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How and where and when did the Forgotten Realms start? What's at the heart of Ed Greenwood's creation, and how does the Grand Master of the Realms use his own world when he runs D&D adventures for the players in his campaign? "Forging the Forgotten Realms" is a weekly feature wherein Ed answers all those questions and more.
his is one of those questions with many correct answers, depending on who's trying to answer it.
Let me narrow it a trifle. I really mean: "How many hidden cults is too many within your campaign?"
In my Realms campaign, the short answer is that there's no such thing as too many hidden cults. I LOVE hidden cults.
You might hate them. You might not want religion to play so large a part—or any part at all—in your D&D games. That's fine. Tolkien gave us a rich fantasy world that had great struggles between clearly defined good and evil, but nary a temple or adorned priest in sight.
Yet if you do use cults, particularly in a bustling city and where struggles for power ebb and flow among royalty, nobility, rising-in-wealth commoners, and perhaps immigrants, they can prove a rich addition to a campaign that spurs characters' adventures and investigations.
Which is why my longer answer to the question we began with would be: You only need to have more hidden cults than your players can pin down, unravel, and understand. That way, there's always confusion, mystery, and intrigue—the root material of any urban, heavy-roleplaying campaign, and useful in all forms of ongoing D&D play.
Simply put, hidden cults represent change, the growth and renewal of all living faiths—and one of the spookiest ways of reviving old, dead faiths (Moander, anyone?). They often involve skulking deception, and exclusivity in the form of a secret society of initiates who want to gain special powers or status and keep nonbelievers and the ignorant out—relegated to lesser standing, not favored by whatever the cult worships.
The object of that worship might well be a sleeping (or skeletal) dragon, a floating skull, a talking hand, a ghost beholder, or The Crown That Flies by Itself (and unleashes deadly magic, or animates zombies and skeletons by momentarily settling around what's left of their heads). Any of these could be an aspect of a known deity, or a new, "true" way of envisaging and venerating a deity. ("Know you that Tempus has been this deadly flying-by-itself sword all along, and we blessed few who realize this will now be favored before all others, because those others worship Tempus in mistaken, lesser ways.")
There are false cults, in which the gullible are deceived by a rogue priest or a wizard or even a few miscreants who wield some magic items to create "holy" manifestations and effects. In some cases, such deceivers get a terrifying surprise when a deity or a divine servitor takes notice of their doings and steps in to provide "real" holy effects and commands.
There are cults that are rooted in, or are covers for, efforts to overthrow a current ruler, or to avenge a secular injustice. Such a group might be started by nobles who hate the king and want to take him down for what he did to their ancestors; so, to gain dupes or aid for their personal revenge, they cloak their campaign as a "holy cause" that others may genuinely believe in.
There are also cults founded on misunderstandings of scripture, or disagreements over details of doctrine. Sects and schisms develop when some worshipers turn to a different path from that of the wider faith, or spurn the authority of their superiors within the established priesthood. The "official" churches may well seek to hunt down, root out, and punish or slay members of these "heretic" cults. Adventurers might be hired or commanded (as a demonstration of their faith) to defend such a cult or to hunt down and expose or eradicate it.
Even if what's being worshiped isn't sinister, cultists might be asked to steal or murder or kidnap as part of their worship, or to fulfill the requirements of a ritual ("The Sleeping God can come to us only if we open the gate, which means we must spill the blood of a particular sort of victim on this stone, as the light of the full moon falls upon it, in the presence of the Stone of Opening, which happens to be the largest sapphire adorning the High King's crown. And if he won't willingly part with it, we must steal it, or just lop off his head and bring it, crown and all, to sit upon the stone as we perform the Chant of Opening.")
Cults are cults, no matter what they worship or how they conduct themselves. Which of course means They Must Be Stopped. Usually by PCs who have to figure out what's going on, in great haste, without a helpfully explaining cultist to guide them. (Remember, it's hard to get anything but cryptic answers out of a cultist that's dying on the end of your blade, or one that took poison when you stormed in, or one that's raving mad thanks to something imbibed during an earlier ritual—or one that's in the midst of transforming into or out of a monstrous, scaly, serpentine body that could rend you limb from limb if unfettered.)
