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I'm trying to think of alternatives for game-openings, to replace the standard "meet up in a tavern" or "adventuring group applying for a job" techniques. I know these can be easy ways to get people playing, but I'm certain there are more interesting ways…
Scenarios for individual PCs to meet up
1. One of the characters is a charming thief, one is a princess. The thief breaks in to assassinate the princess/steal from the palace, but she falls for his roguish ways and elopes with him.
2. One of the characters is being forced to marry against his/her will. He/she enlists the help of a servant to escape and they both flee, the servant fearful of being caught.
3. Two PCs are down-and-outs working as plongeurs in a local restaurant. When the restaurant is broken into they find themselves in the middle of a mafioso plot…
Scenarios for all the PCs to meet up simultaneously
4. In a twist on the standard "Apply within" scenario, one of the characters is employed by the King to recruit for a particular task or adventure. He/she has to find the other PCs and persuade them to come along.
5. The characters are all settlers/deported prisoners on a ship bound for some relatively unexplored land.
6. There is a catastrophe (e.g. dragon attack, earthquake) and the PCs find themselves banding together in the burning or otherwise devastated town, trying to calm to people, fight the flames or just to escape.
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Everyone lives in the same building/ tenement.
If the people involved are secretive, had the "wrong message" or "mcguffin of choice" dropped off to the wrong room, with another person's address. As they are untangling their things, they realize somehow they have been sucked into some kind of plot... all because of a wrong address... now people are after them
A variation on the above is: Everyone eats/ drinks at the same pub/ cafe/ starbucks. (Yes my world has a starbucks or three... temporally/ dimensionally displaced people are common there).
Some of these places have mail slots that they hold things for people. Misplaced messages.
An event occurs there... and they are there.
Tables are busy, and they end up drinking/ eating together. The first time is contrived. The second or third time... they are friends and do it on purpose.
Can you say Laundry Service? Most civilized types will give a few copper for the locals to wash their stuff. Characters can meet at the "shop front" or can try to return items that are not theirs.
All PCs have the same mutual frield. They will meet each other through this non adventuring friend. They go to parties, or drink together. PCs will then find out they actually have much in common with the other PCs. This mutual friend might be a supplier of adventuring good or maps....
Everyone is on the same coach/ stagecoach. After three days with each other, even the most secretive will say something.
(Handy things stagecoaches, they are trains for the fantasy set. )
"You groggily wake up with your head laying on the table. As your eyes come into focus you are in a room just large enough to hold the (insert number) chaired table. In the other seats around you are others passed out and another, just as groggy, is gaining conscienceness. In front of each person is a goblet of wine. At the head of the table is an empty chair and a full goblet."
Something like that. Dumped at the inn in a private room. Innkeeper, after prompting will point them to a man. That man was hired blindly to do the drugging---or claims that....
-They all find they have lost their memory for the past week or so. Part of the mystery is why and what happened. And why weren't they killed if it was enough to drug them.
-Some lost their memory, others were kidnapped.
-The chair holds a noble, king perhaps. Had all the players kidnapped to fill a purpose.
(Had fun with this only once, but I love the idea and will use it again, and again, and again. I used the lost the memory version, but the kidnap one would be easy to implement I would think)
A variation on this would be a Shakespearian Tempest-like shipwreck, where the ship splits in two: half the characters end up on one side of an island and develop their relationships there, the other half meet at the other end of the island. After they have each developed into small pseudogroups they can be amalgamated and continue adventuring.
A land-based alternative...They are travelling with a caravan between two cities (maybe they are refugees, maybe they are traders) when the caravan is attacked. They are the sole survivors and must find their way through the wilderness where they have been left...
For various reasons, all characters seek enlightment or atonement for their deeds, and visit a mystic or a holy place. There they get a quest to solve, etc, etc, etc.
A renown cook completes a list of various rare and rumoured ingredients, and sends his assistant to get them. Some items on the list are from far away, some are parts of dangerous monsters, others may be poisonous, some are considered holy to the natives, some may not even exist! Of course there must come along some guard, a few helpers, and perhaps a spy for another cook. Would make a strange but culinary campaign.
All characters are invited or somehow convinced to come to a certain place. Seeking a job, wanting to buy something rare (possibly illegal), being promised money, etc. When they get into an abandoned house, almost exactly at the same time, confusion starts. Who are these people, are they interested in the same thing as I am? After a few moments the entire house starts to collapse. They should survive, and evidence will be found someone 'helped' to arrange the collapse. Why, and what do they have in common? Sort of a murder mystery, where all the PC's should be the dead...
Starting in prison, an old prisoner gives everyone a few clues to a place with a great treasure. They can't find it without helping one another, of course.
They meet in the tavern (surprising?). BUT, just yesterday an old crone foretold to every one their future, about meeting stranger(s), braving great dangers, but finding luck and wealth in the end, blahblahblah... Make it as stereotypical as possible, try to convince the 'seer' is a fake. But today, you sit with some strangers around a table, and they look exactly as foretold!
2) Insert Prince, where you see Wizard. In this option, one of the players could be in the employ of the Prince, as a spy upon the group. This could evolve into employment.
3) If the quest of the game is religious, you could have visions and dreams drive the characters in the same general direction. They will meet up together eventually and work towards the common good (or evil or chaos, or law... depending on the diety). The advantage of this is the group will be compatable allignment/ moral positions.
(of course the evil church could send in a ringer)
Could be a hidden cult that recognizes it or the King himself, but the item in their possession makes them the people that have to fulfill a prophecy. (Which can then be anything you find necessary)
They all where kidnapped by a group of pirates who where going to sell them on the nearest slave market.
Theirs was the choice, try to break free.... but..... There are too many pirates still aboard to just "leave" by yourself.
So the only real option they had was to break out, free the rest of the adventurers and then try to get of the ship.
Of course getting of a ship is not as easy as all that, as the cells are located on the lowest level..
The British Navy used to use press gangs whenever they needed sailors and would send groups of men ashore who would kidnap merchant sailors, and almost anybody else unlucky or drunk enough to not get away, and force them to serve aboard the ships.
The players don't have to be sailors but they could be pressed into service. The navy often brings the marines to do land based war, who is to say the players aren't pressed into the attack of some fort where they can make themselves heros, officially thanked and released and their story told to the king so there will be a reason behind them being asked to try another task.
Will give them a unique relationship with the king as well.
"Let me get this straight. You kidnap us, force us to overthrow Baron VonHogulst, who, by the way, was a vampire, and now you want us to help you again? You are going to have to make it worth it!"
Or they could escape and ditch their captors when put off at their mission destination and make them fugitives in the land. Either way they now have a common thread and a colorful history in a land.
(I really like that, thanks for that spark Ylorea)
The person they crossed has come into his/her own and is now wealthy and what to do with the newfound wealth? Well, vengeance is as good as any.
Makes a list of those he as crossed and starts to work his threads.
Have to force a little history onto the characters but I am sure they wouldn't mind. For them it was probably one of the many people they have wronged intentionally or unintentianally.
The all have a minor magical item that has somehow been manipulating each of them to meet at a certain place. They all are drawn to the town where the temple (or whatever) is that created the item. Through coincidence they keep running into each other to the point where the wonder if the other isn't following them. Being who they are the confrontation comes about, discussion, perhaps a fight, and maybe the finally realize what was going on and join to figure out the rest of the story.
The characters are servants working in the lightless kitchens of the Castle, lorded over by a tyrannical Chef called Filmor Mawthse. Sent into the cellars on various errands they discover a crevice in a pile of rubble by a collapsing wall. It seems to lead to a larger space behind. When Mawthse comes searching for them to find why they've been so long, he gets angry and beats one of them. Assuming the PCs don't just stand there and let him do it there'll be a little altercation. In this scuffle, Mawthse is killed: either purposefully with some cutlery or accidentally by slipping on the wet floor and cracking his head open. Fearing suspicion, the PCs will probably flee into the caverns through the crevice.
From my plot Escape from the Kitchens, but as Manfred says it's a good character hook.
