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What does it contain etc. in broad stroke........
Secrets of the Tragic Millenium
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Secrets of the Tragic Millenium
"I will not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
I will face my fear.
I will let it pass through me."
Fear is the mind-killer.
I will face my fear.
I will let it pass through me."
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It's a campaign (although there are notes on playing most of the chapters as stand-alone adventures). The characters are hired by an eccentric German count to travel around Europe digging up ancient artifacts for him.
It's set before the war in Europe, but there are notes on converting the campaign to run during or after the war.
Chapter titles aren't too spoilery:
1: Introduction
2: Cast
3: The Honour of Count Tierkreis
4: The Lady in the Chapel
5: The Demon in the Crystal
6: The Moonbog
7: The Divine Mother of Jaguars
8: The Guardian Machine
9: The Betrayal
10: The Crown of Chaos
11: The Time of Fire and Darkness
12: To Serve The Balance
It's set before the war in Europe, but there are notes on converting the campaign to run during or after the war.
Chapter titles aren't too spoilery:
1: Introduction
2: Cast
3: The Honour of Count Tierkreis
4: The Lady in the Chapel
5: The Demon in the Crystal
6: The Moonbog
7: The Divine Mother of Jaguars
8: The Guardian Machine
9: The Betrayal
10: The Crown of Chaos
11: The Time of Fire and Darkness
12: To Serve The Balance
Re: Secrets of the Tragic Millenium
I just finished running this campaign, using pretty much the whole MGP Hawkmoon game line, but adapting all the Game System to Design Mechanism's RQ 6th edition. I kept the original game system's exceptional items (modified to work with RQ6) and the magic system (very close to RQ6's Sorcery). We ran the campaign for 18 months with 4 players, and it was great ! As written the campaign is very much bringing the mood of Moorcock's universe, and has some very exciting and epic moments, but needs a bit of work to flesh things out on some episodes. Lawrence Whitaker's Kamarg was especially inspirational in changing the campaign's ending, which I thought was a bit anticlimactic as-is. We ran the campaign in the year preceding Granbretan's invasion of Europe, with the final episodes occurring when the invasion started.
I made a few changes to the storyline, explained below, in case another GM would want some inspiration. WARNING: SPOILERS ahead.
I made a few changes to the storyline, explained below, in case another GM would want some inspiration. WARNING: SPOILERS ahead.
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Major changes I brought to the campaign
I added an episode, using the standalone MGP adventure "Hunters of Granbretan." That episode was inserted after the Moon Bog, when the characters come back from Eire and stop by Karlye to recover. I added this so that the characters would end up with the Sword of the Magistrate and the Hand of Fate, which would balance with the Crown of Chaos recovered later in the campaign. This way the characters were kind of torn between Chaos and Law, with the artifacts trying to steer them in one direction or another.
The next big change was the ending,[/b] as I added a two-session episode to the campaign, ending in Kamarg. I thought it was a shame for the players never to visit that location in the campaign. This also also allowed the characters to meet Hawkmoon (albeit briefly), Count Brass (and his people) and see Tanelorn !
Here's how the ending changed:
-- When the players come back to Berlin from the Londra that Was, they learn that Granbretan started invading Francia
-- Germania closed all diplomatic relationships with Granbreatan, and declated war on Granbretan.
-- All diplomats and advisors in Berlin are forced to leave.
-- Duke Hawkmoon is himself rescuing the group when kicking Taragorm out of the Litzenburg palace (he is actually rescuing Tierkreis, but characters are saved at the same time from giving the Dark Jewel).
-- Players are encouraged by a note from Jared Cannaly to seek advice and refuge in Kamarg (Jared Stayed in the Londra That Was to try and kill Huon, but failed and never came back. He most likely gravely injured Huon, which caused him to be moved to his glass throne).
-- If they don't move fast: send Spider Assassins/demons as Law and Chaos both want Joyeuse
Solutions for the players:
-- Kill Joyeuse
-- Send Joyeuse to Tanelorn, where neither Law nor Chaos can reach her.
To Kamarg:
-- Characters go to Kamarg to meet Count Brass.
-- Teleport with Crown of Chaos? Can only Teleport to Lyonesse (known by the players).
-- Regular Travel? If so, possible encounter with local fauna (Baragoon, Salt Leech): see Kamarg supplement
On their way they find:
* Encounter with a tower:
* Flight of Flamingos
* Herd of Horned horses
-- Characters first need to get Count Brass' trust, which will give them access to Bowgentle's libary and information
* Bowgentle and Risselda find books about Tanelorn.
* Count Brass knows of the Severed Worlds Brotherhood, who are waiting for Tanelorn to appear in the marshes.
* Count Brass hears there are Granbretan spies in Kamarg, in increasing numbers.
* Also creatures from the "Hell" have been found and slain by the Guardians.
* To help with the invocation, they will have to open Bogomil's lab. He was a servitor of both Chaos and Law and was trying to prepare Kamarg for the arrival of his master.
* Inside the laboratory they find a machine that could help with materializing Tanelorn, in addition the the Brothers' ceremonies.
* When activating the machine, Bogomi's creations, buried in the marshes, will suddenly head for the castle and attack it.
* The spider assassins, infiltrated for weeks in Aigues Mortes, attack. They follow the characters thanks to
* characters will have to fight both and get Joyeuse to Tanelorn in the Marshes.
