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Nowadays more and more clinical guidelines are developed. Clinical guidelines aim to assist practitioner and patient decision making about appropriate care for specific clinical conditions. Furthermore, guidelines can play a crucial role in the quality cycle form guidelines to clinical practice. However, this does not necessarily mean that these guidelines are actually implemented and the ultimately goal, improved patient outcome, is achieved. Care gaps exist between guidelines and daily clinical practice in perioperative care. Research should be focused on identification of barriers to adherence and subsequent effect implementation strategies to achieve higher standards of quality of care. A multifactorial approach to improving use of guidelines in clinical practice may improve the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease.

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Daniel Town knows his way around a face. He's an artist. His tools are a cluster of pencils of different weights and textures, a ruler, a lumpy gray eraser and a sketchpad.

It's his subjects who are unusual. Town, 56, is the forensic artist for the Dallas Police Department. The faces he draws are a sinister collection of serial rapists, robbers and murderers.

"This gentleman I'm gonna draw, height and weight, approximately?" he asks, preparing to start a sketch.

Next, he asks about facial tattoos and piercings. Then he's on to nose, eyes, eyebrows and mouth. He asks the person's age. He asks about facial hair.

As he draws, he uses his fingertip to shade some bits, adding darkness to the forehead, some detail to the eyes and lips.

"Anything you want me to tweak and change? Anything that jumps out that you want to change at all?"

sketch and mug shot of suspect 1

Cesar Benitez was sentenced to 85 years in prison for three sexual assaults in the Lake Highlands area.

sketch and mug shot of suspect 2

Cortnie Estelle was sentenced to life in prison for a string of 2009 robberies in the Oak Lawn and Uptown areas of Dallas.

sketch and mug shot of suspect 3

Luis de la Garza, known as the Mesh Mask Bandit, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing banks.

sketch and mug shot of suspect 4

Marquis O. White faced two sexual assault charges in 2012 on suspicion of attacks near a far northeast Dallas bus stop.

Town has been doing this for five years, which is only a fraction of the 33 years he's been a police officer. With 43 sketches on the books, he plans to retire next year. That could leave the Dallas police without a sketch artist.

In fact, many police departments no longer have someone like Town. They've gone high-tech, producing digital composite sketches on computers, using software that any officer can be trained to operate.

Even Town acknowledges that the computer programs sometimes yield more detailed likenesses than a hand-drawn sketch.

Still, as a rare talent, he's developed a reputation. He's sometimes called on to do drawings for suburban police departments that don't have forensic artists.

Town begins a sketch by giving a crime victim a catalog of black-and-white mug shots to leaf through. The victim selects faces that reflect different features of the assailant. Each face in the catalog has a letter-number combination.

"The witness will go through all these pictures and will say, ‘Oh God, his eyes were just like C-38, except squintier, closer together,'" Town said. "Sometimes they'll say, ‘Hey man, no, forget that, forget that. It looks more like this guy … except his cheeks are rounder.'"

Working with victims

He said the victims deserve the credit for any help his drawings have been in solving cases. They will often spend hours with him, working to put a composite together.

As a veteran detective, Town understands victims' trauma and fear. Most of the cases he works on are sexual assaults. Many times, he said, the victims are so distraught that they have trouble talking him through descriptions of their attackers.

So he'll talk about other things: Their families, where they're from, where they're going to school. He asks just about anything to get their mind off the events that brought them to his drawing room.

He remembers one case in which a man had invaded a victim's home and abused her for hours.

The woman was so traumatized that Town didn't think he'd ever get the information he needed to complete a sketch. But she stayed with it. She wanted to finish the drawing.

"I'll never forget that young lady," Town said.

"They hang in there, they hang in there tough. They've got to relive it and go over it with a case detective, with me. It's excruciating for them."

Researching the case

Before working with a witness, Town will thoroughly research the case file, focusing on any description of ethnicity, height, weight and so forth. Then it's up to the witness to fill in the defining details.

The workload runs hot and cold. Sometimes he'll produce one sketch a week, and sometimes he won't have anyone to draw for several months. When Town's not sketching, he's a full-time crime scene detective.

As he leafs through his book of sketches, he has a memorable story for each.

There's a man with a "7" tattooed between his eyes, three dots inked onto his cheek, and a long, fiery orange goatee. Another is clean-cut, with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses, which Town said were probably a prop to throw officers off the trail.

Sometimes, when a suspect is finally booked, Town will learn that his sketch didn't precisely hit the mark.

"I've seen some appallingly bad composites," he said. "They were horrible drawings as far as fine art is concerned. But we're not doing fine art, anyway."

Town has no formal training as an artist, but sketching faces is something he's been doing his whole life. He did attend a 19-day FBI academy in the fall of 2009 to become certified to do forensic drawings.

When he retires next year, he won't put down his sketch pad. He intends to continue doing forensic art part time as a member of the police reserve. He's in the police choir, too.

"I'm not going anywhere," he said.

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Evaluating Personal Archiving Strategies for Internet-based Information

Catherine C. Marshall, Frank McCown, and Michael L. Nelson

Internet-based personal digital belongings present different vulnerabilities than locally stored materials. We use responses to a survey of people who have recovered lost websites, in combination with supplementary interviews, to paint a fuller picture of current curatorial strategies and practices. We examine the types of personal, topical, and commercial websites that respondents have lost and the reasons they have lost this potentially valuable material. We further explore what they have tried to recover and how the loss influences their subsequent practices. We found that curation of personal digital materials in online stores bears some striking similarities to the curation of similar materials stored locally in that study participants continue to archive personal assets by relying on a combination of benign neglect, sporadic backups, and unsystematic file replication. However, we have also identified issues specific to Internet-based material: how risk is spread by distributing the files the files among multiple servers and services; the circular reasoning participants use when they discuss the safety of their digital assets; and the types of online material that are particularly vulnerable to loss. The study reveals ways in which expectations of permanence and notification are violated and situations in which benign neglect has far greater consequences for the long-term fate of important digital assets.

