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Geoeye a computerized image of Haitian earthquake devastation. Geoeye is a computerized tool used with Google Earth that can be used to see the devastation caused by the 7.0 earthquake that ripped through Haiti a couple of days ago. So far, there are many deaths and many individuals are trying to figure out how to help the Haitians. Geoeye is the only way that many people will be able to see the devastation – with the exception of photos and images that roll in from the media.
Geoeye is used in connection with Google Earth to provide real-time access to satellite images of the devastation that has ripped through the island.
The Haitian earthquake is the center of a lot of speculation. Yesterday, one individual said that Haiti has had a bunch of trouble ever since they made a pact with the devil.
Still yet, the world is sympathetic with the island, which is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. In 2008, hurricanes ripped through the area and the people were just starting to get back to normal when the earthquake hit.
The Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince was damaged, and many government buildings were leveled. One hospital fell, and many patients and staff members are feared dead in the rubble.
Haiti has asked the US for a Hospital ship. Many from the military and from humanitarian organizations are flocking to the area to assist. Those that cannot help are making donations.
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FAIRMONT, W.Va., March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) expects to invest about $166 million in 2017 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects to help enhance service reliability for its customers in Mon Power's 34-county West Virginia service area.
The projects include transmission enhancements to reinforce the system, along with constructing new distribution lines and inspecting and replacing utility poles and other equipment.
"Each year we carefully review and plan transmission and distribution projects that will enhance service to our customers, while also preparing our system for future economic growth," said Holly Kauffman, president of FirstEnergy's West Virginia operations. "By doing proactive upgrades, we enhance the reliability and resiliency of our system and help reduce the duration and frequency of service interruptions our customers might experience."
Projects planned in the Mon Power footprint in 2017 include:
- Replacing a 138-kilovolt (kV) transformer in a transmission substation near Thomas, W.Va., with a new transformer of greater capacity to upgrade the regional transmission grid to accommodate increased output from nearby wind generation in Tucker County. The $2.2 million project is scheduled to begin in the fall, with the new transformer installed and operational by the end of the year.
- Reconfiguring four transmission lines in Pleasants County to by-pass a substation adjacent to the decommissioned Willow Island Generation Station and connect with another substation several miles away. The $2.2 million project includes constructing eight new wood pole structures to interconnect the four transmission lines, along with replacing two breakers and adding a third breaker to the nearby substation. Work should be completed by June, with about $550,000 spent on the project in 2017. After the project is completed, a contractor will dismantle the substation next to the old plant, removing steel, breakers and other electrical equipment from the site.
- Replacing 26 sets of disconnect switches on 138-kV breakers in numerous transmission substations throughout Mon Power's service area at a cost of about $1.3 million to enhance safety and reliability of the network. The large switches are used by substation electricians to manually disconnect the substations from the grid so inspections, upgrades and maintenance can be completed safely. The replacement work should be completed by the end of the year.
- Upgrading communication equipment on a transmission line between a transmission substation in Parkersburg, W.Va., and an AEP transmission substation in Ohio across the Ohio River to more quickly operate protective equipment in the substations and enhance the reliability of the interconnected transmission system. When a fault is detected on the line, the new fiber-optic, high-speed communication wire will quickly relay the information to breaker controls at each substation to prevent damage to vital equipment. The $200,000 project is scheduled to be completed by summer.
- Constructing an additional transmission line to serve a substation near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County at a cost of about $1.5 million to enhance electric service reliability for about 3,000 Mon Power customers in the surrounding area.
- Upgrading and replacing equipment on distribution circuits throughout the service territory at an expected cost of about $7.5 million. The enhancements include installing new wire, cable and fuses.
- Inspecting about 23,000 distribution poles and replacing about 600 poles at an expected cost of more than $1.7 million.
- Building new distribution lines and related infrastructure at a cost of about $300,000 to serve the new West Ridge commercial development in Morgantown.
- Constructing distribution facilities to connect a new 12-story student apartment building at the site of the former VFW post at Spruce and Willey streets in Morgantown.
- Installing new electronic circuit breakers at a cost of about $110,000 to enhance electric service reliability for about 1,900 Mon Power customers in the Goshen Road, Booth and Indian Creek areas of Morgantown. These advanced protective devices can selectively open and isolate certain sections of a line when problems like tree branches contacting the wire are detected, limiting the number of customers affected by an outage.
- Relocating a distribution circuit at a cost of about $450,000 to enhance electric service reliability for about 500 Mon Power customers in the Camden and Alum Bridge areas near Weston, W.Va. in Lewis County.
- Rebuilding a distribution circuit at a cost of about $200,000 to provide more capacity and enhance service reliability to about 250 Mon Power customers in the Baxter area north of Fairmont.
- Relocating a distribution circuit at a cost of about $400,000 to enhance electric service reliability to about 700 customers in the Arnoldsburg area of Calhoun County, W.Va.
- Relocating a distribution circuit at a cost of about $175,000 to enhance service reliability for about 550 Mon Power customers in the area north of Webster Springs in Webster County, W.Va.
- Relocating a distribution circuit at a cost of about $300,000 to enhance service reliability for about 480 Mon Power customers in the Summersville Lake area of Nicholas County, W.Va.
About $13 million of the budgeted total will be for transmission-related projects owned by the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo), a FirstEnergy transmission affiliate.
In 2016, FirstEnergy spent about $250 million in the Mon Power area on hundreds of large and small transmission and distribution projects, including building new substations and transmission lines, adding equipment to existing locations, installing voltage-regulating equipment and automated controls, and replacing poles.
