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Deuteronomy 34:10
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.
For further study - Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Deuteronomy 34, the last chapter of the fifth book of the Torah, the last book written by Moses, is the record of this great Jewish prophets death. In fact, our key verse states that there was never a greater prophet in all of Israel than Moses, verse 10.
Moses had a face-to-face conversation, not with God since no one can see God face-to-face and live, John 1:18 and Exodus 33:20-23. Moses stood face-to-face with Jesus Christ, actually a "pre-incarnate" appearance of Jesus.
God had chosen Moses to lead the children of Israel from the Egyptian bondage into the Promised Land. Deuteronomy 34 has Moses in the plains of Moab, atop Mt Nebo. This was a great vantage point for Moses to be able to see into the "Promised Land".
Mt Nebo was due east of Jericho, which was in the "Promised Land". The Lord showed Moses all the land that He was going to give the Jewish people, forever. The Lord allowed Moses to see the land, verse 4b, but would not allow him to go into the "Promised Land",Deuteronomy 32:48-52.
Moses was a great man, an excellent leader and a prophet like none other in Israel's history but because he took the "glory" from the Lord, the Lord punished him. No one of us is out of reach of the Lord when He determines to punish us no matter how important we may think we are in service to the Lord.
Tucked within this passage is a great prophetic truth, once again stated, about the land that God promised the Jewish people. Verse 4 records God's promise of the land to the Jewish people.
He promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that the land would be theirs forever. It would be theirs and their descendants forever. In our devotional passage there is only a portion of all the land, verses 1-2, that God has promised.
A compilation of all the passages on the borders of Israel includes what God will give the Jewish people, some ten times what they have today. The enemies of the Jewish people and their modern-day State will try to take the land that God has given them, away from them. This will be done through terrorism and all out war.
However this all plays out one thing is for sure, Bible prophecy will be fulfilled. God will give the land to the Jews. He promised to do so and He keeps all of His promises.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Thank you Lord for being a "promise keeping" God not only to the Jews but to me as well as it relates to my salvation and eternal existence with you.


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- "I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid."
- ―Bishop (from Aliens)
Lance Bishop[10] was a Hyperdyne Systems[1] model 341-B[11] synthetic technician with the United States Colonial Marine Corps, assigned to 2nd Battalion Bravo Team.[12] He served as Executive Officer aboard the USS Sulaco,[2] and as such was part of the combat unit deployed to LV-426 in 2179, to investigate the sudden loss of contact with the colony of Hadley's Hope. He was subsequently involved in combating the Xenomorph infestation at the colony.
As a technician, Bishop was not part of the squad's combat personnel, although he used his non-combat skills to aid in the escape of the survivors from the colony. He survived the incident along with Ellen Ripley, Corporal Hicks and Rebecca Jorden, although he was seriously damaged and later deactivated at his own request.
Early history[]
Bishop was (allegedly) designed and created by Weyland-Yutani employee Michael Bishop.[8] Bishop modeled the eponymous android on his own appearance. Several Bishop models were issued to the USCM;[13] Bishop was eventually posted aboard the USS Sulaco as the ship's Executive Officer and the combat unit's technician.
While numerous other Bishop-type androids have been seen in the Alien franchise (several of which have posed as sleeper agents, actively concealing their android nature from those around them), it would appear that Bishop was among the first 341-B models produced.[citation needed]
Mission to LV-426[]
Due to Weyland-Yutani and military regulations, Bishop was sent with the USS Sulaco Marines to LV-426 to record events and act as Science Officer.[3] Before entering hypersleep, Bishop attempted to develop a rapport with the Marines, but his attempts to inquire about their personal lives were met with derision. He learned that they were particularly fond of displays of power and Private First Class Hudson was particularly pleased with Bishop's prowess with a knife.
After waking from hypersleep aboard the Sulaco, Bishop was asked by Hudson in the mess hall to "do the thing with the knife", namely using his vastly superior android reflexes to perform the knife game at incredible speed. While he initially refused, continued goading from the Marines caused him to relent. Hudson was subsequently "volunteered" by Private Drake to be on the receiving end of the game, and with his own hand placed over the captive Hudson's, Bishop performed the trick at superhuman speed, much to Hudson's horror.
Despite an apparently flawless performance, Bishop actually nicked himself during the trick, thereby revealing to Ellen Ripley that he was an android. Due to her previous experience with the synthetic Ash aboard the USCSS Nostromo, she immediately became hostile, despite Bishop's insistence that newer models such as himself could never "malfunction" as Ash had done. Ripley remained unconvinced and threateningly insisted Bishop stay away from her.
During the drop on LV-426, Bishop drove the unit's APC.[7] Once Hadley's Hope had been secured by the troops, he joined them inside and began going through the facility's logs to try and ascertain what had happened to the missing colonists. He also found Marachuk's medical notes in the colony's med lab, and took a marked interest in the captive Facehuggers held there. He began dissecting and studying the dead specimens almost immediately. At this time, Weyland-Yutani representative Carter Burke informed Bishop that the two live specimens were to be preserved and shipped back to the company when the mission was completed. Bishop continued his work in the med lab while the bulk of the detachment moved into the Atmosphere Processing Plant in search of the surviving colonists, listening in on the Marines' frequencies during the disastrous ambush there.[14]
At Hadley's Hope[]
- "I'll go. I mean, I'm the only one qualified to remote-pilot the ship anyway."
