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Intensities in 10 Cities is a second live album by Ted Nugent after the big success of Double Live Gonzo.
What's unusual about this album is that the songs featured don't appear on any earlier Ted Nugent or Amboy Dukes albums.
The story is that Nugent was testing new songs out live and played about 20 on the 1980 tour and picked out the 10 that were best received. I'm sure that his shows had plenty of the fan's favourites included as well.
Ted Nugent Intensities In 10 Cities
Intensities In 10 Cities Set List
- Put Up or Shut Up – 3:21
- Spontaneous Combustion – 3:53
- My Love Is Like a Tire Iron – 5:48
- Jailbait – 5:15
- I Am a Predator – 3:16
- Heads Will Roll – 4:07
- The Flying Lip Lock – 4:07
- Land of a Thousand Dances – 4:39 (cover of the Fats Domino and Chris Kenner classic)
- The TNT Overture – 4:31
- I Take No Prisoners – 3:30
All the other songs were written by Ted Nugent.
The band at this stage was:
Ted Nugent – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
Charlie Huhn – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Dave Kiswiney – bass, backing vocals
Cliff Davies – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Here are videos from Ted Nugent performing live in concert in 1980.
Wang Dang Sweet Pootang – not on Intensities In Ten Cities but I like the song.
Heads Will Roll
Land Of A Thousand Dances
I've only heard the mp3 samples for this album and I preferred Double Live Gonzo which has much more extended songs.
What Others Say About Intensities in 10 Cities by Ted Nugent
There's only one appearance that I've seen in the best live album lists for Intensities in 10 Cities that I've seen.
Guitar World rated it the 9th best live album.
In general I've heard more praise for the first live album Double Live Gonzo.
Amazon reviewers have mixed views.
Buying Intensities In 10 Cities
It is available from Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – iTunes – eBay
These links will help you get to the albums quickly and easily but I recommend that you still search for the best deal.
What Do You Think About Intensities In 10 Cities
If you've heard this album, I'd like to know what you think.
Do you think it's even better than Double Live Gonzo as Guitar World does?
What Are The Best Live Albums Ever?
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Hi guys. I'm so sorry I haven't been blogging for a while. My leg wasn't healing correctly so I was kinda like healing quicken. So, yeah, the doctors said it would need surgery so I now have a metal, piece of metal in my leg with screws at my knee and on my ankle so that's just great. And now I'm back in my dorm room and I'm left here to deal with the mess of missing of 2 weeks of college. But I don't... I know I was making out of first two but it can be done. And I'm gonna give you guys some tips for doing that just in case you get really sick or you have an accident or, you know, hopefully not, like a death in the family or something, just something you have to miss 2 weeks or more, you know. So the first thing you guys might wanna do is contact someone that has a high position in your school, someone that can make things happen and help you out. I contacted the assistant dean of student affairs at my school and she was so helpful, and I met with her and had a conference with her and my parents and explained the situation and she was really nice and she actually e-mailed all my professors for me and that was just a huge help that they all knew what was going on. So don't be afraid to ask help from someone from your school. The next thing you guys wanna do is once you get a chance and things settle down and you wanna e-mail your professors personally so they hear from you and know you're okay and they can give you assignments and reading or whatever you guys are doing in class so you don't get still behind. So that's really nice, professors really like it when, you know, you let them know what's going on. Also, you wanna keep your professors updated throughout however long you're gone so just send them an update, let them know what's going on, when you'll be back maybe. So just keep them updated. When you're finally back, make sure you set up office hours with them. Go to the office hours, catch up with them, let them know how you're doing and get missed work extra help on stuff you don't understand since you've been gone. Just, you know, they like to see that you're putting in the effort to catch up on things and you're not waiting to a last minute or showing up on the day of the test, like, oh, I was gone. Help me. You know, so just... it's really all about you making the effort. If you guys do all these things, I'm pretty sure your professors will be really understanding. Mine were they're all so nice so thank you to all of them and it is possible. I survived my first week of being back for 2 weeks. So, yeah, so hopefully my video helped you guys out. So, bye.
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Bags by Ebags
Of course you all know that I love to travel so when Bags by eBags asked me to do a review on their bags I was stoked! I was hoping to get them before my trip to the Bahamas and really put them through my traveling test but unfortunately they came the day I left! Bummer I know.
I will say that it was quite a nice surprise to see a package waiting for me when I got back with these bad boys in it!
These are the eBags Packing Cubes. They have a mesh top so you can easily see whats in it and it's great for ventilation. (You never know when your going to have a stinky pair of shoes or shirt in there). They have zipper closure and made of very thin, flexible fabric.
So, although I haven't had a chance to test them out in my suitcase, I have been able to find some other great uses for them. The small packing cube is the perfect size for my diaper bag. I stock it with my all my changing necessities. Diapers, wipes, changing pad, plastic bags and hand sanitizer.
And with the handle on the side, it's so easy to just pull that out and take with me rather then lug all my stuff around.
Not to mention, when I have his diapers in my bag alone, they always tend to get bunched up and folded. It's quickly becoming a huge pet peeve of mine. But with this everything stays flat and organized; just the way my Type A Personality likes it!
As for the medium packing cube; this would be perfect for our boat. I'm really looking forward to using the large one on our next trip. Especially if Caden and I are sharing a suitcase, it would be perfect to be able to pack all his stuff in there. That way I can keep our things separate and unpacking would be a breeze.
So, overall? I'm really pleased with the quality of the product but more importantly I'm really impressed with the convenience, which we all know I love.
If you want to learn more about eBags, check out their Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest! But for now I have to get back to my party planning. I can't believe CK's 1st birthday party is in 2 days and Caden turns 1 tomorrow! Eeeek! I'm so excited!
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This was a strong year for short films. I can tell by the divided results from our Oscar poll that had close battles in both the animated and live action…
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Lukas Verzbicas (left) runs the Orland Park Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 22, 2012. | Jeff Vorva~For Sun-Times Media
Updated: December 24, 2012 7:23AM
The trophy is about 4 inches high and 2 1/2 inches wide with a gold turkey on top of the base.
It might not be the biggest or flashiest award that 19-year-old Lukas Verzbicas has won, but it might be the most important.
The Orland Park native was one of the best runners in the nation and world before he suffered a near-death accident that left his body a wreck in July. On Thursday, he came home to run in the Orland Park Turkey Trot and finished third overall out of 750 entrants and second in his 15-to-19 age group with a time of 13 minutes, 32.6 seconds. It was his first competition since the accident.
Before July, not winning a race would be tough for Verzbicas to handle. He was full of joy on Thanksgiving just to be able to compete and win that turkey trophy.
"The fact that I'm able to even be here means so much more to me," he said. "I've never appreciated something like life. I always thought about the small things — the racing and the training and all of that. That was all that mattered to me. Now I see the wide spectrum and the big picture.
"For me this is the most thankful Thanksgiving I've had."
Orland Park's Zach Dahleen, 21 and a senior cross country and track runner at Southern Illinois University, was the overall winner of the race in 13:08.8 but wasn't gloating about beating an elite runner and friend.
"Yeah, well I can only beat him on his off days," Dahleen said. "He's a great runner and I really hope he comes back and makes those 2016 Olympics."
On July 31, Verzbicas, a two-time state cross country champion and two-time Gatorade National Runner of the Year while at Sandburg High School, was involved in an accident that had some doctors thinking he wouldn't even walk again.