* Count Brass will help with his Guardians to lead them to safety.
* Just before reaching Tanelorn: Arioch's avatar will be called by the Crown of Chaos (headache for Risselda)
* The characters have to fight him while the Guardians fend all the Marsh creatures.
-- Before she leaves, Joyeuse gives her gear to the characters, and a map with several locations: Where her Codii are.
* The warrior of Jet and Gold meets the characters and asks to give the Hand of Fate and Crown of Chaos to Joyeuse, so she can place them safely in Tanelorn.
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I came across an interesting situation last week, so to protect the innocent names are going to be left out. I joined a 25-man Vault as I was still in need of off some Deadly leggings in the off chance that they drop. I learned that the raid leader had the intent to master loot any gear that drops to anyone he wanted to, regardless of who actually won the roll. The person in question even went so far as to leave the guild to prevent negative publicity for the guild.
And I made my feelings known on Vent which prompted an interesting discussion. And people were more than willing to share their viewpoints of the situation. I stated that given our current recruiting situation causing bad blood among the general population wasn't exactly in our best interest, not to mention treating other people like that is wrong anyways.
The counter-point was that with all the shenanigans this person has pulled, the next day recruiting from the Guild recruitment channel or even Trade chat, no one remembers anything he does. And that given the sheer number of guilds on Illidan with guild turnover among most guilds at what seems to be an all-time high, bad publicity may be the best publicity when it comes time to do Uldar. And of course "Vault is srs bzness" was tossed in at least once.
One person made themselves feel better about the whole Vault situation by stating there had to be a clause stated in raid ahead of time that said "If you suck, you don't get loot" as a justification.
Obvious points made by me and a few others included things like:
- Just because we made up a majority of the raid, are we really in a position to distribute loot based off performance?
- Not all players are created equal, and just because they appeared to suck on our meters doesn't mean they weren't trying their best.
Some other interesting scenarios were laid out as well in later conversation. For example, 2 Rogues are in 25-man Vault. One Rogue, about to break 2200 with their Arena teams, pulled great DPS while the second Rogue barely breaking 1300 ratings did very mediocre-borderline-terrible DPS. Two Rogue gloves drop. PvE and PvP. The PvP Rogue who did great DPS won the roll for Valorous while the other Rogue won the roll for the Deadly gloves. Despite all manner of convincing from the Rogue with good DPS and high Arena ratings, the Rogue who won the PvP gloves doesn't want to trade.
One person in this conversation stated they would just loot the Deadly gloves to the PvP Rogue and give Valorous to the second one regardless. Would you switch the gloves or distribute them properly?
Here is another situation brought up, and as far-fetched as it may be, it makes you think. Pretend you are going to be getting a near world first Kil'jaeden kill back when it was new content. For whatever reason you have a PuG Hunter who ended up dying 6% into the fight or so. Lo and behold, Thori'dal drops and you are forced to roll against the dead Hunter and he wins the roll. The Master Looter whispers you and says "Do you just want me to give you the bow?" What do you respond with?
Sure it's far-fetched, but perhaps that scenario would be your breaking point.
One person shared a great story, which unfortunately is true. This person convinced their mother to play World of Warcraft. She ended up playing a Death Knight instead of another class and leveled it to 80. They were happy their mom was playing and enjoying her time in the game. She got into her first 25-man Vault, showed up and did her best to DPS as far as her understandings of DK mechanics would let her.
Valorous DK gloves drop and she won the roll. However the raid leader decided she sucked and gave the gloves to someone else. She was devastated. She didn't grasp why she didn't get the gloves although she won the roll for them. Could you be the person who ninja'd from some one's mother? A mom who is trying to embrace online games and see what her children love about them so much?
There are situations where I think it is so astronomical that anyone would become a ninja-looter. For example, you're running 25-man PuG Naxxramas and as your just about to finish Kel'thuzad on your Ret Pally/Hunter/DK/Warrior/etc you get a call from Bill Gates offering you $1 million for your account if you have a Betrayer of Humanity by tonight. And of course, as you check the body, there it is. Who wouldn't take the Betrayer of Humanity for a million dollars? I am sure you could make it up to anyone you ninja'd from with 10 grand or so.
Sure, a lot of these are hypothetical scenarios. And most people rather treat the people on the other side of the characters as the people they are. Some have fewer moral restrictions when dealing with people they don't know. So you have to wonder, how extreme would the situation be until you voluntarily took an item from someone else even though they won it? How much time has to be invested in an online world before something has real-world value and it actually makes you a thief?
Thoughts, opinions, breaking-point scenarios. Post 'em!
EDIT: I forgot to share this story.
When I was playing my Warrior, my guild decided to raise my reputation with the Thorium Brotherhood for crafting items. I dropped Mining and picked up Leatherworking. Our guild's first 2 Ragnaros kills yielded two Eyes of Sulfuras. And much to my dismay, the first one went to oe of our Paladins, Bubblez. Now Bubblez is an awesome guy (he commented on the blog recently) but I won't lie that part of me was quite upset that we were giving our first Hand of Ragnaros to a Paladin before Retribution even had hints of being viable.
