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Film Details
Release Date:
18 May 2001
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Mike Myers (Shrek/Blind Mouse)
Eddie Murphy (Donkey)
Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona)
John Lithgow (Lord Farquaad)
Vincent Cassel (Monsieur Hood)
Peter Dennia (Ogre hunter)
Clive Pearse (Ogre hunter)
Jim Cummings (Captain of guards)
Bobby Block (Baby Bear)
Chris Miller (Geppetto/Magic Mirror)
Cody Cameron (Pinocchio/Three Pigs)
Kathleen Freeman (Old woman)
Michael Galasso (Peter Pan)
Christopher Knights (Blind Mouse/Thelonious)
Simon J. Smith (Blind mouse)
Conrad Vernon (Gingerbread Man)
Jacquie Barnbrook (Wrestling fan)
Guillaume Aretos (Merry Man)
John Bisom (Merry Man)
Matthew Gonder (Merry Man)
Calvin Remsberg (Merry Man)
John-Paul Vignon (Merry Man)
Val Bettin (Bishop)
Andrew Adamson (Dir)
Vicky Jenson (Dir)
Ted Elliott (Wrt)
Terry Rossio (Wrt)
Joe Stillman (Wrt)
Roger S. H. Schulman (Wrt)
Cody Cameron (Addl dial)
Chris Miller (Addl dial)
Conrad Vernon (Addl dial)
Randy Cartwright
David Lowery
Jenna Grigg Thomas
Jill Ragaway
Kelly Asbury
Francisco Avalos
Rejean Bourdages
Ken Harsha
Ken Bruce
Cody Cameron
Becky Cassady
Eric Darnell
Rick Farmiloe
James Fujii
Edmund Fong
Robert Koo
Todd Kurosawa
Robert Lence
Chris Miller
Catherine Yuh Rader
Tom Sito
David Soren
Robert Souza
John Stevenson
Conrad Vernon
Aron Warner (Prod)
John H. Williams (Prod)
Jeffrey Katzenberg (Prod)
David Lipman
Penney Finkelman Cox (Exec prod)
Sandra Rabins (Exec prod)
Ted Elliott (Co-prod)
Terry Rossio (Co-prod)
Jane Hartwell (Assoc prod)
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One night, Shrek, a large ogre who lives in a cozy cottage in a swamp, has his solitude interrupted by torch-carrying villagers from a nearby town. After Shrek politely frightens the villagers away, he picks up a dropped piece of paper that reads: "Wanted Fairy Tale Creatures Reward." The next day, as dozens of terrified fairy tale creatures are being brought in for rewards, an Old Woman turns in a Donkey, saying that he talks. Donkey refuses to speak, but when a tiny fairy crashes into him, sprinkling him with magic dust, he starts to fly and gleefully boasts out loud. Crashing to earth, Donkey escapes and runs into Shrek. They are soon approached by guards, who order them to halt by order of Lord Farquaad, but Shrek scares them away. The jive-talking Donkey, who immediately warms to his new acquaintance, decides to tag along with Shrek, despite the ogre's gruff insistence that he likes to be alone.
Back at the swamp, Shrek refuses to allow Donkey to stay inside his cottage, but soon finds his dinner interrupted by the appearance of three Blind Mice, a nightgown-clad wolf and a myriad of other fairy tale creatures. Shrek loudly orders them to leave his swamp and return home, but they reply that they cannot because Farquaad has evicted them. The disgusted Shrek determines to remedy the situation by finding Farquaad and demanding that the creatures be sent back. Amid the gleeful cheers of the creatures, Shrek, accompanied by the unshakable Donkey, sets off to find Farquaad.
Meanwhile, in a castle in Duloc, the diminutive Farquaad tortures a Gingerbread Man, then asks a Magic Mirror how he can become king. Magic Mirror advises him to marry a princess and shows him three choices, Snow White, Cinderella and, finally, Princess Fiona, who is locked in a castle guarded by a Dragon. Farquaad does not listen to Magic Mirror's warning that something happens to the beautiful Fiona at night and chooses her, then determines to find a champion to free her. When Shrek and Donkey arrive at the immaculately maintained Duloc, the town is deserted, but they find everyone in the stadium listening to a speech by Farquaad, who is holding a tournament to determine a champion. Seeing Shrek, Farquaad announces that the person who kills the ogre will be the champion. Shrek easily bests his attackers and so impresses Farquaad that he names Shrek his champion and agrees to give him the deed to the swamp and send the fairy tale creatures back home in exchange for freeing Princess Fiona. As Shrek and Donkey journey toward the princess' castle, Shrek philosophizes that ogres are usually misunderstood but actually have many layers, like onions.
Once at their destination, Shrek and the frightened Donkey successfully navigate a rope bridge suspended over a lava pit and enter the castle. Donkey comes face to face with the Dragon, who snaps to attention and goes after him, but Shrek dons armor and saves him. In the process, though, Shrek is flung into Fiona's tower room. She is impressed by Shrek's entrance and pretends to be asleep so that her "knight so bold as to rescue her" can kiss her awake. Instead, Shrek gives her a shake and is uninterested in her talk of romance. Dragging Fiona through the castle, Shrek finds Donkey, who has inadvertently awakened amorous feelings in the female Dragon. She tries to prevent them from leaving, but Shrek effects their escape and ensnares the Dragon in chains. Once safely on the road to Duloc, Fiona demands to see Shrek's face and is disappointed by his appearance until he assures her that Farquaad has sent him. When she stubbornly insists that only her true love can rescue her, Shrek hoists her over his shoulder and continues on. During the journey, Donkey seeks Fiona's advice on how to discourage the Dragon's romantic interest, and Shrek and Donkey joke about Farquaad's size. When Fiona realizes that it will soon be nightfall and Duloc is some distance away, she adamantly refuses to go farther and spends the night alone in a cave.
Later, as Donkey sympathizes with Shrek's regret that the world "has a problem" with a big ugly ogre, Fiona eavesdrops. Next morning, a very cheerful Fiona emerges from the cave and makes breakfast for Shrek. When the three resume their journey, Fiona and Shrek playfully tease each other and start to realize that they have a lot in common. When they see Duloc in the distance, both Fiona and Shrek come up with excuses to delay reaching Duloc. During dinner, Shrek and Fiona look dreamy-eyed at each other, but at sunset Fiona retreats, alone, into a deserted windmill. Donkey comments that Shrek and Fiona are "digging on each other," but Shrek thinks that a princess would never be interested in an ogre. Donkey then sneaks into the windmill and is astonished to find that Fiona has turned into an ogre. She tells him that because of a curse she will spend her days beautiful, but at sunset turn into the ugly creature she is now, until the curse is removed by love's first kiss. She then starts to cry, saying that she must marry Farquaad before sunset. Just as Fiona expresses doubt that anyone could love someone so ugly, Shrek, who has gathered flowers and practiced loving endearments to tell Fiona, approaches the door of the windmill and thinks that she is speaking of him.
The next morning, Shrek angrily tells Fiona he heard what she said the previous night, and she assumes that he knows about the curse but does not care for her because she is ugly. Just then, Farquaad and his entourage arrive, and he proposes to Fiona, who immediately accepts and suggests that they marry that day. After Fiona rides off with Farquaad, Shrek angrily rejects Donkey's advice and the two part. During the ensuing hours, Fiona pines for Shrek as she prepares for her wedding, while Shrek sadly returns to his lonely swamp and Donkey encounters the lovesick Dragon, who has followed him.
