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Taxation and the Ex-Dividend Day Behavior of Common Stock Prices
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The behavior of stock prices around ex-dividend days has been suggested as evidence for tax-induced clientele effects and as a means to estimate the average effective tax rate faced by investors. In this paper these possibilities are examined theoretically and empirically. Theoretically it is shown that the measured price drop per dollar of dividend may provide a biased estimate of the effective tax rate. Looking at the volume of trade around ex-dividend days we show that the conditions under which it would be unbiased are unlikely to hold. Strong evidence, based on a broader database than that used by previous investigators, is presented for the presence of the clientele effect.
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Diane Max, a major donor to Planned Parenthood, called the offer "an absurd play" and said Mr. Trump had been "sympathetic to a woman's right to choose until it was politically unpopular" for him.


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You shall meet enemies three...
Okay so according to Chris Avellone the "enemies three" that were spoken of are Fhjull, Trias, and Ravel. I can understand Trias and Ravel but why Fhjull? He's very incidental to the plot. He may wish you harm, but he's hardly the only character in the game who does. Is there something I'm missing?
- Just to put this in here, THIS is the official Quote: Deionarra: [to Nameless One] You shall meet enemies three, but none more dangerous than yourself in your full glory. They are shades of good, of evil and of neutrality given life and twisted by the laws of the planes.
- The entire point is that the characters are "twisted", we have Fjhull (evil but doing good) Trias (good but doing evil) and Ravel (a Night Hag who genuinely loved someone, values freedom but voluntarily stays in a cage... complicated) They all hold pieces of information that you need.
- Bah, the creator knows nothing. The Nameless One's third enemy is clearly himself - whether in the form of the Transcendent One or just the hell he's condemned himself to. Fhjull isn't even an enemy; he's a convenient source of help that just happens to hate you in a general sort of way.
- If you kill Trias, which frees Fhjull from his contract with him, you will see a cutscene showing him happy to finally be free. Right then he suddenly remembers that he has met you before but doesn't say anything more. Perhaps something that got cut out at the last minute?
- This Troper always assumed that it was Trias, Ravel and Pharos, and nothing can convince him otherwise. Oh, and to respond to the one above that claimed that "Him Self" was one of the three, that is wrong. Him Self was mentioned in the prophecy. The full quote went "You shall meet Enemies Three, but none of them more powerful than your self in your full glory..."
- You mean Pharod, right? He isn't very twisted though.
- None more dangerous than yourself in your full glory. So yes you in your full glory(the transcendent one.) is one of your enemy but separate from the enemies three. And it can't be pharod because and i quote "Given life and twisted by the laws of the planes.", pharod is mortal, mortals are born OF the prime not OF the (outer)planes, even if he was born in Sigil. The three the developers mentioned fit the prophecy all are planar creatures, and all have been twisted from their natural state by those same laws.
- SO Trias is a Lawful Good being but has been twisted into evil due to higher goal, Ravel is Chaotic but is fiercely loyal to the (idea) of the Nameless One, and XXXX is evil but does good because of.... Why? and Who? Help me here, I have pondered this question for like a decade. Or maybe it is Fhjull, a extra-planar who does "good" (e.g. help you) because of a curse. But that is a let-down, so lets ignore that reality and replace it with our own! Wait, Pharod loved his daughter and love is a un-evil act. Throw me a bone here!
- Might you in your full glory refer to the synthesis of the Nameless One and the Transcendent One? The being that you become when you merge them at the end of the game and that talks in CAPITALS sounds pretty dangerous to me, as it is the Nameless One with all the abilities of his past incarnations. This might free the Transcendent One up to be one of the Enemies Three.
- As neat as that would be... no. Remember that that ending, although the best and most fulfilling one, is just one of the possible endings.
- The novelization (that does not exist) that mentions that the unspeakable crime that The Original Nameless One made was a deal with Fhjull. So maybe the three is linked to the original. Fhjull was the reason that you seeked immortality; Rhavel is the one that gave you immortality and Trias... damn, that was almost something.
- Trias is the one who keeps you immortal, by lying to you when you meet him in Curst. The SOB. There isn't that better? :)
- I figured that Fhjull was the one who signed you up for the Blood War, prompting you to see Ravel, who was the one who let you find an escape clause. Trias, by the end, is the only one who actually has the solution to your curse. Their twisted natures are explained above, but their roles in your life seem fairly clear to me.
- Holy shite, that fucking WORKS! (Oh, and throw in the one who forces you to accept your fate at last - You Self In Your Full Glory)
- Avellone gets most of his stories cut by the time the publisher wants to ship. It would have been more fleshed out otherwise.
- As far as I'm concerned, "enemies three" refers to Ravel (the shade of evil), Trias (the shade of good), and the Transcendent One (the shade of neutrality). I base that last one on the fact that, contrary to what is recorded in your journal, Deionarra does not say, "but no more powerful than you in your full glory." What she actually says is, "but none more powerful than you in your full glory." In other words, "you in your full glory" (the Transcendent One) is one of the three enemies in question.
- But "none" more powerful than you in your full glory, meaning none of these three are more powerful than you in your full glory.
- Fhjull was much more important in an earlier version of the script, where he was "behind it all" as stated in the Adaptation Decay entry on the main page. Therefore, the original enemies three are indeed Trias, Ravel and Fhjull. In the reworked release script, his role was severely diminished, leading many (myself included) to redefine the three to Trias, the Transcendent One and Ravel.
- This troper would like to suggest that the shades of Good, Neutrality, and Evil given life and twisted by the laws of this planes are actually the Good, Paranoid, and Practical incarnations. None of them are more dangerous than yourself in your full glory... because they're you.
- This makes sense. The Good incarnation being good, the Paranoid incarnation representing evil, and the Practical incarnation being the epitome of true neutral as described in the players guide. He does horrible stuff but not to be evil, just because it's a means to an end. This is in contrast to the indiscriminate killing and horrible stuff the paranoid incarnation did.
- I'd rather say that the Paranoid is Chaotic Neutral and the Practical Neutral Evil. Our current incarnation is absolutely horrified when witnessing actions of the latter in Private Sensorium (i.e. his betrayal of Deionarra). Heck, he even made TNO CRY (I don't know if it happens during evil playthrough though).
- Something that others might want to consider, Ravel is a Night Hag, a being of the gray wastes, a NEUTRAL EVIL plane. Night Hags are all Neutral Evil as a rule, so Ravel could very well be the enemy representing evil twisted by the planes. Trias is agreed to be good twisted by the planes, and I'm at a loss for neutral twisted by the planes, suggestions welcome.
- A possible Fridge Brilliance I had today: The canonical Enemies Three are Fhjull, Trias, and Ravel, but it's been pointed out here that the three Incarnations work pretty good as well. Does anyone remember what one of the main laws of the planes is? That means there could be a third set as well! Pharod could be one in the third set, that just leaves two more...hmm...
So what about the archer guy? They mentioned him a bit right before we entered the Fortress, and that's that? I'd've loved to know more about him.
- He's in the Mortuary actually, if you want to talk to him... (he's kind of... Not-living at this point though so you need Stories-Bones-Tell or Grace's Speak-With-Dead) You don't learn much more but a few tidbits.
- His name is Xachariah and apparently he was an alcoholic. Also, because Nameless defines crazy prepared, you left a few items inside his body to help you out later.
- I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the coolest part, not only was he an excellent marksman, he was also BLIND!
- It's also worth noting that Xachariah is Deader Than Dead. The Practical Incarnation died in the Fortress of Regrets and needed a soul to resurrect, and Xachariah's soul is the only one from the Practical's party that isn't accounted for.
Total recall?
I'm not all through the game, but is it a plot hole that when you start the game, you don't remember anything because you died, but during the game you can die all you want and you still remember everything?
- The Practical Incarnation went through a ritual that was going to stop the Amnesia, but he found out that it wouldn't work for X regenerations and was therefore useless to him.
