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Monday mailbag
Okay, people, it's been WAY too long since I've dipped into the ol' mailbag, and I have a HUGE backlog of letters, so let's get right to it, shall we?
The Feast of Winter Veil is approaching, and it made me think. What do you hope to get from Greatfather Winter this year? Do you have any special family traditions? I look forward to seeing Orgrimmar all decorated for the festivities.
Happy Holidays!
–Lorewalker Shara
PS you may want to avoid using tinsel to decorate around Mortimer, unless you like festive poop! Might be a good idea to keep Taktani away from it too, thinking about it.
Hey, Shara, thanks for writing. Hopefully Orgrimmar is looking all Winter Veily these days. I'll be back for a check-in soon, but I'm probably only going to make it back to town JUST in time to catch the end of the festivities. As for my wish list… I remember addressing this point a couple years ago, and most of the stuff on that list still stands – especially Varian and Magatha's heads on pikes – but there are a few more things I can think of that I might add to the list for this year.
- An actual explanation that makes sense for what the hell was going on with Mokvar while I was away.
- A wireless network here in Pandaria that's actually reliable, so I can log onto Earth Online without it being a fucking comedy show.
- An on-site goblin tech guy who can maintain that network without the whole thing going kablooey and spitting out two burnt pieces of toast every time there's a breeze, because let me tell you, Grizzle Gearslip ain't happening.
Come to think of it, so far all of these could pretty much be covered if I could get a bunch more Spazzles. Because really, as much as I clown on the guy, he actually knows what he's doing and gets shit done, and unlike half these other jokers, I don't have to worry about him running around behind my back doing spirits-know-what. So, other additions to the list:
- A scribe that doesn't have traitorous tendencies, a busted-up writing hand, or the disposition of a six-year-old on a sugar high from eating all the Hallow's End candy EVER.
- The secret to controlling the sha.
- A First War commemorative chess set. This is the normal-sized, less creepy version of the chess set Medivh had over in Karazhan. It's been rumored to be in the works for years, and I've finally started to see them showing up on ebAH. Yes, I play chess. Don't act all surprised, for fuck's sake.
- Varian's head on a pike. Did I mention this one?
As far as having family traditions for Winter Veil…not really. I mean, keep in mind, Winter Veil is a pretty recent thing for us Mag'har. We didn't have Winter Veil back in Nagrand, so we only started picking it up at all after Thrall came out to Garadar a few years ago. Greatmother Geyah really has taken a liking to it, but that's about it. Plus, not to get maudlin and shit, but it's kind of hard to have family traditions when you don't really have a family. I mean, I never knew my dad, and my mom died when I was young. I'm an only child. As far as I know. Assuming Grom wasn't a bigger pimp than anybody's given him credit for. Anyhow, point being, Greatmother is pretty much the only family I've got nowadays, and even SHE's not a blood relation – she's just the one that raised me after Lakkara died. So, yeah. AREN'T YOU HAPPY YOU BROUGHT THAT UP? BET YOU FEEL PROUD.
I am in desperate need of your assistance. I approached Regent Lord Lor'themar with my issue but he said that it was beyond his scope and directed me to contact you.
I recently inherited a house and it is in terrible need of redecoration. You have done a great deal of renovation recently and I was wondering if you could give me some tips to make my house look amazing. Attached is a picture of the house.
Grats on the new house, Tegwin. Not so grats on the place looking like such a shithole. Because, yeah, that place needs some work. I mean, seriously…the wispy, billowy day-glow curtains? A bearskin rug with the bear head still attached? Strewn out there like you're getting ready to do a photo shoot you already know you're going to regret in five years? And… Is…is that a hookah? Just sitting there, right out in the open, in the living room? What are you, one semester removed from college and stuck with a slacker troll roommate who keeps swearing he'll have his half of the rent this month, and this time he means it, mon, only you know perfectly well that's not happening because felweed's a hell of a drug?
So, okay, a few things. You have to lose the pastels, first of all. I know that probably goes against every last one of your blood elf sensibilities, but trust me on this. You want strong, commanding colors – the kind that will make people think "Holy fuck, some serious shit goes on in this place" when they walk in. Lots of reds and grays. Err on the side of darker. Go too dark with the red and you get a bloody crimson, which is still pretty badass. Go too light and you get pink. See where I'm going with this?
Mount some weapons on the walls. If you haven't cleaned them lately and they've got some bloodstains, all the better. It adds to the color scheme I'm talking about, plus it conveys a message of "This person is not to be fucked with." Spikes. You can never have too many spikes. Or skulls. Get some skulls in there. If you can carve up the body of one of your enemies and, say, make their skull into a chair for yourself, awesome. Or maybe turn their bones into an end table. A hat rack will do in a pinch. If you haven't killed any notable enemies lately, but you've got an infamous foe that you really only know by reputation but somebody in your family killed, and you have THEIR remains somewhere handy, that's just as good, because that fucker was brought down by your bloodline (AGAIN NOTICE THE BLOOD MOTIF) and you totally deserve to share credit for the accomplishment.
This is all for your living room, of course, and I know my tastes can be a little hardcore. I figured you might want to take it down a notch or two for your bedroom, so I went to Garona to get a woman's opinion. Didn't get very far, though. I told her I had a question about the bedroom and tried to ask her if she matches her rugs and curtains, or words to that effect, but she just got all pissy for some reason. So, not much help there. I seriously don't know what's up with her sometimes.
Speaking of which…
I'm writing this letter to you in secret and I hope it gets to you and I'm not killed in the process. *looks around*
It's about Garona Halforcen. Sir, she scares the everliving shi—uh—crap out of me. *looks around again*
I happened upon some history stuff about her and now I'm all confused. She was there when the first invasion from the Dark Portal, then she had a kid with an old man, and she is half-orc, half-dradne dranin demon *looks up spelling* DRAENAI. (She looks like an orc. Smells like one too. I don't see it.)
Now I'm all confused and sitting in a dark tunnel with a lot of thinking time had me thinking about her again.
What I want to know…*looks around*
How old is she? She's got to be like….ANCIENT. *hides paper, looks around*
She doesn't make sense and I don't want to ask her. She's scary.
