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Horven Graveltoes |
"That would explain a great deal, Gared. However, I cannot reason this to be the work of just one person. There is definitely something 'ghostly' about some of the things we have come across so far. Perhaps the ghost has an accomplice..." Horven whispers, his words trailing off at the end. He recalls the eight.
Iomedae is a goddess of justice, but Sir Rekkart does not seem to care about more than flaunting the "fact" that Jabin Mord was found guilty.
Gared Naught |
"Aye. I thought something of though same. Though I'll be plannin' on having a word with the bastard if I find out he did this out of malice." In his anger, Gared's dwarven accent found a way through in his voice.
DM Eric |
As Gared heads up the right staircase, he motions for the other jurors to wait downstairs while the four heroes move up the stairs. At the top of the stairs is a landing with a pair of double doors to the south.
Not finding anything unusual about these doors, Gared pulls open the doors. As he gets a good look around the room, he sees this is some kind of lounge. Fine leather couches and a mahogany table now covered in a thick layer of dust stand undisturbed around this chamber. Portraits line the walls here with plaques bearing names below, both now obscured with thick cobwebs. A simple iron icebox sits in one corner of the room, a few empty bottles perched precariously atop it.
As the group moves into the room, weapons and spells on the ready, Ganer finds his eyes drawn to a particular portrait on the wall. This reads "Silman Trabe" and as he feels the portrait almost staring at him, he sees the room fade away...
"Jarbin Mord. For the brutal and savage slaying of your own wife and six-year old boy, it is the verdict of this jury, with which I concur wholeheartedly, that you shall hang by your neck until dead. May the gods take mercy on your blackened soul." Silence falls over the courtroom in the wake of this pronouncement of doom. The faces of the assembled crowd grow solemn as everyone feels the finality of the sentence, with a few exceptions. Several members of the assembled jury are smirking at each other. The hobgoblin, halfling, gnome, and young woman all seem both pleased and highly amused by this turn of events.
Fortunately the vision does not last long, and Ganer finds himself back in the present (although probably wishing he was elsewhere still).
TIME 7:15 pm, T plus 1 hour 15 minutes.
Ganer Jitesh |
After the vision, Ganer put his hand to his head, as if to steady himself, and indeed, he didn't seem surefooted for a long moment. "They delighted in it." He said, anger roiling through his voice. "A man was sentanced to die, and they smiled at each other as though someone had told a joke! I suggest our suspicions of this lot begin with Patrissa, Madge, the gnome, and dead Malgrim!"
After taking a moment to calm himself, Ganer added, "We should watch Killian too, though for the opposite reason. I believe he knows the truth, and might be seeking to draw it into the light. He seems to be playing coy, and never seems quite willing to let the matter of Mord's guilt stand unanswered." After having his say, Ganer hobbled toward the portrait, wondering if there was any significance to it, or if it had just been the last thing he noticed before Irori had seen fit to reveal a new truth. He ran his hand over the bottom of the frame, and spoke the name, "Silman Trabe," When he realized that all eyes were surely upon him, he added, "This might be important as well."
It is a lot harder than I ever realized to describe a characters reactions when that character is covered by a large cloak, and thus, most of the biggest reactions that you weould mention are hidden from view.
Horven Graveltoes |
"Ganer, what are you going on about?" Horven asks, obviously confused. After a moment or two of dwelling on Ganer's outburst, he continues. "Well, before anything can be done about it, we must find proof and be better than they were."
Gared Naught |
"How would you know that tall one?" Gared quired. His face was still dark with anger, and the Ganer's statement just seemed to fan the flames. "I don't mean to say that I don't believe ye, but there's been all manner of strangeness afoot and it would be good to be hearin' how you think so." His face softened a bit when Horven spoke. "Delivering justice should not be an act that any enjoy..."
Ratcliff |
"Even if we were to deliver justice there is rather a few of them and only 4 of us. We could probably take them but it would be brutal." He looks about at his surroundings "Besides is this not punishment enough. " He walks over to the picture and studies it trying to remember anything useless about the name.
DM Eric |
As the four of you mill about near the entrance to the lounge, you hear someone approaching. Turning back to the stairs, you see the old dwarf Tablark approaching. "Ever'thin OK up 'ere?"
Gared Naught |
Gared called back down to the dwarf, his tone almost friendly. "Aye. There be no sign of the ghost yet, but we be moving slowly to be careful." The dwarven accent seemed to be flowing more thickly from Gared, as if he was remembering how to speak a language after years of little practice. As he speaks, he cautiously moved over to the ice box in the corner of the room and examined yet.
Ratcliff |
Ratcliff puts his fingers on the painting "Silman Trabe. He was the judge presiding over the Jabrin Mord trial." He is startled when the Dwarf comes up the stairs "Yes yes I am at least. What happened to Silman. Why isn't he here."
DM Eric |
As Gared moves towards the icebox, Tablark replies to him, "Aye, I gotcha, it be OK if we come up 'ere? Th' ladies be gettin' a tad....nervous down 'ere."
Inside the icebox, Gared discovers only one item: A jar filled with an almost colorless liquid (slightly grayish tinged). Floating in the jar, he notes several objects floating in the liquid.
Ganer Jitesh |
"I am sorry, I should have mentioned it earlier, since I was a child, Irori has granted me visions. After looking at this painting, I saw a view of the courthouse when Mord was sentenced. The four I named were grinning like a cat that got the mouse."
Horven Graveltoes |
Horven nods slightly. He decides to appeal to Tablark again, hoping to gain some insight on some things.
"Tell me, Tablark, how well do you know the rest of the jurors? Ebin seems a bit strange to be a juror, Madge is...er, pretty...but fairly athletic too, and Patrissa seems to be well-bred and also not a typical juror."
DM Eric |
Tablark enters the lounge and glances around the chamber disinterestedly. When he hears Horven's question, he smiles amiably, "Well...can't say I know any of th' other jurors all that well, though I 'ave seen Madge perforn in th' streets of Absalom 'fore. Plus that Rekkart fellow be an upstanding gentleman." His voices lowers some as he continues. "Aye, that gnome be a slippery one. I dinnae trust 'im. As fer Patrissa...well she be a...nice lady, I s'ppose."
He then notices the jar which Gared is examining and walks over to him. "What did ye find there?"
Gared Naught |
Gared examined the floating objects dubiously. " I can't be fer sure, but I think there might be something not so savry' in here. Anyone want to have a look? "
DM Eric |
OK weekend is over...back to work, he he.
As the heroes continue to ponder the strange contents of the jar, they are momentarily distracted by the appearance of the rest of the jurors (assuming no one objects to them being nearby.)
None of them take much notice with the contents of the lounge, except for one person...
The sound breaks your reverie and you can see the source of the sound is the half orc Halgrak. There is a look of horror on his face, and also....something in his eyes...is it...recognition?
Sense Motive checks please.
DM Eric |
Horven Graveltoes |
"Here, Gared," Horven says, taking the jar and inspecting it.
"So, Halgrak...something you'd like to tell us?"
