later"
"For Singing Out Loud!"
Bartenders mixing it up at the Grand Hotel Aminta in Sorrento Italy.
"Bright And Shining Like The Sun"
Fellow artist painting one of the many canals in Venice Italy.
"Wanting To Be Somewhere Else"
Musicians in Florence Italy.
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"I Can Strum My Guitar And Pierce Your Soul At The Same Time"
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Kids at play under the San Clemente pier.
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Lana plays in a fountain in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
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An old abandoned building in East San Diego makes for the perfect spot for an impromptu photo shoot.
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STOCKTON - Boost law and justice staffing. Open up more jail beds. And increase communication between police agencies.
STOCKTON – Boost law and justice staffing. Open up more jail beds. And increase communication between police agencies.
Those are the recommendations to local government from a group of citizens that make up San Joaquin County's 2012-13 grand jury, which released a report Wednesday on public safety in the county.
The report addresses the three areas, saying that although officials are doing all they can to protect the public, "countless issues," mostly money related, are working against their efforts.
Foreman Gary Spaugh said the report isn't meant as criticism, rather advice on making more improvements and reducing crime.
He said the jury's goal was two-fold: offer the public hope that its crime problems can be solved and be helpful to law enforcement and justice agencies in its suggestions.
Jurors are recommending the county Board of Supervisors boost funding and make staff increases a priority at the Sheriff's Office, the probation department, the District Attorney's Office and the Public Defender's Office by adopting policies before September.
They also are asking city councils throughout the county to adopt a similar policy for their police departments. A specific recommendation for Stockton is that it identify policies and approve a plan to promote police retention.
"Crime levels have risen and there have been significant public safety issues that have come about as a result of rising crime levels throughout the county," Spaugh said. "We believed it was important to actually take a look at it from a grand jury view."
The report notes that law enforcement agencies have experienced significant reductions in the number of officers patrolling the streets throughout the county.
Manteca police lost 12 officers in 2009. Tracy police lost 10 in recent years.
Stockton police lost 100 between 2007 and 2011.
And even though Stockton hired 75 officers last year, 72 others resigned or retired, leaving a gain of only three officers. Adding to the problem in Stockton were the largest recorded number of homicides in the city last year.
The District Attorney had to reduce the prosecution team by more than 30 percent and the Public Defender had similar cutbacks, the report said. And as a result, there aren't enough resources to bring some criminal cases to justice.
Public Defender Peter Fox has worked diligently to maintain a high level of dedication to the community, said Assistant Public Defender Miriam Lyell. But, she said, staff reductions took a toll on the department's ability to keep up with the recent crime rise.
"I applaud the grand jury. I think they did a thorough and multifaceted investigation, and I appreciate that they saw the issue of administration of justice as high priority in San Joaquin County," Lyell said.
Lyell said the Public Defender has requested more funding for the upcoming fiscal year. "I hope that the Board of Supervisors will take a serious look at the recommendations in the report," she said.
The grand jury highlights the overcrowded county jail as one of the chinks in the armor of the local criminal justice system.
And changes in state law have added more inmates to the jail and probation who otherwise would have been the responsibility of state corrections. Known as realignment, the shift includes state parolees that now cycle in and out of the overcrowded jail on parole revocations – because they are the first to be released under a court cap to make room for those awaiting trial.
Last year, more than 2,000 inmates were released early, according to the report.
The grand jury recommends a Dec. 31 deadline for the county Board of Supervisors to increase the number of jail beds. It doesn't recommend a particular path to reach that goal but it lists a series of options to alleviate crowding, starting with a long-simmering county plan to build a new 1,280-bed facility with $80 million awarded from the state. The county put up money and resources and has, so far, spent $9 million on architectural and engineering work.
The report also cites a county study that found that operating a bigger jail would cost nearly $70 million more annually, and funding that would require the elimination of "several" county departments without additional revenues.
The board was scheduled to consider what it would do next at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The day before the meeting, the item was postponed until June 4.
The grand jury lists other options as part of the solution: add a new, non-secure facility for certain inmates; upgrade existing low-security jail space; ship inmates out of county; implement a system to evaluate and release low-risk detainees before trial; use electric monitoring for home detention; and allowing an offender to live at home but periodically check into reporting center.
Sheriff Steve Moore, responsible for jail operations, said the county has been in need of additional jail beds for a long time and he agrees with the grand jury's recommendations.
"But we have had to face the reality that the funding has not been there," Moore said.
Moore is exploring some of the recommendations, including a potential lower-security community corrections center and a new pretrial services program to assess incoming jail inmates for possible release.
"I'm very happy the grand jury decided to make this presentation," he said.
Supervisor Larry Ruhstaller said he doesn't see the revenue needed to staff the proposed new jail materializing. Part of the jail's current problem is that it is full of people who would be better served in facilities to treat mental-health and substance-abuse issues, he said.
"You cannot just build more jail cells," he said. "The building of the same-old, same-old is not the way to go."
Supervisor Bob Elliott said a systematic "catch and release" is not a good deterrent for crime, and a solution is needed.
"I think adequate jail space is part of that. It might not be the whole solution, but it must be part of it."
The third area examined by the jury is the way in which police departments and the Sheriff's Office collaborate.
Jurors acknowledge some of the changes local agencies have made to operate more efficiently with fewer resources: Escalon and Manteca have installed video cameras in patrol cars. Ripon has surveillance cameras within the city that are monitored by dispatchers. Stockton uses texting and social media to involve the public in their fight against crime.
Multi-agency task forces and partnerships were formed to target some areas of concern. They include parole/probation searches before the holidays and a Community Corrections Partnership, a committee of law enforcement, justice and community leaders that tackle issues related to realignment and are working to develop policies and procedures.
The grand jury believes, however, that special units in cities throughout the county would benefit from working together, rather than independently.
"The duplication of special units, specialized training and police functions cause inefficient use of limited resources," the report says.
It also found that, "there are examples of cooperation between different agencies in the county but each agency still operates autonomously most of the time."
