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PHOENIX The federal government recently returned a collection of artifacts to anonymous members of northern Arizonas Hopi Tribe.
The proceeding involved a substantial expenditure of tax dollars, but the federal government has refused to provide an accounting of the money spent to return the archaeological treasure trove to the tribe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The government also has declined to describe the items.
Our intent is to honor the tribes request, made in consultation, not to disclose information, the government answered in response to requests made by The Arizona Republic.
The governments response hints at an underlying controversy that has festered since the repatriation act was adopted in 1990.
Repatriation is a matter of justice for tribes. But for some archaeologists and anthropologists, the loss of ancient artifacts represents a scientific sacrilege disposal of objects that may be irreplaceable in understanding human history and cultures.
The items returned to the Hopi were collected during archaeological digs on the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff.
Records indicate the items included the remains of the Magician one of the most scientifically important burial subjects ever found in the Southwest and perhaps one of the most sacred of Hopi ancestors.
The man was buried at a place known as the Ridge Ruin. The site was undisturbed for centuries until the late 1930s, when John McGregor, an archaeologist at the Museum of Northern Arizona, uncovered the skeleton and hundreds of carefully placed funerary objects that ranged from jewelry, baskets and cutting blades to mountain lion teeth. Some researchers suggested the man was a traveling Aztec merchant.
The Hopis said many of the objects were associated with ancient tribal skills such as shape-shifting, combating witchcraft and controlling weather or warfare. They called the man Moochiwimi, or Swallower of Sticks.
McGregor wrote in 1943 that the Magician comprised the richest burial ever reported in the Southwest. Others described it as The King Tut of Northern Arizona.
To this day, the Magician remains a subject of research even though the Hopi continue to closely guard the sacredness of their religious practices.
The Hopi Cultural Preservation Office website includes protocols that prohibit archaeological, anthropological or historical work without permission, and authorizes censorship of information deemed sensitive or thought to misrepresent the Hopi way.
In the two decades since the repatriation act was adopted, museums and federal agencies have created lists of remains or sacred objects and determined whether those items are affiliated with modern indigenous groups.
Nearly 179,000 whole or partial corpses have been identified nationwide, with nearly 13,000 of those returned to tribes. More than two-thirds of the remains have not been linked to modern tribes.
About two million funerary or sacred objects have been inventoried by the museums and agencies. Roughly 176,000 of those have been turned over to tribes.
Since 1996, the NAGPRA program has issued more than $500,000 in grants to the Hopi Tribe for repatriation.
C. Vance Haynes Jr. is a professor emeritus of anthropology and geology at the University of Arizona. He was involved in a lawsuit that challenged the repatriation act.
NAGPRA is a very important law, he said. But, when it comes to sites more than 4,000 years old, we need to be able to study. ... Our whole mission is to increase knowledge.
Cleone Hawkinson, an anthropologist and president of a group known as Friends of Americas Past, described the act as narrow. Hawkinson said federal policy discriminates in favor of Native Americans and thwarts the quest to fathom human development.
Arizona State University American Indian studies scholar James Riding In and others said tribes have a right to privacy in reclaiming the ancients, regardless of tax dollars spent.
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Halfway through the meeting we ask Jane Smart, Global Director of IUCN's Biodiversity Conservation Group, to tell us how the talks are going.
A logjam
We're at the end of Week One and the situation is a little 'logjammed':
The one thorny issue
So what exactly is the issue that's causing this low point in the talks? It's money.
But IUCN is quick to offer concrete solutions to the problem, including getting governments to 'go green' and putting a price on nature, which would involve giving a payback to the people who are taking care of it on the ground.
Climate change vs nature?
Another controversial issue that has emerged during Week One of the talks is a 'policy firewall' between the UN Climate Change and Biodiversity Conventions. IUCN stresses the crucial role that nature plays in both helping us adapt to climate change and minimizing its impacts and strongly believes that the two Conventions should be working closely together.
On the bright side
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The last stage of repair is usually the decoration of the walls. At the design stage of a room design the style, materials, color and other elements of the window wall decor are determined. If you are just tired of the old look of the room, and you want to change something, then you can use creative ideas and make some changes yourself. The window wall decor is an important part of the interior and room design. The decor is an ornament that will help to create a cosiness in the room, make it brighter and more spectacular. You can decorate the walls with anything. The main thing is that the decor elements are combined with other interior items.
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Anemia is a low level of healthy red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. When red blood cells are low, the body does not get enough oxygen.
