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As is the case with many of our eco-tourism business partners, Eagle-Eye Tours of Windermere, Canada recognizes the environmental impact of their educational tour programs and is doing something about it. Eagle-Eye Tours covers the globe with diverse tours, ranging from ones with a birding focus to tours combining photography and wildlife, birds and gardens and more, visiting some of the wildest corners of our planet. Tour travel and onsite lodging creates carbon dioxide emissions, which Eagle-Eye Tours works to minimize but also realizes that all emissions cannot be avoided.
To address this negative by-product of their tours, Eagle-Eye Tours has maintained a CarbonFree® operation for the past five years by calculating annual tour-related emissions then supporting Carbonfund.org's clean air technology and carbon reduction projects to neutralize those emissions. To date, Eagle-Eye Tours has mitigated almost 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions through their CarbonFree® program, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by almost 23,000 tree seedlings planted and grown for ten years.
"We travel the world enjoying birds and other wildlife, but realize that many of these species are threatened by climate change," explains Cam Gillies, Director of Eagle-Eye Tours. "We are excited to continue to offset the carbon emissions from our operations and to take concrete action in the conservation of the biodiversity we so enjoy."
Eagle-Eye Tours offsets all of the carbon dioxide emissions produced from all guide and on-tour participant flights, vehicle use during tours and operations, ship use, and the electricity used by their office. They also design tours that visit reserves and lodges that have been established to demonstrate and deliver benefits from conservation to the local community. Eagle- Eye Tours offers tour participants the option to help with environmental sustainability by offsetting flights from their departure to the start of the tour. This ongoing commitment to sustainable tour management helps to set apart Eagle-Eye Tours as a leader in ecotourism and demonstrated environmental responsibility in all aspects of their operation.
Detour Travel Promotes Sustainable Tours and CarbonFree® Operations
The summer travel season is around the corner, and exotic locations lure the most adventurous travelers to remote and environmentally sensitive areas to experience their wonders. When planning these trips, environmentally responsible travelers will seek out sustainable tours that meet established ecotourism guidelines.
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." CarbonFree® Business Partner Detour, The Adventure Travel Marketplace adheres to this definition and its guiding principles when selecting the local tour operators and outfitters for its online destination tours and travel adventures. Detour actively promotes sustainable tourism by offering trips operated by local ecotourism companies and promoting green certified hotels in the trip destinations they support.
As an important part of its sustainability mission, Detour minimizes it own operational carbon emissions then mitigates what it cannot eliminate in partnership with Carbonfund.org. As a virtual company, Detour follows Carbonfund.org's motto to "reduce what you can, offset what you can't™" by maintaining only a small wind-powered office with some employees working from home. Detour handles all tour information and customer communications online, replacing paper and printing with electronic documents. And for the past six years, Detour has neutralized all remaining operational emissions through the CarbonFree® Business Partnership program. To date, Detour has neutralized over 500,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by 6000 trees over a ten-year period.
"As a company based on promoting small-scale tourism directly through socially and environmentally responsible local tour operators and outfitters, Detour is committed to protecting the environment and minimizing global climate change," said Greg Findley, Detour's CEO.
Working only with sustainable local travel companies ensures that the tours support the local economies. Detour selects tour operations that employ local people and provide economic incentives for local people to protect their natural and cultural resources. Traveling with local companies also gives travelers a window into the lives of the communities they visit. This inside knowledge can make the difference between being a tourist and thoroughly experiencing and learning about a destination.
Taking a trip, even the most sustainably-planned tour, has some negative environmental impacts, including the carbon emissions of airplane travel and on-site ground transportation. Detour advises its customers to become environmentally-responsible travelers by choosing a sustainable trip, taking fewer and longer trips, and trying to get direct air flights when possible. Finally, Detour encourages tour customers to purchase carbon credits to offset the carbon emissions from their flights through Carbonfund.org. Join the ranks of eco-travelers by selecting leading sustainable tour operators like Detour and taking the extra steps to neutralize your vacation travel emissions.
Quasar Expeditions Tread Lightly with Carbonfund.org's Help
Ecotourism continues to grow in popularity as environmentally-conscious travelers seek out adventures to natural environments while minimizing the negative ecological impacts of their trips. The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) has defined ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." New Carbonfund.org partner Quasar Expeditions offers eco-travel adventures through the unique ecosystems of Patagonia, while ensuring that all on-the-ground tour emissions are measured and mitigated through Carbonfund.org.
In order to uphold their commitment to environmentally sustainable tour operations, Quasar Expeditions chose to partner with Carbonfund.org to calculate the emissions generated by each tour vehicle then mitigate those emissions by supporting reforestation and bio-diversity preservation projects around the world.
"Our recent partnership with Carbonfund.org is a big step for Quasar Expeditions in making yet another positive contribution to conservation and sustainable tourism," explains Fernando Diez, Director of Marketing and E-Commerce. "Although our adventures are methodically designed to leave very light footprints, we know that there is always some environmental impact, so we are now happy to be offsetting our carbon emissions through Carbonfund.org."