He was pursuing an Olympic dream of competing in the 2016 games in the triathlon. He was training on his bike in Colorado Springs, Colo., and was heading downhill when he crashed head on into a guardrail.
"There was a 180-degree turn going downhill," Verzbicas said. "I couldn't make the turn and got into some wet sand. I braked and my brakes didn't work so ... now that I think about it, if I knew that going into the guard rail was going to be that bad I might have done something differently. But I froze and didn't know what to do. That one second could have been avoided. If I could have purposefully crashed and went down on my left side, I could have hit the ground and slid into the rail."
He would have been hurt, but not as bad. His list of messed-up body parts was staggering.
He suffered two broken vertebrae, to go with a broken thorax and a broken clavicle. Add to that a partially collapsed right lung and the inability to feel movement in his right leg.
The list of surgeries he went through also is mind-numbing.
Among the major surgeries Verzbicas had performed was a procedure to drain blood from his lung. There was another in which doctors inserted screws in his clavicle after they had to break it into three pieces.
And there was the back operation. Several rods had to be inserted. It was a six-hour surgery that kept him in the intensive care unit for three days.
After all that, few could have guessed that less than four months later he would be spending Thanksgiving morning running in a race.
"My surgeons say I'm a medical miracle," he said.
He stayed upbeat and told reporters from his hospital bed that he would be back. By Aug. 31 he was walking again. On Thanksgiving, he was running competitively, and he still is sticking to his goal of the 2016 Olympics.
Sandburg cross country coach John O'Malley, who coached Verzbicas in 2009 and 2010, also was a runner in the Turkey Trot and was glad to see his prized pupil running again.
"The doctors told his parents he would never walk again, and here he is running 10 weeks later," O'Malley said. "Obviously this is something unique physically and mentally. It wasn't that long ago that he was just learning how to sit again. But he was fired up and motivated to get back out there the whole time."


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Recipe by GEORGIACOOK1
"These are traditional hand-formed South Georgia biscuits as made by my family for generations. Unlike most recipes, these biscuits are formed entirely by hand, not rolled and cut. Once you master the technique, you can make them very quickly and will find the texture and appearance to be much better than rolled biscuits."
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup whole milk
I am rating the technique as well as the recipe. Believe it or not, I'm from the south and I can't make a rolled out biscuit! My mama made them this way and it's the only way that I know how. After almost 20 years, I have definitely mastered this technique. The recipe is great too, but I usually just use self rising flour, omit the baking powder and salt, and use buttermilk. Truely a traditional southern biscuit!
These were okay, but I prefer a self-rising flour recipe. They were a bit crumbly and too hard on top.
56 Ratings
Great basic recipe anybody can tweak. It uses basic ingredients and requires little time which is important in today's kitchen. Add sub. buttermilk instead of milk and add a bit of sugar. Four thumbs up here!
I have been hand-forming my dinner rolls since I came across this recipe a few months ago. I finally got to try the actual recipe---the biscuits were out of this world! My new fav. biscuit recipe. I love the hand-forming instead of rolling technique. Thanks for the post!
Great biscuits! The only change we did was to drizzle melted butter over the biscuits after cooking them halfway.
Have been using Allrecipes since the start and rarely post anything but THIS WAS REALLY GOOD. And so much easier than I thought biscuits had to be (no flour all over the counter, etc.). The recipe came together in about 5 mintues. Used beef dripping (lard) as I had it. Bearing in mind the instructions, I really tried to make sure I didn't "overwork" the dough/batter and did leave it slight sticky. Just squeezed up 9 larger biscuits, patted into rough rounds and left them to the oven. They were barely gold on top when the bottoms were brown -- so watch out, they could get away from you. But I found the recipe's timing to be accurate. I put these with some stew I pulled out of the freezer, but would also be great for breakfast as they're so fast. The texture is not so much flaky but very, very light and fluffy. ***** Have since made this on a holiday visit with friends -- found out we didn't have any milk so substituted some watered down sour cream and that worked brilliantly. This is so handy it'll have to be a keeper ... one of my "desert island recipes."
These were my first biscuits to make from scratch and they were wonderful. I can't wait to make them again! Thanks for a great recipe.
Yum! We followed this as is, but we used 1% instead of whole because that was what we had on hand. Easy to make and delicious to eat!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 12 Amount Per Serving Calories: 183 Calories from Fat: 85
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Argentina | Parsing Maradona and culture
Buenos Aires | Marcela Mora y Araujo's Sunday profile of Diego Maradona introduces the reader to several key concepts in Argentine football culture. The first is picardia criolla, a "Creole cheekiness" with which Argentines spiced the game following its introduction by English sailors and railway workers. "The game is particularly suited to the poor," she writes, no doubt intending Maradona as exemplar.
Children whose parents who cannot afford toys can be easily entertained with a single ball, which need not be an actual ball at all: scrunched-up rags will do. The main objective for each child is to gain possession and then play. This is the moment of individual expression par excellence, the child at play.
The second principle is gambeta, the melding of technical ability with deception. And Maradona possesses a third desirable quality, arenga, the ability to encourage others. With these culturally lauded traits, no wonder that Maradona is described as the nation's addiction. "He is our drug," says a sports psychologist. "It is not him who is ill, it is us."


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Historically significant, this 17th century house with its 3 acre garden is bursting with inspirational planting and magnificent architectural structures, such as the Lutyens designed summerhouse, game larder, pergolas and vast stone paved courtyard and steps. Located in the unspoilt, traditional Northumbrian village of Whalton. Open for private viewings and for pre-booked groups of up to 50 people. Owner and gardener Penny Norton is available to give guided tours, sharing insights into her wonderfully imaginative planting schemes.
Weddings & Civil Partnerships
Northumberland is blessed to have some top quality venues available for weddings and civil partnerships. Whalton Manor provides a first class choice for couples looking for that exclusive difference that will make memories to last a lifetime.
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Private parties, functions and evening receptions hosted and catered for. Our home-cooked lunches, cream teas and dinner are the perfect way to complement your visit or event.
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With fine plaster ceilings and 18th-century panelling, the beautifully decorated and comfortably furnished self-contained East Wing of Whalton Manor House can be yours for a short break or holiday.
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Ahaz, king of Judah, His wicked reign. (1-9) Ahaz takes a pattern from an idol's altar. (10-16) Ahaz spoils the temple. (17-20)
Verses 1-9 Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own punishment. It is common for those who bring themselves into straits by one sin, to try to help themselves out by another.
Verses 10-16 God's altar had hitherto been kept in its place, and in use; but Ahaz put another in the room of it. The natural regard of the mind of man to some sort of religion, is not easily extinguished; but except it be regulated by the word, and by the Spirit of God, it produces absurd superstitions, or detestable idolatries. Or, at best, it quiets the sinner's conscience with unmeaning ceremonies. Infidels have often been remarkable for believing ridiculous falsehoods.
Verses 17-20 Ahaz put contempt upon the sabbath, and thus opened a wide inlet to all manner of sin. This he did for the king of Assyria. When those who have had a ready passage to the house of the Lord, turn it another way to please their neighbours, they are going down-hill apace to ruin.
2 Kings 16:1-16 . AHAZ' WICKED REIGN OVER JUDAH.
1-4. Ahaz . . . did not that which was right in the sight of the the voluptuousness and religious degeneracy of all classes of the people, are graphically portrayed in the writings of Isaiah, who prophesied at that period. The great increase of worldly wealth and luxury in the reigns of Azariah and Jotham had introduced a host of corruptions, which, during his reign, and by the influence of Ahaz, bore fruit in the idolatrous practices of every kind which prevailed in all parts of the kingdom (see 2 Chronicles 28:24 ).
