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A foreign goverment rules your homeland, but living in a small village far from the Capital you have no interest in the politics of your country. Until one day, a man with a young girl shows up in the village, telling everyone that war is at hand and all must fight to save their beloved land. Nationalism has just arrived. Do you stay behind and live your life as before, hoping that nothing will change for the worse? Or do you follow this man to a fate unknown with little hope of ever returning?
A powerful nation that has conquered half of the known world. The conquered lands have autonomy in theory, but large taxes are expected from them. Governed by King James V.
An independent country. The neighbour of Nimina.
A small nation under Antasia's rule. Was independent until 50 years ago when Queen Saranda II of Nimina signed a peace treaty with King James IV of Antasia, resulting unexpectedly in a takeover of power.
A small village (100 inhabitants) in Nimina. The setting of the first events in this RP.
The nearest town to Grada. 5000 inhabitants.
The capital of Nimina. 20'000 inhabitants.
The former capital of Nimina, now a city in ruins. It used to be the centre of Niminian civilization, with libraries and theatres and paved streets, a very rich city.
There are other towns and villages that may come up during the RP.
Map made by Aeternus (with some additions by Mae)
Niminians have lived in the area for millenia and the records go back 1700 years during which time a single family has ruled over Nimina mostly in peace.
As mentioned above, Nimina was an independent nation until 50 years ago when Antasians took rule of the country. The takeover was supposedly peaceful, but rumours have escaped of the so-called Great Massacres, where all the nobility of Nimina were annihilated. The Great Massacres are now a public secret, and those who speak of them in public, are likely to be thrown in jail or executed by the Antasians. The public version is that the nobility were transported to Antasia and live on as Antasians, and so betrayed their own nation. There are some who think it true.
All that still live are in hiding from the foreign government that has persecuted them since they came to power over Nimina. Two members of the Royal Family has also been rumoured to have survived the Great Massacres, but no one knows for sure whether this is true, or if they ever had children.
This group has been annihilated by the Antasians and time. Were in the past selected by the people.
The highest and richest class in Nimina today. They live in towns and cities.
Farmers, servants, teachers (not many children go to school, only merchants' children), etc.
The rest, a.k.a. classless, a.k.a. undesirables
Beggars, rebel-rousers, murderers, thieves, etc. They have no rights as they pay no taxes.
1 Gold=10 Silver=100 Copper
Most workers earn 30-40 gold a year, farmers even less (about 20 a year). Merchants can have fortunes of tens of thousands of gold, but in smaller towns they earn about 300-400 gold a year. Half of all income goes to Antasia as tax, for farmers the taxes are higher, as part of the crop is also shipped to Antasia.
Dragar and Talei arrive at Grada. They recruit some twenty people to go to Halma with them (eventually to war against Antasian rule). The group makes its way to Salie, a nearby town and are followed by a Gradan boy, Sam. Sam is then sent back to Grada by Dragar. Dragar leaves the group to go to Salie. The rest train for combat.
The Antasian General Haldergard in Nurme apparently has spies all across the country, one very close to Dragar's group. He has found out Dragar's name and has sent a team to capture (or kill) him. The team is lead by a man named Rustig, whose favourite hobby apparently is to torture people. Which is what he's done in Grada, along with killing the boy named Sam and a woman. The tavern keeper in Grada lied about the villager group's destination. Miryam went to warn the villagers and has met up with the group near Salie.
In Salie, there is an old woman who likes to be called Aunt Hilda by everyone, and a young merchant's daughter named Hana. Aunt Hilda knows Dragar and Talei from before.
A girl named Katie has been sent to gather all the Salie rebels to meet up with the Gradans outside town.
In Nurme, general Haldergard has had more reports of rebel movements, including Dragar and Talei.
If you wish to join this RP, please pm me with your character details, including home town/village, class and whether s/he'd choose to fight or stay. That way I will have a better picture of where to take this RP. Note that this takes place in an undeveloped country where industrialization hasn't happened. Think 1850's. There is no magic in this world, but there can be herbalists or such that may be labelled witches (but it would not generally be a good thing to be labelled a witch).
Also, if you have any questions, please pm me. And yes, you can join this RP even though it has already started.