- Huh ? I don't remember any of that. I always figured the Nameless One remembered stuff because 1) he kept a thorough journal this time around, Memento-style and 2) his team would quickly fill him in (off screen) each time he died. Hopefully without leaving out some inconvenient bits...
- That was mentioned... once... in the first level. One figures the writers threw that in as a handwave and later decided to make it mythical (and more reasonable). And remember, neither Morte or The Namless One knows that he will remember this time. [Well, unless the dices really hated you during that zombie-battle.]
- Huh ? I don't remember any of that. I always figured the Nameless One remembered stuff because 1) he kept a thorough journal this time around, Memento-style and 2) his team would quickly fill him in (off screen) each time he died. Hopefully without leaving out some inconvenient bits...
- Furthermore, it made him vulnerable to losing his mind for GOOD if something can steal his memory again...
- Don't they say at one point the amnesia happens randomly?
- I remember once that death-by-shadow was what took your memory away, which is why they're so dangerous to you.
- Logically, setting aside other explanations above, the memory loss must not happen after every death. After all, your other incarnations set up puzzles that required you to die in order to pass through them, suggesting they also took it for granted that they could die over and over without excessive risk. In previous incarnations, the loss of memory must have been either random or happened only after a large number of deaths.
- This is explained (sort of left-handedly) by one of the entries in the Paranoid Incarnation's journal (the trapped dodecahedron). He says that he spoke to a man who told him that after three more deaths, he would stop forgetting things, but he would forget himself (i.e., "die") before that happened. Obviously, the version the player controls is the result.
- During the end conversation with The Transcendent One, you can say that your mind is weakening with every death, and that eventually you won't be able to think for yourself anymore. Maybe the ritual didn't work, or its mention in the dodecahedron is a plot hole. Then again, I was rushing through the game so I could see the ending on that playthrough and I didn't read that entry.
- Or possibly the ritual was a form of Equivalent Exchange: Instead of 'wiping clean' your memory with every death, your mental faculties just degrade a miniscule bit with every death.
- During the end conversation with The Transcendent One, you can say that your mind is weakening with every death, and that eventually you won't be able to think for yourself anymore. Maybe the ritual didn't work, or its mention in the dodecahedron is a plot hole. Then again, I was rushing through the game so I could see the ending on that playthrough and I didn't read that entry.
- Actually the developers explained why this happens. It's been so long since Ravel's spell was cast that the magic is starting to deteriorate. As the memory loss was part of the spell it now ceases to occur. The downside is due to the spell weakening he's very close to losing his mind for good, hence the game is a race against time for The Nameless One to either die or regain his mortality before that happens.
You should check the skeletons in *my* closet...
Isn't the Nameless One basically a lich? His soul has been removed from his body and placed in an external vessel (the Transcendant One), and until the vessel is destroyed or merges with the NO (reuniting his body and soul), he comes back to life whenever he is killed. Obviously, the fact that he's alive and not undead is a significant difference, but it seems odd that his semi-immortality is so unbelievable to certain people, when it's not entirely unprecedented in D&D.
- Because he's not undead, and he doesn't lack a soul. His mortality is what was taken from him. There are dozens of ways in the D&D universe to identify liches and other undead, but he wouldn't be outed by any of them. He's unique in that he is a true immortal, and those are exceedingly rare in D&D.
- And, as far as I can remember, a Lich never had their phylactery conspire to keep them a brain-dead amnesiac for all eternity.
- Further, from what this Troper remembers of liches in DND, upon death, their body reforms where ever the phylactery is.
- That said, it's likely Ravel was at least INSPIRED by liches. Essentially, he's a Living Lich, whose phylactery is functionally indestructable...or should be. Pity the ritual was...flawed.
Clap your hands if you believe
In the Planes, Clap Your Hands If You Believe is an actual law of physics, allowing you to do things like make a plant grow by willing it to or create a person out of thin air by telling enough people the same lie about your name. Although this is apparently not necessarily common knowledge, so most people wouldn't be able to exploit it, it's not really adequately explained why those people who do know aren't all powerful Reality Warpers.
- Because usually, said belief goes up against the consensus belief in reality of everybody else nearby. Minor changes like making a plant faintly more healthy by faith is possible if nobody else is around to actively disbelieve it, and The Nameless One is a special case that makes the creation of a stand-in easier, but big changes require more belief than any single person possesses and ends up chafing against the beliefs of everyone else nearby, who are usually in the majority.
- It also *is* possible to become a Reality Warper in the Planescape setting. See the Nameless One arguing someone out of existence, figuring out that, by believing he can make himself cease to exist, he can, oh, and lets not forget magic which is not just possible but ubiquitous in every D&D world setting ever and ultimately amounts to someone causing their belief about how the universe should be to come to pass through sheer force of will. Most people just don't have the force of personality/ enlightenment to attain this.
- That said, there is a faction in the setting the game is based on called the Sign Of One who essentially all believe they are Reality Warpers, whose belief literally keeps the world existing. They tend to be extremely solipsistic.
- The Godsmen are a more "outward" form of this belief, apparently.
- The Godsmen believe in karma and reincarnation. Their belief is basically that every time you die you are reborn into a new life state depending on how you've lived your life up until this point. They're called 'godsmen' because they believe all beings have the potential for divinity in them, and their goal is to become gods.
- tl;dr on this subject: The most evident example of how the Clap Your Hands If You Believe effect of the planes works is when Curst plane-shifts into Carceri because of the chaos unleashed in the former area. You have to re-balance the events in that area in order to keep things from further falling apart because everyone's collective understanding of their surroundings is changing and you need to change them back. This means that there's an invisible system of "Paradigm vs Paradigm" that is never truly explained in-game or anywhere for that matter, where the presiding paradigm of a local area's population defines its shape and substance.
- Further examples: The Hive is a filthy trash-pit because it is where individuals whose minds reflect its surroundings gravitate to, which further influences its state as a filthy pit. If one individual from a different ward decided to go force the Hive into being a clean and tidy ward through sheer force of will, he would need to have to beat out the collective paradigm of the residents of the Hive and, indeed, every individual who has memories of the Hive being the Hive and also be able to believe hard enough to change the physical matter of the Hive etc etc. However, changing small details within the world is fairly easy to achieve by one individual. Creating Adahn through belief or changing something small like how fast a plant grows. To be perfectly redundant: if you tried to make all plants in Sigil grow fast, you'd be fighting everyone's perception of how plants grow. This is also why the Lady of Pain does not allow gods in Sigil or for others to worship her, because of the fear of a collective shift in the paradigm of Sigil as a neutral zone. And furthermore, it is both why gods exist and why the planes exist. Gods are beings of intense will and they can distort reality at will, but even they only to an extent, and on top of that it's implied that gods themselves only exist because they have followers who believe in what alignment/worldly aspects they represent.
- If I'm understanding this correctly, the Nameless One couldn't have just faked his death and had people advertise this at the beginning of the game, since he didn't ~know~ that group thought could affect reality in this way? Or how would that work out?
- Actually it bugs me more the creation of Adahn. When given the option to say it, it doesnt appear with the *(lie) I am looking for Adahn * it appears normaly. Wasn't that name supposed to be a lie given the context of the situation? Why does he say it like it was true? does that mean that TNO ACTUALLY believes that there is someone named like that (believing his own lies)? or its just a typo on the dialog?
- I think it works like this: TNO spreads the belief that a person named Adhan exists by introducing himself with that name. When enough people believe that, Adhan really comes into being.
- So if all it takes is to gather a bunch of people to believe the same thing to warp reality, then what happens when ALL people believe that warping reality by pure force of will is IMPOSSIBLE?
Cool swords?
Why, oh why, can't I just use a freaking sword?
- You can, but there are only a few lying around. The main reason is that the game was averting the usual cliche of a sword being the fantasy weapon. Quite a bit of the game is aversion / deconstruction of usual rpg cliches.
- Well, it's not like you can use someone's fingernail (or you own ripped off arm) as a weapon in every game, so I'd say, this evens it out at the very least.
