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SOURCE: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
January 24, 2013 09:30 ET
MIAMI BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) - They are the people and the places that have captivated hundreds of thousands of guests over two decades and have made Winter Party Festival "The HOTTEST Winter in the World" and one of the most successful LGBT fundraisers on Earth. They are the biggest names in music on the planet -- Victor Calderone, David Knapp, Neil Lewis, Manny Lehman, Tony Moran, Abel, Ralphi Rosario, Brett Henrichsen, Joe Gauthreaux, Hector Fonseca, Ana Paula, Chus & Ceballos, Alyson Calagna. They played some of the most legendary venues anywhere -- Salvation, Warsaw, Paragon, Mansion, Score, Shadow Lounge, Cameo -- and, of course, the sands of South Beach. Even the Divine Miss M herself, Bette Midler, performed at Winter Party as did Deborah Cox and Kim English.
The story of Winter Party begins in 1992, 15 years after Anita Bryant's efforts led to the repeal of Dade County's first human rights ordinance. That year, Dade Action PAC, chaired by Clark Reynolds, led a successful campaign that resulted in the unanimous passage of a gay civil rights ordinance in the City of Miami Beach. The following year, the American Family Association (AFA) initiated a statewide referendum that would have prevented any municipality or county in Florida from legislating equal protection based on sexual orientation. Their goal was to get the referendum on the November 1994 ballot. Ignacio Martinez-Ybor joined Reynolds and other activists to thwart the AFA referendum campaign.
In August 1993, Reynolds and fellow Miami residents Stewart Stein and Dennis Leyva attended the Morning Party on Fire Island, a fundraiser for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and left with the idea of throwing a similar event in Miami Beach during the winter. They thought the sun and sand of South Beach would appeal to northern tourists. Their party would be a fundraiser to fight the AFA-championed referendum.
The three men and Martinez-Ybor created the first Winter Party, which took place on February 13, 1994. They were successful in getting the event entirely underwritten through the support of their friends and four sponsors: H/X Magazine, Out Magazine, Coors Beer and the City of Miami Beach Visitors and Convention Authority. Music was courtesy of circuit legend Buc and Harry Bader designed the open-air dance club on the sand. More than 1,600 people showed up -- many more than expected -- and raised $45,000.
Shortly after the event, the Supreme Court of Florida declared the language of the anti-gay referendum unconstitutional and the referendum was promptly dismissed. Without a referendum to fight, the Winter Party Committee gave the $45,000 to S.A.V.E. (Safeguarding American Values for Everyone), the non-profit organization created to fight the referendum and the predecessor of today's SAVE Dade. S.A.V.E. used the funding to function as a political action committee serving the LGBT community throughout Dade County.
For the second Winter Party, the Committee formed a new foundation so that proceeds could be given out as grants to non-AIDS-related LGBT organizations throughout Dade County. Thus, the Dade Human Rights Foundation (DHRF) was born and took over the production of Winter Party.
In 1997, Winter Party became Winter Party Weekend with several other events added to support the popular Beach Party. The added events were successful and Winter Party firmly established itself as a major national event. The Miami Recognition Dinner, spearheaded by DHRF Board members Eddy MacIntyre and Rosemary Wilder, was launched on March 7, 1997 -- the Friday of Winter Party Weekend -- to honor LGBT community leaders and activists. Ruth Shack, the former county commissioner who introduced the first gay rights ordinance in the United States; Greg Baldwin, a partner in the law firm Holland and Knight; and the Miami Beach City Commission were the first honorees. In 1998, the Miami Recognition Dinner moved to the fall as a stand-alone fundraising event.
The 1999 Winter Party implemented many changes and expansions. Aggressive advertising reached out to a national and international audience, the volunteer base was expanded, a national host committee was formed for the opening night party and the first up-and-coming DJ showcase was created. The Winter Party Committee also took over production responsibilities for most of the weekend's other events, in addition to the Beach Party.
The new strategy worked. Attendance increased dramatically in 1999 and the event doubled the previous year's earnings.
By mid-2002, all founders of the Winter Party had retired from the Foundation and the Party. Then in 2004, DHRF closed its doors and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force took over the production responsibilities for Winter Party Festival and the Miami Recognition Dinner. In assuming responsibilities for the two events, the Task Force pledged that the majority of the combined net proceeds would stay in South Florida to be administered as grants through the Dade Community Foundation, now known as The Miami Foundation. The remainder would go to support the Task Force's national efforts to build the grassroots power of the LGBT community.
Since then, the Task Force has been able to donate nearly $1.4 million to South Florida LGBT charities through grants administered by The Miami Foundation's GLBT Community Projects Fund. In 2012, these grant recipients included:
ACLU Foundation of Florida
Blue Stripe Films
Equality Florida Institute
Family Counseling Services of Greater Miami
Florida International University (Multicultural Programs)
Miami Beach Gay Pride
Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services
Miami Dade College Foundation for Miami International Film Festival
Miami Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Next @ 19th Street
Performing Arts Center Trust - Adrienne Arsht Center
Pioneer Winter Collective
Pridelines Youth Services
Safe Schools South Florida
SAVE Foundation
Shining Families
Switchboard of Miami
Tigertail Productions
YES Institute
2013 is shaping up to be a one-of-a-kind Winter Party Festival for the 20th Edition and continues the tradition of the very first Winter Party by offering a "party with a purpose" that is second-to-none. Confirmed DJs include Brett Henrichsen and Joe Gauthreaux who will headline Sunday's Beach Party and Brazil's Rafael Calvente who will spin at Saturday's Under One Sun Pool Party. Thursday's Ignite party will spotlight Chris Cox and Tony Moran.
One of the highlights of the 20th Edition will be the VIP Cocktail Reception on Saturday, March 9. The event, which will be held at the Gale South Beach and Regent Hotel, will celebrate the rich history of Winter Party Festival by honoring its four founders -- Leyva, Martinez-Ybor, Reynolds and Stein.