Ganer Jitesh |
"Let me handle this," Ganer said quietly to Horven. He led Halgrak away from the rest of the group, and then spoke quietly to him. "We are not so different, you and I. Shunned for our appearance, blamed for the sins of our parents. The biggest difference I can see is that Irori has chosen to give me insight into this matter. He prefers to give hints instead of answers, however, so I'm not sure of all of the details, but you can help me with that. What is in that jar, and what is the secret that everyone is trying so hard to keep? I suspect that it has to do with why Malgrim, Patrissa, Madge and Ebbin seemed so delighted to hear that Mord was sentanced to die."
DM Eric |
As Ganer pulls the recalcitrant half orc aside, Halgrak lurches forward away from him and grabs the jar away from Horven.
Let me know if you want to resist the attempt, Horven. FYI he is not grappling with you just a little flavor text here, he he.
He allows himself to be led away from the others, and is merely content with stroking the jar like it was some well beloved pet. All he utters from his lips id the phrase "I gots me toes back...I gots me toes back...I gots me toes back..."
After Ganer talks to him gently, like a child in a way, Ganer sees tears flowing down the half orc's face. He looks up at the oracle and shudders, "It not be me fault. That good fer nuttin' Malgrim...he...he forced me ta do it...said if'n I did not do as he says, not only would he cut off me toes , he threatened ta do the same to me wife 'n me kids! I needed ta borrow the money 'cause I couldna find no work for months 'n I needed the coin!" He gives a final wracking sob and finally finishes up in an almost inaudible tone, "I did not mean ta send Mord to th' noose. Please fergive me."
Horven Graveltoes |
Horven lets Halgrak take the jar of toes. He casually leans a little closer to hear what Halgrak has to say.
Ganer Jitesh |
"What do you mean? Malgrim set him up to be executed? Do you know why?" Ganer continued speaking quietly. Seeing Halgrak going to pieces, he put a hand on the Half-Orc's shoulder, suddenly self conscious after realizing the cloak had slipped back and part of his hand was now visible. He couldn't very well pull back, and so was forced to hope that no one would notice his clawed, pawlike fingers. "I believe you, stay close to me, and I will protect you if I can."
DM Eric |
Halgrak is quiet for a moment when Ganer finishes his statement, and does not seem to notice (or care about) Ganer's unusual appearance. He finally composes himself and puts the jar into his pack. He turns to look at all of you and asks, "What do we do now? I mean, we are stuck 'ere wit' no way out 'cept through th' gallows and there be nothin' back the way we cam--" His voice stops short as he sees something...
Stealth 1d20 ⇒ 12
Perception: (surprised)
Ganer 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Y
Gared 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 Y
Horven 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 N
Ratcliff 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 N
Ebin 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 N
Halgrak 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17 N
Killian 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19 N
Madge 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 Y
Patrissa 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17 N
Sir Rekkart 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Y
Tablark 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Y
Ganer 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Gared 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Horven 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Ratcliff 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Ebin 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Halgrak 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (5) + 0 = 5
Killian 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Madge 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Patrissa 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Sir Rekkart 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0
Tablark 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Z 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Following his gaze, your attention is drawn to a figure shuffling slowly through the open doors to the north. As it moves closer into the light still shining fron the lantern Madge is holding, you are horrified to see it is Malgrim! Or at least what looks like him....
Combat - Round 0 (Surprise round)
As you watch in stunned horror, Malgrim jerkily moves towards L/R 1d2 ⇒ 2 and swings a beefy fist Slam 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 at Tablark, who grunts as the blow strikes him but the padding of his vest prevents any serious harm.
"By all 'th gods, what is this?" Tablark utters in terror.
Initiative: Ganer, Madge, Zombie, Horven, Gared, Killian, Ebin, Ratcliff, Tablark, Halgrak, Patrissa, Rekkart.
Time: 7:30 pm, T plus 1 hour 30 minutes.
Horven, you are up. Since this is the surprise round you have a single action only.
Horven Graveltoes |
Move to (AM, 17).
Horven is surprised by the appearance of Malgrim or whatever this creature was, but too far to do much about it. He could get close but it would mean leaving himself open it an attack. No, it would be much better to slip into a position where he could do more damage.
Secretly, Horven was glad "Malgrim" decided to show up, but he would never admit it to anyone.
DM Eric |
Horven moves into a more strategic position.
The old man Killian sees the appearance of the former hobgoblin enforcer and gasps in fear. He then hustles quickly away from the impending combat readying his cane as he moves. Move to AR 14
The giggly gnome starts singing an offbeat tune in the gnomish tongue, which really has the only effect of annoying the rest of you. Like Killian, he decides discretion is the better part of valor and moves away from the combat. Move to AV 14.
Initiative: Ganer, Madge, Zombie, Horven, Gared, Killian, Ebin, Ratcliff, Tablark, Halgrak, Patrissa, Rekkart.
Ratcliff, you are up. Single action only as this is the surprise round.
Ratcliff |
Uh Oh its right next to me. AHHHHHH.
Ratcliff squeaks in fear and quickly scurries to withdraw from the combat. Suddenly his fear is offset by curiosity and he turns to study the creature "I wonder how you managed to get here"
He has tries to move as far away as possible but still gives himself a good line of sight :)
Ganer Jitesh |
I'll go ahead and post now, since Ganer and Madge are tied for first as far as initiative goes.
Ganer withdrew his hands into the cloak, ready to throw it off if need be. He gripped his shield as he moved forward, chanting a spell as he did so. He wound up in front of the ambling corpse.
Moved to AL19, right in front of him, and casted bless.
DM Eric |
Ratcliff scurries quickly out of the way, taking refuge in front of the ice box. I placed you in front of the ice box (in square AO 20) since Halgrak is in your way.
Patrissa screams, "OOOhhh, by the Gods!" and stumbles away from the animated corpse, stumbling slightly in her heels. Move to AQ14.
END Surprise round; Start Round 1.
Ganer resolutely moves in front of the corpse, almost daring it to strike him, and chants a quick prayer to Iori and everyone in the area feels bolstered by a sense of courage. Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
Madge drops the lantern on the ground causing the light in the area to bounce wildly before shining off to the side. She draws her dagger while tumbling acrobatically behind the walking corpse, slashing wildly at it! Acrobatics 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 vs CMD 14...move to AK17. Attack Dagger 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 24; damage 1d3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + (5, 4) = 10 Her blade bites deep into its side, but it is nearly jarred out of her hand as it shrugs off the blow. It turns to face the pretty halfling girl moaning softly and swings at her in a long arc, swatting her aside like she was an insect. Attack Slam 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22; damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9. She cries out in pain and fear. "Help me, Horven!"
Initiative: Ganer, Madge, Zombie, Horven, Gared, Killian, Ebin, Ratcliff, Tablark, Halgrak,, Patrissa, Rekkart.
Horven, you are up.
Horven Graveltoes |
5 foot step to (Al, 17); draw dagger as move action
"Tch," Horven utters.
So much for tactics...But I am not doing this for her.
Attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Horven swings his dagger in a controlled arc. Even if it finds its mark, Horven knows his weapon would not make much of a dent in his foe.
DM Eric |
No problem, Ganer.
As Ganer realizes this is a zombie the group is fighting, he knows slashing weapons will be more effective against its undead hide.