Mon Power, a FirstEnergy electric distribution company, serves about 385,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power on Twitter @MonPowerWV.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Visit FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and follow on Twitter at @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Photos of service reliability work being done in the Mon Power area are available for download on Flickr.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "forecast," "target," "will," "intend," "believe," "project," "estimate," "plan" and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, which may include the following: the ability to experience growth in the Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments; the accomplishment of our regulatory and operational goals in connection with our transmission investment plan, including, but not limited to, our planned forward-looking formula rates and the effectiveness of our strategy to reflect a more regulated business profile; changes in assumptions regarding economic conditions within our territories, assessment of the reliability of our transmission system, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission investment opportunities; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic and financial goals, including, but not limited to, the ability to continue to reduce costs and to successfully execute our financial plans designed to improve our credit metrics and strengthen our balance sheet through, among other actions, our cash flow improvement plan and other proposed capital raising initiatives; the risks and uncertainties associated with the lack of viable alternative strategies regarding the Competitive Energy Services (CES) segment, thereby causing FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES), and possibly FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), to restructure its debt and other financial obligations with its creditors or seek protection under United States bankruptcy laws and the losses, liabilities and claims arising from such bankruptcy proceeding, including any obligations at FirstEnergy; the risks and uncertainties at the CES segment, including FES and its subsidiaries and FENOC, related to continued depressed wholesale energy and capacity markets, and the viability and/or success of strategic business alternatives, such as potential CES generating unit asset sales, the potential conversion of the remaining generation fleet from competitive operations to a regulated or regulated-like construct or the potential need to deactivate additional generating units; the substantial uncertainty as to FES' ability to continue as a going concern and substantial risk that it may be necessary for FES, and possibly FENOC, to seek protection under United States bankruptcy laws; the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, arbitration, mediation and like proceedings, including, but not limited to, any such proceedings related to vendor commitments, such as long-term fuel and transportation agreements; the uncertainties associated with the deactivation of older regulated and competitive units, including the impact on vendor commitments, such as long-term fuel and transportation agreements, and as it relates to the reliability of the transmission grid, the timing thereof; the impact of other future changes to the operational status or availability of our generating units and any capacity performance charges associated with unit unavailability; changing energy, capacity and commodity market prices including, but not limited to, coal, natural gas and oil prices, and their availability and impact on margins; costs being higher than anticipated and the success of our policies to control costs and to mitigate low energy, capacity and market prices; replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or not fully hedged; our ability to improve electric commodity margins and the impact of, among other factors, the increased cost of fuel and fuel transportation on such margins; the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry, in general, and the retail sales market in particular; the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures that may arise in connection with any litigation, including New Source Review litigation, or potential regulatory initiatives or rulemakings (including that such initiatives or rulemakings could result in our decision to deactivate or idle certain generating units); changes in customers' demand for power, including, but not limited to, changes resulting from the implementation of state and federal energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins such as a polar vortex or other significant weather events, and all associated regulatory events or actions; changes in national and regional economic conditions affecting us, our subsidiaries and/or our major industrial and commercial customers, and other counterparties with which we do business, including fuel suppliers; the impact of labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; the risks associated with cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our information technology system that may compromise our generation, transmission and/or distribution services and data security breaches of sensitive data, intellectual property and proprietary or personally identifiable information regarding our business, employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, business partners and other individuals in our data centers and on our networks; the impact of the regulatory process and resulting outcomes on the matters at the federal level and in the various states in which we do business including, but not limited to, matters related to rates and the Ohio Distribution Modernization Rider; the impact of the federal regulatory process on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulated entities and transactions, in particular FERC regulation of wholesale energy and capacity markets, including PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) markets and FERC-jurisdictional wholesale transactions; FERC regulation of cost-of-service rates; and FERC's compliance and enforcement activity, including compliance and enforcement activity related to North American Electric Reliability Corporation's mandatory reliability standards; the uncertainties of various cost recovery and cost allocation issues resulting from American Transmission Systems, Incorporated's realignment into PJM; the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; other legislative and regulatory changes, and revised environmental requirements, including, but not limited to, the effects of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, Coal Combustion Residuals regulations, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards programs, including our estimated costs of compliance, Clean Water Act (CWA) waste water effluent limitations for power plants, and CWA 316(b) water intake regulation; adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes with respect to our nuclear operations (including, but not limited to, the revocation or non-renewal of necessary licenses, approvals or operating permits by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or as a result of the incident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant); issues arising from the indications of cracking in the shield building at Davis-Besse; changing market conditions that could affect the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts, pension trusts and other trust funds, and cause us and/or our subsidiaries to make additional contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated; the impact of changes to significant accounting policies; the impact of any changes in tax laws or regulations or adverse tax audit results or rulings; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financial plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us and our subsidiaries; further actions that may be taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect us and/or our subsidiaries' access to financing, increase the costs thereof, increase requirements to post additional collateral to support, or accelerate payments under outstanding commodity positions, letters of credit and other financial guarantees, and the impact of these events on the financial condition and liquidity of FirstEnergy and/or its subsidiaries, specifically the subsidiaries within the CES segment; issues concerning the stability of domestic and foreign financial institutions and counterparties with which we do business; and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, and other similar factors. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and risks that are included in our filings with the SEC, including but not limited to the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The foregoing review of factors also should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy Corp.'s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The registrants expressly disclaim any current intention to update, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Count to Four is an aggressive pop-punk band from South Jersey / Philadelphia in the vein of The Wonder Years. With a strong focus on musicianship, Count to Four delivers unrepetitive, complex and catchy guitar riffs. Combined with unforgettable, singalong lyrics and melodic vocals, the band creates a mature, yet altogether familiar sound to the pop-punk genre. Check out the band's first full-length album titled "Between Two Cities"; produced/recorded at 37 Studios by Matt Dalton.
