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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Staff
Louis J. Muglia, MD, PhD
Dr. Muglia is the President and CEO of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. His tenure began in January 2020.
Prior to joining the Fund, Dr Muglia was the Vice Chair for Research, A. Graeme Mitchell Chair of the Division of Human Genetics, Co-Director of the Perinatal Institute and Director of the Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Scott Schoedler
Mr. Schoedler is responsibile for all financial aspects of the Fund's operation. This includes oversight of the Fund's investment program, as well as accounting, insurance, and benefits administration.
Mr. Schoedler joined BWF in 1994 from the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, where he was Senior Asset Manager, Marketable Securities for the Foundation's $2.2 billion endowment. His prior financial experiences include stints at Unisys Corporation and NCR Corporation. He has a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Duke University.
Daniel Baroff
Ken Browndorf
Senior Asset and Accounting Manager
Assists the VP of Finance in managing the investment portfolio and treasury responsibilities; assists the program staff in non-profit compliance issues and grant disbursement planning; manages the accounting function including coordinating an annual external audit, budgeting, cash flow analysis, and taxes
Russ Campbell
Oversees the external communication strategy for BWF and the N.C. Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center. He also serves as the secretary for the Board of Directors.
Jennifer Caraballo
Assists BWF's Senior Asset and Accounting Manager and the Vice President of Finance.
Sammy Caraballo
Systems and Web Engineer
Responsible for overseeing all hardware and software development for the Fund's web site, as well as general hardware and software setup, backup, and maintenance, and all audio-visual equipment in the meeting rooms.
Brent Epps
Facilities Administrative Assistant
Assists the senior manager of facilities and administration with site services, routine maintenance, and other operational-related activities surrounding the building and grounds.
Administrative Meeting Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Funds' President, Vice President, and Meeting Professional. She assists with meetings, staff travel, and other administrative duties.
Glenda H. Gilbert
Senior Manager, Facilities and Administration
Directs and manages operations, staff, and contractors surrounding facilities and administration.
Lori Hedrick
Meeting Professional
Responsible for meeting planning and logistics.
Wendell Jones
Responsible for maintaining the computer networks and being a liaison between the staff and the executive committee.
Alfred Mays
Senior Program Officer
Oversees the Science Education and Diversity in Science Programs: Student Science Enrichment Program, Career Awards for Science and Mathematics Teachers, Promoting Innovation in Science and Mathematics and Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
Victoria McGovern, PhD
Oversees Infectious Disease and Population Sciences programs: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease, and the Institutional Program Unifying Population and Laboratory Based Sciences
Samantha Moore
Supports Muno Sekhon and Tiffanie Taylor and associated programs
Kelly Rose, PhD
Oversees the Interfaces in Science and Regulatory Science programs: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface, and Innovation in Regulatory Science Awards
Melanie Scott
Senior Program Associate and Database Specialist
Works with Kelly Rose and associated programs
Works with Victoria McGovern and associated programs
Rolly L. Simpson Jr.
Oversees Biomedical Sciences and Reproductive Sciences programs: Career Awards for Medical Scientists, Preterm Birth Initiative, Collaborative Research Travel Grants, and the Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences (previous program).
Betsy Stewart
Assists the senior manager of facilities and administration with the administrative-related activities surrounding those areas.
Tiffanie Taylor
Senior Program Associate
Works with Alfred Mays and associated programs
Kendra Tucker
Program Associate and Data Specialist
Works with Rolly Simpson and associated programs

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Art Drysdale
About UncleAdolph
Pesticide Truths
? Misleading Information You Decide 2,4-D PMRA Federal Government Health Canada Ontario Pesticide Ban
Ontario Pesticide Ban Failure | 2,4-D is SAFE | Glyphosate is SAFE | Registration of Enlist Duo | Ingredients Used in Pesticide Products | US EPA
The Agency's decision is protective of all, including the developing fetus, infants and children, the elderly and farmworkers.
Dozens of countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and 26 European Union Members have approved these pesticides for use on numerous crops and residential lawns. Last year, Canada approved the use of Enlist Duo for the same uses that EPA is authorizing.
EPA is registering Enlist Duo, an herbicide product that combines two previously approved herbicides:
Enlist Duo Herbicide Fact Sheet
Understanding the Science behind EPA's Pesticide Decisions
Registration Documents for Enlist Duo Herbicide
Technical Briefing on Registration of Enlist Duo Herbicide
2,4-D; and
glyphosate (e.g., Roundup®).
2,4-D and glyphosate are two of the most widely used herbicides in the world to control weeds. Dozens of countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and 26 European Union Members have approved these pesticides for use on numerous crops and residential lawns. Last year, Canada approved the use of Enlist Duo for the same uses that EPA is authorizing.
The pesticide will be used to control weeds in corn and soybeans genetically engineered (GE) to tolerate 2,4-D and glyphosate. The Agency's decision is protective of all, including the developing fetus, infants and children, the elderly and farmworkers.
The final regulatory decision document is available in EPA docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0195 at www.regulations.gov. EPA is accepting comments until November 14, 2014 (30 days) on whether to register Enlist Duo in ten additional states.
Learn more about Enlist Duo and EPA's registration decision:
What is Enlist Duo?
What decision is EPA making about Enlist Duo and why is EPA taking this action?
How does EPA's final regulatory decision address the issues of herbicide-resistant weeds?
Is Enlist Duo safe?
How did EPA assess the safety of Enlist Duo?
What safety precautions is EPA putting in place for the use of Enlist Duo?
Will this action substantially increase the use of 2,4-D and glyphosate? Is this true and why would you allow that?
Is 2,4-D the same as "Agent Orange"?
How does EPA's work relate to what USDA/APHIS is doing in this area?
How will Enlist Duo affect pollinators/bees?
Did EPA take into account the 10X safety factor specified under the Food Quality Protection Act to protect children?
Why is EPA only registering Enlist Duo for use in six states?
1. What is Enlist Duo?
Enlist Duo is a combination product of two previously registered herbicides:
glyphosate.
One difference is that Enlist Duo contains a variation (the choline salt) of 2,4-D that is less prone to drift and volatilization than its other forms.
Glyphosate is already registered for use on genetically engineered corn and soybeans. 2,4-D is registered for use on corn and soybeans.
2. What decision is EPA making about Enlist Duo and why is EPA taking this action?
After completing a rigorous analysis of all the scientific studies and considering all public comments, EPA is registering the herbicide Enlist Duo to control weeds for genetically engineered corn and soybeans.
This product will provide a new tool to help farmers manage weeds that have become resistant to herbicides.
We received applications from Dow AgroSciences requesting the use of a new, lower volatility pesticide formulation using the choline salt of 2,4-D and glyphosate on genetically engineered (GE) corn and soybeans. Concurrent with the EPA regulatory process, the U.S. Department of Agriculture received applications from Dow AgroSciences to introduce into the U.S. market GE corn and soybeans that would tolerate exposure to 2,4 D. USDA announced its approval of these GE crops on September 17, 2014. These GE corn and soybean plants are the first developed to be resistant to 2,4-D and are intended to allow farmers to use Enlist Duo to control the weeds that have developed resistance to glyphosate.
Weeds are becoming increasingly resistant to glyphosate-based herbicides and are posing a serious problem for farmers. This action will provide an additional tool to reduce the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds. We are requiring a stewardship plan to ensure that use of Enlist Duo successfully manages weed resistance problems.
See question 3 for more on how EPA is addressing herbicide resistance.
See Registration Documents for Enlist Duo Herbicide.