And perhaps They Must Be Stopped over and over again. As in, whenever the moon is full and the queen is overtaken by the madness that then afflicts her. Or because the dark heart worshiped by the cultists is apt to flit (in the form of a ghostly, murky, darting cloud) out of the mouth of the evil high priest you just beheaded and on into someone else's mouth—an unfortunate someone who will become the next maniacal leader of the cult.
Perhaps there is a family curse, or a hereditary mark that one of the characters bears and doesn't know the significance of—and when the heroes try to find out, the "lucky" individual comes to the attention of the cult as the long-sought Accursed One or the New Dark Lord or the Chosen Sacrifice.
If some of these elements seem too extreme, or seem to be forcing your players into involvements they don't want and will see as DM railroading—well, none of them need be true.
Overused, cults can be too much of a good thing. Gorging on a favorite dessert can be too much of a good thing, too, but few fans of that dessert would want it eliminated forever because overuse can sicken.
Yet there's nothing juicier, to some players, than to have their characters enter a certain town or city again, and have them look at each other and murmur, "That's where the cult of the Blood-Drenched Bat keeps rising. How many times have we put it down, now? They've had less than a year to rebuild, but I wonder . . ."
What form will the cult take this time? Lord So-And-So was its Hooded Head last time around; will there be higher nobility involved now? Perhaps even the princess? Or the queen?
If that thought brings a delicious shiver, you know you haven't had too many hidden cults yet.
Bwaahahahah, and oh, yes: Enjoy.
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Ed Greenwood is the man who unleashed the Forgotten Realms setting on an unsuspecting world. He works in libraries, and he writes fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and romance stories (sometimes all in the same novel), but he is happiest when churning out Realmslore, Realmslore, and more Realmslore. He still has a few rooms in his house in which he has space left to pile up papers.


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U.S. Reports to U.N. on Ending Racial Bias, With No Plan of Its Own
by Brentin Mock on June 14 2013, 3:02PM
U.S. says it can do more to address racial injustice. Civil rights group agree.
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U.S. Reports to U.N. on Ending Racial Bias, With No Plan of Its Own
by Brentin Mock on June 14 2013, 3:02PM
U.S. says it can do more to address racial injustice. Civil rights group agree.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW
U.N. Official Recommends U.S. Return Mt. Rushmore to Sioux
by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2012, 5:03PM
A United Nations human rights official has recommended the U.S. turn over control of lands considered to be sacred to Native Americans, including the site of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
As U.N. Debates Palestinian Statehood, Palestinian People Still Ignored
by Michelle Chen on September 23 2011, 9:02AM
The Palestinian Authority has set in motion a diplomatic frenzy over its citizens' right to self-determination. But something obvious remains lost in the maneuvering between the White House, Abbas and Israel: The Palestinian people.
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A Snapshot of Global LGBT Rights, From New York to the United Nations
by Michelle Chen, Stokely Baksh on June 27 2011, 10:34AM
New York's not the only place where equality is spreading—but being gay is punishable by imprisonment in dozens of nations.
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U.S. May Back Indigenous Rights, But Not Accountability for Them
by Michelle Chen on October 27 2010, 12:20PM
The administration has given itself plenty of wiggle room on the global stage.
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Climate Talks Tank, Global South Sinks Further
by Michelle Chen on October 15 2010, 10:25AM
Poor countries are stuck between the bickering of China and the West.
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Apart on UN's Development Goals
by Michelle Chen on September 22 2010, 9:27AM
World leaders gather this week to face global poverty. They can start by facing global inequity.
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Haiti Gets Shortchanged on Aid
by Julianne Hing on July 16 2010, 2:52PM
Since a U.N. donors conference in March, when countries pledged over $5.3 billion to help Haiti, only $534 million has been delivered.
