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The Best Biopics About Real Comedians
List Rules Vote up the best biographical movies about stand-up comedians and comic actors
There is a surprising dearth of quality biopics about comedians. There are, however, a handful of movies that masterfully capture the magnetic personalities and dynamic lives both onstage and off of some great comic performers. With rumors swirling about a Richard Pryor biopic directed by Lee Daniels, here are the best comedian biopics.
Trailblazer, rebel, and criminal Lenny Bruce is portrayed brilliantly by Dustin Hoffman in the film Lenny. Directed by Bob Fosse, the film received six Oscar nominations and stands as the most accurate and acclaimed comedian biopic to date. Jim Carrey's turn as the eccentric and reclusive Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon gives Hoffman's Lenny a run for its money. Carrey perfectly channels the manic energy of Kaufman, while also capturing his striking vulnerability.
Other legendary comedians with quality biographical films include Charlie Chaplin, Peter Sellers, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Hopefully more quality comedian biopics will come out, but for now check out these titles and vote up your favorites!

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When President Obama repeatedly blamed George W. Bush for the condition of the economy, Republicans repeatedly took issue with the charge. Both parties were to blame for the way Congress forced financial institutions to loan money to people who had no business being approved for a mortgage.
Congress has been in the business of wrecking the economy and then claiming they have the solution to fix the problems they created. Curses on both their houses.
Now the blame-game is coming from the Romney camp. In an interview with Candy Crowley, Romney adviser Carlos Gutierrez first attacked Romney for his remarks about "gifts" by Obama to buy votes. On this Romney is correct despite what some Republicans who are trying to position themselves for 2016 are saying. Then Gutierrez goes further off the rails. Like so many Establishment Republicans, he does not understand the mood of millions of conservatives who once formed the foundation of the Republican Party and gave it substantial victories in past elections, 2010 being the most recent:
"I think we lost the election because the far right of this party has taken the party to a place that it doesn't belong. We are the party of prosperity, of growth, of tolerance. I mean these immigrants who come across and what they do wrong is they risk their lives, they come here and they work because they want to be part of the American Dream. That's what the GOP is."
Mr. Gutierrez does not say what these "far right" positions are. No one I've spoken with is against immigrants. It's the illegal idea that has people questioning our immigration policy. We need a solution to the problem without growing the welfare state. We are a welcoming people. Sad to say, neither side has an equitable solution to the problem.
But let's get back to the "far right" charge. The following comment on Breitbart's site says it all for those who did not trust Romney's conservative bona fides:
"We haven't moved Right at all. The fact is that we've moved so far Left that we ended up nominating Mitt Romney — the ultimate Establishment, Liberal, Rockefeller Republican candidate We nominated the guy who invented RomneyCare (the prototype for ObamaCare), the guy who donated to Planned Parenthood, the guy who had a program to use taxpayer money to pay for abortions, the guy who kicked the boy scouts out of the Olympics to appease gay rights groups, the guy who said he would always defend a 'woman's right to choose,' the guy who bragged about having tough control laws in Massachusetts… we nominated THE MOST LIBERAL REPUBLICAN IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY and they still say we need to move further to the Left. How much further to the Left can we move?!!
Conservatives, even those who voted for Romney, were suspicious of Romney and his advisers. They believed that another four years of Obama of Company would set in concrete a liberal agenda that we may not be able to recover from. If Mr. Gutierrez thinks a swing to the center is the ticket to victory in 2014 and 2016, he's in for a big shock.


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On Monday, June 10, at 1 p.m., join Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova for an online chat on transportation in Fairfax County. The Chairman will answer questions and address concerns on the current state of transportation infrastructure and what the future holds for transportation in the County. Also, get details on the Evolution of Transportation event scheduled for June 12 at the Angelika Film Center and Café in Merrifield.
Sharon Bulova
Hi! It is great to be with you this afternoon. If you are interested in transportation, which I assume you are, I hope you will join me Wednesday night at 7:30pm at the Angelika Film Center and Cafe in Merrifield for the Evolution of Transportation! If you can't make it, the program will be available online by going to my website at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/chairman. A lot is happening on the transportation front. I look forward to your questions!
John Metzler
I live just outside the Tyson's Transportation area -- i.e. I am not to be taxed. But I am in an "apron" region -- just as a golf green has an apron area around it, in reality so too with Tysons Corner. I've seen no planning for how traffic will be handled in that apron region as Metro opens, etc
In particular, the intersections of Great Falls Road, Dolley Madison Blvd, and Old Chain Bridge Road, need re-engineering: at a minimum, no turns on red during rush hours, better timing of lights, and better enforcement. And when the McLean Metro opens, what planning has been done to minimize the "downstream" effects from the inevitable new traffic patterns in the apron region.
P.S. Keep up the good work.
Sharon Bulova
The transformation of Tysons into an urban center will be one of the largest transportation challenges Fairfax County has ever undertaken. Developers who are getting property rezoned under the new Comprehensive Plan amendment are committing tens of millions of dollars to major roadway, transit, bike and pedestrian improvements within Tysons. This is in addition to the new tax district you mentioned – all who benefit from the transformation of Tysons will contribute to this effort.
You may want to take a look at our Four Year Transportation Program page on the County's website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/fouryearprogram.htm to see what transportation plans and projects are in the County's plan in your neighborhood, and also on the regional TransAction 2040 Plan at http://www.thenovaauthority.org/. Staff is also working on a Neighborhood Impact Study for the community outside of Tysons.
It is important to remember that the plan calls for phasing of infrastructure with development so that our collective investment is adequate to meet the needs of Tysons without being too burdensome on residents and businesses. This policy will allow us to maintain flexibility to meet needs as they arise.
Rev. Reed
Dear Chairwoman Bulova:
I have been proud to support and vote for you. My question is, why are we spending so much money on Transportation which is duly needed; when you have rejected to allow the Brain Foundation to be Grandfathered in as a 501C. Fairfax residents are saving so much money to spend on much needed transportation and yet we are turning our backs on the Brain Foundation. As a mental health counselor, Fairfax County needs MORE of these homes to care for those in great mental health need, rather than stay homeless or institutionalized when they need to be integrated into a caring and compassionate home setting.
Will you allow the Brain Foundation to be Grandfathered in as a 501C organization rather than continue to tax them, when Fairfax County is already saving thousands of dollars and not caring for our neighbors?
The new funding we have been discussing for Transportation was approved by the General Assembly and can only be used for transportation. If it is used for something else, the funding is taken away.
I am very supportive of the Brain Foundation and think they do great work. I appreciate your advocacy of their behalf. As I hope you know, I am a strong proponent for fostering the strong partnerships Fairfax County has established with our non-profit community. During the mid '90s, as Chairman of the Board's Budget Committee I helped to establish the successful Community Funding Pool which provides funding to non-profits (including the Brain Foundation) that work in partnership with Fairfax County to serve our community. I have also been an outspoken advocate for making sure that affordable housing is available to Fairfax County residents and workers – especially those who are struggling with disabilities, such as brain injuries.