- ―Bishop, volunteering for a dangerous mission (from Aliens)
Following the loss of most of the unit and their dropship, Bishop initially focused his efforts on continuing to study the deceased Facehuggers, hoping to find some weaknesses that may help the survivors combat the Xenomorphs. He theorized that some form of Xenomorph the group had not yet encountered must have been laying the Eggs seen inside the Atmosphere Processor.
However, as events continued to conspire against the remaining personnel on the planet — especially when it was discovered the Atmosphere Processor was going to explode — Bishop realized that he would have to take a more active role in the situation if any of them were going to survive. As such, he volunteered to travel out to the colony's transmitter, alone and unarmed, in order to pilot the unit's reserve dropship to the planet surface. The plan was successful, but before they could leave Ripley insisted Bishop fly her into the Atmosphere Processor so that she could rescue Newt, the last surviving colonist who had recently been taken by the Xenomorphs. Despite the Atmosphere Processor exploding all around him, Bishop managed to stay on station until Ripley succeeded, then barely escaping before the Processor's reactor went critical and detonated, destroying the colony. In doing so, he helped to finally gain Ripley's trust.
Surviving the mission[]
Upon returning to the Sulaco, Bishop was suddenly and violently torn in two by the Xenomorph Queen, who had stowed away in the dropship's landing gear. Immobilized, he could only watch as Ripley fought the Queen using a Power Loader. When Ripley opened the Sulaco's cargo lock to expel the creature into space, Bishop managed to save Newt from being sucked out along with her, despite the damage he had suffered.
Following the event, Bishop was placed into hypersleep, along with the other survivors of the incident — Ripley, Newt and Corporal Hicks.
Aftermath and deactivation[]
Bishop was further damaged when the Sulaco jettisoned the survivors due to an electrical fire in the hypersleep bay and the Type 337 EEV crash-landed on Fiorina "Fury" 161. Hicks and Newt were killed in the crash, while Bishop's remains were deemed irreparable and dumped on the prison colony's scrapheap.
Ripley later reactivated Bishop in order to access the EEV's black box recorder, learning from him that there had been a Xenomorph aboard the Sulaco, that it was now on the planet with them, and that this information had been transmitted directly to Weyland-Yutani. After giving Ripley the information she wanted, Bishop asked to be disconnected, stating that while he could be repaired, he would never be the state-of-the-art android he once was; Ripley obliged him.[8] His remains were later retrieved by the Weyland-Yutani Bio-Weapons Divison that arrived on the planet to capture Ripley and the Xenomorph, headed by Bishop's designer Michael Bishop.[15]
Personality and Traits[]
As an advanced model android, Bishop was designed and programmed to mimic humans in the closest possible way, although he also possessed inherently superior intellect and reflexes, and was able to create his own reactions to situations.[16] Core to his programming were the Three Laws of Robotics, which essentially made it impossible for him to allow harm to come to humans from either his actions or his inaction; in this regard he worked to aid the survivors of the LV-426 mission in their escape from the moon. In fact, despite his employment in the Colonial Marines, Bishop in fact considered himself to be a total pacifist.[17]
Bishop's behavioral software was so acute that he could emulate emotions effectively and engage with humans on a social level, and he was capable of learning and adapting his personality based on observation of others, as evident when he made a joke of Ripley's mistrust of androids following her defeat of the Queen aboard the Sulaco. However, despite his advanced programming, Bishop was beset with an inherent innocence that set him apart from his human compatriots.[18] Furthermore, he suffered from occasional tell-tale "glitches" that betrayed his synthetic nature.[7] Even so, Bishop greatly preferred to be treated as a fellow human by those around him.[19]
While ostensibly just a technician, Bishop doubled as the primary driver for the section's M577 Armored Personnel Carrier. He was also programmed to fly the UD-4 "Cheyenne" Dropship, and was also qualified to pilot the vessel by remote control.[7] Additionally, he was trained in the use of surgical equipment and possessed knowledge of biology and dissection procedures.
However, he did not carry any weaponry in the field, even refusing the Heckler & Koch VP70 he was offered by Private Vasquez to defend himself during his mission to the colony's transmitter array.
Behind the Scenes[]
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For Bishop's damaged appearance in Alien3, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. opted to use an animatronic dummy rather than makeup effects, to allow for more extensive damage to the android's head. The first puppet created proved unsatisfactory when it came to facial articulation, and thus was only used in wide shots from behind the head.[20] Later, when production was relocated to Fox Studios in Los Angeles, ADI built a second puppet that was used to film closeups of Bishop's face as he talks with Ripley. The second puppet was sculpted by David Anderson and featured mechanical internals by Dave Nelson, consisting of 25 individual servo motors.[20]
- Bishop actor Lance Henriksen is almost certainly the most prolific figure in the Alien franchise. As well as Bishop, he portrayed Michael Bishop in Alien3 and Charles Bishop Weyland in Alien vs. Predator, and also lent his voice and likeness to the characters of Karl Bishop Weyland and another Bishop android in the video games Aliens vs. Predator and Aliens: Colonial Marines, respectively.