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Auro Grace | Multicuisine Restaurant at Whitefield, Bangalore

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Ambiance: Good
Food: Good
Price: High
Location : Whitefield,Bangalore

Contact No. : 809511192, 9964650119

Timings : 11.30AM to 11.30PM

Cost : Rs. 900 for two

Cuisine : Indian, Italian, Mughal

  • Cream of Tomato[Rs.110]
  • Cream of Chicken [Rs.130]
  • Hot & Sour Soup with Chicken [Rs.135]

  • Momos with Chicken [Rs.220]
  • Stuffed Mushroom [Rs.230]
  • Kati Roll with Chicken [Rs.185]
  • Mustard Chicken Satay [Rs.255]
  • Herbed Chilli Praws [Rs.350]
  • Mutton Pepper fry [Rs.320]

Tandoor,Grill & BBQ

  • Paneer Shaslik Skewer [Rs.285]
  • Chicken Banjara [Rs.260]
  • Barbequed Chicken [Rs.490]
  • Chicken Alishan [Rs.300]
  • Chicken Achari [Rs.260]
  • Chicken Pudina [Rs.275]
  • Non-Veg Platter [Rs.900]

Main Course-Italian

  • Pasta Arrabiata with Chicken [Rs.290]
  • Pasta in Pesto with Chicken [Rs.315]
  • Pasta Primavera with Chicken [Rs.290]
  • Burritos [Rs.260]
  • Chicken Supremo [Rs.320]
  • Mexican Rice with Chicken [Rs.240]
  • Graceful Chicken Roulade [Rs.280]

Indian Specialities

  • Bharwa Mirchi [Rs.190]
  • Popeye’s Chicken [Rs.240]
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  • Mutton shahi Korma [Rs.350]
  • Goan Fish Curry [Rs.380]
  • Chicken Akbari [Rs.310]
  • Chicken Dum Biryani [Rs.250]

The best thing about this place is its aura. The spaces, setup, lights, shades are just perfect for a most felt evening. Its a calm and cozy environment. We just love the feeling it gives. On a dark rainy night its a place to enjoy a wonderful dinner with someone special listening to the drops.

They have a nice variety in menu. They cook great Indian. The Dum Biryani was very tasty. I could still smell its aroma. Chicken Tikka Masala gravy was succulent and fresh. All of their Indian curries seem to be cooked with great care. They way they serve, the tables and all look great with the ambiance. They also deliver at home.

The prices are a bit high. But the quantity and quality of food they serve is good. Their behaviors are very pleasant.

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Fireman’s Carry (Carry Me)

Title: Fireman’s Carry
Author: Charlie Richards
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Publisher: Extasy Books
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: 112 PDF pages/37.2 K words
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

Review Summary: To many sub plots for such a short story.

Carl Lewis has little joy in his life. He’s recently struggled through a painful divorce, has partial custody of his two kids, and is learning to rearrange his schedule so work as a detective is no longer first. It’s not easy. Then he meets his new neighbor, Vincent Androse, an openly gay firefighter who just went through a bad break-up of his own. He gives the man a hand moving furniture, and they strike up a friendship that starts to fill holes in Carl’s life he didn’t even know were there.

Vincent moves to get away from his cheating ex-boyfriend, Lonnie. His new house is big and empty, and he finds himself enjoying the Friday night BBQs with his new friend, Carl, even with the man’s kids there. When Lonnie shows up, begging for him to come back, again, and refuses to leave, Carl steps in, pretending to be the new boyfriend. Vincent discovers Carl can kiss—really kiss, and he starts wanting things the straight cop can’t give him. Can he?

I love cops, firemen and other first responders in M/M romances, so whenever I see a new story about these alpha heroes I buy it, regardless whether the plot seems unrealistic, because after all this is romance, not reality. When you add the complexity of GFY, a cheating bitch of an ex wife, a cheating ex boyfriend who has some issues about not wanting to be an ex, plus the danger of both MCs’ jobs, I wondered how much plot could the writer stuff into 112 pages and if she could pull it off. Well she almost did, but not quite.

Carl was a 14 year veteran cop recently divorced from his ex who was from all accounts a slut and a real piece of work (the usual role of most women in M/M romances), and was trying to learn how to live as a single dad with joint custody of his two kids after 16 years of marriage. One morning an attractive man came to his door to ask for his help to move some furniture into his new house, and this is how he met Vincent, a firefighter who made no secret of the fact that he was gay and trying to get over his breakup after an 8 year relationship. They became friends over weekly barbeques at Carl’s house, watching old movies and sharing their war stories as they were both lonely. One evening when Carl arrived home he noticed Vince trying to get rid of a man who had no intention of leaving, so he went over to help his friend and realized that the man was none other than Vince’s ex. He decided to act the part of Vince’s new lover by kissing him, which opened a can of worms and started their affair.

After several weeks of hot and heavy sex Vince was no longer satisfied to be Carl’s dirty little secret. He informed his lover that unless he was prepared to acknowledge him publicly it was all over. So they broke up for about a week until one evening when Vince’s ex Lonnie came calling again, this time with a gun, and all hell broke loose.

Fireman’s Carry is the first book in a new series by this author and while I enjoyed the writing and the characters I thought that there was too much plot for such a short book. Also this is a Gay For You story and Carl, the former straight MC, was the one who was aggressive at initiating sex with Vince, which I felt was a bit strange. I don’t know where Carl was on the Kinsey scale but I  would have rated him at zero at first, however he went straight to 6 when he decided he wanted Vince, a switch that seemed to come out of nowhere which I found hard to believe. The number of sub plots overwhelmed the book and I felt that more time could have been spent developing the characters further, maybe adding some work related issues since they both had dangerous jobs, rather than concentrating on external distractions such as Lonnie and his issues, and Carl’s ex Rhonda the less than ideal wife and mother. There was yet another sub plot involving Jake, Carl’s son, and I wondered at one point how many others could be inserted into this book.

Despite my reservations, what saved this book for me in addition to the MCs were the supporting characters, most of whom were well drawn. Vince’s firefighter partner Trace, and Ryan, Carl’s detective partner were very funny and provided many light moments in the book. Carl’s two offspring, especially Jake, were also three dimensional, so overall this was an enjoyable read.

If you’re looking for a story with two alpha male heroes, and you like GFY, I would recommend Fireman’s Carry but don’t expect to be wowed. :) 3.75 stars.

This is the first book in the Carry Me series.

  • I enjoyed this book too. I did think it was too short though. Carl got in touch with his “inner gay guy” too quickly in my opinion as well. It was like, he looked in the mirror and said “Today I Am A Gay Man”! The stalker boyfriend plot got tied up too fast!
    To sum it up, I completely agree with Wave. I love a good Fireman/Cop story, and this was was good, it just was too short to really reach its true potential to be great! It had all the elements, just not enough development.