Later, Shrek hears something outside and finds Donkey building a wall with some branches. Donkey chastises Shrek for building his own walls and for pushing away Fiona, who likes—and may even love him. Shrek then apologizes to Donkey, who forgives him because "that is what friends are for," and the two determine to stop Fiona's marriage to Farquaad. With the aid of the happily smitten Dragon, Shrek and Donkey arrive at the Duloc cathedral just as Fiona and Farquaad are pronounced man and wife. Shrek rushes up the aisle and tells Fiona he wants to talk with her, incurring Farquaad's contempt for being an ogre in love with a princess. Just then the sun begins to set and Fiona turns into her ogre self. When Shrek tells her he loves her, she admits that she loves him, too, and they kiss, apparently breaking the curse. Fiona does not understand why she has not transformed into her beautiful self, but Shrek assures her she is beautiful. Some time later, in the swamp, Fiona and Shrek marry, with all of their fairy tale creatures in attendance, then ride off on their honeymoon in an onion magically transformed into a coach.
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"Buy federal crop insurance." For years, that's been the mantra of the ag committees in Congress. If farmers could be persuaded to buy enough coverage, the argument went, Congress would no longer have to pass ad hoc disaster assistance bills.
As a result, Congress has provided premium subsidies, A&O (administrative and operating) reimbursements and underwriting gains, all of which the crop insurance lobby said were needed to make the program more attractive to producers.
Those arguments may be losing some of their sting, judging from recent actions in the House and Senate ag committees, which have cut funding for crop insurance programs in their versions of the 2007 farm bill. But could they more, says Bruce Babcock, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University.
In an article, "How to Save Billions in Farm Spending," in the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development's fall review, Babcock says Congress has two places to cut to increase funding in other areas: direct payments and crop insurance.
Despite the emphasis Congress has placed on it, most farmers don't think they're getting what they pay for with crop insurance, he notes.
In the Corn Belt, where the program has its greatest acceptance, studies indicate farmers would not participate if it were not heavily subsidized.
"Given that corn and soybeans represent 60 percent of the crop insurance program, it is only a bit of an overstatement to say the crop insurance industry is selling a product with so little demand at its current price that without government price subsidies, there would be no viable market."
That means Congress could achieve substantial savings by reducing premium subsidies. Depending on how it implemented the cuts, farmers would buy less insurance.
"This decision would reduce premiums, reducing the per-acre premium subsidy and automatically triggering reductions in A&O reimbursements and underwriting gains."
Congress could also base A&O reimbursements on policy count rather than a percentage of premiums. "This would create an equal incentive for companies and agents to sell crop insurance to large and small farmers."
Congress could also cut crop insurance costs by reducing underwriting gains. The House bill cuts programs costs by increasing the "net book quota share" to 12.5 percent. The latter is the percentage of net underwriting gains companies must pay USDA for positive gains, and the loss percentage companies do not have to cover when they're negative.
Sen. Tom Harkin's chairman's mark would have reduced federal crop insurance premiums for participants in the new Average Crop Revenue Program, but his ag committee adopted an amendment offered by Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts that would keep rates where they are.
Shortly before the vote, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown wondered if anyone was willing to "take on" the crop insurance industry.
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USA TODAY Sports' Jarrett Bell highlighted the 49ers' moves and running backs flying off the board as the big stories of the NFL draft's second day.
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Somehow, they did it again.
Coach Geno Auriemma and his University of Connecticut women's basketball team weren't supposed to win the NCAA National Championship in 2013. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year, defined at UConn as only going to the Final Four. Everyone up to President Barack Obama picked Baylor to repeat as national champion behind dominant 6-foot-8 All-America senior center Brittney Griner, the diva of the dunk.
At mid-season, the smart money was on the Baylor scenario. The Bears beat UConn and Notre Dame, the apparent top challengers, and UConn endured three achingly frustrating losses to Notre Dame. For the Huskies, guard Bria Hartley was slow coming back from an injury. The highly promising freshman Breanna Stewart would at times disappear like the ghost in Hamlet, and her classmates Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson hadn't quite clicked into the college game. To win, or not to win?
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Handily. They waxed the Fighting Irish on Sunday night, 83-65, setting up the championship match against Louisville. Would the Cardinals slay another giant? Not in this story. UConn has won its eighth national championship, tying Mr. Auriemma with the great Tennessee coach Pat Summitt in that category.
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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the first set of annual performance reports (APRs) for Missouri schools based on the state's newly revised accountability system.
The fifth version of the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 5) was approved by the State Board of Education in 2011, giving schools two years to prepare for the new accountability requirements.
The annual performance reports show how well each public school and school district is meeting the state's education standards. The reports are used to review and accredit Missouri's school districts.
In Lincoln County, Silex R-I earned 95.4 percent of the possible points. Elsberry R-II earned 89.3 percent while Troy R-III totaled 88.9 and Winfield at 88.2 percent.
"This year's APRs allow us to see how schools are performing under the newest cycle of the Missouri School Improvement Program," said Commissioner of Education Chris L. Nicastro. "The new system sets the bar higher for education in Missouri and keeps our standards among the strongest in the nation."
Over the past four years, DESE has engaged in and solicited meaningful input from students, parents, teachers, school administrators, education organizations and business leaders about the revised accountability system. The feedback from those discussions consistently urged the state to create a system that recognizes continuous and sustained improvement in every school and district in the state.
The primary goal of MSIP 5 is to prepare students for success in postsecondary education and a career.
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For the first time, the system provides specific information to communities and parents about how their children's school is performing by issuing annual performance reports on individual schools.
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• Academic achievement
• Subgroup achievement (includes minority students, students with limited proficiency in English, students with disabilities, students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches and students receiving special education services)
• College and career or high school readiness
• Attendance rate
• Graduation rate
Schools and districts receive a score based on the number of points earned out of the total number of points possible. A school district's overall score on multiple APRs is used to determine accreditation.
Accreditation levels:
• Accredited with distinction: 90 percent and above plus additional criteria set by the State Board
• Accredited: greater than or equal to 70 percent
• Provisional: 50 percent to 69.9 percent
• Unaccredited: 0 percent to 49.9 percent
Department recommendations for accreditation will be made based on APR status and APR trends and may include other factors as appropriate (e.g. CSIP goals, previous Department MSIP findings, financial status, and/or leadership stability).
As indicated throughout the process, the classification or reclassification of school districts based on MSIP 5 is not anticipated until 2015. Education officials say a three-year period is needed to show long-term, sustained performance trends for districts. The State Board has the authority to change a district's accreditation at any time.
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What made me weep, as I watched television coverage of Pope Benedict's visit, was the simple act of the pope giving communion to people. The news media relayed many over-the-top comments about what the pope's visit meant: "It's like Jesus coming to America." I wrote a panegyric myself about Benedict's gifts. But Pope Benedict's… READ MORE >
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I was ordained a priest on May 23rd. My life now is bound more intensely than ever to the central Mystery of our faith, the Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. I never imagined that so soon in my priestly life would I see the Eucharist attacked so publicly. You may have seen these stories in the press. On June 29th, the feast of Sts.… READ MORE >
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The Be Well: Young and Obese documentary shares the stories of Northeast Ohio families and organizations that wrestle with the consequences of obesity every day, and explores some positive measures that have started to change the direction of this devastating epidemic.
