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Sweet Beauty Tips from the Woodmark Hotel: Honey At Home
Did you know we are lucky enough to produce fresh, pure honey from our very own Italian honeybees? Nearly eight months ago the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland introduced a buzz-worthy program called 'Bee on the Lake'. With the installment of nearly 180,000 Italian honeybees just steps from Carillon Point, we have the luxury of enjoying this versatile ingredient in more ways than we imagined possible. For now, we are utilizing our honey in several savory dishes at bin on the lake, but plan to incorporate this sweet element into several outlets and amenities at the Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington.
We are excited about the possibilities our honey will bring in 2013. To spread the excitement about our own locally-sourced honey, we would like to share several benefits of this natural ingredient. Not only does honey have the natural ability to sweeten up just about any dessert, it also is an excellent resource for your skin/beauty regimen. As a natural antioxidant, honey can help protect your skin from sun damage, rejuvenate and cleanse, and help your skin to retain a youthful appearance. Honey is antibacterial and has the ability to absorb and retain moisture. Try these simple, at-home remedies as an easy way to enhance your skin or hair.
For cleansing:
- Try a simple honey-oats facial scrub. This mixture is perfect to exfoliate and soften your skin, in addition to a deep cleanse. Combine the following ingredients and massage gently onto the face. Rinse with warm water.
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 1 Tablespoon finely-ground Almonds
- 2 Tablespoons Dry Oatmeal
- Splash of Lemon Juice to cleanse or a Tablespoon of Yogurt to soothe
For moisturizing:
- If you have dry skin, especially in these winter months, try adding ¼ cup of honey to your hot bath. This simple addition will leave your skin extremely silky and moisturized.
For revitalizing:
- To revitalize your scalp and hair, try an olive-honey hair conditioner. Massage your hair and scalp with the following ingredients and enjoy silky, healthy hair. After applying this conditioner, cover with shower cap and let sit for at least 25 minutes.
- ½ Cup Honey
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
Although honey is a natural ingredient, consult with your doctor or one our highly trained estheticians from Northwest Face Spa to ensure maximum results with these at-home remedies.


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England were barely made to break a sweat as they recorded a 40-12 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.
England were barely made to break a sweat as they recorded a 40-12 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.
Stuart Lancaster's troops opened the scoring in the non-cap international just 40 seconds in and they never looked backed.
Freddie Burns was the man to dive over for one of the fastest tries ever at Twickenham, with the Gloucester man rounding off a break down the left from Marland Yarde.
Burns added the conversion and three further penalties to hand England a 16-0 lead heading into the break.
It was in the second period that England really let loose, with Yarde, Kyle Eastmond, Christian Wade and Billy Twelvetrees all getting over the whitewash.
The Baa-Baas lacked the spark of previous teams but England certainly did not lack attacking guile, with Yarde continuing the good form he showed for London Irish.
It was great pace and power that saw the 21-year-old cross for England's second try three minutes after the restart.
Yarde was not alone in impressing, with Eastmond picking up his first five-pointer just minutes after coming on for his debut, with the league convert cutting in from the right to score.
Wade and Twelvetrees added their names to the scoresheet before the Barbarians eventually got on the board with Schalk Brits going over from close range. Elliot Daly crossed soon after, with a conversion from Nick Evans rounding out the scoring in a slightly disappointing encounter.
The scorers:
For England:
Tries: Burns, Yarde, Eastmond, Wade, Twelvetrees
Conversions: Burns 2, Yarde
Penalties: Burns 3
For the Barbarians:
Tries:Brits, Daly
Conversions: Evans
England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Tom Johnson, 5 Dave Attwood, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 David Wilson, 2 Rob Webber, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Replacements: 16 David Paice, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Kearnan Myall, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Haydn Thomas, 22 Jonny May, 23 Kyle Eastmond.
Barbarians: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Timoci Nagusa, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Mike Tindall, 11 Taku Ngwenya, 10 James Hook, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Jonathan Poff, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Marco Wentzel, 4 Jim Hamilton, 3 James Johnston, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Paul James, 18 Duncan Jones, 19 Dean Mumm, 20 Sam Jones, 21 Dimitri Yachvili, 22 Nick Evans, 23 Rowan Varty.
Venue: Twickenham
Referee: Leighton Hodges


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This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Holiday Parade?
By guest blogger Donna Cole
I heard a news report this morning that reminded me it is getting to be that time of year again. Yes, this Saturday is the annual Milwaukee Holiday Parade, and the reporter said that Santa Claus will be there (Of course). I can hear 'ole Nick now, "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Holiday!" This got me to thinking about how we are supposed to be all inclusive, and the Holiday Parade is certainly missing the boat, or sleigh, on political correctness. What's up with the discrimination? Shouldn't all the holidays be included? It is a Holiday Parade after all.
Why didn't anybody invite Uncle Sam to represent for the 4th of July? What about some retired military folks for Veterans Day? Some zombies for Halloween? How can we leave out the union goons with their blue fister signs for Labor Day? Why not Indians, the American kind, and Pilgrims for Thanksgiving? Why, I am deeply disturbed by this lack of inclusion, and I have a very long list of those not included.
In all honesty, I'm not disturbed by those things, but I am disturbed about another thing. Why is it called a Holiday Parade when everybody knows what it really is, a Christmas Parade? Because of one thing, the tyranny of the minority. I am not talking about racial minorities either, I am talking about liberals.
I thought we lived in a Republic and through a democratic process the majority rules. But NOoooo. One liberal passing through town doesn't like a Nativity scene in front of a rural courthouse, take it down. One tired old nothing left to be angry about moonbat wants to hack off the whole community because he (or she) is a self righteous jerk, and the local high school has to end sixty years of tradition by changing the name of their sports team because it has a name that might offend some Indian somewhere in America. And we have to call a Christmas Parade a Holiday Parade because some left wing religion hating atheist says that someone, at sometime, somewhere, may be offended by it. What the majority of people think makes no difference.