The time came where we were ready to craft the first Sulfuron Hammer. And yours truly had to make it for Bubblez. I remember crafting it, and having it sitting in my bag, right next to my own Eye of Sulfuras. And despite the promptings of a lot of people, I couldn't being myself to right-click the Eye to create my own Hand of Rag and rob someone else, especially a guildie, of their Hand of Ragnaros.


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- Bottle Distillery: book a tasting and take a tour of this famous distillery, which produces beer, brandy, liqueurs and gin.
- Piet Hein Eek Gallery: a small and intimate gallery that always has excellent exhibitions.
- Stadsbrouwerij Eindhoven Brewery: a local brewery, where visitors can sample the best of Eindhoven's beers.
- Flying Pins Monument: an impressive sculpture located in the centre of the city.
- Parktheater: a theatre with modern halls, beautiful foyers, a restaurant and an outdoor terrace.
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The Wally Russell Foundation announced that the following donations have been made:
Sonny Sonnenfeld $100 (Gold Circle level)
Bill Groener $100 (Gold Circle level)
Robin Crews $500 (Gold Circle level)
Tom Folsom $1,000 (Platinum Circle level)
The nonprofit organization relies on donations by industry companies and individuals to move it forward as it supports the LA Opera internship program, Broadway Master Classes, and the Safety Certification Program. It also sponsors the Wally Russell Award, which honors outstanding lifetime achievement in entertainment technology, and a Newcomer Award for an innovative person in the industry. A list of winners can be found online in the Awards section of the Foundation's website.
Wally Russell's friends and business associates created the Wally Russell Foundation in 1992 to honor the memory of Russell—a visionary in lighting design, product innovation, theatre design, technical direction, and general management—whose frequently unrecognized impact on the profession was profound. Russell helped bring about the first computer controlled lightboard; brought automated lighting to the LA Opera as their technical director; and designed many theatres, including the modernizing of Buenos Aries' Teatro Colon.
The Wally Russell Foundation Board of Directors are Donna Appleton, Phil Bernard, Rusty Brustche, David Cunningham, Tom Folsom, John Howe, Philip O'Donnell, Richard Pilbrow, Brian Russell, Glen Russell, Robert Schiller, Jennifer White, John Wiseman
Donations can be made to the Foundation in the following levels:
Wally Patron: $2,500 and above
Platinum Circle: $1,000 to $2,499
Gold Circle: $100 to $999
Donations can be sent to:
The Wally Russell Foundation
c/o Tom Folsom
2061 Hoefner Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90040


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In a world of mass production, Cici Art Factory pushes the boundaries of children's room decor. Inspiring and fresh paintings help parents stimulate children's imaginations and activate rooms with thought-provoking art.
Monday, August 4, 2008
cici art factory {giveaway!}
108 comments:
I can understand why you had a hard time choosing just one print. I think I'd go for the Random Birdies for my daughter's room.ReplyDelete
They truly are cute - my fave is Random Birdies! Thanks!ReplyDelete
bunnybx at gmail . com
I love the chicks prints. What a darling idea. I always look at these posts and wonder why I am not more creative. It would be so cute in a little kids room. Love itReplyDelete
Shannon Davis
I love the chicks prints. What a darling idea. I always look at these posts and wonder why I am not more creative. It would be so cute in a little kids room. Love itReplyDelete
Shannon Davis
I'm in love with the organized birdies.ReplyDelete
I like all of them...ReplyDelete
is a nice idea
roberta (IT)
- FrancescaAugust 5, 2008 at 2:57 AM
I would go for the "organized chicks": so cute!ReplyDelete
f.allievi at gmail dot com
i love the x's and o's, green and blue for my son. (but secretly pink is my favorite bc it has all those cute birds on it!) i would adore a set of x's ad o's for my son's room!ReplyDelete
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These are so cute! I like the o Birdies.ReplyDelete
I love the organized frogs! This would be great for the boys' playroom!ReplyDelete
I love the bubbles print!ReplyDelete
Brittany I
How cute! I would love the O Birdies for my baby girl's room. - Kristin R.ReplyDelete
I love the random birdies, perfect for my daughter's room!!ReplyDelete
I would choose by asking my son what his favorite color is. I'm pretty sure he'd say "yeyow", so we'd get the chicks. But my favorite color is green and I love those frogs!! So Hm. Don't know how to decide! Too cute! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love the random frogs print!ReplyDelete
they are so cute in combination, too. I'd love to win!