–Ruekie, Shaman In Training
PS: There's a lot of talk lately with the orc kids about the Red Pox, and if there is something scarier than Garona it's that. I heard you had it once. Did it hurt? Can you get it again? Can we get it? Can an outbreak happen again? Too many questions and we are getting freaked out. Like FREAKED out. Really.
Okay, first of all… Um, Ruekie, you realize we were JUST in those caves all alone and out of earshot of Garona, right? Not sure why you didn't just ask your questions THEN, but whatever. Kids.
First, the Red Pox? No, seriously, you don't want to get into the Red Pox, that was just a bad scene all around. I don't know why you kids would be talking about it now, but really, just let that shit die. Nobody needs to be digging up THOSE memories for anybody.
Okay, now that that's settled, on to your main point. Yeah, I'll grant you the scary thing with Garona. Scariest bitch I know who hasn't come back from the dead. Although it's probably a sad statement about my life that the list of people I know who HAVE come back from dead is a lot longer than you would figure. Because – I don't know if I've mentioned this before – NOBODY STAYS FUCKING DEAD ANYMORE.
Anyway, here's the deal with Garona. Yeah, she's half orc, half draenei. Back in the day, Gul'dan bred an orc and a draenei to create a personal assassin – enter Garona. Yeah, she looks mostly orcish, but I guess these racial mixes are kind of a crap shoot as far as which race's physical traits you get.
Anyhow, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure exactly when Gul'dan actually orchestrated her birth. I know it was definitely before the Dark Portal opened, and that was about 30 years ago, but before that, there was a window of about 20 years when Gul'dan was up to some Really Bad Shit, so the breeding experiment could have happened anywhere in there. Let's shave off the first couple years to give Gul'dan time to come up with this idea and for Garona to be brought to term. That would mean that Garona would have to be anywhere from, say, 32 (She's not. Seriously. I'm 35. There's no damn way she's younger than me.) to around 48 or so. Anywhere in between, your guess is as good as mine.
Hang on, though – this gets more complicated when you add the fact that Gul'dan had Garona aged magically so that she could get right to work, no childhood needed. Swell guy, huh? Anyway, the age of adulthood among orcs varies a little from clan to clan, usually somewhere from 13 to 15. (Yeah, I know, kid, can you believe it? Technically you're an adult. Hard to imagine you're a grown-up, huh? Well, let me clue you in on a little secret: That thought won't stop seeming weird for another 20 years.) So that would mean, however old Garona is according to the calendar, she really has the body of a woman 13-some-odd years older. So now we're looking at a physical age putting her somewhere between 45 and, like, 60-something. Which is kind of a big deal when you consider that 70 is about as old as you could reasonably hope to live as an orc, even if you do a perfect job taking care of yourself.
Oh, but hang on, we're not done yet. It's about to get more complicated. (Don't look at me – I didn't make this shit up.) Because, see, since Garona has that draenei half, her aging is even more fucked up. Draenei live for…like…forever. I mean seriously, I think the average draenei lifespan is something like "infinity minus twelve." So you mix THOSE genes in with our good, wholesome "70 if you're super lucky" orcish genes, and…well… You've got a woman who's technically, like, 40, only with the body of a 53-year-old, only not really because 53 doesn't mean anywhere near the same thing to the draenei part of her, so…um… Who the fuck knows?
She's old, okay? Only she's kind of not. Only she is. Whatever – you go figure it out. Meanwhile I'm going to go check around the room and make sure there aren't any whooshing sounds coming from the corners.
The following is written in elegant, but slightly shaky, cursive script on pale peach-colored parchment paper
My dear little Roshy,
How are you doing? I have missed you. It's beautiful here in Nagrand – we're having the most glorious late-fall weather. I hope all is well in Orgrimmar.
Why didn't you tell me you have a girlfriend? Sounds serious too… She has been sending me letters telling me about how deeply in love you both are, and has included many pictures of you with little hearts and flowers drawn on them. She says you're getting married in the spring? Why didn't you mention it? You would think you'd keep your own family informed, dear. We'll have to have a little chat the next time you visit. You are coming home for Winter Veil, are you not?
Also, you should take some pictures of the two of you together. And perhaps find a new photo studio. These look like they were printed on magazine paper instead of proper photo paper. I can't properly frame them for display, especially not with the lipstick kisses smeared all over them.
All my love,
–Greatmother Geyah.
Hold on, hold on, what… how the… it… GODDAMMIT, SOMEBODY IS FALSIFYING RECORDS OF THEIR WARCHIEF, and…and… Oh fucking hell, now I'm going to have to go out there and explain Photoshop to her. It was bad enough when I had the bright idea to try to show her the internet. Nothing in my e-mail for two months but forwarded pictures of wyverns asking for cheeseburgers. And WHO is this woman who's…ugh. You know what? I don't even think I want to know. Even though I can probably think of a couple likely suspects.
Now I'm just imagining somewhere in Orgrimmar there's a dim, candle-lit room with walls covered by pictures of me, and…no, no, don't even go any further with that, Garrosh. That way madless lies.
And now on top of everything, I have to squeeze in a trip to Nagrand before Winter Veil totally runs out on me, or I'm never going to hear the end of it. Ugh. Maybe I'll bring Gurtash, and see if I can maybe distract her a little with the cute kid factor. Or Ruekie? I bet she'd like Ruekie. Plus Rook might want someplace to hide anyway, what with her probably having Garona out for her head as soon as this post goes live.
Very good to hear you have escaped the Saurok caves unharmed. The Horde would be in a very dire position if we were to lose our leader.
I do have one question. Have you ever thought of asking a mage if they could manage to conjure lemon squares? I have no complaints, but the same old sticky buns are a bit tiring after some time (not to mention they turn stale and hard as a rock after some time sitting in a bag). Perhaps you should collaborate with my wife? I am sure she would be very good to collaborate with, or maybe another mage closer to your location.
–Shen-Wei Pureblossom
Thanks for writing, Shen-Wei. You know, I HAVE thought of this lemon squares angle before, but here's the thing. First off, there was a point around this time last year that I really thought Gija down in the Cleft of Shadow was on to something, but the problem is, lemon squares don't really lend themselves to conjuring, apparently. I mean, you can abracadabra up some pastries that are sorta, KINDA in the same ballpark as lemon squares, but you can tell they're not the real thing. It's like the drop-off from real leather to that fake shit that the damn DEHTA hippies try to pass off and think they're fooling anybody. And once you're used to eating the real thing, I mean, come on. It would be like going from having me as Warchief to, I don't even know, a fucking TROLL or something.
