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A: There is no absolutely right way to structure a pay system. At one extreme, we can pay people an hourly rate just to be present for work regardless of what they do; at the other extreme, we can pay people a piece rate so that they are only paid based on only what they produce. Depending on your situation, the best would be somewhere in between. Over the years, I have devised some rules of thumb with regard to implementing pay systems:
It's hard to predict the behavior that incentive systems will bring about on the part of employees. Only after implementation and monitoring over a period of time does one come to understand how the employees are responding. It is essential to keep the system fluid for a while so you can iron out rough spots and ensure you are getting what you're looking for. In the end, incentive pay should help you obtain a fair amount of effort from employees and pay them a fair wage in return. In addition, it is a way for management to share the benefits of innovations that employees have come out with. Keeping this in mind, some companies have altogether gotten rid of incentive pay and pay a market- based basic pay for skills plus a bonus to everyone that is a percentage of the basic pay. This allows all parties to benefit.
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A: Herzberg's two-factory theory can certainly be used in today's environment. This theory suggests that there are two types of factors with regard to employees: maintenance and motivational. Maintenance factors are expected by employees and include such things as a safe working environment, pay, and job security. These factors generally do not motivate employees to work harder.
Motivational factors include recognition, advancement, and achievement. These do motivate employees.
Job enrichment arose from this theory that empowers and provides a sense of fulfillment for employees. Methods for job enrichment include working in teams, cross-functional skills, and increased empowerment.
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A: There are a few new studies that seem to show a significant increase in errors between eight and 12 hours into a shift, but these are not focused just on inspection tasks; they include medical errors and other applications. They also show that within the two-hour period immediately following a break, error increases linearly. So the last 30 minutes has twice the error rate of the first 30 minutes within the two-hour block.
There is also evidence that night shifts have more errors than day shifts, especially when they are recurring. For example, the error rate was 36 percent higher in the fourth consecutive night shift than on the first night shift.
As far as what you can do about it, that depends a lot on the details. Supporting good human factors can be just as important as setting the work/rest schedule and the shift schedule. But without more details about your situation, I can't be more specific than that.
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A: Hiding hours to make efficiency look good is exactly what can be expected in a system that measures efficiency based on calculating the hours it took to make the product against standard hours.
In lean philosophy, we discourage using standard hours in favor of allowing workers to have a feeling of more ownership of the process, and thus induce them to contribute continuously to improve the process. If you insist on a metric, install one that will encourage people to work as a team and at the same time not make the team feel that the true management intent is to make them work harder. Metrics once in place often bring about unintentional results and behaviors, and in lean it is preferable to use the simplest possible metric with an understanding that it will be changed if it is inducing detrimental behavior on the part of the operators.
One such metric could be the value-added hours at the operation station per worker-hour expended. This is a ratio of the value-added hours from the customer's point of view captured at the station divided by the total hours that the operator was present on the job for that operation, expressed as a percentage. For operations that process the same product, for simplicity the value-added hours can be calculated by taking the average value-added time for the operation (processing time) multiplied by the number of pieces made at the operation. For operations that process different products, you will have to find out the value-added hours separately for all the products produced in a time period and add them together. In implementing metrics, consistency in how you get the numbers over time to monitor trends contributes to the value in promoting the type of behavior that you want to see from the operators.
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A: This is a challenging problem and one that does not have a cut-and-dried answer. One of the issues is that there is a lot of planning and other cognitive work that is hard to observe. Additionally, there is generally a lot of variability in the time it takes to do lab work. But standards are still good for measuring and managing performance and improvement.
To develop standards for expense and indirect labor, which includes lab work, many companies use work sampling methods and then either apply them directly or use simulation techniques to develop confidence intervals for expected times. If you know how to apply these techniques, you can get started right away. If not, you may want to take a short course or get some professional assistance. You may also be able to get help from a local university with students in need of a project for their work measurement or senior design course.
A: There are several ways to compute indirect labor requirements:
Comparative estimating is most often used for developing time standards for maintenance activities. By taking time standards from known benchmark tasks that are common in an indirect labor function, you can apply uncommon task times to determine the total unusual function time. Often, the indirect uncommon tasks can only be described in words, so don't feel you are at a dead end. Apply the task description to a similar common benchmark task and take advantage of known requirements for the task. This estimate can be used with volume fluctuations to determine standard indirect labor needed to support direct labor.
Comparative estimating using time gaps uses upper and lower control limits to exercise variations in benchmark times as well as task times.
Analytical estimating uses estimates of time from job knowledge and practical experience as well as from synthetic data (standards). Experience, honesty, and details are key issues. The more standard times can be applied, the more reliable your estimate.
Baseline measures development involves performing time studies of the indirect labor task per unit, lot, batch, week, month, etc. Document possible variances to the task that could be common to any period of volume or season. Create reasonable benchmark times for the variances and apply them as you see fit. The overall estimate of indirect labor functions are, at best, dependent on skill level and the degree of training given to perform the task. Annual reviews of indirect labor tasks are highly recommended due to the fact that skill level and experience should lower benchmark standards over time.
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A: There is some research on the effect of listening to music in the workplace but less on listening to talk radio or ball games. For music, productivity is generally improved when employees get to select the kind of music played and when the background noise is less than 70 decibels. If workers can't agree on the music, it creates more problems than it is worth. And if the music has to be played loudly to be heard, it can interfere with communications, alarms, or OSHA regulations.
For talk radio or ball games, it depends a lot on what kind of work is being done. Either of these can attract a large part of workers' attention. So if the work requires directed attention, it is probably not a good idea. But for monotonous work that can be accom;lished with little conscious attention, there should be no problem. There is some evidence that for variable work in which mental workloads rise and fall, workers are able to shift their attention as necessary, but this is true only if they notice the change. Another problem with talk radio or ball games is that they can create disagreements among workers that can hurt productivity and, in extreme cases, hurt morale.
The best bet is to go with music if workers can agree on the kind. You can use special occasions to relax the rule, allowing workers to listen to a playoff ball game, for example. The productivity you lose in the short-term is easily compensated by the morale you gain overall.
A: The original work on this topic was done in the Hawthorne studies in the 1920s. You may still be able to find a copy. There's background at www.accel-team.com/motivation/hawthorne_02.html.
Another useful source is the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (www.iesna.org).
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School to honor slain teacher one year laterBy LISA RATHKE
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Provided photo ¬ Melissa Jenkins, 33, of St. Johnsbury is seen in this photo provided by Vermont State Police.ST. JOHNSBURY Nearly a year after a Vermont community was shaken by the grisly discovery that a popular young teacher had been lured from her home and killed, Melissa Jenkins legacy lives on in memorials and in her family, students, friends and neighbors.
On Saturday, the community will gather at St. Johnsbury Academy, a prep school where she worked as a science teacher, to honor her life and celebrate her message to love those the most who need it the most. The day before, a move is on to have students and alumni as far away as California to wear pink Jenkins favorite color and the class of 2012 will decorate the town in that color.
Family members and students planned to speak at the ceremony in an effort to promote Jenkins message keep the focus off the crime, said Tammi Cady, the schools director of development. Relatives just want to celebrate her and what she stood for, she said.
The school has set up a memorial garden and a Jenkins Citizenship Prize awarded annually to a graduating senior who is kind, hardworking, and always willing to help, as Jenkins was.
The bond she had with the school is a sign of how much she was loved, said Marty Beattie, of Danville, who was Jenkins uncle.