From the womb to the school cafeteria, into our homes and neighborhoods, viewers explore the insidious nature of childhood obesity and the courage it takes to combat it. Doctors and public health experts also weigh in with advice and tips for parents committed to fight the fat.
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Meet 12-year old Victoria and explore some of the problems she faces with weight management, as well as some of the solutions she and her family are implementing thanks to a multi-disciplinary program. Ohio viewers will also find a county by county view of childhood obesity rates across Ohio. For visitors from other states this demonstrates community differences in regions across the nation.
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text: Hi, my 5 month old daughter is using me as a pacifier. She will not take any store bought pacis and subsequenly does not take naps bc she wakes once she realizes she is no logger nursing. Anyone have similar issues? She literally does not nap all day long and nurses for extended periods of time. I am hoping to get her on a nap schedule soon.


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I have a 8 day old baby girl (my 7th) and I'm at a loss. Mainly, I am in terrible pain--pinched, cracking nipples. Shooting pains throughout the breast. She seems to latch on fine but when I try to pull her off (because of pain), I have to unclamp her jaw so she is definately biting down after the latch. I feel like there are so many issues, I don't know where to start or what to focus on first. I guess the clamping because I will be so much happier without pain!
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Cracking, soreness, shooting pains
Not many wet or poopy diapers. Poop is yellow but not seedy yet.
At her one week yesterday, she hadn't gained any weight from her discharge weight at the hospital.
She is sleepy, often will latch, suck a little, fall asleep. I have to pull her off and sit her up and start all over again. When she does latch long enough to get a let down, I do hear big swallows and gulps and even to the point that she cant swallow fast enough.
I am taking motrin around the clock for pain and trying to use lansinoh as often as possible. I don't know if I've given too much information but any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! And yes, I have successfully breastfed all of my other babies past one year (varying lengths) so it just shows that every baby is different!


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recumbentrx wrote: »I just got a set of brand new schwalbe marathon plus tires for my AT in the 1.75" width. I'm hoping they fit on the extra wide rims. Does anyone have experience with this? Also I have several 26" rear wheels with disc brake hubs. Has anyone tried to fit a 26" rear wheel on their AT and if so, what's the widest tire? Am I seeing things or is the rear dropout able to adapt a rear disc brake? I'm going to swap out the BB7's for a set of TRP spyre dual piston mechanical disc brake setup on all three wheels with the jagwire ripcord mountain pro compression less cable housing and stretch proof ripcord cables. These need to be paired to the avid speedial 7 levers of course! (I love the locking mechanism on the brake levers it came with but they don't work as well as the speedial 7's). I figured I would ask before I start taking it apart. I also wonder if 26" wheels will work on the front . My idea is to put a set of three schwalbe Durano plus 32mm wide (I bought up the remaning stock of 26" size tires from schwalbe when I heard they were going to discontinue the Durano plus in the 26" size) on a new set of wheels with narrower rims so I can simply swap out the wheels if I want to work this trike into my commuter bike rotation fir riding on the road. Has anyone done this? Maybe uncle chonk can add his insight? It's been about a month since I got it and my gps reads 432 miles, 90% of which has been off road
recumbentrx wrote: »I love the trike and bought it to ride off road with my sons and their buds which I have been doing a lot since I got it. Now that school is starting my kids are engrossed in sports so I know we won't have time to trail ride for a while.
I recently sold five trikes and donated two and sold off all but two of my two wheel bents. Trying to re-claim space in my bicycle garage! That being said I plan to use the AT on the road as well instead of buying yet another trike. It's versatile enough to also be a nice touring/commuting trike with the MP tires. I am not one to leave well enough alone! Always looking to improve my bents and tweak them. It's sort of a hobby as well as a fitness routine. I love the mechanics of it!
In my opinion the only thing I would change about the stock AT is the brakes and cables to TRP spyre and jagwire ripcord cables and mountain pro housings. I've done it to 14 bikes, trikes and even my rotovelo velomobile. They just work better. BB7's are great and also work well enough but the TRP's stop better and are actually less expensive to boot so why not? It literally took me 30 minutes to swap everything out in my scorpion fs26 and it was a nice swap. I was especially glad I started using them when I converted my Azub to electric assist earlier this year because it was so fast I needed more powerful brakes (Bafang 1500 watt mid drive). Then I tried the TRP hydro calipers that are mechanical cable actuated on my modded catrike speed and they too were a vast improvement so I just think they will make an already awesome trike a tiny bit better!
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Hello- my name is Megan ----- and I am the adoption/rescue coordinator at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter in Camden,SC. We DESPERATELY need help. We have 3 pits here that only have until Friday. I have been trying to get them rescued but so far no such luck. I am attaching their pictures with the hopes that someone can help these dogs. All of these dogs are social with people, well-mannered, and seem to have all been mistreated. It's breaking my heart because they just shake their little butts off anytime you go to visit them. If you can help me PLEASE contact me as soon as you can. Like I said they only have until Friday. Please e-mail me at wcas@ bellsouth.net or call me @ 803-425-6016. We are opened Tuesday - Friday from 10-5. Please help me help these dogs.
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Thanks for an excellent challenge. I really didn't think I had a chance against the December champ's beautiful Rocket.
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My high school teachers sucked.
Okay, they didn't suck in the conventional use of the word: they weren't those evil teachers you see in most high school-themed sitcoms who are always yelling or speaking in monotone. They just didn't seem to know how to prepare us for tests. One day we would be eating M&M's and watching a movie instead of having a lecture, and then before we knew it we'd be handed a college-level calculus exam covering all of the things we should have learned while we were slacking off.
So, it was up to us to find ways to learn things like anti-derivatives and graphing trigonometry. We all turned to different things, but the most effective way I found to learn the course material was through educational vlogs.
I started out watching the "khanacademy", an older tutorial site run by a man with a passion for all things math and science. I nearly memorized all of his calc-related videos in preparation for my final, and I began to feel a strange sense of familiarity every time his voice started explaining the mathematical concepts that blew my mind.
My obsession with vlogs grew when I realized that I could find videos for every subject. I used them in all of my classes, cramming on YouTube until the day of the exam, and my grades improved as I spent more and more time watching movies online (ohhh, the irony of web videos actually increasing knowledge…)
My love for vlogs then led me to watch them outside of simple academic purposes. I found John and Hank Green's Vlogbrother channel, and I started to watch every video for fun, along with most of ZeFrank and other popular vloggers. I stopped watching so much television and instead spent my time in front of the computer.
I can't even begin to say how much information I've learned from the free time that I've spent on YouTube. These days, all good vlogs seem to come with a promise for laughter and an even greater promise for knowledge.
Because of the time I've spent watching these videos, I can sit here and tell you things like why the universe has no edge, how the Syrian revolution came to be, and how to write a moving essay on Holden Caulfield's journey in The Catcher in the Rye. I grew in my understanding of almost every subject imaginable, and I even know a vast array of nerd jokes thanks to my devotion to my favorite vlogging channels.
But, these lessons are more than just random pieces of knowledge. My love for vlogs has led me to become a part of a community, one with inside jokes and funny tshirts and strange sayings: an intangible place where my thirst for knowledge is welcomed.
