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23 Kan. App. 2d 221
No. 74,925
LINETTE J. GARRISON, Appellee, v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Self-Insured, Appellant.
1. A Workers Compensation Board's consideration of a modified decision from an Administrative Law Judge is not barred by the doctrine of res judicata, even though the worker failed to appeal from the Administrative Law Judge's original award determining that the worker had failed to rebut the presumption of no work disability, when the injured worker can show that he or she has incurred a work-related exacerbation of that injury and that the evidence of exacerbation was not considered by the Administrative Law Judge before making the original award.
2. The appellate court reviews decisions of the Workers Compensation Board in accordance with the Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. Whether the Workers Compensation Board acted within or exceeded the authority granted in K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528 is a question of statutory interpretation specifically contemplated in the Act in K.S.A. 77-621(c)(4).
3. K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528(a) does not require that the disability of the worker change for an award to be modified.
Appeal from the Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed December 20, 1996. Affirmed.
Terry J. Torline, of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Swartz, of Wichita, for appellant.
Robert R. Lee, of Wilson, Lee & Gurney, of Wichita, for appellee.
Before GREEN, P.J., KNUDSON, J., and ERIC S. ROSEN, District Judge, assigned.
GREEN, J.: This is a workers compensation case. The hearing officer found that the claimant, Linette J. Garrison, had a 14 percent general bodily disability. Because she continued to earn the same wage, the hearing officer found that she had no work disability (K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-510e[a]). Although Garrison did not appeal this finding, she later filed for review and modification of the award. The hearing officer then modified the award to reflect a partial work disability of 16 percent. Next, Garrison petitioned the Workers Compensation Board (Board) for review of the findings from the review and modification. The Board found that Garrison had sustained a 40 percent work disability. Her employer, Beech Aircraft Corporation, appeals.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Garrison worked for Beech from September 1978 to February 1994. Garrison developed problems in her wrists and hands beginning in 1991. On February 24, 1994, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) granted Garrison workers compensation benefits based upon a 14 percent functional impairment to the body for work-related injuries to the upper extremities. In that award, the ALJ specifically found that Garrison was not entitled to work disability because she continued to work for Beech in a new position which accommodated her work restrictions and paid a comparable wage
Garrison terminated her employment with Beech in April 1994 and filed a request to review and modify the award. On October 12, 1994, the ALJ modified the initial award to reflect that Garrison was entitled to a 16 percent "partial work disability."
The Board later found that the ALJ's award should be modified. The Board found that the new position provided by Beech for Garrison in February 1994 was inappropriate and did not accommodate Garrison's work restrictions. The Board, therefore, found that the presumption of no work disability contained in K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-510e was overcome. The Board ruled that Garrison was entitled to a 40 percent permanent partial general disability.
Beech argues that the Board acted improperly in modifying Garrison's award. Specifically, Beech contends that an award may only be modified where the claimant's disability has improved or worsened, necessitating review and adjustment. On the other hand, Garrison argues that there were substantial changes in her circumstances which mandated review and modification of the ALJ's award. She claims that the most significant change was her new position in February 1994 which exacerbated her injury, causing her to resign.
Review of the Board's decision is now by the appellate courts in accordance with the Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. See K.S.A. 44-556.
Under K.S.A. 77-621 of the Act, appellate review is explicitly limited to questions of law. See Kindel v. Ferco Rental, Inc., 258 Kan. 272, 277, 899 P.2d 1058 (1995). K.S.A. 77-621 states, in relevant part:
"(c) The court shall grant relief only if it determines any one or more of the following:
. . . .
"(4) the agency has erroneously interpreted or applied the law;
. . . .
"(7) the agency action is based on a determination of fact, made or implied by the agency, that is not supported by evidence that is substantial when viewed in light of the record as a whole . . . ; or
"(8) the agency action is otherwise unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious."
Beech contends that the Board did not have jurisdiction to determine that Garrison had a work disability because when Garrison failed to appeal the hearing officer's finding of no work disability, this issue became res judicata. Therefore, we must determine whether the hearing officer's finding that the claimant had no work disability (K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-510e[a]) is subject to review and modification under K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528. Whether the Board acted within or exceeded the authority granted in K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528 is a question of statutory interpretation specifically contemplated in K.S.A. 77-621(c)(4).
Beech argues that the Board's finding that the new position which Beech provided for Garrison was inappropriate and did not accommodate her work restrictions (30 minutes on and 30 minutes off the computer) as well as the Board's subsequent finding that Garrison had overcome the presumption of no work disability contained in K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-510e is violative of the doctrine of res judicata. Essentially, Beech argues that the ALJ made final findings regarding issues that were not subject to relitigation by the Board. This argument is premised upon Beech's contention that the facts presented to the Board were the same as those presented to the ALJ. In its brief, Beech states:
|"[T]he Appeals Board erroneously determined that the claimant had overcome the presumption, utilizing the very same facts concerning claimant's condition and restrictions that were presented, considered and rejected by Judge Krysl when she issued the original award. In essence, the Appeals Board chose to relitigate the work restriction and work disability issues on review and modification, despite the fact that nothing had changed with respect to claimant's condition."
For support Beech cites Randall v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Inc., 212 Kan. 392, 510 P.2d 1190 (1973). In Randall, the claimant sustained injury to her arm. At the hearing on her workers compensation claim, Randall offered evidence of emotional injury as well. The examiner awarded compensation for the partial loss of use of Randall's arm but determined Randall's neurosis had not been caused by the job. Randall filed for review and modification of the award. The Director concluded that he did not have jurisdiction to hear the application for review because the examiner specifically rejected a finding that the neurosis was caused by work. This finding was upheld by the trial court who also ruled that Randall's claims with regard to neurosis could not be considered upon review and was barred by the doctrine of res judicata. In agreeing with the Director and the trial court, our Supreme Court stated:
|"Where a finding by the district court that claimant's neurotic condition was not a natural consequence of her injury while employed by the respondent becomes final for want of an appeal from the decision thereon, the doctrine of res judicata applies and the claimant is foreclosed from seeking a director's review and modification under K.S.A. 1969 Supp. 44-528 on the issue of causation. Such finding on the issue of causation is a finding of a past fact which existed at the time of the original hearing. A change in the claimant's condition of neuroses subsequent to the original hearing will in no way affect a finding that the claimant's condition of neuroses was not the result of the injury claimant sustained on the job." 212 Kan. at 396.
However, the Randall court limited its holding as follows: "This is not necessarily true of findings relating to the extent of claimant's disability. The extent of a claimant's disability resulting from an accidental injury, where the causal connection is established, at any given time must be based on evidence of the claimant's condition at that particular time." 212 Kan. at 396-97.
Here, the Board had evidence concerning Garrison's position as a schedule compliance clerk and its effect upon her condition. Garrison began the schedule compliance position in February 1994. The ALJ rendered her initial award February 24, 1994. Both Garrison and Beech filed submission letters in February 1994. Beech had a terminal date of February 3, 1994. Because the ALJ emphatically stated that she would not consider evidence submitted after the terminal dates, the ALJ did not consider Garrison's schedule compliance position or its affect upon Garrison's injury before rendering her initial award. In its findings of fact, the Board stated:
|"Because of a brain tumor, claimant temporarily left work in November 1993. After recuperating from brain surgery claimant returned to work for respondent in February 1994 and was assigned to the position of schedule compliance. In this position, claimant used a computer to determine shortages of parts and then telephoned suppliers to expedite the delivery of needed items. Although claimant spent approximately one-half of her time on the telephone, the job also required significant use of the computer keyboard which aggravated her overuse symptoms. Claimant testified her symptoms increased while performing this job and that she advised her supervisor and respondent's first aid department that she could not perform the job without violating her medical restrictions. Claimant also advised her group manager of her physical problems and was told no other jobs were available. Because of the increased symptomatology in her upper extremities, in April 1994 claimant gave respondent two (2) weeks notice of her termination."
Because the Board necessarily considered evidence of Garrison's position and the exacerbation of Garrison's injury that took place after the initial award, Randall is distinguishable. The Board's determination that the schedule compliance position was not appropriate and did not accommodate Garrison's work restrictions was based upon new evidence which was not presented to the ALJ.