- Furthermore, Henriksen appeared as Detective Hal Vukovich in The Terminator, which was written and directed by Aliens director James Cameron. In the film, his character is killed by the titular cyborg; this, combined with his deaths in Aliens and Alien vs. Predator, makes Henriksen one of two actors who have been killed on-screen by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator, a dubious honor he shares with fellow Aliens actor Bill Paxton (although it could be argued that he was not killed by an Alien as Bishop technically survived his encounter with the Queen and was only deactivated some time later).
- In Cameron's original treatment for Aliens, Bishop never actually sets foot on LV-426 and remains aboard the Sulaco in orbit. He also refuses to rescue the survivors at the end of the story, saying that his programming will not allow him to risk the Xenomorphs potentially contaminating the ship and subsequently spreading throughout the human race.[21]
- Bishop began a tradition in the Alien franchise of giving synthetic characters names that begin with subsequent letters in the alphabet — Ash in Alien, Bishop in Aliens, Call in Alien Resurrection and David in Prometheus, A-B-C-D. It is not clear if this was intentional with regards to Bishop, or whether it was merely coincidence before the tradition was adopted subsequently. This naming convention was continued in the Fire and Stone comic book event, which featured the synthetic Elden.
- Bishop is the only character in the Alien film series other than Ellen Ripley to appear in more than one film (not counting photographs and corpses).
- After many years struggling as an actor, Henriksen had become somewhat disillusioned with the profession when he was cast as Bishop and was ready to quit acting altogether if the part had not been successful.[22] Today, the role of Bishop is considered to be one of the actor's finest.
- The Bishop character was introduced as an apparently sympathetic synthetic character meant to add to the drama of the sequel, given the appearance of a more sinister synthetic in the original Alien film.
- For the scene where Bishop plays the knife game, Henriksen practiced with a variety of different knives and got to the point where he actually performed the stunt on camera, although certain shots were later sped up to accentuate his inhuman abilities.
- Bishop's severed legs can be found in the Sulaco's hangar bay in Aliens: Colonial Marines.
- A figure based on Bishop was released by Kenner Products as part of the company's Aliens toy line. The Bishop toy was shipped with the Aliens: Space Marines mini-comic Aliens: Desert Storm.
- In William Gibson's unproduced script for Alien3, Bishop and Hicks became the series' main characters in lieu of Ripley, and they, along with another group of Colonial Marines, are involved in a Xenomorph outbreak on a massive space station, where the Aliens are being bred and studied for use as a bio-weapon. The screenplay ended with a cliffhanger setting up a fourth movie that would take place on Earth. The script was eventually rejected, although it is widely available to read online.
- In William Gibson's unproduced script for Alien3, including all subsequent adaptations, Bishop is referred to as a Hyperdyne model A/5.
- In September 2017, Loot Crate created a figure based on the iconic "Queen vs. Bishop" moment from Aliens featured in the "Robotic" themed box.
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- Alien Resurrection (novel) (appears in flashback)
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See Also[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kenner Products Bishop figure
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alan Dean Foster. Aliens, p. 67 (2014), Titan Books.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20070728220623/http://www.alien-movies.com/html/aliens/characters/2cha_bishop.html
- ↑ https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Aliens_James_Cameron_May_28_1985_first_draft.html Note: the Hollywood Collectibles Group licensed prop replica dog tags incorrectly show Bishop's "rank" as 'EOA.'
- ↑ S. D. Perry. Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report, p. 90 (2014), Insight Editions.
- ↑ Bishop's actor's (Lance Henriksen) height at the time was 5ft 9 (175.3 cm), so that is also how tall Bishop would have been.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 James Cameron (writer and director). Aliens (1986), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Vincent Ward (writer), David Fincher (director). Alien3 (1992), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
- ↑ S. D. Perry. Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report, p. 136 (2014), Insight Editions.
- ↑ Bishop's name is seen as "L. Bishop" on a monitor in the film, and as all the USCM characters (except those whose names are given) share their first name with the actor portraying them, it can be assumed his first name is Lance.
- ↑ Alien3 trading cards — 70. Bishop II (1992), Star Pics.
- ↑ Aliens: Infestation, Nintendo DS version, Gearbox Software, WayForward Technologies, 2011.
- ↑ Aliens: Colonial Marines, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 version, Gearbox Software, 2013.
- ↑ Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, p. 149 (2012), Titan Books.
- ↑ Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, p. 146 (2012), Titan Books.
- ↑ Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, p. 92 (2012), Titan Books.
- ↑ Alan Dean Foster. Aliens, p. 235 (2014), Titan Books.
- ↑ "Strange Shapes - Interview with Lance Henriksen, 1987". Retrieved on 2013-05-21.