"Pop Punk is all about growing up, and we try to capture all the emotions, positive and negative, that go along with it. I think that's what makes it relatable...In the end, it's music, it's expression. We do this because we love it, and none of us would want to be doing anything else."
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Abby has been assisting Monday's Mona Lisa during their "This Year's Not Over" (#TYNO) Tour this week.
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Thread: Movie Review of "Fighting"
4/28/2009 11:43am, #11
how do you get one of those?
That sounds like the golden ticket right there.
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Altagracia Guzman (abuela) is basically playing the same role that got her notoriety in Raising Victor Vargas, which is by all means a superior film.
Zulay I first saw in Feel The Noise, which is a way worse flick than Fighting would ever be.
So, that puts Fighting in the 5/10 category; I think this is honestly the best Tatum has done to date, and I hope this keeps the fight-based movies coming to the big screen.
I have heard that HARD TIMES with Bronson was inspiration for this movie, so I'm about to check that out this week. All in all, it's not a good movie, but inspired me to watch better, so it's in the right place at the right time... We've got Wolverine and Star Trek coming up, so Fighting will soon be a distant memory.
Nice review, though.
4/28/2009 5:53pm, #13
Its almost like they dragged Perlman in there to make it a bit better. He did, but one can only do so much.
oh and thanks muchly for the review :) appreciated and looking forward to it.
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Island Ballroom, Sanibel Dance, Pilates and Yoga form partnership to offer clients more
July 14, 2016 Dance instructor and business owner David Flory of Island Ballroom wants to give back to the community by giving students a stress-free environment to practice ballroom dancing as a form of relief. more »»
'Lily Rocks' party celebrates 10-year anniversary
June 22, 2016 A large white tent will be erected this weekend in the parking lot of Lily & C. more »»
Young surfer uses inspiration of ocean for his artwork
June 15, 2016 A manager of Pinocchio's Original Italian Ice Cream grew up on Sanibel, witnessing the pure beauty of the island, while living in the Bailey Homestead. "It was quite the experience. more »»
'Little Mermaid Jr.' production to hit stage at Herb Strauss Theater
June 1, 2016 Approximately 30 youth will be featured in the upcoming Creative Theater Workshop's production of "Little Mermaid Jr." at BiG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater. more »»
Rauschenberg Residency artists share their experience
June 1, 2016 Artists, designers, activists and scientists gathered at the Rauschenberg Residency from April 25 to May 26 creating pieces of artwork that focused on climate change through "Rising Waters II. more »»
Sanibel School students to put on classic production
June 1, 2016 The Sanibel School will continue its "Beauty and the Beast Jr." production this Thursday and Friday featuring 34 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students for their final production of the year. more »»
Island Seniors visit Chihuly Collection
May 11, 2016 Island Seniors visited St Petersburg May 3 for a whole day of arts. After a comfortable chartered bus drive, they went on a guided tour of the Chihuly Collection and its extensive collection. more »»
'Little Shop of Horrors' opens May 14 at Strauss Theater
May 4, 2016 After a man eating plant was discovered by Seymour and fame consumes him, he is faced with how to feed the plant during the Creative Theater Workshop upcoming play "Little Shop of Horrors" at Herb... more »»
Art by the disABLED to be featured at Phillips Art Gallery
May 4, 2016 A reception for a nationwide movement that links expressive art with healing art is coming to Sanibel this Friday to display works by artists who are affiliated with "Art by the disABLED. more »»
2016 Federal Junior Duck Stamp winner announced at 'Ding'
May 4, 2016 A 16-year-old young woman from Fremont, Calif., was announced as the winner of the 2016 Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition at J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on April 22. more »»
Logue saw the world through performing
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2016 Federal Junior Duck Stamp judging to be held at 'Ding'
April 20, 2016 In celebration of Earth Day, Friday, April 22, J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is hosting the 2016 Federal Junior Duck Stamp judging in the Visitor & Education Center. more »»
Lawrence Block shares insight on development of his characters
April 20, 2016 Author Lawrence Block humored a large crowd at the Sanibel Public Library last Tuesday during the final night of this season's Author Series. "I was always good at putting words on paper. more »»
F.I.S.H. Benefit Concert series grand finale April 19
April 13, 2016 The F.I.S.H. Benefit Concert series will wrapping the season up in grand finale fashion April 19, at George and Wendy's Seafood Grill from 6-7:30 p.m. more »»
BIG ARTS' Rauschenberg Celebration featured artists' work and life
April 13, 2016 For the three days of April 4-7, fortunate artists who signed up for BIG ARTS' Robert Rauschenberg Celebration week were able to experience fully what the famed artist was about, both on canvas and... more »»
Unique art movement continues in Southwest Florida
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Colorful Sips offers creative relaxation
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More than 100 exhibitors featured in Arts & Crafts Fair
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The End of an Era In Tennis?July 19, 2010
One year ago today, tennis superstar Roger Federer was heading into the summer hard court season on top of the world. By winning the French Open and Wimbeldon back-to-back, he had completed his career Grand Slam and put himself on top of the record books with the most grand slam singles titles among men. Oh what a difference one year can make.
The tennis world is pretty shocked after Roger was bounced in the quarterfinals of both the French Open and Wimbeldon. He had reached 23 consecutive semi-finals or better until 2010 at Roland Garros, a streak that is highly unlikely to even be tested again. His loss there was not as surprising as his early exit at Wimbeldon, the first time since 2003 he didn't reach the finals, but the two results together seem to represent the end of an era in tennis.
Ever since Federer captured his first grand slam title at Wimbeldon in 2003, he has been firmly entrenched atop the game, with only Rafael Nadal giving him any serious problems. He won or lost to the winner of every single grand slam tournament for the longest time. While he had shown signs outside of majors the last few years of being human, he was pretty much invincible at the grand slam tournaments except when going up against Nadal.