The Vlogbrothers call their followers "Nerdfighters", and it is with pride and honor that I associate myself with the fandom of intellectuals that watch every Vlogbrother video the second it gets released. It's made me smarter, funnier, and a lot more comfortable with being a total nerd.
Isn't that what we want from the future generations?
Vlogs are the future of education. Popular vloggers tell a joke into their computer screen and people thousands of miles away laugh in response. Even better: vloggers tell an idea into their computer screen and the hundreds of thousands of viewers nod along and discover their own ways to improve the world.
The power of vlogs is rapidly growing, and I, for one, demand to be a part of it.


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Four Bowdoin College computer science students, under the direction of Allen Tucker, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus, have created volunteer management software to suit the needs of the Ronald McDonald House in Portland, Maine, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, safe and supportive temporary home-like housing to families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals and medical facilities.
This user-friendly, data-rich software — created and built by Nolan McNair '08, Max Palmer '08, Oliver Radwan '08 and Taylor Talmage '08 — replaces the time-consuming handwritten volunteer calendars and the countless pieces of paperwork formerly used to manage, track and schedule the organization's more than 300 volunteers.
Tucker and the students were the guests of honor at a May 9, 2008, reception at the Portland Ronald McDonald House, where several staffers shared their excitement over the new software.
"We'll be able to do all of our scheduling online; there are enumerable opportunities," said Community Manager Shannon Heckethorn. "It's really tremendous, and we're so appreciative."
"You've truly given us a legacy of your heart," said Executive Director Robin Chibroski. "For our community to get this kind of help is wonderful."
The project grew out of the Humanitarian Free Open Source Software Project (HFOSS), a collaborative, community-building project that was started by a group of computing faculty and open source proponents at Trinity College, Wesleyan University and Connecticut College. When Bowdoin College became the newest site, Tucker and the students realized the work they were doing could directly benefit the Ronald McDonald House.
"Thanks mainly to the four guys here," said Tucker, standing with the four seniors. "They're brilliant, they're committed. It's a privilege to do what we've been able to do."
HFOSS directors say the project has widespread potential and there is hope that the work of these Bowdoin students could be applied to the more than 160 Ronald McDonald Houses around the United States.
HFOSS is funded by the Directorate for Computing & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) of The National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education program (CPATH).
The local Ronald McDonald House project is supported by Bowdoin's Information Technology Department, Dean for Academic Affairs and Community Services Resource Center.
"We'll be able to do all of our scheduling online; there are enumerable opportunities..."
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GREEN BAY (12-5) At SAN FRANCISCO (11-4-1)
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OPENING LINE—49ers by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD—Green Bay 10-7, San Francisco 9-7
SERIES RECORD—Packers lead 34-27-1
AP Pro32 RANKING—Packers, No. 6; 49ers, No. 3
LAST MEETING—49ers beat Packers, 30-22, Sept. 9
LAST WEEK—Packers beat Vikings 24-10; 49ers had bye.
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES—Green Bay ranks No. 3 in league history with 30 postseason wins, while San Francisco ranks No. 4 with 26 playoff victories. … Teams last played in divisional playoffs in 1996, with Green Bay winning 35-14. … Packers have won four of five previous meetings against 49ers in playoffs, including two of three at Candlestick Park. Overall, Green Bay has won 13 of its last 15 games against 49ers, but dropped season opener at Lambeau Field 30-22. … Franchises last met in postseason in wild-card game after 2001 season at Lambeau Field, 25-15 Green Bay win. … Playoff meeting in the 2001 season was last time teams played where each had 11-plus wins—both with 12-4 records. …Teams played each postseason from 1995-98. … This marks sixth time these teams meet in postseason, tied for second most by Packers against one opponent and behind seven playoff matchups with Giants. … Green Bay owns three-game road playoff winning streak dating to 2010 title run and is 3-1 on road in playoffs under coach Mike McCarthy. … Packers are only NFC team to reach divisional playoffs each of last three years. … Green Bay gave up 10 points to Vikings in wild-card game for fewest allowed in playoff game since 10 at San Francisco on Jan. 11, 1998. … Packers QB and Northern California native Aaron Rodgers passed on by 49ers with No. 1 overall draft pick in 2005 as Alex Smith went first and Rodgers fell to 24. … Rodgers has 110-plus passer rating in four of his seven career postseason starts. That's tied for fourth in league history behind Joe Montana (six in 23 starts), Brett Favre (five in 24 starts) and Tom Brady (five in 22 starts). … Rodgers hasn't thrown interception in five straight games, 177 passes. … Green Bay WR Greg Jennings has 19 receptions for 226 yards and three TDs over last three games. … Packers have five turnovers in last six games. Meanwhile, they have held opponents to 20 or fewer points in nine of last 11. … Packers went 4-4 away from home this season. … 49ers 12-3 at home in divisional playoff games. … 49ers didn't have three-game winning streak all season. … San Francisco defense allowed only 36 drives to reach red zone all year, tops in NFL. … 49ers TE Vernon Davis, having quiet year, has 16 catches for 351 yards and 4 TDs in four career games vs. Green Bay, including one touchdown in each game. … San Francisco RB Frank Gore ran for 112 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown in season opener at Lambeau. Gore also had 130 yards on 18 carries and a TD against Packers on Dec. 10, 2006. … WR Randy Moss' 14 touchdowns receiving against Green Bay are most by any player in NFL history vs. Packers. His 1,320 yards receiving against Packers rank No. 2 in league history. … WR Michael Crabtree's first career touchdown catch came at Green Bay on Nov. 22, 2009 (38-yarder from Alex Smith). … 49ers LB Aldon Smith went final three games without sack to finish with 19 1/2 and three shy of Michael Strahan's single-season record set in 2001 with Giants. … DE/DT Justin Smith expected to play after he missed final two games with partially torn left triceps muscle. … 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick makes first playoff start. … San Francisco will use struggling veteran PK David Akers over newcomer Billy Cundiff. While Akers has been inconsistent making just 29 of 42 field goals, Cundiff missed potential tying 32-yarder that might have cost Harbaugh's big brother John's Baltimore Ravens trip to last season's Super Bowl in loss to New England for AFC championship.
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Hello. I'm a native speaker of English and an Italo-Dalmatian dialect (Italian upbringing here), and I'm from Chicago. I'm currently attending community college, and I do not plan to make a career of anything relevant to this site in the future.
Among the Textkit languages, I'm currently studying Attic Greek on my own. In addition to that, I'm studying Polish, though that's probably irrelevant. I also know Spanish, Portuguese, Modern Greek, and Standard Italian. Since I started to learn Modern Greek before Ancient, I do not use reconstructed pronunciation, although I have tried to learn it. I would also like to get into Biblical and Homeric, and perhaps even some Latin down the road.
I'm currently using Mastronarde's Introduction to Attic Greek as my main course, but I also have the first book to Athenaze, TY New Testament Greek (the book that got me into Ancient Greek), and a Greek-language translation of Clyde Pharr's Homeric course. Among Greek literature, I have a few of "those green books", along with a copy of the New Testament in the original Greek.
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Lent Devotions: Lent Begins At 40
Lent: Giving Up is Good for YouGiving Benefits Both Giver and Receiver,
Explains World-Renowned Philanthropist
While most understand Lent to be a 40-day period leading up to Easter, during which spiritual participants give up something in their lives – anything from chocolate to alcohol to social media – it is also traditionally a time for almsgiving, or giving to the poor and needy.