- ↑ Alan Dean Foster. Aliens, p. 236 (2014), Titan Books.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Paul McGann, Alex Thomson, Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Terry Rawlings. Alien3 audio commentary (2003), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
- ↑ Alien II treatment (September 21, 1983) by David Giler, Walter Hill and James Cameron
- ↑ Lance Henriksen. The Importance of Being Bishop (2010), 20th Century Fox [Blu-ray].

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It's just a little ringing or buzzing in your ear, right? It sounds innocent enough when you put it that way, but the truth is tinnitus changes things, especially if it's new. It is, in fact, just a phantom noise in your ear but that doesn't mean it's something that you will learn to love — just the opposite in fact. For some people, tinnitus is a debilitating problem, one that interferes with their ability to hold conversations, sleep at night and focus at work. It changes your perception of the world because it takes over different parts of it. To understand why you need to know more about tinnitus.
Tinnitus: What is it?
Tinnitus means you hear noises that no one else can hear. People think of it as a condition but it is actually a symptom of something else like the age-related hearing loss. If you have tinnitus, it is important to know many other people do too. According to the American Tinnitus Association, about 15 percent of the U.S. population have tinnitus at some level.
Tinnitus can be different for everyone, as well. Some people hear ringing in their ears while others describe it as:
- Buzzing
- Wind blowing
- Clicking
These are all sounds indicative of tinnitus.
What Causes Tinnitus?
That tells you a lot but it doesn't explain the cause of tinnitus. Tinnitus is a bit of a medical mystery, in part, because there may be more than one cause. For many, it is a symptom of profound hearing loss. The brain gets used to hearing sounds all the time because it's always around you. It's there when you go for a walk or read a book. There is some kind of noise even as you sit in a quiet room.
Noise is always there for your ears pick up on even if it is slight. Faint sound creates small waves that the brain can interpret. It then decides whether you actually should hear the noise or not.
When someone develops hearing loss things changes gradually. Over time, the sound stops coming to the brain the way it used to, so it tries to figure out why. Researchers believe that it tries to fix the problem by creating the ringing, buzzing or wind sound associated with tinnitus. It would rather "hear" a phantom noise then live in silence.
There are other medical problems that can cause tinnitus beside age-related hearing loss such as:
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If you suddenly notice the phantom noises of tinnitus, it is time to make an appointment with your healthcare provider. You need to find out why you have this problem and to rule out very serious medical concerns like high blood pressure.
Why Does Tinnitus Impact How You See the World?
Tinnitus has a negative impact on most people and even faint ringing in the ears can be distracting. The irritation of not being able to turn it on and off can lead to:
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- Mood swings
- Sleep disturbances
- Irritability
- Poor concentration
People with severe tinnitus might experience:
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- Unemployment
- Sleep deprivation
- Anxiety disorders
- Major depressive disorder
That loss of control and frustration may bleed through to everything else you do.
What Treatment is Available for Tinnitus?
First, make an appointment with your doctor to talk about the medical options. If the cause is hearing loss, using a hearing aid for that ear may be the only thing you need. Hearing aids amplify sound, so your brain starts getting the daily noise it expects. White noise machines mimic environmental sounds when you take your hearing aids out like at night. You can also try to create your own kind of noise with a fan or by running a dehumidifier.
Your view of the world defines your awareness of what's going on around you. That improves when you eliminate the distracting noise of tinnitus.


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If you're looking to get better sound out of your car's stereo system, upgrading your Phoenix Gold auto speakers is one of the most simple ways to go about it. Phoenix Gold auto speakers come in an array of sizes and price ranges, so it is helpful to get a basic idea of them before you hit the store. Below are a few general tips to assist you with your speaker ordeal:
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- Drop In Speakers: There is a large range of speakers that were manufactured to "drop in" the existing cutout spaces in your car. If you plan on doing the installation yourself this is probably the route to go. They are fairly easy to install and can really increase sound quality. If you are looking to add additional speakers to your system there are usually additional cutouts spread throughout the vehicle. A professional installer should know where to find these cutouts and some retailers will have manufacturer listings of which speakers fit in various cars.
- Component vs. Coaxial. Replacement speakers can be bought as coaxial or component. A coaxial speaker means that the tweeter is mounted over the sub-woofer, these are the most common types of speakers and will be the least expensive option when upgrading. If you are looking for a higher-end upgrade, look into component speakers. With these, the tweeter and sub-woofer are separate components; which makes it easier to position each component where it enhances the sound quality the most. These systems will usually include crossover electronics but sub-woofers are often an added accessory. Component speakers also require an amplifier for power.
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Kelce Bowl: Chiefs' Travis, Eagles' Jason the center of attention in a Super Bowl rematch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Good luck going anywhere these days without hearing or seeing something that has to do with Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce or his younger brother, Travis Kelce, the star tight end of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
The former was recently dubbed one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" by "People" magazine. The latter is dating Grammy-winning superstar Taylor Swift.
Together they host one of the hottest podcasts in America, lent their voices to a Philly-centric Christmas album, and have transcended the NFL to become pop culture icons in their own right.
Even the matriarch of their family, Donna Kelce, has become an endorsement powerhouse over the past 12 months.