Moreover, K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528 specifically provides for review where there is a change in the claimant's "work disability." "Work disability is: (a) The extent to which the ability of the employee to perform work in the open labor market has been reduced, and, (b) the extent to which the ability of the worker to earn comparable wages has been reduced." Hughes v. Inland Container Corp., 247 Kan. 407, 417, 799 P.2d 1011 (1990). Therefore, the Board's findings with regard to Garrison's ability to earn a comparable wage are precisely those contemplated by the statute.
Beech next argues that review and modification of an award are improper unless the claimant's medical condition is changed. Beech maintains that "[i]n a workers compensation review and modification proceeding, the issue before the court 'is sharply restricted to the question of extent of improvement or worsening of the injury on which the original award was based.' Brandt [v. Kansas Workers Compensation Fund], 19 Kan. App. 2d [1098,] 1101, [880 P.2d 796, rev. denied 256 Kan. 994 (1994),] citing to 3 Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation § 81-32(a) (1993)."
In Brandt, on which Beech heavily relies, this court held that a worker who has a preexisting injury and has settled with his employer may not seek review and modification of his award with regard to the Workers Compensation Fund alone. The Brandt court reasoned that the Fund's liability, which is a percentage of the employer's liability, is necessarily predicated upon findings regarding the employer's liability. Therefore, where the employer can have no new or increased liability due to settlement, the Fund, likewise, cannot sustain new or increased liability. Although the Brandt court commented upon the propriety of issues raised for review and modification, it did not address the issue before this court. Therefore, Beech's reliance upon Brandt is misplaced.
Moreover, this court has expressly stated that "K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528(a) does not require that the disability of the worker change for an award to be modified." Redgate v. City of Wichita, 17 Kan. App. 2d 253, 263, 836 P.2d 1205 (1992). Garrison's brief emphasizes that 44-528(a) uses the disjunctive "or" and provides for modification under several circumstances. The relevant portions of K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-528(a) provide:
|"Any award or modification thereof agreed upon by the parties, except lump-sum settlements approved by the director or administrative law judge, whether the award provides for compensation into the future or whether it does not, may be reviewed by the director for good cause shown upon the application of the employee, employer, dependent, insurance carrier or any other interested party. . . . [I]f the director finds that the award . . . is excessive or inadequate or that the functional impairment or work disability of the employee has increased or diminished, the director may modify such award, . . . upon such terms as may be just, by increasing or diminishing the compensation subject to the limitations provided in the workers compensation act."
See also Morris v. Kansas City Bd. of Public Util., 3 Kan. App. 2d 527, 531-32, 598 P.2d 544 (1979) (where there was a specific finding that claimant's disability was no different at the time of hearing on request for modification and review than at the time of the original order, court found that disjunctive language of K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 44-528[a] refuted employer's contention that the statute could support modification of award only when there was a finding that the disability of the workman had changed).
Finally, Beech's argument that review and modification are improper in this case is problematic as Beech argued in its submission letter that Garrison was protected by the review and modification statute. Beech argued:
"Claimant is also protected from any potential work disability by K.S.A. 44-528, the review and
modification statute. . . .
. . . .
"Claimant does not presently have a work disability since she is still working at Beech earning a higher wage. If the claimant is forced to leave her employment at Beech at some point in the future, the claimant may then file an application for review and modification and be awarded compensation for an actual work disability."
Consequently, Beech's argument that the Board erred in applying K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-510e must fail.


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In today's Small Batch, Luisa Weiss, the genius behind The Wednesday Chef, shares an Italian method for pickling eggplant. Luisa is the author of newly-released My Berlin Kitchen.
On my most recent trip to visit my mother in Italy, she pulled out a murky glass jar from the fridge and presented it to me with a fork. "Try it," she said brightly, nudging me. "Tell me what you think." I gingerly took the jar from her and looked at it, trying to decipher what was inside. The jar was slightly oily and cold and inside, slices of something purply-brown were packed tightly. "It's not jam," I said. "Right? Or is it?" My mother could sometimes be alarmingly cavalier about how she preserved things and a batch of funky sour cherries from the year before had made me a little suspicious of her preservation techniques. "Cretina," she scoffed. "It's eggplant. Try it! It's good. Stop looking so worried." I speared a slice of eggplant with the fork, drew it out and bit off a small piece. It tasted sour and sweet and was velvety-soft. I nibbled a little more, tasting something faintly spicy, and then I finished the slice and speared another. This eggplant was good. Really good. And, I soon found out, it was a piece of cake to make. All you needed was a clean jar, an eggplant, a few aromatics and a bottle of olive oil.You start by slicing and salting the eggplant, though I have yet to find anyone who can prove to me that salting the eggplant actually has any point at all. Still, I like to follow recipes, so I do it. You can choose not to. When the hour's up, you bring water and vinegar to boil and you cook the drained eggplant slices just for a few minutes, before draining them and letting them dry overnight. This tenderizes the eggplant and infuses them with just the right amount of vinegar to make them punchy and delicious. These are subtle, gentle pickles, after all.
The next day, all you have to do is prepare your aromatics - slices of garlic, a tiny pile of minced rosemary, some hot chile (this is easily left out if you prefer your pickled eggplant not spicy), and torn-up fresh bay leaves. Then you layer everything together -- eggplant, aromatics, eggplant, aromatics -- until the jar is full. The recipe is easily doubled, tripled or quadrupled -- all you need is more jars to fill. Once the jar is full, you pour enough olive oil to cover it all, getting rid of any air bubbles and pressing the eggplant together well. (No need for super-fancy extra-virgin olive oil here. Regular olive oil is just fine.) Then comes the hardest part: Self control. Put the jar away in your pantry for a month. Yes, a month. Distract yourself with other things. Forget about the jar entirely. Then one day when there's nothing in the house for lunch and you've stuck your neck all the way into the pantry or your cupboards to find something, anything, to eat, you'll happen upon the jar and it will feel like Christmas morning. Layer slices on a sandwich, cut them into small pieces and put them in grain salads, put them on hot, crunchy crostini or just eat them cold from the jar, like I did. Pickled EggplantMakes 1 jar1 pound eggplantCoarse salt1 cup water1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar2 garlic cloves5 fresh bay leaves2 stalks fresh rosemary1 or 2 small dried chilesOlive oil
1. Wash and dry the eggplant. Cut into quarter-inch thick slices and put the slices in a colander. Sprinkle them evenly with coarse salt, then weight the slices down with a plate and a heavy can of tomatoes. Let sit for an hour, then brush off the salt and dry the eggplant slices on a clean dish towel.
2. Put the water and vinegar in a medium pot over high heat. When the water is boiling, slip the eggplant slices into the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Drain the eggplant slices and let them dry overnight on a clean dish towel.
3. The next day, have a clean glass jar ready. Slice the garlic very thinly. Break the bay leaves into small pieces and mince the rosemary. Crumble the dried chiles. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the glass jar. Distribute a few slices of garlic, a few pieces of bay, some minced rosemary and a few bits of chile over the layer of eggplant. Cover with another layer of eggplant and the various seasonings. Continue until all the ingredients are used up. Using a spoon, gently tamp down the eggplant and seasonings. Then pour olive oil into the jar slowly, tamping down every now and again, until the eggplant is fully covered by olive oil and there are no air pockets in the jar. Close the jar and put in a cool, dark place for one month before using.
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Greetings, Gents:
Hope all is well. It's been awhile, so pardon the lack of retained knowlege here. I've been looking into making a LiveUSB myself (I'm running into USB drive only machines in some public places). I was contemplating a 4GB or 8GB Drive with 1GB partitioned as FAT32 (for M$ Machines) - which makes 3GB or 7GB available. I've been reviewing the documents; and have the following questions:
The FAQ Chapt 14 mentioned a few pointers regarding partitioning /swap and /var to accomodate the Machine's RAM (for core dumps). Am I correct in presuming (since the Live USB section didn't mention) that following the /swap and /var size guidelines are impractical? If so, are there any guidelines or precautions (read the minimal and most practical partition sizes) one should consider for sizing /swap and /var on LiveUSB installs? I once tried an install using the "Automated" partitioning option; and IIRC, it left a good portion of the drive unused.
