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Welcome to the NEW WolfeOnDemand - the global LBGT movie-watching platform
Updated 2012 Edition introduced by Zach Wahls!
Betty DeGeneres (Ellen's Mom) narrates this timely and enormously powerful documentary about same-sex marriage (with a new 2012 introduction by Zach Wahls, author of "My Two Moms"). I Can't Marry You explores same-sex marriage issues through the personal experiences of twenty gay and lesbian couples who have been in long-term relationships of 10-55+ years.
This inspiring, info-packed film will tell you everything you need to know about this vitally important topic. Included are pertinent facts and information from such top specialists as renowned civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry (the leading national marriage equality organization) and John J. McNeill, author of "The Church and the Homosexual." Until the right of civil marriage is extended to same-sex couples in the United States, gays and lesbians will continue to be denied over 1000 rights, benefits and equal protection under the law.
This powerful film makes an excellent gift for your parents or siblings! Or for anyone in your life who wants to learn more about the ongoing battle for marriage equality.
"A funny and moving film which truly gets to the heart of a hot topic." –Express Gay News
"Would I show it to my parents, or my sister, or my straight friends? Absolutely. And that makes I Can't Marry You an extremely helpful (and long-overdue) tool for all of us who care about equal marriage rights." — Sarah Warn, AfterEllen.com

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#1 Toyota, BMW, Hyundai Workers' Senators Oppose Rescue
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(Bloomberg) -- Senators from southern states with factories owned by Asian and European car manufacturers oppose a bailout of U.S. automakers, saying the industry can thrive without General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC.
Republican Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, and James DeMint of South Carolina, are among lawmakers trying to derail Democratic plans, supported by President-elect Barack Obama, to provide at least $25 billion in loans to the three U.S. companies.
``We have a very large and vibrant automobile sector in Alabama,'' Sessions told Bloomberg Television on Nov. 11. ``I don't feel like this is the end of the world.''
Alabama has two assembly plants owned by Stuttgart, Germany-based Daimler AG, one operated by Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. and one by Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Co. Munich-based Bayerische Motoren Werke AG employs about 4,500 people at a Spartanburg, South Carolina, assembly plant.
The proposal to loan automakers $25 billion from October's $700 billion financial rescue package will be debated during a post-election lame-duck session of Congress this week.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to hold a hearing tomorrow on the legislation, which he supports. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, who is drafting the legislation with Michigan Senator Carl Levin, plans a hearing the following day. GM Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner and Ford CEO Alan Mulally are scheduled to testify before the committees.
`Tough Sell'
The bill will likely be a tough sell with many Republicans who, in principle, oppose government intervention in the private sector.
``Companies fail every day and others take their place,'' Shelby said on CBS's ``Face the Nation'' yesterday.
Bush said he opposes using money from the $700 billion fund designed to ease a global credit crisis. Instead he called on Congress Nov. 14 to use money from a previously approved proposal for auto-industry loans originally intended to aid development of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
``Taxpayers should not have to subsidize private companies that are unwilling to show they can be viable,'' White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today in an e-mailed statement. ``It is clear that U.S. automakers must restructure in order to be viable.''
Bailout Votes
Perino said this morning that Democrats don't have enough votes in the Senate to pass a bailout using money from the $700 financial rescue fund.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Nov. 15 that diverting money from the earlier plan to ease a current cash crisis would be ``a step backward'' in promoting long-term auto-industry competitiveness. Democratic leaders want to use some of the money from the $700 billion financial-rescue package to meet automakers' emergency needs.
The outcome may depend on action by the Senate, where Democrats' narrow 51-49 working majority gives Republican opponents a better opportunity to block a bailout. While the party will pick up at least a half-dozen seats as a result of Nov. 4's elections, those changes won't take effect until January.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Nov. 14 urged his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to allow a vote. McConnell made no such promise.
Deficit Impact
``Senator Reid has not yet provided us with the text of his proposed spending bill, or the cost to the taxpayer, or its impact on the deficit,'' McConnell said. ``So it would be a real challenge to promise any level of support or opposition sight unseen.'' Kentucky has Ford, GM and Toyota Motor Corp. assembly plants, and a Toyota engine factory. snip
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The Repubs in Congress have learned over the years when they are in the minority to act half ass-ed financially responsible. Not so when they are in the majority.
GM may go down the tube before the Prez leaves office. Then Toyota, Honda, BMW, etc can take over these plants, hire non-union workers and show these union and management idiots how to run a car company.
Gee what a surprise. The big 3's competitors want them to fail. Just shocking I tell you.
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The option at my job is to be out of work with only the 401k that's sinking fast. No buy outs for us. It's sink or swim.
I guess I'm typical of many Americans who resent paying our tax dollars to bail out those who have much better benefits and are unwilling to make even one concession.
I heard on KSFO in San Francisco that automobile workers make $75 an hour or $130,000 a year.
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Another astonishing stat is that a laid off auto worker gets paid his/her salary for many months afterwards. Let these union shake down artists join the unemployment line like everyone else does.
The bailout should not be allowed; let them go into bankruptcy and scrap or cut back many of these outrageous perks that the retirees and workers have. Plus, the board of directors should can the top management brass. They are idiots too.
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How to Create a Mom Blog with Curb Appeal
Creating an appealing blog can be accomplished through the use of logos and themes (WordPress or Google Blogger). You might be the world's most brilliant and engaging writer, but if your blog is difficult to navigate, ugly, and unprofessional-looking, you will (unfortunately) never have a chance to impress people with your wit and intelligence, because they won't even get to the point of reading your content.
A frequently stated working rule of business is that you have 7 seconds to make a good first impression. In 7 seconds, or even 30 seconds for that matter, new visitors can't get into the depths of your content to decide whether they like you and your blog.
Having a logo creates a level of credibility and professionalism that you can't get with a generic name on a page. When launching new blogs, creating a company logo should be your very first step in establishing the blog's brand.
If your blog is simply your own name, creating a logo isn't as important as when your blog has a name of its own.
Creative and artistic bloggers may have this part pretty easy, but many of you may be in a panic right now wondering how you'll pull this off. Hiring someone to design a logo for you can be an expensive investment that you may not be ready to make just yet. Thankfully, there are many free and low-cost alternatives to this. A search for logo makers turns up hundreds of options.
You don't have to spend a fortune on a top-notch graphic designer. One of the best things about the blogging industry as a whole is that there are many ways to get a great-looking website that's very affordable.
In this area WordPress has a definite advantage over using the free Google Blogger. Because most professional bloggers use WordPress, there are simply far more resources available for WordPress blogs. This is especially true when it comes to the availability of high-quality templates that you can get for free or for a very low cost.


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A picture is indeed "worth a thousand words", a complex idea can be conveyed with a single still image. This quote also characterizes one of the main goals of visualizations, namely making it possible to absorb large amounts of data quickly. In our perception of artworks we see every day, some get closer to our hearts than others. Imagine a painting, strong and powerful, technique showing an experienced, steady hand, needing nothing but a pair of eyes to enter one's sensitive soul. Are you satisfied with what you see? I wouldn't count on that, but I would be quite sure that after a while your head fills with numerous questions.
On the contrary, your favorite artist publishes their recent work and you, as always, immediately love it. If, however, you would allow your mind a little exercise, you could clearly see that if this work was shown to you at random, under different circumstances and you would not know the author, hardly would it catch your interest for a second.
What is important than, the picture or the context? I will let you decide for yourself, what I intend to mention in this article are a few tips for artists that can hardly understand why their wonderful artworks go around unnoticed. Meanwhile, I strongly hope these will help you on your way to become properly understood and recognized.
SIGN IT - In all your creations, you should always use one specific signature, the one that is readable by people. The importance of signing every artwork you make is clear, every time someone sees a piece of art they like, first question asked is "Who is the artist?" The answer needs to be there.
beware of - Signature so big and glaring that it puts the picture itself in the corner looks rather ridiculous.