"It's been a whirlwind," admitted Jason Kelce, who will try once more to beat Travis and the Chiefs for the first time when the Eagles visit Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night for a rematch of the Super Bowl.
"It kind of started last year with the podcast and everything, and I think it continued to grow more and more."
It's been on hyperdrive since the Chiefs rallied to beat the Eagles for the Lombardi Trophy in February.
That is when many football fans began to latch onto their podcast, "New Heights, with Jason and Travis Kelce," where the duo provided a glimpse of their lives behind their facemasks. The Kelces rap on everything from what happened that week in the NFL to what happened in the worlds of TV and entertainment, all with a stunningly disarming sense of humor.
That's also about the time that people began embracing Donna, who has made every effort to show up for both of her boys' games over the years — including those against each other — yet had never been in such a spotlight. She famously wore a half-Eagles, half-Chiefs jersey to the Super Bowl, and there is little doubt she will bring it out again on Monday night.
Suddenly, the Kelce brothers were showing up on late-night TV shows. Playing in made-for-TV golf spectacles.
Raising millions of dollars for charitable causes. And yes, rubbing elbows with singers, actors and the Hollywood elite.
"You just try to take it one game at a time," Jason Kelce said, using that well-worn cliché to describe the way he handles the hullabaloo. "You try to stay grounded with it. You try to stay realistic with it. You try to be the same person you are."
Even if you are named one of the sexiest men alive.
Then there's Travis Kelce, whose profile began growing the minute he stepped onto the field for his second season with the Chiefs. Since then, he's been an All-Pro four times, selected to eight Pro Bowls, won three AFC championships and two Super Bowl rings — including that one at the expense of his brother.
Travis Kelce didn't become a crossover star, though, until he mentioned his failed attempt at giving Swift one of her famous friendship bracelets during a stop on her Eras Tour.
Undeterred, he invited the songstress to watch him perform at Arrowhead Stadium, and after she took him up on the offer early this season, the two have been seen together all over the world.
That includes Buenos Aires, where last weekend Kelce took advantage of the Chiefs' bye week to drop in on her concert. And in a scene that was all over social media, Swift not only changed one of her lyrics — "Karma is the guy on the screen" became "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs" — she also raced off the stage to kiss him after finishing a song.
"We're learning with the paparazzi just taking photos from all over the place," Kelce admitted. "You have a lot of people that care for Taylor and for good reason. Just got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments."
On the field, there have been a lot of good ones for both brothers.
The Eagles are 8-1 and were leading the NFC as they entered the weekend, while the Chiefs are 7-2 and atop the AFC. And while both teams have a long way to go, nobody would be surprised if they met again in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl.
The NFL certainly would have no problem with it.
The Kelce brothers — despite playing two of the least-glamorous positions in the game — no doubt have created countless new football fans with their off-the-field endeavors.
After all, how many "Swifities" have tuned in to see whether their hero will show up to the next Chiefs game, then became hooked on what happened between the end zones?
"Listen," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said this week, "ex-players have done a great job once they've gotten done. We know that. But to have the guys still playing and doing it, and still maintaining the support of their teams doing it? That means they are doing it the right way, and not putting coaches and players at risk. There's no threat there. That's when you get in trouble."
Other players have transcended the sport over the years, though usually they play quarterback: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and, yes, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes.
But rarely have they dived so headlong into the myriad of ventures of the Kelce brothers.
That includes "A Philly Special Christmas," which features Jason Kelce singing alongside Eagles teammates Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, and with Travis Kelce enlisted to sing "Fairytale of Philadelphia" on their sophomore effort.
It's a lot that could take away from what happens on the field. Yet somehow, the Kelce brothers have thrived while doing it.
"This will continue to grow with other teams," predicated Reid, who has known the family for decades, and even coached Jason Kelce when he was in Philadelphia. "How you handle it is important. And these guys have done a nice job."
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Ella Pauline "Polly" Loutzenhiser, a longtime resident of Idyllwild, passed away peacefully in the company of her children, at the age of 83 on July 25, 2010, at Eisenhower Hospital in Rancho Mirage.
Born in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 28, 1926 to a minister's family of four brothers and a sister, she was raised in Northern Indiana where she met and married her husband, Russ, of 66 years. After he returned from World War II, they moved west to California and raised four children, eventually landing in Idyllwild. A fantastic cook, Polly worked over 20 years at Jan's Red Kettle restaurant. Everyone adored her soups and pies. Loved by many, she will be missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russ; and her son, Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser, U.S.F.S. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Brown and husband Howard; Beth Pachman and husband Steve; son Michael Loutzenhiser and wife Susan; Mark's wife Maria; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.


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The other day I looked at the role of the Sanity system in Call of Cthulhu, and how it creates another mechanical stress on the players and one that helps enforce the horror genre. How would it work in something like D&D?