Horven steps up to meet the zombie and swings at it, connecting solidly with it in its side. Damage 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2 While the mark was a shallow one, he realizes the slashing motion was indeed the best way to take it down, unlike Madge's blow which had not taken advantage of the edge on her dagger blade. Horven, feel free to roll damage when you make your attack rolls. Let me worry about if the attack is effective or not :)
Initiative: Ganer, Madge, Zombie, Horven, Gared, Killian, Ebin, Ratcliff, Tablark, Halgrak, Patrissa, Rekkart.
Gared is up.
Gared Naught |
Gared stared into the dead creature's face with an almost dazed expression for the briefest of moments before realizing the threat it posed to all of them, then took a step closer to the fray before firing two arrows at the deathly hobgoblin in a fluid flurry of motion.
5 foot step to AQ 18 and flurry of blows with bow at the Malgrim. If anyone moves between him and Malgrim, he'll shout for them to "get out th' blasted way, will ye!" as a free action
To hit: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16 Damage:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
To hit: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Damage:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
DM Eric |
Gared, it looks like you did not take into account the Bless spell cast earlier by Ganer. With the additional +1 to hit, that is just enough...
Gared draws and fires, seeing his target as clear as day despite the dark shadows engulfing the lounge. For a second, he nearly overcompensates for the jerky movements of the zombie but Iori's blessing clears his mind and steadies his aim. The shot flies true, embedding itself into the shoulder of the once-living hobgoblin. However, the second shot flies above it and impacts on the far wall.
It is clear to everyone one solid blow should be enough to finish it off, also Killian and Ebin are more than happy to be idle spectators in this fight.
Initiative: Ganer, Madge, Zombie, Horven, Gared, Killian, Ebin, Ratcliff, Tablark, Halgrak, Patrissa, Rekkart.
Ratcliff, you are up.
Ratcliff |
Ratcliff lifts his hands and a small shining blue, diamond shaped piece of magic forms. He squeaks as he releases it.
Cast Magic Missile (+1 bonus from intense spells):
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
DM Eric |
The silvery missile slams into the walking corpse, tearing a hole on the other side of its body. It jerks around for a few seconds, like a puppet with its marionette strings cut then gurgles softly before ollapsing to the floor, unmoving.
As the sounds of combat fade away, silence returns to the courthouse, except for the faint sounds of the wind whistling outside the barred windows...and the faint sounds of a giggling child, mixed with the sounds of a woman sobbing.
Combat is over.
Time: 7:35 pm, T plus 1 hour, 35 minutes.
Gared Naught |
Wooo! Thank's for that Eric! First victory!
Gared shook his head solemnly as walked over to the fallen hobgoblin. "Nobody be deserving of this madness..." muttered the dwarf.
He stepped over to Madge and Horven before offering the female halfling a hand to steady her. "Ye alright there, little ones?" His tone was gruff, but his brilliant eyes showed only sympathy...
Horven Graveltoes |
"I'm fine, Gared, but Madge took a pretty bad blow."
Horven brushes the hair away from his face, almost absently. He closes his eyes for a brief moment, lost in thoughts he could not pick out. The formality of his words falls away. This fight gave him a common bond with the others, albeit a distant and cold one.
"This must be a place of great evil if that could happen," Horven says, pointing at the corpse. "I suppose that's all the more reason to stick together."
DM Eric |
Madge stares at the fallen corpse of the ex-juror for a moment, a glazed look on her face before she starts wiping the ichor from her dagger. To the trained eyes of those who wield weapons and know the procedure of cleaning ones weapons efficiently, she takes a few seconds longer than necessary. Her motion is somewhat jerky and mechanical.
Sheathing her blade again she turns to Horven, an unreadable look on her face. She turns away from him but he is able to catch her body shuddering slightly before she responds, "Yes, I suppose you are right."
She manages to give Gared a weak smile, "I guess I am OK..." although she is favoring her side and it is clear she could use some healing, magical or otherwise. "Does anyone have a healing potion?" She asks plaintively.
Ganer Jitesh |
Luckily for Ganer, the large cloak helped conceal his look of disdain. It was beginning to sound like nothing less than the justice that Gamer was becomming convinced Jarbin Mord had been deprived of.
He moved to the nearest wall, and then quietly cast Detect Magic before letting his eyes wash over the room, watching out for anything that stood out.
Unless something pressing comes up, he's going to watch the room and if he notices anything, he'll watch for another round to see what stands out.
DM Eric |
Ganer allows the other members of the jury to move to assist the young halfling, and uses the distraction to cast his spell...
I need a Knowledge Arcana roll from you to determine anything further.
Ratcliff |
Ratcliff squeaks and swishes his tail in excitement "I've never tried that on a live...well moving target before!!!" He scuttles across the room and studies the corpse looking for anything out of the ordinary, apart from the fact that it was walking a few seconds ago. "A severe punishment, being brought back from death."
Kn Nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Kn Arcana: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
DM Eric |
Ratcliff moves to the corpse and starts his own investigation of it. Searching the corpse he finds several intersting items:
- Gold cigar case, inside are ten cigars along with cutting tools. These cigars are Julan cigars harvested from the once-rich tobacco fields of the Sodden Lands long before they were washed away by the Eye of Abendego.
- A masterwork spiked chain (still wrapped around its neck). Inspecting the chain further you see it is monogrammed with the name Grindle-Slash.
- Masterwork studded leather armor (rather smelly.)
- Silver tindertwig case
- Small necklace pouch filled with gold and silver teeth.
- A Potion filled with a milky white liquid. Scanning the vial using Detect Magic And using your rolls posted... you determine it is a Potion of cure moderate wounds.
Ratcliff |
"Erm does anyone know why Malgrim has teeth in a pouch?" Ratcliff takes the potion but allows everyone else to take what they would want "He won't be needing it anymore I guess."
He walks over to Madge and hands her the potion "Drink this, it will...help with the pain."