- Enforced: Word of God said no swords, just like they wanted a chaste succubus, an evil asshole angel and an affable devil. Baldur's Gate has plenty of swords if you're wanting!
- Could possibly be justified in that most of the game takes place in the Hive and the Lower Ward, which are the two poorest wards in Sigil. Historically, swords were a weapon associated with nobility and the like. Remember that copper commons are the standard currency here and not gold.
The ending.
People keep talking about maybe hell won't be so bad with lifetimes of experience. But the Planescape setting has people who die and become petitioners forget everything!, its said in game and even shown through Morte not remembering anything from before he died. ((Although he remembered being the cause of an incarnations death))
Doesn't it send rather a bleak message when you've worked to regain your identity and mortality, and then forget everything in hell.
- I don't think it's bleak at all. It's making things RIGHT, putting TNO back in the natural circle of life on the planes instead of stagnating in a corner poisoning lives and spawning shadows wherever he goes just so he won't have to face the music. Sometimes you have to man up and take your punishment, and I like to think our hero finally did.
- No, no, no, I mean the potential amnesia is what is bleak, not being sent to hell.
- The amnesia is part of the natural order, though. You die, forget the petty details of your mortal life, and are sent to the next stage based on what you did and who you were the first time around. So, like dying, TNO has to finally do what everyone does and stop dicking around.
- I think his death amnesia is the same general thing as petitioner amnesia. So he'd probably remember.
- Besides, he entered hell with his "all-knowing" journal, even though he discarded it.
- No, no, no, I mean the potential amnesia is what is bleak, not being sent to hell.
- Wait... on further recollection, Deonarria, and the undead died with their memories somewhat intact, so what's going on?
- Undead aren't petitioners, since they haven't passed on. As for the Nameless One, well, maybe the immunity to death-amnesia still works after getting your mortality back? Not to mention, since there's a fairly good chance of TNO not being Lawful Evil by the end, he wouldn't naturally be going to Hell. Maybe that messed things up?
- His final alignment won't matter. Remember that the evils of the original self were so great that all the horrific evils of the later incarnations were as nothing in comparison, and the good deeds would never be enough to shift the balance. So even if you end the game Chaotic Good, you've still got a huge tab run up at the Lawful Evil table and they aren't going to let you run out on the check. :P
- Undead aren't petitioners, since they haven't passed on. As for the Nameless One, well, maybe the immunity to death-amnesia still works after getting your mortality back? Not to mention, since there's a fairly good chance of TNO not being Lawful Evil by the end, he wouldn't naturally be going to Hell. Maybe that messed things up?
- I hear they rushed the release and the various endings were supposed to be more... varied. That's incidentally what the Good/Neutral/Bad Ending music themes were meant for.
- The nameless one isn't a petitioner when he goes to the Gray Waste at the end, because he didn't die. He's now mortal, but that's not the same. Evidently his doom of being dragged there to fight in the Blood War was conditional upon his being mortal but not upon his death.
Miraculous Morte
- If you ask Kismaxi Adder-Tongue from the Brothel of Slating Intellectual Lusts to teach Morte to be more abusive... Morte waggles his eyebrows at her. The floating skull WAGGLES HIS EYEBROWS. I'd say you fail biology forever but it's almost certainly intentional.
- If there were only one being in the entire multiverse that was able to wiggle his eyebrows suggestivly without actually having ones... it would be Morte.
- "Morte waggled the supraorbital margin, supraciliary arches, and frontal eminences of his frontal bone at her." It just doesn't roll off the tongue very well.
- If there were only one being in the entire multiverse that was able to wiggle his eyebrows suggestivly without actually having ones... it would be Morte.
Deal With The Dustmen
- Are there any consequences to selling your body to the Dustmen?
- Yes, your alignment changes. Or at least, you get a truckload of alignment points towards a specific one.
Ignus's Alignment
- I know the character page says that Ignus is Chaotic Neutral rather than Chaotic Evil because "his mind is too scrambled for malice", but isn't wanting to burn down existence for the sake of burning down existence inherently Chaotic Evil regardless?
- Is fire Chaotic Evil? No, it's just fire. Fire elementals are Neutral in Dungeons and Dragons, too. Ignus is basically a hybrid between a mentally ill human and a fire elemental now. He isn't sane or aware enough to have real intent behind his cruelty or get off on others' pain...he just burns things. And depending on how you read his ramblings he seems to believe that burning things makes them beautiful/sets them free. He's Blue and Orange Morality at worst, if a hideously scary example.
- But just about every creature native to the Elemental Plane of fire is evil, and this is even lampshaded somewhat in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium volume III. Ignus, in this troper's opinion, is a pretty clear example of Chaotic Evil.
- Really he's Obliviously Evil, since he does bad things but he doesn't know that they're bad. It's up to the individual to decide if that truly makes him evil or not. On the other hand, if someone was able to get it through his head that randomly setting things on fire is Not Nice, would he stop or try to control himself, or would he keep doing it anyway? That's what would determine if he was really evil or not.
The Good Incarnation's Death
- If you ask the Good Incarnation how he died, he says that he was hunted down by Shadows on Bytopia. But it's possible to find out that the Good Incarnation is also the First Incarnation, i.e. the original Nameless One. This opens up two problems: 1) The First Incarnation was killed by Ravel to see if her spell worked, not by Shadows; 2) Since no one had died in the Nameless One's place yet, there shouldn't be any Shadows coming after him. The first of these problems can be solved by saying that he was the first incarnation of the Nameless One to arise after Ravel killed him, but this still brings up the problem of having more that one Shadow after him (remember that the Good Incarnation says "Shadows", not "A Shadow".
- It's possible I'm remembering this wrong, but doesn't he tell you that shadows killed him before you can get him to reveal that he was the first? In which case, he was presumably just lying, not wanting to get into the fact that he is the original incarnation.
- That does sound reasonable.
- He was, indeed, lying. Considering how easy it is to miss the conversation path that leads to him revealing himself it's easy to get confused over multiple replays of the game.
- Yep, he's lying. You need a pretty good intelligence score on the Nameless One to even get that option.
- It's possible I'm remembering this wrong, but doesn't he tell you that shadows killed him before you can get him to reveal that he was the first? In which case, he was presumably just lying, not wanting to get into the fact that he is the original incarnation.
- How did he know about the shadows in the first place? The first shadow was created by his death (and by extension loss of memory).
- Remember, you're speaking to him in your mind. He seems to be aware of much of what happened after his death, shadows included, probably because he has access to your memories. He is you, after all. Or you're him. Whatever.
- Who or what is Yemeth? Why is that the last entry on the list of terms used to describe the Nameless One, first in his own tomb and later by the pillar of skulls?
- Apparently it's a name he went by in a previous incarnation. There's a "Pendant of Yemeth" in a quest that was cut from the game (you can add it back in with mods), but it doesn't shed much light on anything. You just get the pendant from a person that you kill, give it to a fiend, and get some experience and that's it.
- Actually, that quest does have a fairly significant bit to it, as it explains who Yemeth was and what the pendant did. The pendant is supposed to make its wearer immortal by using the energies of captured souls. Yemeth wanted to be immortal, but didn't want to become a lich, so he made the pendant as an alternative. The fact that it's the last name displayed on the tomb and that the original incarnation said he had committed horrible atrocities, it isn't too much of a stretch to say that Yemeth was the Nameless One's first incarnation. Obviously, though, that would mean the pendant didn't work — or perhaps he tried to destroy it after realizing that it was kind of on the Evil side of the scale?
- More likely, your former incarnation Yemeth wore the pendant for some other reason. Others mistook it for the cause of his immortality.
- Apparently it's a name he went by in a previous incarnation. There's a "Pendant of Yemeth" in a quest that was cut from the game (you can add it back in with mods), but it doesn't shed much light on anything. You just get the pendant from a person that you kill, give it to a fiend, and get some experience and that's it.