3. walked in the way of the kings of Israel--This is descriptive of the early part of his ,reign, when, like the kings of Israel, he patronized the symbolic worship of God by images but he gradually went farther into gross idolatry ( 2 Chronicles 28:2 ).
made his son to pass through the fire--( 2 Kings 23:10 ). The hands of the idol Moloch being red hot, the children were passed through between them, which was considered a form of lustration. There is reason to believe that, in certain circumstances, the children were burnt to death ( Psalms 106:37 ). This was strongly prohibited in the law ( Leviticus 18:21 , 20:2-5 , Deuteronomy 18:10 ), although there is no evidence that it was practised in Israel till the time of Ahaz.
5. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem--Notwithstanding their great efforts and military preparations, they failed to take it and, being disappointed, raised the siege and returned home (compare Isaiah 7:1 ).
6. Rezin . . . recovered Elath--which Azariah had got into his possession ( 2 Kings 14:22 ).
the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day--The Septuagint version has "the Edomites," which the most judicious commentators and travellers [ROBINSON] prefer.
7-9. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser--In spite of the assurance given him by Isaiah by two signs, the one immediate, the other remote ( Isaiah 7:14 , 8:4 ), that the confederate kings would not prevail against him, Ahaz sought aid from the Assyrian monarch, to purchase which he sent the treasures of the palace and temple. Tiglath-pileser marched against Damascus, slew Rezin the king, and carried the people of Damascus into captivity to Kir, which is thought to have been the city Karine (now Kerend), in Media.
10-16. And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser--This was a visit of respect, and perhaps of gratitude. During his stay in that heathen city, Ahaz saw an altar with which he was greatly captivated. Forthwith a sketch of it was transmitted to Jerusalem, with orders to Urijah the priest to get one constructed according to the Damascus model, and let this new altar supersede the old one in the temple. Urijah, with culpable complaisance, acted according to his instructions ( 2 Kings 16:16 ). The sin in this affair consisted in meddling with, and improving according to human taste and fancy, the altars of the temple, the patterns of which had been furnished by divine authority ( Exodus 25:40 , 26:30 , 27:1 , 1 Chronicles 28:19 ). Urijah was one of the witnesses taken by Isaiah to bear his prediction against Syria and Israel ( Isaiah 8:2 ).
2 Kings 16:17-19 . HE SPOILS THE TEMPLE.
17. cut off the borders of the bases, &c.--It is thought that he did this to use the elaborate sculpture in adorning his palace.
18. the covert for the Sabbath--the portico through which the priests entered the temple on the Sabbath.
the king's entry without--a private external entrance for the king into the temple. The change made by Ahaz consisted in removing both of these into the temple from fear of the king of Assyria, that, in case of a siege, he might secure the entrance of the temple from him.


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A boom mike is visible when Aurora brings the dogs into the final courtoom scene.
A large movie light is reflected in the rear-seat car window when Chester pulls the station wagon out of the garage.
Contributed by: Carol Spector
In the scene where Nick and Glenda are in kitchen in the middle of the night, the oven door is open in the first scene, closed in the second and open again in third. Also, in this same scene, the editing is off when Nick lowers his gun and says "Glenda, I'm innocent." His gun is showed being lowered twice.
When Nick is holding up the gas station attendant because he didn't get his Milk Duds out of the candy machine, he tells the attendant he hates peanut butter - he'll take any candy as long as there is no peanut butter in it. Then, when offered a Zagnut, he says Zagnut is good and accepts the candy. But, Zaguts are full of peanut butter.
Goof, or deliberate joke?
In the scene following Nick being splashed with coffee under a car window, he appears completely dry.
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Leaders: Sage Coibran
Admin: Julie
The Merchant's Guild is the main source of mass shipping, receiving and distribution in the Empire. It is almost always beneficial for a business to be a member of the Guild for the benefits it provides its members. All major trade within, and all trade without the barrier goes through the guild.
This is a breakdown of the current IC situation for the Merchant's Guild with the understanding that it could be changed through the IC play of merchants, nobility and the Guildmaster.
Technically, there is one overarching Merchant's Guild, but in December, 505 in protest to a controversial Guildmaster election of Saunder Tremere, the deputies of the Isle Guilds began to subtly consolidate power within their own demesnie, acting as individual Isle Guilds. As time has passed, there is more power struggle as the individual isles get comfortable in their autonomy from the power seat of the Gateway Merchant Guild.
The one Deputy head for each island makes his residence in the main port city of the individual Isle. The import in this is that this person is the communication liaison for the Isle with a qualified staff that analyzes how much of each product should be going to various Isles and arranges for cargo to be on ships in hopes of not needing to be unloaded on Gateway before moving to its final destination. This is a very typical behavior for large cargo of food from Green Fields or a ship laden with the weight of metals from Guardians. The unloading process does end up costing more money in hired men to unload it and move it to another ship. In products of smaller quantities such as specialized herbs, some time in the Gateway warehouse is expected so that other like sized smaller quantities can be added to ships bound in the same direction. A good example of this would be rare herbs or magical items from Draught or Mists.
The Guild and Other Isles
The Merchant Guild owns several smaller warehouses strategically placed so that they might buy in higher quantity direct from merchants with a "Farmer to Freight" mentality. One large warehouse owned by the guild would be housed in each major port city to accept the contributions from smaller, outlying warehouses. This would allow for the shifting and packaging of goods and a first check for quality assurance for the product coming in. This big warehouses are owned and repaired by the Gateway merchant guild, and once goods are delivered to this warehouse, it is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Isle that produced it. Silos held by the merchant's guild are magically enchanted for food preservation. For example, this allows strawberries to be available during the winter.
Most producers of product would likely tend to deal with the Guild since they can have all or most of their items sold at once with an assured fair price and a better guarantee of safe delivery than through finding individual shippers. Merchant Guild vendors and suppliers also carry with it more of a guarantee of quality assurance. Merchant Guild items also run a higher probability of international exposure through items being traded outer barrier. It is not required that anyone sell to the Merchant's Guild or participate in the Guild to run a shop or business, but it is an obvious recommendation.
When product arrives on Gateway, it is either sent directly to the Isle that needed/ordered it, unloaded and disbursed on the main Isle, or stored until a full shipment can be made. There is an expectation that even items on a ship bound directly to another Isle is subject to a quality check on Gateway with many job positions just on the check of product and the logistical planning of arranging shipments to be the most efficient. The predictability on what is inspected and what is not is at the whim of the Guildmaster or MG Officers, but roughly 35-50% of ships have some form of inspection. The inspections are usually spot checks though about 2% of the ships coming in have a full detailed check to compare the product being shipped with what was ordered. Ships going straight from one isle to another with a stop over on Gateway are less likely to be inspected with only about 5% of those happening.
In most cases, the Merchant's Guild will deal directly with physical product, but in that understanding, an Isle can make a request for 'human product' as well. If one Isle needs more healers, the Merchant Guild can be requested to deal in trying to work out the details of that 'trade'. This type of trade will almost always include a Lord of a particular land to make sure the resources can be available and promised.