    • Lisa
      I read a lot of GFY or OFY books and I always wonder how long it would take for the straight MC to hop into bed and do the nasty with a man. 😀 Well this time I didn’t have to wait a long time. It was almost obscene how eager Carl was to take a walk on the wild side. :blush:

      Maybe the next book in this series will focus more on the protagonists and less on external issues.

  • I agree with your review. It was the bitter ex-wife who put me over the edge. I like Charlie Richards shifter books, so hopefully the next one in this series will have some more rounded characters.

    • I wish M/M authors would try something new and not portray most women in these books as sluts or bitches or both. Otherwise, apart from so many sub plots in such a short book, I enjoyed Fireman’s Carry.

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States Get Graded on Infertility Treatments

Most heterosexual couples spend more of their reproductive years trying not to get pregnant than hoping to conceive, which can make it even harder to handle when efforts to make a baby fail. Today, there are many options that can help couples facing infertility, as well as same-sex couples, have a biological child. A new report card, however, suggests that where the couple lives may have a lot do with how many options are readily available.

The “fertility report card” was created by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. The organization graded each state based on the number of fertility specialists working there, how many infertility support groups were available, and whether the state had an insurance mandate requiring coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF). RESOLVE also noted the number of women “who have experienced physical difficulty in getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to live birth” in each state.

Most states got Bs and Cs. Texas, for example, received a B because there are 86 specialists and eight support groups serving the 580,552 women in the state who have experienced physical difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to live birth. The state also has an insurance mandate, though religious employers are exempt. Another large state, California, got the same grade because it also has a mandate, and has 142 specialists and 20 support groups for its 858,579 women facing infertility. What likely prevented a better grade was the fact that the mandate requires insurers to offer coverage but not necessarily to provide it (couples could buy it). Moreover, the coverage does not have to include IVF, and religious organizations were exempt.

Two states in the country received failing grades—Wyoming and Alaska. Wyoming has only 11,621 women facing infertility, but there are no fertility doctors or support groups to help them get services and no mandate for coverage. Alaska is in a similar situation, with 15,612 women facing infertility and no specialists, support groups, or insurance mandate.

Only five states received an A from RESOLVE: Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey. Connecticut, for example, has 23 specialists and two support groups for only 75,348 women facing infertility. There is a mandate in place, though it has a number of exemptions. For example, religious organizations are exempt, policies have a lifetime max of two rounds of IVF, and women over 40 are excluded. New Jersey’s law has fewer exemptions; religious organizations are not exempt but employers with fewer than 50 employees are, plus cryopreservation and nonmedical egg or sperm donation are not covered.

These mandates, however, may be at risk as the Affordable Care Act is interpreted and implemented. The federal health-care law itself does not consider infertility treatments to be an essential health benefit (EHB) that has to be covered, but states were required to choose a benchmark insurance plan based on 2012 plans in their states. These benchmark plans were then used to set the specific EHBs for that state. Some states that had mandates chose plans including infertility treatments, while others did not. As of now, infertility treatments are considered EHBs in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. This could change going forward as states face pressure to pay for any EHBs above what the federal government requires.

RESOLVE designated these states, as well as Arkansas and Maryland, as requiring advocacy efforts to make sure that the mandate for coverage stays in place. Other states, including Arizona, North Dakota, and Texas, were also designated as requiring advocacy despite the fact that they each got a B on the report card, because, according to RESOLVE, “lawmakers have a history of trying to pass laws that negatively impact the infertility community.”

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How much bailing out does one company need? (The correct answer is none, of course) After receiving some $50 billion in tax dollars from us courtesy of Obama’s “cash stash,” GM is claiming success with a “Obama claimed that GM was “back on top as the world’s number one automaker.” But true or not, if all is coming up roses for GM why is the company now lobbying the individual states for mini bailouts?

That is exactly what is happening. The new “big success” automaker is spending millions hiring lobbyists to squeeze more millions out of state legislatures. As Justin Owen notes, GM has “turned to another, smaller government teat,” by putting its hand out to the states. GM, Owen says, “has received another $1.7 billion in taxpayer-funded grants and tax abatements.”

This is no accident of timing, either. GM admitted to the Tennessee Watchdog that begging to the states for tax dollars is a concerted effort.

“We are increasing our activity with the states obviously, in the communities in which we operate. In doing this, we’ve invested more than $6 billion (throughout the states) during the last five years and brought 15,000 people back to work. So, the activity at the state level is important to us. Our lobbying is comparable to what our competitors are doing throughout the states,” said GM spokesman Greg Martin.

For the Watchdog, Christopher Butler found that GM has received more than $1.5 billion from Michigan, $7.5 million in tax incentives from Kentucky, over $10 million from Texas, and over $2 million from Indiana. Ohio and Maryland have given to the GM bailout fund, too, with tax incentives and other give aways.

Naturally, as these lobbying efforts grow, GM has paid lobbying firms millions for their work, millions that are coming right out of the pockets of American taxpayers both federal and state.

Apparently making cars is not a top priority for GM any more. Owen says that, “turning taxpayers on their heads and shaking every penny from their pockets is a profitable corporate strategy for a quasi-public car company. As of last summer, GM sat on roughly $40 billion in reserves. Yet the ribbon-cutting ceremonies with state officials across the country continue like clockwork, with taxpayers footing a lofty bill.”

The main question here is, once all the facilities are open and humming, once all the tax dollars are safely in GM’s pocket, will there be demand for the products that all these new plants are turning out? Is it a good idea in this bad economy to massively expand using the false benefit of government handouts? What will happen if after all this government aide runs out and GM finds that its sales still don’t justify all these new plants?

Are we taxpayers going to be expected to hand GM billions more because they are “too big to fail”?

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As the Vice Presidential debate approaches, you would think there would be zero chances that this debate would have a moderator with a conflict on interest: a la Gwen Ifill: in 2008. : Well, that’s not that case — again. : With ABC News’ Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz selected to moderate the 2012 Vice Presidential debate, it should be noted that Obama attended her wedding back in 1991 and her now ex-husband, Julius Genachowski, was picked by Obama to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Obama and Genachowski, besides being classmates at Harvard Law,were also members of the Harvard Law Review.