If you don't like the idea of a Christmas Parade, don't go to it. You don't like a Nativity scene, don't look at it. You don't like the name of a sports team, don't go to the games. Why should we, the majority, have to break our necks to include you? The answer is we shouldn't have to. Not when it comes to stuff like this. Just because some liberal doesn't like that it is called a Christmas Parade, when in fact it is a Christmas Parade, is no reason not to call it a Christmas Parade.
I looked on the Milwaukee Holiday Parade's website, and it has a picture of a man riding a camel. He is wearing robes, a turban, and has a fake beard. He is obviously supposed to be one of the Wise Men from the story in the Bible. What's next? Is some liberal going to protest this and say because it is a representation of an event that happened in a Christian story about the birth of Christ it cannot be depicted on a public street? I got an even better one. The guy on the camel is making fun of Muhammad, it must be stopped! Lock the guy up in jail! I probably shouldn't give these people any ideas.
Put the shoe on the other foot and we are supposed to just take it. We must accept it. Some idiots want to ride around Madison naked on bicycles in front of children and decent people, it's their right. Some morons want to yell and scream calling it singing daily in our State Capitol, it's a protest. Some person who claims to be an artist can desecrate Christian religious symbols, then display them in public, and we are told to hush our mouths. It is artistic expression. We are told we must tolerate all these things in the name of tolerance. Yet the left tells us they do not have to tolerate what we enjoy, believe, hold sacred or as long standing tradition. These things are not about someone being legitimately discriminated against. Liberals just hate them because liberals are filled with hate and anger, and they abuse the system to make everyone else as miserable as they are.
It is this kind of political correctness forced on the rest of us by the tyrannical minority that gives me more gray hair than I should have for my age. Unfortunately, many on our side do not stand up to these thugs. At least some people in Milwaukee had the courage to change the name of the City Christmas Tree, which had been changed to Holiday Tree for a decade, back to what it is, a Christmas Tree. I wish somebody could now find the courage to stand up to these left wing political terrorists, who hold the weapon of a lawsuit against the head of public officials, and call the Holiday Parade what it really is. A Christmas Parade.
*Note: Please do take your family and attend the Milwaukee Christmas Parade. They will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Hunger Task Force along the parade route, so think about those less fortunate and bring something to give. But, please don't bring that three year old can of beets from the back of your pantry. There is a reason it has been back there for three years, make an effort to bring something that you also would eat. You can find all the parade info here.
Donna Cole lives in Oak Creek and writes the blog MediaPolitical. Follow her on Facebook at Donna Cole's MediaPolitical and on Twitter @mediapolitical
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Dear Mr. Dad: I have two grandchildren, ages 4 and 6. I love them dearly but really don't enjoy babysitting. They run around, climb on the furniture, break things, and generally wreak havoc in my house. It takes me a good hour to child-proof the house before my daughter drops them off and then another hour to put everything back. I'm exhausted! How can I be a good grandma and enjoy time with the kids?
A: Let's start by defining "good grandma." I'd say that taking two little terrors into your house and keeping them entertained for hours on end without getting paid for it—more than once—is a good start.
Another important ingredient is the desire to be a regular part of their lives. The foundation you're laying now will hopefully blossom into a close, nurturing relationship as your grandchildren get older. The trick is to find a way to turn those frustrating and infuriating visits into something more fun—for you and for them. They can definitely feel how tense you are when they're around and they probably aren't much happier to be at your house than you are to have them there.
One solution is to do your babysitting at your daughter's house instead of yours. That way, you'll save a few hours on the childproofing, and any property damage will be covered by your daughter's homeowner's policy, not yours. The downside is that children usually like spending time at their grandparents' house. The rules there are often more lenient than in their own home, and they get to do things they wouldn't do with mom and dad around. There's something about sharing that feeling that helps strengthen the grandparent-grandchild bond.
You'll need to establish some simple ground rules. Your grandkids are old enough to understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behavior. For example, at grandma's house, there's no jumping on furniture or touching things without asking first. Explain to them that you have to repair anything they break or damage, and that'll cost you time and money. Remember, though, that kids sometimes break things accidentally, so keep anything valuable well out of reach. You can't reasonably forbid them from touching everything in your house—that's just not realistic.
As a workaround, do you have a room in your house that you could designate as a play space where the kids won't have to worry about breaking or destroying anything? It doesn't have to be fancy: a few pieces of child-friendly furniture, a table, some chairs, and a good assortment of age-appropriate toys, coloring books, arts and crafts supplies, blocks, and so on. If money's an issue, you can probably get most of these items used at garage sales or on Craigslist.
Before each visit, think about what you'll do while they're there. Build in a good mix of indoor and outdoor, active and quiet, group and solo activities. Give them some choices, but don't forget to include activities you enjoy. For example, my mom loves to draw and paint and she makes doing art a regular part of many of her visits with her grandchildren. My 7-year old's maternal grandparents are avid bird watchers and they've taken her on many backyard outings. Do this now. It'll be a lot harder to convince a tween or a teen to go to a museum with you if they've never done it before. But if it's been a regular part of their routine, you may actually be able to get them to stop texting for a few minutes and enjoy the artwork.


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Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
To me, the Christmas season starts in the first week of November!
Only a few weeks to go!!!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
72 days, people... It's coming!
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holidays are coming holidays are coming
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
*Seeing isn't believing.Believing is seeing.*
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
As it starts the first of november for me as well can't wait to decorate.spode_victorian_christmas_no_box_P0000015637S0007T2.jpg
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I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!


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A unique shop filled with antiques, gifts, collectibles and crafts. Wide variety of limited edition collectibles including Santas, angels and other figurines.
Abundance Antiques & Design is located in a 4000 sq. ft. 1880's hardware store building where all the authentic antiques and decor are artfully displayed.
Alden Resale is a flourishing resale shop with excellent prices on a wide variety of quality merchandise. Specializing in furniture and memorabilia. This is a bargain hunter's paradise.