TITLE IT - This is very important, many artists does not bother with titles and their works end up either "untitled" or with numbers as if their creations were cups of coffee. Title says quite a lot about your perception of your own work - giving it a proper name establishes personal attachment, revealing part of its message, thought, idea.
beware of - Offensive and inappropriate titles, numbers, random letters.
DATE IT - Especially when the artwork you are presenting was made earlier and your style has developed ever since. By dating your works, you provide your audience a timeline in which they can follow your progress, development of your technique and subjects.
beware of - Providing a false information.
EXPLAIN IT - on DeviantArt we have an "artist description" window that gives you enough space for anything you would want to say about the artwork and I suggest you use it. Personally, nothing saddens me more than to see a wonderful artwork with blank and deaf description. Besides artwork commentary, you are welcome to mention your progress, was the work spontaneous or carefully planned, what thoughts command you to work this way, etc.
beware of - Overly long essays, inappropriate phrases but mainly indecent self-criticism - if you truly hate it so much, don't publish it.
PLACE IT IN A LARGER CONTEXT - What and who influenced you? What book were you reading, what music were you listening to? What was going on in your personal life? These questions seem to be too much, but often it is exactly a deep personal experience that leads you towards creating something unusual. If you dare to share it, you are on a good way to form a strong connection between your artworks and your audience.
beware of - Listing numerous insignificant events or publishing inside jokes nobody but you understands.
LIST THE INGREDIENTS - Techniques you've used shouldn't under no circumstances remain a mystery, make it transparent, list your tools consistently. Not only you will help starting artists and students by pointing them to the right direction towards a specific technique, but you will most likely avoid suspicions regarding origin of your artwork.
beware of - There is no need to list 20 graphite pencils you've used in your sketch one by one, your eraser or a tissue. As with everything, stick to the point.
BE - THERE - Publish your works continuously, give it time, be open for discussion and opinions. Write personal journals from time to time, if you like. People will start perceiving your work in a context of yourself, your thoughts and circumstances in which you create. Remember that a "familiar thing" is always seen differently than an unknown picture out of context.
beware of - Overdoing it.
What is your perception of thoughts mentioned in this article? How do you go around giving your artworks a title? Do you have a habit of publishing continuously or keep your art to yourself?
Write your thoughts in the comments below
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is_linetouched, is_wintouched, touchline, touchwin, untouchwin, wtouchln - control window refresh
cc [ flag... ] file... –I /usr/xpg4/include –L /usr/xpg4/lib \ –R /usr/xpg4/lib –lcurses [ library... ] c89 [ flag... ] file... –lcurses [ library... ] #include <curses.h> bool is_linetouched(WINDOW *win, int line);
bool is_wintouched(WINDOW *win);
int touchline(WINDOW *win, int start, int count);
int touchwin(WINDOW *win);
int untouchwin(WINDOW *win);
int wtouchln(WINDOW *win, int y, int n, int changed);
Is a pointer to the window in which the refresh is to be controlled or monitored.
Is the line to be checked for change since refresh.
Is the starting line number of the portion of the window to make appear changed.
Is the number of lines in the window to mark as changed.
Is the starting line number of the portion of the window to make appear changed or not changed.
Is the number of lines in the window to mark as changed.
Is a flag indicating whether to make lines look changed (0) or not changed (1).
The touchwin() function marks the entire window as dirty. This makes it appear to X/Open Curses as if the whole window has been changed, thus causing the entire window to be rewritten with the next call to refresh(3XCURSES). This is sometimes necessary when using overlapping windows; the change to one window will not be reflected in the other and, hence will not be recorded.
The touchline() function marks as dirty a portion of the window starting at line start and continuing for count lines instead of the entire window. Consequently, that portion of the window is updated with the next call to refresh().
The untouchwin() function marks all lines in the window as unchanged since the last refresh, ensuring that it is not updated.
The wtouchln() function marks n lines starting at line y as either changed (changed=1) or unchanged (changed=0) since the last refresh.
To find out which lines or windows have been changed since the last refresh, use the is_linetouched() and is_wintouched() functions, respectively. These return TRUE if the specified line or window have been changed since the last call to refresh() or FALSE if no changes have been made.
On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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Once again, Egyptians are out in the streets. Yet these demonstrations are quite different from those in January and February 2011, when people of every faith, class, and political persuasion joined together to bring down a dictator. Indeed, Egypt's triumph of national unity has turned into a bitter impasse over narrow interests. Demonstrators surround the Supreme Constitutional Court not to protect the sacred institution but to shut it down, judges declare an open-ended strike, and groups of angry protesters rally against one another, each challenging the other's right to a place in the national dialogue. In the abstract, heated debate is a good thing for countries undergoing political transitions. In Egypt, however, the result has been instability.
There are a variety of explanations for Egypt's tribulations. Some argue that decisions made by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) back in February and March 2011, including on the timing of the transition and the principles that guided it, explain the current bind. Others point to the lack of a permanent constitution and parliament, which the SCAF dissolved in June 2012 at the recommendation of Egypt's highest court. These critics argue that the absence of rules, regulations, and laws left the country vulnerable to the whims of incompetent generals and then authoritarian Islamists. Egyptian liberals and secular revolutionaries, meanwhile, fear the Islamist ideology of President Mohammed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader. Egypt's newly approved draft constitution, which includes a particular interpretation of Islamic law, and a massive Brotherhood-sponsored rally last Saturday to "save sharia" from opponents of the new code only reinforce their fears.
There is truth in all of these explanations. Certainly, it would have been easier to consolidate a new political order if the SCAF had laid out a more sensible transition, if the officers had not dissolved the People's Assembly, or if the drafting of the highest law in the land had been more inclusive. But the deadlock in Egyptian politics runs deeper. Morsi's decisions last month to grant himself powers
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Psst. There's going to be a grocery store Downtown. Probably.
We got word that a grocer is finally coming to Downtown Albuquerque. Rejoice! A spokesperson with the city wouldn't confirm any details but said there'd be a press conference at the site of the coming store—north of Silver between Second and Third Streets—on Thursday at 1 p.m.
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...they've just killed demand for the Wii when it's replacement isn't out for at least 8 months? Smart.
Nintendo's next home console will be out in 2012, the videogames pioneer has revealed, though the 'Wii 2' - or whatever the machine will be called - is expected to be shown off at the E3 games industry show in June. The Japanese company posted its latest financial data, for its 2011 fiscal year, which ended on 31 March, this …
The rumours have been out and about for weeks; there's no point pretending. Aside from anything else, it's been well known that the next Zelda is: a) Well along in development, and b) will be released on Wii and Wii2 (WiiII?). So even if five years an a dropping sales rate isn't enough of a hint, it's obvious that WII2 is going to be this year sometime.
demand was already on the slide, and with only 1 holiday season (when the large share of these things are sold) left in the Wii's life they have probably decided to push the 3DS this year and then launch the Wii 2 into the market and push it holiday 2012.
Sounds like a sane strategy to me, the Wii is getting a little 'old' and needs a revamp and some new ideas, meanwhile the 3DS actually has new ideas (well 3D is old ideas rehashed with new technology but nevermind).
The naysayers said it was stupid of Nintendo to have the Wii only support 480p while the others were 1080i or p, and yet it was still a money machine for them. I doubt this will sway potential buys that much.
Besides, how is that any different than any other next-gen console announcement?
Demand for the Wii has been down for quite a while anyway. It's still king of this generation of consoles on the strength of sales for the first couple years it was on the market, but PS3 and XBox360 have both been outselling it for at least the last couple years. Most people who wanted a Wii have one now and since the things don't randomly die like certain other consoles (*cough* red ring of death *cough*) they aren't likely to buy another. They aren't likely to do much harm to their bottom line by announcing the next generation now.