My son votes for random frogs, so random frogs it is. I have a personal affinity for bottleneck birdies... it looks like they are in a traffic jam. I totally understand the indecision! SO cute.ReplyDelete
Wow. Those are great. I like the random birdies for my daughter. She can't get enough pink. Although I can!ReplyDelete
I love all of them...but the organized frogs would work perfectly in my boy's bathroom -- already decorated in a frog/ducky theme...so so cute!! :o)ReplyDelete
I like the random frogsReplyDelete
I was admiring these paintings just the other day. I think the Organized Birdies would look great against my daughter's very pink walls.ReplyDelete
I love birdies - organized, please!ReplyDelete
Looks like I'm going to have to flip a coin to choose between Random Birdies or Organized Birdies. Inspire creativity or inspire cleanliness, I just can't decide :DReplyDelete
Oh my Random Chicks!!! How cute are these little guys?!! This is a sure fire way to brighten any room. Thanks!ReplyDelete
i love "match made in heaven" with the 2 sheep. my lil' izzy's favorite toy is her stuffed sheep named lamby. this would be perfect for her room.ReplyDelete
The frogs are way too cute. I think I would choose them.ReplyDelete
I love them all! I think I would choose the organized chicks for the play room!ReplyDelete
Boy they are all cute! I would love a bunch but the random birdies is my Favorite! THanks!ReplyDelete
So simple and so cute! I'd love the Random Frogs. My son would love them, too!ReplyDelete
I love the organized chicks but I also like the random milkReplyDelete
It's a hard call but I think I would go with the O Chicks. The daughter has a bit of a duck obsession but chicks are just a good!ReplyDelete
I think that the random birdies would be really quite happy at our house.ReplyDelete
Thanks. Hannah
This is Chelsea- I love the organized birdies!ReplyDelete
oh my - they are all so lovely! at first i thought i'd choose the random birdies, then i changed to the random chicks and now i'm onto the frogs and back to the birdies. i can't decide!ReplyDelete
I love the organized birdies for my three-year-olds room.ReplyDelete
I would have to choose the random birdies. They are all so fun.ReplyDelete
Juliann Munson
I love the O Frogs.ReplyDelete
I love all of them but I think I will have to pick the chicks when I win...ReplyDelete
Tough choice between organized frogs and organized chicks - think I'd go with organized chicks.ReplyDelete
Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
I love the organized milk and now that I have checked out the site I want to get the firetruck and pirate prints as well! I also love the animals as well. the hippo is so fun!ReplyDelete
Wow, these are so cute! I love Random Birdies. They would have a happy home in my toddler's room!ReplyDelete
Random Frogs Please!ReplyDelete
I like the birdies, perfect for a new little girl's room!ReplyDelete
oh golly! those little organized birdies all in a row make me so darn happy!ReplyDelete
random frogs or organized birdies, cute!ReplyDelete
- CarriePAugust 5, 2008 at 9:51 AM
O Milk is just calling my name!ReplyDelete
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What a tough decision! They are all uniquely adorable. I think any of them would work beautifully in my two month old daughter's nursery since I've decorated with vintage toys in a dizzying array of colors. The random yellow chicks keep catching my eye, however. What a happy painting!ReplyDelete
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smalltownbeatnik at yahoo
I love the organized frogs the best. This is one giveaway I'd love! to win. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love the random milk!! So cute! What a special giveaway.ReplyDelete
Shauna Rogers
- Whitney AAugust 5, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I'd have to go with the random frogs or random chicks. But I love the look of the X and O designs with multiple prints.ReplyDelete
wakeyes AT yahoo DOT com
- tammy gAugust 5, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I think the organized birdies are so sweet and I'm into pink being surrounded by four boys!ReplyDelete
I love the animal prints--the monkey, elephant, hippo!ReplyDelete
We just finished painting our little girls new room. She LOVES the color yellow and we would love the organized yellow chicks. They would fit perfectly!ReplyDelete
Kathy Black
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I'M LOVING THE ORGANIZED CHICKS! TOO CUTE! I ALSO LOVE THE BIRDIES, BUT LIKE THE YELLOW OF THE CHICKS FOR BOTH MY SON AND DAUGHTER...ReplyDelete
i love the random birdies!ReplyDelete
thanks for the great giveaway!
meg robustelli
Oooh, I love the yellow organized chicks!! Super cute. Pick me!ReplyDelete
I like the Organized Chicks - so cute and yellow. Love it!ReplyDelete
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Brothers on the Moon & Random Frogs
That's so tough! I love the chicks prints best, but would have a really hard time choosing just one! Either the organized or O, probably. But they're all fabulous!ReplyDelete
O Frogs. Thanks so much for the opportunity.ReplyDelete
planetmisty at gmail dot com
I would love the random birdies, we'd count them all, count them by color, and discuss what they are doing, maybe even making up stories as we go. Very cute prints, had a hard time choosing!ReplyDelete
I love the organized frogs!!ReplyDelete
Wow! These are so cute! My son would love the Random Frogs.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great idea. I like the birdies, any of them are great. Love it!ReplyDelete
I love the frogs! I think I'd choose the organized frogs but honestly, it's nearly impossible to choose. I love them all!ReplyDelete
I would choose the organized birdies.ReplyDelete
i love the orginized birdies. they are so cute. how do we chose just one?ReplyDelete
- Kristen M.August 5, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Oh, too cute! I love the random birdies! I am looking for beautifully simple prints for my daughter and son's room!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 5, 2008 at 6:58 PM
I love the x's and o's, so simple but so funky! i would put them in a play area for my girls.ReplyDelete
the organized frogs! my son isaac's room has been frogs since he was born, this would be so amazing in his room. pretty please!!ReplyDelete
oh wow. so cute, and so hard to choose. I am crazy about the x and o patterns - but my favorite might be random chicks.ReplyDelete
marie j.
I love the random birdies, the colors are amazing and the depth of the picture is so inspiring!! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Random Milk!ReplyDelete
How random is that?
That would fit perfectly in our kitchen!
They are all precious, but I am really in love with the pink organized birdies print. It matches my daughter's soon-to-be-finished bedroom perfectly!ReplyDelete
Crossing my fingers!!