New for the 20th Edition, Winter Party Festival moves the center of all the action to a new host hotel -- Shelborne South Beach. The Art Deco oceanfront property will also be home to the Welcome Center and the Under One Sun Pool Party. Also new in 2013, Winter Party Festival joins forces with Masterbeat to bring the sexiest party of Spain, WE Party, to Miami Beach's legendary Mansion Nightclub on Sunday, March 10, for a spectacular follow-up to the Beach Party. WE Party's world-famous production will present WE Party: Formula with WE resident DJ Manual Diego direct from Madrid, joined by Italy's Giangi Cappai.
2013 is also a significant milestone for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force as the organization will be celebrating its 40th anniversary as the progressive voice of the LGBT movement and the LGBT voice of the progressive movement.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community from the ground up. The Task Force is the country's premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of LGBT people, and working to create positive, lasting change and opportunity for all.
Editor's Note:
1. Media credential applications are now open for reporters and photographers assigned to cover Winter Party Festival 2013. To submit a request for credentials, please fill out the application form at www.winterparty.com/content/2013-winter-party-festival-media-credential-application.
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Today's Holiday Gift Pick: Rachael Ray 10-Piece Cookware Set
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Iberia and Avianca have broadened their codeshare agreement to cover additional destinations in both Spain and Colombia. Effective May 1, Iberia added its code to Avianca's flights between Bogota and Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Armenia, while Avianca placed its code on Iberia flights between Madrid and La Coruna, Santiago, Vigo, Oviedo, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Majorca, Malaga and Seville, as well as Las Palmas and Tenerife.
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Judge Roberto Ronquillo Jr. has been appointed chief justice of the Boston Municipal Court for a five-year term, court officials announced today.
Ronquillo's appointment is effective Jan. 2, Paula M. Carey, chief justice of the Trial Court, said in a statement. Ronquillo is currently serving as first justice of the East Boston division of the Boston Municipal Court.
Carey said Ronquillo "will effectively build upon the foundation provided by Chief Justice Charles R. Johnson who led the Boston Municipal Court through a period of dynamic change."
She said Boston Municipal Court is "an urban court key to the delivery of justice in the city of Boston."
The Massachusetts Bar Association applauded Ronquillo's selection.
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My First iPhone Game: Outlaw Poker
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This is the story of Outlaw Poker, an iPhone game I just launched that is equal parts Tetris and Poker. It's a western themed puzzle falling blocks game. The object is to make 5 hand poker hands with the falling cards. The cards can be rotated just like in Tetris-style games so that you can arrange the cards into Poker hands horizontally or vertically. It is available here on the iTunes App store.
I initially had the idea almost a year ago. I wanted to make an iPhone game just to go through the process of making one as well as to have potential for some passive income. For those of you who are not familiar, developers can sell apps in the iTunes App Store and make money. The developer determines the price and whatever you make, Apple keeps 30% for facilitating the transaction and taking care of the distribution, billing, etc. Not a bad deal especially considering there are over 100 million iPhones in the world.
So how did this game come about? I was thinking about games I liked and games people liked in general. If I had to name one game that had mass appeal, it was Tetris, hands down. Another trend that has caught on in the recent years is the popularity of Poker. My thought was to combine the two popular concepts together: a falling cards game where you have to make Poker hands.
There wasn't anything out there like this and I wanted to play it. People say one way to make a successful product is to scratch your own itch – that is, make something you want and hopefully others will want it too.
Since I wasn't an iOS developer but designed stuff, I went about looking for a developer who would want to partner with me to develop this game. Initially I had recruited a lead Creative Designer who would lead the charge on the design direction of the game but he was quickly overwhelmed with his own work. I also managed to find an iOS developer who was initially interested but was also too busy to take the project on.
So the project never went anywhere for a good six months. I would design some screens and work out some details every now and then, always keeping an eye out for an iOS developer looking to meet a cofounder and have a game under his/her belt.
One day I went to some developer meetup and met my cofounder Ben Roesch. He was a friend of a friend and worked at Accenture Tech Labs, where I used to work. I was straight up with him. I told him about the concept, showed what screens I had to him and asked if he wanted to work on this app. I basically told him everything. If he decided to decline but run away and take my idea, he had it and I would be screwed. He was game though. Within 2 weeks he had a rough prototype of the game that basically worked but had none of the bells and whistles. It was a very good sign.
Over the next months, we would hash out the missing artwork/screens, tweak the gameplay, find the sound and music. One of the hardest things to come up with was the new company we formed. I love puns and wanted this new game studio to have a witty name. Since it was an game app company, I thought it would be cool to have the word 'app' in the name. Unfortunately anything that I came up with like 'tap that app' was already taken. I think I finally came up with Appuccino Games because I'm a big coffee drinker and it reflects the fact that coffee helped us make this game. I wanted the logo to reflect the dual nature of the word play (app and cappuccino). Once the name came together though, it was easy to come up with a concept for the logo – an iPhone that looked like a coffee cup.
I wanted to take this moment to thank everyone who had a hand in making it. A big chunk of this goes to Ben who without him, my concept would never have been realized. Thanks Ben. I also owe Matt Jensen a big thanks. He came up with the original art direction. Even though you didn't have the bandwidth to join us on this, I still want to thank you for all the work you put in. Don, thanks for forming our new company. I look forward to more business with you. I also want to thank all the beta testers who gave us valuable feedback. I won't remember everyone but here goes: Craig, Ulliott, Sami Rageb, Christian Arca, Joe Dwyer, Christopher Lee, Brad Flora, Ravi Singh, Tal Liron, Nick Aiello, Brandon Leonardo, and more.
I also want to take a moment to thank Steve Jobs. He's been an inspiration to my career. Without him, this game would not be possible. The platform this game was built on would not have existed. You have enabled me to not only create this game, but to be able to distribute it to the world. Thank you.