Second of all, having spent my whole life eating those lemon squares, let me tell you, we don't need mages recreating Greatmother's recipe, because IT'S ALREADY MAGICAL. (See? See how I'm already working on smoothing things over with her? For real, I'm so fucking diplomatic you could just shit a brick.)
Also, even setting all that aside… Nothing personal, but I don't take anybody up on any suggestions that include the phrase "perhaps you should collaborate with my wife" ever since the Incident That Shall Not Be Discussed over at Tharl Stonebleeder's house. Now stop making me think about things that cannot be unthought. MOVING ON.
Rumors are flying that there is a red pox outbreak. Is this anything like the scourge?
–Kelytas, Blood Elf Paladin, Borean Tundra
Wait, again with the Red Pox? No! We're not going to talk about the Red Pox. Why the fuck is everybody so curious about the Red Pox all of a sudden?
I really enjoyed that Photo-Op you had with King Varian a while ago. I couldn't help but notice that King Varian had a wonderful tousled-Anime-pigtail thing going on that was at the same time sexy but tough, and you…well, you just look cranky.
I checked in with the Couturier Barbershop in downtown Orgrimmar and was quite frankly shocked at the dismal array of hairstyles available. An up-swept Mohawk with a scarf? Are you kidding me?
I know you might have a couple of things on your plate right now but seriously, you really need to look into this before the entire Horde start looking like extras from Naxxramas.
Maybe you could contact King Varian, find out who does his hair and we could have a Stylist Exchange with one of our Barbers so they could learn some new hair techniques and bring back the Glory of the Horde.
I also noticed that our Tailors are in desperate need of new patterns. Malevolent-style silk pantaloons? Really? That is so last-season…
–A Concerned Fashionista Blood Elf
Lor'themar, is that you?
Yeah, let me get right on that. I'll send a special diplomatic courier right over to Stormwind with a note that says, "Who does your hair??" Yeah, that would go over great, I'm sure.
Hmm. Actually, come to think of it, a message like that would probably seem SO weird to Varian that it might fuck with his head a little. Like, I can totally imagine him reading that and thinking, "Garrosh wouldn't give a shit about my hair…WHAT IS HE UP TO?" And then he gets all paranoid and shit. And meanwhile I'm just sitting back and not doing anything, and the longer this goes on the more paranoid he gets – ESPECIALLY when it's time for him to go to the barber, because, hey, THIS IS WHAT GARROSH WAS ASKING ABOUT. And maybe he gets so messed up and suspicious that he stops going to the barber altogether, and his hair grows and grows, and finally he's just got this total mess of a rat's nest on his head, until maybe he eventually can't stand it anymore and shaves it all off and ends up bald. Same as me.
There you have it, ACFBE. Problem solved. Garrosh comes out ahead of the curve yet again. Boom.
I'm studying Orcish History at school and need to write an essay. I thought I'd write about the Red Pox and it's impact, and I thought it would be neat if I could quote you on the subject, if you don't mind.
I know it was a terrible illness, but there aren't any first-hand records that I've been able to find. What was it like to live with the Red Pox? Do you remember much from those years? Did you notice any major differences between Orcish society as a whole and the way Orcs lived in Garadar? Pretty much anything you can remember would be great.
–Anonymous Scholar, Orgrimmar
Okay, so at least NOW I have some idea of why everybody's got the Red Pox on the brain this week. So okay, fine, just this once I'll talk about it, seeing as I'm probably one of the only Red Pox survivors a lot of these kids will have the chance to meet.
It sucked.
What, you wanted more? FINE.
I'm not going to waste time going over the symptoms, because there must already be records of that, and I'm pretty sure neither one of us wants to spend our lunch break reviewing my childhood vomiting habits. But yeah, I had it as a kid, and even setting aside the physical suffering of it all, I can't stress enough how much of an effect it had on the culture of Garadar. I mean, you asked if there were any major differences between Garadar society and orcish society as a whole? Fuck, what WASN'T different? The Red Pox hung over our whole culture. It touched everything. We had whole generations who were born and died – prematurely, granted – under the bane of that thing. That was the worst part of it, really – the sense of resignation it left us with. It was like, for a lot of us, there was this sense that the Red Pox came for our grandparents, and then it came for our parents, and now it's going to come for us.
Over the years, our shaman kept working to find a cure, and every so often there would be a glimmer of hope that maybe they had something. But then there would always be some disaster that would undo it. After a while that became part of the gloom and doom of it – the shaman would come up with a new possibility, and you never quite stopped hoping, but deep down you were thinking, "Okay, let's see what fucks it up THIS time." Even when they finally did find a cure, and the suffering could finally end, a lot of us couldn't even quite believe it was really happening.
Adding to all this, by the way, was the fact that over in Telaar, the draenei had their own parallel illness going on for a while. It was called the lank distemper – or the "Lanks," as a lot of folks ended up calling it. Basically an infection that caused severe dehydration and loss of appetite, so the afflicted would wither down to these scrawny shadows of their former selves. Sometimes the two diseases would flare up as if they had a contest going to see which one could kill more victims. Which made for some miserable times for everybody involved. Believe me, for anyone who was living through it, you do NOT want to get them started on the whole Lanks / Red Pox rivalry.
Is that enough? Are you happy yet? Or do I need to relive the time the conjured healing sphere rolled between Bullrok's legs and into the lake, too?
Winter Veil is here! Time for a great orc cheer! Lok'tar!
I am so looking forward to making cookies and milk for Greatfather Winter this year with my new cooking skills I learned from Pilgrim's Bounty holiday. I may even add some lemon squares to add some extra favor. I'm really hoping this year he'll give me a ferocious armored bloodwing with exotic leather saddle for riding. That would be so cool! (Sigh, I'll probably end up with another copper racer though.)
What are you hoping for Winter Veil this year, Mr. Garrosh sir?
Varian on a spire tree?