Topics: Global Affairs, Haiti


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Society Bloomed With Gentler Personalities and More Feminine Faces: Technology Boom 50,000 Years Ago Correlated With Less TestosteroneAug. 1, 2014 Scientists have shown that human skulls changed in ways that indicate a lowering of testosterone levels at around the same time that culture was blossoming. Heavy brows were out, rounder heads were ... full story
Otzi Iceman Had Genetic Predisposition for Atherosclerosis: Much the Same in Ancient Peoples as It Is TodayJuly 30, 2014 While prevalence and types of risk factors for atherosclerosis have varied over time from ancient times to modern society -- such as levels of obesity, physical activity -- genetic ... full story
Earlier Stone Age Artifacts Found in Northern Cape of South AfricaJuly 24, 2014 Excavations at an archaeological site at Kathu in the Northern Cape province of South Africa have produced tens of thousands of Earlier Stone Age artifacts, including hand axes and other ... full story
Little Too Late: Pathogenic Bacterium in 700-Year-Old Skeleton IdentifiedJuly 15, 2014 Researchers have recovered a genome of the bacterium Brucella melitensis from a 700-year-old skeleton found in the ruins of a Medieval Italian village. Researchers used a technique called shotgun ... full story
Will Genomics Soon Explain the Human Brain Gain?July 9, 2014 Three geneticists at the forefront of human evolutionary genomics assess the changing state of the field and how we are moving closer to understanding the evolution of the human ... full story
Neandertal Trait in Early Human Skull Suggests That Modern Humans Emerged from Complex Labyrinth of Biology and PeoplesJuly 7, 2014 Re-examination of a circa 100,000-year-old archaic early human skull found 35 years ago in Northern China has revealed the surprising presence of an inner-ear formation long thought to occur only in ... full story
Timeline of Human Origins Revised: New Synthesis of Research Links Changing Environment With Homo's Evolutionary AdaptabilityJuly 3, 2014 Many traits unique to humans were long thought to have originated in the genus Homo between 2.4 and 1.8 million years ago in Africa. Although scientists have recognized these characteristics for ... full story
Size of the Human Genome Reduced to 19,000 GenesJuly 3, 2014 A new study updates the number of human genes to 19,000; 1,700 fewer than the genes in the most recent annotation, and well below the initial estimations of 100,000 genes. The work concludes that ... full story
Extinct Human Cousin Gave Tibetans Advantage at High ElevationJuly 2, 2014 Several thousand years ago, the common ancestors of Han Chinese and Tibetans moved onto the Tibetan plateau, a low-oxygen environment that probably proved fatal to many because of early heart disease ... full story
Insect Diet Helped Early Humans Build Bigger Brains: Quest for Elusive Bugs Spurred Primate Tool Use, Problem-Solving SkillsJuly 1, 2014 Figuring out how to survive on a lean-season diet of hard-to-reach ants, slugs and other bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in the ancestors ... full story
Skulls With Mix of Neandertal and Primitive Traits Illuminate Human EvolutionJune 19, 2014 Researchers have analyzed the largest collection of ancient fossil hominin species ever recovered from a single excavation site, shedding light on the origin and evolution of ... full story
Herpes Infected Humans Before They Were HumanJune 10, 2014 Researchers have identified the evolutionary origins of human herpes simplex virus (HSV) -1 and -2, reporting that the former infected hominids before their evolutionary split from chimpanzees 6 ... full story
Facing a Violent Past: Evolution of Human Ancestors' Faces a Result of Need to Weather Punches During Arguments, Study SuggestsJune 9, 2014 An alternative to the previous long-held hypothesis that the evolution of the robust faces of our early ancestors resulted largely from the need to chew hard-to-crush foods such as nuts has been ... full story
Humans, Not Climate, to Blame for Ice Age-Era Disappearance of Large Mammals, Study ConcludesJune 4, 2014 Was it humankind or climate change that caused the extinction of a considerable number of large mammals about the time of the last Ice Age? Researchers have carried out the first global analysis of ... full story
Subtle Change in DNA, Protein Levels Determines Blond or Brunette Tresses, Study FindsJune 1, 2014 A molecule critical to stem cell function plays a major role in determining human hair color, according to a new study. The study describes for the first time the molecular basis for one of our most ... full storyMore:
Domestication of Dogs May Explain Mammoth Kill Sites and Success of Early Modern HumansMay 29, 2014 A new analysis of European archaeological sites containing large numbers of dead mammoths and dwellings built with mammoth bones has led to a new interpretation of these sites -- that their abrupt ... full story