Quilting fabric, books, patterns, notions, and classes. Come check us out!
All Seasons Apple Orchard is a u-pick apple orchard located in Woodstock, the county seat of McHenry County in Northern Illinois. We have more than 11,000 apple trees and 12 varieties of apples, including Honey crisp and the Asian pear. We also have a pick your own pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and baking needs. Starting Labor Day Weekend, explore our 10 acre Corn Maze with 3 miles of pathways and 2 bridges. Spend time in our petting zoo, country farm market, or indoor grill restaurant which offers seasonal favorites like homemade apple donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, local honey and much more! At All Seasons Orchard, the hay ride (wagon ride) will take you on a tour through our beautiful orchards and is essential to a complete fall season experience! In our 20th year, we continue our commitment to producing the best apples in Illinois for you and your family!
Paddle-board lessons and rentals are provided by Alpine Accessories at Three Oaks Recreation Area. Make reservations by calling 847-854-4754 or online. Walk ups on availability.
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Simply the best chocolates you can get anywhere! Consumers Digest says "One of the best kept secrets in North America!" It's cooked in copper kettles and individually hand-dipped as it has been since 1919. Locally owned family shop.
Enjoy 6200 yards of great Northern Illinois golf. Located in Lake County, Antioch Golf Club is sure to test your golfing ability. We offer a fair and friendly course for players at every level. With multiple sets of tees, immaculately manicured greens, scenic lakes, ponds & wetlands, Antioch Golf Club is sure to meet all your golfing needs.
Over 7,000 square feet of fine refinished furniture, including dining room sets, bedroom sets and accessories. Also an extensive inventory of architectural items from building salvage projects.
Arte Verde Garden Center and Landscape Co.
Come see the area's largest selection of top-quality plants, including annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, and shrubs. Farm animals and exotic birds. Unique plants not found in other garden centers. A name that stands for quality!
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Antiques, collectibles, furniture, floral arrangements, jewelry, glassware, made-to-order furniture and shelves, in-home help with decorating and more.
Community Farmer's' Market. Due to their commitment to quality and freshness, not all products are available all year round. The farmers bring only their produce to market in their freshest state so not all selections are in stock every week. The Market does its best to ensure seasonal produce is abundantly available during harvest time. Open seasonally June through October.
Belvidere Rent All & Party Store
Get all your party supplies here! We rent just about everything, from blow-up obstacle courses, to tables and chairs, to wedding trellises. We also carry all sorts of tools and machinery to suit your needs.
A tradition for over 25 years. Thousands of hand-pruned, organically grown firs, spruces, and pines in 9 varieties. Free horse-drawn wagon rides & Santa on weekends. Pets welcome
Bill's Friendly Christmas Tree Farm
Cut your Christmas tree in a backwoods setting. We have many trees, including Norway, white spruce and blue spruce. Family owned and operated. Trees up to 23 feet tall.
Our work embodies skill, insight, and respect for both the material and process. It is useful in the kitchen, on the table, or as an accent to decor. The warmth and beauty crafted into each pot will touch those who use it. Its artistry functions best through daily use, through intimate acquaintance.
Blue Wind Gallery & Annex 4121
Furniture, collectibles, comics, militaria, railroad memorabilia, original landscape and wildlife paintings.
CITY:Crystal Lake
The quaint shop opened in the fall of 2001, selling pumpkins and barn wood crafts. Antiques and crafts, from furniture and home decor to primitives, tools and vintage farm equipment -- there's a wide assortment to choose from.
Garden decorations, lawn furniture, plants, flowers, shrubs and trees. Come see our selection and find just what you're looking for!
Celtic Home & Hearth offers unique selections of Celtic and Renaissance inspired and imported items all specially chosen for their quality and appeal.
Stained glass supplies, custom and restoration.
The place to visit for a charming shop offering a wide selection of furniture, home furnishings, gifts, candy, and more!
Colonial Antique Mall and Restoration Center
150 Quality dealers in spacious 35,000 square foot mall, featuring largest furniture inventory in Northern Illinois including: Architecturals, built-ins, mantles, lamps & fixtures. PLUS: 85 showcases - jewelry, collectibles. No reproductions or crafts.
Specializing in pine, oak, mahogany furniture. Textiles, china, and glassware.
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Watkins Nestled in the Mississippi River Bluff town of Winona, MN., Watkins has been America's pioneer in natural living since 1868. As America's original natural apothecary manufacturer, Watkins uses only the finest natural ingredients in its diverse lines of personal care, home care, remedies, and organic flavorings. Committed to being America's most trusted natural products company, Watkins adheres strictly to the same quality standards set forth by its founder J.R. Watkins. J.R. Watkins Natural Apothecary line of personal care contains only natural, environmentally friendly ingredients from renewable resources, avoiding chemicals like parabens, sulfates, phthalates and more and, is one of very few lines to be certified by the Natural Products Association. Natural cleaners have also been a large part of its diverse product mix as far back as 1917, when the company first introduced Natural Vegetable Oil Soap made with pure vegetable oils and no animal bi-products, fillers or colors. 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St. Louis Cardinals Autographed Memorabilia and Collectibles
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball history. The Cardinals are one of the oldest teams in all of baseball, and during their time in the league they've won 11 World Series championships, 19 NL pennants and 12 division titles. With 11 World Series titles, the Cardinals have more championships than every team in Major League Baseball except for the New York Yankees. The Cardinals have provided their fans with countless moments of success worthy of being immortalized within a memorabilia collection.
Between 1920 and 1950, the St. Louis Cardinals won six World Series titles and established themselves as one of the most successful teams in all of baseball. With Bob Gibson and an MVP year from Ken Boyer, the Cardinals won the World Series again in 1964. Only a few years passed before the team won the title again in 1967 behind an MVP season from Orlando Cepeda. The Cardinals claimed their ninth World Series title in franchise history in 1982 after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in a tight seven-game series.Hall of Famer, Ozzie Smith played a huge role for the Cardinals in the '82 World Series, and he went on to dominate for the team for another 15 years. Known as "The Wizard of Oz," Smith was a fan-favorite while in St. Louis and fans strive to this day to preserve his legacy.