The Daily Caller’s Josh Peterson reported on this development: early yesterday morning: and wrote about the preliminary steps to ascertain the truth about this story. : ABC, on the other hand, went into panic mode and leaked “a pre-empitve statement” to liberal outlets, likePolitico: and: The Daily Beast, “revealing what may have been internal network pressure felt just days before Raddatz was scheduled to moderate the one and only vice-presidential debate Thursday night.” : Peterson also reported that:

Genachowski – called “Jay” at the time of his wedding, sources told TheDC – and Raddatz would go on to have a son together before their divorce in 1997…a: source who attended the 1991 wedding told TheDC that Obama was also a guest there, and remembered that a man by the name of “Barry Obama” was among the guests dancing at the reception.: (RELATED:: Marital, personal ties link Obama administration to: Commission: on Presidential Debates)

In August The Daily Caller first connected Genachowski, an Obama appointee, to Raddatz following her: selection: as the vice presidential debate moderator by the left-leaning: Commission on Presidential Debates. That debate,: between Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden, will take place Thursday night at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

Genachowski’s friendship with Obama would continue through the campaign trail in 2008 and into the White House: He aggressively fundraised for Obama in 2008 as a campaign bundler, and served on the presidential transition team before winning his appointment to chair the FCC.

As ABC News tried to bury the story and even circled the wagons around Raddatz, it was a futile exercise and released this statement, which can be seen on Dylan Byers’ blog.

Martha Raddatz is known for her tough, fair reporting, which is why it was no surprise to her colleagues inside and outside ABC News that she was chosen by the Commission on Presidential Debates for this assignment. Barack Obama was a law school classmate of Raddatz’s ex-husband Julius Genachowski at Harvard. At the time Barack Obama was a student and president of the Law Review. He attended their wedding over two decades ago along with nearly the entire Law Review, many of whom went onto successful careers including some in the Bush administration. Raddatz and Mr. Genachowski divorced in 1997 and both are now remarried.

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Bennett said Raddatz is skilled in deep listening and empathy, while also possessing a “steely-eyed, no-nonsense approach to complex issues.”

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Making a little progress on our to-do list. I did all the school bookshelves today. I think they look great and I can think a lot more clearly now that I know where to find everything. Let's see how long we can keep them this way! On to the next project tomorrow.... :)

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That looks great! :) I've been trying to organize our bookshelves too. They have become a jumbled mess. I hate that they get so dusty. :( My shelves will be easier to keep clean once they are decluttered, I am sure.


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This book wouldn’t be my usual cup of tea and strays a fair way out of my comfort zone but in an attempt to reach into unread territory and expand my knowledge of characterisation for my own book – which at this rate will never be finished – I gave this one a go. It’s also very literary and I prefer commercial if given the choice.

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The group I play with and I really like the fantasy setting of D&D 3.5. However, we find the rules a bit cumbersome, particularly in complex battles. We would still want the system to include rules for non-magic combat and also magic items (including weapons and armour).

I have recently started playing World of Darkness (Vampire: the Masquerade) and I really like the different levels of success. The whole idea of the skill level giving you a "dice pool" and you having varying numbers of successes really appeals to me. It provides much more interesting gameplay than the success/fail of D&D.

Is there any system that uses this concept of different levels of success but that is primarily written for fantasy (medieval world containing magic) rather than horror?

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White Wolf materials:

There are two White Wolf released games set in medieval times...

  • Vampire: The Dark Ages
    while focused on vampire characters, it can easily be run for normals, using the Sorcery discipline for magic use (including additional paths from various other old-WoD supplements).
  • Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade
    This one is focused upon Mages, which in the old-WoD pretty much makes them equivalent to demi-gods of legend. Still, it has some elements that make it useful for a high fantasy game.

And a couple more that can be adapted:

  • Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game
    Highly detailed combat rules oWoD variant. While technically modern über-powered martial arts, it can do fantasy fairly easily. Especially if you add the sorcery paths from WoD Sorcerer. Note that World Of Darkness: Combat is adapted from this one.
  • Hunter: The Reckoning.
    A purely Mortal game, near the end of the old WoD line; I don't have it, but have read it. Again, for mages, use WoD: Sorcerer instead of Mage. Add WoD: Combat for the same detailed combat mechanics as Street Fighter.
  • World Of Darkness (New WoD core)
    This is actually a generic ruleset. It can be used to do a variety of genres, but this will requires some work.

Other Dice Pools with counting successes

  • Burning Wheel
    An excellent game, using only d6's for the dice pool, aimed broadly at European-ish cultures circa 1200-1600. Multiple levels of combat detail, which can be slowly layered in. Current edition is Burning Wheel Gold - lovingly referred to as the "gold brick" by fans. Don't be intimidated by size; almost half of the book is lifepath options, and almost half is optional rules. General complexity higher than White Wolf's system. The truth is, tho', that BW simply checks for whether you succeeded or not - excess successes have little meaning outside of combat, and even then, far less than WW
  • Arrowflight
    1st edition. Out of print, hard to find. Still, an excellent dice pool game. Simple - on par with White Wolf's. 2nd Ed has a brief (1/2 page) option to use a dice pool, but that is poorly worded. Still, the rest of 2E is still compatible with the 1e dice mechanics, and is in print. Excellent setting. Unusually, the dice are rolled for low numbers being successes. Stat d6's for skill or less (with skill adjusted for difficulty). Fun combat, but pretty deadly in 1e.
  • Mouse Guard
    Named after the comic of the same name. Same basic task system as Burning Wheel, but streamlined and much different in the details. To quote the author, "Not ••••ing Burning Wheel Light!" Would require some adaptation for more classic fantasy... some of which has already been done. There is a free adaptation supplement for doing Rangers of the North in Middle Earth. No magic.
  • Sorcerer
    rules-light pick-your-favorite-kind-of-dice dice pool system. Advice on tone setting by which size of dice to use. Successes are counted against opponent's best die... so both sides can succeed with multiple successes. Interesting but not overly detailed combat. Focused mostly on the demon summoning, but the Sword & Sorcerer supplement thrusts it into classic swords and sorcery fantasy, with magic items as demons.

Dice Pools using Roll & Total

These are a roll a pool of dice (usually d6's) and total them, comparing to a target number. I don't think they're what the OP is looking for, but the ones I'm listing are pretty well regarded.