Almost a decade ago, the Board of Supervisors imposed a moratorium on new tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations. At the time (the Recession of the 90's) we were facing a decline in tax revenues. The Board was also finding it difficult to draw the line among non-profits requesting tax relief. The revenue loss exacerbated our ability to meet the mounting human services needs in our community.
We have many great organizations in Fairfax County that also provide a significant value to our community. Many of these worthy organizations would also be candidates for an exemption. It would be very difficult and unfair to only offer it to a single organization without considering others.
Fairfax County's affordable housing programs utilize several policy tools and funding streams to address the spectrum of housing needs in our community. The Board's plan is detailed in our fully funded Housing Blueprint <http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/housingblueprint.htm> .
The non-profit sector is a critical part of meeting the housing and human service needs we face and the County actively partners with non-profits to achieve these goals. We support affordable housing through grants like the Bridging Affordability Program and the Consolidated Community Funding Pool. We also form partnerships to leverage funding streams like the Housing Choice Voucher Program and contract with non-profits for their expertise in services like shelter management, day services and substance abuse treatment. This array of programs relies on the real estate tax for support.
Today's economic circumstances are even more unsettled than they were when the Board originally imposed the moratorium. Federal sequestration will result in furloughs and reduced income for local residents employed by the federal government. The uncertainty it has created has already resulted in less tax revenue from our commercial tax base. Lastly, the County is facing reduced federal government support for a wide range of services, including affordable housing vouchers, SNAP and other critical services while the demand for these services remains high in the community. Local government is left struggling to address the gaps left by mandated federal cuts.
I appreciate your writing and giving me the opportunity to respond. I hope the background and explanation is helpful. Thanks also for your interest and advocacy for affordable housing and for persons with disabilities.
What's evolving about transportation in Fairfax County? I know we're finally get road funds locally, but what's really going to change?
Much will change. This infusion of dollars, while not a panacea, will help us meet rising demand for new transportation infrastructure and help reduce congestion and improve our air quality and quality of life. The new state money may contribute to projects all the way from lengthening the platform at the Burke VRE station to increasing capacity and widening Route 7. The statewide component of the new transportation bill will result in increased maintenance of neighborhood streets and sidewalks, a state responsibility.
You may want to take a look at our Four Year Transportation Program page on the County's website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/fouryearprogram.htm to see what transportation plans and projects are in the County's plan in your neighborhood, and also on the regional TransAction 2040 Plan at http://www.thenovaauthority.org/.
I encourage you to weigh in on the proposed list of regional projects to be funded through the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. A number of opportunities for public engagement have been scheduled, including an NVTA Open House and Public Comment session at Fairfax City Hall on June 20th beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fairfax County is hosting our own Community Open House at 7:00 p.m. on June 26th at the Fairfax County Government Center. These sessions will provide information and solicit feedback on the first and future projects to be undertaken with the new funding. A second NVTA public hearing will be scheduled in July prior to the NVTA Board's vote.
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What is the county's relationship with the Virginia Department of Transportation? It sometimes appears that the county and VDOT blame each other for work that isn't getting done, like cutting the grass.
Good question! Essentially all roads, including neighborhood streets and cul-de-sacs are owned and are supposed to be maintained by the State. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) collects your gasoline and sales taxes and is responsible for everything from fixing pot holes, to cutting grass in the medians to resurfacing your neighborhood streets and replacing/repairing sidewalks.
People often believe that the County has the responsibility for this and call their Supervisor. We in turn contact VDOT to get the work done.
In recent years, with State dollars for transportation dwindling, maintenance has suffered. I am hopeful that we will see significant improvement now that HB 2313 has passed, putting money into empty VDOT coffers.
When will we see dedicated bike infrastructure (lanes, markings, etc.) on Fairfax roads and when will sidewalks be expanded? I can't walk or run in Springfield and Burke without hitting dead ends that leave me on the shoulder of the road with overgrown vegetation.
We are currently in the process of developing a bicycle master plan for Fairfax County. We completed Phase 1 of the Master Plan in 2011, and that area includes an approximate three mile radius surrounding Tysons Corner. Phase 2 will include the rest of the County. You can view details of the Master Plan here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/county_bike_master_plan.htm.
The County also works with VDOT on their annual paving plan and we are partnering with VDOT to paint markings to designate bike lanes. The Board has earmarked over 110 million dollars toward 300 high-priority bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects.
You can also use the interactive bicycle map found here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/bikemap/.
For all our bike info, visit here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/.
What does the average daily passenger count need to be for the new silver line metro stations for the first year for Fairfax County to view the project as a success? Year five? Year ten?
Sharon Bulova
Metro projects opening year boardings at the 5 new phase 1 silver line stations to be between 21,700 and 28,400.
Beyond expanded busing and improved walking/cycling infrastructure; what has the Board put in place to help those in the Tyson's area take advantage of the new metro stations - rather than driving to Dunn Lorring or West Falls Church? When will the interim parking arrangements be announced?
Sharon Bulova
County staff is currently negotiating with several land owners for interim parking. The goal is to have some of the parking available once silver line service begins.
The County continues to explore interim parking solutions for the Silver Line stations. But we want to encourage people to bus, bike and walk to and from the Metro stations to maximize transit ridership, remove cars from the road and thereby reduce congestion. To that effort, the Board of Supervisors on May 14 approved funding for a significant package of Metro station access improvements identified by the Tysons Metrorail Station Access Management Study (TMSAMS). You can find out what exactly is being done by going here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/dullesmetro/tysonsimp.htm
In addition to that the Board approved significant expansion of bus service throughout Fairfax County to include 15 new routes and 25 restructed routes. This new service will begin in time for the new silver line service to start.
What efforts is Fairfax County doing to improve transportation on the Beltway from Maryland into Tysons (i.e. expanding HOT lanes into Maryland) - increasing bridge capacity.
Sharon Bulova
In 2012, several members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors met with our counterparts in Montgomery County, Maryland to discuss reducing congestion along this corridor. We also asked the Virginia Department of Transportation to work with the Maryland DOT to examine the American Legion Bridge corridor between the northern terminus of the 495 Express Lanes and the southern terminus of the I-270 HOV lanes to identify solutions, particularly the possible use of shoulder lanes during peak hours. VDOT is conducting a study of all potential Potomac crossings and should complete that study this summer.
Vienna resident
Hello. I have a question about sidewalks and trails and planning related to these types of access ways. I live near a new Silver line station in Vienna (I am near Old Courthouse Rd). The Metro rail has been discussed ever since I moved to the area about eight years ago. Please explain why sidewalk projects were not planned to be open on "day one" of the Silver line? These projects, according to county transportation representatives, will not be ready for years. I am excited for the Silver line but wish the planning for those living right around the corner from a station would have allowed us to actually walk there. Thank you.
Sharon Bulova
I hope the answer above helps to answer your question. Actual construction of improvements has been contigent upon available funding. With passage of the new transportation bill and the County's increase in the C & I tax, we will be able to move forward with construction.
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What is the status of the dulles rail project? I know there are 2 different phases, but when we will actually see Metro beyond the Vienna Metro station?