If I go by the "/swap and /var = RAM of Machine most Accessed", I get
/swap 2GB
/tmp 50MB
/var 2GB
/usr 2.7GB-ish
...with 1GB as FAT32
Doesn't look right - as in "Even if I do a backup of portable files from snapshot to snapshot, I don't think I can do a good number of pkg_adds and updates this way. I remember having a discussion on partitions; but can't recall it all.
Pls advise, thanks.
BTW, Congratulations, Ocicat!!!
Note also that this is a classic interpretation of partitions -- running on a system which conceivably may be up for months at a time with a number of users connected running an unforeseen number of applications of even greater unforeseen quality.
Given that you are wanting to construct a USB system which may be up for only hours instead of months, you have more latitude in how the system "should" be partitioned, if it needs to be partitioned at all. After all, you are most likely going to be the only user.
jggimi will state that partitioning (especially for transient systems) may be unnecessary at all. Outside of swap, create one large "a" partition, & be done with it. You are already questioning the confinement provided by partitioning; with only one partition, growth is more fluid & not as constricted.
As for sizing swap & /var to the size of memory, the FAQ is focusing on retaining crash information for later diagnosis. It is up to you to decide whether you want to maintain such information. Yes, it can be educational, but you have also stated that the purpose of this USB install is to use public computers -- computers which aren't yours.
A controversial subject is whether swap is needed at all. Traditionally, swap was to be a backup for RAM which was very expensive at the time. Systems did not have hordes of RAM, so being able to use slower secondary storage (drive space) as overflow needed by hungry applications was seen as a reasonable compromise which allowed the system to keep running. Now that memory is abundant & cheap, it is questionable how useful swap is today. It can still be seen as insurance, but this comes out of what disk space is available -- which in this case is quite limited. You can watch how much swap is being used through applications such as systat(1) or top(1) I suspect that for systems sporting gigabytes of memory, swap is never used, but this is dependent upon what applications are being executed.
So given the limited amount of storage space available in a 4-8GB flash drive, I question whether you want to maintain space for crashes. I suspect you can get along just fine with setting swap to 32MB just to have some insurance. Going with no swap is simply gutsy.
When disk space becomes so important, you may also want to think about moving /tmp to RAM. Study mfs(8) & fstab(5) first. However, by moving /tmp into RAM within /etc/fstab, you are making an assumption that the configured amount of memory is available on all computers used. Think about this if you set this up in /etc/fstab.
Lastly with respect to having space for applications installed through packages, maximize the amount of space available to /usr if you are still creating individual partitions. I have one of the original 4GB Asus Eee netbooks, & although I have to think about what applications are really necessary, I have had OpenOffice (which is one of the largest applications in OpenBSD's ports tree...) installed.
As stated before, don't expect to get it all right the first time. Decide on what appears to be reasonable, & use it for awhile. After living with it, you will find nits that you want to change, & that is okay. Installation isn't that hard, & as long as you backup the important files, reinstalling shouldn't be very painful.
Will check out your references.
Thank a million, Ocicat.
Enjoy your day.
Mixed results
Greetings again:
I tried to go with the "/" partition only approach; but the resultant 8GB USB Drive wouldn't boot. I was successful in installing a Snapshot(Aug 24) a few days ago to a 4GB Drive I had (used the whole Drive and the automated partition arrangements. I traded in the 8GB (turns out it had some firmware I couldn't wipe) for a 16GB on sale.
I installed the Snapshot on the drive yesterday; and added some packages (OpenOffice, Mozilla-Firefox, etc). When I booted the USB this AM, Mozilla wouldn't remember the Search Engines I added(other add-ons were there); and the session froze completely.
Powering down and gave it another go; but it wouldn't boot - due to some partition problems...
I decided to reinstall and attempted to do so via ftp; but had some problems with the install process - kept dying when attempting to install the last set (Xserver). Burned another install48.iso image from today and had the same deal with the cd sets and the ftp derived sets. Burned cd48.iso and had the same results.
Various error codes include the term:
"fatal panic (6) in supervisor mode"
My questions are:
A1) Was today's snapshot a "bad build"?
A2) Could the USB have become faulty? I read Ocicat's comments regarding memtest - will look it up. I had some problems with several USB drives in the front of my old box with OBSD from time to time. IIRC, I modified the kernel (from an earlier thread - running out of time now to look up, gomen). Would it be prudent to do so?
Installed on the USB drive? You need to fully disclose all details of customization. It is also advisable to keep a copy of the original snapshot kernel (I append the snapshot's date to a copy immediately after installing...) for testing/insurance reasons.
The etiquette of the official misc@ mailing list is to drop any discussion of systems found having custom kernels. Diagnosing such frankensystems is simply too involved to be worth the effort.
In short, it sounds you are having hardware compatibility issues. It is impossible to pinpoint the USB flash drive as the culprit given the known flaky nature of the computer's USB subsystem.
I modified the kernel on my old PC Workstation - months ago. My apologies for the confusion.
I'm trying to figure out why I was able to install on two separate USBs (4GB and 16GB) - yet one system that I added packages to freezes up; and I'm unable to reinstall OBSD onto that USB. With 16GBs (on sale this week(fri-thu) at 8GB prices (at a store chain that shares a name with a Futurama Character - in case anyone's interested) , there should be plenty of room.
Will read up on this - thank you.
As for my direct experience, I have yet to have issues with mine, but I also don't use them excessively or run them through washing machines.
With the information provided, it sounds like you have an item which should either be returned or thrown simply away. Given that the price of 4GB flash drives are now somewhere in the vicinity of ~$10US, I suspect most aren't going to bother finding root causes anymore.
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DEAR CAROLYN: In the mid-1990s, when I was 22 and my brother was 18, our family took a Caribbean cruise. It was fun, but not so much fun that I cared to go back again.
Now that my parents are in their late 60s and retired, my mom has gotten it in her mind that all four of us should take another cruise together as a family. They have even offered to pay.
Aside from not having an interest in the cruise, I am also not interested in taking a family vacation. I am single and in my late 30s, and a family vacation smacks of desperation, a way of saying, "Oh, how sad, he didn't want to go by himself, so he went with Mommy and Daddy." Also, traveling anywhere with my parents is never a simple process (I suppose that can be said of a lot of people, though). In short, a cruise might be a vacation for my parents, but it would be anything but one for me.
I have repeatedly explained that neither a cruise nor a family vacation (wherever the destination) interests me. Nevertheless, the badgering continues.
For the record, I take my own vacations, usually by myself. I also see my parents about once a month, so it is not as if I ignore them and am being "guilted" into a vacation. Any thoughts?
DEAR BADGERED: Disclosure 1: I see badgering as one of the Deadly Relationship Sins.
2: I believe adults can say no to a vacation for whatever reasons they want, except possibly to their intimate partners.
3: I have no interest in a cruise, though I'd go with my mom if I could.
Opinion, finally: That's your reason for refusing to go, fear of looking desperate? To whom?
And what's wrong with "It was important to my mother" should people you hope to impress sidle up to you on the Lido Deck? If these people are unimpressed by your doing something nice for your ol' mom, then it's OK for you to be unimpressed at them.
It also takes a certain stubbornness to use a trip at 22 in the mid-90s as the template for your visions of this proposed trip.
To be fair, that your parents are difficult is a fine reason not to want to travel with them — but I hope you'll put that reason into context and decide, knowing they (and you, for that matter) won't be around forever, whether there's anything that would move you to say yes. Would a more interesting destination do it? A just-this-once stipulation? An understanding that "a vacation for my parents" is a gift, one you might want to give?
Also project to 10 years from now. Will you look back on this "no" with regret? What if your mom or dad dies or gets sick?
If you're hearing violins at this point, my apologies. That's not my intent.
It's just that people can be absolutely sure they don't want to do something, absolutely solid in their reasons, and absolutely entitled to those reasons, and still be wrong in a way they don't give enough credit: the big-picture, emotional, just-because way. I'm not advising you to say yes — just think about that "no."