  • d6 Fantasy (OOP, but PDF available free legally via RPGNow.com)
  • EABA
    BTRC's generic system. Has excellent ability to do fantasy, tho' the various fantasy settings for it are pretty dark. Roll stat+skill dice, total the best 3.
  • The One Ring
    Recent offering from Cubicle 7; uses 1d12 plus (skill)d6. Has a system for counting quality of success other than just beating the TN by a large margin; each 6 rolled on the d6's increases quality of success. late 2011 offering. In print and PDF.
  • Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, and Legend of the Burning Sands
    AEG's d10 dice pool. Roll stat+skill, keep (total) stat worth of best dice. Dice open end. Excellent, L5R in print. LBS may still be available new. Noted for strong rules/setting connections, simple mechanics, and excellent combat.
  • Orkworld
    Out of print. Still, often available used. Excellent rules, but the winter rules are badly broken, unless you want everyone starving. Roll many, keep best single die, with multiples of a given die increasing the best die. 4,4,4,4 is a 7, while 4,4,5,6 is just a 6. All d6's.
  • Tribe 8 (and other Silhouette System games)
    Roll skill d6's, count best, but note that multiples add +1 each, in a manner similar to Orkworld. Tribe 8 is post-holocaust fantasy, with magic, and decent combat; it's the same mechanics as Heavy Gear and Jovian Chronicles, and so the vehicular and mass combat mechanics from those can easily be ported in if that's your desire. All d6's.
  • Savage Worlds
    Roll Stat Die + Skill Die (+1d6 if PC) and total. Well regarded generic system. Has several good fantasy settings.
  • Cortex System
    Roll Stat Die + Skill Die for TN+. Only called a dice pool on RPGGeek because of a poor initial definition and the pain of recalibration of the database. Note that Cortex Plus is a different engine, really, that evolved out of Cortex. Cortex's first game was Sovereign Stone; the second was Serenity; only after Serenity was the system named.

Dice Pools doing more than count successes

Not all take the one-dimensional approach of a set number of successes.

  • Reign and other One-Roll Engine games.
    The dice pool is rolled, and looked at for both height (what number got 2+ dice showing) and width (how many showed that number). I found it cumbersome to grasp, poorly worded, and not at all easy to use. Some swear by it, others swear at it.
    Most noted for the rules for Reign for running groups and landholds.
  • Warhammer FRP 3rd Edition
    Note: 1st and 2nd editions are NOT dice pool systems at all!
    Roll a nuber of dice, dice from stats are one type, from skill a second type, etc. (Blue attribute d8's, Red Stance d10's, Green Stance d10's, Yellow skill d6's, white boon d6's, black penalty d6's, purple resitance d8's.) Some symbols represent success, others represent side benefits, others still side effects, and others reduce success or side benefit effects. Simple, but not to everyone's tastes. Expensive, too - core box is $80 list price last I checked. Component driven, too. No numeric dice included nor used - just the symbolic ones. Substitution may be difficult.
  • Houses of the Blooded & Blood and Honor
    dice pool is split - some dice are rolled to see who gets to contribute, while others are set aside to determine how much one gets to contribute... Everyone who rolled 10+ on the rolled dice gets to contribute, with the highest determinging success or failure and keeping all dice set aside; others making 10+ lose half the set aside dice, while those not making 10+ lose them all. Anyone with set-aside dice gets to (in order) say one thing true about the task. This makes for very simple rules, and very fun fights. B&H, while Japanese themed, is much easier to grasp the mechanics from. HotBlooded is more machiavellian in scope, and has lots of fight-crunch, politics crunch, and funkiness. Neither is big on magic, tho'.
  • Brute Squad
    Warning: EXPLICITLY PVP Game
    Excellent satirical game. Does some fun stuff with dice and tasks. Not for everyone. (My wife won't even consider a repeat.)

Not Fantasy, but still worth considering for adapting, various types of dice pool:

  • Marvel Heroic Roleplaying (and other Cortex Plus games)
    Roll many, keep 2, and level of effect is by largest type of dice left uncounted. As with many highly narrativist games, this system can easily be reskinned to fantasy. Once players grasp the dice mechanics (took about an hour when I tried it with friends online), things really started to flow. If going to Fantasy, most non-mages would have gear as one "power set" and use skills; one could add normal level skills into the mix easily (they're defined, just not used for supers); wizards would add one power set per type of magic. Magic items might be power sets of their own, as would companion animals.
  • Space 1889
    Available in reprint edition. Combat is roll many, count successes. Non combat is roll and total. Since it's victorian era setting, there are good rules for melee. Inspired heavily by the Martian Chronicals of Edgar Rice Boroughs... pretty much, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy with Guns and flying steamships.
  • Dogs in the Vinyard
    While set in "Deseret" (a historical Mormon nation that was where Utah is now), the game uses a wonky but well regarded system of pushing dice forward to make bigger totals. Without looking, I can't recall the details, but the more dice you push, the more you risk if you lose. Rules light, easily adapted to a variety of settings (several of which have been done by fans as conversion booklets).
  • Prime Directive 1E aka PD One
    Technically, it's a trek game. It is, however readily adapted. Dice pool is average of stat and skill. Pool is read by best single die, but noting that 6 is counted as "5 plus another die" and this recurses. I've had a character hit a 56... his initial pool was 10 dice, and he rolled a lot of 6's. The psionics rules can easily be used for magic, with only minimal changes, but they are focused on mental abilities.
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Thank you ever so much for this thorough answer. It will allow me to choose exactly what would go best with my group. –  Dom May 20 '12 at 10:20
@Dom it's not an exhaustive list, but it's a good starting point. I left out Exaulted - another White Wolf - because it's essentially fantasy demi-gods/super-heroes, and has notorious balance issues. I left out several lesser known games because I haven't even read them, nor have I seen multiple recommendations for them. Likewise, New WoD core can be used as a generic engine; you should be able to adapt it readily. I need to add that... –  aramis May 21 '12 at 5:41
Just a clarification on Dogs. You have two ways to roll more die. One is called escalation and involves different actions. You could add dice by escalating a talk into a gunfight but also escalating a gunfight into a talk. The other is including objects and relationships in your descriptions. The two methods don't automatically raise the risk, but when your actions convince your cousin he could only get away with his idea by shooting you ...you'd better let him go or someone's gonna risk his life. –  Zachiel Sep 27 '12 at 17:39

It sounds to me like what you are looking for is a fantasy RPG with a dice pool system and varying levels of success. There are a lot of those around, and they don't have to be -based to be good.

First of all, here's the RPGGeek list of dice pool based RPGs. You'll have to do some sifting to find the fantasy ones.

But you can't go wrong starting with . Burning Wheel isn't a Storyteller-based system, but it is one of the best-regarded fantasy RPG systems around these days. Don't let its reputation scare you off. The things regarded as complex are all advanced systems that are entirely optional.

Another game that might fit your criteria is Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. is the latest incarnation of a venerable FRPG dynasty, and the current version has a lot to recommend it - but it also uses a varying pool of nifty custom dice, which all my players really dig. Also, if what you want is narrative possibilities, the custom dice are built just for such interpretation. So you succeeded - was it luck? Skill? Clever tactics? The dice give you the bones you can hang your story on.

