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CHARLESTON (AP) — It cost Charleston County just over $4,600 to send three sheriff's deputies to Oklahoma to assist and escort the adoptive parents from the county in a dispute over a Cherokee child.
Chief Inspector C.W. Brokaw of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office released an accounting Friday outlining the lodging, air fare and other costs for three deputies sent to Oklahoma on Monday.
Matt and Melanie Capobianco of James Island were given custody of 4-year-old Veronica after a multi-year custody dispute with her biological father Dusten Brown.
The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court before the Capobiancos received custody. The still have not returned to the Charleston area.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Douglas Earl Yaxis, Jr. and Michelle Ann Yaxis originally from Rochester, New York and now residing in Summerville, South Carolina, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Ann Yaxis to Charles William Cochran II of Charleston, South Carolina.
Mr. Cochran is the son of William Raymond Cochran and Judith Rattray Cochran of Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Summerville High School and a 2005 graduate of The University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography. She was awarded her Master of Arts in Teaching from The Citadel in 2011.
She is employed with Dorchester District 2 Schools as a teacher at Ashley Ridge High School.
The groom-elect is a 2001 graduate of Cedarburg High School and a 2005 graduate of The University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He graduated from The University of South Carolina School of Law in 2008.
He is employed with the Charleston County Public Defender's Office
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Elmer Smith and Anna Grace Wall Taillie; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Earl and Gertrude Imelda Kanaley Yaxis Sr., all of Rochester, New York.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Elizabeth Manilla Frings Rattray of Grafton, Wisconsin and the late Thomas Hugh Rattray; and the late Mr. And Mrs. Paul Raymond and Helen Gertrude Fisher Cochran of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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The hotel has a prime location on the waterfront in Victoria. The building is huge, ivy covered, and does have a sense of history. There were quite a few tour buses coming and going, and the hotel public areas seemed quite busy. There are plenty of stores on the street level, and the hotel is...more
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- For more than a century celebrities, royalty, and dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II, Shirley Temple, and Barbara Streisand have enjoyed the hotel's legendary Afternoon Tea. This time honored tradition takes place daily in the majestic tea lobby complete with wing back chairs, hand-carved tables, and antique tapestries. Reservations are strongly recommended.
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What to Expect:
- The famed Empress Hotel, now a member of the Fairmont hotel chain, has been known for its classic beauty and elegance since the hotel first opened its doors in 1908. Located within walking distance of several Victoria attractions, The Fairmont Empress attracts a mix of business executives and leisure travelers.
Amenity Highlights:
- The on-site Willow Stream Spa offers an array of relaxing treatments plus a Finnish steam room, a sauna, and a Hungarian thermal mineral bath. The hotel also features a health club with an indoor pool, children's pool, spa tub, saunas, and fitness center. Dining options include a fine-dining restaurant and a colonial-style lounge known for its curry buffets. Room service is available 24 hours.
721 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia, V8W1W5
- Victoria
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The Fairmont Empress offers 477 guestrooms and suites in an eight-story building. Decorated in an elegant style with antique furnishings and a soft color palette, rooms feature views of the city, courtyard, or Inner Harbour. Amenities include cable TVs with pay movies, high-speed Internet access (surcharge), coffee/tea makers, and minibars.
Fairmont Gold rooms offer additional amenities including access to the Fairmont Gold Lounge with complimentary beverages, hors d'oeuvers, and buffet breakfast.
Room Amenities:
- Bathrobes
- Cable/satellite TV
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - surcharge
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Rollaway beds
- Turndown service (on request)
- Video-game console
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Window opens
Property Amenities
This Victoria hotel overlooks Inner Harbour, just a few steps from the shops of Government Street. The hotel features a full-service spa and a 24-hour health club with a heated indoor pool, spa tub, children's pool, saunas, and a fitness center. The 24-hour business center includes private workstations and high-speed Internet access (surcharge); wireless Internet access is available in the lobby (surcharge). Additional hotel amenities include babysitting/childcare, concierge services, and 24-hour room service.