Without further ado, our game is here on the App Store. There's also a free ad-supported version here. The difference is that the free version has ads AND the ad takes up one whole row so you end up with less playing area.
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Learn more about An American in Paris The Musical with Garen Scribner, former actor in the National Tour and current host of the "Broadway Sandwich" web series on ALL ARTS. He discusses his favorite number, what sets the musical apart from the movie, and more.
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Mark your calendars, tomorrow (29 December 2013) ESA's Mars Express spacecraft will flyby the Martian moon Phobos at just 45 km / 28 miles! That's close!
So close in fact, the Mars Express will be pulled "a few tens of centimeters" off course. ESA scientists will be ready, they will be measuring the small changes in the frequency of the radio signals and turn them into measurements of gravity, mass, and density at different locations on the moon. Cool stuff!
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I know this has been a pretty wacky week for weather across the U.S. this week, but for some of us it will be warming up and it's time to start planning some weekend activities to celebrate spring. Why not check out your local botanical gardens? If it's too cold, check out the conservatory instead.
During the nicer weather a week and a half ago, I hit the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, and the tulips, crocuses and pansies were in full glorious bloom. So were camelias and Japanese anemones and a few more plant names I forgot to scribble down. It was a great way to get excited about spring gardening in the upcoming weeks.
Do a quick search for botanical gardens in your city and make plans. Also, check out how much a membership costs. If you plan on going two to three times per year, you usually save money, and many gardens that are open to the public have reciprocal memberships.
You should also start planning for Garden Tours. Many of these take place in the spring and tickets are available now. botanical gardens, garden clubs, museums and other organizations put together great peeks into some of the greatest gardens around. These are usually fundraisers and could be your only chance to see these spectacular gardens. Get online and start figuring out the best times to go. Often early birds or members can snag discounted tickets as well.
Finally, while you're on your spring weekend field trips, take notes! Make plans for your next field trip to be to the nursery, so you can begin gardening season off with new inspiration.
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Carey Baptist Grammar School has produced a swag of AFL footballers, but it hopes the players will do more than rest on their sporting laurels.
Five of its players were recruited by AFL clubs in last week's draft. These graduates played football throughout year 12, but activities director Peter Robson said schoolwork remained the priority. "Our main focus is academic," he said. "We try to keep the kids' feet on the ground in terms of their life balance."
The Western Bulldogs drafted Carey students Jackson Macrae and Nathan Hrovat. Melbourne took Jack Viney, son of club great Todd Viney. Kristian Jaksch will move to Greater Western Sydney while Essendon signed Jason Ashby.
Mr Robson said the school shared a sense of success with its elite athletes. "It's a community and that's what we encourage," he said. "We share when there's grief. We share when there's celebration."
Victoria University history Professor Robert Pascoe, who specialises in AFL, said playing high-level sport helped to improve some students' self-esteem. But some schools also recruited talented footballers in the hope they would return to play for their old boys' clubs, which compete in amateur competitions.
"The amateurs serve as a school's attempt to build its alumni base," Professor Pascoe said.
Some elite schools used football to encourage loyalty among former students so they would then send their children to the school, he said. "That's much stronger here in Victoria than other states in Australia," he said. "Schools are part of our culture, and because AFL is linked to schools, that's why AFL is so strong in Victoria."
St Patrick's College in Ballarat also produced five students who were selected to play AFL – its best result so far.
Three boys were picked up in Thursday's draft. Another two students were selected earlier this year to play AFL.
The school will have 18 former students on senior club lists next year, including North Melbourne forward Drew Petrie.
St Patrick's First XVIII coach Howard Clark said the school aimed for its old boys' club to rise from C-grade to A-grade in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. He said an A-grade team could provide a pathway for St Patrick's students to the AFL.
This year, Xavier College, which has produced many AFL players, celebrated as former student Jobe Watson won the Brownlow Medal. However, none of its students were drafted last week.
Sport director Cam Matthews said AFL success was a "major talking point" for the school community and good for its reputation. "But more important than that it's great for the old boys getting those accolades," he said.
He believed some independent schools monitored suburban football competitions and attempted to lure promising teenage players.
But he said Xavier sought to develop its own students rather than attract outsiders. "We're not judging our program on premierships," he said.
AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said parents, families and suburban clubs also played key roles in developing young footballers.
"For every player we get drafted, there's a huge number of people that they have to thank along the way, and schools are a very important part of that," he said.


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"My, what a curious blade. Not nearly as bright as those glasses of yours, but much more... proactive." The old man admired the sword that rested in the palms of his hands.
Veracit nodded. "I've been thinking strange ever since I got it. I was hoping you could help me control what it shows me, Corran."
Corran smiled. "Those glasses, they see the truth. This blade, it thinks of the truth a bit differently. Where the glasses are all about what is, this blade is mostly about what can be- and how that future can be changed."
"What makes you think that?"
Chuckling, Corran handed the sword back to Veracit. "You see to understand. Weapons are for people who feel the need to do something about what they see."
The Blade of Intuition is vaguely defined, always as a sword. The tales give varying lengths, although most commonly said is that the sword is of bastard sword size. The sword is almost always spoken of as having lithe but extremely strong construction. The blade is always sharp, never needing maintenance.
Possession of the sword conveys very strong intuitive strengths to the owner. This intuition is most often sudden flashes of inspiration, and feels a strong compulsion to act on them. The sword conveys pleasure when one follows their 'gut instinct' 'hunches' or other non-exact lines of reasoning. The sword allows its wielder to aggregate information together to come to conclusions easily and quickly, often allowing one to utilize information others overlook.