3. How does EPA's final regulatory decision address the issues of herbicide-resistant weeds?
We are concerned about the possibility that using Enlist Duo could result in the spread of weeds resistant to 2,4-D. Therefore, we are also proposing special requirements to address this concern. The terms of the registration impose requirements on the manufacturer including:
robust surveying and reporting to EPA;
grower education; and
remediation programs.
The registration will expire in six years, allowing EPA to revisit the issue of resistance.
In the future, the Agency intends to apply this approach to weed resistance management for all existing and new herbicides used on herbicide-tolerant crops.
The label will also contain information on resistance management consistent with the Weed Science Society of America's Best Management Practices (BMPs) for comprehensive resistance management approaches.
4. Is Enlist Duo safe?
When used according to label directions, Enlist Duo is safe for everyone, including infants, the developing fetus, the elderly and more highly exposed groups such as agricultural workers.
Use of Enlist Duo is safe for the environment, including endangered species. The Agency assessed risks from the 2,4-D choline salt to endangered species and found that there would be no effect on listed species from this active ingredient in the approved use area when the product is used according to label directions.
Glyphosate is already registered for these uses and did not undergo further review as part of the assessment for this product.
EPA's decision to register Enlist Duo meets the rigorous Food Quality Protection Act standard of "reasonable certainty of no harm" to human health.
5. How did EPA assess the safety of Enlist Duo?
With Enlist Duo's large body of scientific information, EPA:
Evaluated risks to all age groups, from infants to the elderly, as well as agricultural workers.
Used worst-case estimates for exposures from pesticide drift or movement, food, drinking water and use around homes and public spaces. (Example: We assumed that all corn and soybeans in the United States would be treated with Enlist Duo, certainly a gross exaggeration.)
Aggregated risks, looking at total potential exposure from all these sources.
Used worst-case estimates for impacts on the environment, including risks to endangered species.
6. What safety precautions is EPA putting in place for the use of Enlist Duo?
Our human health risk assessment for this proposed registration decision included extensive analysis of the potential for risks to people living near treated agricultural fields, including children and adults, from sources such as volatilization and spray drift. Our human health risk assessment showed very low risks to human health, resulting in a determination that the pesticide's use, as approved, will cause no health risks to people living near treated fields, even at the edge of those fields. Even so, we added protective measures to ensure there is reduced off-field movement of the pesticide:
The Agency's approval pertains only to the low-volatility pesticide formulation.
The pesticide may not be applied from aircraft.
It may not be applied when wind speed is over 15 mph.
A 30-foot, within-field buffer has been set to protect endangered plants and will also further protect bystanders and non-target plants.
7. Will this action substantially increase the use of 2,4-D and glyphosate? Is this true and why would you allow that?
We expect this new product will replace some of the current use of glyphosate, which has been increasing in recent years due to the development of weeds it no longer kills. 2,4-D will be effective in killing these weeds, which should help reduce the use of glyphosate.
2,4-D is currently registered for both corn and soybeans in the United States. EPA understands that as farmers start using Enlist Duo, there will be an increase in the use of the choline salt of 2,4-D. EPA used a conservative risk assessment to evaluate a possible increase in the use of the choline salt of 2,4-D. For exposure estimates, agency scientists assumed that 100% of the corn and soybeans in the United States would be treated – a worst-case scenario – and for glyphosate, these use patterns are already on registered products. The annual application rate of glyphosate for corn and soybeans remains unchanged. Whereas the annual application rates of 2,4-D are not changed for corn, additional applications would be allowed for soybeans. This could result in an increase in the total amount applied annually to soybeans if growers elect to apply the additional applications as allowed by the label.
8. Is 2,4-D the same as "Agent Orange"?
No. "Agent Orange" was a mixture of two different herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D, as well as kerosene and diesel fuel. Agent Orange contained high levels of dioxin, a contaminant found in 2,4,5-T that causes cancer and other health concerns in people. EPA canceled all use of 2,4,5-T in 1985 because of these risks.
In evaluating this requested use, we performed a thorough and conservative safety review for any potential human health and environmental risks associated with the expanded use of 2,4-D on these GE plants and also explicitly considered any possible risks from any formulation contaminants.
9. How does EPA's work relate to what USDA/APHIS is doing in this area?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for determining whether to allow the sale of seeds that have been genetically engineered. EPA regulates the pesticide used on those seeds or crops under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the pesticide residues remaining in or on food from those uses under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The two agencies worked closely to ensure a thorough scientific review of the potential impacts on human health and the environment associated with the proposed uses and have shared information and assessments to inform both agencies' respective regulatory decisions.
On September 17, 2014, the USDA announced its final decision to allow the sale of seeds that have been genetically engineered to tolerate 2,4-D and glyphosate.
10. How will Enlist Duo affect pollinators/bees?
Conservative, screening-level risk assessments have determined that the 2,4-D choline salt is practically non-toxic to bees. Therefore, we expect there will be no adverse impacts to pollinators/bees. Regardless, we are working aggressively to protect bees and other pollinators from the potential effects of pesticides and are engaged in national and international efforts to address those concerns. We are working with beekeepers, growers, pesticide manufacturers, the USDA and states to apply technologies to reduce pesticide exposure to bees, advance best management practices, enhance enforcement guidance and ensure that real-world pollinator risks are accounted for in our pesticide regulatory decisions.
Learn more about Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides.
11. Did EPA take into account the 10X safety factor specified under the Food Quality Protection Act to protect children?
The 10X FQPA safety factor must be applied in cases where EPA does not have a complete data set. In this case, the dataset is complete and very robust, and the 10X was reduced to 1X based on reliable data. Although the Agency believes its decision to reduce the FQPA safety factor to 1X is scientifically sound and consistent with established science policy, in order to more fully characterize risk potential, we also assessed risks retaining the 10X FQPA safety factor. Using 10X, risks were still acceptable for all age groups for all components of the assessment: dietary food and drinking water exposure, volatility, spray drift, residential, and aggregate assessment.
12. Why is EPA only registering Enlist Duo for use in six states?
The initial group of six states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin – were part of the Agency's original proposed registration for the Enlist Duo product. During the decision-making process, EPA scientists completed an endangered species risk assessment for the 2,4-D choline salt, as required by the Endangered Species Act, for these initial six states and concluded that the use, as approved would not pose a risk to endangered species or their habitat.
EPA scientists have now completed risk assessments for the 2,4-D choline salt for ten additional states. The Agency is accepting comments until November 14, 2014 (30 days) on whether to register Enlist Duo in those ten additional states. The states are:
Arkansas.
Kansas.
Louisiana.
Minnesota.
Mississippi.
Missouri.
Nebraska.
Oklahoma.
Tennessee.
North Dakota.
Registration of Enlist Duo | Ingredients Used in Pesticide Products | US EPA.
Ontario Pesticide BAN FAILURE | Urban Stream Water Concentrations | CARBARYL | Using Carbaryl in open bodies of water
Ontario Pesticide Ban Failure | Petition U of Toronto | Margaret Atwood wants Pesticide Treated Field over Synthetic Turf |Keep U of T Back Campus Green | Change.org
Ontario Pesticide Ban Failure | Waterloo | Region Government is lowering community standard |
Kathleen Wynne | Minister of Agriculture | Pesticide Ban based on BEST POSSIBLE EVIDENCE | Ontario bee deaths | Toronto Star
Youtube: Government get off my lawn! : Prime time : SunNews Video Gallery
Stop Wasting Our Money! | Ontario Pesticide Ban Failure | Agricultural Adaption Council | CUPRI
OCFP 2012 Systemic Pesticide Review | FAILURE | 2,4-D Lawn Pesticide | Safer when Smart People Use it !