He started off this year strong, taking the Australian Open in pretty dominant fashion. But that could be his 16th and final grand slam title, as he has not won a title since that point. Approaching the age of 30, he's heading into the downside years for a tennis player. He referenced an injury problem not letting him play the way he wanted to at Wimbeldon and with a lot of tennis under his belt over the years, his body may be starting to break down.
Perhaps the most noticable fact that shows how weird the last few months for Federer has been is that he is now ranked No. 3 in the world. He was the No. 1 ranked player for almost every single week since 2003, taking a back seat to Nadal for just a short amount of time. He may not ever regain the No. 1 ranking, as he will probably need to play less and less tournaments in order to save himself for the grand slams. I am not going to count out the man who is probably the greatest tennis player of all time from winning a few more slams, but anything more than 20 would be a major surprise with what I have seen from him of late.


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"Hardrock". The name evokes the unique aura of this challenging event. The 21st running of Hardrock is July 11-13; let's consider what makes it so special, mysterious, and, indeed, legendary.
(NOTE: The Author of this post is Peter Bakwin, who in 2006 began 48 hours before the race, ran the entire course, then did the regular race with the rest of the runners, finishing that as well. No one has attempted the 200 mile Double Hardrock since. This starts a full week of Hardrock coverage – stay tuned for Anton Krupicka's Race Preview!)


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Fashion is Influencing Gardening Trends
You're getting ready for the day and decide to wear a chic blouse paired with your skinny jeans from your favorite designer. You'll be feeling and looking good with minimal effort thanks to ready-to-wear fashion.
In fashion circles, ready-to-wear clothing is what designers produce for shoppers to easily buy and wear without modifications. Essentially it makes your life easier because you get on-trend clothing that instantly looks amazing.
Fashion influences a variety of industries and gardening is no exception. The ready-to-wear fashion concept has evolved into what flower experts call "grab-and-go gardening."
"People want a stunning, standout garden without a lot of hassle, and that's why the concept of flowers that are ready to go and grow is so popular," says Claire Josephson, a garden decorating expert based in Chicago. "These grab-and-go styles are easy for gardeners to plant and are full of instant, long-lasting blooms in modern color mixes that enhance your outdoor living space."
This season, you'll see fashion's influences as soon as you enter your local gardening retailer. Josephson says petunias are the perfect example: expertly designed premixed petunias take the guesswork out of decorating and mixing colors, so it's easy for experts and beginners alike to design eye-catching pots, hanging baskets, flowerbeds and more. Try any of these 2017 ready-made gardening trends this season:
• Bold colors: Pops of color can bring energy to your wardrobe and your garden. Bright, bold colors are always on trend for the summer. Select flower mixes make a statement in your seasonal decorating with festive, vibrant hues. Wave Firecracker mix petunias add richness to your landscape with a crowd-pleasing combination of coral, purple and blue. Unlike real fireworks, these colors won't quickly fade.
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Soon AT&T customers will have the possibility to procure new Samsung Android Slider. The handset will have four buttons under the sensor display instead of the usual three. It also features a sliding qwerty keyboard and a front facing camera.
We still don't know pretty much about this unnamed Samsung model. The most important features and specs are yet to be revealed. The android phone is going to be out in next couple of months. So we'll keep you in touch.
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I have to write a two and a half page essay on the topic, "What do you think Fitzgerald is saying about the American Dream in The Great Gatsby?" Please help with feedback!
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An essay is usually "devoted to the presentation of the writer's own ideas and generally addresses a particular aspect of the subject." Your essay needs to relate to Fitzgerald's portrayal of and comment about the American Dream, as presented in The Great Gatsby. Therefore, you need to decide what you think about what is presented in the story.
Fitzgerald presents Gatsby as feeling he has, in large part, achieved the American Dream. He is rich, has the appropriately large mansion and fabulous wardrobe, and gives lavish parties attended by socially exciting guests who enjoy the alcoholic beverages and other activities of the gatherings. Do you agree that those activities indicate that a person has fulfilled the American Dream? Why or why not? Do you think Fitzgerald felt Gatsby had achieved his American Dream? Why or why not?
Your essay should present your understanding of what Fitzgerald thought of the American Dream, presenting examples from the book that illustrate the factors shaping your understanding. Use passages or quotes from the book to support your opinions.


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ORLANDO, Fla. -- GolfNow.com, the Internet's largest online reservations and revenue management platform, has expanded to the East Lothian region of Scotland, giving golfers greater access to several of the country's most respected courses and increasing rounds and revenue-building advantages for course owners and operators.
Golfers can now find available tee times at each of the four participating East Lothian courses -- Musselburgh Golf Club, Craigielaw Links, Dunbar Golf Club and Longniddy Golf Club -- and book their rounds at GolfEastLothian.com, an initiative of East Lothian Council's Economic Development, the East Lothian Golf Tourism Alliance and other partners.
Known as Scotland's Golf Coast, the East Lothian region east of Edinburgh boasts some of the world's oldest and most admired courses. Introduced in Scotland earlier this year, GolfNow.com makes available tee times at more than 40 Scottish courses.
In addition to tee times of participating courses aggregated on GolfEastLothian.com, GolfNow promotes the tee times on its website and on the websites of hundreds of affiliated sites to golfers worldwide. GolfNow has more than 1.1 million registered users who choose from more than 4,000 courses in the GolfNow.com network.
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Simplifying and Solving a Natural Log Problem
Date: 11/15/95 at 12:40:58 From: Anonymous Subject: integration of ln(r/a)dr Integrate ln(r/a)dr -- the limits are a to b. Is this possible, or is there some table for this?? Thanx.