Blood and thunder!
–Ruekie, Shaman-Still-in-Training
PS: Greatfather Winter looks awful familiar, but I can't quite figure it out. Kinda like Mr. Saurfang, but that would be impossible…I think. (Nothing is impossible with Mr. Saurfang.)
PPS: Winter Veil holiday is a great time for eating. Try no to eat too many lemon squares, though, sir. It doesn't take much to make your muscles look like marshmallows. D:
Wait, Ruekie AGAIN? When the hell is she writing all these letters? Fuck, maybe I should hire HER as a scribe, if this is how fast she can crank out pages. Anyway.
So also, before we get into anything else…hang on, you want a BLOODWING for Winter Veil? A frigging BAT? All of a sudden, a WYVERN isn't good enough for little miss tornado-pants? You've seen Mortimer in action, up close and personal, and you've decided, "Nah, let's give the universe a sporting chance – keep the wings, take away all the parts that really make the wyvern badass, and replace them with a giant blind rat"? Are you KIDDING me?
I already answered the part about what I want for Winter Veil a few letters up, so no need to get into that again. And I'm not going to dignify the lemon squares thing with a response. But I have to comment on that thing you said about Greatfather Winter. You know, one thing that people always say about Greatfather Winter is that there's no way the guy could possibly fly all around the world and deliver presents to everyone in just one night. Well, I think you might have found the one gaping hole in that theory. So, next time you find yourself in an argument with some skeptic who doesn't want to believe in Greatfather Winter, just unload this one on them:
"I'm telling you, there isn't enough time for Greatfather Winter to do all that! It isn't physically possible!"
"What if Greatfather Winter is really Saurfang?"
"Oh… Um… Well then."
I hear you had de red pox, mon. On dat game Earth Online dey has a disees call chicken pox. Es dat de same? (What do chickens haf to do wit dat?)
Dey say in dat game, once you hav it, you cannot get et again. Yah, mon, you are now invisible to dat disees, like de lich king's horse. Dat is good news!
Cheers, mon!
–Bobbette, Out der somewhere
I am beginning to get the very distinct impression that I may be getting trolled.
What's dis I be hearin' about da Red Pox breakin' out again? It be all anybody be talkin' 'bout dese days! If you get it, does dat mean ya turns red? I remember seein' some red orcs back in Hellfire Peninsula, mon, was dey havin' da Red Pox? Dey go from green ta red? Don't get me wrong, mon, I don't want nobody gettin' sick, but if dere be anudda outbreak, look on da bright side – all dat red an' green togetha be lookin' nice an' festive for Winter Veil!
–Bob, Shado-pan Monastery
I hate you. I really, truly hate you.
Excuse me, Warchief, I write to you from Dustwallow marsh, I came here to see if I could find test subjects for a new flamethrower, and found something much more interesting, there is this mysterious woman on the road to the ruined theramore (hah!) and she seems to be able to send me back in time to look at theramore and the swamp before theramore was destroyed, I went to sleep at mudsprocket and woke up in present day. She seems upset that I was killing humans as soon as I was there, and refuses to send me again.
–Ritaba, Mudsprocket
Wait, wait, hang on. Let me get this straight. You're telling me that there's someone hanging around Dustwallow Marsh sending people back in time to Theramore before we blew it up? As in, making it possible to totally sidestep our whole victory and interact with the place like it was before? That… fucking hell, THAT DEFEATS THE WHOLE POINT OF US BLOWING IT UP IF YOU CAN FUCKING DO THAT!
You know, this has the Bronze Dragonflight written all over it — or at least it WOULD, if it weren't for the fact that this is PRECISELY THE SAME KIND OF SHIT they they've been recruiting people to PREVENT for years now, and by the way didn't I just march through like 50 miles of steaming shit over their whole "integrity of the past" deal last year?! But hey, apparently it's NO BIG DEAL when you're talking about Theramore, right? SURE! WHY NOT? Hey, how about I zip on back to the past and start fucking with shit too, because I GUESS THAT'S ON THE MENU NOW, RIGHT?
Fucking dragons. FUCKING TIME TRAVEL!
I have been reading the history of Pandaria, and discovered something no one has bothered to take note of, seven burdens of Shaohao, the story of how the last emperor of Pandaria defeated the six sha and locked them away in a poor fashion (He couldn't have kept them from causing havok any time someone gets cranky?), and there are older writings indicating a beast with seven heads, perhaps there is a seventh sha never recorded, it could be the key to controlling them.
–Yinsun, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
Now see, THIS is an example of some research that might actually be useful. You might be on to something there, Yinsun. It DOES seem kind of fishy that we have this story about Shaohao and his seven burdens, and this seven-headed thingamabob, and then we only have six sha that we know about. It's definitely worth considering whether we've got one more sha on the loose that nobody's thought of. (Hell, I was even bouncing ideas about this around with some people on Twitter a little while ago.)
For anybody keeping score at home, we might as well start with the basics. Right now, we've got six sha accounted for: the Sha of Doubt, the Sha of Anger, the Sha of Despair, the Sha of Violence, the Sha of Hatred, and the Sha of Fear.
So, okay, let's suppose there's one more out there. Since the sha we know about all seem to be named for pretty major negative emotions or vices…hmm…let's see, what do we have left for major negatives?
There could be a Sha of Greed, I suppose. Although…I mean, we have goblins with us, and I have to figure if there were a Sha of Greed, people like Grizzle Gearslip would be setting the fucker off left and right. The Sha of Jealousy, maybe? Makes sense on paper, but again, you'd figure we'd be having outbreaks all over the place, seeing as we've got a base full of people who've been watching me stroll around day after day. And you KNOW the peeps get jelly when they feast their eyes to the pure awesome that is yours truly, amirite?
So we're kind of running out of major vices to pair up with the missing sha. What else is there? Free-associate, Garrosh… hmm… the Sha of Gluttony? The Sha of Sloth? The Sha of Anteater?
Hang on…I think that line of thought took a wrong turn on me somehow.