Canadian Registered Tax Exempt Charities | Eco -Terrorism | Kelowna Capital News – Impact of pesticide use examined
Youtube: Pesticide Free Failure | Agent Orange Safe In Vietnam | Elizabeth May Loses Family Farm | 2,4-D Human Studies
Understanding Lunatic Ontario BeeKeepers Association | Independent Commercial Beekeepers | Walter Zimmerman Little Wolf Apiaries | London Free Press:
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Ambassadors discuss Iran Deal at Hamilton College panel
Last month, President Trump announced his refusal to certify the nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.
Posted: Nov 30, 2017 10:59 PM
Updated: Dec 1, 2017 1:20 AM
Posted By: Audrey Russo
CLINTON, N.Y. - Last month, President Trump announced his refusal to certify the nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.
Established in 2015, the agreement lifted economic sanctions on Iran and provided a pathway for the country to develop modest, non-weaponized nuclear energy. Iran's nuclear plants have since been subject to regular inspections to ensure the parameters of the deal are met.
On the campaign trail, President Trump criticized the deal for being "one-sided" and vowed to either renegotiate or withdraw completely. With the decision to 'decertify' the deal, Congress now has fewer than 60 days to decide whether or not to impose harsher sanctions on Iran.
The state of the Iran Deal was the subject of a panel discussion at Hamilton College Thursday night. Former Undersecretary of State and career ambassador Thomas Pickering met with former Iranian ambassador to Germany Seyed Hossein Mousavian to participate in the panel, which was open to the public.
Both believe withdrawing from the deal would have negative ramifications on global security.
"It would put Iran back free to develop anything it liked, including a nuclear weapon with no restraints," Pickering said. "It would pit us against our negotiating partners, where they clearly would not be willing to help us. They said so."
"Those who are opposing the deal, they're really making a big mistake," Mousavian said. "Iran has been fighting since the revolution for its legitimate right under the non-proliferation treaty for peaceful, nuclear technology."
Both say the importance of speaking to college students cannot be understated.
"University students are an important audience," Pickering said.
"I found the students very clever," Mousavian said.
"One question I asked was about the influence that the tension between the U.S. and Russia has had and what we can call a cold war in the Middle East," Audrey Nadler, a Hamilton College senior said.
"People don't really trust Iran and that kind of feeds into this narrative that we can't have a deal with them," Harrison Potter, another senior said. "It really seems to me that if we just opened up communication a little bit more, were a little bit more open-minded, we'd find a lot of similarities."
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2017) 66 (5): 319-326.
In long distance water supply projects, the air vessel is an effective and reliable protection measure to control water hammer. Although it can effectively eliminate water hammer during the process of hydraulic transient, the volume of the traditional air vessel is large due to the long distance pipeline, resulting in high investment. In this paper, based on the analysis of the transient in long distance water supply pipelines, a protection method, combining the air vessel with the downstream valve, is proposed to reduce the volume of the air vessel, keeping the system pressure within the limit. Furthermore, an innovative arrangement of the air vessel is presented to overcome the risk of the combined protection method. Besides the upstream air vessel, a downstream air vessel is additionally installed to mitigate positive water hammer due to rapid closure of the downstream valve. To verify the effect of the new method, the numerical model was established according to the parameters of a practical water supply project, and hydraulic transient due to pump trip was simulated. Compared with the traditional method, the combined protection method provides effective water hammer protection and greatly reduces the volume of the air vessel.


Thread creation adds a new thread of control to the current process. The procedure main() is a single thread of control. Each thread executes concurrently with all other threads within the calling process and with other threads from other active processes.
Although a newly created thread shares all of the calling process's global data with the other threads in the process, it has its own set of attributes and private execution stack. The new thread inherits the calling thread's signal mask and scheduling priority. Pending signals for a new thread are not inherited and will be empty.
The call to create a thread takes the address of a user-defined function, specified by start_func, as one of its arguments. This function is the complete execution routine for the new thread.
the conclusion of the calling process (see exit(2)).
The new thread performs by calling the function defined by start_func with only one argument, arg. If more than one argument needs to be passed to start_func, the arguments can be packed into a structure, the address of which can be passed to arg.
If start_func returns, the thread terminates with the exit status set to the start_func return value (see thr_exit(3C)).
When the thread from which main() originated returns, the effect is the same as if an implicit call to exit() were made using the return value of main() as the exit status. This behavior differs from a start_func return. If main() calls thr_exit(3C), only the main thread exits, not the entire process.
If the thread creation fails, a new thread is not created and the contents of the location referenced by the pointer to the new thread are undefined.
This flag affects the detachstate attribute of the thread. The new thread is created detached. The exit status of a detached thread is not accessible to other threads. Its thread ID and other resources may be re-used as soon as the thread terminates. thr_join(3C) will not wait for a detached thread.
This flag is obsolete and is maintained for compatibility.
This flag affects the suspended attribute of the thread. The new thread is created suspended and will not execute start_func until it is started by thr_continue().
This flag affects the daemon attribute of the thread. In addition to being created detached (THR_DAEMON implies THR_DETACHED), the thread is marked as a daemon. Daemon threads do not interfere with the exit conditions for a process. A process will terminate when the last non-daemon thread exits or the process calls exit(2). Also, a thread that is waiting in thr_join(3C) for any thread to terminate will return EDEADLK when all remaining threads in the process are either daemon threads or other threads waiting in thr_join(). Daemon threads are most useful in libraries that want to use threads.
With thr_create(), the new thread uses the stack beginning at the address specified by stack_base and continuing for stack_size bytes. The stack_size argument must be greater than the value returned by thr_min_stack(3C). If stack_base is NULL, thr_create() allocates a stack for the new thread with at least stack_size bytes. If stack_size is 0, a default size is used. If stack_size is not 0, it must be greater than the value returned by thr_min_stack(3C) See NOTES.
When new_thread_ID is not NULL, it points to a location where the ID of the new thread is stored if thr_create() is successful. The ID is only valid within the calling process.
If successful, the thr_create() function returns 0. Otherwise, an error value is returned to indicate the error. If the application is not linked with the threads library, -1 is returned.
A resource control limit on the total number of threads in a process, task, project, or zone has been exceeded or some system resource has been exceeded (for example, too many LWPs were created).
The stack_base argument is not NULL and stack_size is less than the value returned by thr_min_stack(3C), or the stack_base argument is NULL and stack_size is not 0 and is less than the value returned by thr_min_stack(3C).
The system cannot allocate stack for the thread.
The thr_create() function may use mmap() to allocate thread stacks from MAP_PRIVATE, MAP_NORESERVE, and MAP_ANON memory mappings if stack_base is NULL, and consequently may return upon failure the revelevant error values returned by mmap(). See the mmap(2) manual page for these error values.
The following is an example of concurrency with multithreading. Since POSIX threads and Solaris threads are fully compatible even within the same process, this example uses pthread_create() if you execute a.out 0, or thr_create() if you execute a.out 1.
Five threads are created that simultaneously perform a time-consuming function, sleep(10). If the execution of this process is timed, the results will show that all five individual calls to sleep for ten-seconds completed in about ten seconds, even on a uniprocessor. If a single-threaded process calls sleep(10) five times, the execution time will be about 50-seconds.
Example 1 An example of concurrency with multithreading.
Had main() not waited for the completion of the other threads (using pthread_join(3C) or thr_join(3C)), it would have continued to process concurrently until it reached the end of its routine and the entire process would have exited prematurely (see exit(2)).
Example 2 Creating a default thread with a new signal mask.