There are several specific types of anemia, including:
- Anemia of chronic disease —chronic diseases can slow the production of RBCs
- Aplastic anemia —bone marrow is not able to produce enough RBCs
- Iron-deficiency anemia —iron is a building block of hemoglobin
- Macrocytic B12 deficient anemia and pernicious anemia —B12 is a building block of RBCs
- Sickle cell anemia —RBCs have an abnormal shape that causes destruction of RBCs and low levels of hemoglobin
The main causes of anemia are:
Blood loss, such as that caused by:
- Heavy menstrual periods
- Bleeding in the digestive tract
- Bleeding in the urinary tract
- Surgery
- Trauma
- Cancer
Abnormally low RBC production, due to:
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- Pregnancy
- Lead intoxication
Abnormally high RBC destruction, caused by inherited disorders such as:
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- Thalassemia —difficulty in manufacturing hemoglobin
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- Women of childbearing age
- Women who are pregnant
- Older adults with other medical conditions
- Infants younger than 2 years of age
Factors that may increase your chances of anemia include:
- Poor diet low in iron, vitamins, and minerals
- Blood loss such as that due to surgery or injury
- Chronic or serious illness
- Chronic infections
- Family history of inherited anemia such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia
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- Tiredness
- Paleness
- Shortness of breath
- Lightheadedness
- Headache
- Coldness in the hands and feet
- Pale skin
- Chest pain
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
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Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you. Options include:
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To help treat your anemia or your symptoms, your doctor may prescribe:
- Antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection
- Hormone treatment
- Epoetin for anemia due to chronic kidney disease or cancer chemotherapy
- Medications that act on the immune system
- Chelation therapy for lead poisoning
Blood Transfusions
A blood transfusion delivers blood cells from healthy donor blood.
Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant
This procedure places healthy bone marrow or stem cells in the body. The goal is for the new tissue to produce healthy blood cells. This procedure carries risk. It is only done in severe cases of anemia.
Critical bleeding may be treated with surgery. In cases of very high RBC destruction, your spleen may need to be surgically removed.
Most inherited forms of anemia cannot be prevented. The following steps may be taken to prevent certain types of anemia:
- Eat a diet rich in iron and vitamins.
- Take iron or vitamin supplements, as advised by your doctor.
- Treat underlying causes of anemia.
- Report signs and symptoms, especially chronic fatigue, to your doctor.
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German Magdalenian Planisphere in Gönnersdorf Andernach ?
There are many megalithic and prehistoric sites in Germany.
I have a possible decipherment of a stone allegedly preserved under the pumice from a volcano eruption and thus datred to ca. 11000 BC at Maria Laach near Koblenz, Germany and near the Magdalenian sites of Andernach near Koblenz and Gönnersdorf near
Neuwied (other side of the Rhine)
The decipherment is found in the file rhineman.tif at
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From: Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
Training Summary
- This module will guide new and potential merit badge counselors through their responsibilities in the role and will give them an understanding of the methods of counseling Scouts. It is intended as a short orientation course for new merit badge counselors before they begin working with Scouts.
- Time Required
- One hour
- Learning Objectives
- At the end of this lesson, participants will be able to
- Understand the aims of Scouting, the BSA advancement process, and the merit badge counselor's role.
- Know a merit badge counselor's duties and responsibilities to the BSA and the Scout.
- Understand and complete the requirements to be a registered merit badge counselor with the BSA.
- List some methods of counseling and coaching.
- Successfully guide a Scout through the merit badge process.
Required Materials
- Merit Badge Program Quiz (for each participant)
- Merit Badge Program Quiz Answers (for each participant)
- Adult Application, No. 28-501
- BSA Merit Badge Counselor Information form, No. 34405
- Guide for Merit Badge Counselors, No. 34532
- Application for Merit Badge, No. 34124 including the online DOC file version
- Sample merit badge pamphlets in a variety of subjects
- Boy Scout Requirements (current year), No. 33216
The Merit Badge Program Quiz is a precourse warm-up that allows participants to discover what they do or do not already know and focuses them mentally for the course.
- Trainer: Distribute copies of the quiz to each participant and allow enough time for everyone to finish.
The Aims of Scouting
The Scouting program is an educational program aimed at teaching youth character development, citizenship, and mental and physical fitness. These aims of Scouting are accomplished by the use of eight fundamental methods:
- The ideals of Scouting (Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto, Scout slogan)
- The patrol method
- The outdoors
- Advancement
- Association with adults
- Personal growth
- Leadership development
- The uniform
What Is Advancement?
Advancement is the process by which a Scout progresses from rank to rank in the Scouting program. It is simply a means to an end and not an end in itself. Everything done to advance and earn higher ranks is designed to help the Scout have an exciting and meaningful experience.
The advancement method is designed to encourage a young man to accomplish a progressive series of fun and educational tasks. Earning merit badges allows Scouts to explore many fields, helps them round out their skills, and perhaps introduces them to subjects that will become lifelong interests or rewarding careers.
What Is a Merit Badge?
A special part of a Scout's learning adventure, merit badges are awards presented to a Scout when he completes the requirements for one of the merit badge subjects. There are more than 100 merit badges a Scout may earn. The subject matters range from vocational and careers introduction to personal development, hobbies, sports, high adventure, citizenship, and life-skills development.
Every merit badge is designed to teach the Scout new skills while outwardly encouraging him to challenge himself and have fun in the process. Merit badges offer a range of difficulty over a breadth of subject matters, and a Scout is free to pursue any merit badge he wishes. The merit badge itself is a simple embroidered patch, but the intangible end result of earning it is that the Scout gains self-confidence from overcoming obstacles to achieve a goal.
Why Does the BSA Use Merit Badge Counselors?