She obviously touched all the kids lives and facultys lives, he said.
Around the tightknit community of Danville, where Jenkins grew up and worked at The Creamery Restaurant, people are still grieving and cant fathom the crime.
The 33-year-old Jenkins, a single mother, was reported missing on March 25, 2012, after her vehicle was found idling on her rural road with her 2-year-old son inside. The next day, her nude, strangled and beaten body was found dumped in the Connecticut River in a remote spot, chilling the community where violent crime had been rare. A man who had snowplowed her driveway and his wife were arrested in the killing.
Allen and Patricia Prue of Waterford are accused of luring her out of her house with a ruse about a broken-down car, beating and strangling her. Allen Prue, 31, of Waterford, told police that he was riding around in his car with his wife when he got the idea that he wanted to get a girl. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, and is being held pending trial, likely in October. Patricia Prue, 34, pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated murder, accusing her of killing Jenkins during a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. Her lawyer has an August deadline to be prepared for trial.
A student at St. Johnsbury Academy who knew Jenkins and her family was so shaken up by the crime that she was determined to do something. She and her mother have set up the Melissa Jenkins Walk for Women, a network of trails and a wood-fired sauna on about 100 acres of their land in West Danville for women to walk, hike, snowshoe and cross-country ski and feel safe. They plan to add a memorial garden in honor of Jenkins near a pond in the woods, said Cheryl McQueeney.
Family and men accompanied by women are welcome, she said.
But the focus is on women: A place where women can leave their kids with their husbands and come for an hour or two and just have fun, and laugh and feel safe, she said.
The trails were a wonderful idea, said Beattie.
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Willingham died when he was hit by a car that veered off of Farrington Highway in Makaha, police said.
Police arrested Valentine Keola Mahuiki, 20, Sunday night, but released him the next day.
"I'm trying to find out how somebody that killed somebody is allowed to go home and sleep in their own bed while my nephew is laying in a morgue,? said Willingham?s uncle, James Hendrix.
Both Hendrix and Willingham?s mother, Shelly Willingham, said they are angry about Mahuiki?s release.
"My nephew gets killed by a drunk driver that didn't even have a license. Then he gets released less than 24 hours from the time of the incident. He's a danger to society. If he did it once, it'll happen again,? Hendrix said.
Honolulu police said Mahuiki is free, but still faces charges that include negligent homicide, driving without a license and driving under the influence.
The charging criteria in such traffic cases are set by the city prosecutor's office and they largely depend on the suspect?s background, police said. In this case -- Mahuiki has no record.
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Thanks to Reggie…I mean Austin…Jackson and his 8th inning grand slam, the Yankees were victorious in the Great Showdown, Part II. The Yankees won what had been a very tight pitching duel, 7-1, thanks to the late inning heroics of the Bronx Bombers. I think I am going to enjoy watching A.J. Burnett pitch this year, but more importantly, when is Austin's ETA to the Bronx? Wow, that shot was tattooed!
I guess I won't be researching any Red Sox players tonight! Hmmm, I wonder who is going to be writing all those Yankee blogs…
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Dang, I was hoping that nobody would win this one😉 For awhile, it looked like I was going to get my wish, too. Congratulations, Scott! -Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
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* Great pitching effort by A.J. Burnett
* 1-2-3 (16 pitch inning) by Mariano Rivera
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I look forward to Julia's Yankees blogs !!!
Take care, and have a great night … You earned it !!!
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Scott – You are too kind! I think you will approve of my first choice and oh yes – there is NO mercy come April 24th – 26th! And thank you so much for the video😉 Hmm – Boston in April; it's looking good! We'll have fun!
Good job, Scott. You must have sent the Yankees some special "you've got to do it" vibes. Now you can rest up for your next wager. I really enjoyed watching AJ, Ajax and Brett, but I can't forget Mo, who continues to amaze, and Jorge, who is looking stronger and stronger.
I totally have that song stuck in my head now! But that's actually ok…before that, I had the YMCA playing over and over and over…. UGH! Thank you :O)
It's better than YMCA, Jenn!
Nice win for the Yankees. Looks like they're ready for the regular season.
Scott – I think you will be pleased when I post my next blog.😉 And did I mention that I like the song – for Rascal Flatts! I like them also!


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Okay, so things are still going better than they were BUT... now Asher is having a growth spurt. Before block feeding, a feeding went like this: Latch baby on to eat, baby cries, won't latch back on, cries and cries (both mom and baby!) Now feedings go like this: Latch baby on to eat, unlatch baby during let down, wait until let down chills out a little, latch baby back on, after about 15 more minutes Asher begins to unlatch and cry, latch and unlatch and cry, etc. I am pretty positive it's a growth spurt, he has suddenly increased his amount of feedings per day and also the length of time he is on the breast, it seems he is never really satisfied... So how do I tell my body to chill on the let down but make more milk????? And how long do growth spurts usually last? And is my milk supply dwindling because it's the end of the day? If he is truly hungry and one side just won't make anymore, is it okay to go to the other side? I wasn't sure this time so I gave him 2 oz of frozen milk I had from 3 weeks ago by bottle. I didn't WANT to do this but even if he needs to continue to suck on an empty breast to stimulate it, it wasn't very productive because he was getting so upset that he unlatched after every suck and finally decided not to latch on again... What do you guys think?
Let me tell you, BF has been a COMPLETE rollercoaster... Sometimes I feel so close to Asher, like I was made for him and he made for me, and sometimes I feel like I'm not a good mommy because I can't figure this mess out! Any advice is appreciated, sorry about all the questions!!


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Peace Starks.....you put this up 2 minutes before my deadline thread.
Damn! well at least we both are on the same-page
Let's keep all the trade deadline fodder & musings into one thread.
Here's "from leftfield" predictions that might suprise people. Becuase of the poor economy, and owners losing so much money, I don't think many teams are as concearned about winning as musg as they are conceared with getting under the cap...perhaps to sell their teams.
There's about 4 or 5 teams that are rumored to be leaving their city and or facing contraction including New Orleans, Charlotte, Sacramento, Memphis
Here they are:
-Kevin Martin will get traded for expirings so that the Maloofs can turn Sacramento into an attracting asset to sell.
-New Orleans may secretly have West on the block so that they can find a way to have room to pay for Peja unless they can magically move him
-Greg Oden gets moved for an impact player
-Stephon Marbury goes nowhere
Peace Starks.....you put this up 2 minutes before my deadline thread.
Damn! well at least we both are on the same-page
i hope we do a trade but the right trade, i still think we shoulda moved on T.Chandler he went for cheap......im digging that lee to Portland deal...
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Donnie will not move Lee or N8 unless a team will take Curry or Jeffries with him. Take this into consideration when reading trade rumors. It looks as if Rose for Miller is the only real trade offer.It also looks like Marbury will go to Boston. They cleared cap space and the Knicks want to avoid going to trial over his suspension.
Is the only reason we aren't trading Marbury because of this retarded court case suspension ****? Seriously I can't believe this, we're gonna throw away a 21 million dollar expiring for nothing. What a joke.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]It sounds like the Sacramento Kings are in serious dump mode before the trade deadline. The Maloofs, who apparently lost hundreds of millions in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme, need to cut costs and, as one Western Conference-based team executive said, "Everyone is available."
The Kings aren't the only NBA team looking to dump salaries by Thursday, but they may be the most desperate. The "everyone is available" is likely to include high-scoring two-guard Kevin Martin, who is averaging 24 points per game this season and has four years and $46.1M left after this season on a six-year contract he signed in Aug. 2007.