Phase 1 of the Silver Line is on time and essentially within budget. We are expecting to see completion by the end of this year. I expect that passenger service will begin before the end of 2013 or early next year at the latest.
Test trains are being run through the Tysons area now.
Regarding Phase 2, which will connect the Silver Line to Dulles Airport and into Loudoun County. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has awarded the contract for Phase II design and construction to Capital Rail Constructors, a team of companies which submitted the lowest responsive bid of $1.18 billion - well below the estimated costs of $1.4 to $1.6 billion. This projected savings will help reduce the cost of the Dulles Toll Road rates which are a component of project financing. The official Notice to Proceed is anticipated in July. Actual construction should begin late this year or early 2014. Completion is expected by 2018.
Anonymous User
I live in Centreville, but all I ever hear about is Tysons, Tysons, Tysons. What is being done to address transportation issues in the Western part of the County? Especially the 66/28 interchange, which is backed up every single morning?
Sharon Bulova
VDOT is working on two conceptual designs for the 28/66 interchange. This project is one of Fairfax County's priorities to be funded with the new HB 2313 regional funding. VDOT is getting ready to build its advanced traffic management project for I-66. They also completed the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for I-66 to look at widening and other multimodal opportunities.
Widening of route 28 north of the airport is on Fairfax County's list for priority improvements with the new regional funding.
VDOT is doing a study of the widening of route 28 south of I-66.
We are also looking at study of the Fairfax County Parkway to look at potential widening and multimodal oportunities and interchanges.
Clayton in Lake Ridge
Hi yes I'm a Prince William resident and I noticed in the paper that we have a ton of cicadas and Fairfax County does not. Are you responsible for this? Because it sounds like something Fairfax would do. Just sayin'.
Sharon Bulova
Dear Clayton- I'm afraid a higher power than I is responsible for the cicada situation.
Anonymous User
Any plans to do Capital Bikeshare? Montgomery County is getting into it and Arlington is already a partner. Thanks.
Sharon Bulova
Yes, we are interested in this program. Fairfax County applied for a grant which would have funded this in Reston. Unfortunately, we did not receive the grant. We will continue to pursue this.
Pat in Chantilly
I'm interested in the regional planning aspects. I know you have no sway over what Loudoun County approves, for example, but when they approve a massive project, it impacts county roads and makes it more miserable for county residents to commute. I'm sure Arlington felt the same way years ago when Fairfax was building out. Do you keep an eye on Loudoun and Prince William development plans? Do you talk about these issues with colleagues? I worry that planning is being done in a county-only jurisdiction frame of mind.
Sharon Bulova
Yes, absolutely. State law requires neighboring juristictions to share their development plans with their neighbors and to conduct regional planning efforts. That having been said, we cannot veto a project in a different jurisdiction. As a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, I championed region forward which calls for enhanced regional planning and encourages development around activity centers where it can best be supported by public transit.
Alexandra Dixon
Dear Chairman Bulova:
There is always a big bottleneck backup on Route 50 going west in the evenings where Gallows Road dumps traffic onto 50 going west. (Near the Wendys and Dell by Luther Jackson). Are there any plans to improve that area? It's relatively near Angelika. Thank you for your time.
Sharon Bulova
Regarding this specific congestion issue, I would encourage you to contact my office directly at email@example.com and/or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sharon Bulova
Sorry! Out of time. Thanks so much for participating, I hope to see you Wednesday night at Evolution of Transportation at 7:30pm at the Angelika Film Center and Cafe. An informed and engaged constituency is a well served constituency.
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in a series of applications made in homage to Bruce Conner, "Conner
Times Ten" is an application that creates new images using Bruce
Conner's film "Ten Second Film" as its source. Conner's "Ten
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Using only multiples of 10 and 24 the application "Conner Times
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Karl Lagerfeld Will Not Tolerate Hoi Polloi Appropriations Of Chanel
Chanel, the legendary fashion brand run by Mugatu-esque overlord/enemy to Heidi Klums everywhere, Karl Lagerfeld, is pissed. They let everyone know how much they cringe when you use their name to refer to anything but Chanel. Dare speaketh Chanel?!
Don't try it. Because their lawyers will find you and stab you with a wire hanger, or something. Via Pursuitist, Chanel ran an ad in the back of yesterday's Women's Wear Daily letting the world know specifically what IS and IS NOT Chanel, and how it absolutely chaps their exquisitely powdered asses when you get it all wrong. Neit more with this bullschizah! Get it right, you Well Intentioned Mis-Users:
That's right: it's not a Chanel Jacket, even though the look in question is patently Chanel's, which, you know, would be a pretty decent thing for anyone else. Like when people call all brown soda a "Coke," there are probably worse things in the world than being ubiquitous, unless you're Lagerfeld or Chanel's lawyers. In which case, any commoner taking the name of Chanel in vain will be positively destroyed. Or made to kill the prime minister of Malaysia. Either way: I'm going to take my Chanel tattoo and get it erased, cancel the service on my Chanel Cellphone, and take my Chanel Condom off (while holding the reservoir tip, of course), while taking a stand for appropriated brands everywhere, and against Chanel. Because, honestly, as "important" as Chanel may be, anybody snobby enough to try and dictate the way people speak or write is pompous, stupid, and probably giving fashion at large a terrible name (pronounced "Chah-nehl," in case you were wondering). As for the "extraordinary woman's timeless contributions" to fashion, I don't think Chanel's lawyers will disagree with anyone when they bring up her homophobic Nazi past. But then again, they've got more important things to keep in mind, right? Footage of Evil Chanel overlord, Karl Lagerfeld, trying to change minds on child labor policy, below:
What is Chanel? Well, let's find out... [Pursuitist]
Worth noting: one commenter pointed out that this ad's run by Chanel quite often. Whoops! In any case: DO NOT KILL THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA.


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Sid Blumenthal is paid about $120,000 a year as a full-time employee of the Clinton Foundation. He gets the job in early 2009 at the behest of former President Bill Clinton, who employed him in the White House in the 1990s. He keeps the job until March 2015, the same month that the Clinton email scandal first becomes news.
Blumenthal is a longtime friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton, and a journalist. He appears to have been a private citizen without a security clearance since the 1990s. Yet for the duration of Clinton's time as secretary of state, and while he is being paid by the Clinton Foundation, he frequently emails her with intelligence information and advice. His foundation job doesn't seem to have anything to do with any of the foundation's charitable works.
According to Politico, "While Blumenthal's foundation job focused on highlighting the legacy of [Bill] Clinton's presidency, some officials at the charity questioned his value and grumbled that his hiring was a favor from the Clintons, according to people familiar with the foundation."
In 2011, Blumenthal has a business relationship with two companies, Osprey Global Solutions and Constellations Group, trying to get government contracts to assist US-supported rebels in Libya that year.