The jury recommends an ad hoc committee of county and city officials be created with the purpose of studying "how to increase countywide efficiency of law enforcement agencies by taking a regional approach to some or all of their services."
Moore said local law enforcement agencies do work together on a number of task forces. But, he said, they have their own specialized units because each city has its own distinct problems to address.
Moore said many cities within the county had to decrease participation in some county-wide partnerships because of staff reductions.
Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department, said cooperative law enforcement efforts in San Joaquin County are evolving and progressing. They include several county-wide joint task forces already formed, such as a gang task force, the Metropolitan Explosive Ordinance Team, Delta Ratt Auto Theft Task Force and the County Firearms Reduction Consortium.
"As a result of these task forces, communication has become more efficient which results in more information being shared between the different agencies regarding to crime and criminal justice related issues," Silva said.
Both Moore and Silva expressed that their agencies welcome discussions of exploring other joint efforts to reduce crime in the community.
Agencies identified in the report have 60 days to respond to the recommendations.
Staff writer Zachary K. Johnson contributed to this report.
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2019 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture
National Stewardship Contracting Webinar
Thursday, March 8th 1:00-2:30 EST
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For background on Programmatic Monitoring of Stewardship Contracting:
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National Stewardship Contracting Virtual Meeting: Case Studies from Recent Stewardship Contracting Projects
Tuesday, May 2nd 1:00-2:30 EST
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2017 Distinguished Lecture: Rev. Sally Bingham
2016 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Jerry F. Franklin
UN Climate Change Conference Report
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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The World Forestry Center, The Nature Conservancy, and the Pinchot Institute will hold a public lecture reporting on the UN Climate Change Conference being held in Paris, France. Dr. Steven Running was a chapter Lead Author for the 4th Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He received his M.S. in Forest Management at OSU and his Ph.D. in Forest Ecophysiology at CSU (Colorado). He is now a Regents Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Montana, where he has been since 1979.
Dr. Running will be "on the ground" at the World Forestry Center while the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be taking place in Paris. He will talk about the latest climate negotiations, and the specific role global forests have in the Earth climate system.
Contact Amber Morrison at firstname.lastname@example.com or 503.488.2122 with questions.
Teacher Training Workshop: Grey Towers 101
In partnership with the Lacawac Sanctuary and US Forest Service, the Pinchot Institute for Conservation invites you to participate in a free workshop for K-12 teachers of all subject areas. This workshop will:
2015 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture: Hon. Bill Ritter
2014 Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Stephen J. Pyne
Dr. Stephen J. Pyne will deliver the 2014 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, February 20th in Washington, DC.
Gifford Pinchot Documentary Screening at Grey Towers
You're invited to a free screening of the WVIA documentary Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot on Saturday, June 15 at dusk at Grey Towers National Historic Site. The film highlights Pinchot's philosophy of natural resource conservation through sustainable use and how that legacy is continued today by the Pinchot Institute and Grey Towers.
The screening is part of the Grey Towers Heritage Association Screen on the Green environmental film series and will be shown rain or shine in the outdoor amphitheater or tented terrace area (bring a picnic dinner, blankets, and/or lawn chairs). The 56-minute film will start at dusk (approximately 7:30pm).
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Driving Tour of Managed Family Forests
Driving tour of Common Waters Locations
Saturday, June 15, 9 am - 1 pm, FREE
Join us on a driving tour of privately owned forested properties located within the Upper Delaware River Basin and learn how participation in the Common Waters Fund helps landowners conserve and manage their forests. Learn how healthy forests in this region provide clean drinking water for more than 15 million people downstream and how the health and existence of these forests are threatened by the pressures of development.
Registration required, call 570-296-9625 to reserve a spot.
Limited to first 22 registrants.
Co-sponsored by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, Grey Towers Heritage Association and the US Forest Service at Grey Towers.
Gifford Pinchot Documentary Screening at the DC Environmental Film Festival
The 21st Annual DC Environmental Film Festival will include a free screening of Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot on Thursday, March 21st at 5:30pm at the National Portrait Gallery.
2013 Distinguished Lecture - Tom Tidwell: "Sustaining Forests in the Time of Climate Change"
Tom Tidwell delivered the 2013 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture: "Sustaining Forests in the Time of Climate Change."
2013 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture
Join us for the 2013 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 14th at 3pm at the Cosmos Club.
2012 Distinguished Lecture -- Journey of the Universe: Environmental Stewardship and Human Transformation by Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker
Join us for the 2012 Pinchot Distinguished Lecture in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 23rd at 3pm at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Forest Land Conservation in the 21st Century: Strategy and Policy
A Symposium in Commemoration of the Weeks Act Centennial hosted by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation and the USDA Forest Service to be held on June 7-8, 2011 at Yale University.
2011 Distinguished Lecture: Forest Conservation and Climate Change: U.S. Role in International and Domestic Policy
We are pleased to share with you to our 2011 Pinchot Institute for Conservation Distinguished Lecture. Our esteemed speaker this year was Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, who spoke on Forest Conservation and Climate Change: U.S. Role in International and Domestic Policy.
Forum on Forests with Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell
An informal forum hosted by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation to bring together the new Chief of the Forest Service and conservation organizations in the area. A summary of the major topics discussed is available.
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) addresses the Pinchot Institute Forum on Climate Change, Forests and Bioenergy


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Sep 21, 2004 | ISBN 9780767912686
"As a builder of perhaps more skyscrapers than anyone, I know a lot about them; yet Neal's book is very informative. This is a great and fascinating read for anyone interested in architecture, history, and New York City."
-Donald J. Trump
"Neal Bascomb's HIGHER is a fascinating account of the bitter race between two 1930's Manhattan architects to build the world's tallest building and thereby set in place a significant part of the fabulous skyline that inspires us to this day. Full of intrigue, insider's detail, and rich characterization, HIGHER is delicious history with a human face–a must-read primer on how THE city came to be."
-Les Standiford, author of The Last Train to Paradise.
