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Title: Petition of George W. Wren and Catherine A. Wren, 2 June 1862
Date: June 2, 1862
Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 520, Reel 5. The original document is held in the Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775–1978, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4644616 / MLR Number A1 347 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).
Civil War Washington ID: cww.00607
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To the Commissioners under the act of Congress approved the 16th of April, 1862, entitled "An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia."
Your Petitioners residents of Washington City D. C. by this their petition in writing, represents and states, that they are persons loyal to the United States, who, at the time of the passage of the said act of Congress, held a claim to service or labor against the following persons persons of African descent of the name of Alice Lewis, Oscar Lewis, Helen Lewis, Mashack Lewis, Cora Lewis, Sarah Curtis, Watlis Curtis, Henry Curtis, and George Cane for and during the life of said persons and that by said act of Congress said persons was discharged and freed of and from all claim of your petitioner to such service or labor; that at the time of said discharge said Alice Lewis was of the age of 42 years and of the personal description following:(1)
- 5 feet 1 inches high dark color, joint of little finger of the right hand off
- Oscar Lewis was of the age of 29 years 5 feet 8 inches high, dark color, scar under the chin
- Helen Lewis, 24 years 5 feet 1 inches high copper color, scar on her right wrist
- Mashack Lewis, 4 years, bright mulatto
- Cora Lewis, 2 years bright mulatto
- Sarah Curtis 32 years 5 feet 3 inches high copper color, scar in her forehead
- Watlis Curtis 11 years, [no handwritten text supplied here] feet [no handwritten text supplied here] inches high copper color, a very likely Boy
- Henry Curtis 6 months, copper color
- George Cane, 42 year 5 feet 8 inches high black
That your petitioner acquired their claim to the aforesaid service or labor of said persons in manner following:(2) by wills from Sarah S. Wren made in the year 1842 conveying George Cane to Catherine Ann Wren to have and to hold for her separate use and benefit said Catherine Ann Wren being the wife of George W. Wren. By will from Sinah E. Lee made in the year 1851 devising Alice Lewis Oscar Lewis Helen Lewis, Sarah Curtis with their increase, the remainder of the children in petition mentioned being the increase from said persons, to Catherine Ann Wren wife of George W. Wren to have and to hold to her separate use and benefit which said wills are of Record at Fairfax Court House Fairfax County Virginia
That your petitioner's claim to the service or labor of said persons was, at the time of said discharge therefrom, of the value of five thousand dollars in money.(3)That all of said persons are sound and healthy and free from any moral, mental, or bodily infirmity or defect That the adults are first rate servants and the children promising and likely
Your petitioner hereby declares that they
s true and faithful allegiance to the Government of the
United States, and that they have not borne arms
against the United States in the present rebellion, nor
in any way given aid or comfort thereto.
And your petitioner further states and alleges, that they have not brought said persons into the District of Columbia since the passage of said act of Congress; and that, at the time of the passage thereof, said persons were held to service or labor therein under and by virtue of your petitioner's claim to such service or labor.
Your petitioner further states and alleges, that their said claim to the service or labor of said persons does not originate in or by virtue of any transfer heretofore made by any person who has in any manner aided or sustained the present rebellion against the Government of the United States.
And your petitioner prays the said Commissioners to investigate and determine the validity of their said claim to the service or labor of said persons herein above set forth; and if the same be found to be valid, that they appraise and apportion the value of said claim in money, and report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in conformity to the provisions of said act of Congress.
Geo. W. Wren
Catharine A Wren
Extract from the Will of Sinah Lee, on record among the records of Fairfax County Court—
Seventh, my son in law George W. Wrenn to secure the payment of a debt due to me from him, having heretofore conveyed by deed dated the 19th day of November 1842 and duly recorded, to Richard K. Lee in trust, negro woman Alice and her two children Oscar and Helen, and I now desiring to give to my daughter Catherine Ann Wrenn, wife of the said George W. Wrenn, a sole and seperate estate in the said debt and security, for her seperate and exclusive use during her life, remainder to her children surviving at the time of her death and the children of such as may be dead, do hereby give and bequeath to my said daughter Catharine Ann Wren, the said debt and security for her sole and seperate use during her life, remainder to her children surviving at the time of her death, and the children of such as may be then dead, to take per stipes—I also give to my said daughter Catharine Ann Wrenn for her seperate and exclusive use free from the control of her husband, for and during her life, the following negroes and the increase of the females from the date hereof, to wit Sarah and her two children, James and an infant not named or name unknown, and at the death of my said daughter, I direct that the said negroes and the increase as aforesaid be equally divided amongst the children of my said daughter her surviving and the children of such as may be dead, to take per stipes;—But if my said daughter shall have no children or child, nor the descendants of such children or child her surviving, then she may by last will or letter of appointment in the nature thereof give the property and interest herein bequeathed to her use as aforesaid, to any of her blood kin that she may choose And the legal title to the property and interest herein given and bequeathed for the seperate use of my said daughter for life remainder over as aforesaid, I give to and vest in William S. Edwards, to be held by him in trust for the purposes of bequest and none other
Alfred Moss
By Tho: Moore D. C.
In the name of God amen, I Sarah S. Wren of the County of Fairfax & State of Virginia, being weak in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, do make and publish my last will and testament—in manner and form following—First—I give and bequeath to my beloved daughters Susan Wren and Elizabeth Wren, my woman Lucy (a slave for life) also to each of them one Bed with the quilts, Blankets &c. and all the furniture belonging to said Bed. I also give and bequeath to my daughter Susan Wren my large Brass andirons, my large table & one half of my large silver spoons. I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Wren my Clock and one half of my large Silver spoons it is also my will and desire that my earthenware be equally divided between my daughters Susan Wren, Elizabeth Wren & my son Charles B Wren. I also give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Jane Davis my large bell mettal Kettle
I also give and bequeath to my beloved son Charles B. Wren, all my cows, sheep and hogs, also three beds & furniture (being the residue of my beds after the two above disposed of are selected) one Safe, half dozen chairs (first choice) also my small Kettle, my silver Ladle and german Silver spoons, and all my farming utensils including Cart & [illegible]; It is also my (will &) desire that my son Charles B. Wren be permitted to occupy my farm without charge until claimed by the heirs, and that he have, and I hereby give and bequeath to him all the Crops, either made, or making which may be on the place at my death—It is also my will and desire that the negro boy Alfred serve the balance of his time with my son Charles B. Wren.
And whereas George W. Wren is indebted to me (by note) in the sum of five hundred Dollars, which debt is secured by deed of Trust on negro man slave named George, and bearing date 21st day of October 1842, now it is my will and desire and I do hereby will and bequeath the said note of five hundred dollars; together with all my right title and interest in and to said Slave George to my daughter in Law Catharine A. Wren (wife of G W. Wren)) and her Child or Children for her or their only use & benefit. It is also my will and desire, and I hereby direct that all the rest residue & remainder of my property, not disposed of by this will, be sold as soon as possible after my death, and that the proceeds of said sale after the payment of my just debts & funeral expenses, be equally divided between (my daughters Susan Wren & Elizabeth Wren and my son Charles B. Wren.
Lastly I hereby appoint my son Albert Wren Executor of this my Last will and Testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of April in the Year of or Lord eighteen hundred & forty two.
Sarah S. Wren seal
Signed Sealed & published in presence of
James Thrift
John Crump
This last will and Testament of Sarah S. Wren decd. was this day presented to the Court—and the same being proved by the oaths of James Thrift and John Crump subscribing Witnesses thereto,—is submitted to probate
S M Ball C. C.
S. M. Ball C. C.
[Form of the Oath for the Verification of the Petition.]
Washington County, ss.
I, George W. Wren &
Catherine A. Wren being duly sworn, do
depose and say, that all the several matters and things which are set forth
and stated in the foregoing petition, as of their
own knowledge, are true in substance and in fact; and that all the several other matters and things therein set forth
and stated, as from the information of others, I they believe to be true in substance and in
Geo. W. Wren
Catharine A Wren
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of May A. D. 1862.
Thomas C Donn
Justice of the Peace for Washington County District of Columbia
George W. Wren &
Catherine A. Wren
FE [illegible]
[Treas US?]
Note (1.)-- Here describe the person, so as to identify him or her; and if there be more than one slave, describe each one separately.
Note (2.)-- Here state how the claim was acquired, when, from whom, and for what price or consideration; and, if held under any written evidence of title, make exhibit thereof, or refer to the public record where the same may be found.
Note (3.)-- Here state such facts, if any there be, touching the value of the petitioner's claim to the service or labor of the person, as may enhance the same, and also such facts, if any, touching the moral, mental, and bodily infirmities or defects of said person, as impair the value of the petitioner's claim to such service or labor, and conclude such statement with an averment that the petitioner knows of no other infirmities or defects of said person which impair the value of petitioner's claim to such service or labor, and that he believes none other to exist. If the petitioner specify no such infirmity or defect, then his statement touching the value of his claim should conclude with an averment that he has no knowledge of any such infirmity or defect.