Donnie Walsh has said he doesn't want to take on contracts that go beyond 2010, however there are exceptions to every rule. The Martin contract extends to 2012-13 and climbs to a max of $12.9M. But it costs $11.1M in 2010-11, which is almost exactly the salary Eddy Curry will command that season. They'd still have a year to move Curry.
So far the Knicks have passed on oft-injured diva Tracy McGrady and weren't able to get into the Amar'e Stoudemire sweepstakes, which may now turn into the Shaquille O'Neal sweepstakes.
There are even fewer teams who can afford to get into that kind of a deal.
The Knicks could offer Stephon Marbury's expiring $20.8M contract as a possible chip if they really wanted to take on the luxury tax burden of Shaq's $20M in 2009-10, which would actually wind up costing the Garden $40M in salary and tax next season. In today's economic climate, it might not be a reasonable venture.
But Shaq's allure would give the Knicks a short-term boost, though it's arguable that it would be enough to make a playoff push. O'Neal would be open to New York and D'Antoni certainly loves the Diesel . . .
Warning...more absolute speculation ahead.
And maybe the Knicks could also consider offering the Kings a package of crowd-favorite Nate Robinson ($2M) and the expiring contract of Malik Rose ($7.6M) for Martin ($9.2M). For the Knicks, they get the scoring 2-guard they so desperately need and a player who fits perfectly into D'Antoni's system (though his passing and defense will need some work, for sure and dude's gonna have to show a little bit of durability after some injury issues over the past two seasons). The Kings get serious payroll relief and also an entertaining player who can score the ball and won't come close to what Martin is making even after you re-sign him this summer.
Those two moves would dramatically change the look of the Knicks.
But so far, when it comes to the Sacramento Kings, the Knicks have been reportedly linked to talking a deal involving center Brad Miller and perhaps John Salmons. Miller makes some sense because he is a center and has a contract that expires by 2010. Salmons, however, has a contract that goes into 2010-11 at a cost of $5.8M. Rose and Robinson have been named as pieces that could come the other way, along with Jerome James' contract (one year left at $6.8M).
One high-ranking Knicks official, however, responded to this report by saying there have been no conversations involving Miller. And including Salmons doesn't make sense because you're giving up contracts that expire before 2010 and adding one that extends beyond it.
Plus, trading Robinson right now would be a tough sell on the Garden faithful, which thoroughly enjoyed KryptoN8s 32-point, 10-rebound performance in 38:19 off the bench of the 112-107 win over the Spurs. Gregg Popovich came away impressed with the energy boost Nate provided off the bench and said Robinson "kind of does for them what Ginobili does for us."
Mike D'Antoni thoroughly enjoys Robinson's enthusiasm, but you can tell there are times he drives his coach mad. Which is what prompted this out of D'Antoni after the win:
"The best thing about Nate is he can get a shot any time he wants. The worst thing is he can get a shot any time he wants."
Clearly D'Antoni would prefer he be a little more balanced as a scorer and facilitator, but right now he'll take the offense where he can get it.
And right now that's three straight 30-point games from Robinson, who went into the game ranked third in the NBA in scoring off the bench and clearly a candidate for Sixth Man of the Year honors.
(By the way, Nate's 33 points, 15 assists, 9 rebound and 5 steals against the Clippers last week was the first time a player hit for as many as 30-15-9-5 in an NBA game since Magic Johnson had 33 points, 17 assists, 15 rebounds and six steals against the Denver Nuggets on March 29, 1981. Or at least so said the Elias Sports Bureau.)
I'd say stuff like that - far more than some Slam Dunk title - makes him a valuable trade commodity in the right kind of deal. There's little you can do straight up for a player who makes just $2M -- the Knicks can not take on a bigger salary -- so you have to package him with another contract, such as Rose's expiring deal -- to make something work.
Same goes for David Lee ($1.7M) if you planned on moving him.
Again, that's IF you plan on moving either.
The good news is, the internet is here to make sure no trade rumor goes unwritten.
After that bulls trade we have 2 more shot blocking options left.
1. Shaq
2. Camby
Please add more if you can think of any
Al Harrington for Marcus Camby. Donnie, get this done!
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
clippers said gordon and camby are their only untouchables. But they are the clippers so anythings possible i guess.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
Cant z-bo left hook Mike Dunleavy?
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
bottom line is, teams like the lakers, and the celt****s, have been the dynasties they've been becuase they've reupped on talent.they don't sign everybody that gives them something.that's the problem with knick fans.this **** is a business.patrick ewing was traded away for pete's phuking sakes.sometimes moves need to be made that we won't like in the beginning.D'antoni has made quite a few players.he can make some more for less.


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Deputy Lt. John Davis said that since April 10, his department has received five complaints of vehicle burglaries in that residential area.
The break-ins have been reported at all hours, both during daylight and after dark.
Davis said the incidents appear to have been crimes of opportunity. That means someone, most likely on foot, has been checking inside parked vehicles and then taking anything of value if the vehicle is unlocked.
Davis said the Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers organization will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
But locking all parked vehicles and keeping valuable items out of sight are the best ways to prevent the burglaries.
Anyone who might have information on the culprit should contact Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers at 362-0206 or by calling, toll-free, to (877) 362-0206.
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May 5, 2015, marks not only 15 years since the series finale of "Boy Meets World," but also the 34th birthday of one of its stars, Danielle Fishel. To mark the occasion, take a look at where the stars of the show are today.
Ben Savage (left) starred as the mischievous Cory Matthews from 1993-2000, going from sixth-grader to college student and newlywed. Following the "Boy Meets World" series finale, Savage went on to graduate from college in real life, earning a degree in political science from Stanford in 2004.
The now 34-year-old has continued to act, both in movies like 2007's "Palo Alto, CA," and with appearances on shows such as "Without a Trace," "Bones," "Chuck" and "Shake It Up!" Since 2014, he's been reprising his "Boy Meets World" role in the Disney Channel spinoff "Girl Meets World," which sees his Cory Matthews and childhood sweetheart Topanga (Danielle Fishel) grown up with a daughter and son of their own.
Danielle Fishel came to fame playing '90s dream girl Topanga Lawrence, who went from aggravating know-it-all to Cory Matthews' sweetheart and, at series end, his wife.
Fishel tried her hand at film with "National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze" after the series ended, before moving away from acting for a while. The 34-year-old served as a special correspondent on "The Tyra Banks Show," as host of the Style Network's "The Dish," and appeared on MSN TV's "Last Night on TV." Like Ben Savage, she is now reprising the role of Topanga, as an adult, on the Disney Channel's "Girl Meets World."
William Daniels' George Feeny was one of the most beloved adult characters on "Boy Meets World," playing a teacher/principal/next-door neighbor and voice of reason to Cory Matthews.
Daniels, who is also known as the voice of KITT in "Knight Rider" and for his Emmy-winning role in "St. Elsewhere," moved on from following Cory throughout his educational career to landing roles on "Touched by an Angel," "The Closer" and "The King of Queens." Most recently, the 88-year-old Daniels appeared on the ninth season of "Grey's Anatomy" in a recurring role as Dr. Craig Thomas (pictured). He also made his first return appearances as Mr. Feeny on "Girl Meets World" in December 2014 and will again appear in a May 14, 2015, episode of the show.
Rider Strong played Shawn Hunter, Cory's best friend. The character, whose leather jacket and floppy haircut made Strong a major crush for fans of the show, appeared in all 158 episodes of "Boy Meets World."