After March 2015, Blumenthal will be a paid consultant to American Bridge and Media Matters, two groups supporting Clinton's presidential campaign that are run by David Brock, an ally of both Clinton and Blumenthal. Politico will later comment, "Blumenthal's concurrent work for the foundation, the Brock groups, and a pair of businesses seeking potentially lucrative contracts in Libya underscores the blurred lines between her State Department work and that of her family's charitable and political enterprises." (Politico, 5/28/2015)


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Rick Scott hardly seems the slick, glad-handing politician that voters are used to. He speaks softly, almost mumbling, as he lays out his plan for taxes and insurance at a recent town-hall meeting at the swanky Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla. Mr. Scott, a former health-care chief executive, is new to politics. He is very rich and very conservative – tea party conservative. And he may be the next governor of Florida.
Most surprising to longtime observers of Florida politics is that Scott seemed to appear out of nowhere. The state has its share of wealthy businessmen, but Scott was not part of that social milieu. "It's almost like he landed from Mars with all this money. Next thing you know, he wins the Republican primary," says Brad Coker, president of Mason Dixon polling, who is based in Jacksonville, Fla.
The 2010 election cycle will be most remembered for the birth and rapid rise of the low-tax, limited-government tea party movement, which has energized frustrated conservatives nationwide heading into the Nov. 2 midterms, mostly to the Republican Party's benefit. But the tea party is actually part of the larger trend of this election: the rise of the outsider.
VIDEO: Voices of the tea party
Wealthy businesspeople, women, minorities, and first-time candidates have all grabbed Republican nominations this cycle to a noteworthy degree. Some were recruited to run by the party, others ran in defiance of the GOP establishment. The net result is the most diverse field of candidates Republicans have ever seen.
"Part of it was a concerted outreach on the part of party leaders to get a diverse range of candidates, which was a very smart thing," says Republican pollster Whit Ayres. "Part of it was the obvious political opportunity that savvy candidates saw in this year."
In addition to Scott in Florida, wealthy Republicans with open checkbooks – most of whom have never run for office before – are competing for the governorships of California and Michigan and for the Senate in California, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Self-funding by no means guarantees election; first-timers can be prone to rookie mistakes. Lavish spending out of one's personal fortune can also seem off-key at a time of financial hardship for many voters. But wealthy candidates argue that they can't be bought by special interests.
Republican women have also burst onto the scene this cycle. Call it the "Palin effect" – a wave of conservative women inspired by the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee's sudden stardom. A record number of women, 298, filed to run for the House and Senate, and for the first time, the Republicans nearly matched the Democrats in numbers. Still, many lost their primaries, and so an anticipated "Year of the Republican Woman" hasn't quite materialized.
And not all GOP women have wrapped themselves in former Governor Palin's "mama grizzly" mantle. Both of California's high-profile Republican women candidates – Meg Whitman for governor and Carly Fiorina for Senate – managed to have scheduling conflicts when Palin appeared at a big GOP rally in Orange County on Oct. 16. But there's no doubt that conservative women are emboldened by a new sense of possibility in a party whose right wing has moved beyond the notion that women with children should be at home full time. Hillary Rodham Clinton's strong run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 may also have provided feminist inspiration across the aisle. Tea partyer Christine O'Donnell, the Republican Senate nominee from Delaware, has said more than once that she admires Secretary of State Clinton.
Another traditional Achilles' heel for the GOP has been minorities, and again, 2010 has seen a boost. Fourteen black Republicans have been nominated in House races. One is sure to win – putting the first GOP African-American in the House since J.C. Watts retired in 2002 – and two others have a chance. Black Republicans say the election of the first black president helped wake up their ranks.
Overall, it was a banner year for Republican recruitment, as the nation's economic woes, industry bailouts, and health-care reform energized the right. But not everything has gone according to plan. The tea party movement, a boon to the Republicans for its energy, also helped defeat more mainstream, establishment favorites in key primaries – including Scott's upset victory over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum – which could cost the party seats.
In Scott's case, even the $1.7 billion Medicare fraud judgment against his former company, Columbia/HCA, didn't scare off Republican primary voters. Scott's track record as a successful businessman – and job creator – is all many Florida voters want to hear about in this era of stubbornly high employment.
The net result is a Republican Party whose national short-term prospects remain excellent but whose longer-term future is dotted with question marks.
Here's the short-term outlook:
House Republican leader John Boehner can probably start measuring the drapes in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. With about 100 out of 435 House seats in play, most of them held by Democrats, nonpartisan handicappers predict gains comfortably beyond the 39 seats needed for a GOP takeover. "Democrats' chances of losing at least 50 seats are now greater than their chances of holding losses under 45 seats," David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report wrote Oct. 14.
The Senate is a steeper climb. Republicans need a net gain of 10 seats to take control, and they would need to win most of the Democratic seats in play while losing none of their own. It is in the Senate where the tea party has done the Republicans a disservice: If the GOP establishment candidates had won their primaries in Nevada and Delaware, instead of the tea party-backed Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell, those races would be almost-sure GOP pickups – and a GOP majority would be much more reachable. Instead, Senate majority leader Harry Reid has a fighting chance of keeping his Senate seat in Nevada, and Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware can look forward to lots of Amtrak rides to and from Washington.
"It may be a two-cycle process," the Republican Senate Campaign Committee chair, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said Oct. 17 on "Fox News Sunday" of the GOP takeover of the Senate.
Among the 37 governorships up for grabs in November, Republicans are poised to make a net gain of about six seats. The stakes could not be higher as redistricting approaches, followed by the 2012 presidential race where friendly governors can be a tremendous asset. Three of the five biggest states have tight races – Florida, California, and Illinois – and if the Democrats can win two of those three, that would be a significant bright spot on an otherwise bleak election night.
Perhaps most remarkable about the 2010 campaign season is how conservatives went from despondent to defiant so quickly, after the crushing defeats of the 2006 and 2008 cycles. Two years ago, the energy was on the left, fueled by the historic candidacy of Barack Obama and the prospect of full Democratic control in Washington for the first time since 1994.
Now the mojo is on the right. At a big tea party rally in St. Augustine, Fla., last month, attendee Diane Leone considers this question: Where were all these people two years ago?
"They probably were doing what I was doing, which was being angry and frustrated and holding my nose and voting for the [Republican] party," says Ms. Leone, who owns a small marketing business and helped start a local tea party group early last year. "We don't do that anymore, because we know that our country's at stake."
In other words, no more sitting idly by and voting for whomever the party puts up. Thus was born the Marco Rubio phenomenon – the young, charismatic conservative who, with tea party support, effectively forced the moderate Gov. Charlie Crist out of the GOP Senate primary, and is now well positioned to become Florida's junior senator.
Leone still fears the country is being taken over from within, by Mr. Obama's top aides and by the appointed "czars" who advise him on key issues. But she has faith in the founding principles of this nation, as enshrined in the Constitution.
"People are disillusioned on both sides – either because [Obama] is too liberal or because he hasn't done enough for them," she says. "It's a very strange time in America, but I'm full of hope."
Beyond Nov. 2, the Republicans could face big challenges. Polls indicate the two parties are equally unpopular, suggesting that voters are not embracing Republicans as much as they are rejecting Democrats. "The American people see a Congress and Senate and White House all controlled by one party, but they don't see a brake pedal on this car," says Republican strategist Alex Castellanos. Come January, Obama will still be president, so "the only question is whether there will be a brake on the car."