The following example demonstrates how to create a default thread with a new signal mask. The new_mask argument is assumed to have a value different from the creator's signal mask (orig_mask). The new_mask argument is set to block all signals except for SIGINT. The creator's signal mask is changed so that the new thread inherits a different mask, and is restored to its original value after thr_create() returns.
This example assumes that SIGINT is also unmasked in the creator. If it is masked by the creator, then unmasking the signal opens the creator to this signal. The other alternative is to have the new thread set its own signal mask in its start routine.
Since multithreaded-application threads execute independently of each other, their relative behavior is unpredictable. It is threrfore possible for the thread executing main() to finish before all other user-application threads.
will cause the invoking thread (which may be main()) to wait for the termination of all non-daemon threads, excluding threads that are themselves waiting in thr_join(); however, the second and third arguments to thr_join() need not necessarily be NULL.
A thread has not terminated until thr_exit() has finished. The only way to determine this is by thr_join(). When thr_join() returns a departed thread, it means that this thread has terminated and its resources are reclaimable. For instance, if a user specified a stack to thr_create(), this stack can only be reclaimed after thr_join() has reported this thread as a departed thread. It is not possible to determine when a detached thread has terminated. A detached thread disappears without leaving a trace.
Typically, thread stacks allocated by thr_create() begin on page boundaries and any specified (a red-zone) size is rounded up to the next page boundary. A page with no access permission is appended to the top of the stack so that most stack overflows will result in a SIGSEGV signal being sent to the offending thread. Thread stacks allocated by the caller are used as is.
Using a default stack size for the new thread, instead of passing a user-specified stack size, results in much better thr_create() performance. The default stack size for a user-thread is 1 megabyte in a 32-bit process and 2 megabyte in a 64-bit process.
A user-specified stack size must be greater than the value THR_MIN_STACK. A minimum stack size may not accommodate the stack frame for the user thread function start_func. If a stack size is specified, it must accommodate start_func requirements and the functions that it may call in turn, in addition to the minimum requirement.
It is usually very difficult to determine the runtime stack requirements for a thread. THR_MIN_STACK specifies how much stack storage is required to execute a NULL start_func. The total runtime requirements for stack storage are dependent on the storage required to do runtime linking, the amount of storage required by library runtimes (like printf()) that your thread calls. Since these storage parameters are not known before the program runs, it is best to use default stacks. If you know your runtime requirements or decide to use stacks that are larger than the default, then it makes sense to specify your own stacks.


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Larry David (and Bernie Sanders) Deliver a Fantastic, Crowd-Pleasing 'SNL'
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Message from Ted Cruz Cold Open — Taran Killam took the opportunity in the Cold Open to mainstream the message the Internet, esp. Gawker Media, has been spreading for weeks: That Ted Cruz is a terrible asshole with a lousy personality, and the fact that he won Iowa says more about Iowa Republicans (no offense) than it does Ted Cruz. (Score: 7/10)
Larry David Monologue — David's monologue is vintage Larry David, a stand-up routine that is funny because he's being honest about what a cantankerous prick he is. Also, I love that Larry David gets to host SNL in spite of having nothing to plug, but for no other reason than that he does a great Bernie Sanders impression (or Bernie Sanders does a great Larry David impression). (Score: 7.5/10)
FBI Simulator — A training exercise — and an obnoxious Larry David character — puts an agent's ability to distinguish between a threat and a harmless civilian to the test. An OK sketch that belongs more in the back half of the show than as the first sketch of the night, but they needed something short to lead into … (Score: 5/10)
Bern Your Enthusiasm — … this sketch really did feel like a perfect mini-Curb Your Enthusiasm episode with Bernie Sanders, and the Iowa results gave him the perfect punchline. (Score: 9/10)
Steam Ship — An opportunity for Larry David to apply his sense of humor to the "women and children first" maxim of sinking ships with a nice segue for Bernie Sanders to talk about the one percent. As political cameos go, this one was very well done. (Score: 7/10)
Totinos — I am biased, and I'm not going to ruin the punchline, but this was actually my favorite sketch of the night. It was the sort of sketch that felt like they'd written themselves into a corner only to end on the perfect musical cue. (Score: 9.5/10)
Weekend Update — In spite of Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson's fairly lame Zoolander segment, this "Weekend Update" was arguably the best of the season. Che and Jost played off of each other perfectly; they made great comedy hay out of Ben Carson's failed introduction during the GOP debate, and Jon Rudnitsky did something with the Dirty Dancing live rumors that was absolutely genius. I'm not much of a fan of Rudnitsky, but this was incredible. (Score: 10/10)
If you only have time for Rudnitsky, do yourself a favor and watch this.
Songwriting Class — The back half wasn't as strong as pre-"Update," but there were so many good sketches early, there was only time for three post-"Update." This one you can skip. (Score: 4/10)
Peyton & Cam — As a Peyton fan, I appreciate that the sketch managed to mock the public's racist perceptions of Cam Newton celebrations without involving Manning. In the "Ebony and Ivory" number, Peyton simply comes off as a harmlessly lame white guy, and that's about right. Also, if he wins tonight, you know they're going to ask him back to host. (Score: 6/10)
Last Call with Larry David — Is there any juice left in this recurring sketch? Yeah, a little. (Score: 6/10)
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I have to preface this video by saying that I'm still a bit of a novice when it comes to unit testing (especially in Zend). Also, I feel that I wouldn't be able to take credit for the whole implementation.
Here are some great resources on unit testing in the Zend Framework to beef up your knowledge.
The trouble with these is that they're mostly pre-1.8. I've taken the approach of using a command line instead of the IDE since this way it doesn't matter if you're using Zend Studio for Eclipse.
Don't forget to grab the source code or browse it on google code.


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Our new MA Art & Material Histories, investigates Art Histories through the lens of materials and has a distinctive focus on the links between material, critical and historical enquiry.
Building on the success of our Art Histories teaching programmes for postgraduate Fine Art, Historic Carving and Conservation, this course can be taken as full-time in one year, or over two years, on a part-time basis.
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You will engage in learning through taught lectures, seminars, group and individual tutorials, hands-on workshops, reading groups and study visits and will consider and scrutinise the use of materials in a range of historical and contemporary artworks and material objects. With a focus on critical thinking around the 'material turn' and how the material and 'immaterial' world of objects, things, and the stuff they are made from, can relate to philosophical, theoretical, technological, social, and political contexts, you will be encouraged to interrogate key ideas and themes through case studies of objects, artworks and museum collections.
In addition, you will undertake your own area of research based on your research proposal, evolving working strategies to include primary research such as testing material properties, interviewing artists and craft specialists, curating displays of work and directly analysing material artefacts alongside other research approaches.
The course culminates in the presentation of your research in both a written (dissertation) and visual or alternative presentation form such as a curated exhibition, symposia, publication, short documentary or podcast.
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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
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On this day 237 years ago, September 22, 1776, American patriot Nathan Hale was hanged on the order of British General William Howe, at a spot near where Central Park is today in New York City. As a British soldier was about the loop the rope around his neck Nathan Hale spoke: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." With those words Nathan Hale took his place as an icon of American history. Bill Bennett's American Patriots' Almanac has the details:
Nathan Hale was teaching school in New London, Connecticut, when the American Revolution began. In July 1775 he closed his schoolhouse doors and joined the Patriot army. He was a captain by late 1776, when the British captured New York City. George Washington desperately needed to know the strength and position of the king's forces, so he asked for a volunteer to go behind enemy lines to gather information. Nathan Hale stepped forward.