Maybe we're going about this wrong. Time to think outside the box a little. For all we know, this last sha could be kind of a niche sha, something more specific and less…well…grandiose. Which might explain why this one might have been able to fly under the radar all this time. So, let's see, what else could be out there as the sneakier, subtler bane of our existence…
- The Sha of Social Awkwardness
- The Sha of Small Talk
- The Sha of Poor Table Manners
- The Sha of Bad Penmanship
- The Sha of Bad Spelling
- The Sha of Typos (possibly related to above)
- The Sha of Not Picking Up After Your Wyvern
- The Sha of Repetition
- The Sha of Redundancy
- The Sha of Telegraphing Bad Jokes
- The Sha of Walking Really Slowly in Front of People at the Mall
- The Sha of Paper Towels with Inexplicably Strong Perforation So You Try to Snap Off One Square and End Up Yanking Out Half the Roll
- The Sha of Telling the Same Story Over and Over and Over Again Even Though Yes I Already Know How You Met Eitrigg Okay Tirion
Okay, you know what? This is going nowhere fast.
Wait, wait, hang on a second… I could swear I HAVE seen another sha somewhere.
HOLY FUCKING HELL THAT'S IT! THE SHA OF HAPPINESS! Come to think of it, I even remember seeing this fucker on Twitter! Fuckin' A, I KNEW all those annoyingly happy assholes like Mylune were up to no good! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW.
Okay, that's going to do it for this time, but keep those letters coming. You guys really stepped up to the plate with this batch of letters, so you know what that means — THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED. So keep it going, and I'll try to be back with more wise words soon. Handy form included:


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We are just about half way through the final quarter of the 2016 year. As the year winds down to an end, it never goes by very quickly as there are three major holidays that are celebrated during the last two months. Thanksgiving, December's religious holidays, and New Year's Eve, which as most know, occurs on the final day of the year. In this posting, we review two of the year's major releases. One comes from Philly native Meek Mill and the other is by Gucci Mane, who was recently released from being incarcerated for three years.
The first of the official free mixtapes to be reviewed belongs to Philadelphia emcee Meek Mill who is currently signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group record label. He has had his share of beef over the past year or so with hip hop artists such as Drake, Joe Budden, and most recently west coast lyricist and former G-Unit member The Game. Some may say that rapper The Game started the feud to hype up his retail album release of "1992" before it dropped. Many of Meek Mill's fan were waiting in heavy anticipation for him to give them the 4th volume of the "Dreamchasers" collection and on October 27th, 2016 he finally delivered it to the streets. Part 4 contains guest appearances by Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, girlfriend Nicki Minaj, Quavo, Don Q, Young Thug, 21 Savage, YFN Lucci, Tracy T, Guordan Banks, Pusha T, the late Lil Snupe, and French Montana.
Next, comes the first official street album product by Gucci Mane since being set free after serving a 3 year prison sentence for a probation violation. There may have been much more hype for this drop, but before he went to jail he recorded a ton of music which was released while he was incarcerated, so it would seem like he never left the game. He brings along three features on this 14 song title from Rick Ross, Young Dolph, and Travi$ Scott.
We will be back with another review very soon as there have been many official drops within the past 2 months. It seems like the month's of October and November are the busiest times of the year for recording artists to be releasing music. Make sure you stop by frequently as new music is always being added for you listening pleasure.

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PRDP RPCO8: Hiring of Individual Consultant: Value Chain Analysis Consultant for Goat (Closing Date: April 11, 2016 @ 5:00 pm) [RPCO8-SIC-019-16]
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Hiring of Consultancy Services (Individual Consultant) – Value Chain Analysis Consultant for Goat
Solicitation No. RPCO8-SIC-019-16
EPC: PhP300,000.00
- The Government of the Philippines has received a loan from the World Bank towards the cost of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payment for the cost of HIRING A VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS CONSULTANT FOR GOAT.
- The PRDP-RPCO 8 hereunder referred to as the "End User" now requests interested applicants to submit Expressions of Interest for the Hiring of Value Chain Analysis Consultant for Goat:
Item no. 1
PR No. IP-16-03-0065
Position: Value Chain Analysis Consultant for Goat – I-PLAN Component
Quantity: 1 person
Monthly salary: Php 100,000.00
Duration: 3 month
- A set of Terms of References (TOR) are provided as attachments.
Terms of Reference_VCA for Goat
- The applicant shall be evaluated on the following criteria:
Experience of the consultants – 40%
Adequacy of methodology and work – 30%
Qualifications and competence of staff to be hired (if needed for the KII) 30%
- General Qualifications (Education, length of experience) 10%
- Suitability of the Project (Experience of performing the duties which will be assigned to him/her in the project) 10%
- Familiarity with the language and the conditions of the region(Familiarity with the language and the conditions of the region in which the work (KII) is to be performed or experience in similar environments) 10%
- Bidding Procedures will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the World Bank Guidelines and taking into consideration the related provisions in the Project Loan Agreement and Guidelines in the Procurement under IBRD loans and IDA credits. The individual consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedure set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2011.
- 6. Interested proponents shall submit their Expression of Interest, Curriculum Vitae and all necessary supporting documents, in a sealed envelope marked "HIRING OF VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS CONSULTANT FOR GOAT – I-PLAN COMPONENT (SOLICITATION NO. RPCO8-SIC-019-16)."
- Expression of Interest (EOI) must be delivered at the address below not later than 5:00p.m. of April 11, 2016.
Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office No. 8
PRDP – RPCO 8 SBAC Secretariat Office
3rd Floor, Administrative Building
Kanhuraw Hill, Tacloban City
The PRDP – RPCO 8 reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the Selection of Individual Consultant (SIC) process or reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/bidders.
(sgd) LEO P. CAÑEDA, CESO III
Regional Executive Director
and PRDP – RPCO 8 Project Director


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Accidental Death Insurance
Accidental Death Cover provides a lump sum payment in the event of death by accident. This lump sum can help reduce debt, pay for final expenses, create an investment fund to generate ongoing income, or provide an inheritance or donation, among other things. The purpose of the funds is entirely yours to decide.
Early payment of benefit
Depending on the sum insured and the complexities of an estate it can take some time before the proceeds of a life policy can be legally released. To assist with immediate expenses while that process is completed, the bereavement support benefit allows $15,000 of the Accidental Death Cover to be paid out immediately upon notification of death.