Date: 12/14/95 at 22:10:23 From: Doctor Ken Subject: Re: integration of ln(r/a)dr Hello! The first thing I think I'd do is to simplify the problem a little bit. You can actually make the "a" not matter so much in this problem by noticing that ln(r/a) = ln(r) - ln(a), and ln(a) is just a constant. Then you can apply the antiderivative of Natural Log: it's r*ln(r) - r. Good luck! -Doctor Ken, The Geometry Forum
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SHELTON -- Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that seriously injured a motorcycle driver and his passenger Saturday night.
The 9 p.m. collision at the intersection of River Road and Murphy's Lane involved a Dodge minivan and a motorcycle, police said.
Ramona Seeley, 54, of Orange, and Samuel Seeley, 55, who was driving the motorcycle, were both hospitalized, the police spokesman said.
The Seeleys were traveling south on River Road when the motorcycle collided with the van. The van driver, 22 year old Megan Kalanick of Shelton, did not report being injured, police said.
The investigation is continuing and no enforcement action has been taken at this time, Kozlowsky said. Anyone with information may call the Shelton Police Traffic Division at (203) 924-1544.


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Hypocrisy watch: Rove accuses Obama of playing politics
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MSNBC's David Shuster points out the hypocrisy of Karl Rove's latest Wall Street Journal column. Rove suggested that President Obama was misusing the power of his office. "Team Obama wants to remind its adversaries it has plenty of power, and it does. The question is whether the White House will wield it responsibly," wrote Rove.
Shuster accused Rove of having a double standard. "Karl Rove is concerned about wielding power irresponsibly? Karl, you mean like outing a CIA agent?" asked Shuster. Karl Rove participated in outing Valerie Plame after her husband wrote about how the Bush administration mislead the country into the Iraq war.
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Established in 1858, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is the nation's most comprehensive education and service program for children and adults with hearing and vision loss, serving more than 23,500 individuals from infancy through seniors from five campuses and eight regional centers.
AIDB is Uniquely Funded
State and federal law guarantees children and adults with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate public education. So by law, AIDB does not receive revenue from tuition or local taxes. More than ninety percent of operating funds for AIDB's schools and services is provided through an appropriation from the Alabama Legislature. AIDB can not recover lost funding through tuition increases as colleges and universities do or through local tax initiatives.
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We are committed to giving the very best of our talents, skills and devotion – our championship spirit – to ensure that our students and clients become the champions they are meant to be! The support of a solid Foundation is essential to success.
The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation was created in 1980 as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization created to encourage private support for AIDB's charitable, educational, research and training programs. The Foundation provides funding for a vast array of programs and projects at AIDB including major construction and renovation of facilities, development of new and expanding programs and experiences in professional development, academics, student life, outreach, and the arts. The AIDB Hawkins Chapel and the Marianna Greene Henry Special Equestrian Arena are also funded through the AIDB Foundation. Endowment opportunities exist in seven major areas.
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- AIDB Presidential Endowments for Excellence provide unrestricted income to enable the President of the Institute to address important issues wherever the need is greatest.
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Thanks to the support of private donors and corporations, the AIDB Foundation has generated resources for the development of the Kiwanis Memorial Athletic Field, Hawkins Chapel, the Marianna Greene Henry Special Equestrian Arena, Centers of Excellence in Science and Language, independent living centers, recreation facilities, dormitories, Regional Centers, a track for multidisabled runners – not to mention classroom and assistive technology, arts and music programs, educational field trips, a multitude of extracurricular learning experiences and endowments for the future.
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We would be happy to talk with you about creating a planned giving strategy or long-term gift that could benefit generations of children and adults who are deaf and blind. You might consider one or more of the following options:
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It was as if I was a kid again. The gospel choir numbering at least 30 strong lifted their voices to the rooftop. The pulse of the music, aided by drums, a saxophone, a bass, and a huge sound system, shook the rafters and rushed through my veins. My hands almost instinctively came together to clap as I joined in song. Praise and worship showered over the largely African American congregation with the joy-filled "Alleluia" and "Amen" bursting from every corner of the church. All the great memories of going to church with my dad came rushing back to me. The only difference was, instead of this being a Southern Baptist congregation like that of my father's, the stations of the cross along the side walls indicated it was in fact a Catholic church. All of the sudden, the separate worlds that I had balanced as a kid fused together in powerful Godly praise and the stereotypes that I realized I possessed washed away like sins after confession. I knew I had found my new church home.
St. Augustine Church, located in the heart of our nation's capitol, is one of the many predominantly Black Catholic parishes in the United States. While the number of Black Catholics has declined in some cities, it still remains an important and vibrant part of the larger American Catholic Church. The experiences of black Catholicism vary from one person to the next. Sometimes, members of this racial and religious minority must fight the general perception of Catholicism as a non-black religion. But their shared cultural identity, just as with so many of the other diverse cultures of the Church, offers certain distinct gifts to the general community of faith that help to break down stereotypes and bring others closer to God.
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Dr. Jamie Phelps is acutely aware of the many gifts the Black Catholic community provides to the general church. Dr. Phelps is the director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans and has been a member of the Adrian Dominican Congregation since 1959. She stresses the importance of the historical suffering of African Americans (both in the Church and society at large) in fostering a faith that overcomes adversity. "Our greatest gift [as Black Catholics] is our deep faith, hope, and commitment to God in the midst of struggle," she wrote in an email interview.
"African American Catholics can witness to God's being a source of hope when everything would suggest that one should despair" she adds. "God has enabled us to 'keep on keeping on' with an uncommon faithfulness even when we have been rejected, marginalized, and devalued in our church and in society."