Though many superstar players suited up for the Cardinals after the '82 season, none were able to bring a World Series title back to St. Louis until the emergence of Albert Pujols. Pujols debuted for the team during the 2001 and he made an enormous splash. During his rookie season, Pujols batted .329 to go along with 37 home runs and 112 RBI – he was unanimously voted the NL Rookie of the Year. Pujols matched or improved on those numbers for the first ten years of his career – a feat never before achieved at the MLB level. Behind Pujols and a star-studded supporting cast, the Cardinals advanced and won the World Series during the 2006 and 2011 seasons.
The Cardinals have reached a level of accomplishment that will be difficult for any other MLB franchise to match. It's easy to see why the Cardinals have a global following and why their memorabilia is some of the most collected. No NL team comes close to the Cardinals' 11 titles and that's why investing in a franchise that made winning a customary thing is always a smart move. With Hall of Famers Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda and Ozzie Smith, among others, your options as to which direction to take with Cardinals memorabilia are endless.
- Albert Pujols Signed Bats: Albert Pujols is the best baseball player Major League Baseball has seen over the past 15 years, and his statistics prove as much. Pujols, who established himself as a baseball superstar during his 11 years as a Cardinal, bats a career average of .319 and has hit 508 home runs as of June 2014. As a two-time World Series champion and three-time NL MVP, Albert Pujols elevated the St. Louis Cardinals to glory during his tenure with the team. Because he is one of the most feared hitters in the game, the addition of a signed Albert Pujols bat would take any MLB memorabilia collection to the next level. An Albert Pujols autographed bat is sure to add an enormous amount of historical depth to any memorabilia collection. Each bat is hand-signed by this future Hall of Famer and commemorates the 2011 World Series win with the Cardinals.
- Stan Musial Autographed Jerseys: Stan Musial is considered to be among the exclusive list of players that are renowned as the greatest of all time. Musial played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals and that's why his name and legacy still thrives within that fan base to this day. He batted .331 for his career to go along with 475 home runs and 1,951 RBI – numbers that stack up well against some of the best hitters ever. Musial was a three-time NL MVP and also led the Cardinals to three World Series titles, all of which cemented him as one of the best to ever do it. It's hard for Cardinals fans to find authentic Stan Musial memorabilia, but we have a wide variety of collectibles with this Hall of Famer's signature. Bolster your memorabilia collection with this signed Stan Musial jersey, and add the historical context that will elevate your collection to the next level.
- Bob Gibson Signed Baseballs: Bob Gibson was a nine-time All-Star who played his entire baseball career for the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson recorded one of the best seasons ever by a pitcher during 1968, when he posted a 1.12 ERA for the entire season and earned the NL MVP award. The Hall of Famer played a vital role in two successful trips to the World Series in 1964 and 1967. Gibson was also known for fielding the pitchers position like few others have ever done it. He won nine consecutive Gold Glove awards from 1965 to 1973. Gibson won 251 career games by throwing a baseball better than his opponents could hit it, so as a fan the best way to commemorate this icon is by adding a Bob Gibson autographed baseball to your collection. Each ball features a rare Bob Gibson autographed and many also include unique attributes, such as a Hall of Fame logo or inscriptions denoting his many career feats.
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I feel it would be worthwhile for SBFord (the OP and MMORPG.com staffer) to do a follow up article once this thread runs its course.
I suggest SBFord create a poll to measure the popularity of the diffrent properties mentioned in this thread. Then research a few of the more popular ideas along with some of the more unusual ones and describe those properties and what a game based on them might look like.
"Don't corpse-camp that idea. Its never gonna rez"
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OMG Discworld. YES PLEASE.
You don't have to run with the jokes. Make a DARK alternate Discworld with the Guilds, Mages, Patrician, The Watch, Counterweight continent etc.
There are classes, backstories, world PvP, world PvE and all that jazz in Discworld. Leave it to the players to run the jokes.
Actualy the Discworld is a dark and lonely place. If you cannot see past the jokes, it's not for you ... Hell I want a Discworld MMO ...
To the nay-sayers, it's not the IP but the developer/publisher that make bad MMOs. If you want quick money, no IP is going to save the game. If you want a great game, ANY IP will do.
Dragonlance: Already mentioned, but fighting in the War of the Lance would be awesome. Probably the only fantasy setting that might entice me.
Mechwarrior/Battletech: I was a huge fan of the storyline up until the clans returned. The old mechs had a sense of character then clan-mechs lacked. Five-sided PvP on multiple fronts could work, though it might be hard to populate some of the houses.
Cyberpunk: Despite being a class-based game, this setting have plenty of potential.
@Keogh I'll let Suzie know. However, she wasn't the original poster. I am. It might, however, be entertaining to do two follow-up pieces on this.
@Shadowrun suggestions I could be wrong but I believe there IS a Shadowrun MMO in the works. However, it's very much an indie project.
@TheNiteWolf One and half. Depending on the Block you're playing, elves may or may not exist. :P But as per the No Elves Manifesto, I'm willing to make exceptions for things that are, well, not Legolas clones. Discworld elves are creepy, inhuman and somewhat kick-ass in their casual cruelty and odd tricks. I could run with those. Seriously. (Someone make us all a Discworld MMO already.)
@Dayworld MMO ... I need to read that.
I would say Bas-Lag world from Perdido Street station Sar and Iron Council. So many options are laying in that world.
Originally posted by 77lolmac77
Ive said this before and still believe a Narnia MMO would be sweet if done right.
Any IP would be awesome if done right. But that's the crux of the problem, isn't it? Being done right.
This topic seems to pop-up on a frequent basis & everyone chimes in on their favourites, perfectly harmless bit of fun in my opinion, long may it continue.