"One of the most striking characteristics of the practice is that it's a universally celebrated tradition; it's an ecumenical principle that is interpreted in most world religions, and secular people often participate, too," says Vassula Ryden, an internationally known speaker and author of the new book, "Heaven is Real But So is Hell,"www.TLIG.org.
Self-denial and charity are two sides of the same coin, says Ryden, a former model and tennis pro who gave up a privileged lifestyle as the wife of a diplomat to serve the world's disadvantaged populations. She has founded more than two dozen charity houses in the poorest regions of the globe.
Ryden discusses the value of Lent and how the practice is a benefit to the world:
• A matter of balance: All resources on earth are finite, like a giant pizza with only so many slices. Residents of first-world countries maintain a lifestyle of heavy consumption, consuming a much larger share of the earth's resources, including water, electricity, gas, and food. Living a more moderate lifestyle during Lent can help first-world consumers better understand how the rest of the world lives.
• The individual as a resource: A person who decides to give up drinking or some other indulgence throughout Lent's six-week period, can experience exponential benefits. The devotee can save money, save time, and improve his/her health. That extra time and money can be invested in activities that enrich one's life, or offered to a charity.
• Scientific evidence: In recent years, science has confirmed that humans are hard-wired for helping our fellow human being. Studies by neuroscientists with the National Institute of Health have found that the mere thought of giving money to charity ignites the part of the brain associated with pleasure. Additionally, researchers in the psychology department at Hebrew University in Jerusalem found evidence that people have a genetic predisposition for giving.
• Spiritual doctrines espouse selflessness: Every major religion teaches giving. In the Bible, in Corinthians 9:7, Paul exclaims: "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." Buddha said: "If you knew the power of generosity, you would not let a single meal go by without sharing it." And, in the Qu'ran, "zakat" means the practice of giving alms and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. While all of the above are according to one's own spiritual tradition, devotees of traditions like Lent are ultimately following a basic human need.
"Most people know when they like something a little too much," says Ryden. "Lent is the opportunity to address our vices and focus on what should matter most to us all – our own well-being and that of our fellow men and women."
About Vassula Ryden
Vassula Ryden is the founder of True Life in God, an international ministry that funds charitable projects around the world, including 25 Beth Myriam houses that serve the poor. Throngs of people have attended her speaking events worldwide, including half a million in the Philippines, and she has 900,000 followers on social media. Ryden hosts bi-annual pilgrimages with faith leaders from many countries and denominations, including priests, bishops, pastors, nuns, and lay people, to encourage unity amongst the churches. A member of the Greek Orthodox Church, Ryden has spent much of her adult life living in developing countries due to her husband's profession as a diplomat.


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Bradford in Dyer straits
Watching the Capital One Cup final was a curious emotional experience. One minute, MTW found itself unsure where to look as Swansea City ruthlessly took apart adorable Bradford City with ice-hearted relentlessness. The next, angrily snarking at anyone who dared suggest that sentiment come before the laws of the game.
It was one of those rare football matches into which you could come without having a particular reason to dislike anyone on the pitch. In today's world of spit-roasting, ballboy-kicking, injunction-filing, swerve-off-the-roading money-grabbers, such a notion was outright confusing.
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Few players switch so divergently between the wretched and the jaw-droppingly incredible as well as Cisse. Scored a stone-cold obliterator against Southampton but it does not even make his top two goals in a Newcastle shirt. Some players you just have to sit back and enjoy.
Bobby Tambling
At this rate, Chelsea's record goalscorer may yet get away with his title intact.
On February 4, Palermo kahuna Maurizio Zamparini sacked boss Gian Piero Gasperini, insisting that he would "never forgive" him. This weekend? Called in to take charge again! A heartwarming tale of complete insanity. PaLMAO.
The closest thing we had to a baddie was Nathan Dyer proving himself to be a bit of a narcissist. Well, nobody's perfect, and a flying winger bossing a cup final on his first appearance at Wembley has a lot more reason to be self-centred than some.
Indeed, for Michael Laudrup, the world's new favourite man, there was only a funny side. Having watched Dyer and Jonathan de Guzman understandably both want to take a penalty, he took the outvoted winger off before he could get his hat-trick, laughing amiably as the disappointed youngster grumbled.
Perhaps the biggest laugh, however, came when half of Wembley exploded in a flag-waving frenzy ... for Bradford's first corner in the 86th minute. The fans had maintained their delighted spirit and got their reward. How could you not smile?
So well done, Swansea. Fair play, Bradford. Nice one, football. Now bring back the hate figures before MTW builds up any misguided faith in humanity.
You laugh - but you can tell this one's going to eat at Nathan Dyer for the rest of his life...
Quote of the weekend
"This final will remain in history; a small part because of us, a large part because of Bradford"
- Michael Laudrup: Classier than George Clooney in an Old Spice advert wearing a monocle. Swoon.Benitez the long-distance miracle worker
They brought him in to revitalise a dormant Chelsea striker and he succeeded.
Rafa Benitez's contract as interim manager runs out in the summer and not even Roman Abramovich is mad enough to keep him on any longer but the Spaniard has clearly had an impact that will last far beyond his tenure.
Everyone assumed that it was Fernando Torres who he was meant to revive, just because they worked together before. To that, MTW (doubtless hypocritically) retorts: Lazy journalism! Study the evidence and you will see that it is in fact Romelu Lukaku who has flourished under the Benitez regime.
"We'll not give up even if we're 12 points behind with one game to go!" So says Joe Hart. Don't make promises you can't keep, son.
Harry Redknapp
"I'm still very optimistic [of staying up]. Maybe I'm mad." Not to panic you or anything, 'Arry, but you have been forgetting things recently - like your stance on QPR overspending on distorted wages, for example. So, yes, perhaps you are going mad.
Manchester United fans sang a song about Michael Carrick nonstop for roughly half an hour after their win over QPR. Maybe expand the repertoire a bit, fellas - although at least it wasn't to the tune of Sloop John B...
All the evidence points to Benitez managing Chelsea players best from a distance of 115 miles. Perhaps, whoever takes his place next season, he should be retained as a consultant based in Bristol.
Kone 2012-13
Remember last year when everyone was sharing a viral video from a vaguely cult-like organisation aiming to force action against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony? Before he started wandering around naked and shouting at people, charity filmmaker Jason Russell was trying to make that D-grade human world-famous.
It did not really work and Russell is clearly a bit loopy. But perhaps he was not that far wrong. Rather than draw attention to Kony 2012, what if he meant to say Kone 2012-13?
Wigan started the Premier League weekend in the bottom three but Arouna Kone scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season to sink Reading. He only cost a little more than Michu but it looks like it will be he who masterminds the Latics' most recent survival miracle. This is his year.
MTW would like to make it clear that Arouna Kone has never ever committed any human-rights atrocities. Not even once.
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In the spring of 2007, something special happened in Tucson, AZ. It started in 2006, when a young man named Robert Park came on the scene. There had never been anyone like him before, and there hasn't been anyone like him since. He was a believer in the power of prayer. And he didn't just talk about prayer, he prayed.. sometimes for hours. Many reported answers to prayer after praying with Robert; healings, even once of AIDS; open doors for the gospel and more.