The sword actively seeks out information for those trying to solve a mystery or answer a question. The sword conveys its desires to its owner. These fact-finding missions are often seemingly meaningless, and not always prove profitable for all involved. The sword treats all hunches equally, no matter how far-out, bizarre, or improbable they are. Not close to to infallible, many have come to false conclusions, gone off half-cocked, and messed up a mission when not all information gleaned was correct.
Using the sword in combat tends to make one more reflexive, agile, and prepared. However, most users find that when they make a mistake in combat with the sword, the severity of their errors is markedly increased.
The Blade of Intuition was birthed from Corran's Flame, about a thousand years before Corran came into possession of the flame. The Blade of Intuition maintained a strong magical appreciation for the flame, seeking it in all matters of philosophical inquiries about creation. The sword's original designer is unknown, but many of those who held the sword for any length of time usually grew to be wealthy. Its uses have spanned from making clutch business decisions, conducting war, making romantic advances, and sports betting.
Most (in)famously, the sword was present during the collapse of markets within Danamax, when the possessor of the sword sold his vast diamond holding before prices fell. The resulting economic tumult left the canny merchant in position to assassinate the reigning crime lord and replace him.
The misfortunes of following a bad hunch due to the blade are often not told, due to the deaths of those involved. Multiple grand mistakes resulted from the Blade of Intuition, including Corran's Self-closing Chamber Pot.
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The sword should amplify the importance of details characters are likely to miss. Small clues should be able to provide a strong- albeit not full- support for a claim or idea. The idea to to lead character to jump to conclusions. Good results lead to a Sherlock Holmes type situation, where failures entail characters going off half-cocked, blundering, and failing to see the entire picture.
The Sword acts as a combat aid, but an obstacle when a hunch turns out wrong, leading to an even worse situation.
The Blade of Intuition differs in opinion with the Spectacles of Hidden Truth, believing that action must be taken on information that is available. It is a rash, often childish item that encourages action almost above all else. Those learning to utilize the sword optimally must learn to separate when to act from when the sword wants them to act (which is always). Someone in possession of both items may find the items disagreeing, both trying to seduce them to a certain course of action.
Hunches, their use, and some thoughts.
So players have hunches all the time. It's the nagging voice in the back of their head telling them that the DM is an evil son of a bitch and has monsters behind that door. Although technically meta-game, the sword is a chance to amplify and convince players to follow their own 'gut feelings'. The sword should actively reward this type of playing, where players start to try to piece things together themselves.
Conversely, the sword is an aid. It's a way to push players, reveal information, and provide means of learning about the world. The difference between the two styles is easy: A player's hunch will usually start with "I think...", and will indeed come from the player. One enhanced or imparted by the sword will be described to the player by the DM "The door feels ominous....".
Those provided by the sword should definitely not be a crutch to players. The sword does -not- seek to control players through the information it reveals. It believes in empowered its wielder to make better, more informed (usually) decisions. The sword would much rather convince a player to follow their own gut feeling than to have to force-feed them information. Best use of the blade would involve strongly rewarding characters who assume a Sherlock Holmes like state, only having the blade flat out give hunches when required to keep the plot moving along.
In many ways, the Blade could function easily as an artifact whose beneficial effects on the user in combat increase as they start following their guy feelings and intuition. The danger will always exist that they have seen the information wrong, and sometimes the player with the Blade will be outtalked of his decision by his party mates. But these are all great for story.


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Some bloggers spent an extra day in Fort Wayne on Friday. So after some research we headed to J K O'Donnell's.
Saturday was spent at ACPL searching for ancestors within their books, microfilm and periodicals.
Then it was time for my husband to defend our house with his new dagger.
And of course, party time!
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Thanks to everyone who came. We hope to have another event in the spring. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for details.
And if anyone comes to visit again. Linda McCauley set the bar pretty high for bribing my husband. (Buffalo Trace Moonshine)


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If you're looking for the Chase Mobile app for your Windows Phone 8 device, it's no longer available. We aren't sure exactly why the app was pulled but it may be due to a bug with the QuickDeposit feature.
QuickDeposit is a feature that lets you deposit checks by snapping a photo of the check. Apparently the images of checks taken with a Windows Phone 8 device are saved to your Pictures Hub. Not sure if it's a case that the images are sent to the Pictures Hub instead of transmitted to Chase but whatever the reason, it's preventing QuickDeposit from working properly.
If you are currently running the Chase Mobile app on your Windows Phone 8 device, you should be able to use the other features but QuickDeposit is out. Chase is recommending that you delete any saved images of checks that are on your Windows Phone or saved on Skydrive.
Not sure if this is reason behind the app being pulled. Regardless of the reason, hopefully a quick fix can be implemented and the Chase Mobile app and QuickDeposit will be back up soon
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Arizona Sen. John McCain said in a statement Wednesday he passed along "sensitive information" late last year to FBI Director James Comey, confirming news reports that he had received documents alleging Russia had compromising information about President-elect Donald Trump.
Here is the full McCain statement:
"Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public. Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I delivered the information to the Director of the FBI. That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding this issue."
The Guardian newspaper in the U.K., which first reported McCain's involvement, said the senator "dispatched an emissary overseas to meet the source." McCain gave the material to Comey in person on Dec. 9, the newspaper reported.
McCain has been Congress' toughest critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has taken it upon himself, despite Trump's protests, to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election.
The senator's fraught relationship with Trump has been exacerbated by the reports of Russian involvement in the election.
McCain revoked his endorsement of Trump in October after reports that Trump had made lewd comments about women.
During an October debate with Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick, McCain said he did not trust Trump with his finger on the trigger of America's nuclear arsenal.
The documents, which had been circulated among several news organizations in recent months, allege that Trump representatives had improper contacts with Russian officials and that Russia had material that would personally embarrass the President-elect.
U.S. intelligence chiefs briefed Trump and President Obama on the information last week.
The full dossier that McCain received has been published by a few news organizations; others have refrained because much of the information is unsubstantiated.