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text: Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires This day was coming. It was inevitable. Leading up to the Falcons game, rookie sensation Andre Ellington had been limited with his touches in previous Cardinals games, but the clamor for him to get more opportunities was loud. He averaged eight yards per carry on seven rushes against San Francisco. He averaged 7.4 yards per carry on seven rushes against Carolina. He was making an impact.And against Atlanta it all came together. The former Clemson standout showed the NFL what he could do when given the chance. He got 17 touches (15 rushes and two receptions), and he turned them into 162 total yards including a 80-yard touchdown scamper. In the process, the changing of the guard came about, from Larry Fitzgerald to Andre Ellington. There is a new star of this offense, a new electrifying player that Arizona will count on to move the chains, bust big plays and give defensive coordinators headaches. Fitzgerald is still capable of big games, still can help this team win games. But he is not the same player that he was through the first eight years of his career. On Sunday, Fitz had four catches for 48 yards, and this came after a two-reception for 17 yards performance against Seattle. After gaining just 798 yards last season, he again is on pace to go under 1,000 this year. It's a far cry from the numbers he put up in his prime — 1,411 in 2011, 1,431 in 2008, 1,409 in 2007 and 1,409 in 2005.But this isn't about Fitz. While he may no longer be a top 10 receiver in this game — he is now 29th in receptions in the NFL — he is still a consumate pro and can still help this team. But Ellington can be the star. Ellington can steal the show, and he proved that on Sunday. He is now averaging an eye-popping 7.7 yards per carry on the season.Now it should be no surprise to the Arizona brass that their 6th round draft pick is making an impact. He was a stud at Clemson. He had 231 rushing yards against Auburn last season, accounted for 142 yards versus Florida State and chipped in 132 rushing yards against Boston College. And in 2011, he torched Maryland for 212 rushing yards as one of his five 100-yard rushing games. The kid can play. The only reason he was drafted so late was because of his size — just 5-9, 199 pounds. Questions about how he will hold up were legitimate. But Arizona won't ask Ellington to carry the ball 25 times. They will ask him to get 15-20 combined touches. And with that many touches, he will a force to be reckoned with. He is too explosive, too talented not to have several explosive plays per game. And in a nutshell, Ellington's touches compared to Fitz, who is averaging four receptions a game, is the key to this team. It's kind of obvious. Ellington is now the most dangerous offensive weapon on this team. The changing of the guard is in full swing. Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact Top Stories Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs' buying and selling The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes' introduction of Alex Meruelo 0 Comments Share


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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It's easy to understand why travelers venture to some of the world's largest cities. They are often packed with gorgeous architecture, delicious food, fabulous art institutions, endless shopping and unparalleled entertainment and nightlife.
Yet there are potential downsides to a high density of culture. Bustling metropolises usually attract massive crowds, frustrating traffic and deafening noise. For those looking for some respite, book a room in hotels sequestered away in quieter quadrants of these respective cities.
Take two-year-old Hotel da Estrela in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique neighborhood. While most hotels and B&Bs in Portugal's capital are concentrated in buzzier Chiado, Rossio and Bairro Alto, Hotel da Estrela's less-central address offers quiet nights and crowd-free streets—and the city's best restaurants, lounges and shopping are just a 10-minute taxi ride away.
If places like this are still too close for comfort, opt to inch even farther out of the center at an accommodation situated in the outlying areas of a city. If you decide to book one of the grand resorts in Marrakech's Palmeraies region, you won't be within walking distance of the city's major tourist points, but you might not want to be: The Palmeraies house some of Marrakech's most over-the-top resorts, including Palais Namaskar. The hotel doesn't skimp on luxury amenities—with two palaces and a private jet—so even though it is off the beaten path, it still has everything.
Shangri-La Hotel, Paris
Staying in one of the City of Light's most-popular arrondissements—any of the first five, for instance—will prove to be a crowded proposition. Go for Shangri-La's original European outpost, hidden in the westernmost reaches of Paris in the 16th Arrondissement, where your sidewalk companions are Hermès-toting locals, not fanny-packed tourists. This leafy residential neighborhood is the perfect setting for Shangri-La's opulence, which becomes obvious as soon as you see its grand, historical building, previously home to Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon's grandnephew. The interior is like a modernized palace, complete with an impressive art collection, atmospheric library, marble furnishings and Michelin-starred dining venues. Rooms, from $865; 10 Avenue d'Iéna; 33-1/53-67-19-98;
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The Siam, Bangkok
In Bangkok, seek solace from buzzing markets and traffic-jammed streets at the months-old Siam. It is the only hotel in the Dusit district, which is surrounded by temples and palaces and is located on the northern bank of the Chao Praya River, near the Krungthonburi Bridge. Plus, all 39 rooms here, including 10 villas with private pools (the Siam is the only retreat in the Thai capital to offer such luxury), are spread over three acres of private gardens. If you crave total anonymity, look no further. Even the chemical-free Opium Spa by Sodashi caters to the mega-recluse: The nearly 11,000-square-foot spa has just five treatment suites, each with its own steam shower and pneumatic bed. Rooms, from $530; 3/2 Thanon Khao, Vachirapayabal; 66-0/2206-6999;
Sumahan on the Water, Istanbul
For a city that straddles two continents, it's almost unfair that in Istanbul nearly everything a traveler is encouraged to see is on the European side of town. This is exactly why you should opt to stay on the Asian half at the stylish, 20-room Sumahan on the Water (a former raki factory). While it may not offer lightning-quick access to the Hagia Sophia, it does feature stunning, uncluttered views of the Bosphorus Strait without the tourist din that haunts more central neighborhoods like Taksim or Beyoglu. Sumahan's perch on the water—minutes away from authentic fish restaurants and produce markets—and sleek, no-fuss decor make total relaxation easy. For hardcore sightseeing, Sumahan's reliable and complimentary private boat service travels to Europe in as little as 15 minutes. Rooms, from $250; Kulelí Caddesi No 51; 90-216/422-8000;
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Hotel Americano, New York City
Located in art-heavy West Chelsea, Hotel Americano—the first U.S. property from Mexican hospitality giant Grupo Habita—and its area attract gallery-hopping New Yorkers and international jet-set types. As far as location goes, it remains within walking distance of some of the hottest restaurants and bars in the Meatpacking District. Designed by Mexico City--based architect Enrique Norten, the ten-story, mesh-wrapped boutique hotel has 56 simple yet striking rooms (some suites come equipped with gas fireplaces), a rooftop pool that is transformed into a hot tub when temperatures drop and a terrace eatery that serves Greek fare in the summer and Argentinean dishes in the winter. Rooms, from $265; 518 W. 27th St.; 212-525-0000;
Hotel da Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal
Though not as popular as other major European destinations, Lisbon is no sleepy town. Because of its highly regarded hostels, relatively lower prices and mild year-round climate, it attracts students and budget travelers. They generally crowd the downtown neighborhoods, including Bairro Alto, Lisbon's loud nightlife center. Make a beeline for two-year-old Hotel da Estrela in Campo de Ourique, a central neighborhood whose most interesting points of reference are mom-and-pop shops, relaxing parks and 18th-century churches. When weather permits, try the hotel's quaint dining program (an extension of the popular basement-level Cantina de Estrela) on the adjacent lawn. Instead of reserving a table, sign up for an outdoor picnic towel and lunch on the grass. Rooms, from $155; Rua Saraiva de Carvalho 35; 35-1/21-190-0100;
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Hotel Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
With a population that exceeds six million and growing tourism, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most energetic cities on the globe. Mountains, the ocean and undeniable South American passion have won Rio many fans. When most of them unpack in Copacabana or Ipanema, head to the mountaintop Santa Teresa neighborhood, where traffic jams and high-rises give way to red-tiled homes, cobblestone streets and trees. At the 40-room Hotel Santa Teresa, situated in a preserved colonial building in the middle of 43,000 square feet of gorgeously landscaped greenery, chic, tropical-inspired design awaits via burned-cement floors, tropical woods, black-and-gold limestone slate and Portuguese tiles, as well as art from all regions of the country. Rooms, from $470; Rua Almirante Alexandrino 660; 55-21/3380-0200;
Palais Namaskar, Marrakech
The challenge of a stay in Morocco's newest gem (part of the Oetker Collection) is that it may prevent you from venturing out to explore. Its location in the Palmeraies, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, means you are a drive away from the town square of Djemaa El-Fna and its snake charmers, the Koutoubia Mosque and thumping nightclubs like Ibiza import Pacha. But do not be ashamed to laze around the grounds and be spoiled by nearly 540,000 square feet of scented and masterfully manicured Balinese-inspired gardens, cascading waterfalls and tranquil lakes. There are casual dining options here, but Le Namaskar restaurant is a culinary masterpiece that overlooks the main pool. Rooms, from $755; Route de Bab Atlas, No. 88/69; 212-5/24-29-98-00;
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I was checking the AmigaDOS documentation for CreateNewProv() and noticed the use of IExec->Obtain() and IExec->Release() in the examples. I checked the exec autodoc and there is no mention of those 2 functions. The exec Interface file (Include/include_h/interfaces/exec.h) show a return of ULONG but I can't find any expalnation of what the return value signifies. Could we have autodocs for those functions added to the exec autodoc file? Exactly what is being obtained and released?