The comparisons to the 1994 midterms are obvious. A new Democratic president is blamed for overreaching – with Bill Clinton, it was tax increases and crime legislation – and voters take it out on the congressional Democrats, wiping out the majorities in both houses. In 2010, Democratic strategists thought the passage of health-care reform would be a boon going into the midterms, as it showed their party capable of enacting a major reform on an issue that voters cared about. President Clinton had failed to pass health reform, and lacked a signature accomplishment after two years in office.
As it has turned out, Obama's success in passing the big, complicated reform presented Republicans with a juicy target. The White House has been ineffective in selling the program to the public – both the conservatives who feel it overreaches and liberals who wish it went further – and few endangered Democrats are embracing it. Legal challenges to its constitutionality have fueled the controversy. And with jobs and the economy as Issue No. 1, voters blame Democrats for misplaced priorities.
In one way, Republicans need to worry about the comparison with 1994. Back then, only 39 percent of the public viewed the GOP unfavorably. By February of this year, that number was 57 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.
Another measure shows no love lost for either party: Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe the nation needs a third major party, a tie for the highest score since Gallup began asking the question in 2003. Among tea partyers, the figure is 62 percent, which raises the question of whether this newly energized segment of the electorate will try to form its own party.
For now, the Republicans have mostly succeeded in absorbing the tea party into their ranks. The New York Times identifies 138 tea party candidates, all Republicans, running for the House or Senate. Thirty-three have a good to excellent chance of winning their House races and eight could reach the Senate. A handful of tea partyers are running as third-party candidates, and could serve as spoilers for the GOP nominees, though some are suspected of being Democratic plants.
Most interesting are the races in which mainstream Republicans defeated tea party candidates in the primary, and how the tea party groups are responding to them. According to a Bloomberg poll, one-third of likely voters support the tea party, and of them, 4 out of 5 plan to vote Republican.
But GOP nominees are on notice. In the closely watched Fifth Congressional District in Virginia, mainstream Republican candidate Robert Hurt, who defeated multiple tea partyers to win his primary, has signed various pledges that commit him to vote essentially the tea party line – for example, against any tax increases and for defunding of Obama's health-care reform.
If elected, Mr. Hurt will operate under the watchful eye of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation, a coalition of 33 tea party groups and 9-12 organizations (grass-roots groups started by Glenn Beck) across the state. How long does Hurt have to get it right?
"A week!" says Virginia federation board member Karen Hurd, with a laugh. "Robert Hurt is basically on loan."
In other words, if Hurt is perceived to have "strayed," he can expect a tea party primary challenge in 2012.
The recent convention in Richmond of the Virginia federation brought together more than 2,000 tea party activists from around the state – the largest such gathering in the country to date.
They met not just to get revved up for Nov. 2, but to build for the future. Participants were handed a "federation initiative" – a package of measures for the state legislature designed to promote the tea party's principles of limited government, federalism, individual liberty, and free markets.
Virginia tea partyers take federalism seriously. They know that working closer to home can pay off big, and have ripple effects that reach Washington. In January, members will hold a lobby day in Richmond for the measures.
Most eyebrow-raising at the Oct. 8-9 tea party convention was the posture of Virginia's top two elected officials, who participated not as keynote speakers but as panelists, taking questions written by tea party activists. Virginia's political universe appeared upside down. Yet some tea partyers fear being co-opted by the Republican Party.
Perhaps the most reassuring figure in attendance was state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who is so popular among this crowd that attendees sported yellow "Cuccinelli for President" stickers. He has been in office less than a year, but has already carved out a national reputation for his legal challenge to Obama's health reform and for aggressively pursuing documents from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, on global warming that he believes show fraud.
Inside the Richmond convention center, it was a warm bath of tea party conviviality, with a firm determination to keep the movement growing after Nov. 2. The only problem is that Virginia is now a swing state; Obama won Virginia two years ago by seven points, the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state in 44 years. Is the Virginia tea party leading the state GOP over the edge of a cliff?
"That's an open question," says Bob Holsworth, a Virginia political analyst. "But in the short term, I'm convinced it contributes to the enthusiasm gap we're seeing that works to the Republicans' advantage."
Nationally, the future of the tea party also remains an open question. The strength of this consciously decentralized movement varies from state to state. In some places, like Virginia, the Republican establishment and the tea party are openly collaborating. In others, there's friction. After Election Day, much depends on whether the Republicans take control of Congress and how they govern if they do, analysts say. But already, "every Republican politician is watching their right flank," says Mr. Ayres.
When Virginia and New Jersey both elected Republican governors last November, followed by Republican Scott Brown's stunning victory in the special Massachusetts Senate election in January, that was the canary in the coal mine. The Democrats' extraordinary run in 2006 and 2008, in which they took over both houses of Congress and the White House, had come to a crashing end.
The partisan pendulum has swung back, as it always does, sooner or later. Independent voters, in particular, have shifted sharply. Two years ago, they voted 2 to 1 for Obama and the Democrats. Now polls show a 2-to-1 preference for Republicans.
"The wave of hope that swept Obama into office was both a blessing and a curse for him," says Democratic strategist Steve McMahon.
Obama created such high expectations that he was almost bound to disappoint, especially given the dire economic circumstances he inherited and the intractable nature of Washington partisanship and gridlock. But despite his diminished job approval rating since taking office – from the high 60s to the mid-40s – no one counts Obama out for reelection in 2012. A Republican takeover of Congress could well help him on that score, giving him a foil against which to operate. So, too, could the growing field of potential Republican presidential candidates, especially if they feel a tea party tug to the right.
"The internal issues that could be posed inside the Republican Party are likely to become far more complicated than the opportunity to just say no to Pelosi, Reid, and Obama," says Mr. Holsworth, the Virginia political analyst.


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I realize that the prevailing interpretation is that Jeshurun is another name for Israel. However some people think that Jeshurun refers to some type of end-times figure. What reason do they have to think that?
Deu 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, thick, and satisfied. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.


text: You know how when a spider gets on you, you're like, "Ahh! Guck! Uck! Spider!" and you kind of swipe at it until it gets off your skin and you can resume your normal existence of eating, reading the Internet, and wondering when a spider will next get on you? Well, that's how I imagine spiders react to mites. Unless of course they get trapped in amber during the "Guck! Uck!" phase, in which case fifty million years go by, and then some scientists CT scan the whole damn thing and point out all the mite's really gross parts, like its "thorn-shaped process" and its "cuticular skeleton of sucking-apparatus." Meanwhile, who is thinking of the spider and its pain? No one! Poor spider.


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tltle says it all, i decided to put the subject here because in todays world first impressions can be a deal breaker and people now seem to come to conclussions way too quickly for there own good, it seems to many people don't take the time and simply don't have the interest to ask "yah? well is it what it sounds like? what do they believe? so why is it called? well whats this about than? so if your a part of a atheistic religion (religion i mean as in way of life) group etc that for some reason or another is not understood well even in the atheist community put what it is and what it's about or if your interested in other peoples way of life and mind set please reply and add to this discussion
me personally im an Laveyan Athesist and im hoping none of you all got any wrong opinions of us due to some retard just looking to be called a satanist and if you do have a wrong oppression than i guess thats what im here for in this case
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I think by the grammer, part of what you said could be taken the opposite of what you mean.