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One of the toughest things about starting a business is the feeling of loneliness and isolation. You are on your own and nobody supports you because it's hard for them to see what you see and feel the excitement that you feel in the early stages. This is especially true if you start your business from home.
The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. If your personality already leans toward narcissism, being the boss will likely bring out the worst in you, leading to intimidation, deception, and the use of coercive power. Of course, that leads to further isolation.
It doesn't have to be lonely at the top. Here are some ways to burst through the loneliness of being an entrepreneur, and be the healthy and respected leader of your startup:
1. Join peer business groups. Join business organizations of like-minded entrepreneurs. They provide a safe harbor to come talk about issues of leadership with other business owners. Groups like the Inner Circle and Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) are perfect.
2. Build a trusted team. Most people by nature get some satisfaction from team interaction, working toward the same goal. Even if your startup is a one-man show, you can find an intelligent outside mentor or advisory board member to bounce ideas off.
3. Balance home and family. The best leaders are able to maintain a balance in their lives. They have learned to say no. They accept that their families and their subordinates sometimes need to say no. They turn their work into play and then play hard.
4. Don't work where you live. Just being able to live and work in separate environments can really help. The change of scenery and external stimulation, whether a coffee shop or just the sunlight, will allow you to switch gears and keep a healthy attitude.
5. Meet customers online. Use Twitter and Facebook to make connections with clients, customers, and peers online. It helps to socialize with several hundred people all at once, even if you never see them face-to-face, and you can "instant message" one-on-one.
6. Plan regular networking lunches. Get out of the office on a regular basis to break up the frustrations of daily crises. This combats the isolation that sometimes comes with leadership, helps you broaden your perspective, and gives moments of pure relaxation.
7. Nurture your charismatic side. Charismatic leaders don't feel the loneliness, and use a wide range of methods to manage their image. If you are not naturally charismatic, practice diligently to develop these skills of body language and verbal language.
8. Maintain non-business activities. Hearing about your virtual coworkers going hiking, or just spending some time resting and relaxing can be very detrimental to your self esteem. Work to keep up on your own hobbies, and participate in community action events.
Entrepreneurial leaders can also become de-motivated after working so hard and so long on something for which the reward may be months or years away, or perhaps never to come at all. Motivation, momentum, and clear progress are strong antidotes to loneliness.
But the best antidote to loneliness is successful leadership. This will give you the positive feedback you yearn for, and will allow both you and your business to become more than you ever dreamed possible.
This article originally appeared at Startup Professionals and is republished here with permission.


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Sunday, 14 February 2010
Housing minister John Healey told the BBC that housing repossession is the best option for some people. This from the man who made £8OK from the sale of his SECOND home last year.
Posted by BarkerBitesBack at 21:09
Labels: caricature, cartoon, housing minister, john healey, repossession
2 comments:
- mannanan said...
Perfectly caught again. Gary you certainly have your finger on the pulse of what's going on as well as
being able to draw such brilliant caracatures.
- 15 February 2010 at 18:53
- BarkerBitesBack said...
Thanks Dave, much appreciated.
- 8 March 2010 at 01:02
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Brief Filed in 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for Chicken Processing Workers
On June 25, 2007, the Public Justice Center, as part of Plaintiffs' counsel team, co-authored a brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Fox v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
The underlying case is a challenge to the practice at Tyson Food plants to pay workers on its chicken processing lines only for time spent on the line and not for time "donning and doffing" and cleaning equipment that is required for sanitary and safety reasons. As a result, Tyson workers are underpaid in violation of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Plaintiffs are appealing the decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to deny plaintiffs' application for FLSA class certification and to deny the intervention of applicants. The lower court ignored substantial evidence that there was a company-wide policy of denying compensation for time spent donning and doffing. The trial court also ignored well-established law that plaintiffs' showings had been more than sufficient. The appeal further challenges the court's error in denying intervention where applicants would lose their rights to protect their wage claims if not permitted to intervene after the court denied class certification.
The brief was a collaboration of PJC Legal Director Debra Gardner, PJC's Murnaghan Appellate Fellow Janet Hostetler, Robert Wiggins, Jr.., Robert Childs, Jr., and Candis McGowan of Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, and Joe Sellers of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll.
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The counter-terrorism department of Kabul has arrested a group of thieves that stole houses in excuse of vaccine; even in some cases they killed people.
"Among the detained group, there are men and women who entered houses by the name of vaccinator and have stolen many houses in the capital," said Feraidon Obaidi, chairman of counter-terrorism department.
Obaidi noted that people's efforts caused the level of arresting criminals increases by 30 percent.
He accepts the rise of threats against traders and businessmen and involvement of neighboring countries in these threats.
Disorder and uncertainty in the country have influenced the crime rate to a large extent. The growing rate of crimes in the capital Kabul is one of the most evident examples.
Since last seven years, the graph of criminal cases increases in the country.
Unluckily, Afghanistan is one of the same types of countries that suffer from weak law-enforcement system.
Though there has been much development in this regard, serious concerns still prevail and raise questions about the system.
The police force in Afghanistan is still in the preliminary stages and it really requires years of attention and support to reach to a truly professional stage.
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STATESBORO, GA. (WJCL) Georgia Southern University has welcomed it's 13th President and he's ready to be off and running.
Dr. Jaimie Hebert has only been on the job officially since Friday, But he welcomes the challenge of leading Eagle Nation.
"What a spectacular place this is," said Dr. Hebert. "What a very special place we have here at Georgia Southern."
It's hard for Dr. Jaimie Hebert to hide his excitement about being the 13th President of Georgia Southern University.
Although, his first day on the job was July 1, he's been in Statesboro since late May, and he has definite thoughts about continuing the success of the university.
"i think our university can be a catalyst in economic development for Southeast Georgia as well," said Dr. Hebert. "I don't think, we've been used to our potential in that regard."
Dr. Hebert says there are many great things about this university but he says the thing that sticks out the most are its people.
"There's no doubt about it, I'm a people person," explained Dr. Hebert. "I enjoy visiting with people, I enjoy getting to know people on a very deep level, but the type of people, not only at Georgia Southern but in the Statesboro and surrounding counties."
Dr. Hebert hopes to remain at Georgia Southern a long time, but he has already thought about the legacy he will leave.
"i would hope people would say something along the lines of isn't it amazing the economic impact that Georgia Southern has had on Southeast Georgia," added Dr. Hebert. "Isn't amazing how this university has grown, not only in size but breadth and yet with all of those things happening we were able to maintain the small feel of the institution."
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I waited at gate 12 for my return flight home. Headphones in, but they were silent. I was giving my ears a much-needed rest after listening to Adele all weekend and didn't want the emotional stigmata of her broken heart affecting the jocund greeting I planned to share with the person welcoming me home in a few hours. So instead, I stared off into space until a woman that could have passed for a "Real Housewife" of Winnipeg sat near me, all perfect hair, manicure and tanned complexion. Then I started eavesdropping.
She was chatty with an older lady also sitting near us and very excited about her imminent trip. "I am going to London" she replied when the older lady asked of her final destination, post-Toronto pitstop. "Well, London and then Paris. My husband is taking me there. I've never been."
The "Housewife" continued a one-sided conversation of humblebragging about her amazing life, of which I was somewhat envious, when she finally extended an offer to the older lady to participate by asking if she would be visiting children or grandchildren during her travels.
"No", she replied. "I never had children".
"Oh", Housewife paused. "Well … I'm sure you will have grand-cats or grand-dogs."
You may think I'm making it up, but this actual conversation occurred at Winnipeg International Airport (YWG) at approximately 6:30pm on Sunday, November 1. I totally blew my cover of pretending to listen to bops while staring off into space and immediately gave the biggest side-eye towards Housewife's general direction. The older lady didn't really know what to say and finally made a joke about fur-babies while half-smiling uncomfortably. The conversation then changed to something less awkward.
Why does everything for women filter down to having kids? This older lady may have been a pioneer in any field, could have written the world's most beautiful, soul-stirring poetry, or been a Nobel Prize winner. But none of that would have mattered as it whittled down to pity towards her for not having offspring. I see this all the time and experience it firsthand myself. I'm 35. Childless. And know my ovaries are drying up by the day. I don't give a shit. I am aware though that this subject is of more interest and concern to a lot of people rather than my accomplishments or personal interests.
Perhaps I feel extra ranty on this subject because Christmas is coming up and I know I'm going to field these questions while meeting friends and family, or perhaps it's just the environment I'm in, which increasingly could just be planet earth, but a woman's life, purpose, and worth should not be defined by this.