The organized birdies is my favorite- would look great in our nursery! They are all great paintings!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love these. I think I like the organized frogs the best, but it was very difficult to choose just one!ReplyDelete
I like random frogs I think... but it is really hard to pick just one!ReplyDelete
What a cute idea. I think the random birdies are adorable.ReplyDelete
Gotta love the random birdies...simply adorable.ReplyDelete
i love the random birdies and the froggies too!! how cute!ReplyDelete
Sara G.
i love the random birdies and chicks and frogs. please choose me!ReplyDelete
Super cute! I like the 'organized chicks'.ReplyDelete
I would have to go with the chicks. Something about baby chicks and yellow just brightens my day and always makes me smile!ReplyDelete
I am a big fan of the random frogs! Very cute.ReplyDelete
Jenny Ricks
Ohmygosh! these are all amazing! I also had the hardest time choosing!! But I th ink I'll have to go with the organized birds!! Its perfect for my daughter's room!!ReplyDelete
I love the organized frogs.ReplyDelete
i love random chicks. we just moved and this would be great in my daughter's room.ReplyDelete
I love the Bottleneck Milk and Random Milk!ReplyDelete
superdumbsupervillain @ cox . net
Oh, gosh. Those frogs are to die for. Pick me...Michelle M. bookandmoviegirl at hotmail dot comReplyDelete
random milk. I love the sound of it even. These are so cool!ReplyDelete
tbonegrl07 at aol dot com
Love them all, but I am going to have to go with the "Match made in Heaven"ReplyDelete
I love random chicks...way cute for both my little girl and boy!ReplyDelete
what a great way to celebrate another grandbaby making it's way into the world!ReplyDelete
Oh how I would love to win one of these beautiful blankets. Thanks T&T for always hosting the best giveaways.ReplyDelete
I'd have to go with the organized frogs. Maybe I'm hoping it'd make me more organized.ReplyDelete
sanna1999 at verizon . net
I can't decide between random and organized birdies--they're both so cute!ReplyDelete
It's a tie between Random Frogs and Random Milk! I love these paintings!ReplyDelete
Julie Richardson
Oh wow, those are so adorable! I called my girl over to pick her favorite (the power of positive thinking!) and she says she likes the organized birdies the best.ReplyDelete
This leads me to two thoughts: Oh dear, what if I don't win!
Since when does she like organization??
Thanks for the great giveaway!
i love the random chicks ad also the random frogs... so delightful. i think i'd have to flip a coin (or call in a vote from the hubby) to decide! either would be perfect in the nursery for our expected little one - due august 17th!ReplyDelete
- Tina H.August 7, 2008 at 9:16 AM
I had not heard of Cici's before, but I'm sold! These are just too cute. I love the simplicity of these designs. My boys would adore the random frogs, I'm sure, though I think I would also enjoy the organized milk in my kitchen to add a little something special. :") They are all very cute, though.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity to share our thoughts and join the give-away!
I like the organized frogs.ReplyDelete
I like the X frogsReplyDelete
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
The organized birdies are adorable! They are all wonderful!ReplyDelete
I think the organized birdies are my favorite. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I was torn between the birdies and the frogs. I think my favorite is the random birdies. They are all very cute!ReplyDelete
I love the organized frogs! So cute!ReplyDelete
my favorite are the random birdies, a little randomness, a little pink and some birds, you can't get much better than that!ReplyDelete
I'm going w/ the organized birds. Because I like birds. And I like to keep things organized.ReplyDelete


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Sixty-four is the number of years an Aboriginal is expected to live. Eighty-four is the number of years a Caucasian Australian is expected to live. Twenty years difference. I travelled to Tiwi Island and met 64 Aboriginal people. I photographed each and every one of them, capturing the frame of the face between the circled lens of my camera. Sixty-four mirrored black eyes, each telling a different story. Along with this portrait I also collected their dreams, their secret thoughts. My journey to the island is documented here in 01/64.


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VATICAN CITY, 29 JAN 2011 (VIS REPORTS) - This morning in the Vatican Benedict XVI received priests and seminarians of the Pontifical Ethiopian College in a meeting to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Justin de Jacobis (1800-1860), patron of that institution.
St. Justin "was a worthy son of St. Vincent de Paul who put the principle of 'being everything for everyone' into exemplary practice, especially in his service to the people of Abyssinia. At the age of thirty-eight he was sent by Cardinal Franzoni, then prefect of the Propaganda Fide, as a missionary to Ethiopia, ... where he founded a seminary called the "College of Mary Immaculate". (IMAGE SOURCE: RADIO VATICANA)
"He learned the local language, championed the centuries-old liturgical tradition of the rites of those communities, as well as working effectively towards ecumenism", said the Pope. "His particular passion for education, especially the formation of priests, means that he can justly be considered as the patron of your college. Indeed, this worthy institution still welcomes priests and candidates to the priesthood, supporting them in their theological, spiritual and pastoral preparations".
The Holy Father called on the priests, when returning to their communities of origin or assisting their compatriots abroad, "to arouse in everyone a love for God and the Church, following the example of St. Justin de Jacobis. He crowned his fruitful contribution to the religious and civil life of the Abyssinian peoples with the gift of his own life, silently restored to God after much suffering and persecution. He was beatified by Venerable Pius XII on 25 June 1939 and canonised by Servant of God Paul VI on 26 October 1975.