In a tweetstorm Wednesday morning, Trump said:
"Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!"
Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
A Putin spokesman said Wednesday the news reports on the Trump dossier were a "complete fabrication and utter nonsense." The spokesman said the Kremlin "does not engage in collecting compromising material."
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake told NPR Wednesday that he had read the full 35-page dossier on Trump online but added: "We ought to treat them ... as unverified documents. We'll see where it goes from here."


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A shaky political truce emerged late last month in Honduras, promising an end to more than four months of political turmoil that followed the early summer ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. The Central American nation is almost certainly set for more short-term tension: Some form of unity government must take shape; the issue of Zelaya's reinstatement for the brief remainder of his term must be resolved; and national elections are to be held on Nov. 29. It is still unclear if the upcoming election will be as widely embraced internationally as Zelaya's ouster was widely condemned.
The roots of the conflict in Honduras go back long before the military's guns were pointed at the democratically elected president as he was forced to leave his country—still wearing his pajamas—on June 28. The manner of his removal began a debate throughout the region over its constitutional legitimacy. The U.S. State Department, for its part, quickly condemned the events of June 28 as an unlawful coup and joined other members of the Organization of American States in demanding Zelaya's restoration to office.
"But Zelaya is no saint," said Christopher Sabatini, senior director of policy for the New York-based Council of the Americas. "He had already overstepped the bounds of the constitution, calling for what was clearly an unconstitutional plebiscite, one that had been refused by the [Honduran] Congress and the Supreme Court."
Zelaya's populist push and explicit appeals to the poor laid bare deep class divisions, and even deeper divisions between the president and the congress and the courts. "There was already an institutional train wreck in motion," Sabatini said.
According to Luis Cosenza, a former minister in the center-right government of the former Honduran president, Ricardo Maduro, the agreement between Zelaya and the interim president, Roberto Micheletti, marks a new beginning for Honduras. "I'm optimistic," he said. "From a purely pragmatic political point of view, I think it's a reasonable agreement. I think it preserves democracy." Cosenza emphasized that the agreement stipulates there will be no constitutional congress assembled to draft a new constitution, nor any amnesty for the restored president's alleged crimes.
The upheaval caused by Zelaya's ouster has been at times acute. Mass pro-Zelaya protests on the streets of Tegucigalpa were met with counter-demonstrations. Eventually the Mi-cheletti government banned protests and shut down pro-Zelaya media outlets. Zelaya managed to re-enter the country on Sept. 21 and found refuge at the Brazilian embassy. From there, he continued to agitate for his return to power, and more street confrontations followed.
The recent agreement, brokered in part by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, allows for Zelaya to serve out the remaining two months of his term, subject to congressional approval. "The Congress did originally approve Zelaya's removal," said Sabatini, "but the agreement gives them an opportunity to unwind that decision." He cautioned, "I'm worried that things could still fall apart."
Throughout the crisis, most elite groups in Honduran society strongly opposed Zelaya's restoration. The archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Cardinal Andrés Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, signaled his support for Zelaya's removal in a letter dated July 3 signed by all Honduran bishops. But almost immediately a split emerged in the Catholic leadership as Bishop Luis Santos Villeda of the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán began expressing his displeasure with the de facto government. On Sept. 24 he issued a statement denouncing coup leaders, urging a return to "constitutional order" and singling out "the unjust distribution of wealth, which creates deep inequalities in Honduras."
Robert Pelton, C.S.C., an expert on the Catholic Church in Latin America at the University of Notre Dame, said he was "extremely surprised" by the split and particularly by Rodriguez's decision to support Zelaya's removal. "[The bishops] ordinarily stand together," he said. He thinks that division prevented the local church from serving as a mediator in the crisis.
"The divided nature of the church added to this confusion and disorientation of the populace that there's no clear, moral center on this issue," said Sabatini. In the future, he argued, the international community needs to address interruptions of democratic order before they reach a crisis state. For now: "We need to close the chapter on both Zelaya and Micheletti," he said. "What needs to be established is a new government of national unity that can restore Hondurans' faith in government."
The next several weeks are sure to test that faith.


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September 24, 2003
Los Angeles — The continuing loss of jobs across the United States and California, particularly in the Bay Area, is unexpected. This bad news has been offset to some extent by more positive reports regarding profit, productivity and business investment. Moderate-at-best growth is forecasted for the national and state economies by the UCLA Anderson Forecast, in their quarterly economic forecast released today.
In his most recent forecast report, UCLA Anderson Forecast Senior Economist Tom Lieser said, "The main difference between this California forecast and the previous issue … is the incorporation of a weaker pattern for growth shown by recent data for the year 2003 to date. The employment reports for May through August in California showed a pattern of continued job loss, not unlike the decline seen for the rest of the nation." Lieser's article predicts that nonfarm payroll employment numbers will show a – 0.3% growth rate for California in 2003. This downward trend will impact 2004, which will yield a meager 1.0% growth rate, improving to 2.2% for 2005.
Personal income and taxable sales are expected to show a similar pattern of moderate economic growth. 2003 will yield a weak 3.2%, 2004 an improving 3.9% increase and 2005 a solid 5.1% boost for personal income. The taxable sales forecast looks much the same: a 1.7% gain in '03, followed by gains of 4.1% in '04 and 5.0% in '05.
"The forecasts for personal income and taxable sales, particularly for 2004, do not appear to be strong enough to solve the state's near-term budget problem through economic growth," Lieser says. "Fiscal year 2004 growth projections are weaker than the economic assumptions underlying the fiscal year 2004 California budget," which was approved in August.
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Edward Leamer, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, writes that the best the country can hope for the rest of 2003 and 2004 are GDP growth rates near 2.5%, with rates in the 3.0% – 3.5% range possible in 2005.