Know people with Xbox 360's and PS3's
out of 2 people with a PS3 one is on their 2nd other is on their 3rd
5 people with xbox 360's all are at least on their 2nd xbox, 1 is on a 3rd, and think one is on their 4th...
all have wii's all on their 1st wii (cept my one cousin, but that was due to the wii getting stolen when their house was robbed)
My Wii I've used alot, and have had 0 issues with it. I have owned it since launch
...when your moneymaker is approaching the point of Market Saturation. Demand's on the slide since nearly everyone who wants a Wii has one already. There are tons of used models being hocked off by people who've gotten tired of it.
The same thing happened to the Atari 2600. The market became saturated with it and the clones, and Atari needed to pick up hardware sales. It was its poor execution that led considerably to its collapse during the Crash of '83.
lets hope they have learned from the mistakes that they made with the wii..
the pathetic storage space, poor use of the sd card, it should have been used to expand available system memory. and most important, online gaming was poor at best due to the complex system of joining up with friends for online games.
i was wondering when they were going to replace the wii as it now has been totally pwned by the hackers and crackers. They know just as much about the wii and its security as Nintendo does.
Having peripherals that expand the capabilities of a games console has never been a good idea. 95% of developers out there will still only develop for the base machine. (Unless the peripheral was created by the developer for the game - and then you end up with something that's used by one game.) The few developers that do try to use the extra hardware still have to ensure their game works on the base hardware, and so the game rarely truly benefits from the additional hardware. I can't think of a single dedicated games system that was expandable where the expansion a) dramatically increased the capabilities of the machine and b) achieved sufficient market penetration to be considered commercially successful.
"I can't think of a single dedicated games system that was expandable where the expansion a) dramatically increased the capabilities of the machine and b) achieved sufficient market penetration to be considered commercially successful."
What about the light gun for the Nintendo Master system? Wasn't that also the first machine to use 3d?
Compared to the entire NES/Famicom library, the number of lightgun games was pretty paltry. It wasn't as if the Zapper made a paradigm gaming shift but rather provided an alternative line of games to play. Much like guitar controllers and dance pads of these days--you can play certain games with them, but they're not going to do much outside their niche.


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For the surrounding community of Brooklyn, NY 11236, the nearby schools are very good and include University Neighborhood High School, Bard High School Early College and New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High Sc. The overall crime risk for this area is moderate with 11 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, low tornado risk, and moderate to low flood risk.
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All our eggs come from pasture-raised hens. We start with natural pastures – pastures which are never treated with herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilizers – and regularly rotate them to keep them fresh and healthy. Of course, the natural fertilizer the ladies leave behind certainly helps!
The girls are free to roam and forage as much as they like – we open the barn doors in the morning, and out they all go! We make sure there's plenty of shade out on the pastures, and a ready supply of both clean, fresh water and our carefully formulated supplemental feed, but they're free to come and go from the barn, and free to eat what they want, all day long.
Every one of our farms follows the same Certified Humane® pasture-raised standards, so the only real difference between our different labels is whether it Certified Organic, NonGMO Project Verified, or neither. The shields you'll see below, which you'll also see on our cartons, will tell you which it is.
Vital Farms Eggs
Pasture-raised Eggs
For our Vital Farms pasture-raised eggs, we source the highest quality antibiotic-free feed available. These eggs have all the benefits of a pasture-raised lifestyle: they are tastier and more nutritious, but without the higher cost that is due to organic feed. If eating organic is important to you however, we suggest that you try our Vital Farms pasture-raised organic eggs.
Vital Farms Organic Eggs
Pasture-raised USDA-certified organic Eggs
The USDA's Organic standards mean more than just a rubber stamp on the supplemental food that we provide our ladies – it's a complete system that applies across the whole farm – from the chicks that we bring in to the wash that we clean the eggs with on their way out! And while our very first pasture-raised eggs were organic, and, to this day, we follow the tenets of organic farming on every one of our farms, not all our eggs carry the seal of Certification.
For the labels that do carry the seal, the only difference is in the supplemental feed that we provide them. Quite simply, because hens are omnivorous, and can't survive on a diet of grass alone, we need to make a feed available that meets their very specific nutritional requirements. For our Vital Farms Organic Eggs this supplemental feed is the very best USDA Certified Organic feed that we can source. As such, it is free from GMO ingredients, hormones, antibiotics and pesticides.
Vital Farms Non GMO Eggs
Pasture-raised Non GMO Project-Verified Eggs
We source the very best GMO- and antibiotic-free feed we can find. Though not USDA Certified Organic, this feed is NonGMO Project Verified, and these eggs contain all the benefits of a pasture-raised lifestyle: they are tastier and more nutritious, without the higher cost due to organic feed.


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Foodborne diseases
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Foodborne and waterborne diarrhoeal diseases are a problem for every country in the world but they can be prevented. Diarrhoea is the acute, most common symptom of foodborne illness, but other serious consequences include kidney and liver failure, brain and neural disorders, reactive arthritis, cancer and death.
WHO assists Member States in building capacity to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks. WHO's activities include generating baseline and trend data on foodborne diseases and supporting implementation of adequate infrastructures (e.g. laboratories).


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- If you were looking for the evolutionary items from Pokémon XD, see Sun Shard and Moon Shard. For the valuable item, see Comet Shard.
A shard is a colored fragment of an ancient tool that was introduced in Generation III. While they have no use on their own, several NPCs apparently have some use for them, and will trade other items or services for these objects.
In Generation III, shards can be traded to the Treasure Hunter living on Route 124 individually for evolutionary stones. In Hoenn, these items are found quite often underwater, many times held by certain species. Aside from trading them over from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and finding the very few there are in the wild, this is the only way to get the evolutionary stones in Hoenn.
Generation IV diversified the use of shards by an order of magnitude, and made them far easier to find than they were in Generation III. In addition to being found in several places on the field, shards are a commonly-found item mining underground in Sinnoh, where their appearance causes some speculation that they are related to Plates. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the shards' only use is to be traded ten at a time for the weather-changing TMs on Route 212. In Pokémon Platinum, however, their use is augmented. While the TMs are no longer available by trading ten, three Move Tutors will accept groups of eight in specific colors to teach moves to a Pokémon. Their availability is also increased, with Mr. Fuego, owner of the Fuego Ironworks, trading one of each color to the player for a Star Piece and what appears to be an Ace Trainer finds one to give each day in Area 6 of the Great Marsh.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver reveal a newer use for the shards, with Jugglers in Violet City and Fuchsia City trading the player three kinds of Berry for a specifically-colored shard.
In Pokémon Black and White, they no longer have a purpose other than to be sold to the item maniac in Icirrus City for 200. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Move Tutors in four different locations offer to teach a move in exchange for shards, like in Platinum. One notable difference is that instead of using multiple different types of shard for a single move, each Move Tutor has a preference for one type of shard only and will request multiple of that type of shard.
In Pokémon Sun and Moon, shards can be traded to the old man who appears in the Festival Plaza castle post-game for Bottle Caps, with 30 shards of the same color garnering one Bottle Cap. Shards can be gained through mining on Isle Aphun of Poké Pelago.
List of shards
This is the artwork of the shards in The Underground:
|Red Shard
|Green Shard
|Blue Shard
|Yellow Shard
Dream World
This is the artwork of the shards in the Pokémon Dream World:
|Red Shard
|Green Shard
|Blue Shard
|Yellow Shard
In the anime
Green Shards appeared in The Relicanth Really Can, when Adam found them after they fell off the fins of a Relicanth. He mistook them for emeralds, until his wife, Evelyn, identified them as Green Shards. She stated that Green Shards were used in ancient times to make jewelry, but aren't worth as much in the present. After another treasure hunt, Adam found an entire chest filled with Green Shards.
Red Shards made a cameo in Team Rocket's fantasy in The Grass Menagerie!.