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Mon. 3/22/10 9:15am
north guinea hills:
daggnabbit! missed lush!. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 9:25am
Mr. SMF:
ahh...the compilation...no volume 1???? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 9:30am
Enid Coleslaw:
Hm, wasn't that Camille? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 9:36am
great mixing, as I'm doing MY earlier playlist | |
Mon. 3/22/10 9:37am
harvey in austria:
that suzanne number got me out of bed!had to know who they are..thanks bob | |
Mon. 3/22/10 9:39am
wow. awesome set. neil was definitely sneaking around during the previous few songs. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:01am
dc pat:
killer Joy Div tune | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:11am
dc pat:
ah, my new favorite band: MMM | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:14am
dc pat:
did you use French when you were trying to get in touch with them? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:18am
MMM - i think that they're anglo. in any event, they emailed me from the playlist page, but didn't include an email address, so... i emailed them from their myspace page. nothing back yet. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:18am
Hi, all! I am now completely addicted to TVOne's docu series, Unsung. It's about RnB stars who had commercial success, but are still underrated. And yes, I sniffled at the end of the Minnie Riperton episode. And the Zapp one. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:22am
dc pat:
Mon. 3/22/10 10:23am
Mon. 3/22/10 10:24am
Nu Wu Tang??!! YAY! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:25am
and still sounding good.. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:26am
AHH my speakers sre crackilin w this crap | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:27am
silence dj | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:28am
too early for this song:
ouch | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:30am
Can you play some Zapp? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:32am
silence silence silence. noise. what frank era, c? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:33am
Ahhhh... the much maligned 'Manifesto'! To some Roxy's last record, to me, a new beginning. Has anyone heard about their new record with Eno that was supposed to come out last year? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:35am
how much do you hate/love this one? and there is no bad roxy music! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:37am
I don't think there's bad Roxy music. There's boring Roxy music. But Dance Away is nice. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:39am
@bobw Not Zappa. Zapp and Roger. Like More Bounce to the Ounce or Dance Floor or I heard it through the Grapevine. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:40am
I LOVE LOVE this one! I said the EXACT same thing last Fri to a friend, "Roxy Music is a band that may have never recorded a song that was unlistenable!" Bach wrote tons of boring music and some of it is my favorite. It is just for music's sake that I like a lot of stuff. Some of my friends just never made the 'Avalon' leap, though. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:43am
dc pat:
Hmm, definitely agree that Roxy wrote boring music but I'm not sure I can agree with Bach having done that....course I definitely haven't heard everything he wrote. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:43am
i enjoyed that spandeau ballet song!!! it's good for people who hate fun to be subjected to it every once in a while. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:46am
Do the transeurope express comps also count as Volume Compilations? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:47am
dc pat:
to each his own amberto. Golden Triangle is fun to me. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:49am
i really got interested in roxy because of avalon. mtv, in its early days, would play the "avalon" video. i was intrigued. i ended up buying some roxy LPs in the cut out bin at strawberry's. then i was hooked. and, oddly enough, the frip/eno collaboration got me into eno. i think that i bought "pussy footing" because there was a song called "swastika girls" on it, and i just HAD to find out what a song called "swastika girls" would sound like! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:51am
Bad Ronald:
You're killing it today bobw! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:51am
VAN HALEN I was older, but I liked Avalon, and was glad it brought people back into the fold. It kept the older records in print. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:53am
I was 16 when I found Roxy and Avalon had just come out, but really, I learned of them from all my Nite Romantic folks talking about Roxy and how big an influence they were on them. Yes, I wore alot of makeup back then. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:54am
wow. i made a long post. hungover. still. all the trance europe/america express, et al are all VOLUME. i'm feeling like scott wms with this VH nugget! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:54am
My nickname in school was 'Captain Faggot'! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:55am
That's how much I loved glam. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:56am
@bw, that's a good person to feel like, IMO. Aw, ne-guh-tor, the prophet is never respected in his homeland. Anyway, off to a boring meeting. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:56am
Hell yeah! Salem 66. One of my favorites and so often overlooked. Thank you for playing this! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 10:58am
Don't worry, Cecile, the ladies treated me especially nice and many of the boys would have, too ;) Enjoy the boredom! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:13am
dc pat:
man, sounds like Camille's saying all kind of dirty stuff.... | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:17am
Bob your show today is the reason I dropped the mouse a coupla weeks ago! Thanks. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:18am
everything sounds dirty en francais! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:21am
Lizardner Dave:
Great show today Bob! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:29am
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listen to duets of Conway and Loretta Lynn. "Mississippi Man/Louisiana Woman" | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:35am
last week it was "louisiana woman, mississippi man!" a possible song for next year's hoof and mouth... i watched a bit of "dewy cox" last night. pretty funny. "let's duet." i didn't get that until after the song ended. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:42am
dc pat:
I just realized that Weddog tune doesn't have any guits in it. The singing is covering the whole high end, pretty cool. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:43am
This is what I needed on a Monday Morning. | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:48am
just tuning in now -- WOW! awesome tunes ya all have been playing . . . ah! Hope Sandoval behind the "Suzanne" song that roused harvey-in-austria out if bed . . . and yay! Missing Foundation! on a Monday morning! Pete will be glad to know about the airplay! (did he send WFMU the new MF box set yet???) | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:54am
this "Geronimo" tune has me itchin' to hear stuff from the "Paint Your Wagon" soundtrack -- i *think* Clint Eastwood "sings" "They Call the Wind Maria" -- ??? | |
Mon. 3/22/10 11:59am
i don't know if there is a new MF thing here. i should look. "paint your wagon" = red lorry to me! | |
Mon. 3/22/10 12:46pm
here is the link for the box set -- if he has not sent it to you yet, i shall ask him to do so! http://humanityrecords.de/ | |
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I don't have any clues how to reproduce this, but i'm working on bpatchers since yesterday and after a while, at some point, for no obvious reasons, the bpatcher window takes all my screen display, Windows becomes unusable and i have to quit Max thru the Task Manager… It happends three times in the last 12 hours.
I know it's not much infos, but i can't nail down the glitch. It seems to be related to display because it always happens when i move/resize an ui object (panel, umenu, textbutton) in the bpatcher and it freezes all my computer display.
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It happens to me, too, exactly the way you describe it. I can't reproduce it reliably, though. It requires quitting Max via the Task Manager.
I am usually running the latest version of REAPER when the bizarre incident occurs.
f.e., are you usually running a DAW at the same time?
Here are my system's specs: Windows XP Pro SP3 Max 5.0.5 ATI Radeon 9250 2 GB RAM P4 3.2 GHz RME Fireface 800 w/ 2.94 drivers
This only started happening recently, and only since v. 5.0.5.
If you have any ideas how to reproduce this problem that would be great. Please pay attention to whether audio is running or not or what else you have been doing that might trigger the behavior.
I have yet to see this so the more details you can provide the better…
Thanks, Rob
Audio is ON and Overdrive is ON, in my case.
Now that I know it's not just me, I will definitely pay more attention the next time it happens.
I feel like it happens when I'm clicking on a umenu, but I'll be back with further info. when I get it.
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Like many who rely on e-mail to get their job done every day, I've struggled with spam as it has grown over the years from a casual annoyance to a serious detriment to daily productivity.
In response to complaints, my employer has deployed a spam-filtering product that scrubs spam at the mail server. Yet still, enough spam has been getting through that defense to my in-box that I typically delete more than 100 messages that I don't want at the start of every morning, and at least another 100 that appear throughout the day before I head home at night. It's even worse on Mondays as the spam-senders seem to work harder over the weekend.
I've been looking around for the last month or so for something that could function as a last line of defense, and last week I think I found it. I installed MailFrontier Desktop, and as I write these words I'm looking at an in-box that is almost completely spam-free and a folder full of 700 spam messages that the program intercepted after about five days of use. It's free to try for 30 days and then $30 to continue to use after that.
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Installation with Outlook was easy, taking only a few minutes. A few new buttons showed up in my Outlook toolbars. One says "junk," the other "unjunk," while the third lets you edit options and preferences. It also adds three new folders to your Outlook view. One says MailFrontier Challenged Mail, another is labeled "junk mail" and a third nested within the second is designated for "fraudulent mail."
I noticed a difference right away. Within minutes, that "junk mail" folder started to fill up. I watched carefully to see if there were any legitimate messages that should not have been designated as junk. A few met that definition over the course of the week but were messages that could have been spam, and probably bore some typical spam-like characteristics. When that happened, I simply highlighted the message, and clicked the "unjunk" button above, and it was moved directly to my in-box. Later mailings from the same sender were unhindered.