First - let's be clear on the goal. In a horror-soaked D&D game, monsters are rare and otherworldly. The experience of the supernatural is not commonplace - they represent a disturbance to the status quo and a violation of the natural order (from a human perspective). A system that attempts to model the mental effects of horror implies that even hardened soldiers could be unnerved by direct exposure to the supernatural that defy categorization or understanding. A mechanic would be put in place to attack the characters from an alternate angle and put pressure on the players as they face down supernatural threats.
In general, I prefer "less is more" and don't like adding sub-systems so I'd like Sanity mechanics to be simple, familiar, or both.
My first thought is something like this: all characters have a permanent starting Sanity value equal to their Wisdom; from that point on, Sanity and Wisdom are not correlated. Temporary Sanity goes up and down over the course of an adventure, but permanent Sanity rarely decreases and represents a hard cap. There are some ways to heal temporary Sanity during an adventure, and lost temporary Sanity usually recovers completely between adventures.
Whenever a character is subjected to a horror, there's a chance their temporary Sanity decreases; the DM rolls a d20 against the characters current Sanity score (like an armor class), and if the roll meets or exceeds the score, the character loses some temporary Sanity. (Conversely, if players prefer to roll, they're always trying to get under their temporary Sanity and 'miss' their Sanity).
Here's are some sample Sanity losses. The amount is rolled randomly similar to weapon damage:
- Seeing a monster at a distance, witnessing a mundane killing or a fresh corpse - 1-2 points.
- Seeing a monster up close, finding a grisly murder scene, or experiencing unnatural omens or haunting effects - 1-4 points.
- Attacked by a supernatural threat or seeing hundreds of corpses - 1-6 points.
- Attacked by an overwhelming threat, like a horde of monsters or a giant thing; seeing the corpse of a loved one or friend; witnessing a supernatural killing - 1-8 points.
- Seeing a good friend gruesomely killed by a monster - 1-10 points
Cumulative losses within a single encounter caps at the maximum for the worst loss. If the characters are attacked by a supernatural threat (loss 1-6) and one of the party members is gruesomely killed (1-10 loss), the maximum loss for both events is 10.
Furthermore, extremely weird and otherworldly monsters would have a kicker - seeing something like Great Cthulhu might add 1-6 points of loss to the roll (seeing Great Cthulhu rise out of the harbor and scoop up a handful of sailors and toss them back like popcorn would cause potential 1-8 and 1-6 points altogether). Really outré monsters like the Outer Gods or Great Old Ones may always strip a point of permanent sanity. I haven't decided if there should be a minimum loss associated with certain encounters, even if the Sanity misses. Since we're treating it more like Sanity attacks and damage, it might be good to stay away from "auto damage".
Once a character gets to zero temporary Sanity, they receive a -2 to all of their rolls and saving throws. Once a character gets below -5 temporary Sanity, they're in deep shock and lose a point of permanent Sanity - an are they unable to function? Do they gain a phobia or mental derangement? I don't know yet - I need to see how other games have handled similar things and then run the ideas through some paces at a home game (For now I'd treat "deep shock" as a Fear effect). I'd also suggest a saving throw versus Death to avoid the loss of permanent Sanity. At some point I'd expect a character might go permanently mad (at permanent Sanity = 0).
Anytime an NPC retainer or henchman loses half or more of their current Sanity, they need to make a morale or loyalty check.
Xameck the Mage and his small crew of mercenaries (Bart the Fighter, the priest Montjoy, and a retainer, Squire Deegan) are hired by the Burgomeister to discover the source of the grave robberies in the lonely cemetery beyond the village. Climbing atop the Sarkhov Mausoleum, the group huddles down for an overnight vigil. A village goodwife, recently deceased, was interred earlier in the day, and the lookout is spying on her fresh grave across the moonlit ghostyard.
A shambling, lurching figure emerges from the mists down below, startling Squire Deegan (make a check due to Seeing a Monster at a Distance). Raising the alarm, the characters get to their feet and prepare missiles, but the monster lurches off into the darkness, tearing up clumps of earth with its hooves. Since these guys are adventurers, they quickly climb down and begin to follow the monster's tracks.
The monster's path leads to an opened mausoleum, and the characters take a moment to light torches before entering the black interior. There's only a large sarcophagus with a skewed slab for a lid within the decorative chamber. Fearing an unholy terror, Montjoy waits at the end of the sarcophagus with a vial of holy water, while the two fighters get on either end of the slab and slide it open.
With a speed belying its ungainly size, the monster springs out of the depression and slashes Montjoy down the front of his chest with iron-hard claws. As a 1st level cleric, Montjoy doesn't have too many hit points, and the other characters watch him drop to his knees, gurgling on his own blood before he dies. While everyone in the group makes Sanity checks and prepares to draw weapons, the monster (in this case, a Lovecraft-style ghoul) barrels down a set of narrow stairs beneath the sarcophagus, and into a subterranean realm.
At this point, the characters have been threatened by a 1-2 Sanity loss (seeing the monster), a 1-6 point loss (attacked by the monster) and a potential 1-10 loss (seeing a friend killed right in front of them by the monster). The cumulative maximum is still 10 points because these would all count as a single encounter. It's possible some characters with low Sanity scores are "shaken", taking a -2 to rolls, and Squire Deegan might need a morale check before being willing to enter the ghoul's realm.