Players in this RP:
Rena (?)
Posted on: 2008/8/13 7:25
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The Road, 5 miles from Grada
Dragar looked at Talei. "We ought to arrive at a village in a few hours. Then it begins. We will stay there for a week. You will have plenty of chances to practice your archery. But I need you to start carrying this at all times." He hands a dagger to her. "We will begin practicing to use it tomorrow. Never let anyone know that you have it before it's too late for them." He looks at her his eyes full of emotion; concern and fear, and love.
Posted on: 2008/8/16 11:55
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Madazen looked into the sky above him while sharpening his arrows. He could feel war coming with unsettling breeze. Madazen never liked war. war brought death, hatred, and destuction. The inoccent were sometimes even killed by war and Madazen never liked looking at that. Madazen looked back down at his arrows, they were silver and glowed with the sun. He wiped them clean with a cloth and went on to oiling his recurve bow. His recurve bow was rusted from overuse, it was a special bow, made from oak and ivory then covered in iron. The srtings of his recurve bow was made from hide and woven into strings as hard metal. This gave him more accuracy but the speed of a recurve bow wasnt that fast, it was preety slow in fact. Madazen finally finished cleaning and oiling his bow. He put the arrows into an open case that was attached to his backpack. He had a belt pouch as well tied firmly to his belt. Madazen usually hutned for food and was an expert with plants especially herbs. He knew he couldn't stay in Grada for long with war coming. He was to avoid it and flee but this time he would fight even if it costed him his life.
Posted on: 2008/8/16 12:35
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There was a sharp screech in the air as a golden eagle swooped down on an unsuspecting robin, killing it instantly and snatching it up in its talons. Crying out in celebration of its success, the eagle circled in the clear blue sky a few times before descending quickly down to the ground, where a dark-haired woman waited on her chestnut-coloured stallion, holding out her arm where the eagle landed.
The young woman named Vega narrowed her violet eyes and wrinkled her nose as she realized what was being held in Altair's sharp beak. "Did you have to bring that along? Either eat it quickly or drop it somewhere for the wild animals to find. I'm not carrying that around with us."
With that, she lifted her other hand to shoo the eagle off her arm but then realized there was a small scroll tied to the eagle's leg. Vega tore it off, reading it quickly before stopping at the side of the road to burn it, allowing the ashes to be carried off by the wind. According to the letter, she would be receiving a mission soon and she was to prepare.
She checked her position and the time of day from the sky, carefully comparing the geography to the roughly-sketched map she carried with her. According to the map, there was a small village called Grada nearby. She'd have to stop by there and pick up some supplies.
"I haven't seen ya around 'ere before. You new?" the vendor in Grada asked, raising a bushy eyebrow.
Vega pretended to examine an apple as she eyed the vendor's coin purse tied to his belt. Flicking the apple back into its basket to join the rest of its kind with disinterest, she pointed towards bunch of bananas hanging on a long rope behind him and said, "I'm a traveller just passing through to pick up some supplies before I continue on my way. May I look at those, please?"
The vendor nodded and turned around to pluck one of the bunches of bananas from the rope. As he did so, Vega skillfully untied the coin purse from the vendor's belt in a way so that he barely felt anything. After swiftly stowing away the coin purse, which felt promisingly heavy, into her own bag, she also took the chance to swipe a few apples and apricots as the vendor struggled to undo a knot in the string holding the bananas to the rope. She stood innocently as if nothing had happened when the vendor turned back, handing her the bananas for inspection.
Vega turned the bananas in her hands, pretending to be interested in them ut then returned them. "I've changed my mind. I guess I thought I wanted some fruit but I don't really feel like it anymore. Sorry for taking up your time," she said, trying to sound apologetic.
The vendor murmured something polite in return, even though she could tell he was a little peeved, but she left anyway with a small, smug smirk on her face. He wouldn't realize he was missing his money until she was further into town and by then, it would be too late to get it back.
Posted on: 2008/8/16 17:00
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I'm so damn bored Rokku thought as he took his usual walking around the small village of Grada. He has lived there his whole life, and the same thing happens almost everyday.
Unchangeable things are boring. Things that always stays the same.