When the news is bad
The insurer may allow the Accidental Death Cover benefit to be paid out early where an accident has resulted in a terminal diagnosis. While this is not something any of us want to think about, having access to these funds at this time can help prevent financial stress from compounding the obvious emotional stress at such a difficult time.
Bringing your loved one home
Should you be fatally injured while travelling, working or living overseas, the repatriation benefit allows early payment of up to $20,000 of the Accidental Death Cover to reimburse the costs involved with returning your loved one to New Zealand.
Expert assistance
If you or your family would like assistance with managing the proceeds of an Accidental Death Cover claim, your Accidental Death Cover benefit provides a financial and legal advice benefit which reimburses the costs of a financial planner and/or lawyer up to a maximum of $2,500, payable in addition to your Accidental Death Cover.
Funeral support for your children
Should a dependent child under the age of 18 pass away while you are covered under this benefit, you will receive an automatic funeral support benefit, which is payable in addition to your Accidental Death Cover. The amount payable for children between the ages of 10 and 18 is $3,500, or $2,000 (less any other amounts payable) for children under 10 years of age.
The above benefits are summary examples only and may not be a full list of benefits which may be available to you. The exact types of cover and benefits will change depending on the insurer and the specific policy. Please contact us for a comprehensive list of benefits available.
Accidental Death Insurance
This is a great way to boost your current life insurance cover by adding this type of cover at a very reasonable price. Since the policy will only pay out on accidental death the premiums are very low and this can be used to boost your current cover in the event of death by accident, or you may use this product if you are unable to obtain insurance for medical or health reasons.
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(2008), "World Health Organization", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 21 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2008.06221dab.001
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Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
World Health Organization
Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 21, Issue 4
New survey finds highest rates of drug-resistant TB to date
Edited by Jo Lamb-White
Keywords: Incidence reporting, Diagnostic data, Public health
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new report. The report presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis.
The report, "Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world", is based on data collected between 2002 and 2006 on 90,000 TB patients in 81 countries. It found that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a virtually untreatable form of the respiratory disease, has been recorded in 45 countries.
The report also found a link between HIV infection and MDR-TB. Surveys in Latvia and Ukraine found nearly twice the level of MDR-TB among TB patients living with HIV compared with patients without HIV.
Based on the analysis of the survey data, WHO estimates there are nearly half a million new cases of MDR-TB a year, which is about 5 per cent of nine million new TB cases of all types. The highest rate was recorded in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, where nearly a quarter of all new TB cases (22.3 per cent) were reported as multidrug-resistant.
Proportions of MDR-TB among new TB cases were 19.4 per cent in Moldova, 16 per cent in Donetsk in Ukraine, 15 per cent in Tomsk Oblast in the Russian Federation, and 14.8 per cent in Tashkent in Uzbekistan. These rates surpass the highest levels of drug resistance published in the last WHO report in 2004. Surveys in China also suggest that MDR-TB is widespread there.
"TB drug resistance needs a frontal assault. If countries and the international community fail to address it aggressively now we will lose this battle," said Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the WHO Stop TB Department. "In addition to specifically confronting drug-resistant TB and saving lives, programmes worldwide must immediately improve their performance in diagnosing all TB cases rapidly and treating them until cured, which is the best way to prevent the development of drug resistance."
For the first time, the global survey includes analysis of XDR-TB. However, because few countries are currently equipped to diagnose it, limited data were available for this report.
The report also points to some successes. Thirteen years ago, Estonia and Latvia were singled out by WHO as drug-resistant TB "hotspots". Following a substantial investment and a sustained assault on MDR-TB, rates in these two Baltic countries are today stabilizing and TB case notification rates are falling.
The true scale of the problem also remains unknown in some pockets of the world. Only six countries in Africa – the region with the highest incidence of TB in the world – were able to provide drug resistance data. Other countries in the region could not conduct surveys because they lack the equipment and trained personnel needed to identify drug-resistant TB. "Without these data, it is difficult to estimate the true burden and trends of MDR-TB and XDR-TB in the region. It is likely there are outbreaks of drug resistance going unnoticed and undetected," said WHO TB expert Abigail Wright, the principal author of the report.
WHO estimates that US$ 4.8 billion is needed for overall TB control in low- and middle-income countries in 2008, with US$ 1 billion for MDR-TB and XDR-TB. But there is a total finance gap of US$ 2.5 billion, including a US$ 500 million gap for MDR-TB and XDR-TB.
"The threat created by TB drug resistance demands that we fill these gaps, as laid out in the Global Plan to Stop TB, a roadmap for halving TB prevalence and deaths compared with 1990 levels by 2015," said Dr Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership. "The Plan also calls for another imperative – sufficient resources – for research to find new diagnostics, new drugs effective against resistant strains and an effective TB vaccine."
For more information: www.who.int


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Bank Name: The National Bank of Commerce of Amarillo
State: TX – Texas
Charter Number: 6865
Lifetime: Operated 1903 to 1933 | Total Issue – $1,316,230
Series: $20 – 1902 Blue Seal National Banknote
Sheets Printed: 13,495
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Rarity and Value: Hugh McCulloch twenty dollar blue seals as a type are not especially rare. You could buy a very common one for less than $100. Most people collect them based on which state or bank they are from. Some can be very rare. Most trade in the $100 to $400 range. However, you definitely want to make sure you understand what you have before you sell. Rare examples can be worth thousands of dollars. Contact us for an exact value. Don't forget to check the serial number. Number 1 notes always sell for nice premiums.
Current Market Analysis: There is no one word to accurately describe the market for Texas nationals. The state is so expansive and there are so many banks and towns that each bank is really its own market. A general rule across the entire state is that first charter notes are scarce. Other than that, brown backs and red seals could be worth $10,000 or they could be worth $500. The rarest blue seals usually top out at around $5,000. We can't talk about Texas nationals without talking about The Philpott/Moody collection. It consists of thousands nationals and they are usually the best and rarest examples for each bank. The reality is that there are hundreds of very rare Texas nationals and hundreds more waiting to be found.
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- A failed window regulator can cause your power window to get stuck, make a grinding noise, or make your window appear to be off track. Consider replacing the window regulator on your Ford .
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- Motorcraft kits are the only pigtails recommended by Ford Motor Company.