There's also Reign. While is largely known for it's rules, it's One Roll Engine system is a nice dice pool system with some really interesting player choices and innovative mechanics. And if you don't want the default setting provided by Reign, you can get just the core rules, without the world provided in the full book.

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Thank you for your thorough answer, I will have a look at those suggestions. Just a quick question about Burning Wheel, what do you mean by isn't a storyteller-based system, does that mean it doesn't have a GM running the game? –  Dom May 18 '12 at 0:27
@Dom: the system behind all of White Wolf's games is named "Storyteller". This includes Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, etc. However, there are other systems that use "dice pools" and "successes" beyond that one. For instance, Shadowrun uses a d6 based dice pool system that gives you levels of success, from multiple successes through failures and multiple levels of glitches. However, Shadowrun is not a Storyteller system because it is not specifically the same system Vampire, etc use. –  goofdad May 18 '12 at 1:00
@Dom to clarify what goofdad said, the "Storyteller" system is like the "d20" system - it's a set of mechanics on which some games are based. It has nothing to do with whether or not there's a storyteller (Well, storyteller-system games do call the GM the storyteller, but that's just branding, really). –  GMJoe May 18 '12 at 6:13
Thanks for clearing that up guys. I've now also had a look at the Burning Wheel 'hub and spokes' pdf where they outline the system. It looks really good, and easily lends itself to multiple levels of success. Worth play testing with my group I think. Thanks. –  Dom May 18 '12 at 8:47
@Dom - I have updated my answer by linking to the storyteller system tag, and have submitted a tag summary entry for it as well. –  gomad May 18 '12 at 20:18

It seems Exalted could fill the role. Medfan setting, swords, martial arts and magic, monsters, gods and spirits, etc... The main castes are even an adaptation of the usual fighter/cleric/wizard/rogue/bard.

And since it is a white wolf game, it is the exact system you are looking for, and is even compatible with the other games you are used to (with some adaptation needed, of course)

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Not a bad suggestion, but Exalted isn't "medieval fantasy" in the way the OP describes. It's ancient world/mythic fantasy — more of a Greek epic-style world. –  Jadasc May 20 '12 at 18:58
The OP asked for a setting "primarily written for fantasy (medieval world containing magic)". Exalted might not fit the role, but more for the "anime style" it tends to have depending on the GM. But I disagree with it being an ancient world/greek fantasy. It had its "Age of Wonders" period, as Greece and the Roman Empire are to medieval settings, but they are over. The setting is now specifically similar to our middle ages, with loss of technology and civilization. –  Cristol.GdM May 20 '12 at 23:29
That, and you can play a fighter with a greatsword and breastplate, a wizard with robes and spells, or a thief with daggers and leather armor, all fighting against dragons and undead. As I said, I agree there are quite some differences with the usual D&D setting (as your thief can actually carry a greatsword and throw spells if you want), but let's be accurate on what these differences are for future readers ;) (and I'll probably add them to the answer later) –  Cristol.GdM May 20 '12 at 23:31
Thanks, I'll look into it. To clarify, the main reason I specified medieval fantasy, is a lot of White Wolf games are set in modern day. I don't have a problem with slightly more ancient. –  Dom May 21 '12 at 13:51

If you're looking for a version of the Storyteller system that's geared for a medieval fantasy world with magic, you might like Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade. It uses the system in Vampire and combines it with a flavorful, freeform spellcasting mechanic that many people enjoy.

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Thank you. Just some clarification, does Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade still include standard medieval combat, swords etc. and does it have rules regarding magic items / weapons and armor? –  Dom May 17 '12 at 23:20
@Dom It certainly has rules for medieval-style combat, swords, and armor. Because the focus of the game is on mages, it approaches the question of magical items from a creator standpoint — you can have a Wonder that's a sword, or a candle, or an enchanted steed, and it will explain how you'd create one in the system. –  Jadasc May 17 '12 at 23:23
Thanks, I'll certainly check it out, although, I was hoping for something more balanced between classes. Currently there is only one mage in our group. –  Dom May 17 '12 at 23:30
@Dom Well, I'm sure others will answer this question as well with different suggestions. Perhaps one of them will be the right system for you and your group. –  Jadasc May 17 '12 at 23:33

What you are talking about is White-Wolf's Story telling system. They use it for all of their RPG's. Not only the ones that take place in The World of Darkness. I particularly like Scion: White-Wolf Wiki: Scion

But I think what you're looking for is Mage: Ascension. White-Wolf Wiki: Mage Or perhaps Changeling, it's a Fae world. White-Wolf Wiki: Changeling

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I am translating certain portions of the rules of The Dresden Files RPG to my native language (because there is no official translation), and I fail to understand what exactly the Infiltration trapping does.

You can invoke known aspects on the scene.

Does it mean that I can invoke such aspect without paying a Fate point? Or does it just remind me that I can invoke aspects... like in any other situation?

you can use your Burglary skill to complement (page 214) any skills you use on targets you’ve had a chance to study and prepare for. Thus, Burglary may complement your Stealth [...]

So I can see two situations here. Let's assume there is a camera with a Blind Zone aspect:

  1. If I have learned about this aspect by Casing, I can use Burglary to improve my Stealth roll by +1.
  2. If I have learned about this aspect by any other means (someone told me about it?), I can't use burglary to improve my roll.
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The Infiltration trapping has two separate sets of text; you've correctly identified both, but let's examine both separately.

Given an opportunity to case an intended target... you can invoke known aspects on the scene.

So you use Casing to create / discover an aspect, then Infiltration to use it. The first time you do this would be free, under the usual rules for a free tag of a newly revealed aspect. (Remember, Casing is a type of assessment, so it's immune to the usual time limit for free tags - you can survey the scene well in advance, then tag it when you need to.)

So yes, this is just like tagging aspects in every other situation. The first two sentences are really reminding you of a benefit you already got with Casing.

You can use your Burglary skill to complement any skills you use on targets you've had a chance to study and prepare for.

Note that "complement" means that the skill can only increase, not reduce, your skill (see YS p214). So you'll get a +1 bonus to your other skill if Burglary is higher.

Now we can go back to your example:

Let's assume there is a camera with a Blind Zone aspect.

  • If you have learned about this aspect by Casing, then Burglary complements Stealth. So if your Burglary is better than your Stealth, you get to improve your Stealth roll by +1.