"In Higher, Neal Bascomb has captured the very engaging human drama of architects and entrepreneurs scheming and competing to build the tallest skyscraper in New York–and in the world. Their legacies still stand proud, the Chrysler and Empire State buildings being among the greatest artistic and structural engineering achievements of all time."
-Henry Petroski, author of Engineers of Dreams
"Characters and buildings alike come vividly to life in Neal Bascomb's account of ambition, greed and technical ingenuity during the Roaring Twenties. An enthralling tale, brilliantly told, of the greatest architectural adventure of the twentieth century."
-Ross King, author of Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling and Brunelleschi's Dome
"The great race to build the world's tallest building still continues in Asia, but nowhere was the gamble undertaken with such intense competition as New York in the twenties and thirties. Out of it came iconic structures that define the city's profile and inspire generations of designers. Neal Bascomb's exploration of the struggle for supremacy among the Chrysler, Empire State, and 40 Wall Street buildings reveals how strong personalities, powerful economic forces, and shifting design aesthetics influenced those who sought to dominate the sky in New York. In his compelling narrative each building comes to a different result, but their interdependence is compellingly documented and convincingly presented. Anyone interested in the three tall buildings that make New York special with want this book."
-Hugh Hardy, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates LLP


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Maybin shares father's influence in Chatting Cage
Padres outfielder also discusses pride in defense, optimism for season in Q&A
As with any player, Cameron Maybin's ultimate goal each year is to still be playing meaningful games come September and well into October. Yet for the Padres outfielder, some of the most special games of his career will always come in the season's opening month.
For the first few weeks of each season, Maybin brings his family along to wherever San Diego's schedule takes them. Following the Padres' 11-2 Opening Day loss to the Mets at Citi Field on Monday, Maybin -- accompanied by his father, Rudy -- spent part of Tuesday's off-day interacting with fans via a live video stream in a 15-minute question-and-answer session inside the Chatting Cage.
"He's been instrumental to everything I've been able to do and accomplish along the way," Maybin said of his father, whom he deemed the greatest influence on his life. "He's instilled a lot of great things in me."
For Rudy -- who still resides in North Carolina, where Cameron was raised -- spending the first month of the season traveling with his son is one of the highlights of each and every year. On average, he attends approximately 25-30 games in person each year, while catching as many others as possible -- upwards of 130-140 -- on television.
"It's always exciting," Rudy said. "[Cameron's] so passionate about baseball, and the offseason always seems to be really extended and kind of a drag for us. We always look forward to getting back to the season. Opening Day is like a holiday for our family when it finally comes."
This season, that holiday includes the season-opening series in New York followed by a three-game set in Colorado this weekend before returning to San Diego for the club's April 9 home opener.
Maybin is hoping his father will be treated to not only some improved play from himself, but from the entire Padres team. After hitting just .243 with 26 stolen bases in 147 games last year, Maybin is looking to regain his 2011 form, with which he hit .264 and stole 40 bases, despite playing in 10 fewer games.
Along with stepping up his own game, Maybin is confident the rest of his teammates will help San Diego improve on its 76-86 record and fourth-place finish in the National League West a year ago. Though the Padres are widely considered an afterthought in the division behind the defending champion Giants and free-spending Dodgers, Maybin doesn't believe his club should be counted out just yet.
"We're really high on what we have," Maybin said. "We kind of shored up our starting rotation, our bullpen is coming together and we're really excited about the chemistry we have in the clubhouse. Look for us to definitely go out there and compete hard, and hopefully give the fans of San Diego a really, really special year this year."
While Maybin's focus remains on the team element, the speedy center fielder didn't shy away from talking about his individual goals for the new season. Though often asked about his potential to reach the 50-stolen base plateau, Maybin admitted the true honor for him would be earning some hardware with his glove.
"I take a lot of pride in my defense, and I've been fortunate enough to work with [first-base coach and former Major League outfielder] Dave Roberts, one of the greatest guys I've had an opportunity to work with," Maybin said. "And something we really focus on is trying to win a Gold Glove. The last few years, I've had some really good defensive seasons, so I really, really want that Gold."
That's not to say Maybin hasn't kicked around the thought of swiping 50 bags, or what that number of steals would do for the Padres' team success.
As he noted, however, there's a certain degree of luck that plays into reaching that milestone. Along with first-class speed and baserunning ability, it takes getting enough steal opportunities based on the game situation, as well as getting enough plate appearances throughout the year.
Maybin also knows that pushing his average back closer to the .264 mark from 2011 wouldn't hurt his chances either. That's certainly easier said than done with, as Maybin acknowledged, the number of elite pitchers whom hitters face throughout the year.
As for Maybin's biggest nemesis, the speedster pointed to injured Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter. Though Carpenter is expected to miss the entire season with recurring neck and shoulder pain, Maybin (0-for-9 with five career strikeouts against Carpenter) paid respect to the veteran right-hander as the toughest pitcher he's ever faced.
"I always answer this question the same way: He plays for St. Louis, you might have heard of him -- a guy by the last name of Carpenter; first name, Chris," Maybin answered when asked whom he felt was the game's most intimidating pitcher. "He's one of the toughest guys in the game. I feel like every time I step in the box against that guy it's going to be a battle. He's a bulldog, he comes out and competes. And I love facing the best in the game."
While Maybin hopes his Padres will still be playing amongst the "best in the game" come October, for now he's just focused on the tradition of enjoying the first few weeks of the season alongside his family.
"It sounds cliché," Maybin said, "but in this game -- a game filled with so many ups and downs -- I think as long as you can remember to have fun and enjoy it and continue to make it a game, that's the best way to approach the game of baseball.
"The best advice I've had, for sure, is just, 'The older you get, it's so important to keep having fun.' "


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For this chocolate-peanut butter tart, a delicate cookie crust cradles a lighter-than-air peanut-butter mousse and a chocolate ganache topping.
I've been making this chocolate-peanut butter tart ever since Rose's book came out–one year before I started Leite's Culinaria! It was a staple of our entertaining table for a couple of years, which really isn't so surprising considering The One's favorite sweet combo is chocolate and peanut butter. He used to beg me to make it, and, of course, I'd shrug my shoulders and pretend to be disinterested, just to torture him, and then in the end carry one aloft into the dining room.