Some more possibilities I've been considering...
Some of the players are protesters at a demonstration against the City's Tyrant Lord. The Tyrant's troops (including a couple of PCs) are trying to hold the crowd back. It's a grisly scene. One PC is an assassin and shoots the Tyrant with a concealed crossbow.
Only the PCs nearby see what has happened, everyone else is too busy fighting or watching the Tyrant keel over and die. The protester PCs run off, the guard PCs will presumably pursue. Get them down a back alley, let the protesters beat up the guards and tie them up and make the offer: join us or die.
Apart from giving the assassin instructions beforehand, it's not possible to guarantee the outcome, but it's possible to push them in the right direction. It'd be interesting to see how the players react to such an odd situation. I find players tend to group together even if they start off enemies, so it'll probably end up coalescing into a party sooner or later. This would work best run as a game without a fixed plot but a very detailed setting and see how things progress before fixing on plots in the second and subsequent sessions.
The PCs are out of work and poor. Suddenly a new job opportunity opens up: a Steel Road is being constructed through the mountains to the dwarf mines and the consortium of mine owners need navvies to work for them. They apply and are accepted. A month later, during work on a high bridge over a narrow gully there's a terrible accident and the PCs plunge many fathoms through the air to find themselves in a mountain crevasse. Everyone thinks they're dead and the only way out is through a dangerous cave system which leads to the equally dangerous mountain slopes.
This one's best started a month into the job. You tell them what's happened in the meantime and start play the night before the accident.
Old mates:
This group has already been formed. Whether they are family members, village friends or an old band that has adventured together many winters, they are probably going to work together.
A special case of the Family member character hook could be them being the children of some former PC(s). They could end up in all sorts of trouble when they are confront with their parents enemies in addition to those they make on their own. (Introduces the parents as possible saviours if they do something stupid(A twist of the "mysterious stranger" phenomenon))
The professionals:
This group belongs to the same organization. They may be followers of the same church, members of the thieves guild, guards in the same caravan or soldiers in an army. They get assignments and are supposed to work together. This group is extremely easy to work with as they'll have to do what they are told. Problem: The organization probably deals in similar activities. Armies kill people, Thieves Guilds steal from people, caravans go from A to B, etc... The adventures involved might easily grow very similar to each other.
Friends of Misfortune:
The PC's don't know each other but unfortunate circumstances demand that they cooperate. They may have been at the scene of some crime together or they may have gotten lost, shipwrecked, abducted by the mists of Ravenloft, had their souls spirited away from their bodies(trapped in "the astral plane" by some malign entity that inhabits their bodies and trouble the nation?"), etc...
Point is that they must rely on each other to get out of that mess. Problem: This group may have no incentive to stick together once they have solved the problem.
Forced cooperation:
The PC's have been geased, threatened, released from jail, chosen by a power/god, etc... to do a task. They must cooperate to reach a certain goal. Once that is done, they are freed... or so they are told. But will such useful tools get so easily of the hook? This hook is superimposed on the characters by some individual or organization(as opposed to "Friends of Misfortune which is superimposed upon them by bad luck and circumstance).
Common goal:
Some problem/mission is shared by the pc's. They'd better pool their resources and deal with it. Problem: No reason to stick together afterwards. This hook is similar to "forced cooperation" and "Friends of Misfortune" except that it is not forced in any manner.
Why don't we play together?:
The PCs are drifting around and suddenly they meet each other. "Hey lets team up and battle evil!". The fantasy standard "meet in a tavern" might be a variation of this. Problem: It's just plain dumb. Players might sabotage such introductions and find something else to do.
Exception: If the players take their time to talk to each other, develop friendships and explore common interests this hook might be reasonable. It depends on the players and the circumstances their GM creates for them.
"The PCs are drifting around and suddenly they meet each other. "Hey lets team up and battle evil!". The fantasy standard "meet in a tavern" might be a variation of this. Problem: It's just plain dumb. Players might sabotage such introductions and find something else to do.
Exception: If the players take their time to talk to each other, develop friendships and explore common interests this hook might be reasonable. It depends on the players and the circumstances their GM creates for them."
I think I have a variant that is not so plain dumb... hopefully.
"Callast stopped by the notice board again. It was still there, the ink fading slowly, but it still called for noble heroes to help, and still promised a fitting reward. But no adventurers have been around lately, and the townsfolk seemed too conservative. Callast felt his fingers itching. He might as well as try it himself... but he is no group, and has no friends that would join him. But there must be others like him!"
The players simply recruit themselves. One or more of them issue a call for anyone wishing to become an adventurer, to form a group to be exact.
And they may still meet in a tavern the first time. ;)
- They know they are beginners, bloody beginners.
- The guy(s) issuing the call have a leading position initially. It can of course change over time, but is a good thing for the first few disputes, and worthy if some player(s) are more experienced. Provokes initial getting-known roleplaying too.
- It can actually offer the party some leverage. If there is a public need, they might be borrowed equipment, demand some training from local militia, etc. The employer may also help with funding (seeing there is no one else for the job).
- If they team up for some some clear purpose, they have less space for sabotaging it.
- It's not the tavern thing anymore. They have to have some life they leave behind, when they _decide_ for adventuring.
Well, I hope it's different enough... if it works with music bands (sometimes), it should work with adventurers, too!
Another method I have employed with some success, is to have all of the pc's in the same mercenary company. I know from my own experience that you meet many different types of people in the military, ones far removed from your own normal spheres. Mercenaries in most rpg's allow the pc's greater freedom of action, and will more readily have diverse skillsets in a small group--plus you usually don't have to all wear the same outfit. As the historic mercenary was responsible for his own equipment & training, this fits most pc-types better. Variations on this can be for the pc's to control the company, or as low-ranking troops assigned various missions. It certainly helps if the players know that this will be a mercenary campaign in advance, or there is a risk that one or more will create characters that absolutely do not belong in a mercenary group, due to skills, equipment (or lack thereof), or have prepared backgrounds that are very much opposed to joining a free company.
Midian uses a built-in mechanism for grouping the characters. The default backgrounds assume that each character is a lower-class peasant from a small town in Formour, and that they have never left the immediate area, nor been involved in any real battle. It is much easier to gather everyone together, if most of the group are old friends who grew up together.
Various players of Midian have started something of a guild culture, similar to those found in MMORPG's. This gives the pc's a common employer & home base, along with a reason to stick together--mutual support is the main reason to join an adventuring guild. This also makes it easier for later characters--or even starting an entirely new campaign--if everyone joins an established guild. It doesn't hurt matters any that the concept of a guild as a group of characters spills over into the guild as a group of players--synonymous with a gaming troupe.
The characters are all students in the same academy and are either close to graduation, or are beginning a new term. Their classes are designed around certain aspects to suit your individual setting. They have assignments or classes that put them in real world scenarios having them work through them as they normally would.
The adventure begins when the characters are on an assignment or a class. The academy is attacked and razed in their absence and they must find another way to return. They are also being hounded by an unknown player for reasons not clear to them, but having to do with them being associated to the academy in the first place.
Their goal is now common cause as everyone in the party has the same people after them and they must discern who it is and why.
Blackrose Acadamy
Mourngrymn -
Some characters start with a background directly from the street, so why not the whole group?
All PCs are effectively homeless. Some may have a provisory home, but no one has a stable background or job. They may be beggars, thiefs, minor handymen, living of the refuse of others, or find other ways to survive.
This could be a different kind of adventuring: seen from the bottom, the splendid city may show its true dirty face, with the ever-present corruption, and most people turning a blind eye to you. The characters may very well distrust each other, but know the others are needed, and how bad it is to be alone. Maybe they want to become honest citizens in the end, or just wish to climb up the social ladder, no matter how.
Plot hooks:
- A benefactor of them has died, and left some property in his/her last will. It may have the usual plot hooks attached (is cursed/monster infested/disputed/...) or may be a plot hook itself (the usual mystical amulet/parchment/map with strange writings). Other heirs may cause problems, too.