One of the methods of Scouting is association with quality adults. Besides a Scout's parents and relatives, his schoolteachers, his religious leaders, and possibly his sports coaches, most Scout-age youth do not have much contact with many other adults or professionals. Merit badge counselors provide an excellent means for a Scout to grow through his exposure to outstanding adults who serve as examples and mentors to them. The opportunity to deal with business leaders, trained specialists, and experienced hobbyists while in the pursuit of a merit badge offers the Scout a chance for personal growth and possibly a life-altering experience.
- Trainer: Ask participants if any of them were Scouts and, if so, whether any of the merit badges they earned influenced their choice of careers.
The BSA recognizes that the merit badge counselor is the cornerstone to the merit badge program. By offering their time, experience, and knowledge to guide Scouts in one or more merit badge subjects, counselors help shape the future of our country. By assisting as the Scout plans projects and activities necessary to meet the merit badge requirements, and by coaching the Scout through interviews and demonstrations, the quality adult contact fostered by this working relationship can only enhance the Scout's self-confidence and growth.
What Is a Merit Badge Counselor?
A merit badge counselor is both a teacher and a mentor to the Scout as he works on the merit badge. Merit badge counselors should be satisfied that each Scout under their guidance meets all the requirements set forth for the merit badge. In this sense, a merit badge counselor is an examiner. In a larger sense, the real opportunity for a counselor lies in coaching—helping Scouts over the different hurdles of the requirements and helping make them aware of the deeper aspects of the subject from their knowledge and experience.
The merit badge counselor may help a Scout by providing instruction and guidance on the subject matter. However, the counselor must not complete the Scout's work on the requirements. The counselor needs to test the Scout to ensure that he has completed all the required work but may not modify the merit badge requirements in the process. This standard ensures that the advancement requirements are fair and uniform for all Scouts.
- Trainer: Lead a brief discussion to emphasize that counselors must not add or modify the merit badge requirements.
A merit badge counselor must always ensure that a Scout has a "buddy" present at all instruction sessions. Working on merit badges is especially enjoyable when Scouts work together, and the BSA encourages this by making the buddy system a part of the merit badge program. Together the two meet with merit badge counselors, plan projects, and keep their enthusiasm high. The Scout's buddy could be another Scout, a parent or guardian, brother or sister, relative, or friend. The Scout should bring a buddy to all his appointments with his counselor.
Merit Badge Counselor Requirements and Registration
To qualify as a merit badge counselor, a volunteer must:
- Register annually with the Boy Scouts of America.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be of good character.
- Be proficient in the merit badge subject by vocation, avocation, or special training.
- Be able to work with Scout-age youth.
- Be approved by the district/council advancement committee.
To register with the Boy Scouts of America, a potential merit badge counselor must complete the BSA's Adult Application form (No. 28-501Y; available in Spanish as No. 28-502S) and submit it along with the BSA Merit Badge Counselor Information form (No. 34405) to the BSA local council office. Renewal of this registration annually is necessary to continue as a merit badge counselor.
- Trainer: Show participants the forms, books, and other resources as they are mentioned throughout this training. It might be fruitful to take a few minutes to go over the Adult Application.
The Boy Scouts of America strongly recommends that merit badge counselors take BSA Youth Protection training. This program addresses strategies for personal safety awareness for youth as well as adults. BSA Youth Protection policies include
- Two-deep leadership
- No one-on-one contact
- Respecting privacy
- Reporting problems
The BSA Youth Protection guidelines have been adopted primarily for the protection of our youth members; however, they also serve to protect our adult volunteers and leaders from false accusations of abuse. BSA Youth Protection training is available online at http://olc.scouting.org.
The Merit Badge Process
- Also see the Merit Badge Application - including the online, printable Word doc file version.
The requirements for each merit badge appear in the current BSA merit badge pamphlet for that award and in the current edition of the Boy Scout Requirements book, available at Scout shops and council service centers.
When a Scout has decided on a merit badge he would like to earn, he obtains from his Scoutmaster the name and phone number of the district/council-approved merit badge counselor. At this time, the Scoutmaster also can issue the Scout a signed Application for Merit Badge (blue card).
The Scout contacts the merit badge counselor to make an appointment, and together they schedule a date and time for the Scout and his buddy to meet. The counselor suggests that the Scout bring the merit badge pamphlet, the Application for Merit Badge, and any work that he has started or accomplished, and that he prepare by reading over the requirements.
At their first meeting, the merit badge counselor and the Scout decide upon a tentative schedule for completing the requirements. They should keep the Scout's other obligations (Scouting, school, worship, etc.) in mind, and set the dates, times, and locations for future meetings. The counselor will explain the requirements for the badge and help the Scout plan ways to fulfill these requirements so that he can get the most out of the experience.
Merit badge counselors help Scouts meet the requirements for the merit badge. They may expand on the information in the merit badge pamphlet based on their knowledge, experience, and expertise in the subject. They are encouraged to tell about their own experiences that positively reinforce the subject matter, but new requirements or additional work may not be added. The Scout is expected to meet the requirements for the merit badge as stated—no more and no less.
The number of counseling sessions will depend on the difficulty of the merit badge requirements and the Scout's preparation and ability. The Scout and counselor are expected to meet as many times as is necessary for the Scout to complete the requirements for the merit badge. The advancement program allows the Scout to move ahead in his own way and at his own pace. Rather than competing against others, he challenges himself to go as far as his ambition will carry him. The rate of advancement depends upon his interest, effort, and ability.
