What's the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)?
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, also referred to as GINA, is a new federal law that protects Americans from being treated unfairly because of differences in their DNA that may affect their health. The new law prevents discrimination from health insurers and employers. The President signed the act into federal law on May 21, 2008. The parts of the law relating to health insurers will take effect by May 2009, and those relating to employers will take effect by November 2009.
OMFG, Lave, that brings back memories of a summer lost... Weeks of Amiga Elite and the Vectrex, weekends with Joey Beltram, Derrick May & Dimitri/Roxy.
"In the Santaari system near Lave, where the game starts, there are a couple of decent routes - Isinor/Zaonce and Benaera/Tionisla. They aren't so close together that you can make a round trip several times without refuelling, but they do have the necessary tech levels for making a good quick profit".
With the way the wars are going one might think "Tenser's Fortunes of War" (abj.6) would be more usefull, but the USmil seems to have a shocking shortage of serious spellcasters at hand.
I use a combination of all the rules, to my liking, salted with logic, and peppered by the critisism of my players. (and by all the rules i mean basic, expert, advanced, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, GURPS, MERPS, Traveller and house-rules!). But my players can also play classes and cast spells etc. from sources as obscure as the Dragon or the White Dwarf if they wish and it's not complete BS. Hooray for 26 years of gaming!
re "Rules lawyery at its finest" If a player shows me the above example i'll simply start singing 2Unlimiteds "No Limits"; ).
ps max. add. dmg 10D6/small,20D6/med./30D6/large etc. plus Fort. save vs massive dmg if over 40 sound ok?.
I think i can design, produce and operate shows that will leave most people slack-jawed (think Fusion/Robodock/Burningman/Glastonbury if that means anything to you). But i'm in Holland, and it takes a lot of time, people or money, pick two ; ). In fact, pick three.
I know just the people for a massive midi/torches show, they do basslines on huge freestanding torches ON the dancefloor with overhead flames and explosions, and mid and high on a small fireorgan. They did the dancefloor at Fusion a couple of years ago (on a former russian airforce base in again, former east germany).
Large hot pipe organ at Robodock, hard to see but pump up the volume. The machine in the article sounds a lot like one we built there, only our "cannons" where controlled through Cubase/Fruityloops-style music software. And pointed straight up to minimize lethality, allthough glass still shattered at 50 meters/150 feet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oceb7Uf4ucQ
"dealing 1.6 million d6 in damage in a 100ft radius." "I'll strangle the goo that is left." Optimist. If i was the DM you'd BE the goo that was left. A small crater containing lead and troll-blood would actually make a nice random encounter, too bad half my players read slashdot;).
Also, the basic rule is simple: 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet fallen, to a maximum of 20d6.
One of the replies to the article sounds like a record company person, and i think part of it sums it up quit succinctly; "Need" is obviously contingent on your band wanting to achieve certain things, none of which are *necessary*. To achieve those things, you needed some money you didn't have, and decided to sacrifice some freedom with your music, in exchange for the advance money.
Slashdot Mirror
I want more life, fucker!
I'm sorry lyinhart, I don't think I can let you post that.
I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.
Now, at last, I too can download 15 bibles per second, in the privacy of my own home?
Praise the Lord!
Think of the potential band-width of full spectrum fibre-optics.
In a comfortable, shirtsleeves environment of course.
http://www.genome.gov/10002328
What's the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)?
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, also referred to as GINA, is a new federal law that protects Americans from being treated unfairly because of differences in their DNA that may affect their health. The new law prevents discrimination from health insurers and employers. The President signed the act into federal law on May 21, 2008. The parts of the law relating to health insurers will take effect by May 2009, and those relating to employers will take effect by November 2009.
Their logo even has "GATTACA" in it.
LOL .nl is just me.
All the results are in English as you might have noticed, the
I'm actually interested in languages and new words...
LMGT4U;
http://www.google.nl/search?q=overworrying&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:nl:official&client=firefox-a
OMFG, Lave, that brings back memories of a summer lost...
Weeks of Amiga Elite and the Vectrex, weekends with Joey Beltram, Derrick May & Dimitri/Roxy.
"In the Santaari system near Lave, where the game starts, there are a couple of decent routes - Isinor/Zaonce and Benaera/Tionisla. They aren't so close together that you can make a round trip several times without refuelling, but they do have the necessary tech levels for making a good quick profit".
Never made "Elite" though, we did all the missions and were still only "Very dangerous" IIRC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=dFXgqrid6tA
With the way the wars are going one might think "Tenser's Fortunes of War" (abj.6) would be more usefull, but the USmil seems to have a shocking shortage of serious spellcasters at hand.
"It's the bubbles of nothing that make it really something".
whooooosh
Once you go black, you never go back?
and have you noticed the lack of bitter in slave-free chocolate?
I use a combination of all the rules, to my liking, salted with logic, and peppered by the critisism of my players. (and by all the rules i mean basic, expert, advanced, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, GURPS, MERPS, Traveller and house-rules!). But my players can also play classes and cast spells etc. from sources as obscure as the Dragon or the White Dwarf if they wish and it's not complete BS.
Hooray for 26 years of gaming!
re "Rules lawyery at its finest"
If a player shows me the above example i'll simply start singing 2Unlimiteds "No Limits"; ).
ps max. add. dmg 10D6/small,20D6/med./30D6/large etc. plus Fort. save vs massive dmg if over 40 sound ok?.
I think i can design, produce and operate shows that will leave most people slack-jawed
(think Fusion/Robodock/Burningman/Glastonbury if that means anything to you). But i'm in Holland, and it takes a lot of time, people or money, pick two ; ). In fact, pick three.
I know just the people for a massive midi/torches show, they do basslines on huge freestanding torches ON the dancefloor with overhead flames and explosions, and mid and high on a small fireorgan. They did the dancefloor at Fusion a couple of years ago (on a former russian airforce base in again, former east germany).
Large hot pipe organ at Robodock, hard to see but pump up the volume.
The machine in the article sounds a lot like one we built there, only our "cannons" where controlled through Cubase/Fruityloops-style music software. And pointed straight up to minimize lethality, allthough glass still shattered at 50 meters/150 feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oceb7Uf4ucQ
"dealing 1.6 million d6 in damage in a 100ft radius." ;).
"I'll strangle the goo that is left."
Optimist.
If i was the DM you'd BE the goo that was left. A small crater containing lead and troll-blood would actually make a nice random encounter, too bad half my players read slashdot
Also, the basic rule is simple: 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet fallen, to a maximum of 20d6.
One of the replies to the article sounds like a record company person, and i think part of it sums it up quit succinctly;
"Need" is obviously contingent on your band wanting to achieve certain things, none of which are *necessary*. To achieve those things, you needed some money you didn't have, and decided to sacrifice some freedom with your music, in exchange for the advance money.
Well, one could allways skip the article...
ps Lisa Bonet.
Hear hear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_intellectual_property
The original classic test afaik;
http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php
Unless, of course, she's a witch.
In which case...
Villagers: (enter yelling) A witch! A witch! We've found a witch! Burn her! Burn her!
Oh wait...
The Canadian Seal teams are comprised of actual seals.
Five aircraft carriers on the moon would do India a fat lot of good,
there's no atmosphere for the planes you dumbass.
Luckily, very few satellites these days have "Wizard Lock" and or "Hold Portal" cast on them.