When planning ecotourism excursions, it's incumbent upon travelers to carefully review and seek out tour providers that are implementing sustainability practices to limit the environmental impact on the fragile habitats they visit. Eco-tour related emissions may be unavoidable, but measurement, reduction and neutralization of these emissions is a key component to maintaining responsible travel options while fighting the negative impacts of climate change.
Carbonfund.org Helps Jackson Hole Eco Tour Adventures Minimize Environmental Impact
The "Leave No Trace Behind" ethic is supported by the four major US federal land management agencies and by most eco-travel organizations trying to uphold high standards of environmentally-responsible tour operations. These principles can be followed in eco-tourism planning and observed onsite during tours, but eco-travel operations still generate other sources of harmful environmental emissions through transportation and onsite energy consumption during tour operations.
Carbonfund.org works with several eco-tour operators who take their environmental commitment beyond the tenets of "Leave No Trace Behind" by measuring, reducing where possible and mitigating all carbon emissions from their operations, and CarbonFree® partner Jackson Hole Eco Tour Adventures is a great example.
Jackson Hole Eco Tour Adventures maintains carbon neutral operations for the transportation and energy consumption they cannot eliminate by supporting Carbonfund.org's clean air and carbon reduction projects around the world.
"It's so important to do what we can to leave the smallest impact possible here on planet earth. This is why we partner with the Carbonfund.org," states Taylor Phillips, Owner and Lead Guide for Jackson Hole Eco Tour Adventures.
Eco Tour Adventures was created with the idea of helping people connect with and gain a deeper appreciation for the natural world through wildlife observation and natural history interpretation. Their premise is that their tour guests develop a stronger bond with the natural world and will make more environmentally sound choices in their daily lives. TripAdvisor recently named Jackson Hole Eco Tour Adventures as one of ten great wildlife tours. Carbonfund.org is proud to partner with Eco Tour Adventures in their carbon emissions mitigation efforts, helping their organization serve as a positive role model for its tour guests and for other eco-tourism businesses.


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Topical Corticosteroids for Atopic Dermatitis
Several corticosteroid creams and ointments are available for controlling atopic dermatitis symptoms. These products are classified according to potency, ranging from group I (the most potent) through group VIII (the least potent).
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Corticosteroid preparations are applied to the skin 1 to 4 times a day, depending on the strength of the preparation and your age. These medicines may be available as creams, lotions, or ointments.
How It Works
Corticosteroids are similar to natural substances the body produces. In atopic dermatitis, corticosteroids reduce inflammation, itching, and thickening of the skin (lichenification).
Why It Is Used
Topical corticosteroids are prescribed for atopic dermatitis rashes. High-strength preparations can be used on thickened skin. Avoid using high-strength topical corticosteroids on the face.
How Well It Works
Topical corticosteroids, in combination with aggressive moisturizing, are the most commonly used and effective treatment for atopic dermatitis. For most people, using a topical corticosteroid for 2 to 3 days significantly clears the rash. Thickened skin requires longer treatment.
To gain the best results from topical corticosteroid treatment, apply moisturizer after each corticosteroid treatment and at least one other time during the day.
In some cases, wrapping the area with a bandage, called an occlusive dressing, may improve atopic dermatitis. But high-strength corticosteroids combined with an occlusive dressing can increase the risk of skin thinning and other side effects.
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor if you have:
- Hives.
- A worsening of the rash.
- A burning sensation, itching, irritation, dryness, or redness where you applied the medicine.
- Blurred vision.
- Increased urination.
- Excessive thirst.
- Mood changes.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Headache.
- Indigestion.
- Increased appetite.
- Restlessness.
- Increased risk of infection.
The face is especially sensitive to thinning of the skin. Using topical corticosteroids on the face can result in enlarged blood vessels (telangiectasias), bruising, acne, and stretch marks (striae).
With long-term use, high-strength topical corticosteroids cause temporary thinning of the skin, making it more easily irritated. But when used carefully and mostly in low-strength doses, topical corticosteroids can be used for many years without severe side effects.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
- Avoid stronger corticosteroids on the sensitive skin of the face, armpits, and genital area.
- When treatment with topical corticosteroids begins, your doctor may prescribe medicines in a "pulse" pattern. For example, you may use corticosteroids for 2 weeks. Then you stop using them for 2 weeks. Then, you apply corticosteroids for another 2 weeks. This pulse-pattern prescription may help keep the medicine from becoming less effective over time.
- An ointment form provides the best moisturizing effect for the skin. But ointments may be uncomfortable in warm and humid conditions because they don't allow the skin to breathe well. In these cases, creams may be a better choice.
- Topical corticosteroids may be alternated with coal tar preparations if there is concern about corticosteroid exposure. But this medicine should not be used on skin that is very irritated, because it can make your skin problem worse. Examples of coal tar preparations include 5% coal tar in a hydro-alcoholic gel (such as Estar) or 5% liquor carbonis detergens in a cream base.