No Armor
Why is there no armor or shields available? There are plenty of weapons available, including axes, clubs, daggers, severed limbs, and this is a society in which such weapons get used to resolve disputes on a fairly regular basis, which would suggest that people would realize the value of armor and shields pretty quickly. And clearly Sigil is a society with the capability to manufacture armor. The Mercykillers clearly wear armor. So why can't you buy a suit of armor or a shield for the Nameless One?
- Same reason there's no swords (as mentioned above). Shields and shining armor is such a staple of traditional fantasy, which this game really wanted to avoid.
- It's also a staple of fighters that don't suck. Well before Caster Edition, mage characters are much more effective.
Morte's alignment
All partymembers but Morte are registered as neutral. I can get Morte's chaotic side, but I don't get how he's registered as Chaotic Good. For example, I find Fall-From-Grace to be more benevolent than Morte and she's Lawful Neutral.
- Well, Fall-From-Grace probably should be neutral good, but as for Morte, the good alignment makes sense when you consider why he's following The Nameless One. Morte has stuck with him even in his more brutal, murderous incarnations simply because he feels he must atone for wronging The Nameless One in the past. It's especially selfless considering he doesn't even know if he's actually guilty or not.
- Fall-From-Grace is very kind to you, but she's also demonstrably willing to deal with all variety of terrible beings without any hint of moral disgust. There's no indication that she has any interest in performing compassionate acts for people she doesn't know and like personally.
Fall From Grace's fate
If The Nameless One wills himself out of existence, his companions will keep being dead. What happens with Fall From Grace in this case? She's a demon. Will she be banished back to the abyss and meeting demons who are not too happy of her non-evil behavor?
- You also can't Raise outsiders. Maybe it's because she lives in Sigil, maybe it's because of her beliefs, but Fall-From-Grace seems to live and die like a mortal.
Wall of the Faithless
- After playing Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer begs me the question. There are many nay-theists in the Planescape Setting. Will they suffer the same fate as nay theists in the Forgotten Realms?
- No. The Planescape setting consists of The Multiverse, of which Aber-Toril (the world Neverwinter Nights is set on) is only one small Prime Material world. The Wall of the Faithless explicitly only applies to people from that setting: It was made by Myrkul with the other gods' consent to force all mortals from faerun to pay homage to the gods (did we mention Myrkul is a jerk? Myrkul is a jerk). Planescape characters that are atheists or pay lip service to gods, become pertitioners of the outer plane that matches their alignment and temperament. The truly faithful go to their god after death, who each have their own domain/territory in one of the outer planes.
- Word of God is silent on whether or not a faerunian character could escape that fate by planeswalking to the planescape setting. 2nd edition was the last time the two settings interacted at all, at which point it was still up to Rule Zero.
- Worship of any god is forbidden in Sigil. Wouldn't the truly faithful get mazed or impaled (or whatever the Lady of Pain has in store for them) before they had the chance to go to their respective gods? The Lady of Pain definitely has god-like powers, so it is possible that she might be able to prevent the faithful from ascending to their gods' home plane.
- Not true. There are plenty of temples in Sigil, and priests of almost every deity. While the gods themselves can't enter the cage, their proxies can (and do). Worship of the Lady will get you mazed, and so might worshipping the Aoskar, the dead god of portals (he was killed by the Lady of Pain).
- This troper's guess is that the differences between faerunian and planar cosmology are little more than a massive Continuity Snarl. It's up to the DM (or the writer of whatever mod or fanfic) to decide the ultimate fate of any particular sod in the multiverse.
- No. The Planescape setting consists of The Multiverse, of which Aber-Toril (the world Neverwinter Nights is set on) is only one small Prime Material world. The Wall of the Faithless explicitly only applies to people from that setting: It was made by Myrkul with the other gods' consent to force all mortals from faerun to pay homage to the gods (did we mention Myrkul is a jerk? Myrkul is a jerk). Planescape characters that are atheists or pay lip service to gods, become pertitioners of the outer plane that matches their alignment and temperament. The truly faithful go to their god after death, who each have their own domain/territory in one of the outer planes.
What can change the nature of a man?
- Whatever you believe can change the nature of a man, can. Who is the 'you' in that sentence? Anyone at all, another way of saying anything can change it? The man to be changed, such that whether an experience can change him depends on his beliefs, on his attitude going into it?
- It's a poetic way of saying that anything that is sincerely believed in can change the nature of a man.
TTO's lack of forethought?
- It is stated that TTO's entire goal is to be left alone and to not be bothered by TNO. But, if that's the case, then why didn't he go out of his way to kill Ravel and Trias long before TNO could get to them?
- Maybe he wasn't strong enough?
Second chances
- As we all know, the way that the Lady of Pain deals with people who upset her is by mazing them first as a "warning" and then killing them if they manage to escape but don't learn their lesson. Why is it possible for the Nameless One to get mazed in the game if he has already been mazed earlier in another life (as evident by the journal and hammer found in the Player's maze)? Wouldn't the Lady just kill him since offending her at this point would already count as "strike two"?
- Maybe she's aware of his immortality, and judges each incarnation separately?
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Here is a comfort food that I always look forward to on damp and chilly days. This meatloaf recipe is not only healthy and delicious, but it is also simple to make and fun for kids to eat.
What you need:
2 pounds ground beef
1 egg, beaten
1 onion, finely chopped
What to do:
Combine all ingredients and bake at 350 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.
Optional: Spread 1-2 Tablespoons of organic ketchup on top before baking.
Serve with sweet potato wedges, mashed cauliflower, or spaghetti squash.


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Davido takes on every chance he gets to defend the honour of his lover, Chioma.
He has been dating Chioma for a few months now, and he's quite ready to make it public, after he kept the relationship under wraps a few weeks after they started dating.
He's had the time for trolls, he never let them have their way with words when it comes to his girl.
Chioma is a chef, and she has an Instagram page, Chef Chi, dedicated to showing off her cooking skills, and tutorials on how to make delicious dishes.
Chioma recently made fried rice, and she showed if off on the Instagram page..
A troll, @daisynoel_ who wasn't satisfied enough, likened the meal to vomit…
she wrote;
"To be honest this looks like puke".
…and Davido who was quick to defend his girl, Chioma, replied the troll. "ur papa". Lol.


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May 5, 1996, Section WC, Page 13Buy Reprints
PERHAPS it is because we had them so much when I was a child but fava beans, which are now coming into season, are among my favorite vegetables. Until recently, it was hard to find them in American markets. They are time consuming to prepare. They come in large, furry green pods, which have to be removed. The beans inside, unless they are very young and tender, must then be peeled.
In England (where they are known as broad beans), they were boiled, of course, and we didn't bother to remove the skins. In Italy they are a bit more respectful of their vegetables. When favas first appear in early spring, they are peeled, sprinkled with grated Romano cheese and eaten raw with chilled young Frascati wine. They are also sauteed with baby artichokes and potatoes, used as a sauce for pasta or gnocci or cooked in risotto with other spring vegetables. The beans are also delicious steamed or pureed and flavored with fresh herbs like tarragon, summer savory, basil or mint. As the season progresses, they get yellow and starchy and need longer cooking.
The celebrated California chef Alice Waters has just brought out an excellent cookbook, "Chez Panisse Vegetables," published by HarperCollins. A compendium of imaginative recipes and unexpected combinations, it is something anyone interested in cooking or gardening should want. Ms. Waters makes a wonderful ragout of fava beans simmered in water and olive oil with rosemary and garlic and serves it on potato gnocci or pasta, garnished with fresh peas and crumbled with ricotta salata cheese. Another dish I love from her new book is a bright green risotto, made with young fava beans, asparagus and peas -- the embodiment of spring. Green Risotto With Fava Puree Total time: 1 hour
1/2pound young fava beans Olive oil Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 3/4pound fresh green peas 4spears of asparagus 1medium onion 7to 8 cups chicken stock 4 1/2tablespoons unsalted butter 2cups arborio rice 1/3cup dry white wine 1/4cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish.