As the Scout completes each requirement, he is always tested (but with a buddy present), and as each requirement is completed, the merit badge counselor marks it on the application. When all the requirements for the merit badge are fulfilled, the merit badge counselor certifies that the Scout has completed the requirements. The Scout may return his completed Application for Merit Badge (blue card, if one is used) to his Scoutmaster.
Counseling Techniques
- Trainer: Ensure the counselors are comfortable with counseling techniques by discussing any teaching experiences they have had and their comfort levels. Emphasize the positive.
The most productive environment for the Scout when he meets with his merit badge counselor will be one in which he feels welcome and relaxed. Start the conversation by finding out what the Scout already knows about the subject, then stimulate his interest by showing him something related to it. (Be careful not to overwhelm the Scout—remember, he's probably a beginner.) Establish an atmosphere that encourages the Scout to ask questions and to ask for help when he needs it.
Spend some time helping the Scout learn the requirements, making sure he knows he should do exactly what the requirements call for, whether "show" or "demonstrate," "make," "list," "discuss," or "collect, identify, and label." Take a genuine interest in his projects, and encourage him to complete them.
Remember that the requirements must be completed exactly as presented—do not expand any requirement. However, the Scout may undertake more activities on his own initiative. The merit badge counselor can encourage this without pushing him off course.
Encourage the Scout to practice for his review session and to reflect on his accomplishments. The review process might be approached by the Scout with some apprehension. He is familiar with final exams in school and may see this meeting with the counselor as another such experience. The counselor can help by talking to him rather than grilling or examining him—there's a big difference, yet it still will be evident what he knows. Expressing honest enthusiasm for the things he has done will give the Scout confidence.
During testing, the merit badge counselor may find that the Scout needs help learning a particular area. The counselor teaches the needed skill, and then retests to ensure the area has been learned.
Fast Facts for the Merit Badge Counselor
- A merit badge counselor can counsel any Scout, including his own son—although this is discouraged in order to offer a Scout the chance to meet a diverse group of outstanding adults.
- A counselor may be certified in unlimited merit badge subjects, but he or she must be approved for each one.
- There is no limit on the number of merit badges that a counselor may counsel with one Scout. However, the Scout will benefit the most from working with a variety of outstanding adults.
- A merit badge counselor may limit his or her services to one unit but still must be approved by the council advancement committee.
- Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters are not automatically approved as merit badge counselors.
- Group instruction is acceptable, but each Scout must be tested and passed individually.
- There is no time limit for completion of merit badges, but all work on merit badges must be completed before the Scout's 18th birthday.
Summer Camp Merit Badge Counselors
The same qualifications and rules for apply to counselors for council summer camp merit badge programs. All counselors must be 18 years or older, but qualified camp staff members under age 18 may assist the merit badge counselor with instruction. (These assistants are not qualified to sign off on a Scout's blue card nor may they certify the Scout's completion of a merit badge.) As always, each counselor must maintain the exact standards as outlined in the merit badge requirements—nothing deleted, nothing added.
Partial completion of merit badges at summer camp should be credited to a Scout on the Application for Merit Badge (blue card) and given to his Scoutmaster at the end of the week.
- Trainer: Distribute the quiz answer sheet and go over the participants' answers, pausing to discuss where appropriate. Distribute the Resources for Merit Badge Counselors handout.
Resources for Merit Badge Counselors
- Adult Application, No. 28-501
- This adult application form consists of a cover sheet, an instruction and information sheet, and a four-part registration form. It is used for all BSA volunteers, including merit badge counselors. Completion of the form is required of all merit badge counselors regardless of whether they are already a registered Scouter, and for each position the volunteer would like to serve. The form is available online here.
- Advancement Committee Guide Policies and Procedures, No. 33088
- This is the handbook for Scouters responsible for advancement at the council, district, and unit levels. It contains the current BSA advancement policies, procedures, rules, and regulations as well as other information.
- Application for Merit Badge including the online DOC file version (commonly known as the "blue card"), No. 34124
- This three-panel, blue wallet-sized card (1) shows that the Scout has permission to start working on a particular merit badge; (2) records his progress; and (3), when completed, provides a separate record for the Scout, the counselor, and the unit.
- Boy Scout Handbook, No. 33105
- This is the critical document for a Scout, providing the basic information for all facets of Scouting, including a chapter on the merit badge program.
- Boy Scout Requirements, No. 33216
- Updated yearly, this book contains the complete, official requirements for all BSA merit badges, ranks, and special awards. Requirements in this publication may be more current than the merit badge pamphlet; therefore, the Boy Scout Requirements takes precedence. The complete book will be available online in 2007.
- Guide for Merit Badge Counselors, No. 34532
- This folder gives potential merit badge counselors an introduction to the advancement program and the merit badge counselor's role. It also lists all the current merit badge subjects.
- Merit Badge Counselor Information form, No. 34405
- When attached to the Adult Application, this document specifies the merit badge subjects a counselor wants to coach and secures the counselor's agreement to follow the merit badge requirements and BSA policies. This form is available online as a PDF here.