Right, it's so boring here I could die
Posted on: 2008/8/17 5:38
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I took the dagger and examined it carefully before nodding and placing it in my boot. I would have to find a better place for it later... but at the moment, I didn't have a hidden hilt. I wanted to object... but I'd learned that what Dragar said was usually best... especially when he looked at me like that. I was old enough now to realize when I was in danger, but his face had a way of driving it home to my core. Absentmindedly, I stroked the feathery ends of my arrows with pride. They were something I couldn't live without... I think I would even disobey Dragar if he told me to go without them. I made them and, besides Dragar, they've been my only constant- my only "home"- for almost as long as I can remember. "What are we doing... exactly in this village? You keep saying 'it will begin' but you always fail to mention what 'it' is." My brow furrowed and I watched him careful out of the corner of my eye.
Posted on: 2008/8/17 9:29
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The Road, outside Grada
Dragar fixed his dark eyes on Talei. Your life, my dear. And I'm afraid that you will leave me by the end of it all, he thought. She had been with him for many years now, nearly half his own life, and he loved her like a daughter. Unfortunately, that sometimes put him in a difficult position with what he believed was best for the country. Now was one of those times. He was to lead them to war. He said none of this out loud, though. It was too painful.
"I have had instructions to start gathering forces for the rebellion. We'll start here, in this remote village. Others have gone to other places. We must convince the people to fight for their land, because if they won't, there will be no land to fight for, before long. The Antasians are strengthening their hold of Nimina. They have tripled the taxes in the last five years, they are killing off men, and doing unspeakable things to women and children... But you know all of this already. I just become very angry and frustrated when I think about what they're doing to this beautiful land and its people."
He took her hand and looked her straight in the eyes. "You are very special... to me, and it is for you that I fight, not just my country. In you lies the future. I must convince others to fight for our youth as well."
The village was drawing near. Dragar saw the first farm from afar. Not yet. It's too soon. He fought back tears that would have filled his eyes, were he not in control of his emotions. "I have changed my mind. We won't go to the village until tomorrow. We'll camp here for tonight. And it's a good time for us to see how you handle that dagger."
Posted on: 2008/8/17 10:19
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Madazen noticed Rokku down the street and walked toward him. "bored again, arent ya?" Madazen asked but then he whispered to Rokku, "War is coming, keep alert." With that Madazen walked off toward the bar tavern, even if the village of Grada was small, they still had a bar tavern. Madazen drake cups of ale after ale. he felt like this was his last day in Grada so he kept drinking ale and sighed. whaa..tt iisss tooo co...me . Madazen thought drowsily from all that ale. then he sighed once more and kept drinking.
Posted on: 2008/8/17 13:57
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I looked around, scowling. I was forever away from home, in this stupid little town with a quarter of the people as Nurme. I shook my head.
I just could not believe that Daddy actually sent me out here. And why? Just because I didn't go to school every day like I was supposed to. Or, really, every week. But you know what? None of the peasants go to school either. They can go out with their friends whenever they want to. It's not fair. I have for money than they do, so why are they still in their hometowns? "Stupid little town," I muttered angrily. "What am I supposed to do here?"
I am the only child of a wealthy merchant, his little angel. Know what that means? That I'm used to better than this... This... Ugh.
Posted on: 2008/8/17 16:06
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Rokku frowned when he heard what Madazen needs to whisper to him. 'War is coming, keep alert' eh? He though. He's somewhat ready for it, but since nothing has happened so far, what's the problem with getting bored?
Rokku took his cigarette and lit it up.
Posted on: 2008/8/17 20:32
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((Mae, I changed my character's name))
Miryam stared out her window at her poor farm. It's been going down hill since her husband died two years ago. Her family wanted her to move to Nurme with them but she was determined to stay there and make a living with the farm. Unfortunately, the crops have been failing. Luckly, Miryam has been able to use her healing skills to make a meager living.
She's determined to stay and make the farm work just to prove her family wrong but with the rumors of wars she is unsure if it is safe to stay in Grada.