A few messages–about two per day–which should have been considered spam got through as well. When that happens, you do the same thing, but in reverse. Highlight the message, click the junk button, and its gone to the junk folder. The program will be smarter the next time it sees a similar message. You can also set rules that automatically block mail from specific senders or Internet domains or to allow all mail from others.
MailFrontier also uses an optional method known as "challenge/response." When this option is turned on those who send you messages–especially if they're sending for the first time–get a prompt response asking them to confirm that the mail was sent by a real person and not by some kind of automated system like a hijacked PC. They can either count the number of kittens in a given photograph, or click a button in the response mail. The idea behind this is that it's unlikely that someone sending spam will see this response, let alone interact with it. But once they do, further mail gets sent on unimpeded. This is similar in concept to a Web mail service I reviewed earlier this year called Mailblocks, which is now a unit of
I didn't test the challenge-response system thoroughly for two reasons. First, MailFrontier's native filtering capabilities seem to have taken care of the majority of my spam problems. Secondly, I find that legitimate e-mail senders often object to the challenge-response concept and would rather not take the time to confirm that their message was indeed sent by a real person. Still, if you like the challenge-response method, it's there if you want to use it.
Another nice feature is the ability to filter out messages based on the language they're written in. Since I don't speak Arabic, Korean, Hebrew or Thai, I have no use for any e-mail coming to me in those languages. However I do tend to receive a fair bit of spam in Spanish, and occasionally in French (which I speak, but rarely use for e-mail), but those and other Latin-based languages are not included in the language-blocking options.
Finally at the end of the week, you can look and see just how bad your spam problem is, or in my case was. There is within the options menu, a reporting menu that tracks, among other things, the amount of spam you get versus the total amount of e-mail. In my case, out of 978 e-mails received since I installed MailFrontier, 748 of them, or about 76%, were classified as spam.
Before installing this program I would have manually deleted all of those messages. Let's say it takes me on average, five seconds to determine that a certain e-mail is spam. Some will take longer, some not as long. That may not sound like much, but add it up: That's 62 minutes I would have spent deleting spam last week. At that rate, it doesn't take long for this program to cover its $30 price tag.


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Here Are The Cost Estimates & Individual Property Assessment Estimates For Sheldon's Downtown Infrastructure Project
Date posted - March 26, 2013
KIWA has obtained, from McClure Engineering, assessment estimates, plat and estimated cost figures for the proposed Sheldon Downtown Infrastructure Project.
The engineer's estimate of probable costs for the project total just over 1 and a half million dollars, with the net cost after assessments of just over 1 and a quarter million dollars. To see the complete engineer's figures, click here.
The engineers have also provided the Preliminary Assessment Plat and Schedule, broken down by address and property owner, which can be viewed by clicking here. (NOTE: This is a large file and may take several seconds to load.)
The Sheldon City Council will hold a public hearing on the project on April 17th. In addition, the Council has discussed holding a public meeting on the issue prior to the public hearing. Stay tuned to KIWA Radio fore more information as the date draws near.
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Looks great. Will we see those trees 5 years after they are planted or will the holes take up parking space like in the community building parking lot?
Gotta tell ya', I was in Sibley just the other day and it is a goat bang downtown with the bump outs. Don't do it! It just takes up valuable parking space. You have enough of a mess with the two streets you made angle parking on. Granted, it gave you more parking spaces.
Trees in bump outs, ok maybe water system in them but long term, roots need growth, they don't work. Sick tree now what? I was in town today with a friend. 4 door truck with big mirrors ect. He drove down the middle of the road just to offset the parking in downtown, that to me was an eye opener. All that money, sure assess the business owners but it is really worth the time, money effort for downtown vs other parts of the city where those funds, at least in my eyes, could be used more responsibility. Fine, fix the sewer, water system but all this I am not sold on.
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text: This Amazing Art Is Made Almost Entirely Out Of Tea StainsPatricia Hernandez7/19/13 7:30pmFiled to: ArtMass EffectTotoroThe Legend of ZeldaAdventure Time314EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Did you know that you can make art by using tea? If you're Dara Gold, artist and illustrator from Toronto, you can use tea stains to make pretty awesome art, too. Advertisement Making art from tea doesn't mean it all has to be brown, though. Tea comes in fruit flavors! That means there can be some color in these. Gold also uses ink, which adds some weight to the art. It's very cool. Check the work out: Not all of the work on Gold's Facebook page is completed, but that's not a complaint—take a look at this in-progress Wind Waker art. Still gorgeous! And an incomplete Gambit: Actually, it's fascinating to go through the in-progress images. They give you a sense of how this art comes together. See, for example, the progression of the Totoro art at the top of this post:


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Harley riders raise funds for wounded warriors
At first, all Sgt. Kealoha Kuikahi saw was a couple of Harley-Davidsons rolling toward the Warrior Hope and Cure Center at Camp Pendleton on Friday morning.
Then the rumble grew louder. Soon there was what seemed to be an unending line of Harleys heading toward him along the Marine base's roads. In all, there were more than 400 motorcyclists.
They were part of the first Injured Warriors Appreciation Run from the Harley-Davidson dealership in Irvine to Camp Pendleton. The event, sponsored by the Orange Coast Chapter of the Harley Owners Group, raised more than $14,000 through registrations, sponsorships and online donations for the Warrior Foundation.
The foundation, based in San Diego, helps injured service members at Southern California military medical centers such as Camp Pendleton's Naval Hospital, said Sandy Lehmkuhler, who heads up the all-volunteer organization. Part of the money raised from the run will help more than 400 service members travel home for the holidays this year, she said.
Kuikahi, who was wounded in Iraq, is one of more than 400 Marines with the Wounded Warrior Battalion West, activated in 2007. The battalion provides recovery support to Marines, said Lt. Col Jim Fallwood, the battalion's commanding officer.
Kuikah said he plans to leave the battalion in January to pursue a law degree. He credits the battalion with preparing him to transition to civilian life.
He said he was humbled by what the Harley riders are doing to help.
"It's a blessing for us just to have these kinds of people," he said, downing a burger and salad at a barbecue that followed a presentation to the Harley Owners Group. "I'm already proud of being a Marine but to see this appreciation makes it even better."
Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of the company co-founder William Davidson, led the procession to Pendleton.
"I'm thrilled to be a part of this," Davidson said. "Harley has always had a history with the military. We share a common bond and love for this country. You appreciate it on a different level when you're behind the handlebars and up close to nature. We have a deep appreciation for freedom. I can't help but appreciate what they do for freedom throughout the world."
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Brandy and apricots amp up the flavor of these fritters. The finishing touch? A dark-chocolate sauce.
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I couldn't taste the apricots and the beignets were a little on the eggy side. They were yummy but not what I think of when I think of beingets. They tasted more like eclairs. Also, I didnt "get" the part of the recipe where it says once the dough forms into a ball, put the pan back on the stove until a film forms...so I skipped that part. I probably wouldn't make this again just because I have an eclair recipe that I prefer over this. I would actually give this recipe two forks but the epicurious website is acting up right now and it won't let me change it.