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Scarlett Johansson is tipped to star as the female lead in David O. Russell's "Old St. Louis" which is likely to be setup at Universal Pictures reports Vulture.
The story follows a traveling salesman (Vince Vaughn) and absentee father who finds his life changing when his daughter becomes involved in his work. Johansson would play a secretary who accompanies them on their cross-country trip.
Russell penned the script while Vaughn and his sister Victoria will produce. The $20 million will kick off filming in October.


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Dr. Connor evaluated tear breakup time, Schirmer's test results and IOP and administered the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire to 30 patients to measure the effectiveness of the topical progesterone treatment. He found that tear breakup time significantly improved from 5.96 ± 2.18 seconds at baseline to 8 ± 3.5 seconds after 3 weeks of treatment with the cream. Schirmer's test results also improved after treatment, although not significantly, from 11.9 ± 6.87 mm at baseline to 14.175 ± 8.41 mm.


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The Paris' 20th district curiosities
The Pere Lachaise Cemetery : The Père Lachaise cemetery is the vastest inner cemetery of Paris and one the most well known in the world. An impressing number of famous personalities are buried there, such as Frédéric Chopin, Honoré de Balzac, Marcel Proust, Jean de la Fontaine, but also Gilbert Bécaud, Yves Montant, Edith Piaf and Jim Morrison.
In May 1871, during the battle of the Commune de Paris, the Pere-Lachaise cemetery had been transformed into a truly civil-war theatre, because of its geo-strategic localization on a hill. While the 'Federals' had installed their artillery in the center of the cemetery, they had been quickly surrounded by German troops from one side and the Versailles de Thiers fighters on the other side. All of the 147 remained survivors had been executed on 28th of May 1971 before the wall which took later the name of The Wall of Federals, over the southern part of the Cemetery.
The Saint-Germain-de-Charonne Church : In this place had been played the last scene of the film "Les Tontons flingueurs" acted by Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche. This church combines harmoniously some 12th century vestiges (thick pillars of the tower) with the elegant architectural styles of 15th and 18th centuries. Alongside with the Saint-Pierre Church of Montmartre, this church is the unique one in Paris to be always surrounded by its ancient cemetery, as was the practice during the Middle Ages days.
The Pavillon Carré de Baudouin : Located at the crossroads between Pyrénées and Ménilmontant streets, it is a "crazy extravagance" house construction of the 18th century targeting to serve as a vacation resort, a festive place for life's pleasures. Today the pavilion asserts itself as the most important cultural site is this area, with its expositions, shows and fairs not only in line with the current cultural and creative developments of this district, but also at the national and international scales. The entrance for all expositions and conferences is free of charge.
La campagne à Paris : With such a turn of phrase, the tone is set. This district is ideally situated, close to the Edith Piaf's Place. One feels immediately that there is something unique in this area. Behind threes and a small fountain, a staircase climbs up to a series of small houses : it is the "countryside in Paris". Several small pedestrian streets are gathered in an overall united collection of independent houses constructed as far back as 1906 in order to house working-classes who were benefiting from the new laws on low-cost habitat. Twenty years after the beginning of the implementation of this project, on 20th of June 1926, the "Campagne à Paris" was at last inaugurated. Its 92 pavilions appear since then to be a relatively recent locality in comparison to Haussmanian buildings of a large part of Paris city. The district is calm and well-kept where each one has his own individual house, his car parking space, and even sometimes his own landscape garden : nothing else to says, except we are really somewhere else ! Sometimes Paris has some surprises in its store...