But over the past decade, various lovelies of the baking persuasion have lured me away, and this tart recipe, sadly, fell out of rotation. That was until Renee suggested we tip our hat to National Peanut Butter Day, which is January 24th. "I have the perfect recipe to celebrate with," I said. While preparing the tart for the photo above, the whole shebang went off without a hitch, her meticulous instructions (see "LC OCD In A Good Way Note" below) were like a siren whispering in my ear. Ah, the joys of an elegant and clearly written recipe.–David Leite
LC OCD In A Good Way Note
You may be wondering "Why in the name of all that's good and flour-y is Rose Levy Beranbaum being so OCD about this recipe with her insanely detailed instructions and unusual ingredient amounts, like "1/2 egg"? Well, first, that's just Rose. Second, that's what's made her such a standout cookbook author, and why mess with something that works?
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Tart
- Quick Glance
- Makes one 9 1/2- or 10-inch tart
IngredientsEmail Grocery List
- For the peanut butter mousse
- 7 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup heavy cream, softly whipped
- For the milk chocolate ganache
- 3 ounces milk chocolate
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sweet Peanut Butter Cookie Tart Crust, baked and cooled
- Make the peanut butter mousse
- 1. In the bowl of a standing mixer, preferably fit with the whisk beater, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar just until the mixture is uniform in color. Reduce the speed to low and add the vanilla. Beat in 1/4 cup of the whipped cream just until it is incorporated. With a large rubber spatula, fold in the rest of the whipped cream, mixing until the mixture is well blended but still airy.
- 2. Scrape the mousse into the sweet peanut butter cookie tart crust and smooth the surface so that it is level. (If the dough is rolled to the exact thickness specified, the filling and ganache amounts will be exact. If the dough is rolled a little thicker, there will be a little leftover filling and ganache.) Refrigerate the tart while preparing the ganache.
- Make the ganache topping
- 3. Break the milk and bittersweet chocolates into several pieces and place in the bowl of a food processor fit with the metal blade. Process until the chocolate is very finely ground.
- 4. Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat or in a heatproof glass measure in the microwave. With the food processor's motor running, pour the hot cream through the feed tube into the chocolate mixture. Process until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl once or twice, about 15 seconds. Add the vanilla and pulse a few times to incorporate it. Transfer the ganache to a bowl. Cool to room temperature.
- Assemble the tart
- 5. Pour the ganache over the peanut butter mousse in a circular motion, being careful so that it does not land too heavily in any one spot and cause a depression in the mousse. Using a small metal spatula, start to spread the ganache to the edges of the pastry, then spread it evenly to cover the entire surface of the tart. If desired, make a spiral pattern by lightly pressing the spatula against the surface and running it from the outside of the tart to the center. Refrigerate the tart for at least 2 hours to set or up to 5 days. (You can wrap the tart well and freeze it for up to 3 months.)
- 6. Remove the tart from the refrigerator at least 15 minutes before serving. Unmold the tart and cut it with a sharp, thin-bladed knife, dipping it in hot water after each slice. It is as good lightly chilled as it is at room temperature.
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in the vein of the Savage Tide and Age of Worms Obituaries threads, where and how have my fellow DMs Killed PCs? I personally get to start it in one week and hope to have something to add.
please try to include
Name of PC:
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I got a TPK on Thistletop. After many survival check failures, the barbarian finally got the party to Thistletop around 9pm. When they found the wall of briars, they immediately decided to burn the wall, despite my heavy warnings.
A goblin came out of the tunnel to investigate, spotted the party, then retreated back to raise the alert level before the party could kill him. The party chased in after him and ended up fighting waves of goblins and goblin dogs plus the druid in the small tunnels. Using waves helped the party survive longer, but they still eventually succumbed.
The goblin's dinner that night was comprised of...
Lupbiddle - Gnome Psion 2
Tenderthai - Halfling Warmage 2
Zukai - Human Cleric 2
Dagar - Dwarf Barbarian 2
So Far the dead number
1st adventure (Burnt Offerings): 4
c'mon with everyone playing there have been no more deaths? My group decided to start early so I may have to add to this myself later tonight.
DirkHuman Warblade level 2
After their battle with the druid, the alarms were sounded and Dirk met his doom at the edge of a dog slicer at the entrance to the goblin fortress.
So Far the dead number
1st adventure (Burnt Offerings): 4
c'mon with everyone playing there have been no more deaths? My group decided to start early so I may have to add to this myself later tonight.
Sorry. Tsuto knocked one guy unconscious, but that's the closest.
I fleshed out the boar hunting w/ aldern, using a Lamashtu corrupted dire boar (give them more of a hint that something is VERY wrong around town)...the boar impaled two of aldern's hunting partners/retainers, but none of the party...
Was a good opportunity to convey what a jerk aldern is-he was more concerned with his precious horses than the men...
|Wayne Tripp
We have 5
Fighter 1-going to prestige to outlaw of the crimson road
Paladin 1-going to prestige to order of the grey guard
Wizard 1-going to prestige class to blood magus
Cleric of ???? 1-(part of her backstory, doesn't know who her god is)
Ranger 1-going to prestige to Swanmay
Yes, we're on a prestige class kick lately...
|Tamago RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16
Name of PC: Alexandr
Class/Level: Warlock 2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Chased down 2 goblins fleeing to meet up with Tsuto in the Glassworks.
Story: The rest of the Party didn't come with him, since they figured he wouldn't chase the goblins past the next room or so. The goblins ran all the way to Tsuto's room in the basement. Alone, wounded, and without the rest of the party in hearing range, he decided to go mano-a-mano against Tsuto. Needless to say, it didn't work out.