"The way of sanctity also lies open to you, dear priests and seminarians", Pope Benedict added. "Sanctity lies at the very heart of the ecclesial mystery; it is the vocation to which we are all called. Saints are not some exterior ornamentation of the Church; rather, they are like the flowers of a tree which testify to the endless vitality of the lymph flowing through it. It is good to see the Church like this, in ascension towards the fullness of the 'Vir perfectus'; in continual, demanding, progressive maturation; dynamically driven towards complete fulfilment in Christ".
Benedict XVI concluded by encouraging the members of the Pontifical Ethiopian College "to live this important period of your formation, in the shadow of the dome of St. Peter's, with joy and dedication. Walk resolutely along the path of sanctity. You are a sign of hope, especially for the Church in your countries of origin. I am certain that the experience of communion you have experienced here in Rome will also help you to make a precious contribution to growth and peaceful coexistence in your own beloved nations".
VATICAN CITY, 29 JAN 2011 (VIS) - Made public today was a video message of the Holy Father to students, staff and alumni of the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, for the four-hundredth anniversary of its foundation.
Speaking English the Pope gratefully recalls "the many clergy, religious and laity who, at Santo Tomas, have handed down to generations of Filipinos the faith, knowledge and wisdom to be found in the religious and secular sciences".
"In particular", he adds, "I salute the memory of your founder, Bishop Miguel de Benavides, and the great commitment of the Dominicans who have guided the institution through the many challenges of the past four centuries. As you know, the University of Santo Tomas is the oldest institution of Catholic higher education in the Far East and it continues to play a very important role in the Church throughout the region.
"I am confident", the Holy Father concludes, "that, keeping in mind the faith and reason that are always part of a truly integrated approach to education, your university will continue to contribute to the intellectual, spiritual and cultural enrichment of the Philippines and beyond".
VATICAN CITY, 29 JAN 2011 (VIS) - Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, has written a message for the fifty-eighth World Leprosy Day, which falls on 30 January. The message is entitled: "Uniting our efforts for a better expression of justice and love towards leprosy sufferers".
This World Day, Archbishop Zimowski writes, is an opportunity "to reiterate our gratitude for the commitment of millions of workers, professionals and volunteers from the fields of healthcare, society, politics and the media, who have helped and continue to help leprosy sufferers". In this context, he expresses particular thanks to the Raoul Follereau Association, which is soon to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary.
"The lethal impact of leprosy", he continues, "has been considerably reduced following the development of effective pharmacological treatments. Yet it continues to provoke suffering, disability and social exclusion, causing ignorance, inequality and discrimination to prosper which, in their turn, promote the spread of the disease. ... There is still a serious lack of structures, both for early diagnosis of the infection, and for the social and professional rehabilitation of people who have been cured but remain mutilated by Hansen's disease. We must promote a more widespread education of communities and peoples, so that they understand that those who have been cured no longer represent any threat of infection to others and must be helped to reinsert themselves into society".
Quoting from the Pope's Message for the twenty-fifth international conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, Archbishop Zimowski notes how, "also in the field of healthcare - which is an integral part of individual life and of the common good - it is important to establish true distributive justice which guarantees everyone adequate care on the basis of objective needs. Consequently, the world of healthcare cannot divorce itself from moral rules, which must govern it in order to ensure it does not become inhuman".
On the eve of World Leprosy Day, the president of the pontifical council also mentions the efforts made by people within the Church "who, in many cases, committed themselves even unto the sacrifice of their own lives for the victims of Hansen's disease", in which context he mentioned the Canadian Cardinal Paul-Emile Leger, the Belgian St. Damian de Veuster and the Polish Blessed Jan Beyzym.
VATICAN CITY, 30 JAN 2011 (VIS) - At midday today, Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with faithful gathered below in St. Peter's Square, including young people from Catholic Action in the diocese of Rome who traditionally dedicate the month of January to their "Caravan of Peace" initiative. After the Angelus, a boy and girl from Catholic Action joined the Holy Father at his window to release two white doves as a sign of peace.
Before the Marian prayer the Pope commented on this Sunday's reading from the Gospel, in which St. Matthew recounts Jesus' first pubic address to the multitudes on the hills around Lake Galilee, known as the Sermon on the Mount or the Beatitudes, in which He describes as blessed the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the merciful, the pure in heart and the persecuted.
"The Beatitudes", said the Pope, are a new programme for life, to free ourselves from the false values of the world and open ourselves to true goodness, now and in the future. When, in fact, God consoles, when He satisfies hunger for justice or dries the tears of the afflicted, this means that, apart from rewarding each person in material terms, He opens the Kingdom of Heaven. The Beatitudes are the transposition of the cross and the resurrection into the lives of the disciples. They reflect the life of the Son of God Who allowed himself to be persecuted and despised, even unto being sentenced to death, so that mankind might receive salvation".
"For this reason the Church does not fear poverty, humiliation or persecution in a society often attracted by material wellbeing and worldly power", the Holy Father said.
After praying the Angelus he recalled how this Sunday also marks World Leprosy Day, which was instituted in the 1950s by Raoul Follereau and is recognised by the United Nations. "Leprosy, though in regression, unfortunately still affects many people who live in conditions of dire poverty. To all leprosy sufferers, I give assurances of my prayers, which I extend to the people who assist them and to those who, in various ways, are committed to eradicating Hansen's disease".