The migration guide contains a short explanation and example for Obtain() & Release(). It shows Release() being called inside a sub-task while the AmigaDOS process example shows it being called from the main process after child processes return. Does it matter where the Release() occurs?


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JAMES CITY – The tennis pecking order is clear: at Jamestown High, in Region I and in the family.
Triple-crown winner Leah Walter is No. 1. The senior, outstanding academically and on the court, has earned ample opportunity to try to extend that reign to the state Group AA tournament, when her younger sister will be beside her all the way.
Walter and her freshman sister, Anna, rolled to the regional doubles championship with a pair of lopsided victories Wednesday on Jamestown's courts. Then they faced each other in an awkward singles final, which Leah won 6-3, 6-0. The singles, played in the morning in past years, was postponed to the afternoon because of Standards of Learning testing.
Anna only lost two matches to BRD opponents all season – both to her older sibling. The first, 6-4, 6-3, was the Bay Rivers singles tournament final.
The difference then was that both sisters knew they would advance to the regional, no matter who won. That wasn't the case Wednesday, since each region can have only one singles state representative. Somehow, if Anna had won, imagine how weird the family and team dynamics would have been.
That wasn't the case Wednesday, but Eagles coach Karen Johnson didn't imply Anna let up.
"Leah's been working towards this, but they're both naturally competitive," Johnson said. "You can see how frustrated Anna would get at times. Leah just constructed the points very well and moved her and set her up. ... Some of that is her experience as a senior."
Getting to the regional championship match is "a recurring event for Leah," Johnson said. "I know she was very excited to win this time, even though she had mixed feelings with Anna being her sister."
The atmosphere wasn't as partisan as it would have been with a Jamestown player facing one from another school.
"It was quiet," Johnson said. "You didn't cheer too much for one point, even though it was a great point, because one of your girls lost it. I think in the end, everybody was glad they were in that position."
In singles – and in doubles with Anna – Leah hopes to follow up the title Wiktoria Plawska won for York a year ago in the New River Valley. Leah will face the Region II champion in a singles semifinal June 6 at Virginia Tech and hopes to qualify for the championship match later that day.
In girls doubles, the Walters defeated Grafton's Sydney Short and Kayla Jefferson 6-0, 6-0, then rolled past York's Teresa Alvarez and Kristin Dantzler 6-1, 6-0.
In a doubles semi, by far the day's most competitive match, the two Falcons edged Jamestown's Elizabeth Wallace and Kathy Sharp 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. Alvarez and Dantzler won the last two games after Wallace and Sharp bounced back from a 5-2 third-set deficit.
"Our No. 2s taking York's No. 1 to such a good match, that just shows how hard Liz and Kathy have been working and how strong they are," Johnson said.
The doubles will be held June 7-8, the same days as the team competition. The Walter sisters will meet a tandem from E.C. Glass, a team that defeated Jamestown 5-4 in the regular season. But the Walters won their doubles match 6-4, 6-3 that day.
For the only time all year, Bruton's Kurt Mittmann didn't have the answers.
Mittmann, who hadn't lost a singles match in his junior year, saw his opportunity to qualify for the state AA semifinals quickly dissolve on Jamestown's courts Wednesday morning. In barely an hour, he lost 6-0, 6-1 in the Region I final to James Monroe High's Fitzhugh Johnson, becoming the third Bay Rivers standout in a row to be dealt a lopsided loss by the first-year Yellow Jacket.
Mittmann ruled the BRD regular season and district tournament with aggressive, positive and energetic play, leading the Bruton team to its finest season in years. In the team regional first round, though, the Panthers lost 5-0 to James Monroe in Fredericksburg. During that contest, Mittmann won the first set on Johnson, but yielded the second and was trailing 3-0 when the match was stopped since the Yellow Jackets had won on lines 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to clinch the team triumph.
During the rematch, Johnson quickly took the energy away from Mittmann and a couple of dozen Bay Rivers supporters. Johnson deftly maneuvered Mittmann around the court, and the Bruton star made uncharacteristic unforced errors.
In the second set, Mittmann had one legitimate chance to get back in the match. He held serve to make the score 3-1, then earned two break points at 15-40 on Johnson's serve. But the JM star – a transfer from Fredericksburg Academy, where he was one of the state's top private-school players – recovered to hold and quickly finished the match. Fittingly, he ended it by kicking a serve high to Mittmann's backhand, forcing a weak return that led to an easy forehand volley putaway.
Mittmann said, "The last time I took a set, so I know I could've beaten him if I'd been on top of my game, but I just wasn't. I've gotta deal with it.
"His serve's really good. He has a high backhand kick, and he has a good forehand."
Mittmann and Patrick Riley, the Bay Rivers doubles champions, could be excused if they felt a little like Bill Murray's character in "Groundhog Day."
After they defeated Prince Edward's Asim Brooks and Kieston France 6-2, 6-1 in a semifinal, they lost 6-1, 6-2 to JM's Johnson and Walton Mahon in the doubles final. The Jackets got to the final by defeating Eastern View's Matt Peacher and Jeb Carroll 6-3, 6-2.
Wednesday's champions will advance to the state Group AA tournament's individual phase. First, Jamestown's boys and girls will play team quarterfinals against Handley on Tuesday, with the Eagles' girls at home and their boys traveling to Winchester.
Singles final:
Fitzhugh Johnson (James Monroe) d. Kurt Mittmann (Bruton) 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles semifinals:
Mittmann-Patrick Riley d. Asim Brooks-Kieston France (Prince Edward) 6-2, 6-1;
Johnson-Walton Mahon d. Matt Peacher-Jeb Carroll (Eastern View) 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles final:
Johnson-Mahon d. Mittmann-Riley 6-1, 6-2.
Singles final:
Leah Walter (Jamestown) d. Anna Walter (Jamestown) 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles semifinals:
Walter-Walter d. Sydney Short-Kayla Jefferson (Grafton) 6-0, 6-0;
Teresa Alvarez-Kristin Dantzler (York) d. Kathy Sharp-Elizabeth Wallace (Jamestown) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles final:
Walter-Walter d. Alvarez-Dantzler 6-1, 6-0.


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AVONDALE, La. -- When Ben Martin played junior golf, his father, Jim, would tell him that his demeanor should be the same every time he walked off a green, whether he made birdie or a double-bogey.
That might explain why Martin seemed so calm when his game briefly unraveled Friday in the middle of the second round of the Zurich Classic and why he righted himself quickly enough to post the best two-round score ever at TPC Louisiana.
Martin, who shot a course-record 62 on Thursday, shook off his first bogey and double-bogey of the tournament to finish with a 67 on Friday, putting him at 15 under -- three shots ahead of closest pursuer Andrew Svoboda.
If Martin, 26, can continue to show that type of composure, he might capture his first PGA Tour victory.
"That's my personality in general. Sometimes my wife gets mad at me because I don't get excited about anything," Martin said. "And then I don't get down too much, either. That's golf. You can't expect to shoot 62 every day."
Svoboda followed his opening 64 with a 68.