- Merit Badge Pamphlet Series
- The merit badge pamphlets are written for Scout-age boys. The information presented in the pamphlet will help the counselor understand what the Scout may be studying and the level of learning expected by the Boy Scouts of America. The pamphlets may also contain suggestions for projects or demonstrations required to earn the merit badge. At times, the requirements presented in the merit badge pamphlet may not match those in the current edition of the Boy Scout Requirements book. The Boy Scout Requirements criteria take precedence.
- Once a Scout has started working on a merit badge, he may stay with the requirements in effect when he started. He is not required to meet newly introduced changes unless the national office places a specific timeline on the implementation of new requirements.
- Scoutmaster Handbook, No. 33009
- As the Scoutmaster's primary guide, the Scoutmaster Handbook contains a section on the merit badge program that includes tips on recruiting counselors and other advancement resources.
See Also
|General Merit Badge information


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The Darkmoon Faire itself is over for the month of December, but that doesn't mean you can't keep on farming artifacts for it.
The Darkmoon Artifacts can be found in a few different ways which we'll get into the specifics of in a moment. In order to find them you have to have gone to the Faire and received a copy of the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide that you'll carry around with you. Having the Guide allows you to loot artifacts from dungeon bosses and from enemy player corpses in battlegrounds.
Dungeon and PvP artifacts do not have a 100% drop rate from the targets who can potentially drop them, and the artifacts are not unique which means you can find dozens of the same one. You can only accept and complete the quests associated with them one time per Faire, so the desire to farm them is somewhat lessened. They do sell decently on the AH considering how easy they are to obtain, but that could change for either good or bad in upcoming patches.
At this point in time there is no level cap placed on who can farm these, so you can find even the lowest of the low in a level 15 dungeon on your level 85 character. The tooltip on the artifacts say that they drop from level appropriate content, but apparently that means anything level 15+ can drop it and they don't take into account the level of the character that's doing the farming. That may or may not change, but if you're looking to farm a lot of these for pet/mount/heirloom farming in the DMF, then you might want to take advantage of farming them on high levels now just in case.
The rest of this guide is directed at showing you exactly where you need to go in order to farm any given artifact. Since you can only do one of each artifact's quest each time the DMF rolls around, it doesn't do you any good to have 30 of the same artifact, so you want to diversify your farming to get all of them.
Imbued Crystal
"Strange threads of power swirl within this rare crystal. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would probably be interested in acquiring it."
This artifact seems to drop from bosses who are "unnatural", or those whose power could be stored within a crystal. Demons and Undead are the most common, with a few elementals sprinkled in for good measure.
Known Bosses:
– Taragaman the Hungerer, Ragefire Chasm
– High Inquisitor Whitemane, Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral
– Princess Theradras, Maraudon
– Balnazzar, Stratholme
– Ras Frostwhisper, Scholomance
– Nexus-Prince Shaffar, Mana Tombs
– Kael'thas Sunstrider, Magister's Terrace
– Ormorok the Tree-Shaper, The Nexus
– Asaad, Vortex Pinnacle
– Queen Azshara, Well of Eternity
Monstrous Egg
"Who knows what creature lurks inside this egg? It would make a great addition to the Darkmoon Faire's collection of rare and amazing creatures."
This is the artifact of monsters, dragons, insects and those related to them. If you find a boss that's somewhat closely tied to animals or insects that are born from eggs then there's a good chance they can drop this artifact.
Known Bosses:
– Mutanus the Devourer, Wailing Caverns
– Plaguemaw the Rotting, Razorfen Downs
– Nerub'enkan, Stratholme
– Princess Theradras, Maraudon
– Gahz'rilla, Zul'Farrak
– Ambassador Flamelash, Blackrock Depths
– Aeonus, The Black Morass
– Nazan, Hellfire Ramparts
– Ghaz'an, The Underbog
– Harbinger Skyriss, The Arcatraz
– Keristrasza, The Nexus
– King Dread, Drak'Tharon Keep
– Skadi the Ruthless, Utgarde Pinnacle
– Eregos, The Occulus
– Anub'arak, Azjol-Nerub
– Cyanigosa, The Violet Hold
– Lockmaw, Lost City of Tol'vir
– Murozond, End Time
Mysterious Grimoire
"The pages of this ancient book are written in a language you don't recognize. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would probably be interested in acquiring it."
This artifact seems to drop from bosses who would keep a diary or record of their dealings. It's kind of hard to nail this one to any one boss just from looking at them, so think of leaders or people who are intelligent or otherwise related to books.
Known Bosses:
– Lady Anacondra, Wailing Caverns
– Lord Godfrey, Shadowfang Keep
– Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard
– Arcanist Doan, Scarlet Monastery: Library
– Charlga Razorflank, Razorfen Kraul
– Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance
– Jammal'an the Prophet, Sunken Temple
– Hydromancer Velratha, Zul'Farrak
– Emperor Dagran Tharissan, Blackrock Depths
– Exarch Maladaar, Auchenai Crypts
– Grandmaster Vorpil, Shadow Labyrinth
– Archbishop Benedictus, Hour of Twilight
Ornate Weapon
"This weapon seems as beautiful as it is deadly. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would probably be interested in acquiring it."