Wild-West (Sandbox-ish, certain elements would be NPC-driven , such as railroad companies, mail-wagons providing a "backbone" that can be added to by players, a certain amount of quest play along these backbones but outposts & towns would be built, run & staffed by players, with businesses able to "hire" other players or npc's to work for them).
Blade-runner (set in that scenario at least) or perhaps Mega-City One (Judge Dredd turf).
Raymond E Feist's Riftwar Saga, plenty of worlds, evil factions, good factions, tons of races. I know single player games have been made, but an MMO would fit it best
Dune would be amazing if done right
John Ringo's There Will Be Dragons Series-extremely limited high technology mixed with hack and slash warfare.
Im not really a big fan of "franchises" and none you listed appeal to me. MtG would be cool but i cant see any way to do it without it being a single player game you play with other people.
If i was going "franchise" i would go:
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2.D&D(yes i know there is one but i want a good D&D and with 2nd edition rules)
3.Privateer / traveller
4.Gamma World
1: Silent Hill
Mine would be Mortal Engines. Having read the first three books (long, long ago) I fell in love with the idea of cities on wheels moving across a barren landscape. I think the concept of moving cities would be a pull point as it could create an ever changing map and landscape. The big downside would be the landscape since many areas are now just muddy plains because of the cities moving around so much.
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As employee morale stagnates and budget pressures ratchet up, strong federal leaders appear to be even more scarce than ever.
Employee satisfaction with top agency leadership dipped in 2012 for the first time in a decade, following years of slight but consistent gains.
Leadership scores fell to 52.8 points on a 100-point scale, a drop of 2.1 points from 2011 levels, according to a new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte. That's not the lowest score on record — in fact, it's about comparable to 2009 levels — however, it is the first time in the last 10 years that overall scores dropped year-over-year.
The report is based on data from the Office of Personnel Management's 2012 Employee Viewpoint Survey. PPS also uses the data to create its annual rankings of "The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government."
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Scores for top leaders suffer
When ranked with other workplace attributes, employees' opinions of leaders nosedived. Of 10 workplace categories measured by the OPM survey, opinions of effective leadership ranked ninth, scoring below pay, work-life balance and teamwork.
The leadership score is made up of a number of components, all of which declined in 2012.
The degree to which employees felt empowered in their jobs – one of the components of the leadership score — saw the biggest drop, falling 2.7 points to 45.8 points.
However, the drop in employees' opinions of agency heads and their senior management teams is perhaps the most worrisome, according to the report. That's because opinions of senior leaders typically represent "the largest driver of employee satisfaction," the report stated. In 2012, employees' opinions of senior agency leaders fell to 46.7 points, a 2.6 point drop.
The silver lining is that most federal employees continue to rate front-line supervisors more highly. In 2012, supervisors scored 62.3 points, more than 15 points higher than senior leaders. However, even that is below 2011 levels.
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In terms of individual agencies' leadership scores, NASA scored the highest, with 68.1 points. The Homeland Security Department leaders ranked last, with a score of 45.7 — a drop of nearly two points from 2011.
However, as the report noted, scores varied widely by agency. And, despite the governmentwide drop across agencies, there were some individual success stories. Six of the 19 large agencies included in the report improved their leadership scores in 2012, with the biggest improvements in effective leadership coming at the Transportation Department.
However, overall, scores for federal leaders lagged behind those of private-sector leaders. One of the key areas federal leaders struggle with compared to private-sector leaders is in communicating effectively with their workforces, according to the report.
"The negative trends in federal leadership … should be a call to action," the report concluded. "Federal employees today are living in an environment of great uncertainty given budgetary constraints, pay freezes and staffing cutbacks, and at the same time feel less empowered to do their jobs and are less satisfied with the way their senior leaders are handling their agencies. Given the current environment, sustained attention to improving leadership is not a luxury, but a necessity."
The report recommended a few simple steps senior leaders should take to improve their scores. Agency leaders should communicate a clear vision of the agency's mission and how individual workers fit into this vision. In addition, leaders should become more familiar to their rank-and-file employees.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
This is the continuation of the story started in last week's paper taken from an article written at the time of his death.
Montell was the driving force in the beginning and continuation of the Castle Valley Pageant which just completed its 31st season on Aug. 9. Montell had the idea for a pageant in the back of his mind since he was a missionary in the Central Atlantic States, he was assigned to labor on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. The Cherokee Indians produced a pageant to tell their story of how the army rounded up the Cherokee Indians and marched them all the way to Oklahoma. This tale of their journey became known as the "Trail of Tears."
Montell as a young missionary had the opportunity to see this pageant and it made an impression on him. He had long thought Emery County needed a pageant and wished someone would put one together. He never thought that someone was him, he wasn't the pageant writing type, "I'm just a farmer; not a writer," said Montell.
The Castle Valley Pageant has been an annual tradition in Emery County dating back to 1978. Montell was the man with a vision when it came to the pageant. He wrote the story to depict the early settlers to Emery County who came from the Sanpete Valley. The settlers were instructed to settle the Castle Valley by Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the last order or directive he gave before passing away. Montell had a passion for bringing the stories of the pioneers to life. He wanted to make their stories very real for the generations of today and those people yet to come. Part of preserving this story has been the presentation of the Castle Valley Pageant each year. The pageant grew from a two night production to eight nights.
The pageant has taken on a life of its own and for the 25th anniversary of the pageant, Montell and his wife Kathryn and other family members prepared a book of the history of the pageant along with stories from those who have been actively involved in the pageant over the years. Many actors have come and gone, but there are some who have been involved in the pageant for the past 31 years never missing a beat. Montell and his wife Kathryn and their family have been there since the beginning.
In 1977 the LDS church initiated what they called the Activities Committee. Carol Driggs was called to be the Cultural Arts Specialist. She asked Montell who was a first counselor in the Bishopric at the time, exactly what her job was to be. Montell said to her, "What this area needs is a pageant that will tell the story of the colonization of Castle Valley. One that will pay honor to the stalwart pioneers who settled this valley." Driggs answered, "If someone will write the script, I will certainly try to direct it."