Robert Streb (66) and Sueng-Yul Noh (68) were tied for third at 11 under. Erik Compton also shot a 68 and was at 10 under, a score that keeps the two-time heart transplant recipient in contention for his maiden PGA Tour triumph. Tied with Compton for fifth was Peter Hanson, who shot 69, four shots off the pace of his strong opening round.
Keegan Bradley (66), Jeff Overton (68) and Charley Hoffman (67) were at 9 under.
The tournament record score at TPC Louisiana, which is hosting New Orleans' PGA Tour event for the ninth time, is 20 under, set last year by Billy Horschel.
For a while, it looked as if Martin might match that in the second round. Starting the day on the 10th hole, Martin hit an 8-iron 160 yards to a foot to set up his first birdie. On the par-5 11th, he used a 54-degree sand wedge to chip in from nearly 58 feet, one day after he chipped in with the same club from 55 feet on 17. He then sank a 7-foot putt for birdie on 13.
Martin said his hot start was cooled off, almost poetically, by the sound of ice being poured into a cooler in one of the VIP suites overlooking the par-3 17th hole. It forced him to back away from a putt attempt, and he wound up three-putting.
Then he proceeded to hit his drive into water to the right of the 18th fairway, and he three-putted on that hole for double-bogey.
Yet, as he walked off the green, he smiled slightly and proceeded calmly and purposefully to the first tee, where he made the first of four birdies on his second nine.
That's the kind of composure Martin's wife, Kelly, has come to know well.
"When he comes off the course, you wouldn't know if he shot 10 under or 10 over," she said.
Svoboda, who will tee off with the final group for the first time in a PGA Tour event, continued to be pleased with his putting, which he credited in part to a new putter with a shaft bent to 71 degrees and grooves on the face.
"I'm hitting the ball great and I'm putting really well," said Svoboda, whose highlights included a 40-yard bunker shot to set up a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-5 second hole.
He didn't have a single bogey in the tournament until his final hole of the day, when he three-putted the par-3 ninth.
"I hit a bad second putt there," he said of his miss from 6 feet. "But I dug pretty hard today. I played really well, so I'm pretty happy."


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Michael Schumacher powered to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the win moving him level on points with title rival Fernando Alonso. It was another masterful display by Schumacher who looked out of contention early in the race when Alonso's Renault led, but pulled a proverbial rabbit out of a hat to win.
As Alonso led, Schumacher was sixth and anonymous until lap eight when the German gained a place and began to show how good the Ferrari was on its intermediate Bridgestone tyres.
When Kimi Raikkonen's second-placed McLaren expired with a throttle problem on lap 19, Schumacher was up to second and pitted on lap 21. Alonso pitted on lap 22 and changed tyres. His title rival stayed on the original set and this proved crucial. Alonso found himself four seconds a lap slower than the rest of the leading group as the tyres refused to come up to optimum temperature quickly enough.
Schumacher, therefore, was the danger to Alonso but the Spaniard had another problem: his team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella was being caught and attacked by Schumacher so made a move for the race lead and passed Alonso. The Spaniard then had to defend from Schumacher and was powerless to stop the Ferrari.
Alonso fell away in third and Schumacher set about Fisichella. The Roman led after the final pit stops but then slid wide at turn one on his out lap. Schumacher needed no second invitation and raced through, much to Renault boss Flavio Briatore's annoyance.
Alonso's tyres were now working again and he caught and passed Fisichella, whose motivation appeared to drain away. He plodded round to a hapless third while Alonso secured second, well adrift of Schumacher.
Post-race, though, the pressure told as Fisichella hit out at anyone and everyone, especially the Renault team. "I feel a little alone," he complained. "I was uncompetitive at Indy and again in China. I felt I should have had more support from the team."
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This potion bestows invisibility on the wearer, but only random selected portions of the body. This effect can either be static for the duration of the potion, or drift around causing different areas to dissappear. The effects extend to any clothing or items carried over the part in question. The size of the area can also vary from 6" to 2'. The imbiber has no control over this potion. Having one's head or arms dissappear or having a big hole appear in the center of ones cheast are all possible outcomes of using this potion.
This potion of flying is still useful, if dangerous. After 1 minute of use, it begins to randomly cut out for a few seconds, only to start again. If the user is flying at a decent altitude, it should result primarily in a bumpy ride (sort of like flying Air Canada...)
If they are flying low, however, then things may be problematic.
This potion causes the user to quickly quadruple in height and weight, with physical strength and agility adjusted accordingly. This effect extends only to the person of the imbiber and does not affect their equipment. Hopefully any leather straps on the armor will give out first. Growth occurs at a rate desired by the GM. If the user is heavily armored or in a confined area, then the outcome could be grim.
(The wearer might wish to remove any jewelry before taking, especially if piercings are involved...)
This potion allows the user to almost change shape into other creatures. The transformation will only be partially effective, per the following table:
01-20 Head only
21-30 Top half (waist up) only
31-50 Bottom half (waist down) only
51-70 Torso only (no limbs or head)
71-80 All Body except head
81-90 All body except face
91-100 Left side only
Final size will be the smaller of the original or intended form.
Abilities tied to specific bodyparts will apply. Wings are considered limbs.
Cruel GMs might give a chance this potion is permanent.
This may happen to older potions of healing or others modifying body functions. While the original effect still works (but may be weakened, or even a bit stronger +/-10%), the imbiber will feel warm and a bit disquieted. Further, his skin will strangely stick to itself (so hands put together will hold together, and basically any of his bodyparts touching by skin). The effect is by no means strong, but still very disturbing. The hands etc, are easily pulled apart, but it takes a tiny effort.
The effect wears off after a few minutes.
This potion can be useful in the right circustances. It reduces the mental and emotional age of the drinker by 2D10 years. It does nothing to restore physical health. It is highly dangerous for the already young to use as it can reduce mental age to 0. (Generous GM's may wish to cap it at 6 or so, so the character is not _entirely_ unplayable)
For game systems which change mental stats with age, this will undo such increases if the age passes a boundry. Skills and knowlage are uneffected, but changes in worldview may impede their use.
Interestingly, it can be used to help reverse aging caused by undead or other supernatural beings.
This potion doubles the physical speed of the user, both motor and locomotive, but does nothing to prepare their nervous system for the new capabilities. As a result they may be able to run faster, attack more often, etc, but they will suffer penalties on control and coordination.
This potion fills it's imbiber with a powerful, unreasoning rage. Any enemies or hated races/individuals within sight will be attacked immediately. If no enemies are present, then the subject will have a hair-trigger temper, easily set off.
This potion provides no combat benefits aside from the inability to feel pain for the duration. (In some game systems, this in itself provides some benefit)
-Drink this in front of the one you love and it will make her love you
This potent potion works for several hours at the time.It does it's job well-it makes the target fall in love with the drinker of it, but at a cost.For a number of hours it makes the drinker look and act like the target's ideal love intrest, unable to refuse what he/she wants. The drinker is aware of it, but unable to control his/her own body
The imbiber has the ability to breath a gout of dragonfire. The potion protects the user from the flame, almost. Unfortunately, the teeth of the user are not protected and so when used, the imbiber's teeth will be incinerated. As to this being painful or not, that is up to the GM in question ....
This one is a classical healing potion, as good (or even slightly better) quality as they can get. However, a glitch during manufacturing or a strong magical field caused it to have an imbalanced yin vs. yang ratio. Therefore, while the potion will work perfectly, it will only heal the right, or the left side of the body (with most damage being external that can look strange indeed - half-closed wounds, scratches absent from one side, etc).
Imbibing another potion that is oppositely imbalanced will make everything normal (too bad this can't be detected in any way). What the effect of more potions imbalanced in one way, or balanced potions will be, is at anyone's guess.
Originally intended as a potion granting dragons breath, in this case there is smoke instead of fire. When the user attempts to expel a great gout of flame to incinerate their enemies, what instead issues forth is a massive cloud of thick, choking,oily black smoke that quickly surrounds the imbiber. No protection against asphyxiation is granted the user, and the issuing of smoke could continue for a troublesome amount of time. The smoke itself is non-magic, and will dissipate normally.