The Merchant's Guild on Gateway is the seat with the most power to trade in the Empire. It is the one that determines whether requested resources can be or will be made available to the ones that make the requests. It is a position that answers directly to the Imperial Seat, and thus can be removed or appointed by the Emperor or Empress if they were to deem a situation worthy of interfering. Aside from that understanding, Guildmasters have normally been voted in when the previous stepped aside or was removed. It is extremely rare when an Imperial would actually appoint a Master over choosing an election result.
All cargo ships are owned by the Merchant's Guild. Guild members may lease space on Guild ships at discounted rates, but the ownership and maintenance is Guild responsibility. This ensures there are no half-loaded or empty ships moving from one Isle to the next in an environment where schedules of Currents and available dock space rules the order of the day. It is an especially efficient model where there are smaller cargoes of specialized merchandise.
People may own private ships, but these are in the categories of fishing, pleasure, and ferries for passengers moving between Isles. These ships still incur the Guild in dock fees, and seafood transported by land to other parts of the Isles incurs other surcharges. Fishing vessels are the most difficult to document.
In order to qualify for membership in the Gateway Merchant's Guild, a person must own a business on Gateway Isle. This business does not have to have a store front, but must be legally acknowledged through the Guild with all dues paid to date. If a person of any station owns a business on another Isle, they are eligible to be part of the Guild on that Isle only. Guilds on individual Isles work very closely with the Gateway Merchant's Guild. Inherent conflict can arise when nobility tries to interfere or command Isle or Gateway Guilds. This often provides a unique tug-o-war with a commoner in the position of Guild leadership, and a noble in the position of authoritative power. As a general understanding, the Guild on Gateway is known to answer to the Keeper alone, in fact, the reigning Guildmaster/mistress must give up prior allegiances and swear fealty to the Emperor. Pulling titled weight could go poorly and the noble must ultimately understand he is pulling weight with the Keeper's own. It is equally poor for the Guild to slight a noble from a different land. They are, after all, not in a lifetime position unless they can hold it that long, and interrupting logistics has far reaching impact.
The benefits of a business being a Merchant Guild member usually comes at the most basic of levels in lower cost goods with a more consistent quality. It's the nature of bulk products! Also, when it comes to getting raw materials to produce products, the Guild can make sure that unless extreme circumstances are happening (ex: a famine in the land), the supply will be present for Guild craftsmen. Shops that are part of the Merchant Guild also have a more guaranteed quality. By being subject to inspection by officers, the quality of a business can be more assured than a non MG business, often going far enough as to guarantee said quality. The Guild also gives individual shopkeepers a voice in the Empire through having an advocate in the Guildmaster. Without membership, these details and privileges would need to be secured through the individuals. Considering the Guild can take up many of the docks with their own ships, this could be anything from a mild annoyance to a major hassle. The Guild can also provide more frequent mercenary patrols to keep their shops protected from break in by Thieves.
Depending on the current GM, protections could be arranged through workable relationships with the head of the TG, but that is always an IC situation and should be handled as such.
One thing of game history note is that businesses not part of the Merchant's Guild seem to have more 'incidents of violence' happen to them and their buildings compared to those that are members.
Guild officers are those directly under the command of the Merchant Guildmaster to help him with the directives he gives. In an easy example, if the Master were equivalent to a Duke, then his officers are the Barons and Lords under him. Within the organization, there are rankings which are assigned by the Master. Guild officer positions are by appointment of the Guildmaster. The Guildmaster position must be obtained by election, but the Keeper always has to sign approval of election results. In theory, a person could be elected, but denied the position by a Keeper refusing to approve the election results.
For a business to join the Merchant's Guild, they must see the Merchant's Guildmaster/mistress or the Merchant Relations Officer. Annual dues are prorated to monthly amounts at roughly 1% of the business's gross income. Larger businesses require more attention than smaller businesses. IC agreements of a different nature can always be negotiated on game as far as dues, trades, and prices.
Starting a Shop
We encourage people to own shops on grid, but consider it will take either a lot of money or an investor. As an estimate, it takes roughly 200 platinum to have a store front in Plaza of the Keeper, 150 platinum for Merchant's Row, 125 platinum around citizen's square, and 100 platinum in Gateway Plaza.
The Merchant's Guild holds leases on all vacant buildings, so in order to purchase a shop, one must do so ICly through the current Guildmaster/mistress or Merchant Relations Officer. This relationship allows for people wishing to invest in business ventures to pledge funding to the Guild. The Guild can then match investors with entrepreneurs. This allows for some aspects of politics to come into play, and sometimes people can be denied just on personal differences. People can also get what they want based on handshakes and people they know of influence.
If you come in with a new character, you may use the exception of taking over an existing shop and playing that your character has 'always been there'. As a recommendation, a new player may find some great RP hooks for getting established on Gateway by playing out looking for a job and financial backing to get a shop up and running. It can be assumed for feasibility play that any non-PC held business is 'for sale' through the Guild.
Any of these positions can have subsequent staff help with the execution of their various duties.
Merchant Guildmaster/mistress - This is the position of highest authority in the guild. They make the major decisions as well as handle political interactions between guild members, nobility, and other Isle guilds. Held by Sage Coibran.
First Officer - If the Guildmaster position were the equivalent to a Duke, then First Officer would be their Chamberlain. They are the right hand of the guildmaster and therefore, can often act with the authority of the person above them -- particularly if the GM is absent for any reason. Currently held by an NPC
Secretary - The official Guild secretary is the one that documents Guild actions, orders, meetings, and membership standings. If one wished to know the current number of items in a storehouse, this would be the person to speak with on the matter. Held by Carina March
Treasurer - This is the financial record keeper of the guild. He is the one that will make sure membership dues are current as well as quote prices for any ordered products. This position is the chief accountant with the true keys to all of the Guild books.
Tax Verification Officer - With the movement of goods comes taxes owed to various noble ranks. This position is one that makes sure that all tax rates are posted and current as well as verifying that taxes are paid on the goods that pass through the main city. He works with the authority of the Emperor's tax collector and can demand payment at any point.
Operations Officer - This is the logistical planner of the Guild. He schedules ships, determines best prices based on projected products and current stores. He is the supply and demand guru and the position is usually occupied by someone with a very keen eye for numbers. Held by Graham Chapman
Quality Assurance Officer - He is the one that coordinates random and routine inspections to make sure that products are consistent with the quality expected and the amounts ordered were accurate. He would also look for illegal contraband traveling between Isles.
Merchant Relations Officer - This position is used particularly as a first stop for local businesses to interact with Guild leadership. It can be used as an arbitrator between local business conflicts, as a place to help bolster advertising, or council for advice in business dilemmas. This person is also a first stop for those that wish to purchase a building for the start of a new business.
Magical Relations Officer - This position is a middle person for the magical end user and the Mistian Chapter Houses. Magical trade negotiations go through this person. Held by Elvina Cipriani
International Relations Officer This Officer is the first person contact for any matters concerning out of barrier trade including the desire to export product out of the barrier. Currently held by an NPC - come to Sage with any questions.