Posted on: 2008/8/17 23:47
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I frowned slightly, something was brewing... something more than the coming war... and I had a feeling neither of us were going to like it. Dragar was becoming more and more brooding every mile we closed in on the little village. All too glad he'd found a way to distract us, I eagerly retrieved the dagger from my boot and took our usual sparring stance. "Alright, teach me something. I'm more than willing to learn tonight."
Posted on: 2008/8/18 16:45
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Madazen forgot about the war as he exited the tavern. He was drunk and intoxicated. Madazen decided to train a bit.
Walking out of the village he came to some wooden posts which he used as targets. Madazen decided to wait to train till he was no longer intoxicated. Madazen sat down on the grass and took out a brown bottle from his backpack. This bottle contained liquid of different (mostly bitter) raw herbs that crushed into powder and dissolved. The liquid in the bottle was also water and citrus. This was what he used to remove intoxicaton. Madazen sip the liquid slowly then put it back into his backpack. He sighed, taking his recurve bow and a piercing arrow he shot with the hightest accuracy and split halfway threw the wooden post. Madazen shighed again, taking his shortbow this time and a regular arrow he shot at a different post. It his directly in the middle like usual (note that these wooden posts are made of oak) .
Madazen sighed once more and put everything away. He started to walk back, as soon as that he saw someone coming down the rode.
Posted on: 2008/8/18 17:09
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Outside Grada
Laughing, Dragar drew his own dagger from behind his back and took the sparring stance. Suddenly, his senses sharpened. "Put your dagger away. Someone's coming." He said to Talei, while hiding away his own dagger, but making sure he could reach it if the need arose.
"Hail, stranger," he called out. "We are travellers from afar and need a place to stay. Can you direct us?"
General Haldergard is a stout man. His posture is rigid and his eyes are piercing. All in all, this military general drew fear from all that saw him. This time, it was a communications Lieutenant that was cowering in his presence. He had just handed a message to the General, and was hoping that it was good news.
Haldergard opened the roll. It read thus
"General Haldergard,
Received your message yesterday afternoon and have stopped at a small village called Grada to pick up supplies. Am currently awaiting your next orders. Send via the usual way.
- Vulture"
His eyes narrowed. The Lieutenant shivered. Haldergard took out a pen and wrote down a short message with sharp moves: "Do not put down names in messages. Have the rebels been there yet? Find out."
"Send this the same way the other one came," he barked at the Lieutenant.
The Lieutenant took the message and scurried away.
An old woman stood at the door to her home. She was bent and fragile-looking, with a shawl thrown over her round back. She stared as the girl entered the town muttering angrily. Is this the girl from Nurme? My grand-niece? She called out to the girl. "What is your name, child?"
Posted on: 2008/8/19 5:27
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Rokku took the cigarette out from his mouth and tossed it away. He then headed home to take his weapon to train.
Posted on: 2008/8/19 7:22
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Vega was in a bad mood. First of all, the news she had gotten was irritating - it meant trouble ahead, not so much for other people for her. Couldn't these bastards just leave her alone? Obviously not, even all the way out here in rural Grada. Second, she hadn't had much sleep in the last few days and she was tired. But being an insomniac was tough, especially when you wanted to sleep but couldn't. And lastly, Grada was so small, it only had one dinky little tavern. Pushing the open the tavern's door irritably, she silently hoped that at least the drinks were good (even though she had her doubts). She wished she were back in Nurme where there were dozens of good taverns around, especially if you knew where to look.
Still, despite her foul mood, Vega couldn't help but notice some of the tavern's occupants whispering to each other. Curiosity overwhelmed her and she pricked up her ears, listening intently but also pretending to be minding her own business. While passing by, she picked up words like "war" and "conscription" amongst others. Many looked concerned. Then again, thought Vega, half of these people are probably drunk anyway.
Sighing, she sat herself at one of the stools at the bartender's counter, pounded at the counter's surface impatiently and said, "Give me a shot of something good!"
Posted on: 2008/8/19 23:56
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The birds kept chirping. Madazen looked at the travelers for a minute. They look unusual, not like the average person you would find everyday. Being that they are not like the average travelers they are probably armed. I know they can see my arrows and my two bows so are they thinking I am an enemy or an average hunter. Hmmm.... if they knew I was an archer what would they do? I think I should not tell them I am an archer or different thoughts may come to thier minds like do i work for the army or so. If they thought that then they must know about the war thats coming.