These growth rates fall far short of the rates seen in typical "recoveries." In the past, post-recession recoveries have seen rates in the 4.5%-5.0% range. "This type of recovery could only occur if some area of economic spending goes to super normal growth," Leamer said. "In the past, it has been consumer spending as a result of pent-up demand. This time, as we experienced our first business cycle recession, there is no pent-up demand that could lead to sharply increased consumer spending. Business investing has returned to normal, but it is not enough to push the growth rate to higher levels."
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The employment forecast for Los Angeles County remains relatively optimistic. UCLA Anderson Forecast Senior Economist Christopher Thornberg looks for payroll employment to remain flat for the rest of this year, with increases beginning in the first quarter of next year. Specifically, he forecasts that the county will add 64,000 jobs in 2003 with an additional 83,000 jobs in 2005. The strongest gains are expected to occur in business services, education and health services.
Real estate price appreciation will continue its rapid advance through the end of this year. Over the next two years, it is forecasted that appreciation will slow dramatically.
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by William R. Valerio
For those of us who work in museums, our moments of deepest satisfaction come when we see how experiences with art make a concrete difference in people's lives. For this reason, summer is a special time at Woodmere. Education programs and art classes are robust and filled, and they can break out of the walls of the studio and into nature.
Woodmere was founded in 1898 by Charles Knox Smith, a civic leader and art collector who selected Chestnut Hill as the site of his gracious house museum because he believed that experiences with art immersed in an environment of natural wonder would be dynamic medicine for the souls of his fellow Philadelphians.
We continue to interpret Smith's vision through art classes and education programs that attract more than 6,000 participants, both adults and children, in the course of a year. Summer art classes in particular offer a range of opportunities to make art in a "green" way. Woodmere's website provides further information on upcoming classes for adults, teens, and children; why not try your hand at Japanese Craft or make watercolors on the Wissahickon?
Among Woodmere's many art programs of summer, our Children's Garden is a community project that brings deeply enriching experiences to approximately 25 children who range in age from 8 to 18. These are young people who identify, or are identified by their teachers, as artists-in-the-making who really love to make art and elect to spend four hours every day for five weeks doing so. Many participants come from local schools, but most are from neighborhoods across Philadelphia. Scholarships are available to many students. To help support the program, the Walter J. Miller Trust has provided a generous grant, for which Woodmere is most grateful.
The program offers opportunities to make one's own art, but also to collaborate on a group project, the results of which continue to enhance our outdoor landscape throughout the year along the Bells Mill Road side of Woodmere's estate.
The giant "Beanstalk to the Sky," made last summer, continues to tower amid the trees, and I've noticed that the super-sized mixed-media nest for an imaginary creature has been scavenged by actual birds this spring as they construct their nests.
For two years now, students have been caring for and building a perennial garden with flowers that attract butterflies, and that work continues. This year, the program has a theme, "Fanciful Tales," and the children in the program will read books like Gulliver's Travels and Alice in Wonderland and then devise a group project, building a sculpture or construction of some kind that grows from the evocations and poetry of the stories.
There are many young artists who participated last summer and will repeat the program. Friendships are built around a common love for making art and cooperating on color choices and compositional arrangements. Lunch breaks provide time to relax together, play cards, throw a football, discuss movies and music, and search for bugs.
For all the participating children, parents and siblings, the community project provides an understanding of the museum as a place of shared stories, cultures and histories, a place where they are welcome and are active participants in visual art experiences. And, we have been thrilled to see several visitors make the bench in the garden a regular rest stop on their walks. So please come visit and seek out the magical space of the community garden at Woodmere.
Woodmere Art Museum is located at 9201 Germantown Ave. For more information, call 215-247-0476 or visit woodmereartmuseum.org.
William R. Valerio, Ph.D., is the Patricia Van Burgh Allison Director and CEO at the Woodmere Art Museum


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News Story: Islamabad The first meeting of the year 2011 of the IUCN Pakistan National Committee Members held on January 19, 2011 at Islamabad Hotel in Islamabad. Mr. Javed Jabbar, IUCN Vice President and the Regional Councillor chaired the meeting.
The participation of the newly joined member Mr. Miran Jan Kakar, Secretary, Planning and Development Department of Government of Balochistan was warmly welcomed by the members of IUCN Pakistan National Committee (PNC). Mr. Jabbar welcomed Mr. Kakar and remarked that with addition of the Planning and Development, now in essence, it can be said that the IUCN Pakistan National Committee has representation from all four provinces of the country, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan. Mr. Miran Jan Kakar commended the role of IUCN for the protection of environment in the Balochistan Province and the usefulness and effectiveness of the Balochistan Conservation Strategy. He also expressed the desire that with the help of IUCN they are looking forward to make the Balochistan Province a role model for others to emulate in the future in terms of environmental protection and ambience.
The PNC Members highly appreciated the environmental guidelines titled: Integrating Environmental Safeguards into Flood Relief, Response and Recovery developed by Asia Regional Office for the flood relief staff that were translated into local languages i.e. Urdu, Sindhi and Pashtu. Mr. Shah Murad Aliani, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan proposed the idea for capacity building of the persons engaged in the rehabilitation process after the Pakistan floods.
Mr. Javed Jabbar also briefed the members about the decisions taken by the 75th Meeting of the IUCN Council held in Geneva in November 2010. The points discussed among others in the PNC meeting included: rehabilitation of the flood affected persons and areas, activities of the Commission on Education and Communication taking place in Pakistan and the activities pertaining to the International Year of the Forest during the year 2011.


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This article briefly discusses two scenarios for why modern non-Africans are more closely related to Neanderthals than modern Africans. The scenario that seems to be most popular at present is that Homo Sapiens populations interbred with Neanderthals to some extent after leaving Africa. The more complex scenario is that there was an ancestral African population that subdivided before modern humans left Africa, and that one of these populations was more closely related to Neanderthals and was ancestral to non-Africans. This would seem to imply that interbreeding may not be as important for explaining the shared DNA between modern humans and Neanderthals as previously thought.