Getting to the Root of Enamel Evolution: Connecting Genes to Hominin Teeth Shows Evidence of Natural SelectionMay 5, 2014 Thick tooth enamel is one of the features that distinguishes our genus, Homo, from our primate relatives and forebears. A new study offers insight into exactly how evolution shaped our teeth, one ... full story
Neanderthals Were Not Inferior to Modern Humans, Study FindsApr. 30, 2014 If you think Neanderthals were stupid and primitive, it's time to think again. The widely held notion that Neanderthals were dimwitted and that their inferior intelligence allowed them to be ... full story
Interactions Between Humans and Scavengers Have Been Decisive in Human EvolutionApr. 29, 2014 Scientists have concluded that the interactions that human have kept for millennia with scavengers like vultures, hyenas and lions, have been crucial in the evolution and welfare of humankind. The ... full story
The Blood Preserved in the Preserved Relic Pumpkin Did Not Belong to Louis XVIApr. 24, 2014 The results of an international study indicate that the DNA recovered from the inside of a pumpkin, attributed so far to the French King Louis XVI, does not actually belong to the monarch, ... full story
- Society bloomed with gentler personalities and more feminine faces: Technology boom 50,000 years ago correlated with less testosterone
- Otzi Iceman had genetic predisposition for atherosclerosis: Much the same in ancient peoples as it is today
- Neandertal trait in early human skull suggests that modern humans emerged from complex labyrinth of biology and peoples
- Timeline of human origins revised: New synthesis of research links changing environment with Homo's evolutionary adaptability
- Size of the human genome reduced to 19,000 genes
- Insect diet helped early humans build bigger brains: Quest for elusive bugs spurred primate tool use, problem-solving skills
- Facing a violent past: Evolution of human ancestors' faces a result of need to weather punches during arguments, study suggests
- Getting to the root of enamel evolution: Connecting genes to hominin teeth shows evidence of natural selection
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- First Eurasians left Africa up to 130,000 years ago
- Plague in your family: Family tree of black death bacterium explored
- Neanderthals and Cro-magnons did not coexist on the Iberian Peninsula, suggests re-analysis of dating
- Sea anemone is genetically half animal, half plant
- Archaeologists discover earliest complete example of a human with cancer, from 3,000 years ago
- 'Microbial Pompeii:' 1,000-year-old plaque preserves bacteria, microscopic particles of food on skeleton teeth
- Genome of American Clovis skeleton mapped: Ancestor of most present-day Native American populations
- Genomes of Richard III and his proven relative to be sequenced
- Europe's oldest footprints uncovered on English coast
- Dating refined for Atapuerca site where Homo antecessor appeared
- Neanderthal lineages excavated from modern human genomes
- Neanderthals' genetic legacy: Humans inherited variants affecting disease risk, infertility, skin and hair characteristics
- Humanity's most recent common male ancestor emerged earlier than thought: 209,000 years ago, study finds
- Famine, not calcium absorption, may have driven evolution of milk tolerance in Europeans
- Two million years ago, human relative 'Nutcracker Man' lived on tiger nuts
- Scientists unlock evolution of cholera, identify strain responsible for early pandemics that killed millions
- Neanderthal genome shows early human interbreeding, inbreeding
- Sunlight adaptation region of Neanderthal genome found in up to 65 percent of modern East Asian population
- Early tree-dwelling bipedal human ancestor was similar to ancient apes and 'Lucy' but not living apes
- Oldest hominin DNA sequenced: Mitochondrial genome of a 400,000-year-old hominin from Spain decoded
- Neanderthal viruses found in modern humans
- Evidence of ancient human history encoded in music's complex patterns
- Recreating the history of life through the genome
- Hitchhiking virus confirms saga of ancient human migration
- No known hominin is common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans, study suggests
- Unique skull find rebuts theories on species diversity in early humans
- Archaeologists rediscover the lost home of the last Neanderthals
- Neanderthals used toothpicks to alleviate the pain of diseases related to teeth, such as inflammation of the gums
- Neandertals made the first specialized bone tools in Europe
- Scientists have found new evidence to show how early humans migrated into Europe
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This week, versions of both amendments made it onto a broader bill aimed at restructuring the United States Postal Service.