The amenities listed below are available on site; fees may apply:
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Babysitting/Childcare
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Coffee in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express check-in/check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - wireless
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Medical assistance available
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Patio
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Supervised child care/activities
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Translation services
- Wedding services
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in, cannot be guaranteed, and may incur additional charges.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Pets accepted
- Small pets only
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The Empress Dining RoomOrnate tapestries, landscape art, a carved mahogany ceiling, and live harp music set an elegant mood in this fine-dining restaurant. Signature dishes include Pan Seared Wild Pacific Salmon and Rosemary Marinated Rack of Lamb. The wine list has 500 entries, and wine pairing is a specialty. Opened daily for lunch and dinner (closed Mondays and Tuesdays during fall and winter). Reservations recommended.
The Bengal LoungeColonial-style lounge known for its signature cocktails and curry lunch and dinner buffets. Features live jazz on the weekends.
The VerandaOpen-air lounge overlooking Inner Harbour. Serves appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and seafood plus coffee drinks, wine, and specialty cocktails. Open seasonally from early afternoon until dusk.
This Victoria hotel features a fitness center equipped with three treadmills, two elliptical trainers, two exercise bikes, strength-training machine, and free weights. The fitness center overlooks a atrium pool located next to a children's wading pool and a hot tub. Fitness center changing rooms have showers, toiletries, towels, lockers, and saunas.
Bicycle and watercraft rentals are available across the street at Victoria's scenic Inner Harbour. Hotel staff can provide guests with running maps, water bottles, and towels. The hotel is two blocks from Beacon Hill Park, an expansive facility with walking and running trails, a petting zoo, tennis courts, and magnificent views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the distant mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Golf - driving range
- Golf - miniature
- Golfing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Hiking/biking trails
- Ice skating
- Mountain biking
- Pilates classes/instruction
- Playground
- Racquetball/squash
- Rowing or canoeing
- Running track/path
- Sailing
- Scooter/Moped Rentals
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water skiing
- Whale-watching
- Windsurfing
- Yoga classes/instruction
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I never had a Valentine before JP. I was one of the hopelessly, heartbreakingly, perpetually Valentine-less. No surprise, really, considering I was an ugly duckling. No golden tresses dancing in the ocean breeze, no long, slender legs that seem to go on forever, no Florida bronzed beauty was I. Like the others. Alas, life was cruel. Even as I got older and moved away from home, all grown up, I was forever the plain Jane, spunky, practical and domestic, merely a foil to the popular, the gorgeous, the desired.
Valentine's Day and Cupid's arrows slid past, one after another, boyfriend-less year after boyfriend-less year. As I flipped the calendar over from February to March I would sigh the sigh of the unloved, the single girl, the independent woman who, once again, finds herself stoutly declaring to herself and her friends that Valentine's Day is just another meaningless holiday, just another day like all the others, that we strong, college-educated women didn't need something so trite and frivolous and I would soldier on, getting through school and getting on in the world.
I often dreamed of being one half of a couple. Who hasn't? I certainly had crushes, schoolgirl crushes or the headier, intoxicating, more adult kind. And men had crushes on me. Sadly, those crushes never really coincided. Bumped heads. Intertwined or overlapped. I skirted around certain attentions, played dumb to other yearning glances and earnest words. Disappointment shook me to my very core. And in return, my own longing remained unnoticed and unreturned, my love squarely unrequited. And I nursed one broken heart after the next.
Life and love are funny that way.
The flowers he fills my arms with are never the ordinary, the expected, rather they are blood red dahlias, lush, fragrant peonies in oh so many shades of pink and deep purple, tulips, plump and mysterious, the color of aubergines. No diamonds for me, no, he slips a tiny silver band upon my ring finger, etched with the single word "toujours". Forever. Platefuls of oysters (I am his pearl) and bowlfuls of delicate, aromatic clams, dazzling tagines and gastronomic soirées, sunny lunches and cozy dinners, golden champagne flowing into long-stemmed glasses with a gentle sigh, the bubbles frothing up and over the rim. My man knows how to please me, knows just what makes this woman smile. The way to a man's heart, they say, is through his stomach. This man knows that food means more to me than almost anything else.
And I, in turn, express my love and desire by offerings of sweet and savory. Candles lit, table dressed, dainty morsels set before him, sweet ambrosia. I offer him the choicest morsel, he slides his fork between his lips and I wait expectantly, breath held, for his reaction, a murmur of bliss, a groan of pleasure. His delight transports me to a better place, joyful rapture. I glance at him starry-eyed, thrilled with his enjoyment, the gusto with which he eats, a spoonful, a slice, this is how I offer myself to those I love, the best I have to offer.
Panna Cotta is a favorite treat, his guilty pleasure. Creamy and rich, smooth as silk, sensuous as it shimmers on the spoon and slides over the tongue. As delicate as an angel's touch, as light as air, Panna Cotta warms his heart as sure as my hand placed on his cheek. Knowing just how much he loved it I stayed away from this luxurious, elegant dessert for years, afraid of not living up to expectations. On any restaurant menu, he was sure to order it, the satisfaction wavering with the quality of what was placed before him; sometimes rubbery, sometimes floury, not often pleasing. Each disappointment cut me to the heart. The last made me realize that it was up to me to create for him the best, the most exquisite Panna Cotta, a sure sign of what I was willing to give of myself. For each perfect bouquet of flowers he ever placed in my arms, for every jewel he slid onto one of my fingers, this gift was for him. Romance in a slender glass, the color of faded roses or pale champagne, the scent, the delicate taste of cognac, just a dollop of salted butter caramel hidden beneath to balance the sweetness, a masculine edge, like a fur wrap draped over a delicate satin gown. Placing the spoon next to the empty glass, he smiles and takes me in his arms.
COGNAC PANNA COTTA with salted butter caramel
Serves 6
3 cups (750 ml) whole milk or a combination of heavy cream, light cream/half-and-half and milk (I used 2% lowfat)
2 tsps (1/4 oz, about 8 g) powdered unflavored gelatin
½ cup (100 g) granulated white sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
3 tsps cognac or to taste, I used Martell Noblige Cognac
6 tsps or more Salted Butter Caramel, just warm or room temperature, optional
In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour 1 ½ cups (375 ml) of the cream/milk mixture and sprinkle the gelatin on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to soften the gelatin; I usually just tap the gelatin to push it under the liquid. After 5 minutes, turn the flame under the pot to low and allow to heat very gently for 5 minutes until the gelatin dissolves completely, whisking carefully and continuously. Do not allow the milk to come to a boil; if the milk starts to steam too much, simply pull the pot off of the heat and whisk until the 5 minutes are up.
Whisk in the sugar and the rest of the milk or milk/cream mixture and continue to heat over low until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is thoroughly warmed through. Whisk in the vanilla and cognac, taste and add more cognac if desired. Remove from the heat.
If adding Salted Butter Caramel, place a rounded teaspoon in the bottom of each glass. Carefully pour the hot panna cotta evenly between 6 glasses, verrines or ramekins.
Cover each with plastic wrap and slide into the refrigerator to chill and firm overnight.
Other sexy, romantic ideas for Valentine's Day desserts:
Vanilla Rum Panna Cotta with Rum-Roasted Cherries
Blueberry Hibiscus Panna Cotta with Wild Blackberry Coulis
Coffee Panna Cotta with Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
Buttermilk Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries from Passionate About BakingChocolate
Pots de Crème with Pomegranate Rubies
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Cherry Cheesecake from Zoë Bakes


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Upcoming shows' sheer diversity may banish the winter chill with cultural delights.
The Mattie Kelly Performing Arts Center's offerings range from a Broadway classic's Tony-winning revival to Celtic music and dance's unbridled energy.
My feet are already tapping.
I have tunes like "Let the Sunshine In" and "Moonlight Serenade" swirling in my head — and sadly remember my dancing skills are nil when a cavalcade of energetic shows like these comes to town.
The New York Tenors, Jan. 12
It may be chilly outside, but things will warm up when The New York Tenors take to the main stage. Unlike the classical repertoire of the famed Three Tenors, Daniel Rodriguez, Andy Cooney and Michael Amante will showcase some of world's greatest music that includes Broadway favorites, American Songbook standards and soaring opera selections.
Rodriguez, known as "The Singing Policeman" and "America's Tenor," helped sooth the nation's grief following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Internationally acclaimed Cooney — The New York Times christened him "Irish America's favorite son" — has performed two sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall.
Amante, "The People's Tenor," is a combination of all-American good looks, romantic Italian charm and an incredible voice.
'Hair,' Jan. 30
When "Hair" burst onto the Biltmore Theatre stage April 29, 1968, it marked a new era in American musical theatre.
The Tony Award-winning revival coming to the Mattie Kelly Center is a fresh, exciting re-imagining of the 45-year-old classic.
The great Galt McDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado score is as jiggy as ever, with favorites including "Aquarius," "Let the Sunshine In," "Good Morning Starshine" and the exuberant title number intact.
"Hair" energetically depicts the 1960s and '70s cultural movement that changed America forever as a group of charismatic, free-spirited young people passionately preaches a lifestyle of pacifism and free love in a society torn asunder during the Vietnam War.
The music moved original audiences and inspired subsequent Broadway revivals and countless community theatre and school drama productions.
This inspiring new production features an exuberant finale with the audience invited onstage to dance with the cast, offering a level of inclusiveness not often seen in musical theater.
'In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue,' Feb. 2
Get "in the mood," as Glenn Miller exhorted, for the American swing era's brassy, big band sounds. Relive when the Greatest Generation was young and the nation confronted World War II's horror.
More than a concert, "In the Mood" is a big band theatrical swing revue chock full of songs that got folks jitterbugging on a "Jukebox Saturday Night" to the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, the Andrews Sisters and Frank Sinatra.
Featuring a company of 19, including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers with the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, the show's music arrangements, vintage costumes — including the recreation of a USO show — and choreography are as authentic as it gets.
"In the Mood" takes a retro look back at when music ranged from up-tempo big band rhythms to mellow intimate ballads, and set a mood that inspired a future filled with hope, promise and prosperity.
It was a time like no other in our nation's history: when music moved America's spirit and helped win a war.
Women of Ireland concert, Feb. 15
Like Celtic stage extravaganzas "Lord of the Dance" and "Riverdance," the local audience will enjoy the talents of some of Ireland's finest female performers and Irish dance's zest in this internationally touring spectacle.
Ireland's traditions of music, song and dance will come alive for all ages in "Women of Ireland," an innovative full-stage concert production displaying Ireland's next generation of leading female talent.
The most revered qualities of Ireland's ethnic music travel from the Irish cottage fireside and village community festival to the international concert hall in a contemporary setting featuring world championship dancers.
Want to go?
All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at the Mattie Kelly Performing Arts Center on the Niceville campus of Northwest Florida State College.
Individual tickets are $35 for all productions — except "Hair," which is $45 — and are available by phone, 729-6000, or at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org.
Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets will also be available the night of each show, space permitting, starting at 6 p.m. There is a $2 per ticket processing fee.
Contact News Bulletin Arts & Entertainment Editor Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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Ever thought about keeping a hive of bees? A surprising number of Carolinians, rural and city, from all walks of life are doing just that.
As a hobby, it dovetails nicely with gardening. What's especially surprising is many begin beekeeping with a pretty healthy fear of all things that sting, which of course includes bees.
Most become hooked on keeping bees once they manage that overrated fear of being stung.
It's a hobby where you can find a brain surgeon and a farmer discussing pointers at at a county beekeeping club. Of course, this begs the question of just HOW do you get started?
This is a good time of year to start learning, just before spring. There are several ways, and most involve some form of mentoring with an experienced beekeeper to help you "baby step" to your first hive. Check at the local ag-center (they're cooperative extension facilities now) for a county bee club, classes, or the names of beekeepers in your area. Now that you're looking, you may discover a neighbor with some hives.
If you feel comfortable, stop and meet the keeper, most will welcome your visit. A major national supplier for beekeeping equipment and supplies (including the bees) is less than an hour's drive from Elkin and they too have training classes. There is a Master Beekeeper program in North Carolina to which you can train and be tested.
Now about stings and allergic reactions to stings:
Bees do sting, but their aggregation level is so much lower compared to yellow jackets. Yes, it's true bees generally leave the entire sting organ, and it does doom the offending bee. But yellow jackets also leave their stinger, albeit a smaller amount of time compared to bees. Close to half of some species of jackets leave stingers.
Quickly, slide or scrape a credit card across the point of the sting to scrape the stinger out. This is especially important for yellow jacket sting because, besides venom, the yellow jacket is also releasing alarm pheromones which alert other nearby yellow jackets to sting as well.
What about allergic reactions to stings? It's common for the site to swell a couple inches around the area of the sting which is called small local reaction. Some reaction involves an entire hand, arm or foot, that's called large local reaction. Neither are really allergic reactions.
A medical emergency allergic reaction is going to involve something systemic such as labored breathing, swallowing difficulties, fainting, nausea, vomiting and is very serious and should involve immediate medical help ASAP.
For the few who have experienced such trauma, there is relief now. It's called Venon Injection Therapy, which involves gradual exposure to increasing levels of venom. Ask your family physician about it, particularly if you've had a bad experience with some stinging insect (s) in the past.
David Brown is a State Road resident and the owner of Brown Pest Control.


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Kathy Griffin's Talk Show "Kathy" is Canceled
Never one to mince words, Kathy Griffin downright spilled the beans during a stand up show on Friday night in Cincinnati. The fiery comedian shared that her Bravo talk show Kathy has been canceled.
The disappointing news must have still been ringing in Kathy's ears. She told the audience she'd only been informed by Bravo of its decision the day before.
Exactly why Bravo has discontinued Kathy after only its second season has yet to be detailed. Reps for Griffin and Bravo have not spoken directly on the matter. It sounds like the show was doing okay, viewers-wise, and we imagine Kathy's catty commentary was right at home in the network that produces Real Housewives...
The show must have suffered though when last February, it was moved out of its primetime slot at 10 p.m. on Thursdays to 11:30 p.m.
Kathy has been a Bravo regular since 2005, when her breakthrough reality series, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List debuted.
What could be next for Kathy? Last month it was reported that she and Anderson Cooper shot an hour-long test pilot for CNN. Is Kathy taking her tempestuous personality to a more serious platform of news? We're sure no matter what she does it will be hilarious and possibly cringeworthy!
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LOS ANGELES (Nov. 21, 2014) – Nissan entered this year's Los Angeles Auto Show as a brand on the move. The company is enjoying its best sales year ever in the U.S., up nearly 14 percent against an industry average of around 6 percent.
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Red + Aqua
9 comments:
- ivyarts said...
I'm right there with you on squaring up the blocks. Boring! The quilt looks great so you surely didn't need to.
- March 13, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- D*H*L said...
love it! i'm liking those colors more and more too. i love the triangles, shaking things up. ;)
- March 13, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Beth said...
It took me forever to find the pinwheel! I subscribe to the same "squaring up philosophy," although it seems your eye is better than mine.
- March 13, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Sara said...
That is really pretty, I really like it! Those colors look great together!
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Love it! Great colours!
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Great color combination! It took me a minute to see the pinwheel, but then once I saw it, I had to try harder to see the hour glass pattern. My eyes are tricky!
I found you through the Mountain Baby Blankets. I'm a pretty new quilter and I'm having a great time looking around.
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wow! I just got a new sewing machine combination embroidery machine for christmas. Now your quilt has inspired me to get it out of the box!
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I love this quilt top! Red and Aqua are favorites of mine too... Can't wait to see it finished!
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It looks fantastic! We've been talking about a red + aqua hourglass quilt around here...i like it! I hope the tutorial was helpful. I find it a lot easier then cutting a lot of little triangles and piecing them together.
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The last Will and Testament of Sarah Porter of Jefferson County, East Tennessee. Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of Sound mind and memory ____ __ almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in ____ and Terms Following: That is to say, First. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Hogain, the Mahoggany sideboard and one dozen gilt Windsor chairs. Item I give and bequeath all the balance of my property both real and personal, that I die possessed of, ( Consisting of four negroes, Viz., Charlotte, Abraham, Ann and Warner household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils stock of all kind, Waggons gears & Horses and Lands ) to be divided into four equal fourth shares and shares alike. First to my daughter Sarah Hogain and her heirs I give on share. Secondly to my son William Turner Conway and his heirs I give one other share. Thirdly I give one other share to my son James Christopher Conway and his heirs Fourthly, I give to my grandson Joseph Porter Conway ___. the fourth and last shares. But in case my said Granson Joseph Porters Conway should depart this life before he becomes of lawful age or before he has a lawful heir of his own body then and in that case the above devised share to my grandson Joseph Porter Conway should decend to his full blooded sisters and brothers, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my esteemed friends Major William Conway and William C. Hogain Esq of Green County and Peters Beckers and Charles T. P Jarnagin of Jefferson County, East Tennessee my lawful executors of this my last Will and Testament ___ing and annulling all former Wills by me made Testifying and Confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
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Im sitting in a hotel in Germany and soon to come back to the States. Both my friend and I are playing the F2P for something to do when not working.
I got a Lore-master to level 13 and enjoying the game. My friend ( 13 Hunter ) is finding Deeds and unlocking Traits more so than me. I really have not tried much as we could only get so far for free anyway. But I find this system would be a lot of fun.
Now my questions are :
- I hate F2P real bad, and would never pay a penny into it. Can you buy the game and/or the expantions and play the game as normal ?
- I'm very social. I don't like to come across as nasty, but I don't like playing with free-be players that are all gimped up because they are not paying nothing. At higher levels is there a REAL COMMUNITY ?.....Players that are not gimped.
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Answers from F2P player:
1. "Yes, you can" (copyright by B.Obama, non-Lotro toon). You can buy all the expansions, remove all the restrictions. Buying any stuff from Turbine store for real cash makes you Premium user (i.e. swift travel unlocked, can send money). Paying some 15$ a month makes you VIP (entitled to 500 Turbine points monthly and PvP, called "monster play").
Please remember that when new expansion comes - you will have to buy it.
2. Not sure about higher levels. Maybe veterans of Lotro could answer more clearly. As for me, I am F2P and buy all stuff using Turbine points...yet I do not consider myself somewhat different from, say, any other lvl.43 Dwarf Champion.
According to store.turbine.com it may cost you:
Riders of Rohan: 40$ (optional: 69$ worth pack that also gives you 2000 Turbine points)
Expansion triple pack (Moria, Isengard, Mirkwood): 40$
Sanwise McGee starter pack: 10 $
If you want to unlock some regions (North Downs, Trollshaws...Evendim?) and NOT buy them using Turbine points, you may want to become VIP for one month (+15$).
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How much money do you have to spend to play this game without any restrictions?
Pardon my English as it is not my 1st language :)
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Info on play/pay options for LOTRO
Here is a very detailed and lengthy threadcovering different ways to pay/play LOTRO with some good information:
You can also check Steam. They have some bundles. Sometimes they go on sale.
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Whatever look you were going for...you missed.
If it is still in effect, $9.99/month and you get vip status, unlocks all content but expansions will need to be purchased.
For the reasonable costs for content and expansions you will get a lot of entertainment.
Yes, there is still a lot of activity for high level content. One of the better crafting systems around as well.
This is a PvE game for the most part, and an excellent one at that. The PvP is monster vs heroes, quite fun too. Rich in storytelling and again, worth the cost of what they ask.
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As you complete deeds in the game, it does earn you turbine points for free. I played this game both before and currently just got back into it and did subscribe for a month. I will say the free turbine points every month for being subbed are nice. To play completely unrestricted in every aspect, you do have to subscribe, but this is one of the few F2P games that in my opinion really got it right. Being free to play does restrict access to certain areas of the game and I'm sure many end game instances/raids, but with the turbine points you accumulate progressing through the game normally, you would probably have enough to unlock a couple of the expansion by the time you can actually get to that level. The biggest drawback I believe is that F2P players do not get rest xp or bonus experience while you are logged off, so you may find leveling a little more tedious, but from what I recall from before F2P and after, there are a LOT of quests to do, many being kill this or find this, but it should be more than enough to level you at a reasonable pace. The first 8 epic books I believe are available and will give you access to important story details and gear, but you would have to pay to access the best end game gear in the end. I believe the mirkwood expansion is like 495 turbine points, which you could probably accumulate by level 30 doing deeds, since you get 15-20 points for completing a full deed for slayer, exploration, and even the epic book quests give points so, you could access the expansions outside of Rohan pretty easily. It is definitely a fun game and I'm up to level 30 with about 15 hours of gameplay so far and probably earned 500-600 points so far.
1 - you can't buy the game, since it's free (and you already have it since you play :) ). But if you subscribe, and buy the expansions, then yes, you will play the game as normal. For subscribers the game is working just like every other sub-based mmorpg. It's 10$ / month if you pay multiple months ahead.
2 - LotRO's main strength (or at least one of them) is the community. At the engame there aren't many gimped (lol) players, even if they are f2p they probably already unlocked all the trait slots.
For the thread title: not for 100%. While with a sub you won't have any restrictions, there are some Store-only items which can come handy sometimes. So sub doesn't get you completely away from Store. But with the sub you get 500TP / month, so you don't have to pay extra $s, and you can spend those free 500TPs for good (or spare them and buy the next expansion with them - meaning you get it for free, from your subscription fee).
Originally posted by Po_gg
Very cool Po_gg, and everyone else. I read every bit of everyones info :)
So by your post I dont even have to buy the original game, just sub ?....If so, thats even better, if not thats ok too !
Originally posted by delete5230
Yep, that's the case, since you can't buy the game even if you want to, except if you find a dust-covered box somewhere on ebay :) it's in f2p status now for about 2.5 years, when it went to f2p people bought all Moria and SoA boxes from the market for a few bucks (was a bargain, it had 1 month included with other benefits)
So now you just simply upgrade your account with a gamecard, or a multi-month payment option, and you'll be a vip. As the support page says:
To upgrade your LOTRO account to VIP status:
1. Log into https://myaccount.turbine.com with the same Username and Password that you use to log in to LOTRO
2. Select the subscription that you want to upgrade to VIP status
3. Click 'UPGRADE NOW'
4. Enter a payment method
5. Follow the next steps for account upgrading!
Your account will be upgraded to VIP status, and you will receive your first 500 Turbine Store Points within 24 hours of upgrading your account.
Edit: but I have to add, if you do find somehow a Moria box for cheap, you can still use that today of course, and it'd be a very good way for upgrade :) I made an acc too after f2p with a cheap Moria box, it was well worthed those few bucks (Moria and Lorien unlocked, +2 char.slots, warden and rk, 1 month vip, 500TP... almost a steal :) )
Originally posted by Po_gg
Hay thanks,
It will be a short while before I'm back to the states, so I have time to search around the net for a good deal on the Moria box if I can. I often like playing a healer and don't like the minstral so the RK would be great for serious play :)
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I bought the lifetime sub when the game was released so I had automatic VIP status without subbing when it went free to play. I still have the buy the expansions but I don't pay a sub, and in game I get everything. Even so, even I still use the cash shop, because i figure spending £10 a month now and then on uprades and fluff like faster horses is a good deal. I also get 500 free points a month to spend.
So, the short answer is no, even a lifer like me uses the cash shop and I expect people who sub and are VIPs also use it from time to time.
With a VIP sub though I expect it would be easy to play the game and completely ignore the cash shop, I could if I wanted to, but I chose to spend my hard earned cash on a bit of fluff now and then.
At high levels lotro probably has the best RP and mature community in mmos. Especially on the RP servers. I play on Laurelin and pretty much everyone I come across RPs and there are many strong kinships and events. The best stuff at high level is still from dungeons, like all other mmos, but the game is easy enough to play if you don't like grinding dungeons. No one is gimped at high level if they don't use the cash shop or grind dungeons. If that were the case i'd stop playing tomorrow.
I'm in Frankfurt right now all ready to fly home to the states tomarrow, it may be a few weeks before I get the game, because I have to go to Georgia for a few more weeks, and was thinking of getting the expantion pack to have the RK because I like healing and I would have to stay home if I order it on ebay ( found it for as low as $5 ).
By the way how is the RK is it a good class, can it solo, do groups like it?........... I love playing with others. If its not a very good class I may just go for the VIP.
Anyway both my friend and I were comparing LOTRO to GW2. Both are good games for diffrient reasions.
- GW2 is good for gameplay and and dynamic events. But the class abality are shallow.
- LOTRO is good for classes, but the quest are old style.
Me.....Well I'm old school, I'll take LOTRO any day :)
Originally posted by delete5230
5$ is a good price, just watch out for the region, since the server transfer happened you can use only the US version boxes (Turbine), the Eu ones with Codemasters on them are unusable.
Rk (and warden too) is a great class, but needs some work. It can solo very well, since it can be a real dps-machine, and though only light-armoured, can self-heal too. Groups like it, but more times as dps and only less times as a (main) healer. It can be on par with minis on healing capacity, but needs extra work to achieve that, you have to plan ahead, and execute it well, since runekeepers rely mostly on HoT's and effects, and not on burst heals like minis.
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Subscribing really doesn't do all that much. I suspect part of the reason they went F2P was to get people with lifetime subs (which there are a lot) to spend more money on the game.
It's useful to subscribe once, to unlock various things on your character. But there really isn't any compelling reason to stay subscribed.
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R.I.P. City of Heroes and my 17 characters there
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Originally posted by trancejeremy
I'd agree with that, until it went F2P I hadn't spent a penny on it since launch, apart from for expansions. Like I said, i don't mind spending a few quid a month when I get everything else for free. The Lifetime sub was still a good deal way back when and I think Codemasters and then Turbine realised they'd given too much away at the time. It cost me £99.


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Ornithologists generally discover new species by collecting them in the wild. But early in the 20th century, Museum ornithologist James P. Chapin found one on a hat.
In 1913, Chapin, while serving as an assistant to German taxidermist and photographer Herbert Lang on what would become known as the Lang-Chapin Expedition to the Belgian Congo, came upon a native of the Ituri forest wearing a headdress with a distinctive feather. To the young naturalist, it suggested a pheasant or peacock, a strange possibility since these birds were native to Asia. Curious, he took it.
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One of the amazing things about working on an exhibition is having the chance to incorporate our own research—sometimes, very recent research.
Within the past year, including just last December, my colleague, Museum Research Associate David Gruber (CUNY), and I have gone on multiple expeditions to the Cayman Islands and the Exumas, Bahamas, to photograph a coral wall and its inhabitants at night using special lights and filters to capture biofluorescence.
The phenomenon of biofluorescence results from the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at one wavelength by an organism, followed immediately by its re-emission at a longer, lower-energy wavelength. With special cameras, we captured brilliant red, green, and orange fluorescing corals, anemones, mollusks, marine worms, and a myriad of fishes, including sharks and rays.
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Gospel, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, soul music, and hip-hop are the result of an ever-evolving African-American musical journey that has produced unique musical forms and traditions. The Museum will celebrate this legacy on Saturday, February 18, with the Global Weekends program The African-American Musical Mosaic, which will include performances by the Harlem Quartet, First Corinthian Baptist Church Choir, Charles Mack, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, and a special collaboration between Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of the hip-hop group Run-DMC and the IMPACT Repertory Theatre choir. In this video, DMC shares what performing at the Museum's event means to him.
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The study began last spring, when rabbinical experts from the Orthodox Union, the largest organization that certifies food products for the Jewish community, brought a variety of kosher-certified sardines and capelin eggs to the Museum. The presence of worms could have been a sign that, during the preparation of the canned food, muscle from the fish had been improperly handled and allowed to mix with intestinal contents, potentially violating Jewish dietary laws.
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Curator Laurel Kendall was visiting Vietnam to collect artifacts for the 2003 exhibition Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit when she encountered an exceptional artisan near Hanoi. His medium was paper, and his specialty was creating votive offerings used in funeral rituals by the Kinh people, Vietnam's majority population.
The Kinh, in common with some other East Asian peoples, believe that a deceased leaves the underworld 49 days after death to begin a new life. Family members burn paper objects—representing clothing, housewares, and other necessities—to equip their loved ones for the transition to the afterlife.