Changing his uniform for a plain suit of brown clothes and taking his Yale diploma in hand, Hale disguised himself as a schoolteacher. He slipped through the British lines and gathered the needed information, which he carefully recorded in Latin and hid under the soles of his shoes. His mission accomplished, he began to make his way back. He got past all the British guards except the last ones. They stopped him, searched, and found the secret papers. Nathan Hale was arrested and carried before the British commander, General William Howe.
Howe took one look at the young American in civilian clothes, realized he was a spy, and ordered that he be hung hanged the next morning.
The next several hours were cruel, lonely ones for Nathan Hale. He asked for a minister. His jailor refused. He asked for a Bible. That, too, was denied.
On the morning of September 22, 1776, Hale was led to a spot not far from what is now Central Park in New York City. The British officers who saw him marveled at his calmness and dignity. In the end he stood straight and unflinching. No American can ever forget the words he uttered before they slipped the noose around his neck: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
I took the liberty of making a correction in the above. Some intern educated in public schools may have written part of it, or perhaps edited it, because I'm pretty sure Bill Bennett knows that pictures are "hung", and people are "hanged."
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Vegas was the penultimate stop on our six week trip across the United States of America and it was certainly worth the wait. I have never been to Nevada before, but after watching many a Hollywood blockbuster, filmed and set in this twenty-four hour city, I was excited to explore.
We arrived after a few very chilled out days spent in Joshua Tree and then Phoenix, so we were well rested and ready to experience the madness of Vegas. It's funny how everyone says that it is city literally in the middle of the desert, but it wasn't until we drove across the vast, empty landscape to get there, that I appreciated just how isolated it really is.
The Sat Nav shouting out that we were to stay on one road in a straight line for one hundred and ninety three miles still blows my mind!
We arrived with ease and checked into our Air BnB, which happened to be a suite in The Palms Hotel and oh my, was that a game changer! We were located on the twenty-second floor and because we were a five minute drive from the strip, we had some incredible views out of our balcony window. If the views weren't enough, we had a little kitchenette, a Jacuzzi bath with a walk in shower and a TV in the bathroom! The bed was amazingly comfortable and the hotel offered a free shuttle to the strip throughout the day. I would really recommend considering The Palms if you are ever in need of accommodation in Vegas.
Gambling – One of the first things that people think of when you hear the word Vegas, is casinos and slot machines. There is something for everyone whether you are a seasoned pro, wanted to bet big bucks on a poker table, or an inexperienced cheap skate that wants to place dollar bets on the craps machine (ie. James and I!). Either way, it's a good laugh and definitely an experience to take part in!
Drinks – Vegas, known for it's gambling, is also well known for its drink culture. All of the Casinos are filled with bars and it is even legal to buy alcohol and walk the streets of Vegas, drinking as you go. Whilst you're gambling in the casinos and as long as you have credit in the machines, drinks are on the house and brought to you. This is something we took full advantage of (even with our dollar bets!) although I was often opting for a diet coke or a hot chocolate – I know, I can't believe how crazy I am either!
Shows – There are so many shows available to go and see in Vegas, and tones of incredible acts hold residencies at many of the hotels. I really wanted to go and see Penn & Teller, the magicians, however, if there is a show that you fancy seeing I would really recommend booking well in advance. We left it too late, but still managed to get tickets to the Comedy Cellar, which ended up being so so funny and well worth a watch!
Welcome To Vegas – The Vegas sign in extremely iconic and we knew that we wanted to head over to take a quick snap… Unfortunately, the map on James's phone didn't have amazing scale skills and so what we thought was going to be a half an hour stroll turned into a three hour round hike!!
Old New York – This was a really cool part of the strip that I really enjoyed exploring. After being in the Big Apple just a few weeks before, it was fun to see a little miniature version of the huge city, fully equipped with a Statue of Liberty and Hershey's Store.
The Bellagio – From around mid-day, the fountains at the front of the Bellagio hotel put on a show to music every hour. We went during the evening and so the water jets were accompanied with lights as well as music. It was a really good show and I've included some clips in my Vlog, which you can watch at the end of this post.
Shopping – There are plenty of shopping options in Vegas if you fancy that sort of thing. We spend one of the afternoons walking around the different shops and stumbled upon In n Out Burger as well as Sprinkles, equipped with it's own cupcake atm!


We are all a String of Memories.
We create our identity by experiencing moments. Every moment is a memory as soon as it passes. I often think of a moment in the past and put myself back at that time. Like trying to remember my daughter at the age of two walking for the first time. We remind ourselves of who we are when we remember. At least that's what I thought. In fact, this is not true. Several studies have shown that the act of remembering a particular moment can be interpreted differently. Most importantly, the more you remember a particular event the less accurate the actual event becomes.
As soon as reality happens, the memory changes. The truest memories are those that are not recalled often. This fact is difficult for me to accept.
How can I not remember the first kiss I had with my husband? I seem to remember the place, the time and the sensation. So I did a bit of an experiment. I asked my husband if he remembered our first kiss. He didn't. Sure he remembered the general time and place but his memory was more about the "feel". That brings me to the most important piece. It was the sensation that was remembered. Not the detail of the time and place, rather, the connection.
It is this fragment of a moment frozen in time that I try to find in my work. Many ask me if I create images that are my personal memories. No. I don't use personal references. I use items that have a "look" of memory or are sourced from things from the past. Old photos, classic films, vintage magazine images all are references that reminds us of another time. With these little pieces of ephemera, I try to create a sensation of a memory. Not an actual event- rather a familiar image that reminds the viewer of a piece of nostalgia.
Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period. The yearning is the important piece. However, I am not looking to put a piece of an event. Rather I am trying to create a sensation of a person, or an event and this creates a "yearning" for the viewer.
Like seeing an image of a woman riding a bike from the 1940s. Many look at this image and it reminds them of their mother riding a bike. The freedom and release reminds them of a special person who taught them to enjoy life and be free.
So even though this piece can reference a particular person, it is the sensation of the memory that is important. It is this sensation that makes us who we are. Not the little pieces of the actual events of time or place, rather the entire feel. Every moment is a memory and a sensation. It is this sensation that is the meaning behind my work.
Memories as a reality? Are our memories truth or a lie? If it is a lie- can we rely on these memories to truly define us? Confusing questions, to be sure. But I am interested in how this relates to Art. My art. Memories are my inspiration, but I interpret the moment. A moment that is a trigger for you. So the 'memories as a reality' become more about the sensation of a moment in time. It becomes a doorway through which you can enter and enjoy the memory of a particular time and place.
Everytime we remember an event, it is different. Memory is not a reality, it is an interpretation. Much like a piece of Art. The transformation of reality into an interpretation is the reality. I find this difficult to accept. How can an event change, in your mind, when it actually happened?
I remember one thing. you remember another . We were both at the same event, the same place, but you remember it differently than me.
The memories we have of a certain time period of our life can be wrong. It may actually be a lie. How often have you had a conversation with your partner about a prrticular event and the stories are different? One's perception of that moment is not the same as the others. Although I don't know if this is a lie as much as an experience of reality through different eyes.
Following this, then the impression of the event becomes the most important feature. Much like a piece of art. It is the impression of the idea that comes forth in the painting. The bits and pieces that are put together to create the image are a transformation of an image through my eyes and mind. Much like a memory.
In the painting highlighted, titled Fairytale Escape, this piece goes into the realm of the adventure. I remember piling into my father's car, as a child, and heading out to the campgrounds. Cooking outside, sleeping in the camper, the sounds of the woods surrounding us. It had such a comforting adventure. The reality, though, was a bit different. The weather, the breaking down of the vehicle, the fighting with my brother- all things that seem to wash away when remembering these excursions.