That broader piece of legislation passed Wednesday by a 62-37 margin, and puts off the potential for ending Saturday delivery for another two years. The bill now goes back to the U.S. House.
Sen. Claire McCaskill's (D-MO) amendment, modified from the original version, would essentially place a yearlong moratorium on closing rural post offices, unless there is not "significant opposition" from a particular community. Once that moratorium expires, the USPS will have to follow a specific criterion before shuttering certain post offices.
According to McCaskill's office, those guidelines include making sure:
- Seniors and persons with disabilities would receive the same or substantially similar service, including access to prescription medication sent through the mail.
- Jobs and businesses in the community would not suffer economic loss, and the economic loss to the community resulting from the closure would not exceed the savings obtained by the Postal Service.
- The area served by the post office has access to wired broadband Internet service.
- The next nearest post office is no more than 10 miles driving distance, using roads with year-round access.
"This amendment protects rural post offices, with a realistic eye toward the future," McCaskill said in a statement. "It's fair to rural communities in a way that's predictable, and that brings some real accountability to the Postal Service."
Also passing was Sen. Roy Blunt's (D-MO) amendment with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to appoint a "citizen's advocate" to communities facing post office closings.
"I applaud the passage of this bipartisan amendment to the postal reform bill that will provide communities facing postal closures with a citizens' advocate to represent their interests," Blunt said in a statement. "Working together to balance citizens' needs with the Postal Service's serious financial challenges, we can achieve an outcome that will protect the mail delivery service for the rural communities and small towns that make up America."
What do you think....should Saturday service be eliminated?


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Hôtel de La Poste has a rating of 4-stars. Nearby, Xavier Bouzerand Studio and Marché aux Vins can be visited during your stay.
A garden, a restaurant and a bar/lounge all belong to Hôtel de La Poste. This hotel can offer you services such as a dry cleaning/laundry service, a concierge service and a bell boy service during your stay. If you need to do some work, a conference space is at hand. Total room count here: 36. You can feel free to come accompanied by your pet, should you wish. For guests that come by car, there is paid parking.
Air conditioning at Hôtel de La Poste provides a more enjoyable climate. Staying in one of the rooms will allow you to make use of a housekeeping service. Beware that you may never want to leave your room: wireless high-speed Internet access (complimentary) is included for your convenience. The hotel conveniently includes useful facilities such as a complimentary toiletries set and a separate bathtub and shower in the bathrooms. The beds in the rooms here are fitted with a Premium bedding set and a Sleep Number comfort mattress.
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Ken Stringfellow Radio
Ken Stringfellow is co-founder of one of the most critically acclaimed power pop bands of the '90s, the Posies, which he formed in 1989 with Jon Auer. Based in Bellingham, WA, the two created a demo tape in Auer's parents' basement and sent it to PopLlama Records in Seattle. The tape was well received, and the duo ultimately released it as the Posies' first album, Failure. They signed with Geffen's DGC label and released three albums that were revered by music critics while going unnoticed by the general public. Upset that the Posies weren't selling as well as DGC's other Seattle-based bands, the label dropped them after the release of the band's third album. The Posies went on to release a final LP, Success, on PopLlama Records, before breaking up in 1998. Both Auer and Stringfellow joined Alex Chilton's Big Star in the early '90s and have pursued solo projects as well. Stringfellow moved on to several different projects after the dissolution of the Posies. He formed the now-defunct band Saltine, a promising power pop act that disbanded after releasing only one EP. Stringfellow also played with such bands as Twin Princess (with Seattle artist Bootsy Holler), the Orange Humble Band, Lagwagon, Scott McCaughey's the Minus 5, Chariot, and R.E.M., with whom he occasionally tours (Stringfellow also joined the band in the studio to contribute to 2001's Reveal). In addition to continuing his partnership with Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow has enjoyed a fine career as a solo singer/songwriter. This Sounds Like Goodbye launched his solo stint in 1997, followed by Touched four years later. He released Soft Commands in 2004, having recorded the songs in various studios around the world, while The Sellout Cover Sessions, Vol. 1 allowed Stringfellow to stretch his legs with a batch of eclectic cover material in 2008. ~ Laurel GreenidgePortions of Content Provided by Rovi Corporation.