Madazen thought, then he started to reply to the travelers. "I can direct you to the tavern. You can lodge there or you can come with me to my cottage. Its fresh oak, I just built it a month ago. Anyway I have three extra rooms in my cottage. You are very welcome to stay." Madazen started walking into the village then turned his head around and looked at the travelers, "You coming?"
Posted on: 2008/8/20 0:16
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((Hey! It's Vega! Last time I saw her, she was trying to kill me...))
I looked up to see and old and rather decrepit looking old woman talking to me. "I'm Hana. Hana Mebern. Why?"
Posted on: 2008/8/20 1:04
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I quickly took in everything about the fellow traveler. He didn't seem too imposing, but he did seem uneasy- wary about something... and the bows looked slightly above what most hunters have. All in all, I labeled him as a possible threat- more than others but quietly smiled at him before turning to Dragar for a decision.
Posted on: 2008/8/20 11:46
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Dragar quickly looked at Talei, she was smiling at the man. He knew her well enough to interpret the signs, there was no deeper interest. But it would be better to stay at a tavern. He turned his eyes to the man, quickly estimating him. There was something to hide. But then again, most people have something to hide. The smell of alcohol hit Dragar. Yes, it would be better to stay at a tavern.
"I thank you for your kind offer, but we would stay at a tavern. So if you could direct us to one, it would be most appreciated. And there is a matter of great importance that I must discuss with the villagers. That may wait until tomorrow, it is getting late and I and my companion have travelled far. We need our rest. Could you help us summon the people of the village tomorrow?"
He waited for the man to answer.
The old woman looked at Hana curiously, investigating her. "Yes, your father sent word that you would be coming. He calls me Aunt Hilda. You may do so, too. He asked me to take care of you. You may help me around the shop, I am getting old, and it is difficult to manage it on my own. Will you come in for a cup of tea?" The old woman turned and opened the door. She walked in. "Aren't you coming?" she cried out to Hana.
Posted on: 2008/8/20 14:27
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Police practice crowd control in realistic Oakland County exercise
Updated On: May 22 2013 07:50:51 PM EDT
It looked like a mob scene on the Oakland Community College Auburn Hills campus, and it was supposed to.
The Oakland County Law Enforcement Tactical Response Coordinating Group (OakTAC) joined with several Detroit-area police departments in a training exercise in crowd control.
The scenario was a large sports crowd becoming unruly after a game. Police wearing special protective gear gave a command to disperse, but many fans tossed items at officers and challenged them. As part of the training, police used flash and smoke grenades to disorient the crowd.
Arrests were made without anyone being injured. All of it was simulated, but the setting was realistic.
Police consider this kind of training as essential for performing their duties when cases arise.
The gear, transportation and training were all funded by federal grants.
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Candidates debate role of religion in politics
A friend recently asked, when it comes to getting potholes in a public street repaired, can a Methodist do a better job than a Baptist, a Unitarian, a Jew or an atheist? This idea of candidates running on their religious affiliation, or lack thereof, is just plain ludicrous. I realize that self-proclaimed Christians are a majority in this country, but, as poet Friedrich Schiller noted, "The voice of the majority is no proof of justice."
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Hogan's lawyers have contacted numerous websites (including this one) telling us we'll be sued if we don't remove all links to the sex tape video on Gawker.com. To be honest, they can kiss our ass as the tape is already out there and there is no way it's going anywhere now. Once these things leak out, it's almost impossible to remove them entirely as people save copies and will constantly re-upload them. The link to the tape can be seen here on the main website or you can click here to view it.


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It looks like South Bend's new police chief will be under investigation soon.
It's alleged that Ron Teachman failed to provide back-up for a fellow officer when duty called in April.
A concerned citizen spoke out at a recent meeting of the South Bend Common Council.
Rev. Greg Brown said he witnessed the alleged incident at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center in South Bend.
According to Brown's story, Chief Teachman was inside the building meeting with another officer, when a fight broke out-outside the building behind the basketball courts.
It's alleged that the officer quickly responded to the altercation-but that the chief did not.