This painting is part of my Home Sweet Home series. A series that looks at the home as place of idealism. Impressions of the home that tell the story of the "home". Each place conveys both comfort and isolation. We remember our home in particular ways- a place of love, of connection, but it is also a place where we are lonely and isolated. Two pieces of memory and identity that are critical to our well being.
What does this mean? The "good" is the positive energy we get when we look or experience the positive. How do we introduce the positive into our life? We surround ourselves with good people. Mentors who tell us that we Can Do It. Most importantly we should make our environment enable us to have hope. That's where my Art comes in. Surround yourself with the good things of the lightness of colour, the ideas of generosity, the beauty of the image into your home. All things that inspire our view. All things that reminds us, on a daily basis, that life is Good.
As life throws us challenges we are often in a place of discouragement. The pushing through to activate and make things happen takes on more effort. The voice in our mind that "it's just not worth the energy" to keep going is constantly there. How do you battle the negative? How do you push away these thoughts that there is no point to keep pushing? Discouragement is a motivator of inaction. If you just sit on the couch and not engage then nothing will happen. Your life is one of action so it is imperative that you create a life that is full and rewarding.
Certainly activating change takes energy. You must first identify what is lacking in your life. I often go through my days, like a hamster, just producing and making things. At the end of the day, I summarize my list and look at what was finished. This makes me happy. Being a self employed creative person means that self discipline is a cornerstone piece of mental health. When I delay and procrastinate I have guilt. The feeling that I failed. So to avoid this, I have to make certain I look at my list and just check something off.
However, this does not address deep happiness. The stuff when you are hanging out with your partner and having a laugh. The stuff when you drive your teenager to school and have a moment of being let into her life with a funny story about a friend. Little things that I register in a moment. The things we take for granted. That taking the time to share a moment will reward us to be happier.
My work brings clients that share personal stories. I have had several clients who want my work to remind them to be strong, to be active in their change in their life, and most importantly, to improve their happiness. Consequently, they see that they need change and my Art draws them to this need. This type of visualization is the key. Above all these clients look at my paintings and it brings them a moment of where they want to be. To be positive, to be resilient and to be satisfied.
In the painting highlighted, titled Into The Daybreak, the woman cycling is full of life. She rides into a world full of energy, hope and love. These small details of beauty creates an image that makes the viewer stop and register. That's what is important. Look at your Art so you can judge whether it inspires you. If it doesn't then maybe it's time for a change.
Sounds of everyday life can be taken for granted.
When my daughter was young, she would wake up everyday with a song. Singing in her childlike voice I would listen as I wake up and revel in this moment of happiness. Just to stop and listen. The other day I asked my 14 year old daughter if she still wakes up with a song in her head. Yes she said. There is always a tune in her head. She dances through her life. The sounds of everyday life permeate her world and she registers this moment.
In fact, when she was younger, she would dance after dinner. Everyday. At home and when we went out for dinner. I called it the Dinner and Show time which was an inspiration for a whole series of pieces that focused on dance. My daughter doesn't dance after dinner anymore, because the music is still within her.
I don't wake up with a song in my head. I wake up with a list of things to do. Not that this is a bad thing, but I have to remind myself to stop and enjoy life a bit more. Like my daughter.
Recently I listened to an interview with the musician Meklit Hadero who finds melody in everyday language. The composing of music from language, repetition of sounds to make a song takes the everyday and makes it into art. But then that is the role of the artist- to highlight the taken for granted and elevate it. To walk into the ordinary and create a piece that makes you stop, listen and look.
Most importantly, this concept of registering the beauty of everyday relates to the healing power of beauty. Our homes, our places of refuge, are the places that we retreat to and recharge. To ignore this place does not help you move forward in your life. In other words, it heals and gives you the strength to keep going. Yet the sounds of everyday life can take us into the pleasure of unnoticed.
In the post by Ingrid Fetell who speaks to how joy can be designed into our surroundings, she speaks about how our homes and workplaces have to have a conscious awareness of healing and comfort. She highlights how the circle plays a major role in this design.
What does the circle do? How is it powerful? Many of my clients question my use of the circle and my repetition of this element in my work. I have always responded that I use circles as a way to elevate the feeling of the piece. However, this use goes much deeper. In fact, as Ingrid states,the circle has a psychological healing piece to it. It creates balance, a sense of wholeness and comfort. Sharp angles, rectangles and squares, have more of a sense of discomfort. Not surprising that this is the case. There really isn't anything like polka dots.
In the highlighted painting titled Floating Fragrance, the use of circles is repeated in the structure of the piece. The end result is the sensation of these women walking on air. The repetition of the ladies, in a pop art style, gives a contemporary vision of a cityscape. Layers and the ephemeral light makes this piece full of life.
In conclusion, the goal is to look and listen at your world. Stop and look at a painting in your home. Listen to laughter and music and be aware of how it feels. Above all, register the joy that surrounds you daily!
Actually I find that buying gifts is challenging. So this time of year can bring on the grumps.
In the last couple of years I have asked my teenage daughter to just send me the link of what she wants for Christmas. This is the time of year that this process begins. My text messages start to fill up with the Black Friday sales. I proceed, as a well trained dog, to buy the gifts online. As a result, this leaves me with a degree of emptiness. There was no hunt. I didn't debate what I thought of this gift.
I just bought the stuff to make her happy.
This is where the issue begins. Buying a gift, and giving this gift, says something about you. It says something about the giver and the receiver. In other words, buying a gift of art gives the biggest message.
With holidays around the corner, I have been cleaning out my house. Throwing out stuff that I just don't need. I came across a small painting of a landscape that my father painted the beginning of his career. (Yes, my father was an artist). It stopped me in my tracks and it reminded me of him before he died. This painting brought him back to me for a few minutes.
Like an old photo found in a box, this painting brought back memories. But it is better than an old photo. It tells a story that can be shared with others. Art does this. It is a piece of memorabilia that has a universal message.
My husband looked at this small piece of art that represented by father and it gave him a different message. A pretty little landscape that was painted in 1969. It is an innocent lovely moment and it was a message that my husband saw loud and clear.
Buying a gift of art shows who you are!
Isn't this the point of having art in your home? Imagine what it would be like to buy a piece of art for your family, your friends or even for yourself? This piece of art reminds you of who you are because it reminds you of your friendship, or of your father, mother or siblings. So look at art as the gift that keeps on giving because it reminds you of life, the stories and the memories that make your relationships important.
Most importantly, it gives the message of yourself which is the most important piece of the gift.
A question that we often asks ourselves is how to be happy? What makes us feel satisfied that we are doing the things in life that makes us feel fulfilled. Is it service to others that makes us happy? Is it having a work life that is challenging and filled with purpose? Do you do things that answer your passions?
Recently I had someone say that what I do is the main reason for my happiness. But we all have down days. The goal is to combat these down days. Fight against it by creating an environment that is beautiful, comfortable and an escape.
As Aristotle stated "Happiness depends upon ourselves" This is so very true. The intention to create a space that has atmosphere and beauty is dependent upon You. The question becomes how. How can you create a place that is inviting and full of engagement? In the piece highlighted titled Blooming Lightness, the use of the flowers and the soft colours combine to create a happy space. Hanging this piece in your home can only bring happiness to you.
The country that has the highest rating of happiness is Denmark. The term "hugge" has been used in this country to describe a lifestyle and state of mind that is comfortable.
Such a simple thing to live for and do. To create a place of cosiness. To create a story of love and comfort. So where does Art play a role in this? I would say that in creation of my work, I often think of the warmth and safety that the painting conveys. What is the story? How does the narrative play out? What kind of feeling does the piece give? The use of warm colours, the inviting places to be, the nostalgic themed work all play to the state "hugge".