Ash found one of each shard in Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for him and his classmates by Olivia.
- The color of each shard corresponds to a Generation I game.
- The Underground shards have the same palette as several Plates, with the Red Shard matching the Flame Plate, the Blue Shard matching the Splash Plate, the Green Shard matching the Meadow Plate, and the Yellow Shard matching the Zap Plate. This has caused some to believe that the "ancient item" mentioned in the Bag description is in fact one of the Plates.
| Evolutionary stones • Fossils • Flutes • Shards • Held items
Escape items • Escape Rope • Exchangeable items • Valuable items
Battle items • Legendary artifacts • Honey • Scents • Nectars
| Status condition healing items • Vitamins • Wings
Drinks • Herbal medicine • Ability Capsule
|Berries and Apricorns
|Poké Balls • Berries • Mulch • Apricorns
| Decorations • Accessories • Backdrops • Props • Décor
Clothing • Fashion items
| Mail • Key Items • Event items • Normal Box and Gorgeous Box
Time Flute • Pass Orbs • Wonder Launcher items • Rotom Powers
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Web 2.0 services like Slideshare, Youtube are now an accepted part of the web, and Libraries are using them as a matter of course to embed their presentations onto webpages. However, updating these presentations, often involve a two step process, you upload your presentation on the service, then you edit your webpage with the html snipplet. If you need to regularly change the presentation that appears on your web page this gets old pretty fast. Is there a better way?
The key idea here is to use widgets that are flexible enough that you can control what appears using tags without having to constantly edit the html of your page.
By now, use of Slideshare (or alternatives such as Scribd, Issuu, Docstoc, Slidesix, Slideboom, Zohoshow, Myplick, Googledocs etc) to present documents (powerpoints, PDFs etc) is hardly considered innovative. Libraries have embedded Slideshare widgets onto their webpages, subject guides (including Libguides or startup pages like Netvibes) and even wikis.
Embedding Slideshare widgets is quite simple, once you have uploaded the document you want onto Slideshare, you simply go to the document and copy and paste the html code under "Embed" (click on custom link next to it for more control) onto any page you want and it appears as below
Several presentations in one Slideshare widget?
This is how most people use SlideShare to embed their documents. But what if you wanted to embed several documents onto one page? For instance, you conducted several library tutorials for students in Sociology, and you want them all to appear. Sure, you could add one widget for each document but that would take up a lot of space.
Can you put them all into one widget? Yes, you can.
You can add either a SlideShare Playlist widget or a Slideshare Presentation Pack Widget
You can customize the documents that will appear in the Widget using various options, but for our purposes here is what you do.
Say you want 4 documents to appear together in a widget, tag all 4 documents with the same tag, in my example, I tagged them with 'sociology'
When you create the playlist or presentation pack widget, select "my tags" and in the pull down menu select 'sociology'. Look at the preview below and if you are happy you can embed the html which will give you the result shown below.
The widget above, packs all 4 documents uploaded by you onto Slideshare with the tag 'sociology'.
A great time saver
Initially, I found this a useful way to pack more than one presentation together in one widget, but later on I realized that this widget also was a great time saver. How so?
The nice thing about the widget above is that as you change the tags given to the documents you have uploaded, it will update accordingly. So for example, if you decide one of 4 documents above is outdated, you can just go to that Slideshare document (click 'edit'), remove the tag on the outdated widget and the widget will not show it anymore.
Similarly, adding another new presentation is as simple, just upload the document to Slideshare , give it the correct tag and it will appear automatically!
This is a great time saver as all you need to do is to work on Slideshare, change the tags on Slideshare and you don't have to update the html on the page at all.
Compare to the old way when you have to do a two step process of adding a presentation to Slideshare, then editing your html page and then uploading to your content management system.
Moreover, some organizations might restrict access to the content management system, so in the past the poor guy with access had to constantly change the html on the webpage upon request. Using this widget, all he needs to do is to add the widget to the html once and upload on the server, and anyone else with access to the slideshare account can manipulate what appears by adding or removing tags.
It's a pity you can't do this for the normal single presentation widget version of Slideshare. Or at least I haven't found a good way, not if you still want to retain the older presentation somewhere.
Would be nice if you could have a widget that always shows the latest presentation you uploaded, or you could indicate on Slideshare somehow that the widget would display a certain presentation (which you could change on the fly).
You can of course create a presentation pack with one presentation but it's not an elegant solution as the widget is meant for showing more than one widget.
Replacing presentations
A common scenario for me is this ; I upload a presentation on SlideShare , after which I decide to make some changes to the presentation.
As you probably know, you can update the presentation with the newer version by using the "Replace presentation" tab option. This will ensure the statistics for "views", "favourites" , "embeds" will be carried forward.
One bug I noticed is that, the widget doesn't seem to display the newest version uploaded. Or at least it doesn't do so immediately. Here's a trick to get around the problem. To force the widget to update instantly, first remove the tag ("sociology" for instance) from the existing presentation.
Then replace the presentation with your new version and add the tag.
This will ensure that the widget will display the latest version of the presentation.
I haven't really looked at whether there are similar methods for widgets from Scribd, Youtube etc, though it seems you can embed your Youtube's Playlist to achieve something similar. I'm sure there are many Flickr widgets that do something similar.
The key idea here is to use widgets that are flexible enough that you can control what appears from the web 2.0 account without having to constantly edit the html of your page.
Are there better methods? How do you update your widgets?


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Boxing promoter Frank Warren expects super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch to swerve the chance to face his light-heavyweight counterpart Nathan Cleverly in a blockbuster British fight in 2013.
Froch has a potentially defining year ahead of him, with much-vaunted rematches against Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler believed to be in the pipeline.
But Warren, who promotes Cleverly, believes a fight between the two Brits would be more lucrative than at least one of those contests - although he does not expect Froch to take on the challenge of moving up a weight class.
"Next year, IBF super-middle champ Froch is expected to get an opportunity to avenge his April 2010 loss to WBA titlist Mikkel Kessler in the UK," Warren said, in his column for The Sun. "That's a decent match but a far better one would be for 'The Cobra' to step up to 175lbs to challenge Cleverly.
"My guess is he'll swerve the challenge."
Warren is hopeful 2013 will prove more productive for Cleverly than 2012, which saw the Welshman fight a string of lesser names as the big guns eluded him. With a mandatory defence against Robin Krasniqi to overcome first, Warren then hopes to deliver some key lucrative bouts for his man.
"I'll be doing my utmost to deliver the Welshman a unification fight against Kazakhstan's WBA belt holder Beibut Shumenov, WBC king 'Bad Chad' Dawson from Connecticut or the victor of the pending IBF showdown between Tavoris Cloud and Bernard Hopkins," he said.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- College can be a challenging time for young people, but there are a number of things they can do to make the most of their new life, an expert says.
This is "a time to adjust, explore, meet new people and learn to manage the temptations of new freedom," Luis Manzo, executive director of student wellness and assessment at St. John's University in New York City, said in a university news release.
"Not all learning takes place in the classroom. College is a time when students transition to adulthood, and the first few weeks of freshman year set the tone," he added.
Freshmen should take part in orientation sessions and other activities meant to help introduce them to college life, and try to meet as many people as possible, Manzo suggested.
If a student who has just started college says he or she is homesick or not fitting in, parents should encourage them to try to meet people in the cafeteria, go to a movie or ask a roommate to do a workout session.
If a student's social issues seem more serious, parents can suggest that he or she visit campus services, Manzo said.
The demands of college are much greater than those of high school, and require time management and good study skills, Manzo said. Students should use a planner to organize their schedule. Along with having classes and study time on their schedule, they should be sure to include exercise, socializing and other activities.
Anxiety can be a problem when adjusting to college. Students need to find ways to deal with and reduce stress, such as walking and other types of physical activity, reading a book for pleasure, and making time for oneself. It's also important not to try to do too much, Manzo said.