- When using a topical corticosteroid for longer periods of time, it is important to phase out its use gradually over 2 to 4 weeks, replacing it with a moisturizer, a topical calcineurin inhibitor, or a coal tar product.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
Women who use this medicine during pregnancy have a slightly higher chance of having a baby with birth defects. If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you and your doctor must weigh the risks of using this medicine against the risks of not treating your condition.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
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Hey there,
I'm no real expert, it took me a few tries to get these results, so i thought i'd share my findings. If you want to make hand drawn style dungeon floorplans. It can be used for other purposes too.
Step 1.: You make a new document in whatever size. And make the paper/parchment/canvas background in whatever way you want (in this image i used the technique where you make a layer>Filter>Render>Clouds with black&white colors; then make it Filter>Stylize>Emboss; then Image>Adjustments>Hue/saturation ticking the colorize option. Paper-like bg done)
Step 2.: Duplicate the background.
Step 3.: You need to make a pattern, with any style filling (i made the short parallel lines in a group of 5-7, then put next to eachother in different angles; all of it in a 300x300 pixels document; then Edit>Make Pattern...)
Step 4.: Make the pattern adjustment layer with the style of pattern you just made before. (This layer goes between the original paper bg and the bg copy) Now you see all the document patterned. Click on the layer mask, hit Ctrl+I, now the pattern is invisible, just leave it for now.
Step 5.: Now this is where it gets interesting. This is the bg copy layer. Add a mask to this layer. Then go to the layer style (blending options) panel. 1st effect is an inner glow with an Overlay blend mode, color is black, size is whatever you like. 2nd effect is a pattern overlay (whatever you want to use as a floor pattern) with a Color burn blend mode, opacity what you like, size as you see it fit. 3rd effect is a stroke, with an Overlay blend mode, position outside, size what you like (i used 2) and color is black. Style done, save it if you want.
Step 6.: Now you can paint your dungeon or house or building on the layer masks. The pattern fill layer is for the wall texture, the styled layer is for the floorplan itself.
I find it easy to use, i just need to save the layer styles, if i want to use them on a regular basis.
I hope it's useful.
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A really good tutorial, taught me a cool way to make dungeons with not a whole lot of fuss. The tutorial was maybe a bit difficult to follow, at least for a new photoshop user like myself. But still, got it to work and results looks awesome.
That was a bit hard to follow... In part because I thought the various masks made the wall texture show through automatically after you had drawn the floors (instead of drawing it behind). I also kept trying to use a clipping mask instead of a layer mask. Anyway it works pretty well. Thanks!
sorry Místic, i don't have the pattern anymore. my PC crashed with all my work. i can barely find time now to make maps. but i hope i'll be back soon.
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The graduation cap and gown is the goal for most college students. Often, though, life interferes, leaving some students with many college credits and yet no degree. Volunteer State Community College is reaching out to those students and encouraging them to take the few classes they need left to get that degree.
"I became sick and had to quit. So, now I'm trying to come back," said Richard Fite of Gallatin. "I have 12 hours left. If I could get that done it would be great."
"I wanted to see how close I really was and how many classes I needed. I didn't have as much left as I thought," said Tammy Wright of Gallatin.
"I need 14 more credit hours. That's five classes. I'm filling out financial aid paperwork and hope to take classes in the fall," Christine Spoon of White House said.
"Life gets in the way, so their education gets put on the backburner," said Annette Wagner, assistant director of admissions. "This is an opportunity to put their education on the front burner again."
The College recently held a Getting Restarted Workshop. College staff went through the records to identify people who were close to completing a degree and had not taken classes in a while. More than 20 people showed up to the event. They were given a degree audit, telling them exactly what classes they needed to earn a degree. Advisors worked with them to put together a class plan. The college also offered information on financial aid.
"Many of them told us they had been thinking of going back to school for some time," said Wagner. "But when they got our letter they decided to go ahead and finish."
Some students even had all of the necessary credits and transferred to a university without completing the exit exam they need for a Vol State degree.
"I'm going to nursing school and it will be nice to have an associate's degree along with my LPN," said Kay Barnhill of Mt. Juliet. "It will be really good to have that piece of paper saying I graduated from Vol State."
The Vol State Office of Admissions can run a degree audit for anyone interested in finishing their degree. They can also work with students who took classes at other colleges and want to apply them to a Vol State degree. Those interested can visit Admissions in room 173 of the Ramer Building on the campus in Gallatin. Springfield and Livingston students can visit those campuses for help as well. Or students can call the Office of Admissions at 615-230-3688. The web site is www.volstate.edu/admissions.
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Improve community infrastructure, health, resiliency and economic opportunities in Indonesia's most challenging urban and coastal areas.
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About half of all Indonesians live on less than two dollars a day. Employment growth has been slower than population growth. Public services remain inadequate by middle-income standards, and health indicators are poor. The island is also one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world.
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- Economic opportunity: Providing technical assistance, training and financial services to microfinance institutions throughout the country and helping spice farmers earn more income
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Microfinance is considered to be one of the most effective tools to combat poverty, but the question that one needs to ask is: "Do poor people get access to financial services through microfinance?"