After several attempts to get local writers involved, it came down to Montell writing the script or watching his idea fade away. So he along with Kathryn began the chore of writing the pageant. Montell didn't see himself as a writer and it was a time consuming, laborious process. Creating dialogue for the characters and interaction between the characters took a lot of time. The key for Montell was using real stories for the script, things that happened to the people along their way into the Castle Valley; a baby being born along the way, a baby dying along the way, a reluctant wife; all became story lines for the script.
The story of Wink and Anna in the pageant is based on Montell's grandparents dilemma of whether to come to the Castle Valley, before or after their baby was born. In those days, if you were absent from a homestead for more than six months, you would forfeit your claim to the land and a squatter could take over. In the end, the trip is made with a midwife in tow and the baby is born along the way.
The story of Joe and Tilda was based on real settlers named Joseph and Matilda Curtis Boulden. Their baby passed away above Upper Joe's valley and was brought on into Castle Valley to be buried.
Montell based the story of the reluctant wife on two couples he knew where the husband was willing to come to Castle Valley, but the wife didn't want to leave the comforts of the Sanpete Valley which was already settled. Niels Peter Miller and his wife Ellen were one of these couples. Miller made his wife a dugout which was a cut above many at the time. Upon their arrival in the valley, Ellen said, "Has it now come to this that I have to live underground? This line is in the pageant script. Many of the reluctant wives came to love the Castle Valley, but some never did. Grandma Montell upon arriving in Emery County tells how that was the first time she ever swore, uttering, "Damn a man who would bring a woman to such a God-forsaken spot."
Montell felt the pageant showed the pioneer spirit of women, not afraid to speak their minds and filled with emotion.
Montell always felt he was directed by Heavenly Father when he came upon the pageant site. It needed to be outdoors and have a theatre feel to it. He searched high and low, discarding several sites, when on a trip up the church mine road to Des-Bee-Dove, he found the spot. He got out of his pickup and walked up a hill, trudged through some cedars and there it was, laid out just as he imagined. He thought, 'This is the right place.' His soul was filled with joy as he scanned the site and knew it had been prepared for this purpose of bringing the story of the Castle Valley pioneers to life.
The site came to life with the pouring of a concrete pad for the stage and benches for seating. Everything came together and the first production was held Aug. 11 and 12, 1978.
You can't talk about Montell Seely without expressing his love for the Castle Valley Pageant. It would be his dream and vision for the pageant to continue on now without his earthly presence. Montell will continue to be an influence in Emery County long beyond his 74 years upon the earth. His story will be told along with those of the pioneers who settled the Castle Valley. His memory will remain bright in the years to come. Emery County is better because of the chance to know Montell Seely. Well done, thou stalwart pioneer. May your handcart be welcomed at St. Peters gates.


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Skip to comments.ADHD diagnoses in U.S. children rise 53% in the past decade, CDC data show
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It's an EPIDEMIC.
American Boy Disease...
Could it really be a problem with the children...or.....
Nah, progressives are never, ever wrong.
Although he SUPPOSEDLY cannot stay focused in the classroom he CAN and DOES spend hours playing video games.
Its a problem with the teachers not wanting to deal with run of the mill kids acting up behavior.
So lets drug them during their "Wonder Bread Years" and then when we take them off the drug they can become "Adam Lanzas".
When we were assigned in Panama in the late '80s, the DoDDS school system in Panama employed a "prescriptionist", who prescribed Ritalin for virtually every kid (read "boy") who ever acted up or talked in class. My wife was a substitute teacher - she couldn't believe how many boys in each class had to have their pills every day.
But then the kids will cry uncontrollably. Then they'll go into school, tell someone their mom/dad hit them, then the kid gets taken away from the home. All according to plan.
It is a manufactured disease, and the CDC has no business tracking it, just like they do for spousal abuse as a disease, home weapons as a health danger, etc.
They are now under a program to publicize this because the government will be using ADHD and it's prescriptions as a reason to deny one of these children the right to own a firearm when they get older.
A Pill is easier than Parenting,
just get the boy diagnosed with
Absent Dad/Husband Disease and you're all set
for your extra "me time".
...and then use that as reason to take away our 2nd Amendment rights.....
O.K. I was in born in 1940. I cannot remember ANY of my fellow classmates that I would consider outside the "normal" range. I was aware of a few children with Downs Syndrome. I had a cousin with M.D.. I knew an adult neighbor that suffered from epilepsy. There was an elderly lady that lived a couple of miles away that would wander her neighborhood and talk to herself. By the time I got to high school, there were a couple of not too bright kids that had repeated a couple of classes. If they were ADHD, that would be a couple out of hundreds.
My question is to all the old teachers out there. Where did they hide all these ADHD kids back then?? That was pre airconditioning and in the South, they would never have survived living in the attics and we didn't have basements.
Don't forget, school districts get increased per pupil aid for children with diagnosed conditions.
Not that administrators would be tempted.
Just sayin'
When our son was in 3rd grade, the school counselor said he had ADD. As we were leaving that meeting, Mr. M asked how many kids were diagnosed with ADD. She said 49% of boys to which Mr. M replied, then its normal. We had hi tested. Seems he was gifted. Our son made it clear however that he would not be singled out and put in any program so we made him do extra work and kept on his case. He still fought regular school and now at 33 will tell you he probably was/is ADD. I diagnose it as genius with faint Aspergers and somewhat savant.
More like a Social Security Disability epidemic. (I think they get $700/month per child for ADD kids.)
It's sadly perfect.
A world-class scam that is going to blow up in our faces.
Exactly! Do not ever trust these people with your children. It is a bunch of bologna. There is no such thing as ADD or ADHD. It is unicorn for the communists who need to destory all that is good in the USA.
My 11-year-old. Doesn't require drugs, just "Go natter about the Franco-Prussian War somewhere else, Pat. I'm sure the cats are interested."