Freshmen also need to know the locations for college health and counseling centers, and to think carefully before making decisions about alcohol, drugs and sex.
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- Navy Cmdr. John Regelbrugge III and his wife were found after deadly landslide
- The couple slept in on the morning of the landslide, his father said
- Regelbrugge's brothers and two of his sons found his body
- Victim's father: "There were like 30 people living there and 20-something of them are dead"
"Well, how do you remember any son?" John Regelbrugge II asked in a telephone call from his home in northern California.
The body of his son, Navy Cmdr. John Regelbrugge III, 49, was among at least 16 bodies recovered after a massive landslide Saturday swallowed houses and trailers in Washington's Cascade Mountains. At least eight more bodies await inclusion in the official count once medical examiners identify them.
"I mean, you know, he was just one hell of a man," his father recalled. "He was a great boy, very active in sports. He loved to hunt. He was one of my hunting partners for years until he went to the Navy."
The Navy, where Regelbrugge served 32 years, said in a statement Thursday that it was still awaiting the coroner's official report before releasing information about "our dear shipmate and his family."
But John Regelbrugge II, 72, had no doubt. The commander's brothers and two of his sons found his body in a debris field near where Regelbrugge lived with his wife, Kris, who also died. They had hoped to run into him helping the rescue effort, his father said.
"Actually, he's not officially dead yet," said his father, choking with emotion. "You know how the red tape is, the medical examiner and all that crap. There's no two ways about it. I mean, the boy that called me says, he's laying at my feet dead. He had the dog next to him. They weren't going to give up until they found him."
His son's Navy uniforms and his officer's sword was across the river from where the two-story house once stood in the remote, mountainous area. His son appeared to have his arms up, perhaps trying to protect himself, his father said.
Regelbrugge and his wife had slept in on Saturday morning, when they had expected to travel to Seattle to visit their daughter, Sara.
"His brother Greg lives up there and called him at 9:40 in the morning, and he said John just got up and they would get going in a little bit," John Regelbrugge II recalled. "Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, the mud hit. They never got going."
Regelbrugge II and his wife raised their family in a rugged and isolated community northwest of Sacramento. That passion for the outdoors and the beauty of the mountains drew his son and his wife to Darrington.
"We live in the middle of nowhere as it is," the father said. "Right now, I'm about nine miles north of a town of about 5,000 and six miles southeast of a town of a little over 1,000. When John went to school ... there were 800 people in town and a graduating class of 20 or 21 kids. He's always been in the country. He enjoyed being out. He used to love to ride the horses. He and one of his brothers would disappear up into the hills on the horses and come back hours later."
From Darrington, Regelbrugge commuted to his job at an area naval base, his father said.
"He bought that place in the middle of nowhere," said John Regelbrugge II. "That's why it's so hard to believe that mudslide wiped anything out. I know they keep saying 30 homes. There were eight homes on Steelhead Drive and that's where he was. I never saw nothing but a few farms around there. Those eight homes are gone."
John Regelbrugge II said his son threw a big party the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day that was attended by neighbors from Steelhead Drive and the vicinity.
"All the neighbors were there -- 30 of them," he said. "That was everybody that lived there. They were real tight. Everybody had a half-acre or three-quarters of an acre. There were like 30 people living there, and 20-something of them are dead."
Regelbrugge recently served aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. A 2012 tweet from the Navy said that at the time, he had three sons in the service: Brian Regelbrugge was a cryptologic technician 2nd Class in the Navy; Kyle Regelbrugge was a Navy machinist's mate fireman; and Scott Regelbrugge was an Army corporal. The couple also had two daughters.
"He loved the Navy," John Regelbrugge II said. "That was his big thing. He was his mom's sailor boy. He had over 27 years on his sea clock. He was out to sea a lot. He took the Navy like a duck takes to water."
Scott Regelbrugge left to work at a local sawmill before the landslide came, his grandfather said.
When Regelbrugge joined the Navy, he would write poems to his late mother, Grace.
"She was so proud of him," the eldest Regelbrugge recalled. "She passed away on July 28 at 10:35 in the morning. I'm still trying to get over that. She died of pancreatic cancer. That upset Johnny something terrible too."
Since his mother's death, Regelbrugge had called his father twice a day to check on him.
"He was worried about me," the father said. "I prefer to be alone after my wife died."
Asked how he remembered his son, the father said simply: "John just loved life."


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New year is celebrated on 31st of Dec every year by everyone, irrespective of caste. Hearing about new year, the first thing we visualise is party, friends, shopping, food . Secondly, how and where to organise a party ? Preparing list of guests to be invited, Deciding on what will be on menu? Oh! Looks like a lot of work ,but at the same time fun too.
We can celebrate New Year in 5 different ways :
1. Celebrating new year with your family is a blessed one .Very few family get a chance to meet their loved ones during this auspicious day .Family members are far away due to work and cannot often meet each other. This is one chance where they can meet. Either you can plan a dinner at home or in an restaurant and have good fun .This will help to rejoice your memory when you look back.
2. Another interesting way to celebrate your New year is to celebrate it with friends. If you are planning a party outside make sure you are in a group of minimum five to six or more .Plan somewhere safe rather than some remote areas wherein network is not available. Inform your parents about the itinerary, that is very important.
3. Invite your friends to your home on new year's eve and celebrate it in your room or in terrace .Inform your parents and take their permission so that they don't interfere when you are at party along with your friends. You can ask your mother to prepare for you and your friends nice dishes for the party and arrange all that is required for the party .Have fun without bothering neighbours and family.
4.Simple way is to visit temple or church, praying to god that the coming year will bring in good fortune and more happiness to the family. Visit your relative or the elder person and take their blessing. Plan to go to some fun fair or exhibition and later having lunch along with them. Sounds fun isn't it.
5.If you are a person who believe in karma which means ,"good deed" then you can plan to visit any old age home or orphanage and share some food and sweets with them ,remind them about old good memories which will rejoice them, help to forget their sorrows in life. It is a very thoughtful thing to do and spend time in an useful way on an new years eve.
Whichever way we celebrate New year's eve it should be for a good cause and with good intention .The day spend should be memorable one .Apart from all the fun you have, bringing smile in ones face is in itself is a great achievement. Have fun ,be safe and keep hearing from me again and again .


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Classroom: Substance of Civilization
"If humans had never learned to smelt metals, we would still be living in caves."
That's what materials scientist Ron Lasky told the 60 students taking ENGS 3 "Materials, the Substance of Civilization." The course, one of several Thayer School offerings aimed at non-majors, gives students a glimpse of the interplay between technology and lifestyles. From the Stone Age to the Silicon Age, the interplay is more than a historical footnote. According to Lasky, "The foundation of civilization rests on humankind's ability to work with materials."
"Students usually don't realize the extent to which materials determine their everyday life," he says. "Almost anything we touch has been affected by improvements in materials: the clothes we wear, the objects in our houses and offices, the equipment we use, the materials we build with."
Marching chronologically through history, Lasky cites numerous examples of the societal impact of technological breakthroughs. "Tools and clothing enabled early humans to survive the ice age," he says. "The Romans' production of superior steel and their development and use of concrete and masonry created an empire. The gold rush accelerated the development of the western United States by generations. Sir Henry Bessemer's process for producing steel inexpensively in the 1850s led to railroads, enabled the industrial revolution, and made architectural innovations such as skyscrapers and elevators possible. Turning sand into silicon chips gave us the electronics/information age."
Even if none of the students enters engineering, Lasky hopes the course will stick with them. "I hope that as they view the world, they will never again take materials for granted," he says.