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She became the spokeswoman for their family business, Spirit Halloween.
The D.C. native was a personal hire by Senator Ted Kennedy and assisted one of his speechwriters, researching technology & education issues.
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Their Spirit Halloween stores raised more than a million dollars for Children's Hospitals in Houston & Austin, over the last five years.
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As a breast cancer survivor, Rikki was the cover story and feature in the national health magazine, "Girlfriends Health Guide for Everyday Women."
Rikki Ragland was the only Dallas television reporter named by the Dallas Business Journal as one of "40 Under Forty" hottest rising stars to watch in 2002.
Rikki was a finalist for Glamour Magazine and Cover Girl's Outstanding Women; 1991 Outstanding Woman of the Year at Towson University; an Outstanding Young Woman of America; an Outstanding Young Woman in Business; a Who's Who in Healthcare and received a Debutante award for outstanding leadership and community service.
She sits on the Board of Governors for Gleneagles Country Club, a ClubCorp club; serves on the Sustaining Advisory Board of the Junior League of Collin County; is a PTA Board member for her son's elementary school; served as PTO president of her son's Judaic school; an ambassador at Temple Sholom of Chicago; a member of Sisterhood of Conservative Judaism; Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas supporter; a member of the Women's Auxiliary to Children's Medical Center of Plano and was a chairwoman in the Winnetka & Evanston Women's Clubs. Rikki is also a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, and serves as a mentor for the fraternity. She was one of Phi Mu's national convention speakers & their Aglaia magazine cover story.
Rikki is married to Cory Marver, an owner & operator of Spirit Halloween and several All- Star Nutrition and Total Nutrition stores across the country. Cory is also an avid bass fisherman.
Rikki Ragland is a former Dallas TV news anchor and reporter and hosted a TV program in Chicago. She is the founder of "Chutzpah + Charm" where she speaks to women in business about tapping into their inner chutzpah to get ahead in their industries. Rikki is also the owner of Rikki Ragland Media Group, which provides digital marketing and social media consulting for physicians and executives in the medical field.
Rikki, her mother and sister are all Southern debutantes, which inspired her to launch her blog, the preppy debutante. She is a social media influencer who created partnerships with national brands, including Sam's Club.
As a breast cancer survivor (detected when she was
35-years-old), Rikki Ragland was the cover story and feature in the national health magazine, "Girlfriends Health Guide for Everyday Women," and blogged about her experience. She also hosted several videos for breast cancer prevention and survivorship. One of the videos, "Scarves" is distributed through the Phi Mu Fraternity Foundation.
Although Rikki's family includes seven generations of Texans from Brenham, San Antonio and Plano (including her mother and son), she was born at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where her first home was the historic Delta Colonial at National Park Seminary. Her father is a retired Army Colonel and her mother a retired educator and artist who has exhibited internationally. Rikki has fond memories of annual retreats with her parents, older sister and brother at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. The get-a-ways were specifically for army officers and their families. Rikki caught her first fish there when she was three-years-old with her dad and Walter Reed Commanding General Robert Bernstein, who was a surrogate granddad to her.
She graduated with honors from Towson State University, where she was named the 1991 "Outstanding Woman of the Year" and 1993, "Most Promising Communications Student." Within months of her graduation, Senator Edward M. Kennedy personally hired her to work in his Capitol Hill office. There she assisted one of his speechwriters, doing research on technology and education issues during the 1993-1994 campaign season.
Rikki then became a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross and media trained other Red Cross spokespeople across the Mid-Atlantic & Potomac region. She also served as the weekend assignment editor for FOX 45 News in Baltimore, MD, and was a FOX Kids' Clubhouse reporter; a reporter for WTXL (ABC) in Tallahassee, FL, where she shadowed Gov. Lawton Chiles and interviewed Jeb Bush; worked in public relations at Florida State University and was the Deputy Director of Communications for the Florida Department of Health, where she was the statewide spokeswoman for all health issues.
Rikki's passion for the television industry began early as a
15-year-old reporter in Maryland for a news magazine show for teenagers. During her career, she spent several years as a news anchor & reporter at various TV stations across the country, including nationally for the Weather Channel.
In 2000, she jumped 108 TV markets, from Tallahassee, Florida, landing a job in Dallas, Texas, as one of the anchors to launch the 4pm newscast at
KXAS/NBC 5. There she anchored a daily technology news segment entitled, "Online with Rikki Ragland." The segment introduced the internet, web based companies (including eHarmony and Jib Jab) and the latest technology to the DFW region. Rikki was the only north Texas television reporter named by the Dallas Business Journal as one of "40 Under Forty" hottest rising stars to watch in 2002.
After a move to the Chicago TV market, Rikki was a reporter for the 24 hour news channel, CLTV, and hosted special programs, including "Faith, Race & Politics," for Chicago's PBS station. She left the news desk to pursue modeling and acting, signing with FORD Models & Shirley Hamilton. She began modeling for numerous advertisements, including McDonald's, Apartments.com, Owens Corning and Volkwagen. Rikki also appeared in television and radio commercials.
Following her modeling career, she became the spokeswoman for their family business, Spirit Halloween, in Houston & Austin, Texas. Spirit Halloween was created by her father-in-law in California, and became an international Halloween retail chain. Rikki was then hired as the Public Relations Director at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois. NorthShore is a healthcare system, consisting of four hospitals and a Research Institute. There, she wrote marketing plans for various clinical areas, promoted and provided extensive media training for executives and physicians.
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Alex has over 20 years' experience in sales and services roles, most recently joining Cyntergy from 51T where he helped expand market share into Europe, Middle East, Africa and the US. This involved setting up a channel reseller program, on-boarding new partners and building and managing the companies brand awareness. Before this Alex spent over a year with Zebra Technologies as regional sales / engagement manager for Northern Europe, with a scope that encompassed service attachment, renewals, and managed and professional services.
"Alex brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise," said Chris Ranger, VP of Customer Services & Support at Omnico Group. "His diverse regional knowledge and thorough understanding in particular of the retail space, will see him expand and develop Cyntergy's offering and customer base. Our responsibility to our customers is to ensure their businesses run smoothly and efficiently and I'm pleased to welcome Alex to the Cyntergy team."
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints by 3 and T-Mobile about claims in a Vodafone advert for mobile broadband.
Two national press advertisements for Vodafone's mobile broadband claimed "the fastest, most reliable mobile broadband in the galaxy", for "only £15 a month".
Text in the adverts also read: "Leap into hyperdrive. With Vodafone's mobile broadband you get download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps on your laptop, which is as quick as most home broadband… enjoy mobile broadband that's light years ahead."
The ASA responded to the complaints by 3 and T-Mobile: "The claims 'fastest' and 'most reliable' mobile broadband service were misleading.
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Think of all the other things you could be doing while your marketing is done automatically… focusing more on your clients, finally getting through all those emails… sleeping… Relax and let marketing automation take control.
Think of all the other things you could be doing while your marketing is done automatically… focusing more on your clients, finally getting through all those emails… sleeping… Relax and let marketing automation take control.
Marketing automation let's you take control of your marketing… auto-"magically". Manually controlling your marketing is a thing of the past. Say goodbye to manual labor and hello to marketing automation. We specialize in developing highly complex automated marketing campaigns that specifically target customers that have expressed interest in your products and services. By combining multiple channels such as email, social media and landing pages – we're able to deliver highly targeted messages at the right time.
We combine the power of a custom built Customer Relationship Management software directly with our marketing automation. Think of our CRM's as the backbone of your company in terms of customer organization and marketing. You can manage your customers throughout the sales cycle and beyond from a custom built marketing dashboard.
Not only do our CRM's allow you to organize your customer data, but just by simply entering the customers – you're triggering marketing automation. It works because you are entering your customer data somewhere (at least you should be) – automatically marketing once they are entered takes all of the pressure off of you. No more "remembering" to market – it's automatically done for you.
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What's the deal with Miranda rights anyways?/
We all know that familiar scene in the movies and TV shows. The dramatic placement of the arms behind the back. The clink of the handcuffs. As the scene fades away, the officer proudly recites those familiar words, "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you."
Law and Order, anyone?
Because of these scenes, many believe that the law requires officers to tell these rights to every single person they arrest. I often have clients tell me they were never given their Miranda rights as if that's the end of their case and they're off the hook now.
I want everyone, however, to remember two words: custodial interrogation. Cops only need to give you your Miranda rights when you are in custody[1] and they plan to question you. This is the only situation where Miranda rights are relevant.
In many situations, for a variety of reasons, police may never intend to question you. Therefore, they will not give you your Miranda rights.
When cops do arrest and question you without giving you your Miranda rights, it does not mean your case is automatically dismissed. Instead, any statements you made after your arrest should (hopefully) be thrown out. For example, imagine Bob is arrested for murder. He is taken to the police station and questioned without being given his Miranda rights. He confesses to the police. The prosecutor can still put Bob on trial for murder. His confession, however, should NOT come into evidence during his trial.[2]
In conclusion, not everyone arrested is entitled to Miranda rights. The police only have to give Miranda rights to those people that they intend to question. The failure to give Miranda rights does not automatically result in your case being thrown out. Always talk to your lawyer to understand how and if Miranda rights might play a role in your case.
Further in conclusion, please know that you do not EVER have to talk to police upon your arrest. You DO have the right to an attorney. You DO have the right to be silent. You must, however, VERY CLEARLY state this right to police. I recommend, for example, saying explicitly "I want to exercise my constitutional right to an attorney" or "I want to exercise my constitutional right to be silent."
And, side note, don't add "dog" to the end. See this article here about a case where the suspect said "give me a lawyer dog." The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that this reference to a "lawyer dog" was too confusing for a reasonable officer to understand that the suspect wanted to exercise his right to an attorney. As the article says, "It's not clear how many lawyer dogs there are in Louisiana, and whether any would have been available to represent the human suspect in this case, other than to give the standard admonition in such circumstances to simply stop talking."
[1] Custody can mean many different things. Custody general means you've been arrested and are being taken to jail or the police station. However, the courts have also found custody in other situations, even when cops are in your home. The general rule of thumb is that you are in custody when you are not free to leave (just like you wouldn't be free to leave if you were arrested).
[2] If Bob gets on the stand, however, and proclaims that he is innocent and doesn't know anything about the murder, prosecutors CAN impeach Bob with his prior statements. In other words, they can make him seem like a liar by bringing up his prior confession.


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Latest technology news resources revealed that Twitter has suspended over a million accounts for being involved in the promotion of terrorism since a few years, claiming that it wants to make the platform "an undesirable place" to support any kind of violence.
Twitter news revealed how it suspended 274,460 accounts in the year 2017 for violating community guidelines against the promotion of terrorism. In a statement issued by Twitter, it told the figure is down 8.4 percent from the previous reporting period and it will continue to see the positive, impact of all the hard work their team had been doing in making the platform an undesirable place for those seeking to promote terrorism, resulting in any kind of activity increasingly sweeping away from Twitter.
Several governments have been pressurizing Twitter to crack down on any group calling for violent attacks especially the Jihadis while maintaining an open ground for freedom of speech.
93 percent of the suspended accounts were flagged by built-in proprietary tools and that 74 percent were cut off before they even posted their first tweet.
Twitter also says that the reports of violations related to the promotion of terrorism show less than 0.2 percent of all suspensions in the period and it also used the report to express concerns about what it called "legal threats to freedom of expression".
It also came forward with a Human Rights Watch report gives a hint that governments around the world are increasingly watching out to restrict online speech by forcing social media companies to act as their sensors in order to avoid the promotion of hate speech or violation against the community guidelines related to the promotion of terrorism.