Name of PC: Cristoff
Class/Level: Fighter 3
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: A hungry barghest
Story: The heroes of Sandpoint battled there way through Thistletop, defeating the goblins and Nualia's cronies. They came upon the hidden section of the dungeon that lead to Malfeshnekor's prison. Unwary, the group entered that foul sanctum. That's when the clever barghest, concealed by invisibility, launched his attack. The party fought valiantly but was badly thrashed by the fiend. Cristoff fell defending the others. When they tried to retreat and regroup, they made the mistake of leaving Cristoff's fallen body behind.
"Ooh! A tasty treat!" thought Malfeshnekor. *CHOMP!*
|KissMeDarkly RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32
Name of PC: Mite Spell-Loyal
Class/Level: Fighter 3
Adventure: Burnt Offerings (Caverns of Wrath)
Catalyst: Lesser Runewell of Wrath
Story: One of his fellow party members decided to collect some of the yellow liquid inside the pool of Erylium's sanctum in a vial. Without gloves, this elven ranger rolled a Reflex Save to see if she could do this without touching any of the liquid. And promptly failed, causing her to attack the nearest party member, Mite Spell-Loyal, dwarven fighter. As the party members tried to subdue her after the initial surprise attack, with three coming close, but ultimately unable to stop her raging madness. Two more rounds of combat quickly saw Mite knocked down to -10 with a single blow that deal 14 damage. The Elf was then quickly subdued by the human barbarian.
Damn those elves!
|Demiurge 1138 RPG Superstar 2013 Top 8
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Name: Niccolo Sarkolberti
Class: Human (Chelish) rogue 1
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Lucky, lucky little goblins
Niccolo Sarkolberti was second cousin to the Scarnetti family, an infamous crank-about-town known for being a racist bastard and widely suspected of being an arsonist. He's probably where all the rumors about the Scarnettis burning down either their own or their competitor's mills came from.
When the goblins attacked Sandpoint, his strategy seemed to be for the most part firing his crossbow while hiding behind Varisians and children, but he finally showed some valor by pummeling unsuspecting goblin thugs... and getting charged by the mounted goblin commando. Who rolled a crit. And maximum damage. Killing him in one swift blow.
He is survived by Sulik Sky-eyes, his lover who was kept secret for being both Shoanti and a man. He will not be missed by the majority of Sandpoint's citizens.
Name of PC: Shalelu Andosana
Class/Level: Ranger 2/Fighter 1//brass dragon shaman 3
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Chief Ripnugget
Since not one of my PCs can wilderness-navigate themselves out of a wet paper bag, they decided to call in Shalelu to help them get to Thistletop when the time came to start their assault. I had originally planned to NPC Shalelu, but a friend had a free evening, so I added a gestalt element to her (so she'd be on the same scale as the rest of the party) and sent them off to deal with Ripnugget and Nualia. Unfortunately, when the party reached Ripnugget's throne room, the mighty chief had no difficulty mounting up on Stickfoot and charging at them.
Spirited Charge + critical hit = dead Shalelu. Thanks to high rolls, I did 23 hp to her in one shot, enough to drop her straight to -11.
'Course, since she's due to reappear in Hook Mountain Massacre, I'm gonna have to do some thinking once I get #3 in my hands...
It is with great sorrow that I am forced to announce the loss of the first party PC for Kung Fu Gamers(our gaming group in Virginia Beach, VA).
Kadrian Rell, faithful and just Paladin of Iomedae fell in valiant battle against the tainted aasimar cleric Nualia. While striving to defend his fellow adventurers from the obvious threat that Nualia posed, both to the party, and to the citizenry of Sandpoint, Kadrian lost his life when the serrated blade of the cleric's mighty bastard sword tore through his throat, killing him instantly. However, his death was not entirely in vain. Driven to action by the loss of their beloved comrade, the party slew Nualia, ending her threat forevermore(?).
Name: Vaelastraz
Class: Human cleric 3
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Nobody making a Will save with a DC of 11
The party entered the chapel to Lamashtu inside Thistletop, wary for lurking danger. They spotted the two yeth hounds in the shadows by the ceiling, but before they could act, both hounds began to bay. All four of the party members succumbed to the mind-numbing panic and fled in multiple directions, heedless of any danger they might encounter. Unfortunately, Vael the cleric was the slowest of the bunch. The hounds descended upon the man, dragging him to the ground and savaging him. By the time the others recovered from their terror and returned to defeat the hounds, it was too late to save the cleric.
Which reinforces the old saying: "I don't have to outrun the monsters, I just have to outrun the slowest PC!"
no one dead in the horrorfest yet?
W. Somerset Maugham:
"Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it."
1st adventure (Burnt Offerings): 12
edit :post number 400! yay!
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Name of PC: Tobias
Class/Level: Rogue 2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings - Thistletop
Catalyst: Rope Bridge
It all started years ago with 5 PC deaths to the Rope Bridge in Forge of Fury followed about a year later by a few more deaths to a Rope Bridge in some other module. Half the deaths were Brad's characters, so when the party reached the Rope Bridge to Thistletop, he was understandably "hesitant" to cross.
After much discussion, the party decides to cross the bridge one at a time and sends the rogue across the Rope Bridge to scout. Tobias crosses then spots the goblins playing Killgull and motions for the others to follow. The half-orc barbarian crossed next and hid with the rogue to watch the game. Brad's sorceress crosses next and gets 40ft across when a goblin spots the barbarian and raises the alarm.
After initiative is rolled, the barbarian and rogue ready to defend the bridge as the goblins mount up. The dwarf cleric double moves onto the bridge followed immediately by the dwarf fighter, setting off the trap. Both dwarves make their Indiana Jones reflex saves, but the sorceress ends up in the water with enough non-lethal damage to be knocked unconscious. The barbarian decides to dive into the water to save the sorceress (successful) leaving the poor rogue all alone to fight the goblins and goblin dogs. After a quick calculation of odds, Tobias dives in after the barbarian and proceeds to roll 5+ on each d6 for a nice quick death.
no one dead in the horrorfest yet?