This is the artifact of military leaders. Look for people with military titles, or ones that you know from questing or lore who fit that profile even without a title.
Known Bosses:
– Admiral Ripsnarl, The Deadmines
– Randolph Moloch, The Stockade
– Commander Springvale, Shadowfang Keep
– Mekgineer Thermaplugg, Gnomeregan
– Herod, Scarlet Monastery: Armory
– Archaedas, Uldaman
– Lord Aurius Riendare, Stratholme
– Overlord Wyrmthalak, Blackrock Spire
– General Drakkisath, Blackrock Spire
– Talon King Ikiss, Sethekk Halls
– Maiden of Grief, Halls of Stone
– Lich King, Halls of Reflection
– General Husam, Lost City of Tol'vir
– Queen Azshara, Well of Eternity
– Asira Dawnslayer, Hour of Twilight
Banner of the Fallen
"Proof of your valor in combat. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would be interested in this item."
This artifact is looted from enemy player corpses in battlegrounds. It has not yet been confirmed which battlegrounds you can and cannot loot this from. Most people seem to think that you can get any/all of the PvP artifacts from all battlegrounds. I have looted both Insignia and Banners from the same BG, so I tend to agree with this statement.
Captured Insignia
"Claimed from a defeated opponent. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would be interested in this item."
This artifact is looted from enemy player corpses in battlegrounds. It has not yet been confirmed which battlegrounds you can and cannot loot this from. Most people seem to think that you can get any/all of the PvP artifacts from all battlegrounds. I have looted both Insignia and Banners from the same BG, so I tend to agree with this statement.
Adventurer's Journal
"The jounal containing stories of a fallen enemy's epic exploits. Someone at the Darkmoon Faire would be interested in seeing this."
This artifact is looted from enemy player corpses in battlegrounds. It has not yet been confirmed which battlegrounds you can and cannot loot this from. Most people seem to think that you can get any/all of the PvP artifacts from all battlegrounds. I have looted both Insignia and Banners from the same BG, so I tend to agree with this statement.
A Treatise on Strategy
"Anduin Lothar's ultimate compendium of battle strategy. This tome would be of interest to someone at the Darkmoon Faire."
This artifact is tied to polital/military leaders, or pretty much anybody who has a title in level 85 heroic dungeons. This is a unique dungeon drop because of its requirement for the dungeon to be a level 85 Heroic.
Known Bosses:
– Commander Ulthok, Throne of the Tides (Heroic)
– Commander Springvale, Shadowfang Keep (Heroic)
– Rajh, Halls of Origination (Heroic)
– Slabhide, The Stonecore (Heroic)
– Grand Vizier Ertan, The Vortex Pinnacle (Heroic)
– High Prophet Barim, Lost City of Tol'vir (Heroic)
– Asaad, The Vortex Pinnacle (Heroic)
– General Umbriss, Grim Batol (Heroic)
– Ascendant Lord Obsidius, Blackrock Caverns (Heroic)
– Jin'do the Godbreaker, Zul'Gurub
– Daakara, Zul'Aman
– General Husam, Lost City of Tol'vir (Heroic)
– Admiral Ripsnarl, The Deadmines (Heroic)
– Ascendant Lord Obsidius, Blackrock Caverns (Heroic)
Soothsayer's Runes
"An old set of ccarved fortune-telling runes. Professor Thaddeus Paleo, of the Darkmoon Faire, would be most interested in these."
This is the only artifact that drops solely in raids. Research so far shows that the bosses who drop this have a 100% chance to drop it. Also, unlike all of the other artifacts, when this one drops everyone in the raid who has the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide can loot their own copy of it instead of rolling Need/Greed.
It also appears that the Looking For Raid feature does not allow this to drop. I've seen one report of someone finding this artifact in Dragon Soul, and several saying that the LFR version did not drop it (which I can confirm from my own experience in LFR).
Known Bosses:
– Shannox, Firelands
– Halfus Wyrmbreaker, Bastion of Twilight
– Magmaw, Bloackwing Descent
– Argaloth, Baradin Hold
With how easy it currently is to farm these and to do so in mass quantity, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Blizzard nerf something. Whether that's decreasing the drop rate, putting a min/max level cap on each one, cutting back on the number of bosses that can drop each one, or removing the ability to farm them when the Faire itself is closed. Right now these are so incredibly abundant that there's almost no reason to have them be drops in the first place.
Since the DMF is supposed to be one of those fun little vanity kind of things, it is possible that they won't bother with a nerf and they just don't mind having the artifacts available at every corner store for 5g per dozen. I smell a nerf coming on though, as I think they'll quickly see that their new time sink is going to fail if they continue to make the farming so incredibly easy.
I did all of the artifact quests except for the Heroic and Raid ones on two characters, I sold 4-5 on the auction house, and I've still got over 30 of these sitting on a bank alt. I find a whole lot more of these in PvP than I do in dungeons, but part of that has to do with the fact that I can do more than 5 BG's in an hour without getting locked out, and every single player that you kill in PvP can drop an artifact where only certain LFG bosses can drop them.