This potion grants the imbiber the ability to climb walls as would a spider. It does this by causing eight large, hairy black legs to erupt from the user's body, four on each side. The process is very sudden and not pain free. Clothing worn on the torso will be damaged as the chitinous limbs burst out. Armor could lead to great discomfort.
The user cannot will these limbs away - they will drop off at the expiration of the potion's duration and then dissolve into a thick black goo.
Gives the user the power of an orator, able in the right circumstances to woo great crowds to do his or her bidding. The downsides are that after a couple of uses it becomes addictive, giving the person nausea if it is not taken often enough. It also fills the user's mind over time with thoughts of conquest, slaughter and genocide.
Thickens the imbiber's skin for several hours, meaning what would be deadly cuts are only small ones. The downside is that the thickened skin sprouts loads of itch nerves. If the imbiber starts scratching, he/she cannot stop, and when the potons wears off he/she will still have eczma all over his/her body from scratching.
Seriously, check the expiry date of this one. You don't want to drink it in a really tight spot...
Made from the geyser of it's name in the Sorcery Springs geyser basin, it lets the user see far-by replacing his or her sight with a view of what is ten miles away for one to ten hours. When the user walks he/she gets a view of what he or she would be seeing if he/she were ten miles ahead. The downside is that he/she is effectivly blind until the potion wears off.
While it can be a handy oil to have around, the negative aspects of this oil often outweigh the positive. Intended to allow its user to leap great distances, it fulfils its purpose admirably. Unfortunately, many users feel an overwhelming urge to eat flies and other small insects immediately after completing any jump. They will also be unable to stop themselves from making dozens of superhuman leaps while under the effects of the oil. Even if they don't knock themselves out cold on a low ceiling or tree branch, these leaps leave most drinkers an exhausted wreck.
Each a lovely golden liquid with a strong scent of mint, these elixirs taste delightful when served over ice.
These two nearly identical potions each temporarily give the drinker increased phyical attractiveness and charm. While they work well, each sort is attuned to a specific gender: A Potion of Pulchritude makes women more desirable, while the Potion of Princely Presence has a similar effect on males.
If drunk by the wrong gender, the resulting enchantment tends to turn the drinker into a hermaphrodite, with some attributes of either gender. Few find the result appealing.
Unfortunately, each of these potions has a brief "shelf life", after which, it tends to reattune itself, aligning to the opposite gender. Testing will still show the potion as whatever it was first designed to be, not revealing the error.
Somebody illegally drilled a borehole deep into the groundwater below the Sorcery Springs. The water is highly magical but there is no knowing what the effects will be from one day to the next.One day it might be very usefull, the next day fatal if drunk.
This potion appears to be a powerful healing potion that can even revive someone who has just died.Instead it stops the heart if the heart has not stopped allready, heals any wounds, and the person goes on *living* not knowing that their body is now dead. In the short term they can function as normal, but then their body and brain will start to rot, causing first severe sickness, (and the loss of the drinker's looks) then severe mental problems and dementia, then death due to rotting of the brain and body.
Taking one of these will make a person smile, two or more will make him or her burst out laughing. Created by a mage who truely beleaved that laughter is the best medicine, if used sparingly these can be helpful. If overused they can damage the heart, make the person laugh inappropriatly all the time and become addictive.
These pills act rather like Viagra, buyt they also make the person grow horns several inches long from his or her head. Too short to be useful weapons, the horms last for three days before dropping off. Not only do they make sleep almost impossible, they make supersitous people mistake the afflicted person for a demon, with possibly fatal results.
Whilst this if poured on a body part will clean any type of dirt off, within hours the body part affected starts to go bad as this potion was rather too strong.
This has the potential to be a useful item, it doubles the size of anything it is poured on. Unfortunately, all means of identifying it show it to be a potion of growth, / enlargement, and as such almost everyone who finds one drinks it. This has led to it being commonly referred to as a Potion of Rampant Gum Growth, for if ingested it generally causes the imbiber's gums to double in size. Though usually not harmful, it's a generally unpleasant experience and rather gross to witness.
Orginally this was meant to be a powerful nanobot healing potion. However there was a colossal muck-up and somehow, through malice or sheer stupidity, it got mixed with another nanobot potion. Depending on what it is, it could semi-poison the person, change the person's gender, harm the person's memory, or do any other one unwanted change ranging from fatal to funny or somewhere in between.
Every alchemist will at some point have a student who believes that recreating simple potions is beneath them and will take it upon themselves to improve potions in the hopes of impressing their masters. This potion was intended to be a Potion of Stoneskin. A wayward student decided that iron was stronger than stone so would make a much better defensive potion...
When consumed it causes the skin of the drinker to absorb iron from the surrounding environment, forming an external skin of iron over their body. Were this a Stoneskin potion, the external skin would protect the drinker from harm but would also remain malleable. However this is not the case with a potion of Ironhide. The iron skin is capable of withstanding a considerable amount of damage, but it is solid. The drinker is unable to move until the effects of the potion wear off.
Corran's Potion This potion usually allows the imbiber to create one mundane item out of thin air. When diluted, flawed, aged past prime strength or otherwise dampened, such an item will suffer from one of various effects:
|1: Explodes on use
|2: Brittle
|3: Turns to dust after a few uses
|4: Ineffective
|5: Malfunctions
|6: Exceedingly Heavy
|7: Miscolored
|8: Makes SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK Noises upon use.
|9: Insults players when held
|10: Insults NPCs during important conversations
|11 (Shield Specific): Sings "Hit Me Baby One More Time", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot.", "Never Gonna Give You Up", and "Pain" in combat.
|Random Locations
Die Roll
Head Only
All body except head
All body except Face
Bottom Half (Waist own)
Torso Only - no imbs
Top Half (Waist p)
Legs only
Everything but legs
Arms only
Everything but arms
Limbs only
Potion of Partial Gigantism
Similar to the potion of Partial Polymorphing, this potion affects only part of the user. The portion affected is doubled in size and strength. The unaffected areas are not, which may lead to a great deal of awkwardness.
Painless Potion
This potion will deaden the most agonizing pain without causing numbness .Unfortunatly, it is too good;it works for weeks, and deadens all pain,meaning the taker is likely to injure himself or herself by mistake either in combat or accidently, and will not know how bad the damage is until it is too late.
Potions of Strength and Weakness
Drunk on their own, the potion of Strength will make the person crush everything he/she picks up whilst the potion of Weakness will leave him/her unable to move. When mixed in just the right amount, a very useful Strength potion is formed.
This invisibility potion is quite powerful - it can last for hours. However, it only works while the user has their eyes closed. For those that do not require open eyes to see, it simply does not work.
This potion allows the user to walk on water, carrying as much weight as they could normally handle. However, it is like walking on a waterbed, and should any part of the walker touch the water, aside from their feet, the effect immediately ceases.
Animal More Then Friendship
This potion allows the user to control animals for about 1 hour, and the animals become enamored with the user for about two...
Potions of Past Draughts
Whenever imbibed, the effects will be whatever the effects were of the very last potion the drinker had imbibed previously. Any potion ever found has a 1% of really being a Potion of Past Draughts.
Three-Dose Potion of Power
This is one of the most powerful potions around, imbuing the drinker with any great power of the GMs choosing. However, in order to properly take effect, it has to be imbibed in 3 stages, each 1/3 dose to be imbibed no sooner than exactly 1 year to the day, after the last. Failure to follow the time-line will result merely in a sour tummy.
Suggested Submissions
- Elixir of Courage Items By: Kassil
- Harmless potions Items By: Drackler
- Kostovic the Inept NPCs By: Dragon Lord
- Mumwertz's Affectionate Elixirs Locations By: Wulfhere
- Peregrene-0004.7 NPCs By: Siren no Orakio
- Potion of Euphemisms Items By: Dossta
- Potion of Mis Understanding Languages Items By: Agar
- The Balm of Synsyia Items By: Pariah
- The Incomplete Enchantments of Agarn Items By: Wulfhere
- Wing Brew Items By: Pieh


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Movies can be inspired by just about anything. Bringing an idea to life involves creativity and a lot of imagination. The line between reality and fantasy can be hard to detect. There are seeds of reality in even the most fantastical stories! Who knew that audio speakers like to boogie? Or that you might need to take your shopping bag dog for a walk?