1. Shell the fava beans and discard the pods. Bring a pot of water to boil, add the favas and simmer for one minute. Drain them and cool them immediately in cold water. Pierce the outer skin of the beans with your thumbnail and pop out each bean with the thumb and forefinger of your other hand.
2. Put the beans in a pot with a little olive oil, a little salt and water to just about cover and cook slowly, until they are soft enough to puree but haven't lost their color, about 15 to 20 minutes. If necessary, add water as they are cooking to keep them from sticking. Drain them and pass them through a food mill.
3. Shell the peas. Cut the asparagus on the diagonal into thin slices. Peel and chop the onion into small diced pieces.
4. Heat the stock and keep it at a low simmer. In another, heavy bottom saucepan, heat three tablespoons of the butter, add the onion and cook over medium heat until it is translucent, about five minutes. Add the rice and a pinch of salt and cook over low heat for about three minutes, stirring often, until the rice has turned slightly translucent. Turn up the heat and pour in the white wine. When the wine has been absorbed, add just enough hot stock to cover the rice, stir well and reduce the heat.
5. Keep the rice at a gentle simmer and keep adding stock, a ladle or two at a time, letting it be almost completely absorbed by the rice before adding the next. After about 10 minutes, stir in the peas and asparagus. Ladle in more stock, stirring after every addition. After five minutes, add the rest of the butter, the cheese and the fava bean puree. Stir well. Add more stock if needed; the rice should have a saucey consistency. Correct seasoning and serve garnished with more Parmesan.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
Fava Bean Ragout Total time: 30 minutes
3to 4 pounds young fava beans 1large clove garlic 1small sprig rosemary Olive oil Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1/2lemon.
1. Shell the fava beans and discard the pods. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the favas and simmer them for one minute. Drain and cool them immediately in cold water. Pierce the outer skin with a thumbnail and squeeze each bean out of its skin with thumb and forefinger.
2. Peel and chop the garlic very fine. Strip the rosemary leaves off the sprig and chop them very fine.
3. Put the fava beans in a saucepan with a mixture of half water and half olive oil, enough barely to cover them. Add the garlic and rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the beans are tender, about five minutes, more or less, depending on the beans. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and another grind or two of pepper, and serve.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
Note: This is also good with fresh peas and crumbled ricotta salata cheese.
Fava Beans With Potatoes And Artichokes Total time: 1 hour
1pound potatoes, preferably Yellow Finn or fingerling, peeled and cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces 1 1/2pounds baby artichokes 1lemon 1/2cup olive oil 4whole garlic cloves, crushed, in their skins 2pounds fava beans, peeled and skinned Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 2tablespoons chopped tarragon.
1. Steam the potatoes until they are nearly tender. While they are cooking, slice the tops off the artichokes horizontally about one-third the way down and discard them. Trim the outer leaves and the stalks from the artichokes and cut each artichoke in half. Put it in a bowl of cold water into which you have squeezed the juice of the lemon.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and saute the potatoes and artichokes with the garlic until golden.
3. While the vegetables are cooking, shell and peel the fava beans. Steam them for five minutes.
4. When the potatoes and artichokes are almost done, season them with salt and pepper. Add the fava beans and continue cooking until they are tender, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with tarragon and serve.
Yield: 6 servings.


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Filopto 10 – version 10.0.17262.2496 has been released.
It introduces 2 improvements. It also contains 15 bug fixes.
The instructions to install the update have been sent to the customers in an e-mail.
- [FIL-3907] – Security: Extend the choices for the Change password expiry date frequency, added 120, 150, 180 and 365 days.
- [FIL-3908] – Updated LOINC to NEW version 2.61
Bug Fixes:
- [FIL-3905] – EComponentError: A component named JSDialogPackFormjsdlgOpeningSchedulerProgress already exists.
- [FIL-3909] – Recall: When creating a new recall, the recall type was truncating the first character of the appointment type.
- [FIL-3910] – EDatabaseError: IBORecalls: Cannot modify a read-only dataset.
- [FIL-3911] – EDatabaseError: IBOOLRx: Field 'CANCELED' not found.
- [FIL-3924] – EFCreateError: Cannot create file "C:\ProgramData\Filopto10\Reports\Filopto.dbs". The system cannot find the path specified.
- [FIL-3930] – EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 020F800D in module 'dac210.bpl'. Read of address 00000000.
- [FIL-3932] – Inventory: Soft and Hard Contact Lens – Unable to enter the item description
- [FIL-3933] – Inventory: Soft and Hard Contact Lens, and Ophthalmic Lens – Unable to enter lens measurements and sizes
- [FIL-3934] – Inventory: Sunglasses and Frames – The item description doesn't get populated with the item specific information
- [FIL-3935] – Patient Payment: If more than one receipt form exists, cannot print a receipt from the payment screen
- [FIL-3936] – Invoice Manger: The date range search criteria should be dates only and not date and time
- [FIL-3937] – Exception: One of the connections in the transaction is not active.
- [FIL-3938] – (Canadian Edition) Alberta Health: Under certain circumstances, cannot create a claim
- [FIL-3940] – EInvalidOperation: Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window.
- [FIL-3941] – EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 50C6D037 in module 'dbrtl210.bpl'. Read of address 8340BB00.


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Today my post will be brief because I am working on a project that I have not finished. I plan to post on those passages in the Book of Mormon that seem to prophesy the end of the United States if we become ripe in wickedness. I will show from the scriptures the Lord's promise that he will allow this nation to be "swept" off" if we fail to repent as a nation.
What does "swept off" mean in this context? What does "ripe" mean? How we understand that word determines how much time we have left. Here is a passage from Mosiah 29. I recommend it to you as food for thought as we approach another national election:
And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will come upon you; yea, then is the time he will visit you with great destruction even as he has hitherto visited this land. (Mosiah 29:27)
It will be a while before I finish this project. I will post it here when I am done.


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How do you put a real value on something? What kind of effect must something have before it's truly valued or appreciated?
Distiller grains, the byproduct of corn ethanol is benefitting ethanol plants, ranchers and the United States trade deficit, but still some state and federal governments don't seem to understand it true value.
When corn arrives to an ethanol plant, 100% of the product is utilized with about 2/3's being made into ethanol fuel with about 1/3 being made into distiller grains, a high protein, livestock feed source used as a partial replacement for corn. Distiller grain sales help improve ethanol plant margins while ranchers can purchase the byproduct for less than $1/bushel, creating an inexpensive yet healthy ration for their livestock.
As far as trade goes, in 2009 the United States exported 5.64 metric tons of distiller grains worth about $1 billion dollars. The 2009 total was 24% higher than a year ago and five times than five years ago. The amount of product that was exported equaled about 18% of what was produced nationally. The top three destinations of distiller grains in 2009 were Mexico, Canada and China.
With all the monetary value that distiller grains produce, they are not considered part of the equation when figuring ethanol's environmental value. Government agencies like the EPA and CARB (California Air Resources Board) punish ethanol production by saying that extra crop production is needed in other areas of the world to make up for grain raised for ethanol production. This anti agriculture "idea" is called the international indirect land-use theory. One example most popularly used by the mass media would be the burning of the Brazilian Rain Forest in order to grow crops. This is simply insanity.
The flawed theory needs to realize that a lot of factors come into play when deciding land uses across the globe. More importantly, American farmers are becoming more and more productive each year with record yields, producing more crop on less land making expansion of the biofuels industry possible. It's also important to realize that distiller grains from ethanol production are feeding a substantial amount of the world's livestock.
With corn ethanol helping reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, the importance of adding in the feed value of distiller grains to ethanol's energy equation is extremely important and may someday be the ultimate fate of the industry.


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European Banking Union: The unfinished agenda for a changing Europe
European Banking Union: The unfinished agenda for a changing Europe
The presentation focuses on the establishment of the European Banking Union ('EBU'), its incorporation into the system of EU monetary and financial institutions and law, its unfinished elements and the potential challenges arising from recent major political developments at pan-European level. It is structured in three (3) Sections:
(1) Section A contains a brief analysis of the two main pillars of the EBU in operation (SSM and SRM), their institutional structure (and shortcomings), their link to the internal market, as well as the asymmetries which have been alleviated and those that have been created by the EBU establishment.