"The officer came out, had his hand on his gun. He went back there, started dispersing the fight," said Rev. Brown. "So another one of my youth ran up to me and he says 'Rev. the chief of police is in there and he didn't even do anything.' So I stood watching. The chief of police came out he stood by the playground fence that's in front of Martin Luther King Center, he never went back there to assist his fellow officer."
Chief Teachman today told News Center 16 that he could not directly address the complaint, but he did make a short statement: "So what's happened here is a citizen has made a complaint to the common council and they referred the matter to the board of public safety. My understanding is that the board will probably hold an investigation and I'll gladly submit to that investigation, and I expect to be fully exonerated at the end of that investigation."


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2010 saw extremely high quality viticulture in many parts of the world, with an exceptionally long and hot summer providing huge benefits for wineries across many countries, especially in the southern hemisphere. The northern hemisphere and Europe saw something of a cooler summer and flowering period, but this was by no means as disastrous as it could have been. France, especially, had a fantastic year in 2010, with the world renowned Burgundy region proclaiming that their white wines of this year are ones to look out for, and despite yields being relatively small across much of the country, the quality was exceptionally high. Spain, too, received some cooler weather, but Rioja and the rest of central Spain are hailing 2010 as a very good year indeed, again as a result of smaller, finer yields. California also received similar climatic conditions, but again, wineries are highly positive about the overall effect this had on their produce, as the slightly challenging conditions resulted in smaller yields of much elegance and distinction. 2010 was really Australia's year, and in South Australia and across the Mornington Peninsula, Chardonnay vines produced good yields with a lower sugar level than in previous years. As such, the majority of South Australian white wines from 2010 are superb, and packed full of character. Shiraz also had a great year, and most Australian wineries have been proclaiming 2010 one of the great vintages. Both the Argentinian and Chilean wine industries benefited from some ideal climatic conditions this year, and are reportedly ecstatically pleased with the fact that their 2010 wines ended up with lower alcohol levels, and were beautifully balanced wines packed full of flavor.
Pinot Noir is one of the planet's most widely grown and enjoyed grape varietals, and thanks to the popularity of the key wines it is associated with Burgundy and Champagne it has successfully spread from its native home in France to much of the wine producing world. Pinot Noir means 'black pine' in French, and this refers to the extremely dark, inky color of the fruit, and the fact that it grows in conical bunches, resembling a large pine cone. It has long been revered for its wide range of refreshing, summery flavors, and the fact that it produces red wines of a beautiful garnet color and light body. More recently, sparkling wines made exclusively with Pinot Noir have been extremely popular, and the orchard notes found in the fizzy 'blanc des noirs' wines mark out just how versatile this grape varietal really is. Despite being notoriously difficult to grow, it isn't hard to see why this grape is now found in vineyards all over the world, as it is synonymous with romance and decadence, quality and fantastic flavor
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Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), earned a fifth-place finish in the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The top-five finish was the 48th of Sadler's Nationwide Series career and it came in his milestone 200th start. Steady rain on Friday forced the cancelation of Saturday morning's qualifying session, with NASCAR opting for a 1-hour practice session instead. As a result, the 40-car field for the 200-lap race around the 1.5-mile oval was set per the NASCAR rule book. That placed Sadler's No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry 15th on the starting grid. From the drop of the green flag, Sadler was able to work his way forward, despite a loose-handling racecar. Crew chief Chris Gayle called for a track bar adjustment, along with routine service of four tires and fuel on the team's first pit stop. Lightning-quick work by the Interstate Batteries crew advanced Sadler to eighth. As the race continued under green-flag conditions, Sadler continued to make his presence known, recording lap times equal to and sometimes faster than the race leaders. A strong charge over the final quarter of the event saw Sadler running as high as third at lap 187. While Sadler was able to get to the position, he wasn't able to hold onto it for the finish. "I think Chris (Gayle) is learning a lot about me and what we need to do with these cars between practice and the race," said Sadler, who finished fifth a week ago at Phoenix International Raceway. "He made good adjustments today as the race went on. We'll continue to learn and move on. But, we're not going to complain with two top-five finishes this early in the season. I really had a chance at a third-place finish, I just couldn't get cleared of the No. 6 car (Trevor Bayne). But, we'll take it and learn. "I'm just so proud of everybody on this Interstate Batteries team. I really wanted to get that win for these guys. We'll take a top-five. I think we'll keep learning and we'll try to improve on it next