They never existed. Our progressive society is making the children of this nation sick, and eventually, it's going to kill them.
"Gimme Mah Crazy Check!"
Looks like they don't care about the quiet kids, and I'm not talking about the ones that already know the answer. Just the generally quiet kids that don't talk much.
Two things:
1. Food additives - glutamate for example. (AKA MSG among other names) Is used as a preservative in processed foods. But glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter. With the rise in processed food consumption, you cannot feed a child a steady diet of exogenous excitatory brain chemicals & expect them to sit still. Red food dye has been shown to have the same effect.
2. Lack of parenting. As another poster pointed out, some kids can sit for hours & play video games or stare at the TV, but when it comes to school, they aren't made to apply themselves & be disciplined.
Our country is hosed.
"O.K. I was in born in 1940"
Diets have changed. We eat less homemade, natural foods & more processed Frankenfoods. Who knows what effects on behaviors these chemicals have?
Another designer disease.
Instead of sitting at a computer, let the kids go outside and run their energy off.
I was born in '45. I had that adhd crap along with a few other boys in 5th grade, our teacher, Mr. Jackson, slapped it right outta everyone of us.
"Experts say some parents may push for the diagnosis because they see ADHD as a problem that can be fixed with medication."
Is it not considered a "disability" and do not the parents get extra federal checks ? And we know how that works.
"Diets have changed. We eat less homemade, natural foods & more processed Frankenfoods. Who knows what effects on behaviors these chemicals have?"
And let's not forget about C-sections for convenience by as much as 2 weeks.
I have a goal of, within a few years, replacing over half of our food intake with stuff we produce ourselves...
hope it helps.
Come heah an' git it, yah crazy bastidge.
Why are they using drugs which are stimulants and treat a person who can fall asleep at any time? Aren't these kids stimulated enough already?
ADD and ADHD. Along with the other Disorders.
Simply a drug and government scam machine.
Traceable to the dismantling of the two parent, father-governed home.
What percentage of these diagnosed children have been enrolled in the SSI program and now bring in checks to their parents, courtesy of the American taxpayer.
Welfare fraud is still welfare fraud, only now, they've got more interesting ways of claiming it.
But, it still is easier to blame teachers instead of parenting.
The child is now on medication for a "learning disorder" because she cannot grasp math.
Looks like perfection in every subject is now the goal...anything less is a learning "disorder".
What about those that need a C-section, because the child isn't set correctly in the womb. My sister needed a C-section because she otherwise wouldn't have come out by natural birth. Though in hindsight, would've been better off to call a stork for a return...
Rename this "Lazy Parent Disease." Way too many parents go along with these diagnoses to avoid having to deal with an active boy. If he's doped up in front of the TV, its less the parent has to deal with.
It's a manufactured reason for not working at raising boys.
They tried this with my youngest son. I endured one day of him on that pill and threw them down the toilet. He was a bright, active, happy kid who required a lot of action to "wear him out". I refused to make him a zombie. His teachers were not happy and he spent most of his elementary school years sitting in the hall. Fortunately, I homeschooled him before it was legal and he is extremely smart and successful, with his own little hyper child to "wear out" and make tired enough to sit sill. Exercise is survival for boys.
I think you've unwittingly hit upon why boys today have a hard time focusing.... they're used to the quick, short attention span gaming that they've grown up on. How can a classroom even hope to capture their attention?
I don't game but my business is on the computer. And I've noticed that I have a much harder time focusing on reading a book now than I used to, which I could do for hours. My mind just keeps jumping away from it. Is it because on the computer you can jump from website to website and the brain "learns" to be impatient?
I don't know. But at 49 I notice a difference in myself. I wonder what it's doing to brains that are still growing and developing.
My son is ADHD, which is a diagnosis his school will never know about. We did not go through the diagnostic process for an IEP, crazy check (SSI check), or drugs. We work on his issues with positive reinforcement, eliminating his rituals, punishing misbehavior not due to his ADHD, and greatly altering his/our diets. We saw a great improvement when we eliminated dairy from his diet, for example. We also work closely with our chiropractor and naturopath specialist. Our son takes a high amount of a product called Neuromax (since ADHD is a neurological disorder), digestive enzymes, and probiotics. While he ate a pretty healthy diet to begin with, the occasional trips tp McD's are over. We eat no processed foods or foods with HFCS, MSG, or artificial colors and flavorings. This means I make and can our stocks, roast meats to make sandwiches, and even make all of our tortillas! We eat much more like my grandparents did.
Also, my husband and I are married and he is the rock of our family. I gave birth to our son naturally and he never had a drop of formula. I also made all of his baby food. Our son receives different forms of discipline as needed, including corporal punishment. Both sets of his grandparents are married to their first spouses as well, and are a positive and loving presence on their grandson's life. Not all ADHD cases are the same, so please don't lump all situations into baby mama just doesn't want to deal with it scenarios. To be honest, I used to think the same thing. Now with our experience with this precious guy, my feelings are quite different.
At issue back then was that he got bored easily with 3rd grade work and just wouldn't fill out the stupid worksheets. So we used adrenaline instead of ritilin.
He got a BS in geology but is now a professional musician. Go figure.
Bingo. I see it in my son. He can tell you every permutation of a game he is playing but "struggles" to remember to write down his homework or memorize multiplication tables or simple formulas like area or a circle.
When we were kids it was called "not paying attention" and were acted upon accordingly - not some new age moniker for drugging kids. If you got out of line you were put back in line swiftly.
My father was a school administrator and retired early (35 yr ago). He said at the time that changes were coming and they were NOT good ones so he opted out.
Discipline has been removed from the classroom - parents as well as teachers have been taken out of the authority loop.
There is hardly any local control concerning curriculum nowadays -
Does an ADD diagnosis result in SSI benefits for the child?
Maybe it's the school that's the disease...