(2) Section B is addressing the unfinished agenda, with an emphasis on:
- the creation of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme ('EDIS') as the third main pillar,
- the transformation of the Emergency Liquidity Assistance ('ELA') mechanism into the fourth pillar of the EBU,
- the necessary regulatory enhancement in order to substantiate the breaking of the 'vicious circle' between banks and sovereigns (the ultimate goal of the EBU), and
- the missing link between a genuine Economic Union and the EBU.
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These are professionally-written, complete lessons that are keyed to objectives. These lessons all have some sort of tie-in to Agriculture and are generally for middle-school through high school levels. There are currently about a dozen complete lessons, but check back often as they are being re-written and new ones will be added in the future. http://noble.org/noble-academy/
Tag Archives: ecology
Population Dynamics – here are some basic, simple population dynamics calculations and activities.
Maps of Ecosystems
Very nice maps of North America by region or by states, in a variety of different levels of detail, are available from http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions.htm
If you ask nicely you can sometimes get a large classroom copy mailed to you.
One example of how to use this is to post them side-by-side with a geology map of the same area, or a precipitation map and have the students looks for similarities and patterns in the distribution of vegetation types and the surface geology. They can also look for patterns in the distribution of vegetation types and the amount of precipitation, or of any other weather characteristic you might be able to generate maps of. Shown is Oklahoma but these are available for most states and regions.
Free Green School Training, with STEM components
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PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO REGISTER! If we do not have at least fifteen (15) registrants three days prior to each event, the training session will be cancelled. You can help us increase registration by passing this email on to other folks you know who might be interested. We hope to see you in July or August at one of these events!
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July 19—4:00 to 6:00 pm—Weatherford (SWOSU )
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Project WILD schedule for fall, 2012
I have mentioned Project WILD elsewhere; it's a great set of resources for teaching conservation concepts. Our Oklahoma contact and high-energy presenter is Lisa Anderson; email@example.com, (405) 990-1292. She can also schedule events at your school if you can get at least 15 participants. The workshops are six hours long and cost $15 each.
The following Saturday workshops are currently scheduled for open participation at Arcadia Lake (near Edmond. Contact Lisa to register or for more information:
June 23 – Project WILD
June 30 – Growing up WILD
Sept 8 – WILD about reading
Sept 22 – Project WILD
October 27 – Growing up WILD
Fish Prints – Where will gyotaku take you?
Sorry, I couldn't resist the horrible pun. This is an art activity that teaches science. Gyotaku is the art of putting ink or paint on a fish and then rubbing the fish onto paper. You can make the print on paper, fabric or even T-shirts. You can use it as-is, you can hand-color details, you can add any way you want to and even add schools of fish.
A few minutes of searching the web for gyotaku images and you'll be hooked. There are also some great how-to videos on youtube.
You can use real fish or you can buy rubber casts of fish. In either case you can rinse off the ink or tempera paint and use the fish over and over. If you use real fish you can simply re-freeze them in individual plastic bags. A good source for rubber casts of fish is Acorn Naturalists. They have a great online catalog at http://www.acornnaturalists.com/
Don's hints: Use a good grade of paper. Copy paper won't take the ink nearly as well as art paper and you want your students to have a good experience! Practice first. Try intergrading different colors of ink on the same fish! Add fins and other details by hand – just use the fish print for the basics. With some papers and some inks it works better to slightly mist the paper with water first. Finally, it is usually better to ink the fish and then place the paper on top rather than the other way around. Gently pat the paper around the fish and then remove, dry and admire it!
You can also use the same technique to add some plants and make a scene, but plants don't generally print nearly as clearly as the fish do. Shells work nicely; they have more texture.
Where is the science? This forces the students to concentrate on the form and the details. Now you can talk about the different parts of a fish and the different fins. You can related structure to function – different body shapes and different mouth shapes for different purposes. A diagram to label of parts of a fish will make a lot more sense after this activity than if it were before! A good follow-up activity for younger students is the free sample activity "Fishing Fun" from Project WILD at http://www.projectwild.org/growingupwild.htm
Project WILD
Project WILD – one of the most-used sets of environmental education curricula in the US. grades K-8 with some flexibility in the grade levels. You can't buy the materials – it's given to you when you attend in one-day (or more) workshop. You get the books while the actual materials are simple and cheap.
Don's hint – get a plastic bin for each activity you will use and keep it pre-loaded with all of the things, be they paper towels, paper clips, whatever. Add a few empty trash bags and a photocopy of the exercise and the teacher's hints. Then you can just grab and run.
A lot of learning about conservation, environmental and ecological principles can be taught through games and activities. Project WILD and its companion, Project WET serve to provide the teacher with dozens of such activities that have been teacher-written, then teacher-tested, and revised so that they just simply work. Most are keyed to objectives. Read more at http://www.projectwild.org/
One more thing – here a free sample lesson. It's for young children, and it's about how fish use their bodies when they swim. http://www.projectwild.org/GrowingUpWILD.htm and click on the "Sample Activity".
Soils maps of Oklahoma
This may take you a little time the first time you use it, but if you are studying soils it is worth it; it takes basically four steps. You can get a soils map by any size area of interest. You can then modify, save or print your maps. http://www.soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/state.asp?state=Oklahoma&abbr=OK
Wetland and aquatic plants of Oklahoma
If you do any environmental work with kids you will eventually be drawn to the water's edge – or get deeper into it! All of us who do this need to know the basic aquatic plants. This site will help you in two ways.
First, it has the easiest key you will ever find. You use pictures, photographs and short descriptions, not the detailed descriptions in Latin that we had to learn for Waterfall's book back in the day. Granted, these keys might not take you down to the most specific level but they can give you an answer in less than a minute to "what plant is that?". This is one reason to (carefully!) take that laptop into the field.
Second, it provides great photographs to many of the plants, but not all. Did I mention that this is a work in progress?
Third, there are range maps for most of these plants. I know, I said there were two reasons so think of the range maps as a bonus.
Add this to the bookmarks of your smartphone or tablet: http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/wetland/wetland_interactive.html
Birds of Oklahoma
Didya know that the GSO (Great State of Oklahoma) is only second in the nation (to Texas) in species of birds? Birding is a fast-growing hobby here and it attracts visitors from all over. We have so many different ecological areas packed into a small state – from the deserts of Black Mesa to the Coastal Plains of McCurtain County, Oklahoma is one of the richest states in terms of species diversity!
Here is a nifty site with superb pictures of birds found in Oklahoma. Besides the great, detailed pictures you will find most of them have a few paragraphs about the natural history of that bird. The site also has a checklist for Oklahoma birds, a link to Oklahoma Butterflies, Oklahoma Dragonflies, Oklahoma Gardening and more. http://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/


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Do you like the Muppets? Do you like Steve Whitmire? Then let him know! Friend of the blog, D.W. McKim, has started a massive postcard writing campaign to let Steve know how much we love and appreciate him. How does one go about doing this, you ask? Simple, just follow the link to the thread on Muppet Central Forum, read the instructions/suggestions, buy a postcard, write on it, and send it away! It's easy as 1, 2, 3 (ah, ah, ah!).
Come on, Muppet fans! Doesn't Steve deserve a little love after 19 years of performing Kermit and keeping Jim Henson's legacy and magic alive? This project will cost you about $1.00 and take you about an hour (at the absolute most). Isn't that more than enough to repay Steve for all the years of love and laughter he's given us?
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Today on The Muppet Mindset, we finally reveal the great answers to our Great Muppet Survey! Isn't this exciting? What I've done is compiled the greatest answers to each question and credited the fans who e-mailed their answers. I've made sure to use everyone who sent in answers at least once in this post, and will use them all once again in part 2. Some posts have been slightly edited to make more sense in context. I apologize to anyone who may be offended by my slight revisions! Also, friend of the site and British Correspondent, Beauregard, helped me to organize all of this, so I've allowed him to post his answers to whatever questions he wanted.