- A benefactor of them has been murdered, but the corrupt police/militia/court sentences someone from the street instead of the real guy. They start to investigate on their own... murder mystery.
- The street people start to vanish because of something dark (a cult/necromancer/cannibals/manhunters/...). Of course, nobody cares, but the PCs want to, or need to.
- They form a street gang, but the local crime scene is too hostile. Instead of petty theft they have to survive.
- Being what they are, (socially) invisible, they overhear a critical information that could be worth a lot of money. Of course, those that can pay may prefer to silence them.
- Being what they are, (socially) invisible, they overhear a critical information important for the city/barony/kingdom, that could earn them status. Nobody trusts them of course.
- They all start to exhibit the signs of a certain disease not uncommon on the street; while initially harmless, if uncured it is terminal within a year... so they need the expensive or rare cure.
Problem: potential for playing 'evil for evil's sake' or 'chaotic' characters that do whatever suits them at the moment. Requires a clear motivation and background for each PC. They also may need a reason to stay together, once successful. May be a short campaign with a nitty-gritty feeling, or a success story how a few nobodies achieved greatness. Or a fine start to a 'Poverty Campaign'.
Know the movie? I am sure you know. What better a reason for a few teenagers to team up, when they have done something bad, but managed to keep it secret from everyone... except for the killer that knows, and wants to make them pay now.
In the Ancient Gamer categorisation they may be "Old Mates", but this is really "Forced cooperation".
- it is almost mandatory for some PCs to die
- is only the initial starter, the group may split once the problem is dealt with
- probably best for short campaigns OR as a world-introduction adventure (perhaps for mystery/intrigue and similar campaigns? Or even horror?). Or as an introduction to roleplaying.
- the players may not like to be forced. On the other hand, especially if they are fans of this kind of movies, they may have great fun with the crime and the punishment.
Alternative: I know what you did a century ago.
More fantasy-ish, but certainly not bound to it: the character's parents (grandparents, ...) have done something bad, and the children have to pay. Or they have done it themselves in their former lives.
The problem is now to identify the problem itself. What happened then? And why did the revenge thing start now?
The mysterious killer may be replaced by a curse.
(I apologize for heaping the cliches here, but can't help it. :) )
The PCs awake in an unknown place underground with a massive headache, actually, everything hurts them. They need to piece together the foggy memories of yesterday, until they get this story:
It was a great evening, with rivers of ale flowing, and lesser amounts of most any type of alcohol to it. At some point, drunken enthusiasm and an idea of an unknown source has led these ordinary, decent citizens into the local haunted house, to defeat dem monsters and find the treasure. Now, anyone (sober) more than ten years old knows there is nothing spooky in that house. Still they went in, and after some bumbling around started digging in the cellar... which collapsed. It is a miracle they are still alive.
Finding a few traces (and bodies), they will learn of a great evil, that was sealed away here by some real heroes centuries ago. It seems the place is getting unstable, and the evil may be still around... they better get out.
A terrible villain, maddened arch-wizard, or an alien invader has tried to do what these people usually do - and failed. Before the plans could be really unwound, they were taken out by some random heroes, lab accident, betrayed by disloyal flunkies, or even defeated on the field of battle. Whatever, the end of his story is the beginning of yours.
The PCs are members of a completely different species (orcs, trolls, demons, aliens, ...), transmuted/genetically altered/whatever to resemble the typical species of this world. Some of them might have been volunteers, but after the horrors of transformation none of them roots for the villain (they might even had a role in his downfall). Some of them may have been sold out or duped by their families or clans, been criminals or just picked up by random. Now they are seen as monsters by anyone that knew them. So where do they go? Try their luck with the people they look to fit in. Maybe they were released by the original heroes as captives and feel impressed and/or duty-bound.
- they will have some some serious misinformation about this world, generating fun for the GM and players
- on the other hand, they might have useful, exotic skills and abilities (and some quirks... they are experiments after all)
- they better keep their exact origin a secret
- their conditioning is not complete, but they may discover to have some odd compulsions :)
The problematic part is to not let them devolve into sociopaths, that have no connection to the society around them. It may provide for a fun entry into a new world.
The Manchurian Candidates
The PCs were captured by the bad guys or the opposing side in a war and brainwashed. They were freed or could escape before it was completed, but find themselves without memories in a war-torn land. They need to find out who they were and fight off the compulsions the other side has already implanted in them... they would be also of great interest to their own side, so they need to be careful. Could make for some intense roleplaying.
The PCs are the followers, apprentices or employers of true, authentic heroes (the players can design the larger-than-life heroes for fun). Riding out to yet another noble quest, the powerful group is hopelessly overwhelmed, falls to a truly lethal trap, or is burned to a crisp by a dragon, whatever suits best. And who stays behind? Yes, their unqualified underlings - and their only option is to run. They need to find a way out, while the old way is sealed, fight through or trick the lesser servants of the main bad guy, hold on to anything left from their masters, survive and get back to civilization. Not that they would be much appreciated, but at least they will be alive... and may already have a mission for life. Insert any latent disagreements and the usual trouble that comes with inheriting someone's position, and fighting to be recognized as such in the first place.
This is one of the coolest adventure intros I've ever heard of. I have not used it, nor was I so privileged to have been present when it was used.
"You are fixed firmly in the goings-on of your normal, routine life (however routine, or not-so-routine it may be), when suddenly you are unfixed. Literally! Yes, you find yourself floating, for lack of better descriptive terms, your mind a blurry mish-mash of random thoughts and memories, nauseating colors, and dizzying mists. Just as you expect to blank out you begin to recover, the blurriness fading, colors melting, your mind returning. Your surroundings, however, have changed. You look about, finding yourself in an unusually dark room seated at a table along with X other people. All of them seem as bewildered and confused as yourself. Before you can speak you are spoken to. A resonating voice rings forth:
'You have been summoned.' "
At this point the Dungeon master should describe himself - yes his/her actual self - to the party as fading into view before the table where it is revealed that the DM is summoning the party members to accomplish some task.
The PCs are all Apprentices in their various fields. One day, it is discovered that their village/town/etc is under some form of iminent threat (advancing horde, dragon seen nearby, James gang riding in, whatever). The town leaders get together, and decide that someone needs to go get help from regional authority (the duke, the marshal, you get the picture). They don't want to send any members of the local constabulary since they will be needed to keep the peace/defend the village, so they ask the Masters to send their best Apprentices to ride for help. The logic being that the best students can be trusted with the job as well as being competent to do it.
The fun comes in when the players decide if that's true. Maybe they are the Master's best pupil. But maybe, they are the worst, and the Master wanted them far away so they didn't mess up the defense of the village. Or maybe they have a relationship with the Master beyond what simply teacher-student. It could be romantic (either condoned or illicit), or it could be familial. Whatever it is, the Master sends the PC for help to get them out of the village and out of danger.
Hopefully, the party will at least have enough top grade students to fullfil their duty (and survive), but it's the other students that will make the job interesting.
(seen this somewhere else before but missing here)
War is over
After years of fighting, the war is finally over and things are slowly returning back to normal. Only a fool would disband the troops which are used to killing and looting and unleash them upon the general population. Fortunately, the High Command isn't staffed by fools. The existing army units are slowly dissolved, integrated into militias and similar outfits and carefully released from service. Some lucky deserving people are rewarded with land and positions. A few of the worst and most bloodthirsty end up executed. Some are sent into the colonies, work details or other milder punishment forms.
That still leaves a large bunch of miscreants that cannot be easily let go.
The PCs are problematic soldiers, camp helpers and hangers-on that find themselves assembled from several units that no longer exist. Like some other groups, they are given orders to perform a specific task - spy on the enemy, take out some monsters, figure out what's happening, find a random thingy. The tasks are designed to keep them occupied for a time and if they pissed off their superiors may be outright deathtraps.
The Command fully expects that many of these folks will die or desert in the process. A few might prove useful and become troubleshooters or adventurers. Some may go criminal but that's unavoidable and with a death sentence for desertion will hopefully stay far away.
The players can choose some rather problematic characters and can choose to go any number of ways from redemption to darkness.