Last weekend, my tabletop game had a near-TPK against Xanesha in "The Skinsaw Murders." I haven't got a chance to type up the report though because I'm missing some of the characters' names (two of the players were new for that session). But you can put down three deaths for that adventure if it makes you feel better. :D
Cpt_kirstov wrote:no one dead in the horrorfest yet?Last weekend, my tabletop game had a near-TPK against Xanesha in "The Skinsaw Murders." I haven't got a chance to type up the report though because I'm missing some of the characters' names (two of the players were new for that session). But you can put down three deaths for that adventure if it makes you feel better. :D
I just got mine a week ago, and with planning my NaNoWriMo, I havn't even cracked the book yet, that being said, I am always happy to know what the deadliest parts are, Burnt Offerings didn't seem to have an insect of death like the first adventure of the last 2 adventure paths (well AOW it was a swarm, and the deathbug in STAP IS the size of a small horse....) and the deaths seem more spread out, which is good.
Last weekend, my tabletop game had a near-TPK against Xanesha in "The Skinsaw Murders." I haven't got a chance to type up the report though because I'm missing some of the characters' names (two of the players were new for that session). But you can put down three deaths for that adventure if it makes you feel better. :D
I gotta admit, that fight scares the crap out of me. My players aren't exactly tactically oriented, and I'm thinking there's gonna be some issues when they try to take her on...
|KissMeDarkly RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32
Tonight my game lost two more party members with one player losing his second character inside a month.
Name of PC: Tybalt of Magnimar
Class/Level: Fighter L2
Name of PC: Mizu of the Fierce Fist
Class/Level: Monk L2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Death by Yeth!
Story: Not much of a story. These two mercenaries were added to the party after the demise of Mite Spell-Loyal (see above.) Both were doing well enough, but the Yeth Hounds were just too much for this party of six adventurers. At the cost of their two newest companions, the rest of the party managed to escape Death by Yeth!
What really caused these deaths were poor rolls and only 2 PCs with silver weapons. Now I'm going to have to figure out what to do as I think it's likely that the Party will decide to return to Sandpoint for help. I've already decided to turn these two corpses into Cauldron-Born ala the Dragon Article, using the altar as an alternative Black Cauldron.
I had THREE deaths within The Misgivings.
Name of PC: Xest
Class/Level: Doppleganger EL4
Adventure: Skinsaw Murders
Catalyst: Nalmid
Story: Was killed when Nalmid failed will save against the haunt that compelled him to kill nearest person.
Name of PC: Nalmid
Class/Level: Warblade Lvl4
Adventure: Skinsaw Murders
Catalyst: Platinus (Fighter lvl4)
Story: Was killed immediately after killing Xest.
Name of PC: Loki
Class/Level: Thactotem (Sp?) Basically a Red Mage
Adventure: Skinsaw Murders
Catalyst: His Lordship
Story: Was coup de grâce'd by His Lordship after being paralyzed, as he was the one who His Lordship had a wrathful obsession with.
I gotta admit, that fight scares the crap out of me. My players aren't exactly tactically oriented, and I'm thinking there's gonna be some issues when they try to take her on...
The "when she drops to 60 HP, she flies" part terrifies me - I have a GRAPPLER, a barbarian with a bastard sword, a gnome with a small crossbow, and an elf with a long bow. I'm pretty sure she can dish out more ranged damage a round than they can...
Shisumo wrote:I gotta admit, that fight scares the crap out of me. My players aren't exactly tactically oriented, and I'm thinking there's gonna be some issues when they try to take her on...The "when she drops to 60 HP, she flies" part terrifies me - I have a GRAPPLER, a barbarian with a bastard sword, a gnome with a small crossbow, and an elf with a long bow. I'm pretty sure she can dish out more ranged damage a round than they can...
Can anybody cast fly...?
Name of PC: Lennai Shadowyn
Class/Level: 4th lvl elven Ranger
Player: MY WIFE!
Adventure: Skinsaw Murders
Catalyst: Iesha
My players did great in the Misgivings. We had the lights down low, dark ambient music playing, it was an awesome setting, and even though everyone was sufficiently creeped out, they made their way up to the attic. They managed to piece together much of the family history from the hauntings, but when they stumbled across Iesha's revenant, they didn't know what to make of her. The paladin detected her as evil, and after they moved the mirror she got up screaming about Aldern, etc. Well, I have no idea what possessed my wife to have her character step in front of Iesha (possibly it was hidden guilt over the accidental slaying of one of the innocent normal humans tied up as scarecrows out by the Hambly farm or some other motive to not let evil get away, I don't know), but she did.
I had Iesha lead off with a shriek, having her shout out something about "I'm coming for you Aldern!" or something like that. I dropped several hints as to her real motive. Several of the party basically said that they should just get out of her way, the revenant was only attacking the two who had gotten in front of her, Lennai and Daivon, our other ranger. However, as they all kept whacking at her, Iesha finally managed to score hits with both claws after I randomly determined which one she was attacking (bad luck on my wife's part) and not only did she hit with her claws, she instantly began the improved grab and constricted Lennai, snapping her neck.
Needless to say the first thought through my head was "Well, I'm sleeping on the couch tonight..."
The "when she drops to 60 HP, she flies" part terrifies me - I have a GRAPPLER, a barbarian with a bastard sword, a gnome with a small crossbow, and an elf with a long bow. I'm pretty sure she can dish out more ranged damage a round than they can...Can anybody cast fly...?
There are NO arcane casters in the group YET - Monk, Barbarian, Cleric, and Rogue. I'm HOPING by the time they get to the end of PF #2 (we just started #1 last week) someone will have multiclassed, or picked up some wands. But my players are stubborn and contrarian, so I'm worrying now.
Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a g~+~@+ cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody. ~J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
1st adventure (Burnt Offerings): 14
2nd adventure (Skinsaw Murders): 4
still seems to be a rather slow death trail... but then again with all the side plots offered many groups arn't ou of the first adventure yet - hopefully it picks up....
|Sand Von Glokta
Name of PC: Shannon
Class/Level: 1st lvl Varisian Bellydancer (rogue)
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Entering the Catacombs of Wrath
Story: Scouting ahead as the party descended into the smuggler's tunnels, Shannon spied a dark cave to her right. Looking back toward the group, she mouthed "Could be monsters down here", just as the Sinspawn guarding the Catacombs leapt from the darkness. Vainly tried to beat it back with her torch, but died in the following round, her head crushed in its jaws like an eggshell (a very unfortunate, max damage critical).