  • If you have learned about this aspect by any other means that didn't give you any preparation time (such as "someone told you about it"), you can't use Burglary to improve your Stealth roll, because you haven't had a chance to "study or prepare for" the target. If there has been a chance to prepare - someone told you days in advance, and you've studied it yourself - then you'd probably still get the +1 bonus.

(If your Burglary is worse than your Stealth, then no bonus is possible either way.)

  • Besides this possible +1 from Burglary, you may also tag Blind Zone as usual. If you discovered it yourself with Casing, that means the first tag will be free.

So the bonus ranges ranges from nothing (if someone just told you about the camera) to +3 (if you Case it yourself, and your Burglary is higher than you Stealth, and you use your free tag.)

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In addition to what Tynam says in his excellent answer, there's another (perhaps more important) reason for the existence of the text, rather than just a reminder.

Some of what appears in the text makes little sense why it is being said if taken by itself. But with other parts of the system, taken in whole, they begin to crystallize into a more useful picture.

One of the parts of the Casing trapping description that is very useful in understanding the Infiltration trapping is the reference to the Declaring Minor Details trapping for Scholarship (YW141).

The complication defined in the case of the Casing roll being incorrect makes the user of the Infiltration trapping subject to that detriment- even if they were not the character that cased the location.

In addition, if the Infiltration and/or Casing trappings are transplanted (YW147) to other skills, the relationship between the trappings still remain, i.e if the GM places a limitation on the use of the aspect defined by Casing that it would have to be utilized/justified by the use of Infiltration (i.e. because the details of the aspect require technical knowledge provided by the burglary skill), then these relationships remain.

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Excellent point. The Fate system in Dresden Files is very much a 'whole' that has to be treated as such; most rules text in one place can be transplanted to similar situations. –  Tynam Oct 15 '12 at 8:01

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Originally the name of ID software's first FPS hit that was playable over the internet, now it means 'current version of Quake I'm playing'. Hence oftenly confused with the latest available game in the Quake quadrupology: Quake III : Arena.

With no actual single player, this game is totally focused on (Internet) multiplayer.
Extremely fast-paced, mind-sharpening gameplay, with countless mods available today, making it not only brainless scorewhoring, but some real teamplay mods like CTF and urban terror are available.

With this game, everybody hates noobs, yet everybody is a noob, since you can be called after it for anything that someone else really didn't expect you to do so.
It's an addictive game, people play it for hours straight, all though the night, and after some sleep they will be back online the next morning.

The more people play, the more things they expect from the others, usually resulting in saying stfu noob to them. Many quakers think they're the best, hence everybody who frags them has to be called cheater, lamer, noob, or gets remarks like 'pffffffffffffffffffffffffff' and 'yeah right'. Those appear mostly on the mods which require (hence feature) the most skill, such as Clan Arena and OSP CTF.
People mostly don't say a word when playing the Excessive mod.

Some abbreviation is featured in the Quake3 slang, such as gl, hf, brb, wp, cya, et cetera.
This slang is often echoed back to you by (mostly) people who haven't been around very long. They produce very colourful messages (since it's possible to produce colour text with ^1 ^2 - ^e ^f) and with these messages they try to tell you what they though about their latest frag.

---===== WhAT Da FuCk 000--==---
::::::: Oh My GoD! :::::::
<<<<<<<<< I ON DEFENSE >>>>>>>>>>

btw: These people tend to have very colourful names, too.
cheater *disconnects*
You see, you're not better than me.
bl nf bp
yeah, right
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"Punkbuster Online Countermeasures"

Anti-Cheat software from Even Balance that should prevent people from cheating in the games it is integrated with. Possible source of nuisance because of no backward compatibility, and many updates every once in a while.

See wallhack
When you go play Quake3, and you just started getting on fire, and suddenly you're "forced to spectator mode until PB version updates", you know what time it is.
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This actually is my name. I searched for it using the 'Look up' bar, and found that Will M already thouroughly described what most people mistake me for.
I use this name for gaming, as naming yourself after Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Trilogy or after some missile hanging underneath expensive jetfighters in the USA doesn't really make sense to me.

My name's origin is Czechia, where it'd be written as WüZck. I believe it's simply been abbreviated to Wuck just like it happened in The Godfather 1.

I would not want to describe it as a typo, since my W key is three positions away from my F key. Who invented it, anyway?
wuck you
whut the wuck

Just name it ... I'll let you know wether I've already heard that one. Probably, I have.
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Form of laughter used by Quake3 playing Germans. Oftenly enlenghthened to 'hrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhr'.
Ever heard a German laugh that way? Do you know what it takes of your vocal chords?
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We Finished!

Teams Slow Motion to the Ocean and the Ugly Sweaters had a great time at Down East Sunrise Trail Relay over the weekend (two teams of 4). Running in 60 degree weather is the best! Full recap to follow!

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Snakebite 50k Training Week 10

Monday: And for this week's Monday Motivation, none other than ultramarathoner, world record holder, chef, and tough as nails, Scott Jurek summitting Katahdin on Sunday.
Planned: Rest  Actual: Rest

Tuesday: We had a death in the family recently. My beloved garmin 305 finally passed away  (it's been trying to for months). I was pretty heartbroken to put it nicely, but I still think it might be able to be refurbished. Anyway, I stopped by REI to begin the process of replacement, not necessarily purchase, only to find they had put the Forerunner 910 on clearence. To make it even more tempting, it was the last one in stock. Needless to say, I purchased it and went running with it that night. I love it!
Planned: 6 miles  Actual: 6.2 miles (9:11/mile)
Welcome to the family little buddy.
Wednesday: First runcommute home to the new location, and I started off by making a new friend! While it's not uncommon to see snakes in Georgia especially on trail runs, it was pretty shocking to see this fellow a foot or two off the side walk in a neighborhood only a block from Emory University. It's a pretty trafficky area at times and I am certain I'm not the only runner who jumped several feet in the air after seeing him that night. Other than that, it was a hot run and I ate way too much lunch.
Planned: 10 miles  Actual: 6.1 miles
Snake and the city: A Copperhead!
Thursday: The heat training and miles from Troop Trot finally caught up with me and I was just tired. I took a bonus rest day, but did foam roll and stretch.
Planned: 6 miles  Actual: Rest
Jekyll Brewery Big Creek Kolsch
Friday: Rest day as planned. The weather wasn't too horrible, so they Jayhawk and I enjoyed a nice cool, local brew on a shady patio. Also, inspired by last week's chips article, we had a mini chip tasting. My reviews are as follows: The Wasabi Ginger chips nailed it and I really like them. I've had dill pickle chips before, but the thick bold really add something extra. Loved them as well. I was slightly disappointed by the cheddar beer chips. While they had great potato flavor, I was kind of expecting them to taste like Wisconsin in a bag and they did not. Disappointing.
Planned: Rest  Actual: Rest
Saturday: Originally I planned to get up early to meet a group at the Decatur 4 miler. The Atlanta Track Club has a series of free races (no shirt, no frills) for members, so I initially signed up with the idea of making it part of my longrun (I live within running distance to the start of this one). When the alarm went off, I just was too tired. I decided to skip it (making this the only weekend in July I won't pin a bib on), catch up on some rest, and then get in a nice toasty run with the Jayhawk later in the day.
Planned: 12 miles  Actual: 6 miles (11:08/mile)
Post run stretching buddy/yoga mat hog.
Sunday: More heat training. While my mileage was down this week as a bit of recovery, my heat training was in full force. I did both of my weekend runs around 5pm to maximize the sweatfest.
Planned: 10 miles  Actual: 6 miles (9:08/mile)