After the series ended in 2000, Strong continued acting in shows such as "Kim Possible" and "Pepper Dennis," and in movies such as 2002's "Cabin Fever." The Columbia grad (English, 2004) and Bennington College M.F.A. has moved behind the camera as of late, having written and directed projects along with his brother, Shiloh, such as 2008's "Irish Twins." While Strong, seen here in 2013, had initially said he had no interest in appearing on "Girl Meets World," he eventually did reprise his role as Shawn Hunter in a holiday-themed episode of the new show in 2014. He made one more appearance during the show's first season and will be making several more over the course of its second season, which is set to begin on May 11, 2015.
Betsy Randle, who previously had a recurring role on the sitcom "Home Improvement," played Amy Matthews, Cory's mother, on "Boy Meets World."
Since the series ended, Randle has kept a low profile. For a while the most recent screen credit for the married actress and mom of two was a recurring role on the TV series "Charmed" in 2004, but she has since reprised her "Boy Meets World" role a couple times for "Girl Meets World."
Will Friedle played Cory Matthews' lovably dense older brother, Eric, for seven years.
Once the show ended, Friedle kept up a career on the small screen, although viewers might not have recognized him. Now 38, he's done voice work on "Batman Beyond," "Kim Possible," "The Penguins of Madagascar," "Thundercats" and "Marvel's Avengers Assemble." He's set to make a return appearance as Eric Matthews on a May 15 episode of "Girl Meets World" and will return for at least one more episode this season. He's seen here in the 2004 movie "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers," one of his most recent live action roles.
William Russ played even-keeled dad Alan Matthews on "Boy Meets World."
Russ, now 64, moved on from "Boy Meets World" to roles in both daytime ("The Young and the Restless") and primetime ("Boston Legal"). He's most recently had cameos on shows such as "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Vegas," "90210" and "Criminal Minds." He joined Strong and Randle in reprising his "Boy Meets World" role on a December 2014 holiday-themed episode of "Girl Meets World," and will again appear in a May 14, 2015, episode of the series.
Lily Nicksay first played Morgan Matthews, little sister to Cory and Eric, for two years before Lindsay Ridgeway took over the role in 1995.
Nicksay, now 27, has continued to work in TV with roles on "Judging Amy," "8 Simple Rules" and "The Mentalist," while also appearing in movies like "The Negotiator" and "Up Close & Personal."
Lindsay Ridgeway played the slightly older Morgan for the remainder of "Boy Meets World's" seven-season run.
After the show ended, Ridgeway did voice work on the TV series "Totally Spies!" Like some of her castmates, Ridgeway went on to pursue a higher education, in her case at the University of California, Riverside, from which she graduated in 2007. She received her master's degree in counseling from the University of Redlands in 2010. After a 15-year break from live-action acting, she is scheduled to reprise her "Boy Meets World" character in a episode of "Girl Meets World" later this year.
Maitland Ward played Jack's (Matthew Lawrence) girlfriend, Rachel McGuire, on "Boy Meets World," appearing in 45 episodes during the show's final two seasons.
Ward shared this picture of her and her "Boy Meets World" co-stars Will Friedle and Rider Strong while visiting the set of the pilot for "Girl Meets World." Since the end of the show, Ward has only a handful of acting credits to her name, including guest roles on the TV series "Boston Public" and "Rules of Engagement" and a supporting role in the 2004 comedy "White Chicks."
Anthony Tyler Quinn played high school teacher Jonathan Turner from 1994 to 1997 on "Boy Meets World."
Quinn stayed on the small screen with roles on "Melrose Place" and "Caroline in the City," plus a steady diet of guest appearances, including a role in a 2012 episode of "Pretty Little Liars" titled "A Hot Piece of A" (pictured). He is set to reprise his "Boy Meets World" character on "Girl Meets World," with his first appearance coming later this year in a second-season episode titled "Girl Meets the New Teacher."
Matthew Lawrence, the real-life brother of "Blossom" actor Joey Lawrence, played Jack Hunter, the older half-brother of Shawn Hunter and Eric Matthews' best friend and roommate.
The 35-year-old actor has landed big screen roles after "Boy Meets World" in movies such as 2002's "The Hot Chick" and 2007's "The Comebacks." In 2011, he guest starred on his brother's sitcom "Melissa & Joey," and made several return appearances in 2014. He's seen here on the right with brother Joey Lawrence in a scene from the 2011 episode. He most recently appeared in the 2014 Starz made-for-TV movie "The Dog Who Saved Easter" and had a cameo in a January 2015 episode of Comedy Central's "Workaholics."
Rider Strong's Shawn Hunter was a heartthrob, but to Trina McGee's credit, fans also rooted for her character (Angela Moore) and her relationship with the resident bad boy of "Boy Meets World." McGee joined the show in 1997 and appeared in 60 episodes as Hunter's on-again-off-again girlfriend.
The 45-year-old mother of three continued acting on the big-screen with an appearance in 2002's "Friday After Next" and on the small screen with a 2007 appearance on the comedy, "All of Us." She also recently appeared in the direct-to-video comedy "Da Booty Shop" and in the 2009 TV series "Pastor Jones." Like many of her former castmates, she will be reprising her "Boy Meets World" character on an upcoming second-season episode of "Girl Meets World."
Longtime "Boy Meets World" fans remember the nerdy Stuart Minkus well, but the character didn't last long on the series. As portrayed by Lee Norris, Minkus appeared throughout the first season, but then left the show, only coming back in for the fifth season finale, "Graduation," in 1998.
Norris, however, has had a healthy TV career; the 33-year-old went on to star on "One Tree Hill" as Marvin "Mouth" McFadden, as seen here in a 2012 episode of the drama. He made a guest star appearance on an August 2014 episode of "Girl Meets World" and had a minor role in the movie "Gone Girl."
Ethan Suplee (left) had a recurring role as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in "Boy Meets World," appearing in 19 episodes from 1994 to 1998, while Adam Scott (right) appeared in four episodes scattered over the show's second and third seasons as bully Griff Hawkins.
Suplee has gone on to star in movies such as "Mallrats," "American History X" and "The Butterfly Effect" and was a regular on the sitcom "My Name is Earl." He also had a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's 2013 Best Picture-nominee "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Scott, who became a regular on the sitcom "Parks and Recreation" starting late in the show's second season, has also appeared on the TV series "Party of Five," "Six Feet Under" and "Party Down," and has had roles in movies such as "Step Brothers," "Piranha 3-D," "Friends with Kids" and "Hot Tub Time Machine 2."
Just before going on to star in the short-lived but much beloved TV series "Freaks and Geeks," Linda Cardellini played Lauren, a girl who came between Cory and Topanga, on four episodes during the fifth season of "Boy Meets World."
Cardellini went on to star in the live action "Scooby-Doo" movies as Velma Dinkley, joined "ER" as a series regular for its last six seasons and was a recurring character for the sixth season of "Mad Men." She also landed a recurring role on the sitcom "New Girl" in 2014, playing the sister of Zooey Deschanel's character, and now stars on the Netflix original drama "Bloodline."
Before going on to "Desperate Housewives" fame, Marcia Cross played Rhiannon Lawrence, Topanga's mother, in three episodes during the show's seventh and final season.
Mena Suvari would later find fame with starring roles in the movies "American Pie" and "American Beauty," but she made her acting debut with minor roles in two episodes of "Boy Meets World" in 1995 and 1996.