He then addressed some remarks to the people of various Far Eastern States, who are currently celebrating the new lunar year. "To all those great peoples, my heartfelt best wishes for serenity and prosperity", he said.
Finally the Pope noted that today also marks the International Day of Intercession for Peace in the Holy Land. "I join the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land", he said, "in inviting everyone to pray to the Lord that hearts and minds may converge on authentic projects of peace".
VATICAN CITY, 31 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Bishop Javier Echevarria Rodriguez, prelate of the Personal Prelature of Opus Dei.
VATICAN CITY, 31 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Mauro Maria Morfino S.D.B., professor of Holy Scripture at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sardinia, as bishop of Alghero-Bosa (area 2,012, population 106,300, Catholics 105,650, priests 87, permanent deacons 7, religious 176), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Arborea, Italy in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1986.
On Saturday 29 January it was made public that he appointed
- Fr. Eusebio Hernandez Sola O.A.R., bureau chief at the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, as bishop of Tarazona (area 4,514, population 91,414, Catholics 74,201, priests 94, religious 115), Spain. The bishop-elect was born in Carcar, Spain in 1944 and ordained a priest in 1968.
- As members of the Council of Cardinals and Bishops of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State: Cardinal Peter Erdo, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary; Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops; Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli, penitentiary major of the Apostolic Penitentiary, and Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.
- As members of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples: Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family; Archbishop Cyril Vasil S.J., secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches; Bishop Antoine Audo S.J. of Aleppo of the Chaldeans, Syria; Bishop John Charles Wester of Salt Lake City, U.S.A.; Bishop Luigi Negri of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy, and Bishop Guerino Di Tora, auxiliary of Rome.
- As consultors of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples: Msgr. Jacques Harel, national consultant for the Apostolate of the Sea in Mauritius; Fr. Maurizio Pettena C.S., director of the office for migrants of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference; Paolo Morozzo Della Rocca, professor of the faculty of jurisprudence at the University of Urbino, Italy; Christopher Hein, director of the Italian Council for Refugees, and Laura Zanfrini, professor of the faculty of sociology at the Sacred Heart Catholic University in Milan, Italy.
- Msgr. Robert Golebiowski, notary of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, as substitute defender of the bond at the same tribunal.


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Carver is generally considered the leading writer of the school of fiction called minimalism, which—as its name implies—eliminates all but the most important details. Minimalists are noted for using simple language and focusing on factual statements, implying rather than attempting to explain precisely what is going on inside their characters. The reader of a minimalist story is forced to make inferences from what the characters do and say. For example, it can be inferred that the narrator of "Cathedral" and his wife are not getting along well and might be on the verge of divorce. Indeed, the most striking thing about "Cathedral" is its simplicity of language. This type of narration from the viewpoint of a simple, uneducated man creates an impression of truthfulness, as the narrator seems too naïve to be dishonest or evasive.
Characteristically, Carver neither names nor describes the two principal characters and does not even reveal where the story takes place. Like other minimalist fiction writers, such as Ann Beattie, Carver deletes every word that he possibly can and even deletes punctuation marks whenever possible. The effect of minimalism is to engage one's imagination, forcing the reader to make guesses and assumptions and thereby participate in the creative process.
In "Cathedral," as in many of his other stories, Carver uses a narrator who is a faux naïf, like the narrators of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) and J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951). Such "naïve" narrators supposedly do not understand the full import of what they are telling. This narrative device enhances verisimilitude, characterizes and creates sympathy for the narrator, and provides a basis for humor. The typical point of stories involving faux naïf narrator-protagonists is that they experience events that teach them something about life or about themselves, thereby making them less naïve. In identifying with the narrator, the reader vicariously experiences the learning event and feels changed by the story.
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(Literary Masterpieces, Volume 12)
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| The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team that will compete in the 2013 FIVB World League
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 25, 2013) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team youth movement was on full display on Saturday at an intra-squad scrimmage held at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., in preparation for the 2013 FIVB World League.
Although the scrimmage had been advertised as Red versus Blue, a jersey switch meant that the team wearing white ended up beating the team wearing red, 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21.
"As I've said before, we are using this World League as an opportunity to look at new faces and people saw some of those tonight," first-year U.S. Men's Head Coach John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.) said.
"I was pleased with the way we competed," Speraw said. "I thought the younger players brought great energy. They were excited to get the opportunity to wear the U.S. jersey for the first time."
The average age of the 2012 U.S. Men's World League Roster was 29.6. With several players from that team taking time off, the average age of the 2013 roster is 27.1.
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Outside hitter Tony Ciarelli (Huntington Beach, Calif.), the youngest player on the 2013 U.S. World League roster at 23, led all scorers on Saturday with 21 points on a match-high 17 kills, one block and three aces for the White Team. Opposite Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.), who was born a year before Ciarelli, added 20 points on 15 attacks, one block and a team-high four aces for the White Team.
Brad Lawson (Honolulu, Hawaii), also 23, played as a substitute and started the fourth set and scored six points on six kills. Middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) totaled five points on two attacks, two blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Futi Tavana (Saipipi, Samoa) scored five points on four kills and a match-high three blocks.