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Why I carry a torch for Tunnels and Trolls
This blog was originally only about T&T. That was over 10 years ago now and, as anything, it's evolved to talking about all sorts of games. However, I never want to lose my roots - T&T is near and dear to my heart and I want, in some small way, to help it succeed.
There used to be a small T&T blogosphere. The Omnipotent Eye, The Lone Delver, Trollhammer Press and The Delving Dwarf to name but a handful in the space. Unfortunately all the aforementioned are no longer updating and haven't for a few years in some cases. Even official locations like the Trollhalla community has fallen into the arms of Facebook - a place I refuse to go.
While I'm not going to turn Trollish Delver into a full T&T blog again (I have my OWN games to blather on about now) I do want to continue to carry the torch, to light the beacon of Tunnels and Trolls, because there are few now who do.
I don't want the game just to fade, but without fan support it just might do. T&T has always been bouyed by the community and when this no longer produces material then the game is at risk. Thankfully, Flying Buffalo are still putting out Kickstarters (Elven Lords, Vaults of K'horror, MSPE) and Ken is still writing (Mongoni Island, The Monster Maze of Zorr), but looking back over the past couple of years and support has been fairly minimal. This year so far there have been just two titles put out - my own Beneath Dark Elms and Ken's Mongoni Island. This time last year there had already been 8 products put out.
This is why I carry the torch. I'm passionate in helping to keep the game alive. As part of this, I'm announcing my upcoming T&T zine Phoenix. If you fancy contributing, please get in touch.
Art: Liz Danforth
Venom Vegetation for S&W and T&T
Inspired by the current run of Flash Gordon Sundays at Comics Kingdom, here's the Venom Vegetation for S&W and T&T.
Venom Vegetation is a large plant with a huge gaping maw. Unlike most plants, this one feasts on unwary adventurers who become ensnared by a particularly devious trap. The plant cast an illusionary image in the mind of its victims of a person they desire. It then overloads the senses with a wonderful aroma, enough to make their victim approach the illusion and embrace it. Once embraced, the great jaws of the plant close over its prey, locking it in and digesting it.
AC 14 (5)
Atk Special
MV 0'
Special: The Venom Vegetation casts charm person three times per day. If successful, the victim moves into the centre of the plant to embrace the illusion, before the jaws clamp shut. The victim takes 1d8 damage per round from the acid swilling around in their prison.
Dice 7d6+32
Armour 4 (natural)
Special ability: The Venom Vegetation can create an illusion three times per day. The target must make a L2SR-IQ or become charmed, falling under the control of the plant. Thr victim moves into the centre of the plant to embrace the illusion, before the jaws clamp shut. The victim takes 2d6 Con damage per round from the acid swilling around in their prison. Armour is only half as effective.
The Venom Vegetation cannot attack in a conventional sense.
Taking a look at Fours! 3d augmented printing by Ken St. Andre
Since I did my previous post about Fours!, the latest game from legend Ken St. Andre, the trollgod has released two more iterations building on his initial design.
As a reminder, Fours! was born from a conversation Ken had with John Wick about the minimum rules a game needs to be a functional RPG (the name question I asked myself before writing In Darkest Warrens). What he ended up with was a card-based generic system that totally works, but I did have trouble with some of the probabilities. Namely that it was fairly difficult to succeed.
The 3d edition has been slightly revamped and some extra bits bolted on by other writers. While three of the main stats have remained the same, Intangibles is now Resources (although the character sheet still reads Intangibles). The mysterious Avatar class has been replaced by Scientist, who now gets a +4 to smarts instead of Wizards, who now get a +4 to health. I'm not entirely sure on the reasoning here. With a super lite game, you have to rely on tropes to help build more information in the minds of players, so classes and stats should be familiar. I don't know why wizards should now get additional health. I'm not sure why scientist was the best replacement, but I suppose in a medieval setting you'd call it an alchemist or some variation.
I don't want to teach Ken to suck eggs - he's a far better designer than me, but I'd have perhaps had power, resources, smarts and spirit, with health being static, but each class getting its own bonus to health. Spirit would be force of will, resolve and magic, and useful for wizards.
I really appreciate Ken writing a short piece in the document about failing forward. He's obviously recognised that failure is more common than success and has made it a feature of the game. That's a very Ken thing to do. There are also some example spells and science examples (science is a lot like magic in Fours! very Arthur C Clarke), which are also a welcome addition. The edition also includes a random adventure ingredient generator, which I like.
I really like Fours! It's a breezy game that I think could be built out more and ironed out, but it really hits that lite sweet spot I like. I particularly love the advice that Ken gives about using the deck to determine the chances of anything being a reality in the game world. The example he gives is a player wanting to buy a drink and having to pull their suit to determine whether they actually have the money to pay for it. This really allows for some great emergent roleplaying opportunities.
Before I sign off, here's my Fours! character.
Red Tonya
Warrior (clubs)
Smarts 3
Stuff: Scimitar, rope, mail, dirk, map, torch.
The most important thing about this character is that she can both swash and buckle.
Pay what you want for Fours!
Why Tunnels and Trolls is so important to roleplaying
I'm not going to say that it's a crime that Tunnels and Trolls isn't more popular, but it's a damned shame. What makes it worse is that it's one of the most important roleplaying games ever conceived and a work of genius. Why? Let me tell you.
The year is 1974 and two visionaries - Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson give metaphorical birth to a highly unusual game. But for some, Dungeons and Dragons was overly complex and relied a bit too much on its wargaming heritage. One of these people was Ken St. Andre, a Phoenix librarian without a background in miniatures gaming, but a healthy love of science fiction, fantasy and comic books. Ken loved the idea of a roleplaying game, but didn't like D&D's execution, so in 1975 he released his own version. Originally Tunnels and Troglodytes, Tunnels and Trolls was arguably the second roleplaying game on the market (it gets a bit hazy here because Empire of the Petal Throne was self-published in 1974 and released by TSR in 1975 - but this was still based on D&D rules).
T&T re-invented what the roleplaying game could be. Instead of tables, funny dice and complex rules, Ken created a ruleset for himself and his friends that felt a world away from D&D. He introduced a universal mechanic in the saving roll that could be applied to any situation. The Monster Rating invention allowed GMs to create monsters on the fly with just one number and some imagination, and the stripped back class system was much simpler than in D&D. T&T was indie before indie was a thing.
While D&D became more rules-heavy through subsequent editions, T&T remained refreshingly simple, which was partly due to Ken's ethos of wanting to make a game that the players can own. T&T has always been about empowering players to create their own rules in their own worlds - a mentality that has become much more prevalent in the indie gaming scene more recently. My own home game probably isn't the same as Ken's or Steve Crompton's or whoever. Mine are a splice of 5th, 7.5, Deluxe and my own ideas. There are few games that remain as maleable.
I can't go on without talking about the humour instrinsic in T&T. The first edition was nothing like D&D's. It was sprinkled with in-jokes, cartoons and an informal tone. It wasn't to the same professional standard as the other game, having being typed up and 100 copies created, mainly for friends. Granted, there are some dubious things written in the 1st edition, and the spell name Yassa Massa is infamous in T&T circles, but this approach solidified the game as one that you didn't have to take too seriously. Unfortunately, some of the silly spell names have held the game back from gamers who are probably a bit too po faced, but it was this kind of design mentality that immediately set it apart from competitors (plus, I've always thought magic missile was dull as dishwater, while Take That, You Fiend was far more evocative. I can see a curmudgeonly wizard booming the latter). There's something in the game that makes it feel incredibly light at the tabletop, that encourages a creativity I've not seen in any other game. My own players will attest to this. Maybe it's because characters are a little more throwaway, being so quick to create, so it's not such a huge deal if they die. But maybe it's that perfect mix of easy rules and humour that brings out the best in people at the table.