The late actress Brittany Murphy appeared in two episodes during the third season of "Boy Meets World," just before her career started to blossom thanks to her role in the 1995 movie "Clueless" opposite Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd. She went on to star in movies such as "Girl, Interrupted," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," "8 Mile," "Just Married," "Uptown Girls" and "Sin City" before dying of pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication, at the age of 34 on Dec. 20, 2009.
Before becoming famous for writing the screenplay for and starring in the 2002 hit comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, Nia Vardalos appeared in two minor roles, one of them uncredited, in the sixth season of "Boy Meets World."
Three of the members of The Monkees made a memorable guest appearance playing characters in the 1995 episode "Rave On" and performing the songs "My Girl" and "Not Fade Away." Pictured here are Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz with Ben Savage and Rider Strong. The episode also featured a brief cameo by "The Partridge Family" star Dave Madden, reprising his role of band manager Reuben Kincaid. The fourth member of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, attended the taping of the episode but did not appear on screen. Despite the February 2012 death of Jones, The Monkees continue to tour today, with Nesmith, who sat out most of the band's reunion efforts throughout the 1980s and '90s, back in the fold.
In April 2014, the Disney Channel released the first images and a teaser trailer for "Girl Meets World," with Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel returning as an older and still married Cory and Topanga, with their characters' daughter Riley, played by Rowan Blanchard (second from right), the new focus of the show. Also seen is Sabrina Carpenter (far right), who plays Riley's best friend, Maya Hart.
In March 2014, the Disney Channel posted this photo on Instagram, showing past "Boy Meets World" stars filming a dinner scene for the holiday-themed episode of "Girl Meets World." Included in the photo are (from left to right) William Russ, Betsy Randle, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage. Sabrina Carpenter and Rowan Blanchard have their backs to the camera.
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Spring training: Giants 6, Reds 0
Well if he hadn't done so already, Todd Wellemeyer looks to have all but locked up the No. 5 rotation spot Saturday, becoming the first Giants pitcher to pitch five innings in San Francisco's 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
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I agree with you on Wellemeyer. Lets ride him until he falls apart.
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BSC Department of Nursing Co-Sponsors Ned Shott Cancer Conference
The Bluefield State College Department of Nursing is one of five co-sponsors of the Ned Shott Cancer Conference, June 14, at Fincastle Country Club. The Ned Shott Cancer Conference is a resource for management of cancer patients. The conference is designed to update healthcare professionals on breast and lung cancers, management of cancer pain, Internet medical resources, and ways to improve the cancer patient's quality of life. Other sponsors include the American Cancer Society, Bluefield Regional Medical Center, and Community Hospices of America, Inc.--The Virginias. Planning committee members included Dr. Charles Olmsted (chairman), Dr. Joel Schor (vice-chair), Sherry Kincaid (ACS), Sherry M. Ciccolini (ACS), Vicki Webb (Community Hospices of America), Beth Pritchett (MSN-Bluefield State College), June Shott (BRMC), Patricia Worsham (CME coordinator), and Jay Valeyko (vice president). Advance registration is due by June 6, 1997. Additional information may be obtained by calling (304) 327-8770.


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England 30-man training squad
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 12:18 AM
Check out upcoming international fixtures and highlights of past matches at http://rlfixtures.weebly.com
St Albans Centurions International Liaison Officer and former Medway Dragons Wheelchair RL player.
Leeds Rhinos, St Albans Centurions y Griffons Madrid fan. Also follow (to a lesser extent) Catalans Dragons, London Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jacksonville Axemen, Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels, København Black Swans, Red Star Belgrade and North Hertfordshire Crusaders.
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 12:57 AM
Posted 05 March 2013 - 12:59 AM
Doesn't mean they haven't been picked
He's had a good start to the year but better than Hall, Briscoe and Charnley? Poor pick IMO.
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 09:26 AM
As far as I'm concerned, if a major newspaper breaks an embargo then it's public knowledge and free-for-all. Poor stuff though by them breaking the embargo.
Guardian broke the embargo. Am I allowed to repost the list?
Arguing with the forum trolls is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird will **** on the board and strut around like it won anyway
Posted 05 March 2013 - 09:30 AM
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
Posted 05 March 2013 - 09:31 AM
ENGLAND SQUAD: Carl Ablett (Leeds Rhinos), Tom Briscoe (Hull FC), Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos), Garreth Carvell (Warrington), Josh Charnley (Wigan), Rangi Chase (Castleford ), Ben Cockayne (Wakefield ), Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield), Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield), Gareth Ellis (Hull FC), Liam Farrell (Wigan), Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos), Zak Hardaker (Leeds Rhinos), Gareth Hock (Widnes Vikings), Chris Hill (Warrington), Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos), Danny McGuire (Leeds Rhinos), Michael McIlorum (Wigan), Adrian Morley (Warrington), Lee Mossop (Wigan), Richie Myler (Warrington), Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan), Stefan Ratchford (Warrington), James Roby (St Helens), Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Danny Tickle (Hull FC), Sam Tomkins (Wigan), Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Jon Wilkin (St Helens).
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
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Wakefield Trinity Wildcats winger Ben Cockayne has been called up to England Rugby League's 30-man Elite Training Squad as the national team starts its preparations in World Cup year.
Cockayne, 29, has been the standout winger during the early part of the 2013 Super League season scoring six tries in the Wildcats' opening five league fixtures.
The former Hull KR and Featherstone Rovers back is the only new inclusion, with England Coach Steve McNamara keeping faith with the majority of players that led England to tournament victory last autumn against France and Wales.
The squad will meet up at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire over the weekend of March 16 and there will be a further four camps throughout this year including high altitude training in Potchefstroom, South Africa at the end of the domestic season.
"We have been impressed with Ben's (Cockayne) all-round form in Super League over a sustained period of time and he deserves his call up to the ETS," said McNamara, who has been tracking Cockayne's progress over the past 18 months.
"The coaches and established players look forward to welcoming him into the group at our first camp later this month. We hope he can build on his selection and continue his progress as a top class Rugby League player."
"It is an honour to be selected," said Cockayne, on becoming the first ever Wakefield player to be selected in the ETS squad since it was established two years ago.
"This is hopefully the first step to possibly playing for my country. To be recognised amongst the elite of English Rugby League is my biggest honour to date and I can't wait to meet up with the rest of the England boys in the next couple of weeks."
Super League reigning champions Leeds Rhinos have the most players in the squad with eight representatives, Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves both have six and there are a further six clubs represented from the Super League across the squad.
"The players are fully aware of the importance of this year," added McNamara. "Every opportunity we have together will be vital in honing our preparations to make a real impact on the Rugby League World Cup in the autumn.
"We have every confidence in the group, along with our Australian based players, to be competitive against the best teams in the world. We are leaving nothing to chance and our training programme will add variety and the attention to detail our elite players deserve."
Furthermore, McNamara has invited Bradford Bulls John Bateman, Rhinos Stevie Ward and Warrington's Ben Currie to the first camp giving the former England Academy trio the opportunity to experiencing training at the elite level.
"The main focus naturally will be about the Rugby League World Cup, but we have a responsibility to ensure the future stars of the game are prepared and ready for international tournaments after 2013 and the World Cup in 2017," McNamara said.
"That's the reason why Ben (Currie), John (Bateman) and Stevie (Ward) have been invited to the first camp. They are part of England's future and opportunities like this will benefit the lads in their Rugby League development."