Middle blocker Jacek Ratajczak (Warsaw, Poland) played as a substitute and scored two points on two kills. Setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) added one point with a kill. He set the white team to a 54.3 kill percent and a .495 hitting efficiency.
White Team libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) was credited with 19 receptions, 58 percent positive. Ciarelli led the White Team in receptions with 29, 52 percent positive.
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Outside hitter Garrett Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.) scored 15 points for the Red Team on 12 kills and three aces. Middle blocker Matt Rawson (Los Angeles) totaled eight points on six attacks, one block and one ace. Middle blocker Futi Tavana (Saipipi, Samoa) totaled five points on four kills and a match-high three blocks. Middle blocker Dan McDonnell (Glendale, Ariz.) scored four points on four kills.
Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.), who played as a substitute before starting the fourth set, scored two points on one kill and one ace. Setter Kawika Shoji (Honolulu) totaled one points with an ace. He set the Red Team to a 47.6 kill percent and a .390 hitting efficiency.
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The White Team started Ciarelli and Lotman at outside hitter, Smith and Tavana at middle blocker, Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) at middle blocker, Troy at opposite, Thornton at setter and Lambourne at libero. The Red Team started Anderson and Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.) at outside hitter, Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Rawson at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Kawika Shoji at setter and Eric Shoji at libero.
The U.S. Men will open the 2013 FIVB World League on June 7-8 against Argentina in Wichita, Kan. They will move on to play France on June 14-15 in Tulsa, Okla., and Bulgaria on June 28-29 in Reno, Nev.
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My friend and I have each wanted to visit Año Nuevo State Park for many years. Because I live in Chicago, my opportunities to go to the park have been restricted by being in the Bay area at the wrong time of year and by not having enough time at the right time of year. My friend, Kristy, lives in the Bay area, but somehow was never able to go. Finally, on a gorgeous sunny moderately cool day we headed off to Half Moon Bay and the south on Highway 1 to Pescadero, CA. Año Nuevo State Park is located at Highway 1 at New Years Creek Road, to be exact, and is 20 Miles North of Santa Cruz, CA.
We did have a perfect day for our drive along Highway 1. Driving south from Half Moon Bay we drove by one exquisite beach after another, a lovely experience. But the thrill of the day was the time we spent observing the elephant seals that come to this spot to mate, birth and raise their pups. We arrived just in time for the 11:30 tour.
We arranged for the naturalist-guided tour that allowed us to view the seals in their natural habitat before coming. This is the only way one can view the seals during the mating season. Tours begin at 8:45 and are scheduled every fifteen minutes to 2:45 p.m. PST, December 15 through March 31. We really enjoyed the three-mile walk over rolling sand dunes. It took about two and a half hours and did not seem strenuous until the final stretch back to the "tent". (Please read http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523 for more information prior to calling 800-444-4445 for reservations.)
After we parked out car in the parking lot, we walked to what is called a "tent" but is really a building that was part of a farm and is used as a gift shop, museum and ticket office. Right next-door is the horse barn where a film about the reserve is shown continuously. The film was very interesting, not long and really enhanced our experience though we saw the film after we saw the seals. Although there are three other sites along the California coast where the Elephant Seals gather, Año Nuevo State Park is the site of the largest mainland-breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal, and the interpretive program has attracted increasing interest every winter for the past 19 years.
We arrived just in time for the 11:30 tour and we were directed to walk along a path to the point where we would be assigned to our personal guide. Some of our group walked ahead of us and some behind and we passed groups returning from their experience in viewing the seals. Once the group was gathered, toilets visited and tickets taken, Roger, our assigned guide led us the rest of the way. We headed up sand dunes and soon Roger identified the strange sound we heard as that of the male elephant seal. Hear it:
Roger stopped the let the group rest from time to time and showed us photos and/or interpreted the signs that told about the area and the seals. One of the most impressive photos was of Roger and a statue of a life sized elephant seal showing their relative sizes. Not long after we heard the first sound we heard we began to see these huge creatures. First there was one, then two or three and finally, thousands. Watching them move was simply amazing and even seeing them moving in the film did not begin to match the thrill of seeing them in person, twenty-five feet away. The mature males weight a ton, the mature females a bit less, but the pups are unbelievable. The pups are usually born within 4-5 days of the female's arrival at Año Nuevo State Park after months at sea, and weigh between 60-80 pounds. They nurse for 24-28 days on the richest milk in the mammal world and grow to 250 pounds at one month of age and then they are on their own. The mother's do not eat for the month after the pup is born and loses 140 pounds.
Along the way Ranger Amy offered specific information and then Ranger Chris also commented that it was remarkable to be able to see the wide range of seals before us, including the new pups, the weaned pups, the females, the males and the alpha males, the only ones who can mate.
The most remarkable aspects of our visit included the long walk through the open dunes, the beauty of the entire area, the size of these animals, their fascinating life cycle and the strange sounds they emit. It was a powerful and memorable experience and I am ready to return at any time. It was also interesting to learn about the first settlers in this area, the Ohlone Indians, and the geology and plant life in addition to three nearby state parks which we would plan to see on our next visit.
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Addendum: Alex Hearn, who with his family was part of our group, was kind enough to share these close up photos of the amazing Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo State Park.


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