We wanted to serve beignets at a birthday party and tested several different recipes prior to selecting this one. We felt it was by far the best and our guests seemed to concur. People requested second, third, and fourth helpings... We also served cut-up strawberries and whipped cream in order to provide options.
Made the chocolate sauce as a dip with some fresh fruit--gorgeous texture, like satin despite being refrigerated and reheated several times. The flavor was spectacular--smooth and very creamy. I was very proud to bring this to Thanksgiving Day dinner and will look for excuses to make it in the future.
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depending on the material and weight of the suit, suede can be hard to pull off. Why not just stick to plain calf for the suits & use the suedes for more casual attire.
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I would very much appreciate if someone could assist me in widening the righthand sidebar of my Socrates theme (I have sidebars on either side) from 150/200 to 250 pixels. (I'm not sure if the righthand bar is 150 or 200 because the illustration with the two bars does not give the pixels; however, I am assuming they are equal, though the illustration of the righthand bar looks a little larger than the left, but that maybe optical illusion). I would prefer not to widen it to 300 pixels unless absolutely necessary, so that I can leave a good space for the middle column for posts, etc.
I am going to ask what is probably a silly question regarding the 300 pixels, because, when I explained my problem to Dan he told me to go with the 300 pixels if I wanted more space for the middle column; so are 200 or 250 pixels bigger or smaller than 300 pixels? Otherwise, I cannot understand how it would make my mid-column larger as I have a sidebar on each side. I realize I must have misunderstood in some way, but please make allowances as I am quite a 'newbie.'
Also, somewhere I saw that Dan said to disable a particular plugin before doing or making any changes or modifications to Socrates - however, I do not have any Socrates plugins - only the plugins that transferred from my previous NeoClassical theme and none of them is the plugin Dan spoke of - I thought he mentioned it in the pre-forum video but I've played that twice with no luck.
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Korean-Americans Call for Immigrant Rights to Healthcare
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) led a rally yesterday in front of Nancy Pelosi's office to to remind the House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and President Obama to recognize the contributions of immigrants and to include immigrants in health care reform proposals.
NAKASEC is based in Los Angeles and has offices in Washington, DC and Chicago. Under their leadership many organizations representing people of color, working families, and immigrants rallied in front of Speaker Pelosi's San Francisco office. There were speeches in four languages, group singing and marching to the beat of Korean drumming.
Groups from Chinese immigrant associations carried banners
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I must admit, my extensive knowledge of the feats of athleticism begin and end with the sport of kings. However, I do find myself at somewhat ease knowing that the Mariners have a King of their own. Yes, I speak of King Felix Hernandez, the star pitcher of the Seattle Mariners who recently signed a $135.5 million extension to remain in the Emerald City. Though, I must say, I feel rather odd referring to an individual as "King Felix." After all, it was Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix who first popularized the name "Felix" as a dictator in the Republic of Rome in the first century B.C.E.. While my producer Roz feels "King Felix" is a tad redundant, I feel it borderlines non-sequitur as each ruler is bestowed with a separate set of powers and stems of authority. Granted, that is true only if you take the Sulla definition of "Felix" and not the literal definition meaning "luck" or "good fortune." But I digress . . .
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Close-ups play the key role in tyro helmer Lluis Galter's "Caracremada."
Closeups play the key role in tyro helmer Lluis Galter's "Caracremada," conveying a sense of the circumscribed world of an anti-Franco partisan going it alone in the Catalan hinterland. However, a beautiful use of light and painterly colors are no substitute for narrative thrust, and the obsessive reliance on tight focus just calls attention to itself instead of communicating atmosphere. Galter has talent, but he's no Carl Theodor Dreyer, and this tribute to a solitary saboteur is too airless for all but the most art-friendly Hispanophile fests.
In 1951, the antifascist National Confederation of Spanish Labor in Exile rejected violent resistance to the regime. Most members complied, but Ramon Vila Capdevila, called Caracremada (Lluis Soler), refused to desist from his primary occupation since 1946, which was sabotaging the Catalan power grid with a hacksaw. As a child, Danaide (Clara Haro) was impressed by Caracremada's tenacity; as an adult (Aina Calpe), she follows in his footsteps just when the anarchists reconsider their tactics. Galter's episodic, circumscribed storytelling, with minimal dialogue, hinders emotional investment, and while lensing clarity is often stunning, the hi-def turns some of the darkest colors into blurred polarizations.Caracremada
A Mallerich Films Paco Poch, Cromosoma, Associacio Cultural "Passos Llargs" production, with the participation of Televisio de Catalunya, in collaboration with Institut Catala de les Industries Culturals. (International sales: Peninsula Group, Barcelona.) Produced by Paco Poch. Executive producers, Sergi Moreno, Oriol Ivern, Tono Folguera, Toni Marin. Directed, written by Lluis Galter.
Camera (color, HD), Jordi Figueras; editors, Juliana Montanes, Carlos Marques; production, costume designers, Laila Rosato, Miriam Sanchez. Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (Horizons), Sept. 5, 2010. (Also in San Sebastian Film Festival -- Made in Spain.) Running time: 99 MIN.
Lluis Soler, Domenec Bautista, Aina Calpe, Clara Haro, Sebastian Cabello, Andreu Carandell, Carles Garcia, Jose Miguel Sanchez, Joan Muntal, Mariona Perrier, Jesus Aymerich. (Catalan, Spanish, French dialogue)


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Types | Yavuz Demirhan, European Wood Puzzles |
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This puzzle was crafted in Europe with absolutely fantastic quality.
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It is hard to believe, but this Sunday marks the 40th Anniversary of the opening of Worlds of Fun. In 1973, the admission price was $6.95. Today, it's twice that just to park your car.
But that doesn't stop people like Randal Strong-Wallace. This Worlds of Fun superfan heads to the park twice a week and as you're about to see, his love affair with roller coasters involves more than just riding them.
Oceans of Fun, which is only in its 30s, opens for the season this Saturday. You can check out videos of Randal's roller coasters at his website, modelcoasters.com.
And for even more information about the park, be sure to check out Around The World: The Ultimate Guide to Worlds of Fun.


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Littledeer Cooking Utensil Set
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Canadian inventor and designer Tom Littledeer is known for his beautifully carved kitchen tools with fluid shapes inspired by canoe paddles. Each of the tools in this set is handcrafted from a single piece of North American maple and smoothly finished.
- Five heirloom-quality tools: spreader, tongs, a paddle for turning and scraping, a pot scoop for stirring and tasting, and a serving scoop.
- Versatile wooden tools offered in two different designs for right- or left-handed users.
- Handcrafted from solid North American maple, a durable hardwood that's ideal for the kitchen.
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- 8 1/2 to 12 1/2" long.
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"Black Jack" Of The 10th
A Negro cavalry regiment was John J. Pershing's "home" in the service. From it came his nickname, and he never lost his affection for—or failed to champion—the valorous colored troopers he led.