If you're looking to farm these for profit on the AH, I suggest you focus a bit more on dungeons than PvP strictly because of how much easier the PvP ones are to farm than the PvE ones. I joined an EotS battleground that was going to end in less than 10 minutes, and I found six of the PvP artifacts in those 10 minutes just from killing people at one of the flags and looting all of the bodies.


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Low-fat ice cream? Better to eat less of the real thing (Q&A)
A recent guest chatter was blogger and cookbook author David Lebovitz, whose book "The Perfect Scoop" is one of our favorite sources of ice-cream recipes and advice. Here are edited excerpts from that online discussion:
Q. I want to make ice cream, but I'd like to make a lower-fat version. Do you have any tips? Can I just use 2 percent milk, or something similar? Also, if I were to make frozen yogurt, what kind of yogurt should I use?
A. Unfortunately, if you use low-fat milk exclusively, your ice cream is going to taste like frozen water. To reduce fat, better to use low-fat sour cream, which has a better texture. Ditto with yogurt. But I recommend using full-fat varieties and just eating a bit less, to cut back on fat and calories.
-- David Lebovitz
Q. I'm dying to make ice cream. I have a KitchenAid stand mixer. If you had to choose between the KitchenAid attachment or a stand-alone ice cream maker, which would you choose and why?
A. I have a stand mixer, which I love, but here's the thing: Because I don't have enough counter space to leave it out all the time, I have it tucked away, which means I don't use it as much as I probably would otherwise. So I have a separate maker (Cuisinart, which I like). If I were making lots of ice cream all the time, I might invest in one of those models with a built-in freezer.
-- Joe Yonan
Q. Do you still have to cook an ice cream mixture when using a water-soluble sweetener, such as agave nectar?
A. Ice cream mixtures don't always have to be cooked (as in Philadelphia-style ice creams), and sometimes cooked mixtures, if you use honey, can curdle. I'm not sure about agave, but it depends on the recipe. In general, if it's an egg-based recipe, it should be cooked.
Q. When making chocolate chip/chunk ice cream, what's the best chocolate to use? Bittersweet? Semisweet?
A. In the U.S., semisweet and bittersweet are interchangeable terms, so use whatever tastes best to you. Go for a strongly flavored chocolate for chunks.
I prefer to chop up my own chocolate block rather than use pre-made chips.
Q. I love guacamole and chips, but the chips are not doing me any favors. What else can I eat guacamole with (in a snack format)?
A. You mean, aside from bacon strips? (Insert winky face here.)
Some people like vegetables such as baby carrots, zucchini sticks and cauliflower. I don't know. I've never tried them; it sounds like something of a flavor clash to me. Have you tried baked chips or baked tortilla chips? Less fat, but still a salty vehicle for the creamy guac.
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Q. I made mint ice cream last week, and the flavor was wonderful. But -- the metal insert for my ice cream maker hadn't had the chance to completely freeze, which I didn't realize until it was too late. I ended up just pouring the not-yet-frozen ice cream into a container and sticking it in the freezer, and now I just try to ignore its iciness when eating it. Is there anything else I could have done, aside from refreezing the metal canister and waiting a few days, to fix the situation?
A. You can sometimes melt down ice cream and re-churn it if it's icy like that. Although unfortunately, you do have to wait another day to let the canister re-chill.
Q. I'm looking for a white wine -- light, fruity, sparkly. I recently discovered moscato, which I really like, but I've been told it's a dessert wine so I cannot serve it with fish. What would you recommend for me to try that's cheap and cheerful?
A. I like moscato with breakfast; it's great with blueberry pancakes. No reason not to have it with fish, especially with a dish that has tropical flavors, such as mango. For a drier bubbly, try Ferret Celler del Mingo, a cava from Spain that's on the fruity side.
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Q. I used to use my blender all the time to puree baby food, chop stuff and make the rare smoothie. Then I got a food processor and put the blender away.
Is there really any benefit to using a blender over a food processor unless you're making a smoothie? And is juicing really as healthful from the blender if you're straining out all the skin, etc., that remains from the blending?
If it matters, I have a KitchenAid blender -- nothing fancy, like a Vitamix!
A. A blender makes things frothier than a food processor, adding more air, so if that's what you're going for, that's the best thing to use.
As for juicing, that's a good question. Generally it's more healthful to eat the whole fruit/vegetable rather than just the juice; a blender like a Vitamix pulverizes things so completely that there's really nothing left to strain out (although you have to be careful to clean stuff very well or you'll have grit, as I discovered when I tried to "juice" beets in the Vitamix once).
If you're particularly interested in juice, I've read good things about "slow juicers," which crush the food and supposedly give you more nutrients -- and more juice -- than other juicers.
Q. Do you have any advice about how to make muffins rise like the big, puffy ones you can buy? I bake healthy and have just made a delicious morning glory muffin recipe. They have one egg, two teaspoons of baking soda and one teaspoon of baking powder, mashed banana, yogurt, whole-wheat and white flours, oatmeal, carrots, apricots, nuts and coconut. They are wonderfully moist (with no shortening) but only about 1 1/2 inches high.
Is that always true of homemade muffins, that they're not as high as commercial ones?