Security Officer - This person coordinates all Guild security from random inspections of ships, warehouses, and crates to designing and scheduling guard rotations. This person is also a liason between Legion officials and Guild operations in the areas where the two areas collide. Held by Altair Paggion
The Merchant's Guild is an area of precarious balance between the power of the people and the power of the nobility. In order to best play this on grid, one thing to keep in mind in the economics of trade is the simple principle of supply and demand. If the supply is high and the demand is low, the prices will be much lower. The opposite is true. If the supply is low and the demand is high, the prices will be much higher. This is important to keep in mind when RPing a business deal. It's not practical to just agree to send more of a product without it impacting some other area. Ex: If someone is asking for more lumber from the same mill that makes parchment, then in order to produce the 'extra', men must be sent to cut the trees down and process the logs into planks and what not. This means that the same men are not available for making the parchment, so the production of parchment is lower. The price of parchment may go up during this time from that mill. If there are economic difficulties on the game, just 'sending' more should have impact elsewhere.
Because the currents are so important in the balance of shipping schedules, any change in the shipping schedules could have dire consequences from food supplies all the way to the smallest level of a merchant in a remote part of Mists waiting for the silk he ordered from Green Fields.
The docks on the game are the port where the trade comes in and leaves Gateway Isle. It is not a pretty location on grid, and there is plenty of impact on the condition of things because where product comes in, thieves are going to also operate with illegal shipments or theft. The guard is quartered in that area, but they maintain the chaos of brawls of dockhands, thieves caught in the act, drunkards from the dockside. When so many on the elbow of society's arm operate in one place, it's impossible to keep everyone 'safe' in that location. Most guards see to the safety of nobles and passengers trying to board the ships for passage to the various Isles. It is not a pretty part of town and should not be thought of in those terms. Guards inspect people going from the Docks to the Plaza of the Keeper North. This helps keep some riffraff at bay.
February 501 Guildmistress Randalynne Moriarity calls a meeting of the guild to gain solidarity in standing against the gouging coming from the Factors Guild. Meeting Log
March, 501 For the second time in the history of the Empire, the Merchants' Guild exercises its muscles to stop trade in the realm, as all merchant sailors were 'sick'. This led to a council meeting and a dissolution of the contracts of the Factor's Guild, which was tantamount to its destruction. All duties of the Factors were henceforth taken care of by the Merchants' Guild.
April, 503 Randalynne retires from the position of guildmistress, passing on the leadership to Collins Galeno.
November, 505 Saunder Tremere makes a business coup by buying out several local businesses needed so that he can influence the vote. It results in him removing the former Guildmater Collins Galeno from power.
November, 506 Elections are called after former Guildmaster Saunder Tremere is convicted of embezzling guild funds for his personal gain. This was shortly after his daughter's death.
November 25, 506 Campaign begins for elections of new Guildmaster with candidates Guy Fitzwater, Emmaline Sheppard, and Gavan Locksley.
December 11, 506 Emmaline Sheppard wins Guildmistress position and is instated in her new position. She was only twenty-one at the time of her election.
January 5, 509 Emmaline Sheppard called for a new Guild election.
January 21, 509 Running uncontested, Caprice Trillare won the Guild election and was officially named Merchant Guildmistress.
July 9, 510 After new elections are held once Caprice announced that she would be stepping down, Sage Coibran is named the new Guildmistress and Catherine Connor takes second place, becoming First Officer.
February 10, 512 Catherine Connor retires as First Officer.
July 7, 512 Guild Meeting to discuss Adrian Barca as Merchant Relations Officer.
1. I want to make a deal with one noble with my noble to fix prices or create a monopoly on a good. Can I do that?" The individual producers of the goods (farmers, bakers, cattle raisers) can control the price of goods if they choose to sell outside of the Guild, but it's to their advantage for convenience for the producers of goods to sell directly to the Guild. From that point on, the Guild does control the price of things and tends to keep the prices even for most of the Empire. Individuals that do not sell to the Guild will find prices for shipping on Guild ships outside of the Guild elevated as well and have to take care of the transactions themselves which is rather a hassle for an agreement between lands. Individuals may suffer more delays for their products, lost shipments, etc. The Lord of a particular land would be introducing a huge headache on himself to uphold an agreement like this without going through the Guild, and may find that his basic costs are more (re: having to buy out of the bulk system and find willing individuals plus higher shipping costs) so the "good deal" may look the same as what everyone else is paying in the end. Taxes would still need to be paid as well.
On the topic of monopolies, the Guild will not allow that to happen. The creation of monopolies or attempts at such would likely result in the Guild refusing to ship the product to anyone and cause a political uproar. Monopolies are usually viewed by the Guild as a dangerous situation in such an enclosed economy.
2. Isn't the Guild just too powerful? The easiest answer to that question is yes. The Guild is a large portion of the power for the common man. Even acknowledging that, the Emperor wants to control the trade of his Empire. Setting up an entity like the Guild gives him control of all trade even if it run by the common man. Historically, the Guild has amassed power enough to challenge the Imperial seat which happened in the year 415 A.G. Nothing changed to stop the same sort of attempts from happening again.
Considering our game is an all volunteer organization, it's impossible to actually write out full by-laws of our IC organization with all of the legalese that would be in effect. This is just a little summary of some IC Guild rules as far as governance goes. Please assume proper and protective legal speak.
1. In order to be a member of the Merchant's Guild, you must own a business. This does not have to be a store front, but the business must be declared and at least show profit within two years of establishment or three of the last five years. In the event the Guild wishes to audit a member business, it may do so but only in matters of assuring proper taxes have been paid and profits are being made.
2. Non Guild Members may be appointed to Officer positions as long as the current Guildmaster can prove their expertise in the area of service. For example, a Guild Security Officer may have operated as a city guard for twenty years, or the Guild Tax Officer may have worked as a Chamberlain for a noble for several years. Once made a Guild Officer, the person is required to become a Guild Member through the paying of dues. This is the only exception to a Guild member not owning a business.
3. Only the Merchant's Guild owns shipping cargo vessels. If anyone else owns cargo ships, the Guild has the right to confiscate them as long as a fair market value for the vessel is paid.
4. The Guild has the right to close a lease on a business prematurely if there is suspicion of illegal activity taking place on the business property or for a business not following Guild by-laws. On the flip side, a business is not required to be a member of the Merchant's Guild. If a business leaves the Guild, they no longer have any say in Guild practices including the election of new representatives.
5. The Guildmaster position is an elected position and must be approved by the Imperial Seat once the votes have been cast. A Guild member may request a new election be held for any circumstances once the Guildmaster has been in office for at least one year.
6. There are previsions for the owning of Guild businesses by foreigners so long as the number of foreign owned businesses never goes over ten percent of all businesses operated on Gateway proper. Foreign Guild members get a vote in Guild elections, but not in Guild business less they be accused of stacking things in favor of their countries.
7. Changes to Guild by-laws may be made by a majority vote of Guild Officers. Guild Members have the right to demand a vote to reverse a Guild by-law change enacted by the Officer board. In the event of a vote in this manner, a three-fourths majority in favor of the change is necessary.
8. In a vote that was not unanimous by the Officer Board, a new by-law was added on May 4, 510: The Guildmaster position will continue to be an elected position, but starting with all future elections, the persons that pull in the second and third highest number of votes will be the First and Second Officer. In the event that there are not two or three candidates running for the Guildmaster position, appointments may be made by the Guildmaster. In the event of this happening, the appointment made by the Guildmaster will need to be approved by the Merchant Guild members. The power of the First and Second Guild Officers will be expanded to now have equal votes that will be able to override a Guildmaster decision in changes in several categories of decision making. Included in this would be any Guild decision that commits over one hundred platinum of Guild resources to any contract for any length of time, changes in Guild policy, the appointment of subsequent Guild officers, and international trade decision making. If a Guildmaster wishes to remove a First or Second Officer, over half of the Guild members must approve the removal and a new election for that position must take place.