On this week's list of things I wish I'd invented, I bring you Brewery Yoga. Yes folks, you plop your mat down on the brewery floor, get your asanas on, and then enjoy a cold pint. Currently emailing local breweries.....

How was your week? Everyone surviving summer?

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Peachtree Road Rage Recap

Peachtree Road Rage July 3 Atlanta GA
Field: 49 total raging, running hooligans
Spectators: Um, not too many intentional spectators. There were however many confused commuters, motorists, walkers, and other jolly pedestrians wondering what the hell we were doing barrelling down the side walk at top speed with bibs on. Needless to say, we got lots of cheers in the form of honking, waving out windows, and yells from passing cars.
Start/Finish: Start at Lenox Mall, Finish at Piedmont Park
Course: Same as that big race on the 4th, but with traffic and pedestrians for an added challenge (i.e it ain't a closed course by any means and you best watch out for red lights and turning vehicles).
Schwag: Optional t-shirt. Registration is only $5, but if you want a shirt, it's $25. ALL proceeds (I mean every penny) goes to the National Hospice Foundation in the memory of one of the participant's late wives (Side note: I also ran last year's 26.2 with DONNA in her honor). As a bonus, if you wear your Rage shirt in the big old 4th race, you get a bonus prize.
Other: All finishers get a craft beer (no crappy swill) and a peach. The winner gets a beer and a homemade peach pie, and the winning lady got a skateboard with built-in bottle opener. DFL got a metal big foot lunchbox filled with several craft brews. This is high stakes racing with a dash of frogger thrown in.
To say I was excited about this race is an understatement. Running, raging, and hooliganism? IN. After missing out on the inaugural event in 2014 (due to work, not desire), I was all over sign ups like it was going out of style. Limited to only 49 participants, I cranked through that on-line form the minute I saw it post, a sure sign my speed work is really paying off.
Nothing like being on the news while drinking beer in a public park. My mother is proud.
To get a true feel of what the race is like, one needs to look no further than the website and race emails:
They go together like peanut butter and chocolate; Siskel and Ebert; Oreo filling and those crumbly things that are useful for holding the delicious Oreo filling until you throw them in the trash where they belong. We remind you that this is not a closed course, but open to traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. Take no chances: you're racing for personal achievement, peaches and beer, gang. This is a counterpoint to some other race around the same time, and your rebellious, rowdy spirit (and wholeness of body) is what matters most. Go get 'em, you hell-raisers.

Our fearless leader/race director, Kyle, letting the news lady know what's up while modelling the rage shirt. source
So at 7:30pm on the 3rd, a gang of 49 spirited runners lined up outside the Westin in Buckhead, and once the Race Director Kyle successfully got the finish line on speaker phone and lined us up mullet style (business in the front, party in the back), he shouted go. The course is identical to the Road Race course, with just the added challenge of traffic. More than once I found myself turning up the speed a bit to make a light or easing into a corner as it turned red. It definitely added something new to racing as some people would bomb through intersections with seconds to spare while others played it more conservatively.

Per my usual, I had no plans for the race, but decided to see how I felt once on the course. The Jayhawk, who I was pacing on the same course a mere 12 hours later, requested that I not burn myself out (or drink too many celebratory beers at the finish), but coming off a week of training, I had no dreams that I would have much bounce in my legs. I pushed a bit on the downhills and tried to stay steady on the uphills, never really taxing myself too much, but still making sure I got in a workout. There was a rumor of a water stop on the course (jugs by a stop sign), but someone stole them before we all got to that part of the course. Guess they were raging too.
The field post race race enjoying some brew under the skyline. (source)
I arrived at the finish line in about 51 minutes (I had a garmin fail on the course, so I asked the man behind me what he had for a time). We sipped our beers (I went with a local Red Hare Lager), chatted, and waited for the all important DFL to roll in, which it turns out it was contested (Check out Miranda's recap). The awards came with a lovely cooler podium and as Kyle lined up the ladies, I learned that I snuck into 3rd some how! Always fun to learn you are a good rager.
Ladies' podium. (Source)
The weather was great, so I hung out for another beer and long enough to learn that any rager who wore their Rage shirt in the race the following day would get a special surprise.  There is nothing I love more than a challenge with a surprise, so that was an easy decision.
My coveted surprise for representing during the race.
Overall, I love the rage. It's basically a group of friends using a classic Atlanta event as an excuse to get together, run, drink a beer, and do something good for charity. Can't wait to run it again!

Do you like non-traditional races? Do you rage?
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It is up to us to keep our community safe and sustain the value of our homes.  Let’s all work together to achieve that.  If you are interested in starting a community BlockWatch, please contact our community manager at

2015 -2016 Board of Directors

We would like to thank you all that voted during our election held on July 13th, 2015.  The following homeowners were elected:

Rowland Cole - President

Fred Walker - Vice President

Anna Sherry- Secretary

Matt Wilmsen - Treasurer

Jim Bentley - Member

Congratulations all!  Thank you for your volunteerism to serve on our board!

Our Community Manager:

Anita Tagle

*(Note: New Address) Correspondence Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 12171

Scottsdale, Arizona 85267

(602) 717-3877

Payment Mailing Address:

Mountainview Ranch North HOA

P.O. Box 60901

Phoenix, AZ 85082

Upcoming Meetings:

Currently working on a place and date...please check back soon.

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