Name of PC: Shannon
Class/Level: 2nd lvl Half-Orc Rogue/Sorceror
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Elyrium
Story: Having been reincarnated by Father Zanthus as a half-orc, Shannon bravely returned to the catacombs with the group. Elyrium was encountered first, but was subjected to a "fear" spell that caused her to flee her chamber. She rallied her troops and returned with the mutated goblin hero, all of the zombies, and the varagoulle. Paralysed by the varagoulle's shreiking, poor Shannon was coup de grace'd by Elyrium. She was reincarnated the following morning as a goblin.
Name of PC: Wake
Class/Level: 2nd lvl Shoanti Fighter
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Goblin Dogs
Story: The party were suffering badly from guerilla attacks carried out by the goblin druid outside Thistletop, but finally managed to get him on the run. He fled to where the goblin dogs were tethered, and started freeing them one-by-one. Wake stood his ground, but took an unfortunate critical hit and had his throat torn out, killing him instantly (later raised by Father Zanthus as a half-orc, which he finds quite agreeable)
cappadocius wrote:Can anybody cast fly...?Shisumo wrote:I gotta admit, that fight scares the crap out of me. My players aren't exactly tactically oriented, and I'm thinking there's gonna be some issues when they try to take her on...The "when she drops to 60 HP, she flies" part terrifies me - I have a GRAPPLER, a barbarian with a bastard sword, a gnome with a small crossbow, and an elf with a long bow. I'm pretty sure she can dish out more ranged damage a round than they can...
No, the question is; "Can anybody cast dispel magic?" Your caster has to beat DC17, but if they do she plummets 180ft for an average damage of 63.
No, the question is; "Can anybody cast dispel magic?" Your caster has to beat DC17, but if they do she plummets 180ft for an average damage of 63.
Incorrect. She floats down 60' per round for 1d6 rounds as per the fly spell.
Of Course! (slaps head at own daftness)
|Alexander MacLeod RPG Superstar 2008 Top 16, 2010 Top 4
Had our first fatalities (3 out of 5) this past session when the party (all humans) decided to attack Thistletop just after sunset (with no lights).
Name of PC: Vanni
Class/Level: Rogue 2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Story: Face smashed in by Bruthalmas' flail, picked up, and hurled into the sea 80' below. Later rescued from the sea just as the bunyip attacked.
Name of PC: Ferrick
Class/Level: Fighter 2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Story: Peed on goblin druid under the effects of a potion of tree shape, only to get his manhood and then face burned by said goblin druid and eaten by the druid's firepelt companion.
Name of PC: Zenovia
Class/Level: Beguiler 2
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Story: Leapt upon by a pair of riderless goblin dogs during battle on the blockhouse's roof. All soft parts eaten -- naught left but drippy ribcage and legbones by the time the final two members of the party consumed the fort in flames.
Finally in Part Two of The Skinsaw Murders I scored my first kill of the campaign!
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PC: Kimiko (OA greensnake naga Sohei 5//Rogue 5 gestalt)
Adventure: Skinsaw Murders
Catalyst: The Scarecrow
Story: Crit with a full-power-attack +1 large scythe wielded by a golem for 129 damage. She had 48 hit points. The scythe was buried in her belly up to the haft and the force of the impact nailed her to one of the office walls, then through it and into a crumpled heap on the back wall. The remaining party members managed to snare the Scarecrow in a web long enough for the Swordsage to regain his maneuvers and finish it off with another barrage of ranged touch attacks.
It wasn't a true death because I use Action Points and allow the party as a whole to spend 3 APs to prevent a death, but it's the first time I've ever critted with a scythe, so I figured I'd share :Þ
Name of PC: Ysabeau Heimalis
Class/Level: Elf swashbuckler 4//sorcerer 4
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Nualia
Story: After getting their butts stomped by the yeth hounds in the Cathedral, the PCs retired to Sandpoint to rest and reconsider their options. In response, Nualia moved the yeth hounds down a level to the Hellcat Hall. When the PCs returned, they successfully saved against the howls of the first two hounds, but when Nualia and the third hound arrived three rounds later, half the party failed their saves and fled. Ysabeau and Marigold, the rogue//hexblade, chose not to flee with them, but were quickly outnumbered and outgunned. Marigold was able to retreat to the Observation Room and activate the trap to keep Nualia out, but Ysabeau was not so fortunate.
Name of PC: Gowrin
Class/Level: Dwarf marshal 4//warmage 4
Adventure: Burnt Offerings
Catalyst: Malfeshnekor
Story: After the surviving members of the party regrouped and defeated Nualia and her hounds, they reclaimed Ysabeau's body and got it reincarnated by Madam Mvashti. (My players aren't tactical geniuses, nor are they overly familiar with D&D combat tricks overall, so I am inclined toward leniency where resurrection is concerned.) Now a dwarf, Yzzy (no longer Ysabeau) accompanied her companions back to Thistletop. They had an uneven encounter with the shadows, but then wandered basically blind into Malfeshnekor's lair. After one hit dropped Excetra, the barbarian//cleric, by half her hit points, most of the party decided to run - but not Gowrin. For whatever reason, he tried to stay to fight it out, and the inevitable rapidly occurred. Yzzy used expeditious retreat to grab the dwarf's body and escape with only one vicious slice, allowing him to be reincarnated as well (as a human, which was pure suck all the way around).
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Whoops!Let us know what you come up with Shisumo. I'm sure there have to be other people out here that are having similar problems too.