—Judith Hertog
History's Top Materials
By Professor Ron Lasky
- Wood — the most widely used building material from earliest times to today
- Fired clay — the first transformation of one material into another
- Precious metals — mainstays in the transfer of wealth
- Smelted materials — transforming several materials into a single material; heating copper-bearing minerals to produce copper was arguably the most significant technical development in all history
- Glass — used as early as 2500 B.C. for beads and 1000 A.D. for magnifiers, glass is ubiquitous in modern life
- Petroleum — beyond energy, a base for detergents, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and plastics
- Nuclear materials — fission of uranium and plutonium led to nuclear power and weapons
- Composites — with tremendous strength-to-weight ratios, fiberglass-epoxy carbon fiber-polymer, and other composites make cars, planes, and other products lighter
- Silicon — the foundation of computer and communications technology
- Biological and nanomaterials — today's groundbreaking materials
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Ryan Loskarn leaves letter
Jesse Ryan Loskarn, the former top Senate GOP aide who committed suicide last week, said in a letter released by his family that he was sexually abused as a child, and the horror from that episode eventually led him down a path toward possessing child pornography.
In a typed letter just over two pages long and posted online by his mother late Monday night, Loskarn revealed in vivid detail his personal experiences and apologized profusely for possessing child pornography, which led to his arrest by federal agents on Dec. 11.
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Until the raid on his Capitol Hill home by U.S. Postal Service investigators, Loskarn was a well-liked and respected chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). He was a former leadership aide with a solid reputation and numerous friends on both sides of the aisle.
( Earlier on POLITICO: Ryan Loskarn believed to have committed suicide)
That all changed in one day, however. Loskarn was fired by Alexander the day he was arrested. He was placed on suicide watch in jail, and he was only released after his lawyers convinced a federal judge that he was not going to take his own life.
In the Jan. 23 letter, Loskarn said he planned to kill himself immediately after his arrest, claiming that the "news coverage of my spectacular fall makes it impossible for me to crawl into a hole and disappear. I've hurt every single human being I've ever known and the details of my shame are preserved on the Internet for all time. There is no escape."
The 35-year-old Loskarn hanged himself last Thursday in his parents' home in Sykesville, Md.
POLITICO obtained the letter on Monday afternoon but planned to delay publishing a story until Tuesday in an effort to find out more regarding the circumstances surrounding it. POLITICO contacted Loskarn's family, but they did not comment.
Gay Loskarn, Loskarn's mother, posted the letter online late Monday evening, offering some thoughts on her son's situation.
In her post, Ms. Loskarn complained about the "media frenzy" surrounding her son's arrest in December.
( Earlier on POLITICO: Lamar Alexander top aide Ryan Loskarn arrested on child porn charges)
"The last month of Jesse Ryan Loskarn's life was surrounded by a media frenzy, with what appeared to be the goal of destroying his reputation beyond repair," Mrs. Loskarn said. "Newspapers and other media outlets depicted him mostly in a negative light and stole away any good he had done during his short but full life."
Mrs. Loskarn added: "During this tragic time he had no voice, but in his death he can be heard. Our society is quick to judge especially when the topic surrounding his death is so difficult. This letter written by Jesse Ryan Loskarn was found after he took his own life on January 23, 2014. If his words can help just one person who is suffering in silence, it will be his greatest accomplishment."
In his letter, Loskarn said he first stumbled across child pornography "during a search for music on a peer-to-peer network. I wasn't seeking it but I didn't turn away when I saw it. Until that moment, the only place I'd seen these sorts of images was in my mind."
According to Loskarn, the incident struck a deep emotional chord since he had been sexually abused as a child. He didn't give any details about that abuse.
"I found myself drawn to videos that matched my own childhood abuse," Loskarn wrote. "It's painful and humiliating to admit to myself, let alone the whole world, but I pictured myself as a child in the image or video. The more an image mirrored some element of my memories and took me back, the more I felt a connection."
Loskarn added: "This is my deepest, darkest secret."
( PHOTOS: Lamar Alexander's top aide investigated for child porn)
According to a federal complaint against Loskarn, he made "several purchases" from November 2010 to March 2011 from a Toronto-based movie production company operating a website that offered DVDs via mail and streaming video. Court documents said "the majority of these films featured young nude boys."


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Kyle Ledbetter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
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Sounds great! Thanks for the review. I'm counting the days to the 13th and hoping my FLGS gets enough copies to cover all the pre-orders. (Or in the very least mine. )
[float=left][/float]When Wizards of the Coast moved on to Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition, I was certain that D&D 3.5e was doomed to a slow, painful death. I foresaw that publishers who were previously releasing products under the 3.5 SRD and OGL (Open Gaming License) would see their audience vaporize in favor of a new and shiny system. The 3.5e enthusiast, I thought, would be consigned to a play a stagnant system with a bookshelf full of books that weren't even remotely compatible with the newest version.
But, in March 2008, Paizo made it their mission to keep the third edition alive, announcing their intention to create the Pathfinder RPG that would expand on the SRD and OGL and would continue to be the official system for their now burgeoning Pathfinder Chronicles and Adventure Path products. To be honest, I wasn't certain how I felt about this at first. At first it seemed awkwardperhaps even blasphemousfor a company other than Wizards of the Coast to publish a core rulebook for Dungeons & Dragons, but then again, WotC wasn't the original publisher of D&D, either. So, a year and a half later, I am pleased to say that Paizo has really delivered.
Weighing in at nearly five pounds and spanning over 576 pages, the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook combines all of the rules that were previously split between the D&D 3.5 Players Handbook and Dungeon Masters Guide. It is everything that you are going to need to play except for the Pathfinder Bestiary, which is not scheduled to be released until October 2009. Until then, you'll need to break out your old 3.5 edition monster manuals or use the monsters in the d20 SRD. You can download the SRD for free over at wizards.com, or for an easy to use online version, check out the Hypertext d20 SRD online at www.d20srd.org.
The Core Classes of Pathfinder
Paizo put a lot of effort into spicing up all of the original 3.5e classes with new and exciting abilities. Many of the classes now have multiple paths that a player can follow to help make distinguish their character from the teeming masses of other adventurers of the same class. This is very reminiscent of what Fourth Edition did, and it is one of the things I really liked. You'll especially see this featured with the druid, cleric, paladin, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, and wizard classes.
I was also impressed by how much the game rewards the player who sticks it out and levels his character through all twenty levels of his core class. In the past, there has often been very little incentive (or sense in some cases) to do so. With Pathfinder, not only does your character receive an extra hitpoint or skill-point every level just for leveling in his favored class, but the game does an excellent job of providing all kinds of cool abilities at the highest levels. Many of the classes have awesome payouts for making it all the way to twentieth, including:
- For Barbarians there is "Mighty Rage," which gives them an impressive +8 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution while they are raging.
- Bards are able to give a performance so stirring that they can cause their target to simply die from overwhelming joy or sorrow using their "Deadly Performance."
- High level druids are no longer fettered by their natural forms, and can transform themselves at will with no limits on the number of times per day.
- Fighters gain "Weapon Mastery," with one weapon. Thereafter, whenever using his chosen weapon, all critical threats are automatically confirmed, their critical multiplier increases, and the fighter no longer has to worry about being disarmed ever.
- The monk eventually ascends to the point of becoming a magical creature, gaining a healthy damage resistance (10/chaotic). Oh, and he'll now be opening that can of whoop-ass with seven attacks per round with an attack bonus that nearly rivals the fighter's.
- Paladins who stay the course of righteousness become "Holy Champions" of their gods, gaining a substantial damage resistance and the ability to possibly banish any evil outsider who is his smite opponent. (By the way, if you haven't read about the paladin's new smite and mercy abilities already, you'll want to check them out. This is one of the classes that they really spent a lot of time on, and they have succeeded at making the paladin an extremely valuable asset to your team!)
- The twentieth level ranger isn't someone you are going to want on your tail when he achieves the status of "Master Hunter." He'll now be able to track his favored enemies while moving at full speed, and when he does catch up with him, her, or it, he can execute a single attack that has the chance of slaying his target outright.