Just like the major league ball players who routinely took 'greenies', or amphetamines, in order to improve their performance a few decades ago. Except then, nobody went by the charade that if they improved their concentration and performance that meant they were ADHD, or that only those with ADHD were helped by them.
"but struggles to remember to write down his homework or memorize multiplication tables or simple formulas like area or a circle."
Might I suggest you introduce him to computer programming? If he likes games, he might think it's fun to design his own, and then he would need to learn the math in order to do that. Trick him into learning what he needs to learn, in order to learn what he wants to learn :)
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Is it too late to break all 10 of the scriptwriter's typing fingers? I've never seen such self-conscious dialogue outside of an Aaron Sorkin project.ReplyCancel
I see only see Ashton, not Jobs.ReplyCancel
I adore Steve Jobs, Ashton not so much. I think the voice is throwing me, but if you have watched any of the old interviews that Jobs did in the late 80s, the dialog doesn't seem too far fetched to me…he was always talking about his place in history and what he was bringing to the world.ReplyCancel
Of COURSE Ashton would be all over this role. I think he probably thinks he and Jobs have a lot in common, being tech GIANTS and all. /eyerollReplyCancel
Ashton Kutchner, as a malignant narcissist with a robust substance abuse history. That'll be a stretch!ReplyCancel
Not according to Woz.ReplyCancel
Hmph. I can almost smell the anticipation through the TCP packets….
Look, whatever Jobs was, that hagiography of tech epiphany, even by Hollywood standards, is not correct. If someone deserves that kind of lionization, it's Bob Noyce, not Jobs. And I'm talking as someone who saw early '80×86 chip layouts on the wall. Jobs didn't even know what an "operating system" was at that time. (Gates, sad to say, actually did, which just makes the ongoing crime against humanity of an OS that he inflicted upon civilization even worse.)
For the last time, I'm telling you: Steve Jobs was not a tech genius. I've read Strindberg and Boleslavsky, and also learned to code out of Kernighan & Ritchie. I studied with…well, ain't gonna say. I've also actually worked with old school SRI guys. I mean, I get it, you think your iPhones are so ooh-wee cool. Which iOS is, except that it's not an open OS, which should really bother prating, poser auteurs…but I digress.
The average industry scriptwriter could not pour piss out of a boot. I can quote Scorsese shot-frame for shot-frame, and I've coded in Ada and Lisp. Those schmucks could electrocute themselves with a AAA battery on an Easter Sunday.
Nice set dressing with the Pinto though.ReplyCancel
Wozniak is in the news saying that the scene where he & Jobs argue about everyone having PCs someday (according to Jobs) never happened. I cannot stand Kutcher the role butcher & will stick to the book about him if I can ever get it from the library!ReplyCancel
Cameron Crowe was dead right. Ashton needs acting lessons.ReplyCancel
B. Profane:
Do you have a beard and suspenders?ReplyCancel
@B Profane, I love this entire post. I am sure you have seen the documentary series from the 90s chronicling the rise of the PC. There were interviews in there with all the players and this was before the second coming of Jobs and Apple. Steve Jobs came across as a bully and a bitter egomaniac. So while I say I adore him above, it is more from an appreciation of how he was able to package the hype and 'rise from the ashes'. I would not have ever wanted to work for or with him.ReplyCancel
Wow, what an excellent post. (You sound a lot like my dad, an old school programmer). I want to research your comments now to learn more.ReplyCancel
This movie is happening now because i phones and ipods are very successful, wait until the next big company/tech gadget and then there will be another big ego worshipping movie about what a huge innovator the dead founder was. Snore.ReplyCancel


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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Join Me At Wild Goose!
6 comments:
- bini said...
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- March 19, 2012 at 6:59 AM
- S. Dubinin said...
Absolutely love your writing here.
- March 19, 2012 at 7:06 AM
- Frank Schaeffer said...
- March 19, 2012 at 7:59 AM
- dianedp said...
I am a former Catholic.
last year, I had had enough and declared my independence for a church I had been with for 56 years.
It has been over a year now and I cannot find it in me to commit to another church.
After listening to the craziness that is the republican POTUS nominee race, not sure I ever will.
It is a shame that religion is being so enmeshed into our politics.
I wish I, too, could find a place to soothe the soul.
You are very lucky
- March 21, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Frank Schaeffer said...
Hi D, well I do feel lucky come to WG and lets talk. Best, F
- March 21, 2012 at 4:16 PM
- Nepetablossom said...
Sounds like a festival I'd like to attend! Thanks for sharing this.
I have enjoyed reading your blog and also many of your books. I consider myself a recovering former fundamentalist and find it so refreshing to discover that there are many of us out there.
- March 27, 2012 at 8:57 AM


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One of the most melodic guitarists in Celtic music, Dan Ar Bras has recorded as a soloist and with innovative Celtic harp, bagpipe and flute player Alan Stivell. A pioneer of electric folk in the early 1970s, Ar Bras has continued to explore the textural possibilities of electric and acoustic guitar.
Ar Bras hooked up with Stivell in 1967, shortly after moving to Brittany, a region in western France. He remained an essential element of Stivell's sound for more than a decade and made important contributions to nine of Stivell's albums, including the influential Renaissance of the Celtic Harp in 1972, and the reunion album Again in 1994. After Stivell broke up the band in 1976, Ar Bras spent six months as a member of Fairport Convention, leaving before recording with the group. Although he assembled his own tradition-rooted band, they were equally skilled at electric music and recorded a rock version of Lennon and McCartney's "Rain." Ar Bras switched to a Celtic style of playing acoustic guitar in the mid-1980s and recorded a heavily atmospheric album, Music for Silences to Come, in 1985. In the 1990s, Ar Bras assembled a 50-piece band, L'Heritage Des Celtes. A self-titled studio album was released in 1994 with a live recording, En Concert, following a year later.
Ar Bras continues to be involved with Fairport Convention, recording in Dave Pegg's Woodworm studios near Banbury, Oxfordshire and performing regularly at Fairport's annual festival in Cropedy. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi