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Furlough reality begins to bite feds
Friday - 6/14/2013, 2:00am EDT
Although people in the Washington area are noted for being articulate, many revert to a sort of hand jive — often using only the middle finger — to greet fellow drivers on our usually clogged highways.
But if traffic is a little light today, don't credit it entirely to the weather or people on AWS rotation. In many places, you can chalk it up to the presence of the F-word, which is becoming part of the deal if you work for Uncle Sam.
Whether you commute into or from Ogden or Provo, Utah, greater Cincinnati, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, New York, Philadelphia or metro D.C. itself, lots of federal workers are taking today off. Without pay. And not because they want to!
It's the F-word. Furlough.
The largest group of furloughed feds today is probably in the Internal Revenue Service. IRS, EPA and a few others were furlough pioneers. While Defense held out as long as possible, the IRS and others decided to bite the bullet and get it over with.
Each furlough day represents a 20 percent pay cut for that week. Many people can handle it. Many can't or won't be able to. The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, a feds-helping-feds-charity reports it is swamped with requests for no-interest loans from employees trying to make the rent or put food on the table.
So now that it's here, how are people getting by? Check out these emails from workers for whom furloughs are reality, not talk:
- "I don't know how much more federal workers can take. I received my pay check after the first furlough day and, by gosh, I could have used the missing monies for groceries. Oh wait, I can't even afford to buy groceries. Why again has our pay been frozen? Everything is going up in price while we are losing ground in pay. This could cause someone real harm. Living paycheck to paycheck is not cool (like my husband and I do). I wish the public folks could know life is not grand being a federal worker. We do not make millions of dollars like everyone thinks that we do. Can someone put the truth out there?
Thanks for letting me vent. — Diana who works for the IRS.
- "Hello again from the deep wells of FURLOUGH LAND on this fine Furlough Wednesday, for me. I work a 5/4/9 schedule, with every other Thursday as my AWS day. By the way, my TOD is Sunday through Thursday, so this week my AWS day falls on the Thursday — making today (Wednesday) my furlough day of eight hours plus one hour of leave to round out my nine hours today. When my paycheck for the last pay period was posted Monday, I found that I had lost over $250 net pay. Now that may not seem like much, but multiply that times a proposed seven furlough days and it's getting close to a 10 percent pay cut for me. That $250 goes for my food bill and other small bills that WILL NOT get paid this time. This pay period we are working on is the same, but the next one will be a full pay check ... WHOOPEE! Sorry if I sound a bit callous, that's because I am.
"They have also taken away our AWARDS that we work hard on our evaluations each year to achieve. That was bad enough, but this next award takes it to another level.
"In the past, a manager could grant an employee 59 minutes to leave early or come in late, whichever that employee decides to do. Well, Mike, in the infinite wisdom of the IRS, they have stopped the managers from granting that 59 minutes. Why? Because they view it as an AWARD, even though it is vanilla and not entered as an AWARD on that employee's time sheet. They still are calling this very simple 59 minutes an AWARD. Please tell me how that will help balance the budget and bring down the NATIONAL DEBT?
"Federal employees have taken enough abuse these past three years, but I suppose the folks who decide these things have decided we haven't had enough abuse yet. In my almost 30 years of working here I have sacrificed Christmas, New Year's and other holidays because I had to work those holidays and others, too. I have traveled to classes on the worse day of flight in AMERICAN HISTORY, 9/11. I have always believed that when you do a good job and work times for little or no pay to help that employer meet a deadline, that employer would turn around and help the employee through the slow or rough times. That is no longer true, so morale will drop, the good employee who over time becomes the great and extremely knowledgeable employee, no longer will stay, they will look for a better paying and better employer in the private sector and 10 or 20 years from now the seeds planted today will bear the ill fruit of tomorrow..." — Craig


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If you agree with the mission of Kitchen Stewardship, you'll probably be wanting more information about how to live it out. This blog can do just that. I'll provide:
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I'll share 2-4 posts per week to move you along, baby step style. I promise I won't overwhelm you! If anyone knows how difficult it can be to juggle all that one wants to change in the kitchen, it's me. We'll walk together.
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Every Monday, be on the lookout for your mission for the week. I'll challenge you to tackle ONE topic and make ONE change in your kitchen every week. Part of the purpose of Kitchen Stewardship is to continuously be making small changes to work toward the goal of truly being a good steward of all four:
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Another part is not getting overwhelmed and giving up! Try your darndest to accept one mission a week. If you can't accomplish a mission, don't fret and DON'T GIVE UP! Just sign on for the next mission.
Don't worry – we'll return to almost every topic with another, deeper mission, so if you haven't completed one the first time, you can either take step one or just take a larger stride in a certain area that week. Everything is possible with God — if a mission seems difficult for you, pray about it. He won't lead you to a place where He's not willing to walk along and guide you. Be bold in your kitchen!
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These are tiny. Little. So miniscule you hardly even notice them. They don't even take any real time. Just a nugget of thought. I like to think things over before I have to DO anything in the real world, and I'm banking on the fact that many people work this way too.
Each week, either at the bottom of the regular Monday Mission or in a separate post, I'll give you a preview of the next week's mission. Just enough to get you thinking. Maybe you can be more conscious of that issue in your kitchen that week, to see where you may want to take a real-life step the next week.
Every week or nearly so, expect something faith-based to be coming through in your reader or your inbox. I want to remind you to connect your cooking to your Christianity. God calls us to be faithful to Him in ALL things, even the little things we do in our kitchens. I'll share reflections and prayers to help you along in this area.
These reflections will be from a decidedly Catholic perspective, because that is who I am. However, I want to encourage Christians from other faiths to give KS a try – I guarantee that 80% or so of the faith-based content and 100% of the practical tips will apply equally to all Christians, so if you can glance over (or come to appreciate) a Hail Mary or two, stick with me!
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I believe that it's my vocation (call) in life to share the knowledge I have with everyone, and if I can help you discover a healthier lifestyle, then I've honored my God. If I can save the earth by giving others the guidance they need to "go green", then I've multiplied my own little recycling mindset ten-fold. Thank you in advance for reading Kitchen Stewardship and helping me live my faith, even if you don't have one of your own.
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I would encourage you to grab a Kitchen Stewardship buddy, either in the real world or online. It's always helpful to have someone to dash an email to or ask outside the school building, "Did you see this week's Monday Mission?" or "Can you believe the Food for Thought article on Kitchen Stewardship?" or even "Have you tried making yogurt yet? I'm scared!"
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I am 23 years old and I recenty had my first abnormal pap smear. The cytology showed HSIL and I had a colposcopy done which showed CIN 2 in a background of CIN 1 with no endocervical involvement. I have received conflicting opinions regarding whether a LEEP is necessary or whether given my age I can wait and have a repeat PAP smear in 4-6 months. I was wondering if there is any evidence to support deferring a LEEP in young women. Thanks for your help.
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The Americal Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) Concensus Guidelines clearly state that women over the age of 21 with CIN2 or CIN3 on cervical biopsy should undergo excision (LEEP or cone biopsy) or ablation of the transformation zone (laser ablation or cryotherapy) if the examination is adequate. However, depending on the appearance of the abnormal spots and the reliability of the patient to adhere to follow up requirements, some practitioners may follow young patients with CIN2 lesions with pap and colposcopy in 4 to 6 months if the endocervical currettage is negative. While percentages vary widely, about 5-10% of CIN2 may progress to invasive cancer, but up to 40% or so may regress. Close follow up in carefully selected patients may be an option.
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About Banks
Superstar in the making? Bank(s) on it
She was Vogue's Music Artist of the Week back on August 9, 2013. Her public Facebook page once held her actual phone number. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology. And she's also been featured in a commercial for Victoria's Secret.
Yes, there's definitely an allure and air of mystique to (Jillian) Banks, whose smooth and seductive voice has captivated fans around the world. She has released music under Harvest Records, Good Year Records and Iamsound Records, and her brand of dark R&B has earned her comparison to some of music's biggest names (for the record, she cites Lauryn Hill and Fiona Apple as her biggest influences).
What separates Banks from the pack is her use of websites, such as Soundcloud, to connect fans to her music. Sure, there are labels involved now… but BBC Radio 1 was among those to play her first official single, "Before I Ever Met You" while it was embedded on Banks' private Soundcloud page.
Banks released her first EP, "Fall Over," on the Iamsound Records/Good Years Recordings labels. It was followed by a second EP called "London" on the Harvest Records label in 2013, and the song "Waiting Game" was featured in the 2013 Victoria's Secret holiday commercial.
She has served as the opening act for The Weeknd during his fall 2013 tour, and Banks is set to headline her own tour in 2014. It kicks off in March in the United Kingdom, but also includes dates stateside. One is a stop at Bonnaroo from June 12-15 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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Ready to go South? Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival has just announced its 2014 lineup, and it's a doozy. Artists like Jack White, Eminem, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Run DMC, Iggy Azalea, and Banks will perform at the festival, running September 19 and 20 at Atlanta's Piedmont Park. Want more? Also on the docket is Zac…Read more
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The Green Revolution is bringing about the rise of the individual — now each of us will soon be contributing to making the world a better place, saving money, and having outlets to pursue our own ideas of what's pleasurable. Take a journey with us to discover how green technology is helping you at home, work and on the road.
Green Living Tips and Suggestions Anyone Can Easily Follow
The resources of the earth are continually being used up, and are shrinking. Merely because of the need for houses, forests are being demolished to accommodate this construction. The waste products from humans is constantly being expelled into rivers. Every single day, smoke and soot coming from factories, automobiles, planes fills the skies and the air we breathe. We have to carry out an effort to prevent our planet from complete ruin. The focus of this article is to safeguard our planet by following some simple tips to live green. The depletion of energy is some of the biggest concerns in the world today. As being caring citizens of the world, we must do our best to conserve electricity. We rely on electricity to the extent that most of us only stress about it when we don't have it for one reason or another. The person who pays the monthly bill usually thinks about it every month when the electricity bill comes, and that can be less with a little effort to save electricity.
In an effort to save whenever you can, you might want to get an energy audit to learn where most of your energy is wasted. This will allow you to know the best way to cut energy costs and give you the ability to set up a specific plan for saving energy. Several things will probably be very apparent, such as turning off the coffee maker instead of leaving it on all the time. Whenever you can maintain your thermostat ten degrees lower for at least eight hours a day, your electricity will be cut by 10% without being any less comfortable. It's easy to, partially, insulate your home each winter by keeping your draperies closed. Go on a tour throughout your home and determine if you discover any areas where you need to increase insulation due to air leaks. Ensure that your attic space insulation is sufficient, since that alone will improve your energy bills.
Automobiles are among the biggest challenges, but also there are some basic things that can help. In cases where a car is more than ten years old, you need to get it running as efficiently as possible. You should have your car serviced regularly because gas emissions are dirtier than a newer car. Give your car a tune up and it will drive cleaner. Nevertheless a healthier alternative is to go by foot or ride your bicycle whenever you can. You will not only help the environment and conserve energy but you will be healthier as well.
Placing trees all around your house doesn't just make it look nicer but will provide other benefits as well. Trees properly positioned can easily insulate the house during cold weather and help keep it well ventilated during the summer. Locating a green coverage around your home can also be advantageous according to some researchers. All of your power wires and outlets should be checked for leakage, along with fuses and appliances. It is possible to significantly reduce your energy usage by making use of fluorescent bulbs in place of regular ones. They not only possess a longer life but they use 75% much less energy, bringing about a lot of savings. By exchanging your existing appliances with energy-saving types, you can reduce your electricity usage even more; in fact, some of the newer refrigerators use energy equivalent to that of a light bulb.
This method will cost you more money to begin with, but buying and eating organically grown food will save you money on your health costs. Most people are familiar with eating organic food. Organic foods are getting to be very prevalent to where most groceries stores carry them. This is good for the environment, because farmers are using far fewer chemicals or pesticides or herbicides, when growing organic foods. By eating organic foods, there exists less chance that you may become seriously ill because of all of the chemicals and pesticides.
You can keep a lot more money in your pocket if you always turn off and unplug your appliances that run on electricity each time you depart from your home. When you go on extended trips, be sure to lower the assorted settings on your thermostat, fridge, and hot water heater. If you do all of these along with owning a water-saving shower head, you'll be able to lower your bill considerably, just for the cost of heating water. There are a variety of easy steps you can take to weatherize your home, such as using better windows, weatherstripping, caulking, and keeping all of your filters clean.
Recycling is one challenge that many of us maybe undertaking already, but it's an important ingredient of living green. Many people choose to recycle considering that they can generate some extra money. They don't even think about protecting the natural habitat. But at the top of any kind of green living checklist will likely be recycling. You probably should start recycling with plastic bottles and packaging. Because of the global acceptance of drinking water right from plastic bottles, usually there are lots of them that need to be recycled. Besides plastic bottles, you should also try and recycle aluminum cans.
One other essential green living application is conserving electricity through light bulbs. Substituting your incandescent light bulbs, with compact fluorescent illumination can save you money by saving electricity. Fluorescent bulbs will last a lot longer as compared to incandescent bulbs because of decreased wattage and greater efficiency. It is also better when you can employ LED lights. LED lighting fixtures last a long time and are safer seeing that they don't contain mercury. Mercury is extremely dangerous and could potentially cause some major nerve and brain injury if consumed.
There are so many justifications why you should begin living green. It's not complicated to do the tips we mentioned in this article. Just simply doing a few of the strategies presented will go some distance for saving the planet. You now can understand that by just taking a few easy, no-cost actions, you can obtain large savings on your electric bills. Various other things cost a little bit and you can look forward to perhaps replacing your older appliances with energy-saving ones with the savings you realize.
Hybrid Car The Perfect Vehicle For a Long Road Trip
Since Toyota introduced its Prius hybrid car, this car has been greatly praised as one that can shift the direction of the automotive industry. As one of the most well known contenders in the hybrid car movement, the Toyota Prius has made a definite mark in the motor industry. With the production of hybrid automobiles, the Prius among them, soaring gas prices and eco-friendly attitudes are being addressed. Fascinatingly, the word "Prius" really means "first" and the Toyota Prius is the first hybrid car to be made for the consumer marketplace. From 1997, the Prius was only for sale in Japan, but in 2001 it was released worldwide.
Automobile problems don't have to be for specialists only, and there are some ways you can troubleshoot problems and solutions. You will be able to diagnose your car like an expert, quickly and easily, by asking yourself some basic, common-sense questions. In the event your car is having issues, this article should detail some routes you can take in order to check your car. Check out exoticcarslosangeles.com for more on this topic.
Leaked material or stains is one of the very first things you can check, and you conduct this by simply looking under you vehicle. To find out if there are any problems you need to check for wet spots, which may be no problem at all, or the symptom of a serious problem. What color is the solution, what's the smell? An overheated engine or perhaps an antifreeze drip can manifest as yellowish-green, blue or orange colors. Some items that might need to be fixed include a water pump and a radiator. The mechanic shop is usually the best bet if these are some of the signs you had. When your engine is leaking oil, it will show up as a black oily fluid, or dark brown fluid. The bestexoticcarrentals.com website covers this in depth. The leak could be due to a bad seal or gasket, which means you need a reputable mechanic right away, and be prepared for an expensive repair bill.
Advocates of green living were very enthusiastic about the possibility of the Prius saving the world from the dangers of air pollution. North American sales have been steadily increasing ever since the Prius was launched in that market. The Prius was in very high demand with an incredibly long waiting list at the end of 2006. Toyota hopes that customers will select the Prius when they look for a vehicle that can save them fuel and help keep the air clean. The Prius has steadily made its way to the top of the list and is a favorite hybrid vehicle throughout the world.
Whenever the stain you find is red oily looking, then the leak is most likely the transmission or the power steering. Again, a mechanic who has learned what he is doing is the very best choice. From time to time you will find there's clear liquid, and this is general condensation that comes from the air conditioner from your vehicle, and with this, no concern is necessary. A tow vehicle is needed if you have a stuck brake and light smoke is coming out of the steering wheel. A general rule is when you notice smoke from your vehicle, call the repairman. You might be able to diagnose the problem by sniffing around your vehicle. Burning insulation and even electrical shorts will often smell like burned toast. Having a mechanic show up to you is quite a bit safer than driving it.
The Prius hybrid was designed differently, by the Toyota engineers, than any other electric vehicle had been. It recharges whenever the traditional engine is running and does not require that it be plugged into a separate outlet. The power packs are charged via the process of regenerative braking in which kinetic energy transforms electrical energy. In 2004, the next generation of Prius hybrids was introduced and incorporated a new Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. A growing number of improvements in hybrid technology have created an even better Toyota Prius.
Toyota, not only improved the powerplant, but gave tall people a break, by making the new car taller and wider. In this way, taller people can sit up straight and have an excellent view of the road. With the public awareness, and the acclaim for the Prius, Toyota has carried the hybrid look to its other vehicles. One of them is the Toyota Camry hybrid, and also the Lexus RX400H, from the top of the Lexus line. The outstanding engineering of the Prius has secured it as a top choice when it comes to purchasing hybrid vehicles. It's not uncommon to discover celebrities driving Toyota Prius cars to demonstrate their support for the environmental movement.
Toyota can be expected to constantly update their hybrid engineering in order to benefit from the significant success they have experienced with the Prius. There's hope for our planet if Toyota continues their development of environmentally sound cars because people will no longer have any justification for not reducing their gas consumption. What is needed is more awareness, and support from consumers.
Together with the benefit of you saving all this money you'll also discover that you're not contributing to the pollution of our planet. Of course one of the greatest things relating to this apart from reducing pollution, is that you will no longer be supporting major oil companies. The pollution of our planet is something which is extremely serious and anything you can do to help reduce this will be useful.
I know you've understand that anytime new technology enters the marketplace you will always find negative aspects. The only downside I can think of is the fact that these electric automobiles have a limited driving distance of about 100 miles. Although some people may see this as a disadvantage other folks who only use their vehicle for traveling to work don't see this as a downside. On the other hand there are individuals who take long drives each week, over 100 miles, so this vehicle would not be a great choice if it is your only vehicle. This is most certainly not the type of car that you would want to take on a cross country trip.
The moment your car doesn't start and you detect gas, it probably only means that you flooded the engine. Following several minutes, try once more. A gas system leak may be a plausible problem in the event the odor of gas isn't eliminated. Quick actions will be needed in order to fix this situation, as it can be dangerous. When there is steam leaking out from under the hood, stop and pull to the side of the road. It's not smart to keep on driving an overheated vehicle. Phone a tow truck simply because serious damage can happen when you continue to drive an overheated vehicle. All these simple tricks and tips, in addition to your common-sense is the best way you can diagnose your car. Even before you involve the mechanic, you'll know what problem your car might be having.
I'm sure you've seen the commercials on tv for the new all electric automobiles. We're speaking about electric vehicles which use 100% electricity not the hybrids which you can find all over the place right now. I remember in the past watching The Twilight Zone and seeing an episode that had an electric car and thinking exactly how great this would be if it was reality, which now it is. While there aren't plenty of auto manufacturers generating these vehicles yet, there are organizations which are manufacturing them. Here we hope to explain to you a few of the positive aspects as well as disadvantages of having an electric car.
In relation to one of the benefits of this type of vehicle you have to recognize that the major benefit is not needing to purchase fuel for this car ever again. By not investing a small fortune each and every week on gas, this is in fact cash that you will wind up saving. In fact in case you are one of the people who invest about $60.00 in order to fill up their gas tanks, and you need to do this each week, you will end up saving over $3000 each and every year by utilizing an electrical car rather than a car that runs on gas. You ought to also realize that $3000 extra each and every year is a thing that could actually end up improving your lifestyle.
If you're looking to save cash on gas and also help the planet of the same time and electric car can be a great option. Obviously the price tag on these vehicles are a lot more expensive than you would end up paying for conventional gas powered vehicle, but the money you save makes it worth your while. In fact, within just 10 years your fuel savings may be more than $30,000. In other words, the advantages of owning an electric car are much greater than any of the disadvantages you might find that comes with them.


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Alright, folks. We're about halfway through Menu for Hope 6 and we're almost at the $20,000 mark. Thanks to all of you who contributed to this incredibly worthy cause!
However being an overachiever (in spite of what a therapist, or my editor, might say), I think we can do better. Like, a whole lot better. So just to remind you, here's a list of a few bid items that you should hop over to the FirstGiving site and bid on immediately.
Or there is a super-awesome, easy-to-use Donation Widget that was just introduced which was so much fun to use, I dropped a few bucks myself.
So how about…..
From the "You'd-have-to-be krazy-not-to-bid-on-this" file, a bar of Bernachon chocolate shipped to you once a month for a whole year? There's only two places these very special bars of chocolate are available: at one shop in Paris, and at the Bernachon boutique in Lyon. Otherwise, forget it. Zip. Nada. You're not getting any.
Well, except here. Or I should say "there", because they're gonna get shipped right to your door.
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Speaking of chocolate, people always ask me, "Which country makes the best chocolate?" It's a question where there just isn't any answer. I mean, there's nothing in the air particles or, say…the atmosphere in any particular country that makes their chocolate better or worse than the others.


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After all this time you'd think that I would have figured out how to go back to older postings here on the site, update them, then bring them up to the front. Because if things change on a subsequent visit, or if I hear something major has changed, I like to make sure we're all in the same loop. But not being so tech-savvy, I decided just to start with a clean plate after a recent visit to Les Rubis, even though not much has changed since my last visit. In fact, I don't think anything has changed since my first one, which was probably decades ago.
One thing I am better at, though, is keeping up with Pam Williams, who I met almost about ten years back when she was launching Ecole Chocolat, her online chocolate school. She lives in Canada, but comes to Paris annually with her students, and it has become our tradition to have lunch together. No matter what is happening, or how crazy my life is, Pam and her husband's visits have become one of the few calming presences in my life. (It might help that last time they gave me a spa gift certificate, since I was in the middle of a rather torturous remodel.) But I really mostly enjoy their annual visit because they're such nice people (trés canadienne) and are funny, we can openly talk about anything, and they're just all-around good dining companions. Oh yeah, and she also brings chocolate along.


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Four Months Alone on the Pacific Crest Trail
Myla Fay is a 25-year-old woman who recently hiked 2100 miles alone. This summer, she plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail, all the way from Mexico to Canada.
How did you get into long-distance hiking?
I grew up in Maine and spent a lot of time outside, and when I was a kid, we went up to Blue Hill every summer to hike and swim, camping in Baxter State Park and backpacking in the White Mountains. And in high school I did some incredible trips with the Chewonki Foundation: one was a 400-mile white-water canoe trip that ended in the tiny Inuit village of Kangiqsualujjuaq in northern Quebec. I [...]


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Two new QTs have opened in the past week. One on
Those prices were more than 20 cents less expensive per gallon than neighboring stores, although many of them have since matched the lower prices. Gasbuddy.com reported the average price for gas Friday in
"The best convenience store I have ever been in. I love all the prepared foods that they have," wrote Donald Tucker in the comments section below a story posted about the openings on GastonGazette.com Friday morning.
"It's very nice inside and the people are extremely nice and helpful," Lisa Michelle Heafner wrote on The Gazette's Facebook page Friday.
But while the lower gas prices did offer some relief, Scot Hughes offered a dose of reality to the situation.
"Sad when we believe lower gas prices are above $3 per gallon!" answered Hughes on The Gazette's Facebook page.
And Michael Davis said the lower prices may be proof of something more sinister.
"So then, is that an indicator that all the other gas stations are price gouging?" asked
And Bobby Padgett said he believes the cheaper prices will be short lived.
"Give it 30 days it will all be back to $3.50," Padgett wrote on The Gazette's Facebook page.
And several others reminded readers that prices remain cheaper just across the state line in
But the QTs also have a new and shiny feel for some customers.
"I stopped there yesterday for the first time and got some gas went into the store and wow amazing store," wrote Jackie Tipton Figueroa.
"I was so excited when I learned QT was coming to
A third QT remains under construction on U.S. 321 just north of I-85.
Kelvin Monteith of Gastonia works in the finance industry in
"My family introduced me to QT stations, as they came home from a road trip talking about a gas station. Who does that?" Monteith wrote in an email.
He said his three children love the stores for their frozen drinks and bakery items.
"My kids actually ask us before we leave on a trip if there is a QT on the way. Again, who does that?" Monteith wrote.
Monteith credited the store's "corporate emphasis" on fresh food, friendly help and gas prices than may save commuters a few cents on the gallon.
"Trust me, once people go to a QT, they will seek it out again," Monteith wrote.
You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-869-1823 or twitter.com/TheGazetteKevin.


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On p.2 of "The Moral Landscape", Sam asserts that "facts about physical and mental health" transcend culture, later asserting that "schizophrenia is still schizophrenia" even in the highlands of New Guinea.
Facts about physical health may well be cross-cultural, but to make such an assertion about mental health is peculiarly ironic given the recent (2010) publication of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche", by Ethan Watters. This book, with several hundred citations of research articles, points out quite emphatically that mental health and mental illness are strongly culture-dependent: even the most fundamental symptoms and subjective experiences of mental illness are heavily influenced by the expectations and beliefs of the sufferer and the surrounding society. To add to the irony, Chapter 3 of Watters is entirely devoted to pointing out the ways in which the presentation, experience, and outcome of schizophrenia are affected by the sufferer's cultural and social context.


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First Known Use: before 12th century
verb \ˈsend\
: to cause (a letter, an e-mail, a package, etc.) to go or to be carried from one place or person to another
: to give (a message) to someone
: to tell or cause (someone or something) to go to a place
sent \ˈsent\ send·ing
Full Definition of SEND
transitive verb
: to cause to happen <whatever fate may send>
: to dispatch by a means of communication
a : to direct, order, or request to gob : to permit or enable to attend a term or session <send a daughter to college>c : to direct by advice or referenced : to cause or order to depart : dismiss
a : to force to go : drive awayb : to cause to assume a specified state <sent them into a rage>
: to cause to be carried to a destination; especially : to consign to death or a place of punishment
: to convey or cause to be conveyed or transmitted by an agent <sent out invitations>
: to strike or thrust so as to impel violently <sent him sprawling>
intransitive verb
a : to dispatch someone to convey a message or do an errand —often used with out <send out for pizza>b : to dispatch a request or order —often used with away
: transmit
— send·er noun
— send for
— send packing
: to send off or dismiss roughly or in disgrace
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Examples of SEND
- Satellites receive signals in space and send them back to Earth.
- When you write to him, please send him my very best wishes.
- He became ill and was sent home from school.
- She sent the kids to bed immediately after supper.
- He was sent to prison for armed robbery.
- The company sent me to the conference.
- "There is a Ms. Jones here to see you." "Send her in."
- He was sent on a secret mission.
- They sent a limo to pick her up at the airport.
- He asked us to send a taxi for him.
Origin of SEND
Middle English, from Old English sendan; akin to Old High German sendan to send, Old English sith road, journey, Old Irish sét path, way
Related to SEND
Rhymes with SEND
Definition of SEND
: the lift of a wave : scend
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Stage Set To Crown Remaining Tire Rack Solo National Champions
LINCOLN, Neb. (September 5, 2013) – With National Champions crowned in half of the classes on Wednesday, another round of competitors took to the track on Thursday at the 41st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships.
The Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark tarmac hosts two very different courses. At the Solo National Championships, competitors are given three runs on both the East and West course, concentrating on one course each day. A driver's single best time on each course are added together to determine the Champion.
Like the ambient temperature, the Street Touring X class action was hot for the first thing in the morning. Following two of three runs on the east, less than 0.1-second separated the top four places in the class. Neal Tovsen, of Apple Valley, Minn., led the way in the Apruve.com/SoloPro Driving Schools/The Alignment BMW 325i, followed in a blink of an eye by Jeff Hurst, Lance Keeley and Andrew Pallotta.
On the long East course, the question was who could break into the 77-second range for the run. Hurst, of Hicksville, N.Y., was the first to do it in raw time, but a clipped cone in the ANZE Suspension Mazda RX-8 cost him the lead. Keeley, of Brookfield, Wis., couldn't improve in the Bartuned Scion FRS.
Pallotta, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, tripped the lights in 77.890 seconds on his final run in the StranoParts/Moto-East Scion FR-S, catapulting to the overnight lead by 0.347-second, followed by Tovsen, Hurst and Keeley.
In D Stock, defending champion Mark Smith, of Denver, Colo., and James Feinberg, of Fuquay Varina, N.C., walked away from the class in the first day, leaving the 15-car field with long odds to overtake them. Smith's 3Zero3ms.com/SPE-ED/Customcraft Audi TT turned his quickest time on the third run to move into a 0.204-second lead over Feinberg. Feinberg's SoloPro Driving School Audi TT sits 1.2-second ahead of third place, however, as the class shapes up into a two-man race.
Houston's Daniel McCelvey drove his JFA Racing/TrackTime Performance Nissan 370Z to a 0.790-second advantage over defending champion Ryan Buetzer. Conventional wisdom is that Friday's West Course will suit Buetzer's ChaseCam/Albin Bowling Supply/The Dent Guy Pontiac Solstice. It will be up to McCelvey to minimize the damage and hold on for his first National Championship.
The Street Touring Sport class is up for grabs entering Friday's final runs, where nine drivers are within a second after the Thursday. Ian Baker, of Herndon, Va., shot his Toyo Tires/StranoParts/SSC Tint Honda CRX Si to the top of the charts with a 0.408-second cushion. Baker will sleep tonight dreaming of his first National Championship, but knowing that defending champ David Whitener, of Fort Worth, Texas, leads the challengers in his Texas Track Works/Motion Control Suspensions Honda CRX.
The 50-car Street Touring R class is supposed to be dominated by the Mazda MX-5 and the Honda S2000, but, if that's true, no one told Brian Peters, of Litchfield Park, Ariz. Peters moved to the top of the charts with a quick second run in the ProPartsUSA Nissan 350Z, and then tried to increase his lead with his third and final trip around the East course. He improved slightly, but clipped a cone in the early segments to incur a two-second penalty and stand on his second run. Colin Fieldler, of Pewaukee, Wis., sits second in the Evasive Motorsports Honda S2000, just 0.125-second behind Peters.
The West Course, in contrast to the long, flowing East layout, has proven to be tighter and shorter, with more margin for error.
The battle for supremacy in F Street Prepared Ladies is one to watch heading into Friday's final runs. Lisa Krueger-Burgess, of Midland, Mich., holds onto the top position in the standings, as she leads Jamie Yost by a narrow 0.090-second margin. To notch a ninth National Championship, Krueger-Burgess will need to make some clean runs on the longer, high-speed East Course in her Mike's Cat Ranch Volkswagen Rabbit.
Paul Russell, of San Diego, Calif., proved to be quickest in Kart Modified following his three runs on Thursday. Jared Langefeld, in second, and the 26 other drivers in the field, will have to wait until Friday to best Russell in his Tony Kart Honda. Russell currently holds the advantage by 0.436-second, but has little room to relax during Friday's final runs if he hopes to win a fifth-consecutive National Championship.
In C Modified, Branden Lavender, of Indianapolis, Ind., leads a class that features some extremely close competition toward the top of the standings. The top-seven positions can be covered by a second, including a dead heat between Nick Myers and Jon Clements for the fifth position. Lavender, driving his Van Diemen RF85, was the only driver to break into the 48-second range, with a time of 48.966 on his second run. The time puts him 0.345-second ahead of his closest competition, Donald Elzinga.
Heat Three produced two notable story lines on their opening day of competition. In B Modified, Clemens Burger, of Noblesville, Ind., leads after day one of competition, but even more shocking was that 2011 National Champion Brianne Corn failed to register a time. Burger put his best time in on run two behind the wheel of his LeGrand Mk 18, putting him just 0.044-second ahead of Corn's co-driver, 17-year-old Rachel Saunders.
After three DNFs, Corn is out of the running to add a third National title to her name. She strayed from the designated course in run one, then the Janco/Hoosier Le Grand Dragon she was driving had a left-front suspension failure during run two. Corn borrowed the Dragon SR2A, driven by Soter Slomski and Bill Gendronk, and strayed from the course in a slalom section, disallowing the sub 50-second lap she recorded.
Following Heat Four on Thursday, Michael Heinitz, of San Diego, Calif., leads the Road Tire RWD class. He leads the largest class at the 2013 Solo Nationals, with a 0.572-second gap over Trevor Jones. A field of more than more than 55 competitors will be gunning for Heinitz, in his Mazda MX-5, come Friday afternoon.
The muscle cars of C Prepared finished the day on the West as dark clouds threatened. The skies opened up just enough to potentially slow those runs already in progress, but cleared just as quickly. Defending champion Michael Maier, of Livermore, Calif., put his Maier Racing Ford Mustang in the lead by 0.771-second.
Heat one on both courses returns to action at 8:00 a.m. (CDT) on Friday morning.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - The top two runners in each of the 35 classes competing Thursday and Friday in the 41th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark with class, leading driver, hometown and car; second place driver, hometown, car and gap behind first place. *Denotes Supplemental Class.
B Modified: Clemens Burger, Noblesville, Ind., LeGrand Mk 18; Rachel Saunders, Southlake, Texas, Le Grand Dragon, -0.044.
C Modified: Brandon Lavender, Indianapolis, Ind., Van Dieman RF85; Donald Elzinga, Waterford, Mich., Reynard FF1600, -0.345.
C Prepared: Michael Maier, Livermore, Calif., Ford Mustang; Robert Lewis, Tallahassee, Fla., Ford Mustang, -0.771.
C Prepared Ladies: Brianne Maier, Livermore, Calif., Ford Mustang; Tracy Lewis, Tallahassee, Fla., Ford Mustang, -0.044.
C Stock Ladies: Learic Cramer, Columbia, Md., Nissan 370Z; Lynn Collins, Berlin, Mass., Pontiac Solstice, -1.279.
D Modified: Jeff Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Minardi; Mark Huffman, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Lotus Elan, -0.582.
D Modified Ladies: Denise Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Minardi; Ericka Pieracci, Livermore, Calif., Cateram Superlight, -0.860.
D Stock: Mark Smith, Denver, Colo., Audi TT; James Feinberg, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Audi TT, -0.204.
D Stock Ladies: Gwen Baake, Bahama, N.C., Audi TT; Jocelin Huang, Edina, Minn., Audi TT, -0.270.
E Modified: Jeff Kiesel, Poway, Calif, KFR Turbo Sprite; Mark Kiesel, Poway, Calif., KFR Turbo Sprite, -2.491.
E Modified Ladies: Shawn Kiesel, Poway, Calif, KRF Turbo Sprite; Karen Eickhoff, Kansas City, Mo., Toyota MR2, -5.327.
E Prepared: Christopher Dorsey, Littleton, Colo., Toyota Corolla GTS; Jeremy Briggs, Troy, Ohio, Acura RSX Type S, -2.757.
E Prepared Ladies: Deanne Caraballo, Patterson, Calif., Toyota Starlet; Denise Kugler, Springtown, Pa., Honda CRX, -0.623.
E Street Prepared: Jadrice Toussaint, Charlotte, N.C., Ford Mustang Boss; Mark Madarash, Red Oak, Texas, Pontiac Trans Am, -0.028.
E Street Prepared Ladies: Mandy Owen, Phoenix, Ariz., Subaru WRX; Lorien Feighner, Howell, Mich., Ford Mustang, -1.465.
F Street Prepared: Kevin Wenzel, Erie, Colo., Volkswagen Scirocco; Tim White, Cayce, S.C., Volkswagen Rabbit, -0.644.
F Street Prepared Ladies: Lisa Krueger-Burgess, Midland, Mich, Volkswagen Rabbit; Jamie Yost, Windsor, Colo., BMW, -0.090.
G Prepared: Allen Kugler, Springtown, Pa., Honda CRX; Bryan Rawlins, Techumseh, Mich., Honda CRX, -2.048.
G Prepared Ladies: Chris Cutrer, Lenexa, Kan., Fiat X1-9; No other competitors.
Kart Modified: Paul Russell, San Diego, Calif., Tony Kart Honda; Jared Langenfeld, Olathe, Kan., Honda, -0.436.
Kart Modified Ladies: Kate Regganie, Joliet, Ill., Honda; Suzanne Segal, Las Vegas, Nev., Honda Tony Kart, -0.872.
Street Touring FWD: Eric Sienkiewicz, Charlotte, N.C., Mazda3; Chris Perry, Chicago, Ill., Ford Focus, -0.502.
Street Touring FWD Ladies: Katelyn Johnson, Plano, Texas, Toyota Corolla; Sarah Tooth, Houston, Texas, Mini Cooper, -1.369.
Street Touring R: Brian Peters, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Nissan 350Z; Colin Fielder, Pewaukee, Wis., Honda S2000, -0.125.
Street Touring R Ladies: Annie Gill, Renton, Wash., Honda S2000; Victoria Benya, Phoenixville, Pa., Honda S2000, -1.405.
Street Touring Sport: Ian Baker, Herndon, Va., Honda CRX Si; David Whitener, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda CRX, -0.408.
Street Touring Sport Ladies: Kim Whitener, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda CRX; Mary Cutrer, Austin, Texas, Honda CRX, -4.598.
Street Touring Unlimited: Geoff Clark, Monroe, Wash., Mitsubishi Evo; Josh Luster, Elkton, Md., Subaru STI, -0.417.
Street Touring Unlimited Ladies: Gretchen Everett, Kent, Wash., Mitsubishi Evo; Diane Bollenbeck, San Diego, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo, -0.890.
Street Touring Xtreme: Andrew Pallotta, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Scion FR-S; Neal Tovsen, Apple Valley, Minn., BMW 325is, -0.347.
Street Touring Xtreme Ladies: Gretchen Austin, Minneapolis, Minn., Mazda RX-8; Katie Lacey, Apple Valley, Minn., BMW 325is, -0.803.
*Road Tire RWD: Michael Heinitz, San Diego, Calif., Mazda MX-5; Trevor Jones, Onalaska, Wis., Subaru BRZ, -0.572.
*Road Tire RWD Ladies: Elizabeth Whitworth, St. Louis, Mo., Ford Mustang; Teddie Alexandrova, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Honda S2000 CR, -0.078.
*Kart Junior A: Zak Kiesel, Poway, Calif, Tony Kart Nelson Special; Tom Regganie, Joliet, Ill., Margay, -0.867.
*Kart Junior B: Trey White, Glen Allen, Va., Invader Kart; Kimsoo Gopnik, Maynard, Mass., CRG Kart, -4.969.


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SHATIL's "Step up: Elected Officials can Influence Cities" training is making an impact. Thanks to the course, newly elected officials are empowered and enabled to make a real difference in the communities they serve.
Ruth Lapidot, a city council member in Binyamina/Givat Ada, went into the training thinking about how to serve her constituents, asking, "How can we return to them the feeling that they can influence their lives?"
"The training gave me a lot of strength," says Lapidot. "Until today, the political world scared me. Through SHATIL, I saw that there are good people here."
Yuvi Tashome, a community activist and Gedera City Council Member, said that as a result of the training, she's planning a collaboration with people with whom she doesn't agree.
The training was designed to give council members the tools and knowledge to do their jobs more effectively. SHATIL Associate Director Naomi Schacter says, "If you decide you want to get involved, that doesn't mean you have the skills to do so. This is a way of making the ideas, skills, and networks more widely accessible."
Many of the most critical issues adversely affecting the vibrancy of Israeli democracy can more readily be addressed at the local level: discrimination against minorities and women, violation of religious freedoms, limited political representation of marginalized groups, centralization of power and resources, and much more. Ultimately, SHATIL hopes the "Step Up" training will support leaders in tackling these issues in their own communities and eventually uniting for national impact.
Tashome is opening a volunteer project in collaboration with Kol Zchut, a volunteer-built online encyclopedia - which was launched by high tech participants in SHATIL's Economic and Policy Shapers course several years ago - listing rights and entitlements in Israel. She hopes the volunteer project will grow into "a center where citizens can learn about their rights and how to fully realize them." To build her project with Kol Zchut, she'll be collaborating with people from across the political spectrum.
One of the projects Lapidot was inspired to help initiate after the training was a citizen-planned Shavuot celebration in Givat Ada. "It was a huge success," says Lapidot. "It generated local pride and showed people they can do things." Lapidot has plans to open a citizen's hotline and to work on the status of women and environmental issues.
In six four-hour sessions, the training covered topics like budgeting, fundraising, municipal council work processes, how to increase citizen participation, and getting one's legal rights respected by municipal and national government. Participants were introduced to experts on issue areas in which they might wish to engage, and they discussed how to cultivate meaningful and lasting partnerships with NGOs, philanthropic organizations, and other municipalities.
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I had a great round at Freeman yesterday. Its most likely one of the best rounds Ive ever played. I jumped out of the car with no warm-up what so ever and my round went like this:
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#3 3 (Short Position)
#4 4 (Extra Long Position)
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#11 2 (Long Position)
#12 3 (New Position)
#13 2
#14 2 (Long Position)
#15 3 (Long Pad)
#16 2
#17 2 (Short Position)
#18 2
I had putts for birdies on EVERY hole from no more than 50-60 feet out. Hole #4 I had a 30 footer for three that I AIR-BALLED to take the PAR 4! On #8 I threw a nice elevator shot with a beat up Roc that SLIGHTLY anhyzered over the cider on the right and then slightly hyzered back to the basket. The drive slid down the right hand side of the chains and dropped flat on the top of the cage. It looked like it spun for a second on one of the nubs of the cage, as if it were on the finger of a free-styler, and then it fell OUT to the right of the basket leaving me a drop in bird.
Freeman Lake is the ONLY local course Ive yet to record an ACE on so I was a little deflated that it fell out. But throwing 11 twos and a four at one of the areas toughest courses I left the course with my head held high.
I had a fun encounter with a duck on #17 too. As I was about to drive this two foot tall duck walked on to the front of the tee. He stood square on the opposite end of the tee from me and just stared at me with a couple random quacks. I slowly walked up to him with an extended EMPTY hand and he darted off to the right of the pad, quaking grumpily. As I returned to the back of the tee pad he marched back to the other end, squared him self up again and stared at me. I wondered if my bright yellow Destroyer was intriguing him so I held it out toward him and took a few steps in his direction. He again scurried off, quacking all the way. I looked around for eggs and didnt see any so I didnt feel like I was intruding and having thrown such a good round to that point I decided to go ahead and take my shot. As I took my steps for my drive the duck attacked me. In my back swing he rushed toward me, jumped into the air and snapped at me while quacking furiously. I just about fell down from laughing so hard! I held on to my disc, rather than throwing an arrant drive, and tried again. He rushed me again in my back swing but I committed to my drive and put it about 30 short of the pin. As I walked off he stood at the end of the tee, glaring at me until I was about 300 feet away. I wish I had a camera for that one.


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I had been looking for her for weeks. Without warning, with not a trace nor a hint, a hole had been torn in my soul. The police, the newspaper could help me not - even reliable friends I thought trustworthy remained silent in my presence. But as darkness and despair began to consume my soul, a ray of hope appeared.
I opened my front door, and found a strange suitcase awaiting me - one that gave off eldritch aura's that unsettled me for reasons I could not quite comprehend...
The Tag had no name - only a location - Arkham. The last known location of my love...
With growing trepidation, I unlatched the locks, and prepared to open it...
Inside was a strange assortment of items, some personal items, some strange, and a letter awaiting me atop. I have transcribed it in full:
Dear [Redacted]
You do not know me. I, however, know you. We crossed paths briefly but our meeting was fleeting and I am sure you do not remember. But it does not matter now. I read about the disappearance in the Arkham Advertiser. I know what you have lost. I was once in the same place myself. I do know that you will not give up until you have found the answers. But you have found disturbing silence. The police seem baffled, their Detectives cannot help, and I know that you have seen the sites, leaving you to question what is happening. You may not want to know. But you must. Things are happening in Arkham. Strange things. Terrible things. A Horror is about to awaken. The disappearance was but the forewarning of a great evil that is to come. I have searched and fought my way through terrors you cannot begin to imagine, but will soon experience yourself. I cannot help you in person. It is too late for me. But I can, and have, equipped you. In the suitcase is my legacy, everything I have learned, everything I have found. While I will not live to see it, you can put this to good use. Read everything, find allies, and stop this evil before it truly awakens. Strange cults, other worlds, creatures that will stretch your sanity to its limits and the darkness of a sleeping Elder god await you. The journey will be long, but your loved ones, Arkham, the very world itself is at risk. Only you can stop the Arkham Horror now.
I did not know into what I had gotten myself into.
There was an assortment of strange items - Bizzare photographs, a collection of small journals, two records, reciepts to Arkham General, tarot cards, an old dime-store story collection...
Beyond that, a collection of personal items, a jewelry case, a coin purse, some marked letters...
And a series of strange, terrifying books...
I did not know what I had gotten myself into, but I knew if I ever wanted to see her again, I would have to follow these clues to Arkham - regardless of what awaited me...
Arkham Horror is one of the most pleasingly thematic games I've ever played - once it's set up. But my need for separated containers and a collected Suitcase (Arkham took up 3 boxes at its most condensed) began this project. And then I got carried away.
But I'm immensely happy with the results. I've got the only Arkham Horror set where the experience begins as soon as you open the box. It looks extravagant, but every single thing in this box has a purpose. Let's start with the containers and letters.
For the most part, the chits are in things I feel fit thematically. The jewelry case holds the sanity and stamina markers, the box for the wallet holds the character chits, the dice bag holds my Elder Sign/Doom Tokens (as well as some custom Elder Signs, a King in Yellow terror marker, and a Red Cthulhu marker I use for the foremost Doom Token for easy spotting), the little Cthulhu statue (pilfered from the Call of Cthulhu card game starter) is my first player marker, and so on.
These letters (Custom made from envelops, stamps included) carry player sheets, character sheets, and a third has the Heralds/Guardians/Institutions. These all of stories behind them as well, explained through the locations and notes written on the back.
While this one seems to have been through some additional horrors. Considering the contents...
These handmade playing card and tarot card-inspired boxes contain the Thematic Starting Possessions mod someone did (If your reading this, thanks!) and my multiple ancient one mechanic you can find in the customs - or, you can just use them to randomly select your Investigators/Ancient Ones.
These books were a fantastic find from Ross - the two white ones especially look very Lovecraftian. And inside?
The tokens/cards for specific ancient ones, and my gate cup and monster cup.
Now, how about these interesting looking objects?
It looks like fluff, but every single thing in this box has an in-game purpose.
Ok. The mini-record at the top is Ninjadorgs awesome Arkham Horror soundtrack that you can find on these boards, and it is the ONLY thing up there that doesn't have an in-game purpose. The back of the larger record is the expansion gates (for use when I'm too lazy to use the boards. The dime store copy of At the Mountains of Madness is the condensed rules for the game and all expansions. The photographs (covered up by the book) have battle charts and monster powers on the back - as these are the most commonly requested rule clarifications in my games, there's 8 (one for each player). The rest of these have 4 of each - Arkham General Store Reciepts which have lists of where to buy things, Tarot cards that contain directions for casting spells and closing gates, Railroad tickets that explain board mechanics - and the coup de grace, 4 custom journals (each one completely different) that have a unique story on the right side of each page, and a comprehensive player guide on the left containing info from all the other guides. The journals are themes after At the Mountains of Madness, the Gable Window, the Dreamquest of Unknown Kadeth, and the journal of an Actress in the King and Yellow play.
Finally, the last bit isn't thematic, but practical. Hidden underneath the letter upon opening are dozens of clear boxes which hold all the cards organized by type and collected by theme. These are ready to play the game as soon as they're opened:
And finally, here's a view inside the suitcase, where the boards are stored. And what's the marked "Unverified"? Hrmmm...
So that's my suitcase. Hope you enjoyed the tour! If any of you want some PDF's of some of my printables, feel free to ask - still have them all. Special thanks to Ninjadorg for the tracks, and whoever made the Thematic Starting Posessions deck, and my mom, for providing me with a good deal of material for this awesome project.