Indonesia: Making Peace In Maluku
For over two years, Mercy Corps has been working in Maluku province in eastern Indonesia, where communal conflict has been ongoing since early 1999.
Indonesia: Heavy Rains leave 300,000 homeless in Indonesia
Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Indonesia's capital Jakarta this week, forcing more than 300,000 residents to flee their homes in search of shelter in mosques, churches and schools.
Indonesia: From Rags to Riches
An Indonesian organization in Jampang Bogor, West Java has found a unique way to earn extra income and thanks in part to a small grant from Mercy Corps what started out as a hobby has turned into a small business.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted four Florida Panhandle residents on charges of filing fraudulent claims to a fund created to compensate victims of the 2010 BP oil spill.
The Department of Justice announced the indictments Tuesday.
Those indicted are 45-year-old Daniel Marlow, 36-year-old Jakima T. McCorvey, 31-year-old April McKinney and 49-year-old Dana Dias. Each faces fines of up to $250,000 and up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
According to the indictment, the fraudulent claim submitted to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility requested compensation for lost income from jobs either lost before the oil spill or jobs never worked. One business owner is alleged to have submitted a claim for more money than the business lost.
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The head of the Republican National Committee says the party will spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of paid staffers into communities to talk with Hispanic, black and Asian voters.
RNC chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said the party would send employees from coast to coast to build the party's credibility in racial and ethnic communities that supported President Barack Obama over GOP nominee Mitt Romney last year. Priebus says the party cannot "parachute" into communities in the months before an election and expect to have clout.
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There have been several touching, documentary portraits of musicians that are known both for their significant contributions to the world of music and for their personal struggles. Fans of cult artists like Daniel Johnston (The Devil and Daniel Johnston), Gram Parsons (Gram Parsons, Fallen Angel) and Harry Nilsson (Who is Harry Nilsson: And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) will surely want to watch Be Here to Love Me, the story of influential troubadour Townes Van Zandt. This is a wonderful introduction to Van Zandt's story and one that shouldn't be ignored if you enjoy the music of country and folk artists like Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Guy Clark and Steve Earle.
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Biting into a piece of fried potato dough drizzled with glaze can be a religious experience in Portland, Maine. A visit to a funky new dive called The Holy Donut has become a weekly, or sometimes daily, ritual for customers craving a fix of flavors ranging from sweet potato ginger to roasted pistachio.
"I'm trying to convince myself it's not a sin to eat donuts," says regular Nathan Hagelin as he takes the first bite of the shop's seasonal apple cider flavor.
"Everybody wants it. They think they can't have it, but we tell them they can," says owner Leigh Kellis. Traditionally the poster child of unhealthy treats, donuts here are made with all natural colors and flavors, local Maine ingredients and no preservatives.
"Better ingredients make you feel better, and junk makes you feel awful," she says.
Nearly finished with her education to become a Spanish teacher, Kellis decided to pursue a different dream. She was looking to fill a void in Portland's food scene - and to satisfy her own craving for homemade, gourmet donuts.
Far from a pastry chef, she started experimenting with different donut concoctions in her own kitchen.
"I got a bucket of oil on my stove-top and I was like, 'I hope I don't blow my house up,'" she says.
Maine is one of the top potato producers in the country, so when Kellis stumbled upon a recipe for potato donuts, she just knew she had a hit on her hands.
She started supplying one coffee shop with a dozen donuts a day and was soon baking 100 dozen a week for local businesses and grocery stores. She opened the shop in March with a little help from her dad, who built her counter and display.
Now, six employees do everything by hand, down to rolling out the dough and hand-cutting more than 1,000 donuts a day. They rotate between 12-14 flavors daily, and Kellis is always experimenting with something new. Corn and green tea were recent flops, but apple cider and bacon-cheddar have quickly become favorites.
Insurance agent Karen Vachon, who often meets clients at "The Holy Donut," says Portland has seen the cupcake trend come and wane, and believes Kellis in onto the next big thing.
"I think that she is leading a trend on the rebirth or resurgence of the donut," says Vachon.
The atmosphere in the store is laid back and welcoming. To Kellis, a donut shop is a glimpse back into the old world.
"Nostalga, comfort, the smell - it's like your grandmother's kitchen," she said.
But, this is your grandmother's kitchen taken up a notch.
"What I try to offer here is good music, good colors and incredibly friendly people. Really tasty fresh products, the best coffee in town and a general sense of feeling good. It's not just about the food it's about the whole experience," she said.
It's all about the taste for Scott Stafford, who stops by about twice a week.
"The flavors just pop in your mouth. If it says lemon, it's lemon - it's not like a hint of lemon, it's lemon. It's fresh flavor, right in your mouth," he says.
Maintenance worker Anthony Leighton is in just about every morning. He appreciates that Kellis uses local and natural ingredients, and says the donuts are so unique, they're worth traveling for.