So, without further ado, here are what Muppet fans have to say! Be sure to check back tomorrow for part 2!
1.) If you could sit down to a meal with any Muppet, who would it be? Why would you choose said Muppet? What would you serve? Could they keep their elbows on the table?
- I would choose Pepe (the King Prawn), because I'd enjoy the witty (or maybe not so witty...) banter we would have. I would serve shrimp just to see his reaction. Of course he could keep his elbows on the table. He's a King Prawn, okay? He has too many elbows not to. ~ Anonymous
- I would choose Ernie, because he's been my favorite Muppet since I can remember. I would ask him to get me a glass of soda water, knowing that I would end up with an ice cream soda. Ernie's elbows may have to be on the table, so that his strange little growths coming off his arms at the elbow don't hit the floor. ~ Jarrod Fairclough
- Kermit, because he would be well-mannered, funny and a good conversationalist. Plus he'd be the only one I could trust not to blow something up in my soup. We would NOT have frog's legs. Perhaps I would have the Filet Mignon while he would have the Filet Du Fly. For dessert, a grasshopper ripple for him and a cheesecake for me. And of course there would be Sparkling Muscatel, one of the finest wines of Idaho (with straws). ~ Sarah Labadini
- I would invite Rizzo because he wouldn't leave any leftovers. By which I mean, no food would be left in the entire house... or possibly any of the neighbor's houses. I would invite him during spring cleaning so I wouldn't have to clean the fridge or pantry myself. Any canned goods that Rizzo couldn't pry open with his teeth and devour would be donated to charity.
Now, some people might be wary of inviting a rat over for dinner, what with the risk of disease and all. But I figure, hey, Gonzo hangs out with him all the time, and he seems okay, right? Right? ~ Sarah Bastin
- Hopefully someone who doesn't eat me or everything else in sight! ~ Oscarfan
- George the Janitor. And I'll tell you for why, but first of all why I didn't invite certain others:"The main characters," Kermit, Fozzie, Rizzo, Miss Piggy, even Sweetums or Robin – Could I really hold a conversation with them? I don't think I could. I would spend the entire evening in a state of utter panic (rather than in a New York State of Mind, or on a picnic) and I'd be so afraid of saying the wrong thing or looking like an idiot in front of someone I have loved and idolized for so many years, that I'd probably end up saying nothing, asking nothing, feeling uncomfortable and choking on my own caviar. George is not someone I idolize; he is someone who irritates me. So instead of feeling awed (and awkward) in his presence, I will feel as if I am doing him a giant favour by inviting him and I'll feel that in exchange, he owes me some good, juicy gossip from the boarding house. He can tell me whether he still stays in touch with Hilda by postcard, and give me the skinny on Mildred Huxtetter (namely: Is she still skinny?). Who blocks the toilet? What does Floyd keep in his drawers (aside from Foofoo)? Have Gonzo and Camilla really broken up, or does he still find feathers on Gonzo's room? ~ Beauregard
- What?!?! Now you're making me choose only ONE Muppet production? This is IMPOSSIBLE! Uh……uuhhhh……..ummm…….hmmm…….uh…..probably…..The Muppet Movie. No wait! Actually, yeah. I'm keeping it. The Muppet Movie is probably my favorite Muppet production. It's one of those movies you can watch a million times, and never get sick of. Even though most Muppet productions are like that, but The Muppet Movie stood out to me the most. ~ Nick Tredo
- That is easy, The Muppet Christmas Carol. I have such fond memories of watching that movie every x-mas, which my family still does, passing it on to the next generation. The music is wonderful and the cast was perfect. There is nothing about that movie I want to fast forward through, and it is something I can watch over and over again without ever getting sick of it. ~ Noelle H.
- The Muppet Movie. It's probably the most "pure" Muppet form that ever made it to the screen, apart from the Muppet Show, and since I could only choose one episode of that, 90 minutes beats out 20. ~ Steve Swanson
- This question is too hard! ~ Steve Wolterstorff
- Aah, what a torturous question! What is the point of this survey? ;) Probably muppet treasure island because it's nostalgic, has some of the best songs imho, and it's visually very gorgeous, I love just looking at it (as opposed to some of the older ones, which look dated and much less fantastical). Either that, or The Muppets Take Manhattan cause the camp factor is off the charts, and Kermie and Piggy get hitched! :D ~ MrsPepper on Muppet Central Forum
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas. My reason as for why is thus: it brought me hope when I had none – both in the Muppet World, and in real life. Before the movie was released, I felt that the Muppets were done with, finished, and empty. I felt that any dream I might have had of working with them was as dead as Dead Tom. Furthermore, this movie has layer upon layer of information to tell us about the Muppets. Who they are, what they do, where they come from, and what their lives could have been like. Everytime I watch this movie, I realise that I can have a hope of changing the lives of those around me – even a small change, such as Kermit handing Chocolates to Miss Piggy, can change their dark world into a light one. ~ Beauregard
- I would bring Beaker's webby win. I would not wear an American flag lapel pin. President Obama should know I'm patriotic due to the fact I'm going to the White House to meet him in the first place and, because I'm a Muppet fan. ~ Anonymous
- The greatest Muppet moment. Boy. There are SO many good choices here. I'm going to go with "Just One Person" at the end of the Jim Henson tribute. Merely because, it was proof that the Muppets could go on without Jim, it was a fitting tribute to him and it gave us hope for the future. I think Obama could be on board with that! And sure, I'd wear a pin because I'm sure Sam the Eagle would threaten me if I didn't. ~ Beth Kondrick
- Kermit and Piggy arguing over going to back to swamp versus back to the sty in the John Denver Episode of The Muppet Show! No I wouldn't wear a American flag pin, but maybe a Muppet pin! ~ Chris O'Connor
- I would bring every single Muppet that ever existed to the White House and have Kermit lead everyone in a singing of "The Rainbow Connection". Of course, everyone would be wearing said lapel pins, including me. (I wonder how that would work out, since some Muppets have mixed backgrounds...) ~ Caitlyn
- Harry Belafonte's "Turn the World Around" number on The Muppet Show because it shows international cooperation and how there is value in story and song. No pin. Maybe a Sam the Eagle pin instead. ~ Heather Powers
- May I present the Toe Ticklers, Mr President. ~ Beauregard
4.) You find yourself in a college-level English class with the assignment of writing an essay on your favorite performance from your favorite Muppeteer (while applying Shakespearean rhetoric, of course). Which Muppeteer and production would you choose?
- I would choose John Tartaglia's performance in "Pre-School Musical" – that said, I'm biased because I'm friends with him. ~ Jarrod Fairclough
- Dave Goelz performing Gonzo. Not sure what I'd say, but there's plenty to pick from in there. ~ Steve Swanson
- Methinks I should choose Jim Henson and Kerm,
Although 't dost not behoove me to do so.
The Muppet Movie ere now I've just talked,
Thou must thinks't no other film do I know.
Thought I, "Wherefore must I limit myself
To one performance and one Muppeteer?
Woulds't this teacher of mine reject greatly
If from his or her directions I veer?"
And so, put I forth this new direction,
To focus mine pape on one certain scene
Betwixt that good frog and hardworking pig
And whence they break from the script that had been
Set in place by The Great Muppet Caper
And fight alongside the banks of the Thames.
Piggy cries over what has transpired
And the frog, thus, her performance condemns.
It is a master delivery by
Henson and Oz, Muppet humor at best.
And now that so many lines have I writ,
I think t'would behoove me to give it rest. ~ Sarah Labadini (Bonus points for ACTUALLY applying Shakespearean rhetoric! I was just kidding!)