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A double major is a Michigan Tech bachelor's degree with two majors and is granted when requirements of both curricula are satisfied at the same time. A student who completes a double major will be awarded one diploma listing both majors, for example, "Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with an additional major in Mathematics."
- The double major is distinctly different from the second degree. Majoring in two subjects does not require additional credit hours beyond departmental requirements and only a single degree is granted. Double majors work best for degree programs with similar curricular structures. When two majors have very different requirements necessitating the completion of 32 or more "additional" credits, students should consider a second degree program that results in the awarding of two distinct baccalaureate degrees and diplomas.
- A student pursuing a double major will designate one as the primary major. Students planning to earn a double major should declare both majors and begin planning their course work as early as possible. Advisors must be identified in the departments of both majors in order to assure that the degree requirements of both are met.
- Students may only earn an additional major if that major is offered under the same degree type (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts) as the primary major. If the degree types for the majors are different then the student must pursue a second degree.
- If a single department offers two distinct majors, it is possible to complete a double major within that department by fulfilling the requirements for both majors. However, student may not earn a double concentration or option within a single major.
- In the event that both majors require a senior project, a student may petition both departments to accept one project for both majors prior to beginning the senior project.
- Students who have previously been awarded a degree cannot have the double major designation added to their transcript.
Students desiring a double major should indicate their intent by filing a Curriculum Add/Drop form, complete with signature from the academic advisor for the additional department, with the Registrar's Office.


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Forespar's new Tea Tree Power mold mildew & odor eliminator is a natural air cleaner formulated especially for marine use. Blended using 100% Australian Tea Tree Oil, it maintains healthy air quality and leaves a subtle, naturally clean scent throughout the boat.
Non-toxic and bio-degradable, Tea Tree Power uses pure natural oil distilled from the Australian Tea Tree to give it exceptional antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. More than a cover-up fragrance, Tea Tree Power actually attacks and degrades airborne spores and penetrates porous boat surfaces to eliminate the odor source. It is also an effective mold cleaner and mildew cleaner strong enough to tackle the damp marine environment.
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THE ADAM CAROLLA SHOW LIVE PODCAST in Naples, Florida
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Cooling and freezing are important applications in many stages of food production. Compliance with the maximum permitted temperatures is regulated by law. Thus, for example, meat products are intermediately cooled before they undergo the next production step: chilled before they are sliced, or frozen to be subsequently placed in the warehouse or sold.
The cooling and freezing of food products occurs at various points in the manufacturing process. Depending on the product and time and space capacities, this can be done continuously or batch wise. The objectives of the cooling process can be varied: for the hardening of product surfaces, for cooling above the freezing point or for the freezing of the products.


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Massive Fish Kill in Louisiana
"Plaquemines Parish officials have asked state wildlife officials to investigate what they said is a massive fish kill at Bayou Chaland on the west side of the Mississippi River late Friday.
Photographs the parish distributed of the area shows an enormous amount of dead fish floating atop the water.
The fish kill was reported to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and the cause has not yet been determined, the parish said. The fish were found in an area that has been impacted by the oil from the BP oil spill, the parish said."


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The Shivering Beggar
Poem by Robert GravesNEAR Clapham village, where fields began,
Saint Edward met a beggar man.
It was Christmas morning, the church bells tolled,
The old man trembled for the fierce cold.
Saint Edward cried, "It is monstrous sin
A beggar to lie in rags so thin!
An old gray-beard and the frost so keen:
I shall give him my fur-lined gaberdine."
He stripped off his gaberdine of scarlet
And wrapped it round the aged varlet,
Who clutched at the folds with a muttered curse,
Quaking and chattering seven times worse.
Said Edward, "Sir, it would seem you freeze
Most bitter at your extremities.
Here are gloves and shoes and stockings also,
That warm upon your way you may go."
The man took stocking and shoe and glove,
Blaspheming Christ our Saviour's love,
Yet seemed to find but little relief,
Shaking and shivering like a leaf.
Said the saint again, "I have no great riches,
Yet take this tunic, take these breeches,
My shirt and my vest, take everything,
And give due thanks to Jesus the King."
The saint stood naked upon the snow
Long miles from where he was lodged at Bowe,
Praying, "O God! my faith, it grows faint!
This would try the temper of any saint.
"Make clean my heart, Almighty, I pray,
And drive these sinful thoughts away.
Make clean my heart if it be Thy will,
This damned old rascal's shivering still!"
He stooped, he touched the beggar man's shoulder;
He asked him did the frost nip colder?
"Frost!" said the beggar, "no, stupid lad!
'Tis the palsy makes me shiver so bad."


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Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot" and "Nodding Off," Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Readers get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever "test positive for Maalox"), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion ("the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac"), grandparenting, and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived.
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The two, full-size, arcade, video games at issue on this motion were Sharpshooter and Police Trainer® 2. In 1997, P&P Marketing paid Mr. Boyer on a contract development basis to make portions of the Sharpshooter game. P&P Marketing then manufactured and sold the Sharpshooter game. Years later, Cosmodog independently created a video game called Police Trainer® 2. Cosmodog contracted with Team Play to manufacture and sell Police Trainer® 2. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Boyer claimed that Team Play, P&P Marketing, and Cosmodog allegedly infringed Mr. Boyer's copyright registration in the Sharpshooter game.
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Fathers of the Church
Letter LXXXV: to Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople
by Leo the Great in 451 | translated by Charles Lett Feltoe, M.A
Leo, the bishop, to the bishop Anatolius.
I. Anatolius with Leo's delegates is to settle the question of the receiving back of those who had temporarily gone astray after Eutyches.