"They're lighter, they're fluffy, they're chewy and they taste a lot like they're homemade - or something that you would get at a fair and only get once a year," he says. "So, the fact that you can get that seven days a week now is pretty awesome."
For other entrepreneurs starting out with a similar business idea, Kellis says you need a mix of timing and luck, but above all, a product you believe in.
"I love doing this," she says. "I could just get on my knees and thank the universe that I get to do what I enjoy. I hope people can taste the passion."
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|This is the article on the Ninja Rank. If you are looking for the article on the Konohagakure ANBU member, head to Kage.
A Kage (影, Literally meaning: Shadow) is the leader of one of the five most powerful hidden villages and are generally acknowledged as the most powerful ninja in their respective villages. They are collectively known as the Five Kage (五影, Gokage, Literally meaning: Five Shadows).
The term "Kage" is not used to just refer to any leader of any village. Only the leaders of hidden villages of the Five Great Shinobi Countries are referred to as such. The Kage oversee the activities of their villages, from sending ninja teams out on their missions to making the hard decisions regarding the safety of their people. The first Kage was the Hokage (火影, Literally meaning: Fire Shadow) Hashirama Senju of Konohagakure. Following the Hokage title, emerged the Kazekage (風影, Literally meaning: Wind Shadow) of Sunagakure, the Mizukage (水影, Literally meaning: Water Shadow) of Kirigakure, Raikage (雷影, Literally meaning: Lightning Shadow) of Kumogakure, and Tsuchikage (土影, Literally meaning: Earth Shadow) of Iwagakure.
Once a ninja is made Kage, normally by a predecessor, the title remains with that person for the rest of his or her life. While the previous Kage may retire, he may resume his role as leader if his successor dies as was the case with the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. In the event that a Kage dies without naming a successor, an ideal heir could find a more suitable successor as is the case with the Fifth Hokage Tsunade. As seen with Danzō Shimura, a Daimyō has the authority to name a candidate Kage to serve as acting leader. Since the making of jinchūriki began, it became traditional for the host to be a relative of the current Kage, not only so that the host has deep loyalty bonds with the village, but also to serve as a display of the Kage's might.[1] For example, both Killer B and three of his predecessors are related to the Third and Fourth Raikage and Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage.
Though the Kage normally act on their villages' agenda, the actions of Akatsuki abducting jinchūriki, with Gaara surviving his near-death ordeal and Killer B and Naruto Uzumaki the only active jinchūriki not captured, the Kage gather at a summit at the Land of Iron to discuss how to deal with the organisation. However, with Danzō as the Sixth Hokage candidate to represent Konoha in place of a comatose Tsunade, the Kage argue amongst themselves over what course to take until their moderator Mifune proposed an alliance to confront Akatsuki. Though Danzō is nominated to lead, he's exposed as having manipulated in doing so. The appearance of White Zetsu and Taka at the summit allows him to escape, and A, previously considered unfit due to his emotions, is named leader of the newly formed Allied Shinobi Forces upon learning the goals of the masked ninja identifying himself as Madara Uchiha.
- In the anime, Hoshigakure has unofficially dubbed each of its leaders the Hoshikage (星影, Literally meaning: Star Shadow), signifying their ambition for Hoshigakure to be recognised as an equal to the hidden villages of the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
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Nothing is more basic to human well-being than having enough nutritious food to eat. Yet one in every eight people in the world — 842 million — are trapped in a cycle of hunger and poverty.
The reality is that most of the world doesn't have the benefit of picking up food from the corner store — they grow it themselves. Hunger is a crisis when disaster ruins the harvest. It is a cycle when families cannot grow or buy enough to lead healthy, productive lives, and when the effects of malnutrition are passed on to the next generation.
When food shortages occur due to drought and conflict, Mercy Corps helps prevent hunger and treat malnutrition in the most vulnerable — children, pregnant women, the elderly and the displaced. We distribute vouchers, cash or emergency rations, working with local suppliers to speed delivery, save money and boost local economies.
In addition to emergency responses, we focus on long-term solutions that build future food security.
Mercy Corps helps farmers manage their land, increase their harvests and diversify crops to produce a larger, more nutritious, and stable food supply. By teaching nutrition and hygiene, we ensure families can utilize their resources to boost their health. And we connect farmers with new markets and introduce more efficient methods of tending productive livestock and processing and storing crops to increase incomes for years to come.
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Ethiopia: Stitching land back together in drought-hit Ethiopia
The land in Lacole, part of the Oromo Region in southeast Ethiopia, looks like it's literally been torn apart.
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My cab driver was yelling something that sounded like "khows, khows!" I hadn't the faintest idea what he was talking about until I saw the spotted figures in the distance and realized he was saying "cows."
Guatemala: Fresher food, better nutrition, happier families
In the northern highlands of Guatemala, the signs and symptoms of malnutrition are a common sight: stunted growth, underweight bodies and visible fatigue.
Indonesia: Retooling Mentawai and helping it grow again
Indonesia's Mentawai Islands have a very hot and arid climate but, because of high rainfall and minimal pests, it is great for agriculture. When the tsunami hit last October, Mentawai residents ran from the waves with only the clothes on their backs. Most tools and crops were lost.