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International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
A look at the International Baccalaureate (IB) program
The International Baccalaureate program provides a course of study and tools for assessing students as well as programs for training teachers. The non-profit International Baccalaureate Foundation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has consultative status with UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Students in the IB program are assessed by their own teachers as well as by international educators from around the world. Nearly 30,000 students are assessed each year by the IB Organization, and usually 80 per cent of students graduate with a diploma recognized by such esteemed universities as the Sorbonne, Yale and Oxford.
Ontario schools have a rigorous curriculum. But IB schools have an internationally recognized and sanctioned curriculum. They have a primary, middle years, and high school program.
The International Baccalaureate Program (IB), a blueprint for learning designed 30 years ago for the children of globetrotting diplomats, is now used in more than 800 schools from Singapore to Sweden, including 117 here in Canada.
Developed in Switzerland by blending elements from various national school systems, the new hybrid two-year pre-university program was intended as a sort of "curriculum without borders" that would translate into any language and equip students for university in a number of different countries.
The IB program has a tough liberal-arts curriculum. It also has intellectually challenging courses in areas that have since become popular - the theory of knowledge (or how people learn), community service, and learninghttps://www.ourkids.net/school/toronto-international-baccalaureate-schools through inquiry rather than rote tasks.
As a result of both high standards and a global focus, the International Baccalaureate has won fans far beyond the so-called international community. More than a dozen schools in Ontario, including Toronto's The York School, have adopted the IB as a sort of enriched honours program for all students - whether or not they ever leave town.
"We started the IB program five years ago because it incorporates so many good teaching practices that produce amazing outcomes," says principal Barbara Goodwin- Zeibots of The York School, a co-educational, non-denominational day school for grades 1 through 12 on Yonge Street, just south of St. Clair Avenue.
"We were drawn to the academic rigour of the International Baccalaureate, as well as the focus on responsible citizenship and the way it encourages critical, compassionate thinkers."
When an Ontario high school - whether public or private - adopts the pre-university IB diploma program, students must take these extra requirements above and beyond the province's curriculum in their last two years of high school.
A sort of enriched overlay, the IB curriculum makes sure each student studies at least one other language, at least one experimental science, a math course, an arts subject and a course in social science.
As well, IB students take a mandatory course on learning itself, which challenges them to think about how people learn, the nature of knowledge and how to mount a rational argument.
Beyond the classroom, the IB program required students to do community service long before Ontario launched its new community service requirement last year, in which provincial high school students must perform 40 hours of volunteer work over four years of high school. In contrast, in just two years, IB students must perform 50 hours of service to the school community, a further 50 hours of community service outside the school, plus 50 hours of leadership training.
"It's not academic elitism," says Goodwin-Zeibots, who is phasing in the IB program at York in the lower grades as well. "We already take the inquiry approach to learning in the primary grades, so the IB program would add another dimension. It excites us tremendously because it takes learning to different levels."
In Ontario, the International Baccalaureate has found a home in both public high schools such as Toronto's Vaughn Road Academy, Weston Collegiate and Victoria Park Secondary School, as well as such independent schools as Upper Canada College, The Toronto French School, and The York School.
In an age of growing demands for standardization and rich course content, the International Baccalaureate appears to be an idea whose time has come.
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I get real personal on You Are Complete this week. It all started with a sound bath. I made a new friend in a way that can only be described as synchronicity.
My new friend, Rob, did a session with me to help me express my "authentic voice" on camera. I figured he'd have some small tips, but he took me to places I didn't expect. And it all takes courage.
Watch the episode now.
Declare in the comments how you've accessed your authenticity. Give me your tips!
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Recommendations to preserve Green Colombian Coffee Beans in the best shape.
The ideal consumption times for fresh coffee:
Right after the threshing and before the roast, we have what we call the raw or green coffee beans, which are a bluish-green color. If not roasted and kept in this state, every month they get woodier and woodier and lose their strength.
How to preserve the freshness of the green coffee:
To maintain green coffee fresh, for example for export, the ideal situation is to vaccum-seal and freeze it. This way, we can preserve it for months. Once roasted, the oils of the coffee beans are brought to the top and quickly start becoming rancid. The ideal times are 3-4 weeks tops from roasting. And once ground, it can be considered fresh for a few days, reason why it is never a good idea to buy grounded coffee but to buy it roasted and to grind before having it. We ship our coffee by air so that you get the coffee fresh.


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December 03, 2014
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Laurie Pearman
Leslie Preston, of Coiled Wines, is big on the bubbly.
Though the beginning of the season's massive gorging is now behind us, there's still more gluttony on the horizon; and what's a proper feast without a few festive libations?
This December, Garden City's Coiled Wines has a special treat for fans of the bubbly: the 2014 Rizza, a holiday-table-worthy sparkling riesling.
"It's a Methode Champenoise wine, meaning that it is undergoing its secondary fermentation in bottle," explained Coiled owner and winemaker Leslie Preston. "It's from riesling grapes that I picked this harvest."
Methode Champenoise works like this: After a wine has undergone its primary fermentation, a small amount of sugar and yeast is added to each bottle during the bottling process, which activates a secondary fermentation that produces carbon dioxide. The bottles are then reopened to remove the yeast, topped off with more wine and recapped. In order to produce her Rizza sparkling riesling, Preston had to repeat this elaborate process on 4,000 bottles—by hand.
"It's the most challenging wine I've ever made. ... You have to know what you're doing and you have to have a good chemistry base and you have to be a meticulous winemaker," said Preston. "The attention to detail and everything being spot-on is super important with sparkling wine and I think that's another reason that some people don't tackle it. I was terrified in September making this wine but I'm having fun now because I'm really happy with the wine."
Though most champagnes are aged in the bottle before they're released, Preston preferred to release her sparkling riesling this season.
"I really look at this as a way to showcase how beautiful Idaho riesling is. ... I don't want all the sort of toasty, yeasty character to cover up what the grape tends to show," she said. "So that's why I'm not aging this on yeast for like a year, as some champagne would have it."
Preston will primarily sell the Rizza for $28 in her Garden City tasting room at 107 E. 44th St., which she shares with Cinder Wines and Telaya Wine Co.
"We're releasing it to Club on [Tuesday,] Dec. 16," said Preston. "I might do a little bit at a few shops or restaurants for special dinners, but I'm mostly trying to sell it out of the tasting room just because this has been such an expensive wine to make that the more I can sell it out of the tasting room, the more I can kind of recapture that."
Despite the cost, the grueling process and the sleepless nights, Preston said she's now a fizzy wine convert.
"It's like I'm addicted now; I now have to make sparkling wine every year," she said. "It's really thrilling."
For more info on Coiled Wines, visit coiledwines.com.
In other riesling news, Coiled neighbor Split Rail Winery has announced plans to release a canned white wine under its Strange Folk label in the spring of 2015.
"Split Rail's our main label then we've got a second label called Strange Folk," said winemaker Jed Glavin. "It's all kegged wine that we do growler fills of at the winery."
Strange Folk's La Boheme White Wine will come in a light blue can embellished with an illustration of a woman in a red beret.
"We aren't advertising it as riesling, we're just going to label it 'white wine' for now just because I'm kind of worried about people's perception of riesling. ... I think people, when they hear riesling, they're thinking it's going to be some sugar bomb," said Glavin.
La Boheme will be sold in 375 milliliter—or 12.7 ounce—cans that Glavin had to special order from England.
"So basically two glasses of wine in a beer-style can is what we're going to do," he said.
Glavin gleaned the idea from Oregon's Union Wine Company, which sells its Underwood Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris in these larger-style cans—double the size of Sofia Coppola's popular canned blanc de blancs.
As Glavin explained, his canned white wine will have a little bit of residual sugar but plenty of acid to balance it out. The wine's tasting notes include descriptors like: "fresh peach, honeysuckle, ginger, crisp clouds and colorful rainbows."
"It truthfully doesn't even taste like riesling," Glavin added.
Glavin said La Boheme will try to court the eco-conscious, active crowd.
"I think putting it into an aluminum can is a lot more recyclable than glass and it's a lot more mobile than glass," he said. "So camping, river rafting, stadiums, places that don't allow glass; I think there's a cool market for it. If you have a big cooler full of beer, it's easier to throw these cans of white wine in there for people who are more wine drinkers than beer drinkers."
Split Rail is working with a local distributor to get their cans on shelves by next spring. They will also be available in Split Rail's tasting room, located at 4338 W. Chinden Blvd. in Garden City.
"We're stoked because I think it'll just add to our repertoire of funky stuff that we're trying to do with wine," said Glavin.
For more info on Split Rail Winery and Strange Folk, visit splitrailwines.com.
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Please complete the forms below, every person must complete the first two forms. Before your first visit, send completed forms to email@example.com. Your insurance will be verified and you will be notified via email regarding your behavioral health benefits deductible and co-payment.
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The Development (Special Provisions) Draft Bill that is known in the society as the 'Bill to create a Super Minister' is being presented to provincial councils to get the approval of the councils. It was presented in Southern and Sabaragamuwa provincial councils today (27th) but was defeated in both councils.
The Chief Minister for Southern PC Shan Wijayalal de Silva presented it to the Southern PC after a few councilors spoke regarding the Bill. The Bill was defeated by 19 votes as 14 councilors voted for the Bill while 33 voted against it. The councilors of the UPFA and the JVP voted against the Bill while the 14 UNP councilors voted for the Bill.
When the Bill was presented to Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council today (27th) it was defeated by 7 votes. 20 councilors of the UPFA voted against the Bill while 13 UNP councilors voted for the Bill.