He was also very humble and giving. He would give away anything he had, if someone needed it. He led the charge to minister to the people who were living in the trash dumps of Nogales, Mexico. He would reach out and befriend anyone, especially the marginalized. He once brought a man home who had been released from the hospital with nowhere to go, with a head full of staples holding his scalp in place.
Robert got a hold of the Transformation videos and the teachings of Jackson Senyonga, a pastor from Uganda featured on the videos. After praying, Robert was convinced that this is what we needed in Tucson, a move of God, starting with prayer. So, by faith, Robert contacted Pastor Senyonga, and invited him to Tucson. Many thought Robert was crazy, but Jackson said he sought God about it, and agreed to come to Tucson, in May of 2007.
At the same time that spring, God was stirring up our city to pray. The students at the University of Arizona had organized a 40 day, 24 hour/day prayer tent on the UA mall, with many ministries participating. The National Day of Prayer team was in full swing as well. Another team had a two hour slot at a free speech booth, turn into a free booth for the whole weekend at the 4th Ave street fair, to promote praying for Tucson! God was doing something special.
Pastor Senyonga's visit included nightly meetings at different churches to share his personal testimony of being part of a changed country, after laboring in desperate prayer with others. The week ended with the Global Day of Prayer, on Pentecost Sunday, where believers in Tucson gathered to pray alongside millions worldwide. In Tucson, about 3000 gathered to pray and seek God at the Kennedy Park Bandshell. As Robert's pastor, John Benson said, "God has imparted something special to Tucson.â€
One of Robert's favorite verses to pray was Amos 5:24: "But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.†Well, that summer, just two months after the Global Day of Prayer, Tucson had a powerful rainy monsoon season. One storm over Mt Lemmon was called a 1000 year storm. It washed out half of the Mt Lemmon highway at mile post 10 and completely cut through the Sabino Canyon tram road! The Transformation videos talked about prayer even leading to a change in the physical sense, according to 2 Chronicles 7:14, a healing of the land.
Once again we are experiencing drought in the desert southwest. Yes, a physical one, after the warmest winter on record; but mostly, a drought for the presence of God.
Lord, stir up your people to humble themselves and pray once again. Rain on us again, with your righteousness and mercy, in Jesus' name, Amen!


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Staten Island, NY - Fr. Victor Salomon, Director of Hispanic Outreach for Priests for Life, said today that the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor does not merit automatic support from Latinos; rather, Latinos and all Americans should carefully scrutinize her views on abortion.
"What would be the value of having a Latina Supreme Court justice who wants to uphold rulings that have taken the lives of millions of Latino children?" asked Fr. Salomón. "My fear is that this nomination may be great news to those who think it's OK to abort babies at any time for any reason, but not for those of us who want to share the positive values of Latino culture." Fr. Salomon, originally from Venezuela and a priest since 1998, works with Rachel's Vineyard Ministries to assist women suffering from the spiritual and emotional effects of abortion.
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, added, "The fact that we know little of Judge Sotomayor's positions on abortion means we need to find out soon. There are enough people in government, including the President, who are all too willing to let this holocaust continue. It's time to put more people in government who will work to see this holocaust end."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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Parties and Receptions
- YALSA Happy Hour & Fashion Show, 5-7PM. Steven Rosengard of Project Runway season 4, hosts YALSA's first ever fashion show and librarian makeover. We'll highlight the fashion of well-dressed librarians and give you tips on how to dress successfully (and inexpensively) for the library work place. Each person who registers for the event will receive a free drink coupon courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children. Ticketed event - $10.
Indiana University, SLIS:
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All SLIS faculty, staff, alumni, and students who plan to attend the ALA conference in Chicago in July are invited. You do not have to attend the conference to attend the SLIS reception. You may bring a guest, but please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com
2009 Video Round Table Gala: PBS: AMERICAN MASTERS Series. [1]
The VRT will host their annual gala at the Gene Siskel Film Center featuring directors from the AMERICAN MASTERS series. This award-winning PBS series is a celebration of creativity in America, examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Directors Nancy Porter and Laurie Block will provide insight into the art of filmmaking as biography and share recently produced film on Louisa May Alcott and a work-in-progress on Helen Keller.
Location: Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago. [2] 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets: $25 for VRT members and students; $30 for non-members.
Registration: Tickets on sale via your ALA 2009 Annual Conference registration or fill the form at the bottom of the Gala flyer[3].
NOTE: Seating is limited to 200 attendees.
- Michael L. Printz Program and Reception (Ticketed Event--$29, Monday, 8-10pm. The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by Booklist magazine. Come listen to the winner and honor book authors speak about their writing, followed by a dessert reception.


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Kevin Gray's Spring Training Notebook: Kudos go to the Wright knucklerBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 25. 2013 11:35PM
Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey wasn't the most impressive knuckleballer on the mound as the Blue Jays hosted the Red Sox at Florida Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday. Red Sox minor leaguer Steven Wright, who made one start for the Sea Dogs last season, unveiled his knuckler at big-league spring training by working two scoreless innings and striking out three in Boston's 4-2 win.
The Red Sox pinned the loss on Dickey, who gave up two runs in his first appearance in a Blue Jays uniform. Sox prospect Jackie Bradley, Jr., went 3-for-3 in a game that featured nine ex-members of the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats playing for the Blue Jays, including southpaw Sean Nolin. Nolin, John Stilson and Chad Beck each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
Wright, a former farmhand with the Indians, pitched against the Fisher Cats as a member of the Akron Aeros in 2011. In one game at Manchester, Travis d'Arnaud and Mike McDade each homered off the knuckleballer to power the Fisher Cats to a 7-1 victory.
The Blue Jays picked up former Red Sox first baseman Lars Anderson on Monday, claiming the lefty slugger off waivers from the White Sox. Anderson, a career .272 hitter with 76 homers in the minors, was never given much big-league opportunity with Boston. The Jays had been needing additional pop at first base since the loss of ex-Fisher Cats All-Star David Cooper (chronic back pain), who is expected to miss several weeks. The Jays placed right-hander Kyle Drabek on the 60-day disabled list in order to make room for Anderson on the 40-man roster. Drabek, returning from Tommy John surgery, will miss at least three months of the regular season.
Red Sox manager John Farrell, who spent two years managing the Blue Jays, was booed by Jays fans during pregame introductions. Farrell, technically, was traded to the Red Sox in exchange for infielder Mike Aviles in the unusual off-season deal. Many Blue Jays fans aren't happy about the departure of Farrell, who was released from the final year of his contract in Toronto.
"I appreciate that people might have differing opinions," Farrell said at mlb.com. "All I can do is go about my work day in and day out. People are going to form their own impressions. I can't control that. I thoroughly enjoyed the time there."
GRAPEFRUIT SEEDS: At Port Charlotte, Salem High graduate Terry Doyle worked two innings for the Red Sox in a 6-3 victory for the Rays. Doyle surrendered a Cole Figueroa double and allowed an earned run in the seventh inning, but he was encouraged by his command and velocity.
"I felt good. Velo was up from normal, especially for this early in the spring. I've got to make sure I'm not overthrowing and staying on top of the ball to get down in the zone more," Doyle said.
Durham's Sam Fuld has appeared in two spring games for the Rays, going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. Fuld successfully returned from wrist surgery (sheath tendon) last season and batted .255.