I'm not trying to say that one game is better than the other - I'm a huge fan of early D&D editions, but D&D is having its time in the sun at the moment so I wanted to talk specifically about T&T. This is a game that had the biggest weapons table ever (jambiya and pilum, anyone?), a game that had solo play before Fighting Fantasy was a thing, a game where you can become a gremlin wizard, a game that cast away those wargaming shackles and forged a new path for roleplaying games forever.
The Cult of Unknown Knowns
Braskin Radle could never accept anything he was told. It began innocuously enough. His father, a cow farmer, explained to his ruddy-cheeked offspring where milk came from, but Braskin couldn't believe this were the case. A delicious drink coming from one of those dumb animals - absolutely ludicrous. No, milk surely came from a milk spring in the ground, Braskin hypothesised.
Now at 34, Braskin is a much bigger thinker. Birds were created by the king to sprinkle a magic dust onto the populace to keep them placid. The blue sky was obviously the backside of a mega dragon, with rain being its...toilet. The king isn't even real - he's a troll in disguise. Once branded the village fool, Braskin found himself with a following. He'd talk about his theories in taverns and some people latched onto his way of thinking. Yes, it seems far more plausible that the sky is a dragon's arse.
It began as a small meeting group. A handful of humans, dwarves and a couple of elves came together in a pub back room to talk about how the world was probably no more than a week old and they were living in some kind of time loop. As more people became interested the group grew into 50 people, all of whom venerated Braskin. He named them The Society of Unknown Knowns and through the donations he was recieving built a reservation in the country just for them. He figured that they were the only people he could trust, so living with them made sense.
One day, a dwarf called Groggin referred to Braskin as the High Wod, a corruption of 'word', and the name caught on. Braskin told them that modern clothing was made to control their minds, so they all wore clothes made of leaves.
It was 4 years until Braskin hit on his most brilliant realisation yet. That he and his society didn't actually exist. They had never existed. But it was their duty to be brought into existence in what he called The Grand Birthening. The society nodded in unison and asked for a blessing. "How do we become born?" Groggin asked.
"Ah, well, that's tricky," said Braskin. "But I'm pretty sure it involves speaking to a god.
"Right," replied the dwarf, "And how do we do that?"
"Oh, erm," the High Wod thought for a moment. "Well, to get a god's attention we'd need to do something big. Something drastic," a smile crept over his face. "We have to kill the king and drink his blood, I reckon."
"Blimey, very good, your worship."
Celebrating Basic 5th Edition rules
I'm a big fan of 5e D&D. It's a fantastic ruleset, but it still has some unnecessary bloat (for me) that has been prevalent in the editions since 1e. However, I do think the free Basic rules are the best version of the 5th edition rules. Sure, you don't get the customisation of the main rules, but I'm old school - customisation is for the birds. Give me a dwarf with a hammer and I'll have a great time.
So I'm going to celebrate Basic 5e in some of my blog posts (I also enjoy the term O5R). This is all about using the free ruleset for everything. Classes are Fighter, Rogue, Cleric and Wizard. Races are Human, Elf, Dwarf and Halfling. All those extra rules in the core books - tossed out. You don't need them. You've got 6 backgrounds, too. That's plenty of customisation without getting bogged down.
There's the added bonus that Basic 5e is free, but unlike a starter set takes you all the way to level 20. If you wanted to spice up your game with free, official settings, then why not have a look at the Magic the Gathering settings Wizards put out? All free to download, adding new elements to your basic game. You could play a campaign for years just using this ruleset and a setting.
James Smith has passed away
I woke up to some incredibly sad news today that James Smith of the Dreams of Mythic Fantasy blog has passed away at the young age of 50.
I didn't know James well, but we chatted online occasionally and I was always thankful when he mentioned me and my work on his superb weekly OSR ñews roundup.
You can read the official announcement here.
Taking a look at Fours! 3d augmented printing by K...


Just a few days ago Disney announced the title of the first Star Wars spin-off movie: Star Wars: Rogue One. And shortly afterward, Paramount released the first teaser and the final title for the new Mission: Impossible movie, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. Jokes flew immediately about the similar titles, but as it turns out there was some back-room dealing between the two studios over the similar titles. And thanks to that deal, Disney will hold off on any early promotion of Rogue One until later this year.
THR reports that Paramount registered the Rogue Nation title months ago, but that Disney did no such thing with its Star Wars film. That being the case, Paramount might have tried to block the use of that title, but instead a deal was struck.
…the two studios quickly worked out a deal whereby Disney will refrain from referring to Rogue One this summer in any promotional materials aimed at the general consumer (an exception is a Star Wars fan event [Star Wars Celebration] in April).
Since Disney has another Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, to promote this year, that's probably not such a big deal. And it gives them reason to hold off on any Rogue One talk for a few months at least. With The Force Awakens set to open on December 18 of this year, the safe bet is that'll be the same general window in which we see the first Rogue One teaser.
And with Rogue One shooting this summer, there will still be a great amount of unofficial promotion as casting info and possible set pics begin to leak. It's not like the film is going fully dark for the next few months. So if you want Rogue One info, don't worry; it'll come.


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How to Eat It: Stir-fry 100% buckwheat (soba) noodles with shrimp and veggies, or cook buckwheat groats (kasha) like rice and add lemon, olive oil, and fresh herbs.
If you've eat Ethiopian food, you've tried endear, a spongy crepe-like bread made from teff. This forgotten grain is loaded with protein at 10 grams per cup, and has a high percentage of vitamin B1.
How to Eat it: Add teff flour with other gluten-free flours in pancakes or as a soup thickener. Also try teff grains as a creamy polenta with mushrooms and tomatoes.
Eating healthy sometimes looks like rabbit food. Gluten-free eating looks like bird food. And it is! Ever buy birdseed? The little light colored pellets are millet, a nutritional powerhouse packed with manganese that is just as important for humans as it is for animals.
How to Eat it: Buy pre-made puffs for cereal, use as a stuffing for peppers or chicken, or combine with beans, onions and spices for a veggie burger.
Native to Africa, this offbeat option is high in antioxidants and can be turned into a sweet flour alternative, or into a low glycemic syrup.
How to Eat It: Replace wheat flour with sorghum flour in baked goods, or combine cooked sorghum with beans and kale for a pilaf.
When raw, it starts out a deep black color, and changes to a bright purple once it's cooked. A 2019 study in the journal Circulation found that middle-aged women with high consumption of forbidden rice (and other anthocyanin-rich foods) were 32% less likely to suffer heart attacks.
Also called Coix Seeds or Chinese barley, this chewy grain is teardrop-shaped and often used to treat cancer in China.
How to Eat it: Perfect for soups and stews, or added to wild rice and mushrooms then stuffed into butternut squash.
Native to the Himalayas and taking only 20 minutes to prepare, cooked red rice is low in calories and high in protein, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, and magnesium. In other words, it's loaded in good-for-you nutrients.
How to Eat it: Steam like regular rice, or toss with nuts and dried fruit for a sweet-savory pilaf.
A staple of Southwestern Native Americans, blue corn is a bit sweeter than yellow cornmeal, and also has more protein and fiber.
How to Eat it: Sub in wherever you'd use yellow cornmeal: muffins, blue corn polenta, or this Vegan Blue Cornbread!