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The air was crisp, carrying the fragrant smell of freshly fallen leaves. The trees flaunted their last colors of orange and yellow, vainly holding on to their last clothes before winter. But the trees forgot all of their worries of loosing those last precious leaves at the sound of a giggle. Looking down from their lofty sanctuary, they spied Sammie, full of joy and smiles, and they all agreed she was the cutest thing they had seen in the little pumpkin patch.
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The Master in International Tourism Management, majoring in Management of International Tourism Destinations, is designed to equip professionals and executives to lead global business projects in the tourism sector.
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I first saw this project on the Knitty picture gallery and was so inspired that I just had to do it. Luckily I already had a minor stash of baby friendly yarn at the ready so I didn't have to buy anything. The pattern can be found at
I did mess up a bit at the start on double pointed needles but did not notice until I was pretty far into it. That is why one of the sections looks like it has some loose gaps.


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Come Network with members of three chambers of commerce and learn about Martin State Airport. Take a bus tour to see Martin State Airport and enjoy refreshments from a local caterer.


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Floyd E. "Fuzzy" Ware, 82, of Dann Road died Thursday at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital. A life resident of the Fulton area, Mr. Ware retired from Kilian Manufacturing in 1981 after 15 years. He also worked at Powers Tire Service and was a member of the Fulton Senior Citizens. Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Cosimano; two daughters, Dawn Mullen of Florida and Sandra Ware of Granby; two sons, Gerald and John, both of Fulton; two stepsons, Samuel Cosimano of Fulton and Joseph Cosimano of Central Square; a brother, Kenneth of Granby; four sisters, Madeline Wilcox, Jessie Powers, Margaret Ritchie and Ida Powers, all of Granby; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Young & Son Funeral Home. Spring burial is in Mount Adnah Cemetery, Fulton. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 322 Oneida St., Fulton. Contributions may be made to the Bowens Corners Methodist Church, Fulton.
Source: Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) – Saturday, February 14, 1998


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The following describes the characteristics for this race. See "Structured Information" below for info regarding stats, points, and other required items to play this race. See "Culture & History" at the end of the page for a brief depiction of what this race in an NPC form is like (so you can compare) and how it affects the game world.
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Description Structured Info Skills Culture & History
DescriptionDrow care little for the rest of the world, until they have interest in conquering it. They are elves with coal toned skin, and piercing red eyes. Their snow white or steel silver toned hair only adds to their alarming beauty and fierce appearance. The Drow society stays underground due to sensitivity to the sunlight, which leads to their kind being secluded and out-of-touch with the rest of the world. They see other races as a scurge and detest them, especially other elves whom to the Drow are weak and a waste of space in a world that the Drow feel they should be in control of. This is a race with a singular purpose: dominance. Dominance over one's self, over others, and over the world around them. Weakness is not an option.
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Structured Section
This section provides the rules, stats, and general requirements for playing this race.
Everything in this section IS required for your character when you register.
Unique Quirks
Ears: All elves have elongated ears with pointed/ticked points at the top. Some are subtle, and some are dramatically long and curved; but all are noticeable without a headpiece covering them.
Skin Tone: Tones of black, typically a coal color.
Eye Tone: Red, black, or white. No pupil.
Hair Tone: White, silver, or grey.
LanguageDrow, Human
Age Ratio
Immortal: HY ceases at about 50.
Humanoid. Age of maturity is considered 54 AY.
On a d100 roll (pregnancy):
80-100 Unsuccessful
30-79 One Child
1-29 Twins
Gender (d2 roll):
1 = Female
2 = Male
Child's race:
If parents are same race, the child will be that race.
If parents are each a different (but full blooded) race, the child will be half of each race.
If one or both parents are a half-race, the GM will have each parent roll d2 to determine which half from each parent they'll be.
*Cultural Note: Male offspring are rarely kept alive, and when they are, they are given away or kept as slaves. Only females that are born will be kept and treasured, immediately groomed for power and position.
Death/Battle: Mortal in battle, normal death applies.
Specialty: Vigor
(Doubled stat at registration.)
Specialty: Elven Grace
(+5 Agility at registration.)
Weakness: Photosensitive
(1/2 LP when in direct sunlight.)
Weakness: Aptitude
(Halved stat at registration.)
Physical Qualities
3=Above Average, 4=Exceptional, 5=Godly
Race Skills
Invest your SP accordingly below if you desire to raise or acquire something listed.
Improve a Quality
To improve one of the qualities above, spend 3 SP, and increase the chosen quality by 1.
Improve an Attribute
To improve one of the attributes below, spend 5 SP, and increase the chosen stat by 1.
Additional Senses
Night Vision (Sight): No penalty for seeing in natural darkness.
Disability (0 in Sight, Smell, Hearing, Speech, or Mobility):
If one of your vital senses is disabled, you can improve another by 1 point.
Detect Poison (Scent): You can taste it on your tongue just by smelling it.
Jumping (Running): You can land from high places on your feet without taking damage, and can leap double the distance the average person can.
General Skills
Reference Material
The following information is NOT required for your character.
Cultural PreferencesAround Varlonan, these are the typical aspects of this race's lifestyle preferences.
Weapons: Unlike other elves, the Drow overwhelmingly prefer melee weapons. Using a ranged weapon is seen as cowardly. The Drow have also gained the resources and technology to have superior weapons.
Armor: When a Drow actually decides to wear armor, it is usually only in key places. They would rather be exposed than to be hindered.
Currency: Gold. They do not believe in trade, especially since female Drow would never give something to a male for free. With access underground to more metals than other races, they decided to take advantage of the valued precious metal.
Diet: Carnivore. Though they have access to fungus, they always prefer meat. Boar, bats, fish, bears, and anything else that might wander into a cave end up being the Drow's primary food.
Attire: Females will adorn themselves with jewelry, and the best of their fashions to express their superiority. Males typically wear rags when not in armor. A loincloth and old boots, with a utility belt to hold onto anything they'd need at the whim of a female. On the surface, males will sometimes venture to dress better in the quest to feel more powerful and important.
Environment: Underground.
Homeland: Pennae Angelus (All elves originated from here and separated accordingly.)
Friends: Since females are the more dominant sex, friendships usually end up being gender specific. Males will bond with other males for common purpose, and females will group together for friendship. Very rarely will you see a male and female genuinely getting along as friends, because the female typically tries to control or use the males... usually with success.
Foe: The Drow hate other elves, resenting them for gathering together for the common purpose to send the Drow underground. Since then, the Drow have found elven kind to be weak and annoying... vowing one day that they would take back the surface world from their cousins by force.
Children: Drow children have two fates: abandonment, or female parentage. Fathers do not stick around for more than to provide an occasional guard or slave to the Mother and Child. The children are raised to despise and disrespect their Fathers so that a bond cannot be created. When male children reach maturity, they are excommunicated from their family and forced to join other males in the suppressed life of the Drow, or venture out to see if they can be more successful in the surface world. Females typically stay with their clan or family, conditioned to become the next matriarch, though on occasion a female will go to the surface world to gain knowledge... often offended when they meet a surface male that no longer treats them with the respect that is demanded underground.
Territory: Since their territory is primarily underground or within caves to stay out of the sun, they do not have to defend it too often. Occasionally they'll have competition with the Dwarves or Dragons... maybe even an Ogre, but it's rare since there is so much untapped property underground.
Unlike other elves, the Drow have a more tragic history. At the beginning of when elves started appearing, they spread across the world and adapted to the nature around them. With such variety, they easily took advantage of the knowledge the world held and shared it with each other so no matter where they were... elves could share their achievements. Occasionally an elf would be born that was drawn more to the darkness. They'd spend their time learning the secrets of the night, ignoring what they felt was useless knowledge of herbs and medicine. As they grew in numbers they discovered that others had a common interest for power and started plotting to become the leaders of all elven kind.
In their attempt for power however, they were outnumbered and forced underground to escape persecution. Many attempts were made over decades to resurface, but they were always outmatched. Eventually they began to adapt to their new environment, and as their hearts grew darker, so did their appearance since elves are susceptible to change depending on their surroundings. Thus the Drow came to be. When they finally accepted their fate, new culture developed where the females outnumbered the males and forced themselves into the positions of power. Slowly, males were weeded out of any position of influence and forced to accept their roles as beneath the females.
Being underground so long, their eyes adjusted to see perfectly in darkness, and their skin grew ashy and dark in tone to let them blend in with their surroundings. Unfortunately this also created a very strong weakness in sunlight, as they soon discovered on another attempt to the surface world that failed this time due to so many dying from the exposure. When they began to use their time and energy to build new empires and technologies below the surface, they found that the resources they had gave them access to power. Drow weapons and armor turned out to be even better than their surface cousins. They could get ahold of the strongest metals, underground magma flows, the purest waters, and stone that had no sun damage from exposure. With more power, they fell more and more into darkness. The evil that now flowed through them was natural, and the 'good' were seen as weak, disposed of whenever there was the chance. The Drow, had come to be the most powerful elven kind in Varlonan.