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— TRAVERSE CITY — A partial government shutdown could negatively affect some, though not all federal services and programs for those who live in the Grand Traverse region.
The U.S. Coast Guard station in Traverse City and other local ports would remain on full duty. Social Security and unemployment benefits checks would still go out, though there could be delays in processing new disability applications. Medicare benefits and Pell grants are solid.
The Internal Revenue Service would suspend all audits. Americans must still pay taxes and file federal tax returns, but won't have the usual toll-free numbers to call.
The long-anticipated health insurance exchange will go live as planned Tuesday, but funding is still up in the air.
"People will still be able to enroll," said Marti Lolli of Priority Health, an exchange participant. "That gives the government a bit of time, a couple of months, to get funding in place."
Unwanted vacation at Sleeping Bear?
Employees at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore are scurrying to prepare for a park shutdown, a move that will furlough all but four of 60 employees and could hurt tourism.
"Technically, the park will be closed," said Tom Ulrich, Sleeping Bear Dunes deputy superintendent. "We won't be able to gate every trail, but technically the grounds are closed. Where we can, we'll block access — the Scenic Drive, the Dune Climb, but of course you're not going to block the county roads."
Visitors will still have access to beaches and trails, but restrooms and the Visitor Center will be closed, he said.
A shutdown also means campers at Platte River and D.H. Day campgrounds would be given 48 hours to leave.
"We have quite a number of people in the Platte River campground, 82 campers," said Ulrich, adding D.H. Day is about 10 percent full.
Only four law enforcement rangers and maintenance employees will stay on the job in the event of a shutdown, he said.
The staff today was both hopeful for a resolution and nervous about the unknowns, he said.
"We want to keep the place open for visitors and protect the resources we're entrusted with," he said. "Everyone wants to work."
An average of 2,300 visitors enter the National Park each day in October, a number that certainly won't go up, he said.
"There are going to be some who might want to go to the dunes for color season and decide, 'Let's not go there,'" he said.
The National Park brings an estimated $100 million annually to the area, Ulrich said.
Programs for women, children at risk
The partial government shutdown also would be bad news for a nutritional support program for millions of women, babies, and children.
If Congress can't strike a budget deal, no additional federal funds will be available to support the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced.
The Grand Traverse County Health Department handles 2,500 WIC caseloads each month, said spokeswoman Rose Ann Davis.
They receive vouchers for milk, juice, eggs, cereal, peanut butter and infant formula and "double up bucks" to help buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farm markets.
There are a lot of unknowns right now, putting the health department in a holding pattern, Davis said.
"The Michigan Department of Community Health advised us that it has a contingency plan for the short-term, but hasn't been clear what will happen in the future, she said. "A lot of people could be affected, but we're just waiting to see I guess."
The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, including Michigan Works!, will be fine for a couple of weeks, said Elaine Wood, chief executive officer.
"After that we'll have to wait and see. You can't operate without cash flow forever. We're putting a stop on all our normal purchasing of supplies ... to extend our cash flow," she said.
Airport passengers will feel little, if any, effect. Federal air traffic controllers and airport screeners will remain on the job, said Cherry Capital Airport Director Kevin Klein.
The shutdown won't delay the construction or opening of a 400-foot runway extension, which is expected to wrap by week's end. It might delay the Federal Aviation Administration putting together the navigational procedures for incoming aircraft, Klein said.
Bottom line, an FAA delay could affect planes being able to land in "really bad weather," he said.