"I feel great and healthy, and I don't have this lingering injury in the back of my mind. That makes a world of difference. Spending the whole off-season and knowing I don't have to worry about my wrist, it's a nice feeling. It's awesome to get going here," said Fuld, who had surgery last April.
The versatile outfielder is in position to earn a spot on the 25-man roster.
"Last year was the first time I'd ever missed any significant time," Fuld said at mlb.com. "I'm optimistic that I'll be healthy and have a good opportunity to play."


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Some new activities will be added to popular events of the past in Morenci's Summer Day Recreation program at Wakefield Park.
The program starts June 23 and continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 6. Participants should meet at Wakefield for the program that is scheduled rain or shine from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The session begins with games and activities in the park, but the first swimming trip to Archbold is scheduled Thursday, June 25. The bus will arrive at about 12:15 p.m.
No sessions are planned the next week, but the program resumes July 7 with a trip to Wauseon to watch a movie at the theatre.
Swimming and bowling are scheduled July 14 and 16, then swimming and skating the next week. Children should meet at the skating rink on the east edge of town for the July 23 event.
After a swimming trip July 28, an excursion to the Toledo Zoo is set for July 30. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. and return at the regular 3:30 time. Participants will be charged an additional $10 if they choose to take the trip to the zoo.
One final swimming trip is scheduled Aug. 4, followed by the final session Aug. 6 with a pizza party at the park.
Registration costs $15 for the summer. All children age five and older are invited to sign up.
Registration forms are available at city hall and are also published in this week's Observer. One form should be used for each child in a family. Registration forms should be returned to City Hall by June 18 to help organizers plan events.
For more information about the program, call city hall at 458-6828.
June 23: Park day
June 25: Swimming
June 30: No program
July 2: No program
July 7: Movie in Wauseon
July 9: Park day
July 14: Swimming
July 16: Bowling
July 21: Swimming
July 23: Skating
July 28: Swimming
July 30: Toledo Zoo
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|Alliance Highborne, children of noble birth
|Main leader
|Tyrande WhisperwindPilt:Icon Cataclysm 18x18.gif, Queen Azshara (formerly), Dath'Remar Sunstrider (formerly), Prince Tortheldrin (formerly)
|Character classes
|Adept, Mage, Wizard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Arcanist (RPG); Aristocrat (presumed)
|Zin-Azshari, possibly moved to Eldre'Thalas[citation needed], Darnassus (Actually)
|Main language
|Darnassian, Thalassian,[citation needed] Common (presumed)[citation needed]
|Theater of operations
|Kalimdor (pre-Sundering), Mount Hyjal (post-Sundering), Darnassus (actually)
|Kaldorei (pre- and post-Sundering), Burning Legion or Kaldorei Resistance (during War of the Ancients), The Alliance (after the Cataclysm Pilt:Icon Cataclysm 18x18.gif)
The Highborne, also known as Highborn[1] or High-borne,[2] — quel'dorei meaning "children of noble birth" in Darnassian and "high elves"[3][4] in Thalassian) were the upper classes of the Kaldorei civilization and the favored servitors of Queen Azshara. Despite their near-identical physical appearance, the ancient Kaldorei were already split across racial lines as night elves and "Highborne" elves.[1] The Highborne were largely responsible for the War of the Ancients, and most of those Highborne who had allied with the demons and survived the war later became the naga. Those that allied with the Kaldorei Resistance before the last battle of the war evolved into the modern high elves.
Today, they are obsolete as an organization as most became high elves after they were exiled from Kalimdor. Even the high elves are few in number because most survivors declared themselves blood elves after the Scourge invasion. One notable exception is the Shen'dralar, a holdout group against the Legion during the War of the Ancients. They were able to defend Eldre'Thalas (Dire Maul) but became isolated from the rest of night elf society[5], although they have recently sought to rejoin their kaldorei brethren in Teldrassil.
Background and History Edit
Before the Sundering Edit
The Highborne were the upper classes of the ancient Kaldorei civilization, at first a nameless caste made up of night elves who had unusual intelligence, strength, skills, or wealth and thus found favor with the ruling monarch. Their vast arrogance and greed, garish and multicolored clothing, and decadent habits did not endear them to other night elves. In fact, these powerful families became convinced that they were superior to the rest of their race, and so they began to call themselves the Highborne. As a member of the same caste, the current queen — Azshara approved of the term and made it official. Plumbing the depths of the great Well of Eternity for knowledge they discovered primitive magic; and as time passed, they distanced themselves from the lower castes and began using their rank to selfishly guard their magical power, restricting access to the magical Well of Eternity to only themselves.
The access of arcane magic to the ruling caste began to split the Kaldorei nation across racial lines;[1] and despite their outwardly similar physical appearance, those "Highborne" were transformed by the magic flowing through their veins.[6] Families that belonged to the highest caste frequently arranged marriages so as to maximize the magical ability of their offspring. This selective breeding, combined with frequent access to the Well of Eternity, resulted in night elves with progressively stronger magical abilities and greater understanding of how to use those skills.
A Kaldorei without Highborne blood — such as Illidan Stormrage — could master arcane power if he so wished (and had access to it). In fact, the mastering of the arcane arts was common among the populace, resulting in organisations as the Moon Guard, the official military sorcerers.
The War of the Ancients Edit
Over time, the ever-more reckless use of magic by the Highborne and their queen led to their slow corruption and addiction to the power it granted, and the ripples sent into the Twisting Nether attracted the dread forces of the Burning Legion to Azeroth. The unlimited magical power offered by the demon lords seduced the queen and many of her servitors, and they agreed to grant the Legion entrance to Azeroth. Finally, giving themselves over to magic's inevitable corruption, the Highborne fell to darkness and began to worship the Legionlord Sargeras as their god. Some, led by Xavius, gave themselves wholly over to the service of the Legion and were transformed by fel magic into the satyr.
To cement their dark pact, the ecstatic Highborne opened a great, swirling portal within the depths of the Well of Eternity which would allow the armies of the Legion access to the world, followed by Sargeras himself. In the cataclysmic war that followed millions died as the demons swarmed over the lands of Kalimdor and laid siege to the lesser night elves' sleeping cities, leaving only ash and sorrow in their wake. Though the brave Kaldorei warriors rallied from the heinous betrayal of their rulers and rushed to defend their ancient homeland, they were forced to give ground, inch by inch, before the fury of the Legion's onslaught. The Legion was finally foiled by the efforts of the night elf Malfurion Stormrage, who in his battle with Queen Azshara collapsed the Well of Eternity, killing many Highborne and condemning those who survived to the sea floor where they were transformed into the serpentine naga by the mysterious Old Gods.
After the Storm Edit
Yet many highborne did not meet their fate at the bottom of the sea. Some had betrayed their queen at the last minute, having realized the horrors she would unleash upon the world. These defectors had fled the capital city of Zin-Azshari, site of the Well, and were thereby spared when the Great Sundering tore Kalimdor apart. Others remained hidden away in far-flung strongholds such as Eldre'Thalas.
Those who had joined with the rest of their shattered peoples fled the rising waters of the Great Sea, eventually arriving at the base of Mount Hyjal, where they helped to rebuild the night elven civilization in the newly reshaped world. They were not entirely welcome: the night elves, now led by Malfurion, reviled Queen Azshara's former servants and were doubtful of their loyalty. Still, without the Well to supply their magic, the Highborne were considered little threat, and were permitted to rejoin night elven society.