- Are you trying to get essay ideas? Just kidding. I'd pick something by Gonzo, since it's abstract enough that I could B.S. my way through a few pages of an essay no problem! ~ MrsPepper on Muppet Central Forum
- I have found myself in a college-level English class just about every day for the past three years, but I have never had such an awesome assignment given to me. Le sigh. I would choose Jim Henson, and "Bein' Green" ~ Prairie Chica
- I would write an essay about Richard Hunt performing Beaker, providing something from within that character which no one else can quite grasp – in fact, all of his characters have something beyond appearances which make them connect on a level above certain characters which were perhaps originally designed to have more of an impact (Quite literally in some cases.) For example, Sweetums – generic monster, originally quite scary with glowing eyes, became the single-representation left of the original Muppet Monsters. Clearly something within that character struck a chord deeper than Thog, Thig, or Big Mamma. Similarly, Scooter hit a chord with the public which was not captured by Hilda, Wayne, or many other of the new Muppets created for Season 1 of The Muppet Show. I'd try and find the words to describe how Richard Hunt managed to find a magic spark within the center of each of his characters, and how he kept that spark alive. ~ Beauregard
- I answer by stating that the Muppets have been lacking a sense of direction, originality, and Muppet zany craziness. ~ Anonymous
- I think that the Muppets have been missing a lot of their old magic in recent productions. Why? I still can't put my finger on it. I miss Janice and Scooter, and wish that they could be assigned permanent performers, so they can return to the more recent productions. I think a lot of things from The Muppet Show have been lost. Like Kermit "scrunchie" face and Miss Piggy's karate chops. ~ Nick Tredo
- The Muppets have been missing the zaniness. They've become TOO focused on the story, and not the little things going on around the story that made the Muppets what they are. They need to bring back the crazy antics like eating tires to bring back the Muppets to all their glory. Plus, Disney needs to realize they can't be so child friendly all the time. ~ Jarrod Fairclough
- "Kermit" is missing from the Muppets. Oh, sure, he's been there. But what Kermit represents, Jim's creative umbrella, was definitely pronounced DOA and there's been only rough attempts at CPR until recently. Kermit is the frustrated manager who tries to get everyone to get along to maximize the happiness of others. I think Jim Henson was rather good at that, especially during the classic era of the Muppets. What they need is someone who has a creative long-term vision and a love for the characters that should only exist for real entities. You can have the best writers and performers money can buy all day long, but without a leader, even a frustrated one, you won't maximize the potential. ~ RedPiggy
- The main thing they've been missing is just the imagination of Jim Henson, and that genie's never going back in the bottle. Everybody on the Muppet team still gives it their all, but Jim not being there to steer the ship means they'll never truly return to the magic they once had. Pushing the characters into somewhat stuffy and uncharacteristic roles never helps either. I'm looking at you, Studio DC. ~ Steve Swanson
- Don't many agree that they have been missing the humour? I would count myself as one of those persons. I do state my answer in the form of a question. I would do better with "literary characters" than "foreign cheeses." ~ Prairie Chica
- Ignoring the last parts of that question, I don't think they're missing anything. I'd say Jim Henson, but that's a given. ~ Oscarfan
- "What is heart, adult humor and (aside from Letters To Santa) decent songs?" ~ Sarah Labadini
- I don't know that the question is still valid. In the wilderness period after the Loss of Jim, the Muppets did seem to stray from the balance of exploding items, sad mushy moments, and bad puns. There was also no feeling that the people in charge had a clue how to keep the Muppets relevant without altering the Muppets into something that they are not. Post Muppet Wizard of Oz, this seems to be correcting itself. This is why I'm a bit less concerned about the 'health' of the Muppets in general. ~ Steve Wolterstorff
- Jim Henson's spirit! Originally the Muppets were created for adults but accessible for children. Lately they seem created for children and accessible by adults. This bothers me. ~ Heather Powers
- What is Love? They don't love each other enough anymore. It's all about being hip or cute or funny or whatever. But whoever has come up with these failing ideas doesn't realise that these things happen organically with love. And by that I mean the creators must show love to their characters, and the characters must show love to one another. ~ MrsPepper on Muppet Central Forum
- I would say, the Muppets are missing some of the original Muppets from the original show. ~ David
6.) Who is your ideal Muppet date? Gentlemen, this question is definitely meant to only have one possible, porcine answer.
- Bunsen Honeydew. S&M plus brains. NICE! ~ Heather Powers
- No porcine for me thanks. I'll go out with Hilda if you please. ~ David
- Kermit, because he's the man. Or… frog… Whatever. Fozzie would be wayyy to codependent, Gonzo would never stop hitting on other chicks, Crazy Harry would blow the table to bits at some point during the meal ("Wow the flavor on this steak is just explosi--!!!") and let's not even suggest what a date with Marvin Suggs would entail… ~ Sarah Labadini
- Well, my vote is either Gonzo or Wembley Fraggle. I know what normal life is like. I want someone to take me somewhere (in reality or in my head) I've never been before. Both are pretty much open for anything and are really creative. I'd be willing to go along with any of their suggestions for a date. ~ Kelly Masters
- This question is creepy. Next. ~ Steve Swanson
- One possible... porcine... Spamella? ~ Beauregard
- Once the20buzz dies down from Disney's Muppet plans, I think we'll be underway with another theatrical Muppet movie (second one after the Segal movie) and hopefully a new TV series. ~ John Papovitch
- I never rully thought about that. I HOPE that they will be almost as successful they were in the 70s and 80s. I know the same magic will never come back, but I hope they can amount to something big. I hope that they will succeed. ~ Nick Tredo
- This is an interesting question. If you had asked me this question about five years ago, I would've had a much more negative response. Right now, I can say that based on the info that has come out of D23 just this past weekend, I'm optimistic. It sounds like Disney is finally committed to getting the Muppets back into the spotlight again. If they come through on their promises I'd say in five years the Muppets will be a household name again, with more movies and maybe a show on the air again. The next six months to a year will be very telling I think. ~ Beth Kondrick
- Hopefully on the big and small screens as part of a new Muppet Renaissance, like the Disney Renaissance of the early 90s. ~ Sarah Bastin
- Dangling from a ledge. Oh, sorry, that's just Gonzo. I think we're seeing the beginning of a revival. I don't think they'll become huge again because of this but I think they'll become more familiar to people who didn't grow up with the Muppet Show on every week. I think they'll be a solid chunk of pop culture again. ~ Steve Wolterstorff
- I'll probably see them on a DVD playing in my flying car as my robotic driver takes me to my house buried in the center of the earth following the nuclear fallout. – Wait, was that the question? ~ Beauregard
8.) What's the name of that song?
- What song? ~ Nick Tredo
- White Christmas! No... Uh.... ~ Jarrod Fairclough
- The name of that song is "[404 ERROR: XML-MALFORMED-ATTRIBUTE 0x000A342DF698 ~ Steve Swanson
- Something something nice? ~ Prairie Chica
- Well let's see here, there are so many song choices. I'd say my favorite is and always will be The Rainbow Connection. It's beautiful, has a lovely message and when I hear it, I always think of Jim somewhere smiling. ~ Beth Kondrick
- "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" ~ Oscarfan
- That's like asking how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know… ~ Sarah Labadini
- Sing? ~ Steve Wolterstorff
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley ~ John Papovitch
- No Idea, I need to find Cantus to help me hear it! ~ Chris O'Connor
- La dee da dee da, La dee da dee da, What's the name of that song? ~ Caitlyn
- Songs don't always have to have a name you know. ~ Heather Powers
- It goes la la la, la la, something something... ah, I've lost it! ~ MrsPepper
- La dee da dee da, la dee da dee da What's the name of that song. ~ David
- It's Being Green as you Move Right Along Back there Some Day towards This Frog's Rainbow Connection and although we've Never Before been Saying Goodbye we're Together Again with One More Sleep Till Christmas as we're Stepping Out With a Star and fighting off Cabin Fever until Me Lost Cookie at the Disco but luckily Lose Your Heart and it's Found – Does this also apply to Cookies? ~ Beauregard