"What that means is that planes, under the full instrument procedure that normally are allowed to fly in with visibility of half a mile, will be restricted to two miles," he said.


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Attached are two pictures of Saturn taken about a year apart. One is from April 2011 and one from March 2012. I took both at the Mary Aloysia Hardey Observatory at the .
Saturn is tilted about 27 degrees so we see it from different angles as it progresses through its seasons. Saturn takes over 29 years to revolve once around the Sun, so a season on Saturn is about 7 years long.
Notice the difference in Saturn's axial tilt during the year that separates the two pictures. In 2011 the rings were seen nearly edge-on as Saturn came out of its spring equinox. In 2012 the angle of the rings has increased as Saturn progresses toward summer in the northern hemisphere in 2017.
Saturn was closest to Earth on April 15th 2012. At that time it was opposite the Sun in our sky, and is said to be at 'opposition'. For several months near opposition Saturn is well placed for viewing in a telescope.
Saturn is a 'gas giant' made of 75% hydrogen and 24% helium, plus a small rock core. By volume Saturn is 760 times larger than the Earth, but is unique among the planets by having an average density less than water. For such a large planet it rotates fast. A day on Saturn is only 10 hours and 34 minutes. This rotation action whips the gas giant into light and dark bands.
Saturn has 53 named moons, but the real attraction to Saturn is its rings. The rings are countless water ice particles orbiting around Saturn. They are very bright because ice reflects sunlight very well. Speaking of sunlight, it takes sunlight reflected off of Saturn's rings about 71 minutes to travel the 1.5 billion kilometers to reach Earth. Although spectacularly large, the rings are very thin. It is thought that if you put all the ring material into a ball, it would only be about half the size of Connecticut.
Saturn is the farthest planet you can see without optical aid, and can be found in the constellation Virgo, but it goes without saying that the true beauty of this planet is realized when viewed with a telescope. If you have not seen Saturn in a telescope, you should, it truly is a stunning planet.
Starry Nights!
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A 10-year-old Iowa boy won second place and $10,000 in this weekend's National Bible Bee.
Taylor Bontrager of Kalona perfectly recited numerous Bible verses through nine rounds of competition in Sevierville, Tennessee. He was one of three contestants who recited scripture perfectly. A written test taken earlier determined the winners.
Two other Iowans, Taylor's 15-year-old brother Joshua and 13-year-old Andrew Adams of Clive also competed but were eliminated in earlier rounds.


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Hes glad to see a different side of Ervin Santana, James Shields and Wade Davis.
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by Charles Lemos, Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 08:59:10 PM EDT
When I first arrived in the United States, I remember watching the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite do a report over the enactment of a law prohibiting open containers for drivers in Texas. At that time, it was legal to drink alcohol while driving in 11 states and according to the report one could drive from New Mexico to Florida beer in one hand, steering wheel in the other. This report has stuck in my mind these now 30 plus years for the reaction of a woman when asked about the law which was then about to take effect. Beer in hand, cigarette in mouth, this tank topped graced woman offered the view that the enactment of this law marked the fact that America was becoming "a communist country." My reaction then was geez what a simpleton.
That was pretty much my reaction when I saw this little ditty composed and performed by former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson:
Unfortunately, the above isn't satire. She's serious. By her own self-admission, even her parents think she's crazy. But millions in the Tea Party movement beg to differ.
And my reaction to reading that a poll by James Carville run Democracy Corps (pdf) finds that 55 percent of likely voters believe that the word "socialist" describes the president either "well" or "very well" was did they just poll morons or we can now safely assume that most Americans just that ignorant. I have to ask how many of these people can actually define what socialism is or means.
Over at Salon, Steve Kornacki finds that these results are "actually not all that surprising" and that we shouldn't be "alarmed" by them.
The first thing to keep in mind is that we're talking about likely midterm voters, which means that the sample is skewed to include more Republican-friendly voters, who are more likely to turn out in November. This is what always happens in midterm elections: The out party's base is more motivated.