However, many felt the pangs of their magical addiction and were tempted to use the power of a new Well of Eternity created by Illidan Stormrage, who from then on would be termed "the Betrayer" for his terrible crime. Though the use of arcane magic was forbidden on pain of death, the Highborne foolishly attempted to convince the Kaldorei race of the power of magic by unleashing a magical storm upon Ashenvale. Their desperate gambit failed, and the Highborne were exiled; the night elves mercifully refusing to execute any more of their brethren.
The high elves of Quel'Thalas Edit
These exiled Highborne, now known as the high elves,[7] took their punishment in stride, and led by Dath'Remar Sunstrider ("He who walks the day") set sail across the ocean in hopes of finding a new land to call their own. After a long and perilous journey, the Highborne arrived in the land known today as Lordaeron, and there established their kingdom of Quel'Thalas ("high kingdom" or "high home") and crowned Dath'Remar their king. There, they slowly changed in form, diminishing in size and losing their original purple skin to a pinkish hue. They abandoned the worship of the moon, adopting instead the sun, and became the high elves. They remembered the mistakes of the past and used Runestones to shield their use of the arcane from the Burning Legion, taking care to practice the magic granted to them by their Sunwell with more care than their ancestors. Nevertheless, after their homeland of Quel'Thalas — and the source of their power — was destroyed by the undead Scourge, a radical group of high elves embraced their Highborne ancestry and resumed for the third time their reckless use of magic. Kael'thas Sunstrider renamed these people as the blood elves, and traveled to Outland with Illidan to find a way to fuel their magical addiction. Those who did not travel with him remained behind and began to rebuild their shattered capital city of Silvermoon.
Today Edit
Some Highborne still exist in their original forms. One such group, known as the Shen'dralar, live in secrecy within their city of Eldre'Thalas — known as Dire Maul to outsiders. Those Highborne who live elsewhere in the world — such as Archmage Tarsis Kir-Moldir — are few in number; the majority having long since become high elves, blood elves, naga, or satyrs.
Recently, citing "change on the wind",[8] the remaining Highborne have been drawn out of hiding, sending representatives to the Kirin Tor[9] and to Tyrande Whisperwind, to rejoin Kaldorei society at large claiming that there will soon be a time when "the kal'dorei require the knowledge and skill" the highborne have to offer.[8]
Modern night elves can master the arcane, although doing so will change him forever. Once a night elf learned to use arcane spellcasting, he suffered a painful transformation that stripped away his native night elf adaptations and replaced them with those of the Highborne elves.[citation needed] The complete change occurred within the space of a week and could not be reversed once started.[10] However, though stripped of his racial heritage, in this early era his physical attributes would not change.[11]
Physical traitsEdit
Though they started out as regular night elves, they had been transformed by the magic flowing through their veins.[6] Night elves foreswore the use of arcane magic centuries before and even built up great resistance against it. They could master arcane power, although doing so would mark them forever. Once a night elf learned to use arcane spellcasting, he or she may suffer some change of skin coloration or possibly change in the color of the glow of their eyes. The complete change often occurred within the space of a week and could not be reversed once it began,[10] but physical attributes do not change.[11]
Trivia Edit
- The term "high-born" is used by humans to indicate those of noble birth.[12][13]
- At some point the Highborne collection was fashionable.
- The Explorers' Guild have recovered a Highborne Astrolabe from the undersea ruins of Suramar. It is located in the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge. {{#vardefine:map
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List of current or former HighborneEdit
Deceased & former HighborneEdit
- Highborne female Neutral Aszune
- Pilt:IconSmall NagaSeaWitch.gif Neutral Queen Azshara
- Pilt:IconSmall Dath'Remar.gif Neutral Dath'remar Sunstrider
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Neutral Ethenial Moonshadow
- Highborne female Neutral Illyanna Ravenoak
- Highborne female Neutral Lestharia Vashj
- Highborne male Neutral Magister Kalendris
- Pilt:IconSmall Satyr.gif Neutral Peroth'arn
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Neutral Revanchion (presumed)
- Highborne male Neutral Sarath'Najak
- Highborne male Neutral Sargath
- Highborne female Neutral High Priestess Siralen
- Highborne female Neutral Tsu'zee
- Highborne male Neutral High Ranger Valarian
- Pilt:IconSmall NagaSeaWitch.gif Neutral Lady Vashj
- Highborne male Neutral Varo'then
- Pilt:IconSmall Satyr.gif Neutral Xavius
- Highborne male Neutral Yol'Tithian
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Alliance Remorseful Highborne (unnamed)
- Highborne female Neutral Shen'dralar Ancient (unnamed)
- Pilt:IconSmall Sylvanas.gif Horde Sylvanas Windrunner
Surviving HighborneEdit
- Highborne male Neutral Azj'Tordin
- Highborne male Alliance Archmage Mordent Evenshade <The Highborne>
- Highborne male Neutral Lorekeeper Javon
- Highborne male Neutral Lorekeeper Kildrath
- Highborne male Neutral Tarsis Kir-Moldir
- Highborne male Neutral Lorekeeper Lydros
- Highborne male Alliance Daros Moonlance <The Highborne>
- Highborne female Neutral Lorekeeper Mykos
- Highborne male Neutral Athrikus Narassin
- Highborne male Neutral Prince Tortheldrin
- Highborne male Neutral Falrin Treeshaper
- Highborne male Alliance Estulan <The Highborne>
- Highborne male Neutral Arcane Reforger <The Highborne>
- Highborne female Neutral Beth'Amara
- Highborne male Iolan[14]
- Highborne male Neutral Jin'yael
- Highborne male Neutral Markri
- Highborne female Neutral Sael'hai
- Highborne maleHighborne female Neutral Highborne Summoner
Undead Highborne mobs Edit
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Combat Anguished Highborne at Ruins of Kel'Theril in Winterspring
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Combat Cursed Highborne at Ameth'Aran in Darkshore
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Drained Moonrest Highborne at Moonrest Gardens in Dragonblight
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Combat Highborne Apparition at Shadowsong Shrine in Azshara
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Combat Highborne Lamenter at Royal Quarter in Undercity
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Highborne Lichling at Shadowsong Shrine in Azshara
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Lingering Highborne at Shadowsong Shrine in Azshara
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Moonrest Highborne at Moonrest Gardens in Dragonblight
- Pilt:IconSmall Skeleton.gif Combat Rotting Highborne in Dire Maul
- Pilt:IconSmall Skeleton.gif Combat Skeletal Highborne in Dire Maul
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Suffering Highborne at Ruins of Kel'Theril in Winterspring
- Pilt:IconSmall Banshee.gif Combat Wailing Highborne at Ameth'Aran in Darkshore
- Pilt:IconSmall Wraith.gif Combat Writhing Highborne at Ameth'Aran in Darkshore
Images Edit
- Fan art
Video Edit
References Edit
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Lands of Conflict, pg. 17
- ↑ Manual of Monsters, pg. 66
- ↑ Lands of Conflict, pg. 113
- ↑ Warcraft III manual, pg. 48
- ↑ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/430.xml
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Shadows & Light, pg. 76
- ↑ Lands of Conflict, pg. 31
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Mordent Evenshade
- ↑ Daros Moonlance
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 45
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 57
- ↑ Lands of Conflict, pg. 171
- ↑ Horde Player's Guide, pg. 133, 139
- ↑ Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 76
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