England will start their 2013 campaign with the International Origin match against the Exiles on Friday June 14 at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington and will take on France in a warm-up game before the Rugby League World Cup gets underway on Saturday October 26, when England take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
Tickets for the International Origin game against the Exiles can be purchased at with a £5 discount, meaning £20 tickets can be purchased by £15, until Tuesday March 12 by calling the RFL Ticket Office on 0844 856 1113 or visiting www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk and quoting the discount code ENG01
2013 England Elite Training Squad
(Professional club and community club listed):
Carl Ablett Leeds Rhinos, Hunslet Parkside
Tom Briscoe Hull FC, Featherstone Lions
Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions
Garreth Carvell Warrington Wolves, Stanningley
Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks
Rangi Chase Castleford Tigers, Dannevirke Tigers
Ben Cockayne Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Normanton Knights
Eorl Crabtree Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA
Leroy Cudjoe Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers
Gareth Ellis Hull FC, Lock Lane
Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats
Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders
Zak Hardaker Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions
Gareth Hock Widnes Vikings, Wigan St Judes
Chris Hill Warrington Wolves, New Springs Lions
Jamie Jones-Buchanan Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley
Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos, East Leeds
Michael McIlorum Wigan Warriors, Queens
Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves, Eccles
Lee Mossop Wigan Warriors, Hensingham
Richie Myler Warrington Wolves, Halton West Bank
Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks
Stefan Ratchford Warrington Wolves, Wigan St Patricks
James Roby St Helens, Blackbrook
Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead
Danny Tickle Hull FC, Golborne Parkside
Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors. Wigan St Patricks
Kallum Watkins Leeds Rhinos, Latchford Albion
Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves, Normanton
Jon Wilkin St Helens, East Hull
Posted 05 March 2013 - 10:07 AM
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon
Posted 05 March 2013 - 10:27 AM
I think it sends out quite a good message to players in the squad and outside of it. He hasn't been picked for the team just yet but it says to all the players that form will be rewarded which seems to be a good message to preach.
He's had a good start to the year but better than Hall, Briscoe and Charnley? Poor pick IMO.
Posted 05 March 2013 - 10:50 AM
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:22 AM
The Leeds and Roosters version of Adrian Morley was one of the most fearless forwards in the world but - unlike, say, Jamie Peacock - even at his best he is simply nowhere near the player he once was. Jon Wilkin, on the other hand, has been an important player for Saints over the years but will never come close to making the kind of impact that will frighten the best international defences.
Tom Lineham's performances for Hull are already at a very high level - and his potential is even greater. I haven't seen a right wing this season to match him - including the current England first choice, Josh Charnley who appears to have been treated like a rag doll by Castleford's Carney just the other day. The non-selection of Danny Brough makes puzzles me as to why McNamara bothered to encourage him to switch his allegiance from Scotland to England...? Richie Myler has been playing better than ever, but Brough, for me, is a superior all-round talent with a wider array of passing and kicking skills allied to a genuine game-breaking running ability.
Having said that, Brough's performance v the Exiles last season was, along with his team mates, utterly dreadful...
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:34 AM
So close yet so far
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:36 AM
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:43 AM
A faintly disheartening selection.
I think Goulding deserves a close look - a club combination can be very useful in rep games.
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:52 AM
How many times was it?
No real surprises there for me barring the Cockayne inclusion. I'm pleased that Atkins is still out of the squad as the number of times he was skinned by Kallum Watkins last year was embarassing
I assume we are ruling out any players that Watkins skins (Widdop straight out) - and we should surely definitely rule out anybody that Atkins skinned (many throughout the year).
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:52 AM
I think it sends out quite a good message to players in the squad and outside of it. He hasn't been picked for the team just yet but it says to all the players that form will be rewarded which seems to be a good message to preach.
Quite agree with your last sentence but the reality is that it will mea nothing, the message I mean. MacNamara is blinkered and whether or not his favourites are playing to top form or NOT he will find a reason to include them, not simply in the squad but the team he fields also, wanna bet?
Posted 05 March 2013 - 11:53 AM
I'm not really in the McNamara bashing club, he has put together some teams that have performed well, but I do find some of his backline combinations strange to say the least.
No Bradford players?
A faintly disheartening selection.
I think Goulding deserves a close look - a club combination can be very useful in rep games.


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|Kaeso the Human Fighter
"What's wrong? What does she see? We should spread out and be ready for anything."
Kaeso stands up, grabs his bow and has it ready, with shield and hammer near at hand. He stands protectively near Svetlana. You can see a gleam in his eyes.
Joss the horse probably remembers Kaeso as a very short kid just a couple of years ago, probably sitting in the barn crying, covered in bruises.
|GM Nel
|Bingo Underbough
CON Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Bingo comes out of the guesthouse with a big grin on his face and a spring in his step. He starts shoveling breakfast into his mouth then looks up at Norn and Kaeso, "She'll not be fergettin' my name agin any time soon!" He looks over at Mornaura, "Got a couple a' minutes before we leave, missy, if'n you wanna sample."
|GM Nel
|Bingo Underbough
I dunno. I feel CMB vs CMD or opposed CMB checks is more appropriate here :P But I digress...
I just wanted to find out how tired he was after spending the night with Dris. I'd be happy to throw in a quick check to see how things went. LOL
Bingo's CMB plus CHR Bonus: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (19) - 1 + 3 = 21 versus Drispeera's CMD of 23 (+5 CHR Bonus)
Bingo's CMB plus CHR Bonus: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (19) - 1 + 3 = 21 versus Drispeera's CMD of 23 (+5 CHR Bonus)
Edit: Not too shabby, if I say so meself.
|GM Nel
Back to regularly scheduled programming
As the horses get inside the outpost, the man leading the band of knights gets off his horse, and addresses Svetlana, who has moved to the courtyard to greet the travelers.
"Good morning! We were sent here from Restov to provide protection to this outpost. Restov received your letter a few weeks ago, and although I hate to admit, it was about to get lost in the bureaucracy before my men and myself got a hold of it. I volunteered to lead my small band of soldiers down and attempt to secure this post against banditry. My name, is Kresten Garess."
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
Kaeso looks to his companions for help: "Did they send two groups? Do any of you recognize him?"
"Good day, sir." Drawing himself up to full height, he continues: "My name is Kaeso Tullius Scaevola, and it seems we have the same commission." He's not quite sure what to say to nobility, and hopes one of his new friends will step in to help.
|GM Nel
"Hello Kaeso, pleased to make your acquaintance. Sad to say though that I doubt that we have the same commission. My guess is that you belong to the group sent here by the Swordlords to explore the Greenbelt? If so, cheers to you and your group, but my commission is simply to defend this outpost. Even if Restov doesn't think it's important to defend it, I think it does serve as a strategic point of defense and attack into and out of the Greenbelt." He looks at Svetlana for a second. "No offense to you, or your establishment, milady. But as you know you built this outpost inside an old border fort. It was here for a reason."
Addressing Kaeso again, "According to the letter the bandits were to arrive yesterday. We tried to ride as hard as we could, but were not able to make it in time. What happened, did they take the goods?"
BTW, Knowledge checks of DC 10 or less can be made untrained
|Bingo Underbough
Knowledge(Nobility): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
"Aye, I've heerd of the Garesses, minor family from up north, I recalect. Iffen they's gonna watch the post, we kin go after them bandits witout worryin',"/b] says Bingo, looking up at the tall knights. [b]"I wouldna trust 'em 'round the girls, tho," he whispers to Kaeso.
|Drispeera D'Lith
Drispeera stumbles out of the hut with her hair slightly mussed, but still gorgeous as always. She shoots Bilbo a quick wink (your rolls will do) and then tries to get up to speed on the newcomers. Knowledge Nobility: 1d20 ⇒ 11
(Is Kresten charismatic? Drispeera notices such things)
Greetings Kresten. Your arrival is most welcome. I remember a little of your family, although not as much as I would wish. Perhaps later you can tell me more. Five bandits did arrive yesterday, but we defeated them easily. We spared 1 (or was it 2?) because she/they agreed to give us information about their leader Kressle, and her camp. We were planning to head there today and catch them unawares come nightfall. Still, I was worried to leave Lady Svetlana unattended. And we didn't have a plan for supervising our captives-- perhaps we could take them along for further information, but that creates additional challenges. So having big, strong warriors arrive is quite timely. Welcome.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
@Kaeso: Mornaura has probably told him that Joss remembers him when he was little, and once full of bruises and hiding in the stable, just to make her point, but tried not to be mean about it.
Knowledge Nobility: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 No clue. ^^
Not having been awake for the longest time, and just having had to reject Bingo's offer with a frown that says 'forget it', the witch is still a bit grumpy when the group's breakfast gets interrupted.
When it is obvious the riders aren't here to attack them, she sits down again and continues her breakfast, feeding and caressing Faron in between. Without looking up, she grumbles:
"Morning. So you are... who? Some people whose job we did yesterday? Nice of you to come around. Anyway, would you mind looking after our redeemed convert and our captive who we promised to send to Restov for a trial, or would you rather like to head out for the bandits' camp? Or do we change plan again and all just sit around waiting for their next attack, now that we have superior numbers?"
|Bingo Underbough
Without looking up, she grumbles:
"Morning. So you are... who? Some people whose job we did yesterday? Nice of you to come around. Anyway, would you mind looking after our redeemed convert and our captive who we promised to send to Restov for a trial, or would you rather like to head out for the bandits' camp? Or do we change plan again and all just sit around waiting for their next attack, now that we have superior numbers?"
"Y'kno, Mornie, I betcha I could turn that frown upside down, iffen ya give me a minit or two."
|GM Nel
Kresten seems a bit surprised with the group composition. "Well, I can definitely tell this will be interesting times. We will take care of the outpost for now, as it is our duty. You may hunt the bandits if you wish. MEN, bring out the gear and setup camp behind the stables. Sounds like the guesthouse is currently occupied. Now if you would excuse us."
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
Mornaura gives Bingo a half amused, half derisive snuffle and waves him aside while answering.
"Speaking of upside down, have I already told you I know how to flush and disembowel... animals? If I may say so, I make some quite passable black pudding with the recipe my mother taught me. You would never guess all the secret spicery in it..."
Faron makes an approving squeak at the notion of black pudding, and the witch chuckles quietly.
|Norn Sentor
MMmm now I want some black pudding. I'll be in London this July, going to have to get some then
"Well met Kresten. If you would be so kind, do you have an official charter or commission that we can look at. I do not wish to doubt your words but with bandits and con men lurking in these parts we can never be too careful."
|GM Nel
|Bingo Underbough
|GM Nel
|Drispeera D'Lith
Well, after a good night's... rest, I'm feeling refreshed and ready to go. Out of the remaining horses Drispeera will choose the one with the most attractive lines, white if possible, and ask Borden to saddle it for her. She will hungrily devour Svetlana's breakfast, enough for four people. And then with disdain take a few days rations.
Are we going to explore, per the charter, on the way down? Or maybe save that for the trip back?
|GM Nel
|Bingo Underbough
|GM Nel
If you want to attack next night, Dris, we don't have time to explore on the way down to the camp. So let's save that for later.
Half-related: Nel, didn't you say you wanted to add some things to the map?
"Are you all sure we really want to leave this time? I won't saddle my horse for nothing again."
Mumbling to herself, Mornaura gathers her gear and readies her horse.
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
"Thanks much for your hospitality, Mrs. Leveton. I hope to see you in a few days and get some more of that venison stew. Let us know if you have any more trouble, and we'll take care of it, whoever it is." He raised his voice a bit at the last.
Kaeso is ready to go. He's going to use Happ's Horse--hereafter named Lucky, since it's luck he found him--and ride with lance at the ready, clad in leather armor to make the riding easier. Joss is coming along as a pack horse, until he gets time to train him.
|GM Nel
Allright, and we are off! I am assuming you are going to go south-west from your current hex, and taking Wenry with you? Norn has her tied to the saddle of one of their horses.
travel encounter: 1d100 ⇒ 91
After a few hours of travel, you over 12 miles to the next area, and travel goes without a problem. You continue on south west again.
travel encounter: 1d100 ⇒ 64
Once again, travel goes on without any problems. You arrive at the hex in the afternoon, and just with a few hours of searching and with Winrey's help, you are able to locate the camp.
You all sit behind some bushes and Winrey starts drawing a more detailed map on the ground:
She says, "Ok, the areas in green are trees and bushes you can use for cover. The browner squares are a few large fallen trees that will block view. The two white boxes are the guard towers. They usually have one guard each at pretty much all times. The red dot here is a campfire site, where we usually hang out most of the time. Kressle and the other men usually lay down their bedrolls near the fire at night. The lines going through the middle here is a stream that is about knee high at the deepest point."
Mornaura listens to Wenry's explanations, then speaks to her companions with a low, somewhat tense voice.
"Alright... Faron will check where exactly the thugs are right now."
Looking at her hawk familiar, the witch concentrates for an instant and then 'speaks' to him for a while.
Feral Speech, obviously.
Faron takes off, flies back the way they took to approach the camp for a moment, then ascends to his natural predatory flight height and begins to circle, just as he did every day during the journey when he hunted rodent snacks.
After some overflights, during which he tries to spot the bandits and memorize their positions, he fakes a killing swoop way outside the camp. Flying below the treetops, he comes back to Mornaura and lands on her arm.
Anything you guys want to do while he's on his scouting trip, before he reports back?
@Nel: Perception roll for Faron is 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33. Anything else I should roll?
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
|GM Nel
|Drispeera D'Lith
Drispeera messages the group quietly:Just a reminder... I can cover us in a cloud of darkness, or I can put it in front of us to hide behind. I will be able to see either way, so its up to you. I can also cover one or two of them in light, so they won't be able to hide from us. If the lookouts are in separate towers than I can only get one. If I can get close enough to the ones at the campfire, I can try to spell some of them to sleep. Perhaps by casting darkness on my own clothing and moving close enough to them. Tell me which will work best with your strategies.
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
Kaeso likes the idea of sleep spells. "I'm worried about the towers. We'd be exposed to arrows if we stepped into the light at all. What about fire? Can we light the towers on fire, either magically or with a torch? They'd jump out quick!" He rummages through his pack, looking for oil.
"If we use sleep on them, we ought to take out as many as we can, so I suggest the campfire. Drispeera, how close do you need to get? You and Mornaura should probably have Norn and me near you for protection.
He thinks for a bit, wishing he had some paper. "How about taking out the campfire bandits, while Bingo and Borden light the towers on fire? We could let them do it first, and then either sleep or take out the campfire in the confusion."
After listening to Faron, caressing him and giving him a piece of meat from her travel rations, Mornaura turns to the group and looks at the map. While she speaks, she points at the towers and the fireplace.