Of course, this only accounts for a few extra points. As the poll shows, even when the pool is broadened, the number of voters who describe their president as a socialist is quite high. But maybe this has always been the case? The right has been screaming about Obama's "socialism" since the summer of 2008 (at least) -- long before he was elected, long before he was sworn in, and long before he signed a single piece of legislation. In other words, the right reached its conclusion before there was any evidence. (This is the "thinking with my gut" mentality that Stephen Colbert likes to mock.)
I can't immediately recall or find any polling from the '08 campaign about the Obama/socialism question. But it seems entirely possible that, even during that campaign, around 40 percent of the electorate would have described him as a socialist. This isn't to say that they knew what the term meant (or even how to spell it); they just latched onto it because it meshed with the emotions that Obama and his supporters stirred in them. And now the number has jumped, with some voters from outside the hardened GOP base joining in the name-calling.
Or perhaps we just live amongst simpletons who have been failed by the educational system and who are exploited for political ends by a self-serving elite that preaches freedom couched in economic terms based on an erroneous mantra that lower taxes translate into greater wealth ever while condemning an ever larger percentage of Americans into perpetual poverty even as they enrich themselves. Frankly, I am alarmed by the stupidity which surrounds me.
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Pastor Wade Smith, age 65, of Lockport, NY, passed away peacefully October 26, 2013.
He was born October 19, 1948 in Zellwood, FL. He's the beloved son of the late Sylvester and Bessie Bryant Smith and predeceased by his sister, Glory Searight. Pastor Wade moved to Lockport in the early 1960s, where he immediately fell in love with Annie Cheatham. They were united in marriage on November 14, 1968. He is survived by his sons, Wade A. Sr. of Lockport and Randy (Rachael) of Canfield, OH; and one daughter, Rachel Hunter of Buffalo. He was the grandfather of nine: Wade Jr. and Raven of Lockport, Corey of Erie, PA, Randy Jr., Cameron and Chloe of Canfield, OH, Raymere McElwain, Alize Cooley and Irie White of Buffalo, NY. Wade also leaves behind three brothers and seven sisters, Sylvester of Sorrento, FL, Napoleon and Leroy of Rochester, NY, Rosezena Knowles of Lockport NY, Christine Hepburn, Zilla (Othman) Higgs, Shirley (Irving) Murph, Doris (Maxwell) Lewis, Lillie Garner, all of Rochester, NY, and Betty (Alfonso) Reese of Leesburg, FL. He was the loving God-Father of Marcia Lewis Hightower, PJ Harris and Mark Sanders. He is also leaving behind several in-laws and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pastor Wade attended public schools in Florida. He retired from Harrison Radiator where he worked for over 30 years. His love was presiding as the Pastor of Living Outreach Ministry and Outreach Ministry at Niagara County Jail. He was the former member of Refuge Temple, Cathedral of Praise, New Born Fellowship and New Love Faith in Christ. Since the moment Wade accepted Christ in his life, he had been a soldier for God. He spoke and dressed in his Godly attire. He always wore the armor of God. He felt it was his duty to spread the word and feed those he encountered with the word. From his transition, his mission has been totally to give God his all. His past life gave him the understanding to go back to where he came from to share the good life of the Lord. He also served as a youth counselor for Lockport New Beginnings "Young Men & Women of Character" program since its establishment.
He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, friends and encountered no strangers. He enjoyed traveling, family reunions, playing chess, car shows and talking about the Lord. When you talked with Pastor Smith he always had those funny sayings: "Wrong Answer," "It's a Beautiful Thing," "Been there can tell going there how to get there," "Yall," "Why - Because". He was a special "Angel" here on earth with his big smile and laughter.
Relatives and friends may call Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 10 AM-12 Noon in Christ Community Church, 140 Genesee St., Lockport, where funeral services will immediately follow at 12 Noon. Interment will be in Cold Springs Cemetery.
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DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A construction site in Pittsylvania County where workers found human remains has been turned over to the state archaeologist.
Dominion Power spokesman Dan Genest says the workers were digging an exploratory trench at the Pittsylvania Power Station in Hurt when they unearthed the remains last week.
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