Obviously, we need to try the rules on and refine the approach, but just reflecting on the sample encounter, I can see that adding any kind of Sanity mechanic changes the complexion of even a "mundane" supernatural encounter into something different and makes each encounter more impactful. I didn't spend much time with the Ravenloft 2E rules back in the day, and I've been thinking of checking those out as well to see what the mothership was doing to support horror-flavored D&D back in the 90's. Anyone familar with the 2E Ravenloft setting? (Someone pointed out Crypts & Things has a Sanity mechanic too - I'll have to check it out and see how it's implemented).
In the interests of carousing rules and soaking loose cash, the primary way to recover lost Sanity is to spend some money in between adventures - each day of spending 100gp (per character level) recovers 1-6 temporary Sanity points. This money could be spent on any appropriate activity stipulated by the player as something relaxing or important to the character, but it can't provide other material benefits. Examples include carousing, tithing to the church, research, or training.
Once per day while adventuring, the party leader can give a rousing speech to each character. If the leader succeeds on a reaction roll (rolling a 9-12 on a roll of 2d6, modified by Charisma) the characters are inspired and gain 1-6 Sanity back. Consider it a once-per-night pep talk or morale boost.
I'd have to go back through the clerical magic system and identify appropriate spells that should interact with Sanity hit points and damage; spells like Fear may cause Sanity damage in addition to their other effects, whereas Remove Fear could recover Sanity damage similar to a Cure Light Wounds. Maybe high level spells like Restoration can restore permanent Sanity points.


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The colourful Canadian business tycoon, who earned millions in everything from hockey to hogs only to face mountains of debt and the wrath of Albertans, has been dogged by controversy and legal problems for decades. But this will marks the first time hell be sent to prison. U.S. assistant attorney Tony Raphael said Pocklington must surrender to U.S. prison authorities on Dec. 9. Its not yet know which facility hell be sent to. Judge Virginia Phillips granted the delay so Pocklington can travel to Florida for surgery in November, said the prosecutor. Court documents show he has eye and colon problems, but Raphael wasnt clear what the surgery is for. Other than the hospital trip, Pocklington must remain in the central district of California. He will likely be fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet on Monday, Raphael said. Pocklington will also be under two years of supervised release, including six months of house arrest, when he gets out of prison. "Obviously, this is not a development I welcome, but I accept full responsibility for my actions," said Pocklington. "I will willingly comply with each and every condition of my supervised release." The prosecutor recommended Pocklington serve a nine-year sentence. Defence lawyer Brent Romney asked the judge to spare his client from prison so he could care for his ailing wife, Eva, who recently suffered heart failure and received a pacemaker. The defence also submitted as evidence several letters from high school students, sent to Pocklington after he spoke to their health class about "positive self esteem." Raphael said the letters backfired. "The judge felt that actually that kind of cut against him," he said. "Her comment was the letters showed the defendant went out and talked to the kids about how he became successful and wealthy. But reallyy, she felt he should have talked to them about how he got in trouble with the law and also had been convicted of a crime. 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Pocklington filed a bankruptcy claim in 2008 stating he was virtually penniless and owed almost $US20 million. The FBI arrested him at his home in Palm Desert, near Palm Springs, the following year. In previous court documents, investigators said they believed Pocklington was associated with off-shore companies registered in the Bahamas. In the end, Pocklington admitted in court that he had declared bankruptcy without disclosing that he had control over bank accounts and storage facilities containing assets and property of his wife. A lawyer representing several creditors still looking for Pocklington to pay up was also in court Friday. Raphael said the judge gave the creditors permission to file a motion asking that financial records entered into the hearing be unsealed. Pocklingtons creditors include the Alberta government, which loaned the businessman money to prop up his Gainers meat-packing company and other failed enterprises. A Canadian court earlier ruled that Pocklington owes the province $13 million. In May, Pocklington and an associate settled a securities fraud case in Arizona and were ordered to pay more than US$5 million. Pocklington is most famous for bringing Wayne Gretzky to Edmonton in 1978, then trading the superstar player a decade later to the Los Angeles Kings. Livid hockey fans burned the owner in effigy outside the citys arena. Mired in debt, Pocklington later sold the team to a consortium of local buyers and headed for California. ' ' '


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This was a very special collection of bands — Delta Spirit and Ra Ra Riot (who traded headlining spots all week), Nathaniel Rateliff, Free Energy and Pearly Gate Music — and the only Barnstormer tour that kept the same lineup every night of the tour. It was filled with old friends and a couple of bands who had been buddies for a while as well.
We started the tour in West Liberty, Iowa, on a pretty perfect late spring night and then moved on to the first tour show we ever did in a legitimate venue, the always great Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee. From there we ran into a strange snag, with the venue we were supposed to be using in Wisconsin pulled out from beneath us the night before the show by local authorities who had previously granted us permission to but the show on. We moved the show to the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, WI in the 11th hour and had a great night there — playing Whiffle ball on the grounds pre-show. We then traveled to what became our favorite new barn in Monticello, Ill., just outside of Champaign. Definitely the best night of the tour thus far and it's evident in the recordings that the bands were on fire. The final night in Maquoketa, IA, site of Codfish Hollow, the energy and performances were doubled from the night before, with numerous sing-a-longs and guest appearances in sets. This was the first tour that we ended here and now it's the rule for a reason.