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But I find it unlikely that ALL of the Neanderthal-related people left Africa and no groups stayed behind. I don't THINK there are any such examples in historic times (if someone knows of such evidence, I'd be interested). Sure, there was a potato famine, and many Irish people left, but Ireland was NOT depopulated! The Japanese left Korea a long time ago, and their language is now quite different, but they are genetically indistinguishable from Koreans, because the Koreans stayed behind.
So it seems to me that Occam's Razor (?) applies, and the simplest explanation is the best, unless evidence comes to show the contrary.
The Japanese must certainly have at least some admixture from the people who were there before them -- most likely the relatives of the Ainu, a group which is distinctly different from the Japanese, and only exists now on the island of Hokkaido. And they are mixing in, and will probably soon disappear as a pure-blooded group.
But you really CAN'T tell a random individual Japanese from a Korean -- people CLAIM to be able to do that, but there is really too much overlap. Yes, some Japanese, show Ainu-like characteristics, for example being hairier than mainland Asians, or having very pale skin and brownish hair, and I have seen one man with a dark forest green in his eyes, as well as my ex-father-in-law, who had a high bridged nose. But I don't know if those characteristics can occur in Koreans as well, because I never lived there, and never had the opportunity to observe a lot of people.
And, of course, phenotype does not equal genotype -- Koreans and Japanese remain the same.
Maybe its going past me but I don't see where the article provides any evidence that a population of modern humans with some Neanderthal characteristics first existed in Africa and then migrated out. My take is that the article suggests interbreeding between Neanderthal and modern humans after undiluted modern humans left Africa. Per the article:
The research, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, provides a historical context for the interbreeding. It suggests that it occurred when modern humans carrying Upper Paleolithic technologies encountered Neandertals as they expanded out of Africa....The team estimate that Neandertals and modern humans last exchanged genes between 37,000 and 86,000 years ago, well after modern humans appeared outside Africa but potentially before they started spreading across Eurasia. This suggests that Neandertals (or their close relatives) had children with the direct ancestors of present-day people outside Africa.
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Opera – the Sun loves it
Hats off to the tabloid – their spread on opera is virtuoso stuff
Today's the day for Sun readers – and first-time, sheepish Sun readers who normally read the Guardian – to apply for cheap tickets to the first night of the Royal Opera House's new season on September 8, which I wrote about last week. And I have to say, hats off to the Sun – what a fabulous job they have done. On the front page the headlines read: "Amy was 'spiked with e'"; "Honeymoon Groom Ben Brain Dead"... and "A night at the Opera from £7.50... OPERA WE LOVE IIIIIIT!"
Inside comes the headline: "Sex, death, booze, bribery, revenge, ghosts... who said opera is boring?" The story explains that "The truth is, most operas are dirtier than Amy Winehouse's beehive, riper than a full-on effing rant by Gordon Ramsay and more violent than a Tarantino bloodfest."
This is virtuoso stuff. What's brilliant – and important and true -about the Sun's take on opera is that they see no reason to pretend that it's a polite, elegant, decorative artform – they are determined to communicate that it is dirty, dangerous, sexy and nasty. Which in my view, is spot on. Good for them. I even forgive them their rather hilarious attack on "elitist broadsheet the Guardian ... blow them. They can have a night in with thier mung bean sandwiches and discuss existentialist feminism. We'll be down at the opera having a knees-up".
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Leave it up to the most unlikely of pitchers to help the Mets avoid a six game losing streak.
In an outstanding performance, Pitcher Mike Pelfrey safeguarded a one run lead throughout seven innings. He gave just what the Mets needed, solid pitching to ensure the victory.
Despite Brewers Ace Yovani Gallardo's 12 strikeouts, Mets found offense with their injured lineup, scoring a single run.
Mets escaped from the Brewers with one win, leaving the series with a postive note.
Yesterday, Mets tried to make it consecutive wins against the Pirates.
First the weary wait in a rain delay, then the five-run deficeit, and exhaustion, summed to be detrimental factors the Mets had to deal with.
Not only that, when the Mets finally caught up with Pittsburg, K-Rod blew another save to force extra innings.
When the 10th inning finally came, the fortunes of the Mets finallychanged.
With Fernando Tatis on second, Ryan Church lined up a single for the game winning run and made it two wins in row for the Metropolitans.
Mets always seem to suprise us with these out of nowhere victories. This club as hacked and wacked as it's been, has shown much effort and resilence.
Head "Gangsta" Jerry Manuel's speech seemed to of spurred a pleasant reaction, generating two wins. This reslient attiude the Mets are taking on brings some much needed hope, especially heading into the upcoming Phillies series.
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"Ole Lukoie" is number 57 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 57 in the category fairy tale (the range 1 - 300). BFN 409.
"Ole Lukoie" was first published 20 December 1841. Further information: Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875 number 409.
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Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:01 AM #1
Chicago Gameday 32 Event Planning
Gameday 32 Planning Thread
This is the planning thread for Chicago Gameday 32.
Gameday 32 is being held on July 14th, 2012, at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL.
What is Chicago Gameday?
How to Submit an Event
If you would like to run an event for Chicago Gameday, please follow these three steps.
1. Post your event description in this thread
Your event description must include the following:
- Time: morning (9:30 a.m.) or afternoon (3:30 p.m.) slot;
- Game system: e.g., "D&D 3.5";
- Event Title: e.g., "The Caves of Chaos";
- Description: ideally, short and to the point; here are some guidelines from designer/editor Ryan Macklin;
- An image: one you wish associated with your event description, or else state that you are happy to leave that up to me;
- Content Rating: choose either "Kid-Friendly" or "Adults Only";
- Number of Players: total your event can accomodate, not including yourself;
- Table Preference: Whether you want to reserve the private room or need a specific table; I will assign you a table based on your event's size otherwise.