"I don't like all atheists simply because they are atheist."
Really? What have you got against atheism?
I think I know what you really mean by that, but it doesn't sound like it.
My first impression is that it's pretty silly and a little on the childish side. For one thing, identifying yourself by using Christianity's mythological symbols doesn't seem to give yourself a very strong position. It just screams teen-aged, wannabe rebel.
Also, don't most Laveyan Satanists believe in all sorts of other woo-woo stuff? It's like the guy who shows up at an atheist meetup who doesn't believe in gods, but he believes in everything else. If someone believes in crystal power, homeopathy, chakras, ghosts, and the planet Nibiru, I don't feel any more kinship to him than I would a theist. Being a skeptic is just as important as being an atheist.
So, why do you consider yourself a Laveyan Satanist? What additional meaning to you gain from the label, which is worth the baggage that comes with the label?
Then there are a lot of posers who adopt the Laveyan Satanist label and get wrapped up with the new-age movement. You guys need to do a bit of housecleaning.
Sounds like you've got a bit of a superiority trip going there. Heh. That's another trait I've noticed in the handful of Laveyan Satanists I've known.
So, what you're telling me is that you don't care what initial impression the label you select says to people, and that anyone who gets that impression is too stupid to be worth your time? You're really selling me on the idea, man. After hearing you explain it, I have an even more negative opinion of Laveyan Satanism than I started with.
If someone told me they were a Laveyan atheist, my first impression would be intrigue, because there are so few around; next I would try to find out if they were true to the 'religion' or not, basically to find out if they were just saying it to get a rise out me.
I think Laveyan atheists are a kind of Randism translated into a personal creed/religion. Would not offend me, in fact I would probably think more highly of the person because they actually have a codified set of personal values.
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Appellate Court
20th Anniversary Celebration
October 15, 2003
Remarks by The Honorable
Antoinette L. Dupont
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Chief Judge Lavery, Chief Justice Sullivan, Judges, and
friends of the Appellate Court.
Today, as you know, we commemorate twenty years of the
existence of the Appellate Court. I hope you've all had a chance to look
at the history found in the volumes that are probably interspersed among
you. That history is not only a narrative of past events but of the
persons who participated in those events. Being present at the creation
did not endow me with divinity, but it did give me the privilege of
knowing and admiring all of my colleagues who have sat with me on the
court over the last twenty years.
Today, however, I wish to speak of those judges who have
gone from this life and to speak of what they contributed to this court.
When I was growing up, there were contests held by various companies
that offered prizes to those who completed a sentence in twenty-five
words or less that began: "I like such and such a product because . . .
." I want to suppose today that I need to complete another sentence in
twenty-five words or less. The sentence is, "The Appellate Court of
Connecticut in twenty years has become a great court because . . . ." In
determining how to complete that sentence, I though of our deceased
judges and of what they might have said.
Justice T. Clark Hull was one of the five original
judges of the Appellate Court. Unlike the vast majority of the citizens
of Connecticut, I had never met him when I, too, was appointed to the
court. He was, in a word, "incomparable." In view of Clark's abilities,
he was, understandably, not modest. He had a brilliant mind and a flair
for colorful expression. His opinions are memorable because of his
clarity of thought, and the language he used to express that thought.
Underneath his flamboyant exterior, was a compassionate, generous and
witty man who could laugh at himself. I can almost hear his hearty
laughter now as he listens to my words. He was an intellectual giant and
my very good friend.
Judge Daly was another of our early judges. Judge Daly
loved words games and he, Judge Spallone and Judges O'Connell and
Hennessy spent many mornings before court opened honing their words
skills. Judge Daly was thoughtful and honorable, the perfect person to
keep a confidence, the perfect person to ask for help, with assurance
that the help would be forthcoming. He never engaged in gossip, and he
never had an unkind word to say of anyone. In short, he was a truly
perfect person and the epitome of what a good judge should be.
Judge Joanne Kulawicz was the first woman appointed to a
general trial court in Connecticut. At the time, I didn't know her, but
as a woman practicing law in Connecticut, I became a secret admirer of
hers. When I, too, was appointed to the trial bench, she telephoned me.
Characteristically, she offered to loan me her robe for my first day on
the bench, in case I didn't have one. I didn't, and that began our
friendship. She was appointed to the Appellate Court in May of 1998, and
we began to share our love of the law, and our desire to play good golf,
which, unfortunately, was not achieved in her lifetime, nor, so far, in
mine. In one of her draft opinions, she wrote that the defendant's claim
was a bogie. I asked if she meant bogus and she said no. She meant
bogie, because the defendant's argument was so bad, it was worse than
par. In the last days of her life, Joanne was unfailingly hopeful that
her life could be reclaimed from disease. That was not to be, and she
died in April of 1999.
Judge Burt Jacobson sat on the Appellate Court for only
five months. I had met him first when I was a "new" Superior Court judge
and assigned to civil cases in New Haven where he was the presiding
judge. Sometime during my first few days there, he sent his courtroom
clerk to get me to come to his chambers immediately. Believing that I
was needed to solve a knotty legal problem, I hurried to find him and
some other judges in his chambers. A hook of his robe was caught on the
back of his belt and none of the males could extricate him. Logically,
to them, they sent for the only woman judge in their midst. She could
not solve the problem either but she asked for a scissors and she cut
the hook off, proving that the genders were equal inept, but that
shortcuts are sometimes useful. During Judge Jacobson's very last days
of his terminal illness, he called me because he had not yet commented
on two of his draft opinions. He insisted that his law clerk bring those
opinions to him. In spite of pain, and his knowledge of the finite time
he had, his devotion to the court triumphed and he left life, as he
himself phrased it, "without any decisional hang-overs."
Judge Eugene Spear was the perfect judge, very bright,
very articulate, filled with compassion and having an innate sense of
justice. He believed in the universal goodness of people in spite of his
years as a public defender and his practice of law as a black man. He
and I often talked about the disparate treatment of blacks and women in
society and as members of the bar. In dealing with race, however, he
kept his sense of humor. One day on the bench, a lawyer mistakenly
called him Judge Daly several times, until Judge Spear finally said, "I
am Judge Spear, and you can tell us apart because Judge Daly wears
glasses." Judge Spear did not suffer death gladly. No one does. He spoke
to all of us often and openly during his last days, and we, along with
Gene, wished that his time with us would not have to be over so soon.
Judge Maxwell Heiman had a brilliant legal mind and a
natural ability to lead. He was President of both the Connecticut Bar
and the Hartford County Bar Associations and was chair of the committee
that drafted the original legislation to govern the Appellate Court. His
decisions are models of clarity. Max never assumed that his position on
an issue was infallible and he kept an open mind as to the possibility
that he may have been wrong initially.