Kenya: Lifesaving relief for families in northeastern Kenya
"People here are falling down in masses ... it will be too late to do anything if we don't act now," our emergency response leader in northeastern Kenya just told me on a phone call.
Indonesia: Joining the fanfare: a visit to the RW Siaga Plus+ program
I found myself being swept along with the wave of elementary students marching in the streets. Although at first I didn't know the words to the song they were singing, I soon learned and sang along.
Myanmar: Buffalo dominoes
During the eight-hour drive from Yangon to Myanmar's Delta region, I'd seen lots of beautiful water buffalo hanging out in mud by the side of the dirt roads, flicking their ears lazily. Farmers across the delta rely on them to help plough their land, so they're a common sight.
Japan: Re-opening Ofunato's fish market
The tsunami poured through the Ofunato fish market, leaving the open-plan structure mostly intact but washing away almost everything within it.
Kenya: Chronicles of a "drought widow"
One of the saddest things about the current drought in the Horn of Africa is that it's destroying families. Men go off with livestock to find water — often traveling hundreds of miles for months at a time — or they drop out of pastoral life and flow into towns to look for odd jobs.
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia: Not just hunger, but fear
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Campaign Mapper
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Source Map Temples
CHMP (Harn toolkit)
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Campaign Mapper & the Forgotten Realms Atlas need to be installed after CC2 & don't forget that CM has a patch that is essential, otherwise you get the wrong symbols. The FRIA has 3 updates. There it's a bit fuzzy - the last one is supposed to include everything but I think it misses a few things. If you install all 3 updates, in order, make sure you clear the read only flag on the Maps folder before each installation, otherwise some maps won't get updated.
Really the rest of the add-ons don't matter, except Source Maps Temples - it has to go in after UU8. CHMP can be added at any point - it backs up & modifies the menus, so your best bet it to do it at the end.
FT is independent of CC2, so install it first or last - doesn't matter.
I've lost my copy of Overseer somewhere along the way, so I don;t know what it does or doesn't do to the menus. It should have a readme file that explains how to add the items to the menu if they get missed. I'd suggest installing everything else & then manually adding in the Overseer menu items to make sure they don;t conflict with later updates.


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Pirates. Awesome.
South Park's recent Fat Beard episode has inspired me to give ye an article worth plunderin for treasure.
If ye haven't seen this adventure filled episode, well, shiver me timbers! Ye best be viewin' it here:
Now for ye entertainment, Pirate Jokes!
Q: What is a Pirate's favorite letter in the alphabet?
A: Ya think it's the RRRRRR but it's really the C!
– check out more jokes at www.piratejokes.net
Now ye sorry sprogs, ye need to be brushin up on yer pirate speak so you can talk to the souls of the damned aboard this cursed vessel we call the internet. Here be some startin' rules on how to be speakin like a true buccaneer:
- Double up on all your adjectives and you'll be bountifully bombastic with your phrasing. Pirates never speak of "a big ship", they call it a "great, grand ship!" They never say never, they say "No nay ne'er!"
- Drop all your "g"'s when you speak and you'll get words like "rowin'", "sailin'" and "fightin'". Dropping all of your "v"'s will get you words like "ne'er", "e'er" and "o'er".
- Instead of saying "I am", sailors say, "I be". Instead of saying "You are", sailors say, "You be". Instead of saying, "They are", sailors say, "They be". Ne'er speak in anythin' but the present tense!
The above rules be commandeered from the fine website yarr.org. Ye best be viewin the rest of the website to brush up on all yer vocabulary. Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up on the date of September 19th. Ye know I will be quizzin ye on your A…B…and Seas.
Once ye master the basics, turn ye Facebook into ye own furner. Scroll to the bottom left of ye Facebook homepage to where it says "English". Change the writings to "English (Pirate)" and Avast! Ye are on ye way to a whole new adventure.
Now keep an eye on the horizon and a hand on the sail. I have one final treasure for ye. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is in the makin. This time Captain Jack Sparrow faces a wench from his past and also encounters the infamous Black Beard all while on a journey to find the booty of all booties, the fountain of youth. This ship be sailin in 2011.
Be sure to visit FrightCatalog.com for all of ye pirate needs. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho!


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Bulldogs earn second round road win
Some of the biggest games for New Albany this season have been defined by one play, and it took just that to spark the 'Dawgs in their second round road win at Kosciusko Friday night.
Receiving the ball first in the second half of a scoreless game, Kareem Brown returned the kickoff 87 yards, sparking 28 third quarter points for the Bulldogs.
"Those kids did an outstanding job setting it up for us, and Kareem did an outstanding job of breaking when saw the seam, and he broke a couple tackles of his own," NAHS head coach Ron Price said. "That's what we needed, just something to get us going. When you go on the road, it's difficult to get going sometimes, but we made the plays when we needed to tonight, and I'm proud of our young men."