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For my birthday a couple of months back, my friend & ex co-worker Jen gave me this cupcake kit that was the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I squealed, giggled and hugged the package to my bosom, and was ecstatic for the rest of the day. You see, the cupcake kit came with two dainty and flowery designs for cupcake liners, and the most delicate and beautiful princess cupcake toppers I have ever seen. Thank you once again, Jen!
Too. Much. Cuteness. I. Cannot. Handle. It.
There are four princess in total, two redheads and two blondes, and they each have a different dress and are just to die for. As you can see, just writing about them makes me giddy. It took me a while to think of a cupcake that would be worthy of these princesses: without further ado, let me introduce to you the royal chocolate hazelnut cupcakes I baked and topped off with cream cheese frosting and butterfly sprinkles. The cupcakes were moist and nutty and chocolatey and everything I could have hoped for – but I think I enjoyed them just that much more because the toppers are so gosh-darn adorable.
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup ground hazelnuts
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter. softened
- 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces (1 cup) cream cheese, softened
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease your cupcake tins.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, ground hazelnuts, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes. The mix should be pale and thick.
- Add in the butter. Mix until combined.
- Now, add in the buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until well incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture in 3 increments, making sure that everything is smooth. Lumpy is not good!
- Now, spoon evenly into the cupcake tins. These rise a bit, and then fall in the centre, so you don't have to be too worried about spilling over.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool. If some of them haven't dropped in the centre during baking, they will now while they are cooling off. No worries, that'll give you plenty of room to pipe in some delicious cream cheese frosting!
- In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cupcakes however you see fit.
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Hey M&M GMs and fans!
We've been getting deluged with requests from stores and conventions for people to come run Mutants & Masterminds 2E games. Our volunteer demo team coordinator had to abruptly withdraw from the position last year for personal reasons and his position has been vacant for far too long.
We need your help! Of particularly pressing need, the nice folks at Avalon Conventions (running ConQuest LA, January 13-16 at the LAX Hilton and Conquest NW here in the beautiful Seattle area February 17-20) are looking for people to run games. They're offering a free 4-day badge and a t-shirt for anyone who runs 8 hours of games. Please let me know, by e-mail or PM, if you sign up to run anything, and we'll throw in a little something extra in the way of prize support for you!
Meanwhile, if you're interested in a fun and rewarding volunteer gig as Green Ronin's Demo Coordinator, let me know. I'll be looking to fill the position when I return from my Christmas vacation.
Convention Support Needed!
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Month: March 2015
Embellish Your Own Party Generously Making Use Of Flower Bouquets
It's something concerning went up by which make it so unique. An additional incredibly prominent claiming which recommends your timeless charm in addition to relevance of flower affirms ""A blossom by any additional brand would certainly aroma because special – Shakespeare"". There are numerous plants these days but a Flower might be noticeable of all, there'll hardly ever be an individual on this entire world that can not acknowledge any blossom. Any kind of Increased is popular just by a number of titles across the world yet it's most definitely acknowledged by way of joints as well as fantastic scent. Roses have an unique worth whilst gifting and also festivities likewise. Countless flowers are used to aid to make in addition to group, nevertheless when Roses are utilized, points acquire extra unique! It's fascinating to see there are different emails which will certainly get associated with the color along with amount of roses employed in the bouquets along with several which are produced from that.
Every blossom has its very own importance and is great items to give in various situations. A new blossom we understand of around the globe is the flower. Carnations have come to be fragile plants as well as want rigorous therapy in order to lengthen its existence. To share delight in together with thanks to an individual, the most basic way is thru a Flower Bouquets. If you are offered the wedding bouquet as well as wants to show an individual enjoy them back, taking excellent treatment of the particular blossoms given to choosing essentially one of the most obvious method it. Carnations make the excellent gift for practically any kind of celebration mothering Sunday, being wed wedding anniversary, Valentine's, or perhaps a birthday. You do not have to wait for special event; tulips are a good way to permit someone recognizes you're considering these individuals.
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The aroma of remove floral intrigues perhaps the fussiest individual. An effectively covered fresh brand-new flower bouquet succumbed on special celebration will surely developed the environment associated with a person correct make him delighted. From large event to be able to house warming, open public unique event to personal event, bouquets can obtain almost everywhere. The real scent regarding flowers aids setting up a charming setting specifically where every person feels as though psychologically informed. As flowers posses this form of strength, they're conscientiously talented in all of the situations that's deserving of event. An entire brand-new is the primary free of charge present upon birthday celebrations, wedding event anniversaries, marriage and also this type of circumstances. Even so, simply a lot of blossoms are not nearly enough to supply the point. The cautious variety of bouquets is very important in order to help make the recipient absolutely happy with your very own present.


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Serap Aksoy, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Departments & Organizations
School of Public Health: Climate Change and Health | Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases | YSPH Global Health Concentration
Office of International Medical Student Education
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Microbiology
Yale Institute for Global Health
MacMillan Center: African Studies
Office of Cooperative Research
Serap Aksoy, PhD, came to Yale as a postdoctoral fellow in 1982 and worked her way to Professor in 2002. From 2002-2010, she headed the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. She serves as editor in Chief of the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and chaired both the NIH/NIAID Vector Biology Study Section (2010-2012) and the WHO/TDR, Molecular Entomology BL5 (2008-2012). Dr. Aksoy's lab aims to understand the biology of host-pathogen interactions--in particular in tsetse flies, which transmit African trypanosomes and harbor multiple symbiotic microbes. A graduate of Vassar College (BA) and Columbia University (PhD), Dr. Aksoy has lectured around the world, and maintains ongoing collaborative research programs with the National Livestock Research Institute (NaLIRRI) and Gulu University in Uganda, and Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) in Kenya. The laboratory at Yale focuses on the development of novel methods to ultimately reduce tsetse populations in the field, or to reduce their ability to transmit disease. Studies in Uganda focus on the epidemiology of Sleeping Sickness disease. Together with BRI and her colleagues at Yale, Dr. Aksoy has been involved in an international training program to expand research capacity in tsetse-transmitted diseases in east Africa. As the EIC of PLOS NTDs, she works to build research and publication capacity for global neglected tropical diseases.
Education & Training
|Columbia University (1982)
Honors & Recognition
Research, Innovation and Leadership AwardConnecticut Technology Council (2016)
Honorary FellowEntomological Society of America (2015)
Fulbright ScholarUnited Stated Fulbright Commission (2015)
Honorary FellowAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2014)
Ambross Monell Foundation (2006)
Robert Leet and Clara Gutherie Patterson Trust Award (2000)
Culpeper Foundation Biomedical Initiative Award (1998)
Columbia University Graduate Scholar Award (1978)
National Science Foundation Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research (1977)
Human African Trypanosomiasis Control Uganda (2012)
Develop innovative vector control for HAT
Human African Trypanosomiasis Control Uganda (2012)
Develop innovative vector control for HAT
Tsetse Transmitted African Trypanosomiasis Kikuyu, Kenya (2011)
Tsetse transmitted Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) has re-emerged and poses a major public health crises in Sub Sahara. There are no vaccines and efficacious drugs for control of parasite infections in the mammalian host. In contrast, control of the vector insect tsetse populations can...
Evidence Based Control Strategies of Sleeping Sickness Vectors Kikuyu, Kenya (2011)
This Fogarty International Research Collaboration award (FIRCA) proposal is on tsetse fly population genetics in order to support the ongoing Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) control activities in East Africa. The parent grant (NIAID R01Al068932, 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2012) addresses the molecular...