One conversation that I had with him remains indelibly
imprinted on my mind. During my testimonial dinner on taking senior
status, Judge Heiman was wheeled into the room. His fight with cancer
was so advanced, he could not walk. After the dinner was over, I talked
to him. I told him that I was very happy that he was there, but that he
really should not have made the effort. He said he had to come because
he respected and loved all of the judges of the court. Judge Heiman did
not need twenty-five words to complete the sentence about why the
Appellate Court is great. He said it all and, to use my favorite words,
I agree.
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Gordon College News Service
January 20, 2010
(This story appeared in the Salem News.)
They're young, they're smart, and most of all, they're successful.
Armed with motivation, energy, and fresh new ideas, an increasing number of young professionals on Boston's North Shore are climbing the ladder of success and reaching the top before their thirtieth birthday.
Dawn Gadow, 21, of Beverly, MA, never thought she'd be running an organization just months after she graduated from college. But this past spring she was appointed the executive director at the Cape Ann Art Haven, a non-profit that provides affordable art lessons for children in the area.
"I think that because I'm young I can relate more easily to the kids (in the programs) and just hang out with them," Gadow said. "It's been a huge learning experience and I've realized that some things just aren't as important as they seem."
Gadow sees a trend in that others like her are also serving in non-profits. "People our age are more motivated to work in non-profit organizations," she said. "Our generation is drawn to it." Her age, she says, helps keep the place "young and energized."
Noah Goldstein agrees. The 28 year-old Reading, MA, resident and his two cousins left their corporate jobs this past February to pursue a longtime dream of opening a restaurant together. The three men, all under the age of 30, are now successful owners of The Farm, a popular restaurant and bar in Ipswich, MA.
"We jumped into the idea of opening a restaurant head on and now we're completely involved—it is our life," Goldstein said. "We're here all the time with our finger on the pulse which is something we couldn't have done if we had been older with families and more responsibilities."
Alice de Koning, associate professor of business management at Salem State College, has noticed this trend of young people taking on leadership roles in various businesses. She identifies two factors behind the surge.
"First, there is an emerging culture that places values and visions ahead of career and dollars. If (young) people start with their values and visions, they are far more likely to focus on achieving their goals than on risks," de Koning said. "Second, people are more willing to accept young people in leadership positions. Inspired people are the other half of great leaders."
Megan O'Brien was appointed head athletic trainer at Harmeling Physical Therapy in Wenham, MA, when she was only 22. In the past she has treated athletes from Endicott College, Gordon College and the Hamilton-Wenham high school as well as patients from the surrounding area.
"I think because I'm young I can connect, relate and communicate well with the students I work with," O'Brien said. "In the beginning it was intimidating because I was either the same age or younger than the people I was treating."
Being young and successful is a task worth tackling for many, but it does involve the idea of potential failure. Gadow, Goldstein and O'Brien all agree that to be successful they had to take risks and put themselves "out there," as Goldstein said.
Being young and having so much responsibility might make things difficult when it comes to interacting with customers, workers and clients who are much older. But most young professionals feel that their age hasn't been detrimental toward their success in any way.
As de Koning said, people with vision and values are inspiring to young and old employees and customers alike.
"I knew going into this that being young makes people think they can express their critique towards me more openly, but I just listen to what people have to say and then try and do things better," said Goldstein.
Whether entrepreneurs, executives or managers, young professionals on the North Shore are bringing creative energy and essential leadership skills to their respective fields.
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lizzy1e wrote:Looks lovely!! I was tempted to make one last week, but honestly yours is just great youremyenergy79 - the only thing I'd even consider changing is maybe blurring that solid line where the image of the grass ends and the one with Moya's face begins - if you have Photoshop it can be done with the healing brush. But I think it's great either way!
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Dominions of the FlannaeMysterious Placesby Creighton Broadhurst
Of the ancient history of the Bright Desert, much still remains occluded. Of the time before the Twin Cataclysms and the Great Migrations even Uhas of Neheli in his "Chronicles of Secret Times" is silent. Only Rexidos's "A Chronicle of the Flan People" provides any insight into the times before Shattados's ill-fated decision to don the Scorpion Crown.
- Reydrich Sharn
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Long before the perfidious archmage Rary set his thrice-starred banner above the Brass Hill's wind-blasted peaks and even before the Bright Desert was naught but the insane dreamings of a forgotten god, nomadic Flan wandered the belt of arid grasslands wedged between the Abbor-Alz and the Gearnat Sea. Simple folk, who worshipped primitive spirits of air and earth, they lived in harmony with nature, moving their rude tents as the seasons swept across the ocean of grass that was their home.
Bounded by the arid, monster-haunted peaks of the Abbor-Alz to the north, west, and east and set hard against the storm-wracked waters of the Sea of Gearnat to the south, events transpiring in the wider Flanaess troubled the Flan little. Only two passes –contested by fierce, predatory monsters – cut through the great crescent of the Abbor-Alz and the Flan had little knowledge of sailing. Countless generations lived and died without being troubled by what lurked beyond the grasslands' bounds and, while they were poor in the sciences of civilization, they were for the most part content. Over time they consolidated into six great tribes – the Durha, Itar, Ronhass, Rhugha Sulm, and Truun,– each claiming a portion of the grasslands as their own. Thus, did the Flan live in peace for centuries uncounted until events unfolding in far-off eastern land shattered for all time the peace of the grasslands.
Forty centuries before the golden sun of the Aerdi rose in the east and the rampant lion of the Rhola and Neheli crushed Vecna's undead legions, a twisted civilization rose and fell upon the fertile plains of the Dragonshead Peninsula. Caerdiralor was a fell land dominated by Tiamat-worshipping priests and mystics. Obsessed with eradicating the dwarves and gnomes of the Headlands, the masters of Caerdiralor waged terrible war on them, giving no quarter. However, at the struggle's climax Caerdiralor's capital, Myrsyrna, was overtaken by a sudden and devastating catastrophe that all but wiped the city and the realm's ruling elite from the face of the Oerth. A few priests and their adepts survived the devastation, however, and fled to the west across the Sea of Gearnat, carrying certain relics and holy texts of ancient provenance.
Wrecked upon the shores of the lands of the Rhugha, the newcomers initially parleyed with words of peace and rich gifts the like of which the indigenous tribes had never seen before – subtle secrets and scraps of knowledge saved from the fall of their land. Initially welcomed by the tribesmen, their coming also presaged bloody war, betrayal, and the eventual doom of all those dwelling amid the grass-sea. The fall of their homeland had not changed the hearts of the newcomers. They were still black-hearted and evil and the natives quickly divined their true nature. Where once words of peace greeted the newcomers, now volleys of bronze-tipped arrows drove them from the nomads' camps. In desperation, they sought escape but the harsh terrain of the Abbor-Alz and the many monsters dwelling therein frustrated their attempts (as they would the wandering bands of Suel escaping the utter destruction of the empire four millennia later).
Trapped between the rugged wall of the Abbor-Alz and the vengeful Flan tribes, the wanderers went to ground, hiding themselves away in secret places, passing on what remained of their ancient lore across the generations and praying to their dark gods for the means to regain the dimly remembered glory that they had lost across the sea. Perhaps in answer to their supplications, the dark priests discovered sites of ancient magic, wellsprings from which they could build their power once more. They established new temples, and slowly began to rebuild their shattered heritage.