- Meanwhile the rogue gains "Master Strike," which allows him to possibly put his target to sleep (if he's feeling nice), paralyze his target (if he's feeling not-so-nice), or assassinate his target on the spot (if he's feeling really pissed off).
This only begins to scratch the surface of the enhancements to the core classes in the Pathfinder RPG. However, if you're interested in reading more, I'd recommend checking out the previous below from the Paizo blog.
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #2 - The Fighter
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #3 - The Sorcerer
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #4 - The Ranger
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #5 - The Cleric
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #6 - The Paladin
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #7 - The Bard
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #8 - The Druid
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #9 - The Monk
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #10 - The Barbarian
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #11 - The Rogue
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview #12 - The Wizard
The System
Overall, Pathfinder plays and feels like classic Dungeons & Dragons 3.5. There are a few subtle, but very helpful enhancements to problematic and hard to remember rules. The simplification and rebalancing of all of the rules surrounding grappling, tripping, sundering, and bull-rushing into one unified system, for example, means no more having to flip open the book to figure out how to resolve these actions every time they come up while wishing hellfire and brimstone upon the head of your player's monk, no doubt.
Skills have been cleaned up, consolidating some and completely removing others. This will make it much easier for your character to focus on a core set of skills that really matter to him.
Spells seem relatively unchanged from their previous versions with a few notable exceptions, such as with polymorph being split into multiple distinct spells. The biggest difference I noticed was cleric domains, which got a very nice overhaul. Oh, and cleric fans, your new group heal class feature is going to let you actually be able to use more of your spells for something other than healing even at low levels "Divine Favor" anyone?
Using Pathfinder with Other d20 Products
Although there have been a lot of enhancements to the classes and tweaks to the rules, the Pathfinder RPG remains compatible with other OGL/3.5 supplements. This is a big selling point for Pathfinder, as there is already an extensive library of supporting products. The core classes in Pathfinder are a little more powerful than their third edition predecessors, so if you're using monsters from other sources, you may need to adjust their challenge ratings down just a smidge. There are no specific guidelines in the final rules, but the beta version suggested adding a few extra feats, powers, skills and hitpoints to your villains; adding more monsters to your encounter; or otherwise building encounters as about one challenge rating level higher. I suspect this advice still holds true.
There are a couple of other on-the-fly changes you will need to make when using third party sources. Some skills have been combined or changed, so you'll need to be familiar with the new skill list and determine the equivalent skill in Pathfinder. The rules for grappling and other maneuvers such as tripping, bull rushing, and sundering have also changed. This means that you'll need to determine the Combat Maneuver Attack and Defense scores for any 3.5e creatures you use. Luckily, these statistics are pretty straightforward to figure out.
Artwork and Print Quality
Cover to cover, this is a visually appealing book, with all of the artwork presented in full color. The inserts between chapters are especially amazing; I would love to have some of these as posters in my gaming room. Flowing watermarks swirl around the edges of each page, giving the book an ornate feel without obscuring the text or making it difficult to read. The binding also feels sturdy, which is necessary for this many pages. Out of curiosity, I gave the text a good rub to see if it shared any of the notorious smudging problems of Fourth Edition, and I was relieved to find that it did not.
My Thoughts
The one thing that I think this book really could have been improved by was more callouts. As a longtime player of Third Edition, I tend to want to skim over the parts that seem familiar and go straight to the changes. I started to do this with this book, and found immediately when I made my first character that I had missed a well-hidden rule that explained how first level hitpoints were generated. It had been tucked away in the terms and definitions section which I had been quick to skip over. With so many subtle changes to the rules, callouts that pointed out key changes from 3.5e would have made jumping into this new edition a lot easier.
Nonetheless, after having played a couple of sessions using the final rules, I could scarcely be happier with what Paizo has done. The rules flowed nicely, and most importantly kept out of the way until needed. Combat was also quick and easy, and the Pathfinder RPG has made it easier than ever to keep the action flowing without a lot of downtime. This system is an excellent choice for any fantasy setting, and I am confident that if you enjoyed Third Edition, you're really going to love what they've done with this game.
Want to hear more about Pathfinder? Check out these other articles:
- Pathfinder RPG: Session Notes - Character Creation
- Pathfinder RPG: Session Notes - Level One ... Fight
- Gnome Stew - What Pathfinder Brings to the Table
Well done! I look forward to getting a peek at this next week in Indy!
Hi Farcaster - I would like to point out that the weight on the book is 4.7 pounds, not 1.7.
Thanks, Chris! I corrected that little error. Seems Amazon thinks this book is going to be quite a bit lighter for some reason. I guess that's good though if it reduces the shipping costs for folks ordering it there.
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Fighter: "I can kill a guy in one turn."
Cleric: "I can kill a guy in half a turn."
Wizard: "I can kill a guy before my turn."
Bard: "I can get three idiots to kill guys for me."
It's a smart move and appears to be well executed by Paizo, particularly on the move to capitalize on gamers for which 4E does not suit there style of game play - myself and my group being among that bunch. However...
Allow me to rephrase then- What's the draw to a low level campaign in Pathfinder? Farcaster makes numerous mentions of high level powers and abilities, but almost nothing of the low levels. What kinds of options and abilities are present at low levels?
And I've said it before, I'll say it again, I like high magic games. In D&D, I don't like grit, as I've always preferred higher level, more grand adventure kinds of games: running all around the world fighting hordes of monsters and saving the world... something that isn't conducive to low level play, pre 4th Edition. I like my players and my monsters higher powered than your typical D&D game, and magic items more prevalent. Think in Lord of the Rings... were Aragorn, Legolas, or any of the others 1st level at the beginning of the story? God no, and that's the kind of campaigns I like... though that's not to say there isn't fun to be had in the commoner taking his father's sword and adventuring kind of story (though I much prefer it now, under 4E).
Every encounter should always be challenging, no matter your level, otherwise that's a fail for the GM. Yes, you have a lot of options and tools, but so do your opponents. I think if you played in one of my older edition games, you'd be shocked how challenging it still can be at the higher levels... Only having 4hp and a few skills doesn't always make for a fun challenge.
So to revert to my original question: Farcaster, you talk about the differences at high level quite a bit, how different is low level Pathfinder from low level 3.5?
Fighter: "I can kill a guy in one turn."
Cleric: "I can kill a guy in half a turn."
Wizard: "I can kill a guy before my turn."
Bard: "I can get three idiots to kill guys for me."
I suppose, seeing as how it IS two books, 50 bucks isn't that much. But that seems excessive for a player who doesn't want (and some DMs would say, shouldn't have) the DMs guide portion. But, I suppose, too, that it cuts down on production costs...? As a 3.5 enthusiast (name might have pointed towards that, huh?) I can't wait to get my hands on it and start reworking Farland.
The Big.
The Bad.
The Ben.
Playing in the darkness. www.farlandworld.com
"Dude, we totally play 1d4-2 Friday nights per month. More or less."
Plus I've never thought the DMG was off limits. I think it's important to actually know what it takes to DM. There's never been game breaking information in the DMG IMO. The MM on the other hand...
The Big.
The Bad.
The Ben.
Playing in the darkness. www.farlandworld.com
"Dude, we totally play 1d4-2 Friday nights per month. More or less."
Hell, at $10 I'd be tempted to buy a copy for anyone in my group not able to shell out the full $50.
* Wild Talents and Savage Worlds have these type of cut down essential editions and they're amazing! In case any Paizo folks are watching.


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San Francisco (InfoWorld) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Demonstrating a perhaps more aggressive path than anticipated, Sun Microsystems is set to announce the open-sourcing of the core Java platform within 30 to 60 days, Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz said at the Oracle OpenWorld conference on Wednesday morning.
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Haines Fullerton: Pulling it together and falling apart
"It's kind of like John Nash," says one friend, likening Haines Fullerton's counseling to the character who inspired the recent film A Beautiful Mind. "The math was real even if he was schizo."