New Albany had opportunities to score in the first half, particularly in their opening possession, with Josh Creekmore converting on a fourth down play and Riley Alef later on a third and long. The Whippets' defense managed a turnover on downs, but New Albany would return the favor toward the end of the half with a defensive stand of their own.
"They brought pressure after pressure and they were in my face all night," senior quarterback Tyler Basil said. "The second half, the line did a great job protecting me like they've done all season, and they did a great job. Once we figured out what they were doing, it was down hill from there."
"We had three opportunities to score and we just didn't make the plays," Price added. "At this stage of the playoffs, as you advance, you have to make those plays when you have the opportunity. We got the kids in at halftime and we knew we could be successful if we just stayed focused and continued to execute when it was given to us."
Preaching to his team that one player needed to step up and score or their season would end was all the Bulldogs needed. After Brown's kickoff return, Kelvin Worship found the end zone for the first of his two touchdowns, and Basil later connected with Taylor Goode on a 77-yard score. Defensively, New Albany held the Whippets scoreless and with only one completed pass in the 28-0 win.
"We've challenged them all season to bring the wood, and we needed it more than ever tonight," Price said. "Kosciusko is a well-coached football team and they run that offense with perfection. Our kids did a great job tonight, and our defensive coaches did a great job all week getting our kids in the position they needed to be. We preached to our kids all week that they needed to wrap up when they got to the football, and I saw them playing with intensity tonight."
Next for the Bulldogs is the long-anticipated match-up of unbeatens, as New Albany will host defending North Half Champion Lafayette in the third round.
"That's what you've been dreaming of ever since you were a little kid," Basil said. "Third round of the playoffs, hopefully north half, hopefully a state championship and we get to play Lafayette. They went to state last year and they return pretty much everyone from their team. They're ranked number one in the state in 4A, we're number two, so you couldn't ask for anything else."
"All you want is a chance, and we have that next Friday night," Price added. "Our kids are going to lay it all on the line, and it's going to be two very good teams going at it. We want their best shot, and we'll hopefully give them ours. At the end of the night, the best team is going to come out on top."
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If there is reluctance on the part of Congress to pass some of President Obama's key gun control measures, it may have to do with how the issue plays far from Washington - in states like Maine, where hunting and owning a firearm are cultural touchstones. The proposals unveiled by Mr. Obama today call for legislation to ban assault weapons, limit high-capacity magazines and expand background checks for gun purchases. A recent poll in Maine shows that slim majorities of state residents would support such measures. But the depth of the opposition to them is also profound, as Jay Field found out shortly after the president's speech.
Shortly after noon, President Obama stepped to a lecturn in the White House. To his left sat four school children - among the many who wrote to the president after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,Connecticut.
The president began by reading from their letters: "I think there should be some changes. We should learn from what happened at Sandy Hook. I feel really bad," one said.
The president summed up the changes he wants to see in one short sentence: "Weapons designed for the theater of war have no place in a movie theater."
Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation requiring universal background checks for all gun sales. He wants lawmakers to outlaw high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. And he's pushing them to re-instate the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.
As the president spoke in Washington, Frank Siviski and two fellow land surveyors sat down for a quick lunch. "If I want to own an Uzi and it's not against the law, then I ought to be able to."
The trio, all avid hunters from central Maine, spent the morning researching deeds at the Waldo County Courthouse in Belfast, and did not appear to be on board with all of the president's positions on gun control.
"I hunt with an assault weapon. It's just not dressed up like one. It doesn't hold 10 shots. I think they're addressing the wrong issue."
"I'm not opposed to background checks. I think that's a good thing. And I'm totally in favor of throwing a lot of money at mental health issues."
Bob Knowlton, who's from Oakland, says it's mental health problems that are at the root of mass shootings like the ones in Newtown and Aurora, Colorado.
After his speech, President Obama sat down at a desk and signed off on 23 executive orders. One calls for finalizing federal rules to make sure group health insurers don't treat mental health coverage differently than basic medical benefits. Another calls for a nationwide dialogue on mental health led by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services.
Those steps, though, are easy compared to what it will take to get people like Frank Siviski to call their lawmakers and tell them to play ball on gun control. "We live in a whole different world. I mean this is NOT New York. That's why we live here. Thank god."
A recent poll, in the Portland Press Herald, offered some contradictory conclusions about Maine and guns. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed reported having a gun on their property, eight points higher than the national average. Fifty-one percent of Mainers support an assault weapons ban. And 79 percent back some restrictions on guns.
But Mike Morin, who lives in Augusta, questions those kinds of numbers. "I would be shocked in this state if you got an over population of people who would vote for stricter gun control," he says.
All three men say they will be paying special attention to how Maine's senators vote on any gun control measures. They say they'll remember a vote in favor of an assault weapons ban, the next time Susan Collins or Angus King are on the ballot. King's spokesperson released a statement saying he would be studying the president's proposals carefully.


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this wiki
- "The Substance burns so hot it melts wood, stone... even steel. And of course flesh. The Substance burns so hot it melts flesh... like tallow."