Other changes were afoot in the grass-sea. A new influence was growing among the tribes – that of Vathris the Maker, the Subtle Teacher. Said to have been born as a mortal man, Vathris, through his knowledge, deeds and wisdom, raised himself to the cusp of immortality, embodying the ideals of progress and ingenuity. Under his influence, the tribes ceased their wandering and began to plant and sow and harvest. Their camps became settlements and their settlements became towns and cities. The six great peoples of the grass-sea became six realms.
It was among the mightiest of these realms, Sulm, that the dark seeds of Caerdiralor found fertile ground in which it put forth its insidious malfeasance. Emerging from their hidden fanes, the dark priests won the favor of the ruling house of Sulm, promising that their gods would bring power, wealth and glory to the Sulmi. Thus it was, that after centuries of peace, ambition and hubris, fanned by their mastery of these new sciences, sent Sulm's iron-shod legions marching against her neighbors.
The Durha occupied the harshest, most unfavorable swath of grassland. Never particularly numerous, they were the most backwards and isolationist of the great tribes. Among them, Vathris's teaching found little purchase. They had little to do with the outside world; their sacred traditions taught them that the Old Ways nurtured and protected them, providing all that they required. They saw no need to garner additional succor. While their eastern neighbors were taking the first tentative steps on the path to nationhood, the Durha yet dwelled in tents. Their chiefs and wisemen viewed farming and building as effeminate and unworthy of their proud warrior heritage, and thus their doom was wrought.
It is no surprise, therefore, that the Durha caused the invading Sulmi forces little trouble. While individually brave – even foolhardy – in battle, their warriors died by the score in desperate charges against Sulm's disciplined spearmen. Most of the survivors retreated into the deepest parts of their territory to wage a bitter, but ultimately futile, guerilla war against their hated foes. A few sought sanctuary amongst the lower peaks of the Abbor-Alz, among which the Sulmi declined to follow.
The most ingenious and prescient of the tribes, the Itari dwelled in the easternmost reaches of the region. Even before the newcomers' arrival, under the auspices of their patron – Vathris in his original role as god of Progress and Ingenuity – the Itari had begun to found permanent settlements, carving crude hillside dwellings deep into the flanks of the Abbor-Alz. They learnt the secrets of civilization, founding a nation almost as mighty as their western neighbors in Sulm. To rival Utaa, they built their capital, mighty Sennerae, upon towering cliffs overlooking the Gearnat. The city was a haven for artifice and experimentation. A legion of inventers, craftsmen, and artificers toiled within her dusty walls for the glory of their god who walked among them sharing his wisdom.
Itar was the last of Sulm's rivals to fall before her iron-shod legions, after a bitter, decades long war. Crushed upon the Plains of Spears, Itar's hopes of victory died upon the black, wickedly barbed longspear that extinguished Vathris' divine spark. In revenge for Itar's tenacious defense, Sulm's wicked sorcerer-king ordered the destruction of Sennerae, which was cast into the Gearnat by a mighty earthquake that shattered the surrounding cliffs.
Intimately related to the Ronhass by blood and tradition, the Rhugha fought a terrible war against their brother-tribe almost to the complete ruination of them both. Spurred on by some now forgotten slight or insult, the ferocious Ronhass warriors unleashed genocide upon their bitter enemies. At the culmination of the fighting, shamen from the other tribes intervened threatening both tribes' eradication if the fighting did not end. Binding the bitter rivals' chieftains with oaths of fearsome power and terrible consequence that (so it was thought) ensured peace for all time, the Rhugha's and the Ronhass' lands were divided. These lands were gifted to the Truun who undertook to guard them for all time so that the rivals would never again come to blows.
The brother-tribe of the Rhugha, the Ronhass would have annihilated the Rhugha but for the intervention of the other tribes. (See the Rhugha, above, for more information on this terrible conflict.) The Ronhass were one of the first to fall before Sulm's iron shod might. While Sulm's legions marched, the Rhugha's chieftains argued in the Great Council against the other tribes coming to their aid. Before the matter could be resolved, the battle was all but over. While their horse archers enjoyed much greater mobility than Sulm's legions, the Sulmite host nullified this advantage by destroying or garrisoning the few dependable sources of water in the Ronhass' heartlands. Brought to battle by Sulm's dishonorable and savage tactics, the desperate Ronhass cavalry failed to break Sulm's well-ordered and disciplined infantry and were destroyed piecemeal or hunted down over the following months and years.
The mightiest of the Flan tribes of the Bright Lands, the Sulmi also harbored the greatest ambition. Claiming the central, most sheltered and fertile portions of the grassland, they were already well on the way to forming a mighty nation when the children of Caerdiralor emerged from their hidden sanctuaries to offer them long-hidden secrets. The Sulmi eagerly embraced the newcomers' teachings. Quickly mastering these new disciplines, they abandoned the trappings of their traditional lives, building great temples and cities where once only wild flowers grew. Their greatest achievement – Utaa – became their capital city and the preeminent settlement throughout the entire region.
The Truun were the most numerous of the old tribes, holding a swath of land running from the tempestuous waters of the Gearnat to the crescent of the Abbor-Alz. Fierce horse warriors, they lived in the traditional fashion of their forefathers whimsically wandering their domain. Unfortunately, for the Truun their lands surrounded Dagger Rock, one of the places first colonized by Caerdiralor's children. In return for their subjugation the few remaining guardians of that fell land's lore agreed to share forbidden knowledge with the Sulmi. Their new allies eagerly agreed, arming their legions with iron weapons and teaching them new, cunning battle tactics which no other tribe yet possessed. In the subsequent campaign, this proved to be a decisive advantage; the Sulmi host falling upon and butchering the Truun's warriors.
Of the provenance of the Hueleneaer is unknown; from whence they came a mystery. Once willing servants of Sulm, they abandoned their masters well before Shattados foolishly invoked the Scorpion Crown's gift. Implacable foe of evil, they saw the darkness and treachery growing in the hearts and minds of the Sulmi and retreated back to the trackless grasslands in which they have dwelled since time immemorial. There the Sulm did not dare to challenge them. While they could undoubtedly have bested the noble Hueleneaer, by then dissent simmered seethed throughout Sulm's conquered provinces, requiring the presence of many of the sorcerer king's armies to maintain a fragile peace.
In the fifteen centuries since it was formed, the sands of the Bright Desert have scoured much of the Great Tribes monuments and buildings from the Oerth. Only the mightiest or best protected structures – many of which hail from Sulm – yet stand above the sands. Occasionally, powerful sandstorms uncover smaller ruins such as temples, palaces, or tombs from their centuries-long burial. Many still contain ancient treasures that fetch a good price from collectors or scholars. Most such items find their way to market in the City of the Scorned; indeed, many fortunes have been made plundering the forgotten places of the long-dead kingdoms of the grasslands and it has become something of a minor industry in Hardby during the last few years.


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