For the people who got together to share their burdens and life's pains and joys, "Haines was about honesty," says Lisa Olsen, now a resident of Port Townsend, Washington, and the mother of one of the late musician's two children. She scoffs at the rumors that he ran a cult.
"A cult is when someone is telling you what to do and being in control of your mind," says Olsen. "What Haines was about was questioning yourself."
Moreover, Olsen bristles at the suggestion that Haines pushed his views on people. "He absolutely did not try to push his views. People sought him out," she says.
Even the talk of circles of believers sitting around Haines in downtown Charlottesville's Lee Park strikes Olsen as a little over-wrought. "It wasn't like there was a meeting space," says Olsen. "It was spontaneous– you'd see Haines, you'd go talk."
Friends and family say that Haines believed that God would answer any question. (Even what kind of shoes to wear, his mother notes.)
"He thought we were all children of God," says Olsen, who employs the word "transition" to describe his death. "He did not leave us," she says. "He still has work to do."
It wasn't just the final years of Fullerton's life that were filled with deep thoughts. Read this timeline and find out:
January 23, 1959 - Haines Fullerton, the youngest of three boys, is born in suburban Minneapolis. He was followed 20 months later by the final child in the family, a sister.
August 21, 1965 - Six-year-old Haines futilely begs his mother let him join an older brother at a Beatles concert downtown. "I don't think he ever forgave me," says his mother, Shirley Milnor.
Circa 1967 - By the age of eight, Haines has taught himself to play guitar. "He never had a lesson," says his sister, Claire, who marveled at her brother's understanding of music. "The guy was an antenna," she says.
June 1971 - The Fullerton family moves to Memphis, and he immediately befriends Allen McCool, who marveled at Haines' talent. "If somebody played him a song they'd just written in raw form," says McCool, "he could arrange the instruments and the harmonies– and not just simple harmonies. He had perfect pitch."
Circa 1975 - Haines meets noted Memphis musician Jody Stephens who would go on to run Ardent Studios, a Memphis landmark. "Haines was a really bright guy," says Stephens, "so he caught my attention."
Circa 1976 - Haines makes such an impression on the young Alex Chilton (long before Chilton would influence such musicians as U2 and the Replacements) that Haines joins Chilton at Ardent Studios as session musicians on two songs by the John Byrd Band, "Friend At a Very Good Time" and "Earthman Blues."
November 1976 - At the age of 46, Haines' father suffers a fatal heart attack.
Fall 1977 - Although accepted into Brown University, Haines opts for UVA and begins his freshman year.
Spring 1979 - Haines joins Mark Roebuck and Eric Schwartz in an acoustic trio, the nucleus of The Deal.
Summer 1979 - Mark, Haines, and Eric record four songs at Ardent Studios in Memphis with Haines's old friend Allen McCool playing drums.
Fall 1980 - The Deal begins playing its special brand of "power pop" live in Charlottesville and beyond, and they soon become an East Coast sensation with a regular gig at Richmond's Hard Times nightclub.
Spring 1981 - English major Haines graduates "with distinction" from UVA.
Summer 1981 - Haines convinces longtime friend McCool to move to Charlottesville from Memphis to be the band's soundman. "He understood things about you and gave you a great feeling about yourself," says McCool.
October 1981 - The Deal earns a full-page spread in Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, which says the band is dedicated to "high harmonies and low morals, the East Coast answer to the Beach Boys sound."
Fall 1982 - Haines begins carrying around garage tapes of the music of Mark Roebuck and Eric Schwartz as evidence of The Deal's sound. "He lived it and breathed it," says McCool. "He would do anything to get it recorded. He spent endless hours on the phone."
January 1982 - Haines's efforts begin to pay off. Noted rock impresario Linda Stein (then managing the Ramones) signs The Deal to a five-year contract– contingent on their winning a deal with a major label.
Fall 1982 - The Deal catches the eye of rock and roll icon Albert Grossman. Former manager of Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and Peter, Paul & Mary, Grossman brings The Deal up to his hallowed Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York. Within a few months, Grossman has signed the band to his Bearsville Records label, then a division of Warner Brothers.
Fall 1984 - Having parted with Warner Brothers, Grossman brings The Deal back to record again at Bearsville Studios. Todd Rundgren offers a guitar solo on a Deal song entitled "5:45."
January 25, 1986 - Grossman flies to Europe on the supersonic Concorde to forge new alliances for his now-independent label. Midway through the flight, he suffers a fatal heart attack. "The master tapes remain legally tied up with Bearsville," says Roebuck. They are never released.
Fall 1987 - Unable to get a major label to bite, the band releases an independent album, Brave New World, which the Washington Post calls "remarkably assured pop classicism." The Raleigh News & Observer lauds it as "one of the best independent releases by a regional band to surface in years."
Fall 1988 - The Deal breaks up. Within six months, Fullerton's girlfriend of four years leaves town. Some friends say these dual break-ups hurt him deeply.
June 1991 - Haines and Roebuck are both bartenders at Eastern Standard restaurant (now Escafé). There, Roebuck gives the Dave Matthews Band its first regular gig: Monday nights for $50 and all the booze they can drink.
Circa 1991 - Haines befriends Dave Matthews. "His motivation was never about money or notoriety– he connected with Dave as a human being," says Fullerton's sister. His mom adds, "He said Dave was the greatest guy in the world, and he thought he would go global. I didn't know if Dave Matthews would go anywhere– just like I didn't know the Beatles would go anywhere."
Early 1990s - Haines creates a following of sorts. Rumors fly through Charlottesville that Haines thinks he's the son of God. "He didn't think he was Jesus," says Sherry Rivet, one of two women who would eventually bear his children. "He had a way of immediately connecting. It was the first time many people had been in the presence of total acceptance and unconditional love, and they ate it up."
Early 1992 - Haines begins a relationship with Rivet. "The striking thing about Haines was how magnetic he was," says Rivet. "Within minutes, he had people pouring their hearts out."
June 1992 - Haines brings Dave Matthews Band to his hometown of Memphis to record some demos at Ardent Studios. The songs recorded there include "Dancing Nancies," "Tripping Billies," "Satellite," and "Cry Freedom." What became of these tapes (which include early DMB keyboardist Peter Griesar) is unknown.
Summer 1993 - Haines comes out of what Roebuck terms "self-imposed post-Deal exile" and begins "jamming informally" with Dave Mathews and other Charlottesville musicians.
September 1994 - RCA releases Under the Table and Dreaming by DMB. This platinum-selling disc includes "#34," co-written by Haines and Dave Matthews. Within a few months, Haines begins receiving quarterly royalty checks from Dave's publishing company, Colden Gray.
Circa 1995 - Along with Dave's muse, Ross Hoffman (who later sued for a cut of the DMB's profits), Haines finds himself cut out of strategy sessions with the DMB. He steps away without complaint. "He didn't want to get involved in the chaos," says his sister, "so he peacefully dealt himself out."
1996 - Haines tells friends and family that he's suffering numerous physical ailments. Says Rivet: "He felt like his skin was being fileted."
September 19, 1996 - Haines, now living with Rivet, tells her he's "ready to see what's on the other side of the veil." He returns safely to their Belmont home later that evening.
September 20, 1996 - Haines remarks on the meatballs Rivet is cooking and asks if she'll launder three of his shirts. As he's leaving, ostensibly to go swimming, he says, "The only thing you are responsible for in this life is to follow your heart." Around 9:30 that evening, his body is found in the poolhouse at Ivy Gardens apartments.
Late September, 1996 - After his death, police reveal that there were three bullets– intermittently spaced in the gun's six chambers– as if Haines were asking God whether it was his time. His family has his body autopsied, and no abnormalities are found.
–sources: Mark Roebuck, Shirley Milnor, Claire Fullerton, Jody Stephens, Sherry Rivet, and Allen McCool