Trypanosome, Tsetse Kenya (2010)
Tsetse Transmitted African Trypanosomiasis (Africa)
Trypanosome, tsetse Kenya (2010)
Molecular Aspects of Tsetse and Trypanosome Transmission
trypanosome, tsetse Kenya (2010)
New Strategies for African Trypanosomiasis Control
Tsetse Kenya (2010)
Evolutionary Genetics of Tsetse and its Symbionts
Tsetse, tryopanosomiasis Kenya (2010)
Tsetse Fecundity Reduction for Trypanosomiasis Control
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya (2010)
Tsetse - Trypanosome Interaction
Education and Training China (2010)
Li Foundation Yale-China Training Program
Genetics - Yale-Fudan Collaborative Program China (2008)
The Yale-Fudan Collaborative Program is a co-training program between Yale and Fudan University. Within this program, pre- and postdoctoral students from the Genetics Department of Fudan University conduct research at Yale for a two-year period and return to China to receive their degrees from...


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Kinetec 6080 Elbow CPM Unit
Anatomically correct passive motion of the elbow joint with or without synchronised pronation/ supination of the forearm. It is convenient and easy to use in a bed or chair.
Post-operative treatment using this device provides an effective deterrent to stiffness and loss of range of motion.
Anatomical movements
- Extension/Flexion
- Extension/Flexion with synchronized pronation-supination
Easy to use in bed or in chair
Technical data:
Patient height: from 1.40m (47) to 1.90m (63)
Patient arm length: from 50cm (19.7) to 72cm (28.3)
Speed: from 40° to 135°/minute
Machine weight: 21 kg(46.2lb)
Dimensions: 72cm (25.3) x 65cm (25.6) x 130m (51.2)
Exclusive Load Reserve ensures patient protection when excessive force is exerted on the joint
Simple hand control: Start/Stop/Reverse
The patient can stop and reverse the movement at any time
Type B Class I electrical device
Inclusive of Stand
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By the end of 2008 I'll have spoken at ten conferences, as well as user groups in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. So far, I'm only scheduled to speak at one conference in 2009: Scotland On Rails. I may speak at others, but I think I'm taking a break next year.
The hotel where most speakers stayed
Scotland On Rails had a great vibe, very much like Canada On Rails, which I went to in 2006 - independent, entrepreneurial, not a lot of big companies. The speakers were fantastic, Edinburgh is gorgeous, and for those of you who like to drink and argue at conferences, drinking is so much better in the country that invented scotch. (And arguing is better with Perl veteran, champion heckler, and professional beard-tamer Piers Cawley around.)
From the site:
Last year over 100 attendees and speakers from around the UK, Europe and US came together in Edinburgh for what keynote speaker and Rails core member Michael Koziarski recently described on stage in Berlin as "the best small conference" he had ever attended.
The call for proposals is open. Submit a talk. It's going to be fun.


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Belle Sorokin didn't want to spend her retirement years sitting in her condo watching Judge Judy, so she went to volunteer at Lee Memorial Health System.
Twenty years later, Sorokin is still volunteering. And even as she enters her triple digits agewise, she has no intention of stopping as long as she is able.
Sorokin and members of the volunteer staff and Cape Coral Hospital officials held a party to celebrate her 100th birthday Wednesday and to present her with tokens of appreciation, as well as a letter from the CEO.
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Belle Sorokin talks to the media.
When Sorokin moved to Florida 20 years ago, she was encouraged by her son to become a volunteer so she wouldn't "vegetate."
"I followed that advice and volunteering has enriched my life," Sorokin said. "It's a wonderful feeling knowing you're helping somebody. At the same time, it's helping me feel good."
Sorokin started by volunteering at Lee Memorial Hospital before coming to Cape Coral Hospital seven years ago. At both places, she found many wonderful friends who have allowed her to continue enjoying what she does.
Sorokin comes in every Wednesday morning and works four hours, stuffing envelopes or putting together emergency information packets that are distributed to the community, according to Teresa Frank-Fahrner, program coordinator for SHARE Club.
Those four hours a day have added up. She has put 7,043 volunteer hours for Lee Memorial Health System.
The party featured Wenda Piascik, vice president of patient care services, reading a letter from CEO Jim Nathan, thanking Belle for all she's done.
Donna Bradish, director of volunteer services, presented Sorokin with a certificate to commemorate her time, while Frank-Fahrner gave her a picture of them together.
There also was lunch and a birthday cake, to which Sorokin was very appreciative.
"If I had a good knee, I'd go dancing," Sorokin said as many laughed. "I'd be the belle of the ball."
Sorokin said despite being a centenarian, she still plans to rack up more hours as a volunteer.
"I'll stay as long as I can and as long as my supervisor will let me," Sorokin said. "As long as I am needed, that's the whole idea."
Sorokin began volunteering while living in Michigan in her 20s, working for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and other organizations, besides working as a medical secretary at a hospital.
"It's a feeling I wish everyone could have, and it makes me feel fortunate. I've had doctors ask me what's my magic," Sorokin said. "One doctor told me I must have had a wonderful life. Wrong."
Sorokin was born during World War I. When the soldiers came home, she said she "learned what poverty meant." She lived through the Depression, World War II and other tough times.
She said maintaining a good attitude helped her get through it.
"There's a saying: The weak shall perish by the roadside and strong string shall inherit the earth," Sorokin said. "If you're going to weaken, and you give in and feel sorry for yourself, you're finished. Stay the course and the road will get smooth again."


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I've been doing a bit of organizing around the house lately. My two latest "projects" have been to (1) clean out and reorganize my closet and (2) file/recycle my magazines. Since I'm a bit OCD, my most recent magazine issues are in one neat pile, but that pile has grown pretty tall in the last few months. I subscribe to about 10 magazines and I haven't organized that pile in about 4-5 months. I always keep certain magazines like Fine Cooking, Cook's Illustrated and Saveur, so they go straight to their respective magazine sleeves on my bookshelf. With the other magazines, I spend some time flipping through the issue again to decide if it's a keeper or for recycling.
If the entire issue is great, it's a keeper and I file it away neatly on my bookshelf. Sometimes I don't see anything worth keeping so I'll toss the issue in the recycling bin or give it to a friend or family member. And other times there will be one or two recipes worth saving like this brownie recipe from the June 2007 issue of Gourmet. I don't remember seeing it when I first got the magazine back in May. Or maybe I did see it and my memory just isn't as good as it used to be. Either way, it's on my radar now.
I love these brownies. I added some grated bittersweet chocolate to the brownie batter to increase the chocolate factor. For the cheesecake part, I used mascarpone instead of cream cheese so my version was a bit creamier and less tangy than the original. Like many brownie recipes, these are quick and easy to make. But the addition of the cheesecake batter swirled into the brownie batter really made these special.
Cheesecake Marbled Brownies
(adapted from Gourmet magazine, June 2007 issue)
For brownie batter
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, grated (or very finely chopped if you prefer)
For cheesecake batter
8 ounces mascarpone, well softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Make brownie batter:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
Heat butter and unsweetened chocolate in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, whisking occasionally, just until melted. Remove from heat and whisk in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt until well combined. Whisk in flour and grated chocolate until just combined and spread in baking pan.
Make cheesecake batter and bake brownies:
Whisk together cheesecake batter ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Dollop over brownie batter, then swirl in with a knife or spatula.
Bake until edges are slightly puffed and center is just set, about 35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
~.~ But wait, there's more...
If you want to use up the 1 egg white that's leftover from making the above cheesecake marbled brownies, try these super easy amaretti. I use unblanched (skin-on) almonds, but blanched almonds would be much more refined and very "tea with your pinky finger up".
(adapted from Donna Hay's Modern Classics 2)
(makes 12 cookies)
3.5 ounces (100 grams) ground almonds
1/2 cup granulated or superfine sugar
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 egg white
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
Preheat over to 350F.
Whisk together almonds, sugar and flour in a bowl to combine. Then mix in egg white and both extracts until well combined.
Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and place on a parchment line cookie sheet. Flatten the balls of dough slightly. (Note: I like my amaretti soft so I don't flatten the balls of dough too much. If you want the cookies to be less soft, flatten the balls more.)
Bake at 350F for 13-14 minutes or until lightly golden.


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Be your own Banksy. Show your appreciation for street art in Bristol with this spray can design.
Represent your hometown with a tongue in cheek design. Illustrated by Jenni Sparks, these pins and keyrings spin straight off her famous maps for a wearable nod to your favourite places.