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CNLM awarded grant to bolster environmental education and volunteer program
From second graders learning about pollinators to the dozens of individuals who have spent decades on the prairies, the many people that help preserve the South Sound prairies continue to strengthen the restoration and conservation of this rare ecosystem. CNLM's work and the contributions of its volunteers have not gone unnoticed by various other groups and government agencies. As a result, CNLM was awarded funds from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA) Volunteer Cooperative Grant Program.
Administered through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the ALEA grant supports organizations through providing funding for a variety of important projects, with a particular focus on (and with respect to the work of CNLM) volunteer implemented restoration and environmental education throughout the state of Washington. WDFW support will allow the South Sound Program to purchase important resources for volunteer restoration activities, volunteer native plant propagation, and volunteer seed collection, and also support the monthly conservation lecture series that educates our volunteers and the general public. As CNLM continues to enhance habitat for rare species and protect habitat from encroaching invasive species, ALEA underscores this commitment to community engagement and environmental education in the South Sound region.
The grant award comes at a crucial time of growth for the CNLM volunteer program. Just over the past few months, CNLM has expanded its outreach to various schools within the Western Cascades. Students from North Thurston Public Schools (in partnership with Wolf Haven International, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Get Out Olympia) came out to learn about the impacts and importance of pollinators on the prairies. In addition, students from Olympia High School, Avanti High School, Evergreen Christian School, Julia B. Hansen Elementary, Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, and Komachin Middle School have spent many hours helping to restore the prairies by working on the Violet Prairie Seed Farm and Native Plant Demonstration Garden, and by pulling Scotch broom on Glacial Heritage Preserve.
CNLM's volunteers are pivotal to restoration of the South Sound prairies. The WDFW grant recognizes and underscores the essential work of the South Sound program and its commitment to providing and improving environmental education programs for people of all ages through field-based restoration and conservation activities.


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It has been nearly three years since a massive data breach compromised the security clearance information of more than 20 million current and former federal employees and their families.
Aftershocks continue to be felt today in the form of lawsuits and an unfavorable report from a congressional watchdog group.
On Sept. 19, U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson threw out lawsuits filed by federal unions and employees against the Office of Personnel Management, according to Federal News Radio. She cited the government's immunity from lawsuits, as well as the difficulty of legally proving harm as the result of having personally identifiable information stolen in her decision.
The National Treasury Employees Union and the American Federation of Government Employees each filed separate suits. The NTEU suit claimed the Office of Personnel Management violated its members' constitutional rights by exposing their personal information to hackers, Federal News Radio reported. The AFGE suit sought class-action status to represent all current and former employees whose information was stored in the databases that were compromised.
The NTEU has appealed Jackson's decision.
Failure to Protect After the Breach
In August, the Government Accountability Office released a report that found the Office of Personnel Management still fails to properly protect its computer networks, NextGov reports.
OPM has implemented or made progress on 19 recommendations made by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team to improve information security practices and controls, the GAO report states. Four additional recommendations still must be implemented.
Items remaining to be addressed include encrypting data stored in one of OPM's high-value systems that would be most attractive to hackers, and encrypting data as it passed in and out of another high-value system, according to NextGov.
OPM Launches New Background Check Service
OPM also still needs to implement a system of computer systems access so only those who need access to them can gain it by providing two identifying methods to log in. The agency also needs to develop proper security controls for contractors, NextGov reports.
Another area of concern expressed by some federal elected officials in August is whether the offer of credit monitoring following the breach goes far enough to protect the victims, according to NextGov.
House Energy and Finance Committee Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the effectiveness of current strategies that are in place following breaches, "the extent of the protection each one offers, and the factors agencies weigh in choosing a response to a breach," the NextGov article states. "Lawmakers also would like GAO to see if there are better solutions not currently being offered."
The Office of Personnel Management reported on June 4, 2015 that a breach happened in December 2014 that exposed the personal information of about 4 million people who were current and former federal employees, Federal News Radio reported. On June 12, 2015, the organization released information on a second breach that had exposed the information of current and former employees who had sought security clearances.