A. I've seen some recipes that call for preheating the oven to a temperature higher than the baking temperature and then lowering it immediately after you put in the muffins. The initial blast of heat will help get that high top. (I tried a King Arthur recipe that goes from 500 degrees to 400 degrees.) I don't know what temperature you're using for those muffins, but you could play around with the hotter preheat.
It also sounds like your muffin batter could be pretty wet and heavy, which might make it tougher to get a big rise. Do make sure your leaveners are still potent.
-- Becky Krystal
Q. What are you favorite tempeh recipes? I've been cooking with tofu for years but just got into tempeh recently.
A. I use it in Smoky Cabbage and Udon Slaw. (Pan-frying and then glazing it in soy or teriyaki is a favorite technique.) Find the recipe at www.washingtonpost.com/recipes.
Q. I make ice cream a lot, which means I have loads of egg whites that I have no use for. I was thinking about buying just yolks, but I can buy only pasteurized yolks here. Would they work?
A. I've not used pasteurized eggs, so I can't really say. But I am pretty sure they are interchangeable with regular eggs in ice cream recipes. Perhaps check the manufacturer's (or the company that sells the eggs) instructions and see what they have to say.
Q. In the spirit of ice cream excitement, a question for the Spirits columnist: I've experimented with booze and cocktails (usually in the form of a milkshake, Ted's Bulletin style), but what kind of ice cream cocktail would you make?
A. I love this question. It makes me want to start experimenting immediately, especially since it's hot as a sea turtle's armpit in D.C. As to ice cream cocktails, I'd love to play with bourbon and a salted caramel shake, or a banana ice cream with a beautiful dark rum like Gosling's. Or how about dipping homemade creamsicles in Campari?
It might also be fun to try classic cocktail flavors in ice cream form: say, a mint julep sundae using a reduced bourbon syrup (or just straight bourbon if you want to keep the booze). Or perhaps a Blood and Sand shake, using a cherry sorbet, good vermouth/whiskey and frozen OJ.
-- M. Carrie Allan
Q. I'd love to make a chocolate granola to go over homemade vanilla ice cream. Can granola be frozen? I make a granola with real maple syrup and some honey, but no egg whites.
A. I assume you mean freezing the granola separately and not in the ice cream, right? If so, go for it. Just store it in a freezer bag or other airtight packaging. Don't keep it around forever, though -- maybe a few months.
Q. My fiance and I will be grilling bison burgers. Is there anything different about bison that we should know before we start?
A. Generally speaking, bison is considered leaner than beef. But with ground bison, the manufacturer may have added fat to the grind. Check out the percentage of lean meat to fat on your ground bison. I hope it's at least 90-10 or, better yet, 80-20. If so, you can treat it like regular ground beef: Sear it first on both sides, then cook to your desired temperature; the cooking time should roughly correlate to your experiences with beef.
If it's leaner than those grinds, you'll want to be careful about grilling the meat over high heat. It will dry out fast. I've seen recipes that incorporate pieces of cheese into ground bison to fatten it up.
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The problem with EM signals is that they weaken as they disperse...and they are eventually indistinguishable from background noise. Barring very directed signaling and detection of same, it's extremely unlikely we would notice any EM signaling not intentionally designed to be detected at great distance. Even if there we a million such civilizations, assuming some relatively even distribution of same, you're not just looking for a needle in a haystack, you're looking for a needle in all the haystacks, all the beaches, all the deserts, and all the oceans.
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So yes, Hawaii was nice. Its nice to sleep with the doors and windows open in February. It was pleasant to eat bananas, avocados and mangoes right from the trees. I found it enjoyable to go snorkeling in the morning and then go to a different beach and teach the kids how to (with moderate success) boogie board without plowing ones face into the ocean floor.
But as someone who enjoys plants, gardens and ecosystems, the big island of Hawaii is quite the unique place. It lays claim to 11 of the 13 climate zones in the world, with elevations ranging from sea level to its tallest mountain, Mauna Kea, which rises to 13,796 feet. This creates a climatic range from tropic to sub-Arctic on an island that stretches about 76 miles from coast to coast.
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While I would love more moisture here in Southwest Colorado this spring, rainfall totals experienced in Hawaii would create clay soup in our valleys.
In stark contrast to the islands, Colorado is already under exceptional and extreme drought conditions in the eastern plains, and moderate to severe across the rest of the state, including the Four Corners. We need snow and rain, and we need a lot of it, desperately. Rain in the lower elevations is good, but what is really needed is more snow in the mountains. Our snowmelt (generally May through July) is what feeds our rivers, our creeks and our irrigation ditches. Think back only to 2012: a mild and relatively dry winter followed by a warm and dry summer created stress in the fields, the yards, the forests and naturalized areas. We also saw the Animas River at all-time low levels.
If 2013 follows the similar drought trend, we will most likely see watering restrictions, unplanted fields and a higher level of fire danger. Incorporated areas along the urban corridor (Pueblo to Fort Collins and Greeley) have already instituted watering restrictions, with many towns and cities not allowing any winter watering.
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In my next article, I will discuss some techniques you can implement to conserve water as well as some plants used for xeriscaping. (The derivation of this word is a combination of xeros, which is Greek for dry, and landscaping.)
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