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At hot-for-Wimbledon, Venus Williams nears Serena showdown
LONDON— Venus Williams is no longer the player she once was, on account of the passage of time and the day-to-day ups and downs of an energy-sapping condition.
At age 35, 21 years removed from her first professional tournament, Williams still possesses a dangerous serve, along with the muscle memory that comes with seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon.
And so while it is her younger sister Serena who is ranked No. 1, has 20 major titles and owns a 23-match Grand Slam winning streak as of Wednesday, the elder Williams is still in the draw at the All England Club, too — and the siblings are closing in on what would be their 26th all-in-the-family matchup on tour.
"She probably comes back here and, you know, I think, she almost feels like this is home," said David Witt, Venus' coach. "When you have confidence, you have everything. That's with any sport. And I guess when she gets here, it's a confidence thing."
READ: Venus Williams eyeing late career renaissance
On the hottest day on record in Wimbledon history, with the temperature topping 95 degrees (35 degrees Celsius) — and a terrific day for American women — both Williams sisters won second-round matches: 16th-seeded Venus beat 95th-ranked Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-4, while top-seeded Serena defeated 93rd-ranked Timea Babos of Hungary 6-4, 6-1.
Two more wins, and the siblings will meet in the fourth round.
"She poses a big threat for me," Serena said about Venus.
They pulled out of doubles on Tuesday, citing "soreness" for Serena, who wants to focus on her pursuit of a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.
Four other women from the U.S. won Wednesday, including two real surprises: 158th-ranked qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands eliminated No. 7 Ana Ivanovic, the 2009 French Open champion, 6-3, 6-4; and 47th-ranked CoCo Vandeweghe, the niece of former NBA player and executive Kiki, beat No. 11 Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Also advancing: No. 21 Madison Keys, who finished off a match suspended because of darkness at 2-all in the third set a night earlier, and Sloane Stephens.
A pair of US men moved on, too: No. 17 John Isner and 105th-ranked wild-card entry Denis Kudla, who followed up his victory over No. 28 Pablo Cuevas by getting past 18-year-old Alexander Zverev.
"A few years ago, I was being asked, 'What happened to U.S.A. tennis?' And I said, 'Well, it comes and goes.' I think there were a lot of younger players coming that showed promise," the 30-year-old Mattek-Sands said. "Sure enough, I think we have a really strong contingent of American players and it's really good to see."
She is halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam in doubles with Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. Serena, meanwhile, is halfway there in singles, and so far this week has a pair of straight-set victories after playing five three-setters at the French Open.
After dismissing Babos on Centre Court — where a small electrical fire in a mechanical room set off alarms once play was done for the day — Serena was able to settle in front of a TV to watch Venus finish off Putintseva.
"I always root for Venus," Serena said. "She's been through a lot in her career. She's really playing well."
So far at Wimbledon, that is certainly true, including a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the first round.
READ: Serena sweeps through Wimbledon opener
Against Putintseva, Venus' 29 winners included seven aces, and she reached 122 mph (197 kph) on a serve in the final game.
Venus last won the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in 2008; three years later, she announced that she has Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause joint pain and fatigue.
Her nearly 2-hour match Wednesday was the last on Court 3, and wrapped up at about 9 p.m., by which point it was much cooler than earlier. The Met Office, Britain's official weather service, said the temperature reached 35.7 degrees Celsius (about 96 degrees Fahrenheit) at its closest observation site, about 1 degree Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the previous tournament record, set in 1976.
Spectators fanned themselves in the stands and used everything from hats to umbrellas to towels for shade. A ball boy collapsed during Isner's match and was taken away on a stretcher. One player, No. 27 Bernard Tomic of Australia, said he felt dizzy during his victory. Others, including Mattek-Sands, wrapped towels filled with ice around their necks during changeovers.
"It's definitely hot, but nothing crazy. We have played in worse. I think it's just surprising because it's happening in England, where it usually doesn't," Keys said. "We have played through much worse."


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The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause
of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be
prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new lows, leading
government officials to set policies that undermine competitiveness and sap economic growth.
Business is caught in a vicious circle.
A big part of the problem lies with companies themselves, which remain trapped in an outdated,
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they overlook the greatest unmet needs in the market as well as broader influences on their longterm success. Why else would companies ignore the well-being of their customers, the depletion
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significantly. Shared value was created.
Shared value could reshape capitalism and its relationship to society. It could also drive the next
wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy as it opens managers' eyes to
immense human needs that must be met, large new markets to be served, and the internal costs
of social deficits—as well as the competitive advantages available from addressing them. But our
understanding of shared value is still in its genesis. Attaining it will require managers to develop
new skills and knowledge and governments to learn how to regulate in ways that enable shared
value, rather than work against it.


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