Pin: approx. 2.5cm
Keyring: approx. 3cm
From tattooed biceps, boxes of fried chicken and the infamous can of Red Stripe…they speak for themselves. Choose from a variety of locations including Brighton, Soho, Brixton, Chelsea, Islington, Shoreditch, Hackney, Peckham and Camden. Measuring no more than 3cm and made from sturdy enamel, these designs are a subtle but strong embellishment to any coat, bag, or keychain.
"Designing the area themed pin badges was a lot of fun. It was really great to work in a completely new medium. I enjoyed incorporating a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour into illustrations that summarised the feel of the place. I am always fascinated by symbols and reducing information down to it's smallest point, and creating these pin badges definitely challenged me in that way." - Jenni Sparks


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Archive for the '30 Day Blog Challenge' Category
Choose your Business Model
Posted August 16, 2013on:
- In: 30 Day Blog Challenge | business | Business Models | Career | Challenge | Entreprenuer | Networking | Relationships
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Welcome to Day 11 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge!
This challenge has been an excellent experience so far, I'm learning, actively growing and able to expand my knowledge. Now to get down to the nitty gritty:
Which business model is best for you and what one revenue stream is most feasible?
Yesterday I discussed my two key options for streams of revenue. Today I'm narrowing it down to just one and explaining why. As Natalie discusses in today's post the two most viable business options are selling yourself vs. selling others. I know that sometimes I tend to sell myself short and not highlight my skills as effectively as I could. However selling myself and my expertise is certainly something I can stand behind and as projects and clients come into place, I'll have a clear idea of how effectively I'll be able to promote the project based on my skill set.
That behind said the one revenue stream which will work best for my business model is active. Why? The hands on approach of interacting with others through coaching, trainings, seminars or one-on-one sessions will work great with my personality. As a extrovert I get most of my energy from being around others and working closely with them to ensure success. I recently took a work compatibility test and received my strengths card via Good.co
Taking the test and reading through my score was an excellent way to put business and my work ethic into perspective. It helped me identify the places where I can increase my skills and take a look at the places where my personality type could pull me off track.
What are you strengths which work best with your business model?
The Invisible Cheerleaders
Posted August 14, 2013on:
- In: 30 Day Blog Challenge | Books | business | Career | Challenge | Empowerment | Entreprenuer | Inspiration | Motivation
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After a 24 hour writing break (I know, who needs to take a break from writing? Right?) I'm back to continue on with the 30 Day Blog Challenge. Writing has been easier during the past 7 days and today's prompt is:
Whose online business do you admire most and why?
Obviously The Suitcase Entrepreneur who went from working a 9-5 job to traveling the world while building her business and encouraging others to follow her path.
Laura Kessler – A Music Business professional who also has a virtual business. She provides coaching, vocal performance, consulting, executive communication and more. The first time I talked with her I was impressed with how knowledgeable and personable she is. Our first conversation lasted over an hour and even thought we were working on the same project I walked away uplifted and encourage to promote my virtual business.
Seth Godin – I was first introduced to Seth Godin's books, namely, Linchpin: Are you Indispensable? which I wrote about in a previous post. Seeking to create change and go against the norms, one always runs into people who tell you point blank "You're wrong, the system is the system for a reason, because it works!" Reading Seth Godin's books opened my eyes to the fact that even though there are accepted norms on society, we can create new norms by being unique.
There are many more people and businesses who motivate me to press on. I like to call them the invisible cheerleaders because although they don't know it, they have encouraged me to live life to the fullest and broaden my impact on others.
One of the reason I'm driven to succeed is because I was born a middle child. You know what they say about middle children, statistically they are often overlooked and feel left it. It wasn't that I felt under-appreciated growing it, it was just that I was always part of the crowd, and with four lovely sisters it was hard to stand out.
Breaking out of that crowd and going off to do my own thing made me realize that although it is fantastic to belong somewhere, it is much more rewarding to strike out on your own and create success from those ventures. There are many sources of inspiration along the way.
Who or what inspired you to take your unique path in life?
What Keeps you Motiviated Daily?
Posted August 12, 2013on:
- In: 30 Day Blog Challenge | Books | business | Career | Challenge | Empowerment | Entreprenuer | Health | Inspiration | Motivation
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You have trained long and hard, and there's no way you're not making it to the finish line. Years of hard work and training are not about to go in vain. You cross the finish line and the crowd goes wild, cheering for your great accomplishment. The greatest joy you feel is from within. Why? You set out to do something you'd never done before, you took a chance, gave it all you had and finished strong. That great sense of accomplishment comes because you finished what you started. You went for the challenge and made it happen.
That, my friends, is exactly how I will feel when I complete The Suitcase Entrepreneur 30 Day Blog Challenge. And guess what it's not too late to join. Challenge yourself!
Today's prompt is:
Which key tools will you turn to regularly to maintain your mindset and how will you use them effectively?
I am a highly motivated individual already, but that doesn't mean I don't need external motivators. Here are the top ways I maintain my mindset.
Every morning my alarm clock goes off with a reminder to workout, something that reminds me why I even made that commitment in the first place. Right now my alarm notification reads "Time to Run" since I'm training for a half-marathon and it's also a song I love by Lord Huron.
When it's time to head out the door to work I have another push notification scheduled, this one is just a reminder "Your attitude shapes your day. You've got this!"
I follow inspirational boards on Pinterest and check-in ever so often to find a beautiful quote of the day.
I read success stories of others who have been when I have been and want to go where I want to go (like The Suitcase Entrepreneur)!
I push myself a bit more each day to move forward and do what I have never done before. After all when I up the stakes and beat it, it's winning my own game. And let me tell you, I like to win!
How do you stay motivated daily?


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Welcome to Logan Custom Guitars
Logan Custom Guitars specializes in custom crafted electric guitars to fit your style!
My name is Bob Logan (read my story), and I have been involved in music most of my life. I have been building and servicing guitars for over 25 years, and I devote most of my time just working on them. I specialize in the T style, which is the best guitar ever made! Of course, I can also accommodate your custom guitar and bass wishes as well!
I produce the natural wood tones and grain patterns for a unique finish and my guitars are one of a kind. I have a line of my preferred colors; however, I can accommodate your custom color choices also. My specialty is to expose the wood grain and texture and apply a nitrocellulose lacquer gloss finish to expose the beauty of the wood. No grain fillers are applied in this process. I do not do high gloss finishes.
Perfection is my ultimate goal – just let me know what you're looking for, and I will create it!
(Logan custom guitars is not affiliated with Fender Music Corporation in any way. We do not build Fender guitars in our shop.)


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Cayena Molida
(Capsicum frutescens)
The Capsicum genus includes mild peppers and hot chillies, such as tabasco, jalapeno and habanero. Cayenne is a favoured ingredient in Creole and Cajun cooking, giving the gumbos and seafood dishes their distinct flavour.
The active ingredient in chillies is capsaicin, found in the skin, seeds and inner ribs of the fruit. Modern research is looking into the pain relieving properties of this substance. It is already known to help arthritis suffers when applied topically in cream form.
In Peru, where chillies have been cultivated since before the 15th century, they have been used in food, as medicine and as currency. They are also considered an aphrodisiac.
When Columbus set out to discover India and rich spices, he landed in the New World instead and discovered the locals (whom he decided to call Indians anyway). He also found the chillies that they were growing. Black pepper was very expensive, so once the discovery of this new pungent plant spread to Europe, and rest of the world, it was welcomed as an easy-to-cultivate, affordable alternative. All modern chilli varieties descend from the ones discovered in the Americas.
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The Old Trainer: Young dogs don't always stop to think
Dear Old Trainer: Your training tips worked wonders with Zipper, my big 2-year-old mixed breed, but he still has one bad habit. He behaves for days, then, just as I relax, he grabs any item left on the ground at the dog park and takes off running. He doesn't chew it up, just plays keep away. It's the only bad habit he has ever had. Will he ever learn to stop it?
– Georgia, Walnut Creek
A: Yes, when he matures a little.