Well, the PCs forgot to grab Shalelu's body when they fled Thistletop the first time, so I think I'm going to have Lamashtu raise her as some kind of undead. Since Lamashtu is (roughly) aligned with Alaznist rather than Karzoug (thus far, anyway), I plan to have her be the reason why the party gets involved with Fort Rannick - Lamashtu will basically be interfering with Karzoug's plans by drawing the PCs in. (Shalelu will probably send a message to the PCs saying something like, "Turtleback Ferry is in a bit of a spot. Say hello to my father when you see him. - Shalelu") I may change my mind when if I see Sins of the Saviors before I get to the end of The Skinsaw Murders, but that's my plans for now.
Anyone got any suggestions for a suitable undead type to make Shalelu when she reappears?
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This article is about the under-discussed use and misuse of security technology, use and misuse of statistics software, and use and misuse of people in projects that use project management applications. These matters can be at the heart of why some projects fail, just as easily as those other matters more commonly examined in palimpsests on the art of project management.
Today, relatively low-cost, trusted, security technology is readily available and easy to use. At the same time, powerful statistical tools that can be used to analyze situations under riskoften very effectivelyby individuals with little or no understanding of the advanced statistics or decision theory upon which these tools are based are available. And, with business globalization, people (distributed project-team members) have become, to a much greater extent, a fungible resource.
Figure 1: Three issues that can contribute to a project's success or failure.
Enterprise-level project management systems typically include, but are not limited to, the collaborative use of packages such as:
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Each of these applications has plenty of endogenous security built in, right out of the box. My concern in this article is the exogenous security that you must provide, in addition, so that unauthorized individuals don't have access to your project management applications and data. Security is a big, open-ended subject. What I'll do here is make the point that you can't assume that, just because you implement a number of layers of de rigeur, "by-the-book" security practices, your data is safe.
To that end, I'll focus on system authentication and authorization and data encryption using digital certificates (the foundation of Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI). These are electronic credentials, issued by a certification authority (CA), that are associated with a public and private key pair. The certification authority certifies that the person who has been issued a digital certificate is indeed who he or she claims to be (see Reference 1 for further details). First, a little background information on, and then, how you might get a false sense of security from using PKI.
Digital certificates are important because today's password authentication schemes are little more than security placebos. They perversely inspire abuse, misuse, and criminal mischief by deliberately making users the weakest link in the security chain. You're far more secure with a layered approach to authenticationone that starts with a digital certificate.
More than any other security protocol or technology available today, PKI can define trust in a granular way. You can use its strengths to protect information about the status of your project from outside competitors or even inside personnel who might misuse information about your work-in-process. But, because of PKI's mystique, the all-too-frequent careless use of PKI can lead to unwanted consequences. (See Reference 2 for an account of what to believe and what to disbelieve about what you've been told by PKI marketers.) Today, the user interface to your PKI-based security system often starts with his or her use of a smart card.
A smart card is a programmable device containing an integrated circuit that stores your digital certificate. These portable cards serve as positive, non-refutable proof of your identity during electronic transactions. As such, they allow you to digitally sign documents and e-mail messages, encrypt outgoing e-mails to be deciphered only by their intended recipients, authenticate into a domain (certificate logon), and automatically log into Internet and Intranet Web sites. To use a smart card, a user must be issued a smart card certificate by his or her certificate authority. Smart cards traditionally take the form of a device the size of a credit card that is placed into a reader, but can they can also be USB-based devices or integrated into employee badges. And, smart cards can be combined with a PIN (which you can think of as a password) to provide two-factor authentication. Physical possession of the smartcard and knowledge of the PIN must be combined to authenticate successfully.
So far, so good; but, there's more. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) specifically states as one of the many features that smart card chips are "tamper resistant." However, a student at Princeton University, Sudhakar Govindavajhala, heated a smart card with a lamp and exploited it (http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1001406.html). Heating caused a bit in the internal state that controls some security processing to fail, thus giving access to data that was previously secured. Smart cards are a great way to add a second method of identity authentication. But, the premise that a smart card is more secure than any otheras this story showsis not always correct.
Project management files can be saved by using the security features found in the database. But, copies of these files sometimes exist outside of the database and should be protected using another function of PKIencryption. But, be forewarned: You can't know for certain that an encrypted file is secure. For one thing, the Google desktop search can get into your encrypted files without the password. The Google desktop search (beta .9) does not actually get around the encryption. It simply indexes the information while you are logged in. When you are logged in, you automatically have access to the encrypted files and so do any programs running on the machine under you. So much for counting on encryption to protect your stolen laptop!And, people from other companies or other branches of your own companywith certification authorities of their ownsometimes may collaborate with you on your project. The resulting need for interconnectivity inevitably leads to users of different PKIs needing to communicate with each other (see Figure 2). Reciprocal ("cross") certification allows clients of two separate certification authorities to interact securely. Because certification standards may vary from one PKI to another, before establishing a cross certification process, the two PKIs should compare policies to ensure the appropriate degree of trust exists between them.
Figure 2. Qualified Subordination to Limit Trust to Specific CAs
In some situations, two organizations may want to restrict the cross-certification to specific CAs or to specific portions of the CA hierarchy; for example, when an organization uses outside consulting services. If cross-certification were implemented at the root level (as shown by the dashed arrows in Figure 2), the consultants would have complete access to your network. So, cross-certification at subordinate CAs (as shown by the solid arrows in Figure 2) should be used to restrict their access to those parts of your network actually required. Lastly, the cross-certification can be qualifiedthat is, limited to certain uses. This process, called qualified subordination, is effective in managing and limiting trust. See Reference 1 for more on cross certification. And, an easy-to-read, non-technical, and very comprehensive account of these and other security issues is available at http://www.netcollege.co.kr/marketing_team/2part/CISSP_Summary_ver_2_0.pdf. Bottom line: Relying on endogenous security without understanding the shortcomings of exogenous security can and will give you a false sense of security.
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Boy this is an old post. Well this event is happening again. This year will mark the 25th annual Blue River cleanup. This workday will be on March 28th from 8-11. When I see the pictures from what the park looked like in 2011, I am blown away. The progress that has been made at this park is nothing short of remarkable. Please make some time to help clean up our park. #eastsidepride
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