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Leaving WoW until the Burning Crusade
We have talked about this topic before, via Breakfast Topics and other posts, but it really hits home when someone who has been blogging about WoW for the last year suddenly decides she's had enough. Her reason for bailing now? She simply has nothing to do until the expansion hits. Hmmm...where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, everywhere.
More interestingly, she sees a bigger problem than just the current boredom. She thinks that WoW is severely lacking in the endgame, and once you get to 70, it will be another big helping of what you got at level 60. Which obviously some people really, really love...and some people really, really hate. I can see her point, that being that while there will be 25 man raids instead of 40 mans, and there will be different places to visit and see, it is basically what it is...that being the endgame of a MMORPG. She wants something more.
Do you?
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DEAR FTC: For the sake of the planet, stop greenwashing. Green Guides Out Monday.
Posted 09.30.2012
Five years after the tidal wave of green marketing hit, the Federal Trade Commission tomorrow will issue an update to the "FTC Green Guides," rules aimed at protecting consumers from fraudulent environmental claims. We'll comment here after we read the final rules. Below is our letter to the FTC regarding the draft rules from the 2010 public comment period.
December 9, 2010
Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex J)
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580.
RE: Comments regarding proposed revisions to FTC Green Guides
As principals with EnviroMedia Social Marketing, we offer our comments for FTC's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims; Project No. P954501.
As marketing communications professionals, we have both managed environmental marketing and communications since the early 1990s. In 1997, we cofounded EnviroMedia Social Marketing, the nation's first advertising and public relations agency specializing improving public health and the environment.
In our work, we have produced hundreds of environmental marketing campaigns corporate, government and not-for-profit clients.
Since 2007, we have given many presentations about authenticity in green marketing across the US to several business and trade groups, NGOs and academic lectures. We are an active member in advertising industry groups, encouraging our peers to avoid greenwashing.
Our current and future clients will be affected by the proposed revisions to the Green Guides. Our own industry trade group appears reluctant to endorse revisions to the standards, or to work toward educating marketers about authenticity in green marketing.
Why Strong Revisions to the Green Guides are Necessary
We are contributing our perspective as the only business delegates from our industry to the United Nations Climate Change conference (2007-10). It is the UN scientific report that humans contribute toward global climate change which led to the explosion of interest in environmentalism and sustainability in 2007.
While some believe "going green" is a fad, it is in fact, a social movement responding to the climate crisis. This movement requires significant changes to the way we live and do business. To achieve the necessary greenhouse gas emission reductions, industry, business and consumers must find ways to reduce energy use and conserve natural resources in innovative ways.
Misleading or untruthful environmental claims (greenwashing) allow companies to say they're green, but act differently. Some of these general claims are a result of a lack of understanding about the technical, economic, political and social aspects of air, water, waste and energy policies. Other claims are deceptive and may cause financial damages or public health problems. Our global challenges are too important to allow this matter to go unaddressed.
In the future, companies may be required to conduct a "life-cycle analysis" of how their products are manufactured, addressing packaging, distribute their products in a cleaner way, but those environmental regulations appear to be years away.
Yet, consumers are continuing to demand green products now. In a random national telephone survey of more than 1,000 American consumers, 81 percent said they continue to buy green products despite the weak economy.
[FOOTNOTE:EnviroMedia Social Marketing paid for the telephone survey of 1,022 adults 18 years of age and older living in private households in the continental United States conducted November 5-8, 2010, by Opinion Research Corporation.]
Green buying habits are relatively unchanged from the last time EnviroMedia asked Americans the same question (January 2009), with 82 percent saying they were still buying green despite the recession.
We believe the green marketplace will only continue to expand as more consumers demand companies find innovative ways to delivery products and services with less harm to the environment. Companies that innovate for the environment will understandably seek to highlight this differentiation in their marketing.
Overall, we believe a revision to the FTC "Green Guides" is long overdue. The published proposal (October 6, 2010) is on the right track, and with revisions and clarification, should be adopted by the Commission. The new guides will promote environmental authenticity, increase consumer confidence, and set the playbook for the marketing industry to follow.
We participated in the FTC's "Eco in the Marketplace" workshops, and encouraged as members the American Advertising Federation to help solve the greenwashing problem through voluntary education. Self-regulation is not working.
The most egregious example has been use of the term "clean coal" by coal mining companies and electric utilities. Millions of dollars have been spent by the industry to mislead the public and avoid costly environmental regulations. In fact, their campaign has been successful. In a November 2010 national survey, one out of four Americans in the national telephone survey said coal — the fossil fuel that powers 45 percent of homes — in the US is a renewable energy source. (FOOTNOTE )
The FTC should not allow the industry to hide behind First Amendment immunity in this case because the claim is false and deceptive. Coal is a dirty rock from the earth, that when burned causes air pollution. Continuing use of "clean coal" leave true renewable energy companies at a disadvantage at a time when we need to begin a transition to pollution-free energy.
Education and Enforcement Critical
Due to the seriousness of global sustainability challenges, we urge the Commission to make the necessary changes to the proposed guides as soon as possible. Additional updates should be completed every two years as new innovative technologies and terminologies develop.
When the revised Green Guides are finally published in 2011, we urge the Commission to conduct extensive outreach and education to both consumers and the marketing and advertising industry.
It is also clear the FTC needs additional resources to conduct enforcement of the Green Guides. For the new rules to be effective, we can't wait years to have a few token cases brought forward. Administrative penalties may be able to offset the cost of such resources.
Collaborate with Federal Government Partners on "Sustainable"
We understand the commission's reluctance to provide a definition for terms such as "sustainable" and "carbon neutral" due to a lack of clear standards. However, these terms will increasingly become more important and more widely used. We encourage the FTC to work closely with the US Department of Energy and US Environmental Protection Agency to develop those criteria as soon as possible.
Consider the Greenwashing Index as a Body of Evidence
In responding to your 18 questions from the public notice, we have included in our comments several Internet hyperlinks to examples of ads and comments posted by consumers to the EnviroMedia Greenwashing Index. As we state on the web site, "The ads posted and evaluated here are not submitted or rated by EnviroMedia Social Marketing staff and the opinions, views and statements found on this site do not necessarily reflect those of EnviroMedia Social Marketing, its principals or employees." More than 300 TV, print, online and outdoor ads have been posted to the site by consumers from all parts of the United States.
While consumer desire to do right by the environment was exciting in 2007, it became clear some marketers were taking advantage of that good will by making false or misleading environmental claims.
The problem grew so fast, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sped up its timeline to revamp its green advertising guidelines. We knew consumers could not wait for government action to protect them from greenwashers—companies that spend more time and money advertising green claims than actually implementing environmentally friendly practices. If consumers didn't learn how to discern authentic green advertising from false green advertising, companies with genuine environmental stories would be threatened, and the merits of green advertising would be discredited.
EnviroMedia recruited University of Oregon faculty to help develop the Greenwashing Index with three goals: help consumers become more savvy about evaluating environmental marketing claims, hold businesses accountable to their environmental marketing claims, and stimulate demand for sustainable business practices that truly reduce the impact on the environment. Deborah Morrison, Ph.D. and Kim Sheehan, Ph.D. from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication played key roles in developing the site's guidelines for what constituted greenwashing. When a consumer rates an ad with the Greenwashing Index, it will generate a score based on response to the following statements. The score is included in the ad's overall score and comments are added to the tally. Scoring is similar to golf: high scores are undesirable (for the advertiser).