"Faron just told me that there's indeed one bandit on each tower and two are over at the campsite. That makes four, so the question is: where are the others? Wenry, you said there should be about eight people here. Any idea where they got to?"
Her mien turns into a skeptical frown.
"Anyway, we should hide and stay vigilant, before someone stumbles upon us by chance, until we know what's up. I'd say we try to lure them out and into an ambush later. And for the worst case, we do have alchemist's fire."
|GM Nel
Wenry turns to Mornaura, "My guess is they are doing bandit-y stuff! You know, pillaging, trying to rob trappers, that kind of thing. Some might be hunting for food. Kressle only keeps around a third of her gang in with her at a time. A third was our group, the raiding team. The other third is the skirmish group, out by themselves usually. And the last third is the "core team" who tries to stay around camp and deal with the bigger jobs."
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
|GM Nel
"Na, since she doesn't look like something to eat for him, she'd need to wear something brightly colored or stick out some other way to make him differentiate."
She smirks, then looks at the drawn map again.
"So... Shall we wait for the rest to return, or do you all want to try getting those four and hope we're done before the others arrive?"
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
|Drispeera D'Lith
Yes, let's get them in smaller groups. When they settle down for the night, I'll go closer with a darkness spell, and then try getting the two at the fire to sleep.
Dris has no points in Stealth, only her dex bonus (+4), and the cover that her darkness spell gives her.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
|GM Nel
|Kaeso the Human Fighter
Mornaura will stay right behind the meatshields, er, fighters.
I live to serve.
Is there any way to light the towers on fire? Otherwise, can we get arrow shots on the tops of the towers? I'm not too worried about the two at the campfire, but don't want arrows raining down on us from a superior position. Once we've got a plan for them, I'm ready to go.
|Drispeera D'Lith
Drispeera gets a little defensive, as if her awesome sorcerous powers are being questioned. I can light them up with a glow, but not actually set them on fire.
When the group is ready, Drispeera will creep within range (110') of the campfire and cast sleep on the two figures there. (23 stealth above).
She has also cast mage armor on herself.
Drispeera's Sleep gets 6HD, DC 18
School enchantment (compulsion) [mind-affecting]; Level bard 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, witch 1; Domain Night 1
CASTINGCasting Time 1 round
Components V, S, M (fine sand, rose petals, or a live cricket)
EFFECT Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area one or more living creatures within a 10-ft.-radius burst
Duration 1 min./level
Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION A sleep spell causes a magical slumber to come upon 4 HD of creatures. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell's point of origin are affected first. HD that are not sufficient to affect a creature are wasted. Sleeping creatures are helpless. Slapping or wounding awakens an affected creature, but normal noise does not. Awakening a creature is a standard action (an application of the aid another action). Sleep does not target unconscious creatures, constructs, or undead creatures.
Her next action she will cast Darkness to hide herself.
|GM Nel
|Drispeera D'Lith
I'll say she made a wide circle (not sure what direction we were approaching from) and then approach from the South South-east. Getting line of site between the trees, but from as far as possible.
"You seriously have to start listening to me. Here, be careful with that. Throw it in the tower if you have to, but I suspect we won't have a chance of surprising the four, um, rogue bandits when they come back and see burning watchtowers. We'll get them without fire."
Mornaura hands over the flask of alchemist's fire to Kaeso while she speaks. As she watches Drispeera's approach, her right hand holds her staff in a firm grip and her mien is somewhat tensed.
|GM Nel
|Bingo Underbough
"Lemme get around ahint 'em afore ya start anythin'," Bingo whispers. He will then attempt to sneak to M5 or wherever in that area he is still under cover. (He will pause to see if any one wants to stop him.)
Stealth 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Edit: That could have gone better. :(


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Bibens to buy Brattleboro's Brown and RobertsBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | July 12,2013BRATTLEBORO With a handshake, the owner of Bibens Home Center in Springfield has agreed to purchase the iconic Brown and Roberts Hardware Store in downtown Brattleboro.
Rick Bibens said Thursday he would purchase the family-owned and operated store in late September, and take over the store by Oct. 1.
It will be our first Main Street, downtown store, said Bibens, who has built a small chain of Vermont hardware stores since buying the Springfield store from his father Eric Bibens in 1983.
The Brattleboro store, owned by the Putnam family, will be Bibens sixth store.
Bibens said he plans no changes at the Main Street store, and will leave its old-fashioned wood floor alone and will not change its name.
As they say, If it aint broke, dont fix it, said Bibens, a resident of Springfield. I am not going to turn it upside down.
Paul Putnam, who owns the store with his two brothers, Michael and Robert, said at age 65 he wanted to work less but not necessarily retire. The store is famous for its family-oriented staff, and Paul Putnam said beside himself, his two brothers, his son, his wife and a couple of nephews currently worked at the store. Three other nephews have worked there. Other Brown and Roberts employees have been long term, some as long as 20 years, he said.
Putnam said he had known Bibens for years, as both had Ace Hardware stores.
Bibens said the deal was concluded the old-fashioned way: with a handshake.
It was a very nonstructured sale. I shook a mans hand, which was kind of cool, he said.
Bibens said he expected all of the Brown and Roberts staff to remain, including the three Putnam brothers, although not at full-time hours.
The Brown and Roberts store, established in a former Montgomery Ward store, was the combination of two hardware stores, Putnam said. His father bought the store with a partner in 1970, and moved it to its current location in 1975. Paul Putnam has worked at the store since 1973. He said the biggest change in his familys ownership came in 1995, when they bought a computer to handle ordering, pricing and inventory control.
From Bibens perspective, parking and delivery in the downtown area will be the biggest challenges.
But he said the store had an extremely loyal following and customer base, and pointed to the closing of the first Home Depot store in Vermont a few years ago as a result of the towns loyalty to locally owned stores.
Home Depot and Lowes are competitors of all his stores, he said.
The big difference, he said, is customer service, and the fact the money stays in the community. With Home Depot and Lowes, money spent there leaves the community, he said.
Bibens bought his fathers hardware store in 1983, and sold the building to the then-next-door Idlenot Farm Dairy. He then built the current store on River Street, with an emphasis on building supplies. It opened in 1986.
He bought his second store in 2000 in Malletts Bay, a well-established store with an emphasis on fishing supplies and marine services.
We even sell live bait, he said.
Bibens owns four hardware stores in Chittenden County, with the chains main office at the Springfield location, which has a large lumber yard. He said only one of the stores was a new store, with the other three involving him taking over existing stores with a built-in community.
Each of the stores has an individual emphasis, he said. The other stores include Lakeshore Hardware and Marine in Malletts Bay, a Bibens Ace store in South Burlington, Hills Hardware in Burlingtons New North End, and the new store in Essex, as well as the flagship in Springfield.
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Hi twins,
I am giving her breast milk in some of the bottles and some formula. I am having major trouble right now because she really tries to nurse and then she gets on the breast and then doesn't want to nurse b/c the milk doesn't come fast enough for her. Tonight she won't even comfort nurse and earlier today she wouldn't comfort nurse to nap. My lazy husband gave her a bottle to sleep instead of trying to put her to sleep w/ rocking etc. I'm really sad. I feel like pretty soon she won't want to nurse at all. Anyways, I think the bottles are actually a good idea for you b/c it will make your life much easier in terms of the time its takes to feed your LO and the pumping will help your supply. Also, you never know, changing things up with your LO may get him back to breast.


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- In php.ini files:
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