week at Bristol." Sadler's JGR teammates – Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Toyota Camry, and Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 20 Toyota Camry – finished second and third, respectively. Sam Hornish Jr., won the Sam's Town 300 to score his second career Nationwide Series victory, his first of the season and his first at Las Vegas. Busch finished 1.1 seconds behind Hornish in the runner-up spot, while Vickers, Bayne and Sadler rounded out the top-five. Austin Dillon, Regan Smith, Alex Bowman, Brian Scott and Travis Pastrana comprised the remainder of the top-10. There were eight caution periods for 37 laps, with six drivers failing to finish. With round three of 33 complete, Sadler leads the JGR contingent in the championship point standings. He advanced one spot to third and has 108 points, 19 back of series leader Hornish. Vickers gained five positions to climb to seventh and has 96 points, 31 behind Hornish. Busch is a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and does not earn points in the Nationwide Series. The next event on the Nationwide Series schedule is the March 16 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The race starts at 2 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN2 beginning with its pre-race show at 1:30 p.m
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This specification covers flexible watertight joints for concrete pipe and precast manhole sections, using rubber gaskets for sealing the joints, where infiltration or exfiltration is a factor in the design. The specification covers the design of joints and the requirements for rubber gaskets to be used therewith, for pipe conforming in all other respects to Specification C14, Specification C76, or Specification C507 and precast manhole section conforming in all other respects to Specification C478, provided that if there is conflict in permissible variations in dimensions the requirements of this specification for joints shall govern.
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July 1, 2011
The ASV Guidelines in Real Life
The Austin Humane Society is one of several shelters that have started a hand-feeding, enrichment, and training program for adoptable dogs. The results are easy to see: a kennel that's a pleasant environment for both people and pets.
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This story of changes to cat housing at a shelter in New York is the first of a series that will explore how new standards developed by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians can be applied to real-life situations in the sheltering and rescue field to create more humane outcomes for animals.
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Review the illuminating results of recent studies that look at practices regarding identification and feral identification procedures for cats.
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The HSUS Shelter Services team offers expert tips on how to conduct a ten-minute intake exam on every animal that comes into your shelter -- and the importance of doing so.
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For felines who are stressed by life in the shelter, one cat behavior specialist advocates "behavioral CPR," using interactive play sessions to bring back cats who sit frozen in their cage or litter box, unresponsive to visitors.
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This edition of Mouthpieces provides an amusing and effective reminder to your human visitors to clean their hands after visiting with each animal so that all of the animals in your care can stay healthy.
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Shelter Medicine: The Kindest Cut of All
Veterinary columnist Brenda Griffin addresses common questions and concerns about pediatric spay/neuter, as well as the immeasurable value it has in curtailing pet overpopulation.
January 1, 2011
Q & A: Gold Standards—and Bare Minimums
Nearly a decade in the making, the animal care guidelines developed for the sheltering field by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians will be released this spring.
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The "101" Department: Rehab Project
The hard work of turning puppy mill dogs into pets yields extraordinary rewards for shelters and adopters.


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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. -There are 1,400 acres of unused land at the Immokalee Airport. Executive Director for the Collier County Airport Authority, Chris Curry, said if they're able to tap what's underneath it, they could potentially bring in enough revenue to support the three airports in the county.
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Curry said it would mean they'd no longer need money from tax payers. One Coliler County resident and member of the organization, Preserve Our Paradise, said he's willing to pay more to stop drilling.
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(This was originally published at MobilityLab.org by Mobility Lab contributor Adam Davidson a geography PhD candidate at the City University of New York and an urban planner.)
How many cell-phone minutes do you pay for in a month? Or gigabytes of data? Are you on a family plan? Do you get a group discount from work? What does this even have to do with transit?
If we think of a transit trip like we do a cell-phone minute (or megabyte) we start to realize that there are many ways to package our usage. While cell-phone plans have many flavors that pertain to many different types of users, public-transit fares tend to come in variations of just two flavors: single ride or unlimited.