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2017 is here! A new year, new resolutions, and a new President (unfortunately). With all of this talk of new things, it got me thinking – which new stars will we see emerge in WWE in 2017? Who will grab Vinny Mac's brass ring this year? We can never know for sure, but there are certainly some definite contenders. There are plenty of promising talents in WWE, but which of these future stars has the most potential? Here are my Top 10 Most Promising Talents in WWE.
For this list, I've decided to only include talents who are currently on NXT television or have been on the main roster for less than a year. Also, I've discarded anyone who has won a main roster championship as they have already fulfilled their promise to a certain degree.
- Tony Nese
Tony Nese has pretty much every tool that a wrestler could want: an unbelievable physique, a wide-variety of moves in his arsenal, impressive athleticism, precision aerial moves, a serious amount of strength in comparison to his weight, and of course, one hell of an ass (don't act like you haven't noticed).
With all of these qualities under his belt, WWE could potentially have a star on their hands, if they choose to use him correctly. At the very least, I'm certain we will see the premier athlete holding the Cruiserweight Championship at some point in 2017.
- Tye Dillinger
Considering I've already written a whole article about how much potential a main roster run for the Perfect 10 could have, it shouldn't come as any surprise to loyal readers that he places on this list. As we've seen since summer 2015, Dillinger's perfect 10 character is extremely entertaining, and if given the right spot on the main roster, the "10!" chant could be the next "Yes!" chant. By no means am I claiming that Dillinger will win a world championship at Wrestlemania or beat John Cena clean at Summerslam, but with his talent and character, Tye deserves a firm spot on the main roster mid-card – it's all down to whether WWE want to take advantage of this promising perfect 10 or not.
- Carmella
The amount that Carmella has managed to improve in such a short space of time since transitioning to Smackdown is astonishing. She simply does not get enough credit for how far she has come since leaving NXT, and how she has developed into a convincing, entertaining, sassy heel. It wouldn't surprise me if within the year, we saw some serious bling wrapped around the waist of the Princess of Staten Island – that's how good she is. What's more, at some point we are bound to see her reunite with her boys from NXT, Enzo and Cass, which is guaranteed to get her over like crazy.
Whether as a back-stabbing heel or as the hottest chick in the ring alongside the realest guys in the room, Carmella is definitely one of the most promising stars in WWE today.
- Cedric Alexander
Although the Cruiserweight Division may not be lighting the world on fire currently, there is clearly an unbelievable amount of talent within it. We've already seen the likes of Sin Cara and Neville transition from regular competition to the 205 weight class, but when will we see the first Cruiserweight competitor break out to 'bigger' things? (Pun intended). Well, it may be a while yet before it happens, but my money is certainly on Cedric Alexander.
Considering the amount of airtime he's been given on Raw and 205 Live in the last few months, combined with the fact he's already been paired with WWE mainstay Alicia Fox, and his bout with Kota Ibushi was ranked fifth in the company's matches of the year list for 2016, it seems as though the higher-ups backstage are big fans of Alexander. Plus, as the commentators constantly mention how Cedric dropped twenty pounds to enter the CWC, he is clearly capable of bulking up if needed to in order to distinguish himself more from his former division if he does make the transition.
With the boundless amounts of talent he possesses, along with a great look and one of the best finishers in the whole company, Cedric Alexander is one of the most promising talents in not only the Cruiserweight Division, but in the entire company.
At first, pairing Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano together seemed strange to me due to how talented both men were individually, and how mismatched their characters seemed to be. However, after seeing the two compete against the likes of The Revival and Authors of Pain, it was clear that I was ridiculous to ever doubt these two. Their surprising chemistry makes for not only one of the most likeable teams in WWE, but some of the best tag team wrestlers in the world. In fact, their match at Takeover Toronto claimed the prestigious number one spot in WWE's matches of 2016 list.
There's no denying that both of these men are two of the best wrestlers currently signed to WWE, and in my opinion, Ciampa and Gargano deserve to be main-eventers, whether as a team or as solo stars, yet my only concern is that the company will be reluctant to give them the push they deserve. Sure, standards and practices have been changing dramatically in WWE, yet there are bound to still be talents that are denied the push they deserve because of their look, size, etc. Let's just hope these promising stars get every ounce of success that they rightfully deserve.
- The Revival
In my opinion, The Revival are the best tag team wrestlers in the world. They transform two-on-two grappling into an art form, and it seems as though every single competitor in the world agrees with me. It's impossible to listen to a wrestler being interviewed on a podcast these days without hearing them praise The Revival for how seamless they are between the ropes. They were responsible for some of the best tag team matches I have ever seen in 2016, so with tag team talent like that, they are bound to be a dominating force on the main roster. They may not be flashy, they may favour fists over flips, and you'll certainly never see them wearing unicorn horns on their head, but with their undeniable abilities and incredible chemistry, The Revival are without doubt the most promising tag team in the world today.
- Jack Gallagher
Despite only having a few weeks of airtime at the time of writing, and even when the exhausted 205 Live and Raw crowds have been silent all show long, there is always a burst of excitement when Jack Gallagher appears in a WWE arena. The Extraordinary Gentleman lights up an arena with his charm, quirky ways, and marvellous scientific wrestling style.
Jack's biggest advantage is that he is completely different to everyone else in WWE: his style, his moveset, his look, his personality, his voice, his vocabulary, his technique, he is a totally unique entity in the most extraordinary of ways. His gimmick is one that you either love straight away, or it really takes time to warm up to it, like Broken Matt Hardy or Martin Kirby, so even though he has already managed to garner a wealth of fans (myself included), I'm sure Gallagher's promising character and technical talents will take him to the top of the Cruiserweight Division, the top of fans' hearts, and beyond.
- Baron Corbin
One of the best things about watching NXT is being able to witness the birth and growth of a potential star.
A few years ago, Baron Corbin was just an oversized jobber, losing week after week to every other competitor on the yellow brand, until one Wednesday night, he suddenly emerged with an awesome, intimidating new entrance, and some fancy new motorcycle leathers. It seems as though his trip down to the Harley Davison shop instilled a new confidence in the Lone Wolf, as he suddenly embarked on a lengthy winning streak, squashing victim after victim in increasingly short fashion. After a while, Baron's winning ways became slightly dull, and it seemed as though he couldn't string together more than five moves. However, over time, it became obvious that the 6ft 8" behemoth was set for big things.
At the biggest Wrestlemania of all time, Corbin became the third ever winner of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal to the surprise of everyone, and in the process, debuted on the main roster in monumental style. Since then, we've seen him go from strength to strength, and if his recent showing in his first ever WWE Championship match is anything to go by, it seems as though the Lone Wolf is a perfect fit in the main event scene. WWE clearly has big plans for Baron Corbin, and he certainly has the potential to live up to them.
- Braun Strowman
When Braun Strowman debuted in 2015, it was a genuine shock – a complete unknown bypassing NXT television and going straight to main roster is unheard of in the last few years. In fact, as he revealed on Talk is Jericho, Strowman's first main roster match at Night of Champions was only his fourth ever match overall. Given his inexperience, Braun barely had three moves in his arsenal, and not a single ounce of character in his gigantuan frame. Strowman was the epitome of old school wrestling values, Vince McMahon's wet dream come to life – despite his lack of experience and ability, his size had guaranteed him a great spot on the card in an incredibly short period of time, which left fans around the globe groaning.
Luckily for us though, Strowman didn't exactly shoot his way much further up the card, and somehow managed to hide his inhumanly sized body behind the rest of The Wyatt Family without showing any real signs of improve. However, in the 2016 brand split, Strowman was separated from his bearded brethren, sported a new haircut, and started displaying some of his new-found skills in weekly squash matches. Sure, initially he wasn't setting the world on fire, but overtime, it was staggering how much the man mountain was improving. By November, Strowman had landed himself a place in the men's 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series match, and became the surprise star of the whole thing. He dominated his opponents in convincing fashion, and revealed that he is capable of physic-defining levels of speed for a man his size. Seriously, if I drove into a running Braun Strowman, I think my car would have to be written off.
Obviously Braun is still relatively inexperienced, but given his size, strength, and quickness, Strowman is pretty much a guaranteed main-eventer, and once he develops more in-ring psychology and promo ability, he could potentially be the full package. Mark my words, within a year's time, we will see gold around Braun Strowman's gigantic waist…if it can actually fit around it that is.
Honourable Mentions
American Alpha – Considering the fact they beat the almost seemingly unstoppable New Wyatt Family, and defeated a twelve-time world champion clean to win their Smackdown Tag Team Championships, it seems that American Alpha are bound to be one of the biggest tag teams of the current decade, and deservedly so. With their unbelievable technical and tag team wrestling abilities, Gable and Jordan are undeniable stars in WWE, whether as a team or as individuals. If they hadn't already reached the top of the mountain, this duo would probably have topped my list.
Alexa Bliss – Before TLC in December, Alexa Bliss would have placed near the top of this list because of her ever-improving in-ring work and heel characteristics, but now she's the Smackdown Women's Champion, so it seems she's no longer just a promising talent in the women's division, she rules it.
Enzo and Cass – Although they've only been on the main roster since April, it was impossible to put them on a "most promising" list considering they're already one of the most popular acts in the whole of WWE.
Oney Lorcan – Hard hitting and great in the ring. By no means a future world champion, but could easily be a firm mid-carder.
Damo and Tommy End – I couldn't include either of these talents as they are yet to make their in-ring television debuts, but based on their work before reaching Vinny Mac's land of promise, I'm positive both of these men are destined for great things.
Apollo Crews – Athletically, Apollo Crews is an absolute freak of nature. With a bit of personality tweaking and the right booking, he could easily be a huge star.
Rich Swann – I think it's actually impossible not to like Rich Swann. With his charm, charisma, and fantastic in-ring abilities, Swann deserves a long, memorable run in WWE. As he's the current Cruiserweight Champion, I couldn't place him on the list, but hopefully it won't be one and done for the outlandish one.
Nia Jax – It's only a matter of time before the strongest woman in WWE holds some gold.
- Ember Moon
I've said it before: Ember Moon deserves to be pushed to the same thing she is named after.
It's rare that I see someone for the first time and immediately think they're a star, but when I saw Ember Moon's debut match at NXT Takeover Brooklyn, I wanted to put the yellow brand's women's championship on her immediately. And then when I saw her unbelievable finishing maneuver, I wanted to put every single belt ever made around her waist. Her Diving Corkscrew Stunner is devastatingly beautiful, and really is one of the best finishers in not only WWE, but the entire wrestling world right now.
With her unique look, impressive athleticism, and fantastic moveset, there is nobody else like her in WWE. The amount of promise she has shown thus far is staggering, and the world seems to be in agreement that Moon is destined for stardom.
Who do you think is the most promising talent in WWE today? Let me know in a comment below or tweet me @HairyWrestling.