My parents, who have been "keeping on" for 32 years, always held faith to be the foundation of our family and race to be a largely insignificant detail. This no doubt brought our family together as nothing else could despite my parents' different race and religion. My mom, who is Caucasian, has always been Catholic, raising my brother and I in the same tradition, while my dad, who is African American, has never strayed from his Southern Baptist upbringing. Every Christmas and Easter we would go to both a Catholic mass and a Baptist service in what we came to call our "church marathon." However, while growing up within this biracial and bi-religious setting, I began to separate the two worlds looking for an identity of my own.
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As much as I have always believed race shouldn't play a role in religion, I was forced to experience how it did. I began to link religion with race and my ongoing religious experiences, fostered by the racial imbalance of my Orange County California hometown, simply confirmed what I had come to believe—that Catholicism was a non-black religion and that to be African American and a person of faith, one had to be Protestant (particularly Southern Baptist). It really puts a bi-racial person in a bind.
My experience was not unique. Many of the members of the Black Catholic community (including those who were not bi-racial) found themselves thrown into the same contrived boxes. "We're between two worlds being Black and Catholic," Dr. Phelps said. "Catholics don't think you're Catholic enough and Protestants don't think you're black enough."
Dr. Phelps, a self-described "Cradle Catholic" who became the first African American in her order of sisters at a time when many parishes were still segregated, was determined to not let the stereotypes of others phase her.
"When I encountered Blacks who thought I should not be Catholic because Catholicism is a 'white church', I knew that they simply did not understand the richness of our tradition," she wrote. "Despite the imperfection of Catholics, I experience the presence of God's spirit and have grown in 'wisdom, age, and grace' as a member of the Catholic Church and I see no reason to abandon it because of the racism, sexism, or classism of some of its members and institutions. All human institutions are flawed and so is the Church. But that doesn't prohibit God from using this flawed instrument to lead me to a deeper communion with God."
Sore Thumbs
I learned by experience early on in life how different faiths commune with the Almighty. The contrast between my mom's and dad's churches couldn't be more stark. I became very accustomed to being one of the only people of African American descent at the English mass of my home parish. Sure, there were countless Mexican and Vietnamese families who belonged to the parish, but African Americans were hard to come by. I knew my brother and I, both dark skinned, stood out like a sore thumb sitting in the pews at the English mass next to my white mother.
However, when I went to my dad's church, I didn't feel black enough within the sea of African American worshipers. Everyone would rise to their feet and clap with the music of the mainly black gospel choir, generating an improvisational flow that would sometimes cause certain people to explode in violent shaking with tears streaming down their face. It looked to my young eyes more like a seizure than what my dad described as being "touched by the spirit." Juxtaposed to my Catholic Church experience of stoic reverence and strict adherence to ritual, I started to believe that my dad's church was the one that offered an unrivaled glimpse into the underpinnings of black culture…something I felt lacking in my life.
My father's Southern Baptist faith reflected true black culture in my mind and my mom's Catholic church was completely different (both in racial make-up and cultural practice). This perception started to infect the way I saw the entire Catholic faith.
The actual numbers of Black Catholics don't help the cause. According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops there are approximately 225 African American priests in the United States while the general African American Catholic population makes up a mere 3.8% of all Catholics in the US.


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In trading on Thursday, shares of Tahoe Resources Inc. (NYSE: TAHO) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $8.55 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.
In the case of Tahoe Resources Inc., the RSI reading has hit 22.9 — by comparison, the universe of metals and mining stocks covered by Metals Channel currently has an average RSI of 43.2, the RSI of Spot Gold is at 41.7, and the RSI of Spot Silver is presently 34.7.
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A bullish investor could look at TAHO's 22.9 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side.
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| Kady P chapter 2 . 10/20/2011
nice promise _
nice story for a Guess Who fanfiction. In fact this is the only one so far that actually has a story line within the characters of the game and not just people playing it. Keep it up. And keep ur already-broken promise! :p
| Spooks Rocks Bob chapter 2 . 8/18/2009
I liked the story, keep going!
| Hyper Iria chapter 2 . 8/7/2009
Really nice. I like how you took this classic board game and made it into a full fledged story. Were these the names of any actual characters from the game?
| Brokenkey chapter 2 . 5/29/2009
Wow a guess WHo fanfiction.. one of the two that there are lol.
I like the idea of this story anyway so keep up the good work
| AzuDaiFTW chapter 1 . 12/28/2008
Were you on crack when you wrote this? Not that the story isn't bad, the idea itself - who the hell writes about Guess Who?
| I Am The Batman chapter 1 . 12/27/2008
Seriously? A Guess Who fandom? Isn't that a board game? Anyway, there weren't very many obvious errors. The characters, as someone before me said, were a little bland, but it's Guess Who, what do you expect?
| kokobabie chapter 1 . 11/17/2008
great story!
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| BizzarreCoyote chapter 1 . 11/6/2008
...seriously? A Guess Who section? I can think of a few more...uh...deserving games to have a section.
Anyway, decent. I didn't notice any glaring errors, maybe a spelling error or two. The characters seem awfully bland though. Not your fault, there is only so much you can do with Guess Who...
| Ucchan1 chapter 1 . 10/29/2008
It's... a Guess Who fanfiction. *boggles* Well, you certainly picked a unique fandom.


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Grim: A Reaper's War
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Hello. Picked this up recently. And I feel second hand injustice for the old gods...
Good job - I'm enjoying this so far. I like how you've been very inventive with how the laws of this fantasy world works, and using the prologue to lay that out was great. So far the characters seem interesting and well-written - I particularly like Xavier and I look forward to see how he's going to adapt to this new situation...
Holy crap! This story is intense! Great tale!