2. Make sure I have a way of contacting you
Either like us on Facebook or provide me with your email address so I can add you to our mailing list. You can email me at buzz (at) buzzmo (dot) com. If you have Private Messaging enabled here at ENWorld, that works, too.
3. Subscribe to this thread on ENWorld or else make sure to check it regularly.
How to Be a Great Gameday GM
You should create a safe, friendly space for your event.
Introduce yourself and help introduce the players to each other. Be accommodating to people with special needs, e.g., someone who needs to sit closer to you in order to hear better. Be sensitive to players who let you know they are uncomfortable with certain topics your game may address; do what you can to make them comfortable. In short, treat your players as you would guests in your home.
You should be aware of how long your event lasts.
Four hours is the ideal minimum. Morning events should end with enough time left to allow you and your players to get lunch and spend at least some time shopping before the afternoon events begin. Afternoon events should keep both the Metra schedules and the store's hours in mind.
You should come to Gameday prepared to run your event
...no matter how many people have signed up for it. If you don't want to run your event, let me know as soon as possible and I will remove it from the schedule.
Gameday 32 Proposed Event Lineup
Morning: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Rivers and Lakes RPG, Reidzilla, Table G
- Star Wars Saga Ed., sw3333, Table D
- D&D 4e, Trevalon Moonleirion
- Supernatural, Ninjacat, private room
- HiBRiD, hujraadjohaansen
- Trollbabe, Nev the Deranged
- Grimoire, ekb
- GURPS, buzz
Afternoon: 3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Serenity, TracerBullet42, private room
- D&DNext, Dokomo
- Monsterhearts, willowx
- Ghosts of Albion, WebWarlock
- Bulldogs!, Vyvyan Basterd, Table D
- Swords Without Master, Nathan Paoletta
- Griffins & Grottos, Mark, Table G
- Dungeon World, JoeBeason
This thread is for planning purposes only. A separate thread will be created for player sign-up closer to Gameday. A link to that thread will be posted here at that time.
Last edited by buzz; Tuesday, 19th June, 2012 at 09:34 PM.
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:04 AM #2
I'd like the private room in the afternoon for some...SERENITY!!!
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:06 AM #3
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Hi Buzz.
After missing the last one, I'd like to get back to Star Wars Saga at Table D in the morning. It'll be kid friendly.
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:06 AM #4
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Would it be acceptable to run a playtest session of D&D Next? Say the afternoon at any table.
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:14 AM #5
I'll go ahead and claim a morning table.
Not quite sure what I'll run.
Potentials include:
-Feng Shui
-Dresden (MAYYYBE...dunno if I can do the game justice behind the GM screen)
-AD&D 2e with some Skills & Powers characters
-Alternity Dark*Matter
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:15 AM #6
SPN:RoadTrip Sn2 Finale
Heya, Buzz!
I'd like to request Table C (private room) in the AM slot for my traditional Supernatural game. It's been a while since the Crew's last RoadTrip, and we're up to the Season 2 Finale, so I'm going to try for something special.
I'll get back to you with an image, etc., but here's a starter blurb:
Title: Curtain Call
Game: Supernatural (Cortex Classic)
Players: 6
Table: C
AM Slot
As if the Crew didn't have enough to worry about with the Greek Pantheon meddling in their lives, they can't forget that the third Demon Lord of Hell is still out there, too. Asmodeus' plans seem to be moving towards some goal...a rowdy biker babe, a barmaid who's known to go hunting with her uncles, a vigilante ex-cop, an amorous Army Brat track runner, and a wise old junkyard owner have all been killed, torn up by "a wild animal"...
..Is Asmodeus siccing Hellhounds on people again? And this time it's a pretty clear calling out of the Crew; what's he up to now?
To find out, it looks like it's time for another RoadTrip.
Last edited by Ninjacat; Monday, 11th June, 2012 at 08:27 AM. Reason: adding image
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:34 AM #7
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Hey Buzz:
I had a great time at the last event and if possible, I would love to run another HiBRiD event.
Preferred Slot: 0930 (AM)
Event Title: Big Trouble In Little Canyonside: Snakes on a Plane Redux
Game System: The HiBRiD Gaming Engine (The HiBRiD Role Playing Game Engine | Facebook)
Genre: Eighties Action
Number of Players: 3 to 12
(I can have an event description up when I get back from South Carolina...)
Thank you in advance.
Hujraad Johaansen
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:42 AM #8
Eeeeeexcelleeeent _/\_
Sign me up for a morning table, probably Trollbabe. Probably 4 seats. Haven't got the book yet so I'm not sure what it takes.
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 01:50 AM #9
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Is the RPG room still open in either slot? I will run Over the Edge. You will go. OVER. THe. EDGE.
Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, 02:05 AM #10
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grimoire, am slot, small table
The Saint-Germain Frame (Grimoire)
The "Man who never dies" has somehow died. Murder, it seems. You're the prime suspects...
4 players (all ages), no experience necessary, pregens provided (with minor tweaking of stats at the table). Grimoire is a tarot-based RPG system, but the players in this event need nothing besides the occasional pencil and odd scrap of paper to pass notes with. A playful curiosity is helpful.
- Casanova, infamous Italian rake
- Benjamin Franklin, "American" statesman and Master Mason
- Martin de Pasquale, Rosicrucian voodoo master and Saint-Germain's chief rival
- Voltaire, playwright and proto-goth entertainment superstar
- Anton Careme, architectural pastry-mancer
- Madame du Pompadour, Courtesan & His Majesty's finest swordswoman
- Othar Tryggvaasen, gentleman adventurer!
- Baron Munchausen, ... well, what needs to be said of the Baron?
Last edited by ekb; Thursday, 21st June, 2012 at 03:40 PM.
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