But, electronic-payment infrastructure, such as Smart Cards, can allow market segmentation that wasn't possible with cash, token or paper fare media.
Governing bodies of transit agencies should adopt average fare revenue based on ridership projections rather than set actual fare prices. This will allow agencies and their marketers to create many price points based on other pricing models, such as the one used by the cell phone industry that was instrumental in encouraging the adoption of cell phones.
Doing so will allow customers to decrease their marginal costs by increasing their fixed costs. The result would be a more competitive transit trip and greater perceived value of the transit service.
The main hindrance to this system is political. The technology needed to make this work has been around for years now. However, fares are still set under models that were created when the token or travel ticket were the best methods available. Thus, when a fare is set by the government, they approve specific prices for specific journeys and passes with discounts broadly applied or only for specific protected classes of people. Instead of having government set the price, they should set a revenue goal that is based on average fare and ridership.
This arrangement would allow the transit agency to engage in market segmentation — a term implying that people who have different values for a service are charged differently for it. Thus a Wall Street banker could end up paying more to get to work than the janitor in the same office because they have different price-points and needs where they find value.
One way to accomplish this is to sell transit fares the way we sell cell-phone minutes. A customer (a term I differentiate from a rider, since it implies that the person has a choice in how they travel) could conceivably select from a matrix of needs like off-peak usage, the ability to trip chain, their frequency of use and their desire to share their plan with a family member. Promotions and bundling could also serve to attract customers (see examples in my presentation here in this Slideshare).
Ideally, the fare solicitation process would be overseen by the transit agency but managed by a third-party marketing and sales-force contractor. This agent would be responsible for creating, managing and adjusting pricing scenarios, staffing customer-service centers, and maintaining account portals on the Web, at kiosks and at key transit stations. What is critical here is that they are given an average fare target to meet, with incentives for meeting and improving their performance in terms of revenue, customer satisfaction and social equity.
However, emulating cell phone plans is just one direction that pricing models could go. The main point is that transit agencies should be freed from the political restriction of mandated prices, and instead, be given incentives to innovate and grow their customer support via flexible pricing that meets revenue targets.
Current technology can support this kind of service and experimentation. Pilot projects could begin right away between transit agencies with supportive fare infrastructure and marketers to test such new pricing matrices.
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As our transportation infrastructure evolves, so should our payment infrastructure.
Smart fares supported by a revenue-based — rather than a price-based — fare policy can allow this innovation to move forward, thus enhancing our public transit systems and all the benefits that they provide.
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Excellent idea, but as you mention "the main hindrance to this system is political." I appreaciate and support your referring to riders or passengers as customers. Everyone has some choice and should be treat in a manner to make our service their choice! Yes, customers have a choice.
Great! Some out-of-the-box thinking.
Unfortunately, as long as politicians spend public money, they will expect to have some input. Further, as public money is spent there has to be a base level of service to society.
I also question the cell phone minutes model. When we buy minutes or data, we buy a package that is more than we need, and avoid exceeding it at the risk of a penalty. Is this an appropriate model for transit?
ADA requires the senior and disabled fare set at half the adult fare and Title VI has many limitations on what fares you can charge to what market segments. When private market approaches are applied to government systems, a lot of times, they fail to appreciate why government runs the program and not the free market. For decades, the government subsidized private-auto travel making it near impossible for those unable to drive to get around town, hence subsidized bus programs were necessary to provide mobility for them. Trying to maximize profits in the transit industry is easy, you stop offering rides to EVERYONE. Transit operates at a loss, as it is the necessary adjunct of the private car subsidy industry that allows everyone to live far from work and everything else in cheap, subsidized suburban and now ex-urban areas. Furthermore, using minutes or even better mileage counters means customers need to tap in and out. What happens if they don't tap out when they leave the bus? Do they get penalized? We want to eliminate inconvenience and forcing customers to tap out in addition to tapping in and the possibility of financial penalty for not tapping out would hinder ridership. Technology is not yet there but is coming with proximity cards where you don't even have to take the card out of your wallet. Then we can charge by mileage which would be similar to private cars.
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