That was utterly fantastic! And was so dramatic. I am all for werewolves and especially werewolves with a twist, but what I love even more than that, is a story with a twist. I love the descriptions of the transformation and how he woke up to a trashed house, now as a werewolf. I also like how he died in the end. That's a terrible thing to say, but it puts a spin on the story. Since he turned into a werewolf in this chapter, readers would expect that to be the main story, but then he dies! Surprise, him being a werewolf isn't enough. I'm pretty sure I read this chapter before too, haha, so it's weird that I didn't leave a comment, but anyway, this was a great chapter! and I'm excited to see where this story goes. Great job :)
Great job! I was wondering if you could read the first chapter of my book. I could really use a good writer's criticism and critiques. Thank you!
Impressive, imaginative start!
Talk about unsettling! Glad everything worked out in the end, bit it seems as though it might just start again. I love it so much. You did a great job on this novel. I love the battle scenes, very detailed. Shing!! Loved it:))
At the top it says status "finished" but there is no actual ending. Please tell me you're not really finished with this. I love the story & need to know what happens. Do they win the war? Do the old gods go free? Is there another chapter (past 20) that I'm not seeing?
I really like this story! It flows so nice. Very fast paced and direct. I glad Jo is on his side, but Zman died. I thought for sure he had something else up his sleeve, but I guess it was to give Xavier his power. I like how he and 13 have come along. They definitely have more character between them. I just love it:)
Wow!! So at first I thought it was intriguing, but hot damn it was awesome:) Chupacabras, gotta love them. Honestly, they freak me out :
I kinda feel like he is still just a pawn, though. He doesn't know everything about what is going on. I mean, did Zagaer really tell him what he knows, all of it? I don't trust him. I like the twist with 13, kinda like him and think he is for real.
Darcangel, that's freaking awesome. Makes sense though. I like how an Overlord pulled him from battle. It was like they wanted to see what Xavier was made of. Hmmm!!
2 out 7 sins..... things could get very interesting here.
You have everything, demons, witches, angels, reapers, everything. I need more like a crack addict needs crack!!! In your description of the old gods and their cage reminds me of the Titans in Greek mythology.
Mind blown.... love it:)
Okay, first off, if some "higher ranking officer" were sassing me? u know, calling me Rook, reminding me that he was my master and i had to respect him? i would've been like, bitch plz. I'm freaking amazing. I don't think YOU challenged someone to rip YOUR heart out, like, two seconds before you died.
I also like Merak. I mean, I know he smacked Xavier across the face and all but.... sass is just my number one thing. I'm ALL ABOUT the sarcasm and trash talk and snappy comebacks. I live for dialogue like the stuff you have in your story. truely, truely amazing.
Also, the detail is getting better and better the farther i get into the story. I'm going to have to congratulate you on that.
I REALLY like this story. I'm gonna be sad when it's finished...... but also happy at the same time....... and probably really confused considering my mixed emotions. :D
Ohh. i get it. so the alpha really DOES pull out his heart.... he's a sick sun of gun. I hope Xavier will take his soul some day and feed on it 'til there's nothing left...
Anyway, I really liked this chapter. I mean, I dig the whole werewolf thing, but being a Grim Reaper? dude, that's freaking badass! Plus, honestly, I think Xavier's little trip to hell gave him some SERIOUS sass. I freakin' love it.
Whoa. Cliff hanger. Like an "oh my god wut the hell is happening" cliff hanger. i love your description, by the way. It's very detailed. *thumbs up*
I havent read the next chapter yet *surprise!* so i have no idea how the heck he's gonna survive. better figure out then...
Wow. Just... wow. The last line TOTALLY got me. I was like, hell yeah. :D
Whoa this was intense! Just when I thought he had a new life ahead of him and things were starting to line up for him... he dies?? He died such a brutal death too but worthy of a werewolf I guess since even the alpha recognised him.
Everything sounds so legit. Like something I'd be reading out of an old legend scroll in a dark library haha It's quite interesting though how you made the creatures we all think of as myths or legends into the Reapers themselves once they die. Something people believe to a certain extent :) Very cool.
Awesome first chapter!
It pulled me in quite nicely.
I'm excited for the next chapter, though I think I'll read it tomorrow cuz it's really late now. ;)
This is an interesting start and captured my attention quite nicely.
I'm excited to read the next chapter. ;)
I've said everything that can be said about this series, but I can't not express my admiration for it in every comment. To see it end was a sad and happy moment for both of us. It deserves the reads. GG man. :)
Um, just one more thing- I kind of feel like Cristo was introduced as a character a bit too late. Maybe he would be mentioned sometime earlier in the book, like just the name. IDK, it's your book.
This is the first book I've read and commented on from beginning to end, and I've enjoyed it thoroughly. :D
Oh damn. I'm guessing this is going to be the pre-last chapter, or maybe you'll have one after the massive battle. IDK, I'm late in commenting on these anyway.
How they're going to get through those reapers, I have no fucking clue. The three of them (Cristo, Hades, Xavier) are basically gods now, so go team, I guess.
Abbadon saying "You got me" sounds a bit cheesy tbh. Maybe he could show mock admiration at his improved power.
*Grabs popcorn* Time to finish this. :D
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Wivenhoe is a prelude to the events of Half-Life 2 and explains various events and locations from within the game itself. The player takes part in a coordinated civilian uprising to prevent the shelling of Ravenholm, the last bastion held by the civilians in City 17. Wivenhoe is a Combine-controlled dam facility upriver from City 17 and the environments consist of the spillway, dam wall, indoor facility and a bridge across the ravine. These environments incorporate stealth, action and horror gameplay.