At two years, Zipper is still a teenager. He knows how to behave, but stealing an object and running, everyone yelling and chasing him while he plays catch me if you can, is so much fun he can't resist a walk on the wild side now and then.
There is a wonderful saying in Spanish, "cosa mala nunca muere" – a bad thing never dies. Anyone watching weeds flourish while the tomato plants wilt agrees with that saying, and it is just as true in dog training.
A dog never forgets his favorite bad habit, he just quits doing it when the desire to please you becomes stronger than the habit.
If Zipper takes time to think, he resists the impulse, which is why he behaves most of the time, but an immature mind doesn't always take time to think.
Keep an eye on him and he will tip his hand when he is about to fall off the wagon. His ears will come up, his eyes will get excited, and he will assume the "play position," spreading his front legs and dropping his chest close to the ground.
If you interrupt him at that point by calling his name and touching his neck, you break his focus on the bad habit and remind him you are the boss.
Be patient and keep working with him and always pet him and love on him when he does it right.
Dear Old Trainer: Our 18-month-old lab/golden mix, Shaka, is a wonderful dog, but is so big the bathroom looks like a hurricane hit it after we bathe her. She has a great time, but it wears us out. Is there anything we can do?
– Gene, Fresno
A: Yes. Bathe her outside.
Call her over to the garden hose, use a leash to keep her in place, then run water over her entire body, including head, feet and tail. Move your hand through her fur to ensure the water is getting down to the skin. Talk to her and pet her to keep her calm. If she starts to shake, grab the fur on her neck and tell her, "don't shake." You don't need shampoo unless she's rolled in something sticky.
When you finish, say "shake," and pet and praise her when she does.
Dry her with a towel and let her roll in the grass if she wants. You'll both have a good time, she will smell good, and her coat will be fluffy. Make it fun and she'll come running the next time you pick up the hose.
Bathe her once a week in warm weather, once a month in cold.


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NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – A quick start Saturday, Feb. 8, helped lead Manchester University to another pivotal victory in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The Spartans, improving to 11-10 overall and 8-6 in the league, kept their hold on fourth place in the HCAC with their third victory in the last four games, side-stepping Rose-Hulman (8-13, 6-8) 47-38. They scored 19 of the game's first 22 points en route to a 27-12 halftime lead before the Fightin' Engineers managed to move as close as seven in the second half.
Senior forward Erynn Meiklejohn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) topped the Black and Gold with 13 points which included a pair of three-point buckets. She also blocked two Rose-Hulman shot attempts. Junior center Alyssa Hammond (Osgood, Ind.) added nine points and four rebounds.
MU, which opened a set of four of its final five regular season games being played at Stauffer-Wolfe Arena, hosts league rival Anderson University Wednesday, Feb. 12. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.
NOTES: The Spartans took sole possession of fourth in the conference due to the win and a Bluffton University of Ohio loss at Franklin College … Meiklejohn registered her eighth multiple-blocked shot and 10th double-figure scoring contest of the year … Junior guard Jocelyn Hamilton (Columbus, Ind.) increased her run of multiple-assist games to 21 with two to share the team lead with junior guard Alyssa Smith (Bluffton, Ind.) and junior forward Abby Lang (Indianapolis, Ind.).


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Welcome to Yosokan Dojo
Thank you for visiting the official website of Yosokan Dojo. As the owner and Chief Instructor of Yosokan Dojo I invite you to explore our world of martial arts experiences. We are a teaching and training center that honors the history and traditions of Japanese jujutsu and sword—these ancient arts that continue to inspire me, my students and our international organizations. Thank you for taking the time to visit us and I hope you will find the information and galleries beneficial as well as inspiring.
Here at Yosokan Dojo we offer classes in traditional Japanese Jujutsu and Japanese Swordsmanship. The style of jujutsu being taught is KoKoDo Jujutsu founded by Irie Yasuhiro, Soke, of Saitama, Japan. The major style of Japanese sword being presented is Muso Shinden Fudo Ikken Ryu, Battojutsu founded by Machida Kenshinsai, Soke, of Nodashi, Japan. I have been a private student of these two world class teachers for many years as well as a private student of Ivo Belmans, Sensei, of Laakdai, Belgium (KoKoDo Kyushin Ryu Kai, World Organization). Through the inspiration and legacy of these three teachers, it is my wish that we can offer an exciting, powerful and fulfilling journey to all.
Please take a few minutes and look around. Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions on how we might be of better service. Enjoy!!
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Dimensions: Moose: 3" x 2.75" x 1.25". Buffalo: 3.5" x 2.5" x 1.25". Bear: 3.5" x 2.5" x 1.25"
Number of Cavities: 1 cavity each design
Ounces: 4.5 ounces each
Our Animals soap mold will appeal to campers, hunters and anyone that loves the outdoors. Included are beautiful designs of moose, bear, and buffalo. Perfect for a lodge or campground!
Milky Way Soap Molds can tolerate temperatures of 135-145 degrees F. Above these temperatures, warping may occur. Soap is easiest to release 12-24 hours after cooling.
This high quality Animals Soap Mold is great for for making custom soaps, candle tarts and countless other craft projects. Mold #186
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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team is back at work in terms of adding to the future of the program as head coach Steve Payne announced the fourth signee of the 2014-15 recruiting class recently, junior college transfer Torrance Rowe.
A guard out of Eastern Florida State College, Rowe will join the likes of Savonte Frazier, Josh Bougher, and Aleksa Jugovic in Payne's most newest group of signees.
"Torrance is a guy we've had a relationship with for awhile now," Payne said. "We've been impressed with his energy level, his toughness, and his high basketball IQ, as well as his ability to shoot and handle the basketball. We're going to look for him to be a great teammate and fun guy to coach and go to practice with every day.
"A lot of the weaknesses we've had in the past have been centered around shooting the basketball and creating shots," Payne added. "He's really good at both of those aspects of the game and we think he will be a great teammate and great locker room guy as well. His junior college was very successful and he played for a good coach in Coach Shulman. All in all I think he'll be able to play both guard spots for us and make an immediate impact."
Torrance Rowe
5-11 – 165 – Guard – Atlanta, Ga. – Eastern Florida State College
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Rowe averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 assists and 3.0 rebounds for Eastern Florida State College last season, earning Florida College System Activities Association Southern Conference Player of the Year honors. He shot nearly 40 percent from the floor and knocked down 38 percent of his 3-point attempts while leading the Titans to its second straight conference championship. While at EFSC, Rowe took home NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Player of the Week honors as well as being named Honorable Mention several other times. He started all 30 games last season, recording a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Rowe on why he chose Tech:
My relationship with Coach Payne and the rest of the coaching staff was really the driving force for me becoming a Golden Eagle. I felt a really good connection with the coaching staff and players and they did a great job of making me feel comfortable right away. I also instantly connected with all the guys on the team. I already knew a few of the guys, so that was nice to have some people I was familiar with.
Rowe on the city of Cookeville:
I loved the city of Cookeville and campus when I visited. It's smaller than what I'm used to, but the good family atmosphere really sold me. There's a good support system for Tennessee Tech athletics and I really loved that.
Rowe on what he brings to the table:
I think I can bring just a strong mental approach to the team. I want to be a solid point guard, kind of a floor general, both on and off the court. I want to be the guy that gets the team going and pumped before and during games. I think I'll bring toughness and an ability to keep people focused.
Final thoughts from Rowe:
I'm just very anxious to get there and start working right away. I can't wait to work hard and help Tech win an OVC championship and make the NCAA Tournament.
Eastern Florida State head coach Jeremy Shulman on Rowe:
Torrance is just a fantastic player and great individual. He does so many things on the court that help his team. He's a tough kid and he's a winner. He just flat out score the ball, but he's much more than that. Torrance can distribute the ball and defend the ball really well too. That's a big reason he was our Conference Player of the Year. He had just a fantastic season and I think he's going to be an outstanding player for Tech.