February 1967 | Volume 18, Issue 2
Early in the seventies the regiment saw its hardest service when it was dispatched to help deal with the Kiowas and Comanches in the Southwest. Its troops were dispersed to various outposts and its headquarters set up at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Much of the duty consisted of chasing hostiles over the Staked Plains, the Guadalupe Mountains, the badlands of the Rio Grande, and the Big Bend country—some of the hottest, driest, most miserable terrain in the United States. Regimental reports told the story in stoic terms:
November 28, 1876: A corporal and four men sent after a band of horse thieves returned to Fort Griffin after a march of 770 miles, bringing in ten Mexicans and fifteen stolen horses.
Same year: Troop C returned to Fort McKavett after scouting for six months and seven days.
July 30, 1877: Two men died of thirst after being without water for eighty-six hours.
August, 1880: Corporal Asa Weaver and a small detachment attacked the notorious Victorio's Apache band and pursued it across the Rio Grande after a fifteen-mile running fight.
For ten years, between 1875 and 1885, the 10th was engaged with the Apaches in western Texas and was assigned to keeping the routes to El Paso open to travellers. Colonel Grierson was appointed to command the new District of the Pecos and prevent further depredations by the able and exceedingly active Victorio.
Grierson accomplished this largely by setting up subposts at all the water holes and pursuing the Indian bands whenever they came in sight. The historian of Fort Davis, which served as Grierson's headquarters, noted that the various troops of the 10th Cavalry "earned the highest scouting mileage for 1878 in the Department of Texas, 6,724 miles." Victorio kept dodging back and forth across the Rio Grande. In the summer of 1880 Colonel Grierson, with Troops C and G, fortified a water hole in Quitman Canyon and ambushed Victorio, preventing him from heading for sanctuary in the Mescalero country of southern New Mexico. That fall, driven to take shelter in the Candelaria Mountains of Chihuahua, Victorio was surrounded by Mexican troops; he was killed in the ensuing battle and most of his followers were wiped out.
By this time, white officers considered assignment to the 10th a professional honor. In a historical sketch of the regiment's first quarter-century, Major John Bigelow, Jr., one of its veteran officers, wrote that colored soldiers "will follow wherever led, they will go without leading, and will stay with their leader through all danger, and never desert him."
Another of the 10th's officers, commenting on an article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in August, 1889, that had cited the alarming increase in army desertions, suggested that the remedy was to "enlist none but colored men." Desertions in white regiments were triple those in Negro outfits. It would be better, he wrote, to enlist Negro soldiers than "the lawless, insubordinate and characterless class of the foreign and low-born part of the population assigned to white regiments." He estimated that in the twenty-three years since the post-Civil War reorganization of the Army, the government would have saved itself $10,000,000 on desertions alone if the Army had been composed entirely of Negro troops.
In 1892 the 10th finally got a change of scene after Colonel Grierson's successor, Colonel J. K. Mizner, protested to the Adjutant General that his regiment had spent twenty years south of the thirty-sixth parallel and deserved a breather in a kindlier climate. He requested that the entire outfit be transferred to a northern post, preferably not farther north than Kansas. "With characteristic kindness," Mizner wrote, "orders came to move at once to Montana, detraining there in mid-winter, in a blizzard. The regiment left Arizona in the southern spring."
The 10th's new headquarters was at Fort Assiniboine, near Havre, which was surrounded by reservations for the Crows, the Blackfeet, and the Flatheads. For the most part these Indians were peaceable enough; the troublemakers in the region were a large band of Crees from Canada who were, technically, illegal immigrants. One of the first and oddest assignments given the regiment had nothing to do with restless tribesmen. In April, 1894, various units of the 10th were ordered to chase down a Northern Pacific train "borrowed" by one of the detachments of Coxey's Army during the march on Washington (see "Rebel in a Wing Collar" in the December, 1966, AMERICAN HERITAGE ); the recovery was effected at gunpoint but without bloodshed.
It was just before the regiment began the task of rounding up and repatriating the Crees that Lieutenant Pershing reported for duty.


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Great sounding tones from these shells. My first set made from Finland Burch. They sound great live and in the studio. The quality of finish on my set is excellent. I have the amber stain and always get ooo's and aahhh's while gigging. Love the fact that my base drum is not pierced by a huge piece of hardware holding up my toms. The suspension mount on the toms is great. Tough hardware, have been using it for 5 years now gigging 2-3 times a month.
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No snare with my set... but I picked up a Pacific all maple snare and it is a great compliment to the set. As far as I know when I bought mine in 2002 they had stopped making the Genista set. I was told that the Genista was the last "set" made in England by Premier.
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I was happy to get my shell pack for $1600. Shortly after I bought mine each set I could find for sale was well over $2500. I plan to keep mine till I'm old and grey... show em off to the grandkids and remember "the good ol' days" when grandpa was in a Christian rock band... Check us out at http://www.rivensoul.com. You can hear my set of Genista's on our music tracks there!
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Two members of the Council will assume executive roles beginning January 1, 2013.
Commissioner Brian Stewart, President and CEO of Bryan College in Springfield, MO assumes the chair. He has served on the Council since 2009 and his current term runs through 2013. Stewart earned a bachelor's degree in human resource management from Friends University, and a master's degree in management from Oakland City University. The chair-elect is Jeanne Herrmann, Chief Operating Officer for Globe University/Minnesota School of Business in Woodbury, MN. Herrmann earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hamline University and an MBA in entrepreneurship from Globe/MSB. She has served on the Council since 2009 and her term runs through 2015. "We are fortunate to have two talented and strong education leaders at the helm of the Council next year," said Al Gray, ACICS Executive Director and CEO.


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It was business as usual for the seventh season premiere of 'Mad Men.' I was already feeling a little ambivalent about this season, and there's consensus that this episode was just plain boring. Still, it deserves to be dissected a bit. Here's what all the characters have been up to.
Don: We didn't even see Mr. Draper until about 8 minutes or so into the episode. He gets dressed, smoothly goes through the airport and greets Megan. The events of last season would have lead us to believe that these two were done, but apparently they've resolved most of their issues. Megan is getting a huge role on a CBS show and he has to be the supporting husband. As far as his work goes, he's not doing anything but still collecting checks from SCDP. Perhaps to feel like he's actually earning them, he has been feeding Freddy Rumsen ideas, which he then gives to Peggy, and she pitches them to her new boss. Peggy didn't seem to question Freddy's new found awesomeness, but did she really think he came up with all that great stuff on his own? And now that he's bi-coastal, Draper is spending a lot of time on planes–which means even more opportunities for random hookups. However, the woman he meets on his flight, played by Neve Campbell, falls asleep in his arms, but doesn't want to sleep with him. Not the first woman to turn him down, but there wasn't enough chemistry here for this to turn into a thing.
Peggy: So Pegs now works under an indifferent boss named Lou Avery. He doesn't seem to respect her, or her ideas, and if there is anything that Peggy liked about Don it's that he at least entertained her ideas. Not only that, she still has to see Ted around the office. They share an awkward moment in the break room, and she winces at him kissing his wife in the hallway. Stan tells her to "buck up," but her personal and professional lives are a mess, literally. It's her responsibility to fix the awful plumbing in her building, and the stress of work and overflowing stopped up toilets makes the poor girl break down in tears. Something tells me Peggy isn't going to be thrown a bone anytime soon.