Do you believe the ad misleads the viewer/reader about the company's/product's environmental impact through the things it says? Does it seem the words are trying to make you believe there is a green claim when there isn't? Focus on the words only — what do you think the ad is saying?
Do you think the advertiser has used green or natural images in a way designed to make you think the product/company is more environmentally friendly than it really is?
Does the ad claim environmental benefits without sufficiently identifying for you what they are? Has the advertiser provided a source for claims or for more information? Are the claims related to the company/product?
Do you believe the advertiser is overstating how green the product/company actually is? Are the green claims made by the ad believable? Do you think it's possible for the product/company to do the things depicted/stated?
Do you think the ad exists to divert attention from something else the company does? Do you believe the relevant collateral consequences of the product/service are considered in the ad? Does it seem to you something is missing from the ad?
EnviroMedia built the site to be educational and interactive for consumers, investing $43,000 in developing, implementing and promoting the Greenwashing Index. The centerpiece of the new Web site was an automated tool to score consumers' responses to five statements about the relevance of marketing claims in an ad. The average score then fell on a simple scale ranging from 5 (Bogus Ad/Greenwashing) down to 1 (Authentic Ad/Not Greenwashing).
When www.greenwashingindex.com went live in early 2008, it not only empowered consumers to post and rate ads, it also provided basic information for consumers to use when shopping for green products. EnviroMedia timed the site launch to coincide with the FTC's "Eco in the Marketplace" workshops.
National news coverage for www.greenwashingindex.com included NBC's Today Show, TIME, U.S. News and World Report, Washington Times. Environmental Leader, Brandweek magazine. Television news coverage included multiple markets, including Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Portland and San Diego.
Interpretation of qualified general environmental benefit claims
In 2009, we surveyed American consumers to reveal how they evaluate green marketing claims. {FOOTNOTE}
• About one in three consumers say they don't know how to tell if green product claims are true.
• One in 10 consumers blindly trusts green product claims.
• Consumers are verifying green claims by reading the packaging (24%) and turning to research (going online, reading studies; 17%).
Consumers Want One Green Certification
With more than 350 green certifications, there is a heightened degree of credibility at stake for all of them. It is almost impossible for the average consumer to know all the technical requirements or specifications for packaging, recyclability, energy and water use, carbon impact. They are all important, but now they are competing for mindshare and product label space among each other.
In a recent national survey, we asked Americans "There are several hundred labels or seals of approval designed to help consumers know whether a product is green or healthy. Would having just one seal for all green products give you more confidence that you were buying green?
What we found:
The EnviroMedia/Opinion Research Corporation findings show: {FOOTNOTE}
• Two-thirds of Americans (65 percent) say having one seal for all green products would give them more confidence that they were buying green. Only 26 percent said it would not.
• More Americans (41 percent) think that the primary enforcer of green product claims should be a third-party certification system beating out the government (Federal Trade Commission at 26 percent) and having the marketing/advertising industry police itself (16 percent). Seven percent named another group, 9 percent didn't know, and 2 percent said no one should ensure green claims are true.
Our professional experience tells us authentic green marketing is possible, and it will help with our global environmental challenges. We appreciate the opportunity to provide our comments, and the hard work of the FTC in tackling this issue.
Valerie Davis & Kevin Tuerff
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Doniphan, MO, Apr 26, 2010 -- On Monday, April 26, 2010, Missouri Rural Development State Director Anita J. (Janie) Dunning presented Mayor Larry Ponder with two certificates of appreciation for partnering with Rural Development to fund three projects in the City of Doniphan. Two Community Facility grants were awarded to Doniphan to purchase a police vehicle and two generators. The City was also awarded stimulus funds in the form of a Rural Business Enterprise Grant to pave a gravel road.
"Helping Missouri rural communities is an important mission," said U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. "I'm pleased to hear the citizens of Doniphan will be greater protected and prepared with a new police vehicle, two new generators for use in emergency situations, and a newly paved road offering easier access to key areas of the community."
The Doniphan Police Department was able to purchase a new police vehicle to replace an existing vehicle that had very high mileage and was very costly to maintain. Two generators were purchased to provide service to the residents in the event of an emergency. The generators will provide power to the Emergency Operation Center, the emergency shelters and also the police station and jail.
KC's on the Current will benefit from the road paving funds provided to the City through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Currently, the road going past the business that leads to the campground is gravel and becomes very soft muddy and sometimes dangerous during wet weather. The ARRA funds will be used to pave the gravel road, allowing easier access to the business and the campground.
"Rural Development is pleased to be able to provide assistance to the City of Doniphan for these important projects," said Dunning. "Appreciation is extended to our federal elected officials for supporting USDA Rural Development. They have been strong proponents for the necessary funding for essential services for rural Missourians."
More information about USDA's Recovery Act efforts is available at www.usda.gov/recovery. More information about the Federal Government's efforts on the Recovery Act is available at www.recovery.gov.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. Rural Development has utilized a variety of programs and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information regarding any of the USDA Rural Development programs is available by contacting the Kennett Rural Development Office at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 573-888-2536, ext. 4. Rural Development's web site is: www.rurdev.usda.gov/mo.
"USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender." To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).


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SternisheFan (2529412) writes with this story at the Verge about an approach being considered by NASA to overcome some of the difficulties in moving a wheeled or multi-legged ground vehicle around the surface of Mars, which has proven to be a difficult task. Rover teams still have a tough time with the Martian surface even though they're flush with terrestrial data. The alien surface is uneven, and ridges and valleys make navigating the terrain difficult. The newest solution proposed by JPL is the Mars Helicopter, an autonomous drone that could 'triple the distances that Mars rovers can drive in a Martian day,' according to NASA. The helicopter would fly ahead of a rover when its view is blocked and send Earth-bound engineers the right data to plan the rover's route.


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On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 18:02 +0200, Michiel de Bruijne wrote: > On Sunday 22 October 2006 16:24, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > > I've started maintaining the genkernel kernel configs pretty much > > exclusively. I see no problem with iptables support being added. The > > best would be if you attached a patch against the current configs, as it > > would be easier on me, as I actually have to apply them to two places > > (genkernel SVN, and releng kconfigs for 2007.0) for the next release. > > The main change is that (for at least x86/amd64) we're trying to make > > the default kernel, which is also used on the LiveCD, as generic as > > possible and as feature filled as possible. > > That's good to read. > > Currently there are two kernel configs used for (2.4 and 2.6). > Features/modules are added and removed with every kernel release. Or entire > sections are moved to different parts in the kernel dependency hierarchy > (e.g. netfilter/iptables). There is also the problem that some modules wont > build in a specific kernel version but build/run fine in another version of > the kernel. > > I think if we want genkernel/livecd as feature filled as possible we should > extend the default configs to a x.y.z scheme. A new kernel version is > released about four times a year so this shouldn't be to hard to maintain. > I'm willing to do the work (creating patches and maintaining future kernel > configs), but do you agree and are willing to apply it? Sure. What would be best is if it looked for x.y.z first, then fell back to x.y, in the case of us not being as fast with the config as the kernel team with the kernel. ;] Another thing to realize is that while I will apply new configs/patches, I'm not planning on making a genkernel release for changes as minor as a new config. What I would suggest is that we make the "2.4" and "2.6" configs be equal to the latest config, with the x.y.z being preferred, if it exists. That way, when a new kernel comes out, it will start out using the last good config, until it gets updated with its own x.y.z config. > The next thing on my annoyance list is I need to put too many items in > modules.autoload.d that should be handled in init-scripts (e.g. acpid and > cpufreqd), but I deal with those later. Those should have bugs filed on their own. Truthfully, that stuff should all be loaded by the kernel automatically when the service is run. I don't have any ACPI/cpufreq stuff in my modules.autoload.d on this laptop, and both work fine for me. -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering Strategic Lead Alpha/AMD64/x86 Architecture Teams Games Developer/Council Member/Foundation Trustee Gentoo Foundation
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I am in love with this eye shadow duo from clinique! I have a few thing from clinique, but I have to say this is one of my favorites. Stays on nicely, pigmented, and for any skin types! Love!