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Michael Jackson's neighbors have seen this before -- a crowd of fans and reporters camped outside the family's Encino home.
Many of the neighbors are movie industry executives, and said they fully understood and accepted the apologies offered by news crews in front of their houses. One neighbor, Santos Castillo, looked from his house across the street to the Jackson estate and said he understands the media crush in front of his home.
"Obviously, they're a little nuisance. But I think we are managing. It's not like it's a big bother," Castillo said. "With the notoriety that Jackson had, there's not a whole lot we can do about it. I guess we could -- let me put it like that. But I think the (Jackson) family deserves the recognition. No doubt he has been an iconic figure to us all.
"Somebody like that deserves the adulation. I don't mind all of the hoopla."
But there are limits. Media parking was restricted Sunday night near the home as reporters and fans continued to flock to the area.
Jackson went into cardiac arrest Thursday at his rented Holmby Hills estate and was pronounced dead two hours later at UCLA Medical Center. He was 50 years old.
When Jackson's family gathered at their Encino home, so did a growing crowd. On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department announced restrictions.
After 5 p.m., only essential broadcast vehicles, satellite and microwave, can park on Hayvenhurst Avenue south of Ventura Boulevard, according to the LAPD and the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California.
All other vehicles must be parked legally off Hayvenhurst Avenue.
No more vehicles will be allowed, as the media encampment has grown since Friday and is now at capacity, police said.
To avoid disturbing neighbors, generator use between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. is limited to on-air time only, and, as a gesture of respect to the residents, media crews were asked to bag and remove their own trash.
Shimon Shemesh, observing three satellite trucks parked on his front lawn, said Michael Jackson was something special. The hub-bub comes with the territory.
"He's the same age as me," Shemesh said. "We love him. Don't forget that. He was something special for us."
At least seven large satellite trucks were stationed in front of houses on Hayvenhurst Avenue just above Ventura Boulevard. Their generators spewed smoke and their undersides were the nexus of thousands of feet of black communications cables draped through gutters and driveways, bringing television live-shots to the world.
Susan Johnson, who has lived on the block for at least 30 years, said people have to understand how much Jackson's fans loved him.
"I really don't mind it because you really have to understand if people love somebody that much they need to make that pilgrimage and pay their respects. You have to be really a Scrooge to resent this," Johnson said. "Yes, it's a little bit disorienting because we can't go down our street -- we have to go all the way around and everything -- but ... this is more important than our comfort. It really doesn't bother me."
According to her husband, Kenny Jackson, the King of Pop wanted to hire his wife as a personal assistant about 29 years ago. She opted instead to spend time with her family and her then 1-year-old girl.
Film producer Richard Berman, who had four satellite trucks on his front lawn, said the commotion reminded him of a film shoot.
"I have no problem with it. The helicopters are noisier," said Berman, who lives across the street, about two houses down from the Jackson home. "When we shot in Minnesota, we took over a neighborhood for six weeks. I remember going from house to house and apologizing. I just look at this like it's a location for a movie shoot."
Berman co-produced "Grumpy Old Men" and its sequel.
"I'm used to being on a set where there are trucks ... lined up -- but it's never been in my front lawn before."
Residents of the area have had to deal with the fans and media since 1968, when Motown records founder Berry Gordy bought the house for the Jackson 5. Although Michael and most of the Jacksons left the house after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the address was easy to find on the Internet and became a tourist attraction.


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Bluegrass icon Hazel Dickens has passed away at 75. Cause of death has not yet been announced. Dickens was pro-union, a pal to the Seegers and had one of the most beautiful, classic voices around. She famously recorded several albums with Mike Seeger's wife, Alice Gerrard, some of Hazel's most highly recommended recordings. In recent years she had still been playing live and she made multiple appearances at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, including this past year's fest.
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard - "Ramblin' Woman"
Hazel Dickens - "Pretty Bird"


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No, that's not just a screenshot of a black screen. That's Nyctohylophobia, a new free indie game by Sarper Sohelr, Onur Samli, Oguzhan Kukuil.
(Nyctohylophobia, apparently, is the fear of being in a dark forest at night. Better known as fear of slenderman.)
In the game, it's dark. And why wouldn't it be? It's nighttime, and you play a young person who has been sent by his/her tribe out into the night to hunt a beast as a rite of passage. It's pitch dark, and you have a single spear. The only way to find the beast is by using your ears, so it's best to play the game with headphones on.
It's a focused, interesting experience—not the most polished thing in the world, but another neat example of how focused game design can be interesting. (You'll need Unity Web Player to play the game in your browser.)
More games where you hunt using your ears, please! Pardon me, gonna go play some Far Cry 2.
Nyctohylophobia [GameJolt via Freeindiegam.es]


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SOFA Members
Chair: Divya Shet
Vice Chair, SGA Treasurer: Heba Qazi
Secretary: Vacant
Records Keeper: Pleasant Ogendengbe
Treasurer: Graciela Popoca
Board Members: Melissa Van, Johari Green, Naveen Adabala, Ashish Vishwakarma, Gnana Sagar Paramapogu
- Mary Umbarger, Student Organization and Leadership Coordinator
Position Descriptions
Chair: The chair of SOFA shall be nominated by the Vice President of the SGA and confirmed by the SGA. The chair will then appoint a Treasurer, Secretary, and additional committee members with an effort to represent a diverse group of students. The chair must schedule all meetings for the academic year. The chair will conduct all meetings, ensure that SOFA adheres to all regulations, and serve as a tie-breaker.
Vice-Chair: The position of Vice-Chair of SOFA will be filled by the Treasurer of the SGA. The Vice-Chair is required to attend all SOFA meetings. The Vice-Chair should work with the Treasurer of SOFA to track account payments and allocations with the Office of Student Life. When acting as Chair, the Vice-Chair will have no vote except in the event of a tie.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall attend all meetings of the SOFA and keep close track of all money allocations to student organizations. The Treasurer shall keep records of every expense and allocation and shall work with the Vice-Chair to track account payments and allocations with the Office of Student Life. The Treasurer will also track differences in amount allocated and amount spent and report this information to the board every meeting. The Treasurer is a voting member.
Secretary: The Secretary shall attend all meeting of the SOFA and keep track of member attendance. The Secretary will also keep very detailed minutes of each meeting, while providing for member anonymity. Minutes are to be sent to the board members, Student Life, and the organization representative from the meeting described. The Secretary shall also track the receiving of event program reports. The Secretary is a voting member.
Records Keeper: The Records Keeper shall attend all meeting of the SOFA and shall also track the receiving of event program reports, along with notifying the board if the advisor disapproves a request. The Records Keeper is a voting member.
Board members (6): Board members must attend all meetings of the SOFA. The Board members shall participate in discussion of all funding requests and vote on requests.


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Obviously, one man's "forgotten" is another club's charter, but for most, the De Tomaso Deauville resides just under the radar. That's sad because it's one of the best looking sedans of the 1970s. Jaguar XJ6, eat your heart out.
The Deauville looks even better today, after an Italian businessman announced his plans to revive the De Tomaso badge with a flourish, unveiling chunky sedan that looks less like a De Tomaso product than a midsized Volvo designed by a focus group of Chinese plastics executives, who happen to be blindfolded.
The late Argentine-born Alejandro de Tomaso showed the Deauville at the Turin Motor Show in 1970. Under the gracefully sloping hood was the same Ford Cleveland V8 as the Pantera. All 351 ci and 330 hp's worth. Only 244 were produced between 1970 and 1985, making them rare birds indeed.
In 1972 arrived the De Tomaso Longchamp, a two-door luxury coupe with the same V8 and built on the same, but shortened, chassis. All the Longchamp models ever built between 1972 and 1989 totaled to a mere 409.
Midway through the 1970s, after De Tomaso took over Maserati from Citroën, the company launched the Kyalami, which was just a Longchamp powered by a 4.2-liter Maserati V8. That car was discontinued in 1983, to be replaced by the Maserati Biturbo.
Among the somber men in white mustaches who judge such vehicles, however, the Deauville remains the most sought after, as much for its styling as for its rarity.
[photos via Ultimatecarpage.com]