Pete: Who would have thought that Pete would be the one to have it all together, for the most part. He's enjoying California, a bit too much. He's ridiculously tan, and chipper, but he does know how to turn Cali oranges into orange juice. Losing his wife and kids would have broken anyone else, but Pete has officially embraced the bachelor lifestyle, the hippie attitude and the sun.
Joan: At this point, Joan seems to be the only one running SCDP. One-Eyed Ken can't get a moments peace and is freaking out about all the accounts he's handling. Joan takes it upon herself to keep a big shoe account after a cold, and quick, lunch date with the company's representative Wayne Barnes, played by Dan Byrd. She visits a professor to learn more about business strategies, and more than likely will help SCDP to keep the account. I hope nothing happens between her and Wayne though, I mean, he's just a kid. Joan's son stays at home for a reason.
Roger: I don't know what the hell is going on with Roger's life, but it's kind of creepy. He seems to be living, and sleeping. with at least 4 other people. He wakes up naked on the floor to answer his daughter Margaret's phone call. She wants to have lunch, and at the table she forgives him for kind of being a bad dad. The way she forgave him though was a little weird, as if it was a step in some sort of process. Maybe Margaret is in a cult, or is embracing the hippie movement herself.
This was the lowest rated premiere for the show since it's debut. Is it me, or has AMC barely been promoting it? I've seen more commercials for that damn Revolutionary War spy show than this one. Even though it's going to be split, this season already feels long.


text: Meet the Brand New Pokémon TrainersBrian Ashcraft4/12/12 2:15amFiled to: PokemonPokemon black and whitePokemon black and white 2DsFbtweetKotakucoreNintendoJapan224EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink This year, a new Pokémon game, Pokémon Black and White 2, is headed to the Nintendo DS. The latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comic revealed new details about the game, including the first images of the game's brand new trainers. Set two years after Pokémon Black and White, BW2 features a Pokedex with about three hundred Pocket Monsters. The game begins in a new location called Hougi City. It's located in the south of Isshu, the in game setting. It has both a Pokémon Center and a Trainer School. Advertisement Advertisement There is a new male and female trainer (see above) as well as a new rival character. There are also new "Gym Leader" characters—a rocker girl named Homika and a dude in a swimsuit.Pokémon Black and White 2 is slated for a June release in Japan. It will be out this fall in the West. Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 - CoroCoro Reveal [Serebii] Sponsored (Top photo: コロコロ) Reply224 repliesLeave a reply


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Editor's Note: Chris Rosenthall has been playing both indoor and outdoor lacrosse all over the East Coast for 15 years. He has spent seven of those years coaching youth and high school programs throughout Northern Virginia, where he currently lives. You can find him on Twitter.
[rwp-review id="1″]Company: Brine Lacrosse / Product: Deft Gloves / Price: $119.99
Every Saturday afternoon I play in a local box league against some very large, very angry people. As a result, I've racked up an impressive collection of hand and finger trauma through the years, mainly in the form of a completely purple thumbnail, but with the occasional fracture thrown in there from time to time. With that in mind, I was more than happy to try out a pair of Brine Defts for the latest LAS Gear Review.
If you don't know the Defts by name, you probably saw them being worn last season by several prominent NCAA teams like Duke and Loyola, and their MLL versions have been featured here and here on Lax All Stars as well.
Appearance… + 10.0
With so many glove lines going crazy with their designs lately, the Deft's two-tone look is a refreshing change. From the linear color scheme to the embroidered cuff, it's all so crispy and clean; it only makes sense that so many teams have chosen to wear them. If you're looking to customize, switching up the colors in the finger breaks is a great subtle addition that lets you make unique changes without going overboard. Want to buy the glove that draws the most attention to yourself? That's perfectly fine; these just aren't for you. As far as my tastes go, these are just right.
Comfort… + 7.5
The defts arrived in the mail a few days before my next box game, and I didn't have much time to loosen them up beforehand. Fortunately, they were ready to wear right out the bag, with very little break-in time needed. They're very light, snug without being tight, and the mesh portion of the palm (located right where the stick sits if you're passing or shooting) is large and thin enough that you can actually tell a difference, both in feel and ventilation. Sometimes the box arena feels like you're sitting in a parked car with the windows up; proper glove ventilation is definitely appreciated.
Protection… + 10
When I tested them out in my box game, the Defts handled the checks I took with no problem at all. The surface area of the thumb padding seems a little larger than Brine's old King gloves (which I mean in a good way), and I always appreciate a glove where the side of the index finger gets a layer of actual padding instead of mesh. I'll gladly test them out a while longer to be sure, but after my first week of league play, I'm happy to say I have no bruises or injuries to report.
Durability… + 5.0
Here's my only complaint, and I'm not even sure it's a big deal, but I've got a strand of string that popped up and started coming loose by the left pinky after my first game. Could be nothing, and I know these things happen, but since it's been only one game (and the fact that it's been getting longer), I've got to make a note of it. I'm sure the gloves won't fall apart or anything, and it wouldn't stop me from buying them, but if I didn't mention it, what kind of review would this be?
Value… + 7.5
I've never been a guy who buys the highest of the high-end lacrosse gear. If they're not part of a club team package, I'm perfectly happy getting some decently priced gloves and wearing them until they fall apart (or I leave one at a tournament, whichever comes first), which makes the Defts right up my alley. As far as gloves tend to run, they're very reasonably priced, and I'm pretty confident your game won't suffer as a result.
Overall Score: 7.8/10
Light, comfortable and very easy on the eyes, the Defts are a glove I'd definitely recommend, especially if you're not interested in shelling out the cash for the ultra-expensive lines. For the rest of my box season, I'm taking a page out of Duke and Charlotte's books, tossing my old gloves in my closet and switching to the Defts. Assuming my hands make it through the year fully intact, they just might become my go-to gloves for the future.


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I had a terrible experience with laser hair removal in 2009 and now have ingrown hairs and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation all on my lower legs. It's so embarrassing that I haven't worn skirts, dresses, or shorts since then! I'm only in my 20s and do want to get married and have kids but this is ruining my social life. I was scarred of laser therapies since then and have tried so many topical treatments such as retin A, triluma, HQ 4%, glycolic treatment pads, ziana, alpha hydroxy, glycolic acid peels. I also tried dermaroller. HQ worked best but after 2 years, the effectiveness decreased and the changes were insignificant.
I'm planning to do genesis plus laser as my dermatologist says its an improved version of genesis laser and has not caused hyperpigmentations in his patients but rather helped scars and discolorations to fade.
Has anyone tried genesis laser plus on their legs?? He says 4 to 6 treatments will be needed I did a patch test at 13 joules and was okay....only slight redness for 1 hr which faded. I hope this treatment works because its so expensive...about $350 per session
Planning to Do Genesis Plus Laser. Need Advice - California
I had a terrible experience with laser hair...
Did my first treatment. It felt warm on my legs...
Did my first treatment. It felt warm on my legs and only got hot when the laser singed a leg hair. No side effects, but no improvements either. I will continue to do this about 3 more times. if I see no improvements by the 4th or 5th treatment, I will have to seek a new treatment.