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When i bought this is was just a meh colour buti rexcently dug it out and used the lighter shade as acontour when i have paired down eyes and it is really gorgeous.
Im not a bigfan of clinique generally especiallythe paint stripper skincare line but i do think their eyeshadowsdo have a nicetexture, have a good finish and blendability and are quite good value for money.
The double ended brush where one side is foam and the other is a brush is quite decentfor on the go and generally brushes that are included are quite crap.
The dark brown colour is nice too and can be used for contouring or creating a smoky eye.
Excellent quality eyeshadow, a perfect shade for daytime wear during the winter. I actually prefer the consistency and application of these Clinique duos to that of the shadows in the Urban Decay Naked palette. With Coffee Shop and other Clinique shadows I have tried I can just lightly stroke the shadow and gently swipe it on my lid with great color payoff. As all shadows do for me though, these crease so i wear a primer below them.
These are HG browns for me. Coffee Shop contains a darker rich chocolaty brown paired with a lighter bronze brown with shimmer. They go together perfectly! For a natural look, I line my top lash line with the dark brown and then blend the lighter shade allover. Makes my green eyes pop, but isn't to drastic! If I add a little more, it makes a great smoky eye as well. I will always repurchase this when I run out. One of my faves :)
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I got this duo as a GWP. I used to be a Clinique enthusiast, I had so much from them. Coffee Shop includes a nude-tan color for the lid and then a deep, shimmery brown for liner, crease, pretty much anything. The dark brown's pigmentation is rich while the lid's is a bit lesser quality. I think this a great investment for a beginner in makeup. They're good neutrals, but definitely can be amped up for a night out. I personally wouldn't purchase again for myself, but for a gift I definitely would. It's great for people just starting out or fans of Clinique.
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The colors in this duo are great for everyday wear!
The lighter shade is a gorgeous all over lid color and the darker one would be great as a liner. I would definitely repurchase. The only problem is that they aren't very pigmented, but If you use it over UDPP or Too Faced Shadow Insurance then it's very pigmented.
I received this as a present, and I love it!! The colours go on so smoothly (especially under UDPP) and are highly pigmented, plus I have found no creasing, AND they last for ages. As I have fairly fair skin I don't like gold/bronze colours that are too glittery, soI wear the taupe/bronze colour on its own as it shows up with a lovely shimmer that's not too over the top for the daytime.However, you can also build your coverage of this without it looking cakey for a more dramatic look. Both colours together work really well for a smokey eye too. My only gripe would be that the eyeshadow pans are not equally sized, so I ended up using up the darker shader much more quickly (but that might have been because it was so great, I kept using it for most smokey looks I did, as well as applying it wet as a liner....I got a bit over enthusiastic, what can I say...). The packaging is definitely sturdy compared to other brands, plus it has a decent mirror inside which is handy for travel. I got this over a year ago and there's still loads of the light colour left, so I don't think I need to repurchase yet, but I definitely will.
I got this in a swap, and I would definitely purchase it when I use it up. These colors are much more interesting than your usual neutrals. The lighter shade is a fairly deep taupe with shimmer. (Think MAC Naked Lunch that's browner rather than pinker.) The dark shade is a rich, deep chocolate with shimmer. This is a great way to do a smokey eye for daytime.
Fabulous duo! This neutral duo includes a dark brown with fine, almost unnoticeable shimmer for the crease color and a smooth shimmery cream color for the lid. I had been searching high and low for a rich, super-dark brown with NO RED UNDERTONES for the longest time and this fit the bill perfectly. It's even dark enough to use wet as a liner. I think I might even be able to get away with using it as a brow powder because the shimmer doesn't show up very well on the lid (this doesn't bother me since I wasn't looking for shimmer anyway).
As per usual with the Clinique colour surge duos, these shadows are smooth and well-pigmented, blend nicely, and (over UDPP of course) do not crease. This duo can be used lightly for a nice neutral day look or you can really pile on the dark brown for a super-sexy brown smokey eye. The packaging is beautifully sleek and the price tag isn't bad, either. I will repurchase this and other colors :)


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On November 7, 2012, the Sonar Tour brought Azari & III, Die Antwoord, Nic Fanciulli, Paul Kalkbrenner and Seth Troxler to the Ogden Theatre. All photos by Eric Gruneisen.
See also:
- Photos: Die Antwoord in Denver
- Die Antwoord at the Ogden Theatre, 8/6/12
- Paul Kalkbrenner on how he keeps his sound pure by not listening to anybody else's music
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1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision , whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. | 1 "But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. |
2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished ? | 2 Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them? |
3 For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. | 3 Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night. |
4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. | 4 In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom tree. |
5 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) | 5 They were banished from their fellow men, shouted at as if they were thieves. |
6 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. | 6 They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. |
7 Among the bushes they brayed ; under the nettles they were gathered together . | 7 They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth. |
8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. | 8 A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land. |
9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. | 9 "And now their sons mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. |
10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. | 10 They detest me and keep their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. |
11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. | 11 Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence. |
12 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. | 12 On my right the tribe attacks; they lay snares for my feet, they build their siege ramps against me. |
13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity , they have no helper . | 13 They break up my road; they succeed in destroying me-- without anyone's helping them. |
14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me. | 14 They advance as through a gaping breach; amid the ruins they come rolling in. |
15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. | 15 Terrors overwhelm me; my dignity is driven away as by the wind, my safety vanishes like a cloud. |
16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. | 16 "And now my life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me. |
17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest . | 17 Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never rest. |
18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed : it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. | 18 In his great power [God] becomes like clothing to me; he binds me like the neck of my garment. |
19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. | 19 He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes. |
20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up , and thou regardest me not. | 20 "I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me. |
21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. | 21 You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me. |
22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance . | 22 You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm. |
23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. | 23 I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. |
24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. | 24 "Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress. |
25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble ? was not my soul grieved for the poor? | 25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor? |
26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. | 26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness. |
27 My bowels boiled , and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. | 27 The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me. |
28 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up , and I cried in the congregation. | 28 I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help. |
29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls . | 29 I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls. |
30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. | 30 My skin grows black and peels; my body burns with fever. |
31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep . | 31 My harp is tuned to mourning, and my flute to the sound of wailing. |
The King James Version is in the public domain. (The King James Bible Version Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Coming on the heels - PUNS! - that Kim Kardashian has been seeing John Mayer, rumors are circulating that she's also letting Kanye West go for a ride on the moon bounce she calls an ass. (He was photographed leaving her birthday yacht party just last night.) Of course, her people are denying it whic...