Off the court, he's just a really good kid. He's a little quiet when you first get to know him, but he opens up after awhile and he is a really funny person. He's had a tougher life than most people, but he's a better man for it. He's fun and great to be around.
I think he'll be able to go in to Tennessee Tech and produce right away. He can score and he's a guy that can't stand to lose. Torrance is a fiery competitor and I believe he's ready to go in and become an impact player for the Golden Eagles.


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A commercial or industrial food mixer is an essential tool for any bakery or commercial restaurant for mixing batters, doughs, icings, sauces, and more. All-purpose planetary mixers are great to have on hand for stirring batters, whipping cream, and blending ingredients. For mixing tough, dense doughs, choose a powerful spiral mixer, the largest of which can handle hundreds of pounds of dough per batch. Find new attachments here for grinding meat, chopping vegetables, and more.


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The exercise science degree provides students with a strong science foundation that emphasizes preparation for further specialized graduate study or direct entrance into a related career field, such as fitness management, fitness journalism, ergonomics, prosthetics, nutrition, pharmaceutical or medical equipment sales, coaching, or mind-body studies. Some of Ithaca's exercise science graduates can be found teaching at the University of North Carolina, providing research assistance for the U.S. Olympic training center in Colorado, and in private practice in osteopathic medicine.
Our flexible, broad-based program combines major courses with a large number of electives. In addition to core courses in exercise science, you'll take classes in other disciplines: communications, humanities, social sciences, computer applications, ethics, and the applied sciences. Courses in the major emphasize current research as well as its practical application. Our professors often collaborate with their students in meaningful research projects; in fact, students frequently present their findings at professional conferences sponsored by such organizations as the American College of Sports Medicine.
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This large format, comprehensive, high quality encyclopedic art book covers the history of animation throughout the world, focusing heavily on the creative engines of Disney, Warner and now the new, small production CGI houses. The astonishing success of Finding Nemo and Shrek have brought animated films into the mainstream and highlighted an immense enthusiasm for the techniques and methods of the world's greatest animators.
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Breaking addiction, finding joy
Chelsea Jones | 10/18/2013, 9:08 a.m.
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Family members and friends may wonder, "Why can't they just stop?" While a number of individuals may be thinking, "Just one more drink." Nearly 1 in 10 teens and adults in America suffer from alcohol and drug addictions. These addictions affect the lives of the individuals suffering from addiction, as well as the lives of their loved ones and the individuals' jobs or livelihood. With so many individuals affected, it – in turn – affects the community as a whole.
To combat this issue, over a hundred people gathered for the third annual Caron Cares symposium, hosted by Caron Texas, to learn about alcohol and drug addiction, treatment and recovery on Sept. 27 at the Dallas Omni Hotel.
The symposium was held to celebrate National Recovery Month, which is observed during September. Located in Princeton, Texas, Caron Texas is an alcohol treatment and drug rehabilitation facility that offers care to men and women struggling with addiction.
This year's event featured Tim Cowlishaw and Laurie Dhue as keynote speakers. Cowlishaw is an awarding-winning Dallas Morning News sports columnist, panelist on ESPN's Around the Horn, and author of Drunk on Sports; and Dhue, a former anchor for CNN, MSNBC and FOX News, hosts For the Record at TheBlaze.com. Both delivered triumphant stories of how they overcame their battle with addiction to reach their current state of sobriety.
Cowlishaw recounted that his drinking habit started when he began his career as a journalist, explaining that since most of his colleagues drank, he felt obligated to drink in order to be a part of the culture. However, Cowlishaw's drinking progressed into a serious problem.
He related that after he would have drinks with his colleagues following work, he would go home and drink again by himself in an attempt to relieve stress. He mentioned that most people were unaware of his habit.
In 2007, after having maintained his drinking habit for more than a decade, Cowlishaw mentioned that he experienced three incidents that eventually convinced him to get sober. One incident was when he was stopped by a police officer for driving on the wrong side of the road. The police officer cited him for a DWI, arrested him and took him to jail.
His DWI and arrest persuaded him to stop driving while he was drinking. However, he didn't stop drinking. During the second incident, he was admitted to the hospital for a fractured skull; and during the third incident, he was hospitalized after having a seizure.
While he was in the hospital recovering from his seizure, his teenage daughter was scheduled to give a speech at her drill team's banquet. She wanted her dad to be there; however, doctors told Cowlishaw that he couldn't leave the hospital.
Cowlishaw said that's when he made the decision to abstain from alcohol. He was able to quit drinking on his own and has been sober ever since.
Dhue imparted that she started drinking heavily in college. She attributed her overindulgent behavior to having grown up in a household with strict parents. She described how her drinking habit worsened following graduation and that she also started to use cocaine.


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Tuesday, 21 June 2011
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4 comments:
- Taste Junction said...
Hi, Just discovered this contest. How do I join? And what's the criteria of the best entry - is it creativity with ingredients, great pictures or delicious entries? Do I check the winner's space for next ingredients?
- 21 June 2011 at 23:56
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Hi & Welcome!
Paper Chef is open to anyone, whether they have a blog or not. The idea is to be creative with the selected ingredients, write up the recipe for your creation & take a photo of it. Obviously there are varying standards of photography, with some better than others, but generally its the concept &combinations of the ingredients that intrigues. This year the ingredients are randomly selected by the Paper Chef host & posted here on the first day, Wednesday, of the challenge (see the dates to the right). Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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Oh wow! Thank you!! I am thrilled :o))
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Since this is new to me I hope someone tells me what I am expected to do now...?
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Law is a wonderful career with lots of professional avenues. Thousands of young students all over the world aspire to make a career in Law. Almost every one of them keeps an ambition to complete his graduation from one of the prestigious Law Universities in the world. The US and Canada have some of the finest Law schools. A large number of undergraduates seek admission to these schools. These students come from all parts of the world with different socioeconomic backgrounds, undergraduate curriculum and grades. Also the number of seats available in these schools is limited. This is why it becomes necessary to judge the capabilities of these aspirants and form a merit with the help of entrance examinations. The Law School Admission Council (or LSAC) in the US has introduced one such test called Law School Admission Test (or LSAT).
LSAT is a standard entrance examination for admissions to most of the Law schools in the US and Canada. For ABA (American Bar Association) approved law schools taking this test is a must. In the profession of law one gets quite challenging assignments. To perform ones task correctly one has to have the ability to understand things right in the first place. One should be able to think objectively without any bias over the facts available and have the ability to organize these facts in a correct structure and make logical inferences out of it. The law schools teach you what law is and how to apply the laws in any situation using these abilities. So these become the prerequisite for any candidate aspiring to make a career in law. LSAT is aimed at checking the reading and verbal reasoning skills of a candidate and his command over written English. Its score can be a measure of how well you will do at a law school.
LSAT is conducted four times in a year. It is approximately a four-hour long exam. Wrong answers do not fetch negative marks. This encourages the applicants to attempt all the questions. The idea behind this is to measure how well you can come to the right answer when you do not know the one directly. One can apply various techniques for this. The most favorite one is of course an elimination process. An elimination technique is the one where you intelligently conclude that a particular answer is not the correct one and ignore it.
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LSAT comprises of five sections of multiple choice questions and one section for writing an essay. Out of these five sections, four sections are scored and the 5th one is not scored. LSAT has two sections based on logical reasoning, one based on analytical reasoning and one based on reading comprehension. The fifth section of LSAT exam is experimental and can be based on any one of the three mentioned above. Each of these sections is made up of 24 to 26 questions approximately. The experimental section is not graded and is used for internal assessment and towards the improvement of the exam pattern.
Logical Reasoning
In the logical reasoning section, the candidate is tested for his ability to evaluate an argument and analyze it correctly. The candidate is given an abstract situation or text and is expected to bring out logical inferences from it. One has to select the logically correct answer associated with the question posed.
Analytical Reasoning
The second section of LSAT is the analytical reasoning section designed to test the applicant's ability to analyze situations and draw conclusions. Questions are mostly based on logic games. It checks your ability to apply the set of guidelines or rules to a given situation and bring out a conclusion.
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