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|Frau Totenkinder
|Black Forest Witch, The Witch, Bellflower
|Grey (as Totenkinder), Dark brown (as Bellflower)
| Aurac - Former Lover (Deceased)
Dunster Happ - Husband (Deceased)
Unnamed Son (Deceased)
Rapunzel - Adoptive Daughter
|13th Floor witch
|First Appearance
|"Fables 3"
|Last Appearance
|"Fables 150"
|Cause of Death
|Killed by Cinderella with a glass slipper.
|Series Lifespan
|"Fables 3" to "Fables 150"
|Original Source
|Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast
|Frau Totenkinder Gallery
- "I've a great debt to pay, for an undeserved act of kindness done to me long ago, in an old burned cottage in the woods. Two young girls, on the run from a terrible conqueror found me in a dire state. Rather than move on, as far and as fast as they could, which would have been the wise decision, they sojourned for the time it took to care for me. It was then that I vowed to make their enemy MY enemy and destroy the Adversary, wiping all his works from the face of the Earth."
- —Totenkinder to Beast about her reasons for helping Fabletown.[src]
Frau Totenkinder, also known simply as The Witch, but whose first name was Bellflower, is a powerful member of the 13th Floor in Fabletown. She is an old rival of Baba Yaga and the Fairy Godmother, as well as the Adversary.
In the Homelands she was known for cooking and eating children. She was once burned to ashes in her own oven, but was so powerful (and popular among the mundies) that she was able to survive and reconstitute herself. Her power is derived through ritual child sacrifice rather than blood drinking.[1]
She was said to be one of the most, if not the most, powerful members of Fabletown; as stated by the North Wind himself, she was about to become one of the Great Powers by becoming the archetype of Witches.[2]
Her personality can be a mystery, and she is known by most Fables as an old crone. She often deals with the other Fables, casting spells or providing enchanted items in return for favors. Frau Totenkinder is a schemer who holds her own secrets and plans; she knew the identity of the Adversary long before Boy Blue found out but kept it to herself in order to protect her source. She is manipulative, cunning, and sharp. Her manipulative nature has caused Beast to question her intentions, as her actions mirror that of the Adversary.
However, she has a strong loyalty towards Fabletown. She is fond of the community as they have made her feel welcome and accepted, more so than her original tribe. She has helped her community through every crisis. She considers herself in debt to Snow White and Rose Red, who saved her from the oven and took care of her when they could have fled the Adversary's forces more quickly by leaving her behind and, because of this, she is determined to make sure that they win against the Adversary.
Frau Totenkinder was originally part of the Foggy Mountain tribe shortly after the last Ice Age. When she turned 14, she began to have visions and became one of the tribe's shamans. She loved the chief's son, and the two became lovers. However, he had to marry the daughter of another tribe's chief to end a war between them. When Totenkinder became pregnant with his son, he denounced her, claiming she consorted with evil spirits, and she was driven from the tribe. When she gave birth, she immediately sacrificed her son to the gods of night, the moon, and the stars for power.
She immediately used her power to destroy the tribe that had rejected her. Throughout the ages, she used her powers to help those who were kind to her and to harm her enemies. She especially liked getting revenge on privileged young men, as evidenced by Beast and Flycatcher, whom she cursed respectively.
As time went on, she tired of other people, so she let herself grow old and retired to an isolated cabin in the woods. Any time a child went by, she'd turn the cabin into candy to attract them. A few years had gone by since her last child, so she was weak when Hansel and Gretel managed to shove her in her own oven.[1]Though burned to ashes, her magical nature allowed her to survive. Snow White and Rose Red found her while they were fleeing the Adversary. They nursed Frau Totenkinder back to health and told her about the sanctuary world. They traveled a small way together before being separated.[3]
Somehow she managed to arrive in the Mundy world and became a member of the 13th Floor. She later assumed leadership of the group once Mother Birdie became senile, allegedly by her hand.
During the Invasion of the Wooden Soldiers she clashed in a duel with Baba Yaga, defeating and imprisoning her in the Business Office. She later became vital during the incident with the Arabian Fables, helping to recapture the unleashed D'jinn.
She continued to assist Fabletown with their needs until the moment Mister Dark attacked. Having decided that the duel with the creature would be her last service, she rejuvenated herself (taking the name of 'Bellflower)' and traveled to the Homelands to find a way to stop him. There she found Dunster Happ, the sorcerer who had imprisoned ("boxed") him the first time, and requested his help. Although he declined, Bellflower remained with him, the two having developed feelings for each other.
She returns to The Farm to announce her duel with Mister Dark to everyone there. Her duel takes place in New York city, during which she dispatches his witherlings and destroys all the teeth he has collected, preventing him from summoning them again. Bellflower manages to actually wound him and, with the help of Clara and the other Fables, she is able to trap Mister Dark inside a gold statue. But he manages to escape and mortally wound her, apparently killing her. She didn't die but transported herself back to the Farm where she reincorporated, but having spent all her magic during the duel, she is no longer a match for Mr. Dark. As she had already decided before the battle that it would be her last, she leaves with Dunster.
She is seen again in the Homeland of the North, having been recruited by the North Wind to help with his sacrifice in dealing with Dullahan. However, they become trapped there until Winter finds them and brings them back with her.
She is seen again as a victim of Goldilocks where she and Dunster are felled by her sword. She is returned to life at the cost of his.
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Bill Willingham describes Frau Totenkinder as a fusion every unnamed witch in stories, including the ones featured in Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel ETC.
Frau Totenkinder's name is derived from the German word Kinder, meaning children, as well as tot, which means dead. Frau means "Mrs.". This should literally mean "Mrs. Dead Children", but the used grammatical form is wrong:
Totenkinder would be correct, if Willingham used an article: Die toten Kinder ("the dead children"). Otherwise the correct spelling would be tote Kinder or stylistically Totekinder.
Her name could etymologically be taken to mean Mrs. Childkiller.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Witch's Tale". First published in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (October 2006).
- ↑ "The Wind that Shakes the Worlds" First published in (July 2011).
- ↑ "Diaspora". First published in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (October 2006).