Although I hope, beloved, you are devoted to every good work, yet that your activity may be rendered the more effective, it was needful and fitting to despatch my brothers Lucentius the bishop and Basil the presbyter, as we promised, to ally themselves with you, beloved, that nothing may be done either indecisively or lazily in matters, which concern the welfare of the universal Church; for as long as you are on the spot, to whom we have entrusted the carrying out of our will, all things can be conducted with such moderation that the claims of neither kindness nor justice may be neglected, but without the accepting of persons, the Divine judgment may be considered in everything. But that this may be properly observed and guarded, the integrity of the catholic Faith must first of all be preserved, and, because in all cases "narrow" and steep "is the way that leadeth unto life," there must be no deviation from its track, either to the right hand or to the left. And because the evangelical and Apostolic Faith has to combat all errors, on the one side casting down Nestorius, on the other crushing Eutyches and his accomplices, remember the need of observing this rule, that all those who in that synod, which cannot, and does not deserve to have the name of Synod, and in which Dioscorus displayed his bad feeling, and Juvenal his ignorance, grieve as we learn from your account, beloved, that they were conquered by fear, and being overcome with terror, were able to be forced to assent to that iniquitous judgment, and who now desire to obtain catholic communion, are to receive the peace of the brethren after due assurance of repentance, on condition that in no doubtful terms they anathematize, execrate and condemn Eutyches and his dogma and his adherents.
II. The case of the more serious offenders must be reserved for the present.
But concerning those who have sinned more gravely in this matter, and claimed for themselves a higher place in the same unhappy synod, in order to irritate the simple minds of their lowlier brethren by their pernicious arrogance, if they return to their right mind, and ceasing to defend their action, turn themselves to the condemnation of their particular error, if these men give such assurance of penitence as shall seem indisputable, let their case be reserved for the maturer deliberations of the Apostolic See, that when all things have been sifted and weighed, the right conclusion may be arrived at about their real actions. And in the Church over which the Lord has willed you to rule, let none such as we have already written have their names read at the altar until the course of events shows what ought to be determined concerning them.
III. Anatolius is requested to co-operate loyally with Leo's delegates.
But concerning the address presented to us by your clergy, beloved, there is no need to put my sentiments into a letter: it is sufficient to entrust all to my delegates, whose words shall carefully instruct you on every point. And so, dearest brother, do your endeavour with these brethren whom we have chosen as suitable agents in so great a matter faithfully and effectually to carry out what is agreeable to the Church of God: especially as the very nature of the case, and the promise of Divine aid incite you, and our most gracious princes show such holy faith, such religious devotion, that we find in them not only the general sympathy of Christians, but even that of the priesthood. Who assuredly in accordance with that piety, whereby they boast themselves to be servants of God, will receive all your suggestions for the benefit of the catholic Faith in a worthy spirit, so that by their aid also the peace of Christendom can be restored and wicked error destroyed. And if on any points more advice is needed, let word be quickly sent to us, that after investigating the nature of the case, we may carefully prescribe the rightful measures. Dated 9th of June in the consulship of the illustrious Adelfius .
Taken from "The Early Church Fathers and Other Works" originally published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. in English in Edinburgh, Scotland, beginning in 1867. (LNPF II/XII, Schaff and Wace). The digital version is by The Electronic Bible Society, P.O. Box 701356, Dallas, TX 75370, 214-407-WORD.


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Organizations creating software are grappling not only with today's tough economic climate, but also with increased complexity in their processes and supply chains. Many factors serve to complicate software delivery, but competition lies at the heart of this complexity. In products space, customers are demanding more from the software components designed for the latest hardware, often with requirements that change rapidly,even as software projects are underway. In the IT space, more businesses are focused on their operational software for capturing and providing value to their customers and lines of businesses.
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BERLIN — Commended for more than 20 years of volunteerism and dedication to the town, Terri Sexton was named the recipient of the 47th Annual Berlin Award last Thursday.
Sexton, who owns The Treasure Chest jewelry store, was singled out for the award this year for a lifetime of striving to improve Berlin.
"It was a pleasure watching this person work," said Steve Frene, co-owner of Victorian Charm.
It was Frene's job to announce the winner this year and, as per tradition, he dropped several clues to Sexton's identity before actually naming her.
Frene noted that Sexton's dedication to the town was "hereditary" as her family has a history of volunteerism in Berlin. He also mentioned that she has been active in the community for more than two decades and has contributed in some way to everything from hosting Victorian Christmas to serving as emcee at the 2009 Peach Festival.
Additionally, Sexton has contributed to Women Supporting Women, Atlantic General Hospital and played an active part in securing façade grants, increasing parking, placing way finding signs and setting up rain barrels in town, according to Frene. Sexton also currently serves as chair of Main Street Berlin.
Besides Sexton's specific achievements, Frene spoke briefly on the spirit of volunteerism, which he claims is prevalent in Berlin.
"It is really a love of community that a lot of people in this room have contributed to," he remarked.
Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the night, Mayor Gee Williams, also a former Berlin Award recipient, agreed with Frene and told the audience that "it is volunteers who make the difference."
Making volunteerism work in the community was the theme of guest speaker Amy Crouse's presentation. Serving as Rehabilitation Services Coordinator for the Salisbury Training Center for Blind Senior Adults, Crouse stressed the importance of "believing in others and providing opportunity for others." With her own organization, Crouse explained that the end goal is to help vision impaired seniors reach a place where they can function independently and support themselves. Reaching that point, however, often requires a helping hand from others in the community.
"Someone has to believe in you before you even believe in yourself," she said.
Though her agency is based in Salisbury, Crouse revealed that she is very familiar with the spirit of volunteerism in Berlin.
"You have many volunteer agencies that have a great impact on the town," she said.
After receiving the award, Sexton, who admitted that she wasn't used to being the one in the spotlight, was brief with remarks but did thank everyone in the room and those who had named her the 47th Berlin Award winner.


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Home Economics
I agree on the math.
Industrial arts...
We used to have one semester of industrial arts, and then one semester of home ec. I preferred the industrial arts, and I'm pretty certain the home ec teacher preferred it when I was in industrial arts as well. :laugh: Poor woman probably gets a migraine when she thinks of me in home ec to this day. :hair:
My husband was at a different school so he got to pick. He always picked home ec because that's where all the ladies were. Smart man! :laugh:
LOL, your husband is smart!
I was told I had to many extracurricular but that went in one ear and out the other.
drama class...
I suppose it depends. If you thought you might like to be a actress or musician, then it would probably be important to take drama or music in school, even just to see iif it's really your thing or not. :)
When I was younger I thought I would be good in politics
I'm known to spout out thoughts well.
You never know, you might have ended up being President Juliet. :)