- ―Hallyne
Wildfire is a dangerous liquid which is created and controlled by the Alchemists' Guild in the city of King's Landing. It is a highly volatile material which can explode with tremendous force and burns with a fire that water cannot extinguish, only large quantities of sand.
Wildfire is identifiable through the distinctive green hue of its flames. Even in its stored liquid state it gives off a sickly green color. Pyromancers refer to it as "The Substance", while in the lowest circles it is derisively referred to as pyromancer's piss.
Wildfire plays a key and important role at the Battle of the Blackwater, during the War of the Five Kings.
Season 2
Thanks to his reluctant agent, Lancel Lannister, Tyrion is alerted to Joffrey's plan to use wildfire in the defense of King's Landing against the impending attack by Stannis Baratheon, throwing it from the walls with catapults. Wisdom Hallyne of the Alchemists' Guild shows Tyrion their stocks. Bronn derisively says he doesn't believe the pyromancers' claims about wildfire, as there are always charlatans on the side of battlefields selling "pig shit" to soldiers and claiming it has magical properties. Hallyne insists that the abilities of wildfire are indeed very potent. Bronn then points out that even if this is true, wildfire is too unstable to be used safely in such a manner by inexperienced troops: the moment one of the catapult teams drops a single jar, it could burn the whole city by accident. Tyrion agrees and commands Hallyne to begin producing wildfire for his purposes instead.[1]
While discussing the defense of the city with Varys and Bronn, Tyrion identifies the Mud Gate as the city's most vulnerable spot and the most likely location for Stannis to attempt a landing. Tyrion resolves to make a stand there. When Varys asks him what can they use to defend the city, Tyrion replies "pig shit".[2]When Stannis Baratheon's fleet arrives at Blackwater Bay, Ser Davos Seaworth (commanding the vanguard of the assault) is bemused to see only one ship from the royal fleet emerge to challenge them. He realizes the ship is unmanned so he halts his archers, but then sees the ship is emptying wildfire into the bay from pipes at its rear. Tyrion loaded all eight thousand jars of wildfire into the ship. At Tyrion's command, Bronn fires a burning arrow into the wildfire, which detonates the ship in a massive explosion that pulverizes all of Stannis' ships closest to the blast. The spreading fire then engulfs nearby ships. Hundreds, if not thousands, of sailors and soldiers under Stannis's command are burned alive. Stannis resolves to continue the assault regardless.[3]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, wildfire is a very unstable material similar to real life napalm or Greek fire. In real life, "Greek fire" was actually used by the Byzantine Empire in medieval times, and thus was actually a technology known to medieval people.
Wildfire's use under controlled conditions was popular with some of the members of House Targaryen and some worshipers of the eastern god of fire, the Lord of Light, such as Thoros, who used to coat his sword with a thin layer of wildfire and then set it ablaze to scare his enemies in combat.
The alchemists refuse to divulge how wildfire is created, claiming that it is done with magical spells (a claim dismissed by others, particularly the maesters). Wildfire is stored in clay pots in bare stone cells under the Alchemists' Guildhall in King's Landing. Each cell is built under a chamber full of sand, which can be emptied into the cell below to extinguish the fire in case of accidents. Wildfire grows more volatile with age and can only be disposed of through hazardous means. Wildfire is highly combustible and can be set alight even by bright sunlight. It is described as having an emerald green coloring once ablaze, which is so strong that it can turn the air around it green.
See also
- Wildfire at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)


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Renton, WA (SportsNetwork.com) - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin
will play in Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game against the New Orleans
Saints after missing most of the season following hip surgery.
"He's back and ready to go," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said on Thursday.
"We're anxious to add him to the mix."
The Seahawks acquired Harvin from the Minnesota Vikings in an offseason trade.
He elected to undergo arthroscopic surgery in August, and has played in just
one game since.
Harvin caught one pass for 17 yards and had a 58-yard kickoff return in a Week
11 win over the Vikings. But Harvin suffered a setback after the game with
swelling and stiffness in his hip. He didn't practice again until last week.
"This team is set," Harvin said. "I'm just looking forward to jumping on the
bus and enjoying the ride."
The Sports Network


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Currently, neither the board nor Wilcox County High School sponsors a prom. For decades, parents and students have held separate parties for white students and black students and called them "proms."
Four seniors this year decided to change that.
Keela Bloodworth and her friends said they do everything together and prom should be one of the things they celebrate together.
"We're basically siblings," said Bloodworth. "We've spent more time together than anyone else."
"They always had the quote-unquote 'white prom' and the 'black prom'," Bloodworth explains.
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So far, they say half of the white students in their grade have already signed on to go to their prom instead of the white only prom.
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Things have been changing slowly at Wilcox County High School, but critics say it's not enough.
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"Hearing from other students that I couldn't, they didn't want me to go, it kind of saddened my heart a little," Wallace said.
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"We want them to go on the record as supporting one and only prom in 2014 that is for all students regardless of their color. Staying silent on something like this is a problem. The children have spoken